The protagonist of Persona 3, canonically known as Makoto Yuki (having been used in other media and later confirmed as the default name in the 2023 re-release of Persona 3 Portable), is a transfer student enrolling in Gekkoukan High School in Iwatodai City. He is an orphan whose parents died on the Moonlight Bridge in their car during a fatal incident a decade prior to the game.

Makoto Yuki has dark blue hair, unkempt at the front with bangs covering his right eye, blue eyes and a light build, being average height. He is often shown with his hands in his pockets (except when holding weapons), even while running, and leaning slightly back. He frequently listens to his earphones. Shigenori Soejima designed Makoto first and formed designs for other characters around him. He maintains an air of neutrality, keeping with the tradition of the Megami Tensei franchise of the protagonist being typical yet a hero, while still giving off an air of coolness. Earlier designs had him looking mature and collected, based on the trope of “cliche cool guy.”

At school and in Tartarus, he wears the school uniform of Gekkoukan High, accented with a loose black bow tie, a neck-strap mp3 player (Sony’s NW-S20x series) and clip-on earphones (Audio-Technica model ATH-EM700 SV). On weekends off, he is shown wearing a light gray double-breasted jacket, dark pants and a khaki turtleneck sweater, along with his earphones. On days off during the summer, he is shown wearing a navy blue and white T-shirt along with skinny black work pants. He is never seen without his earphones except when on trips in situations where they would be inappropriate, such as being at the beach or hot springs.

Ten years before the events of Persona 3, he has slightly shorter hair, his bangs hanging just above his right eye. He sports a navy blue elementary school uniform, a red tie, short black pants, white socks and navy blue shoes.

Reload

In Persona 3 Reload, he is given a new winter outfit, wearing a white-sleeved shirt with a blue line pattern on his sleeves and tan pants. Also, on days off during the summer, unlike in the original game, he wears a white T-shirt with a a blue stripe pattern in the center, tan pants and blue and white tennis shoes. In addition to his clothes, he wears a wristwatch/wristband on his left wrist.

He is also given new battle gear after the third Full Moon Operation, wearing a black blazer jacket with a single gray stripe along with a zipper pocket, a shoulder guard labeled “3” and black gloves.