Persona 7

Persona 7 is a game in the Persona series, it is the ninth installment of this series of role-playing games. Persona 7 is developed by Atlus and AlpacaSoft for the Playstation 4 Pro.
This game, different from most other games in the series, has the player take the role of a female high school student, Kioko Shimada (She may also be named by the player), who moves into the rather small city of Koyanagi, where she gets involved with an alternate world known as The Carnival, where she and her newfound friends save the people of the city from the corrupt people in society.
This installment in the series could be seen as a direct sequel to the acclaimed 2016 title, Persona 5, as it shares many concepts and ideas with that game.
== Plot ==
Main Article: Persona 7/Story
The story begins with Kioko Shimada moving out of Tokyo with her uncle to spend a year with him at his home city of Koyanagi, where she is enrolled into Yoshitomo Academy, there, she meets her first new friend, in the form of Masakado Shiro, and they discover a rumor about a ritual simply called "The Carnival Ritual" where, if one is to call a certain number, they will be taken to an alternate world. So, after Kioko calls her uncle to let him know they would be hanging out for a while and he shouldn't worry about her, and Masakado does the same for his parents, they head to a cafe near the school and call the number for the ritual, the room fills with a pink fog and the people who were eating and chatting around Kioko and Masakado all disappear, and they end up in an alternate world, presumably The Carnival. From their discovery of this world onwards, their lives and those of the people they bring into this spiral into madness as they uncover who or what created The Carnival in the first place.
== Gameplay ==
Persona 7 plays very similarly to Persona 5, as it is a direct sequel, many features from P5 return in this game, along with a few new features and changes. naturally, the half-RPG, half-Social Simulator tradition continues in Persona 7, and it works mainly the same way as always.
=== Overworld ===
The game takes place in the fictional city of Koyanagi, where Kioko spends a year with her uncle, Yosutake, a large part of the city is open to simply walk around through, there are shops to get restoring items, equipment and weapons in, there are libraries and book stores to get books to read and increase social stats, the player can get DVDs to pass the time and increase social stats, there are various different things to do in the main world of the game.
The social stats system returns, as previously mentioned, they are raised by certain actions throughout the overworld, such as reading, interacting with certain things and people at different times of the day, etc. Social stats also allow the player to choose certain dialogue options when prompted and allow them to raise their Soul Bond with certain characters. The five social stats are: Knowledge, Guts, Proficiency, Kindness and Charm.
Soul Bonds are Persona 7's version of the Social Links or Confidants from past games, they serve the same purpose as those systems, but, along with bonuses for the player, the party members will also be more helpful in battle, the higher the Soul Bond's rank with a party member, the higher the chance of them getting critical hits, helping Kioko in a Combo Attack and many more bonuses. For non-party members, the Soul Bonds work just like Confidants, certain ranks give the player certain bonuses to use while exploring The Carnival.
Below is a list of all the available Soul Bonds in Persona 7, Bold are party members and Italics are automatic Bonds, that rank up with the story:
* The Fool - Igor
* The Magician - Yui Koharu
* The High Priestess - Shume Takiji
* The Empress - Kimi Takiyama
* The Emperor - Yosutake Nagano
* The Hierophant - Masakado Shiro
* The Lovers - Maeko Natsu
* The Chariot - Toyokazu Sasori
* Strength - Alphonse
* More TBA
* Justice - Maresuke Yoshida
* The Hanged Man - Nagao Katsumi
* Death - Shoda Sasori
* More TBA
* The Devil - Masayuki Konda
* More TBA
==== Hideouts ====
After the first infiltration begins, the characters will have a hideout where they can discuss their plans and heists for the Jester's Parade, from the different hideouts in the game, the player can plan out their moves, the available options at hideouts are:
* Hold Meeting: Revise the progress the player has made into an Attraction in The Carnival and how far until they reach the Treasure.
* Enter The Carnival: After The Carnival is free to be explored, the player can walk around and fight Shadows in it, the first two floors of The Carnival as just dark versions of the surface of Koyanagi and the subway system, but from the subways, the player can access Abbith, a maze of rocky paths and mirrors which is filled with dangerous enemies. The player can also enter the different Attractions, the dungeons of this game.
