Haven't finished watching the video yet, but it's worth noting that Arsene Lupin's first chapter involved him allowing himself to be arrested specifically because he wanted to protect a woman. This is a pretty clear parallel with Joker's backstory.

Goro's mask also has the biggest nose... is it foreshadowing that he is a liar?

Red gloves, he's a thief, if he gets caught he gets caught red-handed. Or am I the only one that interprets it like that?

Milady also lacks a head because in the original novel, Milady de Winter was beheaded.

Another aspect of Morgana's persona being Zorro could be how he struggles trying to appear masculine or macho, albeit his squishy appearance. Zorro is one of the more macho characters in fiction, and as personas represent inner desires as well, it's fitting for Mona.

Thinking about it a bit, you can also connect Ryugi with a staple item a piratehas been known to have: The peg leg. Sure, he never lsot a leg to get this wooden stick of a replacement, but after Kamoshida broke his leg, he was unable to run. Always having to deal with his bit of a limp. While he still has it, it still FEELS like his leg was taken away.

I heard somewhere that maybe Akechi's outfit that resembles a prince could have been made to be as ridiculous as possible to mock the phantom thieves. Even his weapons, which are things that could be considered toys for children.

Also, Haru’s outfit is the exact opposite of her father’s shadow. Where shadow Okumura is sci-fi, Haru wears an older type of outfit since she BETRAYS her father.

Word of God says that Joker was designed to be reminiscent of a cat (despite his mask being bird-themed), possibly due to him being deceptively docile, elegant, hiding mysteries, and the fact that he often wanders through town like a stray cat.

Goro's outfit reflects his childhood love of sentai. To be precise, Neo Featherman. He's parading himself as the hero, which he himself references when he says that he feels his costume reflects his hero status when the others comment on it. Combine in his use of toy guns and lightsabers, this reflects his childish side. Also, for when it switches more to Loki costume, it's twisting him into a black knight.

Akechi's costume is meant to be something of an inverse version of Joker's; a white coat instead of black, tight to the body instead of a flowing cape, prominent mask to Joker's more subdued, and the shoulder epaulettes that set him apart in almost a self appointed leadership way, or military commander, and his similar but sci-fi versions of the weapons Joker wields. His costume is also a throwback to many sci-fi anime of the 70's, particularly of Char Aznable of Mobile Suit Gundam.

Actually, if you look closely, Morgana IS wearing a mask that covers most of his head/face. You can see it clearly due to the back thing of said mask.

Haru's outfit is like that of The Three Musketeers, characters from the same story her Persona is from.

You forgot the Greek meaning of Oracle its not just a DC thing but an Oracle was a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future. Just like Futaba does with the team with buffs and info during and outside of battle

Take note that nearly every main persona of the cast is also modeled after figures who rebelled against society for the greater good, a common theme amongst the characters of Persona 5. Meanwhile, Haru's outfit is based on the three musketeers, the story where Milady is from. To add on with Ann, Kamoshida constantly sees her as a sexual object and not a person and personally, much like Carmen, she now uses her sexuality as a weapon against people like him to show that she's not just an object for peoplw to gawk at.

"Makoto's persona is the only one that turns into a vehicle" Necronomicon: "Am I a joke to you?"

Since a few people have touched on the symbolism of each character's gloves and their related element, I thought I would bring up an albeit small detail about Carmen - the two heart-headed men depicted with her are likely references to her two main love interests: Don Jose, whom she seduced away from the life of an honorable soldier to a reckless life of abandon on the road as a thief/con artist, but she later grew tired of him. Likely he is the one trapped under her heel. The other figure is probably intended to represent the matador Escamillo (or in the novel, Lucas, who was a picador instead - however his role is much shorter and less significant), who was also drawn in by Carmen and had become her new love interest by the final act of the opera. She treats him with more dignity than Don Jose (in fact, there are some who interpret Carmen and Escamillo as genuinely in love with one another but we wont turn this into a full-blown Carmen analysis), so he is probably the one portrayed as being "dragged along".

