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A character sheet for ''[[Persona 2|Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' and its direct follow-up, ''[[Persona 2|Eternal Punishment]]''.

== The Heroes ==

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The [[Heroic Mime|silent protagonist]] of ''Innocent Sin'' and central character of the story. His affinity is with the Sun arcana, with [[Playing Withwith Fire|Vulcanus]] as his starting Persona. Interestingly, he and Maya are the only protagonists in the ''Persona'' series to have canonical names (as opposed to the names given in the other mangas). However, the player has the option of renaming him at the start.

Tatsuya is a senior at Seven Sisters High School in Sumaru City, [[Ineffectual Loner|a rather aloof boy]] who doesn't have many friends, often preferring to be by himself and tool around with his treasured motorcycle. During a encounter with Eikichi "Captain Death/Death Boss" Mishina at Sumaru Prison (a live house where Eikichi's band "Gas Chamber" often practices), Tatsuya is attacked by Joker, an [[Urban Legends|urban legend]] who is said to grant the wish of anyone who dials their own cell phone number. He, along with the others, is knocked unconscious and awakens to his own Persona. He later joins forces with Maya and Yukino, an investigative duo from a local magazine who are also looking into the Joker case.

Eventually, Tatusya realizes that he and the rest of his team {{spoiler|knew each other as children, forming a masked clique nicknamed "The Masked Circle" (Masquerade in the fan translation of the PSX version)}}. This leads him to suspect {{spoiler|Jun Kurosu}}, the last remaining member of the clique, as the true identity of Joker. Soon afterward, {{spoiler|Jun is revealed as a puppet of Nyarlathotep, the entity which is manifesting rumors as reality}}. At the conclusion of the game, Tatsuya confronts Nyarlathotep in his domain, and in the ensuing struggle, {{spoiler|Maya is killed, fulfilling Nyarlathotep's prophecy and having everything outside of Sumaru City completely destroyed}}.

Faced with a [[Dystopia|dystopiandystopia]]n future, the group accepts an offer from Philemon to [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|erase their memories]] and rewind time. {{spoiler|At the last moment, however, Tatsuya can't bring himself to lose his friends forever and relents. This creates a [[Temporal Paradox]] wherein [[Merged Reality|the world is restored]], but Tatsuya retains his memories of the [[Alternate Timeline]] (the "Other Side"), allowing Nyarlathotep to repeat the cycle}}.

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Heartbroken Badass]]: In ''Eternal Punishment'', {{spoiler|it's revealed not only did he care quite deeply for Maya, her horrifying end in ''Innocent Sin'' is why he's cares so much, as he doesn't want her to go through all that again, and on some level, he loves her QUITE alot.a lot}}.

* [[Bag of Spilling]]: Averted. In ''Eternal Punishment'', Tatsuya joins up at level 50, with his Ultimate persona Apollo in tow.

** Although given the sheer amount of crap he's put through between games, I'd say he has every right too.

* [[Double Consciousness]]: In ''Eternal Punishment'', he struggles with {{spoiler|two sets of memories, one from the Other Side and the other from this world}}. Negated in the second game's ending, when {{spoiler|he willingly gives up his memories of his friends}}. Maya ends up shouldering his burden, hopefully for good.

* [[His Story Repeats Itself]].

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|His fate at the end of ''Eternal Punishment''. In his case, though, it's a blessing}}.

* [[Not So Stoic]]: See the [[Freak-Out]] entry above.

* [[Number One Dime]]: A Zippo lighter he received from Jun as a child. The inscription reads, "The most important things can't be seen with the eyes", a quote from Jun's favorite book. The lighter is a memento of Jun's father. In exchange, Tatsuya gave Jun a wristwatch which belonged to his own father. Tatsuya is depicted flicking the Zippo lighter open and shut during whenever he's [[Idle Animation|idle]].

* [[Scars Are Forever]]: He has a knife wound on his back from when King Leo attacked him as a child. Tatsuya got him back, though.

* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: His entire shtick in ''Eternal Punishment''.

* [[Three Amigos]]: Tatsuya, Lisa, and Eikichi (and [[Sixth Ranger|Jun]] makes four, adding Maya makes a [[Five-Man Band]]).

* [[Time Stands Still]]: When he performs Nova Kaiser<ref>Nova Cyther prior to the PSP release.</ref> with Apollo

* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Despite (or because of?) his standoffish personality, he's considered "cool" by the other students at Sevens and has cultivated a female following.

** This is actually lampshaded by Katsuya, who protests that Tatsuya [[Are You Sure You Can Drive This Thing?|isn't licensed to drive a car]], much less a robot.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: He has a choice between Lisa, Maya, or even Jun.

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Maya oftentimes finds herself taking a leadership role within the group, despite not being the protagonist. In Mt. Iwato, it is revealed that Maya {{spoiler|once knew the four teens as children. The group played together while wearing [[Sentai]], dubbing themselves as "The Masked Circle", with Maya as the eldest of them all. Maya was later imprisoned inside the Alaya Shrine by Eikichi, Lisa, and Jun, all upset over the news that she had to move and tried to keep her with them. Tatsuya was opposed to this idea, so they locked him in with her. It was only supposed to be for the night so she wouldn't move, but the deranged Tatsuya Sudou set the shrine ablaze, and Maya was rescued by Tatsuya when his Persona suddenly manifested when he tried to fight Sudou off}}. At the conclusion of the game, {{spoiler|Maya is fatally impaled by the Spear Of Longinus, fulfilling Nyarlathotep's dark prophecy and destroying the Earth. Philemon negates her death by rewinding time, giving Tatsuya an opportunity to avert these events}}.

Though she has forgotten the events of the previous game at the start of ''Eternal Punishment'', a chance meeting with Tatsuya Suou on the way to work stirs up feelings of deja vu in Maya. The feelings of familiarity intensify after she witnesses the JOKER unleashing demons inside Seven Sisters High. Tatsuya hands her a Sevens School Emblem and asks her to spread the rumor that it keeps the Joker away, and that she should try to forget about this incident for her own good. However, Maya chooses to press on, burning the emblem and going against his warning. Along with Ulala Serizawa, Katsuya Suou, and Baofu, she delves deeper into a convoluted series of events that she eventually realizes are those that parallel what she has experienced before in an alternate reality, and all just to sate her nagging curiosity over the "Deja Vu Boy".

* [[Barrier Maiden]]: The Oracle of Maiya prophecy holds that a "Mayan maiden" will be {{spoiler|ritually sacrificed to bring about the end of the world}}. This indeed happens when Maya is {{spoiler|impaled with the Spear of Longinus}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Blood From the Mouth]]}}: Undone by the first game's {{spoiler|[[End of the World Special]]}}.

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Unbeknown to any of them, {{spoiler|Tatsuya, Lisa, and Eikichi previously knew Maya from childhood. Even as kids, she assumed this role over the group}}.

* [[Deceased Parents Are the Best]]: Maya's father, Masataka Amano, was a war correspondent who was killed in action. We never see her mother.

* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Dies in Tatsuya's arms in ''Innocent Sin'' after Maya Okamura stabs her with the Spear of Longinus}}.

* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: This woman is a threat to public safety, whether on land, sea or air.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Two (eponymous) theme songs, the remix of which was included in ''Persona 3''. [[Dark Reprise|Darkly Reprised]] in ''Innocent Sin's'' finale.

* [[Married to Thethe Job]]: It is implied that Masataka's absence has discouraged Maya from juggling work and relationships.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Maya means "illusion" in Hinduism and Sikhism, and her primary tarot association is [[The Moon]], which also represents illusion. She has been shown to be [[Hurting Hero|hurting more]] [[Stepford Smiler|than she lets on]].

* [[Odd Friendship]]: Maya and Ulala. Their Contact option is even described as "Best Friends?" {{spoiler|until defeating Ulala as a boss.}}.

* [[Punctuated! forFor! Emphasis!]]: Has a chance of doing this when you flee from a battle in ''Eternal Punishment'':

{{quote| "See - you - next - time!"}}

* [[Team Mom]]: Takes on a motherly role amongst the group.

* [[Trash of the Titans]]: Maya's apartment.

