Persona 5 Strikers Monarchs/Antagonists 3/?: Mariko Hyodo, "Snow Empress Mariko" "The Sapporo Cage Of

Persona 5 Strikers Monarchs/Antagonists 3/?: Mariko Hyodo, "Snow Empress Mariko" "The Sapporo Cage of Gluttony" "Mariko Hyodo is a character from Persona 5 Strikers. She is a politician and the mayor of Sapporo."

Yep, that's what I mean by the addition coming off as lazy on Altus' end.

The 1st scene I will say is fine, especially since the guys were more or less still being respectful of boundaries when they could have went the other horrible anime cliches of peeping along with the Sophia conversation (plus, you can have Joker be bi again for a second) but I think it ended up making the 2nd scene worse for Futaba and Makoto is what ultimately made me mad since the former was the one who was... Touching Ann and Haru without consent while Makoto just lightly scolded her but when the guys make an honest mistake and were still being respectful of their boundaries? Futaba hypocritically calls them "quadruple pervs" like she wasn't any better (if not worse depending on who you ask) before while Makoto beats them and Mona to the point of nearly being unconscious which could have majorly screwed them over since the police raid was going to happen at around the same night had Zenkichi not intervened and let himself get arrested in their place. It was just... Such a double-standard that was shown there so there was hardly anything redeemable about the 2nd one. I can understand that it's typical Japanese humor so definitely a cultural difference but I do wonder when even they're gonna get tired of this eventually.

I don't necessarily hate Futaba as I used to (more neutral) since she had at least some good moments to balance it all out but both scenes were not a good look for her. I don't like Makoto at all but even I know she could have been better. Like Futaba though, it wasn't a good look for her either and made made me dislike her more unfortunately.

SPOILERS FOR PERSONA 5 (SHIDO ARC)

Look, I know most people pointed out that Ryuji getting beaten by his PT teammates at the end of Shido’s palace was garbage. I still thinks it’s hot garbage, too.

BUUUUT, I also wanna pay attention to the fact that Ryuji says a dumb joke about the girls’ crying not being “cute” when he came back from the ship explosion. Like bro, your friends thought you almost DIED for crying out loud. And yeah, I know Ryuji can be scatterbrained at times, but he should have the decency and common sense to read the air. So Ann slapping him was well-deserved.

…anything that happened after that didn’t need to happen, though.

this is so sweet 🥺🥺🥺

Persona 5 Strikers Monarchs/Antagonists 5/?: Akane Hasegawa, "The Counterfeit Phantom" "The Kyoto Cage of Wrath"

"Akane Hasegawa is a character from Persona 5 Strikers. She is Zenkichi Hasegawa's daughter. Akane is an avid fan of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Her room serves as a testament to her support for them as she has many merchandise she bought and some items that she herself made. She is particularly fond of Joker in particular, stating that she finds him "dreamy". She's also a live streamer and is capable of disguising her voice in a manner that resembles Joker's manner of speech while acting as a Phantom Thief. She is not the most open person to talk to, but she is excited to talk about the Phantom Thieves, especially with those who are fellow fans. In reality, Akane supports the Phantom Thieves for very superficial reasons, mainly that she believes that only they fight the system, in particular law enforcement."

Persona 5 Strikers Monarchs/Antagonists 8/8: EMMA, "The False God Demiurge" "The Tree of Knowledge" "EMMA is a popular concierge application and artificial intelligence in Persona 5 Strikers. It is created by Kuon Ichinose and developed by Madicce, and is famous for its chillingly accurate advice. If one asks EMMA for "salvation", she might brainwash and turn their Shadow Self into a Monarch who can steal Desires from innocents using a "Keyword." However, the Shadow Selves' real-life counterpart will have their mentality and behavior artificially distorted by EMMA into strange ways, complete with a distorted desire for revenge and retribution by constantly stealing Desires to achieve a goal. EMMA brainwashes the Monarch via a Bird Cage, an isolated section of the Metaverse that prevents the Monarch from moving out from their traumas."