Persona 5 Strikers - Haru Driving Skills

[@cjvs1604]

Just so people have context as to how rough things were for this trip: - It's roughly 640km / 400 miles from Fukuoka to Kyoto. The 8+ hour travel period by vehicle is pretty accurate. - If you look at the time and date at the top corner, it went from MORNING to NOON without changing date. Meaning that Haru most likely made that entire 8 hour drive in about 4. - The entire party had to endure that nightmare of a drive with very little way of stopping a VERY focused Haru. - From what Google Maps showed me. Highlighted cities on or near that route include: Kitakyushu, Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Kobe, and Osaka. So Haru was likely swerving around normal weekday morning highway traffic in multiple notable Japanese cities going about 160kph / 100mph nonstop and (likely) not hitting a single vehicle. FLOOF! NEVER! DRIVES! AGAIN!

[@MasterSwo]

Ah... ah... ah... I don't know whether I should be impressed... or terrified. Maybe both?

[@ig_4220]

And still somehow found time to make a wrong turn and bounce off Osaka

[@throningermine8]

Bloody hell, I was thinking about it in terms of geography. Never thought of rush hour. Poor kids must have experienced a ludicrous number of near-misses.

[@MasterSwo]

@@throningermine8 Not to mention the whip-lash!

[@immortaliron2475]

How were they not pulled over once? Like they had to have been, that’s illegal on so many levels, so she likely drove much faster than that

[@shadejakva9367]

Good news: Haru can cut an 8+ hour road trip in half Bad news: The experience will do the same to your lifespan

[@GameVeteran86]

Yeah, I think everyone probably shaved 10 years off their lifespan after that experience

[@htheone6454]

@@GameVeteran86 their lifespan was given to us players laughing our asses off at this scene

[@wangwang2211]

Zenkichi: Wow, you guy get here quick. Haru: We got a wrong turn once.

[@kjrv7779]

HALF?!?! I thought that she got to Kyoto in just two hours.

[@B3LiiZ32]

😂🤣😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Bayonet300]

The advantage of having Haru being a part of the plot from the very beginning of the game means we FINALLY have time to see her personality shine through properly.

[@antonioidek8614]

vouch

[@DaFro3713]

PREACH.

[@blazarre7251]

Yeah, it’s actually more than just *F O R E H E A D*

[@jedmartins]

Period

[@jeremytung1632]

Yep all three of them.

[@helixiate9032]

"i paid for the whole speedometer i'm going to use the whole speedometer"

[@casperbutwithaj]

*Eurobeats intensifies*

[@dennisleonardo2992]

-every honda civic owner

[@kinokoman1207]

Underrated comment

[@optimaltt6070]

@@casperbutwithaj Deja Vu! I've just been in this palace before (Higher in this dungeon) And I know it's my time to go!(to the afterlife, because I died while Haru was driving)

[@Dr.LetGoMyEggo]

Wait paid for it. It was loan to them???

[@Sircool1]

the way Mako tried to constantly keep the wheel from Haru, I assumed she was just a classically clumsy driver. It wasn't until that little giggle and smile that I realized: "Oh no, she's a speed demon."

[@Scalesofnight]

I had that exact experience too

[@BlueTwins]

Yeah me too.

[@Acmecaboose]

I love how Ann says “Haru…?” Her tone screams “I have a bad feeling about this.”

[@survivorofthecurse717]

The driving time was halved! Unfortunately, so was everyone's life expectancies... But in all honesty, I'd have a panic attack. Been in one too many car crashes with careless drivers behind the wheel, so whenever someone floors the gas, I unconsciously tense up, fasten my seatbelt, and my heart starts to race

[@Sov_spoiled]

Mood

[@Blyndir]

No joke: When Haru first offered to drive, the first thought that crossed my mind was, "This is how we all die, isn't it?"

[@Honest-King]

Yeah this is the bad ending

[@sirmonke8946]

there should be a low chance where it just does game over when haru drives

[@lucasperez253]

You have sharp instincts!

[@pn2294]

Akira: This is where I die.

[@GameVeteran86]

Pretty sucky way for the Phantom Thieves to go out...killed in a fiery RV accident.

[@jamesvalkyrie7469]

Ryuji: Just take it nice and slow. Haru: Floor it? Everyone: Uh no- Haru: FLOOR IT!!!

[@geocross237]

Unlucky Osaka motorist: My leg!

[@The_Fluffy_One]

Unfortunate Storeowner: My cabbages!

[@jamesvalkyrie7469]

Haru getting her license: Haru: Ok teacher, what's my final score? *Looks at them with sweet yet terrifying eyes. Driving instructor: ...extra credit?

[@giloguy101]

Haru paid for the whole speedometer *Haru will use the whole speedometer*

[@felixmalcherek2919]

Everyone: Haru no! Haru: Haru YEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! XD

[@JordanGold5227]

To be fair, nobody died and the car was fine which means that she does, in-fact, have skills.

[@jamesvalkyrie7469]

Perfect for racing or demolition derby! XD

[@onetimetonio3807]

Haru would be a perfect street racer.

