Futaba doesn't have to rip a mask off because she is in her own palace and fuses with her shadow self once she accepts the truth. Awesome P4 callback.

"Was your previous decision... a mistake then!?" "It might have been..." "Understandable. Have a nice day."

I like how everyone else's is about abandoning their old selves, or avenging or saving someone. Then Ryuji's is like: "lol everyone hates you already, so why not live up to their reputation."

I love that we get to see Ryuji's reaction to almost every awakening lmao.

I can't get over how when Joker unlocks Arsene the flames literally evaporate the blood on his face. That's so metal

P4: accept self and break card P5: rebel against oppressors, suffer massive headache, and rip the skin off your face

Joker - Arséne Lupin Mona - Don Diego de la Luna; Zorro Skull - Captain William Kidd Panther - Carmen Fox - Ishikawa Goemon Queen - Johanna Haru - Milady de Winter Akechi - Loki Violet - Cendrillon (Cinderella) Wolf - Jean Valjean Sophia - Pandora These are all such amazing inspirations for their characters

The biggest difference between Sumire’s awakenings is that when she rips her mask on her true awakening, she is bleeding. She doesn’t bleed at all in the first awakening

"And i believe you called forth your power like this: persona." Sickest scene in the game.

Joker: "Can the Phantom Thieves have a robot, please?" Atlus: "No." Joker: "Awww!" Atlus: "...but you may have an AI." Joker: "Close enough!"

So basically Sophie's first persona (Pithos) was a Pandora's box, and Ichinose opened it releasing Sophie's true power. Good symbolism here Atlus

"I am... Kasumi Yoshizawa!" Everyone on their playthrough after having gone through the extra semester: "Are you sure about that?"

16:03 Morgana: He can use two separate powers!? Joker: ...

Zenkichi’s is near perfect in terms of symbolism and meaning

Still blows my mind how well Strikers handled both of those awakenings. Maybe its because you spent so long with Sophie in game prior to her moment, but that one definitely hit the hardest for me.

Sophia's awakening probably appeared in one of the best ways, mostly because her Persona was technically there the whole time as Pithos before the pieces all came together. Sophie didn't even need to tear off a mask; Pandora was so powerful that she shattered it herself.

Maruki summoning Azathoth with a calm, collected: "Persona" is so badass. To think under that goofy therapist's outside there was lurking such a cool villain.

I didn't notice it when I first played, but there's a significant difference in how Cendrillon speaks during "Kasumi"'s awakening and Sumire's

Max Mittelton’s scream during Ryuji’s awakening is just perfection

My top 5 1. Zenkinchi- I like the shadow talking to him and I really like Valjean 2. Joker- I think it’s the most impactful one because you don’t really see it coming 3. Sophia- Damn, that voice acting is great 4. Maruki (Adam Kadmon)- I love the origins of both Azathoth and Adam Kadmon. Maruki is also just my favorite Persona character. 5. Yusuke- This is the awakening that best conveys how painful it is. Yusuke clawing at the ground until he bleeds still gives me shivers.

