Some of my all-time favorite video games are in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series, which I was introduced to by the excellent Persona 3. Since then, I’ve had a huge blast following the games’ casts of colorful and interesting characters while also discovering just how many demons and mythic figures I can find swimming around in my own head. This massive plethora of personas to discover and collect is obviously a huge reason why these games are so fun – in this respect, Persona is like a darker, more mythical Pokemon, only with legendary heroes and gods instead of a hundred different types of rodent and bird.
With so many different personas on display, though, it stands to reason that some will stand out more than others. Picking just one or two that are better than all others is impossible, as is picking just a single favorite. So instead, I’ve decided to narrow down the roster to just my top 10 favorite personas, explaining how and why I find them so appealing.
