History YMMV / PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth

** As excited as shadow fans are to see Ryoji and Teddie interact [[spoiler: Ryoji is not yet born due to the team not defeating the arcana shadows which leads to...]]

* FridgeHorror: If the P3/S.E.E.S. team is here instead of defeating the arcana shadows, it means that apathy syndrome has spread in their absence unless they are transported back to where they were prior at the end of the this game.
** Which means that '''if''' this story is '''not''' canon, [[spoiler: [[DoomedByCanon Shinjiro and Minato still die.]]]]

** Which means that '''if''' this story is '''not''' canon, [[spoiler: [[DoomedByCanon Shinjiro and Minato '''still''' die.]]]]

* FridgeHorror: If the p3 team is here instead of defeating the arcana shadows, it means that apathy syndrome has spread in their absence unless they are transported back to where they were prior at the end of the campaign.
** Which means that if this story is not canon, [[spoiler:DoomedByCanon Shinjiro and Minato still die.]]]]

** Which means that if this story is not canon, [[spoiler: DoomedByCanon Shinjiro and Minato still die.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Aside from the stoic Zen, Aigis isn't smiling when she sees Teddie in the intro at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXn3TLAw7Ek]] 2:20 is because she has not gone through her character development yet since the P3 cast came from before November, [[spoiler: before gaining her memories of why she was attached to Minato in the first place.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Aside from the stoic Zen, Aigis isn't smiling when she sees Teddie in the intro at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXn3TLAw7Ek]] 2:20 is because she has not gone through her character development yet since the P3 cast came from before November, [[spoiler: Before gaining her memories of why she was attached to Minato in the first place.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Aside from the stoic Zen, Aigis isn't smiling when she sees Teddie in the intro at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXn3TLAw7Ek]] 2:20 is because she has not gone through her character development yet since the P3 cast came from before October 4th, when [[spoiler:Shinjiro died]].

* FridgeBrilliance: Aside from the stoic Zen, Aigis isn't smiling when she sees Teddie in the intro at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXn3TLAw7Ek]] 2:20 is because she has not gone through her character development yet since the P3 cast came from before October 4th.

* FridgeBrilliance: Aside from the stoic Zen, Aigis isn't smiling when she sees Teddie in the intro at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXn3TLAw7Ek]] 2:20 is because she has not gone through her character development yet since the P3 cast is stuck in this timeline BEFORE November.

* BaseBreaker:
** After Atlus spent several weeks teasing a ''Persona'' related announcement, fans were not happy that this was the announcement & not ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', accusing Atlus of trolling... For a few minutes, before they realised it was merely the ''first'' announcement being made & ''Persona 5'' was announced anyway. Whilst the fans calmed down, several new arguments arose in its place.

*** The 3DS getting a RPG title while the Vita is getting a dancing game

* FanDumb: After it was announced, several detractors accused it of being a parody/ comedic spinoff due to the super-deformed style. This despite the fact the first trailer was almost entirely action and plot.
** Additionally, many people are unaware of the Etrian Odyssey roots and dismiss it as a chibi spin-off.

** After Atlus spent several weeks teasing a ''Persona'' related announcement, fans were not happy that this was the announcement & not ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', accusing Atlus of trolling... For a few minutes, before they realised it was merely the ''first'' announcement being made & ''Persona 5'' was announced anyway. Whilst the fans calmed down, several new arguments arose in it's place.

** The ''ShinMegamiTensei'' fandom had a split following the Persona event, though the vitriol toward this title is less pronounced.

* NightmareFuel: The plastic surgeon Shadows that the coalition encounter in one story sequence could give '''''[[VideoGame/BioShock1 J.S. Steinman]]''''' a run for his money! Why else would ''Mitsuru'' of all people lose her composure and ''scream in terror?''

* NightmareFuel: The plastic surgeon Shadows that the coalition encounter in one story sequence could give '''''[[VideoGame/BioShock1 J.S. Steinman]]''''' a run for his money! Why else would ''Mitsuru'' of all people lose her composure and ''scream in terror?''
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Some fans are pleased that Ken is back with Shinjiro, and hope that they [[spoiler: properly make amends, unlike the base game]].

** The ''ShinMegamiTensei'' fandom had a split following the Persona event, though the vitriol toward this title is less pronounced.

** After Atlus spent several weeks teasing a ''Persona'' related anouncement, fans were not happy that this was the anouncement & not ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', accusing Atlus of trolling... For a few minutes, before they realised it was merely the ''first'' anouncement being made & ''Persona 5'' was anounced anyway. Whilst the fans calmed down, several new arguments arose in it's place.

** The Protagonist of ''Persona 3'' is being called Makoto Yuki, as per the movie adaptations. So in other words, the [[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation Yu Narukami]][=/=]''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' argument all over again.

** The ''Persona 3'' cast not including the Female Protagonist from ''Persona 3 Portable''.

** The ''Persona 3'' cast not including the Female Protagonist from ''Persona 3 Portable''.
** Pretty much the ''entire'' Persona announcement event split the whole ''Shin Megami Tensei'' fandom.

** The ''Persona 3'' cast not including the Female Protagonist from ''Persona 3 Portable''.

** Being [[VideoGame/Persona4Arena another crossover]] between ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' & ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' with no sign of the casts of ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'' & the ''VideoGame{{Persona 2}}'' duology.

BaseBreaker: