Do you wish to forge your own destiny and walk the path to victory Luz Noceda?note
Luz Noceda is suggested by her mentor, Eda, to try to summon a mysterious power known as Persona. Attempting to invoke it transports her, King and Amity to the Human Realm... But not the one Luz was hoping for. Now stuck in an alternate version of Tokyo, Luz will have to find some way to get back home while also becoming a Phantom Thief, alongside Amity and King. Honestly, why did magic have to be so complicated?Enchanting Heist is a crossover between The Owl House and Persona 5. It is hosted on Spacebattles here
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Enchanting Heist provides examples of:
- Adaptational Early Appearance:
- Lilith returns to the Owl House a little earlier than in canon, due to Eda's summons, specifically showing up just after "Yesterday's Lie" as opposed to showing up after "Follies at the Coven Day Parade" to celebrate her new job.
- While explaining what she knows of Personas, Lilith states that she once caught an ever so fleeting glimpse of Emperor Belos conversing with a shadowy jester that she assumed was a Persona. Anyone familiar with The Owl House's later episodes will recognize that figure as actually being The Collector, though it's downplayed as he has yet to make a full appearance in the story as of yet.
- Not a character example, but King's status as the last of the Titans appears significantly earlier than in canon, as it's a drop of his blood that accidentally warps himself, Luz, and Amity into the Persona universe.
- In a way, Philemon himself. In Persona 5, nothing about the Velvet Room is done by him personally, solely Igor and his attendants. In Enchanting Heist, it's implied that Luz, Amity and King were personally selected as his representatives.
- Kasumi Yoshizawa aka Sumire Yoshizawa appears a little earlier than in canon, with Luz accidentally running into her in the hallways of Shujin. From that point on, due to both of them being first years and sharing a homeroom, Kasumi becomes a member of Luz's very small friend circle, and even joins in on the effort to stop Kamoshida.
- Adapted Out:
- Joker himself, in that he's never arrested or set to live at Cafe Leblanc, due to the fact that Philemon instead of Yaldabaoth sets up the events that bring someone into the Velvet Room, even if Yaldabaoth is still the one in charge of the Velvet Room due to Philemon taking a more hands off approach. However, he still seems to be physically present as he makes brief cameos in certain chapters, suggesting that he may have a bigger role to play ...
- The woman Shido attacks, since Luz ends up arrested for a completely different crime she didn't commit, having been caught up in a burglary gone wrong that happened to disturb Shido at the wrong time, so he tries to have her sent to jail in retaliation. This actually works out in her favor as her lack of presence means that the police have exactly zero witnesses and only highly circumstantial evidence which even they admit would result in a conviction that was easily overturned on appeal.
- Downplayed with Luz/Enchantress's Staff. Due to being set just after Yesterday's Lie before Luz began carving the Palistrom Wood given to her by Eda and long before For The Future, where the Palisman Egg she carves actually hatches, Luz's Palisman in the Metaverse is a cognition of Owlbert instead of Stringbean.
- Luz and Amity, and the future members of the Hexsquad, render Royal's grappling hook mechanic largely redundant, due to conjuring platforms, creating climbable vines or just flying, allowing for easy Sequence Breaking and some level of Dungeon Bypass, like Luz effectively creating a second entrance that bypasses over a third of Kamoshida's Palace, but only her and Amity can (currently) use.
- Ambiguous Situation: When asked if she has a Persona or not, Eda isn't sure. She's pretty sure that she saw something when they tried to summon one to help her with her curse, but it was brief and hasn't shown up again.
- Amazon Chaser:
- Luz and Amity are this to each other, with both partners getting clearly enamored whenever the other does something particularly epic.
- Ryuji is indicated to find Luz's capacity for mopping the floor with the various Shadows in Kamoshida's Palace to be highly attractive, though he doesn't make any moves on her after seeing how she already has a girlfriend.
- Amplifier Artifact:
- There are apparently hidden glyph arrays built into the Emperor's palace. Lilith suspects that they're for boosting the Persona summoning ritual.
- Luz suspects that the glove with Titan's blood accidentally turbo-charged the ritual and sent her to the Persona version of Earth. The idea is correct, but it was actually King's blood.
- Ascended Extra: Kasumi Yoshizawa or rather Sumire is practically part of Luz's close friends from the very start instead of an outsider, joining Luz's group before Ann, when, in Royal, she only joined for the additional campaign. She even plays a role in stopping Kamoshida before Ann, whereas in canon she only had a few cameos in the Kamoshida arc.
