I. AN INTRODUCTION TO…
name: ryoji mochizuki
age: eighteen
birthday: december 2nd
affiliation: the chosen
occupation: student, works part-time at a café
languages spoken: english, japanese, can understand other languages but isn’t sure why. can’t speak them, though.
abilities (if appplicable): he doesn’t know of any.
fandom: persona 3
status: some memories.
II. BUT, LET’S GET MORE PERSONAL
siblings: no
parents: unknown
children: no
gender identity & pronouns: says he’s a cis man but doesn’t really care about gender all that much. defaults to he/him, but would not turn down she or they pronouns being used.
romantic & sexual identities: bi
skills or hobbies: collecting trinkets and things, photography, gardening
III. HMM, MAYBE MORE ?
dishonest / brutally honest / sincere
possessive / jealous / understanding
volatile / sometimes unpredictable / predictable
malicious / merciful / warm-hearted
valiant / cowardly / aloof
eccentric / ordinary / free-spirit
altruistic / selfish / compassionate
IV. JUST A FEW MORE QUESTIONS !
how long have you been living here? ever lived anywhere else?
ryoji has lived here his whole life, as far as he remembers. he doesn’t have many memories before the age of 10. sometimes he swears he remembers living on an island, but those must just be dreams.
what was your childhood like in seven devils?
taken in by the chosen at a young age, ryoji has had a pretty odd, yet comfortable life. it wasn’t necessarily a normal, happy childhood, but ryoji would never see it as anything but that. he’s a very optimistic kind of guy, and he loves the people who took care of him very much. he’s always been plagued by strange dreams, or maybe nightmares. they were of a blue haired boy and a red haired girl, and horrible never-ending darkness. he’s had these ever since he was young, but he tries to ignore them and the strange sad feelings he gets from them. he doesn’t like to dwell on sad things.
where would people most likely find you in seven devils?
school, around town, or at his job! he loves just people-watching and exploring different places, so he can be found around town pretty easily if you’re keeping an eye out for him and his often very bright yellow clothing.
V. A LITTLE HISTORY TO END ON
HERE is his wikipedia page, if you’d like to go over his canon past yourself!
to give you a quick run-through: this kid is literally Death incarnate. like, that’s not a metaphor or anything, he’s quite literally Death. he is a Shadow, a being created from humanity’s negative emotions. he, specifically, is created from the collective wish for the end of everything. he... basically exists to bring about the end of the world.
(what a great backstory for a character involved with a cult, am i right)
in this world, however, he remembers none of this- believing it all to be dreams and nonsense that he shouldn’t think too much about. it makes him sad and gives him killer headaches, so he’s decided not to acknowledge it one bit.
personality-wise, i’ve dropped little things throughout this intro, but to expand on that... he’s just a really sweet guy. he loves humanity, loves life, loves every living thing so much. he likes to flirt with just about anyone his age, just to joke around and see them smile. he loves to cheer up others and make people happy. for some reason, seeing some things make him feel so sad, but he tries to push down those sad emotions in favor of focusing on the good things.
sometimes he deals with depersonalization and dissociation, but this is rare and only happens when something has truly upset him somehow.