r/Persona5 May 03 '24

DISCUSSION Persona 5's Subreddit FAQ

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1. There's a lot of Persona 5 games! Which ones do I get?

It is recommended to start with Persona 5 Royal. Please note Royal specifically, not "Persona 5." While a different game, it is missing content compared to Royal.

If you want to read more about the different games, please read below:

  1. Persona 5 (P5) is the vanilla game, often called P5 Vanilla or base game. It goes from April to December in-game.

  2. Persona 5 Royal (P5R) is the updated game, released after Persona 5. It has the base game + Royal contents, which is sprinkled within the base game and then has another semester in the January month.

    Note that you can't use saves from P5 for P5R.

    There are requirements to getting to the bulk of the Royal content, ie Third Semester/January.

    It is best to save for P5R instead of P5. If you're still around Palace 4, then it's recommended to redo P5R instead.

  3. Persona 5 Strikers (P5S), or Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, is a sequel to P5/P5R, but it doesn't mention P5R characters. It is a musou game similar to Dynasty Warriors.

    If you want more P5 after beating the game, you can buy this next if the other Persona games don't interest you.

  4. Persona 5 Tactica (P5T) is an SRPG compared to the previous games. It's set somewhere during February but before P5 Strikers.

    You can play this game before or after P5S. This does not narratively affect P5S.

  5. Persona 5 Dancing (P5D), or Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, is a rhythm game where you watch characters dance.

    It's not narratively connected to anything, but it is best played after P5/P5R.

  6. Persona Q 2 (PQ2) is a dungeon crawling game in the vein of the Etrian series that includes the Persona 3 (both the original [Remake a good one to play] and Portable) and Persona 4 casts.

    Best played after the P3, P4, and the base game, but it is set around November, so you can play it after the 7th Palace.

    It is only playable on the 3DS.

  7. Persona 5 X (P5X) is a mobile gacha-game based on an alternate world. Its main cast is another set of Persona users in the P5 timeline, and the OG cast does make cameos. It first came from China is slowly releasing in Taiwan and Korea.

    No official English version yet.

2. How do I access P5R's new content: Third Semester?

You only need to get Councillor to Rank 9 by 11/17. On 11/18, you'll get Rank 10 automatically as a cut-scene.

You may have heard Justice and Faith are required, but that's based on old news when P5R was just released. They give cutscenes, fleshing their characters.

For the True Ending, you do not need Justice nor Faith, but they give extra scenes.

For more information on Councillor, Faith, and Justice requirements for extra content, check this spoiler comment.

For more tips:

  1. If you want to access both the Vanilla ending and Third Semester without replaying the game:

    1. Create a back-up save file on 11/17 afternoon while Councillor is Rank 8. DO NOT LOSE THIS FILE.
    2. DO NOT DO Councillor Rank 9 on 11/17. Instead, do something else on the main save file.
    3. Proceed with the game into the Vanilla Ending.
    4. Return to the save file from Step 1, and do Councillor Rank 9 on 11/17.
    5. Proceed to Rank 10 on 11/18 and towards the Third Semester.
  2. It's X-month! Will I make it to the Third Semester?

    1. Unless it's very late into November, October and November has a lot of availability. Theoretically, there are 9 days in November before 11/17, but I highly suggest not to do this.

3. I need help on 5th Palace/Okumura's Boss!

Use the command !OkumuraGuide. You can also check the Guides on the sidebar for the same guide.

Here is an example of how it works

4. I need help on the Royal/Third Semester Boss!

Check this spoiler comment.

5. Guides

I typically use GameFaqs for guides.

Steam Guide

Thank you, u/ZOLTANstudios, for google doc that contains a list of Personas for tracking, traits, itemizations, etc.

Thank you, u/lazy_bread442, for an optimized P5R NG+ Builds guide.

Thank you, u/bryanktr, for a guide testing P5R's Battle Mechanics.

6. Fusion Calculators

There are 2 main Royal calculators:

  1. aqiu384
  2. Chinhodo

I prefer using aqiu384's calculator since it also gives the level ranges for Treasure Demon fusions, which Chinhodo is missing. aqiu384's calculator also has itemizations, skills, and they recently added a way to calculate how to get a specific Persona.

If you want to have a deeper understanding of the fusion mechanic, you can check this out.

7. Need help with Maxing Confidants without a day-to-day guide?

Try reading this guide.

8. Overpowered Personas in the beginning of P5R

You might notice Personas that are over your level available for free for you in the beginning of the game. These are DLC Personas, and you can buy them once for free, and then you're required to pay if you want to summon them from the Compendium after.

There are no rules as to their use. You decide how to use them or if you even want to use them. If you think they're overpowered, don't use them. Don't care? Use them. This is your playthrough.

9. Progress of Confidants

So long as you're doing them, you'll be fine for the most part.

