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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (U.S. Release)
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Written by: Daniel Acaba
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Contact me at: eternalmisery718@yahoo.com
System: PlayStation 2
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Index
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1 - Update History
2 - About This FAQ
3 - Controls
4 - The Game
4.1 - The World
4.2 - The Cast
4.3 - Glossary of Terms (includes Shuffle Swap)
5 - Combat
5.1 - Basics of Battle
5.2 - Persona!
6 - Calendar - Spoiler Free!
6.1 - April
6.2 - May
6.3 - June
6.4 - July
6.5 - August
6.6 - September
6.7 - October
6.8 - November
6.9 - December
6.10 - January
7 - Story Walkthrough
7.? - Use find 7.x and replace x with the full moon you are looking for.
8 - Tartarus Walkthrough
8.1 - A Primer on Tartarus
8.2 - First Block
8.3 - Second Block
8.4 - Third Block
8.5 - Fourth Block
8.6 - Fifth Block
8.7 - Sixth Block
9 - Elizabeth's Requests
10 - Social Links
11 - S. Link Items
12 - Equipment and Items
13 - Skills
14 - Fusions
15 - Complete Persona List
15.1 - Fool
15.2 - Magician
15.3 - Priestess
15.4 - Empress
15.5 - Emperor
15.6 - Hierophant
15.7 - Lovers
15.8 - Chariot
15.9 - Justice
15.10 - Hermit
15.11 - Fortune
15.12 - Strength
15.13 - Hanged Man
15.14 - Death
15.15 - Temperance
15.16 - Devil
15.17 - Tower
15.18 - Star
15.19 - Moon
15.20 - Sun
15.21 - Judgment
15.22 - Allies Persona and Skills
16 - About the Author
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1. Update History
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Version 1.0 - 3/05/2008 - FAQ completed after a few months of delays.
Version 1.5 - 7/27/2008 - Fixed some minor issues, a few spelling errors and
corrected a factual error.
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2. About This FAQ
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While playing Persona 3 I got really sucked into the game and found myself
playing it over and over. Near the end of my second playthrough I decided that
I would do a FAQ on this game as an excuse to play it some more. Well after
some 300 hours of gameplay, here is the FAQ.
As a note most of the things here only apply to Persona 3. Numerous changes
were made to the Persona 3 in FES so keep that in mind.
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
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In the story of Persona 3, you will step into the shoes of an orphaned boy.
Returning to his home city of Port Island he is a transfer student to Gekkoukan
High. However before even arriving in the school dorm he begins to see strange
things going on, clearly everything is not quite right in this city.
Only a few nights after his odd arrival he is attacked by Shadows, amorphous
creatures of darkness, and his Persona is awakened. As luck, or fate, would
have it all of the students who stay in his dorm are Persona users, regular
teens by day but when the Dark Hour comes at midnight they are able to wield
their Personas via the use of special handguns, called Evokers. Using this rare
power you and your fellow SEES members will learn the secrets to the Dark Hour
and the odd tower that appears during this time, Tartarus.
Your Persona, the Dark Hour and Tartarus all seem to be linked in some sort of
inexplicable manner.
Whenever midnight comes in Port Island the moons turns green and normal people
are transmogrified into what appear to be giant coffins. Only those with the
power of Persona are aware of what goes on during the Dark Hour. Another odd
occurance is the appearance of the massive tower Tartarus. This veritable Tower
of Babel juts high into the sky of the Dark Hour and seems to be without any
end in sight.
Only by harnessing the power of your Persona, your second soul, can you hope to
survive the dark times to come.
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3. Controls
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Field Controls
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D-Pad / Left Analog Stick - Control character
Right Analog Stick - Rotate Camera
Square Button - Open command menu (Tartarus only)
Triangle Button - Open Menu
Cross (X) Button - Examine, Interact, Select, Attack (Tartarus Only)
Circle Button - Auto-centers camera behind player, Exit menu
L1 / L2 - Rotate Camera Left
R1 / R2 - Rotate Camera Right
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In Battle
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D-Pad / Left Analog Stick - Cycle through command menu
Right Analog Stick - Not used.
Square Button - Automatically uses the "Wait" command.
Triangle - Toggles Rush mode on / off.
Cross (X) Button - Select
Circle Button - Cancel
L1 - Initiates Analyze ability
L2 - Not Used
R1 - View Order of Actions
R2 - Not used
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4. The Game
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4.1 - The World
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Persona 3 takes place on where Port Island and the city of Iwatodai meet. There
are a number of places of interest all of which serve some purpose during the
course of the game. Some are solely for where you meet people while others will
see a fair sight more use.
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Gekkoukan High
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Outside of School
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Minor NPCs to be conversed with.
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First Floor
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Nurse's Office - Can only speak to the nurse while tired or sick. If you drink
his concoction you will have your Courage increased. Refuse to do so and he
will restore you to good status.
Library - Study here afterschool to increase academics.
Faculty Room - Only accessible during set sequences.
School Shop - Sells Book Covers and minor HP restore items.
Home Economics Room - This is an S. Link room.
Music / Arts / Photography Rooms - These are all Fortune S. Link rooms.
Laboratory - Only relevant to Elizabeth's requests.
Walkway - There is a Persimmon Tree here, relevant to the Old Couple.
Athletics Area - These are all Chariot S. Link rooms.
Bathroom
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Second Floor
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Hallways - Bebe, Chihiro and Keisuke can be found outside of Classroom 2-F.
Fuuka is found near the bathrooms and Yuko is found near the sinks located by
the stairs leading to the room and 1st floor.
Classroom 2-E - Fuuka and Natsume's homeroom, non-accessible.
Classroom 2-F - Main Characters', Yukaris', Junpeis' and Aigis' homeroom. Kenji
and Kazushi loiter here and a student can send you back to the city map.
Student Council Room - This is an S. Link room.
PA Room - Relevant to Elizabeths request.
Rooftop - This has no purpose outside of story scenes.
Bathroom - Using this may or may not improve your status.
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Paulownia Mall
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First Floor
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Going from the left side of the mall to the right:
Club Escapade - Minor NPC interactions and one Social Link. Open only during
the evenings.
Chagall Cafe - Pheromone Coffee: 500 Yen - Increases Charisma. Open daily even
during the evenings.
Be Blue V - The Accessory shop. Selection increases as your level increases.
Open daily but during the day only. Discounts on Sundays.
Police Station - Can buy weapons and armor from here. Selection increases as
your level increases. Open daily but not on evenings. Discounts on Monday.
Blue Hallway leads to Velvet Room - Second entrance to Velvet Room.
Shinshoudo Antiques - The antique shop. You trade Gems earned from within
Tartarus for cards that increase Persona stats or rare items. Open daily but it
closes for evenings.
Aohige Pharmacy - You can purchase healing items here. Open daily even during
the nights. Discounts on Sunday. **Note: This is a great place to sell off your
items should you have to do it during the night.
Power Records - Non-accessible.
Game Panic - Non-accessible.
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Second Floor
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Mandragora - The karaoke bar: 800 Yen - Increases Courage. It is open during
the day and night but it is packed during Friday and Saturday.
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Iwatodai Station
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This is only accessible during the day.
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Main Area
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- There is nothing here except for a vending machine.
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Strip Mall
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- There is a vending machine here. One S. Link can be found here.
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First Level
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Pet Shop - Non-accessible.
Bookworms Used Books - Location of the Hierophant (Old Couple) S. Link.
Wild Duck Burger - Wild Duck Specialty: 500 Yen - Increases Courage.
Octopia - Story based visits. Require one serving of Takoyaki to make the Girl
at the Shrine S. Link.
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Second Level
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Book On - Non-accessible.
Hagakure Ramen - Hagakure Tuna: 900 Yen - Increase Charm.
Sweet Shop - Non-accessible.
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Third Level
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Waketsu Resturant - Prodigy Platter: 680 Yen - Increase Academics.
Beef Bowl Shop - Non-accessible.
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Port Island Station
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Accessible only during the day.
- One of your S. Links will be located here. There is also a vending machine.
Screen Shot - The movie theater. Depending on the type of movie being shown you
will increase different stats. 1,500 Yen.
Rafflesia - The flower shop where you can pick up flowers for your female
friends as gifts.
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Back-Alley
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Mahjong Parlor - This is relevant to Elizabeth's requests but little else.
Bar - This is relevant to Elizabeth's requests but little else.
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Naganaki Shrine
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This place is the location of two S. Links and is only accessible during the
daytime.
Donation Box - When you donate with the box there is a chance you will gain a
bonus to your Academics rating. There is a very small chance you will get a
minor boost when you donate 5 Yen. At 100 there is a moderate chance that you
will get a minor boost. When you donate 1,000 Yen there is a moderate chance
you will get a moderate boost.
Fortune Box - By spending 100 Yen you can draw a fortune that randomly does one
of several things: You will either lose 500 or 1,000 Yen, gain 500 or 1,000 Yen
or get a good or bad fortune. The bad fortune makes you lose 5,000 Yen and puts
you in the "Tired" status while the good one gives you 5,000 Yen, gives you a
Lucky Charm item and it sets your status to "Great" regardless of whatever you
may have been at before.
Inari Sushi box - This is relevant to one of Elizabeths' requests.
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Dorm - SEES Home
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First Floor
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The only thing of note here is the entrance/exit and the save point which looks
like a clipboard or register of some sort on the counter near the entrance. The
TV will sometimes give you news clips of minor interest.
Bathroom - Using this may or may not improve your status.
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2nd Floor
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This is the boys dorm area. The only thing of note here is the vending machines
which you should get a Blue Bull from. This is needed to start up the Hanged
Man S. Link. Sometimes you will find people sitting around near the staircases
instead of hanging out in the lobby area.
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3rd Floor
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This is the same as the previous floor except that it is the girls dorm area.
Sometimes you will find people sitting around near the staircases instead of
hanging out in the lobby area.
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4th Floor
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This is where the SEES control room is located and where meetings will usually
take place in the dorm. Nothing else is here.
Bathroom - Using this may or may not improve your status.
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5th Floor / Roof
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Other than the initial section of the game there is never anything up here.
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4.2 - The Cast
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The world of Persona 3 is populated with a wide variety of people, some who are
allies and some who are just acquaintances. However all of them have some part
to play in the games narrative and they shape the game itself.
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The Party
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Main Character
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Age: 16
Weapon: Any
Tarot: Fool
Persona: Orpheus
Element: Various
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This is the silent protagonist typically seen in pretty much every Shin Megami
Tensei game. Orphaned in some sort of accident ten years ago he has transferred
to Gekkoukan High just recently. Unaware of what is going on he quickly comes
across the effects of the Dark Hour and signs an odd contract upon reaching the
School Dorm he is to stay in.
The protagonist is incredibly strong and talented, having the unique gift to
harness the power of multiple Persona. Using this skill he is a major key to
the SEES war on the Shadows and Dark Hour. However this quiet young man carries
a dark secret within him that could act as the catalyst to events of
unimaginable proportions...
