Megami Saikou

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Megami Saikou
Role	Rival Kencho Saikou sister President of the Student Council
Class	2-2
Club	Student Council
Persona	Lovestruck (JSON Files) Untouchable Goddess (Official website) Strict (Official website)
Reputation	+100 (overall) Liked: +100 Respected: +100 Feared: +100
Crush	Unknown
Strength	Invincible
Appears	Week 10
Voice	Amanda Lee

Megami Saikou is the tenth and final upcoming rival and the president of the Student Council in Yandere Simulator.

Appearance

Megami has fair skin, rosy cheeks, periwinkle gray eyes, thigh-length periwinkle hair, fringed bangs, and a protruding ahoge. Her bust size is set to 1.4 in the game files. Her height is 166cm (5'5"). She also wears slightly more makeup than Kuroko Kamenaga, but not enough for it to be excessive or ridiculous.

She wears the Student Council uniform with black stockings, gloves, and a choker necklace with red stitching and bows. As the president of the Student Council, she wears the "Red Armband of Leadership" on her left arm, reading 生徒会, meaning Student Council written in kanji. She consistently wears her gloves, even while running, and will only remove them if there's a risk of damage from environmental factors—like swimming.

Early designs show her with black hair and white accessories, but this was later changed.

Personality

Megami is the heiress to Saikou Corp, the most powerful business conglomerate in Japan. She is impossibly wealthy, a certified genius, has extensive self-defense training, has excelled at everything she has ever attempted to do in her entire life, and has been trained to possess all of the qualities of a perfect leader, to prepare her for the day when she will inherit her father's company. She is also the most beautiful girl in school, the most popular girl in school, AND the student council president, too.

Megami has been absent from school for nine weeks under mysterious circumstances that she has not disclosed to anyone. She has still managed to keep up with her schoolwork by attending class through a laptop, and has also been able to manage the school's student council by attending meetings via video call. She is noticeably upset about this; she strongly believes that she should be attending school like a normal student, and is resentful of her current situation, although she is not at liberty to explain the reasons for her absence.

Megami, unlike all other characters, is fully aware of the fact that there is a dangerous person on school grounds. Once she arrives at school, she will do absolutely everything in her power to protect the school's population - that includes installing security cameras, hiring security guards, and instating a zero-tolerance policy for suspicious behavior. Megami clearly has some very important information that would cause her to go to such extreme lengths...but what does she know? Does Saikou Corp have anything to do with it? And, more importantly, does Senpai have anything to do with it?

— Description of her as a rival from official website.

Megami Saikou, the Student Council President, strives for excellence in all things. She settles for nothing less than the best, so has put together a student council comprised of the most elite students in school.

Megami has reason to believe that there is 'a dangerous person' on school grounds, so she has warned the Student Council to be extremely cautious over the next 10 weeks, and has authorized them to carry pepper spray on school grounds. As a result of Megami's warning, the Student Council are much more alert than other students, and will bust out a can of pepper spray at the slightest sign that their lives may be in danger.

— Description of her as a student council president from official website.

Among the Personas that are currently implemented in the game, Megami will be Lovestruck.

As a powerful authoritarian from a wealthy and famous family, Megami's aura makes adults feel inferior to her, especially combined with the fact that she talks as if they were an equal, rather than her senior. Rather than abusing the power that Megami is granted with, she uses it to help maintain justice, protection, and the safety of other people, including those she doesn't even know or like. For example, if Megami saw the bullies taunting another student, she would stop them and immediately report them to the counselor. She also uses her power to maintain order in places deemed appropriate, such as Akademi. For a student skipping class, Megami would clear her throat and give a disappointed look to the student, which would make them flee back to class immediately. These two situations show how Megami's presence can help her gain control quickly and change the fate or outcome of the situation in her favor.

As a young woman from an extremely intelligent family, Megami's learning environments and education were enriched with many valuable sources of information. Any trivia game would have Megami excel and get every question right, and any jigsaw puzzle she encounters would be solved very quickly. Her upbringing has also resulted in Megami being somewhat compared to a robot, as some people have said that whatever Megami says and does feels like it is from a script and rehearsed, although it was later confirmed by YandereDev that Megami's life is extremely scripted, as if her entire life is being broadcasted live on TV. In addition to this information, Megami has been conditioned and taught by her family (more notably, her father) to handle things that other people may find weird, absurd, or disturbing. For example, Megami's views on a person crying are that it is an activity that is only performed by failures, as the activity itself is not something befitting of the Saikou family. However, YandereDev mentioned that the last time she cried was around 5 years ago, and if she did ever cry, the circumstances in question would be a spoiler.

