— I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want !
PART 1: THE BASICS !
What is your full name? Kimi Watanabe-Finster.
Where and when were you born? Amity Park, October 5th, 1997.
Who are/were your parents? Kira and Hiro Watanabe. Step-dad, but just dad in her eyes, Chas Finster.
Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like? Chuckie is Kimi’s only sibling, and he’s her favorite person in the entire world. She would do absolutely anything for him. She just wishes he’d step out of his comfort zone a little more for his own good, and amybe hers, too.
Where do you live now, and with whom? Describe the place and the person/people. She shares an apartment with Lil Deville in Amity Park, and she loves it. At this time in her life, she doesn’t need a lot of room, and she’s glad she gets to share it with her best friend.
What is your occupation? Kimi works part time at Java Lava, part time at the pet store. It keeps her busy.
Write a full physical description of yourself. Kimi is average height at 5′4. She has dark hair, black with a purplish tint to it in certain lighting. She typically wears her hair in pigtails, a loose bun or braids, usually with butterfly clips and/or scrunchies. Her fashion sense is 90s alternative meets random bursts of color. She has her earlobes and belly button pierced, as well one piercing in the top of her left ear.
To which social class do you belong? Middle.
Are you right- or left-handed? Right.
What does your voice sound like? Feminine, but slightly raspy.
What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently? She overuses the words: like, totally, dude, whatever, wicked, rad.
Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? She has a habit of nodding her head along to whatever song she’s listening to... and singing them out loud.
PART 2: GROWING UP !
How would you describe your childhood in general? Good, but lonely until Chas and Chuckie came along. Then she met all of her friends and it was perfect.
What is your earliest memory? Playing with a plush cat while her mother hummed along to music as she did dishes.
How much schooling have you had? She’s graduated from college.
Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities? School and random life experiences.
While growing up, did you have any role models? Kimi has always looked up to her mother. But also, Britney Spears.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Probably a popstar.
As a child, what were your favorite activities? Playing with her group of friends, going along with whatever shenanigans they were getting into.
As a child, were you popular? Who were your friends, and what were they like? Kimi wasn’t really popular or unpopular. She didn’t have issues meeting new people in school, but she stuck to hanging out with her group of friends because she was content with them.
When and with whom was your first kiss? Thirteen, some boy on the bus that said she was too chicken to kiss him. So she kissed him.
Are you a virgin? No.
PART 3: PAST INFLUENCES !
Who has had the most influence on you? Probably Lil.
What do you consider your greatest achievement? Anytime she’s changed someone’s mind about becoming vegan or not buying a fur coat.
What is your greatest regret? Kimi doesn’t really have any regrets.
What is the most evil thing you have ever done? Nothing over simple little things that she would do to drive her friends or brother crazy.
When was the time you were the most frightened? Kimi doesn’t get scared very often, and never to the extent she wouldn’t do whatever frightened her again. She loves adrenaline rushes.
If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why? She would bring Chas into her mother’s life the moment her birth father left, so her family could be complete sooner.
What is your best memory? Chas and Kira’s wedding.
What is your worst memory? The birthday she waited all evening for her birth father to come pick her up for dinner, insisting to her mother he’d be there, only to get a call at 9:01 pm saying he wouldn’t be able to make it.
PART 4: BELIEFS & OPINIONS !
Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic? Optimistic.
What is your greatest fear? Losing her family or friends.
What are your views on sex? Sex is fun. That’s pretty much as deep as it goes.
Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable? Kimi would definitely be able to kill in self defense of herself or someone else. In that circumstance, she wouldn’t feel like she was doing something wrong.
In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do? All she has to do is take a look at the way the fashion industry treats animals, and she knows.
Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love? Sure, why not?
What do you believe makes a successful life? Working hard, being yourself and setting goals.
How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings? Honest to the point it can be a problem.
Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Why do you refuse to do it? Eat meat or dairy, buy products that were tested on animals or made with real fur. It doesn’t align with her morals.
PART 5: RELATIONSHIPS W/OTHERS !
Who is the most important person in your life, and why? Her mother, Chuckie and Lil. She loves and trusts all three of them with her whole heart, and she would do anything they asked her without a second of hesitation.
Who is the person you respect the most, and why? Kira, because even when her mother was a struggling, stressed single mom, she was kind and attentive. She never let Kimi feel unwanted or unloved. She sees how she treats others with kindness, but doesn’t let them walk all over her anymore.
Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Tommy, Dil, Phil, Lil, Susie, Angelica. Lil is her best friend.
Do you have a spouse or significant other? Nope.
Have you ever been in love? Also nope.
What do you look for in a potential lover? Someone that isn’t going to try to force her into a box. Someone that is respectful and authentic. And someone that will listen.
How close are you to your family? Kimi is incredibly close to her family.
Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help? It would depend on the kind of help. She believes she could turn to her family or her friends and they’d be there.
Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why? Her parents have always protected her.
Who is the person you despise the most, and why? Trixie. She’s a... ah, not a nice person.
Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? Kimi, avoiding conflict? Ha!
Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not? If they’re decent people. She isn’t shy, she doesn’t mind being around a lot of people, but she’d rather not put up with them if they’re annoying or rude.
Do you care what others think of you? Not at all.
PART 6: LIKES & DISLIKES !
What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes? Making jewelry and hanging out with animals at rescues.
What is your most treasured possession? Superthing --- a toy her mother made by hand when Kimi was a little girl.
What is your favorite color? Purple.
What is your favorite food? Don’t get her started.
What, if anything, do you like to read? She likes to pick up a good thriller or mystery from time to time.
What is your idea of good entertainment? Hanging out with her friends, making things.
Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, why? Do you want to quit? She drinks in moderation. She has smoked marijuana before, but not often. She sees no reason to quit, as she doesn’t have problems controlling herself. It’s all in good fun.
What makes you laugh? Lil, all the time. Chuckie. Bad jokes. Stand up comedy. Honestly, it isn’t hard to make Kimi laugh.
What, if anything, shocks or offends you? People not caring or saying mean things about animals.
How do you deal with stress? Bath bombs and face masks.
Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan? Spontaneous is fun.
What are your pet peeves? Being talked over, interrupted and ignored. Also people chewing extremely loud right next to her ear.
PART 7: SELF IMAGES & OTHER !
What is your greatest strength as a person? She’s unapologetically herself.
What is your greatest weakness? Her stubbornness, probably.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Nothing.
Are you generally introverted or extroverted? Extroverted.
Are you generally organized or messy? Organized.
Do you like yourself? Yes, Kimi thinks she’s a pretty cool gal.
What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime? Making a difference for animal rights.
What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death? See above.
What three words best describe your personality? Feisty, adventurous, loving.
What three words would others probably use to describe you? Eccentric, bold and energetic.
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WARNING: SOME PERSONA 5 ROYAL SPOILERS AHEAD.
>We arrive at a place called Java Lava Coffee House. We came here to learn a little more about our target, Coco La Bouche.
Let’s see, we need to find her old employee. If anyone knows more about what kind of person who old boss is, she might.
It’s a good thing they’re closing early today, we might get our chance.
How are we going to do this? Mrs. Finster isn’t going to just tell us without a good reason.
Leave that to me.
>We go inside.
Welcome to Java Lava! Sorry, but we’re closin’ soon. So what are- Wait a sec... Holy Cow, you’re the Detective Prince, Goro Akechi!
Crow: Glad to see that I’m known even here.
Loud Woman: So, what’ll ya have? For you, I’ll put it on the house.
Crow: I’m actually here to see your employer, Mrs. Finster?
Loud Woman: Alrighty then. Hey, Kira, someone’s here to see ya! You’ll never guess who it is!
>Then, a woman comes from the back.
Yes, Betty, what is it? Goro Akechi?
Crow: Kira Watanabe-Finster? If it’s alright, I would like to talk to you.
Kira: Alright.
>Kira and the woman known as Betty clears the rest of their customers out and put up the closed sign.
Kira: What is it you want to talk about?
Crow: It’s about your former employer, Madame Coco LaBouche?
>Hearing this, both Kira and Betty go silent.
Guess I’m on the right track.
Kira: I guess... You know.
Crow: About what she did to you and your husband years ago? Yes. I did research. But I here she’s still not over it.
Kira: Then you also know that... That me, Kimi, Chas, Chuckie have been getting threats.. And in her handwriting. Here’s the latest one.
>Kira hands Crow a letter.
Miroir miroir sur le mur,
Qui est la vraie reine de tous?
L'envie est mon nouvel amour.
Il me donne le pouvoir d'en haut.
La luxure sera mon meilleur ami.
Avec cela, vous rencontrerez votre fin.
Finsters, votre temps est venu. J'aurai ma vengeance. Vous allez tout perdre.
Exactement comme moi.
Crow: My French is a little rusty.
Noir: I can read it. I’ve studied French.
>Noir reads the letter.
Mirror mirror on the wall,
Who is the true queen of all?
Envy is my new love.
He gives me power from above.
Lust shall be my best friend.
With it, you will meet your end.
Finsters, your time has come. I will have my vengeance. You will lose everything.
Just like me.
Kira: I just don’t know what she means. She loves being jealous of me? And how is lust going to hurt us?
Crow: Then I don’t suppose of heard of this man.
Kira: I think I have. There’s a picture of him Coco kept in her desk.
Betty: That looks like Lucas Brimstone.
Kira: I think that’s sounds familiar.
Betty: You should. He the Minister of Envy, one of the highest members of L.E.G.I.O.N.
Queen: The League of Evil Gentlemen Intent on Obliterating Nations? I have heard of them from my father’s old files. I think one of them also talked about Lucas Brimstone. He’s English, was the CEO of Brimstone Industries, and the ministry he leads are known for intelligence gathering and assassination. But what does he have to do with Coco LaBouche?
Lucky for you, I also did research. As of last year, Coco LaBouche and Lucas Brimstone...
