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"It was inevitable, I suppose, that you'd make it here... Sss... Hhhrrr... This... is the gate to paradise... And I won't give it up... I'll use it to create my paradise... A place where nothing exists...
Fsshhhrrr... Everything is useless... Utterly useless. You... me... useless. These things... I do not need... Now begone from me... Fsssshrrrraaaa!"
—Pandora, Megami Ibunroku Persona

Pandora is a demon in the series.

History[]

Pandora, also known as Anesidora, is the first woman of Greek mythology, being born from clay. She was created by the gods, specifically by Hephaestus and Athena on the instructions of Zeus who was created to hold Pandora's Box. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mold her out of earth as part of the punishment of humanity for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire, and all the gods joined in offering her "seductive gifts." Pandora's deceitful feminine nature becomes the least of humanity's worries.

The gods gave her a husband, the titan Epimetheus, and several gifts, including Pandora's pithos (or a box in modern interpretations due to a Greek-to-Latin mistranslation) which she was half-heartedly warned not to open due to it containing "burdensome toil and sickness that brings death to men," diseases, and "a myriad other pains." While warning her, the gods actually wanted her to open the pithos. Prometheus, fearing further reprisals, had warned his brother Epimetheus not to accept any gifts from Zeus. But Epimetheus did not listen; he accepted Pandora. When her curiosity became too much, she opened the pithos, which unleashed all of the evils of mankind. Only hope remained in the pithos after she closed it.

Appearances[]

Profile[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Pandora is Maki Sonomura's ultimate expression of nihilism. After the death of Takahisa Kandori, Aki awakened Pandora only to have Pandora devour her, destroying her half of the other Mikage-cho in the process. Pandora then proceeded to steal the core of the DEVA System from the real world. After the protagonist and the "Ideal Maki" come in contact with the soul of the "real" Maki in the Sea of Souls and receive her compact, the party is able to enter the Avidya World and confront Pandora, who plans to use the DEVA System core in a bid for destruction of all reality. After she is defeated, she questions how the party could be so powerful, and is reminded that they are fighting together as friends and that she isn't alone. Her and the Ideal Maki then merge, and one by one the party members are sent back to the real world. As Pandora represents the negative and repressed qualities of her host and can be accepted and reformed, she can be considered as a prototype of a Shadow Self.

She manifests as a monstrous, multi-limbed lump of flesh with Maki's head poking out of the main body, although after this form is defeated it is revealed to be a cocoon for her true form, which appears as a giant version of Maki with butterfly wings and antennae.

Pandora is a member of the Tyrant Order in Megami Ibunroku Persona, but her Order was changed to Deity in both the Japanese and English versions of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Persona 5 Strikers[]

"Can you wield that strength? Dare you unleash catastrophe upon this world? Can you cling to the paltry hope that remains? Is the puppet ready to cut her own strings? Shall the doll seize her own destiny? Then you need only call my name. I am thou, thou art I. My name is... (PANDORA!)"
—Pandora, Persona 5 Strikers
"The first woman created by the Greek gods, made to punish mankind's hubris. She opens a forbidden vessel (said to be a jar or a box) and unleashes evil into the world, but also reveals Hope, to ensure humanity is not crushed by despair."
Persona 5 Strikers background

Pandora is the true form of Sophia's Persona. Once snapping out of Ichinose's control and recovering from her fatigue, Sophia dashes out to block Ichinose's ray cannon before trying to convince her that the heart is important to assessing humanity. Once Ichinose was reminded of her past how people dissed her because of her abnormal behavior which led her to create Sophia only to ditch her quickly because she asked her what is a heart (Something that pushed her button), she attempts to brainwash Sophia to no avail until Sophie awakens, writhing in pain as her face displays the words "PANDORA." All four Pithos merge into one, revealing their true form, Pandora, within them. Sophia vows to fight Ichinose with the party, who was now severely and desperately in denial. Ichinose then summons a Hecatoncheir to fight the party as a last ditch attempt to kill the Thieves, only to fail and be convinced to actually turn on the Phantom Thieves' side.

