Ultimate Persona

Yu Narukami's ultimate Persona, Izanagi-no-Okami.

An ultimate Persona (最強ペルソナ, Saikyou Perusona)^? or advanced Persona (後期ペルソナ, Kouki Perusona)^? is a Persona formed when an individual undergoes a great change or gains a new sense of resolve. These Personas are among the strongest that their users can summon and typically represent gods or similarly powerful entities as a result. As their users continue to develop, ultimate Personas can gain new forms or fuse with initial Personas, as seen in Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal, respectively. In most games, ultimate Personas come with signature skills and more powerful resistances.

In Megami Ibunroku Persona through Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, these Personas are gained all at once with only a few exceptions, representing steps the respective parties take together. From Persona 3 onward, second awakenings are more character-specific and are often prompted by story, Social Link or Confidant events.

Initial Personas can gain the same amount of strength as ultimate Personas. This only occurs when the Persona-user in question rejects their second awakening.

Quick Answers

What triggers the formation of an ultimate Persona?

An ultimate Persona forms when a Persona-user experiences a significant change or gains a new resolve. These Personas, representing gods or powerful entities, are among the strongest their users can summon. They evolve from initial Personas, reflecting the character's development. A story-specific event triggers a personal resolution in each character, leading to the transformation of their initial Persona into their ultimate Persona.

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How do ultimate Personas in Persona 3 Reload differ from those in other games?

Ultimate Personas in Persona 3 Reload are evolutions of initial Personas, triggered by a character's personal growth. They nullify the element their previous forms resisted, except Messiah. They can acquire more skills through leveling up than their initial forms. When a Persona evolves into its ultimate form in Reload, it gains a new Theurgy spell for battle use.

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What is the significance of a Persona awakening in the Persona series?

A Persona awakening in the Persona series symbolizes a character's inner strength emergence, often sparked by a crisis. In Persona 3, characters such as Mitsuru Kirijo and Akihiko Sanada awaken their Personas during Shadow attacks. Persona 4 requires characters to face and accept their berserk Shadow Selves for Persona transformation. In Persona 5, awakenings are triggered by the user resisting a despised fate or individual.

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Can you name some of the gods or powerful entities represented by ultimate Personas?

Ultimate Personas in the Persona series embody various gods and powerful entities. These include Shiva, Chi You, Ganesha, Garuda, Saturnus, Helel, Yamatano-Orochi, Dionysus, Seth, Baal Zebul, Sandalphon, Yatagarasu, Quetzalcoatl, Horus, Vishnu, Asura, Anubis, Trumpeter, Michael, Satan, Lucifer, Messiah, Uriel, Nidhoggr, Ananta, Atavaka, Metatron, Artemis, Tsukuyomi, Apollo, Melchizedek, Throne, Michael, Satan, Demeter, Njord, Hunab Ku, Seiryu, Ouroboros, Galahad, Bacchus, Dagda, Cu Chulainn, Arthur, Budai, Shou Shen, and Quetzalcoatl.

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How does the ultimate Persona of Joker evolve in Persona 5 Royal?

In Persona 5 Royal, Joker's ultimate Persona, Satanael, evolves at the journey's end. He acquires the World Arcana, signifying his sense of belonging and solitary path. During the Dark Sun... OVA, Joker employs Yoshitsune, a Persona generally unattainable in-game. Joker is the inaugural protagonist to receive a tier 3 ultimate Persona. He can also acquire Personas post-battle with Shadows, which morph into masks for collection or attraction to Joker, providing him Persona Points for the Velvet Room.

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Appearances

• Megami Ibunroku Persona
• Persona 2: Innocent Sin
• Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
• Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
• Persona 4 / Golden
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
• Persona 5 / Royal
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

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Megami Ibunroku Persona

The ultimate Personas are fused by adding certain Totems to fusions that result in a Persona whose Arcana is the same as the ultimate Persona's Arcana, and can only be equipped by the character they belong to. The totems are gained towards the end of the game, though the exact method depends on the route.

In the SEBEC quest, if the protagonist performs good deeds throughout the quest, when he meets with his other self in the Alaya Cavern, the other self will reward him with the totems.

In the Snow Queen route, the protagonist has to trade Ambrosia gained from defeating the Tower bosses with Raiho during the final dungeon. If the harder towers are completed before the easier ones, more Ambrosia will be given.

Character	Arcana	Persona	Lvl	Totem
Protagonist	Emperor	Amen Ra	62	Rosetta Stone
Maki Sonomura	Priestess	Verdandi	61	Pasque Flower
Kei Nanjo	Judgement	Yamaoka	60	Amber Glasses
Masao Inaba	Chariot	Susano-o	59	Purified Water
Yukino Mayuzumi	Empress	Durga	57	Bisonskin Drums
Yuka Ayase	Magician	Frey	59	Stuffed Deer
Eriko Kirishima	Judgement	Michael	62	Judgement Contract
Hidehiko Uesugi	Justice	Tyr	54	Victorian Rune
Reiji Kido	Death	Mot	58	Babylonian Coffin

Persona 2

Innocent Sin

Most of the ultimate Personas are gained after defeating Joker in the Caracol if the party found the corresponding mask at Mt. Iwato (the Red Eagle Mask for Apollo, the Yellow Owl Mask for Hades, the Pink Azas Mask for Venus and the Blue Swan Mask for Artemis).

