Yatsufusa

Appearances
Persona 4:Hanged Man

Persona 4
Yatsufusa appears as the Persona of the Hangman Arcana in Persona 4. One of Margaret's request regarding fusing Personae requires the protagonist to create a Yatsufusa with the skill Mediarama.

History
The figure of Yatsufusa is from the epic novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin. In the novel, Lord Satomi jokingly promises his daughter Fuse's hand in marriage to a dog, Yatsufusa, if the animal can defeat his enemy, Lord Anzai. To his surprise, Yatsufusa returns with Lord Anzai's head. Lord Satomi does not wish to fulfill his promise to Yatsufusa, but Fuse leaves with the dog anyway.

One year later, Fuse learns through a vision that she is carrying Yatsufusa's offspring. A warrior of the Satomi clan comes to rescue Princess Fuse by defeating Yatsufusa, but shoots them both by accident. When Fuse dies, the eight beads of her necklace come apart and fly away on the wind. The eight beads represent the eight virtues of Confucianism.