Yu Narukami
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Yu Narukami is a playable character and the protagonist of Persona 4 and its spin-offs. The name Yu Narukami was originally the protagonist's name in Persona 4 The Animation, later adopted for Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4: Dancing All Night. The name became the protagonist's default name in the Steam and subsequent re-releases of Persona 4 Golden, which the game defaults to if its text language settings are changed.[1]
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Gameplay
- For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Yu Narukami.
The protagonist starts out with Izanagi. Unlike other party members, the protagonist can never be swapped out of battle, and having him faint will result in an automatic Game Over.
The protagonist has the special property of being a Wild Card, making him able to summon and switch between different Personas in battle, as well as change his stock of Personas to an extent. This lets him swap out between multiple different strategies, as well as switch his elemental affinities.
Game Appearances
Persona 4
The Hero is silent and nameless with a malleable personality like other silent protagonists in the franchise.
Persona 4 Golden
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Persona 4 Arena
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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Side P4:
On this side he is the player character and once again silent and nameless. The Hero is referred to as Leader on this side, while the P3 Hero is referred to as Vice Leader.
Side P3:
On this side he is a supporting character, despite being a vocal supporting character he is still nameless. Because of this, he is referred to as Vice Leader while the P3 Hero is referred to as Leader.
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
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Persona 5 Royal
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Anime Appearances
Persona 4 The Animation
Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope
Persona 4 The Golden Animation
Manga Appearances
Persona 4
Persona 4: The Magician
Persona 4 Arena
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Side:P3
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Roundabout
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Side:P4
Sound Drama Appearances
Persona 4 Drama CD Vol 1
Persona 4 Drama CD Vol 2
Persona 4 Drama CD Vol 3
Persona 4 The Golden DRAMA CD Vol. 1
Persona 4 The Golden DRAMA CD Vol. 2
Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD #1 I Guess I'm Not Lucky After All
Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD #2 You'll understand when you get older
Persona 4 The Golden Animation Original Drama CD Vol. 1
Persona 4 The Golden Animation Original Drama CD Vol. 2
Stage Play Appearances
Visualive Persona 4
Visualive Persona 4 the Evolution
Stage Play Persona 4 Arena
Stage Play Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Nomenclature
Language | Name | Meaning |
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鳴上 悠 | Narukami Yū. The family name means "above the animal cry" and the given name means "calm" or "eternal." |
Trivia
- According to the Persona 4 Art Book, Soejima states if the P4 Hero was a Sentai Ranger he would be the Blue Ranger rather than the Red Ranger.
- Despite this, his later outfit is ironically the Red Ranger in both P4G and P4D.
- According to the Persona 5 Art Book, the Hero is described as being designed to remind you of a dog: loyal and sincere.
- In the US manual for the original Playstation 2 release of Persona 4, the protagonist is shown to be named Raidou Kuzunoha.[2] This is a reference to the character of the same name from the Devil Summoner series.
- Yu Narukami has several alternate color palettes in Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle intended to reference other media.
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Palette 8
Based on Ryoji Mochizuki from Persona 3. -
Palette 9
Based on Ragna the Bloodedge from the Blazblue series. -
Palette 10
Based on Makoto Yuki and Orpheus from Persona 3. -
Palette 11
Based on Hyde Kido and Linne from Under Night In-Birth. -
Palette 12
Based on Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee from RWBY
- In the manga, Soji forms bonds with both characters of the Sun and Strength Arcana, despite this being impossible in-game.
- In the stage plays, the Hero's name is changed with each showing as the audience would choose the name.
- Yu's cell phone in Persona 4 The Animation is the teal and silver EXILIM CA003.[3]
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References
- ↑ "The text language setting has been changed so the main character's name will be fixed as "Yu Narukami." If you'd like to keep your original name, you must change back to the original text language setting." Persona 4 Golden (Steam).
- ↑ Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Game Manual, Atlus. Published by Atlus. English. p. 17.
- ↑ The EXILIM CA003 - Super high res digital zoom 12m camera. Published 2009. Retrieved 2023. Pho-N Watch. News Article.
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