Observation
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Observation, also referred to as Understanding, is a metaphysical ability inherent to Humanity in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
Game Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Observation is a power inherent to the human race related to their understanding of the universe. Observation influences the forms of gods and demons as human understanding shapes the forms that these entities take, reflecting their current understanding of these concepts. This can also force gods and demons to undertake extreme changes if their understanding of these entities changes, which YHVH used to weaken all other gods and demons by influencing humanity so that their Power of Observation would elevate himself as the one true god while degrading all others into weaker forms through the act of diabolizing these entities.
Trivia
- According to Dagda in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Knowledge is similar to Observation, granting those with it the ability to shape the forms of gods and demons. The primary difference appears to be that Observation is an inherent trait of the humans in Shin Megami Tensei IV and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse while the Knowledge of humans in Shin Megami Tensei V originally belonged to Nahobino before being bonded to the souls of humans.[1]
Nomenclature
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 Japanese
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観測 | |
References
- ↑ "Dagda: In the end, this place is no different than the world I left behind. Humans and Knowledge bind gods and demons alike. But you... there's something about you... Hah! So that's it? It's plain from the look of you. All the Knowledge here-it once belonged to demons." Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Developed by ATLUS.