| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ![=Class 1-A=] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[quoteright:784:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/910aa4434f1455cc2177c1d1b961345e.jpg]] |
| 6 | [[caption-width-right:784:The class, minus (Anonymity)]] |
| 7 | ---- |
| 8 | The "indiscriminate decoding class". Their homeroom teacher is Shibori Nikueda, the P.E. teacher. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | * AlwaysInClassOne: Naturally. Most of the main storylines involve students in this class. |
| 11 | * JackOfAllTrades: Their trademark, as the "indiscriminate decoding class". They don't specialize in any particular code or abilities--simply a gathering of individuals who're strong in different areas. Some of them may be stronger or weaker than the other classes' students, depending on the cipher they're facing. |
| 12 | * PassingNotesInClass: Surprisingly, this isn't banned, but ''encouraged''... so long as they do it via codes. |
| 13 | * PickedLast: They have an odd total number, so it's usually tricky dividing them neatly into groups during assignments, making this happen quite a lot. |
| 14 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Unlike the other classes, they have no ongoing theme or dress code. They're just... random, with differing personalities, abilities, specialities, and goals. |
| 15 | ** [[spoiler:This trait means they're ideal to test out Kogoe's various glasses weapons, relying on each individual's needs, strengths, and habits to gather as much varying data as possible to perfect Iroha's SuperPrototype pair, before mass-manufacturing the finished product to use in Cipher Academy's metaverse.]] |
| 16 | * [[spoiler:TrueCompanions: After everything they've gone through in the first semester, they're firmly this.]] |
| 17 | ---- |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[folder:Iroha Irohazaka]] |
| 20 | !!Iroha Irohazaka (いろは坂 いろは) |
| 21 | !!!Seat number: 1 |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fb304672_9859_4dca_b343_d9077cd83aa5.jpg]] |
| 24 | [[caption-width-right:1000:Iroha in Vol. 1]] |
| 25 | |
| 26 | The main character. A token male student at class 1-A of the Cipher Academy, who gets embroiled in a conflict between Kogoe and Kyora, and soon finds himself striving for the position of the class's [[ClassRepresentative leading private]]. He has a strong sense of morality and justice. |
| 27 | ---- |
| 28 | * AlliterativeName: Both his names start with "Iroha". |
| 29 | * BadassBookworm: He's read a lot of mystery novels, making him quite well-versed in non-standard ciphers. However, that makes him a... |
| 30 | * BookDumb: He states that he's bad at all school subjects, other than P.E. and music. |
| 31 | * CallBack: In Chapter 25, he uses ExactWords to get away with using a "glasses weapon" to solve a code (something that was explicitly forbidden); as he does so, he repeats a pose done in Chapter 16 by Anonymity, emphasizing that he'd learnt how to flaunt the rules from her. |
| 32 | * CatchPhrase: "It's elementary!"--doubles as PunnyName, since "Iroha" basically means this. |
| 33 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: He tells Kogoe that he had joined the Academy because he had "nowhere else to go". During the interrogation by Tayu, he also mentions that all his close friends are dead, that he has witnessed someone's death nine times, and that he's experienced child abuse. [[spoiler:He later recounts the story in more detail: his middle school cheerleading club was sent to visit a refugee camp, and all the members save for Iroha, including Invalides's older brother, ended up killed by a gang of thieves.]] |
| 34 | ** On a lighter note, during the same interrogation process, he implied he's confessed his love to a senpai in his cheerleading club, but she broke his heart. |
| 35 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: He is petite and feminine-looking; in fact, some of the girls in his class look more masculine than him, and it's mentioned that several of them have mistaken him for a girl. [[spoiler:In his dark backstory, he only survived being kidnapped by a gang of thieves because they mistook him for a girl, and apparently were too honorable to kill "her".]] |
| 36 | * TheFettered: He staunchly refuses to cheat (although he's not above exploiting rule loopholes, or smooth-talking his way out of an apparent loss). Although his glasses weapon would make him a formidable code solver, he's reluctant to use it, as he considers it cheating (and a crutch that might hamper his deciphering skills). |
| 37 | * GenderIsNoObject: Iroha being the only guy at the school is most notable for how ''little'' it matters to the plot or character. It doesn't even make him stand out ''visually'' when plenty of the girls look and dress at least as masculine as him, and the story is often vague about which other students even realize he's male. |
| 38 | ** [[spoiler:It finally mattered during "Trilemma Capture List", where it's obvious his physicality gave him a sizeable advantage against the girls, especially Invalides.]] |
| 39 | * GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: His glasses weapon makes it far easier for him to solve codes, by highlighting the relevant parts of the codes he is reading, and creating a floating display of the code characters which he can manipulate by hand. [[spoiler:It's Kogoe's SuperPrototype made as the final step before mass manufacture and general use.]] |
| 40 | * HasAType: Likes masculine girls. During his interrogation by Tayu, he said he considered Ms. Nikueda as his ideal woman, plus he liked Yukako's super-short boyish haircut. Still, he also blushes at (Anonymity)'s beauty just like most people. [[spoiler:This is likely an influence from Amvicious, the person he respects the most, who's a [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing,]] yet muscular young man.]] |
| 41 | * HiddenDepths: Despite his lack of cryptographical experience and low self-esteem, he's got a natural aptitude for code-solving and is an empathetic leader. He's also a great dancer. |
| 42 | ** [[spoiler:He also has an explosive handling license.]] |
| 43 | * InSeriesNickname: Ensa starts calling him "Iro-Iro" once she befriends him. [[spoiler:In his childhood, he's called "Irorin".]] |
| 44 | * InformedFlaw: Yukako threatened to have him sent to Trench Academy, Cipher's all-male commando-specialized equivalent, which Tayu thought would've killed him outright within the first 3 days of training. However, Iroha's repeatedly shown to be quite athletic and physically fit, much more so than most of the girls, and capable of several acrobatic maneuvers. His best subject is noted to be P.E. |
| 45 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: His NiceGuy personality clashes heavily with the military atmosphere of Cipher Academy, meaning he often verbally butts into a student's personal and private issue without meaning to. |
| 46 | * NiceGuy: He is always positive and kind to everybody. He even was willing to forgive Tayu despite how close to a mental breakdown she left him. |
| 47 | * PowerCopying: [[spoiler:After he's elected as Class 1-A's leading private, he began to earnestly learn the ciphers and cracking methods his classmates excelled at, instead of relying on his own (rather futile) desperate self-study. He's now able to at least partially mimic (Anonymity)'s, Tayu's, Kyora's, and Oboro's specialities against various opponents in the class-wide competition.]] |
| 48 | * StarringSmurfette: He's the protagonist and the first guy to attend an other all-female school. |
| 49 | * SurroundedBySmartPeople: Iroha feels this way at the start—he is mostly flummoxed by the ciphers that are part of daily life at the school, while his classmates can solve them without a second thought. He also has a hard time keeping up with the school's advanced curriculum. |
| 50 | * TookALevelInBadass: Somewhat, though this borders on PowerIncontinence. At times, he's just as sharp and fast as his friends, other times he's terribly slow and full of mistakes. After his nomination as the class-leading private, he managed to beat 5 Class 1-F members in quick succession (who're trying to sabotage him), and led his class more confidently, instead of deferring to either Kyora or the others for big decisions. |
| 51 | ** [[spoiler:After becoming the grade-wide leader, he's become Class 1-A's most flexible cipher soldier, and while he's not the best at any of his classmate's speciality, his wide array of skills means he's typically the most suited to tackle any unforeseen situation. For instance, he beat both Shakunage and Invalides, a feat neither (Anonimity) or any other student is able to.]] |
| 52 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Udon. |
| 53 | [[/folder]] |
| 54 | |
| 55 | [[folder:Sunka Umitsubame]] |
| 56 | !!Sunka Umitsubame (海燕 寸暇) |
| 57 | !!!Seat number: 2 |
| 58 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunka.jpg]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ---- |
| 61 | * [[spoiler:AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Something she shares with Oboro. Unlike Oboro, though, Sunka's clearly a repeat offender with a large amount of bails and penalties she plans to use the 50 billon Morg to pay off.]] |
| 62 | * AnimalMotifs: A bird, specifically the sparrow, befitting [[MeaningfulName her name.]] |
| 63 | * CoolShades: Wears a pair star-shaped shades which emphasize her gyaru style. They are actually a [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual glasses weapon]], "Colored Glasses", with the special ability to rapidly sort objects by color, which helps with certain codes. She often lends them to Oboro. |
| 64 | * GyaruGirl: Explicitly referred to as "Class 1-A's sole ''gyaru''". She claims she has joined the academy because "the uniforms are cute". |
| 65 | * MsFanservice: The girl with the most skin exposure in the class. Some of the camera angles also compliment her curves and cleavage. |
| 66 | * ThoseTwoGirls: Often seen hanging around Oboro, creating a typical RedOniBlueOni dynamic. She also gets along with Kakune as the [[UnreliableNarrator "live commentary team".]] |
| 67 | * ValleyGirl: Talks like this when she's really into her ''gyaru'' persona. She speaks normally at other times. |
| 68 | [[/folder]] |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[folder:Soboro Oboro]] |
| 71 | !!Soboro Oboro (朧 そぼろ) |
| 72 | !!!Seat number: 3 |
| 73 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/94ed44c5644d366747b3f1412abe2e21.jpg]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ---- |
| 76 | * AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Iroha theorized she's this in the past, and Kogoe's info cards, which were at least partially reliable, mentioned Oboro's been in juvie. [[spoiler:She's falsely accused and took the crime of another person [[HeroicSacrifice upon herself,]] attending Cipher Academy to escape and hold off her pursuers.]] |
| 77 | * BadassCape: Always wears a black cape wrapped around herself. |
| 78 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "Cipher Murder". |
| 79 | * CoolShades: She doesn't personally carry one most times, but funnily enough, people kept lending her theirs for her to try. Sunka specifically called herself Oboro's "glasses holder", [[spoiler:and Sunazuna gladly placed hers on Oboro's face.]] |
| 80 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Started off as being incredibly aggressive against Iroha, and unlike Kyora's gang, she did this seemingly out of personal dislike. After Iroha beat her to the answer during one of their class's assignments, she mellowed out considerably and respected him more. A 'political map' of Class 1-A even showed her as firmly in Iroha's camp. |
