WMG / Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Deep/Redux Theories

A Law equivalent of the True Demon Ending will appear.

Here is my version: the Protagonist joins Mastema in order to recreate YHVH. The Protagonist will journey all over the Schwarzwelt to find remains of YHVH on several Law-Light equivalents of Fiends such as Demiurge, Metatron, Alilat and other daemons of this race. When the protagonist and Mastema fully assembles the pieces, they prepare to fight Mem Aleph and Jimenez. In the finale, the protagonist joins the restored YHVH to fight Lucifer. Lucifer swears revenge on the protagonist as the protagonist and the forces of Law decides on the final battle.

• Jossed.

Daemons which constitute the pieces of God

Feel free to add on:

• Demiurge
• Metatron
• Alilat

• Jossed.

Voice actor guesses

• Protagonist:
  • Jun Hirose. The game will solidify his canonical nationality as Japanese, and his VA will be Japanese in all versions as well.
    • Confirmed on all accounts: it's Jun Hirose, the Deathtament manga confirms the Protagonist's Japanese nationality, and due to No Dub for You Hirose's lines are in all versions of Redux.
  • Nolan North. He'd be the everyman hero he usually is.
• Zelenin:
  • Jennifer Hale. She's never done SMT before (as far as this troper knows) so that would be interesting.
  • Cristina Valenzuela. She pulled off an impressive Russian-ish accent for Athena in Fire Emblem Heroes.
• Jimenez:
  • Steve Blum. He could definitely do that baritone rebel voice that Jimenez embodies.
• All non-Japanese guesses Jossed as No Dub for You is in full effect.

The Fiends will come with (an arrangement of) the Fiend theme from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

• Because why not? They sadly don't have such a theme in the original version, but they do in Shin Megami Tensei IV and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
  • Jossed.

Alex is somehow related to Aleph.

Besides both names starting with Ale-, the letter x looks a bit like the letter Aleph. Either she's related to the main character of SMT 2, or she's related to Mem Aleph.

Alex's father is the protagonist.

It's already established that Louisa Ferre is her mother and her father is human. The main argument for this theory is an addition to Louisa Ferre's first scene in which she walks through the protagonist before disappearing. This would be the moment of conception, and as it's fairly early into the game, it happens no matter what route you end up taking. It would also be a demonic, gender-flipped version of the Virgin Birth, which fits the game's themes of motherhood, which were amped up in Redux. She also looks a little like a feminine version of the protagonist.

The Schwarzwelt doesn't appear in response to humanity's vices; it was just made so the demons could control the Earth.

It seems odd that in the Neutral+ ending the Schwarzwelt keeps appearing despite the fact the Earth is still pristine and humanity is still thriving. Even if they haven't entirely learned their lesson, they're at the very least keeping themselves in check. Considering the regular Law, Neutral and Chaos endings in Redux have proved that the angels and demons don't give a damn if humanity disappeared entirely, gaining control of the Earth has always been the main purpose for the creation of the Schwarzwelt, and it's clear each iteration of it appearing is the the demons giving humanity a giant "fuck you" for still being around at all.