Although the shadow of Kanji Tatsumi is your main enemy here in the Steamy Bathhouse dungeon inPersona 4 Golden, you’ll still need to take out a mini-boss on your way up to him.Daring Gigasappears on the seventh floor of the dungeon to attempt to stop you from reaching its boss.
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And while the shadow’s attacks don’t seem intense on paper, a perfect storm of power-boosting moves and increased critical hit rates will certainly slow down your team. If you need some help defeating the Daring Gigas mini-boss in P4G, follow along with our guide to the fight below.
Our guide focuses on combat, but it may still contain slight spoilers for the story of Persona 4 Golden.
Daring Gigas Battle Strategy
Like with the previous boss and mini-boss battles,Teddie warns youas you arrive at the floor where you’ll fight Daring Gigas. Be sure your team is in top shape before engaging in the fight.
We’d recommend being someplace betweenLv. 22-25for the fight against Daring Gigas, as he isLv. 24.
Thankfully, the fight doesn’t happen until the seventh floor, so you have plenty of timeto train as you gothrough the Steamy Bathhouse.
Here’s an affinity chart for Daring Gigas, as well as what attacks Daring Gigas knows in this fight.
Affinities and Weaknesses
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Skills and Attacks
Light physical damage to one foe
Increases the user’s attack for three turns
Increases the user’s critical hit rate for three turns
The user’s next non-magic attack will hit twice as hard
Raises the user’s resistance to critical hits
Counter
10% chance to repel physical damage
Daring Gigasattacks in a pattern, but you’ll find that a lot of its time is spentpowering up to attack. Regardless of the time it takes to boost itself, Daring Gigas attacks in the following order in P4G:
Power Charge > Rebellion > Tarukaja > Single Shot
While Single Shot innately only does light damage, after two boosts and an increase to its crit rate, you need tobe careful when it attacks.
If you know the Single Shot is up next, it’s wise tohave the party guard before Single Shot, as this will minimize the damage absorbed from this super-powered move.
This is unless Yu has a Persona thatresists physical damage. If physical attacks won’t hurt him, you’re free tokeep on the offensivefor that turn without worry.
And with Daring Gigas not having any weaknesses, it doesn’t matter much what said Persona’smain elemental magicis – as long as it’snot light or dark.
Additionally, using the moveSukundawill boost the user’s evasion, making it harder for Daring Gigas to land a hit.
While you’re on the offensive against Daring Gigas in P4G, be wary of using physical moves yourself.Countermay only have a ten percent chance of repelling the attack, but you don’t want to take any more damage than necessary.
Therefore, it’s wise to justavoid physical attacksaltogether. It’s a small chance, sure, but it’s not one you can really afford to take halfway through a dungeon.
From there, it’s simply a matter of avoiding taking damage wherever possible, while using your turn to inflict it on Daring Gigas in exchange.
Focus onmagic attacksand Daring Gigas should be finished in no time!
