The protagonist of Persona 5, Ren Amamiya, is a second-year transfer student at Shujin Academy in Tokyo, being placed there to continue his academics due to his ongoing probation resulting from being falsely framed for assault.
He is the leader of the rebellious Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a group whose purpose is to reform society by stealing the hearts of corrupt adults in order to purge their distorted desires.
Possessing the wild card affinity, he is able to use multiple Personas. The Trickster moniker was given to him because of his uncanny knack for altering fate.
During heists as a Phantom Thief, his codename is Joker.