Are husband and wife!
Kira: (surprised) I didn’t know she got married.
Crow: But I doubt she has gotten over what happened that day in Paris with you and Chas. I can only guess what happened next. After L.E.G.I.O.N.’s attack on Paris, Madame LaBouche must have gotten mixed up with them and met up with Brimstone.
Queen: But if she already had a picture of him, I guess she already knew him.
??????? and ??????: Indeed she does.
>We were shocked by the two newcomers.
Grandma Lindsay? Grandma Martha?
Betty: How did you two get in here? Guess I forgot to lock the door.
Lindsay: Can really expect a couple of old biddies to recall everything that’s happened?
What are you two doing here?
Martha: We were just in the neighborhood and we saw you.
Lindsay: So we thought we would drop by and see how you are doing. We heard you were speaking of Coco LaBouche and Lucas Brimstone.
Martha: So, as fortunetellers, we might know of some things that might help.
Joker: Well, I normally have another who does my fortunes, but I guess I can ask you. I don’t want to take too much of her time by having her come all the way to America...
Bruce san will be disappointed.
Martha: Very well. Would you like to speak to Lindsay?
Lindsay: Would you like to speak to Martha?
>We’re listening.
Lindsay: Did you know that Coco LaBouche and Lucas Brimstone know each other since high school.
Martha: Coco LaBouche and Lucas Brimstone were both students at Francoise Dupont High School... As was Madame Coco’s rival.
Lindsay: She was the one who one Mr. Lucas’s affection and became... his first wife.
Persephone.
Martha: Yes. They both were after Mr. Lucas’s heart. In the end. Ms. Persephone came out the victor.
Lindsay: Since then, Madame Coco buried herself in her work with Yamaguchi Industries which was a big rival Brimstone Industries. And in time, she became head of EuroReptarland.
Martha: And the rest is history.
Crow: Indeed it is. Persephone and Brimstone were married and they joined L.E.G.I.O.N. Brimstone became the Minister of Envy and Persephone became the Minister of Gluttony who deal with theft. Then came Devil’s Night, an even in which L.E.G.I.O.N. unleashed a worldwide attack. When Persephone saw this, she felt nothing but remorse for it and left L.E.G.I.O.N. and Brimstone. This only made him angry and attacked Paris. This convinced Persephone that it was time to take down L.E.G.I.O.N...
And M.A.Y.H.E.M. was born.
M.A.Y.H.E.M.?
Crow: Multinational Agency for Hunting Evil Masterminds. My guess is that they met up again after the attack. Sensing how much they were hurt, they got together. And then, got married last year. Followed by L.E.G.I.O.N. gaining a new ministry, the Ministry of Lust... With Coco LaBouche being its minister.
Oracle: And my guess is that for their one year anniversary, they’re going to get rid of the people who they believe gave them the most grief. And judging by the threats the Finsters got, they’re first. They’ll get rid of Persephone later.
Kira: This is terrible. Should we tell this M.A.Y.H.E.M.?
Violet: I doubt such a big organization is going to waste their time on a revenge plot for something like this. Do you even know what the Ministry of Lust does? ... White collar crime.
Oracle: My guess is, that “Cucu” lady might try to steal your identity to frame you for a crime. Do some kind of fraud job. Or even bribe someone to take you down.
Betty: I think I know how the bribery fits into this. The cafe’s annual health inspection is comin’ up. Coco might try to bribe the inspector to fail us. That will close down this place.
Kira: She’s right. This cafe is all me and Chas have left. It’s our sole source of income. If we lose it, we might lose everything. I know we have each other, but I don’t want us to end up on the streets.
Betty: Now Kira, you know we won’t let that happen.
Besides... I hear the Phantom Thieves might do something about it.
Kira: Can they really? I’ve heard of them online, but can they really stop Coco?
Crow: If they succeed in giving her a change of heart, yes.
??????????: Perhaps. Men once called her a heartless shrewd, but I guess getting married changed that.
Betty: Now I really wish I remembered to lock that door!
I doubt it wold have made a difference.
Kira: And we don’t permit smoking here.
Right, sorry about that.
Violet: (surprised) I guess I was wrong. M.A.Y.H.E.M. would help with something like this.
Persephone: (putting our her cigarette stick) My ex-husband marries my old rival and plans to surprise her by giving her the power to destroy her enemies as an anniversary gift and I wouldn’t know about it?
Kira: So, what will you do about it?
Persephone: ... We might come up with something soon. Right now, you should relax. Your family is already worried about these threats, they don’t need more worrying over you.
Kira: Al- Alright. Just do it. Not just for me and Chas... But for our children.
Persephone: Rest assure, we will.
Betty: And in case M.A.Y.H.E.M. is lookin’ for more members, I think I might be available.
Friday: ... You should know, we won’t compensate your family if anything happens to you.
Betty: ... Strike that. Never mind.
Joker: Right. We should-
>I see that Grandma Lindsay and Grandma Martha have already left... But I’m sure we might see them again.
