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Revision as of 07:05, 19 April 2021
| 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 Empress Social Link in Persona 3.
Social Links, also known as S. Links and known as Community (コミュニティ, Komyuniti)? in the Japanese versions and often abbreviated as "Commu" (コミュ, Komyu)?, are an important gameplay mechanic that appears in Persona 3 and Persona 4. They were renamed 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. By completing a Social Link, it unlocks the ultimate Persona of that Arcana.
Social Links can, however, 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 gave 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. In Persona 3, most Social Links can be reversed through the aforementioned methods, and dialogue choices that will lead to a broken link are difficult to figure without a guide. In Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 however, only Akihiko Sanada, Ai Ebihara and Naoto Shirogane's Social Link can be reversed or broken through very specific and 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
- 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 represented by Aigis.
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.
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 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.
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: Jester Social Link & and the return of the Aeon Social Link.
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.
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 such as Akinari Kamiki, Ryoji Mochizuki, Shinjiro Aragaki and Aigis in Persona 3 and Hisano Kuroda and Margaret in Persona 4.
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, performaning great in exams or responding with the correct option during a storyline event (e.g. eating the Mystery Food X during the school camp). Carring a Persona with a matching Aracana 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, the protagonist can spend time Gardening together the point gain cannot be influenced by these multipliers. Additionaly, in Persona 3 FES and Portable the protagonists can walk Koromaru at night which will reward you with Social Link points if a party member accompanies you and also other Social Links if encountered when walking Koromaru.
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 correct option. If the protagonist reversed a Social Link all points gained previously will reset. To undo a Reverse Social Link, the protagonist must reach certain number of points before the link is fixed or visit the Shrine and draw fortunes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | Fool | SEES Social Link | SEES | - |
| I. | Magician | Classmate Social Link | Kenji Tomochika | Handmade Choker |
| II. | Priestess | Fuuka Yamagishi Social Link | Fuuka Yamagishi | Headphones |
| III. | Empress | Mitsuru Kirijo Social Link | Mitsuru Kirijo | Motorcycle Key |
| IV. | Emperor | Student Council Social Link | Hidetoshi Odagiri | Cheap Lighter |
| V. | Hierophant | Old Couple Social Link | Bunkichi and Mitsuko Kitamura | Persimmon Fruit |
| VI. | Lovers | Yukari Takeba Social Link | Yukari Takeba | Yukari's Strap |
| VII. | Chariot | (Kendo/Swim/Track) Social Link | Kazushi Miyamoto | Sports Tape |
| VIII. | Justice | Treasurer Social Link | Chihiro Fushimi | Manga |
| IX. | Hermit | Online Game Social Link | Maya | Screenshot Data |
| X. | Fortune | (Art/Music/Photography) Club Social Link | Keisuke Hiraga | Award Letter |
| XI. | Strength | Team Manager Social Link | Yuko Nishiwaki | Kids' Letter |
| XII. | Hanged Man | Girl at the Shrine Social Link | Maiko Oohashi | Bead Ring |
| XIII. | Death | Mysterious Boy Social Link | Pharos | - |
| XIV. | Temperance | Transfer Student Social Link | Andre Laurent Jean "Bebe" Geraux | Money Pouch |
| XV. | Devil | Businessman Social Link | President Tanaka | Thank-you Letter |
| XVI. | Tower | Unusual Monk Social Link | Mutatsu | Reserve Tag |
| XVII. | Star | Rival Athlete Social Link | Mamoru Hayase | Car Key |
| XVIII. | Moon | Gourmet King Social Link | Nozomi Suemitsu | Gourmet License |
| XIX. | Sun | Dying Young Man Social Link | Akinari Kamiki | Worn Notebook |
| XX. | Judgement | Nyx Annihilation Team Social Link | Nyx Annihilation Team | - |
| XX. | Aeon | Aigis Social Link | Aigis (FES and Portable only) | Charred Screw |
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 i smaxed 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 attacks.
- Unlocks ally's ultimate Persona with additional skills and new elemental attributes.
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
The following pages contain comprehensive guides for each individual Social Link dialogue options.
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
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| 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 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Persona 4 / Golden
| 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 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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.
- In Persona 3, unused files in the game indicate that it is 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 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 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 |
| SEES - Kenji Tomochika / Junpei IoriP - Fuuka Yamagishi - Mitsuru Kirijo - Hidetoshi Odagiri - Bunkichi and Mitsuko - Yukari Takeba - Kazushi Miyamoto / Rio IwasakiP - Chihiro Fushimi / Ken AmadaP - Isako Toriumi / 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 | |