Having Apollo, Venus, and Hades equipped at the end of the boss battles against their reverse counterparts in Leo Temple, Taurus Temple, and Scorpio Temple respectively will change the Personas' resistances:

• Apollo's weakness to Dark will turn into an immunity. His resistance to Nuclear will be upgraded into an immunity. He'll still be weak to Water and Ice, but the amount of damage he receives from those elements will be reduced.
• Venus' weakness to Dark will turn into an immunity. She'll go from taking neutral damage from Elec to resisting it. Her weakness to Ice will be upgraded into taking neutral damage from that element. She'll still be weak to Wind, but the amount of damage she receives from it will be reduced.
• Hades' weakness to Dark will turn into an immunity. His weakness to Nuclear will be upgraded into taking neutral damage from it. He'll still be weak to Fire, but the amount of damage he receives from that element will be reduced.

Yukino retains Durga as her ultimate Persona, which is obtained if she comes to terms with Shunsuke Fujii's death and stays with Tatsuya's party at the Caracol. Jun Kurosu's ultimate Persona is Chronos, obtained by equipping Hermes during the Aquarius Temple's boss fight and then mutating it once it reaches maximum rank.

Character	Lvl.	Persona	Requirement	Location	Unique Skill
Tatsuya Suou	53	Apollo	Obtain the Red Eagle Mask on Mt. Iwato, then defeat Joker.	Caracol	Nova Kaiser
Eikichi Mishina	57	Hades	Obtain the Yellow Owl Mask on Mt. Iwato, then defeat Joker.		Bloody Honeymoon
Lisa Silverman	57	Venus	Obtain the Pink Azas Mask on Mt. Iwato, then defeat Joker.		Foamy Lover
Maya Amano	51	Artemis	Obtain the Blue Swan Mask on Mt. Iwato, then defeat Joker.		Crescent Mirror
Yukino Mayuzumi	44	Durga	Accept Fujii's death and stay with the party.		Thunder Inferno
Jun Kurosu	57	Chronos	Equip Hermes during the Aquarius Temple boss fight, then mutate at MAX Rank.	Velvet Room	Cross Fortune

Eternal Punishment

Except for Tatsuya, who has already obtained his ultimate Persona, Apollo, before the beginning of the story, all other characters' ultimate Personas require the party to obtain the Material Cards from Mt. Iwato and then summon them in the Velvet Room manually. This gives the party the freedom to apply a magic card and stat boost card during the summoning. The ultimate Personas in Eternal Punishment are slightly less powerful and useful skill-wise than in Innocent Sin, but consume less SP.

Character	Lvl.	Persona	Requirement		Location	Unique Skill
			Tarot cards	Material card
Maya Amano	63	Artemis	Moon (252)	Silver Bow	Mt. Iwato	Crescent Mirror
Ulala Serizawa	62	Astria	Star (248)	Ortyx		Twinkle Nebula
Katsuya Suou	63	Hyperion	Justice (189)	Ancient Sun		Justice Shot
Baofu	61	Prometheus	Hanged Man (244)	Bronze Ring		Wiseman Snap
Eriko Kirishima	76	Gabriel	Judgement (304)	Lily	EX Dungeon 2-A	Release Jail
Kei Nanjo	75	Yamaoka	Hierophant (225)	Amber Eyeglasses	EX Dungeon 2-C	Guardian Hammer
Tatsuya Suou	62	Apollo	N/A			Nova Cyther

Persona 3

The ultimate Personas are evolved forms of the initial Personas gained throughout the story, based on their operator's character development. Following a story-specific prompt, each character individually experiences a personal resolution, which brings about the metamorphosis of their initial Persona into their ultimate Persona. The ultimate Personas are listed below in order of metamorphosis.

Gameplay-wise, ultimate Personas nullify what element their previous forms were resistant towards, with sole exception of Messiah. The party member's ultimate Personas can also gain more skills by leveling up compared to their initial Personas.

Messiah's affinities change with each successive game in the Persona 3 series:

• In the original P3, Messiah had just Repel Light and is weak to Darkness for its affinity chart.
• In FES and Portable, Messiah was buffed to have a resistance to all magic, though retaining the previous affinities with Light and Dark.
• In Reload, Messiah's long-standing weakness to Dark Skills was patched out, and now Repels Dark instead of being weak to it.

