Story Mode FAQ - Guide for Persona 4 Arena

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Persona 4: Arena Story Mode FAQ
By: Bradoshado
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Version History
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1.00
First completed version!  Yay!





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+Table of Contents+
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1. Introduction               (p4u1)
2. Unlocks                    (p4u2)
3. Tips for Story Mode        (p4u3)
4. 100% Story Mode Completion (p4u4)
5. Character Story Modes      (p4u5)
     Yukiko Amagi    (001)
     Yu Narukami     (002)
     Yosuke Hanamura (003)
     Chie Satonaka   (004)
     Kanji Tatsumi   (005)
     Teddie          (006)
     Mitsuru         (007)
     Aigis           (008)
     Naoto           (009)
     Akihiko         (010)
     Labrys          (011)
     Elizabeth       (012)
6. Final Notes                (p4u6)
    


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+1. Introduction+   (p4u1)
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Hey there everyone!  I typed this up as I was playing Story Mode and decided to
share it all with you. It should be pretty accurate but if there are any 
mistakes just send me a PM on GameFAQs. 
Name's Bradoshado as previously indicated.

Also, please do not claim this work as your own or link it on any sites
without my permission.  This is my work.


!!!NOTE!!!
When I say "Cliffhanger Clear", I'm referring to completing a character's story
mode up until it says "To Be Continued" and gives you a silver circle next to
their portrait in the Story Mode selection screen.

When I say "Full Clear", I'm referring to completing a character's story mode
all the way to the very end.  You should see the credits roll and a gold circle
by their portrait.

Labrys and Elizabeth's Story Modes can only be Full Cleared.

Joke endings do not fall under either of these categories but do count towards
100% Story Mode completion.  And they're hilarious...so do them.




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+2. Unlocks+   (p4u2)
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Cliffhanger clearing one character's story mode unlocks
Teddie and Kanji's Stories.

Cliffhanger clearing a second character's story mode unlocks 
Naoto, Mitsuru, Akihiko, and Aigis' Stories.

Cliffhanger Clearing a Persona 3 character's story (Aigis, Mitsuru, Akihiko)
unlocks Labrys's Story

Completing Labrys's Story enables Full Clear for 
Yukiko, Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Kanji, and Teddie's Stories

Fully completing one of the above stories enables full clear for
Mitsuru, Aigis, Naoto, and Akihiko's Stories.

Fully clearing one of the Persona 3 characters (Mitsuru, Aigis, Akihiko)
and one of the original four Persona 4 characters available to you 
(Yukiko, Yosuke, Yu, Chie) unlocks Elizabeth's Story.





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+3. Tips for Story Mode+   (p4u3)
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1. First off, take heed that you do NOT need to worry about losing to anyone
in Story Mode.  Blazblue made you do this and it isn't necessary here.

2. Unlock and beat Labrys's mode right away so you can start full clearing.
It saves time and makes things more streamlined for you.  
For example: Yu > Chie > Aigis > Labrys would be a path that 
unlocks Labrys the quickest way.  You have leeway though, just 
look at the Unlocks section to see what you need.

3. If you select a Story that you have already  Cliffhanger Cleared,
the game will give you the option to start from the beginning or 
from the cliffhanger, so no need to hoard saves for that purpose!

4. You can skip text that you've been over.  
This'll make replaying through segments MUCH faster.  
You can also change options concerning Text Skip as well as 
the Text speed in the pause menu.  And unless you change 
the default configuration, the game will NEVER SKIP over anything
you haven't already read.  Even if it's only one single line.  So no worries!

5. If you plan on going for 100%, or even THINK you MIGHT go for it,
please read the section on 100%.  It'll help you save some time if you read
it beforehand.





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+4. 100% Story Mode Completion+   (p4u4)
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!!!NOTE!!!
First, let it be known that getting 100% completion gets you nothing.  
Not even a trophy.

So if you're stuck at 99% worried that you're missing out...you're not.
But if you just can't stand thinking about that dreaded 99% sitting on a screen
you're never going to return to ever...read on.  ^_^




Getting 100%, as said previously, DOES NOT require you losing to anyone.  
Typically, if you fully clear everyone's Stories, 
and also get the three joke endings (Yukiko, Chie, and Kanji), 
then you will be very close to 100%.  Probably 99%


How do you fix this?  Here is a list of things it could be:


1. You haven't unlocked the secret Margaret scene at the end of Yu's Story
by choosing all the first dialogue options.

2. You HAVE unlocked the secret Margaret scene but you haven't
chosen both dialogue options contained within that secret Margaret scene.

