Confidant

The player has obtained the "Diplomacy" ability at rank 2 of the Sun Confidant.

"But today, you entered a partnership with someone who awoke to the same power, haven't you? Involving yourself with others is an important foundation for your recovery. You've done well. That said, I am not advising the formation of superficial relationships. It must not be of frivolity, but a ring of those who would, by morals or faith, lend you their strength. In other words, they are bonds with those who have been robbed of their places to belong. The expansion of said ring will, in return, help you mature as well."

—Igor, Persona 5

Confidant, known as Cooperation (コープ, Kōpu)^? in the Japanese version, is a game mechanic in Persona 5.

This mechanic is similar to the Social Links of Persona 3 and Persona 4 and involves the protagonist building relationships with helpers around the city. Unlike Social Links however, establishing and improving relationships with Confidants also provides various benefits outside of persona fusions, many of which can be used in battle. Furthermore, only the events that start them and the ones that maximize them are voiced, with the exception of the Fool, Magician, Justice and Judgement Confidants as they progress with the story.

Appearances

• Persona 5

Role

Persona 5

Similar to Social Links, each relationship with a certain character (or possibly a group) is represented by a major Arcana, and ranking up each Confidant grants bonuses to Personas of correlated Arcana: Experience bonus for fusion result; shorter in-game days required for training a Persona in Velvet Room to learn a passive skill for overcoming its weakness. Ranking up each Confidants also unlocks new ability or benefit which directly affects performance in Palaces or otherwise opens up massive conveniences in day-to-day activities.

Arcana	Confidants	Benefits†
0 Fool	Igor	Unlocks Shadow negotiation. Bonus exp for fusion. Unlocks Third Eye. Increases Persona stock capacity.
I Magician	Morgana*	Unlocks craftable infiltration tools. May steal items with a melee attack.
II Priestess	Makoto Niijima*	Unlock extra information on analysis (item drops/skill list/enemy resistances).
III Empress	Haru Okumura*	Improves horticulture to harvest SP-restoring vegetables.
IV Emperor	Yusuke Kitagawa*	Unlocks Skill Card replication.
V Hierophant	Sojiro Sakura	Teaches SP recovery item recipes. Learned better item recipes on higher rank.
VI Lovers	Ann Takamaki*	Bargains in negotiation.
VII Chariot	Ryuji Sakamoto*	Ambushing enemies at least 10 levels lower than the protagonist instantly kills them, giving a free Persona but without other battle rewards (EXP/money/items)
VIII Justice	Goro Akechi*
IX Hermit	Futaba Sakura	Chance to cast any of the following between player turns: Recovers party's HP or SP. Matarukaja, Marakukaja, Masukukaja, or all three at once. Ultra Charge (all-targeted Power Charge+Mind Charge) Reveals maps on Mementos. Chance to prompt Hold Up at start of a battle. Chance to replace KO'd party members. Chance to nullify a lethal attack.
X Fortune	Chihaya Mifune	Bonus point gain on social parameters. Increases monetary rewards from battles for the day. Bonus affinity point gain on Confidant activities. Offers information for other Confidant characters.
XI Strength	Caroline and Justine	Unlocks Special fusions. Unlocks Lockdown. Permits fusion of higher-level Personas, in exchange for money. Payment depends on level difference.
XII Hanged Man	Munehisa Iwai	Unlocks equipment customization.
XIII Death	Tae Takemi	Offers new medicines. Offers new accessories. 50% discount.
XIV Temperance	Sadayo Kawakami	Additional free time during school to read or craft items. Perform household tasks (cooking, laundry, crafting) without consuming nighttime slot. Reenergize and do activities at Night after spending time in the Metaverse.
XV Devil	Ichiko Ohya	Reduces alert meter penalty in the Palace.
XVI Tower	Shinya Oda	Unlocks and improves Down Shot. Unlocks and improves Bullet Hail. Unlocks Warning Shot in negotiation. Increases ammo capacity. Allows all Gun attacks to pierce resistance.
XVII Star	Hifumi Togo	Allows swapping teammates mid-battle. Improves escape chance. Gain bonus money for defeating enemies after an ambush.
XVIII Moon	Yuuki Mishima	Free quests. EXP for allies not in the active party. Permanent bonus EXP from battles.
XIX Sun	Toranosuke Yoshida	Improves negotiation rewards during Hold Up. Can recruit Personas with level higher than player.
XX Judgement	Sae Niijima	"True Justice" allows the True ending and fusion of Satanael.
XXI World	None	None, plot-wise only.