The protagonist's persona, Arsène, is based on Arséne Lupin, a thief/master of disguise from a series of early 20th-century novels by Maurice Leblanc (which is who Sojiro's coffee shop is named after). Morgana's persona is Zorro, whose real name is Don Diego de la Vega. He's another classic fictional character; a vigilante who protected native Americans in California in the early 19th century. Carmen is the titular character in Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novel "Carmen", which became a famous opera 30 years later. She is portrayed as a typical "femme fatale" who uses her charm and beauty to take advantage of men. Ishikawa Goemon was a Japanese outlaw who tried to assassinate the shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi, but was caught and executed by being boiled alive in about 1594. Many later stories described him as a skilled ninja and a folk hero similar to Robin Hood. Johanna is based on Pope Joan, a woman who disguised herself as a man to become Pope. It's generally believed that her story was a work of fiction, as no real records have ever been found. The Necronomicon is a book of "forbidden knowledge" describing the secrets of all the cosmic gods and entities in the Cthulhu Mythos. It was first mentioned in The Hound by H.P. Lovecraft. Milady de Winter is a female villain from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. She helped Cardinal Richelieu plot against King Louis XIII. The name "Milady" is actually a pseudonym, and her real name is left a mystery. Cendrillon is the original French name for Cinderella. I don't need to explain her. Everyone and their dog knows about Cinderella. Loki is the Norse god of mischief and trickery. Again, he needs no introduction. There are plenty of differences, but his portrayal in Marvel Comics is actually more accurate than you might think. Azathoth is the "blind idiot god" in the Cthulhu Mythos (see Necronomicon above). He is the oldest and most powerful of the gods. It's said that the entire universe is a manifestation of Azathoth's dream, and if he wakes then reality will end. Satanael is an angel in Abrahamic religion who rebelled against God by refusing to bow to the human Enoch. He's sometimes considered a version of Lucifer, who has a similar role. In Abrahamic religion, Adam Kadmon is the original human, even before Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. He was the "perfect" man created by Ein Sof, which is said to be God before He had any self-manifestation. Pithos is the Greek word for a jar or vase. It seems random, but makes a lot more sense in the context of Sophia's true awakening later in the game. Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Les Misérables, a French novel by Victor Hugo. He was caught stealing bread for his poor family and sentenced to prison. His caring personality directly contrasts the antagonist Inspector Javert, despite the latter representing the law. Pandora is the first woman in Greek mythology, created by Hephaestus and Athena. She was given the task of keeping a jar, or pithos, safe (see Pithos above). Despite being told not to open it, as it would release "burdensome toil and sickness that brings death to men", her curiosity got the better of her. So she looked inside, accidentally releasing all the evils of mankind. After she closed it, the only thing left inside the pithos was "hope".

I...cant believe I never heard Arsene laugh in Joker's first awakening. Like...it just never registered to me until this time

Everybody: *ripping their masks off to summon persona for their first time* Kasumi: *Elegantly taking mask off and dancing* Everyone: Ah! Yes! Of course! How did we missed that part?

One of the things I really like about these awakenings is that we see the yellow eyes before they pull off the mask which I think symbolizes the merging of the normal and shadow forms (shadows have yellow eyes) which is a great callback to P4

Maybe one day, we'll see Akechi's awakening

Everyone: Masks Futaba: TENTACLES

I love how everyone else (save for joker and ann i guess but they were pinned so i dont really count it ) buckled down from the pain from the Awakening, but Makoto VIOLENTLY refused to fall to her knees and tanked that shit like a champ. I think thats raw as hell.

Something interesting, during Kasumi’s first awakening, they used an audio affect which makes it sound like there are two voices( 14:09 ) which represents how Sumire is living hiding behind the mask of Kasumi

Sophia’s is so good. Her second awakening is so out of the blue. I got so hyped when I heard pandoras voice

So if every character's persona has the same VA as them, are you telling me Zorro would have some random, boyish voice if he ACTUALLY had lines?

I'm glad I finally reached the final dungeon of Strikers so I could watch this without spoiling myself. You would not believe how I freaked out when Zenkichi awakened to Valjean (who, as a theatre kid, is one of my all-time favorite protagonists) or cried when Sophia awakened to Pandora (and dang, if there aren't a metric ton of implications there). All of them are incredible (though we shall never see the awakening of my favorite character, Hifumi), but the Strikers Awakenings are by far my favorite, while those from P5(R) are Ryuji, Futaba (yay Persona 4 callback!), and Haru.

I don't remember where I saw it but someone pointed out how certain characters need to use more force to reveal their true selves (Joker, Makoto, Sumire) while those who don't hide most of their personality can rip it off more easily (Ann, Yusuke) ugh the detail put into this game is crazy

Everyone: *struggles for a few seconds when ripping it off and make a huge effort* Yusuke: *takes it off easily with a single movement*

One thing I noticed about the final blow from P3, P4, and P5's Ultimate Persona is that the symbolism around it that fits the game's theme. Great Seal: when SEES were severely pushed by Nyx's gravity wave, P3 protag eventually rise up unaffected by it, and able to reach it's core. It symbolized that he finally accept his ultimate fate, leading to his soul become the "Door" between Nyx and Erebus. Myriad Truth: P4 protag throw off his glasses (which was assumed to be cracked by withstanding Izanami-no-okami's attack), before he summon Izanagi-no-okami. It symbolized that he already made up his mind to see the truth, no matter how hard it is. Sinful Shell: P5 protag held the chain in Arsene's body, and swung it until it broke before Arsene transformed into Satanael. It symbolized that he's finally let free the burdensome inside him, and he can be himself again without worry.

