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Minato Arisato

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Jan. 1st, 2016 02:05 pm
silencesfate: (36)
Minato Arisato / Persona User: The Wild Card
"Thou art I, and I am thou..."

The power of Persona comes from the potential and strength of their very soul, and to this extent, the beings that fight alongside them are an extension of themselves. While Persona Users within P3 tended to one build, general skillset and their Initial and Ultimate Personas, the protagonist Minato has the Fool Arcana and the number zero, which he is told symbolizes a journey and infinite possibilities. Because of this, he can summon new Personas and switch between his roster. Essentially, he can tailor himself to match every occasion and balance the rest of his party; so long as he knows what he needs from each one and properly nurtures their abilities. To avoid breaking the game, his cap of Personas is kept at the initial 6 instead of growing further.

Strengths: His customizable moveset is his biggest asset, and while Personas are similar in play with Summoners' Eidolons, they have no cooldown as long as Minato still has the energy to use their skills. Because he can instruct them to charge further ahead, it also gives him some range, while remaining in his line of sight. Using his core Personas' status builds (as done in the PQ spinoff), he has high magic, speed, and luck. And lastly, his closest bonds with others allow him to learn techniques faster, as they grant bonus experience for newly awakened Personas matching their assigned arcana.

Weaknesses: Minato may technically have an expansive skillset, but he cannot use them without their appropriate Persona, and according to their usefulness some moves will need to be specifically trained for like the Bards and Dancers' Customs. Due to lack of access to a Velvet Room, he can only awaken new ones or change them during full moons; and once erased will have to relearn their skills from scratch. Like in his game's mechanics, Minato's Personas' physical moves will use up his HP, and the magical share his MP pool. Generally speaking it's an expensive Job; adding onto this, his physical endurance in defense and HP is rather low. He maintains his signature Personas' darkness weakness no matter what he has equipped, and whichever other vulnerabilities his active Persona has. While attacking his Persona directly won't deplete his HP, managing to damage it enough to dissipate will shock or stun him. And lastly, Crystal Stasis (with the exemption of maxed Social Links) or rockiness in his relationships will also render his bonus inactive. Using Personas may give him a distinct advantage when it comes to flexibility, but he is far from able to do things alone.

InitialZero's PotentialAllows to switch Personas during battle, and to change his mind's roster.
One MonthSkill Card Lv1Unlocks multiple-target moves, in all categories.
Two MonthsTide ShifterCan learn status effect and buff / debuff moves. Single-target on lower levels.
Three MonthsSkill Card Lv2Unlocks mid-tier moves.
Four MonthsPower Charge, Mind ChargeThe strength of the next physical or magical move is multiplied 2.5x. Self only.
Six MonthsSkill Card Lv3Unlocks high-tier moves.
Nine MonthsAlmightyThe Megido line, a powerful multi-target non-elemental magic can be learned.
One YearThe UltimateUnlocks ability to use maxed S. Link Personas, and use Recarm (revival) spells.
silencesfate: (09)
Most these gifts are assumed to have been delivered by Moogles, because he's tsu unwilling to cut in on their busy holiday time, but may be requested to be threaded out! "For you: [Name], From Minato", is all there is on the tag, unless otherwise noted.

Scrooge - A pouch with 500 Gil in it, since he figured straightforward would be the best way to go...
Selen - A brand new kitchen knife from Flence (and a small joke note that maybe they can use this against the ghosts too in future house hauntings).
Zelos - A sorta fancy hairbrush, he's leaving it inside with his boxed belongings, just in case he comes back.

Ace - One hideous Chocobo-print sweater, deceptively comfier than its ridiculous appearance would suggest, courtesy of Kharon's prodding (as much as Minato thought it was a Bad Idea™). His real present can be found folded between it, a plain rectangular box holding its true fancier casting, a deck of Golden Cards. It's supposed to be "As thanks for saving my life", but really he only wrote "Thanks", not even including the from part, in this case--Someone should tell him to stop saving too much ink.
Billy - A new gun holster, after he noticed just how often he carried those things around... Its belt is neatly adjustable.
Rukia - It's a small pink wallet with a bunny design; he thought it would be nice if it was both functional and featured her favorite animal.
Tear - A blue bead bracelet that also has silver and gold star and moon shapes, that he wasn't sure she'd like because it's a bit childish... but he figured its design is sort of calming like she is. "I hope you like it", is all that he adds to the note rather than going on about that relation though. He's not nearly sappy enough to admit things like that.
Terra - A three-piece hairclip set, that have feminine designs like swirls, flower shapes and small gems within them.