Ruruka Andoh

Ruruka Andoh (Japanese: 安藤 流流歌 Andō Ruruka) is a chaacter from the Danganronpa series. She first appeared in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy, and participated in the Final Killing Game.
She was formerly a student of Hope's Peak Academy, where she held the title of Ultimate Confectioner. She, alongside her lover Sonosuke Izayoi and former-friend Seiko Kimura, was expelled from Hope's Peak following a bombing incident caused by Nagito Komaeda.
Following The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History, Ruruka, alongside several other former students of Hope's Peak, was contacted to join the Future Foundation. She held the position of the head of the 8th Branch, and was in charge of providing provisions to survivors. She, alongside most of the other Branch Heads, was invited to Makoto Naegi's hearing following the events of Danganronpa 2 and subsequently got caught up in the Final Killing Game. During this game, she directly killed Sonosuke Izayoi and indirectly killed Koichi Kizakura by activating their NG Codes. She was the ninth and final victim of the Final Killing Game, though her body was never found by any of the survivors.
== Physical Appearance ==
Ruruka Andohu has lilac eyes and short, strawberry blonde hair. This gives her an innocent and cheerful appearance despite her cunning personality. Some fans of the Danganronpa series noted that her facial features were somewhat similar to those of Junko Enoshima's.
During the Final Killing Game, Ruruka primarily wore a pink coat with thick fur trimming, and yellow shorts. She also wore long white socks that reached to her thighs, and long pink boots each with four straps crossing them horizontally. She also wore a yellow hat which had a strawberry on its peak, as well as a black triangle design on its back and her Future Foundation ID pinned to it. Underneath her coat, she wore a light pink dress shirt.
During her time at Hope's Peak, Ruruka wore a heavily-customized version of the female school uniform: a white dress shirt, a brown blazer, and a short brown skirt. She customized her blazer by adding fur trimming much like the coat she would later wear as a member of the Future Foundation. She also wears pink boots and white socks that are similar in design to ones present in her later (chronological) appearance. She had a green ribbon on her chest with strawberries attached to each end; and a small pink and white hat.
== Personality ==
Despite her cute and seemingly innocent appearance, Ruruka actually has a very cunning and devious personality. She is not above using her friends in order to assist her in selfish ways, though she seems unaware that they think in such a way. She is shown to be easily annoyed by others, and is not one to let go of a grudge. It seems that Ruruka acts in such a way because of her deep fear (and hatred) of being betrayed; as she is willing to betray others before they would have a chance to betray her.
Even as a Future Foundation Branch Head, Ruruka expresses doubt that the foundation's goals are entirely pure and is skeptical towards its purpose; stating that, "just like Hope's Peak Academy and Seiko Kimura", it is rotten to the core. In addition, once she learned of Seiko Kimura's NG Code, she attempted to have her kill Kyosuke Munakata, the head of the foundation following the murder of Kazuo Tengan.
Ruruka's appearance does not betray her personality entirely however, as she is actually shown to be sweet and intimate with Sonosuke Izayoi, and cares about him quite a bit. She also seems to act sweeter to those who frequently eat her sweets. Some of her sweets brainwash those who eat them into obeying her commands, and she has become known as an excellent negotiator because of these treats.
== Gallery ==
DR3 Ruruka_Despair.png
== Trivia ==
* Ruruka's given name (流流歌) means "outpouring spring".
* Ruruka's family name (安藤) consists of the words "peace" and "wisteria"; wisteria being a genus of purple flower that likely refers to the colour of her eyes.
Category:Heterosexual Characters
Category:Females
Category:Danganronpa (series)
Category:Danganronpa Characters