Megami herself is emotionally and mentally resilient, evident by how she handles any obstacle thrown at her. Insults cannot strike or affect Megami even by a tiny degree. Even after hearing insults about her, she will not even roll her eyes, showing how little she cares. Despite this robotic attitude and authoritative personality she presents herself as, she can be easily manipulated through emotional means, as a ranking with the other student council members would rank Megami as the most susceptible.

It is rumored that Megami hates or is scared of men or is simply a misandrist due to her only accepting women into the Student Council, and that she has something to do with Aoi Ryugoku's missing eye. YandereDev did confirm that Megami is considered a "feminist" since she advocates for equal rights and treatment between men and women. He also confirmed that, despite the alluding theories, Megami is not a lesbian, although it is known that women also have crushes on her. However, she is worried about her future marriage, as she knew from a young age that her family was somewhat of an "exclusive club" and that the only way to be in the club was to be born in it or marry a family member of that club. The person marrying a Saikou family member would have to go through extensive screening for desired traits. She knew that her husband would be chosen for her not because of the romance or the chemistry between her and her suitor, but because of his accomplishments and genetics. This caused Megami not to develop any kind of romantic feelings for anyone due to her extensive understanding of how her family operates arranged marriages.

Background

Megami is the heiress to the large business conglomerate Saikou Corp. Most of her life was spent inside of Saikou Corp headquarters, which is also where her family lives. Growing up, Megami's childhood years were cold, sterile, and clinical. Her "CEO training" began around the same time as her formal education. Training and education were the two focuses of every single day. She didn't get to spend much time around other children and was influenced to believe that desiring playtime or feeling loneliness were weaknesses, so she voluntarily suppressed her own desire to play or have friends. YandereDev thinks that Megami hasn't been hugged in years, even by family members. The last time she was hugged was probably when she was a child, most likely by her mother.

As a child, she did attend in-person school, but these schools were specifically elite for rich/genius kids. One of her more notable encounters in school was facing a bully who didn't like her. Megami handled the situation by threatening the child with extreme details of hurting them. This was done by telling them she would aggressively stalk them until she memorized their routine, and then ambush them before turning them into a paraplegic by stabbing two of their bones in their body. Even when the student threatens to report her, she would retort by blackmailing the student, telling them that she knows their father is serving prison time for burglary, and pondering about what kinds of names the student would get for having a family member who was a criminal, and the taunting that would be included as well. This type of situation shows how Megami handles a conflict with her sharp wit, as she has always won in anything, and everything, regardless of the topic, idea, or argument.

Likely as a result of her harsh upbringing and continued sterile life, Megami secretly hates being a member of the Saikou family; her first meeting with her one true friend who complained about her controlling life as a billionaire's daughter, and how she wish she was born in a poor family, had Megami relating with her completely, much to own surprise.

One key event in Megami's life was when her father gave her a hamster as a pet. Megami loved the hamster, as it brought her more joy than anything else in her life. The hamster was the apple of Megami's eye, and she considered taking care of it one of the most important parts of her day.

When Megami turned 7, her father commanded her to kill her beloved hamster. She presumably wanted to know why, in which he explained that as a member of the Saikou family, absolutely no form of weakness whatsoever would be tolerated – emotional, psychological, or otherwise. He further clarified that she must be prepared to do anything for her family, including destroying the one thing she loved the most, to demonstrate her commitment to her family. The origins of this cruel method of displaying family loyalty came from Saisho Saikou, Megami's grandfather. The same man who put his son through the same trial: give the hamster as a pet, then murder it to prove loyalty. Kencho, Megami's younger brother, would also go through the same trial to prove his loyalty to the family. This was one of the many ways Saisho "developed and guided" children to the traits he wanted the Saikou family to abide by and embody.

As such, Megami's mind devised many ideas and arguments in an attempt to try and spare her hamster's life, with one notable argument being that he was her family member: "I can't kill him". Megami knew that, in the end, this was a rite of passage in her family. The only way to obey her father's command was to kill the pet she dearly loved; any other choice would regard her as a failure.

A young Megami crying after being ordered to kill her own family member. An uncensored version can be seen here.

