Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4: Kujikawa Risé

By Roy | Published: June 4, 2008

Rise

Some new scans have surfaced finally revealing the identity of the mysterious singing girl. Special thanks to Metal Sphere for providing me links to the scans!

Her name is Risé Kujikawa (??????) and her Persona is called Himiko (???). She enters the game about halfway into the story as a freshman transfer student. Risé was an extremely popular Idol in Japan, but for some unknown reason, decided to take a break. She moves into the protagonists town, and begins attending school there.

While Japanese Idols are generally known for their sunny dispositions, Risé surprises everyone by lacking energy at school. Could this have something to do with her mysterious break from show business? Or is it simply a continuation of the game’s theme: what you see on TV is not the truth. Lastly, her singing voice seems to have a strange effect on Shadows…

Risé’s Persona is Himoko. Possibly named after Japan’s first female empress. Himiko has the ability to “analyze” shadows as well as provide valuable support information to the party. She will most likely be taking over as the Fuuka character for the later half of the game, when I believe Kuma will join-up. There is evidence to suggest that Kuma will provide support for the first half of the game.

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