Watch a scene and the game begins on 3 / 31 Wednesday, with Yukari calling Fuuka. The group sans Akihiko and Yukari meet up at the dorm for one last night of Sushi. But they are attacked by a strange presence, and you take control of Aigis to face Metis. Just use regular attacks to keep your HP up, and use Medicine when need be. Aigis gets 11003 EXP for winning. Athena also metamorphoses into Orpheus.

You are still controlling Aigis and you find yourself in the velvet room now. You acquire the Velvet Key from Igor and Elizabeth.

Back at the dorm you learn from sister Metis that the Abyss of Time is caused the time to skip and March 31st to repeat itself.

Eventually you gain control of Aigis as commander, and can choose the other three members to join with. Metis fights with an Axe and uses Garu skills. As you choose your party and go down the stairs, you will see a bunch of doors.

The main hero enters the Malebolge door. Follow him and enter the Malebolge. Monsters are within so you’ll start right where you left off in Persona 3. Aigis has an upgraded version of Orpheus available for her to use.

As you get to Floor 7 of the Malebolge (and you are going down) you will reach a save point and a warp back. The next floor you will immediately fight three Visceral Maya’s and also an Immortal Gigas. It may seem like a simple battle but with the big Gigas there, it is not. You will want to use Agi attacks on the Visceral Maya and Wind / Garu attacks on the Gigas. Beware though as both enemies have Dodge Fire / Dodge Wind respectively. You may also wish to charm the Gigas with Marin Karin or Sexy Dance from Narcissus’ arsenal. Grab the Bead x3 and Balm of Life x2 treasures and hit the center door. You now have a door that leads to the second part of the Malebolge, so go back to rest and save, and then head back to Floor 8 of the Malebolge.

Next area you will be looking to reach is Floor 14 and then you’ll see a big door next. This is the first ‘goal’. Metis shows you what is through the door. Within this enclosed Paulownia Mall, you can buy stuff from the shops. Most of the weapons, armor and so on will be too expensive for you at this point, but now you at least have access to it.

Junpei and Koromaru are now available for use. Back down into the Abyss of Time to see that Malebolge is finished and the Cocytus door is lit up. You must now enter it.Monsters are more difficult here as you would imagine. You again need to work your way to Floor 8 of Cocytus and then you can save. You will be coming up to a Brilliant Cyclops. He likes to use Mabufula so it may be trouble if you bring Akihiko. Having Junpei around for Kill Rush helps since Brilliant Cyclops has no weakness. Make sure you have a Persona equipped to Aigis that nullifies Ice damage, also. Maybe the biggest issue in this fight is the Soul Dancers that are summoned because they use Diarama on Brilliant Cyclops. Worse yet the Soul Dancers have a ridiculous amount of HP for a regular enemy so it takes a while to keep them down. If you have a persona with Ice nullified you probably have Bufu spells at your disposal so use those to keep the Soul Dancers off guard. Your reward is 5031 EXP and Broken Wheel x1. Also grab Homunculus x2 and Bead Chain x2 before you take the nearby door.

Now you can go lower than Floor 9 in Cocytus. You will reach the final depths of Cocytus on Floor 15 and you can then use the big door to go back to the Desert of Doors. Then you see a scene with Ken Amada at the police station.

Next available area is Caina. You can also plug Mitsuru into your lineup, as all the previous characters are accessible for you to use. Make your way to just the Sixth Floor of Caina to find a save point.

Up ahead are a few more sub-bosses, two El Dorado Beasts and a Death Castle. With the Eldorado Beast you will want to use bufu spells, but they do have Dodge Ice. For this you definitely want Mitsuru for her Bufula to keep the El Dorado Beasts at bay. The only spell that works on the Death Castle is Zio. Fortunately Metis came along and got a few criticals with Fatal End to knock down the Death Castle, and the group attacks help to put them away because the Death Castle will abuse the Mediarama spell when it is near death. 6553 EXP and Shining Beard x2 are your rewards for this battle. Also you can grab Magic Mirror x2 and Bead Chain x2.

Return to the Desert of Doors to rest and save. Return to the second part of Caina. From the 7th Floor you are to go to the 13th Floor to reach a second sub-boss. The dancer is not weak against anything and will absorb Bufu attacks (and likes to use Maragion or Poison Mist). The Merciless Maya can be controlled with Garu spells and this is good, because otherwise they will put up magic reflect shields that can be cumbersome, since most of the damage you’ll do here is with Mazionga, Maragion, Garula, etc. If you can manage to get Saki Mitama to level 41 you can have Mediarama to use with Aigis to make the battle easier (and the upcoming ones). 7585 EXP and an Ebon Heart are your rewards. Be sure to grab Attack Mirror x2 and Precious Egg x1.

Reach Floor 20 in Caina and you will see a scene with Akihiko and Mitsuru, back in the day.

Next area is Antenora, the fourth door. The battles get even tougher so you’ll want to save often as you make your way through. This area is long too, as you need to reach Floor 9 before you can save and encounter a boss. You are facing a versatile group of bosses, with an Ice Raven, Brave Wheel and Judgement Sword. The Ice Raven uses Bufula, Fire Break, and is weak against fire. The Brave Wheel is weak against Bufu but uses Agi attacks. The last and slowest enemy is Judgement Sword, which is weak against Garula but uses high powered Zio attacks. For you the key is to bring a balanced party, and definitely bring Koromaru. He has no weaknesses, and his Agidyne can make short work of both the Judgement Sword and the Raven. The problem with this battle is the Brave Wheel has Evade Ice and Ice Raven has Evade Fire. Thus hitting them with their weakness is less consistent than you would like, but still these enemies are not that tough. Your reward is 9081 EXP, Thunder Element, Fire Element, Ice Element, Bead Chain x3 and Precious Egg x2.

Take the Door to the Desert of Doors, and save. Then return to the second Antenora door to reach Floor 10 again, to continue down.

Travel to Floor 19 now for the next save point. You will have a Shouting Tiara, Primitive Idol and a Wrathful Book to deal with. The Shouting Tiara is weak against Bufu skills, and the Wrathful Book is weak against Agi. The Primitive Idol meanwhile is weak against Zio skills. This is one of the easier battles, since the enemies are basically the same as the group before having multiple elemental strengths / weaknesses. Black Frost works well, as he is strong against Fire / Bufu but can use both of them as well. If you get in just one group attack, you should have these guys down quickly. 10351 EXP is your reward, as are the Throne of Ruin, Traesto Gem x2, and Soma x1.

Now that you are on the 20th Floor, take the door to return to the Desert of Doors. You need to reach Floor 25 to get to the end of Antenora. You will see a Junpei scene.

Back at the Desert of Doors, the Ptolomea area is now open. You only need to reach Floor 7 to get to the save point here. Three more enemies, a Wondrous Magus, Crying Table and Cowardly Maya. The Crying Table is weak against Bufu. Wondrous Magus is weak against Agi skills. As is the Cowardly Maya. The Cowardly Maya though will use Re Patra to pick them back up. The Wondrous Magus will trounce you if you let them Mind Charge and then spam -Dyne spells. Thus having Koromaru, Junpei or both to knock these two enemies down is a must. For your troubles you get 12081 EXP, Burning Grail, Homunculus x2, and Balm of Life x2.

You are on Floor 8 of Ptolomea, so take the door out to save. Floor 16 you will see that strange shadowy character running by again. Save your game and go on if you feel prepared.

Ptolomea Floor 16 has a huge Minotaur type creature waiting for you. Sure enough it is a Neo Minotaur. This guy will make you mad and likely will wipe you out several times with Akasha Arts and or Vicious Strike. And once you start to get him close to death, he will pull out a Magarula on you. There are a few strategies you can use to survive here. You can expend the 2 or so Attack Mirrors you have found and hope he uses his Akasha Arts / Vicious Strike then. However I just focused on keeping my Hit / evasion rate up for the entire party, and just hope that Neo Minotaur uses Revolution (or use it yourself) so you can get critical hits. Then you can turn the battle into a critical hit / group attack fest, and if you’re smart you’ll choose Stand By and relent if it is close to his turn, so he wastes a turn getting up (much like fighting the Reaper). You will probably die a lot, but the good thing is you will die quickly and when you get that time when he uses Revolution early on, you need to capitalize. 13407 EXP, Scarlet Choker, Magic Mirror x2 and Soma x1 are your well-deserved rewards. Take this Floor 17 door to the Desert of Doors to save your quest.

Back to the third Ptolomea Door to take you to Floor 17, and then continue downward. You will need to reach Floor 25 to reach the end, with a Mitsuru scene.

Judecca is the next area in the Desert of Doors that you must enter. You are looking for the Floor 7 save point, and then you can go down for more bosses.

This is a scary threesome on Floor 8 of Judecca. You have two Slaughter Drives and a Spastic Turret. As you might have guessed, the Slaughter Drives are weak against lightning / Zio tactics. They mostly have physical attacks, and they do put up magical reflects as well. The turret likes to Mind Charge and use Maragidyne, and is weak against Bufu tactics. Both do a good job of evading these weaknesses though. Also, the Spastic Turret will summon more Slaughter Drives if you defeat them, so try to leave one of them alive so you don’t keep killing them over and over. I like to bring Mitsuru to this fight despite being weak against Fire since she is good with Bufu, plus I had an Eye of Fire (or you could just bring Metis). Obviously bring Akihiko or Ken under Knock Down to keep the Slaughter Drives down. Your reward is 15612 EXP, Infernal Armor, Attack Mirror x2 and Precious Egg x1.

Take the Judecca Floor 8 door back to the Desert of Doors to rest up and save. You need to make your way to the 16th Floor of Judecca to find the next save point and Floor 17 for some more crazy bosses. First, a Conceited Maya shows up. Alone it is not that bad, but the battle really begins once he summons two Jotuns of Blood. The Jotun of Blood will use Maziodyne, Magarudyne, Bufudyne, and so on. It is useful to have the Ken / Koromaru types with no elemental weaknesses because Yukari / Akihiko / Mitsuru will have trouble here unless you have an Eye of Fire, Eye of Ice, etc to cover up their weakness. For the first few turns the Conceited Maya may try to attack you so just use Full Assault to pummel him with -Dyne spells.

With the Jotun’s of Blood you will need to rely on physical attacks. If you have a weapon that causes panic take advantage of that to get critical hits on the Jotun’s of Blood. You get 16935 EXP, Bloody Horse, Precious Egg x1, and Soma x1.

The 17th Floor Door to the Desert of Doors is in front of you, so go back and save. You will need to make it to Floor 25 to reach the end of Judecca, and you will see a Yukari scene. All of these scenes are when the Persona gets awakened.

There is one last area to run through in the Desert of Doors – Empyrean. The shadows here are as tough as ever, and the flashing pink enemies are near impossible should you should to mess with them. You are to reach Floor 8 of Empyrean to get to the save point, and Floor 9 has the next set of bosses.

Up ahead on Floor 9 are two Acheron Seekers and a Rebellious Cyclops. The Acheron Seekers are weak against Agi skills and Zio skills. Unfortunately they will evade those tactics at ridiculous rates (Zio / Agi spells work 20% of the time it seems). Don’t bother with Bufu or Garu skills here. For a party, do not bring Ken or Koromaru. The Acheron Seekers will use Hamaon or Mudoon until each of them are dead. Instead, bring Yukari because of her Garu strengths and he Mediarama / Recarm ability’s (have her be a healer). Junpei with a Storm Ring or Eye of Wind is a helpful addition, as on Knock Down he may get the Acheron Seekers with Agidyne. Akihiko was the other member for his Zio ability’s. As for Aigis, I found that Odin really made the difference. Of course I needed the Storm Ring for her then to protect against Garu, but Thunder Reign takes off a ton of damage on the Rebellious Cyclops and will shock it – if you have a character going afterwards, regular attack the Cyclops for a critical hit. This would be an easy way to get a group attack but it’s unlikely you’ll hit both of those Acheron Seekers with a spell they are weak against. Still, you can get the Rebellious Cyclops out of the picture you won’t have to worry about Power Charge / Vorpal Blade. The Acheron Seekers really are not too bad if you have defense for Magarudyne and Maragidyne. Take your 19135 EXP, All-Seeing Eye x2, Soma x1 and Precious Egg x2.

You are on Empyrean Floor 9 so take the middle door to the Desert of Doors. You have to make your way to Floor 18 for the next save point, and then three more bosses on Floor 19.

A Tenjin Musha, Kaiden Musha, and Onnen Musha. This is another battle where Thunder Reign / Odin is your friend, though the Onnen Musha absorbs Zio skills. The Onnen Musha is very easy to defeat with a very low HP total, though it still has some formidable attacks. Your biggest worry is a critical hit from a slash-all attack, especially if your defense has been lowered. Also when you use Thunder Reign you may find it is difficult to get your other members to physically attack the shocked enemies to knock them down. Fortunately Thunder Reign takes off enough as it is, so if you can just survive a few rounds (have Yukari around for Mediarahan) you should be able to take out one of the two tougher Musha’s (Kaiden Musha / Tenjin Musha) to simplify the battle from that point forward. 19659 EXP is your reward, along with White Quillon, Black Quillon, and Red Quillon. Also grab Soma x2 and Balm of Life x5, before taking the door back to the Desert of Doors.

After you have saved, return back to Floor 19 of Empyrean. You will need to travel to Floor 26 to reach the next save point, and you will be at the deepest part of the Abyss of Time now.

Out of no where, your regrets take form of the Main Hero from The Journey, but he is darkened and almost looks zombie like. He will use Aigis’ Persona, Athena, and the other Personae from your other active characters. ??? has a ton of HP and will not get shocked from Thunder Reign unfortunately. Expect a long drawn out battle with that high HP, and he’ll use dangerous high level attack magic like Ragnarok and Niflheim. For defeating the evil version of the hero, you get 8178 EXP and then watch the scene.

You will get Key of Time for each character, but then everyone begins to argue about whether or not to go to the past or continue on in the present.

Save your game and then talk to Metis to go to the coliseum. You will team with Metis here and your first bout is against Ken and Akihiko. Akihiko is not weak to Ice as you may think but of course is strong with Zio skills. Akihiko likes to use Masukunda and Ken likes to put up shields. Use the Thunder Reign strategy to take out Ken and then you’ll have a two on one advantage to overwhelm Akihiko. Careful though, as Akihiko will use Power Charge to smash one of you to oblivion if you do not have an Attack Mirror. 9980 EXP is your reward.

You will be back at the lounge so you can save and fuse Personae. Go back down and enter the Colosseo Purgatorio door. You will find Junpei and Koromaru waiting this time. This battle was much more difficult for me than the previous one. Part of the reason for this was the first few times, I tried to take out Koromaru first, but he dodged my Thunder Reign skill several times. Junpei was an easier target. If these two are in attack mode with Maragidyne, or if Junpei is using Power Charge – Vorpal Blade, you may need to bust out some Attack Mirrors until only one of them is left. Koromaru likes to increase your ailment susceptibility and then get you in Panic mode. Or he’ll use up your Homunculus by using Mudoon. For defeating these two you get 9981 EXP.

One more match to go. Just Yukari and Mitsuru. The first time playing through I lucked out, using Thunder Reign on Yukari, then Metis got a critical hit on both of them. Yukari got off a Tarukaja and that was it, going down the next round. If your playthrough does not go as well, it may be because of Mitsuru’s Sexy Dance, if it charms both members especially. Her Angelic Grace can allow her to dodge tactics too. For defeating the ladies, you get 9981 EXP again.

You then gain Fuuka’s key. And then the True Key. Time to go back to the Paulownia Mall door to see what happened. It seems the final battle will be fought in the middle of the Desert of Doors, so return back and choose / prepare your final group.

Time to enter the Final Door. Your final boss for Persona 3 FES is here, Erebus. Erebus is a two headed monster shadow, symbolizing all the thoughts about death that mankind has been harboring.

You will notice your spells take off such a low amount, but Erebus is not strong against anything in particular besides the obvious Mudo / Hama. Like Nyx, you cannot knock Erebus down to the ground. As for attacks, Erebus likes to use Maragidyne, Agidyne, Ziodyne, Almighty Attack, etc. Erebus will also pull out a Dark Embrace attack to bring up an evil red eye. Your physical attacks take off even less now, but your magic attacks are back up to normal attack power. You need to bombard it with attacks here so it’s attack is stopped. When it retracts this eye, it will not be able to move. It’s defense is now down a great deal, for one turn.

Enjoy the ending as the entire party finds itself in the Velvet Room.

Further Reading:

• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 2
• Persona 3 Fall Walkthrough Guide Strega Shinjiro
• Persona 3 FES Nyx Walkthrough FAQs
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 3
• Persona 3 III Summer Walkthrough: Kirijo Beach, Amada

Friday December 4th, SEES continues on to school despite the despair from the truth behind Ryoji. Spent the day with Temperance Arcana. Say ’sure’ and go out to eat with Bebe. After hearing him out say ‘then stay’. Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 5. You still cannot go to Tartarus but speak with your party members.

Saturday December 5th you hear Ryoji ‘transfered again’ and won’t be coming to school anymore. No non-maxed social links are around for me after school but I did go to Elizabeth to see there are new requests.

Saturday December 5th Available Elizabeth Requests

Elizabeth would like to see your room

Retrieve 3 Rainbow Hairs

Retrieve 3 Sand of Time

To get 3 Rainbow Hairs look for the Daring Gigases, the flashing pink enemies. They drop them and your reward is Omega Drive.

Find 3 Sand of Time from the Perpetual Sands for Charun’s Hammer. You may have already found this as a special item around Tartarus.

So on Saturday December 5th I got to bring Elizabeth to Main’s room. For completing this you get to fuse Kartikeya, with Rainbow Feather. In the evening Akihiko seems to have become more focused, not everyone else though. Meanwhile you still cannot go to Tartarus.

Tanaka is selling a Brand Bag on Sunday December 6th. Again, nothing for me to do in the day with Sun Arcana maxed. There was a recording I hadn’t seen though from 11 / 13 with Ken practicing with a brush.

You have a question in class on Monday December 7th. Choose ‘ozone’ for some Charm points. N one is around because of exams.

Tuesday December 8th you can snooze in class or stay awake for Academics.

The SEES group has a meeting later in the evening. You can go back to Tartarus December 10th, Thursday.

During class on Friday December 11th you are asked a question – choose Cacti and your Charm will increase.

Class on Saturday December 12th you can rest or stay awake for Academics. You can walk Koromaru at night for a Trafuri Gem.

Sunday December 13th you can buy Omega Drive from Tanaka.

Monday December 14th, Exams begin. Choose 1185, Oxygen, Left-Hand Rule, Winter Morning is Pleasant, and Cacti.

Saturday December 19th is the last day of finals. Spent the rest of the day with Mitsuru since students are done with exams. Ask her if something happened and then say it’s the result of love. Empress Arcana social link reaches level 4. If you walk Koromaru, you will come across Kenji Magician Arcana.

Sunday December 20th you can buy Apocalypse after the Mitsuru / Yukari scene.

You can check your exam scores on Monday December 21st. For the question about Himiko, answer Kido. Charm will increase. You can go on a walk with Koromaru and Mitsuru at night.

Another question in class on Tuesday December 22nd so choose Euphoria for a Charm increase + 2. Went out with Empress Arcana Mitsuru after class. First I got a King Card Set for acing the test from her. Tell her ‘I’m glad you enjoyed it’ and then say ‘A motorcycle?’ Then ask her to go for a ride. Empress Arcana reaches social link level 5. Go for a walk with Fuuka and Koromaru in the evening.

On Wednesday December 23rd it is a Holiday, Emperor’s Day.

December 24th Thursday you are in school. Doze off in class or stay up for Academics. You get a few texts from the babes to spend time on Christmas so I said no to Yukari and Fuuka then finally Mitsuru sent a text. She had some Champagne. Whoever you go out with, remember to give them their best present (Mitsuru – Google-Eyed Idol / Japanese Doll) for maximum points to that social link.

Spent December 25th Friday with Bebe. Tell him to ‘take a break’ and ‘alright’ to go to the sweet shop. Then you just have to support him and Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 6.

Saturday December 26th you can rest in class or stay awake for Academics. Went to the library with Mitsuru afterwards. Ask her if you can get a book for her, then say that’s news to me!’ and ‘you have to reconsider’. Empress Arcana social link reaches level 6. In the evening you can take Koromaru for a walk.

Sunday December 27th you can buy a Silver Plate. Monday December 28th and Tuesday December 29th are two more days off.

You get a knock on your door from Yukari on December 30th Wednesday. Aigis is coming back tonight. And when she does, Palladion gives rise to Athena. She’s also more ‘human’ now.

You have an important choice on December 31st, Thursday. It is a full moon and Ryoji comes by at night. Give him your decision and choose to let him live if you want to continue your game. He then talks to you some more afterwards. You will max Fool Arcana as it reaches social link level 10. You can create Susano-o The Raging God. You also begin the Judgment Arcana social link as it reaches level 1.

On January 1st Friday you go with the guys and the dog to the shrine. Sure enough Elizabeth calls you on January 1st and you can continue on in Tartarus.

January 1st Available Elizabeth Requests

Retrieve 1 Bloody Button from The Reaper.

Playing the original Persona 3, I did not defeat The Reaper. It seemed too tedious but I realized with Persona 3 FES that you need to defeat The Reaper to access Monad, the secret dungeon that you could go through just by reaching the top floor of Tartarus.

The Reaper is a terribly annoying fight. There are all sorts of strategies for defeating him. The annoying part is it would be nice to go into Monad where leveling up is much easier, but defeating the Reaper is a sound prerequisite for getting into Monad. The Thunder Reign strategy was most accessible for me. You’ll need Odin and you’ll want him maxed out to level 65 with Spell Master, so Thunder Reign takes 16 SP instead of 32. Now the absolutely essential part of this strategy is the turn order. If you regularly attack Reaper with the Main, it’ll be Main – Reaper – rest of party. This is not what you want.

You want Reaper to encounter one of your other characters, then wait a bit, healing your character in the fight in the meantime. Then join the fight. This way it’ll be Main, your other two characters, Reaper, and then your third ally that encountered Reaper first. The third ally can have any tactic but the two that go immediately after you, you’ll want stand by tactic. Use Thunder Reign and it will shock The Reaper.

You can get critical hits easily now, so have your next character knock him down and do a group attack. But then make sure your character who goes right before The Reaper attacks, and then ‘relents’. Since that character is on standby, they will just let the Reaper stay down. Thus, the Reaper goes next and wastes a turn getting up. This is absolutely essential to this strategy because you are going to be lucky to survive even a few hits (depending on what ability’s he chooses to use) from the Reaper. You will want to continue to do this each turn, but the luck comes in with Thunder Reign. If you miss it (which is actually pretty likely Thunder Reign hits about 60-70 % of the time) you will have to absorb a hit from The Reaper. Fortunately The Reaper wastes attacks doing Ice Break, Fire Break, and so on. But The Reaper has an uncanny ability to attack your allies at their weak point. This is a good reason to bring Ken or the Dog along, but The Reaper also uses Mamudoon and Mahamaon so he can screw your party there too. And Megidolaon will obliterate your party. It took me 10+ tries and the biggest factors were Thunder Reign hitting or missing, and also when The Reaper gets a turn if he kills one of your characters, they go back at the end of the turn order. So if your turn order is Main, Mitsuru, Yukari, Reaper, and Ken, then you need Mitsuru and Yukari to survive (at least one of them so they are attacking right after the main still). Otherwise they get shot back to the end of the line after Ken and you might as well run away at that point because the Thunder Reign strategy would be broken. Be patient with this strategy; as luck would have it, you’ll likely die a few times. But then you’ll also have a few run throughs against The Reaper where he is missing on his Mamudoon’s and Mahamaon’s and is wasting turns on Ice Break, etc.

For defeating that Reaper you get 12000 EXP and that wonderful Bloody Button. Now go save your damn game as fast as you can. When you bring the Bloody Button to Elizabeth you get a whopping 5000000 Yen. Yes that is five million yen.

You can now venture to the final section in Tartarus before the top of the tower. As you enter the final section of Tartarus, Adamah, on Floor 215, you will see Judgment Arcana reach social link level 2.

Also the Platinum Medals can be found from the Glorious Hands. You need three Platinum Medals and you get Jack’s Gloves. As you get to Floor 220 you will encounter three Noble Seekers. Their use of Garudyne and Vorpal Blade can put you in a bad way. I like to have Raphael use Deathbound though they are successful at dodging often. It is best to head for one of them but chances are you and your teammates will be attacking all enemies at once with Mabufula, Mazionga, Maragion, and so on. 1594 EXP, Bead x 15, Precious Egg, and Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 3.

Continue on as the next Terminal is on Floor 228. As you reach Floor 224 Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 4. The bosses on floor 228 are 3 Carnal Snakes. Maragidyne is the dangerous attack you need to watch for especially if you have Mitsuru in your party (which you should since her Bufu attacks are vital). Carnal Snakes also have SP drain (very annoying) and HP drain). Fortunately they waste turns on fire break. Carnal Snakes yield 1711 exp, Cup of King x3, Precious Egg x2, and Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 5.

Now you can go on past Floor 228. When you reach Floor 236 you are at another boss, World Balance. This guy likes his high level Zio, Bufu and Agi spells. Also watch out for Mahamaon and Megidolaon at the end. For defeating this thing you get 4252 EXP, Megidolaon Gem, Balm of Life x2, Precious Egg, and Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 6.

As you reach Floor 240 Judgment Arcana will reach social link level 7. The next Terminal is on Floor 244. Up ahead is three Fierce Cyclops. Vorpal Blade can critical hit you causing massive problems. If they charge up you’re in even more trouble. It’s nice to have Mitsuru and Yukari with ’same target’ and then have them bufudyne and garudyne one at a time. Leaving all three alive (killing them all at once) leaves too much room for a critical hit or luck to go sour. Also having Ken as a dedicated mediarama / recarm user was vital. 2088 EXP and Coin of King x3 are your rewards. And Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 8. Grab the Soma and continue up.

The final tartarus boss is Hanged Man Arcana. The Jotun of Grief is weak only against pierce attacks. It’s really as simple as bringing along Aigis, Ken, Yukari, and equipping a bow on the main. The Jotun of Grief will cast Enrage which is stupid because it just allows you to do two attacks now.

Jotun of Grief also uses Primal Force like the previous bosses so that will require a Diarahan to heal. Careful at the end as Megidolaon will put you in a bad spot. Your reward is 4500 exp, Fine Statuette, and Soma x2. This was the last guardian. Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 9.

Floor 254 is the top of Tartarus. Judgment Arcana is maxed, increasing to level 10. Messiah the Savior can now be created.

Saturday January 2nd you will hear about the cult around town. Sunday January 3rd you can turn on the tv but you can’t buy anything from Tanaka.

You have winter vacation throughout the week. Friday January 8th you are back in school and you have a question to answer. Choose ‘Its wrong’ for a Charm increase. You can go to the rooftop with Junpei after class. After class I went out with Aigis and Aeon Arcana reached social link level 1.

Saturday January 9th was spent with Empress Arcana. Say ‘let’s do it’ and Empress Arcana reaches social link level 7. In the evening you can take Koromaru on a walk, and he finds a Mad Bull.

Sunday January 10th you turn on Tanaka again but not buy anything. Monday January 11th is Coming of Age Day, a Holiday. You are back in school on Tuesday January 12th. Sleep in class for some extra rest since you don’t need the Academics surely. Went out with Mitsuru after class and Empress Arcana reaches social link level 8. Get up and talk to the guy when he comes by. Lots of drama.

Wednesday January 13th, Keisuke was going to leave but stop him. Then a few old people get sic in front of you two so help them out. Fortune Arcana reaches social link level 9. The next day was spent with Mitsuru. Say ‘that makes me happy’, and Empress Arcana social link reaches level 9.

Friday January 15th you get another opportunity in class to sleep for Great condition or stay up for Academics. Bebe was free after class for Temperance Arcana social link. Yea ‘that’s a good idea’ and Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 7.

Saturday January 16th, Mitsuru was not around. So I went out with Aigis. Say ‘I agree’ and Aeon Arcana reaches social link level 2. You can go on a walk with Koromaru tonight, and bring along Mitsuru.

Sunday January 17th there is not much for you to do. Monday January 18th the answer in class is Circe for some Charm points. Spent the rest of the day with Aigis so that Aeon Arcana social link reached level 3. Just say ‘that’s not true’. In the evening you can take Koromaru on a walk and you will find Trafuri Gem.

Tuesday January 19th, Mitsuru is around school. Empress Arcana reaches social link level 10 so you get to go to her room. She gives you the Motorcycle Key. Empress Arcana social link is maxed and Alilat The Ancient Goddess can be fused.

Went to the mall with Aigis on Wednesday January 20th. Say ‘alright’ and go search for the cat wth Aigis. Aeon Arcana reaches social link level 4.

Keisuke, Fortune Arcana, was around on Thursday January 21st. He makes an announcement during Club, then Keisuke gives you Award Letter at the rooftop. Fortune Arcana reaches social link level 10 and Norn The Sisters of Fate can be fused now.

Friday January 22nd you can stay awake for Academics or sleep to get Great condition. Advanced Aeon Arcana with Aigis. Tell her ‘you may be right’ and Aeon Arcana reaches social link level 5.

As Saturday January 23rd approaches you are running out of time to make it to the top of Tartarus. Go out with Aigis again to see Mewlie’s owner once more. Aigis will talk to Kiyoshi. Just say ‘no you didn’t’ or ‘He saw me as a boyfriend’ for Aeon Arcana 6. Walk with Koromaru and you may see Strength Arcana (Yuko) at the shrine.

Sunday January 24th I went out with Fuuka to give her a gift (Brand Bag). Walk Koromaru again in the evening to talk to Kenji.

A chance to sleep in class again on Monday January 25th, then you get to discuss your future plans with Toriumi, and then talk to Aigis. Afterwards Fuuka was around, just say ‘okay’ and Priestess Arcana reaches social link level 6. Aigis is around on Tuesday January 26th. Say ‘I’m sure she was happy’ and then Aeon Arcana will reach social rank 7. The next day she’s available to go out again but Aeon Arcana did not level up.

