#naoya and kotone too

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If we were to seriously consider a Protag Swap AU, then most of the protags are fucked.

Let's consider P5 for this scenario, since its the most well-known story. The protags considered are Naoya, Tatsuya, Maya, Minato, Kotone, and Yu (and remember, the events of P5 also shape them as they go). Of course, all of them defended the woman and got sued.

I can see everyone but Maya becoming friends with Ryuji and Ann. Those two would get babysitter vibes from Maya instead of reliable older sister (sorry, queen, but maybe you shouldn't have unironically adviced them to Live, Laugh, Love. You're also not a student and have nothing to do with Shujin). We only have Naoya, Tatsuya, Minato, Kotone, and Yu left.

Out of all of them, only Minato, Kotone and Yu would give Akechi the time of day. The rest were either weirded out by his attitude, too annoyed by his plastic smile, or decided it wasn't worth it to get too close to someone investigating the Phantom Thieves (or all of them at the same time). Without the Akechi confidant, the others lost a lot of intel and clues the Phantom Thieves actually got to put the pieces of the mystery together and an ally for the Third Semester.

Kotone never began the Kawakami confidant due to not being invited to Operation Maidwatch. Shame, because she would have reacted a lot like Akira did in lots of main events. I also don't want to put her through the interrogation torture.

Now that I think about it, Yu would have been a smidge more reluctant about the regular Change of Hearts business that the Phantom Thieves undertook. If the circumstances and story aligns, he would go with it in the end, but the entire story and general vibes wouldn't have the same impact than when Akira did it. Minato's Joker is a bit more stoic and way less flashy and passionate about the Phantom Thieves' mission, seeing more like a necessary duty.

In the end, only Akira could do it.

[rosejigglypuff76]

Persona 25th Anniversary: Cookie Edition 🍪 Cookie Persona Users & Protagonists 🔮

Prune Juice Cookie as Naoya Toudou (Persona 1) Both were originally blunt and anti-social, not caring too much about most conflicts believing that it usually doesn't involve them. However Prune Juice and Naoya dealt with a serious issue prior to the events of their respective story. The former due to being seen as a "high-potion no-magic" outcast, and the latter due to survivor's guilt after losing his twin brother. They eventually overcome their respective traumas, becoming more open to their friends albeit still retaining their bluntness although changed simply into confidence. Note: Naoya's personality comes from the manga, as little to nothing is said about him in the game.

Plum Cookie as Tatsuya Suou (Persona 2 Innocent Sin) Both are highly respected and liked amongst their peers, however they prefer to be by themselves due to a chaotic crowd that's deemed uncomfortable from the persistence and pressure. Unfortunately this comes at the cost that they fought too hard to the point where they're seen as childish for "trying too hard". With Plum training almost all the time even on vacation to be strong for others, and Tatsuya refuses to accept anyone's help as he feels like he needs to be the one to protect them.

Coffee Cookie as Maya Amano (Persona 2 Eternal Punishment) Both are upbeat and optimistic characters, considered as the Big Sis type of figures. They also both have a well-thought out schedule within the News Industry, Coffee most likely as a News Reporter which is the same goes for Maya.

Devil Cookie as Makoto Yuki (Persona 3 & Persona 3 Reload) Aside from venturing to Tartarus at some point, both of them are considered anti-social and is neutral to the face of death. Not having a second thought on what the others think, and just do their own thing. However both Devil and Makoto eventually becomes more protective and caring for their friends, willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of keeping everyone safe.

Angel Cookie as Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3 Portable) Both are considered opposites to their respective counterparts, not just in appearance but also in personality. Angel and Kotone are known as very sweet and cheerful, but can be one big menace and unhinged.

Rockstar Cookie as Yu Narukami (Persona 4 & Persona 4 Golden) Both have the feeling of individuality and out-spoken encouragement towards their friends and family. A moral compass who's usually calm but have a great sense of fun at times, sometimes makes a weird amount of jokes although means well.

Sparkling Cookie as Ren Amaimiya aka; Joker (Persona 5 & Persona 5 Royal) Both elegant individuals who can be quite mischievous and playful. However they have a huge sense of justice and overall high amount of logic & reason, and try to see both good and bad sides of the given conflict. They also have an association with Phantom Thieves, with Ren being the Joker while Sparkling knows Roguefort Cookie aka; Phantom Bleu. Also both of them work in a place that involves drinks, a cafe for Ren, and a bar for Sparkling.

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I know that I post many protagonists tags for Persona series (mainly the 25th anniversary ones), but for those who didn't know I will explain the origins of their name and what names I refer to the most in this Tumblr. Sure, you can use the other names as well, and for different names than those mentioned below you can search on the internet if you want.

Persona 1 Protagonist: While he's mostly unnamed in official media, most fans refer him as 'Naoya Toudou' from the manga, which had more personalities than in other adaptations.

Persona 2 Protagonists: The two heroes, called 'Tatsuya Suou' and 'Maya Amano' are already canon at the beginning, so no need to add more. You can rename Tatsuya if you want to in his game, though.

