Insta-Kill

Insta-Kill is a special battle attribute in the series.
==Profile==
Insta-Kill refers to the ability to instantly kill enemies in spite of their HP. It is generally possible to do so via the Light and Dark type Hama and Mudo skills. These are always based around chance, so if those skills fail, nothing will happen. The odds of success are generally determined by the Luck stat of both the user and the target.
Enemies that resist Light or Dark can reduce their chances of being instantly killed, whereas weaknesses increase it. Bosses are generally immune to instant death.
In Megami Ibunroku Persona, Hama and Mudo only have an instant-kill chance against Undead and Divine enemies respectively, only inflicting damage otherwise. The spell Deathtika always has an instant-kill chance, and is of the separate Curse element.
In Persona 4 and Persona 5, Foul Breath and Stagnant Air also make the respective targets more susceptible to instant death skills.
In at least Persona 5, successfully killing an enemy weak to the respective affinity Downs them, allowing for One More and negotiation. On the other hand, a combatant guarding is unaffected by Insta-Kill effects. Insta-kill cannot deal Technical damage, but will remove any ailment the target may have, as long as they are protected by Homunculus or an Enduring effect.
In both Digital Devil Saga games, only Mudo has an instant-kill chance, while Hama only inflicts fractional damage.
In Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army, Mudo instead halves the target's HP, but in Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, it once again inflicts instant death. Hama is absent in both games.
In Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE, only the higher-tier Hama and Mudo spells (Hamaon, Mahamaon, Mudoon, and Mamudoon) carry an instant kill chance.
In Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse, Hama and Mudo inflict damage and only carry an instant kill chance if the user is Smirking.
In Shin Megami Tensei V, the Hama and Mudo line of skills has been turned to deal offensive damage, but has a chance to instantly kill enemies that are weak to Light or Dark. There are certain Dark skills, particularly Profaned Land and Toxic Breath that can only Poison enemies, but cannot instantly kill them. God's Bow is a Light skill that has an increased chance of instakill against any target, regardless of whether they're weak to it. Aside from that, Evil Melody and Chaotic Will are skills that separately deal chance-based instakill.
In Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2, Insta-Kill is known as Mortal. Since the Hama and Mudo lines of skills deal damage with no additional effects, it isn't associated with any particular element. 
Instant kill skills are completely absent from the Majin Tensei and Devil Survivor series, due to their tactical nature.
== List of skills ==
=== Recurring ===
Skill 	Effect 	Games
Hama 	Expel-type insta-kill on 1 enemy 	Most
Mahama 	Expel-type insta-kill on multiple enemies 	Most
Hamaon 	Expel-type insta-kill on 1 enemy 	Most
Mahamaon 	Expel-type insta-kill on multiple enemies 	Most
Bright Judgement	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Judgement Light 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Samsara 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies
Exclusive to Daisoujou	Persona 3
Persona 4
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona 5
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
God's Bow 	Guaranteed Expel-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Exclusive to White Rider	Shin Megami Tensei III: NocturneShin Megami Tensei IV:Apocalypse
Shin Megami Tensei V
Shin Megami Tensei: Dx2 Liberation
Mudo 	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy 	Most
Mamudo 	Death-type insta kill on multiple enemies 	Most
Mudoon 	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy 	Most
Mamudoon 	Death-type insta-kill on multiple enemies 	Most
Hell Eyes 	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy 	Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei: if...
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Dark Verdict 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Die For Me! 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies
Exclusive to Alice	Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Shin Megami Tensei V
Persona 3
Persona 4
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona 5
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Persona 5 Strikers
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Door of Hades 	Heavy Almighty damage + Death-type insta-kill on all enemies
Exclusive to Thanatos and Thanatos Picaro	Persona 5
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona Q2: New Cinema Laberynth
Omega Cluster 	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy every turn 	Megami Ibunroku Persona
Persona 2
Death Flies 	Severe Almighty damage + guaranteed Death-type insta kill on all enemies
Exclusive to Beelzebub	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Shin Megami Tensei V
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Eternal Rest 	Mind-type insta-kill on all sleeping enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Occult Flash 	Moderate physical damage + insta-kill on all enemies	Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Cold World 	Medium Ice damage+insta-kill to all enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Pralaya 	Varies 	Persona 2
Persona 3
Persona 4
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Evil Melody 	Varies 	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Shin Megami Tensei V
===Shin Megami Tensei===
Skill 	Effect
Death Road	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
===Shin Megami Tensei II===
Skill 	Effect
God's Judgement	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 enemy.
