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** [[spoiler:Kusumi-no-Okami]] in ''Golden'' is an odd example in that she isn't necessary to finish the game, but once you gain gain access to her dungeon, you have to beat her (and defeating her is a prerequisite for the GoldenEnding).

** [[spoiler:Kusumi-no-Okami]] in ''Golden'' is an odd example in that she isn't necessary to finish the game, but if you decide to enter the TV World on February 13th, you will be unable to leave until you beat her (and defeating her is a prerequisite for the GoldenEnding).

* TakeThat: If you agree to hang out with Daisuke and Kou on one occasion, it will net you a special book that you can read to increase your Diligence and Expression. It is described as "[[Literature/{{Twilight}} a ploddingly-written romantic comedy about a girl who moves to a new town. Vampires are involved]]." The game then describes it as painful to read, hence the increase in Diligence. [[http://media.photobucket.com/image/persona%204/buuminwonderland/Persona%203%20y%204/Persona_4___Twilight_by_UltimaWeapo.jpg?o=358 Here's a screenshot of the event.]]

-->'''Teddie''': [[spoiler:"''You, me, and everyone else. There are no barriers. Our hearts are one. Right, Sensei?''"]]

* StalkerWithACrush: A girl at Yasogami High School, who spends her days in front of the library, longing for her senpai. She does get into contact with him ("her" in ''Golden'') eventually, but that's about the same time her senpai gets really friendly with another girl. She [[{{Yandere}} doesn't take it well]], ultimately making a rather ineffective attempt to MurderTheHypotenuse, possibly as an effect of [[spoiler:the fog that is covering Inaba by then]], which is screwing with people's minds.

** The game also has a {{superboss}}, [[spoiler:Margaret]], who can be fought on your second playthrough (but only if you unlocked the True Ending on the previous playthrough).

** [[spoiler:Kusumi-no-Okami]] in ''Golden'' is an odd example in that she isn't necessary to finish the game, but once you gain access to her dungeon, you have to beat her.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Persona 4 Golden'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita is this, but due to the Vita's superior hardware (compared to its predecessor), it features updated graphics and retains the 3D models for the overworld (as opposed to the ''VideoGame/Persona3'' remake). It adds a brand new character in Marie, two new arcana (with new Persona summons) & Social Links to accompany them (Marie & Adachi), new events during the original ''Persona 4'' story, more voiced dialogue, new abilities & a third tier evolution for the Investigation Team's Persona, new locations to visit, a new ending, new events during January & the first half of February (skipped over in the original release), a new dungeon & boss battle, and various tweaks to the original release. ''Golden'' would eventually be the first ''Persona'' game to be released on Steam.

** High Counter had value in ''Persona 3'' because it offered a 50% chance of reflecting physical attacks, and you had three physical elements to worry about. Here, not only has High Counter been {{nerf}}ed to a 20% activation rate, all physical attacks have been consolidated into one type, so it's directly outclassed by Repel Physical, which first shows up at the same level range where you could also first acquire High Counter.

** Ailment skills can save you from certain deadly enemies, but most other random encounters go by so quickly that you don't need to bother, and they will mostly fail against bosses due to ContractualBossImmunity.

** High Counter had value in ''Persona 3'' because it offered a 50% chance of countering physical attacks, and you had three physical elements to worry about. Here, not only has High Counter been {{nerf}}ed to a 20% activation rate, all physical attacks have been consolidated into one type, so it's directly outclassed by Repel Physical, which first shows up at the same level range where you could also first acquire High Counter.

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* WakeUpCallBoss:
** Shadow Yukiko is a very early-game boss, and has a wicked habit of tripping players up. No weakness, and summons a very annoying minion who will heal the boss if it's not dizzied or killed off. The boss itself, once it's down to low health, TurnsRed and begins to spam an attack-all fire spell that is quite painful, topping it off on the fact that one of your party members is weak to fire if she doesn't guard, and she can't be removed from the battle team (but has the element the minion is weak against). Even in ''Golden'', where Shadow Yukiko gets the ice weakness, this boss still qualifies because of her and her minion's ability to cast White Wall, which makes them resistant to ice for three rounds, and there's generally only a one-turn window of opportunity before they recast it.
*** [[TotalPartyKill You'd better hope she doesn't cast fear on you]].
** Shadow Kanji comes with two flunkies, one of whom can heal him. Heat Riser and [[ChargedAttack Power Charge]] are among the buffs they will spam before destroying you, and none of the three is a pushover. For reference, Heat Riser casts Tarukaja, Sukukaja, and Rakukaja all at once on one target, and charges will make the next attack (physical, for this case) more than twice as powerful. And you can't remove a charge.
** Almost any of the bosses (save Shadow Yosuke and Shadow Chie) can be this if one hasn't leveled sufficiently.

* WarmUpBoss: Shadow Yosuke. If you were paying attention during the tutorial and listen to what Teddie says, you'll do fine. If not, he'll probably kill you. Because you were dumb.

--->'''Adachi:''' Um, I want you to stay calm and listen to me, okay? [[spoiler:Nanako-chan's condition suddenly got worse]].

* PowerTrio:
** ThreeAmigos: Yu, Chie, and Yosuke are the founding members of the Investigation Team.
** FreudianTrio: Late in the game, Yu, Yosuke, and Naoto fit this dynamic: Yosuke is the Id, Naoto the Superego, and Yu the Ego.

** Chie arguably ships herself with [[LesYay ''Yukiko'']]. At the very least, that's the tack that Erin Fitzgerald took with the character in ''Golden'' and elsewhere.