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Rappi is the small, round, animal-like character who serves as the founder and principal of Falcom Academy, the setting in which Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen SC takes place, and he is the closest thing the series has to a central protagonist. His background is unusual even by the standards of the crossover world around him: his true identity is the great sorcerer Michelle de Lap Heaven from the Legend of Heroes Gagharv trilogy. When heroes from various Falcom games were summoned to the other world of Xanadu, the distorted power of Reason also affected him, transforming him from a human magician into a plump, livestock-like creature resembling a Pikkard, a type of monster from the Ys series. Despite losing his original body, he keeps his human intellect and his memories, and much of his characterization comes from the contrast between his unassuming animal appearance and his genuine status as a powerful and learned mage.
In terms of personality, Rappi is earnest, responsible, and comparatively level-headed within a cast of deliberately exaggerated characters. Apart from his looks, he behaves like a sensible authority figure who tries to keep the school running and to explain the situation whenever new characters appear. His main motivation is to correct the heroes whose personalities have been warped by the twisted power of Reason, since allowing them to return to their home worlds in their current state would cause serious trouble. To achieve this, he established Falcom Academy in Xanadu as a place where these summoned heroes can be re-educated and gradually restored to their proper selves. His efforts, however, are constantly undermined by the students, who ignore his authority and instead fill the school with absurd daily chaos, leaving him to manage the fallout as best he can.
His role in the story of the second season is essentially that of the founding principal and the series' resident straight man and commentator. He oversees the academy as new students, including characters from more recent games, arrive and complicate his attempts at maintaining order. Because he was turned into a small creature, he rarely commands the same presence as a traditional headmaster, and the comedy often derives from his authority being disregarded. He also functions as an explainer, providing background on the distorted world and on the summoned characters so that the audience can follow the parody gags.
His most important relationship is with Dark Fact, the teacher of the academy. Dark Fact was originally the final boss of the first Ys game, but the same distorted Reason that shrank Rappi instead reversed his personality, turning him into a sincere and upright person. The two work together as the adult figures trying to reform the students, with Dark Fact taking on much of the actual teaching while Rappi provides guidance and commentary. Among the students, Rappi's key recurring interaction is with Adol, the Ys protagonist, and others who view the principal as potential food due to his animal form; Rappi is repeatedly treated as prey rather than as the head of the institution. His original identity as Michelle also ties him to the wider Legend of Heroes lore, giving him a background that the other school characters generally do not share.
Because the series is a short gag comedy built around parody and running jokes, Rappi does not undergo a dramatic personal arc. His development is more about the gradual revelation and continued use of his background as a great sorcerer reduced to a small animal, a premise carried consistently into the second season. In the second season he remains the same character, still working as principal, still trying to re-educate the chaotic heroes, and still struggling to be taken seriously. His notable abilities are largely tied to his original identity: deep knowledge of magic and of the worlds the characters come from, which makes him useful as an organizer and guide. In his transformed state, however, he has no impressive combat power, and his most defining trait is practical cleverness paired with complete physical helplessness, leaving him dependent on others while his grand plans for the school continually spiral into comedy.
In terms of personality, Rappi is earnest, responsible, and comparatively level-headed within a cast of deliberately exaggerated characters. Apart from his looks, he behaves like a sensible authority figure who tries to keep the school running and to explain the situation whenever new characters appear. His main motivation is to correct the heroes whose personalities have been warped by the twisted power of Reason, since allowing them to return to their home worlds in their current state would cause serious trouble. To achieve this, he established Falcom Academy in Xanadu as a place where these summoned heroes can be re-educated and gradually restored to their proper selves. His efforts, however, are constantly undermined by the students, who ignore his authority and instead fill the school with absurd daily chaos, leaving him to manage the fallout as best he can.
His role in the story of the second season is essentially that of the founding principal and the series' resident straight man and commentator. He oversees the academy as new students, including characters from more recent games, arrive and complicate his attempts at maintaining order. Because he was turned into a small creature, he rarely commands the same presence as a traditional headmaster, and the comedy often derives from his authority being disregarded. He also functions as an explainer, providing background on the distorted world and on the summoned characters so that the audience can follow the parody gags.
His most important relationship is with Dark Fact, the teacher of the academy. Dark Fact was originally the final boss of the first Ys game, but the same distorted Reason that shrank Rappi instead reversed his personality, turning him into a sincere and upright person. The two work together as the adult figures trying to reform the students, with Dark Fact taking on much of the actual teaching while Rappi provides guidance and commentary. Among the students, Rappi's key recurring interaction is with Adol, the Ys protagonist, and others who view the principal as potential food due to his animal form; Rappi is repeatedly treated as prey rather than as the head of the institution. His original identity as Michelle also ties him to the wider Legend of Heroes lore, giving him a background that the other school characters generally do not share.
Because the series is a short gag comedy built around parody and running jokes, Rappi does not undergo a dramatic personal arc. His development is more about the gradual revelation and continued use of his background as a great sorcerer reduced to a small animal, a premise carried consistently into the second season. In the second season he remains the same character, still working as principal, still trying to re-educate the chaotic heroes, and still struggling to be taken seriously. His notable abilities are largely tied to his original identity: deep knowledge of magic and of the worlds the characters come from, which makes him useful as an organizer and guide. In his transformed state, however, he has no impressive combat power, and his most defining trait is practical cleverness paired with complete physical helplessness, leaving him dependent on others while his grand plans for the school continually spiral into comedy.