#and it makes sense why Komaru still has hers

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The girls (in my redesign!)

#my art #fanart #danganronpa #strawberridraws #danganronpa fanart #danganronpa despair girls #tokomaru #still have many different thoughts tm about this game #and. everything I would change lmao #starting with giVING TOKO A UNIFORM HENDNDND #home girl did not need to be wearing her school uniform like four years later #and it makes sense why Komaru still has hers #but give her some comfier clothes plz

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Random Naegi HCs

The Naegi family are naturally good marksmen. Makoto has more raw talent in this than komaru does. This makes them, ironically enough, bad at baseball (their throws are too clean, too straight, and they don't have the raw strength to blitz people) but really good at basketball despite the height.

Komaru is stronger than Makoto, and by a landslide. Makoto is way more flexible, though, so at least he has that over her.

Both can't dance to save their lives. They're singers, leave their two left feet alone!

Komaru can't cook. She will make a fire with water. Makoto will make your kitchen look like a warzone. Everyone thinks the taste is worth the clean-up; it also looks really good!

Komaru is the first to notice all this and just sighs, muttering under her breath, "Isn't it supposed to be the opposite?" She's more jealous that she can't cook than anything. Was in a cooking club to learn before the tragedy.

Komaru calls Makoto Lil bro (as a jab at his height). This has made many people think she's actually the older sibling. There was an event with the future foundation, and komaru was listed as his elder. She laughed her ass off.

Komaru has NO charisma (the utter girl failure) Makoto stole it all. She talked her way INTO a fight with a pacifist by pure accident (both were trying to avoid conflict).

Makoto's talk no jutsu could almost count as brainwashing. Assassins after his head have learnt to plug their ears, because You Stand No Chance Otherwise.

Makoto is scared of fighting any woman, not out of a sense of honor or anything, he just assumes they can bend him like a pretzel (he's right, 9/10 times he's out under 5 seconds in direct confrontation).

Makoto only read manga because Komaru was into it, he's more of a... literally anything else guy. He liked some of the fluffy and Shonen manga the most.

Komaru reads BL (and yes, Makoto read some of them with her), and Toko Can't Stand It, literally has a No BL policy. Genocider and Komaru have a sorta book club over it. Could probably stop Genocider from committing any crimes (or drop anything she's doing) by saying Komaru wants to share manga recommendations.

Makoto is a complete malewife, cleans, cooks, does the laundry, is good at makeup if he ever learns, can wrap up wounds and scold you (gently) so well, but is utterly horrible at fashion. ("I can just... grab whatever, right?") He has no idea why Komaru is so smug that she has good fashion senses.

Makoto is super naturally cold, even with his shirt, thick jacket, and BLAZER combo he sometimes still feels cold! Could lowkey function as a refrigerator even in the summer. Komaru is the opposite. As kids, they were inseparable when sleeping and are cuddle monsters to this day because of it.

Makoto is naturally drawn towards caliginous colours. Give him all the edgy dark colours, they're his; black is probably his favorite. Komaru doesn't actually have a preference, as long as it doesn't clash when she wears it.

Both naegi's are really good at spotting romances and pairing people up... when it isn't themself. It's genuinely frustrating for others because they can call people getting together before it even gets platonic, but you could pin the naegis to a wall, whisper huskily in their ear before kissing roughly, and you'd have a 50/50 chance that they interpreted it right.

"Oh, we're just friends, why would they be interested?" -both naegis, despite literally raising children with their partners. Both are Actively at risk of becoming black holes.

Komaru is somehow an amazing and HORRIBLE mother. The girl failure energy is too strong. Her (likely adopted) children would trash talk her before they could crawl. It might've been Toko's doing, but still... trash talked by babies. At least the family is loving, and she would never lock any child in a closet... on purpose. 100% apologizes profusely if it happened.

