History Characters / Persona3SocialLinksAndNPCs

* MeaningfulName: "Mochizuki" is written with characters meaning "aspire to/expect/desire" and "moon", which fits his fate to be the harbinger of Nyx, the goddess who lives in the moon. In addition, "Mochizuki" as a phrase can also mean "full moon", hinting to his relationship with the Full Moon Shadows.

* MeaningfulName: "Mochizuki" is written with characters meaning "aspire to/expect/desire" and "moon", which fits his fate to be the harbinger of Nyx, the goddess who lives in the moon.

* RealityWarper: It's implied that when he came into being, Ryoji had unconsciously altered reality to create a false background of him living abroad with his parents. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to enrol into Gekkoukan High without any past records.

** In ''Reload'', the other two clubs aren't options and the protagonist only meets Kaz after joining the track team.

* AdultsAreUseless: While Takeharu, Ikutsuki, and a few other Kirijo employees are able to move during the Dark Hour, none of them are Persona users, leaving the task of ending the Dark Hour to a group of high-schoolers. They ''do'' give the Squad a place to live, as well as their Evokers (and a lot of background information), but they can't really do much more.

* FaceHeelTurn: He apparently wasn't always a bad man, but [[GoMadFromTheRevelation too much time studying Shadows apparently did a number on his brain and morality]].

* PredecessorVillain: He's directly responsible for everything that goes wrong in ''Persona 3'', but he's long dead. By the time of the present day, [[spoiler:Shuji Ikutsuki]] is carrying his torch.

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: In order to initiate his S. Link, the player has to go along with Tanaka scamming them out of some money.

* IHaveThisFriend: Does this during her Social Link at Rank 5 in ''Reload'' to determine if she's fallen for him.

* IHaveThisFriend: Does this on her ''Reload'' Rank 5 to Makoto to determine if she's fallen for him.

* SheIsAllGrownUp: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that it's just a 2-year gap between the events of ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', but she's significantly more attractive and confident as a 17-18 year old high school third year than how she was as a 15-16 year old first year, which is reflected in her character portrait changing between games. In ''3'', her default portrait looks more homely and shy, but in ''4'', her portrait looks more confident and happy.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the original version of the game, Ryoji was just another friend which the Male Protagonist spent some time with at school and during the Kyoto trip -- however, the Male Protagonist never spends any time with Ryoji independent of other characters, and it's actually fair to say that Ryoji is more Junpei's friend than the Protagonist's. The ''Portable'' version makes him a Social Link and romance option for the Female Protagonist, and in the movie, manga, and ''Reload'', Ryoji quickly becomes the Protagonist's best friend. This makes their final battle much more personal.

* DeathDealer: Their pierce attack is shown as them throwing Arcana Tarot cards like a dagger at the protagonist, and their slash attack has them swiping their Tarot cards in front of them. Elizabeth's BossBanter in ''Reload'' has a some card-based wordplay when she uses her Personas:

** During her Thor phase in the original, she would only cast Maziodyne or a random physical attack. Her Thor in ''Reload'' can use Thunder Reign, God's Hand, or Tarunda. She can also use either a normal strike or pierce attack during this phase if she downs the player and gets a One More.

** Her Alice now has Eigaon and Die For Me! as opposed to just Mamudoon in the original releases, providing her a Dark damage and greater instant kill option.
** Her Metatron can randomly use Divine Judgment, Kougaon, Sukukaja, or Sukunda, which will either instantly halve the player's HP, deal heavy light damage, increase her accuracy/evasion or decrease the player's accuracy/evasion for three turns, respectively, instead of it only knowing the Mahamaon instant kill in previous games.

** Elizabeth's Masakado Concentrated Megidolaon deals a normal amount of damage, and the 9999 versions are specifically telegraphed for during her second phase, if one of the rules is broken, or when she starts trying to end the fight quickly.
** Since ''Reload'' re-introduces the damage dealing Eiga skills, her Alice will attempt to use Die For Me! and Eigaon in succession. If the player has a skill or equipment that specifically blocks the former (eg. Shoes of Bane footwear, which nulls a Dark instakill move) this doesn't break Elizabeth's rules, meaning she won't pull out the 9999 Megidolaon and gives the player a little breathing room.

* VocalEvolution: Tara Platt's Elizabeth has evolved over the years, where in her first appearance, she has a low, soft-spoken, almost detached, but still whimsical tone of voice. Her performance would evolve to become a bit higher, matching the more energetic and free-spirited character that Elizabeth would become in future games and ''Reload''. The differences between Platt's Elizabeth's in ''3'' and ''Reload'' are very noticeable.

* PrecociousCrush: She proposes to the male MC at the end of her S. Link, saying that she wants a family of her own someday and that the protagonist has to be the father. The game's narration lampshades it: "Apparently, Maiko has just proposed to you."

* DisappearsIntoLight: How his last meeting with the protagonist ends. ''Reload'' shows the protagonist's surprise as he suddenly disappears.

* {{Leitmotif}}: While "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-sqsBi3-mk Living With Determination]]" is a prominent part of the soundtrack, this song plays during each rank of his Social Link in the original games. In ''Reload'', it's an unnamed track that is a somber piano version of "Memories of You", until the final rank where ''Reload'''s version of "Living With Determination" actually plays.

* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: It's possible that [[spoiler:when you meet Akinari for the last time and he gives you his book, he's already died off-screen]]. Maxing his S. Link also means that [[spoiler:he cheers you on along with your other maxed S. Links right before you take on Nyx]]. ''FES'' confirms it in his epilogue, when [[spoiler:you meet his mother. He died the day you maxed out his Social Link]].