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* VomitingCop: His first appearance. [=YMMV=] on whether he was faking it or not.
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* VomitingCop: His first appearance. [=YMMV=] on It's left ambiguous as to whether he this was real or him faking it or not.it.
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* CreepyGasStationAttendant: Triply subverted initially, as the gas station itself is well off and in a town and that she's pretty friendly and normal-looking. Later ...
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* CreepyGasStationAttendant: Triply subverted initially, Zig zagged as the gas station itself is well off and in a town and that she's pretty friendly and normal-looking. Later ...
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* CreepyGasStationAttendant: Double subverted, as the gas station itself is well off and in a town and that she's pretty friendly. Later ...
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* {{Foil}}: To ''Yosuke''. While both characters are initially upset about moving to the suburbs, Yosuke overcomes it by bonding with others, while Adachi snaps.
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* NominalImportance: Cleverly subverted. She doesn't get a name or a portrait until after TheReveal.
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* NominalImportance: Cleverly subverted.Subverted. She doesn't get a name or a portrait until after TheReveal.
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-->"Ahaha! I told you all to come, and you actually came!? Don't you guys have anything better to do? What a bunch of losers... 'Let's find the culprit ourselves!' 'Let's meet up today at the special headquarters today!' Am I right, or am I right? Man, it's embarrassing. How old are you guys? Ahahahahahahaha! Oh crap, my stomach's hurting... C'mon... You're all students, right? Shouldn't you be studying instead of wasting your time with this? Study hard, get into a good college, work at a respectable company, marry a cute girl... Why are you guys so desperate when it comes to something so useless? Won't you regret it once you're adults?"
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* {{Doppelganger}}: As seen from her CharacterPortrait, her goddess form looks disturbingly like the Protagonist, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith at least from his]] [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder point of view]]. This also serves a bit of a ContinuityNod to ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'', [[spoiler:where [[EldritchAbomination Philemon's]] own UnwittingPawn Tatsuya [[CallingTheOldManOut punches him]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu in the face]], only to find that behind Philemon's mask... [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder is Tatsuya's own face]] at the end of ''Innocent Sin'', and then [[BigBad Nyarlathotep]] first shows up with Tatsuya's face in ''Eternal Punishment'' after the hero's actions make him Nyarlathotep's unwitting pawn instead.]]
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* {{Doppelganger}}: As seen from her CharacterPortrait, her goddess form looks disturbingly like the Protagonist, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith at least from his]] [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder point of view]]. This also serves a bit of a ContinuityNod to ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'', [[spoiler:where [[EldritchAbomination Philemon's]] own UnwittingPawn Tatsuya [[CallingTheOldManOut punches him]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu in the face]], only to find that behind Philemon's mask... [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder is Tatsuya's own face]] at the end of ''Innocent Sin'', and then [[BigBad Nyarlathotep]] first shows up with Tatsuya's face in ''Eternal Punishment'' after the hero's actions make him Nyarlathotep's unwitting pawn instead.instead at the beginning of ''Eternal Punishment''.]]
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* {{Doppelganger}}: As seen from her CharacterPortrait, her goddess form looks disturbingly like the Protagonist, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith at least from his]] [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder point of view]]. This also serves a bit of a CallBack to ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'', [[spoiler:where [[EldritchAbomination Philemon's]] own UnwittingPawn Tatsuya [[CallingTheOldManOut punches him]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu in the face]], only to find that behind Philemon's mask... [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder is Tatsuya's own face]]. Or to [[BigBad Nyarlathotep]] in ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'' for that matter, who starts wearing Tatsuya's face as his [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm default form]] after Tatsuya unwittingly becomes his pawn instead.]]
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* {{Doppelganger}}: As seen from her CharacterPortrait, her goddess form looks disturbingly like the Protagonist, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith at least from his]] [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder point of view]]. This also serves a bit of a CallBack ContinuityNod to ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'', [[spoiler:where [[EldritchAbomination Philemon's]] own UnwittingPawn Tatsuya [[CallingTheOldManOut punches him]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu in the face]], only to find that behind Philemon's mask... [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder is Tatsuya's own face]]. Or to face]] at the end of ''Innocent Sin'', and then [[BigBad Nyarlathotep]] in ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'' for that matter, who starts wearing first shows up with Tatsuya's face as his [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm default form]] in ''Eternal Punishment'' after Tatsuya unwittingly becomes his the hero's actions make him Nyarlathotep's unwitting pawn instead.]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa and RomiPark (Japanese), RyuseiNakao (Japanese, as Ameno-Sagiri, Persona4TheAnimation), KarenStrassman (English)
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(English), DerekStephenPrince (English, as Moel Gas Station Attendant, Persona4TheAnimation)
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* BrickJoke: Seems Nanako was right about weather forecasters determining the weather.
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* BarrierChangeBossBarrierChangeBoss: His Quad Converge spell multiplies the power of one random element (which he then spams) by 4, and cuts all others to 1/4. It's kind of nasty, but so easily turned against him.
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The antagonists of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. '''Major spoilers abound.'''
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Marie is a mysterious [[TheFashionista fashionista]] who has an unknown connection to the Velvet Room. She is suffering from amnesia and asks the Protagonist to help her contact Igor so she can regain her memories.
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Marie is a mysterious [[TheFashionista fashionista]] who has an unknown connection to the Velvet Room. She is suffering from amnesia and asks the Protagonist to help her contact Igor so she can regain her memories.
memories. She later appears as an assistant within the Velvet Room, where her role is to manage the Protagonist's skill cards and Player Card for online features. She also enjoys writing poetry, usually about seperations, existentialism or nature.
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The Golden isn\'t even out yet in America
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Mikoto means \"Lord\", not \"maiden\". Again, Marie is part of Izanami-No-Mikoto, not Izanami herself.
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* BigBadFriend: Is one of Izanami's multiple avatars, known as "Izanami-No-Mikoto" (Maiden of Izanami).
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* BigBadFriend: Is one of Izanami's multiple avatars, known as "Izanami-No-Mikoto" (Maiden of Izanami).avatars.
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technically true, but should be made clear Marie is an aspect of Izanami, not the original.
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* AmnesiacGod: Is actually a divine underling of Ameno-Sagiri called Kusumi-no-Okami. [[spoiler:And her true self is Izanami-No-Mikoto]].
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* AmnesiacGod: Is actually a divine underling of Ameno-Sagiri called Kusumi-no-Okami. [[spoiler:And her true self is Izanami-No-Mikoto]].Kusumi-no-Okami, and another avatar of [[BigBad Izanami]].
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* BecomingTheMask: In the True Ending, like Teddie she abandons her life as a Shadow and becomes more or less human. In her case, she becomes a weather forecaster under the alias '[[MeaningfulName Mariko Kusumi]]'.
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* BecomingTheMask: In the True Ending, like Teddie she abandons her life as a Shadow and becomes more or less to live as a human. In her case, she becomes a weather forecaster under the alias '[[MeaningfulName Mariko Kusumi]]'.
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Her true identity is Kusumi-no-Okami, a divine subordinate of Ameno-Sagiri and one of Izanami's many avatars. Her role is to act as an observer to the unfolding events of Izanami's experiment, and to absorb the mist of Ameno-Sagiri in the event of his defeat. If you complete the Aeon Social Link she regains her memories but is possessed (against her will) by Ameno-Sagiri after his initial defeat, making her the new FinalBoss if you fail to unlock the True Ending on your last day in town.
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Her true identity is Kusumi-no-Okami, a divine subordinate of Ameno-Sagiri and one of Izanami's many avatars. Her role is to act as an observer to the unfolding events of Izanami's experiment, and to absorb the mist mists of Ameno-Sagiri and Kunino-Sagiri in the event of his their defeat. If you complete the Aeon Social Link she regains her memories but is possessed (against her will) by Ameno-Sagiri after his initial defeat, making her the new FinalBoss if you fail to unlock the True Ending on your last day in town.
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* BecomingTheMask: In the true ending, True Ending, like Teddie she abandons her life as a Shadow and becomes more or less human. In her case, she becomes a weather forecaster under the alias '[[MeaningfulName Mariko Kusumi]]'.
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After kidnapping Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, Naoto and Nanako, he becomes the Team's chief suspect. He is confronted and defeated inside a manifestation of Heaven created by his self-delusions of messianic grandeur. He also plays a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the case; should the player take the easy way out and blame him for all of the murders, thus throwing him in the TV world, they will be "rewarded" with the Bad Ending. If he is spared and the Protagonist convince his teammates that something still seems off about the case, the game will move the player closer to the Normal and True Endings.