* Send Calling Card: Once the treasure in an Attraction has been found, the player may warn the target of the incoming heist, the very next day, the heist and boss fight will take place.
* Check Requests: Only available once The Carnival can be freely explored and the Jester's Forum has been set up, people will ask for minor heists that can be accomplished in The Carnival.
=== The Carnival ===
The Carnival is the alternate world of Persona 7, it is a pier carnival the size of Koyanagi that is shrouded in a dense, pink fog, it simply takes the form of a sort of mirrored Koyanagi with and all wooden surface, like an actual pier, The Carnival has some proper carnival attractions and rides in places of normal buildings, and any building that stays there is deserted. The Carnival is "built" atop a dark and mysterious cave system, known as Abbith, which can be accessed from the underground plaza in the subway system.
From The Carnival, the player has a few different options, after a certain point in the game, they can explore it freely and head into Abbith to train between dungeons, or, as they are called here, Attractions, which are large dungeons ruled over by a person's Shadow. Abbith is based on an RNG, or Random Number Generator, in other words, the layout of Abbith is completely different everytime, on the other hand, Attractions are set, they have one layout and never change.
The player will always start at a plaza at the center of Koyanagi/The Carnival, from there, they can talk to the party members to decide which three go with Kioko into the dungeons, the set-up can be changed whenever the player returns to the starting point and whenever the player enters either an Attraction or Abbith.
Like in Persona 5, Attractions will fall apart once the treasure is stolen and the guardian is defeated, making it so that they can't be revisited, so the player must make sure to get everything in the dungeon before a heist.
Attractions have security meters, if the player is spotted by enemies or falls into traps, the security percentage will go up, the higher it is, the stronger the enemies are, if it hits 100%, the player is kicked out of the Attraction for that day, before heists, the security meter goes all the way to 99%, but if the player chooses to go through the entire dungeon in a heist, the percentage can decrease by defeating enemies, but it won't go below 75%.
==== Battle ====
The battle system of Persona 7 is just about identical to previous games in the series, the player takes control of the four characters they took into the dungeon and has to use their different skills and abilities to defeat a certain amount of enemies, there are different actions available depending on which button on the controller the player presses:
* X Button - Attack: Attacks with the character's equipped melee weapon.
* O Button - Guard: Block against any incoming attack.
* △ Button - Persona: Use a Persona's skills.
* □ Button - Item: Use an item to restore stats or help in battle.
* Up Button - Gun: Ready the character's equipped gun, then press X to fire at the target(s)
* Down Button - Next Turn: Shows what character or enemy goes next in the battle.
* L2 Button - Order: Select a special action to use next.
** Analysis: Analyze the enemies on the field, allows the player to see their HP, Personality Type, Elemental Affinities, etc. L1 serves as a shortcut for this action.
** Tactics: Assign tactics to party members, allowing them to act on their own, act as support, among others.
** Run: Run from battle if the enemy is too strong to begin with or the player is losing. Cannot be used if the enemy has the advantage or in boss battles.
* R1 Button - Assist: If the player already knows the enemy's weakness, this button will instantly select a skill to use against the selected enemy. 
If the player hits all of the enemies' weaknesses and they fall down, the player will go into a Hold Up, where they have three options, they can perform an All-Out Attack, a powerful attack that has a large chance of finishing the fight, they can Break Formation, which returns to the battle without doing anything, or they can try negotiating with the enemy, they can then chat with them to get a new Persona or ask for money or an item, in exchange of letting the enemy go.
=== The Velvet Room ===
In many locations throughout Persona 7, The player will find blue tents or booths, interacting with the booths leads to the Velvet Room, a place between mind and matter, where Igor and his assistant, Alphonse, live to help their guests, in this case, Kioko Shimada. In the Velvet Room, the player can fuse Personas in many different ways to make new ones, check the Persona Compendium, an archive of all their Personas, they can buy back the Personas they already had and they can leave their Persona to grow stronger there. A new feature is Persona Trading, if the console is connected to the Internet, the player can look through a listing of people who offer up different Personas for another one that they may want or need.
=== Online Features ===
Online features return and they work in much the same way as Persona 5's online features, the player can, at the press of a button, check what other players around the world did at that certain day, be it spending time with Soul Bond characters, going to The Carnival, etc. In The Carnival, the player can also count on the Thieves' Guild to help them in certain cases, such as hostage situations or if an enemy is trying to run away.
