Climax Theater

Climax Theater in Innocent Sin

The Climax Theater is a location that appears only in the PSP release of Persona 2: Innocent Sin.

Role

The Climax Theater provides various side quests written by various different Atlus writers whose canonical quality is questionable. Motoko Mitsugi serves as a guide in the theater menu and is the only NPC to appear within the theater itself.

Quests

It contains three official quests made by Atlus: School of the Heart (Part 1), School of the Heart (Part 2), and Persona Thief. In the Japanese release, players may make and share quests but in all other releases this function was taken out of the game. Thus, to gain ranks in the localized versions, players must repeat any one of the three quests.

School of the Heart

The first two quests are actually two parts of one story. School of the Heart takes place within St. Hermelin High School but no cast members from the first Persona make a physical appearance except for Yukino if the player has her in their party.

Persona Thief

The third quest takes place in Karukozaka High School. In this quest, it is confirmed that the stories are not canon, as evidenced by the end, where the cast break the fourth wall, referring to the player and the small audience playing the game, to enjoy the game to make Nameless happy.

Enemies

• Indigo boxes indicate bosses.

Innocent Sin

• School of the Heart 1
• School of the Heart 2
• Persona Thief

Enemy	Lv	HP	Arcana																	Drop	Rare
Moh Shuvuu	12	84	Temp.	St	Wk	St	-	St	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Antidote	Zan Card
Ixtab	13	101	Death	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Silver Manisha	Gry Card
Ochre Jelly	13	108	Tower	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	Nu	Chewing Soul	-
Nekomata	14	145	Hermit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	Rp	Rattle Drink	Cat Punch
Cockatrice	14	108	World	St	Wk	St	-	St	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Balzac Card	-
Kinnara	15	132	17.0Star	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Revealing Glass	-
Wraith	16	128	15.0Devil	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	Nu	Ohnusa	Magnara Card
Tengu	16	114	01.0Magician	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Antidote	Gry Card
Shax	17	136	12.0Hanged Man	St	Wk	St	-	St	Wk	Nu	-	Wk	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Zio Card	Zionga Card
Kiyohime	17	124	11.0Strength	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	-	-	-	Dr	St	St	-	St	Magenta Choker	Marin Karin Card
Jack Frost	18	123	06.0Lovers	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	Dr	-	-	St	St	-	St	Bufu Card	Hee-Ho Boots
Angel	18	106	Judge.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	St	Dia Card	-
Fjalar	19	145	Temper.	St	Wk	St	-	St	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Revival Bead	Balm of Life
Faust	20	155	01.0Magician	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	St	Energy Drink	Frei Card
Gandharva	21	188	17.0Star	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Silver Manisha	Agilao Card
Kraken	21	199	21.0World	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Tranquilizer	Aques Card
Angel	18	?	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	St	-	-

Enemy	Lv	HP	Arcana																	Drop	Rare
Gandharva	21	188	17.0Star	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Silver Manisha	Agilao Card
Kraken	21	199	21.0World	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Tranquilizer	Aques Card
Pairika	22	171	18.0Moon	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	Nu	Medicine	Garula Card
Lich	23	166	15.0Devil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	St	Pulinpa Card	-
Rasputin	24	157	01.0Magician	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Tranquilizer	Garula Card
Kabandha	25	208	12.0Hanged Man	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Magical Guard	Magical Mirror Card
Pyro Jack	26	190	06.0Lovers	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Agi Card	Agilao Card
Taranis	27	228	07.0Chariot	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	Silver Manisha	Garula Card
Kanaloa	27	230	16.0Tower	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Dia Card	Diarama Card
Cwn Annwn	28	183	09.0Hermit	St	St	St	St	St	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	Wk	Chewing Soul	Poisma Card
Camazotz	28	212	Temper.	-	Rp	-	Rp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Chewing Soul	Miracle Egg
Culebre	29	267	11.0Strength	-	-	Wk	-	Wk	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	-	St	Bufu Card	Chakram
Principality	29	224	Judge.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	St	Chewing Soul	Magnara Card
Picollus	30	213	17.0Star	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	Nu	-	-	St	St	-	St	Open Sesame	Aques Card
Hunhau	30	214	13.0Death	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Rattle Drink	Wild Knight Armor
Gandharva	21	~600	?	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Silver Manisha	Agilao Card
Pyro Jack	26	~500	?	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Agi Card	Agilao Card
Principality	29	~700	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	St	Chewing Soul	Magnara Card
Persephone	25	~2300	?	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	-	-

