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Setsuna Kai | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children | Not Reserved
Nickname: Pie
Age: 24
Personal LJ/DW:
Method of Contact: PMing is fine.
Characters Played: Aengus Óg, Leanne
Character Info:
Name: Setsuna Kai
Age: 14
Canon: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children (primarily game but with some anime supplements to round him off, if that's acceptable)
Pull Point: After defeating Hel and freeing Diana, an event that was shortly after the reveal that he was a Devil Child (but not of whom his father was). Due to the anime supplements, this would also be after Zett was rescued from Beelzebub, but still prior to the rescue of Lucifer from Azel's imprisonment.
Background Info:
History: It all began with a woman.
It usually does, of course, when we're speaking of the birth of the antichrist, even one as unusual as this. It began with a woman, and the 'Great Demon' Lucifer who ruled Makai. After his return to his world, Setsuna Kai was born. Though he visited the children often, one day, he simply stopped coming. With the death of that woman, Setsuna and his half-brother Nagahisa were left to their aunt and uncle, busy people who had no time for children. They were all each other had in the world.
Strange dreams began to plague Setsuna. Dreams of a figure he could not recognize, speaking words he did not understand. It was soon afterwards that disasters began occurring throughout the world. Wars, earthquakes, cultists... and then the snow began to fall in the middle of the summer. It heralded a terrible change. Jack Frosts, talking snowmen, came out of nowhere and kidnapped Nagahisa. It was only the appearance of Cool, a Cerberus, that saved Setsuna's life. With that, a contract was formed between them and Setsuna determined to find his way to Makai to rescue his brother. While they were searching, Takajo Zett appeared and used the Rainbow Horn to transport Setsuna to Makai.
There, they discovered that the demon lord had been acting strange lately... and that he had sent someone known as a "Devil Child" after them, to destroy them. Devil Children were the result of unions between demons and humans, and were said to have phenomenal power. Setsuna was soon arrested by the demon lord's fairies and send to the Ice Land ruled over by Hel. There, he met Diana, a female Frost, and escaped with her. However, Zett soon showed up again to tell them that Nagahisa was now with the angels. To find Nagahisa, Setsuna went up against Hel and won, though she warned him that there was nowhere safe from the demon lord.
As the game proceeded, Setsuna discovered that Nagahisa was the son of Archangel Michael, and that he had decided to ally with the angels in their attempt to destroy the world. Unbelieving, he listened as Nagahisa told him of two programs, created by Lucifer. 'Ragnarok' and 'Armageddon'. The ones who control these control the fate of the world. And the key to unlocking them was the Norn's Key, the pieces of which Setsuna had unknowingly been collecting.
Then he left. Later he was found destroying Casino Town, mad with hatred. It horrified Setsuna. Eventually, thanks to Berial, he was informed of who his father was, and learnt where he was. He went to Azael, who had captured him and taken his form, and defeated him. As Lucifer was rescued, he told Setsuna that he was the one who had to decide the fate of the world and decided to be his ally. The choice was his. Cleanse the world with holy fire, or bring it to a new era, where Makai and Earth were bound irreparably closer...
NOTES: Takajo Zett is the split personality of Beelzebub, or just his human form in the games (a fact which is only revealed in the post-game). In the anime, he develops a close bond with Setsuna despite having being intended to destroy him, saves his life on more than one occasion and eventually is saved from becoming absorbed by his original self by him. It is the only anime-related plot point that I wish to use to round-out his personality, as the anime's story is in many ways quite different. The only other anime information I wish to use is simply personality traits to flesh him out a bit more.
Personality: The first three words that come to mind when thinking about Setsuna Kai are these:
-reckless
-clueless
-friendly
Setsuna is far more energetic in the anime than in the game, but even there he's shown to have a fierce level of uncontrollable brashness. He'll gladly charge into danger for the sake of his friends, or even just because he thinks he can win. He's not stupid, but he is fairly slow to grasp things. Often you'll find him awkwardly repeating the things you've just told him with a puzzled look on his face.
