Persona 3 Reload: Mamoru Hayase (Star) Social Link choices guide

by Chao Min Wu on 03 February, 2024

You'll meet and befriend a variety of characters throughout your journey in Persona 3 Reload, but one of the final storylines that'll open up to you is the Mamoru Hayase social link, which in Persona 3 represents the Star Arcana. That's because you'll only meet Mamoru quite far into the in-game Calendar, in the summer. You'll face off in a sporting competition, and then have the chance to become firm friends. This Mamoru S-Link guide features all of the dialogue choices and everything else you'll need to also become fast friends - that is to say, to hit max rank quickly.

A couple of warnings up top, before we start. First, we've done our best to keep this guide spoiler free, but it will contain snippets of dialogue for clarity. Second, this guide is optimized for the Persona 3 Reload version of the Mamoru link - which does differ from other versions. We've got a similar-but-different guide for Mamoru in P3 Portable which should also work for FES, if you need it. For Reload players, stick with this page - and make use of it alongside our Social Link guides for every other character, as well as possibly our 100% S-Link Walkthrough, which gives you a schedule to adhere by.

Mamoru S-Link Guide
Mamoru Social Link Choices

Mamoru Hayase S-Link Guide - Star (Persona 3 Reload)

The social link system has changed over the years since the first release of Persona 3 - but not that much. Even if you've only played Persona 5, how it functions here will be familiar. Behind-the-scenes, there's a hidden RPG stat which determines when your friendships level up - from Rank 1 all the way up to the max of Rank 10. Spending time with friends raises that stat; as does saying the right things during those hangouts. This guide has all relevant dialogue choices for the Mamoru social link in Persona 3 Reload, helping you to get the most out of each hang-out and preserve your precious in-game days.

Here on RPG Site we refer to the hidden stat for social links as 'Affection Points', and we list the point values you'll gain for each answer below. The point values listed include the Arcana Bonus - so for yours to match our working, you must have a Star Arcana Persona with you each time you spend time with Mamoru.

Star athlete Mamoru is a late-game addition to your roster of friends, but this S-Link guide will help you to rank up to max quickly.

Key Information about Mamoru Hayase

Prerequisite: Rank 4 Courage required. Availability happens automatically with game progression. On August 2nd, you'll compete against Mamoru in a Track Competition. After that, Mamoru can be found at Iwatodai Strip Mall.
Available Days: Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays in the daytime after school.
Location: Iwatodai Strip Mall
Possible Love Interest: No
Max Social Link Persona: Helel

Mamoru's Social Link appears after meeting him in the sports competition event. After this event, you will see him hanging out in Iwatodai Strip Mall. You will still need rank 4 courage to start the social link, which shouldn't be a problem at this point in the game. The Social Link is relatively easy to max out, as many of the choices will give enough points to advance to the next rank with a matching arcana. It is highly recommended that you max out this social link if you fail to max out the other social links, as you get to fuse one of the strongest Personas in the game, Helel.

Unlock & Rank 1

When you participate in the summer sports competition in early August (which also involves your Chariot S-Link buddies from the sports club), you'll meet and compete against Mamoru in a race.

After that, you can meet Hayase in Iwatodai Strip Mall on certain days after school. You will also need a Rank 4 in your Courage Social Stat before you're allowed to start this social link - we think. It's difficult to be 100% on this as by this late in the game, most players. Talking to him, and choosing to hang out with him will start the social link.