I mean, she’s the only one who did, clearly. She also came to the fairly obvious conclusion that the most likely suspects were the victims of the targeted criminal, who *just so happened* to be meeting together. Not even Akechi connected those dots until much later! So my point is… if everyone’s an idiot except for you, that makes you smart, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@exyzt9877 thats not what im talking about. He and ann were yelling about it while she was right around the corner then she came over. The interogation part was just extra
@@TheActualMrLink If she dates Joker, there’s two possible scenarios: 1. He lets her top just to make her happy 2. They fight over who gets to top and kill the mood
P5 : *Goes on a date, stay loyal, valentines and Christmas with makoto* P5 Scramble : makoto : no we're just friends! Me : *hello darkness my old friend *
I guess none of the romance routes are canon? It makes sense, considering that you have 9 different options (10, as of P5R!), which would lead to...a lot of different variations of the same story.
Her english voice actress also voiced Gaige from the Borderlands series. And my favorite part about Makoto, is Makoto My least favorite is that she doesn't exist.
Makoto is the only love interest that has long-term relationship potential, where you could actually build a life and family together. All the others feel like "it happened one summer" flings.
"Secondary leader of the group". We all know Makoto is the actual leader and they just let Joker to decide when to enter Palaces just because it was the role Morgana gave him at the start.
@@attitudez7419 he is a wild card. The reason he only has two personas is that he had no bonds with anyone, unlike Joker(Akechi's Robinhood represents how he acted in the mass media, while Loki represents his true self). Remember, Demiurge selected two individuals, both to be wild cards, and both with completely different ideals, to play in his game to decide if humanity should fall to ruin. Those two individuals were Akechi and Joker.
@@ilhamputrangga21 In P3 and 4 at least they tried to make believe the MC had any agency by showing any forced choice as an internal monologue instead of Morgana telling you to go to bed.
Makoto was built to be Jokers canon romance route (though that is arguable due to Kasumi) Both have a strong sense of justice Both are seen as leaders within the group Like he stated both are the most responsible ones of the group Makoto is a *huge* part of the story Both are the only people to be seen driving Morgana in momentos Joker literally shielded her once Tsukasa was about to punch her Seriously it's like a match made in heaven
I would say my favorite part of Makoto is the duality of her temperament. One of my favorite characteristics in a girl, real or fictional, is being able to display good mannerisms in public, while still maintaining a casual private demeanor. There is hardly a greater disparity in personality present in any other character, other than maybe Haru. When I think of Makoto, strangely enough, one trait that pops into my head a lot is _serene._ She's kind of hard to like at the beginning of the game, but she starts standing in the spotlight more as time goes on, becoming better characterized up to her Awakening. Especially after she awakens to her Persona. Makoto begins to branch out and expand her repertoire of experiences, good and bad, and be all adorable about it. I also really like how kickass she can be, manifesting her Queen personality on the fly when its needed. That's what I'm talking about with duality; she has her regular, dorky and smart teenage girl personality, and the calculating, cold, vengeful Queen under the surface. One of my favorite moments involving her was on the Hawaii trip when she invites you out for a stroll on the beach. The two of you enjoy the late afternoon, getting a heaping pile of shrimp from an enthusiastic local, lol. Then the two of you sit down on a lonely bench to end the evening. When sitting next to her, you're both bathed in the setting sun's light, and she has a little smile on her face while blushing. In a lot of parts of the game, her smile can come across as smug, taunting, amused, or just plain happy. But, in that scene, I kid you not, when she was smiling like that it kind of felt like my breath was taken away. She looked so... serene, content, and graceful. I sat there for a minute or two, committing the scene to memory. Same thing happened again a few weeks ago when I was playing P5 Royal. I got to the Hawaii scene again, and I chose to accept her invitation again (you can still do it if you haven't romanced her yet because of an obstacle in her Confidant). At that point in the game, I was debating whether I was gonna romance her, or the new female character, Kasumi. Kasumi was proving to be a cheerful, bubbly, and graceful character, and later interactions only reinforced that. But, going through that scene again, watching Makoto bask in the sunlight and remembering why I chose her in the first place, I made my decision. I was gonna go down her romance path, _again._ Still haven't regret my decision! So, uh, yeah! There's my long-winded and kind of confusing reason for why I really like Makoto!
I just thought of the same thing, i had some REAL trouble deciding on which character i liked more, between futaba and makoto... In my first playthrough, i romanced futaba because i wasn't able to get the full Makoto-relationship potential, like the beach scenes and all that, however, quite recently, and once i romanced makoto, I was left sitting there like, "do i like futaba over makoto or the other way around?" But i guess i just have to wait until i get the full makoto-romance experience from its events and all that you said earlier is really similar to why i think i like makoto over futaba, but idk yet...
@@MattDeRac never Speedwagon did more for the Joestars and the world of Jojo then any other character, he deserves to be the first Husbando Chris covers
I'm noticing a pattern here. Small chest, dark hair, red eyes has come up three times now (Makoto, Kaguya and Megumin, though Makoto doesn't qualify for FiJ) and all three are absolutely top tier waifus. Or maybe this is just my own preferences.
