#mikuratana persona

[burningfestivalpersona]

I understand why a deified necklace was chosen to be the antagonist of a game focusing on an event about bonds.

However, attempting to explain that to people remains something I feel unprepared to do.

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one million thousand spoilers not complete nor comprehensive 1am au diagram from yours truly !!!! i will um. try to put more context below for the love of gods im so tired now

Why Nami?: Like an official name. Mimi was always my own nickname for them!

Izy (Izanami-no-Mikoto): technically an oc. My interpretation of who and what Marie and Nami were before they split from the same whole. "Izy" is a nickname i have for her lol

Kagutsuchi (Izanami-no-Okami); Why's he labeled like this? What suicidal tendencies?: Also interpretation of mine of his origin and how I try to make it more cohesive for this AU. Nami had already separated themself from their past personality (Izy) and was now wondering who or what they were at that point. As they struggled to define their godly and mortal identities, a new entity was subsequently being split from a godly whole once again. Nami managed to truly separate a godly self and their true self from each other, and now independent, it called itself Izanami-no-Okami. With "Myriad Truths," Izanami-no-Okami was defeated. Yet, the remnant not expunged by truths and now powered by the desire of solitude came to be "Hi-no-Kagutsushi."

mim also had a Marie moment where they thought if they destroyed themself everything in Inaba would be fine again, because they think theyre the problem (and one thousand other things). Kagu was also a continuation of this desire from them and promised to end their ass (yknow. like the myth). FURTHER. extending this. mim is also pretty selfless and when theres an option to sacrifice themself as an individual for the good of many they'll run towards that direction as fast as possible. making them awfully selfish in a way because others do want their ass alive.

Izy and Sho and Minazuki?: Kind of like a baby animal imprinting on the first thing they see. They met her after waking up from their coma, and with her maternal nature, she took them under her care. When she "split," to which essentially was her death, Sho bore a grudge towards her offspring, that employee thing and the punk girl walking around, after being able to recognize her scent. While Minazuki himself understands that this shouldnt be tunnel visioned, he assists Sho in finding a way to "put her back together," which leads them to make a deal with Kagutsuchi.

Kirijo related; Kurogamis: From the light novel spinoff Persona X Detective Naoto. During the events of PXDN, Nami gives errands to Sho and Kagu to simultaneously investigate Yagokoro about the "Midnight Site" and watch over Naoto Shirogane. They report back about the lack of a deity nor an unstable collective unconscious, yet they mention a secret Kirijo model android who, along with Naoto, can summon the power of Persona within the human world itself. Nami is particularly happy to hear how Naoto has matured with their new Persona they have awakened to.

Deity Rehabilitation Initiative (DRI) (IM WORKING ON A TITLE OKAY): After Nami's personal experience of godhood and wanting to protect mortals before they give birth to an otherworldly power they may not be able to control in the coming days after its birth, they begin their own initiative to travel around the world (Japan, at least) and meet deities fallen from power to help them see the beauty of life itself, hopefully letting them continue to exist and occupy their biological collective's unconscious before these gods die and newborn heartless entities come to existence.

Mira (Mikuratana-no-Kami): The second helped by the DRI (first was kagu lol i think). Was picked up after the defeat by the Kizuna Dancers. Is now back as a guardian for the city it was born from, also working as costume designer and prodigy talent among Takura Productions, and is close with the girls of Kanamin Kitchen.

Yaldabaoth: Was recovered in the middle of the False Reality, later made to apologize to Lavenza within the Velvet Room and is now under Kurusu's care (i havent decided which name i want for pego actually). Acts as some sort of guardian as he shapeshifts into different mechanical instruments for Akira to be able to pocket.

Azathoth: Parasitic deity assumed to be born mostly out of Takuto Maruki's individual will. The most problematic out of the bunch. Many have formed grudges around it (and Maruki) from its actions taken during the False Reality epidemic: trespassing collective unconscious borders and trying to influence them forcefully, putting many guardian deties at risk of possession, sickness, or even death.

