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During his boss fight, Akechi reveals that he's Shido's illegitimate son (隠し子 ''kakushigo'', literally "hidden child"—the sometimes-unacknowledged child of a prominent person who is concealed from public view). His mother was Shido's mistress | During his boss fight, Akechi reveals that he's Shido's illegitimate son (隠し子 ''kakushigo'', literally "hidden child"—the sometimes-unacknowledged child of a prominent person who is concealed from public view). His mother was Shido's mistress | ||
<ref>{{ | <ref>{{Cite Game | quote='''明智吾郎'''「俺の母親は、悪い男の愛人だったって。」| translquote='''Akechi:''' ''"I told you my mother was the mistress of a good-for-nothing man."'' (愛人 ''aijin'' refers to a mistress, often of a powerful man, and often paid or compensated in other ways.) | title=[[Persona 5 Royal]] | developer=[[Atlus] | publisher=[[Atlus]] | platform=PC | version=|lang=ja|transl=[[User:Vashti|Vashti]]}}</ref> | ||
, discarded when she became pregnant, and subsequently driven into poverty and survival sex work. She died when Akechi was still young; he blames Shido for this, as well as his own birth. He confirms that he is the "true culprit" responsible for the mental shutdowns and psychotic breakdowns, including the murders of [[Wakaba Isshiki]] and [[Kunikazu Okumura]], as well as the devastating subway train crash on 4/10 and many other events that have terrorised Tokyo for the whole of the game. | , discarded when she became pregnant, and subsequently driven into poverty and survival sex work. She died when Akechi was still young; he blames Shido for this, as well as his own birth. He confirms that he is the "true culprit" responsible for the mental shutdowns and psychotic breakdowns, including the murders of [[Wakaba Isshiki]] and [[Kunikazu Okumura]], as well as the devastating subway train crash on 4/10 and many other events that have terrorised Tokyo for the whole of the game. | ||
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