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This article is about the mechanic in the Persona series. For other uses, see Affinity (disambiguation).

Persona Affinity is a mechanic used in the earlier Persona games.

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Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Affinity represents the bond between the Persona and its user. There are four levels of Affinity:

Best - If the appropriate conditions are set, it may activate its Unknown Power.
Good - Can be equipped and used, but its Unknown Power will not be activated.
Bad - Can be equipped but not used in battle. Character still retains the Persona's resistances and weaknesses. Healing and support skills can be used outside of battle via the menu.
Worst - Cannot be equipped.

Each character has a set Affinity for each Arcana, but some Personas are exceptions of the rule:

The Initial and Ultimate Personas have Best affinity with their owners and Worst with everyone else.
The Four Chinese Symbols (Seiryu, Suzaku, Genbu, and Byakko) have Best affinity with all characters.
Elly has Best affinity with Fuhedi Mergane despite having Good affinity with the Hierophant Arcana.
Reiji has Good affinity with Satan despite having Worst affinity with the Judgement Arcana.
Nyarlathotep, Beelzebub, and Lucifer have Best affinity with Reiji and Worst with everyone else.

In the PlayStation version, the Affinity levels were not displayed; this means that the only way to figure them out was through trial and error which was especially difficult for Best Affinity, which relied on the activation of Unknown Powers. This was fixed in the PSP port.

Persona 2[]

There are now five levels of Affinity, and they also influence on SP cost and chances of Mutation. Personas with Bad Affinity can now be used in battle.

Great - SP cost reduced by 25% and 12.5% chance of Mutation.
Good - SP cost reduced by 25% and 6.25% chance of Mutation.
Normal - Normal SP cost and 3.125% chance of Mutation.
Bad - SP cost increased by 50% and 1.64% chance of Mutation.
Worst - Cannot be equipped.

In the PlayStation versions, the only way to find out the Affinity is to equip a Persona and see how much the SP costs changes; however, as there is no difference in the SP cost between Great and Good Affinity, the player had to rely on Mutation odds to learn the difference, which isn't a precise method since it relies on luck. In the PSP versions, affinity is openly displayed and the altered SP Cost can be seen via the Character+Persona Status screen and the Skills screen.

Innocent Sin[]

Like the previous game, there are exceptions for the Affinity rules:

Most Initial, Prime, and Ultimate Personas have Great affinity with their owners and Worst with everyone else. The exceptions are:
Durga has Great affinity with Yukki and Normal with Jun.
Maia, Maia Prime, and Artemis have Great affinity with Maya and Normal with Yukki.
Susano-o and Lucifer have Bad affinity with everyone.
Cerberus, Genbu, and Byakko have Great affinity with everyone.
Mot and Beelzebub have Bad affinity with Michel and Worst with everyone else.
Michael has Bad affinity with Ginko and Worst with everyone else.
Loki has Normal affinity with everyone.
Fenrir has Great affinity with Jun, Good with Tatsuya and Michel, and Normal with female party members.

Eternal Punishment[]

The rules of Affinity are essentially unchanged from Innocent Sin, but now Personas with Great or Good Affinity may activate their Unknown Power, although the Unknown Power will be weaker if the Affinity is Good rather than Great.

The exceptions to the affinity rules are:

All Initial, Custom, and Ultimate Personas have Great affinity with their owners and Worst with everyone else.
Susano-o has Great affinity with Baofu, Worst with Ellen, and Bad with everyone else.
Mot and Beelzebub have Great affinity with Baofu and Worst with everyone else.
Lucifer has Great affinity with Baofu and Bad with everyone else.
Loki and Hastur have Good affinity with Baofu and Normal with everyone else.
Maihime Amano has Great affinity with Maya and Worst with everyone else.
Tatsunoshin Suou has Great affinity with Tatsuya, Good with Katsuya, and Worst with everyone else.
Michael has Great affinity with Ellen and Worst with everyone else.
Seiryu has Great affinity with everyone except Ellen, who he has Normal affinity with.
Genbu, Byakko, and Cerberus have Great affinity with everyone.

