Naoto Shirogane

Naoto Shirogane is the fifth-generation detective of the Shirogane family in Persona 4, the last member to join the Investigation Team, wielding light and dark skills through the Persona Sukuna-Hikona and, in Persona 4 Golden, the ultimate Yamato Sumeragi. In Persona 4 Revival Naoto is voiced by Amber Lee Connors in English and Romi Park in Japanese.

1:50 Naoto Shirogane is a first-year high school student and the fifth generation of the Shirogane detective family in Persona 4: SEGA describes Naoto as intelligent and composed, working closely with the police on the murder case (SEGA). Naoto is the last member to join the Investigation Team, in October, after the team clears the Secret Laboratory and faces Naoto's Shadow, and fights with the Persona Sukuna-Hikona, whose light and dark skills can kill ordinary Shadows outright. In Persona 4 Revival Naoto is voiced by Amber Lee Connors in English and Romi Park in Japanese, revealed in a trailer during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show stream on Sep 17, 2026.

Quick facts

Role	First-year student, fifth-generation detective, police consultant
Arcana	Fortune (Naoto Social Link, romanceable)
Personas	Sukuna-Hikona, an evolved form, then Yamato Sumeragi (Golden only)
Element	Light and dark
Dungeon	Secret Laboratory, 9/16 to 10/5 in Persona 4 Golden
Joins	10/6 in Persona 4 Golden
Revival English voice	Amber Lee Connors
Japanese voice	Romi Park
Revival character trailer	Sep 17, 2026

Sources: SEGA Asia: Naoto Shirogane; TheGamer's Secret Laboratory walkthrough; TheGamer's Investigation Team guide (joins 10/6); Game Rant (Yamato Sumeragi); RPG Site, Sep 17, 2026.

Shadow Naoto

5:14 In Persona 4 Golden the Secret Laboratory opens on 9/16 and must be cleared by 10/5; Shadow Naoto waits on B9F, and TheGamer suggests level 50 to 55. The Shadow is weak only to electric, taking 125% damage from it, and resists fire. Its dangerous moves are Galgalim Eyes, which drops a target to 1 HP, Mute Ray, which drains HP and SP and can silence, and Element Zero, which cancels the party's elemental resistances. TheGamer's answer is to reflect Mute Ray with a Magic Mirror or Makarakarn, keep a healer ready after Element Zero, give the protagonist a Persona with no elemental weakness such as Tam Lin, and let Kanji's electric attacks do most of the damage (TheGamer). The fight is on Persona 4 Bosses. The clip is BuffMaister's fight in Persona 4 Golden on PC at Very Hard.

Sukuna-Hikona and Naoto's skills

Naoto covers light and dark, including instant-kill skills, and gains Makarakarn from level 64 in Persona 4 Golden (TheGamer). The catch is bosses: many null light and dark, so TheGamer's dungeon parties bring Naoto through Heaven and Magatsu Inaba and swap in Yosuke for the boss, since Naoto's instant-kill moves do not help there (TheGamer). Maxing the Social Link evolves Sukuna-Hikona; Golden's third form, Yamato Sumeragi, repels light and dark, has no weakness at all and knows Shield of Justice, which blocks damage once (Game Rant).

The Fortune link starts no earlier than 10/21 and needs both Knowledge 5 and Courage 5: talk to Naoto at school, then the man in black near Aiya, then Naoto again. It meets on Classroom Building 1F or the Samegawa Flood Plain, teaches Mind Charge at rank 4 and Heat Riser at rank 8, and its rank 10 Detective Badge lets the protagonist fuse Yamato-Takeru and Norn. A romance needs two earlier choices, "I'm glad you're a girl." at rank 5 to 6 and "Protect Naoto" at rank 7 to 8 (RPG Site). Answers are on Naoto Social Link.

Naoto in Persona 4 Revival

0:02 Naoto was the last of the team to get a Revival trailer, shown by Atlus and Xbox during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 stream on Sep 17, 2026 (RPG Site). Amber Lee Connors is Naoto's new English voice and Romi Park returns in Japanese (RPG Site). Kotaku reported on Sep 21, 2026 that Revival will not make significant changes to Naoto's or Kanji's storylines, arcs it says have long drawn debate about queer identity in the series (Kotaku). Atlus's own line is that no character's personality was changed, while some dialogue was made more modern (GamesRadar+, Sep 2, 2026).

Frequently asked questions

What is Naoto's Persona in Persona 4? Sukuna-Hikona, a light and dark Persona. It evolves when Naoto's Social Link is maxed, and in Persona 4 Golden its third form is Yamato Sumeragi, which has no weakness.

How do you beat Shadow Naoto in Persona 4 Golden? Hit it with electric, its only weakness, reflect Mute Ray with Makarakarn or a Magic Mirror, and keep a healer ready after Element Zero and Galgalim Eyes.

Who voices Naoto in Persona 4 Revival? Amber Lee Connors in English and Romi Park in Japanese.

When does Naoto join in Persona 4 Golden? On 10/6, after the Secret Laboratory. The Fortune Social Link starts on 10/21 at the earliest and needs Knowledge 5 and Courage 5.