Persona 5/Doubt Break leftovers

This is a sub-page of Persona 5.

To do: Confidant doubt questions. Investigate leaked prototype builds (particularly December 2015 and February 2016) to see if the mechanic is present during gameplay in any of those versions

Previous installments of the Persona series have a mechanic with character's Social Links where neglecting to meet up with a character with it for a period of time leads to the link in question reversing or breaking. A lot of leftover data in Persona 5 implies that this mechanic was meant to return, with reversals being renamed to Doubt, but was cut for whatever reason.

The mechanic was intended to be limited to the non-playable Confidants, except Mishima, Sojiro, Sae and Caroline and Justine.

Reversed and Broken Tarot Cards

Flipped and shot through variants of the non-playable Confidant's cards, which would've been used when a Confidant entered a state of doubt or broke.

Reversed

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  Fortune

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  Hanged Man

• 

  Death

• 

  Temperance

• 

  Devil

• 

  Tower

• 

  Star

• 

  Sun

Broken

• 

  Fortune

• 

  Hanged Man

• 

  Death

• 

  Temperance

• 

  Devil

• 

  Tower

• 

  Star

• 

  Sun

Morgana's Warning

Morgana warning the player about declining invitations from their Confidants.

Be careful. You'll seem suspicious
if you decline an invitation after
you just made a deal with someone.

Ignored Confidant Texts

Texts that the Confidants would send if the player neglected to meet up with them after a certain period of time.

scriptChat_532.bf (Chihaya Mifune, Wheel of Fortune)

I haven't seen you in a while.
Is everything OK?

Don't you believe in my
fortune-telling skills anymore?

Well, if you can't make it,
I'll stop contacting you.

Ignoring Chihaya's invitations
is lessening her trust in you...

scriptChat_561.bf (Munehisa Iwai, Hanged Man)

What happened the other day,
Mr. Gun Enthusiast?

If you want me to customize
stuff, you gotta help me out.

I'm busy too, ya know. I'm not
gonna hit ya up over and over.

Do your part, all right?

Ignoring Iwai's invitations
is lessening his trust in you...

scriptChat_577.bf (Tae Takemi, Death)

Aren't you coming for
the clinical trial?

I won't be able to sell any
new medicine at this rate.

Hurry up and visit the clinic.
Or am I just annoying you now?

If that's the case, I can just
stop chatting with you.

Ignoring Takemi's invitations
is lessening her trust in you...

scriptChat_590.bf (Sadayo Kawakami, Temperance)

Didn't you promise to request me
if I let you slack off in class?

Did you get scared? It's
quite risky, after all...

OK... I'll stop inviting you.

Ignoring Kawakami's invitations
is lessening her trust in you...

scriptChat_606.bf (Ichiko Ohya, Devil)

Why won't you respond to me?

If you don't want me to write
the articles, that's fine.

I can find another source. You
know, like your friend Mishima.

I don't want to keep asking you
if you don't want to help.

Ignoring Ohya's invitations
is lessening her trust in you...

scriptChat_636.bf (Hifumi Togo, Star)

Did something happen the other
day? I messaged you but...
You want to improve at shogi,
don't you? Or was that all talk?

Oh, I'm sorry... I went too far.

This always happens when I
discuss shogi. Are you tired of it?
In any case, I'll refrain from
sending you invitations.

Ignoring Hifumi's invitations
is lessening her trust in you...

scriptChat_665.bf (Toranosuke Yoshida, Sun)

You seem to be quite busy lately.

I respect your passion
for politics, but...

You're still in school... That
must make things difficult.

I'll refrain from requesting
your help for a while.

Ignoring Yoshida's invitations
is lessening his trust in you...

Ignored Confidant Phone Calls

The Confidants phoning the player to let them know they haven't met up in a while.

Automatic Confidants such as Goro and Sae have dialogue for being ignored, implying either this feature was removed before they became mandatory or that this dialogue was a placeholder. Oddly, The World arcana has dialogue for being ignored.

For the Confidants who have two dialogues, the first one was intended for when the Confidant was in a state of doubt and the second one is for when the Confidant is broken.

MND_COOP_START_000_00 
Who could it be at this hour...?

MND_COOP_NEXT_000_00
Another phone call... 
Who is it this time?

MND_COOP_END_000_00
...They hung up.
They might be suspicious.  
It might have been better 
to accept their invitation. 

...I should call it a day. 

Morgana, Magician

You're ignoring me, aren't you?

Makoto Niijima, High Priestess

You're avoiding my calls. 
Is that correct?

Haru Okumura, Empress

Are you ignoring me?

Yusuke Kitagawa, Emperor

Have you abstained from 
answering phone calls?

Sojiro Sakura, Hierophant

Why aren't you answering 
your phone?

Ann Takamaki, Lovers

What's with the cold shoulder?

Ryuji Sakamoto, Chariot

What's up? Why you ignorin' me?

Goro Akechi, Justice

Are you avoiding me?

Futaba Sakura, Hermit

Note that the spelling mistake is from the extracted text.

Hey! Why aren't you respoding?

Chihaya Mifune, Wheel of Fortune

I read my fortune, and it 
said I should call you... 
I just obeyed the cards. 
...See you later!

Um, I just wanted to ask... 
Are you so busy that you don't 
have time to talk to me? 

Do you have a lot to do? Are 
there have secrets that you 
can't tell other peop-

Never mind! Forget what 
I said! Goodbye!

Caroline & Justine, Strength

For reference, the first line is spoken by Justine and the second one is spoken by Caroline.

Have you been ignoring us?

Don't ignore us, Inmate!

Munehisa Iwai, Hanged Man

Hey, it's me. Why 
did you back out?

Scared? You wanted a 
custom order, didn't you?

...Then check your attitude 
at the door, Mr. Gun Maniac.

Hey, it's you. You 
didn't show up again. 

You like guns, right? 
Or was that all a lie?

...Don't disappoint me.

Tae Takemi, Death

Hey. I want to make sure. You 
do want medication for your
college exams, right?

You haven't been coming to my 
clinical trials. Was it all talk?

Don't waste my time.

Did you not want to attend 
these clinics anymore?

Were you lying when you said 
it was for college exams?

If you still want to 
do this, hurry up.

Sadayo Kawakami, Temperance

Um... Well... 

Don't you need to 
ditch class again...?
I'm tight on money. Please?

You haven't forgotten your promise 
to ask for me from the maid service 
if I let you skip class, have you?

What are you doing when 
you ditch class, anyway?

Suspicious... 

Oh! I so apologize for calling 
you this late. Good night.

Ichiko Ohya, Devil

...It's me. 

What's wrong? You don't have 
any more information for me?

...Or maybe you're not even 
a fan of the Phantom Thieves?

...If you've been telling
the  truth, hurry and come
see me already.

...Hey, come on. What's 
with that reaction?

I'm having doubts that you're 
really a Phantom Thieves fan... 

...*sigh* I don't care 
anymore. See you around.

Shinya Oda, Tower

Hey, why aren't you coming by? I 
wanted to talk about the Phantom 
Thieves with you... 

Hey, could it be that you're lying 
about knowing the Phantom Thieves?

...Whatever. See you.

Hey, what's going on? You 
said you'd tell me about 
the Phantom Thieves... 

So you really were lying about 
knowing the Phantom Thieves 
after all!?

I don't care anymore.
I'm going to go.

Hifumi Togo, Star

If I may be so rude, but I must 
say... you'll never improve with 
these half-hearted attempts.

Be committed. That is, 
if you really enjoy shogi. 

Maybe I was wrong about your 
passion for shogi...

I'd be incredible disappointed 
if your feelings to become my
apprentice was all a lie.

Yuuki Mishima, Moon

You're ignoring me, huh?

Toranosuke Yoshida, Sun

Hey, this is Yoshida. What 
have you been spending your 
time on lately?

Making time for your studies is 
important. But, did you lose your 
passion for legislature?

...And I had high hopes for you.

Hello, it's Yoshida. Have you 
lost interest in politics?

Perhaps you were you lying 
about your aspirations to 
become a politician.

I'm very disappointed in you...

