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This is a list of Shadows that appear in Persona 3. Note that the list is incomplete, and there are actually more Shadows belonging to each specified type.

Maya[]

The Maya (マーヤ, Māya)? shadows resemble black blobs with arms and a mask sticking out. They are similar to the Arcana Magician, only smaller and with less arms. They wear a mask on their "face" in the middle of their body. The very first enemy the protagonist encounters is of this type. The Maya type is presumably the 'base' Shadow, and transmogrifies into other Shadows as seen in Persona 4, where they transform into Hablerie shadows in a cutscene. However, they do not appear as enemies in the said game. Their arcana spans from the Magician to the Hanged Man.

Name Arcana Level
The Journey The Answer
Cowardly Maya 01.0Magician 2 49
Merciless Maya 02Priestess 3 40
Frivolous Maya 03.0Empress 11 63
Haughty Maya 04.0Emperor 20 55
Indolent Maya 05.0Hierophant 26 99
Insidious Maya 06.0Lovers 32 26
Ill-fated Maya 07.0Chariot 39 38
Bigoted Maya 08.0Justice 65 36
Desirous Maya 09.0Hermit 61 46
Imprudent Maya 10.0Fortune 55 34
Visceral Maya 11.0Strength 47 29
Devious Maya Hanged Man 40/70/90 64
Conceited Maya 03.0Empress - 63

Magician Arcana[]

Hand[]

Hand-type Shadows (ハンド, Hando)? appear as disembodied hands that uses its fingers as legs/arms and the wrist part as its head. The latter part houses its mask. The Golden Shadows are based on them.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Magic Hand 4 28
Dancing Hand 7/13 35
Killing Hand 22 43
Almighty Hand 34 53

Table[]

Table-type Shadows (テーブル, Tēburu)? appear as a table wearing a mask somewhere on its tablecloth. The table type references the table shown on the Magician card in the Rider-Waite Tarot set, with the minor arcanas' symbols floating above it. This is likely the reason that they are always of the Magician arcana.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Laughing Table 11 32
Crying Table 14/21 48
Sleeping Table 50 63
Angry Table 61 59

Magus[]

Magus-type Shadows (マグス, Magusu)? appear as sorcerers that wear jester-like caps with two giant hands wrapped around their form. Their arcana mask covers their face and they typically cast powerful magic.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Magical Magus 38/43 52
Wondrous Magus 58 47
Prime Magus 65 48
Grand Magus 88 65

Priestess Arcana[]

Shadows of the Priestess Arcana erroneously display a roman numeral three (III) on their Arcana Masks as opposed to a two (II). This is corrected in the anime and Reload.

Tiara[]

Tiara-type Shadows (ティアラ, Tiara)? appear as floating tiaras that are attached to a mask and "hair".

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Muttering Tiara 3/7/55 31
Grieving Tiara 9 46
Writhing Tiara 42 53
Shouting Tiara 35 50

Book[]

Book-type Shadows (聖典, Seiten)? are similar to Tiara-type shadows, however they are larger and they wear globe like crowns. A book can be seen floating within this crown.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Spurious Book 15 25
Maniacal Book 21 35
Silent Book 27 52
Wrathful Book 72 50

Idol[]

Idol-type Shadows (マリア, Maria)? appear as women sitting on a reversed pyramid, their hands in a meditative pose and their faces covered by Priestess masks. Sometimes there will be a glyph or rune sticking out the back of the pyramid.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Tranquil Idol 41 33
Liberating Idol 47 46
Ruinous Idol 63 45
Vehement Idol 89 56
Primitive Idol - 50

Empress Arcana[]

Eagle[]

Eagle-type Shadows (イーグル, Īguru)? appear as avian creatures with a rich plume around their necks - at the center lies their 'head' and the mask.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Venus Eagle 5/14 32
Dark Eagle 23 47
Jupiter Eagle 29 54
Eternal Eagle 74 69

Relic[]

Relic-type Shadows (彫像, Chōzō)? appear as a motherly statue holding a baby. The relic's body opens like an iron maiden, revealing a stained-glass like interior. The mask appears on the mother's 'face'.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Change Relic 17 67
Constancy Relic 39 38
Creation Relic 26 31
Growth Relic 50 58
Affection Relic - 49

