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🦋 IC Information

Character Name: Eikichi Mishina
Age: 16
Canon: Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Canon Point: End of the game (about to reform a new reality and lose his memories accordingly)
Character History: The Wiki does a great job.
Canon Abilities:
I apologize for the long descriptions, but older Persona games don't use exactly the same mechanics as the later games, so I felt it would be better to explain them more in depth.

Persona User
Eikichi is able to summon Persona, which are described in canon as being the physical manifestations of the masks a person wears to protect themselves against the world. He gained this power at a very young age (6) playing the "Persona Game" with his friends during one of their many play sessions together at a shrine. The "Persona Game" was a sort of ritual you played that apparently would reveal to you who your true love would be. For most people, playing the game wouldn't result in anything happening, just a fun spooky game to play with friends (think Bloody Mary in the mirror).

However, certain individuals would end up meeting a being called Philemon in a place called the Collective Unconsciousness, where all souls return after death to be reborn. Those able to recall their name (aka their Sense of Self) in that world were rewarded by Philemon with the ability to summon Personas. After which, they would also be able to see the Velvet Room (where Personas can be exchanged and summoned) run by one of his servants, Igor.

However due to a dramatic event shortly after his awakening, Eikcihi wouldn't use his Persona until he was in high school, incorrectly calling it a shinigami (death god) until the plot of the game is set into motion and he begins to use his Persona powers in full.

"Wild*" Card User (*Terms and Conditions Apply)
In modern Persona games, only the protagonists (and main rivals) have a wild card ability; that is able to summon multiple Personas depending on the situation while the rest of the team have a single evolving Persona.

However in the older Persona games, the entire party were also able to switch Personas. The cravat, unlike their later counterparts, is that they aren't of the "Fool" arcana, and therefore usage is tied to affinities for certain arcana, usually based on their personalities, sex and their main arcana (in Eikichi's case, Death). This would mean that using a persona that they have a bad affinity with, for example, would use up the magic a lot faster than a persona they have a great affinity with. For RP purposes, this would mean that Eikichi would attack once with a bad persona vs 5 times with soul Persona. Additionally, using a 'bad' affinity persona also makes them uncomfortable (think like having to wear wet socks, or hearing the sound of nails against a chalkboard). Certain Personas can't be equipped by others as well, which have the Worst affinity (for example, Eikcihi couldn't use Tatsuya's soul persona, Apollo).

Because the Velvet Room is unavailable, Eikcihi will come with 6 Personas that were used by his team (There are 10 persona slots in the game, shared between all 5 party members, so it would be his own persona and the five shared ones). HOWEVER, mods permitting, I think it would be amusing if he also arrives with the 4 other personas that belong to his friends - he won't be able to use them, but at least they'd be with him ;)

Eikichi's Soul Persona Hades | Death Arcana | Affinity: Great

Ebisu | Coins | Affinity: Great
Shiva | Chariot | Affinity: Good
Vishnu | Emperor | Affinity: Best
Futsuno Mitama | Cups | Affinity: Great
Lucifer | Devil | Affinity: Bad (Gotta have one)

As mentioned before, if mods are willing, he'd also show up with Apollo (Tatsuya's Soul Persona) | Artemis (Maya's Soul Persona) | Venus (Lisa's Soul Persona) | Chronos (Jun's Soul Persona). All have the WORST affinity, meaning he cannot equip or use them, but they are there, to be used as plot fodder and drama.

Real World Persona Usage
Persona 1 and 2 both take place in the 'real' world, meaning the Persona summoning isn't done in an alternate dimension (Dark Hour in P3, TV World in P4 and Metaverse in P5). Additionally, Eikichi can summon his persona without the aid of a tool, he simply thinks about using it, and it appears behind him in blue glowing light.

Fusion Spells
A mechanic in Persona 2, fusion spells are combined attacks from two or more persona users that create various effects depending on what is used. Here is a list of possible spells.

For roleplay purposes, I'd like to go with the 'rule of cool' in the sense that I wouldn't want the spells to be overpowered, but more used in a storytelling manner. They are flashy attacks and they would be limited to be used with other Persona users after Eikichi develops a rapport with them.

Demon Negotiation
The foes in Persona 2 are demons (and humans later) instead of shadows, and therefore have human-like emotions. Instead of fighting them, the Persona users can attempt to form a contract with them (a system that will later be reused in Persona 5 in a different manner). Humans can't be negotiated with.

