Arsène

Arsène is a Persona in Persona 5.
==History==
, sometimes known as Raoul, is a fictional gentleman thief created by . He was known for targeting criminals or those who were much worse than himself, making him an anti-hero of sorts within his own stories. He might have been partly inspired by the French anarchist .
==Appearances==
*Persona 3 Reload: Fool Arcana (DLC)
*Persona 5 / Royal: Fool Arcana
**Persona 5 (Manga)
**Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers: Fool Arcana
**Persona 5 The Animation: Fool Arcana
**Persona O.A.
*Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight: Cameo
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Fool Arcana
*Persona 5 Strikers: Fool Arcana
*Persona 5: The Phantom X
*Persona 5 Tactica
==Design==
Arsène has, from top to bottom: a very tall top hat, a long-horned mask for its face (as Arsène appears to not have a head), a cropped red eighteenth century-esque suit worn open with the collar popped, stitched heart designs on the shoulders, a white ruffle tie, a black, tailed corset running down its torso; large, black, feathery wings starting at around the small of its back; claws; red coverings on its legs resembling pants and boots with blade-like heels.
Character designer Shigenori Soejima explained that Arsène was designed with an "old school vibe" in mind. Arsène's wings are meant to evoke the image of a thief's cape in the viewer's mind and represent the idea that a thief can go wherever they want.Persona 5 protagonist, first Persona, and more detailed in Famitsu, Gematsu
==Profile==
===Persona 3 Reload===
Arsène is one of the DLC Personas included in the Persona 5 Royal Persona Set 1 and is the only Persona that is capable of learning the Dark Driver Passive skill.
===Persona 5===
Arsène is Ren Amamiya's initial Persona. Arsène is obtained during his first confrontation with Shadow Kamoshida in Kamoshida's Palace, where Arsène personally teaches the protagonist how to fight during his first battle. Upon being fused for the first time, he bids the protagonist farewell, but states that he will appear again at an important period in his journey. This eventually occurs in Niijima's Palace when the protagonist faces off against Moloch, but can only be summoned in combat if the protagonist's stock of Personas is not full beforehand. At the climax of the game during the battle against Yaldabaoth, Arsène appears once more. The cheers of the public fuel the protagonist to finally unbind the chains around Arsène, causing him to transform into his ultimate Persona, Satanael.
The Shujin Academy library has a book based on him called The Great Thief that boosts the Knowledge social stat upon completion, while one of Sadayo Kawakami's class questions is on the book about his exploits.
Arsène specializes in Curse and Physical skills. However, unlike other party members, he has two weaknesses and, as the protagonist is a Wild Card, he stops learning new skills at Level 7.
If Arsène is itemized, Arsène's Cane will be received, a knife weapon for the protagonist that has a low chance to inflict random ailments.
====Royal====
During a fusion alarm, Arsène yields The Great Thief Stick instead, with a higher chance to inflict ailments.
====Manga and anime====
In both the manga and anime adaptations of the game, Arsène makes a brief cameo appearance as a fiery shadow in the first chapter and episode. Here he appears before the protagonist after he initially uninstalls the Metaverse Navigator app on his way to Café Leblanc for the first time. 
In the fourth episode of the anime, Arsène is fused with Pixie during the battle with Shadow Kamoshida. He re-appears in episode 26, right before the protagonist is about to be captured by the police, reminding him to keep remembering the bonds he had forged since last spring. In the Dark Sun special, he is summoned to fight against Goro Akechi's Persona, Loki, and is able to defeat it, resulting in victory against their former ally.
===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
Arsène returns as the P5 protagonist's initial Persona. Like the other Wild Cards’ initial Personas, Arsène has been given a boost to compensate the fact that he cannot be fused nor removed. Arsène evolves into Satanael after completing Ticket Quests 42, 43, 44 and 45. He obtains the special skill Revolt Vanguard.
===Persona 5 Strikers===
Arsène is once again the protagonist's initial Persona. While his stats don't get better without Incenses or unlocking the stat strengthening service in the Velvet Room after reaching the Okinawa Jail, he can learn more skills via level up than other Personas and is also one of the two Personas in-game to learn Riot Gun, with the other being Seth.
Most of his learned skills are based on Satanael, including Maeigaon, Survival Trick and Riot Gun.
==Quotes==
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P5/P5R=
* "I am the pillager of twilight — "Arsène"!"
* "I am the rebel's soul that resides within you. If you so desire, I shall consider granting you the power to break through this crisis."
* "Hmph, very well..."
* "Detest the enemies before you! Change that animosity into power... and unleash it!" (Tutorial)
* "Swing your blade!" (Tutorial)
* "This power of mine is yours! Kill them however you want. Run wild to your heart's content!" (Tutorial)
* "I am Arsène—the other you who exists within... Though I may disappear this moment, I shall always be at your side. We shall meet again... when your fate reaches its conclusion." (Upon being fused)
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P5 Anime (English Subbed)=
* "What's the matter? Simply going to watch? Wouldst thou forsake him? For death truly awaits him. Was your choice back then a mistake?Very well. I have heeded your resolve. Vow to me!I am thou... Thou art I... Thou who would accept blasphemy for the sake of thine own justice! Call upon my name and release thy rage! Show the strength of thy will to ascertain all on thine own, though thou be chained to Hell itself!" (Upon awakening)
* "I am the pillager of twilight, Arsene. I am the rebel's soul that resides within you. If you so desire, I shall consider granting you the power to break through this crisis."
