Reviewing Shin Megami Tensei Protagonist Designs
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Checking out the designs of SMT protagonists past, from SMT 1 all the way to Nahobino. Doesn't include spinoff series like Devil Survivor or Persona since I'll probably cover those at a later date.
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Demi-Fiend:
>Takes shirt off
>Punches everything
>Punches God to death
>Punches Lucifer
>Win
taking god hand a little bit too literally
where is the gif option google?
>honeymoon with pixie
>Refuses to elaborate further
>Leaves
Demifiend I didn't hear no bell
I can confirm that Jesus Armor is not a translation error. It's really called that.
Jesus Armor.
Jesus Armor.
For a second I thought it was supposed to be Messiah armour but no
J E S U S A R M O U R
@@ultragamer4465
Bottom text.
Jesus armor
I like how the SMT1 protag's armor looks like it's a bunch of things haphazardly thrown together just to have some sort of protection. It fits well with the post-apocalyptic portions.
In the apocalypse, every hole is a trench
@@kwadarth ....I feel like out of context that sentence sounds kinky.
@@SpideyfanX Well in that sense, he's not wrong
And demi fiend be like *shirtless armor boi"
Kaneko: Another thing that bothered me was the trend of the main character always being portrayed as someone special -- a legendary warrior, for example. It was the equivalent of saying you can't succeed unless you're from a wealthy family, and I just couldn't stand that. I wasn't born with special genes, and I'm sure most other players weren't either. No matter who you are, if you're given a chance and have the guts to try your best, you can become a hero... That became the concept of Megami Tensei.
Design-wise, Space Marine. No questions asked. He's an actual trained military soldier exploring a series of extradimensional anomalies and he looks like a mix between Doom Slayer, an Ultraman and someone's Stand.
Which, to be fair, Strange Journey and Bizarre Adventure mean the same thing.
The Demons are his Stands
He really looks like a military-themed tokusatsu character
The female If protag looks like a Pixie disguised as a human... I'm onto her...
Pixie is hot, so it's fine
@@jarnegi uhhhh I'm uhh no
@@ScoliosisKing1 yes
Tamaki is damn fine.
@@jarnegi please don't
As much as I love the Nahobino form, I’m gonna miss his flowery uniform.
I mean...you'll get to see it in the game over cutscene
@Declan McKenna That...wouldn't really make sense, but it might happen
Maybe the protag will occasionally get thrown back into their reality and will have their uniform.
There probably wont be any social-sim mechanics but maybe some of your choices could cause your world to start colliding with the apocolypse world.
@Weston Meyer I think that’s cool.
@Declan McKenna it made sense for DDS SMT 5 prob not
Demi-Fiend is always gonna be my favorite SMT protagonist Design wise and just in general. The Tattoos all over his body lined with neon green-ish outline with the casual shorts, it unique and pretty cool. Nahobino comes really close as a second favorite with the Majestic flowing blue hair and fancy hand sword.
I'm really conflicted about Demi-Fiend and always have been. I fucking dislike his design pre-conception 100%, but I really like his demon design despite it being little more than removing the hoodie and adding tattoos.
@@drumo2273 Agreed. The tattoos feel like tribal tattoos too, which kinda adds to the much less futuristic feel that Nocturne has
Appropriate, since 5 has the same director as Nocturne, yes?
DarklordKyo We still don’t know who’s directing V, but Katsura Hirano was the lead director on Nocturne and he now heads up the Persona games, so he’s definitely not directing V. If anything, Kazuyuki Yamai might be directing (he is definitely producing) and he was a co-Director on Nocturne and the lead director on IV.
+those red stripes you get from TDE.
I really dig the SMT V protag design. Yeah, he looks like he went to get his hair cut and they ended up butchering it, but that longer lock and bangs look surprisingly cool.
it's the lain vibe
His hair kinda reminds me of alucard mantel.
I like to think he has his hair cut like that to avoid face-scanning technology.
I feel like it also speaks on how he might not be so conforming
It bothers me
All law heroes have long hair. Even flynn, since he grow up in a law society.
flynn is neutral
@@yeehaw8089 yes, but Mikado is overwhelmingly Law
@@yeehaw8089 He grew in a heavily law centered place(Mikado)
I wonder if thats a subtle nod to Sanson, the bible guy with the long ass hair
We practically already have 3 Law based Protagonist huh. (Their origin, not alignment per-se)
Starting from Hawk(Aleph), Flynn and then Nahobino.
Neutral have SMT 1 and Strange Journey, Chaos? Is it demi-fiend?
