Goro Akechi is a high schooler heralded as the next Detective Prince (after the first appeared in Persona 4), who is investigating the mental shutdown and psychotic breakdown incidents sensationalizing Japan.
He initially opposed the Phantom Thieves, but later joined the cause. Many have been charmed by his easygoing, affable demeanor and debonair looks. His intellect and deductive insight earned him the respect of both the police department and the prosecutor's office.
During heists as a Phantom Thief, his codename is Crow.