Oh , I see what you mean . That ' s a good argument . Byakuya did show he can be a great leader once he joined the Future Foundation , so it ' s possible he just didn ' t want to lead his classmates because he didn ' t like them and didn ' t think they ' d be useful . For those three you mentioned above , they become leader based on who is running under them . Fuyuhiko could be the leader if everyone were members of a gang . Mondo can lead the students if they ' re members of a biker gang or similar to members of a biker gang . While they can lead outlaws , Fuyuhiko and Mondo probably can ' t lead innocent civilians or children , so they can ' t lead just anyone . Byakuya is the same case . He ' s heir to a financial giant corporation , so he ' s not meant to lead just anyone . He probably only feels the need to lead people who he thinks are useful , and he didn ' t think highly of his classmates . Plus with Byakuya , Mondo , and Fuyuhiko , their talent implies other skills besides leadership . For instance , Mondo is a good biker , Fuyuhiko has a high tolerance to pain , and Byakuya is good at making financial decisions . There ' s more , but I ' m just giving examples . Kokichi may be similar to them however , his talent doesn ' t specify a specific organization or group of people he leads . He just happens to lead an evil secret society . His talent label specifically says he ' s a leader or dictator . That means he should be able to lead all sorts of people . It ' s a much broader leader title than a gang leader or heir to a corporation . If Kokichi were SHSL Military General or SHSL Cult Leader , it ' d be a different story . You can make the argument that his title implies he ' s more of a tyrannical leader , but even a tyrannical leaders should be to take control of all kinds of people . You still could be right . That ' s just my argument .