Honda is a honest man who works for a living to raise his son. However, the events go downhill for him after his son needs an important surgery operation. His sanity is put into test as he endures the events of the lockdown. At the end of most routes, Honda goes insane with the demon's power.
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Devil Survivor
Note:Significant plot details follow.
Honda is an office worker turned demon tamer who is desperately trying to escape the Tokyo Lockdown so he can be by his son's side during his operation. He regularly teams up with Kaido during battles. On Day 3, it is revealed that he was sent to collect a COMP for higher-ups that wish to harness the demons' power for shady purposes.
Early Bad Ending
On Day 6, Honda will attempt to go through a lightly-guarded part of the lockdown near the Ueno Station. If he succeeds, the result will be the early bad ending.
Desperate Escape
In Desperate Escape's Route, after the Protagonist's group defeats the angels, Honda meets up with the group to reveal that his son didn't live long enough, and that he has come to understand that the government and humanity as a whole are worthless. He starts to use the demons to destroy everything.
In Overclocked, Honda's team kills all the SDF soldiers, enabling his escape. They later meet up with him. Though grieving at the death of his son, he still considers the group as heroes for getting him past the lockdown and allowing the demons to run rampant everywhere. While insane, Honda misbelieves that he can revive his son by finding and using the strongest demon's power. It is not until Belberith's fight that he shows up, happily accepting Belberith's power once the Founder has no more use to him. During the fight, Baphomet assists him to stay alive until the demon is taken down. Honda requests more power from Belberith until the Bel promises to rejoin him with his son and his wife in hell by killing him brutally, thus ending Honda's life.
King of Demons
In Overclocked, Honda is still trapped inside the lockdown, not knowing anything about his son. He is found by the group, and then Naoya suggests that he has potential to convince the people to aid them/stay away from them. He is last seen convincing the people from either aid them in their cause or reconsider from getting in their way. Afterwards, Loki tricks Honda, telling him about his son's death and making him believe that he is capable of bringing back the dead just to get him to help battling the party. After Loki's defeat, Honda rages hopeless and powerless.
Kingdom of Saints
In Overclocked, Honda desperately tries to get a COMP outside the lockdown despite the orders from the angels so that the company he's working for can pay for his son's surgery. His efforts to save his son flatter Susano-o, who helps him to overcome the rule of the angels and the Messiah. He briefly receives Okuninushi's blessing to defeat the Messiah, but his group gets defeated. Later, he regretfully informs the group of his son's passing, but he helps them to understand the story between Cain and Abel more with some of his opinions regarding the incident.
Silent Revolution
Honda does not show up at all.
Song of Hope
Honda does not show up at all.
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2nd Day, Eikokuji
Honda shows up with Kaido and cooperate with the protagonist's party in defeating the demons there.
Honda is found here attempting to escape from the lockdown. The battle proceeds to where Honda can be attacked and must be defeated - if he escapes, the Early Bad Ending will occur.
Honda's page in the official Devil Survivor artbook
Trivia
Honda's battle sprite shows him in a martial arts stance, suggesting that he may have a martial arts background.
Interacting with Honda during location events is for the most part optional, since he does not contribute to any of the endings.
In Overclocked through Yuzu's Route, Honda is the only demon tamer of the game to possess the rare auto skill "Pierce +" needed to complete a requirement.