Mother[]

Mother-type Shadows (マザー, Mazā)? appear as a woman clad in only a fur robe reclining in a fancy love seat. They wear their mask over their face and covering over their heads.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Elegant Mother 43 33
Regal Mother 53 50
Pistil Mother 63 53
Divine Mother 90 68

Emperor Arcana[]

Beetle[]

Beetle-type Shadows (, Chū)? appear as large scarabs with a single horn. While the insect appears to have its own eyes and face below the horn, the mask is placed at the tip of the horn. They seem to have wings, although they can't fly.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Grave Beetle 7 44
Adamant Beetle 19 50
Golden Beetle 19/29 60
Emperor Beetle 73 70
Burning Beetle - 44

Knight[]

Knight-type Shadows (騎士, Kishi)? appear as knights in armor holding a lance in one hand, while sitting astride floating horse armor. Their mask hovers where the front of their face would be.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Intrepid Knight 26 68
Avenger Knight 30 35
Champion Knight 40 39
Hell Knight 48/60 45

Castle[]

Castle-type Shadows (キャッスル, Kyassuru)? are towering fortresses with two elephant legs. Its mask it located at the top of the structure, and attacks via cannons located through windows in its body.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Death Castle 68 38
Solid Castle 49 38
Power Castle 61 64
King Castle 92 65

Hierophant Arcana[]

Twins[]

Twin-type Shadows (ツインズ, Tsuinzu)? appear as two humanoid shadows linked together by a number of rods stuck through their bodies. Each twin's face is hidden behind their arcana mask.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Trance Twins 6 32
Killer Twins 26 44
Death Twins 42 49
Crazy Twins 56 67

Tower[]

Tower-type Shadows (塔, )? are three rotating heads stacked upon one another, each one wearing a miter. The top head wears the arcana mask, and appears to be the smallest of the three respectively.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Dogmatic Tower 27 37
Fanatic Tower 34 67
Apostate Tower 56 51
Corrupt Tower - 26
Grudge Tower - 70

Sigil[]

Sigil-type Shadows (シジル, Shijiru)? appear as wizards surrounded by a cube-like barrier that appears to be made out of sheets of paper.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Blue Sigil 40 38
Red Sigil 61 50
Green Sigil 67 63
White Sigil 92 66

Lovers Arcana[]

Cupid[]

Cupid-type Shadows (クビド, Kupido)? appear as the typical cherub with wings, complete with bow and arrow.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Obsessed Cupid 5 31
Jealous Cupid 20 36
Devoted Cupid 28 49
Gracious Cupid 58 62

Dancer[]

Dancer-type Shadows (ダンサー, Dansā)? appear as a headless couple slow dancing in place. They hold a fencing sword which they use for attacks. Above their head floats a heart upon which their arcana mask can be seen.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Soul Dancer 11 35/37
Ardent Dancer 30 50
Natural Dancer 40 67
Royal Dancer 61/69 41
Harem Dancer - 44

Snake[]

Snake-type Shadows (蛇, Hebi)? appear as a snake hybrid pended with Mars and Venus symbols to its neck. Its mask can be seen at the top of its head.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Lustful Snake 27 58
Immoral Snake 59 51
Carnal Snake 67/75 62
Amorous Snake 93 63
Stoic Snake - 30

Chariot Arcana[]

Wheel[]

Wheel-type Shadows (フォート, Fōto)? appear as wheels with a lion-like head. Spikes are coming from the center of each wheel. The lion head is the mask.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Bestial Wheel 15 57
Mach Wheel 28 41
Brave Wheel 45 47
Battle Wheel 59 64

Drive[]

Drive-type Shadows (ドライブ, Doraibu)? appear as humanoid machines with multiple legs fixed into two wheels and lances or swords protruding sideways for arms. They wear their arcana mask over their face. The first tower guardian that fights alone is of this type.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Rampage Drive 8 75
Wild Drive 34 42
Killer Drive 41 45
Slaughter Drive 66 62

Turret[]

