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Character: Naoya
Canon: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, Amane Route Day 7
Age: 24 physically, soul is about 5500
Background Information: Wikipedia's very very brief summary. The series wiki's actually okay on this one. Somewhat. Please note that the heading you're looking for in regards to his specific path is "Kingdom of Saints".
Personality: When one looks at Naoya initially, one can't help but notice the hallmarks of a 'big bad' - white hair and red eyes and a deeply sarcastic and flippant attitude generally are a bad sign. As more is learned about him, however, one starts to see that perhaps he's not so bad and perhaps he has justification for being how he is. In the course of canon one sees him at both his best and his worst, both as the helpful older brother figure and as the ages old Cain. He's initially presented as a caring if somewhat trolly older brother figure, though technically he's the protagonist's cousin. He's grown up with the protagonist, though, so the brotherly bond is still there - for good reason, considering that he's Cain and the protagonist has a piece of Abel inside of him. It seems fairly clear that he doesn't truly want to kill him - no one wants a repeat of what happened five thousand years ago - but if the protagonist wants to go and serve God he'll have to get through Naoya first. Naoya sees God as a meddler and someone all too willing to remove humanity's free will, and anyone in His corner has to be taken out, or at least closely watched.
There's evidence to support the idea that he was a good student and a loving nephew to his aunt and uncle, mostly in the artbook where it's stated that he has 'two sets of memories' - one is him-as-Cain with thousands of years of rage, and one is him-as-nephew who cleans the dishes and helps take care of his cousin. The two aren't really separate people, but more of a split between following his heart which is new every incarnation and following his mind and soul which have stayed the same for thousands of years. It's nearly outright stated that he influenced the protagonist a lot. There's various times where dialogue options let the player choose if they want to have the protagonist know something about computers and technology, which makes sense given that Naoya shows an interest in and mastery of those topics. It's easy to see Naoya as the person who held the protagonist's hand through his baby steps and helped him with homework.
That's not to say that the protagonist hasn't influenced Naoya as well. In the Law route's eighth day there's a showdown that has the newly crowned Messiah challenged by Okuninushi, the creator god of Japan, to 'bring salvation' to Naoya. Though full rehabilitation seems impossible at this point, it's stated that Okuninushi has 'seen a droplet of water in the thousand-year-old ice' when Naoya comes to help in the fight against the god, which apparently is enough to declare the challenge completed. Given that it's likely nothing but revenge has moved him to his core in thousands of years, this is a major development. Him-as-Cain and him-as-normal-human seem to be closer than they have been, and it's a good direction for him.
To people who aren't his cousin, he tends to keep up the cover of 'intelligent but cold young man'. He'll go to a bar and drink, but he's not really the type to socialize. He's more of the type to keep himself in the corner and listen to what other people are saying - after all, they could be useful in the future. Most people to him aren't much other than tools and pieces to be moved for his own ends. Occasionally he'll find someone of particular interest, and those are the people he strikes up friendships with - or at least the appearance of such. But to have a true friendship with him would mean to actually understand him, and Naoya seems to think that no one ever really will. His experiences, after all, are unique - and once someone reincarnates, they'll forget all about him. That's how the world works, and it leaves him as a somewhat lonely figure. Why do anything involving other people that isn't useful for him if they'll forget him?
That's not to say he doesn't interact - but he takes the longer view of things. Doing things for the benefit of others isn't out of the question, but if he does it, it's for the indebted feelings the others will have for him, not for some kind of 'greater good'. While he does like humans, and he does want the best for them, he doesn't exactly put the needs of the many over his own. Yes, he does think that his route will be the best for humans, but the main goal he has is for his own salvation and cure. Everything else is incidental. He may come off as selfish and cruel because of this, but it doesn't matter to him. He's suffered long enough.
Naoya is a patient man. A man who doesn't try to rush things, not unless he has to. He turns things in on time and is the sort of person who studies when he has to, but allows time for the little joys in life - watching TV, playing video games, tutoring someone who does have a spark of brilliance. Life, though painful, does have its joys, and while he's seen things over and over again he's starting to see once more that there is still some good in the world. Humans are determined, and there will always be those that resist a tyrant, and there will always be people who will care for even the worst of humans.
