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* TookALevelInBadass: Played straight in the animes. Zigzagged in ''[[UpdatedReRelease Persona 4 Golden]]''; on its own, Izanagi is no stronger than in the vanilla game, learning only a small array of low-level skills. With the ability to select Fusion skills, and to acquire skill cards, it's possible to give him much more powerful attacks and then level him up to become a Shadow-slaughtering monster.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Played straight in the animes. Zigzagged in ''[[UpdatedReRelease Persona 4 Golden]]''; on its own, Izanagi is no stronger than in the vanilla game, learning only a small array of low-level skills. With the ability to select Fusion skills, and to acquire skill cards, it's possible to give him much more powerful attacks and then level him up to become a Shadow-slaughtering monster. In his DLC appearances in Persona 5 and its spinoffs, Izanagi gains a few physical moves he didn't have in the original, as well as naturally learning a mid-tier electric spell.
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* EnemyWithout: The suppressed feelings, desires, and thoughts of their hosts made manifest.
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* EnemyWithout: The They are the suppressed feelings, desires, and thoughts of their hosts made manifest.manifest.
* EvilKnockoff: Aside from Shadow Teddie and Naoto, the Shadow Selves of the party members look like evil corrupted versions of their future Persona forms. Teddie and Naoto's shadows are instead knockoffs of their regular selves.
** Shadow Yosuke is a black ninja with shuriken eyes fused with a frog having a golden triangle-shaped SlasherSmile, whilst Jiraiya is a white ninja with shuriken eyes and the frog's smile.
** Shadow Chie is a yellow-wearing {{Dominatrix}} wielding a whip as well as a pointy hat. Tomoe wears a Creator/BruceLee-esque yellow jumpsuit, wields a long weapon as a naginata and has a pointy biker helmet.
** Shadow Yukiko is a giant red bird which uses fire attacks. Konohana Sakuya is a red and pink bird-like being that specialises in Agi spells.
** Shadow Kanji is a [[TopHeavyGuy top-heavy]] muscular being armed with two Mars symbols which are slammed into the ground when performing a Skill. Take-Mikazuchi is also a top-heavy muscular being armed with a lightning bolt, which it slams into the ground and crushes when performing a non-physical Skill.
* EvilKnockoff: Aside from Shadow Teddie and Naoto, the Shadow Selves of the party members look like evil corrupted versions of their future Persona forms. Teddie and Naoto's shadows are instead knockoffs of their regular selves.
** Shadow Yosuke is a black ninja with shuriken eyes fused with a frog having a golden triangle-shaped SlasherSmile, whilst Jiraiya is a white ninja with shuriken eyes and the frog's smile.
** Shadow Chie is a yellow-wearing {{Dominatrix}} wielding a whip as well as a pointy hat. Tomoe wears a Creator/BruceLee-esque yellow jumpsuit, wields a long weapon as a naginata and has a pointy biker helmet.
** Shadow Yukiko is a giant red bird which uses fire attacks. Konohana Sakuya is a red and pink bird-like being that specialises in Agi spells.
** Shadow Kanji is a [[TopHeavyGuy top-heavy]] muscular being armed with two Mars symbols which are slammed into the ground when performing a Skill. Take-Mikazuchi is also a top-heavy muscular being armed with a lightning bolt, which it slams into the ground and crushes when performing a non-physical Skill.
* MentalMonster: A character's Shadow is a monster that represents and demonstrates all of the dark, unwanted, hidden sides of that character. While they initially look like humanoid exaggerations of those negative qualities, when denied ("You're not me!") they transform into terrible monsters that will attack the character. The only way to truly get rid of them is for the character to accept them as a part of themselves, at which point they transform into a [[FightingSpirit Persona]].
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* BlowYouAway: Possesses wind based powers.
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* BlowYouAway: Possesses wind based wind-based powers.
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* RapidFireFisticuffs: Only seen in ''The Animation''.
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* TopHeavyGuy: Has an enormous, muscular torso and arms, and a tiny waist and legs.
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* TopHeavyGuy: Has His Berserk form has an enormous, muscular torso and arms, and a tiny waist and legs.
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Shadow Rise. After taking off enough of her health- even if you empty her entire health bar- she will use Supreme Insight on her next turn, rendering her invulnerable to all attacks. A few rounds later, the battle ends and progresses onward.
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Shadow Rise. After taking off enough of her health- even if you empty her entire health bar- she will use Supreme Insight on her next turn, rendering her invulnerable to all attacks. A few rounds later, the battle ends and progresses onward.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Mitsuo is a creep who hides behind video games and the internet in order to shelter himself from a miserable life where no one ever approaches him because of his standoffish, childish behavior, reflected by how the Shadow is ''literally'' a crybaby hiding under an 8-bit shell of a video game character. The Shadow's baby head is surrounded by a "halo" of what seems to be computer code, not to mention being very pronounced and big, reflecting how Mitsuo surrounds his mind with technology and thinks about it often, but ultimately it does little to hide his sense of entitlement to others' attention. The "Hero" shell is clearly his own idea of getting people's attention as the main character of his own "quest", acting out of ProtagonistCenteredMorality and placing himself under the public eye as a killer, despite still seeing himself as a "hero" just because he's trying to seize control of his life.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: RuleOfSymbolism:
** Mitsuo is a creep who hides behind video games and the internet in order to shelter himself from a miserable life where no one ever approaches him because of his standoffish, childish behavior, reflected by how the Shadow is ''literally'' a crybaby hiding under an 8-bit shell of a video game character. The Shadow's baby head is surrounded by a "halo" of what seems to be computer code, not to mention being very pronounced and big, reflecting how Mitsuo surrounds his mind with technology and thinks about it often, but ultimately it does little to hide his sense of entitlement to others' attention. The "Hero" shell is clearly his own idea of getting people's attention as the main character of his own "quest", acting out of ProtagonistCenteredMorality and placing himself under the public eye as a killer, despite still seeing himself as a "hero" just because he's trying to seize control of his life.
** Mitsuo is a creep who hides behind video games and the internet in order to shelter himself from a miserable life where no one ever approaches him because of his standoffish, childish behavior, reflected by how the Shadow is ''literally'' a crybaby hiding under an 8-bit shell of a video game character. The Shadow's baby head is surrounded by a "halo" of what seems to be computer code, not to mention being very pronounced and big, reflecting how Mitsuo surrounds his mind with technology and thinks about it often, but ultimately it does little to hide his sense of entitlement to others' attention. The "Hero" shell is clearly his own idea of getting people's attention as the main character of his own "quest", acting out of ProtagonistCenteredMorality and placing himself under the public eye as a killer, despite still seeing himself as a "hero" just because he's trying to seize control of his life.
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* ShieldedCoreBoss: His Berserk form is surrounded by a shell of pixel blocks resembling a gigantic 8-bit sprite. You have to destroy his outer shell before you can attack him directly. He can restore his outer shell by acting three times (First Whisper, then Chant, then Prayer), and uses two of those after losing roughly half his health, so you will likely have to break the outer shell at least twice to win. On the plus side, though, every time you do so, you can gain an All-Out Attack on him, and if you do enough damage while he's reforming his outer shell.
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-->"Ngh ... Don't make fun of me ... You're ... You're nothing against me...!"
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* CagedBirdMetaphor: Shadow Yukiko is depicted as a caged bird, which symbolizes Yukiko's frustrations in being forced to inherit her family's inn.
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* CagedBirdMetaphor: Shadow Yukiko is depicted as a caged bird, which symbolizes Yukiko's frustrations in being forced to inherit her family's inn.inn instead of freely deciding her future.
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* FallingChandelierOfDoom: She uses one when Berserk. "Shivering Rondo" has her slam it onto the target, and it collapses when she's defeated.
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* FallingChandelierOfDoom: She As a boss, she uses one when Berserk. a chandelier that gets lowered from the ceiling with a bird cage embedded into it, and stops a short distance from the ground. Her move "Shivering Rondo" has her slam it onto the target, and it collapses when she's defeated.
* FurryFemaleMane: She keeps her HimeCut even in her FeatheredFiend form.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Like a beautiful bird trapped in a cage, Yukiko is admired by her [[YamatoNadeshiko traditional beauty and grace]] but is trapped in an environment that confines her movement and robs her of her freedom. The bird form of her Shadow has a heart pattern on her chest which she keeps puffed out, referencing how a lot of bird species bulge out their chests in order to attract mates; Yukiko is therefore offering her heart to any "prince" that can take the princess away from her castle. The chandelier further connects to the princess motif by resembling a ballroom decoration, and princesses often meet their love in big regal dances like in fairytales or movies. Even her fire affinity is directly tied to her desire, as one of Yukiko's memories loudly resents how her name connects her to snow, something fickle and fragile. The door to her cage itself is also open, meaning she has the opportunity to leave on her own, but is keeping herself from doing so in favor of lashing out instead.
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** Like a beautiful bird trapped in a cage, Yukiko is admired by her [[YamatoNadeshiko traditional beauty and grace]] but is trapped in an environment that confines her movement and robs her of her freedom. The bird form of her Shadow has a heart pattern on her chest which she keeps puffed out, referencing how a lot of bird species bulge out their chests in order to attract mates; Yukiko is therefore offering her heart to any "prince" that can take the princess away from her castle. The chandelier further connects to the princess motif by resembling a ballroom decoration, and princesses often meet their love in big regal dances like in fairytales or movies. Even her fire affinity is directly tied to her desire, as one of Yukiko's memories loudly resents how her name connects her to snow, something fickle and fragile. The door to her cage itself is also open, meaning she has the opportunity to leave on her own, but is keeping herself from doing so in favor of lashing out instead.
