History Characters / Persona4ArenaTheInvestigationTeam

* ThatCameOutWrong: Typical with Kanji as his choice of words tends to brush off the wrong way on others.

--->'''Yukiko''': "Take me lightly and you'll get burned."

--> '''Yukiko''': "Seeing you dominated so much was disappointing..."

* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: One of her intro has her in full kimono. Konohana-Sakuya then materializes and twirls once in front of her, using her wings as a make-shift curtain. Yukiko is in her Yasogami uniform before Sakuya barely finishes her twirl.

--> '''Yukiko''': And given what a god-damn pain in the ass it's been so far, I can't wait until it's over.

--> '''Yukiko''' (upon reaching Awakening): "I ''WON'T'' lose!"

--> '''Yukiko''': ''"The HELL with you!"''

--> '''Yukiko''': "Don't worry...''this won't hurt.''"

* AchievementsInIgnorance: [[spoiler:In his joke ending, Kanji practically wins the "P-1 Grand Prix", solves the case and rescues Labrys from her Shadow Self all by himself, while [[AllJustADream thinking everything is just a dream]]. He even manages the courage to tell Naoto to drop the honorifics while talking to him.]].

-->I can't quite put my finger on it, but isn't it kinda weird for a robot to act this human? Is my imagination just that shitty?

-->Oh wow... This is amazing! Oh my gooooood, he's an albino Shiba! This is totes adorbz! Ahhhhh! Shibe!

* AllJustADream: Parodied. Spends half the story thinking the whole tournament is a dream, since he fell into his new flat-screen TV while sleeping. You can either make him snap out of it, or [[HilarityEnsues get a joke ending]] by making him continue to believe the whole thing's a dream. Also, [[spoiler:in Teddie's story, he didn't 'get up' until the very end after everyone else took care of the BigBadDuumvirate]].

A character sheet of the Investigation Team for ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'', the FightingGame sequels of the {{Eastern RPG}}s ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4''. More tropes can be found in the character sheets of ''Characters/{{Persona 4}}''. For the full index of characters from the ''Arena'' duology see [[Characters/Persona4Arena here]]. For the ''Persona'' series, see [[Characters/{{Persona}} this page]].

* BrokenAce: It's hinted a few times in-game that deep down, Yu is not as calm and confident as he appears, and says that he believes his friends are his main source of strength. There's also his Doppleganger to consider; If that thing was a perfect copy of what his shadow would be like, then it raises some [[FridgeHorror disturbing implications]].
* TheBusCameBack: He wasn't gone for very long.
* CanonName: His name came directly from the anime, and now that it's actually used in-game it's official.

* DemotedToExtra: In the manga adaptation, Yosuke is actually the character followed, with Yu having a smaller role.

* GameBreakingInjury: In the manga [[spoiler:his fight with Akihiko left him pretty bruised and battered, slowing him down in his next fight against Youske. Eventually, it leads to him passing out, costing the match]].

* HeroesPreferSwords: Of course, Yu still has his swordsmanship skills learned during last year's investigations. His skills have also improved since he no longer [[SwordDrag drags his sword]] and fights as if he has taken Kendo.

* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBa1rjbkDHw Reach Out To The Truth (Arena ver.)]]''.

* LimitedWardrobe: Yu is still wearing his Yasogami High uniform even though he's no longer attending that school. When Labrys asks him about it, Yu sheepishly explains that it's "what I wear for going into the TV". He probably brought it along for old time's sake.

* ShoutOut: His animations recycle a large number of elements from [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky Kiske]], the resident lightning swordsman of another Creator/ArcSystemWorks franchise, with a bit of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Hakumen]] (from another Arc System series) added to the mix.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Now has actual lines, as opposed to the limited [[VoiceGrunting grunts]] and [[CallingYourAttacks Persona name shouts]] of the original game, with all of his dialogue being mentioned by narration or chosen by the player and not voiced.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Oh yes, surprisingly! While the game tends to follow whomever the player is playing as the main character (modifying the events to fit the story), Yosuke is actally the focus of the manga adaptation.

* ATwinkleInTheSky: Galactic Punt, as usual.
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* ClicheStorm: [[{{Invoked}} That's what]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall he thinks it is]] if on the [[HilarityEnsues Joke ending]]. And then there's his remark on [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Aegis]].

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* ReativeButton:

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: There's a ''reason'' he's the leader of [[BadassCrew the Investigation Team]].
* BerserkButton:
** {{Exploited|Trope}} by General Teddie[[spoiler:[=/=]Shadow Labrys]], who eggs Yu on by saying she has Nanako captive, [[BigBrotherInstinct one of his only real fears]] after the latter's near-death experience [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} last year]]. Also lampshaded in the P-1 Grand Prix commercial:
-->'''Announcer''': ''Nobody'' touches his precious Nanako!
** He has another one: harm his TrueCompanions and he '''''will''''' make you pay.

* BearyFriendly: The most friendliest and funniest Shadow you will ever meet.

'''Teddie''': Ooh! Are you a little too front-loaded too fit? In that case, I wouldn't mind helping you squeeze through…!\\

* TheDulcineaEffect: [[spoiler:Is hit even harder than Yosuke! He wanted to protect Labrys literally right after meeting her and before finding out the truth about the P-1 Grand Prix. In his and many other story modes, he even fought against the Shadow Ops just to protect her.]]

* PlotAllergy: Poor ol' Ted. When the Red fog covers the town in ''Ultimax'', it doesn't agree with his sinuses, and he spends most of the story with a clogged up nose and a bad case of the sneezes.

* BladeOnAStick: Izanagi's weapon of choice is a naginata.

* {{Tsundere}}: Hysterical Slap has her smacking her opponent silly while yelling "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" [[ActorAllusion This is a reference to her Japanese voice actress]] Creator/RieKugimiya, who is well-known for being typecast as Type-A Tsunderes — in particular [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shana]], Kugimiya's breakout role.

* HeroesPreferSwords: Of course, Yu still has his swordsmanship skills learned during last year's investigations.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: He wields a katana this time, just like how several of his weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' were katanas.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His given name actually has an extended "u" vowel, so writing it as "Yuu" is one way to make it more accurate (a thing that the ''Persona'' series seems to forego).

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Akin to his partner's name, Yosuke also has an extended vowel "u" in his given name (making it actually "Yousuke") that the English text in-series seems to ignore.

* DoubleWeapon: Tomoe Gozen's WeaponOfChoice is a lajatang, a double-sided spear.

* LaserBlade: Sukuna-Hikona's WeaponOfChoice.

* AttackDrone: Himiko's essential [[WeaponOfChoice Weapons of Choice]] are a bunch of round satellites which can fire lasers, much like those used by [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom Strider Hiryu]].

* ShesGotLegs: She certainly likes to [[KickChick show them off.]]

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* NiceHat: Her newsboy cap, as usual.

* KnifeNut: Not only does he dual wield them, but he also has many to throw at his opponents.

* LethalChef: She's been practicing but is apparently still this. To make matter worse, none of her staff seems to point out her mistake.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: [[spoiler:In his joke ending, Kanji practically wins the "P-1 Grand Prix", solves the case and rescues Labrys from her Shadow Self all by himself, while [[AllJustADream thinking everything is just a dream]]. Even manages the courage to tell Naoto to drop the honorifics while talking to him.]].

* LethalChef: She's been practicing but is apparently still this.