3. You haven't chosen every one of Yu's dialogue options.
This will require two full runs.  Just choose all 1st on one run and
all 2nd on the other.  There aren't story branch deviations that stem
from what you choose, they barely affect anything and are there as a nod
to Yu being Persona 4's main character. 

4. You haven't chosen both dialogue options contained within Chie's Joke ending.

5. You haven't chosen both dialogue options in Kanji's Scene 5.  
Though it seems like they are Normal/Joke ending flags, they aren't.  
So it's possible to choose Option 1 in that scene both times, 
and get both endings by what you choose later on.  Be careful.



!!!!!!!!!!!MAJOR TIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!MAJOR TIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!MAJOR TIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you are planning to go for 100%, utilize saves in order to save yourself
some time.  More specifically, utilize saves for Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, and Yu
since they have dialogue options.

Yukiko: Keep a save at Scene 7 for Joke/Normal path fork.

Yu: Keep a save at Scene 19 that has had all 1st dialogue options chosen for
the secret Margaret scene's dialogue options.

Chie: Keep a save at Scene 6 for Joke/Normal path fork, 
and Scene 8 (post Akihiko fight) for the Joke ending's dialogue options.

Kanji: Keep a save at Scene 5 for the dialogue options, 
and Scene 7 for Joke/Normal path fork.

I'll put reminders of this in the Character Story Modes section



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+5. Character Story Modes+   (p4u5)
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Yukiko Amagi (001)
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***Keep a save at Scene 7 for Joke/Normal path fork.***

Scene 1

Scene 2 (Fight with Yosuke)

Scene 3

Scene 4 (Fight with Chie)

Scene 5

Scene 6 (Fight with Teddie)

Scene 7
Maybe I should see if it's okay... - Joke ending? - Scene 8
I have faith in myself. - Normal Ending - Scene 10


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Joke Ending
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Scene 8 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 9


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Normal Ending
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Scene 10

Scene 11 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 12

Scene 13

Scene 14
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 15 (Fight with Mitsuru)

Scene 16

Scene 17 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 18

Scene 19 (Fight with ???)

Scene 20


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Yu Narukami (002)
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!!!NOTE!!!
Yu has a lot of dialogue choices in his Story Mode (An homage to him being
the main character of Persona 4).  These choices don't directly affect all
that much besides a final secret scene with Margaret.
Simply choose the first choice every time to unlock that scene (which has a
choice of its own).

Other than this, the choices shouldn't concern you unless
you are going for 100% completion.  Yu doesn't have a joke ending and
the choices don't lead to branching storyline changes or anything like that.


***Keep a save at Scene 19 that has had all 1st dialogue options
chosen for the secret Margaret scene's dialogue options.***


Scene 1
No choices

Scene 2
Is that you Rise?!
A P-1 Grand Prix?!

Scene 3 (Fight with Yosuke)


Scene 4
That's not true.
That may be true.

Scene 5
Where did that sound come from?
Let's go check it out

Just let it go...
Leave this to me

Scene 6 (Fight with Yukiko)

Scene 7
Are you all right?
I'm sorry.

I'll come back for you, no matter what.
Thank you.

Scene 8

Scene 9 (Fight with Chie)

Scene 10
Are you all right?
Man, you were no challenge at all.

Scene 11 (Fight with Aigis)

Scene 12
We're going to fight?
Give me a break...

Scene 13 (Fight with Elizabeth)

Scene 14
It's not over... I haven't lost yet!
I'll fight as much as I have to, in order to save my friends.

I will never let them go for that.
I will catch them, no matter what!

Scene 15
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~
We will save Labrys!
We will accept who you truly are!

Scene 16 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 17
I won't let her be hurt like this anymore!
We'll save her, no matter what it takes!

Scene 18 (Fight with ???)

Scene 19
Signal Yosuke.
Signal Kanji.

*Secret Scene - Margaret* (Unlocked if always chose 1st choice)
Bring it on.
Will we meet again?


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Yosuke Hanamura (003)
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Scene 1

Scene 2 (Fight with Chie)

Scene 3

Scene 4 (Fight with Yukiko)

Scene 5

Scene 6 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 7

Scene 8 (Fight with Teddie)

Scene 9

Scene 10

Scene 11 (Fight with ???)

Scene 12
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 13 (Fight with Aigis)

Scene 14

Scene 15 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 16

Scene 17 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 18

Scene 19 (Fight with ???)

