Persona 5 Strikers - Sophia Character Guide

February 18, 2021 Wolf Knight Persona 5 Strikers 0

Information about Sophia or Sophie, a playable character of Persona 5 Strikers (P5S). Included also are her persona, skills, combos, master arts, and showtime attack.

Sophia

Codename: Sophie
Starting Persona: Pithos
Persona’s strengths: Specializes in Bless skills and weakening enemies.
Melee Weapon: Yo-yos
Ranged Weapon: Blaster
Combat style: Uses yo-yos to attack multiple enemies with ease.
ShowTime: Shoot four laser beam cannons

Profile

Sophia is a mysterious girl that the Phantom Thieves of Hearts encounter in a basement after being captured by Alice Hiiragi. Sophia first appears as a giant box before taking the form of a red-haired girl wearing a white one-piece outfit. She then manifests herself inside the protagonist’s phone as an app providing navigational help for the Phantom Thieves. Without any memories, she only clings to the order of serving as a companion to humanity.

Trophies

Trophy	How to Unlock
Technological Marvel	Unlock all Sophie Master Arts
A Newfound Heart	Awaken Sophia‘s heart

Persona

Pithos (Initial)

Sophia’s initial persona is Pithos which specializes in Bless attacks, support, and recovery skills.

Pithos Persona Stats and Skills

Pandora (Awakened)

Coming soon.

Recommended Skills

Support Skills

Sophia’s persona Pithos can use support skills to aid the party, especially during boss battles. Pithos also has access to Rakunda early in the story, allowing you to reduce an enemy’s defense in battle.

Commands

Name	Input	Notes
Shoot	Hold L1 then press R1	Fires blaster.
Yoyo attack	▢	Can be used repeatedly to perform a total of 6 hits.
Upgrade	△	Activates upgrade to temporarily boost attack.
Just Catch	?	When arm glows, the next button triggers “Just Catch.”
Simple Trick	▢→△ (PS4) Y→X (Switch)	Attacks with the yoyo.

Combos

Here is a list of recommended combos for Sophie.

Name	Input	Notes
Combo 1	▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→X (Switch)	Uses the persona’s skill at the end of the combo.
Combo 2	▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)	Uses the persona’s skill at the end of the combo.
Combo 3	▢→▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)
Combo 4	▢→▢→▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)

Master Arts

Here is a list of Master Arts for Sophie.

Name	Input	Notes
AI Spinner	▢→▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)	You can continue pursuing the opponent at the end of the combo
Catch and Go		Gains an attack buff after performing a ground or aerial attack.
Deep Learning		The special attack that follows “Just Catch” inflicts more damage.
Super Blaster	Hold L1 then hold down R1 (PS4)	Fires off Fire absorbing rounds.

Showtime

Yoyos on hand, Sophie rotates them and four floating turrets emerge above her. On Sophie’s signal, four laser beams shoot from each turret which causes damage across the board.