#pt maruki

[smolstarthief]

“Do you finally acknowledge your hubris? Despite your insistence that you’ve changed, you still refused help… You will surely fall to your own demise with charred wings if you keep up this charade… Do you still seek freedom? True salvation? Then I will help fly again with a pair of new wings… I am thou, thou art I… Rise above your torment and take flight once more!”

“Give me new wings, ICARUS!!”

So I decided to redo my old PT Maruki design and at long last... He's done! Old version can be seen here!

Here's a rough sketch of the full outfit! I took some inspiration from starrycosmicyuu's take on the old design. I tried there and the ends of the coat are meant to resemble feathers. I tried to make the staff look sharp so hopefully it's doable. I just feel like he would be more magic oriented than combat oriented since he considers himself a pacifist unless pushed.

Anyhow, more notes/profile:

Codename: Adam (a reference to the Adam and Eve motif associated with him (that and Adam was casted out of paradise along with Eve so it still fits with what I’m going with here with this design))

Persona: Icarus (I personally felt like the story/myth fit Maruki pretty well, he flew too close and fell with his hubris but (unlike Icarus, who met his demise) that doesn’t mean he can’t be saved and redeemed)

I know people would often have him be all white and gold but… I couldn’t help but think that the black and gold is a good way to show that he’s symbolically a “fallen god” now along with fitting the story of Icarus still a bit.

Melee Weapon: His staff in canon, but probably modified more for battle. Helps with magic use too.

Ranged Weapon: Bow and arrows.

Specializes in Bless Magic along with healing.

His brooch was loosely inspired by Hawkmoth from Miraculous Ladybug and my bf's own input. The meaning behind a gold/yellow moth is apparently this:

His 2nd tier Persona would be Asclepius, who was a renowned doctor/medical practitioner from Greek mythology and apparently associated with snakes as well (the Adam and Eve motif of his Palace).

His 3rd tier will be Vikare, Icarus' Etruscan name.

Stats (I’m gonna do a 1 to 10 thing. 1 for weakest, 10 for strongest. Idk why, it strangely helps me a bit more.):

Strength: 5

Magic: 10

Endurance: 4

Agility: 5

Luck: 7

Phew! All done! Hope you enjoy him!

#my stuff #my edits #my edit #pt maruki #persona 5 #p5 #persona 5 royal #p5r #starchild rambles #maruki takuto #takuto maruki #dr maruki #sprite edits #sprite edit #sprites #this came out A LOT better! #apologies for the bad sketch

[easyaesthetics]

3rd Semeser + The Onion & Reductress Headlines

#the last one is horrible I’m sorry LMAO. rip akira #it’s from Maruki’s Missed Deadline ending 4 those unaware :) go watch it :):) it’s SO messed up :):):)))))) #persona #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 #p5r #persona 5 royal spoilers #goro akechi #akira kusuru #ren amamiya #sumire yoshizawa #kasumi yoshizawa #p5 morgana #maruki takuto #(not tagging all the PTs in the penultimate post to prevent tag-clogging) #akeshu #shuake #mine

[akechi-stole-my-heart]

I think some people miss the fact that the Phantom Thieves are playing right into Yaldabaoth's hands when they change people's hearts. They're basically proving that people need someone else to act for them and that people aren't willing to solve their own problems. Just look at how they end up sending their targets back into the depths of Mementos.

Don't get me wrong, the Thieves are doing good by freeing people from Yaldy's control and from their selfish distorted desires (which are just another form of control), but they are also showing that people are unwilling to free themselves from Yaldy's control on their own. When people don't free themselves, they only end up being imprisoned even further by society. That's why all the morally redeemable characters in the game change their own hearts, and that's why the Bad Ending is Akira deciding to keep society just as it is under Yaldy's control, with the Phantom Thieves as heroes who continue to change the hearts of individuals, but society as a whole is kept stagnant for eternity.

This is also why the public's support for the Thieves is so important in the final battle. Without their support, the Thieves couldn't have defeated Yaldy, because the public needed to show that they wanted their hearts changed, that they didn't want to be controlled after all. They all needed to show a will of rebellion against their oppressor or the Phantom Thieves would have just become the same thing Yaldabaoth was doing by removing their free will. Prior to fighting Yaldy the PT don't respect the agency of their targets, and they solve other people's problems without thinking about how that might affect the person they're saving. By defeating Yaldabaoth, they let go of that power and give control back to the individuals of society so they can start to change their own lives again. The public shouldn't and can't rely on Yaldabaoth to solve their problems, and they shouldn't and can't rely on the Phantom Thieves to solve their problems either.

