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Shadow Tatsuya is the Shadow Self of Tatsuya Suou that appears in Persona 2: Innocent Sin. He uses the Persona Reverse Apollo in battle.

Appearances[]

Profile[]

Shadow Tatsuya first appeared alongside Shadow Eikichi and Shadow Lisa at Caracol before the battle against Joker/Angel Joker.

After the three Shadows escaped, four temples appeared along the city: Leo Temple, Aquarius Temple, Taurus Temple and Scorpio Temple. Shadow Tatsuya was at the end of the Leo Temple protecting the crystal skull of said temple. When Tatsuya and the others arrive to where Shadow Tatsuya is, the latter taunts Tatsuya by saying that he knows his dreams (said dreams depends on what the player chooses at the beginning of the game during Saeko Takami's counseling). He tries to trick Tatsuya into admitting that he hates Jun for what he did when he was Joker, depending on the player's choice, the Shadow will make another remark about that Tatsuya must hate Jun, all the trouble he caused to the city and the pain he brought to his friends and him. Whatever the player chooses, the scene will lead to a boss fight against Shadow Tatsuya.

After the battle ends Shadow Tatsuya says that he is impressed on how strong Tatsuya is, but it was obvious since they are the same. He tells him that it doesn't matter if he is defeated, and that he must not forget that he is his Shadow and that he will always be around.

Strategy[]

Due to his very straightforward moveset, Shadow Tatsuya is likely to be the easiest of the Temple Guardians the party will encounter. It is recommended that before the party initiates the battle, they equip Tatsuya with his ultimate Persona Apollo, and keep it equipped for the entire battle. If this is done, a scene will play at the start and end of the battle, and Apollo will become immune to Dark-based spells. The best tactic for defeating Shadow Tatsuya is by casting Dashing Strike; this is an incredibly powerful Fusion Spell that deals low Havoc damage, but hits the enemy multiple times. Tackle can be found Personas such as Taranis, Nezha and Cerberus, while Zio is common on lower-leveled Personas and can be taught with Skill Cards. Have Eikichi, due to his high Strength stat, initiate the Fusion Spell while the rest of the party either partakes in it, attacks or heals. Do not attack Shadow Tatsuya with Fire Skills, as he nullifies them. However, he is weak to Light Skills, so these can be cast on him to deal damage.

His signature attack is his Dark Nova Kaiser; which hits a single target for both Almighty and Dark Damage. However, in comparison to Dark Foamy Lover and Bloody Divorce (which hit the entire party), the spell itself is very manageable.

Stats[]

Shadow Tatsuya persona
Scared to fight me?
Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop
- Fire 53 3590 - -
Traits No personality
Atk Def Matk Mdef
Strength 47
Vitality 43
Dexterity 39
Agility 42
Luck 35
200 192 120 118
Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn
- - - - - Nu - - - - 24 Nu Nu - 24 Nu
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Dark Nova Kaiser Deal high Almighty + Dark damage to one enemy.
Maragidyne Deal high Fire damage to an enemy group.
Agidyne Deal high Fire damage to one enemy.
Freidyne Deal high Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Freila Deal medium Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Gigantic Fist Deal high Strike damage to one enemy.

Shadow Tatsuya persona
Scared to fight me?
Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop
- Fire 53 3590 - -
Traits No personality
Atk Def Matk Mdef
Strength 47
Vitality 43
Dexterity 39
Agility 42
Luck 35
140 153 84 94
Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn
- - - - - Nu - - - - 24 Nu Nu - 24 Nu
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Dark Nova Kaiser Deal high Almighty + Dark damage to one enemy.
Maragidyne Deal high Fire damage to an enemy group.
Agidyne Deal high Fire damage to one enemy.
Freidyne Deal high Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Freila Deal medium Nuclear damage to all enemies.
Gigantic Fist Deal high Strike damage to one enemy.

Battle Quotes[]

  • Dark Nova Kaiser! (When he uses the spell Dark Nova Kaiser)

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • It is hinted that Shadow Tatsuya may represent Tatsuya's emptiness and his lack of direction in life (if his response to Ms. Saeko is not having any dreams for the latter). Hints are that Lisa spoke about his Shadow sounding cold and empty as if he's a machine and the Shadow mentioning about dreams and goals being meaningless in one's life and expected life to decide. The Alaya Shrine Incident may have affected his view on dreams which rendered him emotionless.
  • He's one of the only two Shadow Selves of a protagonist in the whole series, and the only one whose name is player-chosen, due to how the player is able to rename Tatsuya but not Maya.


Major Characters
Playable Tatsuya Suou - Maya Amano - Lisa Silverman - Eikichi Mishina - Yukino Mayuzumi - Jun Kurosu
Non-Playable Philemon - Nyarlathotep - Joker
Minor Characters
Plot Relevant Maya Okamura - Akinari Kashihara - Shunsuke Fujii - Katsuya Suou - Ulala Serizawa - Daisuke Todoroki (Kyouji Kuzunoha) - Head Monk - Maki Sonomura - Kei Nanjo - Eriko Kirishima - Hidehiko Uesugi - Reiji Kido - Tamaki Uchida - Tadashi Satomi - Trish - Noriko Katayama - Miho Ogishima - Mami Shibata - Miyabi Hanakouji
Masked Circle Tatsuya Sudou - Ginji Sasaki - Anna Yoshizaka - Junko Kurosu - Shadow Tatsuya - Shadow Maya - Shadow Lisa - Shadow Eikichi - Shadow Yukino - Akari Hoshi - Hiroki Sugimoto - Takashi Hanya - Yasuo Inoe - Youichi Makimura
Last Battalion Fuhrer - Order of the Holy Lance
Velvet Room Igor - Nameless - Belladonna - Demon Painter
Rumormongers Kenta Yokouchi - Baofu - Chika Ueda - Sumaru Genie
Shop Time Count - Garcon Soejima - Kankichi Mishina
Climax Theater Motoko Mitsugi - Naozumi Kariyazaki - Musubu Torikiri - Akari Torikiri - Rose Futaba - Minato - Umiko Shiyama - Persephone - Tamaizu Nirasawa - Haruo Weyland - Kushiel
Locations
Sumaru City Seven Sisters High School - Club Zodiac - Kasugayama High School - Air Raid Shelter - Mu Continent - Giga Macho - Aoba Park - Smile Hirasaka - GOLD - Aerospace Museum - Mt. Iwato - Mt. Katatsumuri - Caracol - Aquarius Temple - Taurus Temple - Scorpio Temple - Leo Temple - Silver River - Xibalba - Abandoned Factory - Climax Theater
Music
Albums Original Soundtracks - The Errors of Their Youth - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Kimi no Tonari" - "Joker" - "Satomi Tadashi Drugstore Song" - "Unbreakable Tie"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Reverse) - Persona user - Cards (Tarot / Material / Skill / Incense) - Mystic Change - Affinity - Mutation - Ideal Energy - In Lak'ech - Oracle of Maia - Spear of Destiny - Muses - Phoenix Ranger Featherman R - Shadow Self - Ambrosia - "Infectious Groove" - Crystal Skull - Ideal Self - Growth Rate - Rumor
Lists Arcana - Personas - Demons - Bosses - Skills (Fusion Spells) - Items - Rumors - Restaurants
Other Media
Productions Lost Memories
Publications Innocent Sin (novel) - Persona 2: Tsumi ga Ataeshi Batsu - Persona: Tsumi To Batsu - Comic Anthology: Short Comic Heaven / Innocent Children / Innocent Memory / Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics)
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