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The social aspect of Persona games is what many people love about it, and inPersona 3 Portable, we had some pretty memorable characters filling those roles. When it comes to the Magician arcana, you’ll find that represented by two different characters: Kenji Tomochika for the male protagonist, and SEES teammate Junpei Iori for the female protagonist.
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Your social link with your two schoolmates see both of these ladies’ men trying to land girlfriends, going about it inverydifferent ways. For help maxing your Magician social link with either Kenji Tomochika or Junpei Iori in P3P, read on ahead.
This guide may contain spoilers for the plot of Persona 3 Portable.
How To Unlock The Magician Social Link
When playing Persona 3 as the male protagonist, your Social Link for the Magician arcana will beKenji Tomochika.
If you’ve gone for the female protagonist for P3P instead, then you’ll be spending time withJunpei Ioriinstead.
Regardless of which boy is filling the role, the Magician social linkbegins automaticallyon4/23.
No matter if it’s Kenji or Junpei, be sure to bring aPersona of the Magician arcanawhen you hang out with them.
You earn a bonus affinity point for each good answer just for having a matching Persona in your stock!
“I get all geeked up when I eat here.”
“I agree with you.”
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“Shut up and eat.”
“So, can you, like, go into Yukari-san’s room and stuff?”
“Of course.”
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“That’s a secret.”
“When it comes to women, I like them to be older than me. What about you?”
“I like older women.”
“I like girls my age.”
“I like them all.”
“Tch! Dude, I’m so sick of this…”
“What, ramen?”
“What, school?”
“What, life?”
3
“Well, (Protagonist), that settles it. I’m gonna get myself a girlfriend!”
“You can’t do it.”
“Go for it.”
Points Earned With A Matching Persona
“Hey, thanks for coming, man. Can you wait here for a sec?”
“I’m gonna go ask Ms. Kanou out right now!”
“Good luck.”
“Don’t do it.”
“Yeah, good-looking people are just attracted to one another. It’s like they’re meant to be together.”
“… Oh, really!?”
“I agree.”
“Good-looking… ?”
“Sorry, man. I’ll have to pass.”
“I mean, getting into college is more important than hanging out, right? Don’t you think about the future?”
“I have 30-year goals.”
“Yeah, more than you do.”
“The future is the past.”
“sigh I can’t eat…”
Ask what’s wrong
Eat his food
“I saw a magazine on Emiri’s coffee table. Guess what it was called…”
“So, whaddaya think, (Protagonist)?”
“That’s great. Congrats!”
“You’re rushing things.”
“H-Hey, man… S-Sorry I asked you to come here… I, um… Oh, never mind.”
“Spit it out.”
“Are you in trouble?”
“Emiri is being transferred to a school in Kyushu… Wh-What should I do, dude?”
“You should go with her.”
“You should talk to her.”
“That’s your problem.”
What will you do?
Leave him be
Strike up a conversation
Steal his egg
“Man, hanging out with you is never boring! But, that being said, I want a girlfriend, dude.”
Look disappointed
Cheer him on
Offer to hook him up
“But, what I DO know is… you’re my friend.”
“Is this the same subject?”
Yeah, I’m your friend.""
Phone Hangouts With Kenji
In addition to his ranked hangout scenes, you have an additionalfour chancesto earn bonus affinity towards Kenji’s social link. These will occur on4/26, 5/10, 6/14,and8/26.
“Well, whaddya think? Isn’t that a great plan!?”
“That’s not gonna work.”
“Yeah, it’s perfect!”
“Think of something else.”
“… Do you think I can make her happy?”
“Just do your best.”
“By the way, are you picky about your food?”
“I’m a pretty picky eater.”
“Not at all.”
“I won’t eat certain things.”
8/26 Phone Invite
“Not bad… Not bad at all! But, there are some things you could do to look better…”
“That’s rude.”
“Like what?”
“I don’t care about that.”
“I know someplace that’s really good! It’ll be my treat! C’mon, let’s go!”
“Sweet, let’s go!”
“Man, you’re pushy…”
“Umm… Alright! We’ll have two specials!”
“That sounds good.”
“The special?”
“This is delicious!”
I’ve never had anything like this.""
“You seemed full of energy at school… but I was kind of worried.”
“Is that why you invited me out?”
“Still… Girls and guys livin' in the same dorm, huh? That can’t be good.”
“What are you thinking about?”
“Stop smirking like that.”
“What kind of movie is it?”
“Can we watch something else?”
“C’mon, let’s go in!”
“There are a lot of dudes who envy me because of that…”
“Let them be jealous.”
“It can’t be helped.”
“I’m… sorry?”
“Where do guy friends go?”
“Don’t you go on dates?”
“He probably roasts them all differently using special waters for each type…”
“You know a lot about coffee.”
