Hallelujah: Difference between revisions

When the party returns to Tokyo and prepares for Armageddon, Hallelujah receives a message from Abe stating that the Ashura-Kai will side with Lucifer. Initially torn between his loyalty to the gang and his belief to do the right thing, he resolves to stay and fight with the party. As the party makes their way through [[Camp Ichigaya]], he catches a glimpse of Abe in the corridors<!-- {omfg what do you call the Hall of Eternity and Hall of Chaos? is that what they're called? they're like lucifer's domain right. also idk if i should mention that one interaction hallelujah has with the ashura-kai grunts cuz this section is already so long and i feel embarrassed writing this} --> and is later questioned on why he is disobeying orders. Although momentarily reverting to his old timidness due to his insubordinance, Hallelujah is left dazed when Abe tells him to explain in person and he will receive a truth in return.

Later, when the party confronts Lucifer in the reactor room, the Ashura-Kai members present worry about the future of the gang without the demon's backing. Here, Hallelujah confesses to killing Abe and declares himself the new head of the Ashura-Kai. The gang members shrink away at the boy's newfound assertiveness and accept him as leader. After Armageddon, his new position is quickly instated,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''No. 55 - This is kind of embarrassing''' . . .After I left you, things got pretty crazy. Some of the higher-ups were pissed. They swarmed me, saying that if I wanted to be the official leader of the Ashura-kai I needed to do this and that and that and this... I spent hours going through a whole mess of boring paperwork. . .|title=Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse|developer=|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> with the shopkeepers even referring to him as "Boss".<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Shopkeeper:''' Welcome to the official Ashura-kai shop! Wait, Boss!? It's an honor to have you visit, sir!|title=Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse|developer=|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Despite this, he continues to accompany Nanashi and the party as they deal with the [[Cosmic Egg]].

====Massacre Route====

If Hallelujah is chosen as the goddess, he is grateful to be chosen and becomes subservient to Nanashi. <!-- {ok i forgot this until now but every goddess cutscene has the person chosen reiterate that its only gonna be them and nanashi and they can't rely on anyone else ill figure out how to word that not rn} -->

After this incident, the story jumps ahead a couple of years into the future, with Hallelujah soon to be 10 years old. His mother tries her best to teach him about the world and notes that he has made a friend called Chiro. He also still bears a heavy attachment to her, becoming petulant when she implies he can do things on his own. However, a man who had been a client of his mother when they still lived in the underground district begins to tell Hallelujah that it was his mother's fault for why they had to leave the safety of the underground, straining their relationship. Trying to repair it, his mother confesses the truth that his father is actually a demon. However, this only serves to further distance Hallelujah from his mother, as he does not take the revelation well. A few days after this conversation, his mother leaves and never returns.

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Hallelujah was a summonable thunder 7★ unit in ''Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse's'' collaboration with the mobile game [[wikipedia:Brave Frontier|Brave Frontier]]. He was featured on a limited time banner alongside Gaston and Toki. His Omni Evolution unit artwork portrays him as his demon self.

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