== Characters ==
=== Protagonists ===
The Jester's Parade 	The Jester's Parade 	The Jester's Parade	The Jester's Parade
Kioko ShimadaJester 	0 - The Fool 	A young girl with a somewhat bubbly personality but that hates being bossed around by people, which makes the possibility of changing bad people through The Carnival seem even better for her. Her hair is brown and tied in pigtails and, in the overworld, she wears the Yoshitomo Academy female uniform normally.
In The Carnival, Kioko becomes Jester, a rebellious leader who charges against the evils of society with no fear. As Jester, she wears a long, black coat with a pointed collar and dark pants with red insides, all over a white jumpsuit. Her mask is black with red tips and long eyelashes painted on.	A young girl with a somewhat bubbly personality but that hates being bossed around by people, which makes the possibility of changing bad people through The Carnival seem even better for her. Her hair is brown and tied in pigtails and, in the overworld, she wears the Yoshitomo Academy female uniform normally.
In The Carnival, Kioko becomes Jester, a rebellious leader who charges against the evils of society with no fear. As Jester, she wears a long, black coat with a pointed collar and dark pants with red insides, all over a white jumpsuit. Her mask is black with red tips and long eyelashes painted on.
Kioko ShimadaJester 	0 - The Fool 	Kioko's starting Persona is Irene and her ultimate is Mephistopheles, or Mephisto, but she can have any Persona in the game.
Irene's element is Fire and Mephisto's is Curse.	Kioko's starting Persona is Irene and her ultimate is Mephistopheles, or Mephisto, but she can have any Persona in the game.
Irene's element is Fire and Mephisto's is Curse.
Yui Koharu
Beebee 	I - The Magician 	Yui, or Beebee, is a benevolent Shadow that accompanies Kioko and Masakado in their first few trips into The Carnival, she later finds a way into the real world and takes the name Yui Koharu to blend in. She wears the summer uniform for Yoshitomo no matter what. In both of her forms, she is happy, cheerful and silly.
In The Carnival, Beebee takes on her true form, as a colorful, masked jester with make-up, unnecessary belts and a skirt.	Yui, or Beebee, is a benevolent Shadow that accompanies Kioko and Masakado in their first few trips into The Carnival, she later finds a way into the real world and takes the name Yui Koharu to blend in. She wears the summer uniform for Yoshitomo no matter what. In both of her forms, she is happy, cheerful and silly.
In The Carnival, Beebee takes on her true form, as a colorful, masked jester with make-up, unnecessary belts and a skirt.
Yui Koharu
Beebee 	I - The Magician 	Yui's initial Persona is Eulenspiegel and her ultimate is Goodfellow.
Her element is Ice.	Yui's initial Persona is Eulenspiegel and her ultimate is Goodfellow.
Her element is Ice.
Masakado Shiro
Plague	V - The Hierophant 	A third year student in Yoshitomo Academy, he is Kioko's first new friend at her new school, he acts tough, but only to protect the people he likes. He has black, spiky hair and wears his uniform with the jacket open.
In The Carnival, Masakado becomes Plague, his outfit changes to black jeans, a long coat buttoned at the top, a tophat and a black bird-like mask with opaque goggles, like a plague doctor.	A third year student in Yoshitomo Academy, he is Kioko's first new friend at her new school, he acts tough, but only to protect the people he likes. He has black, spiky hair and wears his uniform with the jacket open.
In The Carnival, Masakado becomes Plague, his outfit changes to black jeans, a long coat buttoned at the top, a tophat and a black bird-like mask with opaque goggles, like a plague doctor.
Masakado Shiro
Plague	V - The Hierophant 	Masakado's initial Persona is Moriarty and his ultimate is Dionysus.
His Element is Wind.	Masakado's initial Persona is Moriarty and his ultimate is Dionysus.
His Element is Wind.
Shume TakijiTiger 	II -The High Priestess	Shinsato Takiji's daughter who gets bullied because all the students think that Shinsato is nice to her and nobody else just because they're father and daughter, but she also gets hit and yelled at by him, so she joins Kioko to stop her dad from doing all this. Shume has long, blue-tinted hair and she wears the male uniform.