SMT designs are so cool. Need to get that SMTV t-shirt
My friend once told me Demi-fiend looks the way he does cuz he's supposed to be like a living comp, which can explain how he's able to use terminals and summon demons.
Yup that's what I thought too. In game his fin thing looks like it's bolted on his nape. Not to mention it's the only foreign object about him that didn't he didn't already have with him like his shoes. Plus there's the actual intent of the shark fin. I remember hearing it's supposed to represent his power. Which in game is probably the comp part of him.
Personally I'm think naho with his blue hair will have a similar thing going on. The hair representing the power is a pretty common thing at this point. But I think it's gonna be like what the fin was to demi.
@@lastmanstanding7155 the 'fin' as said by kaneko himself is 'an ancient part of the brain' an 'organ used to talk to demons'
His original concept was a literal "digital demon" which got scrapped partway through for a more "organic" look.
Thats probably why nahobino seems more techno despite being similar to demi.They're going full digital this time.
All I know is that, whatever his design was supposed to be, he was supposed to be nude, but obviously couldn't be. I recall an interview or something to that effect.
I know it's not on the video, but for me in the whole megaten franchise, including persona, dds and devil survivor, nobody is ever gonna top Raidou Kuzunoha in sheer coolness design wise.
Agreed.
I'd say Abel with his white or black cape comes close though.
He has drip
Raidou always reminded me of Jotaro which is a very good thing
Raidou oozes style. And even when he is taking a bath, he keeps his cool hat
SMT 1 protag's design that IMO suits really really well in the context of its own story. His equipment and armor looks rather improvised, which makes sense if you live in a post-apocalyptic word. And I like the cyberpunk aesthetic of this protag.
Also, the demonica might be one of the most memorable powersuits in videogames. Maybe is the combination of colors for the suit that makes it look slick af, maybe is the odd and kinda goofy headgear that looks like a bucket, or maybe is the "out of this world" or "extraterrestrial" vibe that the whole suit gives. God I love that suit.
Hard agree on the extraterrestrial vibe, it really helps to make you feel like you’re exploring someplace completely alien
The demonica reminds me of retro robot toys I used to have. Like a "classic sci-fi" vibe.
I have the same reasons to like Nanashi that you have for the Hero. He really nails the post apocalyptic "use what you found" feel imo
I'd say Demonica suit is as unique as Demi-Fiend design. Demi-Fiend is like a COMP himself btw you know, look at his "demon marks", look at his "lump from the nape". He's like a chip, with all those glowing circuits and an antenna on his nape that seems to work as the transmitter to summon demons.
Although my favorite ones are Flynn, because he really looks like a "Demon Master", and Hero, from Shin Megami Tensei I, bc that idea of a geek turning into a survival fighter. Both are more like "normal human" that can summon demons than something super special so I think that's why I love them more.
All of them has its own charm tho. I love SMT protagonists designs. They are totally unique and I could see them as some kind of Messiah if they told me they are without even know them. Nahobino as a student is perfect, and his transformation was a little shocking to me at first (not because the "gender thing" but because the light sword and design overall) but I then remembered Vishnu-Flynn and now I see him as some kind of divine form that's very powerful. Masayuki Doi designs look powerful in general.
I heard when coming up with demifiends design they wanted circuit boards sticking out of his chest but decided not to be too obvious that he is a Comp.
Raidou has pretty much become my favorite character design of all time
He is just to badass
Same bro, his cap, cloak, summoning tubes and color scheme work so well
That...train driver hat...?
Yeah Raidou is great
@@jayphangx8742 don't forget THE GUN
Nahobino has become an instant favorite of mine. He both cute and cool, perfect combination.
Aleph has a very stoic demeanor while maintaining this androgynous elegance. I love it
My friend once proposed the theory that the SMT V protagonist's hair is inspired by asian punk haircuts that are meant to mess with face recognition technology. Personally, this makes his hair seem cooler to me than before and gives them a reason to have this haircut.
I very much I believe it has to do with who he's the Knowledge of. His *true* form.
Flynn is the coolest design. Nothing beats a samurai with a chad ponytail.
Facts
And what about raidou?
Chad Flynn vs Virgin Nanashi
@@clevert.
The definition of handsome.
I can acclaim to that
Imagine going to school in full drip, being all like "yea bitch what up"
I remember Demi-Fiend kinda freaking me out for some reason but now I love his design. I like a lot of designs but the Smt 1 protagonist might have my favourite
I'm genuinely surprised at the community's reaction to Naobino's design. You think they'd hate it for looking 'too anime' but most everyone seems to love it
Cause he’s pretty
His design looks sick, his hair feels like a cape
Remeber that alot of SMT fans came from persona. Not thats a bad thing, hell 5 introduced me to the series, just a good thing to keep in mind, and since the later games are definetly more anime-esque, I can see why many people, including myself, think its a cool design.
i kinda just wanted a smt 1 or 2 looking design so. I'm not really mad i just expected something else
ProtoMan.EXE vibes real.
