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As if the Full Moon operations weren’t enough on their own, one of the added features toPersona 3 Portablefrom the vanilla game is the addition of Missing Persons. Shortly before each full moon, a handful of people from around Tatsumi Port Island become lost inside of Tartarus and require the SEES’s Team’s help to get out – and sometimes, it’s people you know.
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But your heroism won’t be without reward, as each person you locate leaves a gift at the police station. For the locations of and deadlines for the missing people in Persona 3 Portable, read on ahead.
This guide contains slight spoilers for two social links in Persona 3 Portable.
What Are Missing Person Requests?
Sporadically throughout the month, butmore so the closer you get to a full moon, people from around Tatsumi Port Islandgo missing in Tartarus.
You’ll know when this happens in a handful of ways:
After you’ve been told someone has gone missing, you can check the information posted about them on thebulletin boardatPaulownia Mall, justoutside the police station.
When you arrive at a floor with a Missing Person while going through Tartarus, Fuuka will warn you of the person’s presence as soon as you arrive at the floor.
You’ll need tofind them before you move onto the next floor.
You cansplit up your teamto find the missing person quicker, butyour teammates cannot rescue a missing person.
After they’ve found them, you’ll have to thengo to the missing person yourself. On the bright side, they’ll then bemarked on your mapwith agreen dot.
After locating a missing person, you’ll then need togo back to the entrance of Tartarus with them.
Fuuka will ask if you’re sure you’re ready to leave, sofinish your business on that floorbefore helping them back to the entrance.
Once you return to the entrance, you’ll have torestart your climbthrough Tartarusfrom the last teleportation portal, as there is no way to return to exactly the floor you’d just been on.
As early as the day after you’ve saved them, head to thepolice stationagain andspeak to Officer Kurosawa. The missing persons have given him the rewards they had for you, and he’ll hand them over to you – in bulk, if necessary, until you’ve received each one of the rewards.
Your Rescues Have A Time Limit
Althoughpeople go missing at different intervalsthroughout the lunar cycle, everyone that goes missingmust be rescued before the next Full Moon.
Ifthey’re not rescuedbefore the deadline, they’relost to the shadowsin Tartarus forever.
However, knowing when they go missing can help you plan when to save them to make the most of your time. One or two people almost always go missing a few days before the full moon, meaning you’ve got justa few days to save them.
This means that, with planning, you canrescue them in a single night.
Regardless of when a person goes missing, they’ll be in Tartarusuntil the next full moon, no matter how long it’s been.
If you save the first person who went missing until the night before the full moon, they reward you all the same. Therefore, it may be helpful toput off rescue missions until just before the full moon.
This way, you’re able to do them in one fell swoop and save everyone at once, and even grab some bonus EXP before the hefty boss fight ahead on the night of the Full Moon Operation.
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Two Of Your Social Links Will Go Missing
Be especially wary of the names when you check the Bulletin Board, as there aretwo occasionswhere the person who’s gone missing isone of your social links.
These will beBunkichi Kitamurafrom Bookworms at Iwatodai Strip Mall, who is yourHierophant social link, andMaiko Oohashi, the little girl you play with at Naganaki Shrine who representsthe Hanged Man.
Bunkichi goes missing on9/12, while Maiko goes missing shortly after on10/21.
Failing to rescue either of thembefore their deadline willlock their social link. If this happens, their social link will stop where it is, and you canno longer progress it.
Missing Person Locations And Deadlines
Below, you’ll find thelocation of every personwho goes missing inside Tartarus throughout the course of Persona 3 Portable.
We’ve also included thedates they go missing, thedeadlineto rescue them, and therewardthey’ll leave you for your help.
We’ve marked anasterisknext to the twomissing people that correspond to social links.
6/18
7/7
6/26
¥40,000
8/3
8/6
8/19
9/5
8/29
9/3
9/12
10/4
9/22
¥100,000
10/21
11/3
10/30
12/3
11/28
12/22
12/31
1/15
1/31
250F
Salvation
While you don’thaveto rescue the missing people in Persona 3 Portable,we’d definitely recommend it- you’ll save your social links, gain EXP,earn an achievement/trophyfor rescuing everyone, and net some sweet rewards along the way.
