Killing Hand

Killing Hand
キリングハンドKilling Hand
P3P3R Model from Persona 3 Model from Persona 3 Reload
Other Name(s)	Purging Right Hand Black Hand
Arcana	Magician
Type	Hand

Killing Hand is a recurring Shadow in the Persona series.

Profile

Killing Hand is a Hand-type Shadow fought in Tartarus and Void Quest.

Gameplay

Persona 3

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand 22 185 91	Strength 12 Magic 23 Endurance 11 Agility 14 Luck 13
Location Arqa 41-64F
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Drop Magician — Onyx (—%)
Elemental Resistances — — — WkWeak NulNull — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Strike Attack — Strike Weapon Attack Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. Mabufu 8 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes. Mudo 6 SP Darkness chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Re Patra 3 SP Assists 1 ally who's been Knocked Down.

Persona 3 FES : The Answer

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand 43 292 144	Strength 24 Magic 38 Endurance 23 Agility 26 Luck 25
Location Antenora
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Drop Magician — — (—%)
Elemental Resistances — — — WkWeak — — — — StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Strike Attack — Strike Weapon Attack Mabufu 8 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes. Spirit Drain 5 SP Drains foe's SP. Bewilder 5 SP Distresses 1 foe. Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills 1 foe who is fearful.

Persona 3 Reload

In Reload, a version of the Killing Hand called the Purging Right Hand (Japanese: 粛清の右手, romanized Shukusei no migite) appears alongside a Subservient Left Hand and a Jotun of Authority on Tziah 136F, acting as the floor's mini-boss.

Another variant called the Black Hand (Japanese: ハンドブラック, romanized Hando burakku) appears alongside a Gold Hand, a Silver Hand, a Pink Hand, and a White Hand in the Harabah 225F Monad Passage.

Killing HandPurging Right Hand (Mini-boss)Black Hand (Monad)

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand 22 251 40	Strength 15 Magic 13 Endurance 14 Agility 14 Luck 17
Location Arqa 63F-68F
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Magician 148 —
Drop Assailant's Choker (%) Amethyst (%) — —
Element Resistances — — — — NuNull — WkWeak NuNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Strike Attack — Normal attack using the Strike attribute Assault Dive 11% HP Deals medium Strike damage to 1 foe. Bewilder 5 SP High chance of Distress to 1 foe. Evil Touch 5 SP High chance of Fear to 1 foe.

Name Level HP SP Purging Right Hand 42 1550 999	Strength 21 Magic 32 Endurance 27 Agility 32 Luck 33
Location Tziah 136F
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Magician 0 —
Drop — — — —
Element Resistances — DrDrain — — — WkWeak — — RplRepel ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Poisma 5 SP High chance of Poison to 1 foe. Bewilder 5 SP High chance of Distress to 1 foe. Eerie Sound 10 SP Medium chance of Distress to all foes. Resist Dizzy — Decrease chances of being afflicted with Dizzy. Poison Boost — Increases chances of inflicting Poison. Distress Boost — Increase chances of inflicting Distress.

Name Level HP SP Black Hand 69 2140 999	Strength 39 Magic 55 Endurance 46 Agility 43 Luck 40
Location Harabah 225F Monad Passage
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Magician 0 —
Drop Assailant's Choker (%) — — —
Element Resistances — — — DrDrain DrDrain DrDrain WkWeak — DrDrain ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Maragidyne 24 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes. Bufudyne 14 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Mabufudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Garudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Ziodyne 14 SP Deals heavy Electric damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Shock. Maziodyne 24 SP Deals heavy Electric damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Shock. Kougaon 15 SP Deals heavy Light damage to 1 foe. Makougaon 25 SP Deals heavy Light damage to all foes. Eigaon 15 SP Deals heavy Dark damage to 1 foe. Maeigaon 25 SP Deals heavy Dark damage to all foes. Concentrate 30 SP Next magic attack will deal more than double the damage. Resist Dizzy — Decrease chances of being afflicted with Dizzy. Freeze Boost — Increase chances of inflicting Freeze. Shock Boost — Increase chances of inflicting Shock. Magic Mastery — Automatically strengthen non-Almighty magic skills by 50%. Can stack.

Persona 4

EnemyMini-Boss

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand 32 208 179	Strength 14 Magic 20 Endurance 13 Agility 27 Luck 21
Location Marukyu Striptease: 5 - 10
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop Magician 510 32 ✔ Glossy Clasp (?%)
Element Resistances — — — — WkWeak WkWeak StrStrong — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×12¾×12.75 ×½×0.50 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Rebellion 5 SP Increases Critical Rate (1 ally). Red Wall 18 SP Add Fire resistance to 1 ally. Tetrakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects Phys dmg once. Balzac 5 SP Enrages 1 foe. Recarmdra — Recovers all allies' HP, but caster's HP falls to 1.

