Butterfly Design Persona 3 Game Shot

"Time never waits. It delivers all equally to the same end. You, who wish to safeguard the future, however limited it may be... You will be given one year; go forth without falter, with your heart as your guide..."

—A message for the protagonist, Persona 3

The protagonist of Persona 3 is a transfer student enrolling in Gekkoukan High School in Iwatodai City. He is an orphan whose parents died on the Moonlight Bridge in their car during a fatal incident a decade prior to the game.

In Persona 3 Portable, he has a female counterpart.

Contents

• 1 Appearances
• 2 Design
• 3 Personality
  • 3.1 Persona 3 The Movie
• 4 Profile
  • 4.1 Persona 3
    • 4.1.1 The Journey
    • 4.1.2 The Answer
  • 4.2 Persona 4
  • 4.3 Persona 4 Arena
  • 4.4 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
  • 4.5 Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
  • 4.6 Persona 5 Royal
• 5 Quotes
• 6 Stats
  • 6.1 Persona 3 FES: The Answer (as ???)
  • 6.2 Persona 5 Royal DLC Challenge battle
• 7 Gallery
• 8 Etymology
• 9 In Other Languages
• 10 Trivia
  • 10.1 Appearances in Other Media
• 11 References

Appearances

• Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Protagonist (Male)
  • The Answer: Boss, as ???
  • Persona 3 Portable Drama CD Volume 2
  • Persona 3 (Manga): Protagonist, as Minato Arisato (有里 湊)
  • Persona 3 The Movie: Protagonist, as Makoto Yūki (結城 理)
  • Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Ao no Kakusei- / -Gunjou no Meikyuu- / -Souen no Kesshou-/ Chapter 4: Ai no Seiyaku/Final Chapter: Hekikuu no Kanata e: Protagonist (Male), as Sakuya Shiomi (汐見 朔也)
  • Persona 3 Broken Shadow
  • Persona 3 Comic Anthology: Memento Mori: Protagonist
  • Persona 3 Portable Dengeki Comic Anthology: Protagonist
• Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight: Protagonist, as Makoto Yuki
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Protagonist (P3 Route), Party Member (P4 Route)
  • Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Side:P3: Protagonist
  • Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Side:P4: Supportive Character
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Playable Character
  • Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Roundabout Special: Main Character
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight: DLC partner, as Makoto Yuki
• Persona 5 Royal: DLC Boss Fight

Design

The protagonist has dark blue hair unkempt at the front, blue eyes and a light build, being shorter than average. His bangs cover his right eye. He is often shown with his hands in his pockets (except when holding weapons), leaning slightly back. He frequently listens to his earphones. Shigenori Soejima designed the protagonist first and formed designs for other characters around him. He maintains an air of neutrality, keeping with the supposed tradition of the Megami Tensei franchise that the player is the hero, while giving off an air of coolness. Earlier designs had him looking mature and collected, based on the trope of "cliche cool guy."^[1]

At school and in Tartarus, he wears the school uniform of Gekkoukan High, accented with a loose black bow tie, a neck-strap mp3 player (Sony's NW-S20x series) and clip-on earphones (Audio-Technica model ATH-EM700 SV). On weekends off he is shown wearing a light gray double-breasted jacket, dark pants and a khaki turtleneck sweater, along with his earphones. On summer days off he is shown wearing a navy blue and white T-shirt and black skinny work pants. He is never seen without his earphones except when he goes to the beach during summer vacation.

Ten years before the events of Persona 3, he has slightly shorter hair, his bangs hanging just above his right eye and sports a navy blue elementary school uniform, a red tie, short black pants, white socks and navy blue shoes.

In Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight, he's wearing his Gekkoukan High School uniform, except the sleeves are rolled up and a white t-shirt that says, "Music." He also has a pair of black headphones around his neck, and bright blue sneakers with multicolored spattered spots and orange laces.

Personality

"I don't think just getting along and having conversations makes you companions. Then again just gathering for a common goal doesn't seem to do the trick either."

—P3 hero, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Art of the protagonist from Persona 3 Manga Chapitre 6.

In Persona 3, the protagonist is a silent protagonist aside from technically speaking in battle in certain instances. While being a silent protagonist, he is very stoic, reserved and calm, gathered by the fact that he remains unmoved even when guns are pointed at him, as well as walking under a green sky and being surrounded by blood pools and coffins everywhere at the beginning of Persona 3. He appears very introverted, distant and aloof since he only observes the conversations of his party members and only speaks when someone is directed at him for his opinion on the matter. At one point, Yukari Takeba raises her voice at him in frustration, calling him "Mr. Perfect" and saying nothing ever fazes him. She then apologizes for her behavior; he comforts her and she says he "really is one-of-a-kind." His teacher Isako Toriumi comments that he is "kinda quiet, but real mature and intense looking (and hawt)" and that he uses proper grammar and punctuation online. Junpei Iori comments that all he does is wander around and talk to people.^[2]

Much of his personality traits are ultimately based on the player's actions and decisions. For example, he can be enthusiastic, upbeat and kind, engaging with as many Social Links as he can. Likewise, the player can make him pessimistic, morbid and lonely who barely engages with Social Links. These possible combinations of traits provide a wide range of various interpretations of his characterization. The same goes for any possible romantic interests the player may desire to partner him with. The player can choose from Yukari, Fuuka, Mitsuru, Aigis, Chihiro, Ms. Toriumi, Yuko and Elizabeth.

The protagonist on his laptop for a day.

Hobby and interest-wise, he may enjoy black comedy, evidenced by the "morgue" joke as one of the possible dialog options. He is also open to playing video games such as MMORPGs, and on free days, the protagonist can choose to "spend the entire day online" with the Hermit Social Link. Depending on the player's choice, he may join a running, swimming or kendo club, implying he mildly enjoys these physical activities. If he joins the music club, he's seen playing the violin.

In Persona 3 FES: The Answer, it's revealed the protagonist sacrificed himself for his friends and wished they kept living a happy life. He never wanted to be brought back, nor did he want his friends to fight over him. He only wished that they could face forward with their own lives and keep their promise to him.

In the manga adaptation, Minato Arisato is shown to be fairly calm and passive and is characterized as drowsy or tired with a comically large appetite. Much like his other incarnations, he speaks only when addressed, and appears to be on good terms with Junpei Iori and Ryoji Mochizuki.

In Persona Q, referred to as P3 hero by default on StreetPass, he appears to have a combination of traits from all his iterations. He is seen as apathetic and blunt, often going straight to the point, but on many occasions shows a gluttonous side due to an unusually high metabolism that lets him eat without gaining much weight. He also shows a calm and quick side to himself during intense situations, such as forming a plan to separate the party into two groups to distract an F.O.E in the Inaba Pride Exhibit. While he comes off as somewhat aloof, he expresses an interest in strengthening his bonds with SEES, at one point pondering that simply being friends doesn't make you companions, but just having a common goal doesn't do the trick either.

In Persona Club P3 Book, everyone at school thinks that he's too quiet, something that he himself admitted and realized whenever he is asked something, the only answers he comes up with are "Yes," "No" or "Whatever." This led him to sometimes be easily misunderstood as a mean person.

Persona 3 The Movie

"I don't really care. Is dying that scary to you?"

—Makoto Yuki to Yukari Takeba, Persona 3 The Movie

In the film series, Makoto Yuki is depicted as being much darker, ambivalent to the point of apathy. According to Noriaki Akitaya, the director of the movie, Makoto's characterization is one of his biggest challenges because his initial personality is decided by the players. This led him to incorporate mainly the most general traits of the protagonist from fan reaction to form Makoto's character.

Makoto's parents burn to death in a car crash.

Severely traumatized by witnessing the deaths of his parents as a child to the point of indifference, he has extremely neutral viewpoints on life and death and is uncaring of either. Without a will to live or a will to die, he once told Yukari that he doesn't care if he dies. Because of his unnerving lack of interest and motivation, he often acts only when told to do so and takes on tasks with little, if any sense of self-preservation. This is the main reason he allied himself with SEES, as he was requested to by Shuji Ikutsuki and had no reason to refuse the offer. Ironically, it is this apathetic attitude that allows him to fight Shadows so effectively; he battles without concern for his safety and cares little if he is wounded or exhausted by a fight, allowing him to take massive risks and deal immense damage.

