Igor

Igor (イゴール, Igooru) is a recurring important figure in the Persona series. His role is crucial in the Persona protagonist's quest.

Appearances

 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * Persona 3: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * A Certain Day of Summer: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * Persona 3: FES: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * Persona 4: Proprietor of the Velvet Room
 * Persona -trinity soul-: Mysterious stranger

Persona
Igor is the mysterious proprietor of The Velvet Room. In Persona, Igor calls himself "a servant of Philemon". He is always found in The Velvet Room between consciousness and unconsciousness. He uses a phone made of bone to call up Personas from the depths of the soul.

Persona 2
Igor remains mostly unchanged. He is still a servant of Philemon and he handles Persona summoning in much the same way.

Persona 3
Igor is no longer seen with the phone, instead, he has his assistant Elizabeth handle Persona fusion. Only the protagonist 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 Velvet Room. The protagonist signs a contract with Pharos and Igor at the start of the game agreeing to take responsibility for his actions. Philemon is never mentioned.

A Certain Day of Summer
Igor decides to reward the protagonist by reviewing memories of past events. The first event is something that happened after the trip to Yakushima.

Persona 3: FES
Igor gives a key to Aegis and allows her access to Elizabeth's services.

Persona 4
Igor is seen with a new assistant named Margaret.

Persona ~Trinity Soul~
He is one of the few game characters to appear in the anime Persona -trinity soul-, appearing to Shin Kanzato and Takuro Sakakiba in dreams. Shin Kanzato has a clay statue of Igor that he sculpted.

Trivia

 * Igor's Japanese voice actor,, best known for his voice-over for Medama Oyaji (Eyeball Father) in the anime series . The choice of Igor's Seiyuu could be related to the age and the salient eyeball of the character. Tanonoka died at the age of 77 on January 13, 2010 of a heart attack.