Megami took the knife that was handed to her, and knew that the best way to save the suffering and pain her hamster would immediately face was to swiftly stab the hamster. YandereDev noted that Megami hesitated longer than any other Saikou family member who had been put through this test, and that although Megami's father and brother eventually forgot about their hamsters, she never forgot about hers. Due to the trauma of killing her own hamster, a (hypothetical) response to being given one would be to make up an excuse to avoid seeing or interacting with it. This response to the sight of a hamster shows how the "rite of passage" deeply wounded Megami, even deeply scarring and carrying the memory over many years in her life, refusing to see or interact with any hamster she comes across.

Routine

Megami attending class through a laptop in Classroom 2-2.

Before her week, Megami will attend her classes via the SAIKOU laptop on her desk. During first week, if Ayano is alone and gets close enough to the laptop in the Student Council Room, Megami will begin her monologue. It will shut off after she finishes her monologue or if the protagonist leaves the room, and will not turn on ever again unless the game is restarted.

If a student council member is killed, she demands that metal detectors and security cameras be installed on the school premises. According to YandereDev, Megami's after-school activities include doing her homework, student council responsibilities, and her training to inherit Saikou Corp.

In the future, Megami will arrive at school in a helicopter. Due to this, the mentioned helicopter might be the only aerial vehicle that can be seen in the game. YandereDev has mentioned that Megami's routine will put her close to Taro or other students. During Week 10, Akademi's Student Council will be holding a presidential election, and Megami will be running for re-election.

All elimination methods will apply to Megami; however, these elimination methods would need the player to perform some extra work first. An example would be poisoning. She would be trained to detect poison by smell and color, so the player would have to develop and combine some chemicals carefully to create a tasteless and odorless poison to kill her. Additionally, a majority of Megami's elimination methods will be the most plot-related, but her brother will not be involved in any of them.

Topics

The Conversational Topics Megami feels towards are as follows:

Positive	Negative
Science Justice School Family Money	Occult Cosplay Memes Violence Gossip

Miscellaneous

Her preferences unrelated to gameplay include:

• Music genre preferences: Megami listens to classical music and traditional Japanese music.
• Media: She doesn't watch videos as there's not much room in her life for watching videos. Additionally, the only thing she watches on TV is the news.
  • According to YandereDev, Megami would have the most followers on social media, and if she were an influencer, she would post "Corporate-approved Saikou Corp PR videos".
• Skills: Megami is extremely skilled and efficient to the point where she can become skilled at anything she attempts to do; she can become proficient within days. She can outperform any woman her age with nearly any task that does not need years of expertise. For example, she can do tumble-related activities, she speaks seven languages: Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Chinese, can play the piano, violin, and the shamisen, and she can type at a speed of 120 words per minute. Additionally, her handwriting is similar to the "Japanese equivalent of 'we the people' handwriting, which can be described as fancy.
• She has a driver's license.

Relationships

Even though she is always surrounded by a lot of people, Megami sometimes feels lonely. She sometimes wishes she could be a part of a friend group like other people, as she was unable to be treated normally by other kids because of her family's fame. Megami was treated like a celebrity rather than an actual person with a personality and her own thoughts, so she only made one friend in her childhood. As a result, she has no room in her life for friendships. Being friends with Megami is also nearly impossible, with Megami only having the aforementioned childhood friend. In addition to this, trying to befriend Megami (even without ill intentions) would result in Megami declining the request politely and respectfully, arguing that it would be inappropriate for her to befriend a student that she holds authority over, and likely be accused of favoritism.

Megami has met celebrities/high-end people; however, they only exist in the Yandere Simulator universe. Megami feels sad that her fellow council members suffered the Saikou child-rearing technique; she dislikes it and feels sad that other parents used it on their children.

Ayano Aishi

Main article: Ayano Aishi

Since she knows Ayano's true nature and they are in the same year in the same school, Megami keeps a close eye on Ayano. Her computer monologue depicts Megami as very hostile to Ayano, with a strong dislike towards her. Megami refers to her as a "vulgar creature" and says that she would "exterminate" Ayano and her family if she could. This shows that she has a very deep hatred for Ayano.

Megami is shown to harbor a deep prejudice towards Ayano, along with her family, due to their history that threatened humanity. Megami expects her to do the same as what her mother did.

It is known that Ryoba spoke with Saisho Saikou, CEO of Saikou Corp, and Megami's grandfather. This probably explains why Megami is fully aware of the existence of a dangerous student at school.

Megami is extremely aware that Ayano is a dangerous person in school, which gives her a valid reason to be distrustful of her. Exactly like the Headmaster, she also has zero tolerance for Ayano's presence in Akademi and desires to remove her from school, fearing Ayano would only harm any students around as long as she stays. She would do everything she could to make Ayano's life a living hell by exposing her true nature, along with her family. Megami's hatred for Ayano would even have her use her own bare hands when apprehending Ayano, as opposed to using pepper spray like the rest of the Student Council.