- Big Brother Instinct:
- Luz is highly protective of her adoptive sibling King. Whenever King is in some kind of danger, Luz is fully prepared to tear through any and all enemies between her and him to keep him safe.
- Ryuji is as protective of Luz as Luz is of King. He is almost immediately agitated whenever someone treats her badly and is more than happy to put his own neck on the line for her sake, as seen by how he is initially hostile to Ann when she encourages Luz to let bygones be bygones in regard to Kamoshida.
- The Big Damn Kiss: Amity kisses Luz straight on the lips when they reunite in Kamoshida's palace. They even say their lines from when it happened in canon.
- Dark Is Not Evil: The majority of the Phantom Thieves subscribe to this trope with their general attire, as well as their methods. Of all the members, Amity is the most notable example as not only does she retain all of her skill in Abomination Magic, which involves summoning up dark sludge to morph into whatever she so desires, but her Persona, Morgan Le Fe utilizes the Ei- line of Curse Skills. Additionally, Amity wears some of the darkest clothing of any of the Thieves in the form of a modified version of the outfit she wore to the Bonesborough Brawl, consisting of a dark purple Battle Ballgown and matching sunhat, with a black vest and matching tights.
- Didn't See That Coming: Igor has this happen, when Luz lets slip that she already knows about Personas from her mentor Eda and Philemon. Yaldabaoth thought he had complete control of the Wild Card and could never have been expecting an even bigger wild card from the real Igor's superior...
- Doom Magnet: Luz is once again this trope par excellence. A simple desire to find additional ways home got her, her girlfriend and her little brother trapped on yet another Earth, gets arrested mere seconds after arriving for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, the very first Human her age (Ryuji) she meets gets yanked into a Palace with her, and she is a person of interest to Nyarlathotep. The girl just can't catch a break.
- Evil Is Petty: The reason that Luz ends up arrested simply for waking up in Japan and immediately stumbling onto a burglary, despite there clearly being no evidence that she was involved? Shido's canonical assault of a woman was interrupted by the attention the crime caused, so he tries to have the book thrown at her simply for inadvertently ruining his "fun", even though she has no idea that he even exists.
- Fish out of Water:
- Luz does not fit in with the rest of the alternate Japan she lands in. For one, she is openly Bisexual in a country known for having a poor track record with LGBT Rights. Further she is also a foreigner, and a foreigner of color at that in a country known for its homogeny and hostility to foreigners. This is highlighted with how uncomfortable Luz is at Shujin, in particular her being forced into wearing a skirt with no option to wear pants.
- Amity and King fit in even less than Luz does. As they are natives of the Demon Realm, they have very little if any knowledge of the Human Realm and its many traits. For instance, King mistakes Tokyo for New York and Amity is almost stunned silent and deeply uncomfortable at the prospect of attending a Sento with Ann.
- Greater-Scope Villain: The story has a few who have had minor cameos thus far to set up later roles, specifically Emperor Belos, the Collector, Yaldabaoth and Nyarlathotep, though the latter two are more active than the former two at present due to the former two being within the Demon Realm. Belos stands out in this category, as it was his summoning of Personas that convinced Lilith to dive into the subject herself to see if she could learn about them in order to fight him, even if the being she briefly once saw him conversing with was in truth the Collector.
- Greater-Scope Paragon: Philemon returns for this role, continuously guiding Luz, Amity and King through the Persona Earth to places that will serve to help whatever new game he has started with Nyarlathotep proceed. He seems to tread the line between this and Big Good, as he takes a more hands off approach, and the latter is also held by the inhabitants of the Velvet Room under Igor. Well, it would if it was really Igor...
- In Spite of a Nail:
- Despite Philemon being Luz's first and foremost guide in her adventures as a Persona user, she still becomes a guest of the Metaverse Velvet Room which still is under the control of Yaldabaoth, meaning Lavenza is still broken into Caroline and Justine, Morgana still has partial amnesia and Shido is still running the Conspiracy.
- Further, Luz's Nightmare Sequence from Nyarlathotep indicates that she will still play a role in bringing about the Day of Unity after being duped by Philip Wittebane aka Emperor Belos into helping him meet the Collector when she and Lilith use Time Pools to travel into the past in the holes of getting his advice on how to make a Portal Door actually work.
- Even with the presence of Luz, Amity and King resulting in Kasumi joining the Phantom Thieves in their work within the Metaverse half a year earlier than she did in canon while also vowing to help out in stopping Kamoshida in the real world, Luz, Ryuji and Kasumi are unable to make any more progress against the Gym Teacher than Ren and Ryuji did in canon, even after Luz and Kasumi helped an injured Mishima to the Nurses Office, leaving a Change of Heart as seemingly their only option.
