I love how the point of the secretary’s death still being unjust is what drives home Akane’s frustration and her emotional intelligence. A lot of reactions I see from this scene is likewise confused on why Akane still hates her father’s reasoning until that point is brought up. She knows Zenkichi was protecting her, but she also knew that he sacrificed his values and the values of the law he swore to uphold. Not just towards her family but for so many others, she knows that this wasn’t an isolated incident and desperately wanted her father to realize that, and resented him when he refused to.
God, I love Strikers~! For being a "spinoff" game of Persona 5, it still retains the magic of its intense storytelling and character writing, which I'm so glad you two enjoyed so much~! I'm always down for more Persona reactions so you can continue seeing this amazing series~!
Zenkichi's persona is based on the character Jean Valjean, the protagonist of the famous novel Les Misérables. If you have read the novel you can notice some similarities between both characters and even his code name "Wolf" is what they call the criminals (like the main character) in the novel.
My sole regret in these awakening reactions of yours is that you will never get the fresh, intense experiences of these climactic moments again, and without the build up no less. I wish you two could have played these games proper, but hey, it is what it is, and im glad you enjoyed it :)
Well if it makes you feel any better, outside of maybe this one, the other awakenings we saw were so long ago, and we react to so many games and tv shows, that we probably won't remember all of them if/ when we do play the games 🤗
Something I always find pretty funny is that Zenkichi's English VA also voices Octodad, the main character of a silly game about a wild octopus trying to live amongst humans. XD
One big reason why Akane has such a broad perspective on injustice is that she is a RAVING Phantom Thieves fan as her normal self in the real world. While she wasn't in the original Persona 5, she directly references several of the changes of heart they did as inspirational to her - it'd make sense that she's very perceptive to evil in the world. I also love that Makoto (Biker gang chick) is the one who tells Zenkichi that his daughter is crying out to him because SHE lost her father at a really young age so she can actually sympathize with how much it hurt her and her sister.
Strikers introduced one of my all time favourite characters zenkichi and his awakening is easily top 3 for me from the voice acting and valjeans speech always get me excited. “Do you finally see the truth, do you know the true face of the guilty, they condemn the good to slavery pretend they do not see their agony Just as you once did, but another story must begin. Now show you gaolers that you will wear a different chain. i am thou, thou art I. If you yet seek true justice we will see it done.” This speech is a 10/10 and perfect for me plus zenkichi saying seal the contract and yelling valjean is perfect
8:54 "thers no saving her" Thats not Akane herself, thats her "SHADOW" A Shadow is part of yourself that you rather ignore, something that its hard to come to terms with, dark impulses represed feelings, Painful memories, desires you wish you didn' have. Everything that you despise about yourself, Thats your shadow. The voice that talked to Zenkichi was his own shadow, and by owning it and rebeling agains his predicament he awaken His "PERSONA"
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames yes thats what the Phantom Thives do. by infiltrating the cognitive world of their targets (palace/jail) defeat their shadow and steeling the distorted desires that corupt the target in the first place, causing a "change of hearth" But they CANOT kill their target's shadow, If they do that person its gonna have a mental shutdown and die. Even tho what happens in the real world influences their cognitive world and viseversa people are not aware of what actually happens there. Akane herself dosn't know about the cognitive world, let allone what her shadow is doing
@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames yes Akane can be saved. Thats what the Phantom Thieves do They change people's hearths If they steal the distorted desaires that cause the distortion and defeat her shadow without killing it they can save Akane herself and all the people under her Jail influence. But they can't kill her shadow itself... that woud cause the real Akane to have a mental shutdown and die.
Reacts like this one make me love this channel, amazing and diferent games ,with a lot of opinions, even tho you two react to very long videos you always have things to say
@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames btw you already react to every persona user in persona 5 series and ultimate moves ( except sophia from persona strikers) But you two really need to react to every boss intro and defeat from persona 5 (10bosses )persona 5 royal (is a important dlc that ads more 3 bosses and new ending) and strikers (is basically persona 5 conclusion and have more 7 bosses) Is basically the only thing you never touch on this series
If I had a nickel every time Persona had a father and daughter who were trying to recover from losing their wife/mom in a hit and run, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it would happen twice. That said, it's cool that those situations are still done in a unique way and hit different emotional beats despite being so similar. Don't worry, Akane will be ok.
@@ИгорьГорелов-ы4п I was actually thinking of Dojima and Nanako. Wakaba was an assassination. Killed the same way, but different motivation. But I see your argument for three nickels
Have you considered checking out latest Squadron 42 trailer? It's pretty much an entire short film, packed with REALLY great(and famous) actors, which acts as a prologue to this upcoming game.
