Though modern Personahas moved away from its status as an SMT spinoff in favor of carving out its own identity, the strengths that were cultivated from its origins remain. The demons featured across SMT punctuate the series' combat, taking shape not only as the Personas the protagonist may wield with their wild-card ability, but in Persona 5's case, as enemies as well. In the true form of shadows lies myriad SMT demon designs that show just how strong their iconography has been crafted with folklore in mind, and Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancereminds players of this through its special demon conversations, which could be a boon for Persona 6's own negotiation feature.