Once in The Carnival, she becomes Tiger, a powerful fighter who does anything for her friends and for the people in the real world. She wears a striped jumpsuit, a tail and has a tiger mask on her face.	Shinsato Takiji's daughter who gets bullied because all the students think that Shinsato is nice to her and nobody else just because they're father and daughter, but she also gets hit and yelled at by him, so she joins Kioko to stop her dad from doing all this. Shume has long, blue-tinted hair and she wears the male uniform.
Once in The Carnival, she becomes Tiger, a powerful fighter who does anything for her friends and for the people in the real world. She wears a striped jumpsuit, a tail and has a tiger mask on her face.
Shume TakijiTiger 	II -The High Priestess	Her initial Persona is Sun Wukong and her ultimate is Tikoloshe.
Her element is Electricity.	Her initial Persona is Sun Wukong and her ultimate is Tikoloshe.
Her element is Electricity.
Maeko NatsuSakura 	VI - The Lovers 	A girl with blonde hair tied in a long ponytail, she becomes Kioko's friend before she is tricked by Masashige, so, Kioko and her friends help Maeko get out of this, in the process, Natsu gains her own Persona. She very loosely sticks to the Yoshitomo Academy dress code.
Her Carnival self is Sakura, her outfit becomes a pink and red shirt and short dress, a red leather jacket with thorns and her mask is pink with two cherry blossom flowers at the sides.	A girl with blonde hair tied in a long ponytail, she becomes Kioko's friend before she is tricked by Masashige, so, Kioko and her friends help Maeko get out of this, in the process, Natsu gains her own Persona. She very loosely sticks to the Yoshitomo Academy dress code.
Her Carnival self is Sakura, her outfit becomes a pink and red shirt and short dress, a red leather jacket with thorns and her mask is pink with two cherry blossom flowers at the sides.
Maeko NatsuSakura 	VI - The Lovers 	Her initial Persona is Panurge and her ultimate is Eshu.
Her element is Psychic.	Her initial Persona is Panurge and her ultimate is Eshu.
Her element is Psychic.
Shoda SasoriVision 	XIII - Death 	A boy who feels guilty for his parents' death in a car crash, his guardian ever since is a teacher at Yoshitomo. He threatens to hack all of Koyanagi and even more of Japan if the Jester's Parade doesn't show itself and stop him. He likes to wear clothes that are too big for him.
After he gains his Persona, he can become Vision in The Carnival, his outift consists of black leather clothing with neon stripes along the seams and his mask is a set of futuristic goggles that go around his head.	A boy who feels guilty for his parents' death in a car crash, his guardian ever since is a teacher at Yoshitomo. He threatens to hack all of Koyanagi and even more of Japan if the Jester's Parade doesn't show itself and stop him. He likes to wear clothes that are too big for him.
After he gains his Persona, he can become Vision in The Carnival, his outift consists of black leather clothing with neon stripes along the seams and his mask is a set of futuristic goggles that go around his head.
Shoda SasoriVision 	XIII - Death 	His initial Persona is Reynard and his ultimate is Kuma Lisa.
He is the group's navigator.	His initial Persona is Reynard and his ultimate is Kuma Lisa.
He is the group's navigator.
Maresuke YoshidaShade	XI - Justice 	A young detective whose father works for the police, he gets on the case of the Jester's Parade when they get big, but he ends up joining them when he admits that he hates the police chief for turning his family's life into hell. Maresuke is a student at Misao High and wears a custom all-blue uniform, his hair is tinted blue and covers his right eye.
In The Carnival, he becomes Shade, he wears a black jumpsuit with a dark red scarf, black jeans and his mask is metallic and sharp.	A young detective whose father works for the police, he gets on the case of the Jester's Parade when they get big, but he ends up joining them when he admits that he hates the police chief for turning his family's life into hell. Maresuke is a student at Misao High and wears a custom all-blue uniform, his hair is tinted blue and covers his right eye.
In The Carnival, he becomes Shade, he wears a black jumpsuit with a dark red scarf, black jeans and his mask is metallic and sharp.
Maresuke YoshidaShade	XI - Justice 	His initial Persona is Maui and his ultimate is Anansi.
His element is Nuclear.	His initial Persona is Maui and his ultimate is Anansi.
