| This article is about the friendship system as seen in Persona 3 and Persona 4. For the system seen in Persona 5, see Confidant. |
"A bond made with another person. Getting to know others is the key to strengthening your Personas."
The protagonist ranking up the Magician Social Link in Persona 3 Reload.
Social Links, (コミュニティ, Komyuniti)? or S.Links (コミュ, Komyu)?, are an important gameplay mechanic that appears in Persona 3 and Persona 4. They were renamed into Confidants in Persona 5.
Each Social Link represents a single Arcana, and raising a particular Social Link increases the experience bonus the protagonists receive when they fuse Personas of that Arcana. A Social Link is generally divided into ten ranks, with each rank accompanied by an unique event. By completing a Social Link, it unlocks the ultimate Persona of that Arcana. A completed Social Link's events can be replayed through the Bonding Album (絆アルバム, Kizuna Arubamu)?, though the feature is only available in the 2023 version of Persona 4 Golden. Social Links are reset in New Game Plus, but the unlocked ultimate Personas, Social Link items, and Bonding Album are carried over.
In Persona 3, Social Links can be reversed if the protagonists do not spend time with the respective people holding the Link, end up booking two holiday invitations on one day, or give an improper answer during their conversations. The reverse effect will also continue to last until the protagonist reconciles with them. At some point a Social Link can even be broken, prohibiting the protagonist from fusing Personas from the respective Arcana. From Persona 4 onward however, only certain specific Social Links (Yukari Takeba in Persona 3 Reload, Chihiro Fushimi in Persona 3 Portable and Persona 3 Reload, Akihiko Sanada in Persona 3 Portable, Ai Ebihara and Naoto Shirogane in Persona 4) can be reversed or broken through very specific and sometimes obvious dialogue choices, and Links can no longer be broken or reversed by not spending time with their respective characters.
Appearances[]
- Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload / Em
- Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
- Persona 4 / Golden
- Persona 4 The Animation
- Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
Role[]
Persona 3[]
"Thou shalt have our blessing when thou choosest to create a Persona of the {{{SL Arcana}}} Arcana."
The Social Link system was first introduced in Persona 3. The whole purpose of the Social Link at this point was to give considerable amounts of experience to newly-fused Personas and unlock new ones. Persona 3 FES introduces a new Social Link Arcana, Aeon, which is represented by Aigis.
Starting in Persona 3 FES, if the protagonist completes all Social Links in one playthrough, they will unlock Orpheus Telos fusion in the Velvet Room.
Persona 3 Portable[]
Social Links in Portable function in the same manner as Persona 3 with some new additions based on the system in Persona 4. Like Persona 4, the protagonist's team members can gain special abilities, such as taking a mortal blow, follow-up attacks and a chance to survive a fatal attack once per fight. However, unlike Persona 4, these abilities are automatically earned for all members when the player ranks up the Fool Social Link (which is automatic throughout the game), rather than from each individual party member's Social Link events. Another similarity is the female protagonist can choose who to date similarly to Persona 4 Social Links. The Aeon Arcana is retained from FES, with its Social Link being the same.
If the protagonist completes a romanceable S.E.E.S. Social Link before January 31, the protagonist can choose on a New Game Plus who to spend their final moments with on March 5 besides Aigis.
Persona 3 Reload[]
Social Links function almost the same as Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4. In this game Social Links only reverse from certain criteria and do not break unlike the previous games. Unlike other versions of Persona 3, the protagonist can now choose a platonic relationship with a female Social Link instead of being forced into a romantic relationship.
This game also introduces Linked Episodes similar to Social Links and other similar activities such as Cooking, Gardening, DVDs and Books separate to Social Links meant for both male and female party members, Strega members (mainly Takaya Sakaki) and Ryoji Mochizuki who did not have Social Links for the male protagonist in previous remakes. Hanging out with them rewards the protagonist with stat boosts and unlock special fusion recipes.
Persona 3 Em[]
Social Links return in the mobile game, Persona 3 Em. With a total of six Social Links, the protagonist can rank the first six SEES members and Elizabeth for the first time. Unlike the original game, Social Links can only be ranked up during dialogue and free-time events. Since Personas do not level up in this game, maxing Social Links will grant the player unique items.
Persona 4[]
"Bonds of people is the true power."