Makoto smiling.

Despite the fact that Makoto cares little for his own safety, he breaks through his stony and blunt attitude whenever his friends are in danger and even worries for their safety when any of them are put in a life-threatening situation, mainly because the thought of them dying reminds him of his parents' fate. Makoto eventually realizes the importance of lives and the bonds that he has with his friends, but as a result, he becomes more and more hesitant to defeat the Arcana Shadows and end the Dark Hour, fearing that after everything is over, he will return to his lonely and listless existence. As such, he tends to become confused and unfocused during battles against Arcana Shadows.

After defeating all Arcana Shadows and dealing with Ikutsuki's betrayal, Makoto once again distances himself from his friends as he believes they will eventually disappear, remembering Pharos' words before he disappeared: that forming bonds with others would only bring pain, since he would inevitably lose them. However, Makoto slowly opens up again after meeting Ryoji, who was insistent on becoming his friend. But one month later, Makoto became greatly shocked about his new friend's true identity, and the revelation about Nyx's existence and the Fall made him as much as paralyzed by fear as the other SEES members. But then he remembers his mother's last words and Elizabeth's visit makes him realize how everything he experienced during the last year had made him feel truly alive again. By the time of the final battle against Nyx, Makoto's care for his friends had grown so deep that he was even willing to sacrifice himself to save them and the world, leading up to his resolution to become the Great Seal.

Before his death, he makes it to the rooftop and meets with Aigis. As he starts to lose consciousness, his friends appear, remembering their promise to meet together on the roof. Having been able to see them one last time, he dies with a smile on his face.

Profile

Persona 3

The Journey

"It seems that, in addition to Death, fate has also dealt you the wild card. ...You must accept your destiny. Our contract has been fulfilled... I have completed my role as well. ...You were truly a remarkable guest."

—Igor to the protagonist, Persona 3

Persona 3 Movie 1 - Arrival English

The protagonist experiencing the Dark Hour.

On April 7th, 2009, the protagonist is first seen departing for the Dorm in Port Island, but arrives late at midnight due to the successful suicide of a young man who flung himself onto the train tracks. During the walk to the dorm, he experiences the Dark Hour and is confused upon the sudden change of the surroundings and the sudden halt of his earphones functioning; though he takes the hour in stride, seemingly unaffected. Upon reaching the dorm, he encounters a mysterious boy, who promptly gives him a contract to sign, providing players the opportunity to name him.

The protagonist transfers to Gekkoukan High School the next day. His invitation to study as a transfer student is later revealed that due to his capability to adapt to the Dark Hour, he was moved to the co-ed dorm so his potential can be monitored.

Persona 3 Movie 6 - Persona English

The protagonist awakens his Persona.

During a full moon the next night, one of the Shadows attacks, causing the protagonist to awaken his initial Persona, Orpheus, using an Evoker. The protagonist has minimal difficulty using the Evoker because he is not afraid of death. The summoning sequence, however, was interrupted as Thanatos bursts forth from Orpheus' head, tearing apart Orpheus and slaying the Shadows. After dispatching the remaining Shadows, the protagonist fainted and was taken to the hospital where he is hospitalized for a week in a coma. While unconscious, he awakens in the Velvet Room, where he learns about his abilities. After recovering from his short coma, the protagonist later learns about the nature of the Shadows and the existence of SEES, and eventually joins SEES. The protagonist is the only character throughout the game with access to the Wild Card ability.

The protagonist's past is later revealed after Aigis' memories are restored. In the year 1999, when Death escaped the Kirijo Group, Aigis was dispatched and was in hot pursuit of the Shadow. It is during Aigis' confrontation with Death, during the Dark Hour, that the protagonist's parents died in a burning car crash. Presumably, the protagonist survived due to his potential, allowing him to be active during the Dark Hour. Aigis, knowing that she could not defeat Death, sealed a portion of Death inside the protagonist, thus amplifying the protagonist's capabilities of summoning multiple Personas.

Ryoji trying to convince the protagonist to kill him so SEES doesn't have to live their lives in fear until the end.

On December 31, Ryoji asks for SEES to make their decision and invites himself into the protagonist's room and sits on his bed. Killing Ryoji would result in erasing the memories of the Dark Hour (the cause of all their pain and suffering), allowing the members of SEES to live their lives as normal high-school students until the arrival of Nyx on the promised day. In an attempt to persuade the protagonist to kill him, Ryoji transforms into his true form as Thanatos, bringer of death. Should the protagonist accept his offer, the SEES members will live on as normal without any memories of the Dark Hour and the Fall and will live on until Nyx appears and annihilates humanity, in which the protagonist and his friends spend their last hours singing karaoke. Making the appropriate decision of declining Ryoji's offer to kill him results in him providing the members of SEES with useful information regarding a confrontation with Nyx and also secures the normal ending. When Ryoji leaves, he tells them to "look forward to the next year," presumably indicating that he, himself, hopes that they can put a stop to Nyx, as well. Ryoji is now reported to transfer to another school and vanishes, ready to bring forth the Fall as the Nyx Avatar.

Persona 3 - Nyx Fight

The protagonist confronts god of death Nyx.

In SEES' final confrontation with Nyx, specifically Nyx Avatar, the bonds he has forged with SEES and his other friends give him the power to fight the sorrow, depression and apathy of humankind, which were what drew Nyx to Earth, by letting him create the final arcana, the Universe Arcana with the help of Igor. With the power of the Universe, and the cheering of his comrades he ascends to Nyx' true body, the moon, to combat Nyx itself in a one-on-one battle. After being downed and uplifted multiple times by the SEES members' prayers and Nyx's attacks, he eventually reaches his full potential and performs the Great Seal to miraculously seal Nyx, preventing the Fall.

After the battle, Ryoji's voice is heard congratulating SEES. Ryoji claims that the protagonist has "found the answer to life's greatest question." As the Dark Hour and Tartarus disappear, the protagonist is seen returning with a faint smile.

Aigis with the protagonist in his final moments.

The protagonist clings to life for one month after fighting Nyx. He, unlike the others, retains his memories regarding the Dark Hour and Nyx in order to keep the promise he made to meet his friends on Graduation Day. After saying goodbye to everyone and all of his Social Links around the school and city, once his oath was fulfilled, he "falls asleep" in Aigis' lap on the roof of the school, smiling peacefully in the warm sunset surrounded by windmills. Aigis swears that she will live her life protecting him, unaware that he is dying at that very moment.

The Answer

"The day he fell asleep... We brought him back to our dorm, fear beginning to well up within us. And the next morning, our fears became reality, and he was lost to us."

—Aigis

In the playable epilogue of Persona 3 FES, it is revealed that the protagonist died the day after his sleep, leading to the members of SEES' confusion regarding his cause of death, as the doctor cannot find any unusual symptoms before his death, leading to speculation that it was some acute case of severe exhaustion. After the defeat of Nyx and the death of the protagonist, Aigis was the one who kept his Evoker, upon witnessing the Abyss of Time, the remaining members of SEES encounter a recurring silhouette resembling the protagonist. However, whenever they come into contact, the silhouette flees.

Shadow Minato

??? disappears into flesh and butterflies.

"This is the reason for everything... From the Abyss of Time's failure to disappear, to the presence of Shadows... This... was born from all of you."

—Metis

It is not until venturing into the deepest area of the Abyss of Time (Empyrean) that the silhouette is revealed to be a shadow resembling the protagonist's appearance. It manifests through the negative emotion and urge of seeing the protagonist one more time deep within the members of SEES. Making its entrance, the shadow challenges SEES, copying their Personas (all of which are colored with a grayish tint) except Psyche and Juno, retaining the Wild Card ability, and several attacks of the protagonist. After its defeat, the shadow dissolves into "letters," forging unknown words and butterflies.

The sacrificed protagonist acting as the Great Seal to save life and humanity from death.

