Demi-fiend

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The Demi-fiend is a recurring character in the Megami Tensei franchise and the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. He was an ordinary boy who survives the world's destruction caused by The Conception and is forced to ingest a parasitic Magatama by the Blond Child, transforming him into a half-demon, half-human entity. With his newfound strength, he ventures into the post-apocalyptic Vortex World.

The Demi-fiend has also appeared in other Megami Tensei games since, either as an ally or as a difficult, optional boss. In his other appearances, he is known only by his title. The protagonist's real name, along with his nickname used by friends, is not given and is left up to the player to name in Nocturne.

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Shin Megami Tensei V

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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Demi-fiend is able to be recruited as a Guest ally once he is defeated by speaking to him in the Hall of Chaos. Template:SMT5V Party Stats

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV:
Apocalypse 		The 18-year-old protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. Once an ordinary high schooler, he was transformed into a demon in the Vortex World, where he continues to fight alone.
Shin Megami Tensei V Once an ordinary high school student, now the bane of God's creation. On the whim of a certain blond-haired child, he was made to survive the Conception, but at the cost of a gruesome transformation. After emerging from the Shinjuku Medical Center with the body of a demon, he became the Demi-fiend of legend, as prophesied in the Scripture of Miroku.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

During the Challenge Quest "Messiahs in the Diamond Realm", Stephen transported the Demi-fiend's soul to the Diamond Realm alongside the Hero, Aleph, and Flynn. Each of them met an unavoidable fate in their original worlds as a result of YHVH's machinations; in the Demi-fiend's case, he was killed by Lucifer after defeating Kagutsuchi. Nanashi would eventually restore the bodies and memories of the four messiahs, culminating in a fight against Stephen himself. Once the battle was over, a portal opened in the Diamond Realm, allowing Demi-fiend and the other messiahs to return to their original worlds.

Shin Megami Tensei V

The Demi-fiend is the final boss that can be faced in the subquest "Return of the True Demon," where after defeating the various fiends who allude to his power, he will appear in the Hall of Chaos. He fights alongside the demons Cu Chulainn, Girimekhala, Pixie, Cerberus, Thor, Jack Frost and Parvati, which are replaced upon defeat in a set order. After being defeated, he drops the Demi-fiend Essence, and remains in place to be refought should the Nahobino wish for it. The subquest becomes available upon purchase of the downloadable content of the same name.[1]

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

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After defeating him, the Nahobino can have the Demi-fiend join his party as a guest. In Demon Haunts, he remains silent and has his Pixie speak for him.

Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine

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Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

In Digital Devil Saga, the Demi-fiend appears as an optional super boss in Anahata in New Game+. He fights alongside the demons Cu Chulainn, Girimehkala, Pixie, Arahabaki, Titania, and Parvati, which are all summoned as duos during different phases of the fight. After defeating him, it is implied that he was just a hallucination caused by the gas in the area, though a message is left behind on the floor, which says: "Death's vastness holds no peace. I come at the end of the long road--neither human, nor devil... All bends to my will."

Audio Drama Appearances

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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Drama CD

Manga Appearances

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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Other Appearances

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Etrian Odyssey II HD

Trivia

  • In the English localization of Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Demi-fiend's Hunter Database entry states that he is 18 years old.[2] However, his age is not mentioned at all in the original Japanese script.[3]

Nomenclature

According to Kazuma Kaneko Works III, Demi-fiend's Japanese name Hitoshura, which translates to "Human-Asura", plays upon the concept of how Asura refers to evil demons amongst the Indo-Aryan peoples, but its Iranian cognate Ahura refers to good gods amongst the Persians.[4]

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 人修羅 Hitoshura Human-asura
Traditional Chinese 人修羅 Rénxiūluó Human-asura
French Demi-mauditShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax

Mi-démonShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Half-cursed
Half-demon
German Halbscheusal Half-brute
Italian Mezzo-diavolo Half-devil
Korean 인수라 Insura Human-asura
Brazilian Portuguese Semidemônio"Return of the True Demon" DLC description in the Brazilian eShop.
Semi-infernanteShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Semidemon
Semi-infernal
European Portuguese Deminimigo Demi-enemy
Spanish Semioscuro Semidark

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Reference

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ "Hunter Database - Demi-fiend The 18-year-old protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. Once an ordinary high schooler, he was transformed into a demon in the Vortex World, where he continues to fight alone." Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. English.
  3. ↑ "人修羅 《真・女神転生Ⅲ》の主人公。元々は普通の高校生だったが、 ボルテクスと呼ばれる世界で悪魔にされ、孤独な戦いを続けている。" Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Japanese.
  4. ↑ "人間にしてアクマという属性を有するため、“人修羅”と呼ばれる。修羅すなわち阿修羅とは、インドでは魔族アスラ、ペルシアでは善なる神族アフラとされたアーリア人の神で、善悪の両性で揺れる存在である。人とアクマの狭間で揺れる主人公に、ふさわしい呼称といえる。" Kazuma Kaneko Works III (2008). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 14. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0609-3.
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