#nanaflynn

flynn loves alllll the akiras

commissioned by @wraithsquadron

[Pamphlet from the The Game Symphony Japan 25th Concert “Shin Megami Tensei 25th Anniversary Festival – LAW SIDE” orchestral performance, or ロウコン LawCon for short]

In the LawCon that took place in 2017, something that attracted attention from SMT4A fans was a particular sentence they used in the promotional pamphlet on Nanashi's profile:

孤児であるためナナシという愛称で呼ばれる15歳の少年。人類の希望の星と称えられるフリンに憧れており、彼と協力して戦争を終わらせるべく奮闘する。 A 15-year-old boy nicknamed Nanashi due to being an orphan. He admires Flynn, who is hailed as a star of hope for humanity, and strives to work together with him to end the war.

In fact, this is corroborated with a 2016 tweet from the official account:

フリン（CV:梶裕貴）。天使や悪魔の勢力を次々と倒し、救世主として東京の人々に尊敬されている彼。主人公やアサヒにとってもあこがれの存在のようです。Flynn (voiced by Kaji Yuki). He has defeated the forces of angels and demons one after another and is revered by the people of Tokyo as a savior. He seems to be an admired presence to the protagonist as well as Asahi.

Similar to what we've seen from the Akiras in the previous game, Nanashi holding Flynn in high regard is also an established fact. Which means this dialogue box is either he being honest or putting up a tough guy front.