PERSONAL INFORMATION
Note: His survey has a 'date filed' note at the bottom. Ah, niisan.

NAME: Suou Katsuya (h@)
NICKNAMES: Suou-nii (Big Suou), Keiji-san (Officer), Amae-chan (Wussy)
BIRTHDAY: December 30, 1973 (25 in Batsu)
ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
CHINESE ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Water Ox
GUARDIAN DRAGON: Purple Dragon
HEIGHT: 179 cm [5' 10.5"]
WEIGHT: 65 kg [143 lbs]
BLOODTYPE: B
OCCUPATION: Police Officer (Criminal Enforcement Division 1 Detective)
TAROT ARCANA: Justice
ELEMENTAL AFFINITY: Fire
STARTING PERSONA: Helios
ULTIMATE PERSONA: Hyperion
WEAPON: Handgun
LIKES: Making sweets, saving money, playing the flamenco guitar
FAMILY: Mother, Father, Younger Brother
TALENTS: "Investigating (because I have confidence)"
FAVORITE FOODS: "Sweet things, curry, etc. (Because I like them)
HATED FOODS: "Coffee after curry."
WHY?"Because it's spicy."
DISLIKES/IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH: Spicy things, cats
WHY? "(I like cats a lot, but for some reason my body can't handle being around them)"
FAULTS:Yelling "You're under arrest!" and cuffing people.
DREAM: "To live happily with my family."
ANY LAST WORDS? "Hereafter, please cooperate with the investigation."
NAME MEANING: SU: circumference, area, OU: defend, KATSU: overcome/skillful/kind, YA: (question particle)
GAMES: NPC in Tsumi, main party character in Batsu.
SEIYUU: Takada Yuuji

MOST COMPATIBLE ARCANA: STRENGTH, JUSTICE, WORLD, FOOL, CUP, SWORD

INDIVIDUAL CONTACT:
INTERROGATION

AMUSING GROUP CONTACTS:
TATSUYA+KATSUYA: COMPARING HEIGHTS
KATSUYA+TATSUYA: A BROTHER'S KINDNESS
ULALA+KATSUYA+TATSUYA: FLAMENCO DE LA PASION SPECIAL
ULALA+MAYA+KATSUYA: WOMEN WANTING TO MARRY
MAYA+KATSUYA: ADVISE
KATSUYA+MAYA:
KATSUYA+BAOFU: INVESTIGATION OF TERROR
BAOFU+KATSUYA: WIRETAPPING IS A CRIME

His blood type is A, and according to Japanese tradition, type A is "cautious, considerate,helpful, responsible, peaceful, indecisive, restrains expression, has a good memory, is good at teamwork, prefers formalities and structures."

Katsuya's tarot affiliation is Justice; makes sense for a cop! Reversed Justice is, well, injustice, not making logical connections, not getting what you deserve despite your work.

Katsuya's first persona is Helios, the son of the Titan Hyperion. Helios was the sun god and the measurer of time. He was depicted as a young handsome man with a aureole of sunrays, driving a four-horse chariot across the skies. (Um, Helios is a cat Persona because, um...it's Katsuya's...and...he likes cats...yes.) He was attended by the three Seasons, the twelve Hours, and the three goddesses for Day, Month, and Year. The island of Rhodes was the center of his cult.

Helios's spells: Agi, Single Shot, Patra, Scratch, Maharagi, Zio

Katsuya's ultimate persona is the Titan Hyperion, the father of Helios. Hyperion was the first to carefully observe the motions of the heavenly bodies and record them, so in a sense he's the god of Astronomy and Observation. "Of Hyperion we are told that he was the first to understand, by diligent attention and observation, the movement of both the sun and the moon and the other stars, and the seasons as well, in that they are caused by these bodies, and to make these facts known to others; and that for this reason he was called the father of these bodies, since he had begotten, so to speak, the speculation about them and their nature. - Diodorus Siculus 5.67.1" (I'd always thought he was a sun god, but he's not, apparently.) You need to pick up the Material Card "Ancient Sun" in Mt. Iwato to summon him.

Hyperion's spells: Flare Shot, Fata Morgana, Maharagidyne, Triple Down, Heat Kaiser, Justice Shot, Mahanma

Katsuya is a Capricorn. (another description). Take a look at that. It's dead-on. Serious, methodical, organized, exacting.

BATTLE PHRASES:

Enter Battle
(Omaera zenin, gentai da!) You're all under arrest!
(Keisatsu da! Zenin, ugokuna!) Police! Everybody freeze!

Low HP
(Shokatsu no iji wo...misete yaruu!) For...the pride of the force!

Regular Attack
(Taihou suru!) Busted!
(Utsu zo!) I'll shoot!
(Ugokuna!) Freeze!

