Secret Laboratory

Secret Laboratory
Japanese Name	秘密結社改造ラボ Secret Society Remodeling Laboratory
Rōmaji	Himitsu Kessha Kaizō Rabo
Appearance	Persona 4 / Golden
Type	Reality within the Midnight Channel
Floors	9
Background Music	Secret Base
Victim	Naoto Shirogane
Form	Secret Base
Available	September 17
Deadline	October 5
Previous	Void Quest
Next	Heaven

"I guess our proper boy detective isn't as grown-up as he looks."

—Yosuke Hanamura at the entrance

Secret Laboratory is a dungeon in Persona 4. Spawned off within the Midnight Channel by Naoto Shirogane's true feelings, it resembles a sci-fi secret base; according to Kanji Tatsumi, the base seems to be inspired by those on tokusatsu shows.

Profile

To unlock the dungeon, go to the high school and talk to a girl in front of Classroom 1-2. Then, speak with a girl at the practice building. Next, talk to a cop at the north end of the shopping district near Konishi Liquors; he is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Later, talk to Chie at the Samegawa Flood Plain Riverbed, and then talk to the cop again, who reveals Naoto's "obsession" towards the cases. Next, speak with the housewife standing in front of the Tatsuhime Shrine, and go to the shopping district South on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to speak with a cop who talks about Naoto being "treated like a child." With these two clues, the dungeon's location is revealed.

The Secret Laboratory is different from the other dungeons in that the floors descend, ending at the bottom. As the Team continues downwards they are given warnings to turn back. Rise interprets this as Naoto's refusal to mix with other people. On the sixth basement floor, the Team is stopped by a locked door requiring the Leader Card. The Team explores the dungeon to find the Research Card (in a treasure chest), and goes back a few floors until they find a locked door on the fourth basement floor. This leads to a Boss guarding the Leader Card.

After successfully defeating the "Dominating Machine," the Team continues on until the final basement where they find Naoto confronting her other self. The "Other Naoto" spells out everything, most surprisingly the fact that Naoto is, in fact, not male. Naoto refuses to accept her other self and a fight against her shadow commences. Later, Naoto realizes that everyone must accept his or her true self and continue on with life, regardless of their appearance or personality.

This concludes their rescue, but Naoto's words before succumbing to fatigue are sound and true; the case is far from over.

In the Persona 4 The Animation, the Secret Laboratory is destroyed by Beelzebub's Megidolaon.

Treasure

Locked chests

Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type
Death Scudetto	Kanji weapon	Red Battlesuit	Male armor	Peach Battlesuit	Female armor	Spirit Hachimaki	Accessory	Black Cat Charm	Accessory
Iron Charm	Accessory	Steed Strap	Accessory	Maneki Neko	Accessory	Ryumyaku Brace	Accessory	Amaterasu Fob	Accessory
Moon Potpourri	Accessory	Blaze Vow	Accessory	Blaze Pin	Accessory	Fire Suppressor	Accessory	Blizzard Vow	Accessory
Blizzard Pin	Accessory	Ice Suppressor	Accessory	Volt Vow	Accessory	Volt Pin	Accessory	Volt Suppressor	Acessory
Storm Vow	Accessory	Storm Pin	Accessory	Wind Suppressor	Accessory	White Feather	Accessory	Black Feather	Accessory
Falcon Eye	Accessory	Sigma Drive	Accessory	Awareness Note	Accessory	Patient Collar	Accessory	Earth Badge	Accessory
Sorcerer's Mark	Accessory	Reprisal Chain	Accessory	Blessed Hands	Accessory	Disinfectant	Accessory	Tranquil Buddha	Accessory
Bravery Vessel	Accessory	Disguise Mask	Accessory	Cool Beads	Accessory	Healthy Recipe	Accessory	Kid's Hachimaki	Accessory
Safety Belt	Accessory	Book of Serenity	Accessory	Bead	Item	Bead Chain	Item	Chewing Soul	Item
Soul Food	Item	Soma	Item	Chest Key x3	Item

Normal chests

Item
Peach Seed	Life Stone	Soul Drop	Snuff Soul	Revival Bead
Balm of Life	Hiranya	Amrita Soda	Purifying Water	Purifying Salt
Physical Mirror	Magic Mirror	Assault Signal	Diamond Shield	Super Sonic
Homunculus	Vanish Ball	Goho-M	San-zun Tama	Hell Magatama
Dry Ice	Frost Magatama	Tesla Coil	Arc Magatama	Yashichi
Cyclone Magatama	Segaki Rice	Curse Paper	Smart Bomb	Chest Key
Trap Chest

