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The Velvet Room. Zilpha Keatley Snyder. 4.28. 2,515 ratings347 reviews. Robin was always wandering off (her mother's words) to get away from the confusion she felt inside her. It was not until Robin's father found a permanent job at the McCurdy ranch, after three years as a migrant worker, that Robin had a place to wander to.
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"Welcome to the Velvet Room. This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter."
—Igor
••••••Persona 3 / FES / Portable / •••••••Persona 4 / ••Persona 4 The Animation / •Persona 4 Arena / •••Persona 5 / ••••••••
The Velvet Room often manifests itself differently in each subsequent game, but it is always covered in blue velvet and hosted by Igor. According to Lavenza in Tactica, the room usually only appears in one form for each guest and will not change form for them outside of particularly unusual circumstances.
The purpose of the Velvet Room is always to manage Personas and use them in fusion. The room is invisible to all except those with high spiritual sensitivity. In Persona 3, Igor states that only those who have formed a contract can be guests. Just like the Cathedral of Shadows, the Velvet Room usually cannot fuse Personas that are higher than the protagonist's current level, although it can be surpassed in some later games, such as by paying the attendants after a certain Confidant rank in Persona 5.
•Igor: Igor appears the most out of all Velvet Room residents, only not appearing in Q series, the Dancing games, and Persona 5 Strikers. Igor claims to be a servant of Philemon, and he typically handles fusion.
•Nameless: The piano player who appears in Persona and Persona 2, he covers his eyes while playing the piano.
•Belladonna: Belladonna is a soprano singer who accompanies Nameless' music. She covers her ears while singing.
•Demon Painter: The demon painter only appears in Persona 2. He can convert free tarot cards into cards of another arcana. He is modeled after Kazuma Kaneko.
•Elizabeth: Elizabeth is Igor's assistant in Persona 3. She handles the Persona Compendium and offers the protagonist optional quests. For more information, see Elizabeth's Requests & List of Persona Q Requests.
•Theodore: Theodore is Igor's male assistant and the younger brother of Elizabeth, appearing in Persona 3 Portable. He handles the same duties as Elizabeth and will only appear when playing as the female protagonist.
"The music I create is meant to open the door to the soul for Persona Users like yourselves. To create it, I must confront what is in my heart. That is why 90,000 and 155 nights have passed since I closed my own eyes."
—Nameless,
The Velvet Room has a distinct music theme titled "Poem of Everyone's Soul" (全ての人の魂の詩, Subete no hito no tamashii no uta)?, also known in English as "Aria of the Soul" or "Hymn of the Soul." The same melody is rearranged not only for the Velvet Room in the series, but also for the ending theme of Megami Ibunroku Persona and second to final battle theme of Persona 3, etc. Since at least Persona 3, the vocals for "Poem of Everyone's Soul" have been attributed to Haruko Komiya.
The background music of Velvet Room in Persona 2: Innocent Sin includes other classical pieces alongside the re-arranged "Aria of the Soul." These are Debussy's "Clair de lune" and Satie's "Gymnopédie No.1." Persona 2: Eternal Punishment includes Beethoven's "Piano Sonata No. 8" (known as "Pathétique") first half of first movement and J.S. Bach's "Two Part Invention No.13" (also used in Gouma-Den of Devil Summoner and Soul Hackers) in addition but removed "Clair de Lune." All of these pieces are selected each time the player enters the Velvet Room, in a fixed order.
It is found on the Persona 3 Original Soundtrack, the Persona 4 Original Soundtrack, the Persona 5 Original Soundtrack and the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Original Soundtrack, as well as a version of the aria found on Burn My Dread -Reincarnation: Persona 3-. The melody was also remixed as The Battle for Everyone's Souls, which serves as the penultimate final battle theme of Persona 3 and as Elizabeth's theme in Persona 4 Arena. There is another version remixed for Margaret in Persona 4 Arena. In addition, there are currently two other versions that have been included in the respective game OSTs of Persona 3 and Persona 4 called Blues in Velvet Room and Electronica in Velvet Room, which were also featured in Persona 4 Arena as background themes for the character select screen. A short version of the track called "Aria of the Soul (Signing Off)" is also played in the Game Over of the game. There is also The Bond of Everyone's Souls from Persona 4 The Animation as well as Dance Hymn of the Soul (Disco in Velvet Room) in Persona 4: Dancing All Night. The track was given a remix in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as well, incorporating elements from its various appearances in the Persona series.
"My duty is♪ To calm the hearts of visitors♪ For this, I must hear my heart's music♪ Though my ears♪ Block out the world's sounds♪ Your words reach me quite clearly♪"
•The concept and name of the Velvet Room is derived from the Edgar Allan Poe story, "The Masque of the Red Death." The story features a series of seven rooms representing the different stages of life, with the final room which precedes death being known as the "Velvet Room."
•In this room, the main character of the story, Prince Prospero, meets his death. There is a possible allusion to this from Persona 3 onwards, where the room is featured in Game Over sequences.
•The Velvet Room bears a strong aesthetic and thematic resemblance to The Black Lodge from Twin Peaks, or at least the lodge's own 'velvet room' that plays an important role in the series.
•The Velvet Room as it appears in Megami Ibunroku Persona has the exact same floor and curtains of the Red Room from the show, except blue.
•The usage of blue as the main color might be a nod to the title of one of Lynch's mystery films, Blue Velvet.
•The Velvet Room's license plate number in Persona 4 is CH-8700.
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"Do you hear the voices of the masses? They mock you for revolting against a god. Humans are naught but clumps of desire. Logic dictates that a world filled with them will decline. The sin of rebelling against a god is severe. As punishment, you shall taste pain everlasting."
—Yaldabaoth,
"...Not letting that happen!"
—Morgana,
"The attendant created from the dregs of human hope, hm...? It is impossible for a petty existence like you to overrule my precedent."
00:00 It starts00:43 What is the Velvet Room?03:04 Who is Igor?04:01 Victor/Devil Summoner06:12 Evil Phone07:00 Who is Philemon?10:30 The Demon Painter10:57 ...
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Nov 23, 2022 · The Velvet Room is a space outside of reality where the protagonists of Persona games can summon, fuse, and upgrade Personas. Learn about its origins, forms, residents, and functions in this comprehensive guide.
Jun 7, 2004 · As time went by the Velvet Room became more and more of a haven for her--a place to read and dream, a place to bury one's fears and doubts, a place to count on. The Velvet Room, first published in 1965, was a Junior Library Guild selection, and part of Scholastic Books' Arrow Book Club.
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Feb 20, 2020 · Robin's unstable life with her migrant family is complicated by her visits to the Velvet Room
In every Persona game to date, Igor has played the role of Proprietor of the Velvet Room, a space between dream and reality, mind and matter. As the proprietor, Igor provides insight to the protagonists regarding their powers, emotional bonds, and possible dangers that await them in their journey.
