Goro Akechi

Goro Akechi
Also known as	Crow (Code Name) Second Advent of the Detective Prince The Charismatic Detective Mysterious Man Pleasant Boy Black Mask Extra glitzy person (By Yukiko Amagi) Pancake-Loving Detective (P3/5 Dancing)
Japanese Name	明智 吾郎 あけち ごろう アケチ ゴロウ クロウ 探偵王子の再来 黒い仮面
Romaji	Akechi Gorou Kurou Tantei ouji no sairai Kuroi kamen
First Appearance	Persona 5
Affiliation	Tokyo District Special Investigation Department, Phantom Thieves of Hearts
Date of Birth	June 2 c.1998
Age	17-18
Zodiac	Gemini
Height	178 cm (5'10")
Weight	64 kg (141 lbs)
Blood Type	AB
Melee Weapon	Laser Sabers, Serrated Swords
Ranged Weapon	Ray Guns, Silenced Pistols
Arcana	Justice
Persona	Robin Hood, Loki, Hereward (P5R)
Theme	"Will Power"
Japanese VA	Sōichirō Hoshi
English VA	Robbie Daymond

"Oh, am I mistaken? I thought I heard something about delicious pancakes..."

—Goro Akechi, Persona 5

Goro Akechi is a playable character from Persona 5. He is touted by his fans and the media as the second coming of the detective prince (after the first appeared in Persona 4), and is investigating the mysterious Phantom Thieves of Hearts case sensationalizing Japan.

Appearances

• Persona 5 / Royal: Playable Character; Justice Confidant
  • Persona 5 (Manga): Major Character
  • Persona 5: Mementos Mission: Major Character
  • Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers: Cameo
  • Persona 5 The Animation: Major Character
  • Persona 5 The Stage
• Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight: Playable Character (DLC)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight: Playable Character (DLC)
• Persona O.A.
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Playable Character
  • Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Roundabout Special

Design

Akechi has shaggy, neck length brown hair with bangs and reddish-brown eyes. He wears a tan peacoat with black buttons, striped black and white tie, black pants, black gloves and black loafers. His casual winter outfit consists of a white long sleeve shirt with flaps under a blue diamond sweater vest, beige pants and brown shoes.

As Crow, Akechi wears a princely pure-white regalia with red accents and a red, long-nosed mask. The artbook states his mask motif resembles a medieval western plague doctor, but in keeping with Akechi being as proud as a tengu, it's also got a long nose. His image is a combination of a noble's attire, and a uniform worn by cavalry or guards of honor. As with his Robin Hood Persona, it's meant to give the feeling of putting on the air of a champion of justice, with nothing to do with being a Phantom Thief, robber or burglar of any sort, invoking the image of being at the front of a stage to contrast the protagonist's image of being more of a backstage actor.

Once he reveals his true intentions, Akechi swaps his princely garb for a body-covering, black and dark blue striped outfit. In this form, he has several black studded belts strapped around his legs and arms, a short black cape and clawed gauntlets. He also wears a dark enclosed knight helmet, with a deep crimson mask resembling a sharp beak. Much like with Loki's design, it alludes to a lack of agency, and is meant to give a chaotic feeling and invoke the question "what's the real you?"

In Royal, Akechi's mask is now entirely blue-black rather than dark red. During the events of the third semester, he wears a green vest and white collar shirt, both under a brown coat with black buttons, and blue pants while retaining his gloves and loafers. On school days, Akechi wears a tan coat with a red and gray plaid scarf tucked underneath, while keeping his black gloves, pants and shoes from his detective uniform.

Personality

During most of the story, Akechi appears to be well-mannered, friendly and charismatic. His achievement of being a high-school detective, coupled with his handsome features, makes him highly popular among the general public and he is commented to be "The Second Coming of the Detective Prince." His intelligence and smooth-talk earned him enough trust from the police to conduct his own investigation despite his young age, which includes Sae Niijima, who fully trusts him to assist her in her investigation.

He presents himself as having a strong sense of justice, disapproving of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts for their methods. He is candid in expressing his disagreement, but never forces his views on others, and still respects people who have differing opinions. He quotes Hegel on this, citing that "advancement cannot occur without both thesis and antithesis."

In reality, this cheery disposition is merely a mask that hides his inner darkness. Due to his mother's suicide and subsequent placement into child institutions, Akechi grew up a lonely child who yearned to be loved; this feeling persists in his teenage years. He was illegally conceived in one of Shido's sexual ventures, which would then become the basis of his incredibly misanthropic worldview and his narcissistic behavior, making him even harder to befriend.

Despite supposedly being an idol detective, this identity is nothing short of a fraud that he carefully crafted to grant him a public image in the hopes that it would make people accept him and mask his real personality; which was done by artificially fabricating and solving cases via mental shutdowns or psychotic breakdowns. He has the public's support only if he upholds the pretense of being a charismatic idol detective, and his fans are quick to turn on him if he makes mistakes, such as when the Phantom Thieves triumphed over Kaneshiro and Medjed.

Shido's abandonment resulted in Akechi developing a strong hatred for his father, to the point that he swore he would get revenge on Shido for ruining his life. His desire for revenge is so intense that he's willing to become a hitman for Shido, committing murders under his father's orders to fulfill his goal of ruining Shido when he is at the apex of his power.

After meeting the protagonist, for the first time Akechi is able to experience a simple, normal life with a friend. Akechi admires yet envies the protagonist, who does not let anything stop him from carving his own path, and considers him his rival. Persona 5 Maniax states that despite being overwhelmed with jealousy and contempt for the protagonist, who is surrounded by friends, Akechi says he would have wanted to meet the protagonist earlier, and doesn't deny what Morgana says about him taking a liking to the protagonist. In an interview in Persona 5 The Royal Official Complete Guide, director Katsura Hashino comments that Akechi doesn't care much for other people except the protagonist. In the end, he seems to hold complicated feelings toward the protagonist.

Near the final act of the game, his obsession with enacting revenge on his father and his desire to be the hero of his own story overshadows his true feelings for the protagonist and the party. He becomes so desperate that he dismisses the concept of friends and true justice, claiming they are both meaningless and sickening, and becomes apoplectic with rage. However, after learning how special he is to the protagonist and the party, and the truth of how Shido sees him from the cognitive version of himself, Akechi realizes how foolish he's been for letting his hatred blind him from seeing the truth, and he sacrifices himself to protect the protagonist.

He usually speaks in a calm and polite, yet unsettling fashion, but when he drops his guise and engages in combat as the Black Mask, his dialogue becomes wildly aggressive and profane. This is apparent in the Japanese script, in that the usual self-referring-pronoun that Akechi uses is "boku" and refers to others as "kimi". Under his Black Mask form, he drops his formal verbal ticks and refers to himself as "ore" and others as "omae." While he can keep a calm verbal conversation, his vocalizations are much more harsh and flippant at times.

In Royal, this side of him is elaborated upon further during battle, as he refers to small Shadows as scum and delights in killing them. Akechi no longer cares what others may think of him, completely abandoning his detective prince persona. Now perfectly comfortable with his true self, he behaves more coldly and seriously, speaking in a straightforward manner without any sugar coating, regardless of who he's talking to. He won't bother making small talk, directing the conversation straight to the point. While Akechi seems to no longer hold any contempt for the Phantom Thieves, he is no kinder than before with them since they already knew his true nature. He also shows a morbid sense of humor, dryly suggesting they kill Maruki when handing him the calling card.

When it comes to his enemies, he is still merciless, seeing no problem in killing if he feels it is necessary. During a conversation in the Thieves Den, Akechi outright states that he would have killed Madarame or Kamoshida if he were to be abused by them like Yusuke or Ann were; in turn, they respond that letting them suffer for an eternity would be better punishment than outright killing them. Akechi does show a certain restraint to this side of him, depending on who his opponents are. He chooses to back out and leave the protagonist to fight Sumire alone because he worries he might kill her due to his combat instinct. He would attempt to kill Maruki only as a last resort, when he saw no other choice.

Having been manipulated by Shido before, Akechi values free will above all else. For this reason, he is disgusted by Maruki's salvation plan that requires his memories to be distorted and changed, which Akechi sees as no different than when he was controlled by his father. He is determined to live his life following the path that he chooses for himself, without anyone dictating him, even if it means he will die doing so. Due to his relationship with the protagonist, he is alarmed and disappointed should he ever accept Maruki's reality as he knows that it would result in him being controlled via proxy due to Maruki's powers. At the same time, he is relieved each time the protagonist turns Maruki's offer down, knowing that he is resolved to return to reality back to normal and by accepting Maruki's offer would be a betrayal of Akechi's wishes.

Despite not being a real detective and instead a hitman, Akechi does have excellent deduction and analysis skills, as seen during Niijima's Palace and Maruki's Palace, as well as during Persona Q2; his quick and in-depth thinking allows him to be an effective asset when an ally. He is also extremely cunning, secretly planning a means to address Shadow Sae's last minute cheating in her palace without the knowledge of his teammates beforehand. This proves that even without having to fabricate cases, he actually does have what it takes to become a true detective.

The official Persona 5 Artbook reveals that Akechi lives alone in a city apartment. His main skill is reasoning, and he has a habit of getting lost in thought during conversations. His hobbies include cycling (specifically with a hybrid bicycle for easy turning in Tokyo), bouldering and playing fashionable games like darts. His guidebook profile also states that Akechi always makes sure to try out the latest popular dishes in order to use food as a conversation piece. Waiting in long lines for this does not bother him. He uses his cycling hobby to ride around town, gathering stories to utilize in conversation with adults. Since he spends a lot of time with adults, he has a reputation among Tokyo’s famous hidden stores and high class restaurants, although in truth he has little interest in the food’s flavor.

