Ryōichi Ikehara

**Ryōichi Ikehara** ( 池原 良一*, Ikehara Ryōichi* ) was a paranormal investigator and one of the participants in the Death Game. He died in the First Trial.

## Biographical Information

### Relatives

• Yuuna Ikehara (mother)
• Hibiki Ikehara (father)
• Unnamed younger brother

## Appearance

Ryōichi is a tall young adult with grayish green eyes and fluffy, slightly wavy brown hair with red highlights. He has a medium complexion and a large burn scar on his left arm.

He's seen wearing a black hoodie with the letters “AS” imprinted near the upper left side. He wears black cargo pants and black sneakers along with black fingerless gloves.

He wears a collar as do all participants, Dummies, and Floor Masters. Like all of the Dummies, Ryōichi wears one that was specially made for doll usage.

## Personality

Ryōichi comes off as an obnoxious and happy-go-lucky man who is always seeming to get into trouble. He’s not afraid to start conversation and is generally a loud and laidback person. He also finds enjoyment in teasing others, frequently fooling around with participants that are younger than him. Ryōichi has a bad habit of saying things at the wrong time, oftentimes brushing it off once he realizes.

On the inside Ryōichi can’t find himself to fully trust the group, leading him to watch from the sidelines. Because of his reckless and obnoxious behavior that he tends to use as an attention-seeking tactic, he is often lead to think that the others have a negative view of him. This makes him believe wholeheartedly that the others will leave him for who he is.

His thought process is very unpredictable; sometimes he finds himself wanting to distance from others, and other times he tends to stick around.

Ryōichi’s unstable mentality affects his social relationships with others, oftentimes unintentionally self-sabotaging his relationships. Ryōichi doesn’t know who he truly is, as a result the person he’s emotionally attached to tends to have a large impact on his personality.

## History

### The Death Game

Ryōichi was one of the participants forced into playing the Death Game. He shared a First Trial with Yūrei Fujiwara.

His First Trial involved a mechanism that chained the two participants by the neck. They are separated by a glass wall and on either side of the rooms is a red button that (i don't remember what the hell it does i have to ask aether later :skull:). Ryōichi was unable to reach the button and ended up being hung.

A recording of his death is available as a "Victim Video" for participants to watch. Yūrei is shown briefly in the background.

### Ryōichi Doll

After his death, Ryōichi's AI was uploaded into a doll that looked identical to him in order to support the Death Game participants on the fourth floor. Ryōichi is paired up with Kina Fukushima once he is revived for the sub-game.

## Relationships

### Roteki Ming

Ryōichi attempted to start up a friendly conversation with Roteki, which later proved to be futile. He avoided her from then on, occasionally glancing at her from afar, overly curious about whatever goes on in her head whenever she has paper and a pencil. Sometimes he wonders that if he manages to build a decent relationship with Roteki, he’d be able to read every page in her notebook.

*“I wonder what goes on in that head of hers. Would it be too mean if I were to snatch her notebook from behind and take a little peek?” - Ryōichi about Roteki Ming*

### Miran Sekino

Ryōichi gets along with Miran well and enjoys his company, despite his frequent pessimistic comments that he simply brushes off. He believes that Miran’s own perspective of life around them is intriguing, claiming that he never thought about the world that way before.

*“He's a real cool guy. Have you ever thought about what it'd be like to switch brains with him for a day? Come on, not even once?” - Ryōichi about Miran Sekino*

### Yūrei Fujiwara

When the dolls first awoke, Yūrei was the first person to catch Ryōichi’s eye for her gloomy looking appearance. He finds her a little weird, disliking her watchful gaze over the group, and believing that she should “live a little” regardless of being in a Death Game. He often tries to tease her or push her to do things she doesn’t want to do, receiving a death glare in response.

