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Name: Nagisa Konno

Also known as: Hawks (Code Name)
                              Plain-Looking Student
                              Student with Freckles
                              Nagi (by Futaba)
                              The crybaby in the green suit (by Shadow Okumura)

Japanese Name: 紺野 渚
                               ホークス

Romaji: Konno Nagisa
               Hōkusu

First Appearance: Persona 5 Royal

Affiliation: Phantom Thieves of Hearts

School: Shujin Academy
               Unknown secondary school (Former)

Date of Birth: July 15
                          c.2001

Age: 15-16

Zodiac: Cancer

Height: 166 cm (5'5¼")

Blood Type: O

Melee Weapon: Iron-Soled Boots

Ranged Weapon: Musket

Arcana: Adjustment

Initial Persona: Odysseus

Ultimate Persona: Anansi

Ultimate Persona (P5R): Homer

Japanese VA: Daiki Yamashita

English VA: Justin Briner

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"Thieves can be heroes too, right? For that, I'll always smile like the hero I want to be."

-Nagisa Konno, Persona 5 Royal

Nagisa Konno is a playable character from Persona 5 Royal. He is a student at Shujin Academy who lives a double life as a Phantom Thief.

Nagisa is the doting older brother of Izumi who's been taking care of her for the longest time. Having many struggles at home, he's wrongfully extorted by Kaneshiro to help his sister. With the help of the Phantom Thieves, he stands up to himself and vows to protect his loved ones no matter the cost.

Appearances

• Persona 5 Royal: Playable Character; Adjustment Confidant

       ○ Persona 5 (Manga): Major Character

       ○ Persona 5 Mementos Mission: Cameo (B&N Exclusive)

      ○ Persona 5 Tactica: Playable Character (DLC Story)

Design

Nagisa is somewhat short for his age, his round face framed by a short mess of fluffy dark-green hair which sticks up at odd angles around his head, casting noticeably dark shadows onto itself. His eyes are large and somewhat circular, their irises the same green color as his hair, which at times are very watery, usually stretched quite wide, giving him an innocent appearance. He has a set of four symmetrical freckles in diamond formations, one on each cheek, but despite these prominent traits, he is often described by others as being plain-looking.

He wears the default Shujin winter uniform that consists of a red-buttoned black blazer with the school's emblem on the pocket, a white turtleneck shirt with chevron detailing on the collar, and red plaid trousers. Instead of the plain black shoes worn by the majority of the student body, he usually wears oversized red boots with thick white soles, laced up to the top. During the summer, he wears the school regulation polo shirt, albeit untucked, and sans the suspenders.

In mid-winter, Nagisa wears a plaid white shirt beneath a light green jacket, associated with dark jeans and his casual red boots. His summer casual outfit consists of a plain half-sleeved black t-shirt along with jeans shorts and his usual oversized red boots.

In the third semester, on his days off he wears a white v-neck sweater beneath a dark green coat, dark jeans, grey gloves, dark green boots, and a grey hat. On school days, his uniform is slightly modified, wearing a blue trench coat, black gloves, and a white scarf.

In the Metaverse, Hawks wears a green full-body jumpsuit with a red belt, arm braces, elbow pads, knee pads that extends to his legs and reach up to his thighs that have yellow bolts fastened into them, and gloves tinted beige and are decorated with blue stripes, along with his signature red boots that have iron soles in them now. He also wears a plain grey masquerade and a metal, diamond-shaped respirator that has eight holes.

Personality

"I think I understand where you're coming from, Senpai... I didn't really grow up in a fully functional family either."

-Nagisa Konno to Haru Okumura

Nagisa is a very timid, reserved, and polite boy, frequently overreacting to abnormal situations with exaggerated expressions. Due to years of spending his time taking care of the house and raising his younger sister on his own, he is initially portrayed as insecure, tearful, and non-expressive. However, beneath his altruistic and gentle nature was an underlying fear of being alone that was aggravated by his past. He despised the idea of solitude, hence he tried to protect his sister so he would not have to face his fear of being alone in the world. This was perhaps his greatest weakness since he was always trying to protect her, he was essentially trying to protect himself from ever being alone again. Therefore, to escape that scenario, he would shoulder the task of protecting others onto himself, without relying on anyone else. However, after joining the Phantom Thieves, making new friends, and facing his past, Nagisa gradually matured into a more confident and brave person who's always eager to prove his worth, eventually developing strong leadership skills, which, combined with his passion and strategic abilities, have turned him into a central figure within the Phantom Thieves. Nagisa is a quite diligent and strong-willed student, being extremely, and sometimes scarily, enthusiastic about topics he likes, and that drives him to write down notes about everything he learns. Thanks to this practice, he developed a great analytical mind and can form complex battle plans in a few seconds, factoring in the best ways he can utilize his powers for his own advantage.

