Dmitrii Blinov

Dmitrii Blinov's History

Soma Cruz initially encounters Dmitrii along with Dario and Celia early in Soma's 2036 quest, and Dmitrii initially seems to be more of a henchman than anything else. Soma later encounters him where he fights and ultimately defeats a Malachi and copies its power, causing Soma to initially think Dmitrii renounced Celia, although Dmitrii reveals he was just conducting a ritual to become stronger with his power, revealing his copy-based abilities. However, after Soma defeats him in battle a little later, Dmitrii seemingly perishes - despite Soma's efforts to the contrary - after cryptically hinting that "Soma will be the one pitied". His soul is absorbed by Soma's body and the Power of Dominance shortly thereafter, leaving Soma stunned and unnerved by his apparent ability to absorb a human soul, although he didn't gain any further abilities.

Dmitrii's soul lies dormant within Soma until the latter's seismic shift of emotions at the sight of Celia slaying a Doppelganger of Mina Hakuba. As Soma struggles to resist the dark urges of vengeance and despair, Dmitrii's soul emerges from his body, entering the lifeless Doppelganger and transforming it to mimic his original appearance. At this point, he reveals that he had allowed Soma to absorb his soul in order to copy the Power of Dominance, using it to augment his abilities on the way to becoming the Dark Lord. With Soma having denied his inner darkness once again and Dario having been defeated and stripped of his powers earlier, Dmitrii is now the prime candidate for the Dark Lord's position of power; he and Celia travel to the castle's Abyss area to complete his ascension. When Genya Arikado attempts to stop him, he implies that he knows Genya's true identity before threatening to kill Soma if he dare make a move against him.

Soma reaches the core of the Abyss just after Dmitrii has finished sacrificing Celia for even more power (it is unknown if she did this willingly or not). A final battle between Soma and Dmitrii seems inevitable, but the latter suddenly collapses, wracked with mortal agony. At this point, it is revealed that Dmitrii's copy of the Power of Dominance was flawed; while he was able to absorb the souls of monsters, he was unable to properly contain or control them like Soma could. Realizing his error far too late, Dmitrii's body was torn asunder as his gathered souls erupted into the Abyss, amalgamating into a colossal abomination simply called Menace.

Even though Dmitrii doesn't directly appear in the bad ending, he is alluded to when Soma, after experiencing a brief instance of pain after fleeing the castle upon killing Dario, tells Genya Arikado that he absorbed a human soul upon defeating Dmitri and his death, implying that the soul was trying to possess Soma or copy his abilities, giving Genya some concern.