The Arcana Hierophant attacks in Persona 3.
This is a list of Bosses in Persona 3.
The Tartarus Guardians listed below block a floor of Tartarus, and must be defeated to progress through that floor and into Tartarus. The Storyline bosses appear on a certain in-game date and must be defeated to progress the game.
For a list of bosses available in Persona 3 FES's add-on (The Answer), see List of Persona 3 FES Bosses.
Tartarus Guardians
Bold means that the boss is encountered in a group of 3.
- Venus Eagle: Empress, 5th Floor
- Dancing Hand: Magician, 10th Floor
- Rampage Drive: Chariot, 14th Floor
- Crying Table: Magician, 25th Floor
- Change Relic: Empress, 36th Floor
- Golden Beetle: Emperor, 47th Floor
- Intrepid Knight: Emperor, 59th Floor
- Furious Gigas: Strength, 72nd Floor
- Fanatic Tower: Hierophant, 85th Floor
- Magical Magus: Magician, 98th Floor
- Natural Dancer: Lovers, 110th Floor
- Arcane Turret: Chariot, 122nd Floor
- Sleeping Table: Magician, 135th Floor
- Hell Knight: Emperor, 146th Floor
- Mythical Gigas: Strength, 160th Floor
- Judgement Sword: Justice, 171st Floor
- Stasis Giant: Justice, 180th Floor
- Phantom King: Hermit, 190th Floor
- Royal Dancer: Lovers, 201st Floor
- Reckoning Dice: Fortune, 211th Floor
- Noble Seeker: Hermit, 220th Floor
- Carnal Snake: Lovers, 228th Floor
- World Balance: Justice, 236th Floor
- Fierce Cyclops: Hanged Man, 244th Floor
- Jotun of Grief: Hanged Man, 252nd Floor
Storyline Bosses
Bosses that appear on a certain storyline date, that must be beat to proceed in the calendar/storyline. The first 8 Full Moon days of the game, an Arcana shadow will be fought in-game.
- Magician, April 9th
- Priestess, May 9th
- Emperor and Empress (together), June 8th
- Hierophant and Lovers (separately), July 7th
- Chariot and Justice (together), August 6th
- Hermit, September 5th
- Fortune and Strength (together), October 4th
- Takaya Sakaki and Jin Shirato (together), November 3rd (STREGA)
- Hanged Man, November 3rd
- Chidori Yoshino, November 22nd (STREGA)
- Jin Shirato and Takaya Sakaki (separately), January 31st, 258th floor of Tartarus (STREGA)
- Nyx Avatar (Final boss), January 31st.
Optional Bosses
- The Reaper
- Elizabeth / Theodore - Ultimate Boss
- Margaret - Ultimate Boss (Persona 3 Portable only)