Lisa Silverman

Lisa is a Caucasian teenager with pale skin, blue eyes and natural blonde hair which she pulls back with red barrettes, leaving a lock of hair falling to her jaw.

A student at Seven Sisters, she wears the female variant uniform: a black sailor fuku with contrast trim, matching socks and white-detailed black athletic shoes, along with an orange ribbon indicating her status as a second-year. Lisa also wears a silver wristwatch on her left wrist.

As a child, her hair was pulled into a short ponytail with a bright red bow, and she wore a robin egg blue dress with puffed sleeves.

—Lisa to her father, after he reprimands her for not being a "proper Japanese lady" A martial arts fanatic and a fan of Bruce Lee, Lisa uses her own fists to defend herself, equipping gloves to improve the force impact.

She is one of the more popular girls at Seven Sisters High School, and is the self-proclaimed hottest girl in school. She harbors a crush for Tatsuya Suou because she thinks he is hot enough to boost her self-esteem. She holds an obvious crush on Tatsuya, acting clingy towards him and follows him around with little regard to his feelings on the matter. Despite her appearance, Lisa usually acts cool to those she is not interested in, and even haughty to those she dislikes. This could be caused by the bullying and xenophobia she experienced from the other local children when she was very young.

She rejects the role of a "traditional" Japanese woman imposed on her by her parents, and feels they are forcing their culture onto her. In response, as a form of rebellion, Lisa is learning to speak Cantonese instead of Japanese. She often mixes both languages (often saying "Aiyah!" and other Cantonese expressions). Lisa also engages in "dangerous" drug use and compensated dating with "dirty" older men for money.

Despite her natural blonde hair and blue eyes, she is unable to speak English (the misconception that she can is the cause of much confusion and annoys her). Lisa's parents never taught her English for unknown reasons, apparently not understanding its significance and importance as a common language, and she resents herself because of it and is reluctant to admit it. Although Lisa tries to learn English, it comes out in the form of heavy Engrish, and Lisa is concerned she will never be able to perfect it.

She is the top candidate for "Miss Sevens," a contest held at Seven Sister's High similar to a beauty pageant/popularity contest. The contest is ended as her primarily rival, Yuko, is disfigured by the emblem curse. Lisa and her two friends Sheba and Mee-ho are selected to be in the idol group MUSES by music producer Ginji Sasaki, which is started through a rumor. The song that MUSES sings, with Lisa as the lead singer, and leader of the group, is called "Joker" which encourages people to call the Joker to solve their problems. She then recites a piece from the Oracle of Maia, "the song of a foreign land" portion being fulfilled through Lisa (a foreigner) becoming an idol and singing at a live concert that was highly publicized.

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(Mainline Story from the game): Persona 2: Innocent Sin begins three years after the events of the first Persona, in 1999. The location is Sumaru City, a large fictional metropolitan area set in modern day Japan. Sumaru City becomes cursed after events during the beginning of the game that cause any rumor that spreads enough to become true.

The silent protagonist of the game is Tatsuya Suou. Tatsuya is dragged into the plot by Lisa Silverman, a fellow student who idolizes Tatsuya, when conflict between Seven Sisters High School (Sevens) and Kasugayama High School (Cuss High) begins. The two come across Eikichi Mishina, the self-proclaimed boss of Cuss High. After getting into a fight, the three play a game summoning the Joker, a mysterious antagonist rumored to appear before anyone that calls him. Anyone who fails to tell Joker their wishes, either because they lack one or refuse to tell him, has their "ideal energy" stolen, reducing them to ambition-less shells called Shadow Selves. Once summoned, Joker claims that the three students had done something terrible to him in the past, and is angered when they do not recognize him. Swearing revenge and wielding an odd Crystal Skull, he departs, leaving the trio confused and eager to learn more about him. Later on they make a point of saying that Tatsuya and the Joker look alike.

Eventually, the three students are joined by Maya Amano and her friend, Yukino Mayuzumi, who returns from the first game and is already familiar with demons and capable of using her Persona. The five then search for Joker, the source of all rumors that spread becoming reality. Their search leads the group to clash with a cult-like following known as the Masked Circle. It is later revealed that the original Masked Circle was the group of friends including Tatsuya, Maya, Lisa, Eikichi, and Jun when they were all kids. After debunking numerous rumors and defeating several members of the Masked Circle, the group meets with Joker, who then reveals himself to be Jun Kurosu, the fifth childhood friend and member of the original Masked Circle. Eventually, the widely spread rumor that the Fuhrer had survived World War II with his secret forces, the Last Battalion, surfaces and his forces invade Sumaru City. Tatsuya and the others fight off both remaining Masked Circle members and the Last Battalion soldiers to obtain the crystal skulls, defeating their own Shadows in the process.

Towards the end of Innocent Sin, Tatsuya and the others board an alien spaceship known as the Xibalba, another rumor that had spawned into reality. In the deepest parts of Xibalba, the group finds the Fuhrer, wielding the Spear of Destiny (the spear that pierced Jesus Christ that is said to leave a mortal wound the second it strikes flesh) and defeats him.

