Kyoya Ootori is a 2nd-year student at Ouran Academy who is also the cost-conscious and calculating vice-president of the Ouran Host Club that he co-founds with his best friend, Tamaki Suoh. Despite Tamaki's position as the President, Kyoya is the true director, playing the role of a puppet-master behind the scenes. As the third son of the wealthy and noble Ootori family, he believes he must surpass his two elder brothers if he wishes to please his father.