History Characters / PhantasyStarOnline2TheProfoundDarkness

* CoolMask: Persona is easily identified by the distinctive black mask that they wear. After saving Matoi, they more or less ditch it afterwards.

* InsectQueen: The sole woman among the Dark Falz is the one in charge of the insectoid Falspawn, go figure.

* FateWorseThanDeath: After being consumed by Gemini, he becomes trapped in a purgatorial state within Gemini's PocketDimension. [[{{Unishment}} This doesn't bother him as much as you would assume]]. Gemini has consumed and stored centuries upon centuries of history, providing Luther with plenty of new information for him to digest at his own pace. He's happy to share what he's already learned with you, if partially because he has no-one else to talk to.

* SealedEvilInACan: For all of [[EvenEvilHasStandards Luther's (correct) misgivings]] about using Hariette as a vessel to contain the Profound Darkness, sealing said vessel ''did'' deprive the Profound Darkness of a functioning mind, which gave ARKS a fighting chance. Unfortunately, meddling with Omega's recorded history to save Omega's version of Hariette retroactively destroys Shiva's can.

* EvilCounterpart:
** Primarily serves as one to Hariette, being basically what the former could have turned into had she given into her fate as a host of the Profound Darkness.
** She's also this to Mother from ''Episode 4''. Both were creations of the Photoners meant to replicate Xion, but whereas Mother was a failed copy and was thus abandoned, Shiva is a successful one but was sacrificed in order to seal away the Profound Darkness. This caused both to become angry at their fates, but whereas Mother simply directed her anger towards the Oracle Fleet and was otherwise a good person at heart, Shiva directed her anger towards the entire universe instead and lacks any form of morality whatsoever.

* GoodAllAlong: Despite their actions, they're still this even after having transformed into a Dark Falz. Their only desire is to save Matoi and prevent the Profound Darkness from becoming a threat.

* HiddenAgendaVillain: They're this throughout ''Oracle Saga''. Their antagonism the protagonist and kill Matoi aside, Persona's true motives remain a mystery amongst the other Dark Falz as even they have no idea who he is or where he came from. It's only at the end of ''Episode 2'' and further explored in ''3'' that Persona's true motives come to light, wherein they're revealed to be an alternature future version of the protagonist who seeks to kill Matoi in order to prevent her from becoming the Profound Darkness.

* HiddenAgendaVillain: To the Dark Falz. None of the current ones are sure of who or what Persona even is, but tolerates them because Persona doesn't actively fight against the other Falz and even aids them on occasion. It's eventually revealed however Persona is not even evil, and in fact works ''against'' the Dark Falz and the Profound Darkness. [[spoiler:In ''Episode 6'', it's shown that even ''Shiva'', host of the Profound Darkness, doesn't recognize Persona.]]

* SecretTestOfCharacter: To themselves, both by challenging them repeatedly to make sure they're capable of continuing on the timeline as needed, and later to see if they really have what it takes to actually back up their refusal to kill Matoi. The Protagonist succeeds so well on the latter that it helps Persona realize they can TakeAThirdOption.

* StableTimeLoop: In killing Matoi, the Protagonist becomes Persona. They then go back in time to prevent it, but give up and seek to kill her or convince their younger self to do it instead. Whatever the choice, Matoi dies and the then version of the Protagonist becomes the next Persona who again tries to save her only to fail. The cycle only ends once current Protagonist finally decides against killing her and sticks with it until the end.

* BreathAttack: Its final form can shoot out a large column of destructive energy that takes up a large portion of the field you are on.

* NoSell: The biggest reason why she's such a threat is that she almost quite literally eats Photon-based damage, rendering any form of attack ARKS and the Guardians have at their disposal useless. A large portion of ''Episode 6'' is focused on finding a way to defeat Shiva without the use of Photons.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Joie Marlowe (NA)

* DualBoss: Both twins are initially separate Darkers that are fought together. However, they have a shared health pool, and when that runs out, [[OneWingedAngel they combine into a single entity]] for phase two.

A masked Dark Falz who frequently opposes the Protagonist. Everything about them is unknown; even the name "Persona" is nothing more than an alias. The only things that can be said for certain is that Persona fights like a Hunter and Fighter would and wields the Coated Edge D and the Coated Doublis D as their signature weapons.

As hinted at in ''Episode 2'' and formally revealed in ''Episode 3'', Persona is none other than an alternate timeline version of the Protagonist who failed to save Matoi. Agonized by their failure to save her, they transform into a Dark Falz and time travelled back into the past to find a way to save her, but repeated failures eventually drove them to the conclusion that it would be better to honor Matoi's wishes of death over prolonging her suffering as the host of the Profound Darkness.

* DeathSeeker: The bad ending shows that Persona is this, having been worn down so much by their quest and repeated failure to save Matoi from her fate that they welcome death with open arms.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: She's referred to as the "Goddess of Annihilation" ("Goddess of Demise" in the original Japanese) and her end goal is to simply annihilate the entire Oracle universe ''and'' other universes. Not to mention that she shares her name with the Hindu god of destruction.

