The Phantom Thieves of Hearts (Starting Members [Joker] | Later Members [Goro Akechi | Kasumi Yoshizawa])
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Spin-Offs: Strikers (Jail Monarchs) | Tactica | The Phantom X
This is the character sheet for Persona 5: The Phantom X. For a full index of characters from the Persona series, go here.
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Phantom Thieves
In general
- Cast of Expies: Invoked, as according Word of God, the Phantom Thieves of X are near-literal counterparts to the Phantom Thieves of the main game as X takes place in an Alternate Universe, sharing a number of similarities and characteristics with each other.
- Contrasting Replacement Character: To the original Phantom Thieves from the main game as a whole. Almost everyone from the original Phantom Thieves are outcasts of society in some way, shape, or form, with Joker having a criminal record, Ann being discriminated for her half-Japanese heritage, Ryuji getting labelled a delinquent for supposedly attacking Kamoshida unprovoked, etc. The Phantom Thieves of X, however, have no such reputation or stigma and are otherwise normal people who are otherwise forced to deal with corrupt members of society.
- Traumatic Superpower Awakening: Like their main game counterparts, the Phantom Thieves sans Luffel awaken to their Persona abilities due to being directly threatened. Wonder awakens his Persona after nearly being beaten to death by a Shadow in Mementos, Motoha gains hers after being kidnapped by Shadow Kiuchi, etc.
Protagonist (Wonder)
Protagonist / Wonder
Arcana: Le Mat (The Fool)
Persona: Jánošík (Initial); Wild Card
Weapons: Daggers and pistols
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama
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Slovakia's Robin HoodGo beyond.
The main character of Persona 5: The Phantom X. A second-year high-school student at Kokatsu Academy. Originally a young man living in Tokyo with no real aspirations, his encounter with Luffel leads him to develop the power of Persona. He is associated with the Fool Arcana and subsequent holder of the Wild Card, allowing him to wield multiple Personas and use them accordingly.
His Persona is Jánošík, a figure in Slovak literature. Considered the Slovak equivalent to Robin Hood, Jánošík is a highwayman who robbed nobles and gave their riches to the poor. As a Persona, Jánošík appears as a white-clad warrior with a golden mask and red visor wielding twin gold axes that double as guns.
- Always Someone Better: As skilled as Wonder is, the "Heart Stealing" beta shows he still has a lot to learn. When struggling to beat Shadows in Mementos with Luffel, Joker suddenly shows up and mops the floor with most of them in the blink of an eye before teaming up with Wonder to wipe out the rest in a combo attack with their Personas.
- Ambiguous Situation: In the "Heart Stealing" beta, Wonder dreams of battling Joker. While the significance of this dream has yet to be explained, Wonder fights Joker while wearing a white mask. As the mask is destroyed towards the end of the fight, it is not part of his Metaverse ensemble and in fact shows his real face to Joker just as he shoots him in the face. Even taking into account the nature of the dream, whether it's Wonder Dreaming of Things to Come or the "event" that connected his and Joker's world, it's unclear whether Wonder fought Joker using his Persona abilities at all.
- Badass Longcoat: His Metaverse attire consists of a long dark trenchcoat, not unlike Joker before him.
- Breaking Old Trends:
- Wonder has the unique distinction of being the first (human) Persona-user of the Metaverse to not tear off his mask from his face when summoning his Persona for the first time, with Jánošík appearing in response to him awakening to his potential and getting his mask afterward.note This is retconned in the second beta test, where he gains his mask before summoning Jánošík like the other Metaverse Persona-users.
- Previous Persona protagonists either had dead parents or were out of contact with them for one reason or another. Wonder bucks that trend completely as not only are his parents alive and well, they are in active contact with him (shown by his mother sending him a text message while he's heading to school).
- The Chosen One: At least Luffel seems to think so. For unknown reasons, Luffel has been searching for someone who will make a "choice" of some kind, and believes Wonder might be the one he's been looking for. Even if he isn't the one who will make a "choice", Luffel nonetheless becomes invested in Wonder's growth after seeing how enthusiastic the latter is about becoming a Phantom Thief.
- Dark Is Not Evil: His Phantom Thief attire consists of dark colors, but he's working toward changing the hearts of corrupt adults in the city.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Initially inverted at first. At the start of the game, wonder lacks any real aspiration in his life or goals to accomplish, represented by him not filling out a questionnare about his future and Igor noting his lack of "desire". It isn't until he meets Luffel and awakens his Persona that he finds a goal he wishes to pursue: the lifestyle of a Phantom Thief, something Igor and Luffel comment on.
- Dueling Player Characters: With Joker. In the "Heart Stealing" beta test, a white-masked Wonder duels with Joker in what appears to be a dream sequence of the casino heist.
