History Characters / Persona5SumireYoshizawa

A new character introduced in ''Royal''. Kasumi is a first year and a NewTransferStudent who joins Shujin Academy in the Spring the same year as Joker. Since middle school, she has been an accomplished gymnastics athlete. In reality, she's just her inferior, depressed and timid younger sister Sumire Yoshizawa taking on Kasumi's name and personality; the real Kasumi died a month before Joker's arrival, trying to prevent Sumire from being hit by traffic as she ran away from Kasumi without looking; Dr. Maruki helped her cope with her SurvivorGuilt by brainwashing her into believing she was Kasumi.\\\

* MsFanservice: Her outfit, consisting of a leotard, jacket, and thigh-length stockings with garters, is among the most revealing out of the female Phantom Thieves (Panther's outfit shows more cleavage, while Violet's shows more skin overall). Justified since she's a gymnast and the lack of heavy clothing grants her more mobility.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Along with Akechi, Sumire isn't so much as mentioned in ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' despite having been part of the Phantom Thieves just months prior to the game's events. This is most likely due to the development of ''Strikers'' predating ''Royal'', making it more of a sequel to the vanilla ''Persona 5'', where she didn't exist and thus never joined the Phantom Thieves to begin with.

** With ''Tactica'' confirming that ''Royal'' is canon,[[note]] Ryuji mentions Maruki in the game by claiming that there were nosy counselors at Shujin, and the vanilla game didn't even so much as hint there were any counselors.[[/note]] numerous questions are opened up regarding her whereabouts. Her absence in the story of ''Tactica'' can be explained since it's implied to take place during the very end of ''Royal'' (after Maruki's defeat but before Joker heads home) because aside from taking her out on Valentine's Day and White Day if you date her, she only appears very sparingly during this part of the narrative to begin with, but after this point, it's completely unknown what happened to her. Where she was going when she saw Joker at the train station is unknown, and where she was in ''Strikers'' still has yet to have so much as a vague explanation in-universe. However, it can be presumed that she was likely busy at practice and was leaving Tokyo to compete Overseas, which would explain her absence in both ''Tactica'', and ''Strikers'' respectively.

** While Joker calls her Kasumi, every other character make it a point to only refer to her as Yoshizawa[[note]]In one instance in the English dub, Futaba calls her Kasumi, but [[DubInducedPlotHole this isn't present in the original Japanese audio]]. It would make since for Futaba to not be aware of Sumire's situation, however.[[/note]]. This hides the fact that she's not actually Kasumi, but rather Sumire.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ella.png[softreturn]Happily Ever After[[/labelnote]]]]

->''Beauty is devotion.''

->'''Cendrillon:''' (true awakening) ''"Such tenacity... It seems to fit you better than ever before. The glass slippers are the icon of glory... Not just for you, but the other girl within you as well... Are you prepared for your debut? The ball awaits."''

[[Characters/Persona5Confidants Confidants]] ([[Characters/Persona5SaeNiijima Sae Niijima]]) | [[Characters/Persona5Targets Targets]] - [[Characters/Persona5PalaceRulers Palace Rulers]] / [[Characters/Persona5EndgameAntagonists Endgame Antagonists]] ([[Characters/Persona5TakutoMaruki The Dreamer]]) / [[Characters/Persona5MinorTargets Minor]] | [[Characters/Persona5OtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]]]

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https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ella.png Happily Ever After[[/labelnote]]]]

[[Characters/Persona5Confidants Confidants]] | [[Characters/Persona5Targets Targets]] - [[Characters/Persona5PalaceRulers Palace Rulers]] ([[Characters/Persona5SuguruKamoshida Asmodeus]]) / [[Characters/Persona5EndgameAntagonists Endgame Antagonists]] ([[Characters/Persona5MasayoshiShido Samael]] | [[Characters/Persona5Yaldabaoth The Treasure of Mementos]] | [[Characters/Persona5TakutoMaruki The Dreamer]]) / [[Characters/Persona5MinorTargets Minor]] | [[Characters/Persona5OtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]]]

* FairytaleMotifs: Her character is very much inspired by ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''. Aside from her Persona being named after the famous French version of the story and the design being heavly based on Disney's version of the character with the blue dress and blonde hair tied in a bun, Kasumi's character arc of impersonating [[TheAce her late sister]] draws from Cinderella getting the chance to become a beautiful maiden.

[[Characters/Persona5ThePhantomThievesOfHearts The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]]\\
[[Characters/Persona5Joker Joker]] | [[Characters/Persona5RyujiSakamoto Ryuji Sakamoto]] | [[Characters/Persona5Morgana Morgana]] | [[Characters/Persona5AnnTakamaki Ann Takamaki]] | [[Characters/Persona5YusukeKitagawa Yusuke Kitagawa]] | [[Characters/Persona5MakotoNiijima Makoto Niijima]] | [[Characters/Persona5FutabaSakura Futaba Sakura]] | [[Characters/Persona5HaruOkumura Haru Okumura]] | [[Characters/Persona5GoroAkechi Goro Akechi]] | '''Kasumi Yoshizawa'''\\

* FairytaleMotifs: Her character is very much inspired by ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''. Aside from her Persona being named after the famous French version of the story, Kasumi's character arc of impersonating [[TheAce her late sister]] draws from Cinderella getting the chance to become a beautiful maiden.

