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[[File:P4Protagonist.jpg|frame|''[[Catch Phrase|Calm down.]]'']]

 

 

The silent protagonist [[Hello, Insert Name Here|who can be named by the player at the beginning]]. His affinity is with the Fool Arcana, which gives him the ability to call forth multiple Personas, starting with Izanagi. He uses primarily two-handed weapons, including [[Heroes Prefer Swords|long swords]], [[Katanas Are Just Better|katanas]], [[Batter Up|baseball bats]] and [[Improbable Weapon User|golf clubs]] as weapons, has exclusive access to the Velvet Room, and occasionally encounters Oracle Cards in his mind that give him new Personas and also grants an Arcana Chance. He summons his Persona by crushing the card with his bare hand. The manga gave him the name Souji Seta, whereas the anime and the forthcoming fighting game will name him Yu Narukami, making this his [[Canon Name]].

** [[The Gadfly]]: Another possible explanation is that he's well grounded and simply likes to tease his friends by saying outrageous things with a strait face. Take your pick.

* [[The Comically Serious]]: The anime ''loves'' doing this with [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111104041510/megamitensei/images/e/ed/Persona_4_Yu_2.jpg Narukami], as he's amusingly stoic when most people would be either laughing or screaming, such as [[It Makes Sense in Context|when he puts Teddie's head back on his body]]. Yosuke even lampshades it.

'''Narukami''': [[Confused Question Mark|Huh?]] }}

** Probably shown best when Yu and Yosuke get knocked into the river for making perverted comments to Yukiko and Chie. Yosuke is laughing and flailing about, while Yu is completely flat faced and falls like a rock.

* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]}}: Initiated by {{spoiler|[[The Power of Friendship]].}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Narukami has a very snarky (and a little odd, but funny) sense of humor, with an emphasis on '''Deadpan'''; it's hard to tell if he's kidding or not. To provide one example...

'''Chie:''' No you're not. }}

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: You have the option of eating anything you find in the fridge, regardless of how inedible it is (at one point you can even eat a ''pot of grass''.)

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Does this to Yosuke in the Manga when he meets his Shadow.

** This happens in the anime as well; made more awesome as he decks Yosuke in sync with Izanagi as it lands a good punch to Yosuke's Shadow. Then made [[Mood Whiplash|hilarious]] by Yu's response:

** Also, {{spoiler|in the Normal/True Ending, he shouts down the entire team to calm down and make them reconsider avenging Nanako on Namatame, realizing something is off with the situation}}.

* [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Like in [[Persona 3]], you are given the opportunity to sleep with almost any of the girls' whose Social Links you've completed. The scenes are not given explicit detail since this isn't an [[Eroge]], but it's heavily implied that both Yu's are very loving and gentle.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: In the game itself, his parents are only mentioned two or three times. However, the manga states that he moves a lot due to their jobs, and implies that his self-reliant nature stems from a lack of their presence in his life (due to always being busy).

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: While he can curse several times throughout the story, one line in particular gets special mention because this is the one time he ''loses his temper and '''yells''''' for the first and only time in the entire game... {{spoiler|all to make the party reconsider killing Namatame}}.

* [[Promotion to Parent]]: His relationship with Nanako, due to the constant absence of her own father from her life.

* [[Punny Name]]: "Yu Narukami", his name in ''The Animation'' and ''The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena'', has caused quite a few bad puns among the English fandom involving the pronoun "You".

[[File:Yousuke.jpg|frame|''[[Heterosexual Life Partners|Let's go partner!]]'']]

 

 

Yosuke is a second-year student at Yasogami. Because his father is the manager of Junes, the local department store, he is usually treated as an unofficial complaints box, much to his chagrin. He is the Main Character's best friend and is often the [[Butt Monkey|butt of his friends' jokes]]. Although typically a bit of a [[Deadpan Snarker]], he has a soft spot for Saki Konishi, a third-year and an employee at Junes, whose murder acts as part of his initial motivation to join the Investigation Team. He [[Dual-Wielding|dual wields various weapons]] and his Persona is Jiraiya of the Magician Arcanum, which later evolves into Susano-O once the Magician Social Link is complete. His Personas cement his role as the party's [[The Red Mage|Red Mage]]: Yosuke can use physical attacks and Garu (Wind) magic fairly effectively, and he also has access to support spells that confuse and debuff enemies, augment accuracy and evasion, and provide minor healing.

* [[The Glasses Come Off|The Headphones Go On]]: Only wears his headphones over his ears in combat.

