History WebVideo / PersonaMemeverse

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Rather than use Personas most of the time, most of the characters have [[SuperMode Super Modes]] which allow the user to increase their power by transforming into objects normally based on well-known ''Persona'' memes, referred to as Meme Forms.

** The titular treasure of "Joker's Treasure Hunt", to the chagrin of everyone involved is a copy of ''VideoGame/{Gex}}'' that they can't even make a profit from selling online since the shipping is more expensive.

* UnusualEuphemism: Suicide is often referred to as "going to ''Persona 3 (FES)'' myself."

** [[spoiler:Naoto apparently has the ability to shapeshift into Yusuke. The extent of this power is unknown for now.]]

* TheLoad: Akechi for Team Atlus, as he's easily distracted, hard to understand, and attacks people at bad times.

* SacrificialLion: Yusuke is hunted down and killed by Akechi’s meme form in the Season 1 premiere, “Detective Akechu”, with Joker saying in the season recap that Yusuke’s no longer relevant after that moment.

* RecapEpisode: Season 1 has one that puts all of its episodes in chronological order.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The Phantom Thieves almost all subject one another to mutual abuse, but Akechi, Kasumi and ''especially'' Haru are prone to getting the brunt of it as a result of being SixthRangers or OutOfFocus in canon. Akechi usually serves on Atlus' side, and Kasumi has been RetGone as a result of Persona 5's multitude of spinoffs several times.

* ButtMonkey: Poor, poor Haru. Whenever she makes an appearance in an episode, she suffers some sort of misfortune.

* DullSurprise: Since everyone is voiced by a text-to-speech program and are constantly depicted with a single unchanging image, everyone reacts to things with this.

* ExpendableClone: No sympathy is given to the multiple Joker clones, as killing them is the only way the characters can get rid of them. [[spoiler:[=HaremF**ker249=] is also not above using one of his clones to distract Akechi.]] Also inverted in the sense in that [[spoiler:Ren Amimiya is implicitly killed]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In "Joker's Treasure Hunt", the map reads "First turn 180 degrees south, and take one step for every brain cell Ryuji has" (which is [[TheDitz just one]]). It seems weird that whoever made that map takes the time to take a shot at Ryuji, but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:that the map was made by Morgana, who constantly insults Ryuji.]]
* FunWithSubtitles: The subtitles are used to translate what Haru (who initially only speaks in voice clips from her game) and Akechi (who can only say "pancakes") are saying.

* GoshDangItToHeck: The word "fuck" is almost never used as anything other than [[HelloInsertNameHere part of Joker's name]], as "Frick" is frequently used in its stead.

* MadScientist: Makoto Yuki shows shades of being this in "Tatsuya Saves Everyone".

* MesACrowd: Joker ends up suffering this as a result of his status as a HelloInsertNameHere protagonist. [=FeMC=] reveals that she and Makoto Yuki also suffered it in the past, and the only way they got out of it was by killing all the clones. Ultimately, the others decide to keep [[spoiler:[=HaremF**ker249=]]] and kill the rest, as he was the one who helped them fight Team Atlus.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In "[=FeMC=] Steals the Show":

* PunnyName: In "Persona 3 Femc In A Nutshell," [[spoiler: the titular character names herself "Phem See Yuki."]]

** The way Morgana gets out of being imprisoned in "Tatsuya Saves Everyone" is extremely similar to an AbilityRequiredToProceed from VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor

The ''Persona Memeverse'' is a series of videos based on ''VideoGame/Persona3'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4 4]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 5]]'', created by [=YouTuber=] Jamezietocool. The plot centers around a mix of characters from all three games as they go about their day-to-day lives. Occasionally, they must fight against the forces of Creator/{{Atlus}}, who seek to bring various characters back under their control through any means necessary, among other things.

* Foreshadowing: In "Joker's Treasure Hunt", the map reads "First turn 180 degrees south, and take one step for every brain cell Ryuji has" (which is [[TheDitz just one]]). It seems weird that whoever made that map takes the time to take a shot at Ryuji, but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:that the map was made by Morgana, who constantly insults Ryuji.]]

--->'''Caroline''': [Justine] may act like any [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall generic text-to-speech character]], but she's strong! There's absolutely nothing she can't overcome!
--->'''Justine''': ''(while being pinned down by Rise's Anthem of Truth)'' I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT OVERCOME THIS!!
--->'''Rise''': [[LampshadeHanging Very specific choice of words :/]]

That description doesn't really do the series justice, though. What it ''actually'' is is a StylisticSuck WidgetSeries fueled by memes, [[{{Flanderization}} flanderizations]] of the characters, and unexplained Fandom inside joke-based [[HenshinHero transformation powers,]] loosely connected by the above-mentioned plot. Hilarity, action, and (rarely) drama ensue.

