Ragyō Kiryūin

* Director form
* Shinra-Kōketsu
* Final form

Ragyo Kiryuin was previously considered an ally of the Alliance, as she was also one of Doctor Saotome's hostages, although in fact she is also one of the enemies, but all this time she hid her true motives. *“And if it weren’t for this old fart, my threads would have been ready much earlier.”*

## Appearance

Ragyo's most noticeable feature is her gorgeous multi-colored hair with a silver tint on top, as well as her height, which is reflected in her clothing. She has a very attractive and authoritarian appearance and constantly flaunts glamorous dresses. Like her eldest daughter, Ragyo is often accompanied by a blinding light that emanates from behind her.

She also has seven scars on her back that closely resemble the stars that adorn Goku's uniform. The origin of these scars is unknown, but they are likely the result of her merging with the Vitals

## Personality

Ragyo is a character who basks in luxury and this is evident in her overall presentation and attitude. She is vain and proud and boasts about her power and status in abundance. According to Rei Hoomaru, her character and morals are questionable to say the least.

Like Satsuki Kiryuin, Ragyo is strangely willing to indulge the whims of her subordinates, and is quite attractive to those who are loyal to her, and just as ruthless towards her enemies. However, she is individualistically devious and sadistic, cruelly and maniacally bullying Satsuki and Ryuko and ripping out Ryuko's heart simply to prove a point. She enjoys dominance and control, craving power over the world in order to give it to the Life Fibers.

Her cruelty and arrogance were shown to be even more sinister as in episode 23 she was shown fondling (and even sexually assaulting) Satsuki and Ryuko, as well as herself. All of this could be done because she simply enjoys dominating someone or something.

She was shown to have an unbreakable will (a trait she apparently passed on to Satsuki and Ryuko) and a strong devotion to the Life Fibers, as she actively gave her human soul to them. As a result, she had absolutely no regard for human life, including her own, going so far as to use her young daughters as test subjects for potentially lethal experiments, and ultimately committing suicide rather than admit defeat after Ryuko destroyed everything Life Fibers of the Earth.

In her final moments, despite the failure, she believes that the Life Fibers from the Getter Rays will eventually return to Earth, and despite Ryuko's counterpoint that humans will remain humans (and thus remain capable of defeating them), Ragyo remains steadfast and even smirks before pulling out and breaking her own heart, dissolving into oblivion.

## Story

When the Primordial Life Fiber (an alternative to Getter Rays in GU2) went into hibernation, it became the Kiryuin family's duty to ensure its safety, and generally only the family elder was allowed to witness its awakening. Many years before the events of the series, Ragyo took on this task and eventually became the elder of the clan that would witness his awakening. She planned to use the Life Fibers to take over the world. At some point during the civil war, she rescued Rei Hoomaru, an African child whose hometown was engulfed in civil war. Some time later, Ragyo met Soichiro Kiryuin and later married him. After this, she gave birth to their first child, Satsuki, who later became the first failed Life Fiber fusion test subject. She then made another attempt on her second newborn child, but when the experiment failed again, she got rid of the child, at which point Soichiro discovered her true nature. Some time after this, she created Nui Harime from a womb made of artificial living fiber and raised her to be a devoted servant. About six months before the start of the series, she ordered Nui to kill Soichiro (now called Isshin Matoi) and steal his latest invention, the Scissor Blades.

## Abilities

* **Kamui Junketsu** (?)
	+ **Life Fiber Over** ride (,Jin'i Attō?) - After donning Junketsu, Ragyō is able to activate Life Fiber Override, transforming the Kamui into a variation of Satsuki's Life Fiber Override form and increasing Ragyō's strength exponentially. Unlike her daughter Satsuki, Ragyō is able to draw out the Kamui's full power, due to being a Life Fiber hybrid. With the full power of Junketsu, Ragyō was able to easily move behind Ryūko, stab her through her chest with her bare hand and pull out her heart (despite Ryūko using True Life Fiber Synchronize at the time).
* **Shinra-Kōketsu** (?)
	+ **Life Fibers Domin** ation (,Jin'i Kunrin?) - The ultimate Life Fiber uniform, designed specifically for Ragyō's use by Nui Harime. Its full power can only be activated by absorbing a second person to use as a host (in this case, Rei Hōōmaru). In terms of power, the Koketsu is the most powerful Life-Fiber based clothing, far surpassing the power of other Kamui and Goku Uniform. Even when absorbed by an empowered Senketsu, its power was so massive that it caused the Kamui to start deteriorating from the stress of it.
		- **Absolute Dominatio** n (,Zettai Fukujū?) - Shinra-Koketsu's main ability, it allows Ragyō to dominate other Life Fiber based clothing such as Goku Uniforms and Kamuis, neutralizing their powers and transformations and leaving their users physically paralyzed. However both Ryūko and Senketsu are individually immune to this power due to their status as human/Life Fiber hybrids. This ability also acts as a trigger for the creation of the Celestial Cocoon Seed Planet, also known as the Cocoon Sphere Genesis or Starseed Cocoon Sphere, by working as an activation signal to all the dormant Life Fibers present in the REVOCS clothing. When active, this ability makes Ragyō immune to being harmed by Life Fiber-based weapons such as the combined Scissor Blades. However this ability appears to require a sacrifice, preferably a human one, to be used to its full potential - Ragyō was able to immobilize everyone except Ryūko and Senketsu with Rei absorbed, but was unable to affect any of the Goku Uniform users after absorbing Nui.
		- **Enhanced Physical Prowess** - Using Shinra-Koketsu, Ragyō's various powers are even stronger than before. Her endurance is nigh-endless, even without Absolute Domination active; she was unfazed by having a hole drilled through her chest by Senketsu and then being cut into pieces by both her daughters wielding the Scissor Blades, an act that should be fatal for Life Fiber-based lifeforms. Her massive physical strength is also increased enough to shatter both of Satsuki's Bakuzan blades with just the grip of her hands.
		- **Shapeshifting** - Like other Kamuis and high-level Goku Uniforms, Shinra-Koketsu can alter its form for combat and support. It has a set of fragmented pieces on its back that resemble butterfly wings with the same eye pattern present on other Kamui, that Ragyō can alter into drill-like malleable blades. She could also alter the sleeves of Koketsu into the same kind of blades. After absorbing Nui, Ragyō was able to alter the bottom part of her outfit into a set of detachable booster rockets in order to travel to the REVOCS satellite.
			* **Second Form** - By casting away the last remnants of her humanity, Ragyō draws even more power from Shinra-Koketsu, undergoing a transformation. In this form, the chest part of the outfit becomes more form-fitting like a corset, the hood of the dress disappears, and Ragyō's hair is styled as a pair of horns, giving her a much more demonic appearance. In this form her power is even greater than before, enough to overwhelm Ryūko and Senketsu in their Senketsu Kisaragi form.