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Makoto starts out on bad terms with the Phantom Thieves, but she changes her mind once she sees them in action and quickly becomes one of the core characters ofPersona 5 Royal. Eventually, she becomes one of Joker’s confidants andone of many potential love interests.
To begin this confidant, players mustcompletely clear Kaneshiro’s Palaceand get his Treasure. After that, players can find Makoto standing outside the student council room on the third floor. If Joker has rank 3 Knowledge (Scholarly), Makoto will confide in him and the Priestess confidant will unlock.
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General Information
In Tarot tradition,the High Priestess Arcana represents a female figureof great wisdom and spiritual strength. The card’s negative aspects include secrecy and manipulation, which are good descriptions of Makoto’s actions before she joins the Phantom Thieves. Makoto’s Persona is Johanna, a (most likely fictional) woman who was elected Pope in the 9th century and was an inspiration for the High Priestess card in the Tarot deck.
When Makoto is willing to hang out,Persona 5 Royalplayers will find her during the day outside the student council room as usual. On days off, she stands outside the school gate. In December, players can find her in the Aoyama subway station. Her available days are usuallyTuesday,Thursday,Saturday, andSunday, rain or shine. Many of her events take place in school, but she’s willing to sneak in if it isn’t a school day.
Makoto will offer to help Joker study on 7/12 and 10/14, and she invites him to the movies on 7/28. She also invites Joker out to Ikebukuro on 7/30 (assuming Futaba’s Palace is cleared by then) and to Jinbocho on 8/15. Joker can invite Makoto to Suidobashi to get theGi-Nyant Dolland to Chinatown to get theShumai Cushion.Makoto’s favorite gifts aretheHeart Ring,Designer Perfume,Kitchen Tools Set, andMotorbike Figure.
If players haven’t made the friendship choice during the rank 9 event, they can invite Makoto out during the Hawaii trip to get aTiki Keychain. This gives the holder Divine Grace, whichboosts the effects of healing magic by 50 percent. After the school festival, Joker can spend time with Makoto to getMakoto Donuts, an item that restores 100 SP for one ally.
If Makoto is rank 10 and in a romance with Joker, players can invite her on Christmas Eve and get aWristwatch, a special item that increases the same-Arcana bonus for Priestess hangouts during New Game Plus. Lovers can also spend time with Makoto on Valentine’s Day to getMakoto’s Chocolate(a full SP restore for one character) and invite her to a date on White Day.
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Rank 1
As mentioned earlier, Joker will need Knowledge 3 before he can start the Priestess confidant. Once he does, Makoto will confide that shedoesn’t know much about typical high schooler behavior, and the two will end up in the Shibuya arcade. Most dialog choices don’t matter, but at the end there’s one choice that can give players some relationship points.
Bear in mind that these are the numbers players can get if they have a Priestess Persona in their stock during the event. All the numbers in this guide assume players have this.
The reward for this rank isShadow Calculus. During battle, players can now use the Analysis screen tosee a Shadow’s skills and potential item drops.
Rank 2
For the next event, Makoto brings Joker to the red-light district in Shinjuku to find a Shujin student. This event takes place outside, so Makoto will only be available if it isn’t raining.
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Rank 3
During the third event, Makoto brings Eiko to the student council room to confront her. However, the two end up having more in common than expected.
The reward for this rank isBlack Belt Talk. If Joker fails to convince a Shadow to join him and that shadow has a Physical skill, Makoto can convince it to give Joker another chance if she’s in the party.
Rank 4
During this event, Makoto opens up about her personal problems and what she wants to do after school.
For reaching rank 4, Makoto getsFollow Up, which isa chance that she’ll attack an enemyand deal an automatic critical hit after Joker’s turn.
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Rank 5
During this event, Makoto updates Joker on Eiko’s love life and mentions her suspicions about the new boyfriend.
Rank 6
To unlock this event, Joker must have reached Charm 5 (Debonair). This is so Joker can pose as Makoto’s fake boyfriend as she checks out Eiko’s boyfriend, Tsukasa.
This rank gives MakotoHarisen Recovery. On her turn, Makoto has a chance to cure a status ailment afflicting another party member.
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Rank 7
Makoto has only become more suspicious of Tsukasa after meeting him, and she opens up a little more to Joker about her history.
This rankawards the abilityShadow Factorization. When a Shadow has a known null, repel, or drain affinity for an element, players will see an “X” when aiming the wrong kind of attack at the Shadow.
Rank 8
Makoto’s next move is to bring Eiko to Big Bang Burger to talk about her boyfriend, but he’s already begging her for money.
This rank gives MakotoEndure, the ability to sometimes survive a fatal blow with 1 HP remaining.
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Rank 9
The private talk wasn’t enough to convince Eiko, so for this rank Makoto and Joker head to Shinjuku to gather evidence and confront Tsukasa. Players will need torun around and speak to peoplefor the first part of this event, but the only person who will move the plot forward is the Irritated Promoter in front of the bookstore.
If players are on the friendship path:
If players are on the romance path:
Either way, Makoto will get theProtectability. If Joker would be killed bya single-target enemy skill, Makoto has a chance to jump in the way and take the damage instead.
Rank 10
This event is slightly different in the friendship and romance paths. Both start out with Makoto describing her reconciliation with Eiko, but they go in very different directions after that. As the last rank event, players can choose any dialog options they like. If players are curious, however, the best responses are1, 1, 2, 1 or 3, 2,and3for the friendship path and1, 1, 2, any, 3,andanyfor the romance path.
After reaching rank 10, Makoto will undergo aSecond Awakening. Johanna becomes Anat, an ancient goddess of war and hunting whose worship started in Mesopotamia and spread into Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. Anat nulls Nuke damage, is strong to Curse damage, and gains the Evade Psy skill. Joker will also get accessto theCybelePersona.
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Rank 11
If players reach Priestess rank 10 and unlock the third semester, Makoto will approach Joker in January and ask to speak with him privately. Doing so will activate aThird Awakening, and Anat will transform into Agnes, another name given to the fictional female Pope. Agnes will evolve Gaia Pact into Gaia Blessing, which improves the odds of Burn, Freeze, or Shock by 50 percent instead of 25 percent.She’ll also get the skill Checkmate, which works like Debilitate but affects every enemy.
If Makoto is at Rank 10, players can speak to her on 3/19 to get theBuchi Calculator. This will let players use Shadow Factorization immediately after they reestablish the Priestess confidantduring a New Game Plus run. This ability is especially useful during NG+ since affinity info about registered Shadows also carries over.
Persona 5 Royalis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
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