A Playstation 2 RPG and part of the [[Persona]] series of the [i][[Shin Megami Tensei]][/i] franchise, released 10 July 2008 in Japan, 9 December 2008 in North America and 13 March 2009 in Europe.

The game follows a [[Narukami Yuu|high school junior]] who, due to his parents' work overseas, moves from the city to the rural town of Inaba to live for a year with his uncle and local policeman [[Doujima Ryoutarou]] and his six-year-old daughter Nanako. With his new friends from the local high school, he investigates a series of inexplicable murders and the truth about a TV channel that only appears during midnight, armed with Personas, materialized aspects of their personalities.

Received a enhanced port on the [[Playstation Vita]], and later [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X]] and S and [[Nintendo Switch]], entitled [i][[Persona 4 the Golden]][/i]. It is set in the same universe as its predecessor, [[Persona 3]]. A fighting game, [[Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena]], also acts as a direct sequel to the game.

Another spinoff is the novel [[Persona X Detective]], taking place 1 year after the events of Persona 4.

h4. Main Characters

* [[Narukami Yuu]]
* [[Hanamura Yousuke]]
* [[Satonaka Chie]]
* [[Amagi Yukiko]]
* [[Tatsumi Kanji]]
* [[Kuma (persona 4)|]] (Teddie)
* [[Kujikawa Rise]]
* [[Shirogane Naoto]]

h4. Social Links

* [[Doujima Nanako]]
* [[Doujima Ryoutarou]]
* [[Nagase Daisuke]]
* [[Ichijou Kou]]
* [[Konishi Naoki]]
* [[Ebihara Ai]]
* [[Ozawa Yumi]]
* [[Matsunaga Ayane]]
* [[Minami Eri]]
* [[Nakajima Shu]]
* [[Uehara Sayoko]]
* [[Kuroda Hisano]]
* [[Kitsune (Persona 4)|]] (Fox)
* [[Margaret (Persona)|]]

h6. [[Persona 4 the Golden]] exclusive

* [[Adachi Tooru]]
* [[Marie (Persona 4)|]]

h4. Other Characters

* [[Namatame Tarou]]
* [[Yamano Mayumi]]
* [[Konishi Saki]]
* [[Kubo Mitsuo]]
* [[Morooka Kinshirou]]
* [[Kashiwagi Noriko]]
* [[Ootani Hanako]]
* [[Master Daidara]]
* [[Shiroku Store Owner]]
* [[Igor (Persona)|]]
* [spoiler][[Izanami (persona)|]][/spoiler]

h4. Personas

* [[Izanagi (Persona 4)|]]
** [[Izanagi no Okami]]
* [[Tomoe (Persona 4)|]]
** [[Suzuka Gongen]]
* [[Jiraiya (Persona 4)|]]
** [[Susanoo (Persona)|Susano'o]]
* [[Konohana Sakuya]]
** [[Amaterasu (Persona)|]]
* [[Kintoki-Douji (Persona 4)|]]
** [[Kamui-Moshiri (Persona)|]]
* [[Take-Mikazuchi]]
** [[Rokuten Maou (Persona 4)|]]
* [[Himiko (Persona 4)|]]
** [[Kanzeon (Persona 4)|]]
* [[Sukuna-Hikona (Persona 4)|]]
** [[Yamato Takeru (Persona)|]]
* [spoiler][[Magatsu Izanagi]][/spoiler]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Persona_4
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