Raoul

Raoul
Japanese Name	ラウール
Romaji	Rauuru
Also known as	Arsène Raoul Lupin
Origin	Modern Fiction
Arcana(s)	Fool
Persona User(s)	Ren Amamiya
Awakens from	Arsène + Satanael
Japanese VA	Jun Fukuyama
English VA	Xander Mobus

"I am Raoul. How delightful! You've awakened my true form. Very well, walk your chosen path without fear of mistake!"

—Raoul, Persona 5 Royal

Raoul is a Persona in Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Tactica.

History

Arsène Raoul Lupin is a fictional thief created by Maurice Leblanc, first published in the magazine Je sais tout in 1905. He was featured in a multitude of short stories and novels, including numerous films, television, stage plays and comic adaptations. He was known as a "gentleman burglar" who likes to target extremely wealthy individuals and criminals who were much worse than himself.

Raoul was first mentioned in "The Queen's Necklace," a short story included in Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, and was also alluded by the narration to be Arsène Lupin's true name. Raoul also appears in multiple other novels as a common alias for Lupin, such as The Countess of Cagliostro as Raoul d'Andrésy.

Other examples include:

• Raoul/Ralph de Limézy (The Damsel With Green Eyes aka Arsène Lupin, Super-Sleuth)
• Raoul d'Avenac (The Mystery of The Green Ruby aka La Barre-y-va)
• Monsieur Raoul (The Woman With Two Smiles aka The Double Smile)
• Raoul Averny (The Revenge of the Countess of Cagliostro)
• Raoul d'Enneris (briefly mentioned in The Revenge of the Countess of Cagliostro, taking the last name of Jean d'Enneris, another alias used in The Mysterious Mansion)
• Raoul d'Argery (The Last Love of Arsène Lupin)

Appearances

• Persona 5 Royal: Fool Arcana (DLC)
• Persona 5 Tactica: Fool Arcana (DLC)

Design

In contrast to Arsène, who resembles a Victorian gentleman, Raoul has a more modern and steampunk-inspired design. Its most apparent distinctions are the mechanical wings made of leather and metal, similar to bat wings. It is dressed in a vivid red jacket with golden trim, a white shirt paired with black-tie underneath, and a red fedora. It wears a black belt with a gold buckle, dark pants and thigh-high boots that are decorated with gold studs on the sides of its thighs. It wears white, fingerless gloves with gold-tipped claws at the end of its fingers. It is also equipped with long, bladed heels much like Arsène. Similarly, it has a demonic face with red eyes and holds a cigarette in its jagged mouth resembling sharp teeth or fangs.

Profile

Persona 5 Royal

"Another alias of Maurice Leblanc's hero, Arsène Lupin. Infamous as a phantom thief, he was also known to be a man of many friends, lovers, and treasured allies."

—Persona 5 Compendium

Raoul is the third-tier Persona of Ren Amamiya only available through DLC. It is purchasable for 300 yen. In the English version, Raoul is bought alongside other DLC Persona in a bundle for $9.99. Raoul is the only Persona that is capable of learning the skill Phantom Show, which has a high chance of inflicting Sleep on all enemies.

When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Raoul will yield the Picaresque Hat accessory, which grants the wearer the Insta-Heal skill as well as +2 to all stats. During a Fusion alarm, he will instead yield the Picaresque Crown, which in addition to the Insta-Heal skill, will now grant the wearer +3 to all stats.

Stats

Persona 5 Royal

I am Raoul. How delightful! You've awakened my true form. Very well, walk your chosen path without fear of mistake! Arcana Level Strength 47 Magic 49 Endurance 43 Agility 54 Luck 42 Fool 76 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty - - Curse - Bless Persona Trait Hazy Presence: Increases chance of triggering ally's Follow Up attack. Electric chair execution Picaresque Hat (normal); Picaresque Crown (fusion alarm) List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Phantom Show 4 SP Inflict Sleep (high odds) to all foes. Innate Eigaon 12 SP Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe. Innate Ali Dance Passive Half hit rate of all incoming attacks. Innate Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse damage to all foes. 78 Heat Riser 30 SP Increase Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 ally for 3 turns. 79 Curse Amp Passive Strengthen (non instant death) Curse attacks by 50%. 80 Concentrate 15 SP Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user. 81 Life Aid Passive Restore 8% HP and SP after victory. 82

Gallery

Raoul in Persona 5 Royal

Concept art of Raoul

DLC Icon

In Other Languages

Language	Name
English	Raoul
Japanese	ラウール (Raūru)
French	Raoul
Italian	Raoul
German	Raoul
Spanish	Raoul

Trivia

• Excluding the Picaro variants of existing Personas, such as Orpheus and Izanagi, Raoul is the first DLC Persona that was not present and introduced in prior games.
• Among the Picaro variants of DLC Personas in the files is an entry for "Neo Arsène Picaro", which corresponds with Raoul's entry in the non-Picaro section of the Persona list, implying that Raoul Picaro was considered before being cut.
• After completing the game's third semester, Raoul's concept art can be bought in the Thieves Den.
• Despite being a third tier Persona (and supposedly more powerful than its predecessors), Raoul starts at a lower level than Satanael and has a weakness, while Satanael doesn't. This is in accordance with the other third-tier Personas of the party members, who all retain their weaknesses.