Phantom Thieves of Hearts

"Take Your Heart." - The Thieves' slogan.The Phantom Thieves of Hearts, also known as The Phantoms, was a fictional group of otherworldly thieves who originated in Shibuya, Japan in 2016, and operated in the strange dimension known as the "Metaverse," who change the "hearts" of certain corrupted individuals by stealing their strong distorted desires. The group consisted of primarily eight members who were all teenagers, with most of them being students of Shujin Academy in Shibuya. They often endured public backlash and/or discrimination due to an unfair society, but they often fought back, siding with justice. They will serve as the primary protagonist group of all Persona 5 media and videos.
== Description ==
== History ==
=== Founding ===
The Phantom Thieves unofficially formed on April 15, 2016 while Ren Amamiya, a transfer student with an assault felony on his record from out of Tokyo, Ryuji Sakamoto, a troublemaker in Shujin Academy, and Morgana, a mysterious cat-like creature from the Metaverse, were up against Suguru Kamoshida, the gym teacher, who assaulted his students, both physically and sexually. However, Ann Takamaki eventually joined days after to get back at Kamoshida for causing her best friend, Shiho Suzui’s attempted suicide via jumping off the Shujin rooftop.
=== First Heist: Suguru Kamoshida, the Lust Sinner ===
=== Second Heist - Ichiryusai Madarame, the Pride Sinner ===
=== Third Heist - Junya Kaneshiro, the Gluttony Sinner ===
=== Fourth Heist - Futaba Sakura, the Wrath Sinner ===
=== Fifth Heist - Kunikazu Okumura, the Greed Sinner ===
=== Sixth Heist - Sae Niijima, the Envy Sinner ===
=== Seventh Heist - Masayoshi Shido, the Pride Sinner ===
=== Eighth Heist - Mementos, the Deadly Sinners & Final Battle ===
=== Ninth Heist - Takuto Maruki, the Sorrow Sinner & Taking Back Reality ===
=== Freeing Ren Amamiya ===
=== Disbandment in March ===
=== Reuniting & Changing More Hearts ===
=== Final Disbandment ===
=== Aftermath ===
After the Phantom Thieves officially disbanded one last time, it is currently unknown what truly became of each member, but some implications can be made that that may remain in contact and have different plans for their futures:
* Ryuji, as he mentioned in February of 2017, may try to be a part of a track team again and may try to become a professional runner once he is able to fix his knee properly again.
* Ann may try to continue her career as a model as she is successful with it by the middle of 2017 as well. She also had aspirations to become an actress, but whether ahe follows through or not is not certain.
* Yusuke, due to his love for painting, is most likely to continue his work as a painting and try to create more masterpieces like his mother’s work - “the Sayuri.” He may even work to outshine his former sensei, Madarame.
* Makoto likely continues for her goal to become police commissioner and has already made preparations to do so. Whether she stays in Tokyo or not remains to be seen.
* Futaba likely continues excelling at school to become a cognitive psientist, just like her mother, so that she can fulfill her legacy.
* Haru likely continues to run her late father’s business and legacy that is of Okumura Foods, while expanding towards cafes as her dream.
* Akechi’s fate is still left unclear, whether he is dead or in hiding. If he did survive, he would likely spend his time searching for more means of living with himself after he finally got his revenge against Shido in proxy of the Phantom Thieves.
* Sumire likely continues her dream of fulfilling Kasumi’s dream as well as her own of becoming a world champion in gymnastics and make it so that both of them would be recognized.
* Morgana, since he is a cat outside of the Metaverse, would likely stay with Ren for the rest of his life in bliss as cats do not typically live as long as humans, but for quite a while, while there is also no known way of turning into a human. When Morgana would die remains unknown, but it would likely not be for a long while.
* Ren’s true intentions or goals are not completely known, but since he did wish to stay in Tokyo with his friends, not to mention him hindering his skills in working as Sojiro’s part-time helper, as well as becoming a good curry and coffee maker, he would likely return to Tokyo upon graduation and work under Sojiro once more, and presumably take over as owner of Leblanc upon Sojiro’s retirement.
== Members List ==
Member 	Codename 	Role 	Persona 	Tenure
Ren Amamiya 	Joker 	Attacker/Leader 	Arséne 	April 15, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Morgana 	Mona 	Attacker/Acting Guide 	Zorro 	April 15, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Ryuji Sakamoto 	Skull 	Attacker/Charge Commander 	Captain Kidd 	April 15, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Ann Takamaki 	Panther 	Attacker 	Carmen 	April 15, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Yusuke Kitagawa 	Fox 	Attacker 	Goemon 	Earliest May 19, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Makoto Niijima 	Queen 	Attacker/Navigator/Advisor	Johanna 	June 20, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Futaba Sakura 	Oracle 	Hacker/Navigator 	Necronomicon 	August 29, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Haru Okumura 	Noir 	Attacker 	Milady 	September 19, 2016 - August 31, 2017
TEMPORARY 	TEMPORARY	TEMPORARY 	TEMPORARY 	TEMPORARY
Goro Akechi 	Crow 	Attacker/Navigator 	Robin Hood/Loki	October 29, 2016 - November 19, 2016, January 2 - February 3, 2017
Sumire Yoshizawa 	Violet 	Attacker 	Cendrillon 	January 12 - February 3, 2017
Sophia 	Sophie 	Attacker/Vendor 	Pithos/Pandora 	July 27 - August 31, 2017
Zenkichi Hasegawa	Wolf 	Attacker 	Valjean 	August 23 - August 29, 2017
== Deaths ==
* Goro Akechi (possibly) - Shot by a cognitive version of himself (Unknown).
* Ryuji Sakamoto - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Ann Takamai - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Yusuke Kitagawa - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Futaba Sakura - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Makoto Niijima - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Haru Okumura - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Morgana - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
* Ren Amamiya - Erased from reality by the wish of the masses and Yaldabaoth's powers; later revived.
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