

He tries his best to help even when he is out of his depth, as seen when he tries to ease Sayori's depression, despite not understanding it. He is shown to be clever and observant in Act 1. He takes note of how people around him are acting and feeling, although more subtle things may go over his head. Despite this, when he does interact with others, he tries to be kind and thoughtful. More specifically, the protagonist is an underachiever, preferring to play video games and watch anime instead of applying himself and having friends. According to Dan Salvato, he is deliberately given very little focus. He acts blunt and mean towards Sayori, his childhood friend teases Natsuki, the tsundere is warm to Yuri, the shy girl and falters around Monika, the popular girl. The protagonist was designed to function like a typical visual novel protagonist. The protagonist's facial features are also not shown. When Sayori hugs him, it is shown that his casual top is a black shirt. Though the protagonist's uniform is never shown, it is safe to assume that he wears the standard male school uniform consisting of a warm gray blazer, brown sweater vest, white shirt, red necktie, dark blue pants, white or gray socks and white uwabaki slippers with sky blue or pink tips. If the protagonist chooses to write poems for Sayori, the player can see from the actions and perspective of the protagonist that he's slightly taller than her. Only his back is visible, revealing that he has short, dark brown hair and pale skin. The protagonist's largest appearance is shown once in Act 1 when Sayori hugs him. Official concept sketch of the protagonist in DDLC Plus!
