Persona 5 Royal: How to Unlock the True Ending

Persona 5 Royal does have multiple endings. Some or bad, while some are good. The thing is, if you do one misstep or wrong action, you can get locked out of some of them.

Stay tuned to find out how to unlock the true ending without doing any wrong steps. You will even have to fight some tough bosses in the correct way!

Persona 5 Royal will have you invest a lot of your time and it is a very interesting story that will unfold towards the end by the choices you’ve made so far in the game.

If you want to go for the true ending, which is how the devs see it too, you will need to do a couple of very important things.

In this guide, I will be showing you what are those things and how you can unlock the true ending in Persona 5 Royal. Let’s get started.

How to Unlock the True Ending in Persona 5 Royal

There are at least 9 sorts of different things that you will need to do in order to get the true ending. Here I will list them all one by one.

Make sure to finish them as they are shown in this order. Any wrong misstep and you will get a different type of ending.

Step 1 – Finish all Palaces 

You will need to go ahead and run through all of the Palaces in the game in the beginning sections of the game. This is a necessity to do if you want the true ending.

Step 2 – Get Maruki’s Confidant to Rank 9 by November 18. Once you do that, the last rank will be given to you on November 18

Takuto Maruki, a school counselor, is a new character in Persona 5 Royal. On May 13, he will become your Confidant without them having to do anything. 

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, after school, you can find him outside the nurse’s office on the first floor of the practice building at Shujin Academy.

Step 3 – By November 18, get to Rank 8 in Akechi’s Confidant 

The other two ranks will take care of themselves during the story, just like Maruki. You also have to pick dialogue options that show that you know Akechi is a rival. 

  • You’re my competitor at Rank 7 and 
  • I accept at Rank 8

Here is also a list of how you can help max out Akechi:

  • Rank 3: The Joker must have Scholarly Knowledge and Charm at Level 3.
  • Rank 6: Can’t be used until September 3, and you have to meet Akechi in Leblanc to get it.
  • Rank 7 isn’t available until November 2, and Joker needs Level 4 Knowledge to use it 
  • Rank 8: You must win a hard solo battle. If you lose, you can try again.

Step 4 – After stealing from the Casino Palace 

Don’t take Sae up on her offer to let you off easy if you tell her the names of your fellow Phantom Thieves or Confidants.

Step 5 – After you Reach the Treasure Room on the Cruise Ship Palace 

Choose the answer that will help you keep your promise. You will see this option while talking after you have reached the Treasure Room.

Step 6 – If you want to keep reading Kasumi’s Confidant in the third Semester, you need to finish it by December 22.

You will also need to reach a total rank of 5 with Kasumi.

In the same way that there are no criteria for social stats to level up Maruki, there is no need for social stats to level up Kasumi’s Confidant.

And you shouldn’t have too much issue achieving Rank 5 prior to the 18th of December. 

It is important to keep in mind that the highest possible Rank for Kasumi’s Confidant before the start of the next semester is 5.

Once you have attained that level, they should focus their attention on other Confidants.

Step 7 – On December 24, say no to the main bad guy’s offer

With this step, you will mostly begin saying no to all of the conversation options that you will get.

Step 8 – On January 9, turn down the deal from the new ruler of the Palace

You will need to say no one more time to the new ruler of the palace. 

Step 9 – On February 2, say no again to the new Palace ruler’s offer

The palace owner will come again at the end and he will offer you a very good deal. This is the end question that he will give to you, but you will need to say no one more time.

Now, all you have to do to finish the game is finish the new Palace. If you follow the steps, you should be able to see not only the real ending of Persona 5 Royal. 

You will also get a short scene where the main character gets on the train to go home.

Conclusion

If you have done everything that is shown in this here guide, you will get the real and true ending that Persona 5 Royal was supposed to have.

You can of course do everything like side-jobs in the game and enjoy your time, but you will need to be precise and on time.

As you can see, getting the real ending can be quite a chore, but that ending cutscene will make everything worth it. Make sure that you follow everything to the last step.

One little miscalculation or wrong answer even will make it so that you won’t get the real and true ending that this game has to offer.

I hope that this guide has helped you out with getting what you needed in Persona 5 Royal. Grab some snacks and start working your way to the true ending. Good luck!

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