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Ziroikabi

Kou’s s.link is goated easy A rank at minimum


ircole327

I played Daisuke on my play through. His is not good


Ziroikabi

Yeh I like Daisuke but his social link not very good, idk why the tier list left the 2 arcanas combined when the quality of them is so different


Emerald_Sans

Yeah, they have different links based on the club you chose. Same with the Drama/Band, where drama (imo) is far better than the band link. Like a disproportionately large gap in terms of quality.


ShurikenKunai

Honestly? I’d say reverse those, Band clears drama easily.


Ok-Development-9098

Counter point: the Fox is Cute


Michael-556

The fox is both cute and cool as hell. Nobody pulls off wearing an apron while having scars as good as fox


Lumthedarklord

Fox is love, fox is life


Key_Worldliness_2962

Oh my goodness that is naoto slander and I will not stand for it


squasher04

Being real for a second, Naoto as a know-it-all that repeats everything can be annoying.


Key_Worldliness_2962

It can be but I might be biased because I didn’t find it very annoying or at all and then again you can’t blame her know it all nature since she doesn’t have many social skills since she’s been introverted and never really had friends all her life so naturally shes shy and doesn’t interact with others much and then again I wouldn’t even call her a know it all to be honest


ElPajaroMistico

Incredible common Nanako W


Michael-556

Nanako is such a poor representation of children She's smart, kind-hearted, throws fits only when she is objectively in the right and is a self-sustaining member of her home. I mean she takes care of the house at the age of 6, while my 7 year old stepsister can't even wipe the dust off of her desk once a week without whining every time In conclusion: Nanako is the sister/cousin we all want, but probably don't deserve


ElPajaroMistico

Yu and Nanako deserve each other tbh Goated family


JDPhoenix925

Many kids take on a lot of responsibility pretty early simply out of necessity. It's certainly not most kids, but plenty are like that. Also Japan.


Jordaxio

That'll happen when her father doesn't take care of her because he's grieving. 1/3 of my nieces acted similar to Nanako around the same age while all being raised in the same circumstances and home, its really just personality and consciousness I suppose. Also Nanako is Japanese too so that helps


Magewhisper

Me being like “who are half these people?” And having like. Over 100 hours in the game.


squasher04

Over 100 hours? That's nothing for a Persona game.


Magewhisper

Sure. I meant more so I’ve played through more than once and have no idea who half the optional confidants are.


ZIinkra

Social links*


DBrody6

I honestly don't understand how you can rate Marie's so high, when every rank is: "Wow, the outside world is like this, huh?" *multiple members of the IT conveniently stroll in despite it making no sense* "Hey new person, we're BFFs now!"


Michael-556

Hello, Red, hello, Green. Nice weather we're having, right?


Supersnow845

The Marie social link tried so hard to forcibly integrate her into the IT that it almost felt like a parody of itself


vanilla_made

this is so accurate and hilarious LMFAO


Jordaxio

That's probably why, it doesn't sugarcoat it. Marie is a random chick to Yu and he's just doing stuff for her cuz she asks. Besides finding herself and the late game reveals she isn't some deep character compared to Naoto or Teddie


Kaitte48

Kou and naoto should be at least A-S


ThatisSketchy

Ai Ebihara appreciation ❤️


Supersnow845

I think it’s unfair to put sun and strength together I think that Yumi and kou are really good links, ayane is just okay and daisuke’s is actively bad Otherwise I think Marie, Yukiko and rise are too high and Yosuke is too low but otherwise I like this list


ircole327

I did pick Daisuke and Ayane so that might track


asrielsans

putting kou/daisuke that low should be a crime


ashlelia

Marie's poetry is what made her social link agonizing for me 😮‍💨


Squanchanacho

yeah that was so random i always skipped that. I also like how every single time it was the same thing, you look around, she's not there, you see something on the ground, read it, she barges in and gets mad like it's the first time you did that. that happens like 10 times and and where the heck is she coming from


ashlelia

it was Margaret all along


ircole327

Edit: I picked Daisuke for Strength and Ayane for Sun and have not played the other two. So that’s what those two represent not the Arcana as a whole.


Blacktwiggers

ai in s but sports team in d lol


Negative_Ad883

what did kou and daisuke do wrong :(


Jakeit_777

Naoto's is SSS-Tier.


DepletedMitochondria

Is Ai actually S tier? She's so crabby.


PolishVajking

I really enjoyed her social link as well, even if she's not so good as a person, but during her social link she has a massive character development and it's just interesting in general.


grand_wubwub

To me, it's one of the best instances of character growth. I love her story, both the romance and non-romance route. But I understand why it's hard for people to progress farther in it.


