Chidori Boss Fight & Junpei's resolution - Persona 3 Reload

[@honestlyboringperson]

It’s ironic. Chidori’s persona is Medea, a woman who gave everything to a man only to be betrayed in the end, but Chidori gives her life to Junpei but he stays faithful to her and never abandons her.

[@akzester]

It kinda helps that Junpei's Persona is not Jason, the guy who just got the wrong end of both his patron goddess Hera and his wife by cheating on her. He paid a heavy price for his infidelity with his and his mistress' deaths.

[@CarlosSilva-bh4bi]

Also, she also gets betrayed by another man she gave all to, who is this? Simple, that fucking revolver Jesus

[@brenwan2190]

Junpei solos Jason lol

[@gzapray7203]

This is why Junpei's the best boy.

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

Hermes is the one who brings one’s soul to the underworld, and Hermes Hermes Trismegistus, or just Trismegistus, is quoted as the founder and pioneer of alchemy, which seeks to find immortality. The woman who gave up everything, embracing the father of the search for immortality, who will carry her to a life beyond her death.

[@rayjinflo]

Whoever programmed that controller vibration when he shakes her messed with my emotions

[@micahingram8625]

No actually that just made it hurt worse

[@ChiangKai-Shrek]

Dammit! I should've played with a controller instead of Keyboard and Mouse!

[@Philosophical24]

On god bruh that’s when the tears started rolling

[@axceljulio5747]

Zeno Robinson's voice acting in this sequence is just top notch. The way he shouts that "Burn in Hell!" is so frickin raw!

[@jonathanrhodes4547]

When I close my eyes, all I hear is Hunter from TOH.

[@matthewtamez5069]

I genuinely wonder how many takes that took. That was such a perfect take. Also, to be honest, I did not know that was Zeno Robinson until this exact moment. Knocked it out of the park as Hunter, so I'm happy to see him in more things.

[@RenniganEagle]

And all i hear is hawks from mha​@@jonathanrhodes4547

[@cgaminganims7046]

Junpei screamed so hard it gave me an ad

[@justaboiz5452]

💀💀

[@rocrod430]

Zeno absolutely KILLED this scene goddamn Shit had me tearing up, I KNOW his throat was hurting after this scene

[@loganthevillager9176]

I’ve heard more intense screaming from both Zeno and Aleks. But yeah. Facts here, man.

[@PatronOfTea]

Same 😭 And now I am rewatching the scene so I can cry more

[@ZakMilz]

Junpei''s va deserves the va of the year award at this year's game awards because he knocked it out of the park. Edit: Reload didn't get nominated for a single thing 😢

[@slimballs9650]

Everyone did! Even Saab!

[@pchavez8833]

For real. This scene got me choked up. Absolutely amazing voice acting by Zeno.

[@aidanwhite5444]

Pun very intended also. But all jokes aside you’re totally right. Zeno and Vic did those writers so much justice. And this story.

[@flipf615]

va of the year LOL!!! good joke kid!

[@KingdomKeyJT]

I agree for now but the year just started. Gotta let other VA’s cook.

[@moneycalled]

as soon as she fell back and junpei catches her immediately started sobbing my eyes out through the rest of that cutscene. the most painful part was that i already knew that this was gonna happen, but holy shit this just hit a thousand times harder than the original

[@boqk]

This scene will always make me ball my eyes out and the fact that they animated and added even more to the scene is truly phenomenal. It also has the best resolution in the entire series. Junpei’s voice acting, motivations, development and persona fusion are top tier in every way. It’s now cemented itself as my favorite scene in any persona game and I don’t think that’ll ever change.

[@cocoabeanzwantstopuzzle]

He’s Persona 3’s, and maybe all of Persona’s (not so sure about that one because I haven’t played all the games), best boy. He’s wonderful, I love him.

[@icecube9765]

that what made P3's awakenings much more memorable cause theyre tied to the story

[@DoctorWu23]

Junpei is far and away the best “bro” character, if only because he serves a purpose beyond being just the gag doofus that makes the Hero look cooler.

