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The Hell Knight is a Shadow in the Persona series.

Appearances[]

Profile[]

Persona 3 / FES / Portable[]

Hell Knights first appear as a group of three sub-bosses guarding the 146th floor of Tartarus. They are neutral to Charm and Poison while blocking all other ailments. It later reappears as a normal enemy in the Harabah Block of Tartarus, between floors 181 to 189. This normal variant may potentially surprise the party with Infuriate, as the skill does not appear on their scan screen.

Due to the diverse moveset and somewhat high levels of the bosses, grinding may be necessary. Using Personas that are not weak to Electricity and Darkness (for both the protagonist and their allies) are very helpful, and having extra Dis-Poisons on hand wouldn't hurt.

Since Akihiko has just awakened to Caesar for Electricity immunity and group debuffs, he's an incredible party member of choice. Aim to get him to level 47 so that he has Matarunda to reduce the bosses' offense all at once. You'll need to rely on physical damage for your offense, so fielding physical attackers like Junpei and Aigis can progress the fight significantly (be mindful of their Tetrakarn). Your healers' weaknesses are threatened by the Knights' movesets - Yukari will need an Accessory to defend against the Maziodynes, while Ken runs the risk of getting KO'd by a stray Mudo - so you may need to have the protagonist play the heal/support role for this one.

It is possible to inflict Charm on them, which can make this battle much smoother; having both Incubus and Succubus as Personas will enable the use of the fusion spell Dreamfest, which has a high chance to Charm all of the Hell Knights at once and make this a trivially easy fight. Alternatively, landing Poison can cause all the Knights to lose 100HP per turn.

Hell Knights may later be found again within the first section of Antenora in the Abyss of Time. In addition to using Mudo and Mamudo, they may summon a Killing Hand to aid them in battle. If a party member is afflicted with Fear from the Hell Knight's Evil Touch, the Killing Hand will use Ghastly Wail to finish them off if given the opportunity.

Persona 4 / Golden[]

Hell Knights appear on B7F and B8F of the Secret Laboratory within the Midnight Channel. They will alternate between using Mudoon and Power Charge boosted Heat Wave. When defeated, they may drop Black Reins. Selling four Black Reins at Daidara Metalworks will unlock the Hurricane Coat male armor in the shop.

In Golden, it appears in the same floors above. It may also drop Meteorite for trade at Shiroku Pub.

Stats[]

Persona 3 / FES / Portable[]

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 37
Magic 27
Endurance 32
Agility 26
Luck 18
Emperor 48 1,200
1,200
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - 0.5x 0.5x Drain 0.5x Null Null -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Pierce Attack Normal attack using the Pierce attribute.
Ziodyne Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks one foe. (10% chance)
Maziodyne Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Mudo Darkness: instant kill, 1 foe. (30% chance)
Heat Wave Deals medium Strike damage to all foes.
Torrent Shot Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2-4 hits)
Poison Mist Poisons all foes. (35% chance)
Rakukaja Increases 1 ally's Defense.
Tetrakarn Barrier that reflects physical damage 1x per ally.
Elec Break Reduces 1 foe's Elec resistance to average.
Mind Charge Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. (2x damage)

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 40
Magic 44
Endurance 39
Agility 33
Luck 31
Emperor 60 314
154
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
Null - Null - - Repel Weak - - -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Pierce Attack Normal attack using the Pierce attribute.
Vile Assault Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x to Downed foes)
Maziodyne Deals heavy Elec damage / Shocks all foes. (8% chance)
Power Charge Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. (2x damage)
Rakunda Decreases 1 foes' Defense.
Infuriate Enrages all foes. (35% chance)

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 37
Magic 35
Endurance 30
Agility 24
Luck 16
Emperor 45 301
148
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
Null - Null - - Repel Weak - - -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Pierce Attack Normal attack using the Pierce attribute.
Mudo Darkness: instant kill, 1 foe. (30% chance)
Mamudo Darkness: instant kill, all foes. (25% chance)
Heat Wave Deals medium Strike damage to all foes.
Evil Touch Instills Fear in 1 foe. (40% chance)
Summon Summons a Killing Hand.

Persona 4 / Golden[]

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 44
Magic 35
Endurance 28
Agility 39
Luck 26
Emperor 55 520
153
Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - - - Null - -
EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop
3,510 380 - -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Mudoon Darkness: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. (60% chance)
Heat Wave Deals medium Phys damage to all foes.
Power Charge Next physical attack will be 150% greater in power.

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 44
Magic 35
Endurance 28
Agility 39
Luck 26
Emperor 55 520
153
Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - - - - - -
EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop
3,780 330 Black Reins Meteorite
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Mudoon Darkness: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. (60% chance)
Virus Wave Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Poison.

Trivia[]

  • Despite having Infuriate appear in its analyze screen as a normal enemy in Persona 3, the move is not assigned to its AI and will not be used.


P3 Bosses
Guardians Venus Eagle (3) - Dancing Hand (3) - Rampage Drive - Crying Table (3) - Change Relic - Golden Beetle (3) - Intrepid Knight - Furious Gigas (3) - Fanatic Tower - Magical Magus (3) - Natural Dancer - Arcane Turret (3) - Sleeping Table - Hell Knight (3) - Mythical Gigas - Judgement Sword (3) - Stasis Giant (3) - Phantom King - Royal Dancer (3) - Reckoning Dice - Noble Seeker (3) - Carnal Snake (3) - World Balance - Fierce Cyclops (3) - Jotun of Grief
Full Moon Operation bosses Arcana Priestess - Arcana Emperor and Arcana Empress - Arcana Hierophant - Arcana Lovers - Arcana Chariot and Arcana Justice - Arcana Hermit - Arcana Fortune and Arcana Strength - Arcana Hanged Man - Death
Other Takaya Sakaki and Hypnos - Jin Shirato and Moros - Chidori Yoshino and Medea - Reaper - Elizabeth
P3P Exclusive Theodore - Margaret
P3 FES Bosses
Guardians Immortal Gigas + Visceral Maya (3) - Brilliant Cyclops - Death Castle + El Dorado Beast (2) - Harem Dancer + Merciless Maya (2) - Judgement Sword + Ice Raven + Brave Wheel - Primitive Idol + Shouting Tiara + Wrathful Book - Wondrous Magus + Crying Table + Cowardly Maya - Neo Minotaur - Spastic Turret + Slaughter Drive (2) - Conceited Maya - Rebellious Cyclops + Acheron Seeker (2) - Tenjin Musha + Kaiden Musha + Onnen Musha
Other Metis and Psyche - ??? - Akihiko Sanada and Caesar + Ken Amada and Kala-Nemi - Junpei Iori and Trismegistus + Koromaru and Cerberus - Yukari Takeba and Isis + Mitsuru Kirijo and Artemisia - Erebus
P3 Reload Bosses
Monad Shadow of the Void
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