Ren’s awakening is iconic. It sends chills every time. I always loved Ann’s awakening. From being chained up and struggling to get out of her chains to literally breaking out, being a badass, and showing up her abuser. So empowering. Makoto’s is also super badass. If I had a persona, it would definitely be a bike. MY DAUGHTER, FUTABA. Merging with her Shadow and finding the truth behind her trauma really resonates with me. The Phantom Thieves stealing her heart was really what she needed. Haru’s is also empowering. Standing up to her abusive fiancée and father, and then seeing her true self shine through Milady really defines her character. Akechi’s is so sad and overboard, it’s iconic. I love it. PILLAGE HIM, SATANAEL!!! Kasumi’s awakening holds a lot of symbolism through her outfit change, persona, and her taking off her mask. That’s the reason why I love it. And Sumire’s awakening is the cherry on top. Zenkichi’s awakening was so well-done. I love how his Shadow is a literal shadow. I also love how he and Maruki are adults, showing that kids aren’t the only ones that are able to change and rebel against society. And Sophia’s awakening and symbolism is fantastic as well. I also like how Sophia can’t rip off a mask, so her mask is just Pandora’s name and she breaks her screen. And her voice acting is * chef’s kiss *.

I really love all of the awakenings, but for me zenkichis awakening is the best. And from all of the Phantom Thieves, his outfit is the coolest. I,m so glad that persona 5 made its way on to Nintendo switch

In Sophie's true awakening, I love how she says "I'm not your doll anymore."

Jokers, Yusukes and Futabas awakening was the coolest and no one will change my mind.

Interestingly a noticeable difference between her first and second awakening is in the first Sumi says that she’s Kasumi Yoshizawa. As a response Cendrillion appears “if those really are the shoes you’ve chosen” while in the second one she says that her weak and insecure Sumire dies today, and that it was wrong yo pretend to be Kasumi, accepting her true identity with Cendrillion responding that the shoes fit her better than before indicating how Cendrillion always knew that what Sumi wasn’t in her true identity and what she was doing was wrong but also knew that it was her choice and she would eventually find her path.

Honestly love that their personas are voiced by the same va as the character awakening.

they really nailed both of Strikers awakenings

I like the way that Zen and Makoto rip their fucking masks in half. Zenkichi the adult, and Makoto the student council president

14:06 Peter Parker: Oh, we're using our made up names. Then I'm Spiderman.

Easily the most epic part of the Persona 5 series

I love how everyone's persona is a famous theif and then futaba has the freaking necronomicon

God I love these scenes so much. Thanks for the compilation. If there was one issue I had, it’s that Robin Hood’s reveal is missing. But since it’s so short, I get why you skipped it. And nice job including Maruki’s!

9:11 Damn, that smile is chilling.

Pandora as a box-headed sexy girl really isn’t the take I was ready for.

Personas: calmly explaining their ideology and offering power Users: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Hi Sophie's awakening is absolutely my favorite awakening, oml she made me start crying but then SHRIEK when she had her real awakening

Honestly Kamoshida seeing three of these within a span of days and not giving up immediately deserves some credit.

11:55 Haru's voice just sent chills through me

Ren, Makoto, and Zenkichi have a much harder time pulling off their masks initially. this could represent them having a way harder time with revealing their true selves, which is what the masks symbolised to begin with

Never Get Bored Watching it Again

Oh! I just read the description and I LOVE the difference between Violet's awakenings in it. The first is Kasumi's awakening and the second is Sumire's awakening. I know most people just call the second her 'true' awakening, but that kinda pales to how you split them

the voice acting in Sophie's awakening to Pandora gives me shivers every time.

I just love Dr. Maruki’s for the amazing performance by Billy Kametz (RIP) but he lowkey has to be the most overpowered Persona antagonist in the whole series

"right on..wassup persona" Man I really love ryuji

The use of shadows in gramps awakening is awesome.

Sophia's gave me chills the first time I saw it.

Why Do I Like Captain Kidd's English VA's Voice On Ryuji's Awakening?

god, sophie’s true awakening gives me shivers every time. those screams of agony are crazy. something else i just noticed is how different futaba and haru's persona sound from theirselves / their voice actors, really crazy how they did that

You know what i love about Sophie's persona? When she gets it it conifirms shes gained a soul. It started as a subroutine into a full fledged persona. One persona per soul.

*Everyone talking about how cool the awakenings are* Me: Did Kasumi Just frickin dab?