The irony is that oracle came about because of Jokers influence though: Comics: joker brought her to her lowest level Game: Joker helped her rise to her highest point

I just realized Makoto goes "nuclear" once she's sick of being a doormat

In general the characters are facing their Shadows before they acquire their Personas. Keep in mind that the voices they hear are all played by their respective voice actors. The difference between 4 is that the TV world is created to twist your desires and manipulate you into denying your other self. In 5, this isn't happening because the characters are always repressing themselves and are put in situations where they are pressured to the point where they accept their true selves.

Anne's suit is also inspired by her childhood, in her confidant track, she talks about how much she admired villainesses she saw on TV growing up, so she has a "superhero"-esque costume. Also, Haru best thief suit.

This is a great video, I just wanted to add something about the colour of the gloves: The colour of the gloves the person wears indicate which type or element they represent; The protagonist/Joker: Red, Curse (When he awoke to his first persona Arsene) Ryuji: Yellow, electric type Ann: Pink, fire Yusuke: Blue, Ice Makoto: Silver or metalic colour, nuclear Haru: Purple, psychokinetic skills akechi: White, bless attacks Only Morgana is the exception, has no gloves

11:51 when the change to persona 4 happened it made me realize the quality has skyrocketed

Note to Goro's Phantom Thief outfit: His mask bears resemblance to a plague mask and of a tengu (the tengu detail being added to represent his pride as tengus are known to be prideful). His clothes are both of a mix of a prince's and a general or war tactician's clothes, representing that, even he is of high status, he manages to take command in his own hands. Another: as you can see, Goro's outfit tends to stand out if compared to the protagonist's Metaverse outfit. Taking note of Goro's outfit, personality, and life style, it can be confirmed that he acts like the star of a play/heist/et cetera which completely contrasts the role of the protagonist as a man behind the stage/background character that lurks (his clothes are dark and blend nicely in the shadows, plus he is not easily noticeable unless he himself decides to show himself).

You should have included Goro's other costume in there as well. Brief as it is in appearance, it's still vitally important. It's downright Jeckyll and Hyde level of psychological insight. Goro's 'Crow' costume is the 'good' side. While it does resemble the 'Prince Charming/hero' stereotype, the kind that masses will see in a positive light, it's not without its hints at danger. His mask and cape both hint at the tengu, a Japanese demon that are said to be both benevolent and mischievous or downright malevolent. They are masters of illusions and deception. He uses this costume to fool everyone into thinking he is an ally, while he's using the team for his own agenda. As 'Crow' he is actually doing something about the injustices of the world (or at least in Japan.) The 'Black Mask' attire still has some 'heroic' attributes. At first glance, it can resemble a knight, the 'heroes' of old Europe, and still around the same time period as Robin Hood. However, as his Black Mask costume resembles Loki, we see the deeper, chaotic representation behind it. His 'loyalty to his Lord' is all an act, and we see that he cares only about his own goals. 'Black Mask' is the selfish side that some can argue was his first awakening and his will to not only rebel but to survive all his life. It's also important to note that both his costumes hold a duality to them. Princes and knights can be good or evil, as many stories all over the world will show. The stark color palettes between the two of red and white versus black and blue, along with a more clearly cut versus a wild and erratic style show a sort of yin-yang theme in relation to his mentality (even hinted at in his zodiac as a Gemini). Goro embraces whatever he must to have the ends justified in his plans, even going so far as apparently killing the protagonist.

4:34 “When you look at Morgana’s Metaverse form there is one word that comes to mind.” Me: A cat. “A swashbuckler”. Me: ... I was close.

3:16 This might be me looking into it a bit too much. But have you noticed that Joker almost always have his hands in his pockets? only taking them out when he gestures, during a chat? Even the most dramatic moments in the game he still puts his hands away, boss monologue, touching confidant talks, etc.

