Persona 5 Strikers - Skull Character Guide

January 12, 2021 Rin Tohsaka Persona 5 Strikers 0

Ryuji Sakamoto Character Guide

Formerly part of the school’s track team. Ryuji once got trapped in the Metaverse and was able to awaken his Persona.

He befriended the protagonist and became a Phantom Thief. After the case was settled, Ryuji resumed a normal life albeit continuing to fare poorly in his studies. He continues to seek for justice and doesn’t hold back against his enemies.

Skull capitalizes off of his hefty attack and defense, allowing him to charge in battle. He wields blunt weapons to crush enemies that come near and fires the shotgun, the latter can be charged to amplify the damage.

Skull Overview

Real Name	Ryuji Sakamato
Code Name	Skull
Starting Persona	Captain Kidd
Tier Rating	A Tier
Persona Strengths	Physical Skills, Electric Skills
Melee Weapon	Blunt weapon
Ranged Weapon	Shotgun
Combat Style	Sprays multiple enemies with bullets.

Skull Battle Rating

Persona

Captain Kidd

Ryuji’s initial or starting persona Captain Kidd specializes in physical and electric attacks. The latter can also inflict shock on enemies as an added effect.

Captain Kidd Persona Stats and Skills

Recommended Skills

Electric Skills

Captain Kidd’s lightning attacks are ideal for taking on normal enemies and even bosses. When an enemy has been inflicted with shock, go on the offense and stack as much damage as you can.

Commands and Combos

Battle Commands

Command	Input	Notes
Shotgun Shot	Hold L1 then press R1	Fires shotgun.
Blunt Weapon Attack	▢	Can be used repeatedly to perform a total of 4 hits.
Guts	△	Activates guts which reduces damage.
Simple Trick	△→△ (PS4) X→X (Switch)	Performs an aerial attack.
Charged Attack	▢→hold △ (PS4) Y→hold X (Switch)	You can hold down the △ / X button to charge the attack.

Battle Combos

Command	Input	Notes
Combo 1	▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→X (Switch)	Uses the equipped persona’s skill at the end of the combo.
Combo 2	▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)	Uses the equipped persona’s skill at the end of the combo.

Master Arts

Command	Input	Notes
“Gun Skipping”	▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→X (Switch)	You can continue pursuing the opponent at the end of the combo using Captain Kidd’s attack.
“Useless Push”	▢→△ (PS4) Y→X (Switch)	Continue unleashing multiple slam attacks that will trigger a Showtime Attack.
“Sprinter”	–	Useful for increasing attack speed.
“Spirit”	–	Use to prolong Guts duration and damage reduction time.