Yosuke Hanamura | 花村陽介

✨ Everything Little Thing He Does is Magic - PSL

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:50:45 GMT

In this day and age, witches weren't exactly rare. They weren't exactly common either. A bit of a worst kept secret type deal. Don't interfere with them and you really got nothing to worry about. Indeed, there have been several cases of witches being on the good side of the respective cities and town they chose to reside in. Otherwise, they liked to simply hide in plain sight.

One such witch was Yosuke Hanamura. While there were a few trusted souls who knew exactly who he was, most did not and he preferred it that way. He wasn't really one to dabble in people's lives anyway and his wares were hardly out of the ordinary so it was actually incredibly easy to disguise himself as the owner of an apothecary and small tea shop. His regulars got a kick out his pun-filled menu items which only further hid his true nature. It wasn't even that Yosuke was all that nervous of being found out (he had enough anxiety as it were) but he just didn't want to deal with what normally came with it. The requests for things he didn't want to make, love potions and such. It's why a lot of witches hid their true natures. Humans could be incredibly selfish and even turn violent were they so inclined. It just wasn't worth it, in his opinion.

There's a reason even his business tended to be looked down upon by other witches, given all the human traffic he got. But he always shrugged it off. Fortune tellers got the same, after all. Still, that didn't mean he didn't remain wary and cautious over who he had dealings with. All of his suppliers were other herb witches, after all. He just couldn't allow himself to trust a human to do what he needed to do. That is...

Until he actually needed to.

Yosuke rubbed his face, cursing to himself as he realized a few of his jars of dried plants were empty and his back up stores were also empty. His supplier was late this time and he needed these herbs for a few select potions that one of his regulars would need soon. She was an elderly woman and she swore by his salves and teas to help her aching joints moreso than any other painkiller over the counter. He could probably give her something else to tide her over but he wasn't sure he could handle the disappointment. She was always so nice to him! But where else could he go? His scooter was broken, so he couldn't go out of town to an acquaintance that he could likely borrow from and he couldn't ask them to come by his place.

Just as he was about to give up, Yosuke noticed a nearby sign that had been taped to the window of his shop. A flower sale? Did they even have herbs? He could maybe get a few flowers and perhaps experiment to substitute the rest... or maybe... he tapped his chin, he supposed it didn't hurt to at least take a look. He really had no other options right now. Yosuke sighed and flipped the 'Closed' sign on his door, locking it shortly after and made his way to the little flower shop that was just around the the bend of his own, tucked away shop. He stepped onto the main sidewalk and followed the street signs that led to the little corner flower shop. He stepped inside, the little bell chiming.

"Er... hello?"

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Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:25:57 GMT

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Aefenglom Application

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:03:40 GMT

Player Information
Name: Amanda
Age: 32
Contact: mossflowered
Other Characters: None

Character Information
Name: Yosuke Hanamura
Canon: Persona 4 Golden
Canon Point: Post True Ending Epilogue
Age: 18
History: Here

Personality: The Magician is often known as the best friend, the right hand man, and/or the second in command. Often viewed as the immature and perverted type but also those who take action and initiative, those that have an unfailing determination. Yosuke has these in spades and more. Especially with the game's theme about acceptance and seeking the truth. The acceptance is important as it's not in the usual way most stories tell this theme, but in a way where you accept the situation you are in even if you don't necessarily like it but you make the best of it as you can. However, unlike the others in the Investigation Team, his learning of acceptance wasn't due to any outside societal pressures but more that it was himself he needed to accept.

That isn't to say there isn't any outside pressure at all, obviously. He's the "Prince of Junes", he has to mind his manners so he doesn't reflect badly on his family and by extension, Junes. Even when the townspeople speak ill of him and his family, he's good at saving face and keeping up the good PR. Because he has to. Although make no mistake, Yosuke is a good kid, it's just that part of it is because he has to be, which often leads him to being a bit of a pushover. The other employees treat him like dirt, often going to him with complaints or sometimes even not coming into work at all, forcing him to scramble to get someone to cover and often asking the Protagonist at the last moment. However, that isn't the only reason Yosuke is seen being nice.

Yosuke is incredibly lonely. He's terrified of being alone especially after losing the admittedly shallow bonds he had with his friends back in the city. Ever since he moved to Inaba, which he already viewed as too small and boring, he hoped he could at least stay in touch with his only connection to the city. Spoiler: they don't keep in touch with him at all. So, he continues to try and save face, often overcompensating which leads to a bad case of Foot in Mouth syndrome and coming across as annoying, a jerk, and often a pervert due to some of things he says or does such as entering the girls in a beauty pageant they can't back out of (although he didn't know about that last bit, to be fair). Even he's aware that he's a pain in the ass sometimes too. But he desperately wants attention. He wants friends. Also, being in the boonies means he now has a lot of time on his hands considering he had no friends and nothing really to do outside of Junes, which in turn allowed him to reflect on said loneliness and the fact that he believes he doesn't really matter, that he's just this mediocre kid with a boring life. This all comes to a head when facing his Shadow, who reveals just what he's afraid to show others. That he's bored and lonely, that he's pretending to be nice and carefree, wearing a fake smile so no one can see how insecure he really is.

But, as mentioned before, Yosuke is a nice and kind individual once you get past the insecurities and lack of a filter (and let's face it, all the characters are little shits sometimes, he's not unique in this, even the Protag!). He realizes this himself and throughout the course of his social link, he begins to see that he doesn't need to be special or feel like he needs to overcompensate to try and make friends. He just needed to gain the confidence in himself to realize that even if he was mediocre, he can support others and vice versa, and that they'll still want his company. He wanted friends and he got friends and even if he does show his bad side to them, they won't hate him for it. He grows from being this insecure kid to someone whom you can rely on. He's the one who even allowed Teddie to live with him, the only one to offer actually, despite knowing how much the bear can annoy him at times.

Not to mention, Yosuke can be really good at deduction and he has incredible insight. The whole game really wouldn't have happened had he not figured out Saki's murder was tied to the Midnight Channel and pushed to continue investigating, especially after their first time falling in by accident. He discusses things about the case with the protagonist the most, he's literally the second in command as well and there's a reason that the game often has the protagonist thanking Yosuke. He's his partner and he'll always have his back. Despite his pushover tendencies, it does stem from a need to feel needed, to want to help because he likes it. He likes feeling needed. He just genuinely likes to help, to try to make the best out of the situation at hand. He's a reliable guy and everyone knows it.

Yosuke Hanamura was very much a insecure teenager with worries about his future, his appearance in a town that basically hated him and his family, with no friends and terrified of loneliness and mediocrity. But by the end of the game, he's a young man with the self-confidence in both himself and his friends to ensure that he lives his life to the fullest, to love the town of Inaba, and to make sure that the protagonist knows he's his friend - his partner - and nothing, not even distance, is going to change that.

Abilities & Skills: Yosuke is able to call up a Persona, the physical manifestation of his soul. His persona is Takehaya Susano-O. With his persona, Yosuke is both the back-up healer and the team's buffer/debuffer along with being the only Garu (wind magic) user of the group. His healing is only back up because he can only cast up to Diarama, however with Takehaya Susano-O specially, he can also cast Youthful Wind which moderately restores the whole party's HP along with buffing them with an increase in evasion and hit rate for 3 turns.

Yosuke is known as having the highest amount of agility in the group, being the fastest and largely being the one to have the first shot during every battle. He generally uses uses dual-wielding weapons such as kunai, knives, and even wrenches ~~or trout or corn on the cob~~ along with using lots of acrobatic moves, sometimes even to summon his persona. This all makes sense given his initial Persona, Jiraiya, is a disco ninja frog using the motifs of the things Yosuke loves: Music, sentai, and cool robots among other things. It's essentially his idea of a superhero. And both Susano-O and Takehaya Susano-O are no exception.

He also has the uncanny ability to be able to fight while listening to music and responding to orders from the protagonist, it's rare to see him without his headphones and they're always on when the fight starts.

Inventory/Companions:

-Orange framed glasses capable of seeing through fog
-Casual summer clothes
-A pair of Music Technica ATH-EF11 headphones connected to a MP3 player
-A flip phone
-2 Kunai

Choice: ~~Magician~~ Witch
Reason: Mostly just as a fun nod to the Magician Arcana, which is what he represents.

