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* UnwittingPawn: Of Nyarlathotep, and unlike Kandori, he never realizes it.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Sees the world as filthy, false, and hopelessly corrupt, so he wants to destroy the world and use the Ameno-Torifune to create an ideal race of humans without Original Sin from the remains of humanity.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Sees the world as filthy, false, and hopelessly corrupt, so he wants to destroy the world and use the Ameno-Torifune to create an ideal race of humans without Original Sin from the remains of humanity.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: To the public, he's just a normal politician and to the New World Order he's a DarkMessiah to be admired.
* UnwittingPawn: Of Nyarlathotep, and unlike Kandori, he never realizes it.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Sees the world as filthy, false, and hopelessly corrupt, so he wants to destroy the world and use the Ameno-Torifune to create an ideal race of humans without Original Sin from the remains of humanity.
* UnwittingPawn: Of Nyarlathotep, and unlike Kandori, he never realizes it.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Sees the world as filthy, false, and hopelessly corrupt, so he wants to destroy the world and use the Ameno-Torifune to create an ideal race of humans without Original Sin from the remains of humanity.
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* NotSoDifferent: In the third encounter, the Stalker attempts to break Eriko by comparing his love for her to Eriko's own love for the Boy with Earring.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: In the third encounter, the Stalker attempts to break Eriko by comparing his love for her to Eriko's own love for the Boy with Earring.
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* OffscreenTeleportation: Coming back to life has the added effect of turning Hanya CrazyAwesome. He keeps warping between classrooms, standing over a pile of unconscious Nazis each time.
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* OffscreenTeleportation: Coming back to life has the added effect of turning Hanya CrazyAwesome.a OneManArmy. He keeps warping between classrooms, standing over a pile of unconscious Nazis each time.
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* GameplayAndStorySegregation: When Shadow Maya is in the party she has the same equipment, level and exp that the real Maya has while this could be explained that shadow selves have the same possessions that their real counterparts have when they are created it does not explain why her equipment (if you changed it) and exp will be transferred to the real Maya when she rejoins the party.
* GuestStarPartyMember: The Maya that accompanies you in Mt. Iwato is revealed to be Shadow Maya.
* GuestStarPartyMember: The Maya that accompanies you in Mt. Iwato is revealed to be Shadow Maya.
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* Theme Song Reveal: His theme sounds a lot like a more sinister version of Jun's theme. As we find out later [[spoiler:this is not a coincidence as they are actually the same person.]]
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* Theme Song Reveal: ThemeSongReveal: His theme sounds a lot like a more sinister version of Jun's theme. As we find out later [[spoiler:this is not a coincidence as they are actually the same person.]]
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Joker has many unique powers which include teleporting, flying and granting wishes by summoning him with a phone call. Also given his face [[TheBlank (if there even is one)]] is always hidden by a mask and he is described as being a wishgranting angel by the inhabitants of Sumaru City it's not clear what species he exactly is. [[spoiler:Eventually {{subverted|trope}} when his true identity as Jun Kurosu who is human gets revealed.]]
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Joker has many unique powers which include teleporting, flying and granting wishes by summoning him with a phone call. Also given his face [[TheBlank (if there even is one)]] is always hidden by a mask and he is described as being a wishgranting angel by the inhabitants of Sumaru City it's not clear what species he exactly is. [[spoiler:Eventually {{subverted|trope}} when as his true identity as is revealed to be Jun Kurosu who is human gets revealed.a human.]]
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* Theme Song Reveal: His theme sounds a lot like a more sinister version of Jun's theme. As we find out later [[spoiler:this is not a coincidence as they are actually the same person.]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyuseiNakao (Japanese), Unknown (English, ''Innocent Sin,'' PSP), Unknown (English, ''Eternal Punishment'', PSX)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MonaMarshall (English)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KumikoWatanabe (Japanese), Creator/MonaMarshall (English)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowHayami (Japanese)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mizue Otsuka (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English)
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Katusya's direct superior in the Kounan department, and lieutenant to Captain Togashi. He dislikes Katsuya by association, as his father was disgraced and expelled from the force.
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Katsuya's direct superior in the Kounan department, and lieutenant to Captain Togashi. He dislikes Katsuya by association, as his father was disgraced and expelled from the force.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidLodge (English)
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* ArgentinaIsNaziland: His existence being due to a conspiracy theory claiming he survived the Second World War and escaped to Antarctica is a nod to the many real-life conspiracy theories of a similar nature.
