Goro Akechi

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==Summary==
Goro Akechi is a character from Persona 5. A high school student who runs a detective business, he's widely acclaimed for his detective skills, even being revered to as the "Second Advent of the Detective Prince" due to having numerous solved cases under his belt. It is later revealed that he is the illegitimate son of Masayoshi Shido, and that he became a detective in an effort to please him, which subsequently lead to an encounter with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Willpower, far higher with Loki and Call of Chaos | , higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos | , higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos
Key: Late-Game | Third Semester | True End-Game
Name: Goro Akechi "Crow"
Origin: Persona 5
Gender: Male
Age: 17-18
Classification: Human, Persona-user, Phantom Thief, Wild Card, Fool Arcana, Justice Arcana.
Powers and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: Outerverse level (Goro is capable of putting up an even fight against the combined might of the Phantom Thieves, despite losing decisively, and among the Phantom Thieves is considered the only equal to Ren Amamiya at the time, due to their rivalry), far higher with Loki and Call of Chaos (Although it is uncertain whether the difference in power between Robin Hood and Loki is as immense as the usual standard between an evolved Persona and its predecessor due to Goro's status as a Wild Card, Loki should still be far more powerful than Robin Hood. This is further amplified by Goro's use of Call of Chaos on himself, which elevated a relatively weak Shadow like Cerberus into a notable threat to individual members of the Phantom Thieves), higher with Willpower | Outerverse level (Assisted in the defeat of Azathoth and Maruki, the former being stated to be on a whole other level than Yaldabaoth and is the master of the Faceless God), higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos | Outerverse level (Can meagerly damage and withstand blows from a full-power Adam Kadmon, the First Man, and the First World that transcends the entire Tree of Life, and is the closest emanation of the Great Reason), higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos
Speed: Immeasurable (Capable of keeping up with the entire Phantom Thieves, who are superior to the likes of Parvati), higher with Willpower, far higher with Loki and Call of Chaos | Immeasurable (Kept pace with Azathoth), higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos | Immeasurable (Kept pace with Adam Kadmon), higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable (Comparable to Ren, who's Persona Kohryu states that through his power, Ren possesses the might to move all of creation), higher with Willpower, far higher with Loki and Call of Chaos | Immeasurable (Stronger than before, and should be above the other Phantom Thieves sans Ren Amamiya, who collectively held back the sustained force of Fused Adam Kadmon's all-out punch), higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos
Striking Strength: | Outerverse level, higher with Willpower, far higher with Loki and Call of Chaos | Outerverse level, higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos | Outerverse level, higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos | Outerverse level, higher with Willpower, far higher with Call of Chaos
Durability: Outerverse level (Took hits from the Phantom Thieves, who could withstand blows from Shadows such as Paravati), higher with Willpower | Outerverse level (Took hits from a serious Takuto Maruki), higher with Willpower | Outerverse level (Barely endured full power blows from Fused Adam Kadmon), higher with Willpower
Stamina: Very High. Can fight for hours on end despite the constant use of physical and magic skills, which significantly drain physical and mental stamina respectively with every use. Goro himself has cleared entire Palaces on his own, prior to meeting the Phantom Thieves.
Range: Standard Melee Range with melee attacks | Up to Low Complex Multiversal with spells | Same as before. Up to Outerversal with spells.
Standard Equipment: Phantom Thief Outfit, Swords and Rayguns, as well as various battle and consumable items. Some items are only accessible past certain points in the game, and as such, the more notable items are listed below.
Intelligence: Genius. Goro is comparable to Ren Amamiya at the minimum, and is often portrayed as being able to occasionally one-up the leader of the Phantom Thieves in wits. The two are often depicted as rivals in almost every aspect, including intelligence, and while the main source of Goro's fame as a detective is fraudulent, he is still able to match wits with established geniuses such as Sae Niijima and Naoto Shirogane.
