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!!Ritsu Chisatsujo/Hawkshaw

[[folder: Maya Fey/[[spoiler:Ghost]]]]

[[folder: Dick Gumshoe/[[spoiler:Jackpot]]]]

[[folder: Ritsu Chitsujo/[[spoiler:Hawkshaw]]]]

[[folder:The Lieutnant / [[spoiler: Yorimitsu / Raikou]]]]

[[folder:The Scientist / [[spoiler: Notacon / Daedalus]]]]

[[folder:The [[spoiler:Icarus]]]]

** Various groups of phantom thieves exist in this universe - the Phantom Thieves, Mask☆[=DeMasque=], and the Yatagarasu -, something which Kay gushes about. They have different goals and modes of operations.
** Miles Edgeworth and Phoenix Wright. Edgeworth has gained a nuanced, much more flexible understanding of law, justice, and truth. Trying to uphold the law as an absolute is not only impossible, but also often damaging because it's created by people and thus equally flawed. What matters more is the truth and true justice. He has no problems working with the Phantom Thieves of Heart who are vigilantes and trying to stop the (new) Conspiracy. Phoenix experiences a morality crisis when faced with the Phantom Thieves' vigilantism and asked to help Akira. It takes him a few days to fully accept the idea. While he did grow in ''Farewell, My Turnabout'', his [[BlackAndWhiteMorality worldview has remained somewhat black and white regarding the law even at the ending of the third game]]. This parallels Miles when he used to be the Demon Prosecutor and thought everybody guilty of something.
** The Persona 5 aspects set them further up as foils. 1) The two lawyers choose contrasting codenames - "Samurai" for Edgeworth and "Knight" for Phoenix - for the venture into the Metaverse, but these terms also carry some similarities. 2) Samurai partly focuses on figuring out weakpoints to decisively strike down opponents; Knight provides back-up as in that he observes the battle field, alerts his allies to opportunities and dangers, and provides distractions. 3) [[spoiler:Samurai, who has already rebelled and gone through self-reflection, Awakens first. His Metaverse weapon is an unbreakable spear. It has been hinted that Knight's weapon will be a shield once he Awakens. Meanwhile, Yorimitsu / Raikou has pledged his protection to him; Knight trusting him gives him strength in Raikou's words. It resembles how demon contracts work in ''Shin Megami Tensei'']].
** Phoenix and Akira. They stand on different sides of the law. Phoenix wishes to defend innocent people from false accusations. Akira has taken the law into his own hands in the past, broken various others, and will do so again if necessary. At first it seems they are at odds with no possible compromise until Akira tells that he was already falsely charged with a crime before. While Phoenix doesn't remark on that, the same happened to him. He's also faced difficulties as a defense attorney in the U.S.A. because the system is stacked against him. People more powerful than him have always the advantage. (Not to mention that he did defend people, who had committed other crimes, against false murder charges before.) [[spoiler:Arsène, expressing Akira's bitterness about the law and his current situation, senses that Phoenix holds immense frustrations about this. Frustrations strong enough that he almost ''forces an Awakening'' in him when he challenges his ideals]] in Act 4.

* CompositeCharacter: Mixes elements of Tang Sanzang (spiritual monk) and Sun Wukong (martial arts master) from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. This is obvious in Sanzang's weapon which is a [[TelescopingStaff staff that she can extend and shorten at will]].

** The Videogame/Persona5's antagonists overarching theme was tied to the cardinal sins; Arcana were secondary. Igor stresses the Director's inherent manifestation of the World Arcana.

* MindControl: They use the Orb of Mind to impose Contracts onto people. The general ones enforce certain actions or behaviors like protecting somebody. The more invasive method changes the victim's entire demeanor to the Director's wishes, forces them to go along with their orders, and creates an artificial Palace: a Facade. The Director has control over every aspect inside including the Shadows the Actor attracts. However, it only affects the mind and not the Actor's actual feelings. Appealing to said feelings / giving the Actor hope weakens the Director's hold over the Facade as well as how accurately the Actor plays their role.

