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Skull

Ryuji Sakamoto/Phantom Thief Skull

Stand: Switch On, Switch On Requiem, Heaven's Own

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Ren's best friend at Shujin Academy.

His first Stand, Switch On (named after the theme song for Kamen Rider Fourze by Anna Tsuchiya), is a pirate-themed Stand that gives him the power to manipulate electricity.

His second Stand, Switch On Requiem, lets him shapeshift, fly on clouds, and revive himself back from the dead. He also has increased jumping power.

His third Stand, Heaven's Own, lets him use bio-electric energy to perform various feats, inhabit other living beings, and control any machine.

Abled in the Adaptation: His canon counterpart suffered a Career-Ending Injury when Suguru Kamoshida broke his leg for punching him in the face; in-game, this is reflected in him having the worst Agility stats of the Phantom Thieves. Here, because Kamoshida underwent massive Adaptational Heroism, he doesn't suffer from a bad leg.
Adaptational Angst Downgrade: While he still suffered from Abusive Parents and a Sadist Teacher like his canon counterpart, Ryuji doesn't have as much emotional baggage here because the school staff is more competent and supportive. When Ryuji punched Toshiro Ishishiro for mistreating him and his track team, the school recognized that he had a good reason for doing so and sided with Ryuji on the matter. Due to this, his reptuation as his school's star athlete doesn't suffer as badly as it did in canon. Ryuji's relationship with the Phantom Thieves, especially Morgana, is less rife with tension here due to Adaptational Nice Guy being applied on both sides.
Adaptational Badass: Canon Ryuji is essentially The Big Guy of the Phantom Thieves, with all of his Personas specializing in physical attacks. However, not only is he a Magically Inept Fighter (with his Zio spells being far weaker than his physical attacks), but he also has a bad leg thanks to Kamoshida breaking it in "self-defense". Here, due to changed circumstances and choices, he doesn't have a bad leg, and his Stands have a greater focus on electricity than canon Ryuji's Personas do. He's also much more competent, intelligent, and insightful, allowing him to keep up with the other Phantom Thieves on their heists instead of being the one who almost screws things up for them. He also has a Stand right from the beginning as he tells Joker during their first foray into My Castle Stands' overlay, whereas canon Ryuji was a normal high school student until he joins the Phantom Thieves during the Kamoshida Arc, upon which he gains his own Persona.
Adaptational Nice Guy: While Ryuji is an incredibly nice Jerk with a Heart of Gold in canon, he is very brash, has poor impulse control, and was a Jerkass to One towards Morgana (who constantly belittled and insulted him for no reason) and Akechi (who was both very smug and openly critical of the Phantom Thieves prior to his Heel–Face Turn). He also was a Glory Seeker obsessed with getting attention as a Phantom Thief, which eventually got himself and his fellow Phantom Thieves in serious trouble. Here, due to changed circumstances and choices, while still brash to a degree, Ryuji is much mellower and nicer than his canon counterpart, with the mutual antagonism he shared with both Morgana and Akechi being nonexistent.
Adaptational Superpower Change: While his Stands look exactly the same as his canon counterpart's Personas and function similarly to them, here he uses a Stand, which can only be gained by either being born with one or manifesting one via the Stand Arrow (and having innate Stand potential upon being touched by it). His Stands also place more emphasis on electricity, hence his electricity powers being much greater than canon Ryuji's, whose Personas focus on high physical attacks and endurance.
By the Power of Grayskull!: "Switch On! Strike Like Thunder!"
Dem Bones: His Stand's appearance is the same as his Persona in canon — a skeletal pirate standing atop a ship with a cannon on one of its arms.
In Spite of a Nail: He still ends up punching a Sadist Teacher in the face and is ostracized for it like his canon counterpart. But instead of Kamoshida, he punches Toshiro Ishishiro for doing what canon Kamoshida did (minus getting his leg broken).
Lightning Bruiser: Puns aside, Ryuji definitely qualifies. He's the team's muscle, and as a star track runner, he's got speed down easily. His Stand also qualifies, with As in Power, Defense, and Speed.
Loser Son of Loser Dad: Deconstructed. According to Ryuji, part of why his fellow track teammates distrust him is because his father is an abusive Alcoholic Parent and he has potential to become the same, even though the school itself doesn't share the same views. This is what prompted Ryuji to punch Ishishiro when the latter brought it up to bully him, and later, Joker chews out another track member, Takeishi, for continuing to hold Ryuji's parentage against him.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Like his canon counterpart, he punches his corrupt teacher for bullying and abusing him. This strained his relations with the track team; in his words, as their star runner, anything he does "reflects on the whole team". It doesn't help that his teammates already distrust him for being the son of an abusive alcoholic.
The Paralyzer: After Switch On is upgraded to Heaven's Own with both an Akuma and a feather from the Eagle Miraculous, he uses his expanded powers to paralyze Ishishiro so the Phantom Thieves can steal the crown fueling the overlay of Ishishiro's Stand, My Castle Stands.
Shock and Awe: While he is capable of learning Zio spells in canon, they're not as great compared to his physical attacks. Here, his Stands place more emphasis on electricity; Switch On makes him capable of feats like turning into electricity to dodge attacks, fire electrical spheres at enemies, and short-circuit technology (which is useful for stealth missions). Heaven's Own lets him track bio-electric energy and use it to empower himself, inhabit other living things, and control any machine.
Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Despite learning about Morgana's existence, he isn't weirded out by it and accepts Morgana with ease, which surprises Joker. He explains that as a Stand user, what may look weird to some may be normal for him.
Joker: I'm surprised you didn't bring up the talking cat.
Ryuji: Pfft. For a Stand user a talking cat's as weird as a car accident. Sure it doesn't happen often, but it's the sort of thing you can accept as possible.

Mona

Morgana/Morgan Amamiya/Phantom Thief Mona

Stand: Anything Goes, Anything Goes Requiem

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A cat who awoke to his Stand shortly before the story, he's eventually adopted by Ren and lives at Leblanc.

His first Stand, Anything Goes (named after the theme song for Kamen Rider OOO by Maki Ohguro), gives him power over winds and limited shapeshifting.

His second Stand, Anything Goes Requiem, grants him super-speed and the ability to communicate telepathically with the other Phantom Thieves.