>Out side after Kira and Betty left, Persephone and Friday have us follow them to the park.
I take it you want to talk to us.
Persephone: Quick to the point. (lights up her cigarette stick) Just what I’d expect from the Phantom Thieves.
I’m not actually surprised that you know who we are. You guys are a multinational organization after all.
Persephone: Actually... You just told us.
Oh, crap.
Friday: Forgive us. But we learned you might try to steal Coco LaBouche’s heart after our hacker found your website. The request that was made.
Oracle: By your hacker, you’re talking about Safeword.
Friday: So you know her?
We’ve crossed codes before. Along with a few others.
Still, what do you want to talk to us about? Are you here to arrest us? Or help us?
Friday: Believe it or not, it’s the latter. We know we can’t actually take down Ms. LaBouche and the Ministry of Lust. They already learned too well from when we dealt with the Ministry of Pride back in South Korea. And since they deal with white collar crimes, they can’t actually be charged with anything... Unless Ms. Labouche confesses to it. But that’s where you come in.
Joker: What can you do for us? I doubt you know how we change people’s hearts.
Persephone: Do we now?
>Suddenly, in a flash of light, we were somewhere else.
Joker: (overwhelmed) Th- This is...
???????: It sure seems that way.
Mitsuru san?
Yes, I am here, too. When they found out you might be targeting someone from L.E.G.I.O.N., I thought I might be needed. And it looks like I was right.
Joker: So does this mean M.A.Y.H.E.M. now knows about Personas and Shadows?
Mitsuru: No, but I will explain it to them now.
>After explaining for about an hour, I think they and pretty much any agent who heard us over their com links got the gist of it.
Whoa! That’s quite the story.
Friday: Yes. To know that there’s a world made from human cognition, and you can summon the power of your hearts to create a being to fight? It just takes my breath away.
Panther: I know. I couldn’t believe it either the first time. But after seeing it and gaining my Persona, I’m kind of use to it now.
Friday: So you’ll be using this place to change LaBouche’s heart?
Joker: That’s how we usually do it. And we better do it or there’s a family that’s going to suffer. After learning more about Coco LaBouche, I think we can get a grasp on the keywords to enter her Palace. She thinks she still deserves to become CEO of a Japanese corporation. Maybe... A feudal lord’s home.
Nav: Candidate found.
Mona: Now we have the who and the what. We just need the where.
Persephone: I think I know.
Joker: What is it?
Persephone: As a wedding present and to honor the creation of the Ministry of Lust, the Morningstar gave Coco... her own A.R.K.
Joker: Let’s try it out.
>I enter the word.
Nav: Results found. Updating guidance system.
It;s a hit. It’s go time!
Friday: Hold on, I know you’ll go to that world to change hearts, but you’re still going up against L.E.G.I.O.N. The least you can do is let us help you. So, we had Gremlin make something for you on the fly.
But because I had to work quickly, they haven’t been tested yet... No time like the present.
>Gremlin shows us what looked M.A.Y.H.E.M. versions of our Phantom Thieves outfits with agency’s colors: black, purple, and white with the agency’s white fleur-de-lis on the backs.
For real!? You made these!?
(on screen) We took the inspiration from your video calling cards. By the way, it’s nice to finally see you face to face, Alibaba.
Likewise, Safeword.
Gremlin: Actually, me, Safeword, Mixer, and Joule were already fans of you guys and already had this idea in mind.
(also on screen) Having a fashion designing mother does come in handy. But the rest, like the engineering and the technology in it, are all me and Gremlin. The measurements? That was left to Safeword and Mixer.
Mixer: And I gotta say, the girls’ measurements are wicked. Especially Takamaki’s.
WHAT!?
Safeword: Relax, he’s kidding. I did the girls’ measurements. I stuck Mixer with the guys’.
Mixer: (a little disappointed) It was a real bummer. Though, I was a bit surprised to find that their asses are... Enough. And your...
>Me and the other guys just blushed and were silent.
(also on screen) We Japanese grow off, not show off. We’ll leave it at that.
Mixer: (intimidated) Whatever you say.
(whisper) Thank you.
>We gain the Thieves of M.A.Y.H.E.M. Costume Set.
Gremlin: I’ll give you a quick run down on the works. Listen up.
Tutorial
The Thieves of M.A.Y.H.E.M. Costumes all have two of the same features: They improve your stealth and they enhance your Persona’s elemental attributes and affinities.
Of course, each suit also has their own individual ability.
Joker’s suit can let him use his Third Eye to get a grasp of a Palace floor’s layout without a map. But you’ll still need to find a map as this ability tends to be inaccurate.
Skull’s suit can enhance his leg muscle so the chances of him landing a critical hit increases and raises his evasion.
Panther’s suit changes her appearance so she can go near enemies without being noticed.
Fox’s suit can create decoys to lure enemies away.
Queen’s suit enhance her physical capabilities. Basically, it’s Attack Master, Defense Master, and Speed Master all at once.
Oracle’s suit grants her the ability, Palace Scan (similar to Mementos Scan). However, she can only use it once per visit.
