Persona 3: Reload | All Ryoji Mochizuki Social Link Episodes

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

"I know I said i wanted us to be friends, but...I actually want us to be something more." I figured because of him telling FemC that he'd love her as a girl or guy, but I'm glad Atlus gave us some fruity Ryoji moments with the Protag

[@suhoat307obsessionmv7]

Fuuka interrupting his confession is driving me mad MAD

[@sleepygamer6320]

Also, Makoto places Ryoji's music box not on the shelf with the other memoirs, but right at the top of his bed. I think it's the only item you get from social links/linked episodes that he actually displays, and even when the bedroom becomes desaturated in January, the music box remains the one bright thing in his room. On 3/4, he remembers Ryoji playing the piano if you go to the music room, and he looks at the music box before Ryoji texts him "Thank you." Regardless of whether you see it as platonic or romantic, Makoto loves Ryoji very much, and holds onto his memory enough to sleep beside it every night, even when everyone else has forgotten Ryoji existed.

[@infinitypercival5958]

I thought the unknown "thank you" message was supposed to be from Elizabeth?

[@sleepygamer6320]

@@infinitypercival5958 It's from Ryoji. It's stored under BMD_MailTextRyoji.uassest in the game's files (you can also see Makoto looking at Ryoji's music box before he receives the message, and Ryoji is the only character whose messages have a black background, for hints in the scene itself)

[@jackierabbit]

@@infinitypercival5958 you don't get the text if you don't complete ryoji's link, so it's 100% from him

[@RitsuSakuma69]

*I'm pretty sure Minato seeing Ryoji as someone very precious to him is canon because the movies, Persona 3 manga, stageplay (female version), and Kotone's social link with him basically proves that. Ryoji will ALWAYS have a special place in both the P3 protagonists hearts!*

[@sleepygamer6320]

Completing Ryoji's linked episodes unlocks a bonus scene/dialogue on 12/31 ("Please kill me, I don't want to see you suffer") that's exclusive to his romance route in FEMC's version. If FEMC tells him she sees him as just a friend, he won't say it. Implies at the very least, he thinks Makoto might reciprocate his feelings.

[@thoriq0756]

In a sense, MC become one with ryoji cause he's ryoji door handle

[@MilanTehVillain]

In a meta sense, too. They're both voiced by the same actor, Aleks Le.

[@Weigazod]

Then does that mean Ryoji giving him a key is similar to giving him a s** toy?

[@cum4044]

​@@Weigazodmore like insertion

[@danielthedragondemon]

​@@MilanTehVillainback in FES, both The protagonist and Ryoji were voiced by Yuri Lowenthal

[@RitsuSakuma69]

​@@danielthedragondemon*They also share the same voice actor (Akira Ishida) in the Persona 3 movies. I think it's meant to be intentional because they are connected!!!*

[@Weigazod]

Ok, guys. I think I finally figured it fucking out! If you pay attention to all the details in his linked episodes, you will find that he always tried to established connection with other people and tried to understand more about these connection with other people be it friendship, romance, family love or anything else. Now we have to ask 1 question. Why did he try to do so? It can be out of curiosity but in my personal belief, he was trying to figure out what exactly his relationship with Makoto is. This was why he attempted so many things. Of course, it can also be interpreted that he just wanted to experience new thing. I believe this is also one of his reasons. What brought me the most attention was the fact that Ryoji came back because he wanted to be with the MC. What I understood is that Pharos developed certain relationship with MC. He got a general idea what it is. It is friendship. However, he does not really understand what that relationship even meant. Hence, he hanged out with lots of people as Ryoji. He tried to figure it out. Their relationship would have remained only friendship had the interaction between the two didn't elevate their relationship to new height. This caused new emotions to sprout within Ryoji and he became confused. The more he confused, the more he wanted to approach MC to experiment and to probe these new emotions. However, the more he did it, the more he became attached to MC. When Ryoji at the river bank with MC, this here is when he became the most confused. He questioned the reason for attachment itself because he couldn't understand himself and his emotions. When you do not understand something even when investigating almost everything about it, you started going deeper into its origin and its reasons, its purposes. I surmised Ryoji had comprehended almost entirely what he wanted with MC before the last linked episode. However, he was sandwiched with an ill foreboding that he would run out of time. The last linked episode was when Ryoji finally let the cat out of the bag regardless how confused his desire to be. The 31/12 was the most obvious when he repeatedly told just how precious MC was for him. He begged to be relieved of memory of him and Makoto because he cherished Makoto that much that it was torment for him to see Makoto in harm way. If anything, he had already known that he loved MC (platonic or not). Many will argue that Yukari & Makoto or Aigis & Makoto to be the canon pairing but the truth is that even in episode Aigis I could still argue that these two held a platonic love for Makoto. Just because those two are female do not exempt them from having platonic love to a male friend or automatically elevate their love to be romantic. Surely Yukari cried but Ryoji also suffered greatly to the point that he asked for deliverance to be rid of the memory of love. If anything, I said Ryoji's feeling for Makoto was just as strong as Aigis' and Yukari's. Since Makoto confirmed he held love for neither Yukari or Aigis, it was still one-sided for the both of them. So, conclusion, all 3 ships are viable!

