Akabane, Karma

赤羽業

Abilities: assassination, academics
Favorite subject: mathematics
Least favorite subject: Japanese
Favorite food: his own cooking
Hobby: provocation, mischief and harassment
Class seat number: 1
Karma is notorious throughout the school for his violent conduct and troublesome demeanor. During his time in the main building, a betrayal by his most trusted homeroom teacher caused him to despise anyone claiming to be a 'teacher,' resulting in nearly zero respect for adults. He demonstrates skill in combat, cunning, and manipulation, deriving great pleasure from harming others. He excels with weaponry and dirty tactics, standing as one of the few students to have successfully injured Korosensei.
Karasuma described Karma as "at first glance, he comes across as being a lazy sort, but... there's a strong sense of mischief in his eyes." Karma is generally relaxed, occasionally skipping events he finds dull, such as school assemblies. In combat, however, he turns brutal, showing no hesitation to harm those who threaten him or his friends from Class E.
He is also depicted as one of the most intelligent individuals in the entire school, ranking 4th among all 186 students at Kunigigaoka. Nevertheless, he refuses to return to the main building, citing that he finds assassination far more interesting.
Despite his lazy persona, Itona noted that Karma was likely the strongest in the class, even though he does not excel in any specific discipline (such as shooting or knifework). This likely indicates that Karma prefers relying on tricks and pranks for assassinations rather than engaging in full-scale combat, a point further supported by a certain "vision" Itona described to Terasaka. Karasuma has mentioned, and it has been proven repeatedly, that Karma enjoys humiliating his opponents.
Behind these traits, Karma possesses good morals regarding his motives. His placement in Class E resulted from rescuing a Class E senior who was being bullied by students from the main building. Unlike his classmates, he held no prejudice against them and continued to regard the senior as a 'senpai'.
He also displays diligence when motivated, studying hard after the embarrassing exam arc, though he conceals this effort by pretending to play video games.