Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 43 (click to see context) from:
* MythologyGag: In this story Ren's mother and the female ''Persona 3'' protagonist are sisters. Ren's mother's name is Minako which was one of the [[FanNickname more popular fan nicknames]] for the FeMC before the stage play adaptation revealed that her canonical name is Kotone.
to:
* MythologyGag: In this story Ren's mother and the female ''Persona 3'' protagonist are sisters. Ren's mother's name is Minako which was one of the [[FanNickname more popular fan nicknames]] for the FeMC [=FeMC=] before the stage play adaptation revealed that her canonical name is Kotone.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Kotone and Aigis are mentioned to have been in a relationship and Aigis is still haunted by Kotone's death many years later.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheMourningAfter: Even many years later Aigis is still haunted by Kotone's death and deeply misses her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Yukari and Mitsuru are mentioned to have gotten married and now live together in New York.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MythologyGag: In this story Ren's mother and the female ''Persona 3'' protagonist are sisters. Ren's mother's name is Minako which was one of the [[FanNickname more popular fan nicknames]] for the FeMC before the stage play adaptation revealed that her canonical name is Kotone.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In this story Ren is the nephew of Kotone Shiomi, the female ''Persona 3'' protagonist.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* LesYay: Two of the confirmed pairings are Haru Okumura with Hifumi Togo and Futaba Sakura with Sumire Yoshizawa.
to:
* LesYay: Two Three of the confirmed pairings are Haru Okumura with Hifumi Togo and Togo, Futaba Sakura with Sumire Yoshizawa.Yoshizawa, and Sae Niijima with Tae Takemi.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
It can be found on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate FanFiction.Net]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29623554/chapters/72825381 Archive of Our Own]].[[note]]Keep in mind when reading the [=AO3=] version, a number of early chapters are combined and rearranged, so any chapter numbers listed below may be incorrect for that version.[[/note]]
to:
It can be found on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate FanFiction.Net]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29623554/chapters/72825381 Archive of Our Own]]. [[note]]Keep in mind when reading the [=AO3=] version, a number of early chapters are combined and rearranged, so any chapter numbers listed below may be incorrect for that version.[[/note]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29623554/chapters/72825381 (AO3 link)]] is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction. It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
to:
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
Keep in mind when reading the AO3 version, a number of early chapters are combined and rearranged, hence less chapters than the original version, so it would be better to assume that the tropes featuring a chapter would be earlier in the AO3 version.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29623554/chapters/72825381 (AO3 link)]] is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]), with [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] temporarily taking over currently. It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
to:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29623554/chapters/72825381 (AO3 link)]] is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]), with [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] temporarily taking over currently.FanFiction. It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
''
The original author is [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]. After Chapter 30, Rain retired from fan fiction and gave his stories to younger cousin [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=]. Starting in Chapter 48, Blues took a break from writing, and his sister [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] took over the story. At present, she is the main writer.
The original author is [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]. After Chapter 30, Rain retired from fan fiction and gave his stories to younger cousin [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=]. Starting in Chapter 48, Blues took a break from writing, and his sister [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] took over the story. At present, she is the main writer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]), with [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] temporarily taking over currently. It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
to:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29623554/chapters/72825381 (AO3 link)]] is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]), with [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] temporarily taking over currently. It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
Added DiffLines:
Keep in mind when reading the AO3 version, a number of early chapters are combined and rearranged, hence less chapters than the original version, so it would be better to assume that the tropes featuring a chapter would be earlier in the AO3 version.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Needed to bring up who is currently writing the story as well
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]). It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
to:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]).[=RainthelingeringSentiment=]), with [=VioletTheCutieReaper=] temporarily taking over currently. It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Will update more in the future due to the fic being updated currently
* TheCameo: During the Madarame arc, there happens to be a girl saved by Makoto and Eiko known as [[VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE Tsubasa Oribe]]
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* ShipSinking: The original author first planned to ship Yusuke with Futaba. Then they made the plans for the two of them more ambiguous. When Blues took over, he decided not to pair Yusuke with anyone, figuring that art was the only true love of his life.
