Rise Kujikawa

**Rise Kujikawa** is one of the main characters from *Persona 4*. She is a popular idol who returns to Inaba for a brief hiatus. She is a first-year student at Yasogami High School.

## Design

Rise has long copper-colored hair tied in two pigtails, brown eyes and pale skin. Her normal outfit consists of an orange shirt with puffy sleeves above a white turtleneck shirt while she is seen wearing an orange top and white pants in summer. Before transferring to Yasogami High and while working at her grandmother's shop, Rise wears a white headscarf, a pink turtleneck shirt and a short navy blue skirt.

During explorations in the Midnight Channel and at school, she is clothed in her school uniform with a white turtleneck underneath and wears pink glasses only supporting the team/members.

At the summer festival, Rise is seen wearing yukata like the rest of the girls.

In *Persona 4 Golden*, during the winter, she wears a snow suit with pink sunglasses on top of her head, high collar with pink and white stripe with her matching pink snow jacket that says "Lovers," purple gloves, darker navy snow pants, and light purple shoes. The only time she has her hair down is when she wears the new summer outfit during the *Persona 4 Golden* epilogue, acquired by attaining the true ending after saving Marie in the Hollow Forest. She wore a white see-through halter top, with a pink, light blue and orange shirt underneath it and tan pants.

In *Persona 4: Dancing All Night*, she wears a summer pink school uniform with open shirt parted showing her black bra and bare midriff, and Yasogami emblem on her left sleeve, a magenta, pink and white houndstooth patterned mini skirt that match her hair ribbons, long black stockings with pink lace zippers and pink high-heel slippers. She wears a yellow scarf around her right wrist and pink and black glove on her left hand. She also wears yellow headphones over her ears and a black collar with a keychain heart.

## Personality

Rise is cheerful, outspoken, naughty, cute and is quite boastful about herself, although very sweet deep down. She is referred to as a "dangerous girl" by Chie Satonaka, due to her boldness in flirting with the protagonist, and her teasing of Yosuke Hanamura and Kanji Tatsumi. Rise is quickly annoyed by the smallest things, which ends up with her crying dramatically, and sometimes producing crocodile tears. She's rather childish and possessive; she once pouted and told the protagonist he mustn't call another girl "cute." She has also shown her competitive side on many occasions, and she’s mocked Yukiko Amagi’s insecurity and her cooking. Along with Yukiko, and Naoto Shirogane, she cries when the protagonist leaves Inaba, and she'll profess her love to him. This, combined with her Arcana being The Lovers, her flirting and certain scenes in *Persona 4 The Animation* show her affection for the protagonist. Rise states that she loves the protagonist, and will show a very obvious interest in him during the storyline regardless of her Social Link standing.

Rise used to be an idol, but she quit to work at her family business (citing health reasons), after Kanji is rescued. She is stressed out, and tired of show business because she doesn't know if the Rise that everyone admires is the "real" Rise, or the persona of Risette that she presents to the masses. Rise's biggest insecurity is her individuality. She fears that she has no true self and that her career is making her lose it due to constantly putting up fake faces to the general public. While she initially attempts to change this by running away she is left feeling unsatisfied. By the end of the series, she acknowledges all of those fake selves she presented to others were actually just other sides of her true personality. Upon realizing this she decides to start up her career content that she will be portraying her true self for all to see.

As the general supporter/navigator of the group, Rise helps the team stay on their toes, informing them all sorts of things in battle and using her Persona, Himiko, to scan out enemy weaknesses and boosting their spirits whenever she can, even going so far as to use her Persona to heal the team, raise their attack or defense and more. She also can sense or detect things in the Shadow World that aren't easily perceived by others, including Teddie. When she notices a friend going through a hard time, Rise acts a comforter, helping them to realize the truth and offering them solace in any way possible. Despite having a mischievously playful side while with her friends and offering a lot of sass to back up for it, she is also very passionate about her friends and is always there to lend them a hand. It also should be noted that if her friends are in danger, Rise will do whatever it takes to make sure they are safe, as seen in *Persona 4 Arena Ultimax*, joining the fray in an effort to find and save her friends.

