So far in the series, the protagonists have managed to avert between seven and eleven "Ends of the World".
Nanako does notice her flan is missing, but assumes she ate it earlier and forgot.
Yukki has at least three younger siblings.
Dr. Nicholai, the guy who helped create the Deva System, is jewish.
Sae practices kickboxing as a hobby.
Nyarlathotep also made deals with King Solomon, Napoleon, and the actual Hitler.
The project that saw the kidnapping of 100 children to create Persona Users was called the "Artificial Persona Users Research Project"... not very original.
Theodore once adopted a shadow and named it Mochi. This shadow became so powerful it adopted the name of "Near Death".
In the Persona timeline, Tatsuzou Sudou replaced Yōhei Kōno as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, though he wouldn't be able to complete his term.
The Demon Painter first entered the Velvet Room by painting a blue door in his canvas. It is probable he finally managed to paint the Fool Arcana before P3 and left the Velvet Room, having nothing left to learn there.
The saleslady of Anima Mundi has the hots for Tatsuya.
Masataka, Maya's father, died in the Soviet-Afghan War when she was eight.
Ken has stated he wishes he had a Death Note.
Mark drew those marks under his eyes himself.
Minato sometimes muttered in his sleep about how "the end is coming". Mitsuru noticed and it worried her.
Katsuya began baking because it made baby Tatsuya happy.
Sojiro wanted to give Morgana the name of a foreign actor or singer he liked.
Ann doesn't cook because she always makes too much and its always just how she likes it, which causes her to overeat.
Shinjiro doesn't remember his Awakening.
Reiji is such a momma's boy his favorite food is listed as "Mom's home cooking".
Katsuya wakes up at 5:30. He always tries to wake Tatsuya at 7:30, but Tatsuya doesn't get up until 9.
Ken's mom once met and saved one of the kids who was part of the Artificial Persona Users Research Project.
Kubo was given a suspension from Morooka for a week, which hurt Kubo's pride so much he transferred.
If Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment are considered one long game, then their events did take place over the course of a year like the newer games, from May~ of 1999 to February of 2000.
All of this happened in the same year: Labrys and later Aigis were built, the events of P2:IS took place, Ryuji and Ann were born, the Dark Hour was created, and construction of Gekkoukan High School began.
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Welcome to the Velvet Room. Here we have vanishing points, vanishing points everywhere. Also, meet every Velvet Room resident from all the Persona games.
Welcome to another episode where we tackle the lore of the Persona series. This time we have...
The Velvet Room
The Velvet Room is one if the few things that appear every Persona game. We all know the basics, so let's go deeper than that.
This place was created by Philemon as a way to help users on their journeys and give them an extra boost, so to speak. It is unknown when it was created, but with the help of facts I will mention later, we can guess it was way before P1.
It's location, like the Sea of Souls, changes constantly. However unlike the Sea, it is easier for a normal person to gain access to it. Well, as normal as a Persona user can get.
The Velvet Room has this ability to appear wherever a guest needs it. Usually in a set of different locations in the city/town where their journey takes place.
Formally, it serves as a bridge between the "human realm" and the Collective Unconscious, where the multiple pocket dimensions lie.
Due to its nature, a guest is able to visit the room in their sleep, mostly because their presence is required at the moment.
It's appearance is supposed to be a representation of the journey the current guest is going through. It's usually a mobile appearance like an elevator or a limousine.
However, if there is more than one guest at a time, it will default to a literal velvet room.
Keep in mind that a guest is not the same as a visitor. A visitor can't gain access to the room by normal means and can't use their services (It is possible for people with high spiritual sensitivity to see the door, though).
A guest is bound by a contract to complete their journey in exchange for the benefits the room entails.
What are those benefits? Game mechanics, mostly. Like managing Personas and Fusion. Ya know.
It's demon/shadow counterpart would be the Cathedral of Shadows.
To be granted entry as a guest of the Velvet Room you must either:
A) Have been granted your Persona by Philemon.
B) Own the power of the Wildcard. I will cover the Wildcards in a separate post.
The denizens of the Velvet Room can bring visitors whenever they want, though.
You can deny the contract the Velvet Room offers, though it is destined that you'll end up signing it anyways.
Despite having created the place, Philemon barely visits it. Let's talk then about the true denizens of the Velvet Room.
We can't talk about the Velvet Room without talking about Igor. He is the first face you'll see once you enter through that blue door.
Igor's creator is currently unknown. All that we know is that he started as a doll that was given life by unknown means. Like a weird Pinocchio.
He practically manages the Velvet Room, being in charge of fusions. However, Igor must always use some object in order to be able to use this ability. In P1 and P2 it was a bone telephone, while in the rest he uses a deck of cards.
This doesn't mean that Igor doesn't have personal abilities. He doesn't say it outloud, but it's obvious Igor has minor precognition. Mostly focused on his guests.
