Masayoshi Shido

• Masayoshi Shido
• Samael

“	Hey. Make this a statement to the cops. 'This kid suddenly attacked me.' Got it? if you even try to say anything else, you know what'll happen to you, right?	„
	~ Drunk Shido to a struggling woman about Akira Kurusu

“	Everyone denies the value of hard work these days. Instead, they seek to effortlessly gain wealth. That is why i must reestablish this mighty country. One that does not waver... one that others bow to.	„
	~ Shadow Shido talking about his view of the world

Summary

Masayoshi Shido is the sixth major boss of Persona 5, the mastermind behind the conspiracy looming over all of Japan, and the Ruler of the Cruiser of Pride. A star politician that has garnered the trust and praise of the people of Japan. While outwardly honest and appealing to the masses as a revolutionary politician, in truth, he is an arrogant and hypocritical man. He wishes to do away with corruption, despite making use of it to win the elections, blinded to his hypocrisy by his own insurmountable ego - believing himself to be absolutely correct in all things and being a chosen by god. This ever-growing and impossible arrogance eventually culminated in his own Palace.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 4-A with Human Sacrifices, higher as Samael, far higher as True Samael.

Name: Masayoshi Shido

Origin: Persona 5

Gender: Male

Age: 53

Classification: Human, Shadow, Palace Ruler

Powers and Abilities: Non-Corporeal, Non-Physical Interaction, Limited Extrasensory Perception (Shadows can sense other Shadows, and potentially Personas due to their nigh-identical natures), Limited Absorption (Shadows can absorb other Shadows to grow stronger), Subjective Reality, Pocket Reality Manipulation (Palace Rulers have full control over their Palaces), Summoning (all Palace Rulers can summon Shadows of varying strength from the Collective Unconscious to fight for them, so long as they are weaker than the Ruler in question, and Okumura in particular can also summon his Cognitive Workers), Empowerment (via willpower), Transformation (can transform into Samael), Limited Transmutation (can change the form of the Human Sacrifices), Resistance Negation (with Almighty skills), Energy Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Psychokinetic Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Radiation Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Holy Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Shockwave Manipulation, Danmaku, Elemental Aura, Attack Reflection, Forcefield Negation, Statistics Amplification, Statistics Reduction, Stat Change Negation, Probability Manipulation (can raise chances of scoring critical blows), Status Effect Inducement, Empathic Manipulation (with Rage, Dizzy and Fear) and Fear Manipulation. Using his Palace Shadows, Shido has additional access to: Sleep Manipulation, Mind Control, Healing, Purification and Instinctive Reaction (Shadows with Evade skills can instinctively react to their respective elements). Invulnerability (Shadows are composed of matter that defy the laws of physics, rendering them invulnerable to conventional interaction), Resistance to Buff Negation (for Desperation amps only), Physics Manipulation and Matter Manipulation (Shadows operate on different laws of physics), Status Effect Inducement, Mind Manipulation, Soul Manipulation and Information Manipulation (should be capable of resisting the ailment and death spells of the Phantom Thieves, which manipulate these mediums to achieve effects such as: Paralysis Inducement, Empathic Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Fear Manipulation and Death Manipulation).

Attack Potency: At least Multi-Solar System level as Samael (fought the combined might of the Phantom Thieves, who are notably stronger than they were when they fought Goro Akechi, who is superior to Leviathan, who fought them when they were stronger than they were when they stomped Mammon).

Speed: Massively FTL+ reactions and combat speed (capable of keeping up with the Phantom Thieves, who can react to and dodge attacks such as Cosmic Flare and Big Bang Challenge).

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Striking Strength: At least Multi-Solar System Class

Durability: At least Multi-Solar System level as Samael.

Stamina: Very High. Was capable of fighting at full capacity even after a very prolonged fight against all of the Phantom Thieves.

Range: Standard Melee Range normally, Extended Melee Range with the Human Sacrifices, Several Kilometres with magic.

Standard Equipment: None notable.

Intelligence: Genius. Should be superior to his son, Goro Akechi. Shido began the nationwide conspiracy that propelled him further into political power, uniting an extensive network of powerful people under a common goal and managing their efforts seamlessly while keeping the whole thing under wraps.

Weaknesses: None notable.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Palace Shadows
• Confidant Shadows
• Human Sacrifices
• Samael

Regular Shadows:

• Narcissus: Nulls lightning, resists wind and bless, and is weak to fire. Uses Nocturnal Flash.
• Dakini: Resists fire. Uses Deathbound.
• Sarasvati: Nulls ice, resists lightning and is weak to nuke. Uses Mediarama, Me Patra, Tentarafoo and Marakukaja.
• Cerberus: Drains fire, resists nuke and is weak to ice. Uses Agidyne, Maragidyne, Megaton Raid, High Counter, Burn Boost and Desperation.
• King Frost: Drains ice and nulls bless. Uses Bufudyne, Mabufudyne, Megaton Raid, Freeze Boost and Ice Amp.
• Parvati: Reflects ice, resists psychokinesis and bless, and is weak to curse. Uses Diarama, Psiodyne and Ice Boost.
• Kurama Tengu: Reflects wind, resists bless and curse, and is weak to ice. Uses Garudyne, Masukunda and Brain Buster.
• Barong: Nulls ice, resists gunfire and lightning, and is weak to wind and curse. Uses Ziodyne, Mazionga, Elec Break and Wage War.
• Titania: Resists nuke, bless and curse, and is weak to psychokinesis. Uses Lullaby, Freidyne, Mafreidyne and Nuke Amp.
• Forneus: Drains ice, nulls psychokinesis and is weak to lightning. Uses Psiodyne, Marin Karin, Pulinpa and Stagnant Air.
• Baphomet: Nulls curse, resists fire and is weak to bless. Uses Agidyne, Bufudyne, Ziodyne, Burn Boost, Freeze Boost and Shock Boost.
• Garuda: Reflects bless, resists wind and is weak to gunfire. Uses Garudyne, Magarudyne, Masukukaja and Wind Amp.
• Hanuman: Resists psychokinesis and bless, and is weak to ice. Uses Vicious Strike, Tempest Slash, Revolution and Evade Ice.
• Oberon: Nullifies psychokinesis, resists lightnign and is weak to nuke. Uses Magarudyne, Heat Wave and Evade Nuke.
• Cu Chulainn: Drains lightning. Uses Desperation.

Yamata-no-Orochi: The Shadow of Politician Ooe. Drains ice and is weak to psychokinesis.

• Bufudyne: Heavy Ice damage to 1 foe. Inflicts freeze.
• Concentrate: Multiply damage of next magical attack by 2.5x.
• Ice Boost: Passively increase Ice damage by 25%.
• Ice Amp: Passively increase Ice damage by 50%.
• Tarukaja: Increase attack power of 1 ally.
• Rakunda: Decrease defense of 1 foe.

Forneus: The Shadow of a Former Noble. Drains ice, nulls psychokinesis and is weak to lightning.

• Psiodyne: Heavy Psychic damage to 1 foe. Damage bonus to those afflicted with mental ailments.
• Mapsiodyne: Heavy Psychic damage to all foes. Damage bonus to those afflicted with mental ailments.
• Marin Karin: Inflicts Brainwash on 1 foe.
• Pulinpa: Inflicts Confusion on 1 foe.
• Stagnant Air: Lowers resistance to all ailments of all foes.
• Tarukaja: Increase attack power.
• Concentrate: Multiply power of next magical attack by 2.5x.
• Psy Boost: Increase Psychic damage by 25%.
• Psy Amp: Increase Psychic damage further by 50%.
• Fast Heal: Halves the time needed to recover from status ailments.

Hanuman: The Shadow of the TV Station President. Drains fire and is weak to ice.

• Evade Ice: Triple evasion against Ice attacks.
• Tempest Slash: Triples speed to deal Miniscule Physical damage 3-5 times to 1 foe.
• Miracle Punch: Light Physical damage with a high chance of scoring a critical blow.
• Mazionga: Medium Lightning damage to all foes. Inflicts shock.
• Charge: Multiply power of next physical attack by 2.5x.
• Taunt: Inflicts Rage to 1 foe.
• Reverse Rub: Inflicts Rage to 1 ally.
• Swift Strike: Triples speed to deal Light Physical damage 3-4 times to all foes.

Oberon: The Shadow of the IT Company President. Nulls psychokinesis and is weak to nuke.

• Maziodyne: Heavy Lightning damage to all foes. Inflicts shock.
• Brave Blade: Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.
• Hama Boost: Passively enhances light-based instant death.
• Hamaon: Powerful light-based instant death spell.
• Nocturnal Flash: Inflicts Dizzy to all foes.
• Summon: Summons Titania.

