Persona 4 Golden Walkthrough: Version 1.20 By RagingTasmanian ********** About Me: ********** This is the first FAQ/Walkthrough I've written! I didn't think of writing an FAQ/Walkthrough at first, but as I played through this game more, I really enjoyed it, and I thought there were a lot of things I could write about that would really help people as they played through this game for the first time. I played Persona 4 on the PS2 and found it fun. At the time, I didn't think I would finish it so I checked it up on Wikipedia and SPOILED THE STORY FOR MYSELF!! Biggest mistake I made in a game, and I ended up being able to finish the game. But I enjoyed the game all the same, and played through it multiple times. When I found out Persona 4 Golden was coming out, I was really happy, and then learned it was on the PS Vita, which kind of upset me at first, because it meant I had to buy another handheld console, but it was well worth the money, and I don't regret the purchase one bit. Please do not hesitate to contact me at gravesight@live.com and putting Persona 4 Golden in the subject line to discuss any points with me. I would love to hear back from readers and am open to feedback. ***************** Version History: ***************** -------------- Version 1.00: (Started December 15th 2013, Finished January 9th 2013) -------------- Took a LOT more play time than I expected. But in this version I have the general walkthrough completed, as well as a majority of the Social Links. Also have character analysis, combat, the entire walkthrough from start to finish, optional bosses, Social Links, Quests, and the Midnight Trivia Quiz answers. I hopefully will have more additions as I get more time! There is also some missing information (school lunches, scooter rides, etc.) so I will need to do some more playthroughs to get that information! -------------- Version 1.10: (Started January 10th 2013, Finished January 29th 2013) -------------- This took a bit more time than I would have liked, but it came with a lot more information and some updated parts. There are still some incomplete sections, but generally it wasn't too bad and is still pretty comprehensive. I will go back and add/edit/fix sections as I see fit, but generally the next few edits will be minor and won't affect the whole walkthrough too much. Added some Social Link information, added more information throughout the walkthrough, added some normal playthrough data, and corrected some mistakes. There may still be some missing information, but for the most part isn't too major that the guide is useless without it. -------------- Version 1.20: (Started February 1st 2013, Finished April 1st 2013) -------------- Wow, this took longer than I expected. I finished the game on Very Hard Mode, or, at least I say I did. I stopped somewhere near the end of the game, but I'm quite confident of completing the game at the stage where I am at, and will complete the game later when I have more time. School work and such has gotten in the way. Also have some updates. There is still quite a bit of quest stuff to finish, and I'll be honest here, finishing up Ai's Social Link is really annoying because you need to do more than one playthrough to do it. I also have other information to put in, but I will wait until later to do a more refined update, rather than the update I do now. Think of this update as more of a confirmation that everything I have written is possible across all difficulties. *********** Copyright: *********** This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. This was written by Victor Tan and will remain written by this author unless stated otherwise. Any attempts at plagarism may face subsequent legal action. Version 1.20 Copyright 2013 Victor Tan ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Table Of Contents: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm sorry I don't have a better way of sorting information right now. Please look up what you're looking for through the Find command (Ctrl+F). -Introduction -Story Introduction -Main Characters/Cast -Personality Statistics -Combat -Walkthrough -Optional Bosses -Social Links -Quest Guide -Extra Content -Copyright -Credits and Thanks ************** Introduction: ************** For those of you playing the game for the first time, you're in for one of the best experiences on the PS Vita. Persona 4 Godlen is an incredibly fun game that will take you a long time to finish, but each moment is absolutely worth it, despite what you may feel at times. For those who have played Persona 4 on the PS2, the game has improved quite a bit, and in my opinion, is more enjoyable than the PS2 version due to the nice additions. You can get potentially longer playtime, and the new addition of trophies makes some of the activities in Persona 4 Golden much more meaningful than they were in Persona 4. For those of you who have not bought the game and are just looking at what people have written about the game, Persona 4 Golden is a very fun game and I highly recommend you get it. It is definitely worth the purchase, and even buying a PS Vita just to play it. ******************** Story Introduction: ******************** In the town of Inaba, there is a murder mystery going on. People are dying, the town's police are baffled, and the murderer is getting more and more elusive. At the same time, a young man moves into Inaba to live with his uncle and cousin. He soon meets some friends and gets dragged into the mystery. Can he and his friends solve the mystery before it's too late? ********************** Main Characters/Cast: ********************** --------------------------- Protagonist (Yu Narukami): --------------------------- This is the character you take control of in Persona 4 Golden. He is a transfer student from the city who moves to the countryside due to his parents and their work. He quickly bonds with Yosuke Hanamura and Chie Satonaka and is quickly dragged into the murders that have been occuring in Inaba. He is made the Leader of the Investigation Team that is formed when Yosuke and Chie decide to tackle the mystery. He is a really good cook and has an air of coolness and responsibility that earns him the trust and respect of not only his friends, but the people around him. He holds the Wild Card of the Persona users, thus giving him the ability to wield multiple Personas at will. There really isn't much to say in terms of personality, because that is something you decide with your responses to the residents of Inaba. My Opinion: Really doesn't matter here. As this character's personality and actions are based on the player, everyone will be different. However, I do feel the character could be improved upon more in terms of looks and gender choices. That is just me though, I am aware of the work it would take to make a female counterpart and improve the looks. But overall I like the Protagonist. ----------------- Yosuke Hanamura: ----------------- Like the Protagonist, he is a transfer student from the city who came a few months before. His father is the manager of Junes, a new supermarket chain. As a result of Junes outperforming Inaba's local shopping district, stores are closing down and a wave of dislike has been coming down on Junes. Yosuke is simply caught in the crossfire and is suffering because of it. He also has a knack for wanting to be special, wanting to be different, wanting something to do. This comes as a result of being in the countryside dealing with his issues in his life as well as Junes. Yosuke relates well to the Protagionist, and he is the Protagonist's partner as they solve the mysteries. After facing his true self, he gains his own Persona, and holds the Magician Arcana. My Opinion: Yosuke can be pretty nice and terribly stupid. He's not the most intelligent male I've seen, and his personality can be somewhat annoying at times, such as when he believes he can be a "chick magnet" by obtaining a scooter. But he is very relatable when I think of how he wants to be special in a place that makes him feel alone and boring. He also matures a lot over the course of the game, and makes a pretty good leader when he needs to. Overall he's an idiot, but this is mainly due to his desire for girls than actual stupidity, and you can see his changes overtime. I like Yosuke for the most part. --------------- Chie Satonaka: --------------- Chie is a girl born and raised in Inaba. She has a great fascination with martial arts and meat. She is one of the few friends who befriends the Protagonist in his first few days in Inaba, introducing herself and her best friend Yukiko. She is dragged into the murder investigation by Yosuke, but eventually becomes more personally invested as the murders proceed. She is a loyal friend and stays by the Protagonist throughout his time in Inaba. After facing his true self, Chie gains her own Persona and holds the Chariot Arcana. My Opinion: Chie's a nice girl. I honestly think her obsession with meat is a little frightening at times, but is quite good for comic relief at times. She looks a lot better in anime scenes than she does in the game, and that is one of her better redeeming features. She claims not to be too intelligent, but she has more common sense than Yosuke. Together with Yosuke they make great comic relief. Her personal crisis is harder to understand than the other characters, but it doesn't make her any less likeable. She's not always on my list of people needed, but when I need enemies down, Chie never disappoints. -------------- Yukiko Amagi: -------------- Like Chie, Yukiko was born and raised in Inaba. She is the daughter of the manager at Amagi Inn who is swept up into the crisis of the murder mysteries both internally and externally. She is best friends with Chie and they have an unshakeable bond. She feels as if her own path in life is decided and is upset at not being able to do something about it. After being caught up in the murder mysteries herself, she resolves to join the team, facing her true self and gaining her Persona. She holds the Priestess Arcana. My Opinion: Another girl that looks decent. Her intelligence is greatly referenced in the game, and it is quite real. Her knowledge of events is very beneficial to the team. Her common sense disappears at times however, such as her curiousity in legends and her interest in stage diving, which makes a great contrast in her personality and lends to the comedic relief. Her conflicts in the story are very relatable, and she provides a very good analysis of what one would do in a situation like hers. She's also very good-looking in the anime. At last. --------------- Kanji Tatsumi: --------------- A boy born and raised in Inaba, Kanji has spent most of his life in a complex situation. He grew up with his family in Tatsumi Textiles and his interests revolved around arts and crafts. His hobbies have alienated him from both boys and girls alike, and his experiences with people have led him to become a tough, withdrawn individual, and a bit of a delinquent. He is dragged into the murder mysteries and encounters the Protagonist and the team along the way. After gaining his own Persona, Kanji joins the team and changes his ways, proving to be a competent ally and a loyal friend. He holds the Emperor Arcana. My Opinion: Kanji is one of my favorite characters. Not only does he provide great comic relief, he also has a very similar situation to myself in trying to find people who will accept him. His growth over time is great and he really provides a simple look at situations. His intelligence isn't so high though, but hey, apart from a few times it's not that irritating. --------------- Rise Kujikawa: --------------- A girl who was born in Inaba, but left to become an idol. While maintaining a great amount of success in the field, she has become increasingly disillusioned about herself as an idol, and struggles to find her true identity as a person. She returns to Inaba to take a break from being an idol, and is also caught up in the murders. After running into the Protagonist and the team, she joins their team and supports them in combat. She gains her own Persona after facing herself and holds the Lovers Arcana. My Opinion: Rise is my favorite character by far, above Kanji and the Protagonist (if you make him nice). Most people don't like her, but I like her playful and flirtatious personality very much. Her inner conflict is also one that I can relate to, and her methods of dealing with it and her subsequent realization is something that I find absolutely amazing about her character. I also think she looks almost as good as Yukiko, which is good, because Rise looks nice in the game and looks fantastic in the anime scenes. ----------------- Naoto Shirogane: ----------------- A detective who is investigating the murder mysteries in Inaba alongside the police force. He runs into the Investigation Team a number of times as the story progresses, and eventually decides to launch his own investigation into the murders. After the Protagonist and the team manage to save Naoto from a particularly deadly situation, Naoto asks to assist the team, gains a Persona and provides logical insight into the situation. He holds the Fortune Arcana. My Opinion: I find it a pity that Naoto is introduced so early, yet joins you quite late in the story. Still, I think Naoto is alright. I don't necessarily feel the same way in Naoto's inner conflict, yet there are some aspects that I do relate to that make this character all the more relatable. Naoto's voice of reason and lack of social skills helps to put a hint of reality on the team's antics, providing a different sense of comic relief, but one that provides just as much entertainment. -------- Teddie: -------- A being from a different world, he runs into the Protagonist, Yosuke and Chie early on. He notes a disturbance in his world potentially related to the murders going on in Inaba, and forms a reluctant alliance with the team in order to bring peace to his world. However, as time passes, he bonds with the team and with their help, attempts to find out who he truly is and what sort of being he could be, as he has no recollection at all whatsoever. My Opinion: Teddie is probably my least favorite character in the entire series. He can get really annoying and does a lot of unlikeable stuff. He's a bit like Yosuke but a lot worse in all the aspects Yosuke is terrible in. However, behind that he carries a lot of confusion about not knowing what he truly is, and how he knows nothing. In the moments that he really doubts his identity I feel are the parts that he seems more human than most of the people you meet. His lack of knowledge of the world may seem annoying, but in his defense, I would probably have acted worse if I had seen the human world for the first time. In those moments, I excuse Teddie for being annoying. He also provides some comic relief, and even has successful ventures now and then (ie. hanging out with the girls and successful "wardrobe malfunctions") which make him more successful than Yosuke. Not much better, but I do give Teddie credit for that. ************************ Personality Statistics: ************************ An important part of Persona 4 Golden is the balance of TV exploring and real life. Apart from training your characters in the TV world, you will also be training your main character in real life. Unlike Persona 3, there are 5 aspects to train: 1. Knowledge 2. Courage 3. Diligence 4. Expression 5. Understanding These statistics aren't just for show. They affect what options you can select during conversations, which Social Links you can start, as well as how many points you can get in Social Links. There are many applications for each statistic, and they will each make themselves apparent in time. They each have 5 levels, and take different amounts of training to increase to the next level. They all have different methods of training as well, and you'd be surprised to see what you can find. Here is a list of all the statistics to level, as the different levels, and the amount of training you will need to do to get the statistic to the next level. I also list some of the ways you can train the statistics. ----------- Knowledge: ----------- Aware ----> Informed ---> Expert ---> Professor ---> Sage (+10) (+19) (+25) (+31) Can increase by: - Studying in the library - Studying at home - Reading books - Eating at Aiya - Answering questions in class --------- Courage: --------- Average ---> Reliable ---> Brave ---> Daring ---> Heroic (+8) (+8) (+14) (+20) Can increase by: - Fighting optional bosses - Eating Aiya's Mabo Tofu Combo - Answering specific options - Working hospital part-time job - Reading books ------------ Expression: ------------ Rough ---> Eloquent ---> Persuasive ---> Touching ---> Enthralling (+4) (+6) (+7) (+11) Can increase by: - Going to a culture club (Music/Drama) - Translating part-time job - Reading books - Playing with cat outside Dojima Residence - Helping out friends in class - Answering options in conversations ----------- Diligence: ----------- Callow ---> Persistent ---> Strong ---> Thorough ---> Rock Solid (+6) (+7) (+14) (+17) Can increase by: - Eating Aiya's Chow Mein Set - Going to a sports club (Soccer/Basketball) - Working in the garden - Making envelopes on your table --------------- Understanding: --------------- Basic ---> Kindly ---> Generous ---> Motherly ---> Saintly (+6) (+5) (+13) (+23) Can increase by: - Eating Aiya's Steak Bowl - Daycare part-time job - Making paper cranes - Reading books ******** Combat: ******** Perhaps one of the most important aspects of this game, the other being Social Links. As Igor will tell you, your bonds are important as they are your power, but this power has absolutely no use if you are terrible in a fight. You could have the best equipment, fully maxed Social Links, and still lose a simple fight. This is how the game is. Thankfully combat in this game isn't too hard. When you explore a dungeon in the TV world, you will run into enemies called Shadows (aptly named by Teddie) that will attempt to halt your efforts and kill you. You will have to defeat all the Shadows to win the battle. Sounds easy enough. When fighting enemies, you get to hit them with several different kinds of attacks. They will either be your normal attack or Skills that you choose to use. The types are: Physical Fire Ice Electric Wind Light Darkness Almighty Physical, Fire, Ice, Electric, Wind and Almighty all deal damage. Light and Darkness are instant-kill types that will either kill an enemy or do nothing. You will see all elements but Almighty when you Analyze an enemy. This is what each of the signs mean. - Nothing: Means the attack will deal normal damage. When you use this attack on an enemy, damage is dealt. - Weak: Means the attack will deal more damage. When you use this attack on the enemy, it will say "Weak" and they will be knocked down. - Str: Means the attack will deal reduced damage. When you use this attack on the enemy, it will say "Resist" - Null: Means the attack will deal no damage. When you use this attack on the enemy, it will say "Block" - Rpl: Means the attack will be reflected back at you. When you use use this attack on the enemy, a white square will appear and a reflective noise will be heard, followed by the damage the attack would have dealt to you instead. There is a reason to know these types, and that is because enemies come with many strengths/weaknesses. Matching the right attack to the right enemy will result in gaining advantages in battle. There are two advantages to hitting an enemy's weakness. First is the "One More" advantage. This occurs when you hit an enemy's weakness or inflict a critcal hit on an enemy. This will knock down an enemy and give you an additional turn. You can get as many turns as you can knock down enemies. Unfortunately, you can't keep hitting the enemy's weakness and keep them down, so no infinite turn strategy is available. However, by hitting an enemy that is down, you could give them the Dizzy status ailment, which will make an enemy skip a turn. Second is the All-Out Attack. This occurs when all enemies are knocked down. All party members who are able to attack will unleash an Almighty attack on the enemies. This usually finishes all the enemies on screen (as indicated by a skull shape that forms in the smoke), otherwise it deals a great amount of damage. There are times it will not deal much damage, but those do not come very often, and can be worked around. As you can see, fighting strategically comes with its own benefits, and it does help a lot. ----------------- Battle Commands: ----------------- Your characters will have several options: Analyze - This option lets you see some information about your enemies. It's very handy for viewing the weaknesses and strengths of the enemies you are currently fighting. It will remain blank for a long time, as the information is something that is recorded for you. You have to use trial-and-error to see what works best on the enemy and what does not work. Tactics - This option sets how you would like a specific teammate to act. This option is only available for the main character, as your other teammates cannot control your tactics. You have a set of options which will be discussed later. Guard - This option puts the selected teammate in a defensive position. In this position they cannot attack, but take reduced damage. Their weaknesses cannot be hit however, and have a reduced chance of being hit by status ailments or instant-kill Skills. You don't tend to evade attacks as much though, so there is a trade off. Attack - This option has the selected teammate perform a physical attack. The damage dealt is dependent on the character's Strength statistic as well as the weapon they are wielding. Sometimes it can be affected by armor as well. Skills - This option lets you select a Skill that your Persona has learned. Without a doubt, this is where most of the action in Persona 4 Golden takes place. The cost of the Skill, as well as the effects differ, so do see what your play style is and which Persona fits the best. Persona - This option lets you examine the information about the currently equipped Persona (and for the main character, lets you change Personas when needed). Useful for looking at a Persona's statistics and wondering which Skill would be your most powerful attack, or seeing whether your Persona is a good match against the enemies. Also handy for switching Personas to handle different situations. Items - This option lets you use an item that you have found or purchased. Each item has different uses and effects, and some are more easily found than others. Try and see what works! Escape - This option lets you flee the fight. This is best when you are losing and/or in an unadvantegeous position. Or when you just can't be bothered to fight. Do be aware that escape is not instant; you will have to wait a few turns before you can leave the fight. --------- Tactics: --------- For those familiar with Persona 3, you will remember these tactic options. These can set a character on auto-pilot to do the tactic you have asked them to do, or they can be directly controlled by you. Here's what they do: Act Freely - As the name states, this tactic will have the character do whatever they want in battle, based on their available Skills and conditions. You have no control over what they choose to do. Full Assault - This tactic has the character focus on using offensive Skills, whether it be physical or magical. They won't have much regard to their health, but they won't exceed their limitations (ie. they won't use Skills they don't have the HP/SP for). Physical attacks are also used quite often. Conserve SP - This tactic has the character use the least amount of SP possible. This is best used when your characters need to fight effectively and without SP. In this state, most Skills will be either Physical or physical attacks are used. SP is used only when necessary. Heal/Support - This tactic has the character focus on healing, ailment removal, and status enhancing. Pretty self-explanatory. Direct Commands - Something that wasn't available in Persona 3 (except in Persona 3 Portable it was), this gives you direct control over the characters actions. Personally, I dislike having characters on auto-pilot, so I always choose Direct Commands. But if you like having your characters being controlled by the game, or are used to playing with a random element, choosing the other tactics are not a bad idea. Do keep in mind whenever you have a character join you, their tactics are set to things other than Direct Commands, so do check before battle. You can change tactics during your main character's turn or you can change them out of battle by pressing the Square button. Now we need to look at our character roster. Keep in mind that you won't get the full roster for a while, but you are still able to customize teams after you've gotten a good feel for the game. *While writing these, I did not consider the scooter rides you can take with your characters. This is important because they do give your team important skills that can make up for the flaws. I am aware of this and still need to investigate this, so while this note is here, I am not done searching* ------------ Protagonist ------------ +PROS: - Protagonist can take on any role you want him to - Can switch roles at any time by switching Personas - Can change strengths/weaknesses easily - Can hold a wide variety of Personas, allowing for many variations - Character statistics are dependent on the Persona - Can potentially outlevel the team with Social Links - Can change/upgrade Skills with Skill Cards - Can improve a Persona's statistics very quickly -CONS: - Can only switch Personas once - If Protagonist dies, it's Game Over - Character statistics are dependent on the Persona - Needs to keep fusing in order to keep up with the rest of the team The Protagonist's combat abilities are the same as his personality; it is very choice dependent. They are completely dependent on the Persona you equip and the equipment you give the Protagonist. He can take on any role you want, be as effective or ineffective as you want him to be, and can fight just as you want him to. Basically, his combat skills are dependent on you as a player. His ability to customize Personas allows you to craft together incredibly powerful Personas at any stage of the game. Getting statistic cards and Skill cards from battles may not seem like a lot at first, but the effects are permanent, and early investments will pay off in the long run. What isn't dependent are the rules the Protagonist plays by. He can switch Personas only once per turn, meaning a Persona selected by mistake will need to last one turn before being switched again. Your Protagonist's statistics are dependent on the Persona equipped. While this is cool, keep in mind that it can also work against you if the Persona you equip has good Skills but low Strength/Magic, as the power of those Skills is related to the statistics of the Persona (meaning if you use a powerful Skill with a weak Persona, doesn't matter that you have a powerful Persona with that same Skill, the damage will be based off of the weak Persona). You may also find that you will have to keep fusing Personas to get stronger ones, as the ones you currently have will inevitably fall behind the rest of the team in terms of Skills, levels, and statistics. Very annoying sometimes. Also if your Protagonist dies for whatever reason, the game ends there. I always found that really stupid because I could actually revive him every time it happened, but the game insists on ending once the Protagonist is defeated. Why this is I don't understand. You have the most versatile character in the game, but he's not perfect. He has his own set of advantages and disadvantages, but if you can strategize well, play smart, and make sure you can switch Personas without messing up, I think you will rarely face the disadvantages. You can't switch him out anyway, so learn to love him soon. ----------------- Yosuke Hanamura: ----------------- Signature Move: Youthful Wind Heals the team and increases their hit/evasion (like Mediarama and Masukukja) +PROS: - Has the team's Wind Skills (ie. Garu/Magaru) - Can boost the team's hit/evasion (with Sukukaja/Masukukaja) and his own (Auto-Sukukaja) - Has decent access to healing Skills early and late game - Has good Strength and Magic statistics, and thus can take on both physical and magical attacking roles well - Yosuke's statistics are relatively balanced - The fastest character in your team early-mid game and still remains relatively fast late-game - Can learn Dekaja, which can even out a battle - Has good resistances to Wind and Fire -CONS: - Doesn't specialize in physical or magical attacks, so limited to a mixed fighter role - Doesn't have damage boosting Skills - Healing is very poor mid game - Weak to Electric - Agility loses out to other characters as game progresses Yosuke is quite decent in combat. He possesses the only hit/evasion skills on your team, as well as specializing in both physical and magical attacks. He takes on the role of medic early on, and if you work with Yosuke, secondary medic mid-late game. He learns the only Wind Skills on your team, and has powerful statistics to back both his physical and magical attacks, which are fairly strong in his own right. His signature move, Youthful Wind, is very handy as a hit/evasion increase and a heal. He is no longer resistant to Electric, but his resistances to Wind and Fire, as well as natural affinity to evasion makes Yosuke possibly the hardest character to hit in game. Doesn't mean he won't get hit, but in all the games I've seen, rarely is Yosuke in need of healing from damage. Dekaja is also great for opponents that tend to enhance their attack/defense/evasion while Yosuke helps your team's evasion. He helps make your battles a lot easier by making sure your opponents don't get too overbearing, while you remain enhanced. The problem is his Strength and Magic are well balanced, and while that lends to his versatility, he has no real way of differentiating the two. What I mean by that is, oftentimes you will not know what his strongest attack is, because you have two options and sometimes that's still not enough. He also can't boost the damage of his attacks, leaving his offensive power somewhat weaker than other characters (such as Chie/Kanji in physical attacks and Naoto in magical attacks). His healing also extends to just Diarama at best, and until Youthful Wind comes along, it is quickly outclassed by Yukiko and Teddie, who can access better healing spells. Also, while Yosuke remains relatively fast, the game has Yosuke take an offensive turn late in his Agility growth, focusing more on his other statistics. As such, characters like Chie and Naoto are able to be faster characters, removing Yosuke's title as the team's fastest character, and thus one of his only main selling points. Despite his flaws, I personally have not experienced much of an issue with Yosuke. His work in hit/evasion increases as well as his balanced moveset can give great flexibility, and given the enemies that vary in their resistances, Yosuke is never without a way to hurt your enemies. I wouldn't suggest Yosuke for those who like to unleash powerful attacks at every turn, but if you are the type of player who likes flexibility and advantages in combat, you can't go wrong with Yosuke. --------------- Chie Satonaka: --------------- Signature Move: Dragon Hustle Increases the team's attack, defense, and hit/evasion (like Heat Riser for the team) +PROS - The physical attack expert of the team - Has a very useful array of Physical attacks - Only member of team with a Physical Skill that hits all enemies - Has good Ice and Light resistances - Has access to Power Charge and Auto-Tarukaja - Only member of team that can increase critical hit rate - Very offensive by herself - Carries best status enhancing Skill in the game - Best follow-up attack in game -CONS - Weak to Fire - Has terrible SP - Comes with Ice Skills, but those quickly become useless - Only good with Physical attacks - Doesn't work well in a team as well as others/no support skills - Not the strongest physical attacker in the team For all things that involve physical contact with the enemy, Chie's your girl. Those kicks of hers aren't weak, and she carries a great set of Skills to take advantage of her attacks. She remains fairly offensive throughout the game, and does gain some status enhancing skills, but for the most part they are for herself. She packs some serious punches though, and with powerful Skills like God's Hand and Agneystra, boosted with her Auto-Tarukaja and Power Charge, will make quick work of any opponent. She also starts with a decent line-up of Ice Skills that make the beginning of the game a lot easier and gives your team an elemental advantage. Her resistance to Light means she won't be getting killed by instant-kill Skills as often as the rest of the team. Naturally having some Ice Skills, she herself is resistant to Ice. She's incredibly focused on physical offense and can be one of the fastest characters in the game, just slightly faster than Yosuke. Unfortunately, Chie's not very good at working with teams. With the exception of her critical hit increases, her skillset isn't very oriented towards helping the team, and more for her own benefit. In fact, until Dragon Hustle comes along, she works best by herself. She doesn't offer the team any real benefits other than beating down an enemy, which seems great, but in longer fights, not having the status boosts that Yosuke/Kanji/Teddie/(and maybe Naoto) have, makes Chie's lack of team attention quite the inconvenient annoyance. And even when Dragon Hustle comes along, Chie's SP is the worst out of the team, and thus only allows for one use of Dragon Hustle before you have to restore her SP again, and that can get very annoying while you're trying to put the beatdown on enemies. To be fair though, Dragon Hustle is good enough that you probably only need it once per battle. Chie's Ice Skills also reach a very big block early on, as her Physical Skills develop more. By the time Teddie joins your team, Chie's Ice Skills are no longer needed, which can give players a big misinterpretation of what Chie is really able to do in combat. Teddie does a much better job at handling the Ice element that Chie's Ice Skills soon become just wasted skill space. She has no other magical attacks, so her Magic statistic, while decent, is almost wasted. Chie's damage can also be outclassed by Kanji, the best physical attacker on the team. I understand there was debate about this previously in Persona 4, but now that Kanji has access to Power Charge as well, and seeing the damage comparisons, I can reasonably conclude from my research that Chie is weaker than Kanji. With that being said, Chie can take out groups of enemies better than Kanji, so there is that to consider as well. However, Chie is still the best Physical specialist on your team, able to wipe out indviduals or groups of enemies that don't nullify or repel Physical. Her Skills let her match with others for quick beatdowns, and in battles where I need to deal a lot of damage, having Chie in my party increases my success rate and battle speed dramatically. For those players who favor offense over defense and a character who can hold her own, Chie is the perfect match. -------------- Yukiko Amagi: -------------- Signature Move: Burning Petals Deals severe Fire damage to all enemies (think Ragnarok that hits all enemies) +PROS - Has good resistances to Fire and Electric - Best Magic statistic in the team - Best healer in the team - Powerful magical attacker - Has the most SP in the team - Is your team's source of Fire Skills - Learns the more powerful Magic Skills earlier than others -CONS - Weak to Ice - Has no other support other than healing - Worst physical attacker - Has very low health Yukiko's specialty lies in Magic, in a direct contrast to Chie. Her Magic statistic is the highest out of your entire team, and this leads to high power Fire Skills at almost every stage of the game. In fact, Yukiko typically leads the team in advanced Skills, not including the main character. For example, she learns to use Agilao (mid level Fire Skill) while Yosuke is stuck with Garu (low level Wind Skill) for a much longer period before learning Garula, the Wind equivalent of Agilao. She also learns Salvation, perhaps the best healing Skill in the entire game, followed by Samarecarm, which she is able to learn. Even before those late-game Skills, Yukiko's usage of Mediarama and Amrita can take your team very far without upgrading. To top it all off, Yukiko's massive SP makes it easy for her to fire off (pun not intended) her Skills without much worry of running out. You will find that if you fight strategically and effectively, Yukiko almost never runs out of SP and can last from the dungeon entrance to the boss fight with more than enough SP. Her resistances to Fire and Electric are not terribly useful, but thankfully those elements come up quite a bit and Yukiko isn't fragile enough that she can't take an attack or two. Despite that, Yukiko is not without her drawbacks. For one, her physical damage is terrible. This is to be expected of course, as she has such a high focus on magical attacks. However, in situations without SP, Yukiko's not very helpful, and in fact might bring you down if you're not able to restore her SP. Her physical attacks aren't downright terrible, but if you find that you're relying on her physical attacks in anything but a Rush Attack, you may find your team's potential has been lowered drastically. Her Ice weaknesses also comes up quite a bit throughout the game, and for some odd reason or another, is always picked on (or at least, whenever I have used Yukiko). Of course, most of your team has a weakness, so saying Yukiko's weakness is the worst is not fair to her, but Ice comes up enough and is used often enough that it may get inconvenient for Yukiko fans. She's also very prone to beatdowns because her health is not as high. This might not seem like a fair judgement (because every character can be beat down) but Yukiko has the lowest health out of the team, and if you don't take care of her, she will go down to some powerful attacks quite easily and quite quickly. She also has no support abilities other than healing, which means she has no other way to avoid death than to stall the opponents until the fight is over. Personally I've always been a great fan of Yukiko. Not just in looks, but her Magic statistic makes all her Skills hurt, and even healing becomes a lot easier once she joins the team. Her ability to heal status effects with Amrita/Salvation so early on is almost a miracle sometimes, especially early and late game where you may not be as prepared for status ailments as you may think. If you need some magical firepower and/or are constantly getting hurt, Yukiko is the way to go. --------------- Rise Kujikawa: --------------- Signature Move: Full Analysis Gives you all the information about an enemy that you could possibly get (ie. strengths/weakness and movesets, even if you haven't discovered them) +PROS - Provides better support than what you started with - Can participate in battles - Full Analysis is downright amazing - Fixes the one drawback of your Protagonist dying - Gains better support as you work on her Social Link -CONS - Doesn't fight with you - Her statistics are totally irrelevant - You can't dress her in costumes - The trophy related to her comments is so hard to get Rise in Persona 4 Golden is predominantly the reason she is my favorite character. Her support abilities have improved tremendously since Persona 4. Granted, she provides weaker support than she did in Persona 4 at first, but as you work on her Social Link, her benefits quickly come to light. She can increase the damage of your All-Out Attacks, tell you when your Persona or team member can hit an enemy's weaknesses, actually prevent attacks from hitting your entire team, healing/restoring SP/curing ailments/enhancing your team with no cost to you at all, and the best part is reviving your main character when he has fallen once. She provides much more benefits to a battle than she did previously, which makes the game a lot easier and is a useful pick-me-up when things go awfully wrong. Also, her Full Analysis Skill gives you all the information you need about an enemy, eliminating the random guessing factor that can prove perilous in the final dungeons. Rise still never fights with you, so her Persona having statistics never really helps. In fact, she possesses the weakest Persona before she gains her signature move. She also can't be dressed in costumes despite the addition of costumes, and she has a trophy related to her that is difficult to get. Really difficult. There's not much to say about Rise. You can't really choose to not have her on your team; she's the support you apparently need. However, she does a very good job doing so and makes the game a lot easier if you were struggling. For all things related to battles, Rise's got you covered. Sometimes. --------------- Kanji Tatsumi: --------------- Signature Move: The Man's Way Can inflict Dizzy and Knockdown on all enemies +PROS - Has good resistances to Physical and Electric - Has the highest Strength in your team - Has the highest HP in your team - Really good at eliminating single targets - Has access to Tarukaja/Matarukaja - Is your team's source of Electric Skills -CONS - Worst SP in the team - Weak to Wind - Terrible at magical attacks - Not good with multiple targets As you might expect when Kanji joins your team, he's all about might. He possesses the best statistics for a physical fighter, and he's got the HP to keep paying for the Skills that cost a lot of HP. His health lets him take several hits and still be able to take more hits than most of your team. Ever since Kanji was able to learn Power Charge, his attacks hit much harder than Chie's, and are enough to put a dent in almost any boss's health. His Electric Skills make sure you never have to worry about zapping an enemy, and to make himself stronger, he can use Tarukaja/Matarukaja to boost his attack power even further. I've never seen a more damaging attack than a Power Charged Primal Force with a Tarukaja boost from Kanji. His resistances to Electric and Physical are strange. Electric was expected, but I never did get Physical, since most of your enemies rarely resort to hitting you outright sometimes. Perhaps I've never run into physical beatdowns before, but Kanji is durable enough that if any enemy even tried that, the fight is already won. Kanji's biggest problems are pretty much the inverse of Yukiko's problems. His Magic statistic is downright terrible, even with his Elec Amp Skill, which leaves Electric Skills on your team as a backup option more than a useful weapon. And even if you can improve the Electric damage (which is possible thankfully), Kanji's SP is even worse than Yukiko's HP. And unfortunately, Kanji's effectiveness relies a bit on his SP. There's no point in saying Kanji is more powerful than Chie when Kanji's out of SP, because at least Chie has a decent supply of SP. Yes, Dragon Hustle can only be used once, but it's so good that it probably only needs to be used once per battle. Kanji's SP is low enough that you may have to devote some battle time into restoring his SP. Kanji's physical prowess only extends to single targets. This is great for boss fights, but against a group of enemies, Kanji struggles a bit to take down a group really fast. This is where Chie really shines, as in the beginning, Kanji needs a bit of help to be truly effective. And even then, Chie takes out more groups than Kanji ever will. Despite the arguments I've seen about either Chie or Kanji being the strongest, I truly believe it doesn't matter because they serve different purposes in a fight. Kanji will make short work of enemies with his physical prowess, even busting down enemies that are resistant to Physical as if they weren't resistant. His Electric Skills may not be strong, but it leaves Kanji with a backup weapon in case smacking an enemy down isn't working. If you need to zap some enemies for an All-Out Attack or wiping out tough enemies quickly, Kanji triumphs over all. ----------------- Naoto Shirogane: ----------------- Signature Move: Shield of Justice Protects each team member from any attack, but only once (Can be casted again to re-apply protection) +PROS - Has good resistances to Fire, Light and Darkness - Is your team's source of Light and Darkness Skills - Has access to Almighty attacks - Comes with Fire and Wind Skills - Decent physical attacker - Has no weaknesses - One of the fastest characters along with Chie and Yosuke - Has access to Tetrakarn and Makarakarn - Shield of Justice is incredible protection -CONS - Is too reliant on instant-kill Skills - Elemental Skills are outclassed by Yosuke and Yukiko - Relies on not taking damage - Doesn't really excel in fighting compared to other characters Naoto is either one of the best teammates and a team staple or someone you're never going to put on your team. I'm not saying this because I dislike Naoto (I like Naoto a lot!) but the spot she takes on your team is really based on whether she fills a need or not. First off, Naoto has no weaknesses, which means she will only fall down to a critcal attack. Her resistance to Fire is good, but not as impressive as her resistances to Light and Darkness, meaning Naoto isn't going to get killed by instant kills very easily. Naoto's skill with Light and Darkness is unmatched on your team. She will either plow through enemies with instant kills and/or get them the next time. And if that doesn't work, a Mind Charged Megido attack never fails to inflict damage. Naoto's skill is good enough that she can pick off remaining enemies that manage to survive those two onslaughts. Naoto's support is all based on not taking damage. Whether it is Tetrakarn for Physical or Makarakarn for elemental Skills, Naoto can protect a team member from deadly attacks with barriers. Her signature move, Shield of Justice, is also the best protection Skill in the game, preventing ANY attack that would hurt your team. She also comes with a very varied skillset, able to use Fire and Wind when you get her, as well as some Physical attacks. And if things are getting too bad for the team, Shield of Justice buys you time that I always find to be nothing short of miraculous. She's very well balanced, and on first sight nothing seems wrong. But that in itself is also her worst aspect. Her skillset seems to be all-encompassing and useful, but you quickly learn that most of her moveset has no real place in the team. Physical attacks are best left to Kanji and Chie, her Wind and Fire Skills are outclassed by Yosuke and Yukiko, leaving only her Almighty, Light and Darkness Skills as her specialty. Her statistics are also nicely balanced, but do not give her an edge. Unlike Yosuke however, Naoto isn't able to specialize in either physical or magical attacks because she is outclassed in those aspects. To put it simply, if an opponent is immune to Light/Darkness/Light and Darkness, Naoto's effectiveness is quite low. Mind Charge + Megidola/Megidolaon is great, but not as powerful as you might expect later on. As her support skills revolve around avoiding damage, it goes to show that Naoto is banking her effectiveness on instantly killing an enemy. If that fails, then there's not much else Naoto really can do other than deal out some weak damage. Like Chie, she's a bit of an individual player at times. Unlike Chie however, Naoto's biggest drawback is not her lack of Skills, but rather needing to avoid getting hurt to bring out her potential. Naoto isn't much tougher than Yukiko, and her barriers cost far more SP than Yukiko's healing. Naoto is by no means weak or insignificant, despite my analysis pointing out her weak points. There's no better Light or Darkness user on your team, and Naoto's Almighty attacks will help you get past resistances easily. She's not a terrific damage dealer and her skillset shows that. However, she gets the job done and is just as effective than Yukiko if used strategically and correctly. For those in dire need of instant-kill and Almighty Skills, while giving adequate damage protection for your teammates, Naoto never fails to disappoint. -------- Teddie: -------- Signature Move: Kamui Miracle Does something random (effects differ) +PROS - Has good resistances to Ice, Wind and Darkness - Has a LOT of healing/support - Is able to cast Rakukaja/Marakukaja - Replaces Chie as the source of Ice Skills - Has some pretty decent Physical Skills - Has the potential to take on multiple roles in battle -CONS - Weak to Electric - Tries to be everything at once - Kamui Miracle is probably the worst signature move ever - Extremely poor support before Rise comes Despite my dislike of Teddie, he's actually a really good character to have on your team. By the time you gain Teddie as a character, his Ice Skills will outclass Chie's, making him the resident Ice user of the team. He also comes with healing Skills and support Skills, being the only team member to have Rakukaja/Marakukaja and sharing Matarukaja with other team members. His Physical Skills aren't bad either, and provide a very good mix of offensive strategies. The best part is Teddie has the statistics to back up his skillset. He can be a great magic user, a decent physical attacker, a great medic, and great support. He's basically like an all-encompassing tool, which is true because he really can take on all those roles with some level of effectiveness. Teddie's resistances are also very noteworthy, as he resists Ice, Wind and Darkness, elements that tend to come up very frequently. This means Teddie is not likely to go down often in regular fights, as long as you don't actually put him in danger on purpose. However Teddie has some strange weakness to Electricity that I have no idea about. It just never made sense to me. And Electric attacks are more common than you would think. Teddie's Skills and statistics may be well-balanced, but unfortunately his skillset tries to make him do everything at once. He won't be as good as Chie/Kanji in physical attacks, not as good as Yukiko in magic or healing, and his support reaches a conflict when you decide whether you need Matarukaja or Marakukaja, or both. He won't be able to balance his roles like Yosuke can, and unlike Naoto, there's nothing Teddie really has that makes him really special other than his Ice Skills. Teddie's role on a team is to fill up a role that isn't already filled. Got too many magic users? Teddie makes a great physical attacker. Don't want Yukiko to heal? Teddie's healing can do the job. Need to use Ice? Teddie has your back. Need support? Teddie can pair up with Yosuke to keep your team fully covered. Just try not to make Teddie do 4 things at once, and you should find that Teddie is just as capable a combatant as the rest of your team. ------------------- Team Combinations: ------------------- These are special All-Out Attacks that are performed after an All-Out Attack by the team. There are only 3 in the game, and they require certain team members to be in the party. There must also be enemies left after the All-Out Attack (this is sort of obvious as there can't be a follow-up attack if the battle is over). The required members must also be alive, and it does not always occur after an All-Out Attack. They are as follows: Yukiko and Chie: Twin Dragons A spectacularly dazzling scene where Chie and Yukiko both summon a dragon and flower petals to inflict damage on the enemies. Kanji and Naoto: Beauty and the Beast Aptly named, despite the strange name. It is a dark attack that summons netherworld objects to inflict damage on the enemies. Yosuke and Teddie: Junes Bomber A particularly funny attack where Yosuke and Teddie drop an assortment of ninja tools and a giant-sized Teddie bomb respectively. All they really do is more damage, and they sometimes occur in boss fights. While cool, they aren't necessary, and sometimes you might find yourself forcing party members into your team just to make it work. --------------- Scooter Rides: --------------- By going with a character on a scooter ride, you can potentially give a character new Skills or help them re-learn Skills that you may have unlearned. You need to keep visiting to gain access to the other Skills the character can learn (ie. Yosuke can't learn Megido unless you have had him learn Panic Boost first). The exception is Rise, as with every visit you will increase the strength of your All-Out Attacks. There are only 5 Skills you can learn, and in Rise's case, only 5 All-Out Attack boosts. After that, subsequent visits will do nothing, except for relearning forgotten Skills. I personally never found them to be very useful, and even Rise's boost isn't as handy or useful to get through the game. They also waste a great amount of time which could be better spent on Social Links and personality increases, so these scooter rides are better left for those who really don't care for Social Links and want to experiment with the team's combat potential. -------- Yosuke: -------- Panic Boost Megido Green Wall Makara Break Diarahan ------ Chie: ------ Hama Mind Slice Hamaon Tetra Break Bufudyne -------- Yukiko: -------- Valiant Dance Matarunda Red Wall Spirit Drain Mind Charge ------- Kanji: ------- Media Atom Smasher Blue Wall Fast Heal Mediarama -------- Teddie: -------- Dekunda Life Drain Mustard Bomb White Wall Evade Physical ------ Rise: ------ All-Out Attack power increase All-Out Attack power increase All-Out Attack power increase All-Out Attack power increase All-Out Attack power increase ------- Naoto: ------- Bufudyne Ziodyne Tetraja Myriad Arrows Angelic Grace ---------------------- Immediate TV Busting: ---------------------- I talk about Immediate TV Busting in the beginning of the Walkthrough and wrote the walkthrough as if I had beaten the dungeon in a day. The reason I encourage Immediate TV Busting is because: 1. It's possible. If you can clear a dungeon in a day, I would do it. There is plenty of time to train later. 2. You can work on your team's Social Links a lot easier. Otherwise some days they will ask to go for a rescue rather than hang out with you. They will still hang out with you occasionally, but not as often, so it's harder to work on those Social Links. 3. It saves time. Instead of arranging to spend 4-5 days on a dungeon, you could save the person in 1 day and use the other 3-4 days to do other tasks. Time is precious in this game, and you could always be doing something else. 4. It does your training for you. Don't want to make time to go back into the dungeons? The fighting that you'll do is good training. However, there are other reasons to go back into a dungeon other than training. You may wonder how this is possible. This game has made it a lot easier with 2 new additions: Golden Hands and Chalice Cards. Golden Hands grant you a huge amount of EXP, so much in fact that killing one almost always means a level-up for a team member, and maybe more than 1 level per Hand. They also drop a lot of money, so there are benefits all around. The problem? They are hard to defeat, they run from battles often, and they are rare enemies. They take significantly less damage than most enemies, have no weaknesses, and flee at inopportune times. So how do you kill them? First, whenever you find one, (it's pretty obvious; it's a walking gold hand that actively runs away from you), always try get a Player Advantage. This gives you more time. And it's easier than you think, because it has its back facing you as it runs from you. Don't be afraid to swing if you think you have it, as you move faster than the Hand and thus get multiple tries. Second, during combat, you need to maximize your damage and/or kill it quickly. Here are some methods: 1. Elemental items. If you're dealing way below 50 damage, items like Dry Ice and Firecracker may get you an advantage. They deal definite amounts, so even a resistance won't change their damage. Just make sure if you're using them that the Hand doesn't absorb the element in question, or you're making things harder for yourself. 2. Hope for a critical hit. An All-Out Attack pretty much kills them early on, and it will happen at least once. You have nothing to lose, and physical attacks are pretty much the only consistent way to damage these Golden Hands, so it's not as silly as you might think. 3. Use Almighty Skills. Megido/Megidola/Megidolaon are your best friends when fighting Golden Hands, as they take a lot of damage from these Skills. If you happen to have Mind Charge, those Hands are as good as yours. More methods will be posted as I discover them. By utilizing these Golden Hands, I typically outlevel my opponents and the boss significantly, often being 10 levels higher than the standard level for the dungeon. I usually reach Level 99 for my team at around Heaven or Magatsu Inaba, and even at Heaven I finish at the mid-late 90's. It really does work and is really effective. You can use the money earned to buy Personas and Skill Cards for fusion. The Golden Hands give a lot of money if you fight them at the highest stage of the game as possible, which gives you a lot of freeway into fusing extra strong Personas and having money for fusion experiments. You may wonder how you can get through without running out of SP. This is usually the reason why people can't do Immediate TV Busting; SP is harder to recover than HP. This is where the Arcana Chance at the end of battle comes into play. You have a lot of options to choose from. If possible though, keep picking Chalice Cards, The boost to SP may be slight but it does build up, and eventually give you enough SP to beat the boss. As you may notice however, these cards don't come as often, or usually you are torn between Chalice Cards and EXP/Money/Stat Increases/Personas. No worries, the game now allows for Sweep Bonuses, which not only let you pick 3 cards instead of 1, but ALWAYS trigger an Arcana Chance after a battle. How do you get a Sweep Bonus? You have to find a configuration that lets you pick all the Arcana Chance cards. This means picking cards that let you pick one, two, three or even four more cards. Yes, Half EXP/No EXP/Half Money/No Money cards are terrible to get. I hate picking those as well. But do keep in mind that you can easily make up those losses from Golden Hands, who provide much more EXP and money from 1 fight than you will get from fighting an entire dungeon floor. Sweep Bonuses also trigger the chances of being able to have Chalice Cards to pick, and you can always start building your SP back up. In the event of a lost Sweep Bonus, don't worry, you can always wait for an Arcana Chance and build up again. It's not as rare as you may think it is. Playing conservatively with your SP helps a lot as well. I have enemy listings with all the enemy strengths and weaknesses for each dungeon. If you don't have an element to take down an enemy, use physical attacks. If the enemy is pathetically weak, don't waste SP, use physical attacks. Skills should only be used if you're facing strong enemies and need to use All-Out Attacks to help you win (and there's nothing wrong with that). Also, using your items is great too. Yes, there's always the "I need to save them for when I really need them" argument, and it's very valid in this game. However, at the end of the game you'll find a lot of those items sitting in your inventory without being used. Never be afraid to use your items. This way you should be able to save your SP, get powerful Personas, have strong teammates to fight with, and easier boss fights. This is very hard to do in the beginning, but after the first TV dungeon it should be very doable. It's still manageable the first time you try it, but it requires a bit of item usage and prior knowledge. It IS possible to do Immediate TV Busting on harder difficulties (I have managed to do it on Very Hard, so it will be possible). However, on harder difficulties, Golden Hands won't give as much EXP/money, and you will end up having to stay in the dungeons a lot longer than you expect. I suggest waiting on easier floors to get SP restoring items and then training at higher levels to speed up the process. I don't really recommend this for new players though. It sounds cool, it saves a lot of time, and it copies the anime in the "one day rescue" format, but it is better to experience the game by yourself at your own pace before attempting any crazy stuff. I also don't recommend this for new players because the first dungeon is really, really hard to do Immediate TV Busting in without spending a lot of play time there. ************* Walkthrough: ************* This Walkthrough will assume a player uses Immediate TV Busting (clearing a dungeon in a day) so the dungeon guides will be on the first day the dungeon is available. It does not mean you have to clear it on the first day, and if you ever need to refer to it, you can always scroll back to the respective dungeon guide. I will refer to the main character as Yu Narukami (Narukami Yu) during battles. I used the team [Yu, Yosuke, Yukiko, Kanji] as my mainstay and favorite team, but I also use [Yu, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji] throughout the guide because I like the damage output. I list Personas used, but do keep in mind that they are suggestions, not Personas you definitely need. I used them because I had access to them, but the Personas you want to use, and ultimately the Skills you want to use are up to you. I just use a few to show you that it is possible to beat the bosses with any sort of Persona, but it can be easier with the right Skills and the right Personas. ========= Prologue ========= *CUTSCENE* Here you are introducted to Igor and Margaret. He is always a male, and sadly not a female, so no changing, unlike P3P. You also decide your name here. It is last name, then first name. So something like this: Last Name First Name On the input screen. Sit back and watch the rest as it unfolds. *CUTSCENE* ========================== April 11th (04/11) Monday ========================== ------------------ Yasoinaba Station ------------------ Here you meet Ryotaro Dojima (your uncle) and Nanako Dojima (younger cousin). I'll refer to Ryotaro as "Dojima" and Nanako as "Nanako" to make things easier and so that you can tell the difference while reading. You can pick whatever option you like here, as it doesn't really influence the story right now. You will also run into a girl, something you didn't see in the original. You can pick whatever option you want as well. Once you're at the gas station, the story will play out and then you'll be given the chance to explore the shopping district. ----------------------------------- Central Shopping District (South) ----------------------------------- You can talk and walk around, but there's not much you can do, even with the girl that you just met. When you're ready to head back, run to Dojima and tell him you want to go back. A little help box comes up telling you that you can skip scenes with the START button, and can check the chat logs with the SELECT button. I can't tell you how handy that will be, especially when you've played through the game more than once. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- All you can do is go up to your room and sleep today. You can also save at the calendar. ----------------- ??? ----------------- You will then gain control of your character. This is the point in time where you get used to moving your character around and adjusting the camera. You may need to change the settings in the System Menu first. Once you're comfortable, continue along the path. It's pretty linear and there's only one path, so you shouldn't have trouble walking through it. Pass through the door. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: ??? Well, I say this, but you can't really win. Nor can you lose. Just pick any option you want, and keep going until the battle finishes. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ========================= April 12 (04/12) Tuesday ========================= ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You awaken to more talking with Nanako. Just keep picking options. Then there's a boy who crashes his bike and then gets hurt in a really painful area. I'd feel sorry for him and help, but your character is quite heartless and just passes him by. I would never do that, but hey, this supposedly happens a lot in the story. Here you are shown your school at Yasogami High. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- When Mr. Morooka introduces you, select "...You calling me a loser?" to get some extra Courage points. Handy for being such a boss, too bad you can't do that in real life. You are introduced to Chie Satonaka and Yukiko Amagi. You also see Yukiko get hit on by some random boy, who acts and is absolutely disgusting. Then you get to pick if you think Yukiko is attractive. Despite that, nothing significant happens per option you pick. You then run across a murder scene. *GASPS* Well, even when Dojima comes and suspects you of snooping around, no option really hurts or helps you. After that conversation, you get taken to the location select screen. You can go to any of the places listed, but you can't really do anything but go home, so select the Dojima Residence. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- When going home, you will get a notice saying that it will be "Evening" when you go home. This is important to note so that you don't assume you can go home whenever. It will skip a day without any activity, and in this game, every day will count, especially in the beginning. Keep picking options as usual. Save if you want and then go upstairs. ============================= April 13th (04/13) Wednesday ============================= Today you help out the student with the bike crash. His name is Yosuke Hanamura. Now you're the nice person. Strange. Oh well. Keep picking options. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You will automatically get a Knowledge increase today during lecture. ------ Junes ------ Keep picking options with Yosuke and Chie. When you are introduced to Saki Konishi, no options matter, so keep picking. Here you discover Yosuke's position as the son of the Junes manager in Inaba, as well as Chie's rumor of the Midnight Channel. Keep picking options with Nanako. This family is weird sometimes. Save if you want, and then your character will want to try out the Midnight Channel. Weird, but hey, no losses. A movie scene will play. You can skip with the START button, but it never hurts to watch it because it's actually pretty interesting. *CUTSCENE* You try to enter the TV but you fail and hurt yourself. Figures. After your TV escapades, pick options with Nanako. ============================ April 14th (04/14) Thursday ============================ Today you encounter a new addition in Persona 4 Golden: Umbrella Encounters. Today is with Chie. Fortunately or unfortunately nothing major happens in the conversation, so you can just pick whatever option you want. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You also have to answer a question in class. This is the first of many that will allow you to increase your Knowledge. To get that boost, answer "1 BC". You will then go to Junes after Chie's suggestion to look at TV models. Your character will repeat the TV entrance in the cutscene, only this time dragging Yosuke and Chie in with him. *CUTSCENE* --------- Junes TV --------- Chie looks really good in this cutscene. I never thought she looked great in the normal gameplay sequences, but anime wise she's quite pretty. Nice. Anyways, after the scene, you get to pick option. You can pick whatever you want, but for an Understanding bonus, pick "Are you guys okay?" There are also a lot of wet pants jokes here. This game's humor is actually pretty good for some short laughs. It's a mix of laugh-out-loud stuff and some normal short laughs, but the humor can be kind of ridiculous at times if you are one of the more serious gamers. More options, but you can keep picking through them with no worries. You enter a room with some strange and disturbing pictures (at least in the view of the characters). More bathroom jokes, and then you return to the stage. You meet a Mysterious Bear at the stage who tells you more about the place you landed in. He gets kind of strange at times, but he gets you the way out. Once back in Junes, you note the images you saw in the room are the same as the ones in Junes, only the pictures in Junes are normal. Once back at the Dojima Residence, Dojima will ask you a question, but all the responses are the same. Save if you want and then go to bed. ========================== April 15th (04/15) Friday ========================== *CUTSCENE* That was particulary unnerving. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- When you get to school, there is a school assembly noting Saki Konishi is dead. Ouch. Yosuke is now super determined to find out what happened to Saki, and while you are filled with choices, no option really matters, so pick what you want. You then get the option to save. You may want to if you haven't done so at this point, if you have been watching everything without skipping a single moment or fast-forwarding with the START button, you have clocked in about an hour and a half of game time. If you are one of those "I need to have a full experience with no skipping" gamers, you do not want to lose all that progress. At Junes, you meet up with Yosuke. When he asks you if you want to walk away, mention "I'm worried about Chie." to get an Understanding bonus. This time Yosuke has a plan. Chie with the lifeline, and your character with a golf club. And Yosuke with nothing. Sounds like a plan. That doesn't involve Yosuke. At least he gives you 3 Medicines and a Golf Club which isn't totally bad, but it looks like he has no intention of fighting, because call me a critic, but he didn't arm himself and he expected you to do the fighting. After the entrance into the TV, just watch Chie ruin the point of a lifeline. --------- Junes TV --------- Inside the TV, you meet up with the Mysterious Bear again. Keep picking options, nothing important here. The Bear hands you glasses that clear up the fog. From now on all your party members will have glasses, so you know who is in your team. You also learn his name is Teddie at this point. When you get the option to test Teddie, while no option really matters, I must note that this is a particularly funny moment, no matter what option you pick. Yosuke complains, but let's keep in mind he's the one who went in with no intention of fighting, and unlike Teddie, has no use in the world (at least Teddie is their way out). -------------------------- Twisted Shopping District -------------------------- Now you will approach the Twisted Shopping District for some story plot discussion and an encounter with an enemy. *CUTSCENE* This is not as bad, not including the fact I think Izanagi is one of the cooler looking Personas. And the summoning animation is pretty cool. This is your first battle so Teddie will walk you through it. The "Help" section discusses the strengths/weaknesses of Persona 4 Golden as well as the ever-handy "1 MORE" mechanic that nets you extra turns. Use the L button to look up enemy strengths/weaknesses you have discovered, it is a very handy tactic. But it is mostly hit-and-miss for a while. Except that you have my guide and some other handy FAQs. The Slipping Hableries you fight are weak to Lightning. Fortunately, Izanagi has the Zio skill which, as you can tell by the symbol, is Lightning, so zap those enemies and move on. It's a really easy fight. Teddie will now address your character as "Sensei". This is helpful because now you don't need to tell him your name. Or have the game mess up. Inside the liquor store, you meet a darker side of Yosuke who claims to be him. Yosuke denies this, and he gets you into a boss fight as a result. *CUTSCENE* The sad part is, Shadow Yosuke is right; Yosuke entered the TV without wanting to fight, as evidenced by placing the burden on you and Teddie. Of course something bad was going to happen to Yosuke. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Yosuke You start off with getting hit by Izanagi's weakness of Wind. Ouch. But this lets you get introduced to the Guard mechanic, which is also super helpful and should always be kept in mind. Also something to note is that you retain the same HP and SP from the last fight. So if you somehow struggled with that, you should probably heal up with Medicines. If you are somehow low on SP, you may have gained Soul Drops from the last fight which do heal some SP, so use those if necessary. Shadow Yosuke is weak to Lightning, so you can zap him with Zio and get a free turn. However, hitting an enemy with its weakness repeatedly, while causing potentially more damage, will not net you another free turn (which means you can't gain infinite turns). In this case I highly recommend using the physical skill you have, which is Cleave, because it deals more damage than your normal attack and saves you some SP for Zio, and is also stronger than Zio. But be warned it will use your health in order to be used, so if you are weak, don't use it. I recommend a tactic of Zio and Cleave every chance you get. If you are weak, substitute Cleave with a physical attack. When Shadow Yosuke uses Power Charge, Guard yourself. If it Guards, it will use Wind of Oblivion which is not strong, but will still knock you off your feet. Shadow Yosuke never uses the Extra Turn though, even after an unlucky critical hit, which I had the misfortune of experiencing once, so that is actually a really big help in this fight. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After you win, Yosuke gets his Persona, Jiraiya. Nice. Some more story plot follows, and then you get the ability to enter and exit the TV at Junes to solve this new mystery. Exiting the TV results in Chie screaming at you and Yosuke. Understandable, considering Yosuke went in without ever wanting to fight and that you were gone until evening. --------------------- Samegawa Flood Plain --------------------- On your way home, you see Yukiko in a kimono. Keep picking options, no real effects here. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- When you get home, keep picking options, but you can now check your status more in-depth when you hit the Triangle button. To access the old menu you had before, it is now called "System", so you can change your settings there. Save if you want, then sleep. You are then approached by Igor, who takes you from your dream world. You get the key item "Velvet Key", which allows you unlimited access to the Velvet Room as long as you can find it. He also mentions bonds, but that won't make sense just yet. ============================ April 16th (04/16) Saturday ============================ You meet up with Yosuke. Keep picking options. The point of this scene is to start the Magician Social Link with Yosuke. This is what Igor meant by bonds. It's a story link, and thus is always activated. Now Yosuke can help someone who is knocked down. Handy. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Chie comes in later saying Yukiko is missing. You and Yosuke then tell Chie about what might have happened, but it turns out to be a false alarm. ------ Junes ------ To be safe you go back to Junes to check with Teddie. Keep picking options, and you get Yosuke's phone number. You get a story scene with Dojima and someone named Adachi discussing the case. Nothing terribly important, but it does review what is currently known to the public. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- At home, save if you want and go to sleep. When you watch the Midnight Channel, something happens. *CUTSCENE* Pretty Yukiko! YAY!!! Unfortunately it comes at the cost of knowing something has happened to her, which is not as enjoyable. When Yosuke calls, keep picking options, no right or wrong answer. ========================== April 17th (04/17) Sunday ========================== ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- When you wake up, keep picking options. Nanako is nice enough to let you leave the house without much concern. ------ Junes ------ When you meet with Yosuke, keep picking options. Then watch as he pulls a really bone-headed stunt. Funny, but bone-headed. You then get arrested. --------------- Police Station --------------- Thankfully, Dojima is your uncle and a police officer, or Yosuke would have messed you over. At the police station, you meet with Chie. Keep picking options, and then Chie takes you to a very important place. -------- Daidara -------- This is Daidara, your weapon/armor/accessory store and the place where you can earn money selling materials and other items. By talking to Daidara, you will learn that you can sell materials you get from dungeon crawling. You can also talk to him and he will request specific materials to make new items. Yosuke gives you 5000 Yen to spend at Daidara. It may not seem like a lot of money when you see the prices, but it is enough to upgrade your weapon, get Yosuke a better weapon, and get some armor. I personally wouldn't buy Yosuke his weapon yet because you can get another weapon for him that is free, and is much better. But it is your choice. You will then encounter a story scene of the Velvet Room appearing out of nowhere. This is where Igor tells you about the purpose of the room, as well as introducing Marie, who is new to Persona 4 Golden. You can then save at the Save Point in the Shopping District. You can walk around, but you can't leave for any other place but Junes. There is the Shiroku Store that is open, which lets you get some consumable items for use, which helps your survivability if you are doing extremely poor. ------ Junes ------ Short meeting here, and then off to the TV. --------- Junes TV --------- After a rendevous with Teddie, he directs you to a new place, called Yukiko's Castle. Chie blindly runs in, leaving the three of you outside. Before entering the castle, talk to Teddie for 3 Revival Beads, 5 Peach Seeds, and 5 Soul Drops. The Revival Beads revive a party member with 50% of their HP back, Peach Seeds are like a weaker Medicine, but more common in the TV world, and Soul Drops heal SP. Quite a good haul from Teddie. When you're ready, enter Yukiko's Castle. ---------------- Yukiko's Castle ---------------- When you first enter, you are introduced to the basics of Persona 4 Golden dungeon-crawling. Pay attention because it's really important. If you want, you can explore the floor (as I always do) but there isn't much of a point at the moment. Still, you can practice your combat basics and learn about Shuffle Time. Shuffle Time is made easier in that you get a set of cards and are able to pick one as a bonus. You can get new Personas, more money, more EXP, healing, and other such benefits, making this really handy. You are then told that you can trigger Shuffle Time more often if you get "1 MORE" turns more often. This makes it important to find an enemy's weakness and fight your battles in a more strategic manner. Do whatever you want to on this floor, and once you reach a set of stairs, go up when you feel you have fought enough. On the 2nd floor, after a while, you will learn why Yosuke has been acting on auto-pilot; he is set to "Act Freely" in Tactics. You can keep it that way if you want characters to do whatever you want, but for more control and less unpredictability, I would suggest always keeping your characters on "Direct Commands" so that you don't rely too much on luck to win your battles. If you are used to Persona 3's playstyle of selecting character playstyles, those are once again available, so pick whatever tactics fit your playstyle. Once you pass through the door, you meet Chie and her Shadow for another boss fight. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Chie Shadow Chie is harder than Shadow Yosuke for obvious reasons. It is good that you have Yosuke and can handle this battle just as easily as you did with Shadow Yosuke. Shadow Chie is weak to Wind, and if you noticed Yosuke's moveset, he's got Wind skills for your using, in this case it is Garu. Use that to knock Shadow Chie down. She resists Physical attacks though, so do be cautious about using your health for physical attacks. If you skipped through your battles or lucked out on fighting in the first floor, you will notice that every time you knock an opponent down with more than one teammate, you get the signal for an All-Out Attack. It's a powerful attack that can normally devastate enemies for a win, but against bosses or more durable enemies, it will just deal a lot of damage and remove all bad effects on them such as the Knockdown status. Shadow Chie uses Mazio which Yosuke is weak against (shares that with his Shadow) which will knock him down. Your character will be fine, but Shadow Chie will use the next turn to use Bottomless Envy, a powerful attack that will give your character the Dizzy status. This prevents a character from doing anything for one turn, so try to guard when Shadow Chie is about to use Mazio. Normally, Mazio comes after Green Wall wears off. Green Wall will take away Shadow Chie's Wind weakness temporarily, for about 3 turns. In this time period she always hits you with physical attacks. This battle isn't hard as long as you get your health up and keep up your assault. Just watch your health, because after about 50% health, Shadow Chie will use Mabufu, which is an Ice skill that isn't necessarily dangerous, but it is Shadow Chie's strongest attack and can deal more damage than Mazio, so be prepared for that attack when the fight drags on for a while. If you got new Personas when fighting in the first floor, you will find they are not as strong as Izanagi will be when you fight, so Izanagi is typically your best bet for this fight. If you are lucky enough to encounter a Persona with Wind skills, you can hit Shadow Chie twice for a double All-Out Attack, which will definitely hurt. Izanagi's Rakunda will also be able to help you deal more damage and keep this battle going faster. Rakukaja is always an option if you feel you are taking too much damage. When you get the note that Shadow Chie is scornfully looking at Yosuke, it means that her next move will be Mazio, so be sure to Guard there. This doesn't happen when she switches to Mabufu, so do pay attention. Fortunately none of your characters should be weak to Ice, so this should not present any other threat than a lot of damage. Keep your health up, make sure your character does not die, and have Yosuke move strategically and you should win this battle easily. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After this fight, Chie will gain her Persona, Tomoe. Here you also learn of the time to save Yukiko, and how it won't come anytime soon. This lets you convince Chie to leave and come back when you are all healed up and ready to fight. Chie also apologizes for her headstrong behavior. Never saw this from Yosuke. Impressive. After meeting back at your Junes TV point, Chie gains the glasses and joins your party. You then are appointed leader and get the Fool Social Link. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Dojima inquires you about the fiasco he had to get you and Yosuke out of. It's some honest concern, and I appreciate that aspect of him. Nanako butts in and ends the potential interrogation, but you learn that Dojima is awfully suspicious of you now. Save and go upstairs. Except you have a new twist! Nanako then calls you back down for a phone call, which is from none other than Mr. Morooka. He has prepared something for you that requires you to meet him at the Shopping District tonight. In order to leave, you need to talk to Dojima, or else you will be prevented from leaving the house by him. You then get to leave at night. Go to the Shopping District. First thing to note is that you have limited places to go to at night. Also, stores are closed so you can't buy or sell anything. -------------------------- Central Shopping District -------------------------- Here you meet Mr. Morooka, who will hand you a Yaso High Jersey costume. These can be worn throughout the dungeons, and are purely cosmetic, but affect after- battle poses and get different reactions from party members when you talk to them with the Square button. Now that is done, so go home and rest for real this time. ========================== April 18th (04/18) Monday ========================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You meet up with Chie for a discussion. Keep picking options. When it comes a certain dialog, "Falling for me, huh?" can only be picked with high Courage, which you don't have at the moment. This problem is fixed later when you play the game again. After some talks with Chie, you develop the Chariot Social Link with her, and she can also pick someone up after they have been knocked down in battle. When asking for her contact information, you can only "Ask her straight out" if you have high Courage, which you once again do not. Sad, because that would have been really cool. The game then notes that you need to watch the weather, and after a few days of rain, fog sets in, which will kill your rescuee if you have not saved them yet. Checking the weather is super important in this game, because it is not like Persona 3 Portable which progressed no matter what you did. Your game can end if you just mess around, so pay attention. You'll know time is nearly up when there are a bunch of rainy days on the calendar bunched together. In class, answer "Beta" to get a Knowledge increase. And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. FREE TIME!!! After two hours of sitting there and experiencing the game dragging you around, (assuming that you watched everything without fast-forwarding or skipping) now you get to do whatever you want to do. Increase Social Links, increase statistics, go save the person in the TV, all that is up to you. As a result I will no longer guide you directly on what to do every day, because that is all up to you. But I will tell you what happens each day and if it is important to note. I will also tell you the last day you have until the person inside the TV is killed, so make sure to explore that day if you haven't saved that person yet. As I set my game on Normal, and with the additions in-game, I was able to do what I like to call in this game "Immediate TV Busting" which is freeing the person from the TV the first chance you get. This may not be a smart use of days, but if you don't rescue the person in the TV ASAP, you may often find that your party members will not increase your Social Links, and will instead ask to go into the TV. This is from my experience at least, but I will still tell you what you are able to do that day if you don't choose to rescue immediately. Going to Daidara in the Shopping District tells you that you can sell materials you get from exploring and fighting to him, which leads to the creation of new materials. Do this often to get new weapons. Personas may be the main form of power in this game, but weapons play an incredibly pivotal role too, something I learned later and made me appreciate weapons more. Going to the Velvet Room has Igor, who will now fuse Personas you have into a more powerful Persona, at the cost of the current Personas you use for the fusion. If you want those Personas back, talk to Margaret to access the Persona Compendium, which lets you register Personas that you work on/find, as well as edit as you play the game. You can also bring back the latest version of the Persona you have registered for some money, so you never really have to worry about losing a Persona forever. You do have to worry about overwriting a Persona that you have made incredibly powerful with the more generic Personas however (it happens more to people who aren't used to the game). New to Persona 4 Golden is Marie, who will let you access a new function known as Skill Cards. These are cards you gain with Skills that let you teach a Persona any skill you want, as long as you have the respective card that can teach that skill. You gain these through Shuffle Time and an alternate method I will cover later. Once obtained, you can either keep them and use them or give them to Marie. Giving them to Marie means you lose the cards you have, but you can buy an infinite amount from her if you have the money, which lets you customize Personas for a fee. You can only give her one unique skil card, meaning that she will only take skill cards that you haven't already registered with her. This lets you keep repeat cards that you may find while exploring. Re-entering the Velvet Room again after leaving will spark a conversation that lets you talk with Marie outside of the Velvet Room from now on. You can buy vegetables from the woman at Junes. Handy while outside of battle, but not very useful inside. Not yet at least. But the Tiny Soul Tomato can provide some help if you're low on SP, and they do provide more than a Soul Drop. The only problem is that they are limited in quantity and easily out-performed by other items very early on. She sells 3 Tiny Soul Tomato today. That is it for new information. You can stock up at Shiroku if you like, and then do as you will. To start getting insects, you can go to the Shrine and talk to the first boy you see. He will ask for a random drink that you can get at the vending machines, and will trade for a Tatsuhime Ladybug (or sometimes two) per time you give him drinks. Handy way to start off fishing, because now you need bait to fish, and insects make perfect bait. ---------------- Yukiko's Castle ---------------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lying Hablerie: Weak to Ice/Electric, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calm Pesce: Weak to Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Raven: Weak to Electric, Resists Fire/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magic Hand: Weak to Ice, Resists Physical/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trance Twins: Weak to Fire, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positive King: Weak to Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secret Bambino: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laughing Table: Weak to Wind, Resists Electric/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phantom Mage: Weak to Electric/Light, Resists Physical/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bronze Dice: Weak to Electric, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burning Beetle: Weak to Ice/Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magical Magus: Weak to Light, Nulls Fire, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heat Balance: No weaknesses, Nulls Fire/Ice, Resists Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happiness Hand: No weaknesses, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avenger Knight: Weak to Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Peach Seed Life Stone Soul Drop Vanish Ball Amrita Soda Goho-M Snuff Soul Smart Bomb Magic Mirror Hiranya Diamond Shield Revival Bead Firecracker Ice Cube Purifying Salt Physical Mirror Gentleman's Tux* Power Belt* Ice Suppresor* Combat Dress* Bead* Wind Suppressor* Chewing Soul* Wing Strap* Ice Pin* Disguise Mask* Fire Pin* Fire Vow* Thunder Pin* Wind Pin* Crow Charm* Talisman* Volt Suppressor* Rabbit Foot* *in Gold Chests only Personas: Pixie Slime Ukobach Angel Spsaras Sandman Forneus Nata Tashi Omoikane Yomotsu-Shikome Orobas Talk to Teddie to show you the way. Once at the Gate, talk to Teddie to get 3 Goho-M, which will teleport you out of the dungeon if it gets too dangerous or you want to leave for other reasons. It's handy in case you're being overpowered and want to save your progress. If you need more, you can always buy more from Shiroku or find it in Red Chests. Upon entering, Teddie tells you the layout of the dungeon will always change, but he will remember the floor's current form, giving you a map in the lower left corner. You can enlarge it and see it with the START button. Chie is on the Full Assault tactic when you first get her, so switch her to Direct Commands if you want. I always switch to Direct Commands, but it's a play choice, so do what you will. Speaking of Chie, your team will now consist of you, Yosuke, and Chie. You can't have any other team changes, so that will be your mandatory team for Yukiko's Castle. So for those who wanted to do "Main Character Solo Runs", sorry, but it's not possible in this game. Immediate TV Busting will be difficult for this dungeon the first time. Your characters probably haven't had enough training time, your items are limited, and the opponents will likely overwhelm you after constant fighting. SP conservation will be really difficult, so if you do attempt to do it, dive into your inventory and start using your items to help out. when you find the stairs for the first floor, Teddie responds with the comment that he can return you to the stairs at anytime once you find them. This is handy if you want to do more exploring on the floor and find the stairs early, as this lets you run anywhere you want, and you can press the Square button to immediately move on. A key point to note is that this works anytime you find a set of stairs, and it works both ways. This means you can go up and down a floor as long as you find the stairs (but you will always be able to go down when going up, and vice versa). Upon reaching the second floor, Teddie tells you about being tired and going back to rest. The help box notes that if you do leave the floor (With Goho-M or the Traesto skill), you can start again at that floor. This is handy if you need to make repeat visits to the dungeon, as it prevents you from moving back and starting all over again. You are also reminded of how to ambush a Shadow to gain an advantage in a fight and when to approach them. This is made easier than in Persona 4 where they would instantly move towards you; now you have a chance to run behind them and take a swing. This takes some getting used to, but is really easy to do after a while. For this dungeon as you can see from the enemy list, you'll find that most enemies are weak to Fire, an element which no one on your team has yet. To get through, I highly recommend fusing a Persona that has both Fire and Electric skills (Zio and Agi) so that you can start hitting weaknesses and get through a lot easier. Resort to using a lot of All-Out Attacks to win battles for the first few times. At your level, it may not kill them, but it will weaken them quite a bit. Chie will learn Bufu (an Ice Skill) after a few levels, so don't be afraid to pass off the responsibilities to both her and Yosuke. Get used to your team for a while and see what they can and can't do. Fortunately in this dungeon, the Personas you obtain can quickly make up for what your team doesn't have, so don't be afraid to switch Personas mid-fight or use a Persona other than Izanagi. When you arrive at the 5th floor for the first time, you will be warped around the place in a clockwise fashion. No need to worry though, this floor's structure doesn't change. It's a special floor, and thus structure is constant. The problem is she will warp you in a square until you can get to the door on the right side. This can get very annoying, but it involves going the opposite direction and trying to complete the square as much as possible. Then, once you have been teleported to the bottom, go back to the room on the right and you should be able to enter. You will encounter a few locked doors, but you will be able to open those later. On the left room, you will find 3 Diamond Shields, increasing your team's defense like Rakukaja does. Once you open the room on the right, here is your first mini boss fight. (Hey, that rhymed!) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Avenger Knight This is a tough guy, especially at this stage in the game, he will likely be the toughest opponent yet. He will start the battle with Tarukaja to boost his offense, and then start using Skewer to hit your team. This will hurt, really bad, so make sure to heal with Medicines or Yosuke's Dia (which, thanks to his Magic stat, is pretty useful). He is weak to Fire, so your best bet would be to unload your best attacks and some Fire Skills on him (Agi for example). This battle will make you see what your strongest attacks are (and let me tell you, they are not always magic Skills), because you need to take him down quickly. A good way to start would be using Izanagi's Rakunda to lower his defense, making your attacks hurt more, or you could use Tarunda to negate his attack power (Slime should have this skill). You could also try Sukunda if you have none of the stat-reducing skills listed, but you would still be treading on thin ice because he can still hit you. After about 50% of his health is gone, he starts using Poison Skewer, which is his regular Skewer only with a chance of Poison, and Power Charge, which will double his attack power and pretty much instantly kill any un-guarded character without any changes to his offense. Thankfully, it only lasts one attack, regardless of whether he hits you or not, so using Sukunda on him or Sukukaja on your party would be quite handy to increase your odds of survival. He can also use Red Wall to counter your Fire Skills, so make sure you have other ways of hurting Avenger Knight. Just keep unloading your attacks. That's the best thing you can do, and that's the only thing you can do. Guard whenever he uses Power Charge, and remember to heal and revive accordingly. If things are getting tough and you need a hand, if you found the Diamond Shields earlier, they will help reduce the damage you take quite a bit, which can mean a lot while trying to keep your team alive. If you have Skills that can cause status ailments and deal damage (ie. Chie's Skull Cracker Skill), they can come in handy too because Avenger Knight can be inflicted with a status ailment. If you're lucky, the Avenger Knight will have to deal with that ailment and will have trouble hurting you. For reference, when I defeated Avenger Knight, I had a team of: Yu Narukami Yosuke Hanamura Chie Satonaka Level 12 Level 11 Level 11 Persona(s) Used: Izanagi, Level 8 Zio Cleave Rakukaja Rakunda Tarukaja Orobas, Level 9 Agi Hysterical Slap Dekaja Hama (fused Skill) Garu (fused Skill) Dodge Ice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You will get the Glass Key after this fight. You can now open the rooms at the top and the bottom, something you couldn't do before. The bottom room will have 3 Goho-M. Nice reward. The chest contents change after opening, so you can't keep getting Goho-M in that manner. On the upper levels you might see the Avenger Knight again, but the good news is that this version is exponentially weaker and easier to handle. Once you reach the 8th floor, you will reach Yukiko and her Shadow, and enter into a boss fight. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Yukiko This will be quite a challenge, because this is your first real boss fight. Unlike Persona 4, Shadow Yukiko is now weak to Ice (quite fitting actually, I always wondered why this wasn't the case), so Chie's Bufu spells will be instrumental in dealing damage with All-Out Attacks. If you have a Persona with Bufu (most likely Apsaras), that will set you up for 2 All-Out Attacks. Handy on a boss like this. Shadow Yukiko uses Agilao on your team, which if you haven't seen yet, is a more powerful form of Agi, and even Double Fangs, which is a physical attack that hits twice. When she reaches about 50% health, she'll start using Burn to Ashes, a powerful Fire attack that hits everyone. She can also use White Wall, negating her Ice Weakness and making it harder to hurt her. She will also use Terror Voice, inflicting Fear on a team member. I highly suggest healing it, as it prevents your team member from moving and they could run away, something you do not want in a boss fight. You will know Shadow Yukiko will use Burn to Ashes when you get a message saying Shadow Yukiko is staring passionately at your team. That is your cue to Guard with Chie (or everyone). Also at 50% health, she will summon a Charming Prince to aid her in combat. It isn't a terrible threat, but it will negate your All-Out Attack efforts as it is not weak to Ice. It will also use physical attacks on your team, and they do pack a strong punch. Fortunately, after you weaken it a little or some time passes, the Prince will run away, evening the odds once more. For this battle I recommend either a Persona with Bufu skills, a Persona that resists/negates Fire attacks, or a Persona that has no Fire weakness that has strong attacks. Orobas is one good example of a Persona that can help you through this fight, but mix and match. If for any reason you still have Izanagi, he wouldn't be bad for this fight either. You will need to watch your health closely, and have Chie guard if you feel a Fire attack coming, because her weakness to Fire is going to be exploited quite a bit in this battle, and Shadow Yukiko will make good use of her Extra Turn. Unleash Bufu/Mabufu whenever possible, or use your strongest attacks to win this fight. Yosuke should be your medic and secondary attacker, Chie should be your primary powerhouse, and your main character should also be a powerful attacker, not a medic, because Chie can't fight this battle by herself (that would be almost suicidal). I used Orobas for this fight, and it let me use my main character as a physical attacker (because for obvious reasons I'm not using Fire attacks on something that is resistant/immune to fire, nor something that launches Fire attacks on me) despite Orobas not being a physical attacker. Keep in mind that being resistant/immune to Fire may leave you with only Fire attacks, but it will let you use physical attacks to compensate, since you won't be as concerned with Shadow Yukiko's attacks. Keep the pressure on and you should be victorious. When I defeated Shadow Yukiko, my team was: Yu Narukami Yosuke Hanamura Chie Satonaka Level 15 Level 15 Level 15 Persona(s) Used: Izanagi, Level 10 Zio Cleave Rakukaja Rakunda Tarukaja +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Once the battle is finished, Yukiko gains Konohana Sakuya as a Persona. ------- Junes ------- Once out at Junes, you will discuss the mystery more. Pick options for the first set of options, and when the second set comes around, select "Let's call it a day" to gain an Understanding bonus. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You are now formally introduced to the young detective known as Adachi. He discusses finding Yukiko, and keep picking options. Family life promises to be entertaining after a rescue. Interesting. You also automatically get the option to save. Do what you will here. =========================== April 19th (04/19) Tuesday =========================== ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You will start the day receiving a phone call from Margaret telling you that you shouldn't worry too much about rushing to save Yukiko or anyone trapped in the TV. Time is better spent on refining your Social Links and other such activities. At least that's what she means when she talks about "quenching your heart's yearnings". If that was confusing to you, Margaret basically told you not to worry so much about saving the person that all your days are spent rushing to complete the dungeon. As I have done in testing, it is possible to complete ALL dungeons within a single day, as early as the first chance you get to when it's the last day to rescue. It sounds unbelievable but I can guarantee it is possible. However, this may or may not be a wise decision, because as you might note when fusing, your new Personas are dependent on the Social Links you form, and the higher the Social Link, the higher level the Persona that comes out, like bonus levels. And if you've been playing in dungeons for a while, you will note that while Izanagi is cool, his EXP gain doesn't match your main character's, so he will fall behind the levels of the other characters and their Personas. His skill set also stops at a really early point, reinforcing the idea that you cannot beat this game with just Izanagi or else you will be stuck with a weak Persona with weak skills and poor growth. When you first start playing Persona 4 Golden, you HAVE to fuse upwards and start using different Personas that are not Izanagi. But don't worry, a lot of the Personas you get are really cool, and can make up for Izanagi's lack of power early on. As such, spend as much time increasing Social Links as you can, and when you feel ready, plan your trips into the dungeon and stock up on anything you might need. You can be overprepared, but that's hard to do in this game, at least right in the beginning. If you do so, you will find that when it comes time to fuse up for boss fights, you will be in a much better position with strong Personas right out of the gate. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- On your way to school you hear that you can join a sports club. If you go to the Faculty Office, you can talk to Mr. Morooka about joining other clubs in school, such as sports and cultural clubs. To make it simple, you can join both a sports and a cultural club, but only one of each. This would make sense after a while, because they both have the same dates and same restrictions. You can't do much else today, so I would join a Sports Club today. You can choose from the Basketball Club or the Soccer Club. They both represent the same Social Link, as you might have guessed, so picking either one has no impact on your combat abilities. I like the Basketball Club more, but at the time of writing I joined the Soccer Club. Being fair to both clubs. You will meet Kou and Daisuke at this point. The Strength Social Link can be started today. They both represent the Social Link, but: If you joined Basketball, your Social Link revolves around Kou If you joined Soccer, your Social Link revolves around Daisuke This is important to note because there are very different events, and thus very different options you need to select when you choose either one, because they have very different stories. Sports Clubs meet Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, except when it rains and when exams are the following week. There are also times they meet Wednesdays, but this isn't as consistent. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Today you get a new option to sneak out whenever Dojima is not home. This is a new addition to the game that allows you to explore the town at night. Here you can talk to certain individuals out at night to increase your relationship points with them, or just go out and fish/catch bugs/trade. You can fish and catch bugs at a later time, which I will tell you, and trading will be at the new place called Shiroku Pub (which is at the same place as the Shiroku Store). There you can trade gems for items, which are not terrible, but you can easily make better ones at Daidara. Still, for a dungeon-crawler on a tight budget, trading gems for weapons and armor is not a bad deal. This is also the place where you can trade for 50%+ EXP gain items for every character, but the gems to get those are quite restrictive and need and are very tricky to obtain. I'll tell you where to get those gems later. For now, if you choose to explore, you can go talk to Yosuke at the North Central Shopping District. You will get a note explaining that while you can talk to a character and increase your Social Link points, you can't level up a Social Link here because there's not enough time. Not much of a problem, since the main issue in Persona 4 was never not having enough time, but not enough opportunities to increase someone's Social Link points. They also tend to give you items per talk, so this is a great way to obtain some items if you are running out. You can also study at home or just sleep and hope for a relationship increase. ============================= April 20th (04/20) Wednesday ============================= You should get approached by Yosuke today. Every time you are approached by a character in that scene, from the left or right, their Social Link is ready to advance, so keep that in mind. You also are not obligated to go see them, meaning you can still do whatever you want that day, it's just telling you they are ready to advance. In class, answer "Three" to get an Expression boost and some points with Yosuke. This is the second type of question-answering that gets you stat increases in class, so take advantage of those. People you can talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Marie (Aeon) Night encounters: Chie (Chariot) Whenever leveling Social Links, try to bring the Persona with the same Arcana as the link you are leveling. This helps maximize your relationship point gain as much as possible, and when you interact with them you gain 3 relationship points instead of 2, which will greatly reduce the number of days you need to spend working on that Social Link. You can also buy books today at Yomenaido Bookstore at the South Central Shopping District. They can help you increase your stat gain and maximize your gains from doing other activities, and if you are going for the Compulsive Reader trophy, you will need to read ALL books that are in Persona 4 Golden, so I would get as many as possible. I personally like to wait until a certain book is out before I start reading though, but I will snap up those books ASAP so I don't forget to buy them. They can still be purchased later however, and never run out of stock, so if you wanted to buy them later when you had more money. They can be read at your sofa at home. Just a note, if you wanted to start fishing, you need a Tatsuhime Ladybug from the child at the Shrine (need to have done some trading) and then go to Shiroku Pub, where you will then be able to feed it to the fish for a Fish Hook. Then you can bring it to the old man at the Riverbank at the Samegawa Flood Plain where you can start fishing as long as you have bait to fish with! ========================== April 21 (04/21) Thursday ========================== People to talk to: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: None At night today, you can go to the Shrine, and keep approaching the Main Hall and you will see a Lady in White that everyone keeps saying is a ghost. She wants fish for some strange reason. If you fulfill her demands, she'll then open up and start trading you gems depending on the fish you have. This is super handy if you are interested in trading in Shiroku Pub, as it is the main place to get the gems you need. You need your Courage at Reliable in order to enter, but this is the first day she will appear, and then at other days after that. ======================== April 22 (04/22) Friday ======================== People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: None ========================== April 23 (04/23) Saturday ========================== Part-time job listings are available today! As the name implies, you can do these for some money. There is another use for these, as 3 part-time jobs are also Social Links, and doing them will get you money too. Doing any job will get you stat increases for your personality, and are a great way to maximize your personality stats while gaining some money and (in some cases) Social Links. Answer "Tulip mania" in class to get an Expression boost and some points with Yosuke. If you go and visit the bulletin board in the North Central Shopping District, you can find there are 4 jobs available. Envelope constructor (1000+ Yen, increased Diligence) Translator (1500+ Yen, increased Expression, needs Knowledge at Informed) Origami Crane Folder (No money gained, increased Understanding, needs Diligence at Persistent) Assistant day care caretaker (4000+ Yen, increased Understanding, Social Link) The day care job will start off the Temperance Social Link, however this will not start until the second time you work. Here you work with Eri Minami, whose story you will find out about as you continue working. This Social Link can only be done on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, and only when it does not rain. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: None ======================== April 24 (04/24) Sunday ======================== You have a day off today! Obviously, because it's Sunday. I never did understand why Saturday is not free as well, but oh well, I had schooling in a different country, so I'm not going to insist there is only one way to schedule school. People's locations change as well, so you might have to look around a bit more. Thankfully, these locations aren't hard to find (ie. Yosuke at Junes, Chie at the South Central Shopping District) because the person in question will be in plain view. Kou will call you today to hang out. Sometimes on Sunday you will get these invitations, and they take up your whole afternoon, but are sometimes the only way you can level a school Social Link (who are not your team members). You can also decline these and do whatever you want on a Sunday, so it is your choice on what to do. Options you pick don't really matter at these points (or so I believe) but if anyone knows of any, please feel free to contact me. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Only if you take the call Night Encounters: Chie (Chariot) ======================== April 25 (04/25) Monday ======================== Answer "Overcompensation" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. You can now join Culture clubs today! Just like the Strength Social Link, this one has two clubs you can join, the Drama and the Music Club. This represents the Sun Social Link. Just as before, who your Social Link revolves around depends on the club you choose. If you choose Drama, your Social Link revolves around Yumi If you choose Music, your Social Link revolves around Ayane Unlike Kou and Daisuke, they don't know each other. Their stories are quite different as well. I personally enjoy Ayane's story more, but oddly enough I have never finished it until I wrote this guide. I don't like Yumi's story as much, but I have finished it more. It's up to you which one you pick, but I will weigh in with my opinions! They meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, except for the week before exams. Notice there was no mention of not being able to meet on rainy days, meaning if you needed a quick Social Link boost for a powerful fusion, Sun Social Link could be your answer. If you picked Ayane and went today, select "Help out" to gain an Understanding increase. You can also do quests today! To start off, start by talking to the boy in your classroom with the water drop bubble above his head. From then on you can start doing quests! Blue means the person has a new quest, and grey means that you are either performing a quest for the person and/or they are involved in completing your quest. For item retrieval quests, you can talk to the quest giver again to find out where exactly you need to search for the item. The good news is that completing quests does not take any time at all! But you may have to spend several days completing the quests overtime, so try and remember to do them if you choose! Oh, and they are completely optional. There is no giant reward you get for completing quests, and if you are really caring, there are only 9 relevant quests you need to complete. But if you are aiming for a perfect game, then you have 69 quests to complete, so do your best! I will note whenever a quest is available for handy reference. Quest 1 and 2 are available today. Check the Quest Guide on what to do. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Eri (Temperance) Yumi/Ayane (Sun) Night Encounters: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Today Nanako will tell you she stocked the fridge with food. This lets you spend your evening cooking food to gain relationship points with a person. It is a great way to gain points if the person you ask wasn't available during night time. You also get a trophy for cooking 5 meals perfectly. When you cook, you will cook well and reach a set of options. Depending on which option you pick, you can either ruin the meal and throw it away, make a dish that is digusting (but will receive funny comments), or make a perfect dish that increases your relationship points with that person. I'll advise you which option results in which food item. As for who to give it to, I'll leave that up to you. There are people who like certain foods but I have no idea who likes what. To be honest though, the effects don't change regardless of whether the food is their favorite. Lunch is Ginger Pork (Yosuke and Chie like this) Soak it in oil - Throw away Score it with a knife - Aromatic Ginger Pork (Good) Blanch it - Dry Ginger Pork (Bad) =========================== April 26th (04/26) Tuesday =========================== Answer "Marriage Numbers" today in class to get an Expression increase and some bonus relationship points with Chie. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: None NEW HIDDEN SOCIAL LINK ALERT!!!! At this point, if your Strength Social Link is at Rank 4, you will meet Ai Ebihara, your new team manager. She is the start of the Moon Social Link, however you need your Courage at Brave in order to start it. Then, you will skip class on a random day (how this is decided I am not sure), and the link will start. Then you can work on her Social Link just like everyone else. Daidara is open at night if you go check it out today! There's nothing special except he offers at a 20% discount. A great time to pick up some equipment at cheaper prices. ============================= April 27th (04/27) Wednesday ============================= Today is the start of the rain days. I call them that because they lead up to the final day to rescue a character (in this case Yukiko). You can open your fridge today for a Courage increase. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None As you can see, today is a great day to go rescue Yukiko if you haven't already because there is almost nothing to do today. Or you can take this time to increase your personality stats. Fun Fact: If you talk to Marie today and start her Social Link, it will magically stop raining. Funny. ============================ April 28th (04/28) Thursday ============================ People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: None Daidara is open tonight. Go in for some discounts! ========================== April 29th (04/29) Friday ========================== This is your last day to save Yukiko. You also have the day off today, so I would go save Yukiko if you haven't yet. It's pretty much the perfect day. People to talk to: None Night Encounters None Watch the TV and then go to bed. Depending on your actions, you are unable to proceed or you move straight to tomorrow. ============================ April 30th (04/30) Saturday ============================ CREEPY PERSON IN SHOPPING DISTRICT!!! -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You meet Yukiko today. She now talks to you more. Despite that, keep picking options. Answer "Valles Marineris" to get a Knowledge increase. After some discussion on the roof, Yukiko joins your team and your Fool Social Link goes to Rank 2. I don't like how you consume someone else's food so quickly, regardless of what you choose. Oh well, it's still funny. Well, slightly. ------ Junes ------ More discussion, keep picking options. You then opt to visit Teddie. --------- Junes TV --------- Yukiko gets the glasses. More funny stuff with Teddie. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- More planning for the family vacation! I like the doubt in Nanako's voice and how Dojima is quickly rebuffed. Keep picking options. Night Encounters: None ======================= May 1st (05/01) Sunday ======================= Chie opts to go into the TV today. At times this isn't such a bad idea, and is an indicator that now is a good time to go and train. I personally like the days when it only rains, but that is just my personal opinion. In dungeons, a new boss can spawn. This won't be as hard as the Shadows, but they are pretty challenging in their own right. Beating them nets you a Courage increase and they leave behind a weapon for a particular character that is very useful. It also lets you train, so there's no real downside. See the Optional Fights section for more information on these. The only bad part is you will have to go through the entire dungeon again, as if it was your first time. Otherwise, do what you normally do on Sunday. If you talk to Teddie while in the dungeon today, you will receive the Gag Winter Outfit. Quest 3 is available today. People to talk to: Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: None You can talk to Chie at the North Central Shopping District, but it will just be about going to the TV to train. You can view an interesting scene involving Marie if you check the Velvet Room today. You can check the fridge for a Courage increase today. Fun fact: Down at the riverbank, apart from the usual girl and old man, is another person sitting there. His name is Taro Namatame, the person whose business has been in the news for a while. You can run into him every now and then around Inaba after this date, but there's no significance in his presence other than being there, so don't worry about having to talk to him. ======================= May 2nd (05/02) Monday ======================= You get a free Knowledge increase in class today. You are also told midterms are next week. If you haven't already, now might be a good time to start studying for midterms by increasing your Knowledge. Doing well on the tests requires a great deal of Knowledge and question answering, but if you do well, ALL your Social Links at school get some relationship point increases. This is particularly handy, and why I try to get the school Social Links done soon, because at school, there are two Social Links that you have to unlock by doing other Social Links, which I will cover later. Quest 4, 5, and 6 are available today. People to talk to: None, but you can talk to Yosuke/Chie for some studying. Yukiko, but nothing happens. Night Encounters: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Talking to Yosuke today lets you learn you can fish at Samegawa River. You will need to get the Fishhook from Shiroku Pub first. You can check the fridge for a Courage increase today. You can also study with Yosuke or Chie to boost your Knowledge and gain some relationship points. If you didn't know already, you can study in the library for some Knowledge as well. You also tend to study better when it rains. You can try talking to Yukiko, but nothing will happen. Time won't pass, but you are unable to get anywhere with her right now. You come home today with some depressing news, your outing is cancelled because Dojima's vacation time can't be used due to sick people. ======================== May 3rd (05/03) Tuesday ======================== ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Today is a surprise! Chie comes over to play! Well, more like invite you out, but she invites Nanako too. Keep picking options. Chie then gives your main character the nickname of "big bro", which, similar to Teddie, gives Nanako a way to call you. You learn more about Nanako's past. It's actually really unfortunate and touching at how she copes with it. The Justice Social Link starts today with Nanako. This is one of the Social Links that can be worked on at night, and by that I mean, it's not like the night encounters. You can actually level up Nanako's Social Link at night, and you actually have no other choice, because you can only talk to her at night. Night Encounters: Yosuke (Magician) ======================= May 4th (05/04) Monday ======================= Day off from school! You are invited by Yosuke to hang out. It will be with Nanako, Kou, Daisuke, and Yosuke. It's pretty funny. You'll get relationship points with all of them. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Chie (Chariot) ======================== May 5th (05/05) Tuesday ======================== Today you go somewhere different. However, no matter where you go, you always go to the shrine in the end. Here you meet a fox and start the Hermit Social Link with it. Yes, you read that right. You start a Social Link with an animal. Given the game's storyline and what Igor told you, I'm not sure how that was even possible, but oh well. The fox has leaves that you somehow find handy after seeing their effects on the old man today. Now begins a very weird service of healing back your SP for a ridiculous amount of Yen. The Hermit Social Link is different in that you don't level up by talking to the fox, but in fact, you do quests around the town to fulfill the fox's desires. It is one of the few links that can be worked on while it's raining, so take advantage of it. Also, I won't list when the Hermit Social Link is available. The reason for that is because it is ALWAYS available and is dependent on whether you do the quests or not. There's no real time limit, but you still need to leave a few days to complete the quests. Also visiting the fox will take time during the day, so plan for that too. Dojima comes home today and gets you and Nanako presents. You get a swimming suit. How nice. You can check your fridge for a Courage increase today. ======================= May 6th (05/06) Friday ======================= You run into Yosuke. Keep picking options. If you go to the shrine today, you'll meet the old man you met when you met the fox. He'll start relationship fortunes at the shrine today. This lets you increase someone's relationship status as if they were with you, but will still not let you increase Social Link ranks; you have to meet with them. The fortunes range from small to large, so try your luck and see what happens. There are new books for sale at Yomenaido Bookstore. Quest 7 is available today. I bring this up because this will trigger an event outside your shoe locker, after which you are able to check your shoe locker occasionally for an item. You can also talk to Dojima at home to start the Hierophant Social Link. Just like Nanako, you can only work on it at night. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) ========================= May 7th (05/07) Saturday ========================= Answer "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" in class to receive a Knowledge increase. Here's a new scene that you don't see in the original version. More funny stuff from the group. Select "Comfort her" for some relationship points with Chie. People to talk to: None Night Encounters Nanako (Justice) ======================= May 8th (05/08) Sunday ======================= Chie will ask if you want to hang out today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Nanako will talk to you about making roses. Options don't matter, but they do get you a different response from Dojima. ======================= May 9th (05/09) Monday ======================= MIDTERMS START TODAY!!!! You are asked specific questions from classes on these days. The answer to each of these questions came from a day where you were in class. If you can't remember, don't worry, I'll be posting answers for these questions in case you forgot. If you wanted to tackle them on your own, there is a way to check if you were right. If you got the answer right, you will have a musical note above your head and you feel confident you got the right answer. If you got the answer wrong, you will have sweat drops above your head and you won't feel confident you got the right answer. Happy testing! Please note that these exams occupy your entire day, meaning you don't get time after to do anything. You just proceed to the next day. Very inconvenient for making progress in anything, but that's how it is. Do not be worried though, you still have time to do everything. Today's answers are: "Overcompensation." "1 B.C." ========================= May 10th (05/10) Tuesday ========================= Today's answers are: "Marriage numbers." "Soseki Natsume." =========================== May 11th (05/11) Wednesday =========================== Today's answers are: "Pythagoras." "Olympus Mons." ========================== May 12th (05/12) Thursday ========================== Now you see how your character felt during exams. Test discussion in your group. Fun fact: Even if you answer the wrong mountain, Yukiko still says she put that answer as well. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) If you go to the Velvet Room today you'll see one of Marie's poems. NEW HIDDEN SOCIAL LINK ALERT!!!!! Dojima will tell you about Adachi hanging out around Junes. You can now find Adachi at Junes occasionally. Chie will call about going into the TV tomorrow. You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Meat Stew (Yosuke/Chie/Kou and Daisuke like this) Simmer without a lid - Short-Simmered Meat Stew (Bad) Use strong heat - Throw away Simmer with a drop lid - Long-Simmered Meat Stew (Good) ======================== May 13th (05/13) Friday ======================== If you go to Junes today, you can find Adachi. Answer "I'll hang out with you too." to start a conversation. You'll start the Jester Social Link with Adachi if you do. People to talk to: Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: None There will be a TV special about biker gangs, and an individual called Kanji Tatsumi. Being able to crush groups of grown men while he was a middle school student...wow. Impressive. ========================== May 14th (05/14) Saturday ========================== You don't get to do anything today because Chie opts for the group to watch the Midnight Channel. Go home and watch the channel. You will see an image, but can't make the connection. Keep picking options. ======================== May 15th (05/15) Sunday ======================== ------ Junes ------ You will automatically meet here to discuss the case. Keep picking options. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You go home immediately, so all you can do is watch the TV. Keep picking options. When Yosuke asks you about your choice of girls, choice matters slightly. Here is what will happen with the choices. "Chie." - Nothing "Yukiko." - Nothing "Both." - Understanding increase "Neither." - Courage increase ======================== May 16th (05/16) Monday ======================== -------------------------- Central Shopping District -------------------------- You just scope Kanji out today, but you meet a Slender young man during the investigation. Keep picking options. Can't do anything today. Save if you want and go to sleep. ========================= May 17th (05/17) Tuesday ========================= -------------------------- Central Shopping District -------------------------- Now you stake out Kanji. Keep picking options; you get paired with Yukiko regardless of what you choose. Keep on picking. You then start the Priestess Social Link with Yukiko today. She can now wake up a knocked down ally. Nice. Just like with Chie, you can only ask Yukiko's contact info straight out if your Courage is high enough. Funny chase scene occurs. I like scenes with Kanji. Anyway, when you get home for the night, all you can do is watch TV. Yukiko tells you Kanji went missing, and then you watch the Midnight Channel. ...Umm...yeah...uhh...it's funny but as a male, it's a little awkward for me. Same for the rest of the males on your team. =========================== May 18th (05/18) Wednesday =========================== --------------------- Yasogami High School --------------------- More discussion of the case, and Fool Social Link moves to Rank 3. --------- Junes TV --------- Here you meet with Teddie and learn he's experiencing a few problems. The main problem is he can't tell where Kanji is. He'll need a clue to find out where Kanji is, something that relates to his true personality. Now you have to go around town to find out more information on Kanji. To make things easier I'll reduce the steps to the bare minimum so you don't waste too much time. Go to the North Central Shopping District and go to Tatsumi Textiles, where Kanji's mother will be. She will mention the slender young man and how he will be at Junes from time to time. If you go to Junes though, he won't be there. Go to the woman near the elevators to learn he might be back tomorrow. As a result you'll have to continue tomorrow and can now do whatever you want. People to talk to: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Another one of Marie's poems can be found today if you go to the Velvet Room. ========================== May 19th (05/19) Thursday ========================== Exam scores are released today! Go see how you did. Depending on how you did, you will get a number of relationship points with everyone. Now you can go to Junes and find the slender young man where the lady once was. Talking to him will get you the information you need, and then you can go to the dungeon where Kanji is, the Steamy Bathouse. If you got the highest score on the test, Ms. Sofue will give you 3 Chest Keys. She can be found at the very end of the hall, opposite where Yosuke will be, near the stairway. Such an odd place to be, and it is hard to find, but once you see her you can't miss her. Nanako will also give you a Portrait Medal if you talk to her, and Dojima will hand you 30000 Yen. If you got a high score on the test (top 10 scores), Ms. Sofue will give you 3 Chest Keys. Dojima will hand you 20000 Yen. Quest 17 is available today. If you go to the Velvet Room today, you will see Margaret by herself. This is the first potential start of the Empress Social Link with Margaret. You will need Knowledge at Expert in order to start this. After this day, you can start it at any time as long as your Knowledge is high enough. Just like the Hermit Social Link with the Fox, Margaret's Social Link can be done at any time, and is the only Social Link that can be (technically) completed in a single day. It simply requires you to bring Personas to her that have certain skills. This can be achieved by simple fusion or by finding the right Skill Card and giving it to that specific Persona. Since it can be done at any time, I won't list Margaret in the people that you can talk to. To complete her Social Link, I highly suggest using Skill Cards to cut down the time and effort it would take to fuse the Personas. Not that you can't do normal fusion, but for those who played Persona 4 before, it can be a very tough, time-consuming and expensive process. Skill cards are much easier, much cheaper, and very certain (although the fusion process has been made much more convenient). Choose whichever one works best for you. People to talk to: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) ----------------- Steamy Bathhouse ----------------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuing Pesce: Weak to Light, Repels Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Autonomic Basalt: Weak to Wind, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bribed Fuzz: Weak to Fire/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dancing Hand: No Weaknesses, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nizam Beast: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monopolizing Cupid: Weak to Ice, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daring Gigas: Weak to Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wealth Hand: No Weaknesses, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phantom Master: Weak to Wind/Light, Nulls Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iron Dice: Weak to Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vicious Raven: Weak to Electric, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egotistical King: Weak to Fire, Repels Light/Darkness, Drains Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tranquil Idol: Weak to Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wondrous Magus: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crying Table: Weak to Ice, Resists Physical/Fire/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Killer Twins: Weak to Fire, Repels Electric, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grave Beetle: Weak to Light, Resists Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Brother 4: Weak to Ice, Nulls Physical/Fire/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cloudgirl Pot: Weak to Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Sister 4: Weak to Ice, Nulls Physical/Fire/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selfish Basalt: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Life Stone Magic Mirror Soul Drop Physical Mirror Amrita Soda Bead Snuff Soul Goho-M Purifying Salt Balm of Life Super Sonic Pinwheel Ball Lightning Smart Bomb Segaki Rice Curse Paper Hiranya Ice Suppressor* Black Feather* Falcon Eye* Fire Suppressor* Wind Pin* Kintabi Gosoku* Jingi Fundoshi* Talisman* Soul Food* Wind Suppressor* Disguise Mask* Disinfectant* Steel Panier* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Sylph Oberon Yomotsu-Shikome Saki Mitama Obariyon Senri Archangel Eligor Lilim Orobas Ghoul Berith Ippon-Datara Mokoi sarasvati Ara Mitama Xiezhai Phoenix Titan Anzu Cu Sith Vetala You will find this dungeon is a bit easier with the help of a 4th party member, in this case Yukiko. Enemies are stronger, there are more floors, and each floor is quite large, but thankfully if you fight with strategy, this won't seem too bad. Your team is still mandatory, as you can't run in alone. It will be you, Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko. You will now start seeing a shift towards Light/Darkness skills being used. You may have seen this in Yukiko's Castle, but from a fused Persona's own skills. These are skills that are hit/miss (I know, sounds like every attack) but these are one-hit kill skills. For example, if you use Hama (Light) or Mudo (Darkness) on an enemy, you either miss or you instantly kill them. There is no in-between sadly, which makes using these quite risky. As you might expect they are useless in boss fights (because in most games you couldn't kill bosses with instant-kill moves anyway). With such a risk, it may seem painful to use these moves, but there is some good news. If the enemy is weak to Light/Darkness, you will almost always hit the enemy. The downside is if you get hit with it, that's pretty much the end of you. So do be careful. Other than that, this dungeon shouldn't pose too much of a problem to you. Since Chie has Ice, Yosuke has Wind, and Yukiko has Fire, using a Persona with Electric skills will let you hit all 4 elements and battle effectively. Also, if you are still using Izanagi, you will see what I mean by his power begins to drop. At this point, I admire your dedication, but you are quickly being outclassed by enemies, so it is recommended you switch. On the third floor, you'll run into Kanji. This is another one of the special floors that remains constant. In the center of this map is a cross, and at the long end of the cross is a Red Chest with 3 Goho-M's the first time you open it. In that cross is also a door that is locked, but you can unlock it later. There is also a chest at the upper left part of the map that contains 3 Beads. Very handy items, so try to grab both. When you get to the 7th floor, you will meet a mini boss fight. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS BATTLE: Daring Gigas This boss isn't as tough, thanks to the entry of Yukiko and your (potentially) well-trained team. He starts off with Power Charge, and the next turn he gets, he will use Rebellion, which will increase his critical hit rate, followed by Tarukaja, making him incredibly powerful, especially with the next strike. He also uses Single Shot, which is just a physical attack. This pattern basically repeats itself, and that's the entire fight. To nullify his attacks, you can use Tarunda and/or Dekaja if you have it (Yosuke can get this through Rank 4 Social Link, or Obariyon has it), Dekaja removing all the stat increases Daring Gigas puts on himself (Rebellion can't be removed though) which is a good substitute. Regardless of what you do, Daring Gigas always follows the order of Power Charge, Rebellion, Tarukaja, and then a physical attack, so I highly suggest guarding after Tarukaja, and then using the remaining turns to heal up and unleash your attacks. I would not recommend using physical attacks because Daring Gigas has Counter, which if you have seen with Chie, can sometimes reflect an opponent's physical attacks. While it's cool when it happens with you, it is not fun when it happens to you, because your characters will not only take a beating, but are now open to a charged, enhanced physical attack with an increased chance of a critical hit. And from Daring Gigas, that will potentially kill any party member, so try not to use them. On the plus side, it does work against him as well, so having Counter as a passive Skill will help you in this fight too. Physical resistant Personas (like Eligor) help greatly in this fight. Other than that, your Persona with the best Magic stat and powerful Magic skills will be good too. Personas with stat reducing Skills are useful too, and so are Personas with Dekaja. I would recommend your main character and Chie being the main powerhouses, Yosuke your secondary damage dealer/medic and if possible, stat reducer, while Yukiko is your primary medic. Of course these roles can change, but this will provide some consistency while still keeping your characters ready for the fight. For reference, when I defeated Daring Gigas, my team was: Yu Narukami Yosuke Hanamura Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Level 23 Level 23 Level 23 Level 23 Personas Used: Jack Frost, Level 20 Mabufu Dodge Fire Bufula Mazio Tarunda Sukunda Dekunda Ice Boost +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After this battle you should gain the Bathhouse Key, which will open locked doors in this dungeon (if you remember there was a locked door on Bath #3). Once you reach Bath #11, it's a boss fight with Kanji's Shadow. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS BATTLE: Shadow Kanji This battle is hard. Mainly because you have to deal with 3 enemies at the start of the battle, and unlike Shadow Yukiko, they don't run away, so you will have to deal with them. I would finish them off, because they make this battle extremely difficult. There is Shadow Kanji, Nice Guy on your left, and Tough Guy on your right. Shadow Kanji himself has no weaknesses, but Nice Guy is weak to Ice, while Tough Guy is weak to Fire. It is vital that you take the two Guys out, because Nice Guy will use Red Wall to remove Tough Guy's weakness to Fire, While Shadow Kanji will use White Wall to remove Nice Guy's Weakness to Ice. Nice Guy will start using skills like Tarukaja and Heat Riser on Shadow Kanji, which enhances him. Tough Guy uses a lot of physical attacks, such as Sonic Punch, on your team. Heat Riser, by the way, is like using Tarukaja, Rakukaja, and Sukukaja on an ally all at once, which is also why I recommend Dekaja for this fight; using Tarunda, Rakunda, and Sukunda will take too much time and waste precious turns. Thankfully Tough Guy takes a lot of damage from physical attacks, so that can help whittle down his health. Nice Guy never hurts you, so that can be helpful while you knock him down. Shadow Kanji uses Forbidden Murmur, which inflicts Poison on your whole team. Mazio is an Electric attack that hits everyone, Roar of Wrath that inflicts Rage on the entire team, Fanatical Spark which is a more powerful Electric attack on the entire team, Fatal End and Assault Dive as regular physical attacks, Swift Strike which will hit your entire team with physical attacks 1-3 times, and Spirit Drain to gain back his SP. It's a very varied moveset, so be careful. I would take out Tough Guy as soon as you can to make sure Shadow Kanji is the only one hurting your team. Nice Guy's effects can be dispelled with Dekaja, and then focus on healing from Shadow Kanji's attacks. Once Tough Guy is down, take out Nice Guy. Then hit Shadow Kanji with your strongest attacks. Once Shadow Kanji gets down to 50% health, he'll start using Fanatical Spark in the place of Mazio, so be careful, because it will knock down Yosuke and give him an Extra Turn. For some mysterious reason or another, I've only had Forbidden Murmur hit the males on my team, while Roar of Wrath only hits the females. I don't know if that is just coincidence, but it is something to note if you are giving equipment with status prevention effects. To be honest though, I never found Poison to be terribly crippling. Rage, however, can prove to be bad, so unless you are willing to take chances, heal it immediately. Mabufu and Maragi would be helpful for this fight. You can't knock down Shadow Kanji so don't try. Personas that are resistant to Electric skills and physical attacks are great too. Also, Personas that can dispel Rage (with the Me Patra skill) are useful (Yukiko can use Me Patra too). Poison will weaken you greatly, so Personas with Posumudi are appreciated too. However, as Personas with Posumudi may not be the most battle-oriented, Dokudami Teas are a great way to cure Poison and save some SP (they just cost some money down at Shiroku). Similar to Dokudami Teas, Sedatives also help cure Rage if you can't use Me Patra. Once Shadow Kanji is the only one standing, the only thing left to do is hit him with your strongest attacks, and keep Yosuke on the defensive so that Shadow Kanji gets as few Extra Turns as possible. For reference, when I defeated Shadow Kanji, my team was: Yu Narukami Yosuke Hanamura Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Level 26 Level 26 Level 26 Level 26 Personas Used: Jack Frost, Level 23 Mabufu Dodge Fire Bufula Mazio Tarunda Sukunda Dekunda Ice Boost +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Once the battle is over, Kanji gains Take-Mikazuchi as a Persona and you bring him out of the TV. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You are interrogated by Dojima on Kanji's rescue. Then you get the option to save. ======================== May 20th (05/20) Friday ======================== New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore today. Quest 16 is available today. People to talk to: Eri (Temperance) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ========================== May 21st (05/21) Saturday ========================== People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Marie (Aeon) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) ======================== May 22nd (05/22) Sunday ======================== ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You get introduced to Nanako's gardening problem. This unlocks the garden for planting and harvesting. This lets you grow plants that have effects just like items you'll find in the dungeon (ie. Tiny Soul Tomato, Return Daikon), only they will take a certain number of days. You can plant new seedlings and harvest the plants that take no time during the night. You can also maintain the plants to speed up the growth rate, or if there is only one day left to harvest, increase the number of plants you get from growing. The only problem is that it will take up your night time, so be careful when planning. The good news is that doing so lets you increase your relationship points with Nanako, and if he is home, Dojima as well. This is a great way to increase your relationship with the two of them while doing something productive. It also increase your Diligence, which is basically a 2/3-in-1 activity. The plants can help out too, especially my favorite plant. You can work on the plants by going to the gardening pail near the couch. If the plants are ready, a blue picture will appear above it. If you leave the plants for a long time after they are ready, they will wilt and the picture will turn red, indicating the plants cannot be harvested anymore. To get new seeds, you can talk to the woman either at Junes or outside the Dojima Residence who will sell seeds for an array of plants at different prices. She will only sell 2 vegetable types at a time, and only 1 seedling of each. However, she restocks daily, and when you think about it, the plants don't grow for a while, meaning the amount you harvest and the seeds available to you are actually not as few as you would think. Outside you can buy seedlings from the woman I was mentioning. She sells Tiny Soul Tomatoes that restore 20 SP per tomato, and Return Daikon which is basically a poor man's Goho-M, does the same thing but is a vegetable. Also your Diligence goes up for helping out today. Keep picking options. Answer "I'll help too." to get some relationship points with Nanako. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Yukiko (Priestess) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) ======================== May 23rd (05/23) Monday ======================== Quest 18 is available today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) ========================= May 24th (05/24) Tuesday ========================= If you did well on the exam, you can check your shoe locker (1st floor, near the exit) to find something inside. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Sweet and Sour Pork. (Chie likes this) Use potato starch - Milky Sweet and Sour Pork (Good) Use flour - Slimy Sweet and Sour Pork (Bad) Simmer with vinegar - Throw away =========================== May 25th (05/23) Wednesday =========================== New part-time jobs are available today. These are: Pub dishwasher: Go to Shiroku Pub at night. Boosts your Diligence and another stat of your choosing depending on who you talk to. Needs Understanding at Reliable. Pays 1500+ Yen. Hospital janitor: Available Wednesday/Thursday/Friday at night. Needs Diligence at Strong. This is the Devil Social Link with a woman named Sayoko Uehara. Once it gets to Rank 4, you can unlock the Death Social Link with Hisano Kuroda who will be at the Samegawa Riverbank every Sunday. Go to South Central Shopping District bus stop to go to. Pays 5000+ Yen. Tutor: Available Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday. Needs Understanding to be Saintly. This is the Tower Social Link with a boy named Shu Nakajima. Go to South Central Shopping District bus stop to go to. Pays 10000+ Yen Take as many jobs as you can; there's no penalty in taking multiple jobs and is the only way you can get all Social Links anyway. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Adachi (Jester) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Adachi (Jester) Chie (Chariot) Sayoko (Devil) Nanako (Justice) ========================== May 26th (05/26) Thursday ========================== Answer "Attendance logs" today in class to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. If you come home today and have the tutor/hospital cleaner/dish-washer jobs, you can tell Dojima about it. Keep picking options, and eventually you should be able to go out at night whenever you want, whether or not Dojima is there. Very handy for making more progress in your Social Links. People to talk to; Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Ai (Moon) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Shu (Tower) Sayoko (Devil) ======================== May 27th (05/27) Friday ======================== People to talk to: Ai (Moon) Eri (Temperance) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) Sayoko (Devil) ========================== May 28th (05/28) Saturday ========================== You hear about the Shopping Channel that shows every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Marie (Aeon) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Shu (Tower) ======================== May 29th (05/29) Sunday ======================== You will watch the Shopping Program today. Your options are: 1 Adios Shoes and 2 Slimming Foods for 5,980 Yen 1 Medical Kit and 4 Medicines for 2,980 Yen What you buy is up to you, but I suggest you buy on a need-basis (ie. if you need better equipment, buy equipment, if you need healing items more, buy the healing items). I personally always get the equipment because you can't get these from Daidara, but sometimes to complete quests I will usually buy the cheaper options. Or I buy nothing at all. Saves money, which can be a precious resource when you're customizing/fusing Personas/getting supplies. If you forget or are unable to watch the Shopping Program on Sunday, you can now watch on Monday and/or Tuesday to catch those deals that you might have missed. Keep in mind though that if you bought the deal the first time, you can't go back and get the other deal again, so it's really a safety device in case you really wanted to buy something, but an event sidetracked you. Kou will ask you to hang out today. Today is special because you can get a book (Witch Detective) which can only be gotten today if you go out with Kou and Daisuke. If you miss it, you can't get it again. Chie comes along too for some relationship points as well, so it's a 3 for 1 deal. You need to say "Thanks" to get the book; this is one of those times where picking options does matter. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ======================== May 30th (05/30) Monday ======================== You will gain a Knowledge increase in class today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Eri (Temperance) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) ========================= May 31st (05/31) Tuesday ========================= You can check your shoe locker today for an item if you did well on your exams. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) You can also make lunch today! Lunch is Yakiniku Bento. (Chie likes this) Use sugar instead - Sugar-Based Yakiniku Bento (Bad) Use soy sauce instead - Soy Sauce-Based Yakiniku Bento (Good) Use vinegar instead - Throw away =========================== June 1st (06/01) Wednesday =========================== If you talk to the woman who sells seedlings, she will tell you Yosuke dropped something the other day and give you the Junes Apron costume for Yosuke. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Ai (Moon) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Chie (Chariot) You can increase your Courage by checking the fridge today. If you talk to Dojima today, you'll get the option of going to Junes and picking up an item. You can also listen in on a nice conversation, but it has no relevance on Social Links, so only go if you have nothing better to do or need an item. ========================== June 2nd (06/02) Thursday ========================== Today is the start of the rainy days. Think about rescuing Kanji now if you haven't already. Daidara is open tonight. Visit him for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Sayoko (Devil) ======================== June 3rd (06/03) Friday ======================== Quest 20 is available today. Daidara is open tonight. Visit him for some discounted equipment. You can check your fridge today for a Courage increase. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) ========================== June 4th (06/04) Saturday ========================== This is the last day to rescue Kanji. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None Depending on your actions, the game ends here or you proceed to tomorrow. ======================== June 5th (06/05) Sunday ======================== CREEPY PERSON IN SHOPPING DISTRICT AGAIN!!! Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Jingi Fundoshi and 2 Slimming Food for 11800 Yen 1 Inaba Trout and 2 Amber Seema for 2980 Yen If you talk to the lady outside the Dojima Residence, she now sells two new seedlings, Crack Wheat and Hiranya Cabbage. Crack Wheat is the same as a Chest Key, only you use Crack Wheats first before you use your Chest Keys. Also very handy if you find yourself not having Chest Keys often. Hiranya Cabbages are basically another Hiranya, curing one team member of all status effects, except instead of finding it by chance you get a more consistent source. Not too bad. I would stock up on these seedlings, Crack Wheat especially. I find Crack Wheat to be very cool. If you talk to the boy at the Shrine who has been giving you bugs, he will note that he has lost his net. You need to talk to the Lady in White at the shrine to get it. Once you get it, you can go bug catching! The key to bug-catching is to hit the X button the moment the ! mark appears above your head. Too slow or too fast gets you fewer bugs. You can also read books to increase the number of bugs you get. Bug-catching takes no time at all, so you should always try to do it so you can get a sizeable amount of bait for fishing. Quest 23, 24 and 25 are available today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Hisano (Death) Adachi (Jester) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ======================== June 6th (06/06) Monday ======================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Meeting with Kanji and recruitment into your team. Fool Social Link will go up to 4. ------ Junes ------ More discussion of the case. Keep picking options, and then Kanji enters the TV with you. Also learn about upcoming camping trip. --------- Junes TV --------- More fun with Kanji and Teddie. Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) ========================= June 7th (06/07) Tuesday ========================= Further discussion of the camping trip. Today Mr. Morooka forces you into the Health Association. There's a word to describe him, or maybe words. When the Health Assocation leaves, a represenative will arrive and give you some information. The committee will come back and ask you what it was. The correct answer is: "Kitao from Santo Inc." "Can it come in two months?" You will get a Knowledge and Expression increase if you do this correctly. You then meet Saki Konishi's brother, whose name is Naoki. He is the Hanged Man Social Link. In order to talk to him, you need a Generous level of Understanding and you'll need to talk to him more than once before he opens up to you and the Social Link begins. Kanji will call tonight about going into the TV if you go to your room. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =========================== June 8th (06/08) Wednesday =========================== Answer "Balance Beam" to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yukiko. Yosuke comes to you to discuss motorcycle licenses. Keep picking options. Kanji comes and discusses as well. Kanji just needs a bicycle to beat a motorcycle gang...Oh my goodness. Answer "Tell me more" to get some relationship points with Yosuke. I can't believe Yosuke is saying any of this. I'm not sure if he's aware of what the real reason he's single is. And if you have been doing his Social Link, none of what he's saying matches. It's still funny in a strange way. Quest 26 is available today. You can also read one of Marie's poems if you enter the Velvet Room today. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None You discuss the motorcycle licenses with Dojima today. He is fine with you getting one, so now Yosuke has you studying to get those licenses. Answer "Yeah, it's a hassle." to get some relationship points with Adachi. Today is a good day to re-enter the TV and complete some quests and/or fight the optional boss in Kanji's dungeon. ========================== June 9th (06/09) Thursday ========================== You leave school immediately because Yosuke forces you to go get your license the moment school ends. I'm not sure you could fail the test. But I haven't failed it yet. You get the Scooter License. You then talk to Dojima and he will hand you his scooter. Now you can use it to go to places. But before that you need to ride it first to explore around town. It'll take 3 rides to ride to a new location. The first two rides will take time, but the third ride will not, so it's quite handy. Answer "This is a nice bike" to get some relationship points with Dojima. You do gain control of the day later. You can also start Kanji's Social Link today, the Emperor Social Link. To do this, you need to talk to a girl either on the 1st or 2nd floor of Yasogami High and they will mention a bullying incident that may involve Kanji. Talk to him at the Practice Building to learn his side of the story. Keep picking options and then you will be able to find him to work on the Social Link. Yukiko will call you about going into the TV if you go to your room today. Quest 21, 29, and 30 are available today. Quest 22 will appear as soon as Quest 21 is finished. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Ai (Moon) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) ========================= June 10th (06/10) Friday ========================= People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) =========================== June 11th (06/11) Saturday =========================== Quest 19, 28 and 31 are available today. New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore. If you have been riding your scooter long enough, you can either get to Okina City or Shichiri Beach, depending on the ride you took while riding. If you are at Okina City, you can drink coffee at Chagall Cafe. The first time you drink the coffee, you'll get the Dia Skill Card. After that, you learn how you can get Skill Cards from all of your Personas! You just need to go back to Chagall Cafe everytime to get the Skill Card from the Persona. You can only get the Skill Card from the Persona once, so I would hand those to Marie as soon as you can, given the fact that some of these you can't find in battle. There is also Croco Fur, which sells costumes for your team to wear in dungeons. They are actually quite diverse, so do visit Croco Fur to see what is in. You can also play a crane game here! You can get figurines for your shelf from this game, and they are iconic Personas that have been in the Shin Megami Tensei series. It's 100 Yen per try, except on days that end in 0, 2, or 6, in which case you get 2 tries per 100 yen. Give it a try, you can fill your shelf back at the Dojima Residence with these figurines, and if you manage to fill all of the shelf spaces, you get an increase in ALL FIVE of your personality stats. Handy. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) ========================= June 12th (06/12) Sunday ========================= Yukiko will ask you to hang out today. Today's Shopping Program options are: 1 Fire Suppressor and 2 Herbal Pill for 4980 Yen 1 Balm of Life and 4 Curse Paper for 2980 Yen People to talk to: Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Potato Salad. Mix with mayonnaise and cool - Throw away Stir fry with ham - Lumpy Potato Salad (Bad) Smash them while still hot - Mushy Potato Salad (Good) ========================= June 13th (06/13) Monday ========================= Summer Uniforms! This gives you 3 new costumes to wear in the dungeons. Answer "Anaerobics" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Yosuke will call about entering the TV tomorrow if you go to your room. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ========================== June 14th (06/14) Tuesday ========================== If you have been riding your scooter long enough, you can go to either Okina City or Shichiri Beach, depending on the ride you selected. Those are the two new locations that will be added to your map. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: None, you pass the night with Nanako ============================ June 15th (06/15) Wednesday ============================ Answer "Cheerfulness in a group" to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. Yosuke drags you to Okina City today. After some pathetic showings from Yosuke and you (because he forced you to), you get control of your character. Talk to all the girls until you can talk to the Beautiful Lady near the Station Entrance. Keep picking options. And then you see how bad Yosuke's plan is. I couldn't be more amused. At least for you, you could thrown Kanji at the person at the other end of the phone. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Chie (Chariot) =========================== June 16th (06/16) Thursday =========================== You go shopping with the group at Junes. The campout food you are going to eat looks...interesting. Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Kanji (Emperor) ========================= June 17th (06/17) Friday ========================= School campout begins today. You then have to eat the food. From what was witnessed, you are not the most excited for the food. You can get relationship points by selecting "Eat it" but you need a certain amount of Courage in order to do so. Funny stuff with Kanji later. And Chie/Yukiko. =========================== June 18th (06/18) Saturday =========================== Swimming with the group. Answer "You look cute, Chie/Yukiko." to get some relationship points with them. You don't get anything if you answer both or nothing (which is unfortunate). What happens next is something left up to you to see. You can't do anything else so just sleep today. ========================= June 19th (06/19) Sunday ========================= Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Power Belt and 2 Herbal Pills for 4980 Yen 1 Huge Fish and 4 Ice Cubes for 9800 Yen People to talk to: Marie (Aeon) Kanji (Emperor) Hisano (Death) No night encounters because you see a TV special about Rise Kujikawa. ========================= June 20th (06/20) Monday ========================= More discussion about Rise Kujikawa. You learn she could be in Marukyu Tofu in the Shopping District. It's the one store that you couldn't really do that much at. Answer "Meiji" in class to get a Knowledge increase. If you did the "100% Inaba-Grown Cabbage" Quest (Quest 25) earlier on, you can now go to the Riverbank where there is a dog digging there. Talk to the dog, where you will now be able to use the Sharp Shovel you got as a reward. You dig up a Bone, a new weapon for Yosuke. Kanji will call about going into the TV tomorrow. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ========================== June 21st (06/21) Tuesday ========================== People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) You watch the Midnight Channel tonight and see Rise. ============================ June 22nd (06/22) Wednesday ============================ Today's the day you scout Marukyu for Rise. ------------- Marukyu Tofu ------------- Answer "ganmodoki" when searching for options on what to order. This is important because for some mysterious reason, Yosuke can't eat tofu. The thing is, you have no idea that he can't eat tofu, nor can you find out at any point in the story up until then. You'll get some relationship points with Yosuke for doing so. It sounds ridiculous that you can't eat tofu, but hey, my knowledge of allergies/body intolerance is quite low. You then meet Rise in the store. More of the story unfolds, and more comedic stuff from the team. Dojima and Adachi also talk to Rise, and then dinner gets heated tonight. Watch the Midnight Channel, and then keep picking options. =========================== June 23rd (06/23) Thursday =========================== ------ Junes ------ More discussion of the case. -------------------------- Central Shopping District -------------------------- You end up staking out Marukyu with Adachi. You do end up cornering somebody, and when it gets to confrontation time, keep picking options. Despite your actions, Rise goes missing anyway. You watch the Midnight Channel tonight. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- ...and Rise is in the TV. In what appears to be a strip club. ========================= June 24th (06/24) Friday ========================= --------- Junes TV --------- Same drill with Kanji, you need to find more information on Rise to help Teddie find her. You also start the Star Social Link with Teddie. There is something special about the Star Social Link, in that it is one of 3 Social Links that will reach Rank 10 with almost no effort. If you haven't guessed yet, the other one is Fool. The last one is a surprise I will wait for you to see. Back to the search for Rise's information, you'll need to go to Marukyu Tofu to talk to her grandmother. She will tell you a paparazzi has been hanging around the Samegawa Flood Plain. Except if you go he is not there. Talking to the Kind Man near the tree will tell you you'll have to come back tomorrow. Next, you'll need to find Rise's "biggest fan" in the school. If you talk to students in school you will learn about him. He can be found on the 2nd floor of the Practice Building, and is the fat student that normally isn't there. He will give you a piece of information about Rise which is very important for tomorrow. People to talk to: Ai (Moon) Eri (Temeperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) =========================== June 25th (06/25) Saturday =========================== It's raining today. You'll need to find more information. Fortunately the paparazzi will be at the Samegawa Flood Plain despite the rain. He'll be the Photographer. He'll ask for an information trade about Rise. You'll need to answer "She's different on TV" and "I think she's stressed" in order to proceed. You can only answer "I think she's stressed" if you talked to Rise's fan back in Yasogami High. If you forgot to, or didn't, you can go back and talk to him today. New seedlings are for sale today! They are Wall Paprika and Barrier Corn. These seedlings are special because you can get many kinds of plants at once. Wall Paprika casts Red, White, Blue, or Green Wall on you, depending on the Paprika. Barrier Corn casts Tetrakarn or Makarakarn depending on the Corn you use. You can now go save Rise. As it is raining, it is a perfect day to go into the TV and save her. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None ------------------- Marukyu Striptease ------------------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miss Gene: Weak to Electric, Resists Fire/Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasure Hand: No Weaknesses, Nulls Fire/Ice/Wind, Resists Electric/ Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idle Basalt: Weak to Fire/Electric, Nulls Physical, Resists Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persistent Fuzz: No Weaknesses, Repels Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creation Relic: Weak to Electric, Resists Physical/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Death Seeker: Weak to Light, Nulls Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soul Dancer: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Sister 3: Weak to Ice, Drains Physical/Fire/Electric/Wind Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonic Raven: Weak to Electric, Drains Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enslaved Beast: Weak to Wind, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venus Eagle: Weak to Ice, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberating Idol: Weak to Fire/Light, Repels Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blooming Bambino: No Weaknesses, Drains Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forgotten Hablerie: Weak to Electric, Nulls Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Basalt: Weak to Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rain Leg Musha: No Weaknesses, Nulls Light/Darkness, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver Dice: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Killing Hand: Weak to Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Champion Knight: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamant Beetle: No Weaknesses, Repels Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mighty Cyclops: Weak to Ice, Nulls Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sky Balance: No Weaknesses, Repels Wind/Electric, Nulls Physical/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arcane Turret: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rain Wheel: Weak to Electric, Drains Physical/Fire/Ice/Wind Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Purifying Water Life Stone Soul Drop Segaki Rice Diamond Shield Hell Magatama Amrita Soda Arc Magatama Snuff SOul Purifying Salt Tranquil Buddha* Bead* Volt Supressor* Safety Belt* Guard Amulet* Disnfectant* Disguise Mask* Black Feather* Purple Suit* Armada Bustier* Gust Pin* Silver Spoon* Flame Pin* Power Tasuki* Harlot's Mercy* Falcon Eye* Flight Strap* Kid's Hachimaki* Spark Pin* Book of Ruin* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Shiisaa Rakshasa Principality High Pixie King Frost Nigi Mitama Yaksini Phoenix Ara Mitama Matador Ikusa Andra Legion Kaiwan Lamia Ares Incubus Power Ganga Hua Po Nozuchi Makami Kusi Mitama Unicorn Titania This dungeon is just as long as Kanji's, at 11 floors. It's also a bit tougher due to the fact that enemy resistances will be mostly geared towards physical attacks, so rushing through fights may be harder than expected. In case you haven't noticed, you only start with the main character this time. You now get to customize your team any way you want. Yes, making a team of 4 with 5 people is not very exciting, but let's be honest here, this is probably the best you're going to get, and honestly I haven't seen many teams deviate from the combinations you make here. Do what you want though. You can also now take in as many people as you want, from a full party to just your main character. I don't recommend doing a solo run right now, but it's up to you as for what you want to do. Enemies will now start having Repel resistances, which means they will not only be unhurt by the attack you hit them with, but that damage will now be dealt to you, and you have to withstand it with your own stats, armor and resistances. On the plus side, you should be able to form Personas with similar qualities, giving you that same advantage in battle and watching your enemies hurt themselves. If you haven't yet, you can switch up your team members now that you have Kanji, letting you use whatever combination of characters you would like. Everyone is different, and it's good to find what works for you best. I personally like using [Yosuke, Yukiko, Kanji] but it's up to you. When you get to the 7th floor, Shadow Rise turns out the lights, making it harder to see what is in front of you. Thankfully, you can rely on the map to guide you through the floor. You'll then run into a mini-boss fight at the top of the room. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Amorous Snake This fight isn't actually that hard. The battle starts off with Stagnant Air, and then Amorous Snake uses Virus Wave and Mind Silce to inflict status effects on you while inflicting damage. It is weak to Fire, so Agilao and such are quite useful. It may take a while even with a weakness, so you may want to bring along items that heal status effects, such as Dokudami Tea, Royal Jelly, and the like. I'd say bring Hiranya, but that's quite rare, as well as Amrita Soda. If you leveled up Yukiko's Social Link a bit, she will learn Amrita, which will be extremely useful in this fight. When I defeated Amorous Snake, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 37 Level 34 Level 37 Level 36 Personas Used: Pyro Jack, Level 37 Agilao Tarunda Auto-Rakukaja Rakunda Dodge Ice Fire Boost Marakukaja Maragion +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There is no item drop, but thankfully you don't need one. You can now access the one door that was locked at the beginning, which turns out to be the stairs to the next floor. At the top of the striptease, you'll meet Rise and her Shadow. As with every encounter, you end up fighting her Shadow. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Rise This is actually not too hard. Shadow Rise doesn't hit that hard. She uses all the elemental spells at their first stage (Agi, Bufu, Zio, Garu) and the versions that hit the entire team (ie. Maragi) When she falls below 2/3 of her health, she uses Supreme Insight, which prevents you from hurting her. As you guessed after 3 turns, this fight can't be won. I found that to be relatively stupid, but hey, there's more reasons why I don't like this fight. When fighting Shadow Rise, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 39 Level 36 Level 39 Level 38 Personas Used: Pyro Jack, Level 37 Agilao Tarunda Auto-Rakukaja Rakunda Dodge Ice Fire Boost Marakukaja Maragion +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After a while, Teddie charges up and goes berserk, defeating Shadow Rise. Rise then gains Himiko as a Persona, but there's one problem. The way Rise accepted herself has some problems for Teddie, who develops his own Shadow form that wants to kill you all. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Teddie Rise backs you up for this fight. Finally, fantastic support. That looks good too. More good news is that your team is fully healed for this fight. Back to the fight, Shadow Teddie is really tough. He uses Mabufula to hit the team with a powerful Ice attack. He uses Mind Charge, which is basically Power Charge but for magical Skills. Foolish Whisper to put Silence on your team, Marakunda to lower your team's defense, Heat Wave to hit your entire team with a physical attack, Ultra Charge to prepare himself for the following attack, Nihil Hand, which will deal a devastating amount of damage to the team, and Nullity Guidance to knock a team member down, do damage, make them Dizzy, and gain another turn. It's a huge moveset. To counter each one, guard everytime Mind Charge is used, because Mabufula will follow. Foolish Whisper needs status heals if someone is hit, Marakunda can be cured with Dekunda or a Diamond Shield, Nihil Hand can't hit you if you Guard your entire team, and since Ultra Charge takes two turns, you can hit Shadow Teddie the first turn, and when you are told he is charging, have everyone Guard. Nullity Guidance is tough to counter, but he doesn't use it often enough for you to be terribly concerned. If you are powerful enough, you can interrupt Nihil Hand while it is focused. This means you'll need to unleash a good amount of damage on Shadow Teddie the moment Nihil Hand goes up. You have two turns to do so, so don't hold back. Don't worry though, the reward is an All-Out Attack, which is quite a good deal for beating down Nihil Hand. The team I listed below (you can substitute Chie with Yosuke even) was enough to beat down Shadow Teddie before Nihil Hand could be used. You'll need to throw your best attacks against Shadow Teddie, and keep in mind you don't want this battle to last too long, so try to finish this fast because Shadow Teddie always keeps hitting you. When I defeated Shadow Teddie, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 39 Level 36 Level 39 Level 38 Personas Used: Pyro Jack, Level 37 Agilao Tarunda Auto-Rakukaja Rakunda Dodge Ice Fire Boost Marakukaja Maragion +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Teddie then gains Kintoko-Doji as his Persona. You then take Rise out of the TV, but not after leaving Teddie to train and getting the Star Social Link up to 2. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Dojima comes back drunk from handling the news of having a special investigator put on the police force. Pretty funny. ========================= June 26th (06/26) Sunday ========================= Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Myth-like Sword and 2 Herbal Pill for 9800 Yen 1 Purifying Salt and 2 Segaki Rice for 3980 Yen Croco Fur at Okina City is now selling swimsuit costumes for your team. People to talk to: Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Kanji (Emperor) Adachi (Jester) Yosuke (Magician) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) Naoki (Hanged Man) ========================= June 27th (06/27) Monday ========================= Answer "Individuality" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoki (Hanged Man) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ========================== June 28th (06/28) Tuesday ========================== People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ============================ June 29th (06/29) Wednesday ============================ Quest 32 is available today People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Chie (Chariot) You can also make lunch today! Lunch is Hamburgers. (Chie likes this) Look for bubbles on top - Throw away Poke the center and feel it - Well-Done Hamburgers (Bad) Cut a hole and look for juice - Juicy Hamburgers (Good) =========================== June 30th (06/30) Thursday =========================== Answer "Pis Pis River" to get a Knowledge increase. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) ======================== July 1st (07/01) Friday ======================== Today is another good day to go and rescue Rise if you haven't done so. If you go to your room tonight, you will receive a text message from Yosuke asking you to watch a movie with him in Okina City. Watching a movie will level up the character you watch a movie with, as well as add some bonus stats to their Persona. It will also boost their relationship points. Daidara is open tonight. Go in for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) ========================== July 2nd (07/02) Saturday ========================== There is something inside your shoe locker if you did well on your exams. New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Marie (Aeon) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Naoki (Hanged Man) Shu (Tower) ======================== July 3rd (07/03) Sunday ======================== Ayane/Yumi will ask if you want to hang out today. You will meet up with Daisuke as well and get relationship points. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Armada Bustier and 2 Giant Candy for 20800 Yen 30 Peach Seed and 10 Soul Drop for 2980 Yen Quest 34 is available today. You can view another one of Marie's poems today if you visit the Velvet Room. People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Hisano (Death) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ======================== July 4th (07/04) Monday ======================== Answer "Pascal" in class today for an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoki (Hanged Man) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ========================= July 5th (07/05) Tuesday ========================= There is something inside your shoe locker if you did well on your exams. You can check the fridge for a Courage increase today. The nice part about today is, you won't lose any time for checking the fridge. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoki (Hanged Man) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =========================== July 6th (07/06) Wednesday =========================== People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Chie (Chariot) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Daigaku-imo. (Yukiko likes this) Grill them on a grid - Toasty Daigaku-imo (Bad) Deep fry them - Crunchy Daigaku-imo (Good) Simmer them with sake - Throw away ========================== July 7th (07/07) Thursday ========================== Answer "The U.S. Declaration of Independence" in class to get a Knowledge increase. There is something inside your shoe locker if you did well on your exams. If you wrote something on the Tanabata bamboo, talk to Dojima today to see a reaction. Quest 33 is available today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Kanji (Emperor) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) ======================== July 8th (07/08) Friday ======================== Today begins the rainy days. You should try to save Rise if you haven't already. Daidara is open tonight. Go for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) ========================== July 9th (07/09) Saturday ========================== Today is the last day you have to save Rise. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None You watch the Midnight Channel today. The game ends here or you proceed to tomorrow. ========================= July 10th (07/10) Sunday ========================= *CUTSCENE* Whoops. Looks like something went wrong. At least Rise is safe. ------ Junes ------ Discussion of the mystery and this odd death. You learn what happened. Was quite tragic. Keep picking options. And hey, Teddie is here! Looks like he managed to get back to normal. And there's a bonus; Teddie is now able to travel with you into the dungeons as a fighter. Fool Social Link goes up to 5. And after a long while... *CUTSCENE* Oh my. Teddie grew a little. If that's the right word. More mysteries. You then go to the Central Shopping District. -------------------------- Central Shopping District -------------------------- After Teddie has a new outfit, more funny stuff. You then meet with Rise. Now you meet the Slender Young Man, only now he is called "Hat-wearing boy". Thankfully he introduces himself as Naoto Shirogane so I don't have to keep typing that every time. Then Rise comes! WHOO! And you move to the Shrine to discuss. Happy and active Rise! WHOO! After some talk and handing over the glasses, it is confirmed that she will be backing you up as the new support character. Fool Social Link goes up to 6. Answer "Leave it to me" to get a Courage increase. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You watch the news discussion of the new murder. Answer "I'm here with you" to get an Understanding increase. Tonight Igor will summon you to the Velvet Room. He introduces you to the new Fusion combinations, which lets you fuse 4 or more Personas. These are special fusions with specific requirements, but each of these Personas are quite strong or at the very least, unique, so try to make use of it. ========================= July 11th (07/11) Monday ========================= -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You get a new homeroom teacher today. Honestly, despite the comments from the students, I don't think she's that bad. Creepy, yes, but she's not terrible. Her name is Noriko Kashiwagi and will be teaching you from now on. ------ Junes ------ Discussion of exams and the case. Naoto comes back to discuss the case, and tells you a suspect has been found. Despite that, things get a slight bit heated. You then return home. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Blessed Hands and 2 Giant Candy for 39800 Yen Growth 2 and 2 Hell Magatama for 24800 Yen Night Encounters: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ========================== July 12th (07/12) Tuesday ========================== You get a free Knowledge increase in class today. Exams are next week so you may want to study. Quest 27 is available today. You can study with Yosuke, Chie, or Yukiko today. People to talk to: Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Pudding. Vanilla ice cream - Lumpy Pudding (Bad) Cologne - Throw away Vanilla extract - Smooth Pudding (Good) Today is also the first day you get to go and fight the secret boss that has appeared in Rise's dungeon. If you talk to the fox today he will hand you the Kingpin Duster outfit for Kanji. ============================ July 13th (07/13) Wednesday ============================ Today you have an umbrella encounter with Yukiko. Answer "Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Wow that was hard to type. Quest 35 is available today. You can study with Kanji today. Chie will call you about entering the TV tomorrow. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Adachi (Jester) Chie (Chariot) =========================== July 14th (07/14) Thursday =========================== Answer "Kuukai" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. There is something inside your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. You can study with Yukiko today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Kanji (Emperor) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Fried Chicken. (Chie likes this) Rice flour - Throw away Flour - Soggy Fried Chicken (Bad) Potato starch - Crispy Fried Chicken (Good) ========================= July 15th (07/15) Friday ========================= Answer "The equator" in class today to receive a Knowledge increase. There is something inside your shoe locker if you did well on your exams. You can study with Rise today. However, as you don't get any relationship points for doing so, as a result you will just increase your Knowledge. New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore. If you go to your room today, you will be asked by Kou to study on Sunday. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) =========================== July 16th (07/16) Saturday =========================== Answer "He has no mustache" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. You can study with Yosuke, Chie, Rise and Kanji today. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Naoki (Hanged Man) ========================= July 17th (07/17) Sunday ========================= If you agreed to study with Kou and Daisuke, you'll study together with them as well as Chie and Yukiko who come later. Answer "I'm allergic to math" to get the (Poly-land) book, another hard to find book. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Purple Suit and 2 Giant Candy for 20800 Yen 2 Diamond Shield and 6 Heavy Soup for 8800 Yen People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ========================= July 18th (07/18) Monday ========================= You have the day off today, so no school and no exams yet. You can check the fridge for a Courage increase today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Hisano (Death) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Adachi (Jester) Kanji (Emperor) ========================== July 19th (07/19) Tuesday ========================== EXAM TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today's answers are: "Cheerfulness in a group." "Balance Beam." ============================ July 20th (07/20) Wednesday ============================ Today's answers are: "First option" "Meiji" =========================== July 21st (07/21) Thursday =========================== Today's answers are: "King of hearts." "Pascal." ========================= July 22nd (07/22) Friday ========================= Today's answers are: "Pis Pis River." "The U.S. Declaration of Independence." =========================== July 23rd (07/23) Saturday =========================== Final day of exams. You see how your main character felt during the exams. Answer "My pen was on fire" for a Courage increase. Answer "I didn't get a single one" for a Courage increase. Answer "Just you wait and see" for an Expression increase. ------ Junes ------ Discussion of the murder case and some parts of the exam. You start the Lovers Social Link with Rise today. I highly recommend working on her Social Link, not just because she is my favorite character, but she is able to support you better as her Link goes up, more so than Teddie ever could, and better support than she gave in Persona 4. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Keep picking options with Nanako. Answer "I'll protect you" for some relationship points with Nanako. Night Encounters: None ========================= July 24th (07/24) Sunday ========================= Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Kitchen Knife and 2 Giant Candy for 11800 Yen 24 Second Maid and 24 Dr. Salt NEO for 7800 Yen New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore today. Home Gardening is something you may be interested in if you are big on the garden, because it will cut down harvesting time by 1 day. The woman who sells seedlings is back with a new seedling; the Scapegoat Eggplant. My favorite plant. It will take your place when you are hit with an instant-kill Skill like Hama/Mudo. Quest 37 is available today. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ======================== July 25th (07/25) Monday ======================== Exam results are out today! See how you did. Discussion of a beach outing today. Sounds really interesting. Keep picking options. Discussing Chie, Yukiko or Rise gets you relationship points. If you pick Kanji, you won't get anything, but it's funny. If you got the highest score on the exams, you can talk to Ms. Sofue for 3 Magic Mirrors. Nanako will give you a Paper Armband, and Dojima hands you 40000 Yen. Nice rewards, especially the Paper Armband. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ========================= July 26th (07/26) Tuesday ========================= Last day of school before holidays. School Social Links will be closed for a while after this date. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: None You watch the Midnight Channel tonight. And you see something. And someone. After a talk with Yosuke and Teddie, the Star Social Link goes up to 3. =========================== July 27th (07/27) Wednesday =========================== ------ Junes ------ Investigation about the person you saw in the TV. Now you do another search for information, and your Fool Social Link goes up to 7. This will take a span of a few days so let's finish this information search ASAP. Go to the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbank and talk to Kanji. He'll mention talking to Dojima about it (if you talk to everyone else, you get vague info). Talk to Dojima at the South Central Shopping District near the bus stop, but as expected he won't tell you anything. Dojima mentions Adachi briefly, so that is your clue to search for him. But if you talk to Yukiko, she'll mention he isn't there today, so you have to try tomorrow. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) ========================== July 28th (07/28) Thursday ========================== Go to Junes today and find Adachi. Tell him "I'll tell Dojima" to learn that the suspect may have had a job in the Central Shopping District. You'll have to ask around the stores, but go to Souzai Daigaku (process of elimination; you would have to ask there anyway) to learn he did work there, and that his friend is sometimes around the Central Shopping District as well. But as the store owner hints, there is no student there at the moment, and he might be there tomorrow. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) ======================== July 29th (07/29) Friday ======================== Now go to the Central Shopping District and talk to the student outside Marukyu Tofu to get a picture. Disgusting. Either way, you now have enough information to talk to Rise and chase down this person inside the TV. People to talk to: Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) ----------- Void Quest ----------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lustful Snake: Weak to Ice, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Sword: Weak to Electric, Resists Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrupt Tower: Weak to Wind, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dependent Basalt: Weak to Light/Darkness, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blind Cupid: Weak to Wind, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Castle: Weak to Ice, Drains Physical/Fire/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Sigil: Weak to Physical, Drains Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spurious Book: Weak to Fire/Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supreme Hand: No Weaknesses, Nulls Fire/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness, Resists Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amenti Raven: Weak to Electric, Absorbs Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Sister 2: Weak to Electric, Repels Physical/Fire/Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Brother 2: Weak to Ice, Repels Physical/Fire/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fate Seeker: Weak to Ice, Nulls Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rain End Musha: No Weaknesses, Repels Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mad Cyclops: Weak to Fire, Resists Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Almighty Hand: Weak to Ice, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading Idol: Weak to Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anguish Basalt: Weak to Electric/Light/Darkness, Resists Physical/Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monomanic Fuzz: Weak to Electric, Drains Ice, Nulls Fire, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength Beetle: Weak to Darkness, Repels Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Pot: Weak to Fire, Drains Physical/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avarice Bambino: Weak to Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scarlet Turret: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whimsical Papillon: Weak to Ice, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Platinum Dice: Weak to Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ardent Dancer: Weak to Fire, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steel Machine: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical/Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protective Lexy: No Weaknesses, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beastly Gigas: Weak to Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Smart Bomb Life Stone Arc Magatama Pinwheel Purifying Salt Soul Drop Firecracker San-zun Tama Super Sonic Ball Lightning Tesla Coil Hiranya Ice Cube Goho-M Purifying Water Dry Ice Segaki Rice Curse Paper Assault Signal Hell Magatama Physical Mirror Magic Mirror Charm Drape* Chewing Soul* Awareness Note* Tranquil Buddha* Blizzard Vow* Soul Food* Gust Pin* Bead* Revenge Ring* Ice Suppressor* Snow Pin* Volt Suppressor* Cool Beads* Spark Pin* Falcon Eye* Kimyaku Brace* Land Badge* Disinfectant* Book of Serenity* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Unicorn Makami Oni Ganga Ose Mithra Pyro Jack Nozuchi Justice Flauros Samael Dis Yamatamo-Orochi Orthrus Setanta Gorgon Parvati This dungeon is shorter than the last two dungeons thankfully, but not any easier. The opponents are strong and have a great deal of resistances. You now get Rise as support, but for now, it won't be any different from what Teddie used to provide for now. Also, previous Persona 4 fans may notice that Rise gives WORSE support than she used to give. This is a bit of a concern, but fortunately, the recent update let Rise "level up" her support abilities with the team as well as through her Social Links, so to maximize her support potential, you will have to work with her a lot. It's either good or bad depending on if you like Rise or not. Teddie also comes along as a front-line fighter. Now that's quite a few team choices to make, and thankfully Teddie isn't so terrible that he doesn't fit. Most likely he will replace Chie if you kept her on your team only for her Ice Skills, but he can replace anyone and still do a decent job. This dungeon is filled with lots of treasures, which can provide you a nice flow of items, as long as you can find them. If Rise is level 43, her Treasure Radar shows you where the treasures are, cutting down pointless search time for non-existent treasure. Once you get to the 3rd Floor, Rise will mention a dead end. If you go left or right however, you'll teleport. If you look at the map, you'll notice these areas are shaped like crosses. If you are in the middle, you can teleport left and right. If you are on the left, you can only teleport right, and so on. The right side has an item, but will force you back to the beginning, while the left side gets you to the next floor, so stick to the left. On the 7th Floor, as you move around, you'll notice yourself forced to face a random direction at times. This tends to happen when you step on the middle of a floor square (a sound plays that sounds like something moved). To avoid losing your sense of direction (and getting incredibly irritated), move towards the edges of the square and you should be fine. Also there is a mini-boss on the 7th Floor, but it can be missed. I suggest fighting it though, because you will get a key item that will let you complete this dungeon. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Killing Hand The fight starts off with Killing Hand summoning an Almighty Hand. Killing Hand can attack you with a regular attack, uses Deathbound, another Physical attack that hits everyone (but is stronger than Heat Wave and the like), and it can summon more Almighty Hands that can heal the Killing Hand. The good news is that it isn't very strong, so these attacks won't hurt you very much. This fight isn't actually very hard. Just make sure the Almighty Hands are not healing the Killing Hand, throw your strongest attacks, and it should fall. When I defeated Killing Hand, my team was: Yu Narukami chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 50 Level 49 Level 50 Level 50 Personas Used; Triglav, Level 47 Heat Wave Counterstrike Evade Elec Mahama Dekunda Marakukaja Mustard Bomb Null Dizzy +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You will get an Orb of Darkness for beating this boss. At the top floor Endgame, you'll run into a snag; the door is sealed. But if you fought Killing Hand and got the key item, it'll undo the seal on the door and you can enter. You'll face Mitsuo. He'll lose control of his Shadow and you'll fight a boss. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Mitsuo This boss can be tough because he will get two turns instead of one. This means you'll be hit with more than one attack per turn, or things will be rushed twice as fast. First, Shadow Mitsuo is in a sort of armor, thanks to Character Setup. You'll have to destroy the armor in order to hit Shadow Mitsuo behind it. He'll normally attack you in this stage, and throw a Bomb at you, which is pretty much a Fire attack. Throw your strongest attacks at it, but try to conserve your SP because you haven't hit Shadow Mitsuo yet. Only after the armor comes off will he be hurt. If you need to stick to Physical attacks, then stick to Physical attacks. Once the armor comes off, Shadow Mitsuo will fall and you get an All-Out Attack against him. Now is the time to unleash your assault. In this form, Shadow Mitsuo casts a Wall of a specific type, which will reflect the element he will use on your team (Blue Wall means Mazionga) and so on. He uses skills that hit the entire team, so be careful of weaknesses, because you don't want to give this boss more turns than he already has. He can cast Stagnant Air to increase your team's likelihood of status effects, and then use Skills to inflict status effects. He can also use Dekunda if you inflicted status reducers on him, and Dekaja if your team tried to use status enhancers. This tends to happen more on Extra Turns, so try to reduce Knockdown if you want to use status enhancers/reducers. Shadow Mitsuo can also use Whisper, Chant and Prayer to build his armor back on, but you can interrupt him by dealing enough damage to break the armor and get another All-Out Attack. If you fail to do enough damage, the armor will be rebuilt and you will have to fight the armor again. The only difference this time is that the armor can now hit the entire team using the Spell command. Throw your strongest attacks at him, and he should fall. I highly suggest using skills like Power Charge and Mind Charge to enhance your damage, because with the battle going slower for you, you want to make every turn count. Personas with no weaknesses are recommended, or if your strongest Persona has a weakness, accessories that increase your evasion to those weaknesses are handy (Light/Darkness doesn't count, Shadow Mitsuo never uses those attacks). The same goes for your team members, even if they already happened to have their evolved Personas, because sadly in Persona 4 Golden they changed the evolutions to not have some sort of resistance to their weakness, and can now only evade. When I defeated Shadow Mitsuo, my team was: Yu Narukami chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 52 Level 50 Level 52 Level 51 Personas Used: Yatagarasu, Level 45 Masukukaja Diarahan Growth 2 Agidyne Rakunda Mind Charge Evade Ice Null Fear +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thankfully Mitsuo never acknowledges his Shadow, so it disappears. It's a good thing too, I'd rather not have him on my team anyway. I'd hate to see what his Persona is anyway. After the fight, you take him out of the TV, and then wrap up the entire case with a wrap-up party at Rise's suggestion. Pick "Alright, let's do this" for some relationship points with Rise. ------ Junes ------ You all go shopping for ingredients. You ask Nanako what she wants to eat and she mentions omelette with fried rice. You are also making an omelette, so Yosuke asks you what you want to make. Orthodox, ketchup flavored (Average) Asian American, soy flavored (Most) Herb filled, Provence style (Average) Aromatic, Mediterranean style (Least) What you make doesn't really matter, but it does affect the relationship points Nanako gets. The effect is slight though, just about as much as gardening, so I wouldn't be so obsessed with getting the right omelette. I also suggest not resetting to see the different options. You never saved after you beat Mitsuo, so unless you want to fight that fight again, I suggest just trusting my options. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Star Social Link goes up. Keep picking options. More fun after seeing the taste testing of the omelettes. You can somehow hear Nanako forcing the nice comments. She's amazing. You then invite Nanako out to the Summer Festival that's coming up. But first you have to wait until August 20th (08/20), when the festival starts. =========================== July 30th (07/30) Saturday =========================== People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Naoki (Hanged Man) ========================= July 31st (07/31) Sunday ========================= Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Maneki Neko and 2 Giant Candy for 7980 Yen 2 Smart Bomb and 2 Super Sonic for 6980 Yen People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Hisano (Death) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ========================== August 1st (08/01) Monday ========================== If you go to your room today, Chie will ask you to watch a movie with her. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) =========================== August 2nd (08/02) Tuesday =========================== People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ============================= August 3rd (08/03) Wednesday ============================= Ai will call you to hang out today. You'd normally get bonus points with someone else, but as she chases them away today, it'd just be with Ai. Choose if you want. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) ============================ August 4th (08/04) Thursday ============================ New books are out at Yomenaido Bookstore. Today a special book, (Hyperspeed Reading) arrives today. I highly suggest buying it and reading it before you read any other books, because this will double your reading rate from 1 to 2 chapters, letting you read more in less time. If you are going for the Compulsive Reader trophy, this should be very valuable. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) ========================== August 5th (08/05) Friday ========================== Naoki will call to hang out today. You will meet up with Ayane (only Ayane, not Yumi) and get relationship points with both of them. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ============================ August 6th (08/06) Saturday ============================ Today is a good day to go chase down Mitsuo if you haven't saved him already. Daidara is open today. Go in for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) ========================== August 7th (08/07) Sunday ========================== Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Paladin Armor and 2 Longevity Pill for 20800 Yen 1 Kitchen Knife and 1 Myth-like Sword for 12800 Yen People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Hisano (Death) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ========================== August 8th (08/08) Monday ========================== Ai will call you to hang out today. You meet up with Yosuke and Teddie and get relationship points with all three. You can find one of Marie's poems in the Velvet Room if you visit today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) =========================== August 9th (08/09) Tuesday =========================== Quest 40 is available today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Rise (Lovers) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ============================== August 10th (08/10) Wednesday ============================== Kou will ask to hang out today. If you do, you will get some relationship points with Kou/Daisuke and Nanako. If you answer "Sure", you can also get the book (The O-Cha Way) from Kou. Another easy-to-miss book. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Chie (Chariot) ============================= August 11th (08/11) Thursday ============================= Today is the start of the rainy days. Capture Mitsuo if you haven't done so. Daidara is open tonight. Go in for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) =========================== August 12th (08/12) Friday =========================== Today is the last day to save Mitsuo. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None Watch the Midnight Channel tonight. Your game either ends here or you proceed to tomorrow. ============================= August 13th (08/13) Saturday ============================= As you already had your confrontation with Mitsuo, today is a perfectly normal day. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: None ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You eat with the family and Adachi tonight. =========================== August 14th (08/14) Sunday =========================== Chie will talk to you today about Yosuke needing help at Junes. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Wooden Bat and 2 Longevity Pill for 14000 Yen 6 Segaki Rice and 4 Purifying Water for 8800 Yen If you talk to the woman who sells seedlings today, she has a new plant in stock: the Bead Melon. As the name implies, it's just like a Bead, only it also heals SP, it is easier to find and you can grow it in your garden. It can also be sold for a nice amount of money, so consider growing some. People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Hisano (Death) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) =========================== August 15th (08/15) Monday =========================== Yosuke will call today. You are not able to refuse this if Chie had called you earlier. Such a good friend. You'll get relationship points with Chie, Yosuke and Teddie. ============================ August 16th (08/16) Tuesday ============================ Working at Junes. ============================== August 17th (08/17) Wednesday ============================== Working at Junes. ============================= August 18th (08/18) Thursday ============================= Working at Junes. =========================== August 19th (08/19) Friday =========================== Working at Junes. More relationship points with everyone. You get 40000 Yen Night Encounters: None You rest for the Summer Festival tomorrow. ============================= August 20th (08/20) Saturday ============================= Summer Festival begins! Pick "You look cute in it" to get some relationship points with Nanako. Pick the respective option for each girl to get relationship points for them. Interesting way to pair off. And funny results for the ending. =========================== August 21st (08/21) Sunday =========================== Summer Festival continues for one more day! You are asked out by the girls you have a high Social Link rank with. The festivities will continue from there, and it's actually pretty amusing. You can also refuse every single offer, but the problem with that is you either go to the festival yourself or you just sit in your room the whole day. You'll pick up the book (The Divine Way) for going to the festival. =========================== August 22nd (08/22) Monday =========================== You can now purchase the Festival Set costumes from Croco Fur. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 3 Genji Beetle and 2 Longevity Pill for 9800 Yen 12 Tiny Soul Tomato and 5 Hiranya Cabbage for 4800 Yen People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ August 23rd (08/23) Tuesday ============================ Yosuke calls you up to go to the beach today. You can decline if you want, but I would go. *CUTSCENE* Finally, something that's actually not depressing. And quite funny actually. At the beach, pick "Yeah, she's something else." for relationship points with Rise. And then Kanji's swimsuit. And the following comments. And a subsequent wardrobe malfunction. Keep picking options. When you get home, you discover Nanako has homework to do. You have the choice of helping her work on her homework or not. I suggest you do so because it can help you get relationship points with your party. But you are able to opt out if you have better things to do. Saying yes will get you some relationship points with Nanako. Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ============================== August 24th (08/24) Wednesday ============================== You can now work on your summer homework today. But frankly, if you never work on it and leave it to the last minute, you will still complete it in one day, so I would recommend working on other things. You can, however, work on it if you need a Knowledge boost. Just keep in mind you can't finish your summer homework until the last day anyway, no matter how much of a good thing it is to do your homework early. You can now buy Kanji and Teddie's swimsuits at Croco Fur. New books are available for purchase at Yomenaido Bookstore. Quest 36 and 39 are available today. If you are helping Nanako, Yosuke and Teddie will come by, and you will get relationship points with all three people (well, Yosuke and Nanako, you don't need points with Teddie). People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Chie (Chariot) Sayoko (Devil) Adachi (Jester) ============================= August 25th (08/25) Thursday ============================= If you are helping Nanako, Chie and Yukiko will come by, and you will get relationship points with all three people. Today will mark the start of party members waiting outside the gas station at the Central Shopping District. You can talk to them to give them new skills or have them remember old ones. The only exception is Rise, as she has no new skills to learn or ones to re-learn. Talking to her, however, will increase the power of your All-Out Attacks when she participates in them. People to talk to: Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) =========================== August 26th (08/26) Friday =========================== Chie will call you to hang out today. If you are helping Nanako, no one comes over today, but you will be able to pick some options to help her. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Adachi (Jester) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ============================= August 27th (08/27) Saturday ============================= Today is a good day to go back and fight the boss that has spawned in Mitsuo's dungeon. If you talk to the fox today, you will get the Lord Flauntleroy costume for Teddie. If you are helping Nanako, Kanji and Rise will come by, and you will get relationship points with all three. Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Naoki (Hanged Man) =========================== August 28th (08/28) Sunday =========================== Rise will call you to hang out today. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Thief Dagger and 2 Longevity Pill for 20800 Yen 2 Hell Magatama and 2 Arc Magatama for 12800 Yen If you are helping out Nanako, answer "Male" to get some relationship points. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) =========================== August 29th (08/29) Monday =========================== You will spend the entire day doing your summer homework. As I mentioned earlier, it is all finished today. If you are helping Nanako, answer "It stopped raining by then" to get some relationship points. Night Encounters: None ============================ August 30th (08/30) Tuesday ============================ Rise invites you out to the Fireworks Festival. Regardless of what you say, the group comes along, and you come too. Answer "Let's you and me go." to get some relationship points with Rise. At some unspecified location, you meet up with the group. Some funny dialogue comes up. Didn't think there would be another force that could make Teddie be like that again. Answer "I'm happy for you" to get some relationship points with Nanako. And then... *CUTSCENE* This is actually really nice. Depending on which girl you took to the festival (if you did take a girl) that will influence the conversation if you answered "True, it was completely different". ============================== August 31st (08/31) Wednesday ============================== You spend a nice day with the group and Nanako eating watermelon. =============================== Septmeber 1st (09/01) Thursday =============================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You run into Naoto at the front gate. It's a nice surprise. Answer "All of the above" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. You then see Naoto's socializing skills. Yosuke and Kanji for the save. ------ Junes ------ Discussion of Naoto and why he may be here. Also, there is a class trip coming up next week that the group talks about. If you go to your room today, you will get a text from Yukiko asking you to watch a movie. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= September 2nd (09/02) Friday ============================= Quest 41 and 42 available today. There is something inside your shoe locker if you did well on your exams. If you go to your room today, you will get a text from Yukiko asking you to watch a movie. I mentioned it again since most people won't think to go up to their room yesterday. You can find one of Marie's poems if you visit the Velvet Room today. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== September 3rd (09/03) Saturday =============================== You get a free Courage increase if you check the fridge today. You also don't pass time, so I recommend doing so. You can talk to Dojima today to go to Junes and pick up an item. Yosuke and Teddie are here today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================= September 4th (09/04) Sunday ============================= Rise is available for a scooter ride today. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Charm Drape and 2 Heavy Soup for 21800 Yen 2 Chest Key and 5 Prize Sticker for 6800 Yen Quest 36 and 39 are available today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Carrot and Burdock Root Kinpira. Add sugar and salt - Toasty Kinpira (Bad) Add miso and vinegar - Throw away Add soy sauce and mirin - Tasty Kinpira (Good) ============================= September 5th (09/05) Monday ============================= Answer "Brisk" today in class to get a Knowledge increase. Teddie will now start coming to school every now and then. You can talk to him to view his opinion on school, but it'll just be a conversation, so don't worry about losing time. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================== September 6th (09/06) Tuesday ============================== You can talk to Rise to enter the TV today. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================ September 7th (09/07) Wednesday ================================ Discussion of the trip with Yosuke and Kanji. Keep picking options. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. If you go to Tatsumi Textiles today, you can talk to Kanji's Mother to get the Working Clothes costume for Kanji. Quest 43 is available today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: None Tomorrow is the school trip, so you head to bed early. =============================== September 8th (09/08) Thursday =============================== ---------------------- Gekkoukan High School ---------------------- You're at Gekkoukan High School! Persona 3 (FES/Portable) fans should feel right at home here. For a while at least. You even have the same soundtrack from the games! You are introduced to Chihiro Fushimi (look familiar?). Keep picking options. Then there is a super long lecture on Izanagi and Izanami. This actually is somewhat interesting, because it's a real Japanese story, and you actually have half of the story with you. Izanagi is your Persona! -------------------- Shirokawa Boulevard -------------------- You reach your hotel. Or at least, it's supposed to be. Someone makes a surprising entrance. But the voice is a dead giveaway. Pretty funny though. Star Social Link goes up to 5. ============================= September 9th (09/09) Friday ============================= -------------- Club Escapade -------------- So many familiar things! And you run into Naoto. You then get launched into the King's Game that Rise forces you into. For the first set of options, what you pick doesn't matter. After that interesting result, the second set of options doesn't matter either so pick either one. You're the King either way. You then have to make a command based on a number. #1 rests on my lap - Rise #2 sits on my lap - Chie #3 hugs me - Yukiko #4 gets a piggyback ride - Yosuke All 4 options get you relationship points, so choose whichever option gets you relationship points with the person you need (Don't ask why #4 gets you points too, I have no idea myself). After a speech by Naoto, this ends. ================================ September 10th (09/10) Saturday ================================ =============== Hagakure Ramen =============== See if you can catch the ramen thief. Hint: It's while you're all looking up. You then get to pick a souvenir for Nanako. You can pick whichever one you want, but she likes Iwatodai Mochi and that will also get you relationship points with her. Answer "Come with me next time" to get some relationship points as well (this may only occur if you have a Justice Persona however). Great way to end the trip. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You get back home and hand Nanako the gift you got her. Keep picking options. ============================== September 11th (09/11) Sunday ============================== Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Fuuma Bundou and 2 Heavy Soup for 27800 Yen 4 Inaba Trout and 2 Dry Ice for 6980 Yen You can find another one of Marie's poems if you Velvet Room today. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Chakin Sushi (Yukiko likes this). Bamboo leaves - Green-Leaf Chakin Sushi (Bad) Thinned eggs - Golden Chakin Sushi (Good) Tea leaves - Throw away ============================== September 12th (09/12) Monday ============================== You get a free Knowledge increase in class today. Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: None You are automatically brought back home to watch a special about Naoto. =============================== September 13th (09/13) Tuesday =============================== You run into Naoto today. Keep picking options. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. There is a free Courage increase if you check the fridge today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================= September 14th (09/14) Wednesday ================================= People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None You automatically watch the Midnight Channel. Looks like your job isn't over yet. Keep picking options. ================================ September 15th (09/15) Thursday ================================ -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Discussion of the case. Yosuke can have a good amount of leadership at times, but he still says stupid things. You're automatically sent home to watch the Midnight Channel. And a clear image with Naoto showing appears. You should have somewhat expected this. Looks like your job isn't over yet. ============================== September 16th (09/16) Friday ============================== ------ Junes ------ Discussion of Naoto and what the next plan is. Keep picking options. --------- Junes TV --------- Now you need to do another information search about Naoto this time. It'll take a couple of days, so follow my guide. If you talk to your party, the suggestion of asking around school comes up (or more specifically, that someone may have seen him). Asking around more points you towards the school laboratories (right when you enter the Practice Building). There should be a girl on the 1st floor of the Practice Building who will tell you about Naoto getting angry with the policeman, so now you should find the policeman. You'll see Adachi, but he doesn't help you. He's more like a red herring (but if you ask around the team, they say they shouldn't bother him anymore). There is a police officer at the North Central Shopping District just north of the Shrine, who won't talk to you the first time. Talking to your team tells you that you need a reason to be concerned, so talk to Chie down by the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbank to get the reason that you're concerned because you're friends with Naoto. He'll tell you Naoto is obsessed with the case, but that's it. You have to find another police officer, but there isn't one around. At all. You'll have to try looking tomorrow (again, Adachi offers no help whatsoever). There is something inside your shoe locker if you did well on your exams. Fun fact: If you talk to the housewife at Junes, she'll mention she saw Satonaka-san's daughter (Chie) with a shopping cart full of meat. And how she needs to eat more vegetables. Chie. Eating vegetables. Ha. People to talk to: Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) ================================ September 17th (09/17) Saturday ================================ Answer "40 minutes" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. That was a cool fact. Now go back to the South Central Shopping District to find another police officer. You'll learn the department treats him like a kid. Put the two pieces of information together and you'll be able to find Naoto's dungeon. If you accidentally select the wrong one, just talk to the police officer again to get the options again. People to talk to: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) ------------------ Secret Laboratory ------------------ Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insolent Basalt: Weak to Wind, Repels Electric, Resists Fire/Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constancy Relic: Weak to Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opulent Hand: No Weaknesses, Drains Ice/Electric/Wind, Nulls Light/Darkness Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flattering Hablerie: Weak to Ice, Repels Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Royal Dancer: Weak to Light, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Basalt: Weak to Fire, Repels Ice, Resists Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inviting Nyogo: Weak to Fire, Repels Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flowing Sand: Weak to Ice, Repels Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dogmatic Tower: Weak to Wind, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dismayed Panzer: No Weaknesses, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order Giant: Weak to Electric/Light, Nulls Fire/Wind/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Sigil: Weak to Ice, Repels Light/Darkness, Drains Fire/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Furious Gigas: No Weaknesses, Repels Fire/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wild Drive: Weak to Electric, Nulls Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Brother 1: Weak to Electric, Drains Physical/Fire/Ice/Wind Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainy Sister 1: Weak to Fire, Drains Physical/Ice/Electric/Wind Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fail Gene: No Weaknesses, Repels Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raindrop Musha: Weak to Fire, Drains Ice/Electric/Wind, Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Balance: Weak to Light/Darkness, Resists Physical/Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaos Fuzz: Weak to Fire, Repels Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fierce Cyclops: Weak to Physical, Drains Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Power Castle: Weak to Wind, Repels Physical/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truth Pesce: Weak to Ice, Drains Fire/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mind Dice: Weak to Light/Darkness, Nulls Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mach Wheel: Weak to Wind, Resists Fire/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mighty Beast: Weak to Ice/Light, Repels Darkness, Resists Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immoral Snake: Weak to Fire, Drains Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shallow Okina: Weak to Electric, Drains Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicked Turret: Weak to Electric/Light, Nulls Wind/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hell Knight: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jotun of Power: Weak to Electric, Repels Physical, Drains Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elegant Mother: Weak to Fire, Repels Light/Darkness, Nulls Ice, Resists Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainbow Twins: Weak to Ice, Repels Light, Drains Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominating Machine: No Weaknesses, Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Arc Magatama Hell Magatama Frost Magatama Soul Drop Life Stone Dry Ice Magic Mirror Homunculus Hiranya Goho-M Assault Signal Diamond Shield Tesla Coil Balm of Life Amrita Soda Super Sonic Maneki Neko* Bravery Vessel* Bead* Bead Chain* Disinfectant* Storm Vow* Storm Pin* Healthy Recipe* Red Battlesuit* Volt Vow* Chewing Soul* Sigma Drive* Fire Suppressor* Peach Battlesuit* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Samael Flauros Yatagarasu Oukuninushi Orthrus Parvati Pazuzu Dominion Hitokotonusi Hanuman Gabriel Genbu Fuu-ki Alraune Kikuri-Hime Decarabia Rangda Hokuto Seikun Kurama Tengu Thoth Succubus Girimehkala Cerberus Narasimha Triglav This is a particularly annoying dungeon because you'll need to backtrack quite a bit. When you get to the 4th floor, you will be locked out and need some sort of card. This will be found on the 6th floor, and is called the Research Card. There is another door on the 6th floor that can't be opened with the Research Card you found, so you need to go back up to the 4th floor and open the door with the Research Card you found. You'll then encounter a boss fight. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Dominating Machine Dominating Machine begins the fight with Power Charge. He uses Herculean Strike, which hits your entire team with a physical attack, and that's about it for his attacks. It will keep repeating the pattern of using Power Charge before Herculean Strike, so if Herculean Strike is causing you problems, I would highly suggest Guarding. You can chance a dodge, but it isn't something to laugh at if it hits you, so I would Guard. It has no weaknesses, so as you've been doing for the other boss fights, throw your strongest attacks at it. If you're having trouble, Physical repelling Personas or those that can nullify Physical attacks are highly recommended. Rangda would be a great choice because then your main character is safe and can't lose the fight. Be wary though, if Dominating Machine is weak and you fail to kill it in time, it could explode with Last Resort, and as you might have seen from the Dice you've fought up until now, it's not something you really want in your face. When I defeated Dominating Machine, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 65 Level 64 Level 65 Level 64 Personas Used: White Rider, Level 64 Mudoon Mahamaon Repel Physical Null Ice Mind Charge Megidolaon Agidyne Evade Ice ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the fight, inspect the treasure chest to get a Leader Card, the card you need to get past the 6th Floor doors. Once you get to the 9th Floor, you meet up with Naoto. Everything is actually going decently well until Shadow Naoto provokes Naoto, and Kanji insists on fighting the Shadow Naoto. There's quite a discovery here, so keep your ears open. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Shadow Naoto This can be quite a tricky fight, because you're going to have to heal some status effects every now and then. Make sure you have some Royal Jellies on you, or Amrita/Salvation. Shadow Naoto has no weaknesses, but I guess that was obvious since a lot of bosses have had no weaknesses for a while. Shadow Naoto does come with resistances, such as a resistance to Fire. Shadow Naoto can use Mute Ray to silence a character and take HP and SP away from them, Brave Blade, which is an extremely powerful Physical attack that only hits one target, Agi/Bufu/Zio/Garu-dyne spells to hit a party member with that weakness, Element Zero to take away all elemental resistances from your party, and Galgalim Eyes which will inflict Enervation on a party member and reduce their health to 1. When it gets down to 50% health, it will upgrade its single-target elemental spells to target the whole team (ie. Maziodyne). Occasionally, you will also see Heat Riser being used, which just makes this fight a lot harder. I would strongly recommend sticking to physical attacks in this fight. Fortunately, at this stage of the game, your team should have access to some powerful Physical attacks. If you have Yukiko in your team, she should be the medic, healing people, as her typical Agidyne isn't going to hurt much (unless you have Fire Break, but I personally never found that to be handy). Chie/Kanji can use some powerful physical atacks, especially with Power Charge and Matarukaja. Yosuke can help with Power Slash/Brave Blade, and Masukaja to help dodge Shadow Naoto's attacks. Dekaja will also help remove Heat Riser if it appears. Teddie can take the role of both medic and attacker. It's not so much I don't want you using magical skills, but with Shadow Naoto able to resist some elements and remove your elemental resistances, you might find yourself dragging this fight out if you stick to magical skills. Of course, Mind Charged elemental skills, even with resistances, work just as a physical attack, so see what you can do. I would suggest healing Enervation as soon as you can, because it stops the affected party member from doing just about anything. Healing the character would be great too, considering Galgalim Eyes reduces your health to 1, and Shadow Naoto is good at hitting everyone. Don't focus too much on Personas with elemental resistances, because Shadow Naoto will keep using Element Zero to take them away. Instead, get a Persona with the highest Strength stat and keep whacking away. A Persona that repels or nullifies Physical would be handy in case Shadow Naoto targets your main character with Brave Blade. Keep the pressure on, heal status effects as needed, and keep everyone's health up. And before you know it, Shadow Naoto will fall. When I defeated Shadow Naoto, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 68 Level 68 Level 68 Level 68 Personas Used: White Rider, Level 67 Mamudoon Mahamaon Repel Physical Null Ice Mind Charge Megidolaon Mudo Boost Hama Boost ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After this, Naoto gains Sukuna-Hikona as a Persona. Looks like this case isn't over. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You come home to a drunk Adachi and a suspicious Dojima. Quite the team. Keep picking options. ============================== September 18th (09/18) Sunday ============================== Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Reprisal Chain and 2 Heavy Soup for 21800 Yen 1 Soma and 2 Purifying Water for 14800 Yen Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================== September 19th (09/19) Monday ============================== Today is a holiday. Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) =============================== September 20th (09/20) Tuesday =============================== Answer 'A nonagenarian" in class today to get a Knowledge boost. New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore today. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================= September 21st (09/21) Wednesday ================================ Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Adachi (Jester) Chie (Chariot) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Vichyssoise (Rise likes this). Lots of water - Light-Flavor Vichyssoise (Bad) Lots of milk - Savory Vichyssoise (Good) Lots of white wine - Throw away ================================ September 22nd (09/22) Thursday ================================ Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================== September 23rd (09/23) Friday ============================== Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Yukiko (Priestess) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Eri (Temperance) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ================================ September 24th (09/24) Saturday ================================ You get a free Knowledge increase in class today. Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================== September 25th (09/25) Sunday ============================== Ai will call you to hang out today. If you are in a relationship with Yukiko however, you will run into her and get into an argument, and then Yukiko will hang out with you instead. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Death Scudetto and 2 Wasabi Jelly for 28800 Yen 8 Diet Food and 8 Odd Morsel for 5980 Yen Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================== September 26th (09/26) Monday ============================== Today would be a good day to go rescue Naoto if you haven't already. Daidara is open tonight. Go in for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Marinated Spinach. Strain it - Fresh Marinated Spinach (Good) Let it cool down - Soggy Marinated Spinach (Bad) Boil it again, with sesame - Throw away =============================== September 27th (09/27) Tuesday =============================== Rise runs under your umbrella today. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================= September 28th (09/28) Wednesday ================================= Answer "Throat" in class today for an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. Quest 45 is available today. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Dojima will take you to Junes today, so you can pick up an item here. Yosuke and Kanji will be talking today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Chie (Chariot) ================================ September 29th (09/29) Thursday ================================ Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Tonkatsu (Chie likes this). Egg, flour, then panko - Tough Tonkatsu (Bad) Flour, panko, then egg - Throw away Flour, egg, then panko - Crunchy-Soft Tonkatsu (Good) ============================== September 30th (09/30) Friday ============================== Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. The Cheer Squad costumes are available for purchase from Croco Fur. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Rise (Lovers) Ai (Moon) Eri (Temperance) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ============================= October 1st (10/01) Saturday ============================= Today is a good day to go save Naoto if you haven't already. You can also view one of Marie's poems today if you visit the Velvet Room. Kanji will text you about watching a movie with him today. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) =========================== October 2nd (10/02) Sunday =========================== Chie will invite you out today. Yukiko, Rise and Kanji will also come and you will get relationship points with everyone. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Peach Battlesuit and 2 Wasabi Jelly with 29800 Yen 10 Red Goldfish and 10 Bread Crumbs for 9800 Yen Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) You can also make lunch for tomorow! Lunch is Kakuni. (Chie likes this) Mirin, sugar, sake - Tender Kakuni (Good) Salt, sugar, soy sauce - Dry Kakuni (Bad) Salt, miso, sake - Throw away =========================== October 3rd (10/03) Monday =========================== You get a free Knowledge increase in class today. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Eri (Temperance) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ October 4th (10/04) Tuesday ============================ You don't get the same realization that it's turning foggy soon, but this is the start of the rainy days, so try and save Naoto if you haven't already. Answer "Tug-of-war" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Daidara is open tonight. Go in for some discounted equipment. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) ============================== October 5th (10/05) Wednesday ============================== Today is the last day to save Naoto, so I would strongly recommend saving him if you haven't already. Answer "The right edge" today in class to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None You watch the Midnight Channel tonight. The game ends here or you proceed to tomorrow. ============================= October 6th (10/06) Thursday ============================= CREEPY PERSON IN SHOPPING DISTRICT! Hadn't seen that in a while. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You meet up with Naoto and discover that she is alright. Just keep picking options. ------ Junes ------ Discussion of the case. In-depth descriptions, thanks to some excellent preparation. And some shocking news about the case. Naoto joins your team, and the Fool Social Link goes up to 8. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) =========================== October 7th (10/07) Friday =========================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Naoto comes in and talks about a medical checkup for Teddie and the rest of the team. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- Discussion of the results. Some interesting news. Star Social Link goes up to 6. You also note after coming home that you have midterms. You may want to study for them, but you might already have the highest Knowledge stat, so you can do other things since additional increases won't do anything. Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ============================= October 8th (10/08) Saturday ============================= Answer "Chicken" today in class to receive a Knowledge increase. -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Yosuke asks you all for a favor to help at Junes. A plan starts forming and a performance is being prepared for. Music instruments are being chosen. Keep picking options. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Naoki (Hanged Man) =========================== October 9th (10/09) Sunday =========================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- More practice for the performance. The result sounds decent. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Nice Shoes and 2 Wasabi Jelly for 28800 Yen 2 Huge Fish and 4 Dry Ice for 19800 Yen Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) ============================ October 10th (10/10) Monday ============================ ------ Junes ------ Pre-performance meeting. AND SOMEONE LEAVES! YOU'RE BEING FOLLOWED! (it was the person wearing a teal colored outfit). Pep talk from Rise. And it's performance time! *CUTSCENE* That was actually pretty good in my opinion. Compared to what some people consider music nowadays, this is amazing. See what follows; it's too funny to describe in words. Night Encounters: None ============================= October 11th (10/11) Tuesday ============================= Answer "Glass jars." in class today to get a Knowledge increase. ------ Junes ------ Study session today. Which quickly turns into a break. Star Social Link goes up to 7. If you go to your room tonight, Naoto will ask you about going in to the TV. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== October 12th (10/12) Wednesday =============================== Answer "Turnips" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. This was really interesting to me. Quest 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 are available today. There are new books at the Yomenaido Bookstore. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Today is a good day to go to Naoto's dungeon and fight the boss that has appeared there. You can get the Junes Coveralls costume for Yosuke if you speak to the lady that sells seedlings. You can talk to Yukiko or Kanji to study, or you can talk to Naoto to explore the TV. People to talk to: Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Croquettes (Ayane likes this). Low - Throw away Medium - Moist Croquette (Bad) High - Crunchy Croquette (Good) ============================== October 13th (10/13) Thursday ============================== Answer "Ojisan" in class today to receive a Knowledge boost. You can talk to Yosuke or Chie to study with them today. Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. You can also start Naoto's Social Link today. Talk to her to learn about a man near the shopping district. Go to the North Central Shopping District and if you look to your right, at some point there will be a man. Have a high amount of Knowledge before talking to him, and you will be able to answer his questions. He will ask if you know Naoto, and will hand you a White Card. Give that to Naoto the next time you see her to start the Fortune Social Link with her. You need a high amount of Courage to start the Social Link though, so make sure your Courage and Knowledge are high enough before starting. Quest 44, 51 and 52 are available today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ October 14th (10/14) Friday ============================ EXAM TIME!! Today's answers are: "Throat." "The right edge." ============================== October 15th (10/15) Saturday ============================== Today's answers are: "40 minutes." "All of the above." ============================ October 16th (10/16) Sunday ============================ Day off from exams today. Yosuke will ask you to go to a study group. The group has Chie, Yukiko, Rise, Yosuke and Naoto. You can't get any points with Naoto but you can still get some with the rest of the group. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Red Battlesuit and 2 Diet Food for 29800 Yen 3 Physical Mirror and 3 Magic Mirror for 19800 Yen Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Chie (Chariot) ============================ October 17th (10/17) Monday ============================ Today's answers are: "Black and white bears." "Ostrich." ============================= October 18th (10/18) Tuesday ============================= Today's answers are: "Math Girl." "Glass jars." =============================== October 19th (10/19) Wednesday =============================== Today's answers are: "Fall." "Plant resin." ============================== October 20th (10/20) Thursday ============================== Today you see how your main character did on his exams. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Ai (Moon) Night Encounters: None Nanako has a letter for you when you arrive. The note is strange, and thus you discuss it with the team tomorrow. *CUTSCENE* This is kind of creepy. ============================ October 21st (10/21) Friday ============================ -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Discussion of the note. Keep picking options. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Ai (Moon) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Adachi (Jester) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ============================== October 22nd (10/22) Saturday ============================== You will decide what to do for the Culture Festival today. Keep picking options, but your class does the group date cafe no matter what you pick. Today is a good day to go and fight the new boss in Naoto's dungeon if you haven't already. The Neo Featherman outfits are available in Croco Fur today. They are notable in that your characters now say different things after a battle and give your characters new victory poses. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================ October 23rd (10/23) Sunday ============================ Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Pure Assassin and 2 Diet Food for 29800 Yen 2 Chest Key and 5 Prize Sticker for 6800 Yen Rise will call to hang out today. If you have maxed your Social Link with Rise though, it will now be Chie who calls. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================ October 24th (10/24) Monday ============================ Test results are out! See how you did. If you got the highest score on the exam, Ms. Sofue will give you 2 Mystical Scarabs. Nanako will give you a Bead Ring. Dojima will give you 50000 Yen. If you were in the top 10, Ms. Sofue will give you 2 Mystical Scarabs. Dojima will give you 30000 Yen. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. You can get a Courage increase if you check your fridge today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Adachi (Jester) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= October 25th (10/25) Tuesday ============================= Today would be a good day to go to Naoto's dungeon to fight the new boss. There's something in your locker today if you did well on your exams. People to talk to: Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Grilled Fish. Strong heat but from far away - Toasty Grilled Fish (Good) Weak heat and close-up - Half-Cooked Grilled Fish (Bad) Strong heat and close-up - Throw away =============================== October 26th (10/26) Wednesday =============================== You get a free Knowledge increase in class today. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Adachi (Jester) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Adachi (Jester) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) ============================== October 27th (10/27) Thursday ============================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Signups for a beauty pageant apppear today. Then some discussion following the signups on the rooftop. Answer "Enter the pageant, dammit." to get an Expression increase. Then Culture Festival prep. Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ October 28th (10/28) Friday ============================ -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Cross dressing pageant signups. A shocking discovery. Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) You go to your room to prep for the Culture Festival. ============================== October 29th (10/29) Saturday ============================== Culture Festival starts today! And you have to demonstrate your group dating cafe. Keep picking options. You can choose whether to sit with the boys or sit with the girls. No real change in the story, but does affect your options somewhat. Mention "Someone like Chie/Yukiko" to earn some relationship points with them. This is only available if you are on the boys' side of the table. Answer "Ask Yukiko the same question" to earn some relationship points with Chie. Then answer "Yosuke/Kanji" to get some relationship points with them. This is only available if you are on the girls' side of the table. You then tour the rest of the Culture Festival with your school friends. Relationship points are earned for those friends who are there and don't have conflicts (ie. they have to be happy, not upset or angry) or else they won't show. Fun fact: If you are friends with Ai, a certain booth is visited. You should be able to tell what this is immediately. Night Encounters: None, you have to sleep for the Culture Festival. ============================ October 30th (10/30) Sunday ============================ The pageants start! Keep picking options throughout. That female pageant definitely needed those contestants. The other entrants were just horrendous. You will obtain the Drag Costume outfit. Afterwards, you go to the Amagi Inn to celebrate the end of the Festival. Star Social Link goes up to 8. *CUTSCENE* Attractive. You also learn about more about Nanako here. When you come to the option set, you need a high amount of Courage to pick the first option. But you have no choice to pick the second option anyway due to the circumstances. You get the Bath Towel costume. More discussion and funny stuff. ============================ October 31st (10/31) Monday ============================ You have the day off today. Yosuke will call you up to help with Halloween preparations. This is an optional event that will get you the Halloween Costume, but can be passed up if you have other things to do today, as this will take up time during the day. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Ryugu Stone and 2 Diet Food for 14000 Yen 1 Bead Melon and 1 Scapegoat Eggplant for 9800 Yen Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: None, Nanako falls sick and you take care of her. ============================= November 1st (11/01) Tuesday ============================= Answer "Geometric shapes" in class today to receive a Knowledge boost. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. Chie will call you about entering the TV today. New books are available at Yomenaido Bookstore. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Shu (Tower) Adachi (Jester) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is California rolls. (Naoto likes this) Mix and cool simultaneously - Noble California Roll Bento (Good) Mix before cooling - Throw away Mix, then shove in the fridge - Dry California Roll Bento (Bad) =============================== November 2nd (11/02) Wednesday =============================== Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Chie to enter the TV today. If you go to your room tonight, Rise will text you about watching a movie. People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Dojima (Hierophant) Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) ============================== November 3rd (11/03) Thursday ============================== Today is a good day to go and fight the new boss in Naoto's dungeon. Quest 54 is available today. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Nanako (Justice) Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ November 4th (11/04) Friday ============================ Answer "A cuckoo" in class today to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. If you visit the TV and talk to the fox today, there will be a Tracksuit costume for Chie. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None Nanako meets the deliveryman and tries out the kotatstu. Oops, it's broken, so you plan to get another one with Nanako. You also watch the Midnight Channel. ============================== November 5th (11/05) Saturday ============================== ------ Junes ------ Discussion of what was seen last night. Straight to evening. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Dojima comes home and has a letter for you. It is suspicious enough that when you open it, Dojima reads it as well and puts you under arrest. --------------- Police Station --------------- More interrogation, and your phone is confiscated by Dojima. Keep picking options, he doesn't believe you regardless. You're held in the station for the night. ------ Junes ------ Teddie gets a phone, and Yosuke tries to call you, thus finding out what is wrong. --------------- Police Station --------------- You watch the Midnight Channbel. It looks like Nanako, so you try and get in touch with the team somehow. --------------------- Samegawa Flood Plain --------------------- Discussion with Chie and Naoto about why Nanako is shown on the Midnight Channel. --------------- Police Station --------------- The team busts in to see you. Dojima is told Nanako is missing, and starts pursuit of Nanako immediately. You reunite with the team and talk with Adachi for a bit. You then discuss what you know with Adachi. Keep picking options. You then identify the vehicle. The answer to this is "A delivery truck." (This would make some sense given your options, as it is large and no one thinks is suspicious. The first two are two small, and the other is too obvious). This information tells you who the suspected killer is. I won't put it here to avoid spoilers, so find out yourself. Adachi then pulls a very nice move, letting you out to pursue the suspect. *CUTSCENE* Intense and dangerous. You meet up with Dojima afterwards and find enough evidence to prove the suspect's guilt in this incident. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- Discussion with Dojima. Keep picking options, and you're now going to save Nanako. ============================ November 6th (11/06) Sunday ============================ ------ Junes ------ You meet up for a briefing before you attempt to save Nanako. Fool Social Link goes up to 9. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Eagle Eye and 2 Diet Food for 49800 Yen 1 Meguro Tuna and 3 Hachiro Octopus for 12800 Yen People to talk to: Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: None ------- Heaven ------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finicky Papillon: Weak to Ice, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mythical Gigas: Weak to Darkness, Resists Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perpetual Sand: Weak to Electric, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Relic: Weak to Fire, Resists Physical/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Magus: Weak to Light, Resists Fire/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raindrop Castle: Weak to Wind, Drains Physical/Fire/Ice/Electric, Nulls Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Eagle: Weak to Fire/Light, Nulls Wind/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brave Wheel: Weak to Ice/Darkness, Drains Wind, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maniacal Book: Weak to Physical, Drains Electric, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rash Panzer: Weak to Electric, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luxury Hand: No Weaknesses, Repels Light/Darkness, Drains Fire/Ice/Electric Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnal Snake: Weak to Ice, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Curse Dice: Weak to Light/Darkness, Nulls Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regal Mother: Weak to Electric/Light, Drains Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apostate Tower: Weak to Wind/Darkness, Drains Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Killer Drive: Weak to Fire, Nulls Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rain Wind Musha: No Weaknesses, Repels Fire/Electric, Drains Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reckless Okina: Weak to Electric/Darkness, Nulls Wind/Light, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devoted Cupid: Weak to Ice, Nulls Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Angry Table: Weak to Wind, Repels Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Light Balance: No Weaknesses, Repels Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intrepid Knight: Weak to Electric, Nulls Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaos Cyclops: Weak to Fire/Darkness, Repels Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revelation Pesce: Weak to Electric, Repels Light, Drains Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stasis Giant: Weak to Wind, Repels Darkness, Nulls Electric Resists Physical/Fire/Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Dexy: Weak to Fire, Drains Ice, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hallowed Turret: Weak to Ice/Light, Repels Physical, Nulls Darkness Resists wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phantom Lord: Weak to Light, Nulls Darkness, Resists Ice/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blossom Nyogo: Weak to Ice, Repels Electric, Nulls Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minotaur IV: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green Sigil: No Weaknesses, Drains Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Dancer: Weak to Darkness, Nulls Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conviction Sword: Weak to Wind, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jotun of Blood: No Weaknesses, Resists Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Frost Magatama Snuff Soul Arc Magatama Life Stone Goho-M Ice Cube Super Sonic Purifying Water San-zun Tama Curse Paper Dry Ice Purifying Salt Tesla Coil Homunculus Ball Lightning Smart Bomb Confusion Hat* Steed Strap* Gas Mask* Iron Charm* Reprisal Chain* Soma* Amaterasu Hitoe* Bead Chain* Healthy Homa* Volt Pin* Amaterasu Fob* Eye of Ice* Soul Food* Strega Claw* Bold Ball* Eye of Flame* Ryumaku Brace* Omega Drive* Oven Vow* Sorcerer's Mark* Tsukiyomi Noshi* Awareness Note* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Kurama Tengu Kikuri-Hime Ganesha Seiryuu Kali Cerberus Suzaku Rangda Lilith Throne Skadi Pabilsag Shiki-Ouji Uriel Mother Harlot Taowu Kin-ki Garuda Niddhoggr Sui-ki White Rider This dungeon isn't too bad, but it is a good indicator of how strong you are currently. This dungeon shouldn't pose too much of a problem, but if it does, I would suggest training here, because the battles from here on out are no pushover. You also now get Naoto as your last team addition. Slight spoiler, but at this point you know you're reaching the end, so frankly any more teammates would be weird. She finishes up the last of your team combinations, and brings quite the diversity to the team's Skills. Customize as you wish, and then head on through. Once you reach the 7th floor, there is a boss battle. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: World Balance The boss starts the fight off with Mind Charge. From there it throws either Agidyne, Garudyne, Bufudyne, or Ziodyne at your team. And it repeats this pattern. There's nothing you can really do about Mind Charge, but you can start getting Personas that are resistant to multiple elements to help this fight. Other than that, use your strongest attacks and watch your health. Status reducers should be used if you have them and are struggling in this fight, although they can also make the battle go a lot faster. It has no resistances/nullifications/repels, so if you are able to, you can use Makarakarn/Magic Mirror/Makaracorn on your team to reflect a charged Skill back at World Balance, which is a powerful punch. Naoto can learn Makarakarn at a certain level, so she would be good for this fight. This fight is a lot easier than other boss fights, so hopefully you won't struggle on this one. Otherwise, I recommend training. When I defeated World Balance, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 81 Level 79 Level 79 Level 79 Personas Used: Sraosha, Level 79 Mahamaon Brave Blade Power Charge Mind Charge Maragidyne Hama Boost Maziodyne Megidolaon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At the top of Heaven after 10 floors, you reach Nanako, and the suspect as well. Keep picking options, and then you'll get into a fight after the suspect goes crazy. *CUTSCENE* This doesn't look good. This could get crazy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS BATTLE: Kunino-sagiri This boss can be very tricky, so try not to let the battle drag on too long. He can use all the elemental skills as well as their multi-target versions (this means Agi/Zio/Garu/Bufudyne, as well as Mazio/Maragi/Mabufu/Magarudyne). He can also use Dekaja to remove any buffs on your team (but he usually does this after someone has been knocked down). He uses Control, which lets him take control of one of your party members (yes, you read that right, they leave your party to go fight for him) temporarily, and this can't be dodged. He will use Quad Converge to reduce the damage of all elemental skills, except for one type, and then hit you with the element whose damage hasn't been reduced. He also has a physical attack, but that's not terribly threatening. When weak, Kunino-sagiri will start using Unerring Justice, an Almighty attack that hits everyone. Not as bad as Megidolaon, but still not fun. The main reason you can't drag on this fight is the fact that he can control one of your team members, and everyone is probably very well trained at this stage. This is later improved to take control of everyone but your main character, making it almost like a reverse boss fight where you have to hold your own. Also, Quad Converge can be very damaging if you don't have the element that isn't affected. To top it all off, Kunino-Sagiri has a large amount of health, quite possibly the largest you've seen thus far. This battle will take a while for sure, so make sure you watch your health and keep your SP up as needed. I would highly suggest putting Tarunda/Sukunda/Rakunda on Kunino-sagiri, and keeping those on him, since he can't take them off of himself. If you have Debilitate (which is basically Tarunda/Sukunda/Rakunda combined into one skill for less SP), it will help a lot in this fight. Matarukaja will be very handy as well, and so will Power/Mind Charge. Marakukaja and Masukukaja are great for the defensive side, Masukukaja especially because you'll have a greater chance of dodging. Personas that can reflect elements are great too, because that's pretty much the only threat in this fight. Watch the elements in Quad Converge, and when Rise tells you the element that isn't affected, switch to a Persona who repels or nullifies that element (resist if that's the best you have). Don't panic when you get a party member taken from your team; it's just for a short while and they'll be back before you know it. Do take note of who is taken and prepare accordingly (ie. if Yukiko is taken, her Fire skills will hurt, so switch Personas/get Makarakarn up ASAP). If you find yourself running out of SP, start digging into your inventory for SP restoring items. Yes, there's always the "save them for a rainy day" argument, but this would be one of those rainy days. Unless you have a powerful Physical Persona (not very likely), I wouldn't run on a no-SP fight. Power Charged/Tarukaja-boosted Physical skills are the exception; those deal a great amount of damage. But try not to use your normal physical attack unless that's really all you have left. Kunino-sagiri has no resistances, so thankfully everything that you do will hurt (unless Quad Converge is up, then avoid wasting SP and use physical attacks). If you aren't dealing at least 100+ damage per attack, then you're either using the wrong skills or you need to go train, because you're not dealing enough damage to withstand his onslaught. That, or you're prepared to fight for a long time, which I don't recommend. Chie/Kanji would be great in this fight, especially if you have Power Charge and God's Hand/Primal Force. Naoto would be great for using Makarakarn and reflecting elemental Skills back at Kunino-Sagiri. Yukiko/Teddie can keep your team in good shape and hit with powerful skills. Yosuke is alright, and can play whatever role you want him to in this fight, but he's not great here either. He can cast Masukukaja and deal both powerful physical and magical skills, but he's no Yukiko/Teddie or Chie/Kanji. Still, his balance of skills means he's not as dependent on running out of SP, so I would still bring him along. When I defeated Kunino-sagiri, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 84 Level 82 Level 82 Level 83 Personas Used: Sraosha, Level 81 Mahamaon Brave Blade Power Charge Mind Charge Angelic Grace Hama Boost Maziodyne Megidolaon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Afterwards, you bring both Nanako and the suspect out of the TV world. Due to the condition of both people, you bring both of them to the hospital. Nanako is in a serious condition, but is alright for now. The Star Social Link will increase to 9. If your Jester Social Link with Adachi is Rank 6, you will get another cutscene with Dojima and Adachi, and the Jester Social Link increases to 7. ============================ November 7th (11/07) Monday ============================ Answer "No country" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. Quest 53 is available today. You can find one of Marie's poems if you visit the Velvet Room today. Also, in case you haven't noticed, due to the condition Dojima and Nanako are in, you won't be able to work on their Social Links. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength)* Kanji (Emperor) ============================= November 8th (11/08) Tuesday ============================= There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== November 9th (11/09) Wednesday =============================== Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) =============================== November 10th (11/10) Thursday =============================== Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= November 11th (11/11) Friday ============================= Answer "Namib" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Today is a good day to save Nanako if you haven't done so already. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) =============================== November 12th (11/12) Saturday =============================== Quest 55 is available today. Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================= November 13th (11/13) Sunday ============================= Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Reisen Brace and 2 Diet Food for 19800 Yen 1 Nice Shoes and 1 Red Battlesuit for 19800 Yen Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================= November 14th (11/14) Monday ============================= Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================== November 15th (11/15) Tuesday ============================== Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================ November 16th (11/16) Wednesday ================================ There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) =============================== November 17th (11/17) Thursday =============================== Answer "Bride ale" in class today to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= November 18th (11/18) Friday ============================= Today marks the start of the rainy days, so you may want to save Nanako if you haven't already. People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) =============================== November 19th (11/19) Saturday =============================== People to talk to: None Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) ============================= November 20th (11/20) Sunday ============================= Today is the last day to save Nanako, so make sure to do so if you haven't already. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Angel Skirt and 2 Diet Food for 59800 Yen 1 Soma and 1 Amrita Soda for 19800 Yen People to talk to: None Night Encounters: None You watch the Midnight Channel tonight. The game ends here or you proceed straight to tomorrow. ============================= November 21st (11/21) Monday ============================= On the way to school, you note the intensity of the fog. You learn a bit more about the suspect and how they have regained consciousness. Adachi will arrive, and keep picking options. You get a free Knowledge increase today. You also learn exams are next week. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- You and the group all visit Nanako today with Dojima and Adachi. Keep picking options. -------------------------- Central Shopping District -------------------------- People are speculating about the presence of the fog. Fog will now cover all of Inaba starting today. To highlight this, there is a change in the music that plays. Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================== November 22nd (11/22) Tuesday ============================== Answer "A book of maps" today in class to receive a Knowledge increase. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Yosuke today to visit Nanako. Visiting Nanako will get you relationship points with the entire group, but will take the whole day. You will also get relationship points with Nanako, and sometimes Dojima if he is there as well. If you visit your room today, Yosuke will call you about hanging out tomorrow. Daisuke will also come along. Quest 57, 58 and 59 are available today. You can now enter the TV to fight the new boss in Nanako's dungeon. It is easy to forget about this fight since the game speeds up right after this dungeon. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) ================================= Novemeber 23rd (11/23) Wednesday ================================= If you went out with Yosuke today, Daisuke comes along. You will get some relationship points with both. If you are also in a relationship with Rise AND (not OR, AND) Ayane/Yumi, you will get an additional scene where both Rise and Ayane/Yumi will insist on watching the movie with you, getting a heated fight. You can talk to Chie or Naoto today to visit Nanako. Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) =============================== November 24th (11/24) Thursday =============================== Answer "The Fibonacci sequence" in class today to receive a Knowledge increase. Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Kanji or Rise to visit Nanako. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= November 25th (11/25) Friday ============================= Answer "Khufu" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Kanji today to visit Nanako. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== November 26th (11/26) Saturday =============================== Answer "Mochi" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. No scooter rides today. You can talk to Yukiko or Naoto to visit Nanako. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================= November 27th (11/27) Sunday ============================= You can watch the Shopping Program today, but they won't have anything to sell that you can use. Yukiko is available today for a scooter ride. You can talk to Chie or Naoto today to visit Nanako. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================= November 28th (11/28) Monday ============================= EXAM TIME!!! Today's answers are: "Italian food." "Geometric shapes." ============================== November 29th (11/29) Tuesday ============================== Today's answers are: "Khufu" "Atlas" =============================== November 30th (11/30 Wednesday =============================== Today's answers are: "Bridal." "A cuckoo." ============================== December 1st (12/01) Thursday ============================== Today's answers are: "No country." "The Fibonacci sequence." ============================ December 2nd (12/02) Friday ============================ Today's answers are: "Namib." "Mochi." ============================== December 3rd (12/03) Saturday ============================== Meeting before the last day of exams. Kanji suggests putting the glasses on to see through the fog, and you are able to see clearly. Speculation of where the fog truly comes from. You are asked to save due to a dramatic turn in the story. This sounds very daunting, but it's the truth. You could end your game without knowing, so I highly suggest saving. You can make two files just to make sure. ------ Junes ------ Discussion of the fog and the suspect that has been captured. Then planning to buy a kotatsu for when Nanako wakes up. Keep picking options. But you get a call from Adachi and rush straight to the hospital to see Nanako. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- Nanako is taking a turn for the worse. Keep picking options. You learn more about the suspect and the chances of conviction. However Nanako is unable to pull through and passes away. While the team is struggling to accept this, Dojima attempts to reach the suspect, and Adachi informs the team of this. Teddie speaks to Nanako one more time. You then approach the suspect's room with your team and rush in when you hear a noise. TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! TURNING POINT! This is what the game was talking about. Here you will decide how the game plays out from here. Keep picking options for now and keep watching. After the first set comes the game-deciding options. Options DO MATTER HERE so don't go randomly picking options. However, you can pick other options to see how the game would otherwise play out. "Push the bastard in." "I can't stay here." "Wait a second here..." "We're missing something." "Leave him for the police." "This won't change anything." "Whether he'll kill again." "Whether revenge is right." "(Suspect's name)'s true feelings." "Whether he can be tried." "Why he's scared." "Something's bothering me." "He can still repent..." "I actually don't know." "...I got nothing." "He could escape via the TV." "We're missing something..." "I can't do it." "Calm the hell down!" "I'm sorry..." Your options are narrow, and it's going to be quite intense. Pick the options as you will. The game will then conclude with the end of the suspect, and then the game will fast forward to March 20th. ============================= March 20th (03/20) Wednesday ============================= ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You will meet with Dojima today and note how foggy it is outside. The death of Nanako is hard to bear for both of you, but it is indeed time to leave. You were never able to find Teddie, but he did leave a note for you. You'll meet up with your friends, and then say your final farewells. *CUTSCENE* And that's the end of the game! Congratulations on completing Persona 4 Golden! You have the option of creating a New Game Plus and moving over all your data to another new game. This means: -Your Persona Compendium retains its completion rate, as well as the data on the Personas you have registered. -You get to keep key Social Link items that you received. -Daidara's stock will transfer over to the next game. -Your current amount of money will transfer over to the next game. -Your Personality stats will carry over as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picking the other options will result in the game concluding. There is, however, a set of options that will continue the game. It's hard to know why, but you'll see in a moment. Answer in order: "Wait a second here..." "We're missing something." "(Suspect's name)'s true feelings." "Something's bothering me." "We're missing something..." "Calm the hell down!" The other options will stop the conversation and lead to other endings. The other endings, however, are really not that much different from the first one I described, just the reason for pushing the suspect in changes a little. But you should also get that feeling, that with the Fool Social Link stuck at 9, you're not done yet. You're also missing one Social Link that you may have chanced upon when fusing, which you realize can't be leveled at all. Keep picking options later, and the Fool Social Link goes to Rank 10. You can now fuse Loki of the Fool Arcana. And now, if you made it this far, a new Social Link begins. The Judgement Social Link. You may have seen these Personas before while fusing. Now you will discuss the murders a bit more. And some good news! Nanako is alive again! But Teddie is missing. If you have your Jester Social Link at 7, it will rank up to 8 today. And a short sleep message from the suspect. The search for Teddie continues to be unsuccessful. But it starts snowing! You will also get texts from the friends that you made Social Links at school. You need Max Social Links in order to get a message from them though. You have no choice but to rest for the day. You are then brought to the Velvet Room by Igor. Keep picking options. Margaret will show you some quotes from some of the Social Links you have completed, as well as from your team. ============================ December 4th (12/04) Sunday ============================ Yosuke comes today to tell you he can't find Teddie. Keep picking options, and you're going to Junes ------ Junes ------ You can't find Teddie. Keep picking options. You then review the case. Select "The warning letter" to keep going. Judgement Social Link goes up to 2. Yep, this is the other Social Link that automatically ranks up. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- You go to speak to the suspect. After a diversion on the police, you talk with the suspect and learn of their side of the story. It sounds ridiculous at first, but if you were in that position, it doesn't sound so unlikely. You also hear that they did see you at that Junes concert. No wonder they left so soon. judgement Social Link goes up to 3. You go home and can only rest. ============================ December 5th (12/05) Monday ============================ You now have to go around town asking about the case. To keep you from making multiple trips, I'll start you off. Go to the North Central Shopping District and talk to the woman next to the old man. Ask her about the murders, and she will mention not seeing anyone suspicious. This brings up another set of options when asking people, which prevents you from having to make two trips. You'll have to go all over town asking those two options to almost everyone you meet. For some people those options won't come up and that's fine. You will know if you have asked everyone when after asking a question, the game will tell you no one else seems to know anything about that question. If you have access to the beach and Okina City, don't worry, they're not included in the people you have to ask. The questions never get brought up to them either. If you talk to the school girl next to Yosuke, she responds with nothing. If you go to Junes however, talk to the school girl there to find out she has seen someone suspicious. This then lets you talk to her again and find out what she has seen, and complete that question. You don't find anything new however, and then retreat to Aiya for food. You'll then go outside for some fresh air. Naoto and Yosuke will follow, and now you decide whether you really know who the killer is. The thing is, you have certain criteria to fulfill. 1. The killer has had a connection with both Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi. 2. They knew about the "other side" and what you did there. 3. They also knew what the suspect was doing. 4. No witnesses saw anything suspicious 5. Someone delivered those letters to your house but no one saw something suspicious. 6. The killer was able to get close to Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi despite the large number of police around the area. That's quite a lot of hints, but still unclear. Now, for obvious reasons I know who it is, but I won't put the names down. This is so you can experience the story for yourself (I accidentally spoiled it for myself, so while I find it gripping, I missed the intensity of it). I want you to get the best experience possible, yet still know who it is. So if you are stuck on this, I will give you my own hints. This was a lot easier in Persona 4 because there was an obvious hint, but now I'll do the best I can. My hints are: 1. It's someone you had to meet. (By that I mean they are involved in the story. There are several names on that list who do not appear in the game if you never talk to them.) 2. It's not someone on your team. (It's probably really obvious at this point, but each and every one of your team members would not put themselves or each other in danger.) 3. It's not the people previously suspected. (You know of their innocence of the first two crimes, so clearly they did not do it.) 4. You cannot complete their Social Link, no matter what you try. (This is probably the biggest hint. You can finish at least one Social Link by the time you get to this stage of the game, but this one cannot be finished because your progress is forced to stop at a certain point.) 5. They're not dead. (For obvious reasons, this couldn't have continued if they are dead, yes? That sounded really stupid, but you will see what I mean if you check the list.) The list of individuals is: Yosuke Hanamura Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Teddie Kanji Tatsumi Rise Kujikawa Naoto Shirogane Ryotaro Dojima Nanako Dojima Tohru Adachi Taro Namatame Mayumi Yamano Saki Konishi Kinshiro Morooka Mitsuo Kubo Misuzu Hiiragi Noriko Kashiwagi Hanako Ohtani Ai Ebihara Kou Ichijo Daisuke Nagase Naoki Konishi Yumi Ozawa Ayane Matsunaga Shu Nakajima Sayoko Uehara Eri Minami My main concern is how on earth Ayane and Yumi can appear on this list when you are only able to meet one of them per playthrough. You don't even know if the other existed. If you get it right, you'll know. If you get it wrong, you get 2 more tries. After the third try, you are unable to identify them and the game moves on to another ending, similar to if you had thrown the suspect into the TV, but Nanako is alive. She's still in a coma though. Teddie is still missing. If you are really, really stuck, then here is the final hint. ONLY READ IF YOU REALLY CAN'T DECIDE!! 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You come up with some suspicions, but learn that something is happening at the hospital concerning the suspect, so you need to attend to them first before confronting the killer. Judgement Social Link goes up to 4. There is something else you can do here, but I will detail this later in the walkthrough to prevent spoilers. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- You meet with Adachi and Dojima, as well as the suspected killer. The suspect is being relocated but you have some questions for Adachi first. Keep asking until you get to "About the warning letter" and the killer will flee after some confrontation. The killer escapes into the TV, and you have no choice but to leave and search for them another time. Judgement Social Link goes up to 5. You go home and rest today. ...and SURPRISE! You're in the Velvet Room. But no one is there, except... TEDDIE!!! Keep picking options, not much else you can do. You learn more about Teddie and who he is. You also tell him Nanako is alive. Star Social Link goes to Rank 10/MAX, and you can now fuse Helel of the Star Arcana. Igor, Margaret and Marie re-appear, and you learn from Igor something special about the Velvet Room, that Shadows can't come in to the Velvet Room. That's somewhat interesting. He also mentions you summoned something else to the Room from your memory. ============================== December 6th (12/06) Tuesday ============================== ------ Junes ------ Still can't find Teddie. You go into the TV. --------- Junes TV --------- You try to search for the killer in the TV, but you can't find them. ------------------------- Inaba Municipal Hospital ------------------------- Teddie returns to the hospital! And then Kintoki-Douji evolves into Kamui for some added strength. --------- Junes TV --------- No luck finding the killer. You retreat for now. ------ Junes ------ You find Teddie! He comes back and tell you what he learned about himself. You bring him up to speed, and the Judgement Social Link goes up to 6. You then go home for the night. =============================== December 7th (12/07) Wednesday =============================== --------- Junes TV --------- Teddie manages to track down the killer. And a return to the humor of the group. Judgement Social Link goes up to 7. Wow, I like this Social Link. You confront the killer. But you fail to apprehend them just yet. You are able to get to them later as they open a path up. At least they confirm their role in the crimes. Judgement Social Link goes up to 8. If your Jester Social Link was at 8, you have a signal from Adachi that gives you the courage to confront the killer for a short bit by yourself. You can choose whether to take it or not, but you can skip it if you want. I won't detail what happens so go check it out for yourself. However, you will need to see the killer in order to get Adachi's Social Link to Rank 9, as the Jester Social Link will change into the Hunger Social Link and begin increasing from there. ============================== December 8th (12/08) Thursday ============================== Today begins the start of the foggy days. You can now go into the TV as if it was raining anytime until Christmas, which is the final day that you can confront the killer. However, do note that confronting the killer and succeeding will cause time to fast-forward to Christmas, so what I recommend you do is spend as much time as you want until December 22nd, so that you can experience the most of what this game has to offer. Everyone has differing opinions though, so do what you want. Exam scores are out! See how you did. If you got the highest score, you will get a Soma from Ms. Sofue. Check the pillow near the TV when you get home to "receive" a Partial Reward from Nanako. If you haven't maxed out Marie's Social Link, she will call you today to tell you she will be outside more often. Quest 56 is available today. You can speak with all of your team members today about pursuing the killer. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) -------------- Magatsu Inaba -------------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fickle Papillon: No Weaknesses, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jupiter Eagle: Weak to Electric, Drains Wind, Nulls Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vehement Idol: Weak to Darkness, Repels Ice/Light, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agitating Hablerie: Weak to Fire, Drains Electric, Nulls Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infinite Sand: Weak to Wind, Nulls Electric, Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Great King: Weak to Light, Repels Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Glorious Hand: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pistil Mother: No Weaknesses. Absorbs Ice/Wind. Resists Fire/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amorous Snake: Weak to Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ King Castle: Weak to Fire, Nulls Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yearning Pot: Weak to Fire, Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fanatic Tower: Weak to Ice, Nulls Wind/Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nemean Beast: Weak to Darkness, Repels Fire/Ice, Nulls Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Battle Wheel: Weak to Ice/Darkness. Nulls Light. Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Valuing Nyogo: Weak to Electric/Light, Repels Physical. Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Judgment Sword: Weak to Wind. Nulls Ice. Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jotun of Evil: Weak to Physical, Repels Ice, Electric. Nulls Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minotaur III: weak to Fire, Repels Ice, Drains Electric, Nulls Light, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Silent Book: weak to Light/Dark. Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harem Dancer: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Change Relic: Weak to Electric/Darkness. Repels Physical/Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sleeping Table: Weak to Fire/Darkness. Repels Light. Nulls Physical/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Immortal Gigas: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Purple Sigil: No Weaknesses, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Happy Gene: Weak to Physical, Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minotaur II: Weak to Ice. Repels Fire. Nulls Darkness. Drains Wind. Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brilliant Cyclops: Weak to Ice, Repels Fire/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minotaur I: Weak to Electric, Repels Wind/Light/Darkness, Drains Ice, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slaughter Drive: Weak to Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harmony Giant: Weak to Physical, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Death Dice: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical/Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Noble Seeker: No Weaknesses, Repels Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reformed Okina: Weak to Fire, Resists Ice/Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Earnest Calocy: Weak to Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conceited Panzer: Weak to Ice/Wind, Nulls Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spastic Turret: Weak to Fire, Nulls Ice, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phantom King: Weak to Electric/Light. Nulls Darkness, Resists Physical/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slaughter Drive: Weak to Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Solemn Machine: No Weaknesses, Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Items: Peach Seed Yashichi Pinwheel Soul Drop Snuff Soul Dry Ice Homunculus Amrita Soda Physical Mirror Tesla Coil Life Stone Cyclone Magatama Hell Magatama Frost Magatama Assault Signal Chewing Soul* Demon Charm* Gas Mask* Space Badge* Eye of Thunder* Angel Skirt* Moon Potpourri* Oven Vow* Oven Pin* Gale Pin* Divine Pillar* Barbaric Bracers* Frozen Rose* Eye of Wind* Lightning Pin* Lightning Vow* Book of the Void* Wizard's Mark* Speed Star* Eye of Ice* Nubatama Suit* Sigma Drive* Magatsu Kiba* Retribution Mask* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Belphegor Jatayu Sui-ki Mother Harlot Byakko Shiki-Ouji Daijousou Hariti Melchizedek Barong Kartikeya Thor Siegfried Yurlungur Atavaka Seth Vasuki Hell Biker Belial This dungeon is one of the toughest dungeons you'll face, mainly because it can get really annoying at times. Otherwise, it's a great place to catch up on leveling because for some mysterious reason or another, this is the best dungeon to level up your characters/Personas. Take advantage of that. On the second floor of Magatsu Inaba, you are unable to pass through the doors that lead to the next portal. Instead, you're going to have to find a way to unlock them, or remove the sealing force on the doors. In order to access that area, if you remember there was a hole that you passed through in order to get here, go back to that hole. You can now jump down that hole to reach the second half of Magatsu Inaba, Magatsu Mandala. You have to approach the sealed doors first in order to jump down the hole, just in case you try to approach the hole beforehand. On the 3rd floor of Magatsu Mandala, the killer will engage you in a game that involves you not entering combat with any Shadows (this includes them running into you, as well as you running from a fight). While this game sounds really silly, if you fail to follow it, the killer warps you back out of Magatsu Inaba, forcing you to go back. It's kind of annoying, but thanks to the map structure, it shouldn't be too hard to do. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Chaos Fuzz Truthfully, there is nothing difficult about this fight except for one thing. This boss repeatedly summons duplicates of itself. And it also has a physical attack, but it's not powerful. The risk in this battle is that your team is too focused on defeating single target opponents (which is great), and you spend too much of your time on a single Chaos Fuzz. All Chaos Fuzzes, summoned and the original, can summon more Chaos Fuzzes, which means you're going to have to resort to hitting every Chaos Fuzz at once. Thankfully, that's not as hard as it sounds. Using multi-target Skills will easily suffice, and attacks such as Agenystra and Deathbound are great if you are only able to use Physical Skills. At this point, all your characters should have some way of hitting multiple targets, and such this fight shouldn't be too hard. When I defeated Chaos Fuzz, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 88 Level 86 Level 86 Level 86 Personas Used: Ishtar, Level 77 Mediarahan Absorb Wind Spell Master Megidolaon Mind Charge Cool Breeze Angelic Grace Maziodyne ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When you reach the last floor of Magatsu Mandala, you'll fight another boss. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Envious Giant This boss can be tricky. It uses Tentarafoo to put Panic on your party, Megidolaon to hit your team with a powerful Almighty attack, and High Counter to discourage Physical attacks. The problem with this fight is that it resists magical Skills quite well, so Physical attacks are quite effective, but risky. That doesn't mean don't use them, just be aware that you have a 20% chance of having a character deal a painful amount of damage to themselves, especially if it's been Power Charged and boosted by Tarukaja/Matarukaja. Other than that, the boss isn't terribly threatening. Throw your best attacks and remember to heal the Panic effect from your party as soon as you can. When I defeated Envious Giant, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 92 Level 91 Level 91 Level 91 Personas Used: Trumpeter, Level 74 Debilitate Ziodyne Heat Riser Megidolaon Mahamaon Mamudoon Mind Charge Cool Breeze ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Once the fight is over, you can now go back to the second floor of Magatsu Inaba and unlock the door, gaining access to the killer. Go back to the second floor of Magatsu Inaba, go through the unsealed doors, and face the killer. After a lengthy conversation, it's time to fight. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Killer (to avoid spoilers) Yeah, still not putting names. Discover for yourself, it's actually really good. The killer uses Heat Riser, which boosts their Attack, Defense, and their Hit/Evasion. They also use Mudoon, which is a Darkness instant-kill move with a decent chance of success, a physical attack which is not so threatening at this point, Evil Smile which inflicts Fear on your entire team, Vorpal Blade which will hit your entire team with a Physical attack, Maziodyne, which hits the entire team with Ziodyne, and Magarudyne, which hits the entire team with Garudyne. The killer can also use Dekaja/Dekunda to balance out any status changes you may have placed. As the battle goes on, Mudoon will also be used. It would be helpful to lower the killer's stats, because Heat Riser makes this battle a lot more dangerous. Tarunda/Rakunda/Sukunda/Debilitate are all very handy for doing that job. Other than that, just get a Persona that isn't weak to Electric/Physical, and keep the pressure up. You shouldn't need to bring out your best tricks for this fight, but I would still heal and restore SP every now and then, or as needed. When I defeated the Killer, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 93 Level 91 Level 91 Level 91 Personas Used: Trumpeter, Level 74 Debilitate Ziodyne Heat Riser Megidolaon Mahamaon Mamudoon Mind Charge Cool Breeze Odin, Level 81 Maziodyne Magarudyne Bufudyne Megidolaon Mind Charge Angelic Grace Wind Amp Panta Rhei ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the killer is beaten, another presence manifests itself as Ameno-sagiri, and in order to remove the fog and save Inaba (and possibly the world), the team engages Ameno-sagiri. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Ameno-sagiri Like Shadow Mitsuo, Ameno-sagiri gets two turns instead of just one. Unlike Shadow Mitsuo, this is really, really bad. The worst part is, you start off with the same HP and SP after the fight with the killer, making this almost like an endurance fight. Ameno-sagiri uses Agi/Bufu/Zio/Garudyne and their multi-target versions, as well as an attack called God's Judgement, which reduces your health in half, Agenystra, which deals a lot of physical damage to your entire team from one to three times, Quake, which deals Almighty damage to your entire team, Bewildering Fog, which makes it immune to everything but it can't attack, Tarukaja/Rakukaja/Sukukaja for increased stats, Mind Charge to increase the power of its next magical Skill, Dekaja to remove your status buffs, and Nebula Oculus, it's signature move that hits your entire team for Almighty damage. There really isn't much in terms of special strategy, since Ameno-sagiri does not do anything particularly threatening or special. Nebula Oculus and Quake only Skill you haven't seen before, and it isn't so bad as long as your health is at a reasonable level. Do not use ANY SKILL on Ameno-sagiri while Bewildering Fog is up, as nothing will work, even status reducers. He can't hit you while this is up however, so use this time to heal and re-enhance your team. Success in this battle requires pulling out your strongest attacks, and making sure health and SP are at a consistent level. Pull out Personas that are able to resist elements and perhaps Physical as well. Also pull out Personas that can use Power/Mind Charge, as well as Mataru/Maraku/Masukukaja, which will increase your survivability and damage in the fight. When I defeated Ameno-sagiri, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 93 Level 91 Level 91 Level 91 Personas Used: Trumpeter, Level 74 Debilitate Ziodyne Heat Riser Megidolaon Mahamaon Mamudoon Mind Charge Cool Breeze Odin, Level 81 Maziodyne Magarudyne Bufudyne Megidolaon Mind Charge Angelic Grace Wind Amp Panta Rhei ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After Ameno-sagiri is defeated, you bring the killer back. Judgement Social Link goes up to 9. If your Hunger Social Link is at 8, and you met with the killer beforehand,a conversation with Adachi will occur, and the Social Link will go up to 9. After seeing the fog leave Inaba, the team celebrates, and the Judgement Social Link will go up to Rank 10/MAX, letting you fuse Lucifer of the Judgement Arcana. ============================ December 9th (12/09) Friday ============================ Answer "Transparent" in class today to receive a Knowledge increase. You can talk to Chie today to pursue the killer. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== December 10th (12/10) Saturday =============================== Answer "The cross-section" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. You can talk to Yosuke and Kanji today to pursue the killer. People to talk to: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================= December 11th (12/11) Sunday ============================= Today's Shopping Program is as useless as the last. You can talk to Yukiko, Yosuke, Naoto and Chie today to pursue the killer. People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================= December 12th (12/12) Monday ============================= There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. You can talk to Chie today to pursue the killer. People to talk to: Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================== December 13th (12/13) Tuesday ============================== There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================ December 14th (12/14) Wednesday ================================ People to talk to: Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) =============================== December 15th (12/15) Thursday =============================== People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= December 16th (12/16) Friday ============================= People to talk to: Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== December 17th (12/17) Saturday =============================== Answer "Compassion makes you look better" for an Expression increase and some relationship points with Chie. People to talk to: Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) ============================= December 18th (12/18) Sunday ============================= People to talk to: Marie (Aeon) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================= December 19th (12/19) Monday ============================= People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================== December 20th (12/20) Tuesday ============================== People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) ================================ December 21st (12/21) Wednesday ================================ Answer "VII" in class today to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yosuke. People to talk to: Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) =============================== December 22nd (12/22) Thursday =============================== Since you get calls to celebrate Christmas Eve tomorrow, I would go and pursue the killer today if you haven't already. Your last date is the 24th, but I like experiencing the events, so it is your choice in the end. People to talk to: Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Marie (Aeon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= December 23rd (12/23) Friday ============================= You get invites for Christmas Eve celebrations today. If you haven't cleared Magatsu Inaba yet, this will just be a regular day. You will only get invites from girls you have romantic relationships with. Otherwise, the only people you will be able to meet will be the men on your team. You can also pass this up for a normal day. =============================== December 24th (12/24) Saturday =============================== Christmas Eve! Also the last day to fight through the killer's dungeon. If you decided to have a Christmas Eve celebration, it will be with the people you planned it with. You can also get an item here. ============================= December 25th (12/25) Sunday ============================= ------ Junes ------ Discussion of the end of the case. A call from Dojima about the Dojima household able to come home today. The group comes over for a celebration. And the girls bake a cake. Uh oh. ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Family is back home! And the kotatsu is replaced. Keep picking options. And the cake is actually good! What a surprise from the girls. And a nice surprise from Teddie. The doubt from Dojima is great. And then a discussion of how you are only here until spring. Thankfully Yosuke shines and mentions how it's a long while until then. You get a Christmas Costume from Dojima. For Persona 4, the game ended here and moved straight to March. But for Persona 4 Golden, the game lets us play more! Love this! Enjoy the extra content you deserve! ============================= December 26th (12/26) Monday ============================= You go straight home after school today to check the Midnight Channel. Nothing shows obviously. You solved the case and caught the bad guy! Hooray! Yosuke calls just to confirm, and it's the same thing with everyone. It is gone. Go to bed early for today. Midnight is not early! Time skips to the end of December. =============================== December 31st (12/31) Saturday =============================== You get the Midwinter Outfit today to deal with the cold. Handy. You then meet with the men. I love Yosuke's explanation of what Teddie did. That is just hilarious. Then a fuss about kimonos. And then the girls show up. Nothing special, and the boys learn they are not anywhere close to being with any of the girls. Except for you if you did your Social Links right. *CUTSCENE* HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! =========================== January 1st (01/01) Sunday =========================== ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- You celebrate New Year with the Dojima family. You can then choose to go to the shrine again with a girl you are in a relationship with. Or decline every single one and do nothing. If you talk to Dojima once you get back, he'll hand you a New Year's envelope with 30000 Yen inside. All you can do is sleep today. =========================== January 2nd (01/02) Monday =========================== ================= Dojima Residence ================= You play in the snow with Nanako. Keep picking options. And you should get some relationship points with Nanako. I'm impressed Dojima can hold that snow with no gloves on. That must be painful for someone right out of the hospital. You can then go outside for New Year's greetings. You can talk to everyone you've made Social Links with for New Year greetings. Also, despite the fact that you have a garden, and the woman who sells seedlings is right outside your house again, you are unable to plant any new vegetables. When you visit the Velvet Room however, Marie is gone! But Margaret is still there. Thankfully, she will pick up Marie's card duties, so you won't have to worry about losing your card progress. If your Aeon Social Link is Rank 10/MAX, Margaret will offer to find her for you. You can choose whether or not to find her, but I suggest finding her as it offers absolutely no downsides whatsoever. Apart from having to go in another place. But that's about it. Margaret will tell you when she has located Marie, so if you chose to find her, just sit tight and you'll know when she is found. You feel stranger than usual, so you go rest today. ============================ January 3rd (01/03) Tuesday ============================ ----------------- Dojima Residence ----------------- Yosuke and Teddie drop by. Yosuke discusses the winter break trip. Keep picking options. Dojima and Nanako leave for the hospital to get another check up. Teddie opts to move in with you. He moves in with you no matter what you say. You try to sleep, but you collapse. Oops. At least Teddie does a decent job at taking care of you. You'll see a vision of Marie. Keep picking options. ============================== January 4th (01/04) Wednesday ============================== Chie, Yukiko and Yosuke come to visit you. Yosuke opts to move the trip back, and Teddie discusses your medical care with Chie. Time skips to January 6th. ============================= January 6th (01/06) Thursday ============================= Rise, Kanji, and Naoto come to visit you today. Naoto got you some medicine! And Teddie discusses his methods with the three. Time skips to January 9th. =========================== January 9th (01/09) Monday =========================== You feel all better now thanks to Teddie. That was nice of him. I must say he did a pretty nice job, considering he hasn't been in this world for a long time. If you chose to save Marie, Margaret gives you a status update. ============================= January 10th (01/10) Tuesday ============================= You're alright! But you have to go to school... Wow this game is unforgiving. Answer "An orange" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. There is something in your shoe locker today if you did well on your exams. You can talk to Ms. Kashiwagi on the 1st Floor of Yasogami High to receive the male Gekkou Uniform if you did well on your exams. You can also go into the TV today if you wanted to. There are some quests that have items you need to get, and there's no harm in going back. Tonight, Teddie goes digging in the garden and discovers bugs! Now you can get more bait for fishing here. The Shopping Program is back and now offers actual items you can use. Today's deals are: 1 Auto-Matarukaja and 2 Wasabi Jelly for 49800 Yen 3 Tetracorn and 3 Makaracorn for 9800 Yen There are no scooter rides today. Quest 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64 are available today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) =============================== January 11th (01/11) Wednesday =============================== Today marks the start of the day where your team members will ask you to spend some time with them if their Social Link is at the highest rank. This will evolve their Persona and give them their signature skills. I will make a review of them after all team members have asked you to give you an opinion on the new skills and Personas. It is optional, and Persona 4 players will note they never needed the upgrades to beat the game. They do come in handy however, and some are really worth the extra mile. If nothing else, the upgrades grant additional resistances for your Personas, but they still do not cover a character's weakness. Yukiko, Kanji, Teddie and Naoto will come to you today for that reason. You can talk to them anytime after they ask you. Rise is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Teddie (Star) Naoto (Fortune) Ai (Moon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! These lunches are special because Teddie will now watch as you make the lunch. If you are successful, he will be happy. If you made something barely edible, he will shake his head. If you failed, Teddie will fall to the ground. Lunch is Gyoza. Rock candy - Throw away Potato chips - Crunchy Gyoza (Bad) Olive oil - Italian Gyoza (Good) ============================== January 12th (01/12) Thursday ============================== Yosuke and Chie come to you today to talk. Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Ai (Moon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ January 13th (01/13) Friday ============================ Rise comes to you today to talk. (On Friday the 13th too). Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. This would be the last of the upgrades, so here is a review of each one and whether they are worth getting. ---------------------- Yosuke: Youthful Wind ---------------------- Effect: Heals the entire team (like Mediarama) and raises their Hit/Evasion (like Masukukaja). Rating: Good This is really helpful. Yes, it's not as good as Yukiko's Salvation and Teddie's Mediarahan, but at this stage in the game, you might find yourself not needing a full heal, but just a slight bit of health restoration (like after using Physical Skills). Also, you may be reluctant to use Masukukaja because if an attack does hit, you haven't prevented any damage and may end up dying. Yosuke's Youthful Wind solves both of those problems and more. It heals you up a decent amount and gets your team ready for a fight. It's not the best heal, but considering the bonus Masukukaja, it's certainly one of the better Skills in the game. If you use Yosuke, definitely get this, but if you don't use him, it's not something I would go out of my way for. -------------------- Chie: Dragon Hustle -------------------- Effect: Increases the team's attack, defense, and hit/evasion (like a Heat Riser for the whole team). Rating: Great Dragon Hustle is a very good battle Skill to have. Not only does it give Chie a way to boost the entire team, it's probably the best Skill to boost the entire team. Heat Riser by itself isn't bad, but you're not likely to find yourself casting it on teammates very often. On the other hand, Dragon Hustle takes away that flaw and pretty much sets your team up for their strongest attack, which, after Dragon Hustle, is either enough to win the battle or turn the tide of even the toughest battles. The biggest and most obvious disadvantage however is the extremely high SP cost. At 150 SP, Chie is most likely only able to use Dragon Hustle once per battle, and is probably not using it again without some SP restoration. It's power comes at a great cost, so unless you're willing to shell out some SP restoration items, expect Dragon Hustle to be a one-hit wonder. ----------------------- Yukiko: Burning Petals ----------------------- Effect: Deals severe Fire damage to all enemies (like a multi-target Ragnarok) Rating: Good Yukiko's most powerful Fire Skill, and possibly the best Fire Skill in the game. It will hit for powerful Fire damage, and most likely take out any enemy with Fire as their weakness. The problem is, it's nothing more than a more powerful version of Maragidyne. There's nothing bad about that, but there's nothing especially great. It goes great with Mind Charge if you happen to have it, but it's something you can afford to go without, especially since Agidyne will probably be more SP cost-effective to use in some fights. --------------------- Kanji: The Man's Way --------------------- Effect: Inflicts the Dizzy and Knockdown status on all enemies. Rating: Average This wasn't as impressive as I first thought it would be, but the idea isn't outright terrible. Dizzy and Knockdown are some of the hardest status ailments to inflict on enemies, and at this stage in the game, you'll run into a lot of enemies that just have no weakness, and thus no way to gain an All-Out Attack. Especially against enemies whose weakness you can't target, this is a great Skill to have, as you can pretty much repeat this Skill as long as it knocked something down (as it treats the Knockdown as if you had hit their weakness, regardless of whether they have a weakness or not). Very useful against Golden Hands. The problem is, this is very chance based. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. There isn't a way to increase the likelihood of the Skill working except for Kanji's Dizzy Boost, but in my opinion, The Man's Way is not a good enough reason to keep Dizzy Boost. You could afford to go without this Skill, but it has its shining moments. Too bad it comes at such a late time though, as this would be much more useful right after getting Kanji. However, that's just my opinion. ------------------------ Rise: Complete Analysis ------------------------ Effect: When analyzing an enemy, you will get all the information about them, techniques and all of their strengths/weaknesses, even if you never learned through trial-and-error. Rating: Excellent (or Poor) And people look at me crazy for saying Rise is my favorite character. Well, Full Analysis pretty much takes the cake. This pretty much takes away the guessing game from fighting enemies, and is really helpful in the upcoming dungeons. Now you won't have to guess what an enemy's weakness is, what their resistances are, or whether they have the moveset. Rise automatically gives you all that information when Analyzing an enemy. In my opinion, it is the best Skill upgrade out of your entire team. Or it can be downright useless. I'm not the only walkthrough writer who posted every enemy's strengths/weaknesses, and if you've been reading my/their guides, you pretty much already know a good chunk of this information even without the scanning. Since Rise doesn't need any resistances, all she really gets from this upgrade is a better appearance and better statistics, which don't help because Rise never fights. It's great to have if you haven't Analyzed a lot in battles, but if you already have all the information, it can be passed up. It will always help, but not always a lot. Personally, because it's Rise, I never pass this up. And I always find it useful even with the guide (because I don't have to keep referencing the dungeon guide everytime). ---------------------- Teddie: Kamui Miracle ---------------------- Effect: Does something random to either your team, the enemy team, or both. Effects include but are not limited to: - Healing - Inflicting status ailments - Knockdowns - Restoring SP - Full HP and SP restore - Damage - Nothing happening Rating: Poor Teddie's a great combatant, but this just makes him a very bad fighter. You never want to put your battles in this game to chance, and that's exactly what Kamui Miracle does. To be fair though, no one would think to use this when the going gets tough, but unless I'm fooling around, I never use Kamui Miracle. Yes, there are good effects, but there are bad ones as well, and it's very annoying when it backfires and hits your team, because now you have to clean up the mess, and this is not something you want to use against enemies with the Skills to kill you. With that being said, it doesn't cost a lot of SP to use and won't be so bad that it is on the level of game-changing. Use if you would like, but I feel that this just gives me more reasons to not like Teddie, because I do think that despite his flaws, he's a great fighter, and Kamui Miracle ruins that for him. ------------------------- Naoto: Shield of Justice ------------------------- Effect: Protects the party from any attack/Skill one time. Can be cast again to re-apply the protection. Rating: Great This is Naoto's shining Skill, and one that I always struggle to make room for in her skill set. Despite that, this Skill is worth putting in to her arsenal. This protects the team from just about ANYTHING negative. Damage, status ailments and even instant-kill Skills are useless against this Skill. Using this in a tough fight could buy you the time you very well need to turn the battle around. Using this move against bosses such as the Reaper certainly gives you a much better advantage than you had before. The problem is that it is very costly, at 160 SP per usage. The protection also wears off after a single attack, meaning even a move like Rampage will still hurt you if you are unfortunate enough to be hit more than once. It also doesn't work against Skills like Stagnant Air or the elemental Breaks, because those are not classified as negative effects. Thankfully, it won't block out status enhancers, so things like Heat Riser, Revolution, and Dragon Hustle are not wasted here. Overall this is a very good ability, but very easy to trigger and more costly than Dragon Hustle. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Yukiko (Priestess) Yosuke (Magician) ============================== January 14th (01/14) Saturday ============================== Answer "Bury the demons" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ January 15th (01/15) Sunday ============================ Dojima calls and says that both Nanako and himself will be back on the 20th. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 1 Book of the Void and 2 Giant Candy for 21800 Yen 2 Bead Chain and 2 Cyclone Magatama for 12800 Yen Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Kanji (Emperor) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================ January 16th (01/16) Monday ============================ Rise is available for a scooter ride today. Quest 65 is available today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Teddie (Star) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Mentaiko Pasta (Naoto likes this). Mayonnaise - Creamy Mentaiko Pasta (Good) Ice Cream - Sweet Mentaiko Pasta (Bad) Ketchup - Throw away ============================= January 17th (01/17) Tuesday ============================= Quest 66 is available today. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== January 18th (01/18) Wednesday =============================== You'll have a dream about Marie if you tried to save her. This is also followed by an update from Margaret. Quest 67 is available today. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) ============================== January 19th (01/19) Thursday ============================== Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ January 20th (01/20) Friday ============================ As Dojima and Nanako are coming home, you can't do anything today. Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) ============================== January 21st (01/21) Saturday ============================== Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. Quest 68 is available today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Teddie (Star) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================ January 22nd (01/22) Sunday ============================ ------ Junes ------ Celebration with Nanako about her recovery. It takes up the whole day so you can't really do much. Today's Shopping Program deals are: 4 Soul Food and 2 Diet Food for 24800 Yen 2 Ryugu Stone and 3 Amrita Soda for 21800 Yen Night Encounters: None ============================ January 23rd (01/23) Monday ============================ Quest 69 is available today. If you have been completing the quests up until this point, this is the last quest for you to complete. Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Teddie (Star) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Oden. Boil quickly on a strong flame - Throw away Boil slowly on a medium flame - Muddy Soup Oden (Bad) Keep on a low flame and don't boil - Clear Soup Oden (Good) ============================= January 24th (01/24) Tuesday ============================= Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== January 25th (01/25) Wednesday =============================== You'll have a dream about Marie today if you chose to save her. This is followed by an update from Margaret. Answer "Red" in class today to get an Expression increase and some relationship points with Yukiko. Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Chie (Chariot) ============================== January 26th (01/26) Thursday ============================== Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Teddie (Star) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Rise (Lovers) Kanji (Emperor) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Cream Stew. (Ai likes this) Heat the milk, then add slowly - Throw away Dump in all the cold milk - Creamy Cream Stew (Good) Keep the milk cool, then add slowly - Lumpy Cream Stew (Bad) ============================ January 27th (01/27) Friday ============================ Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Dojima today to go out to Junes. Yukiko and Kanji are here today. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) ============================== January 28th (01/28) Saturday ============================== Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Eri (Temperance) Today you can start helping Nanako with her homework. Just like summer, this will take the entire night, but you will gain some relationship points with Nanako and Dojima for doing so. Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) ============================ January 29th (01/29) Sunday ============================ Today's Shopping Program Deals are: 1 Wizard's Mark and 3 Longevity Pill for 69800 Yen 1 Masuda Stone and 1 Kaiou Stone for 39800 Yen Chie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Hisano (Death) You continue helping Nanako today with Dojima if you chose to help Nanako. You will get relationship points with Dojima and Nanako. Night Encounters: Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) ============================ January 30th (01/30) Monday ============================ You learn you will have exams next week. They are also cumulative and ask questions from the entire year, meaning it's cumulative. WHAT?! Answer "Petabyte" in class today to receive a Knowledge increase. You can talk to Rise to study together today. Kanji is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Rise (Lovers) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) ============================= January 31st (01/31) Tuesday ============================= Rise is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Kanji to study together today. People to talk to: Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Naoto (Fortune) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Ai (Moon) Yosuke (Magician) =============================== February 1st (02/01) Wednesday =============================== Answer "White" in class today to get a Knowledge increase. Yosuke is available for a scooter ride today. You can talk to Chie to study together today. If you go to your room today, Teddie will text you about watching a movie. People to talk to: Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Naoto (Fortune) Ai (Moon) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Naoto (Fortune) Yukiko (Priestess) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Kanji (Emperor) Yosuke (Magician) You can also make lunch for tomorrow! Lunch is Broiled Fish (Yukiko likes this). Wrap it lightly - Dry Broiled Fish (Bad) Wrap it and poke holes in it - Throw away Wrap it tightly - Juicy Broiled Fish (Good) ============================== February 2nd (02/02) Thursday ============================== Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Shu (Tower) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Rise (Lovers) Chie (Chariot) Kou/Daisuke (Strength) Naoki (Hanged Man) You will have a dream of Marie tonight if you chose to rescue her. This is also followed by an update from Margaret. YOU FOUND HER! Except Margaret needs more prep time to bring you there. Not a problem, just keep waiting. ============================ February 3rd (02/03) Friday ============================ You can talk to Yosuke, Chie and Kanji to study together today. Yukiko is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Rise (Lovers) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Sayoko (Devil) Ayane/Yumi (Sun) Rise (Lovers) Ai (Moon) Naoki (Hanged Man) Yosuke (Magician) ============================== February 4th (02/04) Saturday ============================== You can talk to Yukiko to study together today. Teddie is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Naoto (Fortune) Eri (Temperance) Night Encounters: Shu (Tower) Naoto (Fortune) Naoki (Hanged Man) You help out Nanako tonight if you volunteered to help out. Dojima is there too, and you get relationship points with both. ============================ February 5th (02/05) Sunday ============================ Yosuke gives you a text saying the ski trip is on the 11th. There is a Shopping Program this week, but it's pretty useless. Naoto is available for a scooter ride today. People to talk to: Yosuke (Magician) Chie (Chariot) Yukiko (Priestess) Kanji (Emperor) Rise (Lovers) Hisano (Death) Night Encounters: Naoto (Fortune) Yukiko (Priestess) Chie (Chariot) Kanji (Emperor) ============================ February 6th (02/06) Monday ============================ EXAM TIME!! Today's answers are: "Beta." "Attendance logs." ============================= February 7th (02/07) Tuesday ============================= Today's answers are: "Toso." "Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia." =============================== February 8th (02/08) Wednesday =============================== Today's answers are: "Rabbit." "Turnips." ============================== February 9th (02/09) Thursday ============================== Today's answers are: "White." "The Sahara Desert sand." ============================= February 10th (02/10) Friday ============================= Final day of exams. See how you felt the exams were. You go straight home today for trip preparation. =============================== February 11th (02/11) Saturday =============================== *CUTSCENE* I have never tried skiing or snowboarding, but it looks fun. It's also really funny seeing Kanji and Naoto. I also think Teddie passed out for a bit after he jumped. That or I'm reading the eye signs wrong. Chie's thirst for meat is amazing. Didn't know sole was a fish for a while. Then it's ghost stories!!!! Anyone find Yosuke's story familiar? Naoto gives a slight hint to where you've heard it before. When it's your turn, keep picking options, but it's fun to pick the different options. And a fun way to end the night. ============================= February 12th (02/12) Sunday ============================= More skiing and snowboarding. And Rise's logic comes through, but I'm very surprised Chie thinks it's something amazing. I thought it was pretty obvious considering the cutscene. You are then hanging out with the first years. You can keep picking options, and some options get you relationship points, but honestly, after exams, they stopped having any influence so it doesn't really matter. READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! READ ON ONLY IF YOU CHOSE TO SAVE MARIE!!! Otherwise what I say here makes absolutely no sense. You can now pick someone to go skiing with you. Anyone works really. Pick whatever option you want, you get lost anyway. You then find a deserted cabin with the person/people you were with. After some talking and exploring, you are found by everyone else. If you are with a girl, being together alone will be referenced. *CUTSCENE* Oh wow, it's Margaret, outside the Velvet Room. After some funny talks, you introduce her to the team, and then get briefed by Margaret in this place, the Hollow Forest. This is the optional dungeon you have unlocked. You only have 1 day to go rescue Marie. You have no other time to do this, so you either save her tomorrow or you give up on it. Keep in mind you never had to rescue Marie in the first place, and as such you can pass this up for a normal day. Keep picking options and make your decisions tomorrow. ============================= February 13th (02/13) Monday ============================= -------------- Yasogami High -------------- Meeting with the team to discuss Marie's situation. You can now choose whether or not you want to enter the TV. You don't get a time to save, so make your decision now. -------------- Hollow Forest -------------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lying Hablerie: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Raven: Weak to Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Praying Nyogo: Weak to Fire/Wind/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Calm Machine: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reverent Table: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cursed Woman's Pot: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Darkness Drains Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wheeled Bambino: Weak to Ice/Electric/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snowfall Musha: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harmonious Giant: Weak to Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gauntlet Hand: Weak to Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Superstitious Okina: Weak to Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Praying Papillon: Weak to Electric/Wind, Nulls Fire/Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lawless Fuzz: Weak to Fire, Repels Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stone Panzer: Weak to Wind, Repels Fire, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Isolated Hand: No Weaknesses, Drains Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Repels Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Emaciated Garcy: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Repels Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stupendous Relic: Weak to Physical, Drains Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clear Sky Musha: No Weaknesses, Repels Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Execution Sword: Weak to Light, Repels Physical, Nulls Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indignant Machine: No Weaknesses, Resists Physical/Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind Nulls Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Items: Sentou Seed Fire Breaker Lightning Bell Life Stone Wind Breaker Grief Stone Sentou Petal Ice Breaker Pain Stone Sacred Branch Flame Dotaku Bolt Dotaku Revival Bead Frigid Dotaku Gale Dotaku Sentou Fruit Sorrow Stone Lightning Breaker Love Stone Suffering Stone Anger Stone Loneliness Stone Fire Joue Wind Joue Ice Joue Ice Repel Joue Wind Repel Joue Ice Drain Joue Fire Drain Joue Elec Drain Joue Personas: Siegfried Seth Melchizedek Kartikeya Barong Belial Nebiros Hell Biker Thor Surt Yurlungur Horus You have access to the Velvet Room and a Save Point here. You can also check the TV in the back to go shopping or go back to the Junes TV to pick up items and fight in other dungeons before you save Marie. When you first walk in, you notice that ALL of your items are gone. Your weapons, your armor, and even your money. Instead, you have to find different items to make up for your inventory, as well as the different equipment. It helps to earn a lot of Chest Keys as that is where most of your equipment will come from. If you leave the Hollow Forest though, everything comes back, so don't freak out about losing everything just yet. Also, after your first fight, your SP is cut in half. This continues every battle, so your SP is halved everytime. Also, this half SP effect works after all your HP and SP restoration effects work. For example: Let's say you have Cool Breeze, Rise's Vigor Song, and 400 SP for the purposes of this example. You use up 200 SP in one fight, leaving you with only 200 SP left. However, thanks to Cool Breeze you get 8% of that back, so you now have 232 SP to use. (8% of 400 is 32.) Rise's Vigor Song gets you another 10%, so 10% of 400 is 40, and now you have 272 SP. Now the Hollow Forest Half SP effect comes in, halving that to 136 SP. In the case of having Victory Cry (great ability), you would be restored to 400 SP, Rise's Vigor Song has no use (it won't put you over 400 SP), and the Half SP effect knocks you back to 200 SP every time. To make up for this, there are some methods to use in the Hollow Forest. 1. You can find SP restoring items. Use these only if desperate, because the amount healed back is still cut in half. 2. You can find equipment to give you back some SP per turn in battle. These are much more useful, and you can theoretically wait in battle for your SP to come back, but I personally wouldn't recommend it. The amounts given depend on the item. And at a high enough level, the SP gain should be just enough anyway. 3. Use physical attacks. Kanji comes up with this idea, but it makes sense. None of the enemies are particularly strong or threatening. The only problem is you don't have your typical weapons or armor, and that does influence the damage you can deal and take. Some enemies also have resistances to Physical that would greatly hurt an all-physical run. However, you can always escape or use physical attacks until you have just enough SP. 4. Avoid fighting. This is easier on some levels than others, but at this stage you should be strong enough to not want to fight here (and this is a really bad place to get levels anyway). 5. Leave the dungeon and heal with the fox/your items and come back. With the Sacred Branch item, it works like a Goho-M in this dungeon. You can leave, top up your SP, and go back into the same floor. I don't recommend this as it can get costly and it is inefficient, but if you have no other way, then use this. Fighting effectively will help a lot in this dungeon. Many opponents are weak to Light/Darkness, and if you have Rise's Full Analysis skill, it will be easy to check what elements are useful on these opponents, letting you use only the necessary skills, and saving a lot of guess-and-check work. You can also check my Enemies list if you don't have the Full Analysis skill. If you have Rise's Vigor Song, then you never will find yourself with no SP. And truthfully, the enemies here aren't so tough that you'll need as much as you think you do. Really though, I wouldn't fight much in this dungeon. At this stage, you're really just wanting to reach the ending, and this dungeon is long. Fight as little as you can, and you should be alright. When you get to the upper right corner of Memories of Sorrow, you will fight a mini-boss fight (there is only one entrance, so you can't miss it). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Gorgeous King This boss starts off the fight by summoning enemies onto the battlefield. Gorgeous King is weak to Physical, which is good news for those running low on SP. He resists all the elemental Skills, and is immune to Light/Darkness. He just continues to summon enemies, so do your best to chain together any All-Out Attacks that you can. The only issue in this battle is that you can not have enough SP to deal with the oncoming summons, in which case your best bet is to split your team's focus into having 2 members generate SP while 2 others start hitting the enemies on the field. After a while, Gorgeous King starts using Tetrakarn on himself, but it's not so bad that you can't remove it. At this stage in the game, I wouldn't be afraid of attacking the barrier to remove it; you just don't have other options at this point, and the chances of having Tetra Break are not likely. Gorgeous King also uses Poison Mist and Makajam, but again, just like Tetrakarn, it shouldn't be that bad at this point in the game. Here's an interesting tip that you may run into: Despite the boss being immune to Light/Darkness, he can still be taken out by Chie's Follow-Up Attack and/or her Cavalry Attack. When I defeated Gorgeous King, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 93 Level 92 Level 92 Level 92 Personas Used: Kaguya, Level 81 Mahamaon Spell Master Fast Heal Megidolaon Mind Charge Mabufudyne Magarudyne Hama Boost ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At Memories of Anger, you'll run into Marie. She leaves after a talk, so keep on going. At the lower left corner of Memories of Anger, you'll face another mini-boss. Hate fighting more than one. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Heaven's Giant It starts off with Stagnant Air and it nullifies every element except Physical which it resists. It can use Balzac to put Rage on a team member, Ziodyne and Agidyne as elemental attacks, Mustard Bomb to deal Physical damage and inflict Enervation on everyone, and Navas Nebula which will do the same thing as Mustard Bomb but inflicts Exhaustion instead. It also has a passive High Counter Skill to reflect any physical damage. The worst part is that it gets two turns, so this gets really annoying really fast. You have a number of options in this fight. First, you can fight this boss with only physical attacks/Physical Skills. Despite the resistances, this isn't as crazy as it sounds. If you have Power Charge and/or Matarukaja, that makes things a lot easier and faster. All the more so if you have Debilitate or Rakunda to lower Heaven Giant's Defense. If you really need to use your elemental Skills to win (and there's nothing wrong with that), you may have run into an item/items in the Hollow Forest called Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind Breaker. This takes away an opponent's resistance to an element (similar to the Break Skills), whether it is Repel, Drain, Null or Resist. It only lasts a few turns, so make sure to reapply when the effect disappears, but they are quite useful in this fight. Due to Stagnant Air and your lowered defenses, Heaven Giant might come hitting hard and you will find yourself with status effects. To make matters worse, High Counter could put a dent in the all-physical route. However, unlike the last time you encountered this situation, your characters are (hopefully) strong enough to withstand the damage, and even survive an unfortunate Power Charged physical attack reflection. The boss will go down with a few Charged attacks, which is also why the risk is definitely worth the reward here. Salvation is very useful here, as well as any other status healing skills. All status effects disappear after a while, but it is better to heal them as soon as you can. When I defeated Heaven's Giant, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 94 Level 92 Level 92 Level 92 Personas Used: Kaguya, Level 81 Mahamaon Spell Master Fast Heal Megidolaon Mind Charge Mabufudyne Magarudyne Hama Boost ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On the last floor, Memories of Meeting, proceed onwards to face Marie. She refuses to listen and fights you. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Marie I like this boss fight music. Very nice. This isn't hard. Marie uses Hot Lightning which hits everyone with an Electric Attack and may knock them down, Megidolaon which hits everyone with a strong Almighty attack, Shell of Denial which repels everything but Physical, and Alienation Wall which reflects everything back at you if you attack Marie. You can't really win this fight, so just throw some simple attacks, and the moment Shell of Denial comes up, just Guard, because Marie won't throw any other attack at you and just give up fighting. When I defeated Marie, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 94 Level 92 Level 92 Level 93 Personas Used: Odin, Level 81 Maziodyne Magarudyne Bufudyne Megidolaon Mind Charge Angelic Grace Wind Amp Panta Rhei ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marie then stops and you convince her of another way to save her. She then trusts you and you engage in your proposed solution. You have to love Naoto's logic sometimes. It's straight and powerful. Now comes the only way to save Marie, beating down the being inside her. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Kusumi-no-Okami This fight is tricky, because if you Analyze Kusumi-no-Okami, it repels EVERYTHING. Even Almighty. So how do you hurt this boss? I have found using the Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind Breaker items work just fine. And at this point, all team members (except for Chie) should have their strongest elemental Skills to throw. If there is another way to win, I would like to know, but this is the only way I know that works as of now. Kusumi-no-Okami starts the fight with Run Amok, a Physical attack which hits your entire team 1-3 times, but who it hits is random. After that, she uses Mabufudyne which by now you're familiar with, Draining Fog which absorbs your team's SP, but deals some damage to Marie herself, and Shake Off which hits your entire team with a Physical attack. The only real problem in this fight is attempting to find a way to damage Kusumi-no-Okami. Once you do, this isn't as hard as it seems. Using Debilitate/Tarunda/Rakunda/Sukunda will make this battle go a lot faster, as well as make sure you don't get hurt too bad by the onslaught of attacks. Don't use multi-target Skills as it will use too much SP. Draining Fog can also drain enough of your SP that makes sure you can't use as many Skills. Fortunately, if you find some items in the Hollow Forest, you can recharge enough SP per turn to offset Draining Fog. Just make sure you can keep hitting Kusumi-no-Okami, and then this battle should end relatively quickly. When I defeated Kusumi-no-Okami, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 94 Level 92 Level 92 Level 93 Personas Used: Odin, Level 81 Maziodyne Magarudyne Bufudyne Megidolaon Mind Charge Angelic Grace Wind Amp Panta Rhei ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At the end of the fight, watch as Marie uses a specific line in a completely amusing way. As you leave, your team enjoys saving Marie and has a snowball fight. *CUTSCENE* Great. Can't believe Yosuke and Teddie tried doing that though. After that go home and rest. ============================== February 14th (02/14) Tuesday ============================== Valentine's Day!! And you can choose to spend it with the girls you are in a relationship with. Exam results are today! But I'm not so sure they matter this time. You'll spend today in some sort of Valentine celebration. Depending on your options, you'll experience a different scene. This is the only part of the game where it is actually very cruel if you have more than one girlfriend. Despite how cool it was to have multiple in the first place. Prepare for the heartbreaking lines from the girls, but hey, pick your favorite. They all happen to love you in the end anyway. Love how Kanji continues to be clueless. If you chose to save Marie, you will get chocolate from her too. And you get some chocolate from Nanako. First one's okay. The next one is unbelievable. =============================== February 15th (02/15) Thursday =============================== -------------- Yasogami High -------------- You meet with Yukiko and Chie, and then Yosuke. After some talking, you all head to class. Time will then pass. In between the pass, you will see your friends as they hung out with each other until the day you leave. ============================ March 19th (03/19) Thursday ============================ A look back before you leave. Nothing happens today. ========================== March 20th (03/20) Friday ========================== This is the day before you leave. You can't do any other Social Links past this date. Dojima has you go outside and talk to your friends. You will talk to everyone you had Rank 10/MAX Social Links with, and they will all be available to talk to. You can find Naoto, Ayane/Yumi, and Ai at Yasogami High School. They will be in the places that you normally meet (Ayane/Yumi will be in their respective club rooms). You can find Yosuke and/or Teddie at Junes. You can find Yukiko, Sayoko and Eri at the South Central Shopping District Bus Stop. You can find Chie, Margaret, Shu, Rise, Kanji, Marie, and Naoki along the Shopping District. You can find Kou and Daisuke in Aiya. You can find the fox in the Shrine. You can find Hisano near the Riverbank. You can find Dojima and Nanako back at the Dojima Residence. Don't worry about meeting Adachi if his Social Link was maxed out, that will come later. Now you have the option of going back to your house to prepare for tomorrow! Choose "Yes" for obvious reasons. ============================= March 21st (03/21) Wednesday ============================= And you're off! You and your friends bid farewell one last time, and you get to meet with some of your best friends before you leave. Then you board the train. *CUTSCENE* Much better than the last cutscene. Well, that is the END OF PERSONA 4 GOLDEN for you! Congratulations! You have seen the Normal Ending of Persona 4 Golden. You have the option of creating a New Game Plus and moving over all your data to another new game. This means: -Your Persona Compendium retains its completion rate, as well as the data on the Personas you have registered. -You get to keep key Social Link items that you received. -Daidara's stock will transfer over to the next game. -Your current amount of money will transfer over to the next game. -Your Personality stats will carry over as well. Try Persona 4 Golden again, now that you have better knowledge of what to expect, as well as new possibilities waiting to be explored! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ But, what if you picked "No"? I still have no idea how people knew this was possible to this day, but I credit the people who wrote FAQs for this. If you pick "No" you regain control of your character. Go to the Junes Food Court. You'll meet with your friends and meet with them one more time. You'll then read a message from the killer that came from Adachi. If you got the Hunger Social Link to Rank 9, Adachi adds a slight bit more and your Hunger Social Link progresses to Rank 10/MAX. If it did not increase to 9, you may have missed talking to the killer by yourself after you discovered who they were. It is optional, but necessary for a Rank 10/MAX Hunger Social Link. You can then fuse Magatsu-Izanagi of the Hunger Arcana. Now go to the Riverbank and talk to Nanako and Dojima there. You will then discuss who you met on the first day you came, and Nanako will reference the gas station attendant. Now go to the Velvet Room and talk to Igor. He will discuss how you have found what appears to be another truth, and creates the Orb of Sight for you, which repels one lie. Margaret (and if she is here, Marie) will talk a bit about the situation. It will begin to rain. Now talk to the gas station attendant. Keep picking the options that match the questions you want to ask. You should know which options to pick. After some questions, you talk to the Gas Station Attendant. If you saved Marie, there is some additional dialogue, but you find the main point soon. Turns out the attendant was really Izanami. Oh dear. If you remembered the story from Gekkoukan High, things just took on an interesting turn. Enter the TV, and you can now access Yomotsu Hirasaka. After a talk with the team, you all resolve to fight her. Yosuke says what, in my opinion, is one of the best (if not the best) lines in the series. Actually, everyone has really good lines here, but I liked Yosuke's the most. He may have been an idiot in the beginning, but he has really grown here. Also, you can no longer go back into town. If you need to pick up something, you can still use the exit to reach Daidara and Shiroku, but nothing more. Pick your best team and go forward. ----------------- Yomotsu Hirasaka ----------------- Enemies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wrathful Book: Weak to Physical, Nulls Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crazy Twins: Weak to Fire, Nulls Wind/Light, Resists Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eternal Sand: Weak to Electric, Drains Ice, Nulls Darkness, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Divine Mother: Weak to Wind, Nulls Electric/Darkness, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Emperor Beetle: Weak to Darkness, Nulls Light, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pure Papillon: Weak to Ice/Light, Nulls Fire, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mistress Pot: Weak to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind, Repels Physical/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand Magus: Weak to Darkness, Nulls Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phantom Hero: Weak to Fire/Light, Nulls Darkness, Resists Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Primitive Idol: Weak to Darkness, Repels Wind, Drains Electric, Nulls Ice/Light, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Silent Nyogo: No Weaknesses, Drains Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grudge Tower: Weak to Ice, Drains Fire/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ El Dorado Beast: Weak to Ice, Repels Light, Drains Fire, Resists Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reckoning Dice: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gracious Cupid: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neo Minotaur: Weak to Fire, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jotun of Grief: Weak to Wind/Light, Repels Fire, Nulls Darkness, Resists Electric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eternal Eagle: Weak to Darkness, Repels Light, Resists Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doom Sword: Weak to Ice/Darkness, Repels Electric, Nulls Light, Resists Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acheron Seeker: Weak to Fire/Light, Drains Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Moon Okina: Weak to Fire, Repels Ice/Electric, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rampage Drive: Weak to Electric, Nulls Wind, Resists Fire/Ice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next Gene: Weak to Physical, Drains Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berserk Turret: Weak to Electric, Drains Wind, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stoic Snake: Weak to Fire/Darkness, Drains Electric, Nulls Light, Resists Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rebellious Cyclops: Weak to Ice/Light, Nulls Physical/Darkness, Resists Fire/Electric/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brilliant King: Weak to Electric, Nulls Light/Darkness, Resists Physical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Successful Junecy: Weak to Wind, Drains Ice, Nulls Electric, Resists Physical/Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ptarmigan Panzer: No Weaknesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Void Giant: Weak to Wind, Nulls Fire/Ice/Electric/Light/Darkness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Heartless Machine: Weak to Electric, Nulls Light/Darkness, Resists Physical/Fire/Ice/Wind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Items: San-zun Tama Homunculus Purifying Water Life Stone Snuff Soul Hell Magatama Smart Bomb Goho-M Uzume Robe* Eye of Thunder* Kuraokami Vow* Eye of Ice* Kagatsuchi Pin* Space Badge* Kuraokami Pin* Soma* Sonidori Wear* Shinatobe Pin* Frozen Rose* Moon Potpurri* Chewing Soul* Book of the Void* Lucky Seven* Tsubaki-Otoshi* Cat Whisker* Retribution Mask* Gas Mask* *In Gold Chests only Personas: Surt Tzitzimitl Atavaka Yurlungur Hachiman Vasuki Alilat Arahabaki Suparna Saturnus Baal Zebul Hardest dungeon in the game. And surprisingly enough, not the best place to train. There are many enemies in here that are strong, and could actually make really good mini-boss fights. You'll have to start using some of the tricks in your bag to win these fights, but nothing too complicated. What most people tend to forget is that you can leave at any point and stock back up on items before fighting Izanami. Great way to make money and buy better weapons, armors, and accessories. If you haven't been able to fight the Reaper (more on that in the Optional Fights section of the guide), this is probably a smart option and could make the final fight a bit easier. Pace yourself and don't get frustrated. Also, try not to train. I highly doubt you will need to at this point, because if you are above level 80, you can beat the final boss. But to be fair though, if you are struggling, go back and train, because you will find that the enemies become increasingly difficult, and Izanami is no cake walk. Not impossible to beat, but not so easy that you can easily breeze through. On the 3rd Floor, you encounter a mini-boss. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Neo Minotaur This fight can be challenging because Neo Minotaur hits very hard. But other than a regular physical attack and Rampage, there are no other moves. This is a boss you can easily take down by equipping a Physical Repel/Null Persona and auto-attacking. To make things quicker, prep your team against Physical attacks with Tetrakarn/Physical Mirror/Tetracorn, boost your team with Heat Riser/Matarukaja and/or Power/Mind Charge and release your strongest attacks. Debilitate/Rakunda will speed things up considerably. This boss should fall really quickly to an enhanced assault. When I defeated Neo Minotaur, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 94 Level 93 Level 93 Level 93 Personas Used: Helel, Level 93 Megidolaon Maragidyne Repel Wind Magarudyne Mabufudyne Maziodyne Mind Charge Salvation ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On the 6th Floor, you encounter yet another mini-boss, ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Sleeping Table This boss focuses on killing off your team as soon as it can. It has Mahamaon for single instant kills, and the Evil Smile/Ghastly Wail combination to instantly kill Feared teammates. There is also Maragidyne and Megidolaon to hit you in case instant kills aren't working. Again, shouldn't be too difficult. This boss will fall really quickly to powerful attacks, and that should be no problem at this stage of the game. When I defeated Sleeping Table, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 95 Level 93 Level 93 Level 94 Personas Used: Helel, Level 93 Megidolaon Maragidyne Repel Wind Magarudyne Mabufudyne Maziodyne Mind Charge Salvation ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On the 9th Floor, you will face Izanami with the team. *CUTSCENE* What a way to start a battle. Get ready. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Izanami This is the final boss fight. Izanami is not exactly a pushover, though if your characters are a high level, this isn't that challenging. Also note the battle music. Intense stuff. Izanami uses Maziodyne, Magarudyne, Mabufudyne and Megidolaon repeatedly. She also uses Mind Charge to boost the power of her attacks. After some point in the fight however, you are unable to hurt her and she can hurt you, kind of like Shadow Rise was. At this point I would just Guard, or keep fighting. Just don't waste your SP. When I defeated Izanami, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 96 Level 94 Level 94 Level 94 Personas Used: Lucifer, Level 98 Spell Master Brave Blade Mind Charge Megidolaon Power Charge Repel Light Mahamaon Mamudoon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ And then you note this battle has no end. Igor's words come to mind however, and the Orb of Sight begins working. It doesn't kill Izanami right away, but it does show something new, and the fight continues: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Izanami-no-Okami Remember the story you were told in Gekkoukan High? It starts making more sense here. As a result, the true appearance of Izanami is somewhat disgusting. Izanami uses more techniques this time. She now has two turns instead of one. She now has Mind Charge, Marakunda, Maziodyne, Fury of Yasogami, a Physical attack that hits everyone, Kuro Ikazuchi, an Almighty Skill that hits all your entire party, Masukunda, Galgalim Eyes, Summons to Yomi, which will kill everyone with a status effect, and Oho Ikazuchi, which is just like Kuro Ikazuchi. She can also hit your team with Agi/Bufu/Garu/Ziodyne individually. There's not much to say in terms of Skills, as pretty much everything she throws at you doesn't do anything you haven't seen before. She does deal a lot of damage, but that's really the only tricky part of the fight. As always, be wary of Mind Charged Skills. She also now gets two turns instead of one, so that definitely makes things harder, but even then, you should be used to dealing with it. Skills like Debilitate will help greatly. Power/Mind Charged Skills will definitely be a great help as they will take a lot of Izanami's health out. If possible, make sure the Persona that uses the Charge has a high Strength or Magic statistic to deal the most damage possible. Matarukaja, Masukukaja, and Marakukaja will help a lot in this fight too. It will take a while, and gaining every advantage you can get will pay off in the long run. If you have Chie, Dragon Hustle helps a lot. If not, Yosuke/Kanji/Teddie have the respective boosting Skills to support the team. This fight ends when Izanami-no-Okami starts using Thousand Curses, which is an unavoidable instant kill Skill. You can't dodge it, and it consumes your entire party. Eventually, you'll see your main character unconscious in a dream world. Here he is visited by each Social Link he has maxed out to give him strength. The collective voices work to give you the most powerful Persona in the game, Izanagi-no-Okami. You then re-enter the fight with Izanami-no-Okami. Well, it's not really a fight. Just wait until it's your turn and use the only Skill available to you, Myriad Truths. This is enough to subdue Izanami and end the fight. When I defeated Izanami-no-okami, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 96 Level 94 Level 94 Level 94 Personas Used: Lucifer, Level 98 Spell Master Brave Blade Mind Charge Megidolaon Power Charge Repel Light Mahamaon Mamudoon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After that, Izanami agrees to stop doing what she is doing and leaves. If you saved Marie, there is an extra scene after the fight with her. You will then get to see the TV World without the fog. *CUTSCENE* Nothing mind-boggling, but a beautiful scene nonetheless. And so ends the final fight, with a line that wraps up pretty much the entire game. Now you leave tomorrow. ============================= March 21st (03/21) Wednesday ============================= ------------------ Yasoinaba Station ------------------ You now say your farewells to the team, Nanako and Dojima, and the rest of your friends from school. If you saved Marie, there is a short mention of her, but she never shows. Truthfully, there is no difference between this ending and the ending if you didn't fight Izanami, except this ending will unlock an extra scene at the end of the credits. However, this is the True Ending of Persona 4 Golden, fitting the search for truth. *CUTSCENE* Enjoy the ending credits and cutscene! I hope you enjoyed Persona 4 Golden! I never get sick of playing this game, especially after the new additions in Persona 4 Golden. I hope you enjoyed this game just as much as I did. If you saved Marie, there is an additional extension to the ending. I won't spoil it for you, so if you want to see it, save Marie and finish the game! You have the option of creating a New Game Plus and moving over all your data to another new game. This means: -Your Persona Compendium retains its completion rate, as well as the data on the Personas you have registered. -You get to keep key Social Link items that you received. -Daidara's stock will transfer over to the next game. -Your current amount of money will transfer over to the next game. -Your Personality stats will carry over as well. Try Persona 4 Golden again, now that you have better knowledge of what to expect, as well as new possibilities waiting to be explored! ***************** Optional Fights: ***************** At some points during the game, you may have wondered things such as "What if I had opened that chest that Rise/Teddie warned you against opening?", or what if you went back and fought the optional bosses in those dungeons. Although I mentioned these fights before, I'll go over the strategies here. ================ Dungeon Fights: ================ --------------------------- Twisted Shopping District: --------------------------- This isn't really a fight, but the rewards are slightly similar. Go back here at any time to claim a Skill Spanner for Yosuke. ----------------- Yukiko's Castle: ----------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Contrarian King This fight can be extremely difficult, mainly because the boss uses physical attacks. It sounds a lot like the Avenger Knight battle, but with one giant exception; he uses Rampage, which hits your entire team once or twice with physical attacks. This doesn't sound like a bad thing at first, but at your level and armor, his physical attacks will deal a great deal of damage. The battle starts off with the Contrarian King using Red Wall on himself. This is a trap, because it makes you believe he is weak to Fire, but in truth he absorbs it. Despite the fact that you can damage him with Fire spells then, I would still find another way to hurt him, because the last thing you want to do in a fight is heal your enemies, especially a boss. He also nullifies Wind. Other than Red Wall, he uses Hysterical Slap and Kill Rush, attacks that hit multiple times, with Hysterical Slap having the chance to inflict the Rage status. If you are lucky, he will never use Rampage, but that only happened to me once, although I adequately prepared for it anyway. Get the best armors you can, and if possible, Tarunda and Sukunda to reduce the threat the King poses. Rakunda will potentially help you, but keep in mind it will not affect the King's attack potential, so use it only if you can unload a good amount of damage really quickly. If you have Diamond Shields/Assault Signals, those would be really handy in making your attacks do more damage while you take less. Also remember to re-apply Tarunda/Sukunda/Rakunda every two turns, because at the third turn it runs out, and thankfully in this game you can re-apply those stat reducers to increase the duration by another three turns. A Persona that resists physical attacks would help a lot (like Slime), because the boss uses only physical attacks (Red Wall only happens once). In fact, if you happened to have a Persona that nullifies physical attacks, you have pretty much won the fight, since the King can't do anything but hit you. At this point in the game, it may not be likely, but it's just an idea. Keep in mind this boss is OPTIONAL. While I do like clearing him out as soon as I can, if the battle is too tough for you at this point, you can always leave it and come back later to finish it. Especially at about mid-way through the game, where you are probably strong enough where the King can't do much against you. When I defeated Contrarian King, I had a team of: Yu Narukami Yosuke Hanamura Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Level 17 Level 17 Level 17 Level 17 Personas Used: Omoikane, Level 7 Zio Sukunda Tarunda Eligor, Level 14 Poison Skewer Agi Bash Dia Maragi Arm Chopper +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ As a reward you gain the Suzaku Feather for Yukiko, which is a pretty decent weapon that grants +50 SP to Yukiko. Handy, and you're not likely to find yourself ditching it anytime soon. You also get a Courage increase. ----------------- Steamy Bathhouse ----------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Intolerant Officer This is an easier fight than with the Contrarian King. To start, this boss is weak to Electric, so Zio/Zionga/Mazio are greatly appreciated. If you brought Kanji along, you might be able to have 2 All-Out Attacks in one fight if you have Electric Skills too. He uses Bufula/Garula if you have someone weak to Ice/Wind, Single Shot as a physical attack, and Poison Arrow, which can inflict Poison on you and deal physical damage. He will hit quite hard in this fight, so don't let your guard down even you have the upper hand. Use as many Electric attacks as you can, keep your health up and if you bring Yukiko to the fight, have her Guard constantly. This fight won't be too hard as long as you don't get overconfident, because he will hit hard, but will stick to physical attacks a lot. As long as Yukiko is Guarding, you can still put down the beatdown with 3 teammates. If you happen to have trouble with weaknesses, Magic Mirrors can provide a temporary relief from the powerful Bufula/Garula and even deal a great amount of damage to Intolerant Officer. Again, this is optional so if you are struggling (but I do not believe you would have much of a problem against this boss), you can always come back later when you are stronger. When I defeated Intolerant Officer, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 32 Level 26 Level 31 Level 31 Personas Used: Narcissus, Level 27 Foolish Whisper Zio Magaru Mabufu Rakunda Anima Freeze Old One Null Fire Note: The only reason Chie is a low level was because I was debating going through the game with [Yu, Yosuke, Yukiko, Kanji], but then I wanted to start using [Yu, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji] from then on. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For winning, you'll get a Courage increase and you can find an Iron Plate for Kanji if you search the stage after the fight. ------------------- Marukyu Striptease ------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Momentary Child Momentary Child is a bit like Intolerant Officer; it has a weakness to Ice Skills. This boss uses Assault Dive, a powerful Physical attack, Rebellion to increase it's critical hit rate, Rampage, which hits your entire team 1-3 times with physical attacks, Tarukaja to boost its attack, Herculean Strike, which hits your entire team with a physical attack, and Deathbound, which is a much stronger physical attack that hits the entire team. Your only issue in this fight is that Momentary Child can deal a good amount of damage with just Physical attacks, and you can feel the damage even as you guard. The battle will take a while, so it's not something to take lightly. Physical resistant Personas are greatly appreciated, as well as Personas that can use Ice skills. Skills like Rakunda and Tarunda are very helpful, as well as Dekaja to prevent Momentary Child from dealing heavy damage. When I defeated Momentary Child, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 45 Level 43 Level 45 Level 45 Personas Used: Samael, Level 41 Mudoon Matarunda Megido Mabufu Power Charge Survive Light Agilao Mudo Boost ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You will get a Courage increase for winning, and searching behind the stage will get you a Bear Claw for Teddie. ----------- Void Quest ----------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Escapist Soldier Escapist Soldier looks intimidating, but as long as you don't throw physical attacks at it, it should be perfectly manageable. Escapist Soldier uses Blade of Fury, which hits your team with a physical attack multiple times, Foul Breath, which increases the likelihood of status ailments on a team member, Mudoon, a Darkness Skill that has a medium chance of killing a team member, and that's about it. Blade of Fury can be a problem because it will hit your entire team multiple times, so Guarding won't help too much. That's really the only issue in this fight. Escapist Soldier resists Physical, so try not to use any physical attacks unless they have been Power Charged. Status reducers work well here, such as Rakunda, Sukunda and Tarunda. Personas that resist, nullify or reflect Physical would be great as well. When I defeated Escapist Soldier, my team was: Yu Narukami chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 58 Level 58 Level 58 Level 58 Personas Used: Rangda, Level 55 Maragion Null Ice Magaru Repel Physical Marakunda Mind Charge Mustard Bomb Agidyne +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You'll get a Courage increase for winning, and if you search the skulls next to the massive iron grate, you'll find a Gaia Sword for your main character. ------------------ Secret Laboratory ------------------ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Extreme Vessel Here's an interesting surprise, this boss is weak to Wind. I suggest you abuse that as much as possible. It uses God Hand, Virus Wave, Mind Charge, Power Charge, and Maziodyne. You have seen Virus Wave, Mind Charge, Power Charge and Maziodyne before. God's Hand is something like Brave Blade; a Physical attack that will inflict severe damage on one target. And it hurts. Especially if charged. Thankfully, abusing its Wind weakness shouldn't be too hard. Finding a Persona that resists/nullifies/drains/repels Electric and/or Physical attacks shouldn't be too hard at this point in the game. Reducing its defense and attack should help greatly in this fight, as well as its hit/evasion. Remember to heal accordingly though, a Power Charged God Hand will probably kill a party member who isn't guarded. When I defeated Extreme Vessel, my team was: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 75 Level 72 Level 72 Level 73 Personas Used: Cybele, Level 68 Mediarama Vicious Strike Samarecarm Maragidyne Magarudyne Bufudyne Megidola Myriad Arrows ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Once the fight is over, you gain a Courage boost, and you can inspect the operating table to find the Algernon for Naoto. ------- Heaven ------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Lost Okina Lost Okina uses Mustard Bomb, a Physical attack that hits everybody, Dekunda to take off status reducers you have put on it, Agidyne, Garudyne, Bufudyne and Ziodyne, powerful single-target elemental Skills, and that's it. Lost Okina absorbs Ice and nullifies Physical, so refrain from using those Skills. Those are the only things to watch out for, so switch Personas that specialize in those. Throw your strongest attacks at it, and make sure that you don't use Makarakarn, because a reflected Ice attack just makes the battle drag on unnecessarily. I didn't fight this boss with my new team, but I have no doubt that the boss was still beatable even with my team at 10 levels higher than the last optional boss fight. In case you really want to know what that would look like, it is: Yu Narukami Chie Satonaka Yukiko Amagi Kanji Tatsumi Level 85 Level 82 Level 82 Level 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At the end of the fight, you can find a Chakra Ring near the bottom of the stairwell on the left side. You might need to search a little, as it is hard to find, but it is worth a small search. ============== Other Fights: ============== ------- Reaper ------- Ever wondered what those weird moaning noises were every couple of floors in a dungeon? Ever wondered why Teddie/Rise told you not to open a chest? Ever wondered what was in a chest that had a strange feeling? This is the reason. And it's a pretty good one too. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Reaper This boss can be found at any dungeon in the game, at any time of the game, and in any Red Chest in the game. It used to be in Persona 4 you could only encounter this boss on your second playthrough, but you can now encounter this boss on your first playthrough. It inhabits any Red Chest, but has to be found on a floor in the following circumstances: 1. There must be some dark moan at some point in the floor. This indicates the Reaper can appear on the floor. 2. There must be a Red Chest available. You can't find the Reaper in a Golden Chest, so this difference is noteworthy. 3. You must not have encountered any other fight or opened any other chest once you have heard the moan. It is great for those who don't want to encounter the Reaper, but for those wanting to fight it, it is quite annoying. The reason for this is that opening the wrong chest or getting into a fight will make the moan disappear, meaning the Reaper has left. If all those conditions have been satisfied and you have approached the right Red Chest, instead of opening it immediately, you will pause first and a message will come up noting something strange about the chest. Then Teddie or Rise (depending on the stage of the game) will say it is really bad and not to open it, and then ask if you really do want to open it. If you are unprepared, say "No", otherwise say "Yes" and open the chest to fight. The Reaper is a very high level (around 75-80) and hits hard and fast. Not only does it have two turns instead of one, it can remove resistances with the elemental Breaks, has the high-level elemental Skills (ie. Agidyne) and hits the team with Mahamaon and Mamudoon quite a bit. It also has Mind Charge, multi-target elemental Skills (ie. Maragidyne) and Megidolaon. It also has no weaknesses, but you can knock it down. The main problem in fighting this boss is that you are too low-level and you happen upon the chest the Reaper is in, and you decide to open it. The boss will terribly punish unprepared players by simply showing you are unprepared, either instantly killing your team with instant kill spells or hitting your entire team with Skills they can't handle, the list goes on. The boss is no pushover at the lower levels. So why would you fight this boss? Because upon beating it, it drops the best weapons, armor, and accessory in the game. It will drop each character's best weapon (they must be in the fight against the Reaper to receive it though), and once each character has their weapon, it drops the best armor in the game. Once you get enough armor for each member, it drops the Omnipotent Orb, an accessory that negates all damage except Almighty. Considering the rarity of Almighty attacks in the game, it almost lets you walk into any fight without fear of damage. To start off, you should be around Level 65+ when attempting to fight the boss and have each member of your team having a MAX Social Link. Homunculus and Scapegoat Eggplant items help a lot, and having a Persona with Power/Mind Charge (depending on your choice of offense) is greatly recommended. Bring your best weapons, a reasonable armor, and some good accessories that either boost damage dealt or reduce damage taken. Skills such as Debilitate are very welcome. Skills such as Matarukaja/Marakukaja/Masukukaja are very useful and should be used on a regular basis. Personas that are immune to Light and Darkness are very useful, and Personas not weak to anything are good too. You can fight the Reaper with any team you would like. I personally always have Yukiko and Kanji on my team, and then either Chie/Yosuke depending on the circumstances. Naoto is great for the fight because she repels Light and Darkness and has no weaknesses, and I sometimes use her. You need either Teddie or Yukiko for this fight, and they should be able to use Diarahan or Mediarahan, and Recarm/Samarecarm. You need a healer in this fight, and I would not fight without one personally. However, I rarely use Teddie, and Naoto sometimes makes the cut. Not that I think they're useless, but I sometimes forget to use Naoto and I don't like using Teddie. At the time you fight the boss, I greatly recommend having Debilitate, as it makes fights a lot easier. You don't NEED it to win, but if you have difficulty, try using it. Otherwise, having Tarunda/Rakunda/Sukunda works too, but no character will learn those moves, and it would leave your main character on constant stat reduction duty throughout the fight, leaving you with only 3 characters fighting (never a smart move against a boss who hits everyone.) If you don't know where to get it, the Judgement Arcana Trumpeter (who can be fused in fusion of 4+ demons) has the Debilitate card, letting you grab it at Chagall Cafe, give it to Marie, and have a free flow of the skill (for a fee of course). To start off, I would cast Power/Mind Charge, Mataru/Maraku/Masuku-kaja at the start of the fight. The next turn you get, (cast Debilitate if you have it, and then) start the beatdown. Do not stop your assault on this boss, unless you have to heal/recover SP. Those instant-kill moves tend to work fairly well for this boss, which means your team will start dying a lot. Keep enhancing your attacks and hitting the boss with them. Heal up as necessary, and revive as necessary. Things can go wrong at all times, so never get too overconfident. If you have Rise's Social Link at the highest Rank, it will help a lot in this fight. She can enhance AND use both Power/Mind Charge on your party, making damage dealing a lot easier. She can also shield the team from a multi-target Skill you aren't ready for, and even the instant kill spells. Even better, if your main character falls too early, she can get him back into the fight. If you can keep your damage high and make this battle go as quickly as possible, then the Reaper should fall with no problem. Again, if you don't have Debilitate, it's not a problem. I've actually beaten the game and the Reaper several times without it. But it makes things a lot easier, especially on single target opponents like bosses. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --------- Margaret --------- You can also fight Margaret from the Velvet Room. However, it should be noted that you can only do this on the second playthrough of the game. As for why this is, I have no idea. In order to start this, you need to have fought all the secret bosses in each dungeon before March 20th. You also need a MAX Social Link with Margaret (it's the Empress Social Link) before that date as well. Once you have gained the Orb of Sight from Igor, with those conditions fulfilled, revisit the Velvet Room. Margaret will notice you and then propose a fight. She will give you an item and tell you she is waiting at Heaven's End. The item she gives you says the same thing. What this means is you need to go back to the top floor of Heaven to fight her. This would be easy, but the game resets your progress in Heaven, forcing you to fight your way back up to the top of Heaven. You will see Margaret standing where the suspect was. Go up to her, and she will ask if you are ready or need time to prepare. If you need time to prepare, just select the option and you'll just be taken out of conversation to make last minute preparations (she won't warp you away, and you can leave and come back to the top floor instantly now). When you're ready, say so, and the fight begins. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOSS FIGHT: Margaret This will be an incredibly difficult and frustrating fight if you don't know what you're doing. Fortunately, if you leveled your entire party's Social Links, it is a bit easier. If you have Rise's maxed, it is a LOT easier. Margaret hits hard, and she gets two turns in the place of one. You will be hit by powerful attacks and skills, so prepare accordingly. She uses Physical attacks, the strongest elemental Skills available (and by this, I don't mean Agi/Bufu/Zio/Garu-dyne, I mean Ragnarok, Niflheim, Panta Rhei and Thunder Reign, the most powerful single-target elemental Skills in the entire game), Jihad/Cocytus Pain/Divine Vaccuum/Prominence which are pretty much Thunder Reign/Niflheim/Panta Rhei/Ragnarok that hits your entire team, Mind Charge, Megidolaon, Diarahan (yes, you read that right, the full-heal spell), Morning Star, which is a much more powerful Almighty Skill than Megidolaon, Power Charge, and Hassou Tobi, a Physical attack that hits your entire team with 8 light Physical attacks. Try not to have Personas that can repel elements or nullifies a single element. This sounds self-destructive, but if you do have that, (ie. no one in your team is weak to Ice), Margaret will hit everyone with the multi-target Skill that your team isn't weak to, (ie. she uses Cocytus Pain instead of Niflheim), which is going to hurt. Having everyone weak to something makes sure that Margaret uses her multi-target spells as little as possible. The same applies to your teammates as well, which is why Naoto may not be the best choice for this fight if you're intending on taking the least amount of damage. Margaret tends to follow a specific pattern. While she is near full health, she uses primarily normal physical attacks. Once you've knocked her health down to about 90%, she then uses, in this order: Ragnarok Niflheim Thunder Reign Panta Rhei Mind Charge Megidolaon And then repeats. If she hits a team member with their weakness, she either uses the multi- target version of the spell or she continues down the order with her Extra Turn. If she uses the multi-target version, she quickly follows the order again. If she continues, it messes up the order slightly. The reason why this is important is because Margaret has different resistances at different times. You can check them with Rise's Full Analysis/Third Eye, because she will absorb the element she has just used, and when Mind Charging, she nulls everything. This also applies for Physical, so don't think you're totally safe with Physical. Once she gets down to 50% of her health, she uses Morning Star to hit you all, and then she uses Diarahan to heal. Yes, you read that right. She heals herself back to 100% health. So you will have to do that entire process again. Thankfully, if you were able to get her to that point without too much trouble, the rest of the fight will be no different. Using a Soma here helps even the odds by restoring your team to full condition. Yes, a Soma is a drastic item, but there's no better time to use it than a battle like this. Thankfully she only uses Diarahan once, or else this fight couldn't be beaten. As she gets weaker, she will start using Power Charge and Hassou Tobi. Hassou Tobi is only found on Yoshitsune, so it's not strange if you've never seen it, but it hits your entire team with 8 Physical attacks. They're not strong attacks, but with Power Charge and 8 Physical attacks, it's as if someone used Bash on you 8 times at once. It's weak individually, but if it stacks, it hurts. A lot. Matarukaja and Power/Mind Charge help a lot in this fight. Chie and Kanji can both deal great amounts of damage to Margaret with just Physical attacks. Chie's Dragon Hustle is great for boosting your team (though this is best saved for the final push since Chie can likely only use it once). Yukiko and Teddie can be dealing elemental Skill damage quite well too, and can heal the team in case of dire emergency. Yosuke's Youthful Wind provides a good way to heal your team while also boosting your team's evasion. Naoto's Shield of Justice will help in this fight, but make sure you use it well, because it's just as expensive as Chie's Dragon Hustle, but just as useful. Keep up the pressure, and you should stand triumphant in this match. This is probably the hardest, if not one of the hardest, fights in Persona 4 Golden, so do feel proud for beating Margaret. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At the end of the fight, Margaret will talk a bit more (Persona 3 fans may know what Margaret refers to here) and give you the Spiral Bookmark item to prove you have beaten her. Not sure what it does, but hey, it serves as proof and if you can beat Margaret, then no other fight in Persona 4 Golden should faze you. **************************** Social Links: (Incomplete!) **************************** Probably the most important aspect of Persona 4 Golden, next to combat. This is where most of your Persona's power will come from, as well as some special fusions if you raise the Social Links to their highest ranks. You will also get an item that represents that person's faith in you. For your party, it means two things. Not only does it lead to stronger Personas, but it increases your party's capabilities in battle. Not only can they do additional things, but they can also learn new Skills that they could not do in Persona 4. Take advantage of this, because it's incredibly useful. And the abilities given aren't half bad. The way I have written these Links is that I put the Rank increases in order, as well as the choices you can make in the conversations. These choices do factor in the assumption that you have the matching Persona with the Social Link in question, so do keep in mind I have no idea what not having a Persona does for the Social Link. But, it is my personal belief that you shouldn't be working on a Social Link without a matching Persona to begin with. You get more bonuses and can complete the Link sooner, so there isn't really a reason not to. If you are stuck on what to do on a Social Link and don't have a guide handy, then the general rule of thumb is not to be a jerk and be a good friend. Also some people just want you to agree with them, so that's a good clue too. Also, I don't fill out how many points you get when you rank up from Rank 9 to Rank 10/MAX. While you can get points sometimes, to me it seems redundant because you never really need relationship points after that Rank Up, so I don't put any there. -------------------------- Party Member Social Links -------------------------- ############################## Magician Social Link - Yosuke ############################## ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "It must be tough." (+3) "You're bragging about it?" (+0) "Why are you infamous?" (+2) Gains Trafuri Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "He's sounding like you too." (+0) "Teddie's cute." (+2) "Hmm, you're looking hairer." (+3) "You don't block them?" (+0) "Why not change addresses?" (+0) "Eh, what can you do?" (+0) Yosuke can do a follow-up attack ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "That must be hard." (+2) "Don't strain yourself." (+2) "You're incredible." (+3) "That's the spirit!" (+2) "Don't get too excited." (+0) "What can you do...?" (+0) Gains Dekaja Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Of course." (+3) "Huh?" (+3) "What, don't you?" (+3) "I have." (+3) "I haven't." (+3) "I will soon." (+3) Yosuke can now cure severe ailments ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 Earn 5500 Yen "No problem." (+3) "Tell me next time!" (+3) "It was fun." (+3) "You're right." (+3) "Man, you're mature." (+3) "No need to hold back..." (+3) Gains Auto-Sukukaja Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "Shut up!" (+0) "Calm down, man..." (+0) "I feel bad for Saki-senpai." (+0) "You were just upset." (+0) "Feel better now?" (+0) "I know how it is." (+0) Automatic (+3) Yosuke can take a mortal blow ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "She dumped you?" (+0) "She died?" (+0) "Just take it slow." (+0) "I understand..." (+0) "Don't apologize." (+0) "Pat his head." (+0) "Hug him." (+0) "Leave him be." (+0) Gains Diarama Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "Cheer up." (+3) "Still sad about Saki-senpai?" (+0) "Be a man. Stand up straight." (+0) "You're right." (+3) "That's not true." (+3) "I don't get it." (+3) Yosuke can take a mortal blow for you ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "I didn't know." "It can't be helped." "I guess?" "All right, but you hit me first." "Then let's get equal!" You get Buddy's Bandage You can now fuse Mada of the Magician Arcana Jiraiya evolves into Susano-o Learns Evade Elec ______________________________________________________________________________ ########################### Chariot Social Link - Chie ########################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Right." (+3) "For what...?" (+0) "I'm cool with it." (+3) "I guess so..."(+2) "What a pain." (+0) Gains Rebellion Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "It's cute." (+3) "It's very feminine." (+3) "It's hilarious." (+2) Chie can do a follow-up attack ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Exactly." (+0) "None of your business." (+3) "Quit bagging on her." (+3) Crack a joke (+3) Badmouth Takeshi (+3) Hold Chie's hand (+3) Gains Ice Boost Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Wolfing it down, huh?" (+3) "Looks delicious." (+3) "You look so happy." (+3) "I'll look out for her." (+3) "Yukiko isn't that weak." (+3) "I worry more for you." (+3, Understanding increase) Chie can cure severe ailments ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Exactly." (+3) "It's eat or be eaten." (+0) "Of course." (+3) "Let the police handle it." (+0) "What a pain..." (+0) Gains Revolution Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 Hold Chie back (+0) Fight them yourself (+0) "It's no trouble." (+3) "I'm used to it." (+0) "Just think next time." (+0) Chie can now take a mortal blow ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "There's still time." (+3) "That's the first step." (+3) "It's hard to face yourself." (+3) Gains Bufula Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 Let Chie do her thing (+0) Shield Chie (+0) Fight with Chie (+0) "It all turned out okay." (+3) "You protected that kid." (+3) "That was reckless." (+0) "Will you be my girlfriend?" (Relationship) "I'm counting on you." (Friendship) Chie can now take a mortal blow for you ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Relationship) "It was cleaner." "It was messier." "It was about the same." "That sounds good." "You're on your own." You get Wristbands Tomoe evolves into Suzuka Gongen You can now fuse Futsunushi of the Chariot Arcana Gains Evade Fire Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) "Of course." "Maybe not always." You get Wristbands Tomoe evolves into Suzuka Gongen You can now fuse Futsunushi of the Chariot Arcana Gains Evade Fire Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ ############################### Priestess Social Link - Yukiko ############################### Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Going to apply for one?" (+3) "Sensei?" (+3) "Sounds good." (+3) "What's that?" (+3) "You decide." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Making dinner at the inn?" (+3) "On an errand?" (+3) "Good luck." (+3) "There's no point." (+0) "Any other skills?" (+0) "Count me in!" (+3, Requires Courage) "I don't mind." (+3) "I dunno..." (+0) Yukiko can do a follow-up attack ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Let's eat!" (+3) "My stomach's kinda..." (+3) "Did you taste it?" (+3) "There's always next time." (+3) "This won't cut it." (+0) "Can I toss this?" (+0) "It's okay." (+3) "I'm having fun." (+3) "Just don't feed me again." (+3) Gains Divine Grace Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "What's all this for?" (+3) "Can you carry all that?" (+0) "Sounds good to me." (+0) "You said no?" (+0) "Are you serious?" (+0) "That's selfish."(+0) Yukiko can cure severe ailments ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "What are you making?" (+0) "Gotten any better yet?" (+3) "Get someone to teach you." (+0) "Keep practicing." (+3) "Want me to teach you?" (+0) "You're pretty bad." (+0) "If you started a fire..." (+0) "They care about you." (+3) Gains Amrita Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "You're not coming back?" (+0) "You're really leaving?" (+0) "It's okay." (+3) "They're not mistaken." (+3) Yukiko can take a mortal blow ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "An interview?" (+0) "You're going to be on TV?" (+0) "Yeah, you were." (+0) "You were cool." (+3) "You should've said more." (+3) Gains Mudoon Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "For everyone..." (+3) "For me..." (+3) "For you..." (+3) "It's a secret." (+0) Yukiko can now take a mortal blow for you "You're my classmate." (Friendship) "You're my friend." (Friendship) "I really like you." (Relationship) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Relationship) "The futon good with you?" "The sofa good with you?" "The floor good with you?" "That's good." "Did you think it over?" "Good luck." "Thank you." "You'll protect me." You get Shrine Charm You can now fuse Scathach of the Priestess Arcana Konohana Sakuya evolves into Amaterasu Gains Evade Ice Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) "That's good." "Did you think it over?" "Good luck." "Thank you." "Relying on the gods?" You get Shrine Charm You can now fuse Scathach of the Priestess Arcana Konohana Sakuya evolves into Amaterasu Gains Evade Ice Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ ############################ Emperor Social Link - Kanji ############################ ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Apologize to her." (+3) "You just need to change." (+3) "That's what kids do." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Get ahold of yourself." (+0) "Let's hurry." (+0) "What happened?" (+0) "That's good." (+0) "I don't blame you." (+0) "You wuss." (+0) "Because of his hobbies?" (+0) "Because of his looks?" (+0) "Because of his attitude?" (+0) Kanji can now do a follow-up attack ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Plenty." (+3) "Nothing in particular..." (+3) "I forget." (+0) "Violence isn't the answer." (+3) "I'll go with you.' (+3) "Too bad you didn't find it." (+0) "That was boring." (+0) "You're giving him a new one?" (+3) Gains Masukunda Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Just tell him the truth." (+0) "This old man here made it." (+0) "It was pretty amazing." (+3) "Don't get cocky." (+3) Kanji can now cure severe ailments ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "It's good for you." (+0) "You're not happy?" (+0) "Looks like a pain..." (+0) Gains Power Charge Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "Don't call me 'bro'." (+3) "Yeah, go ahead." (+3) "I want to learn too." (+3) "Your weak heart." (+0) "Your past." (+0) "I'm drawing a blank." (+0) Kanji can take a mortal blow ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "On what charges?" (+0) "Kanji didn't do anything." (+3) "You got a warrant?" (+3) "It's a misunderstanding." (+0) "He was just being nice." (+0) "Believe it!" (+3) "The truth is the truth." (+3) "Tell him, Kanji." (+3) Gains Regenerate 3 Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "Tell him?" (+3) "Why didn't you go before?" (+3) "How was it?" (+3) "Good for you." (+3) "Find more of them." (+3) "Your 'own self'?" (+0) Kanji can now take a mortal blow for you ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX Automatic Rank Up You get Cute Strap Take-Mikazuchi evolves into Rakuten-Maoh You can now fuse Odin of the Emperor Arcana Gains Evade Wind Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ ########################## Lovers Social Link - Rise ########################## ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Why?" (+3) "You don't eat out?" (+3) "Just order takeout?" (+3) Gains Weakness Scan Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "You come here often?" (+3) "Can't shop in Inaba...?" (+3) "What are you looking for?" (+3) Gains Full Analysis Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 Yell (+0) Call the police (+3) Grab her hand and run (+3) Go along with her (+3) Deny it (+0) "I don't mind." (+3) "Lying is wrong." (+0) "It...It was a lie?" (+3) Gains Third Eye Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "All the time." (+3) "Sometimes..." (+3) "Not really." (+3) "That's right." (+0) "No." (+3) "I don't know." (+3) Gains Healing Wave Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Give it to her yourself." (+0) "Does she even need them?" (+0) "Why so interested in her?" (+0) "That's not nice." (+0) "He's worried about you." (+3) "You're really quitting?" (+0) "Having second thoughts?" (+3) "This was your decision." (+0) "She'll understand." (+3) "Sounds great." (+3) "If you're serious..." (+3) "I can't decide that now." (+0) Rise will now tell you an enemy's weakness if you are equipped with a Persona that can hit the enemy's weakness. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "She's cute, huh?" (+0) "Jealous?" (+0) "That's good, isn't it?" (+0) "I'm happy." (+3) "I'm miserable." (+0) "That part doesn't matter." (+3) Cheer her up (+3) Move closer to her (+3) Laugh it off (+3) Rise will now aid you from time-to-time in battle. (These include healing, restoring SP, curing ailments and restoring HP, status increases, and so on). ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "You mustn't cry!" (+0) "Cry all you want." (+0) Hold her (Relationship) Stand there (Friendship) Gain Stamina Song Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "You regret leaving." (+3) "You're selfish." (+3) "'Risette ' is Rise, too." (+3) Rise can now protect the team from an attack that hits the entire team at once (but only one time). ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Relationship) "What do you mean?" "You want to see?" "I don't have any." You get Signed Photo Himiko evolves into Kanzeon You can now fuse Ishtar of the Lovers Arcana Rise will revive you if you are killed once in battle (One of the reasons she is my favorite character) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) Automatic Rank Up You get Signed Photo Himiko evolves into Kanzeon You can now fuse Ishtar of the Lovers Arcana Rise will revive you if you are killed once in battle (One of the reasons she is my favorite character) ______________________________________________________________________________ ############################ Fortune Social Link - Naoto ############################ ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Really?" (+0) "I'm still worried about you." (+0) "That's no fun." (+3) "What happened?" (+0) "You don't need to go home?" (+0) "A thief in a sleuth's house?" (+0) "You should be careful," (+0) "Who would want your stuff?" (+0) "Remember that card...?" (+3) Gains Invigorate 1 Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "A challenge for a duel?" (+3) "A love letter?" (+0) "That card business again...?" (+3) "You won't read it?" (+0) "What if it's from a guy?" (+0) "What'll you do with it?" (+0) Naoto can now do a follow-up attack ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Another love letter?" (+0) "Is it a guy this time?" (+0) "That 'card' again?" (+3) "That's right." (+0) "Why so uncomfortable?" (+0) "Running from a challenge?" (+0) "Good luck." (+3) "Let's catch him together." (+3) Gains Mind Charge Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Soak it." (+0) "Burn it." (+3) "Eat it." (+0) (This set of options will appear here if you do this while Nanako isn't available.) "A riddle." (+0) "A mailbox." (+3) "A goat." (+0) "What was it?" (+0) "Good, you got it back." (+3) "I guess I'll help." (+3) "Let's do it." (+3) "You're on your own." (Reverse Social Link) Naoto can now cure severe ailments ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Because I looked reliable." (+3) "Because we looked 'close'." (+0) "Because I looked useless." (+3) "7 and 3 o'clock, maybe?" (+0) "The phrasing is suspicious." (+0) "The numbers are important." (+3) "I'm glad you're a girl." (+0, necessary for Relationship) "Your gender doesn't matter." (+3) "Nothing you can do." (+0) Gains Invigorate 2 Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Naoto can now cure severe ailments Rank 6 - Rank 7 "Maybe it's a math problem." (+0) "Check the other cards again?" (+0) "Subtract '40' and '4'?" (+3) "You'll still be you." (+0) "People change." (+0) "Don't be afraid." (+3) Naoto can now endure a mortal blow ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "You seem happy." (+3) "Don't put yourself at risk." (+3) "I feel kinda sad." (+3) Protect Naoto (Friendship, unless you picked "I'm glad you're a girl) Run with Naoto (Friendship) Fight back (Friendship) "Because I love you." (Relationship) "Because we're friends." (Friendship) Gains Heat Riser Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "Somewhere bright." (+0) "Somewhere high." (+3) "Somewhere quiet." (+0) "Cooking." (+0) "Exercising." (+0) "Throwing things away?" (+3) Naoto can now take a mortal blow for you ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Relationship) "Is it that interesting?" "Why don't you sit down?" "I can't relax..." "Whatever you prefer." "I like it higher." You get Detective Badge Sukuna-Hikona evolves into Yamato Takeru You can now fuse Norn of the Fortune Arcana Gains Invigorate 3 Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) "It was a cinch." "It was exciting." "I was about to give up." "Leave it to me!" "I want to be your partner." "You're my assistant." You get Detective Badge Sukuna-Hikona evolves into Yamato Takeru You can now fuse Norn of the Fortune Arcana Gains Invigorate 3 Skill ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------- Velvet Room Social Links ------------------------- ############################### Empress Social Link - Margaret ############################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 Ippon-Datara with Sukukaja ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 Matador with Mahama ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 Gdon with Rampage ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 Neko Shogun with Bufula ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 Black Frost with Auto-Sukukaja ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 Yatagarasu with Megido ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Yatsufusa with Mediarama ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 Ganesha with Tetrakarn ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX Trumpeter with Mind Charge ______________________________________________________________________________ You get Spiral Brooch You can now fuse Isis of the Empress Arcana ######################### Aeon Social Link - Marie ######################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "An acquaintance." (+0) "A friend." (+0) "This is Marie." (+0) "So you DO want one." (+0) "Can you even watch it in that room?" (+0) "What kind of show is that...?" (+0) "Of course." (+0) "You don't remember?" (+0) "That must be rough." (+0) "You're kidding me, right? (+0) "You can't remmeber anything?" (+0) "Did you live here before?" (+0) "Do you remember anything else?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Play around." (+3) "Peoplewatch." (+2) "There's nothing to do." (+3) "I don't mind." (+0) "If you want to." (+0) "I don't know." (+0) "I think it's good." (+0) "That's green, you know." (+0) "I don't know." (+0) "I think it's good." (+0) "That's an eye-catching color." (+0) "Of course." (+0) "If you want to." (+0) "There's meaning." (+0) "You'll know once you have one." (+0) "Let's hurry." (+3) "You're not going?" (+2) "It'll sell out." (+0) Fun fact: If you do this during summer and on a holiday, Yukiko will wear black instead, and will thus be called "Black" and "Black Girl" instead of "Red" and "Red Girl". The outfit Yukiko picks will also be black instead of red. Marie will also keep referring to Yukiko as Black as well, instead of Red. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "It's fun." (+3) "It's pretty much my duty." (+2) "I skip it sometimes." (+0) "I'm showing her the school." (+0) "Come with us." (+0) "Of course." (+0) "You spend youth with everyone." (+0) "Let it go." (+0) "Let's spend our youths." (+0) "Wondering about your 'true self'?" (+0) Fun fact: Despite the fact you go to school, you still go to school regardless of whether school is actually open or not. If school is closed however, there are no people. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "I see what you mean." (+0) "Kanji isn't that old." (+0) "It's not quite like that." (+0) "That's about right." (+0) "Sub-buttle." (+0) "Subtle." (+0) "I'll help." (+0) "How?" (+0) "Good luck." (+0) After this, there will be another meeting of friends. After that you begin the memory search with Marie. After this point, I have found the Social Link almost always ranks up every time by talking to Marie. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Are there any clues?" (+0) "I don't know." (+0) "First, meditate." (+0) "It's made of bamboo." (+3) "Is it sold somewhere?" (+3) Tatsumi Textiles Marukyu Tofu Junes "It's not like that." (+0) "We have business here." (+0) "Of course it's a date." (+0) "Can you?" (+0) "Anything will help." (+0) "Do you remember something?" (+0) "Does your stomach hurt?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "She said it was old." (+0) "She never saw anything like it." (+0) "They're works of art." "They're antiques."(+3) Old Man Daidara Old Lady Shiroku Aiya Owner "It's not like that." (+0) "And you two?" (+0) "At this store?" (+0) "We're doing some research." (+0) "We want to learn about it." (+0) "Do you know anything about it?" (+0) "Are you all right?" (+0) "Don't strain yourself." (+0) "Do you remember something?" (+0) "Calm down." (+0) "Let's try again." (+0) "Take it easy." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "Does your head hurt again?" (+0) "What about the comb?" (+0) "Don't give up." (+0) "Are you giving up?" (+0) "Coward." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "You remember." (+0) "I thought you forgot." (+0) "That's a 'memory'." (+0) "I'll help." (+3) "It's up to you." (+3) "Don't forget 'em." (+3) "Because I love you." (Moves to next question) "Because you're my friend." (Friendship) Hug her (Relationship) Don't hug her (Friendship) (There will be another gathering of friends before this Social Link increases in rank.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Relationship) "What's wrong?" "Bored?" "Don't snoop around." "Leave it to me." "Lots of memories won't do it." You get Old Bamboo Comb You can now fuse Kaguya of the Aeon Arcana Can now access Hollow Forest (you will be told when you can) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) "I'm not hearing a 'Thank you.'" "It was fun." You get Old Bamboo Comb You can now fuse Kaguya of the Aeon Arcana Can now access Hollow Forest (you will be told when you can) ______________________________________________________________________________ -------------------- School Social Links -------------------- ############################### Strength Social Link - Daisuke ############################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Got it." (+0, Understanding Increase) "Why should I?" (+0) "Thanks for the help" (+3) "I didn't ask you to do it." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 Automatic Rank Up. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Right on." (+3) "That's not true..." (+0) "Quit showing off." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Thanks, guys..." (+3) "I'm just getting warmed up." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "No problem." (+3) "Anything for you guys." (+3) "Long as it's not a hassle..." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "If you say so." (+0) "It's okay, I'll wait." (+0) "Sounds good." (+3) "You treated last time." (+0, Expression increase) "Could be..." (+3) "Maybe not..." (+0) "What are we talking about?" (+0) "We've got a problem." (+3) "It's Daisuke's problem." (+0) "Count me in." (+0) "Count me out." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Stop them (+3) Stay quiet and watch (+0) Provoke them (+0) "Yes we do!" (+0) "......" (+0) "That's his charm." (+3) "You think?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "Could be." (+3) "Doubt it." (+0) "I don't know." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX Automatic Rank Up You get Spike Brush You can now fuse Zaou-Gongen of the Strength Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ########################### Strength Social Link - Kou ########################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Aiya." (+3) "Junes." (+3) "Let's go home." (+2) "I'm jealous." (+2) "Not happy about it?" (+0) "Sounds like a pain..." (+0) "Sure." (+2) "That's okay." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "What do you mean?" (+0) "Just tell me how." (+3) "That sucks." (+0) "But it's just a sport..." (+2) "I can see that." (+2) "Easier said than done..." (+0) "Leave it to me." (+3) "What can I do?" (+2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "It's hard to imagine." (+2) "I can see that." (+2) "That's good for you." (+2) "Cheer up, man." (+2) "......" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "It's been over for hours." (+0) "You've got some nerve..." (+3) "Something wrong?" (+3) "Get a grip, man." (+0) "You just need a rest." (+3) "Let's go do something fun." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "You could say that..." (+0) "It's something else." (+0) "You're right." (+3) "A real game? Impossible..." (+3) "We gotta save Kou." (+3) "You're quite a strategist." (+3) "Isn't that blackmail...?" (+3) "What about yourself?" (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "You're thinking too much." (+0) "Did they say anything?" (+0) "What for?" (+0) "Planning to run away?" (+0) "And once you know?" (+0) "You going to meet them?" (+0) "I'll go with you." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "About what?" (+0) "Let's catch up to him." (+3) "You alright?" (+3) "Find anything out?" (+3) "That's not true." (+0) "What do you mean?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "You're going to leave?" (+0) "What do you mean?" (+0) "Don't jump to conclusions." (+2) "It was stored well?" (+0) "The letter was swapped?" (+0) "It was written recently?" (+2) "No way." (+0) "I better get home." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "Isn't that a bit much?" "You can do it, man." Return it to Kou Accept it You get Letter to Kou You can now fuse Zaou-Gongen of the Strength Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ######################## Sun Social Link - Ayane ######################## ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Effort is what matters." (+2) "You do have talent." (+3) "Maybe you should give up." (+0, Courage increase) Help out (+3, Understanding increase) Watch (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "You want me to help?" (+3) "Forget about it today." (+3) "You don't want to go?" (+0) "They won't let you go?" (+0) "That's a great attitude." (+3) "Is that what you want?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Can you practice at home?" (+0) "Can it wait until tomorrow?" (+0) "Why don't you just give up?" (+3, her reaction is saintly) "Outside?" (+0) "Want me to help out?" (+3, Understanding increase) "Alright, follow me!" (+3) "Yep." (+0) "No, you're not." (+3) "Just hang in there." (+3, Diligence increase) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 Talk to her (+0) Leave her alone (+0) "Don't worry, you can do it!" (+3, Expression increase) "But who else is there?" (+0, Courage increase) "It's okay to mess up." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 Automatic Rank Up ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 Stick up for Ayane (+0, Expression increase) Keep quiet (+0) Comfort her (+0, Expression increase) Pat her on the head (+0) Hold her (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Automatic Rank Up Reveal your feelings for her (+3,Relationship) Change the subject (Friendship) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 (Friendship) Automatic Rank Up ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 (Relationship) "Wanna go grab some food?" (+3) "Wanna go out and have fun?" (+3) "Wanna come to my house? (+3, additional scene) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) Automatic Rank Up You get Handmade Ticket You can now fuse Asura of the Sun Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Relationship) Automatic Rank Up You get Handmade Ticket You can now fuse Asura of the Sun Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ####################### Sun Social Link - Yumi ####################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "What tempts me is not..." (+0) "What crazes me is not..." (+0, leads to next option) "What taunts me is not..." (+0) "the light of the moon..." (+0, right answer) "the light of the stars..." (+0) "the light of the sea..." (+0) "I'll give it my all!" (+3) "I'm not in the mood." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Hurry, go see her." (+0) "Want me to come with you?" (+0) "Yeah, I heard." (+0) "What are you talking about?" (+0) Comfort her (+0) Don't say anything (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Yeah." (+0) "No." (+3) "It was how you said it." (+0) "Is something wrong?" (+3) "Your family will be worried." (+0) "I'll help." (+3) "Okay." (+3) "I can't forget." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "I was worried about you." (+3) "Just passing by." (+3) "i got hurt..." (+3) "It must've been tough." (+0) "Don't say that about her." (+0) "You should support her." (+0) "It can't be helped." (+0) "Stop acting like a child." (+0) "Take care of yourself, too." (+3) "Yes, I do." (+3) "That's right, I don't." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Did you make up with him?" (+0) "Are you taking care of him?" (+0) "How is your mom?" (+3) "It's just bad luck." (+0) "It's your fault." (+0) "You're not the only one." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "He's a great father." (+0) "He's a kind father." (+3) "He's a stupid father." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Comfort her (+30 Cry with her (+3) Don't say anything (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "What's wrong?" (+0) "Practice is over." (+0) "Let's walk home together." (+0) Gently call her name (+0) Hold her close (+0) Silently watch over her (+0) "Take your time and think." (+3) "Don't stress over it." (+3) "Do what you can." (+2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX Hug her (Relationship) Leave (Friendship) You get Annotated Script You can now fuse Asura of the Sun Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ############################### Hanged Man Social Link - Naoki ############################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Too busy?" (+3) "Tired of the food?" (+3) "Because of the murder?" (+3) "Contributing to society." (+3) "Making your parents happy." (+3) "Leavng something behind." (+0) "I don't know." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 Ask him to tell another story (+3) Tell your own tale of failure (+3) Tell an American joke (+3) "I'll go tell them off." (+3) "You're not saying anything?" (+3) "Let the gossipers gossip."(+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 Talk back to the lady (+3) Flatter the lady (+3) Keep quiet (+0) "It's not your fault." (+3) "Let's forget about it." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "That's a good idea." (+3) "I don't know about that..." (+0) "Good luck, Naoki." (+0) "You've got other choices." (+0) "You should think it over." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "I wouldn't have, either." (+0) "Just forget about them." (+0) "Don't worry too much." (+0) "Yeah, you are." (+0) "You're not the only one." (+3) "I know what they mean." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "I don't mind." (+3) "Last time?" (+3) "Take your time." (+0) "Take action." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "They're trying to be kind." (+0) "Charge 'em extra." (+0) "Don't lump me in with him." (+3) "We can't just ignore you." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "That's not true." (+3) "People are different." (+3) "You're just inept." (+3) "Yeah, I'm sure of it." (+0) "I don't know." (+0) "Live for her sake." (+0) "It was out of your hands." (+0) "She can hear you." (+3) "Just let it all out, Naoki." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "I didn't do anything." "That's right. Be grateful." You get Junes Receipt You can now fuse Attis of the Hanged Man Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ###################### Moon Social Link - Ai ###################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Why do you buy so much?" (+0) "We'll have to come back." (+3) "Stop complaining." (+0) "Sure." (+0) "Buy it yourself." (+3) "Let's split one." (+3) "Sounds like a good idea." (+0) "That'd be kind of boring." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Come shopping with me." (+3) "Let's just chill." (+3) "Why are we here again...?" (+0) "I appreciate it." (+3) "Not exactly..." (+3) "Can't you be nice?" (+0) "You coulda talked to him..." (+0) "That was downright cruel..." (Reverse Social Link) "Are looks everything? (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 Stop them (+0, +3 with Kou/Daisuke) Ignore them (+0) "...Did you hear them?" (+3) "Let's go." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "What are you talking about?" (+3) "You're welcome." (+3) "I didn't do much." (+3) "He probably does." (+0) "Have a litte confidence." (+3) "I wouldn't know." (+0) "......." (+0) "No problem." (+0) "Not gonna happen!" (Reverse Social Link) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Try to calm down." (+0) "Come over here..." (+0) "I'll hear you out." (+0) "You're still young." (+0) "He just doesn't know you." (+0) "I'll yell at him later." (+0) "I'll be your boyfriend." (Friendship) "....." (Relationship) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 (Friendship) "Cute clothes." (+3) "Sexy clothes." (+3) "Casual clothes." (+0) "Yep." (+3) "We are?" (+0) "Of course you are." (+3) "Not really." (+0, Asks same question again) "What's wrong?" (+0, Asks same question again) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 (Friendship) "Of course..." (+3) "What's wrong?" (+0, Asks same question again) "Naturally..." (+3) "Do I really have to say it?" (+0, Asks same question again) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 (Friendship) "Why?" (+0) "I don't want that." (+0) "You're being selfish." (+0) "That's not true." (+2) "Then let's find your value." (+2) "You decide your own worth." (+2) "I'm not going anywhere." (+0) "Well, that could happen..." (+0) "You can't live in fear." (+0) "Sure." (+3) "I knew the whole time." (+3) "We need time apart." (Broken) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX (Friendship) "Of course I will." "I'll do my best..." "You're strong enough now." You get Compact You can now fuse Sandalphon of the Moon Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Dojima Residence Social Links ------------------------------ ############################# Justice Social Link - Nanako ############################# ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "What's wrong?" (+2) "Go ahead and ask." (+3) "That's right." (+3) "Nope." (Goes to next question) "I do." (+0) "I don't." (+3) "I have you." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "I'll go buy some." (+3) "Let's go buy some together." (+3) "He'll live." (+0) "I'm sorry." (+0) "Hear her out." (+0, Needs Expression) "It's not Nanako's fault." (+3, Needs Courage) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 (Needs Expression at Persuasive) "Why all these questions?" (+0) "Is there anything else?" (+3) "They disappear." (+0) "They go to heaven." (+3) "I don't know." (+2) "They have no choice." (+0) "Because they enjoy it." (+0) "I don't know." (+2) "That's not true." (+0) "He's protecting everyone." (+0) "He's protecting you." (+2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Related to you by blood." (+0) "A person you love a lot." (+3) "Always by your side." (+3) "Did he say that?" (+3) "That's not true." (+0) "You have me." (+2) Talk with her (+3) Put her to bed (+0) Listen to her talk (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 (Needs Expression) Ask what happened (+0) Swear to it (+2) "He'll come." (+3) "I don't know." (+0) "I'll ask him with you." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "Let's go look for her." (+3 with Dojima) "Let's leave her alone." (+0) "That's not true." (+0) "Why?" (+0) "Okay." (+0) "Why'd you come here?" (+0) "Let's go home." (+3) "Your dad's worried." (+0) "He hasn't forgotten." (+0) "He won't abandon you." (+0) "Don't worry."(+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "I'll help you look for it." (+3) "Nothing you can do now." (+0) "He's lonely, too." (+3) "Because you're lonely." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "I know." (+3) "He loves you, too." (+3) "What about me?" (+0) "He still has you." (+3) "She's not lost." (+3) "I feel sorry for you too." (+3) Talk to Nanako (+3) Put her to bed (+0) Play with her (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "Sure thing." "I think..." "I eat salad for breakfast!" "Don't strain yourself." "Let's do it." "But I'm not your Mom..." You get Family Photo You can now fuse Sraosha of the Justice Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ################################ Hierophant Social Link - Dojima ################################ Rank 1 - Rank 2 (Needs Expression at Eloquent) "Hanging with friends." (+2) "Club meetings." (+0) "Working." (+3) "Nothing..." (+0) "Do you still suspect me?" (+0) "Not good at talking?" (+2) "Tell me about yourself." (+3) "That's stretching it." (+3) "Should I call you big bro?" (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Why not play with her?" (+0) "I feel sorry for her." (+0) "Not good with kids?" (+0) "Why?" (+0) "Fit or not, you're family." (+3) "I don't get it." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Black" (+3) "With cream." (+3) "Cream and sugar." (+3) "Surprise me." (+3) "You don't have to do that." (+3) "Thank you." (+2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 (Needs Expression at Persuasive) "Looking for something?" (+0) "Can I help?" (+3) "Working at home?" (+2) "Are you okay?" (+3) "What was that about?" (+2) "But Nanako..." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 (Needs Expression at Touching) "Let's not." (+2) "Even if it's about family?" (+2) "Then let's go outside." (+3) "You're right." (+0) "Is this what she wants?" (+0) "That's just an excuse." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "when's 'anytime'"? (+0) "This is more important, huh?" (+2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "Working at home again?" (+0) "Buying a new car?" (+0) "Want some coffee?" (+3) "Because of Nanako." (+2) "Because her killer's loose." (+2) "Because you're a coward." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "I don't mind." (+2) "It was fun." (+3) "Ask me next time." (+2) "Was it hard?" (+3) "Do you regret it now?" (+2) "You've stopped running?" (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "Thank you." "What am I using now?" "My name? That's okay..." "Go get 'em." "Be careful." "Leave it to me." You get Coffee Mug You can now fuse Kohryu of the Hierophant Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------- Central Shopping District Bus Social Links ------------------------------------------- ############################# Temperance Social Link - Eri ############################# ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Yeah, I like kids." (+0) "I'm on the fence." (+2) "I hate kids." (+3) "Do you like him?" (+0) "You have problems with him?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Probably." (+2) "I don't know." (+2) "Do you love Yuuta?" (+0) "Do you love your husband?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "So, Yuuta can't love you?" (+0) "So, you can't love Yuuta?" (+0) "You're right..." (+3) "It's a boring idea." (+0) "It's not a good idea." (+0) "Why don't you go back?" (+0) "Why don't you take Yuuta?" (+0) "Just let it go." (+2) "I won't." (+0) "Why would I?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "She's angry." (+0) "She's not angry." (+0) "Just apologize, Yuuta." (+0) "She doesn't hate you." (+0) "Just give it time." (+0) "Be a better kid, then." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Why not?" (+0) "You should watch it." (+0) "She won't let you watch it?" (+0) "Have you asked to watch it?" (+0) "No problem." (+0) "Yuuta was lonely." (+0) "Apologize to Yuuta, not me." (+0) "Featherman R." (+3, also clearly the right answer here) "Money." (+0) "A loving mother." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "I might have." (+0) "I didn't." (+0) "Tell who?" (+0) "Anything would." (+0) "Just be a good boy." (+0) "Think of it yourself." (+0) "Maybe." (+0) "He's not afraid of you." (+2) "You're both afraid." (+3) "You can't help it." (+0) "That's not true." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "I'm a day care assistant." (+0) "I'm (your name here)." (+0) "Actually, I am her husband." (+0) "It's not his fault." (+0) "Grades aren't a factor." (+0) "It's your own fault." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "I'm fine." (+3) "I'm not that weak." (+3) "Don't sweat it." (+0) "I can't hear you." (+0) "Hitting is bad, okay?" (+0) "Yeah, he is." (+3) "You're a doting parent now." (+3) "Yeah." (+3) "It's never too late." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "It's for the best." "i'll be lonely here." You get Clover Bookmark You can now fuse Vishnu of the Temperance Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ########################### Devil Social Link - Sayoko ########################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "What do you mean?" (+2) "I'm not interested." (+2) "Please, by all means."(+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "For the money." (+3) "To be closer to you." (+2) "To have something to do." (+2) "I do." (+2) "I do not." (+0) "Right in front of me." (+2) "Why do you ask?" (+0) "Oh, yes." (+0) "No..." (+2) "Stop it!" (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 Intro to Hisano. Doesn't matter what you pick. "...Okay." (+2) "I'd rather not know." (+2) "...I can't stay in here." (+2) "That's just how it is." (+0) "It's good they get better." (+0) "Why don't you switch jobs?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "What happened?" (+0) "It's like a soap opera." (+2) "That can't be helped." (+0) "I wish I'd seen it." (+0) Comfort her (+3, Needs Understanding) Cheer her up (+2) Ignore her (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Did something happen?" (+0) "Are you not feeling well?" (+0) "Are we done here?" (+0) "Don't blame yourself." (+0) "It couldn't be helped." (+0) "Think about what you did." (+0) Watch her silently (+0) Say something to her (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "You should get some rest..." (+2) "Hang in there." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Automatic Rank Up ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "Is there an emergency?" (+0) "At this time of night?" (+0) "Overworking, I hear?" (+0) "It's important to rest." (+0) "Physician, heal thyself." (+0) "Can you help anyone now?" (+0) "Don't do it all yourself." (+0) "Would "he' want that?" (+0) "You're doing it for yourself." (+0) "You're just running away." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "Goodbye?" "Take care..." You get Hospital ID You can now fuze Beelzebub of the Devil Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ######################## Tower Social Link - Shu ######################## ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Of course." (+0) "I don't know." (+0) "I don't think so." (+0) "Sure I do." (+2) "No, what?" (+0) "Wait until next time." (+0) "I'll stay and help you." (+2) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "It's fun." (+0) "It's strict." (+2) "It's boring." (+3) "I'm a transfer student, too." (+0) "Well, it is the countryside." (+3) "Make friends with him." (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 'That's just how it is." (+2) "That's not true." (+0) "It's the law." (+0) "You don't have to go." (+0) "You're not the only one!" (+3, Courage increase) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "Yes, there is." (+0) "No, there isn't." (+2) "Not that I know of..." (+0) "Just ignore them." (+0) "Put some effort into it." (+0) "Leave it to me." (+3) "It's not like you." (+2) "I don't mind." (+2, Understanding increase) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "Were they a pain in the ass?" (+0) "Didn't you join in?" (+0) "You're just at that age." (+0) "That's not true." (+0) "Of course." (+0) "That's just one reason." (+2) "That's not it." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 "Work hard, and you can be." (+0) "You already are one." (+0) "Just give up now." (+0) "The other day at school..." (+0, Expression increase) "The other day on TV, I saw..." (+2, Expression increase) "What I like in a girl is..." (+3, Courage increase) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 "I do." (+0) "Nope." (+0) "This guy." (+3) "You must be tired." (+0) "You must be possessed." (+0) Ask what he's worried about (+2) Cheer him up (+3) Leave him alone (+0) (The next time you start Tower, something will happen and you won't advance in Social Link Rank; this is normal, so just come back next time.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 "Happy birthday." (+0) "Don't forget next time." (+0) (Planning: No relationship points here:) Have a grand celebration Have a modest celebration Cake Presents Guests (End planning) Soothe him (+0) Wait for him to calm down (+0) Comfort him (+0) Kindly reson with him (+0, Diligence increase) Sternly scold him (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX "I'm proud of you." "No, it's all you." You get Test Results You can now fuse Shiva of the Tower Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------- Other Location Social Links ---------------------------- ########################### Death Social Link - Hisano ########################### ______________________________________________________________________________ I would normally put something here, but there is a catch. Hisano's link will always progress forward, no matter if you have the matching Persona or not, and regardless of whichever option you choose. You just have to visit her and talk to her, and the Social Link progresses naturally. So there isn't much of a point telling you what option does what. When you get to Rank 6, you'll reach a block. Talk to Deidara to remove that block and continue. Same for Rank 7. When you reach Rank 10/MAX: You get Old Fountain Pen You can now fuse Mahakala of the Death Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ############################ Jester Social Link - Adachi ############################ ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 "Why?" (+0) "You don't eat?" (+0) "No one makes you dinner?" (+0) "Want me to make you dinner?" (+0) "She cares about you." (+0) "That does sound annoying." (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 "Why don't you come over for real?" (+2) "You shouldn't lie to her." (+0) "I was a big...kelp?" (+0) "I'm a good cook." (+3) "Nanako will be happy." (+2) "What did you do instead?" (+0) "What kind of student were you?" (+0) "Is having a job hard?" (+0) "You don't enjoy yourself now?" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 "Yeah, he does." (+0) "Nope." (+2) "That was a surprise." (+3) "You like magic tricks?" (+3) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 "You're right." (+3) "She won't learn anything that way." (+0) "Is that how you do your job, too?" (+0) "Nope, nothing." (+0) "I don't want one." (+0) "What do you mean?" (+0) "You take that back!" (+0) ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 "You slacking off again?" "I'm busy enough, thanks." "Good for you." "Does it make you sad?" "What a miserable old woman." "That's true." "But doesn't it get lonely?" After this it will level automatically. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 Automatic Rank Up in Hospital Visit ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Automatic Rank Up in Hospital Visit ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 Must have met with the killer alone before confrontation in Magatsu Inaba. Automatic Rank Up Jester Arcana changes to Hunger Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX You receive Adachi's Letter You can now fuse Magatsu Izanagi of the Hunger Arcana ______________________________________________________________________________ ######################### Hermit Social Link - Fox ######################### ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 1 - Rank 2 Complete Quest 7 "I Wish for Love" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 2 - Rank 3 Complete Quest 8 "I Wish I Didn't Crave Snacks" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 3 - Rank 4 Complete Quest 9 "We Wish Our Dog Would Return" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 4 - Rank 5 Complete Quest 10 "I Wish I Had Friends" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 5 - Rank 6 Complete Quest 11 "I Wish My Life Had Meaning Again" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 6 - Rank 7 Complete Quest 12 "I Wish I Was Better at Speaking" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 7 - Rank 8 Complete Quest 13 "I Wish I Didn't Fear Cats" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 8 - Rank 9 Complete Quest 14 "I Wish My Wallet Would Return" ______________________________________________________________________________ Rank 9 - Rank 10/MAX Complete Quest 15 "The Shichiri Beach Guardian" Revisit the Shrine with Expression at Enthralling. You get the Gratitude Ema You can now fuse Ongyo-ki of the Hermit Arcana ************************** Quest Guide: (Incomplete) ************************** Quests are either a really important part of the game or absolutely useless portion of the game. There is no real benefit to doing the quests other than the rewards they give, and some of them, while offering really good rewards, are more troublesome than others to do, such as item retrieval quests. Some quests build off of each other, and thus are only available if you complete the pre-requisite quests beforehand. All in all, there is no trophy to obtain by doing quests, and there is no special reward for completing all of them either. Do as many as you wish. The Hermit Social Link can only be completed through quests however, and may be the only quests I recommend doing. ******************************************************************************* Quest 1 - Who's the Riddle Master? Found by talking to the student with an afro on the 3rd floor. You need to answer some questions. The answers are (in order:) "Group A" ""They're the top six flag colors" You get 3 Chest Keys ******************************************************************************* Quest 2 - The Girl on the Rooftop Found by talking to the student near the window in Class 2-2. To finish this quest, there is a girl on the Yasogami High Roof that is near the girl who tells the weather, right behind the grates. Talk to her about her hobbies over a series of days to get enough information to complete the quest. You get Goho-M ******************************************************************************* Quest 3 - Acquire Mori Ranmaru Shochu Found by talking to a man at the Samegawa Flood Plain (all the way left). To finish this quest, you'll need to go into the TV world. There, talk to Yosuke to enter the Twisted Shopping District and enter Konishi Liquors. Search the bottles to find a Mori Ranmaru Shochu and return to the man. You get 4000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 4 - Acquire an Angel Statue Found by talking to one of the girls in Class 2-2 (right in front of you after school ends) You will need to defeat an Avenger Knight (the regular enemy) in Yukiko's Castle in order to get this item. Fun fact: If you have a Demon Statue as a result of Quest 5, you can hand it to the girl. She will freak out and give it back to you. You can hand her the Angel Statue afterwards if you actually have it. The purpose of this is to show you really need an Angel Statue, not just any kind. You get 3 Chest Keys ******************************************************************************* Quest 5 - Acquire a Demon Statue Found by talking to one of the male students near Ayane/Yumi on the 2nd floor. You will need to defeat a Magical Magus in Yukiko's Castle in order to find a Demon Statue. You get 3 Dokudami Teas ******************************************************************************* Quest 6 - Acquire a Ritz Wire Found by talking to the male student on the 1st floor of the Practice Building. In order to get a Ritz Wire, you'll need to defeat a Heat Balance in Yukiko's Castle. Once you get the item, return to the student and you'll get your reward. You get Olympic Tape ******************************************************************************* Quest 7 - I Wish for Love Given by the fox at the Shrine. In order to start this, you need to go check the 1st floor of Yasogami High, near the shoe lockers. There will be a girl with the quest bubble above her head. Talk to her, and she'll run away. You'll read a letter. The next day, talk to the same girl (now on the 2nd floor of Yasogami, right outside your classroom) and tell her you read the letter. The next day, talk to her again at the same location and the quest should be completed. Hermit Social Link goes up to Rank 2 ******************************************************************************* Quest 8 - I Wish I Didn't Crave Snacks Given by the fox at the Shrine. Complete Quest 7 first. In order to start this, go to the South Central Shopping District, where you will see a woman with a quest bubble. Talk to her and she will discuss her urge for weird snacks. In order to find a weird snack for her to try, you need to find Meat Gum and give it to her. Once you give it to her, the quest is completed. To find Meat Gum, either talk to Chie during the daytime and she will give you some, or you can talk to her at night and potentially receive it as one of the gifts you can get from her. Hermit Social Link goes up to Rank 3 ******************************************************************************* Quest 9 - We Wish Our Dog Would Return Given by the fox at the Shrine. Complete Quest 8 first. In order to start this, go to the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbank and talk to the dog with a quest bubble. It will run away. The next day, go to the North Central Shopping District and talk to the dog near the Shrine. Talk to it gently. It will run away again. The next day, go back to the same spot and speak to it gently as well. It will still run. When another day passes, go back to the Samegawa Flood Plain and keep running left. You should see the dog again. Talk to it gently, and it will run away again. On the next day, go back to the same spot and talk to the dog again. Thankfully, now it is just hungry. Give it some meat (I gave it a Steak Skewer from Souzai Daigaku and it works) and it should leave. This time though, a message says the quest is done. ******************************************************************************* Quest 10 - I Wish I Had Friends Given by the fox at the Shrine. Complete Quest 9 first. In order to start this, go to the Samegawa Flood Plain where there should be a little kid in front of the board with a quest bubble. Talk to him and he will need a sticker to make friends. Give him a Prize Sticker that you can get from ordering from Tanaka and he will leave. Come back the next day to the same spot to learn it didn't work, and you will get your sticker back. He needs a sticker that is popular with kids, so talk to Nanako when you get home for a sticker popular with kids. She will give you the Tankiriman Sticker which you can now give to the kid. Once given to the kid, come back the next day to find out it was a success, and the quest is completed. ******************************************************************************* Quest 11 - I Wish My Life Had Meaning Again Given by the fox at the Shrine. Complete Quest 10 first. In order to start this, leave the Shrine and talk to the man outside the store at the North Central Shopping District with a quest bubble. He talks about making figurines and how no one does it anymore. Say you will do it and he gives you some pieces to put together. Work on it at the table in your room and after 3 days of work you should complete it. Return to the man and the quest is complete. ******************************************************************************* Quest 12 - I Wish I Was Better at Speaking Given by the fox at the Shrine. Complete Quest 11 first. In order to start this, go to the Roof of Yasogami High and talk to the girl with the quest bubble. She will be hostile, so you need a high level of Understanding in order to pass. After that, she leaves, so come back the next day. Ask if she needs help speaking and that you will offer lessons. Come back the next day to learn it didn't work as well as you planned, but she will still try her best and the quest is completed. ******************************************************************************* Quest 13 - I Wish I Didn't Fear Cats In order to start this, go to the Samegawa Flood Plain and talk to the man who has a quest bubble above his head (that didn't appear there before). He will mention he is afraid of cats. Now go outside the Dojima Residence and talk with the cat there. Don't play with the cat, but pet it. Once you pet the cat, get out of the conversation and talk to it again. This will let you bring the man to the cat. The man will run from the cat. The next day, talk to the man at the same spot and he will ask for a cute fish. This is referring to a Red Goldfish. Give him one (either by fishing with Bread Crumbs or ordering on Tanaka's Shopping Program). He will take it and leave. Come back the next day to find out he is no longer afraid of cats, and the quest is done. ******************************************************************************* Quest 14 - I Wish My Wallet Would Return In order to start this quest, talk to the woman near the Samegawa Flood Plain trash can. Once there, talk to her to learn she lost her wallet, and it might be near the Riverbank. Search around the Riverbank until you can press the X button (should be a unique spot). You will get the Round Wallet. Give it to the woman to learn that it is not her wallet, and she may have left it near the Shrine. Go to the North Central Shopping District and search near the Shrine Entrance and you should find a Square Wallet. Bring that back to the woman and she should mention it is her wallet. With that the quest is complete. ******************************************************************************* Quest 15 - The Shichiri Beach Guardian In order to get this quest, you need to first go to Shichiri Beach and try to fish. You can't, so don't worry about wasting time. You learn you need a special rod to fish at the sea, so talk to the Old Man at the Riverbank who gave you the Fishing Rod. He will tell you he can give you the rod, but you will need to prove your worth as a fisherman, and the only way to do that is to catch the Samegawa Guardian fish. You will need the Inaba Jewel Beetle bait to catch the Guardian, and it must be raining (or in December/January) in order for the Guardian to appear. Once you catch the Guardian, talk to the Old Man and he should give you the Deep-Sea Rod. Now you can go to the Sea and fish. There are a lot of new fish here, but you need the Genji Beetle bait (and it must be raining or December/January) for the Sea Guardian to appear. Once you catch the Sea Guardian, bring it back to the old man and the quest is done. ******************************************************************************* Quest 16 - Desk Refurbishing Given by the girl on the 2nd floor of the Practice Building You need to kill a Laughing Table in Yukiko's Castle to get the Fitting Board she asks for. You get 5 Royal Jelly ******************************************************************************* Quest 17 - Extracurricular Activities Given by Ms. Sofue on the 2nd floor of Yasogami High (near the stairs) You need to kill the Trance Twins in Yukiko's Castle to get the Suspicious Pole she asks for. You get 2 Pulsating Stone ******************************************************************************* Quest 18 - Book Exchange Given by the man in front of Yomenaido Bookstore He asks for a Peach Seed. This can be found in Red Chests throughout the dungeons, and chances are you're likely to have a few. Teddie also gives you some at the beginning of the game, so if you never touched them, you're likely to finish this quest immediately. You get (The Gentle Way) ******************************************************************************* Quest 19 - Tissue Distribution Agent Given by the man standing outside 30 Frame Theater in Okina City. This isn't hard to complete. Just talk to everyone who isn't moving and the quest will complete. You'll get a message when the tissues have been handed out. You get 5000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 20 - Please Feed the Cat Given by the man in front of Yomenaido Bookstore You need to feed the cat by Samegawa Flood Plain, near the very left. You won't see a quest bubble, so try talking to the cat you see. Give the cat any fish that you have, and the quest is done. You get (The Punk's Way) ******************************************************************************* Quest 21 - Feed the Cat Given by the cat at Samegawa Flood Plain. You will have to talk to it as it doesn't have the quest bubble. Just keep feeding the cat more fish. The quest is done when it hands you an item. You get Antibiotic Gel ******************************************************************************* Quest 22 - Cat Needs Food Badly Given by the cat at Samegawa Flood Plain. You will have to talk to it as it doesn't have the quest bubble. Again, just keep feeding the cat. The item will come after some feedings. You get Soma ******************************************************************************* Quest 23 - Acquire an Old Key Given by the old lady at the Samegawa Riverbank, near the stairs. You will need to kill the Bribed Fuzz in Steamy Bathhouse to get the Old Key. You get a Knowledge increase, a Courage increase, and advice on how to get a girl to love you and be your girlfriend. ******************************************************************************* Quest 24 - Acquire Coal Given by the old man outside the Shrine in the North Central Shopping District. You need to kill Selfish Basalt in Steamy Bathhouse in order to find Coal. You get 15000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 25 - 100% Inaba-Grown Cabbage Given by the woman inside Junes. To finish this quest, you'll need to grow 3 Hiranya Cabbages. To get this done quickly, I highly suggest maintaining the vegetables when you grow the Cabbages on the final day to get 4 Cabbages, otherwise you may have to plant twice. You get Sharp Shovel ******************************************************************************* Quest 26 - Acquire a Crooked Cross Given by the same girl in Class 2-2 who gave you Quest 4. You need to kill Tranquil Idol in Steamy Bathhouse to find a Crooked Cross. You get 3 Ointment ******************************************************************************* Quest 27 - Acquire a Charmed Veil Given by the girl in Class 2-2 that's been giving you quests. You get the Charmed Veil by defeating the Liberating Idols in Marukyu Striptease. You get 5 Chest Keys ******************************************************************************* Quest 28 - Desk Refurbishing, Part 2 Given by the girl in the 2nd floor of the Practice Building. You will need to kill Crying Table in the Steamy Bathhouse in order to find a Reflecting Board. You get 2 Snuff Souls ******************************************************************************* Quest 29 - Acquire a Horn Given by an oldy lady outside Shiroku Store. You will need to defeat Grave Beetle in Steamy Bathhouse to find the Grand Horn that will complete this quest. You get 18000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 30 - Please Find My Younger Twin Given by the young girl/older twin outside Daidara. To find the twin, go to the very left of Samegawa Flood Plain, go up to the pavillion/picnic table area and near there should be a girl. Talk to her to learn she is the younger twin. You get 5 Goho-M ******************************************************************************* Quest 31 - The Cleaning Club's Passion Given by the male student on the 3rd Floor of Yasogami High. To finish this quest you need to do two things. First, you'll need to have an Iai Katana. Now, talk to the male student near the walkway between the 2nd Floor Practice Building and Yasogami High. When you talk to him, he'll note you have the weapon and trade for a Cleaning Mop. Second, you'll need to get the part-time job at the hospital. Once you do, go back to Okina City and enter Croco Fur. Reiko will now have the Cleaning Uniform for sale. You get Bamboo Broom ******************************************************************************* Quest 32 - Acquire Inaba Trout Given by Daidara. In order to finish this quest, you'll need to get the Inaba Trout from fishing. The Tatsuhime Ladybug is the preferred bait to use. You get Inaba Trout weapon (for Yosuke) ******************************************************************************* Quest 33 - Acquire a Silver Lump Given by the male student on the 1st Floor of the Practice Building. In order to get a Silver Lump, you will need to defeat Silver Dice in Marukyu Striptease. You get 2 Uplifting Radios ******************************************************************************* Quest 34 - Acquire Hard Boots Given by the man in front of Yomenaido Bookstore. You'll need to give him Hard Boots. This is a weapon for Chie that can be made if you give Daidara 5 Thick Hides. They are found in Steamy Bathhouse, but chances are if you went through the dungeon twice, you'll already have this item. You get (Guide to Pests) and 5000 Yen. ******************************************************************************* Quest 35 - Carbon Copy Given by the girl in the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbank. In order to get the Flower Brooch, you'll need to kill the Soul Dancers in Marukyu Striptease. You get 3 Value Medicine ******************************************************************************* Quest 36 - Carbon Copy, Part 2 Given by the girl in the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbank. Need to complete Quest 35 first. In order to get the Leaf Pochette, you will need to kill the Blind Cupids in Void Quest. You get 3 Macca Leaf ******************************************************************************* Quest 37 - Pining For Stylish Formalwear Given to you by the girl outside Croco Fur at Okina City To finish this quest, you need to find a Gentleman's Tux for her. This can be found in Yukiko's Castle in the Gold Chests. It's found by chance so there is no real way to guarantee you'll find it. You get 3 Royal Jelly ******************************************************************************* Quest 38 - Harvest Two Types of Corn Given by Daidara. In order to complete this quest, you need to grow some Barrier Corn in your garden and get both Tetracorn and Makaracorn. Not too difficult. You get Grilled Corn weapon (for Yosuke) ******************************************************************************* Quest 39 - Acquire an Eternal Lamp You need to kill Amenti Ravens in Void Quest to get this item. You get 30000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 40 - Acquire Some Fashionable Dishes Given by the man in front of Yomenaido Bookstore. You will need to kill Sky Balances in Marukyu Striptease in order to find this item. The problem is, Fashionable Dishes are also materials to sell to Daidara, and if you are not careful you may end up selling those items. Also, you may not get a Fashionable Dish per Sky Balance you kill, so that can be frustrating too. You get (Picross Rules!) and 10000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 41 - What Was That in the Movie? Given by the lady outside 30 Frame in Okina City. In order to complete this quest, simply go to Ms. Sofue and talk to her. Then go back to the woman and the quest is done. You get Mystical Scarab ******************************************************************************* Quest 42 - Riddle Sempai Returns! Given by talking to the student with the afro. Complete Quest 1 first. The answers are: "Group A" "Human motion" Then the next set is: "Group A!" "They're all indefinite articles." You get Snuff Soul ******************************************************************************* Quest 43 - Experiments in Telepathy Given by the twin outside Yomenaido Bookstore. In order to complete this quest, you will need to find the other twin at the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbank. Regardless of the option you choose, the experiment ends, so go back to the first twin and the quest is done. You get 5 Dokudami Teas ******************************************************************************* Quest 44 - Extracurricular Activities, Part 2 Given by Ms. Sofue on the 2nd Floor of Yasogami High. You will need to defeat the Steel Machine in Void Quest to find the element she needs (which is Culurium, not the Tungsten that is normally dropped). You get 2 Mystical Scarab ******************************************************************************* Quest 45 - A Test of Literary Memory Given by the man in front of Yomenaido Bookstore. This is a quiz. The answers are: "Judo medalist names" "How one should live as a punk" "2 pages per pest" "Me" These answers can be found by reading the books you gained from the man. You get (Who Am I?) ******************************************************************************* Quest 46 - Desk Refurbishing Part 3 Given by the girl on the 2nd Floor of the Practice Building. In order to get Proof of Passions, you'll need to defeat the Furious Gigas enemy in Secret Laboratory. You get Bead ******************************************************************************* Quest 47 - Find Me Something to Wear Given by the woman outside Croco Fur in Okina City. She's a bit farther from the entrance. You will need to give her the Invincible Mini skirt in order to finish this quest. The ingredients for it can be found in the Secret Laboratory. You get Disco Fan (weapon for Yukiko) ******************************************************************************* Quest 48 - Acquire a Crystal Ball Given by Ms. Nakayama on the 3rd Floor of Yasogami High. You will need to defeat the Constancy Relic enemy in the Secret Laboratory in order to get this item. You get 35000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 49 - Acquire a Training Shell Given by the Principal on the 3rd Floor of Yasogami High. You will need to kill the Wicked Turret enemy in the Secret Laboratory in order to get this item. You get a Diligence increase and an Understanding increase ******************************************************************************* Quest 50 - Acquire a High-Speed Gear Given by the girl on the 1st Floor of Yasogami High. You will need to defeat the Mach Wheel enemy in the Secret Laboratory in order to get this item. You get 3 Physical Mirror ******************************************************************************* Quest 51 - Acquire Fine Coal Given by the old man outside the Shrine. You get 40000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 52 - A Twin's Independence Given by the girl near the Riverbank. You get Bead Chain ******************************************************************************* Quest 53 - Experiments in Telepathy, Part 2 You get 3 Super Sonic ******************************************************************************* Quest 54 - Find my Pet Given by the woman next to the police officer in Okina City. To start this, go to the North Central Shopping District and talk to the dog with the quest bubble. Select all the names, and it will not respond to any of them. You then need to wait patiently, but this requires a lot of Diligence to do. The dog will then run off. Come back the next day, talk to it gently, and it will run off again. After that, come back the next day to find out the dog wants something from Souzai Daigaku. You will need to give the dog Souzai Daigaku products until it is satisfied, and then you will be able to call the dog "Mika-chan" to finish the quest. You get Haikara Shirt (Grants +50% EXP) ******************************************************************************* Quest 55 - Revenge of Riddle Sempai Given by the student with the afro on the 3rd Floor of Yasogami High The answers are: "Group A" You get 1 Chewing Soul ******************************************************************************* Quest 56 - The Girl on the Rooftop, Part 2 Given by the student in Class 2-2 at Yasogami High. In order to get the Animal Guide, you'll have to kill the Prime Magus enemy in Heaven. You get a Mokoi Doll (that you can put on your shelf) ******************************************************************************* Quest 57 - Desk Refurbishing, Part 4 You get 3 Assault Signal ******************************************************************************* Quest 58 - Acquire an Old Ore You get Spirit Radio ******************************************************************************* Quest 59 - Acquire a Modest Lamp You get 45000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 60 - Acquire Samegawa's Guardian You get Guardian (weapon for Kanji) ******************************************************************************* Quest 61 - Find my Pet, Part 2 You get Haikara Shirt ******************************************************************************* Quest 62 - Extracurricular Activities, Part 3 You get Silver Tray (weapon for Yukiko) ******************************************************************************* Quest 63 - Acquire Golden Chains You get 65000 Yen ******************************************************************************* Quest 64 - The Riddle Senpai's Encore You get 3 Soul Food ******************************************************************************* Quest 65 - Kashiwagi's Special Lesson Given by Ms. Kashiwagi. It's a quiz. Answer "Deoxyribonucleic acid" and "Rabbit" You get Coronet Armor ******************************************************************************* Quest 66 - Show Me Some Cute Slippers Given by Ms. Kashiwagi. In order to find the Cute Slippers, you'll need to talk to the student on the 2nd Floor of the Practice Building who trades weapons. He will ask for a Vidar's Boots, a weapon for Chie. Get them to him and he will trade you the Cute Slippers. Return to Ms. Kashiwagi and the quest is done. You get Cute Armor ******************************************************************************* Quest 67 - Dazzle Me With Animal Paw Gloves Given by Ms. Kashiwagi. In order to find Animal Paw Gloves, you'll need to go to Shiroku Pub and trade for the item. It is Teddie's +50% EXP weapon, and is very challenging to get. You'll need to have 8 Magatsu Xandrites (can be found by killing Golden Hands) and 1 Mondo Stone (which can be found by turning in a Sea Guardian to the Lady in White at the Shrine). You get Magical Armor ******************************************************************************* Quest 68 - Kashiwagi's Special Lesson, Part 2 Given by Ms. Kashiwagi. This is another quiz. Answer "Rastor", "Latin", and "Rome" You get School Swimsuit ******************************************************************************* Quest 69 - A Student Should Study Given by the Principal. Answer "Wind", "Upper, Middle, and Lower", "7", and "Mameluke" You get Victory Fan (weapon for Yukiko) ******************************************************************************* *************** Extra Content: *************** ------------------- Additional Ending: ------------------- It is highly recommended you beat the game at least once before searching for this ending. In order to do this, you will need your Jester Social Link at Rank 6, and you must be on December 5th (12/05). When you choose Adachi, you will get the option to remove him from suspicion. It is the option "Don't tell friends, protect Adachi" The game will fast-foward to March 19th (03/19) and the murder will go unsolved as per the other bad endings. This time though, there is a twist. You will approach Adachi about the murders. There is a specific set of options that you must choose in order to get this additional ending. I don't know why, but it doesn't happen automatically. And you must get this right; otherwise you will have to sit through an entire ending sequence with no ending. ------------------------------ Midnight Channel Trivia Quiz: ------------------------------ In the TV Listings, there is a mini-game which lets you participate in a quiz show. This will test you on the trivia of Persona 4 Golden, and is actually quite a good test of trivia knowledge. See how you do! They range from the easily memorable to the easily forgettable. Some are really obvious, some just require some good memory and item usage, and some are just never considered when playing the game. I've played Persona 4 AND Persona 4 Golden a lot of times, and some of these questions still stump me. Your competitors are your fellow teammates: Yosuke, Chie and Yukiko. And they remain your only competitors. I really wanted to be able to switch with Kanji, Rise and Naoto, but oh well, have to be glad there was this game in the first place. These rounds aren't hard to win. I've never seen a competitor give any real sort of competition. In fact, I've actually won a round without answering any questions. You can dominate all the questions, and if you are really worried, answering half of the questions will guarantee a victory. But I also have answers for those that just want to dominate the quiz. _________ Prelims: _________ Q: What is the jingle in Junes commercials? A: Every day's great Q: What effect does using an Orange Smash have? A: Recovers health" Q: Every character has victory poses after battle. Which of these actions does Chie usually perform? A: Backflip Q: In the show logos that appeared with Shadow Kanji, fill in the blank: "______" Kanji Tatsumi In Rosy Steam Paradise! A: Men Only Q: What stuffed animal is locatred on the bottom row around the corner of the lockers at the back of Class 2-2? A: Panda Q: What weapon does Yosuke's Persona Jiraiya carry? A: Shuriken Q: The Yomenaido Bookstore sells a number of different books, including the hit "______ Teacher" series. Fill in the blank! A: Bullied Q: When Teddie became available to fight, what was his default weapon? A: Spikey Punch Q: Which of these skills did Shadow Teddie use in battle? A: Nihil Hand Q: What is the name of the special meal at Aiya that you can have for free...if you manage to eat it all? A: Mega Beef Bowl Q: Who is the boy P.E. teacher who always wears a red track suit? A: Kondo Q: The skill "Seal Bomb" does medium physical damage to all foes, as well as causes an ailment. Which is it? A: Silence Q: Among the boys of Yasogami High, what is the ritual of asking Yukiko out on a date called? A: The Amagi Challenge Q: Who is the contemporary writing teacher who teaches with a hand puppet that his wife made for him? A: Hosoi Q: How many fire extinguishers are located in the hallways of Yasogami High's Practice Building? A: 9 Q: "Daidara Metalworks" in the central shopping district is known for its scar faced owner. What does the dot after "Daidara" mean? A: Daidara Bocchi Q: The skills "Patra" and "Me Patra" can heal most status ailments. Which of the following can they NOT heal? A: Poison Q: A certain key is needed to open the treasures in the TV world. What is this key called? A: Chest Key Q: Which skill allows party members to get back up after being knocked down? A: Re Patra Q: Who is the English teacher who has only been outside the country once, and only for a week? A: Kondo Q: What is the 11th major tarot arcana? A: Strength Q: What color are the shoulders of the Shadow "Steel Machine" found in the Void Quest? A: Black, white characters Q: When Kanji joined your team, what was his default weapon? A: Folding Chair Q: Cafe Chagall in front of Okina Station is famous for the owner's original blend. What is the owner's name? A: Mumon Q: How many chairs are in the dressing room at the entrance to the Steamy Bathhouse? A: 9 Q: There is a statue of a frog in the middle of Shiroku Store. What does it have in its mouth? A: A pipe Q: There are two elevators at the entrance to Junes. What color are their doors? A: Red Q: What skill allows the party to escape from most battles? A: Trafuri Q: What is the full name of the replacement 2nd year teacher in class 2, Ms. Kashiwagi A: Noriko Kashiwagi Q: "Your soulmate will appear if you stare into a television set on a rainy night..." What rumor did I just describe? A: The Midnight Channel Q: What is the word President Tanaka uses to introduce his products on TV? A: Wonderfulness Q: Which is the name of the weekend shopping program with the catchy tune? A: Tanaka's Amazing Q: What is the name of the beach used by Inaba citizens for day trips? A: Shichiri Beach Q: Yosuke had many things to say about the curry he ate on the school trip. Which of these things did he not say? A: Sticky Q: What is the second-to-last stop on the train line going to Yasoinaba? A: Higashi-Inaba Q: Which skill does Yukiko's Persona Konohana Sakuya NOT have when she first joins the team? A: Media Q: What is the weakness of Izanagi, the first Persona you obtained? A: Wind Q: In the Quelorie Magic commercial, Rise says "Enough with going to the gym! Good thing there's something..." what? A: ...even I can handle! Q: The "Exhaustion" ailment makes you lose SP every turn and decreases defense. Which item cures Exhaustion? A: Royal Jelly Q: What skill raises one ally's critical hit rate? A: Rebellion Q: Which of the following is not found in the Yasogami High nurse's office? A: Instant Soba Q: What is the last name of Hanako, Yasogami High School's larger than life student? A: Ohtani Q: Most of the floors in Yukiko's Castle change, but the top floor is always the same. Which story is the top floor? A: 8th Q: The drama club at Yasogami High does not have its own room. Which room does it use for its club activities? A: Meeting Room Q: The ceiling of the Marukyu Striptease is covered in neon signs flashing in many colors. What shape are these signs? A: Hearts Q: Portraits of famous composers line the walls of Yasogami High's music room. Whose portrait isn't there? A: Chopin Q: At Okina Station, on which side of the stairways are the escalators? A: Both sides Q: What accessory increase the evasion rate against fire attacks? A: Fire Suppressor Q: What is the full name of Mr. Morooka, more popularly known as King Moron? A: Kinshiro Morooka Q: What design is printed on the fox's apron? A: Hearts Q: How many chairs are there in Class 2-2 of Yasogami High School? A: 29 Q: Everyone knows the home shopping program "Tanaka's Amazing Commodities." Which of these phrases are in its theme song? A: Granter of your desires Q: Ryotaro Dojima is never without his suit. What color necktie does he wear? A: Plain red Q: What color ribbon does Nanako Dojima wear in her hair? A: Pink Q: Who is the world history teacher with the nickname "Queen Tut?" A: Sofue Q: How many student desks are there in Class 2-2 of Yasogami High School? A: 28 Q: Who is the plain teacher that teaches geography? A: Yamada Q: How many horse statues line the walls of the entrance to Yukiko's Castle? A: 6 Q: What element does the skill "Soul Break" cause? A: Exhaustion Q: The Samegawa River that flows through town is often used as a place to go. What class of river is it considered? A: Class 2 Q: How many TVs are there at the entrance to the TV world? A: Three Q: What color pole was Shadow Rise holding onto? A: Gold Q: What item would be useful to strike Yukiko's weakness? A: Ice Cube Q: The bulletin board by the police substation at Okina Station says "It's everyone's job to keep _____ safe!" Fill in the blank. A: Your neighborhood Q: What item would be useful to strike Chie's weakness? A: Firecracker Q: How many TVs are there at the entrance to the TV world? A: 3 Q: What is the name of the employee at the Okina Station costume shop. Croco Fur? A: Reiko Osa Q: What item would be useful to strike Yosuke's weakness? A: Ball Lightning Q: What elementary school grade is Nanako-chan in? A: 1st grade Q: What was the name of the skill Shadow Rise used? A: Supreme Insight Q: Which exit of Okina Station is used as a meeting spot, with its cafe and theater? A: North Q: The first victim of the serial killings was Mayumi Yamano. Her lover was Taro Namatame. Who is Namatame's wife? A: Misuzu Hiiragi Q: What is the name of the bookstore next to the gas station in the central shopping district? A: Yomenaido Bookstore ___________________________________________________________ Playoffs (questions from the Prelims are asked too) ___________________________________________________________ Q: What color and pattern hood does the lady at Shiroku Store wear? A: Red polka dots Q: The shopping district doesn't have much car traffic, though there is a road. What's the speed limit there? A: 30 kph Q: How many rows from the front is Chie's desk in her class? A: 3 Q: What effect does the skill Debilitate have? A: Lowers 1 foe's abilities Q: What was the name of the teacher who gave you the special lecture at Gekkoukan High School? A: Edogawa Q: What is the name of the shrine located at the north side of the central shopping district? A: Tatsuhime Srhine Q: The Shiroku store offers a sale on rainy days to bring in more customers. How much is this rainy day discount? A: 20% off Q: One of these weapons makes a different sound than the others. Which is it? A: Golf Club Q: How much does a ticket to the "30 Frame" movie theater in Okina Station cost? A: 1500 yen Q: How much money do you earn from defeating the Shadow "The Reaper"? A: 13 yen Q: What is the weakness of "Pursuing Pesce," which appears in the Steamy Bathhouse? A: Light Q: What were the floors called in the Void Quest? A: Chapter Q: Who is the student council president at Gekkoukan High School? A: Chihiro Fushimi Q: Which of the following items recovers the most HP for a single ally? A: Antibiotic Gel Q: Which of the following items recovers the most SP? A: Cough Drop Q: Which of these animals DOESN'T have a picture drawn of it near the Junes food court? A: Panda Q: Which skill has the effect "Deals medium Physical damage to 1 foe?" A: Assault Dive Q: What color flowers grow at the entrance to the Void Quest? A: Blue Q: What is the color and pattern of Naoto's summer necktie? A: Plain yellow Q: If you buy two Balms of Life and one Value Medicine, how much have you spent? A: 11600 yen Q: How much is a ganmodoki at Marukyu Tofu? A: 200 yen Q: What is the name of the spell Shadow Mitsuo uses? A: Gigadyne Q: What is writtn on the back of Chie's bike helmet? A: 29 Q: What Shadow does the Shadow "Positive King" summon? A: Secret Bambino Q: Shadow Teddie used the skill "Ultra Charge." Where did the energy ball appear when he used it? A: Left Hand Q: Which of the following Shaodws does NOT appear in Yukiko's Castle? A: Phantom Master Q: How many days were forecast to be clear the entire day during the month of May? A: 6 Q: Which of the following items recovers the most HP and SP? A: Chewing Soul Q: Which of the following skills does the Shadow "Monopolizing Cupid" from Steamy Bathhouse use? A: Pulinpa Q: What was Yosuke holding at the Summer Festival on August 20? A: Corn on the cob Q: What color swimsuit did Kanji wear on the trip to the beach on August 23? A: Black Q: Many symbols are shown on the walls of the Void Quest. What hangs above the doorways that lead to stairs? A: Sword Q: What arcana does the Shadow "Lying Hablerie" in Yukiko's Castle belong to? A: Magician Q: The Faculty Offic of Yasogami High is on the first floor. Which of these is in the room next door? A: Nurse's Office Q: All the lockers at the entrace to the Steamy Bathhouse have the same number. What is that number? A: 201 Q: How much does it cost to attempt Aiya's Rainy Day Challenge Mega Beef Bowl? A: 3000 yen Q: Which of the following armors has the lowest defense? A: Kevlar Vest Q: What was the name of the character Shadow Mitsuo transformed into? A: Mitsuo the Hero Q: How many human outlines are drawn on the door at the entrance of the TV world? A: 18 Q: Out of the following, which item is the most expensive at Shiroku Store? A: Macca Leaf Q: What is the name of the now closed pharmacy on the north side at the central shopping district? A: Nakanishi Drugs Q: Which food is the object on the counter in the middle of the Junes food court? A: Soft serve Q: What is the name of the Shadow that self destructs in the Steamy Bathhouse? A: Iron Dice Q: Several skills consume HP to perform. Which of these skills costs the most HP? A: Swift Strike Q: There are many special classrooms at Yasogami High School. Which of these is NOT on the Practice Building's 1st floor? A: Art room Q: How much is a Steak Skewer from Souzai Daigaku? A: 320 yen Q: What is the price of receiving a fortune at Tatsuhime Shrine, known for their powers in assisting matchmaking? A: 200 yen Q: Which skill has the same effect as the Purifying Salt item? A: Dekunda Q: What vegetable does Daisuke of Yasogami High School's soccer team hate? A: Green Pepper Q: How many vending machines are there at the central shopping district? A: 4 Q: Which of these stores is not to the left of Okina Station, if you were facing towards the entrance? A: Okina Books Q: What was the name of the hotel in Seaside City that the class stayed in on the trip to Tatsumi Port Island? A: Clamshell Inn Q: "Konishi Liquors," on the north side of the central shopping district, has a soda machine. Which of these does it not sell? A: Orange Smash Q: What is Shadow Teddie's ice affinity? A: Drain Q: Which of the following ailments can be cured by the "Mutudi" skill? A: Mute Q: What ailment does the skill "Evil Touch" cause? A: Fear Q: Yasogami High has a classroom building and a practice building. Which of these is NOT on the 2nd floor of the classroom building? A: Nurse's Office Q: Teddie had cats on both sides of him when he appeared in front of the school trip's hotel. What color was the left cat? A: Black and white Q: What was the name of the laser beam that Shadow Naoto shot from her gun? A: Mute Ray Q: What item did you need to open the sealed door in the Void Quest? A: Orb of Darkness Q: Which of the following skills or items recovers the most HP for a single ally? A: Bead Q: What series of stickers that comes with candy is popular with children? A: Tankiriman Sticker Q: What is the name of the now closed electronics store in the north side of the central shopping district? A: Ichikawa Electronics Q: At the entrace to the TV world that you get to from the TV at Junes, who is standing just to Teddie's right? A: Chie Q: What was on Shadow Naoto's back? A: Airplane wings Q: What is pinned to the right side of Teddie's shirt when Chie and Yukiko dress him for the first time at Junes? A: Nothing Q: What animal is in the playground at the Junes food court? A: Panda Q: In Yukiko's Castle, what item does the Shadow "Black Raven" drop? A: Black Lamp Q: Which of the following is a character on the popular kid's show, Featherman R? A: Feather Crow Q: Rare Shadows in the TV world glow gold. Which of the following is NOT the name of a real rare Shadow? A: Glory Hand Q: What is the name of the now closed bicycle shop in the north side of the central shopping district? A: Bigstone Q: What is the name of the item needed to open the locked door in the Steamy Bathhouse? A: Bathhouse Key Q: On what day of the week is the normal Steak Bowl at Aiya not available? A: Tuesday Q: What color is Teddie's tail? A: Blue Q: Which of these was Shadow Kanji wearing on his feet? A: Black loafers Q: What is the rare golden Shadow that appears in Yukiko's Castle? A: Lucky Hand Q: When you fought Shadow Kanji, what was the name of the Shadow to your right? A: Tough Guy Q: Who is the shortest of the girls on the Investigation Team? A: Naoto Q: Kanji is too young to get a vehicle license, so he had to ride a bike to the beach. What kind of bike did he use? A: City bike Q: There is a cafe famous for its sublime coffee in front of Okina Station. What is the name of this coffee shop? A: Chagall Q: Who is the leader of the Phoenix Rangers on the popular children's show "Featherman R"? A: Hawk Q: Kids love the TV show "________ __________ Featherman R." What goes in the blanks? A: Phoenix Rangers Q: Which of the following doesn't come out of the capsule machine in front of Shiroku Store? A: Bamboo Dragonfly Q: There are several banners about ramen at Shichiri Beach. How many are there? A: 4 Q: What picture is on the poster in front of the Student Council room of Yasogami High? A: Infinity symbol _________________________________________________________________ Finals (questions from the Playoffs and Prelims) are used too) _________________________________________________________________ Q: The "Angry Table" that appears in Heaven has several weapons floating around it. Which of the following is one of them? A: Sword Q: How many angel statues are there on Heaven's top floor? A: 13 Q: If you were watching the band show at Junes on October 10th, who would be on the far right of the stage? A: Naoto Q: Yosuke named the Christmas Cake made by the girls: "________ ____________ Christmas Edition". Fill in the blank. A: Mystery Food X Q: During the "Miss" Yasogami Pageant, Yosuke was given a catch phrase. What was part of it? A: Pure disappointment Q: What color were the unlocked treasure chests in Heaven? A: Blue Q: What was the Shadow you fought at "Magatsu Mandala World 6"? A: Envious Giant Q: Ms. Sofue, AKA "Queen TUT." always carries a rod. Which hand does she carry it with? A: Right Q: The entrance to Magatsu Inaba is known as the "Desolate Bedroom." Which color paint is NOT used in that room? A: Blue Q: What was the distinguishing feature of the fortune teller at the Yasogami High Culture Festival? A: Long nose Q: What color afro does the host of the "Miss" Yasogami Pageant have? A: Pink Q: What hospital room number was Namatame held in? A: 209 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 *********** Copyright: *********** I put this twice just to state the importance! This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. This was written by Victor Tan and will remain written by this author unless stated otherwise. Any attempts at plagarism may face subsequent legal action. Version 1.20 Copyright 2013 Victor Tan ******************** Credits and Thanks: ******************** While a lot of this information was obtained through trial and error, there are still some credits I will need to make for where I got some information. ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks to Atlus for producing such fine games such as this: ------------------------------------------------------------ I liked the SMT series a lot when I played my first SMT game "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor" and I hope they continue producing such games. ------------------------------ Thanks to FAQ writer Zoelius: ------------------------------ I never referenced this author's works throughout the walkthrough explicitly, but I ran a lot of my inferences and knowledge from what I remembered reading from Zoelius, especially the Social Link section. I am sorry I cannot credit some sources with 100% accuracy, as to where I took some information is still somewhat unclear in my mind. To avoid plagarism though, and since I know I did take quite a bit from the author in question, I will credit accordingly, and update sources when I revise. (Fun fact: I had also used Zoelius's guide from Persona 4 a lot, so I credit that author for helping me through the game.) --------------------- Thanks to rldelancy: --------------------- Helped me correct some incorrect information with some of the extra boss fights. Very grateful for that. ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks to Paulo Antunes/KazemaruX7 (and additional person): ------------------------------------------------------------ For telling me there was a Chakra Ring in Heaven that I missed out after the extra boss fight. It's really easy to miss, so thank you for that. For the person whose name I am not putting without hearing back from him/her, thank you for telling me where I could find it in Heaven, and also brought up the Chakra Ring. -------------------- Thanks to GameFaqs: -------------------- For having the site to host all the FAQs that I had used over the years, and eventually inspired me to write my own. Also borrowed the copyright statement from their website. ------------------------------- And thanks to you, the reader. ------------------------------- I hope reading this FAQ/Walkthrough was not the most challenging thing you had to do and that it helped you as you played. Feedback is well appreciated and I would love to hear from readers. That is all I can think of as of current writing. 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