Byakuya Togami. (01)

Byakuya Togami is the heir to the Togami family's global financial conglomerate. This family possesses a peculiar inheritance system in which the head of the family doesn't marry, but rather partners with exceptional women from around the world to have as many children as possible. In this way, Byakuya had fifteen half-siblings, all of them potential heirs to the Togami family and fortune. Byakuya and his brothers were forced to fight each other to become the next head of the family, and Byakuya was the last one standing—the first time in the Togami family's history that the youngest male had won. The brothers who lost the battle were exiled from the family, deemed "unworthy of the Togami name," and condemned to a life of commoners. Byakuya compares it to death, because exile is like dying. After winning the battle, Byakuya became the chosen heir of the Togami family. Despite the considerable reach and power of the Togami Corporation (as he told Makoto in Chapter 2, he was a member of the Council of Global Controllers, a secretive council that rules the world from the shadows), Togami aspired to take the Corporation to even greater heights. He began managing the family's business operations and gained access to vast financial assets, investing his share in day trading: selling stocks and other assets. Thanks to this, he managed to amass a personal fortune of over four billion dollars, despite his young age. Within the family, Byakuya's closest person was his butler, Aloysius Pennyworth, who referred to him as "Young Master." Byakuya attended Green Hills High School and was later recruited by Hope's Peak Academy as part of Class 78 as the Ultimate Abundant Progeny.

Byakuya's talent granted him a wide range of abilities. He was incredibly intelligent, being the first to deduce that one of the group members had been betrayed. Furthermore, he surpassed all his siblings and led several branches of the Togami Empire, amassing a vast fortune. His talent served him well in his role as a high-ranking member of the Future Foundation's Fourteenth Branch. Despite being under Kyoko Kirigiri's command, Byakuya was always willing to take the initiative when the situation demanded it, and he used his considerable wealth and power to aid in the War of Hope against Despair, particularly in rescuing the surviving Despair Remnants from the Future Foundation and in attempting to locate and rescue the loved ones of his classmates who were being held captive or fleeing from the Warriors of Hope in Towa City. 𓂃˚₊⊹ He seems to be fluent in French, as he was able to read Mukuro's profile in the Fenrir Mercenary Corps without difficulty, even though it was written entirely in French. He also knows how to play all the standard instruments, skills he likely acquired as part of a standard Togami education. He enjoys reading, watching movies, and playing billiards. He loves coffee and hates commoners.

Byakuya deeply revered his family and often spoke of the immense power of the Togami clan. Initially, he didn't take it well and had an unusually emotional reaction when Junko revealed his disappearance. Later, he recovered from the shock and announced that they would rebuild the family from scratch. Despite his generally cold demeanor, he didn't look down on his numerous half-siblings; in fact, he felt a certain respect for them. He constantly referred to the other students as "amoebas" and "commoners." It also seems his family instilled in him strict manners, as in the first game he refused to use swear words and once said "fuck" to avoid repeating Mondo's language. He generally dislikes vulgar words and behavior, and anything he considers barbaric. Due to his peculiar upbringing, he has shown to have somewhat limited knowledge of certain things considered common knowledge. He is confused by the idea of ​​people preparing their own food, as his is always prepared by a chef, and he doesn't know what toy vending machines are. 𓂃˚₊⊹ His newfound sense of respect for others never seemed to extend to Toko Fukawa. Toko, and her alter ego Genocide Jack, developed an extremely unhealthy obsession and attraction to Byakuya shortly after meeting him, and she began to stalk him and call him her "Master." Her feelings were not reciprocated at all; in fact, Byakuya was repulsed by her, particularly by the fact that she rarely bathed. Byakuya usually distanced himself from others by insulting them, but this trait only attracted Toko more, openly inviting him to humiliate and degrade her, perceiving it as a mere "lovers' quarrel," which prevented him from getting rid of her. 𓂃˚₊⊹ However, Byakuya's emotional detachment and lack of empathy towards others sometimes made it difficult for him to understand the reasons why people acted altruistically.

Byakuya is a cold, egocentric, and very reserved person. He has no interest in cooperating with others due to his own sense of superiority and his opinion that, in general, others are inferior to him. This sense of superiority and black-and-white worldview stem from his upbringing; Byakuya had to prove himself in battle against his brothers to earn his place in the family as heir apparent, while all his brothers who lost the battle were effectively excommunicated from the family and deprived of their financial resources, deemed "unworthy of the Togami name." Because Byakuya was raised in such a competitive environment of "rich" and "poor," he believes that everyone only thinks of themselves and dismisses emotional bonds as insignificant and unimportant, in his own words: Due to his lack of emotional connection with the other students, Byakuya was able to emotionally distance himself from the horrors of the Assassination School, thus proving to be one of the most competent and perceptive investigators in the group thanks to his high intelligence. His compulsive competitiveness led him to treat the Assassination School as a mere game, one he intended to win at all costs, just as he had won his battle to become the leader of the Togami family, much to the dismay of the other students. He constantly referred to the other students as "amoebas" and "commoners." It also seems that his family instilled strict manners in him, as in the first game he refused to use profanity and once said "fuck" to avoid repeating Mondo's language, and he generally dislikes vulgar words and behavior, and anything he considers barbaric. Due to his peculiar upbringing, he has been shown to have somewhat limited knowledge of certain things that are considered common knowledge.

Byakuya is 185 cm (6'1") tall and weighs around 68 kg. He is tall, slender, and has noticeably long legs. His skin is pale, and he has lapis lazuli blue eyes with very long eyelashes and chin-length canary-blond hair. He wears a black blazer over a white shirt and a lapis lazuli blue tie. He also wears black dress pants with a black belt and black dress shoes with a slight heel. In the inside pocket of his suit, he carries a silver pocket watch, and on his lapel, he wears the pin of his old high school.