History Characters / Persona5ThePhantomX

%%[[folder:Miyu Sawara (Puppet)]]
%%!!Miyu Sawara / Puppet
%%!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Nemertes]]
%%!!!'''Weapons:''' [[SupportPartyMember None]]
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/KanaIchinose

%%[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_puppet.png]]
%%[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Nemertes]]\\
%%https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_nemertes.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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%%[[folder:Toshiya Sumi (Sepia)]]
%%!!Toshiya Sumi / Sepia
%%!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Gorgyra]]
%%!!!'''Weapons:''' Canes and duckfoot pistols
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/JunyaEnoki

%%->''To thine other self be true.''

%%[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_sepia_artwork.png]]
%%[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Gorgyra]]\\
%%https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_gorgyra.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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[[folder:Hina Nishimori (Riddle)]]
!!Hina Nishimori / Riddle
!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Daeira]]
!!!'''Weapons:''' Pickaxes and air popper guns
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuiOgura

->''I am curious!''

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hina_p5x.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Riddle]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_riddle.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Daeira]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_daeira.png[[/labelnote]]]]

A young clothing model who was chosen by an advertising agency for her appearance.\\\
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her called "Riddle" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.\\\
Her Persona II is Daeira, one of the titan Oceanus' daughters and one of the 3,000 oceanids.

* BadassAdorable: A ten-year-old who can kick as much ass as the rest of the Phantom Thieves, or at least her cognition is.
* BreakingOldTrends: The last time the ''Persona'' series featured a child party member was all the way back in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' with Ken Amada, who was in elementary school when he joined S.E.E.S.
* KidHero: Her real-world self, and by extension her Phantom Idol cognition, is ''ten-years-old''.
* TokenMiniMoe: The shortest character in the game next to Luffel, albeit justified due to being an actual child.

[[folder:Minami Miyashita (Marian)]]
!!Minami Miyashita / Marian
!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Thalia]]
!!!'''Weapons''': Medical kits and anti-material rifles
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/SatomiSato

-> ''Sterilization Completed.''

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3895.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Marian]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3897.png]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Thalia]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3898.png]][[/labelnote]]

A third-year high school student who longs to follow in her late mother's footsteps and become a nurse.\\\
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her called "Marian" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.\\\
Her Persona II is Thalia, a muse who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry.

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* CombatMedic: Aside from being an actual nurse in training, Minami handles melee attacks by smacking her enemies with her medical kit, provides healing buffs for her team just by entering the battle, and can heal the entire party with her Highlight Attack.
* MissingMom: Her mother has been dead for some time by the time Wonder meets her, and Minami wishes to honor her memory by training to become a nurse like she had been.
* WickedStepmother: Despite Minami's love and talent for being a medical practitioner, it's been stated that she has to keep her dream hidden due to "familial changes". Given that her mother has been confirmed to have passed away, this doesn't paint a pretty picture of her new mother figure.

!Antagonists
[[folder:Takeyuki Kiuchi]]
!!Takeyuki Kiuchi
!!!'''Voiced by:'''

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiuchi.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Shadow Kiuchi]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiuchi_shadow.png[[/labelnote]]]]

The first target of the Phantom Thieves.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To fellow StarterVillain Suguru Kamoshida. Kamoshida was a high school gym teacher and the volleyball team coach who previously won a gold medal at the Olympics. He began taking advantage of his status at Shujin by demoralizing and crushing rival sports clubs like the Track Team while sexually harassing the female members of the volleyball club. Kiuchi, on the other hand, is a former star baseball sportsman who suffered a humiliating loss against a girl in elementary school. Kamoshida treats Ryuji like garbage and lusts over Ann while forcing Shiho to have sexual relations with him to keep her spot on the team whereas Kiuchi never got over his loss against Motoha when the latter was in elementary school and attempts to get back at her.
* EvilIsPetty: The reason he targets Motoha? She scored a home run in a baseball game against him, which ended up humiliating him in front of his colleagues and fans for having lost against a mere elementary school student. Motoha herself is flabbergasted when she learns this and is outraged that he hates her over a petty grudge.
* ItsPersonal: Kiuchi hates Motoha, even going so far as to try and push her in the way of an oncoming train. The reason for this is that Motoha scored a home run against him in a baseball game ten years ago. While the loss itself was already a huge blow, the fact that he lost to a girl in ''elementary school'' humiliated him so much he's held a grudge against her ever since, believing she cost him his career.
* StarterVillain: The first official target for the Phantom Thieves of ''The Phantom X''.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's more or less a baseball-themed Suguru Kamoshida, albeit with a toned down form of Lust in comparison to Kamoshida since he's mainly just promiscuous with women instead of sexually harassing them. Hell, even his Shadow form resembles Asmodeus!

