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{{Stub|series=SMT|reason=Inclusion of info and more examples in different games desired. Confirm that this event isn't referenced in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation]]''}}{{Image|reason=Screenshot of event wanted}}{{For|the apocalyptic event in {{Link|Game|SMT4}} and {{Link|Game|SMT4A}}|[[God's Plan]]}} | {{Stub|series=SMT|reason=Inclusion of info and more examples in different games desired. Confirm that this event isn't referenced in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation]]''}}{{Image|reason=Screenshot of event wanted}}{{For|the apocalyptic event in {{Link|Game|SMT4}} and {{Link|Game|SMT4A}}|[[God's Plan]]}} | ||
[[File:SMT1 MCD Great Cataclysm 1 Screenshot.png|thumb|350px|Screenshot of the ICBMs exploding over Tokyo during the Great Cataclysm from the Mega-CD version of {{Link|Game|SMT1}}]] | [[File:SMT1 MCD Great Cataclysm 1 Screenshot.png|thumb|350px|Screenshot of the ICBMs exploding over Tokyo during the Great Cataclysm from the Mega-CD version of {{Link|Game|SMT1}}]] | ||
The '''Great Cataclysm''' is a recurring apocalyptic event in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|Megami Tensei franchise]], which takes place in {{Link|Game|MT2}} and {{Link|Game|SMT1}}. In the {{Link|Series|SMT-}}, "Great Cataclysm" can refer to either when the city of Tokyo was barraged by ICBMs in [[Tokyo 199X (Shin Megami Tensei)|199X]]<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>, or collectively to | The '''Great Cataclysm''' is a recurring apocalyptic event in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|Megami Tensei franchise]], which takes place in {{Link|Game|MT2}} and {{Link|Game|SMT1}}. In the {{Link|Series|SMT-}}, "Great Cataclysm" can refer to either when the city of Tokyo was barraged by ICBMs in [[Tokyo 199X (Shin Megami Tensei)|199X]]<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><ref name=SMT2timeline>{{Cite Book|quote=199X 「東京大破壊」トールマンがICBMのボタンを押す。 203X 「東京大洪水」大規模な地殻変動により東京近郊が陥没、浸水|des=|chapter=|book={{Link|Game|SMT2}} Manual|publyear=1994|author=|publisher=Atlus|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=5|transl=|isbn=}}</ref>, or collectively to the ICBM launch and the [[Great Flood]] of Tokyo in [[Tokyo 203X (Shin Megami Tensei)|203X]].<ref name=SMTIflood>{{Cite Web|quote=I.C.B.M投下と大洪水の2つの災いは合わせて「大破壊」と呼ばれることとなる。|author=Tetsuya Katsuta|url=[https://www.4gamer.net/games/017/G001723/20060811000000/ 4Gamer]|archive=|published=September 22, 2006|retrieved=February 15, 2024|site=https://www.4gamer.net/|type=}}</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Aeon Genesis]] translation of {{Link|Game|SMT2}}'s manual states that after the Great Cataclysm "global nuclear holocaust ensued",<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=The Great Destruction of Tokyo Thorman presses the button to launch nuclear-warhead-tipped ICBMs at Tokyo. Global nuclear holocaust ensues.|des=|chapter=|book={{Link|Game|SMT2}} Manual|publyear=1994|author=|publisher=Atlus|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=5|transl=[[Aeon Genesis]]|isbn=}}</ref> but this is not present in the original Japanese text.<ref> | *The [[Aeon Genesis]] translation of {{Link|Game|SMT2}}'s manual states that after the Great Cataclysm "global nuclear holocaust ensued",<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=The Great Destruction of Tokyo Thorman presses the button to launch nuclear-warhead-tipped ICBMs at Tokyo. Global nuclear holocaust ensues.|des=|chapter=|book={{Link|Game|SMT2}} Manual|publyear=1994|author=|publisher=Atlus|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=5|transl=[[Aeon Genesis]]|isbn=}}</ref> but this is not present in the original Japanese text.<ref name=SMT2timeline></ref> | ||
*In ''Shin Megami Tensei II'', [[Satan]] references the Great Cataclysm in comparison to the [[Megiddo Ark]], saying that it is capable of a "true Great Cataclysm" that will annihilate all evil.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=方舟には もう1つ役目がある 再生のために行う 真の大破壊 ……イレースだ それは 強力なエネルギー光 メギド・アークを 地上にあびせ 全ての悪しき物を消滅させる|translquote=|title=Shin Megami Tensei II|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=SFC|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | *In ''Shin Megami Tensei II'', [[Satan]] references the Great Cataclysm in comparison to the [[Megiddo Ark]], saying that it is capable of a "true Great Cataclysm" that will annihilate all evil.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=方舟には もう1つ役目がある 再生のために行う 真の大破壊 ……イレースだ それは 強力なエネルギー光 メギド・アークを 地上にあびせ 全ての悪しき物を消滅させる|translquote=|title=Shin Megami Tensei II|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=SFC|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | ||
*In {{Link|Game|SMTI}}, "Great Cataclysm" collectively refers to the ICBM launch and the [[Great Flood]]<ref name=SMTIflood></ref> | *In {{Link|Game|SMTI}}, "Great Cataclysm" collectively refers to the ICBM launch and the [[Great Flood]]<ref name=SMTIflood></ref> | ||