Makoto Kuwahara

Makoto Kuwahara
Japanese Name	桑原 真
Romaji	Kuwahara Makoto
First Appearance	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Weapon	Chainsaw
Japanese VA	Katsumi Suzuki

Makoto Kuwahara, otherwise known as simply the Stalker, is a minor character who appears in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.

Appearance

• Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Boss

Profile

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

"A stalker of Eriko... He has a criminal history, including breaking into her house."

—Persona 2: Eternal Punishment introduction

The stalker appeared before Eriko Kirishima when she started her modelling career. His behavior became more and more extreme to the point that in one day he broke into Eriko's apartment before she was home. Irritated, she used her Persona to fight him off and supposedly the stalker had learned his lesson and no longer showed his face.

If the player chooses Eriko's route, the party will accompany Eriko to Sumaru TV to investigate Chizuru Ishigami. When they are trapped in Ishigami's puzzle and trying to solve it, the stalker appears before them three times with a chainsaw, and is defeated each time. It is later revealed that the stalker here is merely a Shikigami sent by Ishigami to embody Eriko's fear.

Stats

• First encounter
• Second encounter
• Final encounter

We love each other. Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop - None 30 1200 - - Traits None A person who was stalking Ellen? Atk Def Matk Mdef Strength 27 Vitality 29 Technique 26 Agility 25 Luck 24 114 118 76 79 Sw Sh Sk Th Ak Fi Wt Wi Er Ic Ln Nc Ho Dk Al Nr Mn - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu 2／4 - 2／4 2／4 List of Skills Skill Effect Stagnant Air Inflicts small Dark damage to all enemies. Devil's Smile Renders a group of enemies Furious. (24% chance) [Almighty-element] Serenade of Madness Medium Almighty damage + Furious effect to Ellen to all enemies. Straight Slash Inflicts small Sword damage to an enemy.

You got me the last time... Now it's my turn. Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop - None 30 1800 - - Traits None A person who was stalking Ellen? Atk Def Matk Mdef Strength 27 Vitality 29 Technique 26 Agility 25 Luck 24 114 118 76 79 Sw Sh Sk Th Ak Fi Wt Wi Er Ic Ln Nc Ho Dk Al Nr Mn - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu 2／4 - 2／4 2／4 List of Skills Skill Effect Stagnant Air Inflicts small Dark damage to all enemies. Marvelous Dance Renders a group of enemies Confused. (52% chance) [Mind-element] Serenade of Madness Medium Almighty damage + Furious effect to Ellen to all enemies. Death Bound Inflicts small Sword damage to all enemies.

A guy's all humble, and you get cocky ...huh!? Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop - None 30 1900 - - Traits None A person who was stalking Ellen? Atk Def Matk Mdef Strength 27 Vitality 29 Technique 26 Agility 25 Luck 24 114 118 76 79 Sw Sh Sk Th Ak Fi Wt Wi Er Ic Ln Nc Ho Dk Al Nr Mn - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu 2／4 - 2／4 2／4 List of Skills Skill Effect Gryva Inflicts medium Almighty damage to a group of enemies. Curse Inflicts medium Dark damage to all enemies. Roar Renders all enemies Furious. (20% chance) [Almighty-element] Serenade of Madness Medium Almighty damage + Furious effect to Ellen to all enemies. Mighty Swing Inflicts medium Sword damage to an enemy. Violent Rage Inflicts medium Attack damage to all enemies.

Etymology

• The name Makoto means "real, genuine" (真).
• Makoto's surname Kuwahara means "mulberry" (桑) (kuwa) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).

Trivia

• Although possibly a programming error, during the first and second battles the stalker always attacks Baofu, and Katsuya in addition during the third battle when shouting "Elly-chan" and "I love you", except for attacks that target everyone.
• The harassment prevention regulation has been passed in 2000 in Japan after a female was murdered by her stalker. That means there was no law to protect the victim from stalking prior to that year.