Persona 3 Male Protagonist: There are two canon names that I usually add when posting/reblogging, which are 'Minato Arisato' from the manga and 'Makoto Yuki' from The Movie. But I usually use the movie name though because it was used for Dancing in Moonlight and Portable remaster (if you change the language of the game) too, just like his female counterpart below for the latter. Though I use Makoto often for anything about him, sometimes I'll refer him by his surname Yuki to prevent confusion to Persona 5 character with the same first name.

Persona 3 Female Protagonist: In general I don't use stage play name for the protagonists, but 'Kotone Shiomi' is the only official name she had (names like 'Minako Arisato' and 'Hamuko Arisato' are fanmade names), so sure, I'm including her name here. This was even used in Portable remaster too.

Persona 4 Protagonist: Same as P3 Hero, with manga 'Souji Seta' and anime 'Yu Narukami' as one of his famous names. Since the latter is used the most for spinoff games and Golden remaster, I'm gonna call him Yu too.

Persona 5 Protagonist: Same as the two male protagonists before him, with 'Akira Kurusu' for the manga and 'Ren Amamiya' for The Animation, Dancing in Starlight and Royal remaster. I usually refer him as Ren in most occasions.

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[gayest-persona-character]

Round 2!

This one is a little shorter as we feed in the characters absent from the last round.

Link for full bracket here!

Rules

Vote for who you think is more queer/gay (doesn't matter if you think they're bi, pan, gay, lesbian, etc. Who's the most not straight!)

I will allow propaganda in the form of asks or notes (tags and comments) or reblogs.

Be nice and respectful. Not everyone has the same headcanons.

Remember, this is mostly just for fun! We have a few submitted characters for this exact purpose, so don't take things too seriously. (It doesn't matter what the results are, most persona characters will be queer-coded in my heart)

Here's the list of polls:

Kunikazu Okumura vs Labrys

Sojiro Sakura vs Yukiko Amagi

Sugimura vs Mayumi Yamano

Rei vs Bebe

Sae Niijima vs Ann Takamaki

Bunkichi and Mitsuko vs Ichiko Ohya

Chika Ueda vs Chihiro Fushimi

Naoya Toudou vs Philemon

Takaya Sakaki vs Kou Ichijou

Theodore vs Miyabi Hanakouji

Daisuke Nagase vs Akihiko Sanada

Yusuke Kitagawa vs Ryuji Sakamoto

Nyarlathotep vs Haru Okumura

Kotone Shiomi vs Angel and Julian

Jun Kurosu vs Rio Iwasaki

Yukari Takeba vs Maya Amano

Ryoji Mochizuki vs Saori Hasegawa

Sophia vs Junpei Iori

Lisa Silverman vs Chizuru Ishigami

Natsuki Moriyama vs Mamoru Hayase

Rumi vs Lala Escargot

Naoki Konishi vs Junko Kurosu

Kenta Yokouchi vs Tae Takemi

Akinari Kamiki vs Kenji Tomochika

Katsuya Suou vs Eriko Kirishima

Yu Narukami vs Metis

Tohru Adachi vs Takuto Maruki

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im curious. who are your fav characters from each mainline persona game that you have played 🤔🤔 (take this as an invitation to ramble about them)

YIPEEEEEEEE here we go will be long so im hiding it under a readmore again. also since you said mainline im not including toshiro or eri but you Know...... im abnorma, abt them

i have NOT played p1 and i've just barely started p2is (though ive watched snippets of someone elses's playthrough) but i will say. based on my limited knowledge i rly like hidehiko, ayase, naoya, tatsuya, jun, eikichi, yukino, maya, and lisa

p3 and p4 are difficult bc theyre the ones im the most autistic abt and the main entire casts as a whole are comforts for me. but anyways. going to talk about p3 first Yes I Will Include SLs too. im abnormal. top 3 main insaners for p3 though are akihiko, yukari, and junpei. for me

makoto/minato sooo so gender envy. im obsessed with his design a lot. his character i do also like hes a little goofy and so mecore but mainly his design is something i love a lot

same with kotone. also love how she has a sort of distinct personality that you can tell with slight dialogue changes that her counterpart doesnt say. shes rly real. love reload but i miss her...

as stated yukari's one of my favs. she didnt Use to be (i did like her but Not as much) but she's slowly become one and man. i love that silly girl. her haters will not survive the winter actually. it does piss me off though because like. yeah shes not perfect no character rly is but she's a traumatized mentally ill teenage girl with a dead dad and a neglectful mom cut her some slack maybe? god forbid women do anything. idk. but im obsessed with her. her character is actually so interesting to me and not a lot of people talk about it? like her whole fear of death causing issues with summoning her persona like at the beginnning, her dad being involved with the kirijo groups shit, how she puts on a cheerful front but is actually deeply really lonely :(, her kinda playful insult friendship with junpei (deep down they do care abt eachother. i wish that was explored more. i found a rly good fic abt it once.) and etc etc. idrk what to say but shes sooo. i also love how she initially HATES mitsuru and is super jealous of her and then. Well. gay tension is real. anyways shes a transfem lesbian to me btw. yukamitsu ftw