Adaptational Sexuality: In canon he was head-over-heels for Ann from the get-go. Here he shows no interest in Ann, but later finds himself enamored by Haru.
Adaptational Species Change: In canon, he thought he was a human turned into a cat, when in reality he was a manifestation of human hope. Here, he's an actual cat, albeit one with the ability to use a Stand.
By the Power of Grayskull!: "Anything Goes! Ride Like the Wind!"
Foil:
- To Tama/Stray Cat from Diamond Is Unbreakable. Both have Stands that make use of air power, but Tama uses atmospheric control while Morgana simply controls wind power. Tama also died and was reborn as a cat-flower hybrid while Morgana remains a cat. And while Tama maintains his feline instincts, Morgana starts to feel more human as he interacts with Strike Back and the world beyond himself.
- He's also this to Iggy from Stardust Crusaders. Iggy is a Boston Terrier who only ever pursued hedonistic desires when he awoke his Stand, and his only real friend was the retired, homeless soldier Rudy. Morgana is a cat who gained more curiosity and his interactions with humans were far more positive, making friends with all of Strike Back and even falling in love with Haru.
Humanity Is Infectious: The more he interacts with humans on an intellectual level, the more he starts to feel like a human. He even notes that humans have the same instincts as any animal, but because of their sentience they can choose to do so for more than survival. Understanding this leads him to want to experience life as a human.
Semantic Superpower: Morgana's control over wind is so precise he can change soundwaves to translate his cat sounds into human language, create a vacuum pocket to make conversations private, and turn invisible.
Uplifted Animal: Taken to its logical conclusion. When he was just a cat, Morgana only knew what was right in front of him. But awakening to a Stand allowed him to see so much more, to the point where he started to feel human.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: His Stand gives him some ability to do this, making his form "as free as the wind". Not only can he change into his classic Morganamobile form and his cartoon mascot form, but he can also take the form of a human.

Panther

Ann Takamaki/Phantom Thief Panther

Stand: Life is Showtime, Life is Showtime Requiem

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Ren's classmate at Shujin Academy and one of his closest friends.

Her first Stand, Life is Showtime (named after the theme song for Kamen Rider Wizard by Sho Kiryuin), gives her fire magic, her powers strengthened or weakened depending on her current emotional state.

Her second Stand, Life is Showtime Requiem, grants her the wider ability to cast magic itself, giving her a larger variety of spells for her to cast.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: In canon, Shiho having to go through rehabilitation proved a major concern for her, especially when Shiho had to move. In this story Shiho didn't suffer any major injuries due to being saved from her fall and she decides she can't leave Tokyo. So instead, Ann finds herself wanting to get stronger to match her best friends.
Adaptational Intelligence: While she does need occasional help answering a question during class, Ann is still much more insightful than canon, shown best when she's able to turn rival model Mika's own Crocodile Tears against her.
Animal Motifs: Cats in general seem to be one for her. Not only is she wearing a literal Spy Catsuit with a feline mask, but Yusuke's painting of her depicts her with a cat-like aura and is called Feline Passion.
By the Power of Grayskull!: "Life is Showtime! Burn and Blaze!"
Force and Finesse: Like Avdol, she possesses a Stand granting the power of fire. But while Avdol's Magician's Red is all about raw power and is at its best when out in the open, Ann's Life is Showtime trades in power for precision and can be safely used in more enclosed areas.
Funbag Airbag: During the infiltration of the museum overlay, at one point Yusuke literally falls from above (having slipped into the overlay with Madarame to avoid Mitsuhide) and lands right on top of Panther's bust. He gets up quickly to apologize, but she just jokes that he at least had plenty of cushion for his landing.
Kill It with Fire: She literally yells this when she sees the imperfectly formed Torn King of Desire (a slime version of the familiar Mara).
Ship Tease: She finds herself starting to grow attracted to Yusuke.
What Were You Thinking?: She tearfully asks Shiho this verbatim after the latter is saved from attempting suicide by Spike King. Shiho reveals that her attempted suicide wasn't willing, and that she was cornered by the same man who appeared in her nightmares after seeing a mysterious castle (actually Ishishiro's Stand, My Castle Stands).

Fox

Yusuke Kitagawa/Phantom Thief Fox

Stand: Just Live More, Just Live More Requiem, Live More for Heaven

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An art student attending Kosei High.

His first Stand, Just Live More (named after the theme song for Kamen Rider Gaim by Gaim no Kaze), gives him power over ice.

His second Stand, Just Live More Requiem, gives him power over storms and the winter season.

His third Stand, Live More for Heaven, enhances his ice-related powers to the point where he can instantly freeze anything at absolute zero temperatures, including other Stands.

Bait-and-Switch: When we first see him, he notes that he's been looking for Ann for a while. At first it seems like he wants to ask her out... But it turns out he wanted her to model his next art piece. Cue mass Face Fault.
By the Power of Grayskull!: "Just Live More! Freeze Solid!"
Casting Gag: His school's flight to California does make it as scheduled unlike canon, so the gang never runs into him in Hawaii. They do run into another character voiced by Matthew Mercer, however... Jotaro Kujo.
Happily Adopted: Like in canon, he became Madarame's adoptive son after his mother's death. However, due to the changed setting, Madarame is a loving father-figure who raised him well, making their relationship much better than it was in canon.
An Ice Person: Like his canon counterpart, he can wield ice, though instead of the Persona series' Bufu spell line, his powers come directly from his Stand, Just Live More, giving him capabilities like creating platforms, cutting through anything he freezes, and immunity to cold. His upgraded Stands, Just Live More Requiem and Live More for Heaven, also give him power over cold, though the former gives him additional Weather Manipulation while the latter is powerful enough to freeze even Stands.
Improvised Platform: His Stand can create platforms made of ice to help him access higher elevations.
Missing Mom: Like in canon, his mother died, leaving him in the care of his adoptive father and mentor, Madarame.
Ship Tease: He soon starts to show signs that he may see Ann as more than just a model for his art.
Weather Manipulation: Just Live More Requiem, in addition to the usual ice powers, gives him incredible storm powers as a reference to canon Yusuke's second Persona, Kamu Susano-o.

Queen

Makoto Niijima/Phantom Thief Queen

Stand: Surprise Drive, Surprise Drive Requiem, Drive to Heaven

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Shujin Academy's student council president.

Her first Stand, Surprise Drive (named after the theme song for Kamen Rider Drive by Mitsuru Matsuoka), allows her to manipulate nuclear energy without the consequences that normally accompany it.

Her second Stand, Surprise Drive Requiem, gains alchemic power over molecular structures, allowing her to change objects into different ones using their molecules.

Her third Stand, Drive to Heaven, grants full molecular control over all things, as long as they are made of molecules.

Adaptation Origin Connection: She doesn't get saddled with a debt by Kaneshiro in this story. Heck, by the time they actually meet, Kaneshiro's been Akumatized into a benevolent Champion by Monarch.
Breaking Old Trends: Most vehicle-based Stands up until this point have been attached auras that alter a pre-existing vehicle to make it stronger (think Strength or Wheel of Fate). But Makoto's Stand has a fully manifested physical form without needing a real-world anchor.
By the Power of Grayskull!: "Surprise Drive! Unleash Energy!"
Cool Bike: The form her Stand takes, specifically a Yamaha YZF-R1 (albeit heavily modified to resemble her canon Persona).
Everyone Has Standards: She may believe in taking down criminals, but only for crimes they've actually committed. This leaves things very personal for her when she learns Nagisa is trying to frame Kaneshiro for drug trafficking.
Genius Bruiser: She's the team analyst, but is also a capable fighter in her own right and her Stand is among the most powerful in the series.
Reasonable Authority Figure: As Shujin's student council president, she does what she can to help the students. When a sudden phishing scam makes that difficult, she's willing to turn to Strike Back for help to get to the root of the problem.
Sibling Yin-Yang: She is a Phantom Thief, while her older sister, Sae Niijima, is a famous prosecutor. She notes that Sae would "flip" if she ever discovered her own sister became a criminal. Fortunately, when Sae does find out, she takes it rather well and admits she would have been more disappointed if her younger sister didn't join Strike Back.