Affinity Charts[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Arcana Best Good Bad Worst
Fool Everyone - - -
Magician Ayase Everyone else Elly Reiji
Priestess Maki Yukino
Empress Yukino Maki
Emperor Protagonist Nanjo
Hierophant Nanjo Protagonist
Lovers Females -
Chariot Mark Brown
Strength Protagonist, Mark, Nanjo, Yukino, Reiji - -
Hermit Females Males
Fortune Everyone -
Justice Brown Everyone else Mark Reiji
Hangedman Brown, Ayase, Reiji Nanjo, Yukino -
Death Reiji Maki, Yukino Everyone else
Temperance Females Males -
Devil Reiji Everyone else
Tower Males Females
Star Females - - Males
Moon Males Females
Sun Females Males -
Judgement Elly Everyone else Ayase Reiji
World Males Females - -

Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]

  • No character has Worst Affinity with a certain Arcana, only with specific Personas.
Arcana Great Good Normal Bad
Fool Everyone - - -
Magician Maya, Jun Tatsuya, Ginko Michel, Yukki
Priestess - Maya, Ginko Males Yukki
Empress Yukki -
Emperor - Males Females
Hierophant Michel, Jun Tatsuya
Lovers Ginko Yukki Males Maya
Chariot - Males Females -
Strength Michel, Yukki - Tatsuya, Ginko Maya, Jun
Hermit Females Males -
Fortune Jun Females Tatsuya, Michel
Justice - Males Females
Hangedman Males -
Death Michel Tatsuya, Jun
Temperance Females Males -
Devil - Everyone
Tower Males Females
Star Females -
Moon Maya Males Yukki Ginko
Sun Tatsuya Females Michel, Jun -
Judgement - Males
World Males - Females
Rod Maya, Ginko, Jun Tatsuya, Michel, Yukki -
Cup Males Females
Sword Tatsuya, Michel, Yukki Maya, Ginko, Jun
Coin Females Males

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

Arcana Great Good Normal Bad Worst
Fool Everyone - - - -
Magician Maya Nate, Ellen Baofu, Tatsuya Ulala Katsuya
Priestess Ulala Maya, Ellen Nate, Tatsuya Katsuya, Baofu -
Empress Ellen Maya, Ulala Katsuya, Tatsuya Baofu, Nate
Emperor Nate Baofu, Tatsuya Maya, Katsuya Ulala, Ellen
Hierophant Katsuya, Ellen Maya, Ulala Baofu, Tatsuya
Lovers Ulala Ellen Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya Maya Baofu
Chariot Baofu Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya Maya, Ulala - Ellen
Strength Katsuya Baofu, Nate Ulala, Tatsuya Ellen Maya
Hermit Maya Ulala, Ellen Males - -
Fortune Ellen Maya, Ulala
Justice Katsuya Nate, Tatsuya Females Baofu
Hangedman Baofu Katsuya
Death - Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya
Temperance Females Males -
Devil Baofu Everyone else
Tower - Baofu Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya Females
Star Ulala Maya, Ellen Katsuya, Baofu, Nate Tatsuya
Moon Maya Katsuya, Tatsuya Baofu, Nate Ellen Ulala
Sun Tatsuya Maya, Katsuya Nate, Ellen Ulala, Baofu -
Judgement Ellen Maya, Ulala Males -
World Katsuya, Tatsuya Baofu, Nate Females
Rod Maya, Baofu, Ellen Ulala, Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya -
Cup Males Females
Sword Ulala, Katsuya, Nate, Tatsuya Maya, Baofu, Ellen
Pentacle Females Males


