A game thats universally loved for its stellar soundtrack, dynamic artstyle and its thought
provoking themes and philosophies. It has become Atlus's best selling game of all time
and a staple in the rpg franchise This is the Persona 5 Iceberg.
Persona 5 Royal Persona 5 Royal, alternatively known as P5R and called Persona 5: The Royal
in Japan, is an enhanced rerelease of Persona 5 exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The game
adds many quality of life changes and new content such as the third semester which further
expands the ending of the game.It was received with very positive reviews and sold extremely
well. Persona 5 Strikers An Action RPG spinoff
done in collaboration with Koei Tecmo studio Omega Force, known for the Dynasty Warriors series.
Released for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Its story serves as the direct canonical sequel
to the events of the original game. It was released in Japan on February 20, 2020, and
in the West on February 23, 2021. Due to it being developed at the same time as Persona
5 Royal, many of the events in that game do not get mentioned. It receieved positive reception
and sales although many felt the story wasnt as good as the originals.
Persona 5 Anime Adaptation In April 2018 the anime adaptaion for persona 5 was released
titled "Persona 5: The Animation" . The 26-episode series aired in Japan between April and September
2018, followed by four special episodes; one aired in December 2018, a second in March
2019, and two more releases bundled with the Blu-Ray releases in May and June 2019. It
was met with very mixed reviews due to fact that while many people were excited to see
these characters in anime form, they felt the pacing of the story didnt allow them to
be done justice and that many of the female characters were relegated to just fan service.
Manga Adaptation A manga series based off the story of the game, it was released just
after the release of the actual game in Japan on September 22, 2016. It is currently still
an on-going series. It is illustrated by Murasaki Hisato. VIZ Media started publication in the
US on January 14th, 2020. Day and Night Breakers OVA's These are 30
minute episodes that were released prior to the games release as a promotion for the persona
20th anniversary. The events depicted in the Day Breaker episode are based on the Mementos
request in the game, titled "Phantom Thieves vs Burglary Ring." While the corresponding
event in the game is not as elaborate as the anime, Kazuya Makigami appears as the heist
target of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Night Breakers includes additional scenes
with the Phantom Thieves and the outside perspectives of Makoto, Futaba, and Haru concerning
the events of Day Breakers. Persona 5 Stage Play A series of limited-release
stage plays. The first was performed from December 13-15, 2019 in Osaka Mielparque Hall
and December 19-29, 2019 in Tennoz Galaxy Theater, and the second from October 1-4,
2020 in KT Zepp Yokohama and October 17-18, 2020 in Sankei Hall Breeze. The third premiered
sometime in December 2021. They serve as an abridged version of the games story and omit
many story elements. Mementos Mission Tie in Novel A story that
revolves around the Phantom Thieves' efforts in solving both the accusations/mysteries
regarding their Mementos targets, alongside the circumstances of the abuse victims they
intend to save.Expands majorly on actual material and side-missions from in-game, as well as
adding supplemental plot elements and characters. There is nothing in the novel that would remove
it from the canon of the game, whether it is actually canon is irrelevant as it adds
nothing to the overall story. It was illustrated by Rokuro Saito who previously worked on the
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax manga and it is being released in english throughout 2022
Accepting reality When a new game is started in Persona 5, the player is prompted to accept
that the game is a work of fiction. Refusing to accept this prompt will have the player
told they're not allowed to play the game and being asked to leave, then returning to
the title screen. Whats your name? Just like in previous entries
in the persona franchise, you can name the protagonist to your liking. However the manga
establishes his name as Akira Kurusu while future game appearances would give him the
name Ren Aminaya. The name Akira Kurusu is likely a reference
to Jun Kurosu from Persona 2 as they both went by the name Joker
Persona Q2 appearances Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth[a] is a dungeon crawler role-playing
video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a spin-off of the Persona series,
itself part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise, and a sequel to Persona Q: Shadow of the
Labyrinth. It was released in Japan in November 2018, and worldwide in June 2019. The story
of the game focuses on the cast from Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5. The game was
receieved with overall good reviews many remarking on how good the interactions between the cast
were. Igor isnt in strikers In Persona 5 Strikers, Igor
is absent from the Velvet Room. Lavenza acknowledges but does not explain this absence; she alone
attends to the protagonist throughout the game. This could be due to the voice actor
having passed away before the game was made but many think it is because Igor does not
normally make appearances in the spinoff games. Hifumi was going to be a Phantom Thief During
