| Suguru Kamoshida | |
|---|---|
| Persona character | |
 Suguru Kamoshida in Persona 5 | |
| First appearance | Persona 5 (2016) |
| Designed by | Shigenori Soejima |
| Portrayed by | Shun Takagi (Persona 5 the Stage) |
| Voiced by | Yuji Mitsuya (Japanese) D. C. Douglas (English) |
| In-universe information | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Suguru Kamoshida (Japanese: 鴨志田 卓, Hepburn: Kamoshida Suguru) is a fictional character in the 2016 video game Persona 5. He is the first antagonist that the protagonist, Joker, faces, being a champion volleyball player and current high school coach, who is routinely protected from scrutiny. He regularly exerts violence against multiple characters, including Ryuji Sakamoto and Ann Takamaki, and preemptively discredits anyone he deems a threat, including Joker. He uses his position to abuse male students and sexually harass female students, including Ann's friend, Shiho Suzui, who attempts suicide as a result. He is one of several characters with a Palace, a manifestation of strong desires, where he is depicted as the king of a castle. The principal's failure to protect Shujin Academy's students from him leads to the formation of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, kickstarting the events of the game.
Kamoshida received generally positive reception as a villain, with critics noting how terrifying and believable he was. This was due to the real-world parallels and how realistic the concept behind his character was, with real-world abusers in similar positions cited as comparable.