Masakado (Shin Megami Tensei)

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==Summary==
Masakado (マサカド, Masakado), also known as Taira no Masakado, is the deification of a general of the Taira clan who decided to overthrow the government and claim himself as the new Emperor of Japan. After a thriving rebellion, the government announced a bounty for his death, resulting in Masakado's eventual death in the Battle of Kojima at the hands of his cousin Taira no Sadamori and Fujiwara no Hidesato. His head was then taken and enshrined, making Masakado from then on become known as the protector god of kanto, who would always watch over the capital of Japan with unwavering loyalty to it and its citizens.
Although normally appearing in minor roles throughout the series, normally as a way of acquiring Masakados, which is always one of the strongest weapons in any of the games, Masakado's role was expanded in Shin Megami Tensei IV, being an essential figure in the backstory of the game, and the one who created the Firmament above Tokyo in order to protect the city from incoming ICBMs, eventually separating it from the outside flow of time as a way of preserving its structure. In the ending of the Neutral Route, Masakado manages to regain his power by consuming The Great Spirit of Spite, The Great Spirit of Goodwill and The Great Spirit of Hope, allowing him to assume his true form and dissipate the Firmament encircling Tokyo.
In the DLC Quest For The Past... For The Future, Masakado assumes the role of the Ultimate Boss of the game, being revealed to have assumed a monstrous form in order to protect the city from ICBMs two decades ago, but in doing so, he tipped the balance between good and evil within his being and lost all self-control, forcing Flynn to attack Masakado until he came to his senses in order to stop him from destroying the city he intended to protect, effectively forming a stable time-loop where Flynn was directly responsible for the creation of the Firmament upon which his own homeland, the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado, was built.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Taira no Masakado
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male.
Age: Thousands of Years Old, though he in truth exists beyond time.
Classification: Guardian Deity of Tokyo, God of the Samurai, Great Spirit of the Earth; Former Human.
Powers and Abilities:
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Martial Arts and Weapon Mastery Danmaku, Avatar Creation and Magnetism Manipulation (Capable of manipulating magnetic fields in order to construct a semi-material form made out of magnetite for himself), Death Manipulation (Can use both light and dark-based attacks that inflict instant death upon contact, either to a single foe or on a whole group of enemies), Fire Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Absorption (Naturally absorbs death-based attacks, as well as all of the four elements), Large Size (Type 0), Size Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Aura, Time Manipulation (Encased Tokyo within a firmament which separated the flow of time within it from that of the outside world), Statistics Amplification (Can greatly increase the power of his physical attacks and that of his allies with Tarukajaon, as well as hold back his power to raise the potency of his magical and physical attacks with Concentrate and Charge respectively), Flight, Teleportation, Cognitive Physiology (Archetype), Shapeshifting, Information Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Technology Manipulation, Healing and Resurrection, Probability Manipulation through the Bad Luck Roulette, which, depending on its result, may also inflict: Attack Reflection, Power Nullification (Can nullify all elemental attacks save for Almighty Skills), Statistics Reduction (Can reduce all of an opponent's statistics to 1) and Death Manipulation (Instantly kills all summoned demons and allies). Resistance Negation, Radiation Manipulation
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Attack Potency: Outerverse level (Responsible for bestowing Demi-Fiend with Masakados, the ultimate Magatama which allows him to become a demon of the most powerful race of chaos-aligned entities. An aspect of himself fought against Raidou Kuzunoha, and is only able to be confronted after the latter has defeated an unrestrained Lucifer, as well as all prior obstacles of the storyline. Upon being weakened, his power could only be restored by consuming The Great Spirits of Spite and Goodwill, both of which were the very essences of Lucifer and Merkabah that gave origin to their existences and fueled their abilities, as well as the Great Spirit of Hope, which is equal to the former two in power, and Fujiwara states that even a human would be able to stop the war between Law and Chaos by wielding Masakado's power)
Speed: Immeasurable while incarnated. Omnipresent otherwise.
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Outerverse level (Masakado's Katana, a medium connected to his essence, was capable of gravely injuring Krishna on Flynn's hands)
Durability: Outerverse level (Endured numerous attacks from the likes Flynn and Raidou Kuzunoha, both of which had previously defeated foes as powerful as Lucifer, having ultimately survived both battles. Far superior to both Lucifer and Merkabah)
Stamina: Infinite (Capable of sustaining his physical form indefinitely without needing to consume magnetite, with divine energy itself being described as a limitless source of power due to being unbound by the laws of physics)
Range: Extended Melee Range physically, likely up to Outerversal with general powers (His power allowed the Apocalypse cast to reach YHVH's Universe, where the latter's true form resided, by forming a monolith connected to it)
Standard Equipment: His beloved katana, Masakados.
Intelligence: Unknown, likely Extraordinary Genius.
Weaknesses: Masakado's mind can only remain stable when in a state of perfect balance between good and evil, and should it be broken, he will immediately lose his ego and go berserk.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
More detailed information on this character's skill list can be found in the Megami Tensei wiki
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.
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.
==Notable Matchups==
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