Tam Lin is a famous fairy who was said to haunt the Carterhaugh Woods in Scotland. He supposedly lured young women away to ruin them. He was once a human who had been trapped by the Fairy Queen. A young woman named Janet is said to have fallen in love with him at one point, and finally managed to free him.
"Origin: Ireland. He guards the forest of Carterhaugh. Originally, he was a human kidnapped by the fairy queen. He was wounded while hunting in the forest, allowing the fairy queen to capture him. From there, he was meant to become a sacrifice seven years later. But through Janet's efforts and Tam Lin's strong will, he safely returned to his world."
—Shin Megami Tensei A-Mode DDS Dictionary
Tam Lin is encountered early on in the final dungeon, where his respective palette swap (with a complimentary skillset), Cu Chulainn, is also frequently encountered.
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
Tam Lin was released during the 2014 White Day event as a summon PG and later as a regular double fusion.
"A faerie knight from Scotland. As a member of the Seelie Court, he is charged with protecting Carterhaugh. He was originally a child from the area, but after his kidnapping by the faeries at age nine, he took up their ways."
—Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse compendium
Tam Lin appears in the Fairy Forest, in the southern sections of the forest except for the initial entrance area. He can pass the Hama, Gram Slice, Estoma, and Heat Wave skills on to Nanashi through his Demon Whisper. Tam Lin receives bonuses to Physical, Gun, and Light skills passed on through fusion.
Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon[]
Tam Lin appears during the tutorial prologue. He aids Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV during the tutorial combat sequences. A bit later into the game, he can be fused and used in normal combat.
Persona 3 Portable[]
"A Scottish fairy knight who protected the glen that was called Carterhaugh. He was once human, but was captured by the Queen of the Fairies and lived as one of them thereafter."
"A fae knight of the Seelie Court, said to protect the forest of Carterhaugh. After being kidnapped by the faeries at the tender age of nine, he lived much of his life among them."
—Persona 3 Reload background
Tam Lin is a Persona of the Lovers Arcana. He begins appearing during Shuffle Time in Arqa. Tam Lin is one of the Personas required to summon Arsène through special fusion with DLC installed.
Persona 4[]
Tam Lin is a Persona of the Sun Arcana in Persona 4 and remains the only palette-swapped Persona remaining in the game. His fusion prerequisite requires the protagonist to perform a cross-spread fusion using, Gdon, Phoenix, Narasimha and Yatagarasu in the Velvet Room.
The Animation[]
In Persona 4 The Animation, Tam Lin represents the bond between Yu and Ayane Matsunaga. He was summoned during the battle against Kunino-sagiri in Heaven to rescue Nanako, although Yu was under the possession of Kunino-sagiri. He unleashed a powerful Ziodyne attack that dealt serious damage to Jiraiya and Yosuke.
Persona 5 Royal[]
"A fae knight of the Seelie Court, said to protect the forest of Carterhaugh. After being kidnapped by the faeries at the tender age of 9, he lived much of his life among them."
—Persona 5 Royal background
Tam Lin is the second Persona of the Faith Arcana and he can only be summoned in the Velvet Room by doing a cross fusion with Cait Sith, High Pixie, and Leanan Sidhe. He is the second of four Persona to learn the Brain Shake skill, the second of five to learn Heat Up, and the first Persona to learn Brain Buster and Brainwash Boost. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Tam Lin will yield the Fairy Knight Armor for men, which has 170 DEF, 15 EVA, and increases the wearers Magic by 4. During a fusion alarm, Tam Lin will yield the Fairy Hero Armor instead, which has 180 DEF, 15 EVA, and increases the wearers Magic by 7.
Shadow Arihara takes the form of Tam Lin during his boss fight. When either Ann Takamaki, Makoto Niijima, Haru Okumura or Yoshizawa is in the party, he will use Womanizing to brainwash all female party members, followed by either One-shot Kill or Triple Down. He also resists Ann, Makoto and Haru's main elements, so it is strongly advised to not bring them. During the battle, Navigator dialogues and abilities are disabled, implying that Futaba Sakura is also affected by his brainwashing. If there is no female member in the party, Shadow Arihara will randomly use One-shot Kill, Triple Down, Heat Riser, Debilitate. He will also use Debilitate during One Mores. When defeated, he will drop the Agitation Crownaccessory, which allows the wearer to use Brain Jack.
Persona 5 Tactica[]
Tam Lin is a Dizzy type Persona and can be obtained through special fusion once he becomes available in the Yoshiki Kingdom and the Phantom Thieves Level is at least 32. Summoning Tam Lin requires a special fusion of Cait Sith, High Pixie, and Leanan Sidhe.
DemiKids Light & Dark[]
"A young fairy in knight's armor who is dedicated to protecting forests."
Known as Tamlin, he can perform the combo Holy Slash with Karfu and has the power Amazon Charm.
Devil Survivor 2[]
"A faerie knight from Scotland. As a member of the Seelie Court, he is charged with protecting Caterhaugh. Originally a child from the area, after being kidnapped by the faeries at age nine, he took up their ways."
—Devil Survivor 2 compendium
Tam Lin first appears as a formidable foe during Joe's contract battle, easily being the biggest obstacle then.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
"A fairy knight from Scotland. As a member of the Seelie Court, his duty is to guard the forest of Carterhaugh. When he was still a human boy, he was kidnapped by the fairy queen after fainting from an unfortunate horse riding accident. He soon learned to adopt their ways."
Tam Lin sometimes has the same design as Cu Chulainn, with their colors being the only difference. The only games that are an exception to this are the Devil Children games (where Tam Lin and Cu Chulainn have different appearances) and Devil Survivor 2 (where Cu Chulainn uses his Devil Summoner appearance while Tam Lin still uses his design from the PlayStation artwork of Shin Megami Tensei).
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