“List of Persona 3 characters”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Atlus's 2006 role-playing video game Persona 3 focuses on the exploits of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of high-schoolers defending their home city from monsters known as Shadows. Persona 3 is set in a fictional Japanese city in the year 2009. Due to past events, there is a hidden period between one day and the next known as the "Dark Hour", during which most people become unconscious (a state the game calls "Transmogrification", symbolized by normal people turning into floating coffins), and Shadows feed on the minds of those still aware of their surroundings. In addition, a large tower called Tartarus, filled with Shadows, rises out of the ground during the Dark Hour. SEES is composed of students attending Gekkoukan High School. The player names and controls the game's protagonist, who leads SEES in its exploration of Tartarus. Persona 3 mixes elements of role-playing and simulation games: during the day, the player attends school, and is able to spend time with other characters, forming relationships known as Social Links. These Social Links, when formed, have gameplay benefits, increasing the player's proficiency in battle.

To combat Shadows, each member of SEES is capable of summoning a Persona, a being which is a manifestation of one's psyche. Persona-users summon their Personas by firing a gun-like object called an Evoker at their head. Shigenori Soejima designed the world and cast of Persona 3. The members of SEES include Yukari Takeba, a popular girl; Junpei Iori, a class clown and the Protagonist's best friend; Akihiko Sanada, the captain of Gekkoukan's boxing team; Mitsuru Kirijo, Gekkoukan's student council president; Fuuka Yamagishi, a shy girl who takes on a support role in battle; Aigis, a female android designed to fight Shadows; Ken Amada, an elementary school student whose mother was killed by a Persona-user; Koromaru, a dog capable of summoning a Persona; and Shinjiro Aragaki, a returning member of SEES who had previously left the team. The group encounters other Persona-users who are working against their efforts to eradicate Shadows, Tartarus, and the Dark Hour.

Atlus released an enhanced remake of Persona 3 entitled Persona 3: FES. The new game makes revisions to the original gameplay of Persona 3 (referred to as "The Journey"), and adds a new epilogue to the original story, entitled "The Answer". The Answer introduces a new character, Metis, an anti-Shadow weapon like Aigis. In 2009 Atlus released a PlayStation Portable remake of Persona 3 entitled Persona 3 Portable, which adds more characters, including appearances by characters from the successor to Persona 3, Persona 4, released in 2008. Several Persona 3 characters also went on to make appearances in 2012's Persona 4 Arena and 2014's Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, both set two years after the events of "The Answer".

SEES members

The {{nihongo|Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad|特別課外活動部|Tokubetsu Kagai Katsudō-bu|lit. Special Extracurricular Activity Department}}, or SEES for short, is officially a school group of Gekkoukan High School. In reality, they hunt down Shadows and investigate the Dark Hour with the support of the Kirijo Group. All of the members of SEES are Persona-users, who live together in a specialized dorm. In the final events of the game, the group is re-designated as the {{nihongo|"Nyx Annihilation Team"|滅びをもたらすもの|Horobi o Motorasu Mono|lit. "Those Who Bring About the End"}}.

The Protagonist

The protagonist is the namable main player-controlled character of Persona 3. In the manga adaption, he is named {{Nihongo|Minato Arisato|有里湊|Arisato Minato}}. In the film adaptation and Dancing in Moonlight, he is named {{Nihongo|Makoto Yuki|結城理|Yūki Makoto}}.

Having moved into the dorm in the introduction of the game, he learns his ability to summon the Fool arcana Persona {{nihongo|Orpheus|オルフェウス|Orufeusu}} and the Death arcana Persona {{nihongo|Thanatos|タナトス|Tanatosu}} before he's later appointed the team's leader in combat. He is unique among his cohorts in that he has the ability to carry multiple Personas and switch between them during battle. Over the course of the game, he also gains {{nihongo|Messiah|メサイア|Mesaia}} of The Judgement Arcana and {{nihongo|Orpheus Telos|オルフェウス･改|Orufeusu Kai}} of The Fool Arcana in Persona 3 FES. With the power of the Wild Card he has access to over 150 different Personas.^[1] He is also the only character with access to the Velvet Room, in which the player is able to fuse together multiple Personas together to create a new, more powerful one. Over the course of the game, the player is challenged to manage his day-to-day schedule as he attends school, takes part in extracurricular activities, and spends time with classmates and other characters.^[2] Igor, the proprietor of the Velvet Room, encourages him to form Social Links with people, as they will determine his potential in combat.^[3] Within the simulation elements of Persona 3, the player is able to form Social Links with characters in-game, each represented by one of the Major Arcana and granting various bonuses during Persona fusion, increasing the player's proficiency in battle.^[2] Soejima took longer to design him than any other character, as the game's other characters would be made to complement his design. Soejima wrote in Art of Persona 3, "Initially, he looked more honest, like an ordinary, handsome young man. But, I worked to achieve greater ambiguity in his expression."^[4] He is voiced by Akira Ishida in the Japanese version of Persona 3 and Yuri Lowenthal in the English version.^[5] In Persona 3 Portable, released on the PlayStation Portable in 2009, an option was added to control a female protagonist, voiced by Marina Inoue in Japanese and Laura Bailey in English.

In the manga adaptation of Persona 3, he is portrayed as a quiet teenager who often tired or drowsy, who likes to eat and cook food. In the animated movie adaptation, he is portrayed as an ambivalent individual with an initially neutral viewpoint on the film's themes of life and death, making his growth via newfound experiences the focus of the movie.^[6] He also gains his new Personas from battles of against Arcana Shadows during full moon, instead of Social Links.

In the stage adaptation, The Weird Masquerade, the male protagonist is named {{Nihongo|Sakuya Shiomi|汐見朔也|Shiomi Sakuya}} and he is portrayed by Shouta Aoi, while the female version is named {{Nihongo|Kotone Shiomi|汐見琴音|Shiomi Kotone}} and she is portrayed by Kana Asumi.

Yukari Takeba

Yukari is popular at school because of her good looks, cheerful disposition, and energetic attitude. Though outwardly friendly and extroverted, she is very careful not to let anyone get truly close to her. She constantly picks on Junpei, hides her true motives from the group, and represses a lot of anger and sorrow about her past.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

It turns out that Yukari has been on her own for quite some time. Her father died a mysterious death a decade ago, in 1999, and her mother neglects her in favor of a string of shallow boyfriends. She slowly begins to open up to the Protagonist because he is an orphan and can understand her isolation. Midway through the game, Yukari discovers that her father was involved in the incident that unleashed the Shadows upon the world. Yukari is forced to face her anger and overcome it, and decides to fight for her friends and her father's memory.

In the {{nihongo|Lovers Arcana|恋愛|Ren'ai}} Social Link, which represents a choice for the protagonist's journey,^[8] the Protagonist helps Yukari mend her relationship with her mother. If the Protagonist makes the correct choices, Yukari will fall in love with him. If the player chooses not to date any girls, Yukari will appear for all the dating events.

In Persona 3: FES's The Answer, Yukari is the group member who is most reluctant to go back into battle against the Shadows and seems that she only wants to move on with her life. However, she fell in love with the Protagonist, and as such, is bitter and jealous towards Aigis, who not only able to spend the last moment with the Protagonist before his death, but also inherited his powers. As such, Yukari constantly shows random mood swings towards her. After witnessing the Protagonist's sacrifice and the burden he must carry, she finally overcomes her jealousy, apologizing to Aigis and offer her to become her roommate.

Yukari appears as a playable character in the upcoming new revision of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. After the end of Persona 3, Yukari decided to put herself through college working as a model, and her proficiency with a bow landed her the television role as {{nihongo|Suzuko Kujakuin|孔雀院鈴子|Kujakuin Suzuko}}, otherwise known as {{nihongo|Feather Pink|フェザーピンク|Fezā Pinku}}, on Phoenix Ranger Featherman Victory. While filming on location, a real helicopter appears with Mitsuru coming out of it, asking Yukari for her help in a new emergency. Within the events of the game, her Persona is Isis.^[10]

Shigenori Soejima comments that he designed Yukari with the contemporary look, which caused her to be popular on and off with the development team during the making of the game.^[9] She is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in Japanese and Michelle Ruff in English. She is portrayed by Maho Tomita in The Weird Masquerade.

Junpei Iori

Initially, Junpei fights because "playing hero" makes him feel like less of a loser. He uses his place in SEES to prop up his low self-esteem, neglects his classwork, and snaps at the Protagonist out of jealousy over his unique Persona abilities. Junpei only becomes more serious after he meets Strega member Chidori. They fall for each other, and though she continues to fight SEES, her feelings for Junpei eventually come into conflict with her loyalty to Takaya and her fear of death. When Takaya fatally attacks Junpei, Chidori uses her Persona powers to save his life at the cost of her own. Junpei becomes a more-focused and determined young man after Chidori's death. It is possible to revive Chidori in the FES and Portable version of the game, if certain requirements are met.

In Persona 3 Portable, Junpei becomes the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Magician Arcana|魔術師|Majutsushi}}, representing action, initiative, and immaturity,^[11] when the player plays as the Female Protagonist. Junpei's relationship with the Female Protagonist remains strictly platonic, because of his feelings towards Chidori.

Junpei appears as a playable character in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. After graduating, Mitsuru hired him to be one of her "Shadow Operatives" in fighting Shadow appearances. However, on the side, he coaches a little league baseball team. While traveling to a game, he falls asleep on the train and misses his stop, ending up in Inaba. There, he reunites with the other Shadow Operatives and becomes involved in the sudden onset of the red fog. During the game, he uses the Persona Trismegistus.^[12]

Shigenori Soejima has stated that Junpei is "the most important character when it comes to getting the player to buy into the story," because he is the major character who looks and acts the most like a normal teenager.^[13] He is voiced in Japanese by Kōsuke Toriumi and in English by Vic Mignogna. He is portrayed by Genki Okawa in The Weird Masquerade.

Mitsuru Kirijo

Mitsuru has been battling Shadows for a long time, as the unofficial leader of SEES. At the beginning of the game she avoids battle and acts as a support character, offering analysis and advice. She joins the party in combat only after the discovery of Fuuka Yamagishi, whose Persona's analysis power is much stronger.

Throughout the story, Mitsuru hides many details about Tartarus and the Dark Hour from the group, due to feelings of guilt over her family's involvement in the accident that created them. Since her grandfather was responsible for everything, she believes that she alone bears the burden of setting the world right. Her Persona was artificially induced to allow her to participate in the battle against the Shadows. Mitsuru is the only SEES member that had her ability to summon a Persona forced on her.^[14]

Mitsuru loses all will to fight after Ikutsuki kills her father, since restoring the family honor is meaningless without a family. She regains her resolve thanks to some intervention from Yukari. She decides to take over leadership of the Kirijo Group after the conflict with Nyx is finished and she graduates high school.

In the {{nihongo|Empress Arcana|女帝|Jotei}} Social Link, representing life brought forth from motherhood,^[15] the Protagonist will help free her from some of the expectations attached to her family name. In order to attract such an ambitious young woman he must maximize his Academic statistic, and rank first in his class for at least one exam. If the player makes the correct choices, Mitsuru will fall in love with the Protagonist.

Mitsuru appears as a playable character in Persona 4 Arena, which takes place over two years after the events of "The Answer". Now 20 years old, Mitsuru is a university student and the leader of the Shadow Operatives, a group composed of Persona users that fights Shadows.^[16] She joins Aigis and Akihiko to search for the Anti-Shadow weapon Labrys that disappeared from her plane.^[17] Her Persona is Artemisia.^[18] Shigenori Soejima created Mitsuru to be a tough-looking woman on the exterior, but with a weak side in the interior.^[19] She is voiced by Rie Tanaka in Japanese and Tara Platt in English. She is portrayed by Asami Tano in The Weird Masquerade, the Persona 4 Arena stage play, and the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Song Project stage play.

Akihiko Sanada

Akihiko was one of the three Persona users who founded SEES, alongside Mitsuru and Shinjiro. He and Shinjiro were close friends as children, having grown up in an orphanage together with Akihiko's now-deceased sister Miki. However, one night when the two were chasing down a Shadow, Shinjiro's Persona went out of control and an innocent bystander was killed: Ken Amada's mother. After the incident, Shinjiro left SEES and his friendship with Akihiko became strained. The two only reconnect when Ken joins SEES, and Akihiko convinces Shinjiro to rejoin the group in order to protect him.

When Akihiko realizes that Ken only volunteered for SEES as a means to get revenge on Shinjiro, he tries to save both of them from making grave mistakes, but he arrives too late. Though Ken lets go of his vendetta, Shinjiro is fatally shot while protecting him from Takaya. In the end, Shinjiro's way of facing death head on gave Akihiko the courage to carry on in spite of all his losses. Akihiko is determined that Shinjiro's death not be in vain and to be just as fearless in the face of his own mortality.

In Persona 3: FES, a door which shows Akihiko's past reveals why the Evoker looks like a handgun. When Mitsuru first asked him to join her in fighting Shadows, she decided to create an Evoker that would grab his attention, leading to the Evoker's gun shape.

In Persona 3 Portable, he is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Star Arcana|星|Hoshi}}, representing a glimmer of hope,^[20] but only when the player plays as the Female Protagonist. In his Social Link he expresses his deep memory towards Miki and how the Female Protagonist reminded him of her. With the correct choices, Akihiko will fall in love with the Female Protagonist.

He also appears in the non-canonical anime Trinity Soul, which takes place in an sequel of the Persona 3 world.^[21] 10 years older, he no longer has his Persona due to his age.

Akihiko is a playable character in Persona 4 Arena, which takes place over two years after "The Answer". Akihiko went to college after graduating high school, joining Mitsuru's Shadow Operatives, but left school to travel the world and train his body to become stronger. His travels came to an end after being called by Mitsuru to search for Labrys. While in Inaba, he develops a rival/mentor relationship with Chie Satonaka. His Persona in the game is Caesar.

In Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, one week after the events of Arena, Akihiko is captured along with Mitsuru and Aigis, appearing on the Midnight Channel to the members of the Inaba Investigation Team.

Shigenori Soejima had wanted to create a "cool upperclassman" when Akihiko was developed with "an impressive aura about him".^[13] He is voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa in Japanese and Liam O'Brien in English. He is portrayed by Yuki Fujiwara in The Weird Masquerade, the Persona 4 Arena stage play, and the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Song Project stage play.

Fuuka Yamagishi

The same night during the Dark Hour, SEES encounters two powerful Shadows at the entrance of Tartarus. Fuuka is able to summon her Persona for the first time, and finds that she can detect the weaknesses of the enemies. The ordeal causes her to fall unconscious for several days, after which Fuuka accepts Mitsuru's offer to join SEES, and moves into the dorm with the rest of the team. She replaces Mitsuru as the player's support character, and Mitsuru becomes an active combatant in battle. In June, Yukari asks her to research an incident related to Gekkoukan which occurred ten years ago, as she believes Mitsuru is hiding something about the origins of Tartarus, as well as her father's death.^[27] Her Personas are {{nihongo|Lucia|ルキア|Rukia}} and {{nihongo|Juno|ユノ|Yuno}} of The Priestess Arcana.

In the {{nihongo|Priestess Arcana|女教皇|Onnakyōkō}} Social Link, representing contemplation and inner knowledge,^[28] the Protagonist helps Fuuka become more confident and believe in herself. In order to begin seeing her, the Protagonist must have maxed out courage, as he must try one of Fuuka's cooking dishes. She appears in Persona 4 Arena as a non-playable character in the game's story and as an optional commentator.^[29]

Soejima, in his designing Fuuka, tried to make her not seem weak or helpless. In addition, he worked to "convey her strong will through her facial expressions."^[30] She is voiced by Mamiko Noto in Japanese and Wendee Lee in the English versions of Persona 4 Arena, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Persona Q. The original English actress for Fuuka during Persona 3, Persona 3 FES and Persona 3 Portable is unknown, despite rumors of either Paula Tiso or Mela Lee.{{citation needed|reason=Tiso and Mela Lee are both popularly credited for the role on various user-edited sites. I have to date not been able to find any official source, whether Atlus or either voice actress's personal web site, confirming who voiced the character in the original English dub track.|date=October 2015}} She is portrayed by Marina Tanoue in The Weird Masquerade.

Aigis

Aigis is introduced during SEES' summer beach vacation, where she is simultaneously the target of Mitsuru's retrieval mission and Junpei's "Operation Babe Hunt." She immediately shows an instinctual interest in protecting the Protagonist, which she cannot explain. Ikutsuki decides to make her a member of SEES and she later enrolls at Gekkoukan High School. When Ryoji Mochizuki transfers to Gekkoukan High, she immediately suspects that the Protagonist is in danger and continuously warns against getting too close to Ryoji.

Aigis realizes why she feels such hostility toward Ryoji and hunts him down one night, during a full moon, where she confronts him on Moonlight Bridge. Ten years ago Aigis' mission was to defeat Death and avert the arrival of Nyx. During the battle at that very location on Moonlight Bridge, she realized Death could not be defeated and decided to seal the entity away in a young boy who was the sole survivor of a nearby car crash. That young boy was the Protagonist and is the reason behind her instincts to protect him. Her explanation triggers Ryoji's memories and he finally realizes that he is, in fact, the incarnation of Death. In an attempt to fulfill her purpose, Aigis attacks Ryoji, but he easily defends himself, heavily damaging her in the process.

The Kirijo Group are able to repair Aigis and when she returns, she begins to shows more human-like qualities and emotions. She decides to stand against the power of Nyx with her friends in SEES. After defeating Nyx, she is the only one who remembers Tartarus, the Dark Hour, and the Protagonist's sacrifice during his borrowed month of life after the defeat of Nyx. She allows him to live like a normal student for the few precious weeks that he has. Finally, on Graduation Day, as she is holding the Protagonist in her lap, she suddenly realizes what it means to be human and also the true purpose in her existence is to protect the life of the Protagonist. Yet sadly, as soon as she comes to this revelation, the Protagonist begins to fall into a coma in her arms. As Aigis helplessly witnesses and understands what is happening to the Protagonist, she vows to always protect his life.

In the Persona 3: FES expansion, the player can access an epilogue to the main game called The Answer ("Episode Aegis" in the Japanese version). Aigis is the playable Protagonist, inheriting the power to summon multiple Personas including {{nihongo|Orpheus|オルフェウス|Orufeusu}} of The Fool Arcana, but loses the ability to use Orgia Mode. During her story, Aigis is filled with grief over the death of the main story's Protagonist and wishes to become a mere machine as she once was, until Metis makes her realize that she's still able to fulfil her promise made to the main story's Protagonist. With this realization, she decides to continue attending Gekkoukan High as Yukari's roommate rather than returning to the lab, as she had initially planned.

The Protagonist can also date Aigis in Persona 3: FES as the {{nihongo|Aeon Arcana|永劫|Eigō}}, and when you max her Social Link she will fall in love with him. In Persona 3 Portable, Aigis realizes she has fallen in love with the Female Protagonist upon maxing her Social Link. She expresses lament towards not being a male.

Aegis: The First Mission follows Aigis' adventures before she sealed Death. She also appears as a playable character in Persona 4 Arena, which takes place over two years after "The Answer". Using Athena as her Persona, Aigis joins Mitsuru and Akihiko in their search of another Anti-Shadow weapon, Labrys, that was stolen from Mitsuru. Also, in Elizabeth's story mode, she, along with her successor and fellow Wild Card wielder Yu Narukami, help Elizabeth understand the true nature of the Wild Card.

Aigis was created to remind people of the robots being used in manga, even though Shigenori Soejima admits that he didn't want to create her since a robot like her does not exist currently in the modern world.^[31] She is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto in Japanese and Karen Strassman in English. She is portrayed by ZAQ in The Weird Masquerade and Kanon Miyahara in the Persona 4 Arena and the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Song Project stage plays.

Shinjiro Aragaki

In battle, Shinjiro attacks with blunt weapons. He is forced to regularly take special suppressant pills to properly control his Persona, at the cost of his health. Shinjiro represents the Social Link of the {{nihongo|Moon Arcana|月|Tsuki}}, representing a source of fear and false illusions,^[38] in Persona 3 Portable, if the player is controlling the Female Protagonist. At the end of the Social Link, the Female Protagonist find's Shinjiro's watch that he lost. The watch will deflect the fatal bullet, allowing Shinjiro to survive the October 4th event, but remains hospitalized for the rest of the game. In a New Cycle, he is able to break out of the hospital on the final day of the game to be with the Female Protagonist. He is voiced by Kazuya Nakai in Japanese and Grant George in English. He is portrayed by Ray Fujita in The Weird Masquerade.

Ken Amada

In battle, Ken wields a spear. He chose this as his weapon because it would compensate for his lack of height, although his height makes the weapon more difficult for him to use.^[41] His Personas allow him to use Electricity and Light magic to compensate for how difficult a spear is to use for him. Ken is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Justice Arcana|正義|Seigi}} in Persona 3 Portable, representing the knowledge of what is right and wrong,^[42] if the player is controlling the Female Protagonist. In the Japanese version of the game, the Female Protagonist has the option of pursuing a romantic relationship with Ken. However, due to the significant age difference between the two, the Female Protagonist must have Rank 6 Courage (Max) to ignore this social taboo and the possible resulting social backlash. Due to cultural differences, his Social Link is slightly edited in the English version in order to make Ken's feelings seem more like a crush with the Female Protagonist seeing him as a younger brother.

Ken appears as a playable character in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, fighting alongside Koromaru. Now a teenager, Ken attends Gekkoukan Middle School, and is a member of both the Student Council and the soccer team.^[43]

In designing Ken, Soejima focused more on his appearance than his characteristics. He believes the shorts Ken wears give him a "nostalgic" look in contrast to the modern setting of Persona 3, noting in Art of Persona 3 that "kids these days hardly ever wear shorts." Because the character's design is focused on the idea that he is a young boy, Soejima jokingly wrote Ken's name as "Kid Amada" on concept sketches.^[44] He is voiced by Megumi Ogata in Japanese and Brianne Siddall in the English version of Persona 3, with Cindy Robinson dubbing him for Persona Q and Ultimax. He is portrayed by Waku Sakaguchi and Tomonori Suzuki in The Weird Masquerade.