{{quote| '''Lisa &and Eikichi''': [[Side Bet|CALLED IT!!!]]}}

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Lisa "Ginko" Silverman is a popular girl at Seven Sisters High School. Despite her [[But Not Too Foreign|Caucasian lineage]], she was born and raised in Japan and does not know any English, but she has a habit of lacing her native Japanese with some Chinese words, imitating action stars such as [[Bruce Lee]]. Lisa's Tarot arcana is Lovers, while her starting Persona is [[Dishing Out Dirt|Eros]]. She is one of the more popular girls at Seven Sisters High School, and harbors a crush for Tatsuya. However, she and Kasugayama High School leader Eikichi Mishina have a confrontational relationship akin to that of Kei Nanjou and Masao Inaba from the first ''Persona''.

Lisa was the top candidate for Miss Sevens, a beauty pageant/popularity contest held at Seven Sisters High School. Most people assumed she spoke English. Lisa and her two friends Asacchi and Meepo were selected to be in the idol group MUSES, created from a rumor. The song that MUSES sings, with Lisa as the lead vocalist, encourages people to call Joker to solve their problems. She then recites a piece from the Oracle of Maiya, which foretold events leading up to the end of the world.

* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Her mother, who renamed herself Akiko, behaves like a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] despite being American. Her father is a [[Steven Seagal]] expy who lives in a traditionalist Japanese house, practices aikido, and wears a yukata constantly. He works as a director of a foreign trading company; ironically, his job requires him to wear a three-piece suit and speak English.

* [[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]

* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|When confronted by her [[Evil Twin|Shadow]], it's revealed that Lisa dates older men for money and experiments with drugs}}.

* [[Dark Secret]]: It's a little vague, but Lisa may have participated in [[wikipedia:Enjo k%C5%8Dsaikōsai|enjo kosai]]. Her Shadow intimates that Lisa's had a few sugar daddies, and tried drugs in the past.

** However, she is genuinely upset at {{spoiler|them losing their identity to JOKER and becomes a true friend for them in the "other world".}}.

* [[Idol Singer]]: Lisa gets roped into a [[Fake Band]] thanks to a rumor.

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: In a [[Volleying Insults|fit of anger]], Eikchi bestows upon her the nickname "[[Meaningful Name|Ginko]]". "Gin" means silver in Japanese, and taken from her last name. "-ko" is a common Japanese name suffix for females. Much to Lisa's chagrin, the name pretty much stuck. However, she is able to counter Eikichi by giving him the pejorative moniker "Captain Underwear"/"Undie Boss".

* [[Peer Pressure Makes You Evil]]: Averted in ''Innocent Sin'', when she rejects joining the Masked Circle despite peer pressure from her friends. {{spoiler|Little does she know}}...}}

{{quote| '''Shadow Lisa''': You try too hard to rebel against your parents! You know it, and you hate yourself for it!}}

* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: Subverted: Toto her exasperation, everyone expects blonde-haired American Lisa Silverman to speak perfect English, but because she was raised in Japan by [[Otaku]] parents wishing for her to be a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], she hardly knows any.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Eikichi. Both have derisive nicknames for each other, they can't be in the same room together without launching into [[Volleying Insults]], and Lisa frequently runs over and decks Eikichi whenever she's upset -- regardlessupset—regardless of whether he's responsible. However, when Lisa is revealed to have fallen into the unsavory hands of Prince Taurus, Eikichi states that they better go find them -- beforethem—before Lisa [[Hidden Badass|murders him]].

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

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Eikichi Mishina is a very flamboyant student of Kasugayama High, the rival school of Seven Sisters High School. His Tarot arcana is Death, and his starting Persona is [[Making a Splash|Rhadamanthus]]. At a young age, Eikichi was overweight and frequently bullied. After a thug pulled down Eikichi's pants in front of his childhood crush Miyabi Hanakouji, he underwent a radical image makeover, losing weight and training to beat up anyone who mocked him. Due of Eikichi's early discovery of his Persona powers, he practically rules the school as its "leader", known by many as (fittingly) Captain Death/Death Boss.

Eikichi understood the nature of his Persona long before Tatsuya and Lisa did. Like Maya and Eriko, he misunderstood the phenomenon and dubbed his Persona a [[Grim Reaper|"Spirit of Death"]], which he used to punish anyone who challenged him. Eikichi is also the lead singer of a [[Visual Kei]] band called [[Fake Band|Gas Chamber]], whose logo he wears on his armband. He wears a modified version of Kasugayama High's blue uniform, with a tunic over his pants.

* [[Agent Peacock]]: It is I, the beautiful magical Michel! Now eat lead.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Subverted. When Sugimoto brands himself the "Chief" and spreads a rumor that he's [[Exact Words|stronger than Captain Death]], [[Curse Escape Clause|Eikichi simply rescinds his own title.]]. [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|Commence beating]].

** Or (PSX) Underpants Leader. ([[Captain Underpants]] is taken).)

* [[Bruiser Withwith a Soft Center]]: Though outwardly self-centered and cocky, Eikichi takes his role as the school leader very seriously, and actively looks out for the welfare of his friends and classmates. He even breaks into a high-security lab to save ''Sugimoto'', of all people.

* [[Clark Kenting]]: According to [[Word of God]], Eikichi's dad would throw a fit if he saw Eikichi's getup. So, Eikichi sneaks out of his house every morning, goes to a public restroom, dyes his hair blue, puts on his makeup and jewelry, and then goes to school. On the way home, he reverses the process(!), and Kankichi Michina is apparently oblivious to his son's transformations.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: His Tarot arcana is Death, after all. Also, his first impression is that of a self-centered [[Jerkass]] when [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|actually...]]

* [[Does Not Like Spam]]: The son of a sushi chef --, and he hates sushi.

* [[Dreadful Musician]]: Nobody in his band can play instruments. Eikichi believes they will achieve fame through his vocals alone.

** However, ''Who's Who'' also mention that he's a band leader along with being a sushi chef.

* [[Height Equals Badassery]]: Eikichi is the tallest character playable character in ''Persona 2''. Actually, he's the tallest playable character in all the ''Persona'' games.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: He's passionate about justice, beauty and rock n' roll, baby.

* [[I Am the Band]]: His original bandmates don't even merit profile pics. (well, ''one'' of them does).

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Prefers to be referred to by his stage name, [[Gender Blender Name|Michel]]. But you can call him "[[Try to Fit That Onon A Business Card|beautiful awesome Master Michel]].".

* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: [[Hidden Depths|Ohhhhhh yes]].

* [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall]] / [[Who Writes This Crap?]]:

{{quote| "We ain't in some kinda video game, are we? It ''is'' gonna be the 21st century, right? Come on, "[[Wake Up, Go to School, Save Thethe World|high school kids fight with the fate of the world hanging in the balance]]"?" (PSX fan translation)<br />

"This ain't a video game, you know? We're nearly into the 21st century here. Why are high schoolers fighting to save the world?" (PSP translation) }}

* [[Man in Aa Kilt]]: A non-fanservice example.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Compared to the [[Freudian Excuse|rest]] [[Stepford Smiler|of]] [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|the]] [[Dysfunction Junction|cast]], his issues are pretty normal.

** His "problems" can be summarized as: ''Oh no! I used to be fat!'' '''[[Took a Level Inin Badass|NOW I'M A BADASS!]]''' {{spoiler|Also, I'm scared of my dad not approving of my Visual Kei band.}}.

* [[Save the Villain]]: Eikichi breaks into Guido's lab and risks his life to save Sugimoto, all because Eikichi is the school's "Boss", and he feels it's his duty to look out for his classmates, even the ones who want to kill him.

* [[Sensory Abuse]]: Eikichi's laughably-bad synth song, "Luv Beam". Though to be honest, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi5dSZZIYQA the actual CD version] is [[Ear Worm|really catchy]].

* [[Summon Backup Dancers]]: In his Contact option "Death By Song", Eikichi busts out a mic, summoning both Tatsuya ''and'' Jun to play backup.

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Played absolutely, painfully straight with Eikichi, who demonstrates this many times in facepalm-evoking ways.