- In-Universe Catharsis: In contrast to the awakening of the Persona World Thieves, the awakening of Luz, Amity, and King is described to be a joyous and liberating experience, reflected by how physically pleasant the awakening is in contrast to the Canon Thieves.
- Light Is Good: In notable contrast to Ren/Joker, Luz/Enchantress's Persona Circe uses the Kou line of Bless skills. Further, Circe is also very brightly colored with glowing white Glyph Arrays in her golden skin. Additionally, Luz herself is a major example just as she is in canon, with her outfit being primarily being a White Magical Girl style costume as opposed to Ren's Black Badass Longcoat and suit combo.
- Minor Major Character: Virtually the entirety of the cast of The Owl House are placed into this role in the beginning due to Luz, Amity, and King all being thrust into yet another alternate dimension, specifically the Persona Earth. While their physical presence is currently minimal, characters like Willow, Gus, Eda, Lilith, Hooty, and especially Luz's mother Camila still play a massive role in the personalities and behaviors of the three on the Persona Earth due to their past experiences together.
- Nightmare Sequence: Luz suffers a horrific example in Chapter 9, courtesy of Nyarlathotep. The sequence in question depicts scenes that show the consequences of the Day of Unity, a warped vision of Luz's deceased father Manny, and Belos petrifying Luz. Why Nyarlathotep decided to do this isn't initially clear, however it certainly was very effective, as Luz is extremely shaken when she wakes up.
- No-Nonsense Nemesis: The Phantom Thieves are naturally this trope par excellence, with some members managing to stand out more than others.
- Morgana makes certain to explain the mechanics of Persona strengths and weaknesses to his cohorts by giving a practical demonstration of how severely using elemental weaknesses to one's advantage can cripple the enemy. He's also the one who teaches the other Thieves how to perform an All-Out Attack after exploiting said weaknesses.
- When she meets Shadow Kamoshida for the first time, Amity makes certain to take advantage of his monologuing by slamming an Abomination Fist into him while his guard is down, shortly before rushing him and his guards while he attempts to get his bearings.
- "Not So Different" Remark:
- While venting over her anger towards Ann encouraging Luz, Ryuji and Kasumi not to stand up to Kamoshida, Amity admits that a part of the reason she is reacting so negatively is because the act of refusing to stand up to abusive authority figures reminds Amity far too much of herself and how she used to act before Luz entered her life. She freely states that she doesn't want to be that person anymore, which is why she got so upset when Ann did it.
- Ann is on the receiving end of this a second time, this time directly from Luz. When the latter overhears the former have an unwelcome phone call with Kamoshida and tries to offer her comfort during her subsequent breakdown, Luz tells Ann that she knows all too well what it's like to be completely misunderstood by others and feeling utterly alone.
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: Everyone Luz deals with at first, since none of them believe her, and anything she tries just makes her sound delusional, though it quickly becomes clear that these figures happen to be the more rotten amongst the legal system in Japan, with the main prosecutor in Luz's case alluding to how angry Masayoshi Shido will be when he hears that the case against her has been dropped due to lack of evidence.
- Odd Friendship: Ryuji strikes one up with of all people Haru Okumura in Chapter 11 after meeting her on the rooftop of Shujin while waiting for the arrival of the rest of the fledgling Phantom Thieves. The two find themselves bonding over how they want to pursue hobbies that fit them specifically, not subscribe to ones that society seems appropriate for their "roles". They also bond over their complicated and tense parental issues with Haru specifically, having a brief flash of anger at Kunikazu Okumura for forcing her to put up with Sugimura, though nothing comes of it as she gets a phonecall and has to leave.
- Official Couple: Luz and Amity, like canon, due to the story starting after their Relationship Upgrade.
- Only Sane Man: Amazingly enough Ryuji manages to be this to the rest of the Phantom Thieves thanks to the addition of Luz, Amity, and King to the roster. Despite still being his usual self, Ryuji finds himself in the position of having to react to the insane adventures that Luz and company have already experienced in the Demon Realm in addition to the antics of the Persona Universe.
- Open Mouth, Insert Foot:
- Ryuji as always, has a tendency to spout out thoughts that he soon comes to regret even if he means well. A notable example occurs when Ryuji finds out that Luz has a girlfriend, wherein he accidentally blurts out his surprise that she is attracted to other girls due to having never met someone attracted to the same sex before. when Luz gets upset and starts to storm off, Ryuji quickly apologizes, and states that he doesn't judge her.