That said, Naoya still has problems when his plans are foiled. He doesn't like it when people defy him. He's older, he knows what he's talking about! His anger has a long fuse, but once it's burnt out the results are explosive - sometimes literally. He tries to be patient, and he tries to keep his wits about him, but there are some topics and actions he just can't allow. Even with all of his experience, he has trouble grasping certain things - like why people would follow God. That's not to say that he'll go off on everyone, but there are certain people who just push his buttons. He does not tolerate stupidity well in people he thinks should know better, and while a pun might get a deadpan reaction out of him, the wrong answer from someone who just listened to him explain it drives him up the wall. He sees these things as a sort of willful blindness.
He has his little humanizing aspects - he loves sweets and traditional Japanese fashion - but ultimately he's a man who's in pain. He's obsessed with his goal, and has been for thousands of years. Naoya is a person who has a great deal of skill and drive, and will put his mind to any puzzle that he sees in front of him. He's not the kind of person who gives up. After all, for any problem in front of him, he has nothing but time. It's just a shame that most people are too blind to see most of the problems in front of them. If they had the long view that he does, they'd see where their true enemies are.
Abilities & Inventory:
- Naoya is considered a genius programmer - for good reason, because he figured out how to summon demons using emotions from the internet. Security systems mean nearly nothing to him, and this fits in with his problem-solving abilities - he regards a complicated security system with the same level of ease most would regard a child's jigsaw puzzle.
- Naoya is fast - even without the addition of magic. He's just speedy and can balance on geta easily which is not a simple task.
- He has a perfect memory. Naoya is a walking textbook of history, languages, and technology. Living for so long means that he's seen history firsthand - from the fall of Babel to man walking on the moon. He knows so much and remembers so much - and cannot forget a thing.
- He's adept at magic. As in, really adept at it. He programmed all the skills into the COMP. He'd much prefer to use the COMP, since it's easier and uses a lot less energy, but as it stands, he would have these skills equipped:
Shield All - nullify any damage once (unless you have some sort of piercing skill)
Megidolaon - heavy Almighty damage (Almighty damage is generally unblockable in his canon) (up to 3 targets)
Mediarahan - full HP (up to 3 targets)
Anti-All - all damage taken -50% (except for Almighty-type damage or something equivalent)
Extra One - guaranteed extra turn (this will be my excuse for him being a speedy bastard)
Attack All - normal attack hits all in a group
Full Might - guaranteed critical attack (basically when he hits, he hits hard)
- He has demons at his disposal. His COMP currently has Huoniao and Catoblepas in his party.
His inventory consists of three COMPs (modified), some prepackaged Japanese snack food, the clothes he's wearing, and a smartphone.
Suitability & Plans: There are several reason I'd like to play Naoya here. The first is that he's fundamentally an angry person, and I'm curious as to how that would shape his abilities in a world of dreams. What sort of dreams can a man who's seen everything have? What sort of energy can he bring to the table?
The second reason I'd like to play him is that (at least in my experience of playing him) Naoya really does thrive as a person in a setting that isn't his own. He's not happy in his setting, and while his deep wish is to die and not reincarnate again, he is much less focused on that goal when there are interesting new things to learn and explore.
The third reason I'd like to play him is that I think someone with his amount of knowledge could really enjoy digging into the lore of Songerein as well as get involved in the development of magic and/or technology in the setting. He's an inventor in his own way, always pushing the boundaries of what magic can do even if most people don't know about it.
The fourth reason I'd like to play him is that he's not a good guy, he's an antagonist (even if you can side with him in game, he's still an antagonist). I'm very curious as to what sort of things he can be convinced to help with - and what sort of things that he'd be more interested in stepping back and play out.
I'll stop there, but ultimately I just want to let him loose and see what kind of entertainment and/or chaos he can bring.
Test Drive Sample: Sample on the TDM.
Questions: None I can think of!
