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This article is about the Shadow. For the Arcana, see Lovers Arcana.

Arcana Lovers appears during the third Full Moon Operation (July 7th) in Persona 3.

Appearance[]

Details[]

Like all Full Moon Operation boss encounters, the Shadow represents the reversed version of the Lovers Arcana. Normally, it is a connection between two people that is intimate and close, and represents a completion of two halves. But when reversed, it represents a pairing that has been forced, or is being done for the wrong reasons; represented by the fact that Lovers attempted to sway everyone into pairing with another SEES member. The large heart has a jelly texture, and the Male / Female signs float within it; this may represent its weak justifications, or rather, its lack of solid justifications, which are being forced together through this caging around the heart. The Mars / Venus sign floating together also represents that it is the simple gender distinction that it attempted to connect people with, not anything involving personalities.

Profile[]

Persona 3[]

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Persona 3 FES The Journey Full Moon Boss Lovers Hard

Boss battle.

It was the Shadow who releases SEES's "desire" to distract them from itself in hopes of remaining alive. It took up residence in a popular love hotel and used Arcana Hierophant as bait to draw SEES in. Its appearance is that of a large flying heart with spikes on either side. A small black neck sprouts a Lovers Arcana mask, and two gel-like wings hover on either side. Within the heart are the Mars and Venus markings, symbolizing male and female.

The male protagonist is paired with Yukari, awakening from a daze to find himself sitting on a bed in a room of the hotel, and hearing someone (Yukari) in the shower. He gradually begins coming to his senses while she presently comes out of the bathroom wearing only a towel, coming to her own senses afterward and slapping him in embarrassment. If one plays the female protagonist, she is paired with Akihiko (if he is the only male party member or by default if both him and Junpei are in the party) or Junpei (if he is the only male party member) who also come to their senses after coming out of the bathroom in a towel.

If Mitsuru is present and the second option to the remaining party member's question is chosen, Mitsuru will stutter, saying that nothing happened in a suspicious manner unlike herself, implying a similar event happened to her and said member as well.

A similar scenario plays if the other party members are Akihiko and Junpei, with a distressed Akihiko quickly replying that "of course they're okay."

The battle with Arcana Lovers is a Charm-fest, with access with every Charm-relavant skill available thus far (with the exception of Charm Boost within the Full Moon Boss Battle). Its access to Holy Arrow alongside Sexy Dance and Marin Karin leads to the entire party being vunerable to healing the enemy, or in the worst case scenario, wiping out the party. This battle, if Yukari has sufficiently leveled up, her access to Charmdi, she can help control the situation by curing the party of Charm.

It also has access to Maragion for Fire damage, and even though it is rarely used, it is still a reason to not use Mitsuru for the Full Moon Operation. In addition to Life Drain and Spirit Drain, alongside a Strike Attack and Pulinpa, Arcana Lovers would mostly prove more annoying than challenging. It is recommended to level up Narcissus to obtain its Heart Item of the same name, which prevents Charm infliction. For alternative options, the protagonist can create weapons at Shinshoudo Antiques with a Lovers Persona for the Resist Charm passive.

Persona 3 Reload[]

Arcana Lovers is a fair bit tougher than its original counterpart, as it now nullifies Fire and resists Pierce and Elec, which impedes Junpei's and Akihiko's ability to damage it. With a far higher Luck stat and Charm Boost, it is more likely to inflict Charm on the party before going into Heartbreaker to deal massive damage to anyone Charmed; the worst situation is a crit from Holy Arrow followed by a Heartbreaker during its One More.

When its HP hits half, it uses Seductive Mist which raises the party's vulnerability to ailments for the rest of the battle, making them more susceptible to getting Charmed off Sexy Dance for instance. However, the boss gives the party ample time to try and recover from this before it unleashes a Heartbreaker to punish anyone still Charmed. When it drops to low health, it starts unleashing Agidyne which can be lethal to Mitsuru or the protagonist (if his Persona is weak to Fire). It also lengthens the fight with a powered-up Diarama that heals 1,500 HP, but it will only do this once during the whole battle.

