Lightning is an ultra-competitive jock. He is very vain and egotistical, constantly referring to himself in the third person, using the prefix "sha-" in front of his words. He is also quite selfish. Lightning is actually very good at sports, showing he can somewhat back up his boasting. However, despite his athletic prowess and physical strength, he is rather unintelligent and quite stubborn. Lightning also possesses an inability to recognize the genders of contestants.