** Like a beautiful bird trapped in a cage, Yukiko is admired by her [[YamatoNadeshiko traditional beauty and grace]] but is trapped in an environment that confines her movement and robs her of her freedom. The bird form of her Shadow has a heart pattern on her chest which she keeps puffed out, referencing how a lot of bird species bulge out their chests in order to attract mates; Yukiko is therefore offering her heart to any "prince" that can take the princess away from her castle. The chandelier further connects to the princess motif by resembling a ballroom decoration, and princesses often meet their love in big regal dances like in fairytales or movies. Even her fire affinity is directly tied to her desire, as one of Yukiko's memories loudly resents how her name connects her to snow, something fickle and fragile. The door to her cage itself is also open, meaning she has the opportunity to leave on her own, but is keeping herself from doing so in favor of lashing out instead.
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* WakeUpCallBoss: As the first ''real'' challenge of the game, Shadow Yukiko will ''punish'' you if you go in unprepared.
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* WakeUpCallBoss: As the first ''real'' challenge of the game, Shadow Yukiko will ''punish'' you if you go in unprepared. She has fairly powerful single and multi-target attacks, as well as the Fear status (which, if not healed, will cause Shadow Yukiko to follow up with an attack that will likely be an OneHitKill).
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Shadow Kanji's a dainty human figure, dolled up in make-up and wrapped in a bouquet of flowers, representing his desire to make himself presentable and acceptable to others, gifting his inner self like a flower arrangement as he wants ''desperately'' to be accepted. The external monstrous body in monochrome shows the external image he's built as a delinquent and how one-note it is, muscular and powerful while shielding the more fragile figure at the helm who, again, just wants to be accepted. The giant Mars symbols he uses as weapons are a nod to how Kanji uses his masculinity as a way to "attack" others who try to hurt him, and the muscles are reflective of how he's so confused about his passions that it becomes exaggerated into him questioning his sexuality, as the overtone of homosexual imagery in the Steamy Bathhouse ties into the BaraGenre, further referenced by the flowers around the human half of Shadow Kanji being roses.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: RuleOfSymbolism:
** Shadow Kanji's a dainty human figure, dolled up in make-up and wrapped in a bouquet of flowers, representing his desire to make himself presentable and acceptable to others, gifting his inner self like a flower arrangement as he wants ''desperately'' to be accepted. The external monstrous body in monochrome shows the external image he's built as a delinquent and how one-note it is, muscular and powerful while shielding the more fragile figure at the helm who, again, just wants to be accepted. The giant Mars symbols he uses as weapons are a nod to how Kanji uses his masculinity as a way to "attack" others who try to hurt him, and the muscles are reflective of how he's so confused about his passions that it becomes exaggerated into him questioning his sexuality, as the overtone of homosexual imagery in the Steamy Bathhouse ties into the BaraGenre, further referenced by the flowers around the human half of Shadow Kanji being roses.
** Shadow Kanji's a dainty human figure, dolled up in make-up and wrapped in a bouquet of flowers, representing his desire to make himself presentable and acceptable to others, gifting his inner self like a flower arrangement as he wants ''desperately'' to be accepted. The external monstrous body in monochrome shows the external image he's built as a delinquent and how one-note it is, muscular and powerful while shielding the more fragile figure at the helm who, again, just wants to be accepted. The giant Mars symbols he uses as weapons are a nod to how Kanji uses his masculinity as a way to "attack" others who try to hurt him, and the muscles are reflective of how he's so confused about his passions that it becomes exaggerated into him questioning his sexuality, as the overtone of homosexual imagery in the Steamy Bathhouse ties into the BaraGenre, further referenced by the flowers around the human half of Shadow Kanji being roses.
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* BaitAndSwitchBoss: While you do fight her, she's not actually the true boss of the Marukyu Striptease. It's really Shadow Teddie.
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* BaitAndSwitchBoss: While you do fight her, she's not actually a HopelessBossFight gameplay-wise and is defeated by Teddie in a cutscene. But then Shadow Teddie shows up and becomes the true boss of the Marukyu Striptease. It's really dungeon.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: In contrast to how ShadowTeddie.Rise wanted to fully expose herself to others in her human form, her Berserk state is nude but has no visible traits on her clearly-feminine body.
* BerserkButton: In addition to going OneWingedAngel after the real Rise denies her, she gets CrossPoppingVeins and becomes noticeably angry when Rise begs her to stop her pole dancing routine.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: In contrast to how Shadow
* BerserkButton: In addition to going OneWingedAngel after the real Rise denies her, she gets CrossPoppingVeins and becomes noticeably angry when Rise begs her to stop her pole dancing routine.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: In contrast to how Shadow Rise wanted to fully expose herself to others in her human form, her Berserk state has no visible traits on her clearly-feminine body.
* BerserkButton: In addition to going OneWingedAngel after the real Rise denies her, she gets CrossPoppingVeins and becomes noticeably angry when Rise begs her to stop her pole dancing routine.
* BerserkButton: In addition to going OneWingedAngel after the real Rise denies her, she gets CrossPoppingVeins and becomes noticeably angry when Rise begs her to stop her pole dancing routine.
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* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have been enticing, but when Berserk, she becomes a disturbing multicolored creature wrapped around a pole who ''constantly'' makes wet squelching noises.
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* BuxomBeautyStandard: Rise notes (with [[ACupAngst some jealousy]]) that her shadow is bustier than her.
* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have beenenticing, but when enticing and is ''very'' sexually forward. However, this attitude is portrayed as strange and disturbing. When Berserk, she becomes a disturbing multicolored creature wrapped around a pole who ''constantly'' makes wet squelching noises.noises and moans lustfully while grinding on the stripper pole she's hanging from, even when she's attacked. Even Yosuke finds it off-putting instead of titillating.
* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have been
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Shadow Rise. After taking off enough of her health- even if you empty her entire health bar- she will use Supreme Insight on her next turn, rendering her invulnerable to all attacks. A few rounds later, the battle ends and progresses onward.
* NonHumanHead: Her berserk form has a fractal mirror as a face.
* DamageSpongeBoss: He's a pretty simple boss fight, mostly because Rise tells you how to get by most of his damaging attacks, but he has a gigantic HP value of 5000, at a point in the game where you're lucky or spent a lot of time level grinding if any of your party members besides you can hit for more than 100 damage a turn. For comparison, Shadow Naoto, a boss you fight two entire dungeons later with more levels and Personas, only has 500 more health than Shadow Teddie.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Its Berserk form has it coming out of a dark hole in the ground, much like the common Shadow forms in the dungeons before the player attacks them, serving as a subtle way of showing that [[spoiler:Teddie is himself a Shadow]].
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** Its Berserk form has it coming out of a dark hole in the ground, much like the common Shadow forms in the dungeons before the player attacks them, serving as a subtle way of showing that [[spoiler:Teddie is himself a Shadow]].
** Its Berserk form has it coming out of a dark hole in the ground, much like the common Shadow forms in the dungeons before the player attacks them, serving as a subtle way of showing that [[spoiler:Teddie is himself a Shadow]].
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* TheStoic: Speaks in a controlled voice devoid of all emotion.
* StrawNihilist: Shadow Teddie believes that there is nothing to life, that it's empty and meaningless. Even Teddie seems confused by these feelings, as he's never indicated that he had this issue before.
* StrawNihilist: Shadow Teddie believes that there is nothing to life, that it's empty and meaningless. Even Teddie seems confused by these feelings, as he's never indicated that he had this issue before.
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* TheStoic: Speaks in a [[CreepyMonotone controlled voice devoid of all emotion.
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* StrawNihilist: Shadow Teddie believes that there is nothing to life, that it's empty and meaningless. Even Teddie seems confused by these feelings, as he's never indicated that he had this issue before. To further drive the point home, Shadow Teddie's Ultimate Move is appropriately named "[[ShoutOut Nihil]] [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Hand]]".
* StrawNihilist: Shadow Teddie believes that there is nothing to life, that it's empty and meaningless. Even Teddie seems confused by these feelings, as he's never indicated that he had this issue before. To further drive the point home, Shadow Teddie's Ultimate Move is appropriately named "[[ShoutOut Nihil]] [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Hand]]".
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Shadow Naoto has two enormous laser guns, contrasting Naoto's darker and more serious pistols.
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* ProfessorGuineaPig: Talks aboutt wanting to be "experimenter and experimentee" in her Sex Change Operation.
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* EmptyShell: Shadow Mitsuo represents Mitsuo's inner feelings of worthlessness and lack of being. At one point during the boss fight, he says that he needs proof that he exists. This is why he [[spoiler:murdered Mr. Morooka.]]
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* EmptyShell: Shadow Mitsuo represents Mitsuo's inner feelings of worthlessness and lack of being. He is the only Shadow to not claim to be the true self. At one point during the boss fight, he says that he needs proof that he exists. This is why he [[spoiler:murdered Mr. Morooka.]]
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* {{Flanderization}}: PlayedForDrama. Each Shadow's personality is essentially mere aspects of the original's personality greatly exaggerated to the point of overwhelming everything else about them. For example, while Chie is jealous of Yukiko, she also genuinely cares about her, but her Shadow self sees Yukiko only as a personal punching bag and a crutch to prop herself up despite her crippling insecurity over being a tomboy. When it transforms into it's boss form, it has a {{Dominatrix}} design meant to exaggerate Chie's relationship with Yukiko.