to:
* ShipSinking: The original author first planned to ship Yusuke with Futaba. Then they made the plans for the two of them more ambiguous. When Blues took over, he decided not to pair Yusuke with anyone, figuring that art was the only true love of his life. However, as of late, Yusuke would be currently paired with [[HoYay Mishima]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MisplacedRetribution: After Sumire asks Ren to see her, he tears into her over her abandoning him, and brings up things she has no memory of doing thanks to Maruki's treatment of her. Doing this sends her into breakdown, and her father later admits that while Ren's anger was justified, it was directed at the wrong person. ''Sumire'' shouldn't have been the one to get berated, her ''parents'' should have after forcing Sumire to do that.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 22 (click to see context) from:
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when their other selves deny the truth. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
to:
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when more that their other true selves deny them, the truth.more hostile the Shadows become. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 21,22 (click to see context) from:
* BonusDungeon: It's confirmed that there will be one of these at some point.
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in ''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when their other selves deny the truth. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in ''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when their other selves deny the truth. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
to:
* BonusDungeon: It's confirmed that there will be one of these at some point.
point. It’s heavily implied that it's [[spoiler:Akane Hasegawa]]'s Palace, with said character working alongside their Shadow.
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'', ''VideoGame/Persona4'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when their other selves deny the truth. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalIntelligence: The Phantom Thieves jaded outlook makes them more aware of false statements due to their history with Kamoshida, giving them a reason to not trust Madarame.
to:
* AdaptationalIntelligence: The Phantom Thieves Thieves' jaded outlook makes them more aware of false statements due to their history with Kamoshida, giving them a reason to not trust Madarame.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Zenkichi Hasegawa makes an appearance as Sae’s partner sometime after the Kamoshida arc, far earlier than his first appearance in Persona 5 Strikers.
to:
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Zenkichi Hasegawa makes an appearance as Sae’s partner sometime after the Kamoshida arc, far more than a year earlier than his first appearance in Persona 5 Strikers.''Strikers.''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5,6 (click to see context) from:
Not your typical time travel fic, as Joker's memories of the past are dormant and rarely surface; the only ones aware of the time travel are the Thieves' Shadows and Personas, and they don't seem particularly inclined to explain. Lots of pairings, many of them unusual.
to:
Not your typical time travel fic, as Joker's memories of the past are dormant and rarely surface; the only ones aware of the time travel are the Thieves' Shadows Shadows/Personas and Personas, their confidants' Shadows/Personas, and they don't seem particularly inclined to explain. Lots of pairings, many of them unusual.
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Sojiro, for whatever reason, is a lot warmer from the outset.
to:
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Sojiro, for whatever reason, is a lot warmer from the outset. Possibly due to his Shadow's influence, but that's yet to be seen.
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* UnstoppableRage: Ann is so livid after barely saving Shiho from her attempted suicide that she Awakens to Carmen ''outside of the Metaverse,'' leaving her in a berserk rage, and she immediately heads for Shujin to murder Kamoshida's Shadow. She nearly incinerates Ryuji and Ren for getting in her way before Shiho manages to calm her down.
to:
* UnstoppableRage: Ann is so livid after barely saving Shiho from her attempted suicide that she Awakens to Carmen ''outside of the Metaverse,'' leaving her in a berserk rage, and she immediately heads for Shujin to murder Kamoshida's Palace to murder his Shadow. She nearly incinerates Ryuji and Ren for getting in her way before Shiho manages to calm her down.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique:
** Flashbacks to the old timeline show this in Ren’s interrogation after getting captured. His only response is endless snark.
** This also happened after Shido had him arrested: they beat him badly for telling the truth and not confessing, and he held out long enough that Shido changed tactics and threatened his parents and girlfriend into being false witnesses against him instead.
** Flashbacks to the old timeline show this in Ren’s interrogation after getting captured. His only response is endless snark.
** This also happened after Shido had him arrested: they beat him badly for telling the truth and not confessing, and he held out long enough that Shido changed tactics and threatened his parents and girlfriend into being false witnesses against him instead.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10,11 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Zenkichi Hasegawa makes an appearance as Sae’s partner sometime after the Kamoshida arc, far earlier than his first appearance in Persona 5 Strikers.
AdaptationalIntelligence: The Phantom Thieves jaded outlook makes them more aware of false statements due to their history with Kamoshida, giving them a reason to not trust Madarame.
