Persona

A **Persona** is a mystical power found in the V2 Chronicles. It is the physical manifestation (or "personification") of a person's soul, and it can be used for offensive and defensive combat, among other things. Although Personas can be seen by everyone in person, a notable feature of Personas is that they can not be detected by technology like cameras, security feeds, or robots (though some androids can). "Summoners" are very rare - there are about less than twenty canonical users in the entire series.

## Persona Summoners (Personas)

### V2 (Garuda)

V2's Persona is the first Persona ever properly shown to the audience, and acts as our introduction to the concept of Personas as a whole. His Persona, **Garuda** (pictured above), is the manifestation of V2's power as the Chosen One - it takes the form of a burning green phoenix due to his incredible aptitude for constantly rising above even the worst of situations, like a phoenix that always manages to rise from the dead. Garuda is capable of Fire and Wind magic - however, Garuda has a strong defensive side as well, and can wrap his form around V2 as a sort of mystical shield, much like a Susano'o. V2 can also use Garuda's form to protect others - he can utilize Garuda's flames like a protective dome and once used Garuda to rescue Candy from the Disciples' grip during the endgame of the Lucien Robbery. Garuda speaks like a silly-yet-serious rhyming prophet. Garuda's power can also be used as a telepathic medium between V2 and the Lunar Maria, allowing them to mentally communicate with one another. V2's left eye constantly flickering green is the result of Garuda's latent power.

### Vander (Arsene)

Vander's Persona appears for the first time in *Part II - Akasha*, and is the audience's first clue that Persona Users do not necessarily have to be a "Chosen One" in order to wield the power. Vander obtained his Persona through a contract with a currently unknown being, though many believe that Vander acquired it from the devil himself. Vander's Persona, **Arsene**, is a tall, haunting figure, with wicked red eyes, massive black wings, red-black Victorian clothes, and a distinctive tophat that gives him a looming, massive silhouette. Arsene is a destructive being, low on defense but high on offense, possessing the ability to fight even the Charlotte to a standstill. Although his tall frame makes him an easy target, his lithe form makes him difficult to pin down. Arsene specializes in Curse and Fire magic, which manifest as waves of black and red.

### Daymond (Corvus)

Daymond has been hinted to hold the power of Persona ever since his first appearance in *Part II - Akasha*, and it's outright confirmed by the end of the film and in *V2 Universe*. His Persona, **Corvus**, named as such for the strange, almost formless mass of crows its body seems to be comprised of, specializes in a dichotomy of Light and Curse Magic. Daymond tends to use the Curse side of Corvus more frequently than the other - Corvus' dark spells surge forward in black waves and distorted masses, consuming and tearing apart its foes in swift, definitive strikes. Much like Garuda (another bird-oriented Persona), Corvus can wrap itself around Daymond and channel its energy through its summoner's body, allowing Daymond to get up close and personal if he needs (or prefers) to.

### Maya (Artorias)

Maya (or Giselle) has one of the strongest but hardest to control Personas in the entire series - **Artorias**, a tattered knight and the personification of Maya's chivalrous-yet-ruthless spirit. Artorias specializes in Psychic and Physical magic, with devastating close-range attacks and delirium-inducing projectiles. Artorias has latent resurrective abilities that can bring his summoner back from the dead, but only after a set amount of time (making it not \*particularly\* tactical to die, as always). Artorias has a final attack, "The End", an enormous explosion that consumes all in its wake, including Maya - this will always result in her temporary death.