Persona Precure Chapter 1: Revenge of The Clown

"Persona Precure Chapter 1: Revenge of The Clown" is a MMORPG Crossover video game, it is also the first chapter and game of the Persona Precure series, and a crossover between Persona 5 and Smile Pretty Cure.

Plot
The Very beginning

With Meladarah obtaining the magical Book of Reality she uses it’s power to revive Emperor Pierrot’s subordinate Rascal. However When Rascal was revived he was reincarnated into a shadow-like Entity, and he was not impressed as he remembers what happened to him when he was killed along with Pierrot. Suffering from deep grief because of his dead master beyond any revival, Rascal decided to negotiate with Meladarah on Getting revenge on the Pretty Cure. It has been confirmed by Meladarah that in order for his body to be complete he must take control of someone else’s body, Rascal with a malicious grudge against the Pretty Cure deeply agreed with the plan.

Miyuki's Nightmare, Cure Happy vs RascalRascal went to the Pretty Cure dimension to find the right body for him to take over, and the one he thought was perfect was Miyuki/Cure Happy, because he thought she was the most powerful. That night when Miyuki went to sleep Rascal came out from under the covers and went inside her body, she then started to have nightmares of herself being brainwashed and destroying things and even turning against her friends. The next morning at school, Miyuki looked extremely tired, her hair was messed up and her eyes look very bloodshot, even her friends were very concerned of her, she couldn’t even work well in school. Later that night Miyuki went back and this time Candy agreed to sleep with her for the night, however since they were sleeping together they both had the same nightmare. Miyuki then went back into her current state of mind but then looked around and was devastated knowing she would never do something like destroy or betray people, she then decided that it was time to wake up. Rascal however appeared laughing as he refused to let Miyuki wake up from her nightmare, Miyuki and Candy were shocked at Rascal’s return but also stumped on why he’s turned into a shadow ghost like entity, Rascal explains how she and her friends did that to him, how he came back, and how he felt very melancholic about losing his master. Rascal then implies that he’s back for revenge and that he’s making Miyuki have nightmares so that he could take over her body, Miyuki of course was not going to let that happen and she transforms into Cure Happy. After being killed three times only to come back afterwards, Rascal then explains how basically him and Miyuki are sharing the same dream, and how he’s going to finish what Emperor Pierrot started, he then defeats Cure Happy causing her to turn back into Miyuki, Rascal the tries to take control of her. However surprisingly the possession did NOT work, mainly because Miyuki does not hold any real negativity against any one or anything, she and Candy felt so relieved, but Rascal on the other hand refused to accept his loss, then a red and black portal appeared next to him, he then gave a devilish smile and bid Miyuki and Candy a farewell for now.

Joker gets possessed, A Nightmare unfolds

Rascal ends up in the Persona dimension to try and find the perfect body to take control, and the perfect one was the protagonist's/Ren's. Ren ends up fighting Rascal, but loses in the end, and afterwards Rascal successfully takes control of Ren's body, Rascal then had a brilliant plan that will totally destroy the Glitter Force and he even decided he wants to destroy the Persona dimension as well, and what awaited both dimension was the most horrific, Rascal ended up using Meladarah's magic to merge the cognitive world with not only the Persona world, but the Pretty cure world and Marchënland. Rascal has also been using Joker's body to capture young pixies much to Joker's horror, Joker was then put to an eternal rest.

Back in the Pretty Cure World, the girls Miyuki, Akane, Yayoi, Nao, and Reika have noticed that the kids have had pale colored eyes, and they had traumatizing looks on their faces, they ask what was happening, until they noticed that their world has gone through some changes, the sky has turned into an eerie red, and the concrete was light grey and white, the sun in the sky has also turned to an eerie shade of Dark red and black, as it started to send out strange looking monsters, the girls turned into the Pretty Cure, and started fighting some of the monsters. After a long battle Candy’s fairy brother Pop came out of a portal and hit Cure Happy in the face, he then tells the girls that Marchënland is in danger.

The Phantom Thieves vs Rascal, A wonderful team up begins With Joker under Rascal's control, he has also obtained a new Persona named "Jestouster". Rascal has also been using Ren's body to sneak into people's homes and stalk young children, turning their dreams into nightmares, and taking their fears and making them come to life. With the Phantom Thieves and the Pretty Cure teaming up with each other they must join forces to destroy all living nightmares, Bring Ren back from Rascal's possession, and Stop Rascal from bringing the universe to a cataclysmic ending.