In Reload, when a party member's Persona evolves into their ultimate form, they would unlock a new Theurgy spell to use in battle in addition to the Theurgy skill they already have beforehand.

In any instance where a scenario continues from the end of the Journey (such as the Answer and the Persona 4 Arena series of games), all surviving members of SEES have their ultimate Personas by default, if applicable.

Character	Persona	Prompt	Resolution
Akihiko Sanada	Caesar	Death of Shinjiro Aragaki	To face everything head-on
Ken Amada	Kala-Nemi	Being saved by Shinjiro Aragaki	To live for his mother and Shinjiro
Fuuka Yamagishi	Juno	Natsuki Moriyama transferring schools	To protect those she is connected with
Yukari Takeba	Isis	Receiving her father's true message	To fulfill her father's wishes by fighting against the Dark Hour
Mitsuru Kirijo	Artemisia	Death of her father	To carry on her father's legacy
Junpei Iori	Trismegistus	Death of Chidori Yoshino and fusion of Hermes and Medea	To live for Chidori
Aigis	Athena	Failure to eliminate Ryoji Mochizuki and to fulfill her predetermined purpose	To "live" and decide her own fate
Makoto Yuki / Kotone Shiomi	Messiah	N/A	N/A

Shinjiro Aragaki (who died protecting Ken), Koromaru and Metis do not gain ultimate Personas. The protagonist can only obtain their ultimate Persona by fusion upon completion of the Judgement Social Link.

In Reload, it is speculated that Cerberus is already Koromaru's ultimate Persona. Aigis speculated that he had experienced a major event beforehand to have already triggered his Persona evolution, which would explain on how he is able to have two Theurgies when he first joins the party. Koromaru's Cerberus is consistently displayed with having an unprecedented two Null elements in Cerberus' affinity chart, which initial Personas simply don't have access to, and the Q series consistently nerfs Cerberus's Null Fire trait to Resist Fire, a trait that is more in line with ultimate Personas starting with Persona 4.

Social Links

Starting with Persona 3 was the introduction of the Social Link mechanic, and upon completion of a Social Link offer the strongest Persona of the Arcana that Social Link is tied to. This is done by the Social Link holder gifting Makoto Yuki/Kotone Shiomi a special item during the Rank 10 event that allows them to fuse for that Persona.

Unique to the P3 games starting with FES is a Persona that can only be unlocked upon completing all the Social Links in the game in one playthrough, with that Persona being Orpheus Telos.

Arcana	Social Link Holder	Persona	S.Link Item
Fool Arcana	Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad	Susano-o, the Raging God	N/A
Magician Arcana	Kenji Tomochika Junpei Iori (Portable & Kotone only)	Surt, the Inferno God (P3, FES & P3P) Futsunushi, the Warrior God (Reload only)	Handmade Choker
Priestess Arcana	Fuuka Yamagishi	Scathach, the Instructor	Headphones
Empress Arcana	Mitsuru Kirijo	Alilat, the Ancient Goddess	Motorcycle Key
Emperor Arcana	Hidetoshi Odagiri	Odin, the Storm God	Cheap Light
Hierophant Arcana	Bunkichi and Mitsuko Kitamura	Kohryu, Guardian of Nature	Persimmon Fruit
Lovers Arcana	Yukari Takeba	Cybele, the Earth Mother	Yukari's Strap
Chariot Arcana	Kazushi Miyamoto Rio Iwasaki (Portable & Kotone only)	Thor, the Mighty God of Thunder	Sports Tape Annotated Guide (Portable & Kotone only)
Justice Arcana	Chihiro Fushimi Ken Amada (Portable & Kotone only)	Melchizedek, the Hand of Justice / King of Justice	Manga Silver Key (Portable & Kotone only)
Hermit Arcana	Isako "Maya" Toriumi Saori Hasegawa (Portable & Kotone only)	Arahabaki, the Aboriginal God	Screenshot Data PA Recording (Portable & Kotone only)
Fortune Arcana	Keisuke Hiraga Ryoji Mochizuki (Portable & Kotone only)	Norn, the Three Goddesses of Fate (P3, FES & P3P) Lakshmi, the Goddess of Fertility (Reload only)	Award Letter Faint Glow Ring (Portable & Kotone only)
Strength Arcana	Yuko Nishiwaki Koromaru (Portable & Kotone only)	Siegfried, the Bearer of Victory (P3, FES, & P3P) Atavaka, the Wisdom King General (Reload only)	Kids' Letter Dirty Collar (Portable & Kotone only)
Hanged Man Arcana	Maiko Oohashi	Attis, the God of Sacrifice	Bead Ring
Death Arcana	Pharos	Thanatos, the Bringer of Death	N/A
Temperance Arcana	Andre Laurent "Bebe" Jean Geraux	Byakko, the King of all Beasts (P3 only) Yurlungur, Governor of the Heavens (FES onwards)	Money Pouch
Devil Arcana	President Tanaka	Beelzebub, Lord of Hell	Thank-you Letter
Tower Arcana	Mutatsu	Chi You, the Warrior King	Reserve Tag
Star Arcana	Mamoru Hayase Akihiko Sanada (Portable & Kotone only)	Lucifer, the Light-bearer (P3 only) Helel, the Light-bearer / the One Who Holds Up Light (FES onwards)	Car Key
Moon Arcana	Nozomi "Gourmet King" Suemitsu Shinjiro Aragaki (Portable & Kotone only)	Sandalphon, the Deliverer of Prayers / the Angel That Conveys Prayers	Gourmet License Leather Watch (Portable & Kotone only)
Sun Arcana	Akinari Kamiki	Asura, the Grand Being	Worn Notebook
Judgement Arcana	Nyx Annihilation Team	Messiah, the Savior	N/A
Aeon Arcana (FES onward)	Aigis	Metatron, Attendant to the Infinite	Charred Screw

