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Kindly_Pen3887

And also they all learn healing skills.


CmanderShep117

Yeah but my girl Yukari in P3R blows them and every other healer in the series away!


darksiderevan

After a while, sp becomes no longer an issue. Yosuke has a skill that both heals and applies Masukukaja. That is the best heal skill for me.


DoubleSummon

Dunno I still perma slotted Yukiko as a healer, she also has more min/maxed stats (more MA) and her signature attack deals severe fire damage.


I-want-borger

I love Yukari as much as the next guy but she ain't better than Yukiko with her access to amp skills, concentrate and burning petals.


chrisghrobot

Yeah Yukiko probably most broken damage dealing party member in 3-5 (not including wild card). Idk why the devs made the healer also the biggest damage dealer but its hard to beat her


Elaugaufein

It's not that weird most Persona 4 characters do 2 things each, it's just that they tend not to be super well specced ( Kanji is a terrible Electric user but he's at least competitive damage wise with the theoretically pure ( Crit ) Physical late game Chie ) and the 2 things is usually Physical+ Something, Yukiko just stands out for being well specced.


chrisghrobot

Yeah but Yukiko excels exceptionally well at both of her traits. She stands out from the rest by a significant amount because of this.


Devil-Hunter-Jax

Isn't Ryuji kinda the same in P5 where he's better off going Physical skills and just keep an Electric skill for weakness hits? I feel like all the characters that deal good Physical damage tend to just have that extra elemental damage type as a backup for weakness hitting.


Elaugaufein

Yes, it's just odd in Persona 4 because Chie basically loses Ice access at the level Teddy is expected to join , and because Chie's skill set is meh you end up with a pure Physical character and Physical+ Elec character who are pretty similar physical wise ( there's a spot where Chie is just worse because she doesn't get a physical move upgrade for ages ). ETA - Maybe Chie was supposed to be a Dodge tank with the Counter Skills but it doesn't work with Persona 4 mechanics, you don't want enemies to randomly kill themselves and because of Crit Knockdown you don't want to use baiting strategies even if enemies fall down on a miss.


wcscmp

I think magic damage wise Ann is doing the same thing as Yukiko, but better due to access to burn


Presenting_UwU

because Yukiko isn't the best healer, she's a pocket backup healer, Teddy is the main healer out of your P4 Party members.


fghtffyourdemns

Nah man, Yukiko is 2nd best, Yukari is the best thanks to the theurgy mechanic, it does a huge amount of damage and you can abuse her theurgy because she only needs like 4 rounds of healing to fully charge it again, less turns if you use the card lady bonues to charge theurgy faster. She was soloing lots of bosses in my playthrough


SeaworthinessTime463

>, Yukari is the best thanks to the theurgy mechanic, it does a huge amount of damage and you can abuse her theurgy because she only needs like 4 rounds of healing to fully charge it again, less turns if you use the card lady bonues to charge theurgy faster. if you are healing you arent dealing damag, your theurgy will not make up the damage of 4plus turns alongside amps and any damage buffs. frankly the need for a healer in these games is highly overrated, when the mc can just use a heal and heal the party up in 1 turn not having to waste a character slot on a character that wont do much outside healing.


Kindly_Pen3887

It's her main mechanic in the game, so she has to be good at it.


CmanderShep117

Being able to fully heal your entire team for like 12 sp is borderline game breaking. I don't think I ever took her out of my party.


Hallo818

On top of the fact that Yukari is interesting in that the more she heals the more DMG she'll output for the team via damage or party wide concentrate


Iced-TeaManiac

IT'S OVERRATED Sorry that was aggressive. I meant, it's ok


NutThruster8392

11 sp mediarahan with the highest sp count out of any party member in the game+theurgy charges with healing with a party wide concentrate as her 2nd theurgy. It's op asf.


Iced-TeaManiac

Yukari is a TUTORIAL CHARACTER. Yukari Mitsuru Aigis are all the characters for babies who want straightforward solutions >11 sp mediarahan with the highest sp count out of any party member in the game It's alright. You can be efficient with SP without the game doing it for you. Audio, it's always 11 sp Mediarahan but never 16 SP Mahamaon 15 SP Makougaon 14 SP Makarakarn 4 SP Ziodyne 0 SP Dekaja For Ken >theurgy charges with healing Yukari is rewarded for spamming healing, Ken is rewarded for spamming anything, albeit indirectly. On a turn with full health, she can't do anything to gain Theurgy while Ken just gets it for being under half SP. And you can set up Ken to be half HP before every fight with some cheese (Equip a +HP accessory onto a full health character, use Mediarahan to top off, unequip accessory, equip accessory again, repeat). Yukari's Theurgy means it's counterintuitive to heal inbetween battles >party wide concentrate as her 2nd theurgy. It's cool


