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If you believe your bikini bottoms are panties, then they're panties.

~ Sensei, to Seia

Sensei (先生) is the player's character and main protagonist of Blue Archive who serves as the advisor of SCHALE, and also an adult.

A teacher called by the President of the General Student Council to save Kivotos from the initial criminal uprising. From there, supported by Arona and the students of various academies, Sensei watches over Kivotos, solving problems, protecting the people, and getting into all sorts of (mis)adventures and wacky antics all the while.

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Sensei, the main character of the Blue Archive anime, serves as a teacher, SCHALE advisor, and federal investigator. Summoned by the President of the General Student Council, they work to protect Kivotos from criminal activities, with the aid of Arona and the students.
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They support any students who request their help, often interacting with them in their respective clubs and guiding them through various activities. To name a few, Sunaookami Shiroko, Takanashi Hoshino, Kuromi Serika, Okusora Ayane, Izayoi Nonomi.
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Sensei, a central character in the Blue Archive game, has a mission of addressing issues across Kivotos' schools. This involves guiding their students towards improved futures. The narrative unfolds through various missions and chapters, with Sensei being integral to each.
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Sensei, the main character in Blue Archive, is instrumental in shaping the story. Their adventures span across the Kivotos schools, where they resolve diverse issues and guide students towards improved futures. Their decisions and actions significantly influence the narrative's progression.
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In Blue Archive, Arona is a guide for Sensei during their Kivotos adventure. She offers assistance and protection via the Shittim Chest while also interacting with each other.
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Introduction[]

A teacher with a strange affinity for military tactics, Sensei is the advisor for SCHALE. With the help of Arona and the students of various academies, Sensei keeps the peace in Kivotos while getting into wacky antics with the city's students, guiding them to be better while getting closer to them.

Personality[]

Sensei's personality varies wildly, be it childish or mature, oblivious or sharp, cunning or gullible. In general, Sensei seem to change their attitude to fit the students. Sensei has an unusual obsession with gacha games, robots and other childish obsessions, while also giving nuggets of wisdom and being able to teach and encourage students. These changes only vary more with player dialogue choices. The only constants in personality are their dedication to safeguarding the wellbeing and happiness of their students, and their unusual affinity for combat tactics. Together, these allow Sensei to become a magnetic personality that attracts the students to them, with many of the girls even developing romantic feelings.

Appearance[]

In-game, Sensei is the player's self-insert character, allowing the player to imagine their sex or any appearance they want for themselves.

Though Isakusan, the scenario director, specifies that Sensei is supposed to represent how the player wants to represent themselves as, there is one notable instance of a "canon" appearance for Sensei: Arona once depicted Sensei as a crude, childishly drawn smiling character on Arona Channel, a depiction that became popular throughout the fandom. Arona would reuse this depiction of Sensei when she baked cookies showing her and Sensei together holding hands; in that respect, we can say it is the only icon appeared in-game. Publishers seem to be using it conveniently, such as the SRT mini-game released for limited time, the TW-official hot dog shop collaboration, and graffiti on the JP-official images.

Isakusan also defines all media franchises of Sensei as non-canon for the original game. As such, other platforms can depict Sensei freely. The infamous Problem Solver 68 Manga where Sensei is depicted as a handsome young man with short hair, wearing glasses, a black undershirt and a long white professor's coat. In the Game Development Department's Manga, Sensei has a head similar to a portrait by Arona and a tremendous mass of muscles. In other manga anthologies also have many variations of Sensei's gender, age, and appearance widely.

In the 2024 anime adaptation, Sensei's appearance uses clothing that is common among adults working as white-collar office workers, with Sensei wearing a gray suit with matching pants, and a white long-sleeved polo shirt worn underneath, black tie, and black shoes. Similarly, the facial expressions are reminiscent of the greatest common denominator faces that are often used in illustrations of government offices and public spaces in East Asia.

Weapons & Equipment[]

The "Adult Card" (大人のカード), also known as the "Credit Card" on Global, is Sensei's trump card. According to Maestro, it is a power obtained for the price of life and time, and is very alien that even the eldritch beings of Gematria require "meta-cognition" to comprehend it. Although the exact capability of the Adult Card is still unknown, it allows Sensei to fight on a level even beyond the superhuman students of Kivotos. This is depicted in gameplay by allowing you to use your own student lineup in a story episode battle instead of a pre-arranged story team. The card itself is a meta reference to gacha mechanics, especially for longtime, paying players. This type of players has likely built up a roster of powerful students by paying for gacha rolls and stamina refreshes to create a strong team, spending time and money and using a credit card to make the payment. Black Suit also mentioned that continuous abuse of the card can lead to a sort of corruption similar to what Gematria has gone through. Though what this actually means is still unclear, it can be said that this is a reference to people who abuse their Credit Cards too much and end up broke.

The Credit Card has been used five times in the story so far: once to defeat an incomplete version of Hieronymus during V3C3E24, the second time to rescue Mika during V3C4E25, the third to clear out mysterious enemies surrounding the District of Utnapishtim during VFC2E1, the fourth to battle Phrenapates during VFC4E6, and the fifth to defeat The Fury of Set during V1C3E39.

