Shin Megami Tensei/Characters: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne/Characters|Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne]]''

* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey/Characters|Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey]]''

* [[Kick the Dog]]: In [[Shin Megami Tensei II]], Abaddon tells Aleph that Michael promised to restore it as an angel if it swallowed Valhalla District. It's [[Blatant Lies]].

* [[Womb Level]]: in [[Shin Megami Tensei II]], Aleph gets to explore his innards after Abbaddon eats Valhalla.

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** The Shin Megami Tensei Alice shares many physical similarities with the character, most notably the blue dress and the blond hair. Also, her signature move "Die For Me!" seems to draw inspiration from the book. Furthermore, her Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE attack, "Mad Tea Party", takes further inspiration from the book as it references the chapter in which the protagonist met the Mad Hatter and March Hare.

** In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey|Strange Journey]]'', Alice desires to catch the Hare of Inaba in the Ex Mission "Catch That Rabbit". For extra points, it involves falling down several holes.

* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]

** Alice appears as a secret demon in [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]. In order to summon her, Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV must first hear a rumor from the blond girl in the Shin-Sekai Soda Joint describing telephone booths around the capital. He then must check the public phone in Tsukudo-Cho near the shrine with a Belial in the party. Next, he must check the phone in Harumi-Cho with a Nebiros in the party. Finally, with both demons in party, Raidou must answer the phone in Ginza-Cho, which will call Alice up from Hell. If Raidou defeats her, he can then summon her by fusing Raja Naga and Jack Frost.

** Alice appears as a Case File boss for the Chaos-Alignment exclusive "One Girl's Happiness" case in [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]]. First, Raidou must complete the two "My Wish" cases. Later, a request from "[[Ars Goetia|Uncle Red and Uncle Black]]" will appear in the Case Files section. They have lost Alice and come to Raidou for help finding her. Raidou must then speak to two girls by the Tamoten Shrine in Tsukudo-Cho. According to them, there's a rumor that a blue-eyed foreign girl lingers in the back stall of a bathroom in their school. The girl will ask a person if they will be her friend, and if somebody agrees then she will kill them. The girl who explains the rumor reveals that she said no and that the girl is still haunting her. Alice will then appear and pose the same question to Raidou. [[But Thou Must!|Regardless of the answer]], a battle will initiate.

** Alice can be summoned in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'' after the MC finishes the Ex-Mission "Catch that Rabbit" in Sector Fornax and after reaching Level 39 with the Fiend Converter. Originally, she posts the mission herself to ensure the capture of the "rabbit", upon which the MC pursues the rabbit across several holes until cornered. Once this happens, Alice, if allowed, will begin [[Kick the Dog|brutalizing the rabbit]] until stopped by the protagonist and confronted. Upon defeat, she will fade away.

* [[Composite Character]]: While the Lewis Carroll references are abundant, there's also a Scandinavian myth of a girl named Alice that died when she was young, became a spirit, and was driven insane from her extreme magical power. The myth was used to scare children into behaving, or else Alice would kill them at night so that she could be "friends" with them. Her actions in the first ''[[Shin Megami Tensei I|Shin Megami Tensei]]'' are an allusion to this myth, and her compendium entry in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey|Strange Journey]]'' seem to suggest that she could be a reference to one or the other.

* [[Creepy Child]]: Her innocence, her powers and her sadism really don't mix well.

* [[Life Drain]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', Life Drain was one of her starter attacks. Then, in ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]'', she has Vitality Drain, which allows her to siphon HP from nearby enemies. And ''[[Signature Move|Die For Me!]]'' now works like this - except it now devours all of her opponents' HP and MP!

* [[Raised Byby AnimalsWolves|Raised Byby Demons]]

* [[Reincarnation]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', the Hare Of Inaba notes both he and Alice were nothing but memories doomed to forever wander, repeating the cycle of pain and death endlessly, until the Protagonist defeated Alice and allowed both the Hare and Alice to move on.

