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:''For fighter info, see [[Joker (SSBU)]].'' | |||
{{disambig2|the character from ''Persona 5''| | {{disambig2|the character from ''Persona 5''|the Mexican smasher|Smasher:Joker}} | ||
{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name | |name=Joker | ||
|image | |image={{tabber|width=265px|title1=Phantom Thief|tab1=[[File:Joker Thief - Persona.png|250px]]|title2=Student|tab2=[[File:Joker Civilian - Persona.png|x290px]]}} | ||
|caption | |caption={{symbol|persona|50px}}<br>Official artwork of Joker from ''{{s|wikipedia|Persona 5}}''. | ||
|universe | |universe={{uv|Persona}} | ||
|firstgame | |firstgame=''{{s|wikipedia|Persona 5}}'' (2016) | ||
|games | |games=''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance = ''{{ | |lastappearance=''{{s|wikipedia|Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers}}'' (2020) {{Flag|Japan}} | ||
|console | |console= PlayStation 3,<br>PlayStation 4 | ||
|species | |species=Human | ||
|gender | |gender = Male | ||
|placeoforigin | |placeoforigin={{s|wikipedia|Japan}} | ||
|creator | |creator = Katsura Hashino<br>Shigenori Soejima | ||
|artist | |artist = Shigenori Soejima | ||
|englishactor | |englishactor= Xander Mobus | ||
|japanactor | |japanactor= Jun Fukuyama | ||
|interwiki | |interwiki = wikipedia | ||
|interwikiname | |interwikiname = Wikipedia | ||
|interwikipage | |interwikipage = Joker (Persona) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Joker''' ({{ja|ジョーカー|Jōkā}}, ''Joker'') is the codename used by the protagonist of '' | '''Joker''' ({{ja|ジョーカー|Jōkā}}, ''Joker'') is the codename used by the protagonist of ''Persona 5''. Although Joker's civilian name is given by the player in ''Persona 5'' itself, in the anime adaptation and most future medias such as spin-off ''Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight'', he received the name '''Ren Amamiya''' ({{ja|雨宮 蓮|Amamiya Ren}}, ''Amamiya Ren''); the original manga adaptation also gives him the one-off name '''Akira Kurusu''' ({{ja|来栖 暁|Kurusu Akira}}, ''Kurusu Akira''). | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
<!--NOTE: Please don’t change Joker’s name.--> | <!--NOTE: Please don’t change Joker’s name.--> | ||
Ren Amamiya is the leader of the vigilante group known as the Phantom Thieves. After being falsely accused of assault, he was labeled a delinquent and moved to Tokyo, Japan to attend Shujin Academy as part of his probation while under the care of café owner | Ren Amamiya is the leader of the vigilante group known as the Phantom Thieves. After being falsely accused of assault, he was labeled a delinquent and moved to Tokyo, Japan to attend Shujin Academy as part of his probation while under the care of café owner Sojiro Sakura. While there, he discovers a strange application on his smartphone but brushed it off for the time being. After a chance encounter with fellow outsider [[Ryuji Sakamoto]] over their lecherous gym coach Kamoshida, they discover that the app is actually a conduit to a parallel reality called the Metaverse. This “cognition” is the manifestation of an individual’s twisted desires into a dream-like fantasy. In this case, Kamoshida sees himself as the king of the academy and treats the rest of the students and faculty like slaves. Wanting no part in this reality, Ren rebels against the oppression of King Kamoshida and awakens his Persona, donning the mask and cloak of "Joker". | ||
Joker is a user of a rare Persona ability known as the Wild Card, which allows him to hold multiple Personas at once. The Metaverse Navigator app and other aid in managing Joker's Personas | Joker is a user of a rare Persona ability known as the Wild Card, which allows him to hold multiple Personas at once. The Metaverse Navigator app and other aid in managing Joker's Personas are provided by Igor, the proprietor of the Velvet Room; a recurring feature of the ''Persona'' series. Igor warns Joker that ruin is imminent and that his "rehabilitation," facilitated by himself and the twin wardens Caroline and Justine, is the only way to avoid this ruination. | ||