Persona Summon
Persona!
(Owari da na...) It's over!
(Ikitamae...) Go!
(Kore de kimari da!) This decides it! (when he uses Justice Shot)

Fusion Magic
(Kakuho!) Secure positions!
(Toriosaero!) Stop them!
(Engo wo tanomu!!) Cover me!

Damage
Aah!

Death
(Bakana...) What?!

Win
(Seitou bouei da...monku ha nai na?) It was self-defense...there's NO problem with that.
(Iiwake nara, shou de kikou...) We'll hear your excuses at the station!
(Kimi ni ha, bengoshi wo yatou kenri ga aru) You have the right to an attorney!
(Akuma ni keihou ha tekiyou dekiru no ka...?) Can you apply the penal code to a demon?
(Chihou koumuin wo...namen koto da) Don't underestimate your local civil servant!
(Higisha, kakuho...) Suspect is in custody!

Everyone Dies
(Junshoku...ni ha, naranai no ka...) Death in the line of duty? It can't be...
(Otouto...yo...) Little...brother...

Escape
(Yosh...ouen wo matou!) OK, we'll wait for backup!
(Tsugi ha kanarazu kakuho suru!) We'll get you next time for sure!
According to Persona Club III, he sometimes gets up at 5:30 am on his days off to plan what to make for Tatsuya. He decides on a cheesecake because it's not too sweet. When Tatsuya refuses to eat it and leaves, Katsuya mopes, watches women's cooking shows, and decides to make Tatsuya an "I'm sorry" cake.

Katsuya joins Maya's party after the events at Seven Sisters. He's hard-working, stubborn, and a bit uptight, but he genuinely believes in what he does for a living, so it's hard to dislike him. Like Eikichi in Innocent Sin, he's the character who's biased towards STR, so he tends to have the most powerful physical attacks. You can balance that out by equipping WORLD-class personae to up his TEC stat.
    Q: What kind of police officer is Katsuya?
    A: Tentatively, according to the setting of the game he's supposed to be excellent...but from what you see of him in the game, he doesn't appear that way at all. *laugh* Since Katsuya is not a natural elite, I think that he is rather hard-off when it comes to solving cases. He makes a variety of speculations, but none of them quite match the real logic. Even after everyone has properly finished up the case, he still hangs on and works on it himself. When he finally comes to a solution, he is probably praised by his superiors who say, "Good display of tenacity, Sideburns." *laugh* Therefore, I think that he's also considered superior by his friends at work. He gets promoted at a steady pace. While excellence is a factor in Katsuya's promotions, the truth is that the presence of his boss, Captain Togashi, behind him is also a factor, since Captain Togashi feels indebted to the Suou family. Of course, Katsuya does not know this himself...though he might have figured it out when he heard of the truth behind the incident with his father.
So hard-working Katsuya's unlike Baofu, the natural genius. That doesn't really surprise me; if you look at him in the game, he seems to solve cases by chipping away at them, not by sudden flashes of insight. But I never took that as a sign that he wasn't naturally gifted at detective work. It's interesting the way the two cops, Baofu and Katsuya, are contrasted like that.
    Q: Is Katsuya popular with the ladies?
    A: Yes, he's quite popular. He's good at his job, and he's serious...it's hard to get close to a perfect person, but there are some imperfections in Katsuya. To the female police officers, that's probably what makes him loveable. However, Katsuya himself is completely oblivious to his popularity amongst women. That's why when one of the female police officers invites him out for dinner, he'll sometimes go, but while he's out, all he probably says is things like, "This is really delicious. I wonder how they made it?" He wouldn't realize that it was a date. *laugh* Because he is basically the popular type, I think that he's dated some women up until now, but for various reasons, I'm not sure that any of the relationships have worked out. This is because even when he's together with a woman, the Tatsuya issue comes up easily. The women begin to become uneasy, thinking that he doesn't love her, and they will say things in order to test his affection, such as "You don't really need me," or "You're doing just fine all by yourself." But Katsuya reacts to those questions in a straightforward manner, answering, "No, that's not the case, but if you say so, there's nothing I can do," and things go downhill from there. I think he's basically the type who is bad at expressing his affections.
No kidding. ;;^^
    Q: Is he the kind of person who pays attention to fashion?
    A: Yes, he is. Katsuya thinks he's not a very cool person, so I think that he does pay a lot of attention to being stylish. Well, though that's true I don't think he's a complete fashion nut who reads magazines and stuff. He certainly checks his favorite stores periodically and gets information, because he buys his suits and glasses at that store. By the way, all of his clothes and accessories are brand-name goods. I think that brand name goods are a part of his look.
You find out in Tsumi that Katsuya and Tatsuya's father was arrested and thrown into prison for taking money from the Yakuza. In Batsu, you discover that he was actually framed by his superiors and Sudou Tatsuzou because he was too close to catching the serial arsonist he'd been chasing. That arsonist was Sudou Tatsuya, of course, and Tatsuzou acted to protect his own reputation. Mr. Suou's best friend was Mr. Togashi, and Togashi cooperated in the framing of his own friend. Ever since then Togashi's felt guilty about his involvement in that affair, and has tried to keep Katsuya out of affairs that might get him into the same situation as Mr. Suou. But Katsuya is as stubborn and righteous as his father, and can't be so easily deterred...