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* InhumanEyeConcealers: Wears sunglasses at all times to hide the BlackEyesOfEvil he gained after he was brought back from the dead.
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* BrokenPedastal: To Ulala, who was a fan of Chizuru until she found out about Chizuru's connection to the New World Order.
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* BrokenPedastal: BrokenPedestal: To Ulala, who was a fan of Chizuru until she found out about Chizuru's connection to the New World Order.
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** BlowYouAway: House Scorpio specialises in Wind spells.
** DishingOutDirt: House Tauros specialises in Earth spells.
** MakingASplash: House Aquarius specialises in Water spells.
** DishingOutDirt: House Tauros specialises in Earth spells.
** MakingASplash: House Aquarius specialises in Water spells.
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** BlowYouAway: House Scorpio Aquarius specialises in Wind spells.
** DishingOutDirt: HouseTauros Taurus specialises in Earth spells.
** MakingASplash: HouseAquarius Scorpio specialises in Water spells.
** DishingOutDirt: House
** MakingASplash: House
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* EyepatchOfPower: He has some sort of eye patch covering the right eye of his mask. [[spoiler:This alludes to Jun's PeekABangs]].
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* EyepatchOfPower: He has some sort of eye patch covering the his right eye of his mask.eye. [[spoiler:This alludes to Jun's PeekABangs]].
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* LargeAndInCharge: According to WordOfGod Joker is in fact around 6'2 (188 cm) tall and thus towers over most members of the Masked Circle. Given he is [[spoiler: only 5'7 (169 cm) tall as Jun]] he also qualifies as a SizeShifter.
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* LargeAndInCharge: According to WordOfGod Joker is in fact around 6'2 (188 6'1 (187 cm) tall and thus towers over most members of the Masked Circle. Given he is [[spoiler: only 5'7 (169 cm) tall as Jun]] he also qualifies as a SizeShifter.
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* BadassGay: Strongly implied in the games to be a lesbian and outright confirmed in the novels. She is also a very powerful Persona user.
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* SubmissiveBadass: Chizuru points out that with Kandori's intellect and powers, he is in an ideal position to usurp Tatsuzuo as the leader of the New World Order. But Kandori refuses, feeling content to just play along with Nyarlathotep's game.
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A mysterious cult operating in Sumaru City led by a mysterious masked man known as Joker. Alongside Joker are four executives whose names are based off the four houses of the Western Zodiac. Its members comprised of people whose wishes were successfully granted by Joker.
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* ApocalypseCult: Their main goal is to trigger the Oracle of Maia, which will destroy the world and create a new one in its place.
* ColorCodedArmies: Each house sport different colors. Scorpio is green, Tauros is yellow, Aquarius is blue and Leo is fire.
* DecapitatedArmy: [[spoiler:Played with. Even after Joker pulls a HeelFaceTurn and defects, remnants of the Masked Circle are still active. However, by that point the Masked Circle ceased to be a significant threat.]]
* ElementalPowers: The Masked Circle comprises of four houses named after the Western Zodiac. Each house specialises in specific elemental spells:
** BlowYouAway: House Scorpio specialises in Wind spells.
** DishingOutDirt: House Tauros specialises in Earth spells.
** MakingASplash: House Aquarius specialises in Water spells.
** PlayingWithFire: House Leo specialises in Fire spells.
* MagicStaff: Their {{Mook}}s carry magic staffs.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Its first iteration was nothing more than an innocent playgroup comprised of little kids. After the incident at Alaya Shrine, however, the second iteration becomes an ApocalypseCult which managed to pull off the prophecy that would set in motion the end of the world.]]
* MalevolentMaskedMan: It's in their name. And all of them are working towards fulfilling an apocalyptic prophecy.
* ThePsychoRangers: [[spoiler:It turns out that the Masked Circle was based off a children's playgroup with the same name. Appropriately, the original group's masks were even Franchise/PowerRangers expies.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:The executives are this to the original Masked Circle -- Jun's childhood playgroup.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Nyarlathotep. It turns out that the Oracle of Maia which the cult had followed was nothing more than bogus rumours made true by Nyarlathotep, who started said rumours in the first place in his bet with Philemon.]]
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[[folder:General]]
* ApocalypseCult: Their main goal is to trigger the Oracle of Maia, which will destroy the world and create a new one in its place.