- Luz herself is guilty of this as well. When she is whisked off to the Velvet Room for the first time, Luz accidentally lets it slip that she actually has prior knowledge of Personas from other sources, due to Eda, and Philemon teaching her about them before she ever made contact with the Velvet Room. To say that this is a massive shock to the Velvet Room inhabitants is an understatement, as Caroline and Justine both perform a Jaw Drop and even Igor is visibly surprised. Luz nervously lampshades that she probably shouldn't know about what her new powers are yet based upon their reaction.
- Outside-Context Problem: The entirety of the Boiling Isles and its inhabitants serve as this. Due to hailing from an entirely different dimension with their own Magic that is completely independent of Personas, people like Luz, Amity, and King are entirely capable of managing within a Palace on their own without one, though they become even more capable of they do have one. This is supported by their very presence resulting in changes in the timeline of Persona 5.
- Pet the Dog:
- Sae finds herself to sympathize with Luz's plight due to both of them being the victims of naked bigotry in the Japanese Legal System, even if Luz is the accused. As such she pulls a few strings to get Luz a competent attorney, who manages to get her out of severe legal trouble for the time being.
- Sojiro sees a fair bit of Futaba in his new charge Luz, and as such is less hostile than he was to Ren. The fact that the charges against Luz were dropped for the time being as opposed to Ren's active criminal record also probably had an impact.
- Caroline and Justine express a degree of concern for Luz after she suffers an intense Nightmare Sequence depicting the consequences of the Day of Unity courtesy of Nyarlathotep. This is likely due to the fact that Luz has genuinely impressed them with her small prior knowledge of Personas, something no other Velvet Room guest has possessed. The fact that they expressed concern for her plight while Igor did not is also further indication that this is Yaldabaoth in disguise.
- Personality Powers: Within the Metaverse, Personas are granted based upon the nature of the user's rebellious impulses and their elemental affinities reflect that. For instance, Amity's Persona Morgan le Fe uses the Ei- line of Curse Skills fitting her more taciturn and pragmatic nature.
- Right for the Wrong Reasons:
- Lilith notes a time she saw Belos conversing with a shadowy figure that he apparently summoned for knowledge and power. She just thinks that it's a Persona, rather than the Collector.
- Luz guesses that she, Amity, and King ended up on Earth because some of the Titan's blood accidentally supercharged the ritual. It was Titan's blood, just from King instead of the glove.
- Police Are Useless: An example in which the police are actively brutish and oppressive while also being completely incapable of putting a stop to the people who are actually causing the harm. The police attempt to extort a confession to a crime Luz stumbled into out of her, with the only reason she manages to escape conviction being because Sae Niijima took pity on her after hearing her story, and pulled some strings to get her a good lawyer. The dialogue of the head interrogator that Luz meets indicates that a part of this may be because the police in this area are in the pocket of Masayoshi Shido.
- Queer Colors: The toga that Luz's Persona Circe wears is pink at the top, fading to purple in the middle, and then to blue at the bottom, in a parallel to the bisexual flag. Fitting, given that Luz is canonically bi.
- Queer Flowers: Both Amity's Thief attire as "Twilight" and her Persona Morgan Le Fey have a flower motif of Lilies, frequently known for their association with Sapphic, specifically Lesbian women, and Amity is canonically Lesbian.
- Sequence Breaking: An extremely rare example that isn't directly from a Video Game. Due to their access to Palismen Staves which can fly, as well as other Magics that don't rely on the use of Personas, the Phantom Thieves under Luz's lead are able to get to areas that they shouldn't based upon their current progression. When she is rushing off to rescue Amity and King alongside Morgana and Ryuji, Luz flies them up onto the ramparts of Kamoshida's Castle and blasts a hole through the roof, allowing them to get to parts of the Palace such as the Gymnasium/Cathedral and the outer courtyard before they have either, for the original game, Ann, or for Royal, the grappling hook. Morgana himself lampshades this when the Thieves make their third visit to the Palace as the hole Luz blasted in the Castle is still present when they return.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: Luz and Amity can be this way sometimes. King even lampshades it when he and Amity are looking for Luz, saying they don't even know where she is and Amity is still gushing over her upon Ann asking Amity about what Luz was like, asking if she can save it for when and/or where he doesn't have to hear it.