Unlike the other characters in the game he can use any weapon that he chooses
and is rather skilled in weilding them all. Where this skill comes from and why
he is so talented with the use of his Persona even after just having awakened
into that power are unknown.
Note: The Fool arcana is not one people are normally born under. It is one of
the most powerful Arcana due to its number being 0. This means that it can end
up becoming anything in time. The protagonists ability to switch Persona is
likely related to this.
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Orpheus: In Greek mythology Orpheus was one of the most influential figures of
humanity, bringing medicine, writing and agriculture to the peoples. In
addition he assisted in making some of the religions more accessible to the
everyday peoples who worshipped the gods. He also invented the lyre.
Late in his life, after serving with Jason and the Argonauts, his wife Eurydice
passed away. Desperate to get her back he braved the underworld and softened
the hearts of the god Hades, Lord of the Underworld, and his wife Persephone.
They agreed to let his wife return to life with him so long as he walked before
her and led her back to the surface world. However he looked back too soon and
she was lost to him forever. This shows very clearly that Orpheus is not only
linked to death but seems to be able to overcome it, stopped only by his very
human inability to blindly believe in something.
Another thing to note about the Orpheus persona is his metal body and his not
so metal looking head. Orpheus was killed by the Thracian Medeans for the lack
of respect he showed to their god, and his original patron, Dionysus late in
his life. They tried to kill him with sticks but his music was able to stop the
sticks before they struck him. Enraged the Medeans tore his body apart and left
his body to float down the Hebrus river. His head was eventually recovered and
buried at a shrine.
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Yukari Takeba
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Age: 16
Weapon: Bow
Tarot: Lovers
Persona: Io
Element: Wind
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After losing her father at a young age Yukari has lived a fairly unhappy life.
Even her awakening powers as a Persona user don't seem to help her out all that
much since she is initially scared of using the Evoker on herself (who can
blame her, seriously?). She is something of a repressed girl, keeping most of
her worries and fears to herself as she seems to be reluctant to burden others
with her anxieties or to even confide in them. It seems that her father was a
fairly notorious known in Iwatodai's checkered past.
As a member of the Gekkoukan Archery team she is rather skilled in the use of
her bow. She is also something of a powerful magic user with a variety of Wind
based magics and healing spells to leave her fully rounded. When electric type
attacks aren't a danger she is an ideal support type party member.
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Io: Once again Greek Mythology rears its head. Io was a priestess of Hera who
caught the eye of Zeus. She resisted his lustful advances until her father
drove her away and she sought out comfort in Zeus' arms. When his wife Hera
came to investigate Zeus turned into a cloud and turned Io into a cow. Hera
took the cow shaped Io as a gift and set a guardian to watch it, one that Zeus
soon had killed by Hermes (Junpei!). When that happened Io was forced to wander
the Earth being stung by a gadfly the whole time. Eventually she would be
returned to human form and marry the Egyptian king Telegonus.
While her life was shaped by the lust of Zeus and she was left burdened with
the shape of a cow for many years she eventually found her place in the world.
Also take note that the chair that the figure is chained to is that of a cow
skull. This is likely meant as a nod to the myth, taking graphical inspiration
from the story. Another similarity is that Io's father ended up chasing her
into Zeus' arms while Yukari's fathers death chased her mother into the arms of
various men, something that shaped Yukaris life.
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Mitsuru Kirijo
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Age: 17
Weapon: One-handed Sword
Tarot: Empress
Persona: Penthesilea
Element: Ice
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Mitsuru is one of the most popular girls in the school; not only is she very
beautiful but she is strong-willed, confidant and class president. That is to
say nothing about her being the daughter of the president of the Kirijo
corporation, the business that owns the island Gekkoukan is built on. She is a
strong girl that acts as support for the team until Fuuka is found and makes
for a fairly strong rock in the middle of the chaos that is the Dark Hour.
Mitsuru seems to have been handling the Dark Hour for numerous years lending to
her talent with the sword and her ability to more than handle herself against
the Shadows.
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Penthesilea: Known to have been a warrior queen of the Amazons of Greece, it is
hard to see many similarities between her and Mitsuru. Besides the fact that
Penthesilea wields two blades, indicating her combat prowess (meanwhile Mitsuru
is better with magic than melee...) and, if observed carefully, Penthesila has
one breast of her armor with studs on it while the other does not. Amazons
supposedly cut off one breast so that it was not in their way when they used
their bows. Ultimately Penthesila accidentally killed her sister Hippolyta
while hunting deer and sought only to die. To this suicidal mindset she joined
up to fight in the Trojan war, dying at Achilles hands.
Honestly it almost seems like Penthesila would have been a bitter fit for
Yukari in some ways than Mitsuru. If anyone has any extra insight into this let
me know and I will post it here.
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Junpei Iori
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Age: 16
Weapon: Two-handed swords
Tarot: Magician
Persona: Hermes
Element: Fire
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Junpei is the class clown, no doubt about it. He is always quick with a smart
quip and is very rarely at a loss for words, usually jokes. While he is
something of a braggart he is well meaning and attempts to back up his mouth
with his sword, especially to defend his friends. However Junpei is not as
simple as he may seem at first. Behind his jovial exterior is someone who has
problems and doubts of their own and can become quite serious when it is
required of him.
It is never explicitly stated exactly how Junpei acquired his talent for the
sword but he wields it well, if not wildly. From how he uses it you could guess
that he played baseball at some time though... He is also fairly skilled with
fire and physical attacks with his Persona.
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Hermes: Known as the Greek god of messengers, travelers and cunning, Hermes was
a widely worshipped god. Wearing his winged sandals and travelers hat he
brought Zeus' words to the other gods and was one of the only gods with free
access to Hades. With a cunning tongue, skilled sword arm and athletic talents
he was a god to be reckoned with. Another note is that Hermes was a psychopomp,
a guide to the dead. This is a role that had him working with Thanatos and
Hypnos, two of the children of Nyx. He is also linked to the story of Orpheus,
being the one who took Eurydice from Orpheus after he looked back too early.
The link to Orpheus is apparent and puts him at odds with the main characters
persona at first glance. Another, less important link, is Hermes wings which
attach to his wrists and ankles, in the vein of Hermes winged sandals and
Junpei's ever present hat. While minor these are both traits easily linked to
Hermes. Anyone who has played Persona knows that Junpei is two things: loyal
and a smart-ass, both traits that would definitely apply to Hermes.
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Akihiko Sanada
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Age: 17
Weapon: Boxing Gloves
Tarot: Emperor
Persona: Polydeuces
Element: Electric
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Shaped deeply tragedies in his life, Akihiko is a close friend of Mitsuru and
is the only other person to be a member of SEES anywhere near as long as she
has. While he may seem somewhat distant and aloof, playing the part of the
school star thanks to his talents on the school boxing team, Akihiko is a deep
individual with a number of issues to get over thanks to the things that have
happened around him. His close friend Shinjiro has become something of a loner
and the two have a sort of love-hate relationship going on right now. You could
sum up Akihiko in a nutshell: obsessed with becoming a better fighter.
Due to his skill with boxing Akihiko fights Shadows with a variety of gloves
that he wears on his hands giving him some extra punch to fight with. He also
has a number of magical attacks but he excels at the use of status magics,
raising his and his party members stats so as to fight better.
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Polydeuces: Also known as Pollux is the immortal twin brother to Castor, often
described as not being immortal (an unexplained situation). The brothers were
both members of the famed Argonauts and had sisters whom they loved enough to
rush to their rescue. Polydeuces is, in imagery, seen to ride a white horse and
killed King Amycus in a boxing match, proving his skill.
Not only does Akihikos sister figure into his backstory prominently but he is
also an incredibly skilled boxer. In addition Polydeuces is predominantly white
to Shinji's all black Castor. I would love to know why they gave Polydeuces
those weird arms if he is supposed to be a boxer though...
As a note, some literary works attribute the goddess Nemesis with having laid
the egg that gave birth to Castor and Polydeuces. This provides a link between
these three Persona.
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Aigis
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Age: Unknown
Weapon: Guns
Tarot: Chariot
Persona: Palladion
Element: Physical
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Constructed more than ten years ago to act as a weapon to fight the Shadows,
Aigis was one of a number of androids given a human personality. This was done
so that they too could harness the power of a Persona in their fight. Aigis is
the last remaining one of these androids. She awakens and escapes the lab that
she is kept in, seeking out the hero and expressing her determination to stand
by his side. Aigis seems obsessed with him and it is unexplained why this is...
Aigis uses guns built into her body, whether it be replacing her hand or firing
from her fingertips. However she lacks any sort of elemental attacks, all of
her offensive skills are physical based attacks that take HP. She does gain a
number of stat boosting spells but little else.
**NOTE: The name Aigis seems to be an older way of referring to what we would
refer to as an Aegis. Aegis has entered modern english to mean a shield or
protection which comes from the name of the magical shield of Zeus. It was
forged by Hephaestus and was an incredibly powerful defensive tool that he, at
times, would loan to Athena and, rarely, Apollo. Alternatively, others saw it
as the breastplate of Zeus' armor and regarded it as terrible to behold. In
either case it is seen as a powerful protective tool, something that Aigis
herself is very much one of.
Another Aegis that I found was the goatskin breastplate that was given to her
by her father Zeus. This definitely fits in with Aigis' name and Persona. Aigis
is the shell that houses the Persona that makes fighting the shadow possible.
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Palladion: While I could find nothing about Palladion historically I have the
feeling this is some sort of romanization of the word Palladium. A Palladium is
said to be an ancient statue that, so long as it stood where it was no harm
could come to the city that it stood guard over. Essentially it was a guardian
angel of the city. They were believed to be magical pillars of Earth that were
given shape by the Romans due to their need to have it shaped to their beliefs.
The most famous of these is the Pallas Athena.
This fits Aigis rather well. She is a construct who stands guard of our world
against the things that seek to invade it and, due to the magic of her Persona,
she is able to do just that. In addition Aigis' Persona looks almost exactly
like a part-mechanical, part-mystical version of the Pallas Athena. The link
can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PallasGiustiniani.jpg
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Ken Amada
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Age: 10
Weapon: Spear
Tarot: Justice
Persona: Nemesis
Element: Light
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This just goes to show you that even preteens can wield enough magical power to
light up a small country. Ken is a third-year student at the local elementary
school who spends his summer at the SEES dorm. He too has the potential to use
a Persona. He is somewhat quiet and respectful, looking up to the older kids in
the dorm, but he also seems to be more mature than Junpei at times. His mother
was killed several years ago in an accident and, due to this, he is an orphan.
Ken wields spears to compensate for his lack of reach and power. How he knows
how to use these things is beyond me, but I'm sure it's an intresting story. He
also uses some really powerful Hama and Electric attack spells and he even
makes for a fairly adequate healer given time. He is actually rather versatile
just really weak in melee.
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Nemesis: In Greek mythology Nemesis is the goddess of divine retribution. She
is an ancient entity, seemingly predating Zeus. Not only divine punishments
she is also something of a more personal one, giving people what they deserve
in a sense. Essentially she is a goddess of revenge and worshipped in that
regard. Some attribute Nyx as being Nemesis' lone mother, having birthed her
without a male impregnating her which takes on meaning later on.
