"This is the Hollow Forest. The "closed realm" created by her in the TV world, the "world of the human mind...""
Hollow Forest (虚ろの森, Utsuro no Mori) is a dungeon exclusive to Persona 4 Golden, only available after completing the Aeon Social Link before December 3rd.
Profile
"The place that gave birth to those who answer the "desires" and "wishes for lies" of humans... was that it?"
- Background Music: 記憶 (lit. "Memories")
- Available: February 13
- Deadline: February 13
- Victim: N/A
- Floors: 10
The Hollow Forest is Marie's reality within the Midnight Channel, created when she enters the TV world after regaining her memories. The Investigation Team is first taken to the Hollow Forest by Margaret, who explains that she has formed a unique path between the TV in the cottage storage shed and this world, after finally locating Marie's whereabouts. Margaret informs them that Marie has sealed herself into this dungeon for reasons unknown, and also explains that this world is currently on the verge of collapsing. Therefore, if the team does not save Marie quickly, she will disappear along with the Hollow Forest, and all memories of her will disappear from everyone's minds.
Hollow Forest takes an appearance similar to Yomotsu Hirasaka, as a world apparently shrouded in fog. However, there are bits and pieces of the real world seen throughout this dungeon, such as Junes signs and benches, along with haniwa and ancient Japanese artworks. This represents Marie's origin, as a spirit from ancient Japanese times, as well as her hidden desire to stay in the real world. Each of the Hollow Forest floors are named "Memories" - Memories of Parting (1F), Pain (2F), Grief (3F), Sorrow (4F), Love (5F), Suffering (6F), Anger (7F), Loneliness (8F), Invitation (9F) and Meeting (10F).
Unlike the other dungeons in the game, the Hollow Forest features several special restrictions while traversing the dungeon. First of all, the player is only allowed to use items that were found within the Hollow Forest. Secondly, only specific equipment may be used and most importantly, the party's SP will be halved after each fight. There is, however, special equipment that can be found within the dungeon in order to restore SP and to gain other beneficial effects.
It may also be noted that on some floors, the player might encounter shadows like normal, encounter them when breaking the "seals" to continue, or both. Also, there are two "mini-bosses" that the player must face prior to the final boss, instead of the usual one.
After Marie is rescued, the dungeon begins to disappear as it no longer needs to fulfill its purpose. When the party escapes through the TV connected to the dungeon, it breaks.
Treasure
Locked Chests
- Elec Drain Joue
- Fire Joue
- Ice Drain Joue
- Ice Repel Joue
- Lightning Joue
- White Joue
- Wind Joue
- Wind Repel Joue
Regular Chests
- Anger Stone
- Bolt Dotaku
- Chest Key
- Fire Breaker
- Flame Dotaku
- Frigid Dotaku
- Gale Dotaku
- Grief Stone
- Ice Breaker
- Ice Bell
- Life Stone
- Lightning Bell
- Lightning Breaker
- Love Stone
- Pain Stone
- Parting Stone
- Revival Bead
- Sacred Branch
- Sentou Fruit
- Sentou Petal
- Sentou Seed
- Sorrow Stone
- Suffering Stone
- Wind Breaker
Shuffle Time Personas
Level | Persona | Arcana | Level | Persona | Arcana | Level | Persona | Arcana |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Alilat | Empress | 65 | Barong | Emperor | 68 | Belial | Devil |
70 | Hachiman | Hierophant | 66 | Hell Biker | Hanged Man | 68 | Horus | Sun |
67 | Kartikeya | Star | 66 | Melchizedek | Justice | 63 | Siegfried | Strength |
68 | Seth | Moon | 69 | Surt | Magician | 65 | Thor | Chariot |
70 | Tzitzimitl | Priestess | 71 | Vasuki | Hanged Man | 69 | Yurlungur | Temperance |
Shadows
Shadow | LV | HP | SP | Weak | Resist | Block | Absorb | Reflect | Floor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wheeled Bambino | 75 | 70 | 245 | Ice, Elec, Light, Dark | - | - | - | - | - |
Snowfall Musha | 73 | 330 | 129 | - | Physical | - | - | - | - |
Calm Machine | 76 | 1000 | 310 | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | Physical | - | - | - | - |
Praying Nyogo | 75 | 175 | 256 | Fire, Wind, Light, Dark | - | - | - | - | - |
Lying Hablerie | 73 | 125 | 328 | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind, Light, Dark | - | - | - | - | - |
Gauntlet Hand | 75 | 600 | 354 | Elec | - | - | - | - | - |
Spectral Raven | 74 | 150 | 445 | Elec, Wind, Light, Dark | - | - | - | - | - |
Harmonious Giant | 76 | 250 | 169 | Physical | - | - | - | - | - |
Superstitious Okina | 74 | 400 | 519 | Bufu, Garu | - | - | - | - | - |
Praying Papillon | 73 | 150 | 511 | Elec, Wind | - | Fire, Ice | - | - | - |
Reverent Table | 74 | 200 | 231 | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | Physical | - | - | - | - |
Cursed Woman's Pot | 75 | 55 | 400 | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind, Light, Dark | - | - | Physical | - | - |
Stone Panzer | 75 | 300 | 666 | Wind | Physical | - | - | Fire | - |
Lawless Fuzz | 74 | 400 | 344 | Fire | - | - | - | Ice | - |
Stupendous Relic | 73 | 50 | 485 | Physical | - | Light, Dark | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | - | - |
Emaciated Garcy | 74 | 500 | 629 | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | - | - | - | Dark | - |
Indignant Machine | - | - | - | - | Phys, Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | Light, Dark | - | - | - |
[Execution Sword]] | 75 | 777 | 234 | Light | - | Dark | - | Physical | - |
Clear Sky Musha | 75 | 1000 | 555 | - | - | - | - | Light | - |
Isolated Hand | - | - | - | - | Physical | - | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | Light, Dark | - |
Note
Bosses
Shadow | LV | HP | SP | Weak | Resist | Block | Absorb | Reflect | Floor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gorgeous King | - | - | - | Physical | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind | Light, Dark | - | - | - |
Heaven's Giant | - | - | - | - | Physical | Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind, Light, Dark | - | - | - |
Marie* | - | - | - | - | Physical | - | - | Light, Dark | - |
Kusumi-no-Okami | - | 8000 | - | - | - | - | - | Phys, Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind, Light, Dark | - |
- The battle with Marie ends roughly 3 turns after getting her down to roughly half health.
- The battle with Kusumi-no-Okami follows right after Marie, once entering the battle with Kusumi-no-Okami, the party's health is not restored.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Hollow Forest's specific gameplay was designed by the team that was responsible for the battles in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey.