

Finally, both start out fighting you from a large mecha, the Chariot of the Masses for Shido and Metal Gear Excelsus for Armstrong. Royal adds an extra phase where Shido fights Joker one-on-one in an arena surrounded by fire and debris, much like the final boss arena in Revengeance). In fact, Shido in general seems to have a notable basis from Armstrong, as a lot of their aspects can describe both of them if one leaves their names out of the description note A Corrupt Politician who wears glasses and dress suit that transforms into a giant shirtless man in dress pants with massive veiny muscles to fight the protagonist, who's a Marathon Boss that will kick the ever-living shit out of you if you're unprepared, that has extreme patriotism towards his country, and also extreme rage towards the state of his country at the present, that has ambitions of leading his country at the head of government to a new future where he decides how it progresses and eventually gracefully loses to the protagonist, acknowledges their strengths (this last one is more for Shido's Shadow than Shido himself).

Her laptop has a few stickers, with one row being squid-like versions of the Pac-Man ghosts, and another being an alien from Space Invaders.Futuba's casual summer outfit includes a tank top depicting a game of Tetris.And to top it all off, after Sojiro finally confronts Ren and Futaba about the Phantom Thieves, Morgana comments that "the chief really did have an inkling all along." Her T-shirt even has an ink splat on the front. Futaba's casual winter appearance is heavily inspired by the default female Inkling in Splatoon, with long orange hair, a white t-shirt, black short-shorts, and oversized headphones.Additionally, this being a Shin Megami Tensei spinoff, the pattern of green glowing lines on her costume will call to mind memories of the Demi-Fiend from Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.Futaba's thief costume is a form-fitting black bodysuit covered in Tron Lines, referencing the costumes in TRON: Legacy.

Her leather ensemble also brings to mind Mad Max, which is lampshaded by Ryuji's nickname "Ms.
