Almighty Skills

Almighty (万能, ban'nō)^? skills carry a special, non-elemental property and are usually not hindered by defenses such as repel or drain, barring a few exceptions like that of innate Almighty resistance from certain bosses (Noah and Lucifer in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne), along with the new Passive skill Anti-Almighty in Devil Survivor 2. Almighty skills can be physical or magical.

In the Persona 2 duology, Almighty-elemental also includes some very generic ailment inflicting spells such as poison, seal, illusion and berserk and is resilient to enemies with all-purpose Magic resistance. The "elemental" that works the similar way in other installments is strictly called "Non-elemental" (無視, mushi).

All-Out Attacks in Persona 3 and after are considered Almighty.

General spellsEdit

• Megido is a direct reference to Tel Megiddo (メギド, Megido)^?. It is the place described in the Bible where Armageddon will take place.

SacrificialEdit

In each game, there are skills that sacrifice the caster.

DrainingEdit

BuffsEdit

Zan FamilyEdit

Main article: Force Skills

In Persona 2, Zan spells do Almighty elemental damage; Mazan spells are unavailable.

Gry FamilyEdit

Main article: Gravity Skills

In Persona 2, Gry was a group-damage almighty elemental family, instead of belonging to the Gravity family in Megami Ibunroku Persona.

Specific SpellsEdit

In Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5, the storyline skills Great Seal, Myriad Truths, and Sinful Shell are also considered in-game to be Almighty Skills.

Game SpecificEdit

Shin Megami Tensei IIEdit

Shin Megami Tensei: if...Edit

Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne ExclusiveEdit

• The mythology behind Death Flies is quite straightforward - Beelzebub is commonly known as the "Lord of the Flies", which he uses to carry the souls of the dead.
• Mount Sinai was the location where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. According to the Bible, a huge fire erupted as God descended onto the mountain. This is very appropriate due to it being Metatron's exclusive skill.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey ExclusiveEdit

Parenthesized numbers are power levels used by the game for damage calculation. For comparison, Megido is 200, Megidola 300, Megidolaon 400, -dyne spells are 200, and Ma-dyne spells are 160. Also, all skills in Strange Journey are MP skills (no skills cost HP).

Moan Bullet is a skill on the guns Ebony Tear, Meteor Dragoon, and Peacemaker. Freischutz is a skill on the gun Meteor Dragoon. Riot Gun Copy is a skill on the gun Megido Fire. Due to the way damage from gun skills is calculated (factoring in the gun's normal attack power), these skills often do more damage than demon skills.

Desperate Hit's rating of Medium is misleading and that the official rating of 100 power is likely inaccurate, as against bosses, three or more hits (300-500 power) does more damage than Jihad (500 power)

Strangely, Zelenin's attack Megiddo Storm does electric damage, not almighty, regardless of its name having the same origin as the Megido spell chain.

Shin Megami Tensei IVEdit

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers ExclusiveEdit

• Skills unique to Soul Hackers

Persona 2 ExclusiveEdit

Innocent Sin ExclusiveEdit

Eternal Punishment ExclusiveEdit

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth ExclusiveEdit

PhysicalEdit

MagicEdit

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner ExclusiveEdit

• Skills unique to Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner.

Devil Survivor specificEdit

• Skills unique to Devil Survivor.

Megidoladyne is not a move used when attacking, but a field attack. While it initially does mega damage (around 500 to a character/demon with 40 MA), it grows in power 50% in relation to the last use each time it is cast and is absolutely fatal after 4-5 uses. It hits all player parties.

GalleryEdit

Persona 2: Innocent Sin skill cards
Zan Card Zanma Card Wavelength Card, which grants Zandyne Gry Card Gryva Card Pressure Card, which grants Grydyne Megido Card Megidola Card Nuclear Card, which grants Megidolaon

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment skill cards
Zan Card Zanma Card Shockwave Card, which grants Zandyne Gry Card Gryva Card Pressure Card, which grants Grydyne Megido Card Megidola Card Annihilation Card, which grants Megidolaonn

Game Icons
Persona 5 Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

TriviaEdit

• In the Chinese and Korean versions of Persona 5, the icon for Almighty Skills has been altered, and the radiation on the symbol is twisted. This is due to the original Almighty Symbol resembling a Rising Sun Flag, a symbol related to Japan's invasion during World War II, a sensitive topic in many other Asian countries.