Brainwash

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Brainwash is a Status Ailment in the Persona 5.

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Brainwash is a status ailment that causes the target to attack their allies and use support and healing skills on their enemies. It is similar to Charm.

Gameplay

Persona 5 / Royal

In Persona 5, whenever a combatant is afflicted with Brainwash, they will turn on their allies, attacking them, and support their enemies with healing and support skills. They are able to score downs and One Mores like normal, although the visual effect for a One More will not play. In Royal, if a combatant scores a One More and gets Brainwashed at the same time, e.g. from a reflected skill, they will still get their One More, but will use the extra turn under the effects of Brainwash, targetting their allies.

The Protagonist will not switch Personas while brainwashed, even if it offers a weakness or technical advantage against the party, or provides support or healing skills.

Those afflicted with Brainwash are vulnerable to Technicals by using Psychokinesis skills. In Royal, reading Knowing the Heart will allow Bless skills to also perform Technicals against brainwashed combatants. Brainwash lasts one turn, and will be cured on the afflicted's second turn after it is applied.

Persona 5

Cause
Item	—
Skill	Brainwash Boost, Ailment Boost, Marin Karin, Brain Jack, Brain Shake, Brain Buster
Weapon	Arsène's Cane, Prophet's Hand, Vajra, Calamity Gun SP, Sudarshana, Brain Shot, Kuzuryu Gouhou, Evil Roulette, Evil Roulette II, Evil Roulette SP, Baptism SP, Sirius SP
Cure
Item	Relax Gel, Hiranya, Recover Oil, Refresh Aroma, Repentance Ashes, Amrita Soda, Phantom Wafers
Skill	Energy Drop, Energy Shower, Amrita Drop, Amrita Shower, Salvation
Prevention
Skill	Resist Brainwash, Null Brainwash, Fortify Spirit
Equipment	Id Collar, Egoist Shirt, Kotodama Cape, Brain Guard, Brainwash Charm, Hades Harp, Golf Badge

Persona 5 Royal

Cause
Item	Agitation Crown, Occult Mask
Skill	Brainwash Boost, Ailment Boost, Marin Karin, Brain Jack, Brain Shake, Brain Buster
Weapon	Arsène's Cane, The Great Thief Stick, Prophet's Hand, Vajra, Unparalleled Vajra, Brain Shot, Pink Buster
Cure
Item	Relax Gel, Hiranya, Awake Incense Recover Oil, Refresh Aroma, Repentance Ashes, Awakening Incense Amrita Soda, Phantom Wafers, Strawberry Daifuku
Skill	Energy Drop, Energy Shower, Amrita Drop, Amrita Shower, Salvation
Prevention
Skill	Resist Brainwash, Null Brainwash, Fortify Spirit
Equipment	Old Undershirt, Id Collar, Egoist Shirt, Lil Devil Undershirt, Tao Robe, Philosophical Scarf, Thief Mask, Hades Harp, Hades Harp R, Graceful Harp, Graceful Harp R

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Jealousy

A similar ailment, Jealousy, can only be inflicted by the boss-only skill Distorted Envy, which is used by the final bossPersona 5
/a major bossPersona 5 Royal
, Yaldabaoth. It ignores Makarakarn and Immunity, but it can be cured by Insta-Heal.

Jealousy causes the afflicted party member to melee attack any party member who used a support or healing skill on a party member, unless either the caster or target is themself.

Jealousy, similarly to Brainwash, only lasts one turn, and will be cured on the afflicted's second turn after it is applied.

Cause
Item	—
Skill	Distorted Envy
Weapon	—

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Persona 5 Strikers

In Strikers, the Brainwash ailment returns. It causes anyone afflicted to attack their allies as if they were enemies.

Cause
Item	—
Skill	Marin Karin, Brain Jack, Brain Shake, Brain Buster
Weapon	—
Cure
Item	—
Skill	Amrita Drop, Amrita Shower, Salvation

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	洗脳 Sen'nō	Brainwashing