* ArcNumber: 249, for whatever reason.[[labelnote:spoilers]]It's at the end of the second Joker's [[HelloInsertNameHere real name,]] and $249 is apparently how much a single clump of Haru Floof is worth.[[/labelnote]]

* GoshDangItToHeck: The word "fuck" is almost never used as anything other than [[HelloInsertNameHere part of Joker's name,]] as "Frick" is frequently used in its stead.

* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Joker, [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse in a sense.]] The first Joker's name is implied to be [[AnimeAdaptation Ren Amamiya,]] whereas the second is the one and only [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude [=HaremF**ker249.=]]]]]

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Caroline figures out that [[spoiler: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Rise is using invisible AirPods to pump music into Justine's brain]] because she quotes the lyrics to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Great Days,]] which is "new music" that she "would never listen to."]]

** "Persona Villains in a Nutshell" is about characters auditioning for the role of [[VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers Persona 5 Scramble's]] BigBad, and features [[RunningGag multiple characters]] doing so by quoting the climactic speech from Film/Joker2019 verbatim[[GoshDangItToHeck (with one word changed),]][[note]]"You get what you fricking deserve!"[[/note]] while sporting a PaletteSwap that resembles the film's title character. They're all passed up as potential villains, and the last one, [[spoiler: Joker from Persona 2, [[RunningGagged gets shot mid-sentence by the judges.]]]]
** "Justine Rises Up" features one ''right in the description,'' which clarifies, "she rises up in the [[MemeticMutation epic gamer way,]] not in the [[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker disappointing star wars movie way.]]" In the same episode, Justine evades danger by [[GarbageHideout hiding in a trash can,]] but not before kicking [[BaseBreakingCharacter Yosuke]] out of it.

* ThemeTuneCameo: The song playing in the police car during "Tatsuya Saves Everyone" is [[VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth Cinematic Tale,]] the same song Jamezietocool uses as his outro song.

The ''Persona Meme-verse'' is a series of videos based on ''VideoGame/Persona3'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4 4]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 5]]'', created by [=YouTuber=] Jamezietocool. The plot centers around a mix of characters from all three games as they go about their day-to-day lives. Occasionally, they must fight against the forces of Creator/{{Atlus}}, who seek to bring various characters back under their control through any means necessary, among other things.

The ''Persona Meme-verse'' is a series of videos based on the [[VideoGame/Persona3 three]] [[VideoGame/Persona4 most]] [[VideoGame/Persona5 recent]] ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' games, created by [=YouTuber=] Jamezietocool. The plot centers around a mix of characters from all three games as they go about their day-to-day lives. Occasionally, they must fight against the forces of Creator/{{Atlus}}, who seek to bring various characters back under their control through any means necessary, among other things.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In "[=FeMC=] Steals the Show:

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In "FeMC Steals the Show:

-->''(Makoto Yuki flips him off)

** Joker tells Morgana that one of the upsides of being a cat is that he'll never get into any danger. [[spoiler:[=FeMC=] FEMC landing on Morgana.]]

* ThemeTuneCameo: The song playing in the police car during "[[spoiler:Tatsuya]] Saves Everyone" is the same song Jamezietocool uses as his outro song.

* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Joker, [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse in a sense.]] The first Joker's name is implied to be [[AnimeAdaptation Ren Amamiya,]] whereas the second is the one and only [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude [=HaremF**ker249=].]]]]

* MadeOfIron:
** After getting shot off a building by Akechi and landing on Morgana, [=FeMC=]'s only response is a flat "ouch".

* MakesMeWannaShout: Rise can force anyone who can hear her scream into her mic into a helpless pile on the ground.
* MesACrowd:
** Joker ends up suffering this as a result of his status as a HelloInsertNameHere protagonist. [=FeMC=] reveals that she and Makoto Yuki also suffered it in the past, and the only way they got out of it was by killing all the clones. Ultimately, the others decide to keep [[spoiler:[=HaremF**ker249=]]] and kill the rest, as he was the one who helped them fight Team Atlus.