Weaknesses: Goro's physical and spiritual vitality is drained by using physical and magical skills respectively. Using Call of Chaos on himself causes him to go berserk, which causes his skill and tactical prowess to deteriorate in exchange for the massive increase in power.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Persona Summoning: The ability to summon and utilize Personas. Personas can move and attack independently of their users, allowing for concurrent attacks to be performed. They are summoned and directed through thought and instinct, and most attacks manifest just as quickly and are controlled through the same means; and it should be noted that Personas do not need to be summoned in order to use their skills. Each Persona has a unique set of statistics and elemental affinities, which also apply to their user while the Persona is equipped. Goro's initial Persona is Robin Hood, his evolved Persona is Loki, and his ultimate Persona is Hereward.
Persona Skills: Personas are all able to use certain skills and spells related to the stories/mythologies of the figure they are based on. Persona-users and their Personas can use skills and spells independently of each other. These skills range from amplified physical attacks, highly-malleable elemental attacks, status buffs and debuffs, ailment infliction, passive defenses and more, can manifest instantly and with a thought, as well as affect the mind, soul, information and concept of the target.
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*Megidolaon: Severe Almighty damage to all foes.
*Megaton Raid: Severe Physical damage to one foe.
*Kougaon: Heavy Bless damage to one foe.
*Makougaon: Heavy Bless damage to all foes.
*Eigaon: Heavy Curse damage to one foe.
*(Ma)Hamaon: Inflicts Bless-based instant death to one/all foes.
*(Ma)Mudoon: Inflicts Curse-based instant death to one/all foes.
*Fortify Spirit: Passively increases resistance to ailments.
*Attack Master: Automatically casts Tarukaja on user at the start of battle.
*Samarecarm: Revives one ally.
*Debilitate: Cripples attack power, defenses, speed and agility of one enemy.
*Charge: Multiplies the power of the next physical attack by 2.5x.
*Refresh: Heals all allies within a short range by a small amount, while curing all ailments.
*Holy Touch: Medium Physical damage to one foe. Inflicts Magic Bind.
*Arrow Rain: Summons a rain of arrows to deal medium Physical damage to all foes several times.
*Detective's Ban: Inflicts Strength, Magic and/or Agility Bind on all enemies.
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All Previous Abilities, plus the following:
*Laevateinn: Colossal Physical damage to one foe.
*Brave Blade: Colossal Physical damage to one foe.
*Negative Pile: Heavy Physical damage to one foe. Inflicts Despair.
*Deathbound: Summons a wave of flailing, shadowy arms from the ground to inflicts medium Physical damage to all foes several times.
*Riot Gun: Severe Gun-based damage to all foes.
*Dekaja: Negates all stat buffs on enemy side.
*Dekunda: Negates all stat debuffs on ally side.
*Heat Riser: Increases attack power, defenses, speed and agility of one ally.
*Tetrakarn: Erects a physically-reflective shield.
*Makarakarn: Erects a magically-reflective shield.
*Maeiga: Medium Curse damage to all foes.
*Maragion: Medium Fire damage to all foes.
*Desperation: Increases self attack power at the cost of defense being lowered. Cannot be negated.
*Evade Bless: Triples evasion against Bless attacks.
|-|Hereward=
All Previous Abilities, plus the following:
*Rebellion Blade: Colossal Almighty damage to one foe. Highly effective on downed enemies.
*Debilitate: Cripples attack power, defenses, speed and agility of one enemy.
*Arms/Spell Master: Halves the costs of physical/magical skills.
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Cognition: According to Morgana, the entire world is a product of Cognition; that is, what is real is only determined by humanity's perception. It is effectively a form of collective Subjective Reality possessed by humanity. Within the Metaverse, this effect is taken to its extremes, resulting in things such as fake guns becoming real just by someone subconsciously believing that it is, and said guns being always loaded due to the enemy's subconscious assumption that a gun being held with hostile intent would naturally be so. More subtle displays of Cognition are also shown, such as when Ryuji Sakamoto managed to harm Shadows prior to awakening to his Persona, despite Shadows being invulnerable to all forms of standard physical interaction, simply because he believed that those Shadows were normal people playing a cruel prank.
Will of Rebellion: The Phantom Thieves' outfits take the form of one's image of rebellion, and reflect the strength of their will to rebel against others' desire to control them. This will of rebellion manifests as the aforementioned outfits, which protect the Phantom Thieves from the effects of Cognitive Distortions. Naturally, the stronger the will, the greater the extent of their resistance to the effects of Cognition.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
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