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No matter which choice the [[Hero (Shin Megami Tensei)|Hero]] takes in the feud between Thorman and Gotou, the ICBMs are launched at Tokyo successfully, giving the party 30 seconds to respond. However, just before the blast, the [[Heroine]] sacrifices her life to cast [[Traport]], teleporting the Hero, [[Law Hero]], and [[Chaos Hero]] outside of the range of the explosion.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=At this rate, we'll both be killed! You have to survive! There's no time left. ...Goodbye, HERO. > HEROINE cast Traport.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The remaining party members find themselves within the [[Diamond Realm]], during which 30 years pass in Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Messian: ...It is our duty to live on, holding our faith in God in our hearts. 30 years ago, this world was shattered by the great Cataclysm.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | No matter which choice the [[Hero (Shin Megami Tensei)|Hero]] takes in the feud between Thorman and Gotou, the ICBMs are launched at Tokyo successfully, giving the party 30 seconds to respond. However, just before the blast, the [[Heroine]] sacrifices her life to cast [[Traport]], teleporting the Hero, [[Law Hero]], and [[Chaos Hero]] outside of the range of the explosion.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=At this rate, we'll both be killed! You have to survive! There's no time left. ...Goodbye, HERO. > HEROINE cast Traport.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The remaining party members find themselves within the [[Diamond Realm]], during which 30 years pass in Tokyo.<ref name=SMT1Messian>{{Cite Game|quote=Messian: ...It is our duty to live on, holding our faith in God in our hearts. 30 years ago, this world was shattered by the great Cataclysm.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | ||
In the 30 years after the Great Cataclysm, the landscape of Tokyo changed and the entire world has been ravaged,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=En no Ozuno: You must know that the world you lived in has been utterly destroyed.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> but there are still survivors. Among them, the [[Messian Church]], sees the Great Cataclysm as a trial by God to test their faith.<ref name=SMT1Messian></ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Messian: The Cataclysm 30 years ago was a trial sent to us by God. But now the world is recovering, thanks to the hard work of those who never lost faith. Faith in God...|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
A major difference between Tokyo in 199X and [[Tokyo 203X (Shin Megami Tensei)|203X]] is that overtime the yen has become worthless in favor of a new currency [[Macca]]. The Hero learns this firsthand when attempting to give yen to a beggar outside of [[Shinjuku (Shin Megami Tensei)|Shinjuku]] who rejects it.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Shabby Man: What the hell am I supposed to do with this...? Give me Macca, dammit! Damn cheapskates... I hope you end up as Ozawa's slaves in Shinjuku... ...Don't you even know where Shinjuku is? It's north from here, and then west. > The yen HERO had is now nothing more than scrap paper...|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> In 203X, yen only has value as a collector's item and can be exchanged with an Old Man in Shinjuku for Macca.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Old Man: What do you want? Ah, you have yen that was used before the Great Cataclysm! Won't you let me have it?|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Old Man: My collection's even bigger now...|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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====Visionaries==== | ====Visionaries==== | ||
More details concerning the Great Cataclysm were revealed in the [[Visionary]] | More details concerning the Great Cataclysm and it's fallout were revealed in the [[Visionary]] cutscenes featured in the GBA and iOS versions of {{link|game|SMT1}}. | ||
In "US Flag", Ambassador Thorman is shown convincing the President of the United States to approve his request to launch ICBMs at Tokyo. Initially, the President is unsure, but after Thorman tells him that there was likely a demon behind martial law getting instituted in Tokyo, he agrees, believing that some lives are worth sacrificing for the sake of order.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Thorman: This martial law they've enacted isn't to restore order in the city. I believe there's a high-ranking demon behind it all. President: You think the demons are taking advantage of the chaos to enslave humanity...? Then there's no getting around this purification of Tokyo. Some sacrifices are necessary to maintain order, after all.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
In "Jade Ring", [[Law Hero's Girlfriend]] is confirmed to have been killed in the explosion, only remembering a bright light before passing.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Count Red: There we are... We must make this city a beautiful one for dear Alice. Resurrected ones! Given time, your appearance will be as it was before. May you all live joyful lives here in Roppongi! Law Hero's Girlfriend: What? I...There was a bright light, then... What happened afterwards?|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
In "Balisong", [[Ozawa]] hears the blast from a safe distance from it. He does not know what it was, but assumes that it means Gotou must've screwed up his plans.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=> Immediately after the Great Cataclysm… Ozawa: Oww… Shit. What WAS that just now…? Looks like that Gotou screwed up somewhere along the line.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
In "Dog Collar", [[Pascal]]-[[Cerberus]] is shown searching for the Hero after the Great Cataclysm, but is disheartened, believing no human body could survive the blast. However, Pascal continues the search for years,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Pascal: GRRR... *whine* NO SMELL HERO HERE EITHER.COULD NO SURVIVE THAT BLAST WITH HUMAN BODY. *whine* > A few years later...|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> until coming across [[Echidna]] at [[Tokyo Destinyland]], who brainwashes them into becoming her servant.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=Echidna: Soon...Soon your worthless memories will be no more... Here's an idea... I'll have you live beneath me as a gatekeeper. Hahaha...|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=iOS|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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