The "real" protagonist is later seen in the past, where he seals Nyx. In order to seal Nyx, the protagonist sacrificed his life to become the Great Seal. He was, however, capable of retaining his consciousness long enough to fulfill his oath between the members of SEES to meet again on Graduation Day. The protagonist is shown as a statue, crucified and bound to the door between Nyx and humanity. It is later revealed that Nyx was only awakened because Erebus, a grand being manifested from humanity's grief and negative emotions, was reaching out to Nyx to bring the Fall. The protagonist wasn't trying to seal Nyx, he was acting as a barrier between Nyx and Erebus. After defeating Erebus and realizing the protagonist's purpose, the remaining members of SEES swore to help him bear the burden by making the most out of their own lives.

Persona 4

"A soul slumbers at the ends of the world, that of a young man who devoted himself to becoming a seal. That soul is risking itself to prevent mankind, who has lost the joy of living, from calling down ultimate destruction."

—Elizabeth to Margaret, Persona 4

The protagonist is briefly mentioned in Persona 4 in a conversation between the protagonist of Persona 4 and Margaret, after her defeat as an optional boss in Heaven. Margaret states that her sister, Elizabeth, left her position as Igor's assistant to find a way to free "The Blue-Haired" boy from the seal.^[3]

Persona 4 Arena

He is mentioned in Persona 4 Arena by the returning Persona 3 characters, as Yu Narukami reminds them of him due to not only his Wild Card ability, but also due to his understanding of the bonds with people.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

The P3 hero and his teammates are transferred into an alternate reality of Yasogami High School, where they meet with two people, Rei and Zen. They later meet the Investigation Team in the labyrinth You in Wonderland and decide to join forces to defeat the guardians and dissolve the world so they could return to their home.

In this game, the player can choose to either play as the P3 or P4 hero.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

The P3 hero along with the rest of SEES were exploring Tartarus one day, but suddenly the floor collapsed with the only exit being the roof of the staircase. He also accidentally dropped his Evoker at the entrance of the movie world, leaving him unable to summon his Persona.

In the labyrinth A.I.G.I.S, the Persona 3 cast states that their leader was missing and was somewhere in the labyrinth. In reality, he and Aigis were captured by the Overseer and were on their way to escaping the research lab. He is later found defending Aigis from a legion of KNS-1000 who tracked the duo down and cornered them, in which Aigis ran out of power after overheating due to activating Orgia mode to destroy the drones. Since he did not have his Evoker with him, he was unable to summon his Persona and it left the two severely outnumbered and overwhelmed.

The party helps him fend off the drones, and in the middle, he encountered the P3P heroine who also came to save him. After he and Aigis were rescued and returned to the cinema lobby, P3 hero heard the situation regarding P3P heroine. Both he and she admit they felt nostalgic the moment they first met despite not knowing one another. Learning that even though their position as leader and comrades are the same, neither he nor her exist in each other's world, he concludes that the P3P heroine is the alternate version of himself and vice versa. He then joins the party along with Aigis. He and Aigis are the last members to join the party in the game.

Unlike most other installments, the P3 hero is not silent and can speak in full sentences. He also learns three unison skills to attack Shadows, which he can access with the following characters: P5 hero, P3P heroine and Yu Narukami.

After returning back to reality after the final battle, the P3 hero receives a DVD from an unknown source. Despite Junpei thinking that it's porn, it is actually a sci-fi movie. The other members of SEES bring food and drinks, and settle in to watch with Mitsuru's permission.

Persona 5 Royal

The protagonist in P5R

The protagonist is a DLC boss in the Velvet Room. He can be fought on two different difficulties, Level 50 and Level ???, and his strategies will slightly vary depending on which level he is fought at. His roster of Personas consists of Orpheus, Attis, Thanatos, Siegfried and Messiah.

Quotes

Persona 3 - Minato Battle Quotes

Persona!

• "Orpheus!" (or any other Persona names) (Enemy weak to attack/Critical with Phys skill)
• "Persona!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Come forth!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Take this!" (Heal a party member)
• "Here!" (Using an item)