And again, don't get me wrong, Persona 5 says that it is good and even necessary to get help from others, but if you really want to improve your life you need to act for yourself. If society is going to improve people need to take destiny into their own hands. Persona 5 is about finding hope even in the darkest circumstances by forging connections with other people and refusing to let society crush you under its heel. But the key to this all is that you must choose to fight against the cruelties of society, even if it seems impossible. Hope for change can be seen by finding belonging with others and working together to change society for the better. In the words of Morgana:

"Even if you feel that only darkness lies ahead...as long as you hold hands together...see it through as one...the world will never end!"

#p5 #persona 5 #phantom thieves #yaldabaoth #sera posts #this criticism of what the pt are doing is outright stated by sumi in royal probably cause people werent getting it #even tho the game isnt exactly subtle abt it #the pt ARE morally gray actually there are entirely legitimate reasons to oppose what they're doing for most of the game #this is even more obvious in royal with maruki but. that's a different post this is about yaldy and base p5 #its also expanded on in strikers but again. thats another post #also it took actual effort not to mention akechi and his role in yaldy's game but i feel that would distract from the main point #so again. that's another post #geez i have so many posts i could make about this topic lol

[sage-nebula]

Gonna be honest: I am halfway through my second playthrough of P5R and I don't get the Akechi love in the fandom. No hate to anyone who loves him ofc, we all have different tastes, but

#i don't hate him either btw but i also just . . . dgaf about him tbh? #like he's Light Yagami w/ a Freudian excuse. that's it. that's all he is. #and that's fine if that's someone's type of character #but it's not mine. and i'm surprised it's so many peoples. #also i don't ship him with joker at allllll lmao. or like #i do think Akechi was thirsty af for Joker. but imo joker does not reciprocate #at all. bc i just don't play him like that even when i did their full confidant #like ik Maruki is like ''i revived him for you Amamiya-kun!'' but to *me* that's bc Joker #a.) didn't want to turn himself in #b.) wanted Akechi to face justice for his crimes - not die #c.) felt sorry for akechi as a victim of shido's #like it's a complicated little cocktail but imo it wasn't love or even like. but that's just me! #idk again tho no hate to Akechi fans EXCEPT the ones who vilify the PTs in favor of akechi #the PTs don't deserve that. they may be extremely stupid (except Makoto & Futaba) but they're good kids still #THEY'RE GOOD KIDS BRENT #(besides Joker is dumb af too not once did he tell them to not discuss things in public. not ONCE) #(he is just as much of an emptyheaded moron as the rest tbqh) #p5 liveblog

[koipalm]

...deltarune-esque persona 5 au? especially with the Stuff with maruki?

ahhh i have mulled over how to answer this so much but i am just going to try. insert [orv-style monologue about about how even though no meaning will ever be translated completely from one person to another we still have to try] here

so i have not played deltarune yet, but to the best of my knowledge, kris, the protagonist, is a separate entity from the player. in additional, they are also aware they are being controlled.

i thought this would be an interesting thing to touch on in p5r, especially with the focus on control and power in the story. from corrupt teachers and government officials, to gods, to school counselors, there is a focus on choice/action being taken away and the characters rebelling against it.

i think it would be really interesting for akira to be somewhat aware there is something going on behind the scenes. especially with him thinking that shido is behind it, and then thinking its actually yaldaboath. think periodically having an "im being watched...." thought bubble pop up or a "something's wrong" as you play the game, and thinking its igor, or shido's goons. and he isnt wrong, but that feeling not going even when yaldaboth is defeated. and then maruki changed everything, so it must be his fault, right....?

and then another "i'm being watched" pop up, but. akira turns to face the screen:

from here, dialogue options not popping up, like he's refusing to speak. the name you chose glitching, like he's trying to remember who he was before he transferred...

in the end, i think it would be interesting to end the game on having to let go of playing akira; a prompting for the player to take hold of their own life. you helped akira and the phantom thieves, and they're grateful, but it's time for everyone to go their separate ways.