Profile 

Persona 5

Akechi is the illegitimate child of Masayoshi Shido, the same man responsible for the protagonist's probation period. His mother was a sex worker who was shamed and committed suicide. According to him, before her suicide, she raised him alone, and whenever she brought men from the red light district into their home, she would tell him to go to the bath house. Akechi desired to make Shido apologize for his crime of making her illegally conceive a child, but was powerless to do anything because Shido was already a high-ranking official by then. He was then passed around child institutions as an orphan.

Two years before Persona 5, Akechi acquired the power of the Wild Card and gained access to the Metaverse, although he is not permitted to the Velvet Room. He then offered his services as an assassin to Shido to help him achieve his goal of winning the Prime Ministry. However, in reality, this was just a plan by Akechi to catch Shido off guard so he could forcibly ruin his political career as soon as he's elected Prime Minister. Shido proceeded to teach Akechi about inducing mental shutdown by abusing Mementos. During their collaboration, Akechi used Loki to fabricate scandals of Shido's opponents to discredit them, then proceeded to "solve" the case himself. This, along with his already standing charisma, earned him the title of "The Second Coming of the Detective Prince," along with celebrity status. If any of Shido's enemies proved particularly troublesome, Akechi would assassinate them personally by inducing a mental shutdown.

Around a day after the protagonist is pulled into the rehabilitation game, Akechi causes a massive subway accident for the sole reason of framing the traffic department for incompetency.

Akechi is first brought up to the Phantom Thieves of Hearts by Shadow Madarame and Shadow Kaneshiro after their fall, as a nameless figure wearing a black mask, which alarms the group. Akechi first meets the group during a Shujin Academy school trip to a TV station in Akasaka Mitsuke, where he is scheduled to appear as a guest. He passes by and overhears the protagonist speaking with Morgana, Ryuji Sakamoto, and Ann Takamaki backstage. During the show, he expresses a distaste for the Phantom Thieves, whom he accuses of taking the law into their own hands.

Akechi quickly takes an interest in the protagonist, approaching him after the show and telling him that he enjoyed their conversation, and hopes to speak again sometime. As the Thieves' heists continue, and Akechi continues to state his disapproval of them, his own popularity begins to dip.

Once the Phantom Thieves' popularity reaches its peak, the Conspiracy tricks them into making their next target Kunikazu Okumura, who is also one of Shido's enemies and an obstacle to his path. After their target's defeat, Akechi takes the chance to assassinate his Shadow Self before his Palace collapses, subsequently causing the real Okumura to suffer a mental shutdown and die. This leads to the public believing the Phantom Thieves to be behind his death. On the other hand, Akechi's support skyrockets due to his staunch disapproval of their methods, and Shido's conspiracy takes advantage of this to frame the Phantom Thieves for a crime that they did not commit.

Sixth Heist: Sae Niijima

Later, as Shujin Academy is searching for a guest celebrity to speak at their cultural festival, Akechi is chosen by a landslide vote, and he accepts Makoto Niijima's invitation. During his speech, he boasts of knowing the Phantom Thieves' identities on stage, and uses a fake call as an excuse to talk to them personally. Backstage, he blackmails the Thieves into a deal using photographic evidence of them leaving Okumura's Palace.

Akechi claims he entered the Metaverse a month before, and awakened to his Persona when he saw the black masked man kill Okumura. Akechi requests that he accompanies the Thieves on their heist in Sae's Palace in order to catch the real culprit and clear their name. In exchange, he'll destroy the photo evidence. However, another caveat is that the Phantom Thieves must disband after this last heist. With no other choice, the group agrees.

When Shadow Sae impedes the party's progress by increasing the number of coins required to enter the Manager's Floor of the casino, Akechi secretly used a loan card that Futaba told him to get rid of, to borrow as many coins from the casino as possible, allowing the party access to the Treasure. After Sae's defeat and the Treasure found, their victory is cut short with a police invasion outside Sae's Palace, heavily implied to be drawn in by Akechi via passive use of the Metaverse Navigator. The protagonist decides to act as a decoy so the rest of the Phantom Thieves can escape, and Akechi follows the others while the protagonist catches the police's attention and is ultimately caught.

Back in the present, Sae concludes the interrogation by telling him to expose the identities of all his comrades and allies. If he refuses, the protagonist's drugs will begin to wear off, and will remember that the group was aware of Akechi's malicious motives all along, and had been prepared. He intended to bait the police into capturing him, then use a modified version of the Metaverse Navigator to trick Akechi into entering a part of Niijima's Palace with no cognitive distortion. Furthermore, an empty suitcase was taken in place of the Treasure, and a cognitive Akechi was found and kidnapped within the Palace to lower the real Akechi's guard.

With the protagonist captured, Akechi heads to the interrogation room, planning to execute him. On his way there, whilst crossing paths, Sae shows Akechi the protagonist's cellphone. After Sae leaves, Akechi asks the guard outside the room to join him, before killing him with his gun. He then kills the protagonist and stages the scene as a suicide before leaving. When he reports to Shido of his success in assassinating the protagonist, he considers killing the remaining Phantom Thieves. Akechi tells him to wait until after the election to avoid rousing suspicion, and assures Shido that they won't seek revenge without their leader.

In reality, when Sae showed Akechi the phone, he was sent to the Metaverse and everything in the room were mere cognitions. Sae is shown evidence and the protagonist is rescued, but to the rest of the world, the protagonist committed suicide while in custody. The conspiracy, overconfident, never checked for a corpse.

Alternatively, the protagonist can reveal all of the Phantom Thieves' identities to Sae. If so, Sae leaves and crosses paths with Akechi, not knowing he came to assassinate the protagonist. Due to Sae not showing him the cellphone, Akechi murders the real guard and protagonist as planned.

Seventh Heist: Masayoshi Shido

Shido threatens Akechi.

Akechi makes a public appearance where he addresses the protagonist's "suicide" on a talk show, with full support from the public. At that moment, an audience member's phone rings, causing Akechi to recall how Sae showed him the protagonist's phone before he carried out the murder. Later, Shido abruptly demands that Akechi disposes of those involved with the conspiracy. When expressing doubts, Shido threatens him and asks Akechi if he knows what it means to disobey him. At this point, Akechi realizes that there is a high chance the protagonist is still alive and encroaching upon Shido's Palace.

After the Phantom Thieves secure the letters of invitation required to enter Shido's Treasure Room, Akechi confronts the Phantom Thieves in the engine room. He reveals his plan to expose both his status as Shido's illegitimate son and the crimes they committed after Shido wins the election, thereby shattering his father's career and credibility. He battles the group in his Crow form with Robin Hood as his Persona.

After his first defeat, the Phantom Thieves try to discourage him from continuing his revenge, but Akechi doesn't listen. He uses his own berserk ability on himself in a last ditch effort to defeat the Phantom Thieves, officially using Loki to attack them. The Phantom Thieves barely defeat him, admitting that they were only able to do so by working together against him. Upon his second and final defeat, Akechi laments about never being able to become someone special to anyone. However, to his surprise, the group talks about how they would accept him back if he so wishes.

Before Akechi can respond, Shido's cognition of Akechi appears, who explains how Shido planned to kill and pin everything upon Akechi. Infuriated by this, Akechi chooses to shoot his cognitive self before shooting the locking switch on the wall, sealing himself off from the Phantom Thieves. Knowing that they would die if they tried to save him, he puts his trust in the group to stop Shido for him. As Akechi faces off against his equally wounded cognitive self, aside from two gunshots, Akechi's fate is left ambiguous. Futaba is unable to detect any living signatures beyond the wall, and Sae later confirms that Akechi is reported missing.

When the party confronts Shadow Shido, he confirms his plan to kill Akechi, as his birth is a taint on his political power. Shadow Shido gloats about how he used praise to manipulate Akechi. The Phantom Thieves condemn Shido for corrupting Akechi only to discard him in the end, and for grooming a teenager into a murderer in exchange for acceptance and validation.

Failing to complete any of the first six Palaces before the deadline makes Sae leave, and Akechi kills the protagonist. Failure to complete Shido's Palace in time leads to Akechi discovering that the protagonist is alive, and he arrests him for murdering a guard and deceiving the police.

Final Heist: Mementos

It is revealed that Yaldabaoth gave Akechi access to the Metaverse to see whether or not Akechi's desire to reset the world was stronger than the protagonist's desire for rebellion. Akechi's supposed goal after discrediting Shido is the destruction and recreation of society, as opposed to the protagonist reforming society by removing its corruption. However, he would blatantly rig the outcome in an attempt to prove that humanity indeed wants his "salvation" by controlling the people of Tokyo and stagnating their thoughts regardless of who won.

Confidant

"I can't believe you evaded the police's network until today... The only logical explanation is that someone in the police has ties to the Phantom Thieves... Explain yourself!"

—Sae Niijima talking about Goro Akechi, Persona 5

Akechi's Confidant is automatically established on June 10th. This Confidant progresses along with the story, and can only progress past Rank 7 if the protagonist answers Sae's questions correctly during the interrogation in November. Because Akechi's stay in the party is only temporary, his battle abilities are all activated when he joins the party. This Confidant will automatically reach Max rank during the main storyline. Maxing this Confidant unlocks the fusion of Metatron; this depends on when Akechi is fought in Shido's Palace, with November 25th as the earliest, and December 16th as the latest. Akechi's Confidant is one of two that does not have a farewell gift to the protagonist, a result of his sacrifice for him.