{{quote| '''Maya''': Hm...there's something fishy going on…<br />

'''Maya''': [[Captain Obvious|You know something about the Joker, don't you?!]] }}

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Eikichi takes every measure to erase his original persona as a chubby, shy loser.

** Combined with his Japanese voice being [[Kosuke Toriumi]], it means that Eikichi shares both voices with [[Tales of Vesperia|Yuri Lowell]].

=== Jun Kurosu /Kashihara ===

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Jun is a loner student at Kasugayama High School. He used to attend Seven Sisters, the school where his father teaches World History. When Jun awakened to his Persona, [[Bullying a Dragon|he used it to injure some kids who were bullying him]], and was soon transferred to Kasugayama High School. Jun's Tarot arcana is Fortune, and his starting Persona is [[Blow You Away|Hermes]]/ {{spoiler|Nyarlathotep}}. As a child, Jun exchanged mementos with a young Tatsuya Suou, who was his playmate at the Alaya Shrine. Jun gave him an engraved zippo lighter, while Tatsuya presented Jun with his father's silver wristwatch.

His mother, Junko Kurosu is a selfish actress who cared more about revitalizing her career than taking care of her family. Jun's father, Akinari Kashihara, died before the game begins. Junko spread rumors of her husband being a deadbeat parent, leading to a widespread belief that Kashihara was a dangerous crackpot. Following his father's death, Jun adopted his mother's maiden name, Kurosu.

Jun ran away from his mother's house at the age of seventeen and began to manipulate rumours in order to {{spoiler|become the Joker; once he did, he acted under direct guidance from Nyarlathotep, who played on his traumatic memories of watching Maya get locked inside in the burning Alaya Shrine. Unaware that Maya survived the fire, he grew to resent his former playmates, whom he blamed for letting his surrogate mother Maya die. He is rescued from this state by Tatsuya Suou and the rest of the party, from then on working with them to undo the damage he did as Joker}}.

* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: His official profile states that [[Cross DresserCrossdresser|crossdressing]] is one of his talents, to the point where he looks better in a dress than most girls, and his group demon negotiation contract with Lisa involves her jumping him and putting makeup on him... and then getting depressed over how much prettier he is then her.

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Badass Bookworm]]: He's both sensitive and brainy, and more than a little Machiavellian.

** [[Four-Star Badass]]: {{spoiler|As leader of the Masked Circle, which he orders to face down The Last Battalion in ''Innocent Sin''}} .

* [[Best Served Cold]]: {{spoiler|Jun crafted his Joker identity in order to wreak revenge on Tatsuya, Lisa, and Eikichi, whom he blames for Maya Amano's 'death'}}.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: He seems to be based on Simone Verdricci, from ''[[Suikoden II]]'', because they use the same weapon (Throwing Flower). Also somewhat reminiscent of Kurama from ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', as an effeminate pretty boy who uses flowers as weapons.

* [[Changing Clothes Is a Free Action]]: {{spoiler|The Joker}} is like a Persona;: he can summon his costume on command, rather than ducking into a room to change.

* {{spoiler|[[Enemy Mime]]}}

* [[Flower Motifs]]: Jun is fluent in Hanakotoba, or "flower language". {{spoiler|As Joker, the flowers become his [[Calling Card]]}}.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His mother Junko basically abandoned him after her husband's death and chased after a bunch of younger boyfriends, so Jun became a latchkey kid.

* {{spoiler|[[Hopeless Boss Fight]]}}: The first time, anyways.

* [[Number One Dime]]: A watch given to him by Tatsuya when they were children. In exchange, Jun traded his Zippo lighter.

* [[Parental Abandonment]] / [[Parental Neglect]]: See "[[Freudian Excuse"]] above.

* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Although he is indeed effeminate in both his appearance and personal hobbies, it is somewhat implied that he is this towards Tatsuya rather than being outright homosexual, because Tatsuya was the only one who cared for him in his past while everyone else ignored or hated him, at least until he met the rest of the protagonists.

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: He joins late and replaces Yukino in the party roster.

* [[Something About a Rose]]: Wears a yellow flower in his lapel pocket.

* {{spoiler|[[Utopia Justifies the Means]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Voice of the Legion]]: Joker in ''Innocent Sin'' fits this. However, this may also be a way to hide his actual gender, as for a somewhat solid portion of the plot, Lisa (and later the other characters for a few minutes) believe that Joker is the little girl they left to die ten years ago. However, that's quickly refuted by Maya, who reveals herself to be one and the same.}}.

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Yukino is a returning playable character from the first ''Persona''. In ''Innocent Sin'', she is once again playable, working as a freelance photographer under Shunsuke Fujii (who she has had a crush on for a long while), and is close friends with teen magazine journalist Maya Amano. Yukino's Tarot arcana is Empress, while her starting Persona is [[Playing Withwith Fire|Vesta]]. She is later replaced by Jun, though her ultimate fate is dependent on the player's actions.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Harbors an unspoken crush on her mentor, Fujii Shunsuke.

* [[Badass]]:

* [[Dangerously Close Shave]]: Her weapon of choice (Itit makes more sense if you've played the first game).

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''Eternal Punishment'', {{spoiler|, but considering what she went through in ''Innocent Sin'', this is arguably a blessing.}}.

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: {{spoiler|Not exactly "guest star" because she leaves the party only after 2/3 of the game.}}.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Yukino, after her boss/mentor Fujii dies during the Nazi invasion. If you choose not to take Yukino with you, her guilt is compounded by Anna Yoshizaka's suicide, leading to an irrevocable [[Despair Event Horizon]]}}.

{{quote| ''The hell did you just say? '''YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!!'''''}}

* [[Pretty Fly for Aa White Guy|Pretty Fly For A Kawaii]]

* [[Tough Love]]: [[Cool Big Sis|Even when she talks to demons, she gives them this treatment]].

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Katsuya Suou is a Detective of the Kounan Police Department. His current rank is Sergeant of the Homicide Division. His Tarot arcana is Justice, and his starting Persona is [[Playing Withwith Fire|Helios]]. Katsuya is very straight-laced, even in the face of paranormal activity (he often wonders aloud whether the penal code can apply to demons). Katsuya cares a great deal for his brother, and gets depressed very easily if Tatsuya spurns his help. After a confrontation with the JOKER at Seven Sisters High School, Katsuya invites Maya and her friend Ulala to join him in his investigation so he can ensure their safety. It is implied he has romantic feelings toward Maya Amano, but politeness forbids him from acting upon it.

* [[Adorkable]]: He's a cop who wonders if the penal code applies to demons, and ''he will even interrogate them as a contact option!''! Her also has a HUGE crush on {{spoiler|Maya Amano}}, and because he's got a crippling case of [[Cannot Spit It Out]], he calls her {{spoiler|Ms. Amano}}, even towards the end of the game.

* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: In ''Innocent Sin'', Tatsuya's big brother Katsuya appears to be a cold-hearted jerk preoccupied with his job. However, ''Eternal Punishment'' subverts this showing us that from Katsuya's point of view, he's trying his best to be a good brother, and Tatsuya is the one causing the problems.

* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Due to the different [[Point of View]] between the games. He's a jerk from Tatsuya's perspective, but from Maya's perspective, he's stressed out due to Tatsuya's petulant behaviour.

* [[Nice Guy]]: Basically, he's an asshole in ''Innocent Sin'' because you're seeing him the way Tatsuya sees him.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Rose-tinted sunglasses, bowl haircut, and a silk suit? Looks [[The Beatles|oddly familiar]]...

* [[Not So Different]]: A scene in ''Eternal Punishment'', wherein Katsuya and Baofu are forced to run through a really hot tunnel. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|They are both worried about their shades melting.]].

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Ulala Serizawa is Maya Amano's longtime friend and roommate. She often pulls the latter to so-called "matchmaker parties" to meet men, despite a pattern of being swindled by past boyfriends. Ulala does boxing as a means for her to get revenge on the man who swindled her without getting the police involved; if she called the police, she couldn't beat him to a pulp, after all! Her Tarot arcana is Star, with [[Dishing Out Dirt|Callisto]] as her starter Persona. Ulala makes her living by selling lingerie, but is outwardly obsessed with fortune telling, and looks up to the famous TV seer Wang Long Chizuru. One of her contacts involves her telling fortunes to encountered demons, and she also subscribes to a cellphone-based Wang Long fortune service. Ulala is also fond of ghost stories, and will be able to tell some when accompanied by the right party members.

