Goro realizes he's imprisoned by crime and is now a member of Shekinah. Wakaba's destroyed Shadow Self causes her to suffer a mental shutdown and die to a speeding car in front of her daughter, Futaba. Not knowing the consequences, Goro obeys his father. When his son presents the Metaverse treasure as "evidence of an unknown world", Shido tasks him to destroy the Shadow Self of Wakaba Isshiki in Mementos, a scientist researching the Metaverse. Iaoh Sueru, a posh middle-aged man, gives him advice to find Shido.Īfter defeating a crooked lesser politician and unknowingly changing his heart, Goro manages to gain audience with his estranged father, who was the opponent of the politician. Goro discovers the ability Call of Chaos that turns Shadows and their real selves berserk, and eventually mutates them into monsters, much to his horror. A mysterious being calling themselves 'The Warden' tasks him on 'bringing ruin' by finding and manipulating a man named Masayoshi Shido. He would discover their names, and that he had awoken to the power of Persona.Īs the taxi travels to its destination, he recalls the drama, horror, tragedy of his past, and the little light of hope of the boy he met, who he is to soon snuff out.Įris and Innocence meet up with Goro after he escapes the burning foster home and train him on traveling the Metaverse, a parallel dimension consisting of the world's minds. When the drunken, so-called caretaker attempted to fix a broken stove, the ensuing explosion had made Goro the sole survivor thanks to a pair of 'guardian angels' leading him out. Goro lived his childhood friendless, oppressed and depressed as he was born out of wedlock. The ignited flames being a burning foster home. After talking with the driver, he hears a different, female voice in his head, telling him that his life was already set out in stone, ever since the flames were ignited. The boy, Goro Akechi wakes up in a taxi heading towards a place near the courtroom driven by an acquaintance of his. The child dries his tears and tells him that his fate will be decided, as everything fades to black. However, he is more nimble, and quickly kills armies of them with the help of two mythical beings, before rescuing a crying child. As he turns a corner, a mob of gym-addicts charge at him. It then cuts to the 18-year old boy running down the desolate streets of Shibuya. The game starts with the skyline of the Tokyo metropolis on fire, it's tower falling apart. Their leader, a man with toxic desires and no love for anyone else.Īnd his flame of despair, lying in a boy who had just turned 18. They aim to control the people, at any fatal cost. However, there lies a living nightmare with the metropolis, unknown to the public. It is called the place of dreams and fantasy.