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After kidnapping Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, Naoto and Nanako, he becomes the Team's chief suspect. He is confronted and defeated inside a manifestation of Heaven created by as a twisted fusion of his self-delusions of messianic grandeur.own messanic complex and Nanako's innocence. He also plays a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the case; should the player take the easy way out and blame him for all of the murders, thus throwing him in the TV world, they will be "rewarded" with the Bad Ending. If he is spared and the Protagonist convince his teammates that something still seems off about the case, the game will move the player closer to the Normal and True Endings.
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A bumbling dectective, he was transfered to Inaba due to an unknown incident (presumably one of his many screw-ups). One of the main authorities on the murder cases along with Dojima, he has a habit of divulging critical information to the Investigation Team, making him a useful ally.
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A bumbling dectective, he detective who was transfered transferred to Inaba due to an unknown incident (presumably one of his many screw-ups). One of the main authorities on the murder cases along with Dojima, he has a habit of divulging critical information to the Investigation Team, making him a useful ally.
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Her true identity is Kusumi-no-Okami, a divine subordinate of Ameno-Sagiri and one of Izanami's many avatars. Her role is to act as an observer to the unfolding events of Izanami's experiment. If you complete the Aeon Social Link, she falls under the control of Ameno-Sagiri after his initial defeat, making her the new FinalBoss if you fail to unlock the True Ending on your last day in town.
In the True Ending, she becomes a weather forecaster, using her rediscovered powers to control the weather in the region and more or less ''announce what she's going to do each day on TV''. If romanced, she'll also confess her love for the Protagonist at the end of her weather report.
In the True Ending, she becomes a weather forecaster, using her rediscovered powers to control the weather in the region and more or less ''announce what she's going to do each day on TV''. If romanced, she'll also confess her love for the Protagonist at the end of her weather report.
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Her true identity is Kusumi-no-Okami, a divine subordinate of Ameno-Sagiri and one of Izanami's many avatars. Her role is to act as an observer to the unfolding events of Izanami's experiment. experiment, and to absorb the mist of Ameno-Sagiri in the event of his defeat. If you complete the Aeon Social Link, Link she falls under the control of regains her memories but is possessed (against her will) by Ameno-Sagiri after his initial defeat, making her the new FinalBoss if you fail to unlock the True Ending on your last day in town.
In the True Ending, she becomes a weatherforecaster, forecaster under the alias of Mariko Kusumi, using her rediscovered powers to control the weather in the region and more or less ''announce what she's going to do each day on TV''. If romanced, she'll also confess her love for the Protagonist at the end of her weather report.
In the True Ending, she becomes a weather
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Apparently The Golden retconed him as part of them. Which makes no sense, as Kunino had nothing to do with the experiment and was more the embodiment of Namatame\'s Messiah Complex.
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* TheDragon: She's an observer for Ameno-Sagiri and Kunino-Sagiri, Ameno-Sagiri, and like them is also an avatar of the [[ManBehindTheMan true orchestrator]], Izanami.
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* BigBadWannabe: Claims responsibility for killing Mayumi Yamano, Saki Konishi and Kinshiro Morooka; the latter is only true.
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* TheAtoner: Subverted, then played straight. Promises to "save" people in memory of his dead lover Mayumi without realizing the ramifications of his actions, and then helps the Investigation Team once they reveal the truth of his actions to him.
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* TheAtoner: Subverted, then played straight. Promises to "save" people in memory of his dead lover Mayumi without realizing the ramifications of his actions, and then helps the Investigation Team once they reveal the truth of his actions to him. The epilogue of Golden has him officially fulfilling this role.
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The antagonists of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}. '''Major spoilers abound.'''
For the full list of characters from the game, click [[Characters/{{Persona 4}} here]].
!!Mitsuo Kubo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tsuyoshi Takahashi (Japanese), KyleHebert (English)
A student from another school in Inaba. Eventually turns out to be Morooka's killer. After he's dealt with, it's stated that he was tossed into an asylum.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He didn't become a handsome guy in it, but the anime noticeably scales down his creepy face a bit, as it looks proportional now.
** In his first appearance, he looks almost identical to the game portraits. It's only later when they enlarge his eyes, reduce the definition of his lips, and generally give him a more boyish appearance.
* AttentionWhore
* AxCrazy: He even gets thrown into the loony bin at the end.
* BarrierChangeBoss: To some extent since his shadow uses wall spells.
* BeYourself: Subverted. He refuses to accept his Shadow since it'd mean accepting that he's nothing but an EmptyShell.
* BigBadWannabe: Claims responsibility for killing Mayumi Yamano, Saki Konishi and Kinshiro Morooka; the latter is only true.
* BlackEyesOfEvil
-->'''Kanji:''' "Looking at those fish eyes really pisses me off!"
* ChekhovsGunman
* CreepyMonotone[=/=]DullSurprise: Not so much himself but his Shadow.
* DiscOneFinalBoss
* EmptyShell: His Shadow even provides the page quote.
* EvilCounterpart: In the anime to Yu Narukami. They both suffer from loneliness (Mitsuo [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wants to be special]] while Yu [[IJustWantToHaveFriends wants friends]]), and Mitsuo's shadow even pulls a NotSoDifferent on Yu.
* FetusTerrible: His shadow is this.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In his dungeon, notice how the game text says that he "defeated" Yamano and Konishi, but "killed" Morooka. That's a large hint at the fact that he ''isn't'' the real killer.
** There is also another large hint: His Shadow has the normal boss battle music, "I'll Face Myself -Battle-". For someone who is claiming to be the main killer, you'd think he'd have a special boss theme, but he does not.
* ForTheEvulz: [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity He only killed Morooka and claimed responsibility for the murders to garner attention]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] While he ''did'' kill Morooka, he ultimately never becomes any more dangerous than the next kid. His Shadow then manifests how terrible he can possibly become.
* {{Gonk}}: His eyes and facial expression make him look like a deranged Gerber Baby.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as it drives Mitsuo to commit murder just to get attention.
* ItsAllAboutMe: His motive.
* KickTheDog: In the anime, he threatens Nanako when she tries to get the same item as he does in Junes.
* LonersAreFreaks: Was already a creep before the events of the story.
* MachineMonotone: His Shadow's true form.
* MythologyGag: His Shadow Boss seems similar to the final boss of ''ShinMegamiTenseiIf'', the game that started this series, which certianly fits with his dungeon theme.
* ObviouslyEvil
* {{Otaku}}
* RedHerring: His entire purpose in the plot, as his actions and claims throw the Investigation Team off the trail of the real killer.
* PsychopathicManchild: Type B.
* SlasherSmile: Does one of these at the beginning of episode 11.
* StalkerWithACrush: Appears this way towards Yukiko, though nothing really comes of it. In the anime, he tries it while on the end of his power trip from killing Morooka, but gets scared away by Chie and Kanji.
!!Taro Namatame
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->'''Voiced by:''' Koji Haramaki (Japanese) and J. B. Blanc (English)
Once secretary in the Yasogami City Council, Taro Namatame's affair with news reporter Mayumi Yamano was a hot local topic by the time the Protagonist arrives in town. It ultimately cost him his job, and by the time the Protagonist arrives, he has been reduced to a mere deliveryman.
After kidnapping Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, Naoto and Nanako, he becomes the Team's chief suspect. He is confronted and defeated inside a manifestation of Heaven created by his self-delusions of messianic grandeur. He also plays a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the case; should the player take the easy way out and blame him for all of the murders, thus throwing him in the TV world, they will be "rewarded" with the Bad Ending. If he is spared and the Protagonist convince his teammates that something still seems off about the case, the game will move the player closer to the Normal and True Endings.
As it turns out, Namatame was one of three people granted the power to enter the Midnight Channel by Izanami, representing Despair in her experiment. After witnessing the deaths of Mayumi and Saki, Namatame concludes that anyone who appears on the Channel will die and makes it his life's mission to "save" them by throwing them into the television. Unfortunately, he fails to recognize that the Channel is potentially lethal on its own.
Should he be spared, Namatame, still recovering from his experiences, will aid the Investigation Team by offering his perspective on the game's events thus far. In the extended true ending of ''Persona 4: The Golden'', [[spoiler:he can be seen running again for public office, determined to be a political force for good and make Inaba a better place as penance for his actions.]]