Milady De Winter, Haru’s persona, is an antagonist in the three musketeers story. Haru is wearing the Cavalier hat, which the musketeers are known for wearing. You know that Haru probably takes her sense of rebellion from a place of chivalry and it shows in the way she acts. Not quite sure where else to develop that idea but it’s an interesting parallel nonetheless

This was a neat video, but I feel like you could have elaborated to include their Awakened Personas as well. Taking what I thought of makoto for example, her initial Persona is designed as a motorcycle to symbolize how she was always pushed around for other people's gains, and because of her position, she believed that she could not resist, just as vehicles cannot simply say that they dont want to follow their driver's will. After she has awkaned to Anat, it is clear that she, as a person, has learned that she has no obligation to follow what her peers or superiors say, such as her sister Sae. As such, the Motorcycle has gained the ability to stand on her own. Moreover, it can be said that many if not all of the Persona designs are directly connected to the palaces thay they awaken in. Again taking Makoto as an example, Kaneshiro's Boss Form uses a giant Silver Pig, which is a similar color and shine to Johanna/Anat.

Joker - The Phantom Theif Skull - The Brawn Panther - The Temptress Fox - The Counterfeitor Queen - The Strategist/Escape Driver Oracle - The Hacker Noir - The Insider Mona - The Mastermind -‐----------------------------------------- Crow - The Traitor

I think Haru look was lifted from the Musketeers who were at times as much rebels and robbers as they were servants of the king. In the book they the tree musketeers were often dueling and fighting with others which was illegal. Robin Hood it seems to me has some very obviousness comic superhero inspirations. With his RH logo on his chest and his heavily muscular build and the use of primary colors in his outfit.

Yoske is also a ronan, someone without a master. That is why he caries a single sword. he is a false samurai because he does no carry two swords.

Ann's firearm, a submachine gun, while using it in one hand shows her utter disdain to caring, with how she holds it means that she doesn't care about missing, she wants it done (if she used it with 2 hands she would not have to worry about recoil as much.) jokers pistol usage is like his knife, however it also could be used to defend innocents instead of assassinate.

Akechi's mask shows him having a long nose like Pinocchio - A liar. Contrasts nicely with his all out attack stating that his 'Sole desire is to seek the truth'

also of note: Akechi's main weapon is a blue lightsaber. The most well known of these weapons is Anakin's Lightsaber. Anakin later became Darth Vader, who was essentially Sidious' hitman, like Goro is Shido's hitman. In addition, Shido ends up betraying Akechi, like how Sidious tries to cast Vader aside in favour of Luke.

Great video, I like your ideas! At the same time, I kinda disagree with your thoughts on Goro, because *SPOILERS* I like to think of Robin Hood as his first persona. He is rebelling against Shido, who is basically King John to Robin Hood, at the same time he is Shido's son, so if Shido is the king, he is the prince which explains his princely attire. Goro also grew up without a father, which can cause children to have trouble with development and maturity which can be a reason for the light sabers and laser guns *(OR it could be something like Naoto and he believes he was forced to grow up and act all mature in person, but behind the scenes he is still yearning for those child like activities.) At the same time I think his second persona Loki is representative of who he has become because of all those things he is asked to do. His costume changes to all black to reflect the way he feels his heart has changed and he looks more like a gun for hire than a prince. His new persona Loki is an appropriate change as well because (1) his father is still super important (ODIN) and (2) Loki brings about Rangnarok which kills Odin. Pretty solid choices if you ask me lol

I didn't realise that they put that much thought into their costumes. that's pretty awesome

Persona 3: dark Persona 4: Cheerful Persona 5: Classily classified Persona 5 Royal: Absolutely Royal.

Another thing about Ann's costume: To me, it is quite reminiscent of a superhero/supervillain. If I recall correctly, in one of her early confidant ranks she says she looked up to a female superhero or super villain (can't remember which) in a show when she was a child. I assume it was probably a villain since it symbolizes her sense of rebellion.