Of all the girls in the Persona series (FEMC not withstanding) I think Makoto is honestly my favourite and I think it's because she probably the layered character in the series thus far embodying multiple character traits that either compliment each other or provide contrast and making her seem more human and far more relatable. She's a genius, who is prone to acting impulsive, she's a girl who thinks a lot about her future but is shy when it comes to pursuing whom she wants to share it with, she wants to help people and gets badly hurt when it seems half the game is against her. And of course, like all best girls in this series she has those soft red eyes.
I don't remember where I heard it, but I recall developer notes saying they planned more confidants/party members but cut them down due to plot pacing. The character traits and purposes were, for the most part, rolled into Makoto's character. I think it's why she feels more "complete" than a lot of the other characters.
Here's a little bit of trivia, Makoto's Metaverse outfit, especially her scarf, can be seen as a reference to Kamen Rider, especially those from the tokusatsu Showa Period. The reference is heightened further by Johanna's motorcycle appearance. "Rider" is also one of the suggested nicknames for her. Makoto also shares the pronunciation of her given name with Makoto Fukami from Kamen Rider Ghost.
OK let me run by the checklist here: Has Red eyes check! Knows martial arts check! Is the student body president check! Has a dope a** motorcycle as a persona check! Has a sexy as h*** Phantom thief outfit which shows all of her curves in all the right places check! Is a dork check! Voiced by the ever lovely Cherami Leigh big check! Overall:.... I am so glad I made makoto my Waifu in my 1st run of persona 5 OG because I love this girl so much.
It’s funny just how out of all the P5 girls, the games not-so-subtly ship Makoto with Joker the most. Her first Confidant event is effectively a date, she gets asked multiple times within the actual story of the games if they’re dating and both of them are often paired together when the team splits up.
Not to mention how often they match. Many of their outfits across multiple game share color schemes and the nature of their weapons are rather similar.
She also just feels like Joker's equal in a lot of ways. She often leads the team more than he does, she's smarter than him and just as dangerous (and we all know a real man wants a girl who can beat him mentally and physically right?) The two of them just feel like the mom and dad of the Phantom Thieves.
Tactica and Strikers legit just assume you have the two in a relationship barring some bits here and there. Her date in Strikers is the only one that acknowledges is a date, they essentially play mom and dad for the group and Akane, and her last gift in the game is the most romantic coded, meanwhile Tactica has Toshiro and Eri just repeat what they went through. Like I’m pretty sure Atlus just hardcore ships those two tbh,
Makoto feels like a genuine partner, a full equal. The fact that she’s unofficially the second-in-command of the Thieves only makes her more feel like the intended main romance choice. People call her boring, but they’re mistaking that for the fact that she’s the most put-together. While everyone else is trying to recover from some terrible trauma inflicted upon them, Makoto’s arc is more about her finding her own place in the world. She’s ultimately her own motivator, which makes the romance with Joker feel more like a partnership than a potential dependency.
One feature about Makoto I think haters don't get is how much more down to earth she is compared to the other P5 waifu. She's not an heiress who tries to be unique by wearing pink floofy cardigans, she's also not a mukokuseki with platinum blonde fully body hair. And she's not a long-legged shut up in who's hair dye, and weight are somehow not abyssmal despite not properly taking care of herself for 2 years. Aside from her eye color Makoto looks like a regular girl and it's entirely possible someone her age is decent at cooking, is smart, and despite being a waif can throw down to varying degrees thanks to aikidou which police officers in the east do learn.
Agreed. It's a distinctive point about Makoto that makes her very different to say... Mitsuru from Persona 3. In P3 Mitsuru is depicted as an ice queen with a warm heart deep down but Makoto is depicted as someone who genuinely wants to connect with others while trying to help them and she really shows a certain vulnerability the other girls don't normally. Q2 kind of highlights this when the 2 interact and Makoto is super modest and even a little bit shy about the fact she really admires Mitsuru.
In a game with MANY top tier waifus Makoto managed to steal my heart. I'm into older women like any cultured person and imagine picking Makoto over Kawakami, Ohya, Tae and Chihaya. That's how much of a best girl she is
When picking a girl to romance in P5, I was having a tough time deciding between Makoto & Ann. Makoto won out in the end cause, after some in depth thinking, I found she was my type of girl. She's kind and cares about her friends and family, being one of the older members she more mature but still a bit child-like, her moment of panic when the lights go out at Futaba's house and how she clings to Joker's leg when Futaba scares her makes her a little more cute, but when it's go time she's fierce and determined, my heart skips a beat whenever she has those little moments.
I love her outfit. What's the best rebelious image of someone who is the class president and studies a lot in order to become a police commisioner in order to keep the peace? A person who wanders around a lawless desolated place.