Persona 4

The awakened Persona (覚醒ペルソナ, Kakusei Perusona)^?, like in Persona 3, are evolved forms of the initial Personas. Unlike in Persona 3, these Persona are obtained by maxing out the respective party member's Social Link.

Gameplay-wise, awakened Personas nullify whatever element their normal forms were previously resistant to, all the while gaining a resistance towards another element. The only exception to this is the protagonist's ultimate Persona, which resists Physical, Fire, Ice, Electricity and Wind Skills, though it also loses its previous form's Darkness nullification, being neutral to Light and Darkness.

Character	Persona	Requirement
Yu Narukami	Izanagi-no-Okami	Unlock True Ending*
Yosuke Hanamura	Susano-o	Max out S.Link Magician
Chie Satonaka	Suzuka Gongen	Max out S.Link Chariot
Yukiko Amagi	Amaterasu	Max out S.Link Priestess
Kanji Tatsumi	Rokuten Maou	Max out S.Link Emperor
Rise Kujikawa	Kanzeon	Max out S.Link Lovers
Teddie	Kamui	Max out S.Link Star
Naoto Shirogane	Yamato-Takeru	Max out S.Link Fortune

• The protagonist automatically gains his own ultimate Persona, Izanagi-no-Okami, during the final battle in the True Ending, but it cannot be used in normal gameplay until a certain fusion is performed on a New Game Plus file after obtaining the True Ending.

Golden

Persona 4 Golden offers new, third-tier Personas for every character (except for the protagonist, who still gains Izanagi-no-Okami during the final battle in the True Ending and can only be used in normal gameplay upon fusion in New Game Plus). Unlocking these Personas grants the respective Persona a unique ultimate skill. To unlock these ultimate Personas, the protagonist must first max out the corresponding teammate's Social Link, and then speak with them for another Social Link meeting at any point after 1/10 to evolve their Persona further. Most of the third-tier Personas for the Investigation Team are named after extensions of their gods' names (Yosuke and Teddie), alternative readings of their names (Kanji and Rise), or epithets revolving around them (Yukiko and Naoto), with Chie's third tier being wholly untied to her ultimate Persona.

Gameplay-wise, these new ultimate Personas now absorb whatever element their awakened forms had previously been nullified towards, while most of the third tiers promote the resistance their second forms had into a nullification, exceptions being Takeji Zaiten (who now resists Phys) and Yamato Sumeragi (who has no drain affinity, instead repelling Light and Darkness).

As a result of the party's respective Social Links having unlockable skills as the protagonist progresses through them in Golden, ultimate Personas now gain an evade skill towards the element they are weak against when the Social Link is maxed out, lowering their chances of them being downed, with sole exception to Yamato-Takeru, who doesn't have a exploitable weakness and so learns Invigorate 3 instead. Third-tier Personas also grant each party member's ultimate skill upon awakening.

Character	Persona	Ultimate Skill	Effect
Yu Narukami	Izanagi-no-Okami	Myriad Truths	The word of power that banishes all the world's curses and falsehoods.
Yosuke Hanamura	Takehaya Susano-o	Youthful Wind	Moderately restores party's HP and raises Hit/Evasion rate for 3 turns.
Chie Satonaka	Haraedo-no-Okami	Dragon Hustle	Increases the party's Attack, Defense, and Hit/Evade.
Yukiko Amagi	Sumeo-Okami	Burning Petals	Deals severe Fire damage to all foes.
Kanji Tatsumi	Takeji Zaiten	The Man's Way	May inflict Down/Dizzy on all foes.
Rise Kujikawa	Kouzeon	Complete Analysis	View foe's skills and elemental affinities, even those you have not tried. Overrides Full Analysis
Teddie	Kamui-Moshiri	Kamui Miracle	Anything could happen... 1. All allies and/or all foes' HP and SP fully recovered; 2. All allies and/or all foes downed; 3. All allies and/or all foes inflicted with random status ailment; 4. Nothing.
Naoto Shirogane	Yamato Sumeragi	Shield of Justice	Shields the party from all damage once.

