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CONTACT: wateriswet
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▶ CHARACTER
NAME: Mitsuru Kirijo
CANON: Persona 4 Arena
CANON POINT: Post-Shadow Mitsuru confrontation (Mitsuru Route)
AGE: 20
BACKGROUND: Here

PERSONALITY: Mitsuru Kirijo is the only daughter of the president of the Kirijo Group. Expected to one day take over for her father, Mitsuru is known to be very mature. She was the leader of SEES, having even started the group herself before the protagonist came along. She is also known to be responsible and intelligent as she was also the president of the Student Council. Mitsuru exudes confidence around everyone. She also tends to keep a level head in tense situations as she is able to handle her team during the Dark Hour along with the eventual confrontation with Nyx. Due to her personality, others sometimes perceive her as arrogant and cold hearted but that is far from the truth as she shows a lot more of her personality around her friends.

Those of the Empress Arcana are known for the motherly/older sister role which Mitsuru most certainly has. During the times at school, Mitsuru always took care of her team. She has a strict code of conduct which she expects to be followed by all times. She and her teammate, Akihiko, seem more like siblings as she does mention her dislike for his eagerness to fight. But it should be noted that Mitsuru also has an enjoyment for fighting that is on par to or above Akihiko’s. Though, she is a lot more subdued about it which shows that she is able to stay calm. Mitsuru is very respectful to those around her, always referring to them by their last names. The only ones she doesn’t do so with is with Akihiko, who she’s known since junior high, and Yukari after they become close. She also does it on occasion with the team as it can be implied that she trusts them deeply too. Though, like a typical older sister and or mother type, she tends to be a bit of a control freak. When she noticed the team’s grades were falling behind, she made it her mission to sign them up for summer classes without their knowledge beforehand.

Mitsuru doesn’t take to kindly to prejudice comments, especially if it is towards women. She is a firm believer that gender doesn’t matter and only the capabilities of the person do. Emphasis on capabilities. To Yukari’s dismay, she does allow Junpei Iori to the team and let’s him in with open arms despite the fact that he doesn't exactly look like someone who could handle the job. Despite that, she has a hard time standing up for herself when it comes to the Kirijo Group. She had been put into an arranged marriage but she didn’t exactly love the man she was supposed to marry. She tends to want to do things for the sake of the Kirijo Group as she is the heiress and meant to take over since her father died. She believes that her emotions are something that should not be taken into consideration. It’s the results that matter, not her. It shows that she can be quite selfless when it comes to herself and her emotions at times. It can also be seen in extra dialogue in Tartarus when Mitsuru wears the Battle Panties outfit. She is quite obviously embarrassed about it and very uncomfortable in them but promises the female protagonist that she knows that they’re to make her stronger and that she’ll fight her hardest. Mitsuru was often trapped by her obligations which she disliked. It’s why she particularly liked her motorcycle. She says to the protagonist “With a motorcycle, I can go where I want, when I want, all by myself”. It was her attempt at rebelling against her restricted life. While she planned to get rid of it after it was damaged, she ended up growing quite fond of it and getting it repaired anyways.

Mitsuru isn’t very good at social interaction and often struggles with it at times. She was very sheltered and didn’t get to experience the world around her. During many points in her social link, she is taken out for food by the protagonist. She is often shocked by the way one eats things or how much the food costs. She tends to think these things involve some form of etiquette. At times, her thoughts tend to carry her away as she’ll often mention things about how someone could possibly improve their businesses. She certainly loves learning about those kinds of things. Mitsuru is also determined and fiercely protective of her friends. She sends a quite scary threat to her suitor when he talks down to the protagonist which gets him to run away and cry for his mother despite him being way older than her. Afterwards, she mentions her slight dislike about using her power and influence like that as the heiress. In the end, she tells the protagonist that she will no longer allow her sex and family name shackle her. She will no longer run away from her problems but instead stay strong and fight with hopes of them fighting alongside her.

After the two year time skip to Persona 4 Arena, Mitsuru has certainly made a name for herself as she leads the Shadow Operatives. Mitsuru is very headstrong in her convictions, the main one being fixing the past mistakes of the Kirijo Group. She understands that they have effected people's lives and feels guilty over it which shows that she now tends to hold herself for responsible for things even though she isn't directly involved. She doesn't like being called things like "miss", especially in a patronizing tone, and prefers to be called by her own name as she takes her identity quite seriously. This can also be seen when she confronts her shadow self and gets noticeably angry about something else disguising themselves as herself. She doesn't like when others toy with her or her friends and promises to make her pay which is something she states when talking to General Teddie. Though, Mitsuru doesn't appear to be as serious and ice queen-ish as she has in the pass. She'll actually openly compliment people about traits she finds admirable in them, sometimes even interrupting mid sentence to do so like she does when meeting Naoto Shirogane for the first time. In Yukari's P3 Mode Epilogue, Mitsuru mentions that she does watch Yukari's show simply because she's in it which shows that she supports her friends even in the littlest ways.

POWERS/ABILITIES: With the use of her Evoker (a gun shaped piece of equipment), Mitsuru can bring forth her persona Artemisia. Artemisia's abilities can be listed Here. These abilities are only able to be used when Mitsuru uses her persona. Any other time they are not available.

INVENTORY:
Evoker (1): The thing she uses to summon her Persona.
Rapier (1): Her physical weapon.

MOONBLESSING: Iris

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