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SMT V Vengeance - How to Start Canon of Vengeance
You need to take the girl's hand to start the Canon of Vengeance storyline in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMTVV). Learn how to start the Canon of Vengeance storyline and find out if you can change your mind when choosing storylines.

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How to Start Canon of Vengeance

Choose to Take the Girl's Hand

SMT V Vengeance - Take the Girl
To start the Canon of Vengeance storyline, you must choose to take the girl's hand at the very beginning of the game. This decision will lock you into this specific storyline. This decision is presented right after the first few cutscenes following the start of the game.

SMTV Vengeance Take Her Hand Guide

Change Your Mind if You Didn't Take Her Hand

SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI V_ Vengeance - Change Your Mind

If you chose to not take her hand, you will be given a prompt to change your decision. Once you've confirmed your decision, you will be locked into the storyline that you've chosen.

Canon of Vengeance Differences

New Storyline

Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance - Canon Differences
The Canon of Vengeance is a different story from the original one, which is the Canon of Creation. If you want to play the new story included in the game, you will need to play the Canon of Vengeance.

Story Walkthrough and Route Guides

New Bosses

SMTVV - Naamah Boss

Canon of Vengeance also has some new bosses, with some of them replacing ones encountered in the Canon of Creation. If you've played the original storyline, expect to encounter new enemies in places where you'd fight a different boss.

Boss Battle Guides | List of Bosses

New Endings

SMTVV - Endings
The endings for the Canon of Vengeance storyline are different from the Canon of Creation, and are exclusive to that route specifically. Consider playing through both Canons to experience all the different endings in the game.

Endings Guide | How to Get the Secret Ending

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FAQ

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