[[folder:Miyazawa Hiromu]]
!!Miyazawa Hiromu
!!!'''Voiced by:'''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miyazawa_hiromu.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Shadow Hiromu]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_hiromu.png[[/labelnote]]]]

The second target of the Phantom Thieves, a major TV food critic who ends up targeting Shun's mentor and ends up causing him to break down.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: On-screen, he's a well-known and well-regarded TV food critic who will often film himself enjoying food from various restaurants before reviewing them. Off-screen, however, he's a disgustingly arrogant and selfish man who's willing to either extort an exorbitant amount of money from restaurant owners for a good review or completely destroy their careers and reputations with a scathingly bad review that will get their restaurants shut down. One of his victims was Shun's mentor, which is why he's very eager to bring Hiromu down.
* CausticCritic: He's a prominent food critic who extorts restaurant owners. Since he's well regarded, he can easily destroy someone's business if he wants to.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He shares traits with the second boss of the original game, Madarame. They both stand on the top of their fields and their word decides who can stay in business and who doesn't. Both treat those who are passionate as [[{{Greed}} convenient sources of money]]. The actions of both also border on being legal. But while Madarame raises students to sell their work as his own, Hiromu acts alone and doesn't sell anything himself. Furthermore, Hiromu's specialty lies in being a food critic whereas Madarame is a world-famous artist.
* FailedASpotCheck: How the Phantom Thieves send out his Calling Card. Hiromu learns Shun's mentor finally caved in and decides to "re-review" his restaurant. Unbeknownst to Hiromu, however, the restaurant is plastered with calling cards. His production crew never informed him because they thought it was part of the show, much to his dismay and anger.
* LoopholeAbuse: Why Shun can't pursue any legal action against Hiromu. While Hiromu's negative scathing reviews against his mentor drove his health down the gutter, said reviews are not illegal and Shun can't definitively prove Hiromu caused any real harm against his mentor.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Whenever a restaurant owner refuses to cough up the dough for his good reviews, he'll instead tear them down completely with a bad one even though the food is perfectly good. Since he's such a famous TV host, the audience will blindly listen to whatever he says about a place, causing it to instantly lose business and inevitably shut down. This reputation is also why Shun is partly unable to sue him for hurting his mentor's restaurant with his scathing reviews, the other being that while his reviews are harsh, they are ''not'' illegal.

!!Mementos Targets
Targets who have not become corrupt enough to have their own Palace, but still carry a darkness that hurts those around them and could lead to a Palace creation if left unchecked.

[[folder:Takahashi Otoko]]
!!Takahashi Otoko
A girl who struggles with social anxiety and a fear of being alone. Her desperate desire for friendship has become so twisted that she has resorted to kidnapping a cat named Chatai and holding him against his will in her backyard.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: She kidnaps Chatai and forces him to stay trapped in her backyard, despite how miserable he is in captivity.
* CrazyCatLady: Downplayed. Unlike most examples, Otoko isn't an old woman and her main problem has less to do with her personality and more with her obsession to have friends. The cat she has isn't actually hers, having kidnapped it and forcing Chatai to stay in her home even though it's clear Chatai doesn't ''want'' to be there.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Deep down, Otoko simply wants to have a friendship with someone, but is so desperate to not be alone that she's started to go off the deep end and hold the closest thing she has to a friend hostage.
* {{Yandere}}: A tamer and friendship-based "pet owner" example. Otoko is willing to abuse Chatai by keeping him locked up because it satisfies her desire for "friendship", and her Shadow's dialogue implies that she was on her way to being much worse before Wonder came along.

!Other Characters
[[folder:Merope]]
!!Merope
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/YukariTamura

[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/merope_p5x.png]]

