Ariadne

Artwork by Shigenori Soejima

Ariadne (アリアドネ Ariadone) is a Persona in the series.

History

Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete, the owner of the Minotaur. When Theseus came to Crete to end Minos's annual demands that Athens send 7 men and 7 women to sacrifice to the Minotaur, Ariadne fell in love with Theseus. She gave him a sword to fight the Minotaur and a ball of string so he would be able to find his way out of the labyrinth. After Theseus achieved his goal, Ariadne eloped with him. On the way back to Athens, they stop to the island of Naxos. Due to a false alarm of the Cretan fleet pursuing them, Theseus' crew fled the island the next morning, unwittingly leaving Ariadne behind. A short while later, Dionysus saw the abandoned Ariadne and took her in order to be his wife. Since then she remained faithful to him, but she was killed by Perseus at Argos. Dionysus however descended into Hades and brought her and his mother Semele back. They then joined the gods in Olympus.

Appearances

• Persona 4 Arena / Manga / Persona 4 Arena Ultimax: Fortune Arcana
• Persona 5: Fortune Arcana, DLC
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Fortune Arcana, DLC
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Profile

Persona 4: Arena

Ariadne is the Persona of Labrys, gained after she accepts her Shadow upon its defeat by the player. Matching the myth, Ariadne uses a string that appears like a maze in her attacks.

Persona 4: Arena (Manga)

Ariadne appears in the final chapter of the manga when Labrys accepts her shadow after Yosuke Hanamura and Aigis defeat her.

Persona 5

"A Persona of another story. She is the daughter of Minos, the king of Crete. She helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur and gave him a ball of yarn so he could escape the labyrinth."

—Persona 5 Compendium

Ariadne appears as a DLC exclusive persona in Persona 5. She retains her SP Skill Attack from Persona 4 Arena, Weaver's Art: Beast (shortened to "Beast Weaver" to fit the name in the ability list) as her signature ability. When this ability is used the protagonist will shout either "Blastoff!", the same line Labrys would say on activating the move in P4A, or "It's educational guidance!", the same quote Labrys would make when she was selected on the character select screen.

Itemizing Ariadne will result in the unique accessory, Red Yarn Ball, which increases luck by 10 while also providing Auto-Tarukaja.

Stats

Persona 5

• Original
• Picaro

Arcana Level Strength 23 Magic 19 Endurance 20 Agility 17 Luck 18 Fortune 30 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty - - Nuke Gun, Bless Psy List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Beast Weaver 20% HP Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, user is debuffed with Tarunda. Innate Apt Pupil Auto Increase critical rate. Innate Miracle Punch 8% HP Medium Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. Innate Attack Master Auto Automatic Tarukaja on user at start of battle. 31 Fortified Moxy Auto Increase critical rate on successful ambush. 32 Evade Phys Auto Triple evasion chance against Physical attacks. 34 Charge 15 SP Next physical attack inflicts 2.5x damage. 36

Arcana Level Strength 36 Magic 23 Endurance 29 Agility 24 Luck 21 Fortune 42 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty - - Nuke Gun, Bless Psy List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Beast Weaver 20% HP Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, user is debuffed with Tarunda. Innate Apt Pupil Auto Increase critical rate. Innate Miracle Punch 8% HP Medium Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. Innate Auto-Mataru Auto Automatic Matarukaja on party at start of battle. 43 Heat Up Auto Random chance to restore 5% of max HP & 10 SP in battle. 44 Evade Phys Auto Triple evasion chance against Physical attacks. 46 Charge 15 SP Next physical attack inflicts 2.5x damage. 48

Gallery

Ariadne' sprite

All possible color palettes.

Ariadne as she appears in the Arena Manga.

Ariadne as she appears in Persona 5

Ariadne Picaro