Shadow Yosuke appears in the ruins of the Midnight Channel's version of Saki Konishi's family store, openly stating Yosuke's motives in joining the Protagonist were purely self-gratification and indulgement in something new and exciting. He also dismissed the death of Saki as Yosuke's excuse for the excursion into the Channel, an unimportant event that led to something far more interesting. Yosuke's rage at the Shadow's words led him to deny it, prompting the Shadow to power itself up and try to kill him.
Similarities between Jiraiya and Shadow YosukeEdit
Shadow Yosuke's (SY) toad eyes and Jiraiya's Ears
SY's human eyes and Jiraiya's eyes
SY's toad mouth and Jiraiya's V-shaped section near his neck.
Shadow Yosuke appears as an animated frog with a whimsical body on top. Yosuke's Shadow Represents his animosity toward living in a confined country town, as well a his wish for something of interest to happen. Shadow Yosuke, like the rest of the shadows to come, represents the reverse of his Arcana, the Magician. The reversed Magician represents one with power, but who is cruel and misuses that power. Shadow Yosuke has the power of insight into Yosuke's motives, but uses that power to mock and humiliate him. Upon transformation, it also tries to destroy the Protagonist with its new strength, describing him as "(something) that bores me".
The fight with Shadow Yosuke is designed to teach the player about Guarding, and Shadow Yosuke always performs actions in this cycle: Wind of Oblivion → Power Charge → Attack → Guard. Simply guard whenever he Power Charges or Guards so that the player takes less damage from his physical attacks and don't grant him an extra turn when he uses Wind of Oblivion.
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