Can You Beat Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne Without Any Demons?

[@YourBudTevin]

Aye you went crazy with this one!

[@RobinandZephyr]

It was a nightmare, but a fun nightmare. LMAO

[@chrissavion6761]

YO TEV HELPIN THE COMMUNITY

[@isamyaza]

OUR bud Tevin

[@pjm-zu7jw]

no longer YourBudTevin, just the official Tevin now

[@acidflame3776]

pleasantly surprised to see you here tev

[@TARINunit9]

"Skadi heals from Physical damage, because God hates me" In any other franchise that would be an exaggeration

[@reicherwallace6774]

Pretty sure in this franchise it's possible for EVERY god to hate you.

[@hasinhalim8280]

Best line in this video no doubt

[@hyakugame]

idgi

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

Our lord and savior Isamu hated him for picking true demon ending.

[@zephyrprime8]

*One more god rejected*

[@edgy_songs]

The amount of pain I felt as I watched your level climb higher to 255 and still die in a few turns

[@RobinandZephyr]

HP capping at 999 harms my soul

[@ZetaMAGES]

"I recommended recruiting Oberon" "Wait that's illegal~" "No reason, he just looks cool." "Oh okay carry on."

[@RobinandZephyr]

Oberon is my homeboy

[@Redox_Rajox2628]

@@RobinandZephyr what were you thinking while doing this?!

[@RobinandZephyr]

@@Redox_Rajox2628 "This would be neat, and I've done demonless runs of other SMT games before- oh god what have I done"

[@Redox_Rajox2628]

@@RobinandZephyr *the instant regret*

[@redshepherd32]

the ultimate cheerleader that can %^&$ you up also dante

[@ProbablyEmo]

Man this guy must be super experienced with this game to attempt this “I’ve never played this game all the way through before” You absolute psychopath

[@RobinandZephyr]

Wanna know the scariest part? I didn't know about Trumpeter, meaning I didn't know I needed Endure for Trumpeter. The fact that I managed to still have it was nothing but dumb luck

[@bubalackgaming8892]

Calling Dekaja stones "no u rocks" is amazing and is what I'm going to be calling them from now on

[@RobinandZephyr]

I had a name for basically everything at this stage. LOL

[@samuraiakira6497]

All I need to do is read the title to know that you just entered hell.

[@RobinandZephyr]

wew lad

[@kennethjohnson7517]

Agreed

[@memelescream4796]

Well, no, he didn't. Otherwise there would be more demons.

[@NitsuaGamer]

Ironic

[@luisilly6]

33:32 "Regardless, Dante isn't a super difficult fight" He says while he shows footage of himself getting absolutely bodied.

[@brog7298]

Dude, this should have more views, can't believe the run is possible. You're an absolute Chad for going trough with this

[@RobinandZephyr]

It was definitely an undertaking... LOL Thank you for the kind words

[@XablazedX]

No kidding, this is nuts

[@ramifrix5142]

You kicked ass man, that's some dedication. Also, German here. Freikugel comes from a German opera and while it hilariously translates to Free Ball, it also translates to Free Bullet, since kugel means both. The Freikugeln were a set of seven bullets that never missed their targets thanks to a deal with the devil, with the target of the seventh bullet being chosen by the devil.

[@RobinandZephyr]

I think I remember hearing something about that, and that makes a lot of lore sense, y'know, considering Lucifer. But like.... the joke was RIGHT THERE, man! LMAO Also, thank you; I appreciate the good word

[@ramifrix5142]

@@RobinandZephyr Oh, for sure man, the joke absolutely had to be made. And of course, dedication like that deserves props.

[@bradlee7875]

Hmm, here's something that's interesting if true... from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica; FREISCHÜTZ, in German folklore, a marksman who by a compact with the devil has obtained a certain number of bullets destined to hit without fail whatever object he wishes. The name by which the Freischütz is known in French is *Robin* des Bois.

[@kontchou5221]

Witzig, wusste ich gar nicht

[@willd1790]

@@bradlee7875 I don't know if this has any connection, but Robin des Bois is also the French name for Robin Hood.