Noir’s suit empowers her axe so she can bust through walls that hide secrets. It can also enhance her chances of landing a critical hit.
Crow’s suit can let him shoot an enemy from a hiding place for an ambush.
Mona’s suit grants his Persona the Skill, Traesto. This will allow you to escape a dungeon at the cost of 18 SP.
Violet’s suit allows her attacks to inflict Dizzy or Confusion.
Gremlin: There’s something else as well. You know how you guys use infiltration tools and other gadgets like your grappling guns? Well, Mona’s and Oracle’s suits comes with a portable work stations so you can make tools and work on gadgets in the Metaverse.
Joule: But keep in mind the only places you can do those things are in Safe Rooms and Waiting Rooms. But if you want to do it on the field, be sure to have Fox with you.
No arguments from me.
Same here.
Friday: Right, that is all we can provide you.
Mitsuru: The technology in your suits are powered by Papillon Heats. All that’s left to do is wish you all luck.
Joker: Thanks. Now let’s do it!
Phantom Thieves: Yeah!
>Coco LaBouche’s A.R.K. Some cyborg guy called Quartermile drops us off here in what I can only describe as a flying limo.
Buona fortuna, amici miei. Radio us when you’re ready to return.
Queen: Grazie.
Quartermile: Prego, signora.
>With that, he takes off.
Joker: Alright, let’s do this.
Nav: Beginning navigation.
>After the familiar red wave passes, we were now at Japanese fortress with a Reptar theme.
(Insert song: A Woman)
(imagine her and us in M.A.Y.H.E.M. versions of our outfits) I guess she really poured her heart and soul into her old job. I wonder what ever happened to this franchise.
After a lawsuit was filed because Reptar was way too similar to another kaiju, everyone just lost interest. Mr. Yamaguchi tried to bring it back, but he passed away before he could get the chance. And since he never found his successor before then, his company was bought out and just ceased to exist. And that was the end of Reptar.
Well that’s a shame. Sis used to tell me how when she was younger, she and Dad would get treats after she had a big test at school. And some of those treats were Reptar Bars.
Oracle: They have the recipe online. You can just make her some. Especially what with Christmas coming up.
Really? I’ll have to remember that.
Yeah, I might even make some for these heists.
And White Day. You still owe us girls.
>Actually, I’m not even gonna.
Anyways, let’s have a look around and see if we can find a way to establish a route to the Treasure.
>We look around. Look like these suit really do help. We managed to get past some of the Shadows (which all look like samurais and ninjas themed after Reptar) with ease. I used my Third Eye and I managed to find some rooms with treasures. One of which lead to a crazy strong Treasure Demon which almost killed us. Luckily, we got away from it. When we had to face regular Shadows, Skull proved quite good with critical hits and evade the enemies’ attacks. In times where we can’t hide, Panther took on the Shadows’ form and helped us get through. When we reached enemies we can’t fight and can’t be fooled by Panther, Fox sent his decoys to lure them away. Queen’s stats were incredible in battle. When we reached another part of the Palace, Oracle scanned it and we found more treasure chests. And with it, Noir found secrets places. Even one with an Ishi. Also, when it lead us to a Treasure Demon, Noir did a great critical hit. Speaking of more enemies, Crow managed to snipe one for an ambush. And in that battle, Violet inflicted Dizzy and Confusion on them. After awhile, we find a Safe Room.
(signing in exhaustion) Finally, we’re here.
But you have to admit, these suits really are helpful. I want to try out that tool making station.
If only Harry, Blurr, and Overflow can see me now.
Heck, if only Bald Cape could see me.
And maybe Mumen Rider.
Joker: Two more connections?
Crow: Seems like it.
Fox: I wonder if Kanji would be impressed about my decoys. Or Aleksei... Or Jotaro Kujo...
Would Cor be interested as well?
Yusuke, you too?
Fox: I haven’t been entirely honest with you. I’ve been having dreams of them. Just like with Skull and Crow. This has been going on ever since the day you were to return home. On our way back to your home town, you sang that song, Hoshi To Bokura To.
Violet: (puzzled) I don’t remember that.
It happened in the original game.
Queen: Though in the new one, that never happened. But I guess he still sang and we heard him... During that final battle.
Which we will not be talking about to avoid spoilers.
Noir: Anyway, I still can’t believe it was Joker’s singing that made those connections.
Joker: I know. I talked to Lavenza about it and she said, “It took you long enough. I found out on the second day of the Dream Festival. It seems that you have gained a unique new way of creating connections. And now that you are aware of it, you can now control it. You can now sing without the fear of forming connections without your knowledge.”
Queen: Did she say how you gained that power?
Joker: She says it’s most likely because of this.
Mona: The World Arcana?
Crow: Our friend, Yu Narukamai also has the World Arcana, yet his singing doesn’t do what Joker’s does.
