Persona 5 thats the best part

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The eight-year Sequel Gap paid itself off in memes during the first week of release alone.

Pre-release

You are slave. Want emancipation? Explanation
"Yer a Persona user, Harry." "I'm a what?" Explanation
Phantom Bandits of HeartsExplanation
Ann's Persona is Carmen Sandiego. Explanation
Parts of the fanbase dubbed Joker "Chairy Potter" or "Chair-kun". Some joked that Kanji's secret weapon in Persona 4: Arena would be the Persona 5 protagonist. Note that this was before the shocking Phantom Thief reveal.
Haru tips her hat upon introduction and her Persona is named "Milady". Cue fedora jokes.
Makoto's Persona, Johanna, has been dubbed the "Popemobile" due to being based on a fabled pope and the fact that, well, it's a motorcycle.
- "Johanna noises", a reference to the infamous "Motorcycle noises" meme from Persona 2.
Akechi/Robbie Daymond in Atlus's basement. Free him.
Celebrating the release date of Persona 5 before it even came out. Explanation

Post-release

FOR REAL?!?! Explanation
YUSUKE'S FUCKIN PISSED!! Explanation
"Yosh!" Explanation
Photoshopping Shinya Oda's "Get Smoked" hat onto other members of the cast caught on very quick once the character portraits were dropped online.
- And that turned into photoshopping said hat onto everything that has a head.
Pancakes Explanation (Spoilers!)
- 6/9 Explanation (spoilers!)
Trust no one not even yourself. Explanation (Spoilers!)
- lol2goros Explanation (spoilers!)
"A RIVER IN A DRY LAND" Explanation
SATAN'S SAVING CHRISTMAS! Explanation (Major Spoilers!)
P5 FES / P5 Crimson soon Explanation
YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMIIIIIIINNNNNGGGG Explanation
The Ruse Cruise Explanation
Time to button mash. Nyaaaa!!
Being Goro is suffering Explanation (spoilers!)
The Goropocalypse Explanation (spoilers!)
GORO AKECHI'S WILD RIDE Explanation (spoilers!)
- I WANT OFF AKECHI-SAN'S WILD RIDE Explanation
- stop talking about groo holy shit Explanation
Ann's poor spine. Explanation
#NotMyIgor Explanation (spoilers!)
Aspects of the game (Dialogue box, Weather, and Day Info) are spliced to videos. This is one such example
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Everyone is Shido's kid. Explanation (spoilers!)
7/7 Explanation
- "The tutorial ends on 7/7." Explanation
You must be tired, why don't you go to bed?/Let's not do that today. Explanation
- Morgana in the Persona 3 Ending Explanation (Spoilers!)
*interacts with anyone* *time flashes forward* Explanation
- Nasty Crimeboy Explanation
Yusuke's love for lobsters.Explanation
#FeedYusukeExplanation
Makoto's Browser History
Explanation
- In a similar vein: "I would like your honest opinion...if you would."
  ◊ Explanation
"The influence of ___ knows no bounds... I underestimated it, honestly." Explanation
Lala Escargot is best girl. Explanation
- Yusuke, perhaps to an even greater degree, is given the same treatment.
- Same with Ryuji. Explanation
- In general, saying that a character that is not even female in the first place is "best girl". Common choices include Ryuji and Yusuke as mentioned above, the SIU Director, Igor or even Jack Frost.
- Ohya is worst girl. Explanation
Joker telling Sae about his life in extreme, borderline uncomfortable detail. Explanation
- "Did you have to include the part where you fucked my sister?" Explanation
- In general, having Sae express disbelief about parts of the story is turning into a Running Gag to help gloss away certain parts of the game that are either polarizing to some, or just odd to others.
Ooh, we can do this! Explanation
- Looking cool, Joker! Explanation
- What are your thoughts? Explanation
- It's almost scary how good I am! Explanation
#LetRyujiSayFuck Explanation
- RYUJI SAID "FUCK!" explanation
The kid behind Joker's desk. Explanation
This portrait of Yusuke
. Explanation
I am certainly in the mood
- For something salty today. Explanation
Valentine's Day Explanation
- Hoo boy Explanation
- You try anything with my daughter, and hoo boy. Explanation
- You've hoo'd your last boy.Explanation
Photoshopping different characters into Kawakami's maid outfit Explanation
"Let's do it in the student council room. I'll leave the back entrance open for you." Explanation
Rank 5 [Skill name]Explanation
Train Missed. Game Over. Explanation
- Finding the Ginza line.Explanation
John Cena's a Phantom Thief.Explanation
"Cognitive psience, son. It hardens in response to physical trauma. You can't hurt me Joker"Explanation (Spoilers)
The sex.Explanation
Haru's forehead Explanation
Futaba X Inari = Futanari Explanation
"Damn brat, I'll sue!" Explanation
- "Damn brat!" Explanation
Ryuji declaring that he's a Phantom Thief Explanation
Ryuji IS the Phantom Thief Explanation
Fursona 5 Explanation
- NO GLOVES! Explanation
With the anime and dancing game referring to the protagonist as "Ren Amamiya", it has spawned a few memes in short notice:
- Ren Mamma Mia!.Explanation
- #NOTMYJOKER Explanation
- The many names of Joker.Explanation
Cowboy Bebop's opening syncs up a little too well
Explanation
Sojiro's shotgun.Explanation
Haru is a sadist.Explanation
Make Japan Great Again Explanation
- Likewise, referring to Yoshida as "Japanese Bernie Sanders" is quite popular due to both being aging politicians with beliefs seen as radical and focusing on issues that affect the youth of their countries.
Goro Akechi is Mike Wazowski Explanation
Captain Akechi.Explanation (spoiler)
"I'm a teacher... and you're my student." "That's the best part." Explanation
Dr. Legs Explanation
Retort it Explanation
Bayonetta is Joker's mom.Explanation
- Joker, two years later.Explanation
Futaba sleeping.Explanation (spoilers)
Pleasant Boy.Explanation (spoilers)
Is Futaba a kid or a squid? Explanation
Ann is Junko Enoshima Explanation
- On a similar note, Ann's initial Persona, Carmen, is sometimes compared to Celestia Ludenberg.
Haru's Screen Time Explanation
- Morgana stole Haru's Screen Time Explanation
Cuck the cat. Explanation
- "Spare coochie Lady Ann?" Explanation
- In general, calling Morgana a simp and making fun of his crush on Ann is a very prominent joke among the fanbase.
Gorb Explanation
Beep Boop. Explanation
Momkoto Explanation
"Joker? Do you have a plan?" "I'm gonna shoot a god in the face." "Uh, I think you may have missed a few steps there." "No, I said 'in the face.' Somehow that always works." Explaination (spoilers)
Don't mess with us Persona 5 fans, we haven't even played the game Explaination

P5: Royal Pre-release

Persona 5 Racing Explanation
Human Morgana Explanation
- "Don't worry, human Morgana isn't real. It can't hurt you."Explanation
The Persona Girls
! Explanation
I made her less... Ugh! Hire me, Atlus! Explanation
Goro in the backseat Explanation (spoilers!)
Buses.Explanation
Don't interrupt Ryuji's and Yusuke's beef bowl. Explanation
Yusuke's third-tier is Goro Akechi Explanation
Sailor Moon transformations Explanation
Time to steal Atlus' heart. Explanation