"Takaya saved me from it all... He said, "Don't let the past control you, and don't look to the future; simply live in the moment..." To be honest, I don't even care about Kirijo anymore. But, Takaya's wish... must be... fulfilled...!"
Jin Shirato is a character from Persona 3.
Appearances[]
- Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Antagonist
- Persona 3 (Manga): Antagonist
- Persona 3 The Movie: Antagonist
- Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Gunjou no Meikyuu- / -Souen no Kesshou- / Chapter 4: Ai no Seiyaku/Final Chapter: Hekikuu no Kanata e: Antagonist
- Persona 3: Shadow Cry: Protagonist
- Tartarus Theater
Design[]
Jin has short dark blue hair with the right side being slicked back and dark blue eyes. He is taller than Chidori Yoshino and shorter than Takaya Sakaki. He wears a green jacket with black straps with two detached sleeves, and navy blue pants with a black pocket and black shoes. He also wears orange-tinted glasses with black frames. He is always seen carrying a silver briefcase. While his age, as with Takaya and Chidori, is unknown, he seems to be older than SEES, as he refers to Mitsuru Kirijo as "little lady," making him at least 18 or 19.
Personality[]
"Heh... I won't let you eat me... I believe in you, Takaya... Fulfill your wish... I will hold on to the freedom you gave to the very end...!"
Jin's most prominent trait is his loyalty to Takaya, to the degree of zealotry. Jin shows to be quite intelligent, being the information gatherer of Strega and web author of the Revenge Request website. He is very adept at locating their victims. Although, despite his intelligence, Jin is shown to have a very aggressive disposition as well as sharing the same misanthropic views as Takaya, though he is more rational than the latter, acting as a voice of reason to Takaya's more impulsive behavior.
He dislikes SEES, calling them hypocrites and will insult or engage in battle with them every chance he gets. Also in SEES' battle with Jin, if he is near his defeat, he will complain that he lost to "these amateurs" again, despite not having actually lost yet. This would make Jin an example of an enemy who knows when he's beaten.
In spite of being the most level-headed member of Strega, he only maintains proper composure due to his strong attachment and dependence towards Takaya, who saved him from the pain of death. As a consequence, Jin's goals are twisted to support Takaya's, to the point he puts no consideration of his own well-being. As such, Jin only acts as the ideal self he wishes to be, and his rational persona is undercut by an arrogance he is completely unaware of.
This denial of the pain of reality derails him so badly he ends up killing himself just to have control over his own destiny once threatened by Shadows. In Persona 3 Portable, Junpei Iori rhetorically asks about why he didn't do something more useful with his life, supported by the collective shock of the group towards his actions.
His Arcana, the Hermit, implies his inability to observe for himself what he's doing, as though his behavior is a reflection of his freedom, his failure to see it through caused him to undergo a suicide he blindly thought would save him.
Profile[]
Persona 3[]
Jin's portrait in-game.
Jin is Takaya's faithful right-hand man, and a member of Strega alongside Takaya and Chidori. Jin acts as his tactical adviser and the webmaster of "Revenge Request." He uses hand grenades and other small bombs in battle, and is also a skilled computer hacker. He is "well-known" on the internet, according to Akihiko Sanada. Fuuka Yamagishi in particular recognizes the name Jin from her time online. In the Japanese version, Jin speaks in Kansai-ben dialect, suggesting that he originally hailed from Osaka or any other city in the Kansai area.
Jin appears to be very eager to get rid of SEES, since he believes that they are hypocrites who don't appreciate their own power. However, he is rational enough to limit Takaya's actions when necessary. Whenever Takaya takes a reckless approach, Jin is there to hold him back and remind him of what they are truly there for.
Jin is a zealot with a strong belief in Takaya's goals. He is fiercely loyal to Takaya for "showing him out of darkness" and helping him through the Kirijo Group's experiments. In spite of this, he often inadvertently helps SEES by revealing important information. It is Jin who informs the protagonist about the truth behind Strega, their involvement in the coming of Nyx, and Shuji Ikutsuki's real allegiance.
Jin is first seen with Strega on June 22th during the Dark Hour confronting a target, who was forcibly removed from his coffin, to complete a revenge request. Confused but intimidated by the change of scenery and their presence, the target tries to ask them questions, but Jin doesn’t answer and reveals his information to him, making the target realize that the very people facing him right now are from the rumors he heard about. The target then attempts to run away, only for Takaya to shoot him down. Although they didn’t manage to kill the target, Strega leaves him to die as they know that their request is complete.
