Mementos
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| メメントス | |
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| Subarea(s) | Mementos Entrance Path of Qimranut Path of Aiyatsbus Path of Chemdah Path of Kaitul Path of Akzeriyyuth Path of Adyeshach Path of Sheriruth Path of Iweleth Depths of Mementos Qliphoth World Hall of the Grail Path of Da'at  Persona 5 Royal |
Mementos is a location in Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, and Persona 5: The Phantom X. Taking the form of a labyrinthine, distorted version of Tokyo's subway system, it is the Palace manifested from the entire general public's collective unconscious. It is inhabited by Shadows, including the Shadow of anyone who does not have their own Palace (or a Persona). Shadows of individuals with distorted desires not strong enough to create their own Palace have their own areas, allowing the Phantom Thieves to change their heart.
Gameplay
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Mementos is a randomly generated dungeon in the Metaverse, more akin to Tartarus and the TV World from Persona 3 and Persona 4, respectively. The dungeon is split into 8 areas (9 in Royal) with each becoming accessible after the corresponding Palace is cleared and the change of heart is triggered. Each area has a set amount of floors with enemies and loot, each with a randomly generated layout which changes when you exit and reenter the floor. There are 2 train platforms on each floor, one leading up and one leading down to access other floors. There are Safe Areas located on specific floors where the player can save their game, fast travel, heal, or consult their team. At the end of each area is a platform which contains a Mementos Target from the Phan-Site. After the enemy is cleared, the player is able to fast travel (but not save) to other parts of the dungeon or proceed to the next area if the calendar requirement is met.
Stores
- Main section: Jose § Persona 5 Royal
Jose has a chance to appear on each floor. He will sell the Phantom Thieves various items.
Game Appearances
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Persona 5
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Appearances in Non-Megami Tensei Media
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Mementos appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the Challenger Pack 1 DLC.
Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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メメントス Mementosu | Mementos |
 Simplified Chinese
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印象空间 Yìnxiàng Kōngjiān | Recollection Space |
   Traditional Chinese
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印象空間 Yìnxiàng Kōngjiān | Recollection Space |
 French
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le Mémento | |
 German
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Mementos | |
 Italian
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Memento | |
 Korean
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메멘토스 Mementoseu | Mementos |
 Peninsular Spanish
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Mementos | |
Paths of Mementos
The names of the paths of Mementos are based on a specific interpretation of the QliphothSingular qliphah; spellings vary (as referenced by the Qliphoth World), the manifestations of evil in Kabbalah and opposite of the SefirotSingular sefirah or "Tree of Life". This version of the Qliphoth was originally created by English occultist William G. Gray in his book The Tree of Evil, where he used certain antonyms of each sefirah (in English only). Gray's Tree of Evil became the popular version in Japan, being translated into Japanese and then Hebrew by occultist Tsutomo Akiba (秋端 勉).[1][2]
The Japanese version of the game instead calls the Paths of Mementos the "x-deprived path", where x is seemingly an antonym of the qliphah, i.e. a virtue, that is lacked in; however, these are not necessarily the corresponding sefirot. The paths occur in reverse order and two of the qliphoth are not used; additionally, the Path of Da'at added in Royal instead refers to the unity of all ten sefirot.
The following table demonstrates the apparent origins of the named used for Mementos through a series of often erroneous translations and transcriptions. Gray's qliphoth were translated by Akiba from the English to Japanese and often misspelled/mistranscribed Hebrew, and these Hebrew words transliterated to Japanese katakana.[2] These Japanese transcriptions of the Hebrew were at some point romanized (or in some cases changed) into the faux-Hebrew words used by the English localization of Persona 5, though these predate the game and have been used in other Japanese media.[3]
| Mementos path | Japanese path name | Qliphah | English name origin | Opposing sefirah |
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| Path of Qimranut | 思想奪われし路Shisō ubawareshi michi Thought-deprived Path |
Materialism |
→ 物質主義 (busshitsushugi, "materialism")
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Malkuth ("kingdom") |
| Path of Aiyatsbus | 調和奪われし路Chōwa ubawareshi michi Harmony-deprived Path |
Instability |
→ 不安定 (fuantei, "instability")
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Yesod ("foundation") |
| Path of Chemdah | 節制奪われし路Sessei ubawareshi michi Temperance-deprived Path |
Greed |
→ 貪欲 (don'yoku, "greed")
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Hod ("splendor") |
| Shakah (not part of Mementos) |
N/A | Lust |
→ 色欲 (shikiyoku, "lust")
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Netzach ("perpetuity") |
| Path of Kaitul | 美徳奪われし路Bitoku ubawareshi michi Virtue-deprived Path |
Ugliness |
→ 醜悪 (shūaku, "ugliness", "repulsiveness")
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Tiferet ("beauty") |
| Path of Akzeriyyuth | 慈悲奪われし路Jihi ubawareshi michi Compassion-deprived Path |
Cruelty |
→ 残酷 (zankoku, "cruelty")
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Gevurah ("strength [of judgement]") |
| Path of Adyeshach | 感動奪われし路Kandō ubawareshi michi Emotion-deprived Path |
Apathy |
→ 無感動 (mukandō, "emotionlessness", "apathy")
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Chesed ("kindness") |
| Path of Sheriruth | 寛容奪われし路Kan'yō ubawareshi michi Tolerance-deprived Path |
Antipathy |
→ 拒絶 (kyozetsu, "rejection"/"refusal")
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Binah ("understanding") |
| Path of Iweleth | 見識奪われし路Kenshiki ubawareshi michi Discernment-deprived Path |
Stupidity |
→ 愚鈍 (gudon, "stupid", "stupidity")
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Chokhmah ("wisdom") |
| Bacikal (not part of Mementos) |
N/A | Atheism |
→ 無神論 (mushinron, "atheism")
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Keter ("crown") |
| Path of Da'at | 認知得し者たちの路Ninchi eshi mono-tachi no michi Path of the Enlightened (lit. "those who have acquired cognition") |
- | directly from דַּעַת (daʿaṯ ("knowledge"/"mind") | Da'at ("knowledge") Union of the ten sefirot |
Gallery
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Art of Mementos during the third semester in Persona 5 Royal -
Art of the Path of Da'at in Persona 5 Royal
