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* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The only people in the party the main character knows at the start of the game are Nanjo, Eriko, Maki, Yukino and Masao. Everyone else just seems to be an acquaintance. Maki has very few friends because of her bedridden condition, and Ayase and Hidehiko only seem to be friends with each other.
 
== Main Character (AKAa.k.a. Naoya Todou, Yuya Narumi or Jihei Suzakuin) ==
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Masao "Mark" Inaba is a mischievous, artistic boy who friends with the protagonist. He harbors an unrequited crush on Maki, and is steadfastly devoted to her, dragging his classmates to visit her in the hospital at every opportunity. Because of his laid back nature (even in the face of danger), Masao gets into heated arguments with the stiff Kei Nanjou, who constantly belittles him. Masao's first Persona is Ogun of the Chariot. Masao can be considered the game's [[Mighty Glacier|tank]], as he totes a Franchi SPAS12 shotgun and an axe in battle, and excels at fighting.
 
Masao doesn't believe in the demon summoning game "Persona" one bit. He holds a bet with classmate Hidehiko Uesugi to prove that he's right on it being a fake, with the loser having to treat everyone to a meal at Peace Diner. When nothing happens immediately, Masao assumes that he's won. Upon waking up at the clinic, Masao is thrilled that they were being sent to the hospital for a checkup, because this means that he gets to visit Maki again in the process. After the event where the ICU disappears and demons run rampant in the building, Masao awakens to his Persona along with the others, and urges the Protagonist to find Maki.
 
In the North American version, Masao's appearance is heavily altered, turning him into an African-American boy with stereotypical slang injected to his lines. Additionally, his hat is replaced by a gold baseball cap.
 
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: While he has a huge crush on Maki, Masao knows that she has feelings for the protagonist instead. The manga emphasizes this during the party's visit to the Lost Forest.
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: His primary weapons are axes.
* [[Badass]]
* [[The Big Guy]]: While he is one of the shortest member in the party, he is one of the best fighters in the party.
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Dance Battler]]: Can use the Dance command as part of his negotiation skillset.
* [[The Fool]]
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* [[Likes Older Women]]: Admits to it.
* [[The McCoy]]: Masao leans toward the idealistic side of things, in contrast with Kei, the pragmatist.
* [[Nice Hat]]: He's always see wearing a beanie cap.
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: With Kei.
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Kei "Nate" Nanjou is a rich boy from ''Persona'' who stands to inherit a wealthy group of companies. As heir of a wealthy family, Kei already met with Takahisa Kandori at some point in the past, taking an instant dislike to him from the beginning. While his parents are often away on business, Kei is looked after by Yamaoka ("Alfred" in the NA version), the Nanjou family butler. Since he seems to have grown up under Yamaoka's watch, he considers him as more of a father figure than a servant. A distinctive trademark incorporated into Kei's uniform is a scarf with the number 1 printed on it. This symbolizes his desire to become the "#1 man in Japan".
 
Kei was dragged along to join into the demon summoning game "Persona", which was started by a feud between Masao and BrownHidehiko. For his part, Kei chooses to just watch, as he feels that everyone was just feeding Masao and BrownHidehiko's stupid squabbles. He also witnessed the spirit of a sobbing little girl, and was incapacitated by bolts of lightning which sent him to the Philemon's realm.
 
When Yamaoka is killed by zombies in the hospital, Kei [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|flies into a rage]], awakening to his Persona along with his friends and destroys the demons that killed his faithful guardian. He resolves to fulfill the Yamaoka's wish, find out what caused the sudden influx of demons in Mikage-cho (Lunarvale), and bring the person responsible to justice.
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Kei fights with a longsword and is a crack shot with a sniper rifle. His starting Persona is [[Dishing Out Dirt|Aizen Myouou]] of the Hierophant Arcanum. Kei uses his status, wealth and knowledge a lot to [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|negotiate]] with demons. In the NA version, Kei is the only playable character given an actual last name to substitute the Japanese one, making him the heir to the Trinity Family trust instead of the Nanjou Group. His full name became Nate Trinity (though ''Eternal Punishment'' later pretends his last name never changed and restores it to Nanjou), and was given blond hair and fairer skin to match the localization.
 
* [[Badass]]:
** [[Badass in Charge]]: Averted. Despite being a rich kid and more than a little proud, he will defer to the Hero's lead.
** [[Badass Bookworm]]: He's the brains of the group, yet carries ''a [[BFS]]''.
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