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* {{Flanderization}}: PlayedForDrama. Each Shadow's personality is essentially mere aspects of the original's personality greatly exaggerated to the point of overwhelming everything else about them. For example, while Chie is jealous of Yukiko, she also genuinely cares about her, but her Shadow self sees Yukiko only as a personal punching bag and a crutch to prop herself up despite her crippling insecurity over being a tomboy. When it transforms into it's its boss form, it has a {{Dominatrix}} design meant to exaggerate Chie's relationship with Yukiko.
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* {{Flanderization}}: PlayedForDrama. Each Shadow's personality is essentially mere aspects of the original's personality greatly exaggerated to the point of overwhelming everything else about them. For example, while Chie is jealous of Yukiko, she also genuinely cares about her, but her Shadow self sees Yukiko only as a personal punching bag and a crutch to prop herself up despite her crippling insecurity over being a tomboy.
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* {{Flanderization}}: PlayedForDrama. Each Shadow's personality is essentially mere aspects of the original's personality greatly exaggerated to the point of overwhelming everything else about them. For example, while Chie is jealous of Yukiko, she also genuinely cares about her, but her Shadow self sees Yukiko only as a personal punching bag and a crutch to prop herself up despite her crippling insecurity over being a tomboy. When it transforms into it's boss form, it has a {{Dominatrix}} design meant to exaggerate Chie's relationship with Yukiko.
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* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have been enticing, but when Berserk, she becomes a disturbing multicolored creature wrapped around a pole who ''constantly'' makes wet squelshing noises.
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* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have been enticing, but when Berserk, she becomes a disturbing multicolored creature wrapped around a pole who ''constantly'' makes wet squelshing squelching noises.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: All of them (except Mitsuo's) preface their boss fights with "I am a shadow... the true self."
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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: All of them (except Mitsuo's) preface their boss fights with "I am a shadow... the true self."
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** Crosses over into GutturalGrowler territory in ''Golden'' during the boss fight, due to [[TheOtherDarrin Teddie's new]] [[Creator/SamRiegel VA]].
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* GeniusBonus: Kintoki-Douji is a mechanical bear attached to the end of an Arrow-class missile, a design furthered by Kamui-Moshiri. The Ainu people worshipped a bear-kamui, Kimun-Kamui, through a ritual practice that involved rearing a bear cub for several years, and then sacrificing it by shooting it to death with arrows.
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* GeniusBonus: Kintoki-Douji Kamui is a mechanical bear attached to the end of an Arrow-class missile, a design furthered by Kamui-Moshiri. The Ainu people worshipped a bear-kamui, Kimun-Kamui, through a ritual practice that involved rearing a bear cub for several years, and then sacrificing it by shooting it to death with arrows.
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* TarotMotifs: An interesting variation; Teddie's own Arcana is the Star, so the Shadow naturally plays it in reverse, but the game classifies it as a Moon type in game[[note]]because, if you think about it, the opposite of the Moon, the Sun, is in fact, a ''Star''[[/note]]];
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* TarotMotifs: An interesting variation; Teddie's own Arcana is the Star, so the Shadow naturally plays it in reverse, but the game classifies it as a Moon type in game[[note]]because, if you think about it, the opposite of the Moon, the Sun, is in fact, a ''Star''[[/note]]];''Star''[[/note]];
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* TarotMotifs: An interesting variation; Teddie's own Arcana is the Star, so the Shadow naturally plays it in reverse, but the game classifies it as a Moon type in game;
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* TarotMotifs: An interesting variation; Teddie's own Arcana is the Star, so the Shadow naturally plays it in reverse, but the game classifies it as a Moon type in game;game[[note]]because, if you think about it, the opposite of the Moon, the Sun, is in fact, a ''Star''[[/note]]];
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* AmbiguouslyBi: She considers Chie to be one of her three "princes", along with the protagonist and Yosuke.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Yu's face appearing on multiple TV monitors is reflective of several aspects tying back to his status as the Fool, the one with the power of the Wild Card; Like his ability implies, Yu is able to wield multiple Personas and, therefore, able to talk to several different people in different ways, creating bonds with them that strengthen both himself and the others he meets, metaphorically wearing different faces for each that are all, uniformly, still himself in the end. The faces appearing on TVs show his biggest insecurity, as well as his biggest sense of importance, are directly tied to his adventures in the TV World, thinking that if the adventure ends, he'll never have his friends or bonds again. Furthermore, all the TVs show different angles of his face as he talks about how much it hurts to be alone, showing how he fears that despite all the bonds he's created, they could be nothing but moments on a screen that all end with only himself in focus.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Yu's face appearing on multiple TV monitors is reflective of several aspects tying back to his status as the Fool, the one with the power of the Wild Card; Like his ability implies, Yu is able to wield multiple Personas and, therefore, able to talk to several different people in different ways, creating bonds with them that strengthen both himself and the others he meets, metaphorically wearing different faces for each that are all, uniformly, still himself in the end. The faces appearing on TVs [=TVs=] show his biggest insecurity, as well as his biggest sense of importance, are directly tied to his adventures in the TV World, thinking that if the adventure ends, he'll never have his friends or bonds again. Furthermore, all the TVs [=TVs=] show different angles of his face as he talks about how much it hurts to be alone, showing how he fears that despite all the bonds he's created, they could be nothing but moments on a screen that all end with only himself in focus.
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* BossBattle: They comprise the vast majority of the true boss fights, not counting the more powerful versions of enemy Shadows that serve as mini-bosses, the storyline entities and the killer themselves.
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* EnemyWithout: The suppressed feelings, desires and thoughts of their hosts made manifest.
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* {{Dominatrix}}: Shadow Chie's overall theme, what with the leather outfit, concealing headpiece and whip.
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* PlayingWithFire: Fire attacks are her forte, particularly Burn to Ashes, which is very powerful for this point in the game. Agi spells will also heal her.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Shadow Kanji's moveset is altered in ''Golden'' to remove the heavier Physical attacks he had, but replaces them with multi-hit moves and access to Zio and Mazio for coverage, as well as giving him Revolution (which increases Critical chances for all), both Red and White Walls (to protect his Shadow helpers) and Spirit Drain so he won't be without SP.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Shadow Kanji's moveset is altered in ''Golden'' to remove the heavier Physical attacks he had, but replaces them with multi-hit moves and access to Zio and Mazio for coverage, as well as giving him Revolution (which increases Critical chances for all), both Red and White Walls (to protect his Shadow helpers) helpers), and Spirit Drain so he won't be without SP.
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* BerserkButton: Being told "You're not me!" causes them to go berserk, transform, and attack.
* BossBattle: They comprise the vast majority of the true boss fights, not counting the more powerful versions of enemy Shadows that serve as mini-bosses.
* BossBattle: They comprise the vast majority of the true boss fights, not counting the more powerful versions of enemy Shadows that serve as mini-bosses.
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* BerserkButton: Being told "You're not me!" causes them to go berserk, transform, and attack.
attack. Rather than actual anger, however, denying your own Shadow means the attributes you're hiding become worse and exaggerated, which is what causes their transformation.
* BossBattle: They comprise the vast majority of the true boss fights, not counting the more powerful versions of enemy Shadows that serve asmini-bosses.mini-bosses, the storyline entities and the killer themselves.
* BossBattle: They comprise the vast majority of the true boss fights, not counting the more powerful versions of enemy Shadows that serve as
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* EnemyWithout: The suppressed feelings of their hosts made manifest.
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* EnemyWithout: The suppressed feelings feelings, desires and thoughts of their hosts made manifest.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The monstrous forms of the Shadow Selves all carry design ideas that reflect the respective character's innermost feelings and repressed thoughts, both in subtle and overt ways.
!!!'''Arcana:''' Magician
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The Shadow's monster form is a frog centaur-like creature where the humanoid half is a ninja-esque form dangling left to right helplessly, representing how Yosuke is completely immobile in Inaba and helpless to stir himself in any direction that leads outside of it. Frogs are also animals often seen in marshlands on the countryside of many regions around the world, Japan included, and the fact that the frog body is colored in forest camouflage represents both this and the fact that Yosuke is essentially invisible to the rest of Inaba outside of his job at Junes, which is the source of the district's ire. The ninja elements of the creature allude to his desire to be a cool hero and go on an adventure, while the smile on the beast half's face represents the Shadow's own SlasherSmile and Yosuke's friendly facade hiding his desire to leave Inaba behind.
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* TarotMotifs: The Reversed Magician-- one who has power, but is cruel and misuses it.
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* TarotMotifs: The Reversed Magician-- unfocused potential or mental instability, as well as a reference to black magic or trickery; Yosuke's life in Inaba is one who where he's repeatedly putting on a friendly face despite being the ButtMonkey both at school and in the shopping district because of his job at Junes putting the other shops at risk. He also has power, plenty of opportunity to break free of the stasis, but is cruel and misuses it.it isn't until the Protagonist intervenes that he finds a healthier way to do it, rather than just focus on the murder spree as his promised adventure.
!!!'''Arcana:''' Chariot
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->''"That's right. I'm the one who can't do anything alone... I can't win as a girl, let alone as a person... I'm pathetic. But Yukiko... She depends on me...*chuckle* That's why she's my friend... I'll never loosen my grip on her... She's too important to me."''
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->''"That's right. I'm the one who can't do anything alone... I can't win as a girl, let alone as a person... I'm pathetic. But Yukiko... She depends on me...'' *chuckle*
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* {{Dominatrix}}: Shadow Chie's overall theme.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed, but ''Golden'' gives her access to Mabufu for some extra attack coverage.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Shadow Chie's overalltheme.theme, what with the leather outfit, concealing headpiece and whip.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Shadow Chie's overall
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* AnIcePerson: Has the Bufu spell power, and frequently uses it late in the battle.
