Mercurius

Mercurius' Shin Megami Tensei II artwork

Mercurius Template:Kana2 is a demon in the series.

History

The Roman god of commerce, speed, and merchants, he later came to be viewed the same way as the Greek deity Hermes. The planet Mercury is named after him.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei II: Yoma Race, Boss
• Persona 5: Magician Arcana
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Magician Arcana

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei II

After Aleph tracks down Hanada, per Madam's request, Hanada tries to escape to the Expanse using the Summon Dolls, but due to an error in the ritual Mercurius is summoned instead. Mercurius attacks Aleph after killing Hanada.

Persona 5

"The Roman god of travelers and thieves. A diverse god, he is seen as a symbol of human unconscious and the mental world. He is equated with the Philosopher's Stone, the ultimate mystery in the field of alchemy."

—Persona 5 compendium

Mercurius is the ultimate Persona of Morgana, attained through a Second Awakening when his Confidant automatically maxes out on the midnight of December 23rd.

Due to the nature of the Magician Arcana Confidant, It is impossible to use Mercurius or view its compendium entry before December 24th in the original Persona 5, the last day where combat is available. This applies even on a New Game Plus setting where Personas that can only be fused on that day such as Yoshitsune or Vishnu could be used outside there if they are already registered. In Royal, Hereward possesses this trait instead of Mercurius.

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei II

• Boss
• Summonable Ally

Race Alignment Level HP MP Yoma Neutral-Neutral 18 162 117 MAG NOA ATK ACC DEF EVA M.ATK M.EFC 432 0-1 50 38 48 38 11 10 St 7 In 8 Ma 9 Vi 6 Ag 8 Lu 6 Drop Sp Incense Moon Aff K Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc For Nrv Exp Crs Mgc Bnd Rsh Hnd Leg Fly Alm - - - 5／8 5／8 - Nu Nu Nu 6／8 1／8 4／8 - - - - List of Skills Skill Effect Zan Light force damage to a single foe. Rikaja Removes all debuffs, all allies. Feral Claw Light Punch attack to 2 foes. Power Breath Raises all allies' attack and evasion.

Race Alignment Level HP MP Yoma Neutral-Neutral 14 60 40 CP NOA ATK ACC DEF EVA M.ATK M.EFC 20 1 40 29 38 29 8 8 St 6 In 7 Ma 7 Vi 5 Ag 6 Lu 2 Drop Opal Inherit Ailment Moon Aff A Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc For Nrv Exp Crs Mgc Bnd Rsh Hnd Leg Fly Alm - - - - - - 5／8 Nu 4／8 4／8 6／8 - - - - - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Zan 2 MP Light force damage to a single foe. Makajam 4 MP Inflicts Close ailment, 1-3 foes. Power Breath 12 MP Raises all allies' attack and evasion. Sonic Wave 5 MP Inflicts Panic ailment to all foes. (Bind-type)

Persona 5

• Base
• Level 99

Arcana Level Strength -- Inherit Magic -- Inherit Endurance -- Inherit Agility -- Inherit Luck -- Inherit Magician Inherited Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak - - - Wind Bless Electric List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Garu 3 SP Light Wind damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Burn. Innate Dia 3 SP Restore slight amount of HP of 1 ally. Innate Patra 4 SP Cure Dizzy/Forget/Sleep/Hunger of 1 ally. 5 Media 7 SP Restore slight amount of HP of party. 11 Lucky Punch 3% HP Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 13 Magaru 8 SP Light Wind damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Burn. 16 Me Patra 8 SP Cure Dizzy/Forget/Sleep/Hunger of party. 21 Diarama 6 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of 1 ally. 24 Garula 6 SP Medium Wind damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Burn. 26 Recarm 8 SP Revive 1 ally with 50% HP. 28 Wind Break 15 SP Suppress innate Wind resistance of all foes for 3 turns. 32 Mediarama 12 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of party. 34 Magarula 14 SP Medium Wind damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Burn. 37 Miracle Punch 8% HP Medium Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 40 Wind Boost Auto Strengthen Wind attacks by 25%. 43 Samarecarm 18 SP Revive 1 ally with maximum HP. 45 Diarahan 18 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. 49 Garudyne 10 SP Heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Burn. 52 Masukunda 24 SP Debuff agility of all foes for 3 turns. 55 Mediarahan 30 SP Fully restore HP of party. 58 Magarudyne 20 SP Heavy Wind damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Burn. 62 Wind Amp Auto Strengthen Wind attacks by 50%. 69 Salvation 48 SP Fully restore HP of party and cure all non-special ailments. 75 Evade Elec Auto Triple evasion chance against Electric attacks. Max Magician SL