Ulala is first introduced in ''Innocent Sin'', when the party visits GOLD Gym when searching for King Leo's message. Credited as "Maya's Roommate", she is advised by Maya to leave the building due to King Leo's looming bomb threat. In ''Eternal Punishment'', Ulala tends to be the cheeriest character in the ''Eternal Punishment'' group next to Maya, but panics easily when a situation takes a turn for the worse. She locks horns with Baofu repeatedly during the course of the game, despite having more in common with each other than anyone else.

Ulala became controlled by {{spoiler|the Joker Persona by secretly performing the Joker Curse to Maya. She envies Maya for being a successful working woman and always catching men's eyes, a significant contrast to her seemingly dead-end life. Luckily, Ulala is later purged of JOKER by Igor in the Velvet Room, and she rejoins the party with a renewed purpose}}.

Ulala appears on the TV show ''Who's Who'' in ''Persona 3'', along with more ''Persona 1'' and ''2'' characters. Trish describes her as a woman in her 30's with a beauty spot under her eye, and also mentions that she can dance the flamenco (which is one of her special contacts in ''Eternal Punishment''). Trish wonders what she'd look like with a rose in her mouth, this is a reference to her demon contact combo, Flamenco de la Pasion.

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Take a Level In Badass]]: Borderline [[Dirty Coward]] in the beginning of the game, but attains a lot of spine along with some [[Character Development]] after Maya frees her from the {{spoiler|JOKER curse.}}.

* [[Christmas Cake]]: Ulala lets slip the fact that she's 24. (Thisthis might explain her irritability).)

* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Red with white streaks.

* [[Suddenly Always Knew That]]: Before you can kick Youichi Makimura's ass, Ulala bursts in and summons a Persona(!), then [[Crowing Moment of Funny|chases Makimura out]], screaming that she's going to kill him for running off with her money. Seems Maya taught her how to use Personas when they were drunk.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Baofu.

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Aside from wiretapping, Baofu also runs a bulletin board website called "The Darkside Of Sumaru City", where he sorts through various urban legends to find information that might be relevant to him. He joins Maya's party following a rendezvous arranged online, and performs a test on the effectiveness of the Kotodama, the curse where rumors can come true when spread around town. Because of his shady personality and propositions, the party finds it hard to trust him, especially Katsuya Suou.

Following a shootout in the Abandoned Factory in Kounan during which Baofu is able to defeat Yung Pao, it is revealed through Katsuya's background research that {{spoiler|Baofu's true identity was that of Kaoru Saga (kanji: 嵯峨 薫), a Japanese public prosecutor. Along with his assistant Miki Asai, they were both victims of a Taiwanese Mafia hit, tagged for their running investigation on the Tien Tao Len. Kaoru survived, awakening to Odysseus in the process, but Miki did not. Kaoru set out to exact revenge at the people responsible for her death, exchanging his lawful means for illegal ones}}.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', Kei can develop a hidden Contact option with Baofu called "Song Of A Baseball Fan" where the pair quarrel over which baseball team is the greatest. This parallels the [[Broken Base|typical debates]] in real-life Japanese baseball fandom.

* [[The Alcoholic]]: Even before {{spoiler|adopting his false identity}}, Baofu enjoyed tipping a few back.

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Badass in Aa Nice Suit]]: He's not exactly ''inconspicuously'' dressed.

** [[Heartbroken Badass]]: {{spoiler|His lover was murdered by the Taiwanese Mafia, and he wants revenge.}}.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]:

** [[Genius Bruiser]]: Proof, you ask? According to Word of God, Baofu became a {{spoiler|prosecutor}} because someone he knew mentioned that the examination tests were really hard. He took the exam, and passed with flying colors -- oncolors—on ''his first try''.

* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]

** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: {{spoiler|He only used that name after his lover was killed.}}.

* [[Mr. Smith]]: The game's creators joke that, if he was to ever recreate a roster in Japan in order to [[Ship Tease|marry Ulala]], he could probably pick the surname "Tanaka,", which is absurdly common in Japan.

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]]: Even during the less mature age of voice acting, Baofu is blessed with the voice of both [[Joji Nakata]] ''and'' [[Richard Epcar]].

* [[Nerves of Steel]]: Only Nyarlathotep has the power to make Baofu lose his perpetual cool... and even then, only for a moment. All that's needed is for him to remind himself that {{spoiler|yep, he's Kaoru '''Fucking''' Saga}}.

* [[Not So Stoic]]: When Baofu loses it, you ''know'' things just got serious. It takes some doing to rattle him.

* [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]

{{quote| '''Baofu:''' Who the f##k are you?}}

* [[Sunglasses Atat Night]]

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Kei is a former playable characters from ''Revelations: Persona''. In ''Innocent Sin'', he is a supporting character who appears at the Abandoned Factory in Kounan, drawn to rumors that a person resembling Kandori is in Sumaru City (Thethe person in question turns out to be Reiji Kido, who isn't too happy about being mistaken as his hated half-brother). When you talk to him, Kei will give Tatsuya Suou his [[Infinity+1 Sword|ultimate weapon]]. During the invasion of Hitler's Last Battalion, he joins his former classmates to fight against the Nazis unless certain conditions are met earlier in the game.

In ''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'', he is a playable character. Sneak mentions that there are two people (a man and a woman) investigating the New World Order. If Maya spreads the rumor that the person with information on the NWO is a man, you will get Kei to join. He now uses katanas like Tatsuya, and when using his demon contacts, Kei still mentions his beloved butler Yamaoka, and how he intends to honor the promise he made years ago to become "the #1 man in Japan". "

* [[Badass]]:

* [[Fiction 500]]: Sole heir to the Najou Group, and mixes in high society.

* [[Optional Party Member]]: In ''Eternal Punishment''. If the player spreads the rumor that the person with information on the NWO is a man, you will get Nanjo to join.

* [[ToStoic Be a MasterSpectacles]]

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Eriko is a former playable character from ''Revelations: Persona''. In ''Innocent Sin'', she is a supporting character, and has succeeded in getting into the modeling business. After Tatsuya Suou uncovers the "Oracle of Maiya", Yukino decides to look for Eriko's aid to [[Riddle Me This|unpuzzle the metaphor]] behind the poem. Unless certain conditions are met, she will fight alongside her former classmates from St. Hermelin once more to repel the invasion of Sumaru City by Hitler's Last Battalion, assisting Tatsuya's party so they can go to Xibalba.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', Eriko is a playable character. Sneak mentions that there are two people (a man and a woman) investigating the New World Order. If Maya spreads the rumor that the person with information on the NWO is a woman, you will get Eriko to join. She still uses fencing swords, and will immediately establish rapport with Ulala Serizawa, who shares her love of fortune telling and ghost stories.

Eriko will take the group to the Sumaru TV station to investigate if Chizuru Ishigami (also known as "Wang Long Chizuru") is really involved in the New World Order. Their suspicions were confirmed as Chizuru's shikigami (who was disguised as a cat) traps them with a spell called "Kimon Tonkou" taking them to a reverse dimension. With her knowledge of the occult, Eriko concludes that they would have to find and enter the "Ba Gua" gates located on each the studio entrances in order to escape. Eriko enlists the help of TV host and former classmate Hidehiko Uesugi to find the right order of the Ba Gua gates by scouting them out back in the real world. Inside the reverse dimension, however, a stalker of Eriko lies in wait, taking the rare chance to get close to his idol.

* [[Badass]]:

* [[Freak-Out]]: Endures a string of these in a row while inside the TV studio.

* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Always seen with a smile on her face.

* [[Royal Rapier]]: Her signature weapon.

