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This article is about the Shadow. For the Arcana, see Priestess Arcana.

"What the hell!? ...Is this the friggin' boss?"
—Junpei Iori viewing the monster

The Arcana Priestess (プリーステス) is the first boss fight in Persona 3. It is fought on the second Full Moon Operation on May 9th.

Appearances[]

Details[]

As all Full Moon Operation bosses, its appearance and behavior are based on Tarot cards from the Major Arcana in the reverse position. The Priestess means someone with knowledge and wisdom, yet the reversed version of it means someone unable to use that knowledge or someone not able to make decisions. Thus instead of confidently standing like the priestess does in the upright position, it instead lays on the ground sloppily.

The B and J on her breasts are taken directly from the Tarot card. They represent Boaz and Jachin, two copper pillars, which stood in the porch of Solomon's Temple.

The Arcana Priestess takes over the train and attempts to cause a collision with another train. This is based around the conflict of intellect and instinct the card represents, which is shown with the Black and White coloration of the Shadow.

Profile[]

Persona 3[]

Persona_3_-_Full_Moon_1_Boss_Priestess

Persona 3 - Full Moon 1 Boss Priestess

Priestess boss.

During the second full moon (May 9th) after the arrival of the protagonist, Mitsuru Kirijo detects a powerful shadow outside of Tartarus and quickly dispatches the protagonist, Yukari Takeba and Junpei Iori to the monorail in Iwatodai Station.

The entity has the appearance of a young woman wearing only the bottom half of a dress, her whole body is covered in either white or black, with the letters B and J on her breasts. Her hair looks like scrolls with text written on it, which are stuck to the wall not allowing anyone to pass. She wears a red, butterfly-like eyemask on her face, indicating her Priestess arcana. She herself sits inside the train on the floor with her legs spread out. She also seems to be abnormally tall at full height, even when compared to other Shadows

After reaching the monorail's end they find a huge Shadow that has taken over the monorail, but after defeating it the monorail won't stop, leaving the protagonist to use the brakes manually, saving both Yukari and Junpei.

Persona 3 Reload[]

The timer functions practically the same way: the only exception is that although it starts at 30 minutes, based on how much of Arcana Priestess' HP has been depleted, the timer will automatically go down by 15 and 7 minutes consecutively, reducing the actual time limit for beating the boss to roughly 8 minutes. The only major difference is that the timer starts when facing the boss.

Stats[]

Persona 3[]

  • There is a time limit of 8 real-life minutes for the team to both reach the boss encounter from the 3rd to last cabin and defeat it at the end of the monorail. Therefore, it is not advised for the player to take too much time at the Shadows in front of it or stay idle in the cabins, or they might end up having not enough time to defeat the boss. In harder difficulties, the time to cross the train and defeat the Priestess becomes shorter.
Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 10
Magic 10
Endurance 10
Agility 10
Luck 10
Priestess 10 300
200
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - - Reflect - - Null Null -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Assault Dive Deals light Strike damage to one foe.
Bufu Deals light Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance)
Mabufu Deals light Ice damage / Freezes all foes. (8% chance)
Pulinpa Makes 1 foe Panic. (40% chance)
Marin Karin Charms 1 foe. (40% chance)
Summon Summons a Muttering Tiara.

  • Unlike the original Full Moon Operation, there is no time limit during this encounter.
Arcana Level HP SP
Strength --
Magic --
Endurance --
Agility --
Luck --
Priestess 60 5000
?
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - - Reflect - - Null Null -
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Primal Force Deals severe Pierce damage to one foe.
Bufudyne Deals heavy Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance)
Mabufudyne Deals heavy Ice damage / Freezes all foes. (8% chance)
Summon Summons a Muttering Tiara.

Reload[]

  • The battle has a time limit of 30 minutes. If the boss's HP drops to 50% and 30%, it will use Invitation to Chaos to cut the remaining time by half.
  • On the first turn after its HP is reduced by half, the boss will summon a Despairing Tiara to the left and a Loathsome Tiara on the right. In subsequent summons, it summons a Skeptical Tiara.

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 8
Magic 11
Endurance 13
Agility 11
Luck 10
Priestess 11 700
500
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - x2 Null - - - - -
Down Dizzy Freeze Shock Poison Charm Distress Confuse Fear Rage
Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null
Battle Drop High Priestess Tarot
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Bufula Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze.
Ice Storm Medium ice damage to all foes + chance of freeze.
Invitation to Chaos Speeds up monorail, reducing time to defeat Arcana Priestess.
Summon Summons a Skeptical Tiara.
Summon Summons a Despairing Tiara and a Loathsome Tiara.
Null Freeze Protects completely from being afflicted with Freeze.
Null Shock Protects completely from being afflicted with Shock.
Null Dizzy Protects completely from being afflicted with Dizzy.