Arcana Level Strength 61 Magic 67 Endurance 49 Agility 64 Luck 63 Magician 99 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak - - - Wind Bless Electric List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Garu 3 SP Light Wind damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Burn. Innate Dia 3 SP Restore slight amount of HP of 1 ally. Innate Patra 4 SP Cure Dizzy/Forget/Sleep/Hunger of 1 ally. 5 Media 7 SP Restore slight amount of HP of party. 11 Lucky Punch 3% HP Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 13 Magaru 8 SP Light Wind damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Burn. 16 Me Patra 8 SP Cure Dizzy/Forget/Sleep/Hunger of party. 21 Diarama 6 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of 1 ally. 24 Garula 6 SP Medium Wind damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Burn. 26 Recarm 8 SP Revive 1 ally with 50% HP. 28 Wind Break 15 SP Suppress innate Wind resistance of all foes for 3 turns. 32 Mediarama 12 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of party. 34 Magarula 14 SP Medium Wind damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Burn. 37 Miracle Punch 8% HP Medium Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 40 Wind Boost Auto Strengthen Wind attacks by 25%. 43 Samarecarm 18 SP Revive 1 ally with maximum HP. 45 Diarahan 18 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. 49 Garudyne 10 SP Heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Burn. 52 Masukunda 24 SP Debuff agility of all foes for 3 turns. 55 Mediarahan 30 SP Fully restore HP of party. 58 Magarudyne 20 SP Heavy Wind damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Burn. 62 Wind Amp Auto Strengthen Wind attacks by 50%. 69 Salvation 48 SP Fully restore HP of party and cure all non-special ailments. 75 Evade Elec Auto Triple evasion chance against Electric attacks. Max Magician SL

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Arcana Level Strength 41 Magic 54 Endurance 34 Agility 55 Luck 37 Magician 55 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Alm - - - Weak Null - - Resist - - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Garu 6 SP Light Wind attack. (1 enemy) Innate Dia 5 SP Slight HP restore. (1 ally) Innate Trick Step Passive Greatly raise evasion against all attacks. Evolution Lucky Punch 12 HP Tiny Phys attack. High critical rate but low accuracy. (1 enemy) 4 Media 12 SP Slight HP restore. (Party) 13 Magaru 18 SP Light Wind attack. (All enemies) 20 Garula 14 SP Medium Wind attack. (1 enemy) 26 Mediarama 30 SP Moderate HP restore. (Party) 32 Arrow Rain 30 HP 3-6 medium Phys attacks to random targets. (All enemies) Stronger in Boost. 37 Miracle Punch 49 HP Medium Phys attack. High critical rate but low accuracy. (1 enemy) 44 Null A-Bind Passive Prevent Agility Bind. 47 Garudyne 32 SP Heavy Wind attack. (1 enemy) 54 Samarecarm 36 SP Revive and restore all HP. (1 ally) 59 Magarudyne 52 SP Heavy Wind attack. (All enemies) 63 Mediarahan 56 SP Full HP restore. (Party) 67

Gallery

Mercurius as he appears in Persona 5

Concept art in Persona 5

Trivia

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Planet Mercury's symbol

• Kazuma Kaneko's art of Mercurius has his tentacles tied to the symbols of a moon, a sun and a cross which are the components of the planet Mercury's symbol, otherwise the stylized version of Hermes' caduceus. Shigenori Soejima's design for Persona 5 simply has the astronomical symbol hanging from the zip slider at the chest opening of Mercurius' jumpsuit.