AdaptationalIntelligence: The Phantom Thieves jaded outlook makes them more aware of false statements due to their history with Kamoshida, giving them a reason to not trust Madarame.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Zenkichi Hasegawa makes an appearance as Sae’s partner sometime after the Kamoshida arc, far earlier than his first appearance in Persona 5 Strikers.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Zenkichi Hasegawa makes an appearance as Sae’s partner sometime after the Kamoshida arc, far earlier than his first appearance in Persona 5 Strikers.
AdaptationalIntelligence: The Phantom Thieves jaded outlook makes them more aware of false statements due to their history with Kamoshida, giving them a reason to not trust Madarame.
AdaptationalIntelligence: The Phantom Thieves jaded outlook makes them more aware of false statements due to their history with Kamoshida, giving them a reason to not trust Madarame.
Added DiffLines:
* DumbassHasAPoint: As harsh as Ryuji was, he made a very good point that Haru shouldn’t hide the fact that she had a shadow the whole time, especially since Shiho’s nearly forced her to commit suicide.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
** When Kamoshida is about to rape Shiho, Morgana claws at his face to give her the opening to run (along with Ren pulling the fire alarm)
to:
** When Kamoshida is about to rape Shiho, Morgana claws at his face to give her the opening to run (along with Ren pulling the fire alarm)alarm).
** When Shiho falls off the roof, Haru arrives to help Ann and Ryuji pull her back up.
** In a flashback, when a group of thugs was going to attack Sumire in Ren's hometown, he shows up and they immediately back off.
** When Shiho falls off the roof, Haru arrives to help Ann and Ryuji pull her back up.
** In a flashback, when a group of thugs was going to attack Sumire in Ren's hometown, he shows up and they immediately back off.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 33 (click to see context) from:
* UnstoppableRage: Ann is so livid after barely saving Shiho from her attempted suicide that she Awakens to Carmen ''outside of the Metaverse,'' leaving her in a berserk rage, and she immediately heads for Shujin to murder Kamoshida's Shadow. She nearly incinerates Ryuji and Ren for getting in her way before Shiho manages to calm her down.
to:
* UnstoppableRage: Ann is so livid after barely saving Shiho from her attempted suicide that she Awakens to Carmen ''outside of the Metaverse,'' leaving her in a berserk rage, and she immediately heads for Shujin to murder Kamoshida's Shadow. She nearly incinerates Ryuji and Ren for getting in her way before Shiho manages to calm her down.down.
----
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalKindness: Sojiro, for whatever reason, is a lot warmer from the outset.
to:
* AdaptationalKindness: AdaptationalNiceGuy: Sojiro, for whatever reason, is a lot warmer from the outset.
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* EtTuBrute: Aside from his parents, the one whose betrayal hurt Ren the most was that of his first girlfriend, Kasumi Yoshizawa. She reveals in Chapter 29 that her parents forced her to do it, with a threat that something bad would happen to her father if she refused.
to:
* EtTuBrute: Aside from his parents, the one whose betrayal hurt Ren the most was that of his first girlfriend, Kasumi Sumire Yoshizawa. She reveals in Chapter 29 that her parents forced her to do it, with a threat that something bad would happen to her father if she refused.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13081989/1/Persona-V-Reversing-the-Wheel-of-Fate Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate]]'' is an AlternateUniverse[=/=]PeggySue FanFiction by [=CaptainBluestheProtoBreakman=] (adopted from his older cousin [=RainthelingeringSentiment=]). It contains elements from ''Persona 5: Royal'' as well as ''Persona 5 Strikers.''
Ren Amamiya, leader of the Phantom Thieves, dies at Goro Akechi's hands in the interrogation room. In a brief limbo, the butterfly that had encouraged him from the beginning prods the unshakeable sense of justice in his heart, and he seizes upon it before awakening on the train to Yongen-Jaya at the beginning of his probation.
Not your typical time travel fic, as Joker's memories of the past are dormant and rarely surface; the only ones aware of the time travel are the Thieves' Shadows and Personas, and they don't seem particularly inclined to explain. Lots of pairings, many of them unusual.
----
!Tropes contained in ''Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate'':
* AdaptationalKindness: Sojiro, for whatever reason, is a lot warmer from the outset.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In canon, Kamoshida constantly abused students verbally, physically, and sexually and is all but confirmed to have raped Shiho, and never faces any consequences for it. Here? He's extorted sexual favors from plenty of others, including Shiho's mother, and he tried to have Ren ''killed''.