junpei's also become one of my favs. somehow. in a similar vein to yukari in that he wasn't initially my main fav character but i think his character's also pretty interesting and has. a lot of unexplored potential. he's very silly and i love him for that a lot but something i don't see many people talk about is like. his Issues. like yeah hes silly but he's also got some fucked up self-worth issues!!! remember the scene on 5/9 where he kinda gets really upset and goes off on his own and stuff. for example. like i think him being imperfect and having these moments where he's NOT cheerful and goofy all the time and actually deeply really jealous of you because he feels that fighting's all he's good for and he's not worth much else is what makes him interesting. do you get it. like him being tbe silly funny guy isn't all he is as a person yk!!!!! also as far as characterization I point a lot to the scene where yukari's more than willing to go confront the people in the alley while junpei's worried, or scene near the end of the game where yukari teases junpei and he snaps at her, confessing that while he doesn't show it he really is terrified. they all are, at that point. yk what I mean? also people don't acknowledge his trauma with his father enough (maybe because it's only really discussed at all in femc's route... his SL is so good but not enough ppl see it... BUR YEAH did not think I'd go off on a tangent about junpei fucking iori tonight but he's real. hashtag brokeback tartarus. also he's an adhder to me. (oh yeah also want to point out this line in his SL where he says "maybe I have anxiety or something". yeah. that's a line!)

akihiko fucking sanada. ohhhh man. this guy. where do i even START. he's so so crazy like what if your local high school upperclassman boxing champion guy was also really gay for his dying childhood friend and autistic as hell and also traumatized. and he's doing boxing in the first place to overcompensate because the death of his sister made him fear losing anyone else again snd he needs to feel like he has power. he needs control. yk? like this guy made me insane for like several months straight in 2023 and he still makes me ill. to this day. as you can probably tell by my distaste for people seeing yukari and junpei at face value you can probably gather that I hate the protein jokes and i Do. he said it like. Once in p3. it never rly was funny????? and what they did in spinoffs esp p4a to just make him look like a gym rat and nothing more makes me upset bc of the REASON he's obsessed with fighting. he's not just a dumb jock (he also isn't dumb lol he canonically scores very high on his exams) he's overworking himself because feelings of self doubt from trauma have caused him to feel the need to overcompensate so he never loses anyone again. you know? it would've been interesting to see him relapse in p4a if theyd actually done it well. like he doesnt rly give himself time or room to grieve in game (theres rhat onw scene on 10/5 and then he barely talks about it again. man i wish it was developed more...) so realizing that grieving isnt a linear process that he can just repress for a long time and even years after it can still hurt would go INSANE. but no they just turned him into i love protein joke number 20. okay!!! (im very angry) thinking about when my non persona friend after hearing me explain some of the plot described p3 as like a greek tragedy because like. damn. he and shinji were doomed from the start with personas like polydeuces and castor huh. anyways. yeah. continuing writing now that i've watched october 4th in reload AND akihiko's breakdown as a reuslt and i wanna scream and cry and throw up that will be for another post but ooh man it mad eme cry like 3 times. and I KNOEW WHAT HAPPENS. THEYRE SOOOOOOOOOO if you know me im an insane akishinji truther. im just. i wanna talk abt other charactrs so ill stop here but always ask me about akihiko + akishinji + ships i like in general. i am really normal. oh btw transmasc akihiko is forever real to me. also he's autistic and a ptsder. to me (tbf what persona character Doesnt have some form of truama but like. this guy in particular). up there with my highest blorbos

i dooont wanna go on for too long abt every other character in p3 so ill keep this next part short and sweet but if u wanna hear me talk more abt any of them. feel free to. starting with fuuka i love he rmy transfem autistic girlie who has every disease. i also love mitsuru a lot who i Wish had people acknowledge her deeper aspects more. like. she was experimented on and also very sheltered and also a little bit of a girlfail. shes not fully the girlboss you all say she is shes also just a teenage girl!!!!!!!!!! koromaru can do no wrong hes forever the best. i love that dog. ken makes me so so sad he is just a kid!!! what the hell!!!!!! :(. and oh man. shinji. guy who is so wracked with guilt. guy that is dying no matter what happens. guy that dies in his lover's arms

as far as non-sees characters. i rly like strega. esp jin and chidori. dont think abt them enough. also as far as SLs i like keisuke, hidetoshi, bunkichi and mitsuko, kazushi, yuko, and etc etc...i need to see rio and saoris links too they look real. oh also i LOVE ryoji

p4 time !!!!!!

again gonna cut this short so i can actually Fit it all in one post. but wow. i do like all of the IT so so much but im just focusing on my favs. anyways i love yu so much his autistic swagger esp in the animation is amazing. like he is not a "chad" he's just an autistic teenager. ok. also the animation broke me when nanako gets kidnapped he sounds fucking distraught there. love when people delve into yu's issues also bc hes a bit fucked up but Man. ouch. just like me fr tho

i love yosuke in a similar way to why I like junpei because he's kind of a loser /pos snd has some insane issues that his shadow delves into that are Kind of Insane for the FIRST shadow of the game. like ok damn. i really do love his social link in general tho his was the first one I maxed out in my (unfinished because i didn't want to finish it) p4g playthrough so!!!!! many things wrong with him and also the lgbt community has forgiven yosuke hanamura. also similarly to junpei he's adhd as hell. souyo ftw

