Ryoba Aishi is the overarching character and the protagonist of 1980s Mode in Yandere Simulator. She is the wife of Jokichi Yudasei and the mother of Ayano Aishi. She is the oldest daughter of Dozuki Aishi.
In the story mode, she's overseas with her husband for 10 weeks, chasing down The Journalist.
Appearance
Ryoba's default appearance has fair skin with black hair and eyes. Her hair reaches to her hips when let down but is usually tied into a ponytail with a white hair tie. Her hair reaches to her waist at her sides, and one of the strands from her bangs reaches her nose. Her face is normally gentle, but when her true nature is shown, her eyes become empty and soulless and her smile becomes very disturbing.
In the Story Mode, Ryoba appears as an adult woman. In the intro, her outfit consists of a dark purple t-shirt and dark blue jeans. In her house, she wears a bright purple apron and dark purple slippers. The most dominant color in her clothes is purple, because it's her husband's favorite color.[6]
In 1980s Mode, Ryoba appears as a 18-year-old school girl. As seen in the intro, in the flashback from her school years, she wore uniform number 6. However, YandereDev has considered making "stricter" uniforms for 1980s Mode, which would have longer sleeves and a longer skirt.[7] Ryoba also didn't wear the same black stockings as Ayano,[8] but instead wore black knee-length socks. According to Chigusa[9], Ryoba has a "killer figure".
In a video showing Ayano's childhood, Ryoba appears younger than she is in Story Mode, probably around her 30s, wearing a white shirt, pink skirt, and pink heels.
Personality
Ryoba Aishi is the mother of Ayano Aishi, the protagonist of Yandere Simulator. Ryoba attended the same school as her daughter in 1988-1989. She has lived in the same neighborhood for her entire life.
She is a cheerful and friendly woman who seems to get along very well with everyone in her neighborhood, although nobody seems to know very much about her, not even her next-door neighbors.
She is a very private woman who never talks about herself, and never divulges many details about her occupation...but she's always willing to talk for hours about her husband and how much she adores him.
According to her profile on the Character Page of the Game's Website, Ryoba is "Lovesick" and her weakness is being "Obsessive", just like Ayano.
Ryoba is a Yandere, someone who loves a certain person so much that they are willing to threaten, harm, or kill any other person who seems interested in their love interest. She has the same fictional mental illness as every woman in the Aishi bloodline. Under normal circumstances, she is incapable of sincerely caring about the well-being of anyone other than herself.[10]
Ryoba always dreamed about a boy she knew was her "one". One day, she met the same guy in her school and fell madly in love with him, thinking of him everyday. She seeks to eliminate anyone who threatens to take Jokichi away from her, because she doesn't want to lose the one thing that makes her feel alive.
In 1980s Mode, Ryoba is shown to be murderous, cold, and brutal, as she doesn't hesitate to harm or kill any girl who threatens to take Jokichi away from her, and she shows no remorse for any of her actions. She has zero tolerance for, and is disgusted by, any girls that expresses romantic interest in Jokichi. She firmly believes that violence is the only solution for her problems. This shows that she only cares about winning Jokichi's love, since being with him was the only way for her to continue living, and values Jokichi over other people's lives.
Ryoba also cares about her reputation, and the way that other people see her. She killed Sumire Saitozaki and made the other rivals' deaths look like accidents, without any students witnessing her. When The Journalist confronted Ryoba behind the school, she desperately tried to pretend that she didn't do anything, but failed. During her murder trial, Ryoba convinced the public that the Journalist falsely accused her of Sumire's murder. She did this so that the public would see her as innocent and avoid being punished for her crimes. Otherwise, Jokichi would know her true nature and stay away from her, and she would lose her only reason to live.
Ryoba is also manipulative, as she made other students who admired Komako Funakoshi turn on her by gossiping about her, befriended Sonoko Sakanoue to make her believe she is a good person, and even made the whole court believe that the Journalist only accused her of murder for the sake of sensational headlines. Ryoba is also shown to be extremely vindictive whenever she is crossed such as swearing revenge on the Journalist for sabotaging her chance to have Jokichi love her back in her monologue after the trial and relentlessly chases him to America as implied by Basement Tape 10. She will not rest until she kills those who wronged her.
In-game, Ryoba is "Devoted", which is code for "Yandere", just like Ayano.
