“I am thou... Thou art I... From the sea of thy soul I cometh... Ruler of the blazing sun and blue skies, Apollo...”
Apollo is the Ultimate Persona of Tatsuya Suou, and a demon in the Shin Megami Tensei series. He is the mascot Persona of Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
Apollo is first summoned once the Red Eagle Mask is successfully collected. He excels at Fire and Nuclear-based spells and is immune against those elements, including the elements Light and Dark. The skill Nova Kaiser can be chained to perform the Grand Cross Fusion Spell along with the other main characters' Personas. His main weaknesses are water and ice.
It is the final evolved form of Vulcanus, who evolves into Vulcanus Prime after making all the right choices and meeting Philemon at Mt. Iwato, and later evolves into Apollo.
Physical Appearance[]
Apollo appears as Tatsuya Suou's ultimate Persona in Persona 2: Innocent Sin, once the Red Eagle Mask is successfully collected. He excels at Fire and Nuclear-based spells and is immune against those elements, including the elements Light and Dark. The skill Nova Kaiser can be chained to perform the Grand Cross Fusion Spell along with the other main characters' Personas. His main weaknesses are water and ice.
Apollo appears as a spellcard in both games with two slightly varied poses in each.
Design Variants[]
Apollo appears in two spellcards in both Persona 2 games of the Sun Arcana.
Shadow Tatsuya appears in the Leo Temple with Reverse Apollo, a similar Persona but with gray instead of red.
Video Game Appearances[]
In Kyukyu Megami Tensei, the remake of Megami Tensei I and II, Apollo appears more as a human with a white robe and long blonde hair.
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 Apollo in Innocent Sin  Apollo in Eternal Punishment  Apollo in |
Powers and Abilities[]
Apollo's main attribute is fire, as the God of the Sun, most of his abilities revolve around commanding fire. His most powerful ability is Nova Kaiser, which Deal high Almighty + Light damage to one enemy.
Mythological Origins[]
Apollo, also known as Apollon, is one of the twelve Olympians in both Greek and Roman mythology. He was originally associated with arts, such as music and poetry, but was later transfigured into the god of the sun, overshadowing Helios. He is the son of Zeus, the king of gods, and Leto, the Titanides of motherhood. He is also the twin brother of Artemis. After his birth, the jealous Hera sent the deadly serpent, Python, to assassinate his mother, but the infant Apollo, equipped with a bow and arrows lent by Hephaetsus, successfully killed the creature before it could cause any harm.
Appearances[]
Notes[]
- Apollo's Persona design is reminiscent of the classic circus ringmaster who usually wears flamboyant red coat and tall boots. Ringmaster functions like a manager or director in the circus performance, like Tatsuya Suou and Apollo who are leading his party and Muses respectively.
- In Eternal Punishment, like the other characters, Apollo has a voicemail that can be heard if the EX Dungeon is completed with S rank. He is also the only Persona to have one.
- Apollo and Hyperion, the ultimate Persona of Tatsuya's brother Katsuya are visually similar to each other, sharing several similar design points while retaining the color schemes of their owners.
- Apollo is one of the only Personas in the original Persona games to level up, being level 53 in Innocent Sin and level 62 in Eternal Punishment. The others are the signature Personas of the original game's characters.
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