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Masao Inaba is a character from Megami Ibunroku Persona.

Appearances[]

Design[]

Masao has gray sideburns, orange eyes, and has six black marks on both cheeks. At school he wears the school uniform of St. Hermelin High with white long sleeves, a turtleneck shirt, wears a yellow beanie, colorful beaded bracelets and carries a yellow backpack.

In Revelations: Persona, Masao was changed to an African American to make the cast more ethnically diverse.

In Persona 3, Trish describes him as a "Man in his 20's with a yellow cap."

Personality[]

Masao is a troublemaker and class clown, but also a friendly student who doesn't get along with Kei. He seems to have a crush on Maki Sonomura and frequently visits her in the hospital while being the most protective of her. Being a troublemaker by choice, he takes pride in his graffiti artwork that can be found throughout the city. His hobby puts him at odds with the local police, but he knows they are only looking out for him as he is the only one fazed by the police becoming zombies.

Profile[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

"The spoiled son of Inaba Dry Cleaning's owners. Earnest and excitable."
—PSP introduction

Masao Inaba is a rebellious troublemaker who is friends with Kei Nanjo and the protagonist in Persona. He makes a bet against Hidehiko Uesugi claiming the "Persona" game is only superstition when Hidehiko convinces all their friends to play the game with the bet's loser treating everyone at Peace Diner. Like his classmates, he loses consciousness after seeing the ghostly image of a sobbing little girl and is present when the protagonist awakens in the infirmary.

In the good ending of the game, Masao eventually graduates and moves to New York City to become a successful artist. His mother still calls him from time to time.

During the events of the Snow Queen Quest, Masao manages to flee the Police Station instead of being imprisoned there and returns to the school with Nanjo, who is hurt. Masao then leaves the school with the Ideal Maki before the school is frozen and is unheard of until the epilogue. After the defeat of Queen Asura, Masao arrives at school and explains that the demons of the SEBEC Building are too strong for him and Maki to defeat alone and that she is trapped in there. The party then decides to help him and rescue Maki.

In Revelations: Persona, to reflect being changed to an African American, he went by his nickname of "Mark" and spoke in the AAVE dialect.

Persona 3[]

Masao appears on the TV program Who's Who which is hosted by Trish. He is introduced as a "Man in his 20's with a yellow cap" and the program goes on to say that Masao is studying art overseas.

Stats[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Arcana Type Subtype Level SP cost
Chariot Varies Varies 5 Varies
MAtk MDef
Strength 11
Vitality 8
Dexterity 5
Agility 8
Luck 7
Varies Varies

Arcana Type Subtype Level SP cost
Chariot Varies Varies 99 Varies
MAtk MDef
Strength 84
Vitality 72
Dexterity 46
Agility 55
Luck 64
Varies Varies

Battle Quotes[]

Revelations: Persona[]

  • "Heheheh..." (Summoning Persona)
  • "Persona!" (Summoning Persona)
  • "You wish!" (Summoning Persona)
  • "Urg!" (Attacking without Axe equipped)
  • "Die!" (Using axe)
  • "Want some?" (Using gun)
  • "Duh.." (when hit)
  • "This sucks.." (Dying)

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona[]

  • Woo! (Attacking)
  • Let's get funky! (Summoning Persona)
  • Persona! (Summoning Persona)
  • Do it to it! (Summoning Persona)
  • Seriously?! (Death)
  • BOOM! (Using gun)

Music[]

Gallery[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona
 
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Masao as he appears in Megami Ibunroku Persona
 
MIPAllies
Illustration of the playable allies
 
MasaoCutscene
Masao as he appears in a PSP remake cutscene
 
Masao Revelations Portrait
Masao as he appears in Revelations: Persona
 
Mark
Mark as he appears in Revelations: Persona
 
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Masao dancing crazy in Revelations: Persona
Megami Ibunroku Persona (Manga)
 
Mark manga
Masao
 
Mark Bathhouse Manga
Masao in the bath house
 
OgunManga
Masao and Ogun
 
Susanno Manga
Masao and Susano-o
Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection
 
Jack frost mark
Mark wearing outfit from the dress up minigame in Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection
 
Mark outfit 2
 
Mark outfit 3
 
Mark outfit 4
 
Mark outfit 5
PERSONA 20th Anniversary Festival
 
Persona 20th Anniversary Commemoration Illustrated, P1, 02
Other
 
DDSt10A Inside Cover Illustration
Illustration for the inside cover of Digital Devil Story 10th anniversary
 
P25 SCC Collaboration Promo Art P1
Promotional artwork for the Persona 25th Anniversary x Sega Collaboration Cafe collaboration

Etymology[]

  • The name Masao means "right, proper" (正) (masa) and "male, man" (男) (o).
  • Masao's surname Inaba means "rice plant" (稲) (ina) and "leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece" (葉) (ha/ba).

Trivia[]

Mark's Shirt
  • When Mark uses the "Dance" contact option, it is often accompanied with the text, "Mark danced crazy!" This phrase, originating from Revelations: Persona, was so well-liked that it was kept word-for-word in the PSP remake.
  • Mark's shirt is actually an inverse-colored picture of the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner protagonist.
  • Masao is one of two characters from Persona who don't appear in the Persona 2 duology, the other being Yuka Ayase. This can be explained by the fact that he is studying overseas.
  • Masao got the nickname "Mark" from the nickname his mother addresses him, Maakun (まーくん), which was shortened to Mark (マーク, Maaku)?.
  • In an interview with character designer, Kazuma Kaneko, it's revealed that Mark's design and personality are based off of game director and fellow Atlus founder, Cozy Okada
  • In the same interview, it's stated that Mark is intended to serve as the main character's voice at times, since the protagonist is mostly silent.


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
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