Sample: Here

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Character Profile - WIP

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:45:19 GMT

CHARACTER

NAME: Yosuke Hanamura
CANON: Persona 4 Golden
POINT TAKEN: Post-True End Epilogue
AGE: 18
DOB: 6/22/1994
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 5'9"
SPECIES: Human
VISUAL: Link
VOICE: Here

ESSENCE

CHARACTER: Horus
STORY: Egyptian Mythology
HAIR: Dyed fawn-brown (real hair color is dark brown)
EYES: One blue, one orange
FEATURES: Is able to partially or fully change into a falcon
OUTFIT(S): links - in rich orange
QUIRKS: None
JOURNAL: Link | Medallion
RESIDENCE: Key | Visual
PERMISSIONS

BACKTAGGING: ✔
THREADHOPPING: ✔ - pls ask beforehand
FOURTHWALLING: ✘
ROMANCE: ✔
MINDREADING: ✘
MANIPULATION: ✘
INJURY: ✔
FIGHTING: ✔
KILLING: ✔

PLAYER: Amanda
CONTACT: ravenclawed; Discord; mossflower#4962

HISTORY

IN-DEPTH: Link to wiki, other game apps or info pages if you want (optional)

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PERSONALITY

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QUIRK IN-DEPTH: (OPTIONAL) If you have a quirk from your essence, feel free to flesh it out more here! (The one on the side is more like a quick reference note).

ABILITIES

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STYLE: Physical, magic, eat people

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Headcanons

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 19:53:59 GMT

Body
🌻 Height: 5'9"/175cm
🌻 His hair is dyed light brown/fawn brown
🌻 Thick but surprisingly soft
🌻 Likes colorful clothes, favors sunny colors although blue makes it into his wardrobe to add some cool colors
🌻 Uses leave-in conditioner after showering since he dyes his hair, doesn't style his hair in the mornings
🌻 When not training in the TV World, he doesn't really exercise as he works a lot at Junes
🌻 Thin and lithe, kind of on the skinny side
🌻 Freckles across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose, on his neck, shoulders/arms, and on top of his legs
🌻 Generally smells like some sort of citrus fragrance
🌻 Hands are calloused

Diet
🌻 Likes citrus sweets and most savory foods
🌻 Dislikes fish and can't eat tofu; not allergic but he will gag as it's the texture
🌻 He doesn't have a big appetite, doesn't always finish his food
🌻 Sweetened coffee is okay, doesn't generally enjoy coffee as much as he does sweet tea; usually fruit flavored
🌻 Not old enough for alcohol yet

Home
🌻 Favors Western aesthetic over traditional Japanese, colors please
🌻 Large bed, one side of the room and western styled rather than a futon
🌻 Has a desk with a laptop and CD albums either on a shelf above it or on the desk itself
🌻 Semi-tidy and organized, not everything is put back
🌻 Will spend most of his time in his room; although he'll watch TV with Teddie if pushed
🌻 Knows how to cook basic essentials, is open to learning more

Family
🌻 Grew up with both parents
🌻 No siblings; Teddie becomes a pseudo-younger brother by the end of Golden
🌻 Considers the Investigation Team as family
🌻 Best friends with Souji Seta/Yu Narukami

Behaviors
🌻 Has a tough time showing "girly" emotions, crying is something he doesn't really do openly
🌻 Biggest smile in the world, will laugh and smile openly
🌻 Is not okay with PDA, but he's learning to be okay with it. Always thought it was "for girls" but is realizing that it's not and it's okay to be more open with that sort of thing.
🌻 Sleeps on his side and curled up
🌻 Height doesn't bother him when talking to people
🌻 Doesn't care who is the big or little spoon

Favorites
🌻 Season: Later Spring/Early Summer
🌻 Color: Red
🌻 Genre: Action/Mystery
🌻 Fruit: Oranges
🌻 Vegetable: None
🌻 Ice Cream: Strawberry
🌻 Animal: Frogs
🌻 Holiday: Christmas
🌻 Breakfast Foods: Eggs
🌻 Scent: Coffee
🌻 Weather: Clear and sunny

