P5 FES / P5 Crimson soon Explanation A lot of players have been unsatisfied with the ending, feeling that it was rushed and incomplete, resulting in people expecting the story to be more fleshed out in an Updated Re-release, DLC, or spinoffs.

SATAN'S SAVING CHRISTMAS! Explanation (Major Spoilers!) The final battle, where Joker summons Satanael to defeat the Final Boss, Yaldabaoth, the Gnostic interpretation of God, takes place on Christmas Eve.

'A RIVER IN A DRY LAND' Explanation The extremely catchy lyrics from 'Rivers in the Desert' were a hit with fans.

lol2goros Explanation (spoilers!) /vg/ Persona Thread's term to refer to said scene.

Explanation (Spoilers!) The confrontation between Goro and Cognitive Goro in Shido's palace, with one pointing his gun at the head of the other naturally led to referencing the memetic 2014 twitter post of a teenager photoshopping a picture with two copies of himself, with one pointing a gun at the other. Naturally, the fandom was quick to run with it. Since only those who have been to the Metaverse and seen Morgana can hear him, and Goro isn't yet friendly with the Thieves, this becomes his undoing later in the story.

Pancakes Explanation (Spoilers!) Goro accidentally reveals himself when he overhears Morgana describe a building as being shaped like a pancake, then mentions that remark while talking to the Thieves.

And that turned into photoshopping said hat onto everything that has a head.

Photoshopping Shinya Oda's 'Get Smoked' hat onto other members of the cast caught on very quick once the character portraits were dropped online.

This quickly became an ear worm after Atlus showed off a bunch of gameplay videos during a stream.

'Yosh!' Explanation After doing an activity that raises a stat in the Japanese version, Joker always says this.

The fandom was quick to make jokes about this.

YUSUKE'S FUCKIN PISSED!! Explanation Yusuke's battle cut-in when he hits a weakness looks utterly furious, a stark contrast to the relatively neutral expressions worn by the other characters and Yusuke's normally calm demeanor.

FOR REAL?!?! Explanation Ryuji Sakamoto has the tendency to say 'FOR REAL?!' quite a bit, complete with voice acting no less!.A tweet stating 'Persona 5 came out 2 years ago today in Winter 2014'). On social media, it wasn't uncommon seeing people celebrate the game as if it already came out before its official release (I.E. Explanation The game was delayed from Winter 20 release dates in its early-stage announcements. Celebrating the release date of Persona 5 before it even came out.Making a comeback, due to Atlus USA not releasing Robbie Daymond's interview on the same schedule as the others. Originally popping up during the Japanese promotion, referring to the little attention Akechi received. Akechi/Robbie Daymond in Atlus's basement.'Johanna noises', a reference to the infamous 'Motorcycle noises' meme from Persona 2.Makoto's Persona, Johanna, has been dubbed the 'Popemobile' due to being based on a fabled pope and the fact that, well, it's a motorcycle.Haru tips her hat upon introduction and her Persona is named 'Milady'.Note that this was before the shocking Phantom Thief reveal. Some joked that Kanji's secret weapon in Persona 4: Arena would be the Persona 5 protagonist. Parts of the fanbase dubbed Joker 'Chairy Potter' or 'Chair-kun'.

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