[@Monty2289]

Basically what I said. The element of a really good driver has nothing to do with traffic laws. It has to do with vehicle control. And considering the cinnamon floof isn't a bad person she probably DOES obey traffic laws but she takes high confident, risky, but perfectly legal manuevuers when driving including driving at a speed limit that perfectly fine under law but not practical for maximum safety. The fact that they got there without being stopped or crashing means she's probably a ridiculously good driver

[@Supers562]

Are you trying to encourage her?

[@JordanGold5227]

@@Supers562 I will always encourage my wife to be the best that she can be.

[@Wrenchy247]

"Please let this be a normal Field Trip." "With the Okumura? NO WAY!"

[@MrSentinel07]

Okay, you get a like for that reference. :D

[@davidtimmer596]

Magic School Bus?

[@mystery8820]

@@davidtimmer596 Yes, Magic School Bus.

[@Brainwave101]

_CRUSIN' ON DOWN MAIN STREET-_

[@yabazyabacoffee]

@@Brainwave101 _You're relaxed and feeling good_

[@minhvo8009]

Haru, a sweet, motherly lady who spend most of her free time taking care of the plants and create organic coffee like her grandfather. Also Haru: wields a battle axe, uses a grenade launcher, her Persona has 4 heavy machine guns, and she drives like a maniac.

[@ardraagatama2858]

She has that sadistic side

[@megabolt5898]

Yes yes we know, "all the qualities of a perfect woman" right?~ 😏😏

[@byakko2121]

@@megabolt5898 Damn straight

[@LukeLibra]

Pretty much

[@shadejakva9367]

Plus the fact that she also loves violent horror movies

[@jasonmiles2819]

I love how Ren is just like: “Haru, I love you, but please never drive again.”

[@Wott248]

I married haru in p5r but got beat up by best girl the next day... Just wanted to give her some screentime...

[@pawadox4958]

@@Wott248 she deserved some screen time

[@anone.mousse674]

"I was just driving normally… I think." "So this is why you crashed the Monabus… urgh, my head's spinning…"

[@monoxroxl9440]

@@Wott248 why would she beat you up if you marry her?

[@theoddronin1]

​@@monoxroxl9440if you try the harem route...well let's just say it does not end well

[@MrFox-wb1vj]

Yusuke: "Does anybody else hear slowly intensifying Eurobeat music?" Futaba: "Oh God, we're all gonna die!!!"

[@Kaisona2017]

Haru: 🎶RUNNING IN THE 90S🎶

[@ilidot5892]

Haru:🎶Gas Gas Gas!🎶

[@tomlynmathewsjr7514]

DEJA VU

[@Bachenaugen]

Haru: 🎶SPITFIRE🎶

[@themidnightinator]

Haru: 🎶 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 🎶

[@eternitytsubasa6075]

The second Haru gets behind the wheel... It's Noir alright.

[@unfoundguy2334]

Beauty thief!*

[@redlox2]

it reminds me of the smile and tone if Joker cheats on her lol!! so terrifying!! (good thing she is my first choice!!)

[@davidtimmer596]

@@redlox2 Well, I went with Ann and stuck with her.

[@melaniebrooks]

Let's say that Haru is off driving duties until further notice

[@picklesunavailable1440]

@@davidtimmer596 Ann isn't even the best waifu in her own storyline.

[@dragonkyn20]

Imagine Haru driving so recklessly she somehow crashes into the Velvet Room.

[@PerfectKirby]

I just imagined Lavenza staring stoically at the crash while a tiny piece of rubble hits her on the head, like during a fusion accident XD

[@nightwish1453]

@@PerfectKirby and is curious of what the contraption is

[@Iron8127]

Or driving so recklessly she has a collision with the velvet limo.

[@scottprice4955]

Igor just returns and is like "Hey I'm back from the restaurant and they- WHAT HAPPENED?!"

[@Iron8127]

@@scottprice4955 (every persona user in the van points at haru)

[@bucca2]

Persona 5 Strikers just demonstrated how absolutely unhinged Haru really is inside, and I appreciated that greatly.

[@CGrascal]

She has moved on from wanting shadows to beg for their lives to the others on the team.

[@reyonXIII]

The sweetest angel...is also the most psycho of them...and it's not exactly mutually exclusive....As the great Philip J. Fry once said, I'm scaroused.

[@coldfanta4963]

Her fighting style complements that nicely

[@smariofreak6489]

Just take it nice and slow... "NOT WHEN I SHIFT INTO MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!"

[@GenshinLover283]

"I knew I should have gotten the turbo." - Haru, probably

[@igorpolotai]

DEJA VU

[@ryanpham3308]

Plot twist, ​@@GenshinLover283: The RV has a turbodiesel.

[@marczhune4380]

That is exactly what I thought when I first head her say the word “O V E R D R I V E”

[@RezaMaulana98RM98]

"V-TEC KICKED IN YO"

[@AM-yu9wy]

I like to imagine Arsene, Zorro, Captain Kidd, Carmen, Goemon, Johanna and Necronomicon are all collapsed onto the ground nearing death while Milady has her fists raised triumphantly in the air and screaming happily.

[@reyonXIII]

And Johanna's a bike, and one of those Final Fantasy VII-verse large superbikes, the kinds built for insane speeds. A bike got traumatized from overspeeding....

[@gagejohnathan9641]

@@reyonXIII and necronomicon is a *_UFO_*

[@Chokah]

@@gagejohnathan9641 And Captain Kidd is riding on a flying ship...