I love her English Voice Actress too, I first heard her as Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail but didn't take notice of her VA and became more aware of her unitl Asuna Yuki in SAO it's the same time I became more aware of Bryce Papenbrook Bryce is my fav male English VA and Cherami is my fav female English VA. It's why I love her so much. Same with Kawagami I love her cause she's Yukari from P3's VA and Rukia from Bleach's VA
shi333san don’t worry it’s a common mistake, to think those fan made games get confused for the beginning of persona, not to mention the spin off series of persona, Shin Megami
Persona 5 was the first persona game I played, so I didn't know much about the series at the time..With Makoto being the only s-link I maxed out you can tell how immersed I was with her character. The game had me hooked and everything about her s-link was perfect for me. I could go into more detail about it, but it would take a while lol. Even after playing royal with the introduction of Kasumi, Makoto was my only romance option and seeing the new dates and how they made her even better, I didn't regret my choice at all. The game made it hard to break the other girls hearts especially Yoshizawa's, because they're all great romance options(well maybe not Ohya and Futuba in my opinion). But Makoto will always be my #1 Waifu, and the dream is to find a woman like her in real life one day.
Don't forget, she also resembles Chie (which is also the best girl) because both of them are great fighters, short haired, tomboyish & loves martial arts movies.
I like something about all the different girls in the PTs, but Makoto is easily my favorite. From her figure, to her character. And yeah, her voice actress is a big part of it for me too.
While Makoto definitly makes a great waifu, I think Sae is better. Like always, great work! (p.s. I hope the in youtube unmentionnable virus is not affecting you too much.)
Dude, you don't want a biker girl for a waifu? They are cool, hell all Persona 5 companions are awesome. Ann, Futaba, and Haru. The side characters are great too. Even the guy companionship are bromance levels. I don't have anything against Sae just saying I think she is alright.
She's she's responsible, she's smart like if I was still in school she would probably help me study and make sure I get good grades I definitely like her phantom thief outfit among the other costumes and lastly her persona I mean dude it's a motorcycle lol
Talking about appearance, personally she’s the most natural of all the OG members. Ann is born and raised by international designer parent(s?) so obviously she’ll find a way to maintain and keep up her look. Haru is well, born and raised by a wealthy family, pretty much the same as Ann. Futaba is..eh all about nerdy stuff which i guess she doesn’t really care about look (the words that i can describe her is acquired taste i guess). So yeah natural beaut is all that matters, at least for me
Bruh. I chose Makoto as my first waifu material in my first gameplay completion cuz she's smart, young, and has spunk with a good and beautiful personality. XD
I love her best because she's a perfect match for Joker and the vision I see of them both in the future is just too fucking beautiful it always brings a tear to my eye. A kickass police commissioner married to a Diet member (who's probably grown one hell of a 5 o'clock shadow by that time) and they go on the most romantic dates on their days off.
About her nuke element, you forgot to mention that burn, shock, and freeze ailment all will get technical damage when hit with nuke element skills. (Technical increases damage of usual magic elemental skills). She also learns auto-rakukaja, has marakukaja, has high endurance and has mediarahan. Bringing her is like bringing tanker, healer, and damage all at once
The first time I passed persona 5 Royale I went with Sumire... But man, Makoto? Is best girl for a long shot, I am passing the game again, the first two palaces are a bit meh, because I can't see her, and kinda boring but when I fell like that I just see some Makoto related stuff and I jump straight into the Ps4 hyped to see Makoto in all of the "special events" during the game. She is the only one who can make me play a 100hrs game over again.
A buddy of mine has been wandering if you'll do an uzume waifu video. My personal reasons are: She's fierce. She's a surviver. She has a nice pair of eyes. She's a tomboy. Unusual weapon. Orange heart. Sweet tooth.she likes to give Cute Nicknames. Responsible. JoJo reference. Also, excellent video!
just so you know nuclear has been around since persona 1 but it was reintroduced in persona 5 alongside the gun damage type... the only element that hasn't been in persona before persona 5 is psychokinesis...
It's been in persona 1 and 2, neither of which ever really had significant popularity in the west. 1 had a poor localisation and a basically unknown remake, and 2 has a good story but is a pain to go back and play. Persona from 3 onwards shares very little other than the name with the first games.
I liked Makoto and her dynamic with Joker, but I can't help but think about how miserable it is for someone to date a member of the police. Long hours, constantly stressed, high probability of death or injury. I can't do that to my boy Joker
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was thinking of him! After I finished Royal and checked his channel again, all I could think was, "You were never one of us..." The new thumbnails were all I needed to see to confirm my suspicions lol.
It's one thing to jump wagons, but the way he trashtalks Makoto now and call Sumire a "canon waifu" on and on is pretty cringey Or as Yusuke would call it, truly cringeworthy
"She single handedly figured out who the phantom thieves are" if thats what you call hearing ryuji scream it from the rooftops then sure
I mean, she’s the only one who did, clearly.
She also came to the fairly obvious conclusion that the most likely suspects were the victims of the targeted criminal, who *just so happened* to be meeting together.
Not even Akechi connected those dots until much later!
So my point is… if everyone’s an idiot except for you, that makes you smart, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My boi Nishima though??
To be fair, she figured it out beforehand, Ryuji being an idiot and saying it. Out loud. In the middle of an interrogation. Was just confirmation.
