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Player Name: Jin
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Are you over the age of 18?: Yes
Invitation Link: N/A, current player
Current Characters: Junah Cygnus
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IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Minato Arisato
Species: Human
Canon: Persona 3
Canon Point: Post-canon, after March 5, 2010
Character Age: 17
CRAU: No
Character Appearance: Here.
Powers and Abilities: Minato is a Persona-user. He is effectively a summoner, calling forth entities that are the physical manifestations of the "masks" one wears to conduct themselves within society. As a "wild card" he has the ability to carry up to 12 Personas as opposed to the usual single Persona. However, he is unable to swap around which 12 he has access to due to losing his connection to the Velvet Room. Calling forth a Persona consumes energy, and it can only be done through the use of regaining an item called the Evoker. Should he regain his ability to use Personas, he'd begin with his initial Persona, Orpheus. He is also comfortable with wielding a sword.
What Did Your Character Wish For? The happiness of everyone he met at Port Island.
What Potion Did They Receive? Gold
Did They Drink It? Yes
If Yes, What Element/Animal? A black and tan Shiba Inu.
Character Questions:
1. Who is the person your character is most bonded with from their canon, or who is someone they miss the most and why?
There is no single person which Minato is most bonded with from their canon. Instead, he values each individual, each connection, and each relationship he manages to forge. However, the group of people he likely misses the most are the members of SEES. He spent the most amount of time at their sides during his final year of life spent at Port Island, and it was through them that he learned what composed a fulfilling life. They lived together at the dorms and struggled side by side against inhuman odds throughout the course of Persona 3's events. These experiences entirely reshaped Minato's opinion that life should not be spent merely awaiting one's end, but instead, it is something to be treasured and spent with those who make that life worth living.
2. What are they most afraid of and why?
Minato fears loss, which can make him reluctant to grow close to other people. He is deeply afraid of the pain that comes with mourning that loss. He cares fervently about people which makes him grieve the loss of that connection even more. Initially, this stemmed from the untimely death of his parents in a car accident. That same night, he became the vessel of Death, interring him with the knowledge that all things must come to an end. That sentiment became deeply engraved within Minato: nothing lasts forever. And if nothing can last forever, then loss is something that is to be feared.
3. What are their emotional, mental, and physical weaknesses and why?
Minato is extremely perceptive and sensitive towards other people's thoughts and feelings, but he has a very poor sense of his own. He willfully ignores his own needs and buries his own feelings too. In fact, his lack of self-awareness and self-reflection oftentimes means others need to point out that something seems to be bothering him before he can identify that feeling within himself.
His mental weakness is the fact that he accepts things at face value too readily. Minato simply does not find it necessary to delve deeper and investigate things that might seem a little off or a little strange. As a result, it can be fairly easy to manipulate him simply because he can't see any reason to decline a request or to say no.
Physically, Minato is an ordinary human which comes with all the frailty of being mortal. Though he knows how to fight and is unafraid of jumping into them, he's not particularly sturdy as someone who skews more towards a jrpg mage build as opposed to a physical one. He's also prone to fatigue which can result in him needing to nap or rest for several days.
4. What discrepancies are there between their inner self (who they feel they are) and their outer self (how they present themselves to others)?
The distant, aloof, and self-assured image Minato projects to the outer world is unintentional. He's reserved and keeps to himself, which oftentimes casts the picture of someone apathetic to the worries and woes of the world. Some might even perceive him as cold. However, the inner self is one that struggles with reaching out to others, even though the people who stop to speak with him find that Minato is fairly easy for them to talk to. He cares deeply about the people around him and humanity as a whole. There's a certain warmth to his genuine self as well, one that harbors a quiet sort of kindness. In fact, he's often a little surprised to hear that someone was caught off guard by the fact that he cared about something.
5. What would make them happiest and why?
Minato's happiness is closely tied to the happiness of those he loves. If those people could live fulfilling lives filled with joy each and every day, that would make him wholeheartedly satisfied with his own life even if it was overflowing with misfortune. In part, this is because he views himself as expendable as greatly elevates others' happiness above his own. He greatly treasures each person whom he bonds with and is often looking for ways to return the fulfillment their relationship gave him. And thus, so long as they are happy, then he will be happy too.
6. What characteristics does someone need to have to be your character's ideal significant other?
Minato's ideal significant other is one that is complementary to him and supports him through his own flaws. Therefore, they must be equal parts keen and equal parts stubborn. They must have an acute sense of reading his emotions with the ability to spot when something doesn't sit right with him. They must also be stubborn enough to confront him about it, as Minato's immediate instinct to having something pointed out about him is to close himself off and wall the person out. His ideal significant other should be patient enough to give him time to come back out of that shell, but also entirely unafraid about breaking it down if he's taking too long to get something off his chest.
