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Huh. Persona guys who wanted to be special, which is probably why they were jealous of the protag 🤔
I keep comparing things because I’m currently playing P4G I’m not sorry lol
And they both happened to be super gay for the protag, too.
What an interesting coincidence… 🤔
Oh yeah, I’m fully aware lol. I even heard Yosuke’s unused romance voicelines. I like showing how ShuAke and SouYo have a few things in common.
okay but freckles goro is good because imagine yusuke seeing him without makeup for the first time and just spending a good few minutes with goro’s face in his hands inspecting all the little markings on his skin that he never got to see before. finding so much beauty in the natural state of somebody who used to have to be dolled up all the time
When two thirds of your trio isnt invited to the new game
I’m still alive
if given the opportunity, akechi would have so much love to give! i think there’s this misconception that some people have that just because akechi can be standoffish and aggressive (be it in battle or in the ways that he challenges you), that love would not come easily to him, that he is naturally a cold person, but i disagree because those aren’t his definitive traits. akechi is a focused and determined person who works hard at whatever he sets his mind to. he’s relentless. if he’s to do something, he’s going to do it accurately, precisely, and to the best of his ability. why wouldn’t he do same when it comes to love? any obstacles he would face when it comes to love and intimacy would stem from issues brought upon by his difficult childhood, not his personality. if given the opportunity to be emotionally vulnerable with someone he felt comfortable and safe with he would have so much love to give! he never half-asses anything, he whole-asses it, that’s why his booty so damn big!!!
yes yes yes yes!!
let’s look at three of the major elements of akechi’s character:
he doesn’t hesitate to tell ren he doesn’t hold anything against his mother, not how atypical their living situation was, nor the work she had to do, nor that she gave birth to him at all. this shows he has understanding and compassion in matters where he and another person are put into painful circumstances; he exerts a level of compassion and understanding to her that he doesn’t give to himself.
he has made his entire modus operandi in life to dragging his piece of shit father down, first for what he did to akechi and his mother, and then also because of shido’s ambition to control the country–a country whose society akechi already loathed for how he and his mother were treated. he was alone, friendless, left to fend for himself and live years of lies and careful manipulation in order to hold his head above water. never once did he give up. never once did he waver. this shows that akechi is loyal almost to a fault, and most definitely to his own detriment. when he dedicates himself, he will not stray from that decision.
he can quickly read people, which is why he’s so eager to get to know ren (well one of the reasons–it’s just as likely he recognized ren from the metaverse at this point). he isn’t lying when he says that he finds ren interesting, or that he thinks ren will be a good influence(!), or that he’d find conversations with ren intellectually stimulating. akechi is the sort of person who talks out loud as he thinks, thinks extensively and carefully, and likely has to view situations from multiple angles not just for understanding’s sake, but for safety’s sake. he has a keen understanding of human behavior–how fickle the public can be, the level of fervid devotion his fans have for him, his repeated profiling of the personalities and motives of the phantom thieves. this means that akechi is observant and insightful, two traits that would make it easier for him to assess the needs or thoughts of whoever he’s talking to.
all of these traits–compassion, loyalty, attentive–are not only admirable, they are traits you’d want in a friend or a partner. they are traits that come naturally to akechi, are key foundations of his personality. now just think of how much someone like that would appeal to ren. ren, who is likewise compassionate, attentive, and dedicated. ren, who is loyal to what he sets his mind and heart to, and will not waver from it–unless, of course, it involves painful consequences to someone he cares about. none of us hesitate to point out how caring and relentlessly devoted ren is to his cause and his friends, yet i haven’t seen many people point to akechi and say, "and he’s the same, too.”
the only difference is, of course, akechi hasn’t had anyone to dedicate himself to besides a memory of his mother, and a concept (justice, revenge). it’s not until ren shows up that he can then extend that understanding, devotion, and attention to someone. and for ren, the difference here is that akechi is all these things together in a way none of the other PT are. they may have one or two traits, and perform them to varying degrees of success, but none of them have all three combined, consistently practiced, and given to him. if anything, he has to give it to them.
two sides, same coin. they balance and complete each other in ways no one else can. no one.
