Chidori Yoshino

Chidori Yoshino is a character from Persona 3.
==Appearances ==
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Antagonist; Major Character
**Persona 3 Manga: Antagonist; Major Character
**Persona 3 The Movie: Antagonist; Major Character
**Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Gunjou no Meikyuu- / -Souen no Kesshou- (As a silhouette) / Chapter 4: Ai no Seiyaku/Final Chapter: Hekikuu no Kanata e
**Persona 3: Shadow Cry
*Tartarus Theater
==Design==
===Persona 3/FES/Portable/Reload===
Chidori has long red hair with white ribbons and oval-shaped brown eyes (amber in the P3 Movie). She carries a long chain with a small red hand axe attached to the end of it.
She wears a black headband with a cream white ruffled style with a fake dagger attached, giving the illusion that her head has been impaled with it. Outside of that, she wears white style-like fabric collar with a black ribbon, a white long gothic dress, white stockings and high heeled shoes. When she is hospitalized, she wears a normal hospital garb.
Although she is never seen without her headband, collar and ribbons, the dagger on her headband is removed when she is hospitalized.
In the manga, Chidori is seen at one point without her headband, collar and ribbons.
In Persona 3 The Movie, the ribbons on her hair and fabric collar are pink instead of white. She also appears to wear lavender eyeshadow.
In Persona 3 Reload, she appears to wear fuchsia eyeshadow and bright pink lipstick. Her gothic dress is now pure white instead of cream white. She no longer wears her headband, collar and ribbons when she is hospitalized.
==Personality==
Chidori's personality is like a "gothic-lolita." She has a very soft-sounding voice and loves to draw. Chidori believes that only she can understand her own sketches. She fears attachment because she is afraid of loss and the pain that comes with it. Without a strong reason to live, Chidori is similar to the protagonist in that they are very indifferent to death; Chidori feels all death means is just "not waking up anymore."
She is loyal to Takaya and Jin and always follows them to do illegal activities, even during their assassinations, although she doesn't really consider them close friends and only tags along with them because she has nowhere else to belong and they are artificial Persona Users like her. She thinks of her Persona, Medea as her only friend, even though her Persona nearly killed her by strangling her.
Throughout the game, Chidori develops feelings and an affection towards Junpei. She always healed and revived the flowers he gave her when she was in the hospital to make them healthy and in the exchange she gets injured on her hand. Chidori self-mutilates, once taking a box cutter to her wrists, which greatly upsets Junpei and he tries to talk her out of it. When Chidori is hospitalized, the hospital staff are warned to remove all sharp objects in her hospital room. Her selflessness and love towards Junpei shows when she sacrifices her life to save a dying Junpei.
She has no memories of her childhood since her awakening ten years ago. In Persona 3 FES, when she was revived by the flower that she placed her life force in, she regained the memories of her childhood and it revealed she was a normal person; compassionate, mature and understanding.
==Profile==
===Persona 3===
A member of Strega with Takaya Sakaki and Jin Shirato, during her free time, she sketches at the Port Island Station. She is one of the artificial Persona users once used by the Kirijo Group who require "suppressants" to control their Persona. Because of their dependency on the expensive drugs, Chidori joined Strega in their activity through a "revenge website," where they carry out assassinations and other illegal activities during the Dark Hour. However, their activity is threatened by SEES, a group dedicated to ending the Dark Hour.
It is there during summer vacation that she met one of the SEES members, Junpei Iori. Junpei was intrigued by her presence and hobby. Initially, Chidori brushed him off as a nuisance. Junpei also finds out that she would hurt herself, but the wounds would heal itself miraculously. His next visit caught her interest, when he unknowingly hinted on his activity "in the darkest hour," where he leads the "chosen ones" to "stand against the forces of evil." Chidori knew that he was referring to SEES and arranged to stop them.
During a full moon night when an Arcana Shadow (Arcana Hermit) appeared, she kidnapped Junpei and commanded him to stop SEES activity, thinking that he was their leader. This plan, however, backfired and she was captured by the squad. She was brought to a Kirijo-run hospital and held for interrogation by Akihiko Sanada and Mitsuru Kirijo. Junpei already had feelings for Chidori, and continued to visit her at the hospital. When her sketchbook was full, Junpei offered her a new one.
