The Phantom Thieves are back again in Persona 5 Strikers, the action role-playing sequel to Persona 5. Many players are diving into the game today unless they opted to purchase the deluxe edition, which provided early access to Persona 5 Strikers. Aside from certain deviations in playstyle, a lot will be familiar to fans of the series, such as the return of many top-tier Personas. At the top of the list is Lucifer, but the game doesn't make this powerful Persona easy to obtain.

Players will really have to work hard to add Lucifer to their roster, but they'll definitely want to. After all, it is the best Persona in Persona 5 Strikers. It boasts a ton of elemental resistances, can deal massive damage, and has the ability to restore SP. To even access Lucifer, players will need to beat the game first, but that's not all there is to it. Here's a breakdown of how it's done.

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As mentioned before, the first thing to do is beat the game. Persona 5 Strikers is a shorter experience than the mainstream games, so it won't take a significant amount of time. After beating the final boss and letting the credits roll, players will be able to create a game clear save. Loading this save will trigger a cutscene with Lavenza in the Velvet Room. She'll task the player with fighting a mysterious new menace before sending them back to the hideout.

The next step is completing all of the Powerful Shadow Requests. As the name implies, this will pit players against tough enemies, but each victory rewards them access to that particular Persona. They'll still need to perform Persona Fusion to add them to the collection, but they're stronger than the standard Personas players will encounter. Additionally, five of them will be needed to create Lucifer when the time comes. It's best to start practicing fusion early on by completing Prison Mail Requests.

After this, players will want to move on to the Painful Past+ Requests. After beating a boss, players will be able to face them again through the Painful Past request. The Painful Past+ tasks players with doing this once more, but the bosses will be beefed up and much harder to take down. After beating all of the EX versions of the game's bosses, they'll have a shot at the final Painful Past+ Request, "Knocking on Death's Door." This takes players to Okinawa's Jail where they'll fight the Reaper. This is a secret boss and one of the hardest in the game, so be ready.

After beating the Reaper, return to the Velvet Room and talk to Lavenza for a cutscene. Players will acquire a New Game+ save, which allows them to start again from the beginning with their current items, money, and character progress. It also adds a new difficulty, Incenses in Sophia's Shop, and access to Lucifer. Once players can freely enter the Velvet Room again in New Game+, they will need to fuse Black Frost, Mara, Metatron, Alice, and Yoshitsune to acquire Lucifer. Keep in mind, however, that Lucifer is level 90, so players will need to be at that level or above to perform the fusion.

Persona 5 Strikers is available now on PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.

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