Resistance

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For other mechanics and organizations referred to as a "resistance", see Resistance (Disambiguation).

Resistance, also known as Affinity, describes how a given unit interacts when attacked by a given Attribute.

Overview

Each character or demon has a set of Resistances which describe how effective an attack of a given Attribute will be on them. These range from taking additional damage from that Attribute to taking no damage at all or even healing from it. Resistances also have priorities: in the event where a demon has, for instance, multiple Passive skills that modify their innate Resistances, only the one that provides the highest priority Resistance is applied.

While the specific terminology or possible types vary between games, the most common Resistance modifiers are as follows, in increasing order of priority:

• Weak: the attack will deal more damage.
• Neutral: the attack will function as normal.
• Resist: the attack will deal less damage than normal.
• Null: the attack will deal no damage.
• Repel: the attack will be reflected back to the attacker, dealing damage to them instead. If the attacker also repels the Attribute, the attack is nullified.
• Drain: the attack will heal the defender for the amount of damage it would have dealt.

Beyond damage, the attacker may receive certain benefits or detriments upon hitting specific Resistances, such as a Half Turn under the Press Turn System for striking a weakness.

Primarily in older games, Resistances are not unique and are instead derived from a shared pool referred to as "Resistance Types". In more recent titles, each set of Resistances is unique, being disconnected from other characteristics such as Race or Skill Affinities, but they are still correlated.

Mechanics by Game

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

Kyūyaku Megami Tensei

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Kyūyaku Megami Tensei

Shin Megami Tensei

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Shin Megami Tensei

Shin Megami Tensei features 36 resistance types for demons and 15 for armor.

Shin Megami Tensei II

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Shin Megami Tensei II

Shin Megami Tensei II features 66 resistance types for demons.

Shin Megami Tensei if...

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Shin Megami Tensei if...

Shin Megami Tensei if... features 67 resistance types for demons. 4 of the 67 demon resistance types are unused.

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine

Resistances are displayed as Resistance Levels. Each element, including Almighty and Recovery, is given a number ranging from -9 to 9, excluding 0, with negative numbers representing weaknesses and positive numbers representing resistances.

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine

Last Bible Special

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Last Bible Special

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner features 92 resistance types for demons.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers features 90 resistance types for demons.

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

The following Resistances exist:

• Frail: the attack causes the demon to flinch and often deals additional damage.
• Weak: the attack deals additional damage.
• Neutral: the attack deals normal damage.
• Strong: the attack deals less damage.
• Null: the attack deals no damage.
• Drain: the attack heals the demon and drains some MAG.

Megami Ibunroku Persona

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Megami Ibunroku Persona

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Resistance Types

Main article: Resistance Types in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	耐性 Taisei	Resistance