Koromaru

Metis

Zen and Rei

Zen and Rei are amnesiacs encountered in Shadow of the Labyrinth: they are residents of a mysterious haven in the rift which takes the shape of Yasogami High (part of the setting for Persona 4), and due to story events do not appear in any other Persona title involving the members of SEES or the Investigation Team. Zen is a taciturn young man who is unfamiliar with people's habits and has a tendency to take things too literally, but is otherwise devoted to Rei's well-being, while Rei is a cheerful and innocent girl who has a strange metabolism that causes her to be forever hungry. Depending on which protagonist was chosen at the start, either SEES or the Investigation Team will encounter them first. If the Persona 3 Protagonist is chosen, then Fuuka locates the first labyrinth somewhere near where the team is gathered by picking up on Shadow signals. However, before they can enter, Zen and Rei appear and interrupt them. Since they intend to enter a maze which doubles as a Shadows' nest, the Protagonist allows them to join SEES for the time being. When they meet the Investigation Team, SEES decides to attempt to restore Zen and Rei's memories as this is their only lead to a way out of the haven in the rift. Zen is later revealed to be a part of Chronos, a being presiding over death, who was sent to take a young girl named Niko who had died of illness to "where all life returns". At this stage, Rei is abducted and the school's clock tower undergoes a Tartarus-esque transformation, and although Zen at first decides to save her on his own, SEES and the Investigation Team resolve to stay and help him out.

Zen uses a crossbow in battle. With this, he can shoot various objects at enemies, such as arrows or bullets. Unlike the other members of SEES, neither he nor Rei possess or are able to use Personas: however, they are capable of fighting Shadows by using an array of battle abilities unique to them. When Rei is kidnapped, Zen starts using the abilities she was using until then. Zen is voiced by Yuuki Kaji in Japanese and Keith Silverstein in English while Rei is voiced by Ashly Burch in English.

Antagonists

Strega

Strega is a group of three rogue Persona-users who use the Dark Hour for personal benefit. They set up an internet site called "Revenge Request", where users can contract Strega to commit assassinations and other illegal activities. They become enemies of SEES because SEES is trying to put an end to the Dark Hour, as Strega carries out its activities during the Dark Hour.

Near the end of the game, the player discovers that Strega are artificial Persona users created by the Kirijo Group. They were picked up off the street and used as fodder for the corporation's experiments. Because their Personas were not awakened naturally, they must take suppressants supplied by Ikutsuki. The drugs keep their Personas from killing them, but have lethal side-effects.

It is revealed in Persona 3: FES that some of the artificial Persona users turned into Shadows.

Takaya Sakaki

Since Takaya does not have long to live, he lives fully for the moment, heedless of the harm he causes others. His dearest wish is to see the world end along with his own life. Though he does have some care for Jin and Chidori, he has no qualms about using either of them as tools. At first, he tries to prevent SEES from killing the twelve Arcana Shadows, since it'll end his Revenge Request website business and his 'powers', and as if he is trying to save the world in his own way. But he embraces death once he realizes their true purpose. Near the end of the game he creates a cult centered around the coming of Nyx as a salvation, with himself as the high priest and Jin spreading rumors around the network.

Takaya's final defeat occurs when he tries to forcibly stop SEES from climbing Tartarus and facing Nyx. Afterwards he crawls to the top of the tower to witness the final battle. Before he falls unconscious he calls Jin's name, making his last statement, that he did not want to see the end without him. He is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna in Japanese and Derek Stephen Prince in English. He is portrayed by Takeya Nishiyama in The Weird Masquerade.

Jin Shirato

Jin appears very eager to be rid of SEES, since he believes that they are hypocrites who do not appreciate their own power. Despite his strong belief in Takaya's goals, however, he is rational enough to limit his actions when necessary. He is fiercely loyal to Takaya for "showing him out of darkness" and helping him through the Kirijo Group's experiments. In spite of this, he often inadvertently helps SEES by revealing important information, such as the truth behind Strega, their involvement in the coming of Nyx, and Shuji Ikutsuki's real allegiance.

After SEES defeats Jin near the end of the game, he commits suicide with a grenade as a horde of shadows swarm towards him. He is voiced by Masaya Onosaka in Japanese and Grant George in English. He is portrayed by Yuichi Matsumoto in The Weird Masquerade.

Chidori Yoshino

Chidori and Junpei meet by chance at Port Island Station. While she is initially very unpleasant to Junpei because he keeps interrupting her sketching, she eventually opens up to him due to his kindness and persistence. At the same time, Junpei tells her everything about SEES without knowing that she is a member of Strega. Chidori is led to believe that Junpei is SEES' leader.

During full moon of September, Chidori kidnaps Junpei, thinking that he has the authority to call off SEES' mission to kill the Arcana Shadows. When the plan fails, she is wounded and ends up held in the local hospital. Mitsuru and Akihiko try to interrogate her, but meet little success.

Junpei continues to visit Chidori in the hospital, and the two become closer. He is very concerned about her habit of cutting her wrists. However, after faking his death, Takaya returns to remind her where she truly belongs. Ten days before the first full moon of December, Chidori is broken out of the hospital and rejoins Strega, but her loyalties begin to falter when she is forced to fight Junpei, and when he is wounded by Takaya, she comes to terms with her love for him. She sacrifices her life to save his through the use of her Persona, and ends up giving Junpei some of her Persona's regenerative power, namely the passive skill Spring of Life which restores HP every turn. This results in Junpei's Persona being reborn. After her death Junpei inherits her sketch-book, which turns out of have been full of pictures of him.

In the Persona 3: FES expansion, it is possible that Chidori revives in the story. However, Chidori has no memories of the events in the game, including Junpei. She is revived when doctors take her corpse in for autopsy. For a tribute, they use the flowers she had in her room and placed them on her chest. Since Chidori constantly gave her life force to them every time Junpei came to visit her, her body took back its energy from the flowers and brought her back to life. It was hinted that Chidori had not completely lost all her memories, and that she had plans to find the person of her dreams as soon as she recovers.

Chidori is alive it is confirmed in Persona 4 Arena and Persona Q she did not appear in the game, she was mentioned by Junpei several times during date cafe in PQ. while he was daydreaming of proposing to her, before waking up on the train. When fighting against Shadows, Junpei said he wouldn't let Chidori worry about him again. Junpei is seen wearing a cross necklace he mentions that it was given to him by her.

She is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro in Japanese and Mona Marshall in English. She is portrayed by Yuri Hane in The Weird Masquerade.

Shuji Ikutsuki

Nyx

Erebus

Other characters

Igor

Elizabeth

Elizabeth returns in Persona 4 Arena as a playable character, where she is accompanied by the Persona {{nihongo|Thanatos|タナトス|Tanatosu}} and wielding a book as her weapon.^[63] Her nickname in the game is {{nihongo|"The Lethal Elevator Attendant"|最凶のエレベーターガール|Saikyō no Erebētā Gāru}}. Elizabeth's story mode ends with her gaining insight on the nature of the Wild Card from Yu Narukami and Aigis, and she gains her own Fool arcana, signifying the start of a journey.

Theodore

Like Elizabeth in the male protagonist's route, he maintains the Persona Compendium, from which the player may retrieve previously owned Personas for a price, and gives the player special requests in exchange for special rewards. These requests include tasks such as retrieving specific items or creating Personas with specific abilities.

He is later mentioned in Persona 4 Arena by Elizabeth, and appears in a non-playable capacity in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. Theodore is voiced by Junichi Suwabe in Japanese editions, while Travis Willingham voices him in English versions of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and Bryce Papenbrook voices him in the English version of Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. He is portrayed by Ire Shiozaki in The Weird Masquerade.

