Joker

"This is Joker. The mission is go."

- Joker

Joker is the protagonist of , a and  title. In his game, he is a Japanese high school student in his day life; however, he also has the power to access an alternate version of the world called the Metaverse. In said universe, he infiltrates the psyche of corrupted souls to steal their hearts, and he can summon Personas, powerful demon-like creatures.

During on December 6, 2018, it was revealed that Joker would be appearing as a paid downloadable playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He is the second DLC character after Piranha Plant, and the first actual paid one releasing as "Challenger Pack 1". Joker can wall jump.

Trivia

 * Joker is the second Super Smash Bros. fighter to not have his debut game on a Nintendo console at the time of their inclusion, with the first being Cloud Strife.
 * With  being announced to release on the Nintendo Switch in 2019, Joker is the only current character to not have his debut game released on a Nintendo system.
 * Joker is the first selectable character in the Super Smash Bros. series to share his English voice actor,, with the Announcer.
 * Joker is the Super Smash Bros. series' first playable third-party character from a sub-series (as Persona deviates from the Megami Tensei franchise).
 * Joker is the third playable character in Super Smash Bros. to be referred to primarily by their alias, after Snake (David) and Bayonetta (Cereza).
 * However, Joker's real name is inconsistent across Persona 5 media; while his real name can be chosen by the player in the game, his real name is Ren Amamiya in the anime and Akira Kurusu in the manga.