- —Ryūko Matoi
Ryūko Matoi is the main protagonist of the Kill la Kill series. She appeared in the 141st episode of Death Battle, Shadow VS Ryuko, where she and Senketsu fought against Shadow the Hedgehog from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
History
As a child, Ryūko's father Isshin Matoi had no time to raise her, so he left her to the care of her elementary school, where she had no guidance and was constantly bullied by its students. She became a juvenile delinquent soon after and even went as far as joining a gang by middle school. Ryūko's life would be turned on its head, however, when she returned home one day to find her father bleeding to death by a lone, giant Scissor Blade. Following the one clue she had, Ryūko would eventually find herself at the only place information could be found: Honnōji Academy. After failing her first fight, she happened upon a strange sentient uniform named Senketsu. Forming a symbiotic relationship, they would seek to fight through the ranks of Honnōji in order to find the truth behind Ryūko's heritage and the identity of her father's killer.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Full name: Ryūko Matoi
- Age: 17
- Height: 164cm | 5'4"
- Weight: 53 kg | 117 lbs
- Human-Life Fiber Hybrid
- Descendent of the Kiryūin Clan
- Self-taught in swordfighting
Arsenal & Abilities
- Rending Scissors
- 2 combined Scissor Blades
- Decapitation Mode
- Blades are extended
- Can take a scythe-like shape
- Alumni Mode
- Blades expand to massive Scale
- Seki Tekkō
- Glove with a needle for feeding Senketsu
- Senketsu
- Sentient kamui outfit
- Composed entirely of Life Fibers
- Transformations
- Senjin
- Shippu
- Senjin-Shippu
- Mubyoshi
- Berserker
- Kisaragi
- Superhuman physique
- Regeneration
Feats
- Star member of the Fight Club
- Overcame Ragyo's mind-stitching
- Cut 2 buildings without Senketsu
- Flew into space at Mach 533.9
- Sliced 214 tennis balls 5 times each in 0.0018 seconds
- Survived ripping Junketsu off the Life Fibers in her body
- Defeated Elite Four, Nui Harime, Ragyō Kiryūin
Quotes
- "Hey! You cut me off, asshat!"
- "Oh yeah?!"
- "Stop... moving!"
- "No shit, stupid!"
- "Let's get faster. Senjin Shippu!"
- "(laughs) Aww, did your mommy pack that sword for you?"
- "Have a little faith!"
- "Senketsu... Kisaragi!"
- "Scissor Blade Alumni Mode!"
- "Sayonara, dipshit!"
Gallery
Appearance
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(From Grand Summoners)
(By John Mitchell)
(From Grand Summoners)
(From Grand Summoners)
Arsenal and Abilities
(via Scissor Blades)
Trivia
- Ryūko is the first Studio Tigger character to appear, with the next two being Simon the Digger and Gurren Lagann.
- Ryūko is the 11th Anime/Manga character to fight against a Video Game character, after Vegeta, Pikachu, Strider Hiryu, Majin Buu, Guts, Hercule Satan, Astro Boy, Tai Kamiya, Agumon, and Renamon, and with the next one being Giorno Giovanna.
- She is the fourth Anime/Manga character to lose, after Pikachu, Majin Buu, and Renamon, and with the next two being Guts and Giorno Giovanna.
- Ryūko is the 20th combatant to fight against a returning combatant, after Zitz, Captain America, Agumon, Mewtwo, Pinkie Pie, Zero, Black Panther, Jin Kazama, Mega Man X, MegaMan.EXE, MegaMan Volnutt, Star Force Mega Man, Shazam, Akane Yashiro, Dracula Vlad Ţepeş, The Mask, She-Ra, Crona, and Broly, and with the next ten being The Predator, Excalibur, Obito Uchiha, Jean Grey, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, Bardock, Asura, The Traveler, Yugi Muto, and Yami Yugi.
- She is the fifth combatant to lose to a returning combatant, after Zitz, Captain America, Jin Kazama, and She-Ra, and with the next four being The Predator, Jean Grey, Bardock, and Asura.
- Ryūko is the 10th female to lose to a male, after Riptor, Grim, Bayonetta, Erza Scarlet, Captain Marvel, Sailor Galaxia, Queen Maeve, Starlight, and Sheila, and with the next one being Makima.
- Ryūko is the 14th combatant to appear who is younger than Death Battle itself, after Yang Xiao Long, Agent Carolina, Tracer, Shovel Knight, Widowmaker, Weiss Schnee, Mob, All Might, Miles Morales, Esdeath, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, and Spider-Gwen, and with the next 28 being Blake Belladonna, Steven Universe, Star Butterfly, Goku Black, Korra, Jinx, Tanjiro Kamado, Excalibur, John Wick, Izuku Midoriya, Asta, Chosen Undead, Last Dragonborn, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, Bill Cipher, Discord, Satoru Gojo, Makima, Rick Sanchez, Joker, Crewmate, The Impostor, Fall Guy, Asura, Mahito, Tomura Shigaraki, The Traveler, and Ruby Rose.
- Ryūko's official English voice actress, Erica Mendez, voiced Rainbow Dash in Starscream VS Rainbow Dash.
