Paw Patrol Q3: The Shadow Hour

"As for their fate... That's for you to **decide**."
―Boy with Earring, *Paw Patrol Q3: The Shadow Hour Opening Scene***[src]**
**Paw Patrol Q3: The Shadow Hour** is an RPG and a sequel to *Paw Patrol Q2: New Mystic Cinema*. It is a crossover game between *Paw Patrol Persona*, *Paw Patrol 2*, *Paw Patrol 3*, *Paw Patrol 4*, *Paw Patrol 5*, *Aura of Malice* and Yo-kai Watch. Like the previous game, it is based on *Etrian Odyssey*. The main theme and opening for the game is *Labyrinths of Y-Academy*.

## Gameplay

Like the previous game, *Paw Patrol Q*, there is a route selection; players the choice to control either the protagonist from *Paw Patrol Persona* or the protagonist from *Yo-kai Watch* at the start of the game. The dialogue and events will vary depending on the player's choices to follow either *Paw Patrol Persona's* Persona Users or *Yo-kai Watch's* Watchers. The game is not dubbed in English, similar to *Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux*, and instead has English subtitles with Japanese voices. Additionally, horror elements are toned down, and labyrinths are made easier to navigate compared to *PQ*.

The Phantom Thieves, Investigation Team and SEES are not available party members at the start of the game. Instead, each group joins the St. Petersons High Schoolers after finding them in a specific Labyrinth. *Paw Patrol 3 Portable's* female protagonist is the first to join.

Unlike Paw Patrol Q, or any Persona game for that matter, a protagonist is not required in battle unless playing on the hardest difficulty, named "Risky". The original characters—Patch, Stitches and Anomaly—serve an active battle role.

Unlike in *Paw Patrol 4 Golden* or *Paw Patrol 5 Royal*, if a player has never played the *Q* series or any game in the *Paw Patrol Persona* series before, it is advised to choose the Safety or Easy difficulty, as Normal is proven to be too difficult by many players.

A mechanic originally in *Paw Patrol Q* and *Paw Patrol Q2* has returned, which involves no protagonist having the power of the Wild Card because of the distortion of the new world; rather all party members are able to be equipped with a second persona (Sub-Personas), which can be summoned in battle. While Sub-Personas retain their six skill slots, main Personas now also have six skill slots which are populated by skills they inherently learn. The skills gained by a main Persona's transformation are stronger versions of their inherent unique skill, and there is no skill slot reserved for the Persona's evolution. Skills are no longer forcibly upgraded to their stronger (but more expensive) version, allowing for greater customizability of a main Persona's build.

An All-Out Attack is no longer dependent on the number of Boosted characters, and is instead triggered by knocking all enemies down through weakness exploitation or critical hits. It is thus possible to trigger multiple All-Out Attacks in quick succession if all party members repeatedly hit the enemies' weaknesses. Finishing the battle with an All-Out Attack not only gives an experience bonus, but also raises the chances of finding rare materials from slain enemies.

During battle, certain characters can initiate a Unison attack, similar to a mechanic in Paw Patrol 4 Golden where certain characters can perform a follow up attack after an All-Out Attack.

The character groups that can perform these attacks are:

* **Full Support:** Skill by one inventor and three navigators: Kuka Nanakumo / Doc / Chi / Ace.
* **Unlikely Duo:** Skill by Shining Boy / Momonga Lady.
* **Onryo No!:** Skill by a butler and three Onryo: Whisper / Komadillo / Broken Clock / Izuna.
* **Cat Attack:** Skill by four small cats: Jibanyan / Junior / Goromi / Bluepon.
* **Cleaning Your Malice**: Skill by two heroes from different worlds: P5 Hero / Aura of Malice Hero.
* **Non-Wild Cards Power:** Skill by three non Wild Cards Protagonists: P1 Hero / P2 Hero / P2 Heroine.
* **Big Cats Forever:** Skill by four big cats: Tiger / Tigress / Kengo Benimaru / Shishi O.
* **Tail of Two Kitsunes:** Skill by two foxes: Ninetail / Pollockson.
* **Unlikely Allies:** Skill by a Swordsman and a Thief: Kengo Benimaru / P5 Hero.
* **Shadow of the Labyrinth:** Skill by wild cards with guts of steel: P4 Hero / P3 Hero.
* **New Cinema Labyrinth:** Skill by four wild cards: P5 Hero / P4 Hero / P3 Heroine / P3 Hero.
* **Strike of Family Bonds:** Skill by a Heroine and her family: Natsume Amano / Keisuke Amano / Keita Amano / Fumika Kodama.