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* AnIcePerson: Has the Bufu Mabufu spell power, in ''Golden'', and frequently uses it late later in the battle.
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* KneelBeforeZod: She screams "Kneel to me!" on one of her attacks.
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* KneelBeforeZod: She screams "Kneel to before me!" on one of her attacks.when using Mazio.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Shadow Chie's dominatrix getup represents how abusive and controlling Chie can be regarding her friends, Yukiko in particular, and the smiling face painted on her yellow hood is a nod to her fragile self-image and how she requires dominating others in her life to [[StepfordSmiler make herself look better]]. The Dominatrix element is also clearly more feminine in design, with an accentuated body and gigantic black hair, an exaggeration of Chie's desire to be more "womanly" and attractive. Upon closer inspection as well, the top figure is also far more reminiscent of Yukiko, again as an allusion to Chie's lack of confidence in her own looks and personality. The figures supporting her all wear female Yasogami student uniforms and have a vague, carbon replica of Chie's bowlcut hair, symbolizing both her need to use others to prop herself up and how she sacrifices her own image to leech off Yukiko's.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Chariot-- Envy, addiction, lack of confidence, and abusive control.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Chariot-- Envy, envy, addiction, lack of confidence, confidence and abusive control.control, as well as a lack of control of one's impulses. Chie's desire to be as feminine as her best friend makes her Shadow resent Yukiko for being the better "woman", lacking actual confidence to be more feminine on her own without relying on her friend as a stepping stone. As a result, Chie ends up locking Yukiko around herself to look better for the guys that come for her friend, unable to hold back the impulse to do so as it makes her feel better about her own image.
!!!'''Arcana:''' Priestess
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Yukiko's Shadow. When Yukiko was thrown into the Midnight Channel, she created a European castle. Shadow Yukiko appears dressed as a princess in said castle, hosting a show where she goes "hunting studs" for one of them to become her prince. Shadow Yukiko represents Yukiko's frustration of being forced into managing the family inn and her belief that she can never escape that fate. Shadow Yukiko constantly badmouths the inn and its tradition, and is hoping for her prince to come and take her away from her current life. When rejected, Shadow Yukiko becomes an enormous red bird with Yukiko's head inside of a combination of a birdcage and chandelier. After being accepted, Shadow Yukiko becomes the Persona Konohana Sakuya.
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Yukiko's Shadow. When Yukiko was thrown into the Midnight Channel, she created aEuropean large European-style castle. Shadow Yukiko appears dressed as a princess in said castle, hosting a show where she goes "hunting studs" for one of them to become her prince. Shadow Yukiko represents Yukiko's frustration of being forced into managing the family inn and her belief that she can never escape that fate. Shadow Yukiko constantly badmouths the inn and its tradition, and is hoping for her prince prince, whoever it might be, to come and take her away from her current life. When rejected, Shadow Yukiko becomes an enormous red bird with Yukiko's head inside of a combination of a birdcage and chandelier. After being accepted, Shadow Yukiko becomes the Persona Konohana Sakuya.
Yukiko's Shadow. When Yukiko was thrown into the Midnight Channel, she created a
* AdaptationalBadass: Zigzagged; ''Golden'' removes her Physical skill and status buff/debuff moves except for White Wall, but gives the Charming Prince Shadow Makajam and Evil Touch to facilitate status effects, enabling Shivering Rondo's extra-damage condition on Fear-stricken party members.
* CowardlyBoss: After taking enough damage, the Charming Prince Shadow will [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandon the fight]] instead of letting itself be destroyed.
* FairytaleMotifs: A princess looking for a prince charming that will sweep her off her feet, far away from her family's inn towards a happy ending she desperately wants.
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* FlunkyBoss: Summons a Shadow to aid her in the second half of the battle.
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* FlunkyBoss: Summons a Shadow called Charming Prince to aid her in the second half of the battle.
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* PimpedOutDress: Shadow Yukiko wears an elaborate princess dress in her human form.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire attacks are her forte, particularly Burn to Ashes, which is very powerful for this point in the game.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire attacks are her forte, particularly Burn to Ashes, which is very powerful for this point in the game.
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* PimpedOutDress: Shadow Yukiko wears Wears an elaborate princess dress in her human form.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire attacks are her forte, particularly Burn to Ashes, which is very powerful for this point in the game. Agi spells will also heal her.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire attacks are her forte, particularly Burn to Ashes, which is very powerful for this point in the game. Agi spells will also heal her.
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* RemovedAchillesHeel: In ''Golden'', she becomes weak to ice, but also uses White Wall, meaning that you can only exploit the weakness after it expires.
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* RemovedAchillesHeel: In ''Golden'', she becomes weak to ice, ice but also still uses White Wall, meaning that you can only exploit the weakness after it expires. expires.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Like a beautiful bird trapped in a cage, Yukiko is admired by her [[YamatoNadeshiko traditional beauty and grace]] but is trapped in an environment that confines her movement and robs her of her freedom. The bird form of her Shadow has a heart pattern on her chest which she keeps puffed out, referencing how a lot of bird species bulge out their chests in order to attract mates; Yukiko is therefore offering her heart to any "prince" that can take the princess away from her castle. The chandelier further connects to the princess motif by resembling a ballroom decoration, and princesses often meet their love in big regal dances like in fairytales or movies. Even her fire affinity is directly tied to her desire, as one of Yukiko's memories loudly resents how her name connects her to snow, something fickle and fragile. The door to her cage itself is also open, meaning she has the opportunity to leave on her own, but is keeping herself from doing so in favor of lashing out instead.
** The Charming Prince plays even further into Yukiko's inner desire to be "rescued". Before the fight begins, she addresses even Chie as a potential "prince" to save her, making the Charming Prince a representation of her desire's basest form; she doesn't care who the prince charming of her life is, as long as they get her out of taking care of the Amagi Inn. However, the fact that the prince will ditch her after taking enough damage is a reflection of how fickle Yukiko's fantasy ultimately is.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Like a beautiful bird trapped in a cage, Yukiko is admired by her [[YamatoNadeshiko traditional beauty and grace]] but is trapped in an environment that confines her movement and robs her of her freedom. The bird form of her Shadow has a heart pattern on her chest which she keeps puffed out, referencing how a lot of bird species bulge out their chests in order to attract mates; Yukiko is therefore offering her heart to any "prince" that can take the princess away from her castle. The chandelier further connects to the princess motif by resembling a ballroom decoration, and princesses often meet their love in big regal dances like in fairytales or movies. Even her fire affinity is directly tied to her desire, as one of Yukiko's memories loudly resents how her name connects her to snow, something fickle and fragile. The door to her cage itself is also open, meaning she has the opportunity to leave on her own, but is keeping herself from doing so in favor of lashing out instead.
** The Charming Prince plays even further into Yukiko's inner desire to be "rescued". Before the fight begins, she addresses even Chie as a potential "prince" to save her, making the Charming Prince a representation of her desire's basest form; she doesn't care who the prince charming of her life is, as long as they get her out of taking care of the Amagi Inn. However, the fact that the prince will ditch her after taking enough damage is a reflection of how fickle Yukiko's fantasy ultimately is.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Priestess-- Hidden agendas, emotional distortion and an inability to make one's own decisions.
* VillainousBreakdown: She's quite dismayed and wastes a turn when her Prince refuses to heed her summons.
* VillainousBreakdown: She's quite dismayed and wastes a turn when her Prince refuses to heed her summons.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Priestess-- Hidden agendas, emotional distortion and an inability to make one's own decisions.
decisions worsened by a lack of intuition. Yukiko feels trapped by her obligations to the Amagi Inn, willing to literally gift herself to any "prince charming" that comes her way so she'll escape her predicament, not caring about the consequences as long as she gets her freedom.
* VillainousBreakdown: She's quite dismayed and wastes a turn when her Charming Prince refuses to heed hersummons.summons a second time.
* VillainousBreakdown: She's quite dismayed and wastes a turn when her Charming Prince refuses to heed her
!!!'''Arcana:''' Emperor
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* AdaptationalBadass: Shadow Kanji's moveset is altered in ''Golden'' to remove the heavier Physical attacks he had, but replaces them with multi-hit moves and access to Zio and Mazio for coverage, as well as giving him Revolution (which increases Critical chances for all), both Red and White Walls (to protect his Shadow helpers) and Spirit Drain so he won't be without SP.
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* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: In the Japanese language track, he has demonic-sounding falsetto that almost sounds like a girl's voice. The anime takes it further by making him sound more high-pitched and girly-sounding.
* DualWielding: His giant Mars symbols, which he'll either strike with like hammers, or sling onto his arms to cast magic.
* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: He twists Kanji's RealMenWearPink habits into over-the-top flamboyance, and has a disdain for women.
* DualWielding: His giant Mars symbols, which he'll either strike with like hammers, or sling onto his arms to cast magic.
* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: He twists Kanji's RealMenWearPink habits into over-the-top flamboyance, and has a disdain for women.
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* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: In the Japanese language track, he has demonic-sounding falsetto that almost sounds like a girl's voice. The anime takes it further by making him sound more high-pitched and girly-sounding.
girly.
* DualWielding: His giant Mars symbols, which he'll either strike with like hammers, or sling onto his monster half's arms to cast magic.
* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: He twists Kanji's RealMenWearPink habits into over-the-top flamboyance, and has a disdain forwomen.women because of how often they bullied him for his "girly" hobbies.
* FlunkyBoss: He's surrounded by two Shadows named Nice Guy (to Shadow Kanji's right) and Tough Guy (to his left) during battle, both of which serve to cover him and limit both Chie and Yukiko's use in the fight, as well as protect each other from the party exploiting the two Shadows' weaknesses.