[@mariogirl8100]

​@@reyonXIIIOh my God, she's Cloud! GET THE FUSION SWORD!

[@kalebb9983]

​@@Chokah Hell, you could even argue that Arsene can fly with his wings. Really, only Goemon and Zorro should be framed out.

[@hornedcrusader9485]

Haru is the reason to why we won’t have a Persona 5 Racing spin off, because she’d be too OP.

[@SkyknightMu]

What about a shmup spinoff? If she could weave through some of the densest rush hour traffic on the planet without a single (exterior) casualty even WITH her wrong turn, she must be preternaturally GOOD about finding a line through danger. Beg for mercy, Zatsuza. She’ll one-life AND no-bomb you.

[@That_Scubs]

It would be like playing Fzero while everyone else is playing Mario Kart

[@drackestalentorgen166]

She could be a super boss

[@TimeofQwerty]

i would prefer Persona 5 gardening simulator, complete with "Haru's Greatest Hits selection"

[@OldToothbrush0210]

​@@TimeofQwerty Haru vs Yu, for the title of "Great Vegetables"

[@hamiltons.7815]

Haru really got behind the wheel and went *"ROAD SAFETY LAWS, PREPARE TO BE IGNORED!"*

[@kalainreinard8421]

I understood that reference.

[@GabrielCosta-ew5vm]

They got axed.

[@tinavanwey1308]

And the yellow light means: *speed up*

[@melaniebrooks]

Never let Haru drive again

[@VanNessy97]

"WE'RE GOING ON A TRIP IN OUR FAVORITE PIECE OF SHIT, DOING 95! WE'RE GONNA FUCKIN DIE!"

[@Leiliel1]

In an alternate universe: Akechi: Speaking as someone who has endured being shot and stranded in the Metaverse... I believe I have discovered worse fates... Sumire: Please stop...please stop....please stop...

[@2tired2p15]

Sumi would be MORTIFIED at the thought of being in a car that could realistically cause an accident

[@lucasperez253]

@@2tired2p15 MORTIFIED is an understatement, especially with what happened to Kasumi!

[@davidpescitelli8004]

Aw man I wish we were in that universe. Akechi getting dragged along with the Phantom Thieves road trip sounds hilarious.

[@Bora_slash]

@@2tired2p15 Well, I think she would lose consciousness for at least one day because of Haru's dangerous driving.

[@mystery8820]

@@2tired2p15 Well, Sumire wasn’t in a accident. But she was about to get run over running avross a red light until Kasumi pushed her out of the way.

[@petertilton7004]

Mr. Okumura's ghost: My apologies kids. I wish I was there to stop her. That is why I never let Haru behind the wheel.

[@one-wingedangel5107]

"The reason why we employ drivers to drive her around is so that we don’t receive negative pr that my daughter is a maniac at the wheel." - Probably every rich dad with sheltered daughters.

[@mill2712]

Nah, he should have had her learn how to drive properly.

[@SakuraPottage]

Yes, but can’t you even drag that Scumura down to Sea of Souls Hell ASAP?!

[@ColeMeCrazy]

At least his ghost is smiling that none of them joined him after Haru's driving.

[@gatts1989]

Haru's persona Milady: I fully understand you, sir.

[@sorathekeybladewielder9675]

Seeing Haru's personality change right when she gets behind the wheel makes me think of a Goofy cartoon called "Motor Mania."

[@jokerpt1594]

Ms. Walker has become MS. WHEELER!

[@falcoflare8206]

We called that "Lead Foot" or Speed Demon.

[@heroofmobius6616]

I had the same thought.

[@LOVEBACON4LIFE]

What makes me laugh is Haru almost tried to kill them, god I love haru

[@dantemustdie00]

Yeah I'm convinced she has two personalities, gentle and sweet, to Axe murdering

[@GameVeteran86]

“I have a special technique that will make your head spin.” I find that statement highly alarming.

[@ryanpham3308]

"Highly alarming" puts that very lightly...

[@throningermine8]

If someone giggled and said that, I'd be like NOPE. YOU ARE CLEARLY A ROAD HAZARD. I CANNOT LET YOU DRIVE.

[@D0cSwiss]

I don't want my head to spin while being driven somewhere, especially not a trip that long

[@gekkogamer8740]

Not just alarming but disturbingly sinister as well........

[@Alichu-05]

Well, she didn't lie when she said it would make their heads spin...

[@iaxacs3801]

The instant Makoto was against Haru driving I knew exactly what type of driver Haru was...My group of friends may have a Haru in our group banned from being chauffer.

[@AshtonSnapp]

Oh my god

[@alonsoaballay4671]

OH NIER GOD SHE'VE BEEN SUMMEND INTO REALLITY

[@FireKnightESD]

Im banned from driving after I jumped a speed bump at 90mph

[@pn2294]

Is it you?

[@dfquartzidn6151]

@@iaxacs3801 MAILBOX DESTROYER, LMAO. I love that.

[@Bachenaugen]

*Haru enters the driver's seat. Everyone else: Why are we hearing Eurobeats?

[@CGrascal]

Deja vu!

[@ilidot5892]

Gas gas gas!

[@pablomonsalve3911]

I won't fall apart!

[@flashfire0375]

Don't stop the music tonight!

