Leaked Persona 6 Design Docs Reveal Potential Protagonists

It’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard anything from Atlus about Persona 6–or whatever it ends up being called–other than reassurances of, “It’s coming, guys, we swear!” However, it seems now that fans who have been eagerly waiting for years might have a tiny little taste of what to expect when the upcoming RPG does get its full reveal.

The leaks come in the form of screenshots that appear to have surfaced on Chinese forums, but may originally have come from Chinese social-media-sharing site RedNote, according to reposters on ResetEra.

Among the images seen in the links are concept-art and graphic-design reference sheets of a blonde-haired character with a bowl cut, who is believed to be the game’s protagonist. This character is pictured in another image staring wistfully out of a bus or train window in a rough sketch for either an animated sequence or promotional art. Another image shows a female character who has dark hair with red highlights at the tips next to the blonde-haired male. She also has a character sheet showing a variety of different expressions. Some fans are speculating that she may be an additional or selectable protagonist, while others think she might be the primary companion to the main character.

There’s also a screenshot of a list of file names that seem to be art assets, containing several potential character names in Japanese last-name-first order: Kujo Inko, Karaki Toma, Ogami Renji, Nishiura Akari, Engoku Hana, Sentaka Shino, Hiruma Yumi, and Satozaki Oguriri. There also appears to be a file for a mascot-type character (similar to Persona 4’s Teddie and Persona 5’s Morgana) named Nilfer. Finally, there’s a concept drawing of a train station, which some online observers have said looks similar to the Sakuragicho station in Yokohama, Japan.

So when will we be able to verify that this information is legit? 2026 is the Persona series’ 30th anniversary, and Atlus has been promoting this fact with events across the globe. An announcement showcasing the first official P6 reveal would be a great way to cap off the celebrations. Of course, it’s all speculation at this point, but if the leaks have any veracity to them, Persona fans can be comforted in knowing that at least development seems to be moving along.