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Tadashi Nikaido is a character in Devil Survivor.

Appearances

Design

Kaido has dark pink hair, which is spiked back, matching color eyes, and sharp features.

Kaido wears a black jogging outfit, with stripes of blue lining the jacket's collar and arms, and black shoes. Kaido has a feral look to him.

Personality

Kaido, at first, seems to be a good guy that doesn't like to see other people make senseless riots. Ironically, he starts displaying his hot blooded self once he starts getting obsessed with power throughout the game. At the end of most routes, Kaido shows his brutality and total disgust to people weaker than him. He is especially protective for Mari, for whom he harbors a deep crush that he doesn't like to bring up to others (though he feels a bit embarrassed that Mari was his older brother's crush, and that he is younger than both of them).

Profile

Devil Survivor

The leader of the charismatic "Shibuya Daemons", 20 years old, known as "Kaido". In contrast to his appearance, he has a reputation of being very helpful.

Originally, his older brother was the Daemons' leader, but he was the first victim in what is now known as the "bloodless murders." Shortly after taking over the Daemons, he came across a COMP and swore revenge upon the criminal. This desire, coupled with the loss of a "demon-hunting" bet he made with Yuzu, calls forth Pazuzu, demon king of the wind. Depending on the player's choices, he can either kill Keisuke in retaliation for the latter's murder of Daemons or aid his childhood friend and crush, Mari Mochizuki, in her battle against his brother's killer.

During the lockdown, Kaido teams up with Honda most of the time when fighting demons.

Early Bad Ending

Kaido does not show up at all.

Desperate Escape

He assists the party in making a distraction on the SDF barricades to allow them to escape the lockdown.

In Overclocked, Honda appears shortly after the protagonist and the others have dealt with the angels, referring to them as 'comrades', similar to the original ending when he called the three heroes for creating a world dictated by power. He expresses both grief and hate over the loss of his son, and through out the whole storyline, he searches for a demon that is capable of bringing his son back to life.

When the party arrives at the top of the Hills Building to confront Kuzuryu and Belberith, Honda laughs at how Kuzuryu was willing to throw away Belberith's power since his goal was accompkished, and states that if the Shomonkai didn't want it, he would take it. Belberith, seeing his desire to find a strong demon to revive his son, accepts his offer, and shortly afterward, the battle begins.

As soon as Honda's HP has been depleted, Belberith offers Honda assistance with the help of the demon Bephomat, which will continue to restore Honda's HP and MP until either Belberith's HP has been reduced down to the red zone or Bephomat has been defeated. If Bephomat has been killed, then after Honda's defeat, Belberith says that Honda will be able to see his late wife and son again, only to devour Honda. If Belberith's HP has been reduced before defeating Bephomat, then Belberith will devour Honda, restoring what HP he lost, and with his reason for being here gone, Bephomat leaves.

King of Demons

If you decide to follow Naoya's path, Kaido will join your party along with Naoya after Yuzu and Midori leave. The same happens if you choose Kaido's path.

Kingdom of Saints

Kaido is not seen in this ending.

Silent Revolution

Kaido is seen in the ending of Atsuro's route, seeming despondent that all the demons have disappeared.

Song of Hope

Kaido does not show up at all.

Devil Survivor Overclocked

Man's Decision

The party find Kaido being persecuted by SDF soldiers, his COMP having run out of battery power. If rescued, he will join the party.

The King's Decision

Kaido generally encourages the Overlord to kill anyone that gets in their way, angel or demon tamer. He will grudgingly agree to hold back if the protagonist decides to not harm humans. If the player agrees with killing humans though, he will tell Mari to leave the group in order to spare from being involved in their dirty work.

Hero Vs. God

Kaido is seen defending a barricade from a horde of demon tamers trying to get out at all costs. The party assists him and the SDF in stopping the big wave, but he does not join the team, cheering from the sidelines after seeing their good actions paying off, while he defends the barricades from being taken down.

Stats

Kaido is a physical-oriented fighter, boasting incredible Strength and Vitality values that exceed Atsuro's. However, his horrible Magic stats leaves him vulnerable to damage from magic skills, and his low agility and speed of 47 often leaves him the last to move.

Level Race HP MP ST MA VI AG
48 Human 476 84 23 8 20 12
Racial/Auto Skill DeSu2 Physical Icon Phys DeSu2 Fire Icon Fire DeSu2 Ice Icon Ice DeSu2 Elec Icon Elec DeSu2 Force Icon Force Curse DESU2 Mystic
None - - - - - -
Command Skills
None None None
Passive Skills
None None None


2nd Day, Eikokuji

Kaido first appears in battle here teamed up with Honda. They then work with the protagonist's party in defeating the demons in the area.