* DualWielding: His giant Mars symbols, which he'll either strike with like hammers, or sling onto his monster half's arms to cast magic.
* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: He twists Kanji's RealMenWearPink habits into over-the-top flamboyance, and has a disdain for
* FlunkyBoss: He's surrounded by two Shadows named Nice Guy (to Shadow Kanji's right) and Tough Guy (to his left) during battle, both of which serve to cover him and limit both Chie and Yukiko's use in the fight, as well as protect each other from the party exploiting the two Shadows' weaknesses.
* ModestyTowel: His human form is only clad in a towel wrapped around his waist, tying to how Kanji wants to "expose" himself without reprisal.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Shadow Kanji's a dainty human figure, dolled up in make-up and wrapped in a bouquet of flowers, representing his desire to make himself presentable and acceptable to others, gifting his inner self like a flower arrangement as he wants ''desperately'' to be accepted. The external monstrous body in monochrome shows the external image he's built as a delinquent and how one-note it is, muscular and powerful while shielding the more fragile figure at the helm who, again, just wants to be accepted. The giant Mars symbols he uses as weapons are a nod to how Kanji uses his masculinity as a way to "attack" others who try to hurt him, and the muscles are reflective of how he's so confused about his passions that it becomes exaggerated into him questioning his sexuality, as the overtone of homosexual imagery in the Steamy Bathhouse ties into the BaraGenre, further referenced by the flowers around the human half of Shadow Kanji being roses.
** The Nice and Tough Guy Shadows are also part of his projection, both being equal in look to each other but also monochromatic, split down the middle in black-and-white as a nod to how Kanji's two personalities clash yet compliment each other as well. The duality is also part of Kanji's whole self, a nice guy who puts on a tough act to defend himself.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: It's ideal for the party to take out the Nice Guy first, as he can flat-out heal Shadow Kanji in the original release and can use Heat Riser on him. ''Golden'' removes Dia and Diarama from his arsenal but gives him a plethora of other minor status buffs and keeps Heat Riser, meaning it's still ideal to get him out of the battle first and foremost.
** The Nice and Tough Guy Shadows are also part of his projection, both being equal in look to each other but also monochromatic, split down the middle in black-and-white as a nod to how Kanji's two personalities clash yet compliment each other as well. The duality is also part of Kanji's whole self, a nice guy who puts on a tough act to defend himself.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: It's ideal for the party to take out the Nice Guy first, as he can flat-out heal Shadow Kanji in the original release and can use Heat Riser on him. ''Golden'' removes Dia and Diarama from his arsenal but gives him a plethora of other minor status buffs and keeps Heat Riser, meaning it's still ideal to get him out of the battle first and foremost.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Emperor-- weak will, misleading, and corrupted intention.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Emperor-- weak will, misleading, and corrupted intention.intention, all traits associated with toxic masculinity. Kanji has let the rumors and gossip about his hobbies shape how he presents himself to others, depending on a tough guy act to make himself look intimidating and dangerous despite his actual love for things that are much softer and cuter. This has led him to become isolated and mislead others into seeing him for the danger he never wanted to present.
!!!'''Arcana:''' Lovers
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Rise's Shadow. When Rise was the latest victim of the Midnight Channel, her subconscious created the Marukyu Striptease. Shadow Rise represents Rise's frustration at being made into an empty idol image as "Risette". Shadow Rise is a pole dancer in a bikini who intends to strip for her audience so that everyone can see "the real her" in place of the Risette façade. After going Berserk, Shadow Rise becomes a multicolored female figure with a satellite dish in place of a face with Rise's pigtails. After she is beaten and accepted, Shadow Rise becomes the Persona Himiko.
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Rise's Shadow. When Rise was the latest victim of the Midnight Channel, her subconscious created the Marukyu Striptease. Shadow Rise represents Rise's frustration at being made into an empty idol image as"Risette". Shadow Rise is "Risette", made into a pole dancer in a bikini who intends to strip for her audience so that everyone can see "the real her" in place of the Risette façade. After going Berserk, Shadow Rise becomes a multicolored female figure with a satellite dish in place of a face with Rise's pigtails. After she is beaten and accepted, Shadow Rise becomes the Persona Himiko.
Rise's Shadow. When Rise was the latest victim of the Midnight Channel, her subconscious created the Marukyu Striptease. Shadow Rise represents Rise's frustration at being made into an empty idol image as
* BarbieDollAnatomy: In contrast to how Shadow Rise wanted to fully expose herself to others in her human form, her Berserk state has no visible traits on her clearly-feminine body.
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* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have been enticing, but when Berserk, she becomes a disturbing multicolored creature wrapped around a pole who ''constantly'' makes wet squishing noises.
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* FanDisservice: Shadow Rise in her human form might have been enticing, but when Berserk, she becomes a disturbing multicolored creature wrapped around a pole who ''constantly'' makes wet squishing squelshing noises.
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* HopelessBossFight: Using her special ability to scan others, Shadow Rise becomes invincible and constantly exploits the Investigation Team's weaknesses. In the end, it falls on [[spoiler:Teddie]] to beat her.
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* HopelessBossFight: Using her special ability to scan others, Shadow Rise becomes invincible and constantly exploits the Investigation Team's weaknesses. In the end, it falls on [[spoiler:Teddie]] ''Teddie'' to beat her.her by "going bear-serk".
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* LossOfIdentity: Shadow Rise represents Rise's uncertainty about who she truly is.
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* LossOfIdentity: Shadow Rise represents Rise's uncertainty about who she truly is.is after living as an idol for so long.
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* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She has it, she's gonna flaunt it, much to Rise's horror.
* SquishyWizard: She has very poor health for her point in the game, but will spam ma-elementals to repeatedly knock down your party.
* {{Stripperific}}: She only has on a yellow bikini and threatens to lose even that.
* TarotMotifs: The reversed Lovers-- False love, emotional loss, feelings of helplessness, and poor decisions.
* SquishyWizard: She has very poor health for her point in the game, but will spam ma-elementals to repeatedly knock down your party.
* {{Stripperific}}: She only has on a yellow bikini and threatens to lose even that.
* TarotMotifs: The reversed Lovers-- False love, emotional loss, feelings of helplessness, and poor decisions.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Shadow Rise being a stripper is a literal way of showing Rise's true desire, to make her "true" self known over her idol persona shown by the media, to lay herself "bare" in the most clear way possible. Her Shadow's multicolored body shows the consequences of how the public perceives her, painting her however they like and creating a colorful image of Rise in their heads without ever knowing her for herself, further shown by how her head, a satellite dish, hides her face while keeping her ponytails; Shadow Rise knows the public doesn't want to see her, just the idea of her they create. A satellite dish can both receive and send out information, and Rise's biggest want is to make her true self known and tell others who she is instead of constantly receiving adoration and praise over something she feels she isn't.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She has it, and she's gonna flaunt it, much to Rise's horror.
* SquishyWizard: She has very poor health for her point in the game, but will spam ma-elementals to repeatedly knock down yourparty.
party. Besides, [[HopelessBossFight she's not meant to be fought all the way]].
* {{Stripperific}}: She only hason a yellow bikini on in her human form and threatens to lose even that.
* TarotMotifs: The reversed Lovers-- False love, emotional loss, feelings of helplessness, and poor decisions. Rise is so frustrated with her life as an idol that she's taken the image of "Risette" as an insult to her sense of self. As a result, she doesn't know which version of herself is "real" and is burdened with the idea that the love her fans give her is also just a fabrication meant for the Rise that appears in the media. The Shadow reflects the "poor decisions" habit by how it chooses to settle the image problems Rise has: by literally bearing her naked body in the Midnight Channel for all to see.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She has it, and she's gonna flaunt it, much to Rise's horror.
* SquishyWizard: She has very poor health for her point in the game, but will spam ma-elementals to repeatedly knock down your
* {{Stripperific}}: She only has
* TarotMotifs: The reversed Lovers-- False love, emotional loss, feelings of helplessness, and poor decisions. Rise is so frustrated with her life as an idol that she's taken the image of "Risette" as an insult to her sense of self. As a result, she doesn't know which version of herself is "real" and is burdened with the idea that the love her fans give her is also just a fabrication meant for the Rise that appears in the media. The Shadow reflects the "poor decisions" habit by how it chooses to settle the image problems Rise has: by literally bearing her naked body in the Midnight Channel for all to see.
!!!'''Arcana:''' [[OutOfCharacterAlert Moon]]
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->''"The truth is unattainable ... It will always be shrouded in fog. Though you reach through the murk and the gloom to grasp something, you have no means to know it is the truth ... In which case, why...? What sense is there in yearning for truth? Close your eyes. Lie to yourself. Live in blissful ignorance ... It is a much smarter way to exist."''
Teddie's Shadow. After Shadow Rise's defeat, Teddie's own doubts about his identity and existence hit the boiling point, which spawns Shadow Teddie within the Striptease. Shadow Teddie represents Teddie's fears that there is ''nothing'' to his existence. Shadow Teddie believes that there is no purpose or meaning in life and that one should simply live in ignorance instead. After going Berserk, Shadow Teddie looks like a giant form of Teddie with large claws and a broken face mask, revealing only blackness inside the suit and a pair of purple eyes. After being accepted, Shadow Teddie becomes the Persona Kintoki-Douji.