Miscellaneous
🌻 Birthdate: June 22, 1994 (Cancer)
🌻 The only Garu/Wind user in the IT group, back up healer, buffer/debuffer
🌻 Good sense of direction
🌻 Handwriting: legible
🌻 Writing is brief and short, but also has a lot of scribbles like he kept messing up
🌻 Good at music, kind of terrible at every other subject but it's mostly due to lack of trying
🌻 Actually likes puzzles, can solve a rubix cube
🌻 Is kind of frugal, but is also willing to spend on others
🌻 Has various little scars on his hands and wrists due to accidentally nicking himself a lot when first learning to use kunai and knives
🌻 Has a "lightning" scar (aka a Lichtenberg figure) on his shoulder that stretches down his upper arm from a particularly nasty zio spell that wasn't healed in time
🌻 Yosuke spends every 4/15 quietly mourning the death of Saki Konishi. It gets easier every year, but he doesn't want to forget about her.
🌻 Can make cherry knots with his tongue.

Some info taken directly from his wiki page

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Permissions

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 19:05:48 GMT

Backtagging: Yes
Threaddropping: Yes, just let me know beforehand
Threadhopping: Yes
Fourthwalling: No
Assumed CR: Yes, just let me know beforehand

Hugging this character: Yes, although he'll be awkward about it
Kissing this character: Not unless you're dating him
Flirting with this character: Yes, but he will get flustered, especially if you're a guy
Fighting with this character: Yes
Injuring this character: Yes, but let's also discuss beforehand
Killing this character: No
Shipping: Yes, but it might take some time, girls preferred but I'm not against him figure out he's not as straight as he claims, it'll just be a slowburn if you're male
Kinks: None for now

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Sat, 10 Aug 2019 19:01:07 GMT

Yosuke Hanamura

Yo! Please leave a message, thanks!
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Empatheias Application

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:14:49 GMT

⌈ PLAYER SECTION ⌉
Player: Amanda
Contact: ravenclawed
Age: 30+
Current Characters: None

⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character: Yosuke Hanamura
Age: 18
Canon: Persona 4 Golden
Canon Point: Post-True Ending Epilogue

Background: Here

Personality: The Magician is often known as the best friend, the right hand man, and/or the second in command. Often viewed as the immature and perverted type but also those who take action and initiative, those that have an unfailing determination. Yosuke has these in spades and more. Especially with the game's theme about acceptance and seeking the truth. The acceptance is important as it's not in the usual way most stories tell this theme, but in a way where you accept the situation you are in even if you don't necessarily like it but you make the best of it as you can. However, unlike the others in the Investigation Team, his learning of acceptance wasn't due to any outside societal pressures but more that it was himself he needed to accept.

That isn't to say there isn't any outside pressure at all, obviously. He's the "Prince of Junes", he has to mind his manners so he doesn't reflect badly on his family and by extension, Junes. Even when the townspeople speak ill of him and his family, he's good at saving face and keeping up the good PR. Because he has to. Although make no mistake, Yosuke is a good kid, it's just that part of it is because he has to be, which often leads him to being a bit of a pushover. The other employees treat him like dirt, often going to him with complaints or sometimes even not coming into work at all, forcing him to scramble to get someone to cover and often asking the Protagonist at the last moment. However, that isn't the only reason Yosuke is seen being nice.

Yosuke is incredibly lonely. He's terrified of being alone especially after losing the admittedly shallow bonds he had with his friends back in the city. Ever since he moved to Inaba, which he already viewed as too small and boring, he hoped he could at least stay in touch with his only connection to the city. Spoiler: they don't keep in touch with him at all. So, he continues to try and save face, often overcompensating which leads to a bad case of Foot in Mouth syndrome and coming across as annoying, a jerk, and often a pervert due to some of things he says or does such as entering the girls in a beauty pageant they can't back out of (although he didn't know about that last bit, to be fair). Even he's aware that he's a pain in the ass sometimes too. But he desperately wants attention. He wants friends. Also, being in the boonies means he now has a lot of time on his hands considering he had no friends and nothing really to do outside of Junes, which in turn allowed him to reflect on said loneliness and the fact that he believes he doesn't really matter, that he's just this mediocre kid with a boring life. This all comes to a head when facing his Shadow, who reveals just what he's afraid to show others. That he's bored and lonely, that he's pretending to be nice and carefree, wearing a fake smile so no one can see how insecure he really is.

