Shadow Tatsuya

Shadow Tatsuya is the Shadow Self of Tatsuya Suou that appears in Persona 2: Innocent Sin. He uses the Persona Reverse Apollo in battle.
==Appearances==
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Boss
==Profile==
Shadow Tatsuya first appeared alongside Shadow Eikichi and Shadow Lisa at Caracol before the battle against Joker/Angel Joker.
After the three Shadows escaped, four temples appeared along the city: Leo Temple, Aquarius Temple, Taurus Temple and Scorpio Temple. Shadow Tatsuya was at the end of the Leo Temple protecting the crystal skull of said temple. When Tatsuya and the others arrive to where Shadow Tatsuya is, the latter taunts Tatsuya by saying that he knows his dreams (said dreams depends on what the player chooses at the beginning of the game during Saeko Takami's counseling). He tries to trick Tatsuya into admitting that he hates Jun for what he did when he was Joker, depending on the player's choice, the Shadow will make another remark about that Tatsuya must hate Jun, all the trouble he caused to the city and the pain he brought to his friends and him. Whatever the player chooses, the scene will lead to a boss fight against Shadow Tatsuya.
After the battle ends Shadow Tatsuya says that he is impressed on how strong Tatsuya is, but it was obvious since they are the same. He tells him that it doesn't matter if he is defeated, and that he must not forget that he is his Shadow and that he will always be around.
==Strategy==
Due to his very straightforward moveset, Shadow Tatsuya is likely to be the easiest of the Temple Guardians the party will encounter. It is recommended that before the party initiates the battle, they equip Tatsuya with his ultimate Persona Apollo, and keep it equipped for the entire battle. If this is done, a scene will play at the start and end of the battle, and Apollo will become immune to Dark-based spells. The best tactic for defeating Shadow Tatsuya is by casting Dashing Strike; this is an incredibly powerful Fusion Spell that deals low Havoc damage, but hits the enemy multiple times. Tackle can be found Personas such as Taranis, Nezha and Cerberus, while Zio is common on lower-leveled Personas and can be taught with Skill Cards. Have Eikichi, due to his high Strength stat, initiate the Fusion Spell while the rest of the party either partakes in it, attacks or heals. Do not attack Shadow Tatsuya with Fire Skills, as he nullifies them. However, he is weak to Light Skills, so these can be cast on him to deal damage.
His signature attack is his Dark Nova Kaiser; which hits a single target for both Almighty and Dark Damage. However, in comparison to Dark Foamy Lover and Bloody Divorce (which hit the entire party), the spell itself is very manageable.
==Stats==
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==Battle Quotes==
*Dark Nova Kaiser! (When he uses the spell Dark Nova Kaiser)
==Gallery==
File:TatsuyaWire.png|Tatsuya in front of his smiling shadow
File:P2shadowtatsuyagrin.jpg|Art of Shadow Tatsuya grinning
File:Shadows at Caracol.png|Shadow Tatsuya alongside Shadow Eikichi and Shadow Lisa at Caracol
File:ShadowTatsuyaGrinning.png|Portrait of Shadow Tatsuya grinning from the PSP version of Innocent Sin
== Trivia ==
*It is hinted that Shadow Tatsuya may represent Tatsuya's emptiness and his lack of direction in life (if his response to Ms. Saeko is not having any dreams for the latter). Hints are that Lisa spoke about his Shadow sounding cold and empty as if he's a machine and the Shadow mentioning about dreams and goals being meaningless in one's life and expected life to decide. The Alaya Shrine Incident may have affected his view on dreams which rendered him emotionless.
*He's one of the only two Shadow Selves of a protagonist in the whole series, and the only one whose name is player-chosen, due to how the player is able to rename Tatsuya but not Maya.
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