* ColorCodedArmies: Each house sport different colors. Scorpio is green, Tauros is yellow, Aquarius is blue and Leo is fire.
* DecapitatedArmy: [[spoiler:Played with. Even after Joker pulls a HeelFaceTurn and defects, remnants of the Masked Circle are still active. However, by that point the Masked Circle ceased to be a significant threat.]]
* ElementalPowers: The Masked Circle comprises of four houses named after the Western Zodiac. Each house specialises in specific elemental spells:
** BlowYouAway: House Scorpio specialises in Wind spells.
** DishingOutDirt: House Tauros specialises in Earth spells.
** MakingASplash: House Aquarius specialises in Water spells.
** PlayingWithFire: House Leo specialises in Fire spells.
* MagicStaff: Their {{Mook}}s carry magic staffs.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Its first iteration was nothing more than an innocent playgroup comprised of little kids. After the incident at Alaya Shrine, however, the second iteration becomes an ApocalypseCult which managed to pull off the prophecy that would set in motion the end of the world.]]
* MalevolentMaskedMan: It's in their name. And all of them are working towards fulfilling an apocalyptic prophecy.
* ThePsychoRangers: [[spoiler:It turns out that the Masked Circle was based off a children's playgroup with the same name. Appropriately, the original group's masks were even Franchise/PowerRangers expies.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:The executives are this to the original Masked Circle -- Jun's childhood playgroup.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Nyarlathotep. It turns out that the Oracle of Maia which the cult had followed was nothing more than bogus rumours made true by Nyarlathotep, who started said rumours in the first place in his bet with Philemon.]]
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* WalkingSpoiler: His true identity, as well as his connection to the heroes, are major spoilers.
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* DistressedDamsel: In ''Eternal Punishment'', she us forcibly turned into a JOKER.
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* DistressedDamsel: In ''Eternal Punishment'', she us is forcibly turned into a JOKER.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is supposedly modeled after the adult film star Senri Yamazaki.
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* MayDecemberRomance: She marries her high school teacher, shortly after she had graduated at that.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is supposedlymodeled modelled after the adult film star Senri Yamazaki.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is supposedly
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Junko is only 37, though her ''Eternal Punishment'' incarnation looks middle aged.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Junko is only 37, though her ''Eternal Punishment'' incarnation looks middle aged.middle-aged with a few noticeable wrinkles in contrast to her ''Innocent Sin'' counterpart.
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A secret group comprised of corrupt high-ranking figures in every aspect of Japanese society, and the main antagonistic force in ''Eternal Punishment''. Led by Japan's foreign Minister Tatsuzou Sudou, this conspiracy plans to [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascend to the realm of the Gods]] while purging the rest of the world of original sin in their wake.
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* ApocalypseCult: Their main goal is to bring about the apocalypse by awakening the dragons that reside beneath the Earth's core who would then proceed to destroy the world.
* BigBad: They are the primary antagonistic force of ''Eternal Punishment''.
* CompositeCharacter: They serve as this to both the Masked Circle and the Last Batallion, the antagonistic forces of ''Innocent Sin''. Like the Masked Circle, they are an ApocalypseCult with the same motives of creating a utopian society while destroying the rest of the world. And like the Last Batallion, they come with a powerful military force of their own. Their X-series combat robots are even reminiscent of the Knights of the Holy Lance.
* TheConspiracy: Between various sectors of Japanese society, whether it be political, the military, the media or even organised crime.
* EvilOldFolks: The leadership comprised of elderly people.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: According to Chief Togashi, the foundations of the New World Order started from a small local company. Then they unearthed the remains of Gozen, and it all goes downhill from there...
* TheIlluminati: They are a secret government conspiracy seeking to bring about an OneWorldOrder.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Nyarlathotep who seeks to use the New World Order to start the apocalypse in the new timeline. Only Kandori knows that the Crawling Chaos is the one pulling the strings.]]
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[[folder:General]]
* ApocalypseCult: Their main goal is to bring about the apocalypse by awakening the dragons that reside beneath the Earth's core who would then proceed to destroy the world.
* BigBad: They are the primary antagonistic force of ''Eternal Punishment''.
* CompositeCharacter: They serve as this to both the Masked Circle and the Last Batallion, the antagonistic forces of ''Innocent Sin''. Like the Masked Circle, they are an ApocalypseCult with the same motives of creating a utopian society while destroying the rest of the world. And like the Last Batallion, they come with a powerful military force of their own. Their X-series combat robots are even reminiscent of the Knights of the Holy Lance.