I always thought Ann’s costume was so monochromatic and bland so I added some flair!
I remember a post you made recently saying that the plot of p5 could be streamlined if there were fewer phantom thieves. i'm curious as to who you would cut and why
editing persona 5 is a dangerous and deep dark rabbit hole that i try to not go down too far because……………………
ok alright so first thing is that there is no right way to write a story or build characters or write a plot. there are ways that are more interesting or more concise, but persona 5 was not necessarily looking for concise. persona 5 was looking for expansive. persona 5 was looking to give every single character a novel-worthy story in which they were the protagonist and the focus, and that’s legitimate.
the thing about such an expansive work is that they definitely overstretched themselves. they had a huge team of writers and animators and developers and they still had to delay persona 5. they shot for the moon with their ideas and unfortunately it’s pretty clear that they didn’t manage to get all the way there with fleshing out every one of their ideas as well as they should have. and also that there were a LOT of ideas that probably could have been consolidated.
so i guess this is my very long way of saying that it’s not necessarily that persona 5 needs less cast members–even though i did say that, you’re right, but mathematically, persona 5 only has one more cast member than any of the other games. it’s more like persona 5 could do with consolidating plotlines.
🔥 with a Persona 5 topic?
(im not ENTIRELY sure this is unpopular bc i dont read many p5 fics but from what i have encountered) content ive seen for akechis future career often depecits him as staying a detective or going into law and ive even seen novelist quite a few times and while i do like all of these hc’s a lot, it’s not quite how i like to see his endgame? i like to interpret him as a person who begins to want to make amends for what hes done and i strongly think he would be good with kids, as so my go-to career for him is in social work? Specifically him acting as a councilor for kids who have/are going to age out of foster care. i also think he would actively fight and be very involved in trying to create a better system in japan for foster children. i have lots of reasons for this but some of the main ones are that i really think he would eventually grow to want to help people (perhaps in the beginning as a penance) and that he doesnt want to see any children end up in the way that he did. i think sitting down and talking face to face directly with kids and helping them as individuals would do more for him than making changes in the general.
today’s positive vibes: ren in pretty gowns
Now i want to draw a comic with akira giving akechi lipstick and goro being like " haha....what? W..why thank you......"
And at home, he's just staring at the tube, confused as to why akira would gift him such a thing.....then he give in and tries it on.....not bad. He hate that he doesn't mind. Does akira want a picture? Was this a transactional thing? He took a pic and sent it to akira, expecting a reward. A prank like haha you really did it. But there was none. Just a simple
"You look really nice"
This makes akechi flip. What does that mean??? is he mocking me? Did he really like it??? No he couldn't ??? Did i like it??? Goro then has a crisis of his very being.
Meanwhile.....akira is dead.a blushing mess in his bed. He didn't think goro would do it. He only gave it to goro bc haru wasn't into red shades and he didn't want ryuji to make fun of him for having it in his pocket......god he's pretty~
if I were akira and all my female thief teammates kept manifesting weird oversexualized metaverse outfits that made them feel uncomfortable I would simply pack some giant hoodies for them to wear over their outfits in my supply bag
rip to the sexist unconscious of humanity but I’m different
Goro fangirling is the best especially if it’s about Naoto
Futaba is hella short, especially compared to Akira lmao
Don’t tag as ship!! I prefer them as siblings
Futaba: hey bro
Akira: hm?
Futaba: can i ask you a questi-
Akira: you want me to get something of the shelve?
Futaba: ..yes please
MSMSMSMS Y ES
“kurusu-kun, please lie still…” ~♡
⁄(⁄ ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ o ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ⁄)⁄ ･ﾟ｡
i shifted some things around to finally draw some super self indulgent nurse goro（*/∇＼*）~ ♥
(also rip to me for trying to draw a complicated pose without reference; ;))
((also this is highkey inspired by @elysifer‘s tags on my previous nurse goro♥♥♥))//
Day 2: Soulmates!
Soul-marks that appear after you meet your soulmate for the first time sure are convenient, huh.
