Persona 3's Final Battle: The Arcana And The Fool's Journey | Vacated's Ultimate Persona 3 Analysis

Note: This is merely Part 10 of 10 out of a larger Persona 3 analysis video project that I've recently uploaded to my channel. If this smaller, standalone chapter has piqued your interest, then by all means, please check out the full video!
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One of my all-time favorite series of video games is the Persona series. There are countless things I love about each of the individual games, but something about the third numbered entry, Persona 3, and its particular story and themes has just always stood out to me as being so uniquely brilliant.
P3's main thesis is very heavy, but strangely simple: Death is something that each and every one of us will eventually have to face, and is an aspect of our existence that we mustn't ever let become lost on us. This theme is established as soon as the very first opening cutscene, and is then carefully explored through just about every single aspect of the experience, from the characters, to the lore, to even the game mechanics.
In this chapter, I discuss Persona 3's legendary final battle with the Nyx Avatar, as well as the deeper meaning behind the game's use of the Arcana cards, and how it all comes together to re-tell a classic tale known as the "Fool's Journey". Thank you so much for watching, and Memento Mori!!

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Rise of the Nyx Annihilation Squad (Tartarus climbing montage & final battle begins)
2:43 - Arcana Analysis
5:31 - Nyx Avatar Quotes
6:55 - Analysis Resumes
8:57 - Quote XIII
9:41 - Outro

Footage Used:
JohneAwesome's Persona 3 FES Walkthrough
Persona 4 Golden All Cutscenes - Dancing Labrys
Persona 5 All Cutscenes - QPGAMES
The Universe: The Creation of the Moon - HISTORY
Various Stock Footage of the Moon

Songs Used:
(intro) Burn My Dread - Persona 3 Original Soundtrack
Tartarus Floor 6 - Persona 3 Original Soundtrack
The Battle For Everyone's Souls - Persona 3 Original Soundtrack
The Battle For Everyone's Souls - Persona 3 Reincarnation

A more detailed, comprehensive list of all credits and works referenced can be found at the end of the main video. Thank you for watching!!