According to YandereDev, Ryoba's cutesy and feminine façade was a result of her grandmother raising, nurturing and teaching Ryoba many techniques and tricks regarding getting away with murder.[11]
Ryoba views people who disrespect her like they are babies who are crying. Nobody gets angry at a crying baby, and they aren't trying to be annoying. They just are not intelligent enough to understand what they should and shouldn't do. That is how Ryoba compares crying babies to people who are disrespectful to her.[12]
Background
Ryoba was born in October 10[13], 1971. Her mother — Ayano's grandmother — was a yandere that kidnapped and kept her husband in her Basement, keeping him tied to a chair, and her father — Ayano's grandfather — was a shell of a man who was mind-broken by his wife into loving her unconditionally.[14] Due to her mother's neglect, Ryoba was mostly raised by her grandmother and father. The grandmother had likely told her at some point, that she was exactly like her when she was a child, and that, one day, she'd meet someone special who would "complete" her, just like she did. Dozuki also never hid from Ryoba what she did to her father. Ryoba was neutral towards her mother, which is normal for the Aishi's before they meet their lover for the first time. Because Dozuki never had to murder anyone to get her lover, she had less knowledge to pass on to her daughter, and only taught her the basics of being a yandere. However, Ryoba still respects her mother.[15]
Just like Ayano, since early childhood, Ryoba has suffered from an inexplicable, incurable condition that left her with a perpetual sense of being empty, hollow and incomplete. She was never able to experience satisfaction, fulfillment, or happiness, and was not able to experience emotions in the same capacity as other people. Ryoba pretended to be a normal person in order to avoid drawing negative attention from others, but was never able to feel any degree of empathy towards other humans.
Ryoba began attending Akademi at age 17. Her first year was from April 1988 to March 1989, but since she hadn't met "someone special" yet, she didn't cause any trouble. During her first year, Ichiko Saikou was in the third year, but they never crossed paths.[16][17]
In the intro cutscene of 1980s Mode, Ryoba explains in a monologue that every night, she has the same dream where she meets a boy, falls in love with him, starts a family and lives happily ever after. She believed this dream was showing her the future, as she thought it was showing her the person she would be with for the rest of her life. She spent years fantasizing about what it would be like to finally meet him.
Eventually, in April 1989, when Ryoba was 17, she collided with Jokichi Yudasei, who was her Senpai, on her first day of her 2nd year of school.[16][17] Although they hadn't even spoken, Ryoba instantly fell in love with Jokichi, since he was the boy from her dreams. She began to admire him for a year, building up courage to speak to him so she wouldn't make him hate her, as well as filling her Senpai Shrine with stuff Jokichi touched or owned. A year later, Ryoba found out that Sumire Saitozaki had a crush on Jokichi. To eliminate Sumire, Ryoba put a note into her locker and killed her in the east girls' bathroom on the third floor with a Knife.[18] Although she disposed of all the evidence proving that she was the killer, Ui Tunesu witnessed Ryoba taking a knife from the Cooking Club. Ryoba later claimed that someone took a knife from the Home Ec Room and put it in the Cooking Club by mistake, and she was simply putting it back where it belonged. Bundled with that, Ryoba failed to clean up a single bloodstain in the bathroom, which was enough for the police to label Sumire's disappearance a potential murder. News of the case spread throughout the nation and eventually attracted a local Journalist.
After successfully eliminating her first rival, Ryoba continued to stalk Jokichi and any girl that spoke to him, constantly finding a new rival. Due to the attention that her first murder caused, Ryoba decided to use non-lethal methods to eliminate five of her rivals, while she made the other five rivals' deaths look like accidents. Due to Ryoba's actions, her rivals had to withdraw due to bullying, were expelled, and in some cases, "mysteriously stopped coming to school". However, The Journalist frequently saw Ryoba running with a mop and a bucket, implying that Ryoba still used lethal methods to eliminate her rivals, but disposed of their bodies or made their deaths look like accidents, to not make the same mistake as she did with Sumire. According to The Journalist, Ryoba was using manipulation, intimidation, and sometimes even violence to sabotage Jokichi's love life.
After eliminating all her rivals, Ryoba planned to confess her love to Jokichi underneath the cherry tree behind the school, but she was confronted by The Journalist, who convinced the police to arrest her before she could confess.[19] When she spotted the police and the Journalist, she reacted negatively, then pleaded not to be taken to court, trying to convince them that she didn't do anything wrong. After being arrested, Ryoba began planning how she would paint herself as someone innocent. She also waived her right to a lawyer, choosing to represent herself during trial. In her mind, it was simply not acceptable to leave the job up to a lawyer that might be incompetent and mess things up for her, so she only relied on herself.[20]
Ryoba used her manipulative skills during the trial. She called the Journalist "a dirty pervert who enjoyed leering at schoolgirls" and "a fame-seeking yellow journalist," and claimed that he had only accused her of murder for sensational headlines. Ryoba also claimed that the Journalist wanted to gain the same respect that Sonoko Sakanoue got after stopping a killer, and he was deeply insecure about his apprentice accomplishing more than him. The Judge believed her and declared her innocent.