Rank	Date	Ability	Description
1	June 10th	-	-
2	July 24th	-	-
3	August 28th	-	-
4	October 24th	-	-
5	October 26th	-	-
6	October 29th	Baton Pass	Allows you to pass your turn over to other Baton Pass users after a 1 More.
		Follow Up	Chance to perform a follow-up attack if Joker's attack does not down the enemy.
		Detective Talk	Chance to step in after Shadow negotiation fails, allowing a retry.
		Harisen Recovery	Chance to cure status ailments inflicted upon party members.
7	November 19th - After clearing Niijima's Palace	-	-
8	November 20th - After answering Sae's questions correctly	-	-
9	Encounter Akechi in Shido's Palace	-	-
10	Defeat Akechi	-	-

Persona 5 Royal

"I refuse to accept a reality concocted by someone else, stuck under their control for the rest of my days."

—Akechi on the 2nd of February

An extra scenario in Persona 5 Royal has Akechi bumping into the protagonist and Kasumi Yoshizawa near the Shibuya station, where Kasumi reveals that her father hosted the talk show he was on earlier. Akechi responds that he had met the host personally, but is surprised that Kasumi is his daughter. The three then have a chat in a café, discussing the Phantom Thieves until Kasumi's father calls her back.

In Royal, the protagonist is given an option to keep his promise to Akechi regarding a future duel. Doing so results in the commencement of the third semester. Also, on the deadline for accepting Maruki's fake reality, choosing to respect Akechi's wish to fight grants Akechi his third-tier Persona, Hereward.

Taking Back Reality

If the protagonist maxed the Councillor Arcana Confidant, Akechi reveals himself on Christmas Eve after Yaldabaoth's defeat, offering himself to take the protagonist's place for Sae to testify about his and Shido's crimes. He turns himself in to the police and confesses to the murders he committed on Shido's behalf.

Akechi was released on January 1st for no reason, and sensed the world had been altered. Seeing an alive and well Wakaba Isshiki, and a human Morgana in Leblanc confirmed his suspicions. He asks the protagonist, who is the only other person aware of the irregularity, to help him investigate. After receiving a call from Kasumi, they go to Odaiba where an unknown Palace appears. The trio gather in the unknown Palace, but notice that the Metaverse Navigator has returned with a different icon, this time in white and black.

Entering the Palace, Akechi proceeds to take on his Black Mask form, as he has no reason to lie about his true self anymore. He starts at level 75 upon rejoining and has Loki instead of Robin Hood. He also acts as the navigator during the trio's investigation. While infiltrating the Palace, Akechi grows suspicious that Kasumi is the Palace Ruler once she identifies her deceased sister as Sumire after seeing footage of her past.

This is proven false once Takuto Maruki reveals himself as the real Ruler and the one who created the 'ideal' reality that they currently live in using his grossly amplified cognitive warping powers. When Akechi and the protagonist reject Maruki's reality, the former counselor gives them a week for the protagonist to snap out all of his other comrades from his manipulations before confronting him. Akechi, on the other hand, gathers information about Maruki. He also calls Sumire's parents and learns that Maruki already manipulated them into thinking that she's in a training camp.

After a week passes, the protagonist and Akechi return to confront Maruki and reject his reality again. Kasumi, revealed to be her younger twin Sumire whose memory was altered by Maruki prior to the story, refuses to return. If the protagonist denies Maruki's offer, Akechi will be pleased, saying to Maruki that negotiations are now over. Choosing to accept Maruki's offer leads to a bad ending.

Sumire engages the two in battle but Akechi recuses himself, knowing the protagonist wants her alive and he'd only end up killing her. After the fight, Maruki drives her Persona Cendrillon insane. They are close to defeat until the rest of the Phantom Thieves arrive. After defeating Cendrillon, Akechi offers his help to the rest of the party as they share the same goal, which they accept.

The day before the fated day, if Akechi's promise is fulfilled, Maruki visits Leblanc and reveals that he is unsure if Akechi is still alive in the real reality. After Yaldabaoth was defeated and Maruki replaced his position as the God of Control, he created a reality where Akechi and the protagonist could start over after he sensed the protagonist's regret in the cruise ship. Akechi was fully aware of this from the start, as he does not remember anything after the encounter with the Phantom Thieves in the engine room. He realizes Maruki's trick after seeing both Wakaba Isshiki and Kunikazu Okumura alive.

Despite knowing this, Akechi still refuses the reality Maruki created because that would be no different from being enslaved. Akechi then speaks alone with the protagonist and makes it clear that he decides his own path, convincing the protagonist to fight Maruki even if it means losing him. The protagonist is then given the option to accept Maruki's reality by canceling the heist on his own. If he doesn't, Loki will transmogrify into Hereward.

If the protagonist chooses to stay in Maruki's reality and has confirmed to do so, Akechi will be disappointed by his choice and angrily storm out, only to later reappear in the ending with his memory distorted by Maruki's power. The same bad ending that occurs when the protagonist directly accepts Maruki's offer will play afterwards.

After Maruki is defeated and the original reality is restored, Akechi remains missing in the real world. However, in the epilogue of the true ending, a glimpse of a figure resembling Akechi is briefly seen passing by outside of the train the protagonist is boarding, accompanied by two suited men. This sighting leaves Akechi's ultimate fate uncertain.

In New Game Plus, Akechi can wear his Black Mask outfit during the Sixth Heist and his Crow outfit during the Third Semester. This only changes his aesthetics and does not change his in-game properties.

In Persona 5 Royal, Akechi's Confidant is also optional instead of automatic. Doing so is required to unlock the darts and billiard club and Jazz Jin, and will allow the protagonist to randomly uncover enemy weaknesses. The deadline for the manual confidant is the 18th of November, and the protagonist cannot interact with Akechi afterwards.

Akechi's Confidant allows the protagonist to have a chance of scanning the enemy's weaknesses. The protagonist invites him to billiard matches for most of his Confidant. The Confidant is locked at Rank 7 prior to November 18th. However, the protagonist is required to duel him in Mementos at Rank 8, in which afterwards the Confidant automatically rises to Rank 9, then maxes out as in the original game. All other moments where his Confidant would otherwise rank up in the original game do not occur in Royal. Akechi is alive on December 24th due to the existence of the Palace the protagonist finds on the 2nd of October.

Akechi's Confidant revolves around his relationship with the protagonist. After meeting several times by chance, Akechi begins to invite the protagonist to hang out with him. When they play billiards in which Akechi wins, the protagonist notices that Akechi is not using his dominant hand. Impressed by how sharp the protagonist is, Akechi challenges the protagonist to defeat him in billiards when he's using his right hand, and if he does then Akechi will fight him for real. As they hang out more, Akechi starts to open up to the protagonist, revealing his dark past. At Rank 7, he even asks the protagonist to abandon his friends and join him at his side.

At Rank 8, after the protagonist defeats him in billiards, Akechi calls the protagonist to Mementos where he challenges him to a duel. The battle ends with no clear winner, as both reach their limit and must rest before facing Shadow Sae. Akechi admits that he hates the protagonist for being able to stay on his path despite his circumstances and how he continues trying to best Akechi. Akechi then throws his glove at the protagonist as a promise that they'll have a rematch in the future, and Akechi vows to defeat him.

If the protagonist is defeated by Akechi in this solo fight, it will not yield a game over, although as he has entered Mementos, the day will end.

During his final option, do not choose the bottom option, as this will prevent the extra scenario after defeating him in Shido's Palace from appearing, thus barring Hereward's awakening, the alternate scenarios during February 2, and the altered post-credits scenes.

Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers

"Well, if there really are thieves like them out there, I believe they should be brought to justice in a court of law. Twisting other people's hearts by force... That's the worst thing any human could do."

—Goro Akechi, Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers

Akechi makes an appearance on TV, where he is asked his opinion on the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. His response is that whether or not they truly exist, they are criminals who should be brought to justice; he goes on to denounce their actions, and believes that forcing people to change what's in their hearts is wrong.

He is later present at the arrest of Kazuya Makigami and his gang, noticing the protagonist when Kazuya sees him.

Persona 5 The Animation

Akechi has a more active role in helping Ren escape from the Casino. Throughout the series, Akechi is seen in interviews on various media devices. Akechi makes his physical appearance during the tenth episode and like before, voices his disapproval of The Phantom Thieves' methods. His Black Mask persona appears during the battle with Kaneshiro, observing the fight through the security monitors.

Unlike in the game, Ren's interactions with Akechi are shown in detail, such as having him help investigate Futaba's uncle in his blackmail against Sojiro Sakura.

Later, he fulfills the same role as in the game, trying to assassinate Ren during Sae's interrogation during the final episode of the anime. He assassinates Ren after Sae shows him his phone. Judging from the purple flash and the blue butterfly that appears before he enters the interrogation room to assassinate Ren, he had just assassinated Ren's cognitive copy.

In the Dark Sun special, Akechi's role is similar to the events of the game, meeting up with Shido and reminiscing on how they met, to him lamenting during the talk show and eventual fight against the Phantom Thieves in the engine room. Though in this, he is implied to have assassinated the SWAT team responsible for capturing Ren as well, most likely to clean up loose ends.

During the engine room fight, he fights solo against Ren and is pushed back due to hits from the leader's gunfire. Enraged, he transforms into his true form as the "Black Mask" and summons Loki to attack, a move that leads to Ren's initial persona, Arsène, to clash with his own. He clashes with Ren in a melee battle, wrathful and baffled as to how despite Ren having a criminal record, he has what Akechi doesn't: friends.