the Persona Stalker Club V talk show, Katsura Hashino (director) and Shigenori Soejima (character
designer) were discussing various scrapped concepts throughout the games development,
they revealed how Hifumi was originally meant to be a Phantom Thief but was cut due to time
constraints and overall lenght of the game. In the final game Hifumis role was reduced
to just a confidant. Akechis palace There is unused audio found
in the games code that suggests Akechi would have his own Palace in between Sae's and Shidos
palaces, the audio has Shadows calling him Master Akechi and the palace would have been
another castle. Morgana Purring out the controller If you
press the touch pad while driving the morgana bus around mementos he will make various noises
Bathroom tells you about your stats if the player goes into the bathroom in leblanc they
will be able to know how close they are to levelling up their social stats.+
Exposing Saes cheating If the player decides to enter the Sae boss battle with just Joker,
they will be unable to shoot the glass lid as the fight normally requires, Futaba will
then make a remark that will infuriate Sae and skip this section entirely
Flu Season Reaper If the player visits mementos during 11/13, 11/14, 12/8 and 12/9 every enemy
will be inflicted with Despair status and perish within a few turns, this extends to
the otherwise difficult boss battle, The Reaper making him trivial at best
Morgana will pay for train fare If you try and board the train without any money morgana
will point out how a thief should always plan accordingly and say his personal savings should
cover for the fare today. Akechi is
alive during Royals True ending After beating the main game,if the player maxed out Akechi's
Confidant, during the epilogue of the true ending, a glimpse of a figure resembling Akechi
is passing by the train of the protagonist accompanied by two men, with their faces obscured
by the glare of the window. The figures walk past while the protagonist is distracted by
a notification on his phone. This sighting leaves Akechi's ultimate fate uncertain after
apparently dying earlier in the game. Secret twins battle In New game plus the player
can find Caroline and Justine in Mementos who will be surprised you know about it. They
will then ask to test your strenght in a private examination which starts a battle with both
of them. When they are beaten it will be revealed that they are Persona users and furthermore
Lavenza will confess her love to the protagonist come the end of the game.
Cut Sae Romance Unused voice lines indicate that originally Sae was going to be a romance
option, however this was cut for unknown reasons Makoto and Sae living with Joker In early
stages of Persona 5s development Sae and Makoto were originally going to live with Joker and
this is potentially how the scrapped romance with Sae wouldve worked.
Unused Akechi Rat Model In the games files there is an unused Rat model for Akechi, why
this was made is unknown as the only two palaces where the player can be turned into a rat
are ones where akechi is not present. Doubt Mechanic There are files in the games
coding containing unused cutscenes where the confidants would get mad at the protagonist
if he didn't visit them often enough. If he visited them after a long absence and answer
the confidants' questions incorrectly, their relationship would be in doubt (shown by an
upside down tarot card) and he would lose the benefits of that social link until their
relationship was repaired, similar to certain social links in Persona 3 and Persona 4.
The reason this feature was removed is unknown. It can be restored using mods and is even
seen in Beta footage of the game. One last goodbye At the very end of the game
when Joker is tasked with saying goodbye to everyone the player can go see the homeless
man in the train station one final time. He will part with some words of wisdom and remark
how he wishes to see the protagonist again if he himself becomes a better man.
This extends to many of the lesser npcs you interact with throughout the game as many
will have dialogue referencing another character or event.
Akechi arrests you after his death In the 7th palace after securing the route the phantom
thieves will have an encounter with Akechi where he will meet his death for the rest
of the game. However if the player does not finish the palace after this event he will
show up in Leblancs to arrest Joker despite what has transpired.
Sonic Socks From the date 9/25 onward, the player can purchase 'Sonic Socks' in the shopping
channel for 4980 yen. They increase the players agility by 5 and their description reads that
they can make someone run really fast like a hedgehog.
Makoto follows the player around During the beginning of June Makoto will be tasked to
discovering the identity of the phantom thieves. Throughout many story beats, the player will
see her suspiciously following you around as you do your activities.
Rise Posters In the subway station in Shibuya you can find ad posters that scroll to different
ads. Here you can find ads for Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4 and Kanami Mashita from Persona
4 Dancing All Night. If you take a confidant to this location you will receive a Rise Poster
that you can hang in your room. Ginyu Force! During a scene in which the group
is talking in Futaba's room, Yusuke will rearrange the poses of Futaba's sentai action figures
into the poses of the Ginyu Force from Dragon Ball Z.
This exact scene is shown again in the Persona 5 anime.
