Persona 5 Royal Shinya Confidant Guide
Step into the world of Shibuya’s arcade scene, where neon lights flash and a pint-sized sharpshooter holds the key to mastering gun combat. In Persona 5 Royal, you’ll meet Shinya Oda, the arrogant yet undeniably talented arcade champion known as the “King.” Shinya represents the Tower Arcana.
Why You Should Max Out Shinya’s Confidant in P5R
- Down Shot (Rank 1): Allows Joker to use a special shot to instantly down one enemy.
- Bullet Hail (Rank 2): After a successful ambush, there’s a chance to immediately initiate a gun-based All-Out Attack at the start of the battle.
- Warning Shot (Rank 3): During Shadow negotiation, you can use a “Warning Shot” to intimidate enemies, making it easier to convince them to join your side or give you items/money.
- Unlocks Ammo Pouch (Rank 5). increases maximum bullet capacity for each weapon.
- Cheap Shot (Rank 6): Upgrades Down Shot, allowing you to use it three times per infiltration.
- Electric Slug (Rank 8): Significantly boosts the damage output of Bullet Hail, making it more lethal.
- Oda Special (Rank 10 – MAX): This is his ultimate ability. Joker’s gun attacks will ignore all enemy resistances and hit regardless.
Quick Facts Shinya Oda
- Arcana: Tower
- Location: Akihabara Arcade
- Availability: Unlocks September 4th after accepting the Mementos request “Winners Don’t Use Cheats. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the daytime.
- Recommended Persona: Bring a Persona of the Tower Arcana when hanging out with Shinya
- Romance option: No
- Gifts: In P5R you can give gifts to Shinya like the Katana Keychain and the Dragon Sword Keychain. Complete list below.
Persona 5 Royal Shinya Oda Confidant Guide - The Tower
To increase your rank with Shinya Oda, use the guide below for all rank-up conversations. Only listed answers affect your progress; the numbers show how much each answer adds toward ranking up. You need to bring a Persona of the Tower arcana when spending time with him, or you won’t get the maximum points as listed in our guide.
Rank 1:
- On 9/4 you get the quest Winners Don’t Use Cheats. Through this quest you will meet Shinya.
- Unlocks Down Shot. With Down Shot you spend an entire magazine to guarantee a knock down on an enemy.
- You get bonus points in the Kindness stat.
- Post-Rank 1: “Call me when it’s game time.” +3
Rank 2:
“Thanks to you taking so long to figure it out…”
- “Don’t compare me to you.” +3
- “Sorry.” +2
“*sigh*”
- “What a rude employee.” +2
“…I need to get really strong, like the Phantom Thieves.”
- “Do you admire them?” +2
“I believe in the Phantom Thieves and their strength.”
- “So do I.” +3
- “I’ll let them know.” +3
Phone Call (Royal):
- “I’ll work hard.” +2
- “So then I can beat you?” +2
- Unlocks the Bullet Hail ability. This gives you a chance to enter a gun all-out-attack after an ambush.
- Kindness stat Up
Rank 3:
Get food with Shinya.
All they did today was throw eraser crumbs into my lunch, though, so I won that round.”
- No bonus points
“That’s why I gotta get stronger!”
- “That’s the spirit.” +2
Phone Call (Royal):
- “Sure.” +2
- Unlocks Warning Shot. Warning Shot has a chance to frighten enemies with a threat during demon negotiations to get them to your side.
- Kindness stat Up
Rank 4:
“You cheated, didn’t you!?”
- ” Yeah, you tell him!” +2
“You’ve gotta be kidding me…”
- “Get your revenge.” +2
- Kindness stat Up
Rank 5:
“I mean, I couldn’t do anything to him… There’s just no way.”
- “It was pretty weird!” +3
- “He must’ve rigged it”. +3
“I’m definitely gonna demolish him!”
- “I’m sure you can do it.” +2
Phone Call (Royal):
- “You need a new strategy.” +3
- “Are you going to give up?” +2
- Unlocks Ammo Pouch. This increases your maximum bullet capacity for each weapon.
- Bonus to kindness stat
Rank 6:
“The games are on me today… Just be sure to keep up.”
- No bonus points
“I’m not a bad guy… am I…?”
- No bonus points
“I won’t do it again… I don’t wanna be a bad guy.”
- “I believe in you.” +3
- “That’s good.” +2
“Um… do you… hate me now?”
- “Not at all.” +3
Phone Call (Royal):
- “Of course I won’t.” +2
- Unlocks Cheap Shot, reducing the bullets required for a Down Shot.
- Kindness stat up
Rank 7:
- No Additional points can be earned at rank 7.