“You’ve got good taste.”
“Are you making all this up?”
“Oh yeah, what did you order, (Protagonist)?”
“Hot cocoa”
“Herbal tea”
“Haha, it’d be something right out of a manga.”
“Don’t talk about him like that.”
“I’m not interested, though.”
“Maybe I should give it a try, then.”
“… Uh, what do you want to eat?”
“Anything’s fine.”
“That dude’s completely wasted… It’s broad daylight, dammit…”
“Do you think he’s okay?”
“Let’s avoid him.”
“Did something happen, Mister?”
“Junpei, let’s just go.”
“There have to be some parents that their kids would be better off without…”
“… Like your parents?”
“That’s not true!”
“That depends on the person…”
“Thanks for the food!”
“Are you up to something?”
“Did something good happen?”
“What do you mean?”
“Were you worried about me?”
“I think whoever took the pictures was aiming specifically at you.”
“That’s disturbing…”
“How did you find out about it?”
(Kenji) “(Protagonist)-san, mind if we take a picture together?”
(Photography Club President) “Going around…? What photo is it?”
“It’s a picture of me.”
“It’s a picture of PE class.”
“You’re the culprit!”
“I can trust him.”
“I can’t trust him.”
“I’ll try asking my guy friends again, too. Wait right here.”
“I’m counting on you.”
“It’s all right, forget about it.”
“You might be fine now, but you don’t wanna be a tub in ten years, you know?”
“Look who’s talking.”
“I’ll be fine!”
“Shut it, jerk.”
“You’ll be a great man.”
“You’ll turn out okay.”
“I think you’re screwed.”
Junpei mutters as if to himself…
“Your Persona abilities?”
“Your terrible jokes?”
“Your brown-nosing abilities?”
“Probably not.”
“Like, do you ever think about what you can do…?”
“It’s no use thinking about it.”
“Man, I’m sorry. I just can’t figure this homework out by myself…”
“We had homework?”
“I don’t think I can teach you…”
“Ask me anything.”
“Alright, I’m gonna do this today! I’m gonna overcome my fear of math!”
“You’re on fire!”
“You’ll give yourself a headache.”
“Well done!”
“You actually did it.”
“I’m exhausted…”
“I guess… f-friends are important, after all…”
“I think I understand.”
“That’s so not like you.”
“What’re you getting at?”
“What’re you going to do?”
“I’m coming too!”
“Well, I’ve seen his face, so it’s okay. You just leave him to me.”
“You don’t need to do anything.”
“I’ll settle it myself!”
“ensure you get him good.”
“… It’s just a punch.”
“Who did it?”
“Did you get in a fight?”
“I don’t think there’s going to be any more photos of you going around.”
“You got them back for me?”
“Thank you!”
“I think… this is my first time.”
“First time for what?”
“Getting punched?”
“…..”
“That’s not true.”
“Ugh, I’m no good at this… Where do I start?”
“Start what?”
“Going to confess your love?”
Additional Scenes With Junpei
As one of your teammates, you’ve gotfive additional opportunitiesto earn bonus affinity with Junpei.
These occur whenhe callson4/29, 5/5,and8/5. You can hang out with him at theSummer Festival, and you can also spend some additional time together shortly before the end of the game on1/8.
Points Earned Without A Matching Persona
4/29 Phone Invite
“I bet they’d be shocked if they saw how much you can eat.”
“Meh, like I care.”
“Maybe I should eat less…”
“You got a problem with that?”
5/5 Phone Invite
“I had… a little windfall, you might say, so I’m actually rich for once!”
“Win big at pachinko?”
“Did you win the lottery?”
“Did you find a wallet?”
8/5 Phone Invite
“… Aw man, am I sounding like something out of a shonen manga?”
“I think it’s wonderful.”
“I didn’t hear a thing.”
Summer Festival
“Are you one of those girls who gets excited at festivals and stuff?”
“Of course!”
“Not at all…”
Pick one immediately
Stir them around first
“Could you come with me for a sec?”
“No funny stuff, okay…?”
“Gonna take me to lunch?”
“But now, I wonder if I’m even gonna live long enough to celebrate it…”
“I hope that you will.”
“Like you’d celebrate it.”
“Having second thoughts?”
“Man, we need to do something, and quick.”
“We’re on the case.”
“Everyone’s scared.”
“We’ll always be friends, right? I mean, even after this is all over?”
Ends scene
“More like best friends?”
“Just friends?”
Proceed to next prompt
“Sounds great!”
“Friends? Not lovers…?”
“C-C’mon, that’s not funny…”
“I wasn’t joking…”
“Just messing with you.”
*Wearing a yukata to the Summer Festivaland spending time with Junpei will reward you with+3 affinitytoward Junpei’s social link, regardless of your dialogue choice.