naotos probably my fav p4 character I think which is Pretty Painful Sometimes. sometimes I need to kill both other persona fans and atlus if ykwim. but anyways i hc him as transmasc for one thing but also if atlus weren't cowards and actually made his story abt rhat it would've hit so hard. his shadow in general is often overlooked apart from that bc what about the part where he talks about being mistreated by others and feeling utterly alone and not allowing himself to act like a kid!!!! it fucks me up!!! he's also super autism btw like god damn. but YEAH point is I love naoto so much and i hate how both some fans and atlus tjemself treat him because his whole arc and shadow had the potential to be super compelling

apart from who i listed above i do like the rest of the IT so much they're such silly friends (i love you chie i love you yukiko i love you kanji i love you rise i love you teddie.). can't think of any SLs off the top of my head that were crazy but I do like daisuke and kou. OH ALSOO the dojimas..... 😢💧😢😢💧 love them

p5 time :3 I'm into it less so than p3 or p4 but Still

yusuke's my favorite p5 character probably. i domt know what it is apart from the common trend of my favs being autistic as hell (see: akihiko and naoto) but he's like. such a fucked up guy. he's traumatized. he loves art. something is deeply wrong with him. obsessed with this gug

i also do like ren/akira, ryuji, futaba, and also mishima (unfortunately. but in my defense there is something deeply wrong with him slash positive). i don't know a lot abt all of p5's confidants but i like iwai I think.... this reminded me I need to make more progress in p5 what the hell. i miss you futaba (i haven't even got to her palace yet im still on kaneshiros LOL)

but YEAH! thank you for asking!!! from the ones I've played my top favs are akihiko + naoto + yusuke respectively so👍👍👍 loved answering this :3 if u have any thoughts on a particular character feel free to ask and ill elaborate :3

[hopeymchope]

So if you had to give your persona favorite persona protagonist who would it be

(Personally it’s in between makoto or tatsuya for me)

Full Disclosure: Although I attempted to go back and play Persona 2: Innocent Sin, I wound up falling off of it pretty hard in the early game. There was too much I disliked to keep me wanting to play it... so I ultimately don't know that much about Tatsuya. And by extension, that also goes for Maya — even though I wish I knew more about our only adult protag to date, I can't claim to know much.

And I've yet to try the first game, so uh, yeah. I don't know Naoya, either! Ultimately, I'm just your typical "Persona started for me with Persona 3" plebe — at least for now. Maybe until the rumored remakes of the first two games come along. :P

..........all of which means I really only have four protagonists to choose from as my fave right now. Out of P3-P5, I think P3 is easily the game that does the best job of giving the protags distinct personalities that are made clear through their dialogue options. And of the two P3 protags, I'm particularly soft for Kotone Shiomi, aka "FeMC." She's my current favorite.

She's got that upbeat nihilism, and her personality leads to her having some of the best (1) dialogue options (2).

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Loser's Bracket Round 4 is over

Results Here:

It got...eventful

By the way, Ulula and Amitie are wearing the Get along Shirt from here on out. Ulala won fair and square I admit, but that poll got WAY too much attention, and people got WAY TOO out of hand. And there was the age old "Tell me to stop doing something? I'll do it even more" mindset that has never and will never be funny.

As for the rest:

Knuckles the Echidna beats Ren Amamiya, in an honorable discharge

Pocket Circuit Fighter beats Naoya Toudou

Kotone Shiomi beats Sage

Tatsuya Suou beats Yosuke Hanamura, in a match up that appeals to

Koromaru beats Teddie, but we all learned a lot more about how characterization can be lost in translation

Kasane Teto beats Scourge the Hedgehog. Archie Sonic is out of the running. I guess that's fitting, since they're kind of not Sega characters anymore

Aigis beats Ryuji Sakamoto, proving to be the most popular Chariot Persona user (unless someone from 1 or 2 is more popular, but I doubt it)

Maya Amano beats Yusuke Kitagawa

Satan/Dark Prince beats Rise Kujikawa

Silver the Hedgehog beats Akihiko Sanada in this silver haired match up

Ulala beat Amitie...but things got out of hand so they're forming a team

Blaze the Cat beat Ringo

Jeanne beats Ex

Akechi beats Honey

Jack Frost beats Yukari Takeba

Fuuka Yamagishi beats Raphael/Phantom R

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genshin x persona

ive mentioned it before but i wanna go real in depth this time. still not certain on every detail so some have multiple options

this post will be updated as i get more ideas i swear ill remember to update it lol

Naoya - anemo sword/bow/catalyst (sword because he has a sword, bow because he has a gun, catalyst because only spells can hit any enemy in the grid system of the game)

Skill: yeah ive got nothin lmfao. maybe something about summoning the monkeys seimen kongou holds?

Burst: ?????

Tatsuya - pyro sword

Skill: uhhh maybe he summons a motorcycle made of fire and rushes around running enemies over?

