Yasuke Matsuda

Talent: Ultimate Neurologist

A student in Hope's Peak Academy's Class 77-A featured in Danganronpa Zero.

Yasuke is referred to as a “sharp-tongued brainiac” by Monokuma's memo in his profile and he's described as good-looking and intelligent. He is mentioned to be “popular with Reserve Course girls”. However, he is also notably sarcastic, witty and displays a perpetual, disgruntled apathy. Despite his young age, he is a very skilled neurologist and is regarded as an expert neurosurgeon and neuroscientist. He also has a short temper and when he loses it, he can be quick to resort to a stinging and bitter demeanor. While being perfectly capable of being professionally-balanced and cordial, he is also capable of putting other people in their places if not downright scaring or intimidating them.

He is also aloof, enjoying spending time on his own and reading manga. He sees little to no point of respecting others without a good reason to do so and particularly because of this, he is notoriously known for standing up and having a complete disregard or dislike of authority figures. Towards Ryouko, he constantly calls her ugly, however in spite of this he shows some concern towards her on account of her vulnerability and forgetfulness. He considers himself the only one allowed to make fun of her and he feels that he needs to speak up for her. According to Ryouko, he may be cold and blunt, but he doesn't treat her with fake sympathy.

Yasuke ends up getting killed by Junko in a fit of despair, as he is one of the people she cares about the most. She stabbed him in the abdomen and then kicked his body until it was mutilated and rendered unrecognizable. Yasuke died believing that Junko did not care about him at all, but in truth, this was not the case. Junko felt painful grief for his death and let him die in despair for the sake of increasing her own despair.