[@rubyveii6423]

They did not fail to make him say anythin zesty

[@Angie-ji7be]

The apriser of death being cannonically bisexual goes so hard actually

[@lily_flower0686]

True and real

[@koga7582]

Death comes for us all...

[@Tsukie_Tenma]

im not denying your statement but wheres the evidence!! :0

[@superwhizz114]

@@Tsukie_Tenma In Persona 3 Portable, if you play as the Female protagonist, he explicitly says that he loves the protagonist whether they're a boy or a girl.

[@Angie-ji7be]

@@Tsukie_Tenma P3P femc route. One of his SL ranks is a Sunday date where he says "I'd still like you no matter if you were a boy or a girl." The framing treats it very much like a casual coming out moment too.

[@cyberqueen7784]

This is truly the time that the answers Makoto can give are warmer. Ryoji is truly the tritagonist of the main P3 storyline.

[@dizzpenzerr5367]

Would have loved it when if Ryoji asks if we want to be more than friends with him, your romance choice, or your most recent romanced option if you choose to romance multiple people, would be the one to walk in the music room to interupt Ryoji instead of just Fuuka. If you have no romanced person yet then you can either agree or turn him down.

[@RoseyRedCringes]

Wow his voice is a lot deeper than I remembered lol

[@hjt091]

If Atlus weren't fools and cowards they'd have given us the option to date Ryoji ED: Lmao the piano scene. I guess it's to underline how this dude is bascly a big ol reference to Kaworu Nagisa.

[@AKingNamedXemo]

Dawg if they don’t want a character to be gay, they won’t make them gay. It ain’t being a coward, it’s just not what they wanted.

[@hjt091]

@@AKingNamedXemo My dude, Ryoji literally says "I'd still love you if you were a boy" to the female protagonist

[@AKingNamedXemo]

@@hjt091 I’m talking about the protag.

[@JohnBellini-et6ch]

P3 itself is a big reference to Evangelion

[@idontknowwhattoput5851]

@@AKingNamedXemo Makoto himself is barely a character. He is literally meant to be an insert for the player. Including a fan favorite, well known character falling in love with you, then having someone interrupt the scene before you can respond, for the sole purpose of preventing the romance from being reciprocated, is a coward move and is unsatisfying to fans. If they wanted to hammer in that Makoto is straight, they should've just had him reject Ryoji straight up, be like "listen I just wanna be friends", but the way they did it is little coward shit and you know it. Also, Makotos literal female counterpart Kotone is canonically bisexual too, she can also get with Elizabeth and Aegis, so they have no reason to not mirror that with makoto. In fact they do mirror her slightly with Makoto, they let him flirt with Ryoji a couple of times too like she did. So not making him dateable is just a tease. Also, even if its "not what they wanted", fans are perfectly allowed to criticize bad decisions right? No one intends to accidentally knock over a vase, right? But you still get consequences for it.

[@Fallendown-pq1ot]

I swear Atlus.... does it kill you to do at least one option? Even if secret?

[@suhoat307obsessionmv7]

I WAS TOO BUSY MAXING OTHER SOCIAL LINKS I MISSED HANGING OUT WITH HIM THE FIRST DAY SO NOW I DIDNT GET ANY OF THIS JUICY CONTENT 😭

[@henryrodrigues1733]

11:06 Almost woke up my family when i was playing and this line came up They made him as fruity as Yosuke bro

[@slimmy1849]

WE GOT ROBBED OUT A ROMANCE ROUTE AGAIN

[@Weigazod]

First it was Yosuke and now this!

[@lonkon535]

Atlus are cowards 😭

[@RitsuSakuma69]

*Don't worry, you can date him in P3P!!! :D*

[@TheRealRenAmamiya]

​@@RitsuSakuma69yeah, there's a gay mod out there for p3p.

[@Mikura39]

Ryoji: “It kinda sounds like I’m confessing my love, huh?” So much gay but you still can’t date him… Ryoji: “I wonder what it means to like someone…” Me: *flashbacks of his romance with FeMC in Portable* “I wonder indeed…” Man, Reload players are missing out on some of his ‘interesting’ lines from his romance route in Portable.

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

We aren't missing anything. Changes in Portable for the Cali twitter whiners should not be in Reload period

[@spastonNEO]

​@@nonamepasserbya6658you will live bro

[@aeircrown7994]

​@nonamepasserbya6658 shut up, we say what we want.

[@headspaace]

the zest arcana

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

The Ryoji x Makoto shippers got FED with this link holy moly

[@4wingedowl]

I cant place what song the music box is playing but it sounds familiar. help?