He does have full control over his retrocognitive abilities, which helps him to read the personalities of those around him based on their lifes. Not only that, but in one of the P3 dramas Igor is capable of sharing what he sees in the past with another person through a flashback of sorts.
Aside from this Igor can do minor spiritual healing, through so far we have only seen him dealing with curses.
Next in the list we have Belladonna. The singer of the Velvet Room with her masterpiece: the Aria of the Soul. Her voice is meant to enrich the soul and open your heart.
When you enter the room she will help to provide a calming sensation in the middle of your journey. Clear your mind.
But of course, the Aria of the Soul would be incomplete without Nameless, the piano player. Only he could play a song like that with his eyes covered. His role is the same as Belladonna, only he plays music instead of singing.
Nameless also has a minor job as a reminder to Igor of the costs of Personas since the old man always forgets.
Nameless mentions the following:
"That is why 90,000 and 155 nights have passed since I closed my own eyes."
If we do the math, those would be around 247 years. Persona 2, the game where he mentioned this, takes place in 1999.
With all of this information, we can say that Nameless has been playing his role since 1752. A probable date of origin? Who knows.
Both Belladonna and Nameless can sense the current status of the collective souls of humanity through their music.
Let's talk now about the Demon Painter. His most notable characteristic is that he is the only confirmed denizen to have been a human before, having lived in Sumaru City before his employment. Apparently his painting skills were so exceptional that he was offered immortality and a chance to reside in the Velvet Room. The Demon Painter skills actually remind me of Yusuke, so there's some food for thought.
The Demon Painter claims it has been decades since he became immortal. This would make the date of his employment between 1909 and 1979.
Belladonna and Nameless have been confirmed to still live in the Velvet Room (how big is it, anyways?) but nothing has been said of the Demon Painter.
Now we move onto the attendants. So far we have Margaret, Elizabeth, Theodore and Lavenza. Each attendant aids one guest at a time, making exceptions when it comes to their guest's party.
Only Lavenza has shown the ability to transform into a blue butterfly, so we can assume the others can do it too.
None of the attendants are human and have no knowledge of humans themselves. This leaves the possibility that they were created recently for the Persona protags in the open. How come Elizabeth hadn't tried to explore the human world before on her own?
Talking of Elizabeth, she's currently the only attendant that has basically abandonded her job to roam the human realm and search for a way to free Minato from the Great Seal. This may apply to Theodore on a minor scale with Minako.
From what we have been told, it is possible for Elizabeth to gain her own contract to start her own journey.
One last curious thing is that apparently the room uses a lot of spiritual energy to just exist. This is why a spiritual being must be constantly "powering" it so it works correctly. This being is usually Igor, explaining why whenever he isn't there, the room starts to malfunction.
As of the latest games it seems that the velvet siblings have learned how to control it without Igor's help.
Since it was inspired from a story from Edgar Allan Poe, I'll headcanon that he was a Persona user and you can't change my mind.
Questions I don't have the answers to:
- Where did the Velvet Room denizens come from?
- Did Philemon sense when Yaldabaoth took over the room?
- What happened to the Demon Painter?
- What will happen once Elizabeth completes her journey?
- What does the contract say exactly?
- Do you offer your services to the Velvet Room or are you recruited?
- Since Tamaki uses shadows instead of Personas, would she go to the Cathedral of Shadows instead?
- Where were the rest of the denizens when Yaldabaoth took over?
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In the Persona series, the residents of the recurring Velvet Room change in each mainline installment. In the first Persona, the residents are made up of Nameless the pianist, Belladonna the soprano singer, and Igor the proprietor. This exact trio returns in the Persona 2 duology, alongside a new character known as the Demon Painter, or the Demon Artist.
Unlike the latter two but like Igor, the Demon Painter serves a gameplay function, being able to convert free tarot cards from one arcana to another, aside from those of the Fool or the four minor suits. Also unlike the others, he is a human being who came to reside in the Velvet Room rather than an artificial construct by either Philemon or Igor. In fact, his visual design is based on series artist Kazuma Kaneko.
Why I'm speaking about this guy now is because I'm a fan of the P5 Adult Confidant AU by @scruffyturtles despite not being a big Persona fan. Despite the characters Nameless and Belladonna not appearing in P5 itself, he included the two in the AU. After looking into why he'd add them, I started doing some digging, and apparently in an interview around the release of Persona 4, it was stated that despite the Velvet Room changing in each installment, its residents don't just disappear, with Atlus stating that Nameless and Belladonna are still there, just unseen.
Scruffy's inclusion of the two has precedent. The two are seemingly still around during Personas 3 and 4, so it would stand to reason that they would be around in P5 as well. But what of the Demon Painter? The interview never mentions the Painter at all. I mean, granted, gameplay elements may have changed a lot since P2 regarding tarot conversion, but still.
