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ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



http://gematsu.com/2014/05/ken-amada-koromaru-playable-persona-4-arena-ultimax

Welp, that's a thing that's happening I guess. Guess everyone gets their Koromaru fix, even if he comes with the worst character.

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Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022
There, now everyone can shut up about Koromaru as we wait for Adachi's glorious gameplay trailer.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Excels posted:

it is beautifully ironic that adachi is so immensely popular on tumblr even though he represents pretty much everything they hate about men.
No it's not really ironic at all, since tumblr isn't one monolithic entity and furthermore adachi is vilified by the narrative and furthermore


S-Alpha posted:

http://gematsu.com/2014/05/ken-amada-koromaru-playable-persona-4-arena-ultimax

Welp, that's a thing that's happening I guess. Guess everyone gets their Koromaru fix, even if he comes with the worst character.
The worst character is that samurai-obsessed teacher.

Dehry
Aug 21, 2009

Grimey Drawer
http://digifreaks.tumblr.com/post/86313424294/freaking-out-with-marui-on-plurk-over-p4u2-news

quote:

Basically, we already knew Amada Ken and Koromaru are going to be in.

BUT THE LAST PIECE OF INFORMATION.

・P3キャラ側のストーリーモードにはあのキャラも登場

THERE WILL BE A “CERTAIN” CHARACTER APPEARING IN THE STORYMODE OF THE P3 SIDE.

BottledBodhisvata
Jul 26, 2013

by Lowtax

Shinjiro?

...I can't think of who else besides the MC, who would be sorta hard to justify being there. Um...Metis? Theodore?

Fangz
Jul 5, 2007

Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!
FeMC???

Unclouded
Jul 14, 2012


Clearly Fuuka is following Rise's example. :colbert:

Excels
Mar 7, 2012

Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!
What is even the point of killing off a character if everyone will just demand they be brought back. It would sort of diminish the "martyr's sacrifice" if he could just be pried off of the seal. I hope it turns out to be someone more interesting.

It sounds like they are really going balls-to-the-loving-wall with all of this plotplotplotplot, what's "canon" and what isn't, how it all ties together, I just can't wait to find out.

ApplesandOranges
Jun 22, 2012

Thankee kindly.

BottledBodhisvata posted:

Shinjiro?

...I can't think of who else besides the MC, who would be sorta hard to justify being there. Um...Metis? Theodore?

Clearly it's Detective Kurosawa, who's awakened to the power of a fine suit.

derra
Dec 29, 2012
Strega-Jesus? He wasn't confirmed dead, right? Sorry I forgot his name.

Chidori (going by Junpei's intro)?

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022

Excels posted:

What is even the point of killing off a character if everyone will just demand they be brought back. It would sort of diminish the "martyr's sacrifice" if he could just be pried off of the seal. I hope it turns out to be someone more interesting.

It sounds like they are really going balls-to-the-loving-wall with all of this plotplotplotplot, what's "canon" and what isn't, how it all ties together, I just can't wait to find out.

You are going to be sorely disappointed because it is very simple how it connects to anything in the previous Arena game.

And it's probably gonna be Chidori.

BottledBodhisvata
Jul 26, 2013

by Lowtax

Orgia Carnaval posted:

You are going to be sorely disappointed because it is very simple how it connects to anything in the previous Arena game.

And it's probably gonna be Chidori.

I will legit be stoked to see Chidori because we never got to see her Persona in P3.

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


BottledBodhisvata posted:

I will legit be stoked to see Chidori because we never got to see her Persona in P3.

You see it twice.

Shadow Ninja 64
May 21, 2007

"I stood there, wondering why the puck was getting bigger...

and then it hit me."


I don't care who this cameo appearance you guys are talking about is, I just wanna see updated images and video of Koromaru (and Ken, I guess).

BottledBodhisvata
Jul 26, 2013

by Lowtax

MrAristocrates posted:

You see it twice.

...do we? I recall her being choked in a hospital and dyin...oh I guess we do actually fight her in that game, nevermind.

STILL. It'd be cool to have her, as opposed to Shinji or the MC.

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022

BottledBodhisvata posted:

I will legit be stoked to see Chidori because we never got to see her Persona in P3.

You're probably not gonna see it in this game, they said the character would APPEAR in the story mode for the P3 characters, not be playable. I highly doubt Chidori's taking any active role in the Shadow Group stuff given her Persona is kind of unstable. I can't imagine her taking any part in the game's actual events, really.


MrAristocrates posted:

You see it twice.

Also this, if you want to see a picture of it it's on the MegaTen wiki.

http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Medea

Shadow Ninja 64 posted:

I don't care who this cameo appearance you guys are talking about is, I just wanna see updated images and video of Koromaru (and Ken, I guess).

Probably gonna be a few days.

W.T. Fits
Apr 21, 2010

Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.
Chidori doesn't have a Persona anymore; her Persona merged with Junpei's to upgrade Hermes into Trismegistus in the scene where she dies. And if you consider her reviving in FES/P3P to be canon, they mention in those scenes that she no longer seems to have her Persona ability or any memories related to the Dark Hour.

Dehry
Aug 21, 2009

Grimey Drawer
Persona 4 Arena will give a happy Persona 4 style ending for all the Persona 3 characters so they can put a lid on their story, leaving a blank slate for 5.

