History VideoGame / PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth

** Yosuke has a similar reaction, cementing the idea that he is BiTheWay in the fandom's eyes.

-->'''Mitsuru:''' All right, time for your [[FateWorseThanDeath execution]]. [[SadisticChoice Now which would you rather be]]: [[ExtremeDoormat a welcome mat]] [[HarmlessFreezing or an ice sculpture?]]

** Several Sub-Personas have an Absorb (Element) passive which is great for covering weaknesses. However, if a Boosted character absorbs an incoming attack, they still lose their Boost. This doesn't happen if an attack gets blocked, so it's more efficient to use negation accessories than use a skill slot for the Absorb passives.

* PowerUpLetdown: Upgraded skills replace their weaker versions. Makes enough sense since they're more powerful... however, their cost is more than triple that of the vanilla skills. Thus while they'll do more damage, with the Boost system granting second-turn no-cost attacks, having the first turn attack be so expensive is less than ideal.

* BigDamnHeroes: How the teams meet; and naturally, neither side can resist [[DynamicEntry putting a little flair into their entrance]]. (The Investigation team even strike poses reminiscent of [[JoJosBizarreAdventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventures]] during their dramatic reveal.)

** Akihiko will sometimes comment about the cape Phantom Mage Shadows wear, which he eventually wars in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena''.

---> '''Zen:''' Rei, I...I remember everything now. [[spoiler:[[GodInHumanForm I am Chronos]], he wh has dominion over time...I came here to take you away.]]

---> '''Zen:''' Rei cannot...stay here. In fact...she can't...stay anywhere. The truth is...[[spoiler:[[DeadAllAlong Rei is dead]].]]

** More than that, there are very few bosses or [=FOEs=] that are immune to to status effects like panic or poison. The latter is very powerful up until the late game as a way to greatly increase your damage while the former is a near complete distable. Both types of spells are also much cheaper to cast than offensive magic and have numerous supporting skills like Death's Scythe or Circle Recovery. Binds can also trivialize encounters by disabling their attacks or making it very difficult for bosses to hit you while at the same time forcing them to go last ''and'' making all your attacks hit, turning skills like Myriad Arrows into gamebreakers. Even the final boss, the three toughest [=FOEs=], Zeus and the Velvet siblings are vulnerable to panic.

* BigDamnHeroes: How the teams meet; and naturally, neither side can resist [[DynamicEntry putting a little flair into their entrance]]. (The Investigation team even strikes a SuperSentaiStance during their dramatic reveal.)

*** [[spoiler: The official fanbook of the game reveals that he is actually a Yggdroid - one of twelve superior ones, even.]]

* TheNicknamer: Teddie, as usual. Here, he calls the ''P3'' protagonist "Hancho" and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Shinjiro]] "Gakky."

* SuddenlyVoiced: The ''Persona 3'' protagonist, who had no real spoken lines in his game, and didn't make any voiced appearances in any spin-off games either. [[spoiler:Both characters are this at the end of their respective routes]].

--> '''Yosuke''': Yo! Hope we didn't miss all the fun.

** Akihiko will sometimes comment about the cape Phantom Mage Shadows wear, which he eventually wars in ''Videogame/Persona4Arena''.

--> '''Mitsuru''': All right, time for your [[FateWorseThanDeath execution]]. [[SadisticChoice Now which would you rather be]]: [[ExtremeDoormat a welcome mat]] [[HarmlessFreezing or an ice sculpture?]]

--> '''Naoto''': I call this, "Mystery Food X: The Final Edition"...

* NoNameGiven[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The two protagonists are only referred to as either "Leader" or "Vice Leader" in the manga adaptation. In the game, whoever the player character selects is considered as "Leader" while the opposite protagonist is the "Vice Leader". The younger ''Persona 4'' heroes (Kanji, Naoto and Rise) use "Senpai" to refer to the P4 Hero while Teddie uses "Sensei".

* RedOniBlueOni: The protagonists have a bit of this going on. They're both the [[TheStoic calm, collected]] [[TheLeader leader-types]]; but the ''P4'' hero has more assertive body language and is quite obviously "The Boss" of his crew, while the ''P3'' hero leans more towards being TheQuietOne and acts as the "pillar" of his team rather than leader. In the route where they can speak, ''P4'' hero is more likely to make a quip, while ''P3'' hero takes awhile to warm up. It goes to their teams too; Investigation Team's members take potshots at each other, more open about their secrets, and visibly laidback with it - while many of [=SEE=]'s members are reserved, there's an air of professionalism between them, and even times where they're borderline hostile.

* RequiredPartyMember: Some requests require you to have a certain member in your party in order to complete it. For example, one request to investigate part of the Evil Spirit Club requires you to put [[NightmareFetishist Yukiko]] in your party. The battle against Elizabeth that allows the party to awaken to their Ultimate Personas requires that only both main protagonists show up to face her.

* CrackPairing: Happens InUniverse at the end of the Group Date Café. You can be paired with anyone, including ''[[BestialityIsDepraved Koromaru]]''.

* InterfaceSpoiler: If you view Zen & Rei's status screen, you'll notice that they're weak to Hama (Light) and resistant to Mudo (Dark). It makes sense when you find out that [[spoiler:[[DeadAllAlong they're actually ghosts]].]]

* BossInMooksClothing: [=FOEs=] are an enemy type that shows up on most levels. They aren't run into normally but rather a fight starts when you walk into one or vice versa on the map. Almost all of them have some kind of gimmick and while most ignore you and may not even move, some will chase you down. Two of them that are particularly notable are the Festival Dudes and the Reaper. The first has much more powerful attacks than even normal [=FOEs=] as well as the ability to fully heal itself whenever it pleases. To beat it, you basically need to come at them it with a special party you wouldn't normally think to use[[note]]The player has to make up a four-man party using any of the guys barring Ken (because of his age), Koromaru and Teddie (because they aren't human). Elizabeth hints at this when the request to beat one of them is made available.[[/note]], which it accepts as a challenge and bars it from using Crazed Slash early on or Diarahan at all. The Reaper gets special navigator dialogue urging you to run immediately and for good reason: It's at least as strong as the final boss and can wipe you out in moments if you aren't prepared or get unlucky. Much of the final level is spent fleeing from, avoiding or blocking it so you can proceed.

* RequiredPartyMember: Some requests require you to have a certain member in your party in order to complete it. For example, one request to investigate part of the Evil Spirit Club requires you to put [[NightmareFetishist Yukiko]] in your party.

** After [[spoiler:everyone gets to have their upgraded Personas]], both Shinjiro and Koromaru turn the offer down due to their personal reasons, but you can still [[spoiler:upgrade to their fourth moves anyway]].

* HeroicMime: In typical ShinMegamiTensei fashion, your chosen protagonist counts. Averted with the protagonist opposite the one you chose, who has his own lines.

* {{BookEnds}}: Nanako is present during the prologue and epilogue of Side ''P4''. On both occasions, she almost address Kanji with Mister.