Kaguya Hime is a character from a very famous Japanese folk story called "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" (竹取物語, Taketori Monogatari)? She was found by a bamboo cutter inside a stalk of bamboo. The cutter raised her as his own daughter and she became renowned throughout Japan for her beauty. Many men came to ask for her hand in marriage but she refused them all. Eventually the Emperor of Japan also heard of her beauty and desired to marry her. She refused him as well, however, he still continued to love her even though they never married.
Eventually it was revealed that she was from a group of celestial people who lived on the moon. When they came to take her back, the Emperor sent guards to protect her to no avail. Before she was brought back to the moon, Kaguya gave the Emperor a small portion of the Elixir of Life to grant him immortality for his kindness. But due to his distraught at Kaguya's passing, the Emperor did not want to live forever without her. He ordered a messenger to take the elixir to the top of the highest mountain in the land and burn it. This mountain was Mt. Fuji and it is believed to be a possible cause for the name of the mountain. In different kanji 不死 can be read as "Fushi" or "Fuji" which would mean "immortal." However the kanji used today for the mountain (富士) are different.
Kaguya is one of the DLC Personas included in the Persona 4 Golden Persona Set and is the only Persona that is capable of learning the skill Shining Arrows.
Persona 4 Golden[]
"A divine being that appeared from a glowing bamboo shoot. Though many men proposed to her, none could complete her impossible tasks and she returned to her homeland, the capital of the moon."
—Persona 4 Golden background
Kaguya is the ultimate Persona of the Aeon Arcana and can be fused after maxing out the Social Link with Marie.
The Golden Animation[]
Kaguya is summoned by Yu Narukami during the final battle against Izanami-no-Okami, representing the bond between Yu and Marie. All of Izanami's attacks pass through her body and Kaguya is the one who defeats Izanami-no-Okami, replacing Izanagi-no-Okami's role from the original game.
Kaguya is the first DLC Sub-Persona, and is free to download. She has the unique skill Lunar Blessing.
Persona 5[]
"A Persona of another story. A divine being born from a glowing bamboo shoot. Though many proposed to her, none could complete her strict tasks. She eventually returned to her home the moon."
—Persona 5 Compendium
Kaguya appears as one of the DLC personas in game. With the purchase, the protagonist will also gain access to Kaguya Picaro, an altered version that replaces Kaguya's dress with a female Shujin uniform. They are the only Personas capable of learning the skill Shining Arrows. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Kaguya will yield the Moonlight Robe armor for females, which has 30 DEF, 30 EVA, and gives the wearer the +Repel Physical dmg (high) effect, which acts similar to High Counter, while her Picaro variant will yield a DiarahanSkill Card.
Royal[]
When itemized during a fusion alarm, Kaguya will yield the Moonlight Robe R armor for females, which has 70 DEF, 30 EVA, and gives the wearer the +Repel Physical dmg (high) effect, while her Picaro variant will yield a MediarahanSkill Card.
Devil Children Black Book/Red Book (PS)[]
Kaguya Hime is exclusive to Black Book and can be found on the roof of the apartment building Setsuna Kai lives in.
Parts of Kaguya's face and robes in the Persona series resemble Kusumi-no-Okami's face and robes.
Kaguya's design in the Persona series has rabbit ears. This may refer to the old belief about rabbits that live on the moon, which relates to how Kaguya also came from the moon.
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