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In ''Persona 5'', Yusuke Kitagawa is the pupil of acclaimed Japanese artist Ichiryusai Madarame, the Phantom Thieves' second target. Yusuke is a passionate artist that began developing his craft at the age of three, at which point he had been orphaned and the artist had taken him in. Underneath Madarame's kind exterior however is a conniving con man who extorts his pupils and plagiarizes their work, a fact which, upon being confronted by the Phantom Thieves about it, Yusuke reflexively denies. In truth, Yusuke has long been aware of Madarame taking advantage of his students, for he is a victim of Madarame's crimes himself; however, he is unable to bring himself to believe that his caretaker for most of his life is such a terrible man. Yusuke himself is the last of Madarame's pupils, with several of his former pupils having their lives end up in shambles after resisting Madarame. | In ''Persona 5'', Yusuke Kitagawa is the pupil of acclaimed Japanese artist Ichiryusai Madarame, the Phantom Thieves' second target. Yusuke is a passionate artist that began developing his craft at the age of three, at which point he had been orphaned and the artist had taken him in. Underneath Madarame's kind exterior however is a conniving con man who extorts his pupils and plagiarizes their work, a fact which, upon being confronted by the Phantom Thieves about it, Yusuke reflexively denies. In truth, Yusuke has long been aware of Madarame taking advantage of his students, for he is a victim of Madarame's crimes himself; however, he is unable to bring himself to believe that his caretaker for most of his life is such a terrible man. Yusuke himself is the last of Madarame's pupils, with several of his former pupils having their lives end up in shambles after resisting Madarame. | ||
The Phantom Thieves of Heart catch wind of Madarame's fraudulent accomplishments and abusive personality, and go on a mission to steal his heart. Coincidentally, Yusuke develops an interest in [[Ann Takamaki]] around this time, for he becomes inspired by her beauty and starts stalking her. He is then caught by the rest of the group and admits his intentions by making an offer to Ann. He also invites the group to Madarame's art exhibit, where they discover many of the works are plagiarized and accept Yusuke's offer to investigate. There was a brief argument within the group when Yusuke reveals he wants Ann to pose nude for his art, but they eventually come up with a plan. Ann accepts the offer, but she and [[Morgana]] stall the session by dressing in excessive amounts of layers while the protagonist and [[Ryuji]] locate Madarame's palace. After this tactic, Ann tries to sweet talk Yusuke into entering Madarame's studio. While Ann fails to seduce | The Phantom Thieves of Heart catch wind of Madarame's fraudulent accomplishments and abusive personality, and go on a mission to steal his heart. Coincidentally, Yusuke develops an interest in [[Ann Takamaki]] around this time, for he becomes inspired by her beauty and starts stalking her. He is then caught by the rest of the group and admits his intentions by making an offer to Ann. He also invites the group to Madarame's art exhibit, where they discover many of the works are plagiarized and accept Yusuke's offer to investigate. There was a brief argument within the group when Yusuke reveals he wants Ann to pose nude for his art, but they eventually come up with a plan. Ann accepts the offer, but she and [[Morgana]] stall the session by dressing in excessive amounts of layers while the protagonist and [[Ryuji]] locate Madarame's palace. After this tactic, Ann tries to sweet talk Yusuke into entering Madarame's studio. While Ann fails to seduce Yusuke, he lets her go anyway out of not wanting to come off as rude. Madarame catches Ann and Morgana in the office and threatens to call the police, which forces them to go into his palace to escape. During this scuffle, Yusuke accidentally enters his palace too. | ||
Upon entering Madarame's Palace with the Phantom Thieves, Yusuke winces in horror at the sight. Upon confronting Madarame's Shadow, Yusuke discovers that Madarame never truly loved him, and a piece of Madarame's art that Yusuke had admired for so long had in fact been a self portrait painted by his own mother, whom Madarame had left to die so he could steal her work. Enraged, Yusuke awakens his Persona, Goemon, becoming a Phantom Thief with the codename Fox, and helps the group steal the Treasure of his now former mentor. He designs a logo for the group, which is depicted on all the calling cards they send from then on. He also cuts all ties with Madarame, making him homeless. He lives as a drifter for a little while, even staying at Café Leblanc for a night, but eventually finds residence in the high school dormitories. | Upon entering Madarame's Palace with the Phantom Thieves, Yusuke winces in horror at the sight. Upon confronting Madarame's Shadow, Yusuke discovers that Madarame never truly loved him, and that "Sayuri", a piece of Madarame's art that Yusuke had admired for so long, had in fact been a self portrait painted by his own mother, whom Madarame had left to die so he could steal her work. Enraged, Yusuke awakens his Persona, Goemon, becoming a Phantom Thief with the codename Fox, and helps the group steal the Treasure of his now former mentor. He designs a logo for the group, which is depicted on all the calling cards they send from then on. He also cuts all ties with Madarame, making him homeless. He lives as a drifter for a little while, even staying at Café Leblanc for a night, but eventually finds residence in the high school dormitories. | ||