- Elemental Motifs: Water, which fits Wonder's introspective personality. He perceives the Velvet Room as an ocean tunnel, and his Awakening scene includes bubbles of water floating upwards. Note that water is not part of the original series' elemental system.
- Foil: To Joker. Unlike his fellow Phantom Thief, Wonder was never accused of any crimes and is native to the Tokyo metropolitan area. He's also in contact with his parents, or at the very least his mother since she messages him as he's leaving for school. Wonder is also able to participate in school activities such as playing soccer, activities Joker couldn't engage in himself due to his criminal record being leaked and few students at Shuin willing to associate themselves with him because of this. Wonder's metaverse attire is also more modern-looking than Joker's Gentleman Thief outfit. Persona-wise, Jánošík is a noble-looking white-clad figure wielding twin axes and specializes in Bless skills, whereas Arsene had a red-clad, demonic appearance with a literal case of Combat Stilettos and specialized in Curse skills.
- Light 'em Up: Jánošík specializes in Bless skills.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Wonder has red eyes. His Persona awakening cutscene has him use them to give the Shadows in Mementos a very impressive-looking Death Glare.
- Waking Up Elsewhere: He first entered the Velvet Room while dozing off at school.
Luffel (Cattle)
Luffel / Cattle
Persona: Rob Roy
Weapons: Tonfas and blowguns
Voiced by: Ai Nonaka
We see you.
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Scottish folk heroA bipedal avian creature who appears as a blue-eyed owl. He follows the protagonist throughout the city, having taken an interest in him.
His Persona is Rob Roy, a Scottish folk hero of the MacGregor Clan and a once-respected cattleman who took part in the Jacobite uprisings. As a Persona, Rob Roy manifests as a red, gun-toting Transforming Mecha with owl-like traits.
- Call-Back:
- In the opening scene of X, he does the same thing Igor did, informing players that the game is purely fiction and any resemblances to persons and places are coincidental. That said, he also warns players that if they become "part of the story", they will face hardship.
- His Persona, Rob Roy, appears as an entirely mechanical entity. The last person to have such a Persona was Aigis before her Character Development led Palladion to transform into Pallas Athena.
- Cool Car: In the Metaverse, he can transform into a spiffy-looking sports car modeled after a Renault 4.
- The Chooser of the One: Implied to be why he's been following the protagonist around the city. Previews and trailers have him searching for someone who was going to make a "choice," and seemingly finds the person he's looking for with Wonder.
- Contrasting Replacement Character: Although an anthropomorphic being like Morgana, Luffel is an avian creature in the real world (an owl to be precise), wields tonfas and a blow dart in battle, and wears actual clothes whereas Morgana was a cat who fought using swords and a slingshot while being almost entirely naked save for the utility belt around his waist. Luffel is also more respectful and level-headed, whereas Morgana wears his heart on his sleeve and is prone to outbursts. The relationship between their respective teams also differs: Luffel considers his group of Phantom Thieves to be "business partners" at first before becoming invested in them after witnessing their Persona awakenings, whereas Morgana initially wanted to use the Phantom Thieves to help regain his lost memories and human form before growing attached to them. Luffel's Persona specializes in Fire skills, while Morgana's Zorro uses Wind. Oh, and Luffel turns into a sports car while Mona turns into a van.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Luffel has a pair of red goggles hanging around his neck, but never puts them on at any point. The goggles appear to be his "mask" in the Metaverse, as he taps them when summoning Rob Roy.
- Meaningful Name: His codename "Cattle" ties into the backstory of his Persona: In real life, Rob Roy MacGregor was a cattle dealer who operated an extralegal protection racket over the cattle herds of Scotland's lower gentry, which he used to provide for the families of his tenants and clansmen.
- Ominous Owl: On top of being an actual owl-like being, Luffel is very mysterious. He's been looking for someone who would make a "choice" in the near future, and believes Wonder is the one he's been searching for all this time. What he means by "choice" and why he thinks the protagonist is The Chosen One isn't clarified at the moment.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He serves as this game's Morgana, being a strange cartoonish creature who serves as the protagonist's mentor within the Metaverse and explains what Personas are. He even transforms into a vehicle, just like Mona can.
Motoha Arai (Closer)
Motoha Arai / Closer
Persona: Awilda
Weapons: Meteor hammers and crossbows
Voiced by: Kaede Hondo
It's cool!!!
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Pirate PrincessA female second-year student at Kokatsu Academy and a classmate of the protagonist. She is a talented athlete and has a cheerful personality that makes her popular among her fellow students.
Her Persona is Awilda, a legendary Scandinavian princess who was said to have been betrothed to the prince of Denmark, but ran away and took up a life of piracy instead. As a Persona, Awilda appears as a female pirate clad in a hood and cape resembling a shark's head.
- Action Girl: The first female party member you recruit in the game's main story (excluding any you recruited from the gacha).
- Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: Her Metaverse outfit has a banana-yellow hood that's twisted at the back (like Jack Frost's horn coverings). From that angle, it looks like a lightning bolt, complementing her electrokinesis.
- Batter Up!: Shortly after she awakens to her Persona, she uses a bat to send Shadow Kiuchi away by hitting a homerun on his vehicle and causing it to go haywire.
- Composite Character: She's essentially Ann Takamaki and Ryuji Sakamoto rolled into one character. Motoha is a sports fan who wields a whip-like weapon, has a pirate-themed Persona who specializes in electric-type skills, and goes after a perverse sports-themed villain who targets her best friend. Her Persona awakening even takes cues from Ann's own awakening, having been captured by Shadow Kiuchi.
- Disappointed by the Motive: Upon learning Kiuchi hates her specifically because she beat him in a baseball game, Motoha is equally flabbergasted and outraged.
- Epic Flail: She wields a meteor hammer in battle.
- Fastball Special: Mohota lobs her meteor hammer at an enemy like a baseball as part of her attack animation. She also tosses an actual baseball towards the screen in her All-Out Attack pose.
- Flash Step: Her standard melee attack has her zip around the enemy in a flash.
- It's Personal: Requests Wonder and Luffel's help to go after Kiuchi after he hurts Tomoko.
- Shock and Awe: Uses lightning skills.
Shun Kanou (Soy)
Shun Kanou / Soy
Persona: Mandrin
Weapons: Axes and rotary machine guns
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
Would you like some more?
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Smuggler of SavoyA male second-year student at Kokatsu Academy and a classmate of the protagonist. He is a loner and bad at communicating with others, and his goal is to someday become a top chef.
His Persona is Mandrin, a French smuggler notorious for rebelling against the greedy and corrupt tax collectors of his time. As a Persona, Mandrin appears as a grinning figure dressed in black highwayman attire with a sleeveless longcoat, a noose made of blue rope around his neck, and wielding an axe-tipped rifle.
- Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: Downplayed. Shun's weapon of choice is an axe, but much of his intimidating appearance is in large part due to his poor attempts at communication.
- Chef of Iron: His goal is to one day become a chef. He can also kick lots of ass by virtue of being a Persona-user.
- Contrasting Replacement Character:
- To Yusuke, believe it or not. Both have problems with communicating with others and specialize in Bufu skills, but while Yusuke comes off more aloof and a cloudcuckoolander, Shun comes off as more aggressive due to his brutish delinquent looks. Yusuke's Phantom Thief attire and overall demeanor comes off as polite with a hint of Japanese theatrical drama as seen in his Awakening cutscene and in his and Ann's Showtime attack. Shun, on the other hand, comes off as more intimidating with a Wild West theme in spite of his attempts at being polite.
- To Shinjiro from Persona 3. Both characters are intimidating and standoffish, can wield axes as weapons, and have a love for cooking. While Shinjiro hides his hobby of cooking as he is slightly embarrassed by it, Shun has an unabashed love and passion for the craft, wanting to become a professional.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: It's heavily implied that he may have a bit of a crush on Motoha and is jealous of Wonder's supposed closeness with her. Notably, many of his conversations with Wonder in private have him directly ask him if his relationship with Motoha is romantic and he can even let himself get rather threatening by mistake before catching himself during these times.
- Face of a Thug: Much like Ryuji Sakamoto, Kanji Tatsumi, and Shinjiro Aragaki, he has a rather intimidating appearance. His poor attempts at communication don't help matters.
- It's Personal: Shun outright despises Hiromu because one of the restaurants he visited and attempted to extort belonged to Shun's cooking mentor, whom he viewed as a father figure. When Shun's cooking mentor refused to pay up the bribe for Hiromu's good review and even threw water at the man's face for the insult, Hiromu gave him a series of reviews that were so bad and even outright scathing that they not only severely injured his business like usual, but made the man so upset and heartbroken that he fell severely ill from the stress of it all. Shun wanted to try and sue Himoru for the damages that he had caused to his mentor's business and health, but found it difficult because while Himoru's reviews were harsh, there was technically nothing illegal about him writing them and any attempts to accuse him of extortion fell flat due to Himoru's reputation and fanbase being in his favor.
- Meaningful Name: His codename "Soy" likely refers to 'soybean', a common cooking ingredient, which is fitting for a man who wants to be a chef.
Phantom Idols
In General
Cognitive beings summoned by Igor and Merope to aid the protagonist in the Metaverse. In battle, they each fight using a Persona variant, called a "Persona II" by Merope.
- Actually a Doombot: The characters summoned by Igor and Merope are not the people themselves, but a cognition based on them created by the masses. This explains how the original Phantom Thieves of Hearts are playable in the game. There are also a handful of completely new characters available, some of whom Wonder meets in the real world, but it is currently unknown how any of them may factor into the game's plot at large.
