Unique from other Social Links, the Death Arcana automatically upgraded from time to time, regardless of whether the protagonist visits Tartarus or not (Pharos can only be interacted with during the Dark Hour). At some point, Pharos would request the protagonist to be his friend, allowing him to forge the Death Arcana Social Link. He constantly speaks of the Fall, and gives the protagonist vague hints regarding Death. Years later, the protagonist is able to interact with an amnesiac young child named Pharos. In their battle on the Moonlit Bridge, Death was eventually sealed within a young boy. In his incomplete state, Death tried to run away, however, his escape was stopped by the Anti-Shadow weapon, Aigis. As a result, Death was forcefully separated into twelve respective Arcana Shadows. However, during the last stages of the experiment, one of the lead scientists, Eiichiro Takeba objected to the ideal and interrupted the experiment. During the experiment, the lead scientists learned about the prophecy of the Fall, and subsequently, the Arcana that was never meant to be, the Death Arcana.Īccepting death as a deliverance, many scientists willingly embrace it and began collecting more Shadows, to rejuvenate Death and summon it. Years prior to the events of Persona 3, the Kirijo Group founded an experiment hoping to study the nature, and hoped to convert the power of, Shadows. The Death Arcana plays a major role in Persona 3. It retains the same Persona attributes and affinities as its predecessor. The Death Tarot returns as a high leveled Arcana. In the same vein, the cycles the Death Arcana promises are revealed as Eikichi's fears: he assumed said personality as to no longer fear the bullying he endured as a child, but eventually had to deal with his fear of his father and his open disapproval of what Eikichi had become.ĥ7 ( Ultimate Persona of Eikichi Mishina) Yet even as swept by the changes in his lifestyle he remains the same person a timid, sensitive person hidden beneath a boisterous mask, with a deep appreciation for friends. The Death Arcana is also the Arcana of the playable character Eikichi Mishina.Įikichi follows the archetype of the Death Arcana by transforming from his shy, lonely childhood self into a flamboyant, overconfident macho persona. As their Arcana suggests, the Personas of the Death Arcana focus on Dark-based attacks, while they are weak towards Light-based attacks. The Death Tarot is a high leveled Arcana. In Megami Ibunroku Persona and Persona 2, this Arcanum corresponds to the Reaper race. It's through the bond with the protagonist that they're able to forgive themselves and look to the future with hope. They carry great guilt inside for this tragedy, despite carrying little to no responsibility for causing it. Their lives have a strong focus on someone that they care for dearly, but are separated from due to some form of tragedy. In recent games, characters of the Death Arcana are associated directly with death, but a commonality that connects all Death Arcana characters is the cycles of change they experience. Mythological figures of the Death Arcana are usually figures related to death or are notable in their myths for their own deaths. The Personas of the Death Arcana are commonly associated with and excel in Dark-based affinities, but are weak towards Light-based affinities. The Arcana before this one are the "small mysteries" and are often represented by human figures, while the "great mysteries" following Death include celestial symbols and angels. When one follows the order of the cards in the Tarot deck, one can notice that the Death Arcana implies a change in the deck. In the earliest Tarot decks, it was the only Arcana that didn't have a name, but the depictions of an ominous skeleton bearing a scythe led people to call it Death. While it is certainly associated with foreboding and doom, the Death Arcana also symbolizes metamorphosis and deep change, regeneration and cycles. The Death Arcana is debatably one of the most misunderstood cards in the standard Tarot deck because of its common interpretations that imply a physical death.
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