* [[Seen It All]]: In the later parts of the story starts adopting this attitude towards weird stuff they encounter in the TV world.

'''Yosuke''': What kind of creature would do that?! I mean... What IS he? [...] *Sigh* Then again, this hardly the first bizarre thing we've seen... }}

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: {{spoiler|Responds to Adachi's [[Hannibal Lecture]] by saying "You're nothing but a worthless criminal".}}

=== Chie Satonaka ===

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An upbeat girl with short light-brown hair who usually wears a green athletic jacket decorated with buttons. Her weapon is a pair of greaves. She has an obsession with kung-fu, and even uses them in battle, similar to [[Persona 2|Lisa Silverman]]. Her obsession goes so far that she even attacks Yosuke over a martial-arts DVD. Most of the time, she is friendly, cheerful, and energetic, but has a short temper, especially with Yosuke. [[Lethal Chef|She, Yukiko and Rise are unskillful cooks, providing normally unpalatable to terribly awful dishes to the crew several times]].

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: According to some fans she has some with Yosuke early on in the anime.

* [[Big Eater]]

'''Yosuke:''' Don't tell me, did Chie-- D-Don't answer that. I'm not sure I want to know for sure that a friend of mine has the appetite of a starved wolf... }}

* [[The Big Girl]]: A position shared with Kanji.

=== Yukiko Amagi ===

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Yukiko is the only daughter of the owner of the Amagi Inn, and thus the heir to the generations-old family business. Despite that, she is [[Lethal Chef|a terrible cook]]. She is a smart girl, but quite socially awkward, with only Chie as her true friend. She fights with a [[Paper Fan of Doom|fan]], but is most suited for [[Black Mage|heavy magic fighting]]. Her Persona is Konohana Sakuya of the Priestess Arcanum, and later evolves into Amaterasu. Yukiko [[Red Mage|fits the role of both]] the [[White Mage]] and the [[Black Mage]], leaning powerful healing spells (including one that fully restores the entire party's HP!) as well as destructive Agi (Fire) spells.

** [[Badass Pacifist]]: She manages to make a bunch of [[Paparazzi]] back down and run away with words alone. Even the haughty Ai is intimidated with just a "I didn't ask you!".

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: She is ''scary'' when provoked. Such as [[Paparazzi]] incident mentioned above and when she politely and sweetly blackmails Kanji into joining the cross-dressing pageant. Also, this line from the anime:

'''Yukiko''': What? Why? }}

* [[The Cameo]]: In ''[[Persona 3]] Portable'''s female protagonist route, when the PC's sports club goes to a summer fellowship in Inaba and stays at the Amagi Inn. She's younger and has shorter hair, and impresses the Gekkoukan students with her looks and maturity.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Tends to take gross exaggerations and accidental [[Double Entendre|Double Entendres]] at face value.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The anime occasionally shows her taking a level in snark. Particularly against [[Butt Monkey|Yosuke]]:

'''Yosuke''': You didn't have to rub it in! }}

* [[Ditzy Genius]]: While a straight-A student, she does have a peculiar thought process when it comes to certain topics, like taking strange delight on someone described as "legendary".

[[File:Kanji.jpg|frame|''[[Hiimdaisy|You sayin' I like dudes!?]]'']]

 

 

A delinquent whose mother runs a textile shop that the Amagi Inn frequents. Despite his brash outlook, he [[Momma's Boy|cares a lot for his mother]] and is [[Real Men Wear Pink|skilled at handicrafts]], which caused [[Deconstructed Trope|people to shun him for having "girly" hobbies]], which made him [[Ambiguously Gay|question his sexuality]]. He fights with brute force using [[Improbable Weapon User|chairs, tables, plates, etc]], and his Persona is Take-Mikazuchi of the Emperor Arcanum, which evolves into Rokuten-Maoh; it deals heavy physical attacks and learns a few [[Shock and Awe|Zio (Lightning)]] spells.

=== Rise Kujikawa ===

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A teenage [[Idol Singer]] often appearing in TV programs and ads as "Risette". She suddenly declared retirement and moved to Inaba to help on her grandmother's tofu shop and enroll in Yasogami High as a freshman. Rise is cheerful and bubbly, but also sweet deep down. She is mostly out of the frontlines and prefers [[Mission Control|analyzing the enemies and their weaknesses]]. Her Persona is Himiko of the Lovers Arcanum and later evolves into Kanzeon.

