SPELLS IN PERSONA 2: TSUMI
Author: Puu (jokersama@livejournal.com)

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This is basically just a guide so that you can look at a spell and know if it's holy or almighty
or whatever, so you can pick Personae accordingly. This guide only has a brief description of 
the effects of the more unfamiliar spells, especially if they cause a status effect. I'm assuming 
that you've played Batsu, and know that Garu is a small wind spell for a single enemy, and 
Garudyne is a large wind spell for a single enemy, and Maha Garula is a group wind spell, and so 
on.

I am also assuming that you can read hiragana and katakana, because it's impossible to play the
game without that basic knowledge. I will be including kanji for the spells that are only named in 
kanji, but I can't help you read kana. Sorry! And I apologize for some of the goofy/weird/long
spell names; it's hard to think of an English equivalent to some of the spells. And in Eternal 
Punishment, I think the translator lumped all the group-sword spells under the "Blade of Fury," 
because there are four different elemental group sword spells. ;;^^ But where I could, I used the
Engligh names so you could recognize them more easily.

And yes, it's Maharagi, Maharagionn, Maharagidyne. I'm not sure why the extra R is there, but
since it's written in kana, it's pretty crystal-clear. I guess they didn't want to mash two vowels
together? But they did it with Maha Aqua! Oh well, I don't make this up.

Anyways, share and enjoy, but please don't redistribute without my permission. It's so basic that 
I can't imagine why you'd WANT to steal this, but hey, people are strange.

First of all:

STATUS EFFECTS
Poisoned (–Ò“Å)
Charmed (–£˜f)
Possessed (œßˆË)
Illusion (Œ¶‰e)
Asleep (?‡–°)
Furious (‹¶–\)
Dying (•mŽ€)
Mute (–‚••)
Electrified (Š´“d)
Frozen (•XŒ‹)
Confused (?¬—?)


FIRE SPELLS

Agi
Maharagi
Agidyne
Maharagi
Maharagionn
Maharagidyne
Inferno (’n?–‚̋ƉÎ)
Firestorm
Heavenly Commander Fire and Lightning Array - (electrified) (“V?«—‹‰Š?w)
Fire Breath

WATER SPELLS

Aqua
Aques
Aquadyne
Maha Aqua
Maha Aques
Maha Aquadyne
Current Pillar
Fear Torrent

WIND SPELLS

Garu
Garula
Garudyne
Maha Garu
Maha Garula
Maha Garudyne
Killer Wind
Whirlwind Array (?ù•—?w)

EARTH SPELLS

Magna
Magnus
Magdyne
Maha Magna
Maha Magnus
Maha Magdyne
Rock Fall
Anger of the Earth (‘å’n‚Ì“{‚è)

ICE SPELLS (all may cause Frozen effect)

Bufu
Bufula
Bufudyne
Diamond Dust
Blizzard Breath

LIGHTNING SPELLS (all may cause Electrified effect)

Zio
Zionga
Ziodyne
Baptism by Thunder (—‹‚Ì?ô—ç)

NUCLEAR SPELLS

Frei
Freila
Freidyne
Nuclear Missile
Nova Scyther (Nuclear + Holy)

ALMIGHTY SPELLS

Zan
Zanma
Zandyne
Gry
Gryva
Grydyne
Megido
Megidola
Megidolaonn
Poisma (poisoned effect)
Mafui (mute effect)
Bersac (fury effect)
Iluzone (illusion effect)
De-Kaja
High Pressure
Asteroid Bomb
Demon's Breath
Poison Breath (posioned effect)
Mirage Breath (illusion effect)
Summon Spirit (mute effect) (?¸—ì?¢Š«)
Magic Seal (mute effect)
Circular Reasoning (confusion + mute) (‰ñ“]?à–@)
Battle Cry (fury) (—Y‹©‚Ñ)
Sand Cloud (illusion) (?»‰Œ)
Fata Morgana (illusion) (凋C˜O) 


HOLY SPELLS

Hama
Mahanma
Hamaonn
Holy Light
Nirvana
Judgement of Light (holy + instant-kill) (Œõ‚Ì?Ù‚«)
Alpha Blaster (halves HP each turn)
Hieros Glupaine (damage = persona level x persona rank)

DARK SPELLS

Mudo
Maha Mudo
Mudoon
Stagnant Air (—„‚ñ‚¾‹ó‹C)
Curse (Žô‚¢‚ÌŒ¾—t)
Trial by Darkness (dark + instant-kill) (ˆÅ‚Ì?R”»)
Omega Cluster (causes damage each turn based on level)

NERVE SPELLS (all may cause sleep status)

Dormina
Sleep Spell
Hypnotic Wave (?Ö°”g)

MIND SPELLS

Pulinpa (confusion)
Marin Karin (charm)
Marvelous Dance (charm)
Blown Kiss (charm) (“Š‚°ƒLƒbƒX)
Heavenly Dance (charm) (“V?ã‚Ì•‘)
Alluring Dance (charm) (–£˜f‚̃_ƒ“ƒX)
Dance of Confusion (confusion) (?ö—?‚Ì•‘—x)

"100%" SPELLS (hah!)