- Breaking Old Trends: In comparison to the Phantom Thieves, the Phantom Idols' Personas are not based off picaresque figures from real world media, but instead mythological figures from Greek myth (with Yaoling Li being the sole exception thus far).
- Meaningful Name: Merope named them "Phantom Idols" in reference to how fans support their idols in real life, since in terms of gameplay, they're cognitions summoned by the Velvet Room to support Wonder and the Phantom Thieves in battle.
- Mechanically Unusual Fighter: Owing to their status as cognitive beings, the Phantom Idols' Personas are not the actual Personas of the people they're based on, but instead Personas handpicked by Merope herself, hence why they're designated as "Persona II".
- Real Name as an Alias: Merope has given each of them codenames, all of which so far are derivatives of their actual names. While this would normally count as an Atrocious Alias since it defeats the point of being a Phantom Thief, the Phantom Idols are cognitions based on people in the real world that Wonder meets and interacts with, and aren't associated with the Phantom Thieves beyond assisting them in battle.
- Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: With the exception of Seiji and Rin, the Personas of the Phantom Idols are derived from Greek mythology.
Seiji Shiratori (Fleuret)
Seiji Shiratori / Fleuret
Persona II: Leucothea
Weapons: Rapiers and flintlocks
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Êtes-vous prêts.
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A male second-year student and member of the fencing club. He is the son of a rich family and has been receiving elite education. While he may be polite, his behaviour comes off in a way detached way, and secretly he longs for genuine affection from others.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of him named "Fleuret" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
His Persona II is Leucothea, a woman of varying origins who was transformed into a sea goddess after throwing herself into the ocean in a fit of madness. As a Persona II, Leucothea appears dressed in a fancy black and gold suit adorned with feathers and a fancy, wide-brimmed hat topped with a mechanical bird in a gold cage.
- Gratuitous French: His All-Out Attack screen features the phrase "Êtes-vous prêts", which in English means "Are you ready?". His codename "Fleuret" from the third beta is also the French name for a fencing foil.
- Lonely Rich Kid: His upbringing has left him secretly wanting to make connections with other people.
- Royal Rapier: He uses a rapier in battle, which matches his princely design and sophisticated poise in battle.
- Something about a Rose: He pulls out a rose during his All-Out Attack animation.
Yukimi Fujikawa (Yuki)
Yukimi Fujikawa / Yuki
Persona II: Styx
Weapons: Flails and twin pistols
Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa
What goes around comes around.
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A female second-year high school student. After her father died when she was young, she was raised by her cold and controlling mother and is pushed to live up to her expectations.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her named "Yuki" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Styx, the Greek goddess of the eponymous river forming the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead. As a Persona, Styx appears as a mannequin-esque doll with a black-and-white body with red hair and wields a standing microphone in battle.
- Disappeared Dad: Yukimi's father died when she was young.
- Epic Flail: One of her favored weapons are flails.
- Guns Akimbo: Her firearms of choice are twin pistols.
- Improvised Weapon: Her Persona uses a microphone stand as a weapon.
- Light 'em Up: Her Persona specializes in Bless skills.
- My Beloved Smother: Her cold and controlling mother has her under her thumb, whose expectations she tries to meet even though she disagrees with her ideals.
- Rouge Angles of Satin: In the first two betas, the finishing touch of her All-Out Attack features the phrase "What gose around comes around", with the spelling of "gose" instead of "goes". This is fixed in the third beta.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She is described as appearing cold and distant on the outside, but soft on the inside as a result of her upbringing.
- Yamato Nadeshiko: In her spotlight trailer, her real-world self wears a purplish yukata, has her hair tied up with a pin in a braid-like manner, and has a polite and demure attitude when talking with Wonder and Yaoling, who have more modern and casual-looking style of clothing, making her stick out in areas like the Shibuya Train Station. Her traditional Japanese look in the real world contrasts with her more aristocratic and Western-style appearance of her Phantom Thief attire.
Kotone Montagne (Mont)
Kotone Montagne / Mont
Persona II: Terpsichore
Weapons: Sabers and bolt action rifles
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji
Take over the previous self.
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A French-Japanese woman who was once a world-class figure skater. Having trained to be a perfectionist at skating since she was young, she was devastated after an accident on the ice, which still haunts her to this day.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her named "Mont" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Terisichore, the legendary Greek muse of dance and the Greek Chorus. As a Persona II, Terpsichore manifests as a graceful ballet dancer wearing white winter furs, highlighted in shades of blue and purple reminiscent of ice.
- But Not Too Foreign: She is of mixed Japanese and French descent, being the only member of the cast to have a surname of with "Montagne," of French origin.
- One-Steve Limit: Shares a first name with Kotone Shiomi, the name of the female protagonist in the Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade adaptation of Persona 3 Portable, which would later be upgraded to her Canon Name in Persona Q2 and the 2023 Portable remaster.