[@themidnightinator]

Dancing queen!

[@Leiliel1]

Joker beforehand: Come on, she can't be *that* bad. I learned to drive via a cat. Joker afterwards: *mumbling, unaware of the world around him* Where'd you learn, how to steeeer...

[@Iron8127]

My guess she has only played Mario Kart and never actually driven.

[@MariusBoss11458]

You know. I wanted to choose "I'll drive next time" but I know she said "O N C E Y O U G E T A L I C E N S E" Before

[@reyonXIII]

I can just imagine Joker deliriously singing "Drives Like Crazy". Whether he passes out after the first chorus depends on how bad that particular drive was that day.

[@r16-q6v]

*faints*

[@thomasedwardharrison2879]

Haru: Grand Theft Auto

[@nanrandomungjavel9738]

I love how both Haru and Sophia are completely unfazed by the fact that they just did an 8 hour drive In like half that time or less.

[@davidtimmer596]

Well, Sophia has the advantage of being an AI, and Haru, well, she's pretty self-explanatory.

[@furorceltica185]

@@davidtimmer596 Good thing Sophia is not connected to the phone's accelerometer

[@davidfodre1375]

​@@furorceltica185I think she is, given that she can access other hardware, like the camera. She just doesn't feel it the same way. It's just data to her

[@wwetitle818]

Once I saw Haru’s personality change behind the wheel, the only conscious thought I had in my head was “Haha, we’re in danger.”

[@silverstar1805]

same :P

[@melaniebrooks]

We all know how this will end: It _won't_ be pretty

[@PerfectKirby]

I also love the bit where Sofia says she tried to tell everyone she sensed a Jail in Osaka, but they couldn’t hear her over their screams. 😂

[@aswloe3811]

When is it?

[@PerfectKirby]

@@aswloe3811 later in the cutscene after the video ends

[@aswloe3811]

@@PerfectKirby thanks

[@MariusBoss11458]

Yeah I remember that. So good.

[@cjthegoldenhunter]

Yeah, she said "OH!" and it left like that.

[@devilsadvocate22289]

Ann: I thought we were gonna die. Haru: Yes, *BUT DID YOU?*

[@onestupidgamer]

Joker :“Haru you’ve run over so many people you know this isn’t mementos right?” Haru : “I know” Joker: “What?” Haru :“What?”

[@MrSentinel07]

Pftt, hahahahaha! :D

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Well she is rich. I am sure she can arrange payoffs. Or just grind in the Metaverse.

[@B3LiiZ32]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂

[@AFunkyHypnoCat]

😂😂😂😂perfect

[@hellish958]

Joker goes to jail again😂

[@elianwilliams]

I have to question how Haru passed her driving test, like did the driving instructor pass her soely so they’d never have to be in a car with her again after the test was done (also i like to think Haru canonically got closer in this moment to killing the Phantom Thieves than any villain/god they ever fought)

[@isaiahnaegiVODs]

I just imagine Yaldaboth in his grave wishing he had tried to make a deal with Haru instead of Joker

[@branlopgar]

Probably paid it off. But then again, if she somehow managed to be that big of a speed demon to cut an eight hour trip in half the time even after taking a wrong turn in Osaka and *not* crash into anyone or anything, she must truly have skills. Just not suited for transporting humans and closer to skills for demolition derby.

[@gerarquiaFM]

Money

[@Bora_slash]

Status: Akira: Not really affected, but we can see, that he got tired, after Haru's crazy stunts. Lifespan: probably not affected. Ryuji: Barfed his entire breakfast and maybe even his yesterday dinner. Stayed hungry for the rest of the day. Lifespan: around -5 years. Ann: Got her head spinning for a while and got emotional scars. Lifespan: at least -10 years. Morgana: Lost consciousness. Got around after some time. Lifespan: Unknown, if it was affected. Yusuke: Probably the same as Akira, but affected a bit stronger. Lifespan: -2--3 years. Makoto: Even though she tells Haru not to drive a camper van, Haru still drove it. Makoto was prepared for that. Lifespan: Probably not affected. Futaba: Was the most affected. Even when others recovered from that experience, she still suffered from it. Lifespan:

[@tuf_dev]

Poor futaba.

[@alexandermorton3512]

Being in a car that CAUSED an accident might trigger some trauma for Sumire, so maybe a bit more-

[@mystery8820]

@@alexandermorton3512 She’d probably bring vitamins to relieve of her anxiety BEFORE the trip.

[@katanalandt4371]

And Akechi?

[@mystery8820]

@@katanalandt4371 He’d be squished in the back of the camper.

[@rikulrevontheus800]

Now let us all remember: This was an 8 hour drive. 8 hours. Of this insanity rollercoaster.

[@hisdudeness1835]

Actually it would've been an 8 hour drive with Makoto. Haru made it in about 4

[@MariusBoss11458]

@@hisdudeness1835 You mean 10 Seconds?