* TheConspiracy: Between various sectors of Japanese society, whether it be political, the military, the media or even organised crime.
* EvilOldFolks: The leadership comprised of elderly people.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: According to Chief Togashi, the foundations of the New World Order started from a small local company. Then they unearthed the remains of Gozen, and it all goes downhill from there...
* TheIlluminati: They are a secret government conspiracy seeking to bring about an OneWorldOrder.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Nyarlathotep who seeks to use the New World Order to start the apocalypse in the new timeline. Only Kandori knows that the Crawling Chaos is the one pulling the strings.]]
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* TheHeavy: He acts as the main driving force through out ''Eternal Punishment'', but it is Nyarlathotep that is pulling the strings.
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* TheHeavy: He acts as the main driving force through out throughout ''Eternal Punishment'', but it is Nyarlathotep that is pulling the strings.
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* ShadowDictator: Despite his official position as Foreign Minister as the head of the New World Order he rules Japan in all but name.
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* ShadowDictator: Despite his official position as Foreign Minister Minister, as the head of the New World Order he rules Japan in all but name.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: To the public he's just a normal politician and to the New World Order he's a DarkMessiah to be admired.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: To the public public, he's just a normal politician and to the New World Order he's a DarkMessiah to be admired.
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* DuelBoss: In the second part of Tatsuya's scenario.
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* DuelBoss: In the second part of Tatsuya's scenario.scenario, where we get to see their fight that was only briefly shown in the main storyline.
* GracefulLoser: After being defeated, he says "well done" to the party.
* HostageForMacguffin: He holds Eikichi hostage and bargains his life for the data that Baofu had stolen from the New World Order. Kandori gets the data back only to try and shoot Eikichi anyways, but was saved by Tatsuya's intervention.
* IDieFree: [[spoiler:Kandori willingly lets himself die a second time when the underwater ruins collapse around him, freeing him from Nyarlathotep's thrall once and for all.]]
* IDieFree: [[spoiler:Kandori willingly lets himself die a second time when the underwater ruins collapse around him, freeing him from Nyarlathotep's thrall once and for all.]]
* VirtueIsWeakness: In the aforementioned hostage situation, Kandori chides Nanjo for bargaining the data the heroes had stolen for a single life.
--> '''Kandori:''' You're still a kid... I'm disappointed. You can't handle a company if you lose sight of your goals so easily... [''aims gun at Eikichi''] Let me show you the way to relinquish.
--> '''Kandori:''' You're still a kid... I'm disappointed. You can't handle a company if you lose sight of your goals so easily... [''aims gun at Eikichi''] Let me show you the way to relinquish.
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Chizuru is a famous fortune teller who uses her show to spread rumors for the NWO. Unlike the other villains, Chizuru does not use a Persona in combat but creates duplicates of herself to fool her opponents. Eriko Kirishima arrives in Sumaru City investigating her and her connection to the NWO. During a television interview, Junko Kurosu transformed into a Joker and attempts to kill Lisa Silverman.
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Chizuru is a famous fortune teller fortune-teller who uses her show to spread rumors for the NWO. Unlike the other villains, Chizuru does not use a Persona in combat but creates duplicates of herself to fool her opponents. Eriko Kirishima arrives in Sumaru City investigating her and her connection to the NWO. During a television interview, Junko Kurosu transformed into a Joker and attempts to kill Lisa Silverman.
* BrokenPedastal: To Ulala, who was a fan of Chizuru until she found out about Chizuru's connection to the New World Order.
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* LadyOfBlackMagic: She is a graceful fortune teller and Wang Long magic user, able to burn a spell card to cast powerful Earth spells.
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* LadyOfBlackMagic: She is a graceful fortune teller and Wang Long magic user, magic-user, able to burn a spell card to cast powerful Earth spells.
* PropagandaMachine: She is in charge of the New World Order's media division, using her show to help spread rumors and the Joker curse among the masses.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The dub has her speak in a vaguely Eastern-European/Russian accent for some reason.
* DisneyVillainDeath: He's last seen plummeting off the edge of the platform by Katsuya. However, his ultimate fate is left nebulous considering the immortality that he was granted.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's secretly disgusted by Tatsuzuo's delusions of grandeur, outright deeming the man as completely insane.
