Yamaoka

Yamaoka is a minor character in Megami Ibunroku Persona.

Appearances

 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Minor character; Judgement Arcana, as Alfred in Revelations: Persona
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona (Manga)
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona Digital Collection: Minigame Host
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Hierophant Arcana

Megami Ibunroku Persona
Yamaoka, known as Alfred in Revelations: Persona, is the butler for Kei Nanjo. After accidentally embarrassing Kei by offering him and his friends a lift in the family limo, he follows them to the hospital, worried about Kei. He is killed by zombies shortly after Maki is abducted and demons flood the hospital.

Kei is horrified by his death, as Yamaoka was the only person who honestly cared about him, and as he lay dying Kei promised Yamaoka to become the number one man in Japan. The rage and despair he felt as Yamaoka passed away were the triggers needed to awake Kei's Persona, Aizen Myouou.

Late in the game, he returns as the ultimate Persona for Kei, summoned using the Amber Glasses Totem.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Yamaoka (known in the PS1 translation as Alfred) returns once again as the ultimate Persona for Kei Nanjo, summoned using the Amber Eyeglasses Material Card, which is found in the EX Dungeon.

Etymology

 * The surname Yamaoka means "mountain, hill" (山) (yama) and "ridge, hill" (岡) (oka).

Trivia

 * Yamaoka is the first character in the Persona series to die on screen.
 * Yamaoka is the first human in the Persona series to become a Persona, due to his determination to protect Kei.
 * Yamaoka's English name in the Revelations localization is a reference to Batman's butler,.