Ryuuguu Rena

## **Summary**

***Ryūgū Rena*** is one of the main characters in the *Higurashi no Naku Koro ni* series who acts as the protagonist of *Tsumihoroboshi-hen* and the antagonist of *Tsukiotoshi-hen* and *Onikakushi-hen*.

Rena has an obsession with all things cute. In what the others call her "Kawaii"--かわいい--or "Cute Mode," she often tries to take such things home with her even if they do not belong to her.

Rena initially is sweet and friendly by nature, but she can be quite scary when threatened or angry. Certain situations in the story cause her personality to change dramatically. In *Onikakushi-hen*, she reacts strongly to one of Keiichi's remarks with the infamously deafeningly loud "***Uso da!*** (嘘だ! *That's a lie!*)." Though part of her extreme reaction may be imagined by Keiichi who is suffering from the Hinamizawa Syndrome in this arc, Rena's reaction strongly suggests that she does hate lies, especially from friends.
Along with her intuition, Rena proves capable of becoming quite
cunning and viciously cruel when she is determined, especially in *Minagoroshi-hen and Tsumihoroboshi-hen*. She was able to intimidate both the village council and the Child Welfare staff with her eyes and words easily, rarely losing emotional
control like Keiichi and Sonozaki Shion both frequently did.

## **Statistics**

**Name:** Ryuuguu Rena

**Tier:** **9-C** without weapons. **9-B** via "kawaii mode" and with her weakest weapons. At most **8-C** with strongest weapons.

**Origin:** Higurashi - When They Cry

**Gender:** Female

**Age:** 15

**Classification:** Young girl, Psychopath

**Personality:**Rena initially is sweet and friendly by nature, but she can be quite scary when threatened or angry. Certain situations in the story cause her personality to change dramatically. In *Onikakushi-hen*, she reacts strongly to one of Keiichi's remarks with the infamously deafeningly loud "***Uso da!*** (嘘だ! *That's a lie!*)." Though part of her extreme reaction may be imagined by Keiichi who is suffering from the Hinamizawa Syndrome in this arc, Rena's reaction strongly suggests that she does hate lies, especially from friends.

Along with her intuition, Rena proves capable of becoming quite cunning and viciously cruel when she is determined, especially in *Minagoroshi-hen and Tsumihoroboshi-hen*. She was able to intimidate both the village council and the Child Welfare staff with her eyes and words easily, rarely losing emotional control like Keiichi and Sonozaki Shion both frequently did. During the last *Watanagashi* meeting of the village council, Rena gets into a violent fistfight with one of the elders. Keiichi often calls her the "quiet, blue flame that burns silently," referring to her capability of becoming incredibly powerful when push comes to shove, despite her seemingly girly and airheaded personality; in such situations, Rena will always be the instigator of and the most bluntly offensive in the fight, as observed in many instances; by Shion in *Meakashi-hen* and *Minagoroshi-hen* ("I wonder how you were in Ibaraki. You don't even hesitate to attack people!"), Keiichi in *Watanagashi-hen*, and Furude Rika in *Minagoroshi-hen*. Rena can also fiercely and successfully retort in a very sharp and biting way when involved in a heated debate.

**Relationships:**

* Keiichi - Good Friends

* Sonozaki Mion - Good Friends

* Sonozaki Shion - "Friends"
* Satoko - Close Friends
* Rika - Close Friends

**Other Info:**

* Rena has the second most expanded-upon backstory, just behind Rika.
* Rena has the highest number of murders because in *Yoigoshi-hen* (the alternate version of *Tsumihoroboshi-hen*)

 she successfully blew up the whole school which killed 15 children
(including herself, Mion, Satoko, Rika and Keiichi), likewise, she
murdered Hōjō Teppei and Mamiya Rina in *Tsumihoroboshi-hen* and also killed Mion and Keiichi in *Tsukiotoshi-hen* (multiple murders of one person do not count towards the total).

* Rena survives in more arcs than any other main character (*Watanagashi-hen*, *Meakashi-hen*, *Matsuribayashi-hen*, and—at least in the anime version—*Tsumihoroboshi-hen*).

**Abilities:** Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Enanched Senses, Statistics Amplification, Weapon Mastery (Japanese Nata, Ironclad Nata, an Axe, a Baseball Bat, several firearms, grenades and firebombs)

**Skills and Talents:** Despite her age, she's an excellent murderer and criminal, a genius combatant and a very good stalker.

**Attack Potency:** **Street level** phisically. **Wall level** via "kawaii mode" and with her weakest weapons (Significantly stronger than before. Casually killed a Ritsuko, who can match beings phisically stronger than Rena). At most **Building level** with weapons (Was going to burn down her school with her firebombs).

**Speed:** **Peak Human**

**Lifting Strength**: **Athletic Human**

**Striking Strength**: **Athlete Class**

**Durability:** **Street level**

**Stamina:** Very High.

**Range:** **Melee** without weapons/with axes and natas. **Several meters** w/ firearms and grenades. **Building** w/ firebombs.

**Standard Equipment:** Meat cleaver, bombs

**Intelligence:** Above Average

**Weaknesses:** Mentally and emotionally unstable