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Dec. 19th, 2025 07:48 pm⏵ character information
name: Junpei Iori
canon: Persona 3 (Reload specifically)
age: 16
canon point: August 31st, right after he's been meeting up with Chidori a couple times and has gotten her name.
history: Canon history can be found here.
Additionally, Junpei will be arriving from the Auriel TDM scenario where he was confused but largely going with the flow. At the talent show, he was more than eager to yap a very exaggerated (and somewhat fabricated) tale of his heroics and show off his (lack of) talent with enthusiastic confidence -- mistakenly believing collecting the ribbons would be some ticket to freedom. He quickly learned otherwise. Having some survival instincts, he decided to make a break for it by claiming he had to relieve his bladder and took off into the woods. The extent of his survival instincts ended there, though.
With no food, no warm clothing, no sense of direction, and no knowledge of how to even build a proper fire -- Junpei relied on the kindness of a few Etrayans to get him safely back to the castle where he did his best to keep the mood light/keep people's spirits up.
abilities:
Junpei's primary ability is being able to summon a Persona -- a physical manifestation of ones inner psyche. At his current canon point, Junpei can summon Hermes which grants him access to:
- agilao; a medium fire attack
- blade of fury; a medium damage sword/slash attack that hits his target up to four times
- torrent shot; a medium pierce attack that hits the target multiple times
- assault dive; a light strike attack
- rakukaja; a support skill that lets him raise a person's 'defense.' This would probably translate to briefly giving the recipient more endurance/stamina in game for maybe 10/15 minutes.
- theurgy; an ultimate attack where Junpei and Hermes team up to unleash a flurry of slash/sword damage. This takes a great deal of stamina from him and can only be accessed under dire circumstances.
Summoning his Persona requires the use of an evoker -- a gun-like object that produces a psychic blast which allows the Persona to materialize. Junpei did not have it on him upon arrival to Auriel so will have to acquire it at a different point in order to access his abilities.
Apart from the Persona, Junpei is relatively decent at doing damage with a long sword. He doesn't hold it properly and uses it more like a baseball bat than anything, but it works when fighting foes that aren't trained in swordsmanship. He would likely get his ass handed to him facing anyone with proper sword skills, haha.
Speaking of baseball, Junpei loves the sport and always dreamed of being a star player. He was in Little League growing up and was actually really good at it -- but would always choke under pressure (less of a skill issue/more of a nerves thing). So he's better than average at catching, throwing, or hitting a projectile with a bat-like object and he's fairly athletic despite bumming around and playing videogames a lot.
personality:
A class clown through and through. Junpei is always there with the jokes or making a fool of himself...finding popularity in his own way by being the comic relief. However, this is more of a front to keep people happy and keep people from looking at him too close. He's a friend to many, but close to none. While Junpei faces the world with a brazen confidence that borders on arrogance at times, the truth is he's deeply insecure and doesn't want to let people know the real him. Feeling inadequate and listless, Junpei is prone to jealousy as evidenced by his response to the P3 protag being chosen as the leader over him, resenting him for much of the early game.
But in spite of this, Junpei has enough maturity to realize when something is a him problem and nothing the other person did. He apologizes to the P3 protag pretty quickly for acting like a dick and while there continues to be some friction between them, Junpei can and does admit when he's wrong. It doesn't stop him from being reckless and hotheaded, however. Junpei is more the sort to act first and think later, which can get him into trouble...especially in battle. Conversely, Junpei has a difficult time getting motivated to do tasks he's not interested in -- like studying, keeping his room neat, etc. His grades suffer as a result.
For as flawed as he is, Junpei can't stand when someone is feeling left out and will go out of his way to include said person. He's seen multiple times in game befriending the 'new kid' at school and this is also shown in how he acts toward Ken Amada when he first moves into the dorm -- going as far as to plan a watermelon splitting party just to give Ken something fun to do/help him feel involved. It's likely the reason he approaches Chidori as well, seeing her consistently alone and out of place.
