Dark Hour



Dark Hour is a cycle of phenomena that occurred in Persona 3. The Dark Hour occurs every night during the interval of 12.00 p.m. to the next morning.

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During the Dark Hour, the Moon phases to shades of green, where the surroundings begin 'shifting' their colors as well; waters shifts to an blood-esque color, structures shifting to greenish colors, etc, etc. Humans who are hibernating, or sleeping or during the Dark Hour transfigures into coffins during the exposure of the Dark Hour, however, Shadows will also become active during the Dark Hour, where they attempt to lure humans in awakening from their hibernation to feed upon their minds. Only those with the 'potential' to invoke a Persona is able to stay fully-active during to Dark Hour; even if they sleep, their bodies will not transfigure into coffins. All electrical appliances will also cease to function during the Dark Hour.

History
Before the occurrence of the Dark Hour, the Kirijo Group found out the existence of Shadows, and realizing their potent powers, the Kirijo Group decided to research the nature of Shadows, and hopefully, to hone and acquire their powers, carrying out their project in the artificial island, Port Island, and built a laboratory there. In the events of the research, the Kirijo Group mass-collected Shadows and found out the prophecy of The Fall, and accepting death as a deliverance, the lead scientists, along with the head of Krijo Group, began rejuvenating Death, the appriser of Nyx to descend to humanity to carry out The Fall.

During the final stages of Death's rejuvenation, however, one of the lead scientists, Eiichiro Takeba opposed the acceptance of the The Fall, and interrupted the experiment. As a result, Death was forcefully separated into thirteen distinct Shadows, each bearing their respective arcana, with the thirteenth shadow, Death as it's main body.

The remaining Shadows later became outrage, destroying the lab facility. With the nature shifted, the Dark Hour was created. The laboratory carrying out the experiment, due to the incident, also transfiguring into the lair of Shadows, Tartarus. To cover up the incident, the Kirijo Group used Eiichiro Takeba as a scapegoat and pushed all the blames to him. The laboratory was later rebuilt as Gekkoukan High School. However, the Shadows the Kirijo Group collected still resides within Tartarus, and thus, with each occurrence of the Dark Hour, Gekkoukan High School will transfigure into the Dark Hour, awakening the Shadows within as well.

Full Moon Operations
In every occurrence of the Full Moon during the Dark Hour, the fragments of Death will begin to reawaken, seeking to return to Death S.E.E.S. is manipulated into killing all of them. The twelve fragments each represents a Major Arcana from the Tarot, from the 1st Tarot, Magician, to the 12th Tarot, Hangedman:
 * Arcana Magician
 * Arcana Priestess
 * Arcana Emperor
 * Arcana Empress
 * Arcana Hierophant
 * Arcana Lovers
 * Arcana Chariot
 * Arcana Justice
 * Arcana Hermit
 * Arcana Fortune
 * Arcana Strength
 * Arcana Hanged Man