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Meditation+ Courage
Skill priority3>4>1>2
Persona 5
"Skull"
Real name: Ryuji Sakamoto
Assassin
Physical
Subtype: Assassin
Attributes: Physical
How to obtain: Free selection from the Newcomer banner
Origin: Persona 5
Profile: The Thieves' resident hot-blooded lightning rod. In P5X Ryuji welds his metal pipe as a single-target Assassin, and the Newcomer banner lets early players take him home for free.
Meditation+ Courage
Combat rhythm
Awareness 0: 3 › 3 › 3 › 3 › 3 › 3
Skill roles
S1 Pirate TacticsDeal Physical damage to 1 foe equal to 64.7%/71.3%/68.7%/75.3% of Attack (3 hits). When Ryuji doesn't have Rebound, spend 20% of max HP to increase damage by 30% and increase critical rate by 30%.
S2 ThunderboltDeal Electric damage to all foes equal to 67.1%/74.0%/71.3%/78.2% of Attack, with a 29.3%/29.3%/31.1%/31.1% chance to inflict Shock. When Ryuji has Rebound, increase chance to inflict Shock by 58.6%/58.6%/62.2%/62.2%.
S3 God Hand BurstSelect 1 foe, and enter the Changing Gears state. On the next action, deal Physical damage to the target equal to 341.6%/376.6%/362.6%/397.6% of Attack. When Ryuji has Rebound, guarantee a critical hit. If the main target is defeated while in Changing Gears, randomly select another foe.
HighlightDeal Physical damage to 1 foe equal to 405.0%/446.5%/429.9%/471.4% Attack, and increase damage of next skill by 58.6%/58.6%/62.2%/62.2%.
AdrenalineIf the target's remaining HP is higher than Ryuji's, increase Attack by 45.0%.
Rebellious SpiritWhen Ryuji has Rebound and uses Pirate Tactics, Thunderbolt, or God Hand Burst, restore HP equal to 30.0% of his Attack.
Awareness
A6A0 · Wounded Glory
Increase Attack based on missing HP. The minimum increase is 10%, and if HP is 20% or lower, Attack will increase by a maximum of 40%. When Ryuji has less than 75% HP on his action, gain Rebound for 1 turn. Rebound: Increases the damage of Ryuji's next skill by 30%, and increases critical rate by 30%.
A1 · Under the Skull and Bones
Increase damage of God Hand Burst by 20%. When in the Changing Gears state, decrease damage taken by 20%.
A2 · Fearless Charge
When dealing critical damage with a skill, ignore 35% of target's Defense.
A3 · Anchor Management
Increase the skill levels of God Hand Burst and Thief Tactics by 3.
A4 · Riding the Storm
Highlight Enhanced: Increase the next skill's damage by 30%, and increase critical damage by 75%.
A5 · Raise the Sails!
Increase the skill levels of Pirate Tactics and Thunderbolt by 3.
A6 · Comeback Kid
During battle, survive fatal damage 1 time and recover 25% of HP. After damaging a foe with God Hand Burst, inflict Cower on the target. Cower: Increase next skill damage taken from Ryuji by 60%.
Weapons
Revenge AxeIncrease critical damage by 36.3%/36.3%/47.2%/47.2%/58.1%/58.1%/69.0%. After foes or allies act, gain 1 Fired Up stack. Stacks up to 10 times. When dealing damage, spend all Fired Up stacks to increase skill damage by 4.5%/5.8%/5.8%/7.2%/7.2%/8.6%/8.6% per Fired Up stack.
Grand PresserIncrease critical rate by 7.3%/7.3%/9.5%/9.5%/11.7%/11.7%/13.9%. When Ryuji has Rebound and deals a critical with a skill, increase damage by 38.0%/49.5%/49.5%/61.0%/61.0%/72.5%/72.5%.
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).