[@bloonpopper79]

I actually thought this scene was funny. It was so cliche and over the top. The whole; "I love you", dying in his arms with him screaming and it pans to the moon. I couldn't help but chuckle at it. I really couldn't take it seriously. Can't fault a remake of a game released in 2006 for reeking of 2006 though.

[@DoctorWu23]

@@bloonpopper79 that’s cool bro

[@DatOrangeNinja]

Junpei is so awesome that he manages to hit someone who repels fire. 🔥

[@youraveragesub]

bro canonically learns fire break

[@antonpostcard]

Well, his Blaze of Life ignores resistance. I guess they accounted Jin's repel fire and made it this way for clearing a plot hole

[@figgot1571]

In the manga, Junpei was literally roasting Takaya and Jin alive and would have burnt them to a crisp if not for Yukari

[@mystery8820]

@@figgot1571 I'm not surprised Junpei was gonna straight up end Takaya and Jin personally.

[@7evan]

I like to believe he sets off all the grenades Jin has lmao

[@Psycho_Psy]

Akihiko's new voice actor really puts POWER into his emotional lines holy heck

[@you-5-iver804]

Liam O Brien is still better. He sounds more realistic in a good way.

[@Psycho_Psy]

@@you-5-iver804 I definitely like Liam's casual lines a lot better

[@multiforme_ingegno]

I can't understand the criticism towards his performance tbh

[@ts9937]

​@@multiforme_ingegno People hate change ig

[@jaxingoff6245]

@@you-5-iver804This is the one time I think Alejandro did a better job than Liam

[@jorgediegorodriguezleiva37]

No matter if is Original, Fes, Portable, Movie or Reload, this part always hurt a lot, especially the scream Junpei's Va gives on Reload it feels genuily anger, and Living with determination is a stab on the heart. I'm crying

[@theimpersonator7086]

This was another scene I really wanted to see with the announcement of 3R. Probably my favorite or tied for my favorite non protag awakening in Modern Persona. Junpei has such a incredible character arc in the game, going from a immature and arrogant teenager who wants to be significant to Da Man. Zeno Robinson absolutely killed it in this scene, and as Junpei in general. Stellar recast.

[@solaris619]

Everybody is talking about how the VA's performance on the screams is phenomenal, and I agree, but that "BURN IN HELL" actually had me screaming right alongside Junpei bro. I will admit Jin getting cart wheeled like 3 times into a wall in OG P3 was fucking hilarious (I watched the og version of this scene after seeing it in reload) , but still. Junpei is like my favorite character in this game atm (just got passed this scene.) Hope he doesn't die!

[@neoguderp8279]

16:01 6'0 girlfriend vs 5'11 boyfriend

[@yokai59loi36]

The best part is that Medea isn't standing straight. Hermes is.

[@hikaru2355]

No te pases de qlero- JAHSKAJAKAJAKCD

[@ひきこもりi]

the best kinda relationship

[@Verdugo_Arulaq]

We love tall queens and short kings here

[@warlordofbritannia]

Goddamn, that “BURN IN HELL!” is just so raw.

[@muchluck7981]

One of the few things from the portable games they kept

[@night104]

Zeno Robinson did such a good job.

[@Connowot387]

Reminded me of Hunter from the Owl House. There is more but spoiler territory. If that Revolver SOB Takaya said the same thing about Flapjack, Hunter would be pissed and do the same thing.

[@swilliams2386]

For how good the voice acting in this game is, this was phenomenal.

[@SpectralNapper]

Okay, gotta say junpei and chidoris persona fusing is still kind of cool. Man accomplished persona fusion without using the velvet room or being a wildcard.

[@redcoma100]

Okay first off. Who is cutting onions by me & second. Love that they showed Junpei & Chidori's personas combined together to make Junpei's ultimate Persona. Just like in P5r 3rd tier personas.

[@dbfan199]

Actually this was an adaptation of the same thing that happened in Portable Medea and hermes fuse in that one too. And I'm so glad it did. it's so awsome.

[@matthewtamez5069]

That makes it twice that Zeno Robinson has voiced someone who was brought back from the dead by someone they loved.

[@kidprime6863]

What was the first time?