* AnimalMotifs: Snakes in various forms. His first name ''Hebi'' can literally mean "snake"; he often hisses in his speech as part of his projected persona; his clothes color scheme of red and black and of his real hair - red and blond / yellow - reference the colors of some venomous snakes. His job as a museum curator extends this to the theme of the Medusa and Perseus, as his hair strands move like snakes and the [[spoiler:murder weapon he used was an exhibit of Perseus' shield which the Greek hero had used to petrify Medusa]]. His court breakdown has his body turning still and grey as if he had become a statue.

* DeclarationOfProtection: Having felt his courage and trust in him to help, he vows to protect Phoenix who has no Persona.

* LoopholeAbuse: Daedalus has been rebelling in ways that wouldn't conflict with his Contract's terms of helping create the weapon, like faking malfunctions. He can also lie to Mizusawa's Shadow about the presence of the Phantom Thieves. On other hand, he's unable to reveal the weaknesses he built in.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The more Mizusawa used the Icarus' formidable fire power and agility, the hotter the systems grew. Same when Icarus used his fire. Eventually the systems overheated and movement, healing factor, and weapons slowed down. This in turn affected the Contract.

* MasterSwordsman: So skillful with his katakana that he can deflect flying bullets with his blade.

* Animal Motifs: Snakes in various forms. His first name ''Hebi'' can literally mean "snake"; he often hisses in his speech as part of his projected persona; his clothes color scheme of red and black and of his real hair - red and blond / yellow - reference the colors of some venomous snakes. His job as a museum curator extends this to the theme of the Medusa and Perseus, as his hair strands move like snakes and the [[spoiler:murder weapon he used was an exhibit of Perseus' shield which the Greek hero had used to petrify Medusa]]. His court breakdown has his body turning still and grey as if he had become a statue.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Facade Actors to Palace Rulers and Jailer Monarchs. Actors' behavior is controlled by somebody else, while the other two groups act in accordance to their hearts. And since Actors' are artifically created, it can hit anybody as long as they enter a Contract.

** Phoenix and Akira. They stand on different sides of the law. Phoenix wishes to defend innocent people from false accusations. Akira has taken the law into his own hands in the past, broken various others, and will do so again if necessary. At first it seems they are at odds with no possible compromise until Akira tells that he was already falsely charged with a crime before. While Phoenix doesn't remark on that, the same happened to him. He's also faced difficulties as a defense attorney in the U.S.A. because the system is stacked against him. People more powerful than him have always the advantage. (Not to mention that he did defend people, who had committed other crimes, against false murder charges before.)[[spoiler:Arsène, expressing Akira's bitterness about the law and his current situation, senses that Phoenix holds immense frustrations about this. Frustrations strong enough that he almost ''forces an Awakening'' in him when he challenges his ideals]] in Act 4.

** The Videogame/Persona5's antagonists overarching theme was tied to the cardinal sins; Arcana were secondary. Igor stresses the Director's inherent being of the World Arcana.

!!! Mizusawa's Base

** Various groups of phantom thieves exist in this universe - the Phantom Thieves, Mask☆[=DeMasque=], and the Yatagarasu -, something which Kay gushes about. The groups all have various goals and modes of operations.
** Miles Edgeworth and Phoenix Wright. Edgeworth has gained a nuanced, much more flexible understanding of law, justice, and truth. Trying to uphold the law as an absolute is not only impossible, but also often damaging because it's created by people and thus equally flawed. What matters more is the truth and true justice. So he has no problems working with the Phantom Thieves of Heart who are vigilantes and trying to stop the (new) Conspiracy. Phoenix, on the other hand, experiences a morality crisis when faced with the Phantom Thieves' vigilantism and asked to help Akira. It takes him at least a few days to fully accept the idea. While he did grow in ''Farewell, My Turnabout'', his [[BlackAndWhiteMorality worldview has remained somewhat black and white regarding the law even at the ending of the third game]]. This creates a parallel to Miles when he used to be the Demon Prosecutor and thought everybody guilty of something.