Margaret

Margaret also appears in the Persona 3 Portable as the person-in-charge of the "vision quest", which simulates special battles based on their memories with rewards (as because of this, Aragaki who was killed / hospitalized may participate in certain battles in it). The party may challenge her upon completions in all vision quests.

Pharos

Ryoji Mochizuki

He is the Social Link of the {{nihongo|Fortune Arcana|運命|Unmei}} in Persona 3 Portable, representing fate and opportunities provided by it,^[73] when the player plays as the Female Protagionst. Knowing his fate of being the human manifestation of Death, he develops his sense of humanity, especially with the feelings to the Female Protagonist.

Natsuki Moriyama

Throughout the game, Natsuki is the closest person to Fuuka, despite their differences. Natsuki also claimed that "I like you, even if you don't like yourself." She is voiced by Yuka Komatsu in Japanese and Karen Strassman in English.

Minor characters

Kurosawa

He also makes an appearance in Persona 4 Arena, having been promoted to Detective and working under Mitsuru. He is seen in Inaba at her request.^[75]^[76]

Takeharu Kirijo

Eiichiro Takeba

Persona 4 characters

With Persona 3 Portable, Atlus inserted cameo appearances by two characters from Persona 4. A younger version of Yukiko Amagi, a playable character in Persona 4, makes an appearance in Persona 3 Portable. She is seen when the player's character visits Inaba, the setting of Persona 4, in a new event added in Persona 3 Portable.^[79] Noriko Kashiwagi, the player's (second) homeroom teacher in Persona 4, also makes an appearance during Junpei's "Operation Babe Hunt", making a pass for Akihiko.^[80] The same cameo appearance also happened in the movie adaptation.

Man Drinking Alone

A Persona 3 Portable exclusive character, he is a cameo appearance of Vincent, the main protagonist from Atlus's then-upcoming game, Catherine. He appears in the bar "Club Escapade" on certain days, though in the game he never reveals his name and is simply referred to as "Man Drinking Alone" in his dialogue boxes. In conversing with the player character, he reveals hints related to his problems (presumably his nightmares) along with his problems with Katherine and Catherine (although not referring to them by name), though also states specifically that they are "nothing that [the player character] needs to worry about".

Social Links

Kenji Tomochika

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Magician Arcana|魔術師|Majutsushi}}, representing action, initiative, and immaturity.^[11] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Junpei Iori replaces Kenji as the Magician Social Link. He still appears as part of Rio's Social Link.

Kazushi Miyamoto

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Chariot Arcana|戦車|Sensha}}, which symbolizes momentary victory.^[83] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Rio Iwasaki replaces Kazushi as the Chariot Social Link.

Keisuke Hiraga

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Fortune Arcana|運命|Unmei}} in Persona 3 Portable, representing fate and opportunities provided by it.^[73] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Ryoji Mochizuki replaces him as the Social Link of Fortune Arcana.

Hidetoshi Odagiri

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Emperor Arcana|皇帝|Kōtei}}, representing leadership and decision-making.^[86]

Yuko Nishiwaki

She is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Strength Arcana|剛毅|Gōki}}, representing passion, self-control, and power with reason.^[49] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Koromaru replaces Yuko as the Strength Social Link. She is voiced by Satomi Satō in the Drama CDs and the animated movie adaptation.

Chihiro Fushimi

She is the Social Link for {{nihongo|Justice Arcana|正義|Seigi}}, representing the knowledge of what is right and wrong.^[42] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Ken Amada replaces Chihiro as the Justice Social Link.

In Drama CDs, the animated movie adaptation and Persona 4, Chihiro is voiced by Ai Maeda. Wendee Lee voices her in English for Persona 4. Cassandra Lee Morris provides her voice in the anime adaptation of Persona 4's English dub.

Andre "Bebe" Laurent Jean Geraux

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Temperance Arcana|節制|Sessei}}, representing the balancing opposites and allowing the individual to grow.^[89] He is voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma in the Drama CDs.

Nozomi Suemitsu

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Moon Arcana|月|Tsuki}}, representing a source of fear and false illusions.^[38] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Shinjiro Aragaki replaces Nozomi as the Moon Social Link.

Mitsuko and Bunkichi

They are the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Hierophant Arcana|法王|Hōō}}, representing formality and knowledge.^[91] They are voiced by Kōji Yada and Fumi Oda in the Drama CDs.

Maya

Maya ({{nihongo|Y-Ko|Y子|Waiko}} in Japan) is a player in the fictional MMORPG Innocent Sin Online; at the conclusion of her Social Link's story, she professes her love to the Protagonist in the game.^[92] The player later discovers that Maya was actually the Protagonist's homeroom teacher {{nihongo|Isako Toriumi|鳥海いさ子|Toriumi Isako}}.^[93]

Maya is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Hermit Arcana|隠者|Insha}}, representing the search for answers by looking to one's self.^[94] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Saori Hasegawa replaces Maya as the Hermit Social Link.

Maya's name and both Innocent Sin Online are both references to Innocent Sin. Maya's Japanese name, "Y-ko", and the MMO being called "Devil Busters Online" is a reference to a character in the very first Megami Tensei game.

Maiko Oohashi

She is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Hanged Man Arcana|刑死者|Keishisha}}, representing the inability to take action.^[96]

She is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa in the Drama CD and the animated movie adaptation.

Tanaka

In Persona 4, Tanaka has become a very successful business man, selling his items Sundays on a local network.

In Persona 5, Tanaka seemed to have fallen somewhat, selling items over a virtual black market accessible by repairing a broken laptop.

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Devil Arcana|悪魔|Akuma}}, representing temptation.^[97] He is voiced by Bin Shimada in the Drama CDs and the animated movie adaptation.

Mutatsu

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Tower Arcana|塔|Tō}}, representing the threat of collapse and loss of all hope.^[98] He is voiced by Masaharu Satō in the Drama CDs.

Mamoru Hayase

He is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Star Arcana|星|Hoshi}}, representing a glimmer of hope.^[20] However, if playing the female path in Persona 3 Portable, Akihiko Sanada replaces Mamoru as the Star Social Link.

Akinari Kamiki

In Persona 4, Kanji Tatsumi makes a reference to Akinari's book, revealing that it was indeed published.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Akinari is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Sun Arcana|太陽|Taiyō}}, representing a bright future and a true achievement,^[99] and is only encountered during Maiko's Social Link.

Rio Iwasaki

If playing the female route she replaces Kazushi. Rio Iwasaki is the Social Link for the {{nihongo|Chariot Arcana|戦車|Sensha}}.

Saori Hasegawa

If playing the female route, she replaces Ms. Toriumi as the {{nihongo|Hermit Arcana|隠者|Insha}}.

