History Characters / Persona4TheInvestigationTeam

* ExtremeOmnisexual: After getting a human body, Teddie tries to "score" with anyone he sees, be they male or female. He flirts mostly with the girls, but he also displays an attraction to Yu and even puts the moves on ''[[EveryonesLittleSister Nanako]]'' at one point (though he chooses to [[TheJailbaitWait wait until she's older]]).

* BearyFunny: He's a bear who's constantly played for comic relief throughout the series.

* DarkIsNotEvil: He's actually a Shadow.

* SupernaturalAid: Without Teddie, the Investigation team would have been doomed before it started. It's only because if his ability to return them to Inaba, his glasses that reduce the fog, his keen senses that sniff out trapped humans, and his battle support that they have any chance at all.

** He has a bad habit of poking at his friends' insecurities such as with Kanji's sexuality or Naoto's height despite it being rather evident given their Shadows just how sore a spot they are. He gets better about this with time.

* ChivalrousPervert: When it comes to Rise, at least. When her shadow offers to "bare it all" for her fans, he clearly can't decide whether to be worried or excited.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: The first time he, Chie, and Yukiko meet Nanako he challenges Chie to a cook-off, offering to have Nanako judge and saying that one of them would probably "make something that ranks up there with your mom's cooking." Nanako points out that her mother died in an accident, and forgives him for saying that when he quickly apologizes.

* ACupAngst: It's never stated, [[ImpliedTrope but it's very much implied]]. Chie's Shadow goes on for an [[AmbiguouslyBi uncomfortably long time]] about Yukiko's physique and "[[UnusualEuphemism fair skin]]", and given Chie's envy towards Yukiko's more traditionally feminine appearance, it's not at all a large jump to gather at what [[ACupAngst two reasons]] Chie would be envious over. This is doubly implied given how insecure Chie is in her femininity, or lack thereof; she gets more than a bit annoyed with Rise being pretty proudly sexual, outright calling her "dangerous," yet at the same time is clearly comforted in her Social Links if you regard her as clearly feminine (such as when the grasshopper jumps on top of Chie's back), which only further indicates Chie has very little reason, if any, to really be proud of her body image.

* {{Flanderization}}: Chie's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood steak-fixation]] and [[EndearinglyDorky general awkwardness]] has gotten exaggerated with each new spin-off.

* GirlNextDoor: Compared to the other the romanceable Social Links such as IdolSinger Rise or NouveauRiche AlphaBitch Ai, Chie is pretty normal and easy to relate to even in spite of (or perhaps even because of) her {{Tomboy}} traits. On a more meta-level, she's the [[FirstGirlWins first girl]] you can start a Social Link with and has no special requirements to finish.

* InVinoVeritas: In fake liquor, no less; Yukiko and, with some prodding, Rise spill the beans about the secrets of the team to then-not-a-member Naoto. Naoto doesn't believe them.

* DumbMuscle: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the extent of Kanji]], but Chie is a physical fighter who tends to get poor grades in school and her contributions to the team's deductions usually boil down to saying the first thing that pops into her head. That said, some of her deductions surprisingly turn out to be [[DumbassHasAPoint correct]], and she has other moments of insight throughout the game.

* DumbMuscle: [[DownplayedTrope Not to the extent of Kanji]], but Chie tends to get poor grades in school and her contributions to the team's deductions usually boil down to saying the first thing that pops into her head. That said, some of her deductions surprisingly turn out to be [[DumbassHasAPoint correct]], and she has other moments of insight throughout the game.

* DoingItForTheArt: InUniverse: In ''Golden'', she limits her role for the Junes Concert to "singing and handshakes only", as to not get in trouble with her agency and that she's meant to be a normal student.

* FirstGirlWins: If her romance is pursued. She's the first romanceable female character the protagonist meets (not counting Marie in ''Golden''), and the first one the protagonist spends a significnt amount of time with.

* LoveHurts: Out of all the girls on the Investigation Team she takes it hardest if the protagonist befriends rather than romances her, and leaves hints of lingering bitterness in certain costume dialog segments and on Valentine's Day. In spite of that, she's grateful for his friendship and seems to consider him her closest male friend.

** Despite her bubbly personality, Rise is fairly insightful and much smarter than then lets on. She plays up her GenkiGirl attitude to be cheerful for the group and to have fun. In addition, despite how flirty she acts, if Yu tries to put the moves on her during the ski trip while dating another girl (asking to ski with just her after choosing her as your ski partner) she'll call him out on it.

* SenpaiKohai: Along with Kou, Daisuke, Ai, and Yumi, the Class 2-2 quartet of Yu, Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko are kohai to Saki and senpai to Kanji, Rise, Ayane, Naoki, and Naoto. Kanji becomes noticeably more polite to the second-years once he realizes they're his senpai, and if Naoto's romanced, misinterprets her being embarrassed to talk with the protagonist as rudeness.