Age: 33
Contact:
Current Characters: N/A
Character: Naoya
Canon: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, Amane Route Day 7
Age: 24 physically, soul is about 5500
Background Information: Wikipedia's very very brief summary. The series wiki's actually okay on this one. Somewhat. Please note that the heading you're looking for in regards to his specific path is "Kingdom of Saints".
Personality: When one looks at Naoya initially, one can't help but notice the hallmarks of a 'big bad' - white hair and red eyes and a deeply sarcastic and flippant attitude generally are a bad sign. As more is learned about him, however, one starts to see that perhaps he's not so bad and perhaps he has justification for being how he is. In the course of canon one sees him at both his best and his worst, both as the helpful older brother figure and as the ages old Cain. He's initially presented as a caring if somewhat trolly older brother figure, though technically he's the protagonist's cousin. He's grown up with the protagonist, though, so the brotherly bond is still there - for good reason, considering that he's Cain and the protagonist has a piece of Abel inside of him. It seems fairly clear that he doesn't truly want to kill him - no one wants a repeat of what happened five thousand years ago - but if the protagonist wants to go and serve God he'll have to get through Naoya first. Naoya sees God as a meddler and someone all too willing to remove humanity's free will, and anyone in His corner has to be taken out, or at least closely watched.
There's evidence to support the idea that he was a good student and a loving nephew to his aunt and uncle, mostly in the artbook where it's stated that he has 'two sets of memories' - one is him-as-Cain with thousands of years of rage, and one is him-as-nephew who cleans the dishes and helps take care of his cousin. The two aren't really separate people, but more of a split between following his heart which is new every incarnation and following his mind and soul which have stayed the same for thousands of years. It's nearly outright stated that he influenced the protagonist a lot. There's various times where dialogue options let the player choose if they want to have the protagonist know something about computers and technology, which makes sense given that Naoya shows an interest in and mastery of those topics. It's easy to see Naoya as the person who held the protagonist's hand through his baby steps and helped him with homework.
That's not to say that the protagonist hasn't influenced Naoya as well. In the Law route's eighth day there's a showdown that has the newly crowned Messiah challenged by Okuninushi, the creator god of Japan, to 'bring salvation' to Naoya. Though full rehabilitation seems impossible at this point, it's stated that Okuninushi has 'seen a droplet of water in the thousand-year-old ice' when Naoya comes to help in the fight against the god, which apparently is enough to declare the challenge completed. Given that it's likely nothing but revenge has moved him to his core in thousands of years, this is a major development. Him-as-Cain and him-as-normal-human seem to be closer than they have been, and it's a good direction for him.
To people who aren't his cousin, he tends to keep up the cover of 'intelligent but cold young man'. He'll go to a bar and drink, but he's not really the type to socialize. He's more of the type to keep himself in the corner and listen to what other people are saying - after all, they could be useful in the future. Most people to him aren't much other than tools and pieces to be moved for his own ends. Occasionally he'll find someone of particular interest, and those are the people he strikes up friendships with - or at least the appearance of such. But to have a true friendship with him would mean to actually understand him, and Naoya seems to think that no one ever really will. His experiences, after all, are unique - and once someone reincarnates, they'll forget all about him. That's how the world works, and it leaves him as a somewhat lonely figure. Why do anything involving other people that isn't useful for him if they'll forget him?
That's not to say he doesn't interact - but he takes the longer view of things. Doing things for the benefit of others isn't out of the question, but if he does it, it's for the indebted feelings the others will have for him, not for some kind of 'greater good'. While he does like humans, and he does want the best for them, he doesn't exactly put the needs of the many over his own. Yes, he does think that his route will be the best for humans, but the main goal he has is for his own salvation and cure. Everything else is incidental. He may come off as selfish and cruel because of this, but it doesn't matter to him. He's suffered long enough.
Naoya is a patient man. A man who doesn't try to rush things, not unless he has to. He turns things in on time and is the sort of person who studies when he has to, but allows time for the little joys in life - watching TV, playing video games, tutoring someone who does have a spark of brilliance. Life, though painful, does have its joys, and while he's seen things over and over again he's starting to see once more that there is still some good in the world. Humans are determined, and there will always be those that resist a tyrant, and there will always be people who will care for even the worst of humans.