Ryoba stalked The Journalist when, after the trial, he tried to escape the press by hiding in an alley behind the courthouse. When she found him, she threatened his life, saying it would be easy to make his death look like a suicide, then turned around and left without another word.
After being declared innocent by the judge, Ryoba again planned to confess her love to Jokichi, but the case caused a lot of suspicion on her and affected her reputation at school. Ryoba became worried that if she confessed to Jokichi, he might reject her, and then, she wouldn't be able to resist the urge to kill him and then herself. Ryoba didn't want to risk that outcome, so to reduce her chances of failure to 0%, she decided to kidnap him instead.[19]
As revealed in the 1st Basement Tape, Ryoba kept Jokichi in her basement and tied him to a chair, just like her mother did to her father. However, unlike her mother, Ryoba decided to not mind-break Jokichi, as she always felt bad for her own father, but instead, kept him tied up for a long time, until she was 100% sure that he wouldn't try to run away and never try to leave her. When Ryoba eventually forced Jokichi to be in a "relationship" with her, he married her, took her surname, and moved in with her. Due to a plot-related reason that will be revealed in "The True" ending,[21] Ryoba chose to give birth much later in life than the majority of her ancestors,[22] who all became mothers at around 19 or 20. Ryoba gave birth to her daughter Ayano, on April 1, 2008,[23] when she was 37.
As revealed in the Intro and in a video on Ayano's childhood, Ryoba told Ayano the same thing her mother told her. She told her that she was exactly like her when she was a child, and that, one day, she'd meet someone special who would "complete" her, just like she did. However, she never told her what she did in the past, as she promised Jokichi to never reveal her actions to her daughter.[24] Because Ryoba knew about Ayano's condition, she didn't worry about her, but Jokichi desperately wanted to help their daughter and be a normal family, which included taking her to hospitals and seeing doctors. Ryoba tried to explain the Aishi condition to Jokichi, but he didn't want to listen to what she was saying. That was until Ayano began to pretend to be "normal".
As revealed in a childhood lesson video, Ryoba kept the promise she made to Jokichi, but still found ways to "teach" Ayano how to get away with murder. At some point during Ayano's early childhood, when they were making dinner together, Ryoba "accidentally" cut her finger with a knife, spilling blood on the cutting board. She asked Ayano to clean the blood while she got a bandage. When Ayano came back after cleaning the board with soap and water, Ryoba told her that the blood was still there. She then took luminol from the shelf and sprayed the place where the blood was. Afterwards, Ryoba turned off the lights and used a black light to show Ayano the bloodstains. Ryoba turned the lights back on, took out a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, sprinkled the place where the blood was, and wiped it clean. Afterwards, she turned off the lights amd showed Ayano that the bloodstains were no longer there. In this way, Ryoba taught Ayano how to clean up blood after murders.
30 years after the events of 1980s Mode, Ryoba never moved out of her hometown. The Journalist, who decided to try once again to deliver justice to her, began following Ryoba around town for a week. He realized she was stalking someone, and figured out that Ryoba's prey was a young woman, just out of high school. Shortly before The Journalist began to follow Ryoba, this woman casually flirted with Jokichi,[25] and Ryoba began to stalk her. She was probably a cashier at a convenience store, or a co-worker.[26] However, there's no guarantee that she was actually in love with Jokichi, but as a yandere, Ryoba was so over-protective of her husband that she assumed any girl who was moderately polite to him was in love with him.[16] She was suspicious of any girl who seemed to be too sweet to her husband, and probably committed a handful of murders between 1980s Mode and Story Mode.[16] It is unknown if Ryoba killed this particular woman or let her go.[15]
As revealed in the 10th Mysterious Tape, Ryoba caught The Journalist following her. He followed Ryoba into an alley, but lost her in the shadows, and she snuck up on him from behind. He then turned and ran, but Ryoba followed him to the airport and saw him get on a plane to America.[26]
As revealed in the 10th Basement Tape, Ryoba came back home after following the Journalist and caught Jokichi browsing their old tapes for an unknown reason. Ryoba told Jokichi that she "saw someone who she hasn't seen in decades" and then informed him that they are going to America. When Jokichi asked about their jobs, Ryoba reassured him that she already called their boss and informed him about it, and he was "very" understanding. Ryoba and Jokichi's jobs are unknown, but they will be revealed in one of the game's endings. However, it was revealed by YandereDev that they both have jobs in the same company, but in different positions[15] and technology is a huge part of Ryoba's job.[17] Jokichi reveals that this situation took place a day before Ayano's first day of her second year, but Ryoba expressed that if her daughter is anything like her, she'll have absolutely no problems whatsoever taking care of herself, and she hopes Ayano will meet "someone special", and will have a boyfriend by the time they get back, to which Jokichi responds negatively, but quickly changes his mind after being intimidated by his wife. At the end, when Jokichi wanted to pick up the tapes so that Ayano wouldn't find them, Ryoba told him to not bother, and there's a part of her that hopes she finds them.