While Nemesis looks nothing like her Greek incarnation her main link to Ken is
that she is a goddess of revenge which really sums up the majority of Kens
motivation early in the game. The link to Nyx should not be missed either. It
does bear note that Nemesis was not necessarily regarded as evil, more of a
goddess of comeuppance. This is much like Ken who isn't necessarily a bad kid,
he is simply one who has become singlehandedly absorbed in his goal: revenge.
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Koromaru
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Age: Unknown
Weapon: Dagger
Tarot: Strength
Persona: Cerberus
Element: Darkness
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The white dog of the Buddhist priest at the Naganaki shrine, Koromaru was left
alone when his master died. However, loyal dog that he is, he continued to
stand guard at the shrine and protect it. Exactly what he was protecting it
from was uncertain but it is eventually revealed that he has the ability to
fight the shadows and summon a Persona. One specially made Evoker later and
Koromaru joins as a quite useful member of the team.
Rather than attacking with nail and claw Koromaru holds a variety of dagger
type weapons in his mouth and attacks with rather acrobatic maneuvers. He is
also rather well versed in fire spells but he excels at the use of Mudo spells.
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Cerberus: As the guard dog of Hades, Cerberus dutifully watched its gates so
that only those who were supposed to pass did so. Many greek heroes made their
way past him while they were on quests, amongst these are Orpheus and Hermes.
While an incredibly vicious animal he only did his duty and nothing more.
While Koromaru wasn't so extreme in who he kept in and out he obviously made
sure that the Shadows didn't get in. In addition he has links to several of the
Greek heroes which most of the main characters Persona are linked to (both the
gods and heroes of Greek mythology).
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Shinjiro Aragaki
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Age: 18
Weapon: Axe
Tarot: Hierophant
Persona: Castor
Element: None
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Shinjiro is your stereotypical tough guy with a really bad attitude. He needs
nobody else in his life and can take care of himself as far as he is concerned.
Shinji can normally be found loitering around the gang hangout at Port Island
station and seems to be well respected there. He was one of the initial members
of SEES, and a childhood friend of Akihikos, although he left under unknown
circumstances. Since then he has refused to get involved with SEES relying only
on himself and refusing to help others. All this changes once Ken Amada joins
SEES as an active member...
A real rough and tumble sort of guy, Shinjiro uses large axes and hammers as
his weapon of choice. He lacks any sort of elemental attacks but this is due to
the fact that he lacks any weaknesses either.
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Castor: Him and his twin brother, Polydeuces also know as Pollux, were known as
the Dioscuri ("Youths of Zeus"). They were members of the Argonauts, alongside
Jason, and were half-immortal. This works out in an interesting way; Pollux was
immortal and would reign as a god when he died, living forever amongst the gods
of Olympus. Castor was mortal and would die as one, living forever amongst the
dead in Hades. The two brothers had several sisters that were of great import
to them, going to war to retrieve them. Castor is seen in imagery riding a
black horse and was known as a great horseman.
Castor seems to be the quieter of the brothers, living in his immortal brothers
shadow. Shini seems to be okay with this, choosing not to fight due to his own
issues and letting Akihiko do it. The Persona appears as a man fused to some
sort of horse thing which fits the mythology. There is another link to the two
but that would be spoilerific.
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Fuuka Yamagishi
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Age: 16
Weapon: None
Tarot: Priestess
Persona: Lucia
Element: Support
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A shy, quiet and unassuming girl Fuuka is the sort of girl who allows herself
to be picked on. She is frail of build and lacking in self-confidence. She has
some rather powerful extra-sensory abilities that enable her to scan the Dark
Hour more effectively than Mitsuru ever could. Her power in this area is
immense but she is held back by her own insecurities. Known to be a sickly and
frail girl she tends to be absent from school quite often. She has some very
poor luck and is a target of many of the meaner girls in school, being bullied
by them rather often. This has a rather tragic turn to it...
Since Fuuka is your support she never actually fights at all. Instead she stays
behind during all missions and acts as your battle support. She does gain a few
abilities that help you out besides those, such as the ability to heal you a
bit when you go between floors.
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Lucia: St. Lucy, or Lucia as she is known here, is the Christian patron saint
of eyes. Lucia lived in Roman territory and was originally bethrothed to a
pagan man. When she, rather than marry him, gave her dowry out as alms to the
poor he denounced her as a Catholic to the local magistrate. This magistrate,
Paschasius, ordered her to burn a sacrifice to the Emperor which she refused.
She was ordered to be defiled in a brothel due to this refusal. When the guards
came to take her away they found her so filled with the Holy Spirit that she
was as heavy as a mountain, too heavy for even a team of Oxen to move. She
continued to spout prophecies as they tried this and they stabbed her in the
throat with a dagger to stop this. However she still continued to speak and
they gouged out her eyes. She was still able to see after this though.
The connections between St. Lucy and the Persona Lucia are apparent in her eye
and throat wounds. Her stomach seems to be a swollen shield type area, likely a
nod to the way she was as heavy as a mountain due to the Holy Spirit filling
her. Lucia herself is a prophetess which seems to link up with Fuukas mystical
sensing abilities.
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NPC's, part 1
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Chairman Shuji Ikutsuki - While he is a good natured man has a really poor
sense of humor, spouting off really bad jokes all the time. He is the chairman
of SEES and has a room on the fourth floor behind the SEES control room.
Ikutsuki is rather charming in his own way and is rather helpful in the war on
the Shadows. It does seem to be that he knows more than he should... Ikutsuki
is one of the few people who retains his human form during the Dark Hour and
doesn't wield a Persona.
Igor - Anyone who has played previous Persona games will recognize Igor, the
proprieter of the Velvet Room. This mysterious man has the power to fuse
Persona in a variety of ways but only the main character seems to be aware of
him. Igor also seems to be able to get into your dreams to tell your character
a variety of information. As an interesting change of pace, the Velvet Room
appears to be a giant elevator that is perpetually heading upwards.
Elizabeth - Little is known about Elizabeth beyond the fact that she is Igor's
assistant in the Velvet Room. She supplies rewards for completing the requests
that she asks of you and keeps the Persona compendium. Other than that, little
is know about her beyond the fact that she too is a Persona user.
Takeharu Kirijo - Mitsuru's father and the head of the Kirijo family, Takeharu
is the man behind the SEES fight against the Dark Hour. While he comes off as
quiet and uncaring he is haunted by his family's past and the errors that it
had made. He seeks to undo them but he cannot do it himself as he is not a
Persona user. Takeharu is one of the few who remains human during the Dark Hour
but lacks a Persona.
Mysterious Boy - Shortly after your arrival in the dorm you will be asked to
sign an odd contract by a strange young boy. After this he will begin to appear
in your room during the Dark Hour. Who exactly this boy is remains a mystery
and while he eventually chooses a name for himself this name, Pharos, only
serves to heighten his mystery.
* Pharos seems to be a derivation of Pharos Nous which means "Mind on Fire" or
"Enlightened Mind".
Ryoji Mochizuki - Ryoji joins your school during the early portion of your
second year. He is something of a playboy who flirts with all of the girls in
school but Aigis doesn't seem to trust him for some reason. Junpei however
takes a liking to him rather quickly and the two become good friends. He claims
to have been living abroad and recently returned to Japan with his parents but
he holds within him a dark secret that could destroy the world...
Eiichiro Takeba - Yukari's father. This poor man was seemingly killed ten years
ago due to public outcry for his part in an accident that blew up a portion of
the school that stood where Gekkoukan High now does. Exacty what happened that
day is still unknown.
Ms. Toriumi - Homeroom teacher to class 2-F Ms. Toriumi is a fairly laid back
sort of teacher. She doesn't really put the most effort into teaching and seems
to have more concern about getting into trouble than she does actually making
her class actually behave. Ms. Toriumi doesn't get along well with Mr. Ekoda
but then again neither do most teachers. She too has a secret although hers is
far less sinister.
Officer Kurosawa - A local policeman who knows about the SEES. As a normal
human he doesn't fully understand but he knows just enough to be willing to
sell equipment to the teenage fighters in SEES. During the night he goes out on
patrol which means you cannot buy items during that time.
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SPOILER ALERT!!
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Strega
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Three humans capable of being awake during the Dark Hour, Strega run a Revenge
Request website. Hire them and they will hurt, or kill, anyone that you pay
them to go after. However they are not the simple criminals they appear to be
at first glance. In actuality they are Persona users.
While they are at first content to simply watch SEES hunt down the greater
Shadows once they realize what SEES is trying to accomplish they set themselves
up to stop them. Borderline insane and totally amoral they seek only to ensure
that their power is untouched.
As sad as it may seem they are not totally unsympathetic characters. Once one
finds out their motivations then their outlook begins to make a fair bit more
sense. They are almost pitiable in their outlook.
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Chidori
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Age: 20's
Weapon: Hand Axe
Tarot: Hanged Man
Persona: Medea
Element: Fire
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Not much is known about Chidori before the game begins. She dresses in white
clothing in a style known as 'gothic lolita'. Quiet and witdrawn she doesn't
seem to have any interest in talking to anyone who isn't a member of Strega.
During the course of the game she comes across Junpei and the two of them start
talking. Over time they begin to form a friendship that grows into something
more, beginning to break through Chidori's shell. The changes that this has
upon her personality are totally unexpected, especially by her.
Somehow or another she has the innate ability to heal from wounds naturally.
She takes advantage of this by cutting herself and using that as a way to help
her feel more alive.
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Medea - In Greek mythology Medea was a priestess of Hecate and a daughter of
the King of Colchis, later wife of Jason. Known to be a priestess and having
something of a talent for precognition. She seems to have been something of a
sorceress, this is only made more likely due to her being a niece to the famous
witch Circe. Tragically Jason abandoned her after he was convinced to marry
the daughter of King Creon of Corinth. In a rage Medea murdered Creon, his
daughter and her children she had with Jason. She did this due to her distress
and precarious mental state seeking to spite Jason with the death of his two
children. Her time after this was only more tragic. After traveling to Athens
she met Heracles (Hercules) and stayed with him for a time until she was chased
off. She then married Aegus in Thebes but was chased out after conspiring to
kill his first son Theseus after he returned.
It is hard to really see many comparisons with Medea and Chidori besides their
frail mental states. They are both mentally disturbed individuals with fairly
tragic stories to their lives. Both of them find their lives shaped and warped
by the men around them and they resort to violence to help themselves feel
better, Medea by harming her children and Chidori by hurting herself.
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Jin
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Age: 20's
Weapon: Grenades
Tarot: Hermit
Persona: Moros
Element: Fire
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Something of a genius with computers and electronics, Jin is the brains behind
the Revenge Request website. He seems to have some sort of a reputation amongst
those who pay attention to such things online. While he was initially something
of a lost soul due to what Kirijo had done to him he was shown how to live his
life by Takaya, this has made him fiercely loyal to Takaya and he will do
whatever he can to ensure that his friend is safe. This can easily be seen with
how ready he is to take an attack meant for Takaya and how unswervingly loyal
he is to him.