It was during these visits that her Persona, Medea, appeared and attempted to kill her. Shinjiro Aragaki happened to be there at the time, and supplied her with the suppressants, revealing that he, too, faces the same problems, angering Akihiko. Medea apparently had a special healing power, as Junpei discovered that when she cuts herself, the wounds would heal. At other times, she revealed that she can revive other living things by giving life to the wilted flowers beside her hospital bed. She began opening up to Junpei, apparently having feelings for him too.
However, realizing that her way of thinking is changing, she tried to push Junpei away from her life. When the other members of Strega, Takaya and Jin, broke her out of the hospital, they also led her to revert to her old ways when she was part of the group. Chidori also felt that she was now afraid of dying and has experienced "nothing but pain" since she met Junpei, and blames it on him.
On November 22nd, Chidori faced a great conflict when she had to face Junpei and SEES. When Junpei was badly wounded by Takaya, Chidori pushed away her loyalties with Strega and attempted to heal Junpei using the "Spring of Life," ignoring the fact that she would lose her own life using this skill. Finally, she succumbed to her death, but not before confessing that she loved Junpei. A remorseful Junpei inherited her sketchbook, which was filled with sketches and portraits of himself. This strengthened his resolve to become the man in the sketchbook.
===Revival===
In expanded/enhanced versions of the game, depending on the protagonist's actions, Chidori might be revived after the incident at the 22nd of November.
To revive Chidori in non-Reload re-releases of the game, the protagonist must talk to Junpei on the days 11/06, 11/11, 11/14 and 11/22 (the day of her "death") and tell him to go see her every time. After this, Chidori will be revived on 01/21.Persona 3 Portable #231 - Chidori Lives!!, Aeon 8 Youtube.com (Aug 19, 2010) 
In Reload, the protagonist might spend time with Junpei on the 7th of November., where he mentions that she would love white flowers but backs down before purchasing the flowers. On 11/8, the protagonist can buy the white flowers at Port Island Station and give the flowers to Junpei on the same day in the evening. Chidori will be revived on the 21st of January as in the original version of the event.
According to the story, the flowers beside her hospital bed were placed on her corpse as a tribute. The life force she had given to the flowers apparently returned to her, and she was revived, albeit with no memory of the events revolving around her. During the Dark Hour, she was transmogrified, revealing that she had lost her Persona, since Medea has merged with Junpei's Hermes.
The manga adaptation adapts her revival in chapters 41, 42 and 44. 
In The Answer of Persona 3 FES, during the debate over what to do with the keys to the past, Junpei mentions Chidori while stating, if given the chance, he wouldn't change what happened because he felt it wouldn't be right, stating she had died. However, this was not the case, as she was confirmed to still be alive in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, meaning this reference in The Answer may have been ignored or retconned to mean something different.
===Reload===
Chidori is referenced by the Earnest Station Worker at Port Island Station on 5/24, stating that recently a girl has been frequenting the station adorned in a white dress with puffy lace. He says he doesn't know what fashion that is, but it isn't his style.
===Persona 4 Arena Ultimax===
Though she did not appear in the game, she was mentioned by Junpei while he was daydreaming of proposing to her, before waking up on the train. When fighting against Shadows, Junpei said he wouldn't let Chidori worry about him again. What's more, Junpei's cross necklace is from her favorite apparel brand, which she sent as a gift to him.Persona Stalker Club Episode 8: Thoughts And Theories On Persona 5 Siliconera.com (Oct 3, 2014) This necklace is not present in The Answer, implying he received it after the events of it.
==Stats==
==Battle Quotes==
Full quotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7g1bybIi8o
===Persona 3 / FES / Portable===
* Too bad.
* Perish.
* No.
* Are you prepared?
* Come forth.
* Enough.
* This pain is nothing.
* Hmph.
* That's enough.
* Farewell.
* You don't know anything.
* I don't belong here. I... I've always known that.
* You're aware of my ability, aren't you? Weak attacks are useless against me.
* Takaya was right. You're a nuisance!
* This pain is insignificant. The suffering my heart bears is far greater.
