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How this one screenshot proves that not only is Goro Akechi alive, but his wish was related to Akiren, a thread: #shuake #akeshu
So, let& #39;s take a moment to establish something implicit in the conditions of Maruki& #39;s reality: "A wish cannot be granted their own wish."
This is self-explanatory. It would be a neverending cycle if every single person that returned from the dead had their wish granted.
This is self-explanatory. It would be a neverending cycle if every single person that returned from the dead had their wish granted.
Wakaba did not. Okumura did not. Maruki says this line even when Akechi& #39;s in the party, which – while I suppose you could explain this away as "developer oversight" – means that Akechi also had a wish granted. Following this train of logic, that means that Akechi must be+
alive, otherwise his wish wouldn& #39;t have manifested.
So Akechi& #39;s alive. We knew that already. Moving on.
So Akechi& #39;s alive. We knew that already. Moving on.
Here& #39;s where things get fun. So if Akechi had a wish granted, what was it? There& #39;s been some speculation about a theoretical wish of his and what it might be, but think about what might happen if, say, his mother was brought back to life... and let& #39;s discuss 2/2.
Canonically, Akiren hesitates; canonically, Akechi is smart as fuck. So say we get to the "this isn& #39;t small potatoes!" (RIP)/"this isn& #39;t trivial!" line. If Akechi& #39;s wish had been obvious – even if it was something he felt ashamed of or embarrassed to admit – his desire for+
freedom and autonomy would& #39;ve forced his hand if Akiren showed any signs of hesitation. Akechi would& #39;ve told him that he suspected he was still alive because his situation was different from Wakaba& #39;s or Okumura& #39;s. Easy logic.
So why didn& #39;t he?
So why didn& #39;t he?
The only thing that makes sense to me is that his wish was something he didn& #39;t notice—nothing so blatantly "wrong" that it immediately raised red flags. What wouldn& #39;t Akechi necessarily notice? Well...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥁" title="Trommel" aria-label="Emoji: Trommel">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥁" title="Trommel" aria-label="Emoji: Trommel">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥁" title="Trommel" aria-label="Emoji: Trommel">
... Being beside Akira?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht"> I& #39;m aware this sounds like a slightly+
... Being beside Akira?
delulu ass-pull, but I genuinely cannot think of another reasonable explanation for why Akechi& #39;s wish wouldn& #39;t strike him as the least bit odd unless it was somehow related to what he was already doing, i.e. fighting alongside Akiren to take down Maruki.
There& #39;s also the+
There& #39;s also the+
little matter of Maruki saying that he wanted to give them both a second chance, which... well... That sort of implies Akechi& #39;s wish overlapped with Akiren& #39;s, doesn& #39;t it? Sidenote, but this would also mean that Maruki knew Akechi was alive the whole time and used it as leverage.
Just some food for thought. I& #39;m open to debate on this as well. Once again, it could 100% just be an oversight on Atlus& #39; part. I will say that it doesn& #39;t benefit Maruki to keep Akechi& #39;s fate a secret from the rest of the PThieves in the slightest, so I don& #39;t think that& #39;s what& #39;s+
going on here.
Anyway—
Anyway—