[@guilhermebrasil8333]

The Hoenn gym battle theme on the Trumpeter fight was comedy gold

[@someoneusedtobeknown2645]

5:18 I am so glad that I'm not the only one who truly appreciates Forneus' frozen screaming face.

[@Tehmora]

You don't have to pay Dante at all. His coin is rigged to be Heads, IIRC. If you pick the wrong choice he just takes half your macca. Oh dear... =S

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

Yup. Apparently a DMC2 reference

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@kichiroumitsurugi4363yeah, he uses the coin to mess with people cuz he’s always down to help if it’s important but he likes to be a little mysterious, yes that is the actually legitimate reason he used the coin for several years before just keeping it on his person as a luck charm of sorts that he apparently never lost even after his month coma in 5

[@demi-femme4821]

It's a reference to DMC2, where Dante says that he'll decide whether or not to help someone based on a coin flip, but then it's revealed at the end that the coin only has heads sides.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@demi-femme4821 mhm, that’s the part I forgot, I should’ve mentioned it’s game of origin

[@manuelcamara6400]

That entire Bishaten section was probably one of the most badass things I've seen in this franchise. You taking down such a challenge was legendary.

[@RobinandZephyr]

I'm flattered, thank you!

[@Kazmahu]

I'm not even 15 minutes in but I have to say, this video is REALLY entertaining. Your humour is on-point and a great way to make a video this long consistently engaging and interesting. Excellent work!

[@RobinandZephyr]

That honestly means a lot to hear. Thank you man!

[@sonicbhoc]

@@RobinandZephyr I subscribed 15 minutes in. You're hilarious.

[@Gabriel-oq8gs]

Wow, this was amazing to watch. Even with the errors you made in skipping over important skills, you showed some incredible determination in actually seeing it through to the end. Not to mention how real and visceral your reactions were. I'm definitely subscribing after seeing this. Nice job!

[@RobinandZephyr]

This run took something out of my soul with some parts of it, I swear to god... LOL

[@TheMrrccava]

You deserve a lot more credit here. This is a tight, well scripted, and funny challenge run breakdown. I haven't played Nocturne in like a decade, let alone have a finished it. But this makes me wanna go back ASAP.

[@RobinandZephyr]

I'd definitely recommend it! Especially what with the remake coming out soon!

[@defurnesellier1984]

*Tortures himself because God hates him* *Refuses to Elaborate* *Leaves*

[@brightonic]

When Rivers in the Desert came on, I knew this was some real shit.

[@RinKagamineX3]

I loved when he did "10,005" damage and still didnt win during that lol

[@drawberry_jam]

LMFAO THAT FORNEUS EDIT HAD ME DEAD 😭😭😭

[@RobinandZephyr]

AAAAAAAAAA

[@sonario0074]

"punching fish tends to be very difficult, so I recommend you electrocute it first" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I was drinking at that moment. Water came in through the mouth and out trough the nosr

[@jaffinator2166]

This came back into my recommendations today and I felt it’s appropriate since this could very well be the final day of the run’s spiritual successor

[@caaxisthebard8622]

imagine being a plebian and watching this not on the 15th, lesser beings

[@RobinandZephyr]

Patreon life

[@zephyrprime8]

Infinite Light on hard mode is so full of magic steroids it's actually unfair. With max defense up on your party and max attack down on Kagutsuchi, it STILL deals over 500 damage.

[@BAIGAMING]

39:55 My god, why do I remember that this Yu-Gi-Oh song is the one that plays when Kaiba realizes he is the reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who used to sacrifice his servants to make blue eyes white dragon 😂

[@RobinandZephyr]

man the JPN yugioh soundtrack was a bop

[@dontknowwhattoputhere5576]

It's called God's Anger.

[@Focalors21]

17:13 You got me laughing with the Ocarina of Time shop theme. 51:09 Naoto vibing on the dead Kagutsuchi.

[@RobinandZephyr]

She do be vibin tho

[@syrexio]

I just noticed naoto on the kagutsuchi phases. XD

[@ryanslaier7161]

Nyarly got me into Nocturne. Thank you for this new and awesome challenge run! It keeps me excited for the nocturne remake!

[@jellyface401]

4:02 He is not Vegeta anymore, he is Jotaro Now!