* AGodAmI: Develops a messiah complex at some point when he is saving people; this is his most major flaw that Kunino-sagiri, his Shadow, expresses. He eventually realizes his mistakes.
* TheAtoner: Subverted, then played straight. Promises to "save" people in memory of his dead lover Mayumi without realizing the ramifications of his actions, and then helps the Investigation Team once they reveal the truth of his actions to him.
* AntiVillain: Namatame blurs the line between a Type II and a ''very'' tragic [[SlidingScaleofAntiHeroes Type I]].
* BarrierChangeBoss
* BigBadWannabe: If you go through the DownerEnding and think everything else doesn't matter anymore.
* CassandraTruth: Attempts to warn Saki about what will happen to her, but she's creeped out and doesn't listen.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's got to have some combat experience to take on Kanji (a biker-gang crusher) and Naoto (a petite {{Gunslinger}}).
* DrowningMySorrows: His initial coping mechanism to the leaking of his affair with Mayumi.
* ForcedToWatch: Sorta. In the anime he witnessed [[spoiler: Mayumi's death in the Midnight Channel]] and tried to save her [[spoiler: via attempting to take her hand through the TV right before it happened]], but he failed to [[spoiler: bring her back]].
* TheMessiah: Subverted. Although he was granted the power to enter the Midnight Channel and genuinely cares about people, his actions did more harm than good, and he never develops the Persona powers that his counterparts -- the Protagonist and Adachi -- do. Izanami implies this is because he fails to grasp the truth behind the Channel on his own.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he realizes that his actions could have potentially killed more people.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Subverted oh so very hard.
* RedHerring
* TragicHero: You can't help but feel sorry for the guy.
* UnwittingPawn: His original idea to throw people into the Midnight Channel came from [[spoiler: Adachi]], who would continue to sit back and enjoy the suffering he was obliviously causing. Ultimately, along with the Protagonist and [[spoiler:Adachi]], he is one of [[spoiler:Izanami's three "game pieces" -- Despair, in his case -- so that she can determine what humanity desires most.]]
!!Tohru Adachi[=/=][[ComicBookAdaptation Tamotsu Adachi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' MitsuakiMadono (Japanese) and JohnnyYongBosch (English)
A bumbling dectective, he was transfered to Inaba due to an unknown incident (presumably one of his many screw-ups). One of the main authorities on the murder cases along with Dojima, he has a habit of divulging critical information to the Investigation Team, making him a useful ally.
Turns out that not only is this all just an act, but he's ''the one'' behind the murders. After trying to force himself upon Mayumi in a fit of lust, he accidentally pushed her into the television world, discovering the powers that had been (unknowingly) given to him by Izanami. He then used Saki as a guinea pig to confirm his powers after she came to the police station to help with the investigation into Mayumi's murder. Seeing the murders as a source of entertainment within a sleepy rural town he found insufferably boring, he manipulated Namatame into becoming his cat's paw by implying that the Midnight Channel predicted the murders and that the television world was a safe haven.
While he claims to be much more mature than the Investigation Team, it's clear the whole affair comes down to him throwing a tantrum over all the crap he's had to deal with. After he's exposed, he is chased into the Midnight Channel, where he reveals Persona powers not unlike the Protagonist's, and possessed by Ameno-Sagiri. Defeated by a mere bunch of teenagers, he is arrested and sent to jail for his crimes. Despite this, he mails a letter to the Team, claiming he'll follow society's rules and giving them a clue to the truth of the Channel.
Ultimately he's nothing but a pawn of Izanami, who wanted to determine humanity's true desire, as expressed by Adachi, Namatame, and the Protagonist. Adachi represents "Emptiness" in the experiment, but because his actions are the most prolific, he unintentionally sentences humanity to an AssimilationPlot.
In ''Persona 4: Golden'' he also serves as a Social Link, the [[EvilCounterpart Pierrot (0) Arcana]]. [[spoiler:If his Social Link is Rank 9 by the endgame, the Protagonist can choose to either confront Adachi alone, or keep quiet about his suspicions. Choosing the former will shatter Adachi's Social Link and mutate it into the Lust (XI) Arcana. If the Protagonist remains quiet, he is given the choice to aid Adachi by destroying a vital piece of incriminating evidence, increasing the Pierrot Social Link to Max Level and invoking the [[NonStandardGameOver Accomplice Ending]]]].
* TheAtoner: Becomes this to some degree in the True Ending by sending a letter stating his suspicions about a higher being orchestrating the entire thing, after being recently convicted for his crimes.
* AttemptedRape: To Mayumi and Saki; he apparently failed both attempts -- Mayumi fell into the Midnight Channel before he can have his way with her, and Saki gets thrown into it.
* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Asshole in Sheep's Clothing]]
* AxCrazy
* BeamMeUpScotty: He never actually utters the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "Bitches and whores" line. That one came from a doujinshi that was edited by [[ImageBoards 4chan]]. However, considering his misogynistic attitude towards women, the line is in character.
** And in TheAnimeOfTheGame, a paraphrased version of this very line becomes an AscendedMeme.
* BeneathSuspicion: No one suspects the goofy, bumbling detective... [[SarcasmMode right]]? No one but the GenreSavvy.
* BeYourself: An evil version.
* BigBadFriend: [[UpdatedRerelease Persona 4 Golden]] adds him as a Social Link. Max it out, and you'll be able to summon Magatsu Izanagi. Also if you became great friends with him but don't choose to follow with the Accomplice End, Adachi's dialogue during the Team confrontation against him changes slghtly, [[WeUsedToBeFriends it becomes more of a discussion between ex-friends]] (the Protagonist and Adachi).
* BreakoutCharacter: Got Social Links in ''The Golden'', [[spoiler:and actually invokes the option of becoming great friends with the protagonist to the point of his crimes never being exposed, the protagonist leaves the town without telling anyone about Adachi's deeds; the Accomplice End]].
* ButtMonkey
* CaptainErsatz: Looks and acts like Matsuda from Manga/DeathNote.
** And when his TrueColors are shown, he becomes more like [[XMeetsY the lovechild of]] Light and [[CodeGeass Lelouch]]. Ironic considering who voices the latter in the English version.
* DetectiveMole
* DirtyCop: Claims the only reason he became a cop was so he could legally carry a gun -- which is justifiable enough, given Japan's strict gun control laws. Though the veracity of those words is ambiguous, given his immaturity and tendency to run from the truth.
* TheDitz: Or at least, [[ObfuscatingStupidity plays a very good one]].
* EvillyAffable: He's an loopy, AxCrazy SerialKiller. That said, he's pretty funny.
* ForTheEvulz[=/=]ItAmusedMe : Had a hell of a time with all the crap he's stirred up.
* FreudianExcuse: He is really, really sick of being the ButtMonkey.
* GracefulLoser: After he's defeated, he agrees to accept punishment for his crimes in whatever manner you choose. To his surprise, they instead drag him out into the real world and force him to take account for his actions.
* HeelRealization: Of the sorts. His VillainousBreakdown and subsequent defeat by the Investigation Team was extremely humiliating, and it left him humbled and at their mercy. Instead of killing him (as he expected), they instead haul him back to the real world (metaphorically and literally), demanding him to face the consequences of his actions just like eveyone else. The final nail comes when he learns that Ryotaro (who had pretty good reasons to hate him) had requested, as personal favor, that an EMT with a stretcher be sent out to treat and apprehend the exhausted Adachi (because they had been partners). Adachi does not say anything, but he seems both ashamed and touched at the same time. He later confesses to the first two murders, and shows full cooperation with police.
** In the True Ending, the Team receives a letter from the recently-convicted Adachi, which contains his suspicions about a higher being orchestrating the entire thing, the few vague clues he can offer, and encouragement to the Protagonist, stating it is up to him to solve the mystery. Seems like he's trying to turn over a new leaf.
* HannibalLecture: While making your way through Adachi's dungeon, he insists the Investigation Team did all this, pursuing the true killer, out of boredom with their ordinary lives. He asks how is that any different from him killing Mayumi and Saki because he too was bored.
* {{Hypocrite}}
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: See SayingTooMuch below.
* IShallTauntYou: In ''Persona 4: The Golden'', [[spoiler: Adachi mocks you for actually burning the evidence that could've convicted him if you actually pursue the Accomplice Ending. He even takes your cell number and taunts you as you're boarding the train, knowing that he's getting off scott-free.]]
** [[spoiler: This is his primary tactic when dealing with the Investigation Team. He even does it as the protagonist is helping him free during the Accomplice Ending.]]
