Shin Megami Tensei IV

“Adam did not eat the apple because he desired it. He ate it because it was forbidden. Now the apple has been set before all of you. Eat well. For just as your friends who became demons by reading books discovered, you will find no love from God..”

— Lilith

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Developer	ATLUS
Publisher	ATLUS
Genre	JRPG
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Release dates	May 23, 2013 July 16, 2013
Chronological Order
Previous	"Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey"
Next	"Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse"
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Tokyo

Shin Megami Tensei IV is the seventh installment in the Shin Megami Tensei series, and the fourth numbered title. Flynn is the main protagonist and Lilith is the main antagonist. The Ring of Gaea and the Ashura-Kai are the villainous factions in this game.

It is the fourth numbered title in the series and does not continue from any previously established world. It is a spiritual remake of the first game in the series, therefore it was created with the theme of Neutrality in mind. This game's Neutral Ending is what leads into the sequel game.

It originally released in Japan on May 23rd, 2013 on the Nintendo 3DS. It released in the United States a few months on July 16th. It was rereleased on April 19th, 2018 bundled with SMT IVA called the Double Hero Pack.

It is preceded by Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and followed by Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse.

Official Description

Official website

Building on the styles of ATLUS Persona, Devil Summoner, and Devil Survivor titles, SMTIV is the first true successor to 2004's Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. The story of SMTIV revolves around the Samurai, the sacred protectors of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. As a newly appointed Samurai, players will struggle with factions that have nefarious designs on the world as they defend their home kingdom from a growing army of demons. Decisions players make throughout the course of the story will have lasting repercussions, as the fate of the world hangs in the balance

Summary

After having a prophetic dream where he is told he will change the world, Flynn, a lowly Casualry living in the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado, attends the Gauntlet Rite, the country's coming-of-age ceremony, with his childhood friend Issachar. The Gauntlet Rite will determine if they are chosen to become Samurai, an elite army tasked with protecting Mikado from the demons coming from the caves of Naraku. Flynn is selected while Issachar is not, and he is given a Gauntlet, containing the navigator app Burroughs and demon-fusing app Mido. Flynn becomes acquainted with Walter, Jonathan, Isabeau, and Navarre, who were also chosen during the same ritual, and begins training with them. Out of disdain for Flynn and Walter being Casualries, as well as Jonathan and Isabeau sympathizing with them even as Luxurors, Navarre attempts humiliate and endanger the former by feigning a demon attack, only to become caught in the demon's Domain. After Flynn rescues him, he becomes traumatized and drops out of the Samurai.

Meanwhile, books are being distributed around Mikado, with rumors of some citizens holding Sabbaths to summon demons in the Kiccigiorgi Forest. One night, the forest catches on fire, and while rescuing survivors, the Samurai find Issachar turning into a demon, having realized the disparity between Mikado's caste system after reading the books coupled with his resentment of failing the Gauntlet Rite. Flynn and the Samurai are forced to fight him until he dies. The Samurai learn that the Black Samurai was the person distributing the books and that they were turning humans into demons. Hugo, Gabby, and the monastery assigns the Samurai with the task of capturing the Black Samurai, believing that she may have escaped through Naraku. The Samurai traverse through Naraku past any point they were previously allowed, only to find themselves in Tokyo, known to them as the land of the "Unclean Ones." There, they discover that Tokyo is sealed in a dome, keeping the city in eternal night, while Mikado is the land that rests above the dome.

As the Samurai search for the Black Samurai in the demon-infested Tokyo, they learn that she has escaped to Ikebukuro through a tip from Hikaru. Meanwhile, they encounter two factions in Tokyo among the demons: the Ashura-kai, a yakuza group led by Tayama attempting to co-exist with demons by having them consume Red Pills instead of humans; and a cult called the Ring of Gaea, who is in a power struggle with the demons and the Ashura-kai. The Samurai personally witness a territorial fight from Kaga, a Ring of Gaea member who dies while getting revenge on a demon. At the same time, a group called the Counter-Demon Force, led by Fujiwara, act as Tokyo's equivalent of the Samurai in Mikado to protect humans. Once the Samurai reach the Juraku Bookstore in Ikebukuro, they find the Black Samurai and she surrenders, allowing them to arrest her.

