Ryū Kyōdai

Ryū's profile card.

Ryū is a rival in *Heartbreaker: The Visual Novel*, and the antagonist of Episode 12.

As the final rival, Ryū will be the most difficult to eliminate.

After being put through veritable Hell the past year, Kouhai takes some convincing to become a prospect of the Prefects. Ryū has always strived to make her family proud and to bring national prestige to Kareji, and believes she can do that with a hard-working pupil like Kouhai under her wing.

## Appearance

Ryū is a Japanese woman of average height. She has very long black hair with a golden shine to it. Her eyes are strong & sharp, coloured red & yellow like flames. Her hair is tied up in two golden ribbons that curl up & down like dragon whiskers, the hair sticking straight up like two long dragon horns. She also has a small mole on her left cheek.

Her finger & toe nails are painted gold.

At Kareji, Ryū wears the white, beige & gold Prefects' uniform with the black shirt, and the Prefects' badge on her blazer's right breast. As a third-year, Ryū has golden stars on her tie, belt and gloves. Her socks are shiny & golden, and have scale patterns.

Ryū is not seen in casual clothes during summer.

Ryū's winter outfit has not been revealed yet.

Ryū is rarely seen smiling.

## Personality

Ryū is the heiress to the proud Kyōdai family - a wealthy, powerful family who held high-ranking positions in various institutions throughout Osaka since the Edo period of Naniwa.

She is not only the daughter of Kareji's headmistress, but is the Head Girl of the Prefects, and wears both those responsibilities with duty & grace.

Ryū presents herself as serious & stoic, a model pupil who demands perfection from everyone under her. She is obsessed with symmetry and hates looking at herself in a mirror, due to feeling insecure about the mole on her cheek.

Despite her reputation and flawless image, Ryū appears to harbour some curiosity about more frivolous, adventurous activities.

## Trivia

* Ryū's given name in romaji is pronounced like a Japanese word for "dragon" while the surname is pronounced like a Japanese word meaning "mighty" or "powerful", often in the context of armies.
	+ This was to give her the image of a mighty dragon ruling over a kingdom.
	+ The term "kyōdai" also refers to a high-ranking member of a yakuza organization. While Ryū's family have nothing to do with yakuza, this can also carry connotations of organized influence & power.

* The kanji for the Kyōdai family name comes from 恭 meaning "respect" and 内 meaning "house", as in a respected household.

* The kanji for Ryū's name comes from 立 meaning "stand", as in someone who stands above others, or stands for a position.

* Ryū's design was a compromise between a "Yamato nadeshiko" and a "final boss" while keeping the overall dragon theme.
* Ryū's casual winter outfit has not been revealed yet, to potential major spoilers.

## Notes

* As with many parts of *Heartbreaker*, several "Japanese" names in this project were chosen using not only literal or phonetic puns, but also a variety & mixture of *-on,* *-yomi,* *nanori* etc. readings for kanji that would not be typically used for names in reality, a common technique in Japanese fiction; It is important to remember that *Heartbreaker* takes place in an alternate timeline that - while closely mirroring our own - contains several differences in its fictional history. Good-faith attempts have been made to create semi-believable names (with some artistic licence for fiction & entertainment's sake), but any suggestions for better names and / or kana & kanji should be sent to: AbyzouDev@gmail.com