| This article is about bosses in "The Journey". For a list of bosses in "The Answer", see List of Persona 3 FES Bosses. |
This is a list of bosses in Persona 3.
The Tartarus Guardians listed below block a floor of Tartarus and must be defeated in order to progress, same as story bosses who appear on a certain date.
Tartarus Guardians[]
Italics means that the boss is encountered in a group of three.
| Name | Arcana | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| Venus Eagle | Empress | 5F |
| Dancing Hand | Magician | 10F |
| Rampage Drive | Chariot | 14F |
| Crying Table | Magician | 25F |
| Change Relic | Empress | 36F |
| Golden Beetle | Emperor | 47F |
| Intrepid Knight | Emperor | 59F |
| Furious Gigas | Strength | 72F |
| Fanatic Tower | Hierophant | 85F |
| Magical Magus | Magician | 98F |
| Natural Dancer | Lovers | 110F |
| Arcane Turret | Chariot | 122F |
| Sleeping Table | Magician | 135F |
| Hell Knight | Emperor | 146F |
| Mythical Gigas | Strength | 160F |
| Judgement Sword | Justice | 171F |
| Stasis Giant | Justice | 180F |
| Phantom King | Hermit | 190F |
| Royal Dancer | Lovers | 201F |
| Reckoning Dice | Fortune | 211F |
| Noble Seeker | Hermit | 220F |
| Carnal Snake | Lovers | 228F |
| World Balance | Justice | 236F |
| Fierce Cyclops | Hanged Man | 244F |
| Jotun of Grief | Hanged Man | 252F |
Tartarus Gatekeepers (Reload)[]
| Name | Arcana | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| Ruthless Ice Raven x2 | Hermit | 5F |
| Barbaric Beast Wheel, Magic Hand x2 | Chariot, Magician | 11F |
| Swift Axle | Chariot | 17F |
| Will O' Wisp Raven, Lightning Eagle x2 | Hermit, Empress | 28F |
| Heretic Magus, Grievous Table x2 | Both Magician | 35F |
| Disturbing Dice, Slaughter Twins x2 | Fortune, Hierophant | 36F |
| Clairvoyant Relic | Empress | 42F |
| Servant Tower, Enslaved Cupid x2 | Hierophant, Lovers | 47F |
| Lascivious Lady, Profligate Gigas x2 | Empress, Strength | 54F |
| Fleetfooted Cavalry | Emperor | 60F |
| Ochlocratic Sand x3 | Fortune | 77F |
| Arcanist Decapitator, Heat Overseer, Sky Overseer | Hermit, Justice, Justice | 82F |
| Deviant Convict, Tome of Atrophy | Hanged Man, Priestess | 90F |
| Controlling Partner, Dependent Partner | Both Lovers | 91F |
| Venomous Magus, Five Fingers of Blight x2 | Both Magician | 99F |
| Bloody Maria, Executioner's Crown | Both Priestess | 105F |
| Imposing Skyscraper | Hierophant | 112F |
| Heartless Relic, Rampaging Sand x2 | Empress, Fortune | 125F |
| Raging Turret | Chariot | 126F |
| Terminal Table | Magician | 132F |
| Jotun of Authority, Purging Left Hand, Subservient Right Hand | Hanged Man, Magician, Magician | 136F |
| Isolated Castle | Emperor | 143F |
| Pagoda of Disaster, Tome of Persecution x2 | Hierophant, Priestess | 151F |
| Dancing Beast Wheel | Chariot | 155F |
| Demented Knight x2 | Emperor | 161F |
| Cruel Greatsword, Serpent of Absurdity | Justice, Lovers | 170F |
| Invigorated Gigas | Strength | 171F |
| Cultist of the Storm | Hierophant | 179F |
| Merciless Judge, Executive Greatsword | Both Justice | 184F |
| Chaos Panzer, Resentful Surveillant x2 | Chariot, Hermit | 188F |
| Necromachinery | Hermit | 193F |
| Icebreaker Lion, Luckless Cupid | Strength, Lovers | 201F |
| Deadly Eldest Sibling, Blazing Middle Sibling, Voltaic Youngest Sibling | All Strength | 212F |
| Scornful Dice | Fortune | 218F |
| Minotaur Nulla | Hanged Man | 225F |
| Obsessive Sand | Fortune | 230F |
| Comeback Castle, Foot Soldier x2, Mage Soldier x2 | Emperor, Magician, Priestess | 236F |
| Overseer of Creation x2 | Justice | 241F |
| Appropriating Noble, Invasive Serpent x2 | Hermit, Lovers | 246F |
| High Judge of Hell | Justice | 247F |
| Cultist of Death | Hierophant | 253F |
| Hedonistic Sinner x2 | Hanged | 254F |
| Genocidal Mercenary | Hanged | 255F |
Monad Doors and Passages (Reload)[]
Storyline Bosses[]
Arcana Shadows appear on a certain date every Full Moon and must be defeated in order to progress the story.
- Priestess, May 9th
- Emperor and Empress, June 8th
- Hierophant, July 7th
- Lovers, July 7th
- Chariot and Justice, August 6th
- Hermit, September 5th
- Fortune and Strength, October 4th
- Takaya Sakaki and Jin Shirato, November 3rd
- Hanged Man, November 3rd
- Chidori Yoshino, November 22nd
- Jin Shirato, January 31st, 258F of Tartarus (259F in Reload)
- Takaya Sakaki, January 31st, 262F of Tartarus (263F in Reload)
- Nyx Avatar (Final boss), January 31st, top of Tartarus
Optional Bosses[]
- The Reaper
- Elizabeth / Theodore - Ultimate Boss
- Margaret - Ultimate Boss (Persona 3 Portable only)
See Also[]