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When you go throughthe Void Quest dungeonas you’re playingPersona 4 Golden, you’re likely expecting a regular boss fight at the end, with a new teammate afterwards to boot. However, the other dungeons didn’t see you trying to deal with Mitsuo Kubo, who’s well and truly lost the plot by the time you try to save him.
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Still, that doesn’t mean there’s not a boss fight on your horizon, and this one is bigger, meaner, and weirder than before. For a little help getting through the fight with Shadow Mitsuo in P4G, follow along with our guide below.
This guide, while remaining focused on the combat behind the fight, will contain spoilers for the story of Persona 4 Golden.
Shadow Mitsuo Stats And Attacks
Below, you’ll find a complete table of theskills, attacks, and status ailmentsthat Mitsuo’s Shadow can use during your battle, as well as Shadow Mitsuo’saffinities and weaknesses.
Explanation
Str
This shadow is strong against this element, and attacks of this element dealless damage.
Wk
This shadow is weak against this element, and attacks of this element dealmore damage.
Rep
This shadow will repel attacks of this element,reversing the damageonto you.
Nul
This shadow will nullify attacks of this element, and as such, they dealno damage.
Drn
This shadow will gain health from attacks of this element, so attacks of thisheal the shadow.
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Affinities and Weaknesses
Skills and Attacks
Uses one of the following skills
Moderate almighty damage to one enemy
Moderate almighty damage to one enemy that inflicts exhaustion
Heavy almighty damage to all enemies
Medium fire damage to one foe
Medium fire damage to all foes
Medium ice damage to one foe
Medium ice damage to all foes
Medium electric damage to one foe
Medium electric damage to all foes
Medium wind damage to one foe
Medium wind damage to all foes
Heavy almighty damage to al foes
Cancels status changes made to the foe’s party
Cancels status changes made to your party
Grants fire resistance to one ally for three turns
Grants ice resistance to one ally for three turns
Grants electric resistance to one ally for three turns
Grants wind resistance to one ally for three turns
Makes your party more susceptible to status ailments
40% chance to inflict fear to one foe
30% chance to inflict fear to all foes
Arm Chopper
Light physical damage to one foe with a chance to inflict fear
Atom Smasher
Medium physical damage to all foes, hitting once or twice, with a chance to inflict fear
Attack that insta-kills any foe afflicted with fear
Reassembles the first section of 8-Bit Hero
Reassembles the second section of 8-Bit Hero
Reassembles the final section of 8-Bit Hero
Finishes reforming the 8-Bit Hero shell around Shadow Mitsuo again
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Mitsuo The Hero Battle Strategy
One of the earliest and most important things you’ll notice about this fight is thatShadow Mitsuo has two unique forms. Both forms are able tomove twice per turn.
The first form you’ll encounter is the8-Bit Hero form, which is a pixelated video game character capable of using only severely limited attacks.
The thing you’ll need to watch out for here is not so much thedamagefromthe Item (bomb) attack, but the after-effect. It is frustrating that 8-Bit Herodeals almighty damage, but the Item has an added effect: anyone on the receiving endmay be afflicted with exhaustion.
This is a huge problem because not only can almighty damage not really be blocked, butexhaustion slowly drains your SP. And in a fight where you’ll all butneedto use magic to deal with the boss shadow, you’ll want toprioritize healing exhaustionwhen it happens!
Eventually,after you’ve beaten down the 8-Bit Heroa bit, the shell will break down, and you’ll finally be able tofight Shadow Mitsuo directly.
Shadow Mitsuo Battle Strategy
Mitsuo’s Shadow himself is a real thorn because he’s capable of outputting so much damage in such varying elements. Not only will hebegin using elemental attacks, but he can also use outrightstatus-changing movesas well asMegidola, a hard-to-block almighty move.
Possibly the most irritating thing about the fight with the core of Shadow Mitsuo comes fromits colored Wall skills. These movesincrease Shadow Mitsuo’s resistance to the element that matches the color.
