Endings Guide

Persona 4 Golden guide · How to achieve the Good True and Golden endings

Persona 4 Golden features multiple branching endings that depend on crucial dialogue selections and maxing specific Social Links. Navigating through December 3, identifying the true culprit on December 5, and properly completing final farewells on March 20 determine whether you reach a Bad, Good, True, or Golden Ending. To see the extended epilogue of the Golden Ending, Marie's Social Link must be completed and her bonus dungeon cleared before the final encounter.

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Good Ending route | Missed on December 3 if any incorrect dialogue option is selected in the hospital room; you must answer: "Wait a second here...", "We're missing something.", "Their true feelings.", "Something's bothering me.", "We're missing something...", and "Calm the hell down!"True Culprit identification | Missed on December 5 if you fail to select Tohru Adachi after three attempts during the discussion with the teamMarie's Bonus Dungeon (Hollow Forest) | Missed if you do not visit the Velvet Room on January 2 to speak with Margaret about Marie after having maxed the Aeon Social LinkTrue Ending and Golden Ending access | Missed on March 20 if you return to your residence when prompted to go home after saying goodbye to all maxed Social Links; you must choose "No" and investigate the Junes Food Court instead

Deadlines

December 3 | Reach Rank 10 with Marie (Aeon) to enable access to the Hollow Forest dungeon and the Golden Ending epilogue
December 3 | Choose the correct dialogue options in the hospital room with Namatame to avoid an immediate Bad Ending
December 5 | Correctly identify the real culprit during the Investigation Team meeting to unlock the route to the Good and True Endings
February 13 | Complete the Hollow Forest dungeon in a single day to satisfy the requirements for the Golden Ending

Social links

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Aeon (Marie): Spend time with Marie on free days in Inaba to hit Rank 10 before the start of December, which is mandatory for the Golden Ending epilogueJester/Hunger (Tohru Adachi): Reach Rank 6 by November 1; the link will automatically advance to Rank 8 if you identify him on December 5, Rank 9 upon completing his dungeon, and Rank 10 during the True Ending sequence

Secrets

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Yomotsu Hirasaka and Izanami | On March 20, choose not to return home, visit the Junes Food Court elevator, proceed to the Riverbed to talk with Dojima and Nanako, then visit the Velvet Room to receive the Clarity Orb before speaking to the gas station attendant at Central Shopping District

Tips

Always create multiple distinct save files before December 3, as a single incorrect dialogue choice will prematurely trigger a Bad Ending and skip the rest of the game.

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