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P5R Kyouma

Bicorn as a Disaster Shadow

Disaster Shadows (凶魔, Kyouma)? are a special type of Shadow in Persona 5 Royal. They may randomly appear in normal enemy encounters.

Appearances[]

Details[]

Disaster Shadows are special Shadows that can be encountered in Palaces and Mementos, and are signified by a purple-blue aura around them. They are parallel to certain regular Shadows, and their parameters such as moveset, stats and resistances are identical to their normal Shadow counterparts, although they are programmed to take 30% more damage, even from fixed-damage items or skills (like Divine Judgment and Guiding Tendril). Disaster Shadows cannot be negotiated with or recruited, and they never attempt to escape. Since they are not negotiable, talking to them will not cure them of Burn, Dizzy, Forget, Despair, Rage or cause them to flee if they have Fear.

A Disaster Shadow may randomly have Sleep ailment at the start of the battle.

Retaliation[]

These Shadows spend their turn to "mutter oddly" and do not attack, but will retaliate once hit as their "eyes rage." If the attack that enrages them also causes a One More, the Disaster Shadows will not start retaliating until the One More chain is over. If they are provoked by an attack but get knocked down by a different attack before being able to retaliate, they will do the retaliation in their proper turn, after recovering from Down. This can be avoided by hitting them while they are Downed with a Critical or an attack they are weak against, as this cause them to calm down when they get up.

The attack does not have to land for the Disaster Shadow to become enraged, the only requirement is for them to be targeted with an attack regardless of it missing (this includes multi-target skills or skills that target all enemies).

Life Drain and Ghastly Wail will enrage them, but not Spirit Drain or other non-damaging Almighty Skills like Foul Breath. They will retaliate against the protagonist's party even when hit by a fellow Shadow (via brainwash or Self Destruct).

  • Disaster Shadows do not retaliate against attacks that knock them down or target them while they are knocked down, or while having an ailment that prevents them from acting, such as Freeze, Shock, Confuse, Sleep or Despair.
    • However, they will retaliate if hit by an attack that also removes those ailments, as long as they are not knocked down in the process.
  • If inflicted with Rage, Disaster Shadows will attack both on their turn and after being attacked, each with a chance for them to "explode with rage" and make a second attack in a row.
  • If inflicted with Brainwash, Disaster Shadows cannot retaliate and will behave like a standard brainwashed Shadow.
  • When the Disaster Shadows are provoked, their "eyes raging" is considered an action, thus, if they have Burn, they will take damage twice, when they get enraged and when they perform an attack.

Explosion[]

Main article: Explosion!

If their HP is fully depleted, a Disaster Shadow will instead explode and heavily damage nearby Shadows but do zero harm to the protagonist's party. This explosion is Almighty-type, and the damage is influenced by how powerful the lethal attack was, so it is recommended to use a strong skill to defeat them. This is especially effective in conjunction with Baton Pass, and can be strong enough to end a fight by itself, so prioritize attacking these Shadows when they show up. However, if they are killed by Despair, a repelled attack, or an Insta-Kill effect such as Hamaon, it will count as defeating the Shadow normally, with no explosion at all.

If the explosion Downs a fellow Shadow through Technical, a One More will be given to the combatant who triggered the Disaster Shadow's explosion.

Drops[]

After being destroyed, the Shadow will drop a valuable item (instead of normal materials,) usually an itemization tool, if not a rare consumable or a powerful Incense for the Velvet Room.

There are at least 3 (to a maximum 4) types of items a Disaster Shadow can drop: 2 of them are the regular common items that can be received in regular negotiation, if not the Sooty armor substitute that can be washed (meaning rare items and skill cards do not apply,) and the 3rd is a rare item unrelated to other means of acquisition.

For instance, while a normal Bicorn can give a Devil Fruit, Muscle Drink, (rarely) a Revival Bead and a Lunge skill card in negotiation, a Disaster Shadow Bicorn can only drop a Devil Fruit, a Muscle Drink and rarely a Bead. A regular Cait Sith that can only drop Sooty Boots, (rarely) a Soul Drop and a Cleave skill card has its counterpart instead drop only Sooty Boots and an Air Cannon.

