"The female character shown in the trailer is actually Akechi's half sister! In Persona 5: The Royal, she really likes Sojiro's curry, and as a result, decides to become a robotic ninja and fight Shido with a sword!" But that's just a theory. A game theory.

The female character shown in the trailer is actually a random girl with no actual significance to the story or game! In Persona 5: The Royal, she is just really pissed off all the time, which leads her to die! Man they're copying from P3's protag now?

The female character shown in the trailer is actually the Persona 3 Portable FeMC! In Persona 5: The Royal, she is in search of gay romance routes, which causes her to want to save the world with the power of dancing! ...So basically P5R is P5D 2 Electric Boogaloo - now with FeMC DLC

The female character shown in the trailer is actually a random girl with no actual significance to the story or game! In Persona 5: The Royal, she is in search of gay romance routes, which is all the motivation she needs to die! accurate representation of all of the people who beg atlus for gay romance routes but never get them

The female character shown in the trailer is actually Akechi's mother's ghost! In Persona 5: The Royal, she really likes Sojiro's curry, which motivates her to fist fight Shido! The best timeline

"The female character shown in the trailer is actually a random person who stole a Shujin uniform! In Persona 5: The Royal, she feels pressured and trapped by society, which eventually causes her to join a gang!" OR "The female character shown in the trailer is actually the new aeon confidant! In Persona 5: The Royal, she gets in an argument with her parents, which is all the motivation she needs to die!" OR "The female character shown in the trailer is actually a random girl with no actual significance to the story or game! In Persona 5: The Royal, she is just really pissed off all the time, and as a result, decides to save the world with the power of dancing!"

"The female character shown in the trailer is actually a Shadow pretending to be a human! In Persona 5: The Royal, she is travelling the world to find her true self, and as a result, decides to suplex Joker!" @Joker taking a one way trip to Suplex City

I think persona 5 the royal is not cannon based on the trailer for it it looks like it takes place after the persona 5 bad ending. and not the true one, because we see the protagonist of p5 in the trailer

'The female character shown in the trailer is actually a random girl with no actual significance to the story or game! In Persona 5: The Royal, she is just really pissed off all the time, which is all the motivation she needs to shitpost on the internet!'

"The female character shown in the trailer is actually Akechi's half sister! In Persona 5: The Royal, she realizes she's actually an embodiment of mankind's sins, which causes her to want to kick Akechi's ass!"

who are you, archer?

The question is who are you?

the new character is akechi's new girl friend and it's a dating sim

ANOTHER FUCKING ARCHER CLONE

The female character shown in the trailer is actually a new member of the Phantom Thieves! In Persona 5: The Royal, she wants an animal mascot of her very own, which is all the motivation she needs to shoot God in the face!