Igor

Theodore (creation)

Lavenza (creation)

**Igor** is a minor character who appear in Persona Record. He is the master of the Velvet Room, and he is the link between the Persona-Users and the Magical girls.

## Background

Igor is the mysterious proprietor of the Velvet Room. Igor calls himself "a servant of Philemon." He is always found in The Velvet Room between consciousness and unconsciousness and he handles Persona summoning in much the same way. Instead, Igor is accompanied by an assistant (Elizabeth, Margaret, Theodore and Lavenza). Only the Velvet Room Visitors (Minato, Yu and Ren) can enter the Velvet Room, and he does so for the first time in a dream. None of the other Persona-Users can see the entrance to the Velvet Room.

## Appearance

Igor has the appearance of a bizarre old man with a long nose, pointed ears and bulging, bloodshot eyes. He wears a black suit with white gloves. He appears to be quite tall when fully stood up.

## Personality

While presenting himself as a mere servant of Philemon, Igor seems to be far more than this. He was originally a doll handmade by a mysterious person, who became alive thanks to a magic ritual. Because of that, Igor ponders upon the question of whether he is merely a doll or perhaps even human. Thus, he shows an interest in human beings. Further on, he creates Margaret, Elizabeth, Theodore, and Lavenza, as assistants who pursue similar questions in life to assist him in the Velvet Room.

Igor has played the role of Proprietor of the Velvet Room, a space between dream and reality, mind and matter. As the proprietor, Igor provides insight to them regarding their powers, emotional bonds, and possible dangers that await them in their journey. Igor also provides the vital services of Persona fusion, which allows the creation of vastly more powerful Personas from preexisting ones and the use of the Persona Compendium, which allows previously created and/or acquired Personas to be recalled at a later time.

Despite his rather striking appearance, Igor bears a calm and courteous demeanor while speaking with the Velvet Room Visitors (Minato, Yu and Ren). Though the well-being of them is important to him, he reserves the disclosure of certain information for more "timely" points in the story. During conversations concerning the Velvet Room Visitors’ actions, Igor opts for rather cryptic comments that tend to foreshadow coming events and possibly the outcome of the story as a whole, regardless of whether or not those comments are at the time understood (which may be his intent). This suggests that Igor may have near-omniscience, though by his own admission, there are things that even he can't foresee. Additionally, he also takes a neutral stance himself, and never directly interferes or gives obvious warnings to any people or anything that he had a contract with.

## Relationship

### Margaret, Elizabeth, Theodore and Lavenza

Igor is their master and keeps giving orders for them when the moment is critical.

### Minato Arisato, Yu Narukami and Ren Amamiya

Igor will continue to provide them with important information about Personas and other information as the moment approaches.

### Iroha Tamaki

Iroha is the first magical girl to have access to the Velvet Room, which causes Igor to become interested in her and the magical girls.

## Trivia

* Igor's name, along with Margaret, Elizabeth, Theodore, Lavenza, Caroline and Justine may come from *Frankenstein*, though Igor was a later addition and did not appear in Mary Shelley's original novel.
* Every visitor and guest of the Velvet Room is aware and initially taken aback by Igor's overly long nose. However, none of them dare to mention that.

## Gallery

IgorIgor in the Velvet RoomArtwork of Igor, Caroline, Justine and Ren