With only a little more than a fortnight to go until Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth launches on the Nintendo 3DS in international markets, North American publisher ATLUS USA have shared four brand new characters trailers, featuring members of S.E.E.S. and the Investigation who will have some form of playable role in the game.
As they did in their original games, Fuuka Yamagishi and Rise Kujikawa will have navigator roles. While not directly controllable in battle, their roles will be much more important as they can now use “Leader Skills” on the main character’s turn. These skills provide a range of abilities, such as healing or exposing weaknesses. Labyrinth navigators can also use passive support skills, such as higher rates in spawning rare shadows or lowering the encounter rate!. They will also be able to equip sub-Personas as well, so it will be possible to keep an additional two sub-Persona’s of your choice levelled up. Depending on what plans ATLUS USA have for DLC, it may eventually be possible to recruit the Denizen’s of the Velvet Room, Marie and Nanako Dojima as additional navigators.
Trailers have also been released for Kanji Tatsumi and the fluffy/adorable Koromaru, who will this time be his own separate character rather than a partner of Ken Amada as he was in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
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Fuuka Yamagishi
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Rise Kujikawa
Rise is no stranger to the spotlight and uses those skills to help out her teammates! Her support abilities can manipulate turn order, and let a team member go first — either to land a crucial killing blow or get off a quick heal to save the entire party.
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Kanji Tatsumi
I’ll bash you good! The brash Kanji is back as a front-line brawler with his trusty metal chair. He has high HP for brutal physical attacks and his Persona Take-Mikazuchi gives him lightning elemental attacks. A high HP sub-Persona works well for Kanji, but it’s up to you if you want to make him an all-out damage dealer or a tank with defensive abilities.
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Koromaru
Koro! KORO! Sooooo fluffy! The adorable canine Persona-user from P3 is back and cuter than ever in Persona Q! But despite his cute looks, Koro is a highly competent frontline fighter, either through slashing attacks or assaulting with Fire and Dark magic from his Persona Cerberus. Koromaru is a strong attacker, either through magic abilities or physical attacks, so it’s up to your play-style to determine what kind of sub-Persona to use.