Shuffle Time Personas

Level	Persona	Arcana	Level	Persona	Arcana	Level	Persona	Arcana
34	Gorgon	Empress	34	Setanta	Emperor	34	Yamata no Orochi	Moon
36	Flauros	Hierophant	36	Samael	Death	37	Parvati	Priestess
37	Pazuzu	Devil	38	Dominion	Justice	39	Dis	Magician
39	Orthrus	Hanged Man	40	Genbu	Temperance	40	Yatagarasu	Sun
41	Oukuninushi	Emperor	41	Hitokoto-Nushi	Hermit	41	Alraune	Moon
42	Hanuman	Strength	43	Triglav	Chariot	43	Fuu-ki	Star
44	Gabriel	Empress	44	Succubus	Devil	45	Thoth	Emperor
45	Hokuto Seikun	Hierophant	46	Decarabia	Fool	46	Mot	Death
47	Rangda	Magician	47	Seiryuu	Temperance	47	Narasimha	Sun
48	Kikuri-Hime	Priestess	48	Kurama Tengu	Hermit	48	Girimehkala	Moon
49	Throne	Justice	50	Kali	Strength	50	Ganesha	Star
51	Pabilsag	Emperor	52	Skadi	Empress	52	Cerberus	Hierophant

Shadows

Persona 4

Shadow	LV	HP	SP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Floor
Constancy Relic	46	240	246	Fire	-	-	-	Phys, Wind	B1-B2
Flattering Hablerie	47	324	199	Ice	Light, Dark	-	-	Fire	B1-B2
Insolent Basalt	45	190	25	Elec	Phys	-	-	-	B1-B2
Inviting Nyogo	47	358	174	Fire	-	Elec	-	Ice	B1-B2
Rainy Brother 1	44	110	193	Elec	-	Light, Dark	Ph, Fi, Ic, Wi	-	B1-B2
Rainy Sister 1	44	110	193	Fire	-	Light, Dark	Ph, Ic, El, Wi	-	B1-B2
Royal Dancer	47	282	210	-	-	-	-	-	B1-B2
Source Basalt	45	170	44	Light	Phys	-	-	-	B1-B2
Dismayed Panzer	48	320	164	Elec	Phys	-	-	Wind	B3-B4
Dogmatic Tower	48	259	339	-	-	-	-	Fire, Elec	B3-B4
Flowing Sand	47	274	351	-	-	-	-	Fi, Ic, El, Wi	B3-B4
Furious Gigas	50	318	117	-	-	-	-	Fire, Elec	B3-B4
Rainbow Twins	48	250	149	Ice	-	-	Elec	Light	B3-B4
Red Sigil	48	247	405	Ice	Ph, El, Wi	Light	Fire	-	B3-B4
Shallow Okina	49	267	322	Elec	-	Dark	-	Light	B3-B4
Chaos Fuzz	51	341	133	-	-	-	-	Fi, Ic, El, Wi, Li, Dk	B5-B6
Fail Gene	52	263	315	Ice, Wind	Phys	-	-	-	B5-B6
Immoral Snake	52	269	148	Light, Dark	-	Wind	-	-	B5-B6
Mach Wheel	52	240	151	Elec	-	Phys	-	-	B5-B6
Mighty Beast	50	364	127	Ice, Light	-	-	-	Phys, Dark	B5-B6
Raindrop Musha	51	1050	119	Fire	-	Light, Dark	Ic, El, Wi	-	B5-B6
Wild Drive	51	270	120	Elec	-	Phys	-	Ice	B5-B6
World Balance	52	210	576	Light, Dark	Ph, Fi, Ic, El, Wi	-	-	-	B5-B6
Dominating Machine	57	3500	112	-	-	Light, Dark	-	-	B7-B8
Elegant Mother	54	250	455	Dark	Ice	Wind	-	-	B7-B8
Fierce Cyclops	53	221	397	-	-	Ice	Fire	-	B7-B8
Hell Knight	55	520	153	-	-	Light	-	-	B7-B8
Jotun of Power	54	321	203	Elec	-	-	Ice	Phys	B7-B8
Mind Dice	53	312	155	Light, Dark	Fi, Ic, El, Wi	-	-	-	B7-B8
Order Giant	53	470	87	Ice	Phys	-	-	Elec	B7-B8
Power Castle	54	299	385	Wind	Fire	Elec	-	Phys	B7-B8
Truth Pesce	53	212	138	Fire, Light	-	Dark	Ice	-	B7-B8
Wicked Turret	53	455	201	-	Phys	-	-	-	B7-B8
Opulent Hand	50	430	236	-	-	Light, Dark	-	-	B1-B8

Note:

• box denotes Shadows that appear during rainy days.
• box denotes rare Shadow.

