fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə səksˈɛs ʌv ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈaɪf, hæʃˈiːnoʊ fˈɔːɹmd sˌʌm ʌvðə tˈiːm ˌɪntʊ ɐ dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tˈiːm tə wˈɜːk ɔnðə sˈɪɹiz; ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪntˈɜːnəli nˈoʊn æz "kˈædʒuːs tˈiːm", mˌeɪd ˌʌp ʌv wʌt dᵻɹˈɛktɚ dˈeɪsuːk kænˈɑːdə dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ˈætləsᵻz mˈoʊst ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk ɡˈeɪmɚz.
Following the success of Under the Knife, Hashino formed some of the team into a dedicated team to work on the series; they were internally known as "CaduceTeam", made up of what director Daisuke Kanada described as Atlus's most enthusiastic gamers.