Joker (Persona)
Joker is a male video game character who features in Persona.
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Biography
Ren Amamiya
Whilst walking in his hometown at night, he witnessed influential Japanese Cabinet politician Masayoshi Shido harass a female subordinate. After falling down whilst intoxicated, he came to injure himself and upon seeing Amamiya a simple passerby he decided to blame him. He then forced his subordinate the testify to the police that was Joker that pushed him and had injured him. At the resultant court hearing, Joker was told he had to serve a one-year probation and was forced to transfer to Shujin Academy in Tokyo that was the only place to accept him due to his current criminal record.
After infiltrating a Casino, successfully stealing a briefcase before beginning to make his escape, all the while attracting the attention of the security forces in order to allow his companions to escape the other way. He makes quick work of a Shadow taking the form of a Moloch before he continues escaping, though shortly after jumping out of a window, he is cornered by the police and is subsequently captured, being informed that he was "sold out" by one of his teammates. Later, he was found in an interrogation room, bound to a chair, having been drugged by his captors. The apparent leading investigator splashes him with water in order to wake him up and knocks him off of the chair, as he reads off his list of crimes: obstruction of business, intimidation, defamation, preparing and carrying weapons and even murder. Afterward, he asks the protagonist to write down his name, as a confession to the investigation. The protagonist complies, though the investigator tells him that he will put him through so much pain until he has paid for his crimes. The protagonist, not remembering anything at the time, questions if he really did commit all these misdeeds. Shortly after signing his name, Sae Niijima, a prosecutor leading his case, enters the room to interrogate him. She is opposed to the interrogators after seeing their blatant attempts to muddy his memory. The two seem to share a history, and she questions him how he came to learn about "that world," and how exactly his "techniques" regarding his crimes work. As the protagonist seems to ponder how to answer, he catches sight of a blue butterfly and hears a voice calling out to him, stating that his fate was already predetermined, but there was hope for him by recalling his memories.
Overview
Personality and attributes
After becoming a Phantom Thief and befriending Ryuji, Ann, and Morgana, Akira became brighter and more open to speak his mind, as shown when he directly expressed his desire to help Yusuke for fear he's suffering like he did. Though Akira is still quiet most of the time, those who know him well are able to see his kind heart and how he is always there for them. Despite how his act of kindness led him to be framed before, it does not deter Akira's desire to help people in need and he would step in without hesitation when seeing someone in trouble in front of him. He has accepted that reality can be unfair, but strives to face it head on instead of running away. Being the leader of Phantom Thieves, Akira is one of the most level headed thieves, mostly keep his cool even in a difficult situation. He is also quick to catch on to certain things, showing himself to be quite observant. Though presenting himself as a well-mannered student, Akira is not keen at his school studies like Ryuji and Ann, reacting with dismay at the thought of school tests and is not confident on the result of his grades.
Powers and abilities
He came to manifest a Persona (ペルソナ, Perusona) that was a manifestation of his inner personality. The initial Persona he was able to manifest was Arsène (アルセーヌ, Aruseinu) who called itself the pillager of twilight. This was a being based off the main character of Maurice Leblanc's novels Arsène Lupin who appeared everywhere and was a master of disguise that helped law-abiding citizens. The Persona was said to be the rebel soul that resided within Joker.
His ultimate Persona was Satanael (サタナエル, Satanaeru) who was awakened after breaking the chains that held him within the form of Arsene. He was said to had been the form of Satan prior to his falling from Heaven and was the second son of God who rebelled against Him for freedom and bestowed free will as well as chaos upon humanity.
Joker came to be the leader of a group of Persona users known as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts (心の怪盗団, Kokoro no kaitō-dan).
As a wielder of the Wild Card, he came to have access to the Velvet Room.
Notes
- Joker was created by Shigenori Soejima where he made his first appearance in Persona 5 (2016).
- In the manga adaptation of the story, the character was named as Akira Kurusu.
In other media
Television
- In Persona 5: The Animation, the character was named Ren Amamiya in the setting of the anime television series where he was voiced by Japanese actor Jun Fukuyama and English actor Xander Mobus in the dub.
Video games
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Joker appeared as a DLC playable character in the 2018 fighting video game.
Appearances
- Persona 5:
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