Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
A friend of mine challenged me to finish the game with the protagonist and the party members being completely locked from leveling up. Giving me some codes that forces this to occur. Seeing the nature of this, they have allowed me to do this in my NG+ save. And with that, I have a great start, realizing that it would very much be possible, just tedious at the end.
Anyways this fight is quite straightforward. It embodies a common boss fight design in Persona games with the One More system. That is the existence of Weaknesses for only obtaining a Knockdown (And a One More), rather than the usual extra damage it also possess. In the Original P3 and FES, this also adds the benefit of denying the bosses their moves due to how the original One More system works. Usually bosses with these kinds of designs are intended to be hit with elements that they are neutral with for actual damage. In FES, this is done after their turn is denied. In P3P/P4, this is after the target is Dizzy (Hopefully it dies before the Dizzy status wears off). In P5, this is done with a baton pass. The one doing the damage is usually the Protagonist with a member doing the Knockdowns. But in this case, it is a party member (Like how Akihiko and Mitsuru are doing here).
I am using Gae Bolg here, making my attacks be Wind. They are Neutral to Ice, and is the reason why Akihiko and Mitsuru do a lot of damage to them (Relatively speaking with the restrictions). Honestly, having Yukari would have been better instead of Junpei so that she can knock them all down and get a free All Out Attack.
A friend of mine challenged me to finish the game with the protagonist and the party members being completely locked from leveling up. Giving me some codes that forces this to occur. Seeing the nature of this, they have allowed me to do this in my NG+ save. And with that, I have a great start, realizing that it would very much be possible, just tedious at the end.
Anyways this fight is quite straightforward. It embodies a common boss fight design in Persona games with the One More system. That is the existence of Weaknesses for only obtaining a Knockdown (And a One More), rather than the usual extra damage it also possess. In the Original P3 and FES, this also adds the benefit of denying the bosses their moves due to how the original One More system works. Usually bosses with these kinds of designs are intended to be hit with elements that they are neutral with for actual damage. In FES, this is done after their turn is denied. In P3P/P4, this is after the target is Dizzy (Hopefully it dies before the Dizzy status wears off). In P5, this is done with a baton pass. The one doing the damage is usually the Protagonist with a member doing the Knockdowns. But in this case, it is a party member (Like how Akihiko and Mitsuru are doing here).
I am using Gae Bolg here, making my attacks be Wind. They are Neutral to Ice, and is the reason why Akihiko and Mitsuru do a lot of damage to them (Relatively speaking with the restrictions). Honestly, having Yukari would have been better instead of Junpei so that she can knock them all down and get a free All Out Attack.