Igor's newest assistant, who has a fondness for {{Idol|Genre}}s and is in charge of fusions in the Velvet Room.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Like other Velvet Room attendants, Merope looks human, but is implied to be anything but. That said, whether she is "one of those who govern power" is up on the air as she lacks their trademark gold eyes. Igor also hesitates when he introduces her to Wonder, as if unsure what exactly to call her.
* BreakingOldTrends: Excluding Demon Painter, Nameless, and Belladonna from the first game and the ''Persona 2'' duology, Merope is the first Velvet Room assistant to neither have gold eyes nor be [[ThemeNaming named after]] a character in author Mary Shelley's ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}'' or a character in real life associated with the novel. She is instead named after various figures from Greek mythology, sharing the name "Merope".
* CompositeCharacter: Appears to be one of Theodore, Elizabeth, and Margaret from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
** Merope has Margaret's composed, demure air and mannerisms, but is offset by her interest in the human world, having a big interest in idols.
** Like Theodore and Elizabeth, Merope has a unique and interesting view of the world, being a FishOutOfWater, but Merope carries more of Elizabeth's eccentric charm, reacting in ways that seem a little off-putting through human eyes.
** Like other Velvet Attendants, Wonder can fulfill her requests by taking her out on dates, such as watching a movie at the theater, visiting the Planetarium, and drinking bubble tea.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Caroline and Justine treated Joker somewhat harshly and maintained a strictly professional relationship (at least until toward the end of the game) with him. [[spoiler:They were also two halves of Lavenza, the actual form of Igor's assistant]]. Merope is much kinder to Wonder and is very amicable with him. This is best seen when Joker and Wonder visit the Velvet Room outside their dreams for the first time; whereas Caroline would kick Joker inside, Merope takes his hand and guides him inside herself. This gets retconned in the second beta test where she brings Wonder to the Velvet Room just as rudely by ''throwing'' him into the doorway. Their methods of fusion also differ: Instead of sending Personas to the literal chopping block or stuffing them into Iron Maidens, Merope uses what looks like a literal ''grinder''.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Between her polite demeanor to Wonder and gently grabbing him by the hand when guiding him into the Velvet Room upon entering it for the first time of his own volition, it's clear Merope is much kinder to her guest than Caroline and Justine were to Joker. While this is still the case in the second beta test, Merope ends up bringing Wonder to the Velvet Room just as rudely as Caroline does with Joker, albeit throwing him into the door rather than kicking him inside.
* FlatJoy: During her introductory cutscene, she asks Wonder if he likes idols. She then demonstrates her love for them, shouting a deadpan and flat "yayyyy," while posing like one.
* OddNameOut: Of the Velvet Room attendants post-''Persona 3'', Merope is the only one who isn't named after a character or associated with Mary Shelley's ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}''.
* {{Otaku}}: A reserved kind, but Merope is a fan of idols, stating she has a strong interest in them. So much so that she tries imitating some idol poses she saw in the real world and the Phantom Idols system is named as such because of her fascination with them.
-->'''Merope:''' Are you interested in "idols"? "Idols" that use song, dance, and unique poses to charm crowds... I carry a strong interest in them.
* StatuesqueStunner: Taller than most of the female characters in the game, possibly as tall as Margaret, and is as tall as Wonder himself.

[[folder:Ena Kageyama]]
!!Ena Kageyama
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_npcs_12.png]]
%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
The proprietor of a coffee shop in Yongen-Jaya...which strangely replaces Café Leblanc.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She and her shop take over the space Sojiro's coffee and curry shop occupied in Yongen-Jaya's dingy alleys. Considering how ''X'' is an alternate universe to ''5'', the original Phantom Thieves are not mentioned at all, and the nameplate of the Sakura residence is blank, it's justified. Wonder is surprised when he accidentally ends up transported to Leblanc after staring at the coffee shop, with Joker and Morgana greeting him.

%%[[folder:Miyu Sawara (Puppet)]]
%%!!Miyu Sawara / Puppet
%%!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Nemertes]]
%%!!!'''Weapons:''' [[SupportPartyMember None]]
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/KanaIchinose

%%[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_puppet.png]]
%%[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Nemertes]]\\
%%https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_nemertes.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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%%[[folder:Toshiya Sumi (Sepia)]]
%%!!Toshiya Sumi / Sepia
%%!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Gorgyra]]
%%!!!'''Weapons:''' Canes and duckfoot pistols
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/JunyaEnoki

%%->''To thine other self be true.''

%%[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_sepia_artwork.png]]
%%[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Gorgyra]]\\
%%https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_gorgyra.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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%%[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hina Nishimori (Riddle)]]
!!Hina Nishimori / Riddle
!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Daeira]]
!!!'''Weapons:''' Pickaxes and air popper guns
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuiOgura

->''I am curious!''

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hina_p5x.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Riddle]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_riddle.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Daeira]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p5x_daeira.png[[/labelnote]]]]

A young clothing model who was chosen by an advertising agency for her appearance.\\\
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her called "Riddle" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.\\\
Her Persona II is Daeira, one of the titan Oceanus' daughters and one of the 3,000 oceanids.

* BadassAdorable: A ten-year-old who can kick as much ass as the rest of the Phantom Thieves, or at least her cognition is.
* BreakingOldTrends: The last time the ''Persona'' series featured a child party member was all the way back in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' with Ken Amada, who was in elementary school when he joined S.E.E.S.
* KidHero: Her real-world self, and by extension her Phantom Idol cognition, is ''ten-years-old''.
* TokenMiniMoe: The shortest character in the game next to Luffel, albeit justified due to being an actual child.

