======================================================================= Megami Ibunroku Persona 2 - Innocent Sin FAQ/Walkthrough January 21, 2000. Version 0.3 Written and Translated by Ryan Mattich (contactu2@aol.com) ======================================================================= Contents: 1. Revision History 2. Notes 3. Walkthrough - 3.1 Starting the Game - 3.2 Seven Sisters High School - 3.3 Club Zodiac - 3.4 Kasuga Mountains High School 4. Frequently Asked Questions 5. Contact ======================================================================= 1. Revision History ======================================================================= Version 0.1 - September 12, 1999 First version of the Persona 2 Walkthrough complete up through Seven Sisters High School. Version 0.15 - September 13, 1999 Updated Notes, added a proper Disclaimer, and began the Walkthrough for Club Zodiac. Version 0.2 - September 16, 1999 Added "Innocent Sin" to the title and finished the Walkthrough for Club Zodiac. Version 0.3 - January 21, 2000 After a long hiatus, the walkthrough has been resumed. Complete up through Kasuga Mountains High School. Updated info on helping Michelle in Club Zodiac. Little changes have also been made here and there throughout the document. ======================================================================= 2. Notes ======================================================================= - The walkthrough assumes that you understand the basic elements and mechanics of the game. - The Minimum Recommended Level refers to the level you should at least be at to confront the boss of an area. - If you have any questions that could be answered in the Frequently Asked Questions section, please don't hesitate to E-mail me with them. ======================================================================= 3. Walkthrough ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Starting the Game ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Select New Game at the title screen. When you start the game, the main character will be seen repairing his motorcycle in a parking lot. He will be spoken to by some fellow students and the principal of the high school. You will then be able to name him. His default name is Tatsuya (Ta-chan). When you are able to control Tatsuya, enter the school. Go to the courtyard area where the statue is and speak to Maya, the woman standing by the bench, twice. Now re-enter the school, speak to the first student you see in the middle of the hall, then proceed up the stairs to Floor 2. Walk around until you run into a girl in the hall. Speak to her, then go up the stairs again to Floor 3. A student is here as well in the hall, speak to him. Now, go back down the stairs to Floor 1 and return to the parking lot where your motorcycle is. A woman will be waiting there for you and will ask you several questions. I'm not sure if your responses here affect anything. Eventually, she'll leave and Lisa (Ginko) will arrive. She'll talk with Tatsuya, hand him an envelope, and then the two will speed off on the motorcycle for Small Prison. At Small Prison, you'll run into Mishina (Michelle) and his friends. After a short conversation, he will summon his Persona and attack you. After the battle, which you cannot control, there will be a scene with Tatsuya, Ginko, and Michelle travelling through time and talking with Philemon. When the three regain consciousness, they decide to summon Joker. He attacks three of Michelle's friends and after talking with him, decides to attack the party as well. Once again, you cannot control the battle and automatically lose to his power. Afterward, he throws Tatsuya an Iris and vanishes. When you regain control, head for the spiral staircase. There should be another short conversation. When it is done, go up the stairs and exit through the door and onto the town map. Now, go northeast to the Kameya Mall and enter the Shiraishi Restaurant, the upperleft option. Inside, you'll have a conversation with Tadashi-kun. When you regain control, exit the restaurant and go to the place above the Exit option, the place with the large Lucky The Cat statue. There will be another scene. When you regain control, talk to the man in the brown vest. A list of options will appear. Choose the first one and a menu will appear. Now, choose the only option available to you (something about spying on the woman in the ramen shop) and press circle three times. Now you will be back at the original option screen. Select the last option to quit speaking with the man. Now leave this place and return to the Shiraishi Restaurant. There will be another scene, then one of Michelle's friends will show up. The four of you will leave. Now, back on the town map, take the southwest exit out of this part of the city. You'll now be taken to a larger map of the entire city. Select the next region available to you and press circle to enter a new area. From here, go in Seven Sisters High School, the building in the center of the map. At Seven Sisters High School, there is a large crowd of students talking about an emblem in the school. Something is obviously wrong. The school bells ring and a girl screams and faints, while all the other students run away. From here, you'll automatically be taken inside the first dungeon of the game. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2 - Seven Sisters High School ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: 1000 Yen, 3 Healing Items Boss: Principal Hanya Minimum Recommended Level: 5 This is the first area in the game where you will face random battles. The first thing you will need to do is go up to the Principal's Office on the third floor. Once there, there will be a scene with Maya and Yukino (yes, the same Yukino from Persona 1) showing up. Some zombies will then enter the room and attack. This is a battle you cannot control and has Maya and Yukino revealing their Personas. After the battle, they will join you and you will now have a party of five. When you regain control, try to exit the room. The two ladies will show off their new weapons. Now you can exit. Your objective now is to break all the clocks in the school, because they have an emblem on them that curses people. Start by breaking the ones found in the classrooms. There are two on the Third Floor, two on the Second Floor, and three on the First Floor. To break them, face the clock on the wall and press Circle. Tatsuya will whip out a mop and smash them. Once you have broken all 7 of the classroom clocks, return to the Second Floor and enter the Teachers' Lounge. (Note - If you try to enter the Teachers' Lounge before breaking all the classroom clocks, you will find that it is sealed off by two students. You need to break the classroom clocks before coming here). Once there, Maya and a teacher will have a short conversation. When you regain control, break all three clocks in this room. When this is done, Principal Hanya will come on over the intercom with a threatening message. Now, make sure that you talk to all the teachers in this room, and then return to the First Floor. On the First Floor, go to the Nurse's Office. She will be there with the school janitor. You need to get the key to the clock tower from him, but he seems to have misplaced it. Look around the room for the key and talk to everyone. Eventually, the scene will continue and the janitor will give you the clock tower key. Once you have the key, go up to the Fourth Floor. There is only one door here. Use the key to unlock it and enter. Inside, you will see the ghost of a teacher who died in the clock tower ten years ago. He will speak to you a little and fades away. Joker and Principal Hanya then appear. Joker talks for a while, then tosses Tatsuya another flower and vanishes. Hanya then jumps down from above and attacks the party. Prepare for the first boss battle of the game. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Boss: Principal Hanya For the first boss, Hanya can be quite difficult if you're not at least Level 5. It also helps if all your characters' personas are at least Rank 5 or 6. Hanya has two main attacks - a large explosion that damages three of the five party members for about 10 to 20 damage each, and a drill attack that damages one character for around 30 to 40 damage. Physical attacks don't do that much damage to him, so it's best to use your strongest Persona attacks and combinations. And have either Ginko or Maya ready to heal at all times. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- After defeating Hanya, the large clock will fall out of the window and shatter. But Hanya gets up and jumps out of the window as well, falling four stories escaping the party. Maya picks up the flower thrown by Joker and gives it to Tatsuya, and then a girl enters the room. She asks about what happened to Principal Hanya. You can either tell her that he's dead (first option) or that he's alive (second option). I'm not sure if this decision affects any later events in the game, although I told her that he's alive (saying he died causes her to become upset). This ends the first dungeon of the game. When you regain control, walk down to the first floor and exit out onto the town map. From here, exit this region of the city and you will be taken to the map of the entire city. There is now a third area open to you. Select the new area (the last option) and go there. In this new region, there is a shopping mall to the northeast. Walk to it and enter Peace Diner. There will be a scene with a blue haired girl coming in and talking to the party, telling them to come to Club Zodiac. When you regain control, exit the diner. Now, make sure all your weapons and armor are upgraded. When you're ready for the next dungeon, enter the center-most building in this section. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 Club Zodiac ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: 3 Healing Items, Free Tarot Boss: Heddo (Optional) Minimum Recommended Level: 7 When you enter Club Zodiac, you will find many doors, most of which are locked. Go to the back of the room and enter the red door. This will take you to a dance floor. There will be a scene with Yukino talking with a smoking girl. She will eventually leave and three of Michelle's classmates will show up. They have an argument, resulting in Michelle attacking one of them and running off on his own. You will have to go through this dungeon with only four party members. When you regain control of Tatsuya, go through the door that Michelle exited through. Random battles will occur from here on. The floors of Club Zodiac have many twists and turns in them, but it's still relatively easy to find where you need to go because the dungeon is actually pretty short. There are also places on the floor where you will sustain damage if you step on them, so be careful. There is nothing of importance on the First Floor, just find the staircase and proceed up. On the Second Floor, there are two treasure boxes, as well as a Staff Room and Trish's Spring. Ignore the Staff Room here and heal up at Trish's Spring if you need to, although it will cost you 5000 Yen. Again, look for the staircase and proceed to the next floor. On the Third Floor, you'll come to an orange door that a man in black is standing next to. He won't let you enter unless you are wearing a mask. There is another Staff Room on this floor as well. Enter it and look around for an open cardboard box. Examine it and Tatsuya will find the mask he needs. Now, return to the orange door that the man is guarding and try to enter it. If you got the mask successfully, he will not stop you this time. Inside, you'll find Heddo and a group of four students beating up Michelle. After the scene, your party will rush in and Tatsuya will be faced with a choice. You can either help Michelle out (first option) or you can sit back and watch (second option). If you choose to help him, the party will engage in a boss battle with Heddo. Be at around level 7 or 8 if you choose to fight him, because he's tough. But, if you choose to watch what happens, there will be a scene with Michelle defeating Heddo on his own. I'm not sure which decision is better here, but I chose to watch what happens because Yukino makes a statement about how it doesn't concern the party. She says that the fight is between Michelle and the people of his school, and that he needs to be the one to take care of it. Either way, once Heddo is defeated, he will talk to the party about Joker and Lady Scorpion, then leave. After the scene, you'll automatically be taken outside to the town map and will be in control again. This ends the Club Zodiac dungeon. Update (1/21/2000): I have learned that it is preferable to *not* help Michelle in the battle against Heddo. During this event, it is recommended that you choose the second option and allow him to defeat the boss on his own. The reason for this is that during a certain point later in the game, each character's Persona has the potential to "evolve" and become stronger. In order for this to occur, you must have made certain correct decisions throughout the course of the game, this event being one of them. Choosing to help Michelle is one factor that will affect an evolution, so it is advised that you choose to let him handle it on his own. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.4 Kasuga Mountains High School ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Dorminer Card, Cotl-Di Card, Aques Card, Posm-Di Card Boss: Student Chairman Minimum Recommended Level: 11 After leaving Club Zodiac, your next destination should be Kasuga Mountains High School, the school that Michelle is from. It is located in the west area of the city, the one that you started in with Small Prison. Upgrade your party's equipment if you still need to do so and enter the school. It's the building furthest on the right. Upon entering, the party will have a conversation with Michelle. Once you regain control, your first objective is to find the student chairman. Random battles will occur from here on. Go left until you come to an up and down staircase set. Go up to the Second Floor and enter the first door you see, labeled Seitokaichou. There, talk to the two students next to Michelle and there will be a short dialogue. They will tell you to go to Room 3-1. Leave and go up the stairs to the Third Floor and enter the room. Talk to the students there as well. They will direct you Room 2-4. Go back down the stairs and find Room 2-4, enter it and talk to all the students. Now, return back down to the First Floor. Around the up and down staircase set is a door which will lead you outside to the gym, where you can get free healing from a nurse and speak to some people about the upcoming Masquerade Ball. This is also an excellent time to build levels and stock up on Tarot cards for future Persona creation. When you are at least Level 10, take the down staircase to Basement 1 and enter the door there. The party will have a conversation and then find themselves in an underground cavern. After a scene with a transceiver, talk to all your party members and then exit through the door and into the dungeon. This dungeon