| 81 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Seen trying incredibly hard not to laugh at some of her classmates' lame jokes, blushing several times, when before she's very much TheStoic. |
| 82 | * EmoTeen: She gives off the vibe of an angsty teen: apart from the black cape she wears, she claims to have joined the school out of "hatred and anger", tends to act serious and gloomy, and randomly threatens to kill people. |
| 83 | * FacialMarkings: She has an eye-shaped tattoo on her forehead, her info card claims she got it when she was in prison. |
| 84 | * {{Goth}}: How she usually dresses. When imitating her, all Iroha did was find a black cloth from someplace. [[spoiler:Her drawings are also goth-like, emphasizing a black background with the images drawn with the negative spaces remaining.]] |
| 85 | * [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Subjects herself to a 24-hour nonstop, no-rest holding in Digital Cipher Academy so Iroha and Ensa can rush ahead, skipping 60 floors at once. Iroha correctly predicts this after her confession regarding her past, when she's done the exact same thing for another person which landed her in juvie in the first place.]] |
| 86 | * TheNicknamer: Somewhat. Instead of shortening Sunka's name, Oboro calls her [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment "Tsubame of the Swallow"]] like in an old-fashioned setting. |
| 87 | * {{Revenge}}: Her info card mentions wanting to get revenge on those who pushed false charges on her. |
| 88 | * ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:After her DefeatMeansFriendship moment against Iroha, Ensa, and Kyora,]] she fully supports Ensa's relationship with and dedication to Iroha. |
| 89 | [[/folder]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[folder:Yukako Omomuro]] |
| 92 | !!Yukako Omomuro (徐 綿菓子) |
| 93 | !!!Seat number: 4 |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1f1da2bdef57af4b6828d80f8161b5f2.jpg]] |
| 96 | [[caption-width-right:785:Yukako's crossword introduction]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | One of Kyora's sidekicks. |
| 99 | ---- |
| 100 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "Either a code battle... or a ''dance battle''?" |
| 101 | * ChainPain: Usually carries a large loop of chain around, though she doesn't really do anything with them. |
| 102 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:During Class 1-A's battle with Class 1-F, several debates and exchanges between Kyora, Shutan, and Shitai indicated she was previously a freedom fighter working against Kick-Attack Planning, but was captured and ''tortured'' by Tayu (in the same manner, but much worse, than what she did to Iroha), then brainwashed into going under Kyora's service. The truth is likely to be more genial than this, as Kyora is shown to be a genuinely good person who frowns at torture, preferring to befriend people out of respect.]] |
| 103 | * [[spoiler:DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Her playstyle in Digital Cipher Academy is an exact copy of how ''DarkSouls'' players tackle those games.]] |
| 104 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler:Post her ReforgedIntoAMinion state below. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/654c090d36e3f04b43f5ab7cd5b22d56.jpg Her hair]] used to be at least as long as Kyora's, but she cut it to a short butch cut.]] |
| 105 | --> '''Her introductory tag in Chapter 5:''' Class 1-A's sole extremely short haircut |
| 106 | * [[spoiler:HoistByHisOwnPetard: Iroha challenges her with almost the exact same cipher she gave him months earlier in Digital Cipher Academy so she'll back off and rest, after intentional repeated suicidal attempts. Unlike him, though, she solves it in seconds, but similarly relents and follows his order.]] |
| 107 | * InformedAbility: Yukako was highly-regarded by Kyora and her classmates, but was seen constantly losing against them like drawing with Iroha [[spoiler:and ''destroyed'' by (Anonymity), though she lost to (Anonymity) because she didn't see the latter's cheating coming.]] Her in-manga confirmed victory was against [[spoiler:Hannari, and that's actually just a personality test for Kyora rather than an outright duel.]] |
| 108 | * OneHeadTaller: She's the tallest student in Class 1-A, so she's this towards the shorter students. |
| 109 | * RedOniBlueOni: Forms such a duo with Tayu. While Yukako is hot-blooded and prone to anger, Tayu mostly keeps her cool and never raises her voice. |
| 110 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:Kubinashi describes Yukako becoming Kyora's sidekick as this.]] |
| 111 | * SinisterGeometry: Yukako's preferred cipher method. She used stars during her code battle with Iroha, [[spoiler:then various squares during Class 1-A's leading private final round's Leaky Poker.]] |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | [[folder:Ensa Kasuri]] |
| 115 | !!Ensa Kasuri (絣 縁沙) |
| 116 | !!!Seat number: 5 |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[quoteright:783:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_2716.png]] |
| 119 | [[caption-width-right:783:Ensa's crossword introduction]] |
| 120 | [[caption-width-right:784:[[labelnote:'''SPOILER:''' Ensa with short hair]]\ |
| 121 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be253ee8b868391b01aff770a656f74c.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 122 | |
| 123 | A quiet student who usually keeps to herself. She becomes Iroha's close friend after he enlists her into his team during the Casse-Tete Quartet game. |
| 124 | ---- |
| 125 | * BrilliantButLazy: She is one of the fastest code solvers in class, but she's too devoid of motivation to speak up or even turn in her completed assignments. However, she can show her true skills if slightly pushed. |
| 126 | * {{Catchphrase}}: She has two catchphrases. Normally it's "A meeting by chance is preordained, as they say", the other being "This too is some kind of resentment!" when angry. |
| 127 | * CuteOversizedSleeves: Her sleeves are clearly too long for her, and they always hang loosely, obscuring her hands. Together with the hair obscuring her eyes, it gives her a slightly pathetic and helpless look. [[spoiler:After she [[ImportantHaircut cuts her hair]], she is shown rolling up her sleeves, signifying a newfound confidence and determination.]] |
| 128 | * [[spoiler:ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Cuts her hair short when she finds a new motivation for helping Iroha, instead of just going along with whatever he decides most of the time.]] |
| 129 | * GreatnessMistakenForFailure: Ironically, due to her excellent speed, she initially has a reputation as the worst student in class: she's never been seen working on an assignment... because by the time any other student looks up from their desk, she's already solved it. |
| 130 | * IdiotHair: She's got a large one, though she's more lazy than an idiot. She can even use it to make an Ice-Cold Reading. |
| 131 | * OneSidedRivalry: Seems to have one towards Kyora, the only one who can match her speed. Ensa's always flustered and got competitive whenever she was around, though Kyora didn't think much about it. |
| 132 | * SheCleansUpNicely: Just once, and it's not exactly "cleaning up". Iroha just happened to glimpse what she really looked like under her BlindingBangs, and she's [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e86ca5bf77c1c8b30018e61e41144a8c.jpg actually quite cute.]] [[spoiler:We get a better view of her face when she cut her hair short, as seen in the character image tab above.]] |
| 133 | * SuperSpeed: Her biggest strength is that she can move ludicrously fast--thus allowing her, for example, to rapidly assemble several large jigsaw puzzles mixed together, in the blink of an eye. Her hands are also fast enough to turn raw wheat to ''flour'', simply by pounding it like a machine faster than the eyes can see. She also does other cooking-related stuff quickly and expertly. |
| 134 | [[/folder]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | [[folder:Kakune Karigane]] |
| 137 | !!Kakune Karigane (雁音 嚇音) |
| 138 | !!!Seat number: 6 |
| 139 | |
| 140 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b37aef7dbc053e7dddd8b0402ff5a057.jpg]] |
| 141 | |
| 142 | ---- |
| 143 | * AnimalMotifs: Similar to Sunka, Kakune's a bird--specifically, the goose, as per [[MeaningfulName her name.]] |
| 144 | * [[spoiler:BasassBookworm: Turns out to be quite the powerful cipher soldier, despite her mediocre performance during the murder-mystery game. She single-handedely eliminated 3 other competitors form the digital Cipher Academy, and Byu, one of Class 1-E's best students, could only force draws with her.]] |
| 145 | * [[spoiler:BadassPacifist: Crosses over with CowardlyLion. To her, the only acceptable victory was if all participants were able to get home safely, victory or defeat be damned. Hence, she prioritizes beating her classmates just for the sake of eliminating them, not even considering working together to finish all the challenges of digital Cipher Academy at the risk of some sacrifices.]] |
| 146 | * CuteBookworm: Her passion and knowledge of detective books and associated literatures are ''massive'', overwhelming even Iroha who has similar interests. The only thing preventing her from becoming a BadassBookworm is her lack of results against her classmates. |
| 147 | * TheGlassesComeOff: Took off her glasses when Iroha accidentally (as usual) said the wrong thing and annoyed her, taking him on seriously without her glasses weapon. |
| 148 | * ImposedHandicapTraining: She wears a [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual glasses weapon]], called "Blindfold", which makes it harder for her to solve puzzles, as a handicap for training. It's also the only one shown so far which can actively contact Kogoe, instead of passively serving as the latter's surveillance tool. |
| 149 | * [[spoiler:SherlockScan: Her speciality, especially in regards to body language. During the mahjong game in digital Cipher Academy, she practically outreads everyone by observing the motions of their hands, similar to how Iroha relies on reading his opponent's expressions. Notably, she does this [[ImposedHandicapTraining with her glasses weapon on.]]]] |
| 150 | * ThoseTwoGirls: Usually hangs around with Harukiri, though she also gets along well with Sunka as the [[UnreliableNarrator "live commentary team".]] |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Shitsuke Koshibai]] |
| 154 | !!Shitsuke Koshibai (小芝井 躾) |
| 155 | !!!Seat number: 7 |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shitsuke.jpg]] |
| 158 | [[caption-width-right:250:Shitsuke's crossword introduction, while she dresses as Tayu]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | ---- |
| 161 | * AloofAlly: According to Class 1-A's political map, she's not particularly close to anyone or belong in any group. ''Unlike'' Rokaku, who's of the same type, no one's particularly fond of her, either, though she's still affable with everyone. Kakune notes she's also not good in team battles. |
| 162 | * CoolShades: Wears a pair of large round shades, emphasizing her laid-back nature. |
| 163 | * TheGadfly: Acts like this all of the time. To her, having success when being all serious is boring. |
| 164 | --> '''Shitsuke''': Class 1-A's goof-off, Shitsuke Koshibai! |
| 165 | * GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Her shades double as a glasses weapon, "Black About", which can reveal hidden ciphers, although doesn't help in actually decoding them. |
| 166 | * LadyLooksLikeADude: You'd be justified for mistaking her for a lanky boy at first. Her first name, [[GenderBlenderName "Shitsuke"]], is also masculine. |
