Shin Megami Tensei/Awesome: Difference between revisions

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* Why has the original series not gotten enough credit? Okay, let's explain it. You...kill...God. And Satan. And pretty much everybody in your way. This is one of the original [[Omnicidal Neutral]] games.

** Considering that YHVH is depicted in this game as an S-class [[Complete Monster]], his destruction definitely warrants a spot here. From the Aeon Genesis translation:

{{quote| '''[[Satan]]:''' "O Lord, my judgment is not yet complete. There is one more not amongst the chosen that must be judged...one that has committed the [[Moral Event Horizon|grave sin]] of [[Kill Em All|genocide]]...yes, Lord, the one I must now judge...is the one, highest god, my creator... '''''[[God Is Evil|You, YHVH!]]'''''"}}

{{quote| '''[[Satan]]:''' "O Lord, my judgment is not yet complete. There is one more not amongst the chosen that must be judged...one that has committed the [[Moral Event Horizon|grave sin]] of [[Kill'Em All|genocide]]...yes, Lord, the one I must now judge...is the one, highest god, my creator... '''''[[God Is Evil|You, YHVH!]]'''''"}}

== [[Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne (Video Game)|Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne]] ==

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== [[Persona 2]] ==

* ''Innocent Sin'' has Eikichi's [[Take a Level In Badass]] moment loaded with this, with a healthy side order of heartwarming. He's getting beaten up by four guys while some loser is holding a knife to his former girlfriend {{spoiler|who still loves him but was ashamed to see him because she put on a lot of weight}}. He takes the beating, but when the asshole with the knife attempts to cut her, he throws all four goons off effortlessly and beats the fail out of the bastard with the knife. The heartwarming part is this: {{spoiler|he tells said girl, whom he still loves, that nothing would make him not love her.}}

* Decking [[The Powers That Be|Philemon]] for the [[What the Hell Hero|crap he's made everyone pass through]].

* Decking [[The Powers That Be|Philemon]] for the [[What the Hell, Hero?|crap he's made everyone pass through]].

== Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]] ==

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* Raidou at the end of any boss battle. He flourishes his sword, then sheaths it as he turns his back to his enemy and ''completely ignores it'' while it explodes into green energy. This crazy shit is all in a day's work for Raidou Kuzunoha.

* The final battle against {{spoiler|Abaddon-Shinado}} itself, which has Raidou literally cutting his way through the embodiment of despair, jumping on top of it to dismantle its defenses and taking it down once and for all,showing {{spoiler|Shinado}} that underestimating humanity was not the smartest move to make.

** Even more awesome when you realize that during the final phase of the final boss battle, the game's [[Theme Music Power Up|Main Theme plays]] throughout!

** Even more awesome when you realize that during the final phase of the final boss battle, the game's [[Theme Music Power-Up|Main Theme plays]] throughout!

* Also,the ''[[Heroic Sacrifice]]'' {{spoiler|Geirin Kuzunoha}} pulls of near the end of the game and the subsequent resolution by {{spoiler|his protege}} count as well.

* Raidou and Taotie teaming up to {{spoiler|use Taotie's "space-eating" power to pull the Abysmal Gate and the Pojitrawn together}}.

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* When Sera {{spoiler|becomes a cannibal demon}}. Go Sera! Go Sera! I knew you weren't useless.

* In the flashback, {{spoiler|the original Serph, manipulating Nurse Argilla into shooting Heat's original model when Heat tried to stop him from torturing Sera any more. Granted, it didn't turn out well for him...}}

* Cielo's moment to step up comes when {{spoiler|facing the leader of Tribhvana, who had gone mad enough to devour his own partners, which unleashed the [[Beware the Nice Ones|usually calm Cielo's fury]], who's ready to kick his ass, but instead of killing him, [[Shut UP Hannibal|he ends up making him realize what he's done]], and makes him ''regret it''.}}

* Cielo's moment to step up comes when {{spoiler|facing the leader of Tribhvana, who had gone mad enough to devour his own partners, which unleashed the [[Beware the Nice Ones|usually calm Cielo's fury]], who's ready to kick his ass, but instead of killing him, [[Shut UP, Hannibal|he ends up making him realize what he's done]], and makes him ''regret it''.}}