In the end, Arsène bests Loki and Akechi is defeated. Like in the game, cognitive Akechi appears and summons Shadows to deal with the Phantom Thieves and Akechi himself. However, in the animation's version of events, Akechi is able to kill the cognitive version of himself and returns the black king piece that Ren gave to him before (signifying how Ren finally outplayed Akechi) before closing the shutters. With this version of events, the last we see of Akechi is him staring down a horde of Shadows before the point of view switches to the side of the Phantom Thieves. They hear rounds of gunfire go off on the other end, while Futaba confirms that his signal is gone. With the implication of Akechi's fate, the Thieves are saddened by their loss, with Ren, in particular, slamming his fist against the door, but they are forced to press on in order to get to change Shido's heart in his stead.

In the Stars and Ours special, near the end of the battle against Yaldabaoth when the Phantom Thieves are immobilized by the god, Ren hears Akechi's voice encouraging him while he holds the chess piece Akechi returned to him.

In the Proof of Justice special, which takes place after Shido's change of heart, Ren and Morgana find "Proof of Justice" in Akechi's hand-writing, in a zigzag puzzle magazine that Akechi played before. Morgana dismisses it as a mere scribble and that Akechi is already gone, but Ren is curious of its meaning.

The next day, Ren visits the places where he used to hang out with Akechi, reminiscing about their time together. Ren spends the whole day asking around about the words and finds nothing until he overhears a child whining his father about "Proof of Justice." When Ren asks, it turns out the words came from a toy gun commercial. Ren recognizes the toy gun as similar to the one Akechi used in the Palace. This makes Ren realize that the words represent Akechi's desire to be a hero. Back at Leblanc, Ren laments his inability to save Akechi, but is determined to move forward for the sake of his own proof of justice. The next morning, Ren arranges the chess board that he usually played with Akechi and places the chess piece he once entrusted to Akechi, acknowledging Akechi as his friend.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

As the game takes place during the Sixth Heist, Akechi is included as a party member as Crow. He is in the party's default team and is one of the brains of the cast, helping in solving the puzzles and riddles throughout the labyrinths. While he can be seen as distant, he is much easier to interact with and does not display obvious signs of his darkness, though the Phantom Thieves still don't hold him in high regard.

When meeting the P4 cast, he is interested in Naoto Shirogane, who was the first Detective Prince before him. They get along fairly well, due to their sharp wit and shared careers as detectives. There is a side-quest in which both of them must work together to find the culprit who steals Theodore's handmade popcorn popcorn (later revealed to be Caroline and Justine disguised as Teddie). This experience grants Akechi and Naoto a unison attack which they can use together against an enemy.

Akechi's insecurity grows as he adventures in the labyrinths, watching the rest of the cast accepting each other for who they truly are. The P5 hero notices the change in Akechi's behavior, though Akechi denies it. Koromaru, who also senses this, grows unusually close to Akechi. Ken starts to think that Akechi is different from the rest of Phantom Thieves after seeing Koromaru's behavior towards Akechi, stating that Koromaru only acts that way with people who have deep problems. Akechi assures Ken that there's nothing wrong with him, but later quietly reveals his astonishment at Koromaru's sharp instinct. Shinjiro also notices Akechi’s isolation from his team and correctly surmises Akechi’s dark past. He comforts him to look ahead and stop letting his past bind him. Akechi turns down the suggestion, however, as he cannot understand the notion of getting over his actions.

At the end of the game, he stutters for a bit before returning back to reality alongside the Phantom Thieves. Unlike the other members of the group, he does not appear in the post-credits events, indicating that he is still the traitor. According to the official artbook, the experience has made Akechi aware of how unfavorable his personality actually is and he does not wish to leave, as he fears reverting back to his old self.

Strategy

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

—Akechi to the Phantom Thieves during his boss fight

Unlike most other major boss fights in the game, Akechi is fairly straightforward and does not possess many gimmicks or high enough defense to stall the fight for long. Most of his movement patterns are linear and predictable, allowing the party to outmaneuver him with specific methods. The party should still prepare and recover HP/SP after defeating Ongyo-Ki and before charging further into the engine room, as that will trigger the boss encounter instantly and his attacks hit fairly hard. The party also cannot use a Goho-M after defeating Ongyo-Ki, so fuse the required Personas beforehand.

During the first phase, Akechi is shielded by Guard Dog of Hades and Spear-wielding General. He will cause them to use Desperation which greatly raises their offense at the cost of defense. As these two heavily favor physical attacks, throwing up Physical Ointments or Tetrakarn will speed up this part of the fight.

Once his two minions are down, Akechi enters the fight himself, attacking the protagonist exclusively in this order: Kougaon, Eigaon, Megaton Raid. This makes Akechi easily exploitable by putting up Tetrakarn and Makarakarn on the protagonist in the right order. This pattern will repeat until Akechi's health is halved, in which he will use his next turn to cast Megidolaon. If the battle continues past that turn, Akechi will use his next two turns to Charge then Megaton Raid towards the protagonist.

In the second phase, Akechi focuses on Physical attacks. He will use Tetrakarn to repel Physical attacks and use Brave Blade afterward. Occasionally, he may use Negative Pile, which is dangerous if the target is the protagonist and he's inflicted with Despair. It's best for the protagonist to use a Persona which nullifies/repels the damage of his Physical attacks.

After a portion of his HP is down, he'll begin focusing on Magic-based skills. Like the previous phase, he'll use Makarakarn to repel Magic attacks and use a Magic skill. It is recommended not to have Yusuke in the party, since Akechi can easily gain One More if Maragion lands on him. The protagonist should be wary of using Personas that are vulnerable to Fire or Curse skills.

When his HP is reduced to at least a third, Akechi will begin to routinely switch patterns, but he doesn't use a Physical skill along with a Magic skill in his turns. Occasionally, and on the first turn of this phase, Akechi will use Laevateinn, a powerful Almighty-type skill, to the protagonist which cannot be deflected. It is wise to have the protagonist guard to reduce the damage, and have his allies recover his HP or also reduce Akechi's offensive damage and increase the protagonist's defense.

Whenever Akechi successfully downs an enemy, he'll use the follow-up to apply Desperation on himself. Otherwise, he'll perform a different action, mainly Dekaja if the protagonist's party has buffs, or Heat Riser to apply buffs to himself, if Desperation is already active.

Stats

• First phase
• Second phase

Level HP SP Strength 60 Magic 60 Endurance 36 Agility 50 Luck 36 61 2,200 999 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - - - - - - - - - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items - - - - List of Skills Skill Effect Kougaon Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe. Eigaon Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe. Megaton Raid Severe Physical damage to 1 foe. Megidolaon Severe Almighty damage to all foes. Charge Next physical attack inflicts 2.5x damage.

Level HP SP Strength 80 Magic 30 Endurance 43 Agility 50 Luck 45 61 5,000 999 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - - - - - - Strong Strong - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items 5,700 20,000 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Ice Boost Strengthen Ice attacks by 25%. Negative Pile Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe. Medium chance of Despair. Desperation Boost self's attack but drop defense for 3 turns. Independent from -kaja and -nda and cannot be negated. Brave Blade Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe. Laevateinn Heavy Almighty damage to the protagonist after staring at him in the previous turn. Deathbound Medium Physical damage to all foes 1x to 2x. Dekaja Negate all buff effects of all foes. Dekunda Negate all debuff effects of party. Heat Riser Buff attack, defense and agility of 1 ally for 3 turns. Tetrakarn Erect shield on 1 ally to repel 1 Physical/Gun attack. Makarakarn Erect shield on 1 ally to repel 1 magical attack. Eigaon Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe. Maeiga Medium Curse damage to all foes. Maragion Medium Fire damage to all foes. Rare chance of Burn. Megidolaon Severe Almighty damage to all foes.

Quotes

Persona 5 - Goro Akechi Quotes

Persona 5 / Royal

Ally - Crow

• "Robin Hood!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Now, Robin!" (Using Persona skill)
• "Loki!" (Using Persona skill - unused)
• "Arise, Loki!" (Using Persona skill - unused)
• "My skills exceed yours!" (Selecting Persona skill)
• "Taste my wrath!" (Selecting Persona skill)
• "Manifest!" (Selecting Persona skill)
• "Persona!" (Selecting Persona skill)
• "It doesn't die!" (Akechi's attack or skill doesn't defeat the enemy)
• "I was merciful." (Akechi's attack or skill doesn't defeat the enemy)
• "Very clever..." (Akechi misses or skill fails to inflict damage)
• "Someone cover me!" (Akechi misses)
• "Saw that." (Akechi dodges)
• "Too slow!" (Akechi dodges)
• "One down, now it's two!" (Akechi reduces the enemies to two)
• "It's the last one!" (Akechi reduces the enemies to one)
• "You need my help?" (Initiating Follow-Up)
• "Understood. Moving in!" (Follow-Up attack)
• "We're still fighting!" (Using Harisen Recovery on an ally)
• "How inconvenient." (Using Harisen Recovery on an ally)
• "I'll use this!" (Using an Item)
• "There." (Giving Baton Pass)
• "I'll do my best!" (Receiving Baton Pass)
• "Roger." (Receiving Baton Pass)
• "Allow me." (Receiving Baton Pass)
• "My turn." (Receiving Baton Pass)
• "This can't be..." (Incapacitated)
• "Lucky hit..." (Incapacitated)
• "Ugh, electrified!" (Inflicted with Shock)
• "That takes care of that. Let's move!" (Battle results)
• "Let's keep up this pace!" (Battle results)
• "Checkmate." (Initiating Hold-Up)
• "Freeze!" (Initiating Hold-Up)
• "It'll be a massacre!" (Initiating All-Out Attack)
• "This is what I was waiting for!" (Initiating All-Out Attack)
• "They're scattered!" (Initiating All-Out Attack)
• "Learned your lesson?" (All-Out Attack finishing touch)
• "Stay out of our way." (All-Out Attack finishing touch)
• "That is the taste of defeat!" (All-Out Attack finishing touch)
• "Just watch me." (Tactics changed to Act Freely)
• "Very well, there will be no survivors." (Tactics changed to Full Assault)
• "Roger. No Persona skills." (Tactics changed to Conserve SP)
• "Safety first." (Tactics changed to Heal/Support)
• "I expect concise commands." (Tactics changed to Direct Commands)
• "Time to go, withdraw!" (Escaping from battle)