| 167 | * [[spoiler:LeaningOnTheFourthWall: She constantly (and correctly) predicts what's going to happen inside Digital Cipher Academy using her knowledge of video games, most of which sounds incredibly meta.]] |
| 168 | * NonUniformUniform: She is the only in class not to wear the tunic of her uniform, instead walking around in a loose T-shirt, although sometimes she carries the tunic tied around her chest. |
| 169 | * NumerologicalMotif: Her ciphers are based on binaries and related numerical series. |
| 170 | * YouthfulFreckles: Has a minor one on both her cheeks. |
| 171 | [[/folder]] |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[folder:Kyora Toshusai]] |
| 174 | !!Kyora Toshusai (東洲斎 享楽) |
| 175 | !!!Seat number: 8 |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/98f226b8_cb31_42cd_b432_7b1f13f95898.jpg]] |
| 178 | [[caption-width-right:1000:Kyora in Vol. 3]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | A heiress to the weapon manufacturer Kick Attack Planning. She starts off as an apparent villain, but after Iroha proves himself time and time again against her and her sidekicks, they develop a friendship of sorts. |
| 181 | ---- |
| 182 | * AlphaBitch: She is haughty, dominant and terrifying. One of her first acts is taking Iroha out to the school's rooftop and threatening him that he'd better be friends with her, not enemies, unless he wants his life to become hell. |
| 183 | * BadassLongcoat: She usually wears a longcoat, which she lets hang off her back without putting her arms into the sleeves. |
| 184 | * CatchPhrase: Says "I'll drop every non-nuclear weapon on your head" as a threat. |
| 185 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Nohime calls her "Kyorarin". |
| 186 | * ExpressiveHair: Her long hair--or her bullet-shaped hair decorations--levitate menacingly in the air whenever she's pissed off. |
| 187 | * GirlPosse: Yukako and Tayu serve as her sidekicks. |
| 188 | * HonorBeforeReason: ''Incredibly'' devoted to any promise she makes, such as debasing herself as Iroha's "servant" and saying "butt" ten times a day. It's clear she doesn't like it and tries very hard to intimidate Iroha and Nohime out of them, but she does it anyway. |
| 189 | * LovableAlphaBitch: She seems to be an enemy to Iroha early on, but her intentions are actually good--she seeks to stop Kogoe, who she believes intends to double the number of wars in the world--and she develops into an ally to Iroha after he proves himself. [[spoiler:She's also against her parents' business decision (and Kick-Attack Planning as a whole) to continuously develop lethal weapons and profit from deaths on the battlefield, choosing to focus on developing non-lethal ones instead. This was what initially drew her to Kogoe and allowed the latter to manipulate her so, because Kogoe promised to develop the glasses weapon to solve conflicts non-lethally.]] |
| 190 | * SignatureHeadgear: She wears bullet-shaped hair decorations on her braids. This emphasizes she is the heir to a weapon manufacturer. |
| 191 | * SirSwearsALot: Her tendency to say anything related to rear ends 10 times a day is usually mild and G-rated, but when she's angry, she throws all manner of dignity out of the window and lets out a tirade of foul worlds (most of which are censored). |
| 192 | * SuperSentaiStance: She is very fond of posing like this. She twice strikes a fanciful group pose with her two sidekicks, Yukako and Tayu, including--for some reason--when returning from a honey-gathering expedition. At Iroha's insistence, she also strikes it with Iroha and Kogoe in Chapter 24, much to Kogoe's discomfort. |
| 193 | * VerbalTic: She seems overly fond of using the word "butt". However, in fact it's a punishment game from a wager she has lost with Iesuno. |
| 194 | ** [[spoiler:Looking closer, the wager was done over a three-way game of Scrabble, ''Tayu's'' speciality. Perhaps she set them up?]] |
| 195 | * WagerSlave: Early on, she gives Iroha a code-solving challenge, stating that he'll become her manservant if he fails. Iroha (or rather, [[spoiler:Dekiai's]] voice emitted from his glasses) turns it back on her by not just winning, but also persuading her that, since he won, ''she'' should become ''his'' servant. Unexpectedly, she obliges. |
| 196 | * WarriorPoet: Kyora often uses Japanese literatures, especially poems, in her ciphers. |
| 197 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: It's been hinted that she really saw Kogoe as a friend and she's bitter that their friendship was nothing more than a tool for Kogoe obtaining the passwords needed to upgrade the glasses weapons. Even in the present it seems she would like to fix things but, much to her disappointment, Kogoe won't do it. |
| 198 | [[/folder]] |
| 199 | |
| 200 | [[folder:(Anonymity Requested)]] |
| 201 | !!(Anonymity Requested) |
| 202 | !!!Seat number: 9 |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1d094b2834639159644eac73c8445a31.jpg]] |
| 205 | [[caption-width-right:785:(Anonymity)'s crossword introduction]] |
| 206 | [[caption-width-right:785:[[labelnote:Click here to see her unmasked]]\ |
| 207 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4f2d4343_b7ec_4e59_9c48_882ceff9dd0cjpg512.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | An enigmatic student whose name is unknown, and her face is hidden. |
| 210 | ---- |
| 211 | * TheAce: She seems to be one of the best, if not ''the'' best code-solvers in the class, at one point managing to solve ten different ciphers in an eyeblink after a mere ''glimpse''. Kogoe mentions that even if she never cheated, she'd still be a formidable opponent. |
| 212 | ** [[spoiler:She took out ''three'' Class 1-B operatives in ''ten seconds'', when they presented her with three different ciphers to solve.]] |
| 213 | * BeautifulAllAlong: [[spoiler:Class 1-A's "orthodox beauty", and the only girl to stun Iroha with her looks alone in one glance. Makes it a great irony when Tayu mocked her CensorBox glasses weapon, implicitly calling her ugly... then [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d865181298809ceb2f5d9f2f1bf06828.jpg (Anonymity) took her mask off.]]]] |
| 214 | * CensorBox: She wears a ''physical'' censor box, i.e. a transparent mask with a black rectangle covering her eyes. Called the "Personal Package", it's a special sort of [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual glasses weapon]] that obscures her identity from every method of detection. |
| 215 | * ClusterFBomb: [[spoiler:Lets out a G-rated one towards Iroha when he goes against her message and comes in to save her from Class 1-F anyway. She's mostly calling him "stupid".]] |
| 216 | * CombatPragmatist: She sees nothing wrong with blatant cheating. [[spoiler:She wins the murder mystery game against her group because she peeked at the game materials in advance, and she expresses surprise and contempt that the other groups' winners actually played honestly.]] |
| 217 | * CutAndPasteNote: In keeping with her fixation on anonymity, her "introduction {{crossword}}" is not filled with her handwriting, but with cut-out characters. Turns out to be her SignatureMove, since all her codes on paper are also written this way, even her solo chapter pages. |
| 218 | * IWorkAlone: Generally seen isolated and deliberately not mingling with her class, sitting quietly in the corner. [[spoiler:Even after unmasking herself and letting more of her original cheerful persona out, she generally avoids parties and social gatherings.]] She only teams up when Ms. Nikueda orders everyone in class to do so, [[spoiler:or when Iroha personally needed her to.]] |
| 219 | ** Her distaste of crowds is so bad she keeps trying to escape whenever forced to sit down together with a large number of people without her glasses weapon, as shown in [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/408fc56abec37bc19fbc075ecdddbd6a.jpg this image.]] |
| 220 | * MediumAwareness: Although other characters occasionally break the fourth wall, she does it far more frequently. In [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/89de131e41ea2771c1288d10e417b774.jpg Chapter 16]], she interacts with the frame that usually introduces a puzzle--crushing it and spilling the "difficulty level indicator" stars into her hand, to symbolize her circumventing puzzles by cheating. In Chapter 18, she leans on the border between the two pages of a spread panel. In the beginning of Chapter 21, she is surprised that Iroha is suddenly way ahead of her in the poker game, and she wonders if she's somehow "skipped a chapter" since "last week's issue". In Chapter 22, she holds the narration box with her name in her fingers, and leans casually on a speech bubble. |
| 221 | * NoNameGiven: Her name is yet to be stated in-universe. She is in fact called "Anonymity-San" or "Anonymity Requested" by other characters, for lack of a better name. |
| 222 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: [[spoiler:Her eyes are drawn in much greater detail than other characters, more in line with a shoujo manga character.]] |
| 223 | * OneManArmy: Some suggested this was her real speciality, though there's won't be a confirmation from her anytime soon. Her most impressive wins, indeed, were against multiple opponents, so maybe this was true. |
| 224 | * ShipTease: [[spoiler:With Iroha during her capture by Class 1-F. They "confessed" to each other, though from their tone it's somewhat ambiguous whether they said it platonically or romantically.]] |
| 225 | --> '''(Anonymity):''' ''(being flung off the balcony of a treehouse)'' I like you too, okay?! |
| 226 | * TheStoic: Retains a cool, neutral expression at all times, which is actually an effect of her glasses weapon. This is very advantageous in the Leaky Poker game, since it gives her a perfect poker face. [[spoiler:Once she takes her mask off, her stoic demeanor goes out the window and she becomes a cheerful, over-the-top person.]][[/folder]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[folder:Akina Namasu]] |
| 229 | !!Akina Namasu (膾 商) |
| 230 | !!!Seat number: 10 |
| 231 | |
| 232 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/14e69fb49340c2ade831526b154cd908.jpg]] |
| 233 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:'''SPOILER''': Akina unmaksed]]\ |
| 234 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c958496b5d6ac800a211f7e4eb09c1fc.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | |
| 237 | A close ally of Iesuno Nohime. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * CoolMask: Always seen wearing a regular face mask. [[spoiler:Though it's later revealed to be part of her {{Ninja}} identity.]] |
| 240 | * [[spoiler:IHaveManyNames: Her shinobi name is "Giri Namasu".]] |
| 241 | * [[spoiler:{{Ninja}}: She's the "secret poilce officer and undercover spy of the Nohime family", complete with a set of popular basic ninja skills.]] |
| 242 | * OddNameOut: In contrast to most of her schoolmates who either have OverlyLongName or MeaningfulName, hers is strangely very short and simple, with only one kanji for each of her first and last name. |
| 243 | * [[spoiler:OneWordVocabulary: Speaks this way, even to the point of shortening and abbreviating multi-word phrases.]] |
| 244 | * [[spoiler:SecretArt: Akina's extremely skilled in tatami-related ninjutsu, effortlessly handling Floor B175, a Japanese-themed floor.]] |
| 245 | * TheQuietOne: Rarely speaks, and even when she does, it's just [[OneWordVocabulary one word at a time.]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[/folder]] |
| 248 | |
| 249 | [[folder:Shutan Nutaba]] |
| 250 | !!Shutan Nutaba (沼田場 愁嘆) |
| 251 | !!!Seat number: 11 |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8e10cdf22ef615576b672f755e6d9227.jpg]] |