Relationships
Ayano Aishi
- Main article: Ayano Aishi
Ayano is indifferent to her parents.[27] She believes her mother to be a lovely and innocent human being as she doesn't know what her mother did in the past.[28] Ryoba knows about Ayano's lack of emotion.[28] She loves and adores her daughter dearly[29] because she is a physical manifestation of the love between her and Jokichi.[30] This is also because Ryoba didn't want to be like her mother, so she was a lot more loving and attentive to Ayano.[31] If Ayano died, she'd feel pain on another level because of her being a manifestation of the love between Ryoba and Jokichi as well as the same pain as any mother who has lost her child. She'd look at anyone who harms her daughter the same way she'd look at anyone who harms her husband. She'd probably attempt to take revenge for her daughter's death by going after whoever killed her.[32] However, in the events of Ayano either being expelled or arrested, she wouldn't be sad, rather, she would be disappointed as she believes she taught her daughter better on being a Yandere.[33] If there were prisoners in the basement when Ryoba returned, she would support Ayano on doing whatever she felt was necessary.[34] In a hypothetical situation that Ayano got bullied as a child, Ryoba's maternal love for her daughter would so strong that she wanted to kill the bullies and their parents. However, Jokichi managed to get Ryoba to just simply talk to the parents, not resort to violence.[35]
Ryoba has also taught her daughter to avoid people snitching by having zero confidants, associates or liabilities.[36] She doesn't "explicitly talk" about "those days" (1980s Mode) with her daughter.[37]
Knowing that her daughter has just reached the same age as when Ryoba got her Senpai, Ryoba would be very curious to know if Ayano is going through a similar experience. Ryoba may call Ayano every Saturday, just to check on her beloved daughter. During these checkups, she would learn that her daughter has found someone special. She would be extremely excited and give advice that relates to subjects such as reputation. Also, Ryoba would mail useful gifts to her daughter.[38] YandereDev has stated that he believes Ryoba may have hinted to Ayano how to get away with murder without being up front about it.[39] She would have aided Ayano with her crimes if she was still in Japan during the events of 202X Mode.[40]
If Ryoba sees Ayano romancing Taeko Yamada, she would be delighted to see that her daughter has found "love" with someone. She gets her values from her own experiences.[41] Additionally, if Ryoba saw her daughter dressed as a delinquent or bully, her first assumption would be that it is some kind of ploy to acquire her Senpai.[42]
If forced to choose between Jokichi and Ayano, she'd pick Jokichi.[31] Ryoba would kill her daughter to protect her husband.[43] The same could be said to Ayano who would kill both of her parents as a last resort.[44]
In a hypothetical situation where Ayano was pushed by a student council member, Ryoba would be angry on the inside, but never express her anger in any way. She would "politely" tell the student council member to not push her daughter, with a threatening tone.[12]
Jokichi Yudasei
- Main article: Jokichi Yudasei
During the 1980s, Ryoba kidnapped her Senpai, Jokichi Yudasei, and held him hostage. Jokichi does have some affection for her, but is extremely scared of her and feels there should be no more Aishi women.[45] She eventually married him, as they had no fancy ceremony, eloping in secret,[46] and had one child, a daughter named Ayano.
Ryoba and Jokichi arguing about their daughter.
