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Kirijo

Kirijo is a fictional surname and the name of a prominent corporate faction in Atlus's Megami Tensei Persona series. The Kirijo Group, named after the aristocratic Kirijo family, is depicted as a multinational conglomerate with vast resources and a secretive research arm focused on occult phenomena and supernatural entities.

In Persona 3, the Kirijo Group is central to the plot. The company wields considerable political and

Character and themes: The Kirijo Group is portrayed as morally ambiguous: its pursuit of knowledge and power

Legacy: The Kirijo Group's actions and research underpin much of Persona 3's storyline and its exploration of

Outside of Persona 3, Kirijo appears as part of the broader Megami Tensei universe as a fictional

economic
influence
and
funds
research
into
Shadows
and
the
Dark
Hour.
Through
its
facilities
and
personnel,
the
Kirijo
Group
provides
support
to
the
Specialized
Extracurricular
Execution
Squad
(SEES),
the
group
of
students
who
fight
Shadows
during
the
Dark
Hour.
Mitsuru
Kirijo,
a
top
student
and
heir
to
the
Kirijo
Group,
plays
a
leading
role
and
serves
as
SEES's
leader.
leads
to
dangerous
consequences
for
ordinary
people,
and
it
often
operates
in
secrecy,
sometimes
clashing
with
other
organizations
or
with
the
needs
of
the
public.
power,
responsibility,
and
the
ethics
of
scientific
experimentation.
The
Kirijo
family
and
their
corporation
are
used
in
the
series
to
explore
the
tension
between
corporate
interests
and
human
welfare.
corporation
and
surname
used
in
related
media,
though
details
vary
between
installments.