| 254 | [[caption-width-right:785:Shutan's crossword introduction]] |
| 255 | [[caption-width-right:782:[[labelnote:Click here to see her without the head bandages]]\ |
| 256 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9b982a3fe8f4ee3ea11e1db522dc9da7.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * BandageMummy: She is covered with bandages on her head and upper body, and wears an eyepatch. In spite of her apparent injuries, however, she usually seems cheerful. The bandages on her head and across her chest apparently are just for show (and to hide her hair accessory), [[spoiler:though some of her injuries were real and remnants of the lethal accident which killed her parents, such as to her right eye and arms.]] |
| 260 | * ConnectedAllAlong: [[spoiler:In Chapter 27, she is revealed to be Kyora Toshusai's stepsister, taken in after her parents' death. She was close to Kyora because the latter wished to develop non-lethal weapons, away from Kick-Attack Planning's more traditional lethal focus.]] |
| 261 | * CuteClumsyGirl: Not good at physical activities, especially Iroha's acrobatics. It's unknown whether she's always been unathletic or this was caused by her current injuries. |
| 262 | * {{Expy}}: A girl covered in bandages that [[spoiler:is the main female character's sister]] makes her quite similar to Youka Naze from Manga/MedakaBox, another Shonen Jump manga written by Creator/NisioIsin. |
| 263 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: She's always randomly asking people "who are you again?". [[spoiler:It's revealed in Chapter 27 she just ''pretends'' to be amnesiac, as part of her cover.]] |
| 264 | ** [[spoiler:Her real reason for this pretense was so Kyora's parents wouldn't pressure her to continue her parents' work on developing lethal weapons--the very same weapons which ''killed'' them--playing the sympathy card.]] |
| 265 | * MyParentsAreDead: [[spoiler:Her birth parents, researchers for Kick-Attack Planning, were killed during a lethal weapon experiment--an accident which also injured Shutan and one she carried to this day.]] |
| 266 | * PunnyName: [[spoiler:She merged her first name with the word "question" during her last round of cipher battle against Byu ("Que-stion" into "Que-Shutan").]] |
| 267 | * SignatureHeadgear: Once her head bandages come off, it's revealed she wears a large hair accessory shaped like a grenade fuse, [[spoiler:similar to the accessory worn by her sister Kyora]]. |
| 268 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Usually refers to herself in the third person, [[spoiler:but this seems to be an act for an unknown purpose, since she speaks normally once she reveals her true identity. The instant she dropped this trope by using first-person pronouns, Iroha immediately knew it's a code.]] |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:Iesuno Nohime]] |
| 272 | !!Iesuno Nohime (濃姫 家雪) |
| 273 | !!!Seat number: 12 |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/49f3e939cd916b513952372ea5de90c0.jpg]] |
| 276 | [[caption-width-right:785:Nohime's crossword introduction]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | 33rd head of the Nohime clan, the family behind the Academy's founding. |
| 279 | ---- |
| 280 | * AlternateCharacterReading: The kanji 雪 (meaning "snow") would normally be read ''yuki'', but in her name it's read ''suno'', like the English "snow". |
| 281 | * AnimalLover: Nohime's wealth means she can play around with many exotic and expensive animals, as shown in her character image. She's also not too shabby with more down-to-earth cattles, milking a cow expertly (something that's much harder to do that it seems). Her afternoon tea is also accompanied by a lot of birds relaxing around her. |
| 282 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Kyora and Tayu call her "Non-non". |
| 283 | * EyesAlwaysShut: Almost always seen with her eyes shut and a gentle smile on her face. [[spoiler:Seeing as she is almost blind, she probably doesn't see the need to open her eyes anyway.]] |
| 284 | * EyeScream: Her vision was damaged when she looked directly at a dazzling code. |
| 285 | * GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Like many of her classmates, she has a glasses weapon. [[spoiler:It is a pair of contact lenses which allows her to (just barely) see.]] |
| 286 | * HidingTheHandicap: Partially. She's not going out of her way to hide [[spoiler:her blindness]], but she's not open about it either, and Iroha needs to piece it together from clues. |
| 287 | * IronicallyDisabledArtist: The "Leaky Poker" arc shows that she is an excellent artist, [[spoiler:judging from the cipher cards created by her (the 9's), which are decorated with technically brilliant drawings--all the more impressive since she is visually impaired]]. This contrasts with her attendant, Ransurotto, who prefers a more childish, cartoonish drawing style. |
| 288 | * MeaningfulName: Her name includes the kanji 姫 (''hime''), meaning "princess" or "noble lady". |
| 289 | * MoneyDearBoy: Her CharacterTic. Nohime keeps constantly trying to ''buy'' her schoolmates, assigning them currencies according to how much value she thinks they have. |
| 290 | * NoblesseOblige: Her explanation for why she joined the Academy is simply "because of ''noblesse oblige''". |
| 291 | * NotSoAboveItAll: [[spoiler:Nohime blatantly cheated during "Trilemma Capture List" against the whole Class 1-D team by giving them a cipher with so many possible answers it's impossible to solve within the 30-second time allotted, having also stalled for ''29.9 seconds'' from her own allotted time. She claimed it'd take them ''45 minutes'' to solve properly later, much to Seppun's annoyance.]] |
| 292 | * TheOjou: Called "the Academy's sole member of nobility". |
| 293 | * RichBitch: Despite her "Noblesse Oblige" catchphrase, she considers Iroha beneath her, calls him a "commoner" to his face, and tells him that he should know his place. However, she later claims that it was an act to provoke him into a one-on-one code battle, to avoid factional infighting. |
| 294 | ** [[spoiler:She re-used this persona when faced against Seppun and her classmates in an attempt to enrage them, to limited success.]] |
| 295 | * ShelteredAristocrat: She doesn't know what a game of ''tag'' is. |
| 296 | * SlasherSmile: She has a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3871dd87fcd5fe59672750f389dbbf0e.jpg truly]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a138dd84ceb9eaae21b9b07f81957589.jpg horrific]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b314a3db0e06f8b9af8a9c195b076889.jpg one]]--a crescent-shaped smile stretching across her face and showing her teeth in a half-open grimace. Her first on-page slasher smile manages to spook several onlookers (including her own aides), and she promptly apologizes for doing something that "vulgar". |
| 297 | [[/folder]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | [[folder:Ransurotto Hahakura]] |
| 300 | !!Ransurotto Hahakura (母倉 乱数籤) |
| 301 | !!!Seat number: 13 |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[quoteright:739:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ransurotto.jpg]] |
| 304 | [[caption-width-right:739:Ransurotto's crossword introduction, with Nohime (right)]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | A close ally of Iesuno Nohime. She's usually seen drawing Nohime. |
| 307 | ---- |
| 308 | * MeaningfulName: Her name is written with kanji, but spells out the Japanese spelling of [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Lancelot]]. |
| 309 | * MilitaryBrat: Her family's been in the military for generations. |
| 310 | * SuperDeformed: Her drawing style, in contrast to Nohime's hyper-realistic drawings. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Harukiri Botayama]] |
| 314 | !!Harukiri Botayama (牡丹山 春霧) |
| 315 | !!!Seat number: 14 |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[quoteright:738:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/botayama.jpg]] |
| 318 | [[caption-width-right:738:Harukiri's crossword introduction]] |
| 319 | ---- |
| 320 | * OnlySaneMan: Iroha, Ensa, and Kakune consider her charming and adorable because of this, much to her embarrassment. Considering their eccentric schoolmates, they have a point. |
| 321 | * ThoseTwoGirls: Usually spends her time with Kakune. |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Otamajakushi Mamushihishimeki]] |
| 326 | !!Otamajakushi Mamushihishimeki (真蟲犇 蝌蚪) |
| 327 | !!!Seat number: 15 |
| 328 | |
| 329 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/otamajakushi.jpg]] |
| 330 | [[caption-width-right:250:Otamajakushi's crossword introduction, while she dresses as Shokuho]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | ---- |
| 333 | * AnimalThemeNaming: Insects. Doubles as an IronicName considering her glasses weapon, given most insects don't perceive sound very well. |
| 334 | ** [[spoiler:She's also enamoured with Arukuni (mantis), compared to her classmates who like Quokka's (bear) or Tonbo's (cat) fashion sense better.]] |
| 335 | * BooksVsScreens: She ''really'' doesn't like analog games, preferring those presented in a more high-tech manner. |
| 336 | * EnforcedMethodActing: [[spoiler:While a generally aloof and affable classmate, she admits to getting ''too'' into her acting as Shokuho during the "Murder at Cipher Academy" game (notably, playing as a villainous character).]] |
| 337 | * EyeObscuringHat: She wears a headscarf that covers her eyes completely. |
| 338 | * HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Her glasses weapon, "Noise Counseling", converts sound-based ciphers into solveable data and vice versa. |
| 339 | * OverlyLongName: At 13 syllables, her name is long enough that it doesn't fit properly into her "introduction crossword" puzzle, forcing her to split it up. |
| 340 | [[/folder]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[folder:Ashibi Mokumokuren]] |
| 343 | !!Ashibi Mokumokuren (目々蓮 馬酔木) |
| 344 | !!!Seat number: 16 |
| 345 | |
| 346 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ashibi.jpg]] |
| 347 | [[caption-width-right:250:Ashibi's crossword introduction, while she dresses as Shutan]] |
| 348 | |
| 349 | ---- |
| 350 | * ClassifiedInformation: Half of the things she says are censored as a "compliance violation", although it's not clear what this means. At least once, she hastily corrects herself after her first speech bubble gets covered up with "compliance violation". |
| 351 | * ExpressiveAccessory: When she is sweating nervously, her teddy bear sweats as well. |
| 352 | * NoPokerFace: Iroha was surprised by how easy she was to read during the Murder Mystery Class. |
| 353 | * PerpetualSmiler: She almost always has a sweet, slightly dopey smile on her face, even when perturbed or confused. |
| 354 | * ShoePhone: Her teddy bear is not just a mascot, but contains a "remote glasses weapon", named "Wrapped Animal". What it exactly does is yet to be seen. |
| 355 | * ThoseTwoGirls: Usually hangs around Yukako whenever she's available. |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:Tayu Yugata]] |
| 359 | !!Tayu Yugata (夕方 多夕) |
| 360 | !!!Seat number: 17 |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whatsapp_image_2023_09_20_at_114711.jpeg]] |
| 363 | [[caption-width-right:1000:Tayu in Vol. 4]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | One of Kyora's sidekicks, [[spoiler:and Kick-Attack Planning's torture specialist.]] |
| 366 | ---- |
| 367 | * TheAllSolvingHammer: Her cipher style, especially in duels. All she does is speak incredibly quickly and force her opponent to follow suit, lest they lose. Either way, she always gets what she wants. |
| 368 | * AlliterativeName: Her name in kanji is this, with the same first and last syllable. |