=== Ashura-Oh/Asura/[[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon|Vairocana]]/[[Megami Tensei II|Ahura]] [[Majin Tensei II|Mazda]]/[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey|Asherah]] ===

* [[Gender Bender]]/[[One-Winged Angel]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'': Ashura Oh(male)-> Asherah(female)

* [[Taken for Granite]]: His body does this while his soul acts as the [[Hate Plague|Delphinus Parasite]] in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: In [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]], Astaroth first appears after you defeat Inugami at Dark Tsukudo-cho mentioning he would like to challenge you to a battle in the future. In the Law and Neutral alignment Astaroth challenges you a battle near the end of the game, while he'll simply join you if your alignment is Chaos. If your alignment is Neutral or Chaos you will be able to fuse him after his second appearance.

* [[Fetch Quest]]: In Chaos route of [[Shin Megami Tensei I]], after locating the throne room of Asura in the last floor basement, the hero will need to go back to Astaroth's room, where he will give him the "Wings of Astaroth"--a—a valuable item needed so Asura can forge the "Devil Ring" and the fight against Michael and his followers become available.

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: As Astaroth in Shin Megami Tensei and as Trisha in Catherine.

* [[Gender Bender]]:

** Ishtar (female)->Astaroth (male)

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Beelzebub, also known by his human avatar form Baal Zebul, is a powerful and high-ranking demon; he is the right-hand man of Lucifer.

** Beelzebub appears as an optional boss in [[Digital Devil Saga]]: Avatar Tuner. Unlike other optional bosses, the party is required to fight him twice before killing him for good. Defeating Beelzebub's fly-form will grant the ammo Magatama and the item "Tyrant's Skull", which unlocks the High Priest Mantra, granting the access to several of Beelzebub's skillsets. Players will also net the Karma Ring which protects the wearer from Dark-based attacks, which can be [[Old Save Bonus|equipped in the sequel]].

** [[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]: Beelzebub appears only in the updated release and only if Hito-Shura accepts the old man's request of retrieving all of the stolen Candelabra, Hito-Shura can face Beelzebub in the Fourth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala, in Hell's Hall.

** Beelzebub appears as the ultimate boss and highest level summonable demon in the game in [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]. He must be defeated at the lowest level of the Training Hall. The player must save at the last save point in the game and return to the Training Hall. A voice will speak to Raidou when he enters the northern section of the bottom floor. Then Raidou must collect 3 special items to prove his worth to Beelzebub. These items are obtained by fighting 3 Hyakki-Yakkkou battles (Battles where 100 demons attack) at certain moon phases in certain sections of different floors. (A Kudan will hint at their location a phase or two before the battle's set phase) Then Raidou can fight Beelzebub in the same spot where he heard the voice, but he must beat some Ukobach and Nebiros before Beelzebub will appear.

* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: Takajo Zett sides with Setsuna Kai against Beelzebub near the end of Devil Children Red/Black.}}

* [[Number of the Beast]]: Beelzebub (human form) in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'' has 666 HP.

* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Beelzebub, at least from ''Nocturne'' and onwards, has ''Death Flies'', an Almighty-elemental spell that deals plenty of damage and has 100% chance of instantly killing anything that doesn't nullify or repel Curse-elemental spells. The good news is that you may acquire said skill in the Digital Devil Saga series.

* [[Optional Party Member]]: In the Chaos alignment path of [[Shin Megami Tensei I]], Beelzebub instead joins the Protagonist.

* [[Spawn Broodling]]: Beelzebub in [[Devil Survivor]] can implant his fly eggs in you, which hatch a turn later, and [[Flunky Boss|join in]].

* [[Worm That Walks]]: Beelzebub from [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]] and [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]] is a massive fly concocted from a swarm of other flies.

* [[Weapons That Suck]]: In [[Shin Megami Tensei I]], the Red Baron (aka Maou Belial) is unbeatable unless you have "the gushing jar". Then it will just suck him up.