Even after having a daughter, Jokichi is still afraid of his wife. When he thinks he has accidentally said something wrong about his quiet daughter, he quickly corrects himself before Ryoba notices.[47] Basement Tape #10 proves that Jokichi doesn't dare go against Ryoba and is submissive to her decisions due to being aware of what she's capable of. She and Jokichi were revealed to have argued when it came to the topic of Ayano's childhood lack of emotion, as Ryoba didn't see an issue while Jokichi did.[48]
Ryoba deeply cares for the wellbeing of Jokichi, she refused to mind break him because of the pity she felt for her mind-broken father[49] and kidnapped Jokichi as a last resort (due to the Journalist ruining Ryoba's chance of a confession[50]). She believed that she wouldn't've had to resort to kidnapping Jokichi if the Journalist did not screw everything up.[50] She even dismisses mind breaking Jokichi as an option, only giving it a shot if it was her last resort[51], or if he cheated on her.[52]
Despite refusing to mind-break Jokichi initially, it is on the table as an option. She will only mind break Jokichi if he attempts to divorce her or go to the Police to inform them of her history as a serial killer. She understands that this final resort will have no way or chance to repair him.[51]
If Jokichi cheated on Ryoba, she would be "pissed" with him, and likely mind-break him so he could never consider cheating on her again. Ryoba wouldn't have murder as an option, as she spent "too much of her life around him to consider killing him."[52] Ryoba would also kill Jokichi's mistress.[53]
She would not "immediately jump straight" to mind-breaking Jokichi if he assaulted her, but it would be a very likely outcome, especially if the situation cannot be reconciled or solved.[51]
If Jokichi gave his attention to an animal, Ryoba would not be threatened by said animal.[54]
In the canon timeline, Ryoba did not give Jokichi any romantic notes or gifts.[55]
If their daughter were to kill Jokichi, Ryoba would retaliate by killing Ayano.[56]
The Journalist
- Main article: The Journalist
Their backstory and how they interacted is told throughout the Mysterious Tapes. There's some more information on the Basement Tapes.
Ryoba doesn't kill the Journalist right away after the court case and he lives until sometime shortly before Ayano's first day of school, as seen from Basement Tape #10. Ryoba follows him to America, as he was on the run from her since she threatened his life, but it's currently unknown what happens next, though it may be revealed in an ending.
Ryoba had a hostile relationship with the Journalist even before the trial, as shown in the Journalist's tapes and in 1980s Mode. The Journalist strongly dislikes her and holds a grudge against her for her criminal actions, such as murdering Sumire, eliminating other girls by killing, gossiping, and getting them expelled just for having a crush on Jokichi. He was the only person who wasn't fooled by Ryoba's deception. Although the Journalist was able to have her arrested, Ryoba was able to escape a guilty verdict by manipulating the emotions of the court. As a result, her actions caused the general public to turn against the Journalist, including his former apprentice, Sonoko.
In Ryoba's diary cutscene after the trial, Ryoba swore to take revenge against the Journalist for ruining her chance to have a proper meeting with her beloved, but could not due to the public now having their eyes on her. Ryoba spared the Journalist's life, but only because killing him would draw too much suspicion towards her.
Sonoko Sakanoue
- Main article: Sonoko Sakanoue
Sonoko was Ryoba's last rival. Canonically, Ryoba befriended her after she went to an insane asylum to burn pictures of Sonoko that were in a duffle bag. After that, she was able to convince Sonoko to stay away from her Senpai.
When Ryoba was in court, Sonoko testified for her, saying that Ryoba is a good person and would never commit murder.
If Sonoko testified against Ryoba in court, Ryoba wouldn't kill her to arouse suspicion. But she would definitely hate Sonoko.[57] If the latter succeeded in imprisoning Ryoba with her testimony, it would only make Ryoba an enemy of Sonoko.[58]
Canonically, Ryoba was never pushed by Sonoko.[59]
Ichiko Saikou
- Main article: Ichiko Saikou
According to YandereDev, from 1985 to 1988, Ichiko was the president of the student council at Akademi. Everyone at her school feared Ichiko. They didn't want to "piss off" Ichiko or be on her bad side, due to the fact she was the daughter of Saisho Saikou, the founder and builder of the school they were studying in.[60]
Ichiko hated the idea of people fearing her. She wanted to be treated like a normal person, rather than "some sort of hazard that they had to be careful around." She was completely unable to make friends who saw her as an equal, as a result, she felt isolated while being treated like a goddess by the surrounding people.[60] Ryoba met Ichiko in 1988.[61]
Members of the Aishi bloodline are "generally pretty fearless", and they do not care for the social norms as other people do. Ryoba had never feared or be wary of Ichiko like other students at Akademi. Ryoba speaking to her informally and casually was all Ichiko wanted from her peers. This resulted in Ichiko being one of Ryoba's only true friend, often confiding to Ryoba about her deepest secrets and problems.[60]
Ryoba received countless amounts of information from Ichiko, who told her only friend how much she hated her own father, hated being the family member of the Saikou family, wanting to run from her responsibilities, no interest in inheriting Saikou corp, considered escaping Japan and changing her identity, and hearing voices in her head from someone claiming to be her twin sister.[60]
Before Ichiko graduated, Ryoba was being monitored by Saisho Saikou very closely. He wanted to know if his daughter was being negatively affected by Ryoba, which led to Saikou Corp to immediately researching everything about Ryoba and the Aishi family. Ichiko wanted to keep in touch with Ryoba, but due to her father keeping her busy, she could not communicate with Ryoba. Saisho would have stopped monitoring Ryoba after his daughter graduated, but due to a mysterious disappearance that occured at Akademi, Ryoba was still researched and monitored by Saikou Corp.[60]
Ryoba received a letter from Ichiko at the beginning of 1990, saying that she was leaving Japan. She had one last phone call with Ryoba, before vanishing from the public eye.[60] This letter was kept in the basement of the house, where Ayano could access and read it.
