Golden Beetle

Golden Beetle as it appears in Persona 3

Golden Beetle or Strength Beetle (剛毅蟲, Goukichuu) is a Shadow in the Persona series.

Appearances

• Persona 3 / Persona 3 FES / Persona 3 Portable
• Persona 4 / Persona 4 Golden as Strength Beetle
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Optional Boss
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Profile

Persona 3

Golden Beetle first appears as a sub-boss found in the Arqa Block on the 47th floor of Tartarus, encountered in a group of three. They impede the party's progress and must be beaten to proceed. They are later encountered as normal enemies in the Yabbashah Block of Tartarus, from floors 78 to 89.

The boss fight with the Golden Beetles always begins with the Beetles each getting a free turn, which they will use to cast Tarukaja on themselves. They also possess high defense, which makes it difficult to damage them. Bring Akihiko and Personas that know Zio spells to exploit their weakness to Electricity and gain easy All-Out Attacks. Depending on the turn order, it may be wise to not go for the all-out attack and force the bettles to waste a turn getting up. While not set as a weakness, these Golden Beetles take 25% additional damage from Fire and Wind attacks.

Persona 4

The Shadow is known as the Strength Beetle in Persona 4 and appears in Chapters 5 and 6 of the Void Quest within the Midnight Channel. Upon being defeated, they may drop the Golden Horn material. Selling 6 Golden Horns at Daidara will unlock the Plate Mail male armor in the shop.

In Golden, it may appear in Chapters 5 through 9. It may also drop Howlite for trade at Shiroku Pub.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

The Golden Beetle is a Shadow fought for the request, Investigate You in Wonderland replacing Queen of Hearts in order to obtain the Yellow Orb Key item, the Sphere of Fecundity from the void behind it. Completing the quest nets the Merit Badge, an accessory which grants +10 to HP and SP and +1 to all stats. The Bug Gold it drops allows Theodore to create the Silence Bow for Yukari, which inflicts Magic Bind, Heavy Punch for Akihiko, which inflicts Agility Bind, Cobra Boots for Chie, which inflict Poison, and Drowsy Shield for Kanji, which inflicts Sleep, each with a 15% chance to inflict their respective ailments.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Golden Beetle is a rare appears in Area 4 of the second Theater, Junessic Land. It has an Affinity Barrier that helps it resist all incoming damage until it breaks when it becomes low on HP. Once its barrier breaks, it will become weak to Psy, Nuclear, Bless and Curse skills. The party can break its barrier faster by using Poison to quickly reduce its HP total. The Beetle Sap it drops is used to unlock the Obsidian Knife for the P5 hero, Primal Naginata for the P3P heroine, Mythic Sword for the P4 hero, Power Plate for Kanji Tatsumi and Raging Bull for Naoto Shirogane. Its Beetle Crystal is another component to unlock the Mythic Sword for the P4 hero and is also needed to unlock the Enhanced Armor once the boss of Junessic Land is defeated.

Stats

Persona 3

• Sub-boss
• Normal Encounter
• The Answer

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 15 Magic 11 Endurance 22 Agility 13 Luck 10 Emperor 19 240 240 Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi Strong Strong Strong - Null Weak - Null Null - List of Skills Skill Effect Pierce Attack Normal attack using the Pierce attribute. Tarukaja Increases 1 ally's Attack. Kill Rush Deals light Strike damage to one foe. (1-3 hits) Masukunda Decreases all foes' Hit/Evasion rate. Torrent Shot Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2-4 hits) Sukukaja Increases 1 ally's Hit/Evasion rate.

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 18 Magic 16 Endurance 27 Agility 18 Luck 15 Emperor 29 217 92 Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi - - - - Null - Weak - - - List of Skills Skill Effect Pierce Attack Normal attack using the Pierce attribute. Sonic Punch Deals light Strike damage to one foe. Zio Deals light Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance)

Arcana Level HP SP Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- Emperor 60 397 168 Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi - - - - Null - Weak - - - List of Skills Skill Effect Pierce Attack Normal attack using the Pierce attribute. Ziodyne Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance) Vicious Strike Deals heavy Strike damage to all foes. Tarukaja Increases 1 ally's Attack. Rakukaja Increases 1 ally's Defense.

Persona 4

• Persona 4
• Golden

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 31 Magic 25 Endurance 28 Agility 27 Luck 16 Emperor 40 180 164 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi - Repel Repel Repel Repel Repel Weak - EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop 815 320 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Garudyne Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 28 Magic 20 Endurance 28 Agility 27 Luck 12 Emperor 40 180 164 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi - Repel Repel Repel Repel Repel Weak - EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop 730 280 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Mighty Swing Deals medium Phys damage to 1 foe. Power Charge Next physical attack will be 150% greater in power.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Level HP Attack Defense Strength 50 Magic 23 Endurance 30 Agility 20 Luck 25 23 2,500 150 90 Exp Drop 1 Drop 2 Drop 3 22,404 Bug Gold - - Cut Stab Bash Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Alm Resist Resist Resist - Resist Weak Resist Null Null - Sleep Panic Poison Curse Paralysis S-Bind M-Bind A-Bind Down KO - - - - - - - - Null Null List of Skills Skill Effect Mow Down A light Cut attack. (1 Row) Assault Shot A medium Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 Enemy) Mighty Swing A light Cut attack that splashes to either side. (1 Enemy) Poison Breath Medium chance of Poison. (All Enemies)

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Level HP Attack Defense Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- 26 846 108 96 Exp Drop 1 Drop 2 Drop 3 ? Beetle Crystal Fine Horn Beetle Sap Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Alm - - - - - Weak Weak Weak Weak - Sleep Confuse Poison Hex Paralysis S-Bind M-Bind A-Bind Down KO - - - - Null - - - - Null List of Skills Skill Effect Fire Dance Light Fire attack that splashes to either side. (1 enemy) Thorn Shackles Light Phys attack, with medium chance of Agility Bind. (1 enemy)