[@matthewtamez5069]

@@kidprime6863 He played Hunter in The Owl House, where after being mortally wounded, someone he loved sacrificed their own life energy to save him, dying in the process.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

@@matthewtamez5069 Wait, what? I was reminded of that scene watching this!!! Wow....

[@XAlisterGamezX]

Dude this still hurts when you rewatch it, so much emotions for this scene 😭.

[@meat2265]

Man, the amount of gut punches in reload have been real. They really captured each scene really well.

[@blazingphoenix1000]

I really gotta give props to the new voice cast they did such a great job maintaining the personality’s of the characters and I loved that they brought the old cast back to voice other characters in the game.

[@gerardoantoniozerpachacin6580]

All death scenes in Reload are so much painful than in the original, Shinjiro and Chidori's death scenes are so much better and painful, the flashbacks that Junpei had for her and seeing him cry and screaming.😭😭

[@Debloko666]

Hmm... i wished they kept the fact the sketchbook has many drawings of Jumpei, instead of only one as we see in Reload.

[@aidanfaller5855]

If you talk to mitsuru after this scene she mentions the book was full of sketches of junpei. They just only shows one in that scene

[@gz4wbz]

to be fair that was an addition from Portable. The original was also just one page.

[@Debloko666]

@@gz4wbz Ah okay. I only played Portable, not OG or FES.

[@ashyflame]

The best Resolution in the series

[@theimpersonator7086]

Yeah, this or Aki's are like S+ Awakenings. Junpei as a whole is prob in Top 5 Best written Modern Persona characters.

[@Seb_No.13]

​​@@theimpersonator7086indeed

[@IrregularHunterDash]

They’re all really good. Yukari and Mitsuru’s were goated as well. Same with Ken

[@phnexOice]

Honestly all the second awakenings minus Fuuka’s are well done, it’s just another reason I hate Fuuka though lol. But real talk Junpei’s is the best, even though I knew this would happen it only makes the tragedy worse.

[@sebygamingyt2621]

Its a good thing that its very canon now that Chidori is still alive (Anime,P4 Combat game,and all of P3 games as long as you played it right.)

[@kartikayysola]

Zeno Robinson deserves a nomination for best VA on this scene alone. He NAILED it.

[@JC21]

So hey Geoff maybe it's about time a Persona game gets a Best Performance nod? Also I accidentally had I'll Face Myself set as my battle theme for this fight and it actually made this more impactful.

[@tronixchl2004]

Junpei in the background during the fight is just too much, also she didn't die first turn, only to suffer more is even worse

[@adamrobinette6832]

I love this, because it was the first time you saw Takaya rattled. Like 'Oh shit. They may be more than a small problem.'

[@DarkSamusFan11]

Maaaan, seeing this the first time me me feel so hard for Junpei. The one time he genuinely loved someone, only to have it all crash down on him like this. The fact their two Personas fused like that is a sign of true love. ❤

[@MoonlightBun]

This hit so hard, the moment Takaya spoke I wanted to beat him into dust.

[@human3504]

This scene is the reason I am going for the true ending. Gotta do it for the bro Junpei and his girl Chidori

[@gamestop15]

This is the girl who will do everything for the person she cherish the most

[@glowhoo9226]

Junpei’s scream made it sound like he was about to transform into a titan.

[@woundedduck]

Man, tears coming down bc of this scene gets me so damn much. I played the original as well it's godlike

[@jaffinator2166]

Chidori a serious threat now???

[@RangerRobin0404]

Why did this hit harder than the original?

[@gachagamer536]

It has more voicelines and animations

[@I_Eated_The_Soap]

Zeno Robinson is a phenomenal voice actor and he really gave Junpei his all, which makes me love the scene so much more

[@zxshadowxz]

16:48 Aww, they don’t keep the line about how Takaya’s legs were shaking after that.

[@Mopsamaxwell]

Technically, Most personas would be able to restore life,if It knew Samarecarm, or Mediarahan spells. But i guess Chidori's Persona, Medea, only knew Recarmdra, which gives the users health to another.

