Angel Joker

This article is about the boss in Persona 2: Innocent Sin. For other uses, see Angel (disambiguation).

Angel Joker
First Appearance	Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Angel Joker is a boss in Persona 2: Innocent Sin.

Appearances

• Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Boss

Profile

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

After Joker is defeated by Tatsuya Suou and his party in the Caracol, he is possessed by his Persona Joker-Nyarlathotep, who says that since people view him as an angel, he shall make him such. After Angel Joker is defeated, Joker is unmasked as Jun Kurosu and stripped of his Persona by Nyarlathotep.

Earlier in the game, a civilian who was protected from the Last Battalion by the Masked Circle referred to Joker as an angel, while a beaten Masked Circle member cursed him as a devil. Originally, this would result in a rumor that the party would spread information about Joker's "true form", but the option was removed from the final version of the game. The alternate second form was to be called Devil Joker.

Stats

• PS1
• PSP

Face your punishment. Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop - None 46 3,417 ¥30,000 - Traits No personality Atk Def Matk Mdef Strength 42 Vitality 33 Dexterity 36 Agility 39 Luck 33 176 158 108 106 Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu 2× - Nu Nu List of Skills Skill Effect Ziodyne Deal high Elec damage to one enemy. May shock. (30% chance) Hamaon Deal instant Light kill to all enemies. (42% chance) Alpha Blaster Deal persistent Light damage to all enemies. Holy Sword Inflicts heavy non-elemental + Light instant kill to all enemies. (50% chance)

Face your punishment. Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop - None 46 3,417 ¥30,000 - Traits No personality Atk Def Matk Mdef Strength 42 Vitality 33 Dexterity 36 Agility 39 Luck 33 123 126 75 84 Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn - - - - - - - - - - - - Nu 2× - Nu Nu List of Skills Skill Effect Ziodyne Deal high Elec damage to one enemy. May shock. (30% chance) Hamaon Deal instant Light kill to all enemies. (42% chance) Alpha Blaster Deal persistent Light damage to all enemies. Holy Sword Inflicts heavy non-elemental + Light instant kill to all enemies. (50% chance)

Strategy

Even though the battle against Angel Joker follows right after the previous fight against Joker's original form, the whole party's HP and SP are automatically recovered, except for status ailments. If Tatsuya makes the correct dialogue choice at the entrance of Caracol, Yukino will rejoin the team for this battle one last time (and be replaced by Jun afterwards).

Angel Joker relies on three Light skills which can be negated by Tetraja or a Silver Manisha, or just have the whole team equip Personas with Light immunity. Since he is weak to non-fatal Darkness attack, Stagnant Air actually works on him, unlike most circumstances.

Quotes

• "I am the archangel of judgement... The corrupt souls of man shall be cleaved with my sword of light..." (upon entering battle)
• "Accept your punishment!" (using ability)
• "So do the fallen meet their end..." (Unused line if the party is defeated)
• "Are you frightened?" (Unused line if the party attempts to escape)

Unused Devil Form

• "I am the mirror which reflects you puppets...I will turn everything to naught, and I shall begin with you.." (Devil Joker unused opening line to battle)
• "I will return all to nothing!" (Devil Joker unused contact line)
• "Wings of the netherworld!" (Devil Joker using ability)
• "This is your destiny!" (Devil Joker using ability)
• "You shall not escape!" (Devil Joker unused line if the party attempts to escape)
• "Fall into the netherworld!" (Devil Joker unused line if the party is defeated)

Gallery

Angel Joker sprite

Artwork of Devil Joker

Devil Joker's unused sprite.

Trivia

• Joker has an unused animation turning into Devil Joker, only currently viewable in Unit Viewer. The cutscene that this sprite is supposed to appear in is currently unknown.
• Despite being dummied out, Devil Joker has a complete stats line, contact and spell list. The two unique skills that would be used by him are Chaos Element and Perishable Darkness. These skills wouldn't be used until the sequel, Eternal Punishment.
• Devil Joker's lines and dialogue have been fully translated in the US/PAL release for the PSP version.
• Ginko, Eikichi and Maya have unused dialogue for the Devil Joker fight. Eikichi comments on what happened to Joker in confusion as Maya begs Jun to stop. Ginko asks Tatsuya if it's too late to save Jun.