Another chance to doze off in class on Wednesday January 27th for ‘great’ condition. Aeon Arcana reached social rank 8, just say ‘it is like that now’ and ‘you’re not in the way’. Spent the next day Thursday January 28th with Aigis too. Say ‘yes it is’ as far as the fateful day coming forward. Aeon Arcana social link reaches level 9. Friday January 29th you can go on a walk with your entire group.

The last school day Saturday January 30th I went out with Aigis again but it did not max out at level 10.

Sunday January 31st is the day you must enter Tartarus for the final time and reach the top of Tartarus. You can continue past Floor 254 now.

On Floor 258 of Adamah you will get to re-choose your party as you will run into Jin on this floor. He is by himself so start unloading spells on him like Thunder Reign with Odin. Spellmaster allows it to only take 16 SP instead of 32 SP.

Jin will attack the weakness of some of your character’s but his attacks just won’t take off enough HP to be a significant threat to you. Just beat him down for about 2000 HP and you will win, netting your party 8313 EXP.

Up a few more floors and you will run into Takaya on Floor 262, the last member of Strega. He laughs at you crazily and then the final battle against Takaya begins. Just like Jin, you are too powerful for just him to stop you. If you have done any work in the optional dungeon Monad you should blow this guy away. 9068 EXP is your reward.

You are nearing the top of Tartarus. The party regroups at Floor 263 and then you reach the top at Floor 264. You will see Nyx come from the moon. It looks a lot like Ryoji-kun.

When the battle begins with Nyx Avatar you will want to use your tactics continually as Nyx Avatar switches arcana.

For example the second arcana is Magician and then another Arcana Shift will occur and you will be fighting a new arcana. Then he becomes Empress Arcana. Watch out for his Almighty Attack as it attacks everyone (for paltry damage but no one is strong / weak against it). Just continue using Thunder Reign or your other top attacks to mow through the Arcana Shifts.

The final arcana for Nyx obviously is the Death Arcana. It’s defense and HP go up drastically for this sub-battle and Nyx will put up a Moonless Gown which blocks all attacks on occasion. You will need to ‘Stand By’ until Nyx retracts the Gown, then begin attacking again. Towards the end of this battle Nyx will use Night Queen, a more powerful attack that also causes Panic, Charm, etc. 5678 EXP is your reward for defeating Nyx.

Use the Great Seal to seal Nyx and then watch the ending.

Further Reading:

• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 3
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 2
• Persona 3 Fall Walkthrough Guide Strega Shinjiro
• Persona 3 FES Answer Walkthrough FAQ Metis
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough 1

Back in school September 6th, Monday. Going to practice with Kazushi but Chariot Arcana does not increase to 9. More scenes with Chidori on September 7th, Tuesday. Went to the music club with Keisuke and Fortune Arcana reached level 3. Just say ‘great job’. When you get back to the dorm on this night you still cannot go to the new area of Tartarus. Tanaka is around the mall though. Say ‘who’re you talking about’ and then ask him ‘is it always about the money?’ Devil Arcana Social Link reaches level 5.

September 9th Wednesday you meet up with Junpei going to school. After school go see Yuko since this is the first day since break that you can see her. Say ‘Forget about what?’ and then ‘an instructor?’ Strength Arcana social link reaches level 9. Not much to do in the evening today so take Koromaru on a walk. He will find a Homunculus around the shrine.

In class September 10th Thursday you have a question to answer. The answer is Gochisou-sama. and your Charm will go up. You will learn from Shinjiro about how Chidori cannot fully control her persona. Went to practice with Kazushi and tell him ‘I’m fine’ at dinner. Chariot Arcana levels up to rank 9. You finally get a call from Elizabeth on this night.

9 / 10 Available Elizabeth Requests

Bring Elizabeth Oil

Bring Elizabeth a Fruit Knife

Bring Elizabeth a Mikazuki Munechika

Retrieve the sixth old document

Retrieve 3 Gold Handguards

Retrieve 5 Empress’s Mirrors

Find Elizabeth a beautiful tile

You can now continue past floor 114 to the next area, Tziah. You can also find the Opulent Hand here, they drop the Silver Medal. For this you get a Bone for Koromaru.

You will find the Empress Mirrors from the Elegant Mothers (floors 126-138). Your reward is 1 Soma for this.

Find the Mikazuki Munechika in Tziah. This is a powerful sword. Your reward is Cup of King x2.

The 3 Gold Handguards can be acquired from the Samurai type glowing-pink enemies. These guys are extremely difficult and their only weaknesses are Hama and Mudo, hardly reliable offensive options. Your reward is 200000 Yen.

Find the Old Document 06 on Floor 139 and get Bead x5 from Elizabeth.

For the Beautiful Tile, head to Port Island Station alley to the west in the second screen. Instead of that bar, go in the gambling place to the right. You need courage to go in there and you have to play paper rock scissors. When you win you get Mahjong Tile. Bring this back to Elizabeth for Berserker’s Seal.

The next Terminal is at Floor 122. You will want members strong against Zio, or Personae strong against Zio. They are weak against Bufu so bring Mitsuru. Her Tentarafoo can be the key in this battle in neutralizing the attacks of these tanks. The Arcane Turrets will show off their powerful attacks. For winning you get 950 EXP and 3 Massive Wheels.

A really powerful boss awaits you, possibly the most annoying one you have fought yet. It is the Sleeping Table on Floor 135. Sleeping Table is not weak against anything so you will have to hope for critical hits. Thus, bring along Shinjiro and have Eligor cast Revolution. Sleeping Table has some deadly attacks with Hamaon, Maragidyne, and Megidola. Because of the Agi (fire) you will want to bring in either Junpei or Koromaru. Also it is helpful to have level 43 Yukari as she has Mediarama. The critical rate increase really helps your party in this battle as just a few group hits with powerful weapons should be the difference. You get 2535 EXP, Megido Gem, Balm of Life x2, Soma x1.

Reach Floor 139 and grab the Old Document 06. This is the end for now.

September 11th Friday you will be in Edogawa’s class. Choose The Hermetica for the correct answer and some Charm. Went out with Kazushi and he gave me some Sports Tape. Chariot Arcana will reach rank 10 and The Mighty God of Thunder, Thor, the ultimate Chariot Arcana can be unlocked. Hung out with Tower Arcana in the evening but it did not advance.

You can sleep or stay awake in class September 12th, Saturday. I finally got my reward from Mitsuru from the last tests – Knight Card Set. Also went to get Funky Music from the second floor PA room. You get the Gekkoukan Boogie. Then spent some time with Yuko at her house. Strength Arcana reaches Social Link level 10. Siegfried the ultimate Strength Arcana is now yours to use. In the evening Tower Arcana is around at the club. Tell him ‘I don’t think you should’ and Tower Arcana will reach level 7. Late at night Pharos comes to visit you. Death Social Arcana reaches level 6.

Sunday September 13th you can order Prayer Beads from Tanaka. Headed over to Sun Arcana to see Akinari. Say ‘I don’t know’ and tell him ‘not to talk so much’. Sun Arcana reaches level 3.

Monday September 14th you will be talking about nuclear fission. Choose #2, ‘can’t let others produce‘, as of course Japan can’t disallow nuclear weapons all over the world. Your Charm will increase a few points. Went to Yukari after school since Strength Arcana (Yuko) is finished. Say ‘Pink’s cute’ and ‘that’s messed up’. Not much for you to do in the evening.

Tuesday September 15th you start off after school. Spent the rest of the day with Nozomi and he talked about the world ending. Say ‘wiped off the faced of?!’ and then Moon Arcana reaches level 7.

In class on Wednesday September 16th I went to Student Council for Emperor Arcana. Tell him not to blame himself and Emperor Social Link Arcana reaches level 9. Not much to do in the evening.

Went to the Music Club on Wednesday September 17th. Tell Keisuke complaining won’t help and Fortune Arcana Social Link reaches level 4. Make sure to speak with Shinjiro Aragaki in the evening to get a Fruit Knife for Elizabeth. You get a Nihil Spear for this. Tower Arcana was hanging out in the evening too. No social link level up though.

You will head straight back to the dorm on Thursday September 18th. Nothing you can do, it’s raining. You will sleep until the Dark Hour when the Velvet Room calls you. You can fuse Four or more Personas now.

You will sleep until Monday September 21st. Not many people are around on this day but Nozomi Moon Arcana is. Say ‘oh brother’ and Moon Arcana social link reaches level 8. Take Koromaru for a walk during the evening. He finds a Balm of Life.

Tuesday September 22nd is another free day. Spent it with Moon Arcana for level 9 social link. Follow Nozomi as he is being ambushed and Moon Arcana reaches level 9. President Tanaka was around in the evening. Say ’sounds fun’ and Devil Arcana social link reaches level 6.

One more day of break, Wednesday September 23rd. More time with Nozomi but it did not level up to 10.

You are back in school Thursday September 24th. You can stay awake for academics or sleep for condition increase. Later in the day you get to see some of the social links talking at school. Went out with Kenji to Port Island Station and he sees Ms Kanou talking about him. Go confront Emiri. and then Magician Arcana reaches social link rank 9. Went to go see Mutatsu tonight and he was very drunk. Say ‘dad?’ and ‘none of your business’. Mutatsu Tower Social Link reaches level 8. Then ask him if he is running away.

Friday September 25th I went out with Kenji and Magician Arcana reached level 10. Kenji gave me a Handmade Choker. The Ultimate Magician Arcana, Surt Lord of Fire, can be created. Another night with Tower Arcana but it did not level up.

Saturday September 26th you have a tricky question to answer. Choose The Tetractys and your charm will increase. Went out with Yukari after school. She will tell you about her mother and Lovers Arcana reaches social link level 3. Tanaka is around Saturday Night. Say ’sort of..’ and ”the organic one’ for Devil Arcana to reach level 7.

Sunday September 27th, Tanaka is selling a Skrep sword. Hung out with Akinari at Naganaki Shrine. Tell him you like reading, and that ‘if it’s boring, you’ll stop reading’. Sun Arcana reaches social link level 4. Mutatsu is around again at night. Turns out he’s getting his life straightened out. Tower Arcana reaches social link level 9. You get another Pharos visit tonight as there is a week left until the full moon.

Back to school on Monday September 28th. You can stay awake for Academics or sleep for condition improvement. Spent some time with Yukari but Lovers did not increase.

Maxed out Moon Arcana on Tuesday September 29th. Just eat some noodles with the Gourmet King and Moon Arcana social link reaches level 10. Sandalphon the Heavenly Messenger can be created. And Nozomi gives you Gourmet License. In the evening there is a new recording. Turns out Aigis goes to check on you during the night. It’s a good day to see Tanaka. Just say ‘oh really’ and he’ll go off about this guy who thanked him. Devil Arcana reaches social link level 8

Wednesday September 30th

there are only 4 days to the full moon. Spent some more time with Yukari as Lovers Arcana reached social link level 4. Ask her if she’s alright and she then talks about her mom.

Thursday October 1st you are in class. You can stay awake in class for academics or sleep for a better condition. Went for a walk with Yukari after class. Go beat the guys up and then try to cheer her up. Lovers Arcana reaches social link level 5. On the evening of 10 / 1, you can get some Machine Oil from Aigis. Bring this to Elizabeth for Magic Mirror x3. Spent some time with Tower Arcana in the evening but no rank increase.

Friday October 2nd was spent with the Emperor Arcana, maxing the student council social link. Hidetoshi gives you a cheap lighter. Now Odin the Storm God is unlocked. Spent more time with Tower Arcana but again it did not level up.

One day before the full moon now. On Saturday October 3rd you are in school and can doze off for rested condition or stay awake for Academics. Went out with Yukari again but the social link did not increase. In the evening I finally managed to max out Tower Arcana. That social link was a hell of a time. Chi You, the Warrior King, can now be created. Your goodbye gift is a Reserve Tag.

It is the full moon on October 4th, Sunday. The target is located at the plaza at Iwatodai Station. Ken and Shinjiro are not here. Get your party together to go to the station. You will want Yukari and don’t bring anyone weak against Garu (Junpei).

As this battle starts off you can only fight Strength Arcana. It will use Heat Wave often which will destroy Mitsuru if she’s around. The Wheel of Fortune (Fortune Arcana) is easy to manipulate when you know what to look for. Notice that marker thing? When you press X, the wheel will stop at the opposite end of where the marker is. So is there is a blue defense up straight across from the marker when you hit X, that’s what it will land on. As for attacking these Arcana, notice you cannot do a group attack when you are fighting Strength (because you cannot even target Fortune). Once you take out Strength the battle becomes much easier, and you can do group attacks on Fortune. 10898 EXP is your reward.

Some crazy plot-altering stuff happens after this. Up until this point the game had been getting ’slow’ sort of throughout the summer.

Monday October 5th it is time for you to go back to school. Akihiko’s Persona Polydeuces turns to Caesar. During the after school part of 10 / 05, I hung out with Star Arcana. Star Arcana social link did not advance to level 10 though.

October 5th Available Elizabeth Requests

Bring Elizabeth an Outenta Mitsuyo (90)

Bring Elizabeth a Sengoku-era Helm (79)

Retrieve the seventh old document (41)

Retrieve 2 Red Armor Plates (40)

Retrieve 3 Gold Rings (39)

Elizabeth would like some Sushi (38)

Now you need Oberon and Titania, his summer wife. Then you can use Summer Dream, which results in something unpredictable. This will net you S Outfit Junpei. This is Junpei’s Summer Outfit.

Dreamfest is the next group ability to perform. You need Incubus and Succubus. Dreamfest has high odds of charming all foes. You get S Outfit Akihiko. This of course is Akihiko’s Summer Outfit.

Next up is Scarlet Havoc. You need Ares and Siegfried. Ares is easy to get but Siegfried I had to fuse Kali, Incubus and Titania. Scarlot Havoc does a ton of slash damage to all the enemies. As you go back to Elizabeth you get S Outfit Mitsuru. This is Mitsuru’s Summer Outfit.

For another group attack sign up for Perform Valhalla. You need Valkyrie and Odin. You get W Outfit Main, Main’s Winter Outfit.

To inquire about the Sengoku era helm go to Faculty Office for Mr Ono. Inside the Faculty Office is Mr Ono and his hat. Your academics will increase as you talk to him for a bit, but you still don’t get the hat. You have to revisit 6 or 7 times to get Mr Ono to give you the Kanetsugu’s Helm. Return the Kanetsugu’s Helm for Bead Chain x5.

To get the Outenta Mitsuyo you just need to search around the end parts of Tziah to find it. Like the other random drops, this can be easily found or frustratingly difficult to come across. Your reward is Cup of King x3 for finding this katana.

Your next Terminal in Tziah is at Floor 146. They like to use Zio spells so Akihiko is a good choice (not for using Zio of course, but taking Zio hits). Heat Wave can really do a number on you too, along with Torrent Shot. You are better off charming these guys with Sexy Dance and watching them wreak havoc on their own party members. They do take a long time to kill though but you get 1126 EXP, Sword of Queen x3, and a Precious Egg.

