Jonathan (Shin Megami Tensei)

==Summary==
Jonathan is a main character in Shin Megami Tensei IV. He was a samurai born of the Luxurors class in the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. He represents the lawful alignment and values order over chaos. Despite his upbringing and class, Jonathan is a kind hearted young man who truly believes everyone should be treated as equals, and places the security and stability of the Kingdom of Mikado above all else 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | | | 
Key: Early-Game | Mid-Game | Late-Game | Apocalypse
Name: Jonathan
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male.
Age: 18
Classification: Samurai of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado, Vessel of Merkabah, Aspect of Satan
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|IV=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Observation (Type 1), Weapon Mastery, Summoning, Magic, Air Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Danmaku, Statistics Reduction, Accelerated Development and Reactive Evolution / Reactive Power Level (Capable of rapidly evolving and drawing out his own inner power at extraordinary rates due to his inherent potential as a human, even against opponents that previously resided on an entirely superior plane of existence than him, and is can adapt to abilities that previously held him at their mercy in a short time, such as with the Lilim's charms and Yaso-Magatsuhi's gas), Non-Physical Interaction (Can damage and interact with spirits and ghosts, as well as strike down the informational forms of Demons and entities devoid of time and space, as well as formless, nonexistent entities such as The White), as well as Healing, Regeneration (High-Mid), Invulnerability, Immortality (Types 2, 3 and 7), and Durability Negation (As a magic user, his attacks likely hold the same property as that of demons in that they function on both the physical and spiritual/mental/conceptual/informational levels, with wounds he inflicts being unable to be healed without spiritual power and capable of harming physically invulnerable foes, as well as killing undead beings and regenerative entities, such as Nagas and Blobs)
|-|Apocalypse=
All previous abilities to much greater degrees, as well as Light Manipulation, Power Nullification, Resistance Negation, Resurrection (Resurrects an ally with their vitality fully restored using Samarecarm), and likely all of the abilities held by Merkabah
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Conceptual Manipulation / Information Manipulation / Mind Manipulation / Soul Manipulation (Frequently does battle against Demons, who affect their targets on all of the above levels with every attack, often withstanding numerous strikes from them and emerging victorious through brute force alone), Fate Manipulation and Curse Manipulation (Unbothered by interactions with Pisacas, which fate humans to die in the span of nine months), Disease Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Madness Manipulation and Chaos Manipulation (Unaffected by the act of looking into Girimehkala's eye, which inflicts incurable sickness and misfortune into individuals, and by the gaze of Yakkha, which is said to inflict disease and madness), Petrification and Poison Manipulation (Can easily do battle against Basilisk and Cockatrice, both of whom turn normal people into stone simply by being touched or looked at, and have a gaze and breath so poisonous that any mortal being near them instantly dies, turning their surroundings into a desert), Life and Death Manipulation (Can fight Liches, whose presence drains the life of those who see them, and as with other protagonists is likely not affected by Balor's gaze, which instantly kills enemies, and Chatterskull's laughter, which dooms whoever hears it to death, immediately stopping their heart)
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Attack Potency: Country level (Comparable to Flynn, and is capable of assisting him during battles against noticeably powerful demons such as the Minotaur) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Remains roughly equivalent to Flynn, with Mastema stating that Jonathan and his fellow Samurai are capable of striking him down by this point of the game. Fought against, and defeated Lilith alongside Flynn. Contributed to the defeat of The White in the Law Path) | Outerverse level (Should be somewhat comparable to Isabeau, who could summon and control Kali Ma and briefly hold off Flynn in a one-sided battle) | Outerverse level (Contributed to the final battle against YHVH in the Bonds Route, fighting Him alongside Flynn, Jonathan and Isabeau both in His golden and demonized forms)
Speed: Speed of Light Reactions and Combat Speed (Should be comparable to Plasma, a notably weak demon who can attack using electromagnetic waves) | Immeasurable Reactions and Combat Speed | Immeasurable Reactions and Combat Speed | Immeasurable Reactions and Combat Speed
Lifting Strength: Superhuman
Striking Strength: Country level | Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Durability: Country level | Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Stamina: Superhuman.
Range: Extended Melee Range with swords, likely up to Planetary with Demons | Same as before, likely up to Low Complex Multiversal with Demons | Same as before, likely up to Outerversal with Demons | Outerversal
Standard Equipment: His sword and guns.
* Gauntlet: A device given to all Samurai of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado during a ceremonial rite enacted when they reach adulthood, functioning not only as a way for its user to summon, control and communicate with Demons, but also as an all-purpose piece of equipment that provides navigation assistance and a variety of different applications that can assist Flynn in combat, whether by reducing the MP cost of his abilities or directly Influencing the actions of enemy demons during negotiations, ontop of being able to analyze both them and the surrounding terrain in order to assist in battle, with this capability extending even to higher-dimensional realms beyond normal reality, such as the Monochrome Forest and the Expanse, and formless, nonexistent entities, such as The White.
Intelligence: Gifted (Jonathan is a master Samurai who has been present during battles against many strong foes, namely Lilith. Jonathan is also generally well educated in other facets of Mikado life and has had a good education all around. However, he can also be naive, especially towards authority figures, and is willing to do horrible things to maintain order and balance)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Buffs and Debuffs: A set of skills that, as the name implies, allows the caster to greatly amplify their own physical attributes and reduce that of their foes, thus allowing one to stand up to much stronger opponents by closing or even reversing the gap in power between them. Outside of gameplay limitations, they can be stacked indefinitely, and sufficient usages of buffs allow the caster to survive attacks that would otherwise obliterate them with only minor injuries and amplify their speed to the point of completely outspeeding opponents that could previously predict all of their movements, while debuffs have a directly proportional effect on the enemy's statistics.
* Rakunda: Decreases the defensive powers of all enemies by one rank.
* Concentrate: Jonathan holds back his own power, allowing him to launch a charged attack with far more offensive power than his normal strikes. Avaliable only to his Apocalypse key.
* Dekaja: Nullifies all statistics amplifications from all enemies. Avaliable only to his Apocalypse key.
Almighty Attacks: The highest class of spells in the Megami Tensei franchise, consisting largely of powerful non-elemental attacks that have the special property of completely bypassing any resistances or immunities that a target may possess, be them innate or magically enforced, the latter of which including anything from reflective barriers to items that distort the very laws of the universe in order to protect the user from all forms of damage, and they are likewise unable to blocked, drained or generally defended against.
* Chariot: Deals severe almighty damage while simultaneously lowering the target's speed by one rank. Avaliable only to his Apocalypse key.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
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