"Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne" - Trumpeter Quiz

Answer: He has the lowest relative HP on the field

Trumpeter has two exclusive moves - Holy Melody and Evil Melody, and these moves cannot 'target' anything traditionally. They will automatically go after the unit on the battlefield which has the lowest relative HP on the field. Obviously, as a boss, Trumpeter has a lot more total HP than the player or their units, so 'relative' in this context refers to how much of a percentage of health is remaining in the user's bar.

If all of the player's team is at completely full HP, and then someone damages Trumpeter in any way, even for a smidgen of health, he would then be at the lowest relative HP on the field. This would prompt him to say the quote stated in the question.

Answer: Eight

Evil Melody targets the unit on the field with the least relative HP. When used, whoever this unit is will be immediately killed. No resistance, immunity or statistic can prevent this, and it cannot be dodged even if the user is at -4 Accuracy and the target is at +4 Evasion. The only way it can be survived is through the use of an available Endure passive, which would allow the victim to survive the blow with 1 HP to spare.

Unfortunately, Trumpeter cannot kill himself with this skill. Of course, it may be viewed as silly to imagine a boss fight in the late game could end in such a way.

Answer: Fully heal HP and MP

Trumpeter can indeed cast this one on himself, but he could also be prompted to cast this on one of the player's allies. This makes it a good idea for the player to try and keep a teammate very low on health. Obviously, maintaining this in the face of a powerful boss such as Trumpeter will be hard.

But if the player cannot manage this, Trumpeter and his 11,000 HP will be getting a full refill.

Answer: Makakaja

Trumpeter has an enormous Magic stat to begin with, so even just one Makakaja can let him start dropping the player's teammates like flies. Keeping Tarunda, Rakukaja or Dekaja on hand to defend against this would be a good idea.

Answer: Almighty

Trumpeter can use the tried and true classic Megidolaon, or he can turn to Mabufudyne, Maragidyne, Mazandyne or Maziodyne if the player's team has a weakness one of those can exploit. Paired with a stupidly high Magic stat and Makakaja, and Trumpeter isn't just a one trick pony with his Melody skills.

Answer: Three

Trumpeter being immune to Light, Dark and Ailments means he cannot be killed by insta kill magic in any way, making him consistent. For someone as offensively talented, even being just 'good' defensively is enough to make Trumpeter one of the best demons in the game.

Answer: 31

Red Rider's Strength of 26 was the previously highest seen stat to this point of the game, as a point of emphasis to showcase just how powerful Trumpeter is.

Answer: 77

77 is eight levels higher than the previous Fiend, Mother Harlot. It is just fourteen levels lower than the highest demon in the entire game as well.

Answer: Tyrant

The second Fiend to need a Tyrant fusion, Trumpeter is privy to some excellent skills.

Answer: Full

Full means the player can add a third demon to the fusion needed to create Trumpeter. This means the player can give Trumpeter any three skills they could possibly want, ascending Trumpeter's potential to limitless heights.