Not only does this move increase his resistance, but it’s something ofa tell for which elemental magic he’s about to use.Once he’s safer from an element, he beginsusing the same element offensivelyfor a few turns.
This is your cue tohave the teammate weak to that element blockfor their next few turns, as that element istheonlyelement that Shadow Mitsuo will use.
This all but demands that youknow your teammates’ weaknesses well, so you’re able to anticipate these Wall attacks as signals and can respond appropriately.
The colored Wall moveslast for three turns, so use the time to throwany other elemental attack other than the one he’s currently resistingat himwhile the stat boost from the move is active.
Breaking the wallwill cancel his stat boost, but itdoes not reset his battle tactic– he willcontinue using that elementas if he hadn’t been interrupted, just without his own resistance to it now.
If Shadow Mitsuodowns a teammate by hitting their weaknesswith his elemental attacks, his freebonus movewill almost always beMegidolato inflict nearly un-blockable almighty damage to your entire party as penalty.
One of the biggest things you’ll need to be mindful of in this fight is thenumber of status ailment moves Shadow Mitsuo knows. He hasfour moves that can inflict fear,as well as the moveGhastly Wail, which willinsta-kill any of your teammates afflicted with fear.
Therefore,curing fear immediately should be a priority.
Shadow Mitsuo Tries To Reassemble The Hero
After you’ve chipped away enough at Mitsuo’s Shadow, it’ll try toreassemble the 8-Bit Hero form. This will require three entire moves to complete, but it’syour cue the fight is almost over.
If you’re able to fully drain Shadow Mitsuo’s HP in the time he’s rebuilding tostop him from rebuilding the shell completely, the baby shadow will bedowned, lining your team up for anAll-Out Attackthat’ll likely finish the battle right then and there.
If hedoes manage to reassemble 8-Bit Hero, you mustbreak the shell againand then eventuallydeal the final blow to Mitsuo’s Shadow.
Just beware that therevived Herois when this form begins using theSpelloption from his affinities chart above.
Theinitial Mitsuo the Heroform only usesFightorItem.
Recommended Party Setup
The party you bring into this fight is more critical now than it was before, asShadow Mitsuo can use every element and inflict status ailments, making him a real force to be reckoned with.
Additionally, the outer shell he uses will need to be taken out, meaning you’ll need to anticipatedealing a frustrating amount of damagebefore you’re able to actually fight Mitsuo’s shadow.
One of the most important things to remember for this fight is thatyou need a healer now more than ever, with so many different attacks and status afflictions coming your way.
BothTeddie and Yukikohave wonderfulhealing skills, and each also has a spell to deal with one of Shadow Mitsuo’s two status ailments.
In addition to their ailment-healing moves, both havegood HP-replenishing skillsthat can keep the party in good shape throughout the battle.
Unfortunately, with Shadow Mitsuo having so many different attacks both magicalandphysical, it’stough to pick abest partyoutside making sure your status ailments are covered.
Mitsuo’s Shadow is Lv. 45, so you’ll want to bringparty members around that level.
Bringwhoever is best with magicand can output the highest amount of damage. With Shadow Mitsuostrong against physicalattacks, you’ll want to spend the fight focused onusing elemental attacksto deal with him.
It’s crucial that, whoever you bring in with you, youknow your party’s weak spots.
If the fight endures past Shadow Mitsuo’s first usage of a colored Wall skill, he’ll continue touse his Wall skills fairly often, which almost alwaysmakes someone in your party an immediate targetfor him. Don’t let him exploit one-mores if you can stop him.
The effects of the colored Wall moveslast for three turns, sokeep any susceptible teammates guardeduntil Shadow Mitsuo changes his offensive strategy.
Outside of that, simplydo as much damage as you’re able to, and as long as your team doesn’t get wiped out by status ailments or their weak-spot elemental moves, the fight should be over in no time.
