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[[Shin Megami Tensei (Franchise)|Shin Megami Tensei]]: Devil Survivor 2 is the sequel to [[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]], developed by [[Atlus]]. It was released in Japan on July 2011 and in North America on February 28, 2012.

 

 

The email contains a high-quality video of a subway accident that kills all three of them.

 

 

New features include upgradeable racial skills, and a [[Level Up At Intimacy 5|relationship]] system (similar to the Social Link system in ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'' and ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'') that allows you to bond with the other characters.

* [[Barrier Change Boss]]: {{spoiler|Beelzebub}}.

* [[Battle Royale With Cheese]]: The bulk of Day 7. ''Mostly'' nonlethal results.

** A complete list of these can be found [[http://alphawiki.net/ds2/index.php?<!-- B8B5%A5%CD%A5%BF here]], though in Japanese. -->

* [[Blatant Lies]]: Grimehkala says something good will happen if you physically attack him. {{spoiler|He repels physical attacks}}.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: A event with Joe has him and a NPC mention Billiken on day 2 as a doll and a God of Luck. Come day 6 and said doll is a boss.

* [[Chirping Crickets]]: Happens twice in one scene, during an event to revive Kama.

* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: Aside from combos on CP demons and humans that would be ridiculous to get, the computer enjoys finding lone characters then juggling them with a ranged demon. A few enemies even get unmentioned buffs such as ''anti-almighty'', or making Strong reduce attacks to ''75%'' damage instead of 50%.

* [[Copy Protection]]: If the copy protection flags get set off, then during the first boss fight (which starts off as an escape mission then turns into a battle), after the exit is closed off, the event that is supposed to weaken the currently unkillable boss doesn't happen, rendering the game unwinnable.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Common among the cast, much like it was before. Our hero is one of the few exceptions; while he [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|doesn't have blue hair]], he has very striking [[Blue Eyes]].

* [[Deal With the Devil]]: A website Nicaea, rumored to show images of someone dying in the future, is much more than just that. Anybody who uses the website can form a contract and gain the ability to summon demons and cast spells through their phones.

* [[Deconstruction]]: Like the first game, this game takes every trope [[Pokémon]] plays straight and tears them apart. This time, you see first-hand the consequences of a failed demon contract, with a named character no less.

* [[Defrosting the Ice Queen|Defrosting The Ice Kings]]: Spend enough time with Yamato and Keita and they eventually come out as [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Jerks With Hearts of Gold]].

* [[Expy]]:

** Many of the cast members revealed so far resemble the [[Devil Survivor (Video Game)/Characters|previous game's cast]] to varying degrees.

** The main trio is initially quite similar to [[Durarara|Mikado, Anri, and Masamomi]] both in looks and personality. But as the gameplay continues, only the similar appearances plays out. Unless the player chooses to make the MC answer like Mikado.

** Jungo and possibly the main character share their appearance with a previous [[Catherine|Atlus game protagonist]]...

* [[Face Death With Dignity]]: Ghost Q and {{spoiler|Botis on the last day if you didn't kill him earlier in the game}} when you beat them.

* [[Face of a Thug]]: Keita, who looks like the previous game's Kaido with light blue hair. Surprisingly, other than him being a bit too rash about things and eager to fight the demons, he isn't that much of a bad guy. To a lesser extent, Jungo.

* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: A staple of the franchise. You'll summon up [[Physical God|gods]] from every mythological pantheon that you can name along with [[The Hero|ancient heroes]], [[Ars Goetia|Goetic demons]], [[Urban Legends|urban legends]], and [[Eldritch Abomination|horrors from beyond the stars]].

* [[Faux Yay]]: You can suggest that Daichi pretends he's gay to lie about his attempted peeping.

{{quote| '''Daichi''': Huh... I might get away with it if I said I was in love with Yamato. ...No. That's too risky. *sigh* I don't think I could keep that ruse up when I'm with the girls.}}

** Daichi's Routes:

*** [[The Hero]]

*** [[The Big Guy]]: Keita

*** [[The Chick]]: Makoto

* [[Four Is Death]]: There are {{spoiler|five admins mentioned in the story. Polaris is fourth}}

* [[Gameplay and Story Integration]]: In the Turn Back the Clock ending, it is continuously stated that the protagonists will need a "strong willpower" to "keep their memories" after {{spoiler|Polaris rewrites the world back at how it was before}}. Guess how the [[New Game Plus]] mechanic works?

** Most likely has to do with them {{spoiler|being ''completely under her control''. They are probably trying to fight you to the death.}} While everyone else fought in the game {{spoiler|are in control besides Fumi.}}

* [[Greed]]: Billikens entire motivation during his battle. Where he hunts down anything that has macca and kills them to get it. If you don't have any he ''kills you anyway''. To the point even demons are terrified of him!

* [[Graceful Loser]]: Botis {{spoiler|in the last day battle against him commends you on having great strength as he dies.}}

* [[Gratuitous English]]: The e-mail message you get after the credits is in English even in the Japanese version.