Eikichi has 4 manners to negotiate:

- Self-Promotion (Bragging about how great he is, of course)
- Take Control (Call demons names and bring out his Boss aspect of personality by threatening them)
- Discuss Life (Cheer demons up and tell them that they aren't too bad! Life is great! Keep that smile babe!)
- Sing ( He performs a song...well attempts to sing anyway).

I list these here, as he may try to do this during the first few missions he is sent out with.

Persona User Durability
It's been implied (especially in the earlier games) that having Personas makes you more durable than the average human. This is, however, usually in retaliation to either other Persona user attacks or demons, so in a roleplay manner, it only makes him less likely to bleed compared to a non-powered human but he'd still feel pain.

It also allows someone like Eikichi to be the strongest physical fighter in his group, lifting his fellow classmates with no issue despite being incredibly thin and hating physical education to the point of skipping it.

Soul Persona Ability
Something that seems to be unique to Persona 2, their initial Persona (before evolving to their stronger forms) also bestow them a skill that is usable in real life. Eikichi's initial soul persona being Rhadamanthus, one of the three judges of the afterlife in Greek Mythology, allows him to more easily detect if people are lying (it is presented as a of 6th sense). However, it sometimes doesn't work and can backfire - for example because he was afraid of his father, he believed him when he said he knew 21 types of combat (this was a lie), and because of his ability, he created a self-perpetuating lie that it had to be the truth because he should know if it was a lie.

Roleplay wise, I would ask players/mods first and I assume the fae are able to lie or bend truth very efficiently, so he wouldn't detect something automatically.

Weakly Sensing Other Persona Users
In the later games, there are a few persona users who are 'navigators', meaning they don't participate in battle and work more from an analytic standpoint. They are usually able to sense other Persona users and speak with them via telepathy. In Persona 1 and 2, since there are no navigators, all Persona users have an innate ability to sense other persona users, but it is a very watered down version, all they can do is sense other Persona users if they are close by.

Inventory:
- His phone (cia 1999 model, flip phone where typing takes forever)
- His wallet
- Yellow Owl Mask (The Phoenix Ranger Featherman mask that Eikichi wore 10 years ago and the catalyst to be able to summon his ultimate Persona)
- Legendary Aqua Case aka his Machine Gun in a guitar case that can also be used to smite people.
- A piece of broken mirror
- His band (Gas Chamber)'s armband that he made himself

Personality
Option 1: Answer the following questions. Elaborate on the answer, especially your characters thoughts and feelings surrounding the answer. For Canon Characters, you can choose four questions. For Original Characters, you will need to choose six questions. Keep the word count to 150-400 per question.

1. What mythological creature would your character most like to be? Which do they identify with? Which would they dread being? Feel free to use our Bestiary for reference.

In a way I feel it's cheating considering his personas (a judge of the dead and the Lord of the Dead himself), but Eikichi would be either a shinigami (if we talk his world's mythology) or a Nagual (if we go by the game's dictionary). Thankfully it's also a case of what a character wants to be matches with who they would most likely be. If you'd ask him, he'd also add that he wants to be a good looking animal if he's to become a nagual.

The role of a protector/death mythological creature actually fits him very well; Eikichi is the (ex)Boss of his school, a self-appointed title where he acts like a cross between a protector to his fellow students and private policing of delinquent students. Granted, he did bully the bullies, but if anything it fits with how Naguals are, and he did learn to grow out of this issue in the game. When he stepped down from being the Boss, his fellow students feel lost without his guidance and he promises to help them regardless. Another party member remarks that he's the type of leader people should aspire to be, the 'real deal.' Additionally, he's not above beating up or fighting back if he needs to protect those that he loves. When Lisa (one of the party members) gets slapped by the main game's villain, he goes mad with rage and tries to attack him on his own (he fails, but the thought is there). This personality trait is so deeply ingrained to him that in the game's sequel, the other reality's Eikichi, without having access to a Persona thus being just a normal, powerless human, still goes into a research facility to save the school's bully despite him hating his guts and trying to kill him because he feels it is his duty as the school's Boss.

On the other hand, there's a blanket response to who he would dread being; anything that doesn't look good or pretty (he wouldn't mind at all being a female monster, as long as he looks good). Realistically, one of the worst creatures would be a Havhest; along with the fact it's made of an unholy combo of an ugly horse and fish (he really, really hates fish, the look, the smell, the large fish eyes), the fact the creature seems to be purely animistic scares me deeply and makes him uneasy. Eikichi needs a goal in life, just existing as a creature to either hunt or be hunted down frightens him.