In Mikado, the citizens celebrate the Black Samurai's defeat by holding a public execution. Upon unmasking her, everyone is shocked to find that she has the same face as Gabby. The Black Samurai reveals the books distributed to the citizens were plain books with no magic, and that the knowledge within them had turned the citizens into demons after they learned the truth. After she is executed, Gabby enlists the Samurai to help her rescue three men trapped in Kagome Tower. After the Samurai complete the mission, they learn that, while they were away, the Black Samurai suddenly came back to life and fled to Tokyo again. This time, Samurai are ordered to kill her, but they are suddenly given a mission from Tayama, the leader of the Ashura-kai, who orders them to kill a demon affecting his business. After they do so, he puts out a hit for Yuriko, the leader of the Ring of Gaea.

The Samurai travel to Tsukiji Hongwanji to infiltrate the Ring of Gaea's temple, but they do not find her. As they leave, the Black Samurai appears, revealing herself to be Yuriko as well as the demon Lilith. Walter finds himself agreeing with Lilith about creating a society where demons and humans can be equals regardless of status and becomes curious when she taunts them about their ignorance. He stops Jonathan from killing her, after which she suggests they should inspect Tayama's secret facility under the Roppongi Hills building before deciding which was the "true evil." Walter runs off to investigate, and Hikaru directs him to Fujiwara.

After catching up to Walter, the Samurai meet Fujiwara and Skins, who reveal they are familiar with Mikado and hope to emigrate there with several others as the demon attacks are getting stronger. Fujiwara assists the Samurai with finding the facility by telling them to access it through Midtown, which leads them to Reverse Hills. There, the Samurai are horrified to learn that Tayama has children kidnapped and groomed from a young age to eventually have their brain neurotransmitters be harvested as ingredients for the Red Pills.

After defeating a demon and returning to Tayama, the Samurai are summoned back to Mikado to meet with Gabby at Shene Duque. Gabby reveals her true identity as Gabriel, and the three men she had asked the Samurai to rescue are the other Archangels. She explains that 25 years ago (1500 years in Mikado's time), when the demons began invading Tokyo, a dome was formed above the city and several humans chosen by God were transported with a cocoon to live there. To stop the demons again for good, the Archangels plan on waging war by destroying Tokyo. In addition, they also begin purging any demonic influence from Mikado, including citizens who have read books, as well as overthrowing King Ahazuya Mikado. They also deny entry to Fujiwara and his group.

When the Samurai set off on their mission, Walter loses trust in the Archangels and compares their actions to Tayama's, believing that the demons are needed to restructure the world. On the other hand, Jonathan remains loyal to the Archangels and insists that Lilith must be killed. Meanwhile, Isabeau becomes conflicted; she opposes the demons, but she also cannot fully support the Archangels, as they are only interested in protecting their own instead of all of humankind. While she withdraws from the mission, Flynn has the choice of accompanying Walter to seek advice from Lilith or Jonathan to kill her. Regardless of his decision, they learn that Lilith wants to secure the Yamato Perpetual Reactor, a device that Tayama controls in Camp Ichigaya, which not only provides electricity to Tokyo but is also an inter-dimensional portal that can allow more demons into Tokyo.

Once the three arrive Camp Ichigaya and the Yamato Perpetual Reactor is activated, it takes them through the Expanse to two alternate versions of Tokyo: Blasted Tokyo, where the angels have won the war and destroyed Tokyo, leaving the humans who were not chosen by God to be poisoned by Pluto as per His will; and Infernal Tokyo, where demons have won the war and ruled by Kenji, who gives all humans the choice to become Demonoids or Neurishers. Both versions of Tokyo have Akira, who in Blasted Tokyo, desires chaos in his world to inspire others to fight back; and, in Infernal Tokyo, wants to maintain order among the demons. Flynn, Walter, and Jonathan defeat both Pluto and Kenji and use the Yamato Perpetual Reactor to travel both times. After passing through the Expanse with Kenji's defeat, Flynn is transported to meeting The White, who give him the choice of destroying the entire universe after witnessing how the world will always be in conflict regardless of choosing law or chaos.

If he refuses, Flynn wakes up to Stephen in the Monochrome Forest and kills all four members of the White. Stephen tells Flynn that the little girl he encountered in his first domain is the goddess of Tokyo, and in order to revive her and save the people of Tokyo, he must destroy the dome separating Tokyo and Mikado. Stephen also tells him that Flynn's past self had sacrificed himself with Masakado to create the dome during the previous war. As the war begins, Flynn reunites with Isabeau and summons Masakado using his katana from Skins. In order to regain his original form, Masakado gives Flynn a chalice to fill with the hope of the people of Tokyo. Flynn does so by defeating Merkabah and Lucifer as well as uniting the people of Mikado with the people of Tokyo. Masakado then destroys the dome and Mikado. Afterwards, the goddess, revealed to be Burroughs, thanks Flynn and restores Tokyo to its former glory.

