Kotone Shiomi [Zombie Apocalypse.]

Also known as Leader My Dearest (by Pharos and Ryoji Mochizuki) Kotone Shiomi (Play, P3P) Brown-haired girl (PQ2) Headphones / Spunky / Dazzling Demon (PQ2) Affiliation SEES School Gekkoukan High School Date of Birth c. 1992 Age 17 Appearance: Kotone Shiomi is the polar opposite of her male counterpart. Her Persona Orpheus is gold, while his is a pale silver, her eyes are red, while his are blue, etc. With red accents instead of blue. Her main weapon is a naginata that inflicts slash attacks. Kotone has auburn hair, which she always has in a high ponytail, along with silver barrettes which form the Roman numeral XXII (22), possibly referencing that the Fool Arcana is not only Arcana 0, but also Arcana 22 with the numbers increasing while going back to the first card after The World (Arcana 21). Since she's the polar opposite of the male protagonist, it would make sense for the male protagonist to be Fool 0 while the female is Fool 22. She is seemingly shorter than the default male protagonist. She has a pale complexion and striking red eyes (and longer lashes than the other characters, like Aigis). Personality: She is a silent protagonist, as is the case with most Megami Tensei protagonists, although she does technically speak in battle (such as when she uses an item or summons a persona).

Unlike the male protagonist or Megami Tensei protagonists in general, she is very bubbly, funny, upbeat and cheerful. Her dialogue choices exhibit a broad spectrum of emotions, ranging from sarcasm, joking tones, utter seriousness and otherwise depending on the player's choice. She is outspoken, blunt and literal when responding and getting her points across. She is a sharp contrast to the male protagonist who is very reserved and concise where she, on the other hand, is not afraid to interject into conversations where her male counterpart would remain silent. In addition, she is more likely to resort to violence when provoked, especially in defense of her friends, as seen in her Hermit Social Link. She is often described by the S.E.E.S members as a very tomboyish leader who takes risks to save her friends. She is also said to be dependable and tough, just like how a leader should be. Although she seems to be always in high spirits, she hides her suffering and burdens, which is why everyone, mostly Junpei Iori and Akihiko Sanada, worries so much about her. Though she might go out of her way to cause herself suffering to be friendly, at the same time she is especially sensitive to negative criticism from others, such as from envious female classmates when she hangs out with Akihiko and Ryoji Mochizuki, describing their glares as "physically painful" or "burning at her skin." Ryoji's Fortune Social link as well as her dialogue choices after his reveal and learning of Nyx show a lot of her personality that's hidden under her bright and cheerful exterior. The tone of her dialogue choices shift, ranging from indifferent to outright depressed, contrasting her usual tone but similar to some of her male counterpart's dialogue choices.

People around her as well as herself tend to really appreciate having close friends as seen in Rio Iwasaki, Saori Hasegawa and Yukari Takeba's Social Links as well as people loving her for how protective she is. The lack of her comrades to fight alongside her can prove to be traumatic for her and can put her into a breakdown as seen in Persona Q2 where she is the only Persona user who has to fight alone. In some Social Links events (i.e. Magician, Star and Moon), as well as the Drama CD, she has a tendency to gorge herself on food, similar to the male protagonist in the manga adaptation, with some girls in her Social Links and SEES members saying that sometimes they are jealous on how she eats a lot and yet can stay slim all the time. In addition to this, Akihiko states that she'll get angry if someone, particularly Junpei, takes her food without permission. The female protagonist shares the same backstory as her male counterpart: she is an orphan whose parents died on the Moonlight Bridge during a fatal incident a decade prior to the game. She also begins her story when she transfers to Gekkoukan, becomes aware of the Dark Hour, obtains her Persona and becomes a member of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad, or SEES for short. Kotone Shiomi's story slightly alters from Makoto Yuki's. Her Social Links are different from her male counterpart's; she can initiate a Social Link with all party members who will grant them skills when ranking the Fool Arcana Social Link. If she initiates the Moon Social Link with Shinjiro Aragaki and maxes it before the October 4th Full Moon Operation, his death will not occur, and he will instead spend the rest of the game hospitalized into a coma, although his voice would still be heard in their battle against Nyx. During the last days of the female protagonist's route, a student will speak of his discharge from the hospital.