You have to go all the way up to Floor 160 for the next boss and Terminal. The Mythical Gigas (Strength Arcana) will prove to be a formidable opponent. He uses Maragidyne so it helps to have Junpei around, even though he can’t do much damage. Mitsuru always comes along for me even though she’s weak against fire – it is hard to do damage to the Mythical Gigas but Mitsuru with Bufula and Varuna Bracers can do a lot of damage. Yukari helps too for her Garu magic and Mediarama. This battle will last a long while and you will get few critical hits. Deathbound is the attack you need to watch for. 3003 EXP, Magic Mirror x2, Soma, and Wand of King x3 are your rewards.

Continue onward to Floor 164. Grab the Old Document 07 for a Soma reward.

In the evening of October 5th you have a meeting. But Ken Amada ran away.

October 6th, Tuesday, went to go see Mr. Ono but Ms Miyahara is messing around the office. Your Academics will increase. Exams are coming up so there is not much available to you. After class I went to see Mamoru, Star Arcana. He is about to leave. Mamoru gives you Car Key and he appreciates your friendship. The Ultimate Star Arcana Persona can be created, Helel the Light-bearer.

On your way to the dorm you get a call from Elizabeth. Akihiko meets up with Ken during the evening. Ken’s persona Nemesis gives rise to Kala-Nemi. Kalanemi is Ken’s new persona. Ken and Kala Nemi return to the dorm. You still cannot go to Tartarus tonight so I went to talk to President Tanaka. Ask him if he is donating. Devil Arcana reaches social link level 9.

You get a visit during the evening of Tuesday October 6th. Talk to Pharos for a bit and Death Arcana reaches social link level 8.

On Wednesday October 7th you get a question in class and the answer is ‘to excite the audience’. Your Charm will increase. There were no social links to attend to today.

Not much to do Thursday October 8th either. Spent some more time at the Faculty Office to run into Mrs Ounishi. Ms. Ounishi is the science teacher. Your Academics go up.

In class Friday October 9th you can doze off in class or stay up for Academics. Visited the Faculty Office again but this time Mr Ekoda was there. Your academics once again increase.

Saturday October 10th you can doze off in class again if you want, or stay up for Academics. After class went to the Faculty Office and this time it’s Ms Toriumi here to lecture you to increase your Academics.

Sunday October 11th, Tanaka is selling an R / C Geta set. Check out Sun Arcana for a while. Reprimand Akinari but he will appreciate your presence. Sun Arcana social link reaches level 5. Walk Koromaru at night to see a social link.

Monday October 12th is a holiday. Rest up for the exams.

Tuesday October 13th you are asked a question about stress. Choose ‘husbands’. October 14th, Wednesday, you will be asked about numerology. Choose Pythagoras. On the next day choose Zero Electrical Resistance. Finally, choose Coup of Meiou on the last day. Remember, for acing the midterms / finals you are to go to Mitsuru for a reward afterwards.

Saturday October 17th you can go out with the school social links again. Went out with Yukari and she thanks you for helping her. Say ‘anytime’ and Lovers Arcana reaches level 6. And what better way to spend the evening than to find Tanaka? Devil Arcana social link is maxed at level 10 and Beelzebub Lord of Hell can be created. And you get a Thank-you letter from Tanaka.

Sunday October 18th I went out with Yukari to give her Perfume. She likes that.

Your exam results will be posted Monday October 19th. If you got the highest score go see Mitsuru after class. Meanwhile you are asked a question in class. Choose fourteen for the correct answer. Your Charm will increase. Spent more time after school in the Faculty Office and Mr Takenozuka is there. Your Academics will increase but still no Sengoku Hat. Went out with Yukari after class. Tell her ’sounds good’ and you’ll find out how important you are to Yukari. Lovers Arcana reaches social link level 7 now.

Tuesday October 20th there will be a scene in class with Natsuki and Fuuka. Turns out Natsuki is moving. Fuuka’s Lucia Persona has turned to Juno. After class on Tuesday I went to get Queen Card Set from Mitsuru, and then went to the Faculty Office once again. Mrs Terauchi is here. You will learn about Mahjong and your academics will increase. Entered the fashion club for the first time all year to see Bebe. Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 1. And you can walk Koromaru in the evening. He found me another Balm of Life.

In school on Wednesday October 21st I went to the Faculty Office again. This time it is Mr Ono at the Faculty Office. He finally gives the Kanetsugu’s Helm to you. Also your Academics will increase. Bring back the Kanetsugu’s Helm for Bead Chain x5. Spoke with Yukari afterwards and she wanted to look at some piercings. Choose ‘alright’ and talk to her about her mother some more and Lovers Arcana reaches social link level 8.

Thursday October 22nd you are asked about soybeans. Choose ‘fermented’ for a Charm increase. Spent some more time with Yukari but lovers arcana did not reach level 9.

Another question in class on Friday October 23rd. Choose Madam Blavatsky for a Charm increase. Went to get a Temperance Persona so Temperance Arcana social link would increase faster. Okuninushi was a good candidate. So I went to the Home Economics room to level up Temperance Arcana. Just say ‘yea, Japan is great’. Temperance Arcana social link reaches level 2.

Yukari and Mitsuru have a scene on Saturday October 24th. Spent more time with Yukari afterwards but Lovers Arcana did not level up to 9.

Sunday October 25th you can buy brand bag and brand purse but I was going out with Yukari. Lovers Arcana is now close to reaching level 9. Went for a walk with Koromaru in the evening and he found a Traesto Gem.

Monday October 26th you are getting close to the full moon (less than 10 days away). You get asked a question in class, choose wristwatches, as they are not arabic. Your Charm will increase. Spent the rest of the day with Yukari Takeba as Lovers Arcana reaches level 9. Say ‘…’ and she talks intimately to you.

Tuesday October 27th is a week from the full moon. Went to the Music Club with Keisuke; tell him ‘to tell his dad’ about how he did. Fortune Arcana social link reaches level 5. You get a visit from Pharos since it’s now a week from the full moon.

Wednesday October 28th I sent the day with Yukari but Lovers did not level up to 10. Another good night to go on a walk with Koromaru as he finds a Lucky Charm.

Thursday October 29th you have a question to answer – it is lactase. Your Charm will increase. Took Yukari on a walk but again Lovers did not increase to level 10.

Friday October 30th you can doze off in class or stay awake for Academics. Went to Home Economics with Bebe – say ’something traditional’ and Temperance Arcana reaches level 3.

Saturday October 31st was spent with Yukari for a third time but she did not level up to 10. Went on a walk with Koromaru and Ken. Yep, the elementary kid and the dog.

Sunday November 1st you can buy a Berserker’s Seal from Tanaka. Spend the rest of the day with Sun Arcana Akinari. Say ‘hey, that’s cool’ and ‘it sounds interesting’. Sun Arcana reaches level 6. Went on a walk with Koromaru and Yukari.

Monday November 2nd I went to Yukari’s room. She gave me Yukari’s Strap. Lovers Arcana reaches social link level 10 and Cybele The Earth Mother can be created now. In the evening Fool Arcana reaches social link level 6.

It is the day of the full moon on Tuesday November 3rd. This is the final battle. Strega is nearby and you still have the Hanged Man Arcana to destroy, the final arcana shadow. Takaya likes to use Ziodyne / Garudyne and Jin uses Maragion. Neither really has a weakness but Mabufula by Mitsuru is very helpful. But she is susceptible to the agi attacks. Focus on getting one of the two down immediately, and then you should be able to maintain your HP much easier. For knocking these two out, you get 14426 EXP.

Fortunately you will be all healed after this battle. And you can re-choose who you want in the party. Go up ahead to see Hanged Man. This battle takes a long time more than anything else. You cannot attack Hanged Man until those statues are down. They are each strong against different elements. The Hanged Man also will summon Devious Maya that are strong against Bufu. When the Hanged Man is on the ground you can finally attack it – but then it begins to use powerful attacks like God Hand. I like to use Swift Strike on those statues to knock them all down at once (plus the summoned enemies). You get 14971 EXP for winning. It seems you saved the world. The Dark hour is over.

November 4th, Wednesday, Pharos comes by. Death Arcana social link reaches level 10. You can now create Thanatos, The Bringer of Death. You will head right back to the dorm after class. Ikutsuki and Aigis are at the lab (hmm) and Mitsuru’s dad is coming. Takeharu Kirijo personally thanks you. Sees Social arcana reaches level 7.

When the Dark Hour comes on November 4th, Ikutsuki is still gone. Eventually you go to Tartarus to figure out you’ve been tricked. Crazy stuff happens with Ikutsuki and the party.

Thursday November 5th you are back in school. The party will talk afterwards but there is not much going on. Yukari’s Persona Io gives rise to Isis, a new Persona for Yukari. As you get to the Dark Hour, the Velvet Room summons you. Basically he reminds you that you’re screwed, you signed the contract, you have to continue to live by it.

Friday November 6th, Junpei visits Chidori. I went out to eat Fuuka’s food and to start Priestess Arcana. Priestess Arcana reached social link level 1. Elizabeth calls you during the evening. You can go on in Tartarus evidently.

November 6th Available Elizabeth Requests

Bring Elizabeth a Featherman Figure (86

Please find the missing person (84)

Please go scrub the bathroom (82)

Bring Elizabeth food fit for a wolf (81)

Elizabeth would like Oden Juice (80)

Elizabeth would like to visit Gekkoukan High (59)

Retrieve the last old document (46)

Retrieve 3 Moon Tablets (45)

Retrieve 6 Pink Feathers (44)

The Moon Tablets are easy to get, as the glowing pink enemies in this area are simple. For the 3 Moon Tablets, you will get Space Badge.

You have to get to Floor 181 and up to find 6 Pink Feathers. You get Berserker’s Seal for finding them.

For the Oden Juice, you need to buy the three drinks from the vending machines at Kyoto. Then go to the girl closest to the Persimmon Tree at school. She talks of Oden Juice but you need to pay 5000 yen for it. But Elizabeth gives you Gale Magatama x3.

To find the missing person (84), buy a Cielo Mist at your dormitory. Actually, 20 Cielo Mists. With 20 Cielo Mist now go to the Port Island Station by the vending machine. Give the apathetic person the Cielo Mists. For this you get Maid Outfit A, for Aigis.

For getting the Last Old Document – Old Document 08 on Floor 214, you acquire 650000 Yen.

The quest of retrieving 2 Gold Medals can be completed in this area. You need to find two Luxury Hands and defeat them (in Harabah). Your reward is the Rocket Punch.

You can now reach Floor 165, Harabah area. You only have to get to Floor 171 to reach the next Terminal. There are three Judgement Swords here and you can expect to die a few times fighting these guys. The only times I have success against this trio is when Tentarafoo hits at a decent rate. Also, it is important to have the Knock Down strategy because even though they are not weak against anything, the group attacks are vital. You will need three critical hits though, so bring along high-crit attackers like Junpei, Koromaru and definitely Akihiko (for his defense against Maziodyne too). Tempest Slash is what really gets you, if Judgement Sword uses it. It can sometimes do multiple attacks of 200+ damage, killing basically anyone. If you can manage to Tentarafoo 2 or even 3 of these at a time you are in great shape. The problem is the other Tentarafoo user (Mitsuru) is not with the party so you will need to get by with the main alone. Your reward is 970 EXP and Dense Rock x3. And you get a Precious Egg.

If you thought the Judgement Swords were fun, wait until you see the Stasis Giants on Floor 180. The only way I have won this battle is with Kali Persona as she nullifies all the slash type attacks (though you are still open for Gigantic Fist). The other characters will die off but if you can get a few Mazionga’s from Akihiko that would be a big help. If not just have your main character attack with an axe or something that penetrates the enemies armor. 1044 EXP and three attack mirrors are your reward.

Your next Terminal is on Floor 190. The Phantom King is here, Hermit Arcana. Make sure to bring Ken as Phantom King loves to use forms of Hama. With Ken and a persona strong against Hama, you should be in good shape. And for the amount of HP this boss has (not much), it also has a porous defense. Your friends Ken and Akihiko can really do damage with Ziodyne. Megido can do 200 damage on everyone so that’s a good reason to stay healed. 2786 EXP, Homunculus, Soma and Precious Egg are your rewards.

11 more floors to the next Terminal, Floor 201. There are three Royal Dancers awaiting you. They are the masters of status ailments, notably Charm with Marin Karin and Sexy Dance. If you have the Narcissus Flower you should give that to the Main and he will never get charmed. They also poison you (and this game does a good job of making poison take off a ton even as you get more HP) and use Tentarafoo. They really only use a few actual attacks like Heat Wave, so be sure to set a few characters to Heal tactic so they can keep up with the status ailments. That said they do not have a lot of HP so use high level attack spells and I had Kali Persona so Deathbound produced many critical hits. 1250 EXP, Broken Heart, Precious Egg, and you can continue past floor 201.

Floor 211 is your next boss, the Reckoning Dice. This boss loves to use Megidolaon to shred each character’s HP. So, have a Mediarama user like Yukari or Ken with. Also I like to bring Koromaru and Akihiko as they have high critical hit rates. Knocking this guy down and doing a group attack will quickly get his HP down. You get 3336 EXP, Sword of King, Attack Mirror x2, and Soma x1.

Continue onward to Floor 214. Here you will find the last Old Document, Old Document 08.

November 7th, Saturday, I hung out with Fuuka. Say ’sure’ and feed the cat. Priestess Arcana reaches social link level 2. You can take Koromaru on a walk in the evening, and he will find Balm of Life.

Sunday November 8th you can find Raven Claw on sale from Tanaka. Went to Naganaki Shrine for Sun Arcana. Say ‘it sounds really depressing’ and you will see Sun Arcana social link increase to level 7.

Turns out there is a new student on Monday November 9th. You will then meet Ryoji Mochizuki. He seems familiar? You can rest in class or stay up for Academics. Today I went out with Elizabeth to Gekkoukan High School, one of her requests. You get a Red Muffler from Elizabeth for this.

November 9th I tied up some loose ends. Equip the Scrub Brush and go to Port Island Station – check the northeast part to find a toilet. Choose to ’scrub harder’ as soap does not do anything. You get Maid Outfit Y for this. Then I signed up for the flower-watering request. Just go to the rooftop of the school and look by the chubby student to find some wilted flowers. Water those flowers and you get Mitsuru’s Maid Outfit M. The rest of the day I went out with Fuuka. Tell her ‘I believe in you’ and then Priestess Arcana reaches social link level 3.

Tuesday November 10th you hear Mitsuru is coming back. Spent some time with Bebe after class to level up Temperance Arcana. Ask him if he is alright. Turns out something happened to his aunt – Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 4.

Wednesday November 11th I spent the day with the music club. Just tell Keisuke to do whatever he wants and Fortune Arcana reaches social link level 6. You can take Koromaru on a walk. He finds Trafori Gem.

In class on Thursday November 12th, answer Edogawa with The Upanishads. Your Charm will increase. Went out with Keisuke again. Ask him if he is going to be a doctor. Fortune Arcana reaches social link arcana level 7. Koromaru also hooks you up with some Gourmet Dog Food today. For completing this you get Flame Magatama.

Friday November 13th I went shopping with Fuuka. Say ‘oh, well I don’t think so’ for the second question and Priestess Arcana reaches social link level 4.

