Izanagi (Persona)

Izanagi
Origin	Shintoism
Arcana(s)	FoolPersona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Izanagi is a Persona in the Persona series. It is the starting Persona of Persona 4's protagonist.

Profile

Origin

Izanagi is a Shinto deity and creator god, born as the scion of creation after seven generations of divine spirits. Izanagi created the physical world alongside his wife Izanami, and sired many gods with her.

When the fire god Hi-no-Kagutsuchi was born, his flames burned Izanami to death. Izanagi journeyed to Yomi, the world of the dead, to retrieve his wife. However, upon seeing Izanami in her dead, rotten state, she flew into a shame-driven rage, and expelled him from Yomi. Corrupted by the filth of Yomi, Izanami swore to kill one thousand people a day; Izanagi retorted by creating one thousand and five hundred people. After returning from Yomi, Izanagi cleansed the filth from his body. Given life by Izanagi's divinity, the filth was purified and came to life as the deities Amaterasu (born from Izanagi's left eye), Tsukuyomi (born form Izanagi's right eye), and Susano-o (born from Izanagi's nose). Izanagi separated the world among his new offspring: Amaterasu received the land, Tsukuyomi the night, and Susano-o the sea.

Design

Shigenori Soejima designed Izanagi to look manly: He has a boys' school uniform, a knife, and he gives off the vibes of an Ōendan leader. Soejima picked the large knife as a weapon even though Izanagi is depicted wielding a spear because young Japanese men thought that carrying a knife would make them feel manly and he wanted the protagonist's youth to reflect in the design. He also wanted to add some of Izanagi's manly design elements to the protagonist as well, but felt that would make the character's design a bit too cliche.

Gameplay

Persona 3 Reload

Name Level Izanagi 46	Strength 31 Magic 30 Endurance 25 Agility 31 Luck 28
Location —
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Fool ✘ Elec A
Resistances — — — — — RsResist WkWeak — NuNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cross Slash 18% HP Deals medium Slash damage to 1 foe (2 hits). Ziodyne 14 SP Deals heavy Electric damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Shock. Marakukaja 24 SP Increases party's Defense for 3 turns. Matarukaja 24 SP Increases party's Attack for 3 turns. 47 Blade of Fury 17% HP Deals weak Slash damage to all foes (2-4 hits). 48 Evade Slash — Greatly increase Evasion against Slash skills. Does not stack. 50 Soul Shift — When Shifting to an ally, that ally recovers 5 SP. 52

Persona 4

Name Level Izanagi 1	Strength 3 Magic 2 Endurance 2 Agility 3 Luck 2
Location —
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Fool — Elec
Resistances — — — StrStrong WkWeak — NulNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zio 4 SP Deals light Elec damage to 1 foe. Innate Cleave 5% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Rakukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Defense for 3 turns. Innate Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 3 Tarukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. 5

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Izanagi 1	Strength 3 Magic 2 Endurance 2 Agility 3 Luck 2
Location Fusion only
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Fool ✘ Elec
Resistances — — — StrStrong WkWeak — NulNull
Skill Card Zio
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zio 4 SP Deals light Elec damage to 1 foe. Innate Cleave 5% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Rakukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Defense for 3 turns. Innate Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 3 Tarukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. 5

Persona 5

Name Level Izanagi 20	Strength 14 Magic 13 Endurance 13 Agility 14 Luck 13
Arcana Inheritance Electric Chair Fool Almighty
Resistances — — — — StrStrong WkWeak — — — NulNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cross Slash 20% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe 2 times. High Accuracy. Zionga 8 SP Medium Elec dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Shock. Tarukaja 8 SP Increases Attack for one ally for 3 turns. Rising Slash 14% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe. Powers up after a Baton Pass. 21 Dodge Phys — Increases Evasion from Phys skills. 22 Mazionga 16 SP Medium Elec dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Shock. 24 Growth 3 — Earn 100% EXP even when not participating in battle. 25

Name Level Izanagi Picaro 23	Strength 16 Magic 15 Endurance 15 Agility 16 Luck 14
Arcana Inheritance Electric Chair Fool Almighty
Resistances — — — — NulNull WkWeak — — — NulNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cross Slash 20% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe 2 times. High Accuracy. Zionga 8 SP Medium Elec dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Shock. Rakukaja 8 SP Increases Defense for one ally for 3 turns. Rising Slash 14% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe. Powers up after a Baton Pass. 24 Null Phys — Nullifies Phys attacks. 25 Mazionga 16 SP Medium Elec dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Shock. 27 Growth 3 — Earn 100% EXP even when not participating in battle. 28

Persona 5 Royal

Name Level Izanagi 20	Strength 14 Magic 13 Endurance 13 Agility 14 Luck 13
Arcana Inheritance Electric Chair Fusion Alarm Fool Almighty White Headband White Headband R
Resistances — — — — StrStrong WkWeak — — — NulNull
Trait God Maker Increases chance of triggering ally's Persona traits.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cross Slash 20% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe 2 times. High Accuracy. Zionga 8 SP Medium Elec dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Shock. Tarukaja 8 SP Increases Attack for one ally for 3 turns. Rising Slash 14% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe. Powers up after a Baton Pass. 21 Dodge Phys — Increases Evasion from Phys skills. 23 Mazionga 16 SP Medium Elec dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Shock. 24 Growth 3 — Earn 100% EXP even when not participating in battle. 25