* [[Bragging Rights Reward]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'', Cerberus first appears at the Burial Chamber in the Amala Labyrinth's First Kalpa, where it will challenge Hito-Shura to prove his worth as a demon by quickly vanquishing once more those that he has once killed in the Vortex World using the Black Visor. After meeting all the requirements and starting a new cycle, meeting with Cerberus again in the same location will have him take Hito-Shura to his master's resting place instead at the Tomb of Yomi in the hidden 666th floor, where Hito-Shura will receive an extra Press Turn.

** [[Shin Megami Tensei I]]: Because of Pascal's former loyalty towards his master passed on to him by the fusion, Kerberos can be used even when his level far surpasses that of the Hero--somethingHero—something that generally is impossible. He aids him in only one battle however, disappearing through a teleporter after a boss fight. He later rejoins in Tokyo Destiny Land provided you give him a Golden Apple.

* [[Dummied Out]]: Using a debug code in [[Persona 3]] will allow you access to another Cerberus Persona that knows Great Seal and some Fusion Spells. (Using Great Seal will freeze up the game) When summoned, the white, single-headed lion-esque version appears, suggesting that it's the likeness that may have been planned for official use in the game but later altered, being used instead as a base to create the Beast series shadow.

* [[Flying Seafood Special]]: Both of them.

* [[Hachiko]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'', Decarabia waits for his friend Forneus by the statue of Hachiko. Forneus, however, is the game's first boss and has already been killed by the protagonist at this point.

* [[Warmup Boss]]: Forneus in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]''

They are the four Seraphim archangels in the service of YHVH: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel and Raphael. Usually seen with each other.

** [[Bonus Boss]]: In [[Digital Devil Saga]] 2, after the events of Sera's awakening, [[Summon Bigger Fish|a Karma Facility scientist released four Seraph based Atma demons, hoping to stop the turmoil and chaos]]. Should Gale be able to successfully interrogate with the scientist, he will reveal the presence of the Seraphs, unlocking the option to challenge them.

** [[Wolfpack Boss]]: Uriel, Raphael and Gabriel in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]''.

* [[God Was My Co-Pilot]]: They appear in the guise of the senate elders in [[Shin Megami Tensei II]].

*** In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'', Bishamonten appears first at the Temple north of Ueno Park after finding the Kimon Sphere, and second in the Bandou Shrine. After the first fight, the player will receive the Gundari Magatama, and Bishamonten will tell the player to [[Gotta Catch Them All|collect all of the Magatama]] and find him again with his master. After aquiring the Lord's Blade after collecting all 24 Magatama, the Player can access the Bandou Shrine and fight the four Devas for the right to receive the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Masakados Magatama]].

*** In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', you can fight them if you satisfy their conditions.

** [["Wake -Up Call" Boss]]: Bishamonten in [[Devil Survivor]]. Not only is his fight the second with Rangda enemies (which Repel Physical, making Atsuro and Izuna completely useless), his Hassohappa (which can deal 1000+ damage to the entire party) makes it almost impossible to approach him unless you at least Null Phys. Not to mention he has (respawning) allies that can heal his massive HP stores (making Hassohappa hit worse). While most battles so far were almost all affairs where you mostly attack and exploit weaknesses, this one puts emphasis on defense using passive abilities.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Koumokuten uses an ink pen and scroll in ''[[Devil Survivor]]'' and Zouchouten uses a sutra made of pearls in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]''.

* [[Secret AI Moves]]: In [[Devil Survivor]], the Four Heavenly Kings have their unique racial ability if you fight them as bosses, while the fusable versions are just regular Kishin.

* [[Affably Evil]]: You can briefly chat with them in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''. While it is pointless, as they will never contemplate the possibility of joining you through conversation, they prove to be rather entertaining and reveal a bit of their personalities.

* [[Bonus Boss]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'', you can seek them out and defeat them to unlock them for fusion, and ''will'' have to do so to unlock the sixth ending.