Social Links

Starting with Persona 4, Social Links with teammates will provide various automatic bonuses that can be used in battle. Unique to Persona 4 Golden is Skills locked behind Social Link progression, though with Golden, teammate Personas learn Evasion skills once their Personas evolve into their ultimate Personas upon completing their Social Links.

Arcana	Social Link Holder	Persona	S.Link Item
Fool Arcana	Investigation Team	Loki, the Shape-Shifter	N/A
Magician Arcana	Yosuke Hanamura	Mada, the Intoxicator	Buddy Bandage
Priestess Arcana	Yukiko Amagi	Scathach, the Mentor	Shrine Charm
Empress Arcana	Margaret	Isis, the Mother of Reincarnation	Spiral Brooch
Emperor Arcana	Kanji Tatsumi	Odin, the God of Storm	Cute Strap
Hierophant Arcana	Ryotaro Dojima	Kohryu, the Almighty Guardian	Coffee Mug
Lovers Arcana	Rise Kujikawa	Ishtar, the Goddess of Love	Signed Photo
Chariot Arcana	Chie Satonaka	Futsunushi, the Divine Sword	Wristbands
Justice Arcana	Nanako Dojima	Sraosha, the Scourge of Evil	Family Picture
Hermit Arcana	Fox	Ongyo-Ki, the Shadow Dweller	Gratitude Ema
Fortune Arcana	Naoto Shirogane	Norn, the Triple Godhead of Fate	Detective Badge
Strength Arcana	Kou Ichijo or Daisuke Nagase	Zaou-Gongen, the One who Demands Surrender	Letter to Kou or Spike Brush
Hanged Man Arcana	Naoki Konishi	Attis, the God of Sacrifice	Junes Receipt
Death Arcana	Hisano Kuroda	Mahakala, the King of Darkness	Old Fountain Pen
Temperance Arcana	Eri Minami	Vishnu, the Preserver of the World	Clover Bookmark
Devil Arcana	Sayoko Uehara	Beelzebub, the Prince of Lies	Hospital ID
Tower Arcana	Shu Nakajima	Shiva, the God of Destruction	Test Results
Star Arcana	Teddie	Helel, the Light-bearer	N/A
Moon Arcana	Ai Ebihara	Sandalphon, the Angel of Prayers	Compact
Sun Arcana	Yumi Ozawa or Ayane Matsunaga	Asura, the Highest of the High	Annotated Script or Handmade Ticket
Judgement Arcana	Seekers of Truth	Lucifer, the Rebel King of Hell	N/A
Aeon Arcana (Golden only)	Marie	Kaguya, the Moonlit Night's Visitor	Old Bamboo Comb
Jester Arcana (Golden only)	Tohru Adachi	Magatsu-Izanagi, the Tempter of the Void	Adachi's Letter / Adachi's Number

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

All ultimate Personas from Persona 3 and Persona 4 are revisited in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. When both protagonists reach a Level 55, Margaret will make a request challenging only the protagonists to a fight. When emerging victorious, Margaret notes that a change has occurred within the both of them, with Orpheus transfiguring into Messiah and Izanagi transfiguring into Izanagi-no-Okami. Margaret states that due to the power of the two Wild Cards coming together and facing a battle to the death, the protagonists will obtain even greater power, and because the Wild Card has extended to their companions, their Personas will be able to evolve as well if their level is at a certain point (Level 55 or higher). Shinjiro and Koromaru ask Margaret if it is possible for their Personas to remain the same so that they can never forget what they have done, or failed to do; Margaret tells them that if they focus on keeping their same Persona, it should be possible for them to stay the same while they gain new power.

On evolution, most Personas gain a new resistance. The two protagonists get the most out of the evolution due to resisting most attacks and shedding a weakness. In addition to new resistances, an ultimate Persona learns a unique skill that fills in the unused 4th slot in their skill set.

Character	Persona	Special Skill
P3 hero	Messiah	Debilitate
P4 hero	Izanagi-no-Okami	Heat Riser
Yukari Takeba	Isis	Tornado Boost
Junpei Iori	Trismegistus	Golden Gemini
Akihiko Sanada	Caesar	Conqueror Title
Mitsuru Kirijo	Artemisia	Punishment
Aigis	Pallas Athena	Aegis Shield
Koromaru	Cerberus	Deadly Vanguard
Ken Amada	Kala-Nemi	Target Boost
Shinjiro Aragaki	Castor	Whirlwind Swing
Yosuke Hanamura	Susano-o	Death Needle
Chie Satonaka	Suzuka Gongen	Furious Fists
Yukiko Amagi	Amaterasu	Inferno Boost
Kanji Tatsumi	Dairoku Tenmaou	Uprising
Teddie	Kamui	Amrita
Naoto Shirogane	Yamato-Takeru	Powerhouse
Fuuka Yamagishi	Juno	Oracle
Rise Kujikawa	Kanzeon	Into the Void

Persona 5

The ultimate Personas, like in Persona 4, are evolved forms of the initial Personas gained through maxing out the party member's Confidant relationship. All of the evolved Personas are described as trickster deities in-game.

