Tokisada

Tokisada
トキサダ
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
Origin	Japanese history
Race(s)	FamedShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse FiendShin Megami Tensei: Imagine HeroShin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Alignment(s)	NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Tokisada is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Amakusa Shirō Tokisada was a 17th century Japanese Catholic from the Amakusa islands who participated in the Shimabara Rebellion against daimyo Matsukura Katsuie over heavy taxation and persecution of Christians. The rebellion was suppressed, and Shirō was beheaded at the age of 17; Katsuie would subsequently be deposed by the shogun, though Christian persecution in Japan would not end until the 1870s after the Meiji Restoration.

Design

Shirō's camp banner

The banner Tokisada carries is based off of Amakusa Shirō's real-life camp banner (Japanese: 天草四郎陣中旗, romanized Amakusa Shirō Jinchūki) painted by Yamada Emosaku. This banner depicts a Communion chalice and host flanked by two angels. The text reads in Portuguese (the language of the Jesuit missionaries in Japan) Lovvado seia o sãctissimo sacramento (modern spelling: Louvado seja o santíssimo sacramento), meaning "Praised be the most holy sacrament"; note that Kaneko's drawing is missing the final o in the first word that is present on the real banner.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Quest EncounterAlly

	Name Level HP MP Tokisada 47 1638 738	Strength 53 Dexterity 58 Magic 73 Agility 50 Luck 68
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Famed Neutral 944
Drop Chakra Drop (1%) Bead (1%) —
Resistances — DrDrain — — RsResist RsResist NuNull NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Hamaon 10 MP chance of instant K.O. (Light) to one enemy. Heaven's Bow 26 MP Heavy Gun damage to all enemies. Megido 25 MP Weak Almighty damage to all enemies.

	Name Level HP MP Tokisada 80 423 410	Strength 74 Dexterity 82 Magic 107 Agility 70 Luck 99
Location Fusion Accident
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Famed Neutral — — Clear "Four Wings, Four Heads"
Resistances — WkWeak — — StrStrong StrStrong NulNull NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Holy Wrath 45 MP Medium Almighty damage to all enemies. Does 50% more damage against Chaos-aligned targets. Innate Recarmdra 20 MP Full HP recovery and revival from K.O. to all allies. Instant K.O. to user. Innate Mana Surge — Increases user's max MP by 30%. Stacks with other bonuses. 81 Drain Gun — Makes user absorb Gun attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 82

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level HP MP Tokisada 80 499 411	Strength 53 Dexterity 70 Magic 120 Agility 78 Luck 95
Location Fusion Accident only
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Famed Neutral Gentle 65770
Resistances — WkWeak — — RsResist RsResist — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — -3 — — — — +4 -3 — — — +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Judgement Light 56 MP Severe light damage to all foes. Smirk: +80% instant death Innate Debilitate 100 MP Debuffs all foes' attack, defense, and agility by 1 level. Innate Smile Charge 50 MP Bestows the user with Smirk. Cannot be used if the user has ailment(s). 81 High Light Pleroma — Boosts light attack by 50%. 82

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Fully known as Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, his baptismal name was "Geronimo", though it became "Francisco" during the time of the rebellion. He was the leader of the Kan-ei 14 (1637) rebellion of Shimabara, though it is said that the mastermind of the rebellion was someone else and that Shiro was set up as the leader. After successfully defeating the Shogunate army several times, the rebels were finally besieged at Hara Castle and killed. His head was put on public display. He lived a mere 16 years.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Fully known as Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, his baptismal name was "Geronimo", though it became "Francisco" during the time of the rebellion. He was the leader of the Kan-ei 14 (1637) rebellion of Shimabara, though it is said that the mastermind of the rebellion was someone else and that Shiro was set up as the leader. After successfully defeating the Shogunate army several times, the rebels were finally besieged at Hara Castle and killed. His head was put on public display. He lived a mere 16 years.

Trivia

• According to Kazuma Kaneko, Tokisada's disembodied head functions similarly to the character Count Brocken's from the anime Mazinger Z.

• Due to the popularity of the 1981 film Samurai Reincarnation there was a surge of popularity in depictions of the historical Amakusa Shirō, which drove Kazuma Kaneko to make the Shin Megami Tensei: Nine design distinct to stand out from the rest.

• There is leftover unused data for Tokisada as a demon in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine. He is of the Fiend race and is level 75.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Tokisada
Japanese	トキサダ Tokisada	Tokisada. Katakana rendering of the epithet 時貞, meaning "time of righteousness."
Traditional Chinese	天草四郎時貞 Tiāncǎo sìláng shízhēn	Amakusa Shirō Tokisada
Korean	토키사다 Tokisada	Tokisada

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Unused RTS icon from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
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  Model from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine