Tartarus

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Tartarus
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Subarea(s)	Lobby Thebel Arqa Yabbashah Tziah Harabah Adamah The Monad Depths Paradigm DoorPersona 3 Portable Monad DoorsPersona 3 Reload Monad PassagesPersona 3 Reload

Tartarus is a location in Persona 3 and Persona 3 Reload. During the day, it is Gekkoukan High School located on the small island of Tatsumi Port Island. At night, it transforms into a distorted maze and serves a central role in the story of the game. Each block is visually different with more powerful Shadows on higher floors. The blocks in order are Thebel, Arqa, Yabbashah, Tziah, Harabah and Adamah.

Gameplay

Persona 3 / Persona 3 FES

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In Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES, party members do not have direct commands and will act on their own in battle. The protagonist can influence their actions, and change and adjust their behavior in the Tactics Menu. From the start, the protagonist can order his teammates to Act Freely, Heal / Support, Assign Target, or Stand By.

By participating in many battles, party members can become tired. When tired, they are more likely to miss, deal less damage and take more damage. The tired status can only be removed after leaving Tartarus by resting well or by using the bathroom.

If the party remains on one floor too long, The Reaper will spawn after many warnings from the navigator. Occasionally the party will arrive on smaller special floors with no enemies, causing The Reaper to spawn more quickly. In Shuffle Time, occasionally a card will be marked with a skull. If selected, The Reaper will spawn more quickly.

At specific levels in Tartarus are special teleporters that can return the party to the lobby and provide a shortcut back to the floor. These floors also contain Tartarus Bosses called Guardians which will block the party from ascending Tartarus until they are defeated.

Upon reaching the Adamah Block in Persona 3, The Monad Depths would become available in the lobby. In Persona 3 FES, defeating The Reaper is also required to unlock The Monad Depths moving forward.

Tartarus Blocks

Name	Floors	Accessible	Notes
Thebel	2 - 16	April 20th
Arqa	17 - 64	--
Yabbashah	65 - 114	--
Tziah	115 - 164	--
Harabah	165 - 214	--
Adamah	215 - 263	January 1st, 2010

Persona 3 Portable

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In Persona 3 Portable, the ability to regain HP and SP by returning to the Lobby is removed. The protagonist must interact with the clock located in the lobby and pay to restore full HP and SP. The tired mechanic was tweaked so that party members will only get tired after leaving Tartarus. A new item named Yawn-B-Gone can be purchased to remove tiredness entirely.

Direct Commands was introduced in Persona 3 Portable allowing the protagonist to give each party member direct commands in battle.

Persona 3 Reload

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Persona 3 Reload introduced significant changes to Tartarus compared to its previous iterations. You can no longer restore HP and SP by returning to the lobby like in Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES. Similarly to Persona 3 Portable, the protagonist must interact with the clock located in the lobby and spend seven Twilight Fragments to restore HP and SP. Twilight Fragments will also be necessary to open chests.

The Monad Depths from the original Persona 3 have been recreated into Monad Doors and Monad Passages. Behind Monad Doors are rare treasure chests and a powerful shadow protecting it. Monad Passages similarly contain many powerful shadows with the promise of rare items such as weapons, costumes and items that cannot be attained in normal treasure chests.

Game Appearances

Persona 3 / Persona 3 FES

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Persona 3 Portable

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Persona 3 Reload

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Audio Drama Appearances

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Novel Appearances

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Anime Appearances

Persona 3 The Movie: Spring of Birth

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Persona 3 The Movie: Midsummer Knight's Dream

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Persona 3 The Movie: Falling Down

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Persona 3 The Movie: Winter of Rebirth

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Manga Appearances

Persona 3

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Other Appearances

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Trivia

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タルタロス Tarutaros	Tartaros. Greek equivalent of Latin Tartarus.