#p5x mont

[thieves-in-the-palace]

Did some research on the new Personas! Here they are alongside their respective characters.

Notable details:

Instead of codenames, these characters have shortened forms of their actual names.

All three Personas seem to deviate from the “trickster” theme of P5, instead returning to the general “Greek mythological figure” theme seen in previous Persona games.

SEIJI & LEUCOTHEA (rendered 琉科忒亚)

Of the stories regarding Leucothea’s identity, the most prominent relates that she was once Ino, the human queen of Athamas. Ino chose to take in and care for Dionysus, as he was the son of her sister (Semele) and Zeus. Naturally, this angered Hera.

Depending on which source you read, Hera either struck Ino herself or Ino’s husband (King Athamas) with madness. In the latter version, King Athamas is described as flying into a rage and killing the young Learchus, one of Ino’s two sons. Ino proceeded to pick up Melicertes, her other son, and ran for her life, being chased by her husband to a cliff. In both versions, Ino threw herself and Melicertes into the sea. The gods took pity on them, turning Ino into the sea goddess Leucothea and Melicertes into the sea god Palaemon.

Design notes:

Though it’s unclear why Leucothea has a heavily bird-themed design, it may have something to do with Byssa, a woman who was turned into a bird for refusing to worship Artemis, Athena, and Hermes; the Byssa bird is considered sacred to Leucothea. It may also have something to do with The Cantos by Ezra Pound, in which Leucothea is depicted as a seagull.

Despite being consistently referred to as a feminine entity in mythology, this Leucothea has been given a distinctly masculine appearance.

Leucothea’s in-game model is shown dual-wielding rapiers; it’s unclear why this is not included in the official art.

MONT & TERPSICHORE (rendered 忒耳普西科瑞)

Terpsichore is one of the nine Olympian Muses, specifically presiding over dance and (Greek) chorus. She is regarded as the mother of Sirens, and some accounts posit that she is the mother of the Thracian kings Biston and Rhesus.

Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much mythology surrounding her…

Design notes:

Though not quite visible here, Terpsichore’s design includes ice skates. This, along with her overall “winter clothing” look, is likely due to Mont’s apparent proficiency in ice skating.

The large feather in Terpsichore’s hat may be in reference to her relation to Sirens.

YUKI & STYX (rendered 斯提克斯)

Styx is the goddess of the river Styx, which divides the lands of the living and the dead in Greek myth. In many accounts, the water of the Styx is capable of granting invulnerability to any who bathe in it – one popular example of this is Achilles, whose mother dunked him in the river by the ankle when he was a child.

As Styx sided with Zeus and the other gods during the Titanomachy, Zeus declared that all binding oaths must be sworn on her, and that these oaths absolutely cannot be broken. Of note, Zeus later swore on the river Styx to grant his lover Semele whatever she wanted, which would directly lead to her death…with their newborn child Dionysus then being taken in by Semele’s sister, Ino. Other surviving examples of oaths sworn carelessly on the Styx result in similarly grim outcomes.

Design notes:

Styx’s purple-and-black half-skirt seems to intentionally mimic Yuki’s purple-and-black cape.

Styx’s overall design bears a passing resemblance to that of Persephone, a recurring demon in the SMT universe. IIRC, the last time Persephone appeared in the Persona series was in Persona 2: Innocent Sin.

(This is just my personal opinion, but it kinda feels like she leans more into the pseudo-robotic vibes of the initial/ultimate P2 Personas?)

Styx’s in-game model is shown with a black chain connecting her wrists; it’s unclear why this is not included in the official art.

[p5x-theories]

Assets have started to appear for the Thieves Den! For now, the only thing of any interest is these full, completely logo-free versions of the various All Out Attack Finishers that I believe are meant to appear in the gallery:

The original Phantom Thieves have these as well, if anyone wants them.

[persona-game-info]

P5X Lawson collab artwork

[ennaakat]

Persona 5 The Phantom X

All out attack cut in images

[brokenhardies]

SIOBHAN GIVES ARCANA TO PERSONA 5 X CHARACTERS

Part One - Main Party

Wonder - The Fool/The World - Protagonist

Luffel - The Aeon - Honestly he gives me Aeon vibes and I'm not sure why

Motoha Arai - The Magician - First bestie character of the Protagonist, we haven't had a female Magician since Ulala and she really reminds me of those more magician-like characters

Shun Kanou - The Emperor - Highly passionate about his hobby to the point of coming across as obsessive, like Akihiko, Kanji and Yusuke. Also very autistic coded like those three

Riko Tanemura - Temperance - Mostly picked because she gives Temperance vibes and there hasn't been a main party member with the Temperance Arcana at all

[gomaan]

*Official distributed by bilibili.

[P5X] Materials for video contest in bilibili (3D models for MMD) Character 3D materials (PMX files and textures) are distributed in a bilibili video contest.

How to view officially distributed 3D models

Install the Chinese (Simplified) data on your PC.

Install MikuMikuDance 64bit version.

Download and extract the ZIP file from the official bilibili video site. https://bilibili.com/blackboard/live/activity-dKAtYNCV29.html

Start MikuMikuDance and load the PMX file using "Load" under "Model Operation".

[indecisive-v]

forgive me, i've really gone down the p5x rabbit hole now

[yosukeburger]

P5X Stickers

New stickers with reoccouring and new characters!

I also want to point out that this sticker looks a bit like this guy..

