Resist Dark

Resist Dark
闇耐性
Other Name(s)	Anti-DeathShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Anti-DarkShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Resist CursePersona 5 Persona 5 Royal Death ResistDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Attribute(s)	Passive
Effect(s)	Changes attribute resistance

Resist Dark is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Resist Dark is a Passive skill that increases the user's resistance to Dark to Resist. If the user's resistance is already Resist or greater, the skill has no effect.

In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, it does not nullify a weakness to Dark.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Passive	—	—	—	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	5	✔	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Passive	—	—	???	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Passive	—	—	???	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Passive	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—
Persona 3	Passive	—	—	Halves chance of death via a Darkness attack.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 FES	Passive	—	—	Halves chance of death via a Darkness attack.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Portable	Passive	—	—	Halves chance of death via a Darkness attack.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Reload	Passive	—	—	—	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 4	Passive	—	—	Halves chance of being killed by Dark skills	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Group 5	✔	✘
Persona 4 Golden	Passive	—	—	Halves chance of being killed by Dark skills	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Group 5	✔	✘
Persona 5	Passive	—	—	Curse damage halved.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona 5 Royal	Passive	—	—	Curse damage halved.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona Mobile Online	Passive	Magic	—	Changes Dark resistance to Resist.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Passive	—	—	Resist Death attacks.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Passive	—	—	Resist Death attacks.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Protects against Dark attacks.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Makes user resistant to Dark attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Reduces dark damage.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Strengthens resistance to Dark skills.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Strengthens resistance to Dark skills.
Persona 3	Halves chance of death via a Darkness attack.
Persona 3 FES	Halves chance of death via a Darkness attack.
Persona 3 Portable	Halves chance of death via a Darkness attack.
Persona 3 Reload	Increase resistance to Dark damage. Negates Dark weakness.
Persona 4	Reduces chance of death from Darkness attacks.
Persona 4 Golden	Reduces chance of KO from Darkness attacks.
Persona 5	Increases resistance to Curse attacks. Nullifies weakness.
Persona 5 Royal	Increases resistance to Curse attacks. Nullifies weakness.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Increases tolerance to death attacks, can void weakness
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Increases tolerance to death attacks, can void weakness

Learnsets

Party Members

Name	Learned
Character	Innate

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Mantra
Evil Spirit

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Mantra
Evil Spirit

Demons

Persona 4

Name	Arcana	Learned
Virtue	Justice	39
Kikuri-Hime	Priestess	53
Throne	Justice	54

Persona 5 Royal

Resist Curse is not learned natively by any persona and must be learned through skill mutation or a Skill Card.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Resist Dark
Japanese	1=耐呪殺
	呪殺耐性Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei V Jusatsutaisei	Curse resistance
	闇耐性Persona 3 Persona 4 Yamitaisei	Darkness resistance
	呪殺ストロンガDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Jusatsu sutoronga	Curse stronger

References

General

• "Chapter 7: Data", Persona 4 Official Perfect Guide, Famitsu Editorial Staff. Published by Enterbrain (2008). Japanese. p. 346-359 (Skill Data). ISBN-13: 978-4757744561.
• "Chapter 5: Data", Persona 4 The Golden: The Complete Guide, Dengeki Playstation Editorial Staff. Published by Kadokawa (2012). Japanese. p. 359-373 (Skill Data). ISBN-13: 978-4048866637.