The thing Junpei wants above all else is to find a purpose. By the end of the game, he's found that purpose in continuing to live after Chidori's sacrifice, but at his current canon point...he's still searching. Being part of SEES gives him meaning, but selfishly he wants recognition for it and feels like he can't really offer anything special to the team. At this point, he's acting as a hero less because it's the right thing to do and more because he wants to feed his ego -- a fragile thing on the verge of crumbling. But his heart is in the right place when it comes to protecting his friends/the people he cares about.
name: Junpei Iori
canon: Persona 3 (Reload specifically)
age: 16
canon point: August 31st, right after he's been meeting up with Chidori a couple times and has gotten her name.
history: Canon history can be found here.
Additionally, Junpei will be arriving from the Auriel TDM scenario where he was confused but largely going with the flow. At the talent show, he was more than eager to yap a very exaggerated (and somewhat fabricated) tale of his heroics and show off his (
With no food, no warm clothing, no sense of direction, and no knowledge of how to even build a proper fire -- Junpei relied on the kindness of a few Etrayans to get him safely back to the castle where he did his best to keep the mood light/keep people's spirits up.
abilities:
Junpei's primary ability is being able to summon a Persona -- a physical manifestation of ones inner psyche. At his current canon point, Junpei can summon Hermes which grants him access to:
- agilao; a medium fire attack
- blade of fury; a medium damage sword/slash attack that hits his target up to four times
- torrent shot; a medium pierce attack that hits the target multiple times
- assault dive; a light strike attack
- rakukaja; a support skill that lets him raise a person's 'defense.' This would probably translate to briefly giving the recipient more endurance/stamina in game for maybe 10/15 minutes.
- theurgy; an ultimate attack where Junpei and Hermes team up to unleash a flurry of slash/sword damage. This takes a great deal of stamina from him and can only be accessed under dire circumstances.
Summoning his Persona requires the use of an evoker -- a gun-like object that produces a psychic blast which allows the Persona to materialize. Junpei did not have it on him upon arrival to Auriel so will have to acquire it at a different point in order to access his abilities.
Apart from the Persona, Junpei is relatively decent at doing damage with a long sword. He doesn't hold it properly and uses it more like a baseball bat than anything, but it works when fighting foes that aren't trained in swordsmanship. He would likely get his ass handed to him facing anyone with proper sword skills, haha.
Speaking of baseball, Junpei loves the sport and always dreamed of being a star player. He was in Little League growing up and was actually really good at it -- but would always choke under pressure (less of a skill issue/more of a nerves thing). So he's better than average at catching, throwing, or hitting a projectile with a bat-like object and he's fairly athletic despite bumming around and playing videogames a lot.
personality:
A class clown through and through. Junpei is always there with the jokes or making a fool of himself...finding popularity in his own way by being the comic relief. However, this is more of a front to keep people happy and keep people from looking at him too close. He's a friend to many, but close to none. While Junpei faces the world with a brazen confidence that borders on arrogance at times, the truth is he's deeply insecure and doesn't want to let people know the real him. Feeling inadequate and listless, Junpei is prone to jealousy as evidenced by his response to the P3 protag being chosen as the leader over him, resenting him for much of the early game.
But in spite of this, Junpei has enough maturity to realize when something is a him problem and nothing the other person did. He apologizes to the P3 protag pretty quickly for acting like a dick and while there continues to be some friction between them, Junpei can and does admit when he's wrong. It doesn't stop him from being reckless and hotheaded, however. Junpei is more the sort to act first and think later, which can get him into trouble...especially in battle. Conversely, Junpei has a difficult time getting motivated to do tasks he's not interested in -- like studying, keeping his room neat, etc. His grades suffer as a result.
For as flawed as he is, Junpei can't stand when someone is feeling left out and will go out of his way to include said person. He's seen multiple times in game befriending the 'new kid' at school and this is also shown in how he acts toward Ken Amada when he first moves into the dorm -- going as far as to plan a watermelon splitting party just to give Ken something fun to do/help him feel involved. It's likely the reason he approaches Chidori as well, seeing her consistently alone and out of place.
The thing Junpei wants above all else is to find a purpose. By the end of the game, he's found that purpose in continuing to live after Chidori's sacrifice, but at his current canon point...he's still searching. Being part of SEES gives him meaning, but selfishly he wants recognition for it and feels like he can't really offer anything special to the team. At this point, he's acting as a hero less because it's the right thing to do and more because he wants to feed his ego -- a fragile thing on the verge of crumbling. But his heart is in the right place when it comes to protecting his friends/the people he cares about.