Scene 20


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Chie Satonaka (004)
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***Keep a save at Scene 6 for Joke/Normal path fork,
and Scene 8 (post Akihiko fight) for the Joke ending's dialogue options.***


Scene 1

Scene 2 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 3

Scene 4 (Fight with Yosuke)

Scene 5

Scene 6
Jump out in search of steak. - Joke Ending Path - Scene 7
Keep looking for the girl. - Normal Ending Path - Scene 9


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Joke Ending
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Scene 7 (Fight with Akihiko)

Scene 8
Share the Steak Bowl.
Deny him Steak.


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Normal Ending
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Scene 9 (Fight with Yukiko)

Scene 10

Scene 11 (Fight with Teddie)

Scene 12

Scene 13 (Fight with ???)

Scene 14
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 15 (Fight with Akihiko)

Scene 16

Scene 17 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 18

Scene 19 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 20

Scene 21 (Fight with ???)

Scene 22


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Kanji Tatsumi (005)
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***Keep a save at Scene 5 for the dialogue options, 
and Scene 7 for Joke/Normal path fork.***


Scene 1

Scene 2 (Fight with Chie)

Scene 3

Scene 4 (Fight with Yukiko)

Scene 5
Well, this is a dream...
Could this be reality?

Scene 6 (Fight with Yosuke)

Scene 7
Is this actually not a dream? - Normal Ending - Scene 8
Man, dreams are amazing. - Joke Ending Path - Scene 18


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Normal Ending
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Scene 8

Scene 9 (Fight with Teddie)

Scene 10

Scene 11 (Fight with ???)

Scene 12

Scene 13 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 14
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 15

Scene 16 (Fight with ???)

Scene 17


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Joke Ending
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Scene 18

Scene 19 (Fight with Naoto)

Scene 20

Scene 21 (Fight with ???)

Scene 22


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Teddie (006)
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Scene 1

Scene 2 (Fight with Akihiko)

Scene 3

Scene 4 (Fight with Mitsuru)

Scene 5

Scene 6 (Fight with Aigis)

Scene 7

Scene 8 (Fight with Naoto)

Scene 9

Scene 10 (Fight with ???)

Scene 11

Scene 12
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 13 (Fight with ???)

Scene 14

Scene 15 (Fight with Kanji)

Scene 16


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Mitsuru Kirijo (007)
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Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3 (Fight with Yukiko)

Scene 4

Scene 5 (Fight with Yosuke)

Scene 6

Scene 7 

Scene 8 (Fight with Naoto)

Scene 9

Scene 10 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 11
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 12 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 13

Scene 14 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 15

Scene 16

Scene 17 (Fight with ???)

Scene 18


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Aigis (008)
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Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3 (Fight with Kanji)

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6 (Fight with Chie)

Scene 7

Scene 8 (Fight with Naoto)

Scene 9

Scene 10 (Fight with Elizabeth)

Scene 11

Scene 12
~~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~~~

Scene 13 (Fight with Yosuke)

Scene 14

Scene 15 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 16

Scene 17

Scene 18

Scene 19 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 20

Scene 21 (Fight with ???)

Scene 22


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Naoto Shirogane (009)
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Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 4

Scene 5 (Fight with Kanji)

Scene 6

Scene 7 (Fight with Mitsuru)

Scene 8

Scene 9 (Fight with Akihiko)

Scene 10
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 11 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 12

Scene 13 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 14

Scene 15 (Fight with ???)

Scene 16

Scene 17 (Fight with ???)

Scene 18


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Akihiko Sanada (010)
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Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3 (Fight with Teddie)

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6 (Fight with Kanji)

Scene 7

Scene 8 (Fight with Mitsuru)

Scene 9
~~~~Cliffhanger~~~~

Scene 10 (Fight with Chie)

Scene 11

Scene 12 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 13

Scene 14 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 15

Scene 16

Scene 17 (Fight with ???)

Scene 18

Scene 19 (Fight with ???)

Scene 20


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Labrys (011)
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Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6

Scene 7

Scene 8 (Fight with Elizabeth)

Scene 9


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Elizabeth (012)
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Scene 1

Scene 2 (Fight with Labrys)

Scene 3

Scene 4 (Fight with Teddie)

Scene 5

Scene 6 (Fight with Aigis)

Scene 7

Scene 8 (Fight with Shadow Labrys)

Scene 9

Scene 10 (Fight with Yu)

Scene 11



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+6. Final Notes+
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Thanks for reading!  I hope this was helpful and saved you time!
If you have any questions or think I should change anything here please PM me.  
My account on GameFAQs is Bradoshado.

Also, please do not claim this work as your own or link it on any sites without
my permission.  This is my work.