Ayako

Ayako is a character briefly mentioned in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse and is featured heavily in the short story Kakusareta Ibutsu To, Kakushita Otoko. She is Hallelujah's mother.

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Ayako is Hallelujah's mother and takes care of him for the first 10 years of his life. She works hard to provide for him and make sure the two of them can be safe and secure. However, the stress of living in a Firmament-covered Tokyo takes a heavy toll on her mental health; she is easily irritated especially at the smallest slights, which sometimes leads to her lashing out at Hallelujah. When in doubt, she reassures herself by asking herself what her Angel would think is best. She holds an intense affection for him, despite him leaving her and Hallelujah behind to fend for themselves.

Although her physical appearance is not explicitly described in detail, she notes that Hallelujah looks just like her.^[1]

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Ayako makes no physical appearance in-game. Instead, Hallelujah briefly mentions her disappearance when he was 10. He is unsure whether she died or intentionally abandoned him.

Novel Appearances

Kakusareta Ibutsu To, Kakushita Otoko

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Ayako is the author of the journal being read by an unknown man. She tries to document her everyday life when Hallelujah gifts her a pen and notebook.

End of spoilers.

Trivia

Her name is not revealed in-game, but rather in the short story she is heavily featured in.^[2]
Although not mentioned in-game or in the short story, a small timeline of her life is detailed in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse's design documents:
- She had been orphaned at the age of 10, similarly to Hallelujah, after the Firmament covered Tokyo.
- She had met Samyaza at the age of 19 when she was suicidal. She later gave birth to Hallelujah when she was 20.
- She was 30 at the time of her disappearance and subsequent death.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アヤコ	Ayako

Notes

References

↑ "顔も、私そっくりでヤだ。" "ショートストーリート1: 隠された遺物と、隠した男", 真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式設定資料集+神話世界への旅, 美藤葉子. Published by Ichijinsha. Japanese. (1st ed.) 32. ISBN-13: 978-4758014953.
↑ "･･････なあ、アヤコ?" "ショートストーリート1: 隠された遺物と、隠した男", 真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式設定資料集+神話世界への旅, 美藤葉子. Published by Ichijinsha. Japanese. (1st ed.) 33. ISBN-13: 978-4758014953.

[1] "顔も、私そっくりでヤだ。" "ショートストーリート1: 隠された遺物と、隠した男", 真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式設定資料集+神話世界への旅, 美藤葉子. Published by Ichijinsha. Japanese. (1st ed.) 32. ISBN-13: 978-4758014953.

[2] "･･････なあ、アヤコ?" "ショートストーリート1: 隠された遺物と、隠した男", 真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式設定資料集+神話世界への旅, 美藤葉子. Published by Ichijinsha. Japanese. (1st ed.) 33. ISBN-13: 978-4758014953.

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