Used by Satan.
Mouth of God 	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 enemy with the lowest Intelligence.
Used by YHWH.
===Shin Megami Tensei: if...===
Skill 	Effect
Mega Strike 	Slash-type severe damage + insta-kill on random enemies
Large Beheading	Tech-type medium damage + insta-kill on 1 enemy
Sol Cluster 	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
Skill 	Effect
Eat Whole 	Tech/Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Snipe Shot 	Gun/Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Deadly Needle 	Thrown/Expel-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Rending Arrows	Thrown/Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies
Glacial Blast 	Ice-type damage + Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies
Violet Flash 	Elec-type damage + Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
Skill 	Effect
Pestilence 	Almighty-type damage + insta-kill on all Poisoned enemies
Exclusive to Pale Rider
Stinger 	Heavy Almighty-type damage + insta-kill on 1 enemy.
Exclusive to Dante
Tekisatsu 	Heavy Amighty-type damage + insta-kill on 1 enemy
Exclusive to Raidou
Hell's Call	Almighty-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Used by Ahriman on those who violate his rules.
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Skill 	Effect
Shining Eye	Death damage to 1 enemy+insta-kill or Stone
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
Skill 	Effect
Headshot 	Medium Gun damage+insta-kill to 1 enemy
Horn of Fate	Expel or Death-type insta-kill to all enemies or allies (random)
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Skill 	Effect
Loyalty Slash 	Heavy physical damage+guaranteed insta-kill during Smirk
Exclusive to Hagen
Dazzle Ray 	Severe Expel-type damage+guaranteed insta-kill during Smirk
Exclusive to Cleopatra
Blink of Death	Heavy Death-type damage+Rakunda+guaranteed insta-kill during Smirk
Exclusive to Azrael
Dark Grudge 	Heavy Death-type damage+guaranteed insta-kill during Smirk
Exclusive to Izanami
Fear Darkness 	Severe Death-type damage+guaranteed insta-kill during Smirk
Exclusive to Mephisto
===Shin Megami Tensei V===
Skill 	Effect
White Dracostrike	Strength-based Expel damage+insta-kill when striking weakness on 1 enemy
Hamabarion 	Severe Expel damage + insta-kill when striking weakness on 1 enemy
Mahamabarion 	Severe Expel damage +insta-kill when striking weakness on all enemies
Light's Descent 	Severe Expel damage +insta-kill when striking weakness on all enemies
Exclusive to Abdiel
Black Dracostrike	Strength-based Death damage+insta-kill when striking weakness on 1 enemy
Mudobarion 	Severe Death damage+insta-kill when striking weakness on 1 enemy
Mamudobarion 	Severe Death damage+insta-kill when striking weakness on all enemies
Fallen Destroyer 	Severe Death damage+insta-kill when striking weakness on all enemies
Exclusive to Abdiel (Nahobino)
Walpurgisnacht 	Severe Death damage+insta-kill when striking weakness on 1 enemy
Exclusive to Mephisto
Chaotic Will 	Halves Press Turn count and can insta-kill
Exclusive to Demi-Fiend
===Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner===
Skill 	Effect
Bamboo Slice 	Slash-type attack which either reduces HP in 20%, or insta-kills (1 front row enemy)
Critical Slash 	Slash-type attack which either reduces HP by 30% or insta-kills (1 front row enemy)
Diablo de Corps 	Rush-type attack which either reduces HP by 40% and inflicts Shock, or insta-kills (1 front row enemy)
Used by Gargantua 8 and David
Eat Whole 	Rush-type attack which either reduces HP by 25%, or insta-kills (1 front row enemy with the lowest Strength)
Used only by Ammut and Taowu as enemies.
Gouge 	Rush-type medium damage + insta-kill on 1 front row enemy with the lowest Luck
Used only by Yamata-no-Orochi, Rahu, and Taotie as enemies.
