#p3r the answer

[artsquirrelb]

the start of a life-long bond

[my-two-cents-about-everything]

Baby Mitsuru!❤️❤️

[megidoblues]

shadow chasing

[persona-game-info]

Artwork by Rokuro Saito to celebrate the upcoming release of Episode Aigis - The Answer

[eru-iru]

how much longer can you keep this up?

[gravitysoda]

in spring, i will think of you 🌸 happy birthday aigis!

[leelreallylikespersona]

I went a little crazy

[monsoon-of-art]

hey CR33-P3R, what's your favorite biome that you've observed?

[kerto-p]

why is it harder to break items in the answer

[fatalwhims]

maybe it's my shinji glasses, but i couldn't help thinking back to his linked episodes at the end of the game when you realize that makoto was able to stay alive for a whole month out of sheer will because he wanted to fulfill his promise to meet up on graduation day with his friends. i like to think that he remembered shinji's words here and his whole SL with shinji that was based around how important the promise made by shinji meant to aki + mitsuru.

[eggs-can-draw]

Tres worms,,,,,drei even,,,,,

[artsquirrelb]

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP MY BABIESSSSSSS

[my-two-cents-about-everything]

Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass | Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Series ...

The Answer (Episode Aigis) Trailer has dropped.

Releasing in September, no date yet.

[persona-game-info]

New P3 Reload Sea Paradise collab

[wolvenfarts]

self-indulgent edit a la ending credits

[fuubee]

Aigis Was Always Human: P3 Analysis

Major P3 Spoilers Ahead!

Aigis may not have the original “robot developing human feelings” storyline, but hers is my favorite. There are aspects of her character that develop her so naturally as human, not just when P3’s story calls for it.

The first hint: her Persona even existing. Palladion is a statue meant to guard a Greek city as the imitation of Athena. Also, the ‘aegis’ is a shield carried by Athena. Carl Jung’s psychology is important to the game, and to have a Persona, you need an ego; a self-concept. Ikutsuki stated that Aigis is a weapon designed to fight Shadows, but her Persona is a protector. Therefore, she had developed a self-concept of being a protector from the beginning. 

However, Palladion is presented as an artificial Persona because Aigis views protection as the role she is programmed to fulfill. Protecting Makoto is her mission because he carries the Shadow threat inside him. Ikutsuki was surprised that she even had this long-term goal, hinting that Aigis is more complex than assumed.

Throughout the game, Aigis’ narrow commitment to her role is the barrier between her connecting with others. The text prompts the player to wait until Aigis is more human-like to form a bond—indicating that Makoto sees her potential. Still, we can’t say that she doesn’t try to relate to S.E.E.S., as we can see her open up with her strange humor and her interest in humanity. She’s just imitating, but she’s learning, too. 

I loved that P3R added scenes where we read and garden with Aigis. She shows childlike empathy for plants and animals and even insects, and she talks about things involving her ego. Reading the yakuza series makes her want to imitate that coolness (“that ass better not crack under pressure!”) because she wants to be seen as strong and intimidating. She’s even dejected that she looks too ‘cute’ or like a ‘normal high school girl.’  

A robot just following orders would not want to create instead of destroy, or become insecure about how she’s perceived. She could defend it as practical, like, “growing vegetables assists the team, and being cool makes me strong against Shadows.” But hold on—Makoto could garden alone, and whether you project confidence or not is about your ego, not your efficiency, Aigis!

These small moments culminate in her major arc of defying her programming, changing how she speaks, and evolving Palladion into the real Athena. The goddess Athena is not just in the role of a protector. She is also wise, brave, and innovative. Aigis can see these traits in herself and admit that protecting Makoto, and S.E.E.S, is about caring for them.  

Her social link poignantly tackles loneliness and grief. Aigis does everything she can to reunite the old woman with her cat, despairing that she cannot. The cat is dead, and the old woman will die too, with no one to keep her company. Aigis’ strong empathy for both animals and humans is shown, and so is her grappling with fear. 

Now that she had seen Shinjiro and Kirijo die, grief must be in the back of her mind. She’s paranoid that, now that she’s attached to S.E.E.S., she will lose them. This poor girl has only recently conceptualized death, and she experiences all the joys and sorrows of being human. Worse, we bond with her in January, so Makoto doesn’t have much time left. 

I decided to romance her, and she talks about the sensitivity of her Papillon Heart. ‘Butterfly,’ in French, and symbolizing transformation, the Papillon Heart always foreshadowed the humanity inside her. She wants to be attached, even if it means being hurt. The game itself rejects apathy as the loss of humanity, as does Aigis reject being unfeeling.