Get used to that look. You'll see it often, along with his more serious face. It's a side-effect of being constantly thrown into things the average kid - and even most adults - would not understand. Demons, angels, talking snowmen, other worlds, magic... And of course, everyone else in it usually acts like he's a bit of a prat for not realizing it. But the truth is, his mind is actually pretty sharp. Despite his confusion, he adapts to things quickly and reacts quicker. A good trait for someone like him. He accepts his identity as a Devil Child with surprising ease, adapting to Makai's different lands with little difficulty.
Energetic, determined, and stubborn. These are all words that describe him quite aptly. Even when encased in ice, he struggles. When he's faced with a locked passageway to another world, he insists on trying to find a way there. When he finds out his brother is an enemy, and he must choose between father and brother, between the life of the world and the death of it, he pursues. Surrender is not a word in his vocabulary, although he can get quite down about his situation.
In a lot of ways, Setsuna is both older than his age - as a Devil Child, he has had a lot of weight thrown on his shoulders - and younger, having bursts of childishness. He rarely allows other people to know when he's worried, not wanting to drag them into his problems and make them suffer. Setsuna gets very easily attached to people; Zett (anime primarily, but I would like to accommodate it into this), Nagahisa, Mirai, Cool, the many demons he meets and befriends... they're all people he'd throw himself in front of to save them from harm. Because of the loss of his mother and the absence of his father (due to being kidnapped), Setsuna appears to have separation anxiety and dislikes loneliness.
With that said, Setsuna's suspicions can be easily allayed, allowing distrustful people into his life with few problems. He trusts easily and carelessly. However, his devotion to his brother (and later father) can overcome everything else. He has optimism and hope, but also dislikes having too much responsibility. He doesn't care for philosophy, and has a rather single-minded attitude at times.
When he isn't clouded by rage or worry, he's quite smart. However, he still refuses to believe that Nagahisa has changed so much, that he wishes the destruction of all. He disbelieves in destiny, and has a strong aversion to people trying to control the fate of others.
Game Specific:
Arcana: Star
Justification: Aside from the fact that he is his father's son (and Helel/Lucifer were classed originally as 'Star' in the Persona games), Setsuna embodies many of the traits of the Star Arcana. He brings hope, is generous, kind, confident and has strong hopes for the future and faith in people.
Samples:
First Person Sample:
Hey! You guys, can you hear me?
[Shake shake. Helloooo people! It looks like the Dark Hour is here, and oh, what fun! There's an odd sort of howling in the night. Setsuna looks a little tired, but he grins at the video regardless.]
It looks like we've got a bit of trouble. I could do with having the Devi-Riser here, but I'll have to make do with my Persona. Don't worry, though! I'll keep it away from the residential areas. You can count on me! I'll take 'em down!
...
How do I call the Persona thing again?
Third Person Sample:
It was getting late.
Setsuna Kai swung his legs boredly as he sat perched on the top of the high wall surrounding the school. Five in the afternoon now and still no sign of anyone coming out. "Cool..." he murmured to himself, almost miserably. It had been days - maybe more - since he'd felt truly alone. Time had ceased to matter in Makai. Now he was in this Prospero place and time had become to move again.
Adjusting to it was hard. Almost as hard as adjusting to these crappy new school hours. He had no idea he'd missed the person he was waiting for by about an hour, although he should have guessed by the fact that he was always ridiculously early. These foreign schools had very short days compared to the ones he was used to. That should have been a blessing.
It felt more like a curse.
The heels of his feet smacked against the bricks in an unending litany of boredom. Had his aunt and uncle even noticed he was gone? Or Nagahisa? He doubted it. The thought of his little brother made his stomach ache however and he drew one knee up to rest his cheek against the cool skin of it. If he was so powerful as Zett had claimed, why did he feel so helpless?
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