| “ | Don't make me laugh. I feed on dumbshits like you. There's not a snowball's chance in hell that a bright future lies ahead for you! | „ |
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“ | Managing a bank is tough as it is. So it's my policy to kill clients who are more trouble than they're worth | „ |
| ~ Shadow Kaneshiro encountering the Phantom Thieves at the entrance of the bank |
| “ | I went through shit until I crawled my way out of the dregs! Now it's my turn to profit on everyone else! It doesn't matter whether you're clean or dirty! Only the clever come out on top! |
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| “ | Hehehehe! Bein' young is such a crime! They're naive, they're reckless, and on top of that, they don't even realize how stupid they are. Now I couldn't just sit back and not cash in on those idiots, right? | „ |
Summary
Junya Kaneshiro is the third major boss of Persona 5, and the Ruler of the Bank of Gluttony.
Born poor and with a predisposition to being overweight, Kaneshiro turned to a life of crime to escape society's prejudices against those like him, coming to believe that selflessness had no place in matters of money and power. He eventually became a disgustingly wealthy crime lord, with enough secrecy and power such that he became effectively untouchable by law enforcement. His overflowing obsession with accumulating and indulging in his wealth at any cost to anyone but himself eventually culminated in his own Palace.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Low 2-C, higher with Piggytron
Name: Junya Kaneshiro
Origin: Persona 5
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, likely in his 30s.
Classification: Human, Shadow, Palace Ruler.
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Cognitive Physiology (Shadow), Cognition (Minor), Summoning (all Palace Rulers can summon Shadows of varying strength from the Collective Unconscious to fight for them, so long as they are weaker than the Ruler in question), Transformation (can transform into Bael). Magic, Curse Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Danmaku, Elemental Aura, Empathic Manipulation (his touch can inflict crippling fear), Fire Manipulation and Explosion Manipulation (with Piggytron's missiles), Shockwave Creation, Smoke and Empathic Manipulation (can release a gas that inflicts fear), and Resistance Negation (with March of the Piggy).
Using his Palace Shadows, Kaneshiro has additional access to: Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Psychokinetic Manipulation, Holy Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Self-Destruction, Statistics Amplification (with "-Kaja" spells), Statistics Reduction (with "-kunda" spells), Damage Boost, Healing, Status Effect Inducement, Mind Control, Empathic Manipulation (with Rage and Fear) and Sleep Manipulation. Invulnerability (Shadows are composed of matter that defies the laws of physics, rendering them invulnerable to conventional interaction). Status Effect Inducement consisting of Paralysis Inducement, Empathic Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Fear Manipulation and Death Manipulation.
Attack Potency: Universe level+ as Bael (Created his Palace, which encompasses the entirety of Shibuya in Japan), higher with Piggytron
Speed: Speed of Light Reactions and Combat Speed (Comparable to Ren Amamiya)
Lifting Strength: Class M
Striking Strength: Universe level+
Durability: Universe level+ as Bael, higher with Piggytron
Stamina: Unknown, should at least be comparable to the Phantom Thieves
Range: Standard Melee Range with melee, Kilometres with firearms and magic
Standard Equipment: His defensive mechanoid, Piggytron
Intelligence: At least Average, likely far higher (Despite having risen to his position as a crime lord and being the mastermind behind various successful crimes and sustained scams, he often refers to himself as an idiot. The truth of the extent of his intelligence is left vague)
Weaknesses: Due to representing Kaneshiro's obsessive greed, Bael is easily distracted by items of value. Unlike other Palace Rulers, his ability to summon Shadows is limited by his perceiving them as hired help, and thus limiting the number of times he can summon them by the amount of wealth he has left.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Sui-Ki: Drains ice, resists lightning and is weak to nuke. Uses Bufula, Mabufula, Freeze Boost and Sledgehammer.
- Oni: Resists physical and gunfire. Uses Rampage.
- Angel: Nullifies bless, resists lightning and is weak to curse. Uses Hama, Self-Destruct, Tarukaja, Sukukaja, Rakukaja and Recarmdra.
- Yaksini: Resists ice and is weak to nuke. Uses Wage War.
- High Pixie: Resists lightning and wind, and is weak to gunfire and nuke. Uses Dormina, Diarama and Garula.
- Rakshasa: Resists physical, fire and curse, and is weak to wind and bless. Uses Giant Slice.
- Nekomata: Resists psychokinesis and is weak to lightning. Uses Terror Claw and Magaru.
- Leanan Sidhe: Resists wind and psychokinesis, and is weak to fire. Uses Rakunda, Psio and Marin Karin.
- Take-Minakata: Repels ice, resists curse and is weak to psychokinesis. Uses Assault Dive and Mazionga.
- Orobas: Resists wind and curse, and is weak to bless. Uses Maragi, Agi and Sukukaja.
- Orthrus: Drains fire, resists psychokinesis, and is weak to ice. Uses Agilao, Maragi, Cornered Fang, Double Fangs and Burn Boost.
- Kin-Ki: Resists physical and gunfire, and is weak to psychokinesis. Uses Vajra Blast, Marakukaja and Charge.
- Fuu-Ki: Drains wind, resists bless and is weak to lightning. Uses Garula, Magarula and Tarukaja.
Bael:
- Evil Touch: Inflicts Fear with a touch.
- Eiga: Medium Curse damage to one foe.
- Maeiga: Medium Curse damage to all foes.
Piggytron:
- Ocular Vulcan: Heavy Gun damage to one foe.
- Metabolic Wave: Medium Physical damage to all foes.
- Missile Party: Medium Fire damage to all foes. Inflicts Burn.
- Fear Gas: Inflicts Fear on all foes.
- March of the Piggy: Severe Almighty damage to all foes.
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
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Discussions
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