* "Thou I may disappear at this moment, I shall always be at your side. And when thy fate reaches its end... We shall meet again." (Upon being fused)
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P5 Anime (English Dubbed)=
* "What's wrong? Are you simply going to watch? Here, in his final moments, you would forsake him? Nothing awaits him but death. Did you make the wrong choice then too?Very well. I have taken heed of your resolve... Vow to me!I am thou... Thou art I... Thou who would accept blasphemy for the sake of thine own justice... Call upon my name and release thy righteous rage! Reveal the strength of thy will to seek the truth on thine own, though thou be chained down by Hell itself!" (Upon awakening)
* "I am the pillager of twilight, Arsène. I am the soul of a rebel that resides within you. I shall consider granting you the power to break out of this crisis, if you desire..."
* "Thou I may disappear for now, I shall always be at your side. And when thy fate reaches its end, we shall meet again." (Upon being fused)
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The Day Breakers=
*"I am thou. Thou art I. You frauds who are in over your heads... Allow me to show you. How you pale in comparison to us as thieves!" (With Ren Amamiya)
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==Stats==
===Persona 3: Reload===
===Persona 5===
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Persona (P5)=
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Persona (P5R)=
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Prologue=
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===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
===Persona 5 Strikers===
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Base=
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Level 99=
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Prologue=
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==Gallery==
===Persona 5 / Royal===
ArseneConcept.png|Concept art
PERSONA5 package visual.png|Arsène with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts
Protag reach.png|Arsène and the protagonist
StartTheGame.png|Arsène and the protagonist
ProtagArseneHalf.png|Art
Arsene.jpeg|Arsène in an anime cutscene of Persona 5
Arsene Battle P5.jpg|Arsène being invoked in battle
Arsene Final Battle.gif|Arsène unshackled.
Arsene Destroyed.gif|Arsène evolving into a new form
P5R Key Art.jpg|Arsène in the key art for P5R
Arsene P5R.jpg|Arsène in Persona 5 Royal
P5R_SteamJokerArsene.jpg|Steam Wallpaper - Joker & Arsene
P5 Manga Arsène.jpg|Arsène as he appears in the manga adaption
P5A Arsene.jpg|Arsène as he appears in Persona 5 The Animation
P5 anime Arsene.jpg|Arsène as he appears in Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers
File:Ren Arsene MementosMission.png|Arsène as he appears in Persona 5: Mementos Mission
=== Persona 5 Strikers===
P5S JokerArsene.png|Character art of Joker and Arsène in Persona 5 Strikers
P5S ReleaseWallpaper Joker Arsene.jpg|Joker and Arsène Pre-Release Wallpaper (1080x1920)
P5S ReleaseWallpaper Arsene SP2.jpg|Arsène Pre-Release Wallpaper (1080x1920)
P5S ReleaseWallpaper Arsene SP.jpg|Arsène Pre-Release Wallpaper (1080x1920)
P5S Steam Badge6.png|Steam Level 1 Foil Badge - ARSENE 
P5S Steam Wallpaper1.jpg|JOKER & ARSENE (Common)
P5S_PersonaIcon_Arsene.png|Arsène's icon in battle
P5S_Arsène_compendium.jpg|Arsène's compendium in Persona 5 Strikers
=== Persona 5 Tactica===
P5T RepaintYourHeart.jpg|Arsène in the Repaint Your Heart DLC
P5T_Steam_JokerArsene.jpg|Steam Wallpaper - Joker & Arsene
===Persona O.A.===
PersonaOAarsene.jpg|Arsène in Persona O.A.
PersonaO,A,-Arsène.jpg|Arsène in Persona O.A.
Arsène (P O.A.).png|Arsène in-game model
===Other===
MegaHouse-Arsène.jpg|MegaHouse Arsène figure
P5-Arsene-Funko.jpg|Arsène Funko Pop
P25th ArtworkRemasters.jpg|Artwork of Arsène and the protagonist concluding the 25th Anniversary event.
== In Other Languages==
Language	Name
English 	Arsene (P5)Arsène (P5R)
Japanese	アルセーヌ (Aruseinu)
French 	Arsène
Italian 	Arsène
German 	Arsène
Spanish 	Arsène
==Trivia==
*In the game's prologue, Arsène's form is darkened much like Izanagi is obscured in the fog when summoned during the prologue of Persona 4.
*Arsène's two moves in the prologue, Eigaon and Brave Blade, are impossible for him to learn normally and must be inherited via fusion or taught using skill cards. He would also be far too low in level to face the Moloch in the prologue without multiple repeat strengthening sessions.
*Arsène is the only Persona to speak to the protagonist should he be used in fusion, though this only occurs the first time.
**If Arsène is fused near the end of the game, the cutscene would play as if Lavenza were still split into both of the twins, and the protagonist would be holding invisible bars.