Teddie's Shadow. After Shadow Rise's defeat, Teddie's own doubts about his identity and existence hit the boiling point, which spawns Shadow Teddie within the Striptease. Shadow Teddie represents Teddie's fears that there is ''nothing'' to his existence. Shadow Teddie believes that there is no purpose or meaning in life and that one should simply live in ignorance instead. After going Berserk, Shadow Teddie looks like a giant form of Teddie with large claws and a broken face mask, revealing only blackness inside the suit and a pair of purple eyes. After being accepted, Shadow Teddie becomes the Persona Kintoki-Douji.
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->''"The truth is
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Teddie's Shadow. After Shadow Rise's defeat, Teddie's own doubts about his identity and existence hit the boiling point, which spawns Shadow Teddie within the Striptease. Shadow Teddie represents Teddie's fears that there is ''nothing'' to his
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: In the anime, the "object" just under its chest, implied to be [[spoiler:Ameno-Sagiri]] had to be struck before Shadow Teddie would go down.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Shadow Teddie is a giant version of Teddie in the boss fight.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Shadow Teddie is a giant version of Teddie in the boss fight.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: In the anime, the "object" just under its chest, implied chest (implied to be [[spoiler:Ameno-Sagiri]] [[spoiler:Ameno-sagiri]]) had to be struck before Shadow Teddie would go down.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever:Shadow Teddie is a giant A giant, nightmarish version of Teddie in the boss fight.Teddie.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever:
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** It gets worse for him if you can dish out enough damage during the windup, as he ''drops the Nihil Hand on himself opening him up for an All Out Attack.''
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** It gets worse for him if you can dish out enough damage during the windup, as he ''drops the Nihil Hand on himself himself, opening him up for an All Out Attack.''
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* CreepyMonotone: Compared to the other Shadows, who speak in a similar (albeit taunting) tone as their counterparts, he speaks in a very creepy, almost ''dead''-sounding monotone. [[spoiler:This was changed in the UpdatedRerelease, when Teddie's VA was changed, and his Shadow developed [[EvilSoundsDeep a thundering bass voice]].]]
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* CreepyMonotone: Compared to the other Shadows, who speak in a similar (albeit taunting) tone as their counterparts, he speaks in a very creepy, almost ''dead''-sounding monotone. [[spoiler:This was changed in the UpdatedRerelease, when Teddie's VA was changed, and his Shadow developed [[EvilSoundsDeep a thundering bass voice]].voice]], even if it still sounds emotionless and blank.]]
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* EmptyShell: The giant holes in his face show that he has nothing inside of him.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Very deep compared to Teddie, even deeper in the boss fight. In fact, [[spoiler:his voice in the boss fight is the same as Ameno-Sagiri's.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep: Very deep compared to Teddie, even deeper in the boss fight. In fact, [[spoiler:his voice in the boss fight is the same as Ameno-Sagiri's.]]
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* EmptyShell: The giant holes in his face show that he has nothing but a void inside of him.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Very deep compared to Teddie, even deeper in the boss fight. In fact, [[spoiler:his voice in the boss fight is almost exactly the same asAmeno-Sagiri's.Ameno-sagiri's.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep: Very deep compared to Teddie, even deeper in the boss fight. In fact, [[spoiler:his voice in the boss fight is almost exactly the same as
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's heavily implied (and confirmed in ''The Animation'') that Shadow Teddie isn't really Teddie's shadow but [[spoiler:a puppet of Ameno-Sagiri]]:
** Rise notes that she felt another power intervene.
** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the Shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his thoughts.
** Unlike most other Shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
** Rise notes that she felt another power intervene.
** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the Shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his thoughts.
** Unlike most other Shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Its Berserk form has it coming out of a dark hole in the ground, much like the common Shadow forms in the dungeons before the player attacks them, serving as a subtle way of showing that [[spoiler:Teddie is himself a Shadow]].
** It's heavily implied (and all but outright confirmed in ''The Animation'') that Shadow Teddie isn'treally just Teddie's shadow but also [[spoiler:a puppet of Ameno-Sagiri]]:
**Ameno-sagiri]]:
*** Rise flat-out notes that she felt another powerintervene.
**intervene when Shadow Teddie appears, right after receiving her powers of navigation through Himiko, meaning this Shadow is either being controlled by or ''is'' an outside influence.
*** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the Shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of histhoughts.
**thoughts. He also never outright denies his Shadow; it becomes a monster fully by its own will.
*** Every other Shadow imitates the speech of their counterparts, but Teddie doesn't have the faux-sophistication of his Shadow at any point, even when he's trying to act "smooth" with girls. Shadow Teddie uses an extensive vocabulary and talks about things the real Teddie doesn't even know the meaning of at that point.
*** Unlike most other Shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth. The other Shadow Selves are antagonistic, but only because they're lashing out at the party's rejection and reacting to their environment. By contrast, Shadow Teddie is not only downplaying Teddie's inner struggle, he's outright attacking the entire party's motivation and saying it's pointless, something the other Shadows didn't really care about (Shadow Yosuke comes the closest, but even then it only talked about Yosuke's personal involvement in the case).
*** Analyzing Shadow Teddie in battle reveals his Arcana as the Moon, while Teddie's Social Link is represented by the Star. If this is Teddie's Shadow, why does the Arcana not match?
** It's heavily implied (and all but outright confirmed in ''The Animation'') that Shadow Teddie isn't
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*** Rise flat-out notes that she felt another power
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*** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the Shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his
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*** Every other Shadow imitates the speech of their counterparts, but Teddie doesn't have the faux-sophistication of his Shadow at any point, even when he's trying to act "smooth" with girls. Shadow Teddie uses an extensive vocabulary and talks about things the real Teddie doesn't even know the meaning of at that point.
*** Unlike most other Shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth. The other Shadow Selves are antagonistic, but only because they're lashing out at the party's rejection and reacting to their environment. By contrast, Shadow Teddie is not only downplaying Teddie's inner struggle, he's outright attacking the entire party's motivation and saying it's pointless, something the other Shadows didn't really care about (Shadow Yosuke comes the closest, but even then it only talked about Yosuke's personal involvement in the case).
*** Analyzing Shadow Teddie in battle reveals his Arcana as the Moon, while Teddie's Social Link is represented by the Star. If this is Teddie's Shadow, why does the Arcana not match?
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* HiddenDepths: Rise remarks on a "Powerful presence" intervening during the fight. This is a clue that what you're fighting isn't just Shadow Teddie, [[spoiler:but an early manifestation of Ameno-Sagiri.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Rise remarks on a "Powerful presence" intervening during the fight. This is a clue that what you're fighting isn't just Shadow Teddie, [[spoiler:but an early manifestation of Ameno-Sagiri.Ameno-sagiri.]]
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* KnightOfCerebus: All of the Shadows have goofy elements to them while still being disturbing. Shadow Teddie is dead serious, soul-crushingly nihilistic, and terrifying to look at. [[spoiler:He is also implied to be connected to Ameno-Sagiri in some way, giving him a greater amount of plot importance than any of the other Shadows.]]
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* KnightOfCerebus: All of the Shadows have goofy elements to them while still being disturbing. Shadow Teddie is dead serious, soul-crushingly nihilistic, and terrifying to look at. [[spoiler:He is also implied to be connected to Ameno-Sagiri Ameno-sagiri in some way, giving him a greater amount of plot importance than any of the other Shadows.]]
* RuleOfSymbolism: Its monstrous alternate self is a reflection of Teddie's biggest fear; the idea that he might be hollow inside and never able to fill this void. The cracked mascot face reveals a pitch-black abyss within the creature, alluding to the feeling of emptiness and the idea that there is nothing underneath the bear suit. The huge sharp claws on the creature's hands and the more realistic-looking fur texture alludes to how Teddie fears he might be a monster or something completely detached from humanity just from residing in the Midnight Channel, the friendly mascot mask literally cracking and shattering to reveal a monster that consumes endlessly. The fact that Shadow Teddie's form is sunk into a hole in the ground reflects its speech about how the Investigation Team's search for the truth is pointless, content with keeping itself in a hopeless situation it can't get out of despite the means to do so, not even trying to make its way out, reflected in how its battle stance is to patiently tap its claws on the ground as if waiting for the party to act. [[spoiler:The hole is also a more detailed version of how Shadows in the overworld appear, coming out of the ground, hinting at Teddie's true nature. Its eyes are also shaped like Ameno-sagiri's own giant eyeball, and the fact that they are in no way similar to a normal Shadow Self's eyes are another early indication this isn't fully Teddie's Shadow.]]
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* StrawNihilist: Shadow Teddie believes that there is nothing to life, that it's empty and meaningless.
* TarotMotifs: The reversed Star-- Depression, self-doubt, nihilism, and fear of isolation. Oddly enough, though, his Shadow is classified as a Moon type in game (which also fits, as the Moon represents illusion, fear, and anxiety).
* TarotMotifs: The reversed Star-- Depression, self-doubt, nihilism, and fear of isolation. Oddly enough, though, his Shadow is classified as a Moon type in game (which also fits, as the Moon represents illusion, fear, and anxiety).
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* StrawNihilist: Shadow Teddie believes that there is nothing to life, that it's empty and meaningless.
meaningless. Even Teddie seems confused by these feelings, as he's never indicated that he had this issue before.
* TarotMotifs: An interesting variation; Teddie's own Arcana is the Star, so the Shadow naturally plays it in reverse, but the game classifies it as a Moon type in game;
** Thereversed Star-- Depression, Reversed Star means depression, self-doubt, nihilism, and fear of isolation. Oddly enough, though, despair. Teddie hits his first biggest low point after the fight with Rise's Shadow, her comment about how "there is no 'real me'" resonating with him and causing his Shadow to manifest in full. The Shadow exposes nihilistic thoughts that Teddie himself finds strange, but accurately remarks on his despair about being empty and hollow, fearing there is classified as a Moon type in game (which also fits, as nothing within him at all and that the Moon truth about his origin might lead him even further into darkness.
