By on January 27, 2014 at 10:46 am 
Fighting games are no stranger to hidden super moves that aren’t included in the command list, but Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold seems to be sporting some extra special ones this time around. Previously, only the One Hit Kill attacks were hidden on each character’s move list, but now there appear to be more clandestine moves in the game.
As of now, the conditions to execute are also unknown and are still undergoing investigation by players in Japan, but here is what we’ve been able to gather so far.
Yu Narukami – “Ranbu” SP Skill
Found the earliest, this lead players to believe Narukami had an extra super that wasn’t shown on the command list as there are no special conditions involved, just the requisite 150 meter. Named for King of Fighters style supers, this Narukami SP Skill allows the user to input commands to continue the super and finish with an ender. It is currently unknown if this is the only combination or maximum damage for the super.
You’ll find the original video below.
Aigis – “EXO Mode”
Named for her crossover character in Lord of Vermilion II, this SP Skill was discovered very recently. It has very stringent conditions to perform; you need 150 meter, a broken Orgia gauge, a broken Persona gauge, and zero bullets remaining. However, once activated, it restores all her bullets, Persona Cards, and transforms the Orgia gauge blue. The gauge will drain continuously until it runs out and once it does, she returns to normal again.
While the mode is active, she can boost more times per jump (normally only once) and her Persona attacks are no longer counterattacks. Below is the only known footage of this hidden SP Skill.
Kanji Tatsumi – “Ultra ‘Burn to a Crisp!!'”
This last one is still a unconfirmed due to the lack of video footage, and it is not known if this is a bug or hidden command. It is apparently possible to make Kanji’s Awakening SP Skill deal damage as if it was the SB version, yet retain the speed of the normal version.
Normally, Kanji’s Awakening SP Skill deals 4200 and is 0F (instant) after super flash (meaning you can’t jump if you haven’t before the super flash), whereas his SB Awakening Skill deals 5500 but can be jumped after super flash. The “Ultra” version combines the best parts of both versions.
There are a number of posts on Twitter and on the Japanese P4U BBS about the matter, but it seems that no one has made the conditions for performing it public yet if it actually exists.
Unfortunately, because the rest of the moves have yet to be discovered, there is a chance that these hidden skills are the only ones in the game. There is a precedent for limited hidden moves in the past, such as in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, where only Ragna, Nu-13, and Rachel had hidden Astral Heat commands.
Could there be more hidden SP Skills lurking in the game? Could they contribute to difficult character matchups? I insert coins with bated breath.
Sources: kamoihito, StolenECFootage, Japanese P4U2 Kanji BBS
