Summary
: We’ve got a Mementos run today to finish up these last few requests and grind money to fuse the last couple of Personas we don’t yet have unlocked.
: " ‘All women should be conquered,’ was it.. we should be careful. We’ve got to change his heart no matter what!"
: I did both of the bosses in this area with Joker alone, and I’m very glad I did because this particular fight is a Persona 1 bossfight. You’ll see what I mean.
: By the way, you’re going to want to remove any female characters in your party if you do this yourself.
: “Because that’s what you make them think!”
: “Whoa.. I just got chills. So that’s how you get girls wrapped around your finger?”
: “So I guess you’re not all talk!”
: This fight sucks. Arihara has 4,200 HP and resists Fire, Psychic, and Nuclear (as all of those correspond to a female party member). He doesn’t resist Bless, and it is possible to fight him with Kasumi.
: The wiki doesn’t mention it, but I’m almost positive he also has Ali Dance, because his evasion rate is fucking insane.
: He opens with Womanizing. This is a Charm spell that automatically hits all female party members. It goes through immunity and through evasion.
: If he does manage to hit a party member with it, there’s a pretty good chance that Ann or Makoto will cast Diarahan or Mediarahan on him, healing him to full.
: In a world where Atlus realized how good Persona 1 and Innocent Sin’s auto-battle systems were, I would have used that. Because we have Lucifer, I can hit the Rush button and go take a nap.
: Arihara has two attacks, and both of them are Gun type. Lucifer nulls Gun. We could have made this faster by compendium summoning Arahabaki and killing him with reflects.
: The game throws EXP at you at this stage of the game. We’re probably going to hit level 80 before we finish it.
: “That’s right. Countless lives were ruined because of you. Please, wake them up from their dreams. Don’t let any more people become your puppets.”
: The enemies in the second half of this area of Mementos get replaced once you finish Shido’s palace - the enemies from Sae’s palace move to the first half.
: “He’s acting like he owns the place.”
: “He’s a producer in the world of entertainment, destroying the dreams of young girls, right?”
: “I can’t let this go! I’m going, even if you try to stop me!”
: “No one’s gonna stop you, so calm down! Let’s go!”
: “Yeah, right! Just what are you doing to these girls!?”
: “Don’t be stupid. We’re the ones who’ll be managing you.”
: Hey! This is character assassination!
: This was where I realized I forgot to register Michael.
: As a result, I have to blow almost half of Joker’s SP bar using Sraosha to cast Mafreidyne instead of ending this fight in three hits. How do I know it’s three hits? Well, I had to re-record.
: With the party, this fake Mara is a joke.
: “You’ve done whatever you wanted and caused a lot of damage. What do you plan to do about it now?”
: “Sincerity? How!?”
: And that’s it for this Mementos trip. I grab all the stamps and leave. We’ve gotten them all… in the base game. There’s more in the expansion content.
: “I’m glad to see Lady Ann’s happy. Her smile makes everything worthwhile…”
: “What - shut up! I can see it in my head, all right!?”
: Joker immediately airhorns the cat.
: “Very nice, you got it right. I’m not sure how knowing that would help us, though.”
: It’s doesn’t. You’d be doing it for the knowledge points, though if you’re still trying to get knowledge points this late into the game, something is very wrong.
: The cheat for this game makes it completely trivial.
: Today, we’re taking Yusuke to the shrine.
: “Ah, I see! That is why religion has historically tended to be a central motif in the art world. Perhaps artists picked up on something out of the norm.. now then, we should give an offering. Is there anything you want to wish for, Akira?”
: This response is not canon to More Like Yusu-Gay, where Joker goes “The best boyfriend” and then hugs Yusuke right there.
: I’m only posting this shot because I have no idea what the fuck kind of pose that’s supposed to be. It looks like Yusuke is trying to be an anime catboy. I guess that all-catboy stageplay adaptation of Hibike Euphonium really happened after all.
: “I-I am somewhat… actually, I would wish for that as well. However… considering I call myself an artist, I should subsist solely on art. Reliance on a god.. hm.”
: “It sounds sublime, yet is in fact quite ordinary; it is sophistry disguised as prayer. That unbalance… this festering thing that exists in the depths of people’s hearts… hm.. it may not actually be so bad.”
: Technically, none of the Personas are actual demons, so even though Yusuke has Susano-O in his head he’s not relying on a god.
: “That reminds me, Akira… even a one-yen offering is said to bring divine favors, yes? I would offer more for increased monetary luck, but even five yen is tough for me at the moment…”
: I was curious as to whether Japan even issues 1-yen coins anymore, and the answer is yes. Just like with the penny in the United States, the Japanese mint loses money on each coin minted.
