Synopsis/Ruruka Ando

## History

### Early Life

Ruruka Ando was born on November 20, 1997, raised in Sumaru City, and lives with her wealthy family. Ruruka had gone to the same school with Izayoi and Saiko all through elementary, middle, and high school. The three met on a road after Saiko failed to save a dying dog in an accident. Ruruka was impressed with Saiko's Persona skill in saving the other dying dog with her medicine. Since then, Ruruka and Saiko have become friends. Despite being a close friend, she was very disappointed that Saiko always refused to eat her sweets. Since elementary school, Ruruka always relied on Saiko to do jobs for her and appeared quite manipulative towards her, something that constantly annoyed Saiko. Despite that, the two considered each other as close friends. Ruruka was also in a romantic relationship with Izayoi.

### Enroll in Seven Sisters High School

In 2014, Ruruka, along with her boyfriend Izayoi and childhood friend Saiko enrolled in Seven Sisters High School. Because of her ability and skillful Persona user, she was enrolled in Seven Sisters as a part of Class 3-C as the **Mean Girl Confectioner**.

## Profile

### *Persona 2: The End of Seven Sisters High School - Innocent Sin Arc*

#### *Season 1*

##### *Episode 04 - Rumor Has It?*

At the same time when Tatsuya and his gang spread the rumor in 1999, an incident involving Yuuki and her bad girl gang ruining the science project accidentally caused Saiko's drug to be mixed up with Ruruka and use her super-laxative instead of a strength drug in Ruruka's Sky-Blu-Heaven Days Choux Crémes, combined with Saiko. Unfortunately, receiving Nagito's bomb switch (which was later triggered, resulting in an explosion) resulted in Saiko, Ruruka, and Izayoi being expelled from Seven Sisters Academy an estimated 2–3 years before the Great War. Saiko and Ruruka both felt betrayed by one another in some way, placing the blame for expulsion upon each other, causing a rift in their friendship.

### *Persona 2: The End of Seven Sisters High School - Eternal Punishment Arc: the Black World*

#### *Chapter 10 - Garden of "FORBIDDEN" Eden*

When Shinjirou Fujiwara attempted to fatally stab Mizuki Asawa, Ruruka showed up along with Izayoi, Akihiko, Sae Toujou, and agents and droids of Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation in order to end the conflict between Shinjirou and Shou Kakihara. Ruruka showed hostility towards Shinjirou for creating a mess in her division's office while she was away.

Ruruka praised Izayoi while he, Akihiko, Sae, and herself attempted to apprehend the real Mad Hatter. Shinjirou then made an unseen escape after detonating a bomb, making Ruruka panic after she noticed that Shinjirou was running loose once again.

### *Persona 2: The End of Seven Sisters High School - Eternal Punishment Arc*

At some point in time after getting recruited by Kazuya Kizakura for the Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation, she became the head of the 8th Division. Her responsibility as the 8th Division leader was to help provide stable food sources.

Ruruka was one of the thirteen executives who attended Makoto Sanada's trial, and thus she became one of the players in the Final Survival Game set by the mysterious leader of The Masquerade of Evil.

#### *Season 1*

##### *File Mission #01: The Time is a Charm*

In the episode's opening flashback, Ruruka and the other Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation agents were confronted by some of the Numeros. Eventually, after a long fight on a bridge, Kyosuke, Akihiko, Ruruka, and Izayoi were able to defeat Sies, Dos, Siete, and Cinco.

Ruruka had gathered at the secret off-shore facility alongside the other Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation leaders to discuss what should be done about Makoto. She questioned the reason why they all had to be in one place, saying that if they were attacked they could all be wiped out, while Tetsuo Tengan assured her. She happily fed a macaroon to Izayoi, who was lying under the table with his head on her lap and petted his head. After Makoto, Akane Sanada, Keisuke Hiraga, Junta Sanada, Sarah McHitomi Beatrix Silverman, Junko Sanada, Saori Hasegawa, and Melissa Mayuzumi arrived at the boardroom, Akihiko handcuffed Makoto and injured him in the process. When Melissa began to shout, Ruruka had Izayoi throw a kunai at the wall behind her, threatening that, if she shouted again, she would tell him not to miss next time but Junta used his neon katana, reflect her eyes to make her stop threatening the, and almost slashed her nose. He too threatened her that, if she threatened them, he would brutally execute her including Izayoi.

As the building came under attack, Ruruka questioned how the attacker had found this place if it was supposedly secret. When Saiko replied, she turned to glare at her. The sleeping missile was deployed in the boardroom, and Ruruka huddled closer to Izayoi, but both fell unconscious soon after.

As she woke up, Ruruka and the others found a red and black wristband had been planted on their wrists. The mysterious leader of The Masquerade of Evil, who is taking over Steve's place, announced a new survival game, the Final Survival Game, starring the Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation leaders as the participants. This survival game started with Chisa Hayase's body falling from the ceiling.

##### *File Mission #02: Kick the Witch's Ass*

After the mysterious leader of The Masquerade of Evil announced the rules of the Final Survival Game, Ruruka attempted to give a sweet to Izayoi as a reward for sticking together with her and protecting her. Unlike many times before, Izayoi refused her reward, telling her now was not the time. Ruruka has yet to learn that Izayoi's NG Code won't allow him to eat any food.

Later after Daisuke Bandai's immediate capture, Ruruka was surprised and asked if he was attacked. Sarah confirmed that he was captured by the tentacles with the bracelet's Azurium drug after violating his own NG code. Ruruka refused to tell her NG Code to anyone, saying that there were some people that she didn’t trust. Ruruka and Izayoi pointed at Saiko thinking that she was the traitor. However, the others mistakenly think they're pointing at Makoto since Saiko is hiding behind Akihiko.

Following Makoto's escape, Ruruka and Izayoi parted from everyone else to hide from the traitor. She confidently said that the traitor had to be Saiko, revealing that her hatred for her, Seven Sisters High, and Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation are equal. She was happy that Izayoi agreed with her.

###### *File Mission #03: Merciless Violence and Empty Words*

Ruruka and Izayoi are shown relaxing in a lounge, Ruruka having woken up earlier than Izayoi. She greeted him and attempted to feed him a sweet, but when she was rejected, Ruruka looked at Izayoi with a confused look.

After Makoto's speech, Ruruka and Izayoi are shown at the entrance. Ruruka talks about how people who stand out like Makoto would die first. Ruruka told him that he was the only one she could trust, making him promise her he would never betray her. Saiko then wandered into the entrance and when she saw her, Ruruka instantly hid behind Izayoi and taunted her.

Ruruka accused Saiko as the traitor and the two started to argue. Ruruka said that Saiko was the one who made the sleeping drugs in their bracelets. This was Seiko's breaking point as she downs a bottle filled with green pills, growing monstrous. Izayoi quickly grabbed Ruruka and ran away as Saiko chased the two of them.