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[Linkstrikesback]

SPOILERS: this game will feature none of the cast of P3/4 except probably Igor and maybe a cameo from an S.Link character

Igor is probably out, given his Japanese voice actor kinda died. Expect either Marie or Margaret to replace him. Probably Margaret, since Marie is a weatherlady according to the true ending of P4G.

Also I expect some sort of P4 cameo anyway, even if it's something small again. Maybe they'll pull something similar to the school trip thing again, and they go to inaba for a couple of days, for whatever reason. Realistically, it will be nothing more than a few lines of dialogue.

 

[Palculator]

Edit: Misread, sorry.

Also, that poster is a fucking megaton and a half if true.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

The hair is the same as MC....everything else is difficult to a different view and art style but its surely no coincidence the hair is the same .

 

[sappyday]

Isn't his hair a different color from Potter-kun? Maybe they're going for a Clark Kent/Superman kinda theme with his initial appearance.

Could just be the shading of the poster. The hair is wavy in both.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I hope we get to plan heists or something.

 

[CorvoSol]

SPOILERS: this game will feature none of the cast of P3/4 except probably Igor and maybe a cameo from an S.Link character

IGOR IS DEAD

LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS MARIE VELVET ROOM.

I-IT'S NOT LIKE SHE MEANT TO FUSE THOSE PERSONAS FOR YOU

 

[Stone Ocean]

Isn't his hair a different color from Potter-kun? Maybe they're going for a Clark Kent/Superman kinda theme with his initial appearance.

It's probably because of the different coloring, but the hair checks out.

I'd LOVE a shy by day / psycho by night MC. That would be fucking genius.

 

[Rurunaki]

It's the MC for p5..

 

[Dragon1893]

Because it looks exactly like him.

Lol wut? Different eye color, different hair color and the face is barely visible because of the mask, but he looks exactly like him. OK.
It's probably him because it would be strange for them to use a character we haven't seen before, not because it looks like him.

 

[Fandangox]

after playing as a cool protagonist in yu, atlus decides to do a 180 and let players be Tuxedo Mask, a useless piece of shit

It will be just like Persona 3 except the twist is that you control your entire party BUT the MC.

 

[JNA]

I have a feeling Sho will play a role in Persona 5. I don't think he is just some throwaway character in a Persona 4 spinoff but who knows.

 

[squadr0n]

I was asleep during the conference and just got up, I work nights ;( Did I miss anything big from today's ???? sessions?

 

[Steel]

Wrong color eyes to be Sho but Atlus doesn't seem to give a shit about continuity in stuff like that anyway so who knows

That being said, yeah you're right it's probably not Sho, still was the first thing that came to mind when I saw it.

 

[Busaiku]

The hair is the same as MC....everything else is difficult to a different view and art style but its surely no coincidence the hair is the same .

Besides the hair and eye color, it looks just like Sho with a mask.

Even the gaze is the same.

 

[Zalman]

It's the MC for p5..

I forgot all about this pic

Oh man

 

[Seth Balmore]

Oooooooooooo I like me some evil looking MC! Can't wait!

I'd LOVE a shy by day / psycho by night MC. That would be fucking genius.

YES.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Igor is probably out, given his Japanese voice actor kinda died. Expect either Marie or Margaret to replace him. Probably Margaret, since Marie is a weatherlady according to the true ending of P4G

I thought they finally found him a new VA, but it turns out I'm wrong

maybe Philemon will be back instead

 

[mejin]

 

[sora87]

Persona 2 vibes keep increasing on this game. Strange.

Yesss. Increase the darkness.

 

[Squire]

woooooah

Crazy Theory:

Does anyone think that these teenagers will be wearing masks and be taking a different "persona" as a way to break free from society's shackles?

I believe that's it.

"You are slave. Want emancipation?"

The "emancipation" is presumably what's found in putting on the masks; Adopting a different persona, becoming someone else.

 

[Trigger]

It's probably because of the different coloring, but the hair checks out.

I'd LOVE a shy by day / psycho by night MC. That would be fucking genius.

Could just be the shading of the poster. The hair is wavy in both.

That's just Soejima art with harsh colours. The hair is just a hue of red, makes sense since the colour of this game is red.

Ah, ok. I thought his hair looked more brown than red.

 

[Palculator]

I thought they finally found him a new VA, but it turns out I'm wrong

maybe Philemon will be back instead

I'd be kinda pissed if he wasn't. He fits in so well considering the whole mask thing that's going on.

 

[robotrock]

This... this just appeared on Twitter (source).

It might be fake, but it doesn't look like it.

