History FanficRecs / ShinMegamiTenseiPersona

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth delving into the depths of the Sea of Souls for]].

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' fanfics that don't fit for individual games, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14831952/chapters/34327386 Persona: The Sougawa Files]] by Arsene_Phantom
* Recommended by: Scandala
* ''Status:'' Complete
* ''Synopsis:'' Rina Oshiro has always lived a luxurious life due to her prestige, but her surroundings never allowed her to fully embrace it - until a few days ago, where she managed to seize an opportunity to move to the large city of Sougawa. While things seem great at first, her life promptly takes a sharp turn when she's thrust into a mystery detailing mysterious creatures called Shadows, that latch onto people and turn them into blissful husks. While Rina quickly develops a mysterious power known as "Persona", she quickly finds herself trapped in a battle involving Shadows, unexpected allies, and enemies far beyond her comprehension...
* ''Comments:'' This is a Persona fic that almost feels like an original game. It takes place in its own unique location, with colorful characters (with Rina being a particularly interesting protagonist) and foes alike, as well as a well-woven narrative. Though it's lacking any connection to other Persona games besides the Velvet Room, it does reference them here and there. Now has [[Fanfic/PersonaTheSougawaFiles a trope page]] and a [[Fanfic/PersonaTheOkabeFiles sequel]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11257090/1/In-the-Eye-of-the-Beholder In the Eye of the Beholder]] by [=HopeGale=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{rmctagg09}}
* ''Status:'' Ongoing
* ''Synopsis:'' Lydia White is new to the small city of Quartz, having had to move there due to her dad's new job. When people start disappearing into the nearby woods, the ones that come back have an insatiable need to stare at their own reflection. With the power of Persona, Lydia and her new friends delve into this mystery. Set in the Western world!
* ''Comments:'' In the ''Eye of the Beholder'' is a ''Persona'' fic that, rather than taking place in Japan, takes place in the United States three years after ''VideoGame/Persona4'', though it lacks any connection to it or the other games apart from the presence of the Velvet Room. Despite the change in setting, however, it feels much like you're reading a novelization fic for an actual ''Persona'' game. It also has [[FanFic/InTheEyeOfTheBeholder a trope page]].

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11859553/1/ Persona Zeroes!]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4427605/ UknownHero]]
* Recommended by {{Tropers/Nightelf37}}
* Status: Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': Suicide rates have been recently increasing in Ikemasen, Japan and nothing seems to be working. Fear is running rampant across the state, and the Kirijo Group is doing its best to reduce suicide rates in the town. It seems like a job for a Fool and his team, right? Well, the thing is… the Fool is the biggest scaredy cat in the country, and he leads a team of cowards. Don't be afraid.
* ''Comments'': This an OriginalFlavour for the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' series. The {{original character}}s prove to be uniquely promising so far. For a change, the Velvet Room is a chat room, and the underlying theme has to do with fears, and so the protagonist is fittingly a coward, but he soldiers through it.
[=[[reviews:PersonaZeroes]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12554876/1/A-Fool-s-Study-into-Witchcraft A Fool's Study Into Witchcraft]] by [=741AuthorNCS=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{krimzonflygon2}}, Leid
* [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-fools-study-into-witchcraft-little-witch-academia-x-persona.43371/ Sufficient Velocity link]] [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/12930126/chapters/29547720 AO3 link]] [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-fools-study-into-witchcraft-little-witch-academia-x-persona.574439/ Spacebattles link]] [[https://artist741.deviantart.com link to artist741's account on Deviantart]]
* Crossover with Anime/LittleWitchAcademia
* ''Status:'' Ongoing
* ''Synopsis:'' The Magical World is declining as the Collective Consciousness of Humanity embraces modern technology. During that time, a Fool begins her journey by enrolling in Luna Nova to follow her missing idol's footsteps. Can she rekindle people's believe in magic once more? (She probably needs to study first though...)
* ''Comments:'' Not complete, but a solid story with a lot of potential even further down the line. The setting itself weaves the Persona-verse with the LWA-verse in a number of creative ways, and the fact that Atsuko's initial Persona Aradia is a character unto herself is right off the bat a unique approach: most SMT stories and media in general relegates the summons to near-mindless fighting machines once they're under the protagonist's control, and when they do get characterization it's usually played for gags. The fact that Aradia is acting as a bit of a guardian angel to Atsuko lends itself to some interesting events. Definitely a story to keep an eye on. It has a non updating [[FanFic/AFoolsStudyintoWitchcraft trope page]]

''FanFic/SevenDaysSurvivor'' by [=Jon-Berry=]
* Recommended by: Leidolf
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': The Tokyo Lockdown is over for Midori Komaki, but when she is moved to Tatami Port Island to continue her education, she didn't expect to be called up to save the world again.
* ''Comments'': Set in Gin's Route, Midori heads to Tatami Port Island after the events of the lockdown, only to end up becoming involved in the [[VideoGame/Persona3 Dark Hour]]. This leads to her becoming involved in the plot of the story. This synopsis is just for the events of the first fic, set in ''VideoGame/Persona3''; it eventually moves on to ''VideoGame/Persona4''.

