Kou Ichijo

Kou Ichijo is a character from Persona 4. He is a student from Yasogami High School and is a captain of the basketball team.

Appearances

 * Persona 4

Biography
When the protagonist decided to join the basketball team, he meets Kou Ichijo, who is very spirited in leading the club. Kou was glad to have the protagonist, who seems to be enthusiastic in joining the team. This will unlock the Strength Arcana Social Link for the player.

Kou is frequently seen with Daisuke Nagase, who has been friends with him since young. Aside from this, he also has a lot of girlfriends and admirers. When not in his classroom 2-3, he could be seen chatting with other students or at the basketball court. Kou carries with him a cheerful and carefree personality, and always attempts to joke around to lift the mood.

By interacting with Daisuke, however, it is revealed that Kou keeps a lot to himself. He is apparently from the House of Ichijo, a distinguished family in Inaba who keeps strictly to age-old traditions and customs. Kou's life at home revolves around tea ceremonies and other traditional activities. The family is led by the grandmother, who decides for the family and is pretty much the defacto head of the House. Because of her strict traditional ways, she frowns upon Kou's participation in basketball, calling the sport "barbaric".

Kou reveals that not all is lost, however. He was actually adopted since his parents did not have an heir to carry on the Ichijo name. But the moment he was adopted, the mother gave birth to a girl. Kou concludes that being the blood relative, the burden of heir would fall to her, and he is free to do as he pleases.