=== Teddie/Kuma ===

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Teddie is a denizen of the Midnight Channel, taking the form of a talking bear plush that actually has nothing inside. He initially is a [[Mission Control]], then after Rise fills in for him, he soon joins in combat, equipped with [[Power Fist|claws, knuckles and other hand implements]]. His initial Persona is Kintoki-Douji of the Star Arcanum, which eventually evolves into Kamui. His Persona uses [[An Ice Person|Bufu (Ice) spells]], and has some support and healing skills as well.

=== Naoto Shirogane ===

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A [[Bokukko|tomboyish girl]] who is a famous high-school detective, given the glorious title of "[[Born Detective|Detective Prince]]" by the media. Naoto is adept with [[The Gunslinger|revolvers]], and her Persona is summoned by shooting the card. Naoto's initial Persona is Sukuna Hikona of the [Wheel of] Fortune Arcanum, which later becomes Yamato Takeru. They are well-rounded with [[Light the Way|Light]], [[Casting a Shadow|Dark]], [[Non-Elemental|Almighty]] and [[Cast From Hit Points|physical skills]] at her disposal.

=== Igor ===

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Igor is the mysterious proprietor of The Velvet Room. 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, a realm between the conscious and unconscious planes. His function is twofold: he makes cryptic comments that vaguely steer the player in the right direction, and fuses Personas the player collects in the dungeons to create stronger Personas.

=== Ryotaro Dojima ===

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The Hierophant Social Link and the Protagonist's uncle, whom he welcomes into his household while his parents are away. He is the detective assigned to investigate the murders. He is able to make some progress on the case, but without understanding the supernatural element to the case his progress is limited. He initially suspects the Protagonist as one, but cannot bring himself to arrest his nephew. The long hours he spends at his job frequently keep him from taking care of his daughter Nanako. He is the direct superior to Tohru Adachi.

=== Nanako Dojima ===

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The Justice Social Link, Dojima's daughter and the Protagonist's cousin, though she soon sees the Protagonist as an older brother. Because of her father's workaholic tendencies, she has taken upon herself to run the household while going to school, despite being six years old. She is frequently disappointed when her father does not come home, but the Protagonist's friends eventually become a surrogate family for her.

* [[Cheerful Child]]: Sadly averted. She has her happy moments, but much of the time her sad, lonely side is more prominent. [[Video Game Caring Potential|You will work like hell to fix that.]]

* [[The Cutie]]: So mind-bogglingly cute. Admit it, you ''want'' a little sister just like her!

** {{spoiler|[[Kill the Cutie]]}}: {{spoiler|In the worst ending.}}

* [[Dandere]]

 

=== Margaret ===

 

The Empress Social Link, Igor's new assistant and older sister of [[Persona 3|Elizabeth and Theodore]]. She takes over her younger siblings' role of tasking the Protagonist to create certain Persona through fusion. {{spoiler|Upon completion of her S.Link you can challenge her to a fight, but only if you're on your second playthrough.}}

 

=== Kou Ichijo and Daisuke Nagase ===

 

Kou and Daisuke are two friends at Yasogami High who are also the unofficial leaders of Yasogami's Basketball and Football teams respectively, and together serve as the Strength Social Link. The focus of their Social Link does however depends on which sports team you join.

 

=== Naoki Konishi ===

 

The Hanged Man Social Link, a freshman, and younger brother of Saki, the second murder victim.

 

=== Hisano Kuroda ===

 

An elderly widow who calls herself "death". If her self-proclaimed title didn't give her away, she's the Death Social Link.

* [[I Wished You Were Dead]]: When her husband became ill and began forgetting who he was, Hisano wished he would die so neither of them would have to suffer anymore. She considered his death a [[Mercy Kill]] since the husband she'd known was already 'dead'.

* [[Love Hurts]]:

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: She was one.

 

=== Eri Minami ===

 

The Temperance Social Link and a stepmother to a boy who frequents the daycare the Protagonist can work at.

 

=== Sayoko Uehara ===

 

The Devil Social Link and a nurse the Protagonist meets while on his part-time job as a hospital janitor.

 

=== Shu Nakajima ===

 

The Tower Social Link and a young boy the Protagonist could tutor as a part-time job.

 

=== Ai Ebihara ===

 

The Moon Social Link and manager of whatever sports team you join.

 

=== Yumi Ozawa ===

 

One of two potential candidates for the Sun Social Link and unofficial leader of the Drama Club.

 

=== Ayane Matsunaga ===

 

The other potential candidate for the Sun Social Link and a freshman who manages the Music Club.

