Persona 5 Characters

And those are all the playable Persona 5 characters currently available in the game, along with a brief introduction to their personalities and motivations. If you want more adventures to sink your teeth into, check out our list of the best Switch RPGs and head off on a new adventure today.

Persona 5, a role-playing video game by Atlus, is centered on the Phantom Thieves of Hearts,[a] a vigilante group of high-school students working to change the hearts of criminals by getting them to confess their crimes through defeating a physical manifestation of their subconscious in a mysterious realm known as the Metaverse. Its playable characters can be controlled in the game's many locations, known as "Palaces". People with great desires and a distorted perception of the world have a Palace in the Metaverse which the Phantom Thieves access through a mobile app on their smartphones. Persona 5 is set within Tokyo beginning in April of the year "20XX".[2]

The player character is a silent protagonist codenamed Joker. He is a high school student who moves to Tokyo after being expelled from his former school due to a false accusation of assault, later forming the Phantom Thieves.[3][4] He forms it with Morgana, a mysterious cat-like creature who serves as the Thieves's second-in-command, guiding them around the Metaverse, wanting to discover his origins and restore his true form, alongside Ryuji Sakamoto, who is seen as a delinquent at his school due to an incident with his former track team.[5] More characters join the group during their heists, including fashion model Ann Takamaki,[5] art prodigy Yusuke Kitagawa,[5] student-council president Makoto Niijima,[5] hacker and foster daughter of your temporary guardian Sojiro Sakura, Futaba Sakura[5] and business heiress Haru Okumura.[3][4][6] Also interacting with Joker are Goro Akechi,[5] a high-school student and ace detective; Sae Niijima,[5] a public prosecutor and Makoto's older sister; the residents of the Velvet Room; Igor and his assistants, Caroline and Justine.[6][7]

Many of the game's characters represent the tarot's Major Arcana suit. Although the suit has twenty-two cards and Royal-exclusive characters account for two additional, alternate Arcana for a total of twenty-four, only twenty-one (twenty-three in Royal) are represented by characters; the last one, The World, is given at a later point in the game. The seven deadly sins are a recurring theme within the game, with certain characters and situations representing certain ones.[5]

The game's character design and setting distinguish it from previous entries in the series, replacing Persona 4's yellow-and-green palette with reds and blacks. As with Persona 3 and Persona 4, its characters were designed by Shigenori Soejima.[8] In an interview, Soejima said that he could not design the characters without the game's theme and plot being set, so he was given very detailed instructions from the producer during the process. He also worked on the color scheme and its overall visual presentation.[9] In addition to their casual and school apparel, each of the Phantom Thief characters have their own thematic costumes with masks when they enter the Metaverse, as well as codenames.[10]

His persona is Zorro, which Hashino describes as Morgana's ideal human form. Morgana fights with a slingshot and curved sword. He can transform into a minivan in the Metaverse, which allows the Phantom Thieves to travel quickly. Morgana represents the Magician Arcana as a Confidant,[20] allowing Joker to craft a variety of tools to help the Phantom Thieves explore the Metaverse. As the Confidant progresses automatically, Morgana's Persona will transform into Mercurius. In Persona 5 Royal, his Persona can evolve into Diego.[21] He seeks Joker's help to discover his true form, and believes that he was once human. After the Phantom Thieves enter further into Mementos,[c] Morgana learns that he was created by Igor to help guide Joker against Yaldabaoth.[23] After Yaldabaoth is defeated, Morgana loses his Metaverse form and vows to remain with Joker in hope of becoming human. In Royal, Morgana gains a human body when the Phantom Thieves were living in Maruki's reality, voiced by Bryce Papenbrook. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Morgana is featured in Joker's taunts, victory poses and All-Out Attack Final Smash, in addition to being a spirit and a background character on the Mementos stage as the Morganamobile. Morgana also appears as a downloadable player character in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania.[24]

Ryuji's persona is Captain Kidd.[27] In battle, he fights with clubs and shotguns. As a confidant, Ryuji represents the Chariot[28] Arcana and allows the Phantom Thieves to instantly defeat lower-level Shadows. Joker helps Ryuji rediscover his love for running and re-establish the track team.[26] Despite reuniting the team, Ryuji plans to run on his own instead. Upon completing his Confidant, Ryuji's Persona takes the form of Seiten Taisei, who is known for his immense strength.