Man the samurai garb it's too cool, the somewhat regal aspect and the blend of old and new it's quite fitting for the game, i kept wearing just because i liked it even against fire users, probably the only thing that i would cosplay just because i genuinely want to wear it 10/10
Yeah it's the costume I use for my crew in Persona 5 Royal. Just such a sick outfit.
@@lilsammy112 Which battle theme plays with that on?
@@Fermin-hw5pd the SMT4 battle theme which I normally like, but take over is such a bop so sometime I'll leave Joker in his regular outfit to keep it.
Demi fiend design always looked so cool to me. Nothing more badass than a guy with nothing but shorts on him challenging the world to survive.
damn the cute messiahs be makin me act up tho
I add points to Nanashis design because the mark on his face is actually a scar that he gets in all is reincarnations its a cool detail
Honestly I love Aleph, I think he's my favorite SMT Protag Design, he's just super sleek looking, and it feels like he has the best balance between cohesion and uniqueness in his design, it helps that I really love the general aesthetic of SMT2's world as a whole.
same!! hiroko looks sick
I'm pretty sure SMTV protag awakened something in everyone
no, i was already pan
Bro, dude is so androgynous I was convinced they were female in the trailer.
Not me
@@brycebitetti1402 His voice is manly af.
@@juliusalexandria4361 and he wears a male school uniform
The visual design for the samurai’s outfits in SMT 4 is so goddamn good
Flynn's armor and sick ass cyber arm is the raddest shit ever. But for whatever reason his face has always reminded me of ProJared... Kinda ruins the whole design for me.
Ruined forever
Thanks, now I can't unsee it...
I don't see ProJared, I think it's weird that you do.
why would you do this
I don't/can't see Jared's face on Flynn but I'm sorry that you do 😔
The fucking samurai jacket is so amazing
Always great to find another SMT I guy enjoyer out there. Both his pre-apocalypse and post-apocalypse designs are still the peak of protagonist design to me. SMT I in general has my favorite human designs of the series, like Law Hero, Chaos Hero and Heroine.
Law Hero looks pretty hot, no homo.
The demonica is awesome with its "old school robot" look. I also like how the SJ protagonist's eye color and expression changes in the Law and Chaos routes.
The powerglove comp is probably my favourite… what would you call it, accessory?… and I wish it would return with newer character designs. That chunky shell with wires running up the arm and keyboards with weird sigils instead of normal letters, the perfect mix of occult and retro future tech
Nanashi kinda also has a forearm comp but it loses points for being just a smartphone duct taped to his arm
I somehow completely forgot about Flynn
The SMT V protag’s human form hair looks like the lain hair
Aleph's blue Visor/Googles are mentioned in the manual that give him the video feed for 2D Field, HUD and Virtual Training. Its standard issue with the COMP for every Tokyo Millenium Citizen.
I find it interesting how many of these characters look somewhat androgynous. It may just be Kazuma Kaneko's art style, but it works pretty well.
@@ls0l4ce Yeah, that's certainly part of it. I always found it hillarous when anime or what not depict teenagers/young adults as ripped (Looking at you, Jojo). It's pretty refreshing.
Dude, Japanese media is full of pretty boys, have you played an FF game?
@@canadmexi they still look plenty masculine (look at squall for example or FF16 protagonist) Nomura always tries his darndest to maintain the “pretty-boy” look while making it that you can identify the character as male (Zidane does not look androgynous it might just be his uncanny ugly Af eyes). I can’t speak for FF1-6 as Amano just didn’t give a fuck and the femboi is real with those fools.
My only issue with demi-fiend is the shorts. Holy moly they’re awful
Yeah he should lose them
i wanna see the demi-bulge
demi-fiend in underwear mod for the PC version when
but shorts are comfortable and easy to wear according to another monster catching series
At the very least, change it to regular pants
I like this idea, reviewing character designs within a certain grouping of characters. It would certainly be neat to see more.
SMT5 protag's school uniform is nice and all, but I'm interested who designed it in universe. Like those flowers on a school uniform is veeery fancy, it's not like it's a simple checkerboard pattern like P5's trousers.
i like the smt v guy. i'm worried his hair will give the switch's soc a seizure lmao
It already does, have you played Xenoblade Chronicles 2? If someone has, they have to be familiar with that hair movement xd
I love how much effort was put into the first two protagonists because you never see them in-game (in their games).