That said, Naoya still has problems when his plans are foiled. He doesn't like it when people defy him. He's older, he knows what he's talking about! His anger has a long fuse, but once it's burnt out the results are explosive - sometimes literally. He tries to be patient, and he tries to keep his wits about him, but there are some topics and actions he just can't allow. Even with all of his experience, he has trouble grasping certain things - like why people would follow God. That's not to say that he'll go off on everyone, but there are certain people who just push his buttons. He does not tolerate stupidity well in people he thinks should know better, and while a pun might get a deadpan reaction out of him, the wrong answer from someone who just listened to him explain it drives him up the wall. He sees these things as a sort of willful blindness.
He has his little humanizing aspects - he loves sweets and traditional Japanese fashion - but ultimately he's a man who's in pain. He's obsessed with his goal, and has been for thousands of years. Naoya is a person who has a great deal of skill and drive, and will put his mind to any puzzle that he sees in front of him. He's not the kind of person who gives up. After all, for any problem in front of him, he has nothing but time. It's just a shame that most people are too blind to see most of the problems in front of them. If they had the long view that he does, they'd see where their true enemies are.
Abilities & Inventory:
- Naoya is considered a genius programmer - for good reason, because he figured out how to summon demons using emotions from the internet. Security systems mean nearly nothing to him, and this fits in with his problem-solving abilities - he regards a complicated security system with the same level of ease most would regard a child's jigsaw puzzle.
- Naoya is fast - even without the addition of magic. He's just speedy and can balance on geta easily which is not a simple task.
- He has a perfect memory. Naoya is a walking textbook of history, languages, and technology. Living for so long means that he's seen history firsthand - from the fall of Babel to man walking on the moon. He knows so much and remembers so much - and cannot forget a thing.
- He's adept at magic. As in, really adept at it. He programmed all the skills into the COMP. He'd much prefer to use the COMP, since it's easier and uses a lot less energy, but as it stands, he would have these skills equipped:
Shield All - nullify any damage once (unless you have some sort of piercing skill)
Megidolaon - heavy Almighty damage (Almighty damage is generally unblockable in his canon) (up to 3 targets)
Mediarahan - full HP (up to 3 targets)
Anti-All - all damage taken -50% (except for Almighty-type damage or something equivalent)
Extra One - guaranteed extra turn (this will be my excuse for him being a speedy bastard)
Attack All - normal attack hits all in a group
Full Might - guaranteed critical attack (basically when he hits, he hits hard)
- He has demons at his disposal. His COMP currently has Huoniao and Catoblepas in his party.
His inventory consists of three COMPs (modified), some prepackaged Japanese snack food, the clothes he's wearing, and a smartphone.
Suitability & Plans: There are several reason I'd like to play Naoya here. The first is that he's fundamentally an angry person, and I'm curious as to how that would shape his abilities in a world of dreams. What sort of dreams can a man who's seen everything have? What sort of energy can he bring to the table?
The second reason I'd like to play him is that (at least in my experience of playing him) Naoya really does thrive as a person in a setting that isn't his own. He's not happy in his setting, and while his deep wish is to die and not reincarnate again, he is much less focused on that goal when there are interesting new things to learn and explore.
The third reason I'd like to play him is that I think someone with his amount of knowledge could really enjoy digging into the lore of Songerein as well as get involved in the development of magic and/or technology in the setting. He's an inventor in his own way, always pushing the boundaries of what magic can do even if most people don't know about it.
The fourth reason I'd like to play him is that he's not a good guy, he's an antagonist (even if you can side with him in game, he's still an antagonist). I'm very curious as to what sort of things he can be convinced to help with - and what sort of things that he'd be more interested in stepping back and play out.
I'll stop there, but ultimately I just want to let him loose and see what kind of entertainment and/or chaos he can bring.
Test Drive Sample: Sample on the TDM.
Questions: None I can think of!
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