Persona (video game)/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[Princely Young Man]]: Ice King with a little bit of the [[Spoiled Brat]] archtype.

Yukino was an ex-''[[Delinquents|yanki]]'' who was reformed thanks to the efforts of her teacher Saeko Takami. Though she hasn't shed her yanki looks just yet, Yukino is well-recognized and trusted by the student body, acting as a mother figure of sorts to her friends. Despite her change of heart, Yukino still retains some of her punk ways, employing throwing blades and a double-barreled shotgun in battle. Her Persona, Vesta, is of the Empress Arcanum and has both [[Playing with Fire|Fire]] and Nuclear magic at its disposal.

Yukino was among those invited to help settle the bet between BrownHidehiko and Masao, but doesn't actively participate in the "Persona" ritual, opting instead to watch and keep her classmates out of trouble. Even so, she is still affected by the result, sent to the border of consciousness and unconsciousness after being struck by lightning. Yukino awakens to her Persona in the hospital following a checkup and an unplanned visit to Maki Sonomura (who was also admitted there) that turns sour with demons suddenly wreaking havoc all over the place.

* [[Badass]]:

== Guido Sardenia/Takahisa Kandori ==

Takahisa Kandori is the de facto<ref>The actual head is a unseen "President Saeki", but Kandori seems to have seized control from under him without his knowing.</ref> head of SEBEC, and used the corporation as a front for his developing the Deva System, a machine which would allow him to go into a subject's mind and use it in his quest to become a god. {{spoiler|During initial testing, the thoughts of Maki Sonomura somehow came in contact with the system, allowing Kandori to contact her malevolent Id, Aki.}}. Kandori has his men capture Maki, and uses the Deva System to summon demons into the real world, then later escapes into the "other world" when confronted by the heroes. Using his alliance with Aki, Kandori gains control of half of the "other" Mikage-cho, and later tricks the heroes into giving him Mai's compact.

Using her compact with Aki's, Kandori is able to achieve his goal to become a god, summoning the large palace [[Disc One Final Dungeon|Deva Yuga]] into the real world. The MCmain character and the others follow him into the real world and confront him at the top of the Deva Yuga, where Kandori, now grown nihilistic due to his apparent godhood, asks them their reason for living. After the MCmain character gives his answer, Nanjo insults Kandori by calling him weak and cowardly, angering Kandori enough to attack them. When Kandori appears to be defeated, his personaPersona [[The Man Behind the Man|Nyarlathotep]] forcibly enters his body, transforming him into [[One-Winged Angel|God Kandori]]. After God Kandori is defeated, Kandori reveals the truth about Maki and the Deva System, then dies.

He is [[Back from the Dead|later revived]] by the NWONew World Order in ''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'', serving as the primary focus antagonist if the player takes the Nanjo route. Also, ''Eternal Punishment'' goes the extra mile to make up for the [[Macekre]] of the first game by making his NA name in the first game an alias (which, given all the crap he gets involved in, is a fairly logical thing to have).

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Badass Abnormal]]: {{spoiler|He becomes a GOD, for crying out loud... but this does wind up biting him on the ass.}}.

* [[Creepy Child]]: {{spoiler|The "Masked Boy", his alter-ego in the Snow Queen Quest}}.

* [[Demonic Possession]]: His transformation into God Kandori. {{spoiler|Which is made full use of in the next game. Ah, Nyarlathotep.}}.

* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: Defeating him does not end the game.

* {{spoiler|[[Dragon Ascendant]]: (At the end of the Snow Queen Quest, he says he'll take matters into his own hands. Not really a sequel hook, since the Snow Queen Quest ends up leading back into the main quest in it's true ending.)}}.

* [[A God Am I]]: Wants to be one at any rate. {{spoiler|And he winds up having a severe case of [[Be Careful What You Wish For]] as a result.}}.

* [[One-Winged Angel]] : {{spoiler|Not of his own will.}}.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]] : {{spoiler|As the sequel reveals, it didn't stick.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]: ''Persona 2'' reveals that he was goaded onwards by Nyarlathotep.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Victory Is Boring]]: After basically winning, he discovers having no one to oppose is him makes any further effort on his part rather meaningless, which makes him severely depressed.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous BSOD]]: Despite achieving his every goal and attaining godhood, he becomes nihilistic and bored with his power. By the time your party confronts him, he's lost the will to fight}}.