Pandora is one of the two Personas in Strikers naturally able to learn Makougaon, which is learned right before Pandora's first battle. The other such Persona is Metatron, who is not available before post-game. Once the battle is over, Pandora gains 5 additional skills beyond what Pithos had provided, akin to the ultimate Personas of S.E.E.S., and her moveset can be changed to fit the player's preference afterwards should Sophie be overleveled.

During New Game Plus, Sophia will be within the party's default roster and starts with Pandora.

DemiKids Light/Dark Version[]

"A curious maiden who unsealed a jar, releasing evil and leaving only hope."

Pandora is a demon hidden near the Valhalla entrance to the Time Tower and can be recruited using a password. She has the power Fog, which makes dodging attacks easier.

Strategy[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Pandora's main offensive element in both of her forms is ice, therefore it's recommended that no party member has a Persona that is weak to it. An alternative is using the Water Wall skill from either Varuna (level 47), Otohime (level 50), or Lakshmi (level 70), which will make the entire party absorb ice damage for three turns.

Pandora is weak to the Hieroglyphein spell in all of her forms, making it an excellent way of dealing damage. There are only three Personas in the game that learn this skill: Amen-Ra (level 62), Skuld (level 88), and Vohu Manah (level 94). Out of the three, only Amen-Ra is viable without excessive and unnecessary amounts of grinding from the player's part.

First Form[]

This form is only able to move once per turn and has multiple ways of inflicting status ailments on the party: freeze (Bufudyne), stone (Petrama), and paralyze (Evil Smile and Paralyze Puncture). Most of those ailments can be dealt with by being immune to the element of the skill that inflicts it, except for Paralyze Puncture. Paralyze Puncture is a non-elemental skill and thus will hit any Persona for neutral damage regardless of resistance, though it's still considered magic and thus can be reflected by the Makarakarn skill or the Magical Guard item. The only three Personas that can learn Makarakarn are: Succubus (level 53), Yamaoka (level 60), and Fuhedi Mergane (level 74). While there are skills to remove those ailments, it's recommended to rely on items for this fight instead of a skill, as the player runs the risk of Pandora shutting down their only character with ailment recovery skills with Paralyze Puncture.

Defensively, this form is weak to guns and vulnerable to axes. It's recommended to defeat her using guns as to save SP for the next form.

Second Form[]

This form can move twice per turn and will alternate between being resisting magic and being weak to physical (red hair) and vice-versa (blue hair). Changing her hair color/resistances will consume one of Pandora's turns.

Like her cocoon form, red-haired Pandora can inflict a multitude of ailments via her skills. Freeze from Mabufudyne and charm from Marin Karin can be dealt with by being immune to ice and nerve, respectively, but her Butterfly Storm is non-elemental and incredibly powerful, having the ability to inflict any kind of negative status ailment randomly. Butterfly Storm can be dealt with in the same fashion as the first form's Paralyze Puncture, and all warnings about ailment recovery still apply. Pandora can make one party member unable to switch Personas using Desanga, but that is a minor inconvenience unless the player's strategy to beat this boss requires changing Personas frequently, which is not recommended as it costs a turn anyway. Alternatively, red-haired Pandora can make one party member unable to be healed for three turns with Decover, which can be potentially deadly if used on a party member that isn't immune to nerve.

Pandora's blue-haired form has more of a support role compared to her counterpart. She lacks offensive skills and will instead try to either debuff the party's physical attack, buff her defense, get rid of the party's buffs, heal herself, or use Symphony of Lament to try and inflict the party with the Guilty ailment. As Symphony of Lament is a non-elemental spell, the same warnings from Paralyze Puncture and Butterfly Storm apply, including ways of dealing with it. Alternatively, Pandora can use All Guard on herself to become immune to all damage until the end of the turn.

In this fight, it's recommended to keep a physical-oriented offense, regardless of Pandora's hair color. That's because Pandora can sometimes change her hair color to blue, baiting the party into attacking her with magic only to immediately revert to red hair on the following turn and absorb all of it. Arrow and throw skills are recommended for this, as they are incredibly powerful and hit multiple times, being able to make quick work of Pandora. Usas' (level 53) Myriad Arrows and Ishtar's (level 65) Arrow Volley are recommended. Should the player be able to fuse him, Kamakura Gongorou (level 61) and his Sonic Bullet should be able to do massive amounts of damage.