Ema (EMMA, Demiurge): God born from avid users of the AI EMMA, as instructed by Kuon Ichinose. After being defeated by the Phantom Thieves, she was saved to go live a life to help humans. She would be able to meet her sister again and share her own definition of what it means to help humans, finally free of resorting to the "optimal solution." She is made to stay in Inaba, a collective that lacked influence from herself when she was once an AI. Often confused for being related to Sho.

Zen (Chronos formerly): Once a good friend to Izanami-no-Mikoto. She herself did not remember much about him, but he remembered a lot of what she taught him. He guides Marie to her memories, cautioning her still, yet providing the help he can. He is not able to reunite with Nami, but they are well aware he has moved on happily.

Nagi (Enlil): The most cooperative of those assisted by the DRI. She is able to share experiences and sentiments with Nami and other deities. She has her own wishes to find Hikari and be able to see her in the eye. She is now a real movie theatre curator based in Japan during the 20XX timeline and shows Hikari's and many other independent works. She feels rather unsatisfied with the relationship she has with Nami, as they see her as their late mother (AWKWARD)

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Deity stack!!!

[personaprotagpals]

[nabigeshonidol]

Phoenix’s outfit

Here’s a few commissions I got for Rise’s outfit [x][x]

The main idea behind Rise’s costume is that her idea of a ‘rebel’ is being a Persona User. Yeah, she has some grievances against society. But those limited issues are consequences of becoming an idol rather than society as a whole. The stalkers, fake friends, and shady/sexual deals are all part of being in the entertainment industry. Would she prefer if those were things that she (or any other entertainer) wouldn’t have to deal with? Hell yes! Now do those types of things impact her enough to cause her to rebel against society? Absolutely not. Though if she didn’t have Inoue-san and go through the events of Persona 4, I could see her perspective of things changing. However, that’s a different conversation entirely. 

Rise directly fought against the wishes of Izanami-no-Okami and Mikuratana-no-Kami despite them (believing) that they were acting in humanity’s best wishes. She heard what they had planned for humanity’s future, deemed it one that she didn’t want to live and and took up her inner power to fight against it. To protect the future that she wanted to reach despite the unseen hardships that had yet to come. She wasn’t willing to back down then, and when it came to facing Shido... she wasn’t going to back down again. Which is why her cognition changed and she genuinely believed that she had the inner flames of rebellion that manifests the Phantom Thief attire. Since she awoke via facing her Shadow Self, she doesn’t manifest the attire in the same way. I went into a better explanation here [x].

Since her vision of rebellion is at a basic level, simply being herself. She subconsciously decided to project those feelings as something that represents the journey she’s been on. More specifically a phoenix, which is where her codename comes from. By this point she’s faced herself, learned more about herself and found the strength to face certain death head on for the sake of her friends. Nothing about that list ever came easy to her, let alone safely.  

She was nearly killed by her Shadow Self.  Izanami-no-Okami DID kill her. Elizabeth threatened to kill her and Rise perceived that she was actually attempting to kill her. The entire Midnight Stage incident made Rise question her skills and her bonds, pushing all while knowing one false step and she’ll loose everything. 

This is all before her memories are taken from her just before the start of Persona 5. She’s literally been to hell and back, and trying to regain those memories? It’s just another round of pushing herself to the edge. However, every time she regains a piece of her past, a part of her ‘fake self’ chips away. Eventually reaching a point that she can recall enough of her past to remember those important events and promises she made to her other self. In essence she’s going through a rebirth when she finally recovers enough of her memories to find that will of rebellion. 

[neni-has-ascended]

So like I’ve seen that post that Kanami has persona potential now,but in the case she can summon it what do you think it’ll be like?We have the arcana and all,but I can’t think of a possible figure and design who’ll parallel and match Kanami herself.......

Here’s a design I sketched up years ago. Back then I decided that Kanami’s Persona would be Mikuratana, because, well... There IS a reason that goddess latched onto her. She does suit her pretty well, with her fear of rejection, while desperately desiring lasting social connections. 