Noir

Haru Okumura/Phantom Thief Noir

Stand: Excite, Excite Requiem, Heaven's Excitement

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A third-year at Shujin Academy, Haru Okumura is the heir to Okumura Foods as the daughter of the company's CEO, Kunikazu Okumura.

Her first Stand, Excite (named after the theme song for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid by Daichi Miura), gives her telekinesis and disorienting psychic bursts.

Her second Stand, Excite Requiem, gives her additional telepathic abilities.

Her third Stand, Heaven's Excitement, gives her every psychic ability that has been ever documented, including elemental manipulation and perception alteration.

Didn't See That Coming: Up until her introduction to the story, she'd always been able to use her Stand to ward away her unwanted suitor, Sugimura. She's caught off-guard when he winds up with a Stand of his own designed to weaken anything it touches, including Stands.
Interspecies Romance: She's well aware that Morgana is really a cat that can change into a human, but falls in love with him anyway because he's just that charming.
Invisibility: Her third Stand, Heaven's Excitement, grants her the ability of perception alteration. This allowed her to sneak past Junpei Daiyauchuuminato's Stand, Space Oddity, and destroy it, which by extension destroyed the overlay Space Oddity created.
Promoted to Love Interest: In this setting, she ends up being the girlfriend of Morgana, aka Phantom Thief Mona, whom she falls in love with because of his charm. In canon, this didn't happen because Morgana was in love with Ann Takamaki instead.
Psychic Powers: Her Stand, Excite, gives her telekinetic abilities to manipulate objects and the ability to create powerful psychic bursts that bypass all conventional defenses. The latter attack manifests as a series of powerful miniguns hidden underneath her Stand's "gown". Later, she gains Excite Requiem, which gives her telepathic abilities, while Heaven's Excitement gives her every single psychic ability in existence, including elemental manipulation and perception alteration.
Telepathy: Both Excite Requiem and Heaven's Excitement give her telepathic abilities, with the latter Stand enhancing it further. This ability allowed her to discern Remnant's true origins and goals, leading to her uttering the Wham Line of Chapter 52.
This Is Unforgivable!: In Chapter 52, while acknowledging that Junpei and his people had it rough on their home planet, she is angry over the sheer hypocrisy of them causing chaos on Earth so it'll be easier for them to invade and take over.
Haru: (after Junpei demands how she knew he was a disguised alien) I saw it in your mind. How your planet is being ravaged by strange monsters. How you and your leader found a way to travel to Earth. But still... To cause chaos for another planet just to help your own? And you still deign to call yourselves righteous!?
Wham Line: In Chapter 52, after Junpei Daiyauchuuminato clarifies that "Atlas" is a country, not a company, she uses Excite Requiem to telepathically read his mind, and makes a discovery that shocks the Phantom Thieves.
Haru: Not on Earth... But he's not from Earth! He [Junpei]... All of Remnant... They're from another planet!

Confidants

Tae Takemi

Stand: Panacea

A back-alley doctor who happens to be the foremost expert in medicine.

Her Stand, Panacea (named after a Rush song), secretes a compound from its spikes that can increase the effectiveness of any medicinal formula.

Back-Alley Doctor: In the sense that she owns a clinic in the back-alleys of Yongen, but her medicine is legitimate and she does have an actual doctor's license and medical degree.
Red Baron: Like canon, she was saddled with the moniker of "The Plague", a title she doesn't even deserve.
The Scapegoat: Her boss made a serious medical blunder regarding a new medicine, then blamed it on her since she was the one that made it. Thing is, the medicine was actually incomplete, only being in the final production stage. And Takemi had actually warned her boss that it wasn't ready to be used.
Snake Oil Salesman: What her former boss wants people to think, but in reality her medicine is very effective even without her Stand.
Super Doc: Played with. She can't do everything medical related, but when it comes to medicine, there's no one better in the field.

Sojiro Sakura

Stand: Soul Kitchen

The owner of Cafe Leblanc, and Futaba's stepfather.

His Stand, Soul Kitchen (named after a song by The Doors), can infuse a substance into Sojiro's cooking that improves the energy of whoever consumes it.

Alliterative Name: Like in canon, Sojiro Sakura.
Always Someone Better: His Stand is basically a weaker version of Tonio's, simply boosting a customer's vitality rather than healing their ailments.
Commonality Connection: He and Ren bond quickly due to their shared passion for coffee.
Happily Married: In this story he was able to marry Wakaba, making him Futaba's stepfather instead of her adopted father.
Secret-Keeper: Like all of the confidants, he vows to keep Ren's true identity as Phantom Thief Joker a secret.

Yuuki Mishima

Stand: The Call

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One of Ren's classmates, and the creator of the Phantom Afficionado Website.

His Stand, The Call (named after a Backstreet Boys song), can connect to any other device without needing contact info when embedded into a smartphone, and create websites in seconds.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Because he didn't get nearly as much direct abuse from Ishishiro, nor was he ever made The Scapegoat in terms of spreading rumors, he's much more forthcoming regarding information regarding Ishishiro.
Foreshadowing: Mishima mentions that he and the volleyball team actually remember the mental trip through Ishishiro's overlay while other students remember nothing. It turns out The Call can actually send out waves that protect people mentally.
Ironic Name: The song his Stand is named after is about a man who winds up cheating on his girlfriend and feeling regret about it afterward when he loses said girlfriend. But Mishima can't even get a date from a girl in the first place.
Mission Control: He lets Strike Back know about various people being affected by Legion of Monsters across Tokyo, prompting the Phantom Thieves to delve into the overlay to find them quickly.
The Reliable One: He may not be the super hacker Futaba is, but his Stand can find information quickly and effectively, with Futaba only really being needed for anything more dangerous that could land Mishima in the hotseat.

Takuto Maruki

Stand: Over Quartzer

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A counselor and reasercher in the field of congitive pscience.

His Stand, Over Quartzer (named after the theme of Kamen Rider Zi-O), can replay a person's memories from an outsider perspective.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Zigzagged. His girlfriend still suffered severe trauma after her parents' murder, but this time Maruki was able to successfully heal her without erasing her memories.
Adaptational Heroism: He stays true to Strike Back in this story, rather than trying to remake the world in a more peaceful state.
Combat Tentacles: His Stand has these for offensive needs.
Early-Bird Cameo: He shows up briefly during Phantom Thief Joker Part 1, which is acknowledged by Ren when Maruki shows up at Shujin.
Guest-Star Party Member: Temporarily joins Joker, Morgana, and Sumire in rescuing Kasumi.
Martial Pacifist: He's a counselor first and not one to rush to fight, but his Stand does have decent grades across the board and does have combat options if necessary.
The Shrink: Both his Stand's main ability and his own vocation.
What Might Have Been: Invoked, as Maruki's Stand can show a person alternate memories that can help them get over mental trauma.

