Shadow Baofu

Shadow Baofu is the Shadow Self of Baofu that appears in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.
==Appearances==
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Boss
==Profile==
Unlike the Innocent Sin Shadow Selves, Shadow Baofu was created by Nyarlathotep to taunt Baofu and make him feel miserable. He uses the Persona Reverse Prometheus in battle, and appears beforehand in the form of Reverse Odysseus.
Reverse Odysseus appears in front of Baofu at the Room of Knowledge showing the former choking Miki Asai, Baofu's former lover and partner that died many years ago. The Reverse Persona tells Baofu "Kaoru Saga... I am you... What is yours is also mine"; Miki and Ulala beg the Persona to release the former but the Persona ignores them. It asks Baofu if he feels the anger inside him and who is it for, and that he will give him the answer with Miki's blood and snapping Miki's neck. This enrages Baofu who prepares himself to attack the Reverse Persona. Whichever option the player chooses, Baofu will either act weak or fight his own demons.
If he acts weak, he will kill the Reverse Persona but he will also feel the pain of the attack and falls to his knees. He will blame himself for the death of Miki saying that he was only thinking of himself and because of that she died, that his revenge was pointless, and he was no different than Tatsuzou.
If Baofu fights his own demons he doesn't kill the Reverse Persona, instead he admits that it was him he couldn't forgive. A ghost of Miki appears in front of him and Baofu apologized to her saying that his own selfishness was the one that killed Miki and that he shouldn't have involved her in the issue of the Tien Tao Lien. Miki tells him that it wasn't his fault, she knew the risks she was taking in the situation. She decided to help him because he never looked back, he always believed that he was right and she liked that person.
When the party is back at Monado Mandala, Baofu admits to the others that he was planning on using them from the beginning because he couldn't do anything by himself. The others didn't mind and told him to keep going, causing Baofu to comment that there is a lot of things in life.
When the party arrives at the World of Conviction they see Lisa. Tatsuya tries to set her free but Shadow Baofu and Shadow Maya prevents him from doing so and attack the party. The difficulty of this boss battle depends on the decisions the player makes in the Room of Knowledge and the Room of Emotion.
After the battle ends the Shadows disappear and Lisa is set free, Tatsuya then begs Philemon to take Lisa back to the real world which Philemon does instantly.
==Strategy==
Shadow Baofu is strong against Physical attacks, voids Dark spells and is weak against Thunder spells. Have Maya cast the most effective healing skills she has, because Shadow Baofu's Level Trap and Bastard Snap, along with Shadow Maya's Eclipse Mirror and Diamond Dust will deal great amounts of damage to the party. If Baofu has Prometheus, make him cast Baptism by Thunder against Shadow Baofu. It is also recommended that Thunder Fusion Spells are used against Shadow Baofu, for increased damage output. His most dangerous attack is Level Trap, which damages the whole party based on their level. The character with the highest level will be killed instantly, which will be Tatsuya in most cases, so use a Persona with revival spells or have numerous revival items. Shadow Baofu also uses Shadow Force, which will make the player unavailable to see the HP and SP of the party and be unable to enter the status menu. This isn't critical, since it will wear off eventually, but be sure to heal often and remember what kind of status spells the Shadows use so they can be cured.
In the case of Shadow Maya, she reflects magic spells but is weak against physical attacks, so it is highly recommended to have Tatsuya use Gigantic Fist on her with Apollo, which should deal substantial damage. Her Eclipse Mirror deals Almighty and Dark damage, but this can be mitigated with healing spells or Personas resistant to magic. She also has Mediarama to heal herself and Shadow Baofu, but she doesn't cast this spell often. Physical Fusion Spells are also good to use against her, though she can cast Tetrakarn to reflect the next physical attack received.
If all characters have their ultimate Personas with the necessary skills, they can use the Fusion Spell Dragon Cross to deal large amounts of damage to Shadow Baofu. However, this will not affect Shadow Maya, as she cannot be harmed by Almighty attacks.
==Stats==
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==Battle Quotes==
*Beg for mercy! Maybe I'll let you go? (When the player tries to contact him)
*Here you go! (When doing normal attack)
*Persona! (When summoning Reverse Prometheus)
*Die! (When summoning Reverse Prometheus)
*That's so lame, huh? (When summoning Reverse Prometheus)
== Gallery ==
Category:Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Bosses
Category:Hanged Man Arcana