Cendrillon

Cendrillon
Cendrillon, as she appears in Persona 5 Royal.
Japanese Name	サンドリヨン
Romaji	Sandoriyon
Also known as	Cinderella Ella
Origin	Folk Tale
First Appearance	Persona 5 Royal
Arcana(s)	Faith
Persona User(s)	Sumire Yoshizawa
Awakens into	Vanadis
Japanese VA	Sora Amamiya
English VA	Laura Post

"So Adamant... Rather than accept a life in cinders... You'd strive towards splendor-- you know the risk... Well, if those really are the shoes you've chosen... Then we'll dance to the end. I am thou, thou art I... Accept this contract... The spell cast upon you."

—Cendrillon, Persona 5 Royal

Cendrillon (サンドリヨン, Sandoriyon)^? is a Persona in Persona 5 Royal.

Appearances

• Persona 5 Royal: Faith Arcana

History

Cendrillon is the French adaptation of the classic folk tale Cinderella. Charles Perrault was one of many authors to adapt the story, which began as a Greek folk tale. His novel became the most famous version, as it was the first to introduce the iconic "glass" slippers, as well as featuring the pumpkin carriage and a fairy-godmother. Perrault's adaptation lead to several operas such as Cendrillon, scripted by Jules Massenet and Henri Caïn.

The tale of Cendrillon follows a kind, beautiful young woman who is forced to be a maid for her wicked stepmother and two equally vain stepsisters. A ball is held by the kingdom's prince to find a bride and her stepfamily sabotage her chances to attend the ball. Her fairy godmother then appears and grants her a beautiful dress, allowing her to go, but warns that her spell lasts until midnight. At the ball, she attracts the prince, but is forced to leave just before midnight as the spell begins wearing off. She leaves behind one of her glass slippers in her haste and quietly returns home before her stepfamily can find out she left. Having found the slipper, the prince travels the kingdom to find her. He has every maiden he visits try on the slipper, but none are a perfect fit. Arriving at Cendrillon's house, the slipper fails to fit on the stepsisters but it fits perfectly on Cendrillon. After producing the other slipper as proof, Cendrillon marries the prince and lives happily ever after.

Cendrillon is not her name, but a nickname from her stepfamily as she was often covered in ash (cendre) when sleeping next to a fireplace to keep warm.

Profile

Persona 5 Royal

"The French name of the titular heroine of Cinderella, an oft-retold tale of great renown a mistreated waif gains luxury, beauty, and a single night’s dance with a prince through the power of magic."

—Cendrillon Compendium information

Cendrillon is the initial Persona of Kasumi Yoshizawa. It specializes in Bless and Physical skills. Later on, after the truth of Kasumi was revealed and this Kasumi being exposed as a cognitive overlay on top of Sumire Yoshizawa, 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 Byakhee Maruki 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 Maruki's spell helped the duo in defeating it.

"Such Tenacity... It seems to fit you better than ever before. The glass slippers are the icon of glory. Not just for you, but the other girl within you as well... I am thou, thou art I... Are you prepared for your debut? The ball awaits."

—Cendrillon, Persona 5 Royal

The old Cendrillon was destroyed and during the next infiltration to Maruki's Palace, Sumire begins to have trouble with her Persona, as her costume appears and disappears, during an encounter with multiple Shadows, Sumire tears off her mask again and calls her Persona, with the soul of the real Kasumi Yoshizawa becoming Cendrillon herself and fighting in place of the old one. Cendrillon would become the Persona of Sumire Yoshizawa while retaining the same stats as before.

Strategy

Berserk Cendrillon Boss fight

Berserk Cendrillon Boss Fight.

This is a three part fight that occurs right after rejecting Maruki's deal. Before going in, make sure the protagonist has a persona with Mediarahan or other reliable recovery, as Akechi has no healing skills and the other party members will not join until the third phase of this fight. It is also advised to avoid fighting excessive amounts of enemies or very powerful Shadows on the way to the Dais if possible for the same reason. While the Velvet Room is inaccessible, Takemi Medical Clinic re-opens prior to confronting this boss encounter, so stock on items if necessary.