At the conclusion of the game, it is revealed that all of the events had been orchestrated by Nyarlathotep in an attempt to show that the negatives of humanity would outshine the positives, contrary to Philemon's beliefs. Nyarlathotep then takes his true form and fights Tatsuya and the others. After the fight, Nyarlathotep manipulates Maya Okamura into striking Maya Amano with the Spear of Destiny, killing her quickly. With the prophecy fulfilled, the Earth's rotation suddenly stops, destroying everything on the surface of the planet, save for Sumaru City. Philemon tells Tatsuya that there is a way to prevent Maya's death and stop Nyarlathotep from destroying the world. Tatsuya agrees to create a new timeline in which Nyarlathotep is not successful, in exchange for everyone's memories.

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(Other mainline characters in the game): Tatsuya Suou: The game's protagonist, a young man who attends Seven Sisters High. He has a mature and cool attitude that makes him popular outside of school as well as among his peers. Ironically, he is a loner who does his best to avoid being involved with anyone. He always carries a special lighter and habitually takes it out to flip its lid open and shut. Maya Amano: A cheerful and bright woman who naturally draws others to her with her considerateness and affable nature. She spends her busy days as a reporter for "Coolest", a popular magazine aimed at high school students. Her prized possession is a stuffed bunny that evokes memories of her father. Lisa Silverman: A second-year at Sevens Sister High. Nicknamed "Ginko", she looks clearly Caucasian with her blonde hair and blue eyes, but speaks fluent Japanese. She was born to parents who were naturalized as Japanese citizens. She has a crush on Tatsuya and follows him around with little regard to Tatsuya's feelings on the matter. Eikichi Mishina: A second-year at Kasugayama High, nicknamed "Death Boss." (Though, due to his well-known habit of pantsing those he beats in a fight, he's also called "Undie Boss" behind his back.) He is the boss of a gang of delinquents at his school and also front man in his band. He makes his underlings call him "Michel" rather than his real name. He tends to take what people say too personally, is easily swayed, and is often a bit too taken with himself and could be viewed as an extreme narcissist. Yukino Mayuzumi: An active student at a vocational school for photography. She's paying her way through school as an apprentice to a freelance photojournalist, as she hopes to become a professional photographer. Though she has grown out her hair and settled down a little since the SEBEC scandal and time at St. Hermelin High, she's as fiercely protective and caring as ever. Jun Kurosu: A third-year Kasugayama High transfer who hasn't been seen attending classes for some time. Well-versed in hanakotoba, and often seen sporting flowers on his uniform jacket. Wears an unusually expensive-looking watch on his left wrist. Jun is also a very close friend to Tatsuya, ever since they were kids.

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Details on "Lisa Silverman"

Age: 17 Main Arcana: Lovers Secondary Arcanas: Hermit, Temperance, Star, Suit of Rods, Suit of coins Zodiac: Taurus Height: 165 cm (5'5") Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs) Bloodtype: A Nationality: American School: Seven Sisters Highschool Personas: Eros, Eros Prime, Venus Relationship / Crush: Tatsuya Suou Relatives: (Father) Steven Silverman, (Sister mentioned not by name, but exists) (Mother mentioned in dialogue in the game)

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Trivia: Lisa's alignment with the Lovers Arcana is partly explained by her zodiac sign: the Taurus sign is traditionally associated with love and a deep care for others and ruled by the planet Venus. Lisa's father, Steven Silverman, is likely a parody of actor Steven Seagal in both name, Japanese background, and resemblance. The only mention of Lisa’s mother is when Lisa in Rosa Candida offhandedly says that her mother “owns more kimono than native Japanese women,” which can simply elude that Lisa’s mother is just as eccentric about Japanese culture as Lisa’s father. Lisa's mother can be seen wearing a traditional yukata during one of the childhood flashbacks. According to a teacher in the Seven Sisters teachers' lounge, Lisa's English grades are terrible. According to the Who's Who segment in Persona 3, she has a sister, however her name is unknown nor was she implied to have existed in either Persona 2 game. The idol group MUSES is inspired by the real 90's eurobeat idol group D&D, and Lisa was loosely based off the lead vocalist in the group Olivia Lufkin, who is also half-American. In classroom 3-B, a girl named Yoko (who only appears in the beginning of the game) has a love rivalry with Lisa. After being rejected by Tatsuya, she holds a grudge against Lisa for "stealing him away." Lisa's interests include clubbing (because of her love of dance), collecting fashionable clothes, reading romance novels (loves to imagine herself as the heroine), and playing with her two cats named Hime and Tono.[2] Her favorite foods are 100% beef hamburgers, orange mousse, and fermented soya beans. Alternatively, she dislikes any boiled food but especially grilled fish due to a childhood incident where she accidentally swallowed a fish bone. Lisa has difficulties with English, karaoke (she dislikes singing pop or Enka songs), and her father incessantly trying to make her a refined Yamato nadeshiko type of Japanese woman.