SSR/SSR+ 【Graceful Service】Sae Kobayakawa
“Why are you holding back? Hehe, let's do this quickly so you won't get so embarassed”
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Skill:「No Pressure」
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Center Skill:「Cute Makeup」
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I don't like media criticism that is overly concerned with finding plot holes. It's lazy, boring, and unimaginative. However I do think that you need to take care with your audience Immersion, and one of the worst things you can do is make it painfully obvious a character is ONLY there to serve a narrative function and NOTHING else.
Principle Kobayakawa is just that. It always struck me as exceedingly stange that someone like Shido was concerning himself with who was the principle of a high school. And I think the only reason they did this was so when the Phantom Thieves changed Kamoshida's heart, was so one of Shido's people had proximity to the situation. This is supposed to be our explanation for how Shido's people became aware.
I don't feel any of this was particularly needed. Kamoshida was in the news for his crimes but also was an Olympic gold medalist. The Calling cards would likely have been mentioned there. Also I'm not sure anything really NEEDED to happen on this front until after Madarame anyway. If you'll recall, the initial interview with Akechi didn't happen until after the second change of heart.
A counter-argument might be that. "Well, perhaps they needed a total of three targets to draw sufficient attention". This might be true for the public at large but it wouldn't be true for Shido and company. They are already robustly familiar with the metaverse and would recognize things the average person wouldn't. Following from this, Shido had everyone and everything in his pocket. So they would act if he was concerned. I would have had the initial buzz about the Thieves spread as a bit of an urban legend. There are what? A few hundred students at that school? Word would get around.
Acknowledging Kobayakawa has a part to play in Makoto's story. I think her motivation for getting involved with the phantom thieves could have been a genuine desire to help with the extortion and self-worth issues associated with continued friction with her sister. She is sharp so this would lead her to tracking y'all down. Events could play out as normal otherwise. Makoto's self-worth issues existed well before all of this.
I do understand that some characters need to exist primarily as narrative functions. You can't give careful attention to every single minor character. I'm not asking for the Kobayakawa sympathetic backstory here. But you do need to take care to not show your fingers behind the curtain.
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IF YOU REGRET / RESET THE GAME
art by Lyn @jazlyn_jin!
hi! want to experience all the highs and lows of IYR/RTG (IF YOU REGRET / RESET THE GAME) but have no idea where to start or what Lyn and I are even going on about? no problem! here's a starter pack/summary post that'll get you up to speed in no time 💫
the tldr is that it's a roleswap AU where Haru is the protag and Ann is the traitor. the "not long enough; need more context" (doesn't roll off the tongue quite like tldr though) is below the read more!!
NOTE: this AU contains spoilers for both vanilla Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal. you've been warned!
most of the information for the AU is very neatly summed up (and comes with extremely good art by Lyn) in this thread on Lyn's twitter. below is more of a neat recap containing some plot points and stuff that you can use for reference or whatever.
what does IYR/RTG mean?
it means "if you regret, reset the game" and is a lyric from the song Axe to Grind from Persona 5 Strikers! it's a reference to how the roleswap is essentially a 'reset' of the canon game.
how did the AU come about?
two years ago I (Ash) posted a silly tweet about a roleswap AU "but it's just the Thieves put in a randomiser" and Lyn saw traitor!Ann and went wild. anyway two years passed and we're now back working together to make the AU a reality! sort of! we're not Maruki! maybe!
new roles!
🍀 Haru: Fool/Wild Card
🪶 Goro: Magician
⚡️ Sumi: Chariot
🦚 Yusuke: Lovers
👾 Futaba: Emperor
🌀 Morgana: Priestess
👑 Makoto: Hermit
♟️ Akira: Empress
🐈 Ann: Justice
💎 Ryuji: Faith
new personas!
🍀 Haru: Eurydice + Tyche + Atropos
🪶 Goro: The Mórrígan + Crowley + Hereward
⚡️ Sumi: Raijū + Cerberus + Anubis
🦚 Yusuke: Oshichi + Kikuri-Himei + Suzaku
👾 Futaba: MYDOOM + Sputnik 1 + ELIZA
🌀 Morgana: Babel + Seraph + Adam
👑 Makoto: Ophelia + Rapunzel + Vivian
♟️ Akira: Le Horla + d'Artagnan + Raoul
🐈 Ann: Daphne + Medusa + Persephone
💎 Ryuji: [SPOILER] + [SPOILER] + [SPOILER]
new confidants!
Wakaba Isshiki is now the Judgment Arcana
Jin Akechi is now the Devil Arcana
Nozomi Akechi is now the Tower Arcana
Kasumi Yoshizawa is now the Moon Arcana
new palaces! (and some returning ones!)
Madarame (Greed)
Shun Nanami (Wrath)
Kobayakawa (Boasting)
Makoto Niijima (Acedia)
Fumiko and Atsuto Kurusu (Pride)
Wakaba Isshiki (Envy)
Kamoshida (Lust)
Holy Grail (Sloth)
Yaldabaoth (every single sin at once)
Maruki (Sorrow)
new all out attack screens! (screens to be drawn, here's the phrases they have!)
🍀 Haru: Lucky Strike
🪶 Goro: Any Way The Wind Blows
⚡️ Sumi: Danger! High Voltage
🦚 Yusuke: Après Moi, Le Déluge
👾 Futaba: GG NO RE
🌀 Morgana: I Said No Running
👑 Makoto: Lifeguard On Duty
♟️ Akira: Checkmate
🐈 Ann: That's All Folks!
💎 Ryuji: [SPOILER]
new plot changes!
Kawakami now works at Crossroads part-time rather than the maid service. there is no maid service in IYR/RTG.
Crossroads is also the place where Haru winds up spending most of her time due to the high number of confidants there and their lax rules about having birds in the bar
there's also a new waitress at Crossroads called Ren!
Shido is a complete nobody in the AU and is not relevant to the plot at all
the confidants that have been swapped out are either dead (sorry Sae) or they no longer need their confidant chain doing due to the lack of Shido in the AU
Ohya is now having a great time with her reporting partner and probably drinks a somewhat reasonable amount now maybe
Haru's dad is alive and well and still a complete asshole
Ryuji is fine :) stop asking questions about him :)
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