Reception

The cast of Persona 3 was well received by critics. Damian Thomas of RPGFan wrote in his review of Persona 3 that he was able to connect with the game's cast "in a way that I can't in most RPGs. Some of the relationships are humorous, some are heartbreaking, and some are downright goofy." He also wrote that, because the game takes place over the course of a school year, the player is able to see the characters "grow and develop as you interact [with them]."^[100] Heidi Kemps of GamesRadar said that Persona 3 contained "a memorable cast of characters", although listed "Fuuka's inability to shut up" as a negative point at the conclusion of the review.^[101] In his review for Eurogamer, Rob Fahey wrote that developer Atlus made a "wise decision" in choosing to represent characters in the world in 3D, while using "lovely 2D artwork to convey expressions and emotions."^[102] Patrick Joynt of GameSpy found the Social Link stories of Persona 3 to be "universally fascinating", adding, "We were honestly worried about our friend from Kendo pushing his knee too hard; our friend's relationship with a teacher was sad to watch; and the tragedy of the old couple who owns the local bookstore will move anyone with an ounce of decency."^[103]

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1. ^{{cite web |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/868/868494p1.html |title=Persona 3 FES Review |first=Jeff |last=Haynes |date=2008-04-22 |publisher=IGN |accessdate=2009-12-26 }}
2. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/persona3/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review |title=Persona 3 Review |first=Kevin |last=VanOrd |date=2007-07-24 |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=2009-12-26 }}
3. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Igor: The ability evolves as you develop your Social Links--your emotional ties with others. The stronger your Social Links, the more powerful your Persona ability. Please remember that. }}
4. ^{{cite book |last= Soejima |first= Shigenori |title= Art of Persona 3 |publisher= Atlus |year= 2007 |page= 14}}
5. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104102/fullcredits |title=Persona 3 (2006) (VG) - Full cast and crew |publisher=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2009-12-19 }}{{better source |date=October 2014|reason=this is IMDb, change to a different source }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/the-persona-3-movie-will-leave-you-wanting-more-1471571468/@richard-eisenbeis |title=The Persona 3 Movie Will Leave You Wanting More |publisher=Kotaku |date=November 26, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2013 |first=Richard |last=Eisenbeis |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203081034/http://kotaku.com/the-persona-3-movie-will-leave-you-wanting-more-1471571468/%40richard-eisenbeis |archivedate=December 3, 2013 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/13/character-costume-photos-for-persona-3-the-weird-masquerade-stage-play|title=Character Costume Photos for "Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade" Stage Play|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=December 14, 2013|accessdate=December 29, 2013|first=Mikikazu|last=Komatsu}}
8. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3|developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus|date=2006-07-13|platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Lovers represents choice. Here, the individual's consciousness has finally surfaced.}}
9. ^{{cite book|last=Soejima|first=Shigenori|title=Art of Persona 3|publisher=Atlus|year=2007|page=19}}
10. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Yukari: J-Junpei!? ...Why is HE here!? Wait, don't tell me-- / Akihiko: This is Junpei Iori from Class 2-F. He'll be staying here as of today. / Junpei: *chuckle* Wazzup? / Yukari: He's staying HERE!? You've gotta be kidding me! / Akihiko: I bumped into him the other night. He has the potential, but he just awakened to it recently... I told him about us, and he agreed to help. / Yukari: You have the potential!? For real!? }}
11. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Persona 3|developer=Atlus|publisher=Atlus|date=13 July 2006|platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The next card, The Magician, represents action and initiative...but also immaturity.}}
12. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/721/721992/ |title=電撃 - AC『P4U』の続編に鈴村健一さん演じる新キャラ・皆月翔が参戦！強力なスキルを放てる"Sホールドシステム"など新バトルシステムも判明 |publisher=Dengekionline.com |date=2013-09-26 |accessdate=2013-09-26}}
13. ^¹{{cite book|last=Soejima|first=Shigenori|title=Art of Persona 3|publisher=Atlus|year=2007|page=23}}
14. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Shuji Ikutsuki: So, Mitsuru wasn't born with the ability to summon a Persona; she was forced to learn how.}}
15. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Empress represents motherhood and the life it brings forth.}}
16. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 4 Arena|publisher=Atlus|developer=Arc System Works, Altus|year=2012|quote=Mitsuru: The reason I formed this Shadow Operatives it to save lives.}}
17. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 4 Arena|publisher=Atlus|developer=Arc System Works, Altus|year=2012|quote=Mitsuru: (As for what was stolen... Aigis mentioned its name a while ago. The 5th Generation Anti-Shadow Surpression Weapon "Labrys," is an older model from two generations ago.)}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/20/mitsuru-and-akihiko-have-an-edge-in-persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena/|title=Mitsuru and Akihiko have an edge in In Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena|publisher=Siliconera|accessdate=January 10, 2012|date=November 20, 2011|author=Spencer}}
19. ^{{cite book |last= Soejima |first= Shigenori |title= Art of Persona 3 |publisher= Atlus |year= 2007 |page= 27}}
20. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: ...he then finds a glimmer of hope, represented by The Star, and he is suffused with a serene calm.}}
21. ^{{cite book| title=Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable Official Fanbook| publisher=Atlus| page=18| year=2010}}
22. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14 |quote=Yukari: Yamagishi...? Oh, that girl in 2-E... She gets sick a lot, from what I heard... I don't see her at school very often. / Akihiko: She was at the same hospital as me. That's how we found out about her. But, maybe she's not cut out for battle. I had an Evoker made for her, too...}}
23. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Junpei: Hey, Yuka-tan, have you seen the posts on the student message board? You know, how last week, that girl was found by the front gate? Well, there's this rumor that it was an angry spirit from this one ghost story.}}
24. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Natsuki: May 29th... We took Fuuka to the gym...and locked the door from the outside. / Junpei: What?! You locked her in?! […] / Natsuki: I went to the gym to let Fuuka out, but the door was still locked... So, I opened it and went inside, but she wasn't there...}}
25. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Mitsuru: Tonight, we will infiltrate the campus. Our objective is to rescue Fuuka Yamagishi. / Junpei: U-Um, I-I don't get it. Is Fuuka inside the school somewhere? / Yukari: And why at night? At midnight, this place turns into— / Mitsuru: Exactly. That's how Yamagishi wandered into Tartarus. / Yukari: [shocked] You mean, ever since Fuuka got locked in the gym, she's been stuck there?! / Junpei: But, that was ten days ago! That means... / Akihiko: Not necessarily. We can't jump to conclusions. Tartarus appears during the Dark Hour. So, what about the rest of the day? / Yukari: Now that you mention it... / Akihiko: This is only a theory, but I think time may function differently in respect to Tartarus. So, even though it's been ten days for us, perhaps only ten hours have passed for her. It's possible she's still alive. / Junpei: Wow, ya think so?! Uh, but the Dark Hour's pretty brutal… We can barely handle an hour; how's she gonna last ten? / Yukari: That's true. And even if she's still alive, we might not be able to get to her… / Akihiko: Are you just gonna let her die, then!?}}
26. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Junpei: [to Fuuka] Oh! Are you hurt? Have you run into any monsters? / Fuuka: [surprised that her fears were confirmed] So, there are strange creatures in here, then! I've managed to avoid them so far... / Akihiko: [astonished] Are you serious?! How's that possible?! / Fuuka: Umm, it's hard to describe, but…I can sort of tell where they are... / Junpei: Whaddaya mean? Are you psychic? / Akihiko: She has the same power as Mitsuru. Maybe even stronger, since Mitsuru's Persona is more battle-oriented.}}
27. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Yukari: Well, um... I was hoping you could do me a favor, with your skill... I was doing some research on our school, and I came across something strange... Ten years ago, a lot of students missed school for some reason. They were reported as absent, but I found some records that suggest it was something serious. Do you know anything about it, Fuuka? / Fuuka: Me? Um, not really... / Yukari: I know it was a long time ago, but... doesn't it seem suspicious to you? From what I've heard, this isn't the first time Shadows have appeared... / Fuuka: Wait, are you saying...? / Yukari: I don't know. But, I wonder... And I'm not trying to make trouble, but... Mitsuru-senpai acts kinda weird whenever someone asks questions about Tartarus. / Fuuka: Does she...? / Yukari: I just wanna know what happened back then. If it doesn't have anything to do with the Shadows, then fine. / Fuuka: ...I understand. Okay, I'll see what I can do.}}
28. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Priestess represents contemplation and inner knowledge.}}
29. ^{{cite web|author=Ishaan . July 17, 2012 . 8:53pm |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/07/17/fuuka-is-in-persona-4-arena-too-but-not-as-a-fighter/ |title=Fuuka Is In Persona 4: Arena, Too, But Not As A Fighter |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-07-17 |accessdate=2013-06-23}}
30. ^{{cite book|last=Soejima|first=Shigenori|year=2007|title=Art of Persona 3|publisher=Atlus|page=32|isbn=}}
31. ^{{cite book |last= Soejima |first= Shigenori |title= Art of Persona 3 |publisher= Atlus |year= 2007 |page= 34}}
32. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Mitsuru: It was two years ago, when we were pursuing an unusual Shadow that had escaped into the city... We were in a residential area, but the Shadow was all we were thinking about... Aragaki was still new, and he momentarily lost control of his power... Unfortunately, there was a casualty: Amada's mother. }}
33. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Shinriro: Dammit, I'm tired of your nagging. / Akihiko: I'm sorry, but I won't take no for an answer. / Shinjiro: Well, the answer's still the same: I'm not coming back. }}
34. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Akihiko: There's more. Ken Amada has joined our team. / Shinjiro: What the hell are you talking about!? / Akihiko: He has the potential, and Ikutsuki-san has okayed it. He's now a Persona-user. / Shinjiro: You've gotta be kidding me. ...... Let me ask you one thing... Was it his decision to join SEES? / Akihiko: Yeah. He volunteered. / Shinjiro: ...I see. ...... Then, count me in. }}
35. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Shinjiro: If you decide to take my life, you'll end up like me. Just remember that... / Ken: Is that supposed to change my mind...? / Shinjiro: Even if all you have now is hatred, one day you'll regret it. }}
36. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Shinjiro: Come on, Ken, you're just a kid. You've got your whole life ahead of you, so don't waste it. Make it your own, okay? / Ken: But... I... I... / Shinjiro: Aki... Take care of him... / Akihiko: I will... / Shinjiro: This is how it should be... }}
37. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Senior in Front: Will this speech ever end...? I don't even know who this Aragaki guy was... / Senior to the Side: I heard he never came to school. ...Prolly just some punk. Anyway, I gotta get home... }}
38. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: This bliss makes him vulnerable to the illusions of The Moon. Fears arise, and he follows the dim path in his heart with trepidation...}}
39. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Takaya: And besides, the breath of life is faint in you as well, child. After killing him, you were planning to join him, were you not? / Ken: ...... / Takaya: Since you are both destined to perish, allow me to do the honors... A slight change in timing shouldn't matter too much.}}
40. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Ken: All this time, I've just been running away... ...... I've made up my mind... Shinjiro-san... I'll see it through to the end. [...] / Narration: The resolution in Ken's heart has awakened a new Persona... Nemesis has given rise to Kala-Nemi!}}
41. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Ken: I chose a long weapon so I wouldn't lose to an adult's reach... But the longer the weapon, the better it is for taller people...}}
42. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Persona 3|developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus|date=2006-07-13|platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: Justice represents the knowledge of what is right and what is wrong.}}
43. ^http://www.famitsu.com/news/201405/22053587.html
44. ^{{cite book|last=Soejima|first=Shigenori|year=2007|title=Art of Persona 3|publisher=Atlus|page=36}}
45. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Passerby: The priest was hit by a car while walking his dog. He didn't survive. Ever since then, that dog sits patiently by the site of the accident. And he goes for a walk every day, just like when his owner was still alive... }}
46. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Akihiko: Man... He's one tough fighter. He defeated that Shadow all by himself. / Junpei: Wait, does that mean... this dog's a Persona-user!? / Aigis: He says, "This is a place of peace, so I protected it." }}
47. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Mitsuru: That collar is designed to help control his Persona. In other words, it's an Evoker for dogs. }}
48. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Junpei: Uh, Aigis? Don't tell me you can translate dog language too... / Aigis: Canines do not have their own language. However, speech is not the only means of communication. }}
49. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: Strength represents both passion and self-control. It is depicted as power with reason.}}
50. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/persona3face/review.html |title=Persona 3 FES Review |first=Kevin |last=VanOrd |date=2008-04-23 |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=2009-12-25 }}
51. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=I really don't know anything about myself. About a month ago, I woke up here all alone... You asked me about when I discovered my emotions, but I don't have any memories... I only knew two things when I woke up. First, that I had a sister somewhere in the world who understood me... And second... a strong premonition that if I didn't do something, that sister would die soon. }}
52. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=Mitsuru: Metis... Who are you really? Won't you tell us? / Aigis: I think... she's the other me... I couldn't bear the pain of losing him... so I wished to be a mere machine again. You must be... the part of myself I wished away. My lonely sister, always being afraid of being left alone... You came to help me acknowledge and confront the pain of living. }}
53. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3|developer=Atlus|date=2007-08-14|quote=Fuuka: I know that Ikutsuki-san just wants to entertain us, but his jokes are really silly. / Mitsuru: That's one of the few indulgences the Chairman has. Please, just ignore him. }}
54. ^¹²{{cite video game|title=Persona 3|developer=Atlus|date=2007-08-14|quote=Takeharu Kirijo: What is going on here!? / Junpei: [coming to; shocked] What the hell!? / Yukari: What is this!? [...] / Mitsuru: Father! / Takeharu Kirijo: Ikutsuki... What is the meaning of this!? / Shuji Ikutsuki: It is just as it appears... They are to be sacrifices—harbingers of the Fall. The arrangements are complete... The prophecy shall be fulfilled. / Akihiko: What!? / Junpei: You son of a bitch! I'm gonna rip you're head off!}}
55. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Ryoji: Nyx is the mother of Shadows. In ancient times, she bestowed "Death" to this world. If she is awakened, darkness will once again cover the land, and all life will vanish. }}
56. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=Metis: As I understand it... Nyx is neither hostile nor malevolent... A seal really isn't necessary. }}
57. ^¹{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=Metis: As I thought. The seal's real purpose. It wasn't to hold back Nyx. It was a seal so that it couldn't be touched. / Mitsuru: What do you mean? / Fuuka: That monster... isn't a Shadow. It's the accumulated malice that came from the hearts of countless living people. All of them... deep down are calling Nyx! }}
58. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=Junpei: What's it doin"!? Why the hell is it after us!? / Metis: ...It wants my sister! She has the same power as the one who created the seal... }}
59. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=Mitsuru: To stop the heart's yearning for destruction... It's a formidable task. People try to keep death at bay, but without it, they lose sight of life. It may be that there's no way to fully eliminate this monster. }}
60. ^¹{{cite book |title=Persona 3 FES North American instruction manual |pages=38–39 |year=2008 |publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc. }}
61. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 FES |date=2008-04-22 |quote=Igor: It may be possible now, with this newfound power... You may be able to defeat the one who cannot be defeated. What you have in your hands is the power of the Universe... }}
62. ^{{cite video game |title=Persona 4 |developer=Atlus |date=2008-12-09 |quote=Margaret: Before Elizabeth left... she told me this. A soul slumbers at the ends of the world-- that of a young man who devoted himself to becoming a seal... That soul is risking itself to prevent mankind, who has lost the joy of living, from calling down ultimate destruction. She told me that she was going to save him from that fate. }}
63. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/20/persona-4-arena-adds-elizabeth-and-playable-shadow-labrys-to-the-roster/|title=Persona 4: Arena Adds Elizabeth And Playable Shadow Labrys To The Roster|date=March 20, 2012|author=Spencer|accessdate=2012-03-21}}
64. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/09/04/persona-3-portable-revises-battle-system-adds-quests-names-male-velvet-room-attendant/ |title=Persona 3 Portable Revises Battle System, Adds Quests, Names Elizabeth's Replacement |author=Spencer |date=2009-09-04 |publisher=Siliconera |accessdate=2009-12-26 }}
65. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Pharos: Hi. ...Can you guess what I'm going to tell you? / It's the same thing as always... The next full moon will be in one week. Are you prepared...? Be careful, okay? }}
66. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: Spiritual death awaits the individual with the thirteenth card, which is aptly named Death. Death is considered a transitional card: the old ends, and the new begins.}}
67. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Pharos: All the fragments of my memory... They've finally come together. I now know my role clearly. The time has come. As difficult as it may be, I must tell you something. I am afraid this is goodbye. }}
68. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Narration: And the boy named Pharos was actually Ryoji... }}
69. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Junpei: ...S'up, dude? Whaddya think about that Ryoji kid? He's goin' around askin' out every girl he sees! Damn... I wish I had his guts... / Yukari: ...... *sigh* Not another one... }}
70. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Aigis: Be careful of Ryoji-san... There is something about him... I don't know exactly what, though. }}
71. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Aigis: Even so, your strength was far greater than I anticipated. The only possible alternative was to seal you away... And as circumstance would have it, a suitable vessel was available: a human child standing nearby... }}
72. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Ryoji: Nyx's coming cannot be avoided. But, it is possible to live in peace until she arrives. You'll have to... kill me. If I were to disappear, all memories of the Dark Hour would disappear with me, as would any recollection of the fate that awaits you. You won't remember anything. }}
73. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: Fortune represents fate, and the opportunities that come with it.}}
74. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Akihiko: Officer Kurosawa doesn't have the potential to enter the Dark Hour; he's just an ordinary policeman. But, he knows about us and helps us out when he can. / The police station is the only place we can buy equipment. }}
75. ^{{cite web|author=Spencer . July 9, 2012 . 1:31pm |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/07/09/even-persona-3s-weapon-shop-owner-is-in-persona-4-arena/ |title=Even Persona 3's Weapon Shop Owner Is In Persona 4: Arena |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-07-09 |accessdate=2013-06-23}}
76. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/postgallery/?p_gal=227772%7c1 |title=Post Gallery |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-07-23 |accessdate=2013-06-23}}
77. ^{{cite video game|developer=Atlus|title=Persona 3|date=2007-08-14|quote=Mitsuru: My grandfather was obsessed with Shadows. He wanted to harness their power, and create something extraordinary. […] He assembled a team of scientists, and over several years collected a significant number of Shadows.}}
78. ^{{cite video game |developer=Atlus |title=Persona 3 |date=2007-08-14 |quote=Yukari: This is the original video... before Ikutsuki changed it. Dad tried to stop the experiment. }}
79. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95441-Persona-4-Characters-Cameo-in-Persona-3-Portable |title=Persona 4 Characters Cameo in Persona 3 Portable |first=Earnest |last=Cavalli |date=2009-10-13 |publisher=The Escapist |accessdate=2009-12-20 }}
80. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1227624_1124.html |script-title=ja:【動画配信】『ペルソナ3ポータブル』最新動画を先行配信 |date=2009-09-17 |publisher=Famitsu |language=Japanese |accessdate=2009-12-20 }}
81. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Kenji: I told you, right? I'm going after a teacher. I'm gonna ask her out and make her fall in love with me. Her name is Ms. Kanou. You don't know her, do you? She teaches 12th grade ethics. I'm totally acing her class. }}
82. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Kazushi: There are a lot of nosy guys on the team. If they find out, they'll keep bugging me about it... [Protagonist], please keep it a secret, alright!? }}
83. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Chariot represents victory for the individual, but only a momentary one.}}
84. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Keisuke: ...My dad told me I should quit the Art Club. He said I need to concentrate more on my studies... I told him that the painting I submitted was selected to be in the finals... But he said I was just wasting my time. He said that because I'm his only son, it's my responsibility to take over the hospital. }}
85. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Hidetoshi: The student body is also annoyed with me. I rambled on about rules and fairness, but all I really proved was that I was desperate for power... }}
86. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Emperor is an opposing card. It represents fathering and relates to leadership and decision-making skills.}}
87. ^{{cite video game |title= Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 |developer=Atlus |date=2008-12-09 |quote=Chihiro: I used to get nervous very easily... and I once had a phobia of men, too. }}
88. ^{{cite video game |title= Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 |developer=Atlus |date=2008-12-09 |quote=Sharp-looking student: My name is Chihiro Fushimi. I'm a third-year student, and the Student Council President here at Gekkoukan. }}
89. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: Temperance is the balancing of opposites. Opening his eyes to the world allows the individual to grow...}}
90. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Nozomi: I'm not like my little brother... I can't study for hours, and my stubby legs won't let me be athletic. ...And, I'm genetically predisposed to spilling on my clothes. Everyone hates me. They all wish I could be more like my little brother. / I'll be taller and more slender. And my body will glow, so I'll be safer at night! See? Then I won't be inferior to my brother, and you won't hate to be seen with me! So please... don't abandon me. }}
91. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Hierophant represents formality and knowledge, and stands for religion.}}
92. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Maya: i drew something in the sand for u / check the ground once i log off, k? ^^; / Narration: You search the area where Maya was standing. A message is written in the sand. i luv u }}
93. ^{{cite video game|title= Persona 3 |developer= Atlus |date = 2007-08-14|quote=Ms. Toriumi: [Protagonist]-kun... don't tell me... You're Tatsuya? I-I... I said all that... to you...? No, no no no... This is bad... Noooooooooo! I-I... I'm... Maya... I'm Maya, dammit! You got a problem with that!? }}
94. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Hermit represents the individual's search for answers by looking inward, deep inside his heart.}}
95. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher= |date=2007-08-14 |platform=PlayStation 2 |quote=Maiko: Once I run away, Mom and Dad will have to work together to find me. This is gonna be great! }}
96. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: The Hanged Man reflects the individual's inability to take action.}}
97. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: ...and as The Devil represents, he then faces temptation.}}
98. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: At The Tower, his values collapse on him. It seems as if he no longer has anything to believe in, but...}}
99. ^{{cite video game|title=Persona 3 |developer=Atlus |publisher=Atlus |date=2006-07-13 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote=Mr. Edogawa: ...but he is rewarded with a bright future, represented by The Sun, which signifies true achievement.}}
100. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/persona3/index.html |title=RPGFan Reviews - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 |first=Damian |last=Thomas |date=2007-07-23 |publisher=RPGFan |accessdate=2009-12-20 }}
101. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/review/shin-megami-tensei-persona-3/a-2007081511577988075 |title=Persona 3 |first=Heidi |last=Kemps |publisher=GamesRadar |accessdate=2009-12-20 }}
102. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-review?page=2 |title=Persona 3 Review |first=Rob |last=Fahey |publisher=Eurogamer |date=2008-02-25 |accessdate=2009-12-20 }}
103. ^{{cite web |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/persona-3/808090p2.html |title=GameSpy: Persona 3 |first=Patrick |last=Joynt |date=2007-07-25 |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=2009-12-20 }}