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* {{Irony}}: He wished for immortality... When he gets it, it's at the cost of being transformed in a monster that continuously suffers.
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* {{Irony}}: He wished for immortality... When he gets it, it's at the cost of being transformed in into a monster that continuously suffers.suffers agonising pain.
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: He sided with the New World Order not because he shares their twisted ideals, but because they could provide him with a cure for his disease. Unfortunately, he bit off more than he could chew.
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* CurbStompBattle: Dishes them out in spades to the Masked Circle. The cult is always being seen mowed down like cannon fodder in the face of the Last Battalion's superior firepower.
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* EvilerThanThou: To the Masked Circle. They are far more dangerous and quickly hijack the cult as the main antagonistic force in the game, being equipped with superior firepower and technology.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: In the PSP remake of ''Eternal Punishment'' during Tatsuya's scenario he get's his own unique boss theme, a remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Le5bJDVKU Deadline]] from the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'' game.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: In the PSP remake of ''Eternal Punishment'' during Tatsuya's scenario he get's his own unique boss theme, a remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Le5bJDVKU Deadline]] from the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}'' game.
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[[caption-width-right:293:[[labelnote:Click here to see Angel Joker]]\\
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angeljokerartwork.jpg The Archangel of Judgement]][[/labelnote]]
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angeljokerartwork.jpg The Archangel of Judgement]][[/labelnote]]
* BigBadEnsemble: As the leader of the Masked Circle, Joker shares this status alongside the Last Battalion. Unlike the Last Battalion, Joker's presence and actions were what drive the plot. [[spoiler:However, they are both pawns of the GreaterScopeVillain Nyarlathotep.]]
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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Throughout the game he and the Last Battalion have been built up as the game's primary antagonists. [[spoiler:The real villain however is Joker's Persona, Nyarlathotep]].
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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Throughout the game he and the Last Battalion have been built up as the game's primary antagonists. [[spoiler:The real villain however villain, however, is Joker's Persona, Nyarlathotep]].
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* RedBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''Eternal Punishment'', his Persona Joker is completely black and red.
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* RedBlackAndEvilAllOver: RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''Eternal Punishment'', his Persona Joker is completely black and red.
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* VillainWithAGoodPublicity: He is quite beloved by Kasugayama High for boosting the school's reputation. Even Eikichi liked him before he found out that he's actually trapping the students for the plans of the Masked Circle.
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* VillainWithAGoodPublicity: VillainWithGoodPublicity: He is quite beloved by Kasugayama High for boosting the school's reputation. Even Eikichi liked him before he found out that he's actually trapping the students for the plans of the Masked Circle.
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* EvilVsEvil: There's no good guy in his feud against his son.
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* EvilVsEvil: EvilVersusEvil: There's no good guy in his feud against his son.
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* BishonenLine: Inverted. His Persona Joker gradually evolves from a humanoid being to a large-disfigured abomination that is definitely far from human.
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* AbusiveParents: He was abused by his father.
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* AbusiveParents: He was abused by his father.father, who not only condemned him to an asylum, but tried to have him killed by Taiwanese assassins.
* BishonenLine: Inverted. His Persona Joker gradually evolves from a humanoid being to a large-disfigured abomination that is definitely far from human.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Not only does he share the same first name as the protagonist Tatsuya Suou, but their family names are just one letter off from being the same as well.
* OneWingedAngel: In ''Eternal Punishment'', as his already fragile mental state goes downhill, his Persona gradually degrades from a human-like being to a multi-winged and incomprehensible monstrosity.
* OneWingedAngel: In ''Eternal Punishment'', as his already fragile mental state goes downhill, his Persona gradually degrades from a human-like being to a multi-winged and incomprehensible monstrosity.
* RedBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''Eternal Punishment'', his Persona Joker is completely black and red.
* SatanicArchetype: This is reflected by his Persona in ''Eternal Punishment'', in which its various forms alongside its red and black color scheme resemble the Devil.
* TakeThat: According to scenario writer Tadashi Satomi, Tatsuya is one to Japan's law for acquitting criminals, particularly convicted murderers, who are diagnosed with mental disorders.
* BigBadWannabe: As the leader of the New World Order who even previous Persona BigBad Takahisa Kandori listens to, Tatsuzuo seems to be set up as the top dog and that is how he sees himself, yet he's ultimately an UnwittingPawn of Nyarlathotep. Chizuru even comments that Kandori has various opportunities to [[TheStarscream overthrow Tatsuzuo]], and it's only due to Kandori's lack of ambition that he doesn't bother to try.
