Protagonist (Devil Summoner)

The protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner is a young man in his 20sKazuma Kaneko Works V, Exposition pg. 23, No.00881: Kyouji Kuzunoha A, Sentence 4: "その時のアクシデントで、二十代の名もなき若者の魂が、キョウジの体に入り込んでしまう(この青年の体は病院で植物状態)" who ends up in the body of Kyouji Kuzunoha. His occupation is decided by the player.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Protagonist
*Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Summoner Race, ultimate boss
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Sealed Soul: Protagonist, as Jun'ya Echi (依智純也)
*Megami Ibunroku Persona: Cameo on Masao Inaba's shirt and a poster
==Personality==
In the tradition of Shin Megami Tensei series, he is a silent protagonist, where his personality is based upon players' actions and decisions.
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner===
The protagonist is attacked by demons at an Amusement Park, but he is saved by Kyouji Kuzunoha. However, the protagonist is later trapped in a warehouse by Sid Davis. Sid sadistically hunts and kills the protagonist. The protagonist's spirit possesses the recently deceased body of Kyouji, the man who had saved him before. He then begins a quest to find a way to return to his original body and eliminate the demons haunting Hirasaki City. At the end of the game, when asked by Rei Reiho what his real name is, he can choose to inherit Kyouji's name or use his own name. Either way, he continues to stop demons from causing destruction in the city.
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
The protagonist appears as the ultimate Boss in the Extra Dungeon, having the demons Metatron, Kali, Anat, Shiva and Vishnu assisting him. Beating him only yields a special congratulatory message. His demons have powerful high-leveled spells, which requires one to be very prepared before fighting him.
In the 3DS version of the Extra Dungeon, Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV and Raido Kuzunoha the XIV are fought following the battle against him.
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
He appears in inverted colors on Masao Inaba's shirt, and a poster of him can be found in the Mikage Subway.
==Stats==
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
==Gallery==
SMTDS_Promo_0.jpg|Artwork of the protagonist in the box art of the game
Kyouji&Zouma.png|Art of the protagonist and a Obariyon
DSProtagRei2.jpg|Art of the protagonist and Rei standing behind the Kuzunoha Clan emblem
KyoujiArtworkWebsite.png|Art of the protagonist
DSProtagKyoji.jpg|Art of the protagonist and Kyouji
DSProtagRei.jpg|Art of the protagonist and Rei posing in front of a film strip background
DSProtagReiObariyon.jpg|Art of the protagonist and a Obariyon sneaking while Rei is bathing
SMTDS_Promo_3.jpg|Art of the protagonist and several other main characters
SMTDS Protagonist Silhouette.png|Silhouette of the protagonist
SMTDS4GB Catalog Illustration.jpg|Illustration from the catalog of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 4-koma Gag Battle, illustrated by Amano Onimaru
DDSt10A Inside Cover Illustration.jpg|Illustration for the inside cover of Digital Devil Story 10th anniversary
Kyouji Kuzunoha Ultimate Boss SH.jpg|The boss battle from Soul Hackers
Imagine Kyouji and Reiho.jpg|The Kyouji and Reiho outfits in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Mark's Shirt.png|Devil Summoner protagonist on Mark's shirt in inverted colors
P1 Devil Summoner protag and Devil Busters cameo.png|A poster of the protagonist alongside a poster of the DB Busters in the Mikage Subway.
MBR Ad.jpg|An ad for Megaten Battle Royal
DSSC boxart.jpg|Protagonist, along Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV and Protagonist (Soul Hackers)
Protagonist in 3DS SH.png|Protagonist in EX Dungeon of Soul Hackers
Kyouji Kuzunoha portrait in SH.png|Portrait in Soul Hackers
DSSH DS Protagonist Empty Keyholder.jpg|Devil Summoner protagonist keyholder from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Rubber Keyholder Collection by empty
==Trivia==
*The protagonist is briefly seen in-game during the cutscene following his initial death. During that scene, he has different clothes compared to his promotional and in-game artwork; a black short-sleeved top, white pants and casual shoes. He also appears to have brown instead of black hair.
* The protagonist's hairstyle and clothing are promotional items in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE. Despite being directly based on the protagonist's hairdo, the hairstyle bears Kyouji's name.
* The protagonist appears as a cameo in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory as a C-ranked quest giver. The quest itself is named Evil Classroom and requires Neptune to find three "Heretic Jellys" so the protagonist can increase the HP and MP of the demon he is currently using. Based on the quest description, the protagonist seems to be a bit of a bird-brain as he misnames the Heretic Jelly as "Renegade Jelly."
** The protagonist appears yet again in a A-ranked quest named Negotiation Failure where he apparently failed to convince a "Kerberos" (Cerberus) to join him and asks Neptune to defeat four of them for him since he got injured.
* is one of the main inspirations for the protagonist's design. Other inspirations include the protagonists of , , and .
== Sources ==
Category:Protagonists
Category:Ultimate Boss