Characters

Main

Flynn

Walter

Jonathan

Isabeau

Supporting

Lilith

Buroughs

Stephen

Hikaru

Bosses

Image	Enemy	Description	Dungeon
	Orthrus	Orthrus appears as a boss on the second stratum of Naraku. Flynn is required to defeat it as part of Navarre's challenge to him and Walter.	Naruku
	Issachar	During the demon attack in Kiccigiorgi in which the Samurai were tasked to guide the fleeing villagers out of Kiccigiorgi Forest, Issachar is mentioned to have never returned from several rescued villagers. Issachar is seen again in the deeper section of the forest. Having read books given out by the "Black Samurai," he has developed severe contempt over the disparity between the two castes and scoffs at how the samurai are just tools for the Luxurors.	Kiccigiorgi Forest
	Minotaur	A demon who made a pact with King Aquila of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado over 1,500 years ago. His task is to kill those who go too deep into Naraku and attempt to go to the Unclean Ones' country. He will be impressed with the strength of the Samurai as the battle goes on or unimpressed depending on Flynn's choices, which will either decrease his strength or Flynn's. After being defeated, he will apologize to his dead master as their pact ends with his death, but believes they can entrust the future to the prentice Samurai.	Deep Naruku
	Dullahan	A Hunter who appears after the Challenge Quest Corpse Disposal reveals that he had been giving out red pills to people in an act of defiance against Tayama and the Ashura-kai. Furious that the prentice Samurai slayed them and are getting in his way of opposing Tayama, the Hunter eats a red pill himself and becomes Dullahan. Free of her anxieties and fears as a human, she gloats that they can't defeat a human turned demon. After her defeat, Flynn is given a choice to either kill her or spare her. Killing her earns Law points while sparing her earns Chaos points. Sparing her also has her run away.	Ashura-Kai HQ
	Kuebiko	Kuebiko is found in the Shinjuku Metropolitan Government Office, where he refuses to leave or negotiate with the Ashura-kai and their hired hunters. Angry that they expect him to leave the area when his kind had lived there for ages long before humans ruled it. He also states his kind would never want to eat the artificially manufactured Red Pills rather than normal humans. When hunters are angry that he killed humans, he states that living creatures eating each other is a natural part of nature and that Hunters killing Demons for rewards is no different.	Shinjuku Metropolitan Government Office
	Xi Wangmu	A foreign demon who is the self-proclaimed Empress of Ikebukuro who had placed a barrier around it, as well as setting up her own Domain. She devours the humans of the city even though she finds their taste lacking, and leads a large group of foreign demons. Her body is near invulnerable to all attacks, each only dealing one damage point to her regardless of stats, even if the attack hits her weakness.	Ikebukero Domain
	Murmur	The guardian of the first birdcage in Kagome Tower within Shinjuku National Park. He introduces himself as a once famed Great Duke of Thrones and states that he will pluck the Samurai's spirits from their bodies and make them dance eternally since they came to free the prisoner. He crumbles upon defeat.	Kagome Tower
	Gemori	The guardian of the second birdcage in Kagome Tower. She states she knows everything and that she knew the Samurai would come. She asks they forget the cage and make love together, stating she'll show them love that people would die for as the battle starts. Gemori crumbles upon defeat.
	Asmodeous	The guardian of the last prisoner in a birdcage at Kagome Tower. He tells them to leave for if the prisoner were to be freed or remember his name doom will fall upon the world. He states he will spare them if they leave, but laughs when they do not. He proclaims he will kill Flynn and take Isabeau as his bride and simply shatters upon defeat.
	Koga Saburo	A demon who was once a member of the defunct Counter-Demon Force, and he is attempting to protect the people and the country in his own way. He has taken over Club Milton in Shibuya, preventing anyone from having Red Pills and disrupting the Ashura-kai's control. So Tayama imposes a quest for Flynn to have him disposed of in exchange for a fellow Samurai's freedom. Believing the prentice Samurai to be Tayama's dogs, he shows no mercy towards them. As he dies, he states he was only protecting the country and that the future is shrouded in mist, and questions humans only to die before he could finish.	Club Milton
	Tenkai	Tenkai is one of the National Defense Divinities and acts as the guardian of Midtown, preventing everyone from learning the Ashura-kai's "terrible secret" in Reverse Hills in order to let the humans remain blissfully ignorant of the cruel truth. He challenges Flynn to a duel to the death as the stars tell him of Flynn who seeks to learn the truth. During the battle itself, he asks two questions that pertain to Flynn's Alignment concerning his ideal Tokyo and what he plans to do once he learns the Ashura-kai's secret. He tells him whether his actions are in alignment and not to forget his resolve once he learns the truth. If Flynn answers in accordance to his alignment, he will receive a boost in attack power akin to Tarukaja. If Flynn answers with indecision to Tenkai's second question, Tenkai will become angered and all of his stats will rise, similar to the effect of Luster Candy.	Reverse Hills
	Lilith	Lilith turns out to be the true identity of the Black Samurai, also known as Lady Yuriko. If Flynn sides with Walter, Lilith becomes an ally and is unlocked for fusion. If Flynn sides with Jonathan, however, she must be fought as a boss (and is not unlocked for fusion). On the Chaos route, when Flynn regains access to the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado, she will appear briefly at the Monastery before disappearing.	Ashura-Kai HQ