Gameplay-wise, ultimate Personas nullify whatever element their normal forms were resistant to, all the while gaining a resistance towards another element. They also gain an evade skill towards the element they are weak against, lowering their chances of being downed. The only exception to this is the protagonist's ultimate Persona, which drains Curse and nullifies Bless while being resistant to all other attacks (except Almighty).

Character	Persona	Requirement
Ren Amamiya	Satanael	Unlock True Ending
Morgana	Mercurius	Max out Magician Confidant
Ryuji Sakamoto	Seiten Taisei	Max out Chariot Confidant
Ann Takamaki	Hecate	Max out Lovers Confidant
Yusuke Kitagawa	Kamu Susano-o	Max out Emperor Confidant
Makoto Niijima	Anat	Max out Priestess Confidant
Futaba Sakura	Prometheus	Max out Hermit Confidant
Haru Okumura	Astarte	Max out Empress Confidant

Goro Akechi does have another Persona, Loki, but it is not an ultimate Persona and he summons it when he is no longer a party member, meaning it is not playable.

Royal

Persona 5 Royal, like Persona 4 Golden before, offers third-tier Personas. During the awakening process, the character's initial and ultimate Personas fuse together. All third-tier Personas are named after either the original names of the fictional characters their initial Personas represent or the historical basis for the same.

In order to trigger the evolution of any of the party member's third-tier personas bar Morgana and Akechi, their confidants must be maxed and the protagonist must be invited to their homes for a talk during specific dates, starting with Ann Takamaki during January 13th. (Morgana's will automatically awaken on January 10th.) During that meeting, they will all apologize for so easily accepting the reality of Takuto Maruki and lament failing to protect the protagonist while he was risking his life for their sake. They then swear to him that they will deal with their grief and move forward, awakening their third tier persona by fusing their initial and ultimates. Triggering a third-tier awakening causes time to pass, as is the case for Confidant events.

The conditions for Sumire to unlock her third-tier Persona are the same as most of the other party members, but it can only be done during the daytime of February 2nd. Akechi, if the conditions for the True Ending have been fulfilled, will awaken to his Persona if the protagonist refuses Maruki's final offer.

Both Akechi and Sumire's third-tier Personas will evolve on February 2nd, but due to the fixed schedule for that day, they can only be used on February 3rd, where combat is last available. This applies to New Game Plus as well. This means these Personas can only be used in combat in Maruki's Palace, most obviously against the final boss, though the party may still engage in normal enemy encounters and participate in Velvet Room Challenge Battles during this time.

The protagonist's third-tier Persona, Raoul, is only obtainable by purchasing the DLC for it.

Gameplay-wise, most third tier Personas possess the same defensive abilities as their ultimate Personas. The exceptions are Raoul (who nullifies Curse but is weak to Light), Hereward and Ella (who are respectively granted resistances to Psychokinesis and Nuclear skills). Third-tier Personas also grant each party member's Ex skill upon awakening.

Character	Persona	Ex Skill	Effect
Ren Amamiya	Satanael	Sinful Shell	A bullet made from the Seven Deadly Sins that can pierce even a god.
	Raoul*	Phantom Show	Inflict Sleep (high odds) to all foes.
Morgana	Diego	Miracle Rush	Medium Physical damage to all foes. High critical rate.
Ryuji Sakamoto	William	Fighting Spirit	Multiply party's next Physical attack damage by 2.5.
Ann Takamaki	Célestine	High Energy	Multiply party's next Magic attack damage by 2.5.
Yusuke Kitagawa	Gorokichi	Hyakka Ryouran	Increase party's Attack, Defense and Agility for 3 turns.
Makoto Niijima	Agnes	Checkmate	Decrease all foes' Attack, Defense and Agility for 3 turns.
Futaba Sakura	Al Azif	Ultimate Support	Fully restore HP (including revival if necessary) and cure all ailments of party except for special status.
Haru Okumura	Lucy	Life Wall	Erect a shield on all allies to repel 1 (non-Almighty) attack.
Goro Akechi	Hereward	Rebellion Blade	Colossal Almighty damage to 1 foe. Stronger against downed targets.
Sumire Yoshizawa	Ella	Masquerade	Severe physical damage to one foe two times.

• The protagonist's ultimate persona in-game is Satanael, while his third tier persona, Raoul, is DLC exclusive.

