’Persona 5’ Can’t Champion Marginalized Underdogs Without Queer Characters - Waypoint
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Atlus created a cast with outsider status and insider privileges.
When marginalized outsiders come together, they can confront their powerful, privileged antagonists and change society for the better. At least, that’s the point that Persona 5 is trying to make: These non-conformist high school outsiders—known as the Phantom Thieves—strike back against the shitty people in power, get justice against abusers, and change the world.
But just how representative of marginalized youth and teenage outcasts can Persona 5 really be, when the cast excludes queer characters altogether? It’s an erasure that’s difficult to reconcile with the game’s ostensibly empowering contemporary message.