Morgana is a major playable character of Persona 5. He is a mysterious being with ties to Mementos. He doesn't know who he is, and seeks answers to restore his memories. While investigating Palaces, he encounters the protagonist and would have stuck with him since. During the group's activities as Phantom Thieves, Morgana acts as their second-in-command, mascot and guide.[q 1][q 2] To his teammates, he's also known as Mona during missions. Morgana plays an important role in the group's infiltration of the Depths of Mementos, the original final arc of Persona 5. Morgana has an arrogant, conceited personality, and can be mean-spirited towards Ryuji Sakamoto for his laziness and to a mild extent the protagonist. His conceit is obvious as Morgana himself is rather inexperienced, and though he treats his allies, especially the protagonist and Ryuji, like little kids, he's the one that gets the most support from them rather than the other way around. He is especially outspoken and can be bluntly critical of others, most commonly Ryuji. While he has a polite and eloquent way of speaking, he has an outspoken attitude and is derogatory when it comes to insulting others. This is because Morgana is generally trying too hard to be cool, wanting to be acknowledged by others. He is especially adamant about properly acting out the Phantom Thief genre, as not only was he the one who established they should have style while stealing treasure, he was even against them using their real names because it doesn't fit their fashion. As such he presents himself as more masculine than he naturally is, and might boast in combat. Also, half of Morgana's jabs towards Ryuji, while otherwise unnecessary, are driven by said motivation to be chic. In actuality, Morgana is a romanticist at heart, and has a much more softer and feminine side, and his crush towards Ann Takamaki brings out that side of him the best, but he ends up getting carried away. He also has a rational and responsible side, looking after the protagonist and criticizing Ryuji whenever he's actually being ignorant. He especially admires humanity for their hope and determination to tackle adversity head on. He is however reluctant to accept these feelings due to his desire to be recognized, which in itself can become a hindrance for his well-being, especially during Okumura's arc, where against his personal issues and want to have a place to belong, he put his image and pride in priority, and needed his friends' encouragement to revert that and put his true feelings first. On Morgana's identity and appearance, it is summarized in the most basic sense that he is a cat in denial of being a cat. While demonstrating various human-like qualities such as his ability to talk or wield various skills such as lockpicking, he still meows and self-grooms, down to preserving many cat-like gestures that truly stick. The matter is complicated by his circumstances as an amnesiac, as there is at first room for speculation that he could turn out to be human, though it is merely an assumption he forgot he made. In Persona 5 Strikers, the denial is most apparent as he's practically admitted he's a cat but still goes out of his way to deny it. Otherwise, even as early as Persona 5, there are instances where he does get perfectly comfortable in his feline skin, such as in the request "Calling for Justice for Cats," where he gradually, but temporarily, discards his insecurities for the sake of avenging hurt and abused cats. As a cat, or rather a pet, while Morgana himself is dependable, because of his archetype and circumstances he's the only that ultimately relies on others. His prideful nature prevents him from admitting he's a cat and he's embarrassed to rely on others, at one point making an excuse that "he needed pawns" and was using the protagonist, Ryuji and Ann, when in actuality he really did need their help with restoring his memories. This setting also allows Morgana to get away with his derogatory attitude without punishment as he's not held by human standards. The rule isn't straightforward and there are exceptions, as he does get called out at times whenever he's lying, and at the same time Morgana himself isn't malicious in nature and wouldn't abuse his power, and at the same time tries his best to make up for his mistakes. This is a prominent trait in Rokuro Saito's entry for the Persona 5 Dengeki Comic Anthology, where Morgana ends up causing trouble for the protagonist, but after taking responsibility, storekeeper Sojiro Sakura naturally shrugs off the incident as Morgana is just a cat. In spite of that, Morgana later apologizes to the protagonist. In reality, Morgana's undergoing a severe identity crisis that causes him to question his reason for existing and to dread abandonment from his teammates, explaining his enigmatic temperament. Even then, Morgana seems to naturally grow out of it and come to his senses when working together with the Phantom Thieves, a cause that gives him purpose. From an external point of view the matter is simpler, as he's generally seen as an equal by his teammates even if he acts like and views himself as a pet: he proves his courage as soon as he meets the protagonist and Ryuji, and like that he earns the party's respect by the end of the game, regardless of him being a cat in the end. But they might still impulsively treat him like a cat based on Morgana's own attitude, but they make sure to be respectful towards him.