[@JosephHk743]

For a blind run for such a tricky challenge, I’m impressed with how you got through the most forsaken roadblock bosses!

[@markyjoe1990]

For such a small KZbinr, I'm utterly impressed by the amount of effort and quality put into this video. The script was sharp, and aside from the boring montage with the bishaman guy (still very impressive!), I was hooked the whole way through. I haven't played Nocturne yet, but when the remaster comes out, I'm eager to give it a shot. I might do some challenge runs myself!

[@RobinandZephyr]

Thank you; I appreciate the kind words

[@tronmerncutsman]

Wait is that an itou yuuji pfp

[@jokeryeha5167]

Holy shit I didn’t even know about the extra press turn thing in new game plus. That’s crazy

[@RobinandZephyr]

Makes new runs really fun, but it's a bitch to get. LOL

[@dartoney]

This is now my favorite nocturne video

[@RobinandZephyr]

[@thedarkgenious7967]

I'll be honest I've come back to this video at least 5 times and rewatched the whole thing just for the laughs that your Chiaki edits gives me.

[@RobinandZephyr]

*J e a n s*

[@DusKnight7th]

@@RobinandZephyr FULL JEANS!

[@arcuslux516]

I'd be so fun to watch this blind solo run on hard mode.

[@RobinandZephyr]

Oh god oh fuck

[@IBL15]

N O

[@rungrankibagami9510]

Guy basically made a canon Demi-Fiend run. Goddamn

[@Glaugan]

5:15 Punching fish was the highlight of the video for me

[@RobinandZephyr]

Low-key one of my favorite jokes, happy someone finally mentioned it

[@rvfiasco]

Made me bust a gut!!

[@zaynza562]

i always repeat watching this its such a good challenge video and really impressive considering it was a blind playthrough good job cant wait for the demonless devil survivor absolutely love that game.

[@RulerX.]

I’m subscribing because this was such a well made video that it got me interested in what you’ll do in your next SMT game

[@RobinandZephyr]

Thank you; that means a lot!

[@3kojimbles895]

@@RobinandZephyr no demons, only items and sword and gun challenge smt4 and smt4a. let's see your true samurai skill!

[@kindasomeviews]

Damn, it's actually possible for DemiFiend to solo the game. just like how he can solo the SMT & Persona series

[@RobinandZephyr]

Put Demi in more things

[@joshuamedina6807]

@@RobinandZephyr he's the ultimate secret boss in smt digital devil saga 1 and the hardest thing in the franchise and up there on the all time list

[@ryduann]

smt 5 dlc be like

[@mistake1197]

Demi fiend wank go hard.

[@TheSlammurai]

@@joshuamedina6807 Not sure about SMT 5 but even in DDS1 he uses demons. He certainly doesn't need them though, since he can end the fight whenever he chooses to.

[@literallynobody9284]

not only is this super fucking impressive, you made a hilarious script and added insightful commentary. best hour of my life

[@SQYbound]

O

[@NitsuaGamer]

This is honestly insane man! This has got to be the most sanity draining run I have ever seen! This seriously deserves more views!! 👏

[@friedpk37]

This was one of the most entertaining videos I’ve ever seen on Nocturne. Your sense of humor is right up my alley

[@NikkiNakka390]

Where were you when Robin beat Bishamon?

[@henotic.essence]

Also, you're so hilarious, I love your little jokes and references throughout. It makes the grind so refreshing to watch, especially for SMT fans who have viewed multiple playthroughs and summaries of the games when we are itching for new content! You're great :)

[@followertheleader]

Doing a ridiculous challenge while playing blind. Absolutely insane especially for a game like nocturne.

[@MrJMB122]

This was incredibly entertaining and you just have great editing.

[@headlessheir]

i love that you did this blind. replacing avenge for retaliate hurt me

[@RobinandZephyr]

oh god, the things i would've done differently, with the benefit of hindsight

[@KatelynTea]

ik this has probably been said a lot, but this is one of if not the best challenge run vids on the site, if the audio and resolution (of nocturne) was better it'd be perfect

[@mrhondo12345]

Pretty cool run. Too bad the youtube algorithm doesn't like you

[@RobinandZephyr]

That may be slightly our fault for not posting too much. LOL That said, feel free to share us around; we'd appreciate it

[@3babylon3]

itll pop off when the remaster comes out and more people have played the game

[@candybird]

Tbh youtube algorithm brought me here. Fantastic video!

