History VideoGame / Persona5ThePhantomX

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4cQ3ual_Oc Heart Stealing Test]]

* ShoutOut: Similarly to Morgana in the original, when Luffel turns into his form that allows for travel in the Metaverse, he does a pose from ''Series/KamenRider'', with Luffel's being Kamen Rider Nigou's poses.

''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=] on April 12, 2024. Between March 29 and March 31, 2023, the game underwent its first Beta trial in China. Its second beta, "The Awakening", took place between August 18 and August 25, 2023. The third beta, "Heart Stealing", took place between January 16 and January 31, 2024.

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 "Luffel", 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.

No sooner than you discover this power that you learn that the real world is being stifled by the warped desires of the corrupt and powerful. However, there is a beacon of hope: using the power of Persona, you can enter the Metaverse, the realm of the subconscious, and by invading the "Palaces" created from the twisted desires of corrupt humans, steal the "Treasures" located within and change peoples' hearts. Adopting the moniker "Wonder", you join in arms with others who share your power, forming a band of "Phantom Thieves" who seek to reclaim society from corrupt hearts and minds.

* [[https://youtu.be/e651GwOylSI Official Gameplay Trailer]]
* [[https://youtu.be/lLJdCenOIuo Awakening Test Trailer]]

* ActuallyADoombot: InUniverse, any character recruited via the Velvet Room's gacha pull are this. Named "Phantom Idols" by Merope, 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" (also) 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.

* AlternateUniverse: This game takes place in a world parallel to the original ''Persona 5'' world. This alternate world is set [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in 2023]] compared to the original's vague year of 20XX (though the calendar reflects that of 2016).

** The ''Persona'' series' ArcWords "I am thou, thou art I" is repeated by every Persona-user barring Luffel and the Phantom Idols during their Persona awakenings. Curiously, the Personas speak the first half whereas the Persona-users themselves speak the second half.

* AtrociousAlias: With the exception of the protagonist, Motoha, Luffel, and the original Phantom Thieves, the Phantom Idols summoned by the Velvet Room have questionable codenames in that they use their RealNameAsAnAlias, which defeats the point of Phantom Thieves trying to keep their real identities a secret. On the other hand, the Phantom Idols codenames are picked by Merope and are heavily suggested not to be the actual people, but rather cognitive clones made to appear familiar to Wonder. The third beta test changes some of the Phantom Idols' codenames so as to avert this.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Being made primarily in China means that the game has to adhere to a few more censorship issues.
** 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.

* 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 by way of fusion, it's also how you recruit new party members, including the original Phantom Thieves.

* NoodleIncident: According to WordOfGod, the world of the main game and the world of ''X'' become linked due to a "certain event". What this event is exactly is not made clear, save that it seemingly involves Wonder.

* 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 Kamoshida 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 promiscuity and issues with women than his core motive, which is fueled by a vengeful grudge against Motoha for supposedly kicking off the ruin of his career.

* 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 Hamburger". This is later explained by WordOfGod due to being in an AlternateUniverse with diverging events compared to the main game's timeline. The Heart Stealing Test trailer shows familiar locations from the original ''P5'', like Leblanc or the Bikkuri Boy diner.
** 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 professional and ominous than Morgana, however.
* UnderTheSea: In contrast to the prison cell block it was for Joker, the Velvet Room takes on the form of an underwater hallway in this game, with fish and even a ''whale'' drifting above Wonder and the residents of the room. Merope describes it as an "underwater tunnel dug into the sea of the mind".

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4cQ3ual_Oc&ab_channel=Gematsu Heart Stealing Test]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyYYpev-nYM&ab_channel=Gematsu Pre-Draw Event Trailer]]

* AtrociousAlias: With the exception of the protagonist, Motoha, Luffel, and the original Phantom Thieves, the Phantom Idols summoned by the Velvet Room have questionable codenames in that they use their RealNameAsAnAlias, which defeats the point of Phantom Thieves trying to keep their real identities a secret. On the other hand, the Phantom Idols codenames are picked by Merope and are heavily suggested not to be the actual people, but rather cognitive clones made to appear familiar to Wonder.

''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=] sometime in March 2024. Between March 29 and March 31, 2023, the game underwent its first Beta trial in China. Its second beta, "The Awakening", took place between August 18 and August 25, 2023. The third beta, "Heart Stealing", took place between January 16 and January 31, 2024.

* AlternateUniverse: This game takes place in a world parallel to the original ''Persona 5'' world. This alternate world is set [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in 2023]] compared to the original's vague year.

''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. Its second beta, "The Awakening", took place between August 18 and August 25, 2023. The third beta, "Heart Stealing", took place between January 16 and January 31, 2024. There is currently no release window for the game.

* {{Expy}}: A significant portion of the main cast fulfill parallel roles to that of characters from ''Persona 5'' despite differing backstories and motivations.
** 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 professional and ominous than Morgana, however.

* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Visually the game is identical to ''Persona 5 Royal'', with the only major new additions being characters and locations such as the Velvet Room and Palaces. The "Heart Stealing" beta even reuses the same opening intro of the main game, albeit reworked to fit into ''X'' and diverging when Wonder suddenly shows up and attacks Joker as he's fleeing the casino.

* RecycledSoundtrack: The game also lifts a significant portion of its music from ''Persona 5'' and ''Persona 5 Royal''. New themes have been added in addition to returning themes, such as a new theme song and battle track.

