Conquering Happiness Hands in Persona 4 Golden: A Comprehensive Guide
Golden Hands, formidable foes appearing randomly in Persona 4 Golden's dungeons, offer substantial XP rewards despite their challenging nature. This guide focuses on defeating Happiness Hands, the Golden Hands encountered in Yukiko's Castle, early in the game.
Happiness Hand Weaknesses and Strategies
Happiness Hands exhibit high resistance to elemental attacks. The key to victory lies in exploiting their vulnerability to physical attacks. While Almighty attacks are effective against Golden Hands later in the game, they're unavailable early on. Happiness Hands inflict minimal damage and may even skip turns, but they'll flee if given the opportunity. A weakness exploit or critical hit will trigger their escape. Prioritize targeting one Happiness Hand at a time, especially in group encounters, as defeating multiple before they flee is unlikely.
Defeating Happiness Hands: A Step-by-Step Approach
The most effective strategy involves fusing Orobas, a Persona possessing the invaluable skill Hysterical Slap. This skill delivers two hits and has a chance to inflict the Rage status effect. A Raged Happiness Hand will continuously use its basic attack, preventing its escape. Orobas can be fused using:
- Apsaras + Forneus
- Apsaras + Slime
Before engaging, ensure your party is fully healed. Concentrate solely on physical attacks that consume HP, avoiding any other actions. Utilize the following attacks:
- Yosuke: Sonic Punch
- Chie: Skull Cracker
- Protagonist: Hysterical Slap
Repeat this attack cycle until victory. Early-game success relies heavily on luck due to limited options. However, defeating even one Happiness Hand provides significant experience gains at low levels.
Crucial Note: Avoid using an All-Out Attack unless a kill is guaranteed. Otherwise, the downed Happiness Hand will recover and flee.