[@yasha3916]

Compared to his other videos this one popped off

[@PedroLucas-ix8tx]

"YEAH, GOD IS DEAD!" Is the one sentence that you can only say in a smt game and don't get bad looks

[@yoshi314]

3:00 "i don't have time for that' *dies 1000 times and keeps going*

[@nova_strife]

By philemon this was intense massive round of applause for this absolute unit doing a challenge run like this and on a more or less blind play through of the game the absolute legend

[@soundinaroom3021]

I’m doing my first run through on this and even attempting this seems inconceivable. Brilliant stuff.

[@paulofsurrey4216]

Awesome. You really tried to make the game even more challenging than devs intended. I appreciate you telling us your total number of deaths.

[@ultrabosh6427]

Great script! I genuinely laughed my ass off and commend you for completing the run!

[@Lilmont789]

I found this video here and there in my recommendations and just seeing someone choose such a scary path just made me shudder. I finally gave it a view and wow, this was a road trip. The insane methods and skill and luck you did with the complete stubbornness to push yourself so far. It’s impressive and inspiring. Good job! Wish you luck with whatever more you take on!

[@schooled9543]

Putting this in to hope this help your algorithm shit but also subbing cause this was legit the second best SMT Nocturne video I've ever seen. First going to the Mot videos I love to show to people who ask what SMT is about

[@RobinandZephyr]

Mot memes do be funny though, so to be in that tier is an honor LMAO

[@younesakdah1803]

Nice. Very nice. I started a hard/solo run a few minutes ago. I will ABSOLUTELY be using the extra turn.

[@LeandroMartinscg]

38:54 the demi-fiend max hp in this part is pretty fitting for the theme of the game!

[@Devil-nh3ge]

Wow it was a very entertaining video to watch and to see all of your work to make this run possible with the amount of time you put into it pay off

[@CastorCaelestis]

Was rolling at the Noah reflect part. "HA. GOTTEM". Made the whole video just perfect. Thank you.

[@Travelenthusiastrk28]

Dude you made a great video and even a year later you deserve all the praise. Seriously, thank you so much for this.

[@jellyface401]

Bishamoten really turned you into the ultimate warrior.

[@RobinandZephyr]

Hurt my soul, he did

[@robertbarber1198]

You sir are a masochist holy crap this challenge is crazy.

[@kyfy24]

Just stumbled on this video and I love your format! Hope you'll make more, it was super entertaining

[@bigdingus9333]

26:53 I like how you did the SMT4 censor noise when saying pray to god, nice touch

[@hettiekun]

Incredible video even for me, someone who never played Nocturne! Amazing job!

[@thegrimmkyussy]

This was a very impressive run. Especially since this run was mostly blind. I honestly thought the run was over once you got to Trumpeter. Great video, man.

[@Flutterdark_]

that matador remix is awesome. where did you find it?

[@darklordliam]

Silvagunner remix of BW2 Elite Four theme

[@RobinandZephyr]

Beat me to it

[@kmdgaming6039]

Just discovered your channel through this video, and my god you have balls of titanium to even attempt this. Looking forward to you doing something similar for SMT V (Nahobino only, Aogami Essences only).

[@thequincy_]

This was a fantastic Challenge run video. Definitely one of the best I've seen. The comedy was on point, the explanations about the challenge itself, the gameplay, and just about everything was great. I would definitely love to see more videos like this, maybe a Persona 3 /Persona 5 run? Now that would be interesting.

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

The ending was the definition of satisfactory, what a lovely run. Thank you for this. And also I'm very glad you included the Disco banger at the end.

[@facundomaya5988]

Man I know this video is old but I just wanna say I really enjoyed it, both the humor and the explanations of what you were doing were really fun. Great video!

[@BlueMareen]

I can't wait for the HD Remaster to try my own solo run! It's gonna be hell woohoo!

[@rawrdino7046]

Have you beaten it yet?

