An Evoker
The Evoker (召喚器, Shoukan Ki) is a gun-like item that appeared in Persona Record Series. It functions as a summoning medium for members of SEES and Other Persona-Users to invoke and control their Personas. Evokers are created and manufactured by the Kirijo Group.
Evokers prove to be traumatizing and tiring to use, as the Evoker still retains the shape of a gun, and using an Evoker resembles the act of committing suicide. The Evoker is a symbol of death, accepting death and knowledge of mortality, which often arise during the teenage years. It also acts as a reminder of how the members of SEES are aware that they can die while fighting Shadows. This is why Yukari Takeba has difficulty using her Evoker: she is afraid of death, and comments that the predicament is like "losing innocence." This is also why Minato Arisato has no difficulties using it: he does not view death as scary.
While human members use gun-like Evokers to summon their Personas, there are several unique cases. Koromaru, a dog, utilizes a collar-shaped Evoker to summon his Persona. Moreover, Aigis, as an Anti-Shadow weapon, possesses a built-in Evoker.
Concept[]
To summon their respective Personas, Persona-Users must press the Evoker to their head and pull the trigger, emitting a pale blue fog that covers them while giving out the shape of their Personas, along with a glass shatter effect. The Evokers also have a noticeable slight "recoil" effect, shown by the sudden flinch of the head, especially noticeable by how Yukari's body jerks backwards during her summon.
Although the actual method that the Evoker summons a Persona is vague and unclear, it is always reiterated that the main purpose of the Evoker (and summoning a Persona in general) is provoking a sense of terror and thus, inducing extreme stress which is one of the prerequisites for summoning a Persona. Evokers contain a Plume of Dusk, which allows them to work during the Dark Hour and also aids in summoning one's Persona.
List of Owners of Evoker[]
- Minato Arisato
- Yukari Takeba
- Junpei Iori
- Aigis
- Fuuka Yamagishi
- Akihiko Sanada
- Mitsuru Kirijo
- Ken Amada
- Koromaru
- Metis
- Aiko Narukami
- Naomi Kirei
- Shinjiro Aragaki (Deceased)
Trivia[]
- The appearance of the Evoker is based on the Ruger Mk. III semi-automatic pistol.
- After using an Evoker the first time, Fuuka Yamagishi was never seen using one again. She simply placed her hands on her chest and easily summoned her Persona.
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