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Ryuji Sakamoto (坂本 竜司, Sakamoto Ryūji) is a fictional character in the 2016 video game Persona 5. He is one of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, and one of the first to join the group after awakening to his Persona, Captain Kidd, adopting the Phantom Thief nickname Skull. He is a bullied student, a victim of physical abuse by one of the game's antagonists, Suguru Kamoshida. He joins with the protagonist, Joker, after they both found themselves entering another world and eventually gain powers to fight against corrupt people and abusers, including Kamoshida. His Persona eventually transforms into the Persona Seiten Taisei. He is portrayed by Max Mittelman in English, who was discovered by Atlus for his role in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, and the team deciding he was the perfect fit for Ryuji. He was also portrayed by motion actor and dancer Yu Jurry, who also had to perform as another Persona character who was similar to Ryuji, and thus had to ensure that their dances were unique to each other. He has portrayed Ryuji in later games, such as Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Tactica, and in adaptations of Persona 5.