I enjoy smt 1 specifically because all characters have a pre apocalypse design and a post design and I thought that was the coolest thing. In most JRPGs significant visual character design changes are reserved for the main protagonist as they tend to have extremely dramatic character arcs compare to other characters who tend to be internal. SMT 1 guy though and his two friends turned rivals as their own sorts of heros change significantly. Law becomes a priest looking guy, significantly contrasting his old cool rebellious motor cycle like attire. Chaos goes from this weak looking wimp of a man to a demonic ninja of sorts. It's so cool. And SMT 1 keeps much of himself but has changed and adapted to survive the world he now lives in. He wears nothing for show and it's all to ensure his survival.
Nocturne also has that to some extant with the reason/demonic sponsor variants of their character designs.
The "Jesus Armor" could be a reference to the Armor of God mentioned in Ephesians 6:11. It consists of the belt of truth, the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of peace, the shield of faith, and the sword of the spirit. Most Christians generally agree that it's more of a metaphorical armor for spiritual battles rather than a real one though
There's a holy lance relic in Vienna (spear of Longinus). Maybe all those holy equipment is stored somewhere lmao.
I really like how Joker in Persona 5 is more chaos aligned while Nahobino from SMT 5 is presumedly more law aligned, really neat contrast
Demi-fiend and Minato aswell. Minato is more law alligned since he is potrayed as jesus and demifiend is more chaos alligned because of lucifer.
Just an FYI, Aleph is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable. Everyone is named after Hebrew letters in SMT2.
Fither is pogging out.
the black upper lip is just such a strange design choice but it looks so amazing. its not something that sounds like it would work to me but its an amazing creative choice, theres nothing else like it which gives smt such an original style
my favorite shin megami tensei protagonist has got to be
jack frost
My fav designs are Nahobino and Demi Fiend's. Nahobino's design fits his "god at it's full potential" characteristics, having both male and female characteristics, looking graceful, beautiful but letal and powerful at the same time. Demi Fiend just looks badass, looking like a human but with a mix of demon traits, fitting his character pretty well. (I apologize for any grammatical errors)
Why does the Strange Journey Protag. look like he came out of Dead Space
50% Deadspace. 50% Bionicle. 100% awesome.
Strange Journey also has space demons.
i cant believe that smt is finally mainstream wtf. i remember a time when smt used to be considered an obscure series.
We've come a long way :)
All we needed was for Nocturne to come back and some SMTV news....who knew
*glares sideways at Atlus for taking so long*
@@mbrillon765 better late than never
It isn't really mainstream tbh, it's still pretty niche, bt i have a feeling after the game drops it might become mainstream.
@@mbrillon765 No glaring, did you want a rushed product?
No?
Cus ATLUS had never worked with Unreal Engine before, if V came out earlier a glitchy, buggy SMT game is what you would've gotten.
So cease your glaring.
Game development takes time, y'know.
Nanashi design kinda reminds me of Kaneda. I mean,it does look like biker's 90s anime clothing.
I find that funny because I’ve recently watched Akira today and I can see that.
The Demi-Fiend is my favorite.
I always imagined demifiend barely using his abilities, like he just beats gods and demons with his fists. While smtV protag is flashy anime character demifiend is the character that gets hit by those flashy moves and doesn't even care, he just oneshots you.
Nahobino: ARAMASA! *fucking Whirlwind Blades*
"no devil survivor"
damnit, i was hoping he'd talking about hibiki's design, its my fav
Love me some Bunny boy.
Whenever I see the Devil Survivor 1 Protagonist, I always just see Laharl from Disgaea.
No dee dee es
Persona protagonists next? Including Aigis and that guy from trinity soul
I gotta be real. As much as the tats and the hair set up Demi-fiend as a total badass, his little shorts and the dorky blue sneakers utterly crush any pretense of badassery he might’ve had in my eves.
Like, these clothes belong on a kid who desperately tries to hang out with older kids by smoking cigarets and swearing, but still comes running whenever mom calls his full name in an angry tone.
Nahobino's human hair reminds me of Lain Iwakura's hair, but not as long so it doesn't really strike me THAT much.
I really enjoyed this, I’ve always liked the smt protag designs over the persona ones. maybe for a future video you could do the spin offs as well, like devil summoner, devil survivor, etc.
me: *gets a job*
*sees that fither has a merch store*
me: "give money i should"
I love Dx2 femc design, like, this casual dress and hoodie, she looks like regular person, like your neighbour, unlike any other SMT female character, i adore her
That's bizarre, i was literally thinking it would be cool if you made this exact video yesterday
Shout out to SMT5 Protag
Gotta be one of my favorite genders
It took me this long to fully process the demi-fiend is actually wearing pants.
