Challenge Quest/List

This is a complete list of Challenge Quests in Shin Megami Tensei IV. The quests are sorted by locations with K's Tavern or the Hunter's Association, and when they become available. In order to get more quests, simply examine the blackboard (K's Tavern) or bulletin (Hunter 's Association) at their respective locations after completing certain events in the storyline.
===Mikado Quests===
*All the quests in Mikado (that are not story-required) will become permanently unavailable to complete in the Chaos Ending
**In the Neutral Ending, all quests in Mikado will be temporarily unavailable until after you beat Merkabah, but will permanently become unavailable to complete once more after beating Lucifer
After Completing 'To The Roof'
*Collect Demon Claws - required - 300 macca, Unlocks Bone Sword in Q's Armory.
*Gather Some Naraku Lichen - required - Holy Fruit x2
*The Lion's Roar Within Naraku - required - 1000 macca
After Beginning 'Let's Get Breakfast' (Post-Alraune)
*Chagrin Slaying Competition - 950 macca
*The Cursed Gauntlet - 1000 macca, Unlocks Fury Ares
After Beginning 'Capture the Black Samurai' (Post-Kiccigiorgi Forest)
*I want a Classy Down Quilt - 750 macca
*Slaying the Dragon of the Lake - Azahuya Gray (legs)
*Operation: Slay the Berserker (NG+) - Azahuya Gray (top)
*Dance of the Dead - Azahuya Gray (body), Unlocks Fiend David, only available after completing 'Chagrin Slaying Competition' and 'The Cursed Gauntlet' 
After Beginning 'Activate All Terminals' (Post-Minotaur)
*A Drunkard's Best Friend - 750 macca
*Missing Child Search - Silver Necklace
*Newcomer's Competition (NG+) - 1000 macca
*Pluck the Buds of Rebellion (NG+) - Steel Hoe, Unlocks Zealot Ogun
After Completing 'Find the MIlitary Base'
*Relic Recovery: Small Fridge - 2500 macca
*Relic Recovery: PC - 2200 macca
*Relic Recovery: Power Cable - 2200 macca
*Relic Recovery: Wind Turbine - 2200 macca
After first arriving in Shinjuku
*Creating Fireproof Clothing - 3450 macca, Unlocks Fire Guard Armor in Q's Armory
After completing 'Capture the Black Samurai'
*Bring Back Wine - (listed as a Main Quest, not required), only available after completing the four Relic Recovery quests
*I'm No Good at Demon Fusion - Mikado Custom
*Slay the Demon in Hiding (NG+) - Glass Magatama
*Demon-Haunted Man (NG+) - Evil Bazooka
After beginning 'Onward to Shibuya' (Post-Kagome Tower)
*I Require Ample Weaponry - Sword of Hope
After choosing to side with Jonathan or Walter
*Four Wings, Four Heads (NG+) - Unlocks Herald Seraph + Famed Tokisada, only available if your alignment is Law (your aligntment score is 9 or above), can be done with either Jonathan or Walter
*The Deal in the Forest - Summoning Stone x5
*Preparing for the Day to Come - Great Chakra, only available after completing 'The Deal in the Forest' 
*A Magical Remedy / Magical Medication / 2 Magical Medicines - 5200 macca, only available after completing 'The Deal in the Forest' 
*Escorting Your Comrade - 10000 macca, only available after completing 'The Deal in the Forest' 
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Dragon Slaying Competition - Law/Neutral - 13000 macca, if on Neutral, you must also complete Purgatorium
*Taste of the Forbidden Fruit - Law - Unlocks Tyrant Azazel
*Great Raven of the Underground - Law - Unlocks Herald Mastema, only available after completing 'Taste of the Forbidden Fruit' 
===Ueno Quests===
Upon first arriving in Ueno
