Hōka Inumuta

"Why can your body move like that in clothes made entirely of Life Fibers? Show me!"

- Hōka Inumuta to Ryūko Matoi, Episode 10

Hōka Inumuta is a main character in Kill la Kill. He is one of the student council's Elite Four who is in charge of Honnōji Academy's information and strategy committee, aiding the student council by analyzing information via his laptop and he is also in charge of analysis of the Goku Uniforms research in the Sewing Club.

Appearance
Inumuta has a tealish hair color and neat hair. He has a collar-neck suit, which, at the collar, opens whenever he talks. He also wears unique eyeglasses that are tinted blue.

Personality
A hacker and genius, Inumuta is by far the smartest in the Elite Four, having been a freelance hacker and bypassing security when he was only 15. Inumuta lives and dies for the data he collects, caring little to nothing about winning or losing, as long as he can get the information he seeks. This is shown when he forfeits his battle with Ryūko Matoi in order to safeguard the data he collected.

He's highly sarcastic, often mocking others just for the sake of it and barely showing any kind of emotion other than mild amusement towards a selected few. As Inumuta is extremely protective of his data and in turn, his laptop, with any actions that can cause potential damage resulting in him losing his cool and going into a comically portrayed rage, as shown when he threatened to kill Mako Mankanshoku when she incidentally trips and hits her head on his laptop.

Powers and Abilities

 * ​Hand to hand Combat 
 * Inumuta is shown to be a highly skilled hand to hand combatant, capable of unleashing a single strike that was precise enough and at the same time, powerful enough to completely disable a student that had been turned into a rampaging monster by a prototype Five-Star Goku Uniform, a kind of opponent which, for all intents and purposes would have been stronger than him; however, it was a prototype. However, Inumuta lacks any true combat skills besides this and easily is the weakest in terms of actual strength among the Elite Four, mainly relying on his optical camouflage to perform sneak attacks.

Former Powers and Abilities
Three-Star Goku Uniform:
 * Probe Regalia (の)
 * Out of all the Three-Star uniforms, this is the most physically restrained one. With this uniform, Inumuta can analyze anything around him and prepare himself accordingly for the situation. His suit contains keyboards, which he rapidly types on, possibility processing the constant feed of data from his experience with his opponents, as the suit can also store data. Supposedly, if he manages to completely analyze his opponent, his uniform allows him to defeat them instantly, though this has only been shown against a student wearing an experimental Five-Star Goku Uniform. His suit possesses an optical camouflage ability, rendering him invisible. The suit also has a maximum processing capacity that, if surpassed, can cause it to overheat. This can be done by attacking the uniform with extremely reckless attacks, as demonstrated by Ryūko Matoi.
 * Optical Camouflage
 * Probe Regalia can generate a camouflage cloak, allowing Inumuta to become invisible for an unspecified period of time. It allows him the ability to attack his intended target with impunity, granted the camouflage is not disrupted, which can be done by dealing massive damage to the uniform.


 * Probe Regalia Mk.II (の・)
 * This revamped version of Inumuta's uniform is strikingly similar to his ordinary uniform, although the uniform is now colored light blue and has no curves, making him a polyhedron that resembles data itself. In this uniform, Inumuta can leave behind afterimages while still remaining invisible with his optical camouflage.


 * Probe Regalia: Truth Unveiled (の・)
 * The final version of Inumuta's uniform features skin-tight pants, shoulder pieces that also cover his face and chest and a pair of gloves, all of which are black with a light green streaks detailing and connecting the material together. This uniform also sports a pair of large, red goggles and small, wrist-mounted cannons that fire ropes that have been shown to defeat Nui Harime's clones.

History
Ever since Inumuta was a child, his father has always been out of home, so his mother dedicated herself to supporting their father-less house. In grade school, he developed his interest in computers. Since the time he entered middle-school, he had been living alone, having illegally overwritten his personal records stored in city authority's servers.

Three years before his days at Honnōji Academy, Inumuta was a freelance hacker genius who aspired to challenge himself. He did this by targeting the Revocs Corporation that belonged to the Kiryūin family and used his hacking skills to bypass their security and send their stocks into free fall. However, he underestimated their capabilities to track and find him and was eventually chased down by their security teams. His undeniable skill at hacking the tightest security in the world, however, led to him being invited to Honnōji by Satsuki Kiryūin, who told him that he would be able to change the real world, instead of a virtual one.

Relationships
As a member of the Elite Four, Inumuta is loyal to Satsuki and does whatever she asks. However in contrast to the other three, Inumuta is the least loyal to her and to some extent the only one Satsuki does not know too well. Despite this, he is loyal to her and never once tries to act against her.
 * Satsuki Kiryūin

They seem to interact the most of the Elite Four, often teasing each other. Rather curiously, during the Tri-City Schools Raid Trip, members of the film club had arrived to help mere minutes after Nonon encountered trouble, implying he sent members of the club as a precaution, as he was currently in Osaka.
 * Nonon Jakuzure

Aside from Satsuki Kiryūin, Inumuta's relationship with Shirō is the closest as the two frequently communicate and collaborate constantly; both having established a very professional relationship. Inumuta gathers information and data on Goku uniforms and Life Fibers, and Shirō uses said data in order to make improvements on newer uniforms.
 * Shirō Iori

Memorable Quotes
"I just didn't want to lose all the data I've gathered up to this point. I don't care at all about winning, what I want is data."

- Inumuta explaining the reason behind his forfeit to Ryūko Matoi

"The loser is stripped of their Goku uniform, but there's no rule stating they have to be naked."

- Inumuta to Ira Gamagōri after forfeiting his match

"Knowing the rules trumps knowing shame, Mr. Disciplinary Chair—oh, forgive me—former Disciplinary Chair!"

- Inumuta to Gamagōri, after forfeiting his match

"Fascinating. I'll save that retort for future reference."

- Inumuta to Nonon Jakuzure, commenting on her retort to him

"If anything happens to my laptop, you die."

- Inumuta threatening Mako Mankanshoku

"Why, I got it from you, Miss Snake. The way your tongue flicks in and out, your poison was bound to infect me sooner or later."

- Inumuta hitting Nonon with a snarky remark

Trivia

 * Inumuta is the only member of the Student Council so far to have been granted a Mk. II Goku Uniform by Satsuki Kiryūin without its previous version being destroyed. Though, it's worth noting that the data he saved was important for Satsuki's plans down the road.
 * When Inumuta finished his Probe Regalia Truth Unveiled transformation, his appearance and hand signs resemble's that of Marvel´s comic superhero Spider-Man.

Name Origin

 * The name Hōka means "treasure, jewel" (宝) (hō) and "fire/flame, light/blaze" (火) (ka).
 * Hōka's surname Inumuta means "dog" (犬) (inu), "pupil (eye), moo (cow sound)" (牟) (mu) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
 * In his name, Inu is kanji of "dog", while Mou  means "obtain" in kanji, represent his skills in hacking and gaining informations.