History Characters / Persona3Protagonists

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: In the original game, [[spoiler:the final Arcana, the Universe, has no visible art on it. It transcends all other Arcana so much, it is effectively incomprehensible by human cognition and no single image could ever capture all of its meanings]]. In ''Reload'', this is {{Averted}}: [[spoiler:the Universe Arcana has the same artwork as the World]].

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: In the original game, [[spoiler:The final Arcana, the Universe, has no visible art on it. It transcends all other Arcana so much, it is effectively incomprehensible by human cognition and no single image could ever capture all of its meanings]]. In ''Reload'', this is {{Averted}}: [[spoiler:the Universe Arcana has the same artwork as the World]].

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm:
** [[spoiler:Their final Arcana, the Universe, has no visible art on it at all in the original. The Universe transcends all other Arcana so much, it is effectively incomprehensible by human cognition and no single image could ever capture all of its meanings.]]
** [[spoiler:This is {{Averted}} in ''Reload'', as the Universe Arcana has the same artwork as the World.]]

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal (English; original), Creator/AleksLe (English; ''Reload''), Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese)\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LauraBailey (English), Creator/MarinaInoue (Japanese)\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English; original), Creator/AleksLe (English; ''Reload'')\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue (Japanese), Creator/LauraBailey (English)\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English; original), Creator/AleksLe (English, ''Reload'')\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English, original), Creator/AleksLe (English, ''Reload'')\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LauraBailey (English), Creator/MarinaInoue (Japanese)\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AleksLe (English, ''Reload''), Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English)\\

* HelloInsertNameHere: You can name them whatever you want, but said name will not be spoken aloud during dialogue, only written. Instead, the rest of SEES will just refer to them as "leader" when spoken aloud, and usually in the context of a mission, while Chihiro (a first year) and Ken (an elementary student) will call them "senpai".

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/messiah_p3.png[softreturn]The Savior[[/labelnote]]]]

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal (English), Creator/AleksLe (English, ''Reload''), Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese)\\

** Every girl he meets seems to fall for him. By the end of the year, Fuuka, Mitsuru, Yukari, Chihiro, Yuko, Elizabeth, and even the likes of Maiko, Ms. Toriumi, and Aigis can fall for him. In fact until ''Persona 5 Royal'' added Kasumi he had the exact same number of love interests as Joker.

** In the games, it's Yukari -- she has more ShipTease moments with the Male Protagonist than any other love interest in ''Persona 3'', her actions in "The Answer" are motivated entirely by her love for him and [[spoiler:wanting to see him again after his death]], and she is the only member of S.E.E.S. that he shares any flirty dialogue choices with in ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight''. Furthermore, dialogue in the bad ending of ''Persona 3'' heavily implies that two are in a relationship, and ''Reload'' makes the implication even clearer, as the bad ending changes the dialogue if the Protagonist dated someone else over the course of the game, but retains Junpei teasing that he knows they've been sneaking around if the Protagonist dated Yukari.
--->'''Junpei''': Well, at least one of us knows what he wants... You seem to be getting along with a certain someone, if ya know what I mean...\\
''[An exclamation mark appears over Yukari's head]''\\
'''Yukari''': ...what's that supposed to mean?\\
'''Junpei''': I dunno. You tell me.\\
''[A SweatDrop appears over Yukari's head]''

** In the games, it's Aigis -- the protagonist has a heart above his head when first seeing her, and several non-optional scenes emphasize their bond. The most noteworthy is the ending of the game where [[spoiler:the protagonist spends his last moments with her, [[LapPillow falling asleep in her lap.]]]] Their bond is also expanded upon in many of the spin-offs, such as Chie assuming the two are dating in ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth''. She is upgraded to the [[OfficialCouple Official Love Interest]] in the films. Yukari also has a number of [[ShipTease scenes]] early on in the game, but hers are more subtle, the most explict being a player-optional hug.

** In the games, it's Aigis -- the protagonist has a heart above his head when first seeing her, and several non-optional scenes emphasize their bond. The most noteworthy is the ending of the game where [[spoiler:the protagonist spends his last moments with her, [[LapPillow falling asleep in her lap.]]]] Their bond is also expanded upon in many of the spin-offs, such as Chie assuming the two are dating in ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth''. She is upgraded to the [[OfficialCouple Official Love Interest]] in the films. Yukari also has a number of [[ShipTease]] scenes early on in the game, but hers are more subtle, the most explict being a player-optional hug.

* OfficialCouple: They get together with Aigis in the film adaptations.