Lavenza

Stand: Dead Man

A denizen of the Velvet Room who takes over the duties of Margaret after she chooses to stay in Inaba.

Her Stand, Dead Man (named after a Pearl Jam song), can control Stand energy in a variety of methods.

Adapted Out: Since this story is different from Persona 5 canon, her split forms of Caroline and Justine are never mentioned or heard from.
Big Eater: She's able to complete all three levels of the Big Bang Burger challenge in one sitting! To put this in perspective, Ren needs a total of three days at minimum with his stats maxed. Not to mention the first level burger is as big as a human head, with the other two being even larger. Ren notes the only reason Lavenza doesn't get a Balloon Belly is because of her non-human nature.
Bizarre Belching: She lets out a huge burp after eating all levels of the Big Bang Burger challenge, which Ren notes does not match her petite size.
The Cutie: Just seeing Lavenza enjoying herself at various attractions around Tokyo, especially when she sees all the sea creatures at the Shinagawa aquarium.
Fusion Dance: She uses guillotines to fuse Stand energy together to find sealed aspects of Legion of Monsters.
Intrigued by Humanity: She has a curious nature and wants to learn more about humans, so Ren takes her to several hangout spots to help her absorb human culture.
Item Crafting: One facet of her Stand allows her to create items from excess Stand energy using an electric chair.
Kids Shouldn't Watch Horror Films: It's hard to say if she's a real kid given her demeanor, but when Ren takes her to a horror movie at the local movie theater she keeps screaming at the jump scares, spilling her popcorn in the process. She's naturally embarrassed about it.
Super-Empowering: She can boost the capabilities of a living being permanently using a solitary confinement cell, and boost a Stand temporarily using a gallows.

Toranosuke Yoshida

Stand: The Silent Force

A former member of the Diet who resigned after three political scandals to his name.

His Stand, The Silent Force (named after a Within Temptation album), causes anyone who hears his words to be moved emotionally and resonate with his feelings, but only if he speaks with conviction.

The Atoner: He went through a series of scandals in his youth which caused him to resign from the Diet. Having taken the time to reflect on his actions, he realized that he never actually got into politics for anything but personal gain, and vowed to become a politician who aids the people.
Bad Powers, Good People: His Stand does have some elements of mental manipulation, but he doesn't use it for his own gain, and instead works to make his country a better place.
Cool Old Guy: He's one of the oldest human characters in the series (that doesn't practice Hamon) and he's an honest politician striving to better Japanese society.
He's Back!: With Ren's help and support, Yoshida is able to regain confidence in himself and find his conviction, allowing his Stand to return to full power.
Ironic Name: His Stand, The Silent Force, has a power that essentially involves manipulating people's emotions via words.
More than Mind Control: When his Stand is fully active, it can cause people to understand his emotions and viewpoint.
The Scapegoat: It turns out his second major scandal, involving embezzeling political party funds, wasn't his fault. His own mentor had been behind the embezzlement and Yoshida's naivete made him the perfect patsy.

Sadayo Kawakami

Stand: Daft Punk

Ren and Ann's homeroom teacher and Shujin Academy's language teacher.

Her Stand, Daft Punk (named after French electronic band Daft Punk), takes the form of a mechanical backpack with multiple limbs that can perform a number of tasks and are strong enough to lift heavy furniture.

Almighty Janitor: Downplayed in that her Stand is actually pretty low on the power scale, but it makes up for it with being able to help her do all kinds of menial tasks. And keep in mind her main job is a high-school teacher.
Hot Teacher: She looks good for a woman her age.
I Should Have Been Better: She hates that her actions wound up inadvertently causing a student's death at her previous teaching job. She's been trying to make a fresh start at Shujin.
Official Couple: In this story she's been dating Kamoshida for a while. It's likely shocking for those who are aware of what Kamoshida is like in canon, but this iteration has undergone a major case of Adaptational Heroism.
Oh, Crap!: She was not expecting one of her own students to have requested her for a maid service. Ren is similarly gobsmacked, not even able to speak until Kawakami leaves the room.
Platonic Prostitution: She does work at a maid service, which is actually more of a hostess service than an actual sex service. She even states that having sex with a client is not allowed.
Sure, Let's Go with That: When Ren notices Kawakami getting grilled by Ms. Chouno about her late nights, he decides to help by pretending Kawakami's been giving him late-night tutoring. Kawakami recognizes the attempt and rolls with it, assuaging Chouno's suspicions.

Kasumi Yoshizawa

Stand: Elevation

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Sumire's twin sister, and a skilled gymnast.

Her Stand, Elevation (named after a U2 song), creates energy streams from her hands that defy gravity, allowing anyone standing on them to literally float in midair.

Decomposite Character: She winds up taking on a lot of Sumire's role in Persona 5 Royal, the only exception being Sumire's position on the Phantom Thieves/Strike Back.
Early-Bird Cameo: She shows up briefly in Phantom Thief Joker before getting a more prominent role in Phantom Thieves Origins.
Lethal Chef: She can't cook to save her own life, a fact she completely bemoans when her cooking is compared to Sumire, who's actually a great cook.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: She's been having trouble with her energy levels during the story, which concerns Sumire greatly.
Spared by the Adaptation: She manages to survive the car accident that killed her in canon, likely with help from her Stand, which she's had since before the incident.
Talented, but Trained: She's a talented gymnast, but she takes her training seriously. This helps keep her from dropping in performance during gymanstic meets when her energy levels start to feel like they're decreasing.
Technician Versus Performer: She's objectively the better gymnast since she's mastered the basics, but ultimately Kasumi is the better gymnastic performer, which is what scores points in competitions.

Chihaya Mifune

Stand: Fortune Teller

A Tarot fortune teller with genuine precognitive abilities.

Her Stand, Fortune Teller (named after a Benny Spellman song), can tell her how a particular fate can be changed when used in conjunction with her fortune-telling.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: In canon, she felt trapped in her role in the ADP. Here she finds herself able to slightly undermine them thanks to her Stand making it possible to change people's fates.
Fortune Teller: Her profession, as well as the name of her Stand. Like all fortune tellers in JoJo (such as Avdol, DeKurliss, and Hagakure), her powers are very real.
No Self-Buffs: Averted. Chihaya is very capable of using her Stand to determine her own fate. This ultimately steers her to become a Confidant of Strike Back.
Psychic Powers: She's a natural precognitive, her divination coming in the form of Tarot cards.
Screw Destiny: Her Stand, Fortune Teller, gives her the ability to see how this can be done, and she relays this information to her customers. She doesn't do it for every customer, since if they have a favorable destiny, there's no need to change it. Her Stand also doesn't work regarding predictions that involve natural disasters.

