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This article is about the spaceship in Persona 2. For the demon or ship, see Ameno Torifune (demon).
Xibalba map IS

Sumaru City as Xibalba

Xibalba (シバルバー, Shibarubaa)?, also known as Ameno Torifune (アメノトリフネ*)?, is a location in the Persona 2 duology.

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Profile[]

Innocent Sin[]

Xibalba is a giant spaceship beneath Sumaru City that comes into existence due to rumors. It is supposedly the ship that was used to bring civilization to Earth from Maia, a star in the constellation Pleiades, and was owned by the Bolontiku, who took control over it after coming out victorious from an intergalactic civil war with other Maians. The Masked Circle's goal in the game is to awaken the spaceship so the Bolontiku will destroy humanity and ascend the survivors of the extinction event into enlightened godlike beings that understand the true meaning of life. In actuality, Nyarlathotep knowingly spread this rumor to trick humanity into destroying themselves, and the only thing the Masked Circle achieved through awakening it is complete worldwide destruction, although most, if not all of its members thought that they were advancing humanity and bringing it to a golden age.

Once the spacecraft takes off, Xibalba becomes the final dungeon of the game.

"Earth is slashed by wind, but cultivates water
Water flows along the earth, but quenches fire
Fire is calmed by water, but creates wind
Wind is born from fire, but levels the earth"
—Temple relief inscription

Allegedly, when the five crystal skulls owned by the Masked Circle are put into place at Caracol, Xibalba will take off with Sumaru City resting on top of it, and an astrological temple will be created in all but the center of Sumaru City's remaining districts, representing the Grand Cross. Each temple represents one of the elements which maintain the balance of the world, per a kind of mysticism explained to Jun by his "father," making Xibalba a model of the new world. The party's goal is to remove the skulls in order to prevent Xibalba's ascent. Three of the skulls are defended by a Shadow Self of a party member, and other is defended by a group of Order of the Holy Lance robots and the Fuhrer is in direct possession of the last one. Defeating the bosses for the skulls transforms Xibalba's layout due to the elemental imbalances.

Once the party has entered Xibalba's core, contracted demons can start giving rumors for the Legendary Weapons. Also on B5F is a Terminal that teleports the party back to Sevens, allowing the party to return to town to take care of any new or unfinished business, such as doing the rest of the Abandoned Factory and obtaining the Ultimate Weapons.

Any strong, lingering thoughts inside Xibalba will become reality. For a few examples, at the entrance, Tatsuya is asked what kind of trap is responsible for there being no "welcoming committee" for them; whichever the player selects will be the trap they face upon entering, and the other choice will occur on B3F. When the party reaches B5F, the effect of "rumors" becomes so strong that doors to the Velvet Room and Trish's Spring change into doors to trap rooms when the characters go into them expecting traps, however the traps 'fail' because the characters stop them with their words alone. Furthermore, flashbacks to the Alaya Shrine are present throughout to psychologically torture the party, mostly Jun, and Eikichi and Jun expressing fears about their parents results in "metal" copies of Kankichi Mishina and Junko Kurosu manifesting to attack the party. This is likely because Xibalba is considered a part of the collective unconsciousness rather than a real alien spaceship.

Near the center of Xibalba, the party will fight five Bolontiku aliens with access to "dark" versions of skills of the party's ultimate Personas.

The party manages to reach the center of Xibalba and confront the Fuhrer for the final skull. However, he tells them that the crystal skulls are actually useless and likely had nothing to do with Xibalba taking off, as it is a mere construct caused by rumors spread by Nyarlathotep. Once the Fuhrer is defeated, he reveals himself to be Nyarlathotep and transforms into Akinari Kashihara. Nyarlathotep first tells the party that the ship is not heading to space, but the collective unconsciousness where the stars are actually consciousnesses, and spends the rest of the conversation to make contemptuous and cynical remarks against humanity, Jun's life and the party's hypocrisy. The party is enraged and challenges him to a battle, where he attacks by taking the form of the "Great Father," a creature resembling a combination of the party's fathers. Despite losing the battle, Nyarlathotep was able to personally summon Maya Okamura to kill Maya Amano with the Longinus Spear, completing the Oracle of Maia as the whole world is destroyed except for Sumaru City and Xibalba, rendering him victorious at the end until his rival Philemon reset the timeline to deny him his win.