Pack plenty of Dis-Charms from Aohige Pharmacy before starting this Full Moon Operation. Since Patra and Me Patra now cure Charm (meaning there's no Charmdi anymore), having Personas with that skill can relieve a lot of frustration from anyone getting Charmed. Yukari will not learn Me Patra until level 33, though, which means the earliest source is likely Leanan Sidhe.

Stats[]

Full Moon Boss[]

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 15
Magic 16
Endurance 17
Agility 15
Luck 19
Lovers 25 1,500
1,500
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - - - - - Null Null -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Strike Attack Normal attack using the Strike attribute.
Holy Arrow Deals light Pierce damage / Charms one foe. (75% chance)
Maragion Deals medium Fire damage to all foes.
Life Drain Drains 35 HP from one foe.
Spirit Drain Drains 20 SP from one foe.
Pulinpa Makes 1 foe Panic. (40% chance)
Marin Karin Charms 1 foe. (40% chance)
Sexy Dance Charms all foes. (40% chance)
Heartbreaker Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes. Damage is doubled against charmed foes.


Vision Quest[]

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 40
Magic 99
Endurance 50
Agility 50
Luck 50
Lovers 75 9,000
20,000
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - - - - - Null Null -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Strike Attack Normal attack using the Strike attribute.
Holy Arrow Deals light Pierce damage / Charms one foe. (75% chance)
Maragidyne Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes.
Marin Karin Charms 1 foe. (40% chance)
Sexy Dance Charms all foes. (40% chance)
Pulinpa Makes 1 foe Panic. (40% chance)
Life Drain Drains a moderate amount of HP from one foe.
Spirit Drain Drains a moderate amount of SP from one foe.
Heartbreaker Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes. Damage is doubled against charmed foes.
Fire Amp Greatly strengthens Fire attacks by 50%.
Ailment Boost Increases odds of inflicting ailments by 25%.
Sharp Student Halves the odds of sustaining critical damage.
Apt Pupil Doubles user's Critical Rate.


Reload[]

  • The boss will use Diarama the moment it loses one-third of its HP for the first time. It will use Seductive Mist on the next turn.
  • If the boss's HP reaches 50% or below, it might use Agidyne.


Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 25
Magic 37
Endurance 8
Agility 20
Luck 70
Lovers 26 4,500
999
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - Resist Null - Resist - - - -
Down Dizzy Freeze Shock Poison Charm Distress Confuse Fear Rage
- Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Holy Arrow Deals weak Pierce damage to 1 foe. Inflicts Charm. Always hits and crits.
Diarama Moderately restores 1 ally's HP.
Marin Karin High chance of Charm to 1 foe.
Sexy Dance Medium chance of Charm to all foes.
Heartbreaker Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes. Damage is heavily increased against charmed foes.
Seductive Mist All foes have their ailment susceptibility increased for the rest of the battle.
Agidyne Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe.
Null Dizzy Protects completely from being afflicted with Dizzy.
Insta-Heal Recover from ailments in 1 turn.
Null Freeze Protects completely from being afflicted with Freeze.
Null Shock Protects completely from being afflicted with Shock.
Charm Boost Increases chances of inflicting Charm.


Gallery[]


