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*** It still would be theoretically possible for her to be dragged into a battle with the Shadows. Remember that during gameplay, simply touching a shadow is sufficient to trigger a battle. Chie couldn't see where she was going due to the fog, so there should've been a high likelihood of her ramming into a Shadow at some point.
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** She said "Brother". Now he is Mr. Ono. Ono could have been her maiden name and Sofue is her married name.
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*** The MC isn't necessarily normal. He had had [[spoiler:Izanami's Touch]] before and had already heard the voice of Izanagi in his head, not to mention he already had the power to enter the TV, which on itself means something.
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*** The shadows attacked Yosuke and the MC before he gained Izanagi, in fact that's what spurred him to use it.
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*** Naoto is a ''private'' detective and not a police detective. The only justification for it is Rule of Cool and referring to the earlier SMT games.

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* Why does it take so long for the team to realize that [[spoiler: Mitsuou wasn't involved in the earlier murders. His own text during the dungeon crawl and his actions in general directly contradict points about the case that the team knows are true.]]
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** Actually, come to think of it, why does a blacksmith working in a small town know how to make a gun from raw materials? Doesn't that require a lot of tiny moving parts?
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**Not dumb luck, not Galactic Punt, nor ANYTHING. Teddie clearly states that Shadows DON'T attack normal people unless the fog in that world clears. Up until then, Chie hadn't awoken her Persona yet, making her "normal". It's because Yosuke and the protagonist had awoken their power that the Shadows reacted to them.
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*** Some dumb luck. Since the fog is thick that day, Shadows aren't very agressive. Of cause, Chie can't see very well neither but that mean she's most likely stick to a wall and walk along it. Thank to random generate dungeon, she might get very lucky and find the stair fast. As well as escape few encounter unharm. It's slim chance, but not impossible.
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** Nope. Her social link hadn't formed yet, let alone progressed to that level. Also, she can't do that move alone.

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** Nope. Her social link hadn't formed yet, let alone progressed to that level. Also, she can't do that move alone. And even if she could, some of the Shadows would have gotten a chance to attack her as well.
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** Nope. Her social link hadn't formed yet, let alone progressed to that level. Also, she can't do that move alone.
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** Galactic Punt.

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Adachi never mentions interveiwing Nanako.


** Actually, [[spoiler:he does explain it... somewhat. iirc, Adachi mentions how he had interviewed Nanako as a detective specifically so that he would get a quote. I have no idea how a random detective can get a quote published that fast, though.]]
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** In Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, the "Maga" in "Magatama" can be translated as "twisted." Maybe it's a variant of that.
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****Concerning Yukiko, the idea that the real issue was her perceived inability to make choices for herself is actually supported by things said during the game. During her Shadow's pre-battle speech, one of it's gripes is "Everything's decided for me, from how I live to where I die." Also, in her Social Link, Yukiko says "I never objected to being the inn's manager per se, I just hated feeling like it wasn't up to me."
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* On the gangs first visit to Yukiko's Castle, Chie picks up the DistressBall in a major way, charging directly into Yukiko's Castle ahead of the MC and Yosuke. How the hell did she make it to the second floor without taking any damage from the Shadows on the first floor(evidenced by the fact that we see no signs of injury on her during the scene on the second floor), despite the fact that she had no Persona power, no healing items, and only a pair of shoes for a weapon?

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* On the gangs gang's first visit to Yukiko's Castle, Chie picks up the DistressBall in a major way, charging directly into Yukiko's Castle ahead of the MC and Yosuke. How the hell did she make it to the second floor without taking any damage from the Shadows on the first floor(evidenced by the fact that we see no signs of injury on her during the scene on the second floor), despite the fact that she had no Persona power, no healing items, and only a pair of shoes for a weapon?
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*On the gangs first visit to Yukiko's Castle, Chie picks up the DistressBall in a major way, charging directly into Yukiko's Castle ahead of the MC and Yosuke. How the hell did she make it to the second floor without taking any damage from the Shadows on the first floor(evidenced by the fact that we see no signs of injury on her during the scene on the second floor), despite the fact that she had no Persona power, no healing items, and only a pair of shoes for a weapon?
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** I think its been stated above, but remember, the whole game until right near the end ''is'' a Test of humanity's spirit, as represented by Adachi on one side, and Protagonist on the other. If protagonist dies and Adachi is still alive- even for a moment- it means that the side of humanity Protagonist represents loses, and Izanami goes ahead with her "spread the Fog throughout the world of humans and turn all into shadows" plan.
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* Why is it an automatic game over if the Protagonist is killed in battle? It made sense in Persona 3 because there [[spoiler: it literally would start the end of the world]] but in Persona 4 it should be possible for the others to revive you with a Revival Bead with no ill effects.

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*** I always assumed he felt dizzy as in 'feeling sick after realising he blew up the chance to save someone', not that he was actually feeling anything physical. Like if you accidentally kill a kitten, you may vomit.
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** [[spoiler: There are ''a lot' of hidden resentments in the Dojima house, it seems...]]

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** [[spoiler: There are ''a lot' lot'' of hidden resentments in the Dojima house, it seems...]]
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** Though he already has persona during first two, it isn't fully awaken. You can't even make detail out of Izanagi during hopeless fight. Plus, Souji doesn't know about persona at that point, so he not really ''fail'' to save Mayumi and Saki. Now I'm not sure about Mitsuo, but Nanako's death does cause sudden dizziness, in RealLife :p.