Gameplay
The game plays similar to Persona 5 strikers.

Characters
Pretty Cure •Miyuki Hoshizora/Cure Happy- (also named Emily/Glitter Lucky in the English Dub) a fourteen-year-old girl who is obsessed with picture books and Fairy tales, she is cheerful and optimistic but a bit clumsy, she is also shown in this game to be immune to any form of possession or take over, most likely inherited from her grandmother. As Cure Happy she uses the power of light. Miyuki is also a playable character in the game as the protagonist and leading character in exploration. •Akane Hino/Cure Sunny- (also named Kelsey/Glitter Sunny in the English dub) a girl from Osaka whose parents run an okonomiyaki shop, she is also a member of a school’s volleyball team. She may be a jokester but she’s very passionate about achieving her goals and she will always be there for her friends. As Cure Sunny she uses the power of fire. In the game, Akane is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle. •Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace- (also named Lily/Glitter Peace in the English Dub) a girl who is in the homemaking club and aspires to be a mangaka. She’s appears to be a bit of a crybaby, shy, timid, not to mention insecure, but she is still loyal to her friends, and also becomes diligent and headstrong when pushed. As Cure Peace she uses the power of Lightning and thunder. In the game, Yayoi is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle. •Nao Midorikawa/Cure March- (also named April/Glitter Spring in the English Dub) a tomboyish girl from a family with many siblings who is a member of the school’s soccer. Nao has always been there for her family and her friends, and is straightforward and reliable with a strong sense of justice, even though she gets frustrated when things don’t go according to plan. As Cure March she uses the power of wind. In the game, Nao is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle. •Reika Aoki/Cure Beauty-(also named Chloe/Glitter Breeze in the English Dub) a girl who is the student council vice president and a member of the art club. Reika may be generally mature, elegant, and kind-hearted, but once her patience reaches her limit, she tends to have a frightening temper. As Cure Beauty she uses the power of snow and ice. In the game, Reika is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle. •Candy- she is the mascot of the Pretty Cure and current queen of the kingdom of Marchënland, she was sent to Earth to find the Pretty Cure, and revive her mother the Royale Queen. In the final boss, Candy becomes a playable character in battle in her miracle form. •Pop- a Lion-like fairy and the second mascot of Marchënland, he is also the older brother of Candy he also had the same goal of reviving his mother the Royale Queen. In the game, he is an NPC who gives advice to the player and warns them about their party and their opponents. •Joker- (also named Rascal in the English Dub) Joker was Emperor Pierrot’s loyal subordinate, and the former leader of the Bad End Generals. He is the secondary antagonist of Smile Pretty Cure, and in this game he became the main antagonist who is responsible for merging mementos with the real world of Persona, Pretty Cure, and Marchënland, he is also responsible for making a bunch of children’s nightmares come to life in reality. He is driven to insanity due to the loss of his master Pierrot, he now wants to kill the Pretty Cure and make them suffer and pay for killing his master. In the game he is fought many times as a boss, especially in the final battle.

Persona •Protagonist/Ren- The leader of the Phantom Thieves, he is a silent character whose personality depend on the actions the player does. He is also known as the Joker, in this game he gets possessed by Rascal (Joker), and must be free of manipulation, later he becomes playable, as well as a leading character in exploration alongside Miyuki.

•Ryuji Sakamoto- Also known as Skull, Ryuji is considered a delinquent due to his bleached hair and aggressive nature, in the game he is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle, his main Personas are Captain Kidd and Seiten Taisei.

•Ann Takamaki- Also known as Panther, Ann is a very kind and compassionate girl, though she believes she lost her place in the world due to years of isolation, in the game she is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle, her main personas are Carmen and Hecate. •Yusuke Kitagawa- Also known as Fox, Yusuke is a very talented artist for which his entire life is compromised of and surrounded by art, although in some cases he does display a somewhat cold and haughty behavior towards others who don’t behave seemly. In the game, he is one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle, his main personas are Goemon and Kamu Susano-o.

