Mute removes the ability of either an afflicted demon or the game's protagonist to cast magic.
While Mute has always had the same general effect, the exact mechanics vary slightly between games and that also extends to Mute going under multiple different names, and hence this page being a union of multiple different ailments of similar effects, such Close (クローズ, Kurouzu)?, Silence , Seal (封技, Fuu-Waza)? and Forget (忘却, Boukyaku)?.
Mute prevents the afflicted character from using certain skills, typically magic.
Shin Megami Tensei NINE[]
Mute prevents the afflicted character from using magic and can stack with other status ailments.
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
Seal prevents the afflicted character from using any skill except their basic physical attack.
Enemies with Seal will waste turns attempting to use skills until the ailment wears off.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers[]
Seal prevents the afflicted character from using magic.
In the 3DS version, Seal lacks an icon in the HUD.
Megami Ibunroku Persona[]
Mute gives the afflicted character a chance to fail to use their Persona. It can be stacked, increasing the chance of failure. At max level, the chance of failure is 100%.
Persona 3 / FES / Portable[]
The effects of Mute in the original Persona 3 games were renamed into Panic.
In Persona 3 Reload, the Confusion ailment had been remade to have its usual effects, removing Mute from the ailments listing.
Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax[]
Mute (commonly called Silence) disables Persona-related abilities for the afflicted character. This includes things like C and D attacks, Bursts and some specials and supers.
Mute disappears after a set period of time or until the muted character hits the opponent.
Persona 5 / Royal[]
Combatants inflicted with Forget are unable to summon their Persona, and in turn are unable to cast any Persona skills, although their Passive Skills stay active. The combatant may only be able to perform basic commands. Enemies will attempt to use skills, but they will waste their turn doing so. Although the protagonist is unable to swap his Persona, enemies with multiple Personas are not restricted from doing so, but they are only able to swap out their affinities.
In Royal, Forget is instantly cured upon being attacked. Forget is also susceptible to Technical damage against Psychic skills. Additionally, if Knowing the Heart has been read, Electric attacks will also deal Technical damage against Forget.
Party members afflicted with Forget will not be able to cast Persona-related Combo Attacks and Master Arts, nor will they be able to trigger their Showtimes.
Persona 5 Tactica[]
Forget lasts for one turn and is not removed if attacked while inflicted. Enemies inflicted with forget cannot use any attacks.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
Mute prevents the afflicted character from using skills. If an AI-controlled character is Muted, they will automatically switch to their basic physical attack.
Inflicts Phys (Physical) damage with 120 power on a Single Enemy with 40% chance to inflict Mute.
Great Chaos
Dark
Inflicts Dark (Magic) Pierce effect damage (Power: 160) on a single enemy. 80% chance to inflict Mute on hit enemies and activates the following Chain Effect if the attack is successful: Inflicts Elec (Magic) Pierce effect damage (Power: 80) on all enemies with 50% chance to inflict Bind on hit enemies if the attack is successful.
Inflicts Almighty (Magic) damage with 120 power on a single enemy with 30% chance to inflict Poison, Bind, Mute and Charm.
Dark Premonition
Conditional
This Skill becomes [Disastrous Eclipse] while own HP is 50% or lower. Dark Premonition: 50% chance to inflict Mute on all enemies. Then activates the Chain Effect of Inflicting 51% fractional damage on self based on own current HP. Fractional damage will not be affected by stat/damage increase or reduction effects. Disastrous Eclipse: Inflicts Dark (Magic) damage (Power: 100) with Dark Pierce effect on all enemies. *Enemies downed by this skill will not be able to revive.
16 Scourges
Fractional
Inflicts 25% fractional damage (1,000 max) on all enemies based on their max HP with 20% chance to inflict Poison, Bind, Charm, Mute, Curse and Weak.
30% chance to inflict Mute 3 to 4 times on Random Enemies.
Black Lullaby
Heal
50% chance to inflict Mute on all enemies. Heals all party members (Power: 80).
Ghost Hack
Support
50% chance to inflict Mute/Bind on all enemies after removing Barriers from all enemies.
Mark of the Beast
Passive
Activates the following Chain Effect at the end of own turn: 66% chance to Mute all Poisoned enemies. Inflicts 666 fixed damage on all Charmed enemies. *Damage from this skill ignores all death prevention skills.
Chance to cure status ailments inflicted upon party members.
Detox X
When Joker is inflicted with an ailment, he may recover immediately.
Detox DX
Raises the chance of Detox X succeeding.
Resist[]
Shin Megami Tensei V / Vengeance[]
Certain demons, bosses and playable ones alike, innately are weak to, resist or even null Seal, and are as such tied to their respective Essence. Being weak or negating an attempt to Seal a certain demon can affect either side's Press Turn Icons. Unlike with elemental affinities, aliment affinities cannot be altered with passive skills.
The Nahobino can take on a demon's affinity chart via Essence Fusion, including that demon's affinity to how they deal with Seal.
Gun
Wind
Phys
Almighty
Ailment
Phys
Elec
Almighty
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