Social Links play a larger role in Persona 4, where the protagonist's Social Links with his friends are directly related to their battle factor. For example, a level one Magician Arcana Social Link allows Yosuke Hanamura to take a mortal blow for the protagonist that would normally kill him. Maxing out the Magician Arcana Social Link evolves Yosuke's initial Persona, Jiraiya, to Susano-O, granting improved elemental resistances and a small increase in stats.
Margaret advises the protagonist to balance his time of venturing into the Midnight Channel with his spending time with his friends, as Social Links are what create the protagonist's "World." Later, the Social Links created by the protagonist with others play an important role in the "True Ending" route.
Persona 4 Golden[]
In Golden, S.Links with teammates also give new skills to the Persona of that teammate when the link reaches some certain level (2, 4, 6, etc.), and some functions of the S.Link are moved to higher levels (e.g., taking a mortal blow is moved to level 7; doing so for the protagonist is moved to level 9). Golden also introduces two new Social Links: the Jester Social Link and the return of the Aeon Social Link. Completing the Aeon Arcana Social Link unlocks a new dungeon exclusive to this version.
The 2023 ports of Golden introduced a new album feature that allows completed S.Links to be replayed on the sofa of the protagonist's room. It can be accessed as soon the player completes their first S.Link and is carried onto New Game Plus. The date and weather of the archived S.Link events correspond to the last time the events were experienced through normal gameplay. As such, redoing a S.Link's event in New Game Plus will change its date and weather in the Album. The player's relationship choice also affects whether a "Friend" or "Lover" event is archived for romanceable characters. Both variants will become available in the Bonding Album if the alternate choice is made in a succeeding playthrough. This also applies to other characters that have alternate S.Link events or Arcana with alternate S.Links (clubs). It is possible to unlock all platonic, romantic, and alternate S.Link events for the Bonding Album. However, special events such as Christmas and Valentine events are not included.
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight /
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight[]
A similar feature based on Social Links appear in both Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, here called simply "Social," exist. Both Makoto Yuki and Ren Amamiya can talk to their party members and velvet room attendants, to learn more about them by completing a number of songs.
Social Link Points[]
Generally, to be able to rank up a Social Links, the protagonist will first need to spend time with them or perform certain activities to bond with them. Upon meeting the criteria to rank up a Social Link, the points will be reset (even if they exceed the number).
Excluding auto Social Links, some may not require any points to rank up. In Persona 3, the game's 2 (3 in Portable if choosing the female protagonist) nighttime Social Links (President Tanaka, Mutatsu and Shinjiro Aragaki) do not require any points to rank up, and the same goes for Akinari Kamiki. However, in Persona 3 Reload, Mutatsu does require Social Link Points in order to level up. All of these Social Links require a certain amount of progress in another Social Link in order to be started. The new Social Links for Ryoji Mochizuki (which is more of an optional automatic Social Link that you can opt out of), Akihiko Sanada, and Shinjiro Aragaki in Persona 3 Portable require a certain amount of progress in another Social Link in order to be started. The Social Links in Persona 4 for Hisano Kuroda (who similarly requires another Social Link to start, although the game's other Social Link character who shares this trait, Ai Ebihara, does require points to progress), along with Fox and Margaret (both of which are Social Links with progression reliant on fulfilling requests) do not require any points to rank up.
Some Social Links may require a certain level of Social Stats in order to initiate it. Some of these include Max Social Stat of Academics/Knowledge for Mitsuru Kirijo and Naoto Shirogane, Max Courage for Fuuka Yamagishi (male protagonist only), Ken Amada, and Naoto Shirogane to name a few examples of Max Social Stats.
The protagonist can receive points from hanging out with Social Link, responding with the correct dialogue options that gives the most points or giving gifts. However, there are other ways Social Link points can be received after initiating at least one level such as drawing a shrine, performing well in exams or responding with the correct option during a storyline event (e.g. eating the Mystery Food X during the school camp). Carrying a Persona with a matching Arcana will also increase the Social Link points gained when answering correctly. However, in certain cases and events, (such as when Nanako and Ryotaro Dojima are home and they and the protagonist can spend time Gardening together) point gains cannot be influenced by these multipliers. Additionally, in Persona 3 FES, Portable and Reload, the protagonists can walk Koromaru at night, which can reward you with Social Link points if a party member accompanies you or you encounter other Social Links when walking Koromaru. In Reload, if the protagonist has initiated a Social Link with one of the female party members, he will gain extra Social Link Points for hanging out with them by Cooking, Gardening, watching DVDs or studying.
