Navigator

Navigator is a battle role and mechanic in the Persona series.
==Appearances==
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
**Aegis: The First Mission
*Persona 4 / Golden
*Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
*Persona 5 / Royal
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
*Persona 5 Strikers
*Persona 5: The Phantom X
*Persona 5 Tactica
*Metaphor: ReFantazio
==Profile ==
Navigators are members that deliver rear support to their party. Though initial Navigators are not able to fulfill their role to the fullest and their Personas are more suited in battle or another field, the groups eventually recruit another Navigator with a Persona that delivers a number of benefits in exploration and battle. This includes analyzing enemies, recovering HP under certain conditions, and escaping from either battle or the dungeon as a whole.
Although many temporary Navigators have stayed in the back row, and permanently swapping their roles as combatants once a more viable Navigator joins.
*Mitsuru Kirijo's Penthesilea's data gathering abilities are limited to the scope of the first block of Tartarus: she also has trouble reading outside of the tower.
*Morgana in particular initially multitasks between both roles: before Futaba Sakura joins, if his HP is fully depleted, instead of fainting, he will move towards the sidelines to continue provide support for the team. Morgana can still provide navigation even when he is occupied with a Special Order.
**In the January 2nd and January 9th of Persona 5 Royal, Goro Akechi is similar in a way, although he only delivers Navigator dialogue in battle, and will faint like normal if he loses all his HP.
***In both cases, Morgana and Akechi's navigator dialogues may be influenced by their status ailments. For more information, see Morgana/Quotes & Goro Akechi/Quotes.
In Persona 5, besides the main navigation, there is a separate function that involves the Analyze screen, where an auxiliary Navigator making comments on enemies' affinities and power levels. Before the start of Kaneshiro's Palace, this function is delegated to the main Navigator, but once Makoto Niijima joins the party, she takes over the role. If Makoto is inflicted with ailments that prevent free action (Sleep, Brainwash, Despair, Confuse, Freeze, Shock, Rage) or becomes incapacitated in battle, it is temporarily reversed back to the main Navigator. While Akechi becomes the Navigator, he is also in charge of this auxiliary position, and unlike his main dialogues, the Analyze navigation still functions as normal even when he is inflicted with an ailment or faints. Makoto also makes recommendations when enemies have exploitable ailments, an ability unavailable to all other Navigators and is likewise disabled when she is incapacitated.
In Persona 5 Strikers, during hacking battles where Futaba needs to be protected in battle while she is occupied hacking on the field, Morgana will temporarily take over her role as Navigator.
Permanent navigator characters are usually associated with a recurring character archetype surrounding their identity and personality directly stemming from their relationships with the group.
==List of Members==
===Persona Series===
Character 	Status 	Personas 	Games
Mitsuru Kirijo 	Temporary	Penthesilea 	Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
Fuuka Yamagishi	Permanent	LuciaJuno 	Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
Teddie 	Temporary	- 	Persona 4 / Golden
Rise Kujikawa 	Permanent	HimikoKanzeonKouzeon (P4G only) 	Persona 4 / Golden
Morgana 	Temporary	- 	Persona 5 / RoyalPersona 5 StrikersPersona 5 Tactica
Makoto Niijima 	Auxiliary	- 	Persona 5 / Royal
Futaba Sakura 	Permanent	NecronomiconPrometheusAl Azif (P5R only)	Persona 5 / RoyalPersona 5 StrikersPersona 5 TacticaPersona 5: The Phantom X
Goro Akechi 	Temporary	- 	Persona 5 Royal
Luca 	DLC only 	- 	Persona 5 Tactica
Kayo Tohyama 	- 	Cleodora 	Persona 5: The Phantom X
Miyu Sahara 	- 	Nemertes 	Persona 5: The Phantom X
===Q Series===
Character 	Games
Fuuka Yamagishi 	Persona Q: Shadow of the LabyrinthPersona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Rise Kujikawa 	Persona Q: Shadow of the LabyrinthPersona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Elizabeth (DLC) 	Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Theodore (DLC) 	Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Margaret (DLC) 	Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Marie (DLC) 	Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Nanako Dojima (DLC) 	Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Futaba Sakura 	Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Caroline & Justine (DLC)	Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
===Miscellaneous===
Character 	Information	Games
Souta Aizawa 	Serve as Aigis' Navigators over the various days of the Yakushima Exercise
Utilize radio equipment to communicate rather than Persona	Aegis: The First Mission
Yuu Kimijima 	Serve as Aigis' Navigators over the various days of the Yakushima Exercise
Utilize radio equipment to communicate rather than Persona	Aegis: The First Mission
Kyouka Sayama	Serve as Aigis' Navigators over the various days of the Yakushima Exercise
Utilize radio equipment to communicate rather than Persona	Aegis: The First Mission
Gallica 	Navigator 	Metaphor: ReFantazio
==Trivia==
*There are several fights in the Persona series which omit the role of any Navigator:
**In Persona 3 series:
***The very first boss battle in Persona 3 on the roof of Iwatodai Dorm.
***The fight with the Shadow of the Abyss in Persona 3 Reload with Takaya Sakaki.
**In Persona 4 and Golden:
***The Persona 4 protagonist's dream & the first fight outside of the Twisted Shopping District. Although Teddie introduces himself as Navigator during the fight, he does not actually make comments until right after.
***Shadow Rise and Shadow Teddie are one of the only other battles in Persona 4 where no Navigator is present. Both fights pass the role of backline support to Rise. Although Rise's role is introduced during Shadow Teddie's fight, she does not make comments on combat interactions until much later.
**In Persona 5 and Royal:
*** The fights while the protagonist and Ryuji infiltrates Madarame's Palace without Morgana or Ann.
***The protagonist's first fight in Kamoshida's Palace.
***The fights while the party except the protagonist gets caught in a laser trap in Madarame's Palace.
***Shadow Arihara, who can brainwash female foes.
***Morgana is present in the infiltration of the mysterious palace on October 3, but he provides no navigation in the fight.
** The first three fights in Persona 5 Tacticas Repaint Your Heart DLC, as well as the DLC's fight against Jerri.
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