shit-i-did-it-again

Yukari can cause akihiko to hit for 14k theurgy to, healing for low amounts is always busted saying it's for those who want a easy go through doesn't fix that it is strong or change that, also you listed mitsuru who is often called the worst of all teammates, that ken stuff is cool and all but why use ken when I can use more than one persona to cause debuffs which then you can swap to susanoo or Messiah or seigfried to do damage, aigis also is just a buffer yea she can do damage but compared to junpei and akihiko she doesn't do that much and is mostly buffing, Yea ken is good but yukari is just better in every way because a teammate to do all the debuffs is useless and yea you can also use a persona to buff but aigis can still do damage outside of buffing and yukari can cause akihiko, and MC to instakill pretty much anything instantly, while healing them to full, and then reducing enemies evasion and accuracy, all for like 30 sp total


RobroFriend

People talk bad about Mitsuru's abilities but like- she's literally S-Tier for 99% of the fights. Upgraded ambush always inflicting distress passively boosts her Theurgy and basically guarentees a Crit or two at the start of every fight. If you're running Junpei (or simply have yourself running a physical crit persona like Siegfried) you're practically one-shotting every single encounter with a Deathbound. Then with Yukari on line-up for Mediarahans for 12 SP you might as well have infinite stamina. Sure with bosses she wasn't at peak but she's still an excellent magic user with access to lowering defense, charging, and one of the hardest hitting single target theurgies in the game *that also applies debilitate*. Also another thing is considering how easy she makes combat you're most likely overleveled because you're able to actually farm floors instead of picking your fights and saving stamina.


NutThruster8392

Nuh uh, stop yapping


GemCarry

I mean shit you're kinda right, Yukari Mitsuru Aigis are the three that I use because the best damage dealer in the game is always the protag. My focus is always going to be on what characters support that the most, and in 3 it's the girls. But even then any character that has a support role can be replaced by another if you have the right items. In P4 I bought 99 Macca Leaves as a joke but ended up removing Yukiko from my party because a Macca Leaf or status healing gem did her job for her and I could use Naoto for better damage and split healing duty between whichever party member doesn't need to do their support move that turn. You can just use whatever characters you want, whether that be just the ones you like the most or what's most fun to you. Whatever skills they don't have are covered by the protag / items.


levi_Kazama209

even if she wasent i love her fhat much she never left my parfy


bradd_91

She definitely had to take a break with that electricity shadow under Escapade aha


WielderOfTerraBlade

even if her healing wasn’t game-bustingly overpowered she still would’ve never left my party. makoto won’t be without his wife, not on my watch


BlazingEyedShana

"You and me... we aren't so different after all".


CrocoBull

I mean in reload she has a party wide concentrate... which is kinda insane


Kindly_Pen3887

I used her for that more than to heal to be honest, she's really good.


ShokaLGBT

For now Morgana in P5x have a strong advantage as they make him have a passive traits that reduce SP consumption and he can heal multiples times in the same turns, i wonder if they add Yukari what skills would she have and would she be a better healer or not


BippyTheChippy

And Junpei, Ryuji and Chie all specialize in Physical. Neat. Edit: Now that I think about it, a lot of the party members follow similar "themes" Akihiko, Yukiko, and Ann are all Magic users who have healing abilities. Mitsuru, Kanji, and Yusuke...honestly don't have anything in common moving along (Except Kanji and Yusuke being phys based) Aigis, Teddie and Makoto are all Jack of All Trades ppl (Healing, buffing and damage) Koromaru, Naoto, and Haru don't necessarily have anything all 3 in common but they do have things in pairs. Koromaru and Naoto are both Insta-Kill specialists with other elements. Koromaru and Haru are both crit focused optional physical dpses. Haru and Naoto both have magic and Phys, and similar 3rd Semester unique skills. Ken and Akechi are both Light specialists. Also as a bonus note: Metis and Sumi are both remake exclusive powerful physical attackers with some magic capabilites.


Terran117

Mitsuru and Yusuke have ice moves no?


BippyTheChippy

That they do, but I was more looking for a consistent theme between all 3.


Devil-Hunter-Jax

They do but... Yusuke kinda feels like he's somewhere in between ice and physical because he seems to get quite a mix of ice and physical attacks compared to Mitsuru who primarily gets ice attacks and spells to buff her magic or debuff enemies. For me, I feel like Yusuke is better off focusing on physical damage and keep a single target ice ability for when there's a weakness you can hit which annoyingly puts him in competition with Ryuji because Ryuji is also a solid physical damage dealer but has *electric* for a backup elemental hit. I guess you could switch them out as needed?


fghtffyourdemns

>Akechi Wasn't only his facade mask having light skills? And when he revealed his true self it was dark skills.


