Persona 4 Golden: Which Ending Is Canon?
The Persona series has long been popular in Atlus’ native Japan, but in the last several years, it's seen massive popularity in the West as well. A trend for the series is Atlus releasing an enhanced version of each game a couple years after the original's debut, which is where Persona 4 Golden enters the fray.
The original was released in North America in December 2008, with Golden arriving in 2012 to circle back to the game and bulk out its content with new social links, new challenges, and even a new dungeon. It was ported to Steam in 2020, and to home consoles in 2022.
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The re-release also introduced two additional endings to bring the possibilities up to six. These are referred to as the Bad Ending, the Normal Ending, the Good Ending, the True Ending, the Accomplice Ending, and the Golden Ending. We’d like to take a quick look back at each before arriving at the canonical end of Persona 4 Golden.
Spoiler: This article contains plot details for Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden, including potential outcomes, Golden bonus content, and the identity of the true culprit.
All the endings stem from one pivotal choice on December 3, when Nanako passes away in the hospital. Her grief-stricken father rushes to Namatame’s hospital room but will be escorted out by the officer outside the room. With the guard distracted, the Investigation Team sneaks in and confronts Namatame.
Naoto told the group that it’s unlikely a court would convict Namatame. Because of this, when Yu and friends are left alone with him, you’ve got the option to bring him to justice yourself by shoving him into the television. This one heat-of-passion decision is all it takes.
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