Aritomo Imagawa

"*The only difference when it comes to me and the rest of my classmates is that I can buy my way out of this, but alas, sometimes, money doesn't always buy you happiness or even luck.*"
—Aritomo Imagawa

**Aritomo Imagawa** (今川有朋. *Imagawa Aritomo*) is a student of Class 2-E located in Kunugigaoka Junior High School and if there can be one thing that is said about Aritomo Imagawa, it's that he's arrogant and a "rich bastard" (Musashi Inagawa's words) to even be in a school like Kunugigaoka Junior High. Born to a zaibatsu family whose industry involves the mining, trade, oil and tea companies, the Imagawa family had it all, and in the years leading up, Aritomo is expected to live up to the name of the Imagawa family. As such, in his years of being a student in Kunugigaoka Junior High, he acted arrogant, always believing that as long as he had money, he wouldn't need to bother with problems such as supplies for school, since he can buy it out until it out of stock. That is what is supposed to happen, but unfortunately, bad luck would occur with Aritomo, because he just so happened to be transferred out of Class A into Class E all due to him being involved with a scandal (in which he isn't a part of, but Class A needs a scapegoat). Now placed in the same vein as what his family considers commoners, Aritomo tries to keep his stance as an arrogant jackass going, but every day, he feels despair over what his future might become. That is until the moon blew up, and in comes Korosensei, who became the "official" homeroom teacher for the entirety of Class E. now involved with yhe assassination of his "thing", Aritomo might see this as an opportunity to get himself back on track, and hopefully show his family what he can provide for them.

## Appearance

Looking at his appearance, Aritomo Imagawa looks to be thin, having a fair skin tone.

## Personality

Arrogance and a sense of pride is what defines Aritomo Imagawa, because he believes that money is what happiness is about. To have the wealth of nations on his foot, he is a stern believer of that thought, having inherited the wealth from his father and his grandfather. What he also has is a sarcastic sense of thought, always thinking that he can do a lot more better than the people who sweat their head off for money, when Aritomo can just have it all with a single snap from his fingers.

## Abilities

**Intelligence:** It isn't unfounded that Aritomo is intelligent enough to be in A-Class before, and even then, he would usually be considered the smartest amongst his fellow classmates.

**Marksmanship:**

**Disposable Income:** One thing that can make people recognize him is the rather ridiculous amount of money that he has in his pockets.

**Negotiation Skills:**

## Etymology

* Aritomo's surname **Imagawa** means "now" (今) (**ima**) and "river, stream" (川) (**kawa**/**gawa**).
* His given name **Aritomo** means "possession" or "existence" (有) (**ari**) and "friend" (朋) (**tomo**).

## Behind the Scenes

* He is physically based off of **Byakuya Togami** from **Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc**.
* Aritomo's given name comes from **Yamagata Aritomo**, a Japanese statesman who is elected Prime Minister twice.
* His surname meanwhile comes from warlord **Imagawa Yoshimoto**, famous for his defeat at the Battle of Okehazama.
* His ranking of 11 comes from **Li Ying**, a character from Water Margin.