Both are incredibly snarky. Makoto is way less obvious, and he rarely has the chance to be during/after the killing game, but Komaru is a ball of sarcasm and teasing after some therapy. Hina finds both of them bickering with each other and kind of short circuits. (They were both so kind normally??? What was this??? ) She can barely wrap her around the fact that this is their Natural State. Makoto decides to use this to his advantage by being sarcastic/jokingly passive-aggressive when people are least expecting it; Komaru lives for it. It catches even Kyoko off guard for the first few times.

Komaru is good at physics; Makoto isn't and hates it like any other maths related subject. He actually really likes history. Komaru sucks at psychology. Both agree that English sucks. Literature is kinda... there, to them. Both are good at chemistry, but for different reasons. Makoto has a great memory, Komaru is Just Good At It. Can also make it explode at will, for some reason??? No one understands why.

Makoto was gloomy and shy as hell as a child (also an outcast), Komaru was the brave and outgoing one. No one believes her when she says this, ever. (Even as children, people thought Komaru was older because of their dynamic and Makoto relying on Komaru way more than she did him, to outsiders).

Their parents kinda suck.

Makoto has broken several laws, got into fights, and was probably a vigilante at some point. He rarely talks about this. People don't believe any of it until he committed treason.

#danganronpa #makoto naegi #komaru naegi #random thoughts #headcanon #you are now required to inagine makoto dropping the most obvious hints hes a criminal #and no one so much as blinks an eye. #makoto escaped prison bc the cops saw him apologize to a wall he bumped into. #“this kid could not burn someones house down.” #he did in fact burn that house down. he would do it again even.

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for the ask game, Toko Fukawa :D

you got it! i'll include Syo as well. this is a bit Incoherent, but with any luck you all can Parse what i mean

Sexuality Headcanon: Toko's...tough, because she's got so much going on. regardless, i think if you strip everything away she's genuinely Bisexual, as is Syo. they lean towards Men, but Komaru is special. additionally, i say "comphet" for a lot of the girls, but in Toki's case it's a bit different: hers was less societal and more the abuse of her peers and parents. had she never met Komaru it may have never occurred to her that she could love and partner up with a Woman.

brief aside on this: i don't think Toko would ever identify as gay or queer or anything remotely accurate or healthy (ha). nor would Syo, but Syo would probably use a Slur as a label to get a rise out of people, avatar of rebellion and grunge that she is. Toki in particular is on my list of personal "what are you, gay or something?" characters while actively being married to a woman, next to Miu and a few others. good times

Gender Headcanon: okay, hear me out on this one, and sorry if this doesn't make sense, but...

the Fukawas are generally cis to me, though i've imagined a few scenarios where they're trans. when they're cis, however, i headcanon that, if they're with Komaru, only Toko ends up actually being cis. Syo becomes a sort of...genderweird she/her because she sees herself as the fantasy-masc Byakuya to Komaru's femininity. for lack of a better term: Syo thinks of herself as Komaru's husband (hersband...) a lot.

i have no idea how else to explain this without getting mildly NSFW. my thoughts on it aren't really pornographic so much as, like, Psychosexual? you know? and i want to keep the blog somewhat PG-13, so i'll leave it there!

A ship I have with said character: i am a diehard Tokomaru shipper and they're probably the one OTP i don't like splitting up in the whole franchise. they have a game together. they are the Girls of all time

A BROTP I have with said character: i've always loved the idea of Komaru being the entryway into Toko genuinely befriending (or at least earning the tolerance of) a lot of her fellow survivors in the main timeline. i do think Makoto would sincerely be Toko's pal, though, and i adore positioning him as the sweet bachelor brother-in-law in their nasty little family

A NOTP I have with said character: are there people out there who genuinely ship Fukawa System x Byakuya? if so...i'm sorry, but why? whyyyy. again, i try to Live and let Live in this fandom, but lorda mercy you chose poorly in this case, no offense

A random headcanon: to expand on my previous point...i will add, however, that my Fukawa Headcanons generally don't exclude Byakuya. i've said before that, for me, the Fukawas never really lose their crush on him, but it becomes purely, well, NSFW. if you excuse me being blunt for a moment: they still want to rail him, he figures in many of their fantasies, but they don't want to wake up next to him, and they certainly don't want to have his kids or make him breakfast.

