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This article is about the physical attack element. For the passive skill that bypasses elemental resistance, see Pierce.

Pierce (貫通, Kantsū)? is a physical attack element, primarily used in the Persona series. It shares many similarities and overlaps with Gun type attacks, primarily when Gun attacks is not treated as its own archetype.

Appearances[]

List of Skills[]

Shin Megami Tensei[]

Skill Effect
99 Needles Damages multiple enemies.
Toxic Sting Damages 1 enemy and Poisons it.
Stun Needle Damages 1 enemy and Paralyses it.

Shin Megami Tensei II[]

Skill Effect
Toxic Sting Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Stun Needle Light damage and Bind to 1 enemy.
Needle Rush Light damage to 3-5 enemies.
Wing Flap Light damage to all enemies.
Fog of Temptation Light damage and Charm to all enemies.
Acid Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Amaha Dance Medium damage and Paralysis to 1 enemy.
Scan Medium damage and Paralysis to 2 enemies.

Shin Megami Tensei If...[]

Skill Effect
Toxic Sting Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Stun Needle Light damage and Paralysis to 2-3 enemies.
Needle Rush Light damage to 3-5 enemies.
Wing Flap Light damage to all enemies.
Acid Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Needle Tail Medium damage and Poison to all enemies.
Death String Medium damage and Bind to all enemies.
Darkness Roar Medium damage and Panic to all enemies.
Large Beaheading Medium damage to 1 enemy with a chance of instant death.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner[]

Skill Effect
Macha's Strike Consecutive attacks on random enemies.
Skewer Damage to one row.

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Skill Effect
Double Thrust Medium Spear damage (area)
Dragon Whirl Heavy Spear damage (1 foe)
Burning Spear Heavy Spear damage (area)
Fastball Light Thrown damage (area)
Darkness Nail Medium Thrown damage (area)
Sonic Bullet Heavy Thrown damage (area)
Rapid Fire Medium Arrow damage (area)
Myriad Arrows Medium Arrow damage (area)
Arrow Volley Heavy Arrow damage (area)

Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]

Skill Effect
Needle Rush Deal low Thrown damage to one enemy.
Venom Needle Deal low Thrown + Almighty damage to one enemy. May poison.
Dream Needle Deal low Thrown + Nerve damage to one enemy. May sleep.
Pressure Needle Deal instant Thrown kill to one enemy.
Spinning Shot Deal medium Thrown damage to all enemies.
Sonic Bullet Deal medium Thrown damage to all enemies.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

Skill Effect
Ninety Nine Needles Inflicts small Throwing damage to an enemy.
Poison Needle Inflicts small Throwing damage + Poisoned effect to an enemy.
Dream Needle Inflicts small Throwing damage + Sleep effect to an enemy.
Deadly Needle Renders an enemy Unconscious.
Spiral Shot Inflicts small Throwing damage to all enemies.
Whirlwind Blast Inflicts moderate Throwing damage to all enemies.
Card of Binding Inflicts small Throwing damage + Mute effect to an enemy.
Wiseman Snap Inflicts severe Throwing damage to an enemy.
Shadow Kill Severe Throwing damage to 1 enemy (Nyarlathotep exclusive)

Persona 3[]

Skill Effect
Single Shot Deals light Pierce damage to one foe.
Double Fangs Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2 hits)
Holy Arrow Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. Inflicts Charm (25% chance).
Twin Shot Deals medium Pierce damage to one foe. (2 hits)
Torrent Shot Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2-3 hits)
Cruel Attack Deals medium Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x damage to downed foes)
Poison Arrow Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. Inflicts Poison (25% chance).
Vile Assault Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x damage to downed foes)
Arrow Rain Deals medium Pierce damage to all foes. (1-2 hits)
Myriad Arrows Deals medium Pierce damage to all foes. (1-2 hits)
Primal Force Deals severe Pierce damage to one foe.
Pralaya* Deals severe Pierce damage to all foes. Inflicts Fear (25% chance).

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth[]

  • All physical skills consume a fixed amount of HP in Persona Q.
Skill Effect Range
Double Shot 2 light Stab attacks. (1 enemy) ML
Broadshot A light Stab attack. (1 row) ML
End Shot A heavy Stab attack which takes longer to execute. (1 enemy) ML
Primal Force A heavy Stab attack, ignoring target's resistances and buffs. (1 enemy) ML
Single Shot A light Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) RN
Assault Shot A medium Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) RN
Heavy Shot A heavy Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) RN
Silent Thrust A heavy Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) RN
Swift Strike 3 quick, medium Stab attacks against random targets. (1 row) RN
Arrow Rain A light Stab attack. (All enemies) RN
Hailstorm A medium Stab attack. (All enemies) RN
Aeon Rain A medium Stab attack. (All enemies) RN
Myriad Arrows 6-8 light Stab attacks at random, with low accuracy. (All enemies) RN

Gallery[]

Game Icons


Physical
Weapon Strike (Axe - Fist - Whip) - Slash (Sword - Two Handed) - Pierce (Gun - Spear - Bow - Thrown)
Other Havoc (Rush - Tech - Special) - Hunt Skill - Extra Skills - Passive Skills - Auto Skill - Racial Skill - All-out Attack
Magic
Elemental Fire - Ice - (Wind/Force) - Electricity - Earth - Water - Psychokinesis - Gravity - Nuclear - Bless - Curse
Light Light (Expel) - Recovery (Miracle/Bless) - Support (Prayer)
Dark Dark (Death) - Curse/Mystic - Occult - Nerve
Other Almighty - Ailment - Fusion - Miscellaneous - Force (Spell Type)
Skill Lists
Megami Tensei Megami Tensei - II - Kyūyaku
Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei - II - if... - NINE (Combos) - III: Nocturne - 20XX - IMAGINE - Strange Journey - IV / Apocalypse - V
Last Bible Last Bible - II - Another - III
Majin Tensei Majin Tensei - II: Spiral Nemesis - Ronde
Devil Summoner Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers - Raidou vs. The Soulless Army - Raidou vs. King Abaddon - Soul Hackers 2
Persona Megami Ibunroku Persona - 2: Innocent Sin (Fusion Spells) - 2: Eternal Punishment (Fusion Spells) - 3 (Fusion Spells) - 4 / Arena Ultimax - Q - 5 (Royal) - Strikers - Tactica -Q2
Devil Children Red/Black/White Book - DemiKids - Fire/Ice Book - Messiah Riser
Digital Devil Saga Avatar Tuner (Mantra / Combos) - Avatar Tuner 2 (Mantra / Combos)
Devil Survivor Devil Survivor (Overclocked) - Devil Survivor 2 (Record Breaker)
Other Giten Megami Tensei - Card Summoner - Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
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