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Metaverse Navigator

The Metaverse Navigator phone icon.

Metaverse Navigator (イセカイナビ, Isekai Nabi)?, Meta-Nav for short, is a mysterious phone application in Persona 5. It is a key concept to its story.

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Persona 5[]

The Metaverse Navigator app is bestowed upon the protagonist by Igor to allow him and his allies to access the other world known as the Metaverse. By using the app on their P. A. D., the protagonist and the Phantom Thieves of Hearts can discover the location of their targets and can infiltrate both Mementos and Palaces to steal the hearts of individuals with distorted desires, which are the "corrupt people." To infiltrate a Palace, three keywords are needed: a target's name, their location and the form of the distortion in their hearts (specifically, how the Palace owner sees the world around them) and sometimes the concept behind it. In the case of Mementos, only the keyword "Mementos" is needed. Conveniently, there's a bookmark function to easily access an active Palace in the future if the conditions of locating it have been met by just pressing it without needing to enter the keywords. When the Metaverse Navigator is activated, it displays a red and black ripple animation effect.

Igor is said to bestow the app to anyone the protagonist wishes to aid him in his rehabilitation. However, the app is known to pull unsuspecting people into the Metaverse as well if they are standing near and observing an app-user as the Navigator is being activated (implying that it functions with an area of effect). There have even been cases of people unwittingly activating the app, and thus accidentally entering a Palace, by happening to say the keywords in ordinary speech. People who are taken into the Metaverse appear to automatically receive the Navigator as well. Additionally, as was the case with Futaba Sakura, the application may also install itself onto the devices of people nearby, without sending those people into the Metaverse. The app appears to be impossible to delete, as Igor will simply resend the app to the users' phones. Its source code is implied to be arcane and impossible for even the most skilled hackers to analyze; when Makoto Niijima asks her about it, Futaba describes it as less an app and more "a mysterious app-like thing".

As "Igor" turns out to actually be Yaldabaoth, it can be interpreted that he bestows the app to anyone that he deems worthy to assist the protagonist to carry out his plans to remove those who cause discord so he can control Tokyo and possibly the world. After his defeat and the destruction of Mementos, the app is permanently deleted.

During the third semester in Persona 5 Royal, the app continues to remain. However, due to the dream world, the app has become a white and dark blue color instead of the usual red and black, and the pupil on the eye becomes the same logo seen frequently during Maruki's Palace. When Takuto Maruki is defeated, the app is deleted once again.

Keywords[]

Name Location Concept Distortion
Suguru Kamoshida Shujin Academy Pervert Castle
Ichiryusai Madarame Shack Plagiarist Museum
Junya Kaneshiro All of Shibuya N/A Bank
Futaba Sakura Sojiro Sakura's House N/A Tomb
Kunikazu Okumura Okumura Foods Corporate HQ N/A Outer Space
Sae Niijima Courthouse N/A Casino
Masayoshi Shido Diet Building N/A Ship
Mementos
Dr. Maruki Odaiba Stadium construction site N/A Laboratory

Persona 5 Strikers[]

The Metaverse Navigator is secretly lodged within the EMMA application, with the intent of luring innocent bystanders inside Jails to have their hearts changed. The Monarchs in the game capitalize on this design in order to gain uncanny amounts of followers by giving out their Keywords to the public. In reality, that keyword is actually the Metaverse Navigator keyword, and simply by inputting it triggers the MetaNav, trapping the victim's Shadow in that Monarch's Jail. Once there, Shadows will mercilessly attack them and extract their desires directly from them (taking the form of gems). The victims undergo a Change of Heart and become mesmerized worshipers of the Monarch, causing insanity, property loss or even violent incidents. However, Persona users are sucked into the Metaverse themselves and are immune to having their desires stolen. The Phantom Thieves of Hearts use this Metaverse Navigator from EMMA in order to enter the Jails and perform an actual change of Heart on the Monarch, so the desires can be freed.

Unlike Palaces, removing a Monarch from a Jail does not destroy it. Instead, it remains and might still become a hazard against the public. This is because the Jails are not isolated areas, they are all a part of EMMA and are ruled by it.