YandereDev revealed that while Ichiko believed Ryoba to be her true friend[60], Ryoba did not feel the same.[62] This is due to Aishi's rarely feeling a sense of friendship towards anyone else.[62]
Others
- Ui Tunesu
- Main article: Ui Tunesu
Ui witnessed Ryoba taking a knife out of the Cooking Club, and when the police came to investigate Sumire's disappearance, she informed them about what she saw.
Even after Ryoba was declared innocent, Ui always remained suspicious of Ryoba.[63]
- The Hairdresser
- Main article: Small Characters
When Ryoba shops in the town, she can talk to the hairdresser in the hair salon. Once the hairdresser found out that Ryoba was also a murderer, she suggested they swap tips. Those tips will appear in Ryoba's notebook.
- Sumire Saitozaki
- Main article: Sumire Saitozaki
Sumire was Ryoba's first victim. She was killed by Ryoba with a knife[64] in the third floor girls' bathroom in April 1st, 1989,[65] as hinted at in some of the Mysterious Tapes.
The reason why Ryoba and her daughter can detect Sumire's prescene (either by Yandere Vision or by a camera) is because of Sumire's hatred towards Ryoba and her bloodline.[66]
- Ryoba's Sister
- Main article: Small Characters
Ryoba's sister attended a different school in Tokyo, so she and Ryoba were separated from each other.[67] The reason why Ryoba worked hard to get into Akademi is because she cares about her younger sister and wanted to set a good example for her.[68] When she was born, Ryoba saw this as an opportunity to be like their grandmother, to surpass their own mom by doing the simple act of caring for a family mother.[69]
- Her Grandmother
Ryoba's grandmother did most of the work to raise her grandchild due to the neglect Ryoba faced from her mother. As a result, Ryoba viewed her grandmother as a role model, someone who she respected and aspired to be. She didn't want to burden her grandmother with raising two children, so Ryoba eased her grandma's burden by caring for her sister.[69]
- Her Mother
- Main article: Dozuki Aishi
Dozuki never cared for Ryoba and her sister and left their upbringing to her own elderly mother, causing Ryoba to develop resentment towards her mother for being so neglectful and selfish. When her sister was born, she didn't want her grandmother to take care of her, so Ryoba took care of her sister, and she even enrolled in Akademi to be a perfect example to her sister, and luckily, they didn't become like their mother.
- Jokichi's Family
Jokichi's parents and younger sister believe that Ryoba is a lovely young woman and they're happy that their son found love.[70]
- Her Boss
According to YandereDev, Ryoba has worked for the same boss for decades, so she feels a sense of attachment to him.[71]
Trivia
- Ryoba's name is derived from "Ryōbo", 寮母, which is a Japanese word for "Matron", but YandereDev changed it to "Ryōba" instead so it would sound more feminine.[72] Ryōba, 両刃, on the other hand means "Double-Edged", and it's a name for type of Japanese, double-edged blade.[73] The word "Ryōba" also has different meanings, which includes "Hunting Ground", 猟場, "Fishing Ground", 漁場, and "Good Horse", 良馬.
- Ryoba is capable of handling and operating a firearm.[74]
- The first Basement Tape may have implied that she raped Jokichi. When asked about this on Twitter, YandereDev said that he would like to address this issue with a tape so it would not be spoiled on Twitter.[75]
- In the event of being stalked, the Stalker would suddenly lose Ryoba, then feel a tap on their shoulder, turn around, and see Ryoba standing there.[76]
- The player might get to see her in action in a brief ending cut-scene of 202X Mode, but it would depend on budget and volunteers.[77]
- There might be a specific cutscene between her and Ayano if the latter uses pacifist methods in eliminating her rivals.[78]
- There are three times she will make an appearance: in one of the game's endings, in a post-credits sequence, and in 1980s Mode.[79]
- Ryoba's nickname given to her by her classmates would have been "Ryo-chan"[5]
- Ryoba joined the Light Music Club in her second year order to gain Ai Doruyashi's trust.[80][81][82]
- The Aishi family is highly successful in the textiles industry, producing everything from rugs to garments with the highest quality around; the family passed down the skills of sewing and weaving fabric for generations, reaching Ayano.[86] This is the reason why Ryoba has impressive crafting skills and her husband took her surname, and not vice versa.