Volcanicker 	Elec-type insta-kill on all enemies
Used by Orgone Ghost
7 Shooting Stars	Death-type insta-kill on 7 random enemies
Used by Hokuto Seikun
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
Skill 	Effect
Violet Flash 	Expel-type insta-kill on the front row of enemies
Radiance 	Expel-type insta-kill on one row of enemies
Morning Curse	Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Yabusame Shot	Almighty-type insta-kill on 1 Marked enemy.
Ice Crush 	Almighty-type insta-kill on 1 Frozen enemy.
Nice Short 	Almighty-type insta-kill on 1 Shocked enemy.
Used by Beelzebub.
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
Skill 	Effect
Deathtika	Curse-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
===Persona 2 duology===
Skill 	Effect
Power Slash 	Slash-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Innocent Sin-exclusive
Guillotine Fake 	Slash-type damage + insta-kill on all enemies
Exclusive to Azazel
Pralaya 	Slash-type insta-kill on 1-3 random enemies
Exclusive to Shiva
Sharpshoot 	Gun-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Vice Shot 	Gun-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Exclusive to Shadow Katsuya
Pressure Point 	Strike-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Pressure Needle 	Thrown-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Skewer 	Havoc-type insta-kill on 1 enemy (only in Eternal Punishment)
Seals Raid 	Havoc-type insta-kill on all enemies
Exclusive to Great Father's right arm
Megalo Fire 	Fire-type insta-kill to all enemies
Fire skill+Almighty attack skill+Firestorm
Maelstrom 	Water-type insta-kill to all enemies
Water skill+Almighty attack skill+Fear Torrent
Maelstrom 	Guaranteed Water-type insta-kill to all enemies
Exclusive to Cthulhu
Nightmare Storm 	Wind-type insta-kill on all enemies
Wind skill+Almighty attack skill+Hurricane
Hellish Desert 	Earth-type insta-kill on all enemies
Earth skill+Almighty attack skill+Earth's Anger
Nirvana 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies
Holy Sword 	Expel-type insta-kill + heavy non-elemental damage on all enemies
Exclusive to Angel Joker
Light Smasher 	Slash damage + Expel-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Expel skill+Straight Slash
Cursed Name 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies
Medusa's Eye 	Death-type (non-elemental on Eternal Punishment) insta-kill on 1 enemy
Enemy-exclusive
Dark Saber 	Slash damage + Death-type insta-kill on 1 enemy
Death skill+Straight Slash
Bloody Divorce 	Heavy Water Damage+Death-type insta kill on all enemies
Used by Metal Eikichi
Kamikaze 	Non-elemental insta-kill on user and 1 enemy
Enemy-exclusive
Omni Dimension 	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 enemy
Dark Dimension 	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 enemy
Exclusive to Shadow Maya
Another Dimension	Non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies
Atomic Breakdown 	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 enemy (guaranteed in Innocent Sin)
Fire skill+Water skill+Zanma
Black Hole 	Non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies
Wind skill+Death skill+Gryva
Death's Roulette 	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 random unit from the side with lowest average luck
Expel skill+Death skill
Low-End Breaker 	Non-elemental insta-kill on 1 enemy with the lowest level (Innocent Sin), or unit with the lowest level (Eternal Punishment)
Expel skill+Zanma
Gin'nunga Gap 	Non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies and allies, except the casters
Fire skill+Ice skill+Earth's Anger
Norn's Blink 	One possible effect is a non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies
Skuld's Hieroglyphein+Verdandi's Bright Judgement+Urd's Dark Verdict
Trimurti 	Guaranteed non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies
In Eternal Punishment, it also fully recovers party's HP.
Shiva's Thunderous Fury+Vishnu's Megidolaon+Brahma's Alpha Blaster
Armageddon 	Guaranteed non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies. Ignores boss immunity.
Lucifer's Omega Cluster+Satan's Alpha Blaster
Armageddon R 	Guaranteed non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies.
Used by Philemon, Umr At-tawil, and Faceless God as response against Armageddon
===Persona 5 Royal ===
Skill 	Effect
Tyrant's Purge	Bless-type insta-kill on 1 enemy.