The number of notes displayed when receiving points can imply how many points have been received. The protagonist can get at least one point to a maximum of 3 points if the player picks the correct option and sometimes meet the criteria, such as carrying a matching Persona. If the protagonist reverses a Social Link, all points gained previously will reset. To undo a Reverse Social Link, the protagonist must reach a certain number of points before the link is fixed or visit the Shrine and draw fortunes.
Modifiers[]
Persona 3 Reload[]
Persona 3 Reload introduces a similar Social Link Modifier to those of Persona 5. These modifiers help boost the amount of points that the protagonist may receive while hanging out. If the protagonist carries a matching Persona, the Social Link Points will be multiplied by x1.51. If the protagonist performs well on an exam will grant the protagonist additional points depending on how well they did on exam weeks: if the protagonist scores at the top of his class, the Social Link Points will be multiplied by x1.51, if the protagonist scores Top 10 instead, the Social Link Points will be multiplied by x1.21 instead. The protagonist may also apply the multiplier with MAX Charm (Rank 6), it will apply a x1.51 multiplier.
These multipliers may also be applied during Combat Characteristics hang out events, however, the points gained is almost little to nothing as these events do not reward many points despite receiving them.
The protagonist may also use the computer and buy the Dating Site Note from Club Escapade available starting on November 11th.
Romance Christmas Rewards[]
If the protagonist has maximized a Social Link and has entered a romantic relationship with them, he can spend time with one of them on December 24th, at which point they'll gift him an item that will carry over to New Game Plus. The effects of each item may vary depending on the character you decide to spend time with.
Persona 3[]
The protagonist has the option to spend time with any of the school Social Links as long as they've been started dating the protagonist. This includes almost all S.E.E.S. female party members, Yuko Nishiwaki and Chihiro Fushimi. If the protagonist decides to not spend time with anyone, these events will automatically skip.
The protagonist cannot date Aigis at this time since she is not a romanceable Social Link at the time.
All gifts are the same in every version when picking the male protagonist.
| Social Link | Arcana | Item |
|---|---|---|
| Fuuka Yamagishi | Priestess | Fuuka's Cookie |
| Mitsuru Kirijo | Empress | Champagne (P3) Top-Grade Grape Juice (P3RE) |
| Yukari Takeba | Lovers | Chocolate Cake |
| Chihiro Fushimi | Justice | Handmade Keychain |
| Yuko Nishiwaki | Strength | Medicated Patch |
Persona 3 Portable[]
All Social Link Christmas events return for the male protagonist in this version.
The female protagonist receives the option to spend time with only Ken Amada and Akihiko Sanada. However, unlike the male protagonist, she may also spend time with Fuuka Yamagishi and Yukari Takeba as a non-romancable Social Link. If the female protagonist takes Koromaru for a walk, these characters may ask her about her plans for Christmas.
| Social Link | Arcana | Item |
|---|---|---|
| Fuuka Yamagishi / Yukari Takeba |
Priestess / Lovers | N/A |
| Ken Amada | Justice | Coffee Cup |
| Akihiko Sanada | Star | Music Box |
Persona 4[]
List of Social Links[]
- Italics indicate a Social Link that upgrades automatically via story progression.
- Bold indicates a Social Link with a party member.