Igor is the mysterious proprietor of Thethe Velvet Room. He is a [[Artificial Human|marionette given life by Philemon]]. His noticeable appearance comes from his [[Youkai|Tengu]]/Pinocchio-like long nose. In ''[[Persona|Megami Ibunroku Persona]]'', Igor has calls himself "a servant of Philemon". He is always found in Thethe Velvet Room between consciousness and unconsciousness. He uses a phone made of bone to [[Summoning Ritual|call up Personae from the depths of the soul]].

Interesting enough, her NA last name, [[Macekre|while unnecessary]], is also something of a backhanded [[Woolseyism]] of her Japanese last name, which is somewhat generic, so "Smith" would be a fair analogue. Aside from her name, she is also unedited (aside from the Snow Queen quest which is missing from the NA version).

* [[Cool Teacher]]: Very popular with the students.

Vice Principal Hanya, known in ''Revelations: Persona'' and ''Persona 2'' as Dean/Principal Harding, is the Vice-Principal of St. Hermelin High School. Unlike Principal Ooishi, Hanya hardly cares for his students and is concerned only with enforcing rules and evading lawsuits. He is detested by everyone at school. His students nickname him "Hannya,", a play on his name (a Hannya is a demon from Japanese folklore).

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: The evil kind.

* [[Shout-Out]]: In the North American release, his students refer to him as "[[Star Wars|Darth]] Harding.".

* [[New Transfer Student]]: She was transferred to St. Hermelin High School six months ago from Karukozaka High School.

* [[Retired Badass]]: She's a former a Devil Summoner.

* [[Author Avatar]]: He is modeled and named after Atlus' story writer.

* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: With Tamaki in the SEBEC route.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Has a crush on Yuka, who isn't into him.

* [[I Am Big Boned]]: Doesn't like being called fat.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Toro" is a euphemism for the fatty part of tuna. In the English localization, his nickname was changed to "Chunky", which has roughly the same meaning. His Persona, Mara, is named after a Japanese colloquialism for "penis".

A nerdy student at St. Hermerlin and a permanently fixture of the school's library, Tsutomu (nicknamed "Devil Boy" for his occult readings) is a ravenous student of all things paranormal... and is not trusted as an authority, since he's also a bit of a crank. This is reflected in the Ideal World, where's he's still creepy, but also rather sagely and perceptive.

One of the previous Snow Queen victims. Under the pressure from the strains of both the Drama Club and from her father, she listened to the Snow Queen mask and killed herself. After the Snow Queen possessed Ms. Saeko, Kumi was resurrected as the guardian of the Hypnos Tower. There she was freed from all pain and had no intention of leaving until her Persona, Hypnos, was defeated by the party.

* [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]]: Inflicts one. A Mirror Shard could be found along with a hint to defeat her, but if so, it would delay saving Toro and Tsutomu from their [[Ironic Hell]]. Also note that the longer you delay in the Nemesis Tower, the stronger she gets. {{spoiler|And you get more shards if you save them than if you don't.}}.

* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: For someone who claimed she is the victim of bullies.

One of the perviousprevious Snow Queen victims. After coming to the realiztion that life might not be any better than it was now, she listened to the Snow Queen Mask and killed herself to retain her beauty. After the Snow Queen possessed Ms. Saeko, she was resurrected as the guardian of Thanatos Tower. Her despair from being cut off from her family and friends lead to an immense power she can use to take away the team's Personas and force them to go to Tartrus to get them back. Her Persona is Thanatos.

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Not wanting to age and lose her beauty, Yukiko killed herself.

The spirit within the Snow Queen Mask. She gained the role of the Snow Queen in Sakeo's time. However, she took the rumor that Sakeo only declined the part because of the curse go to her head and listinglistening to the mask, it burned her face. She comes back for revenge on Sakeo.

* {{spoiler|[[Disc One Final Boss]]: She does not make an appearance in the manga adaption or was mentioned by Saeko as the previous wearer of the mask}}.

* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Her power comes from the team up of the movers and shakers of the main plot: Kandori {{spoiler|and Maki.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Battle Butler]]: Turned [[Up to Eleven]] with his [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/File:Yamaoka.jpg Persona form].}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Guardian Entity]]: Even in death, he protects his young master.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Holy Halo]]: As a Persona.}}.