7. Would your character make a sacrifice to save someone else and why or why not?
Unequivocally, yes, but with the caveat that he is the only one who needs to make that sacrifice. Minato would steadfastly reject any path that requires sacrifice from others, but he would offer himself up in a heartbeat. He refuses to believe it is fair or necessary for the people around him to give something up even if it is for the greater good, but he does not think to extend that same principle to himself. It simply does not register for him, that it might not be very fair towards him to sacrifice something. This is further displayed by his refusal to kill Ryoji Mochizuki to spare everyone from the painful knowledge of the Fall, but had no qualms with offering up his own life for the world and finding complete satisfaction in it too.
8. What is one thing they would tell their younger self if they had the chance, or if your character is young, what is one thing they would want their older self to remember?
If given the chance, Minato would encourage his younger self to be less wary of reaching out to others. The fulfillment and payoff of having known another person and being together through life's joys and life's sorrows far outweigh the grief of those moments being fleeting. Had his younger self received those words of motivation, perhaps he would have grown up to be someone whose horizons expanded far beyond those of his current self. Though Minato is generally not someone who carries regret, he does readily acknowledge that his younger self was greatly hampered by his fear of loss, and that he likely missed out on many potentially positive life experiences.
9. When in dire circumstances does your character fight, flee, freeze or fawn and how does that look?
In dire circumstances, Minato's first instinct is to freeze. Despite being designated as field leader for SEES and being decisive in a fight, he can struggle a bit in dire situations because he doesn't tend to try and take control of situations for himself. His personality also veers more towards passivity which further adds to that response, one which results in him unable to spur himself into any action whatsoever. However, once he's managed to break himself out of that freeze response (or once someone else has managed to do it for him), he'll fight all the way to the bitter end even if it may cost him his own life.
10. Why did your character make the wish they did?
Minato's greatest desire is to return all the love others have shown to him, not because he does not believe that he deserved it, but because he wishes for others to experience the same degree of fulfillment that he experienced through his relationships with them. Naturally, his wish would be that they could receive that same joy. He believes true joy cannot be decoupled from sorrow though, so it is not a wish for them to never experience sadness, but instead, to draw happiness from the feeling that they can live their lives to the fullest. Perhaps it is also a logical wish too, given that Minato arrived from a world nearly destroyed by humanity's despair and wish to end their suffering.
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Player Name: Jin
Pronoun Preferences: None
Contact:
Are you over the age of 18?: Yes
Invitation Link: N/A, current player
Current Characters: Junah Cygnus
Link to Permissions: Permissions.
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Minato Arisato
Species: Human
Canon: Persona 3
Canon Point: Post-canon, after March 5, 2010
Character Age: 17
CRAU: No
Character Appearance: Here.
Powers and Abilities: Minato is a Persona-user. He is effectively a summoner, calling forth entities that are the physical manifestations of the "masks" one wears to conduct themselves within society. As a "wild card" he has the ability to carry up to 12 Personas as opposed to the usual single Persona. However, he is unable to swap around which 12 he has access to due to losing his connection to the Velvet Room. Calling forth a Persona consumes energy, and it can only be done through the use of regaining an item called the Evoker. Should he regain his ability to use Personas, he'd begin with his initial Persona, Orpheus. He is also comfortable with wielding a sword.
What Did Your Character Wish For? The happiness of everyone he met at Port Island.
What Potion Did They Receive? Gold
Did They Drink It? Yes
If Yes, What Element/Animal? A black and tan Shiba Inu.
Character Questions:
1. Who is the person your character is most bonded with from their canon, or who is someone they miss the most and why?
There is no single person which Minato is most bonded with from their canon. Instead, he values each individual, each connection, and each relationship he manages to forge. However, the group of people he likely misses the most are the members of SEES. He spent the most amount of time at their sides during his final year of life spent at Port Island, and it was through them that he learned what composed a fulfilling life. They lived together at the dorms and struggled side by side against inhuman odds throughout the course of Persona 3's events. These experiences entirely reshaped Minato's opinion that life should not be spent merely awaiting one's end, but instead, it is something to be treasured and spent with those who make that life worth living.
2. What are they most afraid of and why?
Minato fears loss, which can make him reluctant to grow close to other people. He is deeply afraid of the pain that comes with mourning that loss. He cares fervently about people which makes him grieve the loss of that connection even more. Initially, this stemmed from the untimely death of his parents in a car accident. That same night, he became the vessel of Death, interring him with the knowledge that all things must come to an end. That sentiment became deeply engraved within Minato: nothing lasts forever. And if nothing can last forever, then loss is something that is to be feared.