[[folder:Minami Miyashita (Marian)]]
!!Minami Miyashita / Marian
!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Thalia]]
!!!'''Weapons''': Medical kits and anti-material rifles
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/SatomiSato

-> ''Sterilization Completed.''

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3895.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Marian]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3897.png]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Thalia]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3898.png]][[/labelnote]]

A third-year high school student who longs to follow in her late mother's footsteps and become a nurse.\\\
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her called "Marian" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.\\\
Her Persona II is Thalia, a muse who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry.

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* CombatMedic: Aside from being an actual nurse in training, Minami handles melee attacks by smacking her enemies with her medical kit, provides healing buffs for her team just by entering the battle, and can heal the entire party with her Highlight Attack.
* MissingMom: Her mother has been dead for some time by the time Wonder meets her, and Minami wishes to honor her memory by training to become a nurse like she had been.
* WickedStepmother: Despite Minami's love and talent for being a medical practitioner, it's been stated that she has to keep her dream hidden due to "familial changes". Given that her mother has been confirmed to have passed away, this doesn't paint a pretty picture of her new mother figure.

!Antagonists
[[folder:Takeyuki Kiuchi]]
!!Takeyuki Kiuchi
!!!'''Voiced by:'''

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiuchi.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Shadow Kiuchi]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiuchi_shadow.png[[/labelnote]]]]

The first target of the Phantom Thieves.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To fellow StarterVillain Suguru Kamoshida. Kamoshida was a high school gym teacher and the volleyball team coach who previously won a gold medal at the Olympics. He began taking advantage of his status at Shujin by demoralizing and crushing rival sports clubs like the Track Team while sexually harassing the female members of the volleyball club. Kiuchi, on the other hand, is a former star baseball sportsman who suffered a humiliating loss against a girl in elementary school. Kamoshida treats Ryuji like garbage and lusts over Ann while forcing Shiho to have sexual relations with him to keep her spot on the team whereas Kiuchi never got over his loss against Motoha when the latter was in elementary school and attempts to get back at her.
* EvilIsPetty: The reason he targets Motoha? She scored a home run in a baseball game against him, which ended up humiliating him in front of his colleagues and fans for having lost against a mere elementary school student. Motoha herself is flabbergasted when she learns this and is outraged that he hates her over a petty grudge.
* ItsPersonal: Kiuchi hates Motoha, even going so far as to try and push her in the way of an oncoming train. The reason for this is that Motoha scored a home run against him in a baseball game ten years ago. While the loss itself was already a huge blow, the fact that he lost to a girl in ''elementary school'' humiliated him so much he's held a grudge against her ever since, believing she cost him his career.
* StarterVillain: The first official target for the Phantom Thieves of ''The Phantom X''.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's more or less a baseball-themed Suguru Kamoshida, albeit with a toned down form of Lust in comparison to Kamoshida since he's mainly just promiscuous with women instead of sexually harassing them. Hell, even his Shadow form resembles Asmodeus!

[[folder:Miyazawa Hiromu]]
!!Miyazawa Hiromu
!!!'''Voiced by:'''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miyazawa_hiromu.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Shadow Hiromu]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_hiromu.png[[/labelnote]]]]

The second target of the Phantom Thieves, a major TV food critic who ends up targeting Shun's mentor and ends up causing him to break down.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: On-screen, he's a well-known and well-regarded TV food critic who will often film himself enjoying food from various restaurants before reviewing them. Off-screen, however, he's a disgustingly arrogant and selfish man who's willing to either extort an exorbitant amount of money from restaurant owners for a good review or completely destroy their careers and reputations with a scathingly bad review that will get their restaurants shut down. One of his victims was Shun's mentor, which is why he's very eager to bring Hiromu down.
* CausticCritic: He's a prominent food critic who extorts restaurant owners. Since he's well regarded, he can easily destroy someone's business if he wants to.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He shares traits with the second boss of the original game, Madarame. They both stand on the top of their fields and their word decides who can stay in business and who doesn't. Both treat those who are passionate as [[{{Greed}} convenient sources of money]]. The actions of both also border on being legal. But while Madarame raises students to sell their work as his own, Hiromu acts alone and doesn't sell anything himself. Furthermore, Hiromu's specialty lies in being a food critic whereas Madarame is a world-famous artist.
* FailedASpotCheck: How the Phantom Thieves send out his Calling Card. Hiromu learns Shun's mentor finally caved in and decides to "re-review" his restaurant. Unbeknownst to Hiromu, however, the restaurant is plastered with calling cards. His production crew never informed him because they thought it was part of the show, much to his dismay and anger.
* LoopholeAbuse: Why Shun can't pursue any legal action against Hiromu. While Hiromu's negative scathing reviews against his mentor drove his health down the gutter, said reviews are not illegal and Shun can't definitively prove Hiromu caused any real harm against his mentor.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Whenever a restaurant owner refuses to cough up the dough for his good reviews, he'll instead tear them down completely with a bad one even though the food is perfectly good. Since he's such a famous TV host, the audience will blindly listen to whatever he says about a place, causing it to instantly lose business and inevitably shut down. This reputation is also why Shun is partly unable to sue him for hurting his mentor's restaurant with his scathing reviews, the other being that while his reviews are harsh, they are ''not'' illegal.