Quotes[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

  • "Why won't you give up? Please... give up... please..." (2nd form transformation)

Stats[]

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Pandora1 P1
Order Type Subtype Level HP SP
Tyrant / Deity Normal Normal 85 5,826 2,898
MAtk MDef
Strength 55
Vitality 68
Dexterity 59
Agility 48
Luck 52
160 197
Traits None
1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru
- - - 1.25× - - - - 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× - -
Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ???
- 24 - - - - - - Nu - Nu - 24 2.5×
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Bufudyne Heavy Ice damage+Freeze (area)
Petrama Inflicts Stone status (1 foe)
Tarukaja Raises Attack (all allies)
Rakukaja Raises Defense (all allies)
Evil Smile Lowers LV + Paralyze (1 human foe)
Paralyze Puncture Heavy non-elemental damage + Paralyze (all foes)

Pandora2 red P1
Order Type Subtype Level HP SP
Tyrant / Deity Normal Normal 99 15,000 (Shared) 9,999
MAtk MDef
Strength 60
Vitality 99
Dexterity 71
Agility 52
Luck 42
223 170
Traits None
1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru
1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× - - - - 1.5× 1.5×
Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ???
Dr 1.5×Rf Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Nu 1.5× Nu 24 - 2.5×
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Mabufudyne Heavy Ice damage+Freeze (all foes)
Marin Karin Inflicts Charm status (area)
Decover No HP recovery for 3 turns (1 foe)
Desanga No Persona change for 3 turns (1 foe)
Wing Flap Light Rush damage (1 foe)
Butterfly Storm Heavy non-elemental damage + random ailments (all foes)

Pandora2 blue P1
Order Type Subtype Level HP SP
Tyrant / Deity Normal Normal 99 15,000 (Shared) 9,999
MAtk MDef
Strength 99
Vitality 60
Dexterity 71
Agility 52
Luck 42
166 200
Traits None
1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru
24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 14 14 14 14 34 34
Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ???
1.5× 24 24 1.5× 1.5× 1.5× 24 1.5× Nu 1.5× Nu 1.5× Nu 2.5×
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Tarunda Lowers Attack (all foes)
Rakukaja Raises Defense (all allies)
Dekaja Removes stat bonuses (all foes)
Mediarama Restores moderate HP (all allies)
Symphony of Lament Inflicts Guilt status (all foes)
All Guard Nullfies all attacks for one turn (self)

Persona 5 Strikers[]

Arcana Level
Strength 2
Magic 5
Endurance 4
Agility 6
Luck 4
Hope 1
Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak
Bless - - Bless - Curse
List of Skills
Skill Cost Effect Level
Kouha 8 SP Light Bless damage to a narrow range. Innate
Rakunda 12 SP Temporarily decrease defense for an area of foes. Innate
Dia 6 SP Restore slight amount of HP of 1 ally. 2
Makouha 10 SP Light Bless damage to a wide range. 12
Media 14 SP Restore slight amount of HP of party. 14
Bless Boost Auto Strengthen (non-insta-death) Bless attacks by 25%. 16
Tetraja 6 SP A barrier that nullifies an insta-kill once for one ally. 19
Recarm 24 SP Revive 1 ally with 50% HP. 21
Kouga 14 SP Medium Bless damage to a narrow range. 23
Diarama 16 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of 1 ally. 26
Divine Grace Auto Effects of healing magic are increased by 50%. 32
Mediarama 32 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of party. 35
Makouga 16 SP Medium Bless damage to a wide range. 40
Marakunda 24 SP Decrease defense of foes in a wide range for a certain period of time. 43
Bless Amp Auto Strengthen (non-insta-death) Bless attacks by 50%. 46
Kougaon 24 SP Heavy Bless damage to a narrow range. 48
Diarahan 40 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. 51
Rebel Soul Auto Improves rate for increasing Showtime Gauge. 52
Samarecarm 48 SP Revive 1 ally with maximum HP. 55
Mediarahan 68 SP Fully restore HP of party. 60
Angelic Grace Auto Double evasion against all magical damage except Hama/Mudo/Almighty. 70
Makougaon 26 SP Heavy Bless damage to a wide range. Event
Combo Attacks
Combo Attack Button Input Skills
C4 P5R PS4 SP5R PS4 SP5R PS4 SP5R PS4 T Kougaon Heavy Bless damage to a narrow range.
Makougaon Heavy Bless damage to a wide range.
Midair C2 While in the air P5R PS4 SP5R PS4 T Kougaon Heavy Bless damage to a narrow range.