Eternal Punishment[]

In Eternal Punishment, the spaceship under Sumaru City is known as the Ameno Torifune. It is also brought into existence through rumors. Just like with the Masked Circle, the New World Order wants to awaken this ship so they alone can board to paradise as everyone else gets wiped out. The Ameno Torifune's ascent destroys the Narumi Ward. When Gozen/Kiyotada Sumaru is defeated, the Ameno Torifune and Sumaru City are sucked into a vortex which takes them into the collective unconsciousness where Nyarlathotep can be properly dealt with.

Treasures[]

Innocent Sin[]

Inside Xibalba
  • B1F: Open Sesame x2, Silver Manisha x2
  • B2F: Lu Card x1, Ag Card x1, Physical Guard x3, Magical Guard x3
  • B3F: Vi Incense x1, All Card x1, Dx Incense x1
  • B4F: Brink Tea x1, Vi Incense x1
  • B5F: Muscle Drink x3, Ag Incense x1
  • B6F: Energy Drink x3, Valkyrie x5 (Mysterious Armlet), Antidote x3, Tranquilzer x3, Ohnusa x3
  • B7F: Miracle Soda x1, Quake card x1, Samakaja card x1, Bead x3

Eternal Punishment[]

  • B1F: Precious Egg x2
  • B2F: Gem Ring, Dekaja Card x1
  • B3F: Seed of Escape x1
  • B5F: AGI Incense x1, TEC Incense x1
  • B6F: Urdrbrunn, Scarlet Wings

Enemies[]

Innocent Sin[]

Inside Xibalba, Floors 1BF-6BF
Enemy Lv HP Arcana Drop Rare
Sturm Soldat 32 245 Reich - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu St St St Energy Drink -
Vucub-Caquix 45 413 Temper. St Wk St St - - - Nu Wk - - - St St - St Garudyne Card -
Hunab Ku 46 353 World - - - - - - - Wk Nu St St St St St - St Magnadyne Card -
Lucifuge 46 352 Devil Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Magical Guard Attack Mirror Card
Succubus 47 324 Moon Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk St St St St St St St St St St St Open Sesame Thunderbolt Card
Kommandant 47 395 Reich - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu St - St Super Visor -
Pucel 48 367 Hanged - - - - - - - - - - - - Wk Nu - St Bufula Card Frigid Card
Hellsehen 48 330 Reich Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk St St St St St St St St St St Wonder Gear -
Manannan 49 342 Magician - - - - - Wk Rp - - - - - St St - St Revival Bead Aquadyne Card
Yaksa 49 383 Star St St St St St Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk - - Wk - Miracle Egg Tarukaja Card
Seker 50 398 Tower St Wk St - St - - - Wk - - - St Nu - Nu Brink Tea -
Ares 50 426 Chariot - - - - - St Wk - - - - - St St - St Muscle Drink Inferno Card
Metal Zentaur 50 467 Reich St St St St St St St St St St Wk St Nu Nu St Nu Mechanical Goggles -
S.S. 51 400 Reich - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu St - St Super Nambu 100 -
Cerberus 51 431 Fortune - - - - - - - Wk Nu Rp Rp Rp St St - St Agidyne Card Hell Hand
Fafnir 52 454 Strength - - Wk - Wk St St St St St St St St St - St High Jet Knuckle -
Throne 53 419 Judge. - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu Wk - St Bead Agidyne Card
Valkyrie 60 472 Star St St St St St Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk - - Wk - Wavelength card
Floors B7F-B9F

Enemies

  • Indigo boxes indicate bosses
Enemy Lv HP Arcana Drop Rare
Hellsehen 48 330 Reich Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk St St St St St St St St St St Wonder Gear -
Metal Zentaur 50 467 Reich St St St St St St St St St St Wk St Nu Nu St Nu Mechanical Goggles -
S.S. 51 400 Reich - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu St - St Super Nambu 100 -
Cerberus 51 431 Fortune - - - - - - - Wk Nu Rp Rp Rp St St - St Agidyne Card Hell Hand
Phoenix 54 383 Temper. - - - - - Nu - - - - - - Nu Wk - St Holylight card
Mucalinda 54 445 World Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk St St St St St St St St St St St Magic Mirror card Star Metal Armor
Kinich Ahau 56 441 Hermit St St St St St - - - - - - - St St - Wk Miracle Egg Agidyne card
Jahi 56 415 Moon Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk St St St St St St St St St St Wavelength card -
Adramelech 57 435 Hanged Man - - - - - - - - - - - - Wk Rp - St Gryva card Pressure Card
Metal Drache 58 554 Reich St St St St St St St St St St Nu St Nu Nu St Nu Bead -
Tezcatlipoca 59 462 Tower St St St St St St St St St St St St Nu Nu St Nu Magnadyne Card -
Tzitzimitl 60 483 Devil - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu Nu - St Ohnusa Frigid card
Kisin 60 500 Death - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu Nu - St Garula card Garudyne card
Valkyrie 60 472 Star St St St St St Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk - - Wk - Bead Wavelength card
Ouroboros 62 508 World - - Wk - St St St St St St St St St St - St Open Sesame Sacrifice Card
Ah Puch 66 524 Death - - - - - - - - - - - - Rp Rp - St Megido card Nuclear Card

