Yu Narukami

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## **Character Info**

When his parents had to work abroad for a year, Yu Narukami was shipped off to the small town of Inaba to live with his uncle Dojima and cousin Nanako. Yu quickly made friends with Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko and soon found himself tangled up in a real life murder mystery when one of his fellow students was found dead. A quick fall through a tv and into another world revealed the existence of Shadows and the power of Personas. From there, Yu, the Investigation Team, and his persona Izanagi set out to find out who was responsible for the murders in Inaba and uncover the truth of the Midnight Channel.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Yu Narukami will step out from inside a tv and whip out his Investigation Team glasses. As Yu Narukami puts the glasses on and prepares to fight, the tv will disappear with a flash.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will wear Yu’s hair atop his head and will wear Yu’s Investigation Team glasses over his eyes which allow him Yu to see through the TV World’s fog.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Yu will take his glasses off before pulling out a pair of Teddie’s gag glasses and putting them on instead. If this taunt is used again, Yu will take the gag glasses off and put his regular glasses back on. Losing a stock will also reset his glasses back to normal. If Yu has summoned Izanagi, then Izanagi will almost look embarrassed when Yu puts the gag glasses on, and relieved when Yu takes them off.

**Down Taunt:** Yu will crack his neck and roll his shoulders as a sort of mid-battle stretch. If Yu has summoned Izanagi, then Izanagi will swing his blade twice in front of him.

**Side Taunt:** Teddie will appear in bear form next to Yu and try to threaten the other fighters by raising his arms up and growling like a bear. Teddie will also say one of a couple lines during this including, “Go for broke Sensei!”, “No one stands in Sensei’s way!”, or “Keep it up Sensei!” If Yu has summoned Izanagi, then Izanagi will channel lightning around his body as if he were powering up for an attack.

### **Victory Poses**

1. Yu will be turned slightly away from the camera as he throws his sword down into the ground so that it gets itself stuck. Yu will then glance towards the camera with a smirk as he adjusts his glasses by pushing up on them.
2. A Fool Arcana card will appear in front of Yu which he will grab and crush with his fist. This will summon Izanagi to Yu’s side as the two will stand back to back, swords drawn, and ready to fend off a horde of Shadows.
3. Yu Narukami’s Hermit Social Link, the Fox, will bound up to him with a “Yip! Yip!”. Yu will bend down to scratch the Fox’s head and chuckle.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Cleave / Cross Slash:** By tapping the Special button Yu will lift his sword up into the air before swinging it downward in a wide arc. If the special button is tapped again, then after Yu makes this swing he will take a step forward and follow up with an upwards slash into the air. Before Yu makes the first swing, you can tilt the control stick forwards or backwards which will have Yu leap forwards or backwards respectively before he swings his sword. If he leaps backwards then he will also turn around to swing in that direction.

When Izanagi has been summoned, this move gets upgraded into Cross Slash. With Cross Slash, Yu will spin around himself to slash at everything on all sides of him instead of just making a slashing attack in front of him. Additionally, like with Cleave you can tilt the control stick to have Yu leap forwards or backwards. However with Cross Slash, instead of Yu attacking after he leaps he will combine Cross Slash with his leap and essentially turn himself into a bladed whirlwind as he spins his sword around him mid-leap.

### **Side Special**

**Zio / Ziodyne:** Yu will snap his fingers as a small bolt of electricity zips forward in a straight line. Zio will deal a small amount of damage, and comes with a chance to paralyze opponents causing them to shake in place for a bit before the knockback comes into effect.

When Izanagi has been summoned, this move gets upgraded into Ziodyne. Ziodyne will upgrade this move in several different ways including speed, knockback, and damage. Additionally, if Ziodyne manages to hit something then a secondary attack will trigger with a large lightning bolt appearing from above and striking the target. The lightning bolt has a guaranteed chance to momentarily paralyze the opponent.

### **Up Special**

**Rising Slash / Raijinzan:** Yu will leap up into the air at a diagonal angle and slash up through the air as he goes. This attack will not pull other fighters up with Yu as he goes and instead is just a single slashing attack.

When Izanagi has been summoned, this move gets upgraded into Raijinzan. As Raijinzan, when Yu activates his up special his sword will channel lightning and increase the damage of the attack. Additionally, Raijizan comes out much faster than Rising Slash and is almost lightning quick. Raijinzan will also allow Yu to carry opponents he hits with the slashing attack up with him as he rises in the air. Once at the height of this move’s range, an additional burst of lightning will come out from Yu’s sword to damage any opponents around the sword for an extra hit of damage and knockback.

### **Down Special**

**Tarunda / Rakunda:** Tarunda is a non-damage dealing counter technique that triggers on melee attacks. When this move is activated Yu will whip off his glasses as a swirling magical effect centers on the opponent. This effect will cause the opponent’s attack stat to be lowered with all their attacks now only dealing 0.75x damage and knockback for a few seconds. This move does not decrease the damage that Yu takes from the triggering attack, but it will negate most if not all of the knockback depending on the strength of the attack.

