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Y’know, there’s something that me and a couple of friends have been discussing for a while, and I think I’m finally feeling brave enough to actually make a post about it:

We think that maybe Goro should have joined the Phantom Thieves in the Kaneshiro arc, and Makoto should have joined in the Sae arc.

Okay, so, like I’ve said, we’ve been discussing this for quite a while, but I’m not the best with words so if my descriptions suck, I’m very sorry, but I will try my best.

For all three of us, the Kaneshiro arc is our least favourite arc in the game. The whole blackmail thing just irritated us and the pacing just seemed kinda off??? Also, the idea of a student council president chasing after a mafia boss seemed like Makoto was needlessly putting herself in danger. But, we thought that Goro would be a better choice for wanting to bring Kaneshiro to justice.

We thought that, perhaps, Makoto would still be closing in on the Thieves’ identities while Goro bumps into them during his and their investigations into Kaneshiro and strikes a deal with them. We thought that if Goro joined the group earlier in the game, it would remove some of the suspicion of being the black mask away from him and make the reveal more shocking.

It’s also a possibility that Goro could use his connection to Sae to throw Makoto off the Thieves’ trail, plus he could use his position as a detective to throw the police off the trail too.

However, the main reason we like this idea is because of all the possibilities that come from Goro being present in Futaba’s palace. Think about it: He was ordered by Shido to cause mental shutdown in Wakaba. Goro probably just did as he was told and didn’t think about any consequences of that action. So, just imagine what would happen if he entered the palace that showed him the consequences of what he did to her. Just imagine how he would feel after discovering how his choices completely tore this girl’s life apart.

Another reason that we like this idea is that we think that Makoto’s awakening would have some more meaning if the person she’s rebelling against is the shadow of her sister. Especially since Sae says stuff like “All you do is eat away at my life.” and that she’s constantly telling Makoto to get high grades and get into a good college, essentially telling her that she needs to focus on her education rather than her life. We just think that it would be pretty satisfying to see Makoto finally snap and decide that she’s taking her life into her own hands when she’s facing the main person that’s telling her how to live her life. Although, they would need to make sure that there would still be enough time for Makoto’s social link.

And finally, we just think that it would add some extra depth to Goro’s character. We think it would make his character more complex and would make his betrayal more shocking and more tragic. Plus, it could add a possibility of Goro being redeemed, since he’s spent more time with the Thieves and has had more time to question his actions with Shido.

Sorry for giving you so much to read, my friends and I just wanted to share this with someone. Also, please don’t take this too seriously, this is mostly something that my friends and I discussed at like, 2AM when we couldn’t sleep and were sleep deprived.

EDIT: @trafuris has brought to my attention another reason why this switch would probably work. Makoto probably would make a better long term rival, since she also attends Shujin. So, she sees the Thieves almost every single day, to me, that would make her more intimidating because you’re presented with more instances where you’d have to push suspicions away from yourselves. Especially since her sister is a prosecutor.

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you know actually looking at the seperate trait tree’s you can catch a glimps at minato,yu, and akira’s personalitys- or at least there values

Minato is fighting off a giant case of apathy or depression, and thats reflected in his stats, he cares about academics becouse society demands you be smart, charm becouse you have to convince others your fine/unaffected by things to not make a scene, and courage becouse SOUL DEMONS AND COFFINS POPPIN UP DURING THE DARK HOUR Minato is doing the bare nessesitys for living, and the fact that he reached a level in his stats that is considered above average has him pleased, but otherwise- humble feelings like the wrong word but its the word that imediatly popped in my mind.

meanwhile Yu is over here caring a damn lot about this stuff, from how expressive he is to how well he understands people to his dilligence Yu cares a lot about people and what they think of him. Also praising himself higher then minato thinking himself enthralling,saintly,heroic, practically a sage with rock solid dilligence at max stats, practically a social super star! or at least he needs to know people like him, people are on his side, they wont leave him with a uncle he barely knows and neck deep in HIS households drama on top of a murder investigation involing being bitten by a tv. 

and then we have Akira

Ah Akira, a man who knows exactly how much hype is resting on his shoulders, and living up to every bit of it.

This guy is great, and he fucking knows it.  

he’s not just a sage when it comes to knowledge, he’s an Erudite

hes not just a bad ass, he’s Lion Hearted

 AND DONT GET HIM STARTED ON HIS PROFICIENCY

Akira got spit upon by the system, left to rot in a back alley coffee shop attic with a man who might have been a complete creeper who harvested organs for all akira knew,  and hey with shido burrying the evidence im surprised he didnt.

Everyone else in his life has given up on him, even people who barely knows what his face looks like for half a second. 

Nobody is going to be there for him should push come to shove, so he’s gotte be BETTER

be willing to do things most people wouldnt, smart enough to keep those situations in his favor, proficient enough to execute these plans, charming enough to fool anyone that questions him, and kind enough to not be stay out of the way when he see’s a woman get herassed by  a drunk on the street like everyones telling him to become.

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persona 5 theory time!! this a theory me and my twin have been discussing a lot since I’m extremely close to finishing my third playthrough of p5 and just finished shido’s palace. i’m usually too shy to share my ideas and theories but i’ve been trying harder to be more open lately and i really wanted to share this one since i actually like it a lot. warning: this obviously contains end(ish) game spoilers so if you haven’t finished the game and don’t want to be spoiled, you probably shouldn’t read this just yet.

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