Persona 5 Royal Confidant Guide: Hanged Man – Munehisa Iwai

Munehisa Iwai is the holder of the Hanged Man Arcana and a Confidant in Persona 5 Royal. He runs the Untouchable airsoft gun shop in Shibuya and is introduced on 04/17. You can begin his Confidant on 05/07 by returning the mysterious paper bag he hands you on 05/04, assuming you have Guts: Dauntless or higher. He is available on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings and can be found behind the counter at the Untouchable airsoft shop in Shibuya.

As with most Confidants, there isn’t a limit on when you can rank Iwai up. As long as you achieve Rank 10 before reaching an ending you can complete the Hanged Man Confidant. Most of Iwai’s ranks reward an additional +2 Proficiency. Be aware that Iwai’s social link is one of the hardest to complete in a regular playthrough as it requires Guts: Dauntless to start and Guts: Lionhearted to finish.

Persona 5 Royal: Munehisa Iwai Confidant skills

Below are the skills and benefits acquired from ranking up the Hanged Man Confidant. The standout skills are Starter Customization, Discount, and On the House. Iwai is a good social link to level up as his skills let you get hold of some extremely powerful guns.

• Rank 1 – Starter Customization: Allows you to customize your gun and install upgrades.
• Rank 3 –  Camo Customization: Allows you to customize camouflage on your gun, which can inflict ailments.
• Rank 5 – Discount: Decreases the cost of gun customization.
• Rank 7 – Expert Customization: Unlock more parts for customization.
• Rank 10 – On the House: Allows you to customize your gun for free.

Persona 5 Royal: Munehisa Iwai Confidant answers

These are the best answers to give during hangout events with Munehisa Iwai. The answers listed were either chosen because they give the most social points or because they are required for specific unlocks. If a chosen answer doesn’t matter it will be listed as ‘ANY,’ so feel free to pick whatever you want.

• Rank 1 (Requires Guts: Dauntless)
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • So what’s my first job?
• Rank 2
  • Iwai seems sick.
  • Iwai seems… really sick.
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • “What should I do now?” or “How’s your cold?”
• Rank 3
  • ANY
  • I always knew you were a thug.
  • We made a deal, didn’t we?
  • ANY
• Rank 4
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • Where’s my reward?
  • I agree.
• Rank 5
  • ANY
  • You’re pathetic.
  • I’ll stick around for the guns.
  • You’re right.

Persona 5 Royal Iwai Confidant Rank 2 event. Screenshot by PC Invasion

• Rank 6
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • “Girls,” or “That’s a secret.”
  • You should buy us something.
  • “He’s my age, so it comes easier,” or “All I did was listen to him.”
• Rank 7
  • Absolutely.
  • He’s clever.
  • ANY
  • Bring it on.
• Rank 7.5 (Requires Guts: Lionhearted)
  • I did it all for Iwai.
  • “I will,” or “I want to help you.”
  • ANY
• Rank 8 (Requires completion of ‘Shady Deal in the Shadows’ Mementos request)
  • I dunno.
  • “I guess I could consider it,” or “If you pay me well.”
  • Understood.
• Rank 9
  • Are you sure he’s still alive?
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • ANY
  • Kaoru is really strong-willed.
  • “Like father, like son,” or “Gecko bonds go beyond blood.
• Rank 10
  • “It’s up to you now, Iwai,” or “Kaoru won’t lose.”
  • ANY
  • What if you’re right?

Note: For information on the other confidants in Persona 5 Royal like Munehisa Iwai check out our Confidant guides hub.

Persona 5 Royal can be purchased on Steam.