[@bum116]

@@MariusBoss11458 no that was the cutscene skipping the madness

[@MariusBoss11458]

@@bum116 True. She said that she went the wrong and she crashed the car

[@bum116]

@@MariusBoss11458 wait. if SHE crashed the car, how TF did they get it to a garage? Shit's probably damaged AF from the crash

[@dickgori2623]

Every time Makoto denied Haru I was like "Oh come on, she has her license, we'll be fine. You don't gotta play hero all the time" then Haru gets behind the wheel.... I'd be scared if I was there physically, but I'm not. Nice driving Haru! We didn't die and we got there FAST without all the fuss about getting tired while driving

[@zzz43344]

Did Sophia just call Morgana *"Meowgana"* ? Lmao

[@Honest-King]

In a lot of times

[@cheeseoh]

Did you like not play the game? she does it a lot

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

Morgana has to be driven in Mementos. So when Haru and Morgana were fleeing, Haru had to be driving. Yeesh, she really is a bad driver... I see why she normally has a limo service.

[@frankieyuen9363]

That explains the cat crashing in the middle of a empty path

[@throningermine8]

@@frankieyuen9363 She must have taken a bend too fast and tipped him over. Either that, or she drove over a rail in a way that launched them.

[@Hilversumborn]

Foreshadowing

[@cobwebinthecorner]

@@Hilversumborn Fore *SHADOW* ing

[@trashman8080]

No shes a good driver, considering she drove max speed in high traffic, cut the trip time in half, and no policemen dared to chase her. Shes just bad for the passengers' life span

[@chrishudson116]

Once Haru started giggling, I thought to myself " Get that woman away from the steering wheel before it's too late."

[@melaniebrooks]

It was already too late when she shifted into overdrive

[@BlackZeroEX]

i think what killed me was later on how she was saying she passed through osaka from taking a wrong turn, floof had character development in both good and very.....life threatening ways

[@cyberqueen7784]

You know, I got quite nervous last year when I was in the passenger seat the last time my sister was driving the car before her driver's exam, so I know how Makoto feels. I felt myself cringe and wanted to cover my eyes the minute everyone started screaming. Seriously, Haru, I don't know how you got your driver's license. It's gonna get revoked at this rate.

[@Blyndir]

That is if the local police can catch her. Big if from my perspective.

[@davidtimmer596]

She's rich.

[@John-Stark]

I see her instructor as Miss Puffer but she gave her the license so she doesn't have to deal with another Spongebob...

[@mystery8820]

@@John-Stark Mrs. Puff, you mean.

[@Spined1234]

Haru: "Don't worry guys I'll do the driving for you! Joker: "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@MartRen9828]

Boss music: Ens tuans interius ira vehementi Ens tuans interius ira vehementi Joker: HOW DID I END UP IN SMASH THIS TIME?!

[@YORCHspartan117]

Joker: why do i hear rivers in the desert?

[@funtimetuber093]

The music in question : GAS GAS GAS from Initial D

[@Chokah]

@@YORCHspartan117 "You can throw your mask away. Because you're smeared on the highway"

[@BrasilianFury]

My girl Haru really delivered the Phantom Thieves to Kyoto like this was a tofu delivery. Bless.

[@Shiverwar]

Eyy, Initial D.

[@MilodicMellodi]

They should've realized that Haru's driving skills are as intense as her Persona...

[@MariusBoss11458]

Hammer* Her Persona- actually you right. Those Machine guns can be pretty crazy.

[@charlesdarwin9830]

That should've been one of the anime cutscenes! You can't just tease us with Haru being the world's floofiest psychopath and then not show it off Atlus!

[@leucetius9355]

*Harus hands touch the drivers wheel* Everyone Else - Why is Rivers in the Desert playing?

[@witcherstudios9351]

Igor: But more importantly, this is the last test of the year. And if Haru doesn’t pass (becomes increasingly panicked) it means another whole year OF DRIVING SCH-CRASH! (Igor falls to the ground groaning in pain)

[@mystery8820]

Haru: Wha happun? Makoto: Oh nothing, you just struck another pedestrian. Minus 62 points.

[@witcherstudios9351]

@@mystery8820 Haru: How many does that leave me with? Makoto: Negative 224. Haru: How many more minutes left in the test? Makoto: The test is over.

[@mystery8820]

@@witcherstudios9351 Haru: THAT’S ENOUGH TIME!!!

[@PerfectKirby]

I love this thread 😂

[@lucasquintanilla1673]

@@witcherstudios9351 love the SpongeBob reference! Whenever I saw this scene for the first time I thought of the scene where Mrs. puff is imagining SpongeBob going into a rampage running over everything.

[@magiciansforce]

Haru: LeT's ShIfT InTo OvErDrIvE * Slams gas pedal * Ryuji: What? Ann: Huh? Yusuke: Oh-! Futaba: Uh-oh. Morgana: Meow? Ren: > OH SHIT. > OH SHIT. > OH SHIT. " ...tch. Like I have a choice."

[@choboy46]

That would be really funny if that popped up in gameplay where all of your dialogue options say the same thing

[@jsansdream6860]

I got that one

[@mystery8820]

@HyperCarry Music I knew she should have gotten the turbo.

[@adriancastaneda1693]

I understand that reference. Even tho it was with Ann, not Haru.

[@tlebron8426]

@@mystery8820 It’s bad enough without the turbo, imagine how worse it’ll get with the turbo!

[@ColeMeCrazy]

0:54 Haru's look just says: It was this moment that the Phantom Thieves knew, they f*cked up.

[@OnDavidsBrain]

0:50 It was at that moment when all that was going though Haru Okumura's head was her Death-metal playlist.

