SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERUSURI
Introduction to the starting main cast
For starters, I don't own neither the MegaTen series, LuckyStar nor Gundam SEED Destiny... if I did own one of them, things would be so lively in MegaTen (For the record, as in this fic), LS would have more guys and... as for Destiny, it would have an UNIQUE hero and he wouldn't be THAT wussy! Second: don't expect any Shinjihiko, Konami or other kind of yaoi/yuri scene cause I'm not into that stuff, and I repeat, I'm NOT INTO THAT STUFF!!!
SEES: Standing for Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad, it's a special team within the Gekkoukan High School who's bearing the tasks of defeating Shadows and unveiling the mystery of the Dark Hour phenomena. Will it be all of it or the sponsors from Kirijo Group are hiding something??
Kenji Shugo (AKA the P3 Hero, mostly known as Minato Arisato)
School status: Junior
Arcana(s): Apparently any
Weapon: Any
Special traits (Spoiler-free): Can summon more Personas, seemingly infinite potential, also pretty absentminded and dull
He's mostly seen as a new transfer student who was recruited in SEES because of his abilities in fighting Shadows. It appears he came back in the city the story takes place after being away for a few years, following his parents' death. His simple yet emo-ish look and absentminded attitude seem like luring other people's sympathy, especially when it comes to girls, and appears having a good deal of fan girls within the school, but he seems like having a hard time managing many dates altogether.
Yukari Takeba
School status: Junior
Arcana: The Lovers
Weapon: Bow
Special traits: Natural archery skill, healing asset, has a bad tempered streak at times
A cute-looking and popular girl within the Gekkoukan High School and also a major informant within SEES.. Her generically genki attitude seems to hide an insecure and lonely girl and she's sometimes hard to approach... she's also very jealous and easy to irritate, especially when a naughty boy is around or the guy she likes acts like a pervert. You can say she's the situation's Akane Tendo!
Junpei Iori
School status: Junior
Arcana: The Magician
Weapon: Broad sword
Special traits: Womanizer (Although he doesn't have much luck with them), TERRIBLE self confidence
An ordinary-looking teen-ager who was flinged in a twist of events that look too big for him. He likes acting like a carefree buffoon so to hide his insecureness and he joins SEES hoping to gain some confidence. He likes to flirt with girls, but doesn't seem to be able to find someone who can truly understand him.
Akihiko Sanada
School status: Senior
Arcana: The Emperor
Weapon: Gloves/Claws
Special traits: An original SEES founding member, very mature, collected and competitive, feels uneasy when addressing to girls (Still, some of them made a fan club about him!)
Proud captain of the Gekkoukan school boxing club and one of the SEES founders. His agonistic spirit emerges in every single thing he does, either ordinary life or Shadow fight: he's always determined and a hard-worker. He's also dead serious, which often causes him to bicker with his kouhai Junpei. His only weak point? Dealing with girls.
Mitsuru Kirijo
School status: Senior, student council president
Arcana: The Empress
Weapon: Rapier
Special traits: An original SEES founding member, VERY cool and clever, ruthless anger you DON'T WANT to receive, also very proud
She's the daughter of the Kirijo Group head, therefore she has been fighting Shadows for quite some time and often assists the group with tactical advice. Being her father the head for the main SEES sponsor, she knows a few secrets about the situation, but she won't reveal to anyone for some reason...
Chairman Shuji Ikutsuki
He's the cheerful-looking man who's more likely the boss of SEES. He's always there to boost the group morale as the mysteries are solved (And he doesn't spare some really cheesy and unfunny jokes), but he seems like hiding more than it looks under his friendly attitude.
New Characters
Konata Izumi
School status: Senior (Though she looks like a junior high schoolgirl)
Arcana: The Star
Weapon: Any
Special traits: Can use other games attacks, HUGE anime/manga/videogame hardcore, tendency to spend huge amounts of money in japanimation/gaming merchandise
She's an eccentric yet awesome otaku girl who was recently transferred to the Gekkoukan High, finding herself involved in some unexpected, supernatural events. She hates studying and always does her homework to the last minute, since she prefers spending her time by playing games or visiting the local bookstores. She looks much younger than other girls of her own age, but she doesn't fret about it... well, at least not too much!