Burst: nova kaiser. he creates a shockwave of AoE pyro damage. enemies caught in the blast will be in a state of stasis for a short duration

Maya - cryo bow (bow because guns also make projectiles)

Skill: diamond dust. it creates a field in which characters and enemies are applied cryo, and characters are healed (because she also knows dia)

Burst: omni dimension. similar to venti, she creates an orb of cryo in the air and draws enemies into it, dealing cryo damage

Makoto - pyro sword

Skill: dark hour. during its duration, a burning moon appears above all characters, boosting attack damage

Burst: great seal. while makoto is on the field, he will periodically take damage, restoring the health of all characters. also triggers the dark hour moon (im not really sure about the balancing here... maybe it should still take effect even after switching him out? but then it feels op yknow?)

Kotone - pyro polearm

Skill: same as makoto?

Burst: same as makoto?

Narukami - electro claymore

Skill: midnight channel. similar to keqing, he can either press or hold the button to place two square portals beside himself and a short distance away (get it its shaped like a tv screen but purple because genshin mechanics). he will then jump into the square beside him and appear through the other one. maybe he deals AoE electro damage when he pops out?

Burst: idk i have a couple ideas. maybe he creates a field of fog that deals electro damage until he cuts through it dealing massive damage? maybe he summons an other self made of electro that also attacks with him?

Ren - hydro polearm (hydro because it seems to relate to morality and justice and tbh eiha looks blobby and liquid, polearm because its a dagger on a stick)

Skill: beneath the mask. ren rushes forward and performs AoE hyrdo damage, placing enemies in the range under the mask effect. this lowers their defense

Burst: sinful shell. just kinda makes a giant hydro explosion around him lol

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edit: someone in a discord server proposed that ren (but i think maya could be considered too) is actually a catalyst and their method of casting the spells is gun. i imagined they like summon an elemental construct in the shape of a gun and use it to shoot snowballs and water balls lol

[katsona-the-katsequel]

(Apologies for the awkwardness) I remember a AU with the Wildcards that I was curious about your take on it. From what I remember, it’s been awhile, this AU is a type of Velvet Room AU. Where the Wildcards are meant to replace the servants of Philemon who resided in the room, including Igor, Nameless, Belladonna, and Demon Painter. I cannot remember who they placed with who I think Yu was Igor. (I admit I don’t know much about Persona before Persona 4 and some of Persona 3, so I didn’t know who the others were, only Igor) I was curious on your take if you don’t mind.

I know the AU you're talking about!

Strap in, bois, this is going to get long.

First, we need to establish who's replacing who. Newsona is easy: just swap the assistant with the guest. Bada-bim, bada-bam. It was Oldsona that caused some trouble. Also, do I want Igor to go first because of seniority or go in order of the swapped story that makes the most sense for him? In the end, I went for this order:

Igor -> Aigis (only it was moved first in this AU)

Demon Painter -> Naoya

Nameless -> Tatsuya

Belladonna -> Maya

Elizabeth/Theodore -> Minato/Kotone

Margaret -> Yu

Lavenza -> Akira

Maybe there's a Jose and Akechi swap? Or maybe with Morgana? Not sure about that one yet. The thing about Nameless and Belladonna is that they don't share much about themselves, but since they're a package deal, I swapped them with the other package deal here.

I could have swapped Phil with someone but he's an important Jenga piece that I can't move. If I did, it would be one of three: Tamaki, Tatsuya or Jun (maybe an AU where Phil and Nyarly swap with Tatsuya and Jun? But today is for the assistants only). For now, let's stick to only the main protags.

Also, to have some extra fun imagine that instead of Frankenstein-inspired names the attendants now have Dracula-inspired names. Y'know, cause they were changed into something else for the sake of this AU. For the sake of simplicity I'm going to keep calling them by their normal, Japanese names, tho.

Igor & Aigis

I don't even have to create an arc here. They're both man(?)-made beings created to serve a specific purpose who have questioned their humanity. Even Igor made a reference to it! Maybe this AU would feature Igor's creator more, and though Phil is the one who gave him life, we cannot forget about the theory that it was Dr. Victor who created him. Not the Frankenstein book version, the SMT version whose immortal. I'm going with that.

Igor's arc would replace Tamaki's adventure in SMT: if..., which would give me an excuse to add Dr. Victor in the first place. And what would you know? Aigis has a Plume of Dusk, which gives her a deeper connection with the CU and would allow Phil to teach her the deep primordial magicks or whatever it is he uses.

As I mentioned before, the "human or machine" arc is mostly the same, only less friendship and more Lovecraftian. It has to be to be this early in the timeline.

Demon Painter & Naoya

Just imagine the Demon Painter has a proper human name, ok?

I believe Kazuma Kaneko's stand-in deserves to become the First Proper Persona Protag in this AU. The funny thing about him is that, unlike the other attendants, he's 100% human. He just wanted to paint the Arcana! And after that he leaves! So Naoya gets to stay as a human too.

In this AU the Demon Painter left Sumaru for Mikage-cho to try to escape an artist's block. There, he became Maki's art tutor, being willing to teach her even while she's in the hospital. He's very dedicated to his craft. The Demon Painter would be in the hospital when the earthquake strikes, running into the St. Hermelin kids who'd gone to check on Maki, and the plot would start.

Maybe Naoya would incorporate some arcade dynamics during the copying of the cards? Imagine getting into the Velvet Room and there's a guy playing Street Fighters in the corner, lol. He leaves after getting the perfect score.