* Why... why won't you leave me alone?! I just don't get it, Junpei.
* Come, Medea!
===Persona 3 Reload===
* To me, Medea!
* Get ready!
* This is nothing! I don't feel well... (Using Spring of Life)
* This isn't where I belong... I've known that from the start!
* Takaya was right... You're all just a nuisance!
* This pain... It's nothing compared to the suffering I'm feeling inside!
* Why?! Why won't you leave me alone!? I don't know... I don't know anymore... Junpei...
* It hurts... I can't breathe... I'm scared... ...Jun...pei...
==Gallery==
===Persona 3===
Persona 3 Chidori.png|Chidori close up
Chidori2.jpg|Chidori in hospital garb
Chidori3.jpg|Chidori's concept art
stregamembers3.png|Chidori's expressions and her hospital attire
P3Chidori.JPG|Chidori as she appears in game
P3-Vol.2.jpg|Chidori and Junpei in a drama CD
P3P Chidori dying protrait.png|Portrait of Chidori dying in Persona 3 Portable
P3P Chidori dying protrait2.png|Portrait of Chidori dead in Persona 3 Portable
ChidoriSummon.gif|Chidori summons her Persona
===Persona 3 Reload===
Chidori Yoshino (Cut-In).png|Chidori's Cut-in (Reload version)
P3RE Official Illustration of SEES and Strega.jpg|Chidori with Strega by Azusa Shimada
===Persona 3 (manga)===
Chidori without headband or collar.jpg|Chidori without a headband and collar
Strega as children seen in P3 manga.jpg|Chidori when she was a child.
Persona 3 cover 6.jpg|Chidori and Junpei in Chapitre 6
===Persona 3 The Movie===
P3M concept art of Chidori.jpg|Concept artwork from Persona 3 The Movie
Strega in Movie.png|Strega
Junpei sees Chidori.gif|Junpei sees Chidori for the first time
Chidori in P3M.jpg|Chidori sketching
Chidori Junpei hospital.png|Chidori being visited by Junpei
P3M_-_Chidori_suicide_attempt.jpg|One of Chidori's cutting episodes with a box cutter
P3M Chidori gets strangle by her Persona.png|Chidori being strangled by her Persona
P3M Chidori sacrifice her life in order to revived Junpei.png|Chidori sacrificing her life in order to revive Junpei
P3M Chidori dies in Junpei's arms.png|Chidori dies in Junpei's arms
Chidori_Junpei.png|"Chidori" touching Junpei
===Other===
chidori costume.jpg|Yukiko and her persona as Chidori and Medea in Persona 4 Arena
P4D Yukiko Amagi P-color Selection DLC.png|Yukiko as Chidori in Persona 4: Dancing All Night
PSC official line stickers 39.png|
==Etymology==
* The name Chidori means "plover" (千鳥), a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, and mountains.
** It can also mean "thousand" (千) (chi) and "bird, poultry, fowl" (鳥) (tori/dori) separately.
* Chidori's surname Yoshino means "lucky, good" (吉) (yoshi) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).
==In Other Languages==
Language	Title
Japanese	吉野 千鳥 (Yoshino Chidori)
Korean 	요시노 치도리 (Yosino Chidori)
==Trivia==
*Chidori appears as a palette swap for Yukiko Amagi in Persona 4 Arena, and then mentioned in Junpei's story in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
*Answering a fan question during the Persona Stalker Club, Atlus said that the necklace Junpei wears during Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is from Chidori's favorite apparel brand, which she gave to him as a gift.
*She has the same surname as Natsumi Yoshino from Megami Ibunroku Persona, even written with the same kanji. It is unknown if the two characters are related or this is a mere coincidence.
*Her Japanese voice actress also voiced Elizabeth and Jun from Persona -trinity soul-.
* Despite the fact that she can hijack Fuuka's navigator abilities in a cutscene, gameplay-wise, she doesn't have anything that affects the usage of navigator skills.
==References==
Category:Persona 3 Characters
Category:Persona 3 Enemies
Category:Persona 3 FES Characters
Category:Persona 3 Portable Characters
Category:Persona 3 The Movie Characters
Category:Persona 3 Allies
Category:Persona users