** In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', each of the Riders appears in a different Sector; White in Delphinus, Red in Eridanus, Black in Fornax and Pale in Grus.

* [[Dare to Be Badass]]: They are ''very'' enthusiastic if the Hito-Shura proclaims he will indeed, challenge them for their candelabra. In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'' they also challenge you to prove them you are capable of altering Mankind's fate when talking to them.

* [[Optional Party Member]]: All are available for fusion. In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'', you will require Deathstones, found in the Labyrinth of Amala, to create them. In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', you will need the Death Omen forma to create the Fiend Converter.

* [[Guest Fighter]]: In a [[Snowboard Kids]] game.

* [[Nice Hat]]: Raiho and [[Shin Megami Tensei: Ifif...|Hee-Ho-Kun]]

* [[Super Empowering]]: {{spoiler|Lucifer empowers a Jack Frost and turns him into Lucifer Frost to aid him against Beelzebub in Devil Children Red/Black.}}

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]:

** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'': Hoping to become as powerful as the "Great Emperor", a Jack Frost in a quest for power (the same one who was running the Junk Shop in Shibuya) finds the Satan Magatama, and eats it, increasing his powers and transforming himself into Black Frost; with his new powers, he would later take over Kabukicho Prison long after the Mizuchi jailer has been vanquished, and freezes the entire facility, taking several Jack Frosts as his subordinates. If Hito-Shura revisits the facility and runs into Black Frost, The latter will force Hito-Shura to battle him to test out his new powers as the new Great Emperor. He will revert to a normal Jack Frost upon his defeat, and eventually melt. He later returns to join the group if Hito-shura visits the Third Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala.

** ''[[Devil Survivor]]'': In the middle of the week, Midori enlightens a lowly Jack Frost (level 14 Fairy) of the virtues of fighting for love and justice. Near the end of the week, he shows up to defend a bunch of low level demons as Black Frost, a level 47 team leader Demon. And you get to use him in a few routes.

** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey|Strange Journey]]'': A lonely Jack Frost appears in Sector Carina's basement, moping over the loss of his family. In an effort to achieve revenge, he asks the Protagonist to get him an Ice Vest to increase his power. Upon getting the item and using it, it grows and becomes a Frost Ace, unlocking the Frost Ace Special Fusion combination and granting a powerful gun to the Protagonist.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: He often says "Hee-ho" and interjects "hees" and "hos" into his dialog, a common verbal tic shared with other variations of "Jacks", such as King Frost and Black Frost.

* [[Vigilante Man]]: Frost Ace in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''.

Loki is the primary antagonist of the original ''[[Digital Devil Story]]: Megami Tensei'' novel, as well as the cult-classic anime adaptation it spawned. Similar to the Norse Mythology, Loki is portrayed as being rebellious and tricky; but at the same time, possesses a cruel and ruthless personality.

* [[The Alcoholic]]: Spends most of his time in Nyx's Lounge in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]''.

* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]:

* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]: In Megami Tensei, he was resurrected by Lucifer to act as his [[Dragon]].

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Has a negotiation abilty called Wooing in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]''.

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In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei II]]'', Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. [[Multiple Endings|If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle]], [[Optional Party Member|but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[Enemy Mine|in order to stop Satan and YHVH]]. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause [[The End of the World as We Know It|The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu]], [[That's No Moon|the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai]], but [[Turned Against Their Masters|Lucifer plans to use Kuzuryuu against YHVH instead]]. If Aleph's alignment is neutral, and he defeats Lucifer without the aid of Satan, Lucifer will warn Aleph that Kuzuryu must be defeated as well since it will go berserk without him to control it.

In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'', he appears in two forms, that of a young blonde-haired boy and an old man in a wheelchair, in both forms accompanied by a nurse in black, who changes ages with him albeit oppositely. When he is young she is old and vice-versa. He is in some way responsible for setting in motion the events of the game by giving Hito-Shura his first Magatama, allowing him to live in the Vortex World. If the optional dungeon in Nocturne is traversed, [[Xanatos Gambit|it is also revealed that he was the one to give candelebra to the Fiends]], in order to train Hito-Shura to a level of strength where Hito-Shura is able to beat Lucifer himself and lead a second Rebellion.