*Eggs for One Hundred - Lu Incense x3
*I Want to Make the City Bright - Business Trip Set (relics)
After completing 'Peallaidh Extermination'
*Competition for Blood - relics, Unlocks Demon Sneak Armor
*Deliver the Film - 2500 macca, Starts Nozomi's & camera quest chains - 2500 macca
*Slay the Pirate Demons (NG+) - 1900 macca
After Completing 'Find the MIlitary Base' Main Quest​​​​​
*The Secret to Durable Clothing - Valuable Documents (relics), Unlocks Soldier Enma Armor
*Samurai and Hunters United - Nozomi - Silver Mars, only available after completing 'Deliver the FIlm' 
*Hunter Tournament Prelims - Showdown Ticket, only available after completing 'Eggs for One Hundred' and 'I Want to Make the City Bright'''''
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Rebirth of the Lady - White King (legs), Unlocks Lady Black Maria, only available after completing all of Nozomi's previous quests (Samurai and Hunters United, Serial Kidnapping + Arson, The Great Drukenness)
*Comply with My Mass Order - Miracle Set
*Invitation for Angel Hunting - Chaos - 15000 macca
*The Voice of Arrogant "Evil" - Chaos - Sophia's Sword, Unlocks Vile Demiurge, only available after completing 'Invitation for Angel Hunting' 
===Shinjuku Quests===
Upon first arriving in Shinjuku
*Corpse Disposal - required - Succulent Pork x1, Unlocks Ghost Dullahan
Upon first entering Shinjuku Station (after accepting Corpse Disposal)
*Quality Food - relics
*Phantom of Madness - Ma Incense x4
After Completing 'Seat in the Government' (Post-Kuebiko)
*Demon Guarding the Shrine - Bushi Tasogare (legs), Unlocks Kunitsu Okuninushi
After Completing 'Hunting Xi Wangmu'
*The Malevolent Star Falls - Sleepless Ring (5000 macca)
*A Grudge from the Streets (NG+) (takes place in Ikebukuro) - Pest Crop
After completing 'Capture the Black Samurai'
*Excavate Some Coffee Beans - relics
*Protect the Tower - 5000 macca
*Help Me Exterminate the Demons (NG+) - a number of foodstuffs (relics)
After beginning 'Onward to Shibuya' (Post-Kagome Tower)
*Heavy Weapon Recovery - Golden Gun, only available after completing 'Help Me Get Some Servers' 
After beginning 'Kill Yuriko' (Post-Koga Saburo)
*RxW Smacktacular XIII - 8500 macca
*Serial Kidnapping + Arson - Nozomi - Green Gunner, only available after completing 'Samurai and Hunters United' 
*Prevent a Deal with an Overlord (NG+) - Claymore, Unlocks Tyrant Astaroth
After choosing to side with Jonathan or Walter
*Samurai School in Nakano - Black Crest, Unlocks Kishin Marici
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Multi-Demon Fusion - Great Chakra x2, Unlocks Reaper Cenunnos, only available after completing 'Serial Kidnapping + Arson' 
*Excavate Summoning Devices - Magic Mirror x2, only available after completing 'Resurrection of the Kousoushin' 
*Ishtar, the Goddess of the Harvest (NG+) - Chaos - Chakra Elixir, Unlocks Fiend Mother Harlot, Lady Asherah, and Megami Ishtar, only available after completing 'Prevent a Deal with an Overlord', 'Stop a Summoning' and 'Resurrection of the Kousoushin' 
===Shibuya Quests===
Upon first entering Shibuya
*Help Me Get Some Servers - ID Card Lv2
*Banquet of Flames - Fire Pillar
*Hunter Tournament Finals - Hunter Crown, only available after completing 'Hunter Tournament Prelims' 
Upon first entering Midtown
*A Century of Defense (NG+) - Kutune Sirka, Unlocks Kunitsu Take-Mikazuchi
After choosing to side with Jonathan or Walter
