Persona 5 Royal - Confidant List and Recruitment Guide

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS ALREADY UPDATED AND DOES NOT CONTAIN STORY SPOILERS

List of confidants in Persona 5 Royal, including their associated Arcana, unlock dates, unlock conditions, and meetup locations.

Persona 5 Royal - Confidant List and Recruitment Guide

Confidant List and Recruitment Guide in Persona 5 Royal

Over the course of Persona 5 Royal (P5R), the Protagonist can unlock a Social Link or Confidant belonging to an Arcana. Some confidants are party members who will fight alongside the Protagonist, while others are support characters who provide benefits in both the metaverse and the real world.

Persona 5 Royal Persona Compendium (Persona and Arcana List)

As a confidant’s level increases, the player gains access to its unique confidant abilities. Spending time with confidants is insufficient to raise their rank. You must buy and give them gift items to ensure that they will rank higher when you spend time with them again. You can only give gift items to female confidants in Persona 5. While in Persona 5 Royal, the Protagonist can now give gift items to both male and female confidants.

Persona 5 Royal Confidant Gift List and Guide

Note that raising the Confidant level of female characters will unlock a romantic relationship with them, allowing you to view special events. It is even possible to achieve a romantic state with all possible partners during a playthrough which results in a unique and humorous special event.

List of Confidants

A list of every Confidant in the game, along with information about their availability, can be found below. Click on a Confidant to go to their guide page for information on how to increase their level, unlockable abilities, and special events.

*Takuto Maruki and Kasumi Yoshizawa are Confidant exclusives to Persona 5 Royal only.

