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i need them to get knocked out. together <3

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Looks sad & cute & helpless

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Mementos Mission Goro Akechi my beloved.

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The Murder Victims Killer would come to be known for their calling card; a dead body left at the scene of each murder.

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yesssss

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cannot stop thinking about akechi… not to akechi post again but the fact that he was doomed from the start and had literally no chance at redemption is sickening. he was passed between homes and he only ever wanted his dad to take notice of him. the fact the only thing that could’ve saved him was meeting ren a few years earlier yet when faced with the chance to live in that timeline he was so against it because he wanted to live life on his own terms and felt so much guilt for what he had done is insane. he would rather be dead than live a happy life with the one person who truly loved him because he didn’t feel like he deserved that.

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og post

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the new collab remind me of stardew valley

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Reminder that Joker canonically enjoys crossdressing in all Persona 5 media!

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while recording another part for my p5r playthrough today, i went a little bit crazy over these two pieces of dialogue from his first counseling session with ann and akira respectively (which occur on the same day).

bear with me.

i really had to bite my tongue not to say anything about it since i'm trying to keep my playthrough spoiler-free - but this is textbook groomer behavior. calling a teenager mature for their age, expressing awe over how they've made it as far as they have, etc.

while i think that a lot of the maruki scenes with the rest of the phantom thieves after this are incredibly forced and really just used as a plot device to get third semester to work out the way it does, these two scenes (as well as ryuji's) really strike me because i feel like

- and, disclaimer, i do genuinely believe maruki to be a kind person, but i don't think he is a GOOD person because he enforces his kindness upon others rather than recognizing what the ideal outcome for THEIR LIVES is (not his own ideals!) -

i feel like maruki's discussions here with ann and akira are heartfelt and true. he really is trying to connect with them and help them, but his idea of help is different from theirs. he's prodding for their ideal, without recognizing that a teenager's idea of what is ideal may not necessarily line up with the words that come out of their mouth

and in pushing for this, he is grooming them to be more receptive to the way that he prods at them for their wishes and what he perceives as their ideal presentation of reality

this ramble of mine isn't exactly comprehensive and articulate but all this to say that maruki is outright grooming the phantom thieves, ESPECIALLY akira through the rest of his confidant

(discussion i had with one of my friends the other day)

i think my point is that maruki is NOT a saint by any means and in fact on replay when you know what his goals are he comes across as outright predatory even if you know that he IS trying to do what he believes is the kindest, most just thing. and somehow he really has spoken to people - not only the people in-game, but also the people in the fandom -

and it's BRILLIANT writing because he has captured the fandom in the same way he captured the phantom thieves. it's so incredible to have an antagonist who is genuine, heartfelt, and kind, and is truly trying to prevent the protagonists from being hurt, but he just doesn't understand that the things that hurt them to begin with are not only what made them strong but also what made them who they are

(from discussion with my rp partner about maruki and akira's likeness, & how much more like him maruki would have been had he the strength to overcome/overturn rumi's unjust fate)

maruki is INCREDIBLE and he is a STUNNING piece of writing and that's why he is such a powerful antagonist to round out an already brilliant work about the powers of love and grief, trust and loss...

i just think it's worthwhile to point out that from the very beginning he was looking for ways to excuse his own ideals as for the benefit of other people, mistaking words born from pain as the truth - as reality.

this game is so incredible and third semester does not let us down. there is SO MUCH to dig into and it's just..... incredible. truly.

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MMW chapter 29 spoilers

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Bandwagoning but jdjdjd i cant wait to finish this he’s so‼️‼️‼️‼️