| 369 | * AsianAirhead: If it's not a cipher, she thinks ''very'' slowly (in exaggerated thought bubbles). [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bab7a811ca5cf4fe89302fa3e23ef734.jpg Her art]] also usually shifts into a SuperDeformed style. |
| 370 | * BerserkButton: Iroha's tendency to act as if he's good friends with someone (even though she knows full well he's sincere) even when he knows nothing about them. |
| 371 | * BornUnlucky: Her only weakness, though she's usually more than skilled enough to overcome this handicap. Still, she's usually helpless in pure luck-based games, such as poker or dice rolls. |
| 372 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "I hate bullying the weak." |
| 373 | * CharacterTic: She always carries a wire puzzle with her (shaped like a key and padlock), and is frequently seen tossing it idly in the air. |
| 374 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Kyora and Nohime. This is reflected by Kyora calling her a pet name, "Tayutan", and her calling Nohime "Non-Non". [[spoiler:It's surprisingly a sore spot for her, and she's genuinely irritated at Iroha for querying about this in a later chapter.]] |
| 375 | * CutenessProximity: She thought Rikukeito, Class 1-B's leading private, as 'cute'. Either that, or she has a soft spot for cat ears. |
| 376 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aa09b7e88d73dba9662bb473f2c5dfde.jpg Sports these]] as a child after her father's scandal was exposed... by none other than ''herself''. She was more shaken by the horrible public reaction to her deed, having done so out of a strong sense of justice, than the fact she's sentencing her father to life imprisonment. She's gotten better at emoting as years went by, but she's still [[TheStoic rather quiet and withdrawn.]]]] |
| 377 | * EasilyForgiven: Iroha forgave her easily despite the brutal torture he went through. |
| 378 | * InvincibleHero: Implied to be such, though she drew twice with Iroha--once when they first duelled and she forfeited, [[spoiler:the other when Iroha blatantly cheated (with a good dose of (Anonymity)'s bevy of tricks) but she let him win again.]] ''Nobody'' has beaten her head-on yet in this manga. |
| 379 | * InSeriesNickname: Called "Tayutan" by Kyora (although she claims she's tired of being called that). |
| 380 | * [[spoiler:{{Irony}}: Completely mistook what Iroha would and wouldn't say against Shitai... which he of course said almost word-for-word a few chapters later to Yukako, one of her closest friends.]] |
| 381 | --> '''Tayu:''' This is what Irohazaka-kun would say... "Sounds elementary. A war of exile." ''(Actually, he'll never say that...)'' |
| 382 | * MoralityChain: Kyora is this to her, since Tayu tends to go overboard with her "legal torture". |
| 383 | * NotSoStoic: After Iroha manages to destroy Yukako's composure by reaching a draw with her, Tayu visibly struggles not to giggle. She also gives a [[WhenSheSmiles beaming smile]] after Iroha manages to tie in her own code battle. |
| 384 | * RichesToRags: [[spoiler:She was the daughter of the previous Minister of Defense, and came from a family influential enough to be paired with Kyora and Nohime when they were children. Currently, she saw herself as nothing more than a servant of the Toshusai family, owing to her self-esteem issues.]] |
| 385 | * RuleOfSymbolism: Broken glass, shattered as if a bullet's been shot through them, symbolizing her intention to utterly smash her opponents' (victims') psyche and traumatize them for life. |
| 386 | * SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Non-lethal example. She personally uncovered her father's--then the Ministry of Defense--plot to overthrow the Japanese government, destroying his life and her family's public relationship with Kick-Attack Planning and the Iesuno family. She did this out of a personal sense of justice, but was emotionally scarred by the blowback she received, creating her current aloof personality.]] |
| 387 | * SignatureMove: Specializes in lipograms and other word-based puzzles. She's Class 1-A's foremost wordsmith. |
| 388 | * SoftSpokenSadist: Her personality during cipher battles. |
| 389 | * TheStoic: Almost always has a steadfast and slightly bored [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a5fd6af32dfb7c4b056095701a63b506.jpg expression]], even in the midst of a heated code battle. However, she can emote normally outside of ciphers. |
| 390 | * SupportingProtagonist: Sees herself as this primarily to Kyora, though she also supported Nohime whenever she could. [[spoiler:This stemmed from her self-esteem issues after she basically imprisoned her father by herself, before debasing herself as a maidservant just so she could stay by Kyora's side, having decided she'd never make any friend or have a family after this incident.]] |
| 391 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Iroha. She respected him well enough, but couldn't stand his overly-friendly demeanour to both his teammates (whom she judged he didn't knew very well) and opponents (whom she wanted to ''hurt'' most of the time). Iroha himself was still working through the trauma she caused him, though he's always glad to have her by his side. |
| 392 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Usually seen munching on a bowl of salad in the cafeteria. |
| 393 | * WhenSheSmiles: [[spoiler:Gives [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0525df0fe8dc9d2d09afe99918209b19.jpg a beautiful one]] to Iroha when they drew the first time.]] |
| 394 | * WillfullyWeak: [[spoiler:Kyora said she's this, locking away her full strength because she viewed herself as Kyora's servant. Kyora implied Tayu's far stronger than herself, and is currently working with Iroha to unlock her abilities back for use against Kogoe's machinations.]] |
| 395 | [[/folder]] |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[folder:Rokaku Yosaimura]] |
| 398 | !!Rokaku Yosaimura (要塞村 鹵獲) |
| 399 | !!!Seat number: 18 |
| 400 | |
| 401 | [[quoteright:738:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c28316c6d4752484b0a2125c2c8a3b32_1.jpg]] |
| 402 | |
| 403 | ---- |
| 404 | * AdventurerOutfit: Her usual go-to fashion style (or what the school allows) with her aviator goggles and Swiss army knife. |
| 405 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Rokaku's gentlemanly, courageous behaviour and masculine appearance constantly makes the girls (and [[DudeLooksLikeALady Iroha]]) blush and squee. |
| 406 | * EvilCounterpart: Kogoe considers herself to be Rokaku's. The latter's heroic, honorable, idealistic, and pacifistic nature contrasts heavily with Kogoe's cowardly, manipulative, two-faced, and ruthless personality. |
| 407 | * TheFettered: To a ridiculous degree, much more so than the stubbornly anti-cheating Iroha. She'd cripple her own chances without hesitation if it allowed her to have a fair, just battle against her opponent. |
| 408 | * TheLeader: Iroha considered her as such, being the most mature, friendly, caring, idealistic, yet also a much more powerful cipher soldier than him. This is in spite of [[spoiler:him being formally the class-leading private, plus]] Kyora and Nohime wielding considerable influences among their cliques on their own. |
| 409 | * LovedByAll: ''Everyone'' likes and admires her, even (Anonymity) (begrudgingly). It's notable she got the most early-stage votes during Class 1-A's class-leading private selection... by ''doing nothing'' (she even admitted this). In contrast, both Kyora and Iroha had to canvass for votes in the first few months they're enrolled ((Anonymity) didn't bother). |
| 410 | --> '''Her introductory tag in Chapter 22:''' Admiration Monster |
| 411 | * OnlySaneMan: Her personality is very different from the quirky students in her class (even Iroha). |
| 412 | * [[spoiler:OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Rokaku is ready to ''kill'' Kogoe when the latter tried to ''barter using her deceased brother's remains'', complete with [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/79b17cb9856742b50e3664d3c4e86deb.jpg this face.]]]] |
| 413 | * {{Revenge}}: She claims she has joined the academy to avenge her older brother. |
| 414 | * StockShonenHero: Her default personality. Seriously, she looks more at home in other Shounen Jump manga than this one. |
| 415 | * SupremeChef: Manages to not only cook up, but also ''lead'' a bunch of amateur cooks (her classmates, who at their best days don't get along well at all) to make an authentic, delicious ''baumkuchen'' with primitive tools. |
| 416 | [[/folder]] |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[folder:Shokuho Yorokawa]] |
| 419 | !!Shokuho Yorokawa (羊狼川 食穂) |
| 420 | !!!Seat number: 19 |
| 421 | |
| 422 | [[quoteright:738:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yorokawa.jpg]] |
| 423 | [[caption-width-right:738:Shokuho's crossword introduction]] |
| 424 | |
| 425 | A close ally of Iesuno Nohime. |
| 426 | ---- |
| 427 | * BigEater: She states she has joined the Cipher Academy for the free food. During the Baumkuchen episode, she can be seen devouring an entire Baumkuchen roll by herself. |
| 428 | * CorporateSamurai: She acts like a yankee samurai serving Nohime, and carries a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]] around. She uses it both to cut bamboo and [[MundaneUtility cook]]. |
| 429 | * HotBlooded: She acts like a yakuza bouncer around Nohime most of the time. |
| 430 | * MeaningfulName: Her name includes the kanji 食, which means "eating"--plus "lamb" and "wolf", indicative of her aggressive nature. |
| 431 | * ScaryTeeth: Her teeth seem to be either filed or broken, giving her a fierce and crude appearance. |
| 432 | [[/folder]] |
| 433 | ---- |
| 434 | ![=Class 1-B=] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[quoteright:504:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ecfc31982efbaba2a69193a85896f74e.jpg]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | The "information scrambling class", trained to spreading misinformation, hoaxes, and manipulate public opinion. ''Everyone'' here wears AnimalEaredHeadband (except the ''bear'', who's at least wearing a full-body suit, if not an actual intelligent bear). Their leading students also have RhymingNames. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * AnimalMotifs: Par for the course, though most of them only wore ear-shaped headbands as a fashion statement. Those who truly act their animals out are rare, such as Rikukeito or Quokka. |
| 441 | * ChaoticNeutral: Their calling card, as the "information scrambling class". Their ciphers aren't particularly difficult, but they rely most on catching their opponents off-guard with their speed, mannerisms, and intimidation, aiming to make something as random as possible. |
| 442 | * CutenessProximity: A lot of Class 1-A students found their fashion sense cute. |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Arukuni Ikishiro]] |
| 446 | !!Arukuni Ikishiro |
| 447 | !!!Seat number: 2 |
| 448 | |
| 449 | [[quoteright:375:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arukuni.jpg]] |
| 450 | ---- |
| 451 | * AnimalEaredHeadband: Much like the other students in her class, she wears an animal-themed accessory on her head; in her case, a headband decorated with mantis arms. |
| 452 | * RunningGag: She and her friends usually [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a0df445605167f5246825c2e2c02fe9b.jpg hold each other and squish their cheeks]] when frightened or surprised. |
| 453 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Usually seen in a trio with Sunazuna and Ojigi. |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Quokka Eteshite]] |
| 458 | !!Quokka Eteshite |
| 459 | !!!Seat number: 3 |
| 460 | |
