It is in the Velvet Room where she learns about the protagonist's unique ability. In the playable epilogue, The Answer, Aigis is given access to the Velvet Room and its services after being visited by a blue butterfly. The Velvet Room plays a larger role in Persona 3 FES. The only difference this time is that the player can choose Igor's assistant, Theodore or Elizabeth, if the player is using the female protagonist. The Velvet Room has the same role as in Persona 3, and can only be accessed by either protagonist. The Velvet Room entrances can be found in Paulownia Mall below Karaoke Bar Mandragora at Tatsumi Port Island while the other can be found in Tartarus' first floor. When the protagonist creates 'The Universe' the Velvet Room will stop ascending and the door to the elevator will fly open. Elizabeth would later mention that those who set foot in the Velvet Room are bound to be on a quest in search for themselves. The other denizens are now gone, however, Igor has a new assistant named Elizabeth. Igor mentions that a long time has passed since he had a visitor. The protagonist gains access to the Velvet Room after signing a contract with a child. The room is still run by Igor however, he makes no reference to being a servant of Philemon. The room's appearance as an elevator can be considered as a reference to SEES' ascension in Tartarus throughout the game. The Velvet Room appears as an elevator that is endlessly ascending and can only be accessed by the protagonist. In the PSP remake of Eternal Punishment, each chapter of the additional scenario can be accessed from there by talking to Igor after the player has progressed the main plot at certain point. In the EX Dungeon mode, the Velvet Room also functions as the base for switching party members. The Velvet Room appears as a room draped in blue velvet with a piano and a microphone which resides on a stage in the center of the room, and it is accessible through every large mall in Sumaru City, of which there is one in virtually every major district.Īside from Persona summoning and management, the Velvet Room is used for story purposes when people like Ulala Serizawa are taken there during the events of Eternal Punishment to recover from the infection of the Joker curse. Other servants of Philemon who resided in the room, including Nameless and Belladonna return from Persona along with the addition of the Demon Painter. In both Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment, the Velvet Room is run by Igor, who is a servant of Philemon.
Servants of Philemon, Igor, Nameless and Belladonna, are found playing piano and singing opera respectively. It appears as a room with blue velvet carpet and curtains covering the walls. The Velvet Room is housed in the Sun Mall, Joy Street, the Black Market, and can be found in dungeons throughout the game.
During a Fusion Accident, the guillotines become stuck, resulting in Caroline beheading the Personas with a chainsaw. In Persona 5, Igor does not perform any fusions himself instead, Caroline and Justine place the chosen Personas into guillotines, decapitating them and releasing energy that forms into the new Persona. For Persona 3 and Persona 4, Igor performs an arcane ritual that fuses a certain number of Persona cards together to create a new one, which summons a Persona within the protagonist's soul. In Persona 2, the Tarot Cards give power to the phone, which, combined with Belladonna's singing and Nameless' music, summons the Persona directly. In Persona, Igor uses his telephone to call the realm of unconsciousness, listens to a sad story from the other end which makes him cry, and the flood of emotion creates a rift that combines the two demons into the Persona. The method of summoning Personas in the Velvet Room significantly changes throughout the series. Just like the Cathedral of Shadows, the Velvet Room usually cannot fuse Personas that are higher than the protagonist's current level, although it can be surpassed in some later games, such as by paying the attendants after a certain Confidant rank in Persona 5.
In Persona 3, Igor states that only those who have formed a contract can be guests. The room is invisible to all except those with high spiritual sensitivity. The purpose of the Velvet Room is always to manage Personas and use them in Fusion. The Velvet Room often manifests itself differently in the game, but it is always covered in blue velvet and hosted by Igor.