You're forced to execute your super-duper cool-looking initial persona for the sake of a fusion tutorial (unlessssssssss you grind in the first two rooms to get enough personas to avert that, and keep him the entire game like a chad.)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. I really hope that if they ever make a Persona 6 they find some way to keep the starter Persona a good pick all the way until endgame that doesn't involve extreme min-maxing/NG+