Persona 4's Teddie is adorable and a great source of bear puns, helping him cement his spot as one of the most beloved characters in the entire franchise. So, let's take a look at everything you need to know about this fan-favorite, including information on his skills and personality.
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Let's dive into our guide on everyone's favorite clown/bear hybrid, Persona 4's Teddie.
Who is Persona 4's Teddie?
One of the main focal points of Persona 4 Golden is embarking on a journey to the TV World, where you'll get to explore an area called The Midnight Channel. This is where you and the rest of the gang will first meet Teddie, an anthropomorphic combination of a clown and a bear who serves as your loyal guide throughout this new realm you find yourself within.
Teddie is a spritely energy, constantly cracking jokes and serving as the comedic relief for you and your team, but although he's constantly trying to find the fun, he also wants to help solve the murders plaguing Inaba and settle the unrest currently being caused in the TV World. So he works in support of the party to help out, which sure is nice of him.
What is Teddie's personality?
Being a shadow from the TV World, Teddie is unfamiliar with humans or human-like customs. He acts naively and often a little weirdly around human characters. Despite this, he's often jovial, fun, and tries to lighten the mood for the team. Teddie also absolutely loves making bear puns (in the English language translation of the Persona 4 game and anime), and even refers to his Persona as a Bear-sona.
Like many other Persona characters, Teddie has insecurities surrounding his own identity and often questions what his reason for existing is. As Teddie slowly regains his memories, he has existential trouble reconciling with the idea of what his true self is. Teddie also carries a lot of respect for the members of The Investigation Squad, constantly calling the protagonist Sensei.
What are Teddie's skills?
Sadly, Teddie is not the best member of the team, acting as support mostly and often outclassed by other characters. His healing abilities are outclassed by Yosuke, he's not strong enough to be a tank, and he's barely better than Persona 4's Chie when it comes to spells.
Still, he's good for buffs if nothing else, and is guaranteed to have his Persona evolve later in the game, so you will have at least one Ultimate Persona on your side for those final challenges.
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