* DevelopersDesiredDate: Zigzagged; while Sumire gets a lot of ShipTease with the protagonist, she can't actually be romanced until the third semester, meaning that the player can miss out on dating her altogether if Maruki's Confidant doesn't reach Rank 9 before he leaves Shujin. In any case, she misses out on events like the Hawaii trip and Christmas.

** Personality-wise, she also shares a resemblance to Akechi. Both of them have an admiration for Joker (Akechi as a civilian, Kasumi as Joker), and dislike the Phantom Thieves for reasons unique to them, and join the group to fulfill a specific purpose. Both of them also use Bless and physical skills, and have a flair for being showy during battle. In addition, both Kasumi and Akechi have contradictory behavior in their beliefs and actions. However, Akechi is a pragmatic hitman that only acts according to the situation while Kasumi's cognitive overlay and real person directly conflict with each other. Both characters also have "false royalty" motifs: Akechi pretends to be a famous Detective Prince (to the point where his first thief outfit is styled after a stereotypical fairytale prince) to hide his true nature as a murderous hitman while Sumire's Persona and storyline of pretending to be her deceased sister are based off the story of {{Literature/Cinderella}}. They are also the only two Phantom Thieves to have a Showtime attack with Joker and the only Thieves who have to be fought during the game's story.

* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: In contrast to Marie who had various moments with the Investigation Team, outside of Joker and Akechi, outside of Maruki's Palace she never really interacts with the rest of the Phantom Thieves outside of meeting Ryuji/Ann/Yusuke/Makoto on the Hawaii trip, and one moment with Futaba later. While most Phantom Thieves get Showtime attacks with two of their closest friends, Sumire only gets one with Joker, a distinction she shares with [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Akechi]]. This may be partly because, at the time of her joining, the Phantom Thieves don't have much time to hang out with one another due to being desperate to stop Maruki; even Haru was able to enjoy the culture festival with her friends, go to Harajuku with Joker and even see a horror movie with him.

** Despite being Joker's ImpliedLoveInterest, Sumire's romance confidant starts so late in the game that it actually has the least amount of romantic events, with things like the trip to Hawaii and the Christmas date being inaccessible. In addition, Joker and Sumire spend the shortest amount of in-game time as a couple if she is pursued, only rounding out to about half a month at the earliest plus the Valentine's Day and White Day events.

* LastMinuteHookup: Sumire can only be romanced in January, the final combat-based month in ''Royal''. By the time she and Joker get together, the only story elements left are [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Maruki's Palace]] and the FinalBoss, followed by the Valentine's and White Day events before the story officially concludes.

* RefusalOfTheCall: Kasumi is invited to join the Phantom Thieves by Morgana after awakening to her Persona, but she turns down the offer. This isn't just because she disagrees with the goals of the Phantom Thieves and finds said goals harmful in the long-run, but also because she needs to exclusively focus on her gymnastics at the moment (which at the time, her honor student status is danger of being revoked).

* BigEater: She has an appetite that makes the [[MegaMealChallenge Big Bang Challenge]] look like a snack, as shown by her bento box, which is twice the size of a regular one and filled with nothing but large rice balls. While hanging out with Joker at the diner, her side of the table is covered in plates while Joker has nothing but a cup of coffee. Justified as gymnasts have to eat a lot to maintain their bodies' nutrition through such a physically-demanding sport. Also acts as an early bit of foreshadowing, as despite her gymnastics do indeed require a lot of calories, it's possible that she was engaging in PostStressOvereating after her sister's death, as she no longer seems to do that after she recovers from her depression in her confidant events.

* BigEater: She has an appetite that makes the [[MegaMealChallenge Big Bang Challenge]] look like a snack, as shown by her bento box, which is twice the size of a regular one and filled with nothing but large rice balls. While hanging out with Joker at the diner, her side of the table is covered in plates while Joker has nothing but a cup of coffee. Justified as gymnasts have to eat a lot to maintain their bodies' nutrition through such a physically-demanding sport.
** This is also, unfortunately, an early bit of foreshadowing - while her gymnastics do indeed require a lot of calories, overeating is also [[PostStressOvereating a blatant symptom of depression]], in case her ApologizesALot wasn't enough of a giveaway.

** This is also, unfortunately, an early bit of foreshadowing - while her gymnastics do indeed require a lot of calories, overeating is also [[PostStressOvereating a blatant symptom depression]], in case her ApologizesALot wasn't enough of a giveaway.

** Ella has Masquerade, a singe-target move that deals twice the amount of severe Physical damage. In ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload'', Vanadis gains this skill as well, albeit as a Slash skill. While Cendrillon (who is a Star Persona in that game) still excels in Bless skills, she has Slash Driver (strengthens Slash attacks by 75%) as her unique passive skill.