Ryuki is simultaneously polite and blunt at the same time. While comparing him to Ohma, Akiyama notes that Ryuki has a gentleness that Ohma didn't have, yet also possesses a darker side to him.[6] Likely due to his upbringing in the Inside, he is ignorant of how the 'outside' world works. One example is how Ryuki misunderstood what Yamashita Yasuo had meant when he said Ohma was "not with us anymore. Himuro notes that Ryuki lacks any guilt when it comes to the killing of others.