3. What are their emotional, mental, and physical weaknesses and why?
Minato is extremely perceptive and sensitive towards other people's thoughts and feelings, but he has a very poor sense of his own. He willfully ignores his own needs and buries his own feelings too. In fact, his lack of self-awareness and self-reflection oftentimes means others need to point out that something seems to be bothering him before he can identify that feeling within himself.
His mental weakness is the fact that he accepts things at face value too readily. Minato simply does not find it necessary to delve deeper and investigate things that might seem a little off or a little strange. As a result, it can be fairly easy to manipulate him simply because he can't see any reason to decline a request or to say no.
Physically, Minato is an ordinary human which comes with all the frailty of being mortal. Though he knows how to fight and is unafraid of jumping into them, he's not particularly sturdy as someone who skews more towards a jrpg mage build as opposed to a physical one. He's also prone to fatigue which can result in him needing to nap or rest for several days.
4. What discrepancies are there between their inner self (who they feel they are) and their outer self (how they present themselves to others)?
The distant, aloof, and self-assured image Minato projects to the outer world is unintentional. He's reserved and keeps to himself, which oftentimes casts the picture of someone apathetic to the worries and woes of the world. Some might even perceive him as cold. However, the inner self is one that struggles with reaching out to others, even though the people who stop to speak with him find that Minato is fairly easy for them to talk to. He cares deeply about the people around him and humanity as a whole. There's a certain warmth to his genuine self as well, one that harbors a quiet sort of kindness. In fact, he's often a little surprised to hear that someone was caught off guard by the fact that he cared about something.
5. What would make them happiest and why?
Minato's happiness is closely tied to the happiness of those he loves. If those people could live fulfilling lives filled with joy each and every day, that would make him wholeheartedly satisfied with his own life even if it was overflowing with misfortune. In part, this is because he views himself as expendable as greatly elevates others' happiness above his own. He greatly treasures each person whom he bonds with and is often looking for ways to return the fulfillment their relationship gave him. And thus, so long as they are happy, then he will be happy too.
6. What characteristics does someone need to have to be your character's ideal significant other?
Minato's ideal significant other is one that is complementary to him and supports him through his own flaws. Therefore, they must be equal parts keen and equal parts stubborn. They must have an acute sense of reading his emotions with the ability to spot when something doesn't sit right with him. They must also be stubborn enough to confront him about it, as Minato's immediate instinct to having something pointed out about him is to close himself off and wall the person out. His ideal significant other should be patient enough to give him time to come back out of that shell, but also entirely unafraid about breaking it down if he's taking too long to get something off his chest.
7. Would your character make a sacrifice to save someone else and why or why not?
Unequivocally, yes, but with the caveat that he is the only one who needs to make that sacrifice. Minato would steadfastly reject any path that requires sacrifice from others, but he would offer himself up in a heartbeat. He refuses to believe it is fair or necessary for the people around him to give something up even if it is for the greater good, but he does not think to extend that same principle to himself. It simply does not register for him, that it might not be very fair towards him to sacrifice something. This is further displayed by his refusal to kill Ryoji Mochizuki to spare everyone from the painful knowledge of the Fall, but had no qualms with offering up his own life for the world and finding complete satisfaction in it too.
8. What is one thing they would tell their younger self if they had the chance, or if your character is young, what is one thing they would want their older self to remember?
If given the chance, Minato would encourage his younger self to be less wary of reaching out to others. The fulfillment and payoff of having known another person and being together through life's joys and life's sorrows far outweigh the grief of those moments being fleeting. Had his younger self received those words of motivation, perhaps he would have grown up to be someone whose horizons expanded far beyond those of his current self. Though Minato is generally not someone who carries regret, he does readily acknowledge that his younger self was greatly hampered by his fear of loss, and that he likely missed out on many potentially positive life experiences.
9. When in dire circumstances does your character fight, flee, freeze or fawn and how does that look?
In dire circumstances, Minato's first instinct is to freeze. Despite being designated as field leader for SEES and being decisive in a fight, he can struggle a bit in dire situations because he doesn't tend to try and take control of situations for himself. His personality also veers more towards passivity which further adds to that response, one which results in him unable to spur himself into any action whatsoever. However, once he's managed to break himself out of that freeze response (or once someone else has managed to do it for him), he'll fight all the way to the bitter end even if it may cost him his own life.
10. Why did your character make the wish they did?
Minato's greatest desire is to return all the love others have shown to him, not because he does not believe that he deserved it, but because he wishes for others to experience the same degree of fulfillment that he experienced through his relationships with them. Naturally, his wish would be that they could receive that same joy. He believes true joy cannot be decoupled from sorrow though, so it is not a wish for them to never experience sadness, but instead, to draw happiness from the feeling that they can live their lives to the fullest. Perhaps it is also a logical wish too, given that Minato arrived from a world nearly destroyed by humanity's despair and wish to end their suffering.
Samples:
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