Masao Inaba

Masao "Mark" Inaba is a character from Megami Ibunroku Persona.

Appearances

 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Playable Character
 * Persona 3: Who's Who guest

Design
Masao has gray sideburns, orange eyes, and has six black marks on both cheeks. At school he wears the school uniform of St. Hermelin High with white long sleeves, a turtleneck shirt, wears a yellow beanie, colorful beaded bracelets, and carries a yellow backpack.

In Persona 3, Trish describes him as a "Man in his 20's with a yellow cap".

Personality
He is a troublemaker, goofy, class clown, but also a friendly student who does not gets along with Kei. He has a crush on Maki and cares for her deeply. He is also depicted as the mood maker of the group.

Megami Ibunroku Persona
Masao "Mark" Inaba is a troublemaker who is friends with Kei Nanjo and the Protagonist in Persona. Masao visits Maki Sonomura frequently in the hospital, and has seemingly developed a crush on her. In the good ending of the game Masao eventually graduates and moves to New York City to become a successful artist. His mother still calls him from time to time.

In Revelations: Persona, Masao was changed to an African American to make the cast more ethnically diverse. To reflect the changes, he went by his nickname of "Mark" and spoke in some AAVE*.

Persona 3
Masao appears on the TV program Who's Who which is hosted by Trish. He is introduced as a "Man in his 20's with a yellow cap" and the program goes on to say that Masao is studying art overseas.

Battle Quotes

 * Woo! (Attacking)
 * Let's get funky! (Summoning Persona)
 * Persona! (Summoning Persona)
 * Do it to it! (Summoning Persona)
 * Seriously?! (Death)
 * BOOM! (Using gun)

Trivia

 * When Mark uses the 'Dance' contact option, it is often accompanied with the text, "Mark danced crazy!" This phrase, originating from Revelations: Persona, was so well-liked that it was kept word-for-word in the PSP remake.
 * Mark's shirt is actually an inverse-colored picture of the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner protagonist.