Sukuna-Hikona (Persona)

For the Demon, see Sukuna-Hikona.

Sukuna-Hikona
スクナヒコナ
Artwork from Persona 4
Origin	Shinto
Arcana	Fortune

Sukuna-Hikona is a Persona in Persona 4. It is the Initial Persona of Naoto Shirogane.

Profile

Origin

Main section: Sukuna-Hikona § Origin

Design

Soejima designed Sukuna-Hikona with the Issun-bōshi fairytale in mind as the latter is said to be based on the former. The small size was an emphasis, as Naoto and Issun-bōshi both show how one can play a large role despite being so small. Similar to Naoto, Soejima gave Sukuna-Hikona an outfit that makes him look like a young boy detective in a retro anime. Specifically, the kind of immature character who gets captured and brought to the enemy's secret hideout, but plays a role in defeating the bad guys. Soejima wanted to make Sukuna-Hikona even smaller, but the staff refused as no one would be able to see him unless they made a special camera.

Gameplay

Persona 4

In Persona 4, Naoto starts with Sukuna-Hikona. It transfigures into Yamato Takeru upon maxing Naoto's Social Link.

	Name Level Sukuna-Hikona 55	Strength 32 Magic 38 Endurance 32 Agility 40 Luck 31
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Fortune ✘ —
Resistances — — — — — StrStrong StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 15% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 2x. Innate Mudoon 15 SP Darkness: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Innate Hamaon 15 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Innate Megidola 32 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Innate Deathbound 20% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes. Innate Mind Charge 29 SP More than doubles magic damage dealt next turn. 56 Blight 16% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Poison. 58 Mudo Boost — Increases success rate of Darkness magic. 64 Hama Boost — Increases success rate of Light magic. 66 Mamudoon 34 SP Darkness: med chance of instant kill, all foes. 68 Mahamaon 34 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, all foes. 70 Vorpal Blade 22% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes. 73 Megidolaon 60 SP Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes. 75

Persona 4 Golden

In Golden, Naoto starts with Sukuna-Hikona. It transfigures into Yamato Takeru upon maxing Naoto's Social Link and can further transfigure into Yamato Sumeragi during winter.

	Name Level Sukuna-Hikona 55	Strength 32 Magic 38 Endurance 32 Agility 40 Luck 31
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Fortune ✘ — —
Resistances — — — — — StrStrong StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 18% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 2x. Innate Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Innate Garudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. Innate Mudoon 15 SP Darkness: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Innate Hamaon 15 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Innate Megidola 24 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Innate Deathbound 20% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes. Innate Tetrakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects phys dmg once. 56 Blight 21% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Poison. 58 Mudo Boost — Increases success rate of Darkness magic. 60 Hama Boost — Increases success rate of Light magic. 62 Makarakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects magic dmg once. 64 Mamudoon 34 SP Darkness: med chance of instant kill, all foes. 68 Mahamaon 34 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, all foes. 70 Vorpal Blade 25% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes. 73 Megidolaon 38 SP Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes. 75
Social Link Skills Skill Cost Description Rank Invigorate 1 — Restores 3 SP each turn in battle. 2 Mind Charge 15 SP More than doubles damage of next magic attack. 4 Invigorate 2 — Restores 5 SP each turn in battle. 6 Heat Riser 30 SP Increases Attack, Defense, and Hit/Evasion rate (1 ally). 8 Invigorate 3 — Restores 7 SP each turn in battle. MaxGained upon completing Naoto's Social Link with Naoto and transfiguration to Yamato Takeru Shield of Justice 160 SP Shields the party from all damage once. MaxGained upon 2nd transfiguration to Yamato Sumeragi
Bike Skills Skill Cost Description Rank Bufudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to 1 foe. 1 Ziodyne 12 SP Deals heavy Elec damage to 1 foe. 2 Tetraja 24 SP Nullifies instant kill attack once (1 ally). 3 Myriad Arrows 22% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 4 Angelic Grace — Doubles evasion rate against all attacks but Light/Darkness/Almighty. 5

Persona 4 Arena

Main article: Gameplay:Naoto Shirogane § Persona 4 Arena

Naoto uses Sukuna-Hikona as her Persona for her C and D buttons in Arena.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Main article: Gameplay:Naoto Shirogane § Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Naoto uses Sukuna-Hikona as her Persona for her C and D buttons again in Arena Ultimax.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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	Name Level HP SP Sukuna-Hikona	Strength Magic Endurance Agility Luck
Arcana Type Fortune
Resistances — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

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	Name Level HP SP Sukuna-Hikona 15 165 46	Strength 20 Magic 23 Endurance 20 Agility 19 Luck 15
Arcana Type Fortune
Resistances — — — — — — — RsResist RsResist
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Kouha 6 SP Light Bless attack. (1 enemy) Innate Eiha 6 SP Light Curse attack. (1 enemy) Innate Rakukaja 8 SP Raise defense for 3 turns. (1 ally) Innate Cost Cutter 2 SP 2/3 Skill costs for 3 turns. (Self) Innate Hama 10 SP Low chance of instant kill. (1 enemy) [Bless-based attack] 21 Dekunda 18 SP Remove stat penalties. (Party) 25 Megido 14 SP Medium Almighty attack. (All enemies) 28 Kouga 14 SP Medium Bless attack. (1 enemy) 34 Eiga 14 SP Medium Curse attack. (1 enemy) 40 Marakukaja 18 SP Raise defense for 3 turns. (Party) 44 Megidola 32 SP Heavy Almighty attack. (All enemies) 50 Broadshot 68 HP Heavy Phys attack that pierces to the back row. 57 Kougaon 32 SP Heavy Bless attack. (1 enemy) 60 Eigaon 32 SP Heavy Curse attack. (1 enemy) 63 Megidolaon 48 SP Severe Almighty attack. (All enemies) 68
Unison Skills Skill Cost Description Prince Pincer — Skill by Detective Princes: Akechi / Naoto

Manual

Manual Descriptions
Persona 4	In addition to assisting Oukuninushi in creating the land of Izumo, this tiny god was one of the founders of medicine. He first arrived in the land in a small boat made of a pea pod, wearing the skin of a goose. He continued to help rule over the land of Izumo until the arrival of Ninigi, Amaterasu's grandson.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Sukuna-Hikona
Japanese	スクナヒコナ
Korean	스쿠나히코나 Seukunahikona	Sukuna-Hikona

Gallery

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  Sukuna-Hikona on the cover of the Vol. 8 Japanese Standard Edition DVD of Persona 4 The Animation
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  Sukuna-Hikona on the jacket cover of the Japanese Vol. 8 Full Disc of Persona 4 The Animation
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  Artwork from Persona 4
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  Concept artwork for Persona 4
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  Reference sheet for Persona 4 Arena
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  Render from Persona 4 The Animation
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  Card graphic from Persona 4
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  Graphic from Persona 4 Golden
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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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  Model from Persona 4
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  Model of Sukuna-Hikona playing a violin in Persona 4: Dancing All Night