Another addition to the female route is that the player can choose who Igor's assistant is. Igor will ask the player whether they think his assistant is male or female, and selecting "male" will allow the player to unlock Theodore as Igor's assistant (while selecting female will result in Elizabeth being his assistant). Other minor changes from her male counterpart is that she will have different interactions with her party members and other Social Links in certain events (i.e. Akihiko or Junpei will be inside the shower before fighting the Arcana Lovers). The female protagonist can pursue a romance with Ryoji, Elizabeth, Theodore, Shinjiro, Akihiko, Aigis and/or Ken. A new addition exclusive to the female route is that she can visit Inaba, Yasogami High School, and the Amagi Inn when training for the volleyball / tennis rally, as a reference to Persona 4. She meets a young Yukiko Amagi who is in her final year of middle school. At the end of the game, she uses her power to defeat the Nyx Avatar. By default, Aigis meets with her on the roof and she dies while sleeping besides Aigis. It's also possible for Akihiko, Shinjiro, and Ken to stay with her during New Cycle. Everyone here has had a role that they can fill, right? But, that isn't the case for me. My role was filled by "him," instead... That's why I couldn't help but to think, over and over... "What's my role here? Am I here because of some kind of mistake?" stuff like that. The P3P heroine is a P3 hero from an alternate reality. Additionally, unlike the other teams of Persona users who entered the movie world, due to her unique method of entry, she enters it alone and all of her teammates were not involved in the major events of the game, which was initially unbeknown to her. She enters the movie world from the Velvet Room via a nap during her studies. The movie where she ends up in is the same as the one that the Phantom Thieves of Hearts were drawn into, Kamoshidaman.

The P3P heroine is a P3 hero from an alternate reality. Additionally, unlike the other teams of Persona users who entered the movie world, due to her unique method of entry, she enters it alone and all of her teammates were not involved in the major events of the game, which was initially unbeknown to her. She enters the movie world from the Velvet Room via a nap during her studies. The movie where she ends up in is the same as the one that the Phantom Thieves of Hearts were drawn into, Kamoshidaman. She is not a silent protagonist and speaks in full sentences in this game. Upon unlocking the Velvet Room, Theodore will ask the Phantom Thieves of Hearts to find her as she suddenly vanished from her world. When Theodore asked Nagi and Hikari about her whereabouts, the women do not have an idea where she was. Yusuke affirmed that she must be in the movie world. Theo does not have an idea about that world, but Elizabeth just forced him to believe she is there. True to Yusuke's word, the P3P heroine is inside the movie world fending off Shadows. After defeating the Shadows, she joins the party and Theodore thanks them for sending her back to the Cinema lobby. The female protagonist is shown to be quite skilled in martial arts, as she is shown to knock down a cognitive policeman with a well-timed chop to the neck while being cornered by the said policeman. During the final confrontation against Kamoshidaman, when Kamoshidaman is about to go after his statue flying away, she tramples him by dropping down from the sky.

In the A.I.G.I.S labyrinth, she finally meets the Persona 3 cast, but none of them recognize her as they came from a world where they were led by the P3 hero, though they felt that she's familiar. The awkwardness is further worsened as the heroine began to call the S.E.E.S. members by name despite the fact that they do not recognize her. The events resulted in the heroine being struck with a sense of confusion and alienation that she manages to overcome towards the end of the game. Along with her male counterpart, they were the keys to create a glitch that neutralizes the security system guarding the Mother Computer. Throughout the game, she felt out of place amongst the S.E.E.S. members because even though she knew them since they are exactly the same as the versions of them in her world, they do not recognize her since she is different from her male counterpart despite being technically the same people and it was the latter that led them. The S.E.E.S. members realize this and make various efforts to get to know her in the side quests of the game. She was the only member of the united Persona users that did not belong to a team, as all of her real comrades did not join her in the movie world. Therefore, she felt like an outcast that was forced to fight alone. As a result of the confusion and loneliness, she relates herself to Hikari, as both were outcasts and did not have any friends from the groups that they were in.

After returning to reality from the final battle, she returns to the dorm as if she had a dream during her studies. She also had an uneasy nostalgic feeling, but could not explain why. Her real comrades in her own version of S.E.E.S. awaited her arrival and notified her that they got a sci-fi movie DVD from an unknown source and they bought snacks and drinks for her to watch the movie. When the zombie apocalypse began, Kotone did not lose heart and immediately went in search of her friends from S.E.E.S., armed with a spear and a pistol in a holster.