Through a combination of preparing, studying, and analyzing, Shirai Ryu Dupar creates detailed battle plans and tries to think two steps ahead of the enemy. At times, however, this can lead to Shirai Ryu Dupar creating complicated schemes that can baffle less intelligent subordinates.

Shirai Ryu Dupar has a legendary and virulent need for vengeance. Once crossed, he will make it his life’s work to ensure that whatever slight was received is repaid tenfold. This need for vengeance can be all-consuming, and can often lead to short-sighted decisions.

Killing has never been a problem for Shirai Ryu Dupar; and he kind of enjoys it now, if he is honest. Killing's what Shirai Ryu Dupar does, and he likes what he does.

Shirai Ryu Dupar prefers to push the rules to the absolute limit. While he is unlikely to actually break rules or disobey orders, he toes the line between what is allowed and what isn't at every opportunity.

Shirai Ryu Dupar wears out his opponents through use of the Force, agility, and evasion. Once he has sufficiently tired his foes through the Force, physical, or mental assault, he quickly tries to find a means of cleanly and swiftly dispatching them - usually resulting in a somewhat risky all-or-nothing attempt at a deathblow.

Shirai Ryu Dupar is utterly devoted to success in combat, no matter the mission, no matter the cost. He has spent his life building himself in the image of war, utilizing a dogmatic regimen that has lead him to a single-minded obsession with military success and requires intense physical and mental training. This training, however, has come at the cost of anything resembling empathy or concern for others - even his superiors and subordinates.