== Major [[NPNon-Player CsCharacter]]s ==

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A man with a butterfly mask who bestows Personas to people. He lives in a realm of the Collective Unconscious. Philemon operates as an ally to the party, despite the fact that he can only watch events unfold as a neutral observer. As such, he cannot directly interfere with anything that is going on. Philemon is conducting an experiment with his rival, Nyarlathotep, over humanity's destiny. Philemon believes they can become enlightened, higher beings.

* {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]]}}: At the end of ''Eternal Punishment'''s [[Bonus Dungeon|EX Dungeon]].

* [[End of the World Special]]: {{spoiler|Philemon pulls this trick at the conclusion of ''both'' games.}}.

* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Will explain how to use Persona and most other systems in the games he appears in.

* [[The Faceless]]: Subverted. If the player chooses to {{spoiler|punch him in the face at the end of ''Innocent Sin''}}, his mask falls off, revealing him to have [[Mind Screw|the same face as Tatsuya Suou]].

* [[SchrodingerSchrödinger's Butterfly]]: Literally. Just check out the endings.

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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 The Velvet Room between consciousness and unconsciousness. He uses a phone made of bone to [[Summoning Ritual|call up Personas from the depths of the soul]].

In ''[[Persona 2]]'', Igor remains mostly unchanged. He is still a servant of Philemon and he handles Persona summoning in much the same way.

* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Permanently etched on his face.

* [[Misunderstood Loner Withwith a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Powers That Be]]: Whatever Igor is exactly, he's almost certainly one of these.

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* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Although he looks kind of dull and mild-mannered, he works as a Devil Summoner. The explanation for this goes back to ''Devil Summoner'' and ''Soul Hackers''. In those games, there is a devil summoner and detective named Kyouji Kuzunoha (hence the agency moniker) who loses his body and becomes a body-snatcher. He takes the form of Sukeroku in the sequel game, ''Soul Hackers'', where the dull-witted detective Daisuke Todoroki also appears. So, when Todoroki suddenly becomes very smart and takes over the Kuzunoha Detective Agency, it's assumed that Kyouji snatched his body.

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Maki works part-time at Hiiragi Pyschotherapy in Sumaru City in hopes of becoming a therapist like her employer, Reiko. She feels that helping troubled people is the best way for her to cope with the fact that she almost destroyed her hometown because of her fantasy world coming to life and almost completely superimposing the normal one.

She will later receive a flower from the Time Count, and give it to Jun as his [[Infinity+1 Sword|ultimate weapon]]. Maki mentions what she was told by the count about the flower, that it was "the representation of a destiny that must be passed on"." Maki will eventually fight alongside her former classmates from St. Hermelin once more to repel the invasion of Sumaru City by Hitler's Last Battalion unless certain conditions are met earlier in the game.

* [[Beauty Mark]]: Has one underneath her lips.

* [[It May Help You Onon Your Quest]]: Have a flower, Jun. Though she only gives it to him if you spread a rumor that the Time Count gave it to her.

* [[Toy Time]]: Maki's psychiatry center, Hiiragi Therapy, is painted in this decor. Creepy, yes, but also a [[Call Back]] to Maki's dream world in the previous ''Persona'' game.

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BrownHidehiko is a returning character from the first ''Persona'', now a supporting character. Now a popular variety-talk show host, his ego has swelled to the point of no return, especially getting nationwide attention for the rumor that he is the [[Likes Older Women|boy toy]] of actress Junko Kurosu (which turns out to be false, since he actually despises the actress for [[Always Someone Better|having as big an ego as he does]].; Eveneven so, he still addresses the latter as "Junko-chan"). If certain conditions are met, he will fight alongside his former classmates from St. Hermelin once more to repel the invasion of Sumaru City by Hitler's Last Battalion, assisting Tatsuya Suou's party so they can go to Xibalba.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', BrownHidehiko is still a supporting character. He will assist Maya Amano's party through the TvTV studio, scouting out the correct order of Chiruzu's medallions to help them escape the "Kimon Tonkou" spell that has imprisoned them. Hidehiko will rejoin the rest of his former classmates later in the game, fighting off the New World Order soldiers that are trying to take over the city.

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Like Maki and Brown, Reiji is a returning alumni from the first ''Persona''. He makes an appearance in both ''Persona 2'' games as an NPC. He has long since shed his [[Badass]] image -- evenimage—even going as far as changing his hairstyle to conceal the [[Good Scars, Evil Scars|scar]] on his forehead -- andforehead—and is working a door-to-door knife salesman to support his live-in girlfriend (referred to as his wife, whom he married directly out of high school, in the remake of the first ''Persona'') who is carrying his baby. Unfortunately, his Persona still exudes the same kind of intimidating aura, scaring away potential customers. He reluctantly asks for advice from of fellow St. Hermelin alumnus Kenta "Toro" Yokouchi, whose own Persona has made him very successful.

His new hairstyle, however, made him look strikingly similar to his hated stepbrother, so rumors started circulating about Kandori being sighted in Sumaru City, which piques the interest of Kei Nanjou. Reiji can later be found in the Abandoned Factory, where he beats up on demons to blow some steam. Lisa Silverman will '[[Kubrick Stare|persuade]]' him into giving up his [[Infinity+1 Sword|Legendary American Gloves]].

* [[She Cleans Up Nicely|He Cleans Up Nicely]]: He drops the bad boy looks after high school and now wears a business suit. Unfortunately, this doesn't help him in finding any customers.

* [[It May Help You Onon Your Quest]]: In ''Innocent Sin'', he agrees to fork over his prized gloves in order to be rid of Lisa.

* [[Retired Outlaw]]: He no longer has the thuggish looks he had in high school.

* [[Distressed Dude in Distress]]: He becomes trapped on Mount Katatsumuri while photographing the Nazi invasion. {{spoiler|The party [[You Are Too Late|arrives too late]] to save him}}.

* [[Going for Thethe Big Scoop]]: Nazis invading Japan! It's the story of a lifetime! {{spoiler|Literally.}}.

* [[It May Help You Onon Your Quest]]: {{spoiler|With his last breath}}, Fujii bequeaths his camera to Yukino.

* [[Perma -Stubble]]

* {{spoiler|[[Red Shirt Reporter]]}}

In ''Innocent Sin'', he was a Masked Circle minion under Queen Aquarius who performed the Joker Charm, wishing to become the sexiest man alive. He was interrupted from fighting Tatsuya's group at the fitness club GOLD when an angry Ulala Serizawa chased him out, threatening to kick his ass for stealing her money and suddenly disappearing. In ''Eternal Punishment'', Makimura is pulled out of another scam attempt and taken along while Maya's party searches for Ulala at GOLD, believing that he was the one targeted by the Joker Curse she performed.

* [[Casanova]]: Or so he seems to think.

* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|Turns out he's not the one Ulala dialed the Joker on, after all. It's Maya}}.

== Antagonists '''(SPOILERS)''' ==

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Nyarlathotep (AKAa.k.a. "[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|The Crawling Chaos]]") is a [[Shapeshifting|shape shifting]] entity who stands opposite to Philemon. Unlike Philemon's rule of [[God's Hands Are Tied|neutrality]], Nyarlathotep can manifest in the real world and assume the form of anything he chooses. In ''Innocent Sin'', both he and Philemon are performing an experiment to see if humanity will become enlightened or ultimately destroy itself. Nyarlathotep decides to push things in his favor by placing a curse on Sumaru City, causing rumors to come alive and guiding humans toward self-destruction. Despite appearing only at the tail end of both stories, he is nevertheless a [[Chessmaster|prime mover]] in the overarching storyline, and is retroactively named as the puppeteer behind the first ''Persona''.

Nyarlathotep corrupts the memories of Jun Kurosu, leading him to believe that Tatsuya Suou and the rest of the Masked Circle killed their "Big Sis", Maya Amano. With this, Jun gave in to Nyarlathotep and became the Joker, creating a corrupted adult version of the Masked Circle with the intent to raise Xibalba, the alien ship upon which Sumaru City rests, and create a [[Utopia Justifies the Means|superior human race]]. Nyarlathotep took the form of Jun's father, who died long ago, but with all the ideal traits that Jun desired in a father. Besides this default form, he also manifests as Adolf Hitler, as well as Jun's own Persona.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', Nyarlathotep takes advantage of Tatsuya Suou's mistake of becoming a paradox in the recreated world. He starts by restoring the memories of King Leo, one of the key figure that led to the Other Side's destruction, as well as bringing his former host, Takahisa Kandori, [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|back to life]]. The [[The Illuminati|New World Order]], a parallel to the Other Side's Masked Circle, is established as a result. Xibalba is revived as the Ameno Torifune, an ancient [[Mayincatec|Mayan]] machine buried underneath Sumaru City.

