Ronaldo Kuriki

Ronaldo Kuriki is a character from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. He is a former detective situated in Nagoya who seems to oppose JP's and its leader, Yamato Hotsuin.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Major Character

Design
Ronaldo has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and a caramel complexion.

He wears a orange shirt under a faded light purple overcoat with a high collar, the collar has light brown fur linging that also is on the cuffs and also the end of the coat, light green pants and black shoes.

Personality
Ronaldo is a firm believer of justice. He rarely ever budges on matters of protecting the weak, being very stubborn to the point of being arguably pig headed in situations that require his leadership. He is also quite hot-headed, preferring to let action speak rather than words.

After he fights the Protagonist, Ronaldo develops a respect especially because he believes the Protagonist is also a practitioner of justice and is fighting "on the wrong side". He is also seen to have developed a high level of trust with the Protagonist, willing to take him on his investigations even though the two can be considered to be on opposing factions.

Despite the hatred between the two, Ronaldo ironically shares similar traits to Yamato. In fact, Ronaldo's Fate System events reveal that he was close to adopting his virtues as well until the Protagonist intervenes.

Devil Survivor 2
A detective living in Nagoya. Events in his past have led him to see Yamato as an enemy and to protest against JP's.

3rd Day Tuesday's Disquiet
It is revealed that Ronaldo is behind the hijack of the Nagoya headquarters. He appears with rioters looting the place, having already ransacked the place. When he is defeated, Phecda appears. He insists on assisting the party, despite being enemies, and disappears after the battle.

6th Day Friday's Partings
Early in the day, Ronaldo finds the protagonist and takes him to a location under the Diet Building, housing a magic circle used by the Hotsuin family. Said magic circle would later be used to summon the Dragon Stream in order to defeat Mizar.

At around 21:00, the protagonist also receives a death clip, depicting Makoto's death at the hands of Ronaldo. As the party arrives on-scene, they find Ronaldo leading a group of rioters against JP's crew, with Makoto attempting to buy them time to escape. The player has the choice of supporting either side, or defeating both factions. Siding with Ronaldo, or taking too long to attend the event, will have the death clip play out accordingly.

As the protagonist's party argues over Yamato's plan to use Polaris to create a merit system, Ronaldo shows up and brings up his own proposition - a world of equality, a direct opposite of Yamato's desired world. Daichi also brings up a third alternative - a world achieved without the need for infighting. After the meeting, the player has the choice to side with either Ronaldo, Yamato, or Daichi. Siding with Ronaldo locks the player onto his route.

7th Day A Saturday Towards...
If the player chose to side with Ronaldo, the members joining them are Airi, Joe, and Otome.

If the player did not side with Ronaldo, Ronaldo is fought alongside Joe to determine whose view is strongest.

If the player has sided with Yamato, the player will fight Ronaldo at the bridge where Hinako made her first appearance. After the battle, the Protagonist and his allies attempt to coax him to join forces with them however fail completely. Ronaldo makes his last stand and charges at Yamato. Yamato retaliates, and the force from his retaliatory attack sends Ronaldo flying off the bridge and to his death in the canal below.

If the player has sided with Al Saiduq, the player will fight Ronaldo in the same location where the protagonist helped Yamato analyze Mizar's toxins. Despite the Protagonist being successful in coaxing Ronaldo afterwards, he states that he cannot go against his way of life and pounces on top of Al Saiduq. Similar to the Yamato Route, he is thrown back by a blast from Saiduq and smoulders on the cement.

If the player has sided with Daichi, the situation is very similar to the one in Al Saiduq's route however Ronaldo does not make a last stand and can be recruited with successful persuasion and a prior Fate level of 4. Later on he helps with persuading Yamato to join the protagonist.

Last Day Sunday's Fruition
In the Triumphant ending, Ronaldo has regained his detective position and is in such a high rank that he commands policemen with numbers reaching thirty or more easily. This is shown when Ronaldo approaches two suspicious individuals on a road. After presenting his badge, they run and he calls for the men behind him and gives chase with multiple cars and policemen assisting him.

On his route, after Polaris' defeat, a world of equality is created according to Ronaldo's ideals. Polaris still wonders how the party, despite their good will, are unable to change the world without its assistance. Ronaldo tells Polaris that humans are capable of making mistakes, but they can also better themselves from them. Polaris adds one more condition before it changes the world - that the ability to summon demons, granted by Alcor, be removed. In the new world, JP's and the SDF cooperate to help the needy, with both sides making compromises for the greater good.


 * Polaris' power reformed man's consciousness and a new world order dawned.
 * Considerateness reigned supreme and men dedicated their lives to each other.
 * It was a true utopia, the sort men had dreamed for ages.
 * Can man maintain is prosperity without a competitive spirit and a drive to excel?
 * All that's certain is that the future is in the hands of Ronaldo Kuriki and his friends.

After the credits, the protagonist's phone receives a message from Nicaea:
 * ...Error.
 * Unable to access.

The player receives the Egalitarian title for reaching this ending.

Fate System
At Fate 1 he gains resistance to Fire, at Fate 3 he unlocks Deity Inti (Lv. 45), and at Fate 5 Kishin Ometeotl (Lv. 75).

Throughout Ronaldo's Fate route, the player runs into Ronaldo before or after executing his plans with the Nagoya rioters. As the rioters fight JP's, they express their concerns over the increasing difficulty in opposing JP's, but Ronaldo continues to push on, becoming increasingly obsessed with defeating Yamato. Even Joe calls Ronaldo out on his behaviour, stating that his face "isn't one that wants to help people". At the climax of this route, Ronaldo plans to attack JP's alone, but is interrupted when he discovers demons attacking helpless JP's personnel. With help from the protagonist, Ronaldo recalls that he began fighting for justice in order to help the weak, and heads into the fray to save the attacked personnel.

Stats
Somewhat similarly to Tadashi Nikaido from Devil Survivor, Ronaldo possesses great Strength and Vitality growth at the cost of Magic and Agility. However, his Magic growth is greater than his Agility growth, making him slightly balanced in damage and healing capabilites but also the slowest playable character.

Shadow Ronaldo, as an Enemy
Shadow Ronaldo appears as a leader of a team containing Shadow Joe and Shadow Airi.

Triva

 * Joe's nickname for him is "Clicky", originating from a play on Ronaldo's last name.
 * Ronaldo's Fate route unlocks two Aztec gods, in reference to his half-Brazilian nationality.