What is a Persona ?

Each party member has a Persona.the manifestation of one's true self, that they can use in battle. Each has its own unique Skills, and a specific set of strengths and weaknesses to certain attacks. Personas gain experience from battle and learn new Skills as they gain levels. The Personas of the other members will transform to a more powerful form after completing that member's Social Link. The protagonist has the unique "Wild Card" ability, allowing him to carry multiple Personas and switch between them during battle, giving the player access to different sets of Skills. Outside of battle, the player can access the Velvet Room, where new Personas can be created. In Persona Fusion, two or more Personas can be fused to create a new one; the new Persona will inherit a certain number of combat skills from the Personas used to fuse it. Like Social Links, each Persona is of one of the Major Arcana. Creating Persona with the same Arcana as an established Social Link will grant the Persona a creation bonus; the higher a Social Link's rank, the greater the bonus will be.