Something interesting. The handgun that joker originally used, the Tokerev tt33, and the handgun aketchi uses, the Mauser m712, both effectively used the same handgun cartridge. However,the Mauser m712's approach would doom it, the tt33 was able to adapt (thanks to its original history of its design, coming from a of origin of a design superior to the m712, the m1911, which in the game is called "the governance" and the handguns in the m1911 style would become mainstream, while the m712 would be forgotten to history. Another example is that in the last scene, joker uses a desert eagle, a handgun that is commonly known to be used as a way of progression if it is used as execution piece in the plots because of its intimidating appearance and high power.

*Please, let me chime in on Haru's design. Especially her pants.* In the middle-ages and the 17th century, it was forbidden(or seen as as blasphemy) for women to wear that which men wears(pantaloons) and vice versa Your Persona vids. are awesome. Please keep up the good work.

Nice analysis! I'd also say that Goro's initial persona has the look and build of a stereotypical american superhero, symbolizing how he or society views him as the noble hero of this story and that the whole superhero thing fits with his childish motif (rayguns, laser swords) either as a way of reminiscing of a childhood he didn't have or his refusal to grow up. Maybe the motif also shows how he thinks the whole Phantom thief thing is so childish, it's beneath him to go all out?

Akechi’s outfit is my favorite, and I believe it has one of the deeper meanings. Akechi is trying his best to fit in with the Phantom Theives, so he tries his best to disguise himself as them while mocking them. His costume is all white and gold, colors traditionally associated with purity. If he’s trying to make himself seem good, of course he’s going to make his outfit the colors of good and morality. His second color is his bright red bird mask. Debatably, the most striking part of Joker and harem are their masks. In this case, of course Akechi would want to make his mask stand out! All of the theive’s masks are loud and striking, so Akechi makes his the most eye catching color: red. This also is related to the red of his true mask of the costume he wears during his final fight. Also, in Joker’s mask, he has a bit of a point going outward to make sure his nose isn’t being crushed. Akechi saw this and, possibly to mock Joker’s outfit, made his nose large, similar to a bird’s. Going along with the outfit, his all out attack is what he pictures the phantom theive’s as. We, the player, see them as cool and stylish finishing moves. But, when you look at it from a neutral perspective, they’re just doing some crazy stuff and striking a loud pose. Akechi takes this to the extreme, basically flailing around before he strikes his final, over the top pose. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

One correlation in between Haru's weapon and her persona that I noticed, is that in 3 Musketeers novel, Milady de Winter is beheaded by executioner wielding one.

The 5s on either side of Goemon could also be referencing the Emperor arcarna (the arcana that Yusuke represents) as it is the 5th arcana in a tarot card deck

13:55 That explains why her codename uses the masculine spelling of noir instead of the feminine noire

This is a very informative video. I've been waiting for someone to talk about the game's themes. Thank you so much!

Ann's outfit isn't leather. It's explicitly stated in-game to be latex.

The red gloves of the protagonist could also be a reference to the phrase "caught red handed" both in regards to his criminal past and events that happen later in the plot. Robin Hood also reminds me of somewhat traditional designs of Western Super Heroes, particularly Superman with the visible abs and iconic emblem on his chest. Perhaps symbolizing either an intentional facade on his part to present an image of being a strong hero who swoops in to save the day, but also could belay that his very existence is a cultural betrayal of Japanese values. Also his ultimate Persona is Loki, perhaps the single most famous and popular Trickster God in all of mythological fiction. Ironic considering that in his attempt to fool the phantom thieves they completely see through his transparent lies and he ends up being the one who is tricked (Shido also implies he wasn't fooled by Goro and was going to betray him in the end also) this seems relevant to me considering his REAL Metaverse outfit reminds me of Fenrir, another figure of Norse mythology who bites off Loki's arm, just like how ultimately Goro was his own downfall both figuratively and literally.

