Kiyotaka Ishimaru, also known as Taka, is a student in Hope's Peak Academy's Class 78th, His title is the Super High School-Level Hall Monitor. As is befitting, Kiyotaka is righteous and values order and rules above all else. He takes his role as a student very seriously. He is shown to be very polite and respectful. He considers effort most important and he is a hard worker, believing that one can achieve anything through it. He considers geniuses his enemies because they don't understand the true value of effort. He also believes that people who are easily provoked to violence are cowards. Nevertheless, Kiyotaka truly cares about his classmates. He is willing to take pragmatic approaches to avoid murder. Though he acts confidently and is quick to take the role of leadership, he suffers from low-self esteem at times and he is quite sensitive, sometimes crying very easily if he is shocked or touched by something.