I think it's because the initial persona are more recognisable and 'iconic' than the ultimate forms, along with the fact that the player can miss the ultimate forms in P5. Similarly, in P4 you had to max confidants to gain the ultimates, and in Persona 4 Arena, the P4 cast all had their initial personas. Conversely the P3 characters all had their ultimates in P4A because their ultimate are tied to unmissable story events, rather than optional social links.Oh, I've thought of another gripe. If this game follows on from the end of Persona 5, why is no ones Personas in an evolved state? Are we to assume that the cannon is that Joker never socialised with anyone outside of missions?