Phantom King

Phantom King
Japanese Name	ファントムキング
Rōmaji	Fantomu Kingu
First Appearance	Persona 3
Arcana(s)	09.0Hermit

Phantom King is a Shadow in the Persona series.

Appearances

• Persona 3 / FES / Portable
• Persona 4 / Golden

Profile

Persona 3

Phantom King is a sub-boss on the 190th floor of Tartarus. It impedes the party's progress and must be beaten to proceed. It is neutral to Panic and blocks all other elements.

Phantom King has two means of attack: either instant kill via its Light spells or pure damage via Mind Charged Megido. Bring Ken for this fight, since he has resistance to Light and the ability to heal any damage dealt by Megido. As the Phantom King also tends to force party members to skip turns with Fear (but, fortunately, doesn't know Ghastly Wail which can kill them), either protect against it, bring a Persona that knows Me Patra, or stock up on Me Patra Gems to ward off the ailment. However, since this boss (unlike the two preceding it) is fought as an individual and since it carries no affinities (excluding Light/Dark), the party shouldn't have too much trouble with it. Virus Breath will frequently miss when used; however, the Phantom King is susceptible to the Panic ailment, leaving it open to critical hits from physical attacks.

Phantom King also takes adjusted damages from each affinity: Slash attacks will deal 125% damage, and everything else save Almighty will deal 75% damage.

Persona 4 / Golden

Phantom King appears in Worlds 4 and 5 of Magatsu Mandala within the Midnight Channel. It nulls Darkness and is weak to Light. It can attack with Fire skills such as Agidyne and Maragidyne, kill the party using Mudoon, or use Megidolaon. When defeated, it may drop Prime Hide. Selling four Prime Hides at Daidara Metalworks will unlock the Kehaya for Chie Satonaka in the shop.

In Golden, Phantom King is also resistant to Physical and Wind attacks, but gains a weakness to Electricity. It may use Mahama to instantly kill party members, the chance of which may be increased with Stagnant Air. It can also attack with Agidyne, amplified by Fire Boost.

Stats

Persona 3

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 25 Magic 57 Endurance 36 Agility 35 Luck 25 Hermit 57 2,500 500 Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi 1.25x 0.75x 0.75x 0.75x 0.75x 0.75x 0.75x Repel Null - List of Skills Skill Effect Slash Attack Normal attack using the Slash attribute. Hamaon Light: instant kill, 1 foe (high odds). (40% chance) Mahamaon Light: instant kill, all foes (high odds). (35% chance) Mind Charge Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. (2x damage) Megido Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes. Evil Touch Instills Fear in 1 foe. (40% chance) Evil Smile Instills Fear in all foes. (40% chance)

Persona 4 / Golden

• Persona 4
• Persona 4 Golden

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 43 Magic 70 Endurance 20 Agility 48 Luck 40 Hermit 75 600 122 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi - - - - - Weak Null - EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop 4,980 450 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Maragidyne Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes. Agidyne Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Mudoon Darkness: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. (60% chance) Megidolaon Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes.

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 43 Magic 70 Endurance 20 Agility 48 Luck 40 Hermit 75 432 122 Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi Strong - - Weak Strong Weak Null 100 EXP Yen Normal Drop Rare Drop 4,780 390 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Stagnant Air Increase all foe's susceptibility to ailments and Light/Dark skills. Agidyne Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Mahama Light: low chance of instant kill, all foes. (30% chance) Fire Boost Strengthens Fire attacks by 25%.