* JerkAss: Once he shows his true colors, he fits a little too comfortably into them.
* KickTheDog: "I was just trying to punish the stupid bitch a little for betraying me."
* {{Lestrade}}: Justified -- since he was behind the whole scheme, he was always a step ahead of the Team. Therefore, it was imperative for him to play dumb as to not arouse suspicion.
* LivingWithTheVillain: Your biggest hint to finding the killer is the fact that he's welcome at the Dojima household any time.
* ManipulativeBastard: He first manipulated Namatame into attempting to commit the murders with delusions of messianic grandeur, then tries to manipulate the Investigation Team into [[RedHerring chasing after Namatame]].
* NeverMyFault
* NietzscheWannabe: Delves into a rant about the pointlessness of life and how much easier it would be if everyone were to become Shadows. Needless to say, [[ShutUpHannibal the protagonists don't buy it]].
* NoodleIncident: What got him transferred to Inaba. While he claims it was a small slip-up that got blown out of proportion, his crimes in this game imply it was ''much'' more serious.
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* PsychopathicManchild: Outright called immature by Naoto and Yukiko. Despite his claims to the contrary, it's quite clear that he's basically throwing a massive temper tantrum.
* SayingTooMuch: "Namatame was the one who '''threw them in'''!"
* ShadowArchetype: Persona-wise, to the Protagonist (his being the EvilTwin of Izanagi); motive-wise, to Yosuke (both share the same SmallTownBoredom); but most of all, to the whole Investigation Team -- whereas its members [[BeYourself learn to accept themselves and each other for who they are and take responsibility their actions]], Adachi [[NeverMyFault ignores his own faults, blames others for his problems, and keeps running away from the truth]].
** He's actually meant to be a counterpart to the main character in the sense that the MC uses his power to help people, while Adachi uses his power to harm. This is more apparent in the anime where [[Persona4TheAnimation Yu]] has his own personality.
** Made even more aparent in Persona 4: The Golden. He becomes a Social Link representing the Pierrot Arcana, which is an alternate version of the Fool Arcana that the Protagonist represents.
* SlasherSmile: Once you when chase him into the Midnight Channel. [[spoiler:In the Accomplice End, when you burn the letter incriminating him, he laughs with a new character sprite.]]
* SmallTownBoredom: Being "stuck in the boonies", as he called it.
* SmugSnake: Overly confident in his plans? Check. Outwardly arrogant and mocking of the heroes? Check. Aspiring for greater power only to turn out to be a pawn of a BiggerBad? Oooohh, check.
* TheSociopath
* StalkerWithACrush: To Mayumi and, to a lesser extent, Saki (because he thought Namatame, who "stole" Mayumi, was her sugar daddy).
* StrawMisogynist: Considers any woman who doesn't willingly give themselves in to him either a bitch or a whore.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Subverted. He doesn't like cabbage that much; he eats it a lot because he's on a budget. However, the fandom ran with it and turned it into CargoShip. The anime has now made this into an AscendedMeme and plays this trope straight.
* TrickBoss: You defeat him, then [[FinalBoss Ameno-Sagiri]] [[DemonicPossession possesses him]] and takes over.
* {{Troll}}: Adachi taunts your party as you progress through his dungeon.
-->"Ahaha! I told you all to come, and you actually came!? Don't you guys have anything better to do? What a bunch of losers... 'Let's find the culprit ourselves!' 'Let's meet up today at the special headquarters today!' Am I right, or am I right? Man, it's embarrassing. How old are you guys? Ahahahahahahaha! Oh crap, my stomach's hurting... C'mon... You're all students, right? Shouldn't you be studying instead of wasting your time with this? Study hard, get into a good college, work at a respectable company, marry a cute girl... Why are you guys so desperate when it comes to something so useless? Won't you regret it once you're adults?"
* UnwittingPawn: To Izanami; he represents Emptiness in her game.
* VillainousBreakdown: When confronted at the end by the team.
* VomitingCop: His first appearance. [=YMMV=] on whether he was faking it or not.
* WalkingSpoiler
!!Marie
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->'''Voiced by:''' KanaHanazawa (Japanese)
A new character introduced in ''Persona 4: Golden'', and the Aeon (XX) Social Link.
Marie is a mysterious [[TheFashionista fashionista]] who has an unknown connection to the Velvet Room. She is suffering from amnesia and asks the Protagonist to help her contact Igor so she can regain her memories.
Her true identity is Kusumi-no-Okami, a divine subordinate of Ameno-Sagiri and one of Izanami's many avatars. Her role is to act as an observer to the unfolding events of Izanami's experiment. If you complete the Aeon Social Link, she falls under the control of Ameno-Sagiri after his initial defeat, making her the new FinalBoss if you fail to unlock the True Ending on your last day in town.
In the True Ending, she becomes a weather forecaster, using her rediscovered powers to control the weather in the region and more or less ''announce what she's going to do each day on TV''. If romanced, she'll also confess her love for the Protagonist at the end of her weather report.
* AmnesiacDissonance
* AmnesiacGod: Is actually a divine underling of Ameno-Sagiri called Kusumi-no-Okami
* AntiVillain
* BarrierWarrior: As Kusumi-no-Okami she can automatically reflect every kind of attack except almighty.
* BecomingTheMask: In the true ending, like Teddie she abandons her life as a Shadow and becomes more or less human. In her case, she becomes a weather forecaster under the alias '[[MeaningfulName Mariko Kusumi]]'.
* TheBerserker: Fights like one in her battle, as she's attempting to resist Ameno-Sagiri's influence.
* BigBadFriend: Is one of Izanami's multiple avatars.
** DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu
** DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu
* BonusBoss
* DemonicPossession: When the Investigation team reach her and nearly convince her to come back with them, the two Sagiris possesses her in an attempt to kill the team.
* DisneyDeath: Seems to disappear back into Izanami along with the other avatars after Izanami's defeat, only to shows up in the Epilogue as a weather forecaster.
* TheDragon: She's an observer for Ameno-Sagiri and Kunino-Sagiri, and like them is also an avatar of the [[ManBehindTheMan true orchestrator]], Izanami.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: When she regains her memories, she switches from her purple ensemble to a white and red costume similar to Izanami's.
** GoldAndWhiteAreDivine
** InTheHood
** LightIsNotGood
** MismatchedEyes: One iris turns white.
* FinalBoss: If you complete the Aeon Social link but fail to get the true ending.
* HumanoidAbomination
* IconicItem: Her padlock choker.
* IdentityAmnesia
* LoveConfession: In the True Ending Epilogue, she does this to Yu. ''On live television no less.''
* NiceHat
* OneWingedAngel: Her goddess form: a caped, mothlike giant.
* ShadowArchetype
* ZettaiRyouiki
!!Izanami
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa and RomiPark (Japanese), RyuseiNakao (Japanese, as Ameno-Sagiri, Persona4TheAnimation), KarenStrassman (English)
An extremely ancient and powerful [[AnthropomorphicPersonification manifestation]] of the [[CarlJung collective unconscious]] styled after a goddess from [[JapaneseMythology traditional Japanese folklore]], [[SchrodingersButterfly or perhaps its basis]]. You initially hear her name during a class lecture midway through the game. The wife of the god Izanagi, she died in childbirth. Saddened by her death, Izanagi visted the underworld, Yomotsu Hirasaka, and persuaded her to return to the living with him. But as they began to leave the darkness of the underworld, Izanagi saw that Izanami's body had become a rotting corpse, and terrified ran from her. Enraged, Izanami sent various creatures that chased after Izanagi as he fled the underworld. However they were unable to catch him, and once he reached the surface again Izanagi sealed the entrance with a boulder. Now even angrier, Izanami threatened she would curse 1,000 people to die every day unless she was freed, but Izanagi responded that in that case each day he would give life to 1,500 new ones.
While Izanami herself doesn't specify how much of the legend is true, she is the mastermind behind all the events in Inaba. In an attempt to fulfill the desires of humanity, she creates the world inside the TV and grants three [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]], the Protagonist, Namatame, and Adachi, the power to enter. Her plan is to then create a new world for humanity that matches the quality of the pawn whose actions are the most prolific. Because Adachi, who represents Emptiness, has the greatest effect, Izanami deems that humanity wants to live in self-deception and [[AssimilationPlot plans to slowly turn all of humanity into Shadows]].