[@youraveragesub]

well death is different from serious coma

[@onma07ksa]

Don't forget she is sick and is gonna die in any moment. Using Recarmdra may have consumed all what was left of her life.

[@muchluck7981]

​@@onma07ksa also recarmdra may be stronger than recarm or samerecarm as a result since it's a life for a life

[@littlebabyman8494]

Ah, so the spell does have a name.

[@Da1337Man]

Junpei was seconds away from death. Not simply unconscious or something like that, but actual death. Only one way to heal an injury that serious when you only have a few seconds remaining to save that person.

[@tylermercado1445]

I wouldn’t really call this a boss fight now since the fight ends after a few turns. Just survive long enough and the fight will be over.

[@sweetpea644]

I gotta go back and save Chidori bros, he was loyal and I can't let my boy Junpei be forever alone.

[@theguudknight]

I really liked the P3 movie's interpretation of this scene and I can see how they took notes from it haha, I wish it was given more nuance though

[@voxatious3920]

Can you please explain what you mean by nuance? I feel like this scene was very emotional as is and did its job phenomenally

[@theguudknight]

@@voxatious3920 in the movie version there is some difference, most notably when Takaya and Jin picked up Chidori from the Hospital, and then when junpei got shot, saved by chidori from death, and his rage toward strega has more going for it (there's an actual fight) and is both more brutal and sad. I felt it flowed better than the game version but maybe it's just me

[@alibrennan5977]

Ok I’m just gonna say it. I like Zeno Robinson as Junpei infinitely more than Vic Mignogna. This dude always knocks his performances out of the park!

[@null301_]

I like how Akihiko sounds like he's about to cry near the end

[@bassackwards2661]

A bit disappointed that Jin didn’t go flying the way he did when Junpei nuked him in the original. Everything else about this scene was superb though.

[@loganthevillager9176]

15:26 Zeno carried the whole cast.😢

[@mak1zok080]

Junpei is da man

[@isaaciktaile1118]

I LOVE ATLUS FOR MAKING HERMES AND MEDEA FUSION CANON FROM PORTABLE!!!

[@daoyang5988]

Omg! Oh my gosh! I have been camera shot photo opportunity. I saw this guy chidori in the first place.

[@Raddkann]

this is such a heavy point in the game.

[@recordkeepertype0662]

So now Chidori is buffed more, but showcases her change and ends automatically.

[@avocadochow135]

my only complaint is that Jin falls to his knee in this game, but in the original bro falls on his back, ts looks so funny watching bro fall on his ass like that

[@Maverickzx2003]

This will forever be the best awakening in Persona history

[@Yammatti]

THEY FUSE LIKE ON PORTABLE YAYYYYYY

[@johnsnopkowski4079]

Chidori and Junpei make a cute couple ❤

[@skittles536]

I just went in this because Medea’s one of my favourite Personas and really wanted to see how she looked in Reload but I couldn’t find a single picture of her anywhere, which really sucks.

[@PhantomEnderium]

me: oh shit chidori boss let's go! chidori: lmao agidyne **murders my entire team leaving Makoto hanging by a thread**

[@Litten-sb7eg]

Me: Oh shit, Chidori is actually a good guy let's go. Takaya: Lmao gun *Shoots Junpei*

[@ThomBaws]

The ONLY game over I got in the entire game was during Chidori's fight. I'm not even kidding. She opened with Maragidyne and killed 2 of my party members, then killed the third one with the 1 More she got. I tried reviving them but then her Neuro Slash crit killed MC. I can't believe the only battle I lost in the entire game was a scripted fight LMAO

[@milesstorzillo7650]

Wow. Either you were just underleveled (not helped by the fact you brought Mitsuru), or Reload really buffed the hell out of Chidori. If so, I wonder if Takaya and Jin got the same treatment.

[@FazPersona]

this is the ( first ) takaya and jin boss battle kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJW3eY2mppiCibssi=PKrDJAypesDXF8wh

[@Sonamy5673]

In reload chidori keeps healing herself

[@ts9937]

She does a nuts amount of damage

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

Dude she legit one shot my party all around lvl55 (yukari, aigis,ken) and left my lvl58 makoto with like 30 HP lmao (merciless mode) it was actually pretty annoying I died sometimes

[@AdaptingStrike]

Peak story telling. Nothing else to be said.

