Persona: Who Is Igor?
Is there a song in Persona more iconic than the one that plays in the Velvet Room? It's enjoyed different titles and arrangements since its introduction, but no matter which game fans hear it in, they're immediately put in a mood to fuse demons and speak with distinctly blue-garbed, white-haired, assistants.
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And who sits behind those assistants, commanding them and helping to shape the protagonists' journeys? Igor, of course; but who is this man, truly? At times, he seems downright omnipotent. On other occasions, he's interested in seeing where the world is headed but takes a decidedly hands-off approach. Yet always, he is watching. Waiting. At the furthest bounds of the human consciousness, Igor lurks.
Frankly, it's all a bit creepy, isn't it? Let's cast some helpful light on this puppeteer proprietor and his various contributions to the world of Persona, one game at a time.
We're introduced to this long-nosed icon of a man in Revelations: Persona, or Megami Ibunroku Persona as it's known in Japan. These days, with more recent Persona games outselling even mainline Shin Megami Tensei entries handily, it's almost hard to believe the series started as something of a low-rent spinoff.
In his inaugural appearance, Igor shares the Velvet Room with fellow denizens Nameless and Belladonna. The former plays piano to the tune of the location's iconic song, while the latter sings lyrics alongside him. As for Igor himself, he says he's a servant of Philemon.
It's tempting to tilt our Igor-focused examination wayward and study Philemon in greater detail – especially since there's not much else to say about Igor himself in the first game. But it is sufficient to say that Philemon is a
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