Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Ken Amada / Naoto Shirogane Character Trailers

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Building upon other recently released character trailers, ATLUS USA have shared two more for upcoming dungeon-crawling RPG Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. These videos share a look at cross-over characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4: the young spear-wielding Ken Amada and the analytical “detective prince” Naoto Shirogane.

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Ken Amada

Don’t be deceived by his tiny physique, because Ken has some powerful spells up his sleeves. His Persona, Nemesis, has a versatile set of spells, relying on lightning based attacks and instant-kill light attacks. He also gets access to Recarm early for reviving his fallen allies. His spells and spear can both hit from the back row, so that’s where you’ll want to keep him… you can’t cast Recarm when he’s knocked out, after all. Since casting is his bread and butter, matching Ken with a magic-heavy sub-Persona that can add additional elements to his arsenal is a good strategy, or finding a good healing Persona to turn him into more of a utility back-liner.

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Naoto Shirogane

You don’t get the title “Detective Prince” by being a crappy shot. Naoto’s revolver brings the heat from the back line with powerful ranged attacks, complimented by both the light and dark instant kill spells, Hama and Mudo. Though Hama and Mudo are always risky, her Persona Sukuna-Hikona having one of the highest base luck stats will tip chances in your favor. Like Ken, a good caster sub-Persona is key to unlocking Naoto’s spell-dependent attacks, especially when she unlocks Megido, a powerful almighty spell.