Persona 5 Strikers - Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Boss Guide

Guide on how to defeat Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear, a Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow, in Persona 5 Strikers or Persona 5 Scramble (P5S). This includes the boss enemy's strengths and weaknesses, stats and skills, and recommended battle strategies.

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Mini-Boss Guide

Guide on How to Defeat Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear in Persona 5 Strikers

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Shadow Mini-Boss Location

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear is the first Dire Shadow mini-boss enemy the Phantom Thieves must defeat in Persona 5 Strikers (or Persona 5 Scramble). The mini-boss is encountered at Shibuya’s Jail, a Metaverse version of Shibuya, Tokyo.

All Dire Shadows Shibuya Jail

Clear All Dire Shadows

Below is a list of all Dire Shadows in the game. The Archangel Dire Shadow is locked in the Post-Game so you need to clear the main story first. We recommended defeating Dire Shadows when you already unlocked Wolf as a party member in the game.

Dire Shadow Persona Location Availability
Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Bunkamachi West, Shibuya Jail Main Story
Snake King Raja Naga West Garden, Sendai Jail Main Story
Harlot of Desire Lilith Clocktower Northwest, Sapporo Jail Main Story
Wandering Reviver Nebiros Lab North, Okinawa Jail Main Story
Sun’s Emissary Yatagarasu Enter Path of Fortune, Kyoto Jail Main Story
War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Mt. Chasiro, Osaka Jail Main Story
Dark Sun Mithras Near the entrance, Jail of the Abyss Main Story
Heavenly Punisher Archangel Path of Yearning, Tree of Knowledge Post-Game
Post-Game Guide Post-Game Walkthrough 

Trophies

Trophy How to Unlock
PlayStation 4 - Bronze TrophyWho Dares Wins Defeat a Dire Shadow.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyThe Most Daring of All Defeat all Dire Shadows.

Trophy List

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Information

Here is a breakdown of the mini-boss’ stats, strengths and weaknesses, and skills:

Persona 5 Strikers - Bugbear Persona Stats and Skills

Bugbear Persona Stats and Skills

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Stats

Stagger Gauge 8
Target Date August 24th (8/24)
Recommended Level Level 40 or higher
Recommended Party Members Joker, Skull, Mona, and Wolf
EXP Rewards 8,820 Exp (Main Story)
Yen Rewards 15,960 Yen or 22,800 Yen (Main Story)
Other Rewards Tyche Charm x1 (Lu +10), Skill Card x1

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Strengths and Weaknesses

Persona 5 Strikers - Physical Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Gun Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Fire Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Ice Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Electric Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Wind Attacks Icon
Weak Weak
Persona 5 Strikers - Psy Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Nuke Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Bless Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Curse Attacks Icon Persona 5 Strikers - Almighty Attacks Icon Technical
Resist Resist Weak Weak

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Skills

Skill Skill Effect
Bloodbath Medium Physical damage to a wide range. Low chance of Fear.
God’s Hand Colossal Physical damage to a narrow range with high chance of Critical hit.
Mapsio Medium Psy damage to a wide range. Technical Damage: Mental ailment.
Freidyne Heavy Nuclear damage to a narrow range. Technical Damage: Burn/Freeze/Shock.

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Setup

Recommended Party

Here is our recommended party member setup against the boss. You can choose other party members except for Queen and Noir.

Member Persona Essential Skills Notes
Persona 5 Strikers - Protagonist JokerJoker Persona 5 Strikers - Character ListArsene Damage: Eiga/Eigaon or Maeiga/Maeigaon (Curse), Zionga/Ziodyne or Mazionga/Maziodyne (Elec), Garula/Garudyne or Magarula/Magarudyne (Wind) Has access to Curse from Arsene, Electricity, and Wind skills from other Personas obtained or fused. Can also play the role of healer, buff caster, and debuff caster. Can use Amrita Drop to cure allies when inflicted with status and Mental Ailments.
Recovery: Diarama/Diarahan or Mediarama/Mediarahan, Recarm or Samercarm, Amrita Drop or Amrita Shower
Buff: Matarukaja, Marakukaja, Masukukaja, Heat Riser, Charge, Concentrate
Debuff: Tarunda, Rakunda, Sukunda, Dekunda, Debilitate
Persona 5 Strikers - Ryuji Sakamoto SkullSkull Persona 5 Strikers - Captain Kidd Persona Stats and SkillsCaptain Kidd Damage: Megaton Raid or Deathbound (Phys), Zionga/Ziodyne or Mazionga/Maziodyne (Elec) Has access to Electricity skills that Bugbear is weak against. Has access to Physical skills that Bugbear does not have resistances against. Inflicts Shock Status Ailment on Bugbear that causes it to take increased damage from Physical and Gun attacks. Can use a buff skill like Matarukaja to boost allies attack power in battle.
Buff: Tarukaja or Matarukaja, Charge
Persona 5 Strikers - Morgana MonaMona Persona 5 Strikers - Zorro Persona Stats and SkillsZorro Damage: Dormin Rush (Phys), Garula/Garudyne or Magarula/Magarudyne (Wind) Has access to Wind skills that Bugbear is weak against. Has access to Physical skills that Bugbear does not have resistances against. Also, Physical attacks from Mona can deal Technical Damage to Bugbear when afflicted with Shock Status Ailment. Can use a debuff skill like Masukunda to reduce the enemy evasion/critical evasion. Can also use healing skills.
Recovery:  Diarama/Diarahan or Mediarama/Mediarahan, Recarm or Samercarm
Debuff: Masukunda
Persona 5 Strikers - Zenkichi Hasegawa WolfWolf Persona 5 Strikers - Valjean Persona Stats and SkillsValjean Damage: Deathbound (Phys), Triple Down or One-shot Kill (Gun), Megido/Megidola (Almighty) Has access to Physical, Gun, and Almighty skills that Bugbear does not have resistances against. Also, Physical and Gun attacks from Wolf can deal Technical Damage to Bugbear when afflicted with Shock Status Ailment. Can use an all-in-one buff skill like Heat Riser to boost an ally in battle. Similarly, Wolf can cast an all-in-one debuff skill like Debilitate to decrease enemy attack power, defense power, and evasion/critical evasion in battle.
Buff: Tarukaja, Rakukaja, Sukukaja, Heat Riser
Debuff: Dekaja, Debilitate
Persona Compendium Phantom Thieves Battle Ratings 