* [[As Long Asas There Is Evil]]: He's the darkness in human hearts. As long as it exists, so will he.

* [[Badass in Aa Nice Suit]]: As Kashihara, he's decked out in a [[Scarf of Asskicking|scarf]] and pinstriped suit.

* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: {{spoiler|On more than one level. Not only does he make [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters|an extremely convincing argument against Humanity]] through Okamura's actions, he even arranges it so even if he did lose, there were backups allowing him to calmly ignore said defeat and start the whole damn cycle over again.}}.

* [[Blade Onon a Stick]] / [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: The Spear of Longinus.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "That's a contradiction.". It's Nyarlthaotep's favorite taunt.

* [[A Chat Withwith Satan]]: He's one step short of Old Nick himself.

* [[Deal Withwith the Devil]]: Most of the Masked Circle's members were duped by this.

** [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Katsuya remarks that Nyarlathotep's arrogance is close to human in nature.

* [[Evil Albino]]: The "Time Count.".

* [[Orcus Onon His Throne]]: He always waits until the last moment to reveal himself.

* [[Reality Warper]]: Can turn rumors into reality with little effort.

* [[Retcon]]: Turns out that he was the one influencing Kandori in the original ''Persona''. This is ''kind of'' alluded to in the previous game, as Kandori's Persona ("Massacre" in the old [[PS 1]] English version, Nyarlarthotep everywhere else) looks completely different if the player tries to summon it, hinting that there was more to it than it seemed.. Nyarlathotep is still attached to Kandori in ''Eternal Punishment'', functioning as his Persona during his boss fight.

* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: Subverted as he only took his form for a short time.

* [[Suicidal Overconfidence]]: The Time Count is another of Nyarlathotep's guises, as revealed in [[All There in the Manual|Persona World Guidance]]; he's just keeping an eye on the party, and wants to force them to come into his store... and chat about their plans. Duplicating cards is a bit much, though.

** The cockiness doesn't end there: Inin ''Eternal Punishment'', [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] contains a network of portals leading back to the Alaya Shrine, and the city's storekeepers. The purpose of this is twofold: to remind Tatsuya that "[[Where It All Began|Everything begins and ends here]]", and to give the heroes a sporting chance. To Nyarlathotep, it's all a game.

=== Tatsuya Sudou AKAa.k.a. King Leo/JOKER ===

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Real name Tatsuya Sudou, (not to be confused with Tatsuya Suou) Leo is one of the "Masked Four", executives of the Masked Circle, and [[The Dragon]] to Joker. Easily the most psychotic of the Joker's crew, Sudou has a marked predilection for explosives and is a pyromaniac. In ''Eternal Punishment'', Leo's father is revealed to be Japan's Foreign Minister and Baofu's archenemy, Tatsuzou Sudou. Despite his mania, Leo is fiercely devoted to Joker.

* [[Abusive Parents]]: He was abused by his father.

* [[Creepy Child]]: Even in flashbacks, he's still the same giggling, [[Mad Eye|mad-eyed]] arsonist we know and love. {{spoiler|Granted, this was after those rumors}}...}}

* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: In EP''Eternal Punishment''.

* [[Disney Villain Death]]: Sudou tumbles into same flaming pit in both realities. The second time around, [[Death Byby Irony|Jun pitches him in]].

* [[The Dragon]] / [[Dragon Ascendant]]: To Joker.

* [[I Like Swords]]: He uses swords in battle just like his counterpart.

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Sudou always ends up losing an eye, regardless of which timeline he's in. He's pretty pissed about it.

* [[Last Villain Stand]]: The zeppelin battle.

* [[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]: Either Sudou knows what's coming, or it's a lucky guess. Anyway, bravado or not, once he's dead, the NWONew World Order spreads a rumor causing anyone who called the JOKER to {{spoiler|become Jokers themselves}}.

* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: Natch.

* [[Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory]]: See "[[Evil Counterpart"]] above.

* [[Scars Are Forever]]: Disfigured from an encounter with Tatsuya Suou many years ago, during which young Tatsuya manifested his Persona (Vulcanus) and blinded him in one eye.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]: Tatsuya's father was in charge of investigating a serial arsonist, and came close to fingering Tatsuya Sudou as the culprit. Sudou's father is a prominent politician, so he arranged for Mr. Suou to be framed and [[Turn in Your Badge|forced to resign]] from the police force in disgrace.

* [[Taking You Withwith Me]]: After Maya flies the blimp off the museum, it's revealed in a cutscene that part of it was damaged by King Leo.

* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: Torching the Alaya Shrine was actually just because the voices told him. Normally, that'd be okay, because it's an accident, but even after finding out there were two children in the area, he was perfectly fine with almost killing them both. Planting bombs in a museum with children inside twice), however, definitely qualifies.

* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: After losing to Eikichi, Yasuo is sternly reprimanded by King Leo... who [[Disproportionate Retribution|sets him on fire]].

=== Anna Yoshizaka AKAa.k.a. Lady Scorpio ===

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Anna Yoshizaka was once a track athlete at Seven Sisters High School. However, she was involved in a hit-and-run accident, which dashed her dreams of becoming a star athlete. She began skipping school, seeing no point in attending when she had nothing more to work towards. Somewhere around this time, she fell under the thrall of the Joker and became Lady Scorpio, one of the Masked Four. Like Prince Taurus, her role is targeting other young people at Kasugayama High School and the Zodiac Club. It isn't necessary to fight Lady Scorpio; she doesn't confront the party until Caracol, when the player's choices determine {{spoiler|whether she lives or dies}}.

{{spoiler|If the player chooses to force Yukino Mayuzumi to accompany the party to Caracol, Yukino will be there to counteract her [[Evil Twin|Shadow]], and Anna will ultimately assist Yukino in fighting the Last Battalion. If they leave Yukino behind, Anna will follow Shadow Yukino, and the two will jump from a bridge, hand-in-hand, thus killing Anna}}.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', Anna is falsely accused of performing the "JOKER curse" on the driver who hit her. When Principal Hanya is murdered in his office, Anna is the obvious suspect, as Maya overheard her mutter that she would kill Hanya after he denounced her in front of the entire school.

Later in the game, {{spoiler|her [[Sempai-Kohai]], Noriko, is discovered to have used the JOKER curse twice (Noriko is the one who ordered the deaths of both Hanya and the man responsible for Anna's accident), and is kidnapped by the Taiwanese mafia for that very reason. Anna phones Maya and the party to help free the girl, giving them the tip-off about the mafia's location}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]}}: One possible outcome of the Caracol arc.

* [[Broken Bird]]: Her track injury broker her faith in the world.

* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Her character portrait shows dead, blank eyes.

* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: To the point of having her own [[Yandere]]. A male student at Sevens is infatuated with {{spoiler|Noriko}}, but as his buddy points out, she only has eyes for Anna.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Only possible if you bring Yukino with you into Caracol}}.

* [[I Coulda Been a Contender]]: She was once an up and coming track star before her injury.

* [[Making a Splash]]: Uses water-based attacks.

* [[Red Herring]]: See "[[Clear My Name"]] above.

* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]: Implied with her [[Yandere]] admirer, {{spoiler|Noriko}}.

** Anna/Yukino might also count, if you're a dedicated shipper.

* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: In the past, Tatsuya and Anna were often found loitering and cutting school together.

* [[Whip It Good]]: Fights with a whip.

=== Ginji Sazaki AKAa.k.a. Prince Taurus ===

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: After being reduced to an NWONew World Order mook.

* [[Dirty Old Man]]: He isn't old, but he's ''definitely'' a dirty bastard.