*“Man, she’s no fun. I feel attacked whenever she gives me that weird look.” -Ryōichi about Yūrei Fujiwara*

### Taiyō Hoshiko

Taiyō reminds Ryōichi of a little brother. During conversations where Taiyō is in a rough spot, he doesn’t hesitate to back him up and support whatever ridiculous argument the boy came up with. Because of their equally “chaotic” personalities, he considers themselves The Chaotic Duo™. Although he grows fond of Taiyō and enjoys teasing and messing around with him, he occasionally pities him a tad for his life being cut so short.

*“Taiyō's a kid I know I can always count on. We go together like peanut butter and jelly, y'know what I mean?” - Ryōichi about Taiyō Hoshiko*

### Hana Ito

Hana’s boasting personality can irritate Ryōichi sometimes, but he doesn’t take it to heart. He usually goes to her for all the gossip, especially in regard to Yūrei or Roteki, his curiosity of his fellow participants getting the best of him. She can be a bit too much sometimes, and in return, Ryōichi often makes fun of her for her overconfidence.

*“Maybe Hana can use her skills to fight the Floor Masters and get us out of this hellhole." - Ryōichi about Hana Ito*

### Sumire Kandou

*"She seems like she'd be a cool mom. Her relationship with Hana makes me, uh... Nah, nevermind. I can't think of a good word." - Ryōichi about Sumire Kandou*

### Euphemia Beckwith

Although the two don’t talk much, Ryōichi looks up to Euphemia, mainly because of her profession. He’s relieved to find someone like him who shares a similar interest in the dead, often going to her to ask her numerous questions about it. Despite her personality being quite the opposite to his, he doesn’t hesitate to try and strike conversation.

*“She's just kinda... there...” - Ryōichi about Euphemia Beckwith*

### Ali Ayumi

Heard of Ali through Hana talking about how much she misses her. Although Ryōichi never actually met Ali in person, he feels a little sympathetic towards her and the people she loved.

*"Never seen her, but honestly I feel bad." - Ryōichi about Ali Ayumi*

### Charles Edward III

Ryōichi couldn't help but giggle when he saw Charles in the coffin room. If anything, someone like Charles is the last person he'd expect to be forced into the Death Game. Even though it's rude, Ryōichi couldn't hold back the many comments he had about Charles' posture, speech, personality, and even his name.

*"Jeeeeez. Someone needs to tell that old fart to relax a little." - Ryōichi about Charles Edward III*

### Kina Fukushima

Ryōichi caught onto Kina’s intense dislike for him, and while he would usually be offended (and perhaps a little upset), he continues to annoy her in any way possible. In spite of being a constant pest to Kina, Ryōichi tends to trust her more easily than others.

*“Now that I think about it, I think she’s more obnoxious than I am for a woman in her mid 20s.” - Ryōichi about Kina Fukushima*

### Oka Tazuna

From afar Oka to him seemed like yet another gloomy girl. Ryōichi found her a little bit weird and even a bit standoffish but after some comments and a few punches in the gut, he eventually got used to her character and she even reminded him of himself. Sometimes he wonders how she somehow tolerates his personality.

Ryōichi finds it hilarious to tease her about her “idol”.

*"My name’s Reito Yamuzaki. I’m a singer songwriter with a fan who’s obsessed with me just as much as Yūrei is with Miran. (mocking)” - Ryōichi about Oka Tazuna*

## Appellations

* Game participants
* Participants B
* Organization members

## Trivia

* He/him, bisexual
* Ryōichi’s English voice claim is Varian from Tangled: The Series and his Japanese voice claim is Mikoto Mikoshiba from Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun.
* Ryōichi is often called “Ryō” by other participants.
* Ryōichi received the consent form when he was signing up to be a paranormal investigator. His wish was to “know what it’s like to be dead.”
* Upon discovering the operating room’s hot drink machine, Ryōichi became ecstatic at the sight of hot water available for reasons unknown.
* Although Ryōichi claims to be 19 years old when introducing himself, he died in his First Trial on the 14th, one day before his 19th birthday.