[@BlueMareen]

@@rawrdino7046 Lmao I haven't even started it

[@thelegodemon7061]

Never thought someone could one up nyarly with his nocturnal challenge, I was proven wrong.

[@nico7515]

man, this video motivated me to finally end my run and i finally did, thanks

[@RobinandZephyr]

Congrats, man!

[@scrapyarddragon]

that this was your first full playthrough of the game ever is the most terrifying...

[@RobinandZephyr]

Hindsight 2020, terrible idea

[@Redox_Rajox2628]

@@RobinandZephyr Now the game is probably a breeze rn

[@TripawsOfWisdom]

You have earned that sub by putting such effort into this. Damn, that's some vigilance right there!

[@MisC21]

The fact you used the Hoenn Gym battle theme for Trumpeter is absolute gold

[@henotic.essence]

The amount of pain you put yourself through for this one.. Nocturne is already hard enough as it is... You need more views and love, man!!! God bless!

[@kazekou7598]

Just found this video in my recommended and I'm so disappointed it didn't pop up sooner, what an amazing well constructed video and the fact it hasn't blown up yet at least some what makes me lose further faith in this platform. Keep it up man this was nothing short of incredible I was sad to see it was over.

[@guerricdeveauxv.h4261]

Love the video, great pacing, hilarious memes, insane challenge. Keep the good work !

[@RonBlade]

41:53 These where he totally went insanity with BLIND FAITH and actually win and his reaction pretty solid haha and on 57:00 he basically Cunter shit out of this boss haha

[@LynnLyns]

Jesus Christ, you're a mad man, i tought the No Buff / Debuff from Nyarly was crazy but... No demons at all is just... Next level and everything on stream... just wow

[@ShadowPiercingFlames]

Definitely sticking around for your content. Good stuff man!

[@aaronr.265]

I can’t get over how this was a blind playthrough

[@RobinandZephyr]

Definitely a mistake. Definitely an adventure.

[@gracesiemi]

At 43:25 in the beelzubub fight you recommend curse null while you actually need dark/death null I just wanted to make this clear because a lot of guides also recommend light/expel null which is completely useless.

[@RobinandZephyr]

Okay, Curse/Death mighta been my bad, the games shift the names a lot, but why tf recommend Expel? LOL

[@gracesiemi]

I don’t know why, it costed me 10 min because I was stupid and didn’t look up how death flies really works.

[@stevenbetonio3641]

I am not easily impressed But you have impressed me! Also that bishamonten fight was epic af

[@RobinandZephyr]

It was so painful

[@lucasbarros6659]

>Fights trumpeter >Pokemon gen 3 music in the background I. FUCKING. LOVE. YOU.

[@KoalawithaBeanie]

Oni segment cracked me up XD looking forward to seeing more of your content!

[@auroraborealis4468]

I can't count the number of times I've come back to watch this video. I guess it's weirdly comforting, watching them triumph over such a cruel challenge? Regardless it's such a phenomenal video.

[@TheShamarski]

Man, the script was hella perfect. 😂 I look forward to more of your SMT content just for that!

[@shincadad7622]

This was an excellent challenge run, it was actually fun to watch unlike a lot of them, good job!

[@exmover5951]

Man this is insane. That last bishamon and trumpeter had me hooked and dying of laughter.

[@LunarSoul255]

I was today years old when I learned that you can go past lv99 in Nocturne... whew

[@keatonyung938]

I may be late but this is an amazing video man! This is genuinely a new favorite of mine keep it up!

[@behindthesmile1276]

And I thought the run by Nyarly was wild, but this does take the cake

[@tomshiba8073]

great dedication, great humor 10/10

[@muffet1536]

Id love to see this with other amt games, like Soul Hackers This is such an amazing video, great job!

[@RobinandZephyr]

There are plans for a follow up in the works!

[@muffet1536]

@@RobinandZephyr amazing!!!

[@WinterFox1000]

and I thought Nyarly doing a no buff/debuff run was insane

[@RobinandZephyr]

Not going to lie, that run was deceptively challenging, watching him do it. Like, you always know in this game that you live and die on you are buffs, but it’s never been more evident than in his run. LOL

[@ProjectTony]

Friendly demons: "Would you like some help?" Demi-fiend: "lol nah fam."