Justice is the idea this devil gives form to. For much of the story the Fire Devil borrows its name as the main villain of the Justice Devil arc, while the genuine creature, a blind and caterpillar-like behemoth, only surfaces as a secondary threat during the Falling Devil arc.
It resembles an enormous caterpillar, missing both eyes and a nose, with shoulder pads that look as though they were carved from stone.
Its inner character is mostly a blank, though a clear fondness for eating comes through, and that hunger is exactly why the Falling Devil cooks elaborate meals to keep it satisfied.
For a long stretch the creature exists in name alone, its identity exploited to lure people into pacts that truly belonged to the Fire Devil. A class president, whom Asa Mitaka later kills after the War Devil seizes her body, and afterward Yuko both believed they had contracted with the Justice Devil while attending Fourth East High School. The real devil finally appears when the Falling Devil calls it up out of Hell to be served a parade of dishes, Asa Mitaka among the courses. It comes close to swallowing both Asa and Denji, but when Nayuta's interference turns the pair foul-tasting and it throws up, the furious Falling Devil rips it apart. The Devil Name Consultant working under Public Safety later studies the corpse and confirms the true creature had perished in that attack, so none of the circulating contracts could ever link to it; Barem eventually admits the Fire Devil was the real source. In battle it showed blistering speed, the muscle to tear through buildings and crush cars, endless regrowth of its severed tendrils, and the knack for reshaping its limbs into hammers. The dread that powers it is dikephobia, which names the terror people feel toward justice.

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The genuine Justice Devil is summoned out of Hell by the Falling Devil to be served a parade of dishes. When Nayuta's interference turns Asa and Denji foul-tasting and the creature vomits, the furious Falling Devil rips it apart, and the Devil Name Consultant later confirms it perished in that attack.
The Justice Devil is the embodiment of the idea of justice. For much of the story the Fire Devil borrows its name as the main villain of the Justice Devil arc, while the genuine creature only surfaces as a secondary threat during the Falling Devil arc.
The true Justice Devil is a blind, caterpillar-like behemoth missing both eyes and a nose, with shoulder pads that look as though they were carved from stone. In battle it showed blistering speed, the strength to tear through buildings, endless regrowth of severed tendrils, and the knack for reshaping its limbs into hammers.
No. The pacts people believed they made with the Justice Devil, such as those of a class president and Yuko, actually belonged to the Fire Devil. The real creature had already perished, so none of the circulating contracts could ever link to it, and Barem eventually admits the Fire Devil was the true source.
The Justice Devil draws its power from dikephobia, the terror people feel toward justice. Its inner character is mostly blank, though a clear fondness for eating comes through, which is why the Falling Devil cooks elaborate meals to keep it satisfied.
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