- Trapped in Another World: Luz, Amity, and King are essentially Isekai'd to the Persona universe. Notable in that this trope still applies to Luz, as the Persona Earth isn't the Earth she is from, instead being a parallel world.
- Took a Level in Badass: Luz, Amity, and King receive Personas, specifically Circe for Luz, Morgana Le Fay for Amity, and Gilgamesh for King.
- Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Even when he is amongst the citizens of Tokyo, King keeps being thought to be in a Cubone costume, in a similar vein to Teddie being thought to be a normal human in a Bear costume or Vee initially being thought to be a costume by Camila.
- Victimized Bystander: Luz spends the first few chapters as this, her criminal record being for stumbling into a crime scene. More exactly she got arrested for waking up next to a store with a burglary alarm going off, which interrupted Shido's canon attempt to assault a woman, and thus he got Luz arrested out of spite.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: Unsurprisingly, Amity is a massive example, as her awakening is in part inspired by a desire to keep Luz from getting hurt. The sentiment is also mutual as when Luz finds out that Amity and King are in Kamoshida's Palace, she immediately makes a beeline for her.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Downplayed with Luz's relationship with Caroline and Justine. Luz is always amicable and friendly to the two, but they make certain to voice their disdain for their inmate, even if they fully support Luz's "rehabilitation" and voice how they might be willing to help her find a way back to both the Demon Realm and her native Human Realm after her role is finished. They also express completely sincere degrees of concern for Luz after Nyarlathotep subjects her to Mind Rape, no doubt due to how uncharacteristically sad and frightened she was after the event. They also show themselves to be genuinely pleased with how quickly Luz is grasping the concepts being thrown her way.
- The Watson: In addition to being explained the mechanics of Palaces, Personas and the Metaverse in general, Ryuji now also has to be explained the nature of the insane adventures that Luz and her loved ones have gone on in the Boiling Isles, where the insanity and lethality of absolutely everything is cranked up to the maximum. While both sides of the Phantom Thieves have to have the happenings of the other side explained to them, Ryuji is the one who gets to react to the sheer insanity of it all the most as he is introduced to both around the same time as each other.
- Weaker in the Real World: In addition to not being able to summon her Persona outside of the Metaverse (yet at least), Luz cannot use the cognition of Owlbert or the glyphs on Earth either.
- Witch Classic: Luz's Phantom Thief attire as "Enchantress" naturally evokes this, with a variation on the outfit of her fictional idol The Good Witch Azura, only featuring her Witch's Wool Cape as opposed to Azura's Witch Hat, and a cognitive version of Owlbert in place of Azura's own staff or Luz's own Palisman.
- Wrong Context Magic:
- The Phantom Thieves and Morgana are baffled by Owlbert and Ghost (who as Palisman, are able to fly), along with Luz Amity and King's magic, due to them being outside of having Persona. That said, they still seem to operate on some similar rules as Luz is able to use her Glyphs in the Metaverse, whereas she would normally need an active source of Titan's Blood to be able to use them outside the Demon Realm.
- Another example occurs with their Personas themselves. The inhabitants of the Demon Realm had their potential unlocked by a ritualistic game they performed in the Owl House. Specifically, they perform the Persona Game, which is possibly why they can perceive Philemon. This difference causes their awakenings to change as well. Whereas the Persona 5 Thieves have a violent and painful awakening that tears off their face in a fountain of blood, the Owl House Thieves have an awakening that is described as being cathartic and joyful with no pain or blood involved.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Due to some of the changes in the timeline, Morgana informs the rest of the fledgling Phantom Thieves about a Palace's capacity to kill its host should a Change of Heart be botched while they are already en route to the Treasure. The other Thieves waste no time calling out how even if he didn't mean harm and simply forgot, it still would have made them far more hesitant to go through with stealing Kamoshida's Heart.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Although the Demon Realm natives, especially Luz's experience in the Demon Realm has made them more skillful in combat than the rest of the Phantom Thieves, it also causes them to misinterpret some of the features of the Metaverse, from Shadows being Demons, note to Morgana allegedly being a transmogrified Human, with them assuming that he is a Demon, much like they did with the Shadows.
- Your Magic Is No Good Here: Played with regarding Glyphs. Luz herself voices how Glyphs cannot be used within the Human Realm due to the lack of ambient Magic to draw upon even if she doesn't yet know that Glyphs can be used in the Human Realm as long as one has an active source of Titan's Blood. It's this fact that actually causes Luz to initially assume that Kamoshida's Palace is simply an extension of the Demon Realm, since she's able to use Glyphs to their full potential in the Metaverse.