[lopjh]

Note on PT Forms

I think its interesting how Key's Phantom Thief form is a priest. His personality is all about thinking he's some special supernatural person with powers, so wouldnt his idea of a rebel be someone who is similarly special or standout, instead of a priest, someone who is symbolized to REMOVEor exorcise the very spirits and oddities Key is interested in?

I think the PT forms in P5X represent a mixture of characters desires than their idea of a rebel, Key may want to be seen as normal despite his oddities, he cares about his image in a way a similarly odd character like Yusuke may not care for. Same could be said for Mont, who is a former figure skater, and whose outfit is JUST a figure skater.

[persona5xdragon]

This is my first post, just to let everyone know I only will upload the correctly coded All-Out Attack cut-ins, just for anyone who wants them. This is All of Beta 1, I'll do the others and future ones later; also was able to create these thanks to P5X Theories.

[absurdly-overpowered-astronaut]

hi p5x phan-dom its been ages uhhhh…… anyway i’m back to draw the kids!!! ^^ trailer girl has a name now woooo!!! I really love monts design the white the gold! The coat tail thingys bow PUFFY SLEEVE THINGS so good!

[thieves-in-the-palace]

just a shot in the dark, but…

looking at the design for “Leo”, with the classic superhero vibes it has going on, makes me wonder about how Yuki, Seiji, and Mont are meant to be perceived as characters

The P5X gacha pool is stated to consist of “cognitive manifestations” of the obtainable characters, which explains how the Phantom Thieves can just Be There without needing to be written into the story. Going off the translation that mentions the three of them being “publicly known,” it’s possible that Yuki, Seiji, and Mont are meant to be considered the same way – they’re not real people, they’re just cognitive manifestations of public figures.

Or, in other words: they’re gacha fodder lmao

This could explain why they got codenames that are just shortenings of their real names, rather than actual codenames like Wonder, Cattle, and Closer. With how dataminers have dug up alternate codenames for all three (Tembin, Comte, and Frost, respectively), it’s possible that they were originally meant to be fleshed-out characters before being relegated to a gacha-only existence.

With how the pacing of P5X seems to be following that of P5, populating the gacha pool with plot-relevant characters before their introduction in the story would be a pretty perilous move. Unfortunately, playable characters are often a bigger draw than weapons/etc, so the devs still needed something to get people paying for pulls. The Phantom Thieves were an easy option for this, since people already know and love them – they’re the perfect combination of nonessential and appealing! With the P5S assets for Wolf and Sophie that have been unearthed, it’s possible they’ll be getting thrown in the gacha pool eventually as well.

But hey, if your goal is to get players to keep spending money, pre-existing characters are only going to get you so far. You’re going to have to keep the gacha pool looking fresh and worthwhile somehow, and one way to do that is to keep chucking new characters in it.

(Granted, P5X is still in beta, so who knows how the final game will look. Yuki, Seiji, and Mont still have a chance to escape gacha fodder hell, and I hope they succeed!)

[p5x-theories]

New wallpapers!

[persona-game-info]

New Kotone renders added to the website

[ennaakat]

Character descriptions for Yuki, Mont, and Seiji I'm unsure if these were in the first beta as well but I'm gonna post them here anyway.

Yukimi Fujikawa

A second-year high schooler. Her father died when she was young and since grew up under her mother's cold and uptight approach.

She can't agree with her mother's ideas, but wants to respond to her mother's expectations, and this conflict and pain has made her a cold person on the surface, but soft on the inside.

Kotone Montagne

A French-Japanese woman who was once a world-class figure skater.

Practicing figure skating since she was a child and being a perfectionist, she was devastated by an accident on the ice rink, and that trauma still aches in her heart.

Seiji Shiratori

A second-year high schooler and part of a fencing club.

He comes from a rich family and has been receiving cold, elite education. On the outside, he may look polite, but his behavior is very detached. Inside, he longs for genuine affection.

[nicorenarin]

Let’s Talk About That P5X Livestream…

So, that was pretty insane, wasn’t it? Here’s a no-nonsense recap of the new characters and collabs shown off in the stream itself. A lot of the other things were a preview of the new area in the Dam of Wrath, Thieves Den and Kotone Montagne’s confidant.

Here’s a better look at 5* Mont, now referred to as Mont: Dancer. She seems to be based off of swan ballet specifically and is the first dual-element character, being able to shift between Ice and Wind during battle. She remains a single-target DPS and may easily skyrocket into being one of the best characters in the game through her dual-element alone.

The devs also poked fun at Mont being one of their favourites. Very funny.

Runa Dogenzaka is FINALLY here!

And she looks…. a little different to what I was to believe. As a prior warning, I believed that the previous leaked image was Runa herself, but now that seems to be related to a now unknown character. I’m aware of her current codename, but will not be expanding any further than that.

Runa Dogenzaka, Codename: Howler is a 5* Fire character that specialises in debuffs. She’s also non-limited and will most likely be added to the standard banner after her banner concludes in 3.0.2. She will be a confidant and also is a big fan of the dog mascot you see in Shibuya.

She’s one of my favourites already. Love her.

Now, the BIG one.

Kasumi Yoshizawa, Goro Akechi and the P5R collab! Wow! What an announcement to end on. Kasumi herself will be arriving first in the 3.1 patch dropping in December alongside an unknown Royal collab that seems unrelated from Cross Fate.

I had made a post a few weeks back that discussed a previous leak that involved Kasumi’s art being leaked on a forum that seemingly came from a different build of the game. To be proven right does feel very good. What matters though is we’re getting the Royal collab! It’a very exciting.

3.0.1 drops next week in CN and the week after in TW / KR. 3.0.2 will follow and then 3.1 will follow afterwards.