** The majority of the Meme Forms shown in this series are references to memes in the ''Persona'' fandom:

* OnceMoreWithClarity: "Persona 5 the Royal in a nutshell" and "Scrambled Screen Time - Persona 5 Scramble" expand on Haru's rampage from the first episode, and show us ''how'' exactly Joker and Morgana ended up in the right place at the right time in order to rescue [=FeMC=].

* PokemonSpeak: Akechi can only say "pancakes" (except when he's in Meme Form). The subtitles translate what he says.

* PunnyName: In "Persona 3 Femc In A Nutshell," the titular character names herself "Phem See Yuki."

** Morgana's Meme Form is just him dressed in a Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog costume.

** In "Morgana vs. Christmas", when she's informed that Santa isn't real, [=FeMC=] lets out [[Series/{{Intervention}} the Best Cry Ever]]. Makoto and Ryuji later do the same in "[=FeMC=] Steals the Show".

* StealthPun: [=FeMC=]'s Meme Form is a can(n)on.

* SuperEmpowering: [[spoiler:Akihiko's Meme Form lets him do this to others.]]
* SuperSpeed: Morgana's Meme Form grants him this power.

** A number of jabs are made towards Atlus and the various decisions they've made when creating the ''Persona'' games (for example, not giving Haru much screen time).

** "Persona Villains in a Nutshell" is about characters auditioning for the role of [[VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers Persona 5 Scramble's]] BigBad, and features [[RunningGag multiple characters]] doing so by quoting the climactic speech from Film/Joker2019 verbatim [[{{Bowdlerise}} (with "fucking" replaced with "fricking")]] while sporting a PaletteSwap that resembles the film's title character. They're all passed up as potential villains, and the last one, [[spoiler:Joker from Persona 2, [[RunningGagged gets shot mid-sentence by the judges.]]]]

* TemptingFate:
** When Makoto Yuki threatens her with an evoker, [=FeMC=] tries to point out that he can't actually shoot it...only to get shot down mid-sentence. [[spoiler:By Akechi, not Makoto.]]
** Joker tells Morgana that one of the upsides of being a cat is that he'll never get into any danger. Cue [=FeMC=] landing on Morgana.

* ThemeTuneCameo: The song playing in the police car during "Tatsuya Saves Everyone" is the same song Jamezietocool uses as his outro song.
* TheStinger:
** "Scrambled Screen Time - Persona 5 Scramble" has one: [[spoiler:Haru teleports into the middle of a road, and is immediately hit by a car. Inside the car are Tatsuya Suou and Makoto Niijima, going over an unknown plan.]]

* TranslatorBuddy:
** Naoto is the only one who can interpret Akechi's PokemonSpeak, and acts as a translator for others.

* VoluntaryShapeshifter:
** Meme Forms allow one to transform into an object, thus increasing their power.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Personas as depicted here are [[SuperMode Super Modes]] which allow the user to increase their power by transforming into objects normally based on well-known ''Persona'' memes, referred to as Meme Forms. However, Joker briefly summons Arsene in "Persona 5 the Royal in a nutshell" to deal with the Haru infestation.

* AerithAndBob: Among the normal Japanese names the rest of the cast has, there's also FEMC, Aigis, and [[spoiler:[=HaremF**ker249=]]].

* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:"Persona Shipping" ends with this reveal.]]

* AxCrazy: Haru, who burns down Atlus when [[DisproportionateRetribution they don't recognize her or give her more screen time]] and chases after people with an actual ax later. [[spoiler:(She's also responsible for two of the series' [[CharacterDeath Character Deaths.]])]]

* BerserkButton: Don't tell Akechi to stop saying "pancakes".
** Don’t break curfew, or Morgana ''will'' find you and ''will'' send you to bed by force.

* BigStupidDoodooHead: "Dumb dumb" is used as an insult very often in the series[[note]]and in Jamezietocool's content in general[[/note]].

* CatchPhrase: [[BigWhat "Nani?"]] seems to be one for every character in the series.

* ContinuityNod: Despite being a OneEpisodeWonder and a massive source of CreatorBacklash, “Persona 3 In A Nutshell” is given one in “Haru Gets Her Show;” [[spoiler: The contract that Haru signs in the latter is already signed “[=ToasterFricker249=],” implying it’s the same one that Igor made the P3 Protagonist sign in the former.]] This also bizarrely implies that [[spoiler: Yu Narukami and Igor are either the same person or they share contracts, since the hooded man who gives Haru hers clumsily reveals that his name sounds like the English word “you.”]] [[MST3KMantra It’s almost definitely not supposed to mean anything.]]
* CoolBike: [[spoiler:Tatsuya]] can turn into one with his Persona.

* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Haru chops Mishima's eyes out with an ax at the end of their fight.]]

** Akechi only mentioned pancakes ''once'' in his home game. Here, "pancakes" is all he says, and his Persona lets him transform into a stack of pancakes. It's also shown that he drives an IHOP van around.

** [[spoiler:Akihiko's interest in protein powder is turned into an outright obsession, and is the basis of his Persona.]]

* FunWithSubtitles: The subtitles are used to translate what Haru (who only speaks in voice clips from her game) and Akechi (who can only say "pancakes") are saying.
* TheGadfly: Phem See in "Persona 3 [=FeMC=] in a Nutshell". She hijacks the public train and school PA systems, makes fun of Pharos and Ikutsuki's lack of legs, and drives Yukari crazy literally running around the Port Island instead of taking the train. Mitsuru thinks she's just "[[CloudCuckooLander a little lost]]" but Yukari believes otherwise.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: It's implied there was one in "'You'll never see it coming' in a nutshell", possibly Atlus.]]

* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Joker, [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse in a sense.]] The first Joker's name is implied to be [[AnimeAdaptation Ren Amamiya,]] whereas the second is the one and only [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude [=HaremF**ker249.=]]]]]

* MadeOfIron: After [[spoiler:getting shot off a building by Akechi and landing on Morgana]], [=FeMC=]'s only response is a flat "ouch".

* MakesMeWannaShout: Rise can force anyone who can hear her scream into her mic into a helpless pile on the ground
* MesACrowd: Joker ends up suffering this as a result of his status as a HelloInsertNameHere protagonist. [=FeMC=] reveals that she and Makoto Yuki also suffered it in the past, and the only way they got out of it was by killing all the clones. Ultimately, the others decide to keep [[spoiler:[=HaremF**ker249=]]] and kill the rest, as he was the one who helped them fight Team Atlus.

** The majority of the Personas/Meme Forms shown in this series are references to memes in the ''Persona'' fandom:

* OnceMoreWithClarity: "Persona 5 the Royal in a nutshell" and "Scrambled Screen Time - Persona 5 Scramble" expand on Haru's rampage from the first episode, and show us ''how'' exactly Joker and Morgana ended up in the right place at the right time in order to [[spoiler:rescue [=FeMC=]]].

* PokemonSpeak: Akechi can only say "pancakes" (except when he’s in Persona mode). The subtitles translate what he says.

* PunnyName: In "Persona 3 Femc In A Nutshell," [[spoiler: the titular character names herself "Phem See Yuki."]]

** Morgana's Persona is just him dressed in a Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog costume.

** In "Morgana vs. Christmas", when she’s informed that Santa isn’t real, [=FeMC=] lets out [[Series/{{Intervention}} the Best Cry Ever]]. Makoto and Ryuji later do the same in "[=FeMC=] Steals the Show".

* StealthPun: [=FeMC=]'s Persona is a can(n)on.

* SuperEmpowering: [[spoiler:Akihiko's Persona let's him do this to others.]]
* SuperSpeed: Morgana's Persona grants him this power.

** A number of jabs are made towards Atlus and the various decisions they’ve made when creating the ''Persona'' games (for example, not giving Haru much screen time).

** "Persona Villains in a Nutshell" is about characters auditioning for the role of [[VideoGame/Persona5ScrambleThePhantomStrikers Persona 5 Scramble's]] BigBad, and features [[RunningGag multiple characters]] doing so by quoting the climactic speech from Film/Joker2019 verbatim[[GoshDangItToHeck (with one word changed),]][[note]]"You get what you fricking deserve!"[[/note]] while sporting a PaletteSwap that resembles the film's title character. They're all passed up as potential villains, and the last one, [[spoiler: Joker from Persona 2, [[RunningGagged gets shot mid-sentence by the judges.]]]]

* TemptingFate: When Makoto Yuki threatens her with an evoker, [=FeMC=] tries to point out that he can't actually shoot it...only to get shot down mid-sentence. [[spoiler:By Akechi, not Makoto.]]
** Joker tells Morgana that one of the upsides of being a cat is that he'll never get into any danger. [[spoiler:[=FeMC=] FEMC landing on Morgana.]]

* ThemeTuneCameo: The song playing in the police car during "[[spoiler:Tatsuya]] Saves Everyone" is the same song Jamezietocool uses as his outro song.
* TheStinger: "Scrambled Screen Time - Persona 5 Scramble" has one: [[spoiler:Haru teleports into the middle of a road, and is immediately hit by a car. Inside the car are Tatsuya Suou and Makoto Niijima, going over an unknown plan.]]

