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Vincent in Persona 3 isn't really the same Vincent as Catherine. It was a semi-based character designed to be a cameo and promo of the characters.
Other then that, Catherine is a spin-off of the SMT series. It has its roots in the series history, and it has themes from the SMT games.
Muramasa got.
Noting that there's discussion on both that page's discussion
and the Characters page's discussion.
Both discussions tapered off but seemed to lean towards including it. It's also included on the Megaten wiki, though that's hardly proof, of course.
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Hey all,
Troper Save Aqua XIII removed the game Catherine from the Shin Megami Tensei franchise page, saying it wasn't spin off, so I'm trying to get clarification.
On our Spin-Off page, we define it as "Spin-Offs are when part of a successful show, usually characters, but sometimes a general concept are taken and given a second show of their own". Catherine's The 'Verse is based around a minor character unique to the main Shin Megami Tensei games, Astaroth/Ishtar (a single character that can transition between male and female avatars that was taken from this franchise's specific reading of Ishtar's import as Astaroth into Christianity). Further, the main character of Catherine, Vincent Brooks, appears as minor character at a bar in another part of this franchise, Persona 3 Portable. The game also features other characters from other franchise games, such as the demon Nergal in minor roles. Fruther, the game uses the same Order Versus Chaos and Karma Meter mechanics and Central Themes as other games in this franchise. And, you can also listen to music from other games in this franchise on a juke box in the bar the main character frequents, along with other secondary connections.
As far as I can tell, this meets our definition of a Spin-Off in both character and concepts, along with other secondary elements, but is there something I'm missing here? should the entry be re-added with the other spinoffs?
Edited by ashlay