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Moros - Meaning destiny, fate or doom, Moros is the personification of
impending doom. This is something that drives every being towards their fated
doom as decreed by The Fates. He is even more powerful than Zeus as even the
greatest god of Olympus can't defeat his fate. He is omnipotent, omniscient and
omnipresent and is a son of Erebus and Nyx. The Moirae are his sisters and they
serve as his agents.
You will have to advance far into the story for this Persona to make much sense
of it. Takaya acts as the agent of Nyx's impending coming to the world and has
been crafting a cult to help accept Nyx unto the world. Due to his outlook on
life he believes that the world should be brought to an end, thus he not only
accepts Nyx as coming but he openly welcomes her.
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Takaya
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Age: 20's
Weapon: Revolver
Tarot: Fortune
Persona: Hypnos
Element: Almighty
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Even moreso than the other members of Strega, Takaya is the most ruthless and
amoral member of the group. He cares little for other people, lives only for
the moment and thinks little of anything beyond that. He has an emaciated
appearance and seems to have something of a Jesus complex going on with how he
looks, especially that little crown of thorns looking thing. Weilding a pistol
he is the only Persona user who can summon his Persona without an Evoker. By
simply grabbing his head he calls out Moros to fight for him. Whether this is a
sign of his power or if there is something else at play is unknown.
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Hypnos - The personification of sleep, Hypnos is twin brother to Thanatos and
child of Nyx. He was known to lair in a dark cave where no sunlight entered and
the river Lethe supposedly flowed through it. His on Morpheus was his chief
minister and he prevented noises from rousing his father. While he was known as
the god of sleep he had little to do with dreams, those were the purview of his
three children. He did enter dreams at the bidding of the Olympians such as
sending humans dreams of inspiration or foolishness.
While you can see little comparison between the two initially, when you realize
that Hypnos was the lord of the realm of the imagination it makes a bit more
sense. These days the internet is almost like a second home to the minds of
most humans, while their bodies stay at home they cast about the internet and
explore a variety of things, pretending to be something they're not. It's very
much like another realm of sleep. With Jin's online reputation and his ability
to sway the masses to his side via the net he is that realms Hypnos.
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Persona Evolutions
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At a set point in the game some of the Persona will evolve into newer shapes,
changed by events in their lives. These are dramatic events and will be lightly
touched upon in this section. However none of these Persona really fit with the
characters as well as their initial one does. They are seemingly meant to be
more of an evolution of their initial Persona than anything else.
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Yukari - After finding out the truth about her father, her Persona will change.
She will transform from the bull Io into the goddess Isis, a powerful female
deity and mother goddess.
Isis - The main female goddess of the Egyptian pantheon she is the sister-wife
of Osiris, once the main god of Egypt. She is a mother goddess and protecter of
the dead. More than most other female goddesses, she was incredibly loyal to
her husband Osiris even after he died, going so far as to piece him back
together as best she could, whereupon he became lord of the dead. Isis was also
the mother of Horus, he who became the new leader of the Egyptian pantheon. She
is the mistress of elements, master of all things spiritual and queen of the
shining heavens.
The appearance of Isis is bizarre to say the least. However the whole guardian
aspect, protecting those who you care about, is definitely strong in Yukari.
She also holds onto the memory of her lost loved one, refusing to let her
fathers memory be tainted for her. In addition her magical leanings make her an
incredible healer with the ability to heal any wounds and revive the dead, this
is something Isis herself excelled in.
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Mitsuru - When she faces personal tragedy, Yukari helps her overcome her grief
and she manages to find more reason than ever before to fight. Along with this,
her Persona evolves from Penthelesia, the amazon warrior queen, to Artemisia,
the warlord.
From Penthelesia to Artemisia: After the death of her husband, both of the
women who were so named Artemisia had great shifts happen in their lives. The
first was wife and successor of Lygdamis who acted as an ally of Xerxes, the
Persian ruler. She was an advisor to him and suggested he not battle the
Greeks at sea. When faced with capture or death during the sea battle she ran
away by plowing her ship through one of her own ships and sinking it, thus
sealing an escape route. The second Artemisia was so distraught by her husband
passing that she drank some of his ashes with her daily drink and lasted two
years doing this.
Both of these women were changed by the deaths of their husbands, the first
for the better in a way, for the worse with the second. This parallels how
Mitsuru was forced to change after the death of her father. She works for a
company with a dark, shadowed history and must make hard choices to see it
prosper, much like Artemisia I had to do.
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Junpei - After losing someone who has become surprisingly important to himself
Junpei gains enough resolve to change who he is. His Persona Hermes, the god of
messengers and magic, into Trismigestus, the god of astrology and spirits.
From Hermes to Trismigestus: Hermes Trismigestus is a combination of the Greek
god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. They were both gods of writing and magic
and whhen the Greek god of communication was combined with the Egyptian god of
wisdom, we end up with Trismigestus. His powers also leaned into the category
of dealing with spirits, animating statues as well as alchemy. His "writings"
were used later to found the hermetic beliefs in alchemy in the middle ages.
Much like Hermes combined with Thoth to create Trismigestus Junpei combines
with Chidori in a way to create his empowered Persona. She even passes her
healing abilities on to him. This joining of the Sorceress and the Magician,
paired with Junpei's resolve, bring about this evolution.
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Akihiko - When he loses the man who is akin to his brother he finally gains
enough resolve to change how he approaches life. His Persona Polydeuces the
boxer goes from being half an entity of sorts to Caesar, the Imperial.
From Polydeuces to Caesar: After his assassination at the hands of the Roman
senate, Julius Caesar was named a divine being and his name made into a title
that later Emperors bore. Known to be one of the greatest military strategists
to have ever lived (joining the likes of Sun Tzu and Genghis Khan) he was able
garner the admiration and devotion amongst his troops and as such had some of
the most disciplined troops ever seen. Caesar's skill, and political acumen,
led him to great things only to be murdered by what was once a friend. His
legacy was continued by his adopted son, Augustus Caesar who would become the
first emperor of the Roman Empire. He too was skilled in the arts of both war
and politics, although not as great a leader as Julius Caesar was.
What exactly led them to have the Greek Polydeuces become a Roman emperor, I
have no idea. Polydeuces was a great warrior who eventually ascended to become
a god upon his dead much like Caesar. His appearance seems to be a mix of the
colors of Castor and Polydeuces blended together. As "ruler of the world" as
Augustus was known, that explains the globe of Earth he carries in his hand.
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Aigis - As the story progresses Aigis slowly begins to act less and less like a
robot and almost more like a person. Even her speech patterns change. The major
climax to all of this is Palladion, the guardian, changing into Athena, the
goddess of wisdom.
From Palladion to Athena: Known as a goddess of wisdom and strategy, Athena was
a war goddess of a sort. However, unlike Ares, she preferred tactics and skill
over brute force She was a patron goddess of many cities, notably Sparta and,
of course, Athens. Almost more than any of the other gods she was an aide to
mortals having helped a number of heroes to overcome the obstacles before them
on their quests. Never having taken a consort or lover she was a virgin goddess
and a symbol of sexual modesty.
While I think we can all see the virgin aspect clearly, seeing as how Aigis is
just a machine, this seems to have been a simple extension of her previous
Persona. Palladion was initially a representation of Athena who was seen to be
a guardian of the city. To this end, Aigis' persona has evolved from an idol
of stone (or metal in the case of Palladion) to the goddess herself. While she
may be transcending her initial nature she is still a guardian and a creature
of strategic warfare.
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Ken - It takes some time but after the death of a member of SEEs Ken finally
overcomes his anger and desire for revenge. Accompanying this change is his
Persona changing from Nemesis, the avenger, the Kala-Nemi, the wheel of time.
From Nemesis to Kala-Nemi: It is hard to find much about him but I have traced
this back to two different entities: Kala-Nemi, a trickster demon in Hindi
lore, and a ancient spirit of the wheel of time, KalaNemi. It encircled the
world with its tail in its mouth and kept the proper order of the seasons,
sabbaths and festivals. It seems that Vedic priests may have demonized the
wheel of time into the demon spirit.
Regardless of that I can find little that this has to do with Ken, except for
the "Nemi" part of the name. The Persona design seems to try to incorporate the
wheel of time aspect in all of Kala-Nemis spherical, and moving, parts on his
shoulders. Other than that I see little in common besides the fact that Kala-
Nemi and Nemesis are both ancient spirits.
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Fuuka - More than any of the others Fuuka has a number of personal issues to
overcome before her Persona evolves. When she becomes more sure of herself her
Persona changes from Lucia, the Saint, into Juno, the queen of the gods.
From Lucia to Juno: Known as Hera to the Greeks, Juno was an ancient diety who
has a very powerful mother goddess aspect. She was known to be a goddess of
birth and midwifery who was also indentified as the queen of the gods, along
with Juno. She is something of a mix between the original Juno, who was
regarded as a Maiden Goddess, and Hera, the Greek queen of the gods. She was
also regarded as protector of the Roman finances (As Juno Moneta "Juno who
warns" or "Juno the Alone"), she was also the bringer of light and the matron
of honor who had some cruel and savage aspects.
Whereas Lucia simply serves to provide Fuuka with a variety of sensory based
powers, with the exception of Healing Wave, Juno provides a number of abilities
to Fuuka. The major link between the two seems to be that Juno, as queen of the
gods and "She who warns", has the ability to see things that others wouldn't
neccessarily see. In addition, her mother aspect definitely synchs up with
Fuuka and her caregiver nature. There may be other aspects to her that my
research didn't find but this is what I have.
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**SPOILERS AHOY!!!**
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Main Character - Early on in the game you will see the main characters Orpheus
Persona get torn apart as Thanatos emerges from within it. This carries a lot
of symbolism in it. You could say that Thanatos is the eventual evolution of
Orpheus, however there is a final step to this. It culminates with Messiah, he
whom is destined to save the world from itself.
From Orpheus to Thanatos: Thanatos is personification of death and mortality.
He is one of the sons of Nyx and twin brother to Hypnos. Many saw him as a
harbinger of peaceful death, bringing the eternal sleep of death to the world
while more violent gods were responsible for harsher death. Seen as merciless
and indiscriminate, he is hated by all and hates them in return, all too happy
to bring mortals to their fated end. While he was known to be wise as he is not
all knowing and can be outwitted. Lastly he was known as a Guide to the Dead,
something that Hermes as a Psychopomp sometimes took over for.
The similarities between Thanatos and the Persona with his name are prevalent
especially once you realize his relation to Ryoji and Pharos. When he was first
born as the Appriser of Nyx he was a heartless individual who existed only to
bring Nyx to the humans. His taint at the hands of humanity led him to offer
them a peaceful death. However, as evidenced by the "true" ending he is not
right, Nyx can be stopped as evidenced by the humans.
From Thantos to Messiah: Messiah is less of an individual and more of a term
given to any great saviour figure in a religion or society. In Judaism the word
for messiah translates into anointed one. As such there can be many messiahs in
any generation. To Christians he was the foretold figure who would absolve
humanity from their sins and to show man how God expects them to live properly.