#would probably feel in bad faith from a game company of course #when they are the ones that want you to play the game and then also feel bad for #playing as the main character that they give you #but i like the idea of realizing akira feels constrained by the player #and trying to help and make friends with him as you try to end the game #for both of your sakes #like him refusing dialogue options #but he doesnt have a 'voice' persay #so you have to type out options and guess what he wants to say in a scene #and the game only accepting a proposed dialogue if its close enough to what akira wants to say #ask #ill draw more for this of course! all of my aus are open and being thought abt lol #persona 5 spoilers #persona 5 royal spoilers #p5r #AHHH but like helping akira get though marukis palace.. being his friend when the rest of the pts are out.... #through* #i think it could be really cool #akira kurusu #persona 5 royal #p5 #persona 5 #ren amamiya #not at my tablet rn so i hope this sketch makes sense

[auncyen]

My random fandom thought that popped into my brain during work: Royal's third semester being optional is the best sign I can think of that Maruki, while DEFINITELY having dubious and bad methods, really is trying to help people and not hurt them.

#p5r spoilers #takuto maruki #he knows where to get information #he knows he has a deadline #and if you don't go to see him he just. leaves #that's it #he doesn't go after the pt past a first meeting #(which may or may not be his set up; the game leaves it kind of ambiguous) #(did he make up that he's supposed to counsel them or did Kobayakawa actually want that) #this despite the fact that they have info he CRAVES #like yes he definitely screws up #...a lot #but I feel like he kind of gets flanderized on this

[saelik]

“Are you ok?” Ren can’t quite make Akechi’s face on the darkness of the room, only lit by the dim light of a distant lamppost that comes through the window, but he can hear the concern on his voice. It sounds strange on him. 

“It was just a bad dream, sorry I woke you up.” His voice is still shaken from the nightmare, making him sound less convinced than he’d like. “I bet now you regret staying here instead of going back to the comfort of your own apartment where no-one would bother your sleep,” Ren tries to joke. Not that he believes Akechi will ask about his dream, but better brush it off just in case, he doesn’t want him to know he accepted Maruki’s deal even if it was just in a dream. However, Akechi doesn’t answer. Ren sees how he opens his mouth, as if he wants to say something, but closes it again in an almost imperceptible sigh. It almost looks like he doesn’t know what to do.

It’s not until he takes a hand to his eyes, trying to rub away an annoying itch, that Ren realizes why. 

But Akechi can’t see it, can he? The room is almost in complete darkness, there’s no way he can see the tears on his eyes. Though the uncertainty Ren can guess in his posture, the way he won’t look away from him, his body slightly leaning forward, head tilted and a hand slowly closing into a fist between them as if he wasn’t sure whether to reach to him or not, says otherwise.

Scared, Ren tries to scoot back, to put some distance between them and hide in the darkness so Akechi can’t see his face, but his back is already against the wall. There’s no escape. Instead, he turns his head away from Akechi’s gaze and attempts to wipe away his tears, but no matter how much he brush, they just keep coming.

Why is he crying now of all times? He hasn’t cried in years, he doesn’t even remember the last time he cried in front of someone. He didn’t cry when he was sent to Tokyo, he didn’t cry when he was being tortured, he didn’t cry when he wasn't able to save the one person he wanted to save the most nor when that same person asked him to end his life once more only a few hours ago… so why now? It had been just a dream, a fantasy of his mind, or maybe Maruki’s last effort to persuade him, to show Ren the life he was throwing away, a life in an old café that felt more like home than his parents’ house ever did, surrounded by people who cared for him, his friends, his boyfriend… people who, just as in the dream, would hate him if he choose that path once they realized.

“Ren” Akechi’s voice is soft, softer than he ever thought possible. It only makes it harder not to whimper like the irrational little kid he’s being. 

“I’m sorry,” is all he can say.

He hears Akechi sigh again before a hand falls on his shoulder. Ren cowers, trying to get away from the other boy, there may be no way to hide he’s crying now, but that doesn’t mean he’s willing to let anyone see him like this. Not even Akechi. However, his reaction only makes Akechi harden his grip and, before Ren has time to react, the detective is pulling him against himself, making Ren bury his head against his shoulder and awkwardly stroking his back. 

“It’s ok.” Akechi says, each word echoing in his body.

Ren feels ashamed, being comforted by Akechi of all people. He is the one with a reason to cry, he is the one who will stop existing tomorrow, not Ren. Still, something breaks inside him with those words and the sobs he’s been trying to hold finally escape.

He doesn’t try to restrain himself anymore, instead he clings to Akechi’s shirt and lets his tears run free, wailing loudly, shaking, crying as he hasn’t cry since he was a child. 

