Cut-in

Cut-in , also known as close-up or Persona eyes, is an effect in the Persona series.
==Appearances==
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
*Persona Stalker Club
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
*Persona 4 / Golden
**Persona 4 The Animation
*Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax
**Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle
*Persona 4: Dancing All Night
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
*Persona 5 / Royal
*Persona 5 Strikers
*Persona 5 Tactica
*Persona 5: The Phantom X
==Profile==
Cut-in is a stylish animation technique used to depict a character's portrait in Japanese anime and video games. It is usually presented with a sudden overlapping of the thin stripe of close-up of character's eyes over the screen to create a tense or climatic effect, used when summoning the Persona the first time or to deal Critical or elemental weakness-exploiting damage. Another type of cut-in is by arranging the characters' bust portraits stylishly all over the screen to depict the preparation of All-Out Attack (Persona 3 onwards) or Fusion Spells (Persona 2 duology remakes).
In the Japanese version, the cut-in for critical damage has the , "" in P3 and P4 and "" in P5, to express the sound effect of the cut-in sequence. It is replaced by a double exclamation mark (!!) in the overseas releases.
In Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the cut-in triggers when a character activates it's awakening state. Furthermore, the cut-in is used in Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle when activating an Astral Heat.
In Persona 5, if the player receives help from another player via the Thieves Guild mechanic when a party member is taken hostage, a unique cut-in of the Phantom Thieves icon will be shown.
In Persona 5 Royal, all of the cut-in illustrations available can be viewed in the Thieves Den. Also, the Persona 3 and Persona 4 protagonists have slightly modified versions of their cut-ins from the original games, in which the sound effect is styled after Persona 5. The protagonist also has a special cut-in in both the darts and batting cages mini-game when landing the third dart on Triple 20 and getting a Home Run, respectively.
In Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, the cut-in style is styled after Persona 5, but the sound effect expression style is the same for all 3 respective games.
In Persona 5 Tactica, the cut-in effect, which is once again stylized after Persona 5, has been modified, with flame effects and hair and clothing animations, with the expression being in a different style in black color.
In Persona 3 Reload, the cut-in animation has been revamped. The cut-in appears, which includes water bubbles rising and hair and clothing animations, while it has been reflected on the floor, behind the character summoning it's Persona, which then appears after it shatters. Furthermore, the sound effect expression has been translated in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean, instead of the double exclamation mark. All of the cut-ins are shown in the Western version's launch trailer, without the character being shown behind it.
Although it was not Atlus who invented the cut-in effect, it successfully defines the style of the Persona spin-off series and derives some fair amount of fan-made tribute works or parodies of the cut-in artworks, of either media related to the Megami Tensei series or not. Furthermore, cut-ins are also used as promotional goods and order bonuses in Japanese retailers.
Cut-ins are also used in various games that have been collaborated with the Persona series. In , the sound effect expression for all three games are used in Persona summoning emotes (Lobby Actions in the Japanese version), which only shows the Japanese expression upon summoning. It can also be used in Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Joker's cut-in when summoning Arsène has a slightly modified version of his cut-in in all languages, except Japanese, where the double exclamation mark is styled after the original Japanese sound effect expression. In , Ren's cut-in picture is styled after that game's art design. The same goes with the other members in , and .
In Kyoutou Kotoba RPG: Kotodaman, all cut-ins for the characters in all three games use their character animations in the cut-ins instead of their cut-in pictures. In , the cut-in is placed on the top of the screen, while the skill name from the original game is shown on the bottom. There is also a stamp that can be used in co-op mode; this has the protagonist's cut-in without the sound effect expression and the word "PERSONA!" is shown on the top. In , the cut-ins for all nine members of and replace the usual skill cut-ins except for the sound effects for all three games, in which it is replaced with each character's voice clips like in the original game.