Saturday November 14th was spent with Fuuka again. Turns out Mitsuru is joining your party again for Tartarus though. Also you can sleep in class or stay awake for Academics. To get Priestess Arcana to level up to social link level 5 say ‘you did a good job’ after you eat her food.

Sunday November 15th you can order Sid’s Jacket. Then I spent it with Sun Arcana. Stay by his side and then say ‘what are you thinking?’ and Sun Arcana social link reaches level 8.

Monday November 16th is the day before the trip. You can sleep again in class or stay awake for Academics. Spent the rest of the day with Fuuka but Priestess did not level up to 6. Then walked Koromaru at night for Traesto Gem.

Tuesday November 17th the party goes to Kyoto. You can buy some snacks at the shop. Also, buy a Durian Soda, Jumbo Juice and V6. Yukari talks some sense into Mitsuru the next day. Mitsuru’s Persona Penthesilea turns to Artemisia. Go back to your room on the 19th of November to get ready for the Hot Springs. You are to avoid the ladies here. Fuuka and Yukari come at you counterclockwise at first. So hide to the far right, and then they circle around the other way and you will have to hide on the left side. After this they split up, so hide in the center (you have to hit x in the middle and your party hides there). If you go through undetected you do not get in trouble / ‘executed’.

When you get back on Friday November 20th give Ken a Nama-Yatsuhashi. You can go on a walk with Ken and Koromaru. Ken and Koromaru bonded a lot during the trip while everyone else was gone.

Saturday November 21st you are back in school. You can stay awake in class or doze off. From now on you can spend time with Mitsuru (by the faculty office) if your Academics are maxed. So go spend some time with her eating noodles and she will be deep in thought. Empress Arcana reaches social link level 1. Also in the evening you can talk to Ken for a Featherman R Doll. A Phoenix Ranger Featherman R doll. Ken is ashamed of having a Phoenix Ranger Featherman R Doll. You receive Featherman R. Return this to Elizabeth for Frigid Magatama.

Sunday November 22nd you can buy Shoes of Bane off Tanaka’s show. Sun Arcana reached level 9 today. Say ‘oh did you finish your book?’ and you will learn about his hospital situation. Sun Arcana social link reaches level 9. During the dark hour of November 22nd you are woken up by Fuuka Yamagishi. Chidori is on the loose.

Choose your party and then commence the operation. You will be in front of Tartarus Tower. Chidori likes to use Agi attacks and status ailments. Also she will put up a shield with Tetrakarn and has Life Spring to heal her each turn. But she only has a bit over 1000 HP so bring along Akihiko, Yukari and Mitsuru to abuse the -dyne ability’s. 16089 EXP is your reward.

After the battle though, Takaya and Jin come by. Junpei will be in the hospital with Chidori visiting. But it is actually Chidori and Medea healing him. Hermes then gives rise to Trismegistus.

Monday November 23rd is Labor Day. Not much for you to do today. And the next four days are Career Experience Days. ‘Day after day you carried the cardboard boxes’….hmm. And then it magically becomes the evening of Friday November 27th. Take Koromaru on a walk to find Balm of Life.

Saturday November 28th you are back in school. Mitsuru is available after class for Empress arcana. Eat some burgers with her and Empress Arcana social link reaches level 2. In the evening Fool Arcana social link reaches level 9.

Sunday November 29th you can buy Sigma Drive from Tanaka. Spend your last moments with Akinari. You get his Worn Notebook. Sun Arcana social link reaches level 10. The Ultimate Sun Arcana Persona, Asura the Grand Being, can be fused. Akinari then disappears into the thin air.

Monday November 30th you are asked a question in class. Choose ‘they did both’ and your charm will increase. With only Empress Temperance Fortune Priestess Justice left for me, there was nothing to do today. Aigis seems to be worried about Ryoji.

Tuesday December 1st was spent with Mitsuru. Ask Mitsuru to treat you and Empress Arcana reaches social link level 3. Ask her if she’s happy about Akihiko, then agree to forget about what she just said.

The next day, Wednesday December 2nd, is the full moon for December. Spent the day with Keisuke. A box drops on your head. Just say ‘yea im fine’. Fortune Arcana social link reaches level 8. Some stuff happens overnight with Ryoji-kun and Aigis. Ryoji is The Appriser.

Thursday December 3rd

you are back in school. But you go straight to the evening where you hear a lot about Ryoji regarding Nyx. Nyx is the Shadow Mother. The Appriser of Death is already here.

Further Reading:

• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 2
• Persona 3 Fall Walkthrough Guide Strega Shinjiro
• Persona 3 FES Nyx Walkthrough FAQs
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough 1
• Persona 3 III Summer Walkthrough: Kirijo Beach, Amada

Mitsuru is back to school on Wednesday June 10th and she will say Fuuka is recovering. In class you have the option to stay awake for Academics or sleep to get condition great possibly. I learned about a monk who fights at the Paulownia night club from Yuko. Managed to get Team Manager social link to level 5. Ask her if she knows the kid, and then you’ll go to the practice field with them. Hmm. Say ‘it’s up to you’ and Strength Arcana reaches rank 5.

June 11th, Thursday, you will start your day after school talking to Yukari and Junpei. You get a phone call from Akihiko saying to go to the command room as soon as possible when you get back from school. Went over to the old couple’s place but Hierophant is at rank 9 so you need to visit them twice to get it up.

Back at the dorm you’ll be talking to Fuuka Yamagishi with Shuji Ikutsuki. Still no more Tartarus to go to. The next day June 12th Friday you will hear about Ekoda from a gossip lover. Spent another day with Hierophant but it did not level up to 10. During the evening you will get an appearance from the blue haired boy. You can ask him his name – which is Pharos. Once you meet Pharos the Death Arcana social link reaches Level 1.

June 13th Saturday you will see Mitsuru who says she will be joining the front lines once more. She is formidable with her shorter swords and bufu spells. Finally managed to max the Hierophant Social Link at level 10. Turns out the persimmon tree is going so they can expand the school. Your reward for finishing is the Persimmon Fruit. Also the highest form of Hierophant Arcana may be used now. Kohryu Guardian of Nature is the ultimate form of Hierophant Arcana.

Back at the dorm on June 13th, Saturday, you will get a call from Elizabeth. Turns out you can go past the last blockage in Tartarus. You’re well rested so it’s a great time to check out the new parts of Tartarus. A ton of new requests from Elizabeth.

June 13th Available Elizabeth Requests

1. Bring her a Christmas Star
2. Bring her something to wipe glasses
3. Bring her a protein not for pros
4. Elizabeth would like to visit Iwatodai Station
5. Bring her 3 Jack Frost Dolls
6. Retrieve the shell of a man
7. Retrieve 1 Goggled-Eyed Idol
8. Retrieve the Third Old Document
9. Retrieve 3 Snake Scales
10. Retrieve 5 Bronze Figurines
11. Create Vetala with Maragi

Bringing back the 5 Bronze Figurines will net you the Sigma Drive. You will net 46000 Yen from the Lustful Snakes that drop Snake Scales.

To get the shell of a man, sign up for the quest and go to Gekkoukan High 1st floor. Look for the Laboratory and enter to talk to Ms. Ounishi for an Anatomical Model. Your reward is a Land Badge for this.

For the Iwatodai Station trip, just go to Elizabeth during the day once you have signed up for the quest. Then go on a date with her. You get to try all the food at Iwatodai and your reward is Empusa, who you can get with the Blue Scale.

Creating Oberon should be easy. Pyro Jack and Pixie is a combo that works to make him. If you have just started the Emperor Social Link this will help to level him up to 17 so you can complete the quest. You get Coin of Knight x3 for doing this.

Performed Jack Brothers with Jack Frost and Pyro Jack. Reward is 5 Bufula Gems.

To perform Justice you will need Angel and Archangel. You get Garula Gem x5.

Next you need to perform Frolic with Narcissus and Pixie. This special ability can sometimes Charm your allies. For performing this you acquire Bead Chain x5 from Elizabeth.

Your next Persona Group attack is Thunder Call from Take-Mikazuchi and another Thunder God. By Thunder God they mean Thor. This may take you a while to get this Persona. This is a devastating attack though, doing heavy thunder damage to all. For doing this you get Shock Magatama.

The Goggle-eyed Idol can be acquired at the antique shop, you just need two turquoise. You get a Bladefist for this.

To create Vetala with Maragi you will need Pyro Jack and a persona like Zouchouten. You will need to do this so that Maragi carries over of course. Your reward from Elizabeth is the Sugar Key. With this you can create King Frost.

The next Terminal is at Floor 47. You will want to take it to floor 1 to rest up and save, and then return to see three Golden Beetles. The Golden Beetle is weak against Zio, so you will for sure want to bring Akihiko along. These guys have tough physical attacks and they like to boost their attack power. Fortunately just a few group attacks should do them in. The Zio spells themselves will not take off much damage but the 100+ that the group attacks do should make this battle long not very long. Your reward for this romp is 190 EXP and 3 Beetle Horns. Also there are 2 Chewing Souls to the left before the stairs.

Floor 59 houses an even tougher opponent. The Intrepid Knight is another one of those single tartarus bosses with no weaknesses, tough defense and a lot of HP. He loves to use Garudyne which can maul a character not strong against Garu. So, try to get a high level persona strong against Garu like Narcissus so make the fight easier on the Main. Oh, and don’t bring Junpei along as he is weak against it. As for your own attacks you will want Mitsuru to be level 21 so she can use Bufula, and then attack with the other characters. Hopefully you and Akihiko can manage some critical hits as the group attacks do wonders on this guy. Your reward is 508 EXP and Sword of Queen. Also you can grab a Soma and two Megido Gems.

A few more sparce floors up and you will reach 64, with the Third Old Document. Old Document 03 nets you three Traesto Gems.

Sunday June 14th you can buy a Brand Purse from Tanaka. But I had a date with Yuko so I gave her a teddy bear and that was that.

Monday June 15th Yukari questions Mitsuru some more. In Toriumi’s class you will be asked a question so choose ‘and…’ for some Charm points. Spent some time with the crying Maiko as she has been hit. Say ‘that’s terrible’ and ‘that’s not true’ for the best possible answers. Hanged Man Arcana social link reaches level 5.

Next day, Tuesday June 16th, you will hear about how you cannot go to Tartarus if Mitsuru and Akihiko are not present. After school I hung out with Kenji and he is severely worried about my future. Be sure to say ‘you have 30 year goals’ and you will get Magician arcana to social link level 6.

Make sure to ask Akihiko about some protein in the evening of 6/16. He has ’some leftover stuff’. Yum. It’s the ama-pro brand, Amateur Protein. Your reward from Elizabeth is Fierce Sutra x2.

Wednesday June 17th the culture clubs open up. Also Mr Edogawa will ask you a question about magic. Be sure to answer Shamanism for some Charm. After class go join the Art, Music, or Photography Club. You will meet Keisuke Hiraga and Fuuka will be in the club too. This will strengthen your Fortune Arcana as the club social link will be level 1.

Thursday June 18th I hung out with the Swim Team for Chariot rank 5. You will see Kazushi as you leave so ask him about the hospital and let him use your shoulder to get up. Chariot Arcana social link will reach level 5.

Friday June 19th there was more drama at the student council. Say ‘they can be cruel’ and listen to him talk, and Emperor Arcana social link will reach level 5.

On Saturday June 20th you will meet Koromaru. Talk to that clever Shuji Ikutsuki to get Glasses Wipe, make sure to do this. Your reward from Elizabeth is 42000 Yen.

Check the TV on Sunday June 21st to buy a Land Badge. Hermit reached level 8. Choose ‘hurry up and tell me’ and then ‘what is he like’. Seems to be describing someone very similar to you. Hermit Arcana reaches social link level 8.

Yukari continues to question what is going on as you walk to class on Monday June 22nd.

During class choose Jellyfish when you have the option, for a Charm increase. The rest of the day was spent at the shrine with Maiko as Hanged Man reached level 6. Turns out Maiko is going to run away. Tell her to ‘calm down’ and ‘you don’t need that stuff’. Hanged Man social link reaches rank 6. During the evening of June 22nd you will see a scene with a bunch of transmogrified people in their tombs.

Tuesday June 23rd was time to hang out with that great guy Kenji. ‘Ask him what’s wrong’, ‘Bride to be magazine’, and ‘thats great, congrats’. Magician Arcana Social Link will reach rank 7. Akihiko and Shinjiro have a conversation in the evening.

Wednesday June 24th you talk to Junpei in the morning. In the afternoon you can meet up with Yuko. Teach the kids for a little bit and say ‘let’s hope for the best’ and Strength Arcana will reach social link level 6.

Time for class with Mr Edogawa on Thursday June 25th. Your answer in Persona 3 FES should be Dowsing for a Charm increase. First thing in the afternoon I went to the Velvet Room to go on the Iwatodai Station date with Elizabeth, for a Blue Scale.

The rest of the day was with Chariot Arcana and Kazushi. He again skips practice and is at Iwatodai. Tell him ‘to suck it up’, ‘is it that important?’, and ‘what about your knee’. Kaz tells you a story, and Chariot Arcana Social Link reaches Level 6.

Not much is new June 26th, Friday. Spent the day with Emperor Social Link, Student Council. Talk to Hidetoshi for a bit and say ‘but i just got here’. Emperor Social Link will reach level 6. Shuji is at the dorm telling funny jokes all night.

Saturday June 27th you will want to talk to Fuuka in the evening. Went over to Yuko after class but no Strength Arcana social link increase. Talk to Fuuka at the dorm to learn about a Christmas Star plant. Fuuka just gives you a Poinsettia. Your reward for bringing this back is a Megido Gem x1.

Sunday June 28th you can grab Champion Gloves from Tanaka. Then like usual I spent the rest of the day with Hermit Arcana and Maya to get it to Social Link level 9. Say ‘no way!’ and ask her what she is planning. Hermit Arcana social link will reach rank 9.

June 29th is Monday, the beginning of the week. When Mr Takenozuka asks a question about The Coriolis Effect be sure to say ‘either way’ for some Charm points. Another good day to spend at the student council with Emperor Persona Arcana. Just say ‘he should suffer’ and Emperor Arcana social link will reach level 7.

June 30th Tuesday I had not seen Keisuke at the Music Club for a time so I went there to advane Fortune Social Link to rank 2. Either answers work. In the evening you get your visit from Pharos a week before the full moon again.

Now it is July 1st Wednesday. Went out with Yuko after school and Strength Arcana increased this time. Ask her ‘if she is relieved’ and say ’sure’. Strength Arcana social link increases to rank 7. One note about social links with the ladies; once they get past a certain point and develop feelings for you, you will not want to go out with another girl or else it will get thrown into reverse and bad things will happen. So just continue to date the same girl until you reach 10 then you can date whoever .

July 2nd Thursday begins after school. No Hanged Man social link level up this time as it is still on level 6. During class on July 3rd, Friday, you will hear about Murasaki Shikibu. Pick the second answer ‘Global Heritage Pavilion’. Your Charm will increase 2. The rest of the day was spent with Kenji at the duck burger but Magician did not level up to 8.