** The Reverse Moon, which the Shadow is categorized with in-game, represents illusion, fear, andanxiety).anxiety stemming from faulty self-reflection. Teddie fears that he really is empty inside and fated to be so forever, and that the truth behind his existence is just as devoid of meaning in the end, afraid of what's coming his way. The part about illusion is also shown by the Shadow mocking the Investigation Team for their pursuit of the truth, which it deems "meaningless". [[spoiler:One could also say that Shadow Teddie is itself an illusion created by Ameno-sagiri from Teddie's actual hidden fears]].
* TarotMotifs: An interesting variation; Teddie's own Arcana is the Star, so the Shadow naturally plays it in reverse, but the game classifies it as a Moon type in game;
** The
** The Reverse Moon, which the Shadow is categorized with in-game, represents illusion, fear, and
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* UhOhEyes: Even by the standards of a Shadow, his eyes are disturbing to look at. [[spoiler:Notably, they more strongly resemble Ameno-Sagiri's eyes than they do any other Shadow's.]]
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* UhOhEyes: Even by the standards of a Shadow, his eyes are disturbing to look at. [[spoiler:Notably, they more strongly resemble Ameno-Sagiri's Ameno-sagiri's eyes than they do any other Shadow's.]]
!!!'''Arcana:''' Hermit
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Mitsuo's Shadow. After being thrown into the Midnight Channel by the real killer, Mitsuo creates the Void Quest, a dungeon modeled after 8-bit video games. Shadow Mitsuo represents Mitsuo's belief that his life is meaningless. Shadow Mitsuo believes he and everything is empty, just empty. After being rejected, Shadow Mitsuo becomes a baby with an enormous head who creates and operates a giant 8-bit video game character over himself. After being defeated, Mitsuo ''doesn't'' accept his Shadow as a part of himself, and Shadow Mitsuo simply dissolves into nothingness.
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Mitsuo Kubo's Shadow. After being thrown into the Midnight Channel by the real killer, Mitsuo creates the Void Quest, a dungeon modeled after 8-bit video games. Shadow Mitsuo represents Mitsuo's belief that his life is
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* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5hqJ6jD54 "Shin Mitsuo Tensei"]], an 8-bit remix of "I'll Face Myself". Exclusive to ''Golden''.
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* AdaptationalBadass: ''The Animation'' not only gives him full command over Void Quest itself, it gives him the ability to trap Yu in a LotusEaterMachine that projects Mitsuo's own insecurities onto Yu's life and tries to make him think that his friendships are all superficial in the end.
* BattleThemeMusic: Exclusive to ''Golden'', Shadow Mitsuo gains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5hqJ6jD54 "Shin Mitsuo Tensei"]], an 8-bit remix of "I'll FaceMyself". Exclusive to ''Golden''.Myself - Battle".
* BattleThemeMusic: Exclusive to ''Golden'', Shadow Mitsuo gains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5hqJ6jD54 "Shin Mitsuo Tensei"]], an 8-bit remix of "I'll Face
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* CreepyMonotone: Shadow Mitsuo never changes his tone of voice.
* DamageSpongeBoss: The longevity of his battle is all because of that 8-bit armor he summons that must be destroyed to properly damage Shadow Mitsuo. Worse, he can regenerate the armor with a series of three commands, which he does at various intervals, and after the player reduces him to 75%, 50% or 25% health.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: Subverted. Unlike the other victims, Mitsuo doesn't accept his Shadow. As such, Shadow Mitsuo never becomes a usable Persona and merely dissolves into nothing.
* DamageSpongeBoss: The longevity of his battle is all because of that 8-bit armor he summons that must be destroyed to properly damage Shadow Mitsuo. Worse, he can regenerate the armor with a series of three commands, which he does at various intervals, and after the player reduces him to 75%, 50% or 25% health.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: Subverted. Unlike the other victims, Mitsuo doesn't accept his Shadow. As such, Shadow Mitsuo never becomes a usable Persona and merely dissolves into nothing.
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* CreepyMonotone: Shadow Mitsuo never changes his tone of voice.
Speaks in an empty, emotionless tone. Its boss form makes it even more hollow by adding an electronic filter that makes it sound robotic and cold.
* DamageSpongeBoss: The longevity of his battle is all because of that 8-bit armor he summons that must be destroyed to properly damage Shadow Mitsuo. Worse, he can regenerate the armor with a series of three commands, which he does at various intervals, and after the player reduces him to 75%, 50% or 25%health.
health. On his own, Shadow Mitsuo actually has slightly ''less'' health than Shadow Teddie.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: Subverted. Unlike the other victims, Mitsuo doesn't accept his Shadow. As such, Shadow Mitsuo never becomes a usable Persona and merely dissolves intonothing.nothing, not that [[HateSink Mitsuo]] would be someone the Team wanted around anyway.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Shadow Mitsuo's fight is certainly a climatic point in the story, but it's still clear as day that the mystery doesn't end with Mitsuo, and Naoto still has a part to play in the story after this battle.
* DamageSpongeBoss: The longevity of his battle is all because of that 8-bit armor he summons that must be destroyed to properly damage Shadow Mitsuo. Worse, he can regenerate the armor with a series of three commands, which he does at various intervals, and after the player reduces him to 75%, 50% or 25%
* DefeatMeansPlayable: Subverted. Unlike the other victims, Mitsuo doesn't accept his Shadow. As such, Shadow Mitsuo never becomes a usable Persona and merely dissolves into
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Shadow Mitsuo's fight is certainly a climatic point in the story, but it's still clear as day that the mystery doesn't end with Mitsuo, and Naoto still has a part to play in the story after this battle.
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* LotusEaterMachine: Shadow Mitsuo traps Yu Narukami in one in ''the Animation'', showing him all of his friends drifting apart and leaving him alone with nothing.
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* LotusEaterMachine: Shadow Mitsuo traps Traps Yu Narukami in one in ''the Animation'', showing him all of his friends drifting apart and leaving him alone with nothing.nothing, as a reflection of Mitsuo's own lack of understanding of friendship.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Mitsuo is a creep who hides behind video games and the internet in order to shelter himself from a miserable life where no one ever approaches him because of his standoffish, childish behavior, reflected by how the Shadow is ''literally'' a crybaby hiding under an 8-bit shell of a video game character. The Shadow's baby head is surrounded by a "halo" of what seems to be computer code, not to mention being very pronounced and big, reflecting how Mitsuo surrounds his mind with technology and thinks about it often, but ultimately it does little to hide his sense of entitlement to others' attention. The "Hero" shell is clearly his own idea of getting people's attention as the main character of his own "quest", acting out of ProtagonistCenteredMorality and placing himself under the public eye as a killer, despite still seeing himself as a "hero" just because he's trying to seize control of his life.
** In the anime, the Shadow's LotusEaterMachine power is essentially projection made manifest, as he tries to destroy Yu's morale by showing him what Mitsuo thinks about the idea of friendship in the long run; that it's artificial and pointless, and that his friends and family will leave him as soon as the case is over with and he has to return home. It's a perfect reveal of Mitsuo as a GreenEyedMonster who is projecting his insecurities onto Yu just because he has what Mitsuo could never achieve on his own.
** In the anime, the Shadow's LotusEaterMachine power is essentially projection made manifest, as he tries to destroy Yu's morale by showing him what Mitsuo thinks about the idea of friendship in the long run; that it's artificial and pointless, and that his friends and family will leave him as soon as the case is over with and he has to return home. It's a perfect reveal of Mitsuo as a GreenEyedMonster who is projecting his insecurities onto Yu just because he has what Mitsuo could never achieve on his own.
* ShoutOut: A big one to both the original ''Shin Megami Tensei'' game that gave birth to the Persona series (namely "''What If...''") and ''[[Franchise/DragonQuest Dragon Quest]]'', particularly his "Gigadyne" attack which is an SMT-style satire of "Gigadein", an electric spell from ''Dragon Quest III''.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Hermit-- Isolation, loneliness, and lack of regard for society.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Hermit-- Isolation, Extreme isolation, loneliness, and lack of regard for society.society. Mitsuo is completely detached from society as a whole, living in his own little cubicle of a bedroom where he only interacts with others through the internet, and the interactions he does have on the outside are minimal and antagonistic, stemming from a complete disregard of personal space and a desperate craving for attention from the public. Shadow Mitsuo is the personification of that life, devoid of people, isolated and alone.
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Naoto's Shadow. After purposefully becoming the next victim, Naoto's subconscious created the Secret Laboratory. Shadow Naoto represents Naoto's insecurities in being both a woman and a KidDetective in a male dominant career, being looked down on as a woman or child. Shadow Naoto wears an oversized lab coat and constantly switches between an over-the-top MadScientist and a crying child, and plans on televising the sex change operation she intends to perform on the real Naoto so that she can finally be a respected man. When rejected, Shadow Naoto becomes a toy robot version of herself with wings and childish ray guns. After being accepted, Shadow Naoto becomes the Persona Sukuna-Hikona.
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Naoto's Shadow. After purposefully becoming the next victim, Naoto's subconscious created the Secret Laboratory. Shadow Naoto represents Naoto's insecurities in being both a woman and a KidDetective in a male dominant career, being looked down on as a woman or child.Shadow Naoto She wears an oversized lab coat and constantly switches between an over-the-top MadScientist and a crying child, and plans on televising the sex change operation she intends to perform on the real Naoto so that she can finally be a respected man. When rejected, Shadow Naoto becomes a toy robot version of herself with wings and childish ray guns. After being accepted, Shadow Naoto becomes the Persona Sukuna-Hikona.
