Akihiko Sanada

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Akihiko Sanada is a major character in Persona 3. He is a third year student at Gekkoukan High School and a member of S.E.E.S. years before the events of the game. In game, he joins as one of the protagonist's party members after a certain time.

Profile

Akihiko is a third-year student at Gekkoukan High School, and the captain of its boxing team. He was the second member of S.E.E.S. after having been recruited by Mitsuru Kirijo in junior high school. After losing his parents at a young age, Akihiko and his younger sister Miki were placed in an orphanage, where he met his best friend Shinjiro Aragaki. After an orphanage fire that resulted in Miki's death, Akihiko obsessed with becoming stronger, seeing himself as having been too weak to save her.

Akihiko's extracurricular choice is boxing, a sport he has been participating in since at least his junior high school days, and is undefeated in. He accepted Mitsuru's request to join S.E.E.S. initially as another means of building his strength, however also states that he and Shinjiro's ultimate goal was to destroy the Dark Hour.^[3]

Personality-wise, Akihiko comes off as practical and determined, aloof but with a "confident air and ambitious attitude".^[4] At times, Akihiko is awkward and oblivious, often blunt. At other times, he is impulsive and reckless, particularly when it comes to battle and arguments.

Like most of the cast, Akihiko wears a modified version of the standard Gekkoukan uniform: a white dress shirt with black slacks and neck-tie, with brown Oxfords and black gloves. He carries his Gekkoukan uniform jacket over his shoulder, electing instead for a red sweater-vest over his shirt, emblazoned with a yellow lower-case "b". Akihiko has short light grey-hair. His eye colour ranges from brown to hazel to muted shades of blue and green, but are most often a darker shade of grey to his hair.

According to character designer Shigenori Soejima, Akihiko's initial design concept was "the cool senior".^[5]

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Akihiko Sanada.

Akihiko is available as a party member starting from May 23rd. In battle, Akihiko uses his fists and specializes in physical and electric skills. In Persona 3 Portable, he is available as the Star Social Link for the female protagonist, replacing Mamoru Hayase for the male protagonist. In Persona 3 Reload, he is available as a Link Episode for the first time starting from May 29th.

Akihiko later appears in Persona Q and Persona Q2, as well as a fighter in Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. In Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight, he is available as one of the main dancers.

Manual

Manual Descriptions
Persona 3	Akihiko is the captain of the school's boxing team. Outwardly he appears calm, cool, and collected, but on the inside he is full of passion and ambition. He views his membership in SEES as an opportunity for training.
Persona 4 Arena	A former member of SEES who is close to Mitsuru. Though still in college, his thirst for power led him around the world to train. He can rush down the opponent with his quick fists and finish them with his Persona, Caesar
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight	A third-year at Gekkoukan High, making him the protagonist's senpai. He is the undefeated boxing club champ and the diligent powerhouse of SEES. Now, he aims to become a dance champion by driving the audience wild with his athletic moves and stoic stage presence.