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Kei "Nate" Nanjo is a rich youth from the Persona series who is slated to inherit a major group of companies.

Appearances[]

Design[]

He wears a St. Hermelin High School uniform. A distinctive trademark incorporated into his uniform is a scarf with the number 1 printed on it. This symbolizes his desire to become the number one man in Japan.

In Revelations: Persona, his hair turned blond and he had lighter skin.

In Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, he wears a black motorcycle outfit with number 1 printed on the back, retaining his scarf and goggles, and he's mostly seen with his white motorcycle helmet on.

In Persona 3, Trish mentions that he can be identified by all the #1 designs on his clothing.

Personality[]

Kei was forced to join in on the demon summoning game "Persona," which was started by a couple of his classmates. Kei chooses to just watch, as he doesn't really care about the result and feels that everyone was just feeding Masao and Hidehiko's stupid squabbles.

Kei is the most logical member of the group, this being both a good and a bad thing. At two points in the game, Kei suggests to let two innocent people die in order to save everyone else, the professor in charge of managing the DEVA System, who trapped himself in the machine along with Kandori to stop him from destroying reality and the true Maki Sonomura found after the Ideal Maki escapes from the party. However, these extreme choices are usually seen negatively by the rest of the party, with the latter leading to Masao punching Kei.

Even with his seemingly collected and oftentimes stiff personality, Kei has a solitary weakness, and it is none other than the theme song often played at the chain of pharmacies owned by the Tadashi Family. This first manifested back in high school during the investigation on SEBEC, and haunts him up to adulthood. Kei feels that the silly lyrics hypnotize him, which invariably results in a total loss of composure.

Kei usually uses the term "shounen" (young lad) despite oftentimes being the same age or younger than the person he is talking to. His upbringing could be a factor that brought about this unusual habit.

While his parents are often away on business, Kei is looked after by Yamaoka, the Nanjo family butler. Since then, he seems to have grown up under Yamaoka's watch, he considers him as more of a father figure than a servant.

In Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Kei is very verbose with his victory cries, often complimenting his "Nanjo-style swordsmanship" and spouting out philosophical proverbs that suit the occasion. For the most part Kei does retain most of his personality from Persona, albeit less stiff than before. Though he seems to have a liking towards being "number 1," as evidenced by some of his dialogue (like the Hirasaka Prison) and his fashion sense. During his time in the party, he reminisces about the events regarding SEBEC and Kandori. He also maintains a strong connection with his previous allies.

In Persona 3, Trish of the television program Who's Who describes him as a man in his twenties who is proud of his intelligence.

Profile[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

"Heir to the Nanjo Group. An utter pragmatist and skeptic."
—PSP introduction

Kei was forced to join the demon summoning game "Persona," which was started by a couple of his classmates, Masao Inaba and Hidehiko Uesugi. The two boys were holding a bet to see whether the dubious game would call on demons, spirits or other weird things, with the loser forced to treat everyone at Peace Diner.

For his part, Kei chooses to just watch, as he doesn't really care about the result and feels that everyone was just feeding Masao and Hidehiko's stupid squabbles. Regardless, he also witnessed the spirit of a sobbing little girl, and was incapacitated by bolts of lightning which sent him to the realm bordering consciousness and death where he received his Persona from Philemon.

Being heir of a wealthy family, Kei at some point met with Takahisa Kandori, head of Saeki Electronics & Biological Energy Corporation, and the game's primary villain, who he takes instant dislike to from the beginning. During the SEBEC raid in the first part of the game, just before fighting Kandori and his men, Kei, in a moment of rage attacks Kandori with his Persona, ultimately missing. In retaliation, Kandori attacks the party with his Persona "Nyarlathotep" and leaves his henchmen Takeda to fight for him. From there on until the last confrontation against Kandori, Kei takes an attitude of anger and pity towards him, deeming him as weak, even to the point of taunting him and provoking him to battle.

According to the epilogue, after the events of the game, as part of his executive training, he took a job incognito (in disguise) as a salesman at a Nanjo Group subsidiary. He finds out firsthand how cruel the business world can be. After seeing how the rest of the world lived, he slowly became mellower. His arrogance from the past has turned into compassion for all people. Some have spotted him sleeping on the train, wearing a tie embroidered with the phrase "No.1."

In Revelations: Persona, he was renamed to Nate Trinity, and he was the heir to the Trinity Family Trust instead of the Nanjo Group.

Persona 2[]

Innocent Sin[]

"Yukino's friend, briefly returned from his studies in England. In training to become the number one man in Japan."
—His introduction

Kei later makes an appearance in both Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment. Prior to the game's events, Kei was studying abroad in England. In Innocent Sin, he is a supporting character who appears at the Abandoned Factory in Konan, drawn to rumors that a person resembling Takahisa Kandori is in Sumaru City (the person in question turns out to be Reiji Kido, who isn't too happy about being mistaken as his hated half-brother). When talked to, Kei will give Tatsuya Suou his ultimate weapon. During the invasion of the Fuhrer's Last Battalion, he joins his former classmates at Sevens to repel the Nazi invasion if Principal Hanya is said to have died earlier in the game.

Eternal Punishment[]

In Eternal Punishment, he is a playable character. Sneak mentions that there are two people (a man and a woman) investigating the New World Order. If Maya spreads the rumor that the person with information on the NWO is a man, Kei will join the party. He now uses katanas like Tatsuya, and when using his demon contacts, Kei still mentions his beloved butler Yamaoka, and how he intends to honor the promise he made years ago to become the #1 man in Japan as the latter watches over him from above.

Kei will take the group to a Science Lab run by Tatsuzou Sudou and funded by the Nanjo Group, where youths who allegedly performed the Joker Curse are kidnapped and drained of Kegare. The party will run into Kei's old classmates Reiji Kido and Maki Sonomura around the sewer entrance, assisting in their covert infiltration by working the floodgates. Kei will rejoin the rest of his former classmates later in the game (with Tatsuya taking his place in Maya's party), fighting off the New World Order soldiers that are trying to take over the city.

Persona 3[]

Kei does not appear in person, however, his company was mentioned by Takeharu Kirijo. Takeharu explained that at one point the Kirijo Group was part of the Nanjo Group but one day they separated from each other. Kei is also a guest on Who's Who. Trish describes him as a man in his 20's who is proud of his intelligence. She also mentions that he can be identified by all the #1 designs on his clothing.

DemiKids Light & Dark[]

Known as Nate, Nanjo is a C-Rank BattleNet opponent. Lv. 16, he is described as one who learns from his defeats, whose goal is to aim for the top. Defeating him 10 times has him give a unique Basilisk named Dethlisk, defeating him 20 times earns a Sizzard.

Stats[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Arcana Type Subtype Level SP cost
Hierophant Varies Varies 5 Varies
MAtk MDef
Strength 8
Vitality 12
Dexterity 7
Agility 7
Luck 5
Varies Varies

Arcana Type Subtype Level SP cost
Judgement Varies Varies 99 Varies
MAtk MDef
Strength 72
Vitality 85
Dexterity 55
Agility 64
Luck 45
Varies Varies

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

This lists Nanjo's base stats; the level bonuses from each Persona are not shown as they depend on the player.

Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
Hierophant None 22 None None None
Atk Def Matk Mdef
Strength 22
Vitality 21
Technique 18
Agility 22
Luck 16
Varies Varies Varies Varies

Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
Hierophant None 99 None None None
Atk Def Matk Mdef
Strength 77
Vitality 70
Technique 61
Agility 72
Luck 56
Varies Varies Varies Varies

Battle Quotes[]

Revelations: Persona[]

  • "Take it!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Persona!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Go!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Yah!" (attacking without Sword equipped)
  • "Die." (when using sword)
  • "Heeheeheehee!" (when using rifle)
  • "Augh.." (when hit)
  • "Hoo.." (when KO'd)

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona[]

  • "My move." (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Persona." (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Go." (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Hmph." (when using rifle)
  • "What?!" (when KO'd)