Joker's initial Persona is [[Arsène]], based on the literary gentleman thief {{ | Joker's initial Persona is [[Arsène]], based on the literary gentleman thief {{s|wikipedia|Arsène Lupin}}. Joker awakens Arsène in order to save Ryuji in Kamoshida's palace. While attempting to escape, the pair meet a catlike creature named [[Morgana]], who also possesses a Persona, Zorro, and mentors Joker in the use of Personas. Upon return trips to the palace, Ryuji awakens his own Persona, Captain Kidd, and the group is inadvertently joined by another of Kamoshida's victims named [[Ann Takamaki]] and her Persona, Carmen. Under guidance from Morgana, the group sends Kamoshida a calling card, announcing themselves as the Phantom Thieves of Heart, causing a treasure to manifest in the palace. The successful defeat of Kamoshida's Shadow, and theft of the treasure, results in a change of heart in the real Kamoshida. | ||
Following this success, the Phantom Thieves pursue other targets, typically corrupt adults who victimize the young, gaining a large following and reputation. Over the course of their exploits, the group grows to include artist [[Yusuke Kitagawa]] ( | Following this success, the Phantom Thieves pursue other targets, typically corrupt adults who victimize the young, gaining a large following and reputation. Over the course of their exploits, the group grows to include artist [[Yusuke Kitagawa]] (Persona: Goemon), student council president [[Makoto Niijima]] (Persona: Johanna), reclusive hacker [[Futaba Sakura]] (Persona: Necronomicon), heiress [[Haru Okumura]] (Persona: Milady), and briefly the detective Goro Akechi (Persona: primarily Robin Hood and secondary Loki), who tries to stop the group in an attempt to arrest them. Ultimately, they end up exposing and ending a conspiracy to elect the corrupt politician Masayoshi Shido to the position of Prime Minister of Japan—who, through sheer coincidence, was the very same person who falsely accused the protagonist in the first place. Soon afterward, they discover that the conspiracy was masterminded by the god-like being Yaldabaoth, who sought to merge the Palaces and the real world so it might seize control of both of them. After a long and desperate struggle, they banish the false god and free humanity from its control. | ||
In the '' | In the ''Royal'' edition, the Phantom Thieves’ battle is not yet over, as they are trapped by Shujin doctor Takuto Maruki, who uses his two Persona (primarily: Adam Kadmon, and secondary: Azathoth) to warp reality in order to fulfill everyone's peaceful desires and create a world that sacrifices strife and progress for empty happiness. Joined by Akechi and gymnast Kasumi Yoshizawa (Persona: Cendrillon, real first name: Sumire), the Phantom Thieves return to the Metaverse to steal Maruki's heart. After a one on one fist fight between Joker and Maruki, the thieves manage to save and redeem Maruki, who starts over as a taxi driver and helps Joker and Morgana return home safely while evading government surveillance. | ||
When a new Metaverse threat arises during the thieves’ summer vacation, in the form of a new app called EMMA developed by Madicce (secretly backed by the last Conspiracy loyalist Owada) during ''Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers'', the Phantom Thieves are joined by a sentient female A.I. named Sophia (Persona: Pandora, originally in pre-Persona-state, known as Pithos) and a family man fair cop who resembles Shido, Zenkichi Hasegawa (Persona: Valjean), before their time is at limit due to being suspects in this new crisis. | |||
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[[File:Joker SSBU.png|left|thumb|Joker, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | [[File:Joker SSBU.png|left|thumb|Joker, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | ||
Joker was confirmed to appear in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as a playable character on December 6th, 2018 during {{ | Joker was confirmed to appear in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as a playable character on December 6th, 2018 during {{s|wikipedia|The Game Awards 2018}}. He is the first [[DLC]] fighter to be part of [[Fighters Pass]] Vol. 1. He was released on April 17th, 2019 along with Mementos, its 11 music tracks, and several ''Persona'' series Spirits as part of Challenger Pack 1. | ||