Used by Masayoshi Shido
===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
Skill 	Effect
Death Needle	Heavy Stab damage + insta-kill to 1 enemy
Exclusive to Susano-O
===Digital Devil Saga duology===
Skill 	Effect
Millenia Curse	Death-type insta-kill to all enemies
Mudo skill+Mudo skill+Mudo skill
Devil Feast 	Hunt-type insta-kill to 1 enemy
Ingest 	Hunt-type insta-kill to 1 enemy
Great Feast 	Hunt-type insta-kill to all enemies
Last Meal 	Hunt-type insta-kill to all enemies
Full Banquet 	Hunt-type insta-kill to 1 enemy. Higher chance during MAX Solar Noise
New Banquet 	Hunt-type insta-kill to 1 enemy. Higher chance during MIN Solar Nose
Vengeance 	Counterattacks with Hunt-type insta-kill
Calm Death 	Nerve-type insta-kill to all Sleeping enemies
Conviction 	Heavy physical damage to all enemies and insta-kill to Muted enemies
Enemy-exclusive combo (Raja Naga+Naga+Naga)
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
Skill 	Effect
Guillotine Blaze	Piercing Fire damage to 1 foe+insta-kill. Ignores Endure
Exclusive to Azazel
Be My Friend 	Almighty fractiona damage+insta-kill
Exclusive to Alice
== List of items ==
Item 	Effect 	Game(s)
Segaki Rice 	Expel-type insta-kill on 2 enemies (SMT)
Insta-kill on all Evil Spirits (SMT II)
Expel-type insta-kill on 1 front row enemy (SH)
Casts Hamaon (P4)	Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Persona 4
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Ascension Stone 	Expel-type insta-kill on 2 enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei If...
Holy Water 	Expel-type insta-kill on 3-5 enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei
Soul Return 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei
GND Exorciser 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Giten Megami Tensei
GND Holy Water Bullet 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Giten Megami Tensei
Vajra Bell 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies. Reusable.	Giten Megami Tensei
Pomegranate Bell 	Expel-type insta-kill on all enemies. Reusable 	Giten Megami Tensei
Hama Stone 	Casts Hama 	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Mahama Stone 	Casts Mahama 	Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Holy Writ Tablet 	Casts Mahama 	Megami Ibunroku: Persona
Hamaon Stone 	Casts Hamaon 	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Bead of Holiness 	Casts Hamaon 	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Sacramental Bread 	Casts Hamaon 	Persona 5
Holy Shroud 	Casts Mahamaon 	Persona 5 Royal
Dianxue Zhen 	Death-type insta-kill on 1 front row enemy 	Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Kodoku Plate 	Death-type insta-kill on 2 enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Giten Megami Tensei
Cursed Wooden Horse 	Death-type insta-kill on 2 enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei If...
Cursed Needle 	Death-type insta-kill on 3-5 enemies 	Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei If...
GND Malice 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Giten Megami Tensei
Dark Veil 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Al Azif 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies. Reusable 	Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Murder Rock 	Death-type insta-kill on all enemies. Reusable 	Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Mudo Stone 	Casts Mudo 	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Mamudo Stone 	Casts Mamudo 	Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Doggerel Tablet 	Casts Mamudo 	Megami Ibunroku: Persona
Mudoon Stone 	Casts Mudoon 	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Bead of Darkness 	Casts Mudoon 	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Cursed Paper 	Casts Mudoon 	Persona 4
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Straw Doll 	Casts Mudoon 	Persona 5
Ouija Board 	Casts Mamudoon 	Persona 5 Royal
Ebon Rope Tablet 	Casts Deathtika 	Megami Ibunroku: Persona
Falsehood Tablet 	Casts Omega Cluster 	Megami Ibunroku: Persona
Tenketsujin 	Non-elemental Insta-kill on 1 enemy 	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Hand Grenade 	Havoc-type insta-kill on all enemies 	Giten Megami Tensei
Fit Stone/Full Moon Light/Igniter	Non-elemental insta-kill on all enemies.
Only usable during full moon.	Giten Megami Tensei
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