Bosses[]

Etymology[]

The word "Xibalba" is actually the word for the underworld in Mayan mythology, and roughly translates into "place of fear." This is fitting, as Nyarlathotep guides humanity towards death and destruction through manipulating the awakening of the spaceship and it is considered a part of the Sea of Souls, a type of underworld. The party is also frequently greeted with traumatic flashbacks to the Alaya Shrine on their way to removing the Crystal Skulls and powerful fears can manifest into reality within the ship, further driving it as a "place of fear."

Gallery[]


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)
Major Characters
Playable Maya Amano - Tatsuya Suou - Katsuya Suou - Ulala Serizawa - Baofu - Kei Nanjo - Eriko Kirishima
Non-Playable Philemon - Nyarlathotep - JOKER/Tatsuya Sudou
Minor Characters
Plot Relevant X series robots - Eikichi Mishina - Jun Kashihara - Daisuke Todoroki (Kyouji Kuzunoha) - Youichi Makimura - Ginji Sasaki - Suou's father - Trish - Shunsuke Fujii - Junko Kurosu - Akari Hoshi - Hiroki Sugimoto - Yasuo Inoe - Matsuoka - Yung Pao - Miki Asai - Makoto Kuwahara
Seven Sisters High School Maya Okamura - Lisa Silverman - Takashi Hanya - Noriko Katayama - Akinari Kashihara - Miho Ogishima - Mami Shibata - Miyabi Hanakouji - Anna Yoshizaka - Saeko Takami
New World Order Tatsuzou Sudou - Takahisa Kandori - Chizuru Ishigami - General Sugawara - Captain Shimazu - Chief Togashi
St. Hermelin High School Graduates Hidehiko Uesugi - Maki Sonomura - Reiji Kido - Yukino Mayuzumi - Tamaki Uchida - Boy with Earring
Velvet Room Igor - Nameless - Belladonna - Demon Painter
Rumormongers Kenta Yokouchi - Chika Ueda
Shop Time Count - Garcon Soejima - Sumaru Genie - Kankichi Mishina
Shadow Selves Shadow Maya - Shadow Katsuya - Shadow Baofu - Shadow Ulala
Tatsuya's Scenario Lieutenant General Zula - Shiori Miyashiro - Chandraputra - Kouji Nakamura
Locations
Sumaru City Kasugayama High School - The Seedy CD - Mu Continent - Seven Sisters High School - Mt. Mifune - Sanitarium - Sky Museum - GOLD - Club Zodiac - Aoba Park - Padparcha - Sewers - Laboratory - Sumaru TV - Smile Mall - Factory - Nichirinmaru - Undersea Ruins - Mt. Iwato - Subway Tunnel - Ameno Torifune - Sumaru Castle - Monado Mandala - Bomb Shelter - Extra Dungeon
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack (PSX / PSP) - Punitive Dance - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Change Your Way" - "Satomi Tadashi Drugstore Song"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Reverse) - Persona user - Cards (Tarot / Material / Skill / Incense) - Mystic Change - Affinity - Mutation - Unknown Power - JOKER Infection (Artificial Persona) - Kegare - Other Side - Nanjo Group - Trapezohedron - Muses - New World Order - Tien Tao Lien - Shadow Self - Tatsuya's Scenario - DEVA System - Growth Rate - Rumor
Lists Arcana - Personas - Demons - Bosses - Skills (Fusion Spells) - Items - Rumors - Restaurants
Other Media
Productions Infinity Mask
Publications Eternal Punishment (novel) - Persona 2: Tsumi ga Ataeshi Batsu - Persona: Tsumi To Batsu - Comic Anthology: The Atoners / The Unforgivable / The Strays