Persona (concept)

A Persona is a manifestation of a character's personality, as featured in the Persona seriesof games.

Loss of Control
While Philemon describes the personae as reflections of a character's inner self, there have been many instances that persona have rebelled against their controller. In Persona 3, for example, Strega members must take medication to prevent losing control of their persona and being killed by it. Additionally, during Revelations: Persona, Takahisa Kandori loses control of his persona and it possess him, turning him into a demon.