Well, Desmond could have an eagle mask when the Phantom Thieves saw him first so he’s known as ‘Eagle’ to them?
Yeah, Desmond deserves to be OP as part of his ‘retirement’ XD
How about Desmond starts to dream Edward after Joker reaches Lv 3 or 4 of his confidant link? This way, Desmond won’t immediately suspect that his connection with Joker is the reason why he starts to dream of Edward. And then Edward becomes an unlockable person during his Lv8 confidant where he asks Joker to come with him to Mementos to find a missing child. The child reminded him of Jenny and she was in danger, unlocking Edward’s Persona while Joker wonder if this is supposed to be Desmond’s ultimate Persona. (it’s not)
Oooohh, yeesss. I love how the lamb has the 17 tag on his ear, really giving the ‘raised to die’ vibe.
May I suggest that the lamb is pure white with the fires being white as well? And when Desmond used the lamb, all it has as a skill is ‘Charge’. Leveling him to Lv2 grants him ‘Dia’ and his entire skill set is pure single target buffs and heals.
The lamb having Charge and Dia skills are the only reason why Desmond even beat Altaïr and, unlike his other Persona that has their own turn, this lamb can only act with Desmond to show how it doesn’t have its own ‘free will’.
(That’s fine. I’ve been playing smt games since I was a child so I can pretty much remember most of the mechanics XD)
It would be funny if battling Desmond has become so ingrained in their schedule because of how hard he is to beat that the Phantom Thieves would come together during the weekend before realizing that they don’t have to go to Mementos to fight Desmond. In the end, one of them would just say that weekend is Mementos day and would also invite Desmond (who does have that day specifically as his day off because these kids keep trying to beat him)
I feel like the Altaïr outfit is the mysterious man who observes them, sometimes throws an item or something and leaves before they can come close. The Ezio outfit would be the mentor figure/ally who gives them tips on how to be sneakier. The Ratonhnhaké:ton outfit is the one that show them hidden rooms and even helps out whenever they encounter enemies harder than they expected, even going as far as trying to be bait to the Reaper once or twice to let the Phantom Thieves run away. Haytham outfit is rarely used and that’s why they thought he was the Black Mask because the Haytham outfit always has Desmond leave before they can catch him.
Yeeesss. Desmond would focus on tying the loose ends the kids can’t take care. He becomes friends with Iwai and Kaoru thinks of him as his dad’s cool friend (and maybe only friend)
Desmond tries out crossdressing once because they suggested and he didn’t mind. He got more tips than he would when he wore his usual bartender outfit so he sometimes change it up (especially when he’s close to red because he bought supplies for his solo Mementos excursions). Joker saw him crossdress once and just went “oh, okay, what should I call you when you’re wearing these?” because he’s a chill good boi.
It would be okay if Desmond was just talking with formal Japanese. People won’t bat an eye because formal Japanese should be used when one is talking to someone of higher standing than them (like a customer). What makes him strange is that he uses formal antiquated Japanese. The kind of Japanese that could be heard from 12th century period dramas. Desmond just jokes that he loves the history of certain time period and uses his knowledge from his Bleed to appear like an expert XD
He mostly uses Altaïr because he hasn’t unlocked Ratonhnhaké:ton yet and Ezio’s current skills during that time are the Hama and Mudo instant kills that sometimes doesn’t work XD (He does get Eiha and Kouha later on)
Desmond’s first thought is… “What did Haytham do now?” which makes Haytham turn to stare at him and Desmond realized, oh right, Haytham can’t do anything without him knowing.
Oh, how about Desmond doesn’t run. Before he could say it wasn’t him, the Reaper appears because Desmond had been grinding (lol) but the Phantom Thieves didn’t realize it because the Reaper was behind them so Desmond just books it to lead the Reaper away from the kids.
(May I suggest either a bear, wolf and eagle motif for Ratonhnhaké:ton as a reference to the DLC or simply a wolf motif as a reference to the name ‘Connor’? Maybe even design his Persona to have wounds or scratches as a reference to the meaning of his name as “life that is scratched”? Of course the animal motif works better as the Strength Arcana instead of the Hanged Man)
Ezio looks amazing!
I can see it now, Yusuke/Fox begging the Persona Ezio to tell him everything about Leonardo, maybe even asking him to pose for him for a painting.
The chaos Futaba and Desmond would make with whatever pranks they come up with... XD
It just hit me that Joker's Third Eye ability is almost like Eagle Vision?
Would Desmond become aware of the Velvet Room like Joker is, or be in the dark as the rest of the group?
Ooh, 'Eagle' would be a nice contrast to Crow's codename.
Ice and Gun could work, the hint part makes sense. I was checking out the arcanas to try and figure out which one would suit Edward and perhaps either the Chariot or the Fool would work?
And I may not have said it before, but Desmond's Ultimate Persona sounds incredible.
Then Ezio does something better by painting the way he learned to during Renaissance Italy and Yusuke starts to get tips from him. (Maybe Ezio even get Desmond to be Yusuke’s ‘patron’ and Desmond’s like “that’s not how these things work nowadays, Ezio” “That doesn’t matter, Desmond. Have you seen how he lives? He needs someone to take care of him.”)
Joker’s Third Eye ability could be a hint of how he can have Eagle Vision, might even hint that maybe the Isus have a hand in these entire Persona business with whispers that maybe the Velvet Room’s boss (Philemon) may or may not be an Isu or a system created by the Isus.
Desmond has his own Velvet Room but he can’t use fuse nor can he see Joker’s Velvet Room. It’s an empty room and all he can hear is the Velvet Room music. The most he can do in the Velvet Room is to use Persona cards he gets after taking down mobs and using them to craft weapons, armors or accessories. Desmond can’t use Skill cards at all.
(This could be a hint that Desmond was meant to have the Fool Arcana (new beginnings) and should have his own Velvet Room but because of the plot of Persona 5, he didn’t get the perks of the Velvet Room)
Yeesss. Eagle taking in Crow and Futaba likes to jokingly call them the bird duo.
For Edward’s Arcana, I was thinking maybe
Death: symbolizes great change similar to how Edward’s change from being a pirate focused on gold to one of the best Assassin during his time (also, Desmond can joke it’s because Edward’s death led to major changes of the Kenway bloodline)
Chariot: They are typically very driven and athletic individuals who have a personal goal that they aim to achieve at any cost. Often brash but goodhearted, they struggle with weaknesses or doubts that they try to hide from everyone else
I wouldn’t suggest going for the Fool as the Fool is usually represented by the party as a whole and especially the protagonists in P5 (and P3 and P4). So yeah… to keep the symbolism of the games afloat, I wouldn’t suggest the Fool to any of Desmond’s Persona other than his initial Persona the Lamb. XD
Thank you! I like biblically accurate angel designs and also Norn is one of my favorite Persona/Demon to use in smt so yeah, I immediately remembered them XD
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