	Pluto	The Samurai first meet Pluto on the basement floor of its castle, where poison spews forth from its eyes and its head. It speaks, but it does not converse, merely parroting how they are not the lord's chosen and seeks to obliterate them in the lord's name. As the battle progresses, it calls them filthy ones and says that sins must be punished. Taking even more damage it attempts to make them think of its purpose, which is to serve the will of the lord, but Walter tells Jonathan not to heed its words. Further into the battle, it repeats its words, adding that destroying it is blasphemy and tells them to repair its functions. As Pluto loses its voice it begins glitching, causing it to become extremely distorted and glitchy as it repeats insane commands to die before crumbling.	Pluto's Castle
	Kenji	Kenji is the King of the alternate world Infernal Tokyo and received a prophecy from the White about intruders who would kill him should they obtain the remote to the Yamato Perpetual Reactor and has since sent his men out to hunt down the intruders. His base is in Camp Ichigaya and he resides in front of the Yamato Perpetual Reactor, where he stops the Samurai from retrieving the remote and says his title as King doesn't matter. He knows they are the intruders and says he is tired of killing and will only attack when Flynn says he wants the remote.	Infernal Camp Ichigaya
	Hugo (White)	Should he allow it to continue, they will curse his messianic tendencies and leaving the world intact, asking if he will preserve the status quo or destroy it. They abandon him within the Monochrome Forest after he makes his choice, wishing for him to die there. They are revealed to be the aggregate collective of human thought that reside in the Expanse and are the sentient embodiment of humanity's will throughout the multiverse that humans created by repressing their nihilism regarding life itself. The despair they express is the collective will of humanity's despair at being trapped under God's will. The four must be defeated to escape the forest. Although defeated, they will eventually revive so long as humanity exists because they are humanity's collective will.	Monochrome Forest
	K (White)
	Isabeau (White)
	Issachar (White)
	Kazfiel	Kazfiel appears in the Challenge Quest "Escorting Your Comrade." He appears in Naraku before Flynn can reach the Sky Terminal with Navarre, stating that it is the Lord's will that Navarre be slain as he is unworthy. Kazfiel must be defeated before Navarre can be lead to safety. He is later encountered on the Chaos and Neutral routes in Purgatorium - 1st Crown, where he and the Deadly Divines have set up a barrier that blocks the way further in.	Purgatorium
	Azrael	Azrael appears in the New Game Plus Challenge Quest, Death on Wings. He is closing in on Ikebukuro in the alternate world Blasted Tokyo. Azrael is found on the world map and does not speak during the battle. Azrael is faced on the Chaos and Neutral routes in Purgatorium - 4th Crown, where he repeats the same words as all the other angels in the battle.
	Aniel	Once the heads have been gathered he will perform the ritual to summon Seraph. Aniel mentions that they are the highest ranking of angels and the greatest weapons as the flame of God. He plans on taking Seraph with him, but informs Flynn that gathering the appropriate angels will allow for him to summon Seraph. He thanks Flynn for his efforts before leaving. He is the client in the quest Taste of the Forbidden Fruit and Great Raven of the Underground, where he asks to meet on the path to Shene Duque, calling for Sister Gabby upon Flynn's arrival. After Mastema's defeat in the quest Great Raven of the Underground, he will appear before Flynn and give him his reward on the orders of Gabby.
	Seraph	Seraph appears as a boss on the Chaos and Neutral routes, where it is one of the demons creating a barrier that prevents further entry into Purgatorium. They reside in the 5th Crown. Unlike most other angels, they do not repeat the same words, instead stating that they will not have to involve God's Chariot in killing them and that creating their perfect world requires that not even a speck of filth remain. In battle, Seraph uses the Light Wing skill, which reflects all non-Almighty damage that doesn't match the color Light Wing takes.
	Merkabah	In the Neutral route, it is revealed Merkabah is created from the Great Spirit of Goodwill which is being used by the angels to blindly preserve. Flynn and Isabeau team up and kill Merkabah to retrieve the Great Spirit of Goodwill in order to reawaken Masakado to his full form.
	Lucifuge	Lucifuge is a general of Lucifer's and appears as a boss in Lucifer Palace. During the Neutral Route, he says he respects the fact that Flynn accepts a world of chaos, but cannot accept God's order. Lucifuge views his soul as valueless due to the hope within Flynn as he starts the battle. In battle, he tells that their aim is the total elimination of all order in the universe and that he will personally dispose of Flynn. As he dies in both routes, Lucifuge's only words are to apologize to his master and ask that he reclaim what is rightfully theirs.	Lucifer's Palace
	Belial	One of Lucifer's men stationed at Lucifer Palace. On the Law Route, he calls Flynn a foolish lamb who has given up his sense of self to YHVH and tells him that it is only through the existence of demons that humans have progressed and evolved, proclaiming God's order as bringing degradation and lowliness. Thus he challenges him to a battle to the death. On the Neutral Route, he gives advice out of goodwill, warning that frail humans cannot survive without yielding to God or demons and attempts to convince Flynn to join the path of Chaos. Once he realizes that it won't work, Belial seeks to crush him and humanity's hope. In both battles, he tells of how he reached enlightenment, deciding to fall with Lucifer and give humanity the gift of countless ordeals as order makes the world stagnant. During the fight, any buffs and debuffs will cause Belial to respond with Silent Prayer followed by Diarahan. He laughs upon defeat, stating that Flynn will grow stronger as a result as part of God's paradox/the essence of Chaos, proclaiming glory to chaos as he crumbles.
	Lucifer	Before his fusion with Walter, Lucifer as Hikaru seems to act more barbaric than usual; only caring for the strong and nothing else, but upon changing, obtains his more regal attitude. He even admits in the ending that some order is necessary to prevent total anarchy from destroying humanity, asking Flynn to rise as the new king in his place. In the Neutral route, it is revealed that Lucifer is born from the Great Spirit of Spite being used by the demons for sole upheaval.