Sae Niijima

Stand: Fall Out Boy

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Makoto's older sister and a famous public prosecutor.

Her Stand, Fall Out Boy (named after the American rock band Fall Out Boy), can peek in on individuals based on any given information about them, typically criminal accomplices.

Cool Big Sis: Unlike canon, Sae and Makoto share a warm relationship. Sae doesn't mind speaking about their deceased father, and subtly encourages Makoto to find her own path to justice. She also never questions Makoto's decision to join Strike Back.
Disappointed in You: Subverted. When she finally learns that Makoto is part of Strike Back, she isn't disappointed that her sister became a Phantom Thief as Makoto feared. She admits she would have been more disappointed if Makoto didn't join the group, even if it'll make Makoto a criminal by law.
Enemy Mine: While she's not reluctant to side with Strike Back due to her younger sister, Makoto, being part of the group, she does acknowledge that they are technically criminals. That said, she knows Remnant is worse and is more than willing to work with the Phantom Thieves to stop them.
Friend on the Force: She basically acts as an informant for Strike Back, making use of her Stand to spy on Remnant and figure out their next move.
Sibling Yin-Yang: She remains a dedicated part of the criminal justice system, while her younger sister Makoto seeks justice in her own way as a Phantom Thief. That said, Sae actually expected her sister would prefer this route and admits she would have been disappointed otherwise.
Surveillance as the Plot Demands: Pratically enforced by the rules of her Stand, since she needs specific information to be able to spy on a particular individual.

Hifumi Togo

Stand: Flaming Telepath

A young shogi prodigy and skilled tactician attending Kosei High.

Her Stand, Flaming Telepath (named after the Blue Öyster Cult song "Flaming Telepaths"), can see all possible states of a game board and calculate the odds of a certain state occurring.

Adaptational Superpower Change: A fanfiction example. In the fanfic Vanishing Act, Hifumi also had a Stand called Flaming Telepath, but there it gave her actual telepathy. Here, it's more like an algorithm computer, calculating the best moves to make based on the state of the game board.
Crippling Overspecialization: Averted; Flaming Telepath doesn't just work with shogi, but any type of board game. It just so happens Hifumi typically only plays shogi.
Establishing Character Moment: When Ren first meets Hifumi, she's shown with an opponent... And her eyes are darting across the board at speeds that would make Jotaro Kujo dizzy, while her Stand is busy typing away at the keys all over its body. This lets you know Hifumi in this story is more than just a prodigy in this story, she's actually been training.
Genre Savvy: She's already caught on that her mom has been trying to fix her shogi matches in hopes of making her an idol, since her Stand allows her to tell when her opponent is making deliberately bad moves.
Humble Hero: Despite how skilled her Stand makes her, she admits she's not the best shogi player in the world.
Mundane Utility: Hifumi's most frequent use of her Stand is to memorize certain shogi moves to determine their effectiveness.
No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction: She refuses to win a match fixed in her favor (and she can tell when one has been), instead forfeiting the second she realizes it and offering her opponent the chance for a fair rematch. This is so she can actually improve in her shogi skills.

Ichiko Ohya

Stand: News of the World

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A reporter and photojournalist well-known in the media.

Her Stand, News of the World (named after a song by The Jam), appears as a pair of sunglasses that allows Ohya to record anything she's seen or heard. Once transferred to the media, it immediately grabs the attention of whoever watches it.

Beneath Suspicion: Because her Stand takes the form of a pair of sunglasses, she can forgo using cameras, tape recorders, or any other physical object that can get stolen and compromised. After all, not even a Stand user would suspect a simple object could be a Stand unless Ohya outright told them.
Hard-Drinking Party Girl: Downplayed compared to canon, but she still meets with Joker at Crossroads Bar in Shinjuku.
Intrepid Reporter: She's gotten some big scoops in her time, and is always on the lookout for her next big headline.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Implied by her friend Lala Escargot, the owner of the Crossroads Bar. According to Lala, Ohya only puts her drinks on tab when it's for something important.
Sunglasses at Night: Justified in that Ohya's sunglasses are actually her Stand.
We Need a Distraction: Bascially Strike Back's reason for letting her do an expose on them. While their targets are busy trying to get info on them from the media, they're free to do their business unseen.

Munehisa Iwai

Stand: Thrift Shop

The owner of an airsoft and military surplus shop in Shibuya's back alleys.

His Stand, Thrift Shop (named after a Macklemore song), appears as an alchemy pot that can transform any base material into whatever he needs.

Arms Dealer: Subverted. Since his store is strictly an airsoft shop, the guns and weapons he sells are purely replicas and can't normally hurt anyone, no matter how realistic they look. It's Strike Back's own Stand energy that makes the weapons lethal.
Defector from Decadence: After adopting Kaoru, he left the yakuza, not wanting the kid to have such a stigma while growing up.
Friendly Shopkeeper: He has a gruff look and demeanor, and is in fact a former yakuza, but he's a reseaonable merchant and is open to compromise. Once he learns that Ren and his friends are connoisseurs looking for the most realistic models they can get their hands on (so they can use their Stands to make them powerful enough to handle the guards of the overlays), he makes a deal to buy any scrap they have on hand (to fuel his Stand and make better replicas).
Good Parents: He's this to his adoptive son, Kaoru, who was dumped on the yakuza's doorstep by a mother who didn't want him.
We Buy Anything: Strike Back picks up a lot of junk items in the overlays, which Iwai is more than willing to take off their hands in exchange for cash. He'll even buy model melee weapons, but not airsoft guns. He notes that he can't reliably resell those since they might have after-market additions.

Shinya Oda

Stand: Shoot to Thrill

A young boy who has mastered the arcade game Gun About.

His Stand, Shoot to Thrill (named after an AC/DC song), lets him turn his eyes into a heads-up display, which lets him see his own physical health and any vital weaknesses in another living being.

Child Prodigy: His skills at Gun About are so good he can even defeat professional-level players. As long as they aren't cheating...
Foil: His Stand is similar to Kyoko Kirigiri's, but geared more toward combat rather than investigation.
I Know Mortal Kombat: His skills at a light-gun game are so good he can actually give Joker and Strike Back a few new tricks in gunplay, improving their skills.
Logical Weakness: While his Stand lets him see the world like it was a first-person shooter, he can't do much with it without an actual gun in hand.
No Fair Cheating: Strike Back seeks him out because of a dirty cheater in Gun About, one they can't get to as easily because he's surrounded his carved statue with a wire trap that can only be disabled with skilled gunplay.
Red Baron: He's known as "The King" in the arcade circles because of his exceptional skill.

Champions

Suguru Kamoshida

Suguru Kamoshida/Spike King

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The PE coach at Shujin Academy and a former Olympic athlete. His Akumatized form is Spike King, a classic Flying Brick superhero. His Akuma is in his gym whistle.

