Kiyotaka Ishimaru

Kiyotaka Ishimaru, also known as Ultimate Moral Compass, Taka, Kiyondo and Ishida, is a character from the Danganronpa series.
== Charactah Account ==
Kiyotaka prizes one thing above all else: order. He's constantly preaching the virtues of exercising, respecting your elders, etc. He takes a role of leadership amongst the students, encouraging them to stick together, but not everybody listens or takes him seriously. He initially has a fierce rivalry with Mondo, but the two end up becoming blood brothers over their mutual passion. He is the first victim of chapter 3, bludgeoned to death with a hammer by Hifumi, who was acting under the instructions of Celeste.
Befitting of the Ultimate Moral Compass, Kiyotaka is righteous and values order and rules above all else. He takes his role as a student very seriously, shown when he gets upset that there are currently no classes going on during the Killing School Life. He also states he has 10 sets of his uniform so he never runs out and so he is able to wear one every day of the year, even on holidays or days off from school. He is shown to be very polite and respectful, as in original Japanese release, he addresses people, even girls with "-kun" honorifics.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
* Danganronpa: The Animation
=== Light Novels ===
* Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days
* Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc IF
=== Manga ===
* Danganronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair
* Danganronpa: The Animation
* Danganronpa: The Demo
* Small Danganronpa 1・2 Light
* Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Academy - 4 Frames KINGS
=== Video Games ===
* Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp‎‎
* Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
* Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
* Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle
* Identity V
== Trivia ==
* Kiyotaka's former high school, Kaiseidan High School, is a reference to two real-world schools that are two of Japan's top academic schools: "Kaisei Koukou" and "Nada Koukou". The Kanji "Kaisei" and "Nada" are combined to make "Kaiseidan".
* Kiyotaka's English voice actor Sean Chiplock is also the voice of Monotaro in the English version of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
* Kiyotaka shares his birthday with Yui Samidare.
* Kiyotaka was voted the third most popular character in the Japanese fandom.
* Kiyotaka is the only character in the series to never stand next to anyone during a Class Trial - the two students beside him, Sayaka and Mukuro, are already dead by the first Trial.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kiyotaka Ishimaru at Danganronpa Wiki
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