In [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]], Louis makes an appearance in the Tamonten Shrine as a "blonde young man" who appears to serve as a "spark" for Raidou and his actions. He is also referred to as Beelzebub, according to the Mushibito race due to the fact that they see him as a fly, not as a human.

After you get the "Chaos" ending and start a New Game Plus+ file, Raidou can take case files involving Louis and end up discovering his true identity while also battling his Lucifer form. Raidou can also use a Skill demon to transform as Louis, whose special ability is to gain money from talking to demons in the Dark Realm.

In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', Louis Cypher [[Gender Flip|appears]] as a "blonde woman" in a blue dress, using the name "Louisa Ferre". She wears a goat's head hairclip.

* [[Badass]]: Not only is the only demonic being who can actually be a serious challenge to YHVH, he's often the [[Bonus Boss]] of many games just to prove this. Often times, like ion ''[[Devil Survivor]]'', he was merely testing you [[For the Lulz]]. In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'', he was actually ''holding back'', merely testing to see if {{spoiler|you were strong enough to lead his armies to fight YHVH}}.

** [[Four-Star Badass]]: Every demon who wants to give YHVH the finger [[Badass in Charge|answers to this guy]], especially in [[Shin Megami Tensei II]].

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Louis Cypher is believed to take his act from all-time world famous recording artist/performer [[David Bowie]]. Some believe he is an amalgamation of Bowie's real life and stage personae; and Louis' mismatched eyes parallel Bowie's own ocular disfigurement; wherein one eye is permanently dilated leaving what is left of the originally blue iris reddish in hue.

* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]/[[Creepy Child]]: Child Form in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]''.

* [[Gender Flip]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''

** On the other hand, {{spoiler|he gets ''way'' too much positive publicity, given his ultimate plans since ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'' involve levels of death and chaos normally unseen out of [[Warhammer 4000040,000]] - a Universe ''ruled by Chaos? [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon|Messing with established history]] [[For the Lulz]]? [[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Triggering]] a Z-Class [[Apocalypse How]]?''}}

* [[Blatant Lies]]: ([[Shin Megami Tensei II]]) In Natural or Lawful path, Mara will try to tempt Aleph. First, he offers 999999 Macca. Next, he offers a 10 level increase. Finally, he offers the power that surpasses even Satan and Lucifer. If Aleph accepts any of his offerings, he will fall under Mara's spell and must fight Mara with a handicap.

** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'': Hitoshura gets to fight an incomplete form of Mara when it appears after Hito-Shura encourages the [[Summoning Ritual]] during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. Hito-Shura will be rewarded with the Muspell Magatama upon defeating him.

** ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]]'': You face him in "[[Which Me?|Fake Raidou Sighted]]!" and "7th Trumpet, Eternal King"

** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'': If the Protagonist has chosen the Law route, Seraph will inform of the return of Mara, its eternal enemy. It will then post an EX Mission calling for Mara's extermination. Upon Mara's death, it will meet with the Protagonist and request to join his party.

* [[Body Horror]]: ([[Persona]]) Mara emerges from the body of Kenta "Toro/Chunky" Yokouchi during an event battle in the Snow Queen Quest. He will use fire spells and cause Yuka Ayase's Persona to awaken.

{{quote| "It will only take one thrust to penetrate your frail form and finish you off immediately!" <br />

"Through my charms, your kind will reach their climax and...die!" <br />

"I can easily go for a second round! I'll start with the fresher looking one... you!" <br />

"You must have brass balls to dream of challenging me... Do you have the stamina to last any longer against my onslaught of thrusts?" <br />

** Once you get over Mara's face, you should notice it riding a golden chariot with many sharp blades. [[Fridge Brilliance|Then you realise it's an embodiment of our dark desire - lust, greed and violence]].