** {{spoiler|Ronaldo's route involves the creation of a [[Utopia]] where all men are equal. Polaris' powers accomplish this and the civilians, SDF, and JP's work together to rescue survivors and rebuild society. While the game says that the kind of utopia man dreamed about is created, it questions whether or not mankind can maintain its prosperity without a competitive spirit and the drive to excel. The only certainty is that the future is in the hands of the heroes.}}

** {{spoiler|Yamato's route culminates in the creation of a true meritocracy. Survival of the fittest rules supreme as the weak are oppressed by the strong, and Polaris points out that even Yamato and the Main Character's supremacy could be challenged at any time. On the other hand, creed, color, age and family ties are no longer a bar to individual progress. Those with natural talent or a willingness to improve themselves are rewarded without fail. Demons are also still around this new world. Meaning that humanity must also be careful of demons.}}

* [[Mythology Gag]]: {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]] Alice}} is found in {{spoiler|[[Shin Megami Tensei I|Roppongi]].}}

** {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]] Belial}} is fought in {{spoiler|[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Bugeikan Stage]].}}

* [[No Endor Holocaust]]: Subverted. Nobody dies when Alioth crashes into Sapporo. {{spoiler|But that's because everyone is already dead.}}

** {{spoiler|It's implied later that there may have actually been survivors who were crushed by Alioth (and if any survived, the deadly toxins that flooded the entire city would ensure it wasn't for long). Yamato just lied so that everyone won't feel bad about leveling the city}}.

* [[Obvious Beta]]: [[In Universe]] example. The Nicaea app is supposed to be in beta, in the same sense as [[Genius Programming|Google Beta.]]

* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: Interesting not in the fact the themes are present, as they are a [[Mega Ten]] mainstay, but in the portrayal. Neutral is portrayed as a balance of extremes, but has different manners of implementations. Chaos is portrayed much like it was in the second SMT game, and Law much like it was in the first [[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]. However, the twist is that Law, usually seen as somewhat extreme or somewhat negative in most games (mostly due to those who want it implemented giving it crappy publicity) actually gets portrayed fairly positively as a system of fairness and equality (i.e. all are equal before the law). Chaos has it's typical [[Social Darwinist]] outlook, and while the philosophy is valid enough (i.e. success and strength are prizes awarded the worthy), the representative for this creed isn't exactly the most charismatic salesman of the idea, [[Shin Megami Tensei II|as opposed to Lucifer.]] Neutral, usually seen as the preferred choice (in [[Strange Journey]] especially), is still shown in a ambiguous, open to interpretation light, with most of the neutral endings favoring a world much like the one before the invasion that decides the balance of Chaos and Law according to its own desires.

** Oddly, though {{spoiler|the Neutral variant provided by the Anguished One is a weird mix of the freedom of Chaos and the guidance of a benevolent Law figure.}}

* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: {{spoiler|Pretty much all of the characters, if you develop fate with them. Io expresses her true thoughts, Daichi gets over his cowardice and attacks demons voluntarily, Joe foreswears being late ever again, Keita saves his teammates, and Fumi stops her experiments to save Jungo (or Daichi)'s life.}}

* [[Post Modern Magik]]: Traditional demon summoning rituals are transformed into a cell phone app.

* [[Previous Player Character Cameo]]: If you defeat Bifrons and Botis early then on {{spoiler|every route except Alcor's he'll be replaced by the messenger of Love and Justice [[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Black Frost]].}}

** {{spoiler|Not only that, but the whole purpose of the Septentriones are to destroy and recreate the world. They have apparently destroyed and recreated the world numerous times.}}

** {{spoiler|Oh. Bit like [[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne|Kagutsuchi]], then?}}

* [[Shout Out]]: To {{spoiler|[[Metal Gear Solid]] when Io sneaks in using a box as a disguise during the mission where you rescue Daichi}}.

** To [[Looney Tunes]] when one of your dialogue options is [[Bugs Bunny|"What A Maroon!"]]

* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: {{spoiler|Alcor, though his [[Blue and Orange Morality|values]] fall under different principles.}}

** {{spoiler|Yamato and Ronaldo fall under this better than Alcor does.}}

* [[The Capital of Brazil Is Buenos Aires]]: According to [[All There in the Manual|the game's artbook]], Ronaldo is half Brazillian, but if you go through his route he'll occasionally greet you in Spanish.

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: The protagonist and the others were going to be killed by a crashing train; in pops an Obariyon, who holds up the train and cheerily says, "No dying that way! I need to kill you!"

* [[Western Zodiac]]: Aside from the Main Character, the Anguished One and the Ticos, [[All There in the Manual|an artbook]] have stated that each of the characters represent one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. The elements of each sign with Electricity replacing earth usually shows up as a resistance for each character at Fate 1, though there are exceptions. Their birthdays also match their respective zodiac sign.

** As a side note, {{spoiler|During the Faction Warfare, only Daichi's team has one of each elemental Zodiac sign}}

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKoOuzA5ak To the point that the opening song sounds like it came from a 90s anime].

** Or, staying in the franchise, [[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]. World ending? Check. Gathering the will of humanity under one philosophy in order to create a new one? Check. Having to fight the administrator of worlds itself at the end to create said world? Check. Note that these themes are common in the entire franchise, but this game really does feel like a 50/50% mix of the original Devil Survivor and Nocturne...

* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]: Every day starting on Sunday one Septentrione attacks Japan. Because the alien invaders are named after the stars in the Big Dipper constellation, Hinako speculates that there will be a total of seven Septentriones, with the attacks lasting a week. And according to Yamato the Septentriones have the ability to destroy the entire world.

 

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