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Tae Takemi runs Takemi Medical Clinic in Yongen-Jaya, offering medical services and experimental pharmaceuticals. She has dark blue hair styled in a messy bob-cut with blunt bangs, brown eyes, and red nail polish on her fingers and toes. Takemi is notably short, standing just slightly taller than Futaba Sakura without her heels. Her signature outfit features a white lab coat worn over a short dark green dress, accessorized with a red grommet belt, a black studded choker necklace connected to multiple chains, and strappy black platform heels. Her casual look includes the same choker plus a bracelet, a short black jacket, a blue spiderweb-patterned dress, black ripped leggings, and ankle boots. A winter outfit in the third semester consists of a black leather jacket with a fur neckline, leather gloves, a black top, a red skirt, and intact leggings.
Her personality blends eccentricity with a punk aesthetic and morbid humor, often displaying glee when testing experimental medicines. A past professional betrayal fostered deep cynicism and insecurity, particularly about her reputation as "the Plague" within medical circles. Despite this, she shows genuine kindness and medical ethics, consistently checking on patients' well-being. She invariably refers to Ren Amamiya as "my little guinea pig," even in romantic contexts. Knowledge of traditional Shinto prayer rituals surfaces during a chance meeting at Meiji Shrine.
Takemi previously worked at a university hospital before being scapegoated for a disastrous drug trial treating Crawford-Ende’s Syndrome—an autoimmune condition causing indiscriminate cell attacks. Though she advised against the trial protocol, Chief of Staff Shoichi Oyamada proceeded, causing patient Miwa’s critical condition. Oyamada then falsified Miwa’s death and blamed Takemi, leading to her dismissal and "Plague" infamy. She opened her clinic secretly to continue developing the drug, selling barely legal prescriptions. After Ren connects her with Futaba Sakura for a health assessment, she diagnoses Futaba’s physical frailty as stemming from prolonged isolation.
Her Confidant storyline involves Ren volunteering as a test subject for her experimental drugs under the guise of needing exam stress relief. Takemi immediately recognizes his deception but agrees to supply medicines in exchange for his assistance. As they collaborate, she successfully diagnoses and treats a young girl’s rare disease, attracting Oyamada’s attention. He threatens to expose her clinic unless she halts drug development, claiming Miwa died. The Phantom Thieves change Oyamada’s heart, forcing him to confess he concealed Miwa’s transfer to another hospital to protect the university’s reputation. This clears Takemi’s name, leading to a job offer from another hospital where she continues treating former clinic patients. She deduces Ren’s Phantom Thief identity but maintains secrecy while supplying medicines.
Her abilities center on her Death Arcana affiliation, with her clinic providing progressively advanced medical items as Confidant ranks increase. These include healing items (Rejuvenation rank 1), expanded healing options (Sterilization rank 3), support items (Immunization rank 5), discounted prices (Discount rank 7), and revival items (Resuscitation rank 10). Her Persona in spin-off media is Metrodora, named after a Greek physician who authored early medical texts on women’s health.
Trivia notes her first name means "endure," while her surname combines "take" (military) and "mi" (beauty), alternatively interpreted as "girl." She references real-life physician Taro Takemi, who advocated for traditional Japanese medicine. Her "Plague" nickname alludes to the Black Death’s mortality rates, aligning with her Death Arcana. Game data indicates an unused option to doubt or break her Confidant link, which would block access to high-grade medicines.
Her personality blends eccentricity with a punk aesthetic and morbid humor, often displaying glee when testing experimental medicines. A past professional betrayal fostered deep cynicism and insecurity, particularly about her reputation as "the Plague" within medical circles. Despite this, she shows genuine kindness and medical ethics, consistently checking on patients' well-being. She invariably refers to Ren Amamiya as "my little guinea pig," even in romantic contexts. Knowledge of traditional Shinto prayer rituals surfaces during a chance meeting at Meiji Shrine.
Takemi previously worked at a university hospital before being scapegoated for a disastrous drug trial treating Crawford-Ende’s Syndrome—an autoimmune condition causing indiscriminate cell attacks. Though she advised against the trial protocol, Chief of Staff Shoichi Oyamada proceeded, causing patient Miwa’s critical condition. Oyamada then falsified Miwa’s death and blamed Takemi, leading to her dismissal and "Plague" infamy. She opened her clinic secretly to continue developing the drug, selling barely legal prescriptions. After Ren connects her with Futaba Sakura for a health assessment, she diagnoses Futaba’s physical frailty as stemming from prolonged isolation.
Her Confidant storyline involves Ren volunteering as a test subject for her experimental drugs under the guise of needing exam stress relief. Takemi immediately recognizes his deception but agrees to supply medicines in exchange for his assistance. As they collaborate, she successfully diagnoses and treats a young girl’s rare disease, attracting Oyamada’s attention. He threatens to expose her clinic unless she halts drug development, claiming Miwa died. The Phantom Thieves change Oyamada’s heart, forcing him to confess he concealed Miwa’s transfer to another hospital to protect the university’s reputation. This clears Takemi’s name, leading to a job offer from another hospital where she continues treating former clinic patients. She deduces Ren’s Phantom Thief identity but maintains secrecy while supplying medicines.
Her abilities center on her Death Arcana affiliation, with her clinic providing progressively advanced medical items as Confidant ranks increase. These include healing items (Rejuvenation rank 1), expanded healing options (Sterilization rank 3), support items (Immunization rank 5), discounted prices (Discount rank 7), and revival items (Resuscitation rank 10). Her Persona in spin-off media is Metrodora, named after a Greek physician who authored early medical texts on women’s health.
Trivia notes her first name means "endure," while her surname combines "take" (military) and "mi" (beauty), alternatively interpreted as "girl." She references real-life physician Taro Takemi, who advocated for traditional Japanese medicine. Her "Plague" nickname alludes to the Black Death’s mortality rates, aligning with her Death Arcana. Game data indicates an unused option to doubt or break her Confidant link, which would block access to high-grade medicines.