Title Screens

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Original Soundtrack

Shin Megami Tensei IV original soundtrack

Media

International Release

Japanese

United States

Variations

Double Hero Pack

Logos

Shin Megami Tensei IV logos
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Spin-Offs

Shin Megami Tensei IV DEMONIC GENES (2013)

A Shin Megami Tensei IV-based manga that was released as a web-original manga serialized by V-Jump. It was written by Ikumi Fukuda and supervised by Kazuyuki Yamai. Kazuma Kaneko is also credited for the scenario and original series demon designs. Serialization ended with the fifteenth chapter. The manga follows Walter and another Samurai named Gina as the Black Samurai spreads books through the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. Flynn appears to not exist/not be chosen as a Samurai, but Walter has dreams of him. After being attacked by Amaimon in his Domain and bitten as he slays the demon, Walter begins to change.

Shin Megami Tensei IV -Prayers- (2013)

A Shin Megami Tensei IV-based manga that was released as a web-original manga serialized by V-Jump. It was written by Masataka Miura and supervised by Kazuyuki Yamai. Kazuma Kaneko is also credited for the scenario and original series demon designs. Serialization ended with the sixteenth chapter. -Prayers- follows Jonathan and another young boy named Asuma, who both seek to become Samurai. A mysterious samurai saves them when they were young from the fallen angel Amy. It released in two volumes from July 2013 to November 2014.