• "Let's do this, leader!" (Battle start, with P4 hero as Leader)
• "Let's go, Yukari!" (Battle start, with Yukari)
• "You ready, Junpei?" (Battle start, with Junpei)
• "Akihiko-senpai!" (Battle start, with Akihiko)
• "Heh, is that so?" (Battle start, responding to Mitsuru)
• "... did you just mess up?" (Battle start, responding to Aigis)
• "I'm counting on you." (Battle start, responding to Ken)
• "I'll be okay." (Battle start, responding to Shinjiro)
• "Ugh, this is bad." (Battle start, Enemy Advanced)
• "A table... something about the way it moves..." (Battle start, fighting Laughing/Sleeping Table)
• "Hmmm... there's something written on that fish." (Battle start, fighting Calm Pesce)
• "Another bird... it looks fast." (Battle start, fighting Jupiter Eagle)
• "A sword Shadow, huh...?" (Battle start, fighting Justice Sword)
• "A lion... ROAR! Just kidding." (Battle start, fighting Enslaved Beast)
• "A scale Shadow... hm..." (Battle start, fighting Heat Balance)
• "A beetle Shadow..." (Battle start, fighting Burning Beetle)
• "It looks cute, but don't be fooled." (Battle start, fighting Possessive/Blind Cupid)
• "A crown Shadow... its spells are tough." (Battle start, fighting Spurious Book)
• "A boulder Shadow... looks hard." (Battle start, fighting Autonomic/Idle Basalt)
• "That giant king again?" (Battle start, fighting Gorgeous King)
• "We've run into another dancer, I see." (Battle start, fighting Soul/Natural Dancer)
• "Hmm... are those all one Shadow?" (Battle start, fighting Whimsical Papillon)
• "Ugh, a Magus again? Watch out for its spells." (Battle start, fighting Wondrous Magus)
• "Another idol Shadow..." (Battle start, fighting Tranquil/Vehement Idol)
• "This one's a motherly Shadow..." (Battle start, fighting Elegant Mother)
• "Ugh, look at that thing squirm!" (Battle start, fighting Lustful Snake)
• "Don't be fooled by its looks!" (Battle start, fighting Protective Lexy)
• "It's the hole police!" (Battle start, fighting Bribed Fuzz)
• "A skewered Shadow... looks painful." (Battle start, fighting Trance Twins)
• "It looks cute... but don't be fooled." (Battle start, fighting Earnest Calocy)
• "There's that scarecrow again." (Battle start, fighting Phantom Mage/Master)
• "Wow... how does it fit in there...?" (Battle start, fighting Rainy Pot)
• "Nice statue. But it's a Shadow, sad to say." (Battle start, fighting Change Relic)
• "That bird... it's a raven, right?" (Battle start, fighting Black Raven/Amenti Raven)
• "One of those mist Shadows again..." (Battle start, fighting Rainy Brother 1/2)
• "An hourglass-like thing. That's a mouthful." (Battle start, fighting ???)
• "All those eyes... I wonder how its vision is..." (Battle start, fighting Fate Seeker/Soul Seeker)
• "It's the old man Shadow!" (Battle start, fighting Beastly Gigas/Immortal Gigas)
• "Just looking at that makes me feel queasy." (Battle start, fighting ???)
• "Now that's what I call a giant robot." (Battle start, fighting ???)
• "It's shaped like a DNA strand!" (Battle start, fighting Happy Gene)
• "My neck's gonna get sore from looking upwards." (Battle start, fighting Apostate Tower)
• "How does that tree survive in here?" (Battle start, fighting Inviting/Valuing Nyogo)
• "Nice statue. But it's a Shadow, sad to say." (Battle start, fighting Change Relic)
• "A samurai one. Very noble-looking." (Battle start, fighting Rain Leg Musha)
• "Oh, hey... a Merlion." (Battle start, fighting Wheel Shadow)
• "A dice Shadow." (Battle start, fighting Dice Shadow)
• "If I remember right, that's a sigil." (Battle start, fighting Purple Sigil)
• "It feels strange fighting a castle." (Battle start, fighting King Castle)
• "Don't horses need legs?" (Battle start, fighting Intrepid Knight)
• "Getting gored by those horns would hurt." (Battle start, fighting Minotaur Shadow)
• "We need to report--I mean, defeat him!" (Battle start, fighting Jotun of Power/Grief)
• "A wild Drive, huh? Not like my Wild Card, I take it." (Battle start, fighting Rampage Drive)
• "It's a tank-type Shadow." (Battle start, fighting Arcane/Scarlet Turret)
• "All right, don't let it escape!" (Battle start, fighting Hand Shadow)
• "Is this what pastors are like?" (Battle start, fighting Merciful Clergyman)
• "So, if we fight this, we can save Rei-chan?" (Battle start, fighting Best Friend)
• "Definitely!" (Battle start, fighting Captor Spider)
• "Yeah, I'm ready for it!" (Battle start, fighting Clockwork God)
• "Persona!" (Skill, Orpheus/Messiah)
• "Orpheus!" (Skill, Orpheus)
• "Come, Orpheus!" (Skill, Orpheus)
• "I'm counting on you, Orpheus!" (Skill, Orpheus)
• "I'm counting on you, Messiah!" (Skill, Messiah)
• "Take this!" (Item, on Allies)
• "What the?" (Miss)
• "It dodged!" (Miss)
• "The more I attack, the more it hurts me..." (Curse)
• "Huh? There are enemies everywhere!" (Panic)
• "I can't feel my limbs!" (Paralysis)
• "Ugh... the poison's taking hold!" (Poison)
• "No... I can't eat anymore... (snores)" (Sleep)
• "Gah, what a cheap trick!" (Strength/Magic Bind)
• "I'll just have to grin and bear it." (Agility Bind)
• "Oh, Koromaru, are you worried about me?" (Low HP, responding to Koromaru)
• "It's okay, Aigis. I'm not as weak as I was." (Low HP, responding to Aigis)
• "Thanks, but there's no need to worry." (Low HP, responding to ???)
• "Ahaha. So you noticed... but I'm still in this." (Low HP, responding to ???)
• "Don't look so worried. I'm not out yet." (Low HP, responding to ???)
• "Sorry, I took too much damage." (Low HP, responding to ???)
• "You doing all right, Yukari?" (Low HP, Yukari)
• "Are you all right, Junpei?" (Low HP, Junpei)
• "You all right, Akihiko-senpai?" (Low HP, Akihiko)
• "Mitsuru-senpai, are you hurt?" (Low HP, Mitsuru)
• "Ken, are you going to be okay?" (Low HP, Ken)
• "I'm worried about Koromaru." (Low HP, Koromaru)
• "Aigis, are you all right?" (Low HP, Aigis)
• "Shinjiro-senpai, are you hurt bad?" (Low HP, Shinjiro)
• "You're our leader, so watch your health." (Low HP, P4 hero as Leader)
• "Zen, Rei-chan. You guys okay?" (Low HP, Zen and Rei)
• "Zen, you don't look so good." (Low HP, Zen, after clearing Inaba Pride Exhibit)
• "I'm out of energy. I need to watch that." (Low SP)
• "Sorry..." (Dies)
• "Leader, you all right?" (P4 hero as Leader dies)
• "Yukari! Are you okay?" (Yukari dies)
• "Junpei, hang in there!" (Junpei dies)
• "Akihiko-senpai! Are you all right?" (Akihiko dies)
• "Mitsuru-senpai!" (Mitsuru dies)
• "Koromaru! Grrrgh!" (Koromaru dies)
• "AIGIS!" (Aigis dies)
• "Ken... are you okay?!" (Ken dies)
• "No! Shinjiro-senpai!" (Shinjiro dies)
• "Zen! Rei-chan!" (Zen and Rei die)
• "Zen! You have to get back up!" (Zen dies, after clearing Inaba Pride Exhibit)
• "Leave it to me!" (Follow-up attack, prompt)
• "I'll finish this!" (Follow-up attack, accept)
• "I see an opening!" (Follow-up attack, accept)
• "Huh?" (Follow-up attack, no enemies defeated)
• "No way!" (Follow-up attack, no enemies defeated)
• "That was a good fight!" (Battle end)
• "That ended well!" (Battle end)
• "That one was tough!" (Battle end)
• "Good one, leader!" (Battle end, P3/P4 hero as Leader finishes)
• "Times like these make me feel good!" (Result)
• "Hey, that was quick." (Result, fighting low-leveled Shadows)
• "I need to get stronger." (Level up)
• "Good. Now I can fight better." (Level up)
• "I think my Persona's gotten stronger." (Level up)
• "My Persona's improved." (Level up)
• "My new power... Messiah..." (Level up, Orpheus turns into Messiah)
• "Hey, congrats on leveling up!" (Level up, P4 hero as Leader)
• "Looks like your Persona got stronger!" (Level up, P4 hero as Leader)
• "Phew... that was tough, but at least we won." (Result, fighting high-leveled Shadows)
• "Um... what does that mean?" (Merciful Clergyman battle, vow instated)
• "Ugh, that's some move!" (Merciful Clergyman battle, vow broken)
• "So, we're free to do whatever now?" (Merciful Clergyman battle, vow removed)
• "The red nurse is the healer!" (Kind Doctor battle, Calm Nurse supports Kind Doctor)
• "Ah, so the blue nurse is the support one!" (Kind Doctor battle, Caring Nurse supports Kind Doctor)
• "Phew... just the blue nurse and doctor left." (Kind Doctor battle, Calm Nurse defeated)
• "Ha... just the red nurse and doctor left." (Kind Doctor battle, Caring Nurse defeated)
• "All right, it's down to him." (Kind Doctor battle, both nurses defeated)
• "Let's take this slow and steady." (Kind Doctor battle, 75% HP)
• "Got it. Let's stay on guard." (Kind Doctor battle, 50% HP)
• "All right. If we keep this up, we can do it." (Kind Doctor battle, 25% HP)
• "I blacked out for a moment there." (Best Friend battle, Rabbit Foot attacks)
• "As long as that doesn't hit, we're fine." (Best Friend battle, Rabbit Foot misses)
• "It's combining the voice and leg moves!" (Best Friend battle, Rabbit Foot attacks)
• "We just have to keep at it, right?" (Best Friend battle, 75% HP)
• "I have a feeling it'll change tactics." (Best Friend battle, 50% HP)
• "Just a little more, and it'll all be over." (Best Friend battle, 25% HP)
• "Is Rei-chan's will that strong?" (Best Friend battle, Best Friend uses Endure)
• "Ah, so the head's our target!" (Captor Spider battle, weakness identified)
• "We can't hit its head like this!" (Captor Spider battle, head shielded)
• "Yeah, okay, let's focus on those." (Captor Spider battle, leg weakness identified)
• "There's our chance!" (Captor Spider battle, head exposed)
• "All right, next!" (Captor Spider battle, one leg defeated)
• "Hm... we need to plan carefully." (Captor Spider battle, first leg regrows)
• "Huh? They grow back?!" (Captor Spider battle, second leg regrows)
• "This never ends..." (Captor Spider battle, third leg regrows)
• "(sighs) Again?" (Captor Spider battle, fourth leg regrows)
• "How long do they stay destroyed?" (Captor Spider battle, all legs regrow, second time)
• "All right! Rei-chan, it won't be long!" (Captor Spider battle, 50% HP)
• "We're almost there, Rei-chan!" (Captor Spider battle, 25% HP)
• "Ughhh... I'm already at 1!" (Clockwork God battle, count at 1)
• "No way... did he skip forward?" (Clockwork God battle, Clockwork God uses Time Warp)
• "Yeah! Let's keep it up!" (Clockwork God battle, 75% HP)
• "Yeah! We're ending this now!" (Clockwork God battle, 50% HP)
• "Meeting them has changed us, and vice versa. That's what life is about." (Clockwork God battle, 25% HP)

• "Persona!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Orpheus!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Come, Orpheus!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Messiah!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Come, Messiah!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Attis!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Siegfried!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Thanatos!" (Using Persona skill)
• "I'm not staying down." (Getting up after being Downed)
• "This is getting rough..." (Low Health)
• "I can't fall here..." (???)
• "Take this!" (???)
• "Too slow!" (???)
• "What?!" (???)
• "This ends now!" (???)
• "You're finished!" (???)
• "How's this?" (???)