- Ryoba's favorite pizza topping is what Jokichi likes.[87]
- While Ryoba has regrets in her past, she is content with her life in the modern day and would not sacrifice her daughter for a chance to re-do.[88]
- One of her regrets is not cleaning up the one blood stain after murdering Sumire.[89]
- Another was letting Ui witness her.[89] Which is assuming taking the knife from the Cooking Club.
- Ryoba's mother and father names will eventually be revealed if they get added by the game.[90] Ryoba's sister name would be revealed if YandereDev made a game where she is the protagonist.[90]
- Ryoba's mother's name was eventually revealed to be Dozuki.
- Ryoba's hobby is sewing.[91]
- Ryoba's birthday is on October 10th.[13]
- Ryoba chronologically had 11 rivals and she canonically murdered 6 of them.
- She got a job in the early 1990s that she kept, which is around 30-35 years of working there.[92]
- Because of working at the same job since 1990 and not asking for vacations as much, her boss had no issue with granting her 10 weeks of vacation.[93]
- Ryoba did not bother to maintain any friendships she made at Akademi.[94]
- In a one-on-one confrontation, Megami Saikou could defeat 1989 Ryoba, since she has been trained to fight off people like Ryoba from her father.[95]
- Ryoba remembers the Yakuza and his younger brother, but did not maintain contact with them.[96]
- The poison Ryoba used to kill Sumiko Tachibana was from the Science Lab. Additionally, the contraband (eg: alcohol or cigarettes) she used to expel Teiko Nabatasai were found in school.[97]
- Ryoba never once got pushed by a student council member or alarmed other students about her behavior in the canon timeline.[98]
Gallery & Quotes
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Quotes
It would be very easy to make your death look like a suicide. Don't ever cross me again.
Long time no see, Mr. Journalist.
Oh, darling! You're finally awake!
Watching you sleep is always fun, but it gets a bit old after 6 hours, you know?
We're in my basement, darling! My mom went through a lot of trouble to get this basement added to our home!
That's right, darling. That's the very same chair that my mother built for my father while she was keeping him here! And now you get to sit there, too! Isn't that romantic?
Oh, you don't need to be so formal, darling! You can use my first name, you know.
I said. Use my first name. Darling.
Say. My. Name.
Ahhhhhhhhhh...ahhhhh...
Oh, darling! I've been waiting so long to hear you say that! I'm so glad that I caught it on tape!
Victim? Of course not, darling! You're the one I was protecting this whole time!
That's right, darling! They were threatening our love! I had to get rid of them all.
I know, darling! It's so exciting to talk to you for the first time! I can't wait to have all of our firsts! Our first date, our first meal together, our first kiss, our first...*giggles*
Well, how else am I supposed to make sure that you don't try to run away, darling?
Sorry, darling!
You're not allowed out of that chair until I'm 100% sure that you'll never try to leave me! From this day forward, I'm never going to let you out of my sight! We'll be together...forever!
That's right! ...Oh! Looks like it's time to change the tape! One moment, darling! *Giggles*
Good morning, darling! Did you sleep well?
Oh...probably not, huh? That chair doesn't look very...comfortable.
But...look on the bright side! As soon as I feel certain that you won't try to run away, I'll upgrade you to something much more -
...did you...say something, darling?
Oh - believe me, darling, I wanted to speak with you more than anything in the world! But...every time I tried to approach you, I just felt so...overwhelmed! My heart would start pounding like it was going to leap right out of my chest, and I couldn't say a single word!
But, if I actually *did* speak to you, and you rejected my feelings...oh, that would shatter my heart into a million pieces! It would be no different than dying! I simply couldn't take that chance, darling...
...d...darling?
Darling...if they took you away from me, I would have no reason to live. It would be a fate worse than death. I was protecting myself from that fate. Killing them was...self-defense.
IT IS TO ME!
...it is to me.
...because I love you.
It's...complicated, darling. ...it's very difficult to put into words. I'm...not sure how to explain it.