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames Yes, it's the CitizenCon Live Gameplay Reveal one. It's literally recorded live, in the game engine(you can even see some visual bugs here and there as the game is still WIP), yet it looks like a movie.
The Warriors games are my game of choice. Playing a warriors game right now. The dev that did Persona Strikers are the warriors guys. That's why it's an action hack and slash. Zucchini's pretty dope, he switches between the dark and light mode. In dark he boasts the highest power in the game by like a ton, but all attacks drain his health which is why in this clip he's dying despite not being hit. Light mode his hits heal him.
If you're gonna continue reacting to Persona awakenings, then...may I request you react to all of Persona 5 Tactica's cutscenes? Or maybe also cutscenes surrounding the Monarchs in Persona 5 Strikers?
I believe they’ve mentioned of trying out a Final Fantasy game first. Unsure if it’ll be for a stream or just a playthrough. So Persona might not be on the table for a long while.
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No, Zenkichi isn't Ryuji's grandpa. The Phantom Thieves just all call him gramps because he's at the old age of 40-something.
30s is grabdpa status to phantom thieves.... zenkichi is like 35
The Phantom Thieves call Zenkichi "gramps" as a nickname since he's older than them, even though he says he "just as fly" as the kids.
I love how the point of the secretary’s death still being unjust is what drives home Akane’s frustration and her emotional intelligence. A lot of reactions I see from this scene is likewise confused on why Akane still hates her father’s reasoning until that point is brought up.
She knows Zenkichi was protecting her, but she also knew that he sacrificed his values and the values of the law he swore to uphold. Not just towards her family but for so many others, she knows that this wasn’t an isolated incident and desperately wanted her father to realize that, and resented him when he refused to.
God, I love Strikers~! For being a "spinoff" game of Persona 5, it still retains the magic of its intense storytelling and character writing, which I'm so glad you two enjoyed so much~! I'm always down for more Persona reactions so you can continue seeing this amazing series~!
Zenkichi's persona is based on the character Jean Valjean, the protagonist of the famous novel Les Misérables. If you have read the novel you can notice some similarities between both characters and even his code name "Wolf" is what they call the criminals (like the main character) in the novel.
oh, nice! 🙂 haven't read the novel but have seen the play
My sole regret in these awakening reactions of yours is that you will never get the fresh, intense experiences of these climactic moments again, and without the build up no less.
I wish you two could have played these games proper, but hey, it is what it is, and im glad you enjoyed it :)
Well if it makes you feel any better, outside of maybe this one, the other awakenings we saw were so long ago, and we react to so many games and tv shows, that we probably won't remember all of them if/ when we do play the games 🤗
Something I always find pretty funny is that Zenkichi's English VA also voices Octodad, the main character of a silly game about a wild octopus trying to live amongst humans. XD
One big reason why Akane has such a broad perspective on injustice is that she is a RAVING Phantom Thieves fan as her normal self in the real world. While she wasn't in the original Persona 5, she directly references several of the changes of heart they did as inspirational to her - it'd make sense that she's very perceptive to evil in the world.
I also love that Makoto (Biker gang chick) is the one who tells Zenkichi that his daughter is crying out to him because SHE lost her father at a really young age so she can actually sympathize with how much it hurt her and her sister.
Weekly Wild Card Wednesday Reaction Suggestions:
- *Namco X* series (2 hours 14 minutes 18 seconds)
Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLhDcJRCci7Ax_Xt6SPp5ScbwO_8xHUal_&si=fAN3flT7Lt48LMXP
1. *Namco X Capcom* Intro + All attacks and multiple assaults (3 separate videos)
Watch Length: 2:51 + 12:42 + 16:09 = *31:42*
2. *Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier: Exceed* Intro + All attacks & assists (3 separate videos)
Watch length: 2:15 + 9:04 + 18:51 = *30:10*
3. *Project X Zone 1 & 2* Intros + attacks in order (4 separate videos)
Watch length: 2:15 + 32:44 + 2:37 + 34:50 = *1:12:26*
Strikers introduced one of my all time favourite characters zenkichi and his awakening is easily top 3 for me from the voice acting and valjeans speech always get me excited.
“Do you finally see the truth, do you know the true face of the guilty, they condemn the good to slavery pretend they do not see their agony Just as you once did, but another story must begin. Now show you gaolers that you will wear a different chain. i am thou, thou art I. If you yet seek true justice we will see it done.”
This speech is a 10/10 and perfect for me plus zenkichi saying seal the contract and yelling valjean is perfect
Zenkichi aka Gramps one of the best additions
8:54 "thers no saving her"
Thats not Akane herself, thats her "SHADOW"
A Shadow is part of yourself that you rather ignore, something that its hard to come to terms with, dark impulses represed feelings, Painful memories, desires you wish you didn' have.