is large and hard to explain. It is essentially a big loop which will continually keep taking you back to the room that you originally started in. The enemies are down here are quite challenging; the zombies have a self-destruct attack that does over 100 damage to a single character. Your objective down here is to find an item box which has a monster in it to defeat. As you proceed, hug the right wall. Eventually you will come across a secret passage that leads to a small room with two item boxes. One of them has the monster in it that you're looking for. Opening it will cause a battle to commence, but it is fairly easy and you shouldn't have much trouble if you are at a decent level. After you defeat it, continue through the dungeon and you'll eventually find yourself back in that room which you started in. Talk to all your party members and exit through the opposite door back into the dungeon again. Now, your next task is to walk around the entire dungeon and pass through that room another 4 to 5 times. Talking to all your party members on each trip reveals how extremely tired and frustrated they are at not being able to find the exit. After a while, a funny scene will occur in that room. Once everyone has fallen asleep, you will talk to Maya and after a flashback, have to answer some questions. Pick the answers in the following order - Top, Bottom, Bottom, Top, Bottom. Doing so will result in Yukino finding the exit to the dungeon. Leave this area. Back inside the school, go up the stairs to the First Floor. You'll notice that there are decorations hung throughout the halls. The Masquerade Ball has started. Go forward and try to enter the gym. You'll be told by a student that you need a mask to get in. Go and talk to him again and he will give you one. Now you can enter the gym. Once inside, you will find a man up on stage sucking energy from the dancing students wearing the masks. Maya had put on the mask you just received and was falling under the spell as well, but Tatsuya was able to rip it off in time. Your party will run forward to confront the man on stage, but he'll escape off to the right. Exit the gym and go back inside the school. Climb up the stairs until you reach the Third Floor. As you go through the halls, Michelle will comment that he senses Persona energy. Continue your ascent to the Fourth Floor and exit out onto the roof of the school. Here, you will discover another transceiver, as well as the student chairman. Apparently he was the one stealing energy from the students in the gym. Michelle will confront him and he will reveal that he can use his Persona as well. You will now engage in a boss battle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Boss: Student Chairman You need to be at least Level 11 to survive this battle, preferrably 12 to be safe. The student chairman has many strong Persona attacks. He can cast Maha-Garu, a wind spell that hits all party members for around 40 damage, as well as use an attack that is so strong, it can kill of a character in one hit. It is strongly advised that you have Maya constantly cast Media every turn to heal the party. Michelle's physical attacks work great here and do around 80 damage per hit, over 200 on a critical. As for the other characters, just have them use their strongest Persona attacks. Using this strategy, he should go down fairly quickly and without too much trouble. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, Lady Scorpion will appear and after lashing at you with her whip, she kills the defeated student chairman. Then, yet another of Joker's henchmen, King Leo, appears and converses with the party. Both then disappear as quickly as they came. A scene will follow with your party returning to the gym to check on the condition of the students. Unfortunately, all the energy has been sucked out of them and they're all standing there, black and lifeless. You'll automatically leave this area and will be taken outside to the city map. Save your game. More to come soon! ======================================================================= 4. Frequently Asked Questions ======================================================================= Under Construction. If you have any questions that could be answered in this section, E-mail me. ======================================================================= 5. Contact ======================================================================= If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this FAQ/Walkthrough, or any additions or corrections, please do not hesitate to E-mail me at contactu2@aol.com. All feedback is welcome and appreciated. Persona and the Megami Tensei series are (c) Atlus of Japan. This FAQ/Walkthrough is owned by Ryan Mattich and may be used for private and personal use only. Any distribution of this document for profit is strictly prohibited. If you wish to reproduce it and put it on your web site, please extend the courtesy of notifying me at contactu2@aol.com. Copyright 2000 Ryan Mattich And remember... "Let's Positive Thinking!" ~ Maya ^_^