Swift Strike

Swift Strike
電光石火
Screenshot from Persona 5
Damage Type(s)	Physical
Attribute(s)	Havoc/ElecPersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment StrikePersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona Mobile Online PhysPersona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Effect(s)	Deals damage

Swift Strike is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

In Persona 5, Swift Strike deals 3-4 hits of light Physical damage to all enemies. In Royal, it instead deals 2-4 hits, and its power is reduced.

In Persona 4 Arena, Swift Strike is a special move used by Yu Narukami. Yu and Izanagi both perform a sliding attack, with the distance traveled and number of hits varying depending on the version used.

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
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Havoc	—	Physical	12 dmg, 50% Shock, 5-7 hits	—	—	Multi foes	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona 3	Strike	—	—	x1-2 hits	21% HP	—	All Foes	—	—	95	3%	80%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 FES	Strike	—	—	x1-2 hits	15% HP	Light	All Foes	—	—	95	3%	80%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Portable	Strike	—	—	x1-2 hits	15% HP	Light	All Foes	—	—	95	3%	80%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Reload	Strike	—	—	—	15% HP	Light	All Foes	—	1-2	60	5	80	—	✔	✘
Persona 4	Phys	—	—	20% chance to inflict Dizzy when critting	12% HP	Light	All Enemies	—	1-2	65	5%	80%	Group 3	✔	✘
Persona 4 Golden	Phys	—	—	Deals damage	12% HP	Light	All Enemies	—	1-2	65	5%	80%	Group 3	✔	✘
Persona 5	Phys	—	Physical	—	17% HP	Miniscule	All Foes	—	2-4	20	10%	70%	—	—	—
Persona 5 Royal	Phys	—	Physical	—	17% HP	Miniscule	All Foes	—	2-4	20	10%	70%	—	✔	✘
Persona Mobile Online	Strike	Magic	Physical	Deals damage to all enemies (1-3 hits).	15% HP	—	All enemies	—	1-3	—	—	—	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Deal low Havoc + Elec damage multiple times to all enemies. May shock. (50% chance)
Persona 3	Light Strike dmg to all foes (multi-hit).
Persona 3 Reload	Deals weak Strike damage to all foes (1-2 hits).
Persona 4	Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 2x.
Persona 5	Miniscule Phys dmg to all foes 2-4 times.

Learnsets

Party Members

Persona 3

Name	Learned
Aigis	Innate

Persona 3 Reload

Name	Learned
Aigis	Innate

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis

Name	Learned
Koromaru	Innate

Persona 5

Name	Learned
Ryuji Sakamoto	32

Persona 5 Royal

Name	Learned
Ryuji Sakamoto	39

Demons

Persona 3

Name	Arcana	Learned
Koumokuten	Chariot	Innate
Nata Taishi	Chariot	Innate
Titan	Strength	29
Genbu	Temperance	30
Yamatano-orochi	Moon	30

Persona 3 FES

Name	Arcana	Learned
Koumokuten	Chariot	Innate
Nata Taishi	Chariot	Innate
Titan	Strength	29
Genbu	Temperance	30
Yamatano-orochi	Moon	30

Persona 3 Portable

Name	Arcana	Learned
Koumokuten	Chariot	Innate
Nata Taishi	Chariot	Innate
Neko Shogun	Star	24
Titan	Strength	29
Genbu	Temperance	30
Yamatano-orochi	Moon	30

Persona 3 Reload

Name	Arcana	Learned
Flauros	Hierophant	Innate
Zouchouten	Chariot	19
Neko Shogun	Star	20
Captain Kidd	Chariot	23
Mithras	Chariot	29
Oni	Chariot	32

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis

Name	Arcana	Learned
Flauros	Hierophant	Innate
Zouchouten	Chariot	18
Neko Shogun	Star	19
Captain Kidd	Chariot	22
Mithras	Chariot	28
Oni	Chariot	32

Persona 4

Name	Arcana	Learned
Matador	Death	Innate
Yaksini	Empress	20

Persona 4 Golden

Name	Arcana	Learned
Matador	Death	Innate
Yaksini	Empress	20
Gurr	Jester	22

Persona 5

Name	Arcana	Learned
Byakko	Temperance	Innate
Girimehkala	Moon	Innate
Hecatoncheires	Hanged Man	Innate
Rangda	Magician	Innate
Matador	Death	20
Zouchouten	Strength	35
Power	Justice	42
Unicorn	Hierophant	42

Persona 5 Royal

Name	Arcana	Learned
Matador	Death	22
Take-Minakata	Hanged Man	31
Zouchouten	Strength	35
Unicorn	Faith	42
Power	Justice	42
Hecatoncheires	Hanged Man	Innate
Byakko	Temperance	Innate
Rangda	Magician	Innate

Appearances in Non-Megami Tensei Media

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Swift Strike appears as one of Yu Narukami's special moves. Its properties are largely identical to how they were in Persona 4 Arena.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Swift Strike
Japanese	電光石火 Denkōsekka	As Fast as Lightning
Simplified Chinese	电光石火 Diànguāngshíhuǒ	As Fast as Lightning
Traditional Chinese	電光石火 Diànguāngshíhuǒ	As Fast as Lightning
French	Frappe éclair	Lightning Strike
German	Tempoangriff	Tempo Strike
Italian	Colpo fulmineo	Lightning Strike
Korean	전광석화電光石火 Jeon-gwangseokwa	As Fast as Lightning
Polish	Szybki cios	Quick Blow
Brazilian Portuguese	Golpe Veloz	Quick Strike
Russian	Быстрый удар Vystryy udar	Quick Strike
Peninsular Spanish	Golpe veloz	Quick Strike
Turkish	Seri Vuruş	Swift Strike