Persona 3[]
| Number | Arcana Name | Social Link | Person(s) | Memento | Ultimate Persona |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | Fool | SEES Social Link | SEES | - | Susano-o, the Raging God |
| I. | Magician | Classmate Social Link | Kenji Tomochika | Handmade Choker | Surt, the Inferno God (P3, FES & P3P) Futsunushi, the Warrior God (Reload only) |
| II. | Priestess | Fuuka Yamagishi Social Link | Fuuka Yamagishi | Headphones | Scathach, The Instructor |
| III. | Empress | Mitsuru Kirijo Social Link | Mitsuru Kirijo | Motorcycle Key | Alilat, the Ancient Goddess |
| IV. | Emperor | Student Council Social Link | Hidetoshi Odagiri | Cheap Lighter | Odin, the Storm God |
| V. | Hierophant | Old Couple Social Link | Bunkichi and Mitsuko Kitamura | Persimmon Fruit | Kohryu, Guardian of Nature |
| VI. | Lovers | Yukari Takeba Social Link | Yukari Takeba | Yukari's Strap | Cybele, the Earth Mother |
| VII. | Chariot | (Kendo/Swim/Track) Social Link | Kazushi Miyamoto | Sports Tape | Thor, the Mighty God of Thunder |
| VIII. | Justice | Treasurer Social Link | Chihiro Fushimi | Manga | Melchizedek, the Hand of Justice |
| IX. | Hermit | Online Game Social Link | Maya | Screenshot Data | Arahabaki, the Aboriginal God |
| X. | Fortune | (Art/Music/Photography) Club Social Link | Keisuke Hiraga | Award Letter | Norn, the Three Goddesses of Fate (P3, FES & P3P) Lakshmi, the Goddess of Fertility (Reload only) |
| XI. | Strength | Team Manager Social Link | Yuko Nishiwaki | Kids' Letter | Siegfried, the Bearer of Victory (P3, FES & P3P) Atavaka, the Wisdom King General (Reload only) |
| XII. | Hanged Man | Girl at the Shrine Social Link | Maiko Oohashi | Bead Ring | Attis, the God of Sacrifice |
| XIII. | Death | Mysterious Boy Social Link | Pharos | - | Thanatos, the Bringer of Death |
| XIV. | Temperance | Transfer Student Social Link | Andre Laurent Jean "Bebe" Geraux | Money Pouch | Byakko, the King of all Beasts (P3 only) Yurlungur, Governor of the Heavens (FES onwards) |
| XV. | Devil | Businessman Social Link | President Tanaka | Thank-you Letter | Beelzebub, Lord of Hell |
| XVI. | Tower | Unusual Monk Social Link | Mutatsu | Reserve Tag | Chi You, the Warrior King |
| XVII. | Star | Rival Athlete Social Link | Mamoru Hayase | Car Key | Lucifer (P3 only) Helel, the Light-bearer (FES onwards) |
| XVIII. | Moon | Gourmet King Social Link | Nozomi Suemitsu | Gourmet License | Sandalphon, the Deliverer of Prayers |
| XIX. | Sun | Dying Young Man Social Link | Akinari Kamiki | Worn Notebook | Asura, the Grand Being |
| XX. | Judgement | Nyx Annihilation Team Social Link | Nyx Annihilation Team | - | Messiah, the Savior |
| XX. | Aeon | Aigis Social Link | Aigis (FES, Portable and Reload only) | Charred Screw | Metatron, Attendant to the Infinite |
Persona 3 Portable[]
The male protagonist's Social Links are still the same as to the PS2 versions of the game; only the female protagonist's Social Links are listed here:
| Number | Arcana Name | Social Link | Person(s) | Memento | Ultimate Persona |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | Fool | SEES Social Link | Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad | - | Susano-o, the Raging God |
| I. | Magician | Junpei Iori Social Link | Junpei Iori | Pig Key Holder | Surt, the Inferno God |
| II. | Priestess | Fuuka Yamagishi Social Link | Fuuka Yamagishi | Headphones | Scathach, The Teacher |
| III. | Empress | Mitsuru Kirijo Social Link | Mitsuru Kirijo | Motorcycle Key | Alilat, the Ancient Goddess |
| IV. | Emperor | Student Council Social Link | Hidetoshi Odagiri | Cheap Lighter | Odin, the Storm God |
| V. | Hierophant | Old Couple Social Link | Bunkichi and Mitsuko Kitamura | Persimmon Fruit | Kohryu, Guardian of Nature |
| VI. | Lovers | Yukari Takeba Social Link | Yukari Takeba | Yukari's Strap | Cybele, the Earth Mother |
| VII. | Chariot | (Tennis/Volleyball) Social Link | Rio Iwasaki | Annotated Guide | Thor, the Mighty God of Thunder |
| VIII. | Justice | Ken Amada Social Link | Ken Amada | Silver Key | Melchizedek, the King of Justice |
