Arcana Emperor

The Arcana Emperor is one of two Shadows that appears during the third Full Moon Operation (June 8th) alongside Arcana Empress in Persona 3.
==Appearances==
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Full Moon Operation boss, June 8th alongside Arcana Empress
* Persona 3 The Movie
== Details ==
The Arcana Emperor is a tall Shadow that carries a rather small sword. On its torso is a large red cross, and its arms are long and almost floppy, with small tassels at the end of its "sleeves". It has no neck or head, only a floating Emperor mask, identifiable by its signature purple color and spiked top. It has a large chest with a large cross imprinted on it and a short sword, with an Emperor mask acting as the head. All of its movements are very stiff, as if it forces every action out.
As all Full Moon Operation boss encounters, its appearance and behavior are based on Tarot cards from the Major Arcana in the reverse position. The Emperor represents masculinity, authority, and the strong will of a king. On the other hand, the Reverse Emperor represents weak will, corruption and rigidness. This is represented by the fact the Arcana Emperor has a large chest and fights alongside the Arcana Empress — it gloats of its power and superiority, yet it gangs up on weaker humans and attacks them alongside its partner. The small sword it uses and its stiff movements also represents the weak will of someone irresponsible or one who doesn't make the right decisions as a leader.
==Profile==
===Persona 3===
During the third Full Moon Operation (June 8), the Arcana Empress and the Arcana Emperor are the two Shadows that attack Yukari and Mitsuru. By the time Akihiko, Junpei, and the protagonist or female protagonist return to the first floor of Tartarus with Fuuka, the girls have been defeated because they haven't been able to exploit a consistent weakness. Fortunately, Fuuka's Persona, Lucia, turns out to be able to sense Shadow weaknesses, allowing Akihiko, Junpei, and the protagonist to fight the Shadows. 
The Emperor is weak to magic and Immune to all physical attacks, which is the reverse of the Empress which is immune to all magic but weak to all physical attacks. However, it can change it with "Paradigm Shift" just like the Empress next to him. Just like all other bosses, both Shadows are constantly immune to light or darkness attacks.
====Persona 3 Reload====
Just like Arcana Empress, it is now no longer weak to an entire group of attributes. Instead, only one attribute from a group is a weakness, while the others are outright blocked. Arcana Emperor is only programmed to only choose physical attributes as openings. If the Shadows use Paradigm Shift, the affinities are shuffled, prompting the protagonist to order Fuuka for extra full scans using her SP.
==Stats==
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The battle with the Empress and Emperor serve to demonstrate Fuuka's scanning abilities. Be sure to scan them after every time Paradigm Shift is used to determine the new weakness(es) and resistance(s).
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Vision Quest =
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===Reload===
* Paradigm Shift is only used two times. The affinities the boss is weak to is always Elec > Ice > Fire. Once it uses Paradigm Shift a second time, it will no longer use that skill.
* Emperor always spends its first turn using Tempest Slash, then Paradigm Shift on the second turn.
==Gallery==
Arcana Emperor.jpg|Arcana Emperor as he appears in the Persona 3 manga
Shadow Arcana Emperor anime.jpeg|Movie concept artwork of Arcana Emperor
P3M concept art of Emperor Arcana.jpg|Arcana Emperor's Persona 3 The Movie concept design
Arcana Emperor in P3M.jpg|Arcana Emperor in Persona 3 The Movie
Arcana Empress in P3M.jpg|Arcana Emperor in Persona 3 The Movie
Category:Persona 3 Shadows
Category:Original creations