anonymous · 6mo
hii waves around have u ever noticed how strega + sho minazuki (all canonically have suffered human experimentation & takaya clutches his head when summoning his persona) have red flamed personas. have u also ever noticed how loki persona 5 has a red flame and how goro akechi clutches his head a lil bit when summoning him. how shido says he made him stronger when u boss fight him. how wakaba is seen experimenting on people. hmmmm. i need strega and goro akechi to talk so bad takaya would brother this child back to hell and back i need my favs to talk
Red flames signify berserk personas, so I would say Akechi clutches his head due to the similar strain Takaya experiences when summoning. Shinjiro experiences the same during his theurgy so it isn't just from experimentation. Also worth noting that when Jin takes steroids that amps up his persona and therefore makes it beserk.
I have not played P4AU, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but I thought Sho Minazuki's red flames came from the Hinokagutsuchi that takes possesses him? Hence all of the red imagery with Sho + the fog etc. But yes Sho & Strega were both victims of Ikutsuki's experiments.
Theorizing Akechi's came from experimentation is interesting; (I haven't thought about P5 in a while either so forgive me again) but Shido's line of strengthening him could've meant more than training Akechi as a hitman. Shido did get Wakaba's research, I don't think she would've done it herself (?)
Overall I agree, they should all bond over how they've gotten used by adults and turned into hitmen. Seems to be a common theme in the entire franchise lol.