Sae Niijima, Judgement

Why haven't you responded?

The World

The dialogue is credited to "The World" and not any specific character internally, and as such will be referred to as is here.

You've ignored me, haven't you?

The only characters to be associated with this Arcana in the series are the Velvet attendants as well as the protagonists. Though considering the name attached to this dialogue is vague, there's no real connection to any of them.

Confidant Doubt/Breaking

System dialogue intended for when a Confidant had entered a state of doubt or has broken. Strangely, Confidants with no corresponding unused reversed/broken tarot cards such as Lovers have doubt and breaking lines.

Your Fool Confidant is in a state
of Doubt. You will not receive its
benefits until you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of
Doubt on your Fool Confidant.

Your Fool Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Magician Confidant is in a state
of Doubt. You will not receive its
benefits until you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of
Doubt on your Magician Confidant.

Your Magician Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your High Priestess Confidant
is in a state of Doubt. You
will not receive its benefits
until you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your High Priestess Confidant.

Your High Priestess Confidant 
is now broken. The deal is off,
and you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Empress Confidant is in
a state of Doubt. You will not
receive its benefits until you
clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Empress Confidant.

Your Empress Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Emperor Confidant
is in a state of Doubt. You
will not receive its benefits
until you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Emperor Confidant.

Your Emperor Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Hierophant Confidant is in
a state of Doubt. You will not
receive its benefits until you
clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Hierophant Confidant.

Your Hierophant Confidant is
now broken. The deal is off, 
and you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Lovers Confidant is in a
state of Doubt. You will not
receive its benefits until
you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Lovers Confidant.

Your Lovers Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Chariot Confidant is in a
state of Doubt. You will not
receive its benefits until
you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Chariot Confidant.

Your Chariot Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Justice Confidant is in
a state of Doubt. You will not
receive its benefits until you
clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Justice Confidant.

Your Justice Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Your Hermit Confidant is in a
state of Doubt. You will not
receive its benefits until
you clear your name.

You have lifted the state of Doubt
on your Hermit Confidant.

Your Hermit Confidant is now
broken. The deal is off, and
you will not receive its
benefits in this state.

Doubt/Broken Confidant Descriptions

The descriptions for the Confidant menu should a Confidant have entered a state of doubt or broken.

Chihaya Mifune, Wheel of Fortune

commu11_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me, 
I can't have my fortune read...

commu11_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't 
have my fortune read or get 
the benefit of Arcana Burst...

Munehisa Iwai, Hanged Man

commu13_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me,
he won't accept my requests
for customization...

commu13_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't
request customization or get
the benefit of Arcana Burst...

Tae Takemi, Death

commu14_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me,
I can't buy any highly 
effective medicine...

commu14_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't
buy any special medicine or get
the benefit of Arcana Burst...

Sadayo Kawakami, Temperance

commu15_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me,
I can't strike a deal
with Kawakami...

commu15_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't 
strike a deal with Kawakami or 
get the benefit of Arcana Burst...

Ichiko Ohya, Devil

commu16_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me, 
she won't accept my requests 
to write articles...

commu16_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't 
have her write articles or get
the benefit of Arcana Burst...

Shinya Oda, Tower

commu17_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me, 
I can't get him to teach me
any new shooting skills...

commu17_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't
have shooting lessons or get
the benefit of Arcana Burst...

Hifumi Togo, Star

commu18_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me, 
I can't receive shogi lessons...

commu18_broken
The deal is broken, so I can't 
receive shogi lessons or get 
the benefit of Arcana Burst..

Toranosuke Yoshida, Sun

commu20_rev
Since doubt is cast upon me, 
I can't help with his speeches.

commu20_broken
Since the deal is broken, I can't 
receive speech lessons nor receive 
the benefit of Arcana Burst..

