Utena Tenjou

""I don't care about the power to revolutionize the world! But Himemiya needs me!""

- - Utena Tenjou Utena Tenjou is a Seventh Grade student at Ohtori Academy, and an unwitting Rose Duelist.

Personality
Utena is a popular, passionate and confident girl who is looked up to by a number of her fellow pupils, at first appearing to be the total opposite of her friend and fellow protagonist Anthy Himemiya. Despite this, Utena is introverted and she has her own faults, as all at Ohtori do; she has a short temper and can be extremely impulsive as she is quick to assume others' intentions and feelings, which causes no shortage of problems among individuals as complex as Ohtori's students.

Utena is very easily shaken by things. She's sensitive to rejection, easily falling apart in the instance of a loss or failure. However, Utena is quick to make friends, and relies on them to help her get back on her feet. Utena isn't quick to judge, but once you're deemed untrustworthy in her eyes, it's very hard to win back favor with her. Utena is a romantic at heart, who easily falls for anyone who caters to her ideal vision of her "prince".

Early Life
As a young girl, Utena Tenjou's parents both died in a tragic accident, leaving her orphaned. On the night before her parent's funeral, the two of their coffins were stored side by side. Utena climbed into a third coffin, and lay there, crying. Evuntally, hearing her sounds of crying, she was found by Touga Kiryuu and Kyoichi Saionji. Utena explains to them that she wants to die, as she doesn't understand how people keep on living when they're fated to die. Touga tells Utena to search "for something eternal", and that wishing for death is not the answer.

minutes after this encounter, the spirit of Prince Dios appears before Utena. Dios explains that he a prince, and shows Utena the imprisoned form of Anthy Himemiya, explaining that she is a witch who took away the prince from this world. Utena shows concern for Anthy, and upon hearing that only a prince that Anthy believes in can free her, Utena resolves to become a prince one day. Entertaining her wish, though insisting that she is a girl, and can never become a Prince Dios gives her a Rose signet ring. Utena decides to live so she might one day be a prince who can save Anthy.

Student Council Arc
Having forgotten her meeting with Anthy and Dios, only remembering Dios inspiring her to live, Utena enrolled at Ohtori Academy obliviously, though she quickly found the roses familiar, reminding her of her Prince. Utena's best friend Wakaba Shinohara, who attended Ohtori with her, had her love letter to Kyoichi Saionji, the current fiancee to Anthy Himemiya, the Rose Bride, posted in public. Wanting to defend Wakaba's honor, Utena talked to Saionji about the incident. Saionji took her confrontation as a duel challenge, spotting her Rose Signet ring.

Utena, having no idea what was happening, arrived at the dueling arena, and faced a much more prepared Saionji. However, Utena ended up winning by simply ripping the rose off of Saionji's chest. Utena returned to her dorm to find Anthy waiting for her, now calling her "Utena-sama", and introducing herself as her fiancee, and moving into Utena's dorm with her friend Chu-Chu.

Utena was vehemently against dueling, finding it immature and creepy, especially since she didn't want to 'own' Anthy. A day or two after their initial duel, Saionji came to Utena and Anthy's dorm and demanded Anthy take him back. Anthy reminded him that she was Utena's fiancee now, and Saionji slapped her. Utena agreed to duel after Saionji threatened her with expulsion, though she planned to throw the duel to keep her morals in tact. In the end, Utena won by activating the Power of Dios, and defeating Saionji.

Utena was then invited to the school ball by Touga Kiryuu, as he formed an infatuation with Utena. In the process, she met Nanami Kiryuu, who had an instant dislike of Utena she kept hidden, as she viewed her as a rival for her brother's affections. At the ball, Utena was hit on by Touga despite her protests, though she was disetracted by Anthy's dress melting due to a prank by Nanami. Utena wrapped anthy in a tablecloth as a dress, and danced with her.

Utena then met Miki Kaoru, another member of the student council, as he saved Anthy from Nanami's cronies. Utena kept a friendship with him as Miki developed a crush on Anthy. Miki then visited Anthy and Utena's dorm along with Nanami, though despite Nanami's attempts, Miki didn't waver. Utena talked with Miki until he was distracted by Anthy's piano playing. As Utena walks back from studying, Miki challenges her to a duel. With quick thinking and help from Anthy, Utena defeated Miki, pledging to remain friends with him.

Following an incident involving her and Anthy switching bodies, Utena then met Juri Arisugawa. Utena looked up to Juri as an adept fencer, and Juri acted cordial to her until Utena explained her motivation to duel. Insulted by Utena’s “clinging to her so called nobility”, Juri challenged her to a duel. Utena was easily vested by Juri, but Utena’s falling sword pierced Juri’s Rose, a miracle winning the duel for Utena.