!!Mementos Targets
Targets who have not become corrupt enough to have their own Palace, but still carry a darkness that hurts those around them and could lead to a Palace creation if left unchecked.

[[folder:Takahashi Otoko]]
!!Takahashi Otoko
A girl who struggles with social anxiety and a fear of being alone. Her desperate desire for friendship has become so twisted that she has resorted to kidnapping a cat named Chatai and holding him against his will in her backyard.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: She kidnaps Chatai and forces him to stay trapped in her backyard, despite how miserable he is in captivity.
* CrazyCatLady: Downplayed. Unlike most examples, Otoko isn't an old woman and her main problem has less to do with her personality and more with her obsession to have friends. The cat she has isn't actually hers, having kidnapped it and forcing Chatai to stay in her home even though it's clear Chatai doesn't ''want'' to be there.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Deep down, Otoko simply wants to have a friendship with someone, but is so desperate to not be alone that she's started to go off the deep end and hold the closest thing she has to a friend hostage.
* {{Yandere}}: A tamer and friendship-based "pet owner" example. Otoko is willing to abuse Chatai by keeping him locked up because it satisfies her desire for "friendship", and her Shadow's dialogue implies that she was on her way to being much worse before Wonder came along.

!Other Characters
[[folder:Merope]]
!!Merope
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/YukariTamura

[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/merope_p5x.png]]

Igor's newest assistant, who has a fondness for {{Idol|Genre}}s and is in charge of fusions in the Velvet Room.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Like other Velvet Room attendants, Merope looks human, but is implied to be anything but. That said, whether she is "one of those who govern power" is up on the air as she lacks their trademark gold eyes. Igor also hesitates when he introduces her to Wonder, as if unsure what exactly to call her.
* BreakingOldTrends: Excluding Demon Painter, Nameless, and Belladonna from the first game and the ''Persona 2'' duology, Merope is the first Velvet Room assistant to neither have gold eyes nor be [[ThemeNaming named after]] a character in author Mary Shelley's ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}'' or a character in real life associated with the novel. She is instead named after various figures from Greek mythology, sharing the name "Merope".
* CompositeCharacter: Appears to be one of Theodore, Elizabeth, and Margaret from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
** Merope has Margaret's composed, demure air and mannerisms, but is offset by her interest in the human world, having a big interest in idols.
** Like Theodore and Elizabeth, Merope has a unique and interesting view of the world, being a FishOutOfWater, but Merope carries more of Elizabeth's eccentric charm, reacting in ways that seem a little off-putting through human eyes.
** Like other Velvet Attendants, Wonder can fulfill her requests by taking her out on dates, such as watching a movie at the theater, visiting the Planetarium, and drinking bubble tea.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Caroline and Justine treated Joker somewhat harshly and maintained a strictly professional relationship (at least until toward the end of the game) with him. [[spoiler:They were also two halves of Lavenza, the actual form of Igor's assistant]]. Merope is much kinder to Wonder and is very amicable with him. This is best seen when Joker and Wonder visit the Velvet Room outside their dreams for the first time; whereas Caroline would kick Joker inside, Merope takes his hand and guides him inside herself. This gets retconned in the second beta test where she brings Wonder to the Velvet Room just as rudely by ''throwing'' him into the doorway. Their methods of fusion also differ: Instead of sending Personas to the literal chopping block or stuffing them into Iron Maidens, Merope uses what looks like a literal ''grinder''.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Between her polite demeanor to Wonder and gently grabbing him by the hand when guiding him into the Velvet Room upon entering it for the first time of his own volition, it's clear Merope is much kinder to her guest than Caroline and Justine were to Joker. While this is still the case in the second beta test, Merope ends up bringing Wonder to the Velvet Room just as rudely as Caroline does with Joker, albeit throwing him into the door rather than kicking him inside.
* FlatJoy: During her introductory cutscene, she asks Wonder if he likes idols. She then demonstrates her love for them, shouting a deadpan and flat "yayyyy," while posing like one.
* OddNameOut: Of the Velvet Room attendants post-''Persona 3'', Merope is the only one who isn't named after a character or associated with Mary Shelley's ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}''.
* {{Otaku}}: A reserved kind, but Merope is a fan of idols, stating she has a strong interest in them. So much so that she tries imitating some idol poses she saw in the real world and the Phantom Idols system is named as such because of her fascination with them.
-->'''Merope:''' Are you interested in "idols"? "Idols" that use song, dance, and unique poses to charm crowds... I carry a strong interest in them.
* StatuesqueStunner: Taller than most of the female characters in the game, possibly as tall as Margaret, and is as tall as Wonder himself.