In the True Ending, after Adachi and Ameno-Sagiri are defeated, the Protagonist may surmise that something about the case still seems unresolved, and traces the events in Inaba back to Izanami, who has been watching the events in Inaba unfold [[FullBodyDisguise as the local gas station's attendant]]. She reveals that Ameno-Sagiri was merely an alter-ego that she created long ago, and she still plans on granting Adachi's wish despite his defeat.
After the Investigation Team chases her through Yomotsu Hirasaka, Izanami nearly manages to kill them all. However, the power of the Protagonist's Social Links revives him, and he destroys her in a single attack with the power of the [[AllYourPowersCombined World Arcana]] in the form of Izanagi-no-Ookami.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In both her goddess and persona forms. [[EldritchAbomination Doesn't last]] [[OneWingedAngel when she gets serious.]]
* AntiVillain: Type III. Turns out to be a WellIntentionedExtremist who only wanted to discover what mankind truly desired and then try to give it to them. Too bad she mistook one crazed sociopath's bleak outlook on life as the embodiment of humanity's true desire.
* AssimilationPlot: Her plan after determining Adachi was the winner of the [[HumanityOnTrial experiment]].
* BigBad: By the time Adachi is discovered, she begins actively involving herself in events through Ameno-Sagiri.
** BiggerBad: That being said, after giving her three [[UnwittingPawn pawns]] their powers, she doesn't do anything but watch for the majority of the year.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: See Doppelganger.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: She genuinely wants to make the world a better place for humans. The problem is that she really does not understand them all that well, and the "true desire" she perceived came from a misogynistic loon.
* CharacterPortrait: It's worth noting that even though she's the third character you meet and appears on rainy days throughout the entire game, she doesn't get a portrait until ''after'' you've figured out she's the one responsible for everything that happened in The True Ending.
* TheChessmaster: Used three {{Unwitting Pawn}}s in trying to figure out [[BlueAndOrangeMorality mankind's desires.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: In her human form. The game is actually very subtle about it (see CharacterPortrait above).
** KingIncognito
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Like all [[OurGodsAreGreater deities]] in the [[TheVerse Persona universe]], [[AnthropomorphicPersonification she comes from and sees herself as an agent of humanity's desires]]. As such, [[InvokedTrope she gives this as the reason you'll never be able to beat her]].
* CreepyGasStationAttendant: Double subverted, as the gas station itself is well off and in a town and that she's pretty friendly. Later ...
* DamageSpongeBoss
* DarkReprise: her second theme ''The Genesis'' incorporates an extremely creepy, dirge-like version of the investigation team's main theme ''I'll Face Myself''.
* {{Doppelganger}}: As seen from her CharacterPortrait, her goddess form looks disturbingly like the Protagonist, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith at least from his]] [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder point of view]]. This also serves a bit of a CallBack to ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'', [[spoiler:where [[EldritchAbomination Philemon's]] own UnwittingPawn Tatsuya [[CallingTheOldManOut punches him]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu in the face]], only to find that behind Philemon's mask... [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder is Tatsuya's own face]]. Or to [[BigBad Nyarlathotep]] in ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'' for that matter, who starts wearing Tatsuya's face as his [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm default form]] after Tatsuya unwittingly becomes his pawn instead.]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* EldritchAbomination: Her degraded appearance was so legendarily hideous this is the best description for it.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: She's incapable of understanding why the Investigation Team resists her plan. Subverted, however, in that she isn't technically "evil".
* FallenHero: [[SchrodingersButterfly At least in her myth.]]
* FightingAShadow: Her first boss form is this, forcing you to use the "Orb of Sight" to reveal her true self.
* FullBodyDisguise: Twice; not only is her gas station attendant form fake, but so is the goddess form she initially presents to the Protagonist.
* GodCouple: With Izanagi.
* GracefulLoser: "Children of man... Well done...!"
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: She is defeated by one of her three {{Unwitting Pawn}}s and his newfound friends, who refused her Adachi-derived judgment on humanity.
* HumanoidAbomination
* HumanityOnTrial: Her motivation for giving the Protagonist, Namatame and Adachi their powers.
* KnightTemplar
* LightIsNotGood
* TheManBehindTheMan: Technically, the goddess behind the three men and two minor gods.
* MasterOfIllusion: A relatively rare BigBad example.
* MythologyGag: ''Persona 4'' is the first ''ShinMegamiTensei'' game since the original ''Megami Tensei'' Famicom duology ([[TitleDrop in which she was reincarnated]]) that a version of Izanami is a key participant in the plot.
* NominalImportance: Cleverly subverted. She doesn't get a name or a portrait until after TheReveal.
* OneWingedAngel: "Well then...allow me to show you my full splendor..."
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RealityWarper: Turned Yomotsu Hirasaka into the Midnight Channel, and by extension is responsible for it morphing with each new victim. By the end of the game [[AssimilationPlot starts affecting the real world]].
* SealedEvilInACan: Averted. Her myth makes it sound like she should be sealed away on the other side of the TV. In actuality, [[VillainsOutShopping she's been working at the gas station all year]].
* ShadowArchetype: For the entire human race. Though if her myth and motivations are to be believed, [[FallenHero this wasn't always the case]].
* ShapeShifter
* StupidGood: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] horrifyingly. Izanami [[BlueAndOrangeMorality sees all humans equally]], to the point she decides that a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] [[AxCrazy who murdered two people]] [[ForTheEvulz for fun]] is the best example of humanity's true desire [[FromACertainPointOfView because his actions were the most prolific]] amongst her three pawns, and then tries to help him give everyone what he believes they want: [[AssimilationPlot Oblivion]].
* TrueFinalBoss
* TheUnfettered
* TheVirus: How her fog works, slowly turning humanity into Shadows.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Ameno-sagiri and Izanami just want to give humanity what they've always wanted: everlasting peace. The only problem -- and a large one at that -- is that they [[BlueAndOrangeMorality don't quite get humans]]. Because of this they eventually decide that [[TheSociopath one crazy killer]]'s actions summed up humanity's true desire the best, and thus the best way to achieve their goal is to turn everyone into Shadows, living mindless, meaningless existences.
* WorthyOpponent: Lauds the Investigation Team's efforts after they defeat her.
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For the full list of characters from the game, click [[Characters/{{Persona 4}} here]].
!!Mitsuo Kubo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tsuyoshi Takahashi (Japanese), KyleHebert (English)
A student from another school in Inaba. Eventually turns out to be Morooka's killer. After he's dealt with, it's stated that he was tossed into an asylum.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He didn't become a handsome guy in it, but the anime noticeably scales down his creepy face a bit, as it looks proportional now.
** In his first appearance, he looks almost identical to the game portraits. It's only later when they enlarge his eyes, reduce the definition of his lips, and generally give him a more boyish appearance.
* AttentionWhore
* AxCrazy: He even gets thrown into the loony bin at the end.
* BarrierChangeBoss: To some extent since his shadow uses wall spells.
* BeYourself: Subverted. He refuses to accept his Shadow since it'd mean accepting that he's nothing but an EmptyShell.
* BigBadWannabe: Claims responsibility for killing Mayumi Yamano, Saki Konishi and Kinshiro Morooka; the latter is only true.
* BlackEyesOfEvil
-->'''Kanji:''' "Looking at those fish eyes really pisses me off!"
* ChekhovsGunman
* CreepyMonotone[=/=]DullSurprise: Not so much himself but his Shadow.
* DiscOneFinalBoss
* EmptyShell: His Shadow even provides the page quote.
* EvilCounterpart: In the anime to Yu Narukami. They both suffer from loneliness (Mitsuo [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wants to be special]] while Yu [[IJustWantToHaveFriends wants friends]]), and Mitsuo's shadow even pulls a NotSoDifferent on Yu.
* FetusTerrible: His shadow is this.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In his dungeon, notice how the game text says that he "defeated" Yamano and Konishi, but "killed" Morooka. That's a large hint at the fact that he ''isn't'' the real killer.
** There is also another large hint: His Shadow has the normal boss battle music, "I'll Face Myself -Battle-". For someone who is claiming to be the main killer, you'd think he'd have a special boss theme, but he does not.
* ForTheEvulz: [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity He only killed Morooka and claimed responsibility for the murders to garner attention]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] While he ''did'' kill Morooka, he ultimately never becomes any more dangerous than the next kid. His Shadow then manifests how terrible he can possibly become.
* {{Gonk}}: His eyes and facial expression make him look like a deranged Gerber Baby.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as it drives Mitsuo to commit murder just to get attention.