2. If your character could ask for one wish, and it's going to be magically granted without any consequence, what will it be and why?

Eikichi wouldn't even have to think about it.

The second he'd get this offer and knew it was in good faith, he'd ask for himself and his friends be able to keep their memories intact once the new reality was established without a penalty to reality. It is a rather selfish wish and he knows it: the 'Innocent Sin' of them meeting as children and playing together was subtly manipulated by Nyarlathotep (the game's big bad) in order to cause a cascade of events for ten years leading the world to ending (literally). For this new reality to exist, Philemon explained that their initial meeting has to be erased from reality itself, meaning they won't get to remember their friendships and the hell they experienced together. They are told that there is no other choice and that remembering what happened or refusing to let go could cause grave consequences to the very fabric of reality (which is seen in its sequel when the protagonist can't bring themselves to do it). For the greater good, they have to accept it or stay behind the old reality and the broken world.

At the time, Eikichi did accept this rule, right before he was whisked off to the Court instead of a new reality that had been promised. At the time, it seemed like the only way to fix things and become the unsung heroes, but each passing day means he has time to properly reflect on the choice and how unfair it is. With each day, it becomes harder, and, ironically, his memory still intact yet not being to see them causes him to long for them more.


3. If there's one person your character would follow to another realm, who would it be and why? If there's no one, state that and explain why.

That's actually initially a hard question because Eikichi would be perpetually stuck choosing between one of his friends, his big sisterly figure, Maya, or his girlfriend, Miyabi who he changed his entirely personality in order for him to be the man of her dreams (while meanwhile she felt so guilty she ended up becoming plump that neither recognized each other at first when they met again ten years later).

Eventually, however, he'd go with Miyabi, assuming that his friends and Maya are able to take care of themselves. The line would be very very thin, however with Miyabi being mere inches above everyone else. That being said, Miyabi shaped who Eikichi is and was. She was the only person who liked him as Eikichi Mishina the shy, stuttering fat six year old kid and also the self-proclaimed visual kei musical god Michael. Now that both of them have actually confessed to each other their crushes, defeated Eikichi's shadow and kissed (with LOVE lighting up above their head), he'd follow her to the realms of hell if he needed to. Losing her and her not being in this world is going to affect him for the first few months, at the very least. Something he'd worked up for ten years, that ended in success and then removed right under his feet? It hurts. A lot.


4. What is your character's most outstanding personality trait, and why?

Self-Narcissist. Which at first might seem like a very very negative trait, (and for many reasons, it is), but as with many things in Persona, it is actually a facade that he keeps up publicly to protect himself. It's also used for comedic purposes, because Eikichi does not have a mute button and questions about his image are dealt with swiftly (and stupidly).

The narcissism started when he was much younger; Eikichi was a shy kid bullied due to his weight and stutter. The only person he liked was even forced by other children to tell Eikichi that she hated him. Instead of giving up, he changed his life around, as befitting a character with the Death arcana, decided to undertake a new start in life and drastic personality change. As he grew older, he lost weight and developed a rock-star image that he presents himself with to the point that people who knew him as a child would never recognize him now. Everything is about image, telling people how he's the best at something, how good he is, and thanks to his Persona, there is some truth to it. Eikichi knew what was the best for his school as the Boss, and with his powers, no one could really tell him no or try to stop him. He even embraces a musical visual-kei look and renames himself Michael instead of his real name in school, all the more to perpetuate his greatness. This, however, still masks that same shy kid with a low self-esteem; the narcissism is, in a way, a 'fake it til you make it' part of himself that he hasn't made it completely. It also contrasts heavily with how much he cares about others, and how unexpected it is for the same guy to say how beautiful and amazing he is to also want to take a bullet for you, but then complain that said bullet grazed his face and ruined his makeup and oh gods his day is ruined!

Thankfully, that indulgence towards himself also isn't a greed to have more or a trait that would directly harm others - it makes him irritable with how he deals with things, but Eikcihi is more of a protector than anything else.

He just knows what's best for you.

🦋 Fae Court

List your top three choices for your characters adoptive court. The mods will choose the one out of those three options that seems the most fitting based on your app.

• The Autumn Court


• The Dawn Court


• The Summer Court

Ability:
3) Yes, but they either have no ability of their own, or they refuse to trade theirs away; they will buy their court's ability on credit.

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