For some reason I’m imagining Akechi calling Loki like Odin in _Son of the Mask_

hey they actually fixed when Ryuji said “Geez!” in Haru’s awakening. It was delayed in P5 Vanilla.

Makoto's will always be my personal favorite because of the character arc she had up to that point, but Sophie's nearly took that spot after Strikers. For one, I didn't expect to actually see her get an awakening since she already had a "Persona" (kinda). And two, Sophie's and Zenkichi's VA's didn't really compare to the rest of the cast. They weren't bad by any means, but there were a couple lines here and there that sounded forced where the rest of the cast ALWAYS sounds so natural to me. So when I heard Sophie's VA go in on that awakening performance, it absolutely floored me.

Shadow Kamoshida watching a teenager scream and writhe around on the floor after getting angry at him for the third time that week:

"What a breathtaking sight Imitations they may be but together they make a fine spectacle Through the flowers of evil blossems Be it known, abominations are fated to PARISH" "I can feel it My 'self', Me GUN IT I will not lose heart again, ever I will go full speed, non-stop Right Johanna!?" Lines go hard holy shit

I this might some useless information but Makoto awakening her Persona sounds exactly like Lucy getting tortured by Minerva in the Grand Magic Games. No I don’t think it’s a coincidence they’re both voiced by the VA.

I was so hyped for Ann’s and then Kamoshida’s “biTcH” made me bust out laughing 😂

There is something I find hilarious about when the fight against Maruki starts and he says "my persona guides me" TWICE for both phases

Never have i met a person i wanted to lose so badly to as Maruki, his reasoning for doing what he did, he passion and sacrifices made me want not beat him but I couldn't live in that reality

...did they seriously. Seriously give Kasumi a magical girl transformation

Coming back to this and seeing Maruki is so painful 😣

Just finished P5 strikers and I’ve gotta say, they’ve really come a long long way

Kasumi did a magical girl transformation, and her persona I'd named after the original Cinderella. And Xenkichi's is named after Jean Valjean from Les Miserables.

Thank You!! It’s so awesome seeing all these awakenings!

You know... Ryuji's Awakening, compared to the rest of them, is pretty tame. But you know what makes it memorable? Max Mittleman's A+ delivery! Also, Akechi's reveal was anything but... 'low-key'~ -also it's missing Akechi revealing Robin Hood-

Joker really just shot god huh

It's still so cool how each of their respective Persona's, are the rebels in their own original story/mythos. Just like our Phantom Thieves!

this is too satisfying to watch honestly

Zenkichi’s awakening definitely has to be my favorite alongside Sophia’s

RIP Billy Kametz

“No dude, that’s a bike”

Captain Kidd was perfect for Ryuji. A privateer who did the English crown's dirty work only to be betrayed, disgraced and labelled a pirate just to cover the king's own ass

When Pandora isn’t working -PANDORAAAAAA

Sophia screaming out “Pandora” was on another level, it shook something in me

Joker, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke: Explode in blue fire Futaba: Abducted by aliens Kasumi: Sailor Moon Joker awakening Satanael is definitely one of the most most badass moments in the game. Side note: Futaba's shadow becoming Necronomicon is a nice callback to the Persona 4 awakenings. Sophia's awakening brings a tear to my eyes everytime I watch it.

Man now knowing the truth about Kasumi, the way that her Persona talks is some heavy foreshadowing.

These are the best, they're so cool! Love that they gave us some in strikers as well!

I never noticed before that in persona five the characters momentarily gain the yellow eyes of a shadow before they awaken their persona

Cool video was looking for something like this but couldn’t find it.

I don't know which is more unpleasant, the pain of having to rip off your mask in Persona 5, or the dread & fear of having to shoot yourself to awaken your Persona 3 personas

Very epic of you to include Maruki too.

When you notice that it’s Morgan telling Sophia to forge a contract XD Pretty sure it’s the same VA

"I am thou, thou art I" 1:33 4:31 6:02 7:46 9:28 11:08 or 11:10 12:49 15:11 17:55 24:24 28:55 30:56 PS, could anyone please do a video with the same only when making the enemy Shadows into Persona masks from Royal?

28:20 damnit Valjean, that was one hell of an speach

The fact that Makoto was so angry that she could break the floor with a single stomp goes to show that you really shouldn't fuck with her.

Can imagine in a future Persona game where all the characters chant "I am thou, thou art I" together to form the ultimate Persona