Hirajiro is pretty much a reconstructed town from the years past that was modified to make it more “modern” here and there. The people are the same and the townspeople are used to generate Shadows during Lockdown. Despite this, the townspeople are breathing and alive. Their existence is brought about in a strange way, so that could be why they look over the more weirder things, such as talking snakes and floating things caused by Personas, since they can’t see them. They are affected by Persona skills though.
Hirajiro is a “prison” created by the four Guardians--the Daitengu. They seem to be based off the Four Horsemen, symbolizing war, death, pestilence, and famine. As of December 10, 2019, only “famine” hasn’t shown up yet, therefore, the next dungeon would probably be related to some sort of deprivation. The prison is weakened with each Daitengu defeated and disables the natural disaster trigger that it used to keep foreigners (Persona users) out.
The entire conflict has always been Daitengu vs Kotengu. The townspeople do not acknowledge the shrine nor the castle normally when left on their own. However, there was a rumor that spread within the school of the water in the shrine’s basin that could purify the lake of toxins. Rumor is confirmed to be true. My guess is that the fortune teller, disguised as a normal student, had started the rumor and let it circulate, letting it spread throughout the town. The mysterious fortune teller is usually seen in the school, and I can’t think of anyone else that would spread the rumors. Talking about the shrine already rules out many people, so it can’t be the normal townspeople to begin with. Purifying the lake is an action that goes against the Daitengu, because it weakens the dungeon’s defenses upon entry. Due to this reason, it can be assumed that the fortune teller is on the Kotengu’s side.
Kotengu’s current allies are suspected to be the fortune teller, Attendants, and Persona users. The fortune teller is already noted in the last paragraph, but the Attendants had to be contracted to work under the Kotengu. It’s been implied that the Attendants willingly gave up many important things in exchange for something, possibly even more important than all of their memories. As of December 10, 2019, they don’t know what they traded everything for. It’s possible that the Attendants could go against the Persona users if obediently following the Kotengu’s order was involved in the deal. It seems likely. The Attendants were most likely placed in Hirajiro so that they could guide the Persona users to defeat the Daitengu. It lines up with Kotengu’s objectives. There’s probably a solid reason as to why the Attendants can’t defeat the Daitengu themselves, despite having plenty of power to do so if they work for the Kotengu. Even if the “journey” aspect is true for the Attendants, there must be a better, more technical reasons, such as being prevented from doing so by the contract, but that wouldn’t make sense if the Kotengu wants to simply eliminate the Daitengu. There has to be a reason as to why the Persona users have to do it. But why?
The Persona users have defected from the Kotengu, but aren’t siding with the Daitengu either. The group has collectively decided to hold onto the ofuda that are dropped by the Daitengu upon defeat. The castle and shrine haven’t been restored ever since we chose not to slot the ofuda into the stone slot. According to the Daitengu, slotting the ofuda in makes the Kotengu grow stronger. If that’s the case, it’s heavily implied that the castle and shrine are related to the Kotengu. The Velvet Room portal’s location also stays consistent in the castle, and maybe that’s the reason why the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai had to be done there. The fortune teller was also the one who told us about the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, so this also heavily implies their allegiance with the Kotengu.
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overstrain) wrote2019-08-02 12:26 pm
TERRY'S CONCLUSION PART 1?
Hirajiro is a “prison” created by the four Guardians--the Daitengu. They seem to be based off the Four Horsemen, symbolizing war, death, pestilence, and famine. As of December 10, 2019, only “famine” hasn’t shown up yet, therefore, the next dungeon would probably be related to some sort of deprivation. The prison is weakened with each Daitengu defeated and disables the natural disaster trigger that it used to keep foreigners (Persona users) out.
The entire conflict has always been Daitengu vs Kotengu. The townspeople do not acknowledge the shrine nor the castle normally when left on their own. However, there was a rumor that spread within the school of the water in the shrine’s basin that could purify the lake of toxins. Rumor is confirmed to be true. My guess is that the fortune teller, disguised as a normal student, had started the rumor and let it circulate, letting it spread throughout the town. The mysterious fortune teller is usually seen in the school, and I can’t think of anyone else that would spread the rumors. Talking about the shrine already rules out many people, so it can’t be the normal townspeople to begin with. Purifying the lake is an action that goes against the Daitengu, because it weakens the dungeon’s defenses upon entry. Due to this reason, it can be assumed that the fortune teller is on the Kotengu’s side.
Kotengu’s current allies are suspected to be the fortune teller, Attendants, and Persona users. The fortune teller is already noted in the last paragraph, but the Attendants had to be contracted to work under the Kotengu. It’s been implied that the Attendants willingly gave up many important things in exchange for something, possibly even more important than all of their memories. As of December 10, 2019, they don’t know what they traded everything for. It’s possible that the Attendants could go against the Persona users if obediently following the Kotengu’s order was involved in the deal. It seems likely. The Attendants were most likely placed in Hirajiro so that they could guide the Persona users to defeat the Daitengu. It lines up with Kotengu’s objectives. There’s probably a solid reason as to why the Attendants can’t defeat the Daitengu themselves, despite having plenty of power to do so if they work for the Kotengu. Even if the “journey” aspect is true for the Attendants, there must be a better, more technical reasons, such as being prevented from doing so by the contract, but that wouldn’t make sense if the Kotengu wants to simply eliminate the Daitengu. There has to be a reason as to why the Persona users have to do it. But why?
The Persona users have defected from the Kotengu, but aren’t siding with the Daitengu either. The group has collectively decided to hold onto the ofuda that are dropped by the Daitengu upon defeat. The castle and shrine haven’t been restored ever since we chose not to slot the ofuda into the stone slot. According to the Daitengu, slotting the ofuda in makes the Kotengu grow stronger. If that’s the case, it’s heavily implied that the castle and shrine are related to the Kotengu. The Velvet Room portal’s location also stays consistent in the castle, and maybe that’s the reason why the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai had to be done there. The fortune teller was also the one who told us about the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, so this also heavily implies their allegiance with the Kotengu.