Like every other game in the series, the game's real highlight is its cast of Persona 5 characters. As you gradually learn more about the Phantom Thieves' actual motives and personalities and assist them in overcoming their previous traumas, you will find that their intricate connections make for an amazing experience. Even while the Phantom Thieves' core crew includes a ton of other amazing characters, today we're going to concentrate on the stars themselves.
whether you're still unsure whether this is the game for you, gather all the details you need by reading our dazzling Persona 5 Switch review. You may also check out our reviews of Persona 3 Switch (), Persona 4 Switch (), and Persona 5 Tactica () if you'd like a little more JRPG in your life.Let's get started by exploring every playable and recruitable Persona 5 character that is accessible in the game. Note that there are some minor spoilers on this page.Ren Amamiya is the protagonist of Persona 5.Joker is the code name of the Phantom Thief.The game's main character, often referred to as "Joker," is a transfer student at Shujin Academy. He seems quiet and reserved at first, constrained by the laws of the society that surrounds him after he was placed on probation for a situation in which he attempted to defend the morality of what he thought was right. He moves in with Sojiro Sakura after being thrown away from his family and stays in a room above his little business, Café Leblanc. Through his new school, the protagonist quickly becomes friends with Ann Takamaki and Ryuji Sakamoto.His reserved exterior conceals a strong moral compass and powerful resolve, which propel him to become the leader of the Phantom Thieves and their ability to manipulate reality by taking use of the metaverse. By influencing the minds of the wrongdoers, he aims to lead his group in transforming society.To learn more, see our Persona 5 Joker tutorial.Persona 5 Morgana
Code name for Phantom Thief: Mona
A enigmatic creature like a cat, Morgana is connected to Mementos but doesn't know his true identity. Throughout the game, his primary objective is to find answers and get his memories back. After being detained in a palace during an inquiry, he meets the Joker and has been by his side ever since.The Phantom Thieves are under Morgana's protection as she teaches them the ways of the other world and how to accomplish their tasks.To learn more about Morgana, we offer a
Persona 5 tutorial.
Ryuji Sakamoto, Persona 5
Code name for Phantom Thief: Skull
Ryuji is a Phantom Thieves member and a student at Shujin Academy. He describes himself as a troublemaker and has a disobedient, mischievous, rebellious, and short fuse. In spite of this, he has a great deal of empathy and compassion for other people's suffering.Ryuji, a former track star, is driven to become a Phantom Thief in order to seek justice after losing his job as a result of the cruel regime of gym instructor Kamoshida.
Ann Takamaki, Persona 5
Panther is Phantom Thief's code name
.Ann attends Shujin Academy and is a lovely, kind young lady. She has had several modeling assignments as a result of her beauty, but it has also made her feel alone and rejected, since she feels she has no place in this society. But because to Shiho Suzui's generosity and friendship—the first person she made in Japan before joining the Phantom Thieves—she never lets this stop her from having fun.She is very compassionate, which often makes her harsh on herself, but her empathy also serves as motivation for her to stop abusers by using the Phantom Thieves' work.For further information, see our
Persona 5 Ann handbook.
Yusuke Kitagawa from Persona 5
Code name for Phantom Thief: Fox
Yusuke, a student at Kosei High School, looks for beauty in everything as he was raised surrounded by art. He was raised and trained by artist Ichiryusai Madarame when he was a little child, but he insisted on being unaware of the mistreatment and exploitation he was going through. Yusuke still has the Stockholm syndrome belief that Madarame may be saved, even after discovering the reality about him.Yusuke,
Persona 5, is a multifaceted, quirky person with sometimes unpredictable mental patterns. The others appreciate and admire him for his dedication to and love for art when he joined the Phantom Thieves, but they can't help but think he's a bit weird sometimes. Even in the midst of extreme commotion, he maintains his composure and is a remarkably level-headed young guy despite his peculiar personality.Persona 5 Makoto Niijima
Code name of the Phantom Thief: Queen
At Shujin Academy,
Persona 5's Makoto, the head of the student council, is first seen by her other students as a haughty control freak. Her outer prim and correct demeanor belies her true nature, which is one of meekness since she feels overshadowed by her very successful elder sister and lacks self-worth as a consequence.She puts her head down and studies hard in the hopes of one day proving herself, but she's somewhat of a subservient pushover. She pledges to fight for her beliefs and to attempt to be more honest with herself as she joins the Phantom Thieves, which in turn activates her Persona. She has likely been treated unfairly by grownups her whole life, so she may still be a little pushy and judgmental of those who don't live up to her standards.