His element is Nuclear.
Kimi Takayama
Princess	III - The Empress 	A rebelious girl with spiky, pink long hair who hardly goes with Yoshitomo's dress code, she gets tricked by a supposed love guru named Kumiko Terauchi and joins the Jester's Parade to stop her.
Her codename is Princess and she dresses as such, with pink clothing, a longer skirt and blood red gemstones around her costume, her mask resembles that work by the Empress Shadows, a golden crown on Kimi's face.	A rebelious girl with spiky, pink long hair who hardly goes with Yoshitomo's dress code, she gets tricked by a supposed love guru named Kumiko Terauchi and joins the Jester's Parade to stop her.
Her codename is Princess and she dresses as such, with pink clothing, a longer skirt and blood red gemstones around her costume, her mask resembles that work by the Empress Shadows, a golden crown on Kimi's face.
Kimi Takayama
Princess	III - The Empress 	Her initial Persona is Pan and her ultimate is Eris.
Her element is Bless.	Her initial Persona is Pan and her ultimate is Eris.
Her element is Bless.
=== Neutral ===
Igor 	0 - The Fool 	The keeper of the Velvet Room, a long-nosed, balding man with a suit and tie, he is always accompanied by his assistant in the Velvet Room.
Igor 	0 - The Fool 	Igor contacts the player after Attraction missions are completed to grant them a new bonus and strengthen their Soul Bond, he allows the player to perform fusions and other actions in the Velvet Room.
Alphonse 	VIII - Strength 	Igor's assistant in this game, he is a young man with gray hair, pale skin and an all-blue outfit, with some golden details (Much like all other Velvet Room assistants) he always holds the Persona compendium under his arm.
Alphonse 	VIII - Strength 	He can be taken out into the real world to increase his Soul Bond with Kioko and he often asks for different tasks to be completed in The Carnival, which, more often than not, consist of finding a certain treasure in a chest or from an enemy. Alphonse is also an optional, post-game boss.
Yosutake Nagano	IV - The Emperor 	Kioko's uncle and caretaker for the duration of the story, he always wears polo shirts and jeans and is very nice towards most people.
Yosutake Nagano	IV - The Emperor 	Kioko can help out with Yosutake's job and do chores for him to increase their Soul Bond.
Toyokazu Sasori	VII - The Chariot 	Shoda Sasori's caretaker ever since his parents died in a car crash, he is a teacher at Yoshitomo and, after ranking up Shoda's Soul Bond, will comment on how good it is that Kioko is friends with him. He has rather long hair and a beard.
Toyokazu Sasori	VII - The Chariot 	His Soul Bond will go up along with Shoda's and will allow Shoda to have his ultimate Persona, unlike with all other party members, where their own Bond gives them their ultimate.
Nagao Katsumi 	XII - The Hanged Man	A student of Misao High, she has black hair and wears a red bow on her head, she is very quiet and can often be found at the arcade.
Nagao Katsumi 	XII - The Hanged Man	Playing arcade games with her will increase her and Kioko's Soul Bond.
Masayuki Konda 	XV - The Devil 	A juvenile delinquent who roams the streets of Koyanagi performing all types of illegal actions, he wears baggy jeans clothes, a white band shirt and his cap backwards over his messy brown hair.
Masayuki Konda 	XV - The Devil 	Kioko is almost mugged by him, but she insists on helping him be better by spending time with him, raising his Soul Bond.
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=== Antagonists ===
Shinsato Takiji 	An extremely strict teacher at Yoshitomo Academy who doesn't get in trouble with anyone because he has very good lawyers and students don't tell their parents out of fear that he'll find out and be even worse to them. He has a receding hairline and brown hair, he wears glasses and is always dressed in a suit and tie. His Shadow looks like him, but he is dressed as a drill sergeant, has golden eyes and no glasses.
Shinsato Takiji 	Takiji's Attraction in The Carnival is a massive military base with very strict security measures, his Shadow is fought as the boss of the Attraction.
Takachi Masashige	A doctor that uses all that is in his and his nurses' power to lie to his patients and get away with it, threatening to hospitalize Maeko Natsu because he was able to fool her and her father into thinking that she has a terminal illness. He is always dressed in a lab coat and has an od habit of checking his phone very often. His Shadow appears as him but dressed like a Mayan king and with golden eyes.