During Week 10, Ayano could compete and match with Megami in a lot of areas, such as strength. However, there would be a power difference in some abilities, such as leadership ability, since it is not possible to raise that Stat in Yandere Simulator. Her expertise lies in the skill of leadership, as it would benefit her in a zombie apocalypse, even if she is exceptional and above average in any skill.

Family

Main article: Saikou Family

All of Megami's life has been strictly controlled and entirely revolves around the idea of her family. She had been trained by her father, whose own father instructed him to be the person who could fight off an attack from an assassin. Hence, if a knife-throwing ability were to be added to the game, she would be able to catch it in mid-air. Likely due to past circumstances, she has a tracking chip implanted in her so that her position would be known at all times. Her diet is carefully restricted and monitored by her parents, even going as far as to be conditioned to dislike food that is considered junk or with low nutritional value. Her sleep schedule is for 8 hours because her parents made it mandatory and non-negotiable. This resulted in Megami strongly recommending and encouraging others to get 8 hours of sleep. Her family also opposes the idea of therapy, even if Megami was kidnapped and got traumatized from the event, as they believe that anyone who seeks therapy is weak, and Megami is strong enough herself to handle the trauma. Although Megami has been conditioned to these beliefs, she has sometimes wondered if her parents could be incorrect about these kinds of subjects.

The last time Megami was punished was when she was a child, as it wasn't needed to do so anymore. When she was punished, she was mainly spoken to like she were a worthless disappointment. YandereDev says that Megami never endured physical abuse.

Due to her family's immense wealth, she is the richest student at Akademi. Megami has also been used as a pawn for her family's business, as she has done commercials for Saikou Corp, namely contact lenses.

• Ichirou Saikou: A conversation between Megami and her father is mostly formal and businesslike, similar to reporting a casual conversation.
• Kencho Saikou: YandereDev states that her younger brother, Kencho, is the only person who knows how to get under Megami's skin, push her buttons, and make her lose her temper. He repeatedly tries to compete with Megami, though she surpasses him. If she learns of Kencho's death, Megami would see it as a "tremendous waste of time and money."
• Ichiko Saikou: YandereDev states that she is aware of her aunt's existence, but her family never spoke of her. Megami is treated at Akademi like her paternal aunt was in 1986-1988. Megami's hatred of being part of the Saikou family relates to Ichiko's experience.
• Fun Girl: Megami has an aunt who is shattered across time and space. She does not know of this family member due to her technically not existing.
• Maternal side of the family: Megami has never met or interacted with the maternal side of her family.

Student Council

Main article: Student Council

Megami strongly cares about the Student Council members and would go so far as to "violate her orders" if one of them were harmed. If the player kills one of the Student Council members, cameras and metal detectors will be set up around the school. Megami strives for perfection and would never tolerate a dysfunctional Student Council. If Ayano framed one of them, Megami would strongly doubt that they were the real killer. If someone were to openly explain their perverted fantasies involving the Student Council, she would show no reaction whatsoever.

The entire student council has immense faith in Megami and would trust whoever she selected for the student council. This is because the person selected would have Megami's blessing, as there is a deserving trait in said person.

• Kuroko Kamenaga: Kuroko often questions Megami's decisions related to the student council, as she doesn't understand why Megami would select someone like Akane and Shiromi, despite Megami seeing something in them that Kuroko cannot.
• Akane Toriyasu: Megami saw something in Akane, which resulted in the latter being selected to be part of the student council. Megami is aware of Akane's true nature.
• Aoi Ryugoku: Megami is considered to be Aoi's only friend. With Megami and Aoi, the latter is calmer and more relaxed in the company of the former. Megami's friendship towards Aoi is even reflected in her actions, as she insists on celebrating Aoi's birthday despite Aoi's initial refusal. Understanding that Aoi does not want a big celebration, the two girls compromise by eating cake, which shows how caring Megami is to her friend. Megami's friendship with Aoi is so strong that there have been times when Aoi has chuckled and smiled. Players will be able to learn in the "Aoi and Megami's backstory" video if Megami would let Aoi hug her.
• Shiromi Torayoshi: Megami had learned of Shiromi before meeting her when she was reviewing Saikou Corp's potential scholarship candidates list. While Megami and Shiromi did not spend enough time together to become acquainted, each one of her interactions with Shiromi would prove to Megami that Shiromi possessed traits that would make her valuable to the student council. Megami knows that Shiromi is perceptive enough to be aware of Akane's true nature.