Stats

Persona 3 FES: The Answer (as ???)

Persona 3 FES The Answer Boss ??? (Protagonist) Empyrean

??? boss fight.

Because ??? has the ability to use the party's individual ultimate Personas, the player should avoid bringing in party members that are weak to each others' attacks. Metis is a safe option for two reasons - ??? cannot copy Psyche and Metis has a good mix of attacks to hit with regardless of ???'s current active Persona.

Remember to scan ??? every time ??? changes to a new Persona for the first time to minimize the chance of team members wasting turns. While ??? doesn't retain the Personas' weaknesses, ??? will still take slightly more damage from said elemental attacks.

• These skills are present in all forms.

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
-	76	7,000	10,000

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Slash Attack	Normal attack using the Slash attribute.
Fire Amp	Greatly strengthens Fire attacks by 50%.
Ice Amp	Greatly strengthens Ice attacks by 50%.
Elec Amp	Greatly strengthens Elec attacks by 50%.
Wind Amp	Greatly strengthens Wind attacks by 50%.
Apt Pupil	Increases user's Critical Rate.
Ailment Boost	Increases odds of inflicting ailments by 50%.
Divine Grace	Greatly strengthens restorative magic by 100%

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Chariot	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
Resist	Resist	Null	-	-	1.5x	-	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
God's Hand	Deals severe Strike damage to one foe.
Akasha Arts	Deals heavy Strike damage 1x to 2x to all foes.
Brave Blade	Deals severe Slash damage to one foe.
Vile Assault	Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x to Downed foes)
Tarukaja	Increases 1 ally's Attack.
Garudyne	Deals heavy Wind damage to one foe.
Marakunda	Decreases all foes' Defense.

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Magician	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	Null	-	-	1.5x	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Vorpal Blade	Deals heavy Slash damage to all foes. (1.5x "Great" condition bonus)
Deathbound	Deals heavy Slash damage to all foes.
Brave Blade	Deals severe Slash damage to one foe.
Agidyne	Deals heavy Fire damage to one foe.

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Empress	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	1.5x	Null	-	-	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Bufudyne	Deals heavy Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance)
Mabufudyne	Deals heavy Ice damage / Freezes all foes. (8% chance)
Niflheim	Deals severe Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (100% chance)
Mind Charge	Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. (2.5x damage)
Marin Karin	Charms 1 foe. (25% chance)

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Emperor	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	-	1.5x	Null	-	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Ziodyne	Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance)
Maziodyne	Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Thunder Reign	Deals severe Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (100% chance)
Matarunda	Decreases all foes' Attack.
Marakunda	Decreases all foes' Defense.
Masukunda	Decreases all foes' Hit/Evasion rate.

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Lovers	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	-	-	1.5x	Null	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Garudyne	Deals heavy Wind damage to one foe.
Magarudyne	Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes.
Panta Rhei	Deals severe Wind damage to one foe.
Diarama	Moderately restores 1 ally's HP.

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Justice	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Vile Assault	Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x to Downed foes)
Maziodyne	Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Hamaon	Light: instant kill, 1 foe (high odds). (50% chance)

Arcana	Level	HP	SP	Strength 75 Magic 80 Endurance 70 Agility 85 Luck 72
Strength	76	7,000	?

Slash	Strike	Pierce	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Light	Dark	Almi
-	-	-	Null	-	-	-	Null	Null	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Agidyne	Deals heavy Fire damage to one foe.
Maragidyne	Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes.
Ragnarok	Deals severe Fire damage to one foe.
Mamudoon	Darkness: instant kill, all foes (high odds). (40% chance)

Persona 5 Royal DLC Challenge battle

Arcana	Level	HP	Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck --
-	???	15000

Phys	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Wind	Psy	Nuke	Bless	Curse	Almi
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

EXP	Yen	Battle Drop	Negotiation Items
-	-	-	-

List of Skills
Skill	Effect
Maragidyne	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.
Blazing Hell	Severe Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.
Cosmic Flare	Severe Nuke damage to all foes.
Heat Riser	Increase Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 ally for 3 turns.
Magarudyne	Heavy Wind damage to all foes.
Maziodyne	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to all foes.
Vacuum Wave	Severe Wind damage to all foes.
Maeigaon	Heavy Curse damage to all foes.
Door of Hades	Heavy Almighty damage to all foes with medium chance of instant kill.
Vorpal Blade	Severe Physical damage to all foes.
Concentrate	Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user.
Charge	Next Physical or Gun attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user.
Megidolaon	Severe Almighty damage to all foes.
Riot Gun	Severe Gun damage to all foes.

Gallery

Persona 3

Cut-in ??? cut-in Fusion Spell cut-in All-Out Attack cut-in portrait for Persona 3 Portable Early concept art for the protagonist Early concept art for the protagonist Concept artwork of the protagonist (cinematic) Concept artwork of the protagonist (Uniform) Concept artwork of the protagonist Concept art Concept art with female protagonist The protagonist The protagonist and Aigis The protagonist and SEES The protagonist and Yukari in the Dark Hour The protagonist and Yukari The protagonist and Aigis The protagonist, Thanatos, Yukari and Junpei The protagonist The protagonist and Thanatos The protagonist and Aigis The protagonist with the group The protagonist and Mitsuru The protagonist and Aigis The protagonist and Ryoji The protagonist with SEES The protagonist with SEES The protagonist with SEES In-game portrait The protagonist when he was a child ten years ago The protagonist when he was a child ten years ago The protagonist and Yukari outside Gekkoukan High School The protagonist showing proper Evoker form The protagonist using an Evoker The protagonist embracing Yukari The protagonist embracing Yukari The protagonist resting ??? in The Answer Boxart artwork Persona 3 Portable wallpaper of the protagonist. Persona 3 Portable wallpaper of the protagonist, along with Orpheus The protagonist with Elizabeth, Theodore and the female protagonist The protagonist on the right The male and female protagonists The protagonist on the right The male and female protagonists with SEES The protagonist wearing the Shirt of Chivalry in P3P; the kanji means "Honorable Man" Portable Drama CD Vol 2 Cover

Persona 3 (Manga)
Minato Arisato (Manga Portrait) Cover for Volume 1 Chapitre Deux Cover for Volume 2 Cover for Volume 3 Chapitre Quatre Cover for Volume 6 Chapitre Six Chapitre Sept Cover for Volume 8 Chapitre Huit Chapitre Neuf Cover for Volume 10 Chapitre Dix Cover for Volume 11 The protagonist and Aigis Minato as a child in the manga adaption

Persona 3 The Movie

Makoto Yuki with his Evoker Concept artwork from Persona 3 The Movie Makoto Yuki's character info Concept artwork of Makoto Yuki's main weapon Illustration of Makoto Yuki and the others by Watanabe Keisuke Sketch of Makoto Yuki by Shigenori Soejima Sketch of Makoto Yuki by Shigenori Soejima Illustration of Makoto by Yukio Hasegawa and Painted by Saori Goda Illustration countdown of Spring of Birth Illustration countdown of Midsummer Knight's Dream Illustration countdown of Winter of Rebirth Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Poster Illustration of Makoto Yuki by Rokuro Saito Makoto, as a child, watching his parents burn to death in a car fire Makoto moving to Port Island Makoto moving to Port Island Junpei meets Makoto Suicide rush Makoto using an Evoker Makoto awakens Orpheus Makoto waking up in the hospital with Yukari Makoto helping Fuuka Makoto helping Fuuka Makoto helping Fuuka Makoto meets Aigis Makoto at Shinjiro's memorial Makoto posing with Ryoji Ryoji and Makoto Makoto resting with Aigis Makoto resting with Aigis Makoto dying Makoto listening to music Visual art of Makoto and SEES of PERSONA3 THE MOVIE Finale Event

Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade

Illustration of male and female protagonist by Rokuro Saito The male protagonist as he appears in Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Ao no Kakusei- The male protagonist's full uniform shot The male protagonist as he appears in Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Gunjou no Meikyuu- The male protagonist as he appears in Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Souen no Kesshou- The male protagonist as he appears in Final Chapter: Beyond the Blue Sky

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Artwork of Persona 3's protagonist The protagonists of Persona 3 and 4 The protagonists with Aigis The protagonist with Yu and Koromaru The protagonist with the group The protagonist with Aigis and the Persona 4 protagonist The protagonist with the group The P3 hero appears on the -Roundabout- Volume 1 cover Cover for -Roundabout- Volume 2 The protagonists in -Roundabout- The protagonist on the volume cover The protagonist on the volume cover The P3 hero in Side:P3 The protagonist on the P4 Side volume cover The protagonist on the P4 Side volume cover The P3 hero in Side:P4 The protagonist with the group Makoto Yuki and Yu Narukami's art for Escape From Persona Q: Cyber Labyrinth The protagonist's Cut-in LINE sticker LINE sticker

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
The protagonist with the group The protagonist with the P3 cast The protagonist's Close Up The protagonist's All-Out Attack The protagonist in A.I.G.I.S. Key Art The protagonist on the Famitsu cover The protagonist in the end credits The protagonist in the end credits LINE sticker

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight

Illustration of Makoto Yuki and Ren Amamiya Illustration of Makoto Yuki and Ren Amamiya Makoto Yuki Makoto Yuki Ball Stage Outfit Summer Gekkou Outfit Winter Gekkou Outfit Summer Clothes Winter Clothes Gekkou High Jersey Blue Bermuda Shorts SEES Equipment Pumpkin Clown Outfit Santa Costume Butler Suit Deep Blue Clothes Black Shirt Martial Arts Master Gi Girly Maid Uniform WEGO T-Shirt Feather Eagle

Persona 5 Royal
The protagonist can be fought as DLC in Persona 5 Royal (FULLMOON) The protagonist in battle

PERSONA 20th Anniversary Festival
The protagonist on PERSONA 20th Anniversary Festival visual art by Asuza Shimada

Costume Homages
Yu and Izanagi using the protagonist and Orpheus palette in Persona 4 Arena Yu using the protagonist P-color Selection in Persona 4: Dancing All Night The protagonist of Persona 5

Other

Persona 3 Protagonist in Persona 3 Broken Shadow Persona Music Live 2008 Illustration Persona Music Live 2009 Illustration Persona Music Tour 2010 Illustration Illustration of the protagonist, Yu and the female protagonist Night of the Phantom concert promotional artwork Night of the Phantom concert promotional artwork The protagonist on 「PERSORA AWARDS」 The protagonist on 「PERSORA AWARDS」 Aigis on Persora -The Golden Best 3- The protagonist on PERSORA AWARDS 2 Persona Super Live 2017 Illustration Persona Super Live: P-Sound Street 2019 Illustration The protagonist on PERSORA AWARDS 3 MEMENTO MORI☆MORI BOX

Etymology

The name given to the protagonist in the film series, "Makoto Yuuki," can be interpreted as "true courage."

The name given to him in the manga series, "Minato Arisato," is translated as "有 (ari/aru/yuu) = exist, 里 (sato) = village, 湊 (minato) = harbor."

Both of these names allude to his role in the story.

In Other Languages

Language	Titles
English	Protagonist	Makoto Yuki	Minato Arisato	Sakuya Shiomi
Japanese	主人公 (Hero)	結城 理 (Yūki Makoto)	有里 湊 (Arisato Minato)	汐見 朔也 (Shiomi Sakuya)
Korean	주인공 (Hero)	유키 마코토 (Yuki Makoto)	아리사토 미나토 (Arisato Minato)	시오미 사쿠야 (Shiomi Sakuya)
Traditional Chinese	主人公 (Hero)	結城 理 (Jiéchéng Lǐ)	有里 湊 (Yǒulǐ Còu)	汐見 朔也 (Xījiàn Shuòyě)

Trivia

• The protagonist's death at the end of the game is foreshadowed with the "memento mori: remember that you are mortal, remember you will die" message in the intro.
• The protagonist never speaks for the most part, only occasionally mentioning the name of the equipped Persona when gearing up for a powerful attack. Arming him with a bow will have him shouting "Come forth!" or "Persona!" when summoning. Even though this variation does not occur in the JP version, equipping him with other weapon types will make him intone differently.
• The music played on the protagonist's MP3 player appears to be a remixed version of Burn My Dread. The same remix is also used again as background music in the very last battle of the game.
• At the beginning of the scene Awakening (first Persona summon), one can carefully see that the protagonist is wearing the SEES armband even though he didn't join SEES yet, of course in later parts of the scene the armband doesn't show. A similar goof occurs on 7/11 - when Mitsuru gathers the group in the dorm and talks about the Kirijo Group, they are wearing their winter uniforms instead of their summer uniforms.^[4]
• When he tries to imitate a cat, he instead sounds like a fox.^[5]
• During the credits roll, for both The Journey and The Answer, Messiah appears behind the protagonist's silhouette, indicating Messiah is his ultimate Persona. His actions in the game seem to support this, as he sacrifices his life to save humanity from itself. Furthermore, he appears crucified on the Great Seal, alluding to Jesus of Nazareth, the Christian messiah, who died via crucifixion for a similar purpose.
• The protagonist holds a distinct honor of being the only protagonist to be capable of wielding multiple weapons (although his default weapon is a One-Handed Sword). However, this was changed for Persona 3 Portable, in which he is only able to wield One-Handed Swords.
• He is also the only character in the series able to use Fusion Raids without another character to assist him. In P3P however, Fusion Raids are now expendable items, and do not require that the specific Persona be around when they are used.
• Ironically, despite the fact that knives are one of the few weapons he can't wield in the game, a knife is the first weapon the protagonist is given to fight within the manga.
• He is the only character, other than his female counterpart, known to use the "The Universe Arcana."
• The Shirt of Chivalry, a type of costume for males in FES and P3P, is noted for the kanji symbols on their backs that symbolize the character. The protagonist's kanji means "honorable man" (漢), being the field leader of SEES and being able to strengthen bonds through Social Links.
• There are some audio files hidden in the DVD disc of Persona 3 FES that contains voices of the protagonist and Aigis shouting the names of the other SEES members' Personas.
• When the protagonist of Persona 3 hears "Jika Net Tanaka," he describes it as an annoying song unlike the protagonist of Persona 4 who describes it as a cheery song. This implies that, despite the player's choices, he and the protagonist of Persona 4 have some semblance of a predetermined personality.
• The way the shadow protagonist formed by the regret of SEES members alludes to the Metal Trio from Persona 2: Eternal Punishment manifested in Torifune out of Tatsuya Suou's guilt for breaking the promise with his former friends. While The Metal Trio in P2EP uses the golden version of their own ultimate Personas, the shadow protagonist in FES uses the golden version of the SEES members' ultimate Personas.
• The protagonist likely symbolizes the Jesus of Nazareth, as he only has a limited amount of time to live before he becomes crucified on the Great Seal to save all life and humanity from death.
• In Persona 4 Arena, an additional color for Yu Narukami and his Persona mimics the colors of the protagonist and his Persona.
• In Persona Q, should the player choose Persona 4 at the start of the game, before he introduces himself he is referred to as "A Boy with Earphones." In addition, in his Japanese gameplay trailer, his name is written as "Minato Arisato" (likely since the manga was out a while before the movie series so it is his more popular name), while in English gameplay trailer his name is still written as "P3 Hero."
• The protagonist is one of only two characters in the Persona series to change ultimate Personas between two separate appearances without it being some sort of upgrade, the other being Eriko Kirishima. In Persona Q, he uses Messiah as his ultimate Persona, while in Persona Q2 he uses Orpheus Telos as his ultimate Persona and Messiah is assigned to his female counterpart.
• Minato Arisato is the name that the Persona 3 mangaka (Shuuji Sogabe) gave his protagonist when he played the game, so he used it in his manga. It's actually randomly picked from the in-game list of kanji in the Japanese version.