[[folder:Ena Kageyama]]
!!Ena Kageyama
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The proprietor of a coffee shop in Yongen-Jaya...which strangely replaces Café Leblanc.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She and her shop take over the space Sojiro's coffee and curry shop occupied in Yongen-Jaya's dingy alleys. Considering how ''X'' is an alternate universe to ''5'', the original Phantom Thieves are not mentioned at all, and the nameplate of the Sakura residence is blank, it's justified. Wonder is surprised when he accidentally ends up transported to Leblanc after staring at the coffee shop, with Joker and Morgana greeting him.

* WickedStepmother: Despite Minami's love and talent for being a medical practitioner, it's been stated that she has to keep her dream hidden due to "familial changes". Given that her mother has been confirmed to have passed away, this doesn't paint a pretty picture of her mother figure.

* AdvertisedExtra: Riko is billed as one of the main Phantom Thieves and is featured in the game's opening. As of the open beta, however, she's yet to make anymore meaningful appearances.

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%%!!Riko Tanemura / Wind
%%!!!'''Persona''': ???
%%!!!'''Weapons''': ???
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/AtsumiTanezaki
%%[[/folder]]

!!Phantom Idols
[[folder:In General]]
Cognitive beings summoned by Igor and Merope to aid the protagonist in the Metaverse. In battle, they each fight using a Persona variant, called a "Persona II" by Merope.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He shares traits with the second boss of the original game, Madarame. They both stand on the top of their fields and their word decides who can stay in business and who doesn't. Both treat those who are passionate as [[{{Greed}} convenient sources of money]]. The actions of both also border on being legal. But while Madarame raises students to sell their work as his own, Hiromu acts alone and doesn't sell anything himself.

** Like other Velvet Attendants, Wonder can fulfill her requests for by taking her out on dates by watching a movie at the theater, visiting the Planetarium, and drinking bubble tea.

The proprietor of a coffee shop in Yongen-Jaya...which strangely replaces Cafe Leblanc.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She and her shop take over the space Sojiro's coffee and curry shop occupied in Yongen-Jaya's dingy alleys. Considering how ''X'' is an alternate universe to ''5'', the original Phantom Thieves are not mentioned at all, and the nameplate of the Sakura residence is blank, it's justified.

* [[SilverFox Silver Vixen]]: Downplayed. She's in her mid-forties so she's not ''that'' old, but as evident by her Phantom Idol appearance, Kayo is ''very'' attractive.

* SilverFox: Downplayed. She's in her mid-forties so she's not ''that'' old, but as evident by her Phantom Idol appearance, Kayo is ''very'' attractive.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Initially inverted at first. At the start of the game, wonder lacks any real aspiration in his life or goals to accomplish, represented by him not filling out a questionnare about his future and Igor noting his lack of "desire". It isn't until he meets Luffel and awakens his Persona that he finds a goal he wishes to pursue: the lifestyle of a Phantom Thief, something Igor and Luffel comment on.

* {{Foil}}: To Joker. Unlike his fellow Phantom Thief, Wonder was never accused of any crimes and is native to the Tokyo metropolitan area. He's also in contact with his parents, or at the very least his mother since she messages him as he's leaving for school. Wonder is also able to participate in school activities such as playing soccer, activities Joker couldn't engage in himself due to his criminal record being leaked and few students at Shuin willing to associate themselves with him because of this. Wonder's metaverse attire is also more modern-looking than Joker's GentlemanThief outfit. Persona-wise, Jánošík is a noble-looking white-clad figure wielding twin axes and specializes in [[LightEmUp Bless skills]], whereas Arsene had a red-clad, demonic appearance with a [[ArmedLegs literal]] case of CombatStilettos and specialized in [[CastingAShadow Curse skills]].

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%%[[folder:Hina Nishimori (Riddle)]]
%%!!Hina Nishimori / Riddle
%%!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Daeira]]
%%!!!'''Weapons:''' Pickaxes and air popper guns
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuiOgura

%%->''I am curious!''

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%%[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Daeira]]\\
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* RedIsHeroic: Her Phantom Thief attire is predominantly red and black.