Yaoling Li (Rin)
Yaoling Li / Rin
Persona II: Meng Po
Weapons: Bo staffs and assault rifles
Voiced by: Ru Thing
散雲自逍遙
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A woman from Sichun, China currently attending her first year of university in Japan. She is generous and outgoing, but can also act childish and carefree.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her named "Rin" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Meng Po, the Chinese goddess of forgetfulness whose duty was to serve a special soup to the souls of the underworld to wipe their memories, allowing them to be reincarnated without the burdens of their past life. As a Persona, Meng Po manifests as a woman wearing elaborate robes of white, red and gold and carrying an ornate bowl of her soup, steaming with blue magic.
- Animal Motifs: Her Phantom Thief attire has small ears and a long tassel resembling a tail, giving her the appearance of a Cat Girl. She even pulls a cat-like pose in her All-Out Attack screen.
- Anime Chinese Girl: Yaoling is studying abroad from her native China, has a cute personality, and her Phantom Thief attire is red and evocative of traditional Chinese culture.
- Breaking Old Trends: Or rather revisiting old trends; the last game to feature a playable Token Minority was Lisa Silverman from the Persona 2 duology.
- Endearingly Dorky: In her personal trailer, she serves Wonder in a Chinese restaurant. She burns herself a little when the kettle is too hot, calls Wonder "sensei," has an exuberant personality, and even gets caught up in some theatrics in the middle of the restaurant, which manages to get Wonder to chuckle a little.
- Gratuitous Foreign Language: Chinese in her case, as her All-Out Attack card is written in Chinese.Translation
- Red Is Heroic: Her Phantom Idol attire is predominantly red and black.
- Token Minority: Among the cast of Japanese characters, Yaoling is from China and the first character of completenote foreign ancestry and nationality since Lisa Silverman.
Tomoko Noge (Moko)
Tomoko Noge / Moko
Persona II: Prosymna
Weapons: Twin daggers and bows
Voiced By: Ai Nonaka
Shoot for the moon.
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A female second-year student at Kokatsu Academy and Motoha's best friend. She has a cool and calm personality and boasts excellent observational skills. Also a talented baseball catcher, Tomoko and Motoha have won several championships together since they were young.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her named "Moko" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Prosymna, a nymph from Greek mythology who along with her sisters was a nursemaid of the goddess Hera.
- Bow and Sword in Accord: Tomoko uses twin daggers up close and a bow at a distance.
- Career-Ending Injury: During the first chapter, she signs up for the school baseball team and, based on her and Motoha’s conversation about her tryouts, was likely to be a shoo-in for it. However, after she stepped in front of her friend when Kiuchi tries to injure Motoha, she ends up falling onto the tracks herself and hurts her shoulder severely. Motoha later reveals that, even though she could probably still play baseball casually, any chance of Tomoko having a professional baseball career after the incident has gone down the drain.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute:
- To Shiho Suzui from the main game. While Kiuchi isn't lusting after her like Kamoshida was to Suzui, he ends up injuring her when his attempt to hurt Motoha fails, in turn kickstarting the events leading to him being targeted by the Phantom Thieves.
- To Haru Okumura from the main game. She wears a similar attire to Haru, consisting of a pink cardigan over her school uniform, and a pink and purple colored puffy-sleeved Phantom Thief outfit along with a hat. She also has an implied crush on Wonder, just like Haru harbors a crush on Joker.
- She also has some similarities to Ryuji Sakamoto. While Tomoko doesn't suffer the same Hero with Bad Publicity treatment Ryuji does, Kiuchi's actions all but ensure she'll never be able to enter the professional scene, much like how Kamoshida destroyed Ryuji's own budding track career by breaking his leg.
Kiyoshi Kurotani (Key)
Kiyoshi Kurotani / Key
Persona II: Syke
Weapons: Push daggers and flamethrowers
Voiced By: Yūsuke Kobayashi
Exorcizamus te.
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A male first-year student at Kotatsu Academy with an interest in psychic phenomena. He claims to have psychic abilities and believes himself to be "the chosen one".
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of him named "Key" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
His Persona II is Syke, one of the Hamadryad nymphs of Greek myth and a representation of the fig tree.
- The Chosen One: He believes himself to be some sort of chosen one with his supposed psychic powers.
- Chuunibyou: Officially described as such, with his interest in psychic phenomena and even claiming to have special powers.
- Fire-Breathing Weapon: Utilises a flamethrower in battle in place of a gun for his long-range weapon.
- Gratuitous Latin: Kiyoshi's All-Out Attack features the Latin phrase "Exorcizamus te", which means "We exorcise you". This fits with his edgy personality.
- Irony: He believes himself to be The Chosen One with psychic powers, only for a version of himself to work for an actual Chosen One.
Reo Kamiyama (Leon)
Reo Kamiyama / Leon
Persona II: Erytheia
Weapons: Spears and energy blasters
Voiced By: Mariya Ise
Hero on stage.
