Nagito first comes off as a polite, friendly, and easygoing, yet somewhat insecure boy. If he gets to know someone well enough, he can be quite clingy, which is described as annoying by some. Nagito attempts to be the teams conflict mediator and a poster boy for optimism, often encouraging others to be hopeful and to cooperate however, he isn't taken very seriously. Nagito has a twisted obsession with hope and despair. He occasionally says awkward strange and unsettling things without realizing.