** In the games, it's Yukari -- she has more ShipTease moments with the Male Protagonist than any other love interest in ''Persona 3'', her actions in "The Answer" are motivated entirely by her love for him and [[spoiler:wanting to see him again after his death]], and she is the only member of S.E.E.S. that he shares any flirty dialogue choices with in ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight''. Furthermore, dialogue in the bad ending of ''Persona 3'' heavily implies that two are in a relationship.
--->'''Junpei''': Well, at least one of us knows what he wants... You seem to be getting along with a certain someone, if ya know what I mean...\\
''[An exclamation mark appears over Yukari's head]''\\
'''Yukari''': ...what's that supposed to mean?\\
'''Junpei''': I dunno. You tell me.\\
''[A SweatDrop appears over Yukari's head]''

** In the [[Anime/Persona3TheMovie animated movie tetralogy]], Makoto's strongest bond is with Aigis, and a lot of the early ShipTease subtext with Yukari in the original game is left out of the adaptation. They even attend the summer festival together, which is not an option in any iteration of ''Persona 3'' prior to ''Reload''.

* CanonName: He has no default name in the game, but the adaptions provide him with no less than three: The manga (and the early Japanese trailers for ''Persona Q'') names him Minato Arisato, the movie series and ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight'' call him Makoto Yuki, and the stage play refers to him as Sakuya Shiomi. Which one is considered "canon" is subject to heated fan debate (unlike ''Persona 4's'' Yu Narukami, whose name was canonized with further spin-offs). Spinoff media and crossovers have used "Makoto Yuki" and the modern rerelease of ''Portable'' uses it as his default name, so it is fairly safe to say that it is the official canon name as far as Atlus is concerned, although Minato remains popular with some fans due to the issue of confusion with [[VideoGame/Persona5 Makoto Niijima]].

** From previous versions of the game to ''Reload'': Zig-zagged in the case of Fusion Spells. While they no longer require the requisite Personas to be present in his inventory, merely being present in the Compendium, they're now connected to the new [[LimitBreak Theurgy]] mechanic, meaning that they can't be spammed every turn.

* OfficialCouple: With Aigis in the film adaptations.

** In the games, it's Aigis -- the protagonist has a heart above his head when he first sees her, and the two have a number of scenes emphasizing their bond, including [[spoiler:the ending of the game, where he spends his last moments in her arms.]] Yukari also has some ship-tease scenes, though hers are comparitively more player-driven, their most intimate interaction being an optional hug.

** The [[Anime/Persona3TheMovie animated movie tetralogy]] makes Aigis and Makoto the OfficialCouple.

* TheLostLenore: To Aigis and Yukari in ''The Answer'' as well as future entries in the series.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In the game's ending, [[spoiler:they pass away in the arms of one of their cherished companions. In the [=PS2=] versions, ''Reload'' and by default in ''Portable'', it's Aigis; in NewGamePlus of ''Portable'', it can be any SEES member that the protagonist has established a romantic relationship with.]]

* HarmfulToMinors: Witnessed his parents' deaths as a kid. The movies make this worse by his statement that he's been experiencing the Dark Hour for a long time as well.

** In the games, it's Yukari -- she has more ShipTease moments with the Male Protagonist than any other love interest in ''Persona 3'', her actions in "The Answer" are motivated entirely by her love for him and [[spoiler:wanting to see him again after his death]], and she is the only member of S.E.E.S. that he shares any flirty dialogue choices with in ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight''. Furthermore, dialogue in the bad ending of ''Persona 3'' heavily implies that two are in a relationship.
--->'''Junpei''': Well, at least one of us knows what he wants... You seem to be getting along with a certain someone, if ya know what I mean...\\
''[An exclamation mark appears over Yukari's head]''\\
'''Yukari''': ...what's that supposed to mean?\\
'''Junpei''': I dunno. You tell me.\\
''[A SweatDrop appears over Yukari's head]''

** In the [[Anime/Persona3TheMovie animated movie tetralogy]], Makoto's strongest bond is with Aigis, and a lot of the early ShipTease subtext with Yukari in the original game is left out of the adaptation. They even attend the summer festival together, which is not an option in any iteration of ''Persona 3'' prior to ''Reload''.

* TheLostLenore: To Aigis and Yukari in ''The Answer'' as well as future entries in the series. ''Persona 4: Arena'' implies he's also this for Mitsuru.

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https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/messiah_p3.png[softreturn]The Savior[[/labelnote]]]]

* {{Robosexual}}: Both Makoto, and Kotone are able to pursue a romance with [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Aigis]]. In both cases Aigis worries that she is an unworthy love interest for them, in Makoto's case it's because she is a machine, and in Kotone's case, it's also focused on [[{{Gayngst}} her fear that Kotone won't return her feelings due to both of them presenting as girls]].

->''[[spoiler:[[WhamLine Keep living.]]]]''

->''[[spoiler:>Your eyes feel heavy...]]''

* CanonName: He has no default name in the game, but the adaptions provide him with no less than three: The manga (and the early Japanese trailers for ''Persona Q'') names him Minato Arisato, the movie series and ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight'' call him Makoto Yuki, and the stage play refers to him as Sakuya Shiomi. Which one is considered "canon" is subject to heated fan debate (unlike ''Persona 4's'' Yu Narukami, whose name was canonized with further spin-offs). Spinoff media and crossovers have used "Makoto Yuki" and the modern rerelease of ''Portable'' uses it as his default name, so it is fairly safe to say that it is the official canon name as far as Atlus is concerned.