* [[Gender Flip]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', Mara is portrayed as a goddess rather than a god, wielding power over temptation and death, despite retaining the same overall shape (though a local Grendel insisted she was once a beautiful goddess). However, it's possible that the Mara in ''Strange Journey'' is the Hindu Goddess Mara .<ref> Mara compendium info says she represents fear of death and the Hindu Goddess Mara is a Goddess of Death.</ref>. Even Mara's info from the compendium refers to her as female and says that she gave birth to Mora and Mares.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: When in the Chaos Path in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', she posts a mission calling for the death of a Seraph. She'd go herself, [[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|but wants to stabilize so she won't]] [[Never Live It Down|become a Slime again]].

* [[Optional Party Member]]: She appears in Sector Grus after reaching a certain part of Sector Horologium. In the Chaos path, she hires the Protagonist to assault a gathering of angels and disrupt the ritual they were carrying out. Despite the attack, [[You Can't Thwart Stage One|the angels finish the fusion ritual and combine themselves to form Seraph]], forcing the protagonist into a fight. After Seraph's demise, Mara will arrive, regretting she did not participate in the death of the Seraph, and can join the Protagonist's party. Fulfilling her request also yields the right to summon her through fusion and the Peacemaker, [[Infinity+1 Sword|the most devastating]] [[Revolvers Are Just Better|gun of the game]].

* [[Summoning Ritual]]: (''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'') An incomplete form of Mara appears when Baphomet summons him during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. It backfired. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Hilariously]] and [[Nightmare Fuel|horribly]].

* [[Visual Pun]]: Mara's design is a pun of sorts, as "Mara", in the Japanese language, is a colloquialism for "penis".

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** Should the Hito-Shura choose to ignore Metatron's warnings in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'', Metatron will stand in the Hito-Shura's path in the final Kalpa, forbidding him to meet up with Lucifer. Enraged, Metatron chastises the Hito-Shura for disregarding his warnings, then proceeds to attack the Hito-Shura, hoping to kill him before he loses the last vestiges of his humanity. After Metatron is defeated, the Hito-Shura can summon him in the Heretic Mansion. Metatron can only be summoned by fusing Michael, any other Divine or Seraph demon, and a Tyrant demon sacrifice.

** [[Digital Devil Saga]]: He can only be fought after the predecessor optional bosses, the Four Guardian Beast Suzaku, Seiryuu, Baihu, and Gui Xian have been defeated. If you beat him, Metatron will grant the item "Seraph Quill", which unlocks the Gyokuza Mantra, granting the access towards Metatron's several skill-set. Players will also receive the Karma Ring which protects the wearer from Expel-based attacks, which can be equipped in the sequel.

* [[Pieces of God]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', he and the Demiurge are two.

* [[Sidequest]]: In a New Game+ of ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', Metatron (originally appearing as a Strike Team member) appears in Sector Grus blocking a special door. After completing the Jack's Squad Pacification mission, he will entice the Protagonist by telling him of a powerful demon lying in the depths of Grus, holding a rare treasure. Upon crossing [[That One Level|Grus]]' entire new side, the Protagonist eventually found and battled [[Power Limiter|Alilat]] which freed a piece that he absorbed that allowed him to become Metatron, which was also the keeper of the lock for the Great Father of the Schwartzwelt - Demiurge. His powers slightly replenished by Alilat's death, he hands her skull, her rare forma, to the Protagonist, and urges him to kill Demiurge next, so his power is fully free. [[That One Boss|Demiurge is not particularly interested in cooperating.]]

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Both of them, in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'', by Sakahagi. The entire Fairy populace of Yoyogi Park follows.

* [[Give Me Your Inventory Item]]: In [[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'s "Faerie Land Establishment V" EX Mission, the Pixie needs a Titania and Oberon.

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Oberon. He even gets an ability called Wooing in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]''.

* [[Love Potion]]: It also appears in a side quest in [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]] where Oberon uses it on Titania after she falls for Raidou.

