Why wasn't this character killed immediately?
In Persona 5, after you
steal Okumura's Treasure, his Shadow is killed by an unseen assassin. This happens in the very same cutscene, literally two seconds after the Phantom Thieves have left the room.
By my understanding, this should have resulted in
an immediate mental shutdown.
And yet nothing happens until
the press conference on October 12th. Depending on how long it took you to clear the Palace, that's up to three weeks later.
Now, I understand that the out-of-universe reason for this is that if
Okumura had died the moment you cleared the Palace
it would have completely messed up the game's timeline of events. But in-universe, it doesn't make sense, especially considering that
the villains were relying on Okumura dying at exactly that moment, in order to implicate the Phantom Thieves in his death.
How should this be reconciled? In-universe, why didn't this character die immediately?
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Why do characters get killed off?
Unlike stories in television or film, character deaths are rarely by unforeseen behind-the-scenes events, as there is no analogous situation to having actors portraying characters. Instead, characters are typically killed off as part of the story or occasionally by editorial mandate to generate publicity for a title.Do shows kill off main characters?
As one of the long-running shows, Grey's Anatomy killed its fair share of the main characters. The first major character who died long before the show ended was George O'Malley in the fifth season. George died after he was hit by a bus.What movies kill the main character?
9 Movies That Killed Off Their Protagonist Early OnWhat happens when a playable character dies?
If a character dies, the player can make a new one. It should be the same level as the other players, and the GM and player should work together to introduce them into the plot.It Wasn't Me
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