** Phoenix and Akira. They stand on different sides of the law. Phoenix, as a defense attorney, wishes to defend innocent people from false accusations. Akira, as a vigilante, has taken the law into his own hands in the past, broken various others, and will do so again if necessary. At first it seems they are at odds with no possible compromise until Akira tells that he was already falsely charged with a crime before. While Phoenix doesn't remark on that, others falsely accused him of murder before, too, and other crimes. He's faced difficulties as a defense attorney because the system is stacked against him. People more powerful than him have always the advantage. (Not to mention that he did defend people, who had committed other crimes, against false murder charges before.)[[spoiler:Arsène, expressing Akira's bitterness about the law and his current situation, senses that Phoenix holds immense frustrations with this. Frustrations strong enough that he almost ''forces an Awakening'' in him when he challenges his ideals]] in Act 4.
** Yoshitsune and Yorimitsu / Raikou. Both based on famous Japanese historical figures that inspired many myths and stories and were formidable warriors from the same family. [[spoiler:One is aiding Phoenix, while Akira has currently no access to the other as his Persona.]]
** Edgeworth and Akira. Both visualize confrontations - although they tend to be different kinds of confrontations - in forms of strategy board games. Chess for Edgeworth, shogi for Akira.

!! Mizusawa's Base

* DeclarationOfProtection: He vows to protect Phoenix, who has no Persona, from harm, having felt his courage and trust in Raikou to help.
* HandicappedBadass: The Lieutenant lost his left arm during his first encounter with the party. Despite the fact that he now has to use his non-dominant arm, he is still an incredible force to be reckoned with.

* ShockAndAwe: Raikou wields electricty as part of his weapons.

* LoopholeAbuse: While he couldn't go directly against the Director's orders about the Icarus, Daedalus has been rebelling in ways that wouldn't conflict with his Contract's terms of helping create the weapon, like faking malfunctions. He can also lie to Mizusawa's Shadow about the presence of the Phantom Thieves, but not reveal the weaknesses he built in.
* TongueTied: Daedalus ''wants'' to stop the Icarus. But he can't speak about the Contract he was forced under, let alone reveal the weaknesses he hid in the Icarus until the Phantom Thieves and allies come to the conclusions on their own. He has to speak in vague terms to give any information.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard
* IcarusAllusion
* OneWingedAngel
* PlayingWithFire
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: Icarus is both this, in its form created by Mizusawa's cognition as an object, and a PersonOfMassDestruction when Akira breaks his mask and reveals his true, humanoid form.

** The Persona 5 aspects set them further up as foils. The two lawyers choose contrasting codenames - "Samurai" for Edgeworth and "Knight" for Phoenix - for the venture into the Metaverse, but these terms also carry some similarities. Samurai partly focuses on figuring out weakpoints to decisively strike down opponents; Knight provides back-up as in that he observes the battle field, alerts his allies to opportunities and dangers, and provides distractions. [[spoiler:Samurai, who has already rebelled and gone through self-reflection, Awakens first. His Metaverse weapon is an unbreakable spear. It has been hinted that Knight's weapon will be a shield once he Awakens. Meanwhile, Yorimitsu / Raikou has pledged his protection to him; Knight trusting him gives him strength in Raikou's words. It resembles how demon contracts work in ''Shin Megami Tensei'' as Raikou respects Phoenix]].
** Phoenix and Akira. They stand on different sides of the law. Phoenix, as a defense attorney, wishes to defend innocent people from false accusations. Akira, as a vigilante, has taken the law into his own hands in the past, broken various others, and will do so again if necessary. At first it seems they are at odds with no possible compromise until Akira tells that he was already falsely charged with a crime before. While Phoenix doesn't remark on that, others accused him of murder before, too, and other crimes. He's faced difficulties as a defense attorney because the system is stacked against him. People more powerful than him have always the advantage. (Not to mention that he did defend people, who had committed other crimes, against false murder charges before.)[[spoiler:Arsène, expressing Akira's bitterness about the law and his current situation, senses that Phoenix holds immense frustrations with this. Frustrations strong enough that he almost ''forces an Awakening'' in him when he challenges his ideals]] in Act 4.

!!The Collective Unconscious

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Yoshitsune, one of Akira's persona he currently can't access in the Velvet Room. The real persons both are based one hailed from the same family. Akira lampshades the similarities when they meet and fight together.