Turret-type Shadows (砲座, Hōza)? appear as large, armored tanks, a reference to the fact that the Japanese name for "The Chariot", (戦車, Sensha)?, also means "battle tank". Their mask is on the top of their turret.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Arcane Turret 41/46 43
Scarlet Turret 58 55
Wicked Turret 75 49
Hallowed Turret 94 68
Berserk Turret - 52
Spastic Turret - 62

Justice Arcana[]

Balance[]

Balance-type Shadows (バランサー, Baransā)? are actives scales of justice, with the mask located directly in the center.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Heat Balance 10 36
Sky Balance 17 30
Light Balance 68 44
World Balance 72 57

Sword[]

Sword Shadows (剣, Tsurugi)? are large swords being carried by a singular stone arm rising from the ground.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Justice Sword 32 28
Conviction Sword 51 40
Judgement Sword 54/64 48
Doom Sword 69 68

Giant[]

Giant-type Shadows (巨人, Kyojin)? are stone golems armed with a broad sword and a scale. They are the mixture of both the Balance and Sword in dealing strong physical, and elemental damage.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Order Giant 48 43
Stasis Giant 58/66 50
Harmony Giant 77 59
Void Giant 98 66
Loss Giant - 67

Hermit Arcana[]

Raven[]

Raven-type Shadows (レイヴン, Reivun)? appear as a hovering raven holding a lantern in its talons. Their arcana mask can be seen on their breast.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Black Raven 9 43
Vicious Raven 18 29
Amenti Raven 65 62
Ice Raven 33 49

Phantom[]

Phantom-type Shadows (ファントム, Fantomu)? appear with its upper torso spinning. It covers itself with a long cape and has a lantern where its stomach would be. Their Arcana mask covers their face.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Phantom Mage 12 62
Phantom Master 19 47
Phantom Lord 36 54
Phantom King 57 72
Phantom Hero - 64

Seeker[]

Seeker-type Shadows (サーチャー, Sāchā)? are five floating eyes held by invisible bats, and a floating head. Only shows its true form when attacking or in pain.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Death Seeker 49 48
Fate Seeker 62 60
Noble Seeker 63/76 56
Acheron Seeker 96 70

Fortune Arcana[]

Dice[]

Dice-type Shadows (ダイス, Daisu)? are one or multiple configurations of dice floating in mid-air. The roll of its dice depicts its desired move.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Bronze Dice 18 39
Mind Dice 33 55
Curse Dice 62 33
Reckoning Dice 62 72
Iron Dice 64 55
Death Dice 66 49
Silver Dice 67 61
Platinum Dice 73 69

Sand[]

Sand-type Shadows (砂時計, Sunadokei)? appear as hourglasses with limbs, surrounded by a ring. Their mask is on the top of the hourglass.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Flowing Sand 48 46
Perpetual Sand 65 56
Infinite Sand 71 55
Eternal Sand 97 70

Strength Arcana[]

Beast[]

Beast-type Shadows (アニマル, Animaru)? appear as a lion chained to ball and chain. Their arcana mask is on the metal ball as opposed to the beast itself.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Wild Beast 10 29
Enslaved Beast 23 40
Mighty Beast 57 56
Nemean Beast 76 71
El Dorado Beast - 40

Gigas[]

Gigas-type Shadows (ギガス, Gigasu)? are metal giants sporting wrestling speedos. Their mask is worn on the upper part of their face, just above the mouth. They bear a resemblance to the wrestler Hulk Hogan.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Steel Gigas 19 35
Furious Gigas 29/36 37
Mythical Gigas 48 65
Daring Gigas 70 59
Immortal Gigas - 30

Musha[]

Musha-type Shadows (武者, Musha)? appear as samurai. The mask is incorporated with the Musha Shadow's head. They are typically weak to Light and/or Darkness skills.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Hakurou Musha 54 61
Kaiden Musha 57 76
Onnen Musha 70 76
Tenjin Musha 95 77

Hanged Man Arcana[]

Minotaur[]

Minotaur-type Shadows (ミノタウロス, Minotaurosu)? appear as towering minotaurs in shackles.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Minotaur IV 37 46
Minotaur III 55 61
Minotaur II 71 60
Minotaur I 74 70
Neo Minotaur - 58

Cyclops[]

Cyclops-type Shadows (キュクロプス, Kyukuropusu)? are humanoid ogres chained upside down to a gigantic wheel. They are able to spin ferociously in order to strike.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Mighty Cyclops 56 75
Mad Cyclops 66 73
Fierce Cyclops 71 78
Chaos Cyclops 98 75
Brilliant Cyclops - 37
Rebellious Cyclops - 70

Jotun[]

Jotun-type Shadows (ヘカトンケイル, Hekatonkeiru)? are obese abominations with six hands. It is shackled to a rocking horse that it mounts. Its Japanese name is Hecatoncheir and its localized name is a reference to the Jotunn of Norse mythology, which were said to be large, gluttonous, and malformed beings.