Ally - Black Mask

• "Persona!" (Selecting Persona skill)
• "Feel my power!" (Selecting Persona skill)
• "I'll break them." (Selecting Persona skill)
• "Loki! / Hereward!" (Exploiting enemy's weakness with Persona skill)
• "To me, Loki!" (Exploiting enemy's weakness with Persona skill)
• "Kill them, Hereward!" (Exploiting enemy's weakness with Persona skill)
• "Manifest!" (Attacking with offensive skill)
• "PERSONA!" (Attacking with offensive skill)
• "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" (Attacking with offensive skill)
• "Tch. / Nice timing. / No time for thanks." (Akechi's HP is recovered by someone's skill or item)
• "Just trash after all." (Battle results)
• "Heheheheh! I love it!" (Battle results)
• "I can still feel the rush." (Battle results)
• "Well! Time to be on our way." (Battle results)
• "What a let down. Pretty sad performance on their part!" (Battle results)
• "Hahaha! We didn't even break a sweat." (Battle results)
• "Move and you die." (Initiating Hold-Up)
• "No time for mercy, right?" (Initiating Follow-Up)
• "Now, let's hunt them down!" (Follow-Up attack)
• "God, I live for this!" (Initiating All-Out Attack)
• "Slaughter them!" (Initiating All-Out Attack)
• "Now let's have some fun!" (Initiating All-Out Attack)
• "You just piss me off!" (All-Out Attack finishing touch)
• "Tell me how much it hurts!" (All-Out Attack finishing touch)
• "Oh, yeah!" (All-Out Attack finishing touch)
• "I hate weaklings like you! - What a waste of time." (Showtime attack finisher, defeat)
• "Stand still, you little shit!" (Showtime attack finisher)
• "God, I feel so alive! - Well, that was disappointing." (Showtime attack finisher, defeat)
• "You are nothing to me!" (Showtime attack finisher against boss)
• "You don't control me!" (Showtime attack finisher against boss)
• "I do what I want." (Tactics changed to Act Freely)
• "I'll tear them apart!" (Tactics changed to Full Assault)
• "No Personas for now, then." (Tactics changed to Conserve SP)
• "I don't need your concern." (Tactics changed to Heal/Support)
• "Don't get me killed." (Tactics changed to Direct Commands)

Navigator

• "We've got them surrounded!" (Entering a battle via Ambush)
• "We have the element of surprise! Fun!" (Triggering Bullet Hail)
• "They let their guard down! They'll pay for it with their lives!" (Triggering Bullet Hail)
• "Pathetic trash; they didn't see us at all." (Entering a battle with weak enemies via Ambush)
• "Just one little pipsqueak. It's going to regret challenging us..." (Entering a battle with 1 weak enemy)
• "Two weak ones; let's swat them like the flies they are." (Entering a battle with 2 weak enemies)
• "Three enemies, all laughably weak." (Entering a battle with 3 weak enemies)
• "They encircled us! But they're a bunch of frail wimps!" (Ambushed by weak enemies)
• "Well, well, well. How should we kill off the last one?" (1 enemy remaining)
• "Dying last has got to be the worst." (1 enemy remaining)
• "Just two more annoyances to take care of." (2 enemies remaining)
• "Come on! It's just these two and we're done!" (2 enemies remaining)
• "We're nowhere near victory... But we'll get there; keep fighting!" (Party is surrounded)
• "We can't relax yet; the enemy still has the upper hand!" (Party is surrounded)
• "Let's exploit the hell out of that weakness!" (Analyzing an enemy that has a weakness)
• "Nice! I love a good vulnerability in my enemies!" (Analyzing an enemy that has a weakness)
• "Take advantage of that weakness!" (Analyzing an enemy that has a weakness)
• "We don't have any skills that can hit it where it really hurts..." (Analyzing an enemy that does not have an available weakness)
• "Shit, we don't have the skills to exploit their weaknesses. Use something else!" (Analyzing an enemy that does not have an available weakness)
• "We can't bring them maximum pain..." (Analyzing an enemy that does not have an available weakness)
• "Agh, we don't know shit about them! Just try different attacks." (Analyzing an enemy whose affinities are unknown)
• "We could kill them faster if we knew their weakness... Let's find it!" (Analyzing an enemy whose affinities are unknown)
• "Too much of the team is about to die! They need healing, stat!" (2 or more party members' HP is below 25% at the start of a turn)
• "You make that look easy, Joker." (Protagonist dodges an attack)
• "That's one enemy immobilized! Finish it, Joker!" (Protagonist downs an enemy)
• "Hahahaha! That's what I like to see, Joker!" (Protagonist downs an enemy)
• "Enemy down! That was satisfying!" (Protagonist downs an enemy)
• "That's two knocked down, but you can do more, can't you, Joker?" (Protagonist downs 2 enemies)
• "Ahaha, that's it, Joker! It's time to kill!" (Protagonist downs all remaining enemies)
• "Joker took one down! I gotta keep up." (Protagonist defeats an enemy)
• "Joker got a two-for-one deal there!" (Protagonist defeats 2 enemies)
• "Damn, Joker! You wiped 'em out!" (Protagonist defeats the last enemy)
• "They dodged your attack, Joker!" (Protagonist's attack or Skill misses)
• "Joker, watch it! You're at death's door!" (Protagonist's HP is below 25% at the start of his turn)
• "Hey Joker, instead of dying, how about we crush them together!?" (Protagonist's HP is below 25% at the start of his turn)
• "Joker, if you die now, I... I'll kill you again myself!" (Protagonist's HP is below 25% at the start of his turn)
• "Joker, your strength is reduced!" (Protagonist affected by Tarunda)
• "Joker, your defense is compromised!" (Protagonist affected by Rakunda)
• "Joker, you've been slowed down!" (Protagonist affected by Sukunda)
• "Joker's paralyzed with electricity!" (Protagonist is suffering from Shock)
• "Joker's frozen! Do something before it gets worse!" (Protagonist is suffering from Freeze)
• "Joker's more brainwashed than a cult member! He can't tell friend from foe!" (Protagonist is suffering from Brainwash)
• "Joker's in despair! Do something before he gets himself killed!" (Protagonist is suffering from Despair)
• "Joker can't remember anything! Least of all his Persona!" (Protagonist is suffering from Forget)
• "Joker's mind is muddled! He might do weird stuff while confused!" (Protagonist is suffering from Confuse)
• "Joker's enraged? I kind of like it, but it's not you! Calm down!" (Protagonist is suffering from Rage)
• "Get up, Joker! Do you wanna die!?" (Protagonist is downed)
• "Joker's back! Time to retaliate." (Protagonist recovers from being downed)
• "What are you...!? Joker, get up!" (Protagonist is incapacitated)
• "Joker! How could you let them..." (Protagonist is incapacitated)
• "No way, they got Joker?" (When protagonist is incapacitated)
• "Ha, that one was TOO easy to knock down!" (Akechi downs an enemy)
• "Ah... what a lovely sight!" (Akechi downs all remaining enemies)
• "I missed!?" (When Akechi's attack or skill misses)
• "Agh! I'm flagging. Someone heal me!" (Akechi's HP is below 25% at the start of his turn)
• "Argh! My... my attack's not as strong right now..." (Akechi affected by Tarunda)
• "Agh, now my defense isn't where it should be!" (Akechi affected by Rakunda)
• "Agh, feels like I'm trying to run in sand!" (Akechi affected by Sukunda)
• "Dammit, I can't move! Stupid electricity!" (Akechi is suffering from Shock)
• "Dammed fire! Now my health's dropping!" (Akechi is suffering from Burn)
• "Gah, I can't move. I'm frozen!" (Akechi is suffering from Freeze)
• "You're all my enemies! No, I am NOT brainwashed!" (Akechi is suffering from Brainwash)
• "Guys... don't you see? There's no hope... we're going to die here..." (Akechi is suffering from Despair)
• "Persona? What's that? Damn, I can't remember..." (Akechi is suffering from Forget)
• "Uh... Where am I?" (Akechi is suffering from Confuse)
• "YOU PIECE OF SHIT, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" (Akechi is suffering from Rage)
• "Aaiiee! I-I don't want to do this scary shit anymore!" (Akechi is suffering from Fear)
• "Zzz..." (Akechi is suffering from Sleep)
• "Shit, I'm dizzy... Where's the enemy again!?" (Akechi is suffering from Dizzy)
• "You'll pay for that!" (Akechi recovers from being downed)
• "Nice move, Yoshizawa-san!" (Kasumi dodges an attack)
• "One enemy taken out by Yoshizawa-san. Nice!" (Kasumi defeats an enemy)
• "Whoooa, all enemies wiped out! Pretty damn good, Yoshizawa-san." (Kasumi defeats the last enemy)
• "Yoshizawa-san's in danger of dying!" (Kasumi's HP is below 25%)
• "Yoshizawa-san is cornered! Help her or she'll die!" (Kasumi's HP is below 25%)
• "Yoshizawa-san's attack is lowered!" (Kasumi affected by Tarunda)
• "Yoshizawa-san's defense is compromised!" (Kasumi affected by Rakunda)
• "Yoshizawa-san's speed is lowered!" (Kasumi affected by Sukunda)
• "Yoshizawa-san is paralyzed by electricity!" (Kasumi is suffering from Shock)
• "Yoshizawa-san's frozen! Somebody help her!" (Kasumi is suffering from Freeze)
• "Yoshizawa-san got brainwashed! She's being controlled by the enemy!" (Kasumi is suffering from Brainwash)
• "Yoshizawa-san is despairing! Do something to help her!" (Kasumi is suffering from Despair)
• "Yoshizawa-san's memory is damaged! She can't remember her Persona!" (Kasumi is suffering from Forget)
• "Oh, perfect, Yoshizawa-san's confused!" (Kasumi is suffering from Confuse)
• "Yoshizawa-san's enraged! Calm her down!" (Kasumi is suffering from Rage)
• "Yoshizawa-san's asleep! Someone give her a wake-up call!" (Kasumi is suffering from Sleep)
• "Yoshizawa-san's scared to death! Do something before she just runs away!" (Kasumi is suffering from Fear)
• "Yoshizawa-san is burning! Can anyone put her out!?" (Kasumi is suffering from Burn)
• "Yoshizawa-san is dizzy! It'll be a lot harder for her to land a hit!" (Kasumi is suffering from Dizzy)
• "Yoshizawa-san! Wasn't anyone paying attention to her!?" (Kasumi is incapacitated)
• "Ahahahaha... It's useless, idiot!" (When the entire party evades an attack)
• "All right, next!" (Triggering first Baton Pass)
• "Nice to see someone getting more power because of the Baton Pass..." (Triggering first Baton Pass)
• "Keep it going!" (Triggering first Baton Pass)
• "The Baton Pass gave the first passer some extra power!" (Triggering first Baton Pass)
• "It's not in the mood to talk." (Attempting to converse with Shadow immune to negotiation)
• "There's definitely a communication barrier with this one." (Attempting to converse with Shadow immune to negotiation)
• "Hey, it looks cheerful. Try to be funny!" (Attempting to recruit upbeat Shadow)
• "Looks like it doesn't have a care in the world. You should act that way, too." (Attempting to recruit upbeat Shadow)
• "That sure is a jovial Shadow. Don't be too serious." (Attempting to recruit upbeat Shadow)
• "Looks nervous, doesn't it? Say something to allay its fears, I guess." (Attempting to recruit timid Shadow)
• "So, that mask any good?"" (Protagonist recruits a new Persona)
• "Hey, that looks useful." (Getting item in negotiation)
• "Hmph, not bad..." (Getting item in negotiation)
• "Ah, such a rarity..." (Getting rare item in negotiation)
• "Yeah, this is a good one." (Getting rare item in negotiation)
• "Let's make them rue the day they refused us!" (Negotiation fails)
• "Let's make them regret this... in their afterlife!" (Negotiation fails)
• "Let's show them our real power." (Announcing All-Out Attack)
• "Slice and dice!" (Announcing All-Out Attack)
• "Ahaha! It's killing time again!" (Announcing All-Out Attack)
• "Yeah, destroy them!" (Entering Rush mode)
• "Heheh, let's crush them!" (Entering Rush mode)
• "Run! Get out, get out!" (Party manages to escape from battle)
• "We broke through! Run!" (Party escapes from battle with Kakoi Kuzushi)
• "Quick, nab them before they get away!" (Enemy prepares to flee)
• "One of them is trying to get away!" (Enemy prepares to flee)
• "Shit... They got away, and now all their buddies will know about us." (An enemy flees in a Palace)
• "No! Shit, it's gonna go warn its friends!" (An enemy flees in a Palace)
• "This one just got betrayed by its teammate! Ha, imagine how that feels!" (An enemy flees in a Palace)