[@rikulrevontheus800]

Oh you ALL KNOW she has one! She is humming slipknot happily along while driving.

[@branlopgar]

​@@rikulrevontheus800That ain't Slipknot. This woman is playing God of the Forsaken by Morbid Angel on loop in her head.

[@strigers8007]

Haru is the type of girl that switches from Taylor Swift to Lorna Shore in the blink of an eye

[@Mr-Green0]

Oh no. She's gonna go full on Twisted Metal?!

[@alejandroespinoza5680]

I love the fact that the car in the transition spins and the engine sounds like it was in *MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE*

[@Lushy2904]

You know it’s bad when even Joker gets worried...

[@davidtimmer596]

Never let Haru drive again

[@MasterSwo]

Deal! DONE DEAL!! DEVILS LEVEL DONE DEAL!!!

[@lucasperez253]

Unless you want the feeling of a roller coaster 🎢 am I right?

[@lisettealexander9785]

Agreed.

[@Iron8127]

If you want to survive. Don't let Haru drive.

[@Iron8127]

@@MasterSwo blood oath done deal!

[@b-1battledroid674]

"I was driving normally, I think" LIAR

[@lucasperez253]

*ULTIMATE FACEPALM!!!!!!!!*

[@GameVeteran86]

If that’s her definition of driving “normally”, I’d hate to see what driving like a bat out of hell looks like to her.

[@Hilversumborn]

YOU THINK!

[@davidtimmer596]

Haru, your driving is anything BUT normal.

[@zzz43344]

@@GameVeteran86 LMAO

[@kevinmay9151]

semi-spoilers for strikers something I really loved about this game, which both Persona 5 and Royal lacked was showing the characters as friends. Clearly p4 did this the best, and in p3 there were many moments in which they were not meant to feel like friends. This has the same vibrancy as the p4 anime. It's fun to see more of Makoto being a scaredy cat and Haru being borderline psychotic.

[@MariusBoss11458]

Good thing this is my first Persona game. No wonder I bonded so quick.

[@fink_rat]

I do remember one moment in Persona 5 (spoilers below) Where it's established that Makoto is a huge scaredy cat. It's during Futaba's arc, just before her palace. What Strikers did was take pre-established traits and use them with everyone from the get go, since we don't have to have introductions late in the game. In fact, that's what Strikers does the best. It lets us see the characters early on and see them grow, and gives us time to see who they are and how they interact with everyone else. Zenkichi joins the thieves in the middle of the game, but he's already established before Shibuya.

[@Ability-King-KK]

Don't know what Persona 5's excuse would be on that front, but Royal unfortunately focused too much on Sumire instead of the ACTUAL Phantom Thieves.

[@reyonXIII]

"Borderline"?

[@Chokah]

@@Ability-King-KK Royal apparently did better in that regard than Vanilla, although in a lot of small ways. Like the short phonecalls after the confidant interactions and the photos after the things like the meal after Kaneshiro's Palace. Which weren't in Vanilla.

[@RaynForce58]

Ren: She can't be that bad Haru: GAS GAS GAS

[@esperderek5383]

I love how even Joker is just barely keeping it together at the end there.

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

Haru in P5: Continuing to encounter her up until her Beauty Thief debut gives you deja vu Haru in P5S: Her driving theme might as well be Deja Vu

[@dragonquest8ftw1]

did everyone seriously forget the mementos incident where we chased Morgana with Haru driving him?

[@jaredrich3012]

You’re supposed to be a less the ideal driver before you get your license. That makes sense. The fact that Makoto, who’s been with her in college and knows the story behind how she got her license, is overtly panicking means that time and training has not improved matters. Haru probably likes Eutobeat a hair too much.

[@TslilTapiro]

haru: 1:19 gets stopped by the police "i knew i should have switched to turbo"

[@jaeded2391]

You know, this actually makes perfect sense when you think about it. Morgana said that he can't drive himself as a car. Which means, back in Mementos when he almost ran over the rest of the Phantom Thieves several times and then crashed... that was actually Haru driving.

[@RDragon1]

Me through most of the game before this: C'mon. Let Haru drive! Me as soon as Haru let out that first giggle: Oh no! Get her out of that drivers seat!

[@melaniebrooks]

The moment when she shifted into overdrive, it was too late

[@daz211]

Haru: "um, I was just driving normally, I think.." "That's one way to put it..." "Perfectly normal.." "That's bullshit and you know it..."

[@davidtimmer596]

She has a very skewed definition of normal driving.

[@Ability-King-KK]

I heard those last three lines in Ann's, Makoto's, and Ryuji's voices respectively.

[@daz211]

@@Ability-King-KK I was writing them as the three dialogue options to pick from, but that works too 😂

[@paddythelegend1671]

I don't know what's more impressive. The fact that she made an 8 hour trip in 4 hours. Or the fact that she didn't get pulled over. So she at least did it all legally

[@egglet8265]

it's not illegal if you don't get caught

[@topdog9141]

​@@egglet8265true words to live by

[@MMetelli]

"Come on Makoto, let's think positive!" "Oh shit..."

[@omega5159]

*certified ryuji moment*

[@felipemesquita7697]

Ren: Haru, just a reminder that you have our lives in your hands! Haru: Shift into Maximum Overdrive! O'CONNOR DRIVERS SCHOOL STYLE! - Eurobeat Pumps in: GAS GAS GAS! - Brian: That's my girl!