Powers & Abilities[]

  • Genius Intellect: As a teacher, Sensei is likely smarter than most characters in the game when it comes to certain aspects such as military tactics and serious topics like politics, things that most students would probably not understand as much unless they focus on those topics, and can easily teach multiple students. They are also able to provide various moral lessons that fit with the situation, such as the infamous quote: "If you believe that your bikini bottoms are panties, then they're panties.", which they said to Yurizono Seia. The quote itself means that "If you believe that something is right or important, so it is."
  • Military Acumen: Sensei doesn't directly engage in combat. However, they somehow possess military strategies and tactics, and are the one directing the students in combat, specifically shown by the player choosing who to deploy in combat, where they move in missions and when and where to activate the students' EX Skills. Sensei's knowledge in tactics and commanding capabilities has allowed them to turn the tides in various disadvantageous battles.
  • SCHALE Rights: Sensei has extrajudicial authority under SCHALE, being able to perform certain duties and bypass procedures for the sake of the students. This allows enlistment of any student from any school to take part in missions, being able to act as club advisor, allowing immediate establishment of a club in a matter of hours and even standing in for the General Student Council President in absolute emergencies, as seen in V3C3E19.
  • "Authority": Sensei seems to have a supernatural authority within Kivotos. Aside from the extrajudicial authority provided by SCHALE, certain areas and objects require Sensei to open, such as the Shittim Chest and the Ruins during the Millennium Arc.

Weaknesses[]

  • Vulnerability to Bodily Harm: As a normal person, unlike the incredibly durable citizens of Kivotos, Sensei is significantly vulnerable to bullets, as they can potentially die in one shot. A fitting example is during the Treaty of Eden (Volume 3), where Sensei once got shot by Saori and, despite Hina taking the bullet to protect Sensei, the bullet fragments caused serious injuries leading them to lose consciousness. This weakness is covered by the Shittim Chest's ability to protect them should it be in close proximity and have enough power. Outside such cases, Sensei is vulnerable to harm. The protection it grants is also limited, as it cannot protect them from grave threats nor when the power runs out.
  • Acrophobia (fear of heights): During the Rabbit of Caerbannog Arc, Sensei was part of Operation: Clover, an operation where the members of the RABBIT Platoon would infiltrate Valkyrie to retrieve evidence of Valkyrie's illegal activities with the Kaiser Corporation. During the infiltration, the Rabbit Platoon members grappled down from a building, but Sensei didn't follow along with them. One of the dialogue options during this situation mentioned that Sensei has a fear of heights. Additionally, in Kotama's Relationship Stories Episode 1: Grown-Up Secrets, she tried to wiretap Schale's Executive Office but was caught by Sensei. Somewhere along the conversation, Sensei admitted that their weakness was being afraid of heights.

Trivia[]

  • Although Sensei is never directly addressed as a male, there are a number of indirect references that suggest that Sensei is male, as in the following quote from Saki when replying to Sensei's suggestion for her to do a handstand, "Why would you ask a female student wearing a skirt to do a handstand?" However, in Akane's student story, teachers can specify to be called an 'onii-chan' or 'onee-chan', the latter being the female equivalent of big brother in Japanese.
    • Regarding pronouns, Sensei is referred to as "they", adding to the ambiguity.
    • Despite the fact that Sensei's gender is purposely kept ambiguous in-game, the global version of the game often uses language that directly asserts Sensei as male.
    • In the JP version, the situation is a little bit different. As a linguistic property of Japanese tones change blatantly depending on gender, but Sensei's aren't. Their first person pronoun is "watashi" (私), gender independent words that are used by both genders in formal settings, but have a neutral or slightly feminine impression in private spaces. Gender-specific tones are also avoided. This localization policy blurs gender even more than he/she's intentional avoidance.
  • Sensei's face isn't officially shown in game, but Arona has made a drawing of their face as well as a gingerbread chocolate figure of them. At the very least, they are not bald.
    • Arona's Sensei drawing is also frequently used by the community.
  • As Volume 3 reveals, education in Kivotos is mostly done by Blu-Ray, with in-person teaching being restricted to guest lecturers and assistants. Thus, Sensei is possibly the only traditional dedicated teacher in the entirety of Kivotos.
  • In an interview with the scenario writer, Isakusan, it's revealed that a "teacher" is a being that has completed their growth, or a complete being. What this fully entails is still unknown, but this contrasts Sensei with their "incomplete" students.
  • Sensei's appearance in the Blue Archive Problem Solver 68 Business Diary manga has led some of the English-speaking fans to point out his loose resemblance to Sōsuke Aizen, a character from a manga titled "Bleach".
  • Sensei's official appearance on "Blue Archive, The Animation", along with the key visual reveals prior to the premiere, has caused a sudden viral trend throughout most social medias as their gender is always an unanswered question, and their iconic "doodle" version is the only official one in the original game. This Sensei was also designed by DoReMi, who was thankful for being chosen for the project. This makes DoReMi the official artist for Sensei of the Animation.
  • Although most official depictions of Sensei are not visibly armed, they would likely be owning a Beretta 92FS pistol as shown on the teaser image. This is likely their SCHALE issued firearm given the insignia stamped on the grips likely for self defense purposes. Despite that, they would not be seen carrying it around when near students.
    • This could also be for Sensei's sake since they would be less likely to be pointed at with a gun in case a firefight erupts. This is because armed women would often prioritize other armed assailants in a gunfight. And given Sensei's extreme vulnerability against conventional firearms, this is the likely reason why they are not seen carrying around a gun.

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