Boss Battle 1

• "I won't let you stop me."
• "Kill them... Persona!"
• "Take them down... Robin Hood!" (Using Megaton Raid)
• "Perrrsonaaa!" (Using Charge)
• "Damn you..." (Taking damage)
• "Whoa!" (Dodges attack)
• "Serves you right!" (Protagonist dies)
• "Who...is...next?" (Kills a party member with Megidolaon)
• "Let's do this." (Randomly at the start of someone's turn)
• "You'll pay for that!" (Randomly at the start of someone's turn)
• "I...!" (Randomly at the start of someone's turn)
• "How dare you!" (Unused)

Boss Battle 2

• "You are the trash of society. I will kill you! Destroy you! Crush you...! Teammates are nothing but trash!"
• "You're just... pieces of shit... who lick each other's wounds...! Anything goes... if you say you're teammates...!" (At medium health)
• "Why are you... looking at me like that...!? I've... I've succeeded until now... all by myself...! I don't need... teammates... I don't..." (At low health)
• "Persona!" (Unused)
• "Loki!" (Unused)
• "Descend, Loki!"
• "I'm not letting you off!"
• "Take them down Loki!" (Using Deathbound)
• "Eat this!" (Using Brave Blade)
• "Die." (Using Eigaon)
• "Incinerate!" (Using Maragion)
• "Go to Hell!" (Using Megidolaon)
• "Freeze, you fools!" (Using an Ice skill, unused)
• "Tremble in fear!" (Using Bloodbath, unused)
• "What!?" (Akechi's Skill misses)
• "Grr..." (Akechi's Skill misses)
• "The hell was that?" (Taking damage)
• "Too slow!" (Dodges attack)
• "Bastard!" (Knocked down - Unused)
• "I’ll kill you." (Getting up from knockdown - Unused)
• "Stay down." (Downs an enemy/Attacking Downed enemy)
• "You’ll die." (Reduces a party member to low health)
• "Serves you right." (Kills a party member)
• "Uaaaaaggggghh!" (Defeated)
• "Hahahaha... AHHAHAHAHA!!" (Protagonist dies)
• "You pieces of shit!" (Randomly at the start of someone's turn)
• "Whaaat?" (Randomly at the start of someone's turn)
• "I... will KILL you!" (Randomly at the start of someone's turn)
• "You piss me off!" (Unused)

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Battle quotes are not officially translated. Translations are provided with the original text for comparison.

• "Roger that, Oracle." (了解したよナビ) (Battle start, responding to Oracle)
• "Everyone, be cautious!" (みんな、警戒よ！) (Battle start, Enemy Advantage)
• "I'll show you the extent of my power!" (僕の力を見せするよ！) (Select skill)
• "Let's go about this calmly." (冷静に行こう) (Select skill)
• "I can attack its weakness." (僕なら弱点を付けるよ) (Select skill, with Enemy's weakness)
• "This is great! This is really great!" (いいね！実にいいよ！！) (Select skill, with Boost)
• "This is what I call an opportunity!" (これはチャンスってことだね！) (Select skill, with Boost)
• "I'll aim for its nine lives." (九生狙いで) (Select skill, choosing Enemy with weakness)
• "Whoops..." (おっと) (Select skill, cancel)
• "Maybe not this..." (違うかな) (Select skill, cancel)
• "Let's aim for its weakness no matter what." (どうやら弱点を狙えそうだね) (Turn starts, Enemy weakness identified)
• "(chuckles) I'm overflowing with energy!" (ふふ、力が漲ってくるね！) (Turn starts, with Boost, responding to Oracle)
• "Joker, I have high hopes for you." (ジョーカー　期待してるよ) (Turn starts, P5 hero has Boost)
• "Robin Hood!" (Skill, Robin Hood)
• "Kill them with a shot! Robin Hood!" (射殺せ！ロビンフッド！) (Skill, Robin Hood)
• "Persona!" (Skill, Sub-Persona)
• "Manifest! Persona!" (顕現せ！ペルソナ！) (Skill, Sub-Persona)
• "Witness this!" (思い知れ！) (Skill, Sub-Persona)
• "Just as I predicted." (読み通りかな) (Bind/Status effect inflicted)
• "What?" (なんだと？) (Miss)
• "I missed?" (外した？) (Miss)
• "Like you'd hit me!" (当たるか) (Enemy misses)
• "I saw that coming!" (見え見えだ) (Enemy misses)
• "How dare you..." (よくも…) (Gets hit)
• "Impossible!" (バカな…！) (Gets hit)
• "Why you...!" (…貴様！！) (Gets hit)
• "I give my regards." (礼を言うよ) (Item, from allies)
• "This... might be a bit bad..." (ちょっと…マズイかな…) (Low HP)
• "I can't, to this extent..." (僕、この程度では…) (0 HP)
• "I'm..." (この僕が…) (0 HP)
• "I've been waiting for this!" (この瞬間を待っていたよ！) (Punisher, prompt)
• "The enemy has fallen!" (敵は総崩れだね！) (Punisher, prompt)
• "Now, let's go all-out!" (さぁ、意気に行こう！) (Punisher, accept)
• "Time to strike back! Let's do it!" (応射つだ！やろう！) (Punisher, accept)
• "Oh? It's surprisingly tough." (おや？以外とタフだね) (Punisher, no enemies defeated)
• "Just as expected, Joker!" (さすがはジョーカーだ！) (P5 hero gets Boost)
• "Good one, Skull!" (Skull gets Boost)
• "Good one, Panther!" (いいぞパンサー！) (Panther gets Boost)
• "Nice attack!" (いい攻撃だね！) (Non-Phantom Thief member gets Boost)
• "You should become the stars!" (星になるといい) (Battle end, Crow finishes)
• "(chuckles) I won't let you get away." (ふふ、逃がさないよ) (Battle end, Crow finishes)
• "They were pretty much small fries." (ほとんど雑魚だね) (Result, low-leveled Shadow)
• "Seems like it dropped something." (何か落ちたんじゃない) (Result, Treasure)
• "Just a little more until I level up." (レベルアップってはもう少しだね) (Result, close to leveling up)
• "Truthfully, I'm going to level up soon." (実はそろそろレベルアップあまりそうだな) (Result, close to leveling up)
• "I can feel my Persona growing!" (ペルソナの成長を感じる！) (Result, level up, Robin Hood)
• "I feel like I'm getting close to great power." (これ、寄りそうで好感の力よ) (Result, level up, Sub-Persona)
• "Everyone, look! This is my new attack!" (みんな見てて、僕の新わざだ！) (Result, level up, new skill)

