Trivia / Persona 4: Arena

• Acting for Two: Karen Strassman is the English voice of both Aigis and Nanako.
• Late Export for You: The Europe release was delayed for a whopping 10 months, nevermind that the game was the first (and only) PS3 game to be region-locked. Fans were pissed to the point where they actually threatened to cancel pre-orders and boycott the launch. Atlus would go on to promise that they would make very sure the catastrophe will not happen again and didn't try the same gimmick with Ultimax.
• Marth Debuted in "Smash Bros.": Labrys debuted in this game for overseas players, as the Drama CD she originated from was never released outside of Japan.
• Schedule Slip: In Europe, the game was originally slated for a September 2012 release. European distributors Zen United/PQube were finally able to confirm a May 10th release in the middle of March 2013. In comparison, Persona 4: Golden, the Updated Re-release of the original Persona 4 for Vita, was released in February 2013 in Europe.
• Similarly Named Works: An odd example involving official abbreviations of works within the same franchise — In Japan, Persona 4: The Animation uses P4A as its abbreviation, separated from this game, which uses P4U. However, outside of Japan, this game is also known as P4A instead due to its Market-Based Title. Cue bouts of confusion when attempting to discuss this game on anime forums.
• The Other Darrin: Fuuka's voice is now that of Wendee Lee instead of her unidentified actress from Persona 3.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Ryotaro Dojima was considered as a playable character (instead of a Persona, he'd summon Nanako, giving the impression he would have been a Joke Character), but Atlus bluntly shot the idea down.
  • Akihiko's initial design for the game was, in the words of Zen United, similar to Jason Statham in The Transporter, implying Soejima may have planned to give him a design similar to his Persona -trinity soul- appearance. However, the director felt a 'wild man' was needed, and influenced Akihiko's drastic change in appearance.
  • Aigis was intended to have a braided ponytail in her new design. That went to Fuuka in the end.
  • Going through the sound test in Gallery mode shows some unused lines for each of the characters, including the Investigation Team calling out their Ultimate Personas, and the Shadow Operatives calling out their own initial Personas. Obviously, the unused Personas were considered for the game at some time, but ultimately failed to make it into the final product.

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