[@Str8jacket192]

I always imagined that after Jin threw the smoke bomb both him and Takaya perfectly swan dived at the same time off the bridge and into the water.

[@Jakekhaos7]

This death tore me up 😭 apparently you can save her so i need to reload a save

[@dragonfable66]

Did they actually make her a threat? That a LOT of critical she let loose on you

[@Ecusu]

Yeah... she unleashed a physical attack on me that wiped out everyone except MC, just barely. And I'm pretty overleveled, so yeah, they buffed her the hell out. Probably because it's not an actual battle, so the jumpscare is a bit funny.

[@alejandroramirez7876]

Zeno Robinson aced that scream!

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

JUNGOAT BEST PERSONA MAIN MALE FRIEND

[@ZacianGalard]

Bro i love this game, it's beautiful ❤

[@nicklancial7103]

this scene was so epic in the original mainly because the strega members literally SAW Junpei's persona evolve in front of them I felt like this scene should've been an anime scene and we saw a beautiful fushion between the 2 ....and that Junpei would then completely pwn both of them at once not just Jin ....even if it was only for that scene I wanted to see them hit with the Blazing Hell spell .....at least they also kept the other option with Chidori if you do the right things ......

[@NB.Korin_]

If you want to see an animated version of this cutscene, I'd suggest watching the movie version of it. It does a really good job on this scene

[@nicklancial7103]

@@NB.Korin_ they made a movie or a series?

[@NB.Korin_]

@nicklancial7103 It's a series of 4 movies. You can find them on youtube, but the ones I've found aren't dubbed so you will need to use subtitles

[@nicklancial7103]

@@NB.Korin_ yeah found them

[@aidanwhite5444]

It think it’s criminal they rewrote this section from the original but, to the best of my knowledge and from what I remember from the original games. (So I might even be entirely wrong about this) Chidori’s sketch book carried a lot more weight to it during its scene. Because from what I remember, it didn’t just have one picture of Junpei in it……or a few here and there. The entire sketch book was full of pictures of him. And only him.

[@Somonyo]

I mean, it is just the first page, there is probably more, we just dont see them

[@StorytellerJohn]

That’s only in Portable. She only had the one in the original or FES

[@aidanwhite5444]

@@StorytellerJohn I see. I appreciate you sharing this information!

[@fluke7506]

Common W for da man

[@thecreepyone9510]

Is maria in the game still ? If so please do tell me because she is one of the best healers in game

[@CereDulce37]

No

[@Krysta1Rose]

No, but Anat in my playthrough substidised this for me. Im also a diehard fan of Makoto xD

[@thecreepyone9510]

That's sad i wished i had the best defense healer

[@tabukisama4793]

I like how Takaya actually looks kinda pissed when Junpei knocks down Jin in this version

[@oprofeta6408]

God i forgot how much i hate Takaya and Jin.

[@romariodesrosier1450]

Same here. Hell, I personally wanted to nail Takaya to a cross and burn him alive, while feeding Jin to Hydreigon.

[@brandoneverett3418]

Goddam onion ninjas...

[@embercub]

Chidori and Junpei is one of my most fave ships in persona, i cried at this part

[@UchihaLevelTwo]

So we establish that Aigis can speed-blitz our entire crew as well as accurately shoot 20+ bullets at once to free us from our bindings earlier, wtf is she doing here then?

[@nahte123456]

I always figured Takaya was buffing his gun with his Persona. Because Persona users get shot...a lot. Like not only Aigis but Naoto and THAT character from P4, not to mention the Shadow's in this game that literally have guns like the Chariot Shadow. And none of this is accounting for stuff like those tanks that run over you doing more damage than a pistol ever could, or the fact they can dodge literal electricity. So Takaya is using Megidola in his gun or something. Because there are way to many guns in this series for his pistol to somehow do this if it was normal.