[@БогданГоранов-п9х]

Phantom Thieves: The way to Kyoto is really long, it will take at least a day driving... Haru: NOt if I shift into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE! HYaaa!!!

[@demarcoramos4041]

Good news, we found haru's second persona. bad news, only unlocked when driving.

[@alvinbrown5809]

2:00 Everyone else: *recovering from running over 3 civilians* Haru:Hi Grandpa. :D

[@LOVE-iv2pw]

I think Zenkichi probably should be glad he wasn’t on that RV…

[@reyonXIII]

@@LOVE-iv2pw His past life as Takumi Fujiwara would still not prepare him for Haru's driving.

[@ShahroozSmith]

To quote from Motor Mania Haru is your typical average rich girl, considered a good citizen, a kindly girl, courteous, punctual, and honest. Haru wouldn't hurt a fly nor step on an ant, she believes in live, let live. But once behind the wheel, a strange phenomenon takes place. Haru is charged with an overwhelming sense of power. Her whole personality changes abruptly she becomes an uncontrollable monster. A demon driver! Haru has become Misses Wheeler! *A MOTORIST!*

[@ViktoriaMagrey]

I love that Makoto was trying to stop her since practically the beginning of the game and every time I was like "Oh no, she drives like the devil on wheels, doesn't she?" And then we got to this scene and I was just _screaming_ it. The setup was perfect and it matches super well with what we know of her character. She's...Very relatable. x,D

[@paddythelegend1671]

"You'll never catch me police! Not when I shift into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!"

[@davidtimmer596]

Haru: *Driving recklessly* *Laughing* This is fun! Ryuji: THIS AIN'T A GAME, DAMMIT! Ann: Are you trying to kill us!? Morgana *Has 5th palace flashbacks* Yusuke: My... stomach *Huurp* Makoto: I WARNED YOU! Futaba: I'M GONNA BE SICK! Ren: Everyone, grab onto something! Morgana!

[@mystery8820]

Morgana hits the back of the camper and gets squished by Ryuji along the way.

[@Hilversumborn]

It all makes sense

[@sombralobo83]

Sophia: It seems as though everyone is under acute stress. Shall I find something to soothe everyone?

[@usboko73]

Ryuji: THIS IS MORE THAT ACUTE STRESS! WE'RE IN THE FIRST ROW SEAT ON THE MAD ROLLER COASTER! FOR REAL!

[@2049571]

Akechi: SAE, ANYONE, HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP "Kasumi": *internal and external screaming*

[@joe3140]

Haru has the unique ability to access metaverse abilities in real life when driving. Evil Smile to get drivers out of her way and then unlimited ammo in her grenade launcher that she can summon to blow any obstacles out of her way XD

[@tlebron8426]

The Phantom Thieves were writing their wills while Haru went full insanity on the wheel. Where did she learn to drive, Drusselstein?

[@kalainreinard8421]

I understood that reference.

[@Cerbleur07]

Haru, remember it's just a casual trip. Haru: PETAL TO THE METAL YOU SAY?!!, NASCAR, HERE-I-COME!!!!

[@RamonSanchez-xi5to]

"So, I never told you guys this but when Haru takes the wheel..." YOU SERIOUSLY COULDN'T HAVE TOLD US THIS ANY SOONER?! Granted, she did told us that Haru (some-freaking-how) recently got her license, but you couldn't have told us the moment she offered to drive the moment we left from Shibuya to Sendai?!?

[@lesterramos6468]

I am guessing she doesn't want to offend Haru by telling them how much of a reckless driver she really is?

[@jj_grabes]

Yeah, I was thinking you’re waiting until *now* to tell us this piece of information?!?

[@mystery8820]

@@jj_grabes Probably a Priestess trait, they don’t tell relevant info that could change the tide until the last minute. If Yukiko told about Adachi being in the same room as Yamano, they would have suspected Adachi by then.

[@melaniebrooks]

Now they see Haru in a better light when it comes to driving

[@The_Red_Scare]

@@melaniebrooks Their Social Link with Haru has increased

[@vadandrumist1670]

Haru: Takes the wheel. Also Haru: *EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES*

[@themidnightinator]

She delivers tofu on the top of Mount Akina ever since she was 13

[@melaniebrooks]

Me when the music started playing: Oh Celestia

[@blackdog8245]

Zenkichi: Okumura what happened? Haru: I was driving normally I think.. Everyone else thinking: THE HELL YOU WERE!

[@ReturnOfSilence]

Hmm, yes, I see. Clearly, Haru's driving instructor was Elizabeth.

[@silentstorm4228]

Sophia not giving two shits and saying “Meowgana’s unconscious, wake him up” literally sent me 😂

[@davidtimmer596]

Well, Sophia's an AI, so yeah.

[@MoleBradRy]

Haru: Gas, Gas, Gas, I'm gonna step on the gas TONIGHT I'll Fly, and be your lover! Yeah, Yeah, yeah, I'll be so quick as a flash And I'll be your Hero Gas, gas, gas, I'm gonna run as a flash Tonight I'll fight, to be the winner Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna step on the gas And you'll see the big show!!! Ryuji: STOP STOP STOP STEPPING ON THE GAS!!!

