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windupmusebox2020-06-19 09:54 pm
reliedonyou) wrote in windupmusebox2020-06-19 09:54 pm
The Phantom Thief AU Meme!
The Phantom Thief AU Meme
It's a dark night in Tokyo, and you are a Phantom Thief. What's a Phantom Thief? Someone who steals the desires of corrupt people. Or hey, maybe you're one of those that uses that other world, the Metaverse, for other purposes? That's fine too. Not everyone is a thief for justice, right?
To be a Phantom Thief, one must possess the will of rebellion - pushing back against the society that keeps them down or oppresses them. At that time, they will awaken to their Persona, and form a contract - I am thou, thou art I... - and also don a new outfit, one that matches their idea of what a rebel, a renegade, looks like. On top of that, a mask will also appear on their person, and to finish the contract, they must rip it off of them to show that they reject the will that society has forced upon them. After that, taking off their mask is how they summon their Persona in battle within the Metaverse.
Only in the Metaverse can one exhibit their will of rebellion - and thus, summon their Persona. These all have no effect in the real world... 99% of the time.
Of course, even those who do not seek to become Phantom Thieves can attain their Persona by exerting their Will of Rebellion. Obtaining a Persona does not automatically make someone a Phantom Thief!
If you are a Phantom Thief, you probably also have a code name - after all, who knows what effects your real name might bring when within a Palace? (A Palace is the result of the distorted desires of a person made manifest, in a place that they feel strongest in. A teacher in a school seeing himself as the king of a castle? That school will be a castle in the Metaverse, while things around it will still appear as they do in the real world.
Rules:
- Post your character's name and canon in the subject line!
- In the text box, give us a code name for your character! Also describe their Metaverse outfit if you've thought of one! Code names can be based off their outfit or off of something about their personality.
- If you've thought of their Persona, tell us which one it is! If not, don't worry, you can make it up as you go!
- Do you play a Phantom Thief or Persona 5 character? Drop them on in as well! Top leveling is fine too!
- Have fun, and tag around!!
1. Awakening - You've stumbled across something that's caused you to exert your will of rebellion - what are you going to do? You're not going to let yourself crumble, are you? Awaken your Persona! Or help your (newfound?) friend awaken theirs!
2. Palace Investigation - Whether you were looking for one or not, you've stumbled across a Palace. Maybe you accidentally said someone's name, their Palace's location and their distorted desire? (Hey, it's happened more than once in canon!) Do you dare investigate?
3. Mementos - While Palaces are the distorted desires of specific people, Mementos is everyone's Palace. Within the heart of the railroad system, countless monsters and unknown horrors await. What might you find here? Don't get lost...
4. Palace Ruler - You've met up with the Palace's ruler! But you can't steal their Treasure like this - maybe see what they want, and then escape!
5. You... are the Palace Ruler - Exactly what it says on the tin. You are the Palace's ruler, and you're running into the one breaking things all over your home. What will you do?
6. Take Your Heart - The Palace has been infiltrated, the mooks bashed, and the treasure located. Time to send that calling card and storm the base one last time! Be careful, though, the Palace Ruler is likely waiting for you!
7. Wildcard - idk man, who was phone? Do any mixture of the above or make up your own prompts! Go wild! I'm not your dad.
Sonja | Advance Wars
Am I cheating and giving her Necronomicon? Yes I am. I actually don't know any other good Navigator-style Persona for her...
Her code name? Call her Comet. Cause she's raining down these strategic orders from the sky!]
Nino Lahiffe | Miraculous Ladybug
His code name is Carapace. His arcana is strength, and his weapons are a shield (that he wears on his back) and a slingshot.]
Ren Amamiya/Joker
Juniper Woods | Ace Attorney
Look it was that or say it's a defense lawyer's outfit because she sees them as rebelling against a corrupt system too, even in this AU.Juniper's Arcana is Lovers, her weapon of choice is a hammer
(get it? hammer of justice???)and her Persona is Parvati.Her code name is Judge.]
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret | FFXV
go figure.She may or may not have a black dog and a white dog with her from time to time, just... sayin'. Her Persona is ....Tsukuyomi....
i may have to come back to this one ololol. Her code name is Eclipse. ]Yamato Maya | BanG Dream!
Maya, or Major (of course she named herself after an amplifier), is an awkward theatre tech kid and drummer who ends up tangled in an idol producer's plot to manufacture a lip-syncing fake band, so there's a plot hook to get her into the party right there. Her Persona, Raymond, leans toward Bless/Curse skills.]
Marnie | Pokemon Sword/Shield
Her Arcana is Empress, and her codename is Dusk.]