Persona 5 The Royal has finally been revealed, showing off a new female character. She could be a female Joker, or maybe just another social link. With little information on her, we’ll just have to wait and see. But even with a female protagonist, the chance for people to finally live out their gay fantasies in Persona 5 is nowhere to be seen.

Many people online have yelled and raved about how Persona 5 didn’t include an option to be gay, which would make you believe that Atlus would add a gay route so to please the fans. But you have to remember that Persona is a Japanese game and is not made in the west. The people that they’re going to listen to the most are their Japanese consumers, and if they’re not complaining and raising hell about the issue, then they really have no reason to consider changing it. If you want a gay route, your best option it go back and play Persona 2.

I understand that Jun is the gay one, but why can't I be gay for my boy Eikichi!

If this is a female protagonist then hopeful people can finally at least romance their husbandos with a female MC, but I wonder would that be enough for people who wants a gay option. Persona 6 is going to have a new writer on board which many are happy about because it could mean a new direction for the Persona series. Let’s see how people react when Persona 6 doesn’t at least have one gay route and misrepresent gay/trans people once again. WIll Persona ever learn?

Never change Persona

Will Persona 5 The Royal add a gay route? Will Persona games ever include a gay route? Is a gay route needed in Persona? Tell us in the comments below.