Level Race HP MP ST MA VI AG
20 Human 246 36 13 4 12 6
Racial/Auto Skill DeSu2 Physical Icon Phys DeSu2 Fire Icon Fire DeSu2 Ice Icon Ice DeSu2 Elec Icon Elec DeSu2 Force Icon Force Curse DESU2 Mystic
Marksman - - - - - -
Command Skills
Brutal Hit Anger Hit None
Passive Skills
Life Bonus Counter +Poison


3rd Day, Shibuya Park

Here, Kaido and Honda challenge the protagonist's party to see who can defeat more demons in the area. Kaido even comes with a Basilisk and Nalagiri in his team to make defeating the demons much easier for him.

Level Race HP MP ST MA VI AG
26 Human 354 46 16 5 13 7
Racial/Auto Skill DeSu2 Physical Icon Phys DeSu2 Fire Icon Fire DeSu2 Ice Icon Ice DeSu2 Elec Icon Elec DeSu2 Force Icon Force Curse DESU2 Mystic
Blitzkrieg - - - - - -
Command Skills
Brutal Hit Weak Kill Power Hit
Passive Skills
Life Surge Revenge +Paralyze


4th Day, Suidobashi

Kaido and Honda are found attacking civilians here, and must be defeated.

Level Race HP MP ST MA VI AG
29 Human 660 101 17 5 15 7
Racial/Auto Skill DeSu2 Physical Icon Phys DeSu2 Fire Icon Fire DeSu2 Ice Icon Ice DeSu2 Elec Icon Elec DeSu2 Force Icon Force Curse DESU2 Mystic
Blitzkrieg - - - - - -
Command Skills
Weak Kill Brutal Hit Recarm
Passive Skills
Life Surge Revenge +Paralyze


5th Day, Shiba Park or Kudanshita

If the player fails to keep Kaido from hunting Keisuke down, they will have to fight and defeat Kaido after he kills Keisuke. If the player does give Mari's bag to Kaido, he instead appears during the fight with Kudlak with the same stats.

Level Race HP MP ST MA VI AG
36 Human 482 63 19 6 17 9
Racial/Auto Skill DeSu2 Physical Icon Phys DeSu2 Fire Icon Fire DeSu2 Ice Icon Ice DeSu2 Elec Icon Elec DeSu2 Force Icon Force Curse DESU2 Mystic
Ban Mystic - - - - - -
Command Skills
Brutal Hit Weak Kill Holy Dance
Passive Skills
Life Surge Revenge Pierce


5th Day, Suidobashi

If the player chooses to side with Keisuke rather than confronting him, Midori leaves the group, and later shows up in this battle with Kaido.

Level Race HP MP ST MA VI AG
37 Human 881 63 20 6 17 9
Racial/Auto Skill DeSu2 Physical Icon Phys DeSu2 Fire Icon Fire DeSu2 Ice Icon Ice DeSu2 Elec Icon Elec DeSu2 Force Icon Force Curse DESU2 Mystic
Ban Mystic - - - - - -
Command Skills
Brutal Hit Weak Kill Holy Dance
Passive Skills
Life Surge Revenge Pierce


Gallery

Devil Survivor
 
Nikaido-Expressions
Cocnept art of Kaido's expressions
 
Tadashi nikaido-concept art
Tadashi Nikaido's sketches
 
Nikaido-concept art2
Devil Survivor (manga)
 
Tadashi Nikaido in Devil Survivor manga adaption
Kaido in manga adaption
Overclocked - Manga
Playable Characters Protagonist - Atsuro Kihara - Yuzu Tanikawa - Naoya - Amane Kuzuryu - Keisuke Takagi - Midori Komaki - Mari Mochizuki - Kaido - Black Frost - Gin - Misaki Izuna
Non-Playable Characters Haru - Shomonkai Founder - Gigolo - Yasuyuki Honda - Shoji - Azuma - Commander Fushimi - Beldr - Jezebel - Belzaboul - Belberith - Metatron - Okuninushi
Locations Shibuya - Aoyama - Roppongi - Ikebukuro - Akasaka Tunnel - Omotesando - Shinjuku - Akihabara - Nagata-Cho - Shiba Park - Ueno - Kudanshita - Asakusa - Kanda
Music Devil Survivor OST Remix - Reset - Soul Survive
Terminology Extra Turn Battle - COMPs - Shomonkai - Tokyo Lockdown - Demon Summoning Program - Laplace Mail - Death Clock - King of Bel - Devil Auction - Dance Skills - Skill Crack - Racial Skill - Auto Skill - Demon World - Four Devas
Archives Demons (DeSu - DSO) - Skills (DeSu - DSO) - Status Ailments - Titles - Endings
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