Komaru, however, is the Fukawas' WIFE. she is Love, she is Healing, and she is their very best friend at her core beyond all the romance. she is pancakes and shitty manga and joy. Toko (and Syo) may not dream of Komaru kicking them around, but they do dream of creating a peaceful life with her. well...as peaceful as things can get in that timeline. some shit is always Happening

anyway: and Komaru just accepts this, because she knows she's got the girl(s) in the end!

General Opinion over said character: 10/10 i love my Toki so very much. Toki kinnie 4 life. stinky little insect creature. vile and perfect and lovable

#danganronpa #genocide syo #genocide jack #genocide jill #toko fukawa #fukawa system

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I just made a pretty neat realization about Nagisa that separates him apart from the other Warriors of Hope, though it is pretty minor

I think one reason why some people find it easier to sympathize with Nagisa is because you actually see in the present day that he still endures the psychological abuse he took from growing up.

Whether it be Monaca lacing her words because she's fully aware of how devoted he is, or Nagito twisting his brain to make him give up on trying to get Komaru out of town - he's essentially still suffering from the same shit he had to deal with from his childhood, which is people conditioning him to do what they want rather than what he wants by toying with his fragile and indecisive heart since at the current point, he's still kind of trying to pull himself together and convince his own brain that he's doing the right thing.

Even small things like asking "Hey, are we actually sure Masaru is dead because it really isn't confirmed yet" and then being pushed into submission and conforming to what everyone else wants him to believe because Monaca starts questioning his loyalty, which gets followed up by Kotoko and Jataro going "oooh you in trouble now", which I'd imagine is a scenario that's played a lot of times every time Nagisa does something disobedient.

I guess you can kind of attribute this to Monaca too, since she ends up meeting with Haiji again later on and she's still despised by him after all these years, but I don't really think Monaca cares at that point.

As for the other three Warriors of Hope? Unlike Nagisa who still has to unknowingly relive the psychological torment he already had to go through in the form of people he genuinely wants the best for, the other Warriors of Hope don't really go through that same experience that they already went through again. What you see are effects of what they've become because of their trauma.

Masaru feels the need to be a hero and protect the kids no matter what stands in his way because of how he already had to take so many beatings from his dad (which translates into how he thinks he should discipline himself when he gets nervous; beating his arm until it's a bruised mess). He can't help himself to be anything but strong-armed and brave in his own childish way.

Jataro's mental abuse has shaped his entire worldview and mentality of what he thinks is his reality. That people hate him and think he's disgusting, and since he straight up can't see the world another way, he lets himself get hated because he's convinced that's his only form of coping. (Which funnily enough: Nagisa is the only one that actively challenges his philosophy considering he actually cares for him and wants Jataro to grow. My boy's such a good fucking kid (who has committed so many atrocities), man.)

Kotoko caps it off by people controlling and forcing her to do so much disgusting and horrific shit onto her, to the point she has a trigger word; it all plays a role in what she is today. From her personality to the random, needless and gross one-off side comments she makes on occasion, to her desire to hurt 'cute girls' the same way she was hurt because she wants to feel that sense of control that she didn't have in her life when confronted with adults.

All of these are cause and effects - the trauma is the cause, and who they are now is the effect. What they went through doesn't still 'happen'. But Nagisa? Not quite. Nagisa grew from a household that tried to make him an emotionless subject that abided to whatever his parents wanted that would use inhumane means to wear his spirit down whenever he tried to show resistance.

And yet, in spite of it all? Nagisa's a pretty fuckin open-minded and independent kid capable of thinking for himself. He acknowledges a ton of perspectives when he makes his decisions and says his words. He's aware Junko was using him, but he's fine with that since he'd rather it be her than an adult that's done nothing but hurt him. He's aware of how helping Komaru escape would hurt Monaca's feelings and go against her plans (and not in the way he thought it would too), but he chooses to do it anyways because in his mind, Komaru's literally been getting rid of his friends one by one and he needed to take her out of the equation. He knows that there are innocent casualties in the war that he's fighting, but he pushes it off of him by justifying it as "nobody stops to save the good people in a war anyways".