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A {{Tokusatsu}} enthusiast who is planning to attend acting school out of his love for the genre.\\\

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* FountainOfYouth: Downplayed, as Phantom Idols are cognitive beings rather than the actual person that Wonder recruits to support him in the Metaverse. Regardless, Okyann's Phantom Idol appearance stems from her younger self rather than her present self, de-aging her to be in her mid-20s GyaruGirl self.
* GyaruGirl: Based on a picture on her phone that she shows Wonder, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/okyann_young.png she was one of these in her youth]], sporting bleached blonde hair and sprayed-on tan skin, ganguro style. This style is carried over for her Phantom Idol appearance, having the same blonde hair and tanned skin.

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* YamatoNadeshiko: In her spotlight trailer, her real-world self dresses in this manner. Yukimi wears a purplish yukata, has her hair tied up with a pin in a braid-like manner, and has a polite and demure attitude when talking with Wonder and Yaoling, who have more modern and casual-looking style of clothing, making her stick out in areas like the Shibuya Train Station. Her traditional Japanese look in the real world contrasts with her more aristocratic and Western-style appearance of her Phantom Thief attire.

* {{Foil}}: To Joker. Unlike his fellow Phantom Thief, Wonder was never accused of any crimes and is native to the Tokyo metropolitan area. He's also in contact with his parents, or at the very least his mother since she messages him as he's leaving for school. Wonder is also able to participate in school activities such as playing soccer, activities Joker couldn't engage in himself due to his criminal record being leaked and few students at Shuin willing to associate themselves with him because of this. Wonder's metaverse attire is also more modern-looking than Joker's GentlemanThief outfit. Persona-wise, Jánošík is a noble-looking white-clad figure wielding twin axes and specializes in [[LightEmUp Bless skills]], whereas Arsene had a red-clad, demonic appearance with [[ArmedLegs literal]] CombatStilettos and specialized in [[CastingAShadow Curse skills]].

* {{Foil}}: To Joker. Unlike his fellow Phantom Thief, Wonder was never accused of any crimes and is native to the Tokyo metropolitan area. He's also in contact with his parents, or at the very least his mother since she messages him as he's leaving for school. Wonder is also able to participate in school activities such as playing soccer, activities Joker couldn't engage in himself due to his criminal record being leaked and few students at Shuin willing to associate themselves with him because of this. Wonder's metaverse attire is also more modern-looking than Joker's GentlemanThief outfit. Persona-wise, Jánošík is a noble-looking white-clad figure wielding twin axes and specializes in [[LightEmUp Bless skills]], whereas Arsene had a red-clad, demonic appearance and specialized in [[CastingAShadow Curse skills]].

* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Like their main game counterparts, the Phantom Thieves sans Luffel awaken to their Persona abilities due to being directly threatened. Wonder awakens his Persona after nearly being beaten to death by a Shadow in Mementos, Motoha gains hers after being kidnapped by Shadow Kikuchi, etc.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's more or less a baseball-themed Suguru Kamoshida, albeit with a toned down form of Lust in comparison to Kamoshida since he's mainly just promiscuous with woman instead of sexually harassing them. Hell, even his Shadow form resembles Asmodeus!

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To fellow StarterVillain Suguru Kamoshida. Kamoshida was a high school gym teacher and the volleyball team coach who previously won a gold medal at the Olympics. He began taking advantage of his status as Shujin by demoralizing and crushing rival sports clubs like the Track Team while sexually harassing the female members of the volleyball club. Kiuchi, on the other hand, is a former star baseball sportsman who suffered a humiliating loss against a girl in elementary school. Kamoshida treats Ryuji like garbage and lusts over Anne while forcing Shiho to have sexual relations with him to keep her spot on the team whereas Kiuchi never got over his loss against Motoha when the latter was in elementary school and attempts to get back at her.

A 44-year-old housewife and former fashion designer who the protagonist's neighbor.\\\

A 44-year-old housewife and former fashionista who is a neighbor to the protagonist.\\\

* EarlyBirdCameo: Makes a brief appearance after Wonder gains a Persona, introducing herself as the family neighbor of Wonder's, before the player eventually properly socializes with her later on.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In the first beta, Kayo sports a more traditional and demure appearance, wearing a black kimono with her long black hair tied up and blue eyes. However, from the second beta onwards, she has shorter bob-length brown hair, brown eyes, and wears a much more stylish outfit that is in-line with her fashion designer background from her youth.
* TheFashionista: In her high-school days and early adult life, she and her husband used to be a fashion designer who designed various outfits, rocking a ganguro girl appearance in the past. When she got married, she eventually dropped it and had children of her own. This change didn't stop her and her husband however, as said husband still works in the industry and she occasionally gets free samples from her connections, with sets apparently still designed by her.

