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Persona 3 Reload (P3R)
All Characteristics and How to Get
Your party members in Persona 3 Relaod (P3R) can develop passive abilities known as Characteristics. Read on to learn the Characteristics of each S.E.E.S member, what they do, and how to get them!
List of Contents
All Characteristics
List of Party Member Characteristics
| Member | Characteristics |
|---|---|
 Protagonist |
Weakness Boost ・ Increases damage when striking a foe's weakness. Weakness Amp ・ Greatly increases damage when striking a foe's weakness. |
 Yukari |
Healing Master ・ Reduces the SP cost of recovery skills to 50% of their normal SP cost. Healing Apex ・ Reduces the SP cost of recovery skills to 25% of their normal SP cost. |
 Junpei |
Critical Boost ・ Increases critical rate and increases critical hit strength. Critical Amp ・ Greatly raises critical rate and greatly increasses critical hit strength. |
 Aigis |
Phys Boost ・ Strengthens physical skills. Phys Amp ・ Greatly strengthens physical skills. |
 Mitsuru |
Ailment Burst ・ Increases critical rate on foes with ailments (with Mitsuru in battle). Ailment Surge ・ Greatly increases critical rate on foes with ailments (with Mitsuru in battle). |
 Akihiko |
Buff Boost ・ Increases the effects of buffs on self. Buff Amp ・ Greatly increases the effects of buffs on self. |
 Fuuka |
Weakness Buffer ・ Reduces damage taken when an ally's weakness is struck. Weakness Mitigator ・ Greatly reduces damage aken when an ally's weakness is struck.. |
 Shinjiro |
Auto Bolster ・ Temporarily increases Attack and Defense of self at the start of battle. Auto Heat Riser ・ Temporarily increases all stats of self at the start of battle. |
 Ken |
Spirit Refresh ・ Automatically recover 5 SP each turn in battle. Spirit Restore ・ Automatically recover 10 SP each turn in battle. |
 Koromaru |
Auto Sukunda ・ Lowers Accuracy/Evasion of 1 random foe for 3 turns when a battle starts. Auto Masukunda ・ Lowers Accuracy/Evasion of all foes for 3 turns when a battle starts. |
 Metis |
Sister Boost ・ Increases damage by 20% until end of turn if switched to her from Aigis. Sister Amp ・ Increases damage by 40% until end of turn if switched to her from Aigis. |
How to Get Characteristics
Spend Time with Teammates
To acquire Characteristics, you must spend time with your teammates by doing dorm activities with them. Each party member will prefer two activities to engage in, and doing these activities with them 3 times will unlock and evolve their Characteristics.
It also improves your Social Stats depending on the activity. For example, when Ken watches DVD, he will choose to watch superhero movies, which enhances your Courage.
All Party Member Dorm Activities
| Member | Activities |
|---|---|
| Yukari | ・ Cooking (1F Kitchen) ・ Watching DVD (1F Lounge) |
| Junpei | ・ Reading (2F) ・ Gardening (Rooftop) |
| Aigis | ・ Reading (2F) ・ Gardening (Rooftop) |
| Mitsuru | ・ Reading (2F) ・ Cooking (1F Kitchen) |
| Akihiko | ・ Cooking (1F Kitchen) ・ Watching DVD (1F Lounge) |
| Fuuka | ・ Reading (2F) ・ Gardening (Rooftop) |
| Shinjiro | ・ Cooking (1F Kitchen) ・ Gardening (Rooftop) |
| Ken | ・ Reading (2F) ・ Gardening (Rooftop) |
| Koromaru | ・ Watching DVD (1F Lounge) ・ Brushing (1F Lounge) |
Protagonist's Characteristics Are Unlocked Via Compendium Completion
To unlock the Protagonists's Characteristics, you have to progress your Persona Compendium completion rate to unlock your characteristics. To unlock each Characteristic, you'll have to reach 30% to get Weakness Boost and 60% to get Weakness Amp.
Characteristics Achievements
Through Thick and Thin
 Bronze
|
Through Thick and Thin |
|---|---|
| Unlocked a teammate's Combat Characteristic.
・All Characteristics and How to Get |
You can get the Through Thick and Thin achievement when you unlock a companion's combat characteristic.
All Trophies and Achievements and How to Unlock (P3R)
What are Characteristics?
Passive Abilities for Teammates
Characteristics are passive abilities unique to each party member that will enhance their performance in battle. These Characteristics will grow stronger the more you spend time with your party members at the dorm.
Persona 3 Reload Related Guides
Episode Aigis
Daily Life Tips
Social Link Tips
| All Social Links Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Fix Reversed Social Links | All Romance Options |
| Best Social Links to Max First | All Clubs You Can Join and Their Schedules |
Exploration and Battle
| All Tartarus Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Battle System Guide | Tartarus Exploration Guide |
| Theurgy Skills Guide | How to Shift Guide |
| Moon Phases Guide | Status Ailments Guide |
| Shuffle Time Bonuses | How to Open Locked Chests |
| How to Summon the Reaper | All Characteristics and How to Get |
| Fusion Skills | How to Get All Major Arcana Cards |
| Great Clock Guide | How to Give Direct Commands |
| Monad Chambers Guide | |
Persona Fusion and Leveling Tips
| All Persona Fusion and Leveling Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Fusion Guide: Normal and Triangle Fusion | Can You Inherit Skills? |
| All the Best Personas | Fusion Accidents |
| How to Increase Persona Slots | How to Skip Fusion Animation |
| List of All Special Fusions | |
Farming Guides
| All Farming Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Twilight Fragments Farming Guide | Gem Farming Guide |
| Money Farming Guide | How to Level Up Fast |
Rare Enemy Guides
| Rare Enemy Weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Rare and Greedy Shadows | Wealth Hands |
| Precious Hands | Supreme Hands |
| Ethereal Hands | Luxury Hands |
| Miracle Hands | Glorious Hands |
Regular Shadow Guides
| Tartarus Shadows and Weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Thebel Block Shadows | Arqa Block Shadows |
| Yabbashah Block Shadows | Tziah Block Shadows |
| Harabah Block Shadows | Adamah Block Shadows |
Miscellaneous Tips and Tricks
Comment
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Anonymous over 1 year
Anonymous over 1 yearThis guide had me avoiding the second activity for Ken, Fuuka, and Junpei for the majority of my first playthrough because I thought they only had one Characteristic. Thanks for never updating it, I'll be sure to avoid this site next time.
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All Characteristics and How to Get
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Ken has 2 characteristics, the second is like the first one but recovers 10