It’s like he’s crying for all the times he didn’t cry before, as if all the fears, regrets, anger, anxiety, pain, grief that he has been accumulating during the last year fought to finally get out, as if his body were too small for all of those emotions and had finally exploded. 

He attempts to tell Akechi he hasn’t change his mind, that he’s not accepting Maruki’s deal as much as it pains him, but the only words that come out his mouth when the hiccups allow him are cracked up I’m sorrys. Yet, somehow, that seems to be enough for Akechi to understand.

And it hurts. Because Akechi knows him well enough to understand those hopeless sobs, to understand that he doesn’t want to be seen but needs the comfort of his hug. Because he had never felt so free, so seen, as he does when they’re together. Because, despite all of that, he’s still going to lose him again.

And he doesn’t know how he’ll be able to bear it.

Ren has no clue how much it takes him to run out of tears, it could have been hours, days, weeks even, for how exhausted he feels. The grief and pain haven’t disappeared, he doesn’t think they ever will, but they are lighter now, more bearable. Akechi is still holding him, and, even though it’s  probably selfish of him, Ren doesn’t pull apart. They’ll have to part ways in a few hours so he wants to keep Akechi as close as he can until that happens.

“I’m going to miss you."

“I’ll miss you too”

#happy 2/2 :) #this is actually part of a longer fic I wanted to write for today but I kind of forgot about it #so I only had time to write this part #but it kind of works alone so it's better than nothing #for context Ren dream is a continuation on Maruki's ending #he's also dating Akechi on it #but little by little the pt notice something is wrong and get angry at Ren #like really angry #that's why he's already crying when he wakes up #Persona 5 #persona 5 fanfiction #shuake #saelik writes

[fakecats]

there's no such thing as "me," now / as hard as you look, nowhere to be found / i can't remember a single role i was suited for - lyrics from dramaturgy by eve

#i am so normal about dramaturgy and persona 5 you want to stick your fingers into my cage so bad #im making a venn diagram of them in my head #like #ive been trying to gather my thoughts about it for a while but i cant get passed just #"both kurukuru (dramaturgy protag) and joker switch between masks and are trapped on a metaphorical/literal stage #the stage for kuru being a literal stage in a play but for joker/the PT the stage is life in general #and them having to put on masks when talking to others (even though yeah like when awakening to a persona you discard that “mask” but irl #when not in the metaverse people #cant be genuine all the time hence the need for the “mask”) #and the whole mask thing is really obvious with joker since #thats literally his whole thing #like. “i'm a shapeshifter” “please dont take off my mask my place to hide/revealing dark” #anyways going back to dramaturgy the lyrics “i dont want to think about it / id much rather play the idiot” #like. joker plays the fool while talking to akechi #and maruki and shit #knowing full well who they truely are #← GUY WHO IS PRETENDING TO BE SMART BECAUSE HE READ A WIKI ARTICLE ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY ONCE #anyways all of that means literally nothing so you can callme stupid in the tags if youd like #that was just the mental illness in written form #IN CONCLUSION DRAMATURGY AND PERSONA 5 ARE THE SAME THING GOODBYE #my post 🔮 #my art 💫 #digital art #artists on tumblr #persona 5 #joker persona 5 #persona 5 fanart #persona 5 protagonist #joker p5 #ren amamiya

[fellhellion]

Also a fun game I like to play is “would Maruki approve of this coping mechanism” and I think Maruki would approve of leaving your reality behind and taking on the life of your dead self (basically what happens to Sumi but with more steps) but not the whole “taking it out on a teenager who’s just trying his best part.” Spider-Maruki would be like “yo why not construct a whole new reality” because again that’s basically third semester?

AGSHDJFJKF IT ALL COMES BACK TO P5! And I think you’re spot on w this idea. Man would love running away from problems, hate the idea of taking it out on a kid.

