Persona 5 Royal: How to Get the True Ending

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Persona 5 Royal is the definitive version of the hit JRPG from P-Studio and Atlus. Royal adds an entire extra semester to the Persona 5 high school story, as well as introducing new characters and mechanics throughout the game. However, reaching the True Ending of Persona 5 Royal is easily missed and requires players to make the right decisions along the way.

This guide will avoid any spoilers while helping players reach the Persona 5 Royal True Ending without making any mistakes. These are the four important steps to unlocking the True Ending:

Persona 5 Royal: All Exam Answers

School counselor Takuto Maruki is a new character in Persona 5 Royal, and players will automatically unlock him as a Confidant on May 13th. He can be found outside the nurse's office after school on the first floor of Shujin Academy's practice building on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

This high level of availability gives players plenty of time to get Maruki to Rank 9 before November 18th. There are no social stat barriers to overcome, though he cannot be progressed past Rank 5 before the 20th of September.

Reaching Rank 9 with Maruki is not only essential to the True Ending, but also to the entire extra semester of Persona 5 Royal, so players should prioritize him whenever possible.

While Goro Akechi's Justice Confidant was automatic in the original Persona 5, Royal players will need to put an effort into leveling it up. This is probably the hardest of the three deadlines for the True Ending, as Akechi's Confidant is often gated behind certain dates and stat thresholds.

Akechi's Confidant will unlock automatically on June 10th, after which he will be available every night except Sundays outside the Penguin Sniper club in Kichijoji. Here