* ItsAllAboutMe: His motive.
* KickTheDog: In the anime, he threatens Nanako when she tries to get the same item as he does in Junes.
* LonersAreFreaks: Was already a creep before the events of the story.
* MachineMonotone: His Shadow's true form.
* MythologyGag: His Shadow Boss seems similar to the final boss of ''ShinMegamiTenseiIf'', the game that started this series, which certianly fits with his dungeon theme.
* ObviouslyEvil
* {{Otaku}}
* RedHerring: His entire purpose in the plot, as his actions and claims throw the Investigation Team off the trail of the real killer.
* PsychopathicManchild: Type B.
* SlasherSmile: Does one of these at the beginning of episode 11.
* StalkerWithACrush: Appears this way towards Yukiko, though nothing really comes of it. In the anime, he tries it while on the end of his power trip from killing Morooka, but gets scared away by Chie and Kanji.
!!Taro Namatame
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->'''Voiced by:''' Koji Haramaki (Japanese) and J. B. Blanc (English)
Once secretary in the Yasogami City Council, Taro Namatame's affair with news reporter Mayumi Yamano was a hot local topic by the time the Protagonist arrives in town. It ultimately cost him his job, and by the time the Protagonist arrives, he has been reduced to a mere deliveryman.
After kidnapping Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, Naoto and Nanako, he becomes the Team's chief suspect. He is confronted and defeated inside a manifestation of Heaven created by his self-delusions of messianic grandeur. He also plays a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the case; should the player take the easy way out and blame him for all of the murders, thus throwing him in the TV world, they will be "rewarded" with the Bad Ending. If he is spared and the Protagonist convince his teammates that something still seems off about the case, the game will move the player closer to the Normal and True Endings.
As it turns out, Namatame was one of three people granted the power to enter the Midnight Channel by Izanami, representing Despair in her experiment. After witnessing the deaths of Mayumi and Saki, Namatame concludes that anyone who appears on the Channel will die and makes it his life's mission to "save" them by throwing them into the television. Unfortunately, he fails to recognize that the Channel is potentially lethal on its own.
Should he be spared, Namatame, still recovering from his experiences, will aid the Investigation Team by offering his perspective on the game's events thus far. In the extended true ending of ''Persona 4: The Golden'', [[spoiler:he can be seen running again for public office, determined to be a political force for good and make Inaba a better place as penance for his actions.]]
* AGodAmI: Develops a messiah complex at some point when he is saving people; this is his most major flaw that Kunino-sagiri, his Shadow, expresses. He eventually realizes his mistakes.
* TheAtoner: Subverted, then played straight. Promises to "save" people in memory of his dead lover Mayumi without realizing the ramifications of his actions, and then helps the Investigation Team once they reveal the truth of his actions to him.
* AntiVillain: Namatame blurs the line between a Type II and a ''very'' tragic [[SlidingScaleofAntiHeroes Type I]].
* BarrierChangeBoss
* BigBadWannabe: If you go through the DownerEnding and think everything else doesn't matter anymore.
* CassandraTruth: Attempts to warn Saki about what will happen to her, but she's creeped out and doesn't listen.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's got to have some combat experience to take on Kanji (a biker-gang crusher) and Naoto (a petite {{Gunslinger}}).
* DrowningMySorrows: His initial coping mechanism to the leaking of his affair with Mayumi.
* ForcedToWatch: Sorta. In the anime he witnessed [[spoiler: Mayumi's death in the Midnight Channel]] and tried to save her [[spoiler: via attempting to take her hand through the TV right before it happened]], but he failed to [[spoiler: bring her back]].
* TheMessiah: Subverted. Although he was granted the power to enter the Midnight Channel and genuinely cares about people, his actions did more harm than good, and he never develops the Persona powers that his counterparts -- the Protagonist and Adachi -- do. Izanami implies this is because he fails to grasp the truth behind the Channel on his own.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he realizes that his actions could have potentially killed more people.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Subverted oh so very hard.
* RedHerring
* TragicHero: You can't help but feel sorry for the guy.
* UnwittingPawn: His original idea to throw people into the Midnight Channel came from [[spoiler: Adachi]], who would continue to sit back and enjoy the suffering he was obliviously causing. Ultimately, along with the Protagonist and [[spoiler:Adachi]], he is one of [[spoiler:Izanami's three "game pieces" -- Despair, in his case -- so that she can determine what humanity desires most.]]
!!Tohru Adachi[=/=][[ComicBookAdaptation Tamotsu Adachi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' MitsuakiMadono (Japanese) and JohnnyYongBosch (English)
A bumbling dectective, he was transfered to Inaba due to an unknown incident (presumably one of his many screw-ups). One of the main authorities on the murder cases along with Dojima, he has a habit of divulging critical information to the Investigation Team, making him a useful ally.
Turns out that not only is this all just an act, but he's ''the one'' behind the murders. After trying to force himself upon Mayumi in a fit of lust, he accidentally pushed her into the television world, discovering the powers that had been (unknowingly) given to him by Izanami. He then used Saki as a guinea pig to confirm his powers after she came to the police station to help with the investigation into Mayumi's murder. Seeing the murders as a source of entertainment within a sleepy rural town he found insufferably boring, he manipulated Namatame into becoming his cat's paw by implying that the Midnight Channel predicted the murders and that the television world was a safe haven.
While he claims to be much more mature than the Investigation Team, it's clear the whole affair comes down to him throwing a tantrum over all the crap he's had to deal with. After he's exposed, he is chased into the Midnight Channel, where he reveals Persona powers not unlike the Protagonist's, and possessed by Ameno-Sagiri. Defeated by a mere bunch of teenagers, he is arrested and sent to jail for his crimes. Despite this, he mails a letter to the Team, claiming he'll follow society's rules and giving them a clue to the truth of the Channel.
Ultimately he's nothing but a pawn of Izanami, who wanted to determine humanity's true desire, as expressed by Adachi, Namatame, and the Protagonist. Adachi represents "Emptiness" in the experiment, but because his actions are the most prolific, he unintentionally sentences humanity to an AssimilationPlot.
In ''Persona 4: Golden'' he also serves as a Social Link, the [[EvilCounterpart Pierrot (0) Arcana]]. [[spoiler:If his Social Link is Rank 9 by the endgame, the Protagonist can choose to either confront Adachi alone, or keep quiet about his suspicions. Choosing the former will shatter Adachi's Social Link and mutate it into the Lust (XI) Arcana. If the Protagonist remains quiet, he is given the choice to aid Adachi by destroying a vital piece of incriminating evidence, increasing the Pierrot Social Link to Max Level and invoking the [[NonStandardGameOver Accomplice Ending]]]].
* TheAtoner: Becomes this to some degree in the True Ending by sending a letter stating his suspicions about a higher being orchestrating the entire thing, after being recently convicted for his crimes.
* AttemptedRape: To Mayumi and Saki; he apparently failed both attempts -- Mayumi fell into the Midnight Channel before he can have his way with her, and Saki gets thrown into it.
* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Asshole in Sheep's Clothing]]
* AxCrazy
* BeamMeUpScotty: He never actually utters the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "Bitches and whores" line. That one came from a doujinshi that was edited by [[ImageBoards 4chan]]. However, considering his misogynistic attitude towards women, the line is in character.
** And in TheAnimeOfTheGame, a paraphrased version of this very line becomes an AscendedMeme.
* BeneathSuspicion: No one suspects the goofy, bumbling detective... [[SarcasmMode right]]? No one but the GenreSavvy.
* BeYourself: An evil version.
* BigBadFriend: [[UpdatedRerelease Persona 4 Golden]] adds him as a Social Link. Max it out, and you'll be able to summon Magatsu Izanagi. Also if you became great friends with him but don't choose to follow with the Accomplice End, Adachi's dialogue during the Team confrontation against him changes slghtly, [[WeUsedToBeFriends it becomes more of a discussion between ex-friends]] (the Protagonist and Adachi).
* BreakoutCharacter: Got Social Links in ''The Golden'', [[spoiler:and actually invokes the option of becoming great friends with the protagonist to the point of his crimes never being exposed, the protagonist leaves the town without telling anyone about Adachi's deeds; the Accomplice End]].
* ButtMonkey
* CaptainErsatz: Looks and acts like Matsuda from Manga/DeathNote.
** And when his TrueColors are shown, he becomes more like [[XMeetsY the lovechild of]] Light and [[CodeGeass Lelouch]]. Ironic considering who voices the latter in the English version.
