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Deus.Ex.Machina Industries
Deus.Ex.Machina Industries, or better known as the DEM, is a dangerous Organization that seeks an unknown goal related to using the power of the Spirits to cause chaos throughout the world. The group was formed by Isaac Westcott and his five best friends sometime before causing the Eurasiak Sky Disaster, but was splintered in half when Elliot, Ellen, and Elsie fled with half of their group and created Asgard Electronics to oppose them.
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DEM as a whole
General
Founders
Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott
Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In canon, he made his debut during the Yamai arc. Here, he makes his debut in the first arc.
- Affectionate Nickname: His friends all call him "Ike", which he enjoys.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: According to himself, Shinji is the one person who can get him angry, due to how he ruined his plans for Mio in the past. Since he normally stays calm and rational when situations don't go as he planned, the fact that Shinji is able to get him to hit his Rage Breaking Point shows how much Isaac dislikes him.
Barrett
Barrett
Karen Nora Mathers
Karen Nora Mathers
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In canon, she made her debut during the Natsumi arc. Here, she makes her debut in the first arc.
- Adaptational Villainy: Unlike canon, she works with Westcott as his right-hand woman.
Automaton Army
General
Bandersnatch
Bandersnatch
- Chess Motif: They're compared to the Knight in Chess, due to having an aerial mode.
- Panthera Awesome: They are based on humanoid Jaguars.
Cheshire Cat
Chesire Cat
- Chameleon Camouflage: They can turn invisible through this method.
- Chess Motif: They're compared to the Bishop in Chess, due to their ability to heal themselves.
- Healing Factor: If damaged, a Cheshire Cat is able to either repair itself on its own if minor, or using the parts of a destroyed Cheshire Cat if major.
Alice
Alice
- Chess Motif: They're compared to the Rook in Chess, due to their defensive abilities.
- Power Floats: Unlike the other Automatons, they only move by leviation.
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
- Anti-Magic: Like the CR-Unit they're named after, they can emit special Anti-Territory fields that can disrupt the flow of a Spirit's Reiryoku, which weakens them and disrupts their abilities.
- Chess Motif: They're compared to the Queen in Chess, due to their many strengths and their size.
- Elite Mook: They are the strongest and largest among the mass-produced automatons, being compared to Elephants.
- Power Floats: Subverted. They're so heavy and big that they can't float unless given special equipment or carried by other automatons.
Unique Automatons
General
- Chess Motif: They're often compared to the King in Chess, as Westcott only allows of one each model to be produced, and their defeat usually means the end of a fight. See Single Specimen Species below.
- Single Specimen Species: These Automatons are incredibly expensive to produce in both cost and materials, so Westcott can't afford to replace them if they're destroyed. They make up for this by being incredibly powerful and requiring multiple Spirits to take down.
Diabolus
Diabolus
- Adaptational Badass: Unlike the original from Date A Re:Live, this Diabolus has three forms.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Unlike its counterpart from Date A Re:Live, which was the last of the unique automatons and one of the final enemies, this Diabolus is the main threat of the first arc.
- Disc-One Final Boss: It is the first unique automaton the Spirits have to fight, and their first battle against the DEM overall.
- Dragons Are Demonic: Its third form is based off the Red Dragon that Satan became in the Book of Revelation.
- Meaningful Name: The design of its three forms and and name were based on Satan.
- Power Gives You Wings: Its second form makes it grow wings.
- The Worf Effect: Subverted. It's just as powerful and as difficult to defeat as its counterpart from Date A Re:Live, if not even more.
