Instead, his attacks are largely typeless and often damage-heavy. Akechi no longer uses instant-death skills. He cannot learn any skills from leveling up, and all of them are innate upon joining. In addition, his skillset is completely changed. Akechi automatically joins at Level 75, unless his previous level from when he was in the party with Robin Hood exceeded that number, in which case his level will remain the same as before. Although he shares the same base stats as Robin Hood, his weaknesses are modified: he is now weak to Bless, and completely blocks Curse. However, on January 2nd, Akechi will rejoin the party with Loki. In Persona 5 Royal, Akechi's original skills with Robin Hood are left untouched, with the exception of the addition of the trait Tactical Spirit, giving allies the chance of having the SP cost of their support skills halved. The protagonist cannot itemize any melee weapons or firearms for him in the Velvet Room. It has a medium chance of inflicting Despair. He starts off with Moebius and his strongest ranged weapon is the Golden Beam, which costs 1,200 coins at the High Limit counter in Niijima's Palace. As such, Akechi should take caution in using Curse skills, as he may be Downed by his own attack against enemies that repel it.Īkechi starts off with a Lumina Saber and can acquire the Quasar Saber through Untouchable, his strongest melee weapon. However, despite this disconnect, it's still recommended for other members to spend their resources in supporting him so he can make the most out of his abilities.Īkechi is resistant to Bless attacks, and is weak against Curse. The only case he can help them is when they've fainted, directly reviving an ally with maximum HP with Samarecarm, which could help give back up against deaths from instant-kill attacks in particular. Unlike other party members, Akechi's learnset doesn't allow him to support other party members: his abilities are more catered towards himself or his opponents, especially since the buffs in his movepool are only directed towards himself. On the other hand, Akechi's low luck makes it more difficult for him to evade instant-kill attacks from opponents. Although effective, it can make him susceptible to opponents lowering his own health with normal attacks. On the other hand, Akechi has access to instant-death skills of both Bless and Curse type, and can focus on attempting to instantly kill a target at the risk of dealing nothing that turn, instead of slowly taking down their health. In addition, his passive skill Fortify Spirit helps him balance out his weakness to evading status effects caused by his low luck. This helps him deal high amounts of damage, particularly with Megaton Raid. He specializes in Bless, Curse and Almighty skills, and emphasizes direct focus in taking down foes.Īkechi's stats are almost evenly distributed, only losing Luck in exchange for higher Strength. Unlike other party members, Akechi is only active in the party during that Palace, and leaves once it's cleared. Akechi first joins the party on October 29th at Level 45 with Robin Hood, during the infiltration of Niijima's Palace.