It has been confirmed thatPersona 5 Strikerswill be receiving a western release on multiple platforms. This means that players all over the world will soon be able to experience the continuation ofPersona 5’s story that takes place shortly after the original game’s events.
With the adventures of the Phantom Thieves continuing inPersona 5 Strikers, there will be a few more members coming on to the team. Of course, players will have access to the majority of the Phantom Thieves as well, but these new members help provide new parts of the story and new aspects to the gameplay.
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AsPersona 5 Strikershas beenavailable in other languagesin other countries for quite some time now, these new members of the Phantom Thieves are considered to be spoilers. Those who want to experience the game blindly are warned.
Sophia - Sophie
Some may have already seen Sophia inofficial promotional art forPersona 5 Strikers. She is an AI that can only take a human form while in the Metaverse. Outside in the real world, however, she lives in Joker’s phone and uses it to communicate.
In battle, she uses giant twin yo-yos as her melee weapon and blasters as her ranged weapon. Her initial Persona is Pithos of the Hope Arcana, which is known inGreek Mythologyas the proper name of Pandora’s box.
Sophia is initially found by Joker, Morgana, and Ryuji in the game’s first jail while she is in the form of a giant box. However, she then takes the form of a young girl and develops her own Persona after encountering a group of shadows. Being a new member ofthe Phantom Thieves, despite being an AI, Sophia takes on the code name of Sophie.
After leaving the metaverse, Sophia reveals that she has no memories except for the fact that she is humanity’s friend. Her AI is considered so complicated that Futaba Sakura can’t decipher her within a short time period.
As players go through the story, it becomes very clear that Sophia is related to the EMMA app that has been brainwashing the public. Sophia can even telepathically communicate with the EMMA AI, cementing their relationship.
Zenkichi Hasegawa - Wolf
Zenkichi Hasegawa is a police officer from Kyoto with a young daughter named Akane. After the Phantom Thieves come to Kyoto, he awakens to his Persona, Valjean of the Priest arcana. Valjean is named after the main protagonist of the famous book andmusicalLes Miserables. Once Zenkichi becomes a Phantom Thief, he takes on the code name of Wolf. He additionally uses two-handed swords in battle as well as dual revolvers for long-range attacks.
The story behind Zenkichi Hasegawa involves his wife who was killed in a drunk driving accident by an associate ofMasayoshi Shidofrom the originalPersona 5. Due to these connections, Zenkichi was pressured to drop the case as the culprit threatened to call a hit on Zenkichi’s daughter. This however would cause Akane to become more emotionally distant from him over the years.
After Akane becomes the creator of Kyoto’s Jail in the metaverse, Zenkichi awakens to his Persona out of a desire to protect his family. He uses his new abilities to savethe Phantom Thievesand uses his new resolve to bring his wife’s killer to justice.
Persona 5 Strikerswill release for Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4 on February 23rd.
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