==Gallery==
;Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona2Fusion.gif|Battle cut-in portraits in Persona 2: Innocent Sin
;Persona 3 / FES / Portable
File:Makoto Cut in.png|Protagonist
File:Kotone Cut in.png|Female protagonist
File:Yukari Cut in.png|Yukari Takeba
File:Junpei Cut in.png|Junpei Iori
File:Akihiko Cut in.png|Akihiko Sanada
File:Fuuka Cut in.png|Fuuka Yamagishi
File:Mitsuru Cut in.png|Mitsuru Kirijo
File:Aigis Cut in.png|Aigis
File:Koromaru Cut in.png|Koromaru
File:Ken Cut in.png|Ken Amada
File:Shinji Cut in.png|Shinjiro Aragaki
Takaya close up.png|Takaya Sakaki
Persona 3 close up.png|Jin Shirato
Persona 3 Chidori.png|Chidori Yoshino
File:Elizabeth Cut in.png|Elizabeth
File:Theodore Cut in.png|Theodore
File:Margaret P3 Cut in.png|Margaret
MettisClose.jpg|Metis
Metis Mask on.jpg|Masked Metis
P3 ??? Shadow closeup.jpg|???
;Persona 3 Reload
Protagonist (Cut-In).png|Protagonist
Yukari Takeba (Cut-In).png|Yukari Takeba
Junpei Iori (Cut-In).png|Junpei Iori
Akihiko Sanada (Cut-In).png|Akihiko Sanada
Mitsuru Kirijo (Cut-In).png|Mitsuru Kirijo
Aigis (Cut-In).png|Aigis
Koromaru (Cut-In).png|Koromaru
Ken Amada (Cut-In).png|Ken Amada
Shinjiro Aragaki (Cut-In).png|Shinjiro Aragaki
Takaya Sakaki (Cut-In).png|Takaya Sakaki
Jin Shirato (Cut-In).png|Jin Shirato
Chidori Yoshino (Cut-In).png|Chidori Yoshino
Elizabeth (Cut-In).png|Elizabeth
;Persona 4 / Golden
File:Yu Cut in.png|Protagonist
File:Yosuke Cut in.png|Yosuke Hanamura
File:Yukiko Cut in.png|Yukiko Amagi
File:Chie Cut in.png|Chie Satonaka
File:Kanji Cut in.png|Kanji Tatsumi
File:Teddie Cut in.png|Teddie
File:Naoto Cut in.png|Naoto Shirogane
File:Adachi Cut in.png|Tohru Adachi
;Persona 4 The Animation
Persona 4 Yu's personalized anime close up.jpg|Yu Narukami
Yosuke anime close up.jpg|Yosuke Hanamura
Chie anime close up.jpg|Chie Satonaka
488677-persona4a 42.jpg|Yukiko Amagi
Kanji anime close up.png|Kanji Tatsumi
Kanjinoglassescutin.png|Kanji Tatsumi (No glasses)
Persona 4 Rise 2.jpg|Rise Kujikawa
Teddie anime close up.png|Teddie
Persona 4 teddie .jpg|Teddie (Old)
Naoto anime close up.gif|Naoto Shirogane
Tohru Adachi anime close up.jpg|Tohru Adachi
;Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax
Mitsuru Close Up P4U.png|Mitsuru Kirijo
Mitsuru_close_up_with_sunglasses.jpg|Mitsuru w/Sunglasses
Akihiko close up with ski goggles.jpg|Akihiko Sanada w/Ski Goggles
Aigis Close Up P4U.png|Aigis
Yukari P4U2 Cut-in.jpg|Ultimax Yukari Takeba
P4AU Junpei close up.png|Ultimax Junpei Iori
P4Au_older_version_of_Ken_close_up_version.jpg|Ultimax Ken Amada
Yu close up without glasses.jpg|Yu Narukami
Yosuke close up.jpg|Yosuke Hanamura
Chie close up.jpg|Chie Satonaka
Yukiko close up.jpg|Yukiko Amagi
Teddie close up with mask.jpg|Masked Teddie
Kanji close up.jpg|Kanji Tatsumi
Naoto's close up.jpg|Naoto Shirogane
Rise close up in P4AU.jpg|Ultimax Rise Kujikawa
Marie_Cut-in.png|Ultimax Marie
Labrys close up.jpg|Labrys
SLabrysCutIn.jpg|Shadow Labrys
P4U Labrys close up with visor.jpg|Ultimax Labrys w/Visor (1)
P4U Labrys Visor.png|Ultimax Labrys w/Visor (2)
P4U Shadow Labrys visor.png|Ultimax Shadow Labrys w/Visor
Adachi P4U2 closeup.png|Ultimax Tohru Adachi
Sho close up in P4AU.jpg|Ultimax Sho Minazuki
;Persona 4: Dancing All Night
P4D Yu close up.png|Yu Narukami
P4D Yosuke close up.png|Yosuke Hanamura
P4D Chie close up.png|Chie Satonaka
P4D Yukiko close up.png|Yukiko Amagi
P4D Kanji close up.png|Kanji Tatsumi
P4D Teddie close up.png|Teddie
P4D Rise close up.png|Rise Kujikawa
P4D Naoto close up.png|Naoto Shirogane
;Persona 5 / Royal
P5 Hero Cut-in.png|Protagonist
P5R_Joker_cut-in_minigames.png|Protagonist (Minigames)
Morgana cut-in.png|Morgana
Ryuji cut-in.png|Ryuji Sakamoto
Anne cut-in.png|Ann Takamaki
Yusuke cut-in.png|Yusuke Kitagawa
Makoto-cutin.png|Makoto Niijima
P5 Futaba cut-in.png|Futaba Sakura
Haru cut-in.png|Haru Okumura
P5 Goro cut-in.png|Goro Akechi
P5_Goro_cut-in_alternate.png|Goro Akechi (Boss fight)
Akechi Cut-In Third.png|Goro Akechi (Black Mask ally)
Sumire Cut-In.png|Sumire Yoshizawa
Caroline cut-in.png|Caroline
Justine cut-in.png|Justine
Lavenza Cut-In.png|Lavenza
Maruki Cut-In.png|Takuto Maruki
;Persona 5 Strikers
P5S Sophia Cut-in.png|Sophia
P5S Zenkichi Cut-in.png|Zenkichi Hasegawa
;Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Q CloseUp P3Protag.png|P3 protagonist's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Yukari.png|Yukari's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Junpei.png|Junpei's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Akihiko.png|Akihiko's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Mitsuru.png|Mitsuru's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Fuuka.png|Fuuka's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Aigis.png|Aigis' Cut-in
Q CloseUp Koromaru.png|Koromaru's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Ken.png|Ken's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Shinjiro.png|Shinjiro's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Elizabeth.png|Elizabeth's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Elizabeth Possesed.png|Elizabeth's Cut-in (possessed by Zeus)
Q CloseUp Theodore.png|Theodore's Cut-in
Q CloseUp P4Protag.png|P4 Protagonist's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Yosuke.png|Yosuke's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Chie.png|Chie's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Yukiko.png|Yukiko's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Kanji.png|Kanji's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Rise.png|Rise's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Teddie.png|Teddie's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Naoto.png|Naoto's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Margaret.png|Margaret's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Zen and Rei.png|Zen and Rei's Cut-in
Q CloseUp Zen.png|Zen's Cut-in
;Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Q2 CloseUp P3Protag.png|P3 protagonist's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp P3PProtag.png|P3P female protagonist's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Yukari.png|Yukari's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Junpei.png|Junpei's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Akihiko.png|Akihiko's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Mitsuru.png|Mitsuru's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Fuuka.png|Fuuka's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Aigis.png|Aigis' Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Koromaru.png|Koromaru's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Ken.png|Ken's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Shinjiro.png|Shinjiro's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Elizabeth.png|Elizabeth's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Theodore.png|Theodore's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp P4Protag.png|P4 protagonist's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Yosuke.png|Yosuke's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Chie.png|Chie's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Yukiko.png|Yukiko's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Kanji.png|Kanji's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Rise.png|Rise's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Teddie.png|Teddie's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Naoto.png|Naoto's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Margaret.png|Margaret's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Joker.png|P5 protagonist's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Morgana.png|Morgana's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Ryuji.png|Ryuji's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Ann.png|Ann's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Yusuke.png|Yusuke's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Makoto.png|Makoto's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Futaba.png|Futaba's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Haru.png|Haru's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Akechi.png|Akechi's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Caroline.png|Caroline's Cut-in
Q2 CloseUp Justine.png|Justine's Cut-in
;Persona Stalker Club
Stalker Cut In.png|Cut-in of the hosts (modified from Yukiko's and Kanji's)
Kajita Mafia V cut-in.png|Kajita Mafia V's cut-in (modified from Makoto's)
Tomomi Isomura V cut-in.png|Tomomi Isomura V 's cut-in (modified from Futaba's)
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Category:Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Category:Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
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Category:Persona 5 Royal
Category:Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Category:Persona 5 Strikers
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