Gameplay:Matador

This page covers gameplay information of Matador across the Megami Tensei franchise.

Shin Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax

Name Level HP MP Matador 30 246 117	Strength 12 Magic 9 Vitality 11 Agility 19 Luck 9
Race Alignment C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fiend — —
Resistances Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Almighty — — — — NulNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×1 Expel Death Curse Nerve Mind Explode NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull — ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0 ×1
Skill Inheritance Preference Mouth Wing Eye Lunge Bite Claw Weapons Girl Talk — ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ —
Skills SkillHD Remaster / PlayStation 2 Attribute Cost Description Level Mazan Force 8 MP Low Force damage to all foes. Andalucia Physical 6% HP Medium Physical damage to all foes. Dekunda Support 10 MP Negates -nda effects on the party. 31 Focus Support 5 MP More than doubles Physical attack next turn. 32 Taunt Support 20 MP Lowers all foes' Defense/raises Physical Attack. 33 Red Capote Support 36 MP Raises Evasion/Hit Rate by 4 stages. 34

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Matador 84 889 176	Strength 112 Dexterity 99 Magic 77 Agility 90 Luck 73
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fiend — —
Resistances StrStrong StrStrong — — WkWeak — StrStrong NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Taunt 20 MP Increases all enemies' attack power and decreases their defense power by 2 ranks. Innate Hades Blast 32 MP Heavy Phys damage to all enemies. Innate Sukukaja 15 MP Increases all allies' agility by 1 rank. Innate Dekunda 10 MP Removes all allies' stat decreases. 85 Doping 45 MP Increases all allies' max HP by 30%. 86

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level HP MP Matador 87 814 334	Strength 133 Dexterity 89 Magic 81 Agility 107 Luck 109
Location Special FusionQing Niugai x Stonka x Catoblepas x Macabre
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Fiend Neutral Matador 73294 Defeat Matador
Resistances RsResist RsResist — WkWeak — — RsResist RsResist ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +5 — — -3 — — — — +3 — — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1-2 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Andalusia 20 MP 4 to 12 hits of heavy physical damage to multiple foes. Innate Soul Drain 7 MP Drains large amount of HP and MP from one foe. Smirk: +Increased damage Innate Dark Sword 16 MP 2 hits of medium physical damage and 70% mute to one foe. 88 Hades Blast 42 MP Heavy physical damage to all foes. 89 Phys Pierce — All physical attacks bypass all physical resistances. 90

Shin Megami Tensei V

	Name Level HP MP Matador 24 136 154	Strength 23 Vitality 14 Magic 17 Agility 28 Luck 22
Race Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Gift Type Fiend — — —
Resistances — — — WkWeak NulNull StrStrong StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances StrStrong StrStrong — — StrStrong — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential +4 — — -5 +3 — — — — — +1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Andalucia 20 MP 3~6 weak Physical attacks to random foes. Innate Mazan 15 MP Weak Force attack to all foes. Innate Red Capote 8 MP Raises Accuracy/Evasion of 1 ally by 2 ranks for 3 turns. Innate Light Life Aid — Recover a little HP after a battle. 25 Critical Aura 25 MP Next Strength-based attack of self will be 100% accurate and guaranteed Critical. 26 Counter — Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a weak Phys attack. 27
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Freikugel EXRequires Fiend Talisman Severe Almighty attack based on level to 1 foe.

Persona series

Persona 3 Reload

Name Level Matador 22	Strength 17 Magic 14 Endurance 12 Agility 23 Luck 10
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Strength ✘ Ice D
Resistances — — — WkWeak — — NuNull — RpRepel ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Torrent Shot 11% HP Deals weak Pierce damage to 1 foe (2-4 hits). Innate Vacuum Slash 14% HP Deals weak Slash damage to all foes. Innate Dodge Pierce — Increases Evasion against Pierce skills. Innate Auto Sukukaja — Temporarily increases user's Accuracy/Evasion at the start of battle. 23 Dodge Fire — Increases Evasion against Fire skills. 25 Dekunda 10 SP Nullify stat debuffs for all allies. 26 Blade of Fury 17% HP Deals weak Slash damage to all foes (2-4 hits). 28

Episode Aigis

Name Level Matador 22	Strength 17 Magic 14 Endurance 12 Agility 23 Luck 10
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Strength ✘ Ice D
Resistances — — — WkWeak — — NuNull — RpRepel ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Torrent Shot 11% HP Deals weak Pierce damage to 1 foe (2-4 hits). Innate Vacuum Slash 14% HP Deals weak Slash damage to all foes. Innate Dodge Pierce — Increases Evasion against Pierce skills. Innate Auto Sukukaja — Temporarily increases user's Accuracy/Evasion at the start of battle. 23 Dodge Fire — Increases Evasion against Fire skills. 24 Dekunda 10 SP Nullify stat debuffs for all allies. 25 Blade of Fury 17% HP Deals weak Slash damage to all foes (2-4 hits). 26

Persona 4

Name Level Matador 24	Strength 17 Magic 10 Endurance 16 Agility 25 Luck 11
Location ?
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Death ? Phys
Resistances — WkWeak — — — — RplRepel ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mamudo 18 SP Darkness: low chance of instant kill, all foes. Innate Swift Strike 12% HP Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 2x. Innate Dekunda 10 SP Nullifies stat penalties on party. Innate Mudo Boost — Increases success rate of Darkness magic. 26 Rampage 12% HP Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 27 Auto-Sukukaja — Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle. 29 Survive Light — 50% chance of being revived with 1 HP if killed by Light. 30

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Matador 24	Strength 17 Magic 10 Endurance 16 Agility 25 Luck 11
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Death ✔ Phys Rampage
Resistances — WkWeak — — — — RplRepel ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mamudo 18 SP Darkness: low chance of instant kill, all foes. Innate Swift Strike 12% HP Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 2x. Innate Dekunda 10 SP Nullifies stat penalties on party. Innate Mudo Boost — Increases success rate of Darkness magic. 26 Rampage 12% HP Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 27 Auto-Sukukaja — Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle. 29 Survive Light — 50% chance of being revived with 1 HP if killed by Light. 30

Persona 5

Name Level Matador 19	Strength 12 Magic 13 Endurance 12 Agility 16 Luck 11
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Item Death — Psy Garula
Resistances — — — — WkWeak NulNull — — — — — ×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 Psi 4 SP Light Psy dmg to one foe. Null Dizzy — Prevents infliction of Dizzy. Sukukaja 8 SP Increases Accuracy/Evasion for one ally for 3 turns. Swift Strike 17% HP Miniscule Phys dmg to all foes 2-4 times. 20 Trigger Happy — Increases chance of Critical from Gun attacks. 22 Garula 6 SP Medium Wind dmg to one foe. 23

Persona 5 Royal

Name Level Matador 17	Strength 11 Magic 13 Endurance 10 Agility 16 Luck 8
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Items Death — Psy Blood Red Capote Bloodied Capote (FAFusion Alarm)
Resistances — — — — WkWeak NulNull — — — — — ×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 Potent Hypnosis Increases effect period of Support skills cast on allies by 1 turn.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Psi 4 SP Light Psy dmg to one foe. Null Dizzy — Prevents infliction of Dizzy. Sukukaja 8 SP Increases Accuracy/Evasion for one ally for 3 turns. Mapsi 10 SP Light Psy dmg to all foes. 18 Double Shot 12% HP Light Gun dmg to one foe 2 times. 20 Swift Strike 17% HP Miniscule Phys dmg to all foes 2-4 times. 22