SEGA today released the basic story, world view and character introduction of the latest work “Soul Hacker 2” developed by ATLUS.
This work is a fusion of the “Shin Megami Tensei” series with a sci-fi worldview, inheriting the genes of the “Demon Summoner” series and “Soul Hacker”, completing the concept of evolution in a quarter of a century, and creating a new relationship between human beings and technology. story between.
Storyboard
This is a future story that takes place in the mid-21st century, not far from the present. The “devil” who can control the power of supernatural powers and survives in the dark underground society, people call it ── “Demon Summoner”. They are secretly active where no one knows, secretly guarding and supporting the entire society.
“Aion” is another existence that observes and guards the world. This being born out of cutting-edge technology that surpasses human intelligence, from a certain moment, detects the coming of the end of the world. Ringo and Figg of Aion came to the human world to avoid the fate of destruction. Their purpose is to protect two key figures who will trigger the end of the world, only to discover that either has been killed.
Ringo used Aion’s special ability “Soul Attack” to resurrect the target. The demon summoners who were brought back to life by the remorse of death were given a “second chance” and teamed up with Ringo and Figg to track down the mystery that bet on the future of the world. Will they be able to avoid the danger of world destruction——
Character introduction
Apple (CV. Tomoyo Kurosawa)
One of the agents of the next-generation electronic life form Aion. Since it is in the state of being born, it has a strong curiosity regarding the human society and the emotions between human beings. Fight on the front line with several demon summoners such as Arrow, and run around to avoid the destruction of the world.
Seiyu (CV. Nanako Mori)
Like Ringo, he is one of Aion’s secret agents. Calm, calm and thoughtful, always responsible for the role of admonition, and restraining her own way, Ringo is like a sister. Figg also has an interest and longing for human beings, and is very friendly to human beings. Good at analyzing intelligence, so responsible for logistics support.
Arrow (CV. Ishikawa Kairen)
A spy of the demon summoner organization “Yagatawu”. It was Aion who detected the “object that must be protected to avoid the destruction of the world”. Killed on an undercover mission, resurrected by Ringo’s soul-hack. He usually doesn’t talk much, but he is a prudent young man. However, he is honest and ardent deep in his heart. He attaches great importance to ethics and morality, so he occasionally conflicts with Milady.
Milady (CV. Ami Koshimizu)
A spy of the demon summoner organization “Phantom Society”. Killed by people of the same camp for some reason. Resurrected by Ringo’s soul attack, he works with Ringo to find out why he was killed. The personality is calm and rational. Because of too much emphasis on rationality and efficiency, he sometimes makes cold and unforgiving judgments, which may be related to personal past experience.
Saizo (CV. Masaya Matsukaze)
Unowned free demon summoner. Killed by agents of the Phantom Society, and resurrected by the intrusion of Ringo’s soul. To act with Ringo and others for a purpose. He’s a romantic, but he’s also very charming, and very particular regarding the outside world. Because he is very good at reading words, he is often responsible for mediating when Arrow and Milady quarrel, and it is also the lubricant of the team.
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Demon Summoner
Its existence is very long, it will change with the current era and country, and it will coexist with human society. Make a pact with demons and contribute their extraordinary abilities to solve phenomena beyond the reach of human intelligence. On the other hand, there are also a small number of summoners who choose to use this ability for evil fields, such as assassination and crime.
There are organized groups of demon summoners. In the process of fighting to avoid the destruction of the world, Ringo and others will involve the two opposing organizations, the Phantom Society and Yatagarau.
COMP
A device held by demon summoners to assist the demon summoning ability. The shape of COMP varies from person to person, and some people will transform it as a favorite prop or decoration. The COMP of Ringo et al. is improved by Aion technology, so demons can be equipped directly on the COMP.
Agent Aion
After Aion detected that the world was going to be destroyed, in order to easily intervene in the human world, he sent existences that had deliberately degraded and reduced their abilities to the human world, that is, Ringo and Figg. Such beings possess self-awareness and are almost biologically equivalent to humans. Ability to use Aion’s abilities under limited conditions.
soul attack
One of the functions that Aion possesses is the ability to interfere and improve the human mind. Ringo uses Soul Hacking on a recently deceased human to interfere with his dying memories. Resurrection is then achieved by channeling remorse for death and the character’s strong desire to survive. There are still many unsolved mysteries regarding this feature, and it seems that Ringo and Figg have not fully understood the full picture of this feature.
demon
It has coexisted with human beings since ancient times, as a spirit-like existence. Not all of them are incarnations of evil, there are also types that are classified as gods or goblins, but they are all collectively referred to as demons. After the demon summoners have concluded a contract with the demon, they can use the power of the demon through the COMP. It is said that somewhere there is a secret technique that can merge demons with each other, and thereby create other demons.
Sabbat
When you are hostile to a demon, you can immediately summon your allied demon (Zhongmo) by attacking corresponding to the weakness of the enemy demon. The summoned demons will attack the enemy demons together under Ringo’s command. Known as the Sabbat, this mode of action can be used to sweep enemies in one go.
capitals and borders
The stage for Ringo and others is the capital of Japan. In a city full of people, there are hidden urban boundaries that only demon summoners can enter. Around these boundaries, there are barriers that make it impossible for ordinary people to notice their existence. In this type of area, you can see demon summoners and demons naturally moving on the streets, and there are also facilities for demon summoners such as demon fusion, strengthening COMP, and gathering intelligence.
Rainbow
When Feige traced the protection object, he discovered the pre-death message at the murder scene, and added a quantum code that cannot be deciphered by current human science. The results of Feige’s analysis and interpretation showed that the message before death was “Rainbow Covenant”. What exactly does this mean?
Soulhacker 2 is expected to launch on August 25th on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10/11, Steam.