* DubNameChange: They are renamed "Gemini"[[note]]a flowery interpretation of their kanji name, which literally translates to "twins"[[/note]] in the official English translation. [[spoiler:Their original names, Flo and Fraü, get a ''literal'' flowery rendition in the same translation--becoming Florent and Fleur.]]

* CoolSword: He wields a kickass white and red sword that has a space-like visual effect on it similar to Regius' "Blade of Genesis".

* InTheBack: He perishes when Risa shoots him in the back with Hariette while he's busy trying to breach the DeflectorShield the Guardian put up to keep him from destroying the Anima Thread required to create the barrier to seal Shiva's powers. Even Risa admits that it's one of the least satisfying kills she's ever gotten.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Varuna's sword, Eschaton Rivaleta is named after Eschaton, aka TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

* DesperationAttack: [True] Profound Darkness isn't done yet after you clear all the miasma and dogpile on its core. The Sodam component will repeatedly unleash shockwaves that deal heavy damage (enough to OneHitKill less armored characters) if not dodged.

* FusionDance: In the Emergency Quest version, the final phase involves Sodam merging with Gomorus by returning to the eye it came out of. [True] Profound Darkness' melee attacks gain elemental effects, it radiates a miasma that instantly kills players if they stand in it long enough, and the Sodam component unleashes shockwaves of heavy damage when seemingly stunned and barely hanging onto its life.

* OneWingedAngel: Inverted at first, but played straight for the Emergency Quest. For the second part of the battle, it shrinks down to a speedier form. Said form is humanoid enough to ''almost'' cross the BishonenLine. In the last phase, Sodam merges with its Gomorus and becomes the [True] Profound Darkness.

The Primordial Darkness is the original form of the Profound Darkness, which first manifested during the era of the Photoners. The Profound Darkness takes this form after it is completely purged from its host body by Hitsugi's Ame-no-Murakumo and the "Great Light" formed from the wishes and hopes of the universe. Devoid of a host, The Primordial Darkness is a true monstrosity of evil, driven solely by a mindless and primal urge to destroy.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Primordial Darkness Gomorroth first appears in Quest 22 of ''Episode Oracle'' during an InfoDump by Luther explaining the origins of the Profound Darkness and its ties to the Photoners.

* MightyGlacier: Most of Gomorroth's attacks are slow. But they hit a large area and deal heavy damage. Some are strong enough to destroy the platforms you stand on.

* AttackDrone: In combat, she has the ability to deploy small flying bits that shoot lasers at players.

* CallBack: Sodam is basically a supercharged nod to the Hyunal-style forms the Dark Falzes, the Profound Darkness, and Deus ESCA all have. To drive the point home, it mimics Falz Hyunal's spinning shockwaves in its fiery form and Deus Hunas' bursting cyclone attack when wielding wind.

* EldritchAbomination: The best way to sum up this boss, with the first form Gomorroth being the biggest monstrosity in the entire game that only barely has fingers and a mouth, covered in hellish ExtraEyes. Sodam on the other hand goes above and beyond the most monstrous yet ''alien'' in the franchise, vaguely [[HumanoidAbomination humanoid]] but lacking arms as it summon large external limbs from solid orbs of darkness, lacks any sort of face, and seemingly uses the tendrils around its "waist" as cognizant appendages.

** Possibly the single largest foe in the game in terms of sheer size. Its appearance in ''Episode Oracle'' suggests that it's even ''larger'' than what is seen in-game, and the fight against Gomorroth is merely against a fraction of its full size.
** Subverted by Sodam, who is so small in comparison to Gomorroth that it's basically its version of BishounenLine (at least, as far as an EldritchAbomination can take that trope). While it has a great wingspan, it's not much bigger than an A.I.S.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Gomorroth sprouts eyes on the sides of its limbs.

* FusionDance: In the Emergency Quest version, the final phase involves Sodam merging with Gomorroth by returning to the eye it came out of. [True] Profound Darkness' melee attacks gain elemental effects, it radiates a miasma that instantly kills players if they stand in it long enough, and the Sodam component unleashes shockwaves of heavy damage when seemingly stunned and barely hanging onto its life.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Played straight with Gomorroth. Inverted with Sodam, who has ''no'' arms but can grow appendages out of its portal-like upper wings.
* NothingIsScarier: Unlike other Emergency Quest warnings that show warnings, diagrams, and/or the boss' impending approach, this one shows nothing but Shiva's Mothership. The same picture appears for the pre-quest cutscene (with [[SuddenSoundtrackStop no music]] for good measure)... before crimson tendrils tear open a rift in space-time. Then the camera peers into a void growing in the pure white expanse and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou brings you face-to-face with Gomorroth's glaring eye]].
* OneWingedAngel: Inverted at first, but played straight for the Emergency Quest. For the second part of the battle, it shrinks down to a speedier form. Said form is humanoid enough to ''almost'' cross the BishonenLine. In the last phase, Sodam merges with its Gomorroth and becomes the [True] Profound Darkness.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Its two forms are known as [[SoiledCityOnAHill Gomorroth and Sodam]], fitting for ultimately being the product of a [[AbusivePrecursors society fallen to vice]].

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiHan (JP)

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (JP)