6. Yukari Takeba
Yukari’s story is one of the more grounded ones of Persona 3’s cast. For her, joining SEES carries with it a lot of mixed emotions. She bears a quiet resentment for everyone around her as she distrusts the entire operation and the role it may have had in her father’s death. As she pursues the truth, she has to sort through why she was even “chosen” to wield a Persona, what role she actually serves within SEES’ group, and what she’s even going to do with the truth when she wields it. On top of this, she doesn’t really have a strong tie to her home life, as her relationship with her mother is strained until you go through her social link.
Yukari spends a lot of Persona 3 alone without anyone she feels close to. But then, as she learns more and grows closer to those around her, she opens up to the rest of SEES. Her friendship with Mitsuru is especially wonderful to watch unfold, as those two seem diametrically opposed for much of Persona 3.
