Kiioji Ryouta

## Appearance

Kise is a tall young man, and is considered good looking. He has yellow/blond, medium long hair and golden eyes. Another distinct feature he has are his long eyelashes. He also has a piercing in his left ear. He is tall and athletic. Out of games, he is often seen in his school uniform, which consists of a white shirt, black tie, gray vest, and formal pants. During games, he wears the dark blue Kaijō jersey with the number 7.

In LAST GAME, Kise's appearance has slightly changed, with the most noticeable one being his hair now cut short. He retains the piercing on his left ear. He wears the white Vorpal Sword jersey with the number 7.

## Personality

To people whom he acknowledges, Kise often acts cheerful and outgoing while also being a bit dramatic. Like the other Generation of Miracles, Kise was exceedingly arrogant due to his skills, barely acknowledging Kagami’s existence until he was defeated by him and Kuroko. To those whom he respects he doesn't refrain from interacting with no matter how gloomy and distant they are (for example Midorima). Kise exclusively adds *-cchi* to the people who he respects (mostly the Generation of Miracles members) names, such as *Kurokocchi* (Kuroko), *Aominecchi* (Aomine) or *Midorimacchi* (Midorima), and has the habit of ending his sentence with the suffix *-ssu*.

Though easy-going when off-court, Kise can be very determined and serious while playing, especially when truly challenged. Because of the way Teikō Junior High played, Kise is a one-man player who would prefer to score himself than playing as a team. While playing against Aomine, he says that he just doesn't care about Kaijō winning, and that he just wants to defeat Aomine himself.

However, he started to change when Kuroko's team beat him as he tasted a loss for the first time. He began to train more, and has also witnessed his teammates' faith towards him during his match against Tōō. Moved by them, he succeeded on copying Aomine. Kise surprised everyone when in a counter-attack and in a one-on-one against Aomine, he tried to pass the ball to Kasamatsu instead of trying to score himself. In the semi-finals of the Winter Cup, Kuroko correctly predicted that if Kise was cornered, he'll pass the ball, which is not what the old Kise would do. Likely this type of personality change also started to rub off on the other Miracles' members as well as they are defeated by Seirin overcoming their odds.

Because Kuroko was Kise's personal instructor in Junior High school when he first started playing basketball, and also because Kuroko is strong in his own unique way, Kise deeply respects Kuroko - almost to the point of obsession. He always tries to point out how amazing Kuroko is and thinks that they were the best of friends (and he was comically upset when Kuroko said the opposite). He claimed to have cried every night after Kuroko rejected his offer to play for Kaijō and once referred to this event as "Kurokocchi dumped me" although right after that Kuroko asked him to stop being so sarcastic at which the look in his eyes instantly changed.

Before getting into playing basketball, Kise was constantly bored and apathetic due to him easily being able to master any sport in a short time. It is mentioned in the manga that whenever he feels disinterested in his surroundings he starts hearing the wind. It was only when he started playing basketball at Teiko that Kise felt his skills truly tested against the other Generation of Miracles.

However, there are times where Kise among the Generation of Miracles tends to be a source of comic relief in that most characters tend to pay him no mind or jab at him at his own expense (and not just by Kuroko dismissing his affections as first shown). This often leaves him to be either jokingly or genuinely irritated at their lack of gratitude (though he's often at mercy by the likes of one such as Yukio Kasamatsu who is not afraid to express his annoyance at Kise far more bluntly than anyone else).