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand (Mini-Boss) 42 885 100	Strength 32 Magic 27 Endurance 32 Agility 30 Luck 21
Location Void Quest: 7
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop Magician 8060 42 ✘ — (%)
Element Resistances — — — — — NulNull NulNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Summon — Summon one unit. Deathbound 20% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes.

Persona 4 Golden

EnemyMini-Boss

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand 32 208 179	Strength 14 Magic 20 Endurance 13 Agility 27 Luck 21
Location Marukyu Striptease: Floors 5 - 10
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop 1 Drop 2 Magician 490 250 ✔ Glossy Clasp (?%) Olive Stone (?%)
Element Resistances WkWeak — — — — — — — ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Rebellion 5 SP Increases Critical Rate (1 ally). White Wall 18 SP Add Ice resistance to 1 ally. Tetrakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects phys dmg once. Balzac 5 SP Enrages 1 foe. Recarmdra — Recovers all allies' HP, but caster's HP falls to 1.

Name Level HP SP Killing Hand 42 885 100	Strength 32 Magic 27 Endurance 32 Agility 30 Luck 21
Location Void Quest: Chapter 7
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop Magician 8960 600 ✘ — (%)
Element Resistances — — — — — NulNull NulNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull
Skills Skill Cost Description Summon — Summon one unit. Deathbound 20% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes.

Nomenclature

Killing HandPurging Right HandBlack Hand

The name of this Shadow may be a play on the Japanese 殺手 koroshite ("murderer", literally "killing hand").

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Killing Hand
Japanese	キリングハンドPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Kiringu Hando	Killing Hand
Simplified Chinese	杀戮之手Persona 3 Reload Shālù zhī Shǒu	Slaughtering Hand
Traditional Chinese	殺戮之手Persona 3 Reload Shālù zhī Shǒu	Slaughtering Hand
French	Main tueusePersona 3 Reload	Killing Hand
German	MordhandPersona 3 Reload	Murder-Hand
Italian	Mano assassinaPersona 3 Reload	Killing Hand
Korean	킬링 핸드Persona 3 Reload Killing Haendeu	Killing Hand
Polish	Zabójcza dłońPersona 3 Reload	Killing Hand
Brazilian Portuguese	Mão AssassinaPersona 3 Reload	Killing Hand
Russian	Убивающая рукаPersona 3 Reload Ubivayushchaya ruka	Killing Hand
Peninsular Spanish	Mano asesinaPersona 3 Reload	Killing Hand
Turkish	Öldüren ElPersona 3 Reload	Killing Hand

The terms used in the Japanese, Chinese, and Korean names of the Shadow hold the specific connotation of forcible removal or killing of political enemies.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Purging Right HandPersona 3 Reload
Japanese	粛清の右手Persona 3 Reload Shukusei no Migite	Right Hand of Purging
Simplified Chinese	肃清之右手Persona 3 Reload Sùqīng zhī Yòushǒu	Right Hand of Purging
Traditional Chinese	肅清的右手Persona 3 Reload Sùqīng de Yòushǒu	Right Hand of Purging
French	Main droite de la purgePersona 3 Reload	Right Hand of Purging
German	Auslöschende rechte HandPersona 3 Reload	Annihilating Right Hand
Italian	Mano destra purificantePersona 3 Reload	Purifying Right Hand
Korean	숙청肅淸의 오른손Persona 3 Reload Sukcheong-ui Oreunson	Right Hand of Purging
Polish	Oczyszczająca prawa dłońPersona 3 Reload	Purifying Right Hand
Brazilian Portuguese	Mão Direita PurgadoraPersona 3 Reload	Purging Right Hand
Russian	Зачищающая правая рукаPersona 3 Reload Zachishchayushchaya pravaya ruka	Purging Right Hand
Peninsular Spanish	Purga diestraPersona 3 Reload	Right-Hand Purge
Turkish	Arındırıcı Sağ ElPersona 3 Reload	Cleansing Right Hand

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Black HandPersona 3 Reload
Japanese	ハンドブラックPersona 3 Reload Hando Burakku	Hand Black
Simplified Chinese	漆黑之手Persona 3 Reload Qīhēi zhī Shǒu	Pitch-Black Hand
Traditional Chinese	黑之手Persona 3 Reload Hēi zhī Shǒu	Black Hand
French	Main noirePersona 3 Reload	Black Hand
German	Schwarze HandPersona 3 Reload	Black Hand
Italian	Mano neraPersona 3 Reload	Black Hand
Korean	핸드 블랙Persona 3 Reload Haendeu Beullaek	Hand Black
Polish	Czarna dłońPersona 3 Reload	Black Hand
Brazilian Portuguese	Mão PretaPersona 3 Reload	Black Hand
Russian	Черная рукаPersona 3 Reload Chernaya ruka	Black Hand
Peninsular Spanish	Mano negraPersona 3 Reload	Black Hand
Turkish	Siyah ElPersona 3 Reload	Black Hand