Cleretic
Feb 3, 2010


Ignore my posts!
I'm aggressively wrong about everything!
How old was Koromaru in Persona 3, again?

Because he has to be getting on in years by now.

AradoBalanga
Jan 3, 2013

Well, since Feinne's LP is over, might as well say that chapters 11 and 12 of the P4A manga are out.

Level Slide
Jan 4, 2011

Ken tried to keep his love of cheesy sentai under wraps during P3, right? It's more likely that he'll still be a depressed wreck, but I hope he'll go the opposite direction and show up to the Ultra Suplex Hold dressed up like a Power Ranger while Koromaru is like :staredog:

BottledBodhisvata
Jul 26, 2013

by Lowtax

Level Slide posted:

Ken tried to keep his love of cheesy sentai under wraps during P3, right? It's more likely that he'll still be a depressed wreck, but I hope he'll go the opposite direction and show up to the Ultra Suplex Hold dressed up like a Power Ranger while Koromaru is like :staredog:

No. No, one step further.

Luchador.

Hamsterlady
Jul 8, 2010

Corpse Party, bitches.
Yeah, I hope Ken follows the trend of all the P3 characters being completely loving bonkers. His love of sentai shows and Yukari being an actual sentai actress could lead to some good scenes.

Fangz
Jul 5, 2007

Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!
I look forward to the utter fan fury if they pair Ken with Yukari. Or Ken with anyone, really, except Marie.

Supersonic Shine
Oct 13, 2012
Let's not talk about 13 year olds in romantic relationships with adults, though I could see Ken having a crush on one of the actors in his favorite show. On another note, Ken is only two years younger than Kanji, Naoto, and Rise, and that's funny to me. I don't know why, I guess it's because I originally pictured them as having more of an age difference.

taser rates
Mar 30, 2010
There's a scan out showing new Ken and Koromaru:
https://twitter.com/takkuten/status/469096226995318784/photo/1

Looking classy as hell

Veib
Dec 10, 2007


So the dog is now wearing clothes when Akihiko isn't, makes sense I guess.

Cleretic
Feb 3, 2010


Ignore my posts!
I'm aggressively wrong about everything!

taser rates posted:

There's a scan out showing new Ken and Koromaru:
https://twitter.com/takkuten/status/469096226995318784/photo/1

Looking classy as hell

I spy a Theodore.

BottledBodhisvata
Jul 26, 2013

by Lowtax
A hoodie? Well I suppose it's better than angel wings. Shadow Ken looks like a real smuggo creep.

Supersonic Shine
Oct 13, 2012
I guess Ken took a liking to dressing like a butler from P3P. Heck, I wonder if he's an actual butler. Maybe he serves Mitsuru tea when he's not in school.

Dj Meow Mix
Jan 27, 2009

corgicorgicorgicorgi
rockin everywhere


Cleretic posted:

I spy a Theodore.

Not the certain someone I expected but hey FeMC could be possible!

Pornographic Memory
Dec 17, 2008

Supersonic Shine posted:

I guess Ken took a liking to dressing like a butler from P3P. Heck, I wonder if he's an actual butler. Maybe he serves Mitsuru tea when he's not in school.

I'm pretty sure it's just the Gekkoukan High uniform he's wearing.

Supersonic Shine
Oct 13, 2012
...poo poo, I really should have recognized that. I still think butler when I look at that outfit, though.

Dehry
Aug 21, 2009

Grimey Drawer

larger image.

Pornographic Memory posted:

I'm pretty sure it's just the Gekkoukan High uniform he's wearing.

Also a student council armband

E: and only two persona cards. Also Episode P3.

Dehry fucked around with this message at 14:45 on May 21, 2014

Golden Goat
Aug 2, 2012

I'm digging the orange hoodie on my dog Koromaru.

Dehry posted:

Also a student council armband

Oh poo poo you're right

ApplesandOranges
Jun 22, 2012

Thankee kindly.
Looks like Ken got that growth spurt after all. Not super pleased, but eh. Adorable Koromaru makes up for him.

Only 2 Persona cards though?

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022
From this Episode P3 and Episode P4 stuff, it seems like they might be splitting up the story mode into segments like what they did with Chronophantasma. If there was a third faction I'd imagine it'll probably be Sho's or something.

ApplesandOranges posted:

Looks like Ken got that growth spurt after all. Not super pleased, but eh. Adorable Koromaru makes up for him.

Only 2 Persona cards though?

That's Shadow Ken, chances are the regular one has more.

Golden Goat
Aug 2, 2012

Orgia Carnaval posted:

That's Shadow Ken, chances are the regular one has more.

If the top left picture is normal Ken (considering it's right behind his portrait) then he still has two cards.

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



Orgia Carnaval posted:

That's Shadow Ken, chances are the regular one has more.

That doesn't apply to any other character though, shadow mode or regular has the same amount of persona cards. There are a couple inferences you can make from him having so few cards though, he should have and interesting gimmick or two.

Edit: I see a Koromaru gauge too, by the looks of it.

ACES CURE PLANES fucked around with this message at 15:13 on May 21, 2014

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Golden Goat
Aug 2, 2012

S-Alpha posted:

I see a Koromaru gauge too, by the looks of it.
It's tiny but I see it too. I'm hoping for some sort of power rangers poo poo where Ken and Koro combine into some crazy robot form with their personas.

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