Nieg

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Nieg Nieg in his weakened form.

Gender Male Race Mirage Starting class Shadow Dragon Appearance(s) Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Nieg (Japanese: ニーグ Nieg), also known by his true form M-DEUS, is an NPC character in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Role

Nieg can be first seen as a lone Mirage hovering in the Harajuku District, seemingly invisible to all the people around him. After Itsuki accepts the request Arena Staff on Hire from the Receptionist Mirage in the nearby Illusory Urahara Arena, he can go talk to Nieg. He will be surprised Itsuki can see him then moves to the arena. Once there, Nieg ask Itsuki if he has any Detritus, which can be given to him in quantities of nine in exchange for a chosen Incense.

After trading with him 12 times, Nieg will announce that he has gotten stronger thanks to the Detritus and heads off to Illusory Daitama to challenge the Mirages there. However, when Itsuki arrives, he finds Nieg cornered by the Mirages and defeats them to save him. After the battle, Nieg thanks Itsuki and extracts the Deft Hand Performa from him, which can be used to obtain the skill Locktouch. Nieg then returns to the arena where Itsuki can continue trading with him.

If playing on New Game +, after trading 36 times with him, Nieg will announce that he has regained his former strength and recalls that he is actually a Mage Dragon. From this, he requests that he should now be called "King" and challenges Itsuki to fight him in his true form. If Itsuki and his friends challenge him and wins, Nieg will be initially distraught that he lost again to humans, but accepts his loss and offers them to challenge him again anytime.

According to Nieg, his Performa was stolen by someone five years prior in Harajuku, which may have led to his weakened state. This lines up with the timeframe of the Mass Disappearance, the first of Gharnef's Mirage attacks in Tokyo.

Stats

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Class Shadow Dragon Level 99

Stats Max HP ? Max EP ? Strength ? Magic ? Skill ? Speed ? Defense ? Resistance ?

Drop Skills -- Tail Unstable Ground Giant Fang Bolganone Maragidyne Thunder Strike Energy Drain Dies Irae Dark Breath Dragon Skin Weaknesses and resistances Rp Rp Rp Rp Rp Rp Rp Rp -- Nu

The following are M-DEUS weaknesses and resistances depending on the reinforcement(s) present:

Swordmaster	Nu	Nu	Wk	Wk	Nu	Nu	Wk	Nu	––	Nu
General	Wk	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Wk	––	Nu
Wyvern Lord	Nu	Nu	Wk	Wk	Nu	Wk	Nu	Wk	––	Nu
Bishop	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	––	Nu

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

M-DEUS is undoubtedly the hardest boss in the entirety of Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, as a super-enhanced version of the final boss Medeus. However, as he is hidden behind New Game + and requires trading 36 times with Nieg (which in itself involves acquiring Detritus from Savage Mirage fights), only the most dedicated of players will ever have the chance of even seeing him. He can be unlocked as early as Chapter 2; even so, you do not need to fight him right away. In fact it is recommended you challenge him toward the end of the game when you have unlocked every character and carnage. Even after M-DEUS is unlocked, Nieg will continue to trade Detritus for Incense, which is highly recommended you take advantage of in order to increase the stats of your team to prepare for the battle against him. Once you feel ready, save your game and accept Nieg's challenge. Be warned that once you accept you cannot retreat, so the battle can only end when one side is utterly defeated.

First thing to note is that M-DEUS, unlike Medeus, has only one phase. However his skill Dragon Skin makes all attacks against him have a hard cap of 499 damage. Because of this, while you should still put some Incense towards Strength and Magic, Skill and Speed should also be focused on to increase your party's hit and avoid rates, as they will need to survive long enough to defeat him. In general, it's better to have your team avoid M-DEUS's attacks than endure them, especially when he uses everyone's favorite skill Dies Irae every 3–4 turns.

Approximately 130–170 speed is a good amount for consistently getting actions before M-DEUS, as well as consistently dodging his attacks. Touma or Eleonora's Debilitate combined with Tsubasa's Debut Smile can improve dodge chance further, and leveling up passive skills such as Feather Step or Quick Step can also be helpful. In case a dodge fails, Tsubasa and Touma with their final carnages can null both sword and fire attacks, which covers the majority of M-DEUS's attacks. Conversely, Itsuki's final carnage makes him weak to fire, so it would be better for him to use Ama-no-Mitsurugi (the green three-pronged sword), which removes the weakness. Bringing final carnages on cast members (with the exception of Itsuki) is advised for the extra SP income, which can then be used for Tsubasa's Debut Smile buffs, or to cast other Special Performances for damage opportunities.

Dies Irae will be cast every 3-4 turns, and Energy Drain will always be cast the turn right before Dies Irae. The power of Dies Irae will increase as more turns pass, whenever a cast member is downed, or whenever a reinforcement sacrifices itself. Pay close attention to M-DEUS's moves and the current turn count, to ensure hit and avoid buffs/debuff are active.

M-DEUS is unique as his resistances will shift depending on the reinforcements on the field. However his default state, which appears at the start of the battle or when there are no reinforcements present, M-DEUS will repel almost all attacks against him. Because of this, it is all but required that Itsuki is in the main cast with the skill Wyrmicide, which will allow him to bypass the Repel resistance and have the team session off of him. Using Wyrmicide on M-DEUS should be Itsuki's only role during the entire battle. In Encore, thanks to Tiki's new ability to session off of any magical attack, Kiria's Naga spell could also be a viable, although less optimal, option, and thus she could help Itsuki as a session starter.

Whenever reinforcements appear, usually at the start of every turn while there aren't any already present, M-DEUS's resistances will shift according to their class. While it may seem ideal to take advantage of M-DEUS's new weaknesses during this, you should instead use your other two teammates in the main cast to take out the reinforcements as they may prove to be a hazard if left unchecked. This is especially true of the two Bulwark Bishops he summons when he is low on health: they have the skill Mediarahan, which will fully heal M-DEUS, undoing all the progress you have made up to that point. So unless you want to continue struggling against M-DEUS, take out those Bishops as soon as you can!

Fortunately, M-DEUS can be challenge on any difficulty. So if you're trying for the achievement and do not care about bragging points, as long as you're not on Lunatic you can freely alter it to any difficulty, including Friendly. But if you are trying to beat M-DEUS on Lunatic, good luck.

After you've beaten him, Nieg will give you a rare Luck Incense as a reward. He will also continue to trade for Detritus and even allow you to challenge him as M-DEUS again whenever you wish (but he dosen't give you any subsequent rewards for it).

Personality

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Nieg is eager to get his hands on as much Detritus as he can, which he uses to make himself regain his lost power. However because of his weaken state, he asks Itsuki to get some for him in exchange for Incense, which he considers a fair deal. Once Nieg thinks he's powerful enough from all the Detritus he obtained, he will become cocky in an eagerness to show it off.

Quotes

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Trivia

• M-DEUS is a recolor of Medeus in his second form in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, changing the purple and red to gold and green.
  • However, M-DEUS's death animation is instead based on Medeus in his first form.
• After Nieg demands to be called "King", his dialogue name tag will actually change to "King" for the remainder of the playthrough.

Etymology and other languages

Nieg

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Nieg
Japanese	ニーグ	Nieg

M-DEUS

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	M-DEUS	A modification of the name of Medeus.
Japanese	M-DEUS	--

Gallery

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  Screenshot of M-DEUS in his true form.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.