also better known by his codename Joker, is the main protagonist of Persona 5, a 2016 role-playing video game owned by Sega subsidiary Atlus. He is a second-year high school student who is expelled due to being falsely accused of assault by a corrupt politician. As a result, he leaves his hometown and moves in with a family friend in Tokyo to serve a one-year probation. Upon transferring to a new school, he and a group of other students awaken to a supernatural power known as the Persona.