Unused Skills

This is a sub-page of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Some skill descriptions that can be found inside the ELF for the game. These are contained inside data_03. A lot of these are just Reserve skills, but there are also descriptions for a few boss skills that you would normally not see in a normal playthrough of the game. Since a lot of them are reserve skills, you cannot use them in battle. Though it might be possible to restore some of their functionality.

This page uses the JP Maniax edition and the NA release as the base because a lot of skills were offset with the added skills to the Maniax release. Even then, they're still in the original release. This page is presented with custom formatting, the text isn't stored this exact way in the game.

Null Expel Ability#

If you're not using any magatama in the game, then you will of course not get any stat boosts or skills. However, you get an innate null expel resistance. Just like in the previous Shin Megami Tensei games where if you're human, you null expel by default.

Passive Skills#

These are unused passive skills that might've made the game too broken.

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:298(skill_129) 防に装　されにくくなる`	`ID:298(skill_129) Raises odds of attacking first`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:309(skill_134) クリティカル前　喚に話笑間天を我要`	`ID:309(skill_134) Performs one extra normal attack when critical occurs`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:304(skill_12F) 話笑間天が両　火間天になる`	`ID:304(skill_12F) Improves normal attack Multiple hits`

This needs some investigation.
Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.
Specifically: Test if Thief's Lore works on Cache cube traps.

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:352(skill_15F) 　学のトラップを陽一定で魔　日`	`ID:352(skill_15F) High odds of disarming trap on Cache Cube`

This skill is actually the only skill that doesn't have a Reserve tag on it. Meaning that it could still function in the game. The skill in-game is called Thief's Lore.

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:353(skill_160) ダメージゾーンの土洋を貴けなくなる`	`ID:353(skill_160) Levitates self Permanent`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:357(skill_164) 宝われたスキルを早い　しやすくなる`	`ID:357(skill_164) Raises odds of recovering lost skills`

Attacking Skills#

These skills are all spells and physical attacks.

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:201(skill_0C8) 防を　　から進験させる／　誕`	`ID:201(skill_0C8) Type: Death Banishes target 1 enemy`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:202(skill_0C9) 防四　にＦＬＹの土洋`	`ID:202(skill_0C9) Turns enemy into fly 1 enemy`

Conversation Skills#

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:404(skill_193) マッカの検参いを況けて　　を　し鬼む`	`ID:404(skill_193) User challenges enemy to a duel for Macca`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:405(skill_194) 準減数抽を人める`	`ID:405(skill_194) User asks enemy for info`

Reserve Skills#

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:1(skill_000) ＲＥＳＥＲＶＥ`	`ID:1(skill_000) RESERVE`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:248(skill_0F7) ＲＥＳＥＲＶＥＳＫＩＬＬ　0x00f7`	`ID:248(skill_0F7) RESERVE SKLL 0x00f7`

This skill is duplicated 111 times throughout the file.

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:237(skill_0EC) 防のみのスキルです。`	`ID:237(skill_0EC) Skill Enemy-only`

This skill is duplicated 26 times throughout the file.

Japanese	Official Translation	Translation
`ID:289(skill_120) （イベント的な解説）`	`ID:289(skill_120) Blah`	`ID:289(skill_120) event-like commentary`

Japanese	Official Translation	Translation
`ID:290(skill_120) （イベント的な解説）`	`ID:290(skill_120) Blah`	`ID:290(skill_120) event-like commentary`

Healing Skills#

Apparently you could put up barriers for different types of magic like in Digital Devil Saga at one point, but this was cut. The interesting thing about these barrier skills is that their actual skills is just boss skills that you cannot use in the final game. But they use these descriptions instead if you hack them into the game.

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:59(skill_03A) 防眠　のカジャ紙　　の土洋を陽一定で黄誕`	`ID:59(skill_03A) Cancels -kaja effects High odds All enemies`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:220(skill_0DB) 噂朝　　の間天を１火だけ魔　日`	`ID:220(skill_0DB) Nullifies Ice attack 1 time only`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:221(skill_0DC) 　欲　　の間天を１火だけ魔　日`	`ID:221(skill_0DC) Nullifies Fire attack 1 time only`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:222(skill_0DD) 　誕　　の間天を１火だけ魔　日`	`ID:222(skill_0DD) Nullifies Death attack 1 time only`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:223(skill_0DE) 八　　　の間天を１火だけ魔　日`	`ID:223(skill_0DE) Nullifies Expel attack 1 time only`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:344(skill_157) 　久喚、　様一定で事良する`	`ID:344(skill_157) Revives with some HP at random`

Japanese	Official Translation
`ID:345(skill_158) 　久喚、　様一定で事良＆ＨＰとＭＰが眠火事`	`ID:345(skill_158) Revives with full HP/MP at random`

(Source: Original TCRF research)