#Death!Maruki

[rollthedice-playthecards]

Takuto Maruki, Mort.

#A Righteous Rebellion #arcanaswap #arcana swap #arcanaswap au #arcana swap au #Persona #Persona 5 #Persona 5 Royal #moodboard #Takuto Maruki #Death Arcana #Death!Takuto #Death!Maruki #grief #therapist #therapy #therapists #savior #death #medical degree #mourning

[secondchanceofficialblog]

Second Chance - Chapter 36

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41613603/chapters/115353211

Ryuji meets up with Goro's foster sister and works at Maruki's clinic, where he sees a familiar face. It becomes obvious that something greater is going on with Maruki...

#persona 5 fanfiction #persona 5 arcana swap #death!maruki #Death arcana #takuto maruki #judgement!Zenkichi #zenkichi hasegawa #judgement arcana

[luuxxart]

“you will always remember me, will you not?”

#cancer tw #death tw #i deeply apologize if this is how you found out but I wanted to make a tribute #Ferdinand is my absolute favorite fire emblem character and its extremely devastating to hear the man who #quite honestly brought him to life and delivered such iconic lines is gone now #i remember seeing Maruki’s concept art and knowing he was gonna be a fave from the start #but he absolutely became my fave of all P5R when I heard his voice #i hate that this is the first time im drawing him on this blog… it shouldn’t be the last though. i will try to draw Ferdinand more often too #even though it was announced yesterday im still relatively at a loss for words #Billy Kametz will be deeply missed #persona 5 Royal #persona 5 #fire emblem three houses #fire emblem warriors three hopes #fe3h #p5r #ferdinand von aegir #takuto maruki

[weirdnesslieshere]

To some extent, I have to find it hilarious that no one knows if Akechi is dead.

Akechi doesn't know if he's dead.

The guy who resurrected Akechi doesn't know if he's dead.

#When your death is so ambiguous not even gods know if you survived #Persona 5 #Persona 5 Royal #P5 #P5R #Goro Akechi #Takuto Maruki

[vashtijoy]

maruki, ren, wakaba: history rhymes

Maruki's journal entries cover an almost three-year period, from 2014/04/09 to 2017/01/01. This overlaps with almost the entirety of canon; Akechi begins working for Shido "two and a half years" before 11/21 (that's 2014/05/21)—which, again, is not too far from this 04/09 date; if you want to hypothesise that he, too, awakens around 2014/04/09, go wild.

Why is 4/9 a significant date for Maruki?

4/9: maruki and joker connect to their personas

According to his journal, Maruki's awakening is a painful, drawn-out process. In February 2014, he's already getting headaches. They worsen until August of that year, when he partially awakens.

His start of darkness is, of course, the murder of his girlfriend Rumi's parents. The killer then attacks Rumi while making his escape, and Maruki is powerless to prevent it. She never recovers, and neither does he:

Apr. 9   I just can't believe what's happened. I'll never see Rumi's parents again... I don't even know if Rumi will ever come back to me. Her heart's been completely closed off ever since that day. Why did this happen? What did Rumi do to deserve this?   Do we really have to just go on suffering these consequences? My headaches are getting worse— I'm even starting to hear things. Am I having some kind of breakdown? I can't lose it... I have to do something to help Rumi. No matter what it takes.

But 2014/04/09 is the first day he feels able to journal about the murder. "I'm starting to hear things," he says; this is likely the first day he hears the voice of his persona. It's also the date he commits to help Rumi "no matter what it takes".

... However. This is also two years to the day before Joker stops at Shibuya Crossing, gets the Meta-Nav from Yaldabaoth—who is lurking far beneath the Crossing—inadvertently enters the Metaverse, and sees his own shadow and the suggestion of the persona it will become:

He is a scary boy when he wants to be, huh? I bet his Palace would have been amazing. Note that Joker, here, will also not awaken right away—but he's seen his persona, his shadow-as-is, for the first time.

8/21: maruki's partial awakening and wakaba's murder

(@notcoolnickname points out that Wakaba dies on 8/21, not 8/22—thanks! I think we can push Maruki's awakening back two days rather than one, so I'm gonna, lol. Because even if it's a day out, or two, this is really too close for coincidence.)

On 2014/08/23, Maruki writes about his visit to Rumi in the hospital. We also see that visit. He talks about "someone" he's recently met who thinks his research has promise, who wants to fund it—well, it's no surprise he loses that funding, put it like that. He talks about how he wants to save the whole world, by changing the cognition of criminals before they act.

Rumi does not take this well; she begs him to help her forget. And he realises that what she needs is not a solution to crime, but to her trauma—and so does everyone else.

