What is the Main Character’s Official Name in Persona 5 The Phantom X?

Start the game—Persona 5: The Phantom X—and bam, you gotta name the protagonist. Write it on a worksheet or something early on. Kinda makes you wonder why, right? If you’ve been around the Persona block, you’ve seen “official” names pop up before. Sometimes you wanna go with the flow and use the same name here, too.

Anyway, the cool thing? The canon name magically appears for you. But, if you go all thumbs and delete it (happens to the best of us) or just aren’t sure if it’s legit, hang tight. I’ve got the scoop on what our protagonist’s canon name actually is. Spoiler alert, sorta: it’s Nagisa Kamishiro in Japanese, which is way cooler than the English version’s Nagisa Kamisiro. They dropped an ‘h.’ Wild, right?

Honestly, you don’t have to follow the script. Name the character whatever crazy thing you want. Zoo Smell? Sure. (But hey, change both names. Saw some odd ones in the beta where only the first name got swapped—no idea why.)

So, heads up, this game lets you team up with online pals. The name you pick is your beacon in the digital sea. If you fancy having friends or, like, not blending into the Nagisa crowd, pick something that screams “you.”

A quick side trip here—“canon” is a weird beast. Persona heroes have a slew of names. Take Persona 4’s hero: Souji Seta in manga, Yu Narukami elsewhere. Totally confusing? Maybe. And don’t get me started on Persona 5’s Akira Kurusu vs. Ren Amamiya thing. (Ren’s fine, but he’s Akira to me, always.)

Who knows, maybe Nagisa will sport a new name in some future storyline. But hey, this one’s straight from the beta, so take it as it is, I guess.

Now, let’s say you took the plunge and named him Nagisa—or even Zoo Smell, props to you—and suddenly want a do-over. Guess what? You can swap names once for free. After that? They charge you 200 Meta Jewels each time. Gotta pay to play, right?

So yeah, tweak that name by clicking your profile icon at the top of your phone screen menu. But only after you’ve dove a bit deeper into the story. Click those little dots above the icon to get to the name-changing magic. Or maybe you’ll get lazy and stick with whatever you chose. No judgment here!