*Save the Old Man - 10000 macca, Unlocks Deity Odin, Kishin Thor
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Mysterious Story of Tennozu - Shinno Rounds, Unlocks Deity Baal
*Rebirth of the Great Overlord - 15000 macca, Aquila's Sword, Unlocks Tyrant Beelzebub, only available after completing 'Mysterious Story of Tennozu' 
===Ginza Quests===
Upon first entering Ginza
*I will Give You My Black Card - Black Card, only available after you obtained the Platinum Card
*The Great Drunkenness - Nozomi - Black Gunner, only available after you complete 'Samurai and Hunters United' 
Upon first entering Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
*Overcome the Trial - story requirement
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Find the Tears of the Messiah - Incense Set
*Wish of a Professional - Magic Stone Set A
After beginning 'The Great Spirit of Hope' 
*Tokyo Cosmos - Neutral only - ID Card Lv3 (this in turn unlocks the chance to find, defeat, and fuse Fiend Red Rider)
===Blasted Tokyo Quests===
*All the quests in Blasted Tokyo (that are not story-required) will become permanently unavailable to complete in the Law Ending, and temporarily unavailable until after you beat Lucifer in the Neutral Ending
Upon first arriving in Blasted Shinjuku
*The Poisonous World - a number of odds and ends (relics)
*Food to Survive Tomorrow - 3000 macca
*Catch the Sake Thief (NG+) - a number of odds and ends (relics)
After beginning 'Defeating the Demon' (obtained upon leaving Shinjuku, not required to complete)
*Defeating the Demon (Listed as a Main Quest but not required) - Unlocks Reaper Ixtab
*The Only Food Source - Great Chakra x2
*Help Us Get Some Fuel - Chakra Pot x5
*Help Us Transport a Cannon - 10000 macca
After unlocking Blasted Ikebukuro (upon talking to the man in 'The Only Food Source' quest)
*Death on Wings (NG+) - Pluto Corpse x3
===Infernal Tokyo Quests===
*All the quests in Infernal Tokyo (that are not story-required) will become permanently unavailable to complete in the Law Ending, and temporarily unavailable until after you beat Lucifer in the Neutral Ending
After beginning 'Shinjuku is Mine'
*Pleasure Box - Infernal Kasumigaseki
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Stop a Summoning - Infernal Shibuya - Plutonium Rounds, if on Neutral, you must also complete Lucifer's Palace
*Demon Battle Royale - Infernal Ikebukuro, if on Neutral, you must also complete Lucifer's Palace
===Other===
*Training Battle -(Burroughs adds these as the story progresses. There are 10 of them.) - Macca
When you first arrive in Shinjuku
*Shelter Inspection - Shinjuku camera quest - Olive Camouflage (head), only available if you complete 'Deliver the Film' 
After beginning 'Seat in Government' 
*Her Memories - Shinjuku camera quest - Ag Incense x5, only available if you complete 'Deliver the Film' 
*Ikebukuro Free District - Shinjuku camera quest - 5000 macca, only available if you complete 'Deliver the Film' 
When you first arrive in Ginza
*Take a Picture of Ginza for Me - Ginza camera quest - 6250 macca, only available if you complete 'Deliver the Film' 
After Completing the Monochrome Forest
*Chance Meeting with a Saint- Mido (talk to him in fusion app) - Simply fuse Herald Metatron to complete this quest.
===Demon Talk===
*You can get demon talk quests from any demon at any time, regardless of location. The only factor to consider is at what point in the story you're at.
