If I may, what Akechi says to Joker in game doesn't mean "Give up on me and let me die". What he's saying is "I'd rather be dead than live under someone's say-so". Akechi didn't want to die. He just doesn't want to live as a pawn, like he did for Shido or Maruki. Akechi would rather die on his feet than live on his knees
@@AdiG1 I mean he literally says that almost Verbatim when you refuse Maruki’s offer before the final mission. Not trynna down you, just kinda confused since that wasn’t really an implication but more like explicit statement.
When you really think about it, Akechi truly was the only person that Akira could trust during this arc. Which is ironic considering their history of betrayal. Joker was betrayed in this arc. Betrayed by Maruki, for creating this world. Betrayed by Kasumi, who couldn't live as Sumire. And worst of all, betrayed by the Phantom Thieves, who had forsaken their oath so they could live their happily ever afters. Akechi, for all his faults, for all the evil things he's done, was the only one who didn't betray Joker. The only one who willingly rejected the lie and stayed true to himself. Akira and Akechi are not best friends, but they certainly are the closest friends.
*The rest of Phantom Thieves walk in* Sumire: Senpai! Akechi-san! A-Are you... crying? Makoto: W-What happened here?!? Ryuji: Woah... Never thought I’d see you two cry...
This was me during my very first playthrough. Even after everything we had been through, I just didn't want him to go....but I knew I had to let him be free.
Joker: “Akechi…We were like brothers…You were my friend…AND YOU STABBED ME IN THE BACK!! I TRUSTED you…Haru trusted you…Dude…I don’t wanna lose you like I lost Haru, Morgana and Ryuji…You’re the only one I can trust again…”
Please don’t tell me I was the only one who had no hesitations to fucking murder the final boss? Fuck him and his ideas. I’ll live how I want to. No matter how hard life is.
do people even remember that Akechi willingly murdered dozens in cold blood and had no intention of redeeming himself? it's only right that he stayed dead
Spoilers: Very late vanilla end game stuff, as well as a detail right before 3rd Semester talked about. . . . . . Emotions are very fickle... Akechi saved Ren/Akira's (Akiren, if you're so inclined) life two times in a very short span of time. The first time being after "Crow" and "Joker"'s final fight, where Crow made himself go berserk. Akechi poured his heart out about how he doesn't understand why Ren has such a great group of friends, but is cornered by Shido's cognition of him. Instead of letting a very worn out Joker and Co. attempt to fight the cognition, Akechi shoots the button that raises the bulkhead, locking Akechi in with Shido's Cognition. In the original game, the two Akechi's have a stand-off, and end up killing each other. In fact, from what I remember, they do in Royal as well. Akechi felt that there was some tangible debt that needed to be settled to Ren. When he was 'resurrected' on Christmas Eve, however, he saved Joker's life again. Joker was thinking of giving himself up in order to fully lock down Shido and get him convicted. No doubt in his mind that he himself would be imprisoned as well, though... But Akechi shows up, instead throwing himself to the wolves so that AkiRen would stay a free bird. I know this part is quite a bit of head-canon here... but to me, Akechi and AkiRen aren't that different. They're both "Wild Cards". One could even call them both Tricksters. They both had their lives stolen away by Shido, but forged new ones in different ways then their pasts. Perhaps AkiRen can see that, and senses such similarities... and how he doesn't want to lose someone again, just like how he thought he lost Morgana on Christmas Eve. True, it would be "karmic retribution" to say that Akechi should stay dead... For him to pay for his crimes in the afterlife. But the Phantom Thieves as a whole are teens. Sure, teens with amazing senses of justice (save the obvious outlier), but teens nonetheless. Teenagers form bonds rather quickly, and I feel that, even with Akechi betraying him, AkiRen would see Akechi as a comrade in arms. One of his teammates, someone he has to make sure sees the next day. After all, a leader makes sure everyone comes home.
