The awakening of Chie’s Persona inPersona 4 Goldenis frankly a little sad. It comes on the heels of your friend talking about how much better Yukiko is than her, thoughts spoken aloud by Shadow Chie. She can’t believe the compliments paid to her by Yukiko’s Shadow, unable to see herself that way, too.
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It’s up to Yu and Yosuke to take on Shadow Chie in battle to help their friend confront her true feelings and awaken to her Persona. For a little help taking on Chie’s Shadow in Yukiko’s Castle in your runthrough of Persona 4 Golden, read on ahead.
This guide contains spoilers for the plot of Persona 4 Golden.
Shadow Chie Battle Strategy
Your fight with Shadow Chie will take place onFloor 2of Yukiko’s Castle. Teddie will tell you he can sense Chie past the door when you get to the second floor, so ensure you and Yosuke are both in good shape and head inside when you’re ready.
After listening to Shadow Chie doubt the compliments Yukiko is offering her, the battle begins when her Persona bursts out, ready to fight.
Fighting Shadow Chie
Since you’re still in the tutorial stage of the game at this point, there are a few gameplay elements that this battle aims to hammer in for you.
You had the entirety of the first floor to adjust to Yosuke being in the party, too, and are probably indirect control of Yosuke. Selecting this will be a pivotal choice for the battle, as Chie’s Shadow useselectric attacks, to whichYosuke is weak.
Thankfully, Shadow Chie is weak to wind, which is the element in which Yosuke specializes. However, sheresists all physical attacks, so you’ll need to rely on elements to win.
To handle this,have Yu use Zioto negate the loss of damage from physical attacks, and then follow up by havingYosuke use Garu.
This will knock down Shadow Chie by exploiting her wind weakness, allowing Yu and Yosuke a chance to perform anAll-Out Attackto deal major damage to the shadow.
Proceed in this format, mitigating damage taken by your team while dealing as much as you’re able to to Chie’s Shadow.
However, Shadow Chie has a handful of ways to strike back.
If the game tells you that Shadow Chie“looks at Yosuke scornfully,”it likely means she’s about to use Mazio on her next turn.
This is your warning tohave Yosuke guard, as this will lessen the damage he takes from the incoming attack.
While Yosuke is the weak point in this battle,Izanagi is strong against electric attacks, so Shadow Chie won’t be dealing much damage to Yu, just Yosuke.
Repeat the cycle of downing Chie’s Shadow and dealing as much damage as you can until the shadow is defeated.
Chie Awakens To Her Persona
After the battle, you follow the party as they go to help Chie up. When she expresses doubt, remind her that“Everyone has different faces.”
After hearing your pep talk, Chie accepts her Persona as her other self, and she awakens toTomoe.
Teddie will prompt you to leave the dungeon to let Chie rest, but having her awaken to her Persona means that the next time you enter Yukiko’s Castle,Chie will be a party member.
