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Persona 5 Royal

A group of students steals corrupt hearts, then must decide whether a painless reality is freedom.

Modern Tokyo and the Metaverse, where distorted desires become Palaces that the Phantom Thieves can confront.

5 chapters100–120 h main story

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The story at a glance

5 chapters~110 h left

Who is who

Spoiler-light. Each character is listed from where our sources first place them.

JokerThe player protagonist and leader of the Phantom Thieves.
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Joker turns an imposed criminal label into a chosen role as a leader who returns agency to others.
Connections: kasumi-yoshizawa (Their choices and perspective reshape the central conflict.) · takuto-maruki (Their choices and perspective reshape the central conflict.)
From Part 1
Kasumi YoshizawaA gymnast whose story becomes central to Royal's final semester.
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Kasumi/Sumire begins by living inside a sister's image and reaches a future that requires accepting grief without becoming defined by it.
Connections: joker (Their choices and perspective reshape the central conflict.) · takuto-maruki (Their choices and perspective reshape the central conflict.)
From Part 2
Takuto MarukiCounsellor whose compassion becomes the final moral challenge.
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Maruki's empathy becomes paternalism when he concludes that understanding suffering entitles him to rewrite everyone who suffers.
Connections: joker (Their choices and perspective reshape the central conflict.) · kasumi-yoshizawa (Their choices and perspective reshape the central conflict.)
From Part 2
Goro AkechiDetective and rival whose need for recognition binds him to Shido's conspiracy.
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Akechi's conflict with Joker is built on the life each could have led under the same unjust system.
From Part 2
MorganaPhantom Thief whose search for a past becomes a search for belonging.
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Morgana learns that being needed is not the same as being valuable, a lesson that keeps the team from becoming only a tool.
From Part 2

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Images and game data: IGDB