Saturday July 4th I went over to Yuko’s at Iwatodai. Choose a boy, or a girl, and Strength social link will increase to 8. On Sunday July 5th you can buy a Kelvar Vest from Tanaka. But I went out with Yuko on Sunday and gave her a Kaleidoscope.

Monday July 6th is the day before the full moon. Spent it with Chariot Arcana Kazushi but he got called into the coach’s office. Ask him how his knee is and then tell him to tough it out. Chariot Arcana social link reached level 8.

Tuesday July 7th will take you straight to the dark hour.

Fuuka will be looking for a big shadow. Fuuka says it is in Iwatodai inside a building on Shirakawa Boulevard. You get to choose who you want to bring with, in addition to Yukari. The boss up ahead is strong against Zio so you may not wish to have Akihiko with.

At Iwatodai you just run up a few sets of stairs and look for the big room in the southeast of third floor. Inside you will find the Hierophant. He repels Zio attacks but Mitsuru’s bufula works well. Hierophant has a prophecy of ruin attack that scares your members. Swift Strike can really work your entire team over. For winning you get a whopping 3026 EXP.

Try to leave the room, but you can’t. Then search the big mirror to the north. Soon you see a shower scene with Yukari. When the group gets back together, there are now shadows roaming. Enter the northeast room in the 3rd floor and break the mirror. Now go to floor 2 and break the eastern room’s mirror and the seal will break on that third floor room with the boss.

Inside that room is the second boss on 7 / 7, Lovers. In this battle your main problem is becoming charmed. Use Charmdi. Heartbreaker is the ability that can really drain your party’s HP. It also uses Maragion. If you can survive those two attacks you should have this battle won. 3277 EXP is your reward. Fool Arcana Social Link reaches level 4. Then, you learn Full Assault tactic.

Wednesday July 8th is the day after the full moon. You will hear that Finals start next Tuesday. Toriumi asks you a question on this day, choose the 1st answer. Nobody is around after class. Maiko is around though. Speak with her and she chooses to run away and her parents come and yell at you. Go to the Tayokaki Stand to find Maiko. Hanged Man Arcana will reach Social Link level 7.

Thursday July 9th you get to spend some time with Mr Ono. This is a difficult question but choose The Konden Einen Shizaihou for a Charm increase. Again, all the students are gone after school so I went to the shrine with Maiko but Hanged Man did not increase. As you get back to the dorm you will get a call from Elizabeth. You can continue on in Tartarus.

July 9th Available Elizabeth Requests

1. Bring Elizabeth 5 Relic Fragments
2. Acquire Bronze Medal from Supreme Hand in Yabbashah
3. Elizabeth would like some funky music
4. Retrieve 3 Greasy Gears
5. Retrieve the fourth Old Document
6. Please go feed the cat
7. Bring Elizabeth an Onimaru Kunitsuna

Your reward for the five Relic Fragments from the Creation Relics is Medical Powder x5.

For finding the Bronze Medal from the Supreme Hand, you will get a Steel Pipe.

You can find the Onimaru Kunitsuna anywhere in Yabbashah. It will likely be a glowly yellow chest. You get a Sword of King for finding it.

The Greasy Gears can be difficult to acquire as the Wild Drives are a difficult fight. Your reward is 70000 Yen.

The Old Document 04 can be found on Floor 89 and nets you three Balm of Life.

You can get the Gekkoukan Boogie in the PR Room. Return it for a Bus Stop Sign.

To feed the cat you need to get Super Cat Food from the pharmacy. Then go to the second screen of Port Island Station, and to the alley to the west. You will find a cat that you can feed. You need to do this a few times (4 exactly). Once you do this four times you get Agility Sutra x2.

If you are tired or sick, you can go to the nurse. Choose not to drink what he gives you – instead it goes in your inventory, Powerful Drug. Your reward for this is Amrita Water x3.

After the above request is finished you can get a Platinum Watch for Elizabeth at the Blu V store. For returning this to Elizabeth you get Chewing Soul x6.

Next you need to find a Homunculus. You get Precious Egg x4 for finding it.

Floor 72 is the next Terminal, and there are three bosses around too. Definitely bring Yukari to this one as these Gigas’ are weak against Garu instead of Zio. But the real key is having Marin Karin or preferably Sexy Dance with Narcissus so you can charm these boneheads. Otherwise their attacks are so powerful that even using Garu for group attacks, you will absorb too many blows when they get up. For winning you get 235 EXP, Golden Beard x3, and a Precious Egg.

The next terminal is on Floor 85 where the Hierophant Arcana Fanatic Tower is waiting. This guy has high level Zio spells, so make sure not to bring Yukari. This battle is sure to be a long. Junpei’s Kill Rush is actually the best option, but Akihiko’s attacks are powerful as well. Your reward for taking down this beast is 628 EXP, 3 Magic Mirror’s, Homunculus x2, and Soma.

Just a few more floors up to Floor 89, and you can take the Old Document 04 and return back.

Friday July 10th you will be in Mr Edogawa’s class. Choose Kabbalah for some Charm points. Again no one is around after class because of Finals so I went to the shrine for Maiko and Hanged Man. Say you want to ‘eat hamburgers’ to go to Wild Duck. Tell her she did good and to choose her dad. Hanged Man Arcana reaches social link level 8.

Saturday July 11th you get another question in class about Taira No Masakado. Choose Imperial Prince for the correct answer and some charm points. Turns out there is a meeting with Ikutsuki-san. Before that, more time with Hanged Man. Choose ‘we’re friends forever’ and Hanged Man Arcana reaches social link rank 9.

In the evening on Saturday July 11th, Yukari confronts Mitsuru. You will hear a lot about the background of Mitsuru, Tartarus, the school, and the Kirijo Group.

Lots of stuff going on Sunday July 12th with Akihiko, Shinjiro, Fuuka, Mitsuru, Junpei, Yukari and more. You can buy Max Safety Shoes from Tanaka. Spent the rest of the day with Maya, Hermit Arcana. It did not level up to 10.

During the evening, Pharos comes by. He says the same stuff you have been hearing since Saturday. Death social Link Arcana reaches level 3.

And with all that going on, you have Finals soon. You can rest in class or stay awake for Academics. The rest of the day was with Hanged Man but no increase to rank 10. When you get back, Shuji mentions Yakushima.

Finals begin Tuesday July 14th. Choose Dowsing for the first answer, then Octopus the next day. On Thursday the answer is Minamoto No Yoritomo. Friday’s question is tricky but it is I went, I learned. Saturday is based on your Academic rating. Remember to see Mitsuru if you ace this.

After class the group meets. Then Ikutsuki comes in and marvels at adolescence as Fuuka and Natsuki go off. He then brings in an Elementary School Student named Ken.

Sunday July 19th you can buy Mage’s Mark for 39800 and I managed to max out the Hermit Arcana to rank 10, and when you max the online game social link you can get access to Arahabaki the aboriginal God. You also get Screenshot Data.

Monday July 20th you begin the vacation. You will hear about Eiichiro Takeba in the evening, and much more from Takeharu Kirijo. And then you meet Aigis.

By the time your last day comes up July 22nd Wednesday, SEES Social Link Fool Arcana will be rank 5. You will be back at the dorm on July 23rd.

Friday July 24th you get your exam results. As usual if you ace the test and get the top score, talk to Mitsuru. She is not around today though. Spent time at the student council and Hidetoshi was called into the office. Say it wasn’t me and he will bail you out. Emperor Arcana social link reaches level 8.

Saturday July 25th you can rest in class if you wish.

There is a big tournament on August 2nd, you learn. Talked to Yukari today since Charm was maxed, to start Lovers Arcana. Talk to her for a bit on the rooftop and Lovers Arcana reaches Level 1. You meet Ken Amada back at the dorm on July 25th.

Sunday July 26th is another day to watch the Tanaka show. He is selling Brand Purse today. Since I maxed Hermit there was nothing for me to do today so I went to the shrine for a relationship fortune.

The next day your training to go against Mamoru Hayase begins. The night of the 29th you will rush out to Naganaki Shrine to save the dog Koromaru. During the dark hour of the 30th, Pharos comes by again since it is a week until the next full moon.

August 2nd you will meet Mamoru, the Star Arcana social link. I hung out with him on August 3rd, you can find him at Iwatodai on the bench in the second screen. You need to have a high enough Courage to start the social link. Eat some Tayokaki with him and Star Arcana reaches level 1. In the evening I remembered that you can see Tanaka (Devil Arcana) and the Monk (Tower Arcana).

You need to pay Tanaka 20000 Yen, and get the order right to speak to the monk. The order is Bloody Mary, Margarita, Screwdriver, Oolong Tea. Then you can ask him about smoking cigars, and Tower Arcana social link reaches level 1.

More summer vacation on August 3rd so I spent it with Mamoru. Star Arcana reaches Social Link level 2. Gave Tanaka 10000 more yen and left as the monk is not there.

Wednesday August 5th and you are one day from the full moon. More beef bowl shop action with Star Arcana. He tells about his father and Star Arcana social link reaches level 3. Then went to go give Tanaka another 10000 yen and he began to talk. You can finally become acquianted with Tanaka, the Devil Arcana social link.

As Thursday August 6th comes, it will go straight to the dark hour. Strega traps you in this underground military base. Keep running north, you will only see like 2 shadows along the way. Soon you will reach Chariot and Justice. They separate and re-group throughout the fight. Mostly you can expect physical attacks but Tentarafoo can throw a wrench in your plans. 5001 EXP is your reward. You also learn the Same Target tactic.

August 7th, Friday, is another summer vacation day. Spent more time hanging out with Mamoru but Star did not level up to 4. During the dark hour Pharos comes by again and he warns you about some poisonous flowers. Death Arcana social link reaches level 5.

You get a call from Elizabeth on August 8th. More requests and you can continue on in Tartarus. Speak with Mitsuru for a while to learn you need to go to the fourth floor tonight. Managed to level up Star Arcana to level 4 with Mamoru. Tell him ’sounds like a good plan’ and ‘yea i bet she would be’ as Star Arcana social link is at level 4. In the evening you will see Korochan and his evoker. You can go to Tartarus on this night.

August 8th Available Elizabeth Requests

1. Elizabeth would like to visit Naganaki Shrine
2. Retrieve the fifth old document
3. Retrieve 4 Knight’s Reins
4. Retrieve 5 Tiara’s Hairs
5. Bring Elizabeth a drink named after her
6. Create Orthrus with Dodge Slash

The glowing pink enemies drop the Knight’s Reins. Use Garu on these Champion Knights. Your reward is Six-shot.

Bring Elizabeth to the shrine in Naganaki. Your reward is Book of Ancients.

Then go to the Port Island Station and to the left alley. Head to the bar and go in (if you signed up for the request) you’ll get Queen Elizabeth cocktail. You get Aroundight.

From Floor 90, you can continue onward. At Floor 98 you will face a boss. I bring Mitsuru, Junpei and Koromaru to this fight. Junpei and Koromaru to use Agi and Mitsuru because she is strong against bufu attacks. If Mitsuru pulls off a Tentarafoo then you don’t have to worry about Mabufula and the like from the Magical Magus. Your reward is 552 EXP, 2 Sapphires, and a Precious Egg and the stairs to floor 99.

Now you can continue onwards to Floor 110. You will be able to start finding the Tiara Hair’s from the Shouting Tiara’s. Your reward is an Attack Mirror. At the top of Yabbashah, floor 114, you can reach Old Document 5 and head back.

You will have summer school until the 15th of August to increase your Academics which are likely maxed anyway if you carried over a P3 quest.

On the night of August 15th you can go on a walk with Koromaru with Aigis.

August 16th you can go to the festival. Pick up a ball from the bottom to get a Jack Frost Doll. Still summer vacation as Monday August 17th rolls around. Spent it with Star but it did not level up to 6. The next day Tuesday August 18th Star reached level 6. Mamoru never shows up but instead calls you. Say ‘no problem’. Something happened with his mom. Star Arcana reaches social link level 6. In the evening Tanaka was around the mall. Choose ‘placebo’ and President Tanaka Devil Arcana social link reaches level 2.

Still summer vacation on Wednesday August 19th. Spoke to Mamoru and then went to the shrine. Say ‘i dont mind’ and at the end tell him not to give up. Star Arcana social link reaches level 7.

Summer vacation is nearing the end on Thursday August 20th. Ate some Tayokaki with Star Arcana. Tell him to get some more. Star Arcana social link reaches level 8. You can walk Koromaru on this night. He finds a Balm of Life.

Star Arcana social link did not reach level 9 on Friday August 21st. Mutatsu though was back drinking. Tell him you don’t have any friends and he’ll lecture you on the meaning of friends. Tower arcana social link reaches level 3.

Hung out with Mamoru on Saturday August 22nd. Say ‘and you won?’, ‘do a victory celebration’, and then thank him for his generosity. What a good guy. Star Arcana social link reaches rank 9 now. You can go on a walk with Koromaru and Akihiko on the night of Saturday August 22nd.

Tanaka is selling Dragon Boots on Sunday August 23rd. There will not be much for you to do, unless you have the Sun social link going on. I didn’t have the red pen yet so I just went to the Fortune Box for the day. If you talk to the thin man at the Naganaki Shrine you can then talk to Koromaru at night for the Red Fountain Pen. You can walk him again tonight – during this walk you will run into Bunkichi.

Monday August 24th the movie festival begins.

You will see a scene with Ken, Shinjiro and Akihiko. Went to talk to Moon Arcana social link and he starts asking some questions. Choose ‘Pheromone Coffee’, ‘Green’, and ‘Hagakuri Bowl’. You probably already have an Odd Morsel in your inventory from your Tartarus experiences. He hasn’t tried one of these. You will then meet Nozomi Suemitsu. Moon Arcana Gormet King Social Link reaches level 1.

Tuesday August 25th was spent at the beef bowl shop with Nozomi. Moon Arcana social link reaches level 2. Say ’sure okay’ and watch him moonwalk. In the evening Tanaka is at the mall too so tell him you are interested in stocks and Devil Arcana reaches level 3.

The next day Nozomi is hanging out during the day. Tell him he is the gourmet king and Moon Arcana social link reaches rank 3. No social links or dog walking to do in the evening.

Found Maiko at the shrine. Talk to her as she is leaving for good, and gives you a Bead Ring. You will get the ultimate form of Hanged Man Arcana at your disposal, Attis God of Rebirth. Spent some time with Tower Arcana Mutatsu but it did not level up.

Speak with Mitsuru on August 28th as the Chairman is coming. The rest of the day I hung out with the Gourmet King. Ask him if he is sick. Then, Moon Arcana reaches level 4. In the evening, Ken Amada joins the active SEES team. You can spend more time with Mutatsu after that. Tell him ‘that might look cool’ and he’ll talk to you about getting old. Tower Arcana reaches level 4.

Saturday August 29th you will see some scenes with Junpei and Chidori. Another good time to hang out with Moon Arcana. Say ‘yea that’s right’ and Nozomi will trust you more. Moon Arcana social link reaches level 5. Saturday night you can hang out with Mutatsu again but Tower Arcana did not reach level 5. Pharos comes to visit you in the late night.