## Battle Quotes

### *Persona 4*

* *"Alright! Level up!"* (Level Up)
* *"This one's strong, watch yourself!"* (Encountered Powerful Enemy)
* *"Ah, it's a no-brainer, I'm sure you'll win!"* (Encountered Weak Enemy)
* *"Three enemies on the field! Be careful."* (Encountered 3 Enemies)
* *"There are five enemies! Don't let 'em get you."* (Encountered 5 enemies)
* *\*squeals\* "Senpai! That was soo cool!"* (Protagonist dodges attack)
* *"Oh, nice move, Yosuke-senpai!"*(Yosuke dodges attack)
* *"You hit its weakness, Yukiko-Senpai."*
* *"You struck its weak-point, Chie-Senpai!"*
* *"Enemy Down. Show it what you've got, Kanji-kun!"*
* *"Two enemies down. Do it again, Chie-senpai!"*
* *"Enemy down! That's the spirit, Teddie!"* (Teddie downs enemy)
* *"Enemy defeated. Go for broke, Teddie!"* (Teddie defeats 1 enemy)
* *"Enemy defeated. Keep it up, Yosuke-senpai!"* (Yosuke defeats 1 enemy)
* *"You're on a roll, Senpai! Two defeated."* (Protagonist defeats 2 enemies)
* *"Wow, Naoto-kun! You defeated two enemies."* (Naoto defeats 2 enemies)
* *"Three enemies defeated! You're so cool, Senpai."*
* "Amazing Senpai! Four enemies defeated!"
* *"Only one enemy left! you can do it!"*(One enemy left)
* *"One enemy to go! Keep it up!"* (One enemy left)
* *"Only two/three enemies left!"*(2/3 enemies left)
* *"Three enemies left! You can win this!"* (3 enemies left)
* *"Four of them! You need to thin 'em out."* (4 enemies left)
* *"It got back up, defeat it fast!"*(Enemy gets up from Down)
* *"It's calling back up!  Hurry and defeat it!"*((A \_\_\_\_-King Shadow summoned a \_\_\_\_-Bambino Shadow)
* *"What's its problem?  More incoming!"*(A \_\_\_\_-King Shadow summoned a \_\_\_\_-Bambino Shadow, stage 1 & 2)
* *"What, more of them?!  Gee!"*(A \_\_\_\_-King Shadow summoned a \_\_\_\_-Bambino Shadow, stage2)
* *"Gee, it's like an endless stream of 'em!"*(A \_\_\_\_-King Shadow summoned a \_\_\_\_-Bambino Shadow, stage 3 & up)
* *"Ehh!? \_\_\_-senpai, someone heal him/her!"* (A party member dying)
* *"Guys ... you're really low on health...!"*(Party is low on health)
* *"...shouldn't someone heal \_\_\_-senpai...?"*(A party member dying)
* *"Phew ... you're up! Ok, time for an counter-attack!"*(Protagonist recovers from Knocked Down/Dizzy status)
* *"No don't be afraid, I'm here with you!"*(Protagonist is Frightened)
* *"\_\_\_-senpai's scared!"* (A party member is Frightened)
* *"\_\_\_-senpai is useless!"*(A party member is Exhausted)
* *"\_\_\_-senpai's persona is sealed!"*(A party member is Silenced)
* *"\_\_\_-senpai, no!"* (A party member (except protagonist) is Controlled by Kunino-sagiri)
* *"Yosuke-senpai's lost it!"* (Yosuke is Enraged)
* *"Yukiko-senpai's scary when she's mad."*(Enraged Yukiko defeats an enemy)
* *"Kanji-kun's pissed off!"* (Kanji is Enraged)
* *"Naoto-kun's pissed off! Someone calm her down!"* (When Naoto is Enraged)
* *"Don't give in! Please, get back up!"* (All party members except protagonist are Controlled by Kunino-sagiri)
* *"Wh-What is this thing? It feels really bad..."* (Meeting the Reaper in a New Game +)
* *"That one's totally weak! Better not lose."* (Analyzing weak enemy)
* *"Noooooo problem. It'll be over in a flash!"*(Analyzing weak enemy)
* *"Wow, it's puny! This'll be cake."* (Analyzing weak enemy)
* *"Physical attacks won't work on that runt?"*(Analyzing enemy w/Physical repel)
* *"Ice should work well, you can win this, guys!"*(Analyzing enemy w/Ice weakness)
* *"It's weak to ice! This should be easy!"* (Analyzing enemy w/Ice weakness)
* *"It's weak to fire! Hehe, this'll be easy!"* (Analyzing enemy w/Fire weakness)
* *"It's weak to wind! This'll be a breeze!"*(Analyzing Enemy w/Wind weakness)
* *"It´s weak against light. Shine on!"* (Analyzing enemy w/Light weakness)
* *"It's BEARY weak to electricity!" \*giggle\** (Analyzing enemy w/Electricity weakness, while imitating Teddie)
* "*You can win this, just don't use light on it."*(Analyzing enemy w/Light repel)
* *"Light won't work. Plan B anyone?"*(Analyzing enemy w/Light repel)
* *"Yes! We won! Congrats, guys."*(Protagonist defeats final enemy)
* *"Hey, it's weak to fire! That's hot!"* (Using Weakness Scan on enemy w/Fire weakness)
* "*Its weakness is ice! Cool!"*(Using Weakness Scan on enemy w/Ice weakness)
* *"Its weak to electricity! Zap em'!"* (Using Weakness Scan on enemy w/Electricity weakness)
* *"Wind will work. Blow it away guys!"* (Using Weakness scan on enemy w/Wind weakness)
* *"The enemy's weakness is darkness! It's doomed!"*(Using Weakness Scan on enemy w/Dark weakness)
* *"Oh no you don't!"*(Blocking attacks from enemies)
* *"Look out!"*(Blocking attacks from enemies)
* *"S-Senpai? Nooooo!"* (Protagonist is defeated)

