Persona (Concept)
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Personas are manifested entities in the Persona series. A Persona is the manifestation of a person's personality in response to outside stimuli,[1] which can take the shape of gods, demons, or historical or folk figures. Those who have awakened to their Personas and are able to summon them are referred to as Persona Users.[2] Personas are often compared to masks that emerge to protect the user from hardships;[1] the term "persona" is a word of Latin origin meaning a mask or a projected social front.
Description
Gameplay
Personas, alongside Shadows act as the Persona series' equivalent to Demons in other Megami Tensei games, which can be summoned into battles by their Persona User and fused by the player. Personas are associated with the Arcana, which group Personas and Shadows by the Major Arcana tarot.
Persona and Persona 2: Innocent Sin/Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Persona 3 onward
From Persona 3 onward, Personas are generally considered to be unique and mostly unchangeable for most characters who wield them with the exception of those with the "Wild Card" (usually the player character), which allows them to hold multiple personas of each Arcana. The player can use the Social Link system (In Persona 3 and Persona 4) or the Confidant system with a character relating to a specific arcana in order to increase the strength of the Personas of the respective Arcana. Completing an Arcana will then let you unlock a new fusion.
Other party member may obtain an "Ultimate Persona" later in the game. In Persona 3, S.E.E.S. members will automatically obtain their respective ultimate personas as the story continues. In Persona 4 and Persona 5, their Ultimate Persona is obtained by fully completing the Party Member's respective Arcana. In Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal, doing this will also allow you to obtain a "Second Awakening" later on for that character in the respective game's new story segment. .
Game Appearances
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Persona 3
Persona 4
Persona 5
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Igor: It may take some time to fully comprehend. A Persona is a facet of your personality that surfaces as you react to external stimuli... You can think of it as a mask that protects you as you brave many hardships. That being said, your power is still weak..." Persona 3.
- ↑ "Shuji Ikutsuki: Although rare, there are those who can function during the Dark Hour. Some may even awaken to a power that enables them to fight the Shadows. That's "Persona"--the power you used the other night. The Shadows can only be defeated by Persona-users. Which means, it's all up to you guys." Persona 3.