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Naoto Shirogane is a prodigious freelance detective, working alongside the Yasoinaba Police Department to discover the culprit of the double homicide that occurs in Inaba during April, 2011. Despite only being a first year in high school, Naoto takes the role of the fifth in the Shirogane lineage of detectives very seriously, often acting more mature than one Naoto's age would. This causes Naoto to have difficulty taking the feelings of others into account,<ref>"I'm sorry, I seem to have a tin ear for other people's feelings... [[Yosuke Hanamura|Yosuke-san]] told me so before." - Persona 4 Fortune Social Link rank 1</ref> and Naoto has also expressed a distaste for activities deemed childish.<ref>"Whether the sender is male or female, I have no intention of responding. I have no time to be dilly-dallying with callow love affairs." - Persona 4 Fortune Social Link rank 3</ref> However, despite this, Naoto does occasionally show notes of immaturity, specifically regarding the occult.<ref>"Oh, and I heard that [[wikipedia:Haniwa|Haniwa]] are occasionally found in the mountains around here. They say this entire area could have been a grave site long ago..."<br /> " F-Folklore has little valid scientific evidence, but is a result of cultural significance and strong story elements...A-Any "ancient burial ground" is likely just the site of a t-temple, so, um..."<br /> "You're scared too?")<br /> "Yes."<br /> - a conversation between [[Yukiko Amagi]], [[Yosuke Hanamura]], and Naoto Shirogane, Persona 4 Golden, February 11th, 2012</ref> Naoto was designed with the image of a "young detective boy" in mind, which, according to character designer [[Shigenori Soejima]], is the reason behind Naoto's signature blue newsboy hat.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Naoto was designed to be a "young detective boy," and to me, that meant he needed a very particular hat.|translquote=|des=|chapter=1|book=Persona 4: Official Design Works|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=English|volume=|edition=|page=106|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref> On days in which school is not in session, such as holidays, Naoto is typically seen wearing formal clothing befitting the season, all of which have blue as the primary color. The standard male [[Yasogami High School]] uniform is worn on days in which Naoto does go to school. Shoes with platform soles and the aforementioned newsboy hat are present in almost all of Naoto's outfits with very few exceptions.

===Persona 4===

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===Persona 4 Arena===

Naoto appears as a playable character alongside the rest of the Investigation Team in [[Persona 4 Arena]] and [[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]. Unique in many ways, Naoto's game plan changes depending on the situation. Guns, traps, and powerful anti-airs help keep the opponent away when Naoto does not want them to be close, while powerful lunges and normal attacks allow Naoto to play offensively. Additionally, when fighting Naoto, a Fate gauge is placed innately on the opponent, which starts at 13 and goes down after certain attacks are used. Reducing the Fate gauge to zero will allow Naoto to utilize [[Hamaon]] and [[Mudoon]], supers that instantly kill the opponent. Overall, Naoto is a strong character with tools to deal with many situations, though these strengths are offset by Naoto's meter dependence and resource management.</br>

Naoto is mentioned on [[Leblanc]]'s TV in Persona 5.<ref>"Hey there! Next up is our special feature on [[Goro Akechi|the boy who's set to be the next Detective Prince!]] The original Detective Prince was Naoto Shirogane, but people are excited about this new one!" - TV inside [[Leblanc]], Persona 5, April 29</ref>

Naoto is playable in [[blazbluewiki: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle|Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle]] as one of the 13 characters adapted from [[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]. Naoto has unique voiced interactions with fellow Persona users [[Yu Narukami]], [[Kanji Tatsumi]], and [[Mitsuru Kirijo]]. Naoto also has unique interactions with the [[blazbluewiki: Blazblue (Franchise)|Blazblue]] characters [[blazbluewiki: Noel Vermillion|Noel Vermillion]], [[blazbluewiki: Hazama|Hazama]], [[blazbluewiki: Izayoi|Izayoi]], [[blazbluewiki: Naoto Kurogane|Naoto Kurogane]], and [[blazbluewiki: Es|Es]], as well as Hyde Kido, Orie Ballardiae, Merkava, and Seth from the [[Wikipedia: Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth]] series, and Weiss Schnee from [[Wikipedia: RWBY|RWBY]].

*Naoto is speculated to be half-British.<ref>"Did you see him too? The Detective Prince? They say that kid's parents are both half-British! Half you see, half! A half-British detective... So amazing... Eh? Where did I hear this...? Well, it's just a rumor." - Woman in the Northern Shopping District, Persona 4, September 20th, 2011</ref>

*Some of Naoto's alternate color palettes in [[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]] are meant to be references to other characters in the Persona series and from other [[Wikipedia: Arc System Works|Arc System Works]] properties.

File:P4AU Naoto Shirogane color 9.png|'''Palette 9'''</br>Based on [[Yukino Mayazumi|Yukino Mayuzumi]]'s appearance in [[Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]. '''Identical to Naoto's color 10 in Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle.'''

File:P4AU Naoto Shirogane color 10.png|'''Palette 10'''</br>Based on [[blazbluewiki: Hazama|Hazama]] from the [[blazbluewiki: BlazBlue (Franchise)|Blazblue]] series. '''Identical to Naoto's color 9 in Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle.'''

File:P4AU Naoto Shirogane color 11.png|'''Palette 11'''</br>Based on [https://www.dustloop.com/wiki/images/5/59/GGAC_May_Portrait.png May] from the [[Wikipedia: Guilty Gear|Guilty Gear]] series.

File:P4AU Naoto Shirogane Sprite15.png|'''Palette 15'''</br>Based on [[Kenji Tomochika]]'s casual outfit from [[Persona 3]]. '''Identical to Naoto's color 8 in Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle.'''

*Naoto also has several color palettes intended to reference other characters and media in [[blazbluewiki: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle|Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle]].

BBTAG Naoto Shirogane Sprite 08.png|'''Palette 8'''</br>Based on [[Kenji Tomochika]]'s casual outfit from [[Persona 3]]. '''Identical to Naoto's color 15 in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.'''

BBTAG Naoto Shirogane Sprite 09.png|'''Palette 9'''</br>Based on [[blazbluewiki: Hazama|Hazama]] from the [[blazbluewiki: BlazBlue (Franchise|Blazblue]] series. '''Identical to Naoto's color 10 in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.'''

BBTAG Naoto Shirogane Sprite 10.png|'''Palette 10'''</br>Based on [[Yukino Mayuzumi]] and [[Durga]] from [[Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]. '''Identical to Naoto's color 9 in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.'''

BBTAG Naoto Shirogane Sprite 11.png|'''Palette 11'''</br>Based on [https://wiki.gbl.gg/images/5/55/Profile-chaos.png Chaos] and [https://wiki.gbl.gg/images/b/b5/Profile-gordeau.png Gordeau] from [[Wikipedia: Under Night In-Birth|Under Night In-Birth]].

BBTAG Naoto Shirogane Sprite 12.png|'''Palette 12'''</br>Based on Pyrrha Nikos and Jaune Arc from [[Wikipedia: RWBY|RWBY]].

BBTAG Naoto Shirogane Sprite 13.png|'''Palette 13'''</br>Based on [[Morgana]] and [[Zorro]] from [[Persona 5]].