[@danielbricker9041]

French Narrator's voice: Today is once again the day that the Phantom Thieves continue their road trip, but more importantly, this trip will take them 8 hours, and if Haru gets behind the wheel, it means a WHOLE LOT OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE!!!! *Crashes into random pedestrian while he groans in pain*

[@SupeMan2004]

lol. SpongeBob reference

[@m.comicman243]

So basically, Haru driving "normally" means immediately jumping to ludicrous speed.

[@jesuscamacho2938]

I wonder what is fast for her

[@m.comicman243]

@@jesuscamacho2938 maybe plaid speed?

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

Everyone afterwards: "Why don't we take a five minute break?"

[@DarkMakoto]

It means that we’re going to die

[@Chokah]

@@m.comicman243 Past Plaid and straight to Paisley

[@josephcruz9823]

Makoto should have told the other, that letting Haru drive is a bad idea...

[@falcoflare8206]

Not to mention her older sister, Sae Niijema.

[@GameVeteran86]

Yea, I feel like we were denied CRITICAL, NEED-TO-KNOW information.

[@samuelocker2594]

She could've told them before now.

[@rylade475]

I imagine Haru drove around the way Mr. Incredible did trying to get to that robot

[@saroxkingdom]

I can picture her driving and laughing like a maniac while the others scream to the top of their lungs and she just thinks they're screaming out of excitement.

[@kirankurusu5845]

When the van icon flipped on the city change cutscene, I imagined that it also happened when Haru was driving aftwr saying "Let's do a barrel roll!"

[@samzorn4656]

From what I read in a comment in one of the P5S videos that had Japanese voices and English subtitles, in order to get from Fukuoka to Kyoto from Morning to Noon, Haru must have drove the car at a speed of around 99-72 mph (159-116 kmph)

[@zzz43344]

Dear God...! Lmao

[@choboy46]

Does that car always play that animation in the day transition screen? Edit: Okay, it doesn't :)

[@hisdudeness1835]

As a german.... I don't really think that is fast tbh😅

[@samzorn4656]

@@hisdudeness1835 True, especially when one takes into consideration the Autobahn.

[@hisdudeness1835]

@@samzorn4656 I drove faster than that just 30minutes ago

[@ReonSkyridge]

Every time I learn new things about Haru, I fall more in love

[@DarkTraveler09]

You know, when I first saw this scene. My mind was like: "...Haha...We're in danger, aren't we?"

[@ToxicDragonWyvernFrog]

Haru your driving skills scare me! I’m more shocked that police didn’t pull them over once. Now I have a bigger question how did she get her license in the first place?

[@obsidianbeast6308]

That a question we really need answered....

[@ThelordHayden34]

She ran you over in the mona car

[@andywu1981]

Well A: the police probably either A: didn’t see the car cuz speed B: didn’t wanna bother with a speed demon or C: tried to catch up but failed now as for how she tried to get a license I think either she A: scared the teach so badly that the dude just give the license away to get away from her or B: threatened the teach

[@elhugox1]

@@andywu1981 C: Bought the license

[@starfire6789]

Shes rich she bought it

[@AngryAnimeFan2]

The adorable heiress Has a reckless driving side? Now that makes total sense. Seriously it does Might explain why she never got busted either

[@kingcamelot1395]

Oh, under that cute and well mannered demeanor, she's quite the sadist.

[@reyonXIII]

@@kingcamelot1395 And those sides are not mutually exclusive

[@Skeletone56]

Zenkichi: where could they be? They're so late! Wait what's that noise? Oh, Oh fu- Haru: GAS GAS GAS Joker: what am I doing with my life? Rest of the P.T.: hanging on fkr Dear Life

[@DmarcusBaus]

Phantom Thieves: Just take it nice and slow. Haru: *I’M GONNA STEP ON THE GAS!*

[@MrSentinel07]

Okay, this is possibly my new favorite Haru moment. I was laughing the whole way through. :D And of course, Xanthe's voice acting is on point as always.

[@redlox2]

Haru is like an actual Angel so i could forgive her even if she almost drove the Phantom Thieves off a cliff or almost into accident.

[@patrickrhyno4517]

The best part is this was foreshadowed in the original game when she managed to flip over the Mona-bus in Mementos

[@mariotyamukueni4240]

Haru: 🎶 Gas, gas, gas. I'm gonna step on the gas... 🎶 Mona: She's singing. Ann: Hey, Haru, that song you're singing... Ren: Oh, my God!! Everyone, get out of the car!!! Futaba: What's with you? You look more pale than Inari. Ren: GET OUT OF THE CAR! Haru: It's too late for that...

[@Iron8127]

(Haru presses down the gas pedal and Morgana is almost immediately pressed against the back of the camper and then squished by Ryuji!)

[@reel_shapefulobject]

Jp Morgana = Shocked and can't talk for a while EN Morgana = tired meow

[@fierytigergaming8112]

Well, he was unconscious...

[@reel_shapefulobject]

@@fierytigergaming8112 Totally, like got fling around the car, spin around and stuff

[@javiinkling695]

Just imagine the poor shadows if Haru was allowed to drive in Mementos

[@branlopgar]

No need to unlock Ryuji's confidant to be able to run Shadows over.