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Junya Kaneshiro is an antagonist in the Japanese role-playing game Persona 5. He is a crime lord in Shibuya and the ruler of the palace Bank of Gluttony.
He is voiced by the late Kazunari Tanaka in Japanese and Jalen K. Cassel in the English dub. In the stage play adaptation, he was portrayed by Yuya Miyashita.
What Makes Him Pathetic?[]
- He blackmailed Shujin Academy students into selling drugs just to satisfy his own greed.
- He views humans as walking ATMs, which emphasizes on how greedy he is.
- All because of his avarice, he put teens into huge debt.
- As an adult man, he attempts to sexually assault Makoto Niijima, who is a 17–18-year-old teenager trained in martial arts, and threatened to use her as a sex slave.
- His so called "insecurities" about growing up poor and being unattractive is played for zero sympathy, since he was trying to guilt trip the Phantom Thieves.
- While him dancing like a rapper during his boss fight was funny, it was intended to emphasize on his ego.
- He is a smug slimeball of a man with no redeeming qualities.
What Makes Him A Pinhead?[]
- While Masayoshi Shido and Suguru Kamoshida made a good public image of themselves, Kaneshiro put no effort into doing so. All he did was hide in the shadows.
- While he did blackmail students into selling drugs, he only chose minors who are gullible and easier to manipulate than adults. This shows that he's a weak manipulator.
- Beneath his inflated ego, he is a manchild at heart. Also, he pathetically begged the Phantom Thieves for mercy like a coward when they acknowledge him as irredeemable.
- During his boss battle, he gets easily distracted by a precious item, which gives the phamtom theives a chance to attack him withouth getting attacked back. He failed most of his goals and ended up in prison.
Trivia[]
- Him, Masayoshi Shido and Suguru Kamoshida are the only pathetic pinheads in the Persona series.