While Kamoshida held Ann in the regard of "sex Kitten", Ann's rebellion was to become "Kitten with a Whip". A theatrical trope seen in many movies and TV shows. Mokoto's martial art is Aikido which is not usually associated with striking but using leverage with a peaceful spirit. The combination of the motorcycle motif with fists/knuckles suggests the freedom aspect in the metaverse. Akechi has a black ninja assassin outfit before he joins the Phantom Thieves, and his first name suggestion for himself is crow. The crow is another trickster.

7:48 I have another theory concerning the relation of Goemon to Yusuke. Madarame lied often just so he could profit off of his copies of Sayuri, correct? Then Yusuke awoke to the lies he was always being fed, leading to the awakening of his Persona and ultimately helping Joker and the others take Madarame down. This could be a reference to Goemon's legend of how he took from the rich to give back to the poor. Sure, no one got their money back from the fake Sayuri's. However, money is not the only thing one can steal. In a way, Yusuke _did_ steal from Madarame. He stole back the genuine Sayuri which then only existed as a Treasure due to Madarame ruining the original Sayuri, therefore making the original viewable only as his Treasure. He also helped steal away Madarame's mask of lies he kept feeding to society to hide the truth, which helped everyone have the truth given back to them. See where the Goemon thing ties in? Yusuke stole the truth from his villainous teacher and gave the truth back to society to help them open their eyes. I apologize for this being so long. I wanted to make sure I wrote it so (hopefully) everyone could understand what I was saying. I hope this made sense. 👌

I like to add one thing about Ryuji costume: He doesn't look like a biker just as a nod, Ryuji has a special relationship with speed, he is a runner and his first persona is atop a ship while hsi later persona is also atop a fast vehicle. he is also the one most impressed with Makoto's persona. In a similar vein Ann clothing also takes inspiration from classic evil ladies in young kids show something out of tokusatsu, which she admired as a kid, as the villainnes while not being a good person acted in a true and strong fashion. Well since you haven't included awaked persona's it might be a good idea doing another video on them! Even More Spoilers Ahead: Some things on goro: His original costume does foreshadow some of his other roles in the history, his prince like clothes could be seen as connecting him to the ruler of pride, his father Shido, which is an important aspect of rebellion for him and is one thing that does not change between costumes is the elegance and regality of it though there is much more of a martial aspect to the clothes, also Loki is a dark prince, even though his relation in mythology is of brotherhood with the king, but in much of modern perception he is Odin's son. But coming back to the orginal his costume includes a tengu mask, tengu are known for being harbringers of conflict and being arrogant and powerful. His persona robinhood also takes some inspiration from tengus having some avian features and triangular enlongated shapes which brings a connection to forests and wild areas as tengus are also known as guardian deities of such areas, he also has superhero colors and simbolism keeping with Goro's desire to be seen as a hero. Finally compeltely on Loki and Goro other costume: The black and white stripes can represent his duplicity, the mask now rises at the edges similarly to Loki's horns, the persona design is completely angular giving off a feel of danger and it's 3 colors are the ones used by shadows while changing forms, his legs become somehow like a horse hinting at loki's transformation ability, the way he carries his sword and sits on it can be interpreted as he being the creator of violence and enjoying it. Some things on awaked personas: Ryuji is Saiten Teisen, more commonly know as Su Wukong, the monkey king another ambivalent figure known for violence, but also by his bravery and in The Journey to the West even honor. Which seems to fall inline with the idea that Ryuji's found a place for himself even if people think of him as a delinquent and is better able to control his anger and agressivness. Also he is atop a flying cloud famed by it's speed, you don't get amore direct reference to running fast than that. Makoto's awaked persona is Anat, which is both goddess of fertility and war, she is both the chaste and wantonly, thus I think this in many ways represent her new agreement with the expectations around her, she still is the honor student but now she does it for herself while being a phantom thief, Anat also revelas more of her aggresiveness and is pretty representative of a strategist, I might be going on a limb but Johanna giving birth and turning into a goddess of fertility seems significative of her new outlook at life. Can't say anything about the other's awakened persona's as Yusuke is the only other one I got in my first playthrough and I have only second hand knowledge of the legends regarding Susanoo, though I do believe a swordsman god fits with Yusuke ideal of cutting through the impure to find beauty, while also simbolizing his own faults and how he rises above them.

