Marukyu Striptease

0:00 Marukyu Striptease is the third dungeon of Persona 4 Golden, where the team rescues Rise Kujikawa: it opens on Jun 25, runs 11 floors, and ends with two bosses in a row on 11F, Shadow Rise and then Shadow Teddie, with no chance to grind or shop between them, per TheGamer. TheGamer suggests about level 35 on the regular floors and closer to 40 before the boss floor. The midboss is the Amorous Snake on 7F. Persona 4 Revival keeps the dungeons' corridor format in its pre-release build, but Atlus has not shown this dungeon or said what changes in it as of Nov 3, 2026. The clip is BuffMaister's fight in Persona 4 Golden on PC at Very Hard.

Quick facts

Sources: TheGamer's Marukyu Striptease walkthrough, updated May 9, 2023; TheGamer's Amorous Snake guide, Mar 13, 2023; TheGamer's Shadow Rise and Shadow Teddie guides.

How to open the dungeon

Rise goes missing on Jun 24. To find her, talk to three people around town on Jun 24, then to the photographer at Samegawa Flood Plain on Jun 25, which opens the dungeon (TheGamer).

Walkthrough

1. Floors 1 to 6. Randomized floors. TheGamer's party guide brings Kanji as the main physical attacker with Teddie and Yukiko, the protagonist covering wind, light and dark.
2. 7F: Amorous Snake. The floor is a spiral; the snake waits behind the curtain at its center. It is level 33, weak to fire and immune to light and dark. It opens with Stagnant Air, which makes ailments land more often, then uses Mind Slice (panic), Virus Wave (poison) and Life Drain. TheGamer brings Yukiko, Kanji and Chie, puts Lamia (Agilao from the start) on the protagonist, and recommends Yukiko's Amrita, learned at her Social Link rank 6, to clear ailments.
3. Floors 8 to 10. Stock up on SP items before 11F.
4. 11F: Shadow Rise, then Shadow Teddie.

Source: TheGamer's Marukyu Striptease walkthrough, updated May 9, 2023 (its spelling of Persistant Fuzz).

How do you beat Shadow Rise?

2:38 Shadow Rise (level 35) reads the party. She casts the elements in a fixed order, Agi, Bufu, Zio, then Garu, each at whoever is weak to it, and has all four Break skills plus Spirit Drain. Once about a third of her HP is gone she adds Mind Slice, which causes panic. At about two thirds gone she casts Supreme Insight and cannot be hit: guard for three turns, and the battle ends on its own. TheGamer's text says she has no elemental affinities, while its chart shows light and dark nulled. The clip is BuffMaister's fight in Persona 4 Golden on PC at Very Hard.

How do you beat Shadow Teddie?

16:31 Shadow Teddie follows at once, also level 35, so save items through the first fight. TheGamer finds no weakness to exploit: it drains ice, nulls light and dark, and resists almighty. Its tells are reliable: The clip is BuffMaister's fight in Persona 4 Golden on PC at Very Hard.

• Marakunda, then Heat Wave.
• Mind Charge, then Mabufula.
• Ultra Charge, then two turns later Nihil Hand, heavy almighty damage to everyone that kills anyone already dizzy.

It also uses Nullity Guidance, Dekaja, Dekunda, Ice Break and Foolish Whisper (silence). Yukiko heals with Diarama, learned by level 33, and Recarm; Kanji can replace Chie, who is weak to ice; give the protagonist a Persona that resists ice; and bring Mouthwash for silence, dropped by Trance Twins or sold at Tanaka's Amazing Commodities on May 22 (TheGamer).

Optional boss: Momentary Child

Return to 11F after clearing the dungeon to find the Momentary Child (TheGamer). No editorial guide read for this page gives its level or affinities. See Optional Bosses.

Marukyu Striptease in Persona 4 Revival

0:03 Atlus has not shown this dungeon as of Nov 3, 2026. Rise's Revival character trailer came out on Jul 4, 2026 (RPG Site) and Teddie's on Sep 13, 2026 (RPG Site). More on Rise Kujikawa and Teddie. The clip is that Rise trailer, not the dungeon.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Marukyu Striptease deadline in Persona 4 Golden? No editorial guide read for this page states it. Guide snippets say Jul 9; the dungeon opens on Jun 25, so clear it early.

What level should you be for Shadow Rise in Persona 4 Golden? TheGamer suggests closer to level 40 before 11F. Shadow Rise and Shadow Teddie are both level 35.

How do you beat Shadow Rise in Persona 4 Golden? Expect her to aim each element at whoever is weak to it, and when she casts Supreme Insight, guard for three turns: the battle then ends by itself.

What is Shadow Teddie weak to? Nothing exploitable, per TheGamer: in Persona 4 Golden it drains ice, nulls light and dark and resists almighty. Guard or heal on its tells, especially two turns after Ultra Charge, when Nihil Hand lands.

Can you heal between Shadow Rise and Shadow Teddie? No. In Persona 4 Golden Shadow Teddie comes right after Shadow Rise, so save SP and items through the first fight.

Sources

• Persona 4 Golden: Marukyu Striptease Walkthrough, TheGamer, updated May 9, 2023
• Persona 4 Golden: How To Defeat Amorous Snake, TheGamer, Mar 13, 2023
• Persona 4 Golden: How To Defeat Shadow Rise, TheGamer, Jan 30, 2023
• Persona 4 Golden: How To Defeat Shadow Teddie, TheGamer, updated Feb 25, 2023
• Persona 4 Golden: Best Party For Every Dungeon, TheGamer, updated Jul 18, 2026
• Persona 4 Revival reveals Rise character trailer, RPG Site, Jul 4, 2026
• Persona 4 Revival showcases Teddie in a new character trailer, RPG Site, Sep 13, 2026
• Persona 4 Golden - Boss Shadow Rise & Teddie [VERY HARD] [PC], BuffMaister, Jun 16, 2020 (video)
• Persona 4 Revival - Rise Sizzle, Official ATLUS West, Jul 4, 2026 (video)