Jotun of Grief

The Jotun of Grief as the player engages it.

Jotun of Grief (哀のヘカトンケイル, Ai no Hekatonkeiru)^? is a Shadow in the Persona series.

Appearances

• Persona 3 / FES / Portable
• Persona 4 / Golden
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Profile

It resembles a white, obese humanoid creature with 6 arms, with a pair of arms on its chest, one on the regular position and the other on its back. Its arms are chained by handcuffs, with the middle pair of arms chained to its legs. It is also riding on a white rocking horse with a steel mask and steel rockers. Just like other Hanged Man shadows, its mask is upside down.

Persona 3

Jotun of Grief is the final guardian encountered in Tartarus. It's Arcana is the Hanged Man and is located on 252F in the sixth block, Adamah. Upon defeating this boss, the Judgement Social Link will reach Rank 9. Tartarus will remain blocked at 254F until the game's (playable) final day.

Jotun of Grief is designed to exploit an unprepared party, as it absorbs all attacks other than Pierce and Almighty. If any party member uses a default Physical attack that isn't Pierce-based, the enemy's strategy of Stagnant Air + Infuriate would have that enraged party member attacking (healing) it twice.

It's recommended to bring three allies that use Pierce attacks; Yukari Takeba, Ken Amada and Aigis. The main character should use a Spear or Bow weapon with +Rage Resist or equip a Persona with Null Rage. Allowing other party members to become Enraged can be a double-edged sword; damage output is increased and they get to attack twice per turn, but their defense stat will be significantly lower. Therefore, the protagonist should be immune to Rage in order to heal and revive party members. Buffs and debuffs are also particularly helpful here since the boss can use any of the three "Ma-" debuff moves.

Upon reaching low health, Jotun of Grief radically changes its strategy by casting Mind Charge and Megidolaon continuously until it is killed or healed above the critical threshold. Note that it will also no longer cast Infuriate during this phase.

Alternatively, it is possible and advisable to fight it using any character with a "break" type spell, followed up by the according "dyne" spell. Also bring along a character who is proficient in buff and debuffs and any method necessary to counter the boss enraging spell, may that be item or curing spell.

Persona 4

The Jotun of Grief appears on Paths 5 and 6 of Yomotsu Hirasaka within the Midnight Channel. It will attack with Wind skills and replenish its HP with Life Leech. After being defeated, it may drop a Ripper Horse. Selling 10 Ripper Horse at the TV extension of Daidara will unlock the Futsuno Mitama sword for the protagonist.

In Golden, it will attack with God's Hand and Megido, and occasionally buff itself and allies with Revolution.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

The Jotun of Grief appears on Blocks 4 and 5 of the Theater District. It attacks with Physical skills, and can lower the party's defense. When defeated, it drops Jotun Cache and Jotun Rocker.

Jotun Cache is used to create the Misericorde for the P5 hero, the Warlord Hammer for Shinjiro, the Chromatic Orb for Morgana, the Mithril Club for the P4 hero and Junpei, and Tomoe's Bow for Yukari. Jotun Rocker is used to create the Megaton Rod for Ryuji, the 7-Star Claw for Teddie, and the Papal Robe armor.

Stats

Persona 3

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 57 Magic 68 Endurance 48 Agility 39 Luck 16 Hanged Man 73 4000 500 Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi Drain Drain - Drain Drain Drain Drain Null Null - List of Skills Skill Effect Strike Attack Normal attack using the Strike attribute. Primal Force Deals severe Pierce damage to one foe. Megidolaon Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes. Matarunda Decreases all foes' Attack. Marakunda Decreases all foes' Defense. Masukunda Decreases all foes' Hit/Evasion rate. Stagnant Air Doubles ailment susceptibility to everyone for three turns. Infuriate Enrages all foes. (35% chance) Mind Charge Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. (2x damage)

Persona 4

• Persona 4
• Persona 4 Golden

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 53 Magic 59 Endurance 53 Agility 54 Luck 52 Hanged Man 80 505 298 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi Strong - - - Weak Weak Null 100 EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop 1660 490 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Garudyne Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. Magarudyne Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Life Leech Drains a large amount of HP from one foe.

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 53 Magic 59 Endurance 53 Agility 54 Luck 42 Hanged Man 80 505 298 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi - Repel - Resist Weak Weak Null 100 EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop 1660 420 - - List of Skills Skill Effect God's Hand Deals severe Phys damage to 1 foe. Revolution Greatly increases Critical rate for 3 turns (all). Megido Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Level HP Attack Defense Strength 74 Magic 63 Endurance 58 Agility 50 Luck 43 64 972 222 174 Exp Drop 1 Drop 2 Drop 3 9163 W Horse Piece W Horse Cuffs - Cut Stab Bash Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Alm - Resist Resist - Resist Weak - - - - Sleep Panic Poison Curse Paralysis S-Bind M-Bind A-Bind Down KO - - - - - Resist - - Resist - List of Skills Skill Effect Drain Touch A medium Bash attack. (1 Enemy) Recover HP equal to damage dealt. Primal Force A heavy Stab attack, ignoring target's resistances and buffs. (1 Enemy) Marakunda Lower physical defense for 3 turns. (All Enemies)

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Level HP Attack Defense Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- ? 1,135 228 165 Exp Drop 1 Drop 2 Drop 3 ? Jotun Cache Jotun Rocker - Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Alm - - Strong Strong - - Strong Strong Weak - Sleep Confuse Poison Hex Paralysis S-Bind M-Bind A-Bind Down KO - - - - - - - - - - List of Skills Skill Effect Primal Force 2 heavy Phys attacks. (1 enemy) Stronger in Boost. Drain Touch Medium Phys attack that restores HP upon dealing damage. (1 enemy) Marakunda Lower defense for 3 turns. (All enemies)