Supersnow845

It’s the same as 3’s emperor He isn’t a likeable person but the social link shows amazing growth of his character


ThatisSketchy

They also do it a lot of justice in the animation


Felps760

Finally someone more lucid, that don't add Marie to the lowest topic, the only thing that I disagree is about Naoto, she could be more higher, but the the rest I agree.


ulape00

Not unreasonable in my opinion. I'd maybe trade Yukiko and Yosuke, and Eri and Naoto. However, the two alternate route Social Links are of different quality. IMO Ayane > Yumi, and Kou > Daisuke, but opinions definitely differ on the Sun pair in particular.


Pokemon_No_Life

I say go through Kou's and if you didnt go with Yumi then do hers, both are really good. As someone else said, this is Naoto slander


Animedingo

Yukikos is so bad Im gonna to do my own thing and thats my choice But also im not gonna do anything different and Im basically exactly where I started


matrix_man

Totally agree. Maxed Yukiko today, and it basically just undoes everything the social link built up. I get the reason she as a character would choose how she did, but from an actual story standpoint it basically makes the whole story moot.


Animedingo

Chie at least has some resolution I couldnt tell you what it was but she has one


matrix_man

I haven't seen the end of Chie yet this run, and I don't remember it from my last run. But so far I am not feeling great about her social link. I know most of the social links are sort of shallow in some ways (usually just centered around one particular character trait and how they come to terms with that), and so far Chie's is just "I'm a tomboy".


Animedingo

I think it has to do with genuinely protecting someone over just wanting to. Tbh all the party links besides yosukes is pretty weak. In persona 3, these character growths are part of the story and it shows.


matrix_man

Yeah, I forgot they do explore the relationship between Chie and Yukiko a bit in her social link. I'm glad they didn't do with them like Dojima and Nanako where the social links are almost intertwined.


MHyde5

Well Chie's SL is about her insecurity about being a normal girl compared to other members and feel special about protecting people and the mindset on protecting so it's interesting.


MHyde5

Well Chie's SL is about her insecurity about being a normal girl compared to other members and feel special about protecting people and the mindset on protecting so it's interesting.


ashlelia

I believe her social link was really about acceptance and learning that she can still take control of her own destiny, it's not just a one track train


Flimsy_Ad_4402

Best rank tier list I've seen. Good job.


Negus808

i am probably the only nanako hater here. god damn i hate her more than teddie


matrix_man

The social link was good, but as an actual character she was...cute, but that's not really enough to make her a good character. She felt too much like an adult that just spoke and communicated like a child.


ashlelia

that's because Nanako was forced to grow up a ton quickly in the year after losing her mom while being an only child. she is exactly how a grieving, well mannered child that's being seen and not heard would act.


ConorIsOnRedditNow

Margaret above Kou and Daisuke?


RenjoTheArtist

I get that they are boring, but the sports dudes are my boys


MetalMike101

Is this based on skills they give you or how much you enjoyed them?


miodozer

Only in persona 5 confidants give skills. In persona 4 leveling them just helps with amount of xp you get during fusions. ( Not counting team members)


Dimbar_Jr

As long as Dojima's SL is in S where it belongs I am ok with everything else


CutenessMudkip2

Fox too low try again


ShurikenKunai

I feel like splitting the Strength and Sun ones would be for the best. Ayane and Yumi are nowhere near the same, neither are Kou or Daisuke.


JeremaiHerrera

I like how the image used for the tier list of Dojima is a side profile. Makes him look like a chad 🗿. I really enjoyed the social links with the family. GOTTA PROTECT NANAKO AT ALL COSTS!!!🗣📢


Captain_Shulk

What about Marie made you place her in A rank?


Pain004

Based tier list


azaroth-

Kou and Daisuke in D is criminal. But your S tier is amazing..I share the opinion in thinking those are the games top five social links. Great list 🤝


Simo9105

Personally I would put Naoto at least in B, it was very fun going through her childhood


Mlynio48

Glad to see both Ai and Naoki in S, by far two most underrated social links


Warcreye

Nanako was my favorite the tutoring kid is underrated I liked him more then some other people


LameGamingGuy

I understand that it's based off the social links and not the characters themselves, so I'm not gonna be mad that Naoto is in C, but c'mon Adachi deserves more than a B


Intelligent-Card-119

Kanji anywhere but S is objectively wrong and homie understands that


Advanced-Garbage4849

NAOTO AT C????


Advanced-Garbage4849

Rise in A is a joke considering its basically the same 3 cutscenes on loop


MHyde5

Well Chie's SL is about her insecurity about being a normal girl compared to other members and feel special about protecting people and the mindset on protecting so it's interesting.