And it's been said multiple times before, but despite his love for Monaca, him being cool with adults dying, and how he wants a children's paradise? He's constantly trying to think for himself and consider his options (including being willing enough to talk about his trauma and how they became the Warriors of Hope to adults, the exact same people he's afraid of).

And despite how many times people try to make him into a no-questions-asked emotionless tool, he still has emotions. Only Warrior of Hope that shows even the slightest bit of guilt and resent for the fact they're killing people. Only Warrior of Hope that even tries to question Monaca's decisions (and again, that's IN SPITE of him loving her more than anything).

To summarize? From the very start of his life, Nagisa was trying to be made into nothing more than an abiding guinea pig that did whatever he's told at 100% efficiency and proficiency. But somehow, someway, he's able to repel all of that and able to grow into a person that can actually think for himself and not just be content with conforming to what people want. At least; initially. Because the sad reality is that no matter how hard Nagisa tries, one way or another, he's always being manipulated into just giving in to what other people want him to be/do. It started from his childhood and it still happens, until Monaca finally breaks him and makes him do her bidding, no more questions asked.

#danganronpa #danganronpa ultra despair girls #nagisa shingetsu #shingetsu nagisa #monaca towa #towa monaca #masaru daimon #daimon masaru #jataro kemuri #kemuri jataro #kotoko utsugi #utsugi kotoko #warriors of hope

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Toko DR1 defense rant. (+ some UDG and Tokomaru hot takes)

I wrote a DR1 Toko defense rant and hot takes on twitter after seeing a DR1 Toko hate post on tumblr, funny that. Anyway, I'm copying pasting that rant onto here becuase it's really important. I will defend Toko with my life.

DR1 Toko haters are the weakest link.

Y’all can’t handle the fact that a woman with childhood trauma, trauma with relationships and has DiD with a serial killer alter is thrust into a stressful life or death killing game would not act very nice and normal 24/7.

If Toko in DR1 made you feel uncomfortable and you didn’t like her moments then that’s completely fine. That’s the point of her character.

It’s a pretty accurate portrayal of how someone with trauma who hasn’t been able to get the help they need would act this way. Her character was perfectly done to serve the story she has. Saying her character is bad just because it’s uncomfortable is dumb.

You can argue that her trauma being played for laughs and is bad taste but that’s more a story issue than a character issue.

Here’s another hot take: If you love UDG Toko but hate DR1 Toko then you don’t actually love Toko, you only love a fanon version of Toko.

A fanon Toko that is gay for Komaru and her obsession with Byakuya and trauma are just “magically gone”

All of Toko’s negative traits in DR1 are still present in UDG. Her sole motivation for coming to Towa city was to save Byakuya. Her reason for sticking with Komaru, encouraging her to not give up when she is at her lowest and helping and saving her, it was all done so Toko could trade Komaru with the enemy so she could save Byakuya. Her being rude and making incest jokes in front of Komaru are aspects of Toko’s character that shouldn’t be ignored. (Although, the incest part is more a product of UDG trying to squeeze as much grossness it can)

The reason why it shouldn’t be ignored is that it makes Toko’s growth in chapter 4 onwards all the more significant. Toko at the start of UDG was calling Komaru “Omaru” and fully wanted to betray her.

Toko in the end of UDG has learned that she likes having Komaru as a friend and wants to fight to save both her and Byakuya. That’s a character god tier arc.

But what about Toko’s obsession afterwards? It still exists because it’s linked to her trauma that she still has not been able to heal from. Komaru is a very important and wonderful person for Toko but she is not a therapist. She can’t diagnose all of Toko’s issues and create a way for Toko to fully heal. She can be the start and encourage Toko, but Toko needs professional therapy. Months of therapy most likely. This isn’t something that can be fixed in a week. DR3 shows that even when Toko has Komaru, she still has her obsession with Byakuya because she hasn’t been able to go to therapy.

