History Awesome / Persona5

* The aftermath of the Casino dungeon is just one big roller coaster ride. The Phantom Thieves suspected Akechi all along and wiretapped his phone, soon overhearing that he would only cooperate with the Phantom Thieves just to stab them all in the back. To get one up on Akechi however, the Phantom Thieves make one [[GambitRoulette insane gamble]]. The protagonist intentionally gets caught, and everything from that point on hinged on him appealing to Sae's sense of justice and Akechi following his own plan to make his move right after she left the interrogation room. Akechi "murders" the protagonist and the guard at the door when in reality, Akechi just murdered Sae's Cognitions of them in her Palace who were an exact copy of the real thing because Sae just saw them in their current state and location. The protagonist effectively ''cheated death''. Akechi then went on to announce that the leader of the Phantom Thieves is dead to the world due to suicide, with him being none the wiser that the protagonist was still sitting in the interrogation room, with a truly well-deserved and badass smirk on his face. This entire sequence is just a ''thrill ride'' to witness.

The game involves a collection of [[PhantomThief Phantom Theives]] pulling off supernatural heists, specifically to punish people abusing their power and getting away with it, so that others may be saved when no one feels they can do anything.

** A rather overlooked one just before that: thanks to a god-like Treasure and the people's utter lack of care, Joker and his friends have just been RetGone from the world. Justine and Caroline, who had grown to be friendly towards him, berate and mock him for his failure right before [[BigGood Igor]] tells him how he failed and how humanity is doomed to ruin, ordering his execution. And while they're shocked, both wardens comply and prepare for his death. Joker's alone, his friends are probably gone from existence, and all his efforts are for nothing while death approaches from two of his biggest allies. So what does he do? Gets back up anyway, his rebellious will summoning his Phantom Thief costume ''inside the Velvet Room'', shattering his prison door behind him and DEFYING Igor's order for his execution. Not only that, he withstands the combined force of two beings whose power is only succeeded by the Treasure who defeated him, and Igor, through sheer willpower long enough to snap Justine and Caroline out of it. The entire ending to the game happened simply because Joker was THAT defiant.

The game involves a collection of [[PhantomThief Phantom Theives]] pulling off supernatural heists, specifically to punish people abusing their power and getting away with it, so that others may be saved when no one else feels they can do anything.

* One of the new Mementos Targets in-game is a ''Yoshitsune''. Yes, that one. Furthermore, this target can actually ''instantly kill'' your party members with Hassou Tobi unbuffed and has Heat Riser and Charge just like yours.

---->'''Joker:''' Pillage him… SATANAEL!

** Futaba's awakening is handled in a way no other Persona character has done. Firstly, she accepts her Shadow on her own, without a fight and without any help, right before asking the party to help her eliminate the Palace's cognitive monster. Secondly, when confronting the boss, who is flying out of range of the party's physical attacks, she realizes "wait a minute, this is ''my'' mental world, I can make it do anything I want!" and creates-

'''Futaba:''' Shoot it down with this, then ''beat the crap out of it!''

*** Back at the battle, the Thieves manage to stand up once again, inspired by everyone cheering them on. As the belief tracker hits 100%, Joker summons Arsène and breaks his chains, causing the persona to disappear in a flash of light. At first, everyone thinks that nothing happened, and the BigBad begins to berate their failed attempt... then DramaticThunder sounds, dark clouds spreading across the sky and plunging the whole city into nighttime. Then Joker's's Ultimate Persona, [[SatanIsGood Satanael]], descends from the heavens and he's MASSIVE, towering over the Thieves and standing as tall as (perhaps ''even moreso'' than) the gargantuan BigBad, wearing an intense, focused DeathGlare [[AssKickingPose as he spreads his arms wide]].

** In the same scene, Eiko tries to desperately defend Tsukasa, despite how painfully clear his crimes are. Makoto's response is to slap Eiko in the face and then tells her to accept the truth that's in front of her. Makoto isn't just defending a friend, she's also forcing her friend to see how stupid she's being and to the accept reality of the situation. While Makoto thinks she may gone too far later, anyone can agree that it was the right move at the time.

