Like with the previous Persona titles, Persona 5 Royal players would have to create bonds with certain game characters to max out their friendship, or in this case, Confidants. If this isn't your first time playing P5R, then you're familiar with Confidants.
Hanged Man
Iwai Munehisa - Speak to him after receiving the mystery bag. You can find him in his shop. However, you need to have Guts level four before rank one and Guts level five to rank eight.
Benefits:
- Custom gun mods that can add elements
- More guns will be available at the shop
Strength
Twin Wardens - Speak to them in the Velvet Room. They're at the left of your cell gate. You can level up this Confidant by completing Persona fusion challenges.
Benefits:
- Train Personas to add attribute resistances
- Group Persona fusions
- Fuse higher level Personas than your current level
Temperance
Sadayo Kawakami - Call Kawakami from Leblanc after the maid event on Fridays and Saturdays to unlock and level. For rank one, your Guts level should be at three. Levels will be capped until the end of the summer break. She is also romanceable.
Benefits:
- Head out after the Metaverse excursions
- Chance to gain more free time at school
- Save time by making her make coffee or curry, do laundry for you, or craft infiltration tools
Death
Tae Takemi - Meet Takemi at her clinic in Yongen-Jaya to unlock and level. Guts level two will be needed to achieve rank two. You'll also need Charm level four for rank eight. She is also romanceable.
Benefits:
- Accessories and healing items are available for purchase
Tower
Shinya Oda - Speak to Shinya at Akihabara arcade after an encounter with a cheating gamer in Mementos.
Benefits:
- Buffs gun attacks
- Unlocks gun-based bonuses, guaranteed shot down, attacks for ambushing and negotiating.
Devil
Ichiko Ohya - Speak to her after the Madarame arc in the Shinjuku bar. She is also romanceable.
Benefits:
- Makes ambushing easier as Palace security levels reduce
Sun
Toranosuke Yoshida - Work at the beef bowl restaurant after speaking with him at the Shibuya station square multiple times. You can level up this Confidant by talking to him there on Sunday nights.
Benefits:
- Recruit Persona that has a higher level than you are
- Chance to improve results of negotiation
Moon
Yuuki Mishima - Go to Shinjuku and speak to Mishima. You can progress this Confidant by clearing Mementos targets.
Benefits:
- Increases your EXP gains
- Backup members can gain EXP
Star
Hifumi Togo - Unlock and level by speaking to her at the Kanda church at night. For rank one, you'll need Charm level three and Intelligence level five to reach rank eight. She is also romanceable.
Benefits:
- Earn extra money when you win battles in one turn
- Swap members during battle
- Lets you escape when surrounded
- Hastens escape
- Back-up members could do follow-up attacks
Councilor
Takuto Maruki - Speak to Maruki at school to unlock and level up. You must reach level nine with this Confidant by November 18.
Benefits:
- Chance to recover SP when it's low
- Joker's SP increases
- Chance to become Focused and Charged at the start of a battle
- Chance for Joker to recover ailments
Faith
Kasumi Yoshizawa - Speak to her to unlock and level up. She would mostly initiate hangouts. Levels will be capped until later in the story, but you must reach level five before December 18. She is also romanceable.
Benefits:
- Joker's HP increases
- Ambush enemies from a distance through grappling hooks
- Ambush enemies even if they hit you first
Judge
Sae Nijima - This Confidant can be unlocked and leveled up as the Persona 5 Royal story continues. No benefits included.
World
This Confidant can be unlocked and leveled up as the Persona 5 Royal story continues. No benefits included.
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