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Franchise-wide
Demon - Magic (Fusion Spell) - Affinities - Unique skills - Extra Skills - Macca - Yen - Magnetite - Incense - Alignment - Moon Phase System - Demon Summoning Program (COMP) - Cathedral of Shadows (Fusion - Skill Inheritance - Accidents / Special / Three-demon / Sacrificial / Sword) - Demonic Compendium - Evolution - Negotiation (Special conversation) - Rag's Jewelry - Code Breaker - Press Turn - New Game Plus - Ultimate boss - Streetpass - Password - Skill Mutation - Energy Drain - Party Talks
Shin Megami Tensei series
Terminal - Guardian (if...) - Tactical Battle (NINE) - Capacity (NINE) - RTS (NINE) - Reinforcements (NINE) - Race Shift (NINE) - Modules (NINE) - Magatama (3) - Reason (3) - Demon Co-Op (SJ) - EX Missions (SJ) - Challenge Quest (4) - Skill Potential (4/A-5) - Smirk (4) - Barrier (4) - Partners (4A) - Jade Dagger (4A) - Magatsuhi Skills (5) - Essence (5) - Glory (5) - Miracles (5) - Demon Statues (5) - Abscess (5)
Devil Summoner series
Loyalty - Personality - Mystic Change - Nemechi (SH) - Case Files (RKKA)
Majin Tensei series
Rank - Affinity (2) - Arcana (Ronde)
Persona series
Shadows / Personas (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Ancestor / Reverse / Sub) - Skill Card - Totem (1) - Type/Subtype (1+2) - Affinity (1+2) - Rank (1+2) - Mystic Change (1+2+5) - One More (3-5) - Growth Rate (1+2) - Unknown Power (1+EP) - Personality (1+2, 5) - Material Card (2) - Mutation (2) - Follow Up - All-out Attack (Cut-in) - Heart Item (3) - Shuffle Time (3+4) - Daily Life (3-5) - Calendar (3-5) - Social Stats (3-5) - Social Link (3+4) - Tactics (3-5) - Requests (3-5;Q+Q2) - Linked Episode (3RE) - Arcana Chance (4) - Forecasts (Fusion / Weather) (4+5) - Boost (Q+Q2) - Power Spot (Q+Q2) - F.O.E (Q+Q2) - Confidant (5) - Technical (5+5S) Treasure Demon (5+5S) - Party Switch (5+5S) - Disaster Shadow (5R) - Fusion alarm (5R) - Persona Traits (5R) - Third Eye (5+5S) - Master Arts (5S) - BOND (5S) - Persona Points (5S)
Devil Children series
Trainer - Bank - BattleNet - Relic Fusion - Power Fusion - Powers
Digital Devil Saga series
Berserk Mode (2)
Devil Survivor series
Devil Auction - Extra Turn Battle - Skill Crack - Titles (DSO / DS2 / RB) - Fate System (2) - Add-On (2)
Other
Equip Type (GMT:TM) - Skill Systems (GMT:TM) - Sword Exchange (GMT:TM) - Class (TMS♯FE) - Class Change (TMS♯FE) - Topic System (TMS♯FE) - Side Quests (TMS♯FE) - Ad-lib Performance (TMS♯FE) - Session (TMS♯FE) - Dual Arts (TMS♯FE)
Megami Ibunroku Persona - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Characters
Playable Protagonist - Maki Sonomura - Masao Inaba - Kei Nanjo - Yukino Mayuzumi - Hidehiko Uesugi - Eriko Kirishima - Yuka Ayase - Reiji Kido
Non-Playable Philemon - Igor - Takahisa Kandori - Saeko Takami - Takashi Hanya - Principal Ooishi - Tadashi Satomi - Tamaki Uchida - Kenta Yokouchi - Tsutomu Kurouri - Chisato Kasai - Yosuke Naito - Yamaoka - Setsuko Sonomura - Takeda - Mai - Aki - Pandora - Kumi Hirose - Michiko Matsudaira - Yuriko Yamamoto - Tomomi Fujimori - Night Queen - Trish - Natsumi Yoshino - Yuko Himeno - Katsue Kaneda - Doctor Nicholai - Kazuya Toudou - Nishida - Mariko Yabe - Maria
Locations
General Mikage-cho - St. Hermelin High School - Mikage Hospital - Sennen Mannen-Do - Judgement 1999