Name Level Izanagi Picaro 23	Strength 16 Magic 15 Endurance 15 Agility 16 Luck 14
Arcana Inheritance Electric Chair Fusion Alarm Fool Almighty Growth 2 Growth 3
Resistances — — — — NulNull WkWeak — — — NulNull
Trait God Maker Increases chance of triggering ally's Persona traits.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cross Slash 20% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe 2 times. High Accuracy. Zionga 8 SP Medium Elec dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Shock. Rakukaja 8 SP Increases Defense for one ally for 3 turns. Rising Slash 14% HP Heavy Phys dmg to one foe. Powers up after a Baton Pass. 24 Null Phys — Nullifies Phys attacks. 26 Mazionga 16 SP Medium Elec dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Shock. 27 Growth 3 — Earn 100% EXP even when not participating in battle. 28

Persona 4 Arena

Main article: Gameplay:Yu Narukami § Persona 4 Arena

Yu uses Izanagi as his Persona for his C and D buttons in Arena.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Main article: Gameplay:Yu Narukami § Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Yu uses Izanagi as his Persona for his C and D buttons again in Arena Ultimax.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Name Level Izanagi 15	Strength 23 Magic 16 Endurance 22 Agility 18 Luck 16
Arcana HP SP Type Fool 154 39 Phys
Resistances — — — StrStrong WkWeak — — — NulNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zanshinken 16 HP Light Phys attack. If unhurt during turn, extra attack activates. Innate Raikouzan 32 HP Light Elec attack that splashes to either side. (1 enemy) Innate Tarukaja 8 SP Raise attack for 3 turns. (1 ally) Innate Swordbreaker — Medium chance of decreasing Phys damage to the user's row. Innate Elecstrike Link 48 HP Light Elec attack. Further allied attacks gain link damage. 20 Leg Reaper 19 HP Medium Phys attack, with medium chance of Agility Bind. 24 Raimeizan 56 HP Medium Elec attack that splashes to either side. (1 enemy) 28 Brutal Slash 42 HP Medium Phys attack. If unhurt during turn, extra attack activates. 32 Matarukaja 18 SP Raise attack for 3 turns. (Party) 37 Mazionga 36 SP Medium Elec attack. (All enemies) 43 Raijinzan 82 HP Heavy Elec attack that splashes to either side. (1 enemy) 47 Heaven's Blade 68 HP Heavy Phys attack. If unhurt during turn, extra attack activates. 56 Blade of Fury 68 HP Heavy Phys attack that splashes to either side. 61 Maziodyne 52 SP Heavy Elec attack. (All enemies) 64 Myriad Arrows 85 HP 6-8 heavy Phys attacks. 69
Unison Skills Skill Cost Description Lightning Duo — Skill by two wild card team leaders: Joker / P4 Hero Pair of Aces — Skill by wild cards with guts of steel: P4 Hero / P3 Hero Wildcard Order — Skill by four wild cards: Joker / P3P Heroine / P4 Hero / P3 Hero

Name Level Arcana Type Izanagi Picaro 23 Fool Mag

HP+ SP+ Card Cost FilmCan appear when a golden Shadow is defeated 60 20 Elec Amp ¥3560 ✘ Inheritance ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cross Slash 12 HP Medium Phys attack. Innate Mazio 18 SP Light Elec attack. (All enemies) Innate Regenerate 2 — Moderately restore HP at the end of the turn. Innate Elec Amp — Moderately raise Elec attack strength. 24 Combo Arts+ — High chance of another attack after regular attack. 25 Dragon Cry 28 SP Greatly raise physical attack and act first for 3 turns. 26

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Persona 3 Reload	A Persona that granted power to a hero in another story. He is one of the gods who existed before Japan was formed. He created the Oyashima from chaos, then birthed countless children and laid the foundation of soil and nature.
Persona 4	One of the ancient gods who existed before Japan was formed. He created the Ouyashima from chaos, then gave birth to countless children and laid the foundation of soil and nature.
Persona 4 Golden	One of the ancient gods who existed before Japan began. He created the Oyashima from chaos, then gave birth to countless children and laid the foundation of soil and nature.
Persona 5	A Persona of another story. One of the ancient gods who existed before Japan was formed. He created the Oyashima from chaos, then gave birth to countless children and laid the foundation of soil and nature.

Compendium Entries
Persona 5	A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. One of the ancient gods who existed before Japan was formed. He created the Oyashima from chaos, then gave birth to countless children.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イザナギ izanagi	Izanagi
Simplified Chinese	伊邪那岐 yīxiénāqí	Izanagi
Traditional Chinese	伊邪那岐 yīxiénāqí	Izanagi
Korean	이자나기 ijanagi	Izanagi
Russian	Идзанаги Idzanagi	Izanagi

Gallery

Game Appearances

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  Izanagi's card in Persona 4: The Card Battle

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  Render of Izanagi for Persona 5

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  Render of Izanagi Picaro for Persona 5

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  Model from Persona 4 Golden

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  Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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  Model of Izanagi playing an electric guitar in Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Anime Appearances

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  Persona 4 The Animation Japanese Standard Edition DVD Vol. 1 Cover

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  Render for Persona 4 The Animation

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  Key art for Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope

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  Izanagi drinkCola, passion fruit syrup, lemon at the Persona 4 The Golden Animation Adachi cafe