Birth of Shin Megami Tensei IV (2013)

Birth of Shin Megami Tensei IV is the official artbook of Shin Megami Tensei IV. Art found in the artbook includes Game Magazine Covers, Concept and official designs of Locations, New demon designs by the various artists, Character Artwork, Illustrations by several artists, and Other Official Artwork. This book features the illustrations of the video game Shin Megami IV. It includes cg background illustrations, character profiles and concept designs, an image gallery, interviews with Eiji Ishida and Masayuki Doi, illustrations of creatures by 5 different artist such as Yasushi Nirasawa, and more. 208 pages. Japanese text. Colored. Softcover with Dust Jacket. Published & Bind in Japan.

Trivia

• Many of the names in the game may be references to the film "Ladyhawke," as the names Isabeau, Navarre, and Aquila are all featured names of the film.
• Shin Megami Tensei IV reintroduces the Press Turn system after its absence in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and features a third-person exploration system similar to Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.
• Shin Megami Tensei IV also features the first instance of the following gameplay mechanics in the series:
  • Smirk status, which is triggered by Press Turn advantages and bestows several offensive bonuses.
  • Engaging enemies via physical contact rather than through random encounters, as well as the ability to attack enemies in the overworld to start the battle with an Ambush.
  • In addition to three demons, the party may include a guest character who is controlled by an AI instead of by the player.
• Shin Megami Tensei IV was first revealed by Atlus on May 29th, 2012 in the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu along with the announcement that a first trailer for the game would be included in all releases of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for the 3DS.
• Shin Megami Tensei IV is also the first game in the main series to feature full voice acting.
• Consumer software chief Naoto Hiraoka explained that Shin Megami Tensei IV will feature a proper evolution of the series' mechanics and its gameplay along with a battle system that will retain influence from past titles. As such, Ishida noted that the feeling of wandering and surviving in a chaotic world has been improved extremely and the world is said to feel even more "desolate" than before. Furthermore, it was explained that the game includes approximately 400 demons - the highest number in the whole series.
• Flynn's hometown is Kiccigiorgi as a reference to the original Shin Megami Tensei protagonist Hero's living in Kichijoji.

Continuity

• Lilith returns in this game, although she is not the same Lilith that she was in the first Shin Megami Tensei game. Similarly to her first iteration, she disguises herself as a woman named Yuriko, but is actually the incarnation of the Demon, Lilith.
• Yuriko wears a black Demonica in her first appearance. The Demonica is the outfit that explorers of the Schwartzwelt in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. In this game, "Demonica" is the name given to the Demon Summoning Program that's given to the Samurai of Mikado, and the devil hunters across the different worlds. Even the gauntlets themselves are called "Demonicas."
  • Yuriko wearing a black Demonica suit means nothing within the lore of either game, it is simply a fan-service reference by the developers to call back to the previous game.
  • What is interesting is that "Demonica" may become the name of the device used to summon demons, the thing that holds the actual Demon Summoning Program.
• Lucifer once again returns in this game, travelling the Amala Multiverse watching the births and deaths of Tokyo over and over. In this game he appears disguised as a woman named Hikaru. It is revealed that Lucifer is born from the Great Spirit of Spite being used by the demons for sole upheaval.
• While this game does not delve into the other versions of Tokyo from other SMT games, it features multiversal travel to two other iterations of Tokyo, one where Flynn takes the Law Path, and one where he takes the Chaos Path. The timeline loops around so that Flynn always makes the Neutral choice.
• Stephen once again returns in this game after being absent in III and Strange Journey. As per usual he is the same person across all games and assists Flynn in his journey after giving them the Demon Summoning Program.
• While this game is not connected to Strange Journey, a statue of Mem Aleph, the main antagonist of that game, can be found in the basement of the Ashura-Kai headquarters.
• Masakado also has an appearance in this game, having a much bigger role than his previous incarnations did. Masakado is a key figure in the story and is central to the Neutral route. His sword is carried by Skins, who cannot unsheathe it. Skins will pass down the sword to Flynn when the latter speaks Masakado's name and is able to unsheathe the sword. Masakado became the ceiling over Tokyo to prevent God's wrath from destroying the city, and whatever little of his power remained after creating the Firmament was sealed away in Ginza. By drawing the sword in front of the monolith there, Masakado's soul is awakened once again. Masakado greets Flynn by name, noting that he has been reincarnated.

Gallery

Shin Megami Tensei IV teaser in Famitsu 2012

Shin Megami Tensei IV title screen

Shin Megami Tensei IV ending

Shin Megami Tensei IV guide book