@@exyzt9877 thats not what im talking about. He and ann were yelling about it while she was right around the corner then she came over. The interogation part was just extra
I mean every time you max Confidant someone they find out, so don't blame Ryuji too much 😅😅😅
"we learn that mokoto really likes to be on top...
...of johana. that's her persona"
We all know Makoto’s a top. There is exactly ZERO question about this.
xXMr0LinkXx I’m sure the nickname queen ain’t just used in the metaverse.
Being with Makoto means living under her heels.
And I'm fine with that.
CZcams Watcher to quote Jack Patillo: “Hey now. ;)”
@@TheActualMrLink If she dates Joker, there’s two possible scenarios:
1. He lets her top just to make her happy
2. They fight over who gets to top and kill the mood
P5 : *Goes on a date, stay loyal, valentines and Christmas with makoto*
P5 Scramble : makoto : no we're just friends!
Me : *hello darkness my old friend *
I guess none of the romance routes are canon? It makes sense, considering that you have 9 different options (10, as of P5R!), which would lead to...a lot of different variations of the same story.
Literally the only problem I have with the Persona spinoffs
remember, only meeting Ryuji on valentines is canon
@@cryer3160 Saturday is for the bois.
I mean the new P5R girl is the Canon one
Her english voice actress also voiced Gaige from the Borderlands series.
And my favorite part about Makoto, is Makoto
My least favorite is that she doesn't exist.
Also, the female V for cp2077! Makoto would be great in a dystopian cyberpunk world, she already has the bike.
Definitely one of Cherami’s worst characters she portrays.
She also did A2 from Nier Automata!
hal0dude7 I mean her best role was Iris Heart but A2 is aight.
She also voiced Rhea in FE3H I think
"You can say she's an atomic beauty."
"Noice"
Yessir
Oh shit 🤯
Hahahahahah
I think Godzilla and Makoto would be best friends, basically, they both have Nuclear aka Nuke Power.
you forgot her cutest line: "don't tease me"
Beep beop
Killer Queen has already delivered the fist of justice
Killer queen has already made breakfast
Super_Sarcastic_Guy aw, SWEET! What do we got?
xXMr0LinkXx I’m thinking waffles
Incidentally, Makoto's JP VA, Rina Sato, voices Hayato in the anime.
*click*
Makoto is not only a waifu. She is THE WAIFU.
For real.
She and joker my OTP for persona 5.
Remember no fighting 😂
Bro was so devoted to makoto he made her his profile picture 💀
Makoto is the only love interest that has long-term relationship potential, where you could actually build a life and family together. All the others feel like "it happened one summer" flings.
Futaba too i think
I think Takemi has potential too, but overall, I agree, Makoto would be the one to most likely have long term success.
@@oprofeta6408 Definitely not Futaba
@@ss2smallhours i mean, do you see her rank 10 social link/confidant
@@oprofeta6408 Futaba feels more like a little sister than a love interest
"Secondary leader of the group". We all know Makoto is the actual leader and they just let Joker to decide when to enter Palaces just because it was the role Morgana gave him at the start.
Mainly because Joker is a wild card (along with Pancake Boy)
@@gusionpaxley9063 Pancake boy isnt a wild card.
@@attitudez7419 he is a wild card. The reason he only has two personas is that he had no bonds with anyone, unlike Joker(Akechi's Robinhood represents how he acted in the mass media, while Loki represents his true self). Remember, Demiurge selected two individuals, both to be wild cards, and both with completely different ideals, to play in his game to decide if humanity should fall to ruin. Those two individuals were Akechi and Joker.
Simple answer : because joker is a silent protagonist so the game make morgana and makoto do the talking about plots and plans
@@ilhamputrangga21 In P3 and 4 at least they tried to make believe the MC had any agency by showing any forced choice as an internal monologue instead of Morgana telling you to go to bed.
Makoto was built to be Jokers canon romance route (though that is arguable due to Kasumi)
Both have a strong sense of justice
Both are seen as leaders within the group
Like he stated both are the most responsible ones of the group
Makoto is a *huge* part of the story
Both are the only people to be seen driving Morgana in momentos
Joker literally shielded her once Tsukasa was about to punch her
Seriously it's like a match made in heaven
also the phantom thief dating the sister of the prosecutor
I would say my favorite part of Makoto is the duality of her temperament. One of my favorite characteristics in a girl, real or fictional, is being able to display good mannerisms in public, while still maintaining a casual private demeanor. There is hardly a greater disparity in personality present in any other character, other than maybe Haru.
When I think of Makoto, strangely enough, one trait that pops into my head a lot is _serene._ She's kind of hard to like at the beginning of the game, but she starts standing in the spotlight more as time goes on, becoming better characterized up to her Awakening. Especially after she awakens to her Persona. Makoto begins to branch out and expand her repertoire of experiences, good and bad, and be all adorable about it. I also really like how kickass she can be, manifesting her Queen personality on the fly when its needed. That's what I'm talking about with duality; she has her regular, dorky and smart teenage girl personality, and the calculating, cold, vengeful Queen under the surface.