| IX. | Hermit | (Health Committee/Librarian) Social Link | Saori Hasegawa | PA Recording | Arahabaki, the Aboriginal God |
| X. | Fortune | Ryoji Mochizuki Social Link | Ryoji Mochizuki | Faint Glow Ring | Norn, the Three Goddesses of Fate |
| XI. | Strength | Koromaru Social Link | Koromaru | Dirty Collar | Siegfried, the Bearer of Victory |
| XII. | Hanged Man | Girl at the Shrine Social Link | Maiko Oohashi | Bead Ring | Attis, the God of Sacrifice |
| XIII. | Death | Mysterious Boy Social Link | Pharos | - | Thanatos, the Bringer of Death |
| XIV. | Temperance | Transfer Student Social Link | Andre Laurent Jean "Bebe" Geraux | Money Pouch | Yurlungur, Governor of the Heavens |
| XV. | Devil | Businessman Social Link | President Tanaka | Thank-you Letter | Beelzebub, Lord of Hell |
| XVI. | Tower | Unusual Monk Social Link | Mutatsu | Reserve Tag | Chi You, the Warrior King |
| XVII. | Star | Akihiko Sanada Social Link | Akihiko Sanada | Rabbit Doll | Helel, the One Who Holds Up Light |
| XVIII. | Moon | Shinjiro Aragaki Social Link | Shinjiro Aragaki | Leather Watch | Sandalphon, the Angel That Conveys Prayers |
| XIX. | Sun | Dying Young Man Social Link | Akinari Kamiki | Worn Notebook | Asura, the Grand Being |
| XX. | Judgement | Nyx Annihilation Team Social Link | Nyx Annihilation Team | - | Messiah, the Savior |
| XX. | Aeon | Aigis Social Link | Aigis | Charred Screw | Metatron, Attendant to the Infinite |
Persona 4[]
| Number | Arcana Name | Social Link | Person(s) | Memento | Ultimate Persona |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | Fool | Investigation Team Social Link | Investigation Team | - | Loki, the Shape-Shifter. |
| I. | Magician | Yosuke Hanamura Social Link | Yosuke Hanamura | Buddy's Bandage | Mada, the Intoxicator. |
| II. | Priestess | Yukiko Amagi Social Link | Yukiko Amagi | Shrine Charm | Scathach, the Mentor. |
| III. | Empress | Margaret Social Link | Margaret | Spiral Brooch | Isis, the Mother of Reincarnation. |
| IV. | Emperor | Kanji Tatsumi Social Link | Kanji Tatsumi | Cute Strap | Odin, the God of Storms. |
| V. | Hierophant | Ryotaro Dojima Social Link | Ryotaro Dojima | Coffee Mug | Kohryu, the Almighty Guardian. |
| VI. | Lovers | Rise Kujikawa Social Link | Rise Kujikawa | Signed Photo | Ishtar, the Goddess of Love. |
| VII. | Chariot | Chie Satonaka Social Link | Chie Satonaka | Wristbands | Futsunushi, the Divine Sword. |
| VIII. | Justice | Nanako Dojima Social Link | Nanako Dojima | Family Picture | Sraosha, the Scourge of Evil. |
| IX. | Hermit | Fox Social Link | Fox | Gratitude Ema | Ongyo-Ki, the Shadow Dweller. |
| X. | Fortune | Naoto Shirogane Social Link | Naoto Shirogane | Detective Badge | Norn, the Triple Godhead of Fate. |
| XI. | Strength | Fellow Athletes Social Link | Kou Ichijo and Daisuke Nagase | Letter to Kou or Spike Brush | Zaou-Gongen, the One who Demands Surrender. |
| XII. | Hanged Man | Saki's Brother Social Link | Naoki Konishi | Junes Receipt | Attis, the God of Sacrifice. |
| XIII. | Death | Old Lady Social Link | Hisano Kuroda | Old Fountain Pen | Mahakala, the King of Darkness. |
| XIV. | Temperance | Young Mother Social Link | Eri Minami | Clover Bookmark | Vishnu, the Preserver of the World. |
| XV. | Devil | Nurse Social Link | Sayoko Uehara | Hospital ID | Beelzebub, the Prince of Lies. |
| XVI. | Tower | Tutored Student Social Link | Shu Nakajima | Test Results | Shiva, the God of Destruction. |
| XVII. | Star | Teddie Social Link | Teddie | - | Helel, the Light Bearer. |
| XVIII. | Moon | Ai Ebihara Social Link | Ai Ebihara | Compact | Sandalphon, the Angel of Prayer. |
| XIX. | Sun | Yumi Ozawa Social Link / Ayane Matsunaga Social Link | Yumi Ozawa or Ayane Matsunaga | Annotated Script / Handmade Ticket | Asura, the Highest of the High. |
| XX. | Judgement | Seekers of Truth Social Link | Seekers of Truth | - | Lucifer, the Rebel King of Hell. |
If a Social Link is maxed out, they will cheer the protagonist up for defeating Izanami.
