| “ | The inescapable truth under all life's lies is that this universe... Is worthless. Gods, demons, humans, buddhas, pretas... I will wipe everything from existence. | „ |
| “ | The humans are being played like chess pieces at the mercy of greater beings. Wake up and smell the chaos, kid. This is the true nature of gods and demons. Human oppression is the only thing that interests them. (...) You've got a lot of work ahead of you, kid... And you're going to learn firsthand just how pathetic gods, demons, and humans are. Remember one thing, my Godslayer: You have no choice but to obey me. | „ |
| ~ Dagda's ideals |
Summary
Dagda is the Chief God of Celtic Mythology, High King of the Tuatha De and child of the Earth Mother Goddess Danu. He first meets with Nanashi in the underworld and informs him that he has died and that his friend, Asahi, would soon follow him. Dagda claims that Nanashi has accomplished nothing in his short life, but that together the two of them could change that, offering to revive Nanashi if he agrees to work for him. Nanashi agrees and is revived by him, becoming Dagda's Godslayer.
Throughout Nanashi's journey, he learns that Dagda's ultimate goal is to kill all Gods and Demons, believing that divine power had corrupted them, and he would be no exception. To that end, he needed a pawn, that being Nanashi, who could destroy them, as a Godslayer has the power to truly kill all godly beings, unlike other entities who can only seal one another away.
In the Peace Route, after Nanashi states that he will destroy the Cosmic Egg, Dagda chooses to take back the life he granted to Nanashi, saying that he'll regret said decision when at the brink of death once again. Danu, however, saves Nanashi by re-creating Dagda, to sustain Nanashi's life, while implying that the new Dagda is made from the old Dagda's true feelings. Dagda is defeated, but rather than dying, he disappears, likely fading away from existence and allowing the new identity to take his place.
In the Anarchy Ending, Dagda succeeds in his plans, as Nanashi has slain YHVH at long last, albeit at the lives of his friends, countless others, and his own humanity. As YHVH is destroyed and replaced, and the old creation fades, Dagda passes his ideal to Nanashi, now the new Creator, hoping that, with Nanashi having once been human, he will remember the consequences of being corrupted by Godhood. He later disappears after the creation of the New World Nanashi establishes.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 1-A | 1-A
Key: Demon | Archetype
Name: Dagda, The Good God
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male.
Age: Inapplicable. Exists beyond time.
Classification: Demon, Deity, Celtic God, Leader of the Thuatha De Danann, Forefather of Sorcerers
Powers and Abilities:
Cognitive Physiology (Mid-Tier), Energy Manipulation, Existence Erasure, Healing, Light Manipulation, Life Manipulation and Death Manipulation (Rules absolute over both life and death, with his existence itself being that of an embodiment of the two concepts, as well as the cause of them as dictated by human understanding), Magic, Mind Manipulation (Brainwashed Flynn upon resurrecting him, turning him into a servant completely devoted to Nanashi, and does the same to whomever Nanashi chooses as his Mother Goddess), Resistance Negation, Resurrection (Due to his aforementioned dominion over life and death, Dagda can resurrect people at will, even when nothing but their soul remains), Soul Manipulation, Statistics Amplification and Reduction
All previous abilities, as well as Cognitive Physiology (Archetype)
Attack Potency: Outerverse level (Comparable to Odin, with the two being direct counterparts that once existed as the same God before human observation made them into separate entities. Could do battle against Nanashi in the Bonds Route, and provided assistance in all of his battles by lending him his power, even up to Vishnu-Flynn, Satan and ultimately YHVH) | Outerverse level (Exists as an archetype, a shapeless, fundamental unit of the collective unconscious inhabiting the realm of Atziluth, beyond the concept of dimensions entirely, and yet to be shaped into a lower state by the thoughts and emotions of humanity)
Speed: Immeasurable | Omnipresent (Those who inhabit the unconscious, archetypal world are untied from space and time and diffused throughout all of existence, experiencing "all dimensions and possibilities")
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Durability: Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Outerversal
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: At least Extraordinary Genius. Exists as a god of knowledge and wisdom, and attributes his ability to easily repair machinery to this, while also being a master of magic and the forefather of all sorcerers, and his very title as "The Good God" being meant as an indicative of his ability to excel at all he does.
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.
- Luster Candy: Increases all statistics of an entire party (Strength, speed and durability) by one rank.
- Debilitate: Decreases all statistics of an entire party (Strength, speed and durability) by one rank.
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, with 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.
- Megidolaon: Unleashes a wave of destructive energy which deals heavy damage to all foes, tapping into the pale light of divinity that reigns over destruction itself and engulfing them in "the complete annihilation beyond death."
Notable Matchups
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Discussions
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