Naoto's Shadow. After purposefully becoming the next victim, Naoto's subconscious created the Secret Laboratory. Shadow Naoto represents Naoto's insecurities in being both a woman and a KidDetective in a male dominant career, being looked down on as a woman or child.
* AchillesHeel: Downplayed; Zio skills deal extra damage to her, but it's not counted as a weakness per se. It will hurt her plenty, but there's no knockdown.
* ConfusionFu: She's got access to a TON of max-level single-target elemental spells, status moves and conditional Almighty skills that will keep players on their toes, even moreso if they allow her to target the party's weaknesses. It's a very good idea to head into the battle with some good coverage.
* ConfusionFu: She's got access to a TON of max-level single-target elemental spells, status moves and conditional Almighty skills that will keep players on their toes, even moreso if they allow her to target the party's weaknesses. It's a very good idea to head into the battle with some good coverage.
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* GlassCannon: Shadow Naoto can't take much punishment, but will throw out a variety of very painful moves and will target weaknesses.
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* GlassCannon: Shadow Naoto can't take much punishment, punishment (especially from Zio skills), but will throw out a variety of very painful moves and will target weaknesses.weaknesses if the party doesn't have a way to cover for them.
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* LivingToys: Her berserk form is a toy robot the size and shape of Naoto.
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* LargeHam: Contrasted to Naoto's calm and demure detective persona, her Shadow cranks up the overacting and chews the scenery when confronted, talking poetically and sophisticated about everything Naoto's been hiding within herself like a supervillain doing a monologue.
* LivingToys: Her berserk form is a toy robot in thesize and shape of Naoto.
* LivingToys: Her berserk form is a toy robot in the
* PintSizedPowerhouse: The smallest of the Berserk Shadow Selves, but easily the most dangerous.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Deep down, Naoto is still a child, but one who's trying to look more mature than she is despite still being treated as one by her superiors in the force. As a result, her Shadow takes the form of a half-human mecha inspired by countless pieces of media, outing Naoto as a geek who likes science-fiction material. Her Shadow also looks like an action figure with toy ray guns, not only alluding to Naoto's fascination with sci-fi but also what her Shadow said earlier about how the force uses her, a toy they play with for clout until she's done being useful, putting her back in the playpen afterwards. The cyborg half also neutralizes her human half's feminine attributes, referencing her desire to fit in with the male-oriented police force and her attempts to hide her femininity.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Wheel of Fortune-- Bad luck, loss of control, and negative external forces.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Wheel of Fortune-- Bad luck, loss of control, and negative external forces. Naoto's life was influenced by a desire to be a detective, but the fact that she chose to be a lady in a male-dominated workplace hasn't placed luck on her side, with her superiors treating her like a child who wants to play detective rather than someone who takes her job very seriously and has the mindset to go as far as she deserves to go. She has no control over how others think of her, can't make them take her seriously otherwise, and has to constantly fight to show how reliable she is.
* {{Zeerust}}: Her Berserk form's ray guns are very reminiscent of retro space operas like ''Flash Gordon'', or early space-focused comic book characters like DC's Adam Strange. ''The Animation'' even gives her Mute Ray attack a sound effect not unlike one heard in older Hanna-Barbera cartoons like ''Space Ghost'', which also followed a similar theme.
!!!'''Arcana:''' Fool
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Yu Narukami's Shadow who only appeared in ''the Animation''. Shadow Yu appears on the screens of a pile of old fashioned [=TVs=] during the Protagonist's HeroicBSOD. Shadow Yu represents Yu's hesitation and fear of leaving Inaba at the end of the year, forcing him to say goodbye to all the friends he made and goes at length explaining that all he wants is friendship, even if he has to live a lie to keep those friends. Yu is shaken out of his HeroicBSOD by Margaret and accepts his Shadow, turning him back into Izanagi.
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Yu Narukami'sShadow who only appeared in ''the Shadow, exclusive to ''The Animation''. Shadow Yu appears on the screens of a pile of old fashioned [=TVs=] during the Protagonist's HeroicBSOD. Shadow Yu represents HeroicBSOD, representing Yu's hesitation and fear of leaving Inaba at the end of the year, forcing him to say goodbye to all the friends he made and goes at length explaining that all he wants is friendship, even if he has to live a lie to keep those friends. Yu is shaken out of his HeroicBSOD by Margaret and accepts his Shadow, turning him back into Izanagi.
Yu Narukami's
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* HatesBeingAlone: ''Really'' hates it.
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* HatesBeingAlone: ''Really'' Embodies this side of Yu, who ''really'' hates it.it.
* HeroicBSOD: The result of Yu's DespairEventHorizon after his friends fell to Izanami's power. Unable to go on without them, he willingly let himself be trapped in her illusion until Margaret intervened and made him face the truth, including that Izanagi had been reverted to a Shadow bearing his face several times at once.
* HeroicBSOD: The result of Yu's DespairEventHorizon after his friends fell to Izanami's power. Unable to go on without them, he willingly let himself be trapped in her illusion until Margaret intervened and made him face the truth, including that Izanagi had been reverted to a Shadow bearing his face several times at once.
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Fool-- Recklessness, naivety, and taking unnecessary risks.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Yu's face appearing on multiple TV monitors is reflective of several aspects tying back to his status as the Fool, the one with the power of the Wild Card; Like his ability implies, Yu is able to wield multiple Personas and, therefore, able to talk to several different people in different ways, creating bonds with them that strengthen both himself and the others he meets, metaphorically wearing different faces for each that are all, uniformly, still himself in the end. The faces appearing on TVs show his biggest insecurity, as well as his biggest sense of importance, are directly tied to his adventures in the TV World, thinking that if the adventure ends, he'll never have his friends or bonds again. Furthermore, all the TVs show different angles of his face as he talks about how much it hurts to be alone, showing how he fears that despite all the bonds he's created, they could be nothing but moments on a screen that all end with only himself in focus.
* TarotMotifs:The Unmentioned because of the shift in medium, but he's the reversed Fool-- Recklessness, naivety, and taking unnecessary risks.risks. Yu has been caught in Izanami's [[LotusEaterMachine most powerful illusion]], which is concealing the fact that his friends are all succumbing to the Thousand Curses and effectively dying around him, as well as his hesitation to leave Inaba, trapping him in a dream world where he'll always have them around because he ''refuses'' to go on without them. Yu's recklessness has finally manifested and cost him his Persona, and his short-sighted decision is making him fall prey to the goddess' manipulation until Margaret snaps him out of it.
* TarotMotifs:
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* BadassCape: as Haraedo-no-Okami.
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* BadassCape: as As Haraedo-no-Okami.
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* AccidentalSuicide: In ''Persona 5'', it's revealed that a person will die if their Shadow Self is killed and vice versa. Seeing as Mayumi and Saki's Shadow Selves are never encountered, it's not hard to imagine what happened them…
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* AccidentalSuicide: In ''Persona 5'', it's revealed that a person will die if their Shadow Self is killed and vice versa. Seeing as Mayumi and Saki's Shadow Selves are never encountered, it's not hard to imagine what happened them…to them...
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* DefeatMeansPlayable: Averted. Unlike the other victims, Mitsuo doesn't accept his shadow. As such, Shadow Mitsuo never becomes a usable Persona and merely dissolves into nothing.
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* DefeatMeansPlayable: Averted. Subverted. Unlike the other victims, Mitsuo doesn't accept his shadow.Shadow. As such, Shadow Mitsuo never becomes a usable Persona and merely dissolves into nothing.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's heavily implied (and confirmed in ''The Animation'') that Shadow Teddie isn't really Teddie's shadow but [[spoiler:a puppet of Ameno-Sagiri]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's heavily implied (and confirmed in ''The Animation'') that Shadow Teddie isn't really Teddie's shadow but [[spoiler:a puppet of Ameno-Sagiri]].Ameno-Sagiri]]:
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** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his thoughts.
** Unlike most other shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
** Unlike most other shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
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** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the shadow Shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his thoughts.
** Unlike most othershadows, Shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
** Unlike most other
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's heavily implied (and confirmed in ''The Animation'') that Shadow Teddie isn't really Teddie's shadow but [[spoiler:a puppet of Ameno-Sagiri]].
** Rise notes that she felt another power intervene.
** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his thoughts.
** Unlike most other shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
** Rise notes that she felt another power intervene.
** During Shadow Teddie's BreakingSpeech, Teddie expresses genuine confusion about what the shadow is saying, implying that it's not entirely a reflection of his thoughts.
** Unlike most other shadows, he directly mocks the Investigation Team for their fruitless pursuit of the truth.
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* KnightOfCerebus: All of the Shadows have goofy elements to them while still being disturbing. Shadow Teddie is dead serious, soul crushingly nihilistic, and terrifying to look at. [[spoiler:He is also implied to be connected to Ameno-Sagiri in some way, giving him a greater amount of plot importance than any of the other Shadows.]]
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* KnightOfCerebus: All of the Shadows have goofy elements to them while still being disturbing. Shadow Teddie is dead serious, soul crushingly soul-crushingly nihilistic, and terrifying to look at. [[spoiler:He is also implied to be connected to Ameno-Sagiri in some way, giving him a greater amount of plot importance than any of the other Shadows.]]
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Does Not Like Shoes has been renamed and redefined to focus on characters that explicitly or implicitly state a preference for going barefoot. Removing misuse
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: She runs around barefoot.