* [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|Dropped A Laser On Him]]

=== Junko Kurosu AKAa.k.a. Queen Aquarius ===

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The fourth and last member of the Masked Four, Queen Aquarius is secretly Junko Kurosu, a celebrity actress and Jun's mother. Once a popular girl at Seven Sisters High School, Junko set her eyes on her history teacher and husband-to-be, Akinari Kashihara. Junko grew weary of family life after Jun was born and spread vicious rumors about her husband. Following his violent death at Seven Sister High School, Junko embraced being single again and began to treat Jun miserably. Believing her career to be in danger because of her maturity, Junko summoned the Joker and wished to remain young forever; Joker complied, recruiting her into the Masked Circle.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', Jun's father is still alive, and Junko's marriage seems stable. During a celebrity interview at the TV Studio, Chiruzu Ishagami infects Junko with the JOKER curse. It is implied that she was brought to the Velvet Room and cured, but she isn't seen for the rest of the game.

* {{spoiler|[[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]}}

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Junko is only 37, though her ''Eternal Punishment'' incarnation looks middle aged.

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Lisa Silverman's homeroom teacher, nicknamed "Ideal-sensei" by her students due to her [[Cloudcuckoolander|eccentricities]]. She used to work alongside Jun's father, Akinari Kashihara. Okamura harbored an unrequited love for him, and resented his wife, Junko. She was a collaborator on Kashihara's unreleased book, which prophesied the signs leading up to the [[EndoftheThe End of the World Asas We Know It|end of days]]; among these portents was the return of Adolf Hitler and his "[[Ghostapo|Last Battalion]]". Kashihara later met a suspicious death when he fell inside the Seven Sisters clock tower and was crushed by the gears.

Okamura stations herself at the Kuzunoha Detective Agency, where she assists in shedding light on Mr. Kashihara's research on the Last Battalion. As the portents of the book start becoming true, Okamura loses her mind and decides to expedite the catastrophe. The final portent is the death of a woman named "Maya". Okamura is initially willing to sacrifice herself, but is instead approached by Nyarlathotep. At the conclusion of the game, {{spoiler|Okamura materializes and impales Maya Amano with the Spear of Longinus. Philemon intervenes by rewinding time and negating Maya's death, thus creating the ''Eternal Punishment'' timeline}}.

Okamura appears during the main story in ''Eternal Punishment'' only once: she is standing in the school courtyard during the game's introduction. If Maya speaks with her, she will sense that they have met before.

* [[Mr. Exposition|MissMs. Exposition]]: She acts as the main source of info regarding the In Lak'ech, and in turn, the main source of info on what is happening.

* [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]: A maiden with the name "Maya" is prophesied as a harbinger of the Apocalypse. In the depths of her insanity, Okamura is prepared to die to fulfill that role. {{spoiler|However, nobody figured on it being Maya ''Amano''}}.

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The principal of the Seven Sisters High School, and previously the vice principal of St. Hermelin in the first game. Tatsuya Suou's party battles Principal Hanya on top of the clock tower after destroying the smaller clocks in the school classrooms in ''Innocent Sin''. He dies afterwards, but when you meet a student who asks how he's doing, you can either tell the truth, or spread the rumor that he's alive. If you choose the latter, Principal Hanya will reemerge later in the game and repel the invasion of Hitler's Last Battalion on his own. Otherwise, the St. Hermelin alumni will do the job.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: He was a massive [[Jerkass]], so no one really mourns his death.

* [[Our Founder]]: His statue in the school courtyard starts moving on its own accord. (Thatthat is one ''crazy'' school.).

* [[Sadist Teacher|]]: Or rather, Sadist Principal]], but he's definitely an asshole any way you slice it.

* [[Villain Withwith Good Publicity]]: Thanks to a well-placed rumor, nearly every student thinks he's the greatest thing since ice cream.

* [[Warmup Boss]]: The first true boss you fight in the game.

A student who hangs out on the rooftop of Kasugayama High School, discontented with the current system and wishes to become Student Body President to implement his desired changes. In ''Innocent Sin'', Yasuo uses the Joker Charm to make his ambition a reality. He was responsible for spreading the rumor that the Seven Sisters High School Emblem was cursed, and collaborated with Lady Scorpio to collect Ideal Energy at Kasugayama High's dance party. He is fought as a boss, and dies at the hands of King Leo upon failing. In ''Eternal Punishment'', Yasuo is still alive, and is back to being a discontented Student Body Presidential wannabe.

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A 13 year-old [[Cosplay|cosplayercosplay]]er with a very lively imagination, believing that she's a "reincarnated warrior maiden", Ixquic. In ''Innocent Sin'', she turns out to be a minion of King Leo. In ''Eternal Punishment'', she hangs out at Giga Macho (The Seedy CD) music store, and is hunting down the two rumored demons that reside there.

* [[Badass Boast]]: "I, Ixquic, shall [[Sophisticated As Hell|whoop your asses!!]]"

** [[Hey, That's My Line!]]: Maya isn't pleased about that line being used.

* [[Camping a Crapper]]: Ixquic and her minions ambush Tatsuya inside a public restroom by hiding in the stalls.

* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: Her real name is Akari Hoshi. But try telling her that.

* [[Emo Teen]]: Doesn't care whether she lives or dies, because she hates her life and her parents "totally suck".

* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]

* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: After King Leo sets fire to the Sky Museum, Ixquic jumps inside the cockpit of a ceiling-suspended Japanese warplane, screaming for help.

Father of Tatsuya Sudou akaa.k.a. King Leo, he is briefly referenced in ''Innocent Sin'' before being revealed as the head of the [[The Illuminati|New World Order]] in ''Eternal Punishment''. He is estranged from his son, whom he confined to a mental hospital as a child. Tatsuzou is Japan's Foreign Minister, and is secretly head of a governmental conspiracy to to create a world without original sin. Tatsuzou is unaware of the fact that he, like his son, is being manipulated by Nyarlathotep.

* [[Evil Old Folks]]: He's old, but also a major antagonist.

* [[The Ghost]]: Referenced -- butReferenced—but never seen -- inseen—in the first game.

* [[Man in White]]: Wears a deathly white suit to signify how evil he is.

* [[Sleazy Politician]]: The Foreign Minister of Japan, he's also fairly corrupt.

* [[Sword Cane]]: He's just a docile old man with a limp. .. until he breaks out the sword and slaughters his cohorts.

The mummified remains of a feudal warlord who established what is now Sumaru City. Thanks to Nyarlathotep's influence, Tatsuzou Sudou was able to reanimate him with rumors. Sumaru's remains are the centerpiece of the New World Order, communicating to its members via [[Telepathy]]. Once the Monado Mandala has risen, Sumaru's castle is mystically unearthed and towers over the entire city.

* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]

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The former antagonist of the original ''Persona'', who has been resurrected due to rumors. He unquestioningly serves the New World Order, but seems to be following his own agenda. During the events of ''Eternal Punishment'', Takahisa Kandori, (now called Guido Kandori in the NA version) is brought back to life through the power of Kototama performed by the NWONew World Order. The extensive scars on his body are reminiscent of Tatsuya Suou's marks.

* [[BadassBack from the Dead]]

** [[Badass in A Nice Suit]]:

* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]]: Wears glasses and happens to be a villain.

* [[Hijacked Byby Ganon]]: He's in an ideal position to be this, and Chizuru outright wants him to be one. However, [[Subverted Trope|he really doesn't care]] because {{spoiler|he knows his time on Earth is limited and his only real interests are settling things with Nanjo and the Paradox that brought about the events of the game}}.

Chizuru is a famous fortune teller who uses her show to spread rumors for the NWONew World Order. Unlike the other villains, Chiruzu does not use a Persona in combat, but creates duplicates of herself to fool her opponents. Eriko Kirishima arrives in Sumaru City investigating her and her connection to the NWONew World Order. During a television interview, Junko Kurosu transformed into a Joker and attempts to kill Lisa Silverman.