* [[The Maze]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'', she had several Pixies warp intruders back to a certain point if they run into them.

* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: Oberon is the tiny guy and Titania is the huge girl. Justified because [[Mythology Gag|Oberon was cursed as a child, and has not grown any larger since]].

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: The Hallel forms given to them by Chiaki in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'', in which they are purified and regain the shape they had before their fall.

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Pixie is one of the most frequently appearing demons in the Megami Tensei universe. She is almost always the first demon recruited and helps the protagonist through healing.

* [[Disk One Nuke]]: There is a special staff password in Strange Journey that will unlock a Pixie with special starting stats. The resulting Pixie will only be Lv.1, but will have a magic stat of 10 and a luck stat of 99 along with knowing the skills Megidolaon and Mediarahan. <ref> Madoka Ueno.</ref>

* [[Give Me Your Inventory Item]]: (''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'') Pixie will also issue the first possible EX Mission, The Injured Little Fairy, in which Pixie requests a Bead, which can be obtained as the spoils of the battle against Morax. Accomplishing this mission is rewarded with a Pixie Knife, a melee weapon that can inflict charm. Later, the same Pixie will evolve to High Pixie and begin issuing requests to bring Fairy demons to her so she can create a land for Fairies. However, direct evolution of Pixie to High Pixie in this game is not possible (the only way to do so is through a Special Fusion).

* [[Leotard of Power]]

* [[Magikarp Power]]:

** The first demon you get in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'' is a Pixie, who wants to get out of the hospital and go to Yoyogi Park. She'll help you out in getting the card needed to get out. After you arrive at one end of Yoyogi Park, she'll try to part ways with you, but if you tell her you need her, she'll stay with you. For Nocturne Maniax, if you take Pixie (or one of her 'descendants') to a certain area of the Fifth Kalpa, she'll turn into a level 80 "super" Pixie.

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** Also, if in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'' Hito-Shura can gather all Magatama, the priest at the Cathedral of Shadows will give him the Lord's Blade, allowing him to reach the Bandou Shrine and confront the Four Heavenly Kings, his servants, for the right of a single conversation with Masakado.

* [[Physical God]]: The level needed to fuse him is almost always very high. And it shows. In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'', for instance, he nulls instant death spells and is strong against literally everything except piercing.

* [[God Was My Co-Pilot]]: ([[Shin Megami Tensei I]]) Thor is actually an agent of God dedicated to the ideal of the Thousand Year Kingdom, sent to Earth after discovering that Gotou has discovered a way of summoning demons from Makai to the humans realm. He takes the form of the American ambassador to Japan, Ambassador Thorman, and requests the aid of the Protagonist in defeating Gotou and prevent the demons from overrunning the Earth. He later reveals his true Thor persona and objectives to the heroes.

* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]'', but he lets the Protagonist go if they beat him and his minions in combat.

* [[Social Darwinist]] ([[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]) When he is working under the Reason of Yosuga.

* [[Despotism Justifies the Means]]: Doesn't even care about creating a utopia like his followers do; he just wants to control everything forever and ever. As such, he's a much more visible target for [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsterdom]]dom in the franchise.

* [[God in Human Form|God In Avatar Form]]: He has had several avatars of himself. Three of his names known as Elohim, Sabaoth, and Shaddai acting as a power source for Eden in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei II]]''. While Kagutsuchi is the creative power in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne|Nocturne]]''. {{spoiler|[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey|The Red Sprite crewmember]] who requests your help with the pieces of God is actually the weakest piece taking the strongest form that he can.}}

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: In [[Shin Megami Tensei I]], the Machine Defense System in the police station has a face resembling YHVH's to an extent, and it is also law-aligned.

* [[Pieces of God]]: More than implied that the Red Sprite crewmember who takes the form of Metatron after absorbing another piece and Demiurge are both pieces of him in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''. After slaying the Demiurge, it seems he's almost, if not fully, complete...

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