* AllLovingHero: A cornerstone of Ren's character is that he's always someone that can be relied on, something that he refuses to abandon even after Shido retaliates and strips him of everything.
* AscendedExtra: Shiho becomes Lioness, the fifth Phantom Thief, and it's all but stated that Hifumi will be one as well in the future.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The Pixie that becomes Ren's first additional Persona joins him after he goes out of his way to ensure that she gets healed from Ann torturing her.
* BigDamnHeroes: Frequent.
** When Kamoshida is about to rape Shiho, Morgana claws at his face to give her the opening to run (along with Ren pulling the fire alarm)
* BonusDungeon: It's confirmed that there will be one of these at some point.
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in ''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when their other selves deny the truth. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
* DrivenToSuicide: Shiho's Shadow actively encourages this of her, to the point of yanking her off the roof when she's about to accept Ann talking her down.
* EtTuBrute: Aside from his parents, the one whose betrayal hurt Ren the most was that of his first girlfriend, Kasumi Yoshizawa. She reveals in Chapter 29 that her parents forced her to do it, with a threat that something bad would happen to her father if she refused.
* HealingFactor: Persona users heal supernaturally quickly from injuries, even in the real world.
* InSpiteOfANail: Played straight twice, then subverted at the last minute: Ren's memory of the future past is sparse, but he sees enough of Shiho's erstwhile fate that he assigns Morgana to shadow Shiho, which allows him to save her from Kamoshida's attempted rape. But she's still DrivenToSuicide from the attempt. Ann and Ryuji head to the roof, and they manage to talk her down from jumping. But her Shadow yanks her over the edge. Ann manages to catch her, and Ryuji and Haru catch Ann.
* LesYay: Two of the confirmed pairings are Haru Okumura with Hifumi Togo and Futaba Sakura with Sumire Yoshizawa.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Ann feels this way about Ren as of Chapter 29.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Shiho and Ann. They think of each other as soulmates, yet not in a romantic way.
* MadeOfIron: To a lesser extent than normal, but this applies to any Persona user.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: In-between chapters 27 and 28, Ren goes into a screaming rant after meeting Shido at the Wilton Hotel.
* ParentalBetrayal: Much to Ren's heartbreak, after spending his whole life being a good, upstanding defender, his parents refused to believe his side of the story when he assaulted Shido. Later subverted; one phone call from his mother is enough for Ren to realize something may be up, and for the readers to glean that Shido made them do it...[[BigBrotherIsWatching and they're still in his grasp]].
* PerspectiveFlip: In Chapter 29, while Ren is telling Ann about the betrayal by his parents and his girlfriend, Sumire is telling the rest of the Thieves her side of the story: that she was forced into it because her father was threatened and she wanted nothing more than to comfort Ren. It broke her heart as much as it broke his.
* PetTheDog: For the barest instant in Chapter 20, Kunikazu Okumura shows a spark of happiness that his daughter has had friends over to their house; the cold businessman hasn't fully abandoned his love for Haru.
* {{Shipping}}: Lots of it, and the plans changed several times even before the author changed. The only one that's been there from the beginning is Ryuji/Ann.
* ShipSinking: The original author first planned to ship Yusuke with Futaba. Then they made the plans for the two of them more ambiguous. When Blues took over, he decided not to pair Yusuke with anyone, figuring that art was the only true love of his life.
* UnstoppableRage: Ann is so livid after barely saving Shiho from her attempted suicide that she Awakens to Carmen ''outside of the Metaverse,'' leaving her in a berserk rage, and she immediately heads for Shujin to murder Kamoshida's Shadow. She nearly incinerates Ryuji and Ren for getting in her way before Shiho manages to calm her down.
Ren Amamiya, leader of the Phantom Thieves, dies at Goro Akechi's hands in the interrogation room. In a brief limbo, the butterfly that had encouraged him from the beginning prods the unshakeable sense of justice in his heart, and he seizes upon it before awakening on the train to Yongen-Jaya at the beginning of his probation.
Not your typical time travel fic, as Joker's memories of the past are dormant and rarely surface; the only ones aware of the time travel are the Thieves' Shadows and Personas, and they don't seem particularly inclined to explain. Lots of pairings, many of them unusual.