This is when he awakens.

He begs Azathoth to help him save Rumi. And Rumi forgets him entirely—almost. But she's forgotten her trauma, as well:

Aug. 23   I still can't figure out what that voice was in Rumi's room. Was it my subconscious? Was it... it feels so strange writing this as a scientist, but... was it some kind of godlike being?

The entry's dated 8/23, but he says he still can't figure it out. So when did the events in the video happen? Were they two days before, by any chance?

What else happens not just on 8/21, but around or on this exact day?

Yeah. On 8/22, Sae places Wakaba's murder "two years ago". The day before, on 8/21, Sojiro commemorates the anniversary of Wakaba's death.

That's to say: if that visit to Rumi was on 8/21, then Wakaba was murdered the day Maruki awakened. The same exact day, or as good as. Like, what the fuck, y'all?

It seems really clear to me that these corresponding dates are either a thematic or narrative link back to Yaldabaoth—who, of course, causes both Joker and Akechi to awaken. Is he involved with Maruki, somehow? Does he have his fingers in more than one pie? Or are all these guys just narratively echoing each other?

Maruki, of course, will ultimately replace Yaldabaoth in Mementos.

other correspondences in the timeline

What else is there? Well, Maruki's first journal entry, when he talks about his headaches, is on 2014/02/02—three years before he meets with Joker and Akechi at Leblanc. But he says he's meeting Rumi's parents "tomorrow". So his 2/3 boss fight is on the three-year anniversary of his first meeting with Rumi's parents.

His entry about his research being shut down, and his need for test subjects—presumably what leads him into counselling?—is on 2015/06/03. Well, 6/3 is the calling card deadline for Madarame's Palace; I don't think that is too significant. But note that, in this 2015 entry, his research has been shut down; in August 2014, when Wakaba was murdered, Shido was still offering Maruki funding.

So why didn't Shido murder Maruki? The answer is that Shido was still actively recruiting Metaverse researchers, even after Akechi was working for him. Something about Maruki made him unusable—his good intentions and general incorruptibility, maybe—but not dangerous; maybe he just didn't know enough. Also note here that Akechi doesn't know there's anything special about Maruki until the third semester.

He journals that he met Yoshizawa and changed her cognition on 3/25—a couple of weeks before canon begins on 4/9. So whenever we see him, whenever he has a counselling session, he's able to connect with, and change, the cognition of the person he meets....

Lastly, he doesn't journal that "I've finally done it... reality and the cognitive world are merging" until 1/1. 1/1 is the day reality starts to go properly squiffy (the shrine is empty, Morgana is missing, Futaba mentions her mom), and it's the day after that odd New Year party, when everyone seems just a little too happy. Joker's dream is on the night of 12/31—Maruki doesn't send him the dream, I think (Joker is in his prison clothes and sees Lavenza as the butterfly) but he talks to him in it.

But Akechi is there in Shibuya on 12/24, barely moments after Maruki gains Yaldabaoth's power; just hours after the blood rain. The first gift Maruki gave with his new power, I always thought. But he seems to only become aware of what he can do after 12/24. We skip from 12/25 to 12/30, so anything could have happened in the meantime....

But what's going on here? Something odd, that's for sure. Is it possible—just possible—that that Akechi we see, on 12/24, who steps forward in Shibuya and turns himself in, is not the one Maruki interferes with or otherwise brings back, but the actual, living Akechi who was there all along?

#persona 5 #p5 meta #takuto maruki #wakaba isshiki #ren amamiya #akira kurusu #masayoshi shido #goro akechi #but speaking of odd coincidences #futaba's boss deadline is the anniversary of wakaba's death #ouch

[themaddoctorappreciationclub]

Welcome to the Mad Doctor Appreciation Club!

I am the receptionist, Mr. [REDACTED]. I hope you enjoy your stay at our highly renowned club! ... What do you mean you haven't heard of it before? That's besides the point. I'll give you the rundown.

This club, located in this old hospital, is home to the most genius of individuals whose work has been underappreciated! From the old workers from the Heilwald Klinikum, to that mercenary medic over by the operating table, every one of our beloved members has been underappreciated for far too long! We allow outsiders to visit and marvel at their ideas from time to time, but there have been certain... Incidents. Pay them no mind. It will be fine. Not EVERY member is hostile, so you should be safe.

Here is our list of current members. We are very relaxed with what can make an honorary member, too. An honorary member just means that you have never had a medical license or doctorate's degree before, but still hold the spirit of a mad doctor. If there is anybody who you believe deserves to join, either as a member or honorary member, please write their name at the bottom of this paper, in the section called "comments".