Nameless & Tatsuya / Belladonna & Maya

I'm putting this two together.

I know its redundant, but I have no way of fitting Nameless and Belladonna into the plot unless they were Lisa, Michel and Jun's teachers. Belladonna can play mom, that's fine.

Attendant!Tatsuya doesn't have an arm here. It was replaced by a golden version Hand of Midas style. In turn, Nyarlathotep's brand covers Nameless eyes, affecting his perception instead of his actions.

Belladonna would go through trial after trial of people and higher beings trying to silence her for some prophecy. Maybe Maya's pep talks could translate as inspiring poems in the Velvet Room? Maybe??? Tatsuya still plays the guitar, though not an electric one.

I almost forgot to mention, but the Demon Painter, Nameless and Belladonna would have different Arcanas than Naoya, Tatsuya and Maya. I would need to write their arcs to figure out what they would be since they have so little personality, but they would definitely be different.

Elizabeth/Theodore & Minato/Kotone

Now that Aigis is the Igor stand-in, she can play favorites with her attendants and allow Minato AND Kotone to get away with anything. That's right. This AU means they get to exist at the same time. Hooray!

Bad news, Elizabeth/Theodore is an orphan. Igor would also return, having been recruited by the Kirijo Group due to his knowledge of the supernatural. Now that I think about it, Elizabeth/Theodore would have been teenagers when the Moonlight Bridge Incident happened, so they would remember more of it. Maybe that would explain Elizabeth's weirdness and Theodore's more meek personality in this AU. Hard to be normal when you remember having something-that-feels-dead inside you.

And yes, this means Igor fought Ryoji. It was a less physical and more magical fight.

Margaret & Yu

Margaret looks adult-age. She would have moved to Inaba out of her own volition. Here, she's Dojima's estranged sister. Think of it like the city-girl protagonist of a Hallmark movie, only instead of a small town lover and the miracle of Christmas she finds some gay kids and a murder mystery. These things happen. She is now the mom-friend who sometimes doubles as the wine-aunt.

At least Yu gets to ride the limo full-time.

Lavenza & Akira

Lavenza's story would steer more towards child rebellion. All about the helplesness of children about the injustices around them. Actually, kind of like Matilda.

I'm loosing steam and can't think about how Akira would be split in this AU by Yaldy, so we'll leave it here.

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Annon-Guy: I know, right? Tumblr should allow you to take a vote back and vote up to three options at least.

In retrospect, any thoughts on the nine main protagonists of the Persona Series?

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Alright, main protag thoughts (for all 10 actually there was someone you forgot but we'll get to her):

P1 - Naoya - I like this guy a lot actually. You don't really get much of his personality in game as they did the 'silent protag' thing with him but if you actually research his lore he's REALLY interesting.

Did you know he's a twin? He had a twin brother named Kazuya who died before the beginning of the game and this HAUNTS HIM. He's also the only protag to have a 100% canonical love interest and that's Maki.

P2 - Tatsuya - An annoying little shit. I love him dearly but my god this kid needs to stop being melodramatic. We get it: it's the 90's and you're bisexual. Get over yourself.

On a more serious note however: While he is my least favorite of the protaginists, he's definetly one of the most well written and I think that's because he gets two whole games to shine in that are main series titles.

P2 - Maya - Maya has so much going on and I honestly feel really, really bad for her. She and Tatsuya both had to experience that timeline reset but she's the one who got STABBED WITH A SPEAR BECAUSE OF A PROPHECY SHE HAD NO PART IN. Good god girly I am so sorry and I hope you are thriving in the main timeline or whatever.

P3 - Minato/Makoto - Ah yes, door jesus. I think out of all the protags he's definetly my favorite only becuase he's the one we get the most real development for within the modern trilogy. He actually feels like a character on his own and not just a self-insert. I also think his friendship with Elizabeth is the most meaningful out of all the protag/velvet friendships.

P3 - Kotone/Minako - As much as I think she's an interesting addition and she has an outstanding personality compared to many of her counter parts, I feel that Kotone kind of falls flat. This is less her fault as a character though and more on the fact that she's in a doomed timeline that will never get to have any real meaning to the rest of the series as a whole. I also don't like how much the fandom sees her as shipping fodder for Shinji, Akihiko, and Junpei rather than as her own character.

P3: Answer - Aigis - I like her as a character and not so much as an MC. I understand why they made her an MC but I think they could've done a better job.

P4 - Yu - I would add Souji too but considering that he actually gets called Yu in canon games unlike the other characters who simply get called 'hero' or 'joker' or whatever, he's just gonna be Yu here. He's my sister's favorite and tbh I definetly get it. He has some of the best relationships with his party memebers in the main story and he's overall just a goofy dork. He's funny and charming and I see the appeal.

P4A - Labrys - This girl is a walking tragedy and I am wishing her all the best. She's also just really fun to play as.

P4D - Rise - This is the forgotten one and yes she is a protag I don't care what anyone says. She has some of her best screentime and overall development in P4D and I think it's a crime that people don't take this game seriously just because it's a rhythm game. Like, I originally didn;t like her very much when I first experinced P4 but it was P4D that made her grow on me.