* GyaruGirl: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/okyann_young.png She was one of these in her youth]], showing Wonder a picture of her on her phone, sporting bleached blonde hair and tanned skin, ganguro style. This style is carried over for her Phantom Idol appearance, having the same blonde hair and tanned skin.
* HappilyMarried: In her first social event in the open beta, she fondly talks about her husband, taking care of him by preparing him meals and fawns over their youth and calls him her "darling," and keeps a picture that she took of the two of them together in their high-school days.

* YamatoNadeshiko: Zig-zagged. When Wonder meets her early in the story, she's dressed up wearing a black yukata and has her hair tied up in a neat bun, introducing herself as a housewife and friend of Wonder's mother. However, she only dresses like this in the first beta, due to either [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference Toyama's design possibly not being finalized at the time]]. From the second beta onwards, she first meets Wonder in the more casual and stylish outfit seen in her main art.

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[[folder:Kayo Tohyama (Okyann)]]
!!Kayo Tohyama / Okyann

* EarlyBirdCameo: Makes a brief appearance after Wonder gains a Persona, though as of the beta she hasn't made any meaningful appearance.
* FountainOfYouth: Her Phantom Idol appearance stems from her younger self rather than her present self, de-aging her to be in her mid-20s from when she was rocking the GyaruGirl style.
* GyaruGirl: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/okyann_young.png She was one of these in her youth]], showing Wonder a picture of her from the past, sporting bleached blonde hair and tanned skin, ganguro style. This style is carried over for her Phantom Idol appearance, having the same blonde hair and tanned skin.

* YamatoNadeshiko: When Wonder meets her early in the story, she's dressed up wearing a black yukata and has her hair tied up in a neat bun, introducing herself as a housewife and friend of Wonder's mother. Later on, she changes her look to something more casual and stylish.

The first target of the Phantom Thieves.

The second target of the Phantom Thieves.

Spin-Offs: ''[[Characters/Persona5Strikers Strikers]]'' ([[Characters/Persona5StrikersJailMonarchs Jail Monarchs]]) | ''[[Characters/Persona5Tactica Tactica]]'' | '''''The Phantom X''''' -]]]]]

* OneSteveLimit: Shares a first name with Kotone Shiomi, the name of the female protagonist introduced in ''Persona 3 Portable'' in the ''Theatre/Persona3TheWeirdMasquerade'', which would later be upgraded to her CanonName in ''Persona Q2'' and the 2023 ''Portable'' remaster.

** Also to Haru Okumura from the main game. She wears a similar attire to Haru, consisting of a pink cardigan over her school uniform, and a pink and purple colored puffy-sleeved Phantom Thief outfit along with a hat. She also has an implied crush on Wonder, just like Haru harbors a crush on Joker.

%%[[folder:YUI (BUI)]]
%%!!YUI / BUI
%%!!!'''Persona II''': [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Apseudes]]
%%!!!'''Weapons:''' Chakrams and railguns
%%!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/ChikaAnzai

%%->''Game over.''

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Igor's newest assistant, who has a fondness for the IdolGenre and is responsible for the fusions in the Velvet Room.

* BreakingOldTrends: Excluding Demon Painter, Nameless, and Belladonna from the first game and the ''Persona 2'' duology, Merope is the first Velvet Room assistant to neither have gold eyes nor be [[ThemeNaming named after]] a character in author Mary Shelley's ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}'' or a character in real life associated with the novel, and is instead named after various figures from Greek mythology sharing the name "Merope".

** Like Theodore and Elizabeth, Merope has a unique and interesting view of the world, being a FishOutOfWater, but Merope carries more of Elizabeth's eccentric charm, such as with her idol interest.
** Like other Velvet Attendants, Wonder can fulfill her requests for by taking her out on dates by visiting the movie theater, watching the Planetarium, and drinking bubble tea.

%%* YamatoNadeshiko: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5XjbLUjuI8&t=3s&ab_channel=Gematsu In her spotlight trailer]], her real-world self dresses in this manner, contrasting with the more aristocratic look of her Phantom Thief attire.

* GyaruGirl: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/okyann_young.png She was one of these in her youth]], and her Phantom Thief self is one of these, sporting bleached blonde hair and tanned skin, ganguro style.

* YamatoNadeshiko: When Wonder meets her early in the story, she's dressed up wearing a black yukata and has her hair tied up in a neat bun. Later on, she changes her look to something more casual and stylish.

* YamatoNadeshiko: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5XjbLUjuI8&t=3s&ab_channel=Gematsu In her spotlight trailer]], her real-world self dresses in this manner, contrasting with the more aristocratic look of her Phantom Thief attire.

%%* YamatoNadeshiko: Her actual self dresses in this manner, which is a stark contrast to her cognition's Phantom Thief attire's more aristocratic look.