Persona 5 Royal - Confidants
The Confidant links of Persona 5 Royal, listed by arcana. Each is advanced by spending time with a character, and every rank hands over a concrete perk: combat passives, fusion bonuses, shop discounts, extra daily actions or story access. Royal adds two links, Faith and Councillor, and both have to...
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| Name | Type | Description | Role | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor (Fool) | Confidant | The Velvet Room's master and the Fool link, ranked automatically as the story advances rather than through scheduled hangouts. | Arcana: Fool | Raises the fusion level cap with each rank Unlocks advanced fusion services Rank 10 unlocks the Fool's ultimate Persona | Automatic, ranks up with story progress |
| Morgana (Magician) | Confidant | Morgana's link advances through time spent with him in Yongen-Jaya and in Mementos, and it is one of the easiest to max because he is available most evenings. | Arcana: Magician | Infiltration tool crafting recipes Stronger healing and support skills Rank 10: party-wide combat bonus | Starts in April, ranks through evening hangouts |
| Ryuji Sakamoto (Chariot) | Confidant | Ryuji's link runs on ramen, training and his old track team, and it pays out in ambush power. | Arcana: Chariot | Instant kill on weak shadows after an ambush Stronger physical skills for Ryuji Rank 10: Charge and high damage physical finisher | Starts in April |
| Ann Takamaki (Lovers) | Confidant | Ann's link follows her modeling work and her grief over Shiho, with ranks that make her the party's best negotiator and hardest member to kill. | Arcana: Lovers | Negotiation and charm resistance Survive a fatal blow at rank 8 Fire skill damage bonuses | Starts in April |
| Makoto Niijima (Priestess) | Confidant | Makoto's link is built around studying, her sister and learning to stop living by other people's expectations. | Arcana: Priestess | Enemy weakness and resistance analysis Stronger healing and defense buffs Rank 10: party analysis at battle start | Starts in June after the third Palace |
| Yusuke Kitagawa (Emperor) | Confidant | Yusuke's link is a running joke about being broke and a real art storyline about Madarame's shadow. | Arcana: Emperor | Skill card copying from Personas Skill card duplication at high ranks Stronger ice skills for Yusuke | Starts in June after the second Palace |
| Sojiro Sakura (Hierophant) | Confidant | Sojiro's link is about coffee, curry and Futaba, and it is one of the most practical in the game. | Arcana: Hierophant | Coffee and curry recipes that restore SP Brew items inside Palaces at max rank Futaba's family storyline resolution | Starts in April, needs Kindness to advance |
| Futaba Sakura (Hermit) | Confidant | Futaba's link is the year's most heartfelt, moving from a shut-in who cannot leave her room to a functioning member of the group. | Arcana: Hermit | Mementos scan range and floor reveal Emergency escape from a lost fight Higher trigger rate on support skills | Starts in August after the fourth Palace |
| Haru Okumura (Empress) | Confidant | Haru's link covers the aftermath of her father's death and her attempt to run the family business her own way. | Arcana: Empress | Rooftop vegetable garden for SP recovery Gunpowder and consumable crafting Stronger psychic skills for Haru | Starts in September after the fifth Palace |
| Goro Akechi (Justice) | Confidant | Akechi's link is a cat-and-mouse game of darts, jazz and interrogation, ranked through optional meetings rather than story scenes. | Arcana: Justice | Detective work side activities Hereward Persona and stronger Showtime at high ranks Third semester story access | Starts in June, needs Knowledge and Charm to advance |
| Kasumi Yoshizawa (Faith) | Confidant | Royal's new Faith link follows Kasumi's gymnastics career and her relationship with her late sister, and it is one of the two links that gate the third semester. | Arcana: Faith | Critical rate bonuses Training that raises max HP and SP Third semester requirement at rank 5 | Starts in May, available on specific days |
| Takuto Maruki (Councillor) | Confidant | Maruki's link is a series of counseling sessions about the party's traumas, and it is the single most important optional link in Royal. | Arcana: Councillor | SP recovery and status cure bonuses Third semester requirement at rank 9 Unlocks the Royal final Palace and ending | Starts in May, must finish before November 18 |
| Justine and Caroline (Strength) | Confidant | The Velvet Room twins set a list of fusion requests, each asking for a specific Persona with specific skills, and completing them is the only way to rank this link. | Arcana: Strength | Paid Persona stat boosts Fusion requests with skill requirements Rank 10: fuse above level for money | Starts in May, needs the compendium and specific fusions |
| Tae Takemi (Death) | Confidant | Takemi's link runs through her clinic in Yongen-Jaya and her past as a disgraced researcher. | Arcana: Death | Discounted healing items Experimental medicine that converts HP to SP Rank 10: cheapest clinic prices | Starts in April, needs Guts to advance |
| Sadayo Kawakami (Temperance) | Confidant | The homeroom teacher's link is one of the best time savers in the game: ranked up, she can be hired to do laundry, brew coffee or make tools while the protagonist spends the evening elsewhere. | Arcana: Temperance | Hire her for laundry, coffee and tool crafting Extra evening actions after Palace trips Rank 10: full housekeeping service | Starts in May, needs the part-time job at the bar |
| Yuuki Mishima (Moon) | Confidant | Mishima runs the Phantom Thieves fan site and his link is ranked by completing Mementos requests he posts. | Arcana: Moon | Experience bonuses from battles Reserve party members gain experience Unlocks extra Mementos requests | Starts in April, ranks through Mementos requests |
| Toranosuke Yoshida (Sun) | Confidant | A former politician speaking on a soapbox in Shibuya Station, ranked by listening to his speeches and eventually helping his campaign. | Arcana: Sun | Better shadow negotiation payouts Easier Persona recruitment Rank 10: maximum negotiation leverage | Starts in May, needs Charm to advance |
| Hifumi Togo (Star) | Confidant | A shogi prodigy pushed by her mother into a career she does not want, ranked through matches in Kanda. | Arcana: Star | Swap party members during battle Swapped-in member acts immediately Rank 10: escape from any non-boss fight | Starts in June, needs Knowledge and proficiency at shogi |
| Shinya Oda (Tower) | Confidant | A kid at the Akihabara arcade who talks like a veteran and is being bullied at school. | Arcana: Tower | Increased gun ammo capacity Chance to knock down with gun attacks Stronger gun damage | Starts in September, needs Kindness and Proficiency |
| Ichiko Ohya (Devil) | Confidant | A tabloid journalist in Shinjuku investigating Shido, ranked by drinking with her and feeding her leads. | Arcana: Devil | Lowers Palace security level after infiltrating Extra days before security maxes out Shido investigation storyline | Starts in June, needs Charm |
| Munehisa Iwai (Hanged Man) | Confidant | The owner of the Untouchable airsoft shop in Shibuya, and the party's gun dealer. | Arcana: Hanged Man | Weapon customization and parts Stronger model guns in stock Rank 10: discounted custom weapons | Starts in May, needs Guts to advance |
| Chihaya Mifune (Fortune) | Confidant | A street fortune teller in Shinjuku whose readings are real enough to matter. | Arcana: Fortune | Paid affinity readings for Confidants Social stat gain boost Reduced chance of enemy ambush | Starts in June, needs 100,000 yen for the first reading |
| Sae Niijima (Judgement) | Confidant | Sae's link only opens once the interrogation framing device begins to resolve, and it ranks automatically through the late story rather than through hangouts. | Arcana: Judgement | Party experience bonuses Automatic ranks through the late story Ties into the original finale | Automatic from November |
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