of the Velvet Room, encourages the protagonist to form Social Links with people, as they will determine his potential in combat. As he works with SEES, the protagonist builds up the Social Link for the Fool Arcana, which symbolizes beginning and infinite possibilities of the journey ahead. When the protagonist decides to spare Ryoji Mochizuki, the Social Link of the Fool Arcana changes into the Judgement Arcana, which symbolizes the end of his journey and looking back at what has transpired this far. The protagonist is an orphan; his parents died ten years prior to the events of Persona 3, which sees him returning to the city he grew up in. In December, the player learns that a Shadow known as "Death" was sealed in the protagonist as a child by Aigis, who was unable to defeat it herself. The Death Shadow was able to lead the protagonist to twelve other greater Shadows; by defeating them, The Appriser was created, a being which summons Nyx to the world to bring about its destruction. SEES battles The Appriser on the roof of Tartarus, but are not able to stop Nyx's descent to Earth. The protagonist enters Nyx and using the power of his accumulated Social Links, seals it away with the "Great Seal"—at the cost of his own self. Other appearances Persona 3 FES extends upon the original game with the introduction of an epilogue called The Answer. These events reveal that the protagonist died after becoming the Great Seal used to seal Nyx away. After being led to the Great Seal, SEES discovers it to be under attack by a creature called Erebus. Although Makoto does not appear in Persona 4 and the sequel Persona 4 Arena, it is revealed in those games Igor's assistant Elizabeth left her position to find a way to rescue the protagonist from his fate as the Great Seal. In the PlayStation Portable port Persona 3 Portable, an option was added to control a female protagonist. He is also featured in several radio dramas that tell new stories related to games. In the manga, the protagonist is named . There, he is portrayed as a quiet teenager who often is tired or drowsy, and likes to eat and cook food. The character also appears in the game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, where he joins forces with the Persona 4 cast to defeat the