* All party combatants bonus as follow with varied rank requirements:

• Unlocks Baton Pass.
• Unlocks Follow-up Attack.
• Chance to revert to the last negotiation question if the target is enraged by the answer.
• Chance to cure other party members of their ailments.
• Endure: Survive with 1 HP once in a battle when hit by a lethal or instant kill attacks.
• Protects the protagonist before getting hit by a lethal attack (single target only).
• Unlocks ally's Ultimate Persona with additional skills and new elemental attributes.

Trivia

• With the exception of those directly affiliated with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, and the Fool and Strength Confidants, any Confidant that becomes maxed will eventually discover the protagonist as a phantom thief, due to them revealing the names of those they are troubled by to him.
  • The Sun Confidant is different from the other Confidants, as while he does learn the protagonist is a phantom thief based on observations of the protagonist, he was never troubled by anyone enough that they needed to have their heart stolen.
• Unlike the rest of the Persona installments, the Tarot Cards which are used to symbolize these relationships are notably written in French instead of English, as they are based on the Tarot of Marseilles deck. The only exception is Death, which is also unlabeled in Tarot of Marseilles and referred to as such.
  • There are however deformities present in the Persona 5 variation of Tarot Cards from the original design. Below state the Deformities:

Arcana	French	Focus of illustration/Deformitiy
0 Fool	Le Mat	A traveler bitten by the dog
I Magician	Le Bateleur	A magician performing bloody experiment
II Priestess	La Papesse	A priestess reading porn
III Empress	L'Impératrice	An empress sitting vulgarly
IV Emperor	L'Empereur	An emperor smoking tobacco
V Hierophant	Le Pape	A hierophant thumbs down
VI Lovers	L'Amoureux	The arrowhead is larger than the rest of the arrow
VII Chariot	Le Chariot	An injured charioteer
VIII Justice	La Justice	Money weighs heavier than heart.
IX Hermit	L'Ermite	A hermit blowing raspberry
X Fortune	La Roue de Fortune	The creature at the top of the wheel is significantly bigger
XI Strength	La Force	The woman has a malicious smile
XII Hanged Man	Le Pendu	A hanged man talking to his mobile phone
XIII Death	L'Arcane Sans Nom	The Grim Reaper is killing the king (original just depicts the Reaper surrounded by body parts)
XIV Temperance	Tempérance	A maiden lifting up her right leg
XV Devil	Le Diable	A hermaphrodite devil tied to two children
XVI Tower	La Maison Dieu	Arrows raining down on the tower
XVII Star	L'Étoile	A maiden drinking water from one pot instead of pouring the content
XVIII Moon	La Lune	A man attacked by the crayfish in the lake and the canines howling at the lake instead of the moon
XIX Sun	Le Soleil	A sun drying out the livings on the land
XX Judgement	Le Jugement	A skeleton folding its arms like an "X" instead of praying like the other two people
XXI World	Le Monde	A maiden playing shakers instead of holding staff in each hand and is heading towards the northwest of the card

Gallery

The Fool

The Magician

The Priestess

The Empress

The Emperor

The Hierophant

The Lovers

The Chariot

Justice

The Hermit

Fortune

Strength

Hanged Man

Death

Temperance

The Devil

The Tower

The Star

The Moon

The Sun

Judgement

The World

Mechanics
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Devil Summoner series
Loyalty - Personality - Mystic Change - Nemechi (SH) - Case Files (RKKA)
Majin Tensei series
Rank - Affinity (2) - Arcana (Ronde)
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Berserk Mode (2)
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