#detective-naoto

[princedetectives]

ok but really even without all the dramatic au stuff i like doing to them, i really think atlus accidently made one of the most interesting dynamics from what was definitely just supposed to be a cameo. the second coming of the detective prince and he's so different from the first. from how he is you'd maybe expect akechi to not really care about the title or even be kind of bitter about being placed in the shadow of someone else he hasn't even met, but no,

he actively mirrors naoto. this sweater is the only canonically confirmed callback but i've sniffed out others, even down to the way they hold themselves.

like, clothing is one thing that could just be for the public image, but come on. it's part of his SELF image. his status as the second detective prince is vital to his view of himself.

and q2 all but proves he respects naoto deeply. and it all makes sense because he really is proud of being a detective, of course he'd be a fanboy of one of the most well-known young detectives out there. i can imagine he relates to the image he has of naoto a lot.

and it's not like it places him to live up to the achievements of naoto or anything, to a degree maybe yes, but not enough to the point that it's a burden. because he's piggybacking off of his legacy and blowing it out of the water. akechi is FAMOUS, much more than naoto was, i imagine. people would hear about the first detective prince and go, "who? i only know akechi." the title only benefits him, publicly and personally.

and it'd be so interesting if they met, because it's not like one is living in the others' shadow. akechi has to live up to naoto's reputation because he's the successor to naoto's legacy, placed on his shoulders by the force of the public. naoto has to live up to akechi's reputation because he's the new big thing, he's what everyone is interested now, he's who was chosen to succeed him. they live in each others' shadows. it's an ouroboros of reputation.

i just think they're neat. they'd get along too, i bet. they definitely got along in q2! they're the only ones in the whole world who can relate to each others' experiences of growing up as a detective prince. they're both big nerds. they're both competitive. PLEASE imagine placing these two in the same room together. it would be so INTERESTING.

and don't even get me STARTED on how Crow looks a hell of a lot like naoto's persona

[spiraling-trap]

what if lawlight had an adopted child and what if it was naoto shirogane from persona 4

i tried to keep naoto’s original story in mind and it actually works so well. lawlight was meant to be their parents

naoto is transmasc he/they to me but i used they for consistency <3 i’m also just making this a non-transphobic 2011 au 💀 lawlight calls naoto they from the start cuz they’re a woke family ig

[moonllita]

Prince detectives shipping (ready to get hate for that one lol)

[cosmosrebellion]

Shout out to Detectives. Gotta be one of my favorite genders.

[detective-deathmatch]

Detective Deathmatch: Round Four, Match One

Angus McDonald (The Adventure Zone Balance) vs Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4)

[kasumikoujou]

P25th - P4 & PXN & P4A & P4AU

all busts here

[lesbian-empress-nero]

i love detective princes

[forourtomorrows]

still shocked that no one overheard them. still shocked that they didn’t think the killer would just go to do their groceries and overhear the whole thing.

[arunytic]

the detective princes are going to do it

[todeo-art]

Naoto Shirogane, the Detective Prince.

He/him for Naoto only!

In celebration of me beating Golden today. Also sort of a redraw of this old Naoto I drew back in 2020! Really proud of how much I’ve improved since then :3

[frostyflks]

Bonus to this post:

Considering the FNAF lore, he’s not. 🥴

Felt like simplifying marionette’s design when drawing this since this is more of a shit post kinda thing, but they are….so special to me and so silly so I had to draw an aftermath situation 🥺 I also posted this on my other socials if anyone is interested!

[princedetectives]

starting a collection

^ edit if you love this. LOOK AT THEM. THEIR SIDEQUEST

[lymooniee]

HAHAA it's not sonic, but Persona uhm... Naoto is my favourite expect to see them a lot out of any other persona character lmao. I have a cosplay of them for a reason--

[luuxxart]

anyway student council au gets to have old men too

[hopeymchope]

Worrying about Halara Nightmare, Rain Code's non-binary beauty

Despite seemingly presenting as female at first impression, Halara Nightmare from (Master Detective Archive: Rain Code) is non-binary. Or, to be clearer about it, their character profile says that they "have no specified gender." However, they are described as "beautiful" to both men and women, which... yeah, I can see that. Halara definitely rocks that look.

Look at 'em sweeping that coat around. Every detective should rock an epic coat.

And they're more than a cool coat — Halara's a really compelling character! Like so many characters that've been born from the minds of Kazutaka Kodaka and his supporting team, Halara is an odd duck who possesses believable complexity thanks to a mix of positive and negative traits — some of which seem to come out of left field in the best way.

But here's the thing: I've been doing this for a while. I've seen all the raging discourse that follows video game/visual novel/anime characters such as Chihiro Fujisaki, Naoto Shirogane, and R/Luka Urushibara. So I know a significant chunk of players aren't going to just see Halara as another character participating in the larger narrative who happens to provide some nice diversity to the cast. Even though this is the kind of story where a massive amount of the cast isn't going to make it out alive, many would-be fans are going to take it extremely personally if Halara gets killed or — god forbid — winds up being a culprit at some point. Even MORESO if either of those happens in the first half of the game, for that matter. And worst of all... I can't even say that such a reaction would be wholly unjustified. Y'know?

That's why Halara isn't just a compelling non-binary character who could go any number of directions from my current point in the game; they're a powder keg waiting to go off. I love the representation, but... they also make me nervous.

I'm simultaneously both totally open to whatever story Kodaka wants to tell me AND crossing my fingers for Halara to avoid sparking a bunch of discourse.

[thegreatbigdetectivepolll]

ROUND ONE, MATCH 7