Pascal

Pascal (パスカル, Pasukaru) is a recurring character in the series.

History
Pascal is most definitely named for the Pascal Programming Language, which was itself named for Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and philosopher (1623–1662).

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Protagonist's dog
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Majin Pascal

Shin Megami Tensei
Pascal is the Shin Megami Tensei protagonist's domestic dog, which stays at his home until the assassination of his master's mother at the hands of an Ame no Sakugami, whom the player then defeats. Pascal then will be available to enter the hero's party, and if fused with any demon at a Jakyou Manor, the result will be a extremely powerful Cerberus, who can be created independantly of his far superior level only because of his former loyalty towards his owner. Following the events of the Echo Building arc, where the player goes to check the Terminal used by Gotou's scientists in order to summon more demons to Tokyo, Pascal-cum-Cerberos jumps into a Terminal after the boss fight agains Douman and is teleported to a unknown destiny.

Much later in the game, he reappears, standing on the bridge that leads to Tokyo Destiny Land, in a berserk state that can only be reversed if the protagonist possesses a valuable item called a Golden Apple. Because of this item's ability to stabilize violent demons, Cerberus comes back to his senses and recognizes the Hero, thus choosing to share his fate by joining his party.

Pascal is part of a tradition that started in Megami Tensei of having Cerberus supporting the main character, a reference to the one owned by Akemi Nakajima in the novels by Aya Nishitani.

In the Sega CD version of Shin Megami Tensei, Pascal's design is heavily reworked into a unique version of Cerebus that looks more like a combination of the series' traditional design with a normal dog. He also notably changes heavily in design between his absence with the hero.