

Other references to Persona 2 are made, e.g. In Persona 3, the main character can participate in an online game named Innocent Sin Online, referring to the first game in the dualogy, and develop the Hermit Social Link with a player named Maya. Her initial Persona is Maia, and her ultimate Persona is Artemis. In Innocent Sin, Maya acts as a surrogate sister/mother figure to the other members of the group.

Like Eriko from Revelations: Persona, Maya initially believed her Persona as a guardian angel. In reality, however, Maya is firmly committed to her job and is not interested in men. Her goal is to successfully balance work and family, in contrast to her father, who became distant from his wife and daughter. Maya became a journalist because of her late father, a war correspondent who was killed during a conflict. She is a very optimistic and cheerful young woman, whose motto is "Let's Positive Thinking!" ( Engrish for its American counterpart, "Let's Be Positive!"). Maya Amano ( 天野 舞耶, Amano Maya ?) is the main protagonist of Eternal Punishment and a reporter for the fictional teen magazine "Coolest". He also shows up in Devil Children: Book of Dark as a Battle Net Opponent. Also, in the Hermit Social Link – which takes the form of chatting to an online player of "Innocent Sin Online" (referring to the first game in the dualogy) – the other player suggests the protagonist use the handle "Tatsuya", which fits with her handle, "Maya". Tatsuya is described as now being in his 20's and intends to become a policeman like his brother. Tatsuya is mentioned in Persona 3 on the television show 'Who's Who', a show about previous Persona characters and what they are doing now. Tatusya always carries an engraved Zippo lighter with him whenever he is idle, he is shown flicking the lid open and shut.

In Eternal Punishment, he swaps that outfit for a red cyclist's jumpsuit. In Innocent Sin, Tatsuya wears a black Seven Sisters uniform with a blue tie. His initial Persona is Vulcanus, and his ultimate Persona is Apollo. He has a pattern of skipping school with Anna, his classmate. Due to an incident that led to his father's forced resignation from the police force, Tatsuya has been estranged from his family for some time. His immediate family consists of his unnamed father and his older brother Katsuya. Though his canonical name is Tatsuya, the player has the option of naming him at the start of the game. Tatsuya Suou ( 周防 達哉, Suō Tatsuya ?) is the main protagonist of Innocent Sin and a senior at Seven Sisters High School.