Hence why the Persona is a mess of ribbons (Also, I like ribbons). If I were to redo this design today, it’d look very different, though...

[kyogre-blue]

Persona 4, Dancing All Night

Imagine dancing a god into submission on a floating giant Persona stage in the realm beyond reality.

Just imagine it. This game is a gift. DMN and DSN have robbed us by denying us a story mode.

(Naturally, Mikuratana-no-Kami does the whole “humanity still yearns for me, so I will return one day” spiel.)

[kincalling]

Hi, I'm Kanami Mashita from persona 4 dancing all night and I'm looking for anyone who remembers me, at all? DAN took place after the Junes concert and Shirogane's disappearance. I remember that Mikuratana became my persona after the final dance event and I became a member of the investigation squad once we left the midnight stage. hmu at @negaposi-continue if you remember any of this? tysm!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

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[findthebae]

Hi, I'm Kanami Mashita from persona 4 dancing all night and I'm looking for anyone who remembers me, at all? DAN took place after the Junes concert and Shirogane's disappearance. I remember that Mikuratana became my persona after the final dance event and I became a member of the investigation squad once we left the midnight stage. hmu at @negaposi-continue if you remember any of this? tysm!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

@negaposi-continue

[strange-kin-calls]

Hi, I'm Kanami Mashita from persona 4 dancing all night and I'm looking for anyone who remembers me, at all? DAN took place after the Junes concert and Shirogane's disappearance + I remember that 1.Mikuratana became my persona after the final dance event 2.I became a member of the investigation squad once we left the midnight stage. hmu at @negaposi-continue if you remember any of this? tysm!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

!!!@negaposi-continue

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Feeding ur brainworms..

Dancing outfits for the deities .. think..

nonnie youve officially broken me i am never going to color anything in the next 100000 years but at least the brainworms were having fun so thanks for that

anyway commentary

wanna guess who i drew first

none of these are actually colored as i want it to but just. take it for now i've laid the base colors already but by brain trying to function for character design is such a big effort for me hhbfashsgkajwsyert lol. ive had these brainworms for who knows how long now, actually the power of the tunglr inbox has enabled me. it is a terrifying power indeed.

G. Teddie..,.,., I honestly didnt know how to put a costume on a costume on a costume and i ended up completing his uniform .whoops. and the cig...aka no kiri...

im sorry if he looks too much of an idol already mikutan was in charge and sho provided the budget to make fun of him. (speaking of shochan i also have ideas for him but...im am..too tired kgjlSLUEROskjg shochan im sorry)

Mikutan is, well, Mik. sorry i didnt put so much colors on you sweetheart you've unfortunately been sitting in the back of my brain compared to the rest. but you are a wonderful emergency performer and you funky little ribbon dancing magician last minute act is very endearing to me

ah. Marie. marichan, i had no idea if i wanted to merge your burial clothes and punk clothes together so i just did both separately (pros: i get to draw two cons: i have to draw two). yes im lazy and just based it off of her concept art but i had fun with her burial attire hehe

believe me when i say i drew mimi last. they ended up the cleanest and it's just. so funny to me. ive had ideas for the funky little cryptid's dance costume from the start (OBVIOUSLY) but following marie's scheme i....had no idea where to start for their deity robes. i snagged more elements from yomi itself and i think it turned out fine

i have many thoughts of these guys respective of their post main plot shenanigans but you really wanted me to give all of these without context (jk ily i love talking about my aus and hcs w u)

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brats

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tiny extra miks

my darling sweaty with ryuji level cussing

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beta mik

i liked the lineart too

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p4 deities when you defeat them

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post p4d where im predictable and have mikuratana live among humans reprising their role as a deity from granting the desire for bonds no matter how fake or shallow to protecting the people and encouraging them to make genuine bonds instead of forcing it on them as a....costume designer

oh if youre still here, it intrigues me how the setting's material specifically stated the hands protruding from the ground is purposely similar to that of mikuratana's and that it's cracked and glows around the wrist