History VideoGame / Persona4ArenaUltimax

* SNKBoss: Every character has a "Boss mode" similar to the "Unlimited Mode" from the ''Videogame/Blazblue'' series. They can be fought in Score Attack or unlocked for use in versus play.

->''"Hahahahaha! The P-1 [[GrandFinale Climax]]... It's the end of the world, one-on-one death match that's worthy of the name 'climax'! And best of all, if you don't win the one-on-one tournament to the finish within the hour, the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt world will end]]! No punches pulled this time!"''

* MoralDissonance: PlayedForLaughs. Yukiko, who is normally about accepting yourself and others, for some resoon assumes all people with beards are perverts.

** SerialKiller Tohru Adachi turns on Sho to try and stop the boy from becoming a murderer like him.

* EnemyWithin: Shadow Labrys still exists as personality inside Labrys after ''Arena'' due to her already being a MindHive, and tries to take control of Labrys body partway through the ''Persona 3'' route.

* ColorMotif: ''Ultimax'' changes it to Persona 3's blue.

-->'''Shadow Yukiko''': "I have my lacey unmentionables on! I hope you're ready~!"

* ContinuityNod: In ''Ultimax'', Yukari is Pink Argus of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Phoenix Ranger Featherman Victory]]'', a sequel series to ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman R'', a {{Tokusatsu}} show which appeared in several ''Persona'' games starting with ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}: Innocent Sin''.
* CrisisCrossover:''Ultimax'' evens out the characters from both games and combins both the Midnight Channel and Dark Hour.

** Sho has some references to Joker from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'' in that both of his names are spelled in a mix of lower and uppercase letters along with the fact that his {{Leitmotif}} is titled "Joker". Add to that that he is working closely with the main antagonist (who in turn is a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to Nyarlathotep).

* EvilKnockoff: The sequel introduces Shadow {{Doppelganger}}s; copies of the main characters true Shadow Selves created by the BigBad to slow the heroes down.
** Doppelgangers have lower attack power and fewer defensive abilities, but have rapid SP gain, constant access to Awakening SP Skills, more health, and the ''Shadow Frenzy'' SuperMode (which grants them unlimited SP and special-to-special canceling temporarily).

* PromotedtoPlayable:

[[caption-width-right:350:Summon the Fighter Within]]

* ContinuityNod: ** In ''Ultimax'', Yukari is Pink Argus of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Phoenix Ranger Featherman Victory]]'', a sequel series to ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman R'', a {{Tokusatsu}} show which appeared in several ''Persona'' games starting with ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}: Innocent Sin''.

The sequel to VideoGame/Persona4Arena, ''Persona 4: Arena Ultimax'', or ''Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold'' in Japan, was released as a [[NoExportForYou Japanese arcade location test]] in August 2013. A console port for {{PlayStation 3}} and {{Xbox 360}} is slated for release in Japan on August 28, 2014, with an international release soon afterward.

In Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the characters from Persona 4 and Persona 3 once again find themselves teaming up to face off in the P-1 Climax, a series of battles which must be won before the world ends. The original cast of characters from Persona 3 and 4 are back to discover the mastermind behind the whole tournament, while a few new faces join the fight, including Junpei Iori, Yukari Takeba, Rise Kujikawa, and more. But standing in their way is the dual katana-wielding Sho Minazuki, a huge threat to everyone involved in the P-1 Climax. Worse yet, there's a Sho lookalike who can wield a Persona...

In Persona 4Arena Ultimax, the characters from Persona 4 and Persona 3 once again find themselves teaming up to face off in the P-1 Climax, a series of battles which must be won before the world ends. The original cast of characters from Persona 3 and 4 are back to discover the mastermind behind the whole tournament, while a few new faces join the fight, including Junpei Iori, Yukari Takeba, Rise Kujikawa, and more. But standing in their way is the dual katana-wielding Sho Minazuki, a huge threat to everyone involved in the P-1 Climax. Worse yet, there's a Sho lookalike who can wield a Persona...