Joker and Akechi look at the player in Royals bad ending. If the player agrees to Maruki's
reality on either January 9 or February 2, the protagonist will come to his senses on
February 3.By this point all of the Phantom Thieves' desires were actualized, with only
the protagonist potentially aware of his choice. The game then fast-forwards to March 15, where
Haru, Makoto, and Akechi have graduated from high school, with Futaba, Morgana, and Yusuke
planning on attending Shujin Academy for the next school year. Maruki, his face obscured
by his hat and glasses, offers to take the Phantom Thieves' photo and nobody seems to
recognize him. The credits show each member of the Phantom Thieves living out their desires,
with a final photo of them all at the end. In the final photo, the protagonist and Akechi
stare knowingly at the camera. Persona 5 Crossovers Since its release, the
cast of persona 5 have been featured in numerous crossovers in other games, these games include
Another Eden, where the phantom thieves are drawn to this world by a mysterious force
and made Joker, Ryuji, Kasumi and Morgana as playable characters, AFK Arena where Joker
and Makoto could be recruited to your party, Sonic Forces that has numerous Persona 5 customization
items and characters and Dragalia lost which actually served as a tie into Persona 5 Strikers,
Prince Emile turns into a Jail Monarch and the cast of both games team up to stop him,
this added Joker, Ann, Morgan and Sophie as playable characters and featured Arsene as
a summonable dragon. Joke also serves as the second DLC character
in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and one of a few non-Nintendo Guest Fighters. His DLC pack
includes Mementos as a stage, featuring an assortment of music tracks from the Persona
series, including a few new remixes. The rest of the Phantom Thieves make cameos as Spirits
and in the Mementos stage. His alternate colors also reflect that of other phantom thieves.
Okumura doesnt pay his employees If the party tries to ask for money from any of the enemies
in Okumuras palace they will only give out 1 Yen since they are severely underpaid.
Okumuras Cognition doesnt change When the player encounters Shadow Sugimura in Okumuras
palace he acts no diferently then he does when encountered in the real world, this means
that Okumura knew how despicable he truly was but still did not care what would happen
to his daughter in this marriage, Furthermore It is purposefully impossible
to finish Haru's Confidant rank before finishing Sae Niijima's Palace. No matter how much time
the protagonist devotes to her immediately upon obtaining her Confidant, the highest
one can get her to be is rank 8, as it is required for her to still be "with" her fiance
in the anime cutscene where all the Phantom Thieves hear the news about the protagonist's
alleged death when she reacts to it. Akechi Foreshadowing Around the time of Kaneshiro's
Palace, there's a cutscene in which Akechi comes across Makoto, seemingly by chance,
and takes it as an excuse to be needlessly snide and insulting to her, calling her a
"good girl type of pushover", despite being very polite and charming in his previous appearances.
It's an early indication that Akechi is a lot more two-faced than he's initially presented
as being. At one point, you have the option to respond
to his statement that Joker and his friends are suspicious by saying that he's the suspicious
one. For a second, Akechi freezes up in shock before laughing it off. For a moment, he may
have thought the Phantom Thieves were on to him and panicked before realizing Joker was
being sarcastic Shortly before the climax of the fifth palace,
Kawakami comments during a lesson on the danger of crows — cunning creatures who shouldn't
be underestimated. Crow would later be what Akechi choses as his codename when joining
the phantom thieves. Unused Shadow Akechi dialogue in strikers
There are unused audio clips in Persona 5 Strikers for what seems to Akechi speaking
as a shadow. Akechi is not mentioned once throughout the game so it unknown what role
this wouldve had. Drawing Propaganda for guts After the Phantom
Thieves are accused of Killing Okomura, the player can draw the Phantom thieves logo on
the classrooms chalkboard, doing so will give you Guts.
Using Anns name recommendation On 5/5 when youre tasked with naming the Phantom thieves
every member will give their own recommendation. If the player inputs "The Diamonds" anyway,
there's a unique response where Ann is pleased that Joker liked the name she picked and Ryuji
gets frustrated with Joker picking that name. Akechi has no real home During the third semester,
you can awake a third persona in all your party members. This scene will playout in
their homes where they feel the most comfortable. However Akechis third awakening happens at
Leblancs meaning the place he feels the most comfortable and considered his home is not
his houase but where he spends time with the phantom thieves.
The five chairs had nothing to do with game On February 25th, 2014 Atlus released a cryptic
teaser for persona 5 which involved 5 chairs with a red and black color palette. For years
prior to the games release many fans speculated how these would tie into the game or what
significance they would have in the plot. When the game officially released the chairs
were not in the game, meaning that at some point the story was going to play out in a
different darker tone. With the massive sucess of Persona 5 in 2017,
Atlus how shown no signs of letting franchise dissapear into obscurity and they continue
to stoke the fire that they've created. With various announcements on the horizon whos
knows whats next for this cast of characters.