Takachi Masashige	Masashige's Attraction is a tall Mayan pyramid with people being sacrificed in jail cells, representing his patients, Shadow Masashige is fought at the end of the Attraction.
Shoda Sasori 	A young hacker who threatens to cause a mass blackout in Koyanagi and any neighboring city if the Jester's Parade refuses to find and stop him. He dresses in baggy clothes and wears glasses. His Shadow is him dressed in a black marching band uniform, with no glasses and golden eyes.
Shoda Sasori 	Sasori's Attraction is a theater filled with cognitive, gray and lifeless people, with two, empty front row seats, the infiltration mainly takes place backstage. Sasori's Shadow is fought here.
Hiroshi Yanagi 	A corrupt police chief in Koyanagi who uses his title to treat anyone below him like garbage, he threatens to leak images of the Jester's Parade with drugs and alcohol so he can legally arrest them, because he happens to be rightly suspicious that a bunch of high schoolers are the cause for the sudden changes of heart happening in the previous months. He is fat, wears a police uniform that barely fits him and his Shadow is him dressed as a business man with golden eyes.
Hiroshi Yanagi 	Yanagi's Attraction in The Carnival is a factory that makes weapons and false witnesses, representing his corrupt nature, his Shadow is fought here.
Kumiko Terauchi 	A supposed love guru that uses a myserious potion to bring people to her side, she uses her followers to get anything she wants, be it precious objects or certain favors. She dresses rather scantily and has plenty of make-up on at all times, she is part of Seiho Shinohara's conspiracy for him to win the election and slowly take over Japan. Her Shadow appears as her, but wearing a tuxedo, top hat and being carried by her servants.
Kumiko Terauchi 	Terauchi's Attraction is a massive dollhouse with masked butlers serving as both her guards and cognitive forms of her followers, mindless puppets following her commands. Shadow Terauchi is the boss of the Attraction.
Seiho Shinohara 	The secondary antagonist of the game, Seiho is a politician using his relations to win more and more followers and voters, as he plans on starting with governing Koyanagi and moving out throught Japan until he becomes prime minister. He has a suit and tie, black, combed back hair and tinted glasses. His Shadow self dresses in a tuxedo and top hat and holds a whip, and has golden eyes.
Seiho Shinohara 	Seiho's Attraction is a castle that resembles a massive circus tent, with cognitive people watching over his shows, Shadow Seiho is fought here.
Azathoth 	An elder god that dwells in the Depths of Abbith, first appearing as the great tree, Yggdrasil, humanity's greatest treasure, but after his defeat to the Jester's Parade, he shows himself as a massive angel with a rounded head, a golden crown of thorns over his head and 3 sets of wings, along with tubes all along his arms and lower body.
Azathoth 	Azathoth's Attraction is, technically, the entirety of The Carnival, as he, supposedly, created it from the wills and desires of the people in the real world, a dark world where they know nothing and only follow him. He is the final boss of Persona 7.
== Demons & Personas ==
Main Article: Persona 7/List of Shadows
The enemies, or Shadows, in Persona 7 are just demons and creatures that mindlessly follow the Attraction's master because they are very strong Shadows on their own, Personas are gained through negotiating with demons to get them on the player's side, above is a full list of all the demons in the game, their stats, proper names and their Shadow names.
== Bosses ==
The listing below will only show the major dungeon bosses and optional bosses in Persona 7, mini bosses are listed above along with regular Shadows.
Shinsato Takiji 	The Shadow of a cruel teacher at Yoshitomo, he first appears as himself, but dressed as a drill sergeant, he later transforms into a towering tank-like Shadow with many weapons attached to it and his humanoid, faceless upper body attached to the top of the tank with metallic tubes.
Takachi Masashige	The Shadow of a lying doctor, he first appears as Masashige dressed as a Mayan king, but later transforms into a frog dressed as a Mayan, sitting on a throne of golden people in an altar of snakes.
Shoda Sasori 	The Shadow of a power-hungry high school student, the real Sasori is dragged into The Carnival by his Shadow and has to accept himself, but he can't, which angers his Shadow, making it transform into a kneeling mannequin with many arms holding different weapons and insturments.