Gallery

Persona 5

Akechi's Cut-in Akechi's Cut-in (Black Mask) Akechi's Level-Up icon Akechi's text icon Akechi's Confidant portrait Concept art Concept art Crow concept art Akechi sitting Akechi and the protagonist for Persona 5 Premium Event Illustration of the main members of Phantom Thieves of Hearts Illustration of the main members of Phantom Thieves of Hearts Illustration of Goro Akechi and the protagonist by Rokuro Saito Illustration of Akechi and the others by Shigenori Soejima Official Wallpaper Theme Theme Theme All-Out Attack portrait All-Out Attack finishing touch All-Out Attack finishing touch Goro Akechi and Sae Niijima Akechi as the "Black Mask" in a flashback Akechi swipes a policeman's gun and kills him Akechi staring at the dead policeman Akechi smiling after killing the policeman Akechi looking down at the protagonist Akechi kills the protagonist Akechi transforming into the "Black Mask" Akechi summons Loki Akechi going psychotic Akechi after transforming into the "Black Mask" Akechi berserk Akechi as the Black Mask (Model)

Persona 5 Royal

Akechi on the P5R key art Character art Akechi's Close Up (Third Semester) Concept art Akechi with the protagonist and Kasumi in the DARTSLIVE collaboration Akechi's Black Mask All-Out Attack portrait All-Out Attack finishing touch (Black Mask) Akechi's Black Mask finishing touch Akechi's Showtime Akechi and the protagonist's Showtime Akechi with the protagonist and Kasumi Akechi's Confidant screen after the start of the 3rd Semester "One Conclusion" "A Reality Without Pain"

Persona 5 Portraits

Akechi's portrait Akechi smiling Akechi scowling Akechi sad Akechi shocked Akechi harmed Akechi's summer school uniform Akechi's casual attire Akechi’s ‘Crow’ outfit Akechi smiling (Crow outfit) Akechi scowling (Crow outfit) Akechi sad (Crow outfit) Akechi shocked (Crow outfit) Akechi harmed (Crow outfit) Akechi's Crow outfit (no mask) Akechi scowling (Crow outfit, no mask) Akechi's intimidating stare Akechi smirking Akechi angry (unused) Akechi upset (unused) Akechi staring (Crow outfit) Akechi smirking (Crow outfit) Akechi angry (Crow outfit) Akechi upset (Crow outfit) Akechi staring (Black Mask) Akechi smirking (Black Mask) Akechi angry (Black Mask) Akechi smiling (Black Mask, unused) Akechi upset (Black Mask, unused) Cognitive Akechi Cognitive Akechi smiling Cognitive Akechi angry Akechi cut-in Akechi winking cut-in Akechi winking cut-in Akechi surprised cut-in Akechi sad cut-in Akechi harmed cut-in Akechi annoyed cut-in Akechi smiling eerily cut-in Akechi smiling eerily cut-in (unused)

Persona 5 Royal Portraits

Akechi portrait Akechi smiling Akechi scowling Akechi sad Akechi surprised Akechi harmed Akechi blank Akechi cocky Akechi disgusted Akechi pondering Akechi confused Akechi's summer uniform Akechi's casual attire Akechi's outdoor winter coat Akechi's indoor winter coat Crow portrait Crow smiling Crow scowling Crow sad Crow surprised Crow harmed Crow cocky Crow disgusted Black Mask Portrait Black Mask smiling Black Mask scowling Black Mask sad Black Mask surprised Black Mask harmed Black Mask blank Black Mask cocky Crow disgusted Black Mask confused Black Mask pondering Akechi's gym uniform Akechi shirtless Akechi disguised as the protagonist Akechi smiling eerily cut-in

Persona 5 Costumes

Detective Uniform Winter Casual Wear Summer School Uniform St. Hermelin High School Uniform (DLC) Kasugayama High School Uniform (DLC) Gekkoukan High School Uniform (DLC) Yasogami High School Uniform (DLC) Persona 4: Dancing All Night Costume (DLC) Persona 4 Arena Shadow Operation Outfit (DLC) Karukozaka High School Uniform (Ideo Hazama) (DLC) Shin Megami Tensei IV Costume (DLC) Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Costume (General Munakata) (DLC) Catherine Costume (Boss) (DLC) Butler Uniform (DLC) Christmas Costume (DLC)

Persona 5 Royal Costumes
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight costume (DLC) Demonica costume (no mask, DLC) Demonica costume (masked, DLC) Featherman costume (DLC) Tracksuit Velvet Room costume (DLC) Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth costume (DLC)

Persona 5 (Manga)
Cover for Volume 6 Persona 5 Character Anthology Illustration by Persona Q: Side P4 manga author Mizunomoto Illustration countdown of Akechi for volume 1 of Persona 5: Mementos Mission Akechi in Persona 5: Mementos Mission

Persona 5 The Animation

Visual art of Goro Akechi Akechi on the special visual Akechi on DVD Volume 9's Cover Akechi on DVD Volume 9's Cover Ren and Akechi on the DVD cover of P5A Volume 11 Ren and Akechi on the DVD Reverse Cover of P5A Volume 11 Akechi in the P5A Artbook Akechi in the P5A Artbook (2) Akechi in the P5A Artbook (3) Akechi in the P5A Artbook (4) Akechi in Persona 5 The Animation Attic Meeting Persona 5 x SHIBUYA109 artwork Persona 5 Masquerade Party Event Persona 5 Sega Campaign Akechi and Ren in the October 2018 issue of Newtype Magazine Official wallpaper Goro Akechi in Persona 5 The Animation Akechi as the "Black Mask" in a flashback Akechi as the "Black Mask" in Persona 5 The Animation

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight/Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
Winter Elite Outfit White Surf Trunks Prince Suit Butler Suit Deep Blue Clothes

Persona 5 The Stage
Akechi on the left on the Persona 5 The Stage cover Goro Akechi in Persona 5 The Stage

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Akechi with the group Akechi with the P5 cast Akechi's All-Out Attack Akechi's Close Up LINE sticker

Tribute Artworks
Illustration of the protagonist and Goro Akechi by Teita (Norn9 illustrator)

PERSONA 20th Anniversary Festival
20th Anniversary

Other
Picaresque Mouse Phantom Thieves Picaresque Mouse Akechi

Videos

Akechi's Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Trailer (Japanese)

Akechi's Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Trailer (Japanese)

Akechi's Persona 5 Royal Trailer (Japanese)

Etymology

"Go" (吾) of Gorou is the archaic form of the first person pronoun "I" in Chinese which carries no meaning in formal Japanese language and is merely borrowed for Chinese translation or naming. Akechi (明智) literally means "wisdom" in Chinese, the same meaning in Japanese would be "kenmei" (賢明).

It could also be a reference to Kogoro Akechi (明智 小五郎), a fictional private detective created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo (a pseudonym for Tarō Hirai) from the story "The Case of the Murder on D. Hill" in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Rampo is considered the father of the Japanese detective story and was a great admirer of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Akechi is the first recurring detective character in Japanese fiction and is clearly inspired by Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. It also makes sense for Akechi to be the rival of the team as in the introduction to the translated version of "The Early Cases of Kogoro Akechi," The Fiend with Twenty Faces (Akechi's main rival) is referred to as "more of an Arsène Lupin than a Moriarty."

It may also be a reference to Akechi Mitsuhide, a retainer of the notorious daimyo and conqueror Oda Nobunaga who rebelled against him for reasons that are often interpreted as disgust for Nobunaga's flaunting of bushido. This ties to aside of betraying the Phantom Thieves, he is also a traitor to Shido as well, as Shido has ambitions that can be compared to Nobunaga.