 

=== Marie ===

 

A new character for the upcoming ''Persona 4 the Golden''. Thus far, very little is known about her besides that she is into fashion. However, several pictures have been released that show her interacting with the main characters, so it seems that she may play a part in the plot. Marie has since been [http://digifreaks.tumblr.com/post/19401627716/persona-4-the-golden-demo-famitsu-first-impressions revealed] to be the new Aeon Social Link. {{spoiler|She's speculated to have some sort of connection to the Velvet Room due to the blue accessoires she's seen using, and the stylized "V" displayed on her hat (though this could also be the roman numeral for "5". She has since been revealed to be [http://digifreaks.tumblr.com/post/19513477844/persona-4-the-golden-demo-spoilers suffering from amnesia] and is trying to contact Igor. In addition, she has appeared in the Velvet Room itself alongside Margaret and Igor in some screenshots.}}

=== Kinshiro Morooka ===

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The protagonist's homeroom teacher. He really dislikes unruly students and looks down (or outright curses) any popular trends in the school. [[Dirty Old Man|That doesn't stop him from being a Risette fanatic behind the scenes]]. {{spoiler|Eventually murdered by Mitsuo Kubo.}}

=== Hanako Ohtani ===

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A fat girl and the Protagonist's schoolmate. Just like Noriko, she thinks of herself as being beautiful, and insults any prettier girl because of her views.

=== Noriko Kashiwagi ===

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The protagonist's second homeroom teacher after {{spoiler|his first one gets murdered during the course of the story}}. She honestly believes that she's the most gorgeous woman against the obviously popular girls within the school.

=== Chihiro Fushimi ===

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Once an incredibly shy girl, Chihiro, now a third-year student of [[Persona 3|Gekkoukan High School]] whom the Investigation Team meet during their visit to Tatsumi, has since revamped herself into a much more confident lady and Student Council President.

=== Aika Nakamura ===

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Appearing only in ''[[The Anime of the Game|Persona 4: The Animation]]'', she is minor recurring character who attends Yasogami High and works at her family's restaurant Aiya as a waitress and delivery girl. Aika has quite the ability to appear out of nowhere just to deliver fresh food to her customers [[The Stoic|without saying much of a word]].

=== Mitsuo Kubo ===

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A student from another school in Inaba. Eventually turns out to be Morooka's killer. After he's dealt with, it's stated that he was tossed into an asylum.

* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: Claims responsibility for killing Mayumi Yamano, Saki Konishi and Kinshiro Morooka; the latter is only true.

* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]

* [[Creepy Monotone]]/[[Dull Surprise]]: Not so much himself but his Shadow.

=== Taro Namatame ===

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Once secretary in the Yasogami City Council, Taro Namatame's affair with news reporter Mayumi Yamano was a hot local topic by the time the Protagonist arrives in town. It ultimately cost him his job, and by the time the Protagonist arrives, he has been reduced to a mere deliveryman.

=== Tohru Adachi/[[Comic Book Adaptation|Tamotsu Adachi]] ===

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A bumbling dectective, he was transfered to Inaba due to an unknown incident (presumably one of his many screw-ups). One of the main authorities on the murder cases along with Dojima, he has a habit of divulging critical information to the Investigation Team, making him a useful ally.

* [[Trick Boss]]: You defeat him, then [[Final Boss|Ameno-Sagiri]] [[Demonic Possession|possesses him]] and takes over.

* [[Troll]]: Adachi taunts your party as you progress through his dungeon.

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Izanami; he represents Emptiness in her game.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: When confronted at the end by the team.

=== Izanami ===

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An extremely ancient and powerful [[Anthropomorphic Personification|manifestation]] of the [[Carl Jung|collective unconscious]] styled after a goddess from [[Japanese Mythology|traditional Japanese folklore]], [[Schrodinger's Butterfly|or perhaps its basis]]. You initially hear her name during a class lecture midway through the game. The wife of the god Izanagi, she died in childbirth. Saddened by her death, Izanagi visted the underworld, Yomotsu Hirasaka, and persuaded her to return to the living with him. But as they began to leave the darkness of the underworld, Izanagi saw that Izanami's body had become a rotting corpse, and terrified ran from her. Enraged, Izanami sent various creatures that chased after Izanagi as he fled the underworld. However they were unable to catch him, and once he reached the surface again Izanagi sealed the entrance with a boulder. Now even angrier, Izanami threatened she would curse 1,000 people to die every day unless she was freed, but Izanagi responded that in that case each day he would give life to 1,500 new ones.