One of my favorite moments involving her was on the Hawaii trip when she invites you out for a stroll on the beach. The two of you enjoy the late afternoon, getting a heaping pile of shrimp from an enthusiastic local, lol. Then the two of you sit down on a lonely bench to end the evening. When sitting next to her, you're both bathed in the setting sun's light, and she has a little smile on her face while blushing. In a lot of parts of the game, her smile can come across as smug, taunting, amused, or just plain happy. But, in that scene, I kid you not, when she was smiling like that it kind of felt like my breath was taken away. She looked so... serene, content, and graceful. I sat there for a minute or two, committing the scene to memory.
Same thing happened again a few weeks ago when I was playing P5 Royal. I got to the Hawaii scene again, and I chose to accept her invitation again (you can still do it if you haven't romanced her yet because of an obstacle in her Confidant). At that point in the game, I was debating whether I was gonna romance her, or the new female character, Kasumi. Kasumi was proving to be a cheerful, bubbly, and graceful character, and later interactions only reinforced that. But, going through that scene again, watching Makoto bask in the sunlight and remembering why I chose her in the first place, I made my decision. I was gonna go down her romance path, _again._ Still haven't regret my decision!
So, uh, yeah! There's my long-winded and kind of confusing reason for why I really like Makoto!
I didn't expect a full fledged essay! haha
Brah, same though
I like her because she has an intensely commanding presence, uses revolvers, punches things, and has an honest-to-god kind heart
I just thought of the same thing, i had some REAL trouble deciding on which character i liked more, between futaba and makoto... In my first playthrough, i romanced futaba because i wasn't able to get the full Makoto-relationship potential, like the beach scenes and all that, however, quite recently, and once i romanced makoto, I was left sitting there like, "do i like futaba over makoto or the other way around?"
But i guess i just have to wait until i get the full makoto-romance experience from its events and all that you said earlier is really similar to why i think i like makoto over futaba, but idk yet...
You just listed everything I love about Makoto X3
>just called her "Fist of the Phantom Star"
>Jojo reference
Kenshiro is disappointed
Jojo fans are annoying
Task Magician You realize that 90% of the persona fanbase are JoJo fans, right? Also fire emblem and danganranpa.
Do you WANT to get smacked?
Ren Amamiya proof?
Ren Amamiya Jojo fans SWEAR Persona is a rip off of their series so I think that’s cap
Yes, "mother-like qualities"! I really was under impression that Joker and Makoto cared for Phantom Thieves as their children, especially Futaba.
Dude just do the Speedwagon video already stop teasing us its cruel.
Please no, just let this meme die already please?
@@MattDeRac never Speedwagon did more for the Joestars and the world of Jojo then any other character, he deserves to be the first Husbando Chris covers
@@samueljonathan6101 Speedwagon is the best girl, boi, friend and fighter.
Who the fuck can melt ice with his abs? Only Speedwagon can do such thing.
MattDeRac fuck you speed wagon is best girl
Dude how'd you get in there 2:27
I'm noticing a pattern here. Small chest, dark hair, red eyes has come up three times now (Makoto, Kaguya and Megumin, though Makoto doesn't qualify for FiJ) and all three are absolutely top tier waifus.
Or maybe this is just my own preferences.
good observation haha maybe I just go through phases
She got a fat ass tho
He's onto something...
@@roach1551 Actually you wanna know who has an average healthy body in every way but is the purest thing ever:
Sonia Nevermind in DANGANRONPA 2
Henry Conner never played it but I hear it’s an amazing game so I might play them
Makoto stalking you early on is the cutiest thing ever
ah so youre into stalkers, eh?
im kidding, i know what you mean. its adorable
Makoto. Every. Single. Time.
Hello yeah
I would pick her hundreds of times before I start going to another girl
"Nuclear is a newcomer to persona"
P1&2
"Am I a joke to you?"
*imitates the sound of a jet fighter*
Yes
Yes
P1 and p2? Thats exists?
i think he was referring to the fact that its not in normal smt
She's also the most canon waifu out of all the P5 girls.
I also agree with this. But P5R's marketing team does not? To many pictures of Jokers new "sempai" out there?
@@artdog0100 Kouhai, although the term is excessively formal for a student. Kasumi is a first year.
@@artdog0100 that's because she us the new addition to the game. They're trying to show off "HEY! WE GOT SOMEONE NEW!"
Not anymore!
I agree that makoto is a gud waifu but I prefer Ann
So glad you brought up her english VA. She vocies so many best girls
She has a particular "Good Girl" vibes... Almost like she'd be a little over prepared if you got injured.
probably, you get a small scrape and she pulls out an IFAK first aid kit
Great job as always man. I like how you added in some of her voice lines in between as if she is commentating on your reasons lol
Of all the girls in the Persona series (FEMC not withstanding) I think Makoto is honestly my favourite and I think it's because she probably the layered character in the series thus far embodying multiple character traits that either compliment each other or provide contrast and making her seem more human and far more relatable. She's a genius, who is prone to acting impulsive, she's a girl who thinks a lot about her future but is shy when it comes to pursuing whom she wants to share it with, she wants to help people and gets badly hurt when it seems half the game is against her. And of course, like all best girls in this series she has those soft red eyes.
