Protagonist Husbando

The Protagonist is the main protagonist of Doki Doki Literature Club!. He is a member of the Literature Club and Sayori's childhood friend. The protagonist uses whatever name the player gives him, but he is a separate entity from the player. In Act 2, after the first few lines and the game script gets rewritten, the protagonist will have no memories of the events that happened in Act 1, acting as though Sayori never existed. In Act 4, he has no memory of any events that occurred prior to Monika restoring the game. The protagonist's largest appearance is shown once in Act 1 when Sayori hugs him. Only his back is visible, revealing that he has short, dark brown hair and pale skin. His arms also appear in Acts 1 and 2. He is around Sayori's or Monika's height. If the protagonist chooses to write poems for Sayori, the player can see from the actions and perspective of the protagonist that he's slightly taller than her. Though the protagonist's uniform is never shown, it is safe to assume that he wears the standard issue male school uniform consisting of a warm gray blazer, brown sweater vest, white shirt, red necktie, dark blue pants, white or gray socks and white uwabaki slippers with sky blue or pink tips. When Sayori hugs him, it is shown that his casual top is a black shirt. The protagonist's facial features are also not shown. However, in an artwork obtained in Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, his conceptual face shows that he's a bit more older and neutral than the girls, with his front hair being similar with Sayori's. The protagonist was designed to function like a typical visual novel protagonist. He acts blunt towards Sayori, his childhood friend; teases Natsuki, the tsundere; is warm to Yuri, the shy girl; and falters around Monika, the popular girl. According to Dan Salvato, he is deliberately given very little focus. More specifically, the protagonist is an underachiever, preferring to play video games and watch anime instead of applying himself and having friends. Despite this, when he does interact with others, he tries to be kind and thoughtful. He takes note of how people around him are acting and feeling, although more subtle things may go over his head. He is shown to be clever and observant in Act 1. He tries his best to help even when he is out of his depth, as seen when he tries to ease Sayori's depression, despite not understanding it. He shows a distaste towards those who are judgmental, shown by a scene in Natsuki's route, and in Yuri's route, he is accepting of Yuri's interest in knives, highlighting an open-minded personality. The protagonist is true to his word and always attempts to keep his promises; he works harder if he knows people are counting on him. Although the protagonist's primary interests are self-oriented, he does show a liking towards "cute girls", deciding to join the Literature Club on the basis of cute girls attending.