Arcana
In most Persona media Akihiko is represented by The Emperor arcana and is not a social link. In Persona 3 Portable, however, on the female main character route he is The Star social link replacing Mamoru Hayase.
The Emperor
The Emperor is the fourth major arcana in a regular tarot deck. He ranks above all the Kings (Swords, Cups, Pentacles, Staves) in the minor arcana.
Common interpretations associate The Emperor with leadership, order, and stability. It has a strong link to masculine energy and is connected to Mars and Ares. The Emperor is a wise and confident symbol of power.
Reading Tarot invloves mixing the cards in the deck, as well as standard shuffling and then arranging the cards in a specific formation -- a ten card layout being the most common.
Because of this mixing sometimes cards will be pulled upside down -- this is called inverted and usually conveys a meaning reversed from the normal card.
Therefore, an inverted Emperor can refer to a struggle with authority or control. It might also indicate an immature or ineffective man. It could also be a warning to avoid stubbornness or inflexibility.
All tarot readings are of course subject to interpretation and how one person reads a card might be different from someone else.
The Emperor is (obviously) often paired with The Empress -- the third major arcana. She provides more nurturing and intuition to the hard lines of the Emperor. The Hierophant is also often connected as it represents laws and guidance which The Emperor may be called on to enforce.
Other Emperors in the Persona universe are Hidetoshi Odagiri (Persona 3 male routes), Kanji Tatsumi (Persona 4), and Yusuke Kitagawa(Persona 5).
The Star
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