Tanaka is selling Varuna Bracers Sunday August 30th on tv. I had the Red Fountain Pen from Koromaru so I went to talk to Sun Arcana, the thin man at Naganaki Shrine. When you give him the red fountain pen you will learn his name is Akinari Kamiki. Talk to him and Sun Arcana reaches Level 1.

Mutatsu is at the club at night. Tell him you have enough money and then say ‘yes’. Interesting words from Mutatsu, and Tower Arcana reaches level 5.

Summer break is drawing near the end as August 31st, Monday, rolls around. Talk to Nozomi for a bit and ask him ‘if he is sick’. Moon Social Link Arcana reaches level 6. There is not much to do in the evening of the 31st.

September 1st comes up and the second semester begins today. Refreshing new school music. You are asked a question from Mr Takenozuka. Choose Superconductivity for some Charm points. With school back in order a bunch of social links open back up. Went to practice with Kazushi and he got sent to the nurse’s office. Just look away when you are sent there. Kazushi then talks and Chariot Arcana reaches social link level 8.

In the evening, turns out Aigis will be going to school. President Tanaka is around at the mall tonight. Tell him ‘I see have!’ and he’ll begin to talk about seeing through swim suits. Devil Arcana social link reaches level 4.

School September 2nd is a mess with Aigis saying she needs to be by your side.

You get a text from Akihiko so after school you will go to the gate. You will go with him to Iwatodai. Shinjiro walks out and reacts to Ken Amada joining the team. He will join the team; you cannot use him this evening but after that you are clear.

Thursday September 3rd comes and you are nearing the full moon. Kenji is nervous so I hung out with him. Ask him ‘if he is in trouble’ and then tell him ‘to talk to her’. Magician Arcana social link reaches level 8. Mutatsu is enjoying thirsty Thursday but Tower Arcana did not increase.

Friday September 4th Junpei will talk to you about the upcoming full moon boss. Hadn’t been to Student Council in some time, so I dropped in there to talk to Hidetoshi. Emperor Arcana did not level up. Mutatsu is still at the club. He’s sick today. Tell him ‘he should go home’. Ask him ‘about the others’ but there are no others. Even if you do everything right, other people can screw your life up. Tower Arcana social link reaches level 6.

Saturday September 5th is the full moon. Your party will go to the Paulownia Mall.

Junpei is gone though. When you regain control you can pick anyone to join your party with you besides Junpei. The upcoming boss is strong against Zio so you absolutely want Akihiko to absorb the Zio attacks on your party. Shinjiro is good too in this situation because of his high attack power does damage regardless of element weakness (which most full moon boss’ lack).

Then head to Club Escapade. There is no messing around this full moon, you go straight to the boss fight. In this battle you are fighting an enemy that loves to use ziodyne and then charge up to use a massive Giga Spark attack that takes off nearly 200 on some characters who are not at least strong against Zio. Akihiko and hero (if you have a str / nul Zio character) should be able to take little damage. Also, if you have used Cadenza to heal you will notice that Giga Spark can be easy to avoid with the evade rates up. That said, Hermit Arcana takes less turns to build up to use Giga Spark. Hermit has a lot of HP but you’ll get lots of open shots at him. 7471 EXP is your reward. Also the group captures Chidori, and you learn ‘attack fallen’ tactic.

Further Reading:

• Persona 3 III Summer Walkthrough: Kirijo Beach, Amada
• Persona 3 Fall Walkthrough Guide Strega Shinjiro
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 3
• Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 SEES Walkthrough FAQ
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough 1

Lots of scenes as you start off and you do not gain control really until April 7th while you are in school. Go to the conference room down the hall to speak to Ms. Toriumi the Composition Teacher. After this you’ll see the speech and then get to meet Junpei Iori. Just go to bed when you get back from class.

The next day April 8th, Junpei is asked a question in class so help him out; Utsubo Kubota is the answer in Persona 3 FES. When you get back you will meet a Sophisticated Gentleman named Shuji Ikutsuki. You can ask him some questions and then sleep. You will get some scenes with Ikutsuki so just listen well.

At night you will experience the Dark Hour and meet Igor. Also, you will get the Velvet Key. On April 9th you will be in class, so you can sleep or pay attention. Not much goes on until the Dark Hour of midnight when madness ensues.

You are woken up as a monster is attacking the dorms. Yukari comes to get you, and gives you a Short Sword. Run upstairs and watch some scenes with the Main, and Orpheus your first Persona. The rest of the group watches on in amazement. You will have your first battle here; just attack and you should be fine.

The Main passes out and you will awake on April 17th, a Friday. Yukari will talk to you a bit but not much goes on today. In school on April 18th Junpei is asked a question; choose Mud Hunts for a charm increase of 2. Save your game when you get back, and then make your way to the fourth floor to talk to Ikutsuki and learn about SEES, the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. You gain a social link level with the Fool Arcana / SEES Social Link.

After this you talk to Mysterious Boy for a bit. About honoring your contract. Then you next gain control on Sunday April 19th as Junpei comes in. Lots of talking between now and then the afternoon of April 20th, Monday.

At night of 4-20 you will meet with Ikutsuki and he talks about how there are now 5 Persona users with Junpei’s addition. Now you can check out Tartarus, the huge tower within school. Go in the Velvet Room for a little bit and then it is time to explore the tower with Yukari and Junpei.

If you are new to these dungeons, first of all they are randomly generated so there is no specific directions (same with treasures). Important things are to be patient and attack the enemy from behind for a surprise attack. If the enemy on the screen attacks you, they will have a surprise attack. The key is to wait until the enemy is not facing you so you can charge in and attack.

In battle you are going to want to search for an enemy’s weakness (with Tactic – Analyze) and then use whichever skill / attack they are weak against. For example use Agi on the Cowardly Maya here and you can do a group attack if all enemies are knocked down. Mitsuru will help you through these battles. Also, you will probably see the post-battle tarot card game. Try to get the Persona cards like Pixie (first one you see). There will only be a few battles, then you press square to split up and search, and then use the access point to return back. Your Fool Arcana SEES Social Link will reach rank 2 after this.

You can check out the Velvet Room before you head back. Definitely save and then head back to the dorm (this always ends the night).

On April 21st, you meet Kenji. Lucky you. During class you can stay awake or sleep, and then you have control of the main character after school for the first time. Just as you were introduced to Tartarus, now you can work on your Charm, Courage, Academics, or Social Links. One of the best parts of Persona 3 FES is that you can ignore Charm, Courage and Academics if you transfered over your Persona 3 data and already have them maxed out. This way, you can have more time for Social Links that you did not get time to finish in the first one.

For this particular afternoon you will meet up with Junpei Iori and then see Akihiko outside of school. He says to meet him at Paulownia Mall. So, go there and then the Police Station. Within you will meet the cop Officer Kurosawa. Ikutsuki will give you 5000 Yen to spend here. So buy a weapon and some armor.

The rest of the afternoon can be done doing whatever you like. As stated above, if you have the Persona 3 Data transfered over you will not need to worry about Academics, Charm and Courage like you would if you were just starting. That said there really is not much to do at this point outside of the dorm anyway. April 21st is also the first day where you can willingly talk to Mitsuru and go to Tartarus. As you enter you will realize that your characters will get tired after only a few floors of exploration. This is a good amount of training and you may gain a few Personae like Apsalas.

Save and go back. Kenji meets you during the day so go out to eat ramen with him later on. The Persona of Magician Arcana Social Link will improve to level 1. As the evening comes you will probably be tired assuming you were out the night before in Tartarus. In this case you should just save, talk to everyone, and go to bed for the night.

On Thursday April 23rd you should find an athletic team to join. It does not matter which really either way, you will meet Yuko Nishiwaki and Kazushi. For joining the athletic team you will begin Chariot Arcana for Personae. When you return back to the dorm in the evening you are hopefully rested enough for another Tartarus trip with Yukari and Junpei.

Friday April 24th you likely will have a visit from someone like Kenji. You will have some open time later in the day for Classmate Magician Persona Social Link or whatever else, and then you can rest if you are tired from the night before (or go out to Tartarus if you did not the previously).

When you go to school Saturday April 25th you will hear about the book store opening at Iwatodai Station. Class will end so go to Iwatodai and then the green book store on the first level. Speak with the old couple and you will hear about a Persimmon Tree at Gekkoukan High. If you go back to school on the first floor you should head towards the sports area is and you will see the tree in the courtyard. Search around for a Persimmon Leaf and bring that back to the bookstore and show it to the old man.  He then introduces himself as Bunkichi and his wife Mitsuko. The Hierophant Arcana has started with the Old Couple Social Link at level 1.

If you wish to go to Tartarus on Saturday April 25th you need to go to the top level to see Mitsuru senpai. At this point you should be able ready to make it to floor 5 of Tartarus where your first Terminal is back to the main floor, and you will also see three Venus Eagle’s. If you have a bow using hero you are definitely set, but just having Yukari is good enough if she knocks them all down and does a group attack. For victory you will get 40 EXP and 3 Empress’s Masks. A Bead Chain is also nearby in a treasure chest.

Floor 10 has 3 more boss enemies for you to fight. It is three Dancing Hands, and they are strong against everything besides Bash-type hits. Orpheus and Ara Mitama and maybe some other Personae you have will be able to use Bash. The main problem here is that Bash is evaded more than just about any other attack you could use unfortunately, so if you do miss you will open your team up to get slaughtered.

But if you managed to Bash all three and do a group attack you should be in the clear. Don’t underestimate these guys they are extremely tough for this early in the game. They sometimes use evil attacks like Magaru, and a few other regular elemental attacks on one person. If you are hurt too bad, always use Cadenza to heal everyone and give yourself a good shot to dodge some attacks. For your victory in this battle you will earn 3 Mazio Gems.

The next terminal / Tartarus boss is on floor 14. It is only one boss, but these are the toughest Tartarus bosses often times. This boss, Rampage Drive, has a Chariot Arcana. So it relies on brute force. Cadenza is very helpful to dodge the attacks of this enemy. Junpei is not that helpful with Cleave though as it is always blocked. Eventually he learns to use Agi while Yukari uses Garu. Problem is, she is weak against Zio, and Rampage Drive lots to use Mazio on everyone. Fortunately Cadenza allows you to dodge this often. This battle is a typical war of attrition in Persona 3 as there is no weak point, you just need to stay alive to slowly whittle it’s HP down.

100 EXP and a Balm of Life are the rewards, and you get another Balm of Life and a Soma in treasure chests after the battle.

On April 26th, Sunday, you will get to enjoy the day to yourself. So go out and do something to raise your stats.

Monday April 27th there will be an announcement at the assembly. During class you are asked about when numbers were invented. Choose 6000 Years Ago as the Sumerians did it, and you will gain Charm points.

Once class is finished Mitsuru talks to you about joining the Student Council with her. Agree to do so. After class though you have to go back to the Faculty Officer to speak to Ms. Toriumi, and then you go to the Student Council at the second floor. Finally you are in the Student Council and you will meet Hidetoshi Odagiri and Chihiro. So the Student Council Social Link has been started at level 1 and Emperor Arcana Personae now have support.

Tuesday April 28th you are asked how school is going by Mitsuru. Not much else to do today, except for whatever you want in the afternoon like go out with Kenji or Kazushi, etc. I got Chariot up to Social Link Level 2. At night you get Innocent Sin Online, a MMORPG for your computer. You can play this on Sunday’s and Holiday’s.

Since it is Showa Day on Wednesday April 29th, you have the day off. Now is it a good day to play the MMORPG in your room (check your computer) and you will start getting messages from Maya an online video gamer. This social link allows the Hermit Arcana Personas to be boosted.

You will regain control April 30th Thursday, at lunchtime. Kazushi or Kenji will come by to visit while you are eating. Later on during the school day you get a chance to stay awake for Academics or sleep to potentially have a great condition. You will have an evening to do something.

When you get back to your dorm on April 30th you will get a call from Elizabeth. Save, and leave the dorms. Go to Paulownia Mall and then straight to the back to the blue hallway. This is the alternate entrance to the Velvet Door in addition to the beginning of Tartarus. Elizabeth tells you about her Requests, which are various errands she would like you to run. Of course, there is a reward and many of them are difficult. The initial Elizabeth Requests are:

1. 4 – 30 new available Elizabeth Requests

2. Bring her Pine Resin (92)

3. Bring her a Juzumaru (87)

4. Perform Cadenza (61)

5. Elizabeth would like to visit Paulownia Mall (56)

6. Elizabeth would like a sip of Muscle Drink (03)

7. Retrieve the first old document (02)

8. Retrieve 1 Beetle Shell (01)

One thing about requests that needs to be started immediately. If you did not sign up for the quest, you will not run across the item. For example you need to sign up for the Beetle Shell quest before the Grave Beetle will drop the Beetle shell.

The Cadenza request you can pass immediately if you have already used it. It is once of my favorite ability’s in the entire game as it cures your entire party and ups their evade rate. You can unlock it by having Aspala and Orpheus at the same time. For completing this you will earn 5 Agilao Gems.

The Beetle Shell can be found immediately on floors 6-15 from Grave Beetles. They are weak against Garu. When you return one to Elizabeth you get 12000 Yen. The Juzumaru Blade can be found anywhere in the first few dozen floors. For returning this to Elizabeth (it is not a timed request) you will earn the Cup of Knight.

Muscle Drinks can be found throughout Tartarus or at the Pharmacy at the mall. This will net you three Revival Beads.

On Saturday May 2nd you will hear about Tanaka’s Show open on Sunday’s. This is a good day to go out on a date with Elizabeth during the day. Just go to the alternate Velvet Room in the Paulownia Mall, and then you can walk around the mall with her. It doesn’t really matter what you say, just go along with her and then to the Arcade or Karaoke and you will be done. Your reward for taking her on this date is a Small Cheongsam. This allows you to fuse Hua Po, a Magician Persona. The rest of the day was spent with the Old Couple at the Book Store. Bunkichi gives you a Melon Bread, and then you can inquire about his son. The Old Couple Social Link will reach level 2 for summoning Hierophant Arcana.

In the evening of Saturday May 2nd it is extremely important to have signed up for the Pine Resin request from Elizabeth so that you can talk to Yukari and get some from her. It is the yellow stuff she uses in Archery Class. When you bring this back to Elizabeth to complete the request, you will attain Purifying Rice x 2.

During the Dark Hour of May 2nd, the Mysterious blue-haired Boy visits you again. Talk to him a bit to learn about the Full Moon a week from today. The next day, Sunday May 3rd, you should check the TV to hear Tanaka’s Show. You can check this out every Sunday during the day. A Slash Ward is the main item for sale here for about 3000 yen. The items come in the mail the next few days. As it is Sunday, it is another good day to do the Hermit Social Link to increase it to rank 2. Say of course you remember Maya and that sunshine is overrated. Persona with Hermit Arcana are now powered up to level 2.

There is no school on Monday May 4th. As exams are coming up you can study, but if you transfered over your Academic data of course you don’t need to do that.

You can play the MMORPG game again as Maya is getting drunk. Say ‘oh really’ and then ask Maya whether or not she likes the job. Hermit Social Link will raise to Level 3 as your Hermit Arcana is improved.