Takaya and Jin first introduce themselves SEES on August 6th in the underground bunker. After Takaya threatens the team to not interfere with the Dark Hour, Jin closes the entrance leading to the bunker to trap them inside. This forces SEES to advance deeper into the bunker to defeat the two Shadows located here.
Persona 3 FES The Journey Full Moon Boss Takaya and Jin Hard
Takaya and Jin boss fight.
Takaya and Jin later confront and have their first official battle with SEES during the Full Moon Operation on November 3rd to prevent them from defeating Arcana Hanged Man, the last Shadow remaining. In battle, Jin uses his grenades as his regular attack, which is Strength-based Fire damage. His Persona, Moros, can use Fire and Darkness attacks, also having Tarukaja, which he almost never uses. Following their defeats, Takaya attempts to attack SEES once again, only for Jin to grab his hand and have themselves back to the ledge of the Moonlight Bridge. Refusing to surrender, the two leapt and disappeared into the blood-red sea below.
They revealed themselves to be alive when Chidori led SEES to Tartarus; displeased with Chidori being emotionally attached to his enemy, Takaya shot Junpei, who only survived once Chidori sacrificed her life to save him. After an enraged Junpei summons his evolved Persona, Jin takes the blow for Takaya as he prepares to fight SEES once again. Jin, however, reminds Takaya that they have important things to do before they flee the scene.
Persona 3 FES The Journey Boss Jin Hard
Jin boss fight.
Near the end of the game, on the 258th floor of Tartarus, Jin gets left behind by Takaya, but he confronts SEES to fight them for the last time, not wanting them to interfere with Takaya's wish even though they cannot defeat Nyx. In battle, Jin has overhauled his skillset for this fight, now having the tier 2 multi-target and tier 3 single-target versions of every damaging magic skill for coverage, as well as every multi-target ailment skill, neither of which pose much of a threat due to his inability to properly assess the party's resistances (even if he may claim otherwise). After losing, he demands that SEES finish him off. Jin reveals that in order to better understand the Dark Hour, the Kirijo Group rounded up kids on the streets and gave them special powers in order to investigate Tartarus. However, they had to take experimental medication so that their powers wouldn't kill them; only Strega survived out of the original hundred. Everyone is then surrounded by Shadows, and Jin orders SEES to flee instead of dragging him away. After expressing his wishes to Takaya, Jin kills himself by setting off one of his grenades that holds back the rest of the Shadows.
Persona 3 Reload[]
When the protagonist meets with Takaya on 8/29, he will give to the protagonist a Folded Paper that contains some of the past of Strega members, mostly how they were being used as test subjects by the Kirijo Group by using a gear that has eased summoning their abilities.
Before the Full Moon Operation on 9/7, Jin and Takaya will be seen in their hideout during the Dark Hour. Jin will talk to Takaya worried at Chidori trying to convince him to try to rescue her, only for Takaya to brush it off thinking that she has not escaped due to her Evoker being taken away and instead, suggest that they should wait for an opportunity to arise and not fall not walk onto the enemy's trap. Jin agrees with him but is still concerned about the Full Moon Operation that is yet to come. Takaya will show Jin one of the prototype evokers made by the Kirijo Group which he has bad memories of. In exchange for drawing out their full extent of a Persona's power, the cost is that it became difficult to control for those who were awakened by force, and is the main reason why Takaya does not use an Evoker to summon his persona due to the actions committed by the Kirijo group thinking he does not require a "mere tool" to handle his Persona, but there will always be someone who is greater than those, mostly showing attachment to the protagonist who wished him to join his side.
Before the final Full Moon Operation, on 10/31 Takaya and Jin will go to the Moonlight Bridge preparing themselves for the final opportunity to stop S.E.E.S. from defeating the Hanged Man as they wish the Dark Hour to remain and refuse to lose their power and memories.
In battle, Jin maintains his strategy of targeting your party's weaknesses to get extra turns, with which he can will Shift to Takaya if he's below his first HP threshold (during the October fight) or get extra attacks in. In addition, he has grenades for Fire and Elec, with all other affinities covered by Moros itself, though he'll indirectly announce his strategy by using his first turn in casting Weakness Scan in the January showdown.