Persona 5: The Phantom X[]

While the Metaverse Navigator has the same role it does in Persona 5, it differs a fair bit from its original counterpart. For one, as Palaces are found directly in Mementos the search function is absent. For Motoha Arai and Aran Hirano the app installed itself without Wonder’s intervention much like how it did for Futuba. The app also has a different logo in this game, with the eye being enclosed around a snake.

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  • The Metaverse Navigator icon resembles a mix between the Eye of Horus and the All-Seeing Eye, which are occult symbols commonly mentioned in conspiracy theories. The pupil on the eye is the pentagram star, another symbol commonly associated with the occult.
  • Morgana is the only member of the Phantom Thieves who can access the Metaverse without the use of the app due to his origins being tied with it. However, much of the same rules apply to him as they do to those who use the Navigator.
  • In the anime adaptation, it appears that just looking at the app icon can force a user to fall asleep and enter the Velvet Room should Igor wish to talk.
  • The application is voiced by Tomoko Fujino in the Persona 5 The Animation, in the actual game, it is uncredited.


Characters
Playable Protagonist - Morgana - Ryuji Sakamoto - Ann Takamaki - Yusuke Kitagawa - Makoto Niijima - Futaba Sakura - Haru Okumura - Goro Akechi - Sumire Yoshizawa
Confidant Igor - Sojiro Sakura - Chihaya Mifune - Munehisa Iwai - Tae Takemi - Sadayo Kawakami - Ichiko Ohya - Shinya Oda - Hifumi Togo - Yuuki Mishima - Toranosuke Yoshida - Caroline & Justine - Sae Niijima - Takuto Maruki
Major Targets Suguru Kamoshida - Ichiryusai Madarame - Junya Kaneshiro - Shadow Futaba - Kunikazu Okumura - Masayoshi Shido - Holy Grail / Yaldabaoth - Azathoth / Adam Kadmon
Other Principal Kobayakawa - SIU Director - Shiho Suzui - Natsuhiko Nakanohara - Mika - Lala Escargot - Angel and Julian - Medjed - Wakaba Isshiki - Sugimura - President Tanaka - Kazuya Makigami - Naoya Makigami - Shadow Mishima - Shinichi Yoshizawa - Rumi - Shibusawa - Jose - Kasumi Yoshizawa - Coach Hiraguchi
Locations
Tokyo Yongen-Jaya (Café Leblanc) - Shibuya - Aoyama-Itchome (Shujin Academy) - Shinjuku - Akihabara - Kichijoji - Ogikubo - Inokashira Park - Tsukishima - Akasaka Mitsuke - Suidobashi - Odaiba Seaside Park - Ichigaya - Ikebukuro - Ginza - Harajuku - Meiji Shrine - Jinbocho - Miura Beach - Maihama (Tokyo Destinyland) - Kanda - Roppongi - Ueno - Asakusa - Chinatown - Nagatacho - Shinagawa - Nakano - Kosei High School
Metaverse Kamoshida's Palace - Madarame's Palace - Kaneshiro's Palace - Futaba's Palace - Okumura's Palace - Niijima's Palace - Shido's Palace - Mementos (Path of Qimranut - Path of Aiyatsbus - Path of Chemdah - Path of Kaitul - Path of Akzeriyyuth - Path of Adyeshach - Path of Sheriruth - Depths of Mementos - Qliphoth World - Path of Da'at) - Maruki's Palace
Other Velvet Room - Hawaii - Thieves Den
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack (Persona 5 / Royal (JP / EN))
Songs "Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There" - "Life Will Change" - "Beneath the Mask" - "Last Surprise" - "Rivers in the Desert" - "The Whims of Fate" - "Tokyo Daylight" - "Hoshi To Bokura To" - "Break In To Break Out" - "Infinity" - "Dark Sun..." - "Autonomy" - "Found a Light" - "IT'S TOO LATE" - "Colors Flying High" - "Take Over" - "He's a Trickster☆" - "I Believe" - "No More What Ifs" - "Throw Away Your Mask" - "Bokura no Hikari (Our Light)"
Archives