But, as mentioned before, Yosuke is a nice and kind individual once you get past the insecurities and lack of a filter (and let's face it, all the characters are little shits sometimes, he's not unique in this, even the Protag!). He realizes this himself and throughout the course of his social link, he begins to see that he doesn't need to be special or feel like he needs to overcompensate to try and make friends. He just needed to gain the confidence in himself to realize that even if he was mediocre, he can support others and vice versa, and that they'll still want his company. He wanted friends and he got friends and even if he does show his bad side to them, they won't hate him for it. He grows from being this insecure kid to someone whom you can rely on. He's the one who even allowed Teddie to live with him, the only one to offer actually, despite knowing how much the bear can annoy him at times.

Not mention, Yosuke can be really good at deduction and he has incredible insight. The whole game really wouldn't have happened had he not figured out Saki's murder was tied to the Midnight Channel and pushed to continue investigating, especially after their first time falling in by accident. He discusses things about the case with the protagonist the most, he's literally the second in command as well and there's a reason that the game often has the protagonist thanking Yosuke. He's his partner and he'll always have his back. Despite his pushover tendencies, it does stem from a need to feel needed, to want to help because he likes it. He likes feeling needed. He just genuinely likes to help, to try to make the best out of the situation at hand. He's a reliable guy and everyone knows it.

Yosuke Hanamura was very much a insecure teenager with worries about his future, his appearance in a town that basically hated him and his family, with no friends and terrified of loneliness and mediocrity. But by the end of the game, he's a young man with the self-confidence in both himself and his friends to ensure that he lives his life to the fullest, to love the town of Inaba, and to make sure that the protagonist knows he's his friend - his partner - and nothing, not even distance, is going to change that.

Abilities: Yosuke is able to call up a Persona, the physical manifestation of his soul. His persona is Takehaya Susano-O. With his persona, Yosuke is both the back-up healer and the team's buffer/debuffer along with being the only Garu (wind magic) user of the group. His healing is only back up because he can only cast up to Diarama, however with Takehaya Susano-O specifically, he can also cast Youthful Wind which moderately restores the whole party's HP along with buffing them with an increase in evasion and hit rate for 3 turns. His Persona also has the ability to play an epic guitar riff because why not? Dancing All Night is considered 100% canon.

Yosuke is known as having the highest amount of agility in the group, being the fastest and largely being the one to have the first shot during every battle. He generally uses uses dual-wielding weapons such as kunai, knives, and even wrenches ~~or trout or corn on the cob~~ along with using lots of acrobatic moves, sometimes even to summon his persona. This all makes sense given his initial Persona, Jiraiya, is a disco ninja frog using the motifs of the things Yosuke loves: Music, sentai, and cool robots among other things. It's essentially his idea of a superhero. And both Susano-O and Takehaya Susano-O are no exception.

He also has the uncanny ability to be able to fight while listening to music and responding to orders from the protagonist, it's rare to see him without his headphones and they're always on when the fight starts. Of course, it also helps that he's actually a surprisingly good dancer despite his clumsiness, which makes sense given his high agility state.

Alignment: Aiada; Yosuke's Social Link arc in particular reveals that he struggled with being jealous of the protagonist but also grows to appreciate both Inaba itself and his friends within it.

Other: As of Dancing All Night, Yosuke's Persona has reverted to Jiraiya. The Arena games explained that this is due to lack of use, but Takehaya Susano-O is still there once Yosuke decides to use his Persona more often.

⌈ SAMPLE SECTION ⌉

General Sample: Here and Here

Emotion Sample: While it was probably very cliche, working in some sort of retail environment was also just too familiar for Yosuke to pass up. At least for now. Besides, he needed to start making money and essentially fending for himself now that he was in a world without his parents. There were adults here, but they were strangers. It was scary to think about, but having his Persona be the calming presence in the back of his mind helped tremendously with his anxiety.

Not that it was 100% foolproof. Because of course his abysmal luck had to strike when he least expected it.

He had been stocking some books at a used bookstore, he at least was trying to keep away from any Junes style stores for now, when the title of a book caught his eyes. It was just some fantasy book (fantasy for a world like this, anyway) about kids needing to save the world and learn new powers to do so. But just the little summary alone had him feeling homesick. He blinked in confusion when a sudden drop of water hit the cover.