...you see...I have this...condition. It...
...(sigh)...this is going to be a long one. I'm going to change the tape. And then...I'll tell you everything.
Oh, I'm sorry, darling. Did I scare you? *giggles*
After all these years, you still can't tell when I'm standing behind you? I thought you would have been able to tell by now, darling...
...What were you doing down here, darling? Oh! Are those our old tapes? The ones we made back in the 80s? *Giggles* Did you get a bit nostalgic for the good old days?
You know, I had a nostalgic moment today, too, darling. I saw someone who I haven't seen in decades! ...and by that, I mean this is the first time he's seen ME in decades.
Oh, my! Are you jealous, darling? Are you worried that someone is going to steal your beloved wife away?
Oh, darling! That's so romantic!
I'll tell you all about it on the way to the airport, darling!
That's right, darling! Pack your bags! We're going to America!
Don't worry, darling. I've already called the boss and informed him that we need to take a little trip. He was VERY understanding!
I'm not sure, darling! It all depends on how fast I track him down...
If our daughter is anything like her mother, she'll have absolutely no problems whatsoever taking care of herself! Oh, I hope she meets someone special! It would be so nice if she's gotten a boyfriend by the time we get back!
What was that, darling?
Enough dawdling, darling! We have to get going!
Don't bother, darling!
You know...there's a part of me that hopes she does! *Giggles*
Your diary fell out of your bookbag. I picked it up to put it back...and I accidentally saw what was written on one of the pages.
Something about an..."Evil Photographer"? It made me worry. Are you in danger? Do you need help? Please, tell me what's going on.
Why don't you call the Police?
I'll go to the insane asylum and burn the photographer's pictures for you.
Don't worry. I'm tougher than I look.
Trust me...I'll be fine. Give me your phone number so I can call you when the problem is resolved
..it's happening. It's really happening! Today is the day...the day I finally tell him how I feel! It's taken so long...but now I'm ready. I'm ready to -
What...?
...it's you.
Wait, please! There must be some mistake! I had nothing to do with -
No! I would never hurt anyone! I swear! I'm innocent! You have to believe me
I did not kill Sumire Saitozaki.
It's true that I put a note in her locker and spoke with her in the bathroom...
...but I simply wanted to discuss a personal matter with her; nothing more.
I noticed that one of the knives in the Home Economics Room was missing.
It turned out that someone had brought the knife to the Cooking Club by mistake.
So, I simply took it from the Cooking Club and put it back in it's rightful place.
I love my school. I can't stand to see trash and garbage piling up everywhere.
I do my part to keep the school clean, just like everyone else does.
...
...Mr. Journalist.
There are a number of problems with your theory.
First of all, you're accusing me of murder, but...
...you don't actually have any proof that Sumire is dead.
She is still considered "missing" after all.
I think she simply ran away because of the stress of studying at an elite school.
I pray that she is alive and well, and will return to us one day.
You think I killed Sumire because of three facts:
I spoke to her, I held a knife, and I burned some trash.
However, none of these things are grounds for suspicion.
Every day at school, dozens of students talk to each other...
...touch objects that could be used as weapons...
...and carry garbage bags to the incinerator.
There was nothing unusual or suspicious about my behavior.
...you know, I think I've figured out what's going on here, Mr. Journalist.
Your apprentice, Sonoko Sakanoue, became a celebrity after she stopped a killer.
You're desperate to pin a crime on me.. because you want to be a celebrity, too.
The only reason that any of us are in this courtroom today is because...
...you're deeply insecure that your apprentice has accomplished more than you
Senpai, no...
Tch! I taught her better than that!
One day you'll meet someone special; don't settle for anyone else except the one person who awakens feelings in you.
Hello! I'm sorry to disturb you, but there's something important I'd like to discuss with you. Your child has been bullying my child at school!
Oh, it's socially-corrective, huh? I see. Do you think it would be socially-corrective if I tell your husband that you've been cheating on him?
Oh, so the gentleman who left your house at 4:00 PM today - who was that, then?
Anyway, please make sure that your child doesn't give Ayano any problems in the future, okay?
Oh, the poor thing. He doesn’t realize how stupid he’s being right now…or that I could snap his neck in a heartbeat if I wanted to.
Yoo-hoo! Excuse me, honey – I couldn’t help but notice that you and my darling daughter bumped into each other back there! Oh, I do hope that you’re alright. I definitely wouldn’t want you to be hurt or anything.
Don’t be so rough with my daughter. If you try that again, I’ll make a complaint about you to the faculty.
Oh, my! You take after your grandmother, I see.
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