Ira Gamagōri

Ira Gamagōri (蟇郡 苛 Gamagōri Ira) is a main character in Kill la Kill. One of the student council's Four Elites. He is Satsuki Kiryūin's loyal, massive enforcer who leads the disciplinary committee at Honnōji Academy, and, being a member of the Elite Four, has a three-star Goku Uniform, and refers to himself under the title of Satsuki's "Impenetrable Shield".

Appearance
The largest cast member, he towers over all of the other characters. His size seems to vary, but he is generally shown to be about 8-10 feet tall. Extremely muscular, he wears metal gauntlets on his proportionately enormous hands, and metal spikes on his shoulders. His short blond hair is combed back, his eyebrows are perpetually arched and he wears silver hoop earrings in both ears.

Powers and Abilities
Three-star Goku Uniform:
 * Shackle Regalia (縛の装 Shibari no Sō)
 * Ira's three-star Goku Uniform transforms into a diabolical-looking mummy-like bondage suit which renders him invulnerable to external physical attacks while also boosting his strength and size relative to the amount of damage absorbed. The outer suit is actually made out of extremely tough cloth armor instead of Life Fibers, so attacks that seek to absorb Life Fibers are also ineffective. If an opponent is trapped Shackle Regalia's cloth strips, they tighten to choke the opponent.
 * Secret Technique: Self-Flagellation - If the opponent, knowing Ira's special ability, were to refuse to attack him while he is in his Shackle Regalia form, Ira can use the whips of the suit to attack himself, allowing him to gain the energy for Scourge Regalia's release by himself.


 * Scourge Regalia (死縛の装 Shibaki no Sō)
 * A follow-up transformation to Shackle Regalia. It allows Ira to unleash an explosive area of effect attack powered by all damage previously absorbed. This form also grants Ira multiple spiked-whip-like tentacles with remarkable reach and destructive power. There is also a spiked chakram attached to the back of the armor, which it can be pulled out in multiple numbers for a simultaneous attack with the whips. Finally, Scourge Regalia's arms can morph into a mold of what he states to be the ideal, proper high school girl and in turn be used to crush opponents to mold them into a proper student.

Personality
He is the most outwardly loyal of the Elite Four. According to the official Kill La Kill page, he has sworn his undying loyalty to Satsuki, while the other Elite Four members' pages do not mention Satsuki in a regard anywhere near as zealous as he.

He is very serious and has no tolerance for rule breakers or fooling around. He constantly berates his colleagues and keeps the students in line when Satsuki is not around, and is widely considered to be her right-hand man.

Ira also has a more violent side. He enjoys intimidating people greatly, and has absolutely no problem with killing people and making examples of them. However, being the disciplinary committee chair, he will never hurt an innocent student and will always aid a student in need, as demonstrated when he offered Ryūko and Mako a ride in his car after their scooter ran out of fuel.

He is a blatant masochist, and thoroughly enjoys the pain inflicted upon him during battles, all while exclaiming stereotypically masochist statements like "Punish me more," or "I've been a bad boy!", also having no qualms about being next to naked, as shown when he was stripped of his Goku Uniform by Ryūko and forwent dressing himself ever since.

History
During his Junior year in middle school, Ira wore his jacket loosely on his shoulders and had red spiked bracelets instead of gauntlets. He had loose chin-length hair, not slicked back, and was shown to be already very large and muscular for his age.

During that time, Ira confronted a group of juvenile delinquents in the act of bullying a small boy into committing suicide by threatening to abuse the power and influence of their parents to have the boy's father fired from work. After Ira failed to rescue the boy from a roof-top leap, Satsuki Kiryūin, a freshman at the time, made a sudden appearance, and prevented the boy's death by padding his fall with a "Kiryūin Deluxe Trampoline". After single-handedly defeating the perpetrators with her katana, Satsuki announced her rule over the entire junior high school body and removed the bullies parents from their positions of power. This was Ira Gamagōri's first encounter with Satsuki.

He is implied to have been the first member of the Elite Four to meet Satsuki after Nonon Jakuzure, as Hōka Inumuta is skeptical of Satsuki's leadership before she battles Uzu Sanageyama, while Nonon and Ira are shown to trust her. After graduating from middle school, Ira awaited Satsuki's graduation, and enrolled with her at Honnōji Academy.

Relationships
Satsuki Kiryūin

"He has sworn his ultimate loyalty to her, and his job is to enforce her rules. His thoughts seem to center around pleasing her."

Memorable quotes
"Attention! Lady Satsuki Kiryūin, the Student Council President, stands before you! Salute!!!"
 * Demonstrating his authority and loyalty to Satsuki.

"You are not worthy of wearing a Goku Uniform. Take it off!"
 * Gamagōri exerting his discipline.