Muslims believe that Jesus is alive in heaven and will return as a messiah to
defeat the Antichrist on Earth. While no religion really agrees on exactly who
the messiah is, that fact is mostly unimportant in the greater scope of things.
In the end, the Messiah is the figure who will save humanity from its enemies.
While the Main character harbors the Death tarot within himself, literally
bringing forth the incarnation of death to the world, he is also of the Fool
tarot. This tarot carries within it the possibility for change. By combining
Orpheus, the main characters native Persona, with Thanatos, the incarnation of
Death that lay within him, you bring the savior into being: Messiah. Bringing
forth incredible power he, with you as his wielder, can stop the coming of Nyx
and save humanity from its greatest enemy: Itself.
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4.3 - Glossary of Terms
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Listed below are a number of terms and acronyms that you will see throughout
the walkthrough and on messageboards. This is essentially a primer to help you
get used to the game and the terms that come with it.
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Commu Rank
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As you increase your S. Links this will get turned into Commu in the Velvet
Room. I think this is supposed to be short for Communication Unit, at least
that is what the acronym usually means. This is what provides your Fusions with
the bonus Experience that levels them up. When you see Commu mentioned anywhere
this is what it means.
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Dark Hour
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The Dark Hour only exists on Iwatodai island, the island that Gekkoukan High is
on, and the neighboring Port Island. It is a hidden time that exists between
one day and the next, an invisible hour that exists between 12 am and 12:01 am
each day. When the Dark Hour arrives all clocks stop ticking, electronics stop
working and time essentially stands still. During this time all humans are
transmogrified into coffins, unable to see or experience the Dark Hour. Whether
this is a defense mechanism against the Dark Hour or simply an after effect of
it is unknown. The Dark Hour belongs to the Shadows and those rare few humans
who can experience the Dark Hour, most of those being Persona users.
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Kirijo Group
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The Kirijo Group is an offshoot of a bigger company. They broke away from their
parent and have moved off on their own. Headed by Mitsuru's father, Takeharu,
they actually own the island that Gekkoukan High School is built upon. It was
once the site of a horrible accident that cost the lives of many children in
the school as well as all those working on a special project under Mitsuru's
grandfather, then head of Kirijo.
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Persona
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Your Persona is essentially your second self, the other you. It is imbued with
magical power and able to fight back against the Shadows that inhabit the Dark
Hour. What sort of Persona that awakens within you is determined by your birth
tarot and your personality. Your Persona can sometimes act on its own and seems
to be able to communicate with its owner. In Persona 3 you only have access to
the powers of your Persona during the Dark Hour which definitely implies a
number of connections between it and the Shadows. It is also possible for your
Persona to be artifically awakened although these forced Persona are hard to
keep control of and must be restrained through medication. However these meds
carry with them their own side effects.
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The Reaper
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This nigh unstoppable shadow patrols Tartarus, appearing on any floor. When
he has started to arrive your support character will warn you that they sense
Death. Shortly thereafter he will spawn into the level from one of three places
at random: Where you spawned into the floor, the stairs up or the access point.
Getting into a fight with him before you are at least level 80 is complete and
utter suicide so don't do it. Run for the nearest escape route or use a Traesto
gem to get the hell out of there.
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SEES
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The Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad is the name of the group that
the main character quickly finds himself leading. All of the squad members are
Persona users who have agreed to fight the Shadows. Technically they are led by
Chairman Ikutsuki but he is more general support from the sidelines, almost
like a manager, while your character is the actual leader.
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Shadows
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Existing only during the Dark Hour exactly what Shadows are is never explained.
Most of them have shadowy black bodies with a mask of some sort on them. They
are hostile towards humanity and they have some sort of attraction and
hostility with them at the same time. However as the game goes on you are given
some hints as to what exactly the Shadows are. I'll not go into that here to
avoid spoilers but it will likely be mentioned during the walkthrough.
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SP
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"Spirit Points" are the main currency for your spellcasting. Whenever you go to
cast a spell the amount of "SP" indicated will docked from your characters
total amount of Spirit Points. These will go up whenever your level increases
and you can regain your SP via the use of certain items, namely Snuff Souls.
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Strega
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Three strange people who head a "Revenge Request" website. When first seen they
display what is apparently the power to pull people out of their transmogrified
coffins during the Dark Hour. More so than anything else they are incredibly
eccentric and their actions are quite hard to understand at first glance.
The word "Strega" is the name for the female practicioners of Stregheria, which
is an archaic Italian word meaning "witchcraft". They villified Jesus of
Nazareth as an evil prophet and replace him with their own founder as their own
version of the messiah. This seems to be due to Jesus being the source of
Christianity and how they viewed the church as enemies during their time.
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Tartarus
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A dark twisted tower with a form that is nearly impossible to describe, this is
the home of the Shadows. Appearing only during the Dark Hour, and as such it
only exists for an hour each day, this monument is a testament to the twisting
corrupting nature of the Dark Hour. This monolithic structure reaches towards
the sky like twisted fingers and its top is impossible to truly guess. This is
where you will do your fighting and leveling up as well as housing another
entrance to the Dark Hour.
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5. Basics of Battle
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5.1. Combat
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Initiating a Fight
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The only thing random in Persona 3 are the floors to Tartarus that you will end
up exploring. The enemies can be seen moving around the floors as giant shadow
masses that crawl around the floor. There are three different basic types of
Shadows that you can come across:
Black Shadows: The black shadow will always be the run of the mill enemies that
you are fighting on the floors in the current block. There will be a variety of
different types of enemies that the black shadow can contain due to this so it
is very important that you are always ready for whatever may come.
Purple Shadows: While not always too hard these guys are usually bad news. They
are the powerful shadows of the current floor block you are on and they are
usually far stronger than the other enemies you will encounter. You should try
to come into these fights on full health and always be ready for a tough time
until you know how to handle them best. Usually after you pass the block that
they were purple shadows on these enemies will become common black shadows.
Gold Shadows: These are the rare enemies and they are always worth fighting.
These enemies will look like giant hands that have rich sounding names (Wealth,
Opulent, etc). If they should see you coming then, rather than attacking, they
will run away. Once they are in the fight with you then there is a chance that
they will try to run away from you every round. Try to kill them as fast as
possible using physical attacks only. If you kill them you will get an item
that you can sell for a lot of money. Sometimes they will also carry items you
need for Elizabeths requests.
The size of the shadow indicates not how powerful it is but how many enemies
are contained in that one fight. So the smaller shadows might lead you to think
that the fight will be simple and then you fight one giant enemy that pounds
you like a drum.
To get the drop on the enemy what you will wish to do is sneak up behind them
and attack them with the X button. Exactly how close you need to be depends on
your weapon of choice; gauntlets can be prohibitive to use with how close you
need to be while spears and bows make your life easier. If you can catch them
by total surprise then you will have "Player Advantage" during the fight, which
gives you one round to attack them without them responding. Should you fail and
they catch you first them they get that one round to beat on you instead. This
is not good and can kill you prematurely if they all target you with attacks.
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Tactics
===============
When you are in Tartarus pressing the square button brings up the Tactics menu.
There are a few options while you are here.
Group: From here you have the options to split up or regroup. When you tell
them to split up, they will all attempt to run off in different directions.
What they do while split up depends on what actions you have them set up. If
they find treasure they will snatch it up and give it to you when they regroup
or you go up another floor. Should they find the staircase up or an access
point they will ask if you want to use it. If you tell them no then they will
continue to explore the floor and if you tell them yes and you are whisked away
to the appropriate destination. The regroup command tells them to do exactly
that.
Priority: This sets your partys basic actions while in Tartarus. This depends
on if they are with you or not, changing them. If you tell them to "Explore"
they will stay by your side at all times when together and when they are going
solo they will actively attempt to avoid getting into fights, going around
enemies. If they are told to "Defeat Shadows" then they will attack everything
that moves. When they are with you they will stay by your side until an enemy
nears and then they will charge the enemy as a group. If by themselves they
will go after any enemies that they come across, usually getting into fights
solo. As a word of caution if people are in a fight and you try to go up a
floor then they will be left behind.
Proper use of these can make exploration a breeze and help you level up your
party members by allowing them to fight solo.
Much later in the game a new command will open up that allows you to teleport
back to the Tartarus entrance. You will be informed when you get this one and,
while useful, it comes too late in the game to really matter.
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Fighting
===============
Below are a few general notes on the combat in Persona 3. You may find them
helpful when you are initially getting used to the game.
Always be mindful of the square and triangle buttons. Square acts as a shortcut
to the Wait command and should be used only when necessary. Triangle activates
the Rush command and this should only be used when you mean to.
When Rushing your party will automatically attack a target using only physical
attacks. While this can be nice to stop dopes like Aigis and Junpei from using
all their HP up on physical spells it also stops you from taking advantage of
your magic spells and hitting enemy weaknesses. If the enemy is too strong, or
the party starts missing too often, you could easily find yourself dead. Use
this command with caution.
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Support Menu
===============
The support menu appears when you choose it from the command ring in combat.
To reach it you must select tactics and then the name of your support character
from the tactics screen.
* Analyze: You can shortcut to this by hitting the L1 button. When this command
is used you will be given the choice of examining an enemy. Once the support
character finishes Analyzing the enemies you will get an update on the enemies
average HP and SP as well as what they are weak and strong to resistance wise.
Once you have successfully analyzed an enemy you will then be able to look at
their strengths and weaknesses whenever you like without the need to actually
wait for another Analyzing.
NOTE: When you are analyzing someone if they die before it completes you will
get nothing. However if you are examining three Cowardly Maya and the one that
you picked dies so long as a single Maya remains when she finishes, the Analyze
will go through successfully. So essentially you target a type of Shadow to
examine, not an individual.
NOTE: When Mitsuru is replaced as support, the command becomes Full Analyze.
Once it becomes this then you will also be able to see what attacks the enemy
you analyzed has at their disposal.
TIP: Fuuka does more than just analyze enemies. She can tell you when they have
status boosts going on or if the enemy has a barrier that will reflects your
magic or physical attacks back at you. Pay attention to this.
* Call Support: More often than not this option will be greyed out and totally
unselectable. It is only available when you are missing one or more party
members due to your party being split up, be it due to the tactical command to
do so or because they got caught up on the environment. Should you be missing
party members then this will call them to you. Normally they arrive within two
or three actions during the current turn but they will appear during the next
turn at the latest.
* Oracle: This ability is far too random for it to be useless but you may find
it interesting in the least. When used Fuuka will, after a short delay, cause a
magical effect to rain down from above. It can have a variety of effects that
range from restoring your entire partys' HP and SP back to max, knocking all of
your members HP and SP down to 1 or even healing your enemies. It's incredibly
frustrating to have it heal up your enemys' group entirely.
