Takehaya Susano-o

For the Demon and non-party member Persona, see Susano-o.

Takehaya Susano-o
タケハヤスサノオ
Artwork from Persona 4 Golden
Origin	Japanese
Arcana	Magician

Takehaya Susano-o is a Persona in Persona 4 Golden. It is the ultimate Persona of Yosuke Hanamura.

Profile

Origin

Main section: Susano-O § Origin

Takehaya-Susa-no-O-no-Mikoto is another name for Susano-O, Yosuke's second Persona.

Design

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Takehaya Susano-o's hair style represents a violent storm and is colored red to convey that he is strong against fire.

Gameplay

Persona 4 Golden

In Golden, Yosuke starts with Jiraiya. It transfigures into Susano-O upon maxing his Social Link, and can further transfigure into Takehaya Susano-o during winter.

	Name Level Takehaya Susano-o 3	Strength 4 Magic 3 Endurance 2 Agility 4 Luck 4
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Magician ✘ — —
Resistances — NulNull — WkWeak DrDrain — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bash 6% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Garu 4 SP Deals light Wind damage to 1 foe. Innate Dia 3 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Sukukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Hit/Evasion rate for 3 turns. 6 Makajam 5 SP Silences 1 foe. 10 Sonic Punch 8% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. 14 Magaru 10 SP Deals light Wind damage to all foes. 18 Tentarafoo 12 SP Makes all foes Panic. 23 Garula 8 SP Deals medium Wind damage to 1 foe. 29 Power Slash 14% HP Deals medium Phys damage to 1 foe. 34 Magarula 16 SP Deals medium Wind damage to all foes. 40 Wind Boost — Strengthens Wind attacks by 25%. 44 Wind Break 15 SP Nullifies 1 foe's Wind resistance. 49 Garudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. 53 Masukukaja 24 SP Increases party's Hit/Evasion rate for 3 turns. 60 Magarudyne 22 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 64 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals severe Phys damage to 1 foe. 69 Wind Amp — Strengthens Wind attacks by 50%. 73
Social Link Skills Skill Cost Description Rank Trafuri 24 SP Enables escape from most battles. 2 Dekaja 10 SP Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes. 4 Auto-Sukukaja — Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle. 6 Diarama 6 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 8 Evade Elec — Triples evasion rate against Elec attacks. MaxGained upon reaching max SL and 1st transfiguration Youthful Wind 25 SP Moderately restores party's HP and raises Hit/Evasion rate for 3 turns. MaxGained upon 2nd transfiguration
Bike Skills Skill Cost Description Rank Panic Boost — Increases odds of inflicting Panic. 1 Megido 15 SP Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes. 2 Green Wall 18 SP Add Wind resistance to 1 ally. 3 Makara Break 18 SP Negate all foes' Makarakarn. 4 Diarahan 18 SP Fully restores 1 ally's HP. 5

Anime Appearances

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

During the battle versus Kusumi-no-Okami in episode 11, Jiraiya evolves into Susano-O and then Takehaya Susano-o.

Nomenclature

Takehaya as an epithet of Susa-no-O is a compound of take (Japanese: 建), an honorific prefix, and haya (Japanese: 速), meaning "swift".

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Takehaya Susano-o
Japanese	タケハヤスサノオ Takehayasusanoo	Takehaya Susano-o. Katakana rendering of Japanese: 建速須佐之男literally "Susano-o the Bold and Swift", romanized Takehaya-Susano-o.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Persona 4 Golden
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  Graphic from Persona 4 Golden
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  Unused graphic from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
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  Model from Persona 4 Golden