Savage Shadows (強敵, Kyōteki)? are a special type of Shadow Symbol with a red aura in Persona 5 Royal.
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Savage Shadows are enemies that are typically more powerful than the shadows in the vicinity. They can be identified by a red aura that is visible even without Third Eye. Each Palace only has one type of Savage Shadow and their spawning location is fixed. They also appear in the corresponding paths of Mementos, where their spawning rate can be affected by a certain Deviation.
In combat, Savage Shadows have a large pool of HP and can use advanced skills. If knocked down, they will reject negotiation attempts until their HP is reduced to one fourth. All Savage Shadows only have Irritable personality.
Savage Shadows since the fourth Palace can act twice per turn, and most of them are naturally immune to Fear and Despair, with the exceptions of Berith, Shiki-Ouji, Take-Minakata, and Abaddon. However, Chaînés Hook can still inflict Fear to a Savage Shadow after a successful ambush.
If the symbol of a Savage Shadow attacks the party from behind, additional Shadows may spawn alongside them in battle.