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 5
Magic 5
Endurance 5
Agility 5
Luck 5
Priestess 8 100
500
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
Weak - - Weak - - - - - -
Down Dizzy Freeze Shock Poison Charm Distress Confuse Fear Rage
- Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Null Freeze Protects completely from being afflicted with Freeze.
Null Shock Protects completely from being afflicted with Shock.
Null Dizzy Protects completely from being afflicted with Dizzy.

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 5
Magic 5
Endurance 5
Agility 5
Luck 5
Priestess 8 100
500
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - Weak - - - Weak - - -
Down Dizzy Freeze Shock Poison Charm Distress Confuse Fear Rage
- Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Null Freeze Protects completely from being afflicted with Freeze.
Null Shock Protects completely from being afflicted with Shock.
Null Dizzy Protects completely from being afflicted with Dizzy.

Arcana Level HP SP
Strength 5
Magic 5
Endurance 5
Agility 5
Luck 5
Priestess 8 100
100
Slash Strike Pierce Fire Ice Elec Wind Light Dark Almi
- - - Resist Weak Weak Resist - - -
Down Dizzy Freeze Shock Poison Charm Distress Confuse Fear Rage
- Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Null Freeze Protects completely from being afflicted with Freeze.
Null Shock Protects completely from being afflicted with Shock.
Null Dizzy Protects completely from being afflicted with Dizzy.

Gallery[]


P3 Bosses
Guardians Venus Eagle (3) - Dancing Hand (3) - Rampage Drive - Crying Table (3) - Change Relic - Golden Beetle (3) - Intrepid Knight - Furious Gigas (3) - Fanatic Tower - Magical Magus (3) - Natural Dancer - Arcane Turret (3) - Sleeping Table - Hell Knight (3) - Mythical Gigas - Judgement Sword (3) - Stasis Giant (3) - Phantom King - Royal Dancer (3) - Reckoning Dice - Noble Seeker (3) - Carnal Snake (3) - World Balance - Fierce Cyclops (3) - Jotun of Grief
Full Moon Operation bosses Arcana Priestess - Arcana Emperor and Arcana Empress - Arcana Hierophant - Arcana Lovers - Arcana Chariot and Arcana Justice - Arcana Hermit - Arcana Fortune and Arcana Strength - Arcana Hanged Man - Death
Other Takaya Sakaki and Hypnos - Jin Shirato and Moros - Chidori Yoshino and Medea - Reaper - Elizabeth
P3P Exclusive Theodore - Margaret
P3 FES Bosses
Guardians Immortal Gigas + Visceral Maya (3) - Brilliant Cyclops - Death Castle + El Dorado Beast (2) - Harem Dancer + Merciless Maya (2) - Judgement Sword + Ice Raven + Brave Wheel - Primitive Idol + Shouting Tiara + Wrathful Book - Wondrous Magus + Crying Table + Cowardly Maya - Neo Minotaur - Spastic Turret + Slaughter Drive (2) - Conceited Maya - Rebellious Cyclops + Acheron Seeker (2) - Tenjin Musha + Kaiden Musha + Onnen Musha
Other Metis and Psyche - ??? - Akihiko Sanada and Caesar + Ken Amada and Kala-Nemi - Junpei Iori and Trismegistus + Koromaru and Cerberus - Yukari Takeba and Isis + Mitsuru Kirijo and Artemisia - Erebus
P3 Reload Bosses
Monad Shadow of the Void
Major Arcana
0. Fool Arcana - I. Magician Arcana - 1(E). Councillor Arcana - II. Priestess Arcana - III. Empress Arcana - IV. Emperor Arcana - V. Hierophant Arcana - V(T). Apostle Arcana- VI. Lovers Arcana - VII. Chariot Arcana - VIII. Strength Arcana/Justice Arcana - IX. Hermit Arcana - X. Fortune Arcana - XI. Justice Arcana/Strength Arcana - XI(T). Hunger Arcana - XII. Hanged Man Arcana - XIII. Death Arcana - XIV. Temperance Arcana - XV. Devil Arcana - XVI. Tower Arcana - XVII. Star Arcana - XVIII. Moon Arcana - XIX. Sun Arcana - XX. Judgement Arcana - XX(T). Aeon Arcana - XXI. World Arcana - XXI(T). Universe Arcana - (VS) Faith Arcana - (VS) Hope Arcana
Minor Arcana
Suit of Coins - Suit of Cups - Suit of Swords - Suit of Wands
Shadow Arcana
I. Arcana Magician - II. Arcana Priestess - III. Arcana Empress - IV. Arcana Emperor - V. Arcana Hierophant - VI. Arcana Lovers - VII. Arcana Chariot - VIII. Arcana Justice - IX. Arcana Hermit - X. Arcana Fortune - XI. Arcana Strength - XII. Arcana Hanged Man - XIII. Death
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