Futaba Sakura, Persona 5
Code name for Phantom Thief: OracleFutaba is the daughter of Sojiro Sakura, the proprietor of Café Leblanc, who had a severe depressive episode after the death of her mother. She suffers from severe social anxiety and borderline agoraphobia, making her a recluse who seldom leaves her home and doesn't go to school. She thus withdraws herself within her apartment and uses the internet as her primary means of communication with the outside world.After joining the Phantom Thieves, she becomes committed to their mission of social transformation while making her mother's death her top priority. She is somewhat helped by the other members to come out of her shell, but she still hides behind the main character or wears a mask to prevent her identity from being discovered, and she still finds crowds and bustling places to be quite uncomfortable.To learn more, see our
Persona 5 Futaba guide.
Haru Okumura, Persona 5
Noir
is Phantom Thief's code name.The sixth main target of the Phantom Thieves is Kunikazu Okumura, whose daughter Haru is an affluent student at Shujin Academy. She's usually quite quiet and reclusive, and because of her introversion, other people find her to be rather strange. She struggles to distinguish between those who really like her and want to be friends with her and those who are just interested in using her for their own gain and suffers from trust difficulties.She comes off as a little uncomfortable when she initially joins the Phantom Thieves and struggles to fit in. But as it becomes clear that her true goal is to flee her forced marriage to an abusive fiancé, she joins the Phantom Thieves in an attempt to win over her father. After that, she becomes friendly with the group and often addresses them with loving honorifics. As she tends to plants and aspires to be like the female superheroes she grew up adoring, she also starts to display her softer side.
Goro Akechi, Persona 5
Code name for Phantom Thief: Crow
A high school investigator named Goro Akechi is looking into the enigmatic "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" case that is sweeping around Japan. He often makes appearances in public and on talk programs, presenting himself as modest, polite, and very charming. His smooth-talking brilliance wins him the respect of the police as well as the admiration of his followers. He presents himself as someone with a strong sense of justice, and at first he expresses his open disapproval of the Phantom Thieves' vigilantism.But in reality, his whole public persona is a meticulously constructed charade, mostly maintained by the creation and resolution of fictitious cases. Akechi really spent the most of his life as a disposable tool for a guy named Shido, but while they are together, he ends up becoming friends with the main character and relishing the chance to live a straightforward, typical existence.
Kasumi Yoshizawa, Persona 5
Code name for Phantom Thief: Violet
Kasumi Yoshizawa, a playable character from Persona 5 Royal, is an accomplished gymnast and a student at Shujin Academy. She is a happy, outgoing individual who was almost unopposed in gymnastics contests and who was awarded a scholarship at Shujin. Despite her incredible reflexes, she can be very sloppy and reckless at times, and she sometimes has depressive episodes when she punishes herself for even the smallest of errors.Although she doesn't like the Phantom Thieves at first because she thinks individuals should learn to fix their own issues and faults on their own, she does appreciate that they aid others. She views the protagonist as a mentor and looks up to him, which is why her Phantom Thief attire resembles his quite a bit. Watch out, as we are about to enter
spoiler territory. From this point on, Kasumi really adopts the characteristics of her deceased twin sister Sumire Yoshizara when you first meet her.These are all of the Persona 5 characters who can presently be played in the game, along with a succinct synopsis of their goals and characteristics. See our lists of the
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