* TranslatorBuddy: Naoto is the only one who can interpret Akechi's PokemonSpeak, and acts as a translator for others.

* VoluntaryShapeshifter: How Personas are portrayed in this series; they allow one to transform into an object, thus increasing their power.

* GilliganCut: In "Futaba Gets A Toaster", when Sojiro asks her where Joker is, Futaba replies that he's running an errand. Cut to Joker being forced to do a ''Devil May Cry'' roleplay with Ryuji.

* LamePunReaction: After [[spoiler:Makoto Niijima]] tells [[spoiler:Tatsuya]] that they need to start acting like a pro team, [[spoiler:Akihiko]] holds up a bottle of protein and asks "Don't you mean protein?" [[spoiler:Makoto]] immediately tells him to go to Hell.

That description doesn't really do the series justice, though. What it ''actually'' is is a StylisticSuck WidgetSeries fueled by memes, [[{{Flanderization}} flanderizations]] of the characters, and the weirdest take on the power of Personas yet, loosely connected by the above-mentioned plot. Hilarity, action, and (rarely) drama ensue.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Personas as depicted here are [[SuperMode Super Modes]] which allow the user to increase their power by transforming into objects normally based on well-known ''Persona'' memes.

* AnachronicOrder: "Persona 5 the Royal in a nutshell" and "Scrambled Screen Time" take place right after "Haru and the Lost Screen Time" and during "FEMC becomes canon," despite being posted after many videos that take place after them.

* BreakoutCharacter: Haru went from a ButtMonkey whose entire purpose is to barely appear OncePerEpisode to [[spoiler:the main protagonist of season two, with the plot revolving around her [[SetBehindTheScenes trying to get her own TV show]] with the help of Justine and Caroline.]]

* CainAndAbel: Makoto Yuki and FEMC, the former being the Cain and the latter being the Abel.

* DullSurprise: Since everyone is voiced by a text-to-speech program, everyone reacts to things with this.

* FlatWhat: Morgana's response when he learns that Joker and FEMC plan on giving Christmas gifts to all the children in town.

* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Makoto Yuki is a Wild Card holder who antagonizes fellow Wild Card holders FEMC and Joker. [[spoiler:There's also his boss, Yu Narukami.]]

* KillItWithFire: FEMC did this with her clones in the past.

* MadeOfIron: After [[spoiler:getting shot off a building by Akechi and landing on Morgana]], FEMC's only response is a flat "ouch".

* MesACrowd: Joker ends up suffering this as a result of his status as a HelloInsertNameHere protagonist. FEMC reveals that she and Makoto Yuki also suffered it in the past, and the only way they got out of it was by killing all the clones. Ultimately, the others decide to keep [[spoiler:[=HaremF**ker249=]]] and kill the rest, as he was the one who helped them fight Team Atlus.

** The majority of the Personas shown in this series are references to memes in the ''Persona'' fandom:

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Akechi [[spoiler:shooting FEMC off of a building]] is ultimately what allows FEMC to escape Team Atlus and seek refuge with Joker and Morgana.

* OnceMoreWithClarity: "Persona 5 the Royal in a nutshell" and "Scrambled Screen Time - Persona 5 Scramble" expand on Haru's rampage from the first episode, and show us ''how'' exactly Joker and Morgana ended up in the right place at the right time in order to [[spoiler:rescue FEMC]].
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, since there are Makoto Yuki and Makoto Niijima. FEMC calls Yuki "Makoto #1" in her debut episode.

* OverusedRunningGag: The "You'll never see it coming" meme has become so overused InUniverse that Joker, FEMC, and Morgana decide to turn it into a DiscreditedMeme by force.

** In "Morgana vs. Christmas", when she’s informed that Santa isn’t real, FEMC lets out [[Series/{{Intervention}} the Best Cry Ever]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: Haru's rampage against Atlus ended up laying the groundwork for FEMC to escape.
* StealthPun: FEMC's Persona is a can(n)on.

* TemptingFate: When Makoto Yuki threatens her with an evoker, FEMC tries to point out that he can't actually shoot it...only to get shot down mid-sentence. [[spoiler:By Akechi, not Makoto.]]
** Joker tells Morgana that one of the upsides of being a cat is that he'll never get into any danger. [[spoiler:Cue FEMC landing on Morgana.]]