Kyoya Ootori

Initially, Kyoya's personality is completely shaped by his family dynamics. As the youngest son of the influential Ootori family, he carries an invisible but suffocating pressure: The ceiling of success: His father has made it clear that he will never be able to surpass his older brothers or inherit the family empire. His only role is to be competent enough not to bring shame to the family name, but never to shine too brightly. Defense mechanism: To cope with this frustration, Kyoya adopts a purely meritocratic and transactional philosophy. He does nothing that doesn't generate a direct benefit ("merit") for him. If he helps someone, it's because that person or their family will be useful to him in the future. Kyoya primarily operates as a psychologist and historian of his surroundings. He possesses an extraordinary mental acuity for reading people. Hypervigilance and control: He is rarely seen without his notebook or tablet. He records data about the students and their lives.