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* HotbloodedSideburns: He starts of as TheStoic but his final moments show that his son inherited his bombastic attitude from him.
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* HotbloodedSideburns: He starts of off as TheStoic but his final moments show that his son inherited his bombastic attitude from him.
* SoftSpokenSadist: In the original Japanese version, he's voiced by Creator/RyuseiNakao who is known for voicing such characters. And like many of Nakao's other roles, Tatsuzuo is depraved to the core.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Pulls a fast one on Yung Pao by taking advantage of the fact that his lines where tapped to lead both him and the heroes into an ambush to kill them both.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He does this to most of his subordinates on various occasions.
** Pulls a fast one on Yung Pao by taking advantage of the fact that his lines where tapped to lead both him and the heroes into an ambush to kill themboth.both.
** He turns General Sugawara into a monstrosity that is in constant pain and unable to die.
** Finally, he kills off the rest of his fellow executives for the ritual.
** Pulls a fast one on Yung Pao by taking advantage of the fact that his lines where tapped to lead both him and the heroes into an ambush to kill them
** He turns General Sugawara into a monstrosity that is in constant pain and unable to die.
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* AffablyEvil: While still a villain, he remains just as polite and well-mannered to the heroes as he was in the first game.
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* AffablyEvil: While still a villain, he remains just as polite and well-mannered to the heroes as he was in the first game. Perhaps even more so, as his God complex from the previous game is long gone.
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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Not only do his shades compliment his suit and enhance his evil look, they hide the fact he literally has nothing behind his eyes.
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* BeyondRedemption: The reason why he still plays on the side of the villains despite his HeelRealization moment in the first game. Kandori believes that he's too fully entrenched in evil to be capable of change.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Not only do his shadescompliment complement his suit and enhance his evil look, they hide the fact he literally has nothing behind his eyes.
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* DemotedToDragon: He goes from BigBad of the first game to becoming TheDragon to Tatsuzou Sudou, the leader of the New World Order.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Gets annoyed with Nanjo doing this prior to the boss fight.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Gets annoyed with Nanjo doing this prior to the boss fight.
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* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler:After his second death, Reiji Kido decides to name his child partly after Kandori.]]
* DemotedToDragon: He goes from BigBad of the first game to becoming TheDragon to Tatsuzou Sudou, the leader of the New WorldOrder.
Order. Played with, in that while he works for Tatsuzuo, he's only playing along with the latter's schemes.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Gets annoyed with Nanjo doing this prior to the boss fight. [[spoiler:And after he's defeated, Nanjo offers him a chance to escape the collapsing ruins only for Kandori to shoot his gun at him, saying that he doesn't want to be shamed by Nanjo's sympathy.]]
* DemotedToDragon: He goes from BigBad of the first game to becoming TheDragon to Tatsuzou Sudou, the leader of the New World
* DontYouDarePityMe: Gets annoyed with Nanjo doing this prior to the boss fight. [[spoiler:And after he's defeated, Nanjo offers him a chance to escape the collapsing ruins only for Kandori to shoot his gun at him, saying that he doesn't want to be shamed by Nanjo's sympathy.]]
* EasilyForgiven: By the time the events of ''Eternal Punishment'' have rolled about, the returning cast of Persona 1 have let bygones be bygones. Maki, despite having suffered from Kandori's ambitions, laments that she was unable to meet him again. Nanjo and Reiji too have forgiven him despite their previous animosity towards Kandori in the first game, to the point that [[spoiler:Reiji decides to name his unborn son partly after Kandori with Nanjo agreeing with the decision.]]
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Despite his AlasPoorVillain moment in the previous game, he's gone back to his old ways. When confronted on this by Kei, Kandori replies he's [[BecauseImGoodAtIt too old to change now]].
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Despite his AlasPoorVillain HeelRealization moment in the previous game, he's gone back to his old ways. When confronted on this by Kei, Kandori replies he's [[BecauseImGoodAtIt too old to change now]].
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Kandori makes it clear to Chizuru that he's not working for Tatsuzuo because he shares the mad politician's ideals, but simply because he's playing the role that Nyarlathotep had designated to him upon his resurrection.