The first phase will involve the protagonist fighting Sumire alone. Sumire has relatively low endurance and will go down after a few hits, although she has a high agility stat. In order to allow the protagonist's attacks to land consistently, debuff her using Debilitate or Sukunda. Sumire attacks with Sword Dance and Makougaon. When her HP is low, she uses Brave Step to increase her critical hit rate. She can also cast Nocturnal Flash, which when accompanied with her high agility, will make the protagonist have trouble targeting her, so be prepared to cure it as it successfully lands. Despite this, she does not attack using anything but Physical or Bless skills, so a persona that nulls both will be able to take her down effortlessly.

The second phase involves the protagonist and Akechi facing a berserk Cendrillon while Maruki summons a pair of Byakhee, which she periodically feeds on to recover her HP. Cendrillon attacks with Makougaon, Swords Dance and Vorpal Blade, so Akechi would be in a risky situation as he merely gives it free one mores. The Byakhee can also cast Heat Riser on Cendrillon, so remove it if possible via Dekaja (removes all Kaja buffs) or Debilitate (Lowers Atk/Def/Agi/Acc). This phase is unwinnable and will end after a few turns, so try to survive.

In the final phase, the protagonist and Akechi will be joined by the other Phantom Thief members. Two random members from the last party that fought Yaldabaoth before will appear on default, so if one wishes to use other party members, swap a party member with Makoto since the Biyarky are weak to Nuke. Yusuke is not recommended as the Byakhee have Agidyne. All targets can be downed, although an All-Out Attack cannot be initiated as Maruki is considered a part of the enemy team and not a background object, even though he cannot be targeted in any form or way. Focus on removing the Byakhee as Cendrillon might absorb them for 600 HP and they might cast Heat Riser on it. Since Cendrillon only absorbs the Byakhee's remaining HP, it might also be wise to keep them at low HP so Cendrillon doesn't gain much from them. They are weak to Ice and Nuke, making Makoto effective in removing them. The fight ends after Cendrillon is defeated, regardless of other on-screen targets.

Stats

Persona 5 Royal

Persona

• Base
• Level 99
• Awakening

Arcana Level Strength 55 Magic 46 Endurance 36 Agility 51 Luck 44 Faith 75 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak - - - Bless - Curse List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Apt Pupil Passive Increase critical rate. Innate Vorpal Blade 23% HP Severe Physical damage to all foes. Innate Kougaon 12 SP Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe. Innate Sword Dance 21% HP Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. Innate Makougaon 22 SP Heavy Bless damage to all foes. Innate Diarahan 18 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. Innate Bless Amp Passive Strengthen (non instant death) Bless attacks by 50%. Innate Ali Dance Passive Half hit rate of all incoming attacks. Innate Brave Step 16 SP Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns. 80

Arcana Level Strength 71 Magic 61 Endurance 47 Agility 67 Luck 58 Faith 99 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak - - - Bless - Curse List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Apt Pupil Passive Increase critical rate. Innate Vorpal Blade 23% HP Severe Physical damage to all foes. Innate Kougaon 12 SP Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe. Innate Sword Dance 21% HP Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. Innate Makougaon 22 SP Heavy Bless damage to all foes. Innate Diarahan 18 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. Innate Bless Amp Passive Strengthen (non instant death) Bless attacks by 50%. Innate Ali Dance Passive Half hit rate of all incoming attacks. Innate Brave Step 16 SP Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns. 80

Arcana Level Strength 32 Magic 27 Endurance 21 Agility 30 Luck 26 Faith 43 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak - - - Bless - Curse List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Kouga 8 SP Medium Bless damage to 1 foe. Innate Makouga 16 SP Medium Bless damage to all foes. Innate Tempest Slash 17% HP Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe 3x to 5x. Innate Heat Wave 20% HP Heavy Physical damage to all foes. Innate Apt Pupil Passive Increase critical rate. Innate Sword Dance 21% HP Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 75 Vorpal Blade 23% HP Severe Physical damage to all foes. 75 Kougaon 12 SP Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe. 75 Makougaon 22 SP Heavy Bless damage to all foes. 75 Diarahan 18 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. 75 Bless Amp Passive Strengthen (non instant death) Bless attacks by 50%. 75 Ali Dance Passive Half hit rate of all incoming attacks. 75 Brave Step 16 SP Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns. 80