Everything that you despise about yourself, Thats your shadow.
The voice that talked to Zenkichi was his own shadow, and by owning it and rebeling agains his predicament he awaken His "PERSONA"
So there is a way to defeat the shadow and thus save Akane herself? 🤔
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames yes
thats what the Phantom Thives do.
by infiltrating the cognitive world of their targets (palace/jail)
defeat their shadow and steeling the distorted desires that corupt the target in the first place, causing a "change of hearth"
But they CANOT kill their target's shadow,
If they do that person its gonna have a mental shutdown and die.
Even tho what happens in the real world influences their cognitive world and viseversa people are not aware of what actually happens there.
Akane herself dosn't know about the cognitive world, let allone what her shadow is doing
@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames yes Akane can be saved.
Thats what the Phantom Thieves do
They change people's hearths
If they steal the distorted desaires that cause the distortion
and defeat her shadow without killing it they can save Akane herself and all the people under her Jail influence.
But they can't kill her shadow itself... that woud cause the real Akane to have a mental shutdown and die.
Reacts like this one make me love this channel, amazing and diferent games ,with a lot of opinions, even tho you two react to very long videos you always have things to say
Thanks so much 🙂🤗
@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames btw you already react to every persona user in persona 5 series and ultimate moves ( except sophia from persona strikers)
But you two really need to react to every boss intro and defeat from persona 5 (10bosses )persona 5 royal (is a important dlc that ads more 3 bosses and new ending) and strikers (is basically persona 5 conclusion and have more 7 bosses)
Is basically the only thing you never touch on this series
His shadow moving on it's own was creepy as heck when he was on the ground in pain
If I had a nickel every time Persona had a father and daughter who were trying to recover from losing their wife/mom in a hit and run, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it would happen twice.
That said, it's cool that those situations are still done in a unique way and hit different emotional beats despite being so similar.
Don't worry, Akane will be ok.
I mean could we consider Sojiro and Futaba a part of this trope?
@@ИгорьГорелов-ы4п I was actually thinking of Dojima and Nanako. Wakaba was an assassination. Killed the same way, but different motivation. But I see your argument for three nickels
Cop Dad whose daughter is put in danger by the antagonists.
Yeah, i understand that you meant Dojimas, but I'm still thinking that somehow Sakuras could also be a part of this archetype.
No Poll for next Wednesday is currently up, is that due to the holidays or what?
Yes due to holidays no wild card wednesday poll 🤗
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames I see, fair enough.
For the Wednesday after then or First Wednesday of the Year?
Have you considered checking out latest Squadron 42 trailer? It's pretty much an entire short film, packed with REALLY great(and famous) actors, which acts as a prologue to this upcoming game.
Is that the one hour gameplay trailer? 🤔
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames Yes, it's the CitizenCon Live Gameplay Reveal one. It's literally recorded live, in the game engine(you can even see some visual bugs here and there as the game is still WIP), yet it looks like a movie.
You guys really need to play Persona 5 at some point you're gonna love it, its a casual game with a great story and well written characters.
The Warriors games are my game of choice. Playing a warriors game right now. The dev that did Persona Strikers are the warriors guys. That's why it's an action hack and slash. Zucchini's pretty dope, he switches between the dark and light mode. In dark he boasts the highest power in the game by like a ton, but all attacks drain his health which is why in this clip he's dying despite not being hit. Light mode his hits heal him.
I'd be all about the light mode. Will always choose healing over damage which is why it takes me forever to defeat bosses 🤗
Wolf's Persona is based on John Valjean. I think I spelled that right.
Got last name right. First name is Jean. 🙂
I love persona 5 strikers its such a fun game
Akane's VA is also Tails
🙂🤩
212th day of waiting for the Assassin's Creed III.
Hopefully, You play Persona 5 royal soon
Please react to why you wouldn't survive the gears of war lambet invasion
I recommend Sophie's and Kasumi's awakenings
If you're gonna continue reacting to Persona awakenings, then...may I request you react to all of Persona 5 Tactica's cutscenes? Or maybe also cutscenes surrounding the Monarchs in Persona 5 Strikers?
Please react to Sophie/Sophia’s awakening next/soon.
Next to Sophia P5S, pls
We need the reactions to maxor Elden ring videos
This game is one the best, you should start with persona 5 Royal, the definitive version of the original game. It's a really deep game 😊
I believe they’ve mentioned of trying out a Final Fantasy game first.
Unsure if it’ll be for a stream or just a playthrough.
So Persona might not be on the table for a long while.
pls react to metaphor's awakenings
please play persona 5 royal!