- In Persona 4, all party bonuses are as follows, with varied rank requirements:
- Protects the protagonist before getting hit by a lethal attack (single target only).
- Assist: Can now wake up a knocked-down ally during battle.
- Unlocks Follow-Up Attack.
- Recover: Chance to cure other party members of their ailments.
- Endure: Survive with 1 HP once in a battle when hit by a lethal or instant kill attack.
- Unlocks ally's ultimate Persona with additional skills, slightly improved stats, and new elemental attributes. Always happens on rank 10.
Persona 4 Golden[]
The Social Links in Golden remain the same, except for the addition of 2 new Links:
| Number | Arcana Name | Social Link | Person(s) | Memento | Ultimate Persona |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0./XI. | Jester / Hunger | Tohru Adachi Social Link | Tohru Adachi | Adachi's Number / Adachi's Letter | Magatsu-Izanagi, the Tempter of the Void. |
| XX. | Aeon | Marie Social Link | Marie | Old Bamboo Comb | Kaguya, the Moonlit Night's Visitor. |
Persona 3: Dancing: in Moonlight[]
- Main article: Social Link/Persona 3: Dancing: in Moonlight
Persona 5: Dancing: in Starlight[]
- Main article: Social Link/Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
List of Social Link Guides[]
Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload[]
The following pages contain comprehensive guides for each individual Social Link’s dialogue options.
Persona 3 Portable (Female route)[]
Persona 4 / Golden[]
The following pages contain comprehensive guides for each individual Social Link dialogue options and skills.
Social Links' Availability[]
This is the general weekly schedule of the Social Links. Sometimes the availability of each Social Link can change due to certain circumstances separate from their schedule, such as the requirement to level up certain Social Stats, or having to complete the current dungeon. Party Social Links will not be available if the dungeon is not yet completed.
Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload[]
| Availability | |||||||||||||||
| Character | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
| Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | ||
| SEES | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Kenji | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Fuuka | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mitsuru | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Hidetoshi | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Old Couple | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Yukari | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Kazushi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Chihiro | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Maya | Available every Sunday and on Holidays. | ||||||||||||||
| Keisuke | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Yuko | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Maiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Pharos | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Bebe | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Tanaka | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mutatsu | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Mamoru | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nozomi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Akinari | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nyx Annihilation Team | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Availability | |||||||||||||||
| Character | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
| Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | ||
| SEES | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Kenji | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Fuuka | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mitsuru | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Hidetoshi | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Old Couple | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Yukari | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Kazushi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Chihiro | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Maya | Available every Sunday and on Holidays. | ||||||||||||||
| Keisuke | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Yuko | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Maiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Pharos | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Bebe | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Tanaka | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mutatsu | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Mamoru | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nozomi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Akinari | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nyx Annihilation Team | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Aigis | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Availability | |||||||||||||||
| Character | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
| Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | ||
| SEES | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Junpei | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Fuuka | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mitsuru | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Hidetoshi | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Old Couple | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Yukari | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Rio | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Ken | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Saori | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Ryoji | Semi-auto (automatic and accepting hangout requests) | ||||||||||||||
| Koromaru | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Maiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Pharos | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Bebe | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Tanaka | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mutatsu | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Akihiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Shinjiro | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Akinari | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nyx Annihilation Team | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Aigis | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Availability | |||||||||||||||
| Character | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
| Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | ||
| SEES | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Kenji | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Fuuka | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mitsuru | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Hidetoshi | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Old Couple | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Yukari | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Kazushi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Chihiro | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Maya | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Keisuke | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Yuko | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Maiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Pharos | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Bebe | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Tanaka | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mutatsu | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Mamoru | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nozomi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Akinari | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| Nyx Annihilation Team | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Aigis | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Persona 4 / Golden[]
Availability of party members will vary randomly until the current Midnight Channel dungeon is cleared.