Hiroshi Yanagi 	The Shadow of a corrupt police chief who threatens to black mail the Jester's Parade to arrest them, he first appars as Hiroshi dressed as a business man, but transforms into a massive part of the factory, with his pale upper body sticking out of a set of gears.
Kumiko Terauchi 	The Shadow of a lustful "love guru" that tricks anyone into following her for her and Seiho's needs, she first appears as Kumiko in a tuxedo but she later becomes a large doll with a tea set on a throne with feminine legs, the throne being covered in Lovers Shadow masks.
Seiho Shinohara 	The Shadow of a corrupt and manipulative politician, he first appears as Seiho dressed as a master of ceremonies but his followers fuse into a golden mass around him, that takes on several forms before being destroyed.
Yggdrasil 	Humanity's Treasure, the great tree, Yggdrasil, it is fought at the bottom of Abbith and is extremely powerful, so the Jester's Parade cannot defeat Yggdrasil in one try. Yggdrasil is encountered again during the final heist and is quickly destroyed, giving way to its true form.
Azathoth 	Azathoth is the one behind The Carnival, behind Abbith, behind everything that lead up to his and the Jester's Parade's final battle, so they both give it their all in their last showdown. Azathoth eventually wins, but thanks to the power of the people, Kioko is able to summon Mephistopheles to destroy Azathoth once and for all.
Alphonse 	An optional boss only available after the main game if the player maxed out the Strength Soul Bond, Alphonse is a powerful opponent and has the power of the Wild Card, which means he can use any Persona in the game, much like Kioko can.
The Reaper 	A staple enemy in the series, The Reaper, as always, is the strongest enemy in the game and is only encountered if the player spends too much time in any floor of Abbith, but he has a tendency to only appear in the deepest parts of Abbith, in the Paths of Yilla and Yuggoth.
== Dungeons ==
There are a few different dungeons in Persona 7, The Carnival is the main one, a hub of sorts from which all the others are accessed.
* The Carnival: A hub dungeon that the player can explore to reach all of the other dungeons in the game, it has two floors, the surface and the subway system, the surface houses any enemy from Attractions the player can completed and the Attractions themselves, the subways house stronger enemies and the entrance into Abbith
* Abbith: A dark cave system beneath The Carnival, the walls are rocky and sharp, save for the mirrors along them, more of Abbith can be accessed as the player beats the Attractions of the game and the Jester's Parade becomes more well known. There are three types of rooms in this randomly generated dungeon, small rooms, which are part of the pathways and are either treasure chests or dead ends, large rooms, which may contain better treasure and some enemies, and the staircase room, that leads further into Abbith. If the player spends too much time in a floor, they might find The Reaper.
** Path of Yaddith: A red and black maze of dark and narrow corridors filled with weaker demons, it can be accessed soon after Shinsato Takiji's mission is completed. This Path consists of 5 floors.
** Path of Vhoorl: A purple maze of corridors filled with stronger enemies, compared to the first Path, at least. It is available once Masashige is defeated and consists of 8 floors.
** Path of Kythanil: A dark green maze with powerful enemies, it can be accessed once Sasori's Shadow is defeated. This Path has 11 floors.
** Path of Karthis: A yellow maze with very strong foes to face off against, this is where Abbith's floors become more open, leading up to the depths. This Path has 15 floors and is available once Hiroshi Yanagi's mission is completed.
** Path of Yilla: A darker Path than the others, with larger floors, some of the strongest foes await the player down here, the Path of Yilla consists of 19 floors and is available once Kumiko Terauchi is defeated.
** Path of Yuggoth: The shortest path in the game, with only 3 floors, but the first two are massive and expansive, with lots to explore before reaching the Depths of Abbith. This Path is available once the player defeats Seiho Shinohara.
Along with The Carnival and Abbith, there are also the set dungeons of the game, the Attractions, which are ruled by the Shadows of people with strong desires.
* Takiji's Attraction: A large military base with spotlights and strict guards, representing Shinsato's strict methods of teaching, there are cognitive students being forced to train. The Treasure of this Attraction is an oversized golden star, resembling a military badge. Shadow Takiji is fought during the heist.