[@KevX36]

The seen was done geart... but I got to be real, the fusion looked incredibly goofy. Again everything before and after is great but that does drag it down a bit

[@hilbert7179]

The Resolution is a lot better here. Because Junpei sounds like a broken man here. He died but came back to life. But it came at a cost. Strega is partially responsible for Chidori's death so his anger towards them is justified.

[@araaramakima]

Jumpei is an absolute unit. Love his character 😊

[@kotra1213]

This is my first time for crying because a character voice acting

[@loganthevillager9176]

Unfortunately, this is my 2nd time. Ben Starr in FF16 had me in tears about 2 times…😢

[@purpleplasma4824]

Junpei is a mentally strong guy always being dependant on making others happy through laughs just to deal with this a very realistic character from thinking he's top dog to knowing he has a long journey to reach his goal.

[@kendricklamarlover123]

I didn’t know I could’ve prevented this.

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Love Persona 3 so much!!!

[@Ctrl-VocaP]

IVE SAID IT SO MANY TIMES AND ILL SAY IT AGAIN. ZENO ROBINSON IS A PHENOMENAL VOICE ACTOR AND DESERVES ALL THE RESPECT. I met him at MomoCon and he’s legitimately one of the best people I’ve ever met.

[@loganthevillager9176]

Hold up. I was there at Momocon this spring and saw him there.

[@MarcosDSMoraes]

I've found this battle so easy, now I see that was 15 levels above from this video

[@logogogo4872]

it’s so heartbreaking, an emotionally abused and brainwashed suicidal self harm victim finally finding the thing that makes life worth living and then it immediately gets taken away from her, and then sacrifices her own life to make sure the only thing that matters in her life now can live in her stead

[@Splatboy0612]

Junpei's solution: start dating an emo

[@johans3164]

He is a blessed man. He got a loyal goth gf

[@TheWtfanime]

I got so sick and tired of the characters treating Junpei like he's stupid, he's really not he's goofy there's a difference. Then this scene happened and I was emotionally moved. 16:32 The way the voice actor said this... dear god, the other members of SEES should be more respectful to Junpei.

[@Kanzuki]

This genuinely hurts because Chidori is one of my favorite P3 characters. Spoilers ahead I know she can survive this, but that doesn't make it any less sadder

[@AntontheFaunus.]

4:35 wait,isn’t that makoto niijima ultimate persona

[@night104]

Yes

[@jaxingoff6245]

They are available as DLC in this game

[@Ourolien]

I mean takaya could just fire another shot at chidori instead of waiting for her to revive junpei

[@xDragonInstallx]

I thought this boss was going to be really hard cause the first turn attack killed 2 characters right off the bat. Kind of a shame it was just a timed battle.

[@ZettontheGOAT]

This is basically the story of the funny dude in the class and why he's funny. Sad backstory

[@omerdeli9838]

can you still keep chidori alive somehow?

[@TheJaredPunch]

Yes. By talking and motivating Junpei on certain days

[@urzacuentas3041]

Aunque pro si acaso habla con jumpei todos los días xd

[@jetstream9406]

Reload changed how to save Chidori. After a certain hangout session with Junpei, you can go to the flower shop to buy white flowers. If you give them to Junpei, Chidori will be revived later on.

[@HigkeyRegarded007]

@@jetstream9406yooo damn that’s sick!

[@christianrodriguez7503]

12:30-12:45-13:03-13:23-13:30-13:31

[@kyleco9149]

Zeno legit sounded ALOT like vic in this one really kudos to him for doing a great job

[@zacharylandrum4789]

We don't speak of that old VA...

[@Ebo__]

Yea this is painful I didn’t know you could actually save chidori so she’s just dead in my playthrough 😐

[@sithspartan6248]

I thought I would’ve been fine going through this part on my NG+. How very wrong I was.

[@ledgicyt2929]

Chidori's death should've never happened dude!!!! I hate it for Junpei so bad, somebody help keep gather the Dragon Ball to bring her back to life!!

[@DarenLim-r8g]

Junpei: I'll protect chidori with my life! Junpei didn't pull out his sword takaya instantly takes out his gun and shoot Bruh that escalated quickly