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

  • "Fools, be gone!" (when entering battle)
  • "I shall show you the difference in skill!" (when entering a battle)
  • "Uhhhh... I neglected to prepare..." (when entering a battle with low HP)
  • "Huh!" (when attacking)
  • "Persona!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Go!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "I leave it to you!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "I'm depending on you!" (when using Fusion spells)
  • "Do not fall behind!" (when using Fusion spells)
  • "Prompt decision, prompt battle!" (when using Fusion spells)
  • "Regret stands not before incident!" (after winning a battle)
  • "Endure a blow and administer two! That's the secret of battle!" (after winning a battle)
  • "A frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean!" (rare victory quote)
  • "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing!" (rare victory quote)
  • "Swift as lightning: unparalleled Nanjo-style swordsmanship! Remember it!" (rare victory quote)
  • "Lightning-quick phantasmagoric Nanjo-style swordsmanship! Observe it!" (rare victory quote)
  • "This is an honorable retreat!" (when retreating)
  • "Thirty-six inept plans compare not to a strategic retreat!" (when retreating)
  • "What!?" (when KO'ed)
  • "Danger lies next to security..." (game over)
  • "Alfred, we'll meet again..." (game over)

Music[]

Gallery[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona
 
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Kei as he appears in Megami Ibunroku Persona
 
MIPAllies
Illustration of the playable allies
 
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Kei as he appears in a PSP remake cutscene
 
Nanjo Revelations Portrait
Kei as he appears in Revelations: Persona
 
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Kei's transparent image of his PSP render
Megami Ibunroku Persona Manga
 
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Cover
 
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Cover
 
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Kei as he appears in the Megami Ibunroku Persona manga
 
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Kei and Aizen in the Megami Ibunroku Persona manga
 
Nanjo Glasses Manga
Kei without his glasses in the Megami Ibunroku Persona manga
 
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Sketch of Kei from the Megami Ibunroku Persona manga
 
Persona 1 group illustration
Nanjo and the group
 
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Nanjo and the group
Persona 2 Duology
 
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Nanjo's portrait in Innocent Sin
 
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Kei in the PSP remake of Eternal Punishment
 
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Attack render
 
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Kei with the group
 
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Nanjo's official character bio in the Persona 2: Eternal Punishment PSP Guide Book
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Portraits
 
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Normal portrait
 
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Smiling portrait
 
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Stern portrait
 
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Surprised portrait
 
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Kei's Persona look in a flashback scene of Eternal Punishment
Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection
 
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Nanjo's costume variant in the dress up game featured in Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection
 
Nanjo Outfit 2
 
Nanjo Outfit 3
 
Nanjo Outfit 4
Tribute Artwork
 
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Illustration of Kei and the protagonist by toi8
PERSONA 20th Anniversary Festival
 
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Persona 20th Anniversary Commemoration Illustrated, P1, 08
 
Persona 20th Anniversary Commemoration Illustrated, P2, 02
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Festival
 
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Promotional artwork for the Persona 25th Anniversary x Sega Collaboration Cafe collaboration
 
P25 SCC Collaboration Promo Art P1
Promotional artwork for the Persona 25th Anniversary x Sega Collaboration Cafe collaboration
Other
 
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Illustration for the inside cover of Digital Devil Story 10th anniversary

Etymology[]

  • The name Kei means "gemstone" (圭).
  • Kei's surname Nanjo means "south" (南) (nan) and "article" (条) (jo).

Trivia[]

  • Kei can develop a demon contact with Baofu called "Song of a Baseball Fan," which involves them listening to a pre-recorded radio broadcast and getting into a heated debate over which of their chosen teams is the best, mirroring the typical discourses among the Japanese baseball fandom, especially regarding the long-standing rivalry between the Tokyo Giants and the Hanshin Tigers.
  • During the fight against Takeda, Kei will summon his Persona and attempt to use Hama on Takahisa Kandori even if his equipped Persona doesn't have the spell
  • According to Eriko, Kei seems to like Satomi Tadashi's theme song very much, as he is "Always singing it"
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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