Masahiro Sakurai, in a video interview at Atlus, revealed that he had been a longtime fan of the ''Persona'' series ever since ''Revelations: Persona'' was first released on the original PlayStation. He played ''Persona 5'' in his spare time and was continuously impressed by the stylish user interface. It was this initially strong impression that he aimed to capture the sense of style in Joker's moveset and the mechanics of Mementos. | |||
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===Spirits=== | ===Spirits=== | ||
<center> | <center> | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Jack Thief Spirit.png|1,304. '''''Joker (Phantom Thief)''''' | |||
Jack Student Spirit.png|1,305. '''Joker (Student)''' | |||
Phantom Thieves Spirit.png|1,306. Phantom Thieves of Hearts | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{langtable | {{langtable | ||
|ja={{ja|ジョーカー|Jōkā}} | |ja={{ja|ジョーカー|Jōkā}} | ||
|ru={{rollover|Джокер|Dzhoker|?}} | |ru={{rollover|Джокер|Dzhoker|?}} | ||
|ko={{rollover|조커|Jokeo|?}} | |ko={{rollover|조커|Jokeo|?}} | ||
|zh=JOKER | |zh=JOKER | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Joker's English voice actor is | *Joker, [[Cloud Strife]], [[Richter Belmont]], and [[Hero]] are the only third-party characters who did not debut in the first game of their home series. | ||
* | *Joker is one of the only three characters featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to appear in [[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board#Ratings|M-rated]] games, the other two are [[Solid Snake]] and [[Bayonetta]]. | ||
*Joker is the only | **Coincidentally, they are also the only three fighters to use an alias and not a form of their real name or a generic title. <!--"Mega Man" is not an alias for Rock; his Japanese name is "Rockman", and was localized outside of Japan as "Mega Man". It's different from David going by "Solid Snake", Cereza going by "Bayonetta", and Ren going by "Joker".--> | ||
*Joker is the fourth playable character to have a real gun on | **Joker is the only one of the three to not have an established canon name in his debut game, as he is named by the player in ''Persona 5'', much like the protagonists from ''[[Protagonist (Persona 4)|Persona 4]]'', ''[[Protagonist (Persona 3)|Persona 3]]'', and ''Revelations: Persona''. Joker is known as Ren Amamiya in most of his other appearances in the ''Persona'' series, though he is also referred to as Akira Kurusu in the manga version of ''Persona 5''. | ||
*Joker is the first and so far only character to have more than one [[victory theme]] in the same game, not counting the change made to [[Chrom]]'s victory theme within an update. He is also the second character whose victory theme plays continuously, replacing the results theme; the first character | *Joker's English voice actor is Xander Mobus, who also voices the [[announcer]], [[Master Hand]], and [[Crazy Hand]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''Ultimate''. This marks the first time that an English voice actor for any one of those characters voices a playable character. | ||
*Joker is the only character in the series to have two full-fledged | **His Japanese voice actor, Jun Fukuyama, also provides the Japanese voice of [[Roy]]. | ||
*In ''Persona 5'', Joker holds | *Joker is the third Sega-owned character to be playable in ''Smash'', following [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and Bayonetta, as Sega owns the ''Persona'' series' developer, Atlus. | ||
*Joker is the first playable third-party character from a sub-series (as ''Persona'' deviates from the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise). | |||
*Joker is the first playable third-party character in ''Smash'' whose game of origin was initially released on an eighth-generation platform, being the PlayStation 4, and the only character who has two initial PlayStation console releases, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. | |||
*Joker is the second third-party character to debut in the 21st century, after Bayonetta, and the first to debut in the 2010s. Also, both debuted PlayStation 3 as one of their two initial console releases. | |||
*Joker and Cloud are the only characters who solely originate from a PlayStation console. | |||