Taru Kaja (2x attack power)
Raku Kaja (2x defense)
Maka Kaja (2x magic attack power)
Sama Kaja (2x magic defense)
Suku Kaja (+ AGI)
Tetraja (void holy/dark)
Tetrakarn (reflect physical)
Makarakarn (reflect magic)
Multidimension (20% effectiveness)
Another Dimension (30% effectiveness)
Dance of Bravery (Taru + Maka Kaja) (—E•±‚Ì•‘)
Bersackia (100% fury)
Trafuri
Estoma

RECOVERY SPELLS

Dia
Diarama
Diarahan (full HP, single)
Media
Medirama
Mediarahan (full HP, all)
Posumudi (dis-poison)
Kotoludi (dis-possession)
Patra (dis-sleep, dis-illusion)
Me-patra (group)
Recarm
Sama Recarm
Recarm Dora
Affectionate Prayer (larger HP recovery) (Žœˆ¤‚Ì‹F‚è)
Soothing Melody (small HP recovery) (–ü‚µ‚Ì’²‚×)
Small, Medium, Large**** (random HP recovery, in-battle) (?¼’|”~)
Srishti* (revive and recover all ally HP, BRAHMA mutation)
Stithi** (recover 1 ally HP + bad status, VISHNU mutation)

SWORD SPELLS

Straight Slash (ˆê•¶ŽšŽa‚è)
Blazing Attack (fire + sword) (‰Î‰ŠŒ‚)
Freezing Blade (ice + sword) (•XŒ‹?n)
Wind Slash (wind + sword) (Ž¾•—Ža)
Thunder Slash (lightning + sword) (’n—‹Ža)
Wild Sword Dance (—˜Œ•—?•‘)
Furious Blazing Dance (fire + sword) (‹¶‰‹—?•‘)
Frost Sword Dance (ice + sword) (‘šŒ•—?•‘)
Cyclone Dance (wind + sword) (—ó•——?•‘)
Thunder Dance (lightning + sword) (—‹?k—?•‘)
Twin Slash
Double Thrust (“ñ’i“Ë‚«)
Heat Wave
Deathbound
Mighty Slash (?„?Ø’f)
Pralaya*** (randomly kills 1-3 of enemies, sword damage, SIVA mutation)

SHOT SPELLS

Triple Down
Sniper (‚Ë‚ç‚¢‚¤‚¿)
Instant Summer Downpour (™‹“ߌ܌Ž‰JŒ‚)

STRIKE SPELLS

Sonic Punch
Gigan Fist
Secret Stab (”é?E‹ó‚«)

THROW SPELLS

99 Needles (‹ã?\‹ã?j)
Poison Needle (poison) (Ž×“Å?j)
Dreaming Needle (sleep) (–²Œ©?j)
Secret Needle (instant-kill) (ӎ?E?j)
Whirlwind Blast (?‚“V—ó•—’e)
Spiral Shot (?ù‰ñ‘¬’e)

ATTACK SPELLS

Wingbeat (‚͂΂½‚«)
Assault Dive
Bite (‚©‚݂‚«)
Poisoned Bite (poison) (“Å‚©‚݂‚«)
Paralyzing Bite (sleep) (ƒ}ƒq‚©‚݂‚«)
Scratch (‚ЂÁ‚©‚«)
Poisoned Scratch (poison) (“łЂÁ‚©‚«)
Paralyzing Scratch (sleep) (ƒ}ƒq‚ЂÁ‚©‚«)
Lightning Speed (electified effect) (“dŒõ?ΉÎ)
Vacuum Punch (“ËŒ‚)
Tackle (confusion) (‘Ì“–‚½‚è)
Photon Cannon (ŒõŽq–C)
Transfixion (‹øŽh‚µ)
Violent Rage (‘å–\‚ê)

SPECIAL SPELLS

Bloody Honeymoon (water + holy + confusion, HADES) (ŒŒ‚̃nƒlƒ€?[ƒ“)
Cross Fortune (wind + holy + random status effect, CRONOS) (ƒNƒ?ƒXƒtµ?\ƒ`Õ?\ƒ“)
Foamy Lover (earth + holy + charm, VENUS) (ƒtµ?\ƒ~?[ƒ‰ƒo?[) *****
Crescent Mirror (almighty + holy + frozen, ARTEMIS) (ƒNƒŒƒZƒ“ƒgƒ~ƒ‰?[)

NOTES:

* Srishti: "Creation"
** Sthiti: "Inertia, Preservation"
*** Pralaya: "Destruction" - the great deluge, the end of the entire universe

If you know anything about Hindu Mythology, or the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, 
and Siva, these spell names make a hell of a lot of sense. They're in Sanskrit, FWIW.

**** "Small, Medium, Large" = Pine Bamboo Plum. It's an idiom which wasn't translated 
in Eternal Punishment. :D

***** "Foamy Lover." It's not "For My Lover." Look at the kana. We've argued about this
about ten times; Foamy Lather, Foamy Lover...it's Foamy Lover. Not "For my" anything.

COPYRIGHT INFO

All characters, situations, etc. are copyright Atlus 1996, 1999, 2000. I'm making no money 
off of this; in fact, I've wasted so much money on the Megaten series as it is...in fact, if you 
like this FAQ, repay me by giving Atlus some of your pennies.

The sourcebooks for this FAQ are:

PERSONA 2 "INNOCENT SIN" OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK
ISBN4-7577-0081-4
Published by: Enterbrain
1300Y
286 pages

PERSONA 2 TSUMI MASTER'S GUIDE
ISBN4-7572-0498-1
ATLUS/CB'S PROJECT/ASPECT
1300Y
253 pages

Where did I get these? Er, Japan. But you can order them from Amazon.co.jp.

And now, for the boring stuff.

This English-language FAQ is copyright 2002 Puu. Please do not copy, repost,
reproduce, or use on your website without my permission and credit given to me 
as the author. This guide is for personal use, and not to be used for profit. If you
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person, really I am; I'll give you permission to use this on your site if you ask
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appear and steal your ideal energy before burning your face off with a laser. ^_~

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