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Shuffle Swap
===============
The Shuffle Swap is what will occur after certain battles. Between two to six
cards will be before you and then they will shuffle around in front of you. You
will normally have three or four, the others are a bit rarer. There are five
different types of cards you can get in a shuffle as well as three different
types of shuffles that can come up. The cards themselves will be rated from one
to ten (except for Persona cards) and the higher the rating, the better the
payout from the card will be. A six point Money card will give you
significantly more than the four point card.
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Card Types
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Persona cards - These gold trimmed cards contain a variety of different Persona
that you can collect. Any Persona you get this way are the basic Persona types
and they will have only their initial abilities. It is far better to fuse them
if its a Persona you plan to use, otherwise the Shuffle is a good place to pick
them up for free.
Weapon cards - Depending on how high the cards rating is the better the weapon
that you will get. The weapons can be for any character although you will not
get weapons until the characters have joined your party. So no spears until you
have Ken and no axes until you have Shinji. While a nice way to get some more
weapons you will find better weapons in the chests on the floors (especially in
the gold ones) and you can't really sell them while in Tartarus so you are best
off getting the money cards.
Money cards - Depending on the cads rating it will change how much money that
you get from it. As you might guess the higher the rating the more money you
can get from it.
Wand cards - The wand can provide one of two bonuses, both enhanced by the
greater card ratings. The first, more common gift, is a bonus to the amount of
experience that you gain. This is incredibly useful, especially after you take
out stronger enemies. The second bonus is a permanent boost to one of your
equipped Persona's stats.
Cup cards - The cup serves one, minor, purpose: to heal your party. The amount
of health you heal depends on the card rating but it isn't really anything all
that spectacular in any case. If you really need it you are best off returning
to the bottom floor of Tartarus and fully healing up.
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Shuffle Types
***************
Regular Shuffle - This is your average, run of the mill, card shuffle. Cards
will be moved at a random speed all over the screen. It might be hard but if
you focus on the card you want there is little else to this shuffle. It gets
harder when they start to pair it up with the later shuffle tricks.
Offscreen Shuffle - And here is where the shuffles start to get a bit on the
tricky side. The cards will be pulled off the screen one at a time, although
sometimes it will be done rather fast, and then dropped back down one at a
time. They will fall down in the exact same order that they were pulled off
the screen on. It can be hard to keep track of what order they rise and fall
in but it should eventually get a bit easier to you since this is going to
be getting done to you a fair amount.
Collapse Shuffle - This is the hardest shuffle to get used to since it is so
liberally paired with the other two shuffle methods. Between two to five of
the cards will be folded together. They will then be shuffled around via one
of the above methods before being pulled out. The trick here is that all of
the cards will come out of the collapse in the exact same order they went in
no matter how much shuffling occurs. For example if the following cards go
into it in this order: 5 Gold, 6 experience, 5 Cup collapse into each other,
when the shuffle ends they will come out 5 Gold, 6 experience, 5 Cup. As
long as you keep your eyes on the cards and remember their placement you
should eventually get used to this shuffle.
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Special Shuffles
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Sometimes while shuffling there are a few rare things that will come up. These
are listed in this section.
Skull Cards - Sometimes one of the above card types will have a skill face on
it. This usually doesn't come up until you have been on the floor for awhile
but once it does, it spells trouble. Should you get this card then you will get
whatever was shown on it (7 gold gives you money, etc) but you also call the
Reaper to you sooner (see Glossary for info on the Reaper). When you do this
then the Reaper will usually appear immediately but if he doesn't then you only
have a few moments before he does appear. Head for an exit immediately or use
a Traesto gem and get out of there.
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Double Up - Sometimes when you get a card in the Shuffle Swap game you will be
given the option to double up. When this happens you can choose to do it or not
essentially choosing whether to double down or not. If you do choose to do this
then you will get another shuffle but there will be one or more cards that look
like broken glass. If you get this card then you will lose not only the chance
to get a card this shuffle but the card you got previously. Its a risk but it
can be worth it. Most of the time these second shuffles will be three or four
Persona with a broken glass but sometimes, rarely, it will have things like
experience or yen for you to get.
Triple Up - Even more rarely you will get the chance to do a double up more
than just the once. They are essentially the same as a double up but you can
gain yet more and lose yet more so be careful with this.
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Last Chance - When you grab the Skull card there is a small chance that you
will be given a Last Chance. This gives you the option to redo the shuffle if
you didn't actually intend to get the skull card. Select the option to redo
the shuffle and they actually just flat out redo the entire shuffle. If you
want to keep the card simply refuse to do the Last Chance and accept the
consequences. Tip: Run away!
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Fatigue
===============
By default everyone will be at the "Good" status. However being in Tartarus is
very draining on your physical health and it can make you really tired really
fast. However there are a number of things about Fatigue that must be known to
fully get a handle on it.
As you go up in levels the time you can spend in Tartarus will increase but
early in the game you will get tired very quickly. This can be frustrating but
it is incredibly important that you leave when you are tired. It is easy to
recover from being tired simply by either sleeping in class or going to bed
early. However it is much harder to recover from being sick, so try not to let
it get to that point.
Great - When you are in Great condition there are no real physical benefit to
it. However this status keeps you one step ahead of getting tired or sick, so
that alone makes it incredibly desireable. To achieve this status you must get
some extra sleep whether it be in class or avoiding Tartarus for a few days. If
you use the bathroom when you are Good then there is the chance you will move
to Great status. The Naganaki fortune box can bring you to this status.
Good - This is the default health status. You will be in good health most of
the time. If you are Tired or Sick then going to the bathroom will sometimes
bring you up to Good health, or simply rest. Your party members need to have at
least good status to be of any use in Tartarus.
Tired - Being tired is a serious pain in the ass. Not only does it mean that
being in Tartarus is no longer a good idea you miss physical attacks more often
and you are more easily hit with criticals. If your party members ever reach
the tired status the next time you go back to the 1st floor they will complain
about it and head back to the Dorm. Once someone is tired it is imperative that
you get them out of there without getting into extra fights or they might end
up getting sick. However if you aren't going to be getting into fights or going
to Tartarus then it doesn't matter if you are tired, so don't worry about it.
NOTE: Even if they aren't tired, if they are unconscious when you go back to
the first floor they will return to the Dorm.
NOTE: Also while tired or sick you can gain an increase to your courage by
going and seeing the school nurse. Mr. Edogawa will offer you to try one of his
concoctions. If you do so you will gain a courage boost. A small boon to ending
up tired.
NOTE: If you are tired it will go away the night before a full moon and you
will also have unlimited stamina. So don't worry about that, the game doesn't
let you box yourself into that corner.
Sick - The worst of the status' you can have. When you get into fights while
tired, or do not properly rest, the character will end up sick. Sick characters
are like tired ones, only more vulnerable to criticals and missing their own
attacks more often. In addition you can actually get other party members sick,
even if they are in good health, simply by going to Tartarus with them and
adventuring. It doesn't happen too often but they can catch it from you. If you
end up sick avoid Tartarus until you have recovered or it will come back and
bite you in the rear.
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5.2. Persona!
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The Shield
====================
Each Persona has its own strengths or weaknesses, related to the nature of that
particular Persona. So if you have a fire aligned Person he will be either
strong, or nullifying, towards fire attacks and likely weak vs. ice or wind
type attacks. The strengths and weaknesses will vary depending on the unique
individual Persona in question and it can run from between the three physical
attacks and eight magic types.
Early on in the game you will be lucky to see someone with one strength and
one weaknesses but later on you can find Persona without any weaknesses and
one or two strengths. Even better than that will be the Persona that have
four to six different strengths or nullifications with few if any weaknesses
to speak of. Having the right strengths for the right boss fight can make a
hard fight fairly simple.
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The Sword
====================
Your Second Self is going to be your main tool against the Shadows. While you
can use your swords and spears to fight the enemies, magic carries some great
benefits to them. Even though you can definitely fight the shadows in melee
weapons using your spells has the most beneficial side effect: One More! I will
explain this one below.
One More! - This system, unique to Persona 3, allows you to take extra combat
actions by exploiting your enemies weaknesses. If you are confronting a bird-
type Shadow who is weak versus electric attacks, hitting him with a Zio spell
will knock it down. When they are down you will be given the option for One
More! action. When all enemies are knocked down you will be given the option
to initiate an All-Out Attack.
All-Out Attack - When all of your enemies have been knocked down by hitting
their weaknesses, either in one spell or via Once More!, you will be able to
perform this. All of your characters will rush the enemies in a cartoon-like
smoke cloud, complete with Bam! and Pow! sound effects. When the assault ends
the enemy will have suffered a lot of damage and will be returned to their
feet. This is integral to beating some of the later enemies without getting
beaten by them.
Down - Whenever someone is down, be it a party member or enemy, they will have
to spend their next action getting up. However while they are down they will be
far more easy to hit, and are succeptible to an All-Out Attack. However any
attack that is directed at them will bring them back up to their feet. Due to
this it is sometimes more advantageous to actually avoid doing the All-Out
Attacks all the time.
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The Spells
====================
When picking what Persona to use, more important than their elemental affinity
is the particular spells that they learn. Each Persona can have up to eight
different spells and each comes with its own set of spells. Most Persona will
start off knowing between two to four different abilities and will learn three
to six more as they level up. Obviously this means that you need to figure out
what spells you want your Persona to have and then gear them towards that.
The trick here comes in the facet of fusing Persona. When you fuse two, or
more, Persona together the resulting Persona will inherit some spells from its
parents. Depending on the type of Persona in question it will change what sort
of skills you can inherit and how many of those skills. So if you fuse a fire
Persona via a wind and ice Persona it is likely that he will inherit a few of
the wind Personas skills, some miscellaneous and maybe, rarely, even a few ice
skills. It all depends on the Persona in question.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the more skills a Persona has learned
of his own natural skills, the more skills he will pass on to any that are
fused with him as a component. So a Persona with only one skill of his own to
learn will give more skills down to the fused Persona than one with three of
its skills left.
By fusing a Persona using two, or more, Persona who have learned most or all of
their skills they will inherit many useful skills. Then, when they learn more
skills as they level up you will be able to pick and choose which of the skills
you wish to keep. This ensures that your Persona are custom tailored to your
playing style and will have all the skills you want them to have. Of course the
major benefit here is getting spells onto a Persona that he might not otherwise
have. So it is possible to get Fire Boost on your fire Persona of choice which
makes up for what skills that Persona lacked.
If you have a high S. Link then it is very possible to max out all of the
skills that a Persona can learn really quickly. Contrary to what you might at
first think, this isn't a good thing. You want to always have the most up to
date, powerful Persona. By constantly keeping the most up to date Persona you
can be sure that you will be getting the best spells available as well as the
Persona with the highest stats available. By ensuring that your Persona have
the highest stats possible as well as the best skills possible and by always
shifting what Persona you have you will ensure that you are keeping ahead of
the curve in the game.
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6. Calendar - Spoiler Free!
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With this calendar I am going to state the main events that will occur each day
as well as the things that will be for sale on Sundays on the Home Shopping
Channel. I will not get into storyline stuff for the most part, only certain
things will be listed here and I will keep spoilers to an absolute minimum. I
would suggest not looking too far forward as certain things are definitely
spoilers no matter how you look at it. Try not to look past November unless you
are at that point.