SEBEC Route Police Station - SEBEC - Subway - Black Market - Lost Forest - Mana Castle - Haunted Mansion - Deva Yuga - Alaya Cavern - Avidya World - Mikage Ruins
Snow Queen Quest Ice Castle - Hypnos Tower - Nemesis Tower - Thanatos Tower - Devil's Peak
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack & Arrange Album (Complete Recording Edition) - Original Soundtrack (PSP) - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Dream of Butterfly" - "Voice" - "Satomi Tadashi Drugstore Song" - "School Days" - "Let the Butterflies Spread Until the Dawn" - "A Lone Prayer" - "Bloody Destiny" - "Deva Yuga (Arranged Version)"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Ultimate) - Persona user - Velvet Room - Agastya Tree - Moon Phase System - Sea of Souls - Type/Subtype - Affinity - Rank - Totem - Unknown Power - Mystic Change - Contact - Personality - DEVA System - Nanjo Group - Demon Mirror - Snow Queen Mask - Code Breaker - Fusion (Fusion Theory) - Ideal Self - Growth Rate
Lists Arcana - Personas - Demons - Bosses - Skills - Items - Status Changes
Other Media
Productions Digital Collection - Ikū no Tō Hen
Publications Manga - Messiah Project - Shadow Maze - Kandori no Yabo - 1996 Comic Anthology: Super Comic Gekijou / Short Comic Heaven / Agastya Hen / Rakuen no Tobira / Ikai-ka Toshi / Kokoro no Umi Yori Dedeshi Mono / Yakusoku no Jinite / FACES / Anthology Comic (Broccoli) - 2009 Comic Anthology: Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics) / Anthology Comic (Bros Comics EX) / Yuki no Juu Hen / Kochu no Kioku / The BEST Masterpiece Selection
Major Characters
Playable Tatsuya Suou - Maya Amano - Lisa Silverman - Eikichi Mishina - Yukino Mayuzumi - Jun Kurosu
Non-Playable Philemon - Nyarlathotep - Joker
Minor Characters
Plot Relevant Maya Okamura - Akinari Kashihara - Shunsuke Fujii - Katsuya Suou - Ulala Serizawa - Daisuke Todoroki (Kyouji Kuzunoha) - Head Monk - Maki Sonomura - Kei Nanjo - Eriko Kirishima - Hidehiko Uesugi - Reiji Kido - Tamaki Uchida - Tadashi Satomi - Trish - Noriko Katayama - Miho Ogishima - Mami Shibata - Miyabi Hanakouji
Masked Circle Tatsuya Sudou - Ginji Sasaki - Anna Yoshizaka - Junko Kurosu - Shadow Tatsuya - Shadow Maya - Shadow Lisa - Shadow Eikichi - Shadow Yukino - Akari Hoshi - Hiroki Sugimoto - Takashi Hanya - Yasuo Inoe - Youichi Makimura
Last Battalion Fuhrer - Order of the Holy Lance
Velvet Room Igor - Nameless - Belladonna - Demon Painter
Rumormongers Kenta Yokouchi - Baofu - Chika Ueda - Sumaru Genie
Shop Time Count - Garcon Soejima - Kankichi Mishina
Climax Theater Motoko Mitsugi - Naozumi Kariyazaki - Musubu Torikiri - Akari Torikiri - Rose Futaba - Minato - Umiko Shiyama - Persephone - Tamaizu Nirasawa - Haruo Weyland - Kushiel
Locations
Sumaru City Seven Sisters High School - Club Zodiac - Kasugayama High School - Air Raid Shelter - Mu Continent - Giga Macho - Aoba Park - Smile Hirasaka - GOLD - Aerospace Museum - Mt. Iwato - Mt. Katatsumuri - Caracol - Aquarius Temple - Taurus Temple - Scorpio Temple - Leo Temple - Silver River - Xibalba - Abandoned Factory - Climax Theater
Music
