A black out then occurs throughout Inaba and the whole town is surrounded by red fog.
It is highly recommended that anyone interested in the following titles play them prior to Persona 4 Arena Ultimax if they haven't done so already:Īt midnight the day after the P-1 Grand Prix concludes, the TV in Yu Narukami's room suddenly starts airing the Midnight Channel, showing a promotion for the P-1 Climax and an image of Mitsuru, Aigis, Akihiko, and Fuuka crucified, with General Teddie announcing the world's end within one hour. Spoiler warning: As this is a continuation of events established by Persona 4 Arena (2012), it is by proxy following up on characters and story elements established by the games Arena itself addressed, Persona 3 and Persona 4. Disturbed and puzzled by these events, the Investigation Team reunites to uncover the origins of the red fog while infiltrating the P-1 Climax tournament and attempting to apprehend an individual named Sho Minazuki, who is seeking to carve off fragments of both teams' Personas.
Soon afterwards, the town of Inaba (the setting of Persona 4) undergoes a sudden power outage as it is engulfed by a mysterious red fog, which is warping the town's various locales to resemble replicas of key locations on Tatsumi Port Island (the setting of Persona 3), all while sinister imagery of the Shadow Operatives being crucified publicly circulates through the Midnight Channel. A day after the events of Persona 4 Arena (2012), The Midnight Channel has mysteriously resumed airing, now advertising a new fighting tournament christened the "P-1 Climax", once again pitting members of the Investigation Team against the Shadow Operatives in combat.