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Struggle mini game with Mina Rai.
The level of strength, also known as self-defense, determines how well a character is able to defend themselves against the protagonist and vice-versa.
Gameplay[]
The protagonist's level of strength not only affects the difficulty of fighting and struggle mini games, but also her running speed and the ability to carry a 50-kg Weight. In order to increase her strength, she has to invest Study Points in Physical Education. If she joins the Sports Club, her running speed will additionally increase, and if she joins the Martial Arts Club, she will gain the ability to struggle against faculty members.
Other students have predetermined levels of strength; however, it only determines how difficult it will be to struggle against them if they do try to apprehend the protagonist, and not their reaction to a direct attack. A student will try to apprehend the protagonist if they have a heroic persona, witnessed her killing their close one, and in a few other specific circumstances.
Some of the characters have unique mechanics that differ from the normal strength level. Faculty members had gone through a special martial arts training, so the protagonist has to join the martial arts club in order to be able to kill or struggle against them. Characters who carry a pepper spray will apprehend the protagonist on the spot regardless of her strength. Characters with "invincible" strength level are impossible to kill or struggle against except some specific circumstances and difficulty settings.
| Strength Level | List of Students |
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| Incapable (0) | This is the level of self-defense most NPCs have. As the mini game slider never moves towards the broken heart, they will always lose to the protagonist regardless of the circumstances. They still can, however, apprehend her if she isn't holding a small weapon when the mini game starts. |
| Very Weak (1) |
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| Weak (2) | |
| Strong (3) | |
| Very Strong (4) | |
| Peak Physical Strength (5) |
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| Extensive Training (6) |
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| Carries Pepper Spray (7) | |
| Armed (8) | |
| Invincible (9) |
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| Lethal (Custom Mode Exclusive) |
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Trivia[]
- Self-defense was implemented in the November 15th, 2015 Build.
- It was originally named "strength" but was changed to "self-defense" in the June 1st, 2016 Build. The name "strength" is still what is used in the games files and Custom Mode.
- As of the April 15th, 2016 Build, there is a stats menu where the player can look at their current self-defense level.
- It was stated that Megami Saikou had extensive self-defense training, but whether this means she is invincible or just as strong as faculty members is currently unknown. YandereDev once mentioned that Megami can fight on par with Raibaru.[1]
- As of the January 5th, 2024 Build, if selected, attacking invincible students with at least Rank 1 in Physical Education can initiate a struggle minigame.