----
!Tropes contained in ''Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate'':
* AdaptationalKindness: Sojiro, for whatever reason, is a lot warmer from the outset.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In canon, Kamoshida constantly abused students verbally, physically, and sexually and is all but confirmed to have raped Shiho, and never faces any consequences for it. Here? He's extorted sexual favors from plenty of others, including Shiho's mother, and he tried to have Ren ''killed''.
* AllLovingHero: A cornerstone of Ren's character is that he's always someone that can be relied on, something that he refuses to abandon even after Shido retaliates and strips him of everything.
* AscendedExtra: Shiho becomes Lioness, the fifth Phantom Thief, and it's all but stated that Hifumi will be one as well in the future.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The Pixie that becomes Ren's first additional Persona joins him after he goes out of his way to ensure that she gets healed from Ann torturing her.
* BigDamnHeroes: Frequent.
** When Kamoshida is about to rape Shiho, Morgana claws at his face to give her the opening to run (along with Ren pulling the fire alarm)
* BonusDungeon: It's confirmed that there will be one of these at some point.
* CruelToBeKind: The protagonists' Shadows push this trope to the breaking point, better resembling TheCorrupter. What they're ''trying'' to do with their constant taunts and insults is coerce their other selves into standing up to them and Awakening to their dormant power. But as in ''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'', it's extremely hard to face yourself, and the Shadows go berserk when their other selves deny the truth. The most extreme examples thus far are Shiho's shadow forcing her suicide attempt when she was about to step down and Yusuke's shadow ruining his latest picture that Madarame was going to plagiarize.
* DrivenToSuicide: Shiho's Shadow actively encourages this of her, to the point of yanking her off the roof when she's about to accept Ann talking her down.
* EtTuBrute: Aside from his parents, the one whose betrayal hurt Ren the most was that of his first girlfriend, Kasumi Yoshizawa. She reveals in Chapter 29 that her parents forced her to do it, with a threat that something bad would happen to her father if she refused.
* HealingFactor: Persona users heal supernaturally quickly from injuries, even in the real world.
* InSpiteOfANail: Played straight twice, then subverted at the last minute: Ren's memory of the future past is sparse, but he sees enough of Shiho's erstwhile fate that he assigns Morgana to shadow Shiho, which allows him to save her from Kamoshida's attempted rape. But she's still DrivenToSuicide from the attempt. Ann and Ryuji head to the roof, and they manage to talk her down from jumping. But her Shadow yanks her over the edge. Ann manages to catch her, and Ryuji and Haru catch Ann.
* LesYay: Two of the confirmed pairings are Haru Okumura with Hifumi Togo and Futaba Sakura with Sumire Yoshizawa.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Ann feels this way about Ren as of Chapter 29.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Shiho and Ann. They think of each other as soulmates, yet not in a romantic way.
* MadeOfIron: To a lesser extent than normal, but this applies to any Persona user.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: In-between chapters 27 and 28, Ren goes into a screaming rant after meeting Shido at the Wilton Hotel.
* ParentalBetrayal: Much to Ren's heartbreak, after spending his whole life being a good, upstanding defender, his parents refused to believe his side of the story when he assaulted Shido. Later subverted; one phone call from his mother is enough for Ren to realize something may be up, and for the readers to glean that Shido made them do it...[[BigBrotherIsWatching and they're still in his grasp]].
* PerspectiveFlip: In Chapter 29, while Ren is telling Ann about the betrayal by his parents and his girlfriend, Sumire is telling the rest of the Thieves her side of the story: that she was forced into it because her father was threatened and she wanted nothing more than to comfort Ren. It broke her heart as much as it broke his.
* PetTheDog: For the barest instant in Chapter 20, Kunikazu Okumura shows a spark of happiness that his daughter has had friends over to their house; the cold businessman hasn't fully abandoned his love for Haru.
* {{Shipping}}: Lots of it, and the plans changed several times even before the author changed. The only one that's been there from the beginning is Ryuji/Ann.
* ShipSinking: The original author first planned to ship Yusuke with Futaba. Then they made the plans for the two of them more ambiguous. When Blues took over, he decided not to pair Yusuke with anyone, figuring that art was the only true love of his life.
* UnstoppableRage: Ann is so livid after barely saving Shiho from her attempted suicide that she Awakens to Carmen ''outside of the Metaverse,'' leaving her in a berserk rage, and she immediately heads for Shujin to murder Kamoshida's Shadow. She nearly incinerates Ryuji and Ren for getting in her way before Shiho manages to calm her down.
