"Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne" - Metatron Quiz

Answer: Magic in general

All forms of magic will do much less damage and have a much lesser chance of activating applicable side effects against Metatron.

Answer: Mahamaon

The very first "Shin Megami Tensei" game ever came out in 1992. All the way from that point up to the remaster of "Personas" three and four in 2023, Metatron has appeared in every single game. In every one of those games, Metatron's usage of Mahamaon is the one thing he has kept with him in every single one of his appearances. Even "Persona 5 Strikers", which almost entirely did away with insta kill spells, still gave Metatron this move and stuck him at the end of the game's final dungeon as a 'secret boss' of sorts.

Because of this reputation, players who realize they are set to fight Metatron will likely be conditioned to pack countermeasures to Mahamaon if they have any significant experience with the rest of the franchise.

Answer: Megidolaon

Megidolaon is pretty much a staple for a major enemies in this franchise, so it comes as little surprise that a being such as Metatron gets it here. Similarly to Mahamaon, Metatron just about always has this skill on him when he appears across this franchise, only it's not a literal 100% of the franchise this time. Metatron did have to go without the move in "Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine", "Shin Megami Tensei IV" and "Persona Q2 Cinema of the Labyrinth".

But he has the move in all of his other appearances.

Answer: Sinful

Despite having not appeared even indirectly to this point of the game, Metatron will claim that he has warned the player several times against the deed of fighting Fiends and collecting menorahs. He will tell the player they have committed a "grave sin" and this essentially becomes his motivation for fighting them.

Answer: Debilitate

Debilitate reduces all stats by one stage of all enemies when it is cast. This means the player and their team will deal less damage, take more damage, have their attacks become more likely to miss and become virtually never able to dodge anything Metatron uses, including his insta kill Mahamaon. Clearly this is very bad, and the player must endeavor to remove or mitigate Debilitate promptly.

Answer: 95

95 is the highest level requirement for a demon in the entire game. By this point, it's possible the player has their end game team fully finished anyway, but if they happen to not have done so, Metatron is clearly powerful enough to expedite or finish the process.

Answer: Nothing

Fire of Sinai is quite simply Megidolaon, but very slightly stronger. It may be viewed as somewhat anticlimactic that there isn't a flashy animation or perhaps an interesting side effect akin to Beelzebub's Death Flies or Mother Harlot's Death Lust. At least the skill is doubtlessly effective. Owing to its Almighty damage output, it cannot be resisted or nullified, and given that it's clearly quite powerful, it's very spammable.

Answer: Victory Cry

Victory Cry has been in every single game in the franchise, and it usually gets stuffed onto a handful of really powerful demons or Personas late game. That's more or less the case in this game, with Metatron receiving the skill.

Answer: 34

A 34 edges out Trumpeter and Beelzebub's 31s for highest mark in the entire game. It's just six points short of the cap at 40.

Answer: Michael

The other two demons can be any of the player's choosing, provided that they result in a Tyrant fusion. However, in order to get Metatron, the player must choose Michael as their third sacrifice.

The player should not fret at first, as the fusion will initially tell them they're about to create Trumpeter. Trumpeter's conditions are a Tyrant fusion on a full Kagutsuchi, just like Metatron. However, when selecting specifically Michael for the third demon in the fusion, the game will then properly inform the player that they're about to create Metatron instead of Trumpeter.