Kill la Kill character.
Ryuko Matoi (Matoi Ryūko)
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese), Erica Mendez (English)
Ryuko is the main protagonist and a 17-year-old vagrant schoolgirl who transfers to Honnouji Academy in search of clues relating to the death of her father. She wields the Scissor Blade (片太刀バサミ Kata Tachi Basami), one-half of a giant pair of scissors created by her father, with the other half stolen by his killer. Her weapon is capable of destroying uniforms empowered by Life Fibers.[ep 1] At the start of the series, she acquires a special "Kamui" uniform named Senketsu, which grants her special abilities.[ep 1] She lives with the Mankanshoku family.[ep 2] During the battle at the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival, it is revealed that Ryuko is Ragyo's presumed dead daughter and Satsuki's younger sister.[ep 19] Ryuko was merged with Life Fibers when Ragyo Kiryuin performed an experiment to fuse Life Fibers into humans.[ep 18]