The following would've gone unused even if the Doubt/Break mechanic was used.

commu01_rev
Igor Doubt
This is a bug.

commu01_broken
Igor Broken
This is a bug.

commu02_rev
Morgana Doubt
This is a bug.

commu02_broken
Morgana Broken
This is a bug.

commu03_rev
Makoto Doubt
This is a bug.

commu03_broken
Makoto Broken
This is a bug.

commu04_rev
Haru Doubt
This is a bug.

commu04_broken
Haru Broken
This is a bug.

commu05_rev
Yusuke Doubt
This is a bug.

commu05_broken
Yusuke Broken
This is a bug.

commu06_rev
Sojiro Doubt
This is a bug.

commu06_broken
Sojiro Broken
This is a bug.
commu07_rev
Ann Doubt
This is a bug.

commu07_broken
Ann Broken
This is a bug.

commu08_rev
Ryuji Doubt
This is a bug.

commu08_broken
Ryuji Broken
This is a bug.

commu09_rev
Akechi Doubt
This is a bug.

commu09_broken
Akechi Broken
This is a bug.

commu10_rev
Futaba Doubt
This is a bug.

commu10_broken
Futaba Broken
This is a bug.

commu12_rev
Twins Doubt
This is a bug.

commu12_broken
Twins Broken
This is a bug.

commu19_rev
Mishima Doubt
This is a bug.

commu19_broken
Mishima Broken
This is a bug.

commu21_rev
Sae Doubt
This is a bug.

commu21_broken
Sae Broken
This is a bug.

Kawakami Doubt/Break Dialogue

Dialogue intended for when trying to call Kawakami while the Temperance Confidant is in a state of doubt or broken.

MSG_KAWAKAMI_DOUBT_EVENT
This might take a little
while, but can we talk?

MSG_OOYA_DOUBT_HELLO
Sorry, I'm busy right now.

And, while I am grateful
to you... I can't really
go any farther than this.

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_01
It's my fault for being deceived
and letting you slack off since
you didn't fit in, but... *sigh*

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_02
Whoa, it's not good for
the Phantom Thieves if you
lose that free time in class.

Wait, maybe she suspects that
you've been playing around with
other girls. That must be it...

Now's the time to play up the fact
that you've been all alone. Make
it sound like all you do is read.

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_04 
...You sure you didn't mix
up my number with one of your
girlfriends or something?

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_05
It's time to prove you've been
all alone. Start talking about
what you've been reading in books!

MND_DOUBT_RELEASE_06 
I'll prove that I've been all
alone by bringing up what I've
been reading lately.

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_07
W-Wait! You're saying way
too much. I'm getting confused.
Did you seriously read that
entire book? How bored are you...?
Oh... It's because
you're usually alone...
R-Right... I guess
I misunderstood you...

MND_DOUBT_RELEASE_08
It looks like she
believed my lie.

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_09
Nice! You made it out!

MSG_DOUBT_RELEASE_10 
Um, so... You were going
to request me, right?

MSG_BROKEN_01
Isn't it a bit late to be trying
to explain yourself, Master?
...Are you still going
to try to say that you
don't have a place to belong?

MSG_BROKEN_02
Kawakami saw through my lie...!

MSG_BROKEN_03
You know... I did try and
wait for you to make an excuse.
But you didn't do anything.

That must have been about how
much you cared about your free
time. Honestly, it's tough on me.

So, that means our deal
is off. And that's final!

MSG_BROKEN_04
So... goodbye, Master!

MSG_BROKEN_05
It looks like it's
impossible to restart
my deal with Kawakami...

MSG_BROKEN_06
This is hopeless. You're not
going to be able to restart
your deal with Kawakami.

It's your fault for not
trying to patch things up
when she started doubting you.
Just give it up already.

MSG_BROKEN_HELLOW
Oh, uh...
Oh, right! I'm already
fully booked, actually.
I hope to see you
again soon, Master!

Fusing Doubt/Broken Arcana Personas

Dialogue intended to have been used when attempting to fuse a Persona whose corresponding Arcana Confidant was in a state of doubt or broken. It looks like someone decided to point out it was unused. The dialogue seems to imply that it would've been possible to fuse Personas from an Arcana which is broken. In previous games, a Social Link breaking renders fusing Personas from the broken Arcana impossible.

combine_comu_doubt
doubt (not used)
Are you certain this
Persona is acceptable?

combine_comu_broken
broken (not used)
Are you certain this
Persona is acceptable?