Aigis or Aegis (アイギス) is one of the main characters first introduced in Persona 3 and was later featured in Persona 4 Arena and its sequel Persona 4 Arena Ultimax as a playable character.
She is a founding member of Shadow Operatives who works with the Kirijo Group along with Mitsuru Kirijo, Akihiko Sanada and Labrys' sister.
History[]
Persona 3[]
Aigis is an Anti-Shadow Weapon who was activated ten years before the events of Persona 3, her mission was to defeat or seal away Death so that the coming of Nyx would be averted. Since she was unable to defeat Death, she sealed the entity away in a young boy who was the sole survivor of a nearby car crash. That young boy was Makoto Yuki (the protagonist).
Aigis meets the SEES members when visiting Yakushima.
Aigis, along with the other SEES members, decide to confront Nyx and stop him doing the Fall.
After the Dark Hour ends, Aigis is, at first, the only one who remembers Tartarus, the Dark Hour, and the protagonist's sacrifice during his borrowed month of life after the defeat of Nyx. She allows him to live like a normal student for the few precious weeks that he has. Then, on Graduation Day, she holds the protagonist as he drifts into his final sleep, and swears that she will live her life protecting him, unaware that he is dying at that very moment.
Persona 4 Arena[]
Aigis is called in to lead Shadow Operatives in stopping the hijacking. As she finds Mitsuru among one of the passengers, Aigis sees a young woman in a long white dress, much like herself when she was first seen. Mitsuru tell Aigis that an important piece of cargo has been stolen which contains a previous generation model named Labrys.
Trivia[]
- Aigis' English Voice actress, Karen Strassman, also voices Nanako Dojima.
- If Naoto Shirogane equips the Gekkoukan High uniform, she will mimic Aigis's victory pose after battles, as well as say Aigis's lines.
- In Persona 4 Arena, Aigis, like Yu, is listed to be of the Fool Arcana, but despite this, Athena is still listed to be of the Chariot Arcana. That is because Athena is truly a Chariot Arcana Persona.