History Trivia / ShinMegamiTenseiPersona

* NamesTheSame: Over the course of the series, only two Persona have been shared by different characters: Prometheus, the Ultimate Persona of both [[VideoGame/Persona2 Baofu]] and [[VideoGame/Persona5 Futaba Sakura]], and Nemesis, the initial Persona of [[VideoGame/Persona3 Ken Amada]] and minor antagonist [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} Michiko Matsudaira]], both Persona originating from Myth/ClassicalMythology. However, while the name and mythologies of the shared Persona are the same, their designs, abilities, and roles are very different.
* NoPortForYou: The series was exclusive to [=PlayStation=] systems, with notable exceptions:
** In the mainline series, there is a Japan-only PC port of [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} the first game]], and a worldwide PC port of ''VideoGame/Persona4 [[UpdatedRerelease Golden]]''.
** The spin-offs ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', which are exclusive to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and have the gameplay and visual style of the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' series; the fighting game ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax its sequel]], which both received UsefulNotes/Xbox360 releases as well; and the ActionRPG spinoff ''VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers'', which had a release on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.
* TheOtherDarrin:
** [[VideoGame/Persona3 Fuuka and Ken's]] original English voice actors are currently unknown. Creator/WendeeLee became Fuuka's voice actress starting from ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', and Creator/CindyRobinson took over as Ken from ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'' and onwards.
** Tracey Rooney and Creator/DaveWittenberg voiced [[VideoGame/Persona4 Chie and Teddie]] respectively in the original ''VideoGame/Persona4'', but were replaced in all installments afterward by Creator/ErinFitzgerald and Creator/SamRiegel respectively.
** Creator/LauraBailey got to voice Rise in every installment sans ''[[VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight Dancing All Night]]'', where she was voiced by Creator/AshlyBurch.
** Creator/DanWoren reprised his role as Igor in all installments up to ''[[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax Arena Ultimax]]'', where he was replaced with Creator/VicMignogna, and [[VideoGame/Persona5 later]] Creator/KirkThornton (although, the [[VideoGame/Persona4Arena first fighting game]] merely featured reused voice lines for Igor's dialouge).
** Creator/AnnaGraves voiced Naoto in every installment until ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', where she was replaced by Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn. Graves did reprise her role in ''Golden'', but afterwards they were subsequently replaced with Valerie Arem starting from ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'' onwards.
** Creator/TroyBaker voiced [[VideoGame/Persona4 Kanji]] for ''most'' installments, being replaced with Creator/MatthewMercer for roughly half of ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' and every installment thereafter.
** Creator/MiyuMatsuki and Creator/KazunariTanaka were the original voices of [[VideoGame/Persona5 Chihaya Mifune and Junya Kaneshiro]] until their passing. They were replaced by Creator/HarukaTerui and Takahiro Fujimoto respectively in the anime adaptation and ''Royal'', the latter of which was dedicated to Matsuki and Tanaka's memories.
** Kirsten Potter was replaced by Creator/AbbyTrott as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Tae Takemi]] in the English dub of ''Royal''. According to Creator/LauraPost, Potter had moved away and couldn't reprise her role.
* UpliftedSideStory: The ''Persona'' series is a downplayed example: having started out as a spin-off of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series, it has reached equal heights (especially in the West) without fully eclipsing the original games, which are still going strong.
* TheWikiRule: The [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Megami_Tensei_Wiki Megami Tensei Wiki]].
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** Creator/MiyuMatsuki and Creator/KazunariTanaka were the original voices of [[VideoGame/Persona5 Chihaya Mifune and Junya Kaneshiro]]. After their passing, they were replaced by Creator/HarukaTerui and Takahiro Fujimoto respectively in the anime adaptation and ''Royal'', the latter of which was dedicated to Matsuki and Tanaka's memories.

** After the passing of Creator/MiyuMatsuki and Creator/KazunariTanaka, [[VideoGame/Persona5 Chihaya Mifune and Junya Kaneshiro]] were replaced by Creator/HarukaTerui and Takahiro Fujimoto respectively in the anime adaptation and ''Royal'', the latter of which was dedicated to Matsuki and Tanaka's memories.
** Creator/AbbyTrott replaced Kirsten Potter as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Tae Takemi]] in the English dub of ''Royal''. According to Creator/LauraPost, Potter had moved away and couldn't reprise her role.

** Creator/AbbyTrott replaces Kirsten Potter as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Tae Takemi]] in the English dub of ''Royal''. According to Creator/LauraPost, Potter had moved away and couldn't reprise her role.

* TheOtherDarrin: It's complicated:

** Creator/AnnaGraves voiced Naoto in every installment until [[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation the first anime]], where she was replaced by Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn. Graves did reprise her role in ''Golden'', but afterwards they were subsequently replaced with Valerie Arem starting from ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'' onwards.
** Creator/TroyBaker voiced Kanji for ''most'' installments, being replaced with Creator/MatthewMercer for roughly half of the anime and every installment thereafter.

* NoPortForYou: The series was exclusive to [=PlayStation=] systems, except for a Japan-only PC port of [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} the first game]]; the spin-offs ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', which are exclusive to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and have the gameplay and visual style of the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' series; the fighting game ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax its sequel]], which both received UsefulNotes/Xbox360 releases as well; and the ActionRPG spinoff ''VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers'', which had a release on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. ''VideoGame/Persona4 [[UpdatedRerelease Golden]]'' was later released worldwide on PC.

* NoPortForYou: The series has always been exclusive to [=PlayStation=] systems, except for a Japan-only PC port of [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} the first game]]; the spin-offs ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', which are exclusive to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and have the gameplay and visual style of the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' series; the fighting game ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax its sequel]], which both received UsefulNotes/Xbox360 releases as well; and the ActionRPG spinoff ''VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers'', which had a release on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* UpliftedSideStory: The ''Persona'' series is a downplayed example: having started out as a spin-off of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series, it has reached equal heights (especially in the West) without fully eclipsing the original games, which is still going strong.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Megami_Tensei_Wiki Megami Tensei Wiki]].

* NoPortForYou: The series has always been exclusive to [=PlayStation=] systems, except for a Japan-only PC port of [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} the first game]]; the spin-offs ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', which are exclusive to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and have the gameplay and visual style of the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' series; the fighting game ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax its sequel]], which both received UsefulNotes/Xbox360 releases as well; and the ActionRPG spinoff ''VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers'', which will release on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* NoPortForYou: The series has always been exclusive to [=PlayStation=] systems, except for a Japan-only PC port of [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} the first game]], the spin-offs ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', which are exclusive to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and have the gameplay and visual style of the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' series, and the fighting game ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax its sequel]], which both received UsefulNotes/Xbox360 releases as well.

* NoPortForYou: The series has always been exclusive to [=PlayStation=] systems, except for a Japan-only PC port of [[VideoGame/{{Persona}} the first game]] and the spin-offs ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', which are exclusive to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and have the gameplay and visual style of the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' series.