Adaptational Heroism: Canon Kamoshida was a Creepy Gym Coach who sabotaged Shujin Academy's other sports teams to garner more glory for himself, sexually harrassed the volleyball team's female members, and drove Ann's best friend, Shiho, to attempt suicide. He's also responsible for all the misery Ryuji suffers at school, including breaking the boy's leg to get the track team disbanded. In the Metaverse, he is the first Palace Ruler, Asmodeus, who represents the sin of Lust. Here, he is a benevolent teacher who is the victim of a Frame-Up plot by Toshiro Ishishiro, who desired to take over the education sector for Remnant. After being Akumatized by Lila and turned into one of her champions, the superhero-themed Spike King, he used his powers for good, including saving Shiho from killing herself.
Brought to You by the Letter "S": His Champion costume is emblazened with a large "SK" for Spike King.
Cool Teacher: Unlike canon Kamoshida, who was a dangerous sexual predator and overall slimeball who abused his students, this Kamoshida is a kind man who looks after his students and proved himself a valuable ally for the then-burdgeoning Phantom Thieves. When he learns that Toshiro Ishishiro was trying to turn him into The Scapegoat by making the volleyball team think he abused them, he accepts Lila/Monarch's offer to be Akumatized, turning him into the superhero Spike King. He also saves Shiho from committing suicide, whereas canon Kamoshida drove her into doing it.
Establishing Character Moment: He was introduced in Origins talking amicably to Joker and Sumire's homeroom teacher, Sadayo Kawakami, who is his girlfriend in this setting. His first interaction with Joker, Sumire, and Ryuji (who has yet to become a Phantom Thief) involves him driving up to the three and offering them a ride during a freak rainstorm. This pegs him as a good-hearted man and teacher who looks out for his students even before becoming Spike King, which provides a stark contrast to his canon counterpart.
Flying Brick: After he was Akumatized by Lila/Monarch and became the champion Spike King, he gains the power of a traditional superhero, such as Super-Strength and Flight. The only power he lacks is heat vision.
Mythology Gag: His Akumatized form as Spike King was based on Kamoshidaman from Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth.
Papa Wolf: In this setting, he is more protective of his students. When he discovers that Toshiro Ishishiro is responsible for abusing the volleyball team and setting him up to take the fall, he accepts Lila/Monarch's offer to be one of her hampions, becoming Spike King. He also saves Shiho from committing suicide under Ishishiro's evil influence, setting the stage for Shiho becoming Akumatized as the heroic champion Nemesis.
Understanding Boyfriend: He's one of the few people who knows about Kawakami moonlighting as a maid, but understands why she feels she needs to and remains supportive regardless.
Violently Protective Girlfriend: Gender-inverted. When he learns the Takases are continuing to harass Kawakami for money even when she's been overworked to the point of hospitalization, Kamoshida sees red and almost literally throws them out of the hospital room, threatening legal action if they continue to push.

Shiho Suzui

Shiho Suzui/Nemesis

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Ann Takamaki's best friend and classmate. After she learns that Ishishiro was mentally manipulating her, both for sexual abuse and to trick her into committing suicide, her anger allows Monarch to Akumatize her into the Champion Nemesis. Her Akuma is in her hair tie.

Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Canon Shiho was sexually harassed and later raped by Kamoshida, who wanted to spite her best friend, Ann, for refusing his advances. This, combined with Kamoshida's overall abuse and being intensely pressured to stay on the volleyball team, eventually drives her to attempt suicide. Here, because Kamoshida is a good guy, she is more emotionally adjusted, and her relationship with her gym coach is much more positive.
Adaptational Badass: Her canon counterpart is a minor character who serves as incentive for Ann to act against Kamoshida and become a Phantom Thief. Here, while Ann still becomes a Phantom Thief, she on the other hand is Akumatized by Lila/Monarch, turning her into the champion Nemesis.
Alliterative Name: Like in canon, Shiho Suzui.
Chain Pain: Like a real ninja, Nemesis uses a chained weapon for combat.
Driven to Suicide: She still attempts to commit suicide like her canon counterpart did, but here it's due to the malicious influence of Toshiro Ishishiro and his Stand, My Castle Stands. Thankfully, she was saved in time by Kamoshida under the guise of Spike King.
In Spite of a Nail: Despite changed circumstances, she still attempts to commit suicide thanks to the influence of an evil teacher.
Interrupted Suicide: Her canon attempted suicide was interrupted by Kamoshida, who used his Spike King form to get to her in time as she was falling.
Mythology Gag: Her becoming Nemesis brings to mind her role in Vanishing Act.
Ninja: As Nemesis, she appears dressed as a kunoichi (female ninja) with a chain in hand, which she promptly uses to tie up one of the guards of Ishishiro's overlay.
This Is Unforgivable!: Knowing that Toshiro Ishishiro was behind her attempted suicide left her nursing a grudge against the man, since tricking someone into killing themselves is unforgiveable in her eyes. It's these emotions that allows Monarch to Akumatize her into the Champion Nemesis.

Akashi Kobayakawa

Akashi Kobayakawa/Centralizer

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The principal of Shujin Academy. When Strike Back is ready to target Ishishiro, Monarch has him Akumatized into the Champion Centralizer. His Akuma is in his office computer.

Adaptational Heroism: He actually cares about his student body and takes steps to keep them safe, even going so far as to request aid from Strike Back when some of the students fall victim to a phishing scam involving drug smuggling.
Adaptation Name Change: In canon, only his surname, Kobayakawa is known. Here, his first name is revealed to be Akashi.
In Spite of a Nail: He still winds up killed off by the story's conspiracy, leaving Monarch in need of a new Champion to empower her.
Master Computer: His motif as Centralizer, though he's actually a rare heroic version of this trope due to being one of Monarch's Champions.
Reasonable Authority Figure: He puts his students first, knows Ishishiro is corrupt and takes the first opportunity he can to remove him, and the only reason he has Makoto investigate Shujin to find Strike Back is because of professional obligation, allowing her to end the investigate once even a shred of reasonable doubt is found.
Support Party Member: As the Champion Centralizer, his role is to empower Monarch into Royal Monarch, taking advantage of the hope Strike Back's calling cards give to the victims of whatever oppressor they're targeting to create a myriad of Champions to defend against Remnant's forces.

Natsuhiko Nakanohara

Natsuhiko Nakanohara/Yokai

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A government worker who was also a student of Madarame's. He wants to help the other students endangered by Mitsuhide, so Monarch Akumatizes him into Yokai. His Akuma is in his glasses.

Adaptational Badass: He gains the power to help his fellow students in this story, in the form of becoming an Akumatized Champion.
Expy: He's basically a Good Counterpart to the Big Bad of the same name from Big Hero 6
Gemstone Assault: His main power as Yokai.
Guest-Star Party Member: He joins the Phantom Thieves briefly as they start their infiltration of the museum overlay.