* SubmissiveBadass: Chizuru points out that with Kandori's intellect and powers, he is in an ideal position to usurp Tatsuzuo as the leader of the New World Order. But Kandori refuses, feeling content to just play along with Nyarlathotep's game.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Is in a relationship with Chizuru.
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* DragonLady: She is described as beautiful, she is an expert in a mystic art of fortune telling that includes dragons, fights with a knife and works for a secret conspiracy.
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* DragonLady: She is described as beautiful, she is an expert in a mystic art of fortune telling fortune-telling that includes dragons, fights with a knife and works for a secret conspiracy.conspiracy.
* EvilCounterpart: Like how Kandori serves as one to Nanjo, Chiruzu is this to Eriko given their interests in the occult. This is highlighted by the fact that Chiruzu is the one fought should Eriko's route be chosen.
* EvilCounterpart: Like how Kandori serves as one to Nanjo, Chiruzu is this to Eriko given their interests in the occult. This is highlighted by the fact that Chiruzu is the one fought should Eriko's route be chosen.
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* TheBully: He enjoys picking on people weaker than him, and according to Eikichi has been doing so since middle school.
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* NeverMyFault: When confronted in ''Innocent Sin'', he claims that his girlfriend dumped him because Eikichi pantsed him. When Eikichi counters that she dumped him because he liked to pick on weaklings, he begins ranting that everything bad in his life is Eikichi's fault.
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* FeetOfClay: Assuming the player lets Eikichi handle him on his own, one punch will put Sugimoto in his place.
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* SanitySlippage: Over the course of ''Eternal Punishment'', he acts increasingly unhinged until he's finally kidnapped for being a JOKER.
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-->"Hya-hahahahaha!! [=VoiceMailVoiceMailVoiceMailVoiceMail=]!! Talk to my voice mail!"
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* CreatorThumbprint: InUniverse. He continues to give the moniker "Deva" to his creations (preceded by the DEVA System and Deva Yuga), this time naming a teleportation machine "Petite Deva".
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* EvilGenius: He's the head of the New World Order's science division, conducting experiments to extract Kegare from people infected by JOKER.
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* EvilGenius: He's the head of the New World Order's science division, conducting experiments to extract Kegare from people infected by JOKER. On top of that, he's the one who started experimenting with the creation of artificial Persona users, and he successfully created a teleportation machine.
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* VaryingTacticsBoss: From ''Innocent Sin'' to ''Eternal Punishment'', the fights differ quite a bit. While in both games he's immune to fire and uses fire-themed attacks, in ''Eternal Punishment'' he becomes a FlunkyBoss and throws Old Maid in the mix to turn your party against each other.
* WesternZodiac: Leo, same with Tatsuya Suou. Like all major members of the Masked Circle, his [[RedBaron title]] is based off his zodiac, and it's the same with Tatsuya Suou's, adding even more evidence he is Tatsuya Suou's EvilCounterpart.
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* WesternZodiac: Leo, same with Tatsuya Suou. Like all major members of the Masked Circle, his [[RedBaron title]] is based off his zodiac, and it's the same with Tatsuya Suou's, adding even more evidence he is Tatsuya Suou's EvilCounterpart.
* AscendedExtra: In the novels, ''she'' is the protagonist.
* DemotedToExtra: She was a fairly important villain in ''Innocent Sin'', but she's only a side character in ''Eternal Punishment'' and disappears in one-third through the game.
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* VaryingTacticsBoss: Between games. In ''Innocent Sin'' he's straight-forward earth user. In ''Eternal Punishment'', he keeps the Earth aspect, but now he's a FlunkyBoss who takes advantage of his minion's SuicideAttack and keep reviving them so they can spam it. And he has Old Maid on top of that.
* DualBoss: She teams up with Belphegor.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Innocent Sin'' she was a minor villain, but in ''Eternal Punishment'' you can go through the whole game without meeting her once.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Innocent Sin'' she was a minor villain, but in ''Eternal Punishment'' you can go through the whole game without meeting her once.
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* QuestGiver: In ''Eternal Punishment'', she gives you the rumours for the demons in Giga Macho and asks you to beat them.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: He turns General Sugawara into a mutated monstrosity, yet he is turned into one himself by Nyarlathotep.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: He turns General Sugawara into a mutated monstrosity, yet and later he is turned into one himself by Nyarlathotep.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: He pretends to be feeble and needing a cane to walk while in actuality he is quite the competent fighter, and said cane concealing a sword.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: He pretends to be feeble and needing a cane to walk while in actuality he is quite the competent fighter, and said cane concealing conceals a sword.
