Sensei

Sensei is a character from Penguinronpa. His talent is the **Ultimate Card-Jitsu Master**. He was responsible for the death of Aunt Arctic. He was executed by Monobert at the end of Chapter 1.

## Appearance

Sensei is a gray-feathered penguin with a supposedly natural white beard and eyebrows that cover his eyes. He wears a traditional conical hat and uses a walking stick, which he uses in Chapter One to murder Aunt Arctic with.

## Personality

Sensei is a quiet yet wise character who sometimes speaks in haikus—a traditional Japanese form of poetry. He is a sympathetic penguin, as he shares advice with Rookie and assures the validity of his emotions. However, he becomes defensive when he is under pressure for the fallacies in his statements, as is shown during the Chapter One trial. He expresses remorse for his mistakes and encourages the other penguins not to follow his path of ill fate. He is also very hopeful in Rookie and sees great potential in him.

## History

### Main Story

#### Prologue

Sensei first appears in the Coffee Shop alongside the other eleven penguins introduced. He briefly introduces himself and his talent before returning to silence, but when Gamma Gal prods him to say more, Aunt Arctic explains that his skills speak for him. Rookie says that he is excited to receive his white belt, and even though Jet Pack Guy informs him of the white belt's low status, Sensei tells Rookie that he would be happy to train him in Card-Jitsu if the Dojo were not locked. He then says that they must focus on the situation at hand.

He follows the other participants to the Snow Forts where Monobert is first introduced, but he does not say anything during the scene.

#### Chapter 1

Sensei arrives at the Snow Forts on the first day with everyone else. Although he does not have any dialogue during this scene, he ends up joining Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal in an investigation around the island.

He is seen again at the Pizza Parlor eating with Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal, and the trio share a conversation caught in Aunt Arctic's photograph of the scene. During this photo, Sensei is holding his walking stick. Once the group shares their discoveries, Sensei reports that the manhole leading to the Underground Pool was locked alongside the Stage and the Pet Shop.

Once nighttime comes, Sensei meets Agent in the Ski Village. He tells them that because the Dojo is locked, he will be staying in the Book Room of the Coffee Shop, and he politely declines Agent's offer of allowing him to stay in their igloo. He invites them to meditate, and they do for a little while, which helps relax Agent. He finally wishes them goodnight before they return to their igloo.

The next day, he goes to the Coffee Shop for breakfast, but the fight regarding the traitor causes him to retreat to the Book Room until he overhears Rookie's mention of him during his breakdown. He comforts Rookie by informing him of his strength through his courage to cry and show his vulnerability. He offers an invitation to Rookie to meditate with him and teach him Card-Jitsu, and Agent leaves the two to meditate and train.

After the discovery of Aunt Arctic's murder, he goes to the Book Room with Rookie and Rockhopper to meditate. He tells Rockhopper that he is much younger than himself when Rockhopper tries to compare them in age.

During the trial, Sensei seems to be able to cover up his crime until he allows it to slip that he knows Aunt Arctic's role as Director of both the PSA and the EPF. Once the case is solved, Agent exposes him as the culprit to Aunt Arctic's murder. According to Agent's final conclusion, Sensei left Rookie to sleep in the Book Room and went to the Ski Village. From there, Sensei saw Aunt Arctic in her shadowy appearance and hit her on the head with his stick due to his suspicions of the traitor. In a panic, he buried his bloody stick in the snow, leaving only patches of blood in the snow. He took her back to her igloo where he burned her Director's suit to destroy the rest of the evidence.

Sensei explains that in her final moments, Aunt Arctic requested that he burn her Director's suit in order to keep her identity a secret and protect the other penguins in the New World if he managed to get away with the murder and go to the New World. He expresses great regret for his actions and his failure to keep either of his promises to her, but he warns the others not to copy his mistakes. Before his execution, he tells Rookie of his potential and strength before he is sent to his execution.

His execution is formatted similarly to a Card-Jitsu match. He manages to win a Fire and Water card, but his remaining cards do him no good, as they are only gray cards in a value of 0 and the words "STRUGGLE" on it. With the tides turning in Sensei's misfortune, Monobert begins to win the match, and each of his wins utilizes a traditional Japanese weapon to attack Sensei with: first shuriken (ninja stars), then nunchaku (nunchuks), and finally a katana to serve the finishing blow. Monobert wins with three Fire cards and two Water cards.

### Bonus Content

#### Penguinronpa Holiday Special (2020)

Sensei briefly appears in the Dojo with his conical hat designed like a red Santa hat and his walking stick replaced with a candy cane. Speaking in haikus, he greets the special's cast and informs them that Rockhopper climbed the Tallest Mountain.

#### Penguinronpa Holiday Special (2021)

Sensei appears on the ninth day of the Twelve Days of Penguinronpa special. He enters with a haiku and ends it with "refrigerator." When Agent tells him that he does not have to speak in haikus, Sensei says to them that he finds it fun before joining the song to bring the lyric, "Nine Card-Jitsu Belts." The image depicts him staring wide-eyed at Rookie, who somehow manage to get tangled in the belts.

#### Mario Day Special (2022)

Sensei appears in the background of the second slide alongside the Fire Bro and the Ice Bro. As the Fire Bro holds a ball of fire and the Ice Bro holds a ball of ice, Sensei holds a stream of water between his flippers that form into an arc over his head.

## Trivia

* In the afterlife in the void, Sensei has made amends with Aunt Arctic, but he still continues to apologize to her for his actions.
* He has not broken the fourth wall, as he claims he does not know Tofu.
* He has stated that he feels more like a grandfather than a father to Rookie.
* He thinks his afterlife in the void is peaceful due to its silence.
* He believes that Tusk is dead, though he believes this due to the events of the Card-Jitsu Snow Saga instead of the killing game's eradication of non-participating characters.
* Sensei's connection and interaction with Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal are inspired by his role as a mentor in the comic book "Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal: Heroes Unite." In it, he teaches Gamma Gal how to use her powers shortly after she gains them.