"Huh?" More appeared and before he knew it, there was a downpour! The bookkeeper squawked at him to get out before he ruined the book and Yosuke was only eager to oblige because he just didn't want to be wet! He realized them that the rain was following him and once he was outside, he just stood there in a rather pathetic huddle as he was just rained on from his own personal cloud. "What the hell?!"

He took a step back and promptly slipped, falling right on his ass with a harsh grunt. But, it distracted him from his homesickness long enough for the rain to finally ebb to the point that all that remained was an angry storm cloud above him.

'I know you used to be Susano-O but this is ridiculous, Jiraiya!'

All he got was a heavily confused emotion that matched his own and he groaned in his wet little heap on the ground. The book keeper finally came out when it looked like the storm passed and held out a towel for him. Yosuke took it with an embarrassed blush. "S-Sorry..."

"Don't worry about it, kiddo. Most of the books were saved. I'll make you some tea, that should make you feel better."

His eyebrows went up a little but the relieved smile that broke out on his face dispersed the last of the cloud. "Thanks, sir."

Questions: None

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INFO

OOC

NAME Yosuke Hanamura
CANON Persona 4
CANON POINT True Ending; Post-Dancing All Night

INFO link
MOONBLESSING Sanguis

AGE 17 18
DOB 6/22/1994
SPECIES human
GENDER male
APPEARANCE link
HEIGHT 5'9"
BUILD thin
HAIR dyed fawn brown
EYES brown
VOICE link
FEATURES callouses and little scars on his hands and tips of his fingers from handling his weapons and guitar respectively.

PLAYER Amanda
TIMEZONE PST
CONTACT mossflower#4962, mossflowered

HUGGING
yes
KISSING
yes
FLIRTING
yes
ROMANCE
yes
SEX
maybe/yes
FIGHTING
yes
INJURY
yes
DEATH
no
MIND-READING
no
MANIPULATION
ask first
OTHER
TBD.

BACKTAGGING
yes
THREADHOPPING
yes - pls let me know first
FOURTHWALLING
no
CRAU
yes
OFF-LIMITS
TBD
OTHER
He hates fish and can't eat tofu

OPT IN
Please comment to this post if you are okay with threading sexual themes or scenarios with this character.

KINKLIST

FAVORITE

YES

MAYBE

Praise
Clothed Sex
Kissing
Handjobs (Giving & Receiving)

Multiple Orgasms
Sexual Exhaustion
Edging
Double Penetration
Begging
Height difference
Roughness
Oral (Giving & Receiving)
Crossdressing
Biting

Humiliation
Public Humiliation
Dub-Con
Bondage
Violence
Knotting

Death
Non-Con
Gore
Scat
Watersports
Vore
Mind Control/Torture

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Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:18:40 GMT

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Prismatic Application

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:21:24 GMT

▶ PLAYER
HANDLE: Amanda
CONTACT: ravenclawed
OVER 18? Yes
CHARACTERS IN-GAME: n/a

▶ CHARACTER
NAME: Yosuke Hanamura
CANON: Persona 4
CANON POINT: Day after Souji leaves; True Ending
AGE: 17
BACKGROUND: Here

PERSONALITY: The Magician is often known as the best friend, the right hand man, and/or the second in command. Often viewed as the immature and perverted type but also those who take action and initiative, those that have an unfailing determination. Yosuke has these in spades and more. Especially with the game's theme about acceptance and seeking the truth. The acceptance is important as it's not in the usual way most stories tell this theme, but in a way where you accept the situation you are in even if you don't necessarily like it but you make the best of it as you can. However, unlike the others in the Investigation Team, his learning of acceptance wasn't due to any outside societal pressures but more that it was himself he needed to accept.

That isn't to say there isn't any outside pressure at all, obviously. He's the "Prince of Junes", he has to mind his manners so he doesn't reflect badly on his family and by extension, Junes. Even when the townspeople speak ill of him and his family, he's good at saving face and keeping up the good PR. Because he has to. Although make no mistake, Yosuke is a good kid, it's just that part of it is because he has to be, which often leads him to being a bit of a pushover. The other employees treat him like dirt, often going to him with complaints or sometimes even not coming into work at all, forcing him to scramble to get someone to cover and often asking the Protagonist at the last moment. However, that isn't the only reason Yosuke is seen being nice.

