The Phantom Thieves are back - sort of - in another adventure, and this time, there's a new cast of friends for us to meet. Let's look at the Persona 5 Phantom X characters, and what we know about them so far. We've dug up some new personas that the characters use, along with their codenames, and who some of them actually are.
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Here are all the Persona 5 Phantom X characters:
Playable Persona 5 X characters
Wonder (Protagonist)
Our new protagonist, whom we name ourselves in the real world, goes by Wonder in the Metaverse. He's a second-year student at Kiba Academy whose parents are away on travels, so he lives alone in Zoshigaya. His starting persona is named Jánošík, who appears to be a Slovak highwayman akin to Robin Hood.
Lufel (Cattle)
Move over, Mona, there's a new cute animal sidekick in town: Luffy the owl! He acts as a guide in Persona 5: The Phantom X, and has his very own persona, Rob Roy - a mecha bird. His Metaverse name is Cattle (we're not sure why either). Luffy can also turn into a van in the Metaverse for easy transport.
Motoha Arai (Closer)
Motoha appears to be the first person you meet in Persona 5 Xt at school. Motoha is a second-year student, this time at Kiba Academy. She's into sports and is a generally popular girl with a sunny disposition. Her Metaverse/party name is Closer, and her persona is Awilda.
Kayo Tomiyama (Okyann)
Okyann acts similarly to Futaba in Persona 5 - she's a navigator and so doesn't appear on-field. She can increase your characters' attack and effect hit rate, so is a helpful teammate. You can get her for free quite early on in the game after completing trials.
Shun Kano (Soy)
You get a copy of Soy nice and early in the game, which is appreciated as he's a defensive character. He uses the ice element, and can freeze enemies in place.
Yukimi Fujikawa (Yuki)
Those of you who got access to the beta may have met Yuki, a four-star character coming to Persona 5 X. She's not introduced on the official site just yet, and Yuki may be her Metaverse code name, not her real-world identity. For now, all we know is what she looks like and that her persona appears as Styx, a personification of hate. Neat!
Kotone Montagne (Mont)
Mont is another new face that Perfect World Games hasn't officially introduced via the Persona 5 X site. Her full name is Kotone Montagne, and she uses the persona Terpsichore, the goddess of dance and chorus, who wears white and blue.
Riko Tanemura (Wind)
Similar to Okyann, Wind is a navigator to aid you off-field. You meet her in school, where she's the president of the disciplinary committee, so you know not to get on her bad side. She's obtainable for free in chapter three of the game, automatically joining your party.
Seiji Shiratori (Seiji)
There's not much known about Seiji Shiratori either for now, other than his appearance and persona. His persona is Leucothea, named after a Greek sea goddess. It may be likely, again, that Seiji is his codename, but we need to wait for more information before we can confirm.
Ren Amamiya (Joker)
Ah, Joker, what a guy. He's back again as a limited-time five-star who uses the curse element. You can get him as the game launches globally, as he's - of course - the first character featuring on the banner. He's a DPS, and does plenty of damage.
Ryuji Sakamoto (Skull)
Ryuji is available as a free five-star, though you could also get Ann or Morgana from the same pool. You can also get his weapon from the in-game store. He's a DPS character using the physical element, armed with his usual metal pipe.
Ann Takamaki (Panther)
Ann, also known as Panther, returns as part of the same pool as Ryuji. Her attacks are AoE, and she's a solid DPS. She can apply burn to enemies which in turn makes them take that much more damage.
Morgana (Mona)
Whether you like Morgana or not, the cat is back once more in Persona 5 X. Morgana uses wind attacks, but is a healer instead of a DPS, unlike his fellow Phantom Thieves teammates.
Upcoming playable characters
There are many recurring characters confirmed to be part of the limited character pool as five-star units, along with plenty of new faces, currently available on the Chinese server. These characters will likely appear on banners as the game releases globally.
- Akechi Goro (Persona 5)
- Haru Okumura (Persona 5)
- Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)
- Futaba Sakura (Persona 5)
- Makoto Niijima (Persona 5)
- Kasumi Yoshizawa (Persona 5)
- Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)
- Yukari Takeba (Persona 3)
- Ayaka Sakai
- Chizuko Nagao
- Haruna Nishimori
- Kira Kitazato
- Kiyoshi Kurotani
- Leo Kamiyama
- Manaki Nagao
- Masaki Ashiya
- Mayumi Hashimoto
- Minami Miyashita
- Mio Natsukawa
- Miyu Sahara
- Runa Dogenzaka
- Shoki Ikenami
- Tomoko Noge
- Toshiya Sumi
- Yaoling Li
- Yui
- Yumi Shiina
Non-playable Persona 5 Phantom X characters
Igor and Merope
Igor, the owner of the Velvet Room where we fuse personas, has a new assistant in the form of Merope this time around. We don't know much about her just yet, but you can be sure she'll be a helping hand.
Munehisa Iwai
Reprising his role as an arms dealer is Iwai. He owns the Untouchable Airsoft shop in the backstreet of Shibuya's Central Street.
How do I get new Persona 5 Phantom X characters?
You get new characters in Persona 5 X through a gacha system. There's a handful of free units to get us going and plenty of free pulls to get you started. The recurring character, Igor, the Velvet Room owner, runs the gacha system in Persona 5 X, granting us new contracts with confidants.
Each character is either a four- or five-star rarity. For now, we're not sure about pity rates, cost, or any 50/50 chances at a five-star unit, so we'll update you when we know more!
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