* DetectiveMole
* DirtyCop: Claims the only reason he became a cop was so he could legally carry a gun -- which is justifiable enough, given Japan's strict gun control laws. Though the veracity of those words is ambiguous, given his immaturity and tendency to run from the truth.
* TheDitz: Or at least, [[ObfuscatingStupidity plays a very good one]].
* EvillyAffable: He's an loopy, AxCrazy SerialKiller. That said, he's pretty funny.
* ForTheEvulz[=/=]ItAmusedMe : Had a hell of a time with all the crap he's stirred up.
* FreudianExcuse: He is really, really sick of being the ButtMonkey.
* GracefulLoser: After he's defeated, he agrees to accept punishment for his crimes in whatever manner you choose. To his surprise, they instead drag him out into the real world and force him to take account for his actions.
* HeelRealization: Of the sorts. His VillainousBreakdown and subsequent defeat by the Investigation Team was extremely humiliating, and it left him humbled and at their mercy. Instead of killing him (as he expected), they instead haul him back to the real world (metaphorically and literally), demanding him to face the consequences of his actions just like eveyone else. The final nail comes when he learns that Ryotaro (who had pretty good reasons to hate him) had requested, as personal favor, that an EMT with a stretcher be sent out to treat and apprehend the exhausted Adachi (because they had been partners). Adachi does not say anything, but he seems both ashamed and touched at the same time. He later confesses to the first two murders, and shows full cooperation with police.
** In the True Ending, the Team receives a letter from the recently-convicted Adachi, which contains his suspicions about a higher being orchestrating the entire thing, the few vague clues he can offer, and encouragement to the Protagonist, stating it is up to him to solve the mystery. Seems like he's trying to turn over a new leaf.
* HannibalLecture: While making your way through Adachi's dungeon, he insists the Investigation Team did all this, pursuing the true killer, out of boredom with their ordinary lives. He asks how is that any different from him killing Mayumi and Saki because he too was bored.
* {{Hypocrite}}
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: See SayingTooMuch below.
* IShallTauntYou: In ''Persona 4: The Golden'', [[spoiler: Adachi mocks you for actually burning the evidence that could've convicted him if you actually pursue the Accomplice Ending. He even takes your cell number and taunts you as you're boarding the train, knowing that he's getting off scott-free.]]
** [[spoiler: This is his primary tactic when dealing with the Investigation Team. He even does it as the protagonist is helping him free during the Accomplice Ending.]]
* JerkAss: Once he shows his true colors, he fits a little too comfortably into them.
* KickTheDog: "I was just trying to punish the stupid bitch a little for betraying me."
* {{Lestrade}}: Justified -- since he was behind the whole scheme, he was always a step ahead of the Team. Therefore, it was imperative for him to play dumb as to not arouse suspicion.
* LivingWithTheVillain: Your biggest hint to finding the killer is the fact that he's welcome at the Dojima household any time.
* ManipulativeBastard: He first manipulated Namatame into attempting to commit the murders with delusions of messianic grandeur, then tries to manipulate the Investigation Team into [[RedHerring chasing after Namatame]].
* NeverMyFault
* NietzscheWannabe: Delves into a rant about the pointlessness of life and how much easier it would be if everyone were to become Shadows. Needless to say, [[ShutUpHannibal the protagonists don't buy it]].
* NoodleIncident: What got him transferred to Inaba. While he claims it was a small slip-up that got blown out of proportion, his crimes in this game imply it was ''much'' more serious.
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* PsychopathicManchild: Outright called immature by Naoto and Yukiko. Despite his claims to the contrary, it's quite clear that he's basically throwing a massive temper tantrum.
* SayingTooMuch: "Namatame was the one who '''threw them in'''!"
* ShadowArchetype: Persona-wise, to the Protagonist (his being the EvilTwin of Izanagi); motive-wise, to Yosuke (both share the same SmallTownBoredom); but most of all, to the whole Investigation Team -- whereas its members [[BeYourself learn to accept themselves and each other for who they are and take responsibility their actions]], Adachi [[NeverMyFault ignores his own faults, blames others for his problems, and keeps running away from the truth]].
** He's actually meant to be a counterpart to the main character in the sense that the MC uses his power to help people, while Adachi uses his power to harm. This is more apparent in the anime where [[Persona4TheAnimation Yu]] has his own personality.
** Made even more aparent in Persona 4: The Golden. He becomes a Social Link representing the Pierrot Arcana, which is an alternate version of the Fool Arcana that the Protagonist represents.
* SlasherSmile: Once you when chase him into the Midnight Channel. [[spoiler:In the Accomplice End, when you burn the letter incriminating him, he laughs with a new character sprite.]]
* SmallTownBoredom: Being "stuck in the boonies", as he called it.
* SmugSnake: Overly confident in his plans? Check. Outwardly arrogant and mocking of the heroes? Check. Aspiring for greater power only to turn out to be a pawn of a BiggerBad? Oooohh, check.
* TheSociopath
* StalkerWithACrush: To Mayumi and, to a lesser extent, Saki (because he thought Namatame, who "stole" Mayumi, was her sugar daddy).
* StrawMisogynist: Considers any woman who doesn't willingly give themselves in to him either a bitch or a whore.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Subverted. He doesn't like cabbage that much; he eats it a lot because he's on a budget. However, the fandom ran with it and turned it into CargoShip. The anime has now made this into an AscendedMeme and plays this trope straight.
* TrickBoss: You defeat him, then [[FinalBoss Ameno-Sagiri]] [[DemonicPossession possesses him]] and takes over.
* {{Troll}}: Adachi taunts your party as you progress through his dungeon.
-->"Ahaha! I told you all to come, and you actually came!? Don't you guys have anything better to do? What a bunch of losers... 'Let's find the culprit ourselves!' 'Let's meet up today at the special headquarters today!' Am I right, or am I right? Man, it's embarrassing. How old are you guys? Ahahahahahahaha! Oh crap, my stomach's hurting... C'mon... You're all students, right? Shouldn't you be studying instead of wasting your time with this? Study hard, get into a good college, work at a respectable company, marry a cute girl... Why are you guys so desperate when it comes to something so useless? Won't you regret it once you're adults?"
* UnwittingPawn: To Izanami; he represents Emptiness in her game.
* VillainousBreakdown: When confronted at the end by the team.
* VomitingCop: His first appearance. [=YMMV=] on whether he was faking it or not.
* WalkingSpoiler
!!Marie
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->'''Voiced by:''' KanaHanazawa (Japanese)
A new character introduced in ''Persona 4: Golden'', and the Aeon (XX) Social Link.
Marie is a mysterious [[TheFashionista fashionista]] who has an unknown connection to the Velvet Room. She is suffering from amnesia and asks the Protagonist to help her contact Igor so she can regain her memories.
Her true identity is Kusumi-no-Okami, a divine subordinate of Ameno-Sagiri and one of Izanami's many avatars. Her role is to act as an observer to the unfolding events of Izanami's experiment. If you complete the Aeon Social Link, she falls under the control of Ameno-Sagiri after his initial defeat, making her the new FinalBoss if you fail to unlock the True Ending on your last day in town.
In the True Ending, she becomes a weather forecaster, using her rediscovered powers to control the weather in the region and more or less ''announce what she's going to do each day on TV''. If romanced, she'll also confess her love for the Protagonist at the end of her weather report.
* AmnesiacDissonance
* AmnesiacGod: Is actually a divine underling of Ameno-Sagiri called Kusumi-no-Okami
* AntiVillain
* BarrierWarrior: As Kusumi-no-Okami she can automatically reflect every kind of attack except almighty.
* BecomingTheMask: In the true ending, like Teddie she abandons her life as a Shadow and becomes more or less human. In her case, she becomes a weather forecaster under the alias '[[MeaningfulName Mariko Kusumi]]'.
* TheBerserker: Fights like one in her battle, as she's attempting to resist Ameno-Sagiri's influence.
* BigBadFriend: Is one of Izanami's multiple avatars.
** DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu
** DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu
* BonusBoss
* DemonicPossession: When the Investigation team reach her and nearly convince her to come back with them, the two Sagiris possesses her in an attempt to kill the team.
* DisneyDeath: Seems to disappear back into Izanami along with the other avatars after Izanami's defeat, only to shows up in the Epilogue as a weather forecaster.
* TheDragon: She's an observer for Ameno-Sagiri and Kunino-Sagiri, and like them is also an avatar of the [[ManBehindTheMan true orchestrator]], Izanami.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: When she regains her memories, she switches from her purple ensemble to a white and red costume similar to Izanami's.