Shadow	LV	HP	SP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Floor
Constancy Relic	46	240	246	Dark	Phys	-	-	-	B1-B2
Flattering Hablerie	47	324	199	Ice	-	-	-	Fire	B1-B2
Insolent Basalt	45	300	25	Wind	Fire, Ice	-	-	Elec	B1-B2
Inviting Nyogo	47	358	174	Fire	-	-	-	Wind	B1-B2
Rainy Brother 1	44	110	193	Elec	-	Light, Dark	Ph, Ic, El, Wi	-	B1-B3, B5-B6
Rainy Sister 1	44	110	193	Fire	-	Light, Dark	Ph, Ic, El, Wi	-	B1-B3
Royal Dancer	47	282	210	Light	Fi, Ic, El, Wi	-	-	-	B1-B4
Source Basalt	45	270	44	Fire	El, Wi	-	-	Ice	B1-B2
Dismayed Panzer	48	320	164	-	-	El, Wi, Da	-	-	B3-B4
Dogmatic Tower	48	259	339	Wind	Phys	-	-	-	B3-B4
Flowing Sand	47	274	351	Ice	-	-	-	Wind	B3-B4
Furious Gigas	50	318	117	-	-	-	-	Fire, Wind	B3-B4
Rainbow Twins	48	250	149	Ice	-	-	Elec	Light	B3-B4, B7-B8
Red Sigil	48	247	405	Ice	-	Light, Dark	Fire, Elec	-	B3-B4
Shallow Okina	49	267	322	Elec	-	-	Wind	-	B3-B4
Chaos Fuzz	51	341	133	Fire	-	-	-	Ic, El, Wi, Li, Dk	B5
Fail Gene	52	263	315	-	-	-	-	Phys	B5
Immoral Snake	52	269	148	Fire	-	-	Elec, Wind	-	B6
Mach Wheel	52	240	151	Wind	Fire, Elec	-	-	-	B5-B6
Mighty Beast	50	364	127	Ice, Light	Elec, Wind	-	-	Dark	B1-B2, B5
Raindrop Musha	51	999	119	Fire	-	Light, Dark	Ic, El, Wi	-	B5-B6
Wild Drive	51	270	120	Elec	Phys	Light, Dark	-	-	B5-B6
World Balance	52	210	567	Light, Dark	Ph, Fi, Ic, El, Wi	-	-	-	B5-B6
Dominating Machine	55	3500	112	-	Dark	Wind, Light	-	-	B8
Elegant Mother	54	250	455	Fire	Elec, Wind	Ice	-	Light, Dark	B8
Fierce Cyclops	53	300	397	Phys	-	-	Fi, Ic, El, Wi	-	B6-B8
Hell Knight	55	520	153	-	Dark	-	-	-	B7-B8
Jotun of Power	54	321	203	Elec	Dark	-	Fire	Phys	B8
Mind Dice	53	312	155	Light, Dark	-	Phys	-	-	B5-B7
Order Giant	53	470	87	Elec, Light	Phys	Fire, Dark	-	-	B7-B8
Power Castle	54	299	385	Wind	-	-	-	Phys, Elec	B3-B7
Truth Pesce	53	212	138	Ice	-	-	Fi, El, Wi	-	B6
Wicked Turret	53	455	201	Elec, Light	Phys	Wind, Dark	-	-	B5-B8
Opulent Hand	50	???	236	-	Fire	Light, Dark	Ic, El, Wi	-	B2-B7

Note:

• box denotes Shadows that appear during rainy days.
• box denotes rare Shadow.
• Stat information provided by external source.

Bosses

Persona 4

Shadow	LV	HP	SP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Floor
Dominating Machine	53	3070	300	Ice*	Phys*, Alm*, Fi*, El*, Wi*	Light, Dark	-	-	B4
Shadow Naoto	55	5500	1800	Elec*	Fire	Light, Dark	-	-	B9
Extreme Vessel	57	4800	3000	Wi, Fi*, Ic*, El*	Phys, Alm	Light, Dark	-	-	B9

Note:

• Extreme Vessel appears from October 6th onwards.
• * - Indicates hidden attributes, mouse over for more info.

Gallery

Normal battle arena

Corridors

Dead ends

Junction areas

Stairs

Event trigger

Appearance in Persona 4 The Animation

Trivia

• After entering Secret Laboratory, one of the dialogue choices is "I do not comprehend" which is the catchphrase of Gale from the Digital Devil Saga series.
• The text on the hologram projectors of the Secret Laboratory is actually from a French Huffington Post article about a Japanese Agricultural Minister who resigned.