Akira Takaoka



Akira Takaoka (鷹岡 明) is a trained soldier turned teacher who was an early antagonist in the manga series Assassination Classroom and the main antagonist of the first season of its anime adaptation. Initially introduced as a very kind and helpful educator, he is later revealed to be an thuggish disciplinarian who abuses his strength and power through brute force and violence.

History
When he was in the military, he was able to produce elite loyal troops in a short span of time by connecting with them as a tightly-knit family and standing as a violent father at the same time. It is assumed that Takaoka was never reported on due to the possible reprisals against any whistleblowers.

Personality
Takaoka appears to be a very kind and helpful man in his first appearance in Chapter 38. However the second half of Chapter 39 reveals that he is a sadistic drill instructor who abuses his strength and power through brute force and violence. He does not hesitate in beating up anyone, even the students (such as kneeing Maehara and slapping Kanzaki when they object to his training), just to show how powerful he is. The truth is he does not care about the students' welfare at all - he only cares about gaining fame from them killing Koro-sensei due to his teaching, as well as forcing Karasuma to acknowledge his methods and being able to boss him around. He hates losing to anyone, becoming deranged after losing to Nagisa.

After getting fired from losing to Nagisa, his insanity is amplified. He devised a plan to poison most of the students in Okinawa for his revenge. He began scratching his face due to being mocked by his colleague after he lost to Nagisa. After confronting the students again, he threatened everyone by telling them that he’ll blow up the antidote if Nagisa doesn't beg for forgiveness, (but once again he broke his promise by blowing up the antidote just to see Nagisa's despair). Once he lost to Nagisa for the second time, he was reduced to a vegetative state after seeing Nagisa’s smile.

He has an obsession of watching the suffering of his opponents and will sadistically beat/kill someone just to assert his control of others, furthering his dominance by forcing them to recognize him as their father figure. He also has a habit of raising his tongue whenever he has the upper hand.