* The later half of the game is ''full'' of Crowning Moments of Awesome for the ''[[Big Damn Heroes|entire supportive cast!!]]'' '''And this here is getting into serious spoilers''', {{spoiler|'cause it's all about [[Heroic Sacrifices]].}}

** Argilla and Ronald {{spoiler|sacrificing themselves in order to stop the so far [[The Dragon|unstoppable beast, Meganada]]. [[Face Death With Dignity|Done with smiles on their faces as they die]]!}}

** Gale {{spoiler|, after granting his comrades an opportunity to go forth [[You Shall Not Pass|by facing Angel by himself]], reveals to her his original identity, [[Luke I Am Your Father|that of her dead lover, David]], and [[An Aesop|gives her a speech about David's honorable intentions]], and when she attemps to kill her, he doesn't make any effort on avoiding the attack, but instead, [[Taking You With Me|uses it as opportunity to kill her as well]].}}

** Gale {{spoiler|, after granting his comrades an opportunity to go forth [[You Shall Not Pass|by facing Angel by himself]], reveals to her his original identity, [[Luke, I Am Your Father|that of her dead lover, David]], and [[An Aesop|gives her a speech about David's honorable intentions]], and when she attemps to kill her, he doesn't make any effort on avoiding the attack, but instead, [[Taking You With Me|uses it as opportunity to kill her as well]].}}

** Cielo's {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]] probably comes as [[Tear Jerker|the most touching of them all]]. After [[It Has Been an Honor|saying goodbye to Sera and promising to meet her again in Nirvana (Read: Heaven/Afterlife)]], [[Someone Has to Die|he does what he has to do]], and proceeds to charge against military jets and missiles ''[[Load Bearing Hero|all by himself!]]'' He cuts a jet's wing with his own, flies around the missiles causing them to clash against one another, while using the final two to knock down another jet. And finally, [[How Much More Can He Take|with his whole body bleeding and his limbs cut]], [[Self-Destructive Charge|he charges]] ''[[Self-Destructive Charge|through]]'' [[Self-Destructive Charge|the last jet]], blowing it entirely. Even if you saw it coming, the moment is still ''that'' strong.}}

** Cielo's {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]] probably comes as [[Tear Jerker|the most touching of them all]]. After [[It Has Been an Honor|saying goodbye to Sera and promising to meet her again in Nirvana (Read: Heaven/Afterlife)]], [[Someone Has to Die|he does what he has to do]], and proceeds to charge against military jets and missiles ''[[Load-Bearing Hero|all by himself!]]'' He cuts a jet's wing with his own, flies around the missiles causing them to clash against one another, while using the final two to knock down another jet. And finally, [[How Much More Can He Take|with his whole body bleeding and his limbs cut]], [[Self-Destructive Charge|he charges]] ''[[Self-Destructive Charge|through]]'' [[Self-Destructive Charge|the last jet]], blowing it entirely. Even if you saw it coming, the moment is still ''that'' strong.}}

*** {{spoiler|Even the fact that he could have used his lasers (which he lampshades later himself) didn't do anything to take away from the moment.}}

** Even Heat's {{spoiler|last moments come as surprising, seeing as he's about to die and can't do anything about it, he uses [[Final Speech|his last words]] to [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her|tell Serph to take care of Sera]], even to the point of demanding him to tell her he killed him, [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|so that she doesn't have to feel guilty]]. [[It Has Been an Honor|It's no surprise to see Serph carrying his corpse in his arms after that]].}}

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* Sealing {{spoiler|[[Ungrateful Bastard|the Demiurge]]}} [[Sealed Evil in A Can|back into its can]]. [[Asshole Victim|Smug bastard deserved it]].

* [[A Father to His Men|Commander Gore]], {{spoiler|restored by the power of the Ubergestalt, [[Back From the Dead|comes back]] and implores you to [[Dare to Be Badass]] and to [[Evil Is Not a Toy|ignore the temptations the demons and angels offer]] [[Take Up My Sword|to finish the mission]]. If you agree to his request, he empowers you to see Mem Aleph and ''thanks'' you and the crew, finally fading into the greater beyond}}. One of the few occasions in the series where you're praised by choosing the higher path, and a CMOH to boot.

* Watching the demon lords of each sector lose their marbles by means of a [[Shut UP Hannibal]].

* Watching the demon lords of each sector lose their marbles by means of a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]].

== The Series in General ==