| 461 | [[quoteright:411:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quokka.jpg]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | A student of Class 1-B, who appears to either be an intelligent bear, or a person in a bear costume. |
| 464 | ---- |
| 465 | * AnimalDisguise: Wears a hyper-realistic bear suit... or so she claims. |
| 466 | * CutenessProximity: Surprisingly, despite her imposing appearance, most girls found her costume cute. |
| 467 | * LargeAndInCharge: Played with. She's the absolute biggest... ''creature'' seen in the manga, but she defers to Tonbo for major decision-making, for better or for worse. |
| 468 | * LightningBruiser: Just as fast as a real bear when running on all fours and/or swimming, and strong enough to comfortably carry Tonbo practically non-stop throughout the day. |
| 469 | * NonHumanSidekick: Serves as one for Class 1-B. She's also the most dedicated to acting out their AnimalMotifs, despite her insistence it's just a costume and [[{{Irony}} irritance at Iroha mistaking her for a real bear.]] |
| 470 | * SoreLoser: [[spoiler:Quokka was ''pissed'' when her team lost to Iroha for what she considered a 50-50 decision about who's better--between an offensive style which rewarded the most captives, or a defensive style which prioritized survival and minimizing captee. The fact it's an official decision by their teachers and Tonbo's attempt to explain and defuse the situation didn't help in the slightest, as she's still salty in the afterparty.]] |
| 471 | * StiffUpperLip: ''Very'' strict and stern in regards to manners, especially towards people who mistook her as a real bear or saying things carelessly. Not even her teachers' decisions were spared. She also chastises Iroha's habit of running in the corridors. |
| 472 | * TalkingAnimal: ''Appears'' to be so, but she claimed it's ''obviously'' just a costume to a shocked Iroha (and a suspicious crowd behind him). |
| 473 | |
| 474 | [[/folder]] |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:Sunazuna Kogecha]] |
| 477 | !!Sunazuna Kogecha |
| 478 | !!!Seat number: 8 |
| 479 | |
| 480 | [[quoteright:456:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunazuna.jpg]] |
| 481 | ---- |
| 482 | * AnimalEaredHeadband: Much like the other students in her class, she wears an animal-themed accessory on her head; in her case, a beanie hat with rabbit ears. |
| 483 | * CoolShades: Wore a square-rimmed one reminiscent of 3D cinema glasses. |
| 484 | * RunningGag: She and her friends usually [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a0df445605167f5246825c2e2c02fe9b.jpg hold each other and squish their cheeks]] when frightened or surprised. |
| 485 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Usually seen in a trio with Arukuni and Ojigi. |
| 486 | |
| 487 | [[/folder]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[folder:Ojigi Jigino]] |
| 490 | !!Ojigi Jigino |
| 491 | !!!Seat number: 11 |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[quoteright:427:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ojigi.jpg]] |
| 494 | ---- |
| 495 | * AnimalEaredHeadband: Much like the other students in her class, she wears an animal-themed accessory on her head; in her case, a headband with moose antlers. [[spoiler:One of her antlers [[HatDamage snapped off]] in defeat after she lost against (Anonymity).]] |
| 496 | * RunningGag: She and her friends usually [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a0df445605167f5246825c2e2c02fe9b.jpg hold each other and squish their cheeks]] when frightened or surprised. |
| 497 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Usually seen in a trio with Arukuni and Sunazuna. |
| 498 | |
| 499 | |
| 500 | [[/folder]] |
| 501 | |
| 502 | [[folder:Tonbo Rikukeito]] |
| 503 | !!Tonbo Rikukeito |
| 504 | !!!Seat number: 19 |
| 505 | [[quoteright:587:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a5c3fa7c7fade18887364836588fd8f0.jpg]] |
| 506 | |
| 507 | The leading private of Class 1-B. |
| 508 | ---- |
| 509 | * AnimalEaredHeadband: Much like the other students in her class, she wears an animal-themed accessory on her head; in her case, a frilly cat-eared headband decorated with her class-leading private medal. |
| 510 | * CharacterTic: She appears to have a habit of spinning things on her finger, and sits with her knees to her chest. |
| 511 | * EmotionlessGirl: Compared to her classmates, she always speak in a monotone with a set, wide-eyed expression. |
| 512 | * TheGamblingAddict: Her decision-making. Unlike most other characters, she barely spends any time thinking about the hows and whys of the cipher itself, and goes with the answer she instinctively feels the most fitting as quickly as possible. Given Cipher Academy is training soldiers to ''save lives'' through ciphers, gambling with her answers like this actually endangers either the mission, other people's lives, or both. [[spoiler:[[OneSidedRivalry Kyora hates her for this,]] though Tonbo doesn't really care.]] |
| 513 | * TheInsomniac: It's implied the dark markings under her eyes aren't make-up, but a result of this. |
| 514 | * IronicName: Despite being cat-themed, Tonbo's name is a homophone for "dragonfly", as seen with the SymbolicWings attached to her backpack. |
| 515 | * JerkJock: She's very good at soccer, and has no problem bullying Iroha in this aspect. |
| 516 | * OneHeadTaller: Tonbo's quite tall [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bba2182ed36bd4079d4d1548f7373edb.jpg compared to Iroha,]] but it's more glaring when she's standing [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/63b2cf8387a97d739d03366bac662c11.jpg next to Invalides,]] [[spoiler:her alliance partner during "Trilemma Capture List".]] The latter barely reached up to her ''waist'', and was still shorter even when Tonbo was [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/95318726acbfaf602c86f0320865bf33_1.jpg sitting down.]] |
| 517 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Her cipher-breaking style is very similar to Iroha--both of them prefer to read "the person" who makes the cipher, instead of treating it as an inorganic puzzle, to crack it. |
| 518 | [[/folder]] |
| 519 | ---- |
| 520 | |
| 521 | ![=Class 1-C=] |
| 522 | |
| 523 | The "telepathy class". Their homeroom is taught by Junko Ikusu, the Science teacher. |
| 524 | ---- |
| 525 | * ChildProdigy: Subverted. While it's true half their class skipped grades, [[spoiler:Invailides claimed this was solely due to their ESP allowing them to cheat during exams. She herself was recruited not for her academic prowess, but partially for her athletic achievements.]] |
| 526 | * MagicByAnyOtherName: Invalides explained the ESP she and her classmates specialize in are technically explainable through cognitive science, only categorized as "ESP" because of the lack of consistent evidence. |
| 527 | * PsychicPowers: Class 1-C is Cipher Academy's attempt to gather all the young espers in the country, and break codes through metaphysics instead of functional logic like the other classes. |
| 528 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: No other class member is shown in the manga apart from Invalides. |
| 529 | * WeakButSkilled: They're exceptional code breakers because of their ESP, [[spoiler:but given their very young average age and smaller bodies, Invalides was concerned a semi-physical exercise like "Trilemma Capture List" would put them at a disadvantage. And given ''[[GlassCannon Iroha]]'' was participating, plus athletic girls like Rokaku and (Anonymity) (and Quokka the ''bear''), she had a point.]] |
| 530 | ---- |
| 531 | |
| 532 | [[folder:Invalides Yonakiuguisu]] |
| 533 | !!Invalides Yonakiuguisu |
| 534 | |
| 535 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1ecc1ba3222a76cc9d6711283c31d61f.jpg]] |
| 536 | |
| 537 | The leading private of Class 1-C. |
| 538 | ---- |
| 539 | * AffablyEvil: She's surprisingly polite and formal in addressing her schoolmates. This is from a girl wearing a bloodied apron everywhere. |
| 540 | * AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: One of the worst offenders in the manga, along with Methanegas. |
| 541 | * BeingWatched: Her ESP, capable of detecting gazes directed at her. Her range is unknown. [[spoiler:Iroha also noted she's good at reading surface thoughts.]] |
| 542 | * [[spoiler:ConnectedAllAlong: She's the younger sister of Iroha's cheerleading club captain, Amvicious. Iroha instantly recognized the same cheerleading maneuvers the latter used within Invalides.]] |
| 543 | * CharacterTic: Usually has her hands on her hips, whether it's when presenting herself, walking, or sitting down. |
| 544 | * FragileSpeedster: Invalides is ''incredibly'' quick and agile, being a former gold medallist in child's gymnastics before skipping grades and joining Cipher Academy. [[spoiler:However, in her tag battle against Iroha, it's implied she lost despite him being a touch slower and out-of-shape because of her weaker stamina and short stature, compared to him who's still a taller and stronger boy no matter how feminine he looks.]] |
| 545 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: Sunka mistook her for [[MistakenAge a lost grade schooler]] when they met. |
| 546 | * MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Always introduces herself like this, since people keep mistaking her age. |
| 547 | * SixthRanger: [[spoiler:In the grade-wide leader selection, she's the only one who's not accompanied by any of her classmates, making her this towards Class 1-B who filled the other 5 spots.]] |
| 548 | * TokenMiniMoe: Out of all the first-year students, she is the shortest (reaching approximately to Kyora's chest height) and most youthful-looking. She mentions (Chapter 25) that half of her class has skipped grades, so it's possible she is indeed particularly young. |
| 549 | [[/folder]] |
| 550 | ---- |
| 551 | |
| 552 | ![=Class 1-D=] |
| 553 | |
| 554 | [[quoteright:739:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/65d28a355b7f4e48bf8ea1bd28018b14.jpg]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | The "dying-message decoding class". It's implied they specialize in cracking mysteries and crimes where ciphers are involved, similar to Class 1-A's murder-mystery game. |
| 557 | ---- |
| 558 | * DeathSeeker: They're fond of making puns regarding "death" and "funeral". [[spoiler:[[GracefulLoser When they lost,]] this was all they talked about. All in jest, of course.]] |
| 559 | * HandSeals: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/18849a007fbeb78ec5e11727e81add8f.jpg Their tendency]] when cracking chiphers, as if "praying" for their opponents or "paying respect" to the dying message, as seen in some of their character images below. |
| 560 | * WarriorMonk: They style themselves as this, being very religious and spiritual compared to the other classes. |
| 561 | ---- |
| 562 | |
| 563 | [[folder:Seppun Zakuroguchi]] |
| 564 | !!Seppun Zakuroguchi |
| 565 | |
| 566 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seppun_1.jpg]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | The leading private of Class 1-D. |
| 569 | ---- |
| 570 | * BadassNormal: She and Iroha are the most normal among the class-leading privates, aside from her haunting and solemn personality. Compare them to the eccentric Tonbo, the ChildProdigy Invalides, the mature Shitai, or the sadistic Shakunage. |
| 571 | * FuturisticPyramid: Her goal when she attains the 50 billion Morg Kogoe hid. She viewed all of humanity as hopeless, so she wanted to house all 7 billion of the world's population's ''coprses'' safely inside one of these, like a mass tomb, as the world around them got destroyed. |
| 572 | |
| 573 | [[/folder]] |
| 574 | |
| 575 | [[folder:Methanegas Mengatasuzume]] |
