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Reiji Kido is a character in both Persona and the Persona 2 duology.

Appearances[]

Design[]

In Megami Ibunroku Persona Reiji is given the moniker "Six-pack Leader" in reference to his conspicuous ab muscles, but many of his enemies often insult him with the pejorative title "Captain Naked."

In Persona 2, his new hairstyle and outfit made him look strikingly similar to his hated stepbrother, so rumors started circulating about Kandori being sighted in Sumaru City, which piqued the interest of Kei Nanjo; Reiji was less than amused to realize he was being mistaken for Kandori when confronted.

Personality[]

Reiji Kido is an antisocial transfer student of St. Hermelin High School who rarely shows up for class. It is later revealed if he is picked as a party member that he is the son of Kandori's father and his mistress. He blames his half-brother Takahisa Kandori for how his life has turned out and believes that the latter must die. To this end, Reiji skulks around the SEBEC facility, waiting for a chance to confront Kandori. Despite his brusque tendencies, many girls of St. Hermelin take quite a shine to him. When not wandering the streets, Reiji often practices magic tricks with playing cards in his spare time.

In Persona 2 whether or not he has personally exacted revenge on Kandori is unclear, but he has since changed his appearance from a misfit to an ordinary salesman, growing his hair out to conceal the scar in his forehead. Reiji has turned to door-to-door knife-selling in order to support himself and an older live-in partner whom he got pregnant. Unfortunately, his Persona's intimidating aura often scares customers away despite his now-respectable appearance; in the same vein, the same tendencies that marked him as a rebel in his teenage years make him an awkward and socially inept adult. From time to time, he would begrudgingly seek the advice of fellow St. Hermelin alumnus Kenta "Toro" Yokouchi, whose own Persona has made him very successful.

Profile[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

"A quiet loner who transferred to St. Hermelin High six months ago."
—PSP introduction

Reiji's Persona awakening was also triggered during the SEBEC incident, but he is less than willing to join the party unless certain conditions have been met early in the game. Many game guides consider him as the best optional party member to be able to have successful negotiations with almost all randomly-encountered demons. However, he also has the distinction of having the lowest number of highly-compatible Personas to use.

According to the epilogue, after the events of the game, with his vendetta settled, he was finally free to live his own life. He married a kind woman reminiscent of his mother shortly after graduation and now has a child of his own. Mark joked that the child inherited Reiji's sharp tongue and standoffish personality.

He was renamed Chris for the English release of Revelations: Persona. In Persona 2, he became Chris Kido, since Atlus was trying to move towards the original names. The name has since been reverted to the original Japanese one in the PSP remake.

Persona 2[]

Innocent Sin[]

"A salesman who works at the same company as Toro, though his sales numbers are lower. He was friends with Yukino in high school."
—His introduction

After the party meets Kei Nanjo, who reveals that he had come to Sumaru following rumors that Kandori had been spotted at the Abandoned Factory, Reiji can be found in the underground Waste Disposal area formed by rumors, where he beats up on demons to blow off steam. Tatsuya asks if he is Kandori, causing him to get angry at the idea that Nanjo would confuse his own friend for their hated enemy. Tatsuya fills Reiji in on the incident in the city and Lisa Silverman "sweet-talks" him into giving up his Legendary Gloves by staring him down.

He will then join his former St. Hermelin classmates in the fight against the Fuhrer's Last Battalion in Sevens unless Principal Hanya is said to have lived.

Eternal Punishment[]

In Eternal Punishment, it is revealed that he started dating a woman who moved in with him after her house collapsed and ended up getting her pregnant, so he now works to support her. He is first seen in the Gatten Sushi, seeking advice from Kenta Yokouchi. Apparently, he is a struggling businessman because his Persona exudes the same intimidating aura he had as a teenager, which inadvertently frightens off potential customers. He will appear in Kei Nanjo's route to the Science Lab. With Maki Sonomura in tow, Reiji will assist in the party's covert infiltration of the lab through the sewers by operating the floodgate controls.

Reiji will once again team up with the St. Hermelin alumni later in the game, this time to fend off the New World Order soldiers trying to take over the city. During the epilogue, he reveals that he finally proposed to his girlfriend, and was present when the protagonist returned. He decides to name his unborn child "Takashi" (鷹司) if it is a boy. The name combines the kanjis of Takahisa Kandori (鷹久) and Reiji (玲司)'s given names, suggesting that Reiji no longer feels hatred for his half-brother.

Persona 3[]

Reiji appears on the TV program "Who's Who" hosted by Trish on 8/18. He is introduced initially as a man in his 20's with a "sour face," which is immediately recanted and changed to "a handsome salaryman." Trish would then wonder aloud how Reiji got the scar on his forehead, which he's trying in vain to hide with his hair.

DemiKids Light & Dark[]

Known as Ray, he is a C-Rank BattleNet opponent. Lv. 20, he is described as a bad kid turned honest salesman who is upset over his losses against other BattleNet opponents. Defeating him several times has him give his own unique Temptina named Shinri.

Stats[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Reiji inherits the protagonist's level when he joins the party.

Arcana Type Subtype Level SP cost
Death Varies Varies 99 Varies
MAtk MDef
Strength 90
Vitality 50
Dexterity 70
Agility 71
Luck 40
Varies Varies


Battle Quotes[]

Revelations: Persona[]

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona[]

  • "Go!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Persona!" (when summoning a Persona)
  • "Uuuuragh!" (when attacking with fists)
  • "Hell yeah." (when using assault rifle)
  • "Hell no!" (when KO'd)

Music[]

Gallery[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona
 
MIPReiji
Reiji as he appears in Megami Ibunroku Persona
 
MIPAllies
Illustration of the playable allies
Megami Ibunroku Persona (Manga)
 
Reiji
Reiji as he appears in the Megami Ibunroku Persona manga
 
Persona 1 group illustration
Illustration work by Shinshu Ueda (the official artist for the persona 1 manga)
 
Persona 1 group illustration 2
Illustration work by Shinshu Ueda (the official artist for the persona 1 manga)
Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection
 
Reiji Outfit 1
 
Reiji Outfit 2
 
Reiji outfit 3
 
Reiji outfit 4
 
Reiji outfit 5
Persona 2 Duology
 
ReijiP2
Reiji's portrait from the Innocent Sin PSP remake
Persona 20th Anniversary Festival
 
Persona 20th Anniversary Commemoration Illustrated, P1, 04
Persona 25th Anniversary
 
P25 SCC Collaboration Promo Art P1
Promotional artwork for the Persona 25th Anniversary x Sega Collaboration Cafe collaboration
Other
 
P2 Tatsuya Sudou and Reiji
Tatsuya Sudou and Reiji as they appear in the Persona 2 comic anthology

Etymology[]

  • The name Reiji means "the tinkling of jade" (玲) (rei) and "officer, boss" (司) (chi/ji).
  • Reiji's surname Kido means "castle" (城) (ki) and "door" (戸) (to/do).

Trivia[]

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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