Story Persona - Persona user - Shadow - Shadow Self - Second Awakening - Picaro Persona - I am thou - Cognition - P. A. D. - Metaverse - Metaverse Navigator - Mask - Wild Card - Phantom Thieves of Hearts - Phantom Aficionado Website - Antisocial Force - Treasure - Police - Calling Card - Change of Heart - Psychotic breakdown - Mental shutdown - General Public - Seven Deadly Sins - Sea of Souls - Bond - Featherman - Desire
School Life Calendar - Weather - Seasons
Confidant - Social Stats - Hideout - Class - Train - Invitations - Gifts - Decorations
Activities Bathhouse - Studying - Diner - Cleaning - Maid Café - Billiards - Books - DVDs - Retro Games - Movie Theater - Big Bang Challenge - Crane Game - Bed - Batting Cages - Fishing Pond - Crossword Puzzles - Darts - Infiltration Tools - Cooking - Training - Old Temple - Laundry - Part-time Jobs - Shrine - Confessional - Jazz Jin - Houseplant - Refrigerator - TV Quiz Show - Blackboard - Drink Stand - Lottery - Cultivation - Fortune Telling
Vendors Shops: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Vending Machines - Takemi Medical Clinic - Untouchable - Jose's Shop - Home Shopping Program - Tanaka's Shady Commodities - Military Vending Machine - Trading
Phantom Life Mementos Requests - Third Eye - Security Level - Search Objects - Treasure Chests - Safe Room - Thieves Guild - List of Shadows (Treasure Demon - Disaster Shadow - Savage Shadow) - List of Bosses - Skill Card - Will Seeds - Deviations - Slot Machines
Battle Items: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Skills: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Difficulty - Status Changes - Weaknesses - Traits - Navigator - Tactics - Guard - Party Switch - Baton Pass - One More - Critical - Technical - Showtime - Cut-in - All-out Attack - Hold Up - Personality - Drops - Game Over
Follow Up - Harisen Recovery - Endure - Protect - Pickpocket - Crocodile Tears - Sexy Technique - Down Shot - Bullet Hail - Oda Special - Kakoi Kuzushi - Sleuthing Instinct - Detox X - Mindfulness - Flow - Tumbling
Velvet Room List of Personas: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Fusion - Special Fusion - Hanging - Lockdown - Electric Chair - Arcana - Skill Inheritance - Fusion Accident - Fusion alarm - Challenge Battle
System Trophies: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Cutscenes - New Game Plus - Patches and Updates - Steam Profile Items
Unused Content: (Persona 5 / Royal)
Development
Corporate Atlus Co., Ltd. - Sega
Personnel Katsura Hashino - Shigenori Soejima - Shoji Meguro - Lyn Inaizumi - Atsushi Kitajoh - Ryota Kozuka - Kenichi Tsuchiya - Toshiki Konishi - Kazuhisa Wada - Lotus Juice
Other Media
Games Royal - Dancing in Starlight - Strikers - Tactica - The Phantom X
Productions Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers - Persona 5 The Animation (Episodes - Dark Sun... - Stars and Ours - Proof of Justice - A Magical Valentine's Day) - Persona O.A. - Persona 5 The Night Breakers - Persona Stalker Club V - PERSORA AWARDS 3 - Persora -The Golden Best 5- - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album - Persona 5 The Stage - Persona VS
Publications Manga - Dengeki Comic Anthology - Comic à La Carte - Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics) - Tartarus Theater Wild - the Animation Dengeki Comic Anthology - Mementos Mission - Mementos Report - Persona Magazine
Events Night of the Phantom - Super Live 2017 - Super Live 2019 - TGS 2021 - 25th Anniversary Symphonic Concert
20th Anniversary Festival - 25th Anniversary - 25th FES
