Water MATTERS MORE than You Think // Predicting Persona 3 Reload via Symbolism...

MAJOR PERSONA 3 RELOAD THEORY // Throughout the latter 2010s, there’s been this natural progression of water motifs included in the adaptations or spinoffs of Persona 3. And now that the Persona 3 Reload trailer is officially out, there’s no longer any room for doubt that Atlus is deliberately associating Persona 3 with water symbolism. Even the animation for the Reload part of the logo comes in like a wave.
I’ve seen some takes that simply find the water a cool match with the blue color scheme, while others think the “trapped underwater” image really nails the somber, depressing vibe. Those things are important, yes, but in this video I’ll be making the argument that this water stuff goes WAY deeper than that, and that actually, the moon, time, memory, Orphism, and Christianity… concepts that are all indispensible to Persona 3’s identity, are all deeply connected to water. And by diving into how these things are connected, we may be able to figure out what Atlus is doing with Persona 3 Reload…

FOLLOW-UP// PART 2 TO MY THEORY:    • MORE FUEL for my Persona 3 Reload THE...  
FINALE // PART 3:    • FINALE to my Persona 3 Reload THEORY ...  

SOURCES:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i...

Thanks to Nenilein for P3 Club Book translations:
   • The Origins of Nyx (Persona Series Lo...  
https://ask-persona.tumblr.com/post/9...
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:04 Relevant (no spoilers) Trailer Breakdown
8:30 P3 Movies + P3D Water Motifs
10:49 Water, Moon, Time (Ancient Greek Calendars / Water Clocks)
14:34 P-Studio's 2010s Development Timeline...
20:16 RELOAD MORE THAN JUST AN EVOKER REFERENCE
23:00 P3 Club book; Nyx's Origins (A PLANET)
26:40 Water and Orphism
29:50 Water and BAPTISM (MAJOR!!!)
31:27 Hora Tenebrosa, Dum Spiro Spero, Renascere
33:43 ACTUAL PREDICTIONS (Elizabeth & Arena games)
41:40 Wada + P5R Philosophy
42:18 Persona 3 Reload "series' FUTURE??" (includes leaks)
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