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[b]Name[/b]
Ryuma Saionji
[i](close friends call him Yuma)[/i]

[b]Age[/b]
18

[b]Appearance[/b]
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Despite his title, he doesn't go around carrying a sword everywhere he goes. He does, however, wear an amulet of sorts. It's essentially an antique circular guard from a Katana with a thin chain looped through it so it can be worn around the neck. It's a piece of an authentic Katana, from a family sword that was broken up into pieces kept by various members of the family, Yuma's piece just happens to be the hand guard.

[b]Personality[/b]
Yuma often comes off as very stern if not outright cold. That's mostly just an exterior he wears to keep with his title of Super Duper High School Samurai. In truth, he only seems cold or stern as a way of showing respect to others. If he seems cold or silent, its because he's respectfully allowing others their turn to speak. If he seems overly stern, that's mostly due to the disciplined nature of his art. Otherwise, he's perfectly willing to be friendly with others, spend time with them and eventually become their friend. His only real problem is that his stern exterior often makes him difficult to approach. One can usually tell how close or not he is with someone by simply listening to how he addresses them. He addresses people he barely knows by their last name, often with a -dono suffix to show respect or etiquette. It's only with friends that he is willing to go on a first name basis, and even then he might still use the -dono suffix out of respect.

[b]Bio[/b]
Ryuma Saionji was born in Sendai, of the Tohoku region and known primarily as the land given to the Date clan during the Tokugawa Shogunate. Ryuma himself is of a family decorated in tradition. Descended from a Samurai of the Date clan, this fact is often worn as a badge of honor by many of Yuma's family and, to an extent, himself as well. Practicing Kendo and learning to wield a sword is a tradition within the Saionji family as a way of respecting their history. This doesn't totally define the family, though. Kendo is often just a childhood hobby for many and they pursue careers of their own during adulthood. More often than not, this leads them to fields of law and law enforcement. There are actually quite a few police officers and lawyers in the family, as well as at least one judge. For Ryuma, his talent and skill within the Kendo sport is a means to end. He enjoys the sport, and practices it to stay in shape and to respect his family, but he has made it no secret that he intends to use it primarily as a means for getting into a good college via scholarship. His plan was originally to attend Law School after graduating from Hope's Peak.

[b]Specialty[/b]
Super Duper High School Samurai
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