Damon Maitsu - Valentine’s Day

• Report Card -

Height: 5’9” (175 cm)

Weight: 145 lbs (66kg)

Age: 18

DOB: May 8th ♉️

Likes: Studying, Spring season

Dislikes: Oxymorons, Swimming

— “ There was never a doubt in Damon's mind that he was destined to be the Ultimate Debater. From an early age, Damon would argue with anyone that tried to confront him. This led him to learn how to argue from any position in any topic. Such frequent confrontations left Damon isolated from his peers, further leading him down the path of ignoring others solely to train his talent, with the hope that one day he will be admired by everyone for his skill “ —

• Background Information (History) -

Not much is currently known about Damon's past, but his biography indicates the path he took to becoming the Ultimate Debater. Early in his life, Damon was known to argue with his peers frequently, especially when they tried to confront him. While this led to Damon being isolated from his peers, either out of personal choice and/or social ostracism, it did further Damon's skills when it came to arguing, no matter the topic. As such, he decided to train himself to become the Ultimate Debater, ignoring anyone who gets in his way. Due to his hostile relationships early on, Damon wishes to be admired for his skills, as a way of earning back respect from everyone.

Because of Damon's strong desire for admiration and respect, once his Ultimate status was given to him, he took great pride in it. Upon receiving a letter of recognition and invitation to Eden's Garden Academy, Damon Maitsu was thrilled to finally be among fellow Ultimates, those he deems as admirable as he is. On top of this, it was a chance for Damon to further improve his skills and truly become someone commendable. However, upon entering the train to Eden's Garden Academy, he immediately expresses disappointment when seeing the 15 other Ultimates, due to their colorful, yet unusual appearances, lacking the professionalism he had in mind. While many of the students try to get Damon's attention, he ignores them and ends up sitting by himself. However, his peace didn't last long, as a sleeping gas was released from an unknown bag in the back of the car, which resulted in all the students passing out, including Damon. He was then presumably kidnapped and physically transported to Eden's Garden Academy.

• Appearance - HES SO FINE ARJFJVJC

Damon is a young man of average height and build. He has pale white skin with green eyes. He also has medium-length, honey blonde hair with an ahoge.

He wears a black sweater with a green triangle pattern that he states to have been embroidered by his mother. Underneath his sweater, he wears a light brown vest, a white formal shirt, and a green tie with a green snake design on it.

He wears gray pants with brown shoes.

As is the case for every other participant of the Killing Game, he wears a Tozu Trinket on his left wrist.

• Personality -

Damon is a person who is immensely proud of his talent and wishes to go Eden's Garden Academy in order to not only further train his skills, but to finally receive admiration for them. For this reason, Damon deeply admires Eden's Garden Academy, as he sees it as a place where he can finally be around people as admirable as him. This shows him as a very prideful and ambitious person who expects immediate recognition for his talent, and can only be around those he deems to be on his level. However, his extreme confidence and over-expectations is what causes him to be disappointed upon meeting his fellow classmates, as they are not the "ideal" Ultimates he had in mind.

Damon has been shown to be a very judgmental person, as he looks down on the other Ultimates for their exotic appearances and personalities. For example, he dismisses Diana as "just a makeup artist", and shows contempt of Jean due to his pirate-like appearance and boisterous demeanor. He also sees their talents as useless and of very little significance in the world. At the end of the Prologue, Damon gives a speech to everyone about how most of their talents are just "niche fixations" who contribute nothing to society. This shows Damon's superiority and arrogance over others, seeing himself as above them due to him fitting the definition of a "true Ultimate".

In Damon's past, he has been known to argue frequently with those that tried to confront him at an early age. While this led to isolation among his peers, it did train his debating skills, which resulted in his Ultimate talent today. Most likely due to his upbringing, Damon comes across as a loner who prefers to be by himself. During the Prologue, when Wolfgang, Toshiko, Grace, and Eva all leave to the "outdoors" area in order to meet everyone else, Damon comments that everyone has already left, but "he works better alone". Furthermore, at the end of the chapter, when everyone fights against Damon when he accused them of having useless talents, he was quick to conclude that it's "him against them" during the killing game. All of these factors combined proves Damon to be a very anti-social person, possibly as a result of his lack of proper social interaction growing up.

Despite his condescending and arrogant personality, there are a few signs that Damon is not entirely irredeemable. For once, he reluctantly admits that Wolfgang's ability to understand others well is "admirable". Also, while Wolfgang is arguing that Cara's murder was an unjustified act of sadism, the other characters are willing to argue against this, thinking it was possibly just self-defense. However, during the Emotional Route, Damon is willing to believe in Wolfgang's talent, knowing his personal experiences allow him to understand the criminal mind in ways the common person can't, so he stands by his belief. While Damon shows contempt for a lot of the other Ultimates, he seems to have some level of respect for Wolfgang, most likely due to his talent benefiting humanity more due to preventing unjust verdicts and sentences being held out. While Wolfgang may just be the "ideal Ultimate" Damon has in mind, it does show that he doesn't think he is above everyone besides himself, as there are some he acknowledges to be on his level, showing his words were not a false narrative. Damon shows his emotions when the player go through Pathos Route in class trials since the player go for Nonstop Debate Pathos, which involves absorbing purple texts (Pathos Statements) before loaded into the Truth Cylinder during the debate.

On top of this, Damon is shown to have some standards and not entirely bad intentions. For once, upon seeing Cara's corpse, he is disgusted by the level of brutality inflicted on the victim. In addition to this, despite it being a fake dummy rather than a real dead body, he is still hesitant to examine it. This shows that while Damon may be a rather rude person, he isn't heartless. Also, while his speech at the end of Chapter 0 came across as arrogant and unnecessary, Damon claims during his internal monologue that he was only trying to help them. By making sure that everyone doesn't falsely believe that no one would murder another, Damon thought he was preventing them from getting betrayed through unnecessary trust. At the end, Damon is truly surprised when everyone calls him out for his sense of superiority over others regarding Ultimate-level talents, showing he might not have intended for his words to be as harsh as they came across. For these reasons, Damon shows himself as a very flawed, but possibly redeemable person.

• Name Etymology -

His first name "Damon" is derived from the Greek given name "Δάμων" (Damōn) which is further derived from the Greek verb "δαμάζειν" (damazein) meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer". His name could also be a twist of the word "demon" but his name is pronounced closer to the Latin word daemon, which despite its sinister counterpart means "spirit, guardian spirit, or divine being". His surname "Maitsu" doesn’t seem to have any documented etymology but in Japanese contexts, various similar words such as mai or mayu mean "truth", "reality", "superiority", or even "cocoon". While similar words like mitsu could mean "sweetness", "three", "light", or even "secret".

• Trivia (extra) -

• It’s said by himself that he is allergic to dogs. This is mentioned in Eva Tsunaka's second Free Time Event (in game).

• A handful of Project: Eden's Garden team members suggest that Damon is wasian - even as far as the fact that he is not a natural blonde.