History Characters / LoveLiveAqours

* ShrinkingViolet: Gets nervous easily and stutters a lot, so she often hides behind her best friend Hanamaru. Somewhat played with in that instead of shrinking away, she ''shrieks''.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: If [[http://imgur.com/m0eCBeH this]] magazine scan is any indication, she was originally going to be afraid of dogs, but [[CharacterizationMarchesOn that trait ended up transferred to Riko]] instead. In the manga, she also [[DoesNotLikeMen has problems when talking to other men]]. Averted in the anime, where Ruby is shown to have no problems with dogs and her fear of men isn't explained.

* DoesNotLikeMen: In the Dengeki Gs stories and the manga adaptation, she is noted to be androphobic. Justified, as her dad is the only man she has extensively talked to.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: It can't be a coincidence that the member of Aqours that loves mikan the most, has a hairstyle that resembles a freshly-picked mikan.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Of course she is, although more in the audio drama and less in the anime and the game. In one of the CD dramas when Chika helps Dia pack for a camping trip, she packs things like bowling balls and globes.

* DeadpanSnarker: In the anime, though this side of her is better shown through her expressions rather than through her dialogue; she can be pretty deadpan at times, usually whenever Yoshiko is concerned. This is more pronounced in the English dub, where her dialogue tends to be more sarcastic.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: '''Mikan.''' She has stickers of mikan on her laptop, the one time we see her schoolbag open there are two mikans inside it, she almost undoubtedly is the one who wrote "Mikan" in the sand while brainstorming group names, she wears a FunShirt with "Mikan" written in English, her [[IdiotHair hair strand]] [[AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance makes her hair look suspiciously mikan-shaped]]...

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: If [[http://imgur.com/m0eCBeH this]] magazine scan is any indication, she was originally going to be afraid of dogs, but [[CharacterizationMarchesOn that trait ended up transferred to]] [[ButtMonkey Riko]] instead. In the manga, she also [[DoesNotLikeMen has problems when talking to other men]]. Averted in the anime, where Ruby is shown to have no problems with dogs and her fear of men isn't explained.

** [[BlatantLies "Uttaeru yo!"]][[note]]"I'll sue you!" in English[[/note]], [[PhraseCatcher directed at]] [[BadLiar Mari]] when she wants to lie -- [[TheGadfly jokingly]] or [[BeneathTheMask not]].

* LovableJock: Like You, she's a female example: she enjoys scuba diving and has the most stamina of the Aqours girls, and personality-wise she's a very sweet girl.

* UsedToBeMoreSocial: Seems to be the case with her, based on flashbacks. [[SubvertedTrope Though]] [[spoiler:it's ultimately an act, and after she reconciles with Mari, she becomes more sociable again.]]

* ChewingTheScenery: Begins harping on about µ's after Chika pronounces it incorrectly.

* FanGirl: It turns out she's an over the top [[Characters/LoveLiveMuse µ's]] ''fanatic.'' Her favorite member is, predictably, Eli Ayase, because she's also a student council president and idol.

* MilkingTheGiantCow: Chika mispronounced µ's name, causing Dia to make a gesture as she [[LargeHam starts to]] [[ChewingTheScenery chew the scenery]].

* CharacterCatchphrase:
** [[DoNotCallMePaul "YOHANE!"]][[note]]"It's Yohane!" in English.[[/note]], whenever [[DoNotCallMePaul someone calls her Yoshiko]].
** She also frequently brings up [[GratuitousEnglish "little demons"]].

* {{Tsundere}}: She's not esactly the most open about her feelings in the group, and can be somewhat brash when she insists [[DoNotCallMePaul she's "YOHANE!"]].

* BlatantLies: [[GratuitousEnglish "Sorry!]] [[LanguageFluencyDenial I can't speak Japanese."]]

* CatSmile: Sports one fairly often in her artwork to show her carefree nature. It tends to veer into a CheshireCatGrin whenever [[TheGadfly she's up to no good]].

* EndearinglyDorky: Riko is generally softspoken, refined, and polite, though she's also somewhat clumsy and easily prone to panicking, especially in regards to her initial fear of dogs and interest in yuri manga.