: The reason they haven’t dropped it is because of Japan’s national sales tax. The tax causes prices to not divide evenly by 5 after tax, necessitating the 1-yen coin.
: “Ah well. The gods will surely understand the dire situation of my wallet. You can have this, Akira. After all, what goes around comes around. One must spend money in order to gain money.”
: I like how all of Yusuke’s decorations are ones that go in their own spaces that don’t have anything else in them. There’s one that isn’t - that’s the one we’ll see on The Last Day.
: Not much going on here today, other than another optional event with Makoto.
: “Dome Town… I’ve heard of it, but this will actually be my first time going there. You can lead the way.”
: If you’ll recall, we first went to Dome Town on the day of the TV station trip - this was just before the start of the Kaneshiro arc.
: “No matter if you’re a man or woman, young or old, coming here has to be supreme stress relief. I can understand why so many people choose to come now.”
: “Mm-hm, I agree. That’s the essential experience of coming here, so it’s a great start. Although, um… I’m actually a little nervous. Today, well… from other people’s perspective, this could be called a…date, could it not?”
: None of the scenes where you pick somewhere to go have any prerequisites, as far as I know. Also no it’s not a date because you’re horribly boring.
: “…Never mind. Come on, let’s go have some fun.”
: “I can’t quite put it into words, but I think I understand the appeal of thrill rides now. I do wonder why anyone thought of making such scary attractions in the first place though.. people sure are bizarre.”
: “Hm, they gave me this souvenir. I don’t really know much about baseball though, to be honest. Do you like the sport? Here, you can have it.”
: This doll is a reference to the Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s first pro baseball team. Their home games are played at the Tokyo Dome - which is what Dome Town is modeled off.
: “…So tomorrow’s the day. Our job’s finished. All we can do now is sit back and watch.”
: There’s also a new arcade prize in Akihabara. I thought we had the last one.
: In SMT Imagine, Black Frost actually is a crane game prize of sorts. There’s a minigame called DESTINY which puts you in a big empty void full of demons with the goal of killing as many as you can.
: Black Frost and King Frost are the bonus enemies, which put better items in the reward pool at the end.
: Tonight, we’re going to the maid cafe again for a scene so horny that I’m surprised Clara does not melt down and become Pandora.
: I like to think this would be an optional scene if you bring Mara to see her.
: “Oh yeah! Gimme! Spread that love cream all over.. wait, holy shit, what the fuck is THAT!?”
: “I’m staring into the abyss and the abyss is staring back! This is goddamn horrifying! I’m a soul-eating giant penis demon and this is fucking horrifying!”
: “It’s like that one doujin with the magical girl who femdoms evil with her giant dildo magical rod, only it’s alive and is trying to eat me!”
: Joker attempts to sound the air horn. The air horn makes no sound. He reaches for his squirt gun, but it won’t fire into the overwhelming abyss of horny. Mara is already at the airport, desperately trying to secure a last-minute flight to New York.
: “I’m never coming back! You can’t make me! No one should be here!”
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: It’s kinda funny how I’m posting this part right around the time that Japan is about to go into a new election cycle after Suga announced his resignation.
: “That is why..”
: “The one who controlled the hearts of others and gave rise to the countless victims.. is myself. It was all for my own promotion… for my own selfish gain.”
: “I’ve even used people’s lives as stepping stones in order to claim this country as my own ship. I am a true criminal that can be tried for any crime, and it still wouldn’t be enough!”
: “I will confess everything! Please, I beg everyone to pass judgment on me… if I could atone for all I’ve done with my life, I request that I be judged at once…”
: “Allow me to say a few words.. now then..”
: “He’s started taking charge.”
: “Come now, don’t be that way.”
: "If you’re gonna complain, say it to Shido. A legislator’s pin’s worth almost nothing. Well then, so, since the source of evil, Masayoshi Shido, has been-’
: Run-on sentence. Five-yard penalty, repeat second down.
: “I got to avenge.. my mom. It’s all.. thanks.. to everyone. Thank- sniff sob”
: “I was able to settle a debt in regard to my father as well.”
: “Shido’s guilty, right, Sis?”
: “…It’ll be difficult to prosecute him immediately. But I’ll do this thoroughly until the causality between his other crimes can be proven. I believe Wakaba-san’s research results will save Japan.”
: Translation: Sae is useless because adults are bad and we can’t have an adult doing anything useful. Goddamn shitty adults.
: “We could testify too, you know.”
: “Thank you, but I’ll be fine. I don’t want to add any more unwanted suspicions on any of you. It’s about time you let us adults prove that we can get our act together.”
: “Hey, so what about this guy’s education?”
: “I believe it’ll be fine for him to return to school. It’s true that your face will be recognized among those involved.. but I doubt they’ll take a firm action like suddenly coming to arrest him.”
: It’s funny because Strikers starts with the police sending a guy to arrest Joker.
: “At least, they won’t do it until the uproar with your ‘suicide’ and Shido’s confession have died down. Eventually though, the situation where you and I will be used as scapegoats can’t be avoided…”
: That’s the most basic “I just translated a manga for the first time” kind of sentence I’ve ever heard. Try “Eventually, they’re going to need a scapegoat.” The object is implied.
: “…You mean in regard to faking his death. That wouldn’t have happened to begin with had the police done their job properly.”
: Yes, Joker would not have had to fake his death if the police had actually killed him.
: “Of course, I plan on doing everything I can. I will protect you all this time. Prosecuting Shido is that first step.”
: “Hey.. when are we going to make the toast?”
: “Right. Let’s get to it! Uhh, today is truly-”
: “Cheers.”
: “Oh, one more thing. It’s fine to celebrate, but keep it in moderation, okay? Considering that Akira’s finally back, all of you need to take your education seriously again.”
: In about three days, we’re going to prove that school is useless by getting the top rank in the exams despite not having been to school for almost a month by this point.
: “…I don’t really get it. What’s he going to ask? Well, let’s leave the popularity stuff to Mishima for now.”
: If you reach Rank 10 with Yoshida, he gets re-elected to the Diet. This is actually a pretty big factor in the base game’s ending.
: We can’t leave Leblanc, and I’ve kind of run out of stuff to do, so let’s watch a DVD.
: I mean, that and stockpiling pain meds.
: Sure, apart from the police trying to use Joker as a scapegoat and probably arresting him again.
: “We changed the heart of someone huge like the next prime minister. There’s no better finale than that. This may be the opportune time to end our deal. I’m sure you’ll be fine now. You can manage without me being with you.”
: “Heh.. of course. Don’t worry. I won’t leave immediately. But if I just stay here, I won’t recall anything… I’m a bit envious of you. Here I am… still haven’t found anything about myself.”
: “If only I could find out what’s in the depths of Mementos.. let’s go to sleep. You must be tired.”
: This part is like 50 textboxes, and there’s no portraits for any of these characters, so I’ll just do it in text.
Psychiatrist: “We got where we are today because we had him take care of whoever got in our way… if a case is assembled against him, everything about us will be exposed too… what are we supposed to do?”
Shido-Leaning Legislator: “That’s precisely why we’ve gathered to discuss our options! Prosecutor Niijima is serious about taking Shido-san to court, right!?”
Psychiatrist: “Isn’t she under your command? You have to do something!”
Proxy SIU Director: “Yes, I’m aware… but even if we prevent her from doing so, what about the public? Shido-san’s conduct was shameful…”
Shido-Leaning Legislator: “We’ll just have to continue his policies for a ‘rich country’.”
Psychiatrist: “A.. rich country?”
Proxy SIU Director: “You mean that plan of advancing foreign affairs by controlling people’s hearts?”
: How exactly do they plan on doing that? Akechi is dead, and they don’t have anyone else who can use a Persona. Persona 1 taught us all what happens when someone without a Persona (or a COMP) goes up against a demon.
Shido-Leaning Legislator: “…After all, the research on it should be proceeding along. We’ll push that plan forward and continue eliminating any who get in our way by using that world… we’ll pledge to build a powerful country. We ourselves will meet the expectations we had of Shido-san.”
Psychiatrist: “A powerful country, huh? I see.”
Proxy SIU Director: “But even if we do pick up where he left off, would his other associates keep quiet about it?”
Psychiatrist: “We should be fine in that regard. Anyone who Shido-san aided would feel that their life is at stake after watching that conference… just as we are now…”
: Why, though? I could understand that if the party had killed Shido, but they clearly didn’t.
Proxy SIU Director: “At any rate, it seems we must first stop that case from being assembled, no matter the cost.”
Shido-Leaning Legislator: “Thankfully, support for Shido-san still exists. Masayoshi Shido was a hero who fell before achieving his goals, and we will carry his torch.. that’s what we’ll announce to the mass media.”
Psychiatrist: “…I see. Considering the public’s panic after losing their leader, they may latch onto that immediately…”
Shido-Leaning Legislator: “But if the general public becomes our enemy… we’re done for.”
Proxy SIU Director: “That means.. there’s no turning back. Well then, leave Niijima to my group. Can we rely on yours in regards to Shido-san?”
: That’ll do it for now. Next time, we’ll reach The Last Day, which we’ll spend with Yusuke. We’ll also see a bunch of cutscenes and start on our mandatory journey to kill God.