* RescueRomance: She begins to hero-worship the protagonist after the team rescues her from her dungeon, and is the only girl who will flirt with him regardless of how far you've progressed in her Social Link (which extends to the Summer Festival in ''Golden'' as well, where she is the only girl who will always be available as an option to go with).

* RescueRomance: She begins to hero-worship the protagonist after the team rescues her from her dungeon, and is the only girl who will flirt with him regardless of how far you've progressed in her Social Link (which extends to the Summer Festival in ''Golden'' as well, where she will always try to invite the protagonist, provided that he either declines or doesn't receive invitations from Chie or Yukiko).

* RescueRomance: She begins to hero-worship the protagonist after the team rescues her from her dungeon, and is the only girl who will flirt with him regardless of how far you've progressed in her Social Link.

* PowerWalk: All of them does this when they're ready to confront their last battle with Izanami.

** Naoto received a (now non-canon) spinoff novel taking place a year after the events of the game, ''LightNovel/PersonaXDetectiveNaoto''.

* AnIcePerson: Downplayed -- Chie learns a few Bufu skills early and backs them up with Ice Boost, but eventually stops learning them entirely and begins focusing on her physical skills instead. ''Persona Q'' forgoes even giving her any ice skills, while ''Q2'' replicates this behavior -- Chie again starts with Icestrike Link as her only source of ice damage, partially develops it with Ice Boost and Double Link, and then discards any focus on it to expand her physical repertoire. ''Golden'' does let her learn Bufudyne, a heavy single-target Bufu skill, but it takes five bike rides with her to get.

%%* BaritoneOfStrength: Thanks to Troy Baker and [[TheOtherDarrin Matthew Mercer]], Kanji's voice is the deepest of the male Investigation Team members. %%how is the character strong%%

* BaritoneOfStrength: Thanks to Troy Baker and [[TheOtherDarrin Matthew Mercer]], Kanji's voice is the deepest of the male Investigation Team members.

* BaratoneOfStrength: Thanks to Troy Baker and [[TheOtherDarrin Matthew Mercer]], Kanji's voice is the deepest of the male Investigation Team members.

* BookDumb: It's mentioned that his school performance is abysmal; one of his tests showed off a ''4 out of 100''.
* ButtMonkey: Frequently suffers a great deal of misfortune and is often teased by the others for his hobbies, older looks, sexuality and lack of intelligence.

* CannotSpitItOut: To Naoto, his crush.
* CatchPhrase: People note how Kanji often yells "Damnit" whenever he is frustrated or excited. Yukiko makes fun of this in ''Q2'' by giving him the codename "Damnit Skull".

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His father suddenly died, and he never got to say goodbye. Then, he got bullied and ostracized by both men and women for liking feminine hobbies such as crocheting and making dolls, which drove him to act out what he thought was "manly" to compensate for this, becoming a feared delinquent. It also led to him developing a phobia towards women, since he fears of being bullied again if he publicly revealed his hobbies again.

** He never shows any interest in another man. Regardless he has been confirmed to be attracted to men by Troy Baker, his voice actor and his shadow (his true self) talks about how much he loves men. He doesn’t show attraction most other women for that matter, but does swoon alongside Yosuke over Chihiro Fushimi.

* BadassBaritone: Thanks to Troy Baker and [[TheOtherDarrin Matthew Mercer]], Kanji's voice is the deepest of the male Investigation Team members.

* WhipItGood: Part of her Shadow's dominatrix theme.

* AggressiveSubmissive: [[PlayedWith In an interestingly non-sexual way]]. Chie's for the most part a straight up NiceGirl, but her Shadow manifests as a brutally jerkish Dominatrix who represents Chie's repressed desires to leverage Yukiko's popularity to look better for herself. Even outside of her Shadow, she can lose her temper easily and can likewise act quitse aggressive when angry... but when flustered or flirted with, she immediately freezes up and gets extremely bashful. She's arguably ''the'' most insecure in her own sexuality out of any of the girls in the Investigation Team aside from Naoto, with her oftentimes seizing up and begin to babble awkwardly whenever anyone flirts or teases her.

* AnIcePerson: Downplayed -- Chie learns a few Bufu skills early and backs them up with Ice Boost, but eventually stops learning them entirely and begins focusing on her physical skills instead. ''Persona Q'' forgoes even giving her any ice skills, while ''Q2'' replicates this behavior -- Chie again starts with Icestrike Link as her only source of ice damage, partially develops it with Ice Boost and Double Link, and then discards any focus on it to expand her physical repertoire.

* FlippingHelpless: When Yosuke knocks him over during their first meeting, Teddie is rendered completely helpless and struggles to get back up under his power.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The Huge Guy to Naoto's Tiny Girl. He's a massive 6'0", while she's a whole foot shorter at 5'0".