TGS 2015 - Take Tokyo Tower - E3 2016 - Take the Treasure - TGS 2016 - Morgana's Report - DJ Morgana
Miscellaneous Merchandise - Catherine: Full Body - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Characters
Playable Protagonist - Ryuji Sakamoto - Morgana - Ann Takamaki - Yusuke Kitagawa - Makoto Niijima - Futaba Sakura - Haru Okumura - Sophia - Zenkichi Hasegawa
Major Targets Alice Hiiragi - Ango Natsume - Mariko Hyodo - Akane Hasegawa - Akira Konoe - Kuon Ichinose - EMMA / False God Demiurge
Other Lavenza - Sojiro Sakura - Miyako Kaburagi - Kaho Nanase - Shuzo Ubukata‎‎ - Jyun Owada - Aoi Hasegawa - Sae Niijima - Akane's Joker
Locations
Japan Yongen-Jaya (Café Leblanc) - Shibuya - Sendai - Sapporo - Okinawa - Kyoto - Osaka - Tokyo (Tokyo Tower)
Akasaka Mitsuke - Aoyama-Itchome (Shujin Academy) - Ogikubo - Fukuoka - Yokohama
Jail Shibuya Jail - Sendai Jail - Sapporo Jail - Okinawa Jail - Kyoto Jail - Osaka Jail - Jail of the Abyss - Tree of Knowledge
Other Velvet Room
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack
Songs "You Are Stronger" - "Daredevil" - "Life Will Change" - "What You Wish For" - "Axe to Grind" - "Counter Strike" - "Beneath the Mask" - "Last Surprise" - "Rivers in the Desert" - "Towards a Dream"
Archives & Terminology
Story Persona - Persona User - Shadow - Shadow Self (Monarch) - Treasure Demon - I am thou - Cognition - P. A. D. - Metaverse - Metaverse Navigator - Mask - Wild Card - Phantom Thieves of Hearts - Madicce - Antisocial Force - Police - Calling Card - Change of Heart - General Public - Seven Deadly Sins - Trauma Cell - Zephyrman
Summer Trip Calendar - Yen - Cooking - Hideout - Shrine
Vendors Shops - Vending Machines - Sophia's Shop - Big Bang Burger
Phantom Life Requests - Third Eye - Security Level - Shadows - Bosses - Lock Keeper - Dire Shadows
Battle Items - Skills - Combo Attacks - Master Arts - Party - Battle Stats - Damage - Accuracy - Experience - Level - Difficulty - Status Changes - Weaknesses - Navigator - Party Switch - Baton Pass - One More - Critical - Technical - Follow Up - Protect - Harisen Recovery - Endure - Cut-in - All-out Attack - Showtime - BOND - Game Over
Velvet Room List of Personas - Fusion - Arcana - Persona Points
System Trophies - Patches and Updates - New Game Plus - Cutscenes - Steam Profile Items
Development
Corporate Atlus Co., Ltd. - Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. - Omega Force
Personnel Daisuke Kaneda - Shigenori Soejima - Atsushi Kitajoh - Lyn Inaizumi - Lotus Juice
Other Media
Events Persona Super Live 2019 - Traveling Morgana's Newsletter
Miscellaneous Merchandise
Characters
Playable - Originals Protagonist - Lufel - Motoha Arai - Shun Kano - Riko Tanemura - Shoki Ikenami
Playable - Phantom Idols Seiji Shiratori - Kotone Montagne - Yukimi Fujikawa - Tomoko Noge - Leo Kamiyama - Yaoling Li - Kiyoshi Kurotani - Kayo Tomiyama- Miyu Sahara - Toshiya Sumi - Haruna Nishimori - Yui - Minami Miyashita - Chizuko Nagao - Yumi Shiina - Ayaka Sakai - Kira Kitazato - Masaki Ashiya - Runa Dogenzaka - Mio Natsukawa - Mayumi Hashimoto - Manaka Nagao - Ichigo Shikano
Playable - P5/P5R Ren Amamiya - Ryuji Sakamoto - Morgana - Ann Takamaki - Yusuke Kitagawa - Makoto Niijima - Futaba Sakura - Haru Okumura - Kasumi Yoshizawa - Goro Akechi
Playable - P3 Makoto Yuki - Yukari Takeba - Akihiko Sanada - Junpei Iori - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Aigis - Ken Amada - Koromaru - Shinjiro Aragaki
Non-Playable Supporting Igor - Merope - Kumi Katayama - Marthym - Munehisa Iwai - Chihaya Mifune - Tae Takemi - Masa - Yamagoshi - Aran Hirano