Joker: Lavenza says each Wild Card who gains the World gains a new ability unique only to that Wild Card. Yu’s power is to seek out and recall lost bonds, whether they’re his own or another’s. Aigis can feel true empathy, Lavenza’s sister can traverse different world’s, and a previous guest of the Velvet Room can keep disaster at bay.
Crow: I see...
I wonder what power I would get if I obtain the World Arcana? I also have the Wild Card if you have forgotten.
I’m sure we’ll know soon enough.
Mona: Right now, I want to see how this work station works.
>After a while, we managed to make a few Lockpicks and we did some improvements on our grappling guns.
Oracle: We really have to thank Safeword, Joule, and Gremlin for this.
Crow: Let’s not forget Mixer. He also had a hand in this.
Oracle: Okay, we’ll thank him, too. Anyway, it looks like we’re nearing some early point. Shall we get going?
Joker: We will, but first, some Rejuvenating IV.
>After some healing, we went to the point Oracle was talking about.
Panther: What are they?
>Looking down from a balcony, we find robotic Reptars walking around. Then, we hear a voice in a French accent coming from some speakers nearby.
Woman’s voice: What are you waiting for? Get off your posteriors and get the show on the road! We have a revenge plot to carry out! TOUT DE SUITE!
Violet: (sounding hurt) I take it that’s our target.
Oracle: Pretty much.
>Then, a Reptar falls over and breaks apart.
Coco’s voice: How dare you fail on the job! You’re fired! VOUS ÊTES VIRÉ!
>Then, the Reptar explodes in blazing inferno.
Holy shit! When says “fired”, she really means it!
This is terrible. This is no different from my father’s Palace.
>I could tell that Noir was upset.
Joker: I’m sure this time it will be different.
He’s right, just have faith and believe.
Noir: I... I know.
Thank you.
Voice behind us: Hey, you!
>It was a couple of Shadows.
Shadow 1: You’ve been causing too much trouble for the boss.
Shadow 2: I think it’s time we kick you out.
Shadows: Petites souris!
Oracle: Persona!
>Necronomicon scans the Shadows.
REMINDER: THE OFFICIAL STATS FOR CAIT SITH HAVE NOT YET BEEN SHOWN, SO WE’RE JUST GOING TO GO WITH WHAT SKILLS AND WEAKNESSES IT MIGHT HAVE.
Oracle: I’ve got it. It’s weak to Bless Skills. And... Hold on! I’m sensing something else. But I may have to go higher for it. Even higher than Ultimate.
>Oracle goes Third Tier.
Oracle: PERSONA!
>Al Azif scans again. Then, one of the Cait Siths
Oracle: Thought so! That Cait Sith’s a Kyouma. Everyone, be careful. If you attack it, it will attack stronger than ever.
Crow: Don’t worry, we’ll be careful.
Violet: Then let’s do this!
>Crow and Violet both go Third Tier.
Crow and Violet: PERSONA!
Queen: (also going Third Tier) I’m fighting as well. PERSONA!
>I change Personas.
>Cait Sith uses Lucky Punch on me. Luckily, it didn’t knock me down. Kyouma Cait Sith did nothing. Hereward uses Kougaon on Cait Sith. It was knocked down. We don’t attack the Kyouma Cait Sith, but Crow passes the baton to Queen and Agnes uses Marakukaja. Ella uses Sword Dance on the Downed Cait Sith. Agnes uses Freidyne on the Downed Cait Sith. Then, Melchizedek uses Hamaon on Kyouma Cait Sith. It wasn’t an instant kill, but it did drop its HP to 1 with a knock down.
Joker: Let’s do this!
>After the attack, the Kyouma Cait Sith exploded and the other Cait Sith was gone.
WARNING!
>Two more Cait Siths come. Luckily, none of them are Kyouma.
Crow: Not to worry, I can handle this.
Joker: Are you sure?
Crow: I’ll be fine. Here goes... BLACK MASK!
Oracle: Whoa! Crow, your reading are really high!
You haven’t seen anything yet. Now, Hereward!
>Hereward uses Rebel’s Blade on one of the Cait Siths. It is knocked down. Crow passes the baton to me. Melchizedek uses Mahamaon. It missed both of them. Ella tries to use Kougaon on the still standing Cait Sith. But it dodged it. Agnes tries to use Flash Bomb, but it dodged again. Melchizedek uses God’s Hand. It took a huge chunk of the Cait Sith’s health.
Cait Sith 1: (getting back up) We’re not done here. VIVRE MADAME COCO!
>Cait Sith 1 uses Mediarama. Cait Sith 2 uses Trapped Rat on me.
*squeak*
Queen: That can’t be good.
Crow: I’ve got us covered. No mouse is getting eaten in this fight.
>Hereward uses Heat Raiser on Queen. Ella uses Vajra Blast. Cait Sith 2 is knocked down in a critical hit. Violet passes the baton to Queen. Agnes uses Marakukaja. Then, she uses Mediarama. I obviously can’t do anything in mouse form. Cait Sith 1 tries to use Double Fangs on me. Luckily, I dodge it. Cait Sith 2 gets back up and tries to use Trapped Rat on Queen. Luckily, it missed. Hereward uses Brave Blade on Cait Sith 1. Ella uses Kougaon on that same Cait Sith and knocks it down. Violet defends herself. So does Queen. I change back.
