| 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[]
- Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Full Moon Operation boss, July 7th
- Persona 3 The Movie
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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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.
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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.
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