Ongyo-Ki: The Shadow of the Yakuza Cleaner. No affinities.

• Tempest Slash: Triples speed to deal Miniscule Physical damage 3-5 times to 1 foe.
• Myriad Slashes: Doubles speed to deal Medium Physical damage 2-3 times to 1 foe.
• Maeigaon: Heavy Curse damage to all foes.
• Mudoon: Powerful dark-based instant death spell.
• Tarukaja: Increase attack of 1 ally.
• Heat Riser: Increase attack, defense and speed/agility of 1 ally.
• Rakunda: Decrease defense of 1 foe.
• Marakunda: Decrease defense of all foes.
• Foul Breath: Decrease resistance to ailments of 1 foe.
• Stagnant Air: Decrease resistance to ailments of all foes.
• Curse Amp: Passively increases damage of Curse attacks by 50%.

Beast of Human Sacrifice:

• Beast King's Wrath: Heavy Physical damage to all foes.
• Arm of Destruction: Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Inflicts Rage.
• Wage War: Inflicts Rage to all foes.
• Tarukaja: Increase attack.
• Dekaja: Negate stat increases of all foes.
• Dekunda: Negate stat decreases of all allies.
• Masukunda: Decrease agility of all foes.
• Makarakarn: Erects a shield that reflects one magical attack.
• Tetra Break: Negates physical forcefields.

Wings of Human Sacrifice:

• Agidyne: Heavy Fire damage to 1 foe.
• Bufudyne: Heavy Ice damage to 1 foe.
• Ziodyne: Heavy Lightning damage to 1 foe.
• Garudyne: Heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.
• Psiodyne: Heavy Psychic damage to 1 foe.
• Freidyne: Heavy Nuke damage to 1 foe.
• Kougaon: Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe.
• Eigaon: Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe.
• Royal Wing Beam: Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Inflicts Dizzy.

Tomb of Human Sacrifice:

• Cannon Fire: Severe Almighty damage to 1 foe.
• Unholy Convergence: Charge for Pyramid Blast.
• Pyramid Blast: Colossal Almighty damage to all foes.

Base Samael:

• Tyrant's Fist: Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe. Inflicts Fear.
• Deathbound: Medium Physical damage 1-2 times to all foes.
• Evil Touch: Inflicts Fear to 1 foe.
• Megidola: Heavy Almighty damage to all foes.
• Heat Riser: Increases attack, defense and agility of 1 ally.
• Dekaja: Negate stat increases of all foes.

True Samael:

• Tyrant's Fist: Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe. Inflicts Fear.
• Deathbound: Medium Physical damage 1-2 times to all foes.
• Dekaja: Negate stat increases of all foes.
• Dekunda: Negate stat decreases of all allies.
• Maragidyne: Heavy Fire damage to all foes.
• Mabufudyne: Heavy Ice damage to all foes.
• Maziodyne: Heavy Lightning damage to all foes.
• Magarudyne: Heavy Wind damage to all foes.
• Mapsiodyne: Heavy Psychic damage to all foes.
• Mafreidyne: Heavy Nuke damage to all foes.
• Makougaon: Heavy Bless damage to all foes.
• Maeigaon: Heavy Curse damage to all foes.
• Megidola: Heavy Almighty damage to all foes.
• Hamaon: Powerful light-based instant death spell.
• Mudoon: Powerful dark-based instant death spell.
• Foul Breath: Decrease resistance to ailments of 1 foe.
• Tyrant's Glare: Greatly enhance physical and mental speed for a short time to perform more actions at once.
• Tarukaja: Increase attack power.
• Sukukaja: Increase speed/agility.
• Masukunda: Decrease speed/agility of all foes.
• Debilitate: Decrease attack, defense and speed/agility of 1 foe.
• Tyrant's Wave: Heavy Almighty damage to all foes.
• Inferno: Severe Fire damage to 1 foe.
• Diamond Dust: Severe Ice damage to 1 foe.
• Thunder Reign: Severe Lightning damage to 1 foe.
• Panta Rhei: Severe Wind damage to 1 foe.
• Psycho Force: Severe Psychic damage to 1 foe.
• Atomic Flare: Severe Nuke damage to 1 foe.
• Evil Touch: Inflicts Fear to 1 foe.
• Rebellion: Increase chance to score critical blows.

Others

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