I should probably clarify that I don’t dislike Tokomaru content that has Toko healing with Komaru’s help or Toko content that has her over Byakuya. Lord knows

I can’t throw stones in the department because of how I write Genocide Jack lol. But what I am saying is that DR1 Toko is important for UDG Toko to make sense. You can’t ignore DR1 Toko and only think about Toko as she is in UDG. Both Tokos are halves of one complete Toko.

That said, I do take slight issue with people who said that Toko NEEDED UDG to be good. Guys, Kodaka wasn’t thinking about UDG or any future DR game when writing DR1. DR1 was written as if it would be the only thing that could be made of the series. Toko’s arc in DR1 WAS supposed to end where it was. It wasn’t left incomplete so another game could fill in the rest. Toko in UDG is just an expansion of DR1 Toko. She’s already learned how to be braver and fight, UDG teaches her that she doesn’t have to pick and choose between two people. She can have both.

It’s extremely rare that a Danganronpa character has second time in the spotlight to develop more beyond the game they star in. Toko is the sole exception to this.

Also worth mentioning, Toko wasn’t first considered to be the partner early in development. It was actually Haiji that would be the secondary protagonist in UDG. The only reason why they switched from him to Toko was for gameplay purposes. Kodaka wanted the player to have the ability to switch to a super powerful character that can’t die so the people used to visual novel aspect of DR can play UDG without worrying about having to be good at a third person shooter.

Haiji’s power form would have been him taking off his cast and killing Monokumas with a robot arm. But that didn’t go very far so it was decided that Genocide Jack would be that power form.

That means y’all have to thank Genocide Jack for giving you the UDG lesbians. (Btw, if I got this info wrong please let me know.)

Anyway I exhausted myself from talking about Toko. She is a perfect weird girl who is one of DR’s best written characters.

#Kirby's Novel Notes #Toko Fukawa #Komaru Naegi #danganronpa #danganronpa trigger happy havoc #ultra despair girls #Tokomaru #rant #long post

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That moment is also interesting cause at this point Toko is questioning why is Komaru so nice and trusting to her. As a writer Toko likely processes things based on logic and reasoning cause as a writer your story has to make sense. She fully envisioned how Komaru would logically act once Nagito revealed the truth to her.

Yet still Komaru puts her love and trust in her. That moment is so interesting. This is a girl who has never experienced true love and trust that goes against logic and common sense. A girl who was lied to all the time and hurt by others to the point she decided to never trust anyone again.

In that moment she starts to cry. Just letting all her confused emotions out to someone for the first time. Toko never actually cried onscreen so far. Not in any scene in DR1 or UDG up til this exact point. We can assume she’s cried to herself when she’s alone but this scene here is our first time we see Toko shed tears for the first time and it’s because of Komaru’s love and friendship towards her.

Toko cries for the first time cause of Komaru but these aren’t tears of hurt these are tears of emotions she’s kept hidden for long time.

All of these emotions that Toko has bottled up for years to herself in private has finally come out overflowing in tears.

Komaru being the first person Toko and Syo can really trust with their emotions is so important. She's probably the first person Toko has cried in front of in a while and the first person Syo has dropped her facade for. The tokosyomaru dynamic is really all about trust.

#nyanswers #tokomaru #syomaru #tokosyomaru #danron #💔✒️ #🌱📢 #🫀✂️ #metaposting

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

(tw implied SA/abuse)

AAAAA, I didn't expect you to reply so soon. The list of detail that could support this are:

-sleeping fully clothed when sick(could be him unwilling to be fully vulnerable)

-people pleasing(small, but you could tie it into it being a fawn coping mechanism)

-wetting the bed till 5th grade(has been shown to be a small sign of past abuse)

-his motive video person being specifically komaru and not including his parents

-his ability to lie when prepared (ch5 when protecting kyoko)

-his willingness to forgive people that wronged him(it's common for child victims to be made to forgive their adult abusers)