MEMBERS LIST:

•Dr. Daniel Dickens from Angels of Death

•Every Doctor from The Heilwald Loophole (Dr. Randolph, Dr. Wolfram, Dr. Hauser).

•Nurse Anne, Nurse Heideltraut, Nurse Sabine from The Heilwald Loophole (honorary members: work in the medical field)

• Dr. Steinman and Dr. Suchong from Bioshock

•Tanner from Scrutinized

•Victor Frankenstein (honorary member: never finished medical school)

•Herbert West from Reanimator (honorary member: never finished medical school)

•Medic from Team Fortress 2 (Note from Receptionist: keep an eye on him. He's so crazy, his medical license was revoked... You don't want to know why. We just call him Medic to avoid confusion with another member.)

•Dr. Takuto Maruki from Persona 5 Royal (Note from Receptionist: he's convinced he doesn't belong here. We assure you, he does.)

•Dr. Alfred Drevis from Mad Father

•Johannes Mimir Faustus from Servamp

•Dr. Zed from Borderlands (he doesn't have a REAL medical license, but he still has one. So, he is counted as a normal member.)

•Edward Richtofen from Call of Duty Zombies

•Victor Veloci from Dinosquad (research still being conducted. He seems to disappear from time to time. Recent sightings of dinosaurs reported from members of club.)

•Dr. Colress from Pokemon Black and White 2

•Dr. Yung from The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon

•Blue Medic from Team Fortress 2 Emesis Blue (note from Receptionist: we call him Dr. Ludwig, Dr. Fritz, or Dr. L to avoid confusion with another member.)

•The Doctor from Dead by Daylight

•SCP 049 from the SCP Foundation

•Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs

•Dr. Gilbert Alexander from Bioshock 2

•Dr. Alto Clef from the SCP Foundation

#j.s. steinman #daniel dickens #p5r maruki #angels of death #tf2 medic #emesis blue tf2 #emesis blue medic #scrutinized tanner #pokemon colress #pokemon dr Yung #bioshock Suchong #dinosquad victor veloci #edward richtofen #call of duty zombies #the heilwald loophole #johannes mimir faustus #servamp #borderlands #dr zed #herbert west #victor frankenstein #mad father #Dr Alfred Drevis #the mad doctor appreciation club #dbd the doctor #scp 049 #hannibal lecter #silence of the lambs #dr clef #dr gilbert alexander

[yarrayora]

fix it fic where i improve the narrative by giving my most specialest blorbos who managed to survive canon a meaningful death

#yarra speaks #akechi goro stays dead after marukis palace crumbled #sawada tsunayoshi's death is inevitable across timelines to signal the destruction of vongola #the servamps eventually die alongside their eves as their ultimate happy endings #anyway [bats my eyelashes] whos on your mind?

[just-a-phantom-thief]

Therapist: Akechi's death is not real. It can't hurt you.

Joker: Wait wh-

Akechi: Hello Joker :)

#I AM SORRY #no im not #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #goro akechi #look my friend and i were talking about being in denial about his death #and this happened #takuto maruki #p5r #p5r akechi #p5 #joker persona 5 #joker p5 #p5r third semester

[pinkautist]

an akeshu au where akiren becomes maruki is just sweet no death

#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #persona 5 protagonist #persona 5 joker #akira kurusu #goro akechi #akeshu #shuake #takuto maruki #sweet no death #i'm sooo normal about them (lie)

[235uranium]

"loki is akechi's hate" "loki is destroying akechi's psyche" you're all cowards. loki is akechi's anger and outrage at being trapped and abused. and that is NOT a bad thing

#☢️.txt #yknow how ppl say that being upset at your mistreatment is a form of self love? i think loki can be that. #tbqh i tend to fall into the featherman seeker theory but like. i dont think wakaba implanted anything or even intended a 2nd awakening? #in my head wakaba is kinda akechi's maruki. she was Definitely using this kid as a human experiment and very fucked up shit was happening #but she /did/ care about him and told herself that it would all be okay in the end. right up until she realize oh right shido is horrible #anyways. i think that at some point during the experiments he did have a moment of actual anger that caused loki's awakening #generally im on the 'wakaba's death is one of his few regrets' #and i think his feelings on her are extremely complicated. she was an adult who was actually nice to him and expressed concern about him #unfortunately she was also using him as a lab rat and never tried to actually get him out #god. that theory drives me insane. what WAS wakaba doing. why do akechi and futaba have the same rare blood type #also do you ever think about how while loki is a trickster + god of chaos #he's trapped and prevented from interfering until ragnarok? #and akechi is a wildcard unable to truly use his power + seems to be a bit of a control freak #despite his main power being to make people lose all control?? and how if he does manage to unchain himself it'll mean the end of the world?