* 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 Hamburger". This is later explained by WordOfGod due to being in an AlternateUniverse with diverging events compared to the main game's timeline.

''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. Its second beta, "The Awakening", took place between August 18 and August 25, 2023. The third beta, "Heart Stealing", will take place between January 16 and January 31, 2024. There is currently no release window for the game.

* BigDamnHeroes: A newly added cutscene in the third beta involves Wonder and Luffel being overwhelmed by Shadows in Mementos. When Wonder is knocked down and the situation begins to look bleak, Joker suddenly appears from nowhere and takes out several Shadows at once, then teaming up with Wonder to perform a Highlight, destroying the remainder with a powerful strike. Before Wonder or Luffel have a chance to make sense of the situation, Joker disappears into thin air before their eyes, just as quickly as he appeared.

* 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". Similarly, this goes for the rest of the Phantom Thieves, all of which consist of brand-new characters. The original Phantom Thieves are instead relegated to being cognitions who assist Wonder in battle.

* 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". Similarly, this goes for the rest of the Phantom Thieves, all of which consist of brand new characters. The original Phantom Thieves are instead relegated to being cognitions who assist Wonder in battle.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Spin-off character, but you get the gist.
** Joker was a high school student forced to move to Tokyo after being wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit, whereas Wonder is a native and little more than a regular if unremarkable student. How they obtain their Personas also differs: Whereas Joker was spurned on from watching Ryuji's life being threatened and violently ripped off his mask to summon Arsene, Wonder finds himself at the mercy of a Shadow in Mementos and summons Janosik without needing to rip off his mask; in fact, he summons it into his hand ''after'' Janosik manifests.
*** Speaking of their Personas, Arsene is a demonic-looking Victorian-era gentleman thief who stole from London's filthy rich, whereas Janosik is a noble-looking warrior and Slovak highwayman comparable to Robin Hood.
** 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}} Mary 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]].

* DemotedToExtra: Munehisa Iwae and Tae Takemi, two Confidants of Joker's in the main game, are relegated to being mere shop owners in ''[=P5X=]''. Another one of Joker's confidants, Chihaya Mifune, can show up as a shopper at the 777 convenience store when Wonder is working there.

* DuelingPlayerCharacters: The "Heart Stealing" test trailer partially re-enacts the beginning of the Casino heist of ''Persona 5'', only instead of being attacked by Shadows, Joker is assaulted by a hooded Wonder instead. It's unknown whether this will actually happen in the third beta test, however.

* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Visually the game is identical to ''Persona 5 Royal'', with the only major new additions being characters and locations such as the Velvet Room and Palaces.

* 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 Hamburger".

* AmbiguousSituation: The absence of the original Phantom Thieves and Leblanc raises more than a few eyebrows, though whether this is because the game takes place in an AlternateTimeline or it's set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture (an in-game poster lists the year as 2026) is unclear.

* 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 a better word. In ''X'', Incubus now wears shorts and Lamia has a tanktop. Bar far the one most affected by this trope is [[GagPenis Mara]], who's design ''definitely'' would not pass Chinese censorship laws and has a gold hat covering his phallic-shaped head, and now resembles [[PlantPerson a mass of vines]] due to a lack of veins and the addition of leaves.

''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. Its second beta, "The Awakening", took place between August 18 and August 25, 2023. There is currently no release window for the game.

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* 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 Kamoshida 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 promiscuity and issues with women than his core motive, which is fueled by a vengeful grudge against Motoha for supposedly kicking off his ruined career.

* AtrociousAlias: With the exception of the protagonist, Motoha, Luffel, and the original Phantom Thieves, the Phantom Idols summoned by the Velvet Room have questionable codenames in that they use their RealNameAsAnAlias, which defeats the point of Phantom Thieves trying to keep their real identities a secret. On the other hand, the Phantom Idols codenames are picked by Merope.

* 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 Kamoshida 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.

''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. Its second beta, "The Awakening", began on August 18, 2023. and ended on August 25. There is currently no release window for the game.

''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. Its second beta, "The Awakening", began on August 18, 2023. and will last until August 25. There is currently no release window for the game.

* CentralTheme: Whereas Persona 5 was about fighting against oppression and breaking free from your emotional chains and prisons, this game has the central focus of “finding your way in life” and chasing after your dreams and passions. The protagonist, Wonder, is known to not be very driven or passionate overall before discovering the Metaverse and becoming a Phantom Thief, and all of his teammates have their own goals and dreams that they hold themselves back from achieving for one reason or another. To counterpart this, all of the antagonists are all people who tried and failed to achieve their dreams and, rather than try and make something out of their lives afterwards, chose to fall into the everyday flow of life and become “another fish in the sea” while also lashing out at those who show the potential to reach their failed dreams and trying to crush their spirits. The Velvet Room even takes the form of an aquarium to drive this theme home, showing off the flow of life as an ocean current and all the “fish” who have resigned themselves to follow it.

* 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 a better word. In ''X'', Incubus now wears shorts and Lamia has a tanktop. Bar far the one most affected by this trope is [[{{Squick}} Mara]], who's design ''definitely'' would not pass Chinese censorship laws and has a gold hat covering his phallic-shaped head.

* 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 a better word. In ''X'', Incubus now wears shorts and Lamia has a tanktop.