History Foreshadowing / Persona2

* The existence of the [[ManBehindTheMan real]] BigBad is hinted at throughout the game; the cast oftenly wonders why are rumours becoming reality in the first place, as they doubt that the Joker did it.

* In the flashback in which Tatsuya and Jun exchange their [[NumberOneDime treasures]], a [[TheAlcoholic drunk young man]] with black hair and glasses stumbles out of the pub, reveals in his rumbles that his name is [[ChekhovsGunman Kaoru]], comments that "he looks like a man living up to his dreams" - which he doesn't - and then jokes that if they two boys stay out too late he will have to arrest them. He is also wearing a police uniform. That man is Baofu, a party member in the next game.

* When Katsuya is kicked out of the case, Chief Shimazu brings up Katsuya's similarity with his father in a less than friendly tone. Later on we find out that Shimazu was partially responsible for planting the evidence that led to Mr. Suou's sacking.
* From the moment you meet him Baofu insists that Personas are tools, seperate from the user and that you should never trust them in critical moments. He blames his Persona for his partner's death.

* While climbing Mt. Mitfune, is you look carefully enough you'll find a shrine which refers to someone named "Junnosuke Kuroda" who served under one "Tatsunoshin Suou". Late in the game, they are mentioned in the story of Kiyotada Sumaru's downfall and you can obtain them as Personas.

* If you speak to the Rookie police officer after getting the phonecall from Sneak, he'll reveal that he saw the police captain sneaking out in disguise. His identity couldn't be more obvious.
* Around this time there's also a lot of talk about the Muses and their producer. Their producer is involved in TheConspiracy.

* Noriko. In ''Innocent Sin'', she is a faceless [=NPC=] whose only distinguish traits are that she has a name, wears the school track suit ...and is obsessed with finding Anna. ''Eternal Punishment'' reveals just how far this obsession goes: [[{{Yandere}} she uses the JOKER curse to kill TWO people for her sake]], with the latter merely having committed the crime of ''[[DisproportionateRetribution badmouthing her]]''. She even becomes a boss.

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[[folder: Innocent Sin to Eternal Punishment]]

** There is a large number of students who claim that the Joker has granted their wishes and in fact have proof for it; one of them had her freckles removed (impossible without plastic surgery) and another is suddenly able to [[MouthfulOfPi quote a hundred digits if Pi by heart]]. Another hint that the Joker is very much real.

* When Miss Saeko asks Tatsuya about his future plans, if he tells her something specific (going to college or getting a job) she will react with worry and disbelief and will ask him repeatedly if he's not just telling her the things she wants to hear. One the other hand, if Tatsuya admits that he has no plans, she is not surprised at all. This is a very obvious hint to Tatsuya's lack of purpose and direction in his life, something that his shadow also points out.
** On top of that she tells Tatsuya that he seems to be in a lot of pain and asks him why he is shutting himself away from people. It's because of the emotional trauma he suffered ten years ago aka his friends locking him in the Alaya Shrine and his [[ParentalSubstitute Big Sister Figure]] burning in front of him.
** This whole sequence is further elaborated in the Boss Fight against Shadow Tatsuya, because regardless of the choice the player made, Tatsuya will get called out upon it. If the choice is "to go to college", Shadow Tatsuya will point out his feelings of inferiority towards his older brother. If the choice is "to get a job", he will point out that he knows he is not smart enough to get a degree and is simply building a fake sense of purpose. Saying "I will chase my dreams" is Tatsuya subconsciously quoting Maya and admitting that he has no purpose is more or less a "well duh".

* While Tatsuya is transported to Philemon's realm, in a blink and you'll miss it moment there are weird scenes flashing on the screen; a shrine, a girl praying, and a bunch of masked children playing together. These seem irrelevant at the point, but they are in fact memories of the masked circle.

* Miyabi Hanakouji (Kozy) asks the party not to reveal her identity to Eikichi. Soon afterwards Eikichi reveals that they were dating in grade school, but never reveals why they broke up. The break-up in question is what prompted Eikichi's InferioritySuperiorityComplex, narcissism and his questionable methods on disciplining other students - using his Persona in fights and removing their underwear. It is also a large part of Miyabi's character development, as she feels guilty for the event.
* When the previously stopped clock tower of Sevens' High starts working again, all the students and teachers freak out, with Maya Okamura exclaiming that "The Seven Pleiades set the frozen time free" and then hightailing it to the Narurato stone. Everyone is puzzled by this. To her that event was all the confirmation she needed that the end of the world is coming. She went to the stone to see if the way to the Silver River had opened.
** In the same scene it is stated that a teacher died in the clock tower and he said that the clock tower should never start again. That teacher is Jun's father - Maya Okamura's mentor of sorts and one of the authors of the Oracle of Maia.

*** This is also the first time that aliens are mentioned, hinting their eventual appearance.
** When Maya hears the story she completely freaks out and starts rubbing her right arm. That arm has the scar that she got from that arson.

** When Eikichi says that pulling a knife in a fight is nasty, Tatsuya fires back by asking him why Eikichi uses Personas. He is incapable of giving an adequate answer. Later on Eikichi admits that the "no bullying" policy he had enforced in his school was merely an excuse to beat up other people with his Persona, which stems from his past of being a bullying victim as well.
** Another student says that Tatsuya beat up a dozen guys in middle school. While the incident is never elaborated on in-game, the world book reveals exactly what happened. That was Tatsuya's ''second'' Persona awakening, which resulted in ''almost killing'' them.

* The debut song of the Muses is called "Joker" and the English part for Lisa is the Oracle of Maia. At that point the player should start to notice that the lyrics match the recent events and thus predict the future ones.

** Later on she is seen talking with Shadow Maya. This is another hint.
* In the Aerospace museum, when you save Ixquic, you are treated to a cutscene which has Tatsuya as a child laying in a pool of his own blood in front of the burning Alaya Shrine, while an unknown girl is screaming at his to get away from there. The boy who stabbed him is laughing hysterically, until Tatsuya awakens his Persona and burns him. That was the Alaya Shrine incident in its full detail, and the "mysterious girl" is Maya.

* In the same scene he mentions the "End of Nahui-Ollin". It doubles as GeniusBonus; according to Nayan mythology, the Nahui-Ollin is in short the time period us humans live in, with its end meaning [[ApocalypseHow the eradication of our species]].

* If you listen to the soundtrack before TheReveal you'll notice Joker's and Jun's themes sound very similar. This foreshadows the connection between the two.

* Noriko. In ''Innocent Sin'' she is a faceless [=NPC=] whose only distinguish traits are that she has a name, wears the school track suit ...and is obsessed with finding Anna. ''Eternal Punishment'' reveals just how far this obsession goes: [[{{Yandere}} she uses the JOKER curse to kill TWO people for her sake]], with the latter merely having committed the crime of ''[[DisproportionateRetribution badmouthing her]]''. She even becomes a boss.

* Lisa is extremely angry when she finds out about the Muses and she violently refuses to take part in it, ''especially' after she finds out that the debut song has a part in English written for her. This indicates that a) Lisa doesn't trust her friends and b) has severe issues with her identity and her nationality because other people make assumptions about what kind of person she is based solely on her being Caucasian.

* Junko Kurosu. An [=NPC=] comments that she looks surprisingly [[YoungerThanTheyLook young for a woman her age]], and she herself has an AlphaBitch. Later on, when people start spreading rumors about the identity of the arsonists, she claims that it was the "five mysterious youngsters" who did it, with the five being Tatsuya and co. All of this foreshadows that she is a member of the Masked Circle.

* When finaly encoutering King Leo aka Tatsuya Sudou, he throws a [[FlowerMotifs thouroughwart]] at them and tells them to "remember that summer ten years ago". He's talking about the arson.

* If you listen to the soundtrack before {{TheReveal}} you'll notice Joker's and Jun's themes sound very similar. This foreshadows the connection between the two.