* Masashige's Attraction: A Mayan pyramid with hieroglyphs on the walls and people being sacrificed in prison cells, the Treasure is the staff that Shadow Masashige often carries. Masashige's Shadow is fought in this Attraction's heist.
* Sasori's Attraction: A theater with all the seats taken up by gray, faceless people, except for two seats, reserved for Shoda's parents. His Treasure is a family picture, or at least that's how it appears in the real world. Shadow Sasori is fought in the heist.
* Yanagi's Attraction: A large factory that produces weapons and people, representing how Hiroshi is corrupt and will create false evidences and witnesses to win a case and arrest someone he doesn't like. The Treasure of the Attraction is Yanagi' police badge, in both The Carnival and the real world. Hiroshi Yanagi's Shadow is fought during the heist.
* Terauchi's Attraction: A massive dollhouse/mansion where Terauchi's Shadow dwells, the guards here double as cognitive existences representing Kumiko's followers and how she sees them. The Treasure is a golden heart statue, Shadow Terauchi is fought during the heist.
* Seiho's Attraction: A huge circus tent that functions like a castle, it has several floors, traps and secret passages. The heist of this Attraction has the Jester's Parade facing off against Seiho Shinohara's Shadow to get his treasure, a big golden flag from the top of the tent.
* Depths of Abbith: An Attraction at the bottom of Abbith, it is filled with powerful demons and tricky puzzles to solve, the Jester's Parade comes here to steal the public's hearts when a disturbing broadcast and pink fog suddenly appear one day, signaling that whatever is behind The Carnival is making its move.
== Soundtrack ==
=== Themes ===
* GUMI - Carnival (Opening Theme)
* Corner of Memories (Main Menu Theme)
* Aria of the Soul (Velvet Room Theme)
* Life Will Change -Instrumental- (Heist Theme)
* Life Will Change (Final Heists)
* Desire (Shadow Self Theme)
* Blood Of Villain (Pre-Boss Theme)
* I'll Face Myself (Post-Boss Theme)
* Confrontation (Azathoth's Awakening)
* Traumerei (Sadness + Good Ending)
* Never More (Credits Theme)
=== Locations ===
* School Days (Overworld Daytime)
* Heartbeat, Heartbreak (Overworld Nighttime + Rainy)
* Corridor (The Carnival + Bad Endings)
* Layer Cake (Takiji's Attraction)
* The Days When My Mother Was There (Masashige's Attraction)
* A Woman (Sasori's Attraction)
* Sweatshop (Yanagi's Attraction)
* Ice Castle (Terauchi's Attraction)
* Memory (Seiho's Attraction)
* Abbith
* Deva Yuga (Depths of Abbith)
=== Battle ===
* Light The Fire Up In The Night (Normal Battle)
* Keeper of Lust (Mini Boss Battle)
* I'll Face Myself -Battle- (Awakening Boss Battle)
* The Person is Then Called Away From War (Boss Battle 1)
* SEBEC (Boss Battle 2)
* Azathoth (Final Battle)
* We Are One And All (Mephisto vs. Azathoth)
== Trivia ==
* The different paths in Abbith are named after planets in the Lovecraft mythos, Abbith itself is named after the planet in which Nyarlathotep dwells, linking back to the Persona 2 duology, where the main villain was Nyarlathotep.
* The general theme of the game is that of loss of humanity, and it is shown in a few different ways.
** As the game progresses, Kioko devotes herself to her "supposed justice", as many call it, and loses her fun-loving and outgoing side to some extent.
** Azathoth's main goal is to stop people from wanting more, from growing as members of society, and having them regress into mindless slaves for his "perfect world".
** The villains of the game use their own tactics to, unknowingly, help Azathoth, they intimidate and control people into being their followers, students or whatever else.
** The theme of the alternate world, being a large carnival, links to clowns, which are associated with the uncanny valley, where things look human but aren't, which makes them disturbing.
* This theme of losing one's humanity links back to Persona 5 with its theme of freedom, with the characters wanting to be free from these cruel authority figures and from the elder god, Azathoth, himself.
* Persona 7 essentially started out as an original AlpacaSoft game by the name of Neon Exorcists, it borrowed a lot from Persona 5, so it was cancelled out of fear that it would be called a rip-off, but some time later, Persona 7 was created, marketed as a direct sequel to Persona 5
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