•Makoto Niijima- Also known as Queen, Makoto is the student council president of Shujin Academy although an unpopular student, she has been labeled as many name, though she would never let it get into her head. In the game, she is also one of the party members as well as a playable character in battle, her main personas are Johanna and Anat. •Futaba Sakura- Also known as Oracle, Futaba was rather a shut-in who never seems to leave her house, mainly because her mother (Wakaba Isshiki) committed suicide, since that day she seems to have a case of social anxiety bordering on agoraphobia, but she’s able to overcome it all. In the game she is mainly an NPC who mostly gives the characters advice during battle, but when in an emergency she powers up the party using her main persona Necronomicon.

•Haru Okumura- Also known as Noir, Haru is a wealthy girl who attends Shujin Academy, she is generally very shy and usually avoids contact with others as much as possible, except her friends. In the game she is also a party member as well as a playable character in battle, her main personas are Milady and Astarte. •Morgana- Also known as Cat, Morgana seems to be mysterious being ties with mementos, as he doesn’t know who he is, and seeks answers to restore his memories, he mainly insists on being human, and seems to not like being called a cat. In the game he is also a party member as well as a playable character in battle, his main personas are Zorro and Mercurius.

Enemies
•Cursed Fairies- Fairies that have been captured by Rascal and taken into the Nightmare Factory, and their spirits are taken and replaced with evil shadowy spirits that turn them into almost vicious monsters. •Modified Zombies- Zombies that Rascal seemed to have enhanced with some weaponry such as guns, turrets, Rocket shooters, and even some blade weapons. •False Joker/Rascal- Rascal seemed to have taken his own DNA and merged it with some shadow spirits thus making fake clones of himself, they come in four different colors which happens to be Blue, Red, Yellow, and Purple, each color seems to represent parts of his personality. •Vampires- Deadly monsters that mostly roam during the night stalking and sucking blood from mortal beings, these Vampires however when they take a bite of you, they’ll only be taking your stats or even health and giving it to themselves.

•Chainsaw Maniacs- Humanoid male creatures that wear hockey masks, and seem to be carrying chainsaws they use as weapons.

•Smilies- Ghoul/phantom-like creatures that appear to have shaggy and wavy hair as well as a smiling face with little to no sense of negative feelings, they will cast a spell on you that will make you happy and careless and not even bother to engage in battle, one of your party characters will have to snap them out of it.

•Clown Crawlers- Clowns that have arachnid-like bodies, they can trap you in web and attack you afterwards. •Killer Creeps- Humanoid creatures that resemble male and female humans, they also appear to resemble killers, they have blood stained almost raggedy clothing, eyes that look dead, pale colored skin, as well as razor sharp teeth, they can also run at an almost fast pace.

•Head Dwellers- fuzzy monsters that are bound to give you a hard headache, they cast a spell on you and either make your head hurt real bad, or even make you scared of what you fear the most. •Creepy Dolls- Creatures that resemble dress up dolls and have scary faces, they also seem to be carrying knives in their hands.

•Ghoul of The Dead- A reaper-like ghost that takes people’s souls/consciousness, and leaves their bodies lifeless, if any of your party gets hit by this ghost’s attack you’re going to have to defeat it in order to get their consciousness.

•Shadows- Creatures of the cognitive world in the Persona universe, they come in all kinds of forms and have various powers involving corruption. •Akanbes- Creatures from the Bad End Kingdom created and summoned by Rascal, they come in all forms but they seem to have ball noses and faces resembling clowns. In this game Rascal creates Shadow Akanbes which we’re created using the energy of the cognitive world.