Major Targets Takeyuki Kiuchi - Hiromu Miyazawa - Kumi Katayama - Kei Akashi - Takami Shimotsuna
City Quest Yuta Satou - Orange Tabby - Sumizou Yakitori - Ritsuka Takanashi - Yota Kurosawa - Anderson - Namie Komatsu - Rikuto Shimizu - Fumiyo Tosabayashi - Ena Kageyama - Tetsunojo Shishida - Ayumi Ogata - John Harris - Kazuhiko Tsuda - Neiko Takahashi - Masataka Takeda - Shinta Ezaki - Saki Shirai
Other Magatsukami - Narumi Nashimoto - Tamayo Yoshida - Takumi Serizawa - Hiyori Koide - Daichi Osaka - Besa - Jose - President Tanaka - Kurosawa - Kokoro - Yamanashi - Shedim - Raga - Dvesha - Shin'i - Moha - Guchi
Locations
Tokyo Zoshigaya (Heritage Kitchen) - Shimokitazawa (Kokatsu Academy) - Shibuya - Yongen-Jaya (Café Leblanc) - Shinjuku (Victory Kitchen) - Ueno - Kichijoji - Akihabara - Kanda - Asakusa - Jinbocho - Tsukishima - Shirosato Beach - Maihama - Ginza - Odaiba Seaside Park - Suidobashi - Ichigaya - Akasaka Mitsuke - Shinagawa - Miura Beach - Harajuku - Inokashira - Ikebukuro - Chinatown - Kiga High School
Metaverse Mementos (Path of Qimranut - Path of Aiyatsbus - Path of Chemdah - Path of Kaitul) - Kiuchi's Palace - Miyazawa's Palace - Katayama's Palace - Akashi's Palace - Shimotsuna's Palace - CrossFate Palace (Castle in the Void - Museum of Vanity - Bank of Gluttony - Pyramid of Wrath - Spaceport of Greed - Research Lab)
Tatsumi Port Island Iwatodai Station - Paulownia Mall (Police Station - Shinshoudo Antiques - Aohige Pharmacy - Chagall Café) - Iwatodai Dormitory
Tartarus Thebel Block - Arqa Block - Yabbashah Block - Tziah Block - Harabah Block - Adamah Block
Other Velvet Room - Thieves Den
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack
Songs "Ambitions and Visions" - "Desire Surrender" - "Fatal Desire" - "Last Strike" - "Shadow Loop" - "Wake Up Your Hero" - "Duel for Real" - "Rage Education" - "Rule Breaker" - "Seize the Light" - "Wonder Light" - "Gone with the Storm" - "Show Stealer"
Archives
Story Persona (Initial) - Persona user - Shadow - Shadow Self - I am thou - Cognition - Phantom Thieves (P5X) - Phantom Idols - P. A. D. - Metaverse - Metaverse Navigator - Palace - Mask - Wild Card - Treasure - Calling Card - Change of Heart - Sea of Souls - Seven Deadly Sins - Dark Hour - Evoker - Divine Justice - Menace - Desire - Summer Persona
School Life Confidant - Hideout - Weather - Social Stats - Class - Train - Invitations - Gifts - Decorations - School Club
Activities Bathhouse - Batting Cages - Books - Cleaning - Cooking - Fishing Pond - Studying - Training - Part-time Jobs - Diner - Maid Café - Movie Theater - Crane Machine - Bed - Cooking - Old Temple - Jazz Jin - Cultivation - Fortune Telling
Vendors Vending Machines - Takemi Medical Clinic - Untouchable - Tanaka's Shady Commodities
Phantom Life Search Objects - Mementos Requests - Third Eye - Security Level - Treasure Chests - Safe Room - Skill Card - Treasure Demon
Battle Skills - Items - Weaknesses - Critical - One More - Baton Pass - All-out Attack - Navigator - Technical - Highlight - Cut-in - Theurgy - Shuffle Time
Velvet Room List of Personas - Fusion - Challenge Battle - Persona Traits
System List of Patches and Updates
Development
Corporate Atlus Co., Ltd. - Sega - Black Wings Game Studio
Personnel Kazuhisa Wada - Shigenori Soejima - Lyn Inaizumi - Yusuke Nitta - Ryota Kozuka - Yosuke Uda - Lao V
Other Media
Games Persona 5 - Persona 5 Royal - Persona 5 Strikers - Persona 5 Tactica - Persona 3 Reload
Miscellaneous Merchandise - Persona 5 The Animation