Meg Kataoka

Megu Kataoka is a student in Korosensei's Class 3-E in Kunugigaoka Junior High School. She is the female class representative.

Appearance
Kataoka is a tall girl with long, gray hair kept in a ponytail with straight bangs. She was described as being "dashing" by Nagisa and according to Irina's fashion review of the students, she also has the physique and making of a model. This combined with her personality and talents earned her the title "Ikemeg."

Personality
Kataoka is a kind and capable person with very strong leadership skills which has been noted several times in the series. She's level-headed and rational and as a result is good at keeping everyone (namely the boys) in line. She was said to know how to take care of others, however, in the past, she allowed others to rely on her too much. A running gag is that she seems to have a relationship complex and seems to be greatly concerned about not being feminine enough.

Etymology
Kataoka (片岡) Kata (片) means "one (of a pair)" and Oka (岡) means "hill."

History
During her arc, it was revealed that Kataoka was indeed dropped to Class E because of low grades. Her former classmate Kokona Tagawa made her help her study before every test, due to the claim that it's because Megu didn't teach her how to swim properly (when in reality it was Kokona's own fault for not taking more lessons) which nearly caused her to drown at the beach. Because she was constantly helping Kokona her own grades in her weak subjects became worse.

Plot
She was first introduced as the female class representative of Class E. Her spotlight moment in Chapter 43, when the class was swimming in the pool made by Korosensei. Her excellent swimming skill was when she saved Kayano from drowning. The reason for her low grades, which prompted her entrance to Class E were explained in the subsequent chapter. With Korosensei's guidance, they helped Tagawa to overcome her lackluster swimming, which caused her to not rely on Kataoka anymore. This experience helped Kataoka to learn not to let others rely on her too much.

She was shown to lead Class E in most times throughout different chapters. Notable examples include leading the girls and Nagisa through the bar room in the Assassination Island arc and later leading the rescue team during the God of Death arc.

Abilities
Athletics: Kataoka is the best swimmer in Class E. She was the representative of the school's freestyle before dropping to class E and recently swam 50 meters in 26.08 seconds. Karasuma notes that her athleticism allows her to carry the same momentum and constitution as the other male students of Class E, making her a good close combat fighter. She also has good leadership skills.

Knifework: Kataoka was scored joint 4th in the class (along with Masayoshi Kimura, Hinata Okano and Taiga Okajima) for Knife training from April to June.

Yūma Isogai
Isogai and Kataoka are fellow class representatives. They often work together and are considered the leaders of Class E. The two are also shown to have a good friendship. Their relationship is mostly work based, but Class E rumors about what is the real nature of it.

Tōka Yada
According to the official character book, Roster Time, Yada has a crush on her.

Hinata Okano
According to the character book, Okano is her closest friend. They often spend their time off school together. They both share a worry about not being feminine enough.

Hinano Kurahashi
Kataoka and Kurahashi are shown to have a good friendship and are frequently seen together. The character book states that they get along well since their personalities balance each other nicely, and a result they work well as a team.

Trivia

 * Megu's best subject is Japanese while her worst subject is History.
 * Her hobby/special skill is swimming.
 * She wants to become a flight attendant in the future. She's been trying to aim for more feminine professions as time passed.
 * It was stated in her profile that her dream is to be carried like a princess, however she's always misunderstood when she tells others that and they assume she wants to do the carrying.
 * Her most treasured possession are love letters she has received from boys.
 * It's possible the reason behind this is due to mainly receiving love letters from girls and being especially popular among them as well.
 * She was called "Stern Lecture" during class 3-E training using code names. Her codename was written by Okajima.
 * She is the tallest female student in Class E.
 * Kataoka can be considered a foil to Nagisa in terms of physical abilities due the fact that her constitution and stamina has been likened to that of a the boys where as Nagisa's is like that of a girl.
 * In the "Girls you're interested in" ranking made by the boys on Chapter 19, she was ranked 4th, tied with Kayano. It's not shown what was written as her best point. In the anime, the comment next to her vote tally said "Dependable; straight bangs"
 * During the Civil War, she and Takebayashi were both eliminated when Chiba and Okajima sniped them.
 * In the tankobon extras, her statistics were listed as:
 * Physical strength: 4.5
 * Mobility: 4
 * Close-range assassination: 4
 * Long-range assassination: 2.5
 * Academic ability: 4.5
 * Characteristic skill: 4 (leadership)