Joker: Okay, enough is enough. Let’s finish this. Melchizedek!
>Melchizedek uses God’s Hand on Cait Sith 2. It knocks it down.
Joker: Let’s do it!
>After the attack, the two Cait Sith were still up.
Crow: I still have some time left in Black Mask Mode. Joker, shall we?
Violet: Really? I was hoping me and senpai would finish this.
>>Crow
>Violet
Joker: I guess I can have Crow help me.
Crow: Then let’s do this! Bring forth the pain!
>And with that, the battle’s over.
Skull: Man that was tough!
Noir: Either way, I think we have more firm grasp on the kind of person Coco LaBouche is.
Panther: Yeah...
She’s a total bitch.
Queen: No arguments here.
Mona: All this just because she got spurned. We can’t just let her go ding whatever she wants just because she has the power.
Right, we’ll change her heart before she hurts the Finsters and their love for each other.
Phantom Thieves: Yeah!
Mona: Alright, let’s head back for now. We’ve explored all that we can. Zorro, Traesto!
>In a flash, we were back at the entrance. There, we return to the real world.
Queen: Quartermile san, avremo bisogno di un ritiro, per favore.
>Meanwhile, in her A.R.K.’s bridge, Coco could have sworn she felt something pass her. Then, her assistant, Jean-Claude, sees something.
Madame, it appears someone was just on our ship.
It would appear so... Do something about it! For all we know, it could be M.A.Y.H.E.M.! Could any of you be so incompetent!?
?????????: Guess good help is hard to find these days, eh love?
Coco: Ah, my dear husband. How was your trip?
I get the feeling some people in a small nation in Europe won’t be missing their prime minister too much.
Coco: (impressed) Tu es tellement incorrigible, mon amour.
Brimstone: By the way, I just thought I should tell you.
Coco: And what is that?
Brimstone: Well, my sources tell me that... The Phantom Thieves of Hearts has selected you as their next target. I suggest we be careful from this point on. I even got word just now that they’ve teamed up with M.A.Y.H.E.M. to do so.
Coco: I like to see them try. But since M.A.Y.H.E.M. seems to be on their side, I suppose I should be cautious. I refused to let a bunch of masked buffoons get in the way of my revenge. (making a dangerous look) No matter what. (back to a friendly position) Now, about my Christmas gift for L.E.G.I.O.N.
Brimstone: I still can’t believe you’re going to do that. I know he was L.E.G.I.O.N.’s most popular agent, and he was one of the Ministry of Pride’s top lieutenants, but still... I thought the Ministry of Lust did white collar crimes.
Coco: (being flirty) You’d be surprised by what that could do. Just have to know what you’re doing. Trust me... They’ll love it.
>She then takes something out.
>To be continued...
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Rugrats: What Happened To The Babies When They Grew Up
Rugrats was all about a group of toddlers and their daily adventures, but the spinoff series All Grown Up! showed the babies as teens – and some changed a lot. Rugrats was created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain, and premiered on Nickelodeon in 1991. The series was a big hit and spawned three films (The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris, and Rugrats Go Wild, a crossover with The Wild Thornberrys) and two spin-off series: Rugrats Pre-School Daze and All Grown Up!.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series, Nickelodeon aired the TV special All Growed Up, which followed Tommy and his childhood friends as teens. The special was so well received that the network decided to turn it into a series, with the special now serving as pilot. All Grown Up! also marked the end of the main series as Nickelodeon wanted to focus only on the spinoff. The series aired from 2003 until 2008, with a total of five seasons.
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All Grown Up! featured the gang from the main series (Tommy, Dil, Angelica, Chuckie, Kimi, Phil, Lil, and Susie) and their families, as well as new characters that served as friends, enemies, and love interests. While most of their personality traits stayed the same, the characters’ behavior and mentality obviously changed, and viewers also learned some of their life aspirations and other details. Here’s what happened to the babies when they grew up.
The “leader” of the Rugrats group and the voice of reason on many occasions, Tommy Pickles served as the main series’ protagonist, although the rest had their own episodes sometimes. He’s Didi and Stu’s first born, and his best friends were Chuckie and his dog Spike. Tommy was brave, with a strong sense of justice, and always up for adventures. He was constantly encouraging Chuckie to join their different adventures and to defeat his (many) fears, and also defended his friends from his bully cousin, Angelica.
As a baby, Tommy was mostly bald, with just a few hairs on his head, toothless, and wore a light blue shirt, a diaper, and no shoes. Tommy has the most radical change in terms of looks in All Grown Up!: straight white teeth, spiky purple hair (like his dad’s), and finally wears pants and shoes. Tommy continues to be the voice of reason and the one his friends go to for advice, but contrary to when he was a baby, he now focuses more on his own problems than on his friends’ – but he’s always willing to help, if necessary. Tommy is very interested in filmmaking and is also seen inventing stuff sometimes, just like his dad.
