If "Super High School Level Douchebag" were a title given away at Hope's Peak Academy, that would no doubt belong to Byakuya Togami. Unfortunately it isn't a real title, so he's stuck with being "Super High School Level Heir" or, as he prefers it, "Super High School Level Perfection."
It's noted in canon that "He’s the heir to the financial giant Togami family. Since he was young, he was enrolled in nothing but the most exclusive schools. It’s told that he already holds several management positions at the company, and already managed to acquire a considerable personal fortune of his very own." which explains quite a bit about his personality in and of itself. As heir to the Togami family, Byakuya sees himself as superior to those around him, which leads to a very major personality problem. In fact, when introducing himself at the beginning of the game, he sees no need to state anything beyond his name. After all, he's Byakuya Togami. That should be enough of an explanation for anyone, shouldn't it?
He has little patience for those that he deems below him or people that are wasting his time. If things or people aren't worth his time, he ignores them. He will ignore people talking to him, people's suggestions (staying in their rooms during night time), anything he deems not worth his time. He prefers to move along at his own quick pace and prides himself on efficiency and keeping himself cool and collected for the most part. He's logical, quick-witted, and able to calmly and efficiently analyze situations, even those as shocking and stressful as the many executions and murder scenes witnessed by the students in Hope's Peak. Indeed, while most students are shocked by what they see, Togami is typically one of the first to speak up, and usually with something relevant to the situation they've found themselves in. For instance, rather than panic about being forced to kill each other to graduate, Togami states that they should be more worried about people believing that promise than whether or not Monobear will keep his word.
For all his douchebaggery, when Togami decides he is going to do something, he does it. He's focused and driven and determined to do whatever it is he sets his mind to. After all, he's a Togami, and he's confident he'll succeed regardless. Whether it's winning the game and killing the mastermind or engaging in some sort of business deal, he'll follow whatever it is through to the end, and it will work out in his favor. Out of any of the students in Hope's Peak, Togami is likely the most self-assured and confident of them all. (Aside from spoilers, perhaps, but even she prepared something in case she'd lose; Togami, on the other hand, boldly declares that no one would be able to kill him no matter what). He prides himself on his lineage as well as his own personal successes, declaring himself the most fitting heir the Togami family's ever had. However, despite his pride in his lineage, Togami reacts very negatively to the suggestion that all he has is because of his birth. No, he's adamant that what he has is something he's earned through his own hard work, stating that those who are just born into wealth and power aren't really chosen.
As stated before, Togami thinks of the whole mutual killing deal as a game of wits between him and the other students. He thinks the whole idea is interesting and a unique sort of thrill he can't get anywhere else. Because he's never entertained the idea that he might lose, it's all just a game. Nothing more. Because of this, however, he's not very trusting of others. After all, it's a game where people are told to kill others to graduate. As far as he's concerned, everyone in the school is his enemy, and it's in his favor to withhold information until it's necessary to reveal it, i.e. at the trials. He's very, very competitive, which is probably very apparent at this point. When he's in something, he's in it to win, regardless of what that thing might be. He also thinks of himself first and foremost no matter what. That's not to say he doesn't cooperate, though, because when something is in his best interest, he'll help others. Whether it's because it will make things more interesting or ultimately help him achieve other goals, when he cooperates with others, he automatically assumes a leadership sort of position, delegating roles to others while he does what he wants.
But lets get back to the negative aspects, shall we? Togami is egotistical, arrogant, demanding, direct, and outright rude most of the time. He's critical of everyone around him, thinks far too highly of himself, and speaks his mind constantly, commenting on things he probably should keep quiet about if he wants people to like him. Fortunately for him, he doesn't really care too much what others think about him. Even when he's very clearly not in a position of power, he demands things of others--he demands they shut up, he demands they help him investigate (read: do the dirty work), demands they go away, anything like that. After all, as a rich boy, Togami is very used to getting his way and when he wants things done, he wants them done yesterday. Now, he might be rude, but he doesn't constantly insult others. He will comment on the work they've done, or their appearance, or anything of that sort, but not outright insult them. When Togami does bother to insult or threaten others, it's when he's irritated with them for any number of reasons. When people get in his way and try to prevent him from doing what he wants, or when people are acting stupid, he's more than happy to insult them to try and get his way once again. When he's not insulting others, he's direct and to the point, often saying things that other people are likely thinking but too afraid to admit out loud (see: who might be taking Monobear's words literally).
