Affinity (Persona)

Persona Affinity is a mechanic used in the earlier Persona games.
==Appearances==
*Megami Ibunroku Persona
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
==Profile==
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
Affinity represents the bond between the Persona and its user. There are four levels of Affinity:
:Best - If the appropriate conditions are set, it may activate its Unknown Power.
:Good - Can be equipped and used, but its Unknown Power will not be activated.
:Bad - Can be equipped but not used in battle. Character still retains the Persona's resistances and weaknesses. Healing and support skills can be used outside of battle via the menu.
:Worst - Cannot be equipped.
Each character has a set Affinity for each Arcana, but some Personas are exceptions of the rule:
:The Initial and Ultimate Personas have Best affinity with their owners and Worst with everyone else.
:The Four Chinese Symbols (Seiryu, Suzaku, Genbu, and Byakko) have Best affinity with all characters.
:Elly has Best affinity with Fuhedi Mergane despite having Good affinity with the Hierophant Arcana.
:Reiji has Good affinity with Satan despite having Worst affinity with the Judgement Arcana.
:Nyarlathotep, Beelzebub, and Lucifer have Best affinity with Reiji and Worst with everyone else.
In the PlayStation version, the Affinity levels were not displayed; this means that the only way to figure them out was through trial and error which was especially difficult for Best Affinity, which relied on the activation of Unknown Powers. This was fixed in the PSP port.
===Persona 2===
There are now five levels of Affinity, and they also influence on SP cost and chances of Mutation. Personas with Bad Affinity can now be used in battle.
:Great - SP cost reduced by 25% and 12.5% chance of Mutation.
:Good - SP cost reduced by 25% and 6.25% chance of Mutation.
:Normal - Normal SP cost and 3.125% chance of Mutation.
:Bad - SP cost increased by 50% and 1.64% chance of Mutation.
:Worst - Cannot be equipped.
In the PlayStation versions, the only way to find out the Affinity is to equip a Persona and see how much the SP costs changes; however, as there is no difference in the SP cost between Great and Good Affinity, the player had to rely on Mutation odds to learn the difference, which isn't a precise method since it relies on luck. In the PSP versions, affinity is openly displayed and the altered SP Cost can be seen via the Character+Persona Status screen and the Skills screen.
====Innocent Sin====
Like the previous game, there are exceptions for the Affinity rules:
:Most Initial, Prime, and Ultimate Personas have Great affinity with their owners and Worst with everyone else. The exceptions are:
::Durga has Great affinity with Yukki and Normal with Jun.
::Maia, Maia Prime, and Artemis have Great affinity with Maya and Normal with Yukki.
:Susano-o and Lucifer have Bad affinity with everyone.
:Cerberus, Genbu, and Byakko have Great affinity with everyone.
:Mot and Beelzebub have Bad affinity with Michel and Worst with everyone else.
:Michael has Bad affinity with Ginko and Worst with everyone else.
:Loki has Normal affinity with everyone.
:Fenrir has Great affinity with Jun, Good with Tatsuya and Michel, and Normal with female party members.
====Eternal Punishment====
The rules of Affinity are essentially unchanged from Innocent Sin, but now Personas with Great or Good Affinity may activate their Unknown Power, although the Unknown Power will be weaker if the Affinity is Good rather than Great.
The exceptions to the affinity rules are:
:All Initial, Custom, and Ultimate Personas have Great affinity with their owners and Worst with everyone else.
:Susano-o has Great affinity with Baofu, Worst with Ellen, and Bad with everyone else.
:Mot and Beelzebub have Great affinity with Baofu and Worst with everyone else.
:Lucifer has Great affinity with Baofu and Bad with everyone else.
:Loki and Hastur have Good affinity with Baofu and Normal with everyone else.
:Maihime Amano has Great affinity with Maya and Worst with everyone else.
:Tatsunoshin Suou has Great affinity with Tatsuya, Good with Katsuya, and Worst with everyone else.
:Michael has Great affinity with Ellen and Worst with everyone else.
:Seiryu has Great affinity with everyone except Ellen, who he has Normal affinity with.
:Genbu, Byakko, and Cerberus have Great affinity with everyone.