Afterwards, she joins with the revived Takahisa Kandori and leaves with him for the Undersea Ruins, although she questions why someone like him would be happy serving as simply a pawn for Tatsuzou Sudou. Eventually, she and Kandori are confronted by Maya Amano, and her party along with Tatsuya Suou. {{spoiler|They are both defeated, and, despite Nanjo/Eriko's pleading, stay behind in the collapsing Undersea Ruins to die}}.

* [[Knife Nut]]: Specializes in using knives.

* [[Love Martyr]]: To Kandori. {{spoiler|In the literal sense}}.

A top-ranking member of the NWONew World Order and commander of the Tenchu Army. Sugawara is wasting away from some unknown malady, which is what motivated him to assist Tatsuzou.

* [[Armies Are Evil]]: By virtue of simply being self-interested, he's not [[General Ripper]] material. His men have no compunction about mowing down innocents, though.

* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]] / [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: See below.

* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Detests Tatsuzou, and is only assisting him out of self-preservation.

Head of the Kounan police force, and Katsuya's top superior in the department. He, along with other top officials, is a member of the New World Order. Unlike the others, however, he is unable to hear Gozen's voice -- perhapsvoice—perhaps a sign of his wavering loyalty to them. He once worked alongside Katsuya's father.

* [[The Atoner]]: {{spoiler|Togashi was the one who betrayed Katsya's father, allowing him to take the fall for his crimes}}.

* [[Conspicuous Trenchcoat]]: His attire while serving as an informant. A rather [[Paper-Thin Disguise]], but still...

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Shot by Shimazu}} shortly after explaining the nature of Gozen and the NWONew World Order.

== Minor [[NPNon-Player CsCharacter]]s ==

The father of Jun Kurosu, and a World History teacher at Seven Sisters High School. His charming personality made him an idol among his students in Seven Sisters, including Junko Kurosu, fomer-"Miss Sevens" and local celebrity, and Maya Okamura, a fellow History teacher who admired him as a genius. Akinari was troubled over the idea that the current world history is actually incorrect. He met with Tatsuya Sudou who have been rambling about voices in his head. Akinari was convinced that Sudou was channeling the voices of Mayans, and with the cooperation of Okamura, they produced the Oracle of Maiya. Intrigued by the revelations from the Oracle, Akinari worked on writing a book of prophecies, ''In-Lak'ech''.

He married Junko after the latter's graduation. Together, they had a son, Jun. However, the marriage did not prove to be a blissful one as Junko began to miss her life as a celebrity. Sometime later, Akinari mets his death inside Seven Sister's clock tower when he fell and was crushed by the gears. His ghost is rumored to be haunting the clock tower to this day. As happens with all rumors, his ghost does indeed appear to Tatsuya at the start of ''Innocent Sin''.

In ''Eternal Punishment'', the timeline has been changed so that Akinari is still alive and married to Junko.

* [[Asian and Nerdy]]: A meek history teacher in a pullover vest -- avest—a far cry from Nyarlathotep's version of him.

* [[Death Byby Origin Story]]

* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: Like the ghost of "Maya", his apparition was created from rumors of him haunting the school's clock tower.

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An inhabitant of the Velvet Room, and the only one besides Igor who serves a function in the game. At the player's request, he will convert the Free Tarot cards into any other arcana card, except for Fool and minor arcana.

* [[Perma -Stubble]]

* [[Sunglasses Atat Night]]: He wears shades despite the already dim light of the room. This may be a handicap similar to what the other denizens of the Velvet Room employ to concentrate on their roles.

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A pianist in suite who plays various pieces on a gigantic grand piano. In order to concentrate on performance, he covers his eyes. Nameless also has an obsession with numbering, which is parodied in the ''Persona 2'' Dramadrama CD.

* [[Mad Mathematician]]: Has an obsession with numbering.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: This applies to the other Velvet Room tenants, also. He claims that "90,000 and 155 nights have passed" with his eyes covered, coming out to 247 years.<ref>Minus about two months thanks to leap years.</ref>

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Trish is a gold-digging refugee from the fairy world who was exiled due to her greed. Formerly an [[NPC]] in the first ''Persona'', she has noticeably aged in ensuing years (as Kei will attest). Trish maintains a [[Healing Spring]] at which the party can heal, generally found in every dungeon, in each of the ''Persona 2'' games. Despite her sweet-natured appearance, Trish is notorious for being selfish, greedy, and charging outlandish prices for her healing services. While restoring in town generally costs a few thousand yen, Trish tends to charge a few dozen thousand. Should the player refuse, she'll generally tell them to go and die for all she cares.

* [[Age-Inappropriate Dress]]: Though her exact age is unknown.

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: If you refuse her service, she will tell you to go to hell.

* [[Hospital Hottie]]: Her new outfit somewhat resembles a nurse.

* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: But doesn't mean she's nice.

* [[Token Mini-MoeLoli]]

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: She has green hair.

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A returning NPC from the original ''Persona'', as well as protagonist of ''Shin Megami Tensei: If...''. Tamaki is now in college, and works part-time in the Kuzunoha Detective Agency as an assistant to Daisuke Todoroki and also a Devil Summoner. She handles the mail-in magazine prizes for the party, and in one occasion, Tamaki will dress up as a cat burglar along with Satomi Tadashi (who is now her fiance) helping the party to rescue the schoolchildren trapped deep inside the burning Sky Museum.

* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]: In a true [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene]].

* [[Hot Chick in Aa Badass Suit]]

Another returning NPC from the first ''Persona'', Tad works at the Kuzunoha office with his girlfriend, Tammy. Due to [[The Scrappy|general dislike]] of the character from fans, Tad does not appear in ''Eternal Punishment'', having gone on the run from "assassins" according to Tammy.

* [[Author Avatar]]: Why, it's none other than Satomi Tadashi himself, ScanerioScenario Director for ''Persona 2''.

* [[Negated Moment of Awesome]]: Fails to do anything memorable to help the party at the Sky Museum other than guiding the children to safety.

* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: Dressed in a white suit while at the office.

A returning character from the first ''Persona''. Ms. Saeko returns in ''Persona 2: Innocent Sin'' as the homeroom teacher of Tatsuya Suou, having transfered to Seven Sisters High School along with Vice-Principal Hanya. She is still admired by both students and former students alike.

Saeko makes it her mission to help Tatsuya Suou find direction in his life. She is well-intentioned, but relentless, even staking out his motorcycle so she can give him a pep talk. The [[Dialogue Tree|dialogue trees]] that ensue later play a minor role in the game's narrative. She assists the party in removing the curse on Seven Sisters High School. Saeko plays a much smaller role in ''Eternal Punishment''. She is interviewed by Maya Amano early in the game regarding the JOKER.

* [[Badass Bystander]]: According to an NPC in ''Eternal Punishment'', he knocked out a man possessed by the Joker curse with one punch.

A second-year Seven Sisters High School student and classmate of Lisa. She works on the school newspaper, and is dating Eikichi Mishina, doubling as a groupie of sorts for the band "Gas Chamber". In ''Innocent Sin'', she was nicknamed "Hanaji" (nosebleed) / "Kozy" and was overweight because of an embarrassing event. In ''Eternal Punishment'', she makes a small cameo inside Gas Chamber but nothing more.

* [[Comfort Food]]: She ballooned in her teen years, partly due to guilt over what was done to Eikichi.

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Sugimoto takes her hostage in a ploy to lure Eikichi out.

* [[Fat Girl]]:

* [[No Doubt the Years Have Changed Me]]: Eikichi doesn't even recognize Miyabi due to her weight gain. Being the [[Big Damn Heroes|Big Damn Hero]] he is, though, he doesn't care in the least.

Editor-In-Chief of Coolest, Maya Amano's immediate superior. Mizuno seems to despise Maya so much that she goes as far as to discard a meaningful article that the latter wrote about the "Rumored Student", breaks her up with partner Yukino Mayuzumi during the assignment at Sevens in ''Eternal Punishment'', and also rescinds her day off. The in-game bio describes her as "30-something and still not married"." She only mellows out after Sumaru City becomes the Ameno Torifune.

* [[Mean Boss]]: Her [[Dialogue Tree|Dialogue Trees]]s are lose-lose situations. If you examine the chart in her office, Maya notes that sales are dropping; that might explain the boss' mood.

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