Gotou

Gotou is a non-player character in Shin Megami Tensei.

Biography
Gotou is a military general who acts as the catalyst of the Great Destruction. After learning that Steven's Terminal System had created a portal to Makai, he seeks to use these demons as a military force to prevent the establishment of the Thousand Year Kingdom of God, a conspiracy that had started long before the events of Shin Megami Tensei.

As an avid follower of the Gaian religion, he believes that Mother Gaia has been forgotten and neglected, leading to the current state of the world. He also believes that the demons were ancient gods that had been awakened to heal the broken planet and prevent its destruction. Learning of an American plot to destroy Japan with nuclear missiles, he institutes martial law in Tokyo and begins building up an army of demons to fight the forthcoming threat. Knowing only the name of the leader of the Resistance opposing him, he orders the capture of any girl with the same name as the Heroine.

History
Gotou is the thinly veiled embodiment of homosexual Japanese author, poet, playwright, and conservative icon Yukio Mishima. This relationship is undeniable and alluded to on a number of occasions within the games Gouto appears - most recently Shin Megami Tensei Online: IMAGINE. Japanese conservatism is in many ways a mirror image of what political conservatism has come to mean in the western world. The Chaos regime under Gotou in the early stage Shin Megami Tensei very much reflect the chief tenants of conservatism in Japan.