Key character art
★★★★

P5X original

"Key"

Real name: Kiyoshi Kurotani

Saboteur Fire
Subtype: Saboteur
Attributes: Fire
How to obtain: Standard / Phantom Idol banners
Origin: P5X original
Profile: A Fire-element Saboteur who opens the enemies' defenses like — what else — the right key in the right lock.

Recommended build

Revelation cards

Space card + matching set
DepartureControl Departure+ Control
DepartureProsperity Departure+ Prosperity

Main options

SunHP
MoonHP
StarHP
SkyHP

Sub options

1st priorityHP
2nd priority–
3rd priority–
Skill priority2>1>4>3

Combat rhythm

Awareness 6: 2 › 2 › 2 › 2 › 2 › 2

Skill roles

S1 Ring of Fire

Deal Fire damage to 1 foe equal to 26.2%/28.8%/27.2%/29.9% of Kurotani's max HP and inflict Burn. If the target is Burning, gain 1 Chosen One stack, change target to all foes, decrease damage dealt by half, and inflict Burn.

S2 Crimson Summon

Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 20.2%/22.3%/21.0%/23.1% of Kurotani's max HP, and activate a Fire Technical. After the attack, based on the number of foes that were inflicted with Burn, gain 2 Chosen One stacks. Inflict Sacred Flame on Burning foes for 2 turns. Sacred Flame: When a foe takes an action, deal Fire damage equal to 24.8%/27.3%/25.8%/28.3% of Kurotani's max HP.

S3 Cleansing Flame

Deal Fire damage to 1 foe equal to 58.6%/64.6%/61.0%/67.0% of Kurotani's max HP and activate Fire Technical. When main target has Sacred Flame, activate a Technical and increase damage by 30%.

Uplifting Embers

Increase Fire damage and elemental ailment damage dealt to foes with Sacred Flame by 6.0%, based on the number of Chosen One stacks.

Hot to the Touch

Increase Fire damage based on max HP. Increase by 1% for every 300 HP (up to 9000).

Awareness

A6
A6 · Contagious Passion

Increase the party's Fire damage by 30% for every 10 Chosen One stacks gained for 2 turns.

Weapons

Baptism by FireBaptism by Fire
Increase max HP by 30.0%/30.0%/39.0%/39.0%/48.0%/48.0%/57.0%. When inflicting Burn on a foe, increase target's damage taken by 18.0%/23.0%/23.0%/28.0%/28.0%/33.0%/33.0% for 2 turns. For each Chosen One stack, increase Kurotani's damage by 6.0%/7.5%/7.5%/9.0%/9.0%/10.5%/10.5%.
Death StingerDeath Stinger
Increase max HP by 12.0%/12.0%/16.0%/16.0%/20.0%/20.0%/24.0%. Increase Sacred Flame damage by 34.0%/44.0%/44.0%/54.0%/54.0%/64.0%/64.0%.

Imported from community-compiled English character data. Live values may change with patches.

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Info compiled from official Global statements, the Megami Tensei wiki, Game8 and GameRant banner documentation. Snapshot: Global Patch 4.12 (November 2026).