History VideoGame / Persona5ThePhantomX

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Rather than follow one of the original Phantom Thieves like Joker, the game puts you in the shoes of a brand-new protagonist going by the codename "Wonder".
* ArcWords: "Desire" comes up frequently and seems to be a common theme. The game's synopsis and Igor and Luffel mention how people in the real world don't seem particularly driven, whereas those like Wonder and Motoha (through their experiences in the Metaverse) are noted for having a strong desire, something Luffel wishes to nurture and grow.

* RecurringElement: Like the original ''Persona 5'', the first Palace and boss involves a former professional athlete who is targeting a future teammate specifically while also representing the Vice of Lust. However, while Kamashida was a HateSink who was specifically targeting Ann due to seeing her as a sex target and represents Lust fully, Kiuchi's story is played slightly more sympathetically, and his link to Lust is more of a side element to his issues with women than his core motive, which is fueled by a vengeful grudge against Motoha for supposedly kicking off his ruined career.

* RecurringElement: Like the original ''Persona 5'', the first Palace and boss involves a former professional athlete who is targeting a future teammate specifically while also representing the Vice of Lust. However, while Kamashido was a HateSink who was specifically targeting Ann due to seeing her as a sex target and represents Lust fully, Kiuchi's story is played slightly more sympathetically, and his link to Lust is more of a side element to his issues with women than his core motive, which is fueled by a vengeful grudge against Motoha for supposedly kicking off his ruined career.

* RecurringElement: Like the original Persona 5, the first palace and boss involves a former professional athlete who is targeting a future teammate specifically while also representing the Vice of Lust. However, while Kamashido was a HateSink who was specifically targeting Ann due to seeing her as a sex target and represents Lust fully, Kiuchi’s story is played slightly more sympathetically, and his link to Lust is more of a side element to his issues with women than his core motive, which is fueled by a vengeful grudge against Motoha for supposedly kicking of his ruined career.

* {{Bowdlerise}}:

** Luffel is more or less Morgana if he were an avian cartoonish being rather than a cat, who briefly serves as the fledgling Phantom Thieves' mentor and teaches them about the Metaverse, right down to his transformation pose being similar to the ''second'' Series/KamenRider's. He acts somewhat more arrogant and ominous than Morgana, however.

* SamePlotSequel: While the opening beats of the game differ, the first arc of the game is more or less a rehash of the Kamoshida arc, featuring a corrupt sportsman using the powers his position grants him for his own gain while making an enemy out of one of the main characters, who has a personal beef with him.

''Persona 5: The Phantom X'' (alternatively called ''Persona 5 X'' and abbreviated as ''[=P5X=]'') is a MobilePhoneGame spin-off of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' developed by Chinese developer Perfect World under Atlus' oversight, set to be released for [=iOS=] and Android devices as well as for [=PCs=]. Between March 29 and March 31, 2023, the game underwent its first Beta trial in China. It's second beta, "The Awakening", began on August 18, 2023. and will last until August 25. There is currently no release window for the game.

** Wonder's Persona awakening now has a 2D animated cutscene as of the second beta test, just like Joker's in the original game. Unlike the Persona awakenings in ''Persona 5'', however, there is a distinct lack of visible blood when Wonder rips off his mask, as it's replaced by a brilliant sparkling light effect.

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** Wonder's Persona awakening now has a 2D animated cutscene as of the second beta test, just like Joker's in the original game. Unlike the Persona awakenings in ''Persona 5'', however, there is a distinct lack of visible blood when Wonder rips off his mask as it is replaced by a brilliant sparkling light effect.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: In addition to AdaptationalModesty above, certain Personas were redesigned to conform to Chinese laws. Bugs has the blood and skulls removed in addition to making the stomach fully intact without any stitches, making Bugs more like a simply monstrous teddy bear, and Hell Biker gets his skull head swapped with a helmet. Even Surt now wears a pair of shorts despite lacking visible genitals.

''Persona 5: The Phantom X'' (alternatively called ''Persona 5 X'' and abbreviated as ''[=P5X=]'') is a MobilePhoneGame spin-off of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' developed by Chinese developer Perfect World under Atlus' oversight, set to be released for [=iOS=] and Android devices as well as for [=PCs=]. Between March 29 and March 31, 2023, the game underwent its first Beta trial in China, with its second beta titled "The Awakening" test set to begin August 18, 2023. There is currently no release window for the game.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: In addition to AdaptationalModesty above, certain Personas were redesigned to conform to Chinese laws. Bugs has the blood and skulls removed in addition to making the stomach fully intact without any stitches, making Bugs more like a simply monstrous teddy bear, and Hell Biker gets his skull head swapped with a helmet.

