Ranmaru Majima

"*I want to strong, to not appear weak, but looking at myself, the question is, what can I do just feel powerful?*"
—Ranmaru Majima

**Ranmaru Majima** (真島 蘭丸. *Majima Ranmaru*) is a student of Class 1-E that is located in Kunugigaoka Junior High School, and known for one thing; in that Ranmaru may look like a girl from a distance, but on closer inception, it turns out that like fellow E-Class Student Nagisa Shiota, Ranmaru Majima is a boy that just so happened to be feminine. Said to be skilled when it comes to programming, Ranmaru would gain attention because at the age of around thirteen, he would well-known for writing programs, modifying them for the school. This made him very liked, but it also made him a target for bullies, often ridiculing him because of his crossdressing. The crossdressing in particular is probably what got Ranmaru Majima into 1-Class is because of him violating the school regulations; in his case, not wearing the school uniform. However, his life would change when an entity named Korosensei came into play, and with everyone in Class E participating in the assassination of Korosensei, it's easy to say that Ranmaru is a part of it. Already, Ranmaru would find himself in the company of both Musashi Inagawa and Shun Aoyama, and needless to say, it would be that Ranmaru is sort of the middle ground between Musashi's recklessness and Shun's cautiousness.

## Appearance

If one were to look at Ranmaru Majima, their first thought is that Ranmaru is a girl, and to their surprise, it turns out that Ranmaru is actually a boy who just happens to cross-dress as a girl. The reason why is best left unknown, for all anyone knows, it's just that Ranmaru feared being hated because of his feminine-like appearance. Aside from that little appearance of his, he has short almond hair with golden eyes, and to add on to his appearance, he's short.

## Personality

Very timid and meek, Ranmaru Majima is best characterized for his shyness when it comes to interacting with other people. This is shown whenever he is shown in any of his appearances, best seen either alone or with someone that he trusts. Most often either Shun Aoyama, Musashi Inagawa or Hajime Oda, as the three of them are essentially the only ones that Ranmaru knows best. And if even if Ranmaru does get the chance to talk, it's usually when it's something that is interesting, such as programming, unsurprisingly.

## Abilities

**Intelligence:**

**Programming:** Noted to be a great computer programmer, Ranmaru is often called in when it comes to programming. Due in part because of his father's knowledge being passed down, Ranmaru would be able to understand how to program at a much more faster rate.

**Stealth:** More then likely because of his small stature, Ranmaru would be considered one of the stealthy students mainly in part because of his nature to hide.

## Etymology

* Ranmaru's surname **Majima** means "truth, reality, genuineness" (真) (**ma**) and "island" (島) (**jima**).
* His given name **Ranmaru** means "orchid" (蘭) (**ran**) and "round, circle, pills, purity, suffix for ship names, complete" (丸) (**maru**).

## Behind the Scenes

* Ranmaru Majima is based off of **Chihiro Fujisaki** from **Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc**.
* Ranmaru's first name comes from Japanese samurai **Mori Ranmaru**.
* Meanwhile, the surname comes from **Goro Majima**, a character from the Yakuza franchise.
* His ranking of 89 comes from "Demon Face" Du Xing.
* Ranmaru's birthday of November 14 happens to correspond with Alexander the Great being crowned as Pharaoh of Egypt, the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, the start of the Athens Polytechnic uprising, the book Moby-Dick is published in the USA, the Battle of Smoliani, and the Battle of Ia Drang.
* It also happens to be the same day that Regent of East Frisia Anna of Oldenburg, Chinese-American engineer Tung-Yen Lin, and Austrian violinist Leopold Mozart are born.
* It also happens that the same day of November 14 is same day that Byzantine emperor Justinian I, Japanese politician Fujiwara no Kamatari, Emperor Taizu of Song, Lord of Ravenna Ostasio I da Polenta, Japanese sumo wrestler Maruyama Gondazaemon, Guangxu Emperor of Qing Dynasty, Miguel I of Portugal, American farmer Charles Carroll of Carrollton, German tailor Franz Müller and Greek archbishop Gregory Palamas all died.