Should the player pursue a confidant with Yusuke, he admits to the protagonist that he has lost his drive to continue painting after his falling out with Madarame. Out of desperation, he asks to travel to [[Mementos]] to find some kind of inspiration. His experience leads him to create a painting titled "Desire," which he was proud enough to submit to an upcoming art exhibition. To his disappointment, the painting was received negatively by critics and patrons, with it being emotionless and stale as a common criticism. This nearly convinces Yusuke to give up entirely, but the protagonist convinces him to try again and improve his craft. This leads to several day trips where Yusuke does several life still and realizes how Madarame is the reason his outlook on life and beauty is so superficial and he might be going down that same dark path his former mentor took. Yusuke eventually meets Akiko Kawanabe, director of the Japanese Art Support Foundation one of the critics from the gallery. After hearing Yusuke's story, he offers him a spot in a new gallery in exchange for the paintings being sold and marketed as painted by a tragic, brooding figure. This offer angers Yusuke for having nothing to do with art in his eyes and rejects the offer. Kawanabe claims that Yusuke is acting immature and makes another offer: the foundation's unconditional support if he wins an upcoming competition. Yusuke accepts, wanting to show the world the true meaning of art is not monetary gain, but passion and love for the craft. After failing to come up with inspiration, Yusuke laments that he will never become one of the great artists. The rest of the Phantom Thieves tell him to stop comparing himself to others and there is nothing wrong with doing things for himself, but art needs to be made for others in order to succeed. This causes Yusuke to realize beauty on a deeper level and he creates a painting titled "Desire and Hope," which wins the competition. Kawanabe soon after reveals his taunting was merely a test of his character and offers the support of the foundation. Yusuke again declines, saying that his friends are his true inspiration and he will never follow in Madarame's footsteps if they are around. | Should the player pursue a confidant with Yusuke, he admits to the protagonist that he has lost his drive to continue painting after his falling out with Madarame. Out of desperation, he asks to travel to [[Mementos]] to find some kind of inspiration. His experience leads him to create a painting titled "Desire," which he was proud enough to submit to an upcoming art exhibition. To his disappointment, the painting was received negatively by critics and patrons, with it being emotionless and stale as a common criticism. This nearly convinces Yusuke to give up entirely, but the protagonist convinces him to try again and improve his craft. This leads to several day trips where Yusuke does several life still and realizes how Madarame is the reason his outlook on life and beauty is so superficial and he might be going down that same dark path his former mentor took. Yusuke eventually meets Akiko Kawanabe, director of the Japanese Art Support Foundation one of the critics from the gallery. After hearing Yusuke's story, he offers him a spot in a new gallery in exchange for the paintings being sold and marketed as painted by a tragic, brooding figure. This offer angers Yusuke for having nothing to do with art in his eyes and rejects the offer. Kawanabe claims that Yusuke is acting immature and makes another offer: the foundation's unconditional support if he wins an upcoming competition. Yusuke accepts, wanting to show the world the true meaning of art is not monetary gain, but passion and love for the craft. After failing to come up with inspiration, Yusuke laments that he will never become one of the great artists. The rest of the Phantom Thieves tell him to stop comparing himself to others and there is nothing wrong with doing things for himself, but art needs to be made for others in order to succeed. This causes Yusuke to realize beauty on a deeper level and he creates a painting titled "Desire and Hope," which wins the competition. Kawanabe soon after reveals his taunting was merely a test of his character and offers the support of the foundation. Yusuke again declines, saying that his friends are his true inspiration and he will never follow in Madarame's footsteps if they are around. | ||