Recommended Equipment

Here is our recommended equipment against the boss. These armors and accessories can be bought through Sophia’s Shop. Feel free to pick which Armor or Accessory you want to use for your party.

For Offense

Equipment Type Equipment Stat Equipment Effect
Green Band Accessory None +Wind attacks
Yellow Band Accessory None +Elec attacks
Black Band Accessory None +Curse attacks
Alluring Sticker Accessory None +ST gauge rate up (low)

For Defense

Equipment Type Equipment Stat Equipment Effect
Reckless Vest Protector 68 Defense +Null Fear
Plate Vest Protector 86 Defense +Reduce Nuke dmg (low)
Brave Waistcoast Protector 178 Defense +Null Fear
Ghillie Vest Protector 150 Defense +Reduce Phys dmg (low)
Camo Collar Protector 100 Defense +Reduce Phys dmg (low)
Atom Ring Accessory None +Reduce Nuke dmg (low)
Psychic Ring Accessory None +Reduce Psy dmg (low)
Wooden Clogs Accessory None +Null Fear

Sophia’s Shop Guide

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Strategies

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Shadow Mini-Boss Strategies

Here is a breakdown of the battle strategies against the mini-boss:

Carry HP and SP Recovery Items

Before engaging the boss, bring a stock of HP and SP recovery items. These items can be bought from accessible vending machines, food stands, stores, and restaurants. You can also buy ingredients from Sophia’s Shop and other real-world stores. Then, cook these ingredients for additional HP and SP items through Joker’s Kitchen.

Joker’s Kitchen Guide

Land Debuffs

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Land Debuffs

Start the battle by landing multiple debuffs on Bugbear. Debuffs can be in the form of attack power decrease (Tarunda), defense power decrease (Rakunda), and evasion/critical evasion power decrease (Sukunda). These debuffs can be accessed by Joker (from Arsene and other Personas) and Mona. Another option is by using Debilitate for an all-in-one debuff. This special debuff can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Wolf.

Cast Buffs

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Cast Buffs

Follow-up the debuffs with party members buffs. Buffs can be in the form of attack power increase (Tarukaja or Matarukaja), defense power increase (Rakukaja or Marakukaja), and evasion/critical evasion increase (Sukukaja or Masukukaja). These buffs can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Skull. Another option is by using Heat Riser for an all-in-one buff. This special buff can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Wolf.

Alternatively, your party can consume kitchen dishes with bonus party buff effects. This is helpful when your party members run out of SP during battle. These dishes include Miso Ramen, Seafood Bowl, Goat Soup, Goya Chanpuru, Kushikatsu, and Osaka Sushi.

Best Dishes to Cook in Joker’s Kitchen

Use Elec, Wind, and Curse Attacks

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Cast Buffs

Bugbear struggles handling Electricity, Wind, Curse attacks which are Skull, Mona and Joker’s specialty. Continue on using elemental attacks in order to break the shields and stagger the boss. Make use of narrow range elemental skills if you’re close and wide range elemental skills if you’re far from the boss.

Deal Technical Damage using Phys and Gun attacks

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Use Gun Attacks

When the boss is inflicted with a Status Ailment such as Shock, deal Technical Damage by using Physical and Gun attacks. Switch between Joker, Skull, Mona, and Wolf to avoid running out of HP.

Unleash Showtime Attacks

Persona 5 Strikers - Shibuya Jail Dire Shadow Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Unleash Showtime Attacks

While engaging Bugbear, you may build up your Showtime gauge. When it’s available, unleash the Showtime attack against the boss. If Joker’s Showtime attack is available, make sure he has the right Persona that can capitalize on the weakness of the boss. Also, there is a consumable item that will quickly boost your Showtime gauge build up so feel free to use it against the boss.

Killer Teddy Bear Bugbear Boss Video

Here is a boss fight video against Bugbear. The battle is already timestamped so you no longer need to browse through the whole video:

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  1. Man, this damn Teddy wrecked me harder than my ex-wife’s divorce attorney. He knew exactly how to exploit my tender weakness, and seemed like he took enjoyment out of it too. I could see it in his cold, dead, yellow eyes taunting me overhead, looking down at me while I attempted to keep it together and not breakdown in front of the others. The initial pain from his first attack caught me off guard, but I was able to regain my footing and learn his conniving ways, with a little patience and a lot of luck, I was able to pull out a win over this dastardly villain. Fuck my ex, her lawyer, and this teddy bear.