** NOTE: This calendar will have a listing of all of the things for sale on
Sundays and the answers to all the questions asked in school.
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6.1 - April 2009
====================
Tuesday, 7 - Game Starts: After opening cutscene, name your character, meet
Yukari and Mitsuru and the game begins. Since you arrive at midnight this is
also your first day of school. You will meet your first S. Link as well as many
of the other main characters.
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Wednesday, 8 - (Evening) Conversation with Chairman Ikutsuki. The Velvet Room
will be opened to you.
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Thursday, 9: Full Moon - (Morning) Choose to stay up during lecture or to
sleep. Sleep increases your health status and staying up increases Academics.
(Dark Hour) Cool cutscene, Persona awakens and you fight your first battle. The
purpose behind S. Links will be explained.
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Friday, 10 - Sleeping.
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Saturday, 11 - Sleeping.
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Sunday, 12 - Sleeping.
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Monday, 13 - Sleeping.
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Tuesday, 14 - Sleeping.
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Wednesday, 15 - Sleeping.
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Thursday, 16 - Sleeping.
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Friday, 17 - Awaken in Hospital. Conversation with Yukari.
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Saturday, 18 - (Morning) Answer: How the tools were made. The correct answer
increases Charm. (Evening) Chair Ikutsuki will ask you to join SEES. When you
finally do so you will gain a rank in the Fool S. Link.
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Sunday, 19 - Free day.
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Monday, 20 - (Dark Hour) You will be introduced to Tartarus for the first of
many times here. You can only explore the first floor this time but if you
kill off all the enemies you might luck out and get a Persona from these
fights which will set you ahead nicely, especially if you can get an Apsaras.
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Tuesday, 21 - (Afternoon) Akihiko will ask you to accompany him for today. He
will bring you to the mall and explain what's up with the police station in
the mall. After this you can now do as you please after school. (Evening) Now
that the tutorial period is pretty much over your evenings are yours to do
with as you like, including going to Tartarus.
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Wednesday, 22 - You will gain the Classmate S. Link today automatically.
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Thursday, 23 - The Sports clubs open up today. Going to one will let you join
up with them, allowing you to start the Chariot tarot S. Link. You can join
at any time after this, it doesn't have to be done now.
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Friday, 24 - Free day.
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Saturday, 25 - The bookstore in Iwatodai station will open up today. By going
there you can start on the path to start the Hierophant S. Link. Please refer
to the S. Link section below for more info.
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Sunday, 26 - Free day.
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Monday, 27 - (Afternoon) Answer: 2. If you needed that one... I'm sorry.
(After School) Mitsuru will ask you to join the Student Council. If you do so
then you will acquire the Emperor S. Link.
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Tuesday, 28 - Free day.
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Wednesday, 29 - With your free time you can establish the Hermit S. Link today
or any day afterwards. Via the desk in your room access the MMO to do so.
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Thursday, 30 - (Evening) Elizabeth will call you and direct you to go to the
Velvet Room via the entrance in Paulownia Mall. From now on you will be able to
gather Requests from her, essentially side quests of a sort. Please refer to
the section dedicated to these below.
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S. Link Availability Chart
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Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
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Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
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6.2 - May 2009
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Friday, 1 - Free day.
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Saturday, 2 - (Dark Hour) The Mysterious Boy will make another appearance.
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Sunday, 3 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will make it's first sales
today. Today it is: Slash Ward x1, Slappy Jelly x1 for the price of 2,980.
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Monday, 4 - Free day.
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Tuesday, 5 - Free day.
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Wednesday, 6 - (Morning) Answer: Basic. (After School) The Hierophant S. Link
is now available to be started. To do so, head to the Naganaki shrine and talk
to the young girl there. Please refer to the S. Link section below for more
information on this situation.
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Thursday, 7 - Free day.
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Friday, 8 - Free day.
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Saturday, 9: Full Moon - (Dark Hour) First Full Moon operation. SEES S. Link
will increase afterwards and you gain the "Conserve SP" tactic.
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Sunday, 10 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Giga Power
Band x1, Diet Food x1 for 2,980 Yen. (Evening) Elizabeth will call to tell you
that the barrier that was impeding your progress in Tartarus is now gone. The
Persona compendium will now be available for your use.
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Monday, 11 - Exams start today. Until they pass school S. Links will not be
available to increase.
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Tuesday, 12 - Free day.
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Wednesday, 13 - (Afternoon) Answer: General relativity theory.
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Thursday, 14 - Free day.
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Friday, 15 - (Afternoon) Answer: "Let me go!"
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Saturday, 16 - Free day.
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Sunday, 17 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: All-Purpose
Katana x1, Diet Food x1 for 5,980 Yen.
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Monday, 18 - Exam day 1: This stage of the Exams is determined by how high your
Academics is. To get top of the class you really need it at a 3, at least.
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Tuesday, 19 - Exam day 2: Answer: Mangekyo
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Wednesday, 20 - Exam day 3: Answer: Chaos Theory
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Thursday, 21 - Exam day 4: Answer: Basic
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Friday, 22 - Exam day 5: Answer: How the tools are made.
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Saturday, 23 - Exam Day 6: This stage of the Exams is determined by how high
your Academics is. To get top of the class you really need it at a 3, at least.
Your school S. Links will be available again. (Dark Hour) Akihiko joins your
party as an active party member.
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Sunday, 24 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: All-Purpose
Apron x1, Diet Food x2 for 5,980 Yen.
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Monday, 25 - (Lunchtime) Exam results posted. If you have the top grade in your
class you will recieve a set of Persona-stat increasing cards.
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Tuesday, 26 - Free day.
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Wednesday, 27 - Free day.
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Thursday, 28 - Free day.
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Friday, 29 - Free day.
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Saturday, 30 - Free day.
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Sunday, 31 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Health
Sandals x1, Diet Food x1 for 3,980 Yen.
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S. Link Availability Chart
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Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
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6.3 - June 2009
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Monday, 1 - (Dark Hour) The Mysterious Boy will make another appearance.
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Tuesday, 2 - Free day.
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Wednesday, 3 - Free day.
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Thursday, 4 - Free day.
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Friday, 5 - Free day.
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Saturday, 6 - Free day.
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Sunday, 7 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Perfume x1,
Medicine x5 for 3,980 Yen.
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Monday, 8, Full Moon - (Evening) Infiltrate the school. (Dark Hour) Second
Full Moon operation. Once completed you will gain the "Knock Down" tactic.
--------------------
Tuesday, 9 - The Antique Store in the mall opens today.
--------------------
Wednesday, 10 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 11 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 12 - (Dark Hour) Mysterious Boy visits. However this time he actually
establishes an S. Link with you, the Death Arcana.
--------------------
Saturday, 13 - (Evening) Elizabeth calls to inform you that the path that was
blocked in now cleared, allowing you deeper into Tartarus.
--------------------
Sunday, 14 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Brand Purse
x1, Perfume x1 for 5,980 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 15 - (Afternoon) Answer: A colon.
--------------------
Tuesday, 16 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 17 - (Afternoon) Answer: Shamanism. (After School) All of the
Culture Clubs will be taking new members as of today. By joining one of them
you can establish the Fortune S. Link.
--------------------
Thursday, 18 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 19 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 20 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 21 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling:Land Badge x1,
Sappy Jelly x10 for 24,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 22 - (Afternoon) Answer: Chinese.
--------------------
Tuesday, 23 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 24 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 25 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 26 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 27 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 28 - Free day.
--------------------
Monday, 29 - (Morning) Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci.
--------------------
Tuesday, 30 - (Dark Hour) The Mysterious Boy will make another appearance.
==============================
S. Link Availability Chart
===============================================================================
Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
====================
6.4 - July 2009
====================
Wednesday, 1 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 2 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 3 - (Morning) Answer: The 2,000 Yen bill.
--------------------
Saturday, 4 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 5 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling:Kevlar Vest x1,
Super Diet Food x4 for 14,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 6 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 7: Full Moon - (Dark Hour) Third full moon operation. Once it is done
your Fool S. Link will go up to a 4 and you'll get the "Full Assault" tactic.
--------------------
Wednesday, 8 - (Morning) Answer: O-no-ma-to-pee-ah. As a note, exams are going
to be starting soon so your school S. Links will be unavailable.
--------------------
Thursday, 9 - (Morning) Answer: Heian-kyo became the capital. (Evening) The way
to the higher floors in Tartarus will become clear so you can go higher.
--------------------
Friday, 10 - (Morning) Answer: Kaballah.
--------------------
Saturday, 11 - (Morning) Answer: Their hairdos.
--------------------
Sunday, 12 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Max Safety
Shoes x1, Super Diet Food x3 for 10,000 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 13 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 14 - Exam day 1: Jewish.
--------------------
Wednesday, 15 - Exam day 2: Murasaki Shikibu.
--------------------
Thursday, 16 - Exam day 3: The topknot fired bullets.
--------------------
Friday, 17 - Exam day 4: Leonardo Da Vinci.
--------------------
Saturday, 18 - Exam day 5: This stage of the Exams is determined by how high
your Academics is. To get top of the class you really need it at a 5, at least.
Your school S. Links will be available again.
NOTE: Since you go on vacation soon, it is imperative you complete all of your
current requests that are active.
--------------------
Sunday, 19 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling:Mages Mark x1,
Super Diet Food x10 for 39,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 20 - Vacation starts! Off to Yakushima.
--------------------
Tuesday, 21 - Vacation day 2. (Evening) Aigis joins SEES.
--------------------
Wednesday, 22 - Vacation day 3. Fool S. Link will increase.
--------------------
Thursday, 23 - (Evening) Return from vacation.
--------------------
Friday, 24 - (Lunchtime) Exam results posted. If you are top in your class then
Mitsuru will have a reward for you again.
--------------------
Saturday, 25 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 26 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Brand Purse
x1, Medical Powder x5 for 7,980 Yen. Summer vacation has started now. Until it
ends your school contacts cannot be hung out with. Sometimes they will call you
to hang out but your S. Links will not really improve. Do hang out with them if
you are trying to increase it though, it speeds it up by far.
--------------------
Monday, 27 - Sports club training, takes up your morning and afternoon.
--------------------
Tuesday, 28 - Sports club training, takes up your morning and afternoon.
--------------------
Wednesday, 29 - Sports club training, takes up your morning and afternoon.
--------------------
Thursday, 30 - Sports club training, takes up your morning and afternoon.
--------------------
Friday, 31 - Sports club training, takes up your morning and afternoon.
==============================
S. Link Availability Chart
===============================================================================
Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
====================
6.5 - August 2009
====================
Saturday, 1 - Sports club training, takes up your morning and afternoon.
--------------------
Sunday, 2 - Sports meet, takes up your morning and afternoon.
--------------------
Monday, 3 - After meeting Mamoru you can now establish his S. Link today if you
seek him out. Refer to his S. Link section for more information.
--------------------
Tuesday, 4 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 5 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 6: Full Moon - (Dark Hour) Fourth full moon operation. Once completed
you will gain the "Same Target" tactic.
