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==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
Gimel is the administrator of the Arcadia district of [[Tokyo Millenium]]. He is described as exceptionally intelligent. The residents of Arcadia refer to him as "Lord Gimel", and view him as their Messiah, owing the peace and happiness they experience in the district to him. | |||
He is a very ethereal looking man, being dressed in all white clothes and a choker, with his sleeves having tiered ruffles and an open dress shirt that shows off his well-defined chest and abdomen. He has gold chains that act as a belt and atop his long and black hair rests a laurel wreath. His footwear consists of just brown sandals, and he is always seen holding a golden harp. His design for the Playstation release of ''Shin Megami Tensei II'' is slightly different, as his hair is longer, the golden harp has different design, it lacks the golden chains, and his sleeves are tiered puffs instead of ruffles. The clothing is more reminiscent of a low cut bell bottom pant suit. | |||
"Gimel" is named after the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which can translate to either "3" or "Camel". | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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Gimel is first introduced in a mysterious flashback [[Aleph]] has in [[Valhalla]], in which a [[Mekata|man]] introduces him to Aleph and asks if he remembers his name. If Aleph responds he does, Gimel can be renamed. Otherwise if he responds with no, then he will be told Gimel's name. | Gimel is first introduced in a mysterious flashback [[Aleph]] has in [[Valhalla]], in which a [[Mekata|man]] introduces him to Aleph and asks if he remembers his name. If Aleph responds he does, Gimel can be renamed. Otherwise if he responds with no, then he will be told Gimel's name. | ||
Gimel's first in-person appearance is in | Gimel's first in-person appearance is in Arcadia, after [[Zayin]] reccomends that Aleph visit him. There, wealthy citizens hand-picked by the [[Center]] live lives of luxury, free from pain and strife. When Aleph meets with him, he discusses the state of Arcadia, claiming that he built it into an ideal world that serves as a showcase for what the [[Millenium Kingdom]] will look like when it is fully realized; A world where demonic threats and conflicts between others cease to exist. He requests that Aleph tell Zayin that Arcadia is a great success, and sends him on his way. | ||
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After defeating Gimel, Aleph is presented with a choice: Enter his name into the system, which will register him as the new savior of Arcadia, destroy the system, which will destroy Arcadia along with killing all the residents hooked up to it, or simply leave it be, leaving Arcadia without an administrator. | After defeating Gimel, Aleph is presented with a choice: Enter his name into the system, which will register him as the new savior of Arcadia, destroy the system, which will destroy Arcadia along with killing all the residents hooked up to it, or simply leave it be, leaving Arcadia without an administrator. | ||
He is mentioned by [[Mekata]] when Aleph's party meets him again inside of [[Abaddon]], who reveals that Gimel's role in the [[Messiah Project]] was being the administrator of the Virtual World, for the purpose of conducting tests for what would become the Millenium Kingdom. | |||
==Visionaries== | |||
Gimel is featured in two [[Visionary]] cutscenes in the Game Boy Advance and iOS versions of the game. | |||
In "Gold Wing Harp", Gimel and Zayin discuss the concept of salvation. Gimel disparages Zayin's idea that it should be accessible to all people, arguing that the Center does not have the resources to accommodate everyone and adding that there is a growing corruption within the Center that must be destroyed. | |||
In "Laurel Leaf", Gimel is asked a multitude of questions by a priest while the [[Elders]] observe. The questions are based around the concept of salvation and the Messiah and [[YHVH|God]]'s role in delivering it. Gimel gives very extremist answers to them, claiming that those who will be saved obey God's authority unquestioningly, and if they do not they should be destroyed. Even if people try to obey God, if they do not fit in with God's purpose, they should be destroyed, for it is God and the Messiah who determine who should be saved and who should happy; People's will is unnecessary. The Elders note that this way of thinking is not of a Messian's but of a ruler's, though they decide that they can still make use of him. They assure themselves that as long as they have him under their control, no mistakes can occur. The scene ends with Gimel silently standing alone. | |||
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