Name Level
The Journey The Answer
Jotun of Power 38 40
Jotun of Blood 66 63
Jotun of Grief 73 74
Jotun of Evil 77 50

Death Arcana[]

The Reaper[]

One of the most powerful shadows to fight against: the Reaper (刈り取る者, Karitoru-mono)?. The Reaper is the only Shadow, besides Nyx, of the Death Arcana. It has an array of attacks to use and high resistance to all physical-based and magic-based attacks.

Name Level
Reaper 99

Golden Shadows[]

Rare Hand

The Golden Shadows (, Te)? are unique shadows that flee if they see any party members. They can also teleport away. They wait for the player to move once or twice, and then flee from battle. They drop valuable coins which can be sold at the mall. In Persona 3 FES, Golden Shadows primarily drop Nihil Weapons. Elizabeth requests that the protagonist hunt down medals which are dropped by each Golden Shadow while her quest is active.

The golden Shadows have a maxed Agility and Luck stat, which may cause party members to stumble and fall down if attacking physically. Using physical or magical skills, or bows/guns, to attack can avoid this problem. Physical skills also benefit from higher critical rates than attacking normally.

Name
Wealth Hand
Treasure Hand
Supreme Hand
Opulent Hand
Luxury Hand
Glorious Hand

Full Moon Shadows[]

These enemies are the fragments of Death that escaped following the sealing of Thanatos into the protagonist. They appear at every full moon, seeking to return to the Death sealed into the protagonist. SEES is manipulated into killing all of them.

Name Level
Storyline Vision Quest
Arcana Magician Unfought
Arcana Priestess 10 60
Arcana Empress 16 65
Arcana Emperor 16 65
Arcana Hierophant 24 70
Arcana Lovers 25 75
Arcana Chariot 31 80
Arcana Justice 31 80
Arcana Hermit 39 85
Arcana Fortune 46 95
Arcana Strength 46 95
Arcana Hanged Man 54 95

Nyx, Mother of all Shadows[]