** GoldAndWhiteAreDivine
** InTheHood
** LightIsNotGood
** MismatchedEyes: One iris turns white.
* FinalBoss: If you complete the Aeon Social link but fail to get the true ending.
* HumanoidAbomination
* IconicItem: Her padlock choker.
* IdentityAmnesia
* LoveConfession: In the True Ending Epilogue, she does this to Yu. ''On live television no less.''
* NiceHat
* OneWingedAngel: Her goddess form: a caped, mothlike giant.
* ShadowArchetype
* ZettaiRyouiki
!!Izanami
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa and RomiPark (Japanese), RyuseiNakao (Japanese, as Ameno-Sagiri, Persona4TheAnimation), KarenStrassman (English)
An extremely ancient and powerful [[AnthropomorphicPersonification manifestation]] of the [[CarlJung collective unconscious]] styled after a goddess from [[JapaneseMythology traditional Japanese folklore]], [[SchrodingersButterfly or perhaps its basis]]. You initially hear her name during a class lecture midway through the game. The wife of the god Izanagi, she died in childbirth. Saddened by her death, Izanagi visted the underworld, Yomotsu Hirasaka, and persuaded her to return to the living with him. But as they began to leave the darkness of the underworld, Izanagi saw that Izanami's body had become a rotting corpse, and terrified ran from her. Enraged, Izanami sent various creatures that chased after Izanagi as he fled the underworld. However they were unable to catch him, and once he reached the surface again Izanagi sealed the entrance with a boulder. Now even angrier, Izanami threatened she would curse 1,000 people to die every day unless she was freed, but Izanagi responded that in that case each day he would give life to 1,500 new ones.
While Izanami herself doesn't specify how much of the legend is true, she is the mastermind behind all the events in Inaba. In an attempt to fulfill the desires of humanity, she creates the world inside the TV and grants three [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]], the Protagonist, Namatame, and Adachi, the power to enter. Her plan is to then create a new world for humanity that matches the quality of the pawn whose actions are the most prolific. Because Adachi, who represents Emptiness, has the greatest effect, Izanami deems that humanity wants to live in self-deception and [[AssimilationPlot plans to slowly turn all of humanity into Shadows]].
In the True Ending, after Adachi and Ameno-Sagiri are defeated, the Protagonist may surmise that something about the case still seems unresolved, and traces the events in Inaba back to Izanami, who has been watching the events in Inaba unfold [[FullBodyDisguise as the local gas station's attendant]]. She reveals that Ameno-Sagiri was merely an alter-ego that she created long ago, and she still plans on granting Adachi's wish despite his defeat.
After the Investigation Team chases her through Yomotsu Hirasaka, Izanami nearly manages to kill them all. However, the power of the Protagonist's Social Links revives him, and he destroys her in a single attack with the power of the [[AllYourPowersCombined World Arcana]] in the form of Izanagi-no-Ookami.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In both her goddess and persona forms. [[EldritchAbomination Doesn't last]] [[OneWingedAngel when she gets serious.]]
* AntiVillain: Type III. Turns out to be a WellIntentionedExtremist who only wanted to discover what mankind truly desired and then try to give it to them. Too bad she mistook one crazed sociopath's bleak outlook on life as the embodiment of humanity's true desire.
* AssimilationPlot: Her plan after determining Adachi was the winner of the [[HumanityOnTrial experiment]].
* BigBad: By the time Adachi is discovered, she begins actively involving herself in events through Ameno-Sagiri.
** BiggerBad: That being said, after giving her three [[UnwittingPawn pawns]] their powers, she doesn't do anything but watch for the majority of the year.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: See Doppelganger.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: She genuinely wants to make the world a better place for humans. The problem is that she really does not understand them all that well, and the "true desire" she perceived came from a misogynistic loon.
* CharacterPortrait: It's worth noting that even though she's the third character you meet and appears on rainy days throughout the entire game, she doesn't get a portrait until ''after'' you've figured out she's the one responsible for everything that happened in The True Ending.
* TheChessmaster: Used three {{Unwitting Pawn}}s in trying to figure out [[BlueAndOrangeMorality mankind's desires.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: In her human form. The game is actually very subtle about it (see CharacterPortrait above).
** KingIncognito
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Like all [[OurGodsAreGreater deities]] in the [[TheVerse Persona universe]], [[AnthropomorphicPersonification she comes from and sees herself as an agent of humanity's desires]]. As such, [[InvokedTrope she gives this as the reason you'll never be able to beat her]].
* CreepyGasStationAttendant: Double subverted, as the gas station itself is well off and in a town and that she's pretty friendly. Later ...
* DamageSpongeBoss
* DarkReprise: her second theme ''The Genesis'' incorporates an extremely creepy, dirge-like version of the investigation team's main theme ''I'll Face Myself''.
* {{Doppelganger}}: As seen from her CharacterPortrait, her goddess form looks disturbingly like the Protagonist, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith at least from his]] [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder point of view]]. This also serves a bit of a CallBack to ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'', [[spoiler:where [[EldritchAbomination Philemon's]] own UnwittingPawn Tatsuya [[CallingTheOldManOut punches him]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu in the face]], only to find that behind Philemon's mask... [[AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder is Tatsuya's own face]]. Or to [[BigBad Nyarlathotep]] in ''[[{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'' for that matter, who starts wearing Tatsuya's face as his [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm default form]] after Tatsuya unwittingly becomes his pawn instead.]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* EldritchAbomination: Her degraded appearance was so legendarily hideous this is the best description for it.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: She's incapable of understanding why the Investigation Team resists her plan. Subverted, however, in that she isn't technically "evil".
* FallenHero: [[SchrodingersButterfly At least in her myth.]]
* FightingAShadow: Her first boss form is this, forcing you to use the "Orb of Sight" to reveal her true self.
* FullBodyDisguise: Twice; not only is her gas station attendant form fake, but so is the goddess form she initially presents to the Protagonist.
* GodCouple: With Izanagi.
* GracefulLoser: "Children of man... Well done...!"
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: She is defeated by one of her three {{Unwitting Pawn}}s and his newfound friends, who refused her Adachi-derived judgment on humanity.
* HumanoidAbomination
* HumanityOnTrial: Her motivation for giving the Protagonist, Namatame and Adachi their powers.
* KnightTemplar
* LightIsNotGood
* TheManBehindTheMan: Technically, the goddess behind the three men and two minor gods.
* MasterOfIllusion: A relatively rare BigBad example.
* MythologyGag: ''Persona 4'' is the first ''ShinMegamiTensei'' game since the original ''Megami Tensei'' Famicom duology ([[TitleDrop in which she was reincarnated]]) that a version of Izanami is a key participant in the plot.
* NominalImportance: Cleverly subverted. She doesn't get a name or a portrait until after TheReveal.
* OneWingedAngel: "Well then...allow me to show you my full splendor..."
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RealityWarper: Turned Yomotsu Hirasaka into the Midnight Channel, and by extension is responsible for it morphing with each new victim. By the end of the game [[AssimilationPlot starts affecting the real world]].
* SealedEvilInACan: Averted. Her myth makes it sound like she should be sealed away on the other side of the TV. In actuality, [[VillainsOutShopping she's been working at the gas station all year]].
* ShadowArchetype: For the entire human race. Though if her myth and motivations are to be believed, [[FallenHero this wasn't always the case]].
* ShapeShifter
* StupidGood: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] horrifyingly. Izanami [[BlueAndOrangeMorality sees all humans equally]], to the point she decides that a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] [[AxCrazy who murdered two people]] [[ForTheEvulz for fun]] is the best example of humanity's true desire [[FromACertainPointOfView because his actions were the most prolific]] amongst her three pawns, and then tries to help him give everyone what he believes they want: [[AssimilationPlot Oblivion]].
* TrueFinalBoss
* TheUnfettered
* TheVirus: How her fog works, slowly turning humanity into Shadows.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Ameno-sagiri and Izanami just want to give humanity what they've always wanted: everlasting peace. The only problem -- and a large one at that -- is that they [[BlueAndOrangeMorality don't quite get humans]]. Because of this they eventually decide that [[TheSociopath one crazy killer]]'s actions summed up humanity's true desire the best, and thus the best way to achieve their goal is to turn everyone into Shadows, living mindless, meaningless existences.
* WorthyOpponent: Lauds the Investigation Team's efforts after they defeat her.
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