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In Character Information
Name: Flynn
Series: Shin Megami Tensei IV
Age: 18
Birthday & Astrology Sign: January 18th | Capricorn
Arcana: The Hanged Man
AU | Previous Game Backstory:
Original canon.
This Flynn is from the Null Ending (also named White Ending). He agreed to the White’s request of ending the world to save all its inhabitants from suffering, damaging the Yamato Perpetual Reactor until it became unstable and generated a black hole that swallowed the known world.
Unlike the Flynns from the other three routes, the White constantly visited him after he became aware of the situation in Tokyo. They convinced him that any other form of action would be futile, and still perpetuate the cycle of war and suffering. Humanity will forever be torn between God’s desire for order and the demon’s desire for chaos, and these two factions will still return - they will never be eliminated. The only solution, then, will be to end it all, ending the pain of humanity trapped between two opposites.
Fully convinced and aligned with the White’s goals, Flynn obeyed their order to cleanse the world of despair, ending it in a black hole. After he initiated the chain reaction, the White took his soul into the Expanse - technically as a demon, but still retaining his previous human appearance. They were able to preserve him due to the Expanse being connected to multiple worlds - it would only be destroyed when the last sentient being dies. The White intend to use him as a tool to bring rest to other worlds, a mission that he accepts without question.
His arrival in Hinoto-Ri may have something to do with this.
Differences (List Form):
+ There is a significant personality difference between Null Flynn and the other Flynns. He is more reserved, and speaks in a softer tone, and may take time to respond to others.
+ He is technically a demon and not a human, thus, he is able to absorb Magnetite/consume Red Pills with no ill effects. However, as the White are supplying him with Magnetite, he has no need to actively seek it out.
+ In a related note, he has lost most of his demons, as most will not contract with a fellow demon. Those which still remain with him have been pressed into service by the White (or in the case of Alice, remaining due to emotional attachment).
+ When he becomes agitated, his voice will take on the multi-layered quality of demon speech.
+ He is stubbornly aligned to the White’s goals, and nothing will sway him from following the path they have chosen for him.
+ After becoming a demon, his shadow was erased and replaced with one of the White. As he has already accepted their goals as his own, it has become his persona (White Isabeau, to be precise).
+ As a human, he had developed romantic feelings for Isabeau (one reason how the White were able to recruit him - they constantly used her form). As a demon, he has since lost them.
+ He still does not know that White Isabeau is a construction of the White. He believes that she is a future version of the live Isabeau who has returned via the Expanse to instruct him.
Canon Standing: Post Null Ending
Personality:
Outwardly, Flynn presents himself as a quiet, reclusive youth. He is rarely seen in the company of others, and often goes about his tasks alone. However, if spoken to, he overturns the assumption that he is cold and distant - his concern for others shows through in his soft-spoken words. He seems to genuinely care for people, but appears too shy or introverted to act upon it unless prompted. When approached with a task, he will pursue it with single-minded conviction and a sometimes terrifying ferocity. However, he lacks any initiative of his own, quickly withdrawing from others when there was nothing that needed to be done.
Though, if others ask about his own past, he appears reluctant to share details. If pressed to give them, he will answer in a way that paints his past as similar to that of the other alignment Flynns, while wording them in a way that technically does not make him lie. It is very very hard to expose his true intentions - the fact that he is a tool of the White, and his ultimate goal lies in bringing this world to an end. No one knows this except for him and his persona.
One notable point about him is that he is unafraid to mercy kill others, or cut them down should they stand in his way. He believes nihilism to be the ultimate salvation, and that suffering is caused by the very fact of existence in a world torn apart by God and demons. Even should his allies die, they would be spared from this never-ending war.
His true personality lies far below this mask presented outwardly to others. This has ties to his backstory.
Flynn was raised by a couple who wished for children but had none of his own. His true parentage remains unknown, a fact which brought many village kids to bully him. In village life, he performed close to or below the average in most tasks, which contributed to his severe lack of self-esteem. This, combined with his innate quiet and reserved personality, soon turned into a toxic stew of anxiety and self-withdrawal. His mental condition worsened over time, eventually splitting his persona into two - his true self, and a shield self that completely covered the former and stifled all hints of its presence.
His shield self is perpetually in control, cutting his true persona off from reality. It responds only when a task is given to him - otherwise, there will be absolutely no action nor initiative from him. While events that occurred over the course of the game definitely elicit an inner response, these responses and thoughts are never expressed. All the pain and anger he experienced after passing the Gauntlet Trial were all hidden away, concealed by his shield self. However, they did affect his true self, further cementing his despair and driving him to complete the Null Ending.