| Availability | |||||||||||||||
| Character | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Rain | |||||||
| Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day/Night | |
| Investigation Team | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Yosuke | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Yukiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Margaret | Social Link Rank Up after completing Margaret's request. | ||||||||||||||
| Kanji | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dojima | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rise | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Chie | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nanako | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fox | Available every day after completing ema requests, even on rainy days. | ||||||||||||||
| Naoto | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Kou | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Daisuke | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Naoki | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hisano | Available every Sunday and on Holidays. | ||||||||||||||
| Eri | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Sayoko | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shu | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Teddie | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Ai | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Ayane | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Yumi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Seekers of Truth | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Availability | |||||||||||||||
| Character | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Rain | |||||||
| Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day/Night | |
| Investigation Team | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Adachi | Only available on specific days. | ||||||||||||||
| Yosuke | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Yukiko | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Margaret | Social Link Rank Up after completing Margaret's request. | ||||||||||||||
| Kanji | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dojima | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rise | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Chie | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nanako | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fox | Available every day after completing ema requests, even on rainy days. | ||||||||||||||
| Naoto | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Kou | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Daisuke | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Naoki | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hisano | Available every Sunday and on Holidays. | ||||||||||||||
| Eri | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Sayoko | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shu | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Teddie | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Ai | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Ayane | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Yumi | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Seekers of Truth | Auto | ||||||||||||||
| Marie | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Trophies & Awards[]
| Trophy | Icon | Description | For | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That Special Someone | 
|
Enter a special relationship with someone | P3P trophy | 
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| True Supporter | 
|
Max a Social Link. |
| |
| Social Butterfly | 
|
Max out all Social Links. | 
| |
| Bond Maniac | 
|
Maxed 10 Social Links. |
|
| Trophy | Icon | Description | For | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Legacy of Friendships | 
|
Maxed out all Social Links. | P3R trophy | 
|
| People Person | 
|
Unlocked all Social Links. |
| |
| That Special Someone | 
|
Nurtured a romance. |
| |
| Unbreakable Link | 
|
Maxed out one Social Link. |
|
| Trophy | Icon | Description | For | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Special Lady | 
|
Enter a special relationship with someone | P4G trophy |
|
| A True Bond | 
|
Max a Social Link. |
| |
| Bond Maniac | 
|
Maxed 10 Social Links in a single playthrough. |
| |
| Legend of Inaba | 
|
Maxed all Social Links in a single playthrough. |
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Gallery[]
Trivia[]
An image of a marriage certificate in the game's files.
- Some Social Links in the Persona series can be viewed as a romance mechanic for some players.
- The PS2 versions of Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES are the only games with Social Links or Confidants in the series where the protagonist cannot hang out with male party members. This was later added to Persona 3 Portable's female route where the female protagonist can now hang out with every party member. In Persona 3 Reload, the male protagonist may only hang out with the other male party members during Linked Episode events separate to Social Links.
- Although differentiated by the writing theme of each Arcana, all Social Links are themed around helping the characters figure out their path in life by coming to terms with certain morals with the support of the respective protagonist. In Persona 3, they face mortality, while in Persona 4, they face the truth.
- In Persona 3, unused files in the game indicate that it was intended to be possible for the protagonist to marry a Social Link character that they are having a relationship with using a marriage certificate. This feature is removed in the final game.
- In Persona 3, if the protagonist has started dating Yuko Nishiwaki, Chihiro Fushimi and Yukari Takeba by 9/24 the school festival cleanup, the player will receive extra cutscenes and dialogue of Yukari almost finding out the protagonist is dating multiple people at a time before being distracted by Junpei Iori, Kenji Tomochika and Kazushi Miyamoto. It’s possible to get this scene in Reload even if the protagonist is not dating anyone at the time as long as the protagonist has initiated a Social Link with these characters and has not chosen the platonic relationship with one of them. This could possibly be a carry over from previous Persona 3 releases since you would normally initiate a romantic relationship always since platonic relationships were not available for the male protagonist prior to the release of Reload.
