This article is about the Shadow. For the Arcana, see Strength Arcana. |
Arcana Strength is a full moon boss in Persona 3 fought alongside Arcana Fortune during the seventh Full Moon Operation on October 4th.
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- Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Full Moon Operation boss, October 4
- Persona 3 The Movie
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Like the other Full Moon bosses, Arcana Strength represents the inverse form of the Strength Tarot card. It represents the desire to protect only a single person instead of helping many others. As a result, it renders Fortune untargetable at the start of the battle, and goes out of its way trying to spam physical attacks against the party.
The Strength Arcana also has the second name Fortitude, which means to be courageous in the face to danger. The inverse of this trait is evident with the Shadow's susceptibility to the Fear ailment in the original games.
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The boss fight.
Arcana Strength is a Shadow wearing a Strength Arcana mask, like the other bosses. The creature takes the form of a woman in a dress over a swirling bundle of flowers, similar to the woman from the actual tarot card.
Unlike most bosses, it is vulnerable to instant death if the skill Ghastly Wail is used after it becomes fearful because of Arcana Fortune's Wheel of Fortune attack (the same is true if a party member is afflicted). When the battle begins, Arcana Strength casts a shield on Arcana Fortune that protects it until it is defeated. Throughout the battle, Arcana Strength attacks physically and inflicts status ailments, such as Charm, with Sexy Dance. Upon Arcana Fortune's Wheel of Fortune, it is possible to negatively affect Arcana Strength by landing on blue squares. Arcana Strength will not be knocked down by critical hits from the party, eliminating the possibility of All-Out Attacks. After Arcana Strength is defeated, its protection over Arcana Fortune dissipates.
In Persona 3 Portable specifically, the initial Full Moon Boss encounter has a bug, where upon any party member getting Knocked Down, Arcana Strength will exclusively use Vile Assault for the rest of the battle, regardless of resistances. This potentially leads to the battle becoming easier, as they will lose access to the multi-target Heat Wave, alongside the Charm inflicting Sexy Dance. For this reason it is also recommended to bring Aigis into the fight, as her Pierce resistance would let her be an effective tank as the rest of the chosen party brings on the damage. It is also possible for the bug to make itself known without intention, so it is also recommended to keep stashes of Attack Mirrors to take advantage of this when Strength critical's with Heat Wave or Tempest Slash.
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- Strength can be downed for an All-Out Attack even if Arcana Fortune is untargetable.
- It will always spend its first turn using Mobius Rondo.
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