"I'm Damian, scion of the Desmond family! I'll be a politician one day and protect this country! Father fought against all kinds of enemies during the war… and I… can fight too!" After taking a punch from Anya, Damian becomes very embarrassed around her. After Anya's tear-filled apology, the boy develops a crush on her that he does not want to acknowledge, denying it at every opportunity he gets.Later, it is hinted that a possible reason for Damian's behavior can be attributed to his brother's success as an Imperial Scholar and his father's influence, which has set high expectations for him to strive and become part of the Imperial Scholars. Damian believes that getting a high status and achieving success will encourage his honored father to finally pay attention to him. These lofty ambitions very often encourage Damian to neglect others and even his own rest. Periodically, he allows himself to relax and be an ordinary child who likes to have fun and spend time with his friends. Although even in a playful manner, the boy may show signs of irritation or even anger if someone or something prevents him from achieving any merit.The desire to become the pride of his father is the main motivator for Damian to make progress in various types of activities. This causes him to look down on others beneath his social class for if they are not a benefit to him, they only slow him down from becoming an Imperial Scholar and in turn, slow down his progress. Damian also has a fairly developed competitive spirit when he is ready to overcome not only himself but also intentionally step over others on the way to achieving his goals. Despite his high ambitions, Damian is capable of self-sacrifice to the detriment of his interests. A rare exception is when he protects Anya from a ball in a dodgeball game, willingly getting himself eliminated. Though it did not help their class win the game, Anya recognized Damian's good nature. Another rare moment was in their classroom when a girl from their class was spreading a rude rumor about how Anya got her first Stella Star, Damian stood up for her, recognizing Anya's merit, although still mentally outraged that she was ahead of him in receiving the award. Damian would even offer his school supply case to George Glooman when he was told that he would be moving, though he would later demand George to return all the stuff he gave him after figuring out that this was not the case. During the bus hijacking by the Red Circus, he showed bravery and selflessness when he tried to save Anya, demanding that the terrorists give the bomb on her to him instead.Behind his cocky, self-absorbed, snobby behavior is a sweet, insecure boy desperate for his parents' love and approval. After the bus hijacking incident, Damian is surprised and tearfully relieved that his mother came to pick him up. However, the boy tries to hide his weaknesses from his father and, not wanting to make him worry, asks his mother not to tell him that he cried. Despite the frequent neglect from his father, Damian continues to admire him and tries in every possible way to meet his expectations, especially after the unexpected praise that he received from him after meeting Loid. Periodically, Damian also tries to get closer to his estranged brother, once approaching Demetrius to congratulate him on his academic achievements, and becomes somewhat upset that his attempts to have a casual chat were met with cold indifference.