[@all-purpose-bait2503]

I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE USE MINATO ITS SO MUCH BETTER

[@lonkon535]

I thought it was just me!!!

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

I sincerely miss him saying that he loves you before you leave your room together.

[@fenh]

12:35 12:35 12:35

[@Zdenek1023]

Kaworu Nagisa is my favorite linked episode line

[@renatogonzalez2090]

Atlus I NEED a Gay romance in Persona, RIGHT NOW

[@Froggy_Wig]

Persona 2

[@renatogonzalez2090]

@@Froggy_Wig Oh Yeah! I forgot that think. Thank stranger

[@Froggy_Wig]

@@renatogonzalez2090 yw

[@noah2633]

Gross. We don't need that.

[@skklobotomy_]

theres already a gay romance in p2 hope that helps and i hope we get more actually@@noah2633

[@CutesyMari]

death doesn’t discriminate

[@emkae09]

has anyone figured out what is the name of the song that plays on the music box and then on the piano in december? i can't find anything and it's driving me insaneee.

[@EscoNitz]

Tsubasa Wo Kudasai

[@Kyashi-gi3tk]

@@EscoNitz Thank you so much! I was looking for it aswell!

[@evrest9166]

"Better watch out or he will steal your GF too" hmm let see yukari punch him mitsuru doesn't really care fuuka is fuuka aigis hate him yuko i know she ain't the type to fall for ryoji at least i think chihiro is chihiro hmm i think i am good 😂

[@Angie-ji7be]

"Better watch out or he will steal your GF too" "Nah you got it all wrong. My GF is the one who has to watch out"

[@MrTherandomguy42]

I never got that far in P3P, but are these hangout scenes taken from his Social link in that version?

[@ciel-bell]

They're not. Some lines are from P3P (mainly the ones about the ocean), but the scenes as a whole are new

[@nidziink]

oh my god..link with Ryoji kun..

[@semicorrect]

2:20 Der Flohwalzer 😭

[@mystery8820]

Reminds you of Danganronpa V3?

[@Windermed]

Chapter 1 PTSD

[@mystery8820]

@@Windermed Same. It's like, you feel love, then despair... and the truth comes out much later... and you feel angry... only to feel despair again... and you vow you won't let yourself or anyone feel that despair anymore.

[@nidziink]

what a melody Ryoji kun plays in piano?

[@loujustlou3365]

Does anyone know what song this is that he plays at 12:30 ?

[@Kuwushii_]

Tsubasa Wo Kudasai !!! Its the song from the music box lol

[@santiagojpr4779]

Tsubasa Wo Kudasai,casually,that song appears in the end of rebuild of evangelion 2.0(near third impact scene).

[@GlitchyPixExtra]

That doesn't sound like Tsubasa Wo Kudasai. The melody is off and the ending notes are entirely different

[@starlightnavis]

now why couldn't we date him? not fair, atlus

[@eldmusic]

Please, for the love god, what is the melody of the music box. I cannot find it ANYWHERE. It’s not the same as the piano music I think.

[@Kyashi-gi3tk]

Does anyone know the song that is played on the music box and the song Ryoji plays on the piano? It sounds familiar but I cant find it

[@Weigazod]

So what is the song he played the 1st time he met MC?

[@Angie-ji7be]

A slowed version of "The Flea Waltz"

[@Windermed]

a song that a certain Ultimate Pianist knows very well

[@Weigazod]

@@Windermed I still don't know. :(

[@RomanzGame]

What song he actually play on piano??

[@___.______.______.______._____]

Tsubasa wo kudasai

[@MsNoctec]

I don’t think it’s because Atlus is being a coward…. There isn't any romance route and that is in line with all the other p3 versions because what they have with each other transcends mere romance options and this is something not even we-the players-nor the cockblocking (male? or female?) Aegis can do anything to change that.

[@RitsuSakuma69]

13:44 14:09

[@Deadlyvoltage3]

I avoided him at every opportunity because I didn’t trust him

[@Newt-Man]

Oh my god. Finally someone that did the same as me

[@almostbaldbuffguy]

What are you talking about. He’s death boy. We already had a social link with him

[@Delivery-Witch-Express]

Aigis that you?

[@majima5397]

​@@almostbaldbuffguyyeah he was already our pal

[@AlAensland]

Man these headcannon bullshit can't get out of themself.

[@kittylitty01]

It ain’t head cannon bro, he literally says he’d love the mc if they where a guy in portable, he basically confesses on 12/1

[@demifolk8940]

this is gay af bro its not a headcanon. how can you possibly interpret “i want us to be more than friends” as anything but gay. he even mentions couples before saying that

[@seadragonpirate8195]

His voice in English kills this character 💀

[@thatoneguy5343]

Play or watch FES then if you worship the original cast and find the new ones ‘inferior.’

[@user-kc8zi5zq1e]

be so fr