Sae Niijima

Sae Niijima is a villain turned good in Persona 5. Before her change of heart, she represented the Deadly Sin of Envy

Appearence
Sae has long Green hair and brown eyes. She wears a black female business suit with black business pants, pantyhose, and heels. Most of the time, her expression is quite serious

In the metaverse, Shadow Sae wears a black hat with a large yellow flower. Around her neck is a spiked necklace.

As Leviathan, Sae appears as a large robot humanoid carrying a large rusted sword and Gatling gun.

Personality
Before her change of heart, Sae was overly serious and stressed, she would never take breaks nor spend time with her sister, which she saw as merely an inconvenience to her. Sae also did anything she can to win a verdict, no matter how illegal it was. Some attributes that stay around are her sharpness and ability to see a "big picture," as well as her determination

Sae, before her change of heart, Sae represented envy. After her father's death, Sae became very envious of society in general and all the higher ups as her father's work meant nothing upon his debt. She became obsessed with justice to the point where she was blinded by it. She also became very obsessed with getting a promotion, doing all she can to get it.

After Her Change of Heart, Sae becomes much less serious and nice to everyone. She realizes the error of her ways and from then on sees the value of justice and the truth. She also does wish to keep everyone safe, as shown by her explaining to the protagonist why turning himself in was for the best at the end of the game.

Background
Sae Nijima grew up with her father and younger sis, Makoto. Sae and her sis admired her father's work as a police employee and his work on exposing much crime and corruption. At some point, Sae's Father was murdered. This caused much pain for Sae, as not only her father was gone but now she had to take care of Makoto alone at such a young age. Sae became a prosecutor for the SIU and started to investigate the Mental Shutdown instances. Around 2 years later, she had learned of the Protagonist being falsely accused. She planned on taking him in, but when she mentioned it to Sojiro Sakura, he decided to take on the duty instead.

Prologue
Sae is first seen at the beginning of the game after the protagonist is arrested. She comes to interrogate him, however, the guards refused. However, she gains permission after Sae's director gives her it. Sae comes in and recognizes the protagonist, saying she didn't think the protagonist would be the suspected culprit. She tells him that he needs to talk to her honestly and tell his story to her, for her sake. She tells him to start from the beginning. From then, the protagonist starts to tell his story