When Izanagi has been summoned, this move gets upgraded into Tarunda/Rakunda. All the functionality of Tarunda is kept while Yu also now casts Rakunda simultaneously. Rakunda will target the opponent’s defenses and cause them to take 1.25x damage and knockback for a few seconds. Both Tarunda and Rakunda activate at the same time with the animation now being two differently swirling effects layered on top of each other.

### **Final Smash**

**Myriad Truths:** A blue Arcana card will appear in the air in front of Yu Narukami as he says, “Allow me to show you…” before grabbing the card and crushing it in his hand. This will cause Izanagi to be summoned next to Yu’s side. Bolts of electricity will swirl around Izanagi  as he glides forward in a straight line. If Izanagi makes contact with a fighter he will drag them into a cinematic final smash. In this cinematic Izanagi will be standing by Yu before a fusion-esque transmogrification occurs as Izanagi transforms into his ultimate form, Izanagi-no-Okami.
After a brief staredown Izanagi-no-Okami will spin his new blade in front of him and channel his unique attack, Myriad Truths. A massive laser will fire out from the center of Izanagi-no-Okami’s blade and collide against the opponent, exploding into white energy with the kanji for Truth, “眞” shown through the blast. Immediately following this, rays of pure almighty force rain down from above like lightning dealing heavy damage to both the opponent and the surrounding area. After a few seconds of this laser and energy rain assault, both attacks will cease revealing the opponent seemingly dead against the ground with their body smoke coming off of their body. At this point the final smash will transition back to the battlefield with the opponent either getting knocked away, or being instantly KO’d if they were left at 100%+ damage at the attack’s conclusion.

### **Extra Skill**

**Truth's Reach:** Yu Narukami’s Extra Skill is another meter-based mechanic which when full will upgrade his special moves. Cleave becomes Cross Slash, Zio becomes Ziodyne, Rising Slash becomes Raijinzan, and Tarunda becomes Tarunda & Rakunda. This meter will fill up as Yu or his teammates take damage or get KO’d. Yu will even respawn in with some of his Truth Gauge filled up depending on how far behind the leader he is.

This gauge can also be filled in by pressing the Extra Skill input. Doing so will have Yu stand in a defensive position for up to 1.5 seconds. If Yu is hit by an attack during this time then the damage will be reduced by 0.4x and his Truth Gauge will increase. Yu will then follow up the attack with a very weak backhanded slap as he says either, “Here goes!”, “Gotcha!”, or “You’re nothing!”.

When this meter is full, Yu will automatically summon his Persona, Izanagi, to assist him on the battlefield. Izanagi will always stand behind Yu and in addition to powering up his special moves he will also attack in tandem with Yu whenever Yu uses a move that is not a pummel, throw, floor attack, or edge attack. This enhances the damage and range of Yu’s normal attacks as well. Once Izanagi is summoned the Truth Gauge will begin to drain and once its been fully depleted Izanagi will leave the battlefield taking all his boons with him.

Additionally, when Izanagi has been summoned pressing the Extra Skill input will cause him to be dismissed early. If the player does this then whatever meter remains in the Truth Gauge will be cut in half and must be filled in again from that point.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Yasogami High Uniform [Default]**
2. **Yasogami High Uniform [Persona 3]** - Yu Narukami will wear a blue version of his school uniform referencing the overall blue thematic color scheme of Persona 3.
3. **Yasogami High Uniform [Persona 4]** - Yu Narukami will wear a yellow version of his school uniform referencing the overall yellow thematic color scheme of Persona 4.
4. **Yasogami High Uniform [Persona 5]** - Yu Narukami will wear a red version of his school uniform referencing the overall red thematic color scheme of Persona 5.
5. **Yasogami High Uniform [Yasogami Jersey]** - Yu Narukami will wear a turquoise version of his school uniform referencing the sports jerseys for Yasogami High.
6. **Summer Clothes [Default]** - Yu Narukami will wear his casual summer clothes from Persona 4 he wore during summer vacation.
7. **Summer Clothes [Ryotaro Dojima]** - Yu Narukami will wear a dark gray shirt, black pants, and brown shoes to reference his uncle, Ryotaro Dojima.
8. **Summer Clothes [Margaret]** - Yu Narukami will wear a deep blue shirt, black pants, and deep blue shoes to reference his Velvet Room Attendant, Margaret.
9. **Summer Clothes [Teddie]** - Yu Narukami will wear a red & white striped shirt and pants referencing his fellow teammate, Teddie.
10. **Summer Clothes [Naoya Toudou]** - Yu Narukami will wear a light gray shirt and pants with black shoes referencing the protagonist from Persona 1, Naoya Toudou.Alt 2Alt 3Alt 4Alt 5Alt 6Alt 7Alt 8Alt 9Alt 10