- In Tarot readings, the Death card is seen as a turning point in the deck, because all Arcana that appear after it feature celestial symbols. This superiority of the other Arcana, starting with Temperance, appears in Persona 3 with most of them focusing on the male protagonist, where every Social Link of these Arcana can be initiated after a "flag" given by another Social Link character or by a special event revolving around another Social Link:
| Arcana | Social Link Flag |
|---|---|
| V. Hierophant Bunkichi and Mitsuko |
XIV. Temperance Bebe |
| IX. Hermit Maya |
XV. Devil President Tanaka |
| XI. Strength Yuko Nishiwaki |
XVI. Tower Mutatsu |
| VII. Chariot Kazushi Miyamoto |
XVII. Star Mamoru Hayase |
| I. Magician Kenji Tomochika |
XVIII. Moon Nozomi Suemitsu |
| XII. Hanged Man Maiko Oohashi |
XIX. Sun Arcana Akinari Kamiki |
- This trend is also continued in the female route present in Persona 3 Portable. Rio Iwasaki, the new social link of the Chariot Arcana, tells the female protagonist about "A Buddhist monk who gets hammered on sake," which she learns from Yuko. Saori Hasegawa, the substitute Social Link of the Hermit Arcana, is the one who tells the protagonist about the rumor of a "celebrity who shows up in Paulownia mall at night." The Star and The Moon Social Links don't follow this trend since they instead represent the male party members of SEES, Akihiko and Shinjiro respectively:
| Arcana | Social Link Flag |
|---|---|
| V. Hierophant Bunkichi and Mitsuko |
XIV. Temperance Bebe |
| IX. Hermit Saori Hasegawa |
XV. Devil President Tanaka |
| VII. Chariot Rio Iwasaki |
XVI. Tower Mutatsu |
| XII. Hanged Man Maiko Oohashi |
XIX. Sun Arcana Akinari Kamiki |
- Persona 3 Em is the only game that features Social Links between Persona 3's male protagonist and his male teammates.
- Persona 4 is the only game that does not feature any Social Link or Confidant from a third year student.
- In Persona 4 The Animation, every Social Link (aside from Yumi Ozawa) has at least one episode that completely focused on or had a major involvement with Yu Narukami as he strengthens his bonds.
| Social Link | Dedicated Episode |
|---|---|
| Ai Ebihara | Episode 5 Would You Love Me? |
| Kou Ichijo | |
| Daisuke Nagase | |
| Naoki Konishi | Episode 8 We've Lost Something Important Again |
| Fox | Episode 13 / 14 A Stormy Summer Vacation |
| Hisano Kuroda | |
| Eri Minami | |
| Sayoko Uehara | |
| Shu Nakajima | |
| Nanako Dojima | Episode 18 Anniversary to Become a Family |
| Ryotaro Dojima | |
| Ayane Matsunaga | Episode 19 It's School Festival Day! Time to Have Fun! |
- In Persona 4 The Animation, Yu Narukami's Social Links also support him while fighting his Shadow Self with Margaret, their Personas representing his bonds with Social Link Arcana.
- While not directly referenced as a Social Link unlike Persona 4: The Animation, almost the entirety of Persona 4 The Golden Animation is loosely based of Marie and Adachi's Social Link events.
- Even though Social Links are not referred by name in Persona 4 The Golden Animation, Yu uses the Ultimate Persona from his Social Links from Persona 4 Golden in Episode 7. These include the following Personas:
| SEES - Kenji Tomochika / Junpei IoriP - Fuuka Yamagishi - Mitsuru Kirijo - Hidetoshi Odagiri - Bunkichi and Mitsuko - Yukari Takeba - Kazushi Miyamoto / Rio IwasakiP - Chihiro Fushimi / Ken AmadaP - Maya / Saori HasegawaP - Keisuke Hiraga / Ryoji MochizukiP - Yuko Nishiwaki / KoromaruP - Maiko Oohashi - Pharos - Andre Laurent Jean Geraux - President Tanaka - Mutatsu - Mamoru Hayase / Akihiko SanadaP - Nozomi Suemitsu / Shinjiro AragakiP - Akinari Kamiki - Nyx Annihilation Team - AigisFES/P/RE | |
| Investigation Team - Yosuke Hanamura - Yukiko Amagi - Margaret - Kanji Tatsumi - Ryotaro Dojima - Rise Kujikawa - Chie Satonaka - Nanako Dojima - Fox - Naoto Shirogane - Kou Ichijo / Daisuke Nagase - Naoki Konishi - Hisano Kuroda - Eri Minami - Sayoko Uehara - Shu Nakajima - Teddie - Ai Ebihara - Ayane Matsunaga / Yumi Ozawa - Seekers of Truth - Tohru AdachiGolden - MarieGolden | |