Polydeuces

Polydeuces
ポリデュークス
P3P3RP5X Artwork from Persona 3 Artwork from Persona 3 Reload Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
Origin	Greek culture
Arcana	Emperor

Polydeuces is a Persona in Persona 3. It is the Persona of Akihiko Sanada.

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Origin

In Greek mythology, Polydeuces is the twin brother of Castor, and together they were known as the Dioscuri or The Hero Twins. They both have the same mother, Leda, but have different fathers: Polydeuces's father is Zeus, while Castor's father was Tyndareus, a mortal man; hence, Polydeuces is immortal, while Castor is mortal. During the death of Castor, not wanting to be seperated from his brother, Polydeuces asked Zeus to share his immortality to Castor and they were transformed into the Gemini constellation. His name means "much sweetness", or "much sweet wine".

When the Romans adapted the story, Polydeuces' name became Pollux.

Design

Polydeuces has a muscular built, albeit with only the hands and feet being reduced in a smaller size compared to the rest of its body. Its face being half-hidden by its upper body, with its right arm being strapped in a gaunlet with a needle at the end. Polydeuces also wears a bulletproof vest on its body.

Gameplay

Persona 3

	Name Level Polydeuces 12	Strength 9 Magic 10 Endurance 8 Agility 9 Luck 7
Location Akihiko Sanada's Initial Persona
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Emperor — Elec —
Resistances — — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Sonic Punch 12% HP Deals light Strike damage to 1 foe. Innate Zio 4 SP Deals light Elec damage/Shocks 1 foe. Innate Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Tarunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Attack. 16 Mazio 8 SP Deals light Elec dmg/ Shocks all foes. 21 Rakunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense. 25 Zionga 8 SP Deals medium Elec damage/Shocks 1 foe. 29 Sukunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Hit/Evasion rate. 33 Elec Boost — Strengthens Elec attacks. 37 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 38 Mazionga 16 SP Deals medium Elec dmg/Shocks all foes. 41

Persona 3 FES

	Name Level Polydeuces 12	Strength 9 Magic 10 Endurance 8 Agility 9 Luck 7
Location Akihiko Sanada's Initial Persona
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Emperor — Elec —
Resistances — — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Sonic Punch 9% HP Deals light Strike damage to 1 foe. Innate Zio 4 SP Deals light Elec damage/Shocks 1 foe. Innate Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Tarunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Attack. 16 Mazio 8 SP Deals light Elec dmg/ Shocks all foes. 21 Rakunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense. 25 Zionga 8 SP Deals medium Elec damage/Shocks 1 foe. 29 Sukunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Hit/Evasion rate. 33 Elec Boost — Strengthens Elec attacks. 37 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 38 Mazionga 16 SP Deals medium Elec dmg/Shocks all foes. 41

Persona 3 Portable

	Name Level Polydeuces 12	Strength 9 Magic 10 Endurance 8 Agility 9 Luck 7
Location Akihiko Sanada's Initial Persona
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Skill Card Emperor — Elec — —
Resistances — — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Sonic Punch 9% HP Deals light Strike damage to 1 foe. Innate Zio 4 SP Deals light Elec damage/Shocks 1 foe. Innate Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Tarunda 8 SP Decreases 1 foe's Attack. 16 Mazio 8 SP Deals light Elec dmg/ Shocks all foes. 21 Rakunda 8 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense. 25 Zionga 8 SP Deals medium Elec damage/Shocks 1 foe. 29 Sukunda 8 SP Decreases 1 foe's Hit/Evasion rate. 33 Elec Boost — Strengthens Elec attacks. 37 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 38 Mazionga 16 SP Deals medium Elec dmg/Shocks all foes. 41

Persona 3 Reload

	Name Level Polydeuces 14	Strength 12 Magic 10 Endurance 9 Agility 11 Luck 7
Location Akihiko Sanada's Initial Persona
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Emperor — Elec
Resistances — — — — WkWeak RsResist — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zio 4 SP Deals weak Elec damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Shock. Innate Dia 3 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Sonic Punch 9% HP Deals weak Strike damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Distress. Innate Mazio 10 SP Deals weak Electric damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Shock. Innate Tarunda 8 SP Decreases 1 foe's Attack for 3 turns. 15 Shock Boost — Increase chances of inflicting Shock. 17 Sukukaja 8 SP Increases 1 ally's Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns. 21 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 24 Zionga 8 SP Deals medium Electric damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Shock. 28 Elec Boost — Automatically strengthen Electric skills by 25%. 32 Elec Break 12 SP Negate Electric resistance of all foes for 3 turns. 35 Gigantic Fist 14% HP Deals heavy Strike damage to 1 foe. 39 Mazionga 16 SP Deals medium Electric damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Shock. 42 Matarunda 24 SP Decreases all foes' Attack for 3 turns. 46 Masukukaja 24 SP Increases party's Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns. 50 Ziodyne 14 SP Deals heavy Electric damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Shock. 54 Diarahan 20 SP Fully restores 1 ally's HP. 58 Evade Ice — Greatly increase Evasion against Ice skills. Does not stack. 62 Maziodyne 24 SP Deals heavy Electric damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Shock. 67 God's Hand 25% HP Deals massive Strike damage to 1 foe. 72 Elec Amp — Automatically strengthen Electric skills by 50%. Can stack. 75
Theurgy Skill Skill Cost Description Persona Lightning Spike Theurgy Akihiko Sanada's Theurgy; Deals heavy Electric damage to all foes, ignoring resistances. Polydeuces or Caesar

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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	Name Level HP SP Polydeuces 1	Strength 8 Magic 8 Endurance 7 Agility 7 Luck 7
Arcana Type Emperor
Resistances — — — — WkWeak RsResist — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zio [[]] — A light Elec attack. (1 Enemy) Innate Tarunda [[]] — Lower attack for 3 turns. (1 Enemy) 3 Death Counter [[]] — Counter-attack whenever user's row is attacked, for 3 turns. 10 Zionga [[]] — A medium Elec attack. (1 Enemy) 16 Matarunda [[]] — Lower physical attack for 3 turns. (All Enemies) 27 Ziodyne [[]] — A heavy Elec attack. (1 Enemy) 40

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

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	Name Level HP SP Polydeuces 26 249 52	Strength 39 Magic 24 Endurance 35 Agility 38 Luck 19
Arcana Type Emperor
Resistances — — WkWeak RsResist — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Triple Down 25 HP 3 medium Phys attacks. Innate Mazio 18 SP Light Elec attack. (All enemies) Innate Tarunda 8 SP Lower attack for 3 turns. (1 Enemy) Innate Combo Arts — Medium chance of another attack after regular attack. Innate Elec Boost — Slightly raise Elec attack strength. Innate Rush Stance 3 SP High chance attack skills will activate twice for 2 turns. (Self) Innate Brain Shake 32 HP Medium Phys attack, with high chance of Confusion. 29 Zionga 14 SP Medium Elec attack. (1 enemy) 34 Matarunda 18 SP Lower attack for 3 turns. (All enemies) 38 Elec Amp — Moderately raise Elec attack strength. 41 Black Spot 62 HP Heavy Phys attack. 48 Mazionga 36 SP Medium Elec attack. (All enemies) 55 Power Charge 22 SP Triple physical attack for next hit. Lasts 3 turns. (Self) 61 Combo Arts+ — High chance of another attack after regular attack. 64 God's Hand 85 HP Severe Phys attack. 72
Unison Skills Skill Cost Description

Persona 5: The Phantom X

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	Name ★ Rating Level Polydeuces 5 1
Attribute Role Electric Sweeper
Stats HP Attack Defense Speed 305 104 53 96 — — — —
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — —
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Compendium

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Persona 5: The Phantom X	A hero in Greek mythology. As the son of Zeus and the mortal Leda, he inherited his father's immortality. He and his half-brother Castor were famed fighters, and both became stars in the constellation Gemini.

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Nomenclature

From Greek πολύς polýs ("much, many") + δεῦκος deûkos (alternate form of γλεῦκος gleûkos, "sweet wine") + -ης -ēs (proper noun suffix). Also known as Pollūx in Latin.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Polydeuces
Japanese	ポリデュークス Poridyūkusu	Polydeucus
Simplified Chinese	波吕克斯 Bōlǚkèsī	Pollux; Latin form of Polydeuces
Traditional Chinese	波呂狄烏刻斯 Bōlǚdíwūkèsī	Polydeuces
French	Pollux	Pollux; Latin form of Polydeuces
German	Polydeuces	Polydeuces
Italian	Polluce	Pollux; Latin form of Polydeuces
Korean	폴리데우케스 Pollide'ukeseu	Polydeuces
Polish	Polideukes	Polydeuces
Brazilian Portuguese	Polideuces	Polydeuces
Russian	Полидевк Polidevk	Polydeuces
Peninsular Spanish	Polideuco	Polydeuces
Turkish	Polydeuces	Polydeuces

Gallery

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  Artwork from Persona 3
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  Artwork from Persona 3 Reload
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  Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
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  Card graphic from Persona 3
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  Graphic from Persona 3 Portable
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  Graphic from Persona 3 Reload
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  Graphic from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
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  Graphic from Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
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  Card graphic of Akihiko Sanada with Polydeuces from Persona 5: The Phantom X
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  Battle icon from Persona 5: The Phantom X
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  Model from Persona 3
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  Model from Persona 3 Portable
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  Model from Persona 3 Reload