Emperors all throughout history are viewed as powerful, controlling, and majestic. This is why their form encompasses similar traits to the eponymously named Tarot card. In Persona 5 Royal, the allies that Joker can summon to his side from this Major Arcana embody these very same aspects of strength.
Often possessing destructive Electric and physical skills, though not always, these personas take forms representing kings, emperors, and even gods from across the real world's history, religion, and folklore. For the ability to control the flow of battle with undeniable force, personas from Emperor Arcana are some of the best to seek out.
Updated on November 5, 2022 by Ritwik Mitra: Persona 5 Royal is an excellent JRPG that needs no introduction. The story of Joker and the rest of the Phantom Thieves as they strive to change hearts and unravel the web of deceit weaved by corrupt adults is a blast from start to end. All of this is accompanied by a great soundtrack and amazing combat that is augmented with the player's ability to befriend and use Personas in battle, including those of the Emperor Arcana!
10 Yusuke's Personas
Yusuke Kitagawa is one of the oddest members of the team. He seems like nothing more than a quirky artist who might be a bit too attached to his art for his own good, but watching him be ruthlessly exploited by Madarame makes players feel genuinely sorry for him.
Thankfully, he manages to awaken his Persona and become a main member of the Phantom Thieves. All of his Personas correspond to the Emperor Arcana, which is fitting given his flamboyant personality.
Goemon
Goemon is the Persona Yusuke starts out with in Persona 5 Royal. His attacks are of the Ice element while also having some great Physical abilities as well. Players who want to conserve SP during a run through a Palace will be pretty well-serviced with Goemon's wealth of abilities.
Kamu Susano-o
Yusuke attains this Persona after Joker forms an unbreakable bond with him at Confidant Level 10. Goemon transforms into Kamu Susano-o with Yusuke experiencing a breakthrough of his own. This Persona completely nullifies Ice and resists Wind as well, although its weakness to Fire still remains.
Gorokichi
In Persona 5 Royal, players who have leveled up Yusuke's Confidant to the max get a special scene with him during the final semester. His Persona evolves for a final time into the powerful Gorokichi, giving him one of the most powerful abilities in the game. Hyakka Ryouran increases the stats of all party members for three turns, although its high SP cost means that Yusuke should use it sparingly.
|
Persona Name |
Cheapest Fusion Recipe |
Money Required |
|---|---|---|
|
Regent |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Eligor |
Angel and Jack-o'-Lantern |
¥7,975 |
|
Setanta |
Sandman and Angel |
¥24,796 |
|
Thoth |
Principality and Jikokuten |
¥46,495 |
|
Barong |
Unicorn and Thunderbird |
¥85,771 |
|
King Frost |
Ganesha and Seth |
¥163,468 |
|
Oberon |
Kali and Black Rider |
¥220,816 |
|
Baal |
Loa and Yamata-no-Orochi |
¥264,070 |
|
Odin |
Surt and Uriel |
¥388,108 |
9 Regent
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: N/A
- Money Required: N/A
This treasure demon is named after a historically significant gem that is connected to bother French royalty and a conquerer. Like others based on valuable goods, Regent has a wealth of skills available right away, all of which are multi-target magical attacks. They even have a trait that strengthens them all by 20%.
This level 10 persona, unfortunately, cannot be summoned and must be found in Mementos or in one of the various palaces one must traverse throughout the main story.
8 Eligor
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Angel and Jack-o'-Lantern
- Money Required: ¥7,975
This demon, written of in The Lesser Key of Solomon as well as other occult grimoires, appears as a level 16 persona in the form of an armored warrior astride a mighty steed. In the aforementioned text, Eligor is mentioned to have a lance and possesses powers pertaining to warcraft, divination, as well as matters of love and lust.
In P5R, he has lightly damaging skills in addition to a fire one that makes him a decent level 16 summon. He can be fused from Angel and Jack-o'-Lantern for ¥7,975.
