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Intro: Bravely Second is the sequel to Bravely Default where previous bosses are relegated to Sidequests that each contain a dilemma, requiring you to choose which outcome (and by extension, which boss fight and job class) you want. I'll be discussing a Murder Mystery type of story. It involves Police Detective Argent Heinkel, Private Investigator Konoe Kikyo, Amateur Sleuth Sholmes, and his assistant Whitson, who turns out to be the Bastard Understudy responsible for all of this.

Who is Yoko?

Yoko is the holder of the Yokai asterisk who hides behind a dim-witted personality. In reality, she brings out the past traumas that others have experienced as a Secret Test of Character. She also has the power to erase entire locations from the world’s memories, as demonstrated with Caldisla, an island from the previous game. The Hero Yew Geneolgia is tested with whether or not he can bear someone losing what they love the most from the “Sword of the Brave”. She does this by creating a phantom called Danzaburo whom she pretends is her “Anisama”. Yoko even fabricates a story that’s deliberately similar to Yew’s Dark and Troubled Past to trigger a response from him, giving him the perfect chance to explain himself and prevent someone else from suffering the same pain as he once did (at least, as far as he’s aware). Yew fails the test, admitting that he was too much of a coward to reveal his past. She is a Stealth Mentor to the heroes.

There’s a subplot where Yoko was the carrier of The Plague which existed before the events of the first game, but the events surrounding that are largely (though not entirely) irrelevant to this EP.

Magnificence?

Yoko can peer into the hearts of anyone that she wants and reveal their greatest insecurities. When pressed on the matter, she admits that likes seeing whether someone comes out a better person, or is crushed by despair. That said, even after Yew fails his test, Yoko admits that she had enough fun to give the party a hint as to where to go next.

When she appears later in a sidequest, she gives the party fair warning that they might not be ready for what they learn. Edea is put through her own test when her loneliness towards the departure of her Love Interest Ringabel is brought out. She looks like she’s going to snap, only for Ringabel to pull a Big Damn Heroes moment and console her. In the end, while Edea is sad that he has to go again, she still pulls herself together and succeeds her father as Grand Marshal of Eternia.

Yew is put through a second test regarding the actions of his father Griede and ancestor Foundar (yes, those are their actual names). Unlike last time, Yew perseveres, and Yoko rewards him by telling him that they weren’t all bad and had redeeming qualities.

She’s also aware of how dangerous Anne, The Heavy of the story, can be if she were to come across the Great Chasm. This is why she erased the island of Caldisla (which is where the Great Chasm is located) from everyone’s memories. She only undoes the spell when the heroes urgently need a place to heal after a grueling Hopeless Boss Fight. Sure enough, Anne uses the chasm to summon Ba’als to cause mayhem.

Is she a Bitch? Too Much?

Enough to count, but I don’t think that it’s too much. Yoko admits that most people who fail to come out as better people end up with a Fate Worse than Death. While the party is given ample warning in advance, she’s still risking their mental health in an attempt to perfect them. Said attempt ends with a boss fight. Ringabel seems to consider her to be a high-level threat that must be stopped since she’s a Villain of Another Story (though the game does not elaborate on this).

After her defeat, the player can fight some Optional Bosses throughout the world of Luxendarc. When you beat them all, you get a message from Yoko:

Yoko: “To my ever-loyal Minister of the Right. Keep up the hard workand thanks for all the croissants…”

Any Mitigating Factors?

She doesn’t do anything especially heinous onscreen (especially if you consider Dr. Qada from the first game), and the party comes to respect her despite her actions.

Final Verdict

Does she count? Up to you.

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    potential Gods 

I've come up with a few new ideas for potential Gods:

Dealer, Divine Assemblage of the Gambit Pileup

Stocke, God of Messiah Creep

Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, God of the Pre-Insanity Reveal

When we first see him, Petelgeuse is about as Ax-Crazy as you can get. During Arc 4, he's revealed to have been normal and possibly even a Nice Guy. It was taking a special power called the Authority of Sloth that slowly corrupted him and an Accidental Murder that made him go over the edge. The scene ends with him doing an Evil Laugh as he leaves with a Greater-Scope Villain.

Radi Jaeger, God of ???

Melchior Mayvin, God of the Lotus-Eater Machine

He can trap you in a mental world full of your great desires, but it's all a trick, and he's done it in the past and in the main story.

Magilou Mayvin, Goddess of Sad Clowns

Even though she jokes around a lot, Magilou is actually really depressed. She only works with the party because she has nothing better to do and is Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life.

Rukorou Rangetsu, God of Kukris

He dual-wields a pair of Kukri knives and hardly ever uses the sword on his back. Despite this, he's strong enough to be The Big Guy of the party.

    ascended Gods 
Lora, Eizen, Sephiran, Malos, Yune, Ashera, Mista, Abbachio, Eleanor, Artorius Collbrande, Haze, Ulquiorra, Brighid and Aegaeon, Laphicet, Mirelia Q Melromarc, Erik, Ryoken Kogami/Revolver, Grimmjow, The Luminary/Eleven, Edo Phoenix, the Heron Laguz, Stein
    reworked Gods 
    them 
Miroku and Sango, Co-Gods of Secondary Romantic Pairings
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