P3 Bosses
Guardians Venus Eagle (3) - Dancing Hand (3) - Rampage Drive - Crying Table (3) - Change Relic - Golden Beetle (3) - Intrepid Knight - Furious Gigas (3) - Fanatic Tower - Magical Magus (3) - Natural Dancer - Arcane Turret (3) - Sleeping Table - Hell Knight (3) - Mythical Gigas - Judgement Sword (3) - Stasis Giant (3) - Phantom King - Royal Dancer (3) - Reckoning Dice - Noble Seeker (3) - Carnal Snake (3) - World Balance - Fierce Cyclops (3) - Jotun of Grief
Full Moon Operation bosses Arcana Priestess - Arcana Emperor and Arcana Empress - Arcana Hierophant - Arcana Lovers - Arcana Chariot and Arcana Justice - Arcana Hermit - Arcana Fortune and Arcana Strength - Arcana Hanged Man - Death
Other Takaya Sakaki and Hypnos - Jin Shirato and Moros - Chidori Yoshino and Medea - Reaper - Elizabeth
P3P Exclusive Theodore - Margaret
P3 FES Bosses
Guardians Immortal Gigas + Visceral Maya (3) - Brilliant Cyclops - Death Castle + El Dorado Beast (2) - Harem Dancer + Merciless Maya (2) - Judgement Sword + Ice Raven + Brave Wheel - Primitive Idol + Shouting Tiara + Wrathful Book - Wondrous Magus + Crying Table + Cowardly Maya - Neo Minotaur - Spastic Turret + Slaughter Drive (2) - Conceited Maya - Rebellious Cyclops + Acheron Seeker (2) - Tenjin Musha + Kaiden Musha + Onnen Musha
Other Metis and Psyche - ??? - Akihiko Sanada and Caesar + Ken Amada and Kala-Nemi - Junpei Iori and Trismegistus + Koromaru and Cerberus - Yukari Takeba and Isis + Mitsuru Kirijo and Artemisia - Erebus
P3 Reload Bosses
Guardians Ruthless Ice Ravens (2) - Barbaric Beast Wheel & Magic Hands (2) - Swift Axle ~ Will O' Wisp Raven & Lightning Eagles (2) - Heretic Magus & Grievous Tables (2) - Disturbing Dice & Slaughter Twins (2) - Clairvoyant Relic ~ Servant Tower & Enslaved Cupids - Lascivious Lady & Profligate Gigas (2) - Fleetfooted Cavalry ~ Ochlocratic Sands (3) - Arcanist Decapitator, Heat Overseer, & Sky Overseer - Deviant Convict & Tome of Atrophy - Controlling Partner & Dependent Partner ~ Venomous Magus & Five Fingers of Blight (2) - Bloody Maria & Executioner's Crown - Imposing Skyscraper ~ Heartless Relic & Rampaging Sands (2) - Raging Turret - Terminal Table - Jotun of Authority, Purging Right Hand, & Subservient Left Hand - Isolated Castle ~ Pagoda of Disaster & Tomes of Persecution (2) - Dancing Beast Wheel - Demented Knights (2) - Cruel Greatsword & Serpents of Absurdity (2) - Invigorated Gigas
Monad Cowardly Maya - Magical Magus & Shouting Tiara ~ Bronze Dice & Muttering Tiara - Iron Dice - Muttering Tiara ~ Dogmatic Tower & Immoral Snakes (2) - Natural Dancers (2) - Vehement Idol ~ Minotaur II - Haunted Castle & Spiritual Castle - Intrepid Knight & Change Relic ~ Heat Balance, Sky Balance ~ Shadow of the Void
Major Arcana
0. Fool Arcana - I. Magician Arcana - 1(E). Councillor Arcana - II. Priestess Arcana - III. Empress Arcana - IV. Emperor Arcana - V. Hierophant Arcana - V(T). Apostle Arcana- VI. Lovers Arcana - VII. Chariot Arcana - VIII. Strength Arcana/Justice Arcana - IX. Hermit Arcana - X. Fortune Arcana - XI. Justice Arcana/Strength Arcana - XI(T). Hunger Arcana - XII. Hanged Man Arcana - XIII. Death Arcana - XIV. Temperance Arcana - XV. Devil Arcana - XVI. Tower Arcana - XVII. Star Arcana - XVIII. Moon Arcana - XIX. Sun Arcana - XX. Judgement Arcana - XX(T). Aeon Arcana - XXI. World Arcana - XXI(T). Universe Arcana - (VS) Faith Arcana - (VS) Hope Arcana
Minor Arcana
Suit of Coins - Suit of Cups - Suit of Swords - Suit of Wands
Shadow Arcana
I. Arcana Magician - II. Arcana Priestess - III. Arcana Empress - IV. Arcana Emperor - V. Arcana Hierophant - VI. Arcana Lovers - VII. Arcana Chariot - VIII. Arcana Justice - IX. Arcana Hermit - X. Arcana Fortune - XI. Arcana Strength - XII. Arcana Hanged Man - XIII. Death