Application for Empatheias.

[alephbet]

⌈ PLAYER SECTION ⌉
Player: Mini
Contact: Misheard
Age: 22
Current Characters: Vinegar Doppio


⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character: Aleph
Age: Probably around six months? Appears early twenties.
Canon: Shin Megami Tensei II
Canon Point: Post-Chaos ending

Background: This is way too much detail but it's the wiki I've got. It ends before the route split, so here's what happens in the Chaos route:

Aleph agrees to fight with Lucifer, and together they storm Eden and kill Satan and YHVH. Before they fight with YHVH, He curses Aleph and Hiroko and their bloodlines to constantly reincarnate into torturous lives in worlds about to be destroyed with no chance of saving them. Then they kick His ass and start rebuilding from the ruins of the Tokyo Millennium.

Personality: Aleph is the Messiah for more reasons than just being assigned the label or beating another Messiah for the right to use the term. Aleph is the Messiah because he helps people. Whenever people are in need, he barely needs to be told to go off and fix things for them. He doesn't get a lot of reward for this, and he doesn't need to. It's just the right thing to do. If you asked him why you'd probably get a confused look from him and probably a short sentence like, "It just is."

Aleph gets used to helping people largely because people are always coming to him for help. It scarcely takes a moment after he's in Valhalla before Hiroko asks him to accompany her to Madam's mansion, and after Aleph is revealed to be the Messiah, he gets all kinds of orders. Aleph never complains about this - he's in no position to. When Lucifer himself is making requests of you, you know you're in a position where your assistance is crucial.

Aleph does not talk much, in a way. In another way he does. He's constantly in bars chatting people up to hear the plot advancements, but his dialogue options are limited to 'yes' and 'no' and the subject rarely turns to him. What really happens here is that Aleph doesn't talk much about himself. He's the kind of person that other people feel comfortable talking to and open up to, but he keeps his own participation in the conversation to a minimum.

He's very hard to faze and willing to accept what's going on. When a strange old man gives him the power to control demons, the first thing he does is... start contracting with and controlling demons. If he is the Messiah, then he's going to do his duties; if he's fighting God, then he's going to fight God and not be afraid. Mysterious man turns out to be Lucifer? All right, what does Lucifer want to say to him? It is very hard to really come up with something that Aleph can't handle.

Aleph is willing to make a stand and make his decision when it's necessary. When he knows that siding with Lucifer will mean going against Satan and God, two incredibly powerful beings, he chooses this and does not hesitate later or try to run away. He's made his choice, and he's going to carry it out through to the end. Even in the very beginning: Aleph was taken in by Okamoto while being attacked by demons, and taken under his wing as a gladiator. At that point in time, he was already fighting for his life - the virtual battlers might have been fake, but the tournaments were real, and to the death. Aleph learned very quickly that he could not hesitate if he wanted to survive.

Though it's hard to find time to unwind in a post-apocalyptic canon like his, Aleph does show signs of cutting loose occasionally. He enjoys spending time in discos, even when it's not really helpful to his quest, and is a fantastic dancer to the point where it's his best method of impressing demons. No one can be all serious savior of humanity all the time, and Aleph knows when and how to destress.

From Aleph's lone speaking appearance in the Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse DLC (which didn't happen to this Aleph), it's immediately obvious that Aleph gets concerned about other people easily. Even in the weird situation that the protagonists have been put in and with his tiny amount of lines, he shows sympathy and concern for the others multiple times. He's polite, but frank and to the point when it comes to telling people that there's no time for hesitation, that they have to fight for their lives.

Abilities: With the aid of an Arm Terminal, Aleph can summon and command demons. At his level of ability, very powerful demons will respond to his negotiations. The six he's bringing/intending to bring are all capable fighters in their own right - this is the team that brought down God, minus Hiroko (his mother) and Lucifer (the devil).

The demons in his party are: Mara, Beelzebub, Shiva, Anubis, Rangda, and Lilim.

He's a capable fighter with both a sword and a gun, although he favors a gun. He's also very good at dancing, so good that he can walk into a dance contest halfway through and still handily win. Totally an ability.

Alignment: Thras. It takes tremendous amounts of bravery to fight against God Himself and similar powerful foes, and it would be a lie to say there weren't times when Aleph was terrified, but he overcame those moments to kick enormous amounts of ass.

Other: Just the thing under questions!


⌈ SAMPLE SECTION ⌉
Sample:
Manty, huh? I probably should have realized.

["Manty" is small for a manticore, but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous - Aleph has gone up against too many tiny demons to think otherwise even for a second. He's unarmed, and he's slow to approach, trying not to spook that child's pet.]

C'mere, Manty... I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want to take you back to your owner, okay?

[The moment he gets too close, Manty lunges at him, sinking its teeth into Aleph's arm. Aleph hisses in pain, but grabs the creature by the nape of its neck and pulls it off of him.]

Or we can do this the hard way, I guess.

[No matter how much the creature struggles, it can't get out of Aleph's grip. Satisfied that the target has been successfully caught, Aleph starts back for the city.

Manty's owner will be so happy to see it again. The payment's not the important part: seeing someone smile when they'd been in tears before is. Pride in a job well done fills Aleph, and flowers surround him as he walks, blooming up from the ground near his feet. He tries not to step on any as he walks.]

At least they aren't breaking through the road this time...

[It doesn't put a damper on his good mood, and the flowers continue to grow.]

(I also have a test drive thread.)

Questions: Demons are intelligent and capable of speech, but they're closer to Pokemon than appable characters, contained in an Arm Terminal and typically used only for battle. Would Aleph be able to bring his demons in with him?