I don't remember where I heard it, but I recall developer notes saying they planned more confidants/party members but cut them down due to plot pacing. The character traits and purposes were, for the most part, rolled into Makoto's character. I think it's why she feels more "complete" than a lot of the other characters.
Here's a little bit of trivia, Makoto's Metaverse outfit, especially her scarf, can be seen as a reference to Kamen Rider, especially those from the tokusatsu Showa Period. The reference is heightened further by Johanna's motorcycle appearance. "Rider" is also one of the suggested nicknames for her. Makoto also shares the pronunciation of her given name with Makoto Fukami from Kamen Rider Ghost.
Your narration skills improved my friend
Thanks!
Makoto isnt a waifu, he is a door
Too soon
Dammit, Atlus! Minato should’ve been his name!
And THATS why I call him Minato
This is why I call him Minato
Took a while for me to get that but hoo boy that was good
I'm a sucker for her big red eyes. And her personality of course. Also she has the coolest phantom thief outfit.
I'm only gonna say this once. MAKOTO IS BEST GIRL
Of course
Truth
Fax
Absolute Facts
OK let me run by the checklist here:
Has Red eyes check!
Knows martial arts check!
Is the student body president check!
Has a dope a** motorcycle as a persona check!
Has a sexy as h*** Phantom thief outfit which shows all of her curves in all the right places check!
Is a dork check!
Voiced by the ever lovely Cherami Leigh big check!
Overall:.... I am so glad I made makoto my Waifu in my 1st run of persona 5 OG because I love this girl so much.
yesss she’s so sexy and curvy! 😍
My favorite trait of Makoto ?
Her figure her proportions of her body are perfect at least to someone like me
creepy...
especially considering women don't look like that... and she is 17
@@predzelbun2646 At least not as bullshit as some other games or anime
It’s funny just how out of all the P5 girls, the games not-so-subtly ship Makoto with Joker the most. Her first Confidant event is effectively a date, she gets asked multiple times within the actual story of the games if they’re dating and both of them are often paired together when the team splits up.
Not to mention how often they match. Many of their outfits across multiple game share color schemes and the nature of their weapons are rather similar.
She also just feels like Joker's equal in a lot of ways. She often leads the team more than he does, she's smarter than him and just as dangerous (and we all know a real man wants a girl who can beat him mentally and physically right?)
The two of them just feel like the mom and dad of the Phantom Thieves.
@@undead_corsair (not all of us, you're just a bottom)
Tactica and Strikers legit just assume you have the two in a relationship barring some bits here and there. Her date in Strikers is the only one that acknowledges is a date, they essentially play mom and dad for the group and Akane, and her last gift in the game is the most romantic coded, meanwhile Tactica has Toshiro and Eri just repeat what they went through.
Like I’m pretty sure Atlus just hardcore ships those two tbh,
"Mako to loves to be on top....of her motorcycle"
I feel like shes more of a power bottom but I still thought the joke was funny hahaha
Jokes on you. She’s actually into pegging.
@@renamamiya5997 😂😂😂💀💀💀
@@renamamiya5997 jokes on you she's a minor.
A nuclear waifu? Where do i sign?
Makoto feels like a genuine partner, a full equal. The fact that she’s unofficially the second-in-command of the Thieves only makes her more feel like the intended main romance choice.
People call her boring, but they’re mistaking that for the fact that she’s the most put-together. While everyone else is trying to recover from some terrible trauma inflicted upon them, Makoto’s arc is more about her finding her own place in the world. She’s ultimately her own motivator, which makes the romance with Joker feel more like a partnership than a potential dependency.
Before the video : Makoto is cute but unfortunately she couldn't be cuter
4:49 : *WEAK*
👁️👁️
One feature about Makoto I think haters don't get is how much more down to earth she is compared to the other P5 waifu. She's not an heiress who tries to be unique by wearing pink floofy cardigans, she's also not a mukokuseki with platinum blonde fully body hair. And she's not a long-legged shut up in who's hair dye, and weight are somehow not abyssmal despite not properly taking care of herself for 2 years.
Aside from her eye color Makoto looks like a regular girl and it's entirely possible someone her age is decent at cooking, is smart, and despite being a waif can throw down to varying degrees thanks to aikidou which police officers in the east do learn.
Agreed. It's a distinctive point about Makoto that makes her very different to say... Mitsuru from Persona 3. In P3 Mitsuru is depicted as an ice queen with a warm heart deep down but Makoto is depicted as someone who genuinely wants to connect with others while trying to help them and she really shows a certain vulnerability the other girls don't normally. Q2 kind of highlights this when the 2 interact and Makoto is super modest and even a little bit shy about the fact she really admires Mitsuru.
Disagreed. Sae better.
Disagreed. Futaba better
I still think Makoto is best girl and Waifu of the series.
Although I didnt play persona 4, but people say that she look a lot like Yukiku!
Taha Benlakhdar You mean Yukiko?
