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In Character Information
character name: Junpei Iori
Fandom: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Timeline: July 24, 2009, Between 12:00:00 and 12:00:01am. (Block 3 of Tartarus, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, the game.)
character's age: 16
powers, skills, pets and equipment: Junpei has the ability to summon a Persona (which is a physical, generally anthropomorphic manifestation of a person's inner feelings or psyche) named Hermes through the use of an Evoker, which is a tool that very much resembles a gun, though it is not an actual gun. (The summoning itself resembles shooting oneself in the head with the Evoker.) Hermes, a tall armored humanoid figure with golden wings on its wrists, gives Junpei the power to use a fire attack called "agi" which burns his foes, as well as various physical attacks. The existence of Hermes gives Junpei a particular weakness to wind-based attacks, but strength against fire.
Junpei is also skilled with - though not formally trained in the use of - katana and two-handed swords (which he swings like a baseball bat), and is known to improvise with actual baseball bats, pipes, and other club-like objects. Junpei comes to Anatole equipped with a long katana fused with a Persona that sometimes allows it to instill fear into a foe when struck, causing them to run away.
The mist may eventually cause Junpei's Persona to "level up" and learn stronger fire attacks.
canon history: Junpei Iori is a second-year high school student at Gekkoukan High School in Iwatodai, Japan. His Persona awakened one night just a few months prior to his appearance in Anatole during the Dark Hour, a missing hour of time that appears after midnight that is only sensed by people with the potential. He was discovered crying and panicked by the appearance of his Persona Hermes in a convenience store by Akihiko Sanada, a fellow student at Gekkoukan.
Since he had discovered that he had the potential, the ability to summon a Persona, he soon joined SEES, the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad, students who attend Gekkoukan High School and investigate the Dark Hour, what it is, and its connection to Shadows, monsters that appear mainly in the high school during the dark hour each night. Upon joining SEES, Junpei began living in the dorms where the other members stay. He's grateful for this, as it gets him away from his alcoholic father, and his life of poverty.
Junpei arrives in Anatole having just learned how badly he did on his school exams, but then enjoying a week-long trip to Yakushima, where he hung out on the beach and met the mobile weapon, shadow-fighting robot girl Aigis, who joined SEES. Upon their return from Yakushima, SEES went to Tartarus to train and destroy some Shadows. Junpei became separated from the group during battle, and winds up lost in Anatole. He believes he might be trapped in Tartarus after the Dark Hour has ended, something that had happened to his teammate Fuuka Yamagishi.
personality: Junpei Iori is a wise-cracking, sarcastic, fairly normal teenage kid. He has some inadequacy issues, and will sometimes feel jealous and treat others badly because of it. He's quick to apologize for such behavior, though.
Junpei's friendly, optimistic, and loves to flirt with girls, though it rarely gets him anywhere. He's a bit of complainer, nearly whining when something doesn't go his way, though this doesn't usually last too long. He adapts quickly to new situations, and generally takes life-altering events in stride.
Junpei hates studying and school work, and does pretty poorly on exams. His room is such a mess, the police were once called in the belief that he had been burglarized.
Junpei has issues with his alcoholic father, and prefers to distance himself from that situation. He is an enthusiastic fighter, cheering on his friends, and celebrating his victories. He may seem like a bit of a goof-off, but he is fiercely loyal, confident, and a very trustworthy ally.