In the January showdown, if he's about to attack a party member who has no weaknesses for him to target, he will instead throw EX Flash Grenade, which inflicts fixed 200 Almighty damage to the whole party and inflicts Panic at 90% odds. Also, when he gets to low health, he'll use Potent Stim Injection, which fully heals him and raises his attack, after which he opens with Megidolaon and then uses physicals, but it carries a side effect of a inflicting Poison, which, like with other Poisoned enemies, makes him lose 20% of his HP every turn he gets - playing defensively until he's weak enough to fold to a light tap is a viable option for this final phase of the fight.
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Battle Quotes[]
Full quotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obk2aD4T6lE
Persona 3 / FES / Portable[]
- "You're pissing me off."
- "Hahaha!"
- "Die!"
- "Go to hell!"
- "It's my turn!"
- "It ends here!"
- "Not good enough!"
- "You're gonna pay for that!"
- "I'm not done yet."
- "Go!"
- "This is the end of the line for you."
- "There's no cure for stupidity."
- "Playtime's over, kids. It's time for the real deal."
- "Oh, you're gonna pay for this!"
- "Shit... These guys are tougher than I thought."
- "Son of a bitch..."
- "This is it. I ain't holdin' back."
- "I've improved since our last fight. You can't hide your weaknesses from me."
- "I excel at data analysis. I don't need no Persona to find your weaknesses."
- "Damn you. You've covered up all your weaknesses. Are you too afraid to face them?" (When all foes have no targetable weaknesses)
- "You think you're tough? I won't lose this time."
- "No, I ain't finished yet. Come on!"
- "Dammit!"
- "Moros!"
Persona 3 Reload[]
- Take this!
- You guys don't know when to quit...
- Alright, that's enough of a warmup. It's time for the real deal!
- There you go!
- Takaya! Now you've done it...! (If Takaya is defeated first during the eighth Full Moon Operation)
- I'm nowhere near Takaya's level, but I've improved since we last fought. You can't hide your weaknesses from me! (Second Battle opening)
- Come on, let's see your weakness!
- Persona!
- No... Not yet. We're just gettin' started... You ain't the only ones who came prepared... Watch this... Now you'll see what I can really do!
- Here's a special treat just for you. (Using EX Flash Grenade)
- You're not... beating me... I'll die before I let you pass! (If HP is low)
- I'm not going down!
- Ugh! Looks like this is it... (Upon defeat)
Gallery[]
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Jin Close Up
Concept art of Jin
Jin's expressions
Jin as he appears in game
Jin summons his Persona
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Jin on Moros
Jin when he was a child.
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Concept artwork from Persona 3 The Movie
Strega
Jin Shirato in Persona 3 The Movie
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Jin as he appears in Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade
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In Other Languages[]
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 English
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Jin Shirato |
 Japanese
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白戸 陣 (Shirato Jin) |
 Korean
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시라토 진 (Sirato Jin) |
Etymology[]
- The name Jin means "team, camp, battle array/battle formation, ranks, position" (陣), referring to his status as the informant of the group and the fact that he is literally part of the team.
- Jin's surname Shirato means "white" (白) (shira) and "door" (戸) (to), which either references his tendency to reveal information at SEES or his final battle with them before his death.
Trivia[]
- Being left-handed, he is one of the two Persona users in the game who uses the Evoker with his left hand (the other being Akihiko). In addition, his Persona Moros has only the left arm and is thus left-handed, too.
- It's implied that Jin wears a jacket regardless of the season because he can no longer regulate his own body temperature as a side effect from the persona suppression drugs he's taking. This is also implied to be the case with Chidori Yoshino and is explicitly stated in Shinjiro Aragaki's case.
- If the party equips accessories to block each character's weaknesses (such as Mitsuru's to Fire), Jin will complain about them doing so. However, this can occur right before he claims that they can't hide their weaknesses from him.
- Jin being of the Hermit Arcana may be a reference to his proficiency with technology and the shut-in stereotype, suggesting Jin does not do much with his time other than using the computer.
- There is a small error during the battle with Jin on the Moonlight Bridge. Jin's Arcana is set to Fortune, instead of Hermit, and he is impacted by Fortune related equipment. This can be seen in the analysis screen.
- In Persona 3: the Weird Masquerade -Gunjou no Meikyuu-, he appears to be skilled at martial arts without his main weapon.
- In Persona 3 The Movie, it is revealed his experiment number was Subject no. 01A057.
- In Persona 3 Reload during the final boss fight against him on the way to the top of Tartarus, Jin cannot be killed before he triggers all of his dialogue. If the party attempts to do so, all attacks that would deal damage past the threshold are automatically blocked.