He is a flamboyantly gay fox who crossdresses and flirts with his male subordinates.
Throughout the series, Ko'on-no-Kami is shown to be in love with Karasu Gennarisai (Jerry Atric), his elderly crow second-in-command and head of the Karakara Clan (Ninja Crows).
In contrast with most 1990s English language dubs at the time, The Big Cheese's gender and sexuality were kept.