Albums Original Soundtracks - The Errors of Their Youth - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Kimi no Tonari" - "Joker" - "Satomi Tadashi Drugstore Song" - "Unbreakable Tie"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Reverse) - Persona user - Cards (Tarot / Material / Skill / Incense) - Mystic Change - Affinity - Mutation - Ideal Energy - In Lak'ech - Oracle of Maia - Spear of Destiny - Muses - Phoenix Ranger Featherman R - Shadow Self - Ambrosia - "Infectious Groove" - Crystal Skull - Ideal Self - Growth Rate - Rumor
Lists Arcana - Personas - Demons - Bosses - Skills (Fusion Spells) - Items - Rumors - Restaurants
Other Media
Productions Lost Memories
Publications Innocent Sin (novel) - Persona 2: Tsumi ga Ataeshi Batsu - Persona: Tsumi To Batsu - Comic Anthology: Short Comic Heaven / Innocent Children / Innocent Memory / Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics)
Major Characters
Playable Maya Amano - Tatsuya Suou - Katsuya Suou - Ulala Serizawa - Baofu - Kei Nanjo - Eriko Kirishima
Non-Playable Philemon - Nyarlathotep - JOKER/Tatsuya Sudou - Metal Trio
Minor Characters
Plot Relevant Maya Okamura - X series robots - Eikichi Mishina - Lisa Silverman - Jun Kashihara - Daisuke Todoroki (Kyouji Kuzunoha) - Takashi Hanya - Youichi Makimura - Ginji Sasaki - Suou's father - Trish - Noriko Katayama - Akinari Kashihara - Shunsuke Fujii - Miho Ogishima - Mami Shibata - Junko Kurosu - Akari Hoshi - Hiroki Sugimoto - Yasuo Inoe - Matsuoka - Yung Pao - Miyabi Hanakouji - Miki Asai - Makoto Kuwahara - Anna Yoshizaka
New World Order Tatsuzou Sudou - Takahisa Kandori - Chizuru Ishigami - General Sugawara - Captain Shimazu - Chief Togashi
St. Hermelin High School Graduates Hidehiko Uesugi - Maki Sonomura - Reiji Kido - Yukino Mayuzumi - Tamaki Uchida - Boy with Earring
Velvet Room Igor - Nameless - Belladonna - Demon Painter
Rumormongers Kenta Yokouchi - Chika Ueda
Shop Time Count - Garcon Soejima - Sumaru Genie - Kankichi Mishina
Shadow Selves Shadow Maya - Shadow Katsuya - Shadow Baofu - Shadow Ulala
Tatsuya's Scenario Lieutenant General Zula - Shiori Miyashiro - Chandraputra - Kouji Nakamura
Locations
Sumaru City Kasugayama High School - The Seedy CD - Mu Continent - Seven Sisters High School - Mt. Mifune - Sanitarium - Sky Museum - GOLD - Club Zodiac - Aoba Park - Padparcha - Sewers - Laboratory - Sumaru TV - Smile Mall - Factory - Nichirinmaru - Undersea Ruins - Mt. Iwato - Subway Tunnel - Ameno Torifune - Sumaru Castle - Monado Mandala - Bomb Shelter - Extra Dungeon
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack (PSX / PSP) - Punitive Dance - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Change Your Way" - "Satomi Tadashi Drugstore Song"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Reverse) - Persona user - Cards (Tarot / Material / Skill / Incense) - Mystic Change - Affinity - Mutation - Unknown Power - JOKER Infection (Artificial Persona) - Kegare - Other Side - Nanjo Group - Trapezohedron - Muses - New World Order - Tien Tao Lien - Shadow Self - Tatsuya's Scenario - DEVA System - Growth Rate - Rumor
Lists Arcana - Personas - Demons - Bosses - Skills (Fusion Spells) - Items - Rumors - Restaurants
Other Media
Productions Infinity Mask
Publications Eternal Punishment (novel) - Persona 2: Tsumi ga Ataeshi Batsu - Persona: Tsumi To Batsu - Comic Anthology: The Atoners / The Unforgivable / The Strays
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