#maruki’s violence or at least when he employs video game esque violence #is always more in the vein of like. self righteous ‘can’t you see all the good I’ve made in this and just accept it?’ #he’s not angry with the PT for denying him more just like. deeply sad and confused as to why #ask games #spiderverse spoilers #<- I’m so sorry this has to go in the main spoiler tag shdhdjf

[tearingdread]

thinkin abt a swap au w the royal trio w sumire being the leader of the pt, akira being the detective prince, and goro being the honor student

I’d still want to keep core details of all the characters the same while adapting them to their new roles

not rlly sure how to incorporate maruki

#my idea w sumi is that her family lives in a small town instead of tokyo #and they send her to tokyo after she goes into a depression spiral after kasumi’s death #and goro akechi would still have no one but himself and definitely wouldn’t fall for maruki’s bullshit anyway #ig maybe sumire could move to tokyo at maruki’s insistence?? #idk i will workshop it #he has such an important impact on her character that i don’t want to get rid of it #also thinkin abt making sumi a wildcard #the royal trio in game never rlly felt like they were a true trio #it was like akechi and akira and sumire was also there so story could happen #idk i want them to feel more connected #and i also think that sumire’s hesitance abt the pt’s methods could create some interesting conflict #same way a delinquent akechi does in some swap aus #i might not even actually do anything w this #its just living in my head rn #p5

[smolstarthief]

“Do you finally acknowledge your hubris? Despite your insistence that you’ve changed, you still refused help… You will surely fall to your own demise with charred wings if you keep up this charade… Do you still seek freedom? True salvation? Then I shall help you fly again… I am thou, thou art I… Rise above your torment and take flight once more!”

Was messing around on Befunky's collage maker and did a quick aesthetic board for PT Maruki (with a Persona based on Icarus) to compliment my Odile Sumi.

#persona 5 #p5 #persona 5 royal #p5r #p5r spoilers #pt maruki #takuto maruki #dr maruki #aesthetic board #aesthetic

[cosmic-espero]

I absolutely adore the human chihuahua that is Akechi but the fact that P5R tries to make some sort of difficult choice out of bringing everything back to normal vs saving his life is so funny.

This dude killed a fuckton lot of people because of his daddy issues and inferiority complex. He tried to kill Ren in three separate instances and got him brutalized and drugged by the police. He's directly involved in the murder of two of his friends' parents, and wholly unrepetant as well. Nobody in Ren's friend group even remotely likes him because he's a thoroughly unpleasant and edgy dumbfuck.

Doc, not only is his life not enough to get me to raise the Obvious Bad Ending Flag, I'd say that at this point me strangling him with my bare hands would just be us getting even.

#Add to that that out of every PT Ren is almost explicitly intended as the morally gray one #And that even Akechi himself would rather die than stay under Shido or Maruki's rule #And you cannot lead me to believe that Ren would even consider giving up #The whole world vs one bastard? This ain't [censored] mate #I'm not sacrificing everyone else for store brand Light Yagami just cause he's hot #The bitch is going no hesitation #Smt #p5r spoilers #ren amamiya #goro akechi

[oatmealzz]

Persona 5/R both failed it’s central theme. It’s literally wearing the aesthetic of rebellion, fuck the system but not following up on it. I played royal and I cannot believe in order to get the true ending, I have to reject the antagonist.

#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 #p5 royal #p5 protagonist #p5r #phantom thieves #PT #jrpg games #video games #persona 5 maruki #takuto maruki

[artekai]

The way Kai finds someone who's lonely and immediately takes it upon himself to befriend them

#ramble #oc tag #oc: artekai #kaito maruki #but kai does it not in a ''what would you do without me'' way like fross would but in a ''let's be alone together'' way ;;;;;;-;;;;;;; #thinking SO hard about aloy and kai and LITERALLY tearing up please don't touch me #i keep crying about them on main but you don't understand their made up relationship is so important to me 😭😩 #but this is also about sumi in the pt au and friends' ocs and fross and a handful of horizon characters and other ocs and-

[tricksheart]

Someone: Maruki did nothing wrong. Me: 🙄

#[ It’s Akira / Joker loving hours. OOC ] #ya all stop putting him in a team with the PTs;; #he needs to be arrested; not walking around driving taxis and shit;; #least of all around the ones he completely took advantage of for his research;; #anti maruki for ts;; #anti maruki: tw #also stop saying Joker forgave him;; #no he didn't;; #you hc that; not the game;; #to delete later;; #going through the tags is insufferable;; #at least ichinose tried to turn herself in;; #but somehow couldn't despite everyone in the game thinking the PTs did everything;;

[thorntopieces]

is it armchair diagnosis when the person armchair diagnosing is a licensed practioner

#context: maruki #that's it that's the context #id heavily imagine he did heavy research following talking to any of the pts and 'diagnosed' their issues #yes this is in relation to a certain headcanon im writing into fic and it will hurt