Name Level
Nyx Avatar 75


Characters
Playable Male protagonist - Female protagonist - Yukari Takeba - Junpei Iori - Akihiko Sanada - Mitsuru Kirijo - Fuuka Yamagishi - Aigis - Koromaru - Ken Amada - Shinjiro Aragaki - Metis
Social Link Kenji Tomochika - Hidetoshi Odagiri - Bunkichi and Mitsuko - Kazushi Miyamoto - Chihiro Fushimi - Isako Toriumi - Keisuke Hiraga - Yuko Nishiwaki - Maiko Oohashi - Pharos - Bebe - President Tanaka - Mutatsu - Mamoru Hayase - Nozomi Suemitsu - Akinari Kamiki - Rio Iwasaki - Saori Hasegawa - Ryoji Mochizuki
Major Igor - Elizabeth - Theodore - Shuji Ikutsuki - Officer Kurosawa - Takaya Sakaki - Jin Shirato - Chidori Yoshino - Takeharu Kirijo - Kouetsu Kirijo - Eiichiro Takeba - Natsuki Moriyama - Nyx - Erebus - Margaret
Minor Kiyoshi Sakuma - Mr. Edogawa - Mr. Ekoda - Ms. Miyahara - Ms. Ounishi - Mrs. Terauchi - Kikuno Saikawa - Yuu Kimijima - Souta Aizawa - Kyouka Sayama
Cameo Yukiko Amagi - Noriko Kashiwagi - Man Drinking Alone
Location
Port Island Gekkoukan High School - Paulownia Mall - Iwatodai Station - Port Island Station - Naganaki Shrine - Dorm - Moonlight Bridge - Velvet Room
Tartarus Blocks: Thebel - Arqa - Yabbashah - Tziah - Harabah - Adamah - Monad Depths
Abyss of Time Malebolge - Cocytus - Caina - Antenora - Ptolomea - Judecca - Empyrean
Other Kyoto - Great Seal
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack (JP / US / FES / Portable) - Bonus CD - Burn My Dread -Reincarnation- - Spring of Birth OST - Midsummer Knight's Dream OST - Falling Down OST - Winter Of Rebirth OST - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album
Songs "Burn My Dread" - "Aria of the Soul" - "Want To Be Close" - "When the Moon Reaches for the Stars" - "Iwatodai Dorm" - "Mass Destruction" - "Color Your Night" - "Deep Breath Deep Breath" - "The Meaning of Armbands" - "Deep Mentality" - "It's Going Down Now" - "Changing Seasons" - "Current Net Price Tanaka" - "Battle Hymn of the Soul" - "Kimi no Kioku" - "P3 FES" - "Mass Destruction -P3fes version-" - "Heartful Cry" - "Brand New Days" - "Soul Phrase" - "A Way of Life" - "Time" - "Wiping All Out" - "More Than One Heart" - "Fate is In Our Hands" - "One Single Word" - "One Hand, One Heartbeat" - "One Determination" - "Sound of the Beast" - "Storm for a Butterfly" - "Light in Starless Sky" - "My Testimony" - "Self Redemption"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Prime / Ultimate) - Persona user - Shadow - Wild Card - Evoker - Attack Properties - Tactics - All-out Attack - Shuffle Time - Dark Hour - Moon Phase System - Full Moon Operations - SEES - Kirijo Group - Nanjo Group - Strega - Artificial Persona user - Suppressants - Apathy Syndrome - The Fall - Death - Who's Who - Phoenix Ranger Featherman R - Plume of Dusk
P3RE: Shift - Theurgy - Combat Characteristics
Lists Arcana - Personas (P3 - FES - P - R) - Shadows - Bosses (P3 - FES) - Skills - Items (Heart Items / Vending Machines) - Status Effects - Elizabeth's Requests - Activities - Calendar - Trophies (Portable / Reload) - Steam Profile Items - Patches and Updates
School Life Daily Life - Seasons - Social Link - Social Stats - Yen - Class - Studying - Movie Theater - Bed - Part-time Jobs - Shrine - Tanaka's Amazing Commodities - Crane Machine - Chagall Café - School Club - Linked Episode - Computer - Refrigerator - Gardening / Books / DVDs / Cooking - Studying - Fortune Telling
Other Media
Games FES - Portable - Reload - Dancing in Moonlight
Productions The Movie - The Movie: Escape from the Dark Hour - the Weird Masquerade: -Ao no Kakusei- / -Gunjou no Meikyuu- / -Souen no Kesshou- / -Ai no Seiyaku- / -Hekikuu no Kanata e- - Persona Stalker Club - 「PERSORA AWARDS」 - PERSORA AWARDS 2 - PERSORA AWARDS 3 - Persora -The Golden Best-
Drama CDs A Certain Day of Summer - Daylight / Moonlight - Character Drama CD Vol. 1 / Vol. 2 / Vol. 3 / Vol. 4 / Vol. 5 - New Moon / Full Moon - Portable Vol. 1 / Vol. 2
Publications Manga - Shadow Cry - Memento Mori - Owari no Kakera - Alternative Heart - Velvet Blue - Persona Magazine - Dear Girls Comic Anthology - Dengeki Comic Anthology - Tartarus Theater - Persona VS
Mobile Games The Night Before - Persona Ain Soph - Social - Escape - Illust Puzzle - Broken Shadow - Aegis: The First Mission - Qix - Chaining Soul - Em
Events Music Live 2008 - Music Live 2009 - Music Tour 2010 - Music Live 2012 - Music Fes 2013 - Music Box 2014 - Super Live 2015 - Livehouse Tour 2015 - Super Live 2017 - Super Live 2019- 25th Anniversary Symphonic Concert
20th Anniversary Festival - 25th Anniversary - 25th FES
Miscellaneous Merchandise
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