-the fact that he never really opens up to people

I know it's a stretch but when we get virtually nothing about Makoto's past we might as well try to find out why. I generally like the idea that Makoto chose to be optimistic, kind, and hopeful despite having every reason to be the opposite. It adds to why he is so willing to offer redemption. (I also unfortunately went through something similar and heavily relate to Makoto so this is also slightly projection)

Hmm while if you want to go that route i'd say you could argue it, I do have my disagreements, this isnt to say it s not possible, but I just think there are better explanations

I always thought myself that it was more he collapsed and was unable to do so then an active choice, but thats more conjecture, you could definitely make it an active choice and I wouldn't call foul on it

I feel like SA is a bit over the top of a reason, like it COULD be a reason, but combining that with Komaru's statement it feels like it'd be more likely to avoid other kinds of punishments, also could just be an inherent personality trait

I've got no complaint with this one, it is very much a sign of sexual abuse, alone I don't think i'd call it enough to be definitive but if someone wanted to run with it i'd be like "yeah makes sense"

The motive video person for everyone was only one single person, Hifumi, Leon, Aoi, and Kirigiri all had non-parental family members chosen (Sister, Cousin, Brother, Grandfather) while some people DID have parents Ishimaru, Hagakure, Chihiro it's definitely not the majority, other people Mondo, Sakura, Byakuya, Sayaka all had people they were not related to (Bodyguard, Boyfriend, Butler, Band Member) if anything the only two people I would take this as proof of a bad relationship for would be Toko and Celeste as they're the only people with non human hostages (A stinkbug and her pet cat)

I wouldn't call this special, especially by the point of chapter 5 Makoto has gained a lot of survival skills, and lying is one of them, plus people just can lie

There's nothing wrong with this one, however it does feel like a bit of a stretch, Makoto has this whole game been going "its not our fault, its monokumas" every time someone has guilt over the vote or anything, this very much just feels like an extension of that, especially with Monokuma very visibly and obviously rushing the trial.

This one's kind of interesting because Makoto does shockingly keep his cards a lot closer to his chest then people give him credit for, but I'd say he's pretty open to at least Kirigiri by the end if not everyone, especially since a killing game requires him to not be completely open to everyone all the time

This is good evidence to at the very least the Naegi's having some questionable punishment methods, but at the same time Komaru is very open about her school life which has....so many red flags, like seriously its fucking creepy komaru really do be like "yeah my old teacher used to break into my room to watch me sleep but im pretty sure it was his ghost" like GIRL WHAT so it's actually a bit hard to tell if it's the naegi's doing it, or her school life just being fucked up again

Like girl seriously are you okay

tldr; I personally think there are better explanations for most of these points, however it would still be an interesting concept to explore and I can definitely see why someone would believe it, it's not my personal theory but exploring makoto under the lens of an abuse survivor is definitely a fascinating thing to do, and also if you want to further look into and back up this reading I'd check out a lot more of komaru's dialogue because I think you'd find some interesting points to make about it through that lens you could add to you repertoire

#to be very clear i support this reading even if its not my personal reading of the text #and while i wanted to put my own thoughts about each point and why i disagree this does not invalidate the reading in the slightest #anon chaos #trigger happy havoc #ultra despair girls

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Danganronpa ask thing! So many good questions on here. Let's see...

6, 17, & 39. Take your pick or do all three!

6. Do you have a fan character? Tell us about them!

I was going back and forth on if I which character I wanted to do, so I'll just do both of them this time.

First is Micho Auruka, the Ultimate Defense Attorney. Micho is a pretty chill and laid back gal that often gets mistooken for a hobo at times due to her ripped attire unbefitting of a supposed lawyer. Instead of suits and ties, she wears a hoodie and a beanie(that's ripped so her ahoge can fit through). Micho was forced to study professional law by her father, the Chief of Police, and took law and defending pretty well. But due to her being a young girl, she was underestimated by judges and prosecutors alike. So Micho decided that she wouldn't try as much if others wouldn't take her seriously, she was already the smