| Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES Walkthrough | | By: JaggedJim | | Date: June 16, 2008 | | Version: 1.3 (Aegis) | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This is my walkthrough for Persona 3: FES. You can always find the latest version of this guide at: http://www.gamefaqs.com http://www.geocities.com/jagged_jim/FAQ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||E-mail Notice||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you have any questions, comments, or you have something you want added to this guide then feel free to email me at “jagged_jim@yahoo.com” (without the quotation marks, of course...) Some things to note before you email me: -Make sure you put “P3 FES” somewhere in the subject line. If you don’t I will likely think that the email is junk and delete it. -Please read the guide before emailing me, it is quite annoying having to answer a question that I have already answered in this guide. (...of course if you’re not reading the guide then what are the chances that are going to read this warning?) -I am notoriously bad at checking email. (...and even worse at answering it) So if you are trying to contact me then you will just have to be patient. -Do not, not, not, not, NOT send me ANY attachments with your email. I don’t care what the attachment is, I won’t look at it and I will likely delete the email immediately. (Also I will NEVER send any attachments with my emails, so if you receive something from my email address and it has an attachment on it, delete it, immediately.) -Please use proper spelling and grammar in your email, it’s just common courtesy. I don’t care if it’s perfect, as long as you make the effort. Emails with “si teh awsome” in it, however, will likely be ignored. -A pet peeve of mine is when people replace “you” with “u.” It’s only two extra key strokes people, jeez. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Table of Contents||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Version History [001] Introduction [002] Hints and Tips [003] The Journey - Calendar [004] -April [004.1] -May [004.2] -June [004.3] -July [004.4] -August [004.5] -September [004.6] -October [004.7] -November [004.8] -December [004.9] -January [004.10] The Journey - Tartarus Guardians [005] -Thebel Block [005.1] -Arqa Block [005.2] -Yabbashah Block [005.3] -Tziah Block [005.4] -Harabah Block [005.5] -Adamah Block [005.6] Appendices [006] -Social Links [006.1] -Fool [006.1.1] -Magician [006.1.2] -Priestess [006.1.3] -Empress [006.1.4] -Emperor [006.1.5] -Hierophant [006.1.6] -Lovers [006.1.7] -Chariot [006.1.8] -Justice [006.1.9] -Hermit [006.1.10] -Fortune [006.1.11] -Strength [006.1.12] -Hanged Man [006.1.13] -Death [006.1.14] -Temperance [006.1.15] -Devil [006.1.16] -Tower [006.1.17] -Star [006.1.18] -Moon [006.1.19] -Sun [006.1.20] -Judgment [006.1.21] -Aeon [006.1.22] -Elizabeth’s Requests [006.2] -Combination List [006.3] Frequently Asked Questions [007] Contributors [008] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Version History [001]||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0.1 – 9/6/07 1.0 - 10/1/07 1.3 (Aegis) - 6/16/08 - The FES rewrite is now complete. The Journey’s Calendar and Tartarus Guardian sections have been updated to be valid with both versions, I finally got around to adding answers to events in the Social Link section and also added the new Aeon S.Link as well, and the Elizabeth Request section has all the FES requests completed. Now all that’s left now is The Answer walkthrough to complete... This update is dedicated to the Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club and especially to Chris Bruton, just look at it as making sure that it will be a moment that nobody will ever forget. :P ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Introduction [002]|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Persona 3 (or P3) is the forth (yes, forth) installment in the long-running Persona series, which in itself is a part of the even longer running Megami Tensei (or MegaTen) series. The Persona series has had a bit of a checkered history when it comes to North American releases. The first Persona was notoriously butchered, (The script was altered to make it seem like the story takes place in America as opposed to Japan, The character art was changed to a more western style, and so on) the second installment was actually released as two separate games, of which we only got one. (the second one) Thankfully Persona 3 is well represented on its journey to this side of the Pacific, (Aegis/Aigis gaffe notwithstanding) with a well written script and high quality voice work. (for the most part *glares at Fuuka*) We even got FES, (eventually) an expansion pack/directors cut of P3. Since there are certain aspects of the game that happens in FES that doesn’t happen in the original game (and to a lesser extent, some aspects in the original game that doesn’t happen in FES) This guide uses tags to differentiate between the two versions. Basically, if I put <P3> in somewhere I’m talking about the original release of Persona 3 and <FES> means the later FES release. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Hints and Tips [003]||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -Save often. Death can come unexpectedly in Tartarus, so make sure you save every time you go there. -Remember to Analyze every enemy you come across. As with previous MegaTen games, knowing how to attack your enemies is vital to your success in Persona 3. This includes Bosses, as although you might not learn anything from it, it will affect how your party members react. (They won’t use attacks that the boss is immune to, and they’ll exploit the boss’ weaknesses as well.) -Wait for sale days when buying anything. Saving money is nice, isn’t it? -Never take tired or sick party members into Tartarus, and if you are tired or sick yourself then postpone any plans to assault Tartarus and instead get a good night’s sleep. -For the most part you should only use your Personae to attack and not your weapons. You should concentrate on improving your Personae and armor before improving your weapons. That’s not to say that you should completely ignore your weapons, as the amount of damage done during an All-Out Attack is dependant on your weapons. -You don’t always have to do an All-Out Attack when you knock all the enemies down. In fact, if you don’t think that you can kill the enemy with a single All-Out Attack it’s better in the long run to simply relent and spend the extra turn healing or buffing up. An enemy that has been knocked down will waste their next turn by getting up, while an enemy that survives an All-Out Attack will be up and free to use their next turn to make your life a living hell. -If you fuse a Persona with a Heart Item make sure that you register it in the Persona Compendium. Registering the Persona will also save the Heart Item, so you will to quickly resummon that Persona again and get multiple copies of that item. (especially if you register it just before it gains that final level needed before it gives you its Heart Item) -Don’t just head back to the Dorm after school, do something! Improve your Social Links, eat at a restaurant, see a movie, anything! By the same token during the evenings when you’re not going to Tartarus you should spend your time drinking coffee, singing karaoke, Or Visiting Game Panic (in <FES>) and then studying in your room. -Remember that it takes a LOT longer to raise your Academics stat than the Charm and Courage stats. Make sure to donate 1,000 Yen at the Naganaki Shrine Everyday (in <P3> at least) and study every night you don’t go to Tartarus. (If you are Tired/Sick however, you shouldn’t study but go to bed early instead) -The size of the shadows doesn’t indicate the enemy’s strength, but rather their numbers. A tiny shadow will result in a battle against a single enemy, while a large shadow can have up to five enemies. -Note that the amount of experience shown at the end of a battle is only what the Protagonist earns, not what your allies/Personae earn. -Contrary to previous MegaTen games, you actually CAN inflict status ailments on bosses. If you are having problems with a certain boss you can try to Panic, Charm, or Distress it to make things more manageable. -The Armageddon combination (Lucifer/Helel + Satan) is incredibly powerful and will kill any enemy in the game. (save one) This, and the fact that Lucifer learns Victory Cry (in <P3> at least, Helel doesn’t learn Victory Cry so you will have to get it on him through fusion) will make this game very, very easy. ******************************************************************************* ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ||||||||||||||||||||||||||The Journey - Calendar [004]||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Due to the way this game is set up a traditional walkthrough is not the most effective way to cover this game. Instead the guide for The Journey (aka the main game of <P3>) will be split into two parts, one a calendar listing the important dates as you progress through the school year and the other a boss guide listing the floor bosses of Tartarus. Note that I will NOT be telling you how to spend your afternoons or when to go to Tartarus in this guide. Although it is possible to max out all of the Social Links in a single play through, I personally find it rather restrictive (at least in <P3>, in <FES> the restrictions on ranking up S.Links are somewhat relaxed) and will not cover it in this guide. If you are interested in how to do this you can check out penguin_knight’s Max Social Links FAQs for more information. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ SPOILER NOTE: Although this walkthrough is more or less spoiler-free, it is NOT totally free of spoilers. So if you are trying to avoid spoilers, don’t read ahead of the spot you need help in. You have been warned. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ============= ================================|April [004.1]|================================ ============= -4/7: Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life! Start by naming your Protagonist. (Remember, it’s Last Name first, you don‘t want to spend the rest of your life being called Smith John now, do you?) After your introduction to Gekkoukan High you end up back at the dorm. There isn’t anything going on here so just go to your room and sleep. -4/8: You’ve got your first quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Fuyuhiko Yoshimura,” while the answer in <FES> is “Utsubo Kubota.” Answer correctly for a boost in Charm. When you return to the dorm you’ll meet Ikutsuki, ask him questions if you want or say “No, I‘m good” to end the conversation, then go up to your room to sleep. -4/9: There’s a lecture today in both versions, you can either stay awake to get a boost in academics or take a nap for a chance to improve your status. Personally I would recommend to never sleep through a lecture, as you are going to need all the Academics you can get. After school you skip straight to the Dark Hour. When you get control head for the roof. When you get there you will have the first battle of the game against two Cowardly Maya. Use Orpheus’ Bash skill to finish them off quickly. -4/17: You finally wake up today. -4/18: School on a Saturday? Ugh. There is a Quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “How the tools were made,” while the answer in <FES> is “Mud huts.” When you get back to the dorm climb up to the 4th floor and the Fool Social Link will be established. -4/19: Junpei joins SEES today. Hooray for Junpei! -4/20: You will have your first foray into Tartarus tonight. It isn’t too difficult, just make your way through the level, when you encounter a shadow Mitsuru will give you a tutorial on combat. Listen to it (or not) then use Agi to knock them down and initiate an All-Out Attack to finish them off. Split the group up when Mitsuru tells you to, then find the Access Point and return to the lobby. Your Fool Social Link will improve to Rank 2 when you get back. Leave Tartarus when you’re done. -4/21: There’s a lecture today in both versions. You have your first free afternoon today. After school go to the Police Station in Paulownia Mall, when you get there Akihiko will give you 5,000 Yen, but don’t buy anything at the mall just yet. (wait for the store’s sale days) -4/22: After school is over you will be asked by Kenji, one of your classmates if you would like to get some ramen with him. Do so and you’ll establish the Magician Social Link. -4/23: By the way, if you talk to the Student with Glasses near the door in your classroom and let him tell you about the sights of the Bay Area you’ll immediately warp to the city map. The school’s sports clubs are recruiting today. After school you will be able to join the Swimming, Track, or Kendo Teams. Join one of them (it doesn‘t matter which) to establish the Chariot Social Link. -4/25: The Bookworms Used Bookstore at Iwatodai Station will reopen today. When you enter it the old couple there will mention the Persimmon Tree at Gekkoukan. After leaving the bookstore return to the school and find the Persimmon Tree at the courtyard connecting the main building with the gym then examine it to get a Persimmon Leaf. Take the leaf back to the bookstore and show it to them to establish the Hierophant Social Link. -4/27: There’s a Quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “2,” (duh) while the answer in <FES> is “6,000 years ago.” After school Mitsuru will talk to you about joining the Student Council. Head down to the Faculty Office and talk to Ms. Toriumi about joining the Student Council. From there you can head to the Student Council Room to establish the Emperor Social Link. -4/29: If you decide to play Innocent Sin Online today, you’ll establish the Hermit Social Link. Just be aware that playing the game will take up the entire day. (meaning you’ll skip the Evening period and go straight to the next day) -4/30: There is a lecture today in both versions. When you get back to the dorm you’ll get a call from Elizabeth telling you to come to the Velvet Room. When you go to the Velvet Room Elizabeth will start her Requests side quest. =========== =================================|May [004.2]|================================= =========== -5/3: If you turn on the TV in you room today (and every Sunday for the rest of the year) you will get a home shopping program. If you order whatever is being sold on the program it will be delivered to your room on the following Tuesday. (If you are exploring Tartarus on that day you will get the items the next time you go to your room) This week’s items are a Slash Ward and a Sappy Jelly for 2980 Yen. Oh, and by the way, if you have plans to meet with someone on Sundays you won’t be able to watch the home shopping program. -5/5: Make sure that you buy a “Mad Bull” item from one of the Dorm’s Vending Machines tonight, as you’ll need it tomorrow. -5/6: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Basic,” while the answer in <FES> is “Soft Water.” After school is over go to Naganaki Shrine and talk to the girl standing by the Jungle Gym. She will introduce herself as Maiko and then ask you for some food, so go and buy some “Weird Takoyaki” from the Takoyaki stand in Iwatodai Station and give them to her. Now she wants something to drink so give her that Mad Bull you got yesterday. (You did get one, right?) She will ask if you’ll play with her again tomorrow. Agree to do so. -5/7: Head back to Naganaki Shrine and play with Maiko to establish the Hanged Man Social Link. -5/8: This is the day before the Full Moon, and although the game doesn’t mention anything about it (other than that rather ominous countdown in the upper right corner of the screen) there is something I should mention about these days. In <P3> your and everyone else’s status will be locked at “Good” today, and if you were tired or sick you will be instantly upgraded to “Good.” (but on the flip side, if your status was “Great” then you will be downgraded to “Good”) This essentially gives you unlimited time in Tartarus. In <FES> however, you will NOT have infinite stamina on the nights before the full moon and you will get tired. It does take longer to get tired on these nights, and allies that are tired won’t automatically leave Tartarus the next time you go back to the lobby. Also keep in mind that if you or any of your allies are already tired/sick when the night before a full moon comes around they will remain tired/sick. -5/9: It seems that there is something is amiss at the Monorail. When you get control run to the monorail. When you get there you’ll climb aboard, then continue on down the Monorail Cars. Eventually there is a scene where Junpei runs off and you get attacked by two Spurious Books. Use fire to get rid of both of them quickly. After the battle you get attacked by two more Spurious Books and a Heat Balance. Use fire on the Spurious books and wind on the Heat Balance. After the battle continue forward until you find Junpei again. You’ll get attacked by a Spurious Book, a Heat Balance, and a Dancing Hand. Use fire on the Spurious Book and Dancing Hand while using Wind on the Heat Balance. After the battle the Monorail will start moving, and you’ve only have eight minutes before it crashes! Unfortunately you also get attacked by two Dancing Hand and a Laughing Table. Fortunately they are all weak to fire, so you should be able to knock them down and All-Out Attack them quickly. In the next car you’ll have to deal with random shadows. Take care of them quickly and in the next car you’ll have a boss battle. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Priestess -Repel: Ice, Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 7 As long you have at least five minutes remaining when you start this battle you should be okay. She doesn’t have any weaknesses, so just hit her with your best non-ice attack. If she summons two Muttering Tiaras, use Bufu to get rid of them before they can heal Priestess. If you need Healing then use the Cadenza (Orpheus + Apsaras) combination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle is over the Fool Social Link will improve to Rank 3 and you’ll get the “Conserve SP” Tactic as well. -5/10: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Giga Power Band and a Diet Food for 2,980 Yen. You’ll also get a call from Elizabeth informing you that floors 17-40 of Tartarus are now open. She doesn’t mention it in her call, but the Persona Compendium will also become available today. I would advise against trying to climb the new floors until after Mid-Terms, however, as Akihiko will join the party at that time and the extra muscle is abig help with the enemies in this section. You’ll probably want your nights free for studying, anyways. -5/11: The Mid-Term Exams are a week away, this means you won’t be able to improve any Social Links with Gekkoukan High students until Mid-Terms are over. Social Links that don’t involve students (i.e. Hanged Man, Hierophant, and Hermit) are unaffected. There is also a lecture today. -5/13: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “General Relativity Theory,” while the answer in <FES> is “About 1,700km/h.” -5/15: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Let me go!” While the answer in <FES> is “Bread.” -5/16: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -5/17: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an All-Purpose Katana and two Diet Foods for 5,980 Yen. -5/18: Mid-Term Exams start today. The first day’s test depends on your Academics stat. For best results you need to have rank three in Academics. -5/19: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Mangekyo,” while the answer in <FES> is “Bread,” -5/20: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Chaos Theory,” while the answer in <FES> is “Faster than sound.” -5/21: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Basic,” while the answer in <FES> is “Hard water.” -5/22: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “How the tools are made,” while the answer in <FES> is “Nara.” -5/23: Mid-Term Exams conclude today. How well you do on today’s test depends on you Academics stat. For best results, you need rank three in academics. You are finally able to reenter Tartarus tonight, but more than that, Akihiko joins the party tonight. Yipee skippy! -5/24: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an All-Purpose Apron and two Diet Foods for 5,980 Yen. -5/25: The Mid-Term Exam results are posted today. Depending on how well you did you’ll get a boost to your Charm Stat. (Getting top marks will give you a bigger bonus than merely being above average.) There is also a lecture today. -5/26: If you got top marks on the Mid-Term Exam you can talk to Mitsuru after school and she’ll give you a Page Card Set. (Sword of Page, Cup of Page, Wand of Page, Coin of Page) If you got anything less than top marks, however, you get nothing. -5/28: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -5/29: In <FES> there’s a lecture today. -5/31: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a pair of Health Sandals and a Diet Food for 3,980 Yen. ============ =================================|June [004.3]|================================ ============ -6/1: Summer uniforms hooray! -6/2: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -6/5: If you are curious, the correct answers for Yuka-tan’s Happy Quiz Time Show are: “There were three victims,” and “They hung out together.” It doesn’t really matter if you answer correctly, but at least you can look like you did more than just spend your week eating Ramen and singing Karaoke. -6/7: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a bottle of Perfume and five Medicines for 3,980 Yen. -6/8: You begin Operation Rescue Fuuka in your classroom at Gekkoukan High. Make your way down to the Faculty Office, and when Yukari asks what key she’s holding tell her it’s the Gym key. After some scenes you end up separated from the others on a random floor of Tartarus. Start climbing upward, fighting or avoiding Shadows, until on the third floor you reunite with Junpei and Akihiko. After a bunch of scenes Fuuka will take over the support role from Mitsuru and you will get thrown into a boss battle. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Empress, Emperor -Variable Resistances (see below) -Recommended Level: 13 You may want to equip a bow for the Protagonist, so that every character has a different physical attack type. (You pierce, Junpei slash, and Akihiko strike) Also make sure that you are able to use all four elemental types. At the start of the battle Empress will have a weakness to the three weapon types while nullifying the four elemental types. Emperor on the other hand nullifies the three weapon types but has a weakness to the four elemental types. After taking some damage, however, they will use Paradigm Sift, which shuffles around their resistances. And when their HP gets very low they will only be vulnerable to a single type of damage and nullify all others. Make sure that you have Fuuka reanalyze them every time they use Paradigm Shift, then keep hitting their weaknesses and you should be able come out on top here. Although the Orpheus and Apsaras Personae are probably getting a little long in the tooth by now, their Cadenza combination is still the best choice for healing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle you will get the super-useful “Knock Down” Tactic. -6/9: The Shinshoudo Antique store opens today. Also you will be unable to enter Tartarus for the rest of the week. -6/10: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -6/12: The Death Social Link is established today. -6/13: There’s a lot of things happening today. First and foremost is that Fuuka joins the team and Mitsuru becomes a selectable character. Nifty. You’re also finally able to re-enter Tartarus tonight. Remember that from now on you need to talk to Fuuka instead of Mitsuru if you want to enter Tartarus. Floors 41-64 of Tartarus are now available to explore. -6/14: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Brand Purse and a bottle of Perfume for 5,980 Yen. -6/15: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “a colon,” while the answer in <FES> is “And...” -6/17: For some reason the quizzes that whacko nurse gives you are exactly the same in both <P3> and <FES>, so the answer in both games is “Shamanism.” The Culture Clubs are recruiting today. After School you can join either the Art, Music, or Photography Clubs (Like with the Chariot S.Link, it doesn‘t matter which one you join) to establish the Fortune Social Link. -6/21: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Land Badge and ten Sappy Jelly for 24,800 Yen. -6/22: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Chinese,” while the answer in <FES> is “Jellyfish.” -6/25: In <FES> there is a quiz today, the answer is “Dowsing.” -6/28: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a pair of Champion Gloves and three Sappy Jelly for 8,980 Yen. -6/29: There’s a quiz today, the answer In <P3> is “Leonardo da Vinci,” while the answer in <FES> is “It can go either way.” Just FYI, with one thing and another this will be the final full week you’ll be able to improve student Social Links for about two months. ============ =================================|July [004.4]|================================ ============ -7/3: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “The 2,000 Yen bill,” while the answer in <FES> is “The Global Heritage Pavilion.” -7/4: You should take advantage of the Pharmacy’s sale today to stock up on Dis-Charms and Me Patra Gems for the coming full moon. You want to have at least ten of both Dis-Charms and Me Patra Gems. -7/5: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Kevlar Vest and four Super Diet Food for 14,800 Yen. -7/7: For tonight’s operation Yukari will be a compulsory member. You are given the chance to choose the other two party members for tonight. I usually go with Akihiko and Junpei. When you reach the hotel climb up to the third floor and enter the Hierophant’s Chamber. Inside you’ll find the Hierophant, and he is not happy about you entering his Chamber. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Hierophant -Repel: Elec, Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 20 He mostly attacks with electricity attacks, but he can use Prophecy of Ruin which can make the entire party afraid. Pretty simple battle, really. Just hit him with your best non-electric attacks and if anyone becomes afraid use a Me Patra Gem. He can cause problems if he decides to pick on Yukari with his electricity attacks, but you should be able to take him down eventually. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well that was fun, but now let’s head back to the Dorm and... The door’s locked! Well... Why don’t we do as Fuuka suggests and search the room for the mystery shadow. Check the mirror and you’ll get zapped. You wake up in one of the rooms of the hotel. Answer “What was I...”, “That’s not true!”, “I can’t give in!”, and “Now’s not the time!” to shake off the Shadow’s influence. (and to prevent the game from getting an AO rating...) Hanky panky adverted, climb up to the second floor to reunite with your other members. Fuuka will now call to tell you that the boss is back in the Hierophant’s Chamber, but the door is being sealed by the some of the mirrors in this place. You will have to destroy the mirrors to undo the seal, but if you destroy the wrong mirror you will get zapped back to the first floor and you will have to start over again. Also note that random Shadows have popped up in the hotel. Start by breaking the mirror in Room 205, then climb up the third floor and break the mirror in Room 304 to break the seal on the door to the Hierophant’s Chamber, enter it to fight a new boss. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Lovers -Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 21 Compared to Hierophant I think this boss is a little easier to handle. It doesn’t have any resistances to worry about, (other than the standard Light/Dark immunity for bosses) so just use your best attacks. It uses Maragion and can charm you with Marin Karin and Holy Arrow or Panic you with Pulinpa. It really sucks if the Protagonist gets charmed here, but unfortunately there isn’t much you can do about it. As long as your Dis-Charm and Me Patra Gem supply holds out you should be alright. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle the Fool Social Link will improve to Rank Four and you will get the “Full Assault” Tactic. -7/8: There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “o-no-ma-to-pee-ah,” while the answer in <FES> is “I failed, it’s over now.” Wouldn’t you know it, we ended up saving the world just in time for Final Exams, so no student S.Links for you. -7/9: There’s another quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Heian-Kyo became the Capital,” while the answer in <FES> is “The Konden Einen Shizaihou.” Floors 65-89 of Tartarus are now available to explore. -7/10: There’s yet another quiz today, the answer in both versions is “Kabbalah” -7/11: Good grief, another quiz? The answer in <P3> is “Their hairdos,” While the answer in <FES> is “Imperial Prince.” -7/12: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a pair of Max Safety Shoes and three Super Diet Foods for an even 10,000 Yen. The Death Social Link will improve to Rank Three tonight. -7/13: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -7/14: Final Exams start today, the answer in <P3> is “Jewish,” while the answer in <FES> is “Dowsing.” -7/15: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Murasaki Shikibu,” while the answer in <FES> is “Octopus.” -7/16: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “The topknot fired bullets,” while the answer in <FES> is “Minamoto no Yoritomo.” -7/17: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Leonardo da Vinci,” while the answer in <FES> is “I went, I learned.” -7/18: Final Exams conclude today, your performance on today’s test depends on your Academics score. For best results you want to have rank five in Academics. -7/19: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Mage’s Mark and ten Super Diet Food for 39,800 Yen. -7/20: Vacation Time! When you have had enough of the beach you can talk to Akihiko and tell him you’re heading back. -7/21: Today Junpei will initiate Operation Babe Hunt, which can only end in complete and total failure. You eventually find a strange girl standing out on the pier. You resolve to try talking to her, but when you do she will run off into the forest. (Smooth move Casanova...) Follow her into the forest and follow the path until you find her again. After a series of wacky hijinks and amusing misunderstandings the girl is introduced as Aigis: Mistranslated Android Shadow Killer and she will join SEES. Sweetness! -7/22: The Fool Social Link will improve to Rank 5 today. -7/23: Vacation’s over... *sigh* -7/24: Final Exams results are posted today. From now on if you talk to Yukari and your Charm stat is at Rank Six You will be able to walk home with her. Doing so will establish the Lovers Social Link. -7/25: There is a lecture today in <FES>. If you got top marks on the Final Exams talk to Mitsuru after school and she will give you a Knight Card Set. (Sword of Knight, Cup of Knight, Wand of Knight, Coin of Knight) School is OUT! -7/26: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Brand Purse and five Medical Powder for 7,980 Yen. -7/27: Today you will start Special Intensive Training (tm) with the sport club you joined. From now until the big event on August 2nd the daytime hours will be spent training. -7/28: Um... I don’t have anything to put here, but since I’ve had something for nearly every day this month it felt weird not listing today. ============== ================================|August [004.5]|=============================== ============== -8/2: The big sporting event is today. -8/3: If you head down to Iwatodai Station you’ll find Mamoru sitting on a bench across from the bookstore. Talk to him and if you have rank four in Courage he will challenge you to an eating contest. Accept the challenge and the Star Social Link will be established. -8/6: After your meeting with Strega form a party and head out after the Shadow. This area is just a single, long tunnel, but do be aware that there are random enemies when you reach 33m Underground. When you reach the end of the tunnel you will find the boss. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Chariot + Justice -Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 28 This is a rather interesting battle. They start the battle as one enemy, but after a couple of turns they will split into two separate enemies. After a few more turns they will recombine into a single enemy. While they are together they will mainly use Kill Rush, but they can also Poison you with Poison Mist and Panic you with Tentarafoo. When they separate Chariot will mainly attacks with Kill Rush augmented by Power Charge, while Justice mainly attacks with Twin Shot and Torrent Shot. Justice can use Hama, so be ready for that. You’ll want to bring both Yukari and Mitsuru for healing, hopefully one (or both) of them has learned Diarama by now as it makes this fight a whole lot easier. The third character is up to you, I usually choose Aigis as she has both single and multiple-target physical attacks. Their only resistance is to Light and Darkness, so just use your best attack against them. (if you have a Persona with Getsu-ei use that, as it’s quite an effective attack during the full moon) The one thing about this battle that you have to remember is that you absolutely must defeat both of them at the same time. If only one of them is dead then the living Shadow will revive the dead one with Samarecarm, reviving them and bringing them back up to full HP to add insult to injury. If you “kill” them while they are combined they will separate with 1 HP each. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle you will get the “Same Target” Tactic. -8/7: The Death Social Link will improve to Rank Five today. -8/8: Koromaru joins up today. What is with those wings!? Floors 90-114 of Tartarus are now available to explore. -8/9: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an Omega Spear and five Veggie Supplements for 24,800 Yen. From now on in <FES> you can take Koromaru out for a walk during certain evenings. Usually this will just give you an item of some kind, (I‘ve gotten anything from a Mad Bull to a Traesto Gem) but on certain nights you will either have the option to go with a SEES member or you meet with a Social Link on your walk. -8/10: Summer School!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! From now until the 15th the entire day is going to be spent in Summer School, and you will get a bonus to Academics every day. -8/15: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Aigis tonight. -8/16: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an Emergency Vest and five Veggie Supplements for 24,800 Yen. You will be invited to go to the Summer Festival with one of the girls today. Accepting the invitation will improve your Social Link with that girl. -8/17: On certain days from now until the end of the month you will get invited to see the Film Festival with one of your classmates. Accepting this invitation will improve your Social Link with that person as well as improving one of your stats. Note that you won’t receive an invitation if you haven’t established a Social Link with that person yet. (Or if that Social Link has gone into a Reverse state) Also note that the schedules in <P3> and <FES> are different from each other. The <FES> schedule has been split into two parts. <P3> Film Festival Schedule: -8/18: Magician S.Link, raises Academics. -8/22: Priestess S.Link, raises Charm. -8/23: Fortune S.Link, raises Charm. -8/26: Strength S.Link, raises Courage. -8/27: Chariot S.Link, raises Courage. -8/30: Justice S.Link, raises Charm. <FES> Week 1 Film Festival Schedule: -8/17: Magician S.Link, raises Courage. -8/19: Fortune S.Link, raises Charm. -8/21: Strength S.Link, raises Courage. -8/22: Chariot S.Link, raises Courage. -8/23: Justice S.Link, raises Charm. -8/22: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Akihiko tonight. -8/23: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a pair of Dragon Boots and four Veggie Supplements for 20,000 Yen. Note that if you go to the Film Festival today you won’t be able to watch the home shopping program. If you go on a walk tonight in <FES> then you’ll meet with the Hierophant S.Link. -8/24: During this week in <FES> you will be able to invite your fellow SEES members to see a movie with you. The only real difference is that you go and talk to them in the Dorm as opposed to having them call you at the start of the day. If you go to the movies with Junpei, Fuuka, or Mitsuru you will be able to follow it up with a walk with them in the evening. <FES> Week 2 Film Festival Schedule: -8/24: Yukari, (Improves Lovers S.Link) raises Academics. -8/25: Akihiko, raises Courage. -8/26: Koromaru, raises Courage. -8/27: Junpei, raises Charm. Evening walk. -8/28: Aigis, raises Academics. -8/29: Fuuka, (Improves Priestess S.Link) raises Charm. Evening walk. -8/30: Mitsuru, raises Academics. Evening walk. -8/31: Ken, raises Courage. -8/28: Ken officially becomes a member of SEES today. Happiness! -8/30: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a pair of Varuna Bracers and two Veggie Supplements for 17,800 Yen. ================= ==============================|September [004.6]|============================== ================= -9/1: School is back in session, and to celebrate there is a quiz today. The answer in <P3> is “You slide like crazy,” while the answer in <FES> is “Superconductivity.” In <FES> you can also go to the Nurse’s Office and listen to him babble about Tarot readings if you’re into that kind of thing. -9/3: Shinjiro rejoins SEES today. Fun for all! -9/5: Not much to say about this operation, really, just form a party and enter Club Escapade for a boss battle. You won’t be able to use Junpei for this battle, and the boss uses a lot of electricity attacks, so Yukari and Aigis are out. I would choose a party of Mitsuru, Akihiko and either Ken or Shinjiro. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Hermit -Drain: Elec, Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 36 As long as you have Take-Mikazuchi set this battle shouldn’t give you too many problems. Hermit’s big attack is Giga Spark, a very painful Electrical attack, but fortunately you have ample warning when he’s about to use it. He starts by using Charge, then two turns doing NOTHING, then finally releasing Giga Spark. While Giga Spark is painful, you are essentially given three free turns to heal up and Tarunda and/or Marakukaja before he uses it, and if you have Take-Mikazuchi as your Persona you will nullify this attack completely. One final note, if your Take-Mikazuchi has been leveled up he will have Getsu-ei, which is quite effective in this battle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will get the “Attack Fallen” Tactic after the battle. -9/6: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Brand Watch and five Snuff Souls for 10,000 Yen. If you go on a walk tonight in <FES> you’ll meet with the Justice S.Link. -9/7: Floors 115-139 of Tartarus are now available to explore. -9/10: There is a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Come Here,” while the answer in <FES> is “Gochisou-sama.” -9/11: There is another quiz today, the answer in both versions is “The Hermetica.” -9/12: There is a lecture today in both versions. The Death Social Link will improve to Rank 6 today. -9/13: The home shopping program is today, They are offering a set of Prayer Beads and a Health Supplement for 10,000 Yen. -9/14: There is a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “It‘s indeterminate,” while the answer in <FES> is “Can‘t let others produce.” -9/15: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Shinjiro tonight. -9/18: TYPHOON! From now until the 20th you’re going to be stuck inside the Dorm, which means no Tartarus, no S.Links, and no Shopping for you. There won’t be a home shopping program on the 20th, either. -9/21: You can now do Cross Spread, (4 Personae) Pentagon Spread, (5 Personae) and Hexagon Spread (6 Personae) fusions at the Velvet Room starting today. (well, technically this became available on the 18th, but thanks to that Typhoon you couldn’t get to the Velvet Room until today) -9/23: In <FES> there is a Film Festival today. You will be able to invite Shinjiro with you. Your Courage will increase if you go to the festival. -9/24: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -9/26: There is a quiz in <FES> today, the answer is “The Tetractys.” You can also go on a walk with tonight Shinjiro as well. -9/27: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Skrep and four Health Supplements for 35,800 Yen. In <FES> you will also be able to go on a walk with Akihiko tonight. -9/28: There’s a lecture today in both versions. =============== ===============================|October [004.7]|=============================== =============== -10/1: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -10/3: There’s a lecture today in both versions. Oh, and by the way, tonight’s the last time you will be able to use Shinjiro, ever. -10/4: Tonight’s operation is more or less like the last one, where you simply form a party and fight the boss. You won’t have Ken or Shinjiro for this fight. One of the upcoming bosses does use Wind skills, but they do it infrequently enough so that Junpei won’t be too much of a liability in this battle. Other than that just use your best characters and you should do alright. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Fortune, Strength -(both) Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 45 At the start of the battle Strength will encase Fortune in a force field, preventing you from attacking (or even targeting) it. The only way to get rid of the force field is to kill Strength. Strength is a pretty standard physical attacker, with powerful attacks like Heat Wave and Gigantic Fist. She can use Sexy Dance however, which can really ruin your day. Still, you should have access to Mediarama by now so you should be able to keep up with her. On every turn Fortune will use Wheel of Fortune, which summons a giant spinner. There are three different spinners: one will inflict the Panic, Distressed, Enraged, or Afraid ailments; One which casts Matarukaja, Matarunda, Marakukaja, or Marakunda; and one which will either heal for 50 HP or damage for 50, 100, or 200 HP. Which side these spinners effects depend on the color it lands on, if it land on a blue section the result will be favorable to you, While if it lands on red the result will be bad. Being able to control which side comes off worse on the Wheel of Fortune is the key to this battle. What you want to do is be looking not at the pointer, but rather at a spot directly opposite of the pointer, as that is where the spinner will end up when it’s stopped. What I do is from your point of view use where Fortune intersects the far edge of the spinner as a reference point, then move this spot over a few tics to the left. This is the spot where the pointer is going to land when you press the X button. When you kill off Strength the force field will drop and you will finally be able to attack Fortune. He also stops using Wheel of Fortune on every turn and will throw out the occasional Torrent Shot or (Ma)Garudyne. When he does use Wheel of Fortune, however, the spinner will be made up entirely of damage sections. What’s more, there will be a lot more Red areas than Blue this time. Hopefully you’ve gotten the technique of stopping the spinner where you want down, because you will be tested here. As long as you can keep everyone’s HP above 200 just in case you screw up on Wheel of Fortune you should do okay. PS - If you manage to inflict the Fear ailment on Strength you can kill her in one shot with Ghastly Wail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10/5: Life goes on, and since there are Mid-Term Exams coming up in a week so you won’t be able to improve student S.Links until they are over. Akihiko’s Persona will evolve to Caesar today. If you go into Shinjiro’s room and look in the box on his desk you will be able to retrieve any equipment you might have given him. -10/6: Ken’s Persona will evolve to Kala-Nemi today. The Death Social Link will improve to Rank 8 today. -10/7: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “To bring in business,” while the answer in <FES> is “To excite the audience.” Floors 140-164 of Tartarus are now available to explore. -10/9: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -10/10: There’s another lecture today in both versions. In <FES> you can go on a walk with Ken tonight. -10/11: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an R/C Geta and five Instant Ramens for 47,800 Yen. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight then you’ll meet with the Fortune S.Link. -10/13: Mid-Term Exams start today, the answer in <P3> is “2,” while the answer in <FES> is “Husbands.” -10/14: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Moses,” while the answer in <FES> is “Pythagoras.” -10/15: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Summer Vacation,” while the answer in <FES> is “Zero electrical resistance.” -10/16: Mid-Term Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Fifteen,” while the answer in <FES> is “Coup of Meiou.” -10/17: Mid-Term Exams conclude today, your performance on today’s test depends on your Academics score. For best results you want to have rank six in Academics. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight then you’ll meet with the Magician S.Link. -10/18: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a pair of Indra Bracers and two Instant Ramens for 17,800 Yen. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight then you’ll meet with the Strength S.Link. -10/19: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Friday,” while the answer in <FES> is “Fourteen.” Mid-Tem Exam results are posted today. -10/20: Fuuka’s Persona will evolve to Juno today. If you got top marks on the Mid-Term Exams talk to Mitsuru after school and she will give you a Queen Card Set. (Sword of Queen, Cup of Queen, Wand of Queen, Coin of Queen) -10/22: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Mansion,” while the answer in <FES> is “By fermenting them.” -10/23: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in both versions is “Madam Blavatsky.” -10/25: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Brand Bag and a Brand Watch for 10,000 Yen. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight then you’ll meet with the Star S.Link. -10/26: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “It‘s Arabic,” while the answer in <FES> is “Wristwatches.” -10/29: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Tofu,” while the answer in <FES> is “Lactase.” -10/30: In <FES> there is a lecture today. -10/31: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Ken tonight. ================ ===============================|November [004.8]|============================== ================ -11/1: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Berserker’s Seal and two Mega Proteins for 39,800 Yen. In <FES> you can go on a walk with Yukari tonight. -11/2: The Fool Social Link will improve to Rank 6 today. -11/3: Time to face the final Shadow! Start by assembling a party. Koromaru is a good choice because he nullifies darkness. Bring along Mitsuru or Yukari for healing and your best attacker for the final slot. When you are ready Talk to Fuuka and begin the operation. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Takaya, Jin -(Takaya) Repel: Light, Null: Dark, (Jin) Repel: Fire/Dark, Null: Light -Recommended Level: 53 For this battle you want a Persona that protects against Darkness as Jin can and will use Mudo and Mudoon. Mot is an excellent choice here as he repels Darkness and doesn‘t have any elemental weaknesses for Takaya to exploit. Takaya mainly uses single target -Dyne level elemental attacks, but he can Also hit you with a Mind-Charged Megido so don’t slack off on the healing. There isn’t anything real special about this fight, take out Jin first with your best non-fire attack (like Getsu-ei) then finish off Takaya with whatever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After Strega is defeated you are given a chance to re-form your party before the Shadow attacks. You will definitely want Yukari with you for this fight, and bringing Junpei isn’t a bad idea either. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Hanged Man -Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 53 For this battle a Persona with Magarula is highly recommended as Wind is the only element in this battle that none of the enemies here nullify. Titania is a good choice as she has Mediarama and learns Magarula. (in <P3> she comes with it naturally, but in <FES> you have to level her up first) If you are playing <FES> and have maxed the Chariot S.Link maxed then Thor is far and away the best Persona for this battle. He comes with Vicious Strike, while it does have a rather hefty HP cost it can take out all three statues in one hit and seriously damage those Devious Mayas as well. Not only that but he also nullifies Strike attacks which will protect you from Hanged Man’s Akasha Arts and God’s Hand attacks. (While he’s still a good choice in <P3> he’s not quite as all-powerful as he is in <FES> mainly because he learns Gigantic Fist instead of Vicious Strike, which is only a single target attack and doesn’t do as much damage as Vicious Strike. His immunity to Strike attacks is still handy to have around though.) At the start of the battle Hanged Man will be hovering above the Battle and you won’t be able to target him. To bring him down you have to destroy the three statues that are under him. The left Statue nullifies Fire and uses Agilao. The middle Statue nullifies Ice and uses Bufula. The right Statue nullifies Electricity and uses Zionga. They don’t have a lot of HP, so Magarula should take them out quickly. When all three Statues are destroyed Hanged Man will fall. (Note that he‘s counted as Down after he falls, so you can hit him with an All-Out Attack if there aren‘t any Devious Mayas around.) When he is on the ground you will finally be able to target him. He uses some pretty nasty Strike attacks like Akasha Arts and God’s Hand, so be ready with Mediarama. He can also summon Devious Mayas, (by the way, the Official Strategy Guide is mistaken here in that the Devious Mayas do NOT have a weakness to Electricity. They do still nullify Ice, though.) and when he summons three of them he will use Armed & Ready, which on their next turn will cause the Devious Mayas to use Last Resort, killing themselves. (and you too, most likely) Getting rid of those Devious Mayas as soon as Hanged Man summons them should be you top priority. A Mind-Charged Magarula will likely be your best friend in accomplishing this. Eventually Hanged Man will resummon those three statues and return to hovering above the battle. You are going to have to destroy those statues again to continue the assault on Hanged Man. This will be a lengthy battle, but as long as you can quickly get rid of those Statues/Devious Mayas you should be able to outlast him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11/4: The Death Social Link will improve to Rank 10 today. The Fool Social Link will improve to rank 7 today as well. -11/5: Yukari’s Persona will evolve to Isis today. -11/6: Floors 165-214 of Tartarus are now available to explore. Oh, and Mitsuru will be unavailable from now until the 14th. In <FES> talk to Junpei in the evening and tell him “Go see her.” -11/7: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Star S.Link. -11/8: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Raven’s Claw and seven Mega Proteins for 114,800 Yen. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight then you’ll meet with the Strength S.Link. -11/9: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -11/11: In <FES> talk to Junpei in the evening and tell him “Just talk to her.” -11/12: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in both versions is “The Upanishads” -11/14: Mitsuru returns to action today. There’s quite bit going on in <FES> today. You have a lecture today, and if you go on a walk you’ll meet with the Justice S.Link. Also in <FES> be sure to talk to Junpei and tell him “Don‘t give up.” -11/15: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Sid’s Jacket and eight Mega Proteins for 128,000 Yen. -11/16: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -11/17: Field Trip! Woo Hoo! -11/18: Mitsuru’s Persona will evolve to Artemisia today. -11/19: Thanks to Junpei’s hare-brained scheme you are now trapped deep behind enemy lines and if you get discovered you will be EXECUTED! You won’t be able to escape because the entrance is being covered, so you are going to have to hide until they leave. They start by circling counter-clockwise around the big rock you’re standing next to, so move to the right side of the rock. After a while they will start looking in the other direction, so move to the left side of the rock. Eventually they will decide to split up and when they do go into the little recess in the rock with the waterfall. There you will be given the option to hide in there. Do so and you will be able to wait there until they give up and leave. (Personally I think it’s more amusing to get yourself executed, you should try it at least once.) -11/20: Well, that was fun but it’s back to the grind... Starting tomorrow. In <FES> you can go on a walk with Ken tonight. -11/21: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -11/22: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Shoes of Bane and five Mega Proteins for 79,800 Yen. In <FES> be sure to talk to Junpei today and tell him “If you help her.” It would seem that something is happening at Tartarus, so form a party and head out. Junpei will be unavailable for the upcoming battle. My only recommendation is having Koromaru for his resistances, Yukari for healing and having your best attacker for... attacking. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Chidori -Drain: Fire, Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 58 For this battle you will want a Persona with Fire protection, as Agi skills are her most common attack. She can use Mamudoon, so a persona with Darkness protection is also recommended. Arahabaki is a good choice as it Nullifies Fire and is resistant to Darkness, but to get Arahabaki you’ll have to have maxed the Hermit Social Link first. If you can’t/won’t use Arahabaki then the next best Persona to use is Incubus, which nullifies both Fire and Darkness. (even though it is about 20 levels behind Arahabaki...) There’s not much to say about this battle, she mostly uses Agilao but she can do Mind Charge then Maragidyne. She doesn’t have a lot of HP but she does have a skill called Spring of Life, which regenerates around 90 of her HP every turn. Just hit her with your best non-fire attacks and she shouldn’t cause too many problems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Junpei’s Persona will evolve to Trismegistus after the battle. -11/24: From today until the 27th the entire day will be spent on Career Day. -11/28: The Fool Social Link will improve to Rank 9 today. -11/29: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Sigma Drive and six Mega Proteins for 89,800 Yen. -11/30: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “So they stood out,” while the answer in <FES> is “They did both.” ================ ===============================|December [004.9]|============================== ================ -12/1: Keep in mind that unlike other Days-before-the-Full-Moon you won’t have infinite stamina tonight and you will get tired/have your party members leave. -12/2: Well... Dang. -12/3: You won’t be able to go to Tartarus from now until the 10th. Furthermore, Aigis will be out of commission for the rest of the month. -12/6: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Brand Bag and a Chewing Soul for 20,000 Yen. -12/7: In <P3> there’s a lecture today, while in <FES> you have a quiz instead, the answer is “Ozone.” Finals are coming up, so you won’t be able to improve Student S.Links until they are over. -12/9: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -12/10: Tartarus reopens for business today. -12/11: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “Nice,” while the answer in <FES> is “Cacti.” -12/12: There’s a lecture today in both versions. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Justice S.Link -12/13: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an Omega Drive and ten Mind Supplements for 89,800 Yen. -12/14: Final Exams start today, the answer in <P3> is “1156,” while in <FES> the answer is “1185.” -12/15: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Magnesium Chloride,” while the answer in <FES> is “Oxygen.” -12/16: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Mansion,” while the answer in <FES> is “Left-hand rule.” -12/17: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “So they stood out,” while the answer is <FES> is “Winter mornings are pleasant.” -12/18: Final Exams continue, the answer in <P3> is “Latte,” while the answer in <FES> is “Cacti” -12/19: Final Exams Conclude today, your performance on today’s test depends on your Academics score. For best results you want to have rank six in Academics. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Magician S.Link. -12/20: The home shopping program is today, they are offering an Apocalypse and ten Mind Supplements for 198,000 Yen. -12/21: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in both versions is “Kido.” Final Exam results are posted today. In <FES> you can go on a walk with Mitsuru tonight. -12/22: If you got top marks on the Final Exams talk to Mitsuru after school and she will give you a King Card Set. (Sword of King, Cup of King, Wand of King, Coin of King) In <FES> there is a quiz today, the answer is “Euphoria.” In <FES> you can go on a walk with Fuuka tonight. -12/23: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Yukari tonight. -12/24: There’s a lecture today in both versions. After school you’ll be invited to go shopping with one of the girls. -12/25: Merry Christmas! Enjoy going to school today! -12/26: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -12/27: The home shopping program is today, they are offering a Silver Plate and ten Mind Supplements for 218,000 Yen. Winter vacation starts today (about two days too late) and goes through the Eighth of January. -12/30: Aigis returns to action today. Her Persona will evolve to Athena as well. -12/31: Tonight’s the big night, and you have decide whether or not you are going to kill you-know-who. If you decide to kill him the game ends here, but if you spare him the game will continue. The Fool Social Link will also improve to rank 10 if you spare him and the Judgment Social Link will be established as well. If you do kill him you will get an alternate ending. After it is over you will be able to make a clear game save to start a new cycle. (see the section at the end of the calendar for more information) ================ ===============================|January [004.10]|============================== ================ -1/1: Only one month left before the end of the world. You can finally escape the Technicolor Nightmare of the Fifth Block, as Floors 215-254 of Tartarus are now available to explore. -1/2: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Strength S.Link -1/3: Although there is a home shopping program today, it doesn’t have anything you can purchase for the rest of the game. In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Hierophant S.Link. -1/7: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Aigis tonight. -1/8: The world may be about to be destroyed, but you still have to go to school. There’s a quiz today, the answer in <P3> is “They’re both correct,” while the answer in <FES> is “It’s wrong.” In <FES> you can establish the Aeon Social Link today if you talk to Aigis and agree to walk home with her. -1/9: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Justice S.Link. -1/10: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Star S.Link. -1/12: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -1/13: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Justice S.Link. -1/15: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -1/16: In <FES> you can go on a walk with Mitsuru tonight. -1/18: There‘s a quiz today, the answer in both versions is “Circe.” -1/21: In <FES> if you answered Junpei correctly on November 6th, 11th, 14th, and 22nd there will be a special scene after school. -1/22: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -1/23: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Strength S.Link. -1/24: In <FES> if you go on a walk tonight you’ll meet with the Magician S,Link. -1/25: In <P3> there will be a quiz today, the answer is “Arigatou Gozaimashita!” While in <FES> you will have a lecture today. Just so you know, today is the final sale day of the game for the Police Station. -1/28: There’s a lecture today in both versions. -1/29: In <FES> you can go on a walk all of the SEES members today. -1/31: Here we are, the final day of the game. When you go to Tartarus tonight you won’t be able to leave; it’s the ending or bust. Thankfully you have infinite stamina tonight in both versions, so you don’t have to worry about becoming tired on your trek to the top of Tartarus. The final area, Floors 255-263 will open up tonight. Climb up to the 258th Floor, where you will run into an old friend. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Jin -Repel: Fire/Dark, Null: Light -Recommended Level: 74 This battle is interesting in that Jin can throw everything including the kitchen sink at you. Ailments, physical attacks, mid-level multi-target elemental skills, (mid-level... huh?) -Dyne level single target spells, Hama, and Mudo skills are all available to him. I've noticed that for some reason if you bring Mitsuru along he does nothing but use Maragion and Agidyne over and over. So if you bring a party of Junpei, Koromaru, and Mitsuru and set a fire-immune persona yourself all you have to is concentrate on keeping Mitsuru alive while letting Junpei and Koromaru beat down Jin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After Jin is gone continue to climb up Tartarus and on floor 262 you will run into another old friend. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Takaya -Repel: Light, Null: Dark -Recommended Level: 74 For all his talk about being stronger he's almost exactly like he was when you fought him back in November. In fact, the only change I noticed was that he has a bit more HP and he uses Megidola instead of Megido after a Mind Charge. Just use a Persona that doesn't have any elemental weakness and beat him down with your best attacks and he shouldn't give you any problems. You could even cast Makarakarn every turn then watch as Takaya kills himself with his own reflected magic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After Takaya is dealt with there’s nothing to stop you from reaching the roof of Tartarus and the final boss of Persona 3. --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- Nyx Avatar -Recommended Level: 75 Well, this is it, the final boss, and she has no less than fourteen (!) different forms standing between you and the ending. Although each form doesn't have a lot of HP, they do add up, making this one of the lengthiest battles in the game. Don't be surprised if you have to burn a Precious Egg or a Soma or two as you make your way through her various forms. One thing I should mention here is that all of Nyx Avatar’s forms will get two turns in a row. At a bare minimum I would recommend having the Horus and Rafael Personae for this battle. Both Personae will learn Mediarahan and have no elemental weaknesses. A leveled up Horus is immune to both Light and Darkness, and Rafael comes with Null Charm, which can save you from a lot of headaches. If you happen to have a Tome of the Void (Heart Item from Abbadon) you can just equip that and not worry about Null Charm or Null Rage. Having a Persona that knows Amrita is also recommended. -Arcana: Fool -Null: Light/Dark This form, the only Fool Arcana enemy in the whole game, does absolutely nothing. Don’t waste SP by setting everybody’s Tactics to Conserve SP and beat on her with Physical attacks until she switches forms. -Arcana: Magician -Drain: Fire, Null: Light/Dark This form will use all types of fire attacks from Agi to Maragidyne and can erase fire protection with Fire Break. -Arcana: Priestess -Drain: Ice, Null: Light/Dark This form will use all types of ice attacks from Bufu to Mabufudyne and can erase ice protection with Ice Break. -Arcana: Empress -Drain: Wind, Null: Light/Dark This form will use all types of wind attacks from Garu to Magarudyne and can erase wind protection with Wind Break. -Arcana: Emperor -Drain: Elec, Null: Light/Dark This form will use all types of electric attacks from Zio to Maziodyne and can erase electricity protection with Elec Break. -Arcana: Hierophant -Repel: Light/Dark, Null: Strike She starts out this form by using Rebellion to increase everyone’s critical hit rate and blasting you with physical attacks like Vile Assault and Fatal End. -Arcana: Lovers -Null: Wind/Light/Dark Make sure you have Rafael set because she will try to charm you with Marin Karin and Holy Arrow. She can also Panic you, but it’s nothing a Me Patra Gem can’t fix. -Arcana: Chariot -Null: Slash/Strike/Pierce/Light/Dark This form uses God’s Hand and Heat Wave that have been augmented with Power Charge. She nullifies all physical attacks, but she also takes more damage than usual from elemental magic. -Arcana: Justice -Null: Fire/Ice/Light/Dark This form mostly uses Hamaon and Mahama against you. -Arcana: Hermit -Null: Wind/Light/Dark She will use Mudoon and Mamudoon here, but she can also set up a Tetrakarn or Makarakarn barrier here as well. -Arcana: Fortune -Null: Fire/Ice/Elec/Wind/Light/Dark This form uses all types of elemental magic against you. She also nullifies all element types, so use physical attacks here. -Arcana: Strength -Null: Slash/Strike/Pierce/Light/Dark The last form was a magic user and now we get a physical attacker. She uses Deathbound and Tempest Slash that have been augmented with Power Charge and Rakunda. -Arcana: Hanged Man -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce Almost there. She uses Mind Charge and Megidola, so be sure to keep your HP up at all times. This form can use Mudoon, so be ready for it. -Arcana: Death -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: all except Almighty Okay, now she's serious. Not only does this form have four times as much HP as the previous forms, but she also takes less damage from whatever you throw at it as well. This form mainly attacks with elemental magic, and can use break skills to erase any immunities you might have. She can also use a skill called Moonless Gown which repels all attacks including Almighty and doesn‘t break after a single hit like Tetrakarn/Makarakarn does. If she sets up Moonless Gown your only choice is to set everyone’s Tactics to Stand By and wait until she lifts it. When her HP get low she starts using Night Queen, which is a lot like the Celestial Ray skill in DDS because it does a lot of Almighty and has a chance to inflict a random ailment. As long as the Protagonist can keep from being Charmed/Enraged you should be able to handle Night Queen. If you have Raphael set and a Ring of Serenity equipped you will be able to avoid getting charmed/enraged, then you can concentrate on healing and curing Ailments while your party members finish off Nyx. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the Death form of Nyx Avatar is beaten you get to the final final Boss of the game. This battle is simple, just wait until your HP fills back up then use Great Seal to end the battle. After all that it's time for the Epilogue. You can go around town if you wish, or just head back to the Dorm and go to bed. In <FES> you can also see epilogues of every Social Link that you maxed in the game. Do the same the following day and the ending will finally kick in. -----------------------------------New Cycle----------------------------------- Just like in previous MegaTen games, after the ending has finished you will be able to make a New Cycle Save. When you load up this New Cycle save you will start the game over again with a few benefits that carry over from your previous game. -The Protagonist's stats, levels and equipment will carry over into the New Cycle. -Your Personae don't carry over, but your Persona Compendium will. (when it becomes available on May 10th) -Any restricted Personae that you have unlocked (Either through Elizabeth‘s Requests or through Maxed Social Links) will remain unlocked throughout any subsequent play throughs. -For some reason your allies’ Levels and Equipment do NOT carry over. Unfortunately this means that whatever equipment your allies had at the end of the game are gone forever, so be aware of that. -Your Money and equipment inventory will carry over, but your usable items do not. -During the April 9th events Yukari won't give the Protagonist a Short Sword and he will just use whatever weapon he had during the final battle. (another little bit of useless trivia is that is that on your first time through the game the Protagonist isn't wearing a SEES Armband during the Cowardly Maya battle, while on subsequent play throughs he is) -Your Social Links do reset unfortunately. However, If you maxed out a Social Link on a previous play through then you will still be able to fuse the ultimate persona of that Arcana. You just won’t get the experience bonus from having a Rank 10 S.Link. -If you had unlocked Monad Block in the previous game (meaning you didn’t chicken out on New Years Eve and get the alternate ending) it will be available from the start of the game. -Elizabeth’s Request #55 will be unlocked, which will open up a super-powerful optional boss fight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memento Mori ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— |||||||||||||||||||||The Journey - Tartarus Guardians [005]|||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Due to the random nature of Tartarus, the main dungeon of Persona 3, trying to write a walkthrough for it would be an exercise in futility. This section will instead concentrate on the Guardians you encounter as you climb the tower. ==================== =============================|Thebel Block [005.1]|============================ ==================== ____________________________________Floor 5____________________________________ Venus Eagle x 3 -Arcana: Empress -Drain: Fire, Null: Wind/Light/Dark, Weak: Pierce -Recommended Level: 4 As long as you’ve found/bought a bow before the battle and had the Protagonist equip it before the battle this should be easy. Since they are weak to pierce knock them down with your bow then do an All-Out Attack. The only problem you might have is if they decide to pick on Junpei with their Garu skills, but the battle should be short enough so this shouldn’t become an issue. ____________________________________Floor 10___________________________________ Dancing Hand x 3 -Arcana: Magician -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Elements, Weak: Strike -Recommended Level: 5 Hopefully you’ve found an Apsaras In your travels so far so you can use the Cadenza combination (Orpheus + Apsaras) as it will be invaluable in this fight. These guys can be a problem, as they can use every type of element against you, and their magic hurts. If all three use Magaru on the same turn you will probably die. (and Junpei will definitely die) This is the first battle where you really need to control your enemies’ actions by keeping them down on the ground. Start by using Orpheus’ Bash to knock them down but do NOT initiate an All-Out Attack, instead relent and use the extra turn to heal or do another attack. This way at least two of the Hands should be wasting their turns getting up. If anyone gets in trouble then use Cadenza to heal. ____________________________________Floor 14___________________________________ Rampage Drive -Arcana: Chariot -Repel: Strike, Null: Slash/Pierce/Light/Dark, Strong: Fire -Recommended Level: 6 This can be a really difficult battle, as not only is it immune to all types of physical attacks, but it also doesn’t have any weaknesses for you to exploit either. Add to that the fact that its Assault Dive can kill you in one hit and this will be your biggest challenge yet. As for Persona you will want an Ara Mitama, (you can acquire one by fusing Pixie and Angel) as it will help protect you from its Assault Dive. Unfortunately Ara Mitama’s offensive capacity leaves much to be desired in this battle, (The only offensive skills it learns naturally are Bash, which it repels, and Agi, which it is resistant to) so might want to risk switching to Apsaras or something with elemental magic that Rampage Drive is not resistant to. This battle is really just a slugfest, Use the Cadenza combination for healing, Set Yukari’s Tactics to Heal/Support if you need it, hit it with your best magic and hope it doesn’t one-hit kill you. One last thing, I hope you’ve got some Revival Beads handy, as you will need them. ================== ==============================|Arqa Block [005.2]|============================= ================== ____________________________________Floor 25___________________________________ Crying Table x 3 -Arcana: Magician -Drain: Fire, Null: Strike/Light/Dark, Weak: Ice, Strong: Slash/Pierce -Recommended Level: 10 For this fight I would recommend whipping up a Yomotsu Shikome by fusing that Ara Mitama you used in the Rampage Drive fight with another Angel. Other than that there isn’t much to say about this fight, use Yomotsu Shikome to Bufu them down and All-Out Attack or heal as necessary, and they shouldn’t give you too many problems. ____________________________________Floor 36___________________________________ Change Relic -Arcana: Empress -Null: Wind/Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 12 Before this battle level up an Apsaras until she learns Posmudi, then fuse her with a Nekomata. In <P3> the result is an Omoikane with Posmudi. In <P3> Omoikane has a resistance to Wind and having Posmudi is invaluable for this fight. It doesn’t quite work out that way in <FES>, since the fusion tables have been switched around and instead of an Omoikane you get an Alp. This actually works out quite well for you, since Alp has a resistance to wind while in <FES> Omoikane does not. It is VERY difficult to keep Junpei alive through this fight. In fact it might be a better idea to just leave him back at the lobby and fight this battle a man down. Set Yukari’s Tactics to Heal/Support, as she will be useless offensively in this battle. You’ll likely have to rely on Akihiko to do most of the damage in this battle, so be sure to keep him above 100 HP at all times. It mostly pounds you with (Ma)garula, but it will occasionally throw in a Poison Mist, which can poison the entire party. If anyone get poisoned then immediately use Posmudi to cure it. (Yukari will occasionally chip in a Dis-Poison of her own, but don‘t count on it.) This will be a lengthy battle, but as long a you can keep everyone free of poison and Akihiko above 100 HP you should be able to outlast it. ____________________________________Floor 47___________________________________ Golden Beetle x 3 -Arcana: Emperor -Null: Ice/Light/Dark, Weak: Elec, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce -Recommended Level: 16 These guys will always get the first turn in this battle, which they will use to cast Tarukaja on themselves. (And they will recast it when it wears off) This makes all of their attacks pretty painful, and if they use Kill Rush they can kill you in one hit. Make sure you have Akihiko and that his tactics are set to Knock Down. Hit them with electricity (Which, oddly enough, does only single digit damage, much less than elements that they are not “weak” to) to knock them down and All-Out Attack them. If you are feeling paranoid you may want to set a Persona that protects against Strike (Kill Rush) and have them waste their turns getting up. ____________________________________Floor 59___________________________________ Intrepid Knight -Arcana: Emperor -Drain: Wind, Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce -Recommended Level: 18 A good Persona for this battle is Fortuna, as she’s resistant to Wind. You can make one by fusing a Yomotsu Shikome with a Valkyrie. For the most part he will use Garudyne and Magarula that have been boosted with Mind Charge. He will occasionally use Kill Rush as well. He can also use Hama, so have some Revival Beads handy in case he gets lucky. This is another good battle to leave Junpei behind, as his survivability is highly suspect in this battle. (Jeez, just how many of these wind-using bosses are there anyways?) Be sure to set Yukari’s Tactics to Heal/Support as well. Akihiko should know Tarunda by now which should be a big help. (if he decides to cast it... Try setting his Tactics to Heal/Support to encourage him.) Other than that, just chip away with elemental magic while keeping your HP up and you should come out on top. If you happen to have mid-level elemental magic use that to speed up the process. ======================= ===========================|Yabbashah Block [005.3]|=========================== ======================= ____________________________________Floor 72___________________________________ Furious Gigas x 3 -Arcana: Strength -Repel: Strike, Null: Fire/Light/Dark, Weak: Wind, Strong: Elec -Recommended Level: 24 You want to have Yukari in the party and have her Tactics set to Knock Down. The strategy for this fight is to simply knock them down with wind attacks and either All-Out Attack or have them waste their turn getting up. They can kill you in one hit with their Gigantic Fist attack, so watch out for that. ____________________________________Floor 85___________________________________ Fanatic Tower -Arcana: Hierophant -Repel: Fire/Ice/Elec, Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Pierce -Recommended Level: 26 As you can see, the only way to really damage this guy is with Strike or Wind attacks. He uses a lot of Electric attacks, so Yukari will likely more of a hindrance than a help in this battle. I would suggest having both Junpei and Akihiko in your party, as they can both use Strike attacks, (and Akihiko resists Electric attacks to boot) then bringing along Mitsuru in for healing. I would suggest Kusi Mitama as your Persona, as it knows wind attacks and is resistant to electricity. Like I said, it mainly attacks with Zionga and Mazionga, but it can also poison you with Poison Mist. Be ready to use a Dis-Poison if anyone gets poisoned or hit it with Garula if no one needs healing. Set Mitsuru’s Tactics to Heal/Support and try to get Akihiko to cast Tarunda on it to make your life easier. ____________________________________Floor 98___________________________________ Magical Magus x 3 -Arcana: Magician -Drain: Ice, Null: Light/Dark, Weak: Fire, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce -Recommended Level: 30 For this battle you want a Persona that has fire attacks but not a weakness to ice. They can use Ice Break, which erases a Persona’s immunity to ice, so don’t worry too much about setting a Persona that is immune to Ice. I would recommend Lamia, As she starts with Agilao and is resistant to Ice. You can make one by fusing Oberon and Take-Minakata. Since both Junpei and Koromaru have fire attacks they should also be included in this battle and have their Tactics set to Knock Down. They can use Mind Charge which will make their Mabufula attacks very painful, but since you should have three characters who can exploit their weaknesses this battle shouldn’t cause you too many problems. ___________________________________Floor 110___________________________________ Natural Dancer -Arcana: Lovers -Null: Wind/Light/Dark, Strong: Fire/Elec -Recommended Level: 33 You know, I can’t help thinking that Atlus intentionally designed this boss to make you want to pitch your controller across the room. First off, the only way to damage them is with physical attacks or ice. Unfortunately they can also use Tetrakarn, which will repel physical attacks, (and unlike the shield skills in DDS it will stay up until they are broken) so you are pretty much forced to use ice against them. (unless you are willing to attack and break the shield and eat a reflected attack) They also love to pound you with both Garudyne and Magarudyne. But the real aggravation comes from when they use Sexy Dance, which can charm the entire party. There’s nothing worse than having your entire party charmed and having to sit helplessly while they heal up Natural Dancer and kill their own party members. (actually, having only The Protagonist get charmed while the other members do nothing to help while you go on a rampage is probably worse...) That being said there is actually a simple solution to this battle: fight it solo. Since it only attacks with Garu skills, if you set a Wind-nullifying Persona like Kusi Mitama or Clotho they won’t be able to damage you. Plus, since Kusi Mitama has no healing skills, nor are there any allies for you to attack, if you if get charmed then The Protagonist will just stand there and do nothing until it wears off. (and if you happen to have a Narcissist’s Flower (Heart Item from Narcissist) equipped you don’t even have to worry about being charmed) The only problem is when it uses Tetrakarn, your only option is to break it by attacking and eating the damage from the reflected attack, so make sure you keep your HP above 100 just in case. I’ve received a couple of emails stating that they actually can attack with a normal physical attack, they just do it very VERY infrequently. As long as your HP doesn’t drop below 100 you shouldn’t have too many problems. Unfortunately, it looks like they can also use Hamaon as well. They very rarely use it (I personally have never seen them use it, although I’ve received reports from others where they practically spam it on them) but when they do it can definitely mess things up. Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do about it when they do use it, as the only Persona that nullifies Wind and has protection from Light is Nandi and that’s a level 39 Persona. Personally I wouldn’t recommend going crazy grinding to get a Persona that only marginally protects you from an attack that they only rarely use anyways. If it bothers you just buy a Homunculus or two from the Antique Shop before the battle and that should cover you. =================== =============================|Tziah Block [005.4]|============================= =================== ___________________________________Floor 122___________________________________ Arcane Turret x 3 -Arcana: Chariot -Null: Fire/Elec/Light/Dark, Weak: Ice, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce -Recommended Level: 38 Bring along Mitsuru and have her Tactics set to Knock Down. The other two characters don’t really matter so just bring whoever. Just knock them down with ice and All-Out Attack them or heal and have them waste their turn getting up. ___________________________________Floor 135___________________________________ Sleeping Table -Arcana: Magician -Null: Strike/Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Pierce/Fire -Recommended Level: 44 In many ways I think this is one of the most difficult battles in the game. The problem with this battle is that it just causes way too much damage. Its Maragidyne can easily chop off 250 HP of damage, and if it uses Megidola it can take off another 300. Add to that it can use Hamaon and this makes for one daunting opponent. This battle is almost impossible without Mediarama, as it’s incredibly difficult to keep up with its damage output without it. Saki Mitama does learn Mediarama (Although you have to level it up first) and it has a resistance to Fire, so it’s probably the best choice for this battle. (It doesn’t have any Light resistance, though. Hopefully you have acquired some Homunculus items during your travels.) Using Tarunda and/or Marakukaja is also highly recommended. Parvati learns Marakukaja, and if you fuse her with a Leanan Sidhe (who also learns Mediarama, by the way) you get a Saki Mitama. Yukari will learn Mediarama when she reaches level 43, but she can be rather unreliable on using that instead of plain Diarama. Since both Junpei and Koromaru have some form of protection from Fire they are good choices for this battle. (Even though Koromaru is kibble if he gets hit with Hamaon) Unfortunately their attacks won’t be that effective here, so I would only take one of them to this battle. Mitsuru has a weakness to fire which is a very bad thing here, so leave her at home. Akihiko knows Tarunda, which is helpful... When he decides to use it. You’ll probably be spending most of this battle casting Mediarama, and even with that and Yukari’s Tactics set to Heal/Support it might not be enough to keep up with it. Don’t be afraid to use a Magic Mirror to take some of the heat off. (so to speak) a Magic Mirror will protect you from Maragidyne and Hamaon, but it won’t stop a Megidola. ___________________________________Floor 146___________________________________ Hell Knight x 3 -Arcana: Emperor -Drain: Elec, Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Fire/Ice/Wind -Recommended Level: 48 Make sure you acquire Koumokuten for this fight because of his resistance to both Strike and Electricity, which just so happens to be what this boss uses. I would also recommend having Kikuri-Hime in reserve for this fight because she knows Mediarama. (Don’t use Saki Mitama as it is weak to their Heat Wave attack) Physical attacks are the way to go in this battle. You want to bring your two best physical attackers along with Mitsuru for healing. Note they can and do use Elec Break, so Akihiko won’t have as big an advantage in this battle as he normally would. (Still, they will waste a turn on casting it, so I guess it still is helpful) The only characters I would recommend against are Yukari and Aigis because of their weakness to Electricity. With all three knights attacking it can be hard to keep up with them, So reducing their numbers should be your first priority. Set Mitsuru’s Tactics to Heal/Support and the other two to Assign Target and have them concentrate on a single enemy. If you can survive until one of them is dead this battle becomes a whole lot easier. Watch out if one of them uses Mind Charge, as on the next turn they will use Maziodyne, so make sure everyone is fully healed. ___________________________________Floor 160___________________________________ Mythical Gigas -Arcana: Strength -Repel: Strike, Drain: Fire, Null: Pierce/Light/Dark, Strong: Slash -Recommended Level: 50 First there was a boss that needed physical attacks, and now one that requires magic to beat. I would suggest you use Dionysus as your Persona, as his resistance to Slash attacks will help to keep you alive and his Magic Charge and (if you level him up) Ziodyne will be quite powerful here. You’ll want to bring your best magic users here, which is likely Yukari, Mitsuru, and Akihiko. Unfortunately these guys can have a difficult time surviving the Mythical Gigas’ assault, (particularly Yukari) so you might want to consider subbing in Ken for someone here. This guy is a pretty brutal physical attacker. He uses Deathbound and Vile Assault that have been augmented with Power Charge and Marakunda. If you have any Dekunda Gems, now’s the time to use them! Also consider using an Attack Mirror after he use Power Charge, because if he uses Deathbound the next turn it will bounce back at him, hitting him four times at around 90 HP a hit. Other than that make sure you have a dedicated healer while you pound him with your best non-fire magic attacks and you should be able to outlast him. ===================== ============================|Harabah Block [005.5]|============================ ===================== ___________________________________Floor 171___________________________________ Judgment Sword x 3 -Arcana: Justice -Drain: Elec, Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce/Fire -Recommended Level: 55 Ice attacks are the best way to fight these guys, as Ice causes more damage to them than any other type. For this reason bringing along Mitsuru is highly recommended. Yukari is the only other character that can really damage them, but unfortunately they like to use electricity so it can be risky using her. Everyone else is going to have a hard time damaging these guys so just bring whoever. A Persona with Bufudyne and protection from electricity would be ideal for this fight. Unfortunately, no such Persona exists, so you’re either going to have to try to fuse one or just use Loki or Laksmi which will learn Bufudyne and doesn’t have a weakness to electricity. There’s not much more to say about this fight, as it’s a pretty standard boss fight. Use the Assign Target Tactic to thin their numbers while keeping yourself healed up. ___________________________________Floor 180___________________________________ Stasis Giant x 3 -Arcana: Justice -Null: Slash/Light/Dark, Strong: Strike/Pierce/Fire/Wind -Recommended Level: 58 This can be a brutal fight, as they can throw some pretty painful attacks like Mighty Swing, Fatal End, Deathbound, and Tempest Slash at you. Not only that, but they can also use Power Charge to increase the pain. In <P3> if you set Narashima, Kali, or Chernobog as your Persona the only way they can hurt you is with Double Fangs, which they do infrequently and is nowhere near as powerful as their other attacks. Unfortunately the only one of these Persona that has any way of damaging the enemy is Chernobog, which learns Megidola if you level him up, as the others can only learn Slash attacks. Unfortunately you probably won’t have enough SP for more than a few casting of Megidola. Still, you could give the Protagonist a spear, turn Rush on... And then wait a half-hour until he finishes poking them to death with his pointed stick. You can’t depend on the pointed-stick strategy in <FES> however, because instead of Twin Fangs they use Gigantic Fist, a rather nasty strike attack. Unless you somehow manage to fuse Null Strike onto a Chernobog you probably won’t live long enough to kill them with just your weapon. You’ll need to be a bit more daring here, so I would recommend the Dionysus Persona here. He has a resistance to both Slashing and Strike attacks and his Ziodyne is quite effective here. Make sure everyone focuses on one Giant to thin their numbers as quickly as possible and don’t be afraid to use Matarunda and/or Marakukaja as well. ___________________________________Floor 190___________________________________ Phantom King -Arcana: Hermit -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: all except Slash -Recommended Level: 60 This guy throws a lot of Hama skills at you, so having a Persona that nullifies Light is essential for this fight. Ken is a good person to bring along as he nullifies Light, and even if he can’t cause a lot of damage he still makes for a good healer. I would suggest Mitsuru and Junpei as your other two characters, but as long as you don’t bring Koromaru it doesn’t really matter who you bring. He can do Mind Charge and Megido, so be ready to heal up if he uses Mind Charge. Other than that it’s simply a matter of having a lot of Revival Beads to revive whoever falls victim to his Hama skills and then Slashing him to death. ___________________________________Floor 201___________________________________ Royal Dancer x 3 -Arcana: Lovers -Null: Light/Dark -Recommended Level: 62 The thing that makes this battle so annoying is that they spend almost the entire time trying to poison, panic, and charm your party. This is quite annoying (especially given the unreliability of your allies’ A.I. in curing ailments) and potentially lethal if the Protagonist gets charmed. They do use Primal Force, but they do it rather infrequently. Keeping the protagonist from getting charmed is vital for this battle. To do this you can either set Raphael as your Persona or equip Narcissist’s Flowers. As long as you can keep the Protagonist from getting charmed and your supply of ailment-curing items holds out this battle should more of an annoyance than a problem. ___________________________________Floor 211___________________________________ Reckoning Dice -Arcana: Fortune -Repel: Light, Null: Fire/Ice/Elec/Wind/Dark -Recommended Level: 64 Okay, now I KNOW Atlus intentionally designed this boss to make you want to pitch your controller across the room. As you can see, the only way to harm it is with physical attacks. So what does it do? It casts Tetrakarn to make itself invulnerable to everything except Almighty! Not only that, but it then spends EVERY FREAKING TURN casting either Megidola or Megidolaon! So while you can’t even touch it, it will gladly annihilate your party without you being to do a damn thing about it! *Gasp*... *Pant*... I’m alright... I’m okay... Anyway, for this battle you need a Persona that can nullify the type of damage of the Protagonist’s weapon (i.e. if your Protagonist uses Swords then have Kali or Chernobog) and a Persona with Mediarama. (or Mediarahan if you can manage it) Yukari is a good choice, because in this battle she’s more likely than not to use Mediarama. Round out your party with your two best physical attackers. For this battle it pretty much going to be you and Yukari using Mediarama every turn and relying on the other two party members to kill it. If it sets up a Tetrakarn barrier then switch to Kali/Chernobog to break the shield. A couple of people have reported that if you have Yukari, Mitsuru, and Koromaru (in <P3> that is, in <FES> it’s Junpei that learns Fire Break) at a high enough level so they know Elemental Break skills (Yukari learns Wind Break and Koromaru/Junpei learns Fire Break at level 60, While Mitsuru learns Ice Break at Level 61) they will use them to erase Reckoning Dice’s protection to that element. If they do this be sure to take the opportunity to pound it with -Dyne level Elemental spells. (you could also cast Break skills yourself if you have the chance, but most of your turns will probably be spent healing) ==================== =============================|Adamah Block [005.6]|============================ ==================== ___________________________________Floor 220___________________________________ Noble Seeker x 3 -Arcana: Hermit -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Fire/Ice/Elec/Wind -Recommended Level: 67 For this battle you want a Persona that doesn’t have any elemental weaknesses. If you’ve maxed out the Strength Social Link you can use Siegfried, as he doesn’t have any elemental weaknesses along with some pretty wicked physical attacks which makes him the best Persona for this battle. If you can’t use Siegfried then any Persona that doesn’t have any elemental weaknesses like Gabriel or Daisoujou will do. In keeping with the “no elemental weaknesses” theme for this battle you want to have both Ken and Koromaru in your party. Every other character has some form of weakness to elemental magic, but it can’t be helped. They mostly attack with single target -Dyne level elemental spells, although they will use the multi-target variations of these spells occasionally. If they manage to hit someone’s weakness they will follow it up with a Vorpal Blade. Since there should be three party members without any elemental weaknesses nor do they specifically target these weaknesses this shouldn’t be too much of a factor as you beat them down with physical attacks. ___________________________________Floor 228___________________________________ Carnal Snake x 3 -Arcana: Lovers -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Fire/Elec/Wind -Recommended Level: 69 You want a Persona that nullifies Darkness for this battle, and a resistance (not Null/Repel/Drain) to Fire couldn’t hurt either. Succubus is probably the best choice for this battle. Bringing along Koromaru is recommended, more for his immunity to Darkness than his fire protection. Along with Koromaru you should bring in a healer and your best physical attacker. I wouldn’t recommend using Mitsuru or Ken because of their weaknesses. They will immediately use Fire Break to erase the protection of anyone who Nullifies/Repels/Drains Fire, and they will recast it when it wears off. This won’t effect a resistance to Fire. They mostly bombard you with Agidyne and Maragidyne, but they also like to hit you with Mudoon. Watch out though, because they do use Tetrakarn, and can use super-powered versions of Life Drain (which instead of sucking up a measly 35 HP siphons off around 200 HP) and Spirit Drain. (which takes off about 150 SP) ___________________________________Floor 236___________________________________ World Balance -Arcana: Justice -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce -Recommended Level: 71 This is definitely my least favorite battle in the entire game. For this battle a Persona that protects against both Light and Darkness and has no elemental weaknesses is required. If your Sun Social Link is maxed out and you make a Horus it will learn Repel Dark and naturally nullifies Light. It also has no elemental weaknesses, which makes it my only suggestion for this battle. This battle starts out alright, only using single or multi-target -Dyne level elemental spells. When you knock off about half of it’s HP however it starts getting nasty. It uses either Mahamaon or Mamudoon every turn or it will sometimes throw in a Megidola or a Megidolaon. When it only has a fraction of HP left it will actually start targeting your character’s elemental weaknesses with elemental spells, and then follow up with Megidolaon for a lethal one-two punch. If nobody (alive) has any elemental weaknesses, then it will merely content itself with casting Megidolaon. As you can see, trying to keep your party alive through this fight is incredibly difficult, as even if they make it through all those Mahamaons and Mamudoons unharmed they will still have to deal with that elemental spell/Megidolaon combo. Ken and Koromaru have the best chance of making it through to the end, and they don’t have any elemental weaknesses to exploit either. Try to keep your allies alive as best you can because their help is invaluable in that last little push to get rid of it before it slaughters you with Megidolaons. Mullet2000 has informed me that if you use a Magic Mirror or cast Makarakarn then World Balance will do nothing except casting Megidolaon over and over. This is actually beneficial during the second half of the battle as you don’t have to worry about half your party getting killed with Mahamaon/Mamudoon or that elemental spell/Megidolaon combo. With Mediarahan along with Marakukaja and/or Tarunda you should be able to keep ahead of it while your allies kill it with elemental attacks. ___________________________________Floor 244___________________________________ Fierce Cyclops x 3 -Arcana: Hanged Man -Null: Elec/Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Strike/Fire -Recommended Level: 72 Considering what a pain the previous couple of guardians were this is almost a restful battle. They don’t use Megidolaon or Mamudoon, just physical attacks like Power Charged Primal Force and Vorpal Blade with the occasional Mazionga for spice. They can use Last Resort when their HP gets low, but that’s about the only thing special about them. The only way to damage these guys are with Piercing, Ice, or Wind attacks, everything else just causes too little damage to be effective. Give the Protagonist a spear and either the Chernobog (which nullifies their Vorpal Blade) or Seiten Taisei (which nullifies their Primal Force, and he learns the Spear Master skill as well) Personae. Using Mitsuru and Ken here is highly recommended, although bringing in Yukari or Aigis is a little risky because of their tendency to use Mazionga. As long as you have a dedicated healer you should be able to survive what they can throw at you. If one or more them uses Power Charge you might want to consider setting up a Tetrakarn shield or use an Attack Mirror to protect yourself. Make sure you set the other characters to Assign Target so they concentrate on a single enemy, this helps to thin their ranks and to discourage them using multiple Last Resorts against you. ___________________________________Floor 252___________________________________ Jotun of Grief -Arcana: Hanged Man -Drain: all except Pierce/Almighty -Recommended Level: 73 As you can see, the only way to damage this bondage freak is with piercing attacks. This makes a party of Aigis, Ken and Yukari the most logical choice for this battle. Mitsuru learns Ice Break and Koromaru (in <P3>) or Junpei (in <FES>) learns Fire Break, so they can work here if one the above is too low a level to be effective. Do be ready with some Dis-Rages or have some Rings of Serenity equipped if you do bring Mitsuru or Koromaru/Junpei, however, so they won’t undo all your work if they become enraged. Make sure to have the Protagonist wield a spear or bow as well. He loves to try enrage you with Infuriate and Stagnant Air. To protect yourself you will need a Persona with the Null Rage skill or a Ring of Serenity. In <P3> you can use just Uriel as your Persona as he comes with Null Rage. In <FES> however Uriel’s skills have changed and he doesn’t have Null Rage. The only Persona in <FES> that has Null Rage is Oumitsunu, and then only if you level him up first. A better Idea is to have everyone equip a Ring of Serenity (Heart Item from Fortuna) to prevent anybody from becoming enraged. Still, it might be worth it to let Ken or Aigis become Enraged, as it will increase their damage output by quite a bit. If you bring Mitsuru or Koromaru with you make sure they are wearing a Ring of Serenity. He does use Primal Force and Megidolaon, so be sure to keep any enraged characters at max HP. As long as you can keep the Protagonist from becoming enraged you shouldn’t have too many problems. When you get him down to a sliver of health left, however, he starts using Mind Charge then Megidolaon, so try to finish him off before he can get it off. ******************************************************************************* ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Appendices [006]||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ==================== =============================|Social Links [006.1]|============================ ==================== _________________________________Fool [006.1.1]________________________________ -Who: Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad -Where: N/A -When: N/A -Notes: This Social Link will rank up automatically on certain days of the year. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: April 18th -Rank 2: April 20th -Rank 3: May 9th -Rank 4: July 7th -Rank 5: July 23rd -Rank 6: November 2nd -Rank 7: November 4th -Rank 8: N/A -Rank 9: November 28th -Rank 10: December 31st (Only if you spare him) _______________________________Magician [006.1.2]______________________________ -Who: Classmate -Where: Inside Classroom 2-F, <Reverse> Near the school entrance -When: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: Automatically established on April 22nd -Rank 2: “That’s a secret.” > “I like older women.” -Rank 3: “What, life?” > “Go for it.” -Rank 4: Any > “Good Luck” -Rank 5: “Oh, really!?” -Rank 6: Any > “I have 30-year goals.” -Rank 7: Ask what’s wrong > “Bride-To-Be Magazine” > “That’s great. Congrats!” -Rank 8: “Are you in trouble?” > “You should talk to her.” -Rank 9: Confront Emiri. -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 2: “Like what?” -Event 3: “Think of something else.” -Event 4: “No, Never.” -Event 5: “No, it’s not.” -Event 6: “Why?” -Event 7: “Definitely!” -Event 8: “Don’t worry so much.” -Event 9: “Sure.