Ryūko Matoi

Ryūko Matoi (纏 流子) is a fictional female character and the protagonist in the anime series Kill la Kill. She is a nomadic transfer student who has just been transfered to Honnōji Academy, and the main heroine who carries a red scissor blade searching for the owner of the other half, who is the murderer of her father.

Personality
Ryūko displays herself to be a fierce school girl. She is not afraid of anything seemingly, shown in how she easily stands up to the "head dog" of the school and demands her questions be answered. She also shows no fear when she fights with the Boxing Club head who clearly overpowers her. Later on, she is shown to be quite embarassed when she is forced to fight in her very revealing outfit, showing that while she is not afraid of fighting to her death, she is quite conscious of her body. She also shows fierce determination in finding her father's killer.

Before Kill la Kill
Ryūko lived alone with her father Isshin Matoi since an early age. One day she found him dead with a red Scissor Blade sticking from his chest, and spotted a long-haired woman running off with a blue Scissor Blade. Vowing revenge, Ryūko became a vagrant looking for clues behind the woman's identity and whereabouts.



Episode 1
Ryūko's search for her father's killer brings her to the city of Honnōji, where she enrolls in its academy as a transfer student. On her way to the school she encounters Mako Mankanshoku, who she ends up sitting next to in class. Mako informs Ryūko of the Student Council that rules the academy under its president, Satsuki Kiryūin. She immediately confronts Satsuki, showing her the red Scissor Blade used to kill her father, and is convinced by Satsuki's surprised reaction that she knows something about it. Ryūko is intercepted by council member Takaharu Fukuroda, who overwhelms her with the power of his Two-Star Goku Uniform.

Beaten and faced with the confiscation of her Scissor Blade, Ryūko flees to her old home near the city. As she laments her weakness, Ryūko is dropped down a trapdoor by her homeroom teacher Aikurō Mikisugi, who had followed her against her knowledge. She lands in a large basement atop a massive pile of clothes, the blood from her reopened wound seeps into it. Her blood awakens Senketsu, a living sailor uniform, who grabs her and forcefully puts himself on her, madly craving more of her blood. Imbued with the power of her new uniform, Ryūko returns to Honnōji Academy and battles Takaharu again, this time overcoming his Goku Uniform powers with Senketsu's indestructible armored form, and destroying his uniform with her Scissor Blade.

Powers
Ryūko wields the scissor blade.