Needle Rush

Needle Rush
九十九針Ninety-nine needles
Other Name(s)	Multi PinRevelations: Persona Ninety Nine NeedlesPersona 2: Eternal Punishment 99 NeedlesShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Attribute(s)	Fly SkillShin Megami Tensei II GunShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 NeedleShin Megami Tensei PhysicalShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 SkillShin Megami Tensei if... Megami Ibunroku Persona
Effect(s)	Deals damage

Needle Rush, also known as 99 Needles, is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Needle Rush is a skill that inflicts damage.

In Shin Megami Tensei, it is a Needle skill.

In Shin Megami Tensei II, it is a Fly Skill.

In Shin Megami Tensei if... and Megami Ibunroku Persona, it is a Skill-Attribute skill.

In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne and the Digital Devil Saga series, it is a Physical skill, and it is enemy-exclusive in the latter.

In Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Soul Hackers 2, it is a Gun skill.

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	Needle	Extra	—	Damage. Hits 3~5 times.	—	—	Random	—	3-5	2	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei II	Fly Skill	Extra	Physical	Deals Fly Skill damage.	10% HP	—	Random enemies	—	3-5	8	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei if...	Skill	Extra	—	Skill attack with 8 power that hits 3-5 times.	10% HP	—	Random	—	3-5	8	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	Thrown	Extra	Physical	—	5% HP	—	Single enemy	—	—	20	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Physical	—	—	—	10% HP	Low	Single	—	1	41	?	?	1	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax	Physical	—	—	—	10% HP	Low	Single	—	1	41	?	?	1	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Gun	Magic	Physical	—	3 MP	—	Single Enemy	—	1	110	?	?	1	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux	Gun	Magic	Physical	—	3 MP	—	Single Enemy	—	1	110	?	?	1	✔	✘
Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation	Physical	—	—	Hits random enemies eight times.	25 HP	—	All enemies	Area	8	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX	Skill	Extra	—	Skill attack with 8 power that hits 3-5 times.	10% HP	—	Random	—	3-5	8	—	—	—	—	—
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	Gun	Extra	—	—	20% HP	—	Row	—	—	18	—	—	—	✔	✘
Soul Hackers 2	Gunfire	—	Physical	—	12 MP	—	Single enemy	—	1	80	?	100	—	✔	✘
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Tech	Extra	Physical	Damage.	0 SP	Light	Area	Two-Hand	All	15	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Thrown	—	Physical	38 dmg	—	—	1 foe	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Throw	—	Physical	Damage	—	—	1 foe	—	1	34	—	—	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Physical	Magic	Physical	Inflicts damage to one enemy.	—	—	Single enemy	—	2-4	6	5%	96%	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Physical	Magic	Physical	Inflicts damage to one enemy, 2-4 hits.	—	—	Single enemy	—	2-4	6	5%	99%	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei	Damages multiple enemies.
Shin Megami Tensei II	敵数体にダメージを与える Translation: Deals damage to multiple enemies.
Shin Megami Tensei if...	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	敵を襲う無数の針　範囲：敵単体 Translation: Countless needles which assault the enemy. Range: Single enemy
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Low Physical damage to one foe.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax	Low Physical damage to one foe.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation	Translation:
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Soul Hackers 2	Medium Gunfire damage to 1 enemy.
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Light Tech damage (area)
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Deal low Thrown damage to one enemy.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	敵単体に投具属性で小ダメージを与える Translation: Inflicts small Throw damage to an enemy.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar TunerEnemy-exclusive	—
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2Enemy-exclusive	Multi-hit ～Phys ～1 enemy (high accuracy)

Learnsets

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Shin Megami Tensei

Name	Race	Learned
Wengido	Jaki	Innate
Oni Jorou	Gaean	Innate
Wu Kong	Tenma	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei II

Name	Race	Learned
Manticore	Jaki	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei if...

Name	Race	Learned
Hannya	Brute	Innate
Gyu-Ki	Wilder	Innate
Baphomet	Fallen	Innate
Manticore	Wilder	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Name	Race	Learned
Will o' Wisp	Foul	Innate
Datsue-Ba	Femme	Innate
Badb Catha	Beast	Innate

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Name	Race	Learned
Chagrin	Wilder	Innate
Hariti	Lady	Innate
Erlkonig	Wood	Innate
Rangda	Femme	Innate
Rama	Hero	Innate

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Multi PinRevelations: Persona
	Ninety Nine NeedlesPersona 2: Eternal Punishment
	Needle RushShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Soul Hackers 2 Persona (PlayStation Portable) Persona 2: Innocent Sin Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
	99 NeedlesShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Japanese	つくもばりShin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom) Shin Megami Tensei II (Super Famicom) Shin Megami Tensei if... (Super Famicom) Megami Ibunroku Persona Tsukumobari	Ninety-nine needles
	九十九針Shin Megami Tensei (PlayStation) Shin Megami Tensei II (PlayStation) Shin Megami Tensei if... (PlayStation) Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 Tsukumobari	Ninety-nine needles
	百烈針Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Hyakuresshin	Hundred furious needles
	つくも針Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Tsukumobari	Ninety-nine needles