Enemy	Lv	HP	Arcana																	Drop	Rare
Gandharva	21	188	17.0Star	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Silver Manisha	Agilao Card
Kraken	21	199	21.0World	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Tranquilizer	Aques Card
Pairika	22	171	18.0Moon	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	Nu	Medicine	Garula Card
Lich	23	166	15.0Devil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	St	Pulinpa Card	-
Rasputin	24	157	01.0Magician	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Tranquilizer	Garula Card
Kabandha	25	208	12.0Hanged Man	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Magical Guard	Magical Mirror Card
Pyro Jack	26	190	06.0Lovers	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Agi Card	Agilao Card
Taranis	27	228	07.0Chariot	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	Silver Manisha	Garula Card
Kanaloa	27	230	16.0Tower	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Dia Card	Diarama Card
Cwn Annwn	28	183	09.0Hermit	St	St	St	St	St	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	Wk	Chewing Soul	Poisma Card
Camazotz	28	212	Temper.	-	Rp	-	Rp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Chewing Soul	Miracle Egg
Culebre	29	267	11.0Strength	-	-	Wk	-	Wk	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	-	St	Bufu Card	Chakram
Principality	29	224	Judge.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	St	Chewing Soul	Magnara Card
Picollus	30	213	17.0Star	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	Nu	-	-	St	St	-	St	Open Sesame	Aques Card
Hunhau	30	214	13.0Death	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Rattle Drink	Wild Knight Armor
Agrippa	31	216	01.0Magician	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	Rattle Drink	Zanma Card
Wanyudo	33	236	10.0Fortune	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Rp	-	St	Physical Guard	Agilao Card
Demon King	34	301	15.0Devil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	St	Energy Drink	Gryva Card
Python	35	282	11.0Strength	-	-	Wk	-	Wk	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	-	St	Silver Manisha	Hard Borer
Lilim	36	247	18.0Moon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	St	Bufula Card	Magarula Card
Hoenir	38	275	17.0Star	-	Nu	-	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Ohnusa	Zionga Card
Leviathan	39	366	21.0World	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Dr	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Devil Capote	Clean Salt
Rakshasa	39	332	07.0Chariot	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	Physical Guard	Tarukaja Card
Orthrus	40	347	10.0Fortune	St	St	St	St	St	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	Wk	St Card	-
Barbatos	41	314	12.0Hanged Man	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Rp	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Zanma Card	Wavelength Card
Catoblepas	42	387	09.0Hermit	St	St	St	St	St	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	Wk	Bead	Magnadyne Card
Aeshma	42	317	16.0Tower	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Rattle Drink	Freila Card
Taksaka	43	356	11.0Strength	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	St	Nu	Nu	St	Nu	Physical Guard	-
Hunab Ku	46	353	21.0World	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	St	St	St	St	St	-	St	Magnadyne Card	-
Lucifuge	46	352	15.0Devil	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Magical Guard	Attack Mirror Card
Succubus	47	324	18.0Moon	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	Open Sesame	Thunderbolt Card
Pucel	48	367	12.0Hanged Man	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nu	-	St	Bufula Card	Frigid Card
Yaksa	49	383	17.0Star	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	Miracle Egg	Tarukaja Card
Seker	50	398	16.0Tower	St	Wk	St	-	St	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	St	Nu	-	Nu	Brink Tea	-
Ares	50	426	07.0Chariot	-	-	-	-	-	St	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	St	St	-	St	Muscle Drink	Inferno Card
Fafnir	52	454	11.0Strength	-	-	Wk	-	Wk	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	St	-	St	High Jet Knuckle	-
Phoenix	54	383	Temper.	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Balm of Life	Holylight Card
Adramelech	57	435	12.0Hanged Man	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Rp	-	St	Gryva Card	Pressure Card
Tzitzimitl	59	483	15.0Devil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Ohnusa	Frigid Card
Kisin	60	500	13.0Death		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	-	St	Garula Card	Garudyne Card
Valkyrie	60	472	17.0Star	St	St	St	St	St	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	Bead	Wavelength Card
Kushiel	65	5406	?	-	-	-	-	-	Nu	-	-	-	-	St	Nu	-	Nu	-	Nu	¥9800	-

Trivia

• Persona Thief makes a number of references to older games in the series:
  • The quest shares the same setting as Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Karukozaka High School.
  • The Nether-realm in the quest parallels the Expanse from if....
  • Nirasawa mentions writing a demon summoning program on a handheld computer by scratch and being able to fit a Cerberus on a single disk, a reference to Akemi Nakajima who wrote his own program, stored demons on floppy disks, and had Cerberus as his demon ally. It also references a sidequest in if... in which a floppy disk with a Cerberus stored inside it can be found in the floor of Karukozaka High School.
  • Nirasawa is a reference to Ideo Hazama, the main antagonist of if..., the two having been driven to create demon worlds because of their bad luck with love.
  • The setting of the final boss battle, that being of the roof, is a reference to Akira's route in if... where the gameplay comprises reaching the top of a long winded tower.
  • A ceremony takes place in the gym in the quest, a reference to when Hazama used the gym as the setting of his own ceremony.
  • Weyland is a Devil Summoner who summons demons using the effects panel on his guitar called the "Infectious Groove", a reference to Devil Summoner Carol J who wields an iconic guitar COMP.
    • The name, "Infectious Groove" is a reference to the band, the Infectious Grooves.
  • Weyland tells the party before sending his demons that he'll send them on the Highway to Hell.
  • Weyland gasps after his demon horde has been defeated by the party and then rhetorically asks if they ever run out of Magnetite.
  • A SMTII demon makes his only P2IS appearance in this quest as the final boss.
    • Said demon mentions YHVH.
    • Said demon's role and plot to eradicate the human race off the earth is similar and a reference to Thorman in Shin Megami Tensei.
  • Arcade Street, a BGM from Shin Megami Tensei, is played when in the safe areas of the quest. It is ported without any changes to the song and retains the original SNES sound quality.
  • Otsuki, a minor antagonist of if... makes a cameo appearance. He explains that things happen because of quantum plasma, just like his iconic line in if....
  • The party is forced to hold an item called the Unwashed Cup (as in, like a football player's cup), a reference to the item Unwashed Loincloth in Shin Megami Tensei: if..., which Otsuki steals.
  • A student makes a reference to the song, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record).
  • A student talks like a Jack Frost.