

In reality, everything he says cannot be farther from the truth: to put it bluntly, he is actually a profoundly selfish, egotistical, and arrogant man with a savior complex who only cares about him and his most obedient lapdogs while the rest of its people don't matter even if they fall into ruin (in fact, the cognition of his Palace heavily implies that he believes that anyone save for his most loyal associates have no rights to exist). According to him, Japan is in severe financial and diplomatic weakness, and only by voting him to the seat of prime minister can Japan be saved and the children of the nation live in a happy future. He has a craft for giving passionate speeches that inspire the masses and speaks frankly on his opinions of current matters, making him seem more believable and credible. To the eyes of the public, Shido is a skilled speaker who ultimately entrances them into supporting him using his influential speech-craft.
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In his final "true" form, his muscles bulge even further, which shatters the springs and turns his skin red, and he emits a dark-violet aura.

Springs that resemble an exercise harness wrap all around his upper body, and he emits a red aura. In his second form, he rips away his upper clothing and headgear, revealing heavily built muscles. As the Beast is damaged, it reconfigures itself into the "Wings of Human Sacrifices" (人柱の王翼, Hitobashira no Ouyoku) ? (the previous form with bird's wings) and then the "Tomb of Human Sacrifices" (人柱の王墓, Hitobashira no Oubo) ? (a pyramid which resembles the Eye of Providence with a high-caliber cannon replacing its eye) before it is destroyed and he fights directly. He initially does not transform himself after becoming Samael, instead summoning a golden lion, made of humanoid figures, called the "Beast of Human Sacrifices" (人柱の王獣, Hitobashira no Oujū) ? as a mount. His spiked helmet resembles the Statue of Liberty or Principality. Once he boards his golden mount, he dons a black army general uniform with long cape, long white gloves, and knee-high white boots. Shadow Shido initially appears identical to his real world counterpart. He wears a business suit and a pair of orange-tinted square glasses. Shido is a tall, bald man with a small black goatee.

