Thanatos (Persona)

This article is about the initial Persona of the Persona 3 protagonist. For the Demon of the same name, see Thanatos.

Thanatos is a Persona in the Persona series.

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Profile

Origin

Thanatos is the Greek god and personification of peaceful death. He is the son of Nyx and Erebus, and the twin brother of Hypnos.

Gameplay

Persona 3

Name Level Thanatos 64	Strength 48 Magic 51 Endurance 44 Agility 39 Luck 40
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Death ✘ Dark Ring of Darkness
Resistances — — — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Evil Smile 10 SP Instills Fear in all foes. Tempest Slash 18% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Megidola 65 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills 1 foe who is fearful. 67 Virus Breath 40 SP Deals dmg (25% of HP) /Poisons all foes. 69 1hSwd Master — Increases damage dealt by a 1-handed sword. 71

Persona 3 FES

Name Level Thanatos 64	Strength 48 Magic 51 Endurance 44 Agility 39 Luck 40
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Death ✘ Dark Ring of Darkness
Resistances StrStrong StrStrong — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills 1 foe who is fearful. Innate Tempest Slash 13% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Innate Megidola 65 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Innate Mahamaon 24 SP Light= instant kill, all foes (high odds). 66 1hSwd Master — Increases damage dealt by a 1-handed sword. 68 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals heavy Slash damage to 1 foe. 71

Persona 3 Portable

Name Level Thanatos 64	Strength 48 Magic 51 Endurance 44 Agility 39 Luck 40
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Death ✘ Dark Ring of Darkness
Resistances StrStrong StrStrong — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills 1 foe who is fearful. Tempest Slash 13% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Megidola 65 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Mahamaon 24 SP Light= instant kill, all foes (high odds). 66 Weapons Master — Increases normal attack damage using weapons. 68 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals heavy Slash damage to 1 foe. 71

Persona 3 Reload

Name Level Thanatos 78	Strength 52 Magic 66 Endurance 53 Agility 45 Luck 40
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Death ✘ Dark A
Persona Conception Item Level Jaw of Death 85
Resistances — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist WkWeak RpRepel ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Maeigaon 25 SP Deals heavy Dark damage to all foes. Mamudoon 26 SP Medium chance of Dark instakill to all foes. Ghastly Wail 28 SP Instakill all foes afflicted with Fear. Dark Amp — Automatically strengthen Dark skills by 50%. Can stack. 79 Enduring Soul — Survive a fatal blow with HP fully recovered. 80 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals severe Slash damage to 1 foe. 82 Megidolaon 50 SP Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes. 84

Persona 5

Name Level Thanatos 65	Strength 43 Magic 49 Endurance 41 Agility 38 Luck 31
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Item Death — Almighty Darkness Ring
Resistances StrStrong — — — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Rage Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty dmg to all foes. Medium chance of insta-kill. Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse dmg to all foes. Mamudoon 34 SP Medium chance of Curse insta-kill to all foes. Curse Amp — Strengthens Curse skills by 50%. Can stack. 66 One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. 68 Fortified Moxy — Increases Critical rate during an Ambush. 69 Enduring Soul — Revives with full HP when KO'd. Usable once per battle. 70

Name Level Thanatos Picaro 69	Strength 45 Magic 51 Endurance 43 Agility 40 Luck 35
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Item Death — Almighty Maeigaon
Resistances StrStrong — — — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Rage Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty dmg to all foes. Medium chance of insta-kill. Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse dmg to all foes. Mamudoon 34 SP Medium chance of Curse insta-kill to all foes. Mudo Boost — Increases success rate of Mudo skills. 70 One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. 72 Adverse Resolve — Increases Critical rate when surrounded. 73 Enduring Soul — Revives with full HP when KO'd. Usable once per battle. 74

Persona 5 Royal

Name Level Thanatos 65	Strength 43 Magic 49 Endurance 41 Agility 38 Luck 31
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Items Death — Almighty Darkness Ring — (FAFusion Alarm)
Resistances StrStrong — — — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Rage Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Trait Iron Heart Decreases SP cost by half after a Baton Pass.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty dmg to all foes. Medium chance of insta-kill. Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse dmg to all foes. Mamudoon 26 SP Medium chance of Curse insta-kill to all foes. Curse Amp — Strengthens Curse skills by 50%. Can stack. 66 One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. 68 Fortified Moxy — Increases Critical rate during an Ambush. 69 Enduring Soul — Revives with full HP when KO'd. Usable once per battle. 70

Name Level Thanatos Picaro 69	Strength 45 Magic 51 Endurance 43 Agility 40 Luck 35
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Items Death — Almighty Maeigaon — (FAFusion Alarm)
Resistances StrStrong — — — — — — — WkWeak RplRepel — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Rage Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Trait Iron Heart Decreases SP cost by half after a Baton Pass.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty dmg to all foes. Medium chance of insta-kill. Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse dmg to all foes. Mamudoon 26 SP Medium chance of Curse insta-kill to all foes. Mudo Boost — Increases success rate of Mudo skills. 70 One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. 72 Adverse Resolve — Increases Critical rate when surrounded. 73 Enduring Soul — Revives with full HP when KO'd. Usable once per battle. 74

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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Thanatos was available as part of the $1.99 DLC "Add-On Content Wave 2 #2".

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Persona 3	The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the brother of Hypnos. He is depicted as a young man with an inverted torch and wreath or butterfly in his hands.
Persona 3 Reload	The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the brother of Hypnos. He is depicted as a young man with an inverted torch and wreath or butterfly in his hands.
Persona 5	A Persona of another story. The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the twin brother of Hypnos. He is known to provide motals with a peaceful death.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the brother of Hypnos. He is depicted as a young man with an inverted torch and wreath or butterfly in his hands.

Compendium Entries
Persona 5	A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the twin brother of Hypnos. He is known to provide motals with a peaceful death.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タナトス Tanatosu	Thanatos
Simplified Chinese	塔纳托斯 Tǎnàtuōsī	Thanatos
Traditional Chinese	塔納托斯 Tǎnàtuōsī	Thanatos
Korean	타나토스 Tanatoseu	Thanatos

Gallery

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  Thanatos, Makoto Yuki, Yukari Takeba and Junpei Iori key artwork from Persona 3

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  Thanatos and Makoto Yuki key artwork from Persona 3

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  Thanatos and Makoto Yuki key artwork from Persona 3 Reload

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  Render of Thanatos for Persona 5

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  Render of Thanatos Picaro for Persona 5

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  Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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  Model from Persona 3

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  Model from Persona 3 Reload