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: Apologize to him. ______________________________Priestess [006.1.3]______________________________ -Who: Fuuka Yamagishi -Where: Second Floor Hallway, <Reverse> Near the Culture Club rooms. -When: Monday, Friday, Saturday -Gifts: <Best> (Flowers) Glass Vase, (Fashion) Brand Bag <Good> (Flowers) Red Pine Bonsai, (Flowers) Mini Cactus, (Fashion) Brand Purse, (Fashion) Brand Watch, (Antique) Teddy Bear, (Antique) Japanese Doll, (Antique) Kaleidoscope, (Other) Book Cover, (Other) Ganesha Bank -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: You have to establish the Fortune Social Link first, then talk to Fuuka after school with your Courage stat at Rank 6 and agree try her cooking to establish the Priestess Social Link. -Rank 2: “Sure” -Rank 3: “I believe in you.” > Any -Rank 4: Any > “Oh, I don’t think so.” -Rank 5: “You did a great job.” > Any -Rank 6: “Okay” -Rank 7: Any > Any -Rank 8: Any > “I want to be with you too” -Rank 9: Any > Any -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 4: “At home on DVD.” -Event 5: “Spend time with friends.” -Event 6: “Nah, that sounds gross.” -Event 7: “Yeah, I’m not too bad.” -Event 8: “Yeah, I think so.” -Event 9: “N-no, I haven’t.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: (1) Talk about school. (2) “It’s a misunderstanding.” -Broken: “I want to be with you” > “I won’t hurt you again” > “Someone I can hang with.” _______________________________Empress [006.1.4]_______________________________ -Who: Mitsuru Kirijo -Where: Near the Faculty Office, <Reverse> Near the notice board. -When: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -Gifts: <Best> (Antique) Goggle-Eyed Idol, (Antique) Japanese Doll <Good> (Flowers) Red Pine Bonsai, (Fashion) Perfume, (Fashion) Brand Purse, (Fashion) Brand Watch, (Fashion) Brand Bag, (Antique) Teddy Bear, (Antique) Kaleidoscope, (Other) Book Cover, (Other) Lucky Charm -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: If you talk to Mitsuru After School on or after November 21st with your Academic stat at Rank 6 and you will be able to establish the Empress Social Link. -Rank 2: Any -Rank 3: Ask her to treat you > “Does that make you happy?” > Any > Agree to forget about it. -Rank 4: “Did something happen?” > “It’s the result of love.” > Any -Rank 5: “I’m glad you enjoyed it.” > “A motorcycle?” > “Let’s go for a ride.” -Rank 6: “Can I get a book for you?” > “That’s news to me!” > “You have to reconsider.” -Rank 7: “Let’s do it!” -Rank 8: Any > Any > Say something to the guy. > Any -Rank 9: “That makes me happy.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 3: “You have a motorcycle.” -Event 4: “...Why?” -Event 5: “Why?” -Event 6: “Don’t worry about it.” -Event 7: “Lack of storage space.” -Event 8: “Yeah, you!” -Event 9: “Did you say my first name?” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: (1) Any (2) “Yes” -Broken: “You should take a break.” > “Where do you want to go?” > “Take your time.” _______________________________Emperor [006.1.5]_______________________________ -Who: Student Council -Where: Student Council Room -When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday -Notes: Can’t Reverse -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: On April 27th head to the Faculty office and talk to Ms. Toriumi about joining the Student council. You will then be able to go to the Student Council room and establish the Emperor S.Link. -Rank 2: “It’s a waste of time.” -Rank 3: Any -Rank 4: Any > “Good Work.” -Rank 5: “They can be pretty cruel.” -Rank 6: Any > “But I just got here.” -Rank 7: “He should suffer.” -Rank 8: Any > “It wasn’t me.” -Rank 9: “Don’t blame yourself” ______________________________Hierophant [006.1.6]_____________________________ -Who: Old Couple -Where: Bookworms Used Books at Iwatodai Station. -When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday -Notes: Can’t Reverse -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: Go to Bookworms after it reopens on April 25th. The Old Couple will mention the Persimmon Tree at Gekkoukan High. Return to the school and find the Persimmon Tree in the courtyard connecting the gym with the main building and examine it to get a Persimmon Leaf. Take this Leaf back to Bookworms to establish the Hierophant Social Link. -Rank 2: Tell him. > “Thanks!” > Any > Any > Any -Rank 3: “Looking for something?” > “I’ll help you look.” > Any > Any > Any > Any -Rank 4: Any > Any > “Now you have me worried.” -Rank 5: “I’ll ‘root’ out the truth.” > Any -Rank 6: “Please stop quarreling.” > Any -Rank 7: Ask why she’s crying. > “That’s great!” > Any -Rank 8: Any > Any > Any -Rank 9: Any > Any ________________________________Lovers [006.1.7]_______________________________ -Who: Yukari Takeba -Where: Classroom 2F, <Reverse> Main Lobby by the School Store -When: Monday Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday -Gifts: <Best> (Fashion) Perfume, (Fashion) Brand Purse, (Fashion) Brand Watch, (Fashion) Brand Bag <Good> (Flowers) Rose Bouquet, (Flowers) Glass Vase, (Antique) Teddy Bear, (Other) Jack Frost Doll -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: On July 24th If you talk to Yukari with your Charm Stat at rank 6 she’ll ask you to meet her on the roof. Agree to meet with her to establish the Lovers Social Link. -Rank 2: “Pink’s cute.” > “That’s messed up.” -Rank 3: Any -Rank 4: “Are you alright?” -Rank 5: Any > Any > Any > Try and cheer her up. -Rank 6: “Anytime.” -Rank 7: “Sounds good.” -Rank 8: “Alright.” > Any -Rank 9: “...” -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 3: “Not really.” -Event 4: “Leave the bags to me.” -Event 5: “Every month.” -Event 6: “Meeting with friends.” -Event 7: “Okay, but you choose.” -Event 8: “It’s a healthy appetite.” -Event 9: “Some people do.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: (1) Apologize seriously. (2) “No, It’s not.” -Broken: “How have you been doing?” > “Am I bothering you?” > “Please forgive me.” _______________________________Chariot [006.1.8]_______________________________ -Who: Sports Team -Where: Classroom 2-F, <Reverse> Club Room -When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday -Notes: You can Join either the Swimming, Track, or Kendo Teams. Which one you join doesn’t matter, as the S.Link events are more or less the same with a few minor alterations no matter what team you join. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: Join a Sports Team on April 22nd to establish the Chariot Social Link. -Rank 2: “Toughen up.” > Any > Any -Rank 3: “Are you sure you’re okay?” > “Will it heal?” -Rank 4: Any > “That sucks.” -Rank 5: “The hospital again?” > Let him use your shoulder. -Rank 6: “Suck it up.” > “Is that important?” > “What’ll happen to your knee?” -Rank 7: “How’s your knee?” > “You need to toughen up.” -Rank 8: Look away. -Rank 9: “I’m fine.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 2: That’s crazy.” -Event 3: “Are you on a diet?” -Event 4: “Winning isn’t everything.” -Event 5: “Why bother with them.” -Event 6: “A game.” -Event 7: “You’re worrying me.” -Event 8: “That’s just who you are.” -Event 9: “There’s no way.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: Ask about his Training. _______________________________Justice [006.1.9]_______________________________ -Who: Treasurer -Where: Across the hall from Classroom 2-F <Reverse> First floor office hallway -When: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -Gifts: <Best> (Fashion) Brand Watch, (Fashion) Brand Bag, (Other) Book Cover <Good> (Flowers) Rose Bouquet, (Flowers) Mini Cactus, (Flowers) Glass Vase, (Fashion) Perfume, (Fashion) Brand Purse, (Antique) Teddy Bear, (Antique) Japanese Doll, (Antique) Kaleidoscope, (Other) Jack Frost Doll, (Other) Ganesha Bank -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: You must first establish the Emperor S.Link, afterwards you can talk to her after school. Talk to her and answer “I wanted to talk.” Talk to her again on a different day and answer “I’m male.” Come back again on a different day and answer “Hello.” and “Let’s walk home together.” to establish the Justice Social Link. -Rank 2: “Don’t worry about it.” > “I read the classics.” > “Not really.” -Rank 3: “How rude.” > “I agree.” -Rank 4: Any > Speak to her calmly. -Rank 5: “So, how was it?” > “It’s just a coincidence.” > “Don’t be so hard on yourself.” > Hold her hand. -Rank 6: “Is it good?” > “What do you mean?” -Rank 7: “You’re not to blame.” > “We have to do something...” -Rank 8: Any > “Talk to the teacher.” -Rank 9: “Don’t worry, she’ll help us.” > Wait and see what happens. > Any > “What’s wrong?” -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 3: “There’s always next time.” -Event 4: “I’ll help you again.” -Event 5: “Do you want sugar?” -Event 6: “You can do it.” -Event 7: “There’s no thief.” -Event 8: “I’d be glad to do it.” -Event 9: “I’m thinking about it.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: (1) Talk about books. (2) “Of course not.” -Broken: “Calm down.” > “Don’t worry about it.” > “Did I scare you?” _______________________________Hermit [006.1.10]_______________________________ -Who: Online Game -Where: The Protagonist’s Dorm Room -When: Any day that you don’t have school. -Notes: To improve this S.Link select the “Play MMORPG” option at the desk in the Protagonist’s room. Playing the game will take the entire day. (Meaning that you’ll skip the evening and go straight to the next day) This S.Link can’t reverse either. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: Play Innocent Sin Online after the Dorm’s internet gets restored on April 29th to establish the Hermit Social Link. -Rank 2: “Of course.” > “Sunshine is overrated.” -Rank 3: “Oh really? o_O” > “So you don’t like your job?” -Rank 4: “Why don’t we get married?” -Rank 5: “Don’t you mean S.O.B.?” > “Are you a teacher?” -Rank 6: “Which bastard?” -Rank 7: “Guys like younger chicks.” > Any -Rank 8: “Hurry up and tell me.” > “What’s he like?” -Rank 9: “No way!” > Any > “What are you planning?” _______________________________Fortune [006.1.11]______________________________ -Who: Culture Club -Where: Hallway outside of Classroom 2-F, <Reverse> Club Room -When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday -Notes: You can join either the Art, Music, or Photography Clubs to establish this S.Link. Like with the Chariot S.Link, the Club you join doesn’t matter, as the events are more or less the same no matter which club you join. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: Join a Culture Club on June 17th to establish the Fortune Social Link. -Rank 2: Any > Any -Rank 3: “Great Job!” > Any -Rank 4: Any > “Complaining won’t help.” -Rank 5: “You should tell your dad.” -Rank 6: Any > “Do whatever you want.” -Rank 7: “Are you going to be a doctor?” -Rank 8: “Yeah, I’m fine.” > Any > Any -Rank 9: Try to stop him. > Any > Any > Any > Any -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 2: “Let’s eat here again.” -Event 3: “You just did your best.” -Event 4: “You’d just be running away.” -Event 5: “Celebrity.” -Event 6: “Don’t blame him.” -Event 7: “Think of your new art style.” -Event 8: “Okay, Brother.” -Event 9: “Yeah, I agree.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: Wait for Keisuke to talk. ______________________________Strength [006.1.12]______________________________ -Who: Team Manager -Where: Second Floor hallway, <Reverse> First Floor hallway. -When: Wednesday, Saturday. -Gifts: <Best> (Fashion) Brand Purse, (Fashion) Brand Watch, (Fashion) Brand Bag <Good> (Flowers) Mini Cactus, (Antiques) Teddy Bear, (Antiques) Kaleidoscope, (Other) Lucky Charm -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: After establishing the Chariot S.Link and after practice there will be a scene with Yuko as you leave school. Choose to talk to her and ask if you can walk home with her. She will refuse you the first time, but if you ask her again after your next Sports Club practice she will agree and establish the Strength Social Link. -Rank 2: “What happened?” > “I agree.” “That’s true.” -Rank 3: “Not really.” > Any > “Let’s go.” -Rank 4: Any > Any > “No worries.” > “I’m honored.” -Rank 5: Any > “Do you know him?” > “It’s up to you.” -Rank 6: “Let’s hope for the best.” -Rank 7: “Are you relieved?” > “Sure.” -Rank 8: Any > “A Boy.” OR “A Girl.” -Rank 9: “Forget about what?” > “An instructor?” -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 4: “The one with the animals.” -Event 5: “You’re very responsible.” -Event 6: “You’ll find something.” -Event 7: “Go to the café.” -Event 8: “Will you wipe it off?” -Event 9: “It’s only the beginning.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: (1) Talk about pro sports. (2) “What about you, Yuko?” -Broken: “It’s urgent.” > “About the team...” > “I do not.” _____________________________Hanged Man [006.1.13]_____________________________ -Who: Girl at the Shrine -Where: Naganaki Shrine -When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday -Notes: Can’t reverse. Unavailable on holidays. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: On May 6th go to Naganagi Shrine and talk to Maiko. She will ask for something to eat, go buy some Weird Takoyaki from the Takoyaki stand at the Iwatodai Station and give them to her. Next she will want something “fizzy.” Buy a Mad Bull from the Dorm Vending machine and give it to her. She will then ask if you can play with her again, go and play with her another day to establish the Hanged Man Social Link. -Rank 2: “Sure, let’s go.” > Any > Any -Rank 3: Any > “Don’t worry, he’ll be there.” -Rank 4: “I’m happy for you.” -Rank 5: “That’s terrible.” > “That isn’t true!” -Rank 6: “Calm down.” > “You don’t need that stuff.” -Rank 7: Any > Any -Rank 8: “Hamburgers.” > “Yeah, you did good.” > “Choose your dad.” -Rank 9: “We’re friends forever.” ________________________________Death [006.1.14]_______________________________ -Who: Mysterious Boy -Where: N/A -When: N/A -Notes: This Social Link improves automatically on certain dates. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: June 12th -Rank 2: N/A -Rank 3: July 12th -Rank 4: N/A -Rank 5: August 7th -Rank 6: September 12th -Rank 7: N/A -Rank 8: October 6th -Rank 9: N/A -Rank 10: November 4th _____________________________Temperance [006.1.15]_____________________________ -Who: Transfer student -Where: Right outside the door to Classroom 2-F (creepy...) <Reverse> Outside the Home Economics room. -When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: You must have Improved the Hierophant S.Link to Rank 3 and have an Academics stat of 2 or higher, then simply enter the Home Economics room on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday to establish the Temperance Social Link. -Rank 2: Any > “Yeah, Japan is great.” -Rank 3: Any > “Something traditional?” -Rank 4: “Are you alright?” > Any -Rank 5: “Sure.” > “Then stay.” -Rank 6: “Take a break.” > Any > Support him. -Rank 7: “That’s a good idea.” -Rank 8: “He’ll agree for sure.” -Rank 9: Ask about his country. -+-+-+-+-+- -Event 2: “It doesn’t hurt.” -Event 3: “Very much.” -Event 4: “Stay in Japan.” -Event 5: “Don’t worry.” -Event 6: “Yeah, on New Year’s.” -Event 7: “Just relax.” -Event 8: “It’s beans.” -Event 9: “Sushi.” -+-+-+-+-+- -Reverse: Talk about fashion. ________________________________Devil [006.1.16]_______________________________ -Who: Businessman -Where: Port Island Station (P3), Pawlonia Mall (FES) -When: <P3> Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday; <FES> Tuesday, Saturday -Notes: This Social Link can only be done during the After School hours in <P3> and during the evening hours in <FES>.This Social Link is unusual in that once it’s established, it will Rank up automatically every time you go to see him regardless of what you tell him or whether or not you have a Devil Arcana Persona with you. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: First you must have improved the Hermit S.Link to Rank 4 and have a Charm stat of at least 4. Talk to him and he will ask you for 20,000 Yen. Give it to him then come back another day and he’ll ask for another 10,000 Yen. Give that to him and come back another day and he’ll ask for yet another 10,000 Yen. Give it to him and the Devil Social Link will finally be established. Oh, and there are no refunds on the 40,000 Yen you gave him, sorry. -Rank 2: “Placebo.” > Any -Rank 3: “Maybe a little.” -Rank 4: “I sure have!” -Rank 5: “Who are you talking about?” > Any > “Is it always about money?” -Rank 6: “Sounds fun.” -Rank 7: “Sort of...” > “The organic one.” -Rank 8: “Oh, really?” -Rank 9: “Are you going to donate?” ________________________________Tower [006.1.17]_______________________________ -Who: Unusual Monk -Where: Club Escapade at Paulownia Mall -When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday -Notes: Only available during the evening. Can’t reverse. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: After improving the Strength S.Link to Rank 4 the next time you talk to Yuko she will mention something about a strange monk at Club Escapade. Go to Club Escapade during the evening and talk to the monk sitting on the second floor balcony. He won’t talk to you unless you get him another drink, so go and see the bartender, who won’t send up another drink unless you get the drink orders of the other patrons of the club. Talk to the other people in the club then go back to the bartender and give him the orders which are: “Bloody Mary,” “Margarita,” “Screwdriver,” and “Oolong Tea.” After this go back to the monk and talk to him to establish the Tower Social Link. -Rank 2: “None of your business.” > “I’m sorry, um...” -Rank 3: “I don’t have any friends.” -Rank 4: “Yeah, that might look cool.” -Rank 5: “I have enough.” > “No.” -Rank 6: “You should go home.” > “What about the others?” -Rank 7: “I don’t think you should.” -Rank 8: “Dad?” > “I was with a friend.” Any > “Are you running away.” -Rank 9: Any > Any > Any ________________________________Star [006.1.18]________________________________ -Who: Rival Athlete -Where: Iwatodai Station -When: Any day -Notes: For some reason when the Star S.Link reaches Rank 9 you will only be able to find him on school days. Can’t reverse. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: On August 3rd if you talk to Mamoru with your Courage at Rank 4 or higher and he’ll challenge you to an eating contest. Accept the challenge and the Star Social Link will be established. -Rank 2: “Yeah, no problem.” > “Myself, really.” -Rank 3: Any > Any -Rank 4: Any > “Sounds like a good plan.” > “Yeah, I bet she would be.” -Rank 5: “Are you okay?” > “We should come here again.” -Rank 6: Any > Any > Any > “Hey, no problem.” -Rank 7: “I don’t mind.” > Any > Any > “Don’t give up!” -Rank 8: “You should get some more.” > Any -Rank 9: “And you won?” > Do a victory celebration. > Any > Thank him for his generosity. ________________________________Moon [006.1.19]________________________________ -Who: Gourmet King -Where: Paulownia Mall -When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday -Notes: Can’t reverse. In <P3> this S.Link can only be improved on school days, while in <FES> this S.Link can be improved on Holidays and the week before exams as well. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: After improving the Magician S.Link to Rank 3, the next time you talk to Kenji he’ll mention something about someone calling himself the Gourmet King. Go to Paulownia Mall and talk to the student sitting next to the fountain. If your Charm stat is at rank 2 or higher you will be able to ask him about what he’s eating. He will then give a quiz on your gourmet ability. The answers are: “Pheromone Coffee,” “Green,” and “Hagakure Bowl.” Finally he will want you to bring him something he’s never tasted before. Bring him an Odd Morsel (found in one of the random treasure chests in Tartarus) and you will finally be able to establish the Moon Social Link. -Rank 2: “Sure, okay.” -Rank 3: “You are the Gourmet King!” -Rank 4: “Oh, are you sick?” -Rank 5: “Yeah, that’s right.” -Rank 6: “Are you feeling sick?” -Rank 7: “Wiped off the face of...!?” > Any -Rank 8: “Oh brother.” -Rank 9: Any _________________________________Sun [006.1.20]________________________________ -Who: Dying Young Man -Where: Naganaki Shrine -When: Sunday -Notes: Similar to the Devil S.Link, This Social Link will automatically improve every time you visit regardless of how you answer him. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: First you must improve the Hanged Man S.Link to Rank 4. After that talk to Akinari on a Sunday with an Academic stat at Rank 4 or better and he’ll mention his Red Fountain Pen. After Koromaru joins SEES on August 8th talk to him in the Dorms and there should be an option to look under his paw. Do so and you’ll find Akinari’s Pen. Take the pen back to him next Sunday and the Sun Social Link will be established. -Rank 2: “...Really?” > “That’s a good point.” -Rank 3: “I don’t know.” > “try not to talk so much.” -Rank 4: “Yeah, I like reading.” > “If it’s boring, I stop reading.” -Rank 5: Reprimand Akinari -Rank 6: “Hey, that’s cool.” > “It sound interesting.” -Rank 7: “It sounds really depressing.” -Rank 8: Stay at his side > “What are you thinking?” -Rank 9: “Oh, did you finish the story?” ______________________________Judgment [006.1.21]______________________________ -Who: Nyx Annihilation Team -Where: N/A -When: N/A -Notes: Your rank in this S.Link is determined by your progress in Tartarus. (More specifically, how far in the 6th Block of Tartarus you’ve gotten.) It can be improved be either reaching certain floors or by defeating Tartarus Guardians. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: December 31st (only if you spare him) -Rank 2: Floor 215 -Rank 3: Defeat Noble Seeker (Floor 220) -Rank 4: Floor 224 -Rank 5: Defeat Carnal Snake (Floor 228) -Rank 6: Defeat World Balance (Floor 236) -Rank 7: Floor 240 -Rank 8: Defeat Fierce Cyclops (Floor 244) -Rank 9: Defeat Jotun of Grief (Floor 252) -Rank 10: Floor 254 ________________________________Aeon [006.1.22]________________________________ -Who: Aigis -Where: Classroom 2-F -When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday -Notes: This Social Link is only available in <FES>. Although she’s not a “girlfriend” as such spending time with Aigis apparently does make the other girls jealous and can cause them to Reverse. This S.Link can’t Reverse. -+-+-+-+-+- -Rank 1: Talk to Aigis on or after January 8th and agree to walk home with her. -Rank 2: “I like it.” -Rank 3: Any > “That‘s not true.” -Rank 4: Any > “All right.” -Rank 5: “You may be right.” -Rank 6: “No, you didn’t” -Rank 7: Any > Any > Any -Rank 8: “I’m doing it now.” > Any -Rank 9: “You’re right.” ============================ =========================|Elizabeth’s Requests [006.2]|======================== ============================ On April 30th you will receive a call from Elizabeth asking you to come and see her in the Velvet Room. The next time you go to the Velvet Room you will be able to take requests from Elizabeth. These requests are mini fetch-quests that require you to bring her a specific item (Or in some cases, a Persona) in exchange for a reward. -Note: Enemies will only drop request items if the request is open. Furthermore, enemies that have normal item drops (like, for example, the golden shadows) will never drop their normal items while a request is open. You can have up to three requests open at one time. If for any reason you want to do a different request you will have to cancel one of your open requests. If you cancel a request you will have to pay some Yen in a fine, but you will be able to go back and reopen the request later if you want. This section will list the requests along with when they are made available, when its deadline is, (if applicable) where you can find the object of the request and how to get it, and what the reward for completing the request is. -WARNING: For some reason the deadlines in <FES> have been moved up one day. So instead of requests being due on the day before the full moon like they were in <P3> the deadline is two days before the full moon. Be aware of that as you schedule your time. -+-+-+-+-+- -1: Retrieve 1 Beetle Shell -Available: April 30th -Deadline: May 8th (P3), May 7th (FES) This one is simple enough, just kill a Grave Beetle on floors 5-15 and it should drop a Beetle Shell. Use wind on them to make them die quicker. Unfortunately, Grave Beetles can sometimes be hard to find. Remember that Grave Beetles attack alone, so when climbing Tartarus look for the tiny shadows and those should lead to a Grave Beetle battle. -Reward: 12,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -2: Retrieve the first Old Document -Available: April 30th -Deadline: May 8th (P3), May 7th (FES) You can find Old Document 01 on Floor 16. -Reward: Bead Chain -+-+-+-+-+- -3: I’d like to sip a Muscle Drink -Available: April 30th Just buy a Muscle Drink from the Pharmacy if you haven’t found one in Tartarus yet. -Reward: Revival Bead x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -4: Retrieve 3 Old Lanterns -Available: May 10th -Deadline: June 7th (P3), June 6th (FES) Old Lanterns are dropped by Phantom Mages found on Floors 17-24. Their only weakness is to light. -Reward: 31,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -5: Retrieve the second Old Document -Available: May 10th -Deadline: June 7th (P3), June 6th (FES) You can find Old Document 02 on Floor 40. -Reward: Balm of Life -+-+-+-+-+- -6: Create Jack Frost with Dia -Available: May 10th The best option to get Dia on a Jack Frost is to fuse a Pixie with a Unicorn, as both of them come with Dia. -Reward: High-Cut Armor -+-+-+-+-+- -7: Retrieve 1 Lead Medal -Available: May 10th Lead Medals are dropped by Wealth Hands, which are the Golden Shadows in the First Block of Tartarus. -Reward: Toy Bow -+-+-+-+-+- -8: Create Valkyrie with Tarukaja -Available: Complete Request #6 Forneus comes with Tarukaja, and if you fuse him with Yomitsu Shikome you get Valkyrie. -Reward: Torn Black Cloth -+-+-+-+-+- -9: Retrieve 5 Bronze Figurines -Available: June 10th -Deadline: July 6th (P3), July 5th (FES) Bronze Figurines are dropped by Bronze Dice found on Floors 41-46. They have a weakness to Electricity. -Reward: Sigma Drive -+-+-+-+-+- -10: Retrieve 3 Snake Scales -Available: June 10th -Deadline: July 6th (P3), July 6th (FES) On Floors 41-63 of Tartarus you will occasionally come across shadows that flash red. These flashing enemies will always be Lustful Snakes which drop Snake Scales when defeated. They have a weakness to Ice. -Reward: 46,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -11: Retrieve the third Old Document -Available: June 10th -Deadline: July 6th (P3), July 5th (FES) You can find Old Document 03 on floor 64. -Reward: Traesto Gem x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -12: Retrieve 1 Goggle-Eyed Idol -Available: June 10th You can purchase a Goggle-Eyed Idol at the Antique Store for two Turquoises. -Reward: Bladefist -+-+-+-+-+- -13: Retrieve the shell of a man -Available: June 10th Go inside the Laboratory on the first floor of the school and after a short scene you will get an Anatomical Model. Take this back to Elizabeth to complete the request. -Reward: Land Badge -+-+-+-+-+- -14: Retrieve 1 Steel Medal -Available: Complete Request #7 Steel Medals are dropped by Treasure Hands, which are the Golden Shadows in the Second Block of Tartarus. -Reward: Spiked Bat -+-+-+-+-+- -15: Create Oberon (lv 17+) -Available: Complete Request #8 Now, you could find an Oberon and level it up, or you could improve your Emperor S.Link to Rank 3 or higher and then fuse a Oberon (one way to do this is by fusing Jack Frost and Archangel in <P3> or Alp and Chimera in <FES>) to level it up to level 17 in one fell swoop. -Reward: Coin of Knight x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -<P3> 16: Retrieve 1 Shadow Shard -Available: Complete Request #12 According to the Official Strategy Guide, Shadow Shards aren’t found on Floor 65-68 like Elizabeth tells you, but on floors 68, 71, 81, and 84. They show up in treasure chests on those floors, but they only have a 10% chance of appearing on that floor. (Man, it’s like searching for a Nandaka and Pinaka all over again...) -Reward: Scrub Brush -+-+-+-+-+- -<FES> 16: Bring me strong medicine -Available: Complete Request #12 No more Shadow Shards/Crystals in <FES>, hooray! To complete this request you must first make yourself tired or sick somehow, (because the nurse won’t see you unless you are) then go to the Nurse’s Office at Gekkoukan High. When he tries to get you to drink his weird medicine refuse to drink it and he’ll give you a Powerful Drug instead. Take the drug back to Elizabeth to complete the request. -Reward: Amrita Water x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -17: I’d like some funky school music -Available: July 8th and completing Request #13 Go to the PA room across the hall from your classroom to get a Gekkoukan Boogie tape. Take this tape to Elizabeth to complete the request. -Reward: <P3> Pleiades, <FES> Bus Stop Sign -+-+-+-+-+- -18: Retrieve 5 Relic Fragments -Available: July 8th -Deadline: August 5th (P3), August 4th (FES) Relic Fragments are dropped by Creation Relics found on floors 65-77. They have a weakness to Darkness. -Reward: Medical Powder x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -19: Retrieve 3 Greasy Gears -Available: July 8th -Deadline: August 5th (P3), August 4th (FES) Greasy Gears are dropped by Wild Drives which are the flashing enemies on Floors 65-88. They are weak to Electricity. -Reward: 70,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -20: Retrieve the forth Old Document -Available: July 8th -Deadline: August 5th (P3), August 4th (FES) You can find Old Document 04 on Floor 89. -Reward: Balm of Life x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -21: Retrieve 1 Bronze Medal -Available: Complete Request #14 Bronze Medals are dropped by Supreme Hands, which are the Golden Shadows in the Third Block of Tartarus. -Reward: Steel Pipe -+-+-+-+-+- -22: Create Vetala with Maragi -Available: Complete Request #15 Pyro Jack comes with Maragi, and if you fuse it with Chimera you get a Vetala. I’ve noticed that Vetala can be a bit stubborn about inheriting elemental magic, so it may take a few tries until you get a Vetala with Maragi. (Remember that you can cancel out of a fusion if you don’t get the skills you want.) -Reward: Sugar Key -+-+-+-+-+- -23: Create Orthrus with Dodge Slash -Available: Complete Request #22 In <P3> Titan learns Dodge Slash, but he has to level up to do so, and once he does fuse him with an Ose to get an Orthrus. In <FES> this request is a lot simpler as Rakshasa has Dodge Slash naturally, so just fuse him with a Yamatono Orochi to get an Orthrus. -Reward: Tigerhide Belt -+-+-+-+-+- -24: Retrieve 5 Tiara’s Hair -Available: August 7th -Deadline: Sept. 4th (P3), Sept. 3rd (FES) Tiara’s Hair is dropped by Shouting Tiaras found on Floors 102-113. They have a weakness to both Ice and Darkness. -Reward: <P3> Homunculus x 3, <FES> Attack Mirror -+-+-+-+-+- -25: Retrieve 4 Knight’s Reins -Available: August 7th -Deadline: Sept. 4th (P3), Sept. 3rd (FES) Knight’s Reins are dropped by Champion Knights which are the flashing enemies on Floors 90-113. -Reward: Six-Shot -+-+-+-+-+- -26: Retrieve the fifth Old Document -Available: August 7th -Deadline: Sept. 4th (P3), Sept. 3rd (FES) You can find Old Document 05 on Floor 114 -Reward: 120,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -27: Retrieve 1 Platinum Watch -Available: Complete Request #16 You can buy Platinum Watches at the Accessory Store in Paulownia Mall. -Reward: <P3> Aigis Armor V.3, <FES> Chewing Soul x 6 -+-+-+-+-+- -28: I’d like a drink that shares my name -Available: August 7th and Complete Request #17 Go to the outskirts of Port Island Station and you find a set of stairs that lead down to a bar. Go inside the bar and if your Charm is at Rank 6 there will be a short scene where you will get a Queen Elizabeth, take this back to the Velvet Room to complete this request. -Reward: Aroundight -+-+-+-+-+- -29: Create Oumitsunu (Lv 33+) -Available: Complete Request #23 If your Chariot Social Link is at Rank 5 or better Oumitsunu will level up to level 33 as soon as you fuse it. You can make one by fusing Sarasvati with either a Flauros (in <P3>) or Shiisa. (in <FES>) -Reward: Machine Core -+-+-+-+-+- -30: Retrieve 1 Homunculus -Available: Complete Request #27 You should have found a Homunculus by now, (hell, she even gave you three of these things as a reward for Request #24 in <P3>) but they can be bought at the Antique Store if you really need it. -Reward: <P3> Mikazuki Munechika, <FES> Precious Egg x 4 -+-+-+-+-+- -31: Find me a beautiful Tile -Available: September 6th and complete Request #28 In the outskirts of the Port Island Station there is a set of stairs leading up to a gambler’s den. If your Courage is at Rank 6 you will be challenged to a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors. If you win you will get a Mahjong Tile. -Reward: Berserker’s Seal -+-+-+-+-+- -32: Retrieve 1 Silver Medal -Available: Complete Request #21 Silver Medals are dropped by Opulent Hands, which are the Golden Shadows in the Forth Block of Tartarus. -Reward: Bone -+-+-+-+-+- -33: Retrieve 5 Empress Mirrors -Available: September 6th -Deadline: October 3rd (P3), October 2nd (FES) Empress Mirrors are dropped by Elegant Mothers found on Floors 126-138. They have a weakness to Electricity and Darkness. -Reward: Soma -+-+-+-+-+- -34: Retrieve 3 Gold Handguards -Available: September 6th -Deadline: October 3rd (P3), October 2nd (FES) Gold Handguards are dropped by Hakurou Mushas which are the flashing enemies on Floors 115-138. They have a weakness to Light and Darkness. -Reward: 200,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -35: Retrieve the sixth Old Document -Available: September 6th -Deadline: October 3rd (P3), October 2nd (FES) You can find Old Document 06 on Floor 139. -Reward: Bead x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -36: Create Black Frost -Available: Complete Request #29 There’s nothing special here, just make a Black Frost. You need to wait until Cross Spread fusions become available on September 20th. Fuse a King Frost, Jack Frost, Pyro Jack, and Queen Mab to get a Black Frost. -Reward: Wizard’s Mark -+-+-+-+-+- -<P3> 37: Retrieve 1 Shadow Crystal -Available: Complete Request #30 *Groan* Not another one... Shadow Crystals can be found on Floors 140, 144, 148, and 154. Like with Shadow Shards, Shadow Crystals only have a 10% chance of showing up on these floors. -Reward: Bus Stop Sign -+-+-+-+-+- -<FES> 37: Bring me 3 Jack Frost Dolls -Available: June 10th You can get Jack Frost Dolls from the crane game outside the Game Crazy arcade in Paulownia Mall on Fridays and Saturdays. Be aware that the chances of actually getting a Jack Frost Doll is rather low, so you should expect to blow through a couple thousand Yen in acquiring the three Jack Frost Doll required. -Reward: Umugi Water x 4 -+-+-+-+-+- -38: I’d like to try Sushi -Available: October 5th, Complete Request #31 Oddly enough, you can find the sushi she wants at Naganaki Shrine. To the left of the offertory box you will see a small shrine located behind several red gates. Inside this shrine is the sushi Elizabeth wants, but to get at it you need to be at Rank 6 in your Academic stat. -Reward: <P3> Sorcerer’s Mark, <FES> Scrub Brush -+-+-+-+-+- -39: Retrieve 3 Gold Rings -Available: October 5th -Deadline: November 2nd (P3), November 1st (FES) Gold Rings are dropped by Wondrous Magnus found on Floors 150-159. They have a weakness to Fire and Darkness. -Reward: 340,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -40: Retrieve 2 Red Armor Plates -Available: October 5th -Deadline: November 2nd (P3), November 1st (FES) Red Armor Plates are dropped by Scarlet Turrets which are the flashing enemies on Floors 140-163. They have a weakness to Electricity. -Reward: Spirit Bracers -+-+-+-+-+- -41: Retrieve the seventh Old Document -Available: October 5th -Deadline: November 2nd (P3), November 1st (FES) You can find Old Document 07 on Floor 164. -Reward: Soma -+-+-+-+-+- -42: Create Girimehkala -Available: Complete Request #38 Just create a Girimehkala, that’s all you need. To fuse a Girimehkala you need to do a Cross Spread fusion with a Gurr, Rangda, Vetala, and a Taraka. -Reward: Marionette -+-+-+-+-+- -43: Create Daisoujou -Available: Complete Request #42 To create a Daisoujou you need to do a Pentagon Spread fusion with a Mithra, Ara Mitama, Kusi Mitama, Saki Mitama, and a Nigi Mitama. -Reward: Space Badge -+-+-+-+-+- -44: Retrieve 6 Pink Feathers -Available: November 5th -Deadline: Dec. 1st (P3), November 30th (FES) Pink Feathers are dropped by Gracious Cupids found on Floors 180-189. They have weakness to Strike Attacks. -Reward: Berserker’s Seal -+-+-+-+-+- -45: Retrieve 3 Moon Tablets -Available: November 5th -Deadline: Dec. 1st (P3), November 30th (FES) Moon Tablets are dropped by Ruinous Idols which are the flashing enemies on Floors 165-189. They have a weakness to Ice and Light. -Reward: Space Badge -+-+-+-+-+- -46: Retrieve the last Old Document -Available: November 5th -Deadline: Dec. 30th (P3), Dec. 29th (FES) You can find Old Document 08 on Floor 214. -Reward: 650,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -47: Retrieve 2 Gold Medals -Available: Complete Request #32 Gold Medals are dropped by Luxury Hands, which are the Golden Shadows in the Fifth Block of Tartarus. -Reward: Rocket Punch -+-+-+-+-+- -48: Create Alice with Megido -Available: Complete Request #43 To make an Alice you need to do a Cross Spread fusion with Lilim, Pixie, Nata Taishi, and Narcissus. Unfortunately, none of these Personae have Megido, and getting Megido on one of them is a royal pain. The easiest way to do this is to take Decarabia (which learns Megido naturally) and fuse it with a Principality (in <P3>) or an Oberon (in <FES>) to get a Nata Taishi. (He doesn’t seem to want to inherit Megido, but keep at it and he’ll come around eventually) Now do a Cross Spread fusion with that Nata Taishi, Pixie, Lilim, and Narcissus and after two hours of canceling out of the fusion result screen you’ll have an Alice with Megido. -Reward: Lily Petal -+-+-+-+-+- -49: Retrieve 3 Sands of Time -Available: December 4th -Deadline: Dec. 30th (P3), Dec. 29th (FES) Sands of Time are dropped by Perpetual Sands found on Floors 202-210. They are weak to Slashing and Piercing attacks. -Reward: Charun’s Hammer -+-+-+-+-+- -50: Retrieve 3 Rainbow Hairs -Available: December 4th -Deadline: Dec. 30th (P3), Dec. 29th (FES) Rainbow Hairs are dropped by Daring Gigas which are the flashing enemies on Floors 191-213. They have a weakness to Wind. -Reward: Omega Drive -+-+-+-+-+- -51: Create Lilith with Mabufudyne -Available: Complete Request #48 You can create Lilith with a Cross Spread fusion of Lilim, Vetala, Incubus, and Succubus. Level up a Gabriel until she is level 64, at which point she learns Mabufudyne. (This is in <P3>, In <FES> Gabriel’s higher base level means that she doesn’t learn Mabufudyne until level 71) Next fuse Gabriel with Samael (in <P3>) or an Ara Mitama (in <FES> to get a Succubus with Mabufudyne. Fuse this Succubus with Lilim, Vetala, and Incubus to get a Lilith with Mabufudyne. I should note that both Succubus and Lilith can be pretty stubborn about inheriting Mabufudyne, so it may take a while to do this. -Reward: Sacrificial Idol -+-+-+-+-+- -52: Create Loki (63+) -Available: Complete Request #51 *Whew* Finally a Persona request that doesn’t require that you to spend an hour messing around with the fusion screen. Unfortunately you can’t just depend on your S.Links to bring him up to the required level (in <P3> at least) so you’ll be forced to grind with him. You can make this a lot easier by Putting Growth 3 on Loki. In <P3> this is as simple as getting a Daisoujou, which learns Growth 3 naturally, and fusing this Daisoujou in a Triangle Spread fusion with Ubellurus and Atropos to get Loki. With a Growth 3 enhanced Loki it shouldn’t take you too long to level him up. (Especially if you take him into Monad) Thanks to the boost in his base level in <FES> fusing Growth 3 is unnecessary as he can reach level 63 with just the experience bonus he gets from a maxed Fool Social Link. (In <FES> you can fuse a Loki with Yaksini, Ragnda, and Titania) -Reward: Masakados -+-+-+-+-+- -53: Retrieve 1 Bloody Button -Available: January 1st The button that Elizabeth wants is currently in the possession of The Reaper, who you’ve no doubt run into during you travels through Tartarus. Finding The Reaper is pretty simple - just do nothing. More specifically, you need to spend around 10-15 minutes on any one level of Tartarus and he’ll show up and try to kill you. You can speed up its appearance by selecting Cursed cards during Shuffle Time after a battle. -Reward: 5,000,000 Yen --------------------------------------Boss------------------------------------- The Reaper -Arcana: Death -Null: Light/Dark, Strong: Slash/Strike/Pierce/Fire/Ice/Elec/Wind -Recommended Level: 80 Unless you’re after the button for Elizabeth’s request you should not even bother with this guy and escape while you can. The Reaper is a nasty opponent, he can use can use the all target -Dyne level skills for all four elements along with Light and Darkness attacks as well. Not only that, but his attacks can do over 700 HP worth of damage, so it will be difficult even surviving against him, let alone beating this guy. I would recommend the Horus Persona here because it is immune to Light and Darkness (when leveled up) and has Mediarahan. (Its lack of elemental weaknesses is also a plus) As long as you’re strong enough to not get killed in one hit you should be able keep your head above water with Mediarahan. Thankfully The Reaper doesn’t have an overwhelming amount of HP so you should be able to concentrate on keeping everyone alive while your allies kill him. Or, you could just do an Armageddon combination (Lucifer/Helel + Satan) to wipe it out in one hit. It’s your call. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -+-+-+-+-+- -54: Retrieve 3 Platinum Medals -Available: Complete Request #47 Platinum Medals are dropped by Glorious Hands, which are the Golden Shadows in the Sixth Block of Tartarus. -Reward: Jack’s Gloves -+-+-+-+-+- -55: Defeat the ultimate opponent -Available: 2nd cycle, Monad unlocked, Complete Request #53 The “Ultimate Opponent” is waiting for you at the top of Monad. What’s more you will have to fight this battle solo, which also means you’ll have to climb Monad alone. More info to come. -Reward: Omnipotent Orb __________________________________FES Requests_________________________________ In <FES> you’ll not only have the 55 requests above available, but you also Have an additional 44 Requests that are not in <P3> for you to partake in. -+-+-+-+-+- -56: I’d like to visit Paulonia Mall -Available: April 30th -Deadline: May 7th For this request (and every subsequent “Elizabeth Date” request) you just have to select the “Go on a date with Elizabeth” option on the Velvet Room menu that shows up during After School/Daytime hours. Going on a Date with Elizabeth does NOT advance the time to evening. -Reward: Small Cheongsam -+-+-+-+-+- -57: I’d like to visit Iwatodai Station -Available: June 10th and complete Request #56 -Deadline: July 5th Another “Elizabeth Date” request. -Reward: Blue Scale -+-+-+-+-+- -58: I’d like to visit Naganaki Shrine -Available: August 7th and complete request #57 -Deadline: Sept. 3rd Another “Elizabeth Date” request. -Reward: Book of Ancients -+-+-+-+-+- -59: I’d like to visit Gekkoukan High -Available: Nov. 5th and complete request #58 -Deadline: Nov. 30th Another “Elizabeth Date” request. -Reward: Red Muffler -+-+-+-+-+- -60: I’d like to visit your room -Available: December 4th and complete request #59 Another “Elizabeth Date” request. -Reward: Rainbow Feather -+-+-+-+-+- -61: Perform Cadenza -Available: April 30th To get credit for these requests you just need to get the massage that you can use the combination when you set one of the Personae in battle, so actually performing the combination is not necessary to complete these requests. You need the Orpheus and Apsarus Personae to do the Cadenza combination. -Reward: Agilao Gem x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -62: Perform Jack Brothers -Available: Complete Request #61 You need the Jack Frost and Pyro Jack Personae to do the Jack Brothers combination. -Reward: Bufula Gem x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -63: Perform Justice -Available: Complete Request #62 You need the Angel and Archangel Personae to do the Justice combination. -Reward: Garula Gem x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -64: Perform Frolic -Available: Complete Request #63 You need the Pixie and Narcissist Personae to do the Frolic combination. -Reward: Bead Chain x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -65: Perform Thunder Call -Available: Complete Request #64 You need the Thor and Take-Mikazuchi Personae to do the Thunder Call combination. -Reward: Shock Magatama -+-+-+-+-+- -66: Perform King and I -Available: Complete Request #65 You need the Black Frost and King Frost Personae to do the King and I combination. -Reward: S. Outfit Main -+-+-+-+-+- -67: Perform Best Friends -Available: Complete Request #66 You need the Forneus and Decarabia Personae to do the Best Friends combination. -Reward: S. Outfit Yukari -+-+-+-+-+- -68: Perform Summer Dream -Available: Complete Request #67 You need the Oberon and Titania Personae to do the Summer Dream combination. -Reward: S. Outfit Junpei -+-+-+-+-+- -69: Perform Dreamfest -Available: Complete Request #68 You need the Incubus and Succubus Personae to do the Dreamfest combination. -Reward: S. Outfit Akihiko -+-+-+-+-+- -70: Perform Scarlet Havoc -Available: Complete Request #69 You need the Ares and Siegfried Personae to do the Scarlet Havoc combination. -Reward: S, Outfit Mitsuru -+-+-+-+-+- -71: Perform Valhalla -Available: Complete Request #70 You need the Valkyrie and Odin Personae to do the Valhalla combination. -Reward: W. Outfit Main -+-+-+-+-+- -72: Perform Shadow Hound -Available: Complete Request #71 You need the Cu Chulainn and Scathach Personae to do the Shadow Hound combination. -Reward: W. Outfit Yukari -+-+-+-+-+- -73: Perform Raktapaksha -Available: Complete Request #72 You need the Gurr and Garuda Personae to do the Raktapaksha combination. -Reward: W. Outfit Junpei -+-+-+-+-+- -74: Perform Last Judge -Available: Complete Request #73 You need the Mithra and Metatron Personae to do the Last Judge combination. -Reward: W. Outfit Akihiko -+-+-+-+-+- -75: Perform Trickster -Available: Complete Request #74 You need the Loki and Susano-o Personae to do the Trickster combination. -Reward: W. Outfit Mitsuru -+-+-+-+-+- -76: Perform Infinity -Available: Complete Request #75 You need the Ananta and Vishnu -Reward: W. Outfit Ken -+-+-+-+-+- -77: Perform Ardhanari -Available: Complete Request #76 You need the Parvati and Shiva Personae to do the Ardhanari combonation. -Reward: W. Uniform Aigis -+-+-+-+-+- -78: Perform Armageddon -Available: Complete Request #77 You need the Helel and Satan Personae to do the Armageddon combonation. -Reward: Plume of Dusk -+-+-+-+-+- -79: Bring me a Sengoku-era helm -Available: October 5th Hmm... Let’s see... Who do we know who obsesses over the Sengoku Era and might have a helmet from that time period? After accepting this you have to go to the Faculty Office once a day for eight days (you also get a boost to Academics every time you go there) before you finally track down Mr. Ono and get him to give you a Kanetsugu’s Helm. (Sheesh, and I thought my high school teachers were bad...) -Reward: Bead Chain x 5 -+-+-+-+-+- -80: I’d like to try Oden Juice -Available: November 5th The girl you get the juice is standing in the hallway connecting the gym with the main building. She won’t just give it you, however, because she wants some juice from Kansai in return. The _ONLY_ time you can get the juice she wants is during the school trip on November 17-20. Buy one of each of the three juices from the hotel vending machine (Durian Soda, Jumbo Juice, V6) while you are there and when you get back talk to her again and she will offer to sell the Oden Juice to you for 5,000 Yen. -Reward: Gale Magatama x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -81: Bring me food fit for a wolf -Available: November 5th -Deadline: November 30th You can get Gourmet Dog Food by talking to Koromaru on the evening of November 12th. -Reward: Flame Magatama -+-+-+-+-+- -82: Please go scrub the bathroom -Available: November 5th and complete Request #38 To do this request you’ll need to equip the Scrub Brush (just having it isn’t good enough, it must be equipped) weapon you got as a reward for Request #38 and head to Port Island Station. Enter the bathroom on the upper platform and you’ll start cleaning the bathroom. Keep scrubbing the tiles until they’re cleaned to complete the request. Oh, and I hope you didn’t sell the Scrub Brush beforehand, because you’re SOL if you did. -Reward: Maid Outfit (Y) -+-+-+-+-+- -83: Please go water the flowers -Available: Complete Request #59 Head to the roof of Gekkoukan High and examine the planter box of flowers nearest to the door and you’ll get a message asking if you want to water the flowers. Do so and... That’s it. Mission accomplished. -Reward: Maid Outfit (M) -+-+-+-+-+- -84: Please find the missing person -Available: November 5th To complete this request you will first need to buy 20 Cielo Mists from the vending machine in the Dorms. After that head to Port Island Station. The person you are looking for is the Apathy Syndrome victim near the movie theater kinda wedged in between a vending machine and the stairs up to the platform. Give her the twenty Cielo Mists to complete the request. -Reward: Maid Outfit (A) -+-+-+-+-+- -85: Please go feed the cat -Available: July 8th First buy four Super Cat Foods from the Pharmacy, then go to the back alley of Port Island Station. (Port Island, not Iwatodai) There you will see a cat. Feed the cat once a day for four days and you’ll complete the request. -Reward: Agility Sutra -+-+-+-+-+- -86: Bring me a Featherman figure -Available: November 5th -Deadline: November 30th You can get a Featherman R figure by talking to Ken on the evening of November 21st. -Reward: Frigid Magatama -+-+-+-+-+- -87: Bring me a Juzumaru -Available: April 30th Bloody Hell! They got rid of the Shadow Shards/Crystals in FES only to dump THIS onto you!? Well, Anyway you can find a Juzumaru inside a rare chest on Floors 4 or 11 of Tartarus or from a 2 of Swords oracle card. -Reward: Cup of Knight -+-+-+-+-+- -88: Bring me an Onimaru Kunitsuna -Available: July 8th and complete Request #87 You can find an Onimaru Kunitsuna in a rare chest on Floors 69, 74, or 82 of Tartarus or from a 5 of Swords Oracle Card. -Reward: Sword of King -+-+-+-+-+- -89: Bring me a Mikazuki Munechika -Available: September 6th and complete Request #88 You can find a Mikazuki Munechika in a rare chest on Floors 118, 124, or 132 of Tartarus or from a 7 of Swords Oracle Card. -Reward: Cup of King x 2 -+-+-+-+-+- -90: Bring me an Outenta Mitsuyo -Available: October 5th and complete Request #89 You can find an Outenta Mitsuyo in a rare chest on Floors 142, 150, or 156 of Tartarus or from an 8 of Swords Oracle Card. -Reward: Wand of King x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- -91: Bring me a Myohou Muramasa -Available: January 1st, Monad unlocked, and complete Request #90 The only place to get a Myohou Muramasa is in a rare chest on Floors 3 or 8 of Monad. *whimper* -Reward: Soma x 2 -+-+-+-+-+- -92: Bring me pine resin -Available: April 30th -Deadline: May 7th You can get Pine Resin by talking to Yukari during the evening of May 2nd. Don’t forget, because this is the only night you can get it. -Reward: Purifying Rice x 2 -+-+-+-+-+- -93: Bring me a handheld game system -Available: May 10th -Deadline: June 6th You can get a Handheld Game by talking to Junpei during the evening of May 14th. -Reward: Curse Paper x 2 -+-+-+-+-+- -94: Bring me a triangular sword. -Available: May 10th -Deadline: June 6th You can get a Fencing Epee by talking to Mitsuru on the evening of May 26th. -Reward: Protection Sutra x 2 -+-+-+-+-+- -95: Bring me a protein not for pros. -Available: June 10th -Deadline: July 5th You can get an Amateur Protein by talking to Akihiko on the evening of June 16th. -Reward: Fierce Sutra -+-+-+-+-+- -96: Bring me something to wipe glasses. -Available: June 10th -Deadline: July 5th You can get a Glasses Wipe by talking to Ikutsuki on the evening of June 20. -Reward: 42,000 Yen -+-+-+-+-+- -97: Bring me a Christmas Star. -Available: June 10th -Deadline: July 5th You can get a Poinsettia by talking to Fuuka on the evening of June 27th. -Reward: Megido Gem -+-+-+-+-+- -98: Bring me a fruit knife -Available: September 6th -Deadline: October 2nd You can get a Fruit Knife by talking to Shinjiro on the evening of September 17. -Reward: Nihil Spear -+-+-+-+-+- -99: Bring me oil -Available: September 6th -Deadline: October 2nd You can get Machine Oil by talking to Aigis on the evening of October 1st. -Reward: Magic Mirror x 3 -+-+-+-+-+- ======================== ===========================|Combination List [006.3]|========================== ======================== Ardhanari --------- Shiva + Parvati Costs 15% of max SP, a Fire attack that does a huge amount of damage to all enemies. Armageddon ---------- Lucifer (P3) or Helel (FES) + Satan Cost 100% of max SP, an Almighty attack that does 9,999 damage to all enemies. Note that this combination uses different Personae depending on which version you are playing. In <P3> you need Satan and Lucifer while in <FES> you need Satan and Helel. (in other words Satan and whatever the ultimate Persona of the Star arcana is) Best Friends ------------ Forneus + Decarabia Costs 15% of max SP, casts Tarukaja, Rakukaja, and Sukukaja on a single target. Cadenza ------- Orpheus + Apsaras Costs 20% of max SP, heals 50% of all allies’ HP and casts Masukukaja. Dreamfest --------- Incubus + Succubus Costs 15% of max SP, has a high chance of inflicting charm on both allies and enemies. Frolic ------ Narcissus + Pixie Costs 10% of max SP, completely recovers all allies’ HP but has a low chance of causing the Charm ailment. Infinity -------- Vishnu + Ananta Costs 30% of max SP, nullifies all attacks for all allies for one turn. Jack Brothers ------------- Jack Frost + Pyro Frost Costs 15% of max SP, Moderate chance of knocking all enemies down. Justice ------- Angel + Archangel Costs 30% of max SP, a Light attack that reduces all enemies’ current HP by half. King and I ---------- Black Frost + King Frost Costs 15% of max SP, an Ice attack that does moderate damage to all targets and has a high chance of freezing. Last Judge ---------- Mithra + Metatron Costs 30% of max SP, an Almighty attack that does a huge amount of damage to all enemies. Raktapaksha ----------- Gurr + Garuda Costs 15% of max SP, casts Dekaja and has a high chance of knocking all enemies down. Scarlet Havoc ------------- Ares + Siegfried Costs 15% of max SP, a Slash attack that does a large amount of damage to all enemies. Shadow Hound ------------ Cu Chulainn + Scathach Costs 20% of max SP, a Strike attack that does a large amount of damage to all enemies. Summer Dream ------------ Oberon + Titania Costs 15% of max SP, does one of the following: all enemies knocked down, all enemies’ HP & SP completely restored, all allies knocked down, all allies’ HP & SP completely restored, the Protagonist is inflicted with a random ailment, or nothing happens. Thunder Call ------------ Take-Mikazuchi + Thor Costs 15% of max SP, an Electricity attack that does a large amount of damage to all enemies and has a high chance of shocking. Trickster --------- Loki + Susano-o Costs 15% of max SP, inflicts a random status ailment on all enemies, but it sometimes affects all allies instead. Valhalla -------- Valkyrie + Odin Costs 40% of max SP, nullifies all attacks on one ally for one turn, but when the turn is over the target’s HP & SP are reduced to 1. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ||||||||||||||||||||||||Frequently Asked Questions [007]||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -Q: What does FES stand for? A: Festival. -Q: When should I go to Tartarus? A: Whenever you want. There’s no penalty or reward for going practically every other day or just waiting for the night before a Full Moon for one huge grind-fest. I would advise against going to Tartarus more than twice a week, though, as evenings are the best times to raise your Charm, Courage, and Academics. -Q: What’s up with those Gold Shadows? Every time I try to fight one they run away! A: Annoying aren’t they? If those Gold shadows spot you they will run away, and if you try to corner them they will simply disappear, and even if you do manage to get into battle there’s a chance that they will escape right off the bat. You have to approach from directly behind them or they’ll spot you. When you finally manage to encounter one you still have to fight the damn thing. They will nullify all elemental magic, and have a weakness to one type of physical damage. (Which type they are weak to is random and changes every time you encounter one of these guys) I would recommend having a party where you will be able to use all three Physical attack types (So have Yukari/Aigis/Ken in the first slot, Akihiko/Shinjiro in the second, and Mitsuru/Junpei in the final slot) and make sure that when you get into battle you set your allies’ Tactics to “Conserve SP” to keep them from using magic against them. With this setup it’s just a matter of finding their weakness before they flee. -Q: What is Monad? How do I get to it? A: Monad is a ten level mini-dungeon where you can find the strongest shadows (and therefore the most exp. when you beat them) and best equipment in the game. To unlock Monad in <P3> you simply have to make it Floor 254 of Tatarus. (In other words the highest you can get to before January 31st) In <FES>, however, you not only have to make it to Floor 254 but also complete Elizabeth’s Request #53. (Which means beating the Reaper... Ugh.) Thankfully in <FES> Monad will be also unlocked if you start a new cycle. (No such luck in <P3> though) -Q: That Girl at the Shrine wants “something fizzy,” but I can’t figure out what she wants! A: That girl is looking for a Mad Bull drink, which is sold at the vending machines in the Dorms. This is a bit annoying since entering the Dorms advances time to the Evening, so you’ll either need to have the foresight to get a Mad Bull beforehand or waste a day in getting her a Mad Bull. -Q: I just fused a Persona and it has this big red heart next to its name. What does it mean when that happens? A: When you fuse certain Personae there’s a chance (about one-third, I believe) that it will have “something within itself” (as Igor puts it) signified by that heart icon on their status screen. When you level up this persona enough to learn all their skills you will get a message that the Persona want to give you an item, accept the item and it will give you the item. (Note that if the Persona gets enough experience from their S.Link to learn all their skills at once they won’t give you their Heart Item right there, but rather when the next time they level up.) -Q: That Dying Young Man at the Shrine keeps asking for his Red Fountain Pen, but I have no idea where to look for it! A: Yeah, establishing an S.Link with the Dying Young Man at the Naganaki Shrine is rather annoying, not only because the solution is so obscure but also because it requires a specific series of events to happen beforehand. First you have to talk to the Dying Young Man and have him tell you about his pen. Next you have to wait until Koromaru Joins SEES on August 8th. Talk to Koromaru in the Dorms and if the Dying Man has told you about his pen there will be an option to check under Koromaru’s paw, do so and you’ll find the Red Fountain Pen. (Why he’s got it I have no idea) Take the Pen to the Dying Young Man and you’ll be able to establish the Sun S.Link. -Q: Gah! I’ve been going out with a girl for a while now and her Social Link hasn’t ranked up at all! What’s going on? A: Social Links with female classmates simply take longer to rank up than other Social Links. It can sometimes take up to five dates before the Social Link ranks up. For this you always want to have a Persona of the same Arcana as the Social Link, and when you go out with them on a Sunday/Holiday always be sure to give them a gift. -Q: Is there anything special about Orpheus? Is it all right to Fuse/Dismiss him? A: Strictly speaking, yes. There are a few Personae that require an Orpheus in their fusion recipes. (namely Susano-o and Messiah) However, these Personae won’t become available until very late in the game and you can always just summon a fresh Orpheus from the Persona Compendium when it’s time for the fusion. The Orpheus that you start the game with has no special properties and can be fused/dismissed at your discretion. I would recommend, however, that you leave Orpheus alone at least until the Persona Compendium becomes available on May 10th, simply because Orpheus is a part of the Cadenza combination, which is the best way to heal your party in the first part of the game before Media spells become available and summoning it from the compendium is the only viable way to get a replacement. -Q: I got the highest score on an exam and when I talked to Mitsuru in the evening she wouldn’t give me my Card Set! What’s going on? A: Mitsuru will only give you a Card Set if you talk to her in the halls of Gekkoukan High during the After School period. She won’t give it to you if you talk to her during the evening in the Dorm. -Q: Will I need the original Persona 3 to play FES? A: No. FES is a standalone game and doesn’t require the original P3 game in any way. This confusion seems to have arisen from the Japanese release of FES which had an “Append” version that required the original P3 Disk to play. The version of FES released in North America is the full version. -Q: <P3> or <FES>? A: Although they’re both fantastic games and there are few aspects of <P3> that I preferred over <FES> the extra Personae, improved Journey, and The addition of The Answer makes <FES> the superior Persona 3 experience by far. -Q: OMG Mara? LOL! A: Yes, Mara. Shut up. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Contributors [008]|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -The official strategy guide for the various boss’ resistances and for info on the location of Shadow Shards and Shadow Crystals. -Mullet2000 gave me an alternate strategy on the World Balance boss. -JMB informed me that Moonless Gown does reflect Almighty after all. Whoops. -Arthellinus’ excellent Persona Fusion guides for both <P3> and <FES>, without which I would be totally helpless when it comes to anything about the Velvet Room. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Spokane Chiefs 2008 (broken) Memorial Cup Champions Baby! Please don’t put this walkthrough up on any website without my permission. This document is Copyright 2007-2008 James “JaggedJim” Ramsey. In loving memory Mae Vanek: 1930-2002
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3: FAQ/Walkthrough by JaggedJim
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