Gameplay:Kartikeya

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

Shin Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Kartikeya 80 630 283	Strength 86 Dexterity 78 Magic 78 Agility 103 Luck 86
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fury — —
Resistances — NulNull — — — — NulNull StrStrong ×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 Heaven's Bow 26 MP Heavy Gun damage to all enemies. Innate Luster Candy 50 MP Increases all allies' abilities by 1 rank. Innate Repel Gun — Makes user reflect Gun attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 81 Haste Lesson — Increases user's AG by 20. Stacks with other bonuses. 82

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level HP MP Kartikeya 78 629 325	Strength 66 Dexterity 81 Magic 54 Agility 109 Luck 97
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fury Chaos Youth 66288
Resistances — NuNull — — — — RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity -2 +4 — — — — — — — — -3 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Heaven's Bow 22 MP Heavy gun damage to all foes. Innate Debilitate 100 MP Debuffs all foes' attack, defense, and agility by 1 level. Innate Charge 9 MP Multiplies user's next physical or gun damage by 2.5. 79 High Gun Pleroma — Boosts gun attack by 50%. 81

Devil Summoner series

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

	Name Level HP MP Kartikeya 63 580 272Sega Saturn/292PlayStation Portable	Strength 25 Intelligence 11 Magic 14 Endurance 10 Agility 28 Luck 7
Location Fusion only
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used Kishin Fury Light-Chaos (248) 630 MMagnetite 26600 MMagnetite 103
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Wild Companion Youth (♂) Fire
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 176 130 146 126 33 50Sega Saturn/51PlayStation Portable
Resistances "Reflects Electricity. Strong against Sword Skill. Nullifies Expel." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Rfl ×½Reflect (×½ Damage) ×1 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl NulNull ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 150% 137.5% 125% 112.5% 100% 87.5% 75% 62.5% 50%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 2-4 Single enemy Front row
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Blight Sword Skill 12% HP Special physical action. Power 15. 2-4 hit attack. Poison effect. Hundred Man Killing Sword Skill 31% HP Special physical action. Power 32. All attack. Cautery Fist Fire 28% HP Special physical action. Power 20. All attack.

Persona series

Persona 3 FES

Name Level Kartikeya 70	Strength 52 Magic 44 Endurance 42 Agility 53 Luck 43
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Star ✘ Pierce
Resistances — — StrStrong WkWeak — NulNull — — WkWeak — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). Masukukaja 12 SP Increases party's Hit/Evasion rate. Maziodyne 32 SP Deals heavy Elec dmg/ Shocks all foes. 72 High Counter — Counter physical attacks (high odds). 73 Absorb Elec — Drains damage from Elec attacks. 75 Primal Force 21% HP Deals severe Pierce damage to 1 foe. 77

Persona 3 Portable

Name Level Kartikeya 70	Strength 52 Magic 44 Endurance 42 Agility 53 Luck 43
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Star ✘ Pierce
Resistances — — StrStrong WkWeak — NulNull — — WkWeak — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). Masukukaja 16 SP Increases party's Hit/Evasion rate. Maziodyne 32 SP Deals heavy Elec dmg/ Shocks all foes. 72 High Counter — Counter physical attacks (high odds). 73 Absorb Elec — Drains damage from Elec attacks. 75 Primal Force 21% HP Deals severe Pierce damage to 1 foe. 77

Persona 4

Name Level Kartikeya 67	Strength 47 Magic 39 Endurance 40 Agility 44 Luck 38
Location ?
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Star ? Elec
Resistances — — — RplRepel — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Maziodyne 22 SP Deals heavy Elec dmg to all foes. Innate Auto-Mataru — Automatic Matarukaja at start of battle. Innate High Counter — 20% chance of reflecting Phys attacks. 68 Myriad Arrows 18% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 69 Growth 2 — Persona gains 1/2 EXP while inactive. 70 Primal Force 20% HP Deals severe Phys damage to 1 foe. 75

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Kartikeya 67	Strength 47 Magic 39 Endurance 40 Agility 44 Luck 38
Location Magatsu Mandala; Hollow Forest; Yomotsu Hirasaka
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Star ✔ Elec Maziodyne
Resistances — — — RplRepel — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Maziodyne 22 SP Deals heavy Elec damage to all foes. Innate Auto-Mataru — Automatic Matarukaja at start of battle. Innate High Counter — 20% chance of reflecting Phys attacks. 68 Myriad Arrows 22% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 69 Growth 2 — Persona gains 1/2 EXP while inactive. 70 Primal Force 22% HP Deals severe Phys damage to 1 foe. 75