*In-legend, Arsène is an anti-hero that conspires against people more evil than him; this trait is represented by his sinister and demonic appearance in the game and also by the protagonist as he uses his status as a thief to steal the hearts of the corrupt.
*One of the original ideas for Persona 5 was to give the protagonist an entirely different Persona instead of Arsène. The original idea was to have a Persona based on the German demon Mephistopheles. However, the programmers were against this idea because the idea of a demon-based Persona didn't fit into the thief theme of the game.'Persona 5' Main Character, Locations And Personas Cut From Final Release, Director Reveals. Player.One. (Groux, Christopher) November 1st, 2016
*The spelling of the Persona is different between Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal: in Royal, Arsène now has an accent applied to the first "e" as the new font can support foreign letters.
*Arsène's awakening dialogue about sacrilegious acts is referenced by Michael in the Qliphoth World followed by claiming the party is beyond salvation, implying the group has no place in the world (and therefore society) tying into the theme of having no place to belong.
===Appearances in Other Media===
Title 	Details 	Date 	External Links
Chain Chronicle 	Collaboration event* Paired with Joker, Warrior class, 5-star 	January 19th, 2017 - January 31st, 2017.https://chain-chronicle-global.fandom.com/wiki/Persona_5_Collaboration_Festival 	
Puzzle & Dragons 	Collaboration event* Paired with Joker as the character "Ren Amamiya & Arsene" 	July 16th, 2018 - July 29th, 2018https://www.puzzleanddragons.us/single-post/2018/07/12/Persona-Collab-Arrives 	
Grandblue Fantasy 	Part of Joker's base art 	June 18th, 2018 - June 29th, 2018https://gbf.wiki/Persona_5:_Thievery_in_Blue 	
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle	* Color swap for Izanagi 	* May 31, 2018 (Japan)* June 5, 2018 (North America)* June 22, 2018 (Europe) 	
 	DLC* Summoned by Joker when his Rebellion Gauge is completely filled up, assisting him in battle	April 17th, 2019 	Article in SmashWiki
 	Collaboration event* Joker's Persona 	October 10th, 2019 - November 7th, 2019Persona 5 Royal x Star Ocean: Anamnesis Collaboration Starts on October 10, Ends on November 7, 2019. Persona Central (Reggy, October 10th, 2019)	
Another Eden 	Collaboration event* Joker's Persona 	December 12th, 2019 Bound Wills and the Hollow Puppeteer. Another Eden wiki. 	Article in Another Eden Wiki
Phantasy Star Online 2 	Appears as a statue furniture item 	 	
AFK Arena 	Collaboration event*Joker's Persona. 	December 30, 2020 	Article in AFK Arena Wiki
Dragalia Lost 	Collaboration event for Persona 5 Strikers* Summoned by Joker when his Dragon Gauge is full.
* Dragon that all characters can shapeshift into	January 31, 2021- February 12, 2021 	Article in Dragalia Lost Wiki
Knives Out 	Collaboration event 	October 1st - 15th 2023https://p-ch.jp/news/11705/ 	Persona Channel new post
;Chain Chronicle
Chain Chronicle Card Joker.png|Arsène with Joker card in Chain Chronicle
;Granblue Fantasy
Granblue Fantasy x P5 Joker Sprite.png|Arsène with Joker in Granblue Fantasy
;Puzzle and Dragons
P5 Protagonist Puzzle and Dragons 2.png|Arsène with Joker in Puzzle and Dragons
;Kyoutou Kotoba RPG
Kyoutou Kotoba RPG Joker 1.jpg|Arsène with Joker in Kyoutou Kotoba RPG
Kyoutou Kotoba RPG Joker 2.jpg|Arsène with Joker in Kyoutou Kotoba RPG
;Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
SSBU_Joker_and_Arsene.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Maskless Joker & Arsène rendering
SSBU Shujin Uniform and Arsene.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Joker Shujin Uniform and Arsène rendering
SSBUWebsiteJoker3.jpg|Arsène with Joker in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
SSBUWebsiteJoker5.jpg|Arsène with Joker in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
;Another Eden
AnotherEden Joker.png|Arsène with Joker in Another Eden
;AFK Arena
Joker render.png|Arsène with Joker in AFK Arena
;Dragalia Lost
Dragalia Lost Joker and Arsène.png|Joker and Arsène in Dragalia Lost collab
Dragalia Lost P5 Showtime (Refined Vestige).png|Dragalia Lost Persona 5 Strikers Event Showtime! Refined Vestige Art.
Dragalia Lost P5 Caged Desire.png|Dragalia Lost Persona 5 Strikers Event Caged Desire Art.
 
;Knives Out
Persona 5 x Knives Out Arsene Gun.png|Arsene gun in Knives Out
==References ==
Category:Modern Fiction
Category:Persona 5 The Animation Characters
Category:Persona Q2 Personas
Category:Persona 5 Personas
Category:Persona 5 Royal Personas
Category:Persona 5 Strikers Personas
Category:Persona 5: The Phantom X Personas
Category:Persona 5 Tactica Personas