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Aikotoyuka is the poly ship between Makoto Yuki, Yukari Takeba, and Aigis from the Persona fandom.
Canon[]
Makoto, Yukari, and Aigis are in the same class at Gekkoukan High. Although Aigis looks the same age as them, she is technically younger than them. Makoto and Yukari are also members of SEES. Aigis is referred to by her name (without any honorifics) by Makoto and Yukari due to being a robot and having no surname. Aigis is the only female member of Makoto’s grade who can call him by his first name. At the same time, Yukari only addresses him by his surname, “Yuki-kun,” seen in Japanese and Reload English versions (Yukari calls Makoto by his first name in the original English version).
Makoto and Yukari met Aigis on the second day of their Yakushima trip. After they returned, Yukari stopped Aigis from forcing Makoto to get up from the bed. Depending on the options (letting Aigis stay in his room as a roommate or rejecting Aigis’ offer to stay), Yukari will show jealousy towards Aigis if he decides to let her stay with him. Yukari refuses to let Aigis stay in Makoto’s room regardless of the choice. Instead, she will have a room in the third room so she won’t keep breaking into Makoto’s room.
After Aigis transferred to Gekkoukan High as a transfer student, when Aigis declared she would be by Makoto’s side, Yukari gets angry at Aigis again, resulting from rumors of Makoto, Yukari, and Aigis in a love triangle.
Makoto, Yukari, and Aigis, along with the other members of SEES, were present when Shinjiro died from his fatal injuries on October 4th. The following day, Makoto, Yukari, and Aigis were at Shinjiro’s funeral, although Makoto didn’t sit with either Yukari or Aigis since they were in the front row.
Makoto, Yukari, Aigis, and the other 2nd and 3rd-year students go on a school field trip to Kyoto together.
Social Links[]
Yukari and Aigis are both Makoto’s social links, and he can be romantic with them. Yukari's Social Link can start in July if the player has maxed Charm, and Aigis' Social Link does not have requirements to start her’s in January.
Reload[]
They are given new options in their Social Links to have platonic routes with them for Makoto’s Social Links instead of being forced to date them in the original game and Portable.
The Answer[]
Yukari and Aigis’ love for Makoto plays a significant role in The Answer. They both took Makoto’s death tragically and are greatly affected by it. Aigis and Yukari become distant from their friends; Aigis intends to return to the lab because she has lost her purpose of protecting Makoto. Yukari decides to attend cram school to forget Makoto’s death, mainly because she regrets not thanking or saying goodbye to him. After Aigis awakens to Makoto’s Wild Card ability, Yukari becomes hostile and jealous towards Aigis, not just because of his ability but because she was the only person who heard his last words before he passed away peacefully. After Yukari and Aigis discover how Makoto died in the previous battle, they realize he sacrificed himself to save humanity, including his friends, to become the Great Seal. They can move on from his death and accept his decisions. Because of this, Aigis changes her mind and wants to attend school with everyone. Yukari is no longer hostile toward Aigis, as she will let her become her roommate.
Film[]
The love triangle between Makoto, Aigis, and Yukari isn’t explored much because Makoto is into Aigis, and Yukari has no romantic feelings for Makoto.
In the second firm, Makoto and Yukari meet Aigis at Yakushima during the Dark Hour when the escaped Shadows are about to attack them.
Fanon[]
Aikotoyuka is a rare polyamory fan shipping in the Persona 3 fanbase, despite Aigis and Yukari's love for Makoto being the more critical plot in The Answer than the main story. There aren't many fan arts and fanfiction featuring them together.
On AO3, there are a total of five works.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Aigis/Male Persona 3 Protagonist/Takeba Yukari tag on AO3
- Aigis/Arisato Minato/Takeba Yukari tag on AO3
Variations[]
- Aikoto refers to the ship between Makoto and Aigis
- MinaYuka refers to the ship between Makoto and Yukari
- Yukgis refers to the ship between Yukari and Aigis