| 576 | !!Methanegas Mengatasuzume |
| 577 | |
| 578 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/methanegas_2.jpg]] |
| 579 | ---- |
| 580 | * AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: One of the worst offenders in this manga, along with Invalides. |
| 581 | * GasMaskMooks: The most prominent one in the manga, befitting her [[MeaningfulName name.]] |
| 582 | * MeaningfulName: Her first name, matching her fashion sense. |
| 583 | * OddFriendship: With Invalides, enough to run errands for her despite her class being busy. |
| 584 | [[/folder]] |
| 585 | |
| 586 | [[folder:Arei Aen]] |
| 587 | !!Arei Aen |
| 588 | |
| 589 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arei_2.jpg]] |
| 590 | ---- |
| 591 | * HotBlooded: Her "Generosity Rating" was by far the lowest of all named characters, [[spoiler:impatiently yelling and cursing at Nohime. Admittedly, the latter was ''having afternoon tea'' during a ''tag game'', so her frustration was well-deserved.]] |
| 592 | * NonUniformUniform: Aen's the only one wearing black jerseys, inverting the usual color scheme of her schoolmates' uniform. |
| 593 | [[/folder]] |
| 594 | ---- |
| 595 | |
| 596 | ![=Class 1-E=] |
| 597 | |
| 598 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f55b45c5d6b490b4b4d3bf3c2cb53af2.jpg]] |
| 599 | |
| 600 | The "undercover operations class". Their homeroom's taught by the Music teacher. |
| 601 | ---- |
| 602 | * CripplingOverspecialization: They excel at attaining personal information and scouting, which means any cipher containing these data is a cakewalk for them. They're also able to analyze and emulate others in a very short time. However, a regular, inorganic cipher such as the ones constantly given to Class 1-A stumps them. |
| 603 | * MasterOfDisguise: Their speciality, though the way they achieve it differs. For example, Shitai barely shows any disguising skill, but she holds an important frontwoman role so her friends can trick her opponents from behind the scenes. Byu specializes more in hiding and infiltrating than disguising herself. The rest are more straightforward. |
| 604 | ---- |
| 605 | |
| 606 | [[folder:Shitai Kubinashi]] |
| 607 | !!Shitai Kubinashi |
| 608 | |
| 609 | [[quoteright:785:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8b00817085a3d0630d0a0a2808baf6e0.jpg]] |
| 610 | |
| 611 | The leading private of Class 1-E. She is her team's General in the duel between Class 1-A and Class 1-E. |
| 612 | ---- |
| 613 | * ArchEnemy: Describes herself as Kyora's nemesis. |
| 614 | * [[spoiler:BefriendingTheEnemy: She's taken a few small steps towards this, culminating in her brilliant defense for Kyora's sake in Digital Cipher Academy. Not that it's appreciated, or it is fully sincere, but still...]] |
| 615 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: She looks rather androgynous. During her first appearance, Iroha is initially unsure about her sex, and Shitai outright states that "it doesn't matter whether I'm a boy or a girl". However, later chapters explicitly refer to her as a "she". |
| 616 | * CrazyPrepared: Has ''two'' body doubles, even in the relatively safe confines of Cipher Academy. |
| 617 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler:In contrast to Yukako,]] her hair was [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bf505150e49ec6d872ee7442d42f37d2.jpg much shorter]] in her younger years. She's grown it out since then. |
| 618 | * {{Expy}}: Looks a lot like Edmond Dantès from ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''. |
| 619 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Allowed Class 1-A to have the victory despite tying Kyora during the final cipher, having seen her ploy to sow discord between Yukako and Kyora failed, finally accepting Yukako's no longer a part of her group.]] |
| 620 | * FisticuffProvokingComment: ''Anything'' coming out of her mouth riles up the girls in Class 1-A with frightening ease. It's implied this is the way she uses her class's speciality in collecting information to focus others' attention on her. Even Iroha isn't immune. [[spoiler:After their classes' battle, she and Kyora have seemingly gotten along better, but not by much.]] |
| 621 | ** [[spoiler:She also easily provoked Ensa prior to summer break, motivating the latter to be more active in helping Iroha. Yukako noted this was a particularly shoddy attempt, since Shitai usually hid her intentions much better.]] |
| 622 | * MeaningfulName: Her name literally means "headless corpse" in Japanese. |
| 623 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Her height, way of dress, and speech mannerism make her sound a lot older than she is, but she's of the same age as everyone else. |
| 624 | * YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Her main conflict with Kyora. [[spoiler:Shitai saw herself and her group as "liberators" who aimed to take down Kick-Attack Planning because they viewed the company as immoral and lawless, while Kyora views them as a hateful terrorist organization who nearly destroyed her home and endangered her friends. Shitai, who was Yukako's oldest friend, despised Kyora for having tortured and brainwashed her (or so she thought), while Kyora, Yukako's current master and good friend, hated Shitai who's trying to drive a wedge between them. Her attack also caused Kyora's group, who focused on developing non-lethal weapons, to be disbanded, meaning she destroyed Kyora's life work due to a misunderstanding.]] |
| 625 | [[/folder]] |
| 626 | |
| 627 | [[folder:Senpenbanka Horiboshi]] |
| 628 | !!Senpenbanka Horiboshi |
| 629 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cipheracademy_senpenbanka.jpg]] |
| 630 | %% [[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]] |
| 631 | |
| 632 | A student in class 1-E. She is her team's Forward in the duel between Class 1-A and Class 1-E. |
| 633 | ---- |
| 634 | * AlasPoorVillain: Her first (and last shown) match is against ''Tayu'', [[spoiler:who promptly sent her to the infirmary in seconds.]] |
| 635 | * InformedAttribute: She's hyped up to be a powerful cipher soldier, worth 200 million Morg according to Nohime's evaluations (twice that of Iroha's)... [[spoiler:[[CurbStompBattle but was taken out in one page by Tayu.]]]] |
| 636 | * MasterOfDisguise: As fitting for the "undercover operations" class. She makes her entrance during the duel by disguising herself as Iroha--managing to look almost exactly as him (save for a small detail). |
| 637 | [[/folder]] |
| 638 | |
| 639 | [[folder:Byu Hanagoromo]] |
| 640 | !!Byu Hanagoromo |
| 641 | |
| 642 | [[quoteright:738:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ba76604411a53b16782074917a4576b6_1.jpg]] |
| 643 | [[caption-width-right:738:Yes, she's really upside-down. No, do not adjust your screen.]] |
| 644 | |
| 645 | A student in class 1-E. She is her team's Second in the duel between Class 1-A and Class 1-E. |
| 646 | ---- |
| 647 | * CharacterTic: Tends to prowl around upside-down. Under tabletops, from tree branches--you name it, she's hanging from it. When not presented by the chance, she still has the urge to check the tables placed near her, such as seen [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/408fc56abec37bc19fbc075ecdddbd6a_3.jpg this image.]] |
| 648 | * ExoticEyeDesigns: Her pupils are shaped like a sniper's reticle, and her lower eyelashes as its angle finder. |
| 649 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After losing to Shutan in the "Embracing and Matching" game, she takes her loss in stride, clapping and smiling for her opponent.]] |
| 650 | * HairAntennae: Has a single extremely long one (just as long as the rest of her hair) jutting out of her forehead, down in front of her face. It doesn't usually obstruct her vision given she's upside-down most of the time. |
| 651 | * OnlySaneMan: Unlike her teammates who're very aggressive towards Class 1-A due to various reasons, she's very mild-mannered, polite, and didn't even bother provoking them in any way before her turn. She's always quietly skulking around and maintaining a neutral stance, even criticizing her leader and teammates sometimes when they go over the line. Shitai calls her Class 1-E's "embodiment of conscience". |
| 652 | * PaintingTheMedium: When first revealed, she emerges from under the tabletop, upside down. Her words in the speech bubbles are upside down too (as is the box introducing her name and role). When she stands up, her speech is written normally ([[BreakingTheFourthWall which Iroha notices and comments on]].) Her "One-Point Lessons" box, mimicking Kogoe's, is also upside-down. |
| 653 | * RunningGag: Her habit of prowling underneath tabletops. [[spoiler:When Rokaku was making a table by hand, she even requested ''[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/38df1f2318562df5c9755f97a6419a99.jpg to test the its durability]]'' by trying to hang upside-down from it.]] |
| 654 | ** [[spoiler:When confronted with some stages filled with tables in the digital Cipher Academy, she got hung up in checking out every single one of them, despite being fully capable of speedrunning the whole thing.]] |
| 655 | * StealthExpert: As fitting for the "undercover operations" class. [[spoiler:She makes her entrance during the duel by revealing she'd been hiding underneath the table, which Tayu had just been sitting at without noticing Byu's presence. It's also implied that Byu had been hiding under the furniture during various previous scenes in the manga, such as the duel between Iroha and Tayu.]] |
| 656 | [[/folder]] |
| 657 | |
| 658 | [[folder:Hannari Hanranbara]] |
| 659 | !!Hannari Hanranbara |
| 660 | |
| 661 | A student in class 1-E. |
| 662 | ---- |
| 663 | * BodyDouble: She typically acts as one for Shitai Kubinashi. |
| 664 | * TheFaceless: We never see her real face, since we only see her disguised either as Shitai (though with shorter hair) [[spoiler:or Yukako during Class 1-A & 1-E's battle.]] |
| 665 | [[/folder]] |
| 666 | |
| 667 | [[folder:Ranbada Hanranbara]] |
| 668 | !!Ranbada Hanranbara |
| 669 | |
| 670 | A student in class 1-E. Hannari's older twin sister. |
| 671 | ---- |
| 672 | * BodyDouble: Of a special sort: She acts as Shitai Kubinashi's ''body double's'' body double, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fd7464a5e7f55ae9deb0f1b092872c36.jpg hiding in Hannari's shadow.]] |
| 673 | * TheFaceless: Even more so than her younger sister. When acting as a body double, the only thing differentiating them is her black hair... though that's also likely just a wig, makeup, artificial colouring, etc. [[spoiler:She showed up for exactly ''one panel'' in the gradewide leader selection's afterparty, before returning to her sister's shadow.]] |
| 674 | * {{Ninja}}: Implied, given her ability to "hide in shadows". Literally. |
| 675 | [[/folder]] |
| 676 | |
| 677 | |
| 678 | ![=Class 1-F=] |
| 679 | |
| 680 | Known as the "special mission class". |
| 681 | |
| 682 | [[quoteright:740:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/083a7edd925fe8d6026067c2b39e7308.jpg]] |
| 683 | ---- |
| 684 | * BrownBagMask: Their "uniform", similar to the AnimalMotifs practiced by Class 1-B. |
| 685 | * ColdBloodedTorture: Which makes them also TheDreaded, at least to (Anonymity). The "special mission" moniker implies they're being trained as special operative soldiers who're ordered to do off-the-book, inhumane things. |
| 686 | * TheFaceless: All of them wear burlap masks which only reveal their eyes and some of their longer hair. |
| 687 | * {{Hammerspace}}: Their ability to take out their blades out of nowhere seems to be unique to them compared to other classes. |