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* AntiVillain: Fresh from death and a trip to {{Hell}}, he knows [[BeingEvilSucks evil isn't what it's cracked up to be]].
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* AntiVillain: Fresh from death and a trip to {{Hell}}, he knows [[BeingEvilSucks evil isn't what it's cracked up to be]].be]], and even gives hints to the heroes and encourages them to stop this madness.
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* BareHandedBladeBlock: In ''Tatsuya's Scenario'', he easily catches Tatsuya's kantana in his arm.
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* BareHandedBladeBlock: In ''Tatsuya's Scenario'', he easily catches Tatsuya's kantana in katana with his arm.
* FlunkyBoss: In Nanjo's route, he fights alongside four X-2 mechs.
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* WolfPackBoss: Typically fight in groups of three.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Ostensibly based on Heinrich Himmler and his twelve Lieutenants
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Ostensibly based on Heinrich Himmler and his twelve LieutenantsLieutenants.
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* NoSell: His Holy Grail move grants him full invincibility for a two turns
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* NoSell: His Holy Grail move grants him full invincibility for a two turnsturns.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Unlike the Shadow Selves of ''VideoGame/Persona4'', these Shadow Selves have red eyes.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Unlike the Shadow Selves of ''VideoGame/Persona4'', these Shadow Selves have red eyes.eyes, and you fight them well after you got your Personas. In addition, they're dressed in the exact same manner as their real selves.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Instead of following the theme of dreams like the rest of ''Innocent Sin'' Shadow Tatsuya rants about the concepts of sin and punishment foreshadowing the themes of the sequel and Tatsuya's characterization in it.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Instead of following the theme of dreams like the rest of ''Innocent Sin'' Sin'', Shadow Tatsuya rants about the concepts of sin and punishment foreshadowing the themes of the sequel and Tatsuya's characterization in it.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Innocent Sin'', she [[spoiler:delivers the killing blow to Maya]]. In ''Eternal Punishment'' she only appears once right at the start of the game and talking to her is optional.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Innocent Sin'', he's the first boss of the game, a member of the Masked Circle, and depending on your actions he can have a HeelFaceTurn and defend the school from the Last Battalion. In ''Eternal Punishment'', he's killed off-screen in the first thirty minutes of the game and you find his corpse.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: After his boss fight in ''Innocent Sin'', he jumps off of the clock tower to his certain death. Telling a student that he survived spreads it as a rumor and causes him to actually survive.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: After his boss fight in ''Innocent Sin'', he jumps off of the clock tower tower, and then you are given the option to his certain death. Telling tell a student if he's alive or dead. Spreading the rumour that he survived spreads it as died results in a rumor and causes discussion in Honmaru park in which some bystanders reveal that they saw him to actually survive.running through the park until he collapsed suddenly. The party is horrified because they indirectly killed him.
* SignatureMove: He has the unique attack ''Young Dark Legend''. Coincidentally, this was ''Innocent Sin'''s working title.
* CallBack: All his dialogue in ''Eternal Punishment'' references his actions in ''Innocent Sin''.
* DemotedToExtra: He's a mere NPC in ''Eternal Punishment'' and you can go through the whole game without meeting him.
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* VillainWithAGoodPublicity: He is quite beloved by Kasugayama High for boosting the school's reputation. Even Eikichi liked him before he found out that he's actually trapping the students for the plans of the Masked Circle.
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* SanitySlippage: Over the course of ''Eternal Punishment'', he acts increasingly unhinged until he's finally kidnapped for being a JOKER.
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* WarmupBoss: The first true boss you fight in the game.
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* WarmupBoss: WarmUpBoss: The first true boss you fight in the game. game.
* WrenchWhack: He wields a big double-ended wrench as a weapon in his boss fight.
* WrenchWhack: He wields a big double-ended wrench as a weapon in his boss fight.
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* NoOneCouldHaveSurvivedThatNoOneCouldSurviveThat: After his boss fight in ''Innocent Sin'', he jumps off of the clock tower to his certain death. Telling a student that he survived spreads it as a rumor and causes him to actually survive.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: In the PSP remake of ''Eternal Punishment'' during Tatsuya's scenario he get's his own unique boss theme, a remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Le5bJDVKU Deadline]] from the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'' game.
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* ManInWhite: Wears a deathly white suit to signify how evil he is.
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