A very important aspect of Togami's character is that he is easily bored. And when he's bored, he gets irritable and even ruder. If things aren't interesting, they aren't worth his time. He tried trading stocks for a while and amassed his own personal fortune, but grew bored of it and stopped. It's part of what makes him a gigantic douchebag in Dangan Ronpa, actually. Because he witnessed the killer leaving the scene of the crime before one trial, Togami took it upon himself to make the case more interesting than it initially seemed. After all, knowing the culprit from the beginning is no fun. Deciding to rearrange the crime scene to make it look as it a serial killer had killed this victim, Togami lead most of the other students off target for a majority of the trial, merely because he wanted things to be interesting. He has little regard for others and how they feel, often taunting others and saying provocative statements to make them think or feel bad ("in a way, it's your fault Maizono died, isn't it") just because he can. Because it's interesting. It's because he likes things interesting that he often doesn't share clues with others, and prefers to investigate on his own. Aside from being a loner of sorts in general, that is. When he does share clues, it's because that information will help make things more interesting or benefit him in some way.
Togami is also, unfortunately, a bit of a hypocrite. While things like messing up crime scenes, having an attitude problem, and feeling entitled to things are okay for him to do, when others do it, it's not okay. If it leads to things being more interesting in his books, that's one thing, but in his view, it typically does not, and he has a problem with that. He is easily shaken when things he doesn't suspect come up, such as a victim being a different sex than they originally appeared, and when he learns about the state his family and their business is in, he loses his confidence and despairs momentarily. For someone that prides themselves on their family name and what they've done to help it succeed, it's jarring to hear certain spoilers about its fate. Togami is also kind of shit at dealing with people. If that wasn't obvious by now, I don't know what to say. He often assumes things will behave logically and rationally, because that's how he wishes to behave himself. When it comes to matters of feelings and humans behaving in human, irrational manners, he gets lost and flounders. He's also not quite as intelligent as he thinks he is. He's certainly one of the top three in the game, but he's often off the mark because of how he fails to grasp that people don't always behave in logical matters. Which is a bit ironic, considering the one thing he does have the best grasp on out of anyone is that it's dangerous to judge other people on one's own standards.
Not quite all that relevant to the above, but Togami enjoys reading, and the things he enjoys reading? Unsolved police files, classified files about crimes, criminals, and assassinations, anything like that. They're interesting and he likes to try and solve them himself. He's succeeded before, actually, according to himself, and as someone from a family with as much power as his, he can get his hands on these sort of files relatively easily. Because of how much he reads, he's knowledgeable on a wide range of topics, but again, he prefers those that he finds more interesting: unsolved cases and the like. He also likes fancy presents that are rare and exclusive and expensive and difficult for even his family to come by. Which again, are kind of rare.
Abilities: Togami was selected by Hope's Peak as a Super High School Level Heir, which he earned by being the youngest person to ever win the Togami family's heir selection process. While the specifics about this process aren't really known, what is known is that Togami has a talent for business, stock trading, and is very good at keeping up and leading the trials at Hope's Peak. But aside from being intelligent and, according to himself, above average in most other fields, Togami is basically a normal person.
Other: He speaks French, plays the violin, has ten extra glasses in his bedroom, and is an overall asshat. Also, he's deceptively huge. Togami is like over 6 feet tall, and that's just really weird, okay.
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Byakuya Togami | Dangan Ronpa | Not Reserved | 2/3
Abilities: Togami was selected by Hope's Peak as a Super High School Level Heir, which he earned by being the youngest person to ever win the Togami family's heir selection process. While the specifics about this process aren't really known, what is known is that Togami has a talent for business, stock trading, and is very good at keeping up and leading the trials at Hope's Peak. But aside from being intelligent and, according to himself, above average in most other fields, Togami is basically a normal person.
Other: He speaks French, plays the violin, has ten extra glasses in his bedroom, and is an overall asshat. Also, he's deceptively huge. Togami is like over 6 feet tall, and that's just really weird, okay.