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** Though he already has persona during first two, it isn't fully awaken. You can't even make detail out of Izanagi during hopeless fight. Plus, Souji doesn't know about persona at that point, so he not really ''fail'' to save Mayumi and Saki. Now I'm not sure about Mitsuo, but Nanako's death does cause sudden dizziness, in RealLife to ''player'' :p.
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** Though he already has persona during first two, it isn't fully awaken. You can't even make detail out of Izanagi during hopeless fight. Plus, Souji doesn't know about persona at that point, so he not really ''fail'' to save Mayumi and Saki. Now I'm not sure about Mitsuo, but Nanako's death does cause sudden dizziness, in RealLife :p.
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* OK, so you're given a few weeks to save your own party members (or [[spoiler:Mitsuo and Nanako]]) or else you "suddenly feel dizzy," with whatever gruesome implications this has for the main character. But when Mayumi Yamane and Saki Konishi are killed, presumably by their own Shadows, the world doesn't end and the protagonist suffers no penalty, even though he already had the power of Persona. One could say that a higher power won't let you proceed without those people you'll need as friends and sends you back, or that the game ends at that point because it would have been impossible to win without them anyway, but why are [[spoiler:Mitsuo and Nanako]] any different from the first two victims? And why isn't there a similar "blacking out/end of the world" event in the second half of December if you choose to [[spoiler:throw Namatame into the TV for his Shadow to kill]]? (For that matter, why are the first two killed almost immediately, but the rest take a few weeks?)

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* OK, so you're given a few weeks to save your own party members (or [[spoiler:Mitsuo and Nanako]]) or else you "suddenly feel dizzy," with whatever gruesome implications this has for the main character. But when Mayumi Yamane and Saki Konishi are killed, presumably by their own Shadows, the world doesn't end and the protagonist suffers no penalty, even though he already had the power of Persona.Persona and could have conceivably saved them. One could say that a higher power won't let you proceed without those people you'll need as friends and sends you back, or that the game ends at that point because it would have been impossible to win without them anyway, but why are [[spoiler:Mitsuo and Nanako]] any different from the first two victims? And why isn't there a similar "blacking out/end of the world" event in the second half of December if you choose to [[spoiler:throw Namatame into the TV for his Shadow to kill]]? (For that matter, why are the first two killed almost immediately, but the rest take a few weeks?)
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* OK, so you're given a few weeks to save your own party members (or [spoiler]Mitsuo and Nanako[/spoiler]) or else you "suddenly feel dizzy," with whatever gruesome implications this has for the main character. But when Mayumi Yamane and Saki Konishi are killed, presumably by their own Shadows, the world doesn't end and the protagonist suffers no penalty, even though he already had the power of Persona. One could say that a higher power won't let you proceed without those people you'll need as friends and sends you back, or that the game ends at that point because it would have been impossible to win without them anyway, but why are [spoiler]Mitsuo and Nanako[/spoiler] any different from the first two victims? And why isn't there a similar "blacking out/end of the world" event in the second half of December if you choose to [spoiler]throw Namatame into the TV for his Shadow to kill[/spoiler]? (For that matter, why are the first two killed almost immediately, but the rest take a few weeks?)

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* OK, so you're given a few weeks to save your own party members (or [spoiler]Mitsuo [[spoiler:Mitsuo and Nanako[/spoiler]) Nanako]]) or else you "suddenly feel dizzy," with whatever gruesome implications this has for the main character. But when Mayumi Yamane and Saki Konishi are killed, presumably by their own Shadows, the world doesn't end and the protagonist suffers no penalty, even though he already had the power of Persona. One could say that a higher power won't let you proceed without those people you'll need as friends and sends you back, or that the game ends at that point because it would have been impossible to win without them anyway, but why are [spoiler]Mitsuo [[spoiler:Mitsuo and Nanako[/spoiler] Nanako]] any different from the first two victims? And why isn't there a similar "blacking out/end of the world" event in the second half of December if you choose to [spoiler]throw [[spoiler:throw Namatame into the TV for his Shadow to kill[/spoiler]? kill]]? (For that matter, why are the first two killed almost immediately, but the rest take a few weeks?)
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* OK, so you're given a few weeks to save your own party members (or [spoiler]Mitsuo and Nanako[/spoiler]) or else you "suddenly feel dizzy," with whatever gruesome implications this has for the main character. But when Mayumi Yamane and Saki Konishi are killed, presumably by their own Shadows, the world doesn't end and the protagonist suffers no penalty, even though he already had the power of Persona. One could say that a higher power won't let you proceed without those people you'll need as friends and sends you back, or that the game ends at that point because it would have been impossible to win without them anyway, but why are [spoiler]Mitsuo and Nanako[/spoiler] any different from the first two victims? And why isn't there a similar "blacking out/end of the world" event in the second half of December if you choose to [spoiler]throw Namatame into the TV for his Shadow to kill[/spoiler]? (For that matter, why are the first two killed almost immediately, but the rest take a few weeks?)
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*** They probably figure that any money obtained in the TV World is best invested in the exploration itself, and whatever equipment and consumables they'll need to survive there. Yosuke won't have a motorcycle to spend on if the party can't purchase that Revival Bead that can bring him back to life in a pinch. Since MC is their leader, cornerstone party member, and most level-headed of the group, they probably believe he's the best choice for managing their finances.
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**Check the WMG page. It may have something with Teddie's origins. [[spoiler: mainly him being an amnesiac Lucifer makes the most sense oddly]]
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* Alright, I love Teddie and everything, but this needed to be asked eventually. How in the world did he grow a ''human body'' inside himself? And how did he do it by doing nothing but sit-ups?
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** Well, technically, the protagonist is supposed to be ''you'', so I guess you can say that his birthday is your birthday. As for his friends, [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yosuke_Hanamura they]] [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Chie_Satonaka do]] [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Yukiko_Amagi indeed]] [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Kanji_Tatsumi have]] [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Rise_Kujikawa birth]][[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Naoto_Shirogane days]], but they just don't celebrate them for whatever reason.

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