Appearances in Other Media

Title	Details	Date	External Links
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle	* Color swap for Yu Narukami	* May 31, 2018 (Japan) * June 5, 2018 (North America) * June 22, 2018 (Europe)
Puzzle and Dragons	Collaboration event *Makoto Yuki	July 16th, 2018 - July 29th, 2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	DLC *Appears as a DLC costume for the customizable Mii Fighters, specifically the Mii Swordfighter. [6]	April 17th, 2019
Star Ocean: Anamnesis	Collaboration event *Makoto Yuki	October 10th, 2019 - November 7th, 2019	Article on the Star Ocean Wiki

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Yu using the Makoto palette in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Puzzle and Dragons
Persona 3 Protagonist model in Puzzle and Dragons Persona 3 Protagonist in Puzzle and Dragons Persona 3 Protagonist in Puzzle and Dragons Persona 3 Protagonist in Puzzle and Dragons

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Persona 3 Protagonist costume

Star Ocean: Anamnesis
Makoto Yuki in Star Ocean: Anamnesis

References

1. ↑ Atlus (2006, 2014). Persona 3: Official Design Works. Kadokawa Enterbrain - UDON Entertainment. pg. 13 - 14.
2. ↑ The most meta statement in Persona 3 Tumblr (midnighttotwelve, October 30th, 2016)
3. ↑ Persona 4 Boss Margaret (Expert) Youtube. (Apr 20, 2014)
4. ↑ Persona 3 FES The Journey CUTSCENES (JULY/AUGUST) Youtube. (Jan 20, 2014)
5. ↑ Shuffle Time Tumblr (truewildcard, April 13, 2014)
6. ↑ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Mii Fighter Costumes #1 - Nintendo Switch. Youtube (April 16, 2019)