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A Tokusatsu enthusiast who is planning to attend acting school out of his love for the genre, and is one of Kayo Toyama's relatives.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of him named "Leo" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
His Persona II is Erytheia, a mythical Greek nymph and one of the Hesperides, the representations of the evening and guardians of the golden apple tree.
- Contrasting Replacement Character: He's more or less the Good Counterpart to Goro Akechi during his brief stint as Crow in his princely persona. His Metaverse attire looks like it came from a tokusatsu show, and his weapon is a futuristic cross between a spear and a ray gun. Reo himself is also very friendly and outgoing, in comparison to Akechi's more aloof interactions with other characters, all of which is an act.
- Henshin Hero: While all the Phantom Thieves are transforming heroes, his Phantom self takes it further by being actually Sentai-themed.
- Ray Gun: His blaster shoots bolts of blue energy at enemies.
- Tokusatsu: Reo is a big fan of sentai shows. His Phantom Thief self is heavily inspired by Kamen Rider, right down to his spear and blaster. Fittingly, one of Reo's aspirations is to become an action star, specifically for tokusatsu shows.
Kayo Toyama (Okyann)
Kayo Toyama / Okyann
Persona II: Cleodora
Weapons: Flip phone
Voiced By: Atsuko Tanaka
90 Party Girl Power.
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A 44-year-old housewife and former fashion designer who's the protagonist's neighbor.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her named "Okyann" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Cleodora, one of the Thriae nymphs of Greek legend and associates of the oracle Delphi that could see the future.
- Contrasting Replacement Character: Unlike Futaba, a fellow support-style Persona-user, Kayo has no problems mingling with others due to her former occupation as a fashionista. Furthermore, while Futaba pulls off a hacker routine appropriate for a support member while inside her Persona, Kayo acts more like she's taking cues from Bayonetta and pulls off a small dance routine while messing with her phone inside Cleodora.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She makes a brief appearance the morning after Wonder gains a Persona, introducing herself as Wonder's neighbor and friend of his mother well before the player gets a chance to properly socialize with her.
- Early Installment Character-Design Difference: In the first beta, Kayo sports a more traditional Yamato Nadeshiko appearance, wearing a black kimono with her long black hair tied up, and sporting blue eyes. However, from the second beta onwards, she has shorter bob-length brown hair, brown eyes, and wears a much more stylish outfit that is in-line with her trendy fashion designer background.
- The Fashionista: In her high-school days and early adult life, she was a fashion designer who rocked a ganguro girl appearance and wore trendy clothes. When she got married, she dropped the career, but this change didn't stop her and her husband, as he still works in the industry. She occasionally gets free samples from her connections, with these sets apparently still designed by her.
- Fountain of Youth: Downplayed, as Phantom Idols are cognitive beings rather than the actual person that Wonder recruits to support him in the Metaverse. Regardless, Okyann's Phantom Idol appearance stems from her younger self rather than her present self, de-aging her to be when she was a mid-20s Gyaru Girl.
- Gyaru Girl: Based on a picture on her phone that she shows Wonder, she was one of these in her youth
◊, sporting long, bleached blonde hair and sprayed-on tan skin, ganguro style. This style is carried over for her Phantom Idol appearance, having the same blonde hair and tanned skin. - Happily Married: In her first social event in the open beta, she fondly talks about her husband, preparing him meals before he leaves for work, fawns over their youth, and calls him her "darling." She also keeps a picture that the two of them took together from their high-school days.
- Lascivious Beauty Mark: Has one right below her eye, indicative of how she used to be a very attractive fashionista in her youth, but is still quite the head-turner in her mid-forties in both her civilian and phantom thief attire.
- Silver Fox: Downplayed. She's in her mid-forties so she's not that old, but as evident by her Phantom Idol appearance, Kayo is very attractive.
- Support Party Member: Like Futaba, Kayo acts as a navigator for the Phantom Thieves instead of fighting directly on the battlefield, providing buffs for her teammates.
- Token Adult: Downplayed in that while there are college-aged members of the Phantom Thieves in X, she's the only middle-aged party member introduced thus far.
- Yamato Nadeshiko: Zig-zagged. When Wonder meets her early in the story, she's dressed up wearing a black yukata and has her hair tied up in a neat bun, introducing herself as a housewife and friend of Wonder's mother. However, she only dresses like this in the first beta, due to Kayo's design possibly not being finalized at the time. From the second beta onwards, she first meets Wonder in a casual and stylish outfit that is seen in her main art.
YUI (BUI)
YUI / BUI
Persona II: Apseudes
Weapons: Chakrams and railguns
Voiced by: Chika Anzai
Game over.
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A player that Wonder meets through a virtual game.