After Beginning 'Capture the Black Samurai' (Post-Kiccigiorgi Forest)​​​​​
*Capture the Berserker - Tokkosho, Unlocks Fury Wu Kong, ​​​​​​will become unavailable if not done after the Monochrome Forest in the Chaos Ending
After first arriving in Kasumigaseki
*Isis' Search for the Coffin - St Incense x5, ​​​​​​will become unavailable if not done after the Monochrome Forest in the Chaos Ending
Upon first arriving in Shinjuku​​​​
*Cu Chulainn's Training - Brionac, Unlocks Genma Cu Chulainn
Upon first arriving in Ikebukuro
*Sunset for a Demonnapper - requires Capture the Berserker - Antidote Ring, Unlocks Famed Kanseiteikun, Lady Hariti, only available after completing 'Capture the Berserker' 
Upon first arriving in Shibuya/Midtown
*Retrieve the Tablet (NG+) - Dx Incense x6
After choosing to side with Jonathan or Walter
*Osiris' Resurrection - Balm of Rising x5, Unlocks Deity Osiris, Lady Isis (Osiris will also join the party), only available after completing 'Isis' Search for the Coffin' 
After unlocking Blasted Ikebukuro (upon talking to the man in 'The Only Food Source' quest)
*Naglfar Material Collection (Blasted Tokyo) - Black Clown (head)
After beginning 'Shinjuku is Mine'
*Tokyo Bay Mixer (Infernal Tokyo) - Soma x2
*Slay the God of Violent Winds (NG+) (Infernal Tokyo) - Agent Y (legs)
After completing 'Shinjuku is Mine'
*Escape from Philanthropy (NG+) (Infernal Tokyo) - Heated Soul, Unlocks Fury Kartikeya
After completing the Monochrome Forest
*Recreating the Human Race - Amrita Set
*The Cauldron - Excalibur
*Resurrection of the Kousoushin - Torifune's Shawl, Bead of Life x2, Unlocks Amatsu Amaterasu
*Yomotsu Okami's Revenge (NG+) (Blasted Tokyo) - Skull Scepter, Unlocks Megami Izanami, unavailable in the Law Ending
*Punishing the Trickster (Infernal Tokyo) - Mortal Knife, unavailable in the Law Ending
*Errand for the Apocalypse (Infernal Tokyo) - Peacemaker, unavailable in the Law Ending
===NG+ Challenge Quests===
*Operation: Slay the Berserker (K's Tavern) - Ahazuya Gray (body)
*Newcomer's Competition (K's Tavern) - 1000 Macca
*Pluck the Buds of Rebellion (K's Tavern) - Steel Hoe, Unlocks Zealot Ogun
*Slay the Demon in Hiding (K's Tavern) - Glass Magatama
*Demon-Haunted Man (K's Tavern) - Evil Bazooka
*Slay the Pirate Demons (Ueno) - 1900 Macca
*A Grudge from the Streets (given in Shinjuku, takes place in Ikebukuro East) - Pest Crop
*Help Me Exterminate the Demons (Shinjuku) - a number of foodstuffs (relics)
*Prevent a Deal with an Overlord (Shinjuku) - Claymore, Unlocks Tyrant Astaroth for Special fusion
*A Century of Defense (Shibuya) - Kutune Sirka, Unlocks Kunitsu Take-Mikazuchi for Special fusion
*Four Wings, Four Heads (K's Tavern) - Jonathan - Unlocks Herald Seraph + Famed Tokisada, only available if your alignment is Law (your alightment score is 9 or above), can be done with either Jonathan or Walter
*Catch the Sake Thief (Blasted Tokyo) - a number of odds and ends (relics)
*Death on Wings (Blasted Tokyo) - Pluto Corpse x3
*Slay the God of Violent Winds (Infernal Tokyo) (demon talk) - Agent Y (legs)
*Escape from Philanthropy (Infernal Tokyo) (demon talk) - Heated Soul, Unlocks Fury Kartikeya
*Yomotsu Okami's Revenge (Blasted Tokyo) (demon talk) - Skull Scepter, Unlocks Megami Izanami
*Ishtar, the Goddess of the Harvest (Shinjuku) - Chaos - unlocks Megami Ishtar to accompany your party (optional), Lady Asherah, Fiend Mother Harlot for Special fusion, only available after completing 'Prevent a Deal with an Overlord', 'Stop a Summoning' and 'Resurrection of the Kousoushin' 
==Alignment Choices==
*Slaying the Dragon of the Lake - "beasts to be slain" +1 / "holy spirits" -1
*Pluck the Buds of Rebellion (NG+) "society needs rules" +1 / "it is ridiculous" -1
*Hunter Tournament Prelims - each opponent spared +1 / each opponent killed -1
*Sunset for a Demonnapper (demon talk) - "let them go" +1 / "make them pay" -1
*Slay the Demon in Hiding (NG+) - "Lower your weapon" +1 / "Conitnue attacking" -1
*Demon-Haunted Man (NG+) - "finish her" +1 / "let her go" -1
*Banquet of Flames - "talk more" +1 / "force them" -1
*Hunter Tournament Finals - each opponent spared +1 / each opponent killed -1
*Magic Medicines - "A Magical Remedy" (life saving) +10 / "Magical Medication" (euthanize) -10
*Bring Back Wine - +5
*Defeat the Demon - +5
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