Persona 5 Royal
52 Achievements
1,000
100-120h
Awakening the Phantom Thieves
Evolved a party member's Persona.
15
9.18%
How to unlock the Awakening the Phantom Thieves achievement in Persona 5 Royal - Definitive Guide
Each party member you get to rank 10 confidant will evolve their Persona in the bonus semester. Starting on 1/13 with Morganna, should pop then. If not talk to any confidant who’s rank 10 and it should occur.
Have 3 personas evolved. No luck.
*MISSABLE*
Story-related, but can be missed if you are not on the path to the new Royal true ending.
Unlike the protagonist, each party member you gain throughout your journey has a fixed Persona which can’t be changed, except when you sufficiently increase their Confidant to the maximum rank. After increasing Confidant to rank 10, each party member will transform personas once into their Ultimate Persona, however this is not what unlocks the trophy.
In the third semester, each party member at rank 10 confidant will undergo another transformation. The first of these is an unavoidable sequence on 1/10 with Morgana, whose Confidant ranks up to 10 automatically over the course of the game. So, as long as you're on the path to the Royal true ending, you will not miss this trophy.
For the other original Phantom Thieves, you can awaken their third-tier Personas by hanging out with them from 1/13 onward in the same locations they normally are for their Confidants.
For Yoshizawa, you will need to maximize her Confidant in the third semester, then accept her invite to hang out on 2/2, the day before the final palace's completion.
Finally, Goro Akechi has the most complicated path to his ultimate Persona out of the party members and requires much earlier attention to attain.
During Justice Rank 7, for the sixth choice, pick 3: "You are my rival". Picking 2 will lock you out from getting Akechi's third Persona.
During Justice Rank 8, you will need to win against him in the battle during this rank-up event. Then, for the eighth choice, pick 1: "I'll take it." Picking 2 will lock you out from getting Akechi's third Persona.
Then, on the night of finishing Akechi’s event in the Cruiser Palace, the protagonist will ponder in bed about Akechi. You’ll be given a choice. The first choice locks you out of Akechi’s third persona. The second choice, "Fulfill Akechi’s Promise", is therefore a prerequisite for his third persona.
Then, on the path to the true ending, Akechi will meet with the protagonist on the evening of 2/2. You can choose anything for the first two dialogue choices, but be sure to select the first option of the third dialogue choice. This will then cause Akechi's persona to transform.
In short, the requirements for each third persona is as follows:
- Morgana: Confidant Rank 10 (automatic), then watch the mandatory story scene on 1/10.
- Ryuji Sakamoto: Confidant Rank 10, then hang out with him in the afternoons from 1/13 onwards.
- Ann Takamaki: Confidant Rank 10, then hang out with her in the afternoons from 1/13 onwards.
- Yusuke Kitagawa: Confidant Rank 10, then hang out with him in the afternoons from 1/13 onwards.
- Makoto Niijima: Confidant Rank 10, then hang out with her in the afternoons from 1/13 onwards.
- Futaba Sakura: Confidant Rank 10, then hang out with her in the afternoons from 1/13 onwards.
- Haru Okumura: Confidant Rank 10, then hang out with her in the afternoons from 1/13 onwards.
- Yoshizawa: Confidant Rank MAX, then on the afternoon of 2/2, accept her invite that she will send you via SMS.
- Goro Akechi: Justice Rank 7, for the sixth choice, pick 3: "You are my rival". > Justice Rank 8, you will need to win against him in the battle during this rank-up event. Then, for the eighth choice, pick 1: "I'll take it." > Confidant Rank 10 > Reach Akechi’s event in Cruiser Palace > When in bed, about to sleep on the night this happens, pick 2: "Fulfill Akechi’s Promise" > Evening of 2/2, for the third choice, pick 1: "Defeat [spoiler]".
The trophy will unlock on 1/10 with the scene with Morgana. The remaining third personas are optional.