7 Setanta
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Sandman and Angel
- Money Required: ¥24,796
Setanta is actually the younger form of another figure that can be found in this game. This was the name and identity of the mythical Celtic hero Cu Chulainn before he gained renown as a near peerless warrior. As one would expect by him sporting a spear in-game, the level 25 Setanta has mostly physically-oriented skills, including a heavily damaging one.
He also has the immensely deadly support skill, Charge, which boosts the next used physical attack's damage by a monstrous 250%. This young warrior can be merged from Sandman and Angel for the price of ¥24,796.
6 Thoth
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Principality and Jikokuten
- Money Required: ¥46,495
In Egyptian mythology, Thoth is sometimes also depicted as having the head of a thin-beaked bird known as an ibis. They are a god of time and balance, said to have been born during the very first moment of creation and has since measured all time that followed.
Their skills are quite varied, as they possess defensive buffs, offensive debuffs, power-up moves, and more. However, the most notable skill this level 36 persona has is the rare Almighty one called Megido, which does moderate neutral magical damage to all foes. They can be summoned by merging Principality and Jikokuten for ¥46,495.
5 Barong
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Unicorn and Thunderbird
- Money Required: ¥85,771
This Balinese god is the positive half of an eternal battle between good and evil. They oppose the hateful witch Rangda, though the battle constantly wavers from one side to the other throughout the course of history. Barong can unleash heavy Electric attacks and even suppress an enemy's resistance to this element for guaranteed massive damage.
At level 52, they are a great persona to bring into one of the longer palaces because of their Invigorate 2 passive skill that recovers 5 SP per turn while in battle. This fierce deity can be fused by polymerizing Unicorn and Thunderbird for ¥85,771.
4 King Frost
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Ganesha and Seth
- Money Required: ¥163,468
This naive monarch presides over all Jack Frosts and is a figure originally from The Frost Fairies, a story by the author Margret T. Canby. As one would expect from his name and in-game description, he possesses primarily Ice-type skills. At level 61, this winter warlock can unleash heavily damaging Ice skills, but more importantly, can buff them and debuff enemies to increase their effectiveness.
He has passive and support skills capable of decreasing an enemy's resistance to Ice damage, increase the chances of his attacks freezing foes, and even boost all of his most chilling assaults by a huge 50%. Although there are quite a few cheaper fusions, the least expensive one that is guaranteed to call King Frost forth is the one that merges Ganesha and Seth for ¥163,468.
3 Oberon
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Kali and Black Rider
- Money Required: ¥220,816
This fairy monarch was made most famous by appearing in the Shakespearian play A Midsummer Night's Dream. He is seen as whimsical, to some degree, but this is deceptive and belittles his true power. In Persona 5 Royal, Oberon possesses heavily damaging Electric and physical attacks as well as quite a few handy support skills.
One of which is the always-useful Samarecarm, which can revive a fallen ally with full health. This level 66 persona of great versatility can be fused from mixing Kali and Black Rider for ¥220,816.
2 Baal
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Loa and Yamata-no-Orochi
- Money Required: ¥264,070
This deity of fertility is mentioned in both Mesopotamian myths as well as the lore of Abrahamic religions. However, over time, he became more associated with demons due to early Christianity's vilification of gods from other religions.
At level 82, Baal can unleash severe Wind attacks upon foes that can hit them like unrelenting typhoons. They can be called upon to join Joker's party by offering Loa and Yamata-no-Orochi for ¥264,070.
1 Odin
- Cheapest Fusion Recipe: Surt and Uriel
- Money Required: ¥388,108
This leader of the Aesir in the Norse pantheon is renowned for his magical might as well as his immense well of knowledge. As the highest-ranked persona in the Emperor Arcana at level 84, Odin appropriately has a devastating skillset. His severely damaging Electric attacks can become even more deadly after getting boosts by a tremendous 50% thanks to his Elec Amp passive skill.
He also has the trait, Bargain Bolts, which decreases the SP cost of his Electric skills by a generous 75%. Before the player can even think about summoning him, however, they'll need to max out their social link with the Emperor Arcana's confidant, Yusuke Kitagawa. After this, one can fuse him by combining Surt and Uriel for ¥388,108.