

HYPNOS PERSONA HOW TO
God's Hands Are Tied: He just shows the heroes how to use the power of their own hearts and walks away, unlike Big Bad Nyarlathotep, who actively tries to destroy humanity.

God and Satan Are Both Jerks: The events of Persona 2 all come down to a bet between him and God of Evil Nyarlathotep over whether Humans Are Bastards or not.The Ghost: His last appearance was in Persona 2, but the butterfly motif continues on into subsequent games (most notably at save points in Persona 4), hinting at his involvement from behind the scenes.(In Eternal Punishment and Q2, he only appears as a butterfly.) Game-Over Man: Shows up if you get a game over in Persona 2 or Persona Q2.As he's the personification of all humans, he can also appear with whatever face he wants, including the protagonist's in Persona 2. The Faceless: He almost always wears a mask.Exposition Fairy: Will explain how to use Persona and most other systems in the games he appears in."End of the World" Special: After Nyarlathotep destroys the world at the end of Innocent Sin, Philemon offers the heroes a chance to create a new world by erasing the "innocent sin" in the past that had led to Nyarlathotep's victory.Eldritch Abomination: While he often takes humanoid form, he's just as eldritch as every other god in the franchise.Cool Mask: He often appears as a man wearing a white mask that incorporates some sort of butterfly motif.Cosmic Chess Game: There is a checkered floor in both his and Nyarlathotep's rooms, suggesting a sort of chess-match using the individual party members as pieces.Calling Card: A gold or blue butterfly showing up means he's near.Bonus Boss: You can have a boss fight with him at the end of Eternal Punishment's Bonus Dungeon.Bishōnen: In the second game, though he doesn't look that bad in the first game either.Nevertheless, he's been Out of Focus for quite a while, since he chose to give his Mysterious Benefactor job over to Igor. Big Good: By default, due to his views on humanity being the polar opposite of Nyarlathotep's.
:origin()/pre00/58a5/th/pre/i/2016/255/a/a/hypnos_by_darkschneider66-dahe67y.jpg)
Anthropomorphic Personification: Of humanity as a whole, or to be more specific, their virtues, their capacity to give shape to the universe through observation, and most importantly their creative "potential".Animal Motifs: He is associated with butterflies.Anime Hair: His gravity-defying ponytail.Philemon believes they can become enlightened, higher beings. Philemon is conducting an experiment with his rival, Nyarlathotep, over humanity's destiny. As such, he cannot directly interfere with anything that is going on, but does his best to aid the player despite this. Philemon operates as an ally to the party, despite the fact that he can only watch events unfold as a neutral observer. He lives in the realm of the collective unconscious. I shall always watch over you from within."Ī man with a butterfly mask who bestows Personas to people.