In Royal, both Akechi and Sumire also receive ultimate Personas. Akechi is a unique case since Loki is technically his alternate initial Persona, but is treated as an ultimate Persona for the sake of gameplay. Takuto Maruki also gets an ultimate Persona, Adam Kadmon, though he is not playable and gameplay wise it and its previous form are considered more akin to a boss character with traits that are unusual for personas to have.

Character	Persona	Requirement
Goro Akechi	Loki	Unlock "True Ending"
Sumire Yoshizawa	Vanadis	Max out Faith Arcana

Confidants

In Persona 5, the Social Link system is tweaked into Confidants. Unlike Social Links, Confidants provide tangible bonuses in and out of combat, due to them being in nature deals made with Ren Amamiya. Additionally, the fusion items that Confidants would give out after completing their respective Confidant is instead provided at the end of the game before Ren would leave for home, on 3/19.

The Confidant items also allow the user to enjoy perks without needing to progress a Confidant to that level in a New Game Plus run, ranging from certain, some, or all of a Confidant's perks, as long as the player has at least started that Confidant in the first place.

Arcana	Social Link Holder	Persona	Confidant Farewell Gift
Fool Arcana	Igor	Vishnu	N/A
Magician Arcana	Morgana	Futsunushi	Morgana's Scarf
Priestess Arcana	Makoto Niijima	Cybele	Buchi Calculator
Empress Arcana	Haru Okumura	Mother Harlot	Dyed Hankerchief
Emperor Arcana	Yusuke Kitagawa	Odin	Desire and Hope
Hierophant Arcana	Sojiro Sakura	Kohryu	Recipe Notes
Lovers Arcana	Ann Takamaki	Ishtar	Fashion Magazine
Chariot Arcana	Ryuji Sakamoto	Chi You	Sports Watch
Justice Arcana	Goro Akechi	Metatron	N/A
Hermit Arcana	Futaba	Ongyo-Ki	Promise List
Fortune Arcana	Chihaya Mifune	Lakshmi	Fortune Tarot Card
Strength Arcana	Caroline & Justine	Zaou-Gongen	Cell Key
Hanged Man Arcana	Munehisa Iwai	Attis	Gecko Pin
Death Arcana	Tae Takemi	Alice	Dog Tag
Temperance Arcana	Sadayo Kawakami	Ardha	Unlimited Service
Devil Arcana	Ichiko Ohya	Beelzebub	Interview Notes
Tower Arcana	Shinya Oda	Mada	Gun Controller
Star Arcana	Hifumi Togo	Lucifer	Kosha Piece
Moon Arcana	Yuuki Mishima	Sandalphon	Documentary Notes
Sun Arcana	Toranosuke Yoshida	Asura	Fountain Pen
Judgement Arcana	Sae Niijima	Satan	Business Card
Faith Arcana (Royal only)	Kasumi Yoshizawa	Maria	N/A
Councillor Arcana (Royal only)	Takuto Maruki	Vohu Manah	N/A

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

All ultimate Personas from Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 appear in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. Special Screenings number 42 through 45 each yield a Sooty Film on completion, which the party brings to Elizabeth to initiate a fight with one of the Velvet Room attendants. When the party completes all four fights, all four protagonists will obtain their ultimate Personas. Everyone else's Personas will be able to evolve as well if they reach level 55; for party members already above that threshold, the evolution takes place the next time they level up. Shinjiro, Koromaru and Akechi are exceptions, and will instead have a powered-up version of their Personas.

On evolution, a character's Persona will gain new resistances. The protagonists stand the most to gain from this evolution, as their ultimate Personas shed most of their weaknesses and resist multiple elements. Akihiko, Ken, Kanji, Naoto, and the P5 cast will upgrade their innate resistance into an immunity; Akechi also loses his weakness to Curse in the process, while Naoto gains a resistance to Fire. Shinjiro and Koromaru will not change their resistances or weaknesses on evolution.

Each character's Persona has a unique skill that isn't learned by anyone else. When their Personas evolve to their ultimate form, that skill will automatically upgrade to a stronger version. If that unique skill was deleted or never learned, the party member can have the upgraded unique skill overwrite any of the Persona's other skills. The Navigators do not learn any new skills on evolution, instead, two of their in-battle support skills will have their costs reduced by 1.

