Sun Arcana

The Sun Arcana is a recurring Arcana in the Persona series.
==Overview==
Portrayed as two children holding hands under a blazing sun, The Sun symbolizes happiness, joy, energy, optimism, and accomplishment. Occasionally, it is also associated with one's initial happiness.
Persona of the Sun Arcana are commonly Persona excelling in Light and Fire-based attacks. These Personas are typically mythological figures directly related to the sun, light, or fire.
Characters of the Sun Arcana almost always find themselves in severely terrible and lonely situations, signifying the apparently hopelessness of them achieving success. Their situations are complicated because the standard approach of being a good, complete person is merely an assumption that they cannot actually apply, leaving them unfulfilled and still suffer. Because of that, they're forced to re-examine the true purpose of their morals before being able to come to peace with themselves and their circumstances.
Also, as the Sun Arcana portrays accomplishment, some of these characters have deep thoughts about the meaning of life and manage to find their answers, and learn to put past their tragedies, generally directly relevant to the thematics of the respective stories.
Suffering and lonely due to their detachment of all kinds of success, characters of the Sun Arcana are forced to re-evaluate themselves and rediscover the courage to seek happiness, realizing that they should be not only true to themselves, but selfless and rely on others to support their successes, instead of trying to attain it on their own.
* Akinari Kamiki, a terminally ill young man, finds purpose in his mortality by supporting others even if not acknowledged for it by writing a story.
* Yumi Ozawa, having faced the truth of her disloyal father, has lost her way and would gradually realize she was denial with her own feelings as she still cared for him.
* Ayane Matsunaga, having already accepted she's incapable as a musician, later decides to stop refusing to pursue her dreams by facing her selfish and bitter feelings.
* Toranosuke Yoshida, having lost his position as a Minister and his reputation over his former inexperience diminished, finds the courage to live true to himself and put down his own mistakes, and chooses to do so instead of betraying his beliefs to both clear his name and achieve his dream.
==Appearances==
*Megami Ibunroku Persona
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
*Persona 4 / Golden
*Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
*Persona 5 / Royal
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
*Persona 5 Strikers
==List of Personas==
In Megami Ibunroku Persona, this Arcanum corresponds to the Avian race. In Persona 2, it instead consists of various sun and light gods.
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
The player can guarantee a fusion accident resulting in a Sun Arcana persona by starting from a "hard reset" (as in, not already mid-game and loading a save or selecting "Return to Title") and performing a White Fusion after taking exactly 546 steps in an area where no enemies will attack, such as the Mikage Sun Mall.
Persona 	Persona 	Level
PSP 	Revelations	Level
Bennu 	Ven 	10
Vidofnir 	Gasious 	24
Yatagarasu	Crow 	41
Suzaku * 	Phoenyx 	55
Garuda * 	Garuda * 	79
===Persona 2===
====Innocent Sin====
The Sun Arcana is represented by the protagonist Tatsuya Suou, as well as his Initial Persona, Vulcanus. If certain prerequisites are met, Tatsuya can both obtain Vulcanus Prime and his Ultimate Persona of the Sun Arcana, Apollo.
Persona 	Level
Vulcanus 	1 (Initial Persona of Tatsuya Suou)
Surya 	13
Kinich Kakmo 	20
Vulcanus Prime	33 (Prime Persona of Tatsuya Suou)
Heimdall 	39
Ildanach * 	46
Apollo 	53 (Ultimate Persona of Tatsuya Suou)
Virochana * 	65
====Eternal Punishment====
The Sun Arcana returns as Tatsuya Suou's Persona Arcana in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, as well as housing Tatsuya's ultimate Persona, Apollo. Due to the events of Innocent Sin, Tatsuya appears as a distinct character capable of accessing his Ultimate Persona upon his recruitment.
Persona 	Level
Surya 	13
Kinich Kakmo	21
Heimdal 	33
Il-Dana * 	46
 	58 (Ancestor Persona representing Tatsuya Suou)
Apollo 	62 (Ultimate Persona of Tatsuya Suou)
Virocana * 	73
===Persona 3===
The Sun Arcana Social Link is represented by Akinari Kamiki, a teenager diagnosed with a life-threatening genetic disease. The protagonist can create the Social Link after advancing the Hanged Man Arcana Social Link up to Lv. 3 or above and retrieves his fountain pen. Koromaru will be holding the fountain pen, so this Social Link can only begin once he has joined SEES. Furthermore, Akinari can also only be interacted during Sundays.
