Naoya (Devil Survivor)

Naoya (直哉) is a character from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: Playable Character

Devil Survivor
Naoya is the Protagonist's cousin. He had been living with the Protagonist and his family until a year ago, when he moved out to live in Aoyama. He is a genius in computer programming, and the Protagonist's friend Atsuro Kihara, who is computer savvy himself, admires his talents.

Naoya had met with the Protagonist and his friends and gave them specially-customized Communication Players each. Shortly after, an attack took place near his apartment, but he was apparently unhurt.

Naoya Ending
In his ending it is revealed that he is the reincarnation of the biblical Cain, the first murderer, who killed his brother, Abel, during a fit of jealousy as he felt God favoured him. As punishment, God sentenced him to being reincarnated with the memory of all his past lifetimes, over and over again, giving him the ability to predict how people will act, but also the reason Naoya has a strong grudge against Him throughout the game.

However, the motive for is not of the majority view out of the game. Naoya / Cain explains that he rages at God's desire for living sacrifice, thus revealing God's bloody nature. He thus murdered Abel to offer the blood of God's beloved one as revenge on that very God. This somehow explains why he can accompany the Protagonist without jealousy. But it may also be because of the fact that he can only control the Protagonist (Abel) to acquire the power of Bel in order to rebel against God.

Amane Ending
In Amane's ending it is revealed that he is the reincarnation of the biblical Cain, the first murderer, who killed his brother, Abel, during a fit of jealousy as he felt God favoured him. As punishment, God sentenced him to being reincarnated with the memory of all his past lifetimes, over and over again, giving him the ability to predict how people will act, but also the reason Naoya has a strong grudge against Him throughout the game.

However, the motive for is not of the majority view out of the game. Naoya / Cain explains that he rages at God's desire for living sacrifice, thus revealing God's bloody nature. He thus murdered Abel to offer the blood of God's beloved one as revenge on that very God. This somehow explains why he can accompany the Protagonist without jealousy. But it may also be because of the fact that he can only control the Protagonist (Abel) to acquire the power of Bel in order to rebel against God.

Trivia

 * Naoya looks similar to another character that Suzuhita Yasuda created, Gin Nanami from Yozakura Quartet.
 * His route is of Chaos Alignment where the Hero will become an Overlord and rebel against God.
 * Naoya, along with Loki, is fought before the Protagonist can summon Babel in Amane's Ending. During that ending Naoya begins to suffer from emotional distress, yelling at the protagonist to hate him and kill him. This is perhaps out of regret for killing Abel in a past life or because his plans of revenge against god were ruined.