Bosses

 * 1) Joker/Rascal (Shadow Entity)- Inside Miyuki’s head in her dreams, you’re given infinite XP, mainly because Miyuki realizes she’s in a dream and she can do whatever she wants. However little does Miyuki realize that Rascal can do the same thing, and after Rascal is defeated three times after coming back, he then defeats Miyuki of all her HP in one special attack, after giving a speech about his motivation.
 * 2) Possessed Ren/Joker- This boss is fought three times in the game: The first time is with the phantom thieves for which they all lose on purpose, and there is no official outcome of the battle since it was interrupted by the Pretty Cure in the next cutscene after. The second battle is at the Nightmare Factory, where Rascal fights more seriously but the battle ends when his health gets real low. The third and last battle is at downtown in the Precure world, when finally defeated, Ren finally breaks free of Rascal’s control after Arsene slices him in half. Compared to most bosses in the persona series, Rascal does not play fair in battle when it’s the last turn in the party because most of his cheats involve him attacking the player even though it’s not his turn.
 * 3) Shadow Wolfrun.jpgShadow Wolfrun- (also named Ulric in the English Dub) The fairy Wolf-runrun was captured by Rascal and was not only turned back to his bad end form, but he was also enhanced into a shadow. His attacks mainly involve wild animal-like attacks.
 * 4) Shadow Akaoni.jpgShadow Akaoni- (also named Brute in the English dub) The fairy Onini was captured by Rascal and was not only changed back to his bad end form, but was also enhanced into a shadow. His attacks mainly involve brute force.
 * 5) Shadow Majorina.jpgShadow Majorina- (also named Brooha in the English Dub) The fairy Majo-rin was captured by Rascal and was not only changed back to her bad end form, but was also enhanced into a shadow. Her attacks mainly involve black magic and witchcraft.
 * 6) Ink Blob of Horrors.jpgInk Blob of Horrors- Frustrated by the Phantom Thieves and Pretty Cure destroying his factory, Rascal creates an orb of shadow spirits, and mixes them with a bunch of Ink bags, creating a twisted blob-like ink monster. This monster will consume anything in its path showing no mercy whatsoever, when fighting this monster it can shape shift into two things which happens to be a giant bouncing ball and a large volcano which will spew out ink monsters. The worse thing about this battle the possessed Ren will try to take you down by dropping bombs on you, luckily these bombs can be useful. Yayoi soon discovers that this monster actually has an inside source keeping it alive.
 * 7) The Dream Snatcher.jpgThe Dream Snatcher- after defeating the ink blob, Rascal escapes, however the Phantom Thieves and the Precure are unable to escape from the Persona world and it’s because of a horrific nightmare entity called the Dream Snatcher. This legendary demon has been known to stalk young children in their sleep and trap them inside their own nightmares, with this monster released from its prison by Rascal, it has locked both the Phantom Thieves and the Precure in the Persona world.
 * 8) Joker/Rascal (New Body Form)- Ren might’ve been freed from Rascal’s possession but that doesn’t mean they’ve gotten rid of Rascal himself. His appearance seems to be different compared to his original, his body appears to be more muscular and bulky, his harlequin outfit has been changed into a more supervillain like style, his mask has a different design, his jester-like hair appears to be longer, and his lance seems to have turned into a sharp edged light sword, and he now owns an Akanbe mallet, he also has laughter bombs which are bombs with clown faces on them and they laugh when turned on. In battle he is fought three times, one time he is fought by both the phantom thieves and the Precure but the battle ends when he gets on low health, Rascal also still has his persona Jestouster. The second battle takes place inside Rascal’s Funhouse of Neglect where he is fought by only Joker and Cure Happy, after he kidnaps both Candy and Morgana, he has the power to constantly change the battle field. The third battle is even worse.
 * 9) Joker/Rascal (Second phase)- In the second phase where Rascal is fought in the Funhouse of Neglect, Rascal becomes enraged after his plan to absorb Morgana and Candy’s energy fails, he lets out a screech calling all of the shadows for which he absorbs, and becomes more powerful looking. His attacks seems to be more strong especially with his Persona, the battle ends when both Joker and Rascal fall and Joker ends up kicking Rascal into the Spike pit where her gets impaled.
 * 10) The Laughing Nightmare/Nightmare Joker/Rascal (Final Boss)- After being defeated twice, Rascal consumes the Nightmare Crystal that was given to him by Meladarah, which resulted in him transforming into a monster that resembles an arachnid beast, he appears to now have four more eyes, even longer hair with the circles having eyes and fangs, and has two more arms made of cards with claws on each end, two akanbes on the sides of his back (one representing fire and one representing ice), and he has a wide open maw on his torso. This battle first starts out as a chase sequence where Joker and Cure Happy had no choice but to try and escape the Funhouse. After the chase scene, Joker, Cure Happy, and Morgana tried to fight Rascal but failed because he seems to be invulnerable to their attacks, the rest of the team shows up and eventually discovered that the way to weaken his invulnerability is by making him know their not scared of him, then the true final battle begins.

Trivia
•In battle when Rascal summons Jestouster he will sometimes say “Time for you to float away”, which could be a possible reference to the movie series “IT” when Pennywise says “Time to Float”.

•Joker in this game is the only character in the game to be called by his English dub name mainly to avoid confusion between Ren and himself.