''Persona 5: The Phantom X'' (alternatively called ''Persona 5 X'' and abbreviated as ''[=P5X=]'') is a MobilePhoneGame spin-off of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' developed by Chinese developer Perfect World under Atlus' oversight, set to be released for [=iOS=] and Android devices as well as for [=PCs=]. Between March 29 and March 31, 2023, the game underwent its first Beta trial in China. There is currently no release window for the game.

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* AdaptationalModesty: Due to censorship laws in China, several Personas were redesigned with more tame and chaste appearances. The most obvious offenders are Incubus and Lamia, the latter being virtually naked from the waist up and Incubus being entirely nude while sporting a, erm, GagPenis for lack of better word. In ''X'', Incubus now wears shorts and Lamia has a tanktop.

* ActuallyADoombot: InUniverse, any character recruited via the Velvet Room's gacha pull are this. Specifically, they're stated to be cognitions who help aid Wonder and the Phantom Thieves in battle. WordOfGod even compares them to the cognitive selves of the ''Persona 3'' and ''4'' protagonists fought in ''Royal'''s challenge battles. This also applies to the Cognitive party members' Personas; dubbed as "Persona II" by Merope, they're not the actual Personas of the person the cognition is based on, but are instead a Persona handpicked by Merope herself.

* ActuallyADoombot: InUniverse, any character recruited via the Velvet Room's gacha pull are this. Specifically, they're stated to be cognitions who help aid Wonder and the Phantom Thieves in battle. WordOfGod even compares them to the cognitive selves of the ''Persona 3'' and ''4'' protagonists fought in ''Royal'''s challenge battles.

* ArcWords: "Desire" comes up frequently and seems to be a common theme.

* BreakingOldTrends: The Velvet Room's function in this game has changed drastically on account of the gacha mechanics. While it still acts as how you obtain new Personas, it's also how you recruit new party members, including the original Phantom Thieves.

** Luffel is more or less Morgana if he were an avian cartoonish being rather than a cat, who briefly serves as the fledgling Phantom Thieves' mentor and teaches them about the Metaverse. He acts somewhat more arrogant and ominous than Morgana, however.

* PaletteSwap: The gacha summon characters have alternative color variations, like black-and-white Noir or, infamously, cow-patterned Mona.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Strangely, despite the overworld being 95% identical to ''Persona 5''[='s=] world, a few locations and names have been inexplicably replaced by generic equivalents. Wonder can still visit Café Leblanc's location in Yongen-Jaya, but it is now a generic coffee bar run by a woman named Ena Kageyama, and Luffel has no unique dialogue for interacting with Sojiro's house. Big Bang Burger locations can still be visited, but they now bear the name "Big Burger".

** With the exception of Igor's aides from ''pre-Persona 3'' games, Merope is a marked contrast from previous Velvet Room attendants. For starters, [[ThemeNaming she is not named after a character from]] [[{{Literature/Frankenstein}} Maryy Shelley's]] ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}'' [[ThemeNaming novel]] or a person in real life associated with the novel, instead being named after various female figures from Greek mythology. Secondly, she does not have gold eyes and instead has gray-colored eyes.[[note]]She's actually the ''second'' Velvet Room resident who doesn't have gold eyes. The only other resident was Belladonna, who hasn't been since after Tatsuya and Maya's tenure as guests.[[/note]] If we're talking about recent Velvet Room attendants, Merope acts considerably kinder and more friendly with Wonder than Caroline and Justine ever were with Joker, [[spoiler:at least when they weren't fused as Lavenza]].

You are an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent living out a fairly mundane student life at Kokatsu Academy in Tokyo. What seems to be a normal train ride home is disrupted when you suddenly awake in a mysterious otherworld, no less helped by a strange owl-like creature appearing before you. Under the guidance of this creature known as "Luffy", you discover that you are trapped in Mementos, a manifestation of humanity's subconscious wills and desires. At the risk of imminent death at the hands of hostile Shadows, you suddenly awaken to an awesome power - "Persona", your will of rebellion given form.