### *Persona 4 Golden*

* *"It's showtime!*(While All-Out Attack*)*
* "*Are you ready? Get set!"* (When assisting an All-Out Attack)

### *Persona 4 Arena Ultimax*

Quotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3u27CQjmek

* *"It's Risette! Nice to meet you!"*(Character select screen)
* *"Annnnd...action!"*(Character select screen)
* *"Rise Kujikawa, ready for the stage!"*(Character screen select)
* *"I can fight too!"*(Character select screen)
* *"I'm gonna show you my power!"*(Intro)
* *"I can fight now--I'll show you!"*(Intro)
* *"I see it!"*(When using her Furious Action)
* *"Don't touch me!"*(When rolling)
* *"I WON'T lose!"*(Upon reaching Awakening mode)
* *"I can fight too!"*(Activating her Instant Kill)
* *"Heads up!"*(Should her Instant Kill hit the opponent)
* *"This is my resolve...feel it!"*(During her Instant Kill)
* *"Time for my full strength!"*(During her Instant Kill)
* *"And ANOTHER one...!"*(During her Instant Kill)
* *"I'm gonna show you...what an idol can do!"*(When attempting her Awakening super or during her Instant Kill)
* *"Ugh! I was so close!"*(When doing a poor job executing her Awakening her super)
* *"I'll make this my best show ever!"*(When standing idly by)
* *"Is everyone rocking? Let's keep this up!"*(After winning a round or standing idly by)
* *"Now I can protect everyone!"*(Victory)
* *"Senpai, did you see that?"*(Victory)
* *"Sen...pai..."*(Defeated)
* *"I'm tired..."* (Defeated)
* *"This is so frustrating..."* (Continue?)
* *"I'm tired of this..."* (Continue?)
* *"Take two, here I go!"* (Retry)
* *"Don't underestimate the tenacity of an idol!"* (Retry)
* *"Wow...you beat everyone! I feel like I've grown and gained much more confidence now. We should be a regular team!...just kidding. Haha!"*(Clearing Arcade/Score Attack/Golden Arena mode)

#### Victory Quotes

General
* "*Yay, I win! If you want a rematch, talk to my agent!*"
* "*Thank you for coming to today's concert! You were the greatest special guest!*"
* "*If you think I'm just an idol, you're in for trouble. I haven't trained for nothing!*"
* "*So this is a Persona battle... it was a little scary, but I'm determined not to lose!*"
* "*My sense of rhythm combined with the courage it takes to go onstage...Haha, I guess my idol experience counts for something, huh?*"

Character specific
* Yu Narukami: "*I never thought the day would come where I would fight Senpai... I'll keep growing, so please watch me!*"
* Chie Satonaka: "*Your kicks were really heavy... But when it comes to nimble movements, I'm no slouch!*"
* Yukiko Amagi: "*That was amazing, Yukiko-senpai. I'll use those graceful dance-like moves as reference!*"
* Kanji Tatsumi: "*Ugh, you're too strong! Why don't you let up a little, Moronji!*"
* Teddie: "*Hey, Teddie! From now on, touch me anywhere funny, and I'll hurt you with my new Persona!*"
* Yukari Takeba: "*You aren't a college model for nothing! You have a great figure! I have a feeling you'll be a powerful rival in my field!*"