Through the protagonist's interaction with Akinari, he helps him in understanding his purpose in life and helps him to overcome his grief of his disease. By the end of the Social Link, Akinari will give the protagonist his notebook. It allows access to the Ultimate Persona of the Sun Arcana, Asura, the grand being.
Persona 	Level
Yatagarasu 	30
Quetzalcoatl	43
Jatayu 	55
Horus 	63
Metatron 	75
Vishnu 	78
Asura 	85
====FES / Portable====
The Sun Arcana remains relatively the same as Persona 3. However, Metatron was removed from the Sun Arcana repertoire, instead appearing as the Ultimate Persona of the Aeon Arcana. In exchange, the Persona Suparna replaces Metatron.
Persona 	Level
Yatagarasu 	30
Quetzalcoatl	43
Jatayu 	55
Horus 	63
Suparna 	70
Vishnu 	78
Asura 	85
====Reload====
The layout has changed to a degree, with Suparna being replaced with Thunderbird, a Persona exclusive to Persona 5 Royal.
Persona 	Level
Yatagarasu 	24
Thunderbird 	35
Quetzalcoatl	45
Jatayu 	55
Horus 	67
Vishnu 	78
Asura 	85
===Persona 4===
The Sun Arcana Social Link can be initiated after the protagonist chooses to join one of the school's culture club. The player may choose between the Drama Club, Yumi Ozawa or the Symphonic Band, Ayane Matsunaga.
Should the protagonist join the Drama Club, he helps Yumi in mending her relationship with her father. On the other hand, should the protagonist choose to join the Symphonic Band, the protagonist helps Ayane in having more confidence in herself.
In either event, completing the Sun Arcana Social Link bestows the protagonist the Ultimate Persona of the Sun Arcana, Asura, the Highest of the High.
Persona 	Level
Cu Sith 	10
Phoenix 	20
Gdon 	31
Yatagarasu	40
Narasimha 	47
Tam Lin 	53
Jatayu 	61
Horus 	68
Suparna 	77
Asura 	86
===Persona 4 Arena Ultimax ===
The Sun Arcana is represented by (Sho) Minazuki who does not use a Persona.
===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
Persona 	Level
Cu Sith 	10
Phoenix 	18
Narasimha	31
Ganesha 	42
Tam Lin 	49
Jatayu 	57
Suparna 	65
Asura Ou 	86
===Persona 5===
The Sun Arcana is represented by the Confidant with Toranosuke Yoshida, which ranks up as the protagonist interacts with him. In the events of the Sun Confidant, the protagonist helps Yoshida rebuild his political career after a series of scandals. This Confidant unlocks better negotiation rewards and personas with an higher level than the player to be recruited as it ranks up.
Completing the Sun Arcana Confidant will also bestow the ultimate form of the Arcana, Asura.
Persona 	Level
Suzaku 	19
Mithras 	39
Yurlungur 	42
Horus 	49
Ganesha 	53
Yatagarasu 	57
Quetzalcoatl	63
Asura 	76*
====Royal====
In Persona 5 Royal, the Persona selection of Sun Arcana has been altered with the addition of Thunderbird and removal of Yatagarasu to the Councillor Arcana.
Persona 	Level
Suzaku 	16
Thunderbird 	34
Mithras 	39
Yurlungur 	43
Horus 	47
Ganesha 	53
Quetzalcoatl	66
Asura 	76*
===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
Persona 	Level
Cu Sith 	10
Phoenix 	18
Pele 	26
Basilisk 	31
Narasimha	38
Lugh 	46
Hathor ° 	48
Tam Lin 	54
Jatayu 	62
Hachiman 	79
Asura 	87
===Persona 5 Strikers===
Persona 	Level
Mithras 	41
Ganesha 	47
Yatagarasu	58
==List of Demons==
===Persona 2===
====Innocent Sin====
Persona 	Level
Virochana	65
====Eternal Punishment====
Persona 	Level
Virocana	73
==Characters==
Character 	Game
Tatsuya Suou 	Persona 2
Tatsuya Sudou 	Persona 2
Akinari Kamiki 	Persona 3
Yumi Ozawa 	Persona 4
Ayane Matsunaga 	Persona 4
Toranosuke Yoshida	Persona 5
==Card Designs==
File:Sun IS.png|Persona 2
File:Sun.png|Persona 3 FES
File:P5 Sun Arcana.png|Persona 5
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