** [[EnemyMine Joker and Akechi]] get in on the action during the third semester. The two are on a rooftop during a stormy night - Akechi makes himself go psychotic before the duo charges at the Shadow, Akechi running and Joker using his grappling hook to pull himself closer. Joker launches himself into the air before doing a spinning slash on the Shadow, leaving Akechi free to hack and cut away at it, finishing the flurry with a [[SingleStrokeBattle powerful slash]] as the screen turns bright red. After all of that, Joker puts the Shadow out of its misery [[CoupDeGrace with a single shot]], delivered [[OffhandBackhand without even sparing it a glance]]. Akechi then stalks towards the camera like a total badass. The fact that they improvised this when they were outnumbered also makes it all the more amazing.

* Futaba and Sojiro get a subtle one in Rank 8 of the Hierophant Confidant. Previously, when Youji Isshiki had showed up at Leblanc, Futaba had a panic attack out of fear of him, and even the more composed Sojiro usually had an OhCrap response upon seeing Youji. In this event, Sojiro immediately tells an angry Youji to "...Leave now, or else I'll be forced to contact the police," and isn't at all intimidated by Youji's threats, while Futaba stands up to Youji on Sojiro's behalf, only cowering when Youji tries to hit her. It goes to show that by helping Futaba and Sojiro grow closer, you're also giving them the courage to stand up to Youji.

** Similarly, Futaba Sakura, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona ''[[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Necronomicon]]''...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]'''.

STAND STILL, ''YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!''\\
[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I HATE!]] '''[[BloodKnight WEAKLINGS!]]''' '''''[[ChewingTheScenery LIKE YOU!!!]]'''''\\
[[PunctuatedForEmphasis YOU! DON'T!]] '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis CONTROL ME!!!]]'''''

** In the first battle, with him and Azathoth, the two of them are protected by three tentacles. One of the tentacles will block anything thrown to Maruki, one will constantly heal him, and the last will cast buffs. If all three tentacles exist, anything directed to Azathoth will be reduced to ScratchDamage. And Maruki always revives them after every turn, so you'll have to constantly fight them back as you fight the boss. However, the trick is that the tentacles all have weaknesses, and since there are three of them, that means that the party can perform full party Baton Pass chains to lay the hurt down on either Azathoth or Maruki.

** To put this into perspective, it took [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yu Narukami]] 10 years after his game was released to get into his first [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle mainstream crossover appearance]] and that was with [[Franchise/{{BlazBlue}} three]] [[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth other]] [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} niche]] franchises. Yet it's only been about two years after Joker's first game, and he's now squaring off with the likes of [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, VideoGame/PacMan, Franchise/MegaMan, [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], [[VideoGame/DragonQuest the Erdrick]], VideoGame/BanjoKazooie, [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Terry Bogard]], [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]], [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Kazuya]], and the aforementioned [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]] (along with ''[[UpToEleven Sephiroth]]''), all of whom are considered among gaming's biggest icons. Bonus points for 8-Player Smash letting you fight more than one of them now that he's playable.

** To put this into perspective, it took [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yu Narukami]] 10 years after his game was released to get into his first [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle mainstream crossover appearance]] and that was with [[Franchise/{{BlazBlue}} three]] [[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth other]] [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} niche]] franchises. Yet it's only been about two years after Joker's first game, and he's now squaring off with the likes of [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, VideoGame/PacMan, Franchise/MegaMan, [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], VideoGame/BanjoKazooie, [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Terry Bogard]], [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]], [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Kazuya]], and the aforementioned [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]] (along with ''[[UpToEleven Sephiroth]]''), all of whom are considered among gaming's biggest icons. Bonus points for 8-Player Smash letting you fight more than one of them now that he's playable.

** To put this into perspective, it took [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yu Narukami]] 10 years after his game was released to get into his first [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle mainstream crossover appearance]] and that was with [[Franchise/{{BlazBlue}} three]] [[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth other]] [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} niche]] franchises. Yet it's only been about two years after Joker's first game, and he's now squaring off with the likes of [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, VideoGame/PacMan, Franchise/MegaMan, [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], VideoGame/BanjoKazooie, [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Terry Bogard]], [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]], [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Kazuya]], and the aforementioned [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], all of whom are considered among gaming's biggest icons. Bonus points for 8-Player Smash letting you fight more than one of them now that he's playable.