Dil Pickles is Tommy’s baby brother and was introduced in The Rugrats Movie. As the youngest baby, he didn’t do much in Rugrats, and he was often seen crying or babbling… or being used by Angelica to trick the babies and sometimes the adults as well. Even though they can’t really understand each other and their relationship was not good at the beginning, Dil and Tommy eventually became close, and Tommy was very caring with Dil.
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In All Grown Up!, Dil is by far the one with the most eccentric personality, wearing bizarre outfits (like a hat with plastic dentures attached to it), contorting in weird ways, talking in code, and looking to make contact with aliens. In the episode “Truth or Consequences”, Principal Pangborn attempts to psychoanalyze him, with Phil and Lil later wondering if he would be different had they not dropped him on his head. Whatever the reason, Dil is not afraid to be himself, and his friends and family accept him as he is.
Angelica Pickles is Tommy and Dil’s cousin and the main antagonist of Rugrats. She’s the only child of Charlotte and Drew, and as such was really spoiled and always looking to be the center of attention. She constantly threatened the babies verbally and physically, although she was seen standing up for them a couple of times. She had a “frenemy” relationship with Susie, Tommy’s neighbor and friend, who was her complete opposite.
Angelica’s personality doesn’t change much in All Grown Up! as she’s still spoiled and bossy, looking to have all the latest fashion trends and become very popular. She’s still manipulative and takes advantage of others, especially his friend Harold. Her relationship with Susie improves, and even asks her for advice a couple of times, and her new “frenemy” is Savannah, the leader of the popular group who constantly looks down on her while she tries (a bit too hard) to fit in.
Chuckie Finster is Tommy’s best friend and that one character that was always afraid and worrying over everything. He had orange, messy hair, freckles, glasses, and his shoelaces were always untied. He lived with his dad Chas, stepmother Kira (who his father married in Rugrats in Paris), and stepsister Kimi. He struggled with a number of fears, both rational and irrational, but proved to have the courage to face them.
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Physically, Chuckie doesn’t change much in All Grown Up!. His hair is still orange and messy, he still wears glasses, and now also braces. He’s still shy but takes more risks than when he was a baby, and continues to be a support for his friends. He becomes an even more overprotective brother, which creates some minor conflicts with Kimi (and at some point with his best friend Tommy as well, when he finds the initials “TP+KF” carved in the wall). He definitely plays the “big brother” part more prominently in this series than in Rugrats.
Tommy’s neighbors and the only twins in Rugrats, Phil and Lil DeVille are a very special pair. They loved dirt, bugs, and argued very often, calling each other by their full name. Adults often mistook them as they are pretty much identical, and the pair even played with this by exchanging Lil’s bow. They were always up for all kinds of adventures, but the messier the better.
Naturally, they were pretty close, but in All Grown Up! the dynamic between them goes through some changes. They grow more independent of each other and no longer share a room (nor do they dress the same). At some point, Lil is pressured by her “friends” to demand her independence and get her own room, but it’s all because they think Phil is gross – which he kinda is. Phil is still into “gross stuff” while Lil becomes more of a superstitious type. They both have romantic interests, with an attraction between Lil and Chuckie being implied and Phil going out with Wally Ramone, a girl on his soccer team and one of Lil’s best friends.
Kimi Watanabe-Finster was introduced in Rugrats in Paris along with her mother, Kira, and later became part of Rugrats. She was adventurous, had a big imagination, and was always smiling, but she was also a bit too naive, making Chuckie feel like he had to protect her all the time. She was more of an “act first, think later” type, which was the complete opposite to her brother, but they cared a lot about each other and had a really strong bond.
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As a teen, Kimi is a free-thinking, independent girl. She has a very peculiar fashion sense and embraces her Japanese heritage, likes “weird” music, and develops a crush on “bad guy” Z, although it’s later revealed that she also has a crush on Tommy. Her relationship with Chuckie continues to be very close, with her offering him support whenever he needs it, and while she appreciates his overprotectiveness, she finds it annoying sometimes. In All Grown Up! it is revealed that Kimi has been keeping in touch with her father, and even comes to visit her in the episode “Trading Places”, along with her step-mother and half-sister.
Susie Carmichael was Tommy’s neighbor and Angelica’s rival throughout Rugrats, although she made a conscious effort to get along with her. She was polite, kind, adventurous, and had a very active imagination, but she also had a very mean side that could easily compete with Angelica’s, although this side of her wasn’t seen often. She was also very supportive, especially to Chuckie, very intelligent, and had a better understanding of adults and the world in general than the rest of the gang.
Susie doesn’t change much in All Grown Up!, as she’s still the more mature character from the bunch and keeps a close relationship with everyone. She has a natural talent for singing and is also shown to know 10 languages. Her relationship with Angelica changes for the better, and the two often help each other. Just like her mother, Susie is a girl of many talents, and often keeps herself busy with multiple activities.
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