P5 - Akira/Ren - Listen. I don't have time to write an essay on this man and you don't have the time to read an essay on this man. All you need to know is that he as some REALLY interesting lore implications and if the series decides to use this to their advantage they could do some awesome things with him. I also like his relationships with his party members and his sense of justice is superb. I LOVE him in Strikers btw.

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🍙 What's your character's comfort food? Is there a special way of making it?

For all three muses, please!

Yu: His main comfort food is the Mega Beef Bowl at Aiya's. Obviously, he doesn't make it, since it's Aiya's, but he has tried to once or twice. Never really been able to recreate it.

Kotone: Omelette and Fried Rice! Shinji made it for her when they started going out, and she made it for Ken too, so it reminds her of her friends in SEES.

Naoya: This man cannot cook for shit. His comfort food is black bean curry, but he has to call Maki to get the recipe every time he tries to make it. It never turns out as good as when she makes it.

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Mythology in Persona

I’ve been a fan of Persona for several years, and one of the things that always got my interest is how mythology inspires and is involved in a lot of the things in the saga, for example, how Persona 3 is a whole Greek tragedy (Might talk about it in the future). This post will be related to the history and meaning behind the main character’s Personas from all the 6 games in the saga. There are some spoilers too, so be aware of that.

  -          Shin Megami Tensei Persona

Starting with Naoya Toudou, or Boy with Earring as many people know him. His initial persona is Seimen Kongou, from The Emperor Arcana. The Rakshasa come from Hindu mythology, wich were created from Brahmas toes, bringing all sorts of bad omen to the world, but Seimen Kongou was different. Taking a separate path from the other Rakshasa, Seimen Kongou dedicated himself to protecting the world from his evil pairs. He is usually depicted using 4 objects: A Wheel, a staff, a vajra and a rope; each representing a thing. The Wheel represents how the Buddhist monks teach the cycle of life and death, the staff is an object used in rituals, the vajra represents the wisdom of Buddhism and the rope represents the capture of the ones that harm humanity.

In the game, Seimen Kongou’s design is mostly based on the cult of Koshin’s depiction, giving him a more humanoid look with animalistic limbs, having a face that resembles that of a demon, referencing him as a former Rakshasa. He is also accompanied by three monkeys, with a blindfold, mouthguard, and headphones; representing the “See no evil”, “Speak no evil” and “Hear no evil” respectively.

Throughout the main story of the game, we see how Naoya evolves, making him a more compassionate person. When he faces his shadow self, he doesn’t care about anything except the game he’s playing, showing us a more indifferent side of him that belongs to the start of the game. We can see the relation it has with Seimen Kongou’s story, where he rejected his devilish path and turned to one where he could help the world and protect it from evil.

  -          SMT Persona 2 Innocent Sin & Eternal Punishment

Tatsuya Suou, one of the two main characters from Persona 2. His initial persona is Vulcanus, from The Sun Arcana. Vulcanus, one of the sons of Jupiter and Juno, was the god of fire, forge, and male fertility. He’s often related to destructive fire and volcanos, having his temples located outside of the cities. His first tales speak about him finding a fire, which he used to melt iron and gold, utilizing it for swords, shields, bracelet, and chains. He crafted these items with the objective of giving them to people that would make good use of them, power in good hands can do a positive thing to the world.

This relates to Tatsuya in the beginning of the game, where he’s asked about what he’s going to do in the future, not being certain about it, not having a purpose. Joker, the main villain in this game, steals the objectives and desires of people, but he and the rest of his friends are immune to this because of their lack of purpose, which they develop as the game continues, thanks to how Tatsuya, just as Vulcanus in his stories, gives them the tools to do so. When Tatsuya finds his purpose, his Persona awakens to Apollo, God of music and the sun. I’ll talk more about him in a bit.

Now to Maya Amano. Her initial persona is Maia, from the Moon Arcana. Maia is the total opposite of Vulcanus, being a gentle goddess related to earth and love; this relates to how Tatsuya acts in a more reckless way compared to Maya, acting as a mother to the group, helping the group more than their own parents.

Her awakened persona is Artemis, sister of Apollo. The two have the same relation as Vulcanus and Maia. One being reckless and destructive, while the other being calmer and more supportive.

    -          Persona 3

Now to my favorite game of the 6 (Which is getting a remake!). Makoto Yuki and Kotone Shiomi, the first main characters who belong to The Fool Arcana, whose initial persona is Orpheus. Son of Oeagrus, king of Thrace, and Calliope, a Muse and patron of epic poetry, Orpheus was a poet, musician and prophet. In one of his various tales, he becomes one of the argonauts, keeping his partners safe with the sound of his lyre from the siren’s songs. But his most memorable one was with his wife Eurydice. The two were walking around the forest, where a satyr tried taking advantage of Eurydice, resulting in her stepping on a viper and died because of the bite.

 Grieved, Orpheus played a song so mournful that even the gods felt sorry for him, advising him to go to the underworld and talk to Hades. When he arrived, he played the same melody to both Hades and Persephone, the two were so touched by it that they allowed him to take her back, but with only one condition; he couldn’t look back before he reached the surface. Managing to almost reach the exit, Orpheus looked back to see if Eurydice was fine, but as soon as he turned around, her spirit got swallowed back to the Underworld, only to be there for eternity.