If you're interested, the proverb they used for "like father like son" was "The son of a frog is still a frog." *laugh*

One of Katsuya's major personality characteristics is that he's totally devoted to Tatsuya. (It's called a burakon - brother complex *laugh*) In Tsumi, he's curt and irritated with Tatsuya, but in Batsu, you see him falling all over himself to protect and take care of his little brother. The reason for this may be that Tsumi is essentially seen from Tatsuya's POV, and Batsu is from an outsider's (Maya's) POV. And to Tatsuya, I'm sure his "perfect" older brother is a big nag.
    Q: What kind of big brother is Katsuya?
    A: Just as you see in the game, he is a very attentive big brother. Because he is a very lawful and upright individual, he takes that responsibility upon himself, thinking something like, "I must take care of him." But to Katsuya, that's equivalent to love, so it's not like he takes care of Tatsuya simply out of duty. I think that's why he stuck to Tatsuya when they were little kids. If his friends invited him to hang out with them, he'd more often than not decline saying, "Well, I've got my little brother..." and choose Tatsuya instead. I think that normally, big brothers play with their little brothers by teasing them and picking on them, but in the Suou house, that sort of behavior didn't often happen between the brothers. There might have been a little bit of teasing, but it would stop if Tatsuya seemed like he was going to cry. It's like Katsuya would suddenly start to hate himself for doing that to Tatsuya, and couldn't pick on him anymore. Therefore, if they start to get in a fight, Katsuya is the one who gives in first.
    Because of the incident with their father, the relationship between Katsuya and Tatsuya is in a state of unrest. Even so, I think Katsuya still pays a lot of attention to Tatsuya. As you know from the game, Katsuya is even saving his money for Tatsuya. But, well, I don't think Tatsuya would take it...I'm sure they'd have am argument that went something like, "You use it for yourself, big brother." "But this is for you." No, really...he's a great big brother. *laugh*
As you learn in the Monad Mandala, Katsuya isn't happy with his career as a cop; he'd wanted to be a patissier (pastry chef) when he was in high school. But when his father got arrested, he realized two things: 1) someone had to have a job and support the family, and 2) someone had to bring Tatsuzou to justice for what he'd done to their family. So he became a cop instead of following his dream to be a patissier.

*FLASHBACK*
HS KATSUYA: That's "patissier," not "cake-baking girly-man."
KASHIHARA-SENSEI: Six of one, half a dozen of the other, Suou-kun.
    Q: Why did he think he wanted to become a patissier?
    A: I think that it probably started when he and Tatsuya were kids, and together they would make simple sweets, like Fruche. [Fruche is a dessert mix by House Foods, made by combining milk with fruit-flavored mix. Think Jell-O instant pudding.] When Tatsuya was really happy and said, "Yummy!" Katsuya saw this and came to think, "Okay, well then, let's make some more!" I'm sure he's the kind of person who likes to do nice things for people and make other people happy. But as his passion for baking escalated higher and higher, I think that in the end, Tatsuya said, "That's enough!" and that made Katsuya a little depressed. *laugh*
    After the incident with his father, he ended up proceeding down the path to becoming a police officer, but even now he still likes to make desserts from time to time. It's one of his hobbies. Therefore, when he has time, at his dormitory -- while policemen are unmarried, they all have to live at a dormitory, so Katsuya also lives in a dormitory next to the police station, but I think he can make cakes and such there. He makes it seem like he bought the cakes that he made somewhere and passes them out at the police station, and everyone says, "These are really good! Where did you buy them?" When he hears that, he probably smiles a bit slyly. *laugh*
And in the end...
    Q: What does Katsuya think of Maya?
    A: I think he sees her as an eligible woman. What happens between the two of them beyond that is something I'll leave to your imaginations. Well, my thought is that it would probably be difficult for them to make much progress, because of Tatsuya. Naturally, Tatsuya doesn't remember anything, and he doesn't know anything about who Maya is. If those two were together, he would probably just think, "They suit each other", but for Katsuya and Maya who remember everything... in the end, it might be kind of a painful experience. Well, that's what I personally think. But since the player is Maya this time around, depending on the individual, I think that it's also possible for those two to overcome and end up with something good.
Katsuya has a cameo in the Persona 2 Tsumi to Batsu: Una Substantia manga. He's still a police officer, and he comes to investigate the demon incident in Aoba Park. When he hears that it was a male student from Sevens (Kazumi) and a woman in her twenties (Narui), naturally he twitches a little. *laugh*

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