Evil Smile (デビルスマイル, Debirusumairu)? is an Ailment skill.
Effect[edit | edit source]
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 Death 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. | 25% | 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[edit | edit source]
Party Members[edit | edit source]
By leveling up[edit | edit source]
| 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[edit | edit source]
Party members are able to learn Evil Smile by equipping certain accessories:
| Game | Accessory | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Persona 5 Royal | Addle Bangle | Tanaka's Shady Commodities |
Demons[edit | edit source]
Megami Ibunroku Persona[edit | edit source]
| Demon | Order | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Titania | Fairy | 49 |
| Oberon | Fairy | 57 |
| Barbatos | Fallen | 56 |
| Girimehkala | Jaki | 53 |
| Pairika | Night | 27 |
Personas[edit | edit source]
Persona 3 / FES / Portable[edit | edit source]
By leveling up[edit | edit source]
| Persona | Arcana | Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | P3F | P3P | P3 | P3F | P3P | |
| Nebiros | Hermit | Innate | ||||
| Mot | Death | Innate | ||||
| Mokoi | Devil | - | Innate | |||
| Vetala | Devil | 28 | ||||
| Incubus | Devil | Innate | ||||
| Abaddon | Devil | Innate | ||||
With Skill Cards[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
By leveling up[edit | edit source]
| 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
By leveling up[edit | edit source]
| 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
| Persona | Arcana | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Black Frost | Fool | Innate |
| Lilim | Devil | Innate |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- 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.