| 688 | * {{MacGyvering}}: Their speciality. Using nothing but a handsaw, sickle, and axe, they can make a handheld ''paper-processing mould'' in a very short amount of time, plus the ink. Shakunage also often makes impromptu games from whatever comes to hand. |
| 689 | * TheUnreveal: They ''insist'' on not taking their masks off, [[spoiler:to the point of standing idly like statues during parties with their food and drink untouched, lest people get a peek of their faces.]] |
| 690 | ---- |
| 691 | |
| 692 | [[folder:Shakunage Hakanage]] |
| 693 | !!Shakunage Hakanage |
| 694 | |
| 695 | [[quoteright:384:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/120a14a39d55957806cd633188f481f9.jpg]] |
| 696 | |
| 697 | The leading private of Class 1-F. |
| 698 | ---- |
| 699 | * ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[spoiler:The awkward interaction between Iroha and (Anonymity) made her slump against the treehouse wall, since she had no witty retort against them.]] |
| 700 | * [[spoiler:AmbiguouslyConnected: She's apparently friends with (Anonimity) even before they enroll in Cipher Academy, though this doesn't prevent her from going all-out against the latter during cipher battles.]] |
| 701 | * CharacterTic: Shakunage always walks lethargically with a slight slump, in contrast to her rigid, high-strung, and disciplined classmates. She also sits with her legs stretched straight. |
| 702 | * TheFaceless: In her initial appearances, she wears a two-eared mask which completely hides her face, except for her eyes and for her long hair. Hers is uniquely decorated with the class-leading private medal attached to where her forehead should be. |
| 703 | * {{Hammerspace}}: To a more ridiculous extent than her classmates. Other than her sickle, she can also store ''two bundles of firewood'' and pull them out of thin air. |
| 704 | * TortureTechnician: As the leader of the "masked torturer" class, she's naturally this. [[spoiler:She tortured (Anonymity) quite sucessfully during "Trilemma Capture List", to the point the latter refused to come mingle with her in the afterparty.]] |
| 705 | [[/folder]] |
| 706 | |
| 707 | ![=Class 1-M=] |
| 708 | |
| 709 | [[folder:Kogoe Horagatoge]] |
| 710 | !!Kogoe Horagatoge (洞ヶ峠 凍) |
| 711 | !!!Seat number: 0 |
| 712 | |
| 713 | [[quoteright:762:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1c725c87_2bef_448e_942b_9da0c32dbfbc.jpg]] |
| 714 | [[caption-width-right:762:Kogoe in Vol. 2]] |
| 715 | |
| 716 | A girl from the mysterious class "1-M", and the creator of the glasses weapons. She is a former technical advisor of Kick-Attack Planning, and enlists Iroha to help her get her hands on the 50 billion Morg hidden in the school. She has an animosity with Kyora Toshusai, who considers her a "warmonger". |
| 717 | ---- |
| 718 | * ArtificialIntelligence: Has a holographic AI partner named "CG" in the shape of an old male butler. |
| 719 | * ArtificialLimbs: She has a robotic left leg. |
| 720 | * CatchPhrase: "Can't say that too loudly though." |
| 721 | * ConsummateLiar: She lies as easily as breathing without batting an eye, usually by pretending to be someone's friend to let their guard down. |
| 722 | * ExactWords: Her claim to Iroha during their first meeting, about "ending half the wars in the world". She never said anything about ''the other half''--which is her true goal all along--nor did she describe from ''what number'' this "half" was. Like Kyora suspected, Kogoe can simply double all the wars in the world, then stopping half of ''that''. |
| 723 | * [[spoiler:EvilCannotComprehendGood: Kogoe's so used to various give-and-take relationships with her "clients", given her manipulative tendencies, she casually tried to barter with Rokaku using ''her deceased brother's remains'', just to secure the latter's assistance for Iroha (something Rokaku would've done so willingly anyway). It takes every shred of Rokaku's self-control not to ''kill'' Kogoe right then and there.]] |
| 724 | * GadgeteerGenius: A genius inventor, who has created the glasses weapons. She also built her own smartphone, up to and including its ''communications satellite''. |
| 725 | * GotTheWholeWorldInMyHand: She wears a novelty fingerless glove, shaped like a globe--thus, symbolically, gripping the Earth whenever she closes her right hand. |
| 726 | * GreekChorus: She frequently provides fourth-wall breaking remarks at the bottom of the page, either commenting on the puzzles or telling obscure trivia. |
| 727 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Combined with ManipulativeBitch. Constantly 'makes friends' whom she immediately set to clash against one another, all for her vague wish of 'controlling profitable wars'. She's [[AffablyEvil genuinely affable]] to everyone, never taking things too negatively or seriously, but Kyora (and currently Iroha) is frustrated at how easily and blatantly she jumps between camps. |
| 728 | * {{Irony}}: Surprisingly, in a school specializing in breaking codes and solving ciphers, hers are very basic and easy to do (no more than 2-star when the ''average'' are 4-star ones), and she herself is below-average in code-breaking skill. Perhaps this is due to reliance on technology (and her glasses weapons), plus her preference to manipulating others instead of going to the front lines and breaking codes herself. She outright admitted her talent in this area was inferior to Iroha, his class's bottom-feeder at the time. The ciphers she presents the other students are also ''analog'', including the ones the school faculty requests her to design and make. |
| 729 | * ManipulativeBitch: She constantly jumps between camps, betraying alliances and making new ones as she pleases. Amidst her lies, she also manipulates what information is given and choosing what words she speaks with to each individual so they'll move according to her wishes, playing with their feelings all the while. Iroha's just her latest victim--Kyora, (Anonymity), and Seppun are involved with her at some time in their lives. |
| 730 | * MeaningfulName: Her name, Kogoe, means "frozen". She makes puns on it sometimes, and it is reflected in her crystalline-looking hair. |
| 731 | ** [[spoiler:As part of her manipulative tendencies, Kyora noted she often tricked cipher soldiers and overworked them into a vegetative state. Kyora calls it "[to] freeze in ice".]] |
| 732 | * TeenGenius: In spite of being a teenager she is a genius inventor, has once been a technical expert in a global corporation, and holds the title of Professor. |
| 733 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Corndogs, which she eats at every occasion, even while sitting in a mysterious dark room with OminousMultipleScreens. In chapter 17, while every other character is labelled with their favorite variety of Baumkuchen, she is listed simply as "likes corndogs". |
| 734 | * TreacherousAdvisor: Maybe. She gets Iroha on her side by telling him she intends to acquire the 50 billion Morg to stop half of the wars in the world. However, at least if Kyora is to be believed, her true intent is to ''double'' the amount of wars instead--since the value of Morg is tied to the amount of global war damage. |
| 735 | [[/folder]] |
| 736 | |
| 737 | [[folder:Dekiai]] |
| 738 | [[quoteright:783:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/368ac89828e76363074efd9034129ba5.jpg]] |
| 739 | [[caption-width-right:783:''"I'll be your navigator -- the capable A.I. Dekiai-chan!"'']] |
| 740 | |
| 741 | The A.I. created by Kogoe to manage the Cipher Academy Metaverse, acting both as administrator and policing figure. |
| 742 | ---- |
| 743 | * CatchPhrase: "Don't say anything rude!" |
| 744 | * {{Keet}}: She's artificially programmed to have an outwardly cheerful personality, always bouncing up-and-down and making grandiose poses around the students. |
| 745 | * LetsGetDangerous: Her "Patrol Mode". Just compare [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddd0c59f7ae0ae9e541d304d1973fd1.jpg this image]] with her main one above. She's fully authorized to forcibly kick out students who break the rules by force, which will also harm their real bodies through Kogoe's glasses weapon. |
| 746 | * MeaningfulName: The last syllable in her name is a double pun for "love" and "A.I." in Japanese. |
| 747 | * OxygenatedUnderwaterBubbles: Dekiai's way to LeaningOnTheFourthWall. Her speech ''bubbles'' are literally that, with extra smaller bubbles popping up around them like she's breathing underwater. |
| 748 | * [[spoiler:PaintingTheMedium: The scissors she wields in her "Patrol Mode" not only cuts (Anonimity)'s mask and glasses weapon, but also her (fake) introductory card.]] |
| 749 | * WingdingEyes: Her trademark. Dekiai's pupils are, by default, heart-shaped... though these completely invert over into spades when she drops her cheerful persona and turns serious. All of her heart-shaped accessories also follow suit, including the tattoos on her cheeks and her brooch. |
| 750 | [[/folder]] |
| 751 | |
| 752 | ---- |
| 753 | |
| 754 | ![=The Academy faculty=] |
| 755 | |
| 756 | [[folder:Shibori Nikueda]] |
| 757 | !!Shibori Nikueda |
| 758 | [[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/811e806e1370986b67d166df6ccbe003.jpg]] |
| 759 | |
| 760 | Class 1-A's chief instructor, as well as the Health/PE teacher. |
| 761 | ---- |
| 762 | * AmazonianBeauty: ''The'' rippest character shown on-screen, though she manages to make it look not excessive. |
| 763 | * EyepatchOfPower: She wears an eyepatch, giving her a stern, no-nonsense appearance, although she's kinder than she seems. |
| 764 | * HotTeacher: To Iroha. He specifically mentions her as the ideal woman he'd like to date among all the cute girls in his class. |
| 765 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Judging by grades, it's clear she has every reason to fail Iroha due to his terrible grades. However, she keeps giving him second chances against his obviously-better classmates so long as he creatively turns the situation around. However, she's also this to ''all'' students, meaning Iroha can sometimes be the victim of the advantages he's already granted. |
| 766 | * SternTeacher: As mentioned she is very serious in teaching, but also praises students quickly after they fulfill their assignements. |
| 767 | [[/folder]] |
| 768 | |
| 769 | [[folder:Junko Ikusu]] |
| 770 | [[quoteright:457:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be08df3262f50608da9706c1d4e7fe0b.jpg]] |
| 771 | |
| 772 | Class 1-C's chief instructor, she teaches Science class. |
| 773 | ---- |
| 774 | * TheAlcoholic: She arrives to the Class Leading Private meeting looking very drunk and holding a bottle of ''methanol'', though she inmediatly says it's only water, which makes her apparent drunkness confusing. |
| 775 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Unreliable as she may look, she's still a teacher at Cipher Academy, with a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5a4dd4ed7b1fd77d6265c1c1bbd97464.jpg serious side]] she can bring out at the drop of a hat (even when drunk just moments earlier). |
| 776 | * {{Manchild}}: Her general attitude outside of class. Her students are allowed to talk back to her casually like they're friends of the same age, plus her sloppy and careless way of dressing (she's the only character wearing sandals in the academy). If (Anonimity) is nicknamed the "anything-goes student", then Junko's the "anything-goes teacher". |
| 777 | * TheNicknamer: Calls her class's leading private "Inval". |
| 778 | [[/folder]] |
| 779 | |
| 780 | [[folder:Kabuki Kageboshi]] |
| 781 | |
| 782 | [[quoteright:395:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f688c18e6c87218a0a220913a469e5c9.jpg]] |
| 783 | |
| 784 | Class 1-E chief instructor, she teaches Music/Art. |
| 785 | ---- |
| 786 | * HotTeacher: She is certainly good-looking. |
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