Persona 5 Strikers Should Have Acknowledged Goro Akechi
Persona 5 Strikers tells a compelling story in a lot of different ways. Its antagonists are different from most Persona 5 Palace rulers; rather than being objectively evil and selfish people, many Monarchs were once good people who became menaces to society after their traumas embittered them. Persona 5 Strikers also introduces a couple of charming new protagonists who develop relationships with the Phantom Thieves, including the innocent AI Sophia and the offbeat detective Zenkichi Hasegawa. It may not be a traditional Persona game, but Persona 5 Strikers builds on the Phantom Thieves' work as well as a standard sequel would.
However, Persona 5 Strikers does fall short by ignoring a core character from Persona 5. Throughout the events of the original game, Joker and the Phantom Thieves interact with Goro Akechi, the charismatic teenage detective who grows into a chief rival for the Phantom Thieves. As players progress, they learn there's more to Akechi than meets the eye, but that only further emphasizes his importance in deciding the fate of the Phantom Thieves. In spite of that role, Akechi isn't acknowledged whatsoever. Persona 5 Strikers should have made room for Akechi in the Phantom Thieves' conversations, even if he never appeared in person.
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Akechi is crucial as a rival to Joker and the Phantom Thieves in Persona 5. His friendship with Joker is founded on their opposing beliefs, and for much of the game he offers an alternative perspective on justice, pitting his dedication to the law against Joker's willingness to bend the rules in the process of punishing evildoers. While he never truly shakes the Phantom Thieves, he serves as a source of
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