Persona 3
Characters
Playable	Male Protagonist - Female Protagonist - Yukari Takeba - Junpei Iori - Akihiko Sanada - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Aigis - Koromaru - Ken Amada - Shinjiro Aragaki - Metis
Social Link	Kenji Tomochika - Hidetoshi Odagiri - Bunkichi and Mitsuko - Kazushi Miyamoto - Chihiro Fushimi - Isako Toriumi - Keisuke Hiraga - Yuko Nishiwaki - Maiko Oohashi - Pharos - Bebe - President Tanaka - Mutatsu - Mamoru Hayase - Nozomi Suemitsu - Akinari Kamiki - Rio Iwasaki - Saori Hasegawa - Ryoji Mochizuki
Major	Igor - Elizabeth - Theodore - Shuji Ikutsuki - Officer Kurosawa - Takaya Sakaki - Jin Shirato - Chidori Yoshino - Takeharu Kirijo - Kouetsu Kirijo - Eiichiro Takeba - Natsuki Moriyama - Nyx - Erebus - Margaret
Minor	Kiyoshi Sakuma - Mr. Edogawa - Mr. Ekoda - Ms. Miyahara - Ms. Ounishi - Mrs. Terauchi - Kikuno Saikawa - Yuu Kimijima - Souta Aizawa - Kyouka Sayama
Cameo	Yukiko Amagi - Noriko Kashiwagi - Man Drinking Alone
Location
Port Island	Gekkoukan High School - Paulownia Mall - Iwatodai Station - Port Island Station - Naganaki Shrine - Dorm - Moonlight Bridge - Velvet Room
Tartarus	Blocks: Thebel - Arqa - Yabbashah - Tziah - Harabah - Adamah - Monad Depths
Abyss of Time	Malebolge - Cocytus - Caina - Antenora - Ptolomea - Judecca - Empyrean
Other	Kyoto - Great Seal
Music
Albums	Original Soundtrack (JP / US / FES / Portable) - Bonus CD - Burn My Dread -Reincarnation- - Spring of Birth OST - Midsummer Knight's Dream OST - Falling Down OST - Winter Of Rebirth OST - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs	"Burn My Dread" - "Aria of the Soul" - "Want To Be Close" - "When the Moon Reaches for the Stars" - "Iwatodai Dorm" - "Mass Destruction" - "Deep Breath Deep Breath" - "Deep Mentality" - "Changing Seasons" - "Current Net Price Tanaka" - "Battle Hymn of the Soul" - "Kimi no Kioku" - "P3 FES" - "Mass Destruction -P3fes version-" - "Heartful Cry" - "Brand New Days" - "Soul Phrase" - "A Way of Life" - "Time" - "Wiping All Out" - "More Than One Heart" - "Fate is In Our Hands" - "One Single Word" - "One Hand, One Heartbeat" - "One Determination" - "Sound of the Beast" - "Storm for a Butterfly" - "Light in Starless Sky" - "My Testimony" - "Self Redemption"
Archives
Terminology	Persona (Initial / Prime / Ultimate) - Persona user - Shadow - Wild Card - Evoker - Tactics - All-Out Attack - Shuffle Time - Dark Hour - Moon Phase System - Full Moon Operations - SEES - Kirijo Group - Nanjo Group - Strega - Artificial Persona user - Suppressants - Apathy Syndrome - The Fall - Death - Who's Who - Phoenix Ranger Featherman R - Plume of Dusk
Lists	Arcana - Personas (P3 - FES - P) - Shadows - Bosses (P3 - FES) - Skills - Items (Heart Items / Vending Machines) - Status Effects - Elizabeth's Requests - Activities - Calendar
School Life	Daily Life - Seasons - Social Link - Social Stats - Yen - Class - Studying - Movie theater - Bed - Part Time Jobs - Shrine - Tanaka's Amazing Commodities - Crane Machine - Chagall Café - School Club - Cooking
Other Media
Games	FES - Portable - Dancing in Moonlight
Productions	The Movie - The Movie: Escape from the Dark Hour - the Weird Masquerade: -Ao no Kakusei- / -Gunjou no Meikyuu- / -Souen no Kesshou- / -Ai no Seiyaku- / -Hekikuu no Kanata e- - Persona Stalker Club - 「PERSORA AWARDS」 - PERSORA AWARDS 2 - PERSORA AWARDS 3 - Persora -The Golden Best-
Drama CDs	A Certain Day of Summer - Daylight / Moonlight - Character Drama CD Vol. 1 / Vol. 2 / Vol. 3 / Vol. 4 / Vol. 5 - New Moon / Full Moon - Portable Vol. 1 / Vol. 2
Publications	Manga - Shadow Cry - Memento Mori - Owari no Kakera - Alternative Heart - Velvet Blue - Persona Magazine - Dear Girls Comic Anthology - Dengeki Comic Anthology - Tartarus Theater - Persona VS
Mobile Games	The Night Before - Social - Escape - Illust Puzzle - Broken Shadow - Aegis: The First Mission - Qix - Chaining Soul - Em
Events	Music Live 2008 - Music Live 2009 - Music Tour 2010 - Music Live 2012 - Music Fes 2013 - Music Box 2014 - Super Live 2015 - Livehouse Tour 2015 - Super Live 2017 - Super Live 2019- 25th Anniversary Symphonic Concert 20th Anniversary Festival - 25th Anniversary
Miscellaneous	Merchandise
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Persona 3 Bosses
P3 Bosses
Guardians	Venus Eagle (3) - Dancing Hand (3) - Rampage Drive - Crying Table (3) - Change Relic - Golden Beetle (3) - Intrepid Knight - Furious Gigas (3) - Fanatic Tower - Magical Magus (3) - Natural Dancer - Arcane Turret (3) - Sleeping Table - Hell Knight (3) - Mythical Gigas - Judgement Sword (3) - Stasis Giant (3) - Phantom King - Royal Dancer (3) - Reckoning Dice - Noble Seeker (3) - Carnal Snake (3) - World Balance - Fierce Cyclops (3) - Jotun of Grief
Arcana	Arcana Priestess - Arcana Emperor and Arcana Empress - Arcana Hierophant - Arcana Lovers - Arcana Chariot and Arcana Justice - Arcana Hermit - Arcana Fortune and Arcana Strength - Arcana Hanged Man - Death
Other	Takaya Sakaki and Hypnos - Jin Shirato and Moros - Chidori Yoshino and Medea - Reaper - Elizabeth
P3P Exclusive	Theodore - Margaret
P3 FES Bosses
Guardians	Immortal Gigas + Visceral Maya (3) - Brilliant Cyclops - Death Castle + El Dorado Beast (2) - Harem Dancer + Merciless Maya (2) - Judgement Sword + Ice Raven + Brave Wheel - Primitive Idol + Shouting Tiara + Wrathful Book - Wondrous Magus + Crying Table + Cowardly Maya - Neo Minotaur - Spastic Turret + Slaughter Drive (2) - Conceited Maya - Rebellious Cyclops + Acheron Seeker (2) - Tenjin Musha + Kaiden Musha + Onnen Musha
Other	Metis and Psyche - ??? - Akihiko Sanada and Caesar + Ken Amada and Kala-Nemi - Junpei Iori and Trismegistus + Koromaru and Cerberus - Yukari Takeba and Isis + Mitsuru Kirijo and Artemisia - Erebus
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Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Characters
Playable	Makoto Yuki - Yukari Takeba - Junpei Iori - Akihiko Sanada - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Ken Amada - Aigis - Elizabeth
DLC	Shinjiro Aragaki - Goro Akechi - Theodore - Lavenza - Sho Minazuki - Labrys
Locations
Port Island	Velvet Room - Tartarus - Gekkoukan High School - Paulownia Mall - Iwatodai Station - Port Island Station - Naganaki Shrine - Iwatodai Dormitory - Moonlight Bridge
Music
Songs	Our Moment - Moonlight Serendipity
Albums	Persona Dancing P3D & P5D Soundtrack Advanced CD
Archive
Lists	Social - List of Patches and Updates - Trophies
Corporate	Atlus Co., Ltd.
Personnel	Kazuhisa Wada - Shigenori Soejima - Ryota Kozuka - Shoji Meguro Toshiki Konishi - Atsushi Kitajoh
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Characters
Playable - P3	P3 hero - Yukari Takeba - Junpei Iori - Akihiko Sanada - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Aigis - Koromaru - Ken Amada - Shinjiro Aragaki
Playable - P4	P4 hero - Yosuke Hanamura - Chie Satonaka - Yukiko Amagi - Kanji Tatsumi - Rise Kujikawa - Teddie - Naoto Shirogane
Playable - PQ	Rei & Zen
Non-playable	Elizabeth - Margaret - Theodore - Marie - Nanako Dojima - Queen of Hearts - Merciful Clergyman - Kind Doctor - Best Friend - Clockwork God - Chronos - Zeus
Locations
Origin	Tartarus - Yasogami High School
Main Hub	Handcrafted Workshop - Nurse's Office - Velvet Room
Labyrinths	You in Wonderland - Group Date Cafe - Evil Spirit Club - Inaba Pride Exhibit - Clock Tower
Music
Albums	Original Soundtrack - Sound of the Labyrinth
Songs	"Maze of Life" - "Light the Fire Up in the Night" - "Laser Beam" - "Changing Me"
Archives
Terminology	Persona (Sub-Persona) - Persona user - Velvet Room - Fusion (Sacrificial Fusion) - Shadow (F.O.E) - Wild Card - Dark Hour - Evoker - Boost - Power Spot - Skill Card - SEES - Investigation Team - Cut-in - All-Out Attack
Lists	Arcana - Personas - Shadows - Bosses - Skills (Skill Cards) - Items - Ailments - Requests - Patches and Updates
Other Media
Manga	-Roundabout- - Side:P3 - Side:P4
Productions	Escape From Persona Q: Cyber Labyrinth - Official Visual Material
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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Characters
Playable - P3/P	P3 hero - P3P heroine - Yukari Takeba - Junpei Iori - Akihiko Sanada - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Aigis - Koromaru - Ken Amada - Shinjiro Aragaki
Playable - P4	P4 hero - Yosuke Hanamura - Chie Satonaka - Yukiko Amagi - Kanji Tatsumi - Rise Kujikawa - Teddie - Naoto Shirogane
Playable - P5	P5 hero - Morgana - Ryuji Sakamoto - Ann Takamaki - Yusuke Kitagawa - Makoto Niijima - Futaba Sakura - Haru Okumura - Goro Akechi
Non-playable	Hikari - Nagi - Doe - Hikari's Father - Elizabeth - Theodore - Margaret - Marie - Caroline and Justine - Kamoshidaman - Herbivore Dinosaurs - Yosukesaurus - Ribbon - Overseer - Mother Computer - Enlil - Nanako Dojima
Locations
Origin	Tartarus - Iwatodai Dormitory - Junes - Midnight Channel - Dojima Residence - Café Leblanc - Mementos
Main Hub	Cinema - Velvet Room
Labyrinths	Kamoshidaman - Junessic Land - A.I.G.I.S. - Hikari - Theater District
Music
Albums	Original Soundtrack
Songs	"Road Less Taken" - "Wait and See" - "Pull the Trigger" - "Remember, We Got Your Back" - "Invitation to Freedom" - "Cinematic Tale" - "Life Will Change" - "Nothing is Promised" - "LaLaLa Goodbye Personality!" - "Hikari is Bad!" - "That's Right, Right?" - "I Will Make You Normal" - "Colorful World"
Archives
Terminology	Persona (Sub-Persona) - Persona User - Velvet Room - Fusion - Shadow (F.O.E) - Wild Card - Dark Hour - Evoker - Glasses - Mask - Power Spot - Cognition - Boost - Metaverse - SEES - Investigation Team - Phantom Thieves of Hearts - Cut-in - Special Screening - All-Out Attack - Baton Pass - Akashic Record
Lists	Arcana - Characters - Items - Skills - Personas - Shadows - Bosses - Ailments - Special Screenings - Patches and Updates
Other Media
Manga	Roundabout Special - Official Visual Materials
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Persona 5 Bosses
Storyline	Asmodeus - Azazel - Bael - Cognitive Wakaba - Mammon - Leviathan - Black Mask - Samael - Holy Grail - Yaldabaoth - YoshizawaR -> Cendrillon + Biyarky + Takuto MarukiR - Takuto Maruki + Azathoth -> Adam KadmonR
Sub	Moloch - Bicorn - Eligor - Belphegor - Archangel - MaraP5 - Nue - Ippon-Datara - Shiki-OujiP5/Kurama TenguR - Sui-Ki - Kin-Ki - Fuu-Ki - Take-MinakataP5/KumbhandaR - Garuda - Mot - Sugimura - Corporobo - Ose - KumbhandaP5/JatayuR - Nebiros - Norn - Raja Naga - Ganesha -> Rangda -> Thor - Yamata no Orochi - Forneus - Baphomet - Hanuman + Garuda - Oberon + Titania - Ongyo-Ki - Melchizedek - BelialP5 - NebirosP5 - AbaddonP5/ThroneR - DominionR - Uriel - Raphael - Gabriel - Michael - MacabreR - HasturR - LoaR - Dionysus + ChimeraR - Scathach + Cu ChulainnR- SurtR - SiegfriedR
Will Seed Guardian R	Mara - Arahabaki - Cerberus - Alilat - Melchizedek - Baal - Kali + Dakini - Fafnir
Mementos Shadows	Nakanohara - Takanashi - Sakoda - Shimizu - Odo - Oyamada - Makigami - Uchimura - Mogami - Shadow Takases - Kishi - Naguri - Tsuboi - Akitsu - Fukurai - Honjo - Jochi - Tsuda - Nejima - Kiritani - Togo - Youji Isshiki - Shadow Magarios - Oda - Wakasa - Asakura - OnoR - AinoR - AriharaR - KagamiR - MinamotoR - FuwaR - IzuoR
Other	Caroline & Justine / LavenzaR - Reaper - JoseR - S.E.E.S Boy R - Investigation Team BoyR
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