This is a very insightful video, but I think that Akechi's princely garb can also be seen as his own symbol of rebellion. If you know about his backstory from the game, Akechi might have some similar experiences to Munehisa Iwai and embodied the fears that he had in regards to his own son: potentially ostracized and abused for things that were out of his control such as the circumstances of his birth and the decisions of his parents. Although it is implied that he is a victim of this, Akechi may be rebelling by refusing to stay in the class that would be assigned to someone with his origins. Rather than staying a pauper, he fashions himself as one of the elite through the uses of trickery and the supernatural... which more aligned with Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights than Robin Hood.

Also I think that joker being given Arsene having curse attacks is nearly perfect, that he was cursed for being a criminal while rising to fight the evil who seem like the good guys (like goro akechi’s Robin Hood given mostly bless attacks) so basically a bad guy trying to be a good guy by fighting bad guys trying to be good guys

(nearly) all the cast's glove colors represent the new form of magic they bring to the Phantom thieves, Jokers are red for Curse, Ryuji's are yellow for Electric, Ann's are pink for Fire, Yusuke's are blue for Ice, Makoto's are white for nuclear, Futaba's are neon green bc thats the hacker color lol, Haru's are purple for Psi, and Akechi's are white for Bless

Flying Mona eyes at the end lol

Personas remind me a LOT of Stands. The tarot card representation, the fact that they are like ghosts you can summon, even how Zarro kinda reminds me of Silver Chariot.

Hm.. I thought the red gloves of Joker would represent his "main" element, Arsene's dark-magic, just like it is with the other characters gloves (Yusuke=blue=ice, Ryuji=yellow=elec). The overall analysis is very interesting though! Thanks for explaining the Persona backgrounds. Edit: I just saw someone already mentioned the gloves, forgive my slowness xD

Very nicely done and informative. Even going back to this over a year later, it still rings true.

I love in-depth videos like these. Real food for thought

I just noticed something joker often put his hands in his pocket hiding his red gloves which is like how he hates getting mention of his criminal record

The mementos depths music has the same melody as the tokyo daylight. Spooky as hell

Great video! I've always wondered about the symbolism in the designs of the characters.

Thanks for the video dude you can see how much work was put into it

Futaba....brown hair? its orange dude

Futaba's japanese codename is actually Navi. They changed it to Oracle for the localisation for some reason,

Woah! I didn't notice most of this until I watched this vid, thanks! Persona really puts a lot of effort into their games.

wow this is amazingly done i cannot wait to see more of this from you i also thought of morgana as the brains of the group slightly or the mentor who trains the thieves

Another thing to note is that Haru's first weapon when she joins you is a labrys/double axe, which is a symbol of women's independence and strenght, this could be tied to her rebelling against her father

And Goro’s outfit is white and red. The colour white is often used to show innocence and red can be used as a sign of evil. Which is like his personality he acts innocent around the phantom thieves but is actually evil

Brilliant analysis. Thanks for this!

Great video! All of the details are on point :)

Makoto's costume is supposed to be inspired by the one of a post-apocalyptic survivor, expressly Mad Max. After all, what costume better suit the vehicle specialist of the squad then the one from the *greatest* dieselpunk movie in the history of films? It also symbolize her strong will to struggle no matter what abominable condition she was in, just like a post-apocalyptic survivor. As an aside, that posing after her all-out attack, kinda reminiscent of "Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru" by Kenshiro, a famous quote from the protagonist of another post-apocalyptic work "Fist of the North Star". Akechi can be a fucking tengu for all I care.

The final boss of persona 5 is based on the Demiruge from Gnostic teachings! lol And there's alot of quantum physics spread on the game.

This was fantastic!!! great stuff!

Really nice video with clear explanations and very interesting facts. Thank you man, enjoyed it quite a lot.