Whoa.

EDIT: Translation:



At the bottom left: "Persona 5 begins"

oh shit!

 

[Gentleman Jack]

It's the MC for p5..

Can't imagine why people would think it's Sho after seeing this.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Hah, I'd totally forgotten about that Night of the Phantom image. That's slick.

 

[Busaiku]

I thought they finally found him a new VA, but it turns out I'm wrong

maybe Philemon will be back instead

They've reused voice clips in games he was in since 2010, and he wasn't in Persona Q at all.
Margaret did fusions there (and Elizabeth some too), so it's likely he's out.

 

[Stone Ocean]

It's the MC for p5..

Look at the mask, saddle up boyz

 

[buddha0991]

Guys, bear with me for a moment. What if in the first trailer, this whole time we weren't shown the protagonist, but the antagonist?

 

[Soriku]

So instead of guns and glasses, we have masks now?

 

[Kagari]

Persona 5 is real guys. It's happening.

 

[Inquisitive_Ghost]

It's probably because of the different coloring, but the hair checks out.

I'd LOVE a shy by day / psycho by night MC. That would be fucking genius.

I'd fucking be all over this. Sounds like a great contrast to the last two games.

 

[Steel]

It's the MC for p5..

The MC's mask has fur in it in that shot, looks butterfly-y, different from the Phantom's. I'm getting the impression that he's not the MC.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Guys, bear with me for a moment. What if in the first trailer, this whole time we weren't shown the protagonist, but the antagonist?

That would be an amazing bait and switch

 

[todd360]

That would be an amazing bait and switch

So good spiderman gif

 

[Lunar15]

Persona 5 is real guys. It's happening.

And just think, we only had to wait over a year from it's initial announcement to actually feel this.

 

[u_neek]

According to Wikipedia, P3 was revealed in March 2006 and released in July 2006 while P4 was revealed in March 2008 and released in July 2008.

Is it too much to hope for a summer release after the

Spoiler

hopefully

proper reveal tomorrow?

 

[Stone Ocean]

The MC's mask has fur in it in that shot, looks butterfly-y, different from the Phantom's. I'm getting the impression that he's not the MC.

That "fur" is just the mask's shadow against the background

 

[Rurunaki]

So instead of guns and glasses, we have masks now?

PERSONA !! *puts mask on* to the ballroom !!

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I can't contain the hype ;_; Yu I'll miss you!

Bring on P5!

 

[Zalman]

The MC's mask has fur in it in that shot, looks butterfly-y, different from the Phantom's. I'm getting the impression that he's not the MC.

Different mask = different persona

I don't know

 

[Dragon1893]

The P5 characters probably have something akin to the shadow versions of the P4 characters.
Or maybe it's some kind of transformation, but his expression suggests a completely different personality from what we saw in the cutscene.
This could go to interesting places.

 

[JNA]

Guys, bear with me for a moment. What if in the first trailer, this whole time we weren't shown the protagonist, but the antagonist?

Wouldn't that be a twist?

 

[koutoru]

Guys, bear with me for a moment. What if in the first trailer, this whole time we weren't shown the protagonist, but the antagonist?

Then they announce the real protagonist to be Sho.

 

[Soriku]

Besides the hair and eye color, it looks just like Sho with a mask.

Even the gaze is the same.

They both just have the cocky stare and smile. They're not the same character.

Guys, bear with me for a moment. What if in the first trailer, this whole time we weren't shown the protagonist, but the antagonist?

Nah.

 

[Hellraider]

Can't wait for Persona 6's hats!

 

[Squire]

Persona 5 is real guys. It's happening.

Finally.

 

[Steel]

That "fur" is just the mask's shadow against the background

The other masks don't cast shadows, and that shadow overlaps with the mask.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I believe that's it.

"You are slave. Want emancipation?"

The "emancipation" is presumably what's found in putting on the masks; Adopting a different persona, becoming someone else.

So the antagonist is offering the emancipation through the masks? That's what I would think since you need to be true to yourself and not hide behind a mask, or at least that keeps in themes of previous games... but then that would counter the whole "Persona" aspect.

I dunno. I would not mind a return to Persona 2 themes/tones so long as they are done well, written well, with better characters, and better music, and basically all around better since Persona 2 is such a mess of a game.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

It's the MC for p5..

Oh shit....

Masquerade masks are the new revolvers/glasses

 

[Tirod]

That image has me so excited, I really hope we get something substantial for this. I want my HD demons.

Only Atlus could get me to wake up at 4 AM on my birthday. Fingers crossed it is not just music.