The Inverted Pyramid

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The Inverted Pyramid is a downloadable story content for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. It adds a Challenge Quest that will momentarily transport Nanashi to another area to fight a boss when accepted. The Challenge Quest involves rescuing Asahi and other kidnapped women who have been taken to a location directly based off the real-life Tokyo Big Sight. The downloadable content recommends that players reach the endgame before attempting this Challenge Quest.

The content was released for purchase and download on October 4, 2016 in North America, as part of a weekly wave of downloadable content for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. As of the Nintendo 3DS eShop's closure on March 27, 2023, it is no longer possible to purchase or download any of the game's downloadable content.

Summary

Nanashi accepts a Challenge Quest titled "Coastal Inverted Pyramid" which attributes the recent disappearance of several women to an area near Tokyo Bay. After getting ready, he visits Asahi's room to see her only to be met with her roommate. He inquires about her whereabouts, to which her roommate replies in confusion as she had thought Asahi was with him since she has not been around recently. With this in mind, Nanashi decides to deal with the quest on his own.

Once he arrives at the location, he notices the building's inverted shape and the roses planted everywhere. Upon closer inspection of the roses' roots, he discovers numerous dried-out bodies wrapped in bandages—mummies. Dagda clarifies that the roses appear to be blooming from the mummified remains. Nanashi continues on and enters the building, discovering more mummies inside. While he cannot discern most of the details on the bodies in their covered state, he does notice that each body is missing a different body part. Dagda comments curiously as to why they are lacking specific parts.

Then, a familiar voice cries out for help. Nanashi follows the voice to its location, finding Asahi bound similarly to the mummies. Once freed by him, she tears up once she recognizes Nanashi as her rescuer. However, a horde of Egyptian demons suddenly appear as a melodic voice rings out from afar. This voice explains that she needs Asahi to complete her return to the world and become a new god, seeing the young girl as hers. Asahi is annoyed at the insinuation, but one of the demons in the horde points to the number 1465 cut into her thigh, marking her as a part. Coincidentally, she happens to be the last part needed to revive their queen. The horde then attacks Nanashi, who defeats them.

The melodic voice, now identifiable as Cleopatra, mourns her incomplete revival but believes she has no other choice. Smoke builds around a mummy at the farthest reaches of the room before entering its mouth and rising on its own: the new body of Cleopatra. She quickly approaches Nanashi, introducing herself as the new pharaoh and unifier of deities, but her empowering yet wicked aura unsettles him and Asahi. Cleopatra then explains that she came back to lead the people and bring peace to the world, but she needs Asahi's nose to complete her revival. Asahi is flustered as to why the woman would want her nose and asks Nanashi to confirm that it is a normal nose. Regardless of how Nanashi replies, Cleopatra could not care for their worries, instead clarifying that her new body must be one fit for a god who are the essence of beauty. She asks Nanashi to hand over Asahi, but whether or not Nanashi complies, Asahi will not accept being handed over. With her demands not met, Cleopatra faces Nanashi in battle.

When Nanashi defeats her, Cleopatra laments her loss as she had wished to save this world's people even at the cost of her life. Asahi responds to her claim by saying that someone who sacrifices others for parts could never save anyone, but Cleopatra does not heed her answer. Instead, the woman decides that losing to the two would be a worse fate then kills herself.

After the battle, Dagda remarks that Cleopatra was too absorbed by her desire for beauty and reminds Nanashi to not lose sight of what he should protect in the way she did. Though, he observes that this should not be a problem for Nanashi right as Asahi hugs him from behind and thanks him profusely for coming to her rescue. The two leave together after Nanashi reports the quest as completed.

Upon completion of this challenge quest, Cleopatra is unlocked for fusion.