** To put this into perspective, it took [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yu Narukami]] 10 years after his game was released to get into his first [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle mainstream crossover appearance]] and that was with [[Franchise/{{BlazBlue}} three]] [[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth other]] [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} niche]] franchises. Yet it's only been about two years after Joker's first game, and he's now squaring off with the likes of [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, VideoGame/PacMan, Franchise/MegaMan, [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], VideoGame/BanjoKazooie, [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Terry Bogard]], [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]], [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Kazuya]], and the aforementioned [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], all of whom are considered among gaming's biggest icons. Bonus points for 8-Player Smash letting you do just that now that he's playable.

** To put this into perspective, it took [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yu Narukami]] 10 years after his game was released to get into his first [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle mainstream crossover appearance]] and that was with [[Franchise/{{BlazBlue}} three]] [[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth other]] [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} niche]] franchises. Yet it's only been about two years after Joker's first game, and he's now squaring off with the likes of [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, VideoGame/PacMan, Franchise/MegaMan, [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], VideoGame/BanjoKazooie, [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Terry Bogard]], [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]], and the aforementioned [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], all of whom are considered among gaming's biggest icons. Bonus points for 8-Player Smash letting you do just that now that he's playable.

* One of the Confidant's skills gives your team the ability to jump into battle after ambushing an enemy and shower them with bullets. While the first level of this only takes off a little health, the second level almost always reduces enemy health BY HALF!

** Just seeing Maruki change into an attire that symbolizes his own rebellion is chilling enough, but when he summons Azathoth...
---> '''Maruki:''' And I believe you called forth your power like this: ''Persona''.

** After you defeat Azathoth, Maruki takes back his treasure and uses it to restore his original Persona Adam Kadmon back. When the Phantom Thieves still manage to win, Maruki fuses with Adam Kadmon, which makes it NighInvulnerable, until Futaba pinpoints its weakness in its head. However, it's only vulnerable while its attacking, so the Thieves channel all the Persona powers in order to block the attack long enough for Joker to grapple up to the head and and shoot it directly, breaking Maruki's mask.

--->'''Futaba:''' Oh, the police caught on much faster than I thought. Toooooo bad. ''(cue the broadcast resuming and expanding to ten times as many networks)'' I win!

--->'''Milady:''' Yes, that gaze! I can finally unleash my true power. I am thou, thou art I... Let us adorn your journey into freedom with a beautiful betrayal!\\

* Morgana gets one when Shadow Okumura tricks the party except for him and Haru into a force field. When Haru refuses to join her father and leave her captive teammates, Shadow Okumura attempts to sway Morgana instead, bribing him with the promise of fame and fortune. Morgana, who'd spent the last few weeks struggling with feeling useless in comparison to Futaba, takes out his slingshot and shoots the remote for the force field out of the Shadow's hand, saving the entire party. But before that, he has a few choice words for Shadow Okumura...

* Morgana gets one when Shadow Okumura tricks the party except for him and Haru into a force field. When Haru refuses to join her father and leave her captive teammates, Shadow Okumura attempts to sway Morgana instead, bribing him with the promise of fame and fortune. Morgana, who'd spent the last few weeks struggling with feeling useless in comparison to Futaba, takes out his slingshot and shoots the remote for the force field out of the Shadow's hand, saving the entire party.

---> '''Maruki:''' "And I believe you called forth your power like this: Persona."

* After Shadow Kunikazu tricks the party except for Morgana and Haru into a force field, Morgana, who'd spent the last few weeks struggling with feeling useless in comparison to Futaba, takes out his slingshot and shoots the remote out of the Shadow's hand, saving the entire party.

*** Back at the battle, the Thieves manage to stand up once again, inspired by everyone cheering them on. As the belief tracker hits 100%, Joker summons Arsène and breaks its chains, who disappears in a flash of light. At first, everyone thinks that nothing happened, and the BigBad begins to berate their failed attempt... then DramaticThunder sounds, dark clouds spreading across the sky and plunging the whole city into nighttime. Then Joker's's Ultimate Persona, [[SatanIsGood Satanael]], descends from the heavens and he's MASSIVE, towering over the Thieves and standing as tall as (perhaps ''even moreso'' than) the gargantuan BigBad, wearing an intense, focused DeathGlare [[AssKickingPose as he spreads his arms wide]].

*** For bonus points, Yusuke is the ''only'' member of the Phantom Thieves who tears off their mask without crying out in pain. (Futaba gained her Persona through cooperating with her Shadow and we never see Haru or Akechi awaken to their Personas on-screen.)