"Can you sense it? The world... the galaxy... the universe... The common thread that connects all exists... You too are a part of it..."
History
Tai Shang Lao Jun is one of several ways of referring to the deity that the philosopher Laozi (also widely known as Lao Tzu) was supposedly the incarnation of in Taoist belief.
Appearances
- Shin Megami Tensei: Non-playable character.
Profile
Shin Megami Tensei
After demons begin to appear in the streets of Tokyo, the player can go to Inogashira Park and meet an old man who speaks cryptically of the hero gaining great power and of a choice between Law and Chaos. He then conjures up a vision in which the hero, Law Hero and Chaos Hero fight against the devil summoner Douman in Echo Building and are soundly defeated. The vision ends and the old man tells the hero that, in his actual state, he is too weak to beat his future enemies, and so he needs to develop strength.
He appears again after the nuclear holocaust of the Great Destruction, following the return of the protagonist from Makai. There, he can be find in Ginza, where he will prophesy through philosophical messages the player's alignment. If the hero then slays both Echidna and Haniel in Shinagawa and Tokyo Destiny Land, the old man will reveal a secret passage on the underground tunnels of Ginza that leads to the otherwise inaccessible Cathedral; where he will wait in the heart of the messian fortress to guide the protagonist in the inevitable war of the religious factions, and again right before the player takes his first steps to battle the Archangel Michael or the Asura Lord.
After both generals are defeated, thus leading to the Neutral ending, the old man reveals himself to be Tai Shang Lao Jun ("太上老君", shortened in the Aeon Genesis translated patch to Taijorokun), commenting on the strong points of both God and Lucifer's plans for the future of humankind, as well as their fatal flaws that would inhibit them of bringing genuine happiness to the world. He then urges the player to help shape this new future, free of the influence of outside forces. Stating that "the future of humanity shall be built by neither reliance on God nor demons, but by the hands of people themselves".
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| Playable Characters | Protagonist - Heroine - Law Hero - Chaos Hero - Pascal |
| Non-Playable Characters | Stephen - Ozawa - Yuriko - Old Man - Gotou - Ambassador Thorman - En no Ozuno - Louis Cyphre - Soul Diver |
| Locations | Tokyo - Kichijoji - Shinjuku - Ichigaya - Diamond Realm - Shibuya - Roppongi - Ginza Underpass - Ginza - Tokyo Tower - Shinagawa - Ikebukuro - Ueno - Tokyo Destinyland - Basilica - River Styx |
| Terminology | Terminal - Alignment - Ring of Gaea - Order of Messiah - Great Cataclysm - Sword fusion - Four Heavenly Kings |
| Soundtracks | Shin Megami Tensei Sound Collection |
| Archives | Demons - Bosses - Skills - Items |