==Affinity Charts==
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
Arcana 	Best 	Good 	Bad 	Worst
Fool 	Everyone 	- 	- 	-
Magician 	Ayase 	Everyone else	Elly 	Reiji
Priestess 	Maki 	Everyone else	Yukino 	Reiji
Empress 	Yukino 	Everyone else	Maki 	Reiji
Emperor 	Protagonist 	Everyone else	Nanjo 	Reiji
Hierophant	Nanjo 	Everyone else	Protagonist 	Reiji
Lovers 	Females 	Everyone else	- 	Reiji
Chariot 	Mark 	Everyone else	Brown 	Reiji
Strength 	Protagonist, Mark, Nanjo, Yukino, Reiji	Everyone else	- 	-
Hermit 	Females 	Males 	- 	-
Fortune 	Everyone 	- 	- 	-
Justice 	Brown 	Everyone else	Mark 	Reiji
Hangedman 	Brown, Ayase, Reiji 	Everyone else	Nanjo, Yukino	-
Death 	Reiji 	Maki, Yukino 	Everyone else	-
Temperance	Females 	Males 	- 	-
Devil 	Reiji 	Everyone else	- 	-
Tower 	Reiji 	Males 	Females 	-
Star 	Females 	- 	- 	Males
Moon 	Males 	- 	- 	Females
Sun 	Females 	Males 	- 	-
Judgement 	Elly 	Everyone else	Ayase 	Reiji
World 	Males 	Females 	- 	-
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin===
*No character has Worst Affinity with a certain Arcana, only with specific Personas.
Arcana 	Great 	Good 	Normal 	Bad
Fool 	Everyone 	- 	- 	-
Magician 	Maya, Jun 	- 	Tatsuya, Ginko 	Michel, Yukki
Priestess 	- 	Maya, Ginko 	Males 	Yukki
Empress 	Yukki 	Maya, Ginko 	Males 	-
Emperor 	- 	Males 	Females 	-
Hierophant	- 	Michel, Jun 	Females 	Tatsuya
Lovers 	Ginko 	Yukki 	Males 	Maya
Chariot 	- 	Males 	Females 	-
Strength 	Michel, Yukki 	- 	Tatsuya, Ginko 	Maya, Jun
Hermit 	Females 	- 	Males 	-
Fortune 	Jun 	Females 	Tatsuya, Michel	-
Justice 	- 	Males 	Females 	-
Hangedman 	Males 	- 	Females 	-
Death 	Michel 	- 	Females 	Tatsuya, Jun
Temperance	Females 	- 	Males 	-
Devil 	- 	- 	Everyone 	-
Tower 	- 	- 	Males 	Females
Star 	Females 	- 	Males 	-
Moon 	Maya 	Males 	Yukki 	Ginko
Sun 	Tatsuya 	Females 	Michel, Jun 	-
Judgement 	- 	Females 	Males 	-
World 	Males 	- 	Females 	-
Rod 	Maya, Ginko, Jun 	Tatsuya, Michel, Yukki	- 	-
Cup 	Males 	Females 	- 	-
Sword 	Tatsuya, Michel, Yukki	Maya, Ginko, Jun 	- 	-
Coin 	Females 	Males 	- 	-
===Persona 2: Eternal Punishment===
Arcana 	Great 	Good 	Normal 	Bad 	Worst
Fool 	Everyone 	- 	- 	- 	-
Magician 	Maya 	Nate, Ellen 	Baofu, Tatsuya 	Ulala 	Katsuya
Priestess 	Ulala 	Maya, Ellen 	Nate, Tatsuya 	Katsuya, Baofu 	-
Empress 	Ellen 	Maya, Ulala 	Katsuya, Tatsuya 	Baofu, Nate 	-
Emperor 	Nate 	Baofu, Tatsuya 	Maya, Katsuya 	Ulala, Ellen 	-
Hierophant	Nate 	Katsuya, Ellen 	Maya, Ulala 	Baofu, Tatsuya 	-
Lovers 	Ulala 	Ellen 	Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya	Maya 	Baofu
Chariot 	Baofu 	Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya 	Maya, Ulala 	- 	Ellen
Strength 	Katsuya 	Baofu, Nate 	Ulala, Tatsuya 	Ellen 	Maya
Hermit 	Maya 	Ulala, Ellen 	Males 	- 	-
Fortune 	Ellen 	Maya, Ulala 	Males 	- 	-
Justice 	Katsuya 	Nate, Tatsuya 	Females 	Baofu 	-
Hangedman 	Baofu 	Nate, Tatsuya 	Females 	Katsuya 	-
Death 	Baofu 	- 	Females 	Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya	-
Temperance	Females 	- 	Males 	- 	-
Devil 	Baofu 	- 	Everyone else 	- 	-
Tower 	- 	Baofu 	Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya	Females 	-
Star 	Ulala 	Maya, Ellen 	Katsuya, Baofu, Nate 	Tatsuya 	-
Moon 	Maya 	Katsuya, Tatsuya 	Baofu, Nate 	Ellen 	Ulala
Sun 	Tatsuya 	Maya, Katsuya 	Nate, Ellen 	Ulala, Baofu 	-
Judgement 	Ellen 	Maya, Ulala 	Males 	- 	-
World 	Katsuya, Tatsuya 	Baofu, Nate 	Females 	- 	-
Rod 	Maya, Baofu, Ellen 	Ulala, Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya	- 	- 	-
Cup 	Males 	Females 	- 	- 	-
Sword 	Ulala, Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya	Maya, Baofu, Ellen 	- 	- 	-
Pentacle 	Females 	Males 	- 	- 	-
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