Arcana Level
Strength 58
Magic 75
Endurance 65
Agility 74
Luck 64
Hope 99
Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak
Bless - - Bless - Curse
List of Skills
Skill Cost Effect Level
Kouha 8 SP Light Bless damage to a narrow range. Innate
Rakunda 12 SP Temporarily decrease defense for an area of foes. Innate
Dia 6 SP Restore slight amount of HP of 1 ally. 2
Makouha 10 SP Light Bless damage to a wide range. 12
Media 14 SP Restore slight amount of HP of party. 14
Bless Boost Auto Strengthen (non-insta-death) Bless attacks by 25%. 16
Tetraja 6 SP A barrier that nullifies an insta-kill once for one ally. 19
Recarm 24 SP Revive 1 ally with 50% HP. 21
Kouga 14 SP Medium Bless damage to a narrow range. 23
Diarama 16 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of 1 ally. 26
Divine Grace Auto Effects of healing magic are increased by 50%. 32
Mediarama 32 SP Restore Medium amount of HP of party. 35
Makouga 16 SP Medium Bless damage to a wide range. 40
Marakunda 24 SP Decrease defense of foes in a wide range for a certain period of time. 43
Bless Amp Auto Strengthen (non-insta-death) Bless attacks by 50%. 46
Kougaon 24 SP Heavy Bless damage to a narrow range. 48
Diarahan 40 SP Fully restore HP of 1 ally. 51
Rebel Soul Auto Improves rate for increasing Showtime Gauge. 52
Samarecarm 48 SP Revive 1 ally with maximum HP. 55
Mediarahan 68 SP Fully restore HP of party. 60
Angelic Grace Auto Double evasion against all magical damage except Hama/Mudo/Almighty. 70
Makougaon 26 SP Heavy Bless damage to a wide range. Event
Combo Attacks
Combo Attack Button Input Skills
C4 P5R PS4 SP5R PS4 SP5R PS4 SP5R PS4 T Kougaon Heavy Bless damage to a narrow range.
Makougaon Heavy Bless damage to a wide range.
Midair C2 While in the air P5R PS4 SP5R PS4 T Kougaon Heavy Bless damage to a narrow range.

DemiKids Light/Dark Version[]

Pandora
Class Element Type Level HP MP Exp
King Dark Ghost 22 234 122 207
ATK DEF MGC RES SPD LCK
22 20 24 21 19 20
List of Skills
Skill Element Cost Effect
Hex Comadeus Dark 20 MP Medium dmg +Faint. 2 Foes
Mjolnir Thunder 32 HP Medium dmg +Shock. 1 Foe
Heart Wrench Dark 10 HP Tempt. Random Foe
Reflect Dark 25 HP Reflect Power Damage
Wild Blows Dark 15 HP Hit x3. 1 Foe
Countdown Dark 28 HP Stat Up +Paralyze. 1 Foe


Devil Children Fire/Ice Book[]

Pandora
Class Type Race Level HP MP Exp
King Dark Specter 22 234 122 207
Attack Guard Magic M Guard Speed Luck
22 20 24 21 19 20
List of Skills
Mudoon Thor's Hammer Marvelous Dance
Tetrakarn Frenzy Countdown


Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Appearances in Other Media[]

Title Details Date External Links
Love Live! School Idol Festival Pandora outfit for Ruby Kurosawa.[1] Ruby Kurosawa on the Love Live Wiki
Collaboration official English site
Collaboration official Japaneses site
Love Live! School Idol Festival

References[]


