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Shatter Heart » Persona 3 » Prologue
Awakening
The main character of Persona 3 is a high school student who was orphaned as a young boy. He has recently transferred to Gekkoukan High School in Port Island, the city he lived in ten years ago. Shortly after moving into the school's dormitory, the main character is attacked by a shadow. The assault awakens his Persona, Orpheus, his only chance at defeating this creature of the night. He soon discovers that he shares this special ability with other students at his new school. From them he learns of the Dark Hour, a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows that feed on the minds of their victims. The main character decided to join the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad [SEES], and under the supervision of school chairman Shuji Ikutsuki, he and his new friends confront this evil threat...
Persona
APersona is a second soul that dwells deep within a person's heart. It is an entirely different personality that emerges when a person is confronted with something outside his world.
A Persona ability refers to the unique gift that enables a person to summon and use a Persona. Those who are capable of this feat are known as Persona-users. This ability is humanity's only hope to defeat the Shadows.
The Dark Hour
In the world of Persona 3 there exists an abnormal period of time known as the Dark Hour, which manifests every evening at midnight. During the Dark Hour, normal peoplee are transformed into crystalized objects resembeling coffins through a processcalled Transmogrification. While a person is transmogrified, he is not cognizant of anything happening in the world around him. Therefor, the general public is unaware of the existence of the Dark Hour. Only Shadows, the original inhabitants of the Dark Hour, and those who possess the "potential" can expirence this time.
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