@@renamamiya5997 Yeah! I think i missed
Your OPINION
@@koro3350 who cares?
4:21 I lover her blushing face
I'm not really into short or ponytail hair but Makoto is cute and waifu material.
In a game with MANY top tier waifus Makoto managed to steal my heart. I'm into older women like any cultured person and imagine picking Makoto over Kawakami, Ohya, Tae and Chihaya. That's how much of a best girl she is
When picking a girl to romance in P5, I was having a tough time deciding between Makoto & Ann. Makoto won out in the end cause, after some in depth thinking, I found she was my type of girl. She's kind and cares about her friends and family, being one of the older members she more mature but still a bit child-like, her moment of panic when the lights go out at Futaba's house and how she clings to Joker's leg when Futaba scares her makes her a little more cute, but when it's go time she's fierce and determined, my heart skips a beat whenever she has those little moments.
Wrong choice
@@garlicbread27 to each their own. Who's your girl?
Persona 5 Waifu. She is a badass character. You are included video games Waifus to your list is awesome.
I love her, especially her pose in battle when you Baton Pass to her or when she does Allout Attack
In my first playthrough, I have my doubts about her, but when I finished, I totally love her 😊😭♥️
I always thought of my sister as Makoto and me as Futaba.
I love her outfit. What's the best rebelious image of someone who is the class president and studies a lot in order to become a police commisioner in order to keep the peace? A person who wanders around a lawless desolated place.
I love her English Voice Actress too, I first heard her as Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail but didn't take notice of her VA and became more aware of her unitl Asuna Yuki in SAO it's the same time I became more aware of Bryce Papenbrook Bryce is my fav male English VA and Cherami is my fav female English VA. It's why I love her so much. Same with Kawagami I love her cause she's Yukari from P3's VA and Rukia from Bleach's VA
She’s played Bryce’s girlfriend, sister, and mom. Now all we need is for Bryce to play her dad
I mean, she did well enough to be considered one of the only good parts of CP2077, so that's gotta count for something right?
@@someboiwhogivesadamn Wow, I had no idea she was in that, I gotta keep playing it and find her.
@@dunkbuscusgaming7016 let me ask did you go with male or female V?
@@someboiwhogivesadamn Male V on my main but do have a female profile too.
0:38 "nuclear is new to the persona series"
It's been in every mainline game with the exception of 3 and 4...
Wdym? There were more before that?
Minato Yuki you’re right, I forgot Persona started with 3. How silly of me
shi333san don’t worry it’s a common mistake, to think those fan made games get confused for the beginning of persona, not to mention the spin off series of persona, Shin Megami
Jack Frost that pfp
Minato Yuki I hit the gym hard, hee ho!
Persona 5 was the first persona game I played, so I didn't know much about the series at the time..With Makoto being the only s-link I maxed out you can tell how immersed I was with her character. The game had me hooked and everything about her s-link was perfect for me. I could go into more detail about it, but it would take a while lol.
Even after playing royal with the introduction of Kasumi, Makoto was my only romance option and seeing the new dates and how they made her even better, I didn't regret my choice at all. The game made it hard to break the other girls hearts especially Yoshizawa's, because they're all great romance options(well maybe not Ohya and Futuba in my opinion). But Makoto will always be my #1 Waifu, and the dream is to find a woman like her in real life one day.
0:52 Now I need both Makotos dancing to Mass Destruction
What kind of cultured channel is this ? Subscribed immediately
thanks!
"reason 10: nuclear."
She is an atomic bomb, what more do you need.
Don't forget, she also resembles Chie (which is also the best girl) because both of them are great fighters, short haired, tomboyish & loves martial arts movies.
I like something about all the different girls in the PTs, but Makoto is easily my favorite. From her figure, to her character. And yeah, her voice actress is a big part of it for me too.
Reason 0: SHE T H I C C !
While Makoto definitly makes a great waifu, I think Sae is better.
Like always, great work!
(p.s. I hope the in youtube unmentionnable virus is not affecting you too much.)
Dude, you don't want a biker girl for a waifu? They are cool, hell all Persona 5 companions are awesome. Ann, Futaba, and Haru. The side characters are great too. Even the guy companionship are bromance levels. I don't have anything against Sae just saying I think she is alright.
Makoto is like wine 😏
@@alexii9542 well her Eyes definitely match the Color of wine
@@alexii9542 So is her sister
Kinda strange how you can romance your teacher and your doctor but not your prosecutor, I guess this game needs some kind of restriction🤷♂️😏
My first and only playthrough of persona 5 royale I dated makoto and I was loyal to her the whole game lol
She's she's responsible, she's smart like if I was still in school she would probably help me study and make sure I get good grades I definitely like her phantom thief outfit among the other costumes and lastly her persona I mean dude it's a motorcycle lol
00:38 p1 and 2 fans * typing intensifies *
Talking about appearance, personally she’s the most natural of all the OG members.
Ann is born and raised by international designer parent(s?) so obviously she’ll find a way to maintain and keep up her look.
Haru is well, born and raised by a wealthy family, pretty much the same as Ann.