Ichiryusai Madarame

Ichiryusai Madarame/Ukiyo-e Guardian

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A world-famous artist, and Yusuke Kitagawa's adoptive father and mentor in the art world. Wanting to protect his students from Mitsuhide, he accepts Monarch's offer and becomes the Champion Ukiyo-e Guardian. His Akuma is in his hairpin.

Adaptational Heroism: Canon Madarame was an artist who, upon being hit with a massive case of artist block, resorted to exploiting his students by plagiarizing their works so he can take credit for them. He's also emotionally abusive to his students, caring for them enough for the students to develop Stockholm Syndrome, and let Yusuke's mother die of a seizure so he could profit from her art. Here, he is a completely innocent man who was framed by his business partner, Mitsuhide Kinmyujiamu, who wanted to take control of the art world for his own gain. And instead of becoming a Palace Ruler, he becomes one of Monarch's champions, Ukiyo-e Guardian.
Art Attacker: As Ukiyo-e Guardian, his primary superpower is controlling ink.
Mentor Archetype: Unlike in canon, he's accepted that his well of inspiration has run dry. Instead, seeing Yusuke's talent for art inspires him to take his knowledge and pass it on to the next generation. This is best shown in the exhibition Strike Back attends. Instead of glorifying himself, Madarame uses the exhibition to make sure his students are exposed to the art world and get their chance to excel.
Old Master: He may no longer have the inspiration to create art that he did in his youth, but he's still a master artist, so he teaches a new generation to pick up where he left off.

Junya Kaneshiro

Junya Kaneshiro/Gran Boar

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A lesser yakuza boss subservient to the Kuzuryu and especially to the Lord of Crime. After being targeted by Nagisa, Monarch uses his anger at Nagisa's dirty dealings to Akumatize him into the Champion Gran Boar. His Akuma in his briefcase.

Adaptational Nice Guy: He's still a criminal but unlike his canon counterpart is a Noble Demon with many standards and respects those on the side of the law. He's also never shown gleefully extorting innocent people.
Animal Motifs: He still has pigs as his motif, though he's dropped the fly metaphor from canon. Instead, his Akumatized form as Gran Boar goes all-in on the pig metaphor, though more hog wild with the boar motif.
Anti-Villain: He's the only one of the canon villains who is still a villain, but only by virtue of being the head of a criminal syndicate. He's otherwise an Affably Evil individual, and nothing but respectful to Strike Back since he considers Phantom Thief Joker, the Lord of Crime, to be his superior.
Bling-Bling-BANG!: His minigun is gold-plated.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite being a criminal and yakuza boss, he greatly respects his father, who was a By-the-Book Cop. This partially fuels his hatred for Dirty Cops — he thinks guys like them give good, honest cops like his father a bad name.
Even Evil Has Standards: He can't stand a Dirty Cop. He respects the normal police in the city for just doing their jobs, and never tries to step on their toes or get them out of his way. But if he finds out a cop is doing things outside the law for his own benefit, that makes Kaneshiro's blood boil.
- He also hates drug trafficking, and has fired several members of his group for doing so.
Gatling Good: As Gran Boar, his main weapon is a high-powered minigun. It's actually his briefcase which holds his Akuma, being transformed due to his Akumatization.
Like Father, Unlike Son: Unlike his father, who was a benevolent By-the-Book Cop, he became a criminal and yakuza boss. However, he greatly respects his father despite this and never tries anything that would get in the way of local police doing their jobs.
Not Me This Time: He has committed a number of minor crimes (he is yakuza after all), but he has nothing to do with the phishing scam tricking high school kids into trafficking drugs.

Wakaba Isshiki

Wakaba Isshiki/Sphinx

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Futaba's mother and Sojiro's wife. She winds up in Madara's overlay by accident, which catches Monarch's attention as she senses Wakaba's desire to keep her daughter safe. This allows Wakaba to be Akumatized into the Champion Sphinx, with the Akuma in her charm bracelet.

Adaptational Attractiveness: Not as herself, as even in canon she was a beauty, but her Akumatized form as Sphinx. Instead of looking like an actual sphinx, she looks more like a humanoid Cute Monster Girl.
Adaptational Sexuality: In canon she turned down Sojiro flat out, completely immune to his charms. Here, a combination of surviving an assassination attempt and needing to keep Futaba safe convinced her to give Sojiro a chance and ultimately marry him.
Mama Bear: The reason Monarch is able to Akumatize her is because of her desire to help and protect Futaba. Also inverted, as Oracle makes use of her Heaven Stand to smash Walk Like An Egyptian off Sphinx during the fight.
Spared by the Adaptation: Remnant's assassins weren't nearly as competent as Canon!Akechi, thus Wakaba survived their attempts to kill her.

Kunikazu Okumura

Kunikazu Okumura/Commander Cosmos

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The CEO of Okumura Foods and founder of the restaurant chain Big Bang Burger, and the father of Haru Okumura/Noir. When Monarch senses his desire to protect his daughter and his company (in that order), she Akumatizes him into the Champion Commander Cosmos, with the Akuma in his favorite model space ship.

Adaptational Heroism: In canon, he was a Corrupt Corporate Executive who saw Haru as nothing more than another tool to expand his influence. Here, he's the polar opposite.
Adaptational Origin Connection: In this story, he was able to buy the model space ship he wanted as a boy, but his father was too poor to buy for him. It became such a treasured keepsake, with only Haru being more important to him, that it becomes a source of power for him when Monarch uses it to hold his Akuma.
Alliterative Name: His alias while Akumatized is Commander Cosmos.
Captain Space, Defender of Earth!: His motif as Commander Cosmos.
Good Parents: He's everything his canon counterpart isn't. He's willing to let Haru marry someone she loves, and hates that Junpei went behind his back to choose a fiancé for her, and he puts her well-being above his company's. Heck, he doesn't seem to bat an eye at the idea of her being a Phantom Thief.
Honest Corporate Executive: He actually takes care of his employees in this universe, and hates that Junpei has been using his Stand to drive them to exhaustion.
Spared by the Adaptation: Not for lack of trying on Remnant's part, but they failed big time.

Remnant

Akira Tetsuressha

Stand: Legion of Monsters

A top-ranking member of Remnant, and the one responsible for distributing familiars to the guards of the other overlays.

His Stand, Legion of Monsters (named after a Disturbed song), can create an overlay based on a subway network, brainwash people using carved statues, and use numerous aspects of itself to guard its halls and those of other overlays.

The Corrupter: His Stand can make people act against their better nature using beautifully carved statues. Stealing these statues ends the effect almost instantly.
Foreshadowing: His power over others is shown early on when he uses his Stand's influence to create a subway accident and at least one traffic accident.
Mission Control: Acts as this for the rest of Remnant, handing out orders and advice.
Punny Name: His last name translates to "Steel Train".
Weaksauce Weakness: It turns out his Stand can be weakened by rendering its aspects inert. Bleeding Secrets proves to be a great way of doing this.

