Topic on Talk:Alternate Realm Boon

@Kuma, I retired this {{Context}} <!-- I just need context with the Dark Hour in Persona 3 as it been shown and described as a secret hour in time rather than an alternate world. I could be wrong on this and I need context. -->

In Persona 3, while the Dark Hour refers to a "hidden hour" when shadows manifest, in practice it also refers to the realm that can be accessed during that time. Given that in said game most of the human (plus robot and dog) cast with magical and Persona-summoning abilities can only use those during the Dark Hour, it is an alternate realm for the ends of this trope.

I still have a problem with it due to what is shown and described in-game. I cannot help myself but state how it is different from the TV World and Metaverse. I gather from the game that the Dark Hour is a temporal anomaly that transforms the world differently. Its people transmogrify into coffins rather than being an alternate realm, dimension, etc. Only people with a Persona can stay active in this hour. Some people can access this hour by being taught or getting called by Shadows from their coffins. Those with the potential of a Persona have been implied in Person 4 Arena, where they can summon them outside the Dark Hour with their Evokers' help. In the same game, it has been stated that the TV World makes it easier to call a Persona compared in reality. Compared to the TV World and The Metaverse, the Dark Hour is an aberration of time that temporarily changes the world rather than being another world itself. I know that I could be wrong on this and that if you can give me more insight, then I will withhold on the subject of the Dark Hour being another world or not. Thank you for reading my comment, and have a nice day.

The boiled down of this trope is "person goes to another world, receives boons that help them survive and thrive there". Because the Dark Hour from Persona 3 has a lore more obtuse that the more clearly separated Midnight Channel from Persona 4 and the Metaverse in Persona 5, I can get where the confusion is. But let's think in another way: for all the mystics of "hidden hour" and "Temporal aberration", gameplay-wise the Dark Hour is just another world - one that has a time limit and is barely superposed over the real world, but to all effects a different world with different rules than the "normal" world.

Sorry for not replying sooner. I had a discussion with Roblek and I should have ended the discussion. I hoped it hasn't caused you any trouble and I won't bring it up again.