Kagami Hiiragi
School status: Senior
Arcana: The Magician
Weapon: Machine gun
Special traits: Excellent grades, tendency to lose her temper, very realist
Another transfer student to the Gekkoukan High who gets sucked in strange events. She's considered a model student and a very responsable girl. Although she acts like she didn't care, one of her aspirations is to find herself a nice boyfriend. She often argues with Konatabecause of her excessivism when it comes to reading manga and stuff. She also frets about being slightly overweight (Umm... she is? Doesn't seem so to me...).
Tsukasa Hiiragi
School status: Senior (Though it's hard to believe...)
Arcana: The Fool
Weapon: Crossbow
Special traits: Aside the fact she's so cute in a klutzy way you can't help but adoring her?
Kagami's twin sister who transferred to the Gekkoukan with her. She's a friendly yet clumsy little girl who's often having sleeping trouble. Her kind and awkward attitude makes the other students to get attached and protective to her, although some approach her just cause she looks similiar to a character from the To Heart series.
Miyuki Takara
School status: Senior
Arcana: The High Priestess
Weapon: None (She's a navigator)
Special traits: Incredibly vast range of knowledge, comes from a wealthy family, can detect Shadows thanks to her Persona
Another transfer student who's quite noticeable because of her moe meganekko (Read: cute-hot girl with glasses) look and her tendency to make actual lectures once she starts talking about a certain subject. She can't use the powers of her Persona to fight, but she can use it to detect Shadows and act as a navigator to Konata and the others. She has the tendency to space out when she's reading an interesting book and this sometimes causes her to forget about the Dark Hour.
Shinn Asuka
Arcana: The Tower
Weapon: Twin swords/swallow
Special traits: "SEED" bearer, vicious temper, also quite on the whiny brat side
A strange kid who got sucked in the wrong place at the wrong time, but somehow managed to enter the Dark Hour, much of his dismal. At first the whole situation he's in causes him to freak out; later he'll learn how to handle things and will settle down, becoming a worthy ally in the fight against Shadows.
Original Characters
Kumiko Fukuyama
School status: Senior
Arcana: The Moon
Weapon: Chakrams
Special traits: Superhuman strength and agility, hidden vicious side, splendid singing voice
A good-looking, somehow enigmatic girl who's haunted by strange dreams which led her to the Gekkoukan High. Although her goals look similar to the ones of the SEES members, she refuses to join the group for some reason... During the daily hours, she's a quiet and lone student who also works as a Doujinshi drawer and a member of the school's swimming club; when the Dark Hour occurs, she becomes a merciless Shadow slayer and shows her darker, more aggressive self. She's also the only one who doesn't use an Hi-Tech evoking device to summon her Persona.
Rei Kurohagane
School status: Teacher
Arcana: The Death
Weapon: Knives
Special traits: Self-proclaimed "Genius beyond comparison", escaped death several times, knows much about people who don't even seem to know him
A mysterious man who seems to know a good deal about the current twist of events and claims he can move between different dimensions. He's also Kumiko's boss in the Doujinshi department, not to mention her battle adviser. After finding out of Persona users aside the SEES members, he decides to recruit them and form another group, one which only has the unveiling of the truth as primary goal. His personality is over-confident, with a strong perverted streak, which often contrasts with Kumiko's tastes.
Plot
Four not so ordinary school girls are being sent to another city because of an exchange program in their school. Soon after their arrival to the new place and reaching the students dorms, the girls witness to a bizzarre time-space phenomena occurring between each day, the Dark Hour, and are soon after attacked by Shadows, demonic-like creatures. Soon, the quartet finds out that they all have the ability to summon Personas, hidden selves within people's hearts. At the same time, another girl who was warned of an upcoming crisis by a dream, rescues a boy who accidentally drifted in that dimension, defeating some Shadows chasing him... While all of this is happening, a youth is about to find out about a power inside him that could either change the world in good... or damn us all forever...