List of Disaster Shadows[]

Palaces[]

Palace Shadows
Kamoshida's Palace Bicorn, Incubus, Angel
Madarame's Palace Koropokkuru, Hua Po, Koppa-Tengu, Onmoraki, Inugami
Kaneshiro's Palace High Pixie, Nekomata, Orobas ,Yaksini, Rakshasa
Futaba's Palace Sandman, Naga, Anzu, Isis, Lamia, Andras
Okumura's Palace Mothman, Decarabia, Lilim, Thunderbird, Kaiwan
Niijima's Palace Queen Mab, Ose, Kushinada-Hime, Kikuri-Hime, Unicorn
Shido's Palace Narcissus, Sarasvati, Barong, Parvati, Hanuman
Depths of Mementos Melchizedek, Moloch, Lilith, Chernobog
Qliphoth World Dominion
Maruki's Palace Loa, Nebiros, Macabre, Byakhee, Bugs

Mementos[]

Path Shadows
Qimranut Jack-o'-Lantern
Aiyatsbus Jack-o'-Lantern, Cait Sith, Incubus, Angel
Chemdah Hua Po, Koropokkuru, Onmoraki, Koppa Tengu, Inugami
Kaitul High Pixie, Nekomata, Rakshasa
Akzeriyyuth Naga, Anzu, Isis, Lamia, Andras, Pisaca
Adyeshach Mothman, Decarabia, Lilim, Thunderbird, Kaiwan, Legion
Sheriruth Queen Mab, Kushinada-Hime, Ganesha, Rangda, Norn
Sheriruth (post-Shido's Palace) Sarasvati, Barong, Parvati, Hanuman
Da'at Lilith, Chernobog, Melchizedek, Dominion, Torn King of Desires
* Shadows in bold are exclusive to Mementos.

Trophies & Awards[]

Trophy Icon Description For Reward
Let's Blow It Up P5R Trophy 23 Defeated enemies via Disaster Shadow explosion. P5R trophy Bronze Trophy
The Phantom Bombers ThievesDenAward 19 Defeat 100 enemies by using Disaster Shadow explosions. Thieves Den 50P