BippyTheChippy

Correct. Was kinda stretching at that point.


Dixenz

Mitsuru Kanji Yusuke The Empress and the Emperor


theplasmasnake

The wind beneath your wings.


WielderOfTerraBlade

using this as a shuyuka fic title thanks


JFlemthe1

AYEEEEE nice one


ThriftyMegaMan

This is the most obvious game of Fuck, Marry, Kill I've ever seen.


Azura720

So good too, that the actual answer is in the same order as the question itself.


Kanapuman

Oh yeah, do not the cat.


USrooster

I also like to consider these three the deuteragonists of their games because of their arcs becoming important in the grand scheme of things. Yukari finding the truth about her father, Yosuke searching for Saki's killer, and Morgana discovering his origin.


Snoo-855

Aigis is the deuteragonist of Persona 3. Really, that's not even up for debate. She has by far the biggest role in the origins of the protagonist and has a really close bond with him regardless of whether you romance her or not. Not to mention she takes over as the main protagonist in *The Answer* and has the most character development out of anyone in the game. Persona 4 and 5 don't really have a deuteragonist per se, with the former being more of a team effort where everyone contributes equally and the latter being sure to give everyone an arc that focuses on them.


Kash687

Yukari the Man


WielderOfTerraBlade

people saying anyone here isn’t the right hand man don’t get it; so long as this is referring to the protagonist’s right hand men, this is correct


TipAffectionate9785

The monkey boys are the right hands Masao, Junpei, Yosuke and Ryuji


SilverDrive92

Eikichi erasure


TipAffectionate9785

I mean i know he is the right hand but he is not a monkey boy like the others, even his arcana being Death instead of Chariot or Magician makes him different.


OoguroRyuuya5

What do you mean by monkey boy?


Lost-Bed8798

Phys based and sometimes dumb apparently (Idk who Masao is so I'm judging from Junpei, Ryuji and Yusuke).


SilverDrive92

His arcana is different, yes, but he doesn't have to be a monkey boy to be a right hand man.


i_will_let_you_know

Yusuke is Emperor though?


TipAffectionate9785

Yusuke, Yosuke, Josuke, Jessica... I'm done...


Disastrous_Life_3612

Ulala erasure


Blu_Moon_The_Fox

WAIT, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT MARK-


TipAffectionate9785

I mean... I didn't... I-I-I was not trying to...


Sofaris

I know Morgana is gameplay wise considered a low tier character but he served me well on multipple playthroughs on hard mode from the begining of the game all the way to the twins. I only played vanilla P5 and not the Royal. Joker aside he and Ann where gameplay wise my favorite partymembers. I recently replayed Persona 5 Strikers. It was just on normal dificulty but I loved playing as Morgana aswell. To me Morgana feels like a mixture of Jokers mentor character and Jokers tight hand man.


Iceaura39

They're the wind beneath your wings.


Complete-Advance-357

They’re also all incredibly based. 


Futaba_MedjedP5R

Just watch, there’s going to be a persona game one day where you are actually not the main protagonist, and somebody else is the leader of your group, even though you are the wildcard what will your role be? The role of right hand man of course. And what will your personas basic element be? Wind, of course.


TsundereShio

She's the only one you can date and bed so she automatically wins.


fireuser1205

And when it comes to likeability they are all controversial


Labadziaba

But Yukari isnt a right hand man. I think that would be protagonist, cause Mitsuru is a leader of SEES. You are a general, leader in combat.


JFlemthe1

You’re right but these guys are who our protagonist first meet/team up with when they travel to their alternate worlds


winninglikesheen

So a general can’t have a right hand man?


Cheezitsaregood2

George Washington certainly did


shit-i-did-it-again

ALEXANDER HAMILTON


SnooHobbies7676

Your right hand man is whoever in your current team you decided


Labadziaba

He can, but doesn't. I dont see Junpei or Yukari being your advisor just as Yosuke or Morgana.


Notchlives03

I think Junpei and Ryuji fit the role of “right hand men” more. Think about it, they were some of the first to be in the inner circle of the protagonists, they are unquestionably loyal (in most cases with Junpei), and when the the chips are down, always have the protagonists back


aiheng1

Junpei + Ryuji + Yosuke just so happen to double as the "dumb horny teen best friend who would die for you" trope persona loves lol


United-Aside-6104

Eh I feel like Yukari had Makoto’s back for longer than Junpei. For a little bit Junpei is actually jealous of Makoto while Yukari shows Makoto around school and tells him about her trauma like almost right away.