Boss Fight

• Berserk Yoshizawa
• Berserk Cendrillon
• Evil Synthetic Organism
• Maruki

Don't do this to me! Arcana Level HP Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- - ??? ~1300 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - - - - - - - - - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items 0 0 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Brave Step Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns. Sword Dance Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. Kougaon Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe. Charge Next Physical or Gun attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user. Dazzler Inflict Dizzy (high odds) 1 foe.

I refuse to go back! I'm happy here...THIS is where I belong! Arcana Level HP Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- - ??? ~5000 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - - - - - - - - - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items 6525 27967 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Sword Dance Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. Makougaon Heavy Bless damage to all foes. Vorpal Blade Severe Physical damage to all foes. Drain Absorbs 100% of current HP from 1 Byakhee.

Arcana Level HP Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- - 70 600 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - Block Weak - Block - Weak - - - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items 0 0 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Heat Riser Buff attack, defense and agility of Cendrillon for 3 turns. Death Scythe Severe Physical damage and inflict Fear (med odds) to 1 foe. Agidyne Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to 1 foe.

Arcana Level HP Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- - ??? N/A Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - - - - - - - - - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items 0 0 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Summon Summons Evil Synthetic Organism (Byakhee) into battle.

Quotes

• Spoken by Maruki:
  • "I'll rescue you...the only way I know how!" (Intro)
  • "You can't tell? It's her refusal to accept the truth..." (End of phase 1)
  • "Ngh..." (Cendrillon at low HP)
• Spoken by Cendrillon:
  • "I will seize joy!" (Randomly on someone's turn)
  • "I'll take that!" (Drain)
  • "Let's Go!" (Attacking, phase 1)
  • "Out of my way!" (Attacking, phase 1)
  • "For my Joy!" (Attacking, phase 2)
  • "I WON'T hold back!" (Attacking, phase 2)
  • "I can't lose!" (Damaged)
  • "It can't end yet..." (Recovering from down)
  • "No!" (Attack misses)
  • "I refuse to return! I will never go back to being such pathetic, soot-coated garbage!" (After phase 1)
  • "Ah... I can hear them... The bells of midnight are tolling... Now... My dream... won't be..." (Defeated)
  • "The clock strikes midnight..." (Defeated)

Gallery

Cendrillon

Berserk Cendrillon

Concept art

Trivia

• Cendrillon is the second Persona formed from a dead acquaintance of its user. The first one is Yamaoka, which is formed from Kei Nanjo's butler.
• Cendrillon is also the only initial Persona of the Phantom Thieves that is neither a criminal nor a fictitious villain.
• During Sumire's false awakening in the Japanese version, Cendrillon calls "Kasumi" useless and refers to the awakening as "choosing to live in false glory then to be covered in ashes," while the dub says that there is a risk to a seeking a life in splendor instead of one in cinders. This again foreshadows "Kasumi" is in fact, a fake.
• Cendrillon and Arsène both share the same "Kick" melee animation.
• If the protagonist has activated Hifumi Togo's confidant abilities, the party option is available during all phases during the Cendrillon boss fight, although there are no party members to switch in at all during the first two phases of the fight, and Akechi is removed from the party when combating Sumire.
• Cendrillon's first phase cannot be defeated at all; if a party member deals lethal damage to it, the battle ends and shifts to the second phase instantly.
• When Sumire rejoins during January 12, Cendrillon's level will revert to Level 75 (default level).

Appearances in Other media

• Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag
• Puzzle and Dragons

Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag
Violet with Cendrillon in Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag

Puzzle & Dragons
"Kasumi" and Cendrillon in Puzzle & Dragons