In the game, you must guide the group through Tartarus, with the objective of reaching the top of it and finding a way to end the dark hour. At the end of the game, you sacrifice yourself to protect your loved ones and save the world.

    -          Persona 4

Yu Narukami, the gigachad himself. His initial persona is Izanagi, from The Fool Arcana. Izanagi and Izanami are the two creator Gods from the Japanese creation myth; one day, Izanami gave birth to Kagutsuchi, Japanese God of fire, who burned her to death as a result. Izanagi embraced himself, walking through the land of the death in search for Izanami. When he found her, he asked about returning with him to the land of the living, but she was already a part of this realm. Izanami answered that she was going to try to negotiate with the God of the underworld, asking Izanagi to wait for her, but he couldn’t resist the curiosity to se what was deeper inside. Looking once again for her, he’d find the rotting corpse of the goddess, making him flee in fear. Enraged, Izanami chased behind him, sending demon after demon after him, but it wasn’t enough to catch him. Once Izanagi reached the entrance, he placed a large boulder in front of it, blocking the entrance to the underworld. When Izanami reached the entrance, she said that she’d kill 1000 humans every day, but Izanagi replied that he’d create 1500 humans every day, breaking their bond for eternity.

Izanagi as Yu’s persona serves as a link to the rest of the cast’s personas, all of them coming from Japanese mythology.  This also relates to how Izanagi was able to turn the page of such a horrifying situation, being like how Yu must reach the truth and continue, not running away from his destiny.

  -          Persona 5

And so, we finally reach the end of this post, and what better character to end this with Ren Amamiya, better known as Joker. His persona is Arsene, from The Fool Arcana. Created by the French author Maurice Leblanc in 1905, Arsene Lupin is a gentleman burglar, who follows the same premise as Robin Hood of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

This character fits Joker so well, as they are on the good side, but work on the wrong side of justice, acting by their own image of it. Both target people with power as their objective, stealing their treasure and giving it to those who once were harmed by them.

Agustín Dazarola.

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(I haven't played p2 yet I'm sorry for being a fake fan)

I think Naoya or Makoto would have a pet frog or turtle that means the absolute world to them, like they get sick, and they only trust one *maybe* two people with taking care of them levels of "this is my child if anything happens to it I will kill everyone in this room and then myself" they LOVE their silly lil guy named Fortuitous Jerome or something

For Narukami, I'd say he'd have something that's out of the ordinary (maybe a pig, chinchilla, maybe?). I've always imagined he's kinda a local legend after the events of p4, like the everyday things he did have been either incredibly exaggerated or insanely misunderstood like people that kinda knew him say things like "I heard he was dating 10 girls at once" (he's been with Yosuke for like 4 years and rejected all of them) or something like that.

Kotone would have like an absolutely massive dog (like it's like 2.5, maybe 3 times bigger than Koromaru), and she let's it sleep in her bed with her every single night (much to the dismay of whoever I'm shipping her with atm) like she LOVES this thing. y'know that whole meme of "dad doesn't wanna get a dog," and then it cuts to the dad and the dog, and they're inseparable? It's like that

Kotone alternate timeline: giant fuckass python named Rachel (idk have a reason for this she just has the vibe)

I think Akiren has a rodent of some kind, maybe a hedgehog he names Ogilvie? (he's a massive need like that). If not that I think he'd have some guinea pigs (Sorry, I don't have much for him. I just think Morgana is enough for him, honestly.

Akechi is technically a wildcard, so I'm putting him here, too. I think he'd have something small, maybe a lizard? After he disappears, I think Akira would probably adopt it but idk

funky llittle question

i was thinking and I inddleed do have a funky little question ‼️ if you had to give each persona wildcard an animal what would you give them, I want to do an art thing and have been thinking about it a lot ‼️

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lord forgive me for i have made another persona uquiz. which persona protagonist are you? lmk in the tags what you got 👀

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Persona 25th Anniversary: Maya

Here is some fun little 25th anniversary art of the Protags as I imagine them to be around the Persona 5 time-line. (Since they're all in the same universe.)

🗣Headcannon: Maya would just continue her calling as a reporter in my head. Being one of the rarer Adult Protagonists, I feel like I couldn't change too much in her.

Being almost 40 myself, I figured she'd be fashion forward but marry being stylish & comfortable. I looked up the fashion in 2016 and Japan was doing lots of oversized clothes for men and women and I feel like it was a perfect professional style with the right accessories and touches. She was in her 20s and didn't have piercings so I decided to still keep her that way since as adult, it was a conscious choice. I transplanted her signature hearts into her purse & high waisted belt as a reminder of her key motto: Think positive!

Persona 1: Naoya Toudou:

Persona 2: Tatsuya Suou

Persona 2: Maya Amano

Persona 3: Makoto Yuki/Minato Arisato

Persona 3: Kotone Shiomi/Minako Arisato

Persona 4: Yu Narukami

Persona 5: Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu

✨️25th Final Art✨️

💖BONUS ART: Ren/Akira 2024

Happy 25th!