Futaba is..eh all about nerdy stuff which i guess she doesn’t really care about look (the words that i can describe her is acquired taste i guess).
So yeah natural beaut is all that matters, at least for me
1:54 "Do you wanna get smacked?"
yes, yes i do
I like the fact you used smug megumin in that cutscene with Makoto ripping her mask off lmao
The perfect video essay doesn't exi-
Bruh. I chose Makoto as my first waifu material in my first gameplay completion cuz she's smart, young, and has spunk with a good and beautiful personality. XD
I love her best because she's a perfect match for Joker and the vision I see of them both in the future is just too fucking beautiful it always brings a tear to my eye. A kickass police commissioner married to a Diet member (who's probably grown one hell of a 5 o'clock shadow by that time) and they go on the most romantic dates on their days off.
You're making a case of why Makoto waifu material but showing me the ultimate waifu of all time Tifa??
0:36 Nuclear has been around since the first Persona game, it's not new it just made a comeback
Make Kazuma, in the name of gender equality!
About her nuke element, you forgot to mention that burn, shock, and freeze ailment all will get technical damage when hit with nuke element skills. (Technical increases damage of usual magic elemental skills).
She also learns auto-rakukaja, has marakukaja, has high endurance and has mediarahan. Bringing her is like bringing tanker, healer, and damage all at once
Cherami Leigh also voiced Asuna from SAO. Her badassery knows no limits.
God DAMM IT FUTABA YOU CALLED US ALL OUT
2:27 I'll let this last surprise joke go ONLY because you put the torture dance in
Makoto became my friend in my head when she said she likes yakuza games, and fist of the north star!! This girl has taste!
The first time I passed persona 5 Royale I went with Sumire... But man, Makoto? Is best girl for a long shot, I am passing the game again, the first two palaces are a bit meh, because I can't see her, and kinda boring but when I fell like that I just see some Makoto related stuff and I jump straight into the Ps4 hyped to see Makoto in all of the "special events" during the game. She is the only one who can make me play a 100hrs game over again.
WAIT THE OUTFIT AT THE TOP AT 7:57 IS A RWBY REFERENCE
A buddy of mine has been wandering if you'll do an uzume waifu video. My personal reasons are: She's fierce. She's a surviver. She has a nice pair of eyes. She's a tomboy. Unusual weapon. Orange heart. Sweet tooth.she likes to give Cute Nicknames. Responsible. JoJo reference. Also, excellent video!
Jojo reference??
@@ChrisGamefield during one of her special attacks she screams ora ora ora. I think dream combination.
Okay now i want to play Persona (never played none of this games before nor wathed anime)
Thanks for motivation :з
awesome! Persona 5 Royal just released recently, its about 150 hours of goodness :D
Is Chermie Leigh the new Tara Strong? She's everywhere now.
7:50 She looks and dances like a middle aged mom here.
Anyway Makoto Niijima best Persona girl
My favorite kind of personality in a girl:
D W E E B Y
Honestly even after persona 5 royal released I still liked her more than sumere
just so you know nuclear has been around since persona 1 but it was reintroduced in persona 5 alongside the gun damage type... the only element that hasn't been in persona before persona 5 is psychokinesis...
It's been in persona 1 and 2, neither of which ever really had significant popularity in the west. 1 had a poor localisation and a basically unknown remake, and 2 has a good story but is a pain to go back and play. Persona from 3 onwards shares very little other than the name with the first games.
Makoto: do you want to get smacked. Me: yes, yes I do... please......
"Neclear power is useful when handled properly."
*Shows the nuclear power plant from The Simpsons*
Makoto is adorkable, and I love her for it. When she followed Yu while pretending to read a manga was hilarious.
6:04 no context, you're welcome
Happy birthday Makoto🎉🎂🎁🎊
Is no one going to talk about how Makoto's mask looks like The World's helmet
Makoto, the nuke queen
"I don't want to set the world on fire, I just want to put a flame in your heart."
Next video: Goro Akechi is Waifu Material... please
I’m not gonna start any politics, but I chose Ann first time. Makoto is definitely good too, but I prefer Ann.
Shes so so so cute, my favorite of the main party by far.
I liked Makoto and her dynamic with Joker, but I can't help but think about how miserable it is for someone to date a member of the police. Long hours, constantly stressed, high probability of death or injury. I can't do that to my boy Joker
2:05 I like it cut G
Thank you, finally someone who didn’t drop Makoto after Royal
(Edit) never mind I guess
I can’t believe Deadly Viper betrayed her for Sumire. What a fool...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was thinking of him! After I finished Royal and checked his channel again, all I could think was, "You were never one of us..." The new thumbnails were all I needed to see to confirm my suspicions lol.
It's a shame really
It's one thing to jump wagons, but the way he trashtalks Makoto now and call Sumire a "canon waifu" on and on is pretty cringey
Or as Yusuke would call it, truly cringeworthy
Looking cool Makoto! Eeee!
Oh yeah of course.
Makoto Yuki that is.
It all leads back to door Jesus
You would be screwed if sae saw this video