Characters
Playable Protagonist - Morgana - Ryuji Sakamoto - Ann Takamaki - Yusuke Kitagawa - Makoto Niijima - Futaba Sakura - Haru Okumura - Goro Akechi - Sumire Yoshizawa
Confidant Igor - Sojiro Sakura - Chihaya Mifune - Munehisa Iwai - Tae Takemi - Sadayo Kawakami - Ichiko Ohya - Shinya Oda - Hifumi Togo - Yuuki Mishima - Toranosuke Yoshida - Caroline & Justine - Sae Niijima - Takuto Maruki
Major Targets Suguru Kamoshida - Ichiryusai Madarame - Junya Kaneshiro - Shadow Futaba - Kunikazu Okumura - Masayoshi Shido - Holy Grail / Yaldabaoth - Azathoth / Adam Kadmon
Other Principal Kobayakawa - SIU Director - Shiho Suzui - Natsuhiko Nakanohara - Mika - Lala Escargot - Angel and Julian - Medjed - Wakaba Isshiki - Sugimura - President Tanaka - Kazuya Makigami - Naoya Makigami - Shadow Mishima - Shinichi Yoshizawa - Rumi - Shibusawa - Jose - Kasumi Yoshizawa - Coach Hiraguchi
Locations
Tokyo Yongen-Jaya (Café Leblanc) - Shibuya - Aoyama-Itchome (Shujin Academy) - Shinjuku - Akihabara - Kichijoji - Ogikubo - Inokashira Park - Tsukishima - Akasaka Mitsuke - Suidobashi - Odaiba Seaside Park - Ichigaya - Ikebukuro - Ginza - Harajuku - Meiji Shrine - Jinbocho - Miura Beach - Maihama (Tokyo Destinyland) - Kanda - Roppongi - Ueno - Asakusa - Chinatown - Nagatacho - Shinagawa - Nakano - Kosei High School
Palace Kamoshida's Palace - Madarame's Palace - Kaneshiro's Palace - Futaba's Palace - Okumura's Palace - Niijima's Palace - Shido's Palace - Mementos (Path of Qimranut - Path of Aiyatsbus - Path of Chemdah - Path of Kaitul - Path of Akzeriyyuth - Path of Adyeshach - Path of Sheriruth - Depths of Mementos - Qliphoth World - Path of Da'at) - Maruki's Palace
Other Velvet Room - Hawaii - Thieves Den
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack (Persona 5 / Royal (JP / EN))
Songs "Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There" - "Life Will Change" - "Beneath the Mask" - "Last Surprise" - "Rivers in the Desert" - "The Whims of Fate" - "Tokyo Daylight" - "Hoshi To Bokura To" - "Break In To Break Out" - "Infinity" - "Dark Sun..." - "Autonomy" - "Found a Light" - "IT'S TOO LATE" - "Colors Flying High" - "Take Over" - "He's a Trickster☆" - "I Believe" - "No More What Ifs" - "Throw Away Your Mask" - "Bokura no Hikari (Our Light)"
Archives
Story Persona - Persona user - Shadow - Shadow Self - Second Awakening - Picaro Persona - I am thou - Cognition - P. A. D. - Metaverse - Metaverse Navigator - Mask - Wild Card - Phantom Thieves of Hearts - Phantom Aficionado Website - Antisocial Force - Treasure - Police - Calling Card - Change of Heart - Psychotic breakdown - Mental shutdown - General Public - Seven Deadly Sins - Sea of Souls - Bond - Featherman
School Life Calendar - Weather - Seasons
Confidant - Social Stats - Hideout - Class - Train - Invitations - Gifts - Decorations
Activities Bathhouse - Studying - Diner - Cleaning - Maid Café - Billiards - Books - DVDs - Retro Games - Movie Theater - Big Bang Challenge - Crane Game - Bed - Batting Cages - Fishing Pond - Crossword Puzzles - Darts - Infiltration Tools - Cooking - Training - Old Temple - Laundry - Part-time Jobs - Shrine - Confessional - Jazz Jin - Houseplant - Refrigerator - TV Quiz Show - Blackboard - Drink Stand - Lottery - Cultivation - Fortune Telling
Vendors Shops: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Vending Machines - Takemi Medical Clinic - Untouchable - Jose's Shop - Home Shopping Program - Tanaka's Shady Commodities - Military Vending Machine - Trading
Phantom Life Mementos Requests - Third Eye - Security Level - Search Objects - Treasure Chests - Safe Room - Thieves Guild - List of Shadows (Treasure Demon - Disaster Shadow - Savage Shadow) - List of Bosses - Skill Card - Will Seeds - Deviations - Slot Machines
Battle Items: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Skills: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Difficulty - Status Changes - Weaknesses - Traits - Navigator - Tactics - Guard - Party Switch - Baton Pass - One More - Critical - Technical - Showtime - Cut-in - All-out Attack - Hold Up - Personality - Drops - Game Over
Follow Up - Harisen Recovery - Endure - Protect - Pickpocket - Crocodile Tears - Sexy Technique - Down Shot - Bullet Hail - Oda Special - Kakoi Kuzushi - Sleuthing Instinct - Detox X - Mindfulness - Flow - Tumbling
Velvet Room List of Personas: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Fusion - Special Fusion - Hanging - Lockdown - Electric Chair - Arcana - Skill Inheritance - Fusion Accident - Fusion alarm - Challenge Battle
System Trophies: (Persona 5 / Royal) - Cutscenes - New Game Plus - Patches and Updates - Steam Profile Items
Unused Content: (Persona 5 / Royal)
Development
Corporate Atlus Co., Ltd. - Sega
Personnel Katsura Hashino - Shigenori Soejima - Shoji Meguro - Lyn Inaizumi - Atsushi Kitajoh - Ryota Kozuka - Kenichi Tsuchiya - Toshiki Konishi - Kazuhisa Wada - Lotus Juice
Other Media
Games Royal - Dancing in Starlight - Strikers - Tactica - The Phantom X
Productions Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers - Persona 5 The Animation (Episodes - Dark Sun... - Stars and Ours - Proof of Justice - A Magical Valentine's Day) - Persona O.A. - Persona 5 The Night Breakers - Persona Stalker Club V - PERSORA AWARDS 3 - Persora -The Golden Best 5- - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album - Persona 5 The Stage - Persona VS
Publications Manga - Dengeki Comic Anthology - Comic à La Carte - Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics) - Tartarus Theater Wild - the Animation Dengeki Comic Anthology - Mementos Mission - Mementos Report - Persona Magazine
Events Night of the Phantom - Super Live 2017 - Super Live 2019 - TGS 2021 - 25th Anniversary Symphonic Concert
20th Anniversary Festival - 25th Anniversary - 25th FES
TGS 2015 - Take Tokyo Tower - E3 2016 - Take the Treasure - TGS 2016 - Morgana's Report - DJ Morgana
Miscellaneous Merchandise - Catherine: Full Body - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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