Justified Save Point: Remember how Philemon let you pull a Cosmic Retcon at the end of Innocent Sin? There's a reason most of the save points are blue butterflies in Persona 4.Humans Are Good: As he's the Anthropomorphic Personification of the good of humanity, this is expected to be his viewpoint.Hotter and Sexier: He goes from looking like a middle aged man in Persona to looking in his early 20s in Persona 2.While even in the early games he had very little direct involvement in the series's events outside of giving the protagonists their Personas (due to the terms of the bet he made with Nyarlathotep), with the one exception being when he remakes the world following the events of Innocent Sin, after the Persona 2 duology he's shrunk back his role even more, preferring to simply observe the protagonists while in butterfly form as the save points. Greater-Scope Paragon: Philemon is the embodiment of humanity's most positive virtues (opposite Nyarlathotep, who represents the worst impulses of humanity), and the master of Igor (who runs the Velvet Room).God's Hands Are Tied: He just shows the heroes how to use the power of their own hearts and walks away, unlike Big Bad Nyarlathotep, who actively tries to destroy humanity.God and Satan Are Both Jerks: The events of Persona 2 all come down to a bet between him and God of Evil Nyarlathotep over whether Humans Are Bastards or not.The Ghost: His last appearance was in Persona 2, but the butterfly motif continues on into subsequent games (most notably at save points in Persona 4), hinting at his involvement from behind the scenes.(In Eternal Punishment and Q2, he only appears as a butterfly.)
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