--------------------
Friday, 7 - (Dark Hour) Mysterious boy will visit.
--------------------
Saturday, 8 - The path that was blocked in Tartarus will open up for you. (Dark
Hour) Koromaru joins the team tonight.
--------------------
Sunday, 9 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling:Omega Spear x1,
Veggie Supplement x5 for 24,800 Yen. Also now that Koromaru has joined the team
you can activate the Sun S. Link at the Naganaki shrine.
--------------------
Monday, 10 - Summer school. Day is lost. Gain a boost to your Academics.
--------------------
Tuesday, 11 - Summer school. Day is lost. Gain a boost to your Academics.
--------------------
Wednesday, 12 - Summer school. Day is lost. Gain a boost to your Academics.
--------------------
Thursday, 13 - Summer school. Day is lost. Gain a boost to your Academics.
--------------------
Friday, 14 - Summer school. Day is lost. Gain a boost to your Academics.
--------------------
Saturday, 15 - Summer school. Day is lost. Gain a boost to your Academics.
--------------------
Sunday, 16 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Emergency
Vest x1, Veggie Supplement x5 for 24,800 Yen. The girl you have the highest
S. Link will call you and ask you if you want to go with them to the Summer
Festival. If you go with them it provides a boost to your relationship, makes
it easier to increase it next time and you will get a Jack Frost doll.
--------------------
Monday, 17 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 18 - The Summer Film festival starts today. Each day someone, who you
have an S. Link with, will call you and ask you to go to the movies. Not only
does this make it easier to increase your relationship with them but you will
gain a bonus to one of your three stats depending on the day and movie showing.
Today at the Film Festival: Kenji, Academics. This takes up your morning.
--------------------
Wednesday, 19 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 20 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 21 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 22 - Today at the Film Festival: Fuuka, Charm. This takes up your
morning.
--------------------
Sunday, 23 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Dragon Boots
x1, Veggie Supplements x4 for 20,000 Yen. Today at the Film Festival: Keisuke,
Charm. This takes up your morning and makes you miss the home shopping channel.
--------------------
Monday, 24 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 25 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 26 - Today at the Film Festival: Yuko, Courage. This takes up your
morning.
--------------------
Thursday, 27 - Today at the Film Festival: Kazushi, Courage. This takes up your
morning.
--------------------
Friday, 28 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 29 - (Dark Hour) Mysterious boy will visit.
--------------------
Sunday, 30 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Varna Bracers
x1, Veggie Supplement x2 for 17,800 Yen.Today at the Film Festival: Chihiro,
Charm. This takes up your morning and makes you miss the home shopping channel.
--------------------
Monday, 31 - Free day.
==============================
S. Link Availability Chart
===============================================================================
Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
====================
6.6 - September 2009
====================
Tuesday, 1 - (Morning) Answer: You slide like crazy.
--------------------
Wednesday, 2 - (After School) Your afternoon is eaten up by Shinjiro Aragaki
joining SEES. You cannot go to Tartarus tonight either.
--------------------
Thursday, 3 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 4 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 5: Full Moon - (Dark Hour) Fifth full moon operation. Once completed
you will gain the "Attack Fallen" tactic.
--------------------
Sunday, 6 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling:Brand Watch x1,
Snuff Soul x5 for 10,000 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 7 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 8 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 9 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 10 - (Morning) Answer: Come here.
--------------------
Friday, 11 - (Morning) Answer: The Hermetica.
--------------------
Saturday, 12 - (Dark Hour) Mysterious boy will visit.
--------------------
Sunday, 13 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Prayer Beads
x1, Health Supplement x1 for 10,000 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 14 - (Morning) Answer: It's indeterminate.
--------------------
Tuesday, 15 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 16 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 17 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 18 - City closed due to the Typhoon.
--------------------
Saturday, 19 - City closed due to the Typhoon.
--------------------
Sunday, 20 - City closed due to the Typhoon.
--------------------
Monday, 21 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 22 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 23 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 24 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 25 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 26 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 27 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Skrep x1,
Health Supplement x4 for 35,800 Yen. (Dark Hour) Mysterious boy will visit.
--------------------
Monday, 28 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 29 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 30 - Free day.
==============================
S. Link Availability Chart
===============================================================================
Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
====================
6.7 - October 2009
====================
Thursday, 1 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 2 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 3 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 4: Full Moon - (Dark Hour) Sixth full moon operation.
--------------------
Monday, 5 - (After School) Fuuka and Yukari are not available today.
--------------------
Tuesday, 6 - Exams start today. Until they pass school S. Links will not be
available to increase. (Dark Hour) Mysterious boy will visit.
--------------------
Wednesday, 7 - (Morning) Answer: To bring in business. (Dark Hour) You will get
another call to tell you that the barrier in Tartarus has been removed. Now you
can get up higher.
--------------------
Thursday, 8 - Free day.
--------------------
Friday, 9 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 10 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 11 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: R/C Geta x1,
Instant Ramen x5 for 47,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 12 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 13 - Exam Day 1: Answer: 2.
--------------------
Wednesday, 14 - Exam Day 2: Answer: Moses.
--------------------
Thursday, 15 - Exam Day 3: Answer: Summer vacation.
--------------------
Friday, 16 - Exam Day 4: Answer: Fifteen.
--------------------
Saturday, 17 - Exam Day 5: Answer: This stage of the Exams is determined by how
high your Academics is. To get top of the class you really need it at a 6, at
least. Your school S. Links will be available again.
--------------------
Sunday, 18 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Indra Bracers
x1, Instant Ramen x2 for 17,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 19 - (Morning) Answer: Friday.
--------------------
Tuesday, 20 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 21 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 22 - (Morning) Answer: Mansion.
--------------------
Friday, 23 - (Morning) Answer: Madam Blavatsky.
--------------------
Saturday, 24 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 25 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Brand Bag x1,
Brand Watch x1 for 10,000 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 26 - (Afternoon) Answer: It's Arabic.
--------------------
Tuesday, 27 - (Dark Hour) Mysterious boy will visit.
--------------------
Wednesday, 28 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 29 - (Afternoon) Answer: Tofu.
--------------------
Friday, 30 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 31 - Free day.
==============================
S. Link Availability Chart
===============================================================================
Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
====================
6.8 - November 2009
====================
Sunday, 1 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Berserker's
Seal x1, Mega Protein x2 for 39,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 2 - (Evening) Your SEES S. Link will increase during the meeting.
--------------------
Tuesday, 3: Full Moon - (Dark Hour) Sixth full moon operation.
--------------------
Wednesday, 4 - Storyline day. (Early Morning) The Death S. Link will go up
here. (Dark Hour) Watch the incredible events unfold. Enjoy!
--------------------
Thursday, 5 - Storyline day. You may do stuff during the evening except for
going to Tartarus. Mitsuru will be unavailable until the 14th of November.
Yukari's Persona will evolve now.
--------------------
Friday, 6 - The next block of Tartarus will open up.
**NOTE: The last block of Tartarus will not actually open until well over a
month later so you have all the time in the world to complete this one.
--------------------
Saturday, 7 - Free day.
--------------------
Sunday, 8 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Raven Claw x1,
Mega Protein x7 for 114,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 9 - (Morning) A new classmate will join your class today.
--------------------
Tuesday, 10 - Free day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 11 - Free day.
--------------------
Thursday, 12 - (Morning) Answer: The Upanishads.
--------------------
Friday, 13 - Free day.
--------------------
Saturday, 14 - Mitsuru will rejoin the team tonight and if you have been going
to Tartarus then you will need to bring her level up to the rest of your party.
--------------------
Sunday, 15 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Sid's
Jacket x1, Mega Protein x8 for 128,000 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 16 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 17 - School Trip: Chat with people and then find your room on the
second floor to go to the next day.
--------------------
Wednesday, 18 - School Trip: (Morning) Lots of talking and storyline stuff
going on today. Mitsuru's Persona will evolve. (Evening) Chat with people and
then find your room on the second floor to go to the next day.
--------------------
Thursday, 19 - School Trip: (Morning) Stuff goes on but the game is essentially
on auto-pilot. (Evening) Save your game here since you have a quirky little
mini-game coming up.
To avoid being caught wait exactly where you are until the girls mention that
they are going to check somewhere else. Now rush on over to the left and wait
until it looks like the girls are going to head in your direction. As soon as
they start to do that then rush for the little recess in the rocks with the
waterfall and hide there. You should be able to hide from them by doing this.
If you fail the only thing that happens is an amusing little cutscene and the
girls won't talk to you properly for the next few days.
--------------------
Friday, 20 - School Trip: You will head home from the trip after some chatting
with the other guys. Everyone is too tired to go to Tartarus tonight so you
might want to head out and do other night time stuff.
--------------------
Saturday, 21 - (Afternoon) Mitsuru is now available as an S. Link. Refer to her
section in the S. Link section below.
--------------------
Sunday, 22 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Shoe of Bane
x1, Mega Protein x5 for 79,800 Yen. (Evening) No Tartarus adventuring tonight
so you can either go out to raise stats or head to sleep. (Dark Hour) After a
few crazy cutscenes you will end up in a fight. Not only will Junpei's Persona
evolve but he will gain the Spring of Life.
--------------------
Monday, 23 - Free day.
--------------------
Tuesday, 24 - Career Week: The day is lost.
--------------------
Wednesday, 25 - Career Week: The day is lost.
--------------------
Thursday, 26 - Career Week: The day is lost.
--------------------
Friday, 27 - Career Week: Career week is ending so you have the evening to do
as you like.
--------------------
Saturday, 28 - (Evening) Fool S. Link will increase tonight.
--------------------
Sunday, 29 - (Morning) The Home Shopping Channel will be selling: Sigma Drive
x1, Mega Protein x6 for 89,800 Yen.
--------------------
Monday, 30 - (Morning) Answer: So they stood out.
==============================
S. Link Availability Chart
===============================================================================
Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday|| Thursday || Friday || Saturday || Sunday
===============================================================================
Books || Bebe || Bebe || Books || Bebe || Books || Akinari
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Council || Books || Books || Chihiro || Books || Chihiro || Maya
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Fuuka || Chihiro || Council || Keisuke || Council || Fuuka || Mutatsu*
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Kazushi || Council || Keisuke || Kazushi || Fuuka || Maiko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Maiko || Kazushi || Maiko || Kenji || Kazushi || Mitsuru || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Mamoru || Keisuke || Mamoru || Maiko || Kenji || Mutatsu* || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Nozomi || Kenji || Nozomi || Mamoru || Maiko || Yukari || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
Yukari || Maiko || Tanaka || Mitsuru || Mamoru || Yuko || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mamoru || Yukari || Mutatsu* || Mutatsu*|| ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Mitsuru || Yuko || Nozomi || Nozomi || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Nozomi || ///// || Tanaka || Tanaka || ///// || /////
--------||----------||----------||----------||---------||----------||----------
///// || Tanaka || ///// || Yukari || ///// || ///// || /////
===============================================================================
====================
6.9 -