- Bonus: Kindness Up
Rank 8:
“So she IS bad after all…”
- “No, she’s not.” +2
- “Is that what you think?” +2
“Do you think they’ll actually be able to change her heart?”
- “I believe in them” +3
- “It’ll all work out.” +2
“…OK, I’ll do it.”
- No bonus points
“That’s why I wanna help the Phantom Thieves. I wanna stop my mom.”
- ” Let’s save her.” +3
- ” That’s admirable. +3
- This unlocks a quest for Mementos: A Mother’s Aggression.
- Unlocks Electric Slug. Electric Slug boosts the damage inflicted by Bullet Hail.
- Kindness stat up
Rank 9:
To continue the Shinya Confidant, you need to complete the A Mother’s Aggression quest.
“She broke down crying and told me that she’ll be a better mother from now on…”
- “I’m glad to hear that.” +3
- “Thank the Phantom Thieves.” +2
“Am I weird… for feeling happy about losing? I mean, all I cared about before was winning.”
- “It means you’ve matured.” +3
- “No, that makes sense.” +3
- “A little bit, yeah.” +2
“I wonder why he’s cheating…”
- “He wants to win at all costs.” +2
- Kindness stat up
Rank 10:
- All choices are good, max rank.
- Unlocks Oda Special. Joker’s attacks can ignore resistances to hit resistant enemies.
- Unlocks the Mada fusion.
Gifts for Shinya in Persona 5 Royal
Gifts are the way to go to increase the level of the relationship. In Persona 5 Royal, you can give gifts to the male characters as well. For Shinya Oda, the following gifts give points:
- Katana Keychain: +3 Boost / Akihabara Goods Shop Tokobushiya, 500 Yen
- Dragon Sword Keychain: +3 Boost / Akihabara, 500 Yen
- Castella: +2 Boost / Underground Mall Supermarket, 1500 Yen
- Chocolate Truffles: +3 Boost / Underground Mall, 2800 Yen
- Cup Noodles Set: +2 Boost / Shibuya Rocinante Discount Store, 3480 Yen
- Motorbike Figure: +3 Boost, Akihabara, 3600 Yen
- Blaring Alarm Clock: +2 Boost / Akihabara Electronics Store, 12,000 Yen
- Silver Bangle: +3 Boost / Underground Mall Jewelry Store, 78,000 Yen
Who is Shinya Oda in P5R
Shinya is introduced as the self-proclaimed “King” of the “Gun About” arcade game in Akihabara. He’s an elementary school student with incredible talent, but also a boastful and arrogant brat who looks down on others who aren’t as skilled as him. His initial meeting with Joker is prompted by a Mementos request: “Winners Don’t Use Cheats.” Joker and the Phantom Thieves are tasked with changing the heart of a Mementos target who is a notorious cheater in the arcade game. However, they discover the Shadow is “unbeatable,” leading them to seek out the real-world arcade legend.
Shinya, intrigued by Joker’s connection to the Phantom Thieves, agrees to teach him “real shooting skills” in exchange for proving his connection to the vigilante group. This leads to Futaba Sakura hacking the “Gun About” website to display the Phantom Thieves’ logo, which convinces Shinya that Joker is indeed tied to them. This marks the beginning of their Confidant (Tower Arcana).
Bullies and a Difficult Mother
As Joker spends more time with Shinya, the facade of the cocky “King” begins to crack, revealing a vulnerable child facing significant problems. Shinya describes his school life as a “war,” frequently being targeted by a group of bullies. He initially copes by mirroring their aggressive behaviour.
His Mother, Hanae Oda: A major source of his distress is his relationship with his mother, Hanae. She is portrayed as highly demanding and combative, constantly fighting with the school about everything, especially since her divorce. She puts immense pressure on Shinya to win and be the best, seeing any loss as a personal failing and unacceptable.
A turning point in their relationship comes when Shinya’s mother, Hanae, confronts Joker, accusing him of being a “bad influence” on her son because Shinya has started to push back against her unreasonable demands. This escalates into the Mementos request “A Mother’s Aggression.”
Uniquely, Joker and the Phantom Thieves decide that Shinya should be the one to issue the calling card to his mother’s Shadow (Dakini), allowing him to feel more involved in setting her straight. After her heart is changed, Hanae realizes the error of her ways and begins to treat Shinya with more understanding and less pressure.
With his mother’s heart changed and Joker’s guidance, Shinya undergoes significant growth. He apologizes to the kids he bullied at school and, in the final act of his Confidant, he faces the original arcade cheater, Takekuma, and beats him fairly, demonstrating his newfound maturity and understanding of true victory.
This concludes our Persona 5 Royal Shinya Confidant Guide.
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