Persona 4 Arena

Persona 4 Arena (ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティメット イン マヨナカアリーナ) is fighting game created by Arc System Works, and developed under the supervision of P Studio. It is directed by Katsura Hashino and scored by Shoji Meguro. It was released on March 1, 2012 for the Aracde, and was later ported to consoles for the PlayStation 3 and XBox 360 (later compatible with Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S).

It's a spin-off/sequel to Persona 4 (as well to Persona 3) set after the events of Persona 4, and featured characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4.

A sequel, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, was released on November 28, 2013.

Synopsis

• "Two months after the ending of the hit RPG Persona 4, a new threat has emerged in Persona 4 Arena!Jump into the next chapter of the story as Persona 4 enters a new genre in this 2D fighting game from the dream team of ATLUS and Arc System Works, made to be enjoyed by fighting game beginners and experts alike!"

Playable Characters

Persona 4

• Yu Narukami
• Yosuke Hanamura
• Chie Satonaka
• Yukiko Amagi
• Kanji Tatsumi
• Naoto Shirogane
• Teddie

Persona 3

• Aigis
• Mitsuru Kirijo
• Akihiko Sanada
• Elizabeth

Other Characters

• Labrys
• Shadow Labrys

Non-Playable Characters

• Rise Kujikawa
• Fuuka Yamagishi
• Nanako Dojima
• Ryotaro Dojima
• Igor
• Margaret
• Kurosawa
• Eri Minami

Trivia

• Despite taking place after Persona 4, Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, Teddie, and Naoto are shown with their initial Persona, instead of their ultimate ones unlike Mitsuru and Akihiko, as well as Aigis being shown still using Pallas Athena. This, however, can easily be explained as obtaining their ultimate Persona is optional in Persona 4. Also since Aigis and Yu are both users of the Wild Card, they may have just recreated Izanagi and Pallas Athena through fusion. However, this still does not explain why Teddie still does not have his canon Persona, when it transfigured into its ultimate form, Kamui, by unlocking the good ending of Persona 4. It is possible the Investigation Team don't have their ultimate Personas because Persona 4 Golden has them acquire new third tier Personas, likely to accommodate people who haven't played P4G & wouldn't have gained the new Personas. Aigis may also have Athena instead of Orpheus for similar reasons, to accommodate players who haven't played The Answer.