Toshiro Ishishiro

Stand: My Castle Stands

A member of Remnant who seeks to control the education sector.

His Stand, My Castle Stands (named after a JT Music song), creates an overlay that resembles a vast medieval castle, complete with all the typical traps. Non-Stand users afflicted have their mental selves experience pain without injury, which is reflected in the real world.

0% Approval Rating: Pretty much all the teachers and students know how bad he is, and openly voice their contempt for him. Notably, it takes quite a while to get most of the teachers to consider Kamoshida to be a worse teacher than himself.
Aristocrats Are Evil: His Stand's physical form is that of a regal king, and since he himself is doing evil deeds, the trope definitely applies.
Green-Eyed Monster: It's implied that Ishishiro is envious of Kamoshida for his muscular figure and greater athletic ability.
Evil Counterpart: He's this to Kamoshida, doing all the terrible things Canon Kamoshida did, but more subtly by way of his Stand.
Frame-Up: He tries to make Shujin's volleyball team think Kamoshida is responsible for their fatigue and phantom pain through mental manipulation, with the intent to have Kamoshida thrown out during an upcoming board meeting.
Loophole Abuse: He uses his Stand to perform literal Mind Rape on female students, thinking it will keep him from being arrested since their physical bodies are left untouched. Ultimately averted, since he's still arrested for other crimes.
Punny Name: His last name translates to "Stone Castle".
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: One of the ways he tortures the mental selves of his female victims is by sexually abusing them, making what his Stand inflicts a literal form Mind Rape.

Mitsuhide Kinmyujiamu

Stand: Wax Museum

A member of Remnant who seeks to control the arts and entertainment sector.

His Stand, Wax Museum (named after an Insane Clown Posse song), creates an overlay designed after an art museum, with more modern security set up such as laser tripwires. Non-Stand users that are afflicted by the overlay have their mental forms trapped in paintings, creating a false sense of lethargy and overworking.

Brilliant, but Lazy: He does have an art piece of his own called the Golden Labyrinth, meaning he does have talent that could dominate the art world if he applied himself. Instead he does things the same way as the rest of Remnant.
Frame-Up: Tries to do this to Madarame, making his students think he's working them into the ground and stealing their ideas.
Punny Name: His last name translates to "Gold Museum".
Wake-Up Call: Nakanohara talking about him shows just how dangerous members of Remnant can be to the public, since his actions have actually caused at least one death.

Nagisa Haganegiinko

Stand: Money for Nothing

A member of Remnant who seeks to control the police and criminal sector.

His Stand, Money for Nothing (named after a Dire Straits song), creates an overlay with a flying bank, which sucks up money to make people think they're in a state of debt.

At Least I Admit It: He's willing to admit to his dirty dealings, at least to Strike Back, unlike some other dirty cops who insist they're still benevolent law protectors.
Dirty Cop: He's trying to manipulate the police force into arresting Kaneshiro for a crime he didn't commit.
Greed: In addition to twisting the law for his own ends, he pockets plenty of cash from his dirty dealings.
Money for Nothing: Pun on his Stand's name aside, he uses said Stand to stockpile cash but doesn't seem to do anything with it (assuming he doesn't send much of it to finance Remnant's actions).
Time for Plan B: He quickly realized the police force was too on the ball to fall for his schemes, so he goes for the next best thing to rise through the ranks... Frame an actual criminal for a random crime and take credit for the arrest.
Punny Name: His last name translates to "Steel Bank".

Madara Rengakakusui

Stand: Walk Like An Egyptian

A member of Remnant who seeks to control the information sector.

His Stand, Walk Like An Egyptian (named after a song by The Bangles), manifests a massive desert for its overlay, and it allows Madara the ability to manipulate the internet however he wants.

Breaking Old Trends: Despite the confrontation with him being based on Futaba's arc from Persona 5, he's not trying to frame her or Wakaba for anything. Rather, he aims to target Medjed and make the public think the group has turned to terrorism. This still makes things personal for Futaba since she was the original Medjed.
Hikkikomori: He keeps himself isolated for security reasons, only contacting the rest of Remnant through video calls and getting groceries through online delivery. Too bad it doesn't help him once Strike Back finds his overlay.
Hollywood Hacking: He's a dangerous hacker and his Stand lets him control the internet to his liking.
Irony: He's a modern-day hacker, yet his overlay is more ancient-looking than Ishishiro's.
Out-Gambitted: He tries to set up the same plan that nearly got the Phantom Thieves caught in canon, but Strike Back turns out to be one step ahead.
Punny Name: His last name translates to "Brick Pyramid".
Underestimating Badassery: He thinks Strike Back can't touch him due to his isolated nature, with even his network being out of Mishima's sphere of influence. He doesn't know that Joker's response is to regain contact with Alibaba, a.k.a. Futaba.

Junpei Daiyauchuuminato

Stand: Space Oddity

A member of Remnant who seeks to oust Kunikazu Okumura as CEO of Big Bang Burger and restructure the company from the ground up.

His Stand, Space Oddity (named after a song by David Bowie), creates an overlay in the form of a giant space station that can produce a multitude of robots, especially from people's mental forms to create a false sense of blind obedience. It also houses a starship that acts as his Stand's physical form.

Frame-Up: Attemps this with Strike Back. His first plan was to kill Okumura, but that bottomed out quickly. He settled on killing Sugimura instead, but that also failed since Sugimura was in custody and not in a position where Strike Back could theoretically kill him.
Human Alien: All of Remnant turns out to be this, but he's the first one noted as such due to Noir's Requiem Stand.
Punny Name: His last name translates to "Diamond Space Station".
Unfortunate Names: Haru/Noir claims his last name, Daiyauchuuminato, is "the most awkward name anyone has ever had to say". Ann/Panther wholeheartedly agrees with her.

Sugimura

Stand: Mr. Roboto

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The son of a politician who's supposed to be Haru's fiancé, but neither she nor her father approve of him.

His Stand, Mr. Roboto (named after a Styx song) can contain any living thing with incredible strength.

Abhorrent Admirer: Haru sees him as an unwanted suitor and a creep who has been trying to have his way with her since day one. It doesn't help that Junpei chose him to be Haru's fiancé behind her father's back to further Remnant's plans for Earth.
Asshole Victim: Nobody is gonna shed tears for him after Junpei has him killed by destroying his mental projection in the overlay world.
Entitled to Have You: He thinks he's entitled to have Haru since they got engaged... Except that was never Okumura's decision and the engagement was never official.
Small Name, Big Ego: He's a minor member of Remnant, and thinks he's owed the world on a platter once he gains his own Stand. The Phantom Thieves of Strike Back quickly put him in his place.
Smug Super: He thinks he can overpower Haru and have his way with her once he gets his own Stand. In reality, his Stand is useless for actual combat and Haru could have gotten away given time.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After being arrested by the Speedwagon Foundation, he's killed by Junpei in an effort to discredit Strike Back.

Characters / JoJo New Universe: Phantom Thieves Origins

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