### *Persona Q*

* "*There are \_\_\_ enemies.*" (When encountering enemies)
* "*Here I go! Persona!*" (When using Leader Skill)
* "*Aigis's Orgia Mode is amazing! Her power has dramatically increased!*" (When Aigis is in Orgia Mode)
* "*A vow not to strike?*" (When Merciful Clergyman forbids Attack)
* "*This time he said not to strike!*" (When Merciful Clergymen forbids Attack)
* "*Did he say... vow not to use skills?*" (When Merciful Clergyman forbids Skill)
* "*Vow not to not use items...? What?*" (When Merciful Clergyman forbids Item)
* "*A vow not to be bossy?*" (When Merciful Clergyman forbids Leader Skill)
* "*What!? He's banning multiple things at once!*" (When Merciful Clergyman forbids multiple things)
* "*Oh, I think the vow's been lifted for now!*" (When Vow is lifted without being broken)
* "*Th-That's what happens if you break a vow!? ...Oh! But now the coast's clear!*" (Start of the turn after Merciful Clergyman's Vow is broken)

### *TMNT X Pokemon*

* "Whoa! Shredder had become even stronger with the Mutagen injected inside him!"
* "Let's go, everyone! We have a world to save!"
* "Yuck! I don't want to get near that thing!"
* (sighs) "This is so relaxing... Thanks, Ritsu..."

## TMNT X Pokemon

Rise likes to cheer her friends on. She also can get information about the villains they are gonna face including weakspots. During missions, she usually stay back and analyze the opponent along with Houka.

## Trivia

* It is strongly implied Rise doesn't see the value in learning English because she can just hire a translator: "Ugh, why do I have to learn English? I can just hire a translator." Ironically, she still says this in the English-voiced localization.
* One of Rise's early design concepts resembles Lisa Silverman. Lisa and Rise's names are phonetically similar in Japanese (Risa to Rise) and both have stints as idol singers, in addition to being the most pronounced about their love for the main character, and being of the Lovers Arcana.
* Some of Rise's early design concepts look similar to Ai Ebihara and Saki Konishi.
* Rise's appearance and name resemble those of her Japanese voice actress, Rie Kugimiya.
* During the visit in Port Island's Club Escapade in *Persona 4*, Rise reveals that she had a secret show two years ago and the power went out in the middle of her performance referencing the power outage before the first SEES Full Moon Operation in September 2009. This comes up again in *Persona Q* when Shinjiro Aragaki recognizes Rise's name thanks to Club Escapade's owner.
* Rise is a famous idol, but none of her songs are heard in *Persona 4*, although she does provide vocals on a version of Heaven. However, the animation has a devoted opening is composed with Rise's VA singing, and *Persona 4 Golden* has since added its concert scene featuring the rest of the Investigation Team as an accompanying band.
* Rise is the only member of the main cast who possesses a Persona not based off a figure of native Japanese descent.
* Rise is the only character who does not have a cut-in effect when summoning her Persona in the vanilla version of *Persona 4*. However, *Persona 4 The Animation* gives Rise the cut-in effect when she first summons Himiko and in *Persona 4 Golden* when aiding the All-Out Attack.
* Rise is the first information/support character to be involved in the All-Out Attack in *Persona 4 Golden*, as well as the first to become playable in *Persona 4 Arena Ultimax*.
* Rise is the only member of the Investigation Team that seems to summon her Persona instantly, whereas the others break cards.
* Rise's stat-icon (the character's side-portrait displaying their HP and SP) without glasses can be viewed in the P4G game manual.
* Rise was originally going to be an offensive character, or at least a character who actively participated in battle; she would wield a chain, but was quickly changed to supportive role when the role of "the delinquent/bully" was filled in by Kanji Tatsumi. During this design phase, she looked a lot like Ai and Saki. It wasn't until they decided on an "idol," that the Lisa Silverman-esque design was considered.
* In *Persona 4 Arena*, she may occasionally say "Duel 1, Let's Rock!" or "Rebel 1, Action!" at the beginning of a match if she is chosen as Navigator. This is a reference to the round calls in the *Guilty Gear* seriesand *BlazBlue* series respectively (both also developed by Arc System Works)
* She is the only main female character that reveals her weight in the *Persona 4: Official Design Works.*
* Her Instant Kill in *Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax*, True Story, is the song used in Episode 9 of the anime, when she was first introduced in the story.
* Rise is the only character of *Persona 4* who has seen her own blurry image on the Midnight Channel.
* Rise is the only *Persona* character that has an initial persona that can go through multiple mutations: support, battle and stage (though only shown when syncing with others hearts in *P4D*).
* In *Persona 4: Dancing All Night*, Rise is the only Investigation member to wear a completely different outfit in which it's not similar to her winter school uniform nor her summer school outfit with the exception of her Yasogami logo.
* In *Persona 4: Dancing All Night*, she is one of few playable characters where she sings while dancing to her other main theme, True Story (ATLUS Kozuka remix). The second is Hatsune Miku.
	+ While performing True Story (ATLUS Kozuka remix), the players cannot change Rise's Initial Costume nor pick a dance partner.