Ryuji Sakamoto

Ryuji Sakamoto, also known as Skull, is one of the main characters and party members in the 2016 action-adventure video game, Persona 5 (as well as its re-released expansion, Persona 5: Royal) and multiple spin-offs of the game. 
He is a third-year student at Shujin Academy, where he is seen as a delinquent due to his bleached hair and aggressive nature, and one of the founding members of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Formerly, he was the star of the track team, before he got his leg broken by Suguru Kamoshida after he was provoked into hitting him, which resulted in the team getting disbanded. His initial Persona is Captain Kidd and his Ultimate Persona is Seiten Taisei.
He is voiced by Mamoru Miyano (who plays Riku from Kingdom Hearts) in the Japanese version of the game/anime, and by Max Mittelman (who voices King from The Seven Deadly Sins, Plagg from Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, Tim Templeton from The Boss Baby, Konohamaru Sarutobi from Naruto, Kira Yamato from Gundam SEED, and Saitama from One Punch Man) in the English versions.
==Biography==
Ryuji is a boy from Joker's school whose combination of attitude and appearance gives off the air of a delinquent. He's considered a "problem child" at school, due to his rude, gruff-mannered speech and behavior, although it's said he wasn't always this way. In fact, he used to be a talented member of his school's Track Club before he had his leg broken by Kamoshida.
Ryuji is the “mighty glacier” of the group, toting great Strength and the highest Endurance in the party; however, his Agility and Luck are abysmal. While he can learn all of the Ziospells, brutal physical attacks are his strongest assets. Ryuji's Persona is the Chariot Arcana's Captain Kidd — as in William Kidd, a real-life Scottish sailor who lived in the 17th and early 18th centuries. After years of sailing, Kidd was arrested in Boston and executed by the British Parliament for five counts of piracy and one act of murder — despite no evidence that Kidd ever did anything illegal, and instead was simply a privateer. Captain Kidd appears as a skeletal pirate, complete with hat, eyepatch, and a miniature boat he triumphantly rides in on. 
==Abilities==
Ryuji sports the highest Endurance and the second-highest Strength (behind Yusuke), and Ryuji can also learn Charge to make his physical attacks even stronger. In addition, he learns abilities to increase attack power for one/all party member(s), and his unique Secret Art in Royal is Soul Injection, which causes a Charge effect on the entire party. However, Ryuji has the worst Agility and worst Magic among the Phantom Thieves, making him both the slowest to act and the least likely to dodge an incoming attack. He's also got the second-smallest SP pool among the Thieves, so he won't be casting much magic anyway.
==Personality==
Ryuji is known as a disruptive "problem student" at school whose bad behavior causes all sorts of trouble for the teachers. He is quite proud of his status as a self-proclaimed "troublemaker" and his rebellious, mischievous and disobedient nature are the perfect qualities to be a Phantom Thief. 
Despite this negative trait, however, Ryuji is an overwhelmingly forgiving and understanding person beneath his delinquent facade. In both his Confidant link and the main story, Ryuji is often the first person to step in and mediate when his friends begin quarreling, and is quick to support them when things go bad. This is especially prominent after Makoto's brief kidnapping — while the others are still somewhat bitter about her earlier treatment of them (and the fact she got them in trouble with the mob boss they were targeting), he immediately puts it in the past and comforts her. When they go to catch up to her and save her but all the taxis are ignoring them, he jumps into traffic to get one to stop.
==Gallery==
Ryuji Sakamoto- Summer Outfit.jpg|Ryuji in his summer outfit
Ryuji Sakamoto- Summer Uniform.jpg|Ryuji in his summer uniform
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Ann and Ryuji.png|Ryuji and Ann during the intro of Persona 5 Dancing Star Night
Ann and Ryuji dancing.png|Ryuji and Ann dancing
Ryuji dancing.png|Ryuji dancing in the intro of Persona 5 Dancing Star Night
Ryuji's Awakening.jpg|Ryuji after awakening his Persona
Skull- All-Out Attack.png|Skull's All-Out Attack portrait
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Tumblr p77s3gztTI1uue37go3 400.gif|Ryuji’s heroic grin
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Captain Kidd.png|Ryuji's initial Persona, Captain Kidd
Seiten Taisei.jpg|Ryuji's Ultimate Persona, Seiten Taisei
Ryuji stares at anns chest.jpg|Ryuji perving on Ann, much to her anger
Ryujiandrenbeachcutscene.jpg|Ryuji perving on Ann again...only for her to laugh it off and have fun with it
Ryuji shocked by Ann's teasing.png|Ryuji utterly shocked and confused as Ann playfully teases him for seeing her in a better light
Ann playfully teases Ryuji.png|Ryuji falls silent by Ann's teasing as she wraps her arm around him
Everyone except Ann looks at Futaba in shock.png| Ruyji, Ren, and Yusuke looks at Futaba in utter shock after she puts a towel around her face
Beautiful, Futaba.PNG|Ryuji standing next to Ann
Everyone welcoming Ren home.png|Ryuji and the others welcoming Ren back
Tumblr 0359651313355571f941504edc503852 17829ae8 1280.gif|Ryuji and Ren giving each other a high five.
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Yusuke gives Ryuji a warning.png|Ryuji is given a warning by Yusuke, who tells him that he'll face consequences if he continues to insult his Sensei
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