Gentoku Ryuubi, a buxom young girl with striking green eyes and long brown hair cascading into twin ponytails, navigates her role as the earnest yet accident-prone leader of Seito Academy. Clad in her school uniform, her bookish demeanor and lack of combat aptitude belie a fiercely protective loyalty to her friends. Beneath her clumsy exterior lies a volatile duality: when her dragon companion, Rairyuu, awakens under stress—often triggered by allies in peril—she transforms into a ruthless force, unleashing indiscriminate destruction. This merciless alter ego historically required intervention from allies like Kan-u Unchou and Shimei Ryomou to mitigate collateral damage or self-harm.
The anime chronicles her dragon’s first awakening during Kyosho Academy’s assault on Seito, spurred by Shimei’s Dragon Jade. Temporarily confined due to uncontrollable aggression, she later recovers to aid Kan-u’s rescue and gradually masters her power, ultimately allying with Hakufu Sonsaku to triumph over Sousou Moutoku at Chibi. Her relationships intertwine loyalty with complexity: Kan-u nurses unrequited feelings, leading to tensions amplified by Ryofu Housen’s manipulation, while Koumei Shokatsuryou’s admiration adds further nuance. Gentoku’s eventual reconciliation with Kan-u underscores her budding emotional awareness, though her focus remains steadfast on friendship and duty.
Expanding into *Great Guardians* and *Xtreme Xecutor*, she evolves into a proactive leader, rescuing allies like Bachou Mouki and forging strategic coalitions against threats. Despite growth, her core traits endure—clumsiness, pacifism, and sudden resolve in crises. The manga diverges by placing Rairyuu’s awakening three years earlier, with Ryomou quelling its entropic energy’s physical toll. Adaptation contrasts include the English dub’s comedic embellishments, absent in the original, such as exaggerated anxieties.
Gentoku’s journey mirrors themes of destiny and self-mastery, balancing her gentle spirit against inherited destruction. Initially a figurehead, her pivotal actions in conflicts echo her historical counterpart Liu Bei’s ascent from obscurity to significance, cementing her latent potential as a leader shaped by turmoil and tenacity.