@@k.s.2268 i see what you're saying but those actions don't excuse several acts of cold blooded murder Akechi destroyed lives of countless people just for his own need for revenge
@@Riggy1991 I hate him too. But I don’t think he died in the true ending. I think he decided to start over because he didn’t like what he saw in the mirror, being manipulated into doing. Becoming his father.
He turns himself in not expecting forgiveness from those whom he has hurt. Which is why he was suspicious of the fact that his interrogation was shorter than Jokers time witj Sae. He does not want forgiveness. He wants to be judged properly. He doesnt want mercy. He just wants things to be over with.
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If I may, what Akechi says to Joker in game doesn't mean "Give up on me and let me die". What he's saying is "I'd rather be dead than live under someone's say-so". Akechi didn't want to die. He just doesn't want to live as a pawn, like he did for Shido or Maruki.
Akechi would rather die on his feet than live on his knees
@@AdiG1 I mean he literally says that almost
Verbatim when you refuse Maruki’s offer before the final mission. Not trynna down you, just kinda confused since that wasn’t really an implication but more like explicit statement.
When you really think about it, Akechi truly was the only person that Akira could trust during this arc. Which is ironic considering their history of betrayal. Joker was betrayed in this arc. Betrayed by Maruki, for creating this world. Betrayed by Kasumi, who couldn't live as Sumire. And worst of all, betrayed by the Phantom Thieves, who had forsaken their oath so they could live their happily ever afters.
Akechi, for all his faults, for all the evil things he's done, was the only one who didn't betray Joker. The only one who willingly rejected the lie and stayed true to himself.
Akira and Akechi are not best friends, but they certainly are the closest friends.
Ah yes, the daily hurting feelings for Akechi
Ring ring hello it's time for your daily dose of suffering
That'd probably be the first hug he'd had in years.
Or ever
@@snowy_gateaway7583 i'm sure his mother hugged him at least a few times before she died
And the last one he’ll ever get
@@craftedbytechnology3925 Hey. Hey. Don't you hurt me like that.
Ren: What kind of tricksters are we, huh?
Akechi: Indeed...
They are a the tricksters
Akiren needs a hug.
They both do, really.
futaba watching the cameras like: 👁👄👁
👁👄👁
@@smaggerbullet1245 OH NO
@@smaggerbullet1245 NO I CANT
@@smaggerbullet1245 that would be very weird considering...
*The rest of Phantom Thieves walk in*
Sumire: Senpai! Akechi-san! A-Are you... crying?
Makoto: W-What happened here?!?
Ryuji: Woah... Never thought I’d see you two cry...
Yusuke: sometimes I cry myself to sleep starving because I have no food
@@diobranflakes1206 ah yes.
The broke
@@diobranflakes1206 #feedyusuke
@@speedlordiumz6455
#feedyusuke
Imagine the gang runs into ren and akechi arguing.
Morgana: So, when's the wedding?
Ryuji: For real?!
Something about seeing the stoic protagonist cry hits kinda different...
Now I wanna cry.
This was me during my very first playthrough. Even after everything we had been through, I just didn't want him to go....but I knew I had to let him be free.
A rival/friend you don't wish to give up on, could that not give you the feels or something
I...
I was expecting cute amakechi moments
I was not expecting to suddenly realize the sheer depth of my mental health issues
holy shit
SAME LMAO
I’m not supposed to be crying I’m supposed to be doing math. *But here we are again*
Ow, my heart seeing them cry like that, just- Ow Q_Q
even after then events of... you know... i'm surprised joker still wanted to be friends with him.
This is just too good! The feels... gosh damn! And here I thought I could get over how Royal ended... but nope. Still hurts like hell.
I will sacrifice my everything to take back our precious time~
This hurts me 😢
I may or may not have watched this about 23 times. (Throughout the span of a year..)
bros haning out
got love pancake boy
Joker: “Akechi…We were like brothers…You were my friend…AND YOU STABBED ME IN THE BACK!! I TRUSTED you…Haru trusted you…Dude…I don’t wanna lose you like I lost Haru, Morgana and Ryuji…You’re the only one I can trust again…”
I have never seen two pretty bes-
Altus may not let us date men, but at least let us hug and cry our hearts out as friends man, C'MON
Those poor boys 😢😢💔
Brilliant dub
I saw this comic on Tumblr and thought this couldn't hurt me even more.