[tricksheart]

20

Munday Asks: Salt Edition

( accepting )

@electricea said: 20. If you’re feeling salty right now, this ask gives you a free reign to pour out your frustration.

Going into the Persona 5 tag and seeing posts about how M.aruki and Z.enkichi would get along and become a couple just baffles me and makes me a little upset and salty. I get it that it might be a crackship and might be for fun but there is no way Z.enkichi would ever like what M.aruki did to the PTs, S.umire, his own girlfriend R.umi, etc.

If Z.enkichi hated what Ichinose did, I don't see him vibing with M.aruki's plan. Frankly, I don't even think Z.enkichi would like M.aruki's false reality. I know there is a manga panel of them together as a what if scenario but I see that as just being in a group. I think Z.enkichi in actuality would deck M.aruki in the face for claiming Rumi to be gone because she's still alive unlike his own wife, etc.

Sorry for the long winded speech but I just can't apprehend the fandom these days. That's one reason why I just want to go to Persona 6 already so people would move on. I'm just a little tired.

#long post cw #electricea #[ akira kurusu in disguise. sere ] #death cw #no real shade who might like the ship but I just get a little peeved when I see those posts #the only ship I like with Maruki is Maruki x therapy #ironic as that sounds

[rollthedice-playthecards]

At last, it's time to meet the person in Yusuke's role... and her uncle. Also, we return to Makoto and a certain silver-haired prosecutor, about half a year in advance.

#A Righteous Rebellion #arcana swap #arcana swap au #arcanaswap #arcanaswap au #Persona #Persona 5 #Persona 5 Royal #Haru Okumura #Kunikazu Okumura #Takuto Maruki #Death Arcana #acting #theater #plays #scriptwriting

[secondchanceofficialblog]

Second Chance - Chapter 23 (04/30)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41613603/chapters/110163276 Ryuji finds out a little bit about Maruki's past, and helps out at Crossroads.

#persona 5 fanfiction #persona 5 arcana swap #fool!ryuji #fool arcana #Ryuji Sakamoto #death!maruki #Death arcana #takuto maruki #lala escargot

[tearingdread]

thinkin abt a swap au w the royal trio w sumire being the leader of the pt, akira being the detective prince, and goro being the honor student

I’d still want to keep core details of all the characters the same while adapting them to their new roles

not rlly sure how to incorporate maruki

#my idea w sumi is that her family lives in a small town instead of tokyo #and they send her to tokyo after she goes into a depression spiral after kasumi’s death #and goro akechi would still have no one but himself and definitely wouldn’t fall for maruki’s bullshit anyway #ig maybe sumire could move to tokyo at maruki’s insistence?? #idk i will workshop it #he has such an important impact on her character that i don’t want to get rid of it #also thinkin abt making sumi a wildcard #the royal trio in game never rlly felt like they were a true trio #it was like akechi and akira and sumire was also there so story could happen #idk i want them to feel more connected #and i also think that sumire’s hesitance abt the pt’s methods could create some interesting conflict #same way a delinquent akechi does in some swap aus #i might not even actually do anything w this #its just living in my head rn #p5

[doctor-takuto-maruki]

I am so incredibly devastated to hear of the passing of Billy Kametz. He was such a talented voice actor and has always had a special place in my heart ever since the first time I heard him in JJBA. RIP, you will be so greatly missed. 💔

#billy kametz #takuto maruki #josuke higashikata #voice actor #tw death #persona 5 royal #jojo's bizzare adventure #cells at work #i know i didnt know him obviously #but i can't stop crying

[etherbonded]

It's one of the rare days off she gets from Shido and she's minding her own business until she gets approached by some odd teenager. She was about to brush him off because she prefers not to deal with kids, especially on her days off, but then he says he knows about her from "Maruki-Sensei". Ah, if she was mentioned to this kid, he might be a gateway into Takuto's research and theories.

Or maybe Takuto can't help but mention her sometimes to his patients. But that's no fun.

" Well... what were the chances I'd meet one of my brother's lil' patients? " An amused smile is quick to cross her face, oh this was going to be fun. Afterall, her brother did operate differently to her when it comes to patients. Though, that doesn't mean they don't have similarities.

" Did Takuto tell ya how to find me? Or were ya just curious and found me all on your own kiddo? "

@silver-strings-of-fate starter from mukuro

#silver-strings-of-fate #peace within the death╰┈➤ MARUKI MUKURO #heart to hearts ≪•◦ IC ◦•≫ #( :3c )