Akechi's mask also resembles a tengu! They were good with swords and were tricksters sometimes. See Gaijin goomba's channel for more info.

Y'know, while watching this I realized that Goro's prince costume can still kind of represent a rebellion - claiming the 'birthright' that's refused to him as an illegitimate child. He thinks to himself that society would turn on him for discovering he's a 'pretender', but if he approached it a different way, he could basically be throwing that back in their faces like "no, I can have this origin AND be popular/beloved/etc".

This is the exact channel I've ever wanted. I suffer so much, thinking and analyzing the symbolism and meaning of persona games, and feeling like few people actually see as much as I do. To find a big channel spreading all this knowledge and insights about the game fills me with joy.

Thank you. That’s very insightful

**Additional missed info** (my opinion): Goro Akechi's role could be referencing the backstabber in the movies, since he doesn't show his true nature until later.

Also the game (including the smallest details like joker’s gloves representing the blood on his hands, arsene or just the color scheme of the game) could also have been meant to be interpreted in different ways possibly in reference to the talk of cognition in the game, what you see connections to in the game and how you see the world and how others do as well, wether it be an endless mystery to a hiker or a monopoly board to a business man or politician. I may be getting off track but all in all the game is made for you to expand your mind and make you look inside your own head

Thank you for this video!

Great video! You should do one about their Ultimate Personas to see how they change

when you look at Morgana there is only one word that comes to mind Me: oh its cat Him: swashbuckler

He was Caught *RED HANDED*

This video is really spot on, it has a lot of good research in it

Great video!

I get that everyone's being all philosophical and deep going into the game's lore and stuff in the comments but can we just talk about edgeworth's picture in haru's costume description

Goro Akechi's mask has a long nose, much like pinocchio because he is lying.

When I opened P5 and started this video and played the music it went with the game’s opening exactly.

Very informative video, thank you !

My thoughts for each bosses symbolism: Kamoshida’s big form includes cognitive ann in the cup, giving him a strength boost when drunk, which actually shows his true intents for ann and shiho. Madarame’s battle quote I’LL PAINT ALL OVER YOOOU!!! Is based off his act of removing the meaning of the painting, yusuke, as if getting rid of him. Kaneshiro’s fly form and piggy bank are both symbols of greed and gluttony, or the fly form could be based off of his origins of being a victim to scandals, a fly that can’t stand up for himself Wakaba’s cognitive form is based on her distortion, she yells and screeches, but with a very clear speaking voice, like a siren from greek mythology, similarly, wakaba’s suicide forgers yelled at futaba until she gave into it The S.S. Utopia is similar to the vessel shido’s palace is set upon, but more futuristic, seeing the political world as his own, his palace is also destroyed in the same way shido’s is, it sinks into the abyss, and then explodes, showing how similar their goals are Unlike her very.....sexual human form, Sae’s gun form is very masculine, showing her desire to become a dominating figure in a male fueled world The 4 main men in shido’s ship are based off the animals of noah’s ark, what i believe shido’s palace is based on, they are only useful for him as connections, and only weakly tied to him Akechi’s design and name are based off his failure to comply with his father’s role, in noah’s ark, a dove is the thing to show that the ship will finally see land, the name crow, and his true form losing the purple and red, show the fate of shido’s ship, he will never find land

Pretty sure Makoto's entire look is also supposed to be a nod to Mad Max, especially when you see Ryuuji calling her "post-apocalyptic raider".

Although this is a very late comment, I just wanted to say thank you very much for this. I was going to look into this for a personal project and you saved me allot of time.

Amazing analysis

"Brown-haired hacker"? In what universe is Futaba's hair BROWN???

Goro has 2 personas. Robin Hood and when you fight him he uses the persona Loki, the Norse Trickster god.

Great video bro

Old video but I found something interesting about Ann's costume. If I'm not mistaken, she is the only phantom thief who (almost) lost someone she loved because of a palace ruler and as such, she wields a whip, to punish those who are evil