Character	Persona	Special Skill
P4 hero	Izanagi-no-Okami	Protecting Sword
P3 hero	Orpheus Telos	Judgment Card
P3 heroine	Messiah	Telepathic Bond
P5 hero	Satanael	Revolt Vanguard
Morgana	Mercurius	Trick Step
Ryuji Sakamoto	Seiten Taisei	Revenge Style
Ann Takamaki	Hecate	Mistress Lash
Yusuke Kitagawa	Kamu Susano-o	Snack Expertise
Makoto Niijima	Anat	Unlimiter
Haru Okumura	Astarte	Axe Bulwark
Goro Akechi	Robin Hood	Detective's Ban
Yosuke Hanamura	Susano-o	Kunai Dance
Chie Satonaka	Suzuka Gongen	Counter Bash
Yukiko Amagi	Amaterasu	Mirage Dance
Kanji Tatsumi	Rokuten Maou	Machismo Barrier
Teddie	Kamui	Invincible Bod
Naoto Shirogane	Yamato Takeru	Cost Reduction
Yukari Takeba	Isis	Intercept Fire
Junpei Iori	Trismegistus	Called Shot
Akihiko Sanada	Caesar	Sonic Rush
Mitsuru Kirijo	Artemisia	Empress Pierce
Aigis	Athena	Aegis Shielding
Koromaru	Cerberus	Paradise Stroll
Ken Amada	Kala-Nemi	Great Unity Link
Shinjiro Aragaki	Castor	Effortless Style
Futaba Sakura	Prometheus	Zero Shift Final Guard
Rise Kujikawa	Kanzeon	Encore True Analysis
Fuuka Yamagishi	Juno	Healing Tide Oracle

See also

• Initial Persona
• Prime Persona
• Reverse Persona
• Ancestor Persona

Mechanics
General
Dungeon - Combat - Turn - Action - Level - Experience - Party - Stats - Skills - Items - Equipment - Melee Attack - Ranged Attack - Damage (Fixed) - Guard - Escape - Accuracy - Critical - Multi-hit - Insta-Kill - Ailments - Drops - Encounter - Random Encounters - Symbol Encounters - Ambush - Difficulty
Franchise-wide
Demon - Magic (Fusion Spell) - Affinities - Unique skills - Extra Skills - Macca - Yen - Magnetite - Incense - Alignment - Moon Phase System - Demon Summoning Program (COMP) - Cathedral of Shadows (Fusion - Skill Inheritance - Accidents / Special / Three-demon / Sacrificial / Sword) - Demonic Compendium - Evolution - Negotiation (Special conversation) - Rag's Jewelry - Code Breaker - Press Turn - New Game Plus - Ultimate boss - Streetpass - Password - Skill Mutation - Energy Drain - Party Talks
Shin Megami Tensei series
Terminal - Guardian (if...) - Tactical Battle (NINE) - Capacity (NINE) - RTS (NINE) - Reinforcements (NINE) - Race Shift (NINE) - Modules (NINE) - Magatama (3) - Reason (3) - Demon Co-Op (SJ) - EX Missions (SJ) - Challenge Quest (4) - Skill Potential (4/A-5) - Smirk (4) - Barrier (4) - Partners (4A) - Jade Dagger (4A) - Magatsuhi Skills (5) - Essence (5) - Glory (5) - Miracles (5) - Demon Statues (5) - Abscess (5)
Devil Summoner series
Loyalty - Personality - Mystic Change - Nemechi (SH) - Case Files (RKKA)
Majin Tensei series
Rank - Affinity (2) - Arcana (Ronde)
Persona series
Shadows / Personas (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Ancestor / Reverse / Sub) - Skill Card - Totem (1) - Type/Subtype (1+2) - Affinity (1+2) - Rank (1+2) - Mystic Change (1+2+5) - One More (3-5) - Growth Rate (1+2) - Unknown Power (1+EP) - Personality (1+2, 5) - Material Card (2) - Mutation (2) - Follow Up - All-out Attack (Cut-in) - Heart Item (3) - Shuffle Time (3+4) - Daily Life (3-5) - Activities (3-5) - Calendar (3-5) - Social Stats (3-5) - Social Link (3+4) - Tactics (3-5) - Requests (3-5; Q+Q2) - Clock (3P+3RE) - Linked Episode (3RE) - Great Clock (3RE) - Theurgy (3RE) - Arcana Chance (4) - Forecasts (Fusion / Weather) (4+5) - Boost (Q+Q2) - Power Spot (Q+Q2) - F.O.E (Q+Q2) - Confidant (5) - Technical (5+5S) - Treasure Demon (5+5S) - Party Switch (5+5S) - Baton Pass (5+5S; Q2) - Disaster Shadow (5R) - Fusion alarm (5R) - Persona Traits (5R) - Third Eye (5+5S) - Master Arts (5S) - BOND (5S) - Persona Points (5S)
Devil Children series
Trainer - Bank - BattleNet - Relic Fusion - Power Fusion - Powers
Digital Devil Saga series
Berserk Mode (2)
Devil Survivor series
Devil Auction - Extra Turn Battle - Skill Crack - Titles (DSO / DS2 / RB) - Fate System (2) - Add-On (2)
Other
Equip Type (GMT:TM) - Skill Systems (GMT:TM) - Sword Exchange (GMT:TM) - Class (TMS♯FE) - Class Change (TMS♯FE) - Topic System (TMS♯FE) - Side Quests (TMS♯FE) - Ad-lib Performance (TMS♯FE) - Session (TMS♯FE) - Dual Arts (TMS♯FE)