## Characters

### *Original Characters*

* Patch: He is a student in the parallel world Y-Academy known for his stitches and patches all over his body with his mouth covered up with a bandanna. He is seemingly overprotective of Stitches and loses his collected façade when Stitches is in danger. His memories were mysteriously stolen. His uniform color red.
* Stitches: Just like Patch, Stitches is another student in the parallel world Y-Academy and is always with Patch, She is known for her quick amnesia and stitches all over her body with a scar on her left eye. Along with Patch, her memories were stolen. Her uniform is red.
* Anomaly: A robot Persona user who is the opposite of Atom Seventeen, his Persona is Brothers Grimm the oppsite of Atom's Wright Brothers.
* Koinubrid: He is a Yo-kai fusion of Tracker, Marshall, Zuma, Rubble, Rocky, Chase, Skye, Everest, Sylvia, Timber, Sweetie, Arrby and Rex. Though he isn't permanent.
* Sora Buster: Eleven's Deceased mother, she became the Onryo Yuuki.

* Takerunyan
* Jane
* Yurikonyan
* Prince
* Boxer
* Tigress
* Tiger
* Pollockson
* Soldier
* Doc
* Nurse
* Vendor
* Detective
* Rose
* Knight
* Hunter
* Blade
* Vampire
* Victor and Lewid
* P4G Heroine
* Toshiaki Dashi
* Akemi Kasumi
* Mizuki Hanson
* Goro Yūma
* Yoshiko Dane
* Wakana Gamma
* Dylan Rodrigo
* Tsukiko Dashi
* Haruna Lee
* Chi
* Aki
* Kat
* Haruto Aoi
* Daisuke Kaito
* Ema Shōhei
* Fuyuko Kaido
* Shelly

* Marshall Akahi
* Zuma Suisei
* Rubble Hagane
* Rocky Eko
* Chase Justice
* Skye Shippu
* Hyperion
* Everest Shiroiyuki
* Sylvia Raiu
* Timber Yama
* Arrby Kaizoku
* Sweetie Asaka
* Rex Kohtaro
* P3FES Heroine
* Isamu Bun
* Daring Danny X
* Tethys
* Riku Portable
* Sora Kazama
* Eiji Flynn
* Akimitsu Mizuki
* Cap'n Turbot
* Marry
* Bohmer

* Keito Fukuzoe
* Hanzō Yamashita
* Right Yotagaki
* Akari Arayashiki
* Ayumu Narusawa
* Saburō Nikaido
* Gorō Nikaido
* Osamu Kyogoku
* Shichirō Ichimori
* Hanamei Sakaki
* Fuyu Ebii
* Daigo Homura
* Mitsuaki Kadowaki
* Mizune Midorikawa
* Rikuto Nohara
* Rin Tachibana
* Daichi Taki
* Sachie Kagura
* Emma Hioka

* Kōji Shounen
* Hikari Sawatari
* Takuma Ichijo
* Akira Godai
* Asami Tsubaki
* Kasumi Kazari
* Mitsuaki Asahina
* Susan Jane
* Akaki Joe
* K.K.
* Rokurō Duke
* Emma Sora
* Rena Genjiro
* Mac Haiiro
* Noboru Kenzuki
* Kotone Taki