In the Metaverse, a digital cognition of her named "BUI" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Apseudes, who was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
- Deadly Disc: BUI dual wields a pair of Chakrams as her primary melee weapon in the Metaverse.
- Gamer Chick: Yui can only be met through a virtual online game, indicating that she is a gamer. Her Phantom Thief attire, attacks, and her All-Out Attack finisher card all play into this as well, having pixelated Zio-element attacks, and her AOA card reads "Game Over."
- Shock and Awe: BUI can use gaming themed-Zio attacks that inflict shock.
Hina Nishimori (Riddle)
Hina Nishimori / Riddle
Persona II: Daeira
Weapons: Pickaxes and air popper guns
Voiced by: Yui Ogura
I am curious!
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A young clothing model who was chosen by an advertising agency for her appearance.
In the Metaverse, a masked cognition of her called "Riddle" is summoned by Igor and Merope to aid Wonder.
Her Persona II is Daeira, one of the titan Oceanus' daughters and one of the 3,000 oceanids.
- Badass Adorable: A ten-year-old who can kick as much ass as the rest of the Phantom Thieves, or at least her cognition is.
- Breaking Old Trends: The last time the Persona series featured a child party member was all the way back in Persona 3 with Ken Amada, who was in elementary school when he joined S.E.E.S.
- Kid Hero: Her real-world self, and by extension her Phantom Idol cognition, is ten-years-old.
- Token Mini-Moe: The shortest character in the game next to Luffel, albeit justified due to being an actual child.
Antagonists
Takeyuki Kiuchi
Takeyuki Kiuchi
Voiced by:
Shadow Kiuchi
The first target of the Phantom Thieves.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: To fellow Starter Villain Suguru Kamoshida. Kamoshida was a high school gym teacher and the volleyball team coach who previously won a gold medal at the Olympics. He began taking advantage of his status at Shujin by demoralizing and crushing rival sports clubs like the Track Team while sexually harassing the female members of the volleyball club. Kiuchi, on the other hand, is a former star baseball sportsman who suffered a humiliating loss against a girl in elementary school. Kamoshida treats Ryuji like garbage and lusts over Ann while forcing Shiho to have sexual relations with him to keep her spot on the team whereas Kiuchi never got over his loss against Motoha when the latter was in elementary school and attempts to get back at her.
- Evil Is Petty: The reason he targets Motoha? She scored a home run in a baseball game against him, which ended up humiliating him in front of his colleagues and fans for having lost against a mere elementary school student. Motoha herself is flabbergasted when she learns this and is outraged that he hates her over a petty grudge.
- It's Personal: Kiuchi hates Motoha, even going so far as to try and push her in the way of an oncoming train. The reason for this is that Motoha scored a home run against him in a baseball game ten years ago. While the loss itself was already a huge blow, the fact that he lost to a girl in elementary school humiliated him so much he's held a grudge against her ever since, believing she cost him his career.
- Starter Villain: The first official target for the Phantom Thieves of The Phantom X.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He's more or less a baseball-themed Suguru Kamoshida, albeit with a toned down form of Lust in comparison to Kamoshida since he’s mainly just promiscuous with women instead of sexually harassing them. Hell, even his Shadow form resembles Asmodeus!
Miyazawa Hiromu
Miyazawa Hiromu
Voiced by:
Shadow Hiromu
The second target of the Phantom Thieves, a major TV food critic who ends up targeting Shun's mentor and ends up causing him to break down.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: On-screen, he's a well-known and well-regarded TV food critic who will often film himself enjoying food from various restaurants before reviewing them. Off-screen, however, he’s a disgustingly arrogant and selfish man who’s willing to either extort an exorbitant amount of money from restaurant owners for a good review or completely destroy their careers and reputations with a scathingly bad review that will get their restaurants shut down. One of his victims was Shun's mentor, which is why he's very eager to bring Hiromu down.
- Caustic Critic: He's a prominent food critic who extorts restaurant owners. Since he's well regarded, he can easily destroy someone's business if he wants to.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: He shares traits with the second boss of the original game, Madarame. They both stand on the top of their fields and their word decides who can stay in business and who doesn't. Both treat those who are passionate as convenient sources of money. The actions of both also border on being legal. But while Madarame raises students to sell their work as his own, Hiromu acts alone and doesn't sell anything himself.
- Loophole Abuse: Why Shun can't pursue any legal action against Hiromu. While Hiromu's negative scathing reviews against his mentor drove his health down the gutter, said reviews are not illegal and Shun can't definitively prove Hiromu caused any real harm against his mentor.
- Villain with Good Publicity: Whenever a restaurant owner refuses to cough up the dough for his good reviews, he’ll instead tear them down completely with a bad one even though the food is perfectly good. Since he's such a famous TV host, the audience will blindly listen to whatever he says about a place, causing it to instantly lose business and inevitably shut down. This reputation is also why Shun is partly unable to sue him for hurting his mentor's restaurant with his scathing reviews, the other being that while his reviews are harsh, they are not illegal.
