Awesome / Persona 5 Tactica

• Every moment when Erina implants her spear-flag onto the flag-post to free the brainwashed Phantom Thieves from Marie's control.
  • However, when Erina was sniped while trying free Yusuke and Makoto, Toshiro took her place, after gaining courage, and finish the job.
• After Toshiro freed Yusuke and Makoto, Marie subsequently approached the Phantom Thieves. Because the Thieves were already worn out from their recent battle and Erina was unconscious after being shot, she is planning to kill or torment the party. However, the Rebel Corps suddenly appeared to Hold the Line, allowing the party enough time to escape to the hideout.
• Why did Toshiro wanted to rebel? He was inspired by the Thieves' Calling Card for Shido.
  • The DLC stinger reveals Toshiro, still under his father's thumb, was fascinated by the report on Gurenica's latest artwork to the point it reignited his fighting spirit. The Phantom Thieves may have fueled the flames of his inner revolution, but Gurenica was the one who lit the spark.
• Everything about the climax of the Third Kingdom:
  • To put it simply, things are not looking good. The Phantom Thieves are currently tied down, Erina is about to fall her to death, and it seems like Toshiro has lost his will from the taunts of his Shadow. Suddenly, Erina shouts at Toshiro to remember his last conversation with Eri. Remembering how she told him to keep the spirit of revolution alive within him, he snaps out of it and uses Joker's knife to stab his Shadow through the hand before catching Erina, redeeming himself for the train incident that crippled Eri.
  • After he saves her, Toshiro tells his Shadow to shut up, and Erina's eyes flash, remembering who she really is. Toshiro starts clutching his head... and a mask appears on his face. One tear off later, Erina is reborn in the blue flames as his Persona, Ernesto, who frees the Phantom Thieves.
    Toshiro: You can't stop us. The rebellion is here. The rebellion... in my heart!
  • When Toshiro's Shadow decides to use Toshiro's "greatest failure" against him and transforms into a monstruous version of a post-accident Eri, Toshiro quickly gets his nerves back and proceeds to exclaim just how fed up he is with the Tyrants trying to throw him back into apathy.
    Toshiro: So, this is just how low you'll go!? Using her against me? Big mistake. And I'm going to make it YOUR LAST! You want your pay back!? I'll make sure you GET IT!
• The final fight cutscene against Salmael is a sight to behold, with the God of Stagnation sending waves of gears after the Thieves and them shredding, blasting and slicing them apart - which finally culminates in Erina and Joker stabbing Salmael's disembodied head right through the face.
• From the ending:
  • Once Toshiro wakes up back in the real world, his father hands him a script for the press conference they'll be holding to explain his disappearance. Once he and Marie leave, Toshiro immediately tears the script apart.
    Toshiro: This is where the next chapter begins... Right, Erina?
  • At the press conference, Toshiro proceeds to spill the beans on everything his father and Marie have been up to and breaks off his engagement, exposing them both and leading them both to get arrested. The looks of shock, rage and disbelief on their faces is damn cathartic.