He externalizes his observations through endless mumbling, a habit that annoys or creeps out his peers. Nagisa often writes down those observations in a variety of notebooks, checking on them regularly during day or night. He's caring and emotional, never hesitating to help or rescue someone in danger, even if he knows that he might not be strong or qualified enough to do it. Often, he does this on instinct, taking a more careless approach than the usual overthinking he goes through and putting himself in peril in order to protect someone. He is known to help or lecture people with personal and emotional problems, regardless if it's his business or not, claiming that a hero should meddle in other people's lives. This audacious spirit, while initially viewed as perplexing or even insane by others, is also recognized by many, and has earned the loyalty and gratitude of his teammates. He's kind-hearted, notably compassionate, and patient almost to a fault, acting often out of protective selflessness for his loved ones, new friends, and sometimes even toward his enemies. Possibly as part of his desire for warmth and love, Nagisa displays great affection for small cats and has developed a bad habit of picking up stray kittens that he finds and feeds them.

Nagisa can be really insecure and hateful of himself, seeing himself as the one to blame for his misfortune even when the case wasn't like that. He may come off as socially awkward among his peers due to his stutters and jolts as a result of not having many friends while growing up. Thus, he's filled with self-loathing toward himself, but his immense love for his younger sister is what keeps him going through all the hardships. Nagisa is a very affectionate person toward the people he holds dearest and closest to him, showing them kind gestures and actions. He's also extremely polite to his seniors as he keeps bowing to them and keeps the "senpai" honorific after their first name despite them telling him to be more casual with them. He's shown to be humble and down-to-earth, always rejecting compliments addressed to him regardless of his skills and the efficiency of his work. Nagisa's most notable attribute is his ability to empathize with anyone from friends or foes, gaining their respect alike. Under Nagisa's rather kind and friendly shell, is a person with a growing fire of rage and vengeance inside of him. This side of him leaks out when he first confronts the one person responsible for ruining his life, ready to attack them hadn't he been stopped by Ren.

Nagisa also appears to have a more brash and abrasive side to him, which typically shows up when he finds himself in combat in the Metaverse, being rather loud and unwavering, and also with a strong drive toward victory. He admits that he doesn't like this side of him very much and tends to keep it in check. Sometimes, he tends to get more violent in the face of his enemies if his comrades ever get hurt or in danger. This shows how selfless Nagisa truly is as he loses his cool only if his friends get hurt and how much he values them. He's willing to risk his life if it means keeping theirs safe, acting as a shield for them. Nagisa is adamant about serving justice to the evil by any means necessary which gains him an unwavering will and drive to protect the weak. Despite that, Nagisa is quite level-headed and analytical during infiltrations, serving the role of the backup brains after Makoto. He can maintain his calmness in tight and tough situations while trying to calculate the best possible option to take, which gives him a high advantage under pressure as he instructs his teammates. He's one of the most mature members of the group along with Makoto since he, like her, had to carry many responsibilities from a young age. Even if he's more light-hearted in the real world. Ren deems him a very reliable part of the Phantom Thieves and even told him that he'd be an excellent leader hadn't he been the one.

Profile

"I've always been running away for as long as I can remember, but not anymore! I want to be the big brother Izumi looks up to!"

-Nagisa Konno, Persona 5 Royal

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Etymology

Nagisa has many different meanings according to the writing in Kanji. But the kanji in his name "渚" means "beach" or "shore." His surname Konno could mean "now," "near," or "field."

Trivia

• Nagisa's favorite food is Katsudon. In general, he seems to like traditional Japanese food more than western cuisine.

• He was deliberately designed to look plain. The reason behind it is to make him blend into the society he succumbed to before he rebelled against it.

• The Adjustment Arcana is not a part of standard Tarot decks. In Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot, it replaces the Justice Arcana. While upright, it represents courage, conviction, strength, determination, and heroism. On the other hand, reversed, it can represent pettiness, sickness, unfaithfulness, and weakness.

• Nagisa is the second male original character after Haruto Nakashima from Persona 4 created by DarkRose--Chan.

• Nagisa's original face claim is Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia.

• His phantom thief code name came from Keigo Takami, or "Hawks" as his hero name, also from My Hero Academia. This was meant to be a cute little Easter egg from Nagisa's face claim's origins.

• According to Futaba, Nagisa could attract many girls to him "had he not been so damn shy and awkward around them."

• During junior high, Nagisa used to be a member of the soccer team. That's most likely the reason behind his strong legs.

• All of his Personas were recommended by LyrissaArtemick.

• By far, Nagisa is the shortest boy ever to exist among the Phantom Thieves.

• His Japanese VA Daiki Yamashita is known for his roles as Rikuto Ikeda from Assassination Classroom 2, Nauto from Ao Haru Ride, Moe Suzuki from Psycho-Pass 2, Jun from Sword Art Online II, Magire Kakuremino from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Yushiro from Demon Slayer, young Zeke Jaeger from Attack on Titan, and many more.

• His English VA Justin Briner is known for his roles as young Grisha Jaeger from Attack on Titan, Luck Voltia from Black Clover, Ryota Mitarai from Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Palms from One Piece, Shuka from Snow White with the Red Hair, and many more.