* Fumika Kodama
* Inaho Misora
* Jerry
* Natsume Amano
* Touma Tsukinami/Goemon/Benkei (Genma)/Omatsu/Yoshitsune
* Akinori Arihoshi
* Shin Shimomachi
* Keisuke Amano
* Yuto Arima
* Jinpei Jiba/Kengo Benimaru/Wild Boy/Blue Moon/Momotaromaru
* Sandayuu Koma/Little Kommander
* Mera Raido/Shishi Ou
* Ryuusuke Kyuubi/Ninetail
* Fubuki Himekawa/Clock Lady
* Ranto Kirigakure/Mist Shadow/DS Galaxy
* Chiaki Hebiyama/Sky Snaker
* Nozuchika Mitsumatagi/The Viper
* Mataro Tamada/Shining Boy
* Kuka Nanakumo
* Jibanyan & Jibanyan (Shadowside)
* Komasan
* Komajiro
* Fuyunyan/Darknyan
* USApyon
* Tomnyan
* K.K. Brothers
* Junior
* Ogu, Togu & Mogu
* Suu-san
* Nekomata
* Bakera
* Momo (Onryo)
* Goromi
* Bluepon
* Komadillo
* Broken Clock
* Kazuma Shishiguro
* Izuna

### Antagonists

* Fake Protagonists: Evil replicas of the Real Persona Protagonists.
* Yami Shishi O: A Dark counterpart of Shishi Ou/Mera Raido
* Yami Ninetail: A Dark counterpart of Ninetail/Ryuusuke Kyuubi
* Josh Nobuhiko: A former Y-Academy student before being brainwashed by the Black Army.
	+ Shadow Moon (Y-Gakuen): A Yo-Kai that's based on Shadow Moon from Kamen Rider Black, unlike the heroes he calls himself a Yo-Kai Villain.
* Shadow Selves
	+ Shadow P3FES Hero: The twisted opposite version of the Protagonist (Paw Patrol 3 FES)
	+ Shadow P3FES Heroine: The twisted opposite version of the Female Protagonist (Paw Patrol 3 FES)
	+ Shadow P3P Hero: The twisted opposite version of the Protagonist (Paw Patrol Portable)
	+ Shadow P4G Hero: The twisted opposite version of Connor Zipper (Paw Patrol 4 Golden)
	+ Shadow P5R Hero: The twisted opposite version of the Protagonist (Paw Patrol 5 Royal)
	+ Shadow Inaho: The twisted opposite version of Inaho Misora.
	+ Shadow Ranto: The twisted opposite version of Ranto Kirigakure.
	+ Shadow Chiaki: The twisted opposite version of Chiaki Hebiyama.
* Eleven Buster/Yūrei Samurai: A fan of the Yo-Kai Heroes who managed to create Cognition versions of them to do his evil bidding.
	+ Cognitive Yo-Kai Heroes
		- My Dear Benimaru: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Kengo Benimaru.
		- My Dear Kommander: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Little Kommander.
		- My Dear Shishi Ou: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Shishi Ou.
		- My Dear Ninetail: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Ninetail.
		- My Dear Clock Lady: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Clock Lady.
		- My Dear Wild Boy: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Wild Boy.
		- My Dear Mist Shadow: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Mist Shadow.
		- My Dear Sky Snaker: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Sky Snaker.
		- My Dear Blue Moon: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Blue Moon.
		- My Dear DS Galaxy: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of DS Galaxy.
		- My Dear The Viper: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of The Viper.
		- My Dear Shining Boy: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Shining Boy
		- My Dear Momotaromaru: Eleven Buster's cognitive version of Momotaromaru
* The Shadow Hour: The almighty being who is the true ruler of *Paw Patrol Q3: The Shadow Hour's setting*.

## Music

*Main article: Paw Patrol Q3: The Shadow Hour Original Soundtrack*