Ibuki Mioda

Little is known about Ibuki's childhood, but she nearly died as a child when she shook a coconut tree and three coconuts fell on her head. When she was younger, she was caught on an illegal fishing boat and nearly ended up in another country. It's also known that as a child, people considered Ibuki strange and discouraged her from expressing herself, which later influenced her interests and hobbies. This is likely why, in one event, she mentions that she finds adults terribly boring.

As a teenager, Ibuki attended an all-girls high school and was a member of the light music club "Black Cherry," which rivaled the boy band "Summer Tree." Ibuki wrote songs, and her hit with the group was called "After School Poyoyon Hour."

Ibuki later left the club due to creative differences - when a talent scout was going to see their performance, Ibuki refused to play more appealing pop music, as she preferred heavy metal.

Ibuki later entered Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Musician in Class 77. She befriended Mikan Tsumiki, Hiyoko Saionji, Mahiru Koizumi, and Sato. Together, they discovered a corpse in the music room. It was later revealed to be Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu's sister, who had been murdered by Sato. A few days later, Sato was killed by Fuyuhiko. This terrified Ibuki, who believed they were cursed. This episode of her life was depicted in Monokuma's second motive, "Twilight Syndrome Murder Case."

Some time after this, Ibuki joined the group Ultimate Despair, founded by Junko Enoshima.

Before entering Hope's Peak Academy, Ibuki was a member of the light music club, where one of her songs became one of the highest-grossing singles in the country. She later left the club due to creative differences: when a talent scout was about to watch their performance, she refused to play traditional pop music and instead chose heavy metal. She is said to be able to play bass and drums simultaneously. She is also a songwriter, having created her own repertoire and even a hit single. Whenever someone hears her music for the first time, they can be shocked or even faint due to the obvious pain of playing, which matches her eccentric personality. Costume designer Ibuki is skilled at creating her own stage costumes. She claims it's a must for anyone joining the band. She pours her heart and soul into creating her clothes so they're more than just commercial products. As a result, everything she wears looks truly unique and charming.

Improved hearing As the Ultimate Musician, Ibuki has an excellent ear for music. This is proven in the first chapter of the first trial, when Ibuki explains whose voices belonged to each person, as well as what phrase each person uttered when the power went out.

Ibuki is a bit of a shocker with her unique personality and appearance. She's the most cheerful of her classmates. She's very energetic and enjoys socializing, though she constantly switches to unrelated topics during conversations. She's very forgetful, so she writes herself notes as reminders.

Ibuki enjoys various strange activities, but dislikes "boring" ones like reading and studying. She has a habit of breaking the fourth wall, occasionally blurting out phrases that only the player can understand. When upset, she develops a verbal tic: repeating words or phrases two or more times. When panicking, she screams or foams at the mouth. She seems to enjoy panicking when there's no real danger, such as while watching horror movies or in a haunted house.

The official artbook states that Ibuki adores cute girls, and in-game, she can often be seen admiring other girls in the game. She can flirt with both boys and girls, though this is usually just a joke. In Island Mode, during a more serious conversation with her, she says that "there are more important things in the world than temporary physical relationships"—it seems she has very little interest in romantic relationships. Instead, she is interested in a deep platonic relationship with someone she considers her soulmate (what she calls a "group member"). She also often says that she feels despair when she's around people, but after finding her "destined one," she would never feel despair again.

Despite her general quirkiness, Ibuki can be very wise, as seen in her final Free Time Event, where she advises Hajime to be himself. While she can sometimes seem insensitive, she's actually a very caring friend.

Ibuki often refers to herself in the third person and addresses everyone by their first names with the suffix "-chan".

Ibuki is a girl with pale skin and pink eyes. She has long hair dyed various colors, including black, white, blue, and pink. Her hair is twisted into two horns on her head.

Ibuki's clothing style is very different from that of the typical, outspoken, and self-expressive music club member. She wears a Japanese school uniform and torn stockings (the left one is blue and the right one is pink). She has six helix-style piercings (cartilage piercings) on each ear, each holding a needle-like stud. Her earlobes have small tunnels. Below her left mouth are three metal piercings with iron inlays, and her nails on both hands are painted black.

She wears a striped fingerless glove on her left hand and a black, chunky bracelet on her right. Ibuki also wears a pendant and three silver rings on her left hand. Her light shoes are white, with blue laces on the right and pink on the left. A necklace adorns her neck, resembling barbed wire. Ibuki also has a scar tattoo on her left thigh.

While attending Hope's Peak Academy, Ibuki wore a white shirt with a pink tie, a black skirt, black knee-high socks with a bone pattern, and white sneakers. She wore a gold, spiked bracelet on her left hand.

As Ultimate Despair, Ibuki wears the same seifuku, but with predominantly dark colors. Her collar is spiked, and Ibuki herself has more piercings.