You gotta do another of these with the spin-off characters this was great! I’m curious what you think of serph
I’m pretty sure the SMT V protag hits fither’s goku black buttons
Energy sword
Neon colors
Dark costume
I always thought the demonica helmet was weird but now that you point out the smiley face I love it
Also I like the smtV protag’s hair is neat
I really like the SMT 1 dudes look. Dunno why but the idea of having the savior of the world just decked out casually instead of looking all badass, flamboyant, or like being super eye catching. Makes em cooler to me
Flynn. His face looks so likeable for a heroic figure.
Nanashi is probably my favorite. The jumpsuit is pretty slick.
I love how cool SMT and Persona make their school uniforms.
Very nice review of things! I wonder, will you be taking a more in depth look at GG Strive's story mode, or will you perhaps wait for that additional story to come out with the DLC?
Update to my comment on one of the
last few videos: I finally beat the warden twins after grinding the reaper to level 99 and making yoshitsune 👽
Congratulations, luck on Lavenza
@@Fermin-hw5pd i don’t have royal, and if i did, i wouldn’t even TRY that lmao
2:28 yep, the Japanese text above literally says "Jesus armor"
Ah damn man, you should me on the shirt. Will get a poster as well as a mug, that stuff looks amazing. Just need a measuring tape.
the protagonist of Vs haircut grew on me tbh, its definitely weird but it just works, especially in nahobino form. also the school uniform is 10/10
Yooo I literally just did a protagonist design tier list, this is epic 😳
im surprised that you didn't show flynn's other designs from the artbook. they all look SUPER fucking cool.
I know I'm late, but dude, you got me. The second I saw that Nahobino shirt, I went and bought one. That's freaking awesome!
you finally made an smt video, i can rest now...
Demi-fiends design is literally perfect I couldn't think of a single thing to improve in him. That being said the new protag is also really cool, but maybe not as genius.
yes a video about smt protagonist, amazing
SMTV guy looks like Marth with long hair and a hockey mask
The Demonica is way more unique in terms of design than anything else imo.
Even compare to SMT5 protag, i think it's unique in a sense that it isn't just some bishounen guy having cool power, but it's just a normal soilder in a power suit.
Probably biased because I love Halo, but yeah
9:09 can't believe he got us like that
6:10 and now i can’t unsee it thank you very much.
When you review the spinoffs designs you better give respects to my boy raidou
I can back up this confirmation that is the katakana for "Jesus Armor" and shiki (Style).
HOWEVER, this is interesting because in actual Japanese Christianity. Jesus is called イエス (Iesu) from the Latin.
As much as I love the nahobino design, it makes me wonder about a couple features. Since he uses a generic energy sword, will he be able to upgrade his weapon? It already looks like there won’t be guns since there wasn’t a shoot weakness for enemies in clips I’ve seen. Also, SMTIV set a standard for a customizable appearance, and the nahobino form doesn’t look customizable to me. Either way, I’ll take femme-fiend any day
Although I have not played Nocturne yet I have to admit Demifiend has my favorite design, but I also really like Flynn, he has a very mature vibe compared to the other protagonist.
I have these Old Doctor Who VHS tapes and the Cybermen, one of the most recongisable enteties from that series seemed to be inspiration for the Demonica. It always reminded me of them.
Demifiend will always have the best Design in my book. There is just something awesome about a kid with tattoos Killing gods with his bare hands.
Isabeau and Flynn had a son
And isabeau cut his hair
damnit, i cant stop seeing the smiley face on the demonica because of you
Did anyone order a shirt from this guy? Really tempted to get the Nahobino one
All of them are amazing, when I started playing Nocturne, which was my first SMT game, I wasn't that big of a fan of his design, but it GREW on me, a lot, he's such a Giga Chad that was unwillingly transformed into a half-human, half-demon and he takes it in stride and fully embraces his power.
Nanashi was the one I liked the least, but when you pointed out the lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine" in his jumpsuit, I was sold, he fits right in with the punk spirit of SMT.
Nanashi’s jumpsuit having the Imagine lyrics on it is probably my favorite tiny detail in the entire series. While you can barely read them %99 of the time, it really contributes to Nanashi’s image when I think of him. Too bad barely anybody knows they’re there though.
I dont know why, but i love flynns hair for some reason
It makes me think of a shark ._.
6:10 yes, oh god I’ve always seen a smile here and it’s good to know that I’m not alone