Kyon

The sarcastic, deadpan narrator and protagonist who is dragged into Haruhi's schemes against his will. Known for his snark and cynicism, Kyon meets Haruhi after they are both enrolled in North High, and was the first person at the high school she spoke to. After unintentionally giving Haruhi the idea to form a club, Kyon becomes the second person to join the SOS Brigade, serving as the "fourth seat" of the group. Kyon is the only member of the SOS Brigade who is "normal", having no special abilities at all. He sometimes feels that having Mikuru Asahina, Yuki Nagato, and Itsuki Koizumi in the club is what makes being in the club worthwhile. Kyon is Haruhi's sole voice of reason, and is the only person Haruhi will ever take advice from. Later in the series, he in turn increasingly turns to her as a confidant, even discussing the supernatural problems faced by the SOS Brigade. Kyon's most obvious characteristic is his snarky and cynical manner, which he often uses to hide his true emotions. This results in contradictions between his stated desires and his actions, which he usually rationalizes by claiming that he was coerced into his own actions. For example, he outwardly presents himself as a skeptic, always arguing in favor of the most mundane possibility in any situation, and claiming that Haruhi Suzumiya forced him to join the SOS Brigade, but confesses in the opening narration of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya that he wishes extraordinary things existed. As he stated in The Day of Sagittarius, he seems to naturally stay in the absurd environment of the SOS Brigade. At the time he claimed this proves his adaptability, but in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya he realized that he enjoys being in a group where strange things happen.