Another free day on Tuesday May 5th. I went to the bookstore for Hierophant Rank 3. Just help Bunkichi look for something and a Mysterious Foreigner will walk in. He seems to have found Bunkichi’s book. He is Bebe who works in the Home Economics room, you can visit him at school for the Temperament Arcana Social Link. Meanwhile Hierophant Rank will reach 3 for Hierophant Arcana.

You cannot go to Tartarus on May 5th as Mitsuru-senpai is gone. Wednesday May 6th school starts back up. You are asked a question in class from Ms Ounishi about water without much calcium and magnesium, and the answer is Soft Water. Your Charm will increase if you get that right. As it is a Wednesday it is a good day for the Emperor Arcana in the Student Council room. After the session Hidetoshi will talk to you for a bit. Say it’s a waste of time and you will increase the Emperor Social Rank to 2 for Persona of Emperor Arcana.

Wednesday May 6th is probably your first time to go to Tartarus in a while. Remember, there are a lot of Elizabeth requests running out on May 7th so you need to complete them soon. The Old Document 01 is at the top floor that you can access at this point (which is floor 16 in Tartarus). Your reward for this is a Bead Chain.

Thursday May 7th begins during lunchtime as you get a visit from someone like Kenji. Remember the 7th is the last day for a lot of Elizabeth requests. Since Kenji visits might as well go hang out with the Magician Arcana social link. Kenji is down. Ask him “what, life?” and then tell him to go for it when he asks about a lady. Kenji’s Magician Social Link Arcana will reach level 3. You can make this a Tartarus night or head in.

The day before the full moon is Friday May 8th. Another Kenji visit at lunch but also a Hidetoshi one. Since it is a Friday I decided to spend the time with Hidetoshi at the Student Council. Hidetoshi is looking for whoever had the cigarette in the bathroom. You can say whatever, Emperor Arcana Social Link reaches rank 3 regardless.

Saturday May 9th is the Full Moon. You will head straight back to the dorm on this date and you’ll see Mitsuru and Akihiko at the top level. Mitsuru finds a big shadow outside of Tartarus and the party is woken up and called.

Not much to do besides run to the monorail. When you get in, you will have to head north for quite a bit. There will be a few fixed battles, and then enemies to avoid towards the end. Eventually you work your way to the Priestess in the final car. This is a crazy looking monster. She can summon allies to help her but they can be trounced with Bufu. Priestess is strong against Ice but other magic can be used against her. She really does not have much HP though so use Cadenza to heal if necessary and get her HP down all the way. You are rewarded with 304 EXP and a Diamond.

Afterwards Fool Arcana, the SEES Social Link reaches rank 3. Also you learn the Conserve SP tactic. You wake up Sunday May 10th and get a call from Elizabeth. Evidently you can go further up in Tartarus. When you gain control check the TV as it is Sunday, and Tanaka has a Giga Power Band for you.

May 10th new Available Elizabeth Requests:

1. Bring Elizabeth a Triangular Sword (94)
2. Bring Elizabeth a Handheld Gaming System (93)
3. Retrieve 1 Lead Medal (07)
4. Create Jack Frost with Dia (06)
5. Retrieve the Second Old Document (05)
6. Retrieve 3 Old Lanterns (04)

For the Old Lanterns, you will find the Phantom Mages in Arqa, the new area in Tartarus. They use Mudo skills and are weak against Hama. Your reward for collecting three of these is 31000 Yen.

Creating Jack Frost with Dia is quite easy. You will need Angel and Ara Mitama, but your Ara Mitama should have Dia. Pixie and Angel make Ara Mitama, so just make sure Pixie’s Dia spell carries over and you should be fine. You will attain the High-Cut Armor for this. Immediately after this the Valkyrie request will pop up, as you have to create Valkyrie with Tarukaja. Fuse Forneus with Yomotsu Shikome to make Valkyrie + Tarukaja happen. For this you acquire a Torn Black Cloth.

To get the Lead Medal you will need to go back to the Thebel area. This is a hassle because you need to find the gold enemies, Wealth Hand. It is important to do this as the Toy Bow is a powerful prize.

When you complete this one, the Steel Medal quest opens up. The Steel Medal can be found in Arqa from a Treasure Hand. Once you get that Steel Medal bring it back to Elizabeth for another great weapon as a reward, the Spiked Bat for Junpei or main.

Monday May 11th it is back to school. You are reminded that Midterms are next week. You can stay up in class for Academics or sleep for a chance to get Great condition. Check with Elizabeth at the Velvet Room to open up the Persona Compendium. If you load up your Persona 3 data you will see a ton of Personae available but you will not be able to afford them likely. Still it is helpful now that all the cheaper ones are available. This makes your Social Links easier to do as you can get any Arcana before you go do the social link.

Not much for you to do on Monday May 11th as with exams most of the Social Links are gone. The Old Couple at the Bookstore with Hierophant Arcana are open though. Just say that now they have you worried, and you will bring Hierophant Arcana Social Link to level 4. At night on 5-11 you can view a recording in the Command Room.

Tuesday May 12th is another free day as exams are coming up. Most Social Links are gone again besides Hierophant, the Old Couple. Assure them you will root out the truth and solve the situation – your relationship will grow to level 5 for Hierophant Arcana. Today is probably the first day since the Full Moon that your party will be rested to go to Tartarus, though Yukari did not come with this night.

Wednesday May 13th you will get called on in class. The answer is 1700 KM / Hour for a Charm increase. There is not much to do after class again so I spent more time with Hierophant but bought Tayokaki for 400 yen nearby. Now you just need to buy a Mad Bull from the 2nd floor of your dorm’s vending machine and you will have the two items to start Hanged Man.

The 14th of May, Thursday, is the day where you will want to look for the Handheld Gaming System that Elizabeth wants for a request. During the day I went to the bookstore so The Old Couple Hierophant Arcana reached Level 6. Tell the two of them to stop quarreling to get them to cheer up. In the evening you can talk to Junpei for a handheld gaming system, the COMPstation Portable, and he gives you the Handheld Game. When you bring this back to Elizabeth you will acquire Curse Paper x2. These Curse Papers cast Mudoon.

Friday May 15th you will get called on in class. The answer for ‘pan’ is Bread, and your charm will increase. Went to go see Maiko at the Naganaki Shrine to start the Hanged Man Social Link. You need to bring that Tayokaki and Mad Bull. The social Link won’t increase but now that you have given her these things you can talk to her on another day. So instead, spent some time at Hierophant Arcana (book shop). Choose ‘why is she crying?’ and tell her this is good. The Hierophant Arcana Old Couple Social Link will increase to level 7.

During class on Saturday May 16th you can nap for Great condition or stay up for some Academics. Afterwards Maiko at the Naganaki Shrine is around and you can start the Hanged Man Arcana Social Link with the little girl Maiko. You cannot go to Tartarus tonight or the next day.

Sunday May 17th you have to yourself. Tanaka is selling an All-Purpose Katana on tv today. It is also a good day to improve the Hermit Arcana Social Link. Choose ‘why don’t we get married’ and Maya Online Gamer Social Link reaches level 4.

Monday May 18th begins as you are on your way to take your first midterm. In general you will do as well as your Academic score will let you, but there are some questions you have to answer on your own. The one about ‘pan’ is bread. The question about the speed of the earth near the equator is the Faster than sound. Next question asks about water without calcium and magnesium – this is Hard Water. One last question about the Kitora Tomb. It is located in Nara.

Saturday May 23rd is the last day of midterm exams. Like Monday it is based on how high your Academic score is. Afterwards, went to go see Maiko to raise Hanged Man Arcana to Social Link level 2. Go to Wild Duck Burger with her for a bit. In the evening, you finally have a full party to go to Tartarus with Akihiko now.

Relax on Sunday May 24th as the midterms are done. Tanaka is selling an All-purpose Apron on tv, then you can do what you want with your day. Sunday’s are great to get Hermit Arcana finished. For Hermit level 5 say ‘don’t you mean the SOB?’ and ‘are you a teacher?’. Hermit Arcana reaches rank 5.

Monday May 25th the exam results are posted. If you have a higher than 3 rank Academics and got the questions right, you’ll ace it. Your Charm will increase and if you remember Mitsuru said to visit her. She is not around today, but some of the other Social Links have re opened up now that midterms is over. I spent the day with Kazushi and the swim team social link, Chariot Arcana. For level three Chariot Arcana the proper answers are ‘are you sure you’re ok?’ and ‘will it heal?’.

After Chariot Arcana level 3 you can go out with Yuko (Strength Arcana). You can say whatever and Strength Arcana reaches level 1. Also, you cannot go to Tartarus on Monday May 25th as Mitsuru is not around.

Tuesday May 26th is the first day where you can meet Mitsuru in school after class to get your reward for acing the exam. You get Page Card Set. Went out with Kenji after school. He is ready to ask out Ms. Kanou so tell him ‘good luck’. When he returns your Magician Social Link level will be 4.

The evening of Tuesday May 26th you can talk to Mitsuru for a Triangular Sword (Elizabeth wants one). You will acquire a Fencing Epee from Mitsuru. When you give this to Elizabeth you will get Protection Sutra x2. You can go to Tartarus on the 26th but Junpei is not around.

Floor 25 is where the next Terminal is after floor 14. There are three bosses on this floor, three Crying Tables. Each Crying Table is weak against Bufu ice. If you are fighting this with three allies though you are in trouble because the group attacks won’t take off that much, and if you miss a Bufu you are in trouble. These enemies specialist in Maragi and Agilao and that’s a problem because most ice-using Personae are weak against fire unless you carry over Bufu. Your reward for this fight is 99 EXP and 3 Vibrant Cloths. You can grab a Bead Chain in a treasure too.

The next Terminal after this is floor 36, but a hard single boss is here. It’s Arcana is Empress and it is a gigantic structure. I have many fond memories of Change Relic from the first Persona 3 but the battle seemed to go better this time around. It’s all about Cadenza, for me. Garula and Magarula are going to hound you especially if you do not have a Persona strong against Wind. Yukari will be safe since her’s already is but the other two guys are in trouble. Change Relic also likes to poison the entire party. Your best hope to do damage is to knock it down with a critical hit and then do a group attack. Your victory will net you 236 EXP and a Coin of Queen. You can also grab a Soma and two Traesto Gems.

Not much left to do in this area of Tartarus, Arqa, but go to level 40. The floors 37-39 should be traversed by very few enemies. You will be stopped at floor 40 with Old Document 02. The Second Old Document can be returned to Elizabeth for a Balm of Life.

On Wednesday May 27th your day will start after school. I went to see Maiko as a lot of school social links aren’t around today for whatever reason. You will meet a creepy striped shirt guy who is normally around the shrine on Sunday’s only. Afterwards you will go out to eat with her and tell her that her dad will be there for her birthday. Hanged Man Social Link Arcana will reach level 3. Back at the dorm everyone will be around if you wish to go to Tartarus with a full party.

In class on Thursday May 28th with Mr Edogawa you can stay up for some Academic points or sleep to possibly get to Great condition. Got to hang out with Kenji afterwards to get Magician Social Link to level 5.

Friday May 29th is another day in class where you can stay awake for Academics or sleep to possibly get “great” condition. Hidetoshi at the Student Council is still looking for the cigarette smoker (Emperor social link level 4). If you do not intervene Hidetoshi will get punched – either way say ‘good job’ and emperor social link will reach level 4.

Throughout Saturday May 30th you will hear about Fuuka Yamagishi or some other girl in room 2E. Since there is no practice you can spend time with Yuko to get Strength Social Link to level 2. Ask her ‘what happened’, ‘I agree’, and ‘That’s true’. The Team Manager Strength link reaches 2. No Tartarus on Saturday May 30th as Mitsuru is away.

Check the TV on Sunday May 31st to find Tanaka is selling Health Sandals. Buy them for 3900 Yen and then I spent time with Maya, Hermit Arcana. Ask Maya ‘which bastard’ and Hermit Social Link Personae will reach level 6 now.

Mitsuru greets you on Monday June 1st going to school. Went to go see Maiko at the shrine to upgrade Hanged Man but it did not level up. In the evening the party talks about the girl at the front gate. Junpei’s Believe it or Don’t. Yukari is messing around with the Ghost story so you cannot go to Tartarus again. But in the evening you are visited by that Mysterious blue haired boy once more.

Tuesday June 2nd you have a class session where you can stay awake for Academics or sleep to possibly get Great condition. Spent it with Maiko again as it was her birthday. Say ‘no one could forget you’ and talk some more for Hanged Man Social Link to reach level 4.

The next day Wednesday June 3rd was spent with Yuko as Strength Arcana / Team Manager social link level 3 was reached. Make sure to say ‘not really’ at first and then say whatever afterwards. Thursday June 4th there is more talk of the ghosts, and then the afternoon I met Kazushi for Chariot Arcana but it did not level up to 4.

Hierophant level 8 was reached on June 5th Friday after class. As you notice the full moon is drawing near and you are supposed to meet the next night with Yukari. Before that though Yuko was around so I got Strength social link to level 4. Yuko and some chicks argue. Make sure to respond with ‘no worries’ and ‘I’m honored’ for maximum points.

During the evening you’ll go out and see some punks. Shinjiro will bail you out here and explain more about ‘the ghost story’. It does pertain to Fuuka Yamagishi.

Sunday June 7th you can buy a Perfume and then play more with Maya online. For Hermit Arcana social rank 7 say ‘guys like younger chicks’ and then your Hermit Personae will level up to 7.

On Monday June 8th you will see Mitsuru in the office. In the evening the SEES group is going to have to sneak into the gym to find Fuuka. For the afternoon I spent it with Kazushi training for swimming but he was not actually there. He went to the hospital so tell him ‘that sucks’ and Chariot Arcana reaches level 4.

In the evening the group promptly heads to school. You and Yukari need to go to the faculty office. Go down the stairs the long way and then you will see someone walking around. Hurry and enter that faculty office as you will find the gym key here. You, Akihiko and Junpei are the three that go into the dark hour

Unfortunately as the dark hour approaches Natsuki Moriyama begins to hear voices. Mitsuru and Yukari cannot reach the three of the guys in Tartarus. When you regain control the Mysterious Boy will come by to greet you.

You will need to go up a few floors to find Junpei and Akihiko. You will also finally find Fuuka Yamagishi here. Back at the first floor of Tartarus you will see Yukari wiped out and two enemies will be beating Mitsuru up. Natsuki comes too and eventually Fuuka pulls out her Persona to save everyone.

But you still have a battle to fight against the Empress and Emperor. You only have the three guys and you are facing two boss shadows. Empress is weak against physical attacks and Emperor is weak against magical attacks. This should allow you to get many group attacks to rout them. Your allies won’t be smart enough to do this (since they don’t have ‘knock down’ tactic yet) but they will still help you kill off the Empress in a few turns (sometimes even in one turn). They can change their weaknesses though so you will need to use Fuuka to update them. Your reward is a massive 1525 experience points.

Things will be calm after this. You finally learn the Knock Down tactic.

Further Reading:

• Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 SEES Walkthrough FAQ
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 2
• Persona 3 FES Journey Walkthrough FAQ 3
• Persona 3 FES Nyx Walkthrough FAQs
• Persona 3 Fall Walkthrough Guide Strega Shinjiro