While others see his stoic mannerisms as positive and in turn him as a worthy ally, he refused all of their paths in the end - it was too late for them to sway his allegiance. He was pledged to the White’s service from the beginning, intent on ending the world and ridding it from the despair that plagued his soul.
Canon Powers:
Flynn is a magic build character, and his magic skill far outweighs his physical skill. Even if he uses a heavy physical/gun skill, it would deal as much damage as a medium or even small skill (depending on stat penalties).
As a human, he possessed skills whispered from demons. After his transformation into a demon, some of them have mutated.
+ Stigmata Strike (Heavy phys attack to one enemy, inflicts Brand. Brand prevents the target from healing.)
+ Thunder Reign (Severe electric attack to all enemies.)
+ Antichthon (Severe almighty damage to all enemies. Decreases Attack, Defense and Hit/Evade rate of all enemies.)
+ Concentrate (More than doubles the power of the next magic attack.)
+ Salvation (Fully heals HP of all allies and restores all status conditions.)
+ Silent Prayer (Restores all stats to normal. Applies to both enemies and allies.)
+ Tetrakarn (Repels all physical/gun attacks used against the caster for one turn.)
He also possesses decent swordsmanship skill, but it is rarely used in combat. He relies on his skills instead.
Canon Weapons| Items:
He will be bringing his sword along, as well as his Gauntlet, a device which allows him to summon the remaining demons he can still call upon.
Canon Allies:
As demons do not usually contract with fellow demons, he has lost quite a number of allies. These are the only ones still with him. Only Alice is loyal to him out of her own will - the other two have been pressed into service by the White, and are difficult to summon.
Alice | Undead | Neutral
Level: 80
Strong: Resist Phys, Resist Light, Repel Gun, Null Dark
Weak: None
Skills: Die For Me! | Bufudyne | Energy Drain | Luster Candy | Debilitate | High Ice Pleroma (Passive) | Life Surge (Passive)
Vishnu | Deity | Neutral
Level: 88
Strong: Null Phys, Null Light, Null Dark, Repel Gun
Weak: None
Skills: Riot Gun | Megidoplasma | Salvation | Recarm | Tetraja | Life Surge (Passive) | Mana Surge (Passive) | Endure (Passive)
Fafnir | Drake | Chaos
Level: 74
Strong: Repel Phys, Resist Gun
Weak: Ice, Elec
Skills: Titanomachia | Occult Flash | Grand Tack | Charge | Draconic Reaction (Passive) | Retaliate (Passive) | Endure (Passive)
Sraosha | Herald | Law
Level: 67
Strong: Resist Ice, Resist Elec, Null Light, Resist Dark
Weak: Force
Skills: Ziodyne | Mahamaon | Diarahan | Posmudi | Tetrakarn | Makarakarn | Life Gain (Passive)
Canon Baggage:
He will be bringing his samurai uniform and his Gauntlet. That seems to be all.
Persona
[WHITE ISABEAU] LVL (1) | HANGED MAN
Writing Sample
[ This was taken from an RP I did with a friend. Its plot involves Null Flynn visiting another timeline. ]
So, this was his own world, again. But at a point where its destiny could still be changed…
Isabeau would rather him take immediate action, but he preferred to bide his time. If this was indeed his own world… then another version of him would be here. If he was able to convince the other to join the White’s cause, it would be… quite beneficial, to say the least.
He missed Tokyo, somewhat. Its blanketing darkness and distinctive smell called to his now-demonic instincts...
- but no. It had to be controlled. The Messiah does not lose composure.
Flynn exited the underground tunnel and emerged into the Tokyo Bay area. Searching for one person in the Unclean One’s Country was bound to be difficult… without assistance. But it was easy, with the new navigational system that the White had given him. (They modified Burroughs somewhat. While she still sounded the same, he had a feeling that something within the AI's programming had been broken.)
He had prepared a proper explanation for the encounter, but all of those plans were derailed by a group of Fenrir and Cerberus which had seized the chance for a quick meal. The demons raced past, their pack flowing around him like a current over a stone. A moment’s thought provided the explanation. The fact that he was one of them had slipped his mind. Nevertheless, his original self was under assault - and judging from how the battle was going, the other might not survive.
There was no need to use any actual weaponry - calling up magic from the back of his mind was easier as a demon than as a human. An orb of iridescent energy formed between his hands before it flew behind the demonic horde and detonated.