Confidant Arcana # Arcana
Persona 5 Royal - IgorIgor Arcana 0 Persona 5 Royal - Fool ArcanaFool
Unlock Date
  • 4/12, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Velvet Room
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked automatically when playing the Main Story.
Persona 5 Royal - MorganaMorgana Arcana I Persona 5 Royal - Magician ArcanaMagician
Unlock Date
  • 4/11, Morning
Meetup Location
  • Cafe LeBlanc 2/F, Yongen-jaya
How to Unlock
  • Infiltrate Kamoshida Palace and free him from a prison cell.
Persona 5 Royal - Makoto NiijimaMakoto Niijima Arcana II Persona 5 Royal - Priestess ArcanaPriestess
Unlock Date
  • 6/25,  Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • School Front Gate, Shujin Academy
How to Unlock
  • Go to Student Council Room 3/F, Shujin Academy.
Persona 5 Royal - Haru OkumuraHaru Okumura Arcana III Persona 5 Royal - Empress ArcanaEmpress
Unlock Date
  • 10/31, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • School Rooftop, Shujin Academy
How to Unlock
  • Go to School Rooftop, Shujin Academy.
Persona 5 Royal - Yusuke KitagawaYusuke Kitagawa Arcana IV Persona 5 Royal - Emperor ArcanaEmperor
Unlock Date
  • 6/14, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Underground Walkway, Shibuya
How to Unlock
  • Go to Underground Walkway, Shibuya.
Persona 5 Royal - Sojiro SakuraSojiro Sakura Arcana V Persona 5 Royal - Hierophant ArcanaHierophant
Unlock Date
  • 4/20, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-Jaya
How to Unlock
  • Go to Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-Jaya.
Persona 5 Royal - Ann TakamakiAnn Takamaki Arcana VI Persona 5 Royal - Lovers ArcanaLovers
Unlock Date
  • 4/15, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Underground Mall, Shibuya
How to Unlock
  • Go to Shibuya Underground Mall, Shibuya.
Persona 5 Royal - Ryuji SakamotoRyuji Sakamoto Arcana VII Persona 5 Royal - Chariot ArcanaChariot
Unlock Date
  • 4/12, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Outside the Classroom 3/F, Shujin Academy and Arcade, Shibuya
How to Unlock
  • Go outside of your Classroom 3/F, Shujin Academy.
Persona 5 Royal - Goro AkechiGoro Akechi Arcana VIII Persona 5 Royal - Justice ArcanaJustice
Unlock Date
  • 6/10
Meetup Location
  • Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-jaya and Kichijoji
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked automatically when playing the Main Story.
Persona 5 Royal - Futaba SakuraFutaba Sakura Arcana IX Persona 5 Royal - Hermit ArcanaHermit
Unlock Date
  • 8/31, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Outside of Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-Jaya
How to Unlock
  • Go outside of Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-Jaya
Persona 5 Royal - Chihaya MifuneChihaya Mifune Arcana X Persona 5 Royal - Fortune ArcanaFortune
Unlock Date
  • 6/22, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Red-light District, Shinjuku
How to Unlock
  • Go to Red-light District, Shinjuku.
Persona 5 Royal - Justine and CarolineCaroline and Justine Arcana XI Persona 5 Royal - Strength ArcanaStrength
Unlock Date
  • 5/18, Daytime
Meetup Location
  • Velvet Room
How to Unlock
  • Go to Velvet Room.
Persona 5 Royal - Munehisa IwaiMunehisa Iwai Arcana XII Persona 5 Royal - Hanged Man ArcanaHanged-Man
Unlock Date
  • 5/6, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Airsoft Shop, Shibuya
How to Unlock
  • Go to Airsoft Shop, Shibuya
Persona 5 Royal - Tae TakemiTae Takemi Arcana XIII Persona 5 Royal - Death ArcanaDeath
Unlock Date
  • 4/15, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Clinic, Yongen-jaya
How to Unlock
  • Go to Clinic, Yongen-jaya.
Persona 5 Royal - Sadayo KawakamiSadayo Kawakami Arcana XIV Persona 5 Royal - Temperance ArcanaTemperance
Unlock Date
  • 5/24, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-Jaya
How to Unlock
  • Go and make a phone call in Cafe LeBlanc, Yongen-Jaya.
Persona 5 Royal - Ichiko OhyaIchiko Ohya Arcana XV Persona 5 Royal - Devil ArcanaDevil
Unlock Date
  • 5/24, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Crossroads, Shinjuku
How to Unlock
  • Go to Crossroads, Shinjuku.
Persona 5 Royal - Shinya OdaShinya Oda Arcana XVI Persona 5 Royal - Tower ArcanaTower
Unlock Date
  • 9/4, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Arcade, Akihabara
How to Unlock
  • Go to Arcade, Akihabara.
Persona 5 Royal - Hifumi TogoHifumi Togo Arcana XVII Persona 5 Royal - Star ArcanaStar
Unlock Date
  • 6/25, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Chapel, Kanda Church
How to Unlock
  • Go to Chapel, Kanda Church.
Persona 5 Royal - Yuuki MishimaYuuki Mishima Arcana XVIII Persona 5 Royal - Moon ArcanaMoon
Unlock Date
  • 5/6, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Red-light District, Shinjuku and Electric Town, Akihabara
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked automatically when playing the Main Story.
Persona 5 Royal - Toranosuke YoshidaToranosuke Yoshida Arcana XIX Persona 5 Royal - Sun ArcanaSun
Unlock Date
  • 5/6, Evening
Meetup Location
  • Station Square, Shibuya
How to Unlock
  • Go and work at Beef Bowl Shop, Shibuya.
Persona 5 Royal - Sae NiijimaSae Niijima Arcana XX Persona 5 Royal - Judgment ArcanaJudgement
Unlock Date
  • 7/9
Meetup Location
  • N/A
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked automatically when playing the Main Story.
Persona 5 Royal - ProtagonistProtagonist Arcana XXI Persona 5 Royal - World ArcanaWorld
Unlock Date
  • 12/? (P5) or 2/? (P5R)
Meetup Location
  • N/A
How to Unlock
  • Defeat the final boss.
Persona 5 Royal - Takuto MarukiTakuto Maruki* Arcana 1 Persona 5 Royal - Faith ArcanaCouncillor
Unlock Date
  • 5/13,  Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Councilor’s Room 1/F, Shujin Academy
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked automatically when playing the Main Story.
Persona 5 Royal - Kasumi YoshizawaKasumi Yoshizawa* Arcana ? Persona 5 Royal - Faith ArcanaFaith
Unlock Date
  • 5/3, Afternoon
Meetup Location
  • Kichijoji
How to Unlock
  • Go to Kichijoji.

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20 Comments

  1. since this is related to the article at hand when increasing your social stats it’s best to improve each one evenly, for example, let us say you went to work at the beef bowl shop right? tomorrow, work on guts, working like that will allow you to talk to other confidants when you have said the required social stat level.

    • Guessing that they hit the “-” key instead of “0” when making the guide as they are right next to each other.

  2. Just a suggestion: Alongside the unlock date you should have a column noting whether or not a confidant becomes unavailable for an extended time or must be maxed by a certain date. It could help with prioritization for those not wanting to miss out on a certain character or not wanting to rigidly follow a guide.

  3. You should update with what requirements are needed to unlock (charm for Hifumi, Guts for Iwai, etc.), I find myself worried I don’t know if I’m building my stats right!!