Melee Weapons (近接武器, Kinsetsu Buki)? or just Weapons are a type of equipment in the series. They might be categorized as "melee weapons" if they have another counterpart, such as Ranged Weapons.
Overview[]
Melee Weapons primarily account for melee attack damage. Their statistics normally include power and accuracy, alongside a potential secondary effect to melee attacks or just to enhance the user's properties as a whole.
Melee Weapons are either divided via categories, where only certain (and sometimes more than one) users can equip them. Otherwise, weapons can be catered only towards specific combatants.
Shin Megami Tensei NINE[]
Each melee weapon has an attached physical skill that acts as the protagonist's basic melee attack. Possible melee attack skills include Mist Slash, Spin Slash, Deathbound, Mow Down, Double Thrust, Iron Tail, and Tekken Punch. If they don't have a melee weapon equipped, they default to Tackle.
Persona 5 Royal[]
Traits that enhance chance to inflict ailments like "Gaia Pact" or "Foul Stench" do not affect weapons, melee or ranged. If attacks from such weapons are repelled, traits that prevent ailments like "Icy Glare" or "Immunity" are unable to protect the user from their effects, although Passive skills like Null Shock would still work as intended.
Persona 5: The Phantom X[]
Melee weapons in this game, much like the characters, are obtained from the gacha. Each character starts out with a weapon at base level and can get upgraded weapons from this gacha (with the exception of the protagonist). These upgraded weapons come with a special trait.
Melee Weapon Types per Game[]
Persona 3 / FES / Portable[]
| Weapons | For | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| One-Handed Swords | Male protagonist Mitsuru Kirijo (P3/P3F only) |
Slash |
| Naginatas | Female protagonist | |
| Two-Handed Swords | Male protagonist (P3/P3F only) Junpei Iori | |
| Knives | Koromaru | |
| Rapiers | Mitsuru Kirijo | |
| Fists | Male protagonist (P3/P3F only) | Strike |
| Bludgeons | Male protagonist (P3/P3F only) Shinjiro Aragaki Metis | |
| Spears | Male protagonist (P3/P3F only) | Pierce |
| Bows | Male protagonist (P3/P3F only) | |
| Guns | Aigis |
Persona 4 / Golden[]
| Weapon | For |
|---|---|
| Two-Handed Swords | Protagonist |
| Dual Knives | Yosuke Hanamura |
| Greaves | Chie Satonaka |
| Fans | Yukiko Amagi |
| Flat Objects | Kanji Tatsumi |
| Claws | Teddie |
| Handguns | Naoto Shirogane |
Persona 5 / Royal / Strikers[]
| Weapon | For |
|---|---|
| Daggers | Protagonist |
| Bludgeons | Ryuji Sakamoto |
| Swords | Morgana |
| Whips | Ann Takamaki |
| Japanese Swords | Yusuke Kitagawa |
| Fists | Makoto Niijima |
| Axes | Haru Okumura |
| Laser Sabers | Goro Akechi |
| Rapiers | Sumire Yoshizawa |
| Yo-yos | Sophia |
| Greatswords | Zenkichi Hasegawa |
Persona 5: The Phantom X[]
| Weapon | For |
|---|---|
| Knives | Protagonist |
| Tonfas | Ruferu |
| Meteor Hammers/Water Yo-yos | Motoha Arai |
| Axes | Shun Kanou |
| Parasols | Riko Tanemura |
| Rapiers | Seiji Shiratori |
| Sabers | Kotone Montagne |
| Flails | Yukimi Fujikawa |
| Twin Daggers/Sparklers | Tomoko Noge |
| Spears | Reo Kamiyama |
| Push Daggers | Kiyoshi Kurotani |
| Bo Staves/Miao Dao Swords | Yaoling Li |
| Chakrams | Musubi Matsukata |
| Staves | Toshiya Sumi |
| Pickaxes | Haruna Nishimori |
| Medical Kits | Minami Miyashita |
| Tri-edged Daggers | Chizuko Nagao |
| Electric Guitars | Ayaka Sakai |
| Detachable Double-Blades | Kira Kitazato |
| Longswords | Masaki Ashiya |
| Twin Claws | Runa Dogenzaka |
| Sasumatas | Mio Natsukawa |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Consumable Items (Infiltration Tools - Meals) - Materials - Treasure - Skill Card - Essentials (Books - DVDs - Retro Games - Gifts - Decorations - Incense - Other Essentials) - Key Items (Will Seeds) | |
| Equipment | |
| Melee Weapons (Ranged Weapons) - Armor (Shoes) - Accessories - Outfits Mistiques | |