**He and Cloud are the only third-party characters whose debut games were not released on a Nintendo console prior to their debut in ''Smash''. | |||
*Joker is the only playable character to not have his game of origin be playable on a Nintendo console. A crossover spin-off based on it, however, called ''Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers'', was released on the Nintendo Switch. <!--FFVII is available on Switch, Rondo of Blood was on the Wii's Virtual Console, the OG Street Fighter was on the 30th-anniversary game (which released on Switch), as well as being released on Wii Virtual Console, the MSX2 Metal Gear title was released on the NES, and the original Bayonetta was ported to the Wii U and Switch.--> | |||
*Joker's full debut on a Nintendo console is on the Nintendo 3DS with ''{{s|wikipedia|Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth}}'', which features the main cast of ''Persona 3'', ''4'', and ''5''; Joker's debut, in general, on a Nintendo console, is the Switch version of ''{{s|wikipedia|Sonic Forces}}'', as one of the DLC costumes for the customizable avatar is based on Joker. | |||
*Although Joker is the first fighter to originate from the ''Megami Tensei'' mega-series, the {{b|Spirits|characters}} Tsubasa Oribe and Tsubasa Oribe (Carnage Form) come from ''Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE'', a concept crossover between ''Shin Megami Tensei'' and {{uv|Fire Emblem}}, which was developed by Atlus and published by Nintendo. | |||
**However, Tsubasa's Spirits are classified under [[List of spirits (Fire Emblem series)|the ''Fire Emblem'' series]], instead of "[[List of spirits (Others)|others]]". | |||
*Joker is the fourth playable character to have a real gun on his person, after [[Captain Falcon]], Snake, and Bayonetta. He is also the second to use it to attack, after Bayonetta. Like Bayonetta, Joker's gun is magically enhanced in the form of firing ammunition made by mental cognition, though Joker's gun is a model gun instead of a real one. That said, it is based on the [[wikipedia:TT pistol|Tokarev TT-33]], a real-world firearm, making Joker the only character to use a firearm in battle based on a real gun. | |||
*In the form of Joker's Shujin alternate costumes, Joker is the fifth playable character to wear glasses, the first four are [[Koopalings|Roy Koopa, Iggy Koopa]], [[Bayonetta]], and one of Inkling's alternate costumes. | |||
*Joker is the first and so far only character to have more than one [[victory theme]] in the same game, not counting the change made to [[Chrom]]'s victory theme within an update. | |||
**He is also the second character whose victory theme plays continuously, replacing the results theme; the first character to do so was Cloud. | |||
*Joker, [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], [[Snake]], [[Corrin]], and [[Roy]] are the only playable characters to feature material from games scheduled for release after the relevant installment of ''Super Smash Bros.'' - in Joker's case, his [[Grappling Hook]] is directly based on a mechanic in ''Persona 5 Royal'', the updated version of ''Persona 5'' that was shown off mere days after the version 3.0.0 update. | |||
*Joker is the only character in the series to have two full-fledged trailers for the same game. <!--Mewtwo does not count for this, as its first "trailer" in Smash 4 was just a model reveal, not a full-on trailer.--> | |||
*Joker is the eighth playable character who hails from a real-world location, being Japan. Others include Snake, [[Sonic]], [[Little Mac]], [[Ryu]], Simon, Richter, [[Ken]], and [[Terry]]. | |||
*In ''Persona 5'', Joker holds in knife in a forehand grip, but in ''Smash'', he holds it the opposite way in a reverse grip. The only time he is seen holding his knife in a forehand in ''Smash'' is during his Final Smash, [[All-Out Attack]], where the short cinematic before the cut-ins show up (recycled from ''Persona 5'') has him holding knife as such. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*Article on the [https:// | *Article on the [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Protagonist_(Persona_5) Megami Tensei Wiki] | ||
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