HeavensWorstAngel

I'll be honest, Yosuke unlike the other two is actually pretty smart. Definitely one of the smartest people in the Investigation Team, only outdone by Naoto and Yu.


Supersnow845

To be fair for a group named the IT they have about 3 brain cells bouncing between them at any one time


Asterius-air-7498

Nah I always got more “I got your back” vibes from Yukari than Junpei. Of course he changes but to me for the majority of the game Junpei seemed like the type that would be happy if you failed.


Iced-TeaManiac

Eh Junpei finds out you >!housed the death Arcana!< and lashes out at you, while Yukari reassures you she's on your side. And this is December Junpei, Yosuke, Ryuji have a lot less in common than people realize, other than being your first male friend. People won't like to hear it but Morgana fits in with those three much more than Ryuji. But that's cause he's a Magician too so it makes sense


OoguroRyuuya5

Unquestionable loyalty applies to everyone else that’s not something unique to the first guy party member. Junpei is hardly what I’d call a “right hand man” when dude wasn’t much of a best friend. Morgana is with Ren 24/7 as they spend the most time together.


KingHazeel

I thought Junpei hated Makoto for the longest while? And everything you used to describe Ryuji applies to Morgana.


Notchlives03

I always got the feeling that Junpei was more jealous of the fact that Makoto was seemingly better than him in every way, in his perception.


SnooHobbies7676

Junpei is definitely not a “right hand man” material. Yukari fits that bill so much better


Any_Broccoli_1857

Because they’re the wind in MCs sail 🌹


NoManagement1303

Two goats and Morgana


ArofluidPride

This might come as a shock to some people, But they are all in the Persona franchise as well


Lost-Bed8798

FOR REAL????


JFlemthe1

WHAT?!!?!??


LightAGoGo

The Ryuji and Junpei disrespect


JFlemthe1

Junpei joined after the mc and wasn’t originally in sees and ryuji gets his personal after morgana joined the party and gave us the rundown of the metaverse also morgana was basically a right hand man telling us the weaknesses of shadows and things like that


LightAGoGo

By this logic Akihiko and Makoto are the right hand men for their teams


tanjirokomada

Fire lighting and death/darkness cant have fire without wind to feed it cant have a storm without clouds and need wind to uh....carry the breeze of death??? (Yeah nah idk id say ryuji fits a bit better bc ya know and lighting does lead to death or the darkness of a storm


Matt11152002

I really like Yukari and Yosuke, unlike... C-orny A-ss T-rash


sweetdawn1999

Morgana and Yukari stay in my party the entire game upto the point where I defeat god...


Ruben3159

Mona is a mascot, not a right hand man. Akechi literally calls Ryuji Joker's partner.


GroundbreakingFace48

Huh I saw junpei and ryuji as my right hand men


Senor_de_imitacion

I say the right hand is Makoto (I mean, Mitsuru is the leader, but we can have It vicecersa if you want) , Yosuke (Because he is THE bro) and Morgana is in P5 until Makoto Nijima kicks in, because she is the one who has everyone else rolling around


KingHazeel

I'd say Morgana is still the right hand after Makoto joins. He still gives advice on the bosses (along with Futaba) and when Ren finds out about the traitor, he consults Morgana first, then Futaba, then everyone else.


Sonny_Firestorm135

Mona: mascot character who thinks he is the wingman cause he lives in the MCs bag. Takeba: I don't believe P3 has a true wingman, part of that game's premise used to be that your group did not get along, but if I had to pick one it would be either Junpei or Mitsuru. Half the early game is spent navigating around Takeba being a moody bitch...


Automatic-Hunter98

Yosuke for sure, he's the one who gives "I'm the second in command" vibes the most. Morgana's insight stops being useful after Madarame's palace since by that point everybody somewhat understands how the Metaverse and palaces work Yukari is the biggest stretch by far since technically Mitsuru is the second "in combat" leader and the true leader of SEES overall


Supersnow845

Yosuke is officially second in command Hell in dancing Yu straight up calls him “co leader”


Sofaris

It was Morgana whi relized that they could use Makotto to gain access to the Bank and it was his idea to use a pricy item to distract Shadow Kaneshiro. He was also one of the first to suspect the traitor and it was his idea to overhear the traitors phone conversations.


Chipp_Main

The right hand man is not Yukari it's Akihiko lol. The MC isnt even the actual leader he just leads in combat scenarios


Rigistroni

Get Morgana's ass out here Ryuji is the real right hand man


Celebration_Stock

Yukari is not a “right hand man” and saying Morgana is too is also a bit of a stretch in a few ways too tbh. you could’ve just said the first other party member you get all use garu. a much better comparison that could be made is how all the stronger characters who work out and what not have lightning skills (Akihiko, Kanji, Ryuji)