Yosuke is incredibly lonely. He's terrified of being alone especially after losing the admittedly shallow bonds he had with his friends back in the city. Ever since he moved to Inaba, which he already viewed as too small and boring, he hoped he could at least stay in touch with his only connection to the city. Spoiler: they don't keep in touch with him at all. So, he continues to try and save face, often overcompensating which leads to a bad case of Foot in Mouth syndrome and coming across as annoying, a jerk, and often a pervert due to some of things he says or does such as entering the girls in a beauty pageant they can't back out of (although he didn't know about that last bit, to be fair). Even he's aware that he's a pain in the ass sometimes too. But he desperately wants attention. He wants friends. Also, being in the boonies means he now has a lot of time on his hands considering he had no friends and nothing really to do outside of Junes, which in turn allowed him to reflect on said loneliness and the fact that he believes he doesn't really matter, that he's just this mediocre kid with a boring life. This all comes to a head when facing his Shadow, who reveals just what he's afraid to show others. That he's bored and lonely, that he's pretending to be nice and carefree, wearing a fake smile so no one can see how insecure he really is.

But, as mentioned before, Yosuke is a nice and kind individual once you get past the insecurities and lack of a filter (and let's face it, all the characters are little shits sometimes, he's not unique in this, even the Protag!). He realizes this himself and throughout the course of his social link, he begins to see that he doesn't need to be special or feel like he needs to overcompensate to try and make friends. He just needed to gain the confidence in himself to realize that even if he was mediocre, he can support others and vice versa, and that they'll still want his company. He wanted friends and he got friends and even if he does show his bad side to them, they won't hate him for it. He grows from being this insecure kid to someone whom you can rely on. He's the one who even allowed Teddie to live with him, the only one to offer actually, despite knowing how much the bear can annoy him at times.

Not mention, Yosuke can be really good at deduction and he has incredible insight. The whole game really wouldn't have happened had he not figured out Saki's murder was tied to the Midnight Channel and pushed to continue investigating, especially after their first time falling in by accident. He discusses things about the case with the protagonist the most, he's literally the second in command as well and there's a reason that the game often has the protagonist thanking Yosuke. He's his partner and he'll always have his back. Despite his pushover tendencies, it does stem from a need to feel needed, to want to help because he likes it. He likes feeling needed. He just genuinely likes to help, to try to make the best out of the situation at hand. He's a reliable guy and everyone knows it.

Yosuke Hanamura was very much a insecure teenager with worries about his future, his appearance in a town that basically hated him and his family, with no friends and terrified of loneliness and mediocrity. But by the end of the game, he's a young man with the self-confidence in both himself and his friends to ensure that he lives his life to the fullest, to love the town of Inaba, and to make sure that the protagonist knows he's his friend - his partner - and nothing, not even distance, is going to change that.

POWERS/ABILITIES: Yosuke is able to call up a Persona, the physical manifestation of his soul. His persona is Takehaya Susano-O. With his persona, Yosuke is both the back-up healer and the team's buffer/debuffer along with being the only Garu (wind magic) user of the group. His healing is only back up because he can only cast up to Diarama, however with Takehaya Susano-O specially, he can also cast Youthful Wind which moderately restores the whole party's HP along with buffing them with an increase in evasion and hit rate for 3 turns.

Yosuke is known as having the highest amount of agility in the group, being the fastest and largely being the one to have the first shot during every battle. He generally uses uses dual-wielding weapons such as kunai, knives, and even wrenches ~~or trout or corn on the cob~~ along with using lots of acrobatic moves, sometimes even to summon his persona. This all makes sense given his initial Persona, Jiraiya, is a disco ninja frog using the motifs of the things Yosuke loves: Music, sentai, and cool robots among other things. It's essentially his idea of a superhero. And both Susano-O and Takehaya Susano-O are no exception.

He also has the uncanny ability to be able to fight while listening to music and responding to orders from the protagonist, it's rare to see him without his headphones and they're always on when the fight starts.

INVENTORY:

-Orange framed glasses capable of seeing through fog
-Casual winter clothes
-A pair of Music Technica ATH-EF11 headphones connected to a MP3 player
-A flip phone
-2 Kunai

MOONBLESSING: Cordis

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