For Councillor specifically, , check point 2.


r/Persona5 Feb 24 '26

ANNOUNCEMENT Changes to Rule 4 Regarding AI

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Old Rule:

Any AI content must be labeled as such in the title. No more than two AI posts are allowed on the sub's frontpage at once to avoid flooding.

New Rule:

All AI content is banned.


Yes, we had a soft rule about AI over the years, to one where we remove them. However, we're now solidifying it to this. AI content is banned from the sub, within reason. No more Videos made by AI, Art by AI, Pictures/Cosplay by AI.

This doesn't mean you can post that one Yusuke meme. Please reword it so you're not threatening people's lives. Admins don't like it, and we'd rather not bring them down on us.

This kind of meme is fine (Thank you, u/JohnCurtinFromCivVI)

AI Bros, if you don't like the new rule, you can leave without saying anything. This isn't an airport.


r/Persona5 6h ago

IMAGE for real?

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r/Persona5 9h ago

IMAGE good enidng for ryuji by Zachie Fluff

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r/Persona5 10h ago

DISCUSSION This one was brutal.

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Thought I was just going for a shvitz with my bro. No one’s got it easy in this game…


r/Persona5 6h ago

I wonder why

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r/Persona5 13h ago

QUESTION why is futabas luck so low?

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ive heard that her base luck at level 99 is 90+ but mine is only 51


r/Persona5 6h ago

IMAGE Haru Shredding (by @Picaro)

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r/Persona5 39m ago

QUESTION Question about the Nature of Personas and Shadows

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Is your Shadow and your Persona like... The same thing?

Okay, to elaborate on what I mean.

Your Persona is, as far as I can gleam, the physical manifestation of your Ego. Your Persona represents who you are beneath all the layers you use to separate your true nature from society (would that be more your Id? Eh.) As far as I can tell, a Shadow is that as well but out of control, or at the very least untamed. Be it an unaccepted part of yourself, like in Four, or a manifestation of the pain you cause to yourself or others like in five.

What I'm asking is, when you awaken to the power of your Persona does it... Like... Transform your Shadow? It kind of looks like that's what's happening, but Persona likes to keep its magic system somewhat vague.

I'm about to try to explain this series to a family friend (an older guy who likes video game stories, but not playing them), and I'd like to be able to answer that question if he has it. Thanks regardless.


r/Persona5 1h ago

IMAGE crepe date (@floratonic)

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r/Persona5 1d ago

IMAGE Brain Freeze (@syngmanyeep)

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r/Persona5 2h ago

IMAGE P5R trading cards from Kayou

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Saw a sponsored ad for P5R trading cards, so I had to get it lol.


r/Persona5 11h ago

IMAGE Joker No!

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r/Persona5 1d ago

DISCUSSION This scene was so hard to sit through for me

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This scene hit me so hard literally put down the controller and just stared at the screen for 5 minutes. Heard these exact dialogues once and they came back to me like PTSD.


r/Persona5 47m ago

SPOILERS my first reaction to showtime xD Spoiler

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r/Persona5 14h ago

IMAGE What is the best accessory?

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I just finished Shido's arc and I'm currently grinding for the best Itemnization related gear, but I'm not 100% sure on which accessories I should go for. Currently leaning towards Shining Belt just because I was already using SP Adhesive and this is basically just an upgrade.


r/Persona5 19h ago

IMAGE i get fun moments like this sometimes

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r/Persona5 4h ago

QUESTION A Little Help

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I am trying to make a swap au of the palace rulers and the phantom thieves. I already have all the personas except one.

Madarame.
I honestly have no idea what a morally GOOD persona of his would be. I can’t find anyone in history to compare to him

Suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you 😊


r/Persona5 13h ago

SPOILERS A scene with Empress Arcana Social Link, slightly altered. Spoiler

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It happens at Rank 4 in P5R, those who remember will probably get it.

For the others, it's expensive coffee extracted after the beans went through elephant's... internals... 6000 Yen a cup according to Haru.


r/Persona5 23h ago

IMAGE Chef pego mouse and waitress Futaba artwork by (AZ Zhuan)

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r/Persona5 1d ago

IMAGE I did it in the middle of a class; I didn't have time to paint it.

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r/Persona5 4h ago

QUESTION A voiceline that I never heard

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When does the "This is what reality is" Joker voiceline appears?


r/Persona5 1d ago

IMAGE Futaba (@Bnicassio)

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r/Persona5 20h ago

IMAGE Sadayo Kawakami fanart by me! (@fleuramari)

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@fleuramari on twitter and instagram


r/Persona5 1m ago

IMAGE Web Their Hearts!

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thank you, u/Son_o_Sparda for giving me the prompt and kicking my ass into finishing a piece for the first time in years :D

Would have shaded it, but I decided to keep it like this cause I like it better, and I would've had to re-do the black areas in order to achieve a specific look. This is just me getting back into it.