''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/ars-goetia-fe3h-x-persona.815984/ Ars Goetia]]'' by FoxOnPie
* Recommended by nitewind
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Crossover with'': VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses
* ''Synopsis'': Byleth Eisner knew she was born a mercenary, she decided to live as a mercenary, and she assumed she would die a mercenary. The cards, however, told her that a different fate was in store for her, and meeting it would require the two skills she lacked in life: understanding people and understanding herself.
* ''Comments'': A great fic that places Female!Byleth as the Fool fumbling her way through human interaction while still being badass on the battlefield.
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13472730/1/Ars-Goetia FanFiction.net link]] [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22162642/chapters/52905697 Link for Archive of Our Own]]
* [[Fanfic/ArsGoetia Tropes page.]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12745804/1/Emerald Emerald]]'' by WhitefangofWhoa
* Recommended by: En Passant
* ''Status:'' Ongoing
* ''Synopsis:'' Six years after the disbandment of the Phantom Thieves, the sea of human consciousness grows wild, a tide of chaos threatening to swallow up the recovering world... But at the burgeoning academy of Koashimizu, a band of eight defiant souls seek redemption, and a home they can call their own.
* ''Comments:'' Essentially Persona 6, and it is ''very'' thorough. It follows the series standard of a diverse party of high school misfits exploring the cognitive world of Personas while trying to have a normal life, and like usual, it spins the concept to match its themes. This time around, it's a literal sea of consciousness (with a matching boat-shaped Velvet Room), with Palaces being replaced by Lands that represent the dream world of whoever is desperate enough to escape reality to rule one. It novelizes the game mechanics, again spinning them to be consistent with the theming. Confidants, Shadow-hunting sidequests, part-time jobs and hobbies, and even the Reaper are all seamlessly woven in. The story's title is even the game's theme color. Also, the protagonist is [[ActionGirl female]], for the first time since the mobile port of ''VideoGame/Persona3'' (or ''2'' if you don't count gender swaps).
::Although technically a ''Persona 5'' sequel in terms of the greater setting, it features returning mechanics (such as the Water and Earth elements) and draws on lore from previous Persona games; notably, this includes ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 2]]'', which is usually ignored because of the in-universe CosmicRetcon and out-of-universe ContinuityReboot that happened at its conclusion.

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* ''Comments'': This an OriginalFlavour for the [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]] series. The {{original character}}s prove to be uniquely promising so far. For a change, the Velvet Room is a chat room, and the underlying theme has to do with fears, and so the protagonist is fittingly a coward, but he soldiers through it.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' fanfics that don't fit for individual games, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

* ''Comments:'' This is a Persona fic that almost feels like an original game. It takes place in its own unique location, with colorful characters (with Rina being a particularly interesting protagonist) and foes alike, as well as a well-woven narrative. Though it's lacking any connection to other Persona games besides the Velvet Room, it does reference them here and there. Now has [[Fanfic/PersonaTheSougawaFiles a trope page]].

* ''Status:'' Ongoing

* ''Comments:'' This is a Persona fic that almost feels like an original game. It takes place in its own unique location, with colorful characters (with Rina being a particularly interesting protagonist) and foes alike, as well as a well-woven narrative. Though it's lacking any connection to other Persona games besides the Velvet Room, it does reference them here and there.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11257090/1/In-the-Eye-of-the-Beholder In the Eye of the Beholder]] by [=HopeGale=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{rmctagg09}}

* ''Comments:'' Not complete, but a solid story with a lot of potential even further down the line. The setting itself weaves the Persona-verse with the LWA-verse in a number of creative ways, and the fact that Atsuko's initial Persona Aradia is a character unto herself is right off the bat a unique approach: most SMT stories and media in general relegates the summons to near-mindless fighting machines once they're under the protagonist's control, and when they do get characterization it's usually played for gags. The fact that Aradia is acting as a bit of a guardian angel to Atsuko lends itself to some interesting events. Definitely a story to keep an eye on. It has a non updating [[FanFic/AFoolsStudyintoWitchcraft trope page]]

* ''Comments:'' Not complete, but a solid story with a lot of potential even further down the line. The setting itself weaves the Persona-verse with the LWA-verse in a number of creative ways, and the fact that Atsuko's initial Persona Aradia is a character unto herself is right off the bat a unique approach: most SMT stories and media in general relegates the summons to near-mindless fighting machines once they're under the protagonist's control, and when they do get characterization it's usually played for gags. The fact that Aradia is acting as a bit of a guardian angel to Atsuko lends itself to some interesting events. Definitely a story to keep an eye on.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' fanfics that don't fit for individual games, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

* Recommended by: Tropers/{{krimzonflygon2}}

Recommended by: Tropers/{{krimzonflygon2}}

* ''Comments:'' In the ''Eye of the Beholder'' is a ''Persona'' fic that, rather than taking place in Japan, takes place in the United States three years after ''VideoGame/Persona4'', though it lacks any connection to it or the other games apart from the presence of the Velvet Room. Despite the change in setting, however, it feels much like you're reading a novelization fic for an actual ''Persona'' game. It also has [[FanFic/InTheEyeOfTheBeholder a trope page]].

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth delving into the depths of the Sea of Souls for].