Mementos Targets
Targets who have not become corrupt enough to have their own Palace, but still carry a darkness that hurts those around them and could lead to a Palace creation if left unchecked. Takahashi Otoko
Takahashi Otoko
A girl who struggles with social anxiety and a fear of being alone. Her desperate desire for friendship has become so twisted that she has resorted to kidnapping a cat named Chatai and holding him against his will in her backyard.- Bad People Abuse Animals: She kidnaps Chatai and forces him to stay trapped in her backyard, despite how miserable he is in captivity.
- Crazy Cat Lady: Downplayed. Unlike most examples, Otoko isn't an old woman and her main problem has less to do with her personality and more with her obsession to have friends. The cat she has isn't actually hers, having kidnapped it and forcing Chatai to stay in her home even though it's clear Chatai doesn't want to be there.
- I Just Want to Have Friends: Deep down, Otoko simply wants to have a friendship with someone, but is so desperate to not be alone that she’s started to go off the deep end and hold the closest thing she has to a friend hostage.
- Yandere: A tamer and friendship-based "pet owner" example. Otoko is willing to abuse Chatai by keeping him locked up because it satisfies her desire for "friendship", and her Shadow’s dialogue implies that she was on her way to being much worse before Wonder came along.
Other Characters
Merope
Merope
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura
Igor's newest assistant, who has a fondness for Idols and is in charge of fusions in the Velvet Room.
- Ambiguously Human: Like other Velvet Room attendants, Merope looks human, but is implied to be anything but. That said, whether she is "one of those who govern power" is up on the air as she lacks their trademark gold eyes. Igor also hesitates when he introduces her to Wonder, as if unsure what exactly to call her.
- Breaking Old Trends: Excluding Demon Painter, Nameless, and Belladonna from the first game and the Persona 2 duology, Merope is the first Velvet Room assistant to neither have gold eyes nor be named after a character in author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or a character in real life associated with the novel. She is instead named after various figures from Greek mythology, sharing the name "Merope".
- Composite Character: Appears to be one of Theodore, Elizabeth, and Margaret from Persona 3 and Persona 4.
- Merope has Margaret's composed, demure air and mannerisms, but is offset by her interest in the human world, having a big interest in idols.
- Like Theodore and Elizabeth, Merope has a unique and interesting view of the world, being a Fish out of Water, but Merope carries more of Elizabeth's eccentric charm, reacting in ways that seem a little off-putting through human eyes.
- Like other Velvet Attendants, Wonder can fulfill her requests for by taking her out on dates by watching a movie at the theater, visiting the Planetarium, and drinking bubble tea.
- Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Caroline and Justine treated Joker somewhat harshly and maintained a strictly professional relationship (at least until toward the end of the game) with him. They were also two halves of Lavenza, the actual form of Igor's assistant. Merope is much kinder to Wonder and is very amicable with him. This is best seen when Joker and Wonder visit the Velvet Room outside their dreams for the first time; whereas Caroline would kick Joker inside, Merope takes his hand and guides him inside herself. This gets retconned in the second beta test where she brings Wonder to the Velvet Room just as rudely by throwing him into the doorway. Their methods of fusion also differ: Instead of sending Personas to the literal chopping block or stuffing them into Iron Maidens, Merope uses what looks like a literal grinder.
- Establishing Character Moment: Between her polite demeanor to Wonder and gently grabbing him by the hand when guiding him into the Velvet Room upon entering it for the first time of his own volition, it's clear Merope is much kinder to her guest than Caroline and Justine were to Joker. While this is still the case in the second beta test, Merope ends up bringing Wonder to the Velvet Room just as rudely as Caroline does with Joker, albeit throwing him into the door rather than kicking him inside.
- Flat Joy: During her introductory cutscene, she asks Wonder if he likes idols. She then demonstrates her love for them, shouting a deadpan and flat "yayyyy," while posing like one.
- Odd Name Out: Of the Velvet Room attendants post-Persona 3, Merope is the only one who isn't named after a character or associated with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
- Otaku: A reserved kind, but Merope is a fan of idols, stating she has a strong interest in them. So much so that she tries imitating some idol poses she saw in the real world and the Phantom Idols system is named as such because of her fascination with them.Merope: Are you interested in "idols"? "Idols" that use song, dance, and unique poses to charm crowds... I carry a strong interest in them.
- Statuesque Stunner: Taller than most of the female characters in the game, possibly as tall as Margaret, and is as tall as Wonder himself.
Ena Kageyama
Ena Kageyama
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She and her shop take over the space Sojiro's coffee and curry shop occupied in Yongen-Jaya's dingy alleys. Considering how X is an alternate universe to 5, the original Phantom Thieves are not mentioned at all, and the nameplate of the Sakura residence is blank, it's justified.