Then it did.
Truly hit me in the feels. Amazing job.
This makes me miss him more
Please don’t tell me I was the only one who had no hesitations to fucking murder the final boss? Fuck him and his ideas. I’ll live how I want to. No matter how hard life is.
My heart really just went 💔
I love ur video I always will
*sniff sniff* I’m not crying *sniff* you are! *sniff* *sniff* aKecHiiIII!!
I miss you Akechi Goro
- Ren Amamiya...
Great video today Kevin
the boys hug it out
Ngl Akechi sounds like Todd Haberkorn
It's that time of the year again
Ren plz don't cry ur gonna make me cry 😢
Shiiiiiippppppp!
THE EYELASHESSSSSSSSSS
He’s literally me (minus the friends)
God this hurts…
When You bro out to hard
...
...That's kinda hot-
holy shit
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Oh I see... Is this a mirror trick. I see myself has commented. Lol
@@Spiderlegs5 why hello there
Indeed and how are you?
Thank God this isn't a gay comic. I love their rival relationship
...
Gay tension...
don't misuse Father God's beautiful name
do people even remember that Akechi willingly murdered dozens in cold blood and had no intention of redeeming himself?
it's only right that he stayed dead
Spoilers: Very late vanilla end game stuff, as well as a detail right before 3rd Semester talked about.
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Emotions are very fickle... Akechi saved Ren/Akira's (Akiren, if you're so inclined) life two times in a very short span of time. The first time being after "Crow" and "Joker"'s final fight, where Crow made himself go berserk. Akechi poured his heart out about how he doesn't understand why Ren has such a great group of friends, but is cornered by Shido's cognition of him. Instead of letting a very worn out Joker and Co. attempt to fight the cognition, Akechi shoots the button that raises the bulkhead, locking Akechi in with Shido's Cognition. In the original game, the two Akechi's have a stand-off, and end up killing each other. In fact, from what I remember, they do in Royal as well. Akechi felt that there was some tangible debt that needed to be settled to Ren.
When he was 'resurrected' on Christmas Eve, however, he saved Joker's life again. Joker was thinking of giving himself up in order to fully lock down Shido and get him convicted. No doubt in his mind that he himself would be imprisoned as well, though... But Akechi shows up, instead throwing himself to the wolves so that AkiRen would stay a free bird.
I know this part is quite a bit of head-canon here... but to me, Akechi and AkiRen aren't that different. They're both "Wild Cards". One could even call them both Tricksters. They both had their lives stolen away by Shido, but forged new ones in different ways then their pasts. Perhaps AkiRen can see that, and senses such similarities... and how he doesn't want to lose someone again, just like how he thought he lost Morgana on Christmas Eve.
True, it would be "karmic retribution" to say that Akechi should stay dead... For him to pay for his crimes in the afterlife. But the Phantom Thieves as a whole are teens. Sure, teens with amazing senses of justice (save the obvious outlier), but teens nonetheless. Teenagers form bonds rather quickly, and I feel that, even with Akechi betraying him, AkiRen would see Akechi as a comrade in arms. One of his teammates, someone he has to make sure sees the next day. After all, a leader makes sure everyone comes home.
@@k.s.2268 i see what you're saying but those actions don't excuse several acts of cold blooded murder
Akechi destroyed lives of countless people just for his own need for revenge
@@Riggy1991 I hate him too. But I don’t think he died in the true ending. I think he decided to start over because he didn’t like what he saw in the mirror, being manipulated into doing. Becoming his father.
He turns himself in not expecting forgiveness from those whom he has hurt. Which is why he was suspicious of the fact that his interrogation was shorter than Jokers time witj Sae. He does not want forgiveness. He wants to be judged properly. He doesnt want mercy. He just wants things to be over with.