"Have you finally come to your senses? How foolishly you averted your eyes from the truth...A deplorable imitation indeed...Best you part from that aspect of yourself! Let us now forge a contract...I am thou, thou art I...The world is filled with both beauty and vice...It is time you teach people which is which!"
Ishikawa Goemon (石川 五右衛門*)? was a Japanese outlaw, and his birth name was Gorokichi. The historical Gorokichi is only mentioned in two sources, both of which were created after his death. The first one, the Toyotomi Hideyoshi fu (豊臣秀吉譜*)?, details his attempted assassination of the shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi, his capture, and his execution alongside his young son in 1594. Goemon's death by being boiled alive was also described in a second historical source by Pedro de Morejon who transcribed his name as "Ixicava Goyemon." As time passed, Goemon's story was expanded to make him a hero similiar to Robin Hood, robbing the rich and giving his spoils to the poor. Stories from the 19th and the 20th century also make him out be a skilled ninja. Goemon and his infamous death eventually became the subject of various bunraku and kabuki plays.
The legend was also adapted into movies, anime, and video games.
Goemon is one of the DLC Personas included in the Persona 5 Royal Persona Set 1 and is the only Persona that is capable of learning the Ice DriverPassive skill.
Persona 5[]
"Ishikawa Goemon was a thief who stole from the rich and gave to the poor in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The kabuki scene of him sitting on the gate of Nanzen-ji is famous."
—Persona 5 compendium
Goemon is Yusuke Kitagawa's Initial Persona. He manifests in Madarame's Palace after Shadow Madarame reveals the reality that he is a corrupt, vain, and greedy man. Unable to deny the truth anymore, Yusuke's Shadow reaches out to him to make the contract and show Madarame the difference between vice and beauty, then transforms into Goemon.
Although he does learn a few Ice magic skills, his moveset is heavily Physical-oriented.
"Have you finally come to your senses? How foolishly you averted your eyes from the truth, a deplorable imitation indeed... Best you part from that aspect of yourself! Let us now forge a contract. I am thou, thou art I... The world is filled with both beauty and vice. It is time you teach people which is which!" (Upon awakening)
"Have you finally come to your senses? You foolishly averted your eyes from the truth. You're a poor imitation of yourself. Part from the lies and discover who you really are. Let us form a contract. I am thou, thou art I. The world is filled with both beauty and vice. It's time you teach people which is which." (Upon awakening)
Goemon's design, particularly his facial structure and makeup, references his historical ukiyo-e paintings, as Yusuke Kitagawa's name is inspired by the prestigious ukiyo-e artist Utamaro Kitagawa.
Goemon's weakness to Fire could be a reference to his execution in the pot of boiling oil.
The text on the sides on his robe are read as "5 IXICAVA." This is based on the "Ixicava Goyemon" account by Pedro de Morejon. The "5" probably represents the “Go” part of Goemon’s name, “go” being the sound made for the number 5 in Japanese.
Goemon’s pipe is in reference to the portrayal of Goemon Ishikawa in the kabuki play Kinman Gosan no Kiri, where he is seen smoking out of a kiseru, an oversized pipe that could double as an impromptu weapon.
His Trait, Scoundrel Eyes, may also refer to this appearance, as in his first line in that play, he says: “The spring view is worth a thousand gold pieces, or so they say, but 'tis too little, too little. These eyes of Goemon rate it worth ten thousand!"
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