In Other Languages

Language	Titles
English	Goro Akechi	Crow	Black Mask
Japanese	明智 吾郎 (Akechi Gorou)	クロウ (Kurou)	黒い仮面 (Kuroi Kamen)
Korean	아케치 고로 (Akechi Goro)	크로우 (Keurou)	검은 가면 (Geom-eun Gamyeon)
Traditional Chinese	明智 吾郎 (Míngzhì wúláng)	CROW	黑色 面具 (Hēisè miànjù)

Trivia

• Ordinarily, Akechi’s name is written in kanji in the Japanese version. It's used for all of his text boxes, as well as the boss title card for his first fight. However, during the fight against his black masked form, his name is displayed on his boss title card in katakana as "アケチ ゴロウ." This is the only time Akechi’s name is written this way, as the kanji is still used for his dialogue boxes during this same fight.
• Unlike most party members, Akechi is almost always referred to by his surname, which would otherwise be shared by most antagonists in the series.
• Akechi's outfit when he uses Loki has a pattern of blue and black in contrast to his outfit when he uses Robin Hood, which has a theme of red and white.
• While Akechi is a Wild Card just like the protagonist, unlike him, he can only use two Personas. His other Persona, Loki, belongs to the Justice Arcana same as Robin Hood, Akechi's signature Arcana.
  • In Royal, Futaba claims that this is because Akechi never trusted anyone, so he got one Persona for his lies (Robin Hood), and one for his hate (Loki).
  • Akechi himself hints at the idea of having the same potential as the protagonist in a conversation between him and Yusuke in the Thieves Den, before jokingly shrugging it off.
• Akechi has the ability of being able to change his outfit. It is never elaborated upon, it's just something he can do.
• Despite being a party member only briefly, Akechi won first place in a Sega Festival 2016 poll for favorite party member.
• According to an episode of Persona Stalker Club, Akechi's attaché case contains a laptop and documents about various cases. The "A" mark stands for "Akechi," and was created by him because he likes to show off. Apparently, the period after the "A" indicates an abbreviation for "Answer."
• Within the Metaverse, Akechi's stance mirrors the protagonist's, but lacks the natural sway that the protagonist has, instead standing completely still.
• Many of Akechi's DLC outfits hint at his status as the traitor: he is dressed as a major antagonist for three sets (Boss from Catherine, Ideo Hazama from Shin Megami Tensei: if... and General Munakata from Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army) and as a major enemy-turned-ally for the Persona 2 set, as he's the only one wearing the Kasugayama uniform: the same worn by Jun Kurosu and Eikichi Mishina, though the latter being a party member since the start.
• Just like with Makoto Niijima before, the official twitter account for the Persona series posted a "Happy Birthday" message for Akechi on June 2, 2017 JST.
• Akechi is left-handed. In P5R, when meeting the protagonist for the first time, Akechi shakes hands with his left hand. Later, during a game of pool with the protagonist, Akechi uses his right hand. The protagonist notices this and even points it out, surprising Akechi. During their duel in Mementos, Akechi admits he was surprised that the protagonist noticed such a small detail.
• According to Akechi's Maniax profile, his ideal type of lover is someone who keeps a reasonable amount of distance. Also, if he won 700 million yen, he would travel and see the world after his entrance exams.
• In Maniax, Akechi's message for someone in the PT reads: To the leader: "You don’t seem to excel particularly in areas of looks, intelligence, or athletics. Yet I wonder why people tend to gather around you... it makes me very curious."
• In Shido's Palace, the Justice Confidant ranks up from 8 to 9, and then 9 to 10, in back-to-back story cutscenes. Since there is no opportunity to go to the menu to view the Confidant menu in-between those 2 rank up scenes due to boss battles, the description for Justice rank 9 is normally unviewable in-game.
  • Rank 9 reads as following: Akechi's objective is to settle the score that stems from his hatred for—and attachment to—Shido, the father who threw him away. Now an enemy after revealing his true feelings, Akechi attacked...
• Akechi's confidant was originally planned to be optional. Because he became an enemy later on, it was difficult to incorporate into the plot, so his confidant became automatic. This is instead applied in Royal.
• All characters within the protagonist's party will learn Protect upon reaching Rank 9 Confidant, which has the member sacrifice themselves in order to protect the protagonist from a fatal attack. Upon reaching Rank 9 for Akechi in the story, Akechi sacrifices himself to protect the protagonist and his party against Shido's cognitive Akechi and Shadows. In Royal, however, he possesses the ability normally after rejoining.
• In Royal, Akechi's voice clips and properties change to those from his Crow form to his Black Mask form based on a flag on January 2.
• Despite Akechi technically being responsible for murdering Futaba and Haru's parents, they never put the full blame on him. Their anger is instead directed towards Shido, as he was the one who made Akechi murder them, and Akechi was only following orders.
• Akechi is the only major boss in Persona 5 that is fought while securing the treasure route instead of after.
• He is the only member of Phantom Thieves of Hearts who doesn't receive his own dance outfit in Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight.
• Unlike other team members who join, a book based on Akechi's persona, Robin Hood, won't be available to check out at the library.
  • Files in the game however, indicate that there is a book on Robin Hood which would raise the Kindness stat.
  • That book becomes available in Royal, though it raises Guts instead of Kindness.
• Unused Shadow negotiation files in the game indicates that Akechi was intended to have a Palace at some point. 
• Unused files in the game indicate that Akechi was intended to be fought after sending the calling card to Shido instead of before.
• According to the Art book of Q2, Akechi is the one who painted the Phantom Thieves in the subway during the opening movie (excluding himself).
• In Royal, Akechi gives his glove to the protagonist at Rank 8 with a promise that he will defeat him the next time they fight. This mirrors the time Ren gave Akechi the chess piece that he and Akechi usually use to play, along with a promise to defeat him in Persona 5 The Animation.
• Before the group fights Akechi, Morgana throws out an insult saying he's nothing but a little kid throwing a temper tantrum. This is a throwback to Persona 4, where Yukiko Amagi says this almost word-for-word to Tohru Adachi.
• Akechi in his Persona Q2 DLC Outfit retains his Crow appearance even if he joins the party as the Black Mask.
• During the protagonist's Showtime with Akechi, if he is wearing any costume that exposes his face, one can see that his eyes glow red throughout.
• Akechi is one of three characters to have their Confidant's icon changed during certain conditions in Royal. The others are Kasumi Yoshizawa and Caroline and Justine.
• During a Mementos skit in his Black Mask form, it's revealed that Akechi still holds a grudge concerning his exposure courtesy of his "Pancakes" comment.
• According to the official interview from the Persona 5 Royal Official Complete Guide, Futaba and Haru were deliberately designed to distance themselves from directly interacting with Akechi during the third semester in order to display that they never forgave him.
• According to the Proof of Justice OVA and his Confidant in Royal, Akechi cannot cook.
• He is the only party member to have three types of Cut-Ins.
• In the Royal completion guide, it is revealed that the new portraits he received in the third semester was a late development decision brought up by the art team.

Appearances in other media

• Puzzle & Dragons:
  • Attacker, Light/Dark Type, 5-star
  • Article on Puzzle & Dragons Database
  • Collaboration event: July 16th, 2018 - July 29th, 2018

• Puyo Puyo!! Quest:
  • Balance Type, 6-star
  • Article in Puyo Nexus
  • Collaboration event for Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: December 3rd, 2018

• Kyoutou Kotoba RPG:
  • Akechi (Enemy > Can join as Kotodaman)
  • Normal (5-star), Phantom Thief (6-star)
  • Collaboration event: March 5th, 2019 - March 28th, 2019

• Super Smash Bros: Ultimate:
  • Palette swap for Joker
  • Spirit (Support, Advanced Class)
  • Article in SmashWiki
  • Part of the Joker DLC: April 17th, 2019

• Identity V:
  • Skin for Playable Character
  • Second collaboration event: November 7th, 2019 - November 28th, 2019

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle:
  • Palette swap for Tohru Adachi

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Joker using the Crow palette in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Goro Akechi's Spirit Battle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Kyoutou Kotoba RPG
Akechi in Kyoutou Kotoba RPG Crow in Kyoutou Kotoba RPG

Identity V
Illustration of the Phantom Thieves as part of the 2nd Identity V collaboration event Crow in Identity V Crow in Identity V Akechi in Identity V

Other
Persona 5, in collaboration with Sanrio The protagonist and Akechi, in collaboration with SuperGroupies

References

Persona 5 Bosses
Storyline	Asmodeus - Azazel - Bael - Cognitive Wakaba - Mammon - Leviathan - Black Mask - Samael - Holy Grail - Yaldabaoth - YoshizawaR -> Cendrillon + Biyarky + Takuto MarukiR - Takuto Maruki + Azathoth -> Adam KadmonR
Sub	Moloch - Bicorn - Eligor - Belphegor - Archangel - MaraP5 - Nue - Ippon-Datara - Shiki-OujiP5/Kurama TenguR - Sui-Ki - Kin-Ki - Fuu-Ki - Take-MinakataP5/KumbhandaR - Garuda - Mot - Sugimura - Corporobo - Ose - KumbhandaP5/JatayuR - Nebiros - Norn - Raja Naga - Ganesha -> Rangda -> Thor - Yamata no Orochi - Forneus - Baphomet - Hanuman + Garuda - Oberon + Titania - Ongyo-Ki - Melchizedek - BelialP5 - NebirosP5 - AbaddonP5/ThroneR - DominionR - Uriel - Raphael - Gabriel - Michael - MacabreR - HasturR - LoaR - Dionysus + ChimeraR - Scathach + Cu ChulainnR- SurtR - SiegfriedR
Will Seed GuardianR	Mara - Arahabaki - Cerberus - Alilat - Melchizedek - Baal - Kali + Dakini - Fafnir
Mementos Shadows	Nakanohara - Takanashi - Sakoda - Shimizu - Odo - Oyamada - Makigami - Uchimura - Mogami - Shadow Takases - Kishi - Naguri - Tsuboi - Akitsu - Fukurai - Honjo - Jochi - Tsuda - Nejima - Kiritani - Togo - Youji Isshiki - Shadow Magarios - Oda - Wakasa - Asakura - OnoR - AinoR - AriharaR - KagamiR - MinamotoR - FuwaR - IzuoR
Other	Caroline & Justine / LavenzaR - Reaper - JoseR - S.E.E.S BoyR - Investigation Team BoyR