Evil Smile (デビルスマイル, Debirusumairu)? is an Ailment skill.
Effect
In Megami Ibunroku Persona, Evil Smile is an enemy-exclusive Energy Drain skill. When used on a foe, it will inflict them with the Paralysis status ailment, and when it hits a foe that's already paralyzed, it'll reduce their level by 1. The foe doesn't need to have been paralyzed by this skill for the level-lowering effect to trigger and multiple levels can be lost in one fight. Not only will the level be reduced, so will the affected character's stats. The game keeps track of which stats each point granted on level up was spent on, and will revert those changes. The Tetraja skill will protect against the level-lowering aspect of this skill.
In Megami Ibunroku Persona, Evil Smile is an enemy-exclusive Dark skill that lowers the level of one foe.
From Persona 3 onwards, Evil Smile has a chance of inflicting Fear in all enemies. The effects of the ailment vary between games.
| Game | Effect | Status | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megami Ibunroku Persona | Lowers LV + Paralyze (1 human foe) | - | - |
| Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable |
Instills Fear in all foes. | 40% | 10 SP |
| Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden |
Instills Fear in all foes. | 30% | 12 SP |
| Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal |
Inflict Fear (medium odds) to all foes. | Medium | 12 SP |
| Persona 5 Strikers | High chance of Fear to wide range Foes | High | 10 SP |
Skillset
Party Members
By leveling up
| Character | Game | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Koromaru | Persona 3 | 50 |
|
Shinjiro Aragaki | Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable |
39 |
|
Haru Okumura | Persona 5 Strikers | 37 |
By equipping accessories
Party members are able to learn Evil Smile by equipping certain accessories:
| Game | Accessory | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Persona 5 Royal | Addle Bangle | Tanaka's Shady Commodities |
Personas
Persona 3 / FES / Portable
By leveling up
| Persona | Arcana | Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | P3F | P3P | P3 | P3F | P3P | |
| Nebiros | Hermit | Innate | ||||
| Mot | Death | Innate | ||||
| Thanatos | Death | Innate | - | |||
| Mokoi | Devil | - | Innate | |||
| Vetala | Devil | 28 | ||||
| Incubus | Devil | Innate | ||||
| Abaddon | Devil | Innate | ||||
With Skill Cards
In Persona 3 Portable, the protagonist can use a Skill Card to teach Evil Smile to his Personas. It can only be obtained through certain means:
| Persona |
|---|
| Mokoi |
Persona 4 / Golden
By leveling up
| Persona | Arcana | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P4 | P4G | ||
| Legion | Fool | Innate | |
| Mot | Death | Innate | |
| Incubus | Devil | Innate | |
| Belphegor | Devil | Innate | |
| Baphomet | Hunger | - | Innate |
| Niddhoggr | Aeon | - | Innate |
With Skill Cards
In Persona 4 Golden, the protagonist can use a Skill Card to teach Evil Smile to his Personas. It can only be obtained through certain means:
| Persona | Method |
|---|---|
| Incubus | Chagall Café |
Persona 5 / Royal
By leveling up
| Persona | Arcana | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P5 | P5R | P5 | P5R | |
| Decarabia | Fool | 37 | - | |
| Legion | Fool | - | Innate | |
| Skadi | Priestess | - | Innate | |
| Fafnir | Hermit | - | Innate | |
| Moloch | Hanged Man | Innate | ||
| Lilim | Devil | Innate | - | |
| Pazuzu | Devil | 46 | 48 | |
| Beelzebub | Devil | Innate | ||
With Skill Cards
The protagonist can use a Skill Card to teach Evil Smile to his Personas. It can only be obtained through certain means:
| Persona | Method |
|---|---|
| Decarabia | Negotiation |
Persona 5 Strikers
By leveling uo
| Persona | Arcana | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Black Frost | Fool | Innate |
| Lilim | Devil | Innate |
Enemies
Encounters
Megami Ibunroku Persona
| Demon | Order | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Pairika | Night | 27 |
| Titania | Fairy | 49 |
| Girimehkala | Jaki | 53 |
| Barbatos | Fallen | 56 |
| Oberon | Fairy | 57 |
Enemies
Encounters
Persona 5 / Royal
| Shadow | Persona | Arcana | Games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P5 | P5R | P5 | P5R | ||
| Quaking Lady of Shadow | Skadi | Priestess | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Sacrificial Pyrekeeper | Moloch | Hanged Man | ✔ | ✘ | |
| Coffin-borne God | Mot | Death | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Abyssal King of Desire | Abaddon | Judgement | ✘ | ✔ | |
Trivia
- There was a bug in the Japanese version of Persona 5 Strikers that allowed Evil Smile to ignore the target's Null Fear. This was patched in Ver.1.03.
