Initial Personas

Main Personas of the Main Characters:

Arsene:

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Arsene

>This is Arsene, the protagonist's initial Persona. The protagonist obtains Arsene, during his first confrontation with shadows in one of the Palaces, where Arsene personally teaches the protagonist how to fight the shadows during his first battle. He talks to the protagonist once again once he reaches the same point as the story's beginning at another palace, facing off against the boss of that palace. The Shujin Academy library has a book called "the Great Thief" that can boost your knowledge points, and one of Sadayo's quiz questions is on the book about his exploits. Arsene was based on a fictional thief with a similar name, Arsène Lupin, created by French writer, Maurice LeBlanc. He was known for targeting criminals who were worse than him, thus he was called a anti-hero of sorts. Persona 5's Arsene was featured in the game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Persona of the protagonist who was also in the game.

Captain Kidd:

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Captain_Kidd

>This is Captain Kidd, Ryuji's initial Persona. Captain Kidd, is a skeleton pirate standing aastride a ship with a demonic grin painted across the stern. In the library of the Academy there is a book based on him called "Pirate Legend" that can boost your guts points. Captain Kidd specialiazes in Physical and Electricity Attacks, allowing him to follow up strikes at an enemy's weakness with punishing Physical attacks. Captain Kidd was Inspired by the real life Captain Kidd, William Kidd to be exact. He was a Scottish pirate and privateer in the 17th century. He was captured and was sent to England where he was trialed for piracy and was eventually executed.



Carmen:

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Carmen

>This is Carmen, Ann's initial Persona. When Ann was captured in one of the Palace's, where she was bound to an X shape frame were she was almost executed by the subordinates shadows of her P.E. teacher's shadow, she regrets rejecting the sexual advances of her P.E. teacher, which is the very cause of her only friend, being targeted by her P.E. teacher, and trying to take her life just to escape him. The protagonist and Carmen encourages her to stop grieving, she was determined to let her suppressed rage to take revenge on the P.E. teacher's shadow, awakening Carmen and breaking free from the bound. She consists of Fire Attacks and some healing and support skills. She was inspired by the fictional fictive female gypsy created by Prosper Merimee. Carmen is a classic femme fatale who uses her beauty and charm to make men fall for her, but breaks her relationship when she got bored, and then she looks for another victim. She is always seen smoking tobacco because she worked at a tobacco factory. She was later slain by one of her ex, because of jealous rage after she left him. But she knew he was going to kill her, she said that she would rather die than allow herself to be bound to the will of another, and that "Carmen will always be free."

Zorro:

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Zorro

>This is Zorro, the initial Persona of Morgana. A book called "Zorro, the Outlaw" can be found in the Shujin Academy library. His skills consists of Wind Attacks and recovery, he has a lot of access to a bountiful of healing and recovery status, HP recovery and he can also revive you with full health. Zorro was inspired by the fictional character with the same name, Zorro. Zorro was created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The true name of Zorro is Don Diego de la Vega. He is a masked outlaw who helps and defends commoners and the indigenous people from the greedy and tyrannical officials and other villains. 

Goemon:

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Goemon

>This is Goemon, the initial Persona of Yusuke. He manifests in one of the palace's after Yusuke's adoptive father reveals the reality that he was a corrupt, vain, and greedy man. Yusuke, unable to deny the truth anymore, Goemon calls to him to sign the contract and show his adoptive father the difference between vice and beauty. His skills consists of Ice Attacks, but his initial moveset is heavily Physical-Oriented. A book called "The Gallant Rogue" can be found in the Shujin Academy library after Yusuke joining the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and becoming a member. The book boosts your guts points. Goemon was inspired by the real life Goemon namely Ishikawa Goemon. Like Arsene and Zorro, Goemon was an outlaw, stealing riches and sharing his spoils with the poor. For hundreds of years later, he become a legendary figure in Japanese culture, but only few facts are very known about his life. 

Johanna:

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Johanna

>This is Johanna, Makoto's initial Persona. Johanna has an appearance of a silver motorcycle. Makoto is shown to be the one who drives Johanna. Johanna skills consists of Nuclear Attacks and healing skills. Johanna was inspired by a legendary medieval woman who briefly reigned as a pope in defiance of Catholic tradition, her name is Pope Joan. Though the story seems believable, modern historians has deemed this to be a work of fiction. Many versions described her as a talented and learned how to disguise herself as a man, thus becoming a pope.

Necronomicon:

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Necronomicon

>This is Necronomicon, the initial Persona of Futaba. She was formed when Futaba regains her will to live and accepts her shadow self. Necronomicon has an appearance of an UFO with a metallic Gargoyle statue right on top of the roof.The outside design has a lime green glyphs of various origins. Futaba is shown to be the one whose piloting Necronomicon from the inside. This Persona symbolizes her unknown power and vast reserves of knowledge. Necronomicon is navigator type Persona with a limited type of skills by itself. Necronomicon was by inspired by a fictional grimoire (magic tome) featured in the work of horror by writer H.P. Lovercraft. The grimoire details how ancient aliens that inhabited Earth, manipulates humans for their own ends.

Milady:

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Milady

>This is Milady, the initial Persona of Haru. She was very weak and was lacking a stable form because of Haru's indetermination. When Haru learns from the shadow version of her father that would let her fiance treat her as a disposable lover rather than wife who is associated with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, Milady blocked the attack of the cognition of her fiance and encourages her that she must learn to betray someone in order to gain freedom, to which she is finally decisive and reveals Milady's true form for rebellion against her father. Her skills consists of Psy Attacks amd Gun Skills, mostly her skill roster only revolved around those attacks and increasing the power of those attacks with little or no supports. Milady was inspired by a fictional character, whose name is Milady de Winter, created by Alexandre Dumas for his seminal novel The Three Musketeers. She is a straight-up evil villain, she is an antagonist in the novel who adopts numerous aliases. She is a cunning, bewitching and ruthless spy who doesn't stop for her thirst of power, even seduction and murder.



Cendrillon:

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Cendrillon

>This is Cendrillon, the initial Persona of Kasumi. She specializes in Bless and Physical skills. After the truth of Kasumi being a cognitive overlay of Sumire, Cendrillon was forcibly removed and driven berserk by Takuto Maruki as a warning against the party for accepting the pain of reality. As it constantly absorbs the Biyarky Takuto summons, the protagonist and Goro Akechi were no match against it, only for Ryuji Sakamoto to block the finishing blow from it and the Phantom Thieves who were snapped out of Takuto's spell helped the duo in defeating it. The old Cendrillon was destroyed and during the next infiltration to Maruki's Palace, the soul of the real Kasumi Yoshizawa becomes Cendrillon herself and fights in place of the old one. Cendrillon would become the persona of Sumire Yoshizawa while retaining the same stats as before. She was inspired by a French adaptation of Cinderella. The story follows the same way how Cinderella's story was.