Megami Ibunroku Persona - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Characters
Playable Protagonist - Maki Sonomura - Masao Inaba - Kei Nanjo - Yukino Mayuzumi - Hidehiko Uesugi - Eriko Kirishima - Yuka Ayase - Reiji Kido
Non-Playable Philemon - Igor - Takahisa Kandori - Saeko Takami - Takashi Hanya - Principal Ooishi - Tadashi Satomi - Tamaki Uchida - Kenta Yokouchi - Tsutomu Kurouri - Chisato Kasai - Yosuke Naito - Yamaoka - Setsuko Sonomura - Takeda - Mai - Aki - Pandora - Kumi Hirose - Michiko Matsudaira - Yuriko Yamamoto - Tomomi Fujimori - Night Queen - Trish - Natsumi Yoshino - Yuko Himeno - Katsue Kaneda - Doctor Nicholai - Kazuya Toudou - Nishida - Mariko Yabe - Maria
Locations
General Mikage-cho - St. Hermelin High School - Mikage Hospital - Sennen Mannen-Do - Judgement 1999
SEBEC Route Police Station - SEBEC - Subway - Black Market - Lost Forest - Mana Castle - Haunted Mansion - Deva Yuga - Alaya Cavern - Avidya World - Mikage Ruins
Snow Queen Quest Ice Castle - Hypnos Tower - Nemesis Tower - Thanatos Tower - Devil's Peak
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack & Arrange Album (Complete Recording Edition) - Original Soundtrack (PSP) - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Dream of Butterfly" - "Voice" - "Satomi Tadashi Drugstore Song" - "School Days" - "Let the Butterflies Spread Until the Dawn" - "A Lone Prayer" - "Bloody Destiny" - "Deva Yuga (Arranged Version)"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Ultimate) - Persona user - Velvet Room - Agastya Tree - Moon Phase System - Sea of Souls - Type/Subtype - Affinity - Rank - Totem - Unknown Power - Mystic Change - Contact - Personality - DEVA System - Nanjo Group - Demon Mirror - Snow Queen Mask - Code Breaker - Fusion (Fusion Theory) - Ideal Self - Growth Rate
Lists Arcana - Personas - Demons - Bosses - Skills - Items - Status Changes
Other Media
Productions Digital Collection - Ikū no Tō Hen
Publications Manga - Messiah Project - Shadow Maze - Kandori no Yabo - 1996 Comic Anthology: Super Comic Gekijou / Short Comic Heaven / Agastya Hen / Rakuen no Tobira / Ikai-ka Toshi / Kokoro no Umi Yori Dedeshi Mono / Yakusoku no Jinite / FACES / Anthology Comic (Broccoli) - 2009 Comic Anthology: Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics) / Anthology Comic (Bros Comics EX) / Yuki no Juu Hen / Kochu no Kioku / The BEST Masterpiece Selection
Fool Arsène - High Pixie - Legion - Bugs - Black Frost
Magician Zorro - Jack-o'-Lantern - Jack Frost - Queen Mab
Priestess Johanna - Silky - Kikuri-Hime - Sarasvati
Empress Milady - Lamia - Kali
Emperor Goemon - Setanta - Eligor - Okuninushi - King Frost
Hierophant Berith - Unicorn - Forneus
Lovers Carmen - Pixie - Ame-no-Uzume
Chariot Captain Kidd - Slime - Shiisa - Cerberus - Thor
Justice Archangel - Principality - Dominion - Metatron
Hermit Necronomicon - Bicorn - Arahabaki - Naga - Kurama Tengu
Fortune Fortuna - Norn
Strength Valkyrie - Siegfried
Hanged Man Hua Po - Orthrus - Hecatoncheires
Death Mokoi - Pisaca - Mot - Alice
Temperance Mitra - Koppa Tengu - Raja Naga
Devil Lilim - Andras - Nebiros
Tower Seth - Mara - Yoshitsune
Star Kaiwan - Neko Shogun - Cu Chulainn - Lucifer
Moon Succubus - Black Ooze - Mothman - Lilith
Sun Mithras - Ganesha - Yatagarasu
Judgement Trumpeter - Abaddon
Hope Pithos - Pandora
Apostle Valjean
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