Others

• Taro Yamada: It is unknown if Megami has a crush on Taro or not. Despite this, she will try as hard as she can to keep him safe from any harm, regardless. According to her dialogue from the Rivals Introduction video, Megami is aware that someone has been stalking him. Although Megami is not that type, she would feel a little jealous if she saw Taro being hit on by another girl, even if he doesn't reciprocate the girl's advances.
• Students: A handful of students harbor resentment towards Megami; the main reason for this resentment is envy.
• Kaga Kusha: Megami thinks Kaga is unpredictable, but a potential cause of slight concern. Kaga is a likely candidate for Megami's suitor for her Matchmaking elimination, and since she is the final rival, they will be the hardest to matchmake.
• Kizana Sunobu: Megami considers Kizana annoying as she constantly asks the Student Council for a higher budget than she needs. She thinks she is extremely obnoxious.
• Info-chan: has absolutely no influence over Megami whatsoever. Additionally, Megami thinks that Info-chan is an urban legend and definitely does not exist.
• Osoro Shidesu: Osoro and Megami share common traits, including that both women are serious, stoic, non-emotional, and keep their cool when facing problems. A conversation between the two would be similar to a person talking to their own reflection in a mirror. The only difference is that Osoro speaks in short and sharp sentences, while Megami speaks in long, eloquent sentences. YandereDev mentioned it may be silly, but these two women would understand one another and speak in short sentences as a way to communicate with one another. These "conversations" would be through contact and body language. Although Megami doesn't know enough about Osoro, she knows that Osoro has a standoffish personality, is intimidating, doesn't speak much, has a muscular build, and became a "leader" of delinquents. Megami knows that Osoro isn't a threat, as long as her friend group is simply harmless, without leading to anything destructive. According to YandereDev, if Megami were given prior knowledge and preparation time for a fight with Osoro, Megami would win. Otherwise, Osoro will win.
• Daughter of a Billionaire: During Megami's childhood, Saikou Corp hosted a massive fundraiser, with some of the richest and most influential people in the world attending it. Although Megami greeted everyone politely, she did not feel any connection except for one girl. The latter complained openly about her family and how she would rather be poor since she would feel freer and not bound by her parents' strict and procedural standards. Megami, to her own surprise, agreed with everything she said, with both discussing along for the night. The two have since then remained close, meeting whenever possible within their busy schedules; this girl is the only person Megami considers a friend.

Trivia

• Her name, Megami (spelled 女神), is a rarely given Japanese name. With (女) meaning "female, woman" and (神) meaning "god, deity, spirit". There is also another meaning, which means "Goddess". Saikou (spelled 最高) is a male given name, which means "The Highest/Maximum." Also can mean "the best"
  • When the rivals were introduced, Megami's name was initially misspelled as 'Megami Saiko'. This was confirmed to have been an error.
• Megami was inspired by Shiori Fujisaki from Tokimeki Memorial, Juliana Everhart from Valkyria Chronicles II, and Satsuki Kiryūin from Kill la Kill.
• Like Sonoko Sakanoue, they are both the tenth rivals and they are YandereDev's favourite rivals in their modes.
• YandereDev would like to make a video about her life during the game before week ten, based on a Reddit post he made.
• She smells like "Shumukh," which is an expensive perfume from Dubai.
• Megami is the only rival who doesn't blush in her official artwork; instead, she strikes a gentle pose.
  • She is also the only rival without a "Bloody" illustration.
• In an email, YandereDev answered that if Megami wasn't in Japan, she'd be in the People's Republic of China.
• If Megami had to kill people due to a life-threatening situation (eg, a bomb collar around her neck that would explode if she didn't kill people), she would be "the most lethal."
• While Megami rode the rollercoaster with the rest of the student council members, she saw it as a challenge to maintain a calm demeanor while on the rollercoaster, was able to maintain a poker face the entire time.
• When outside of school, Megami's clothing portrays and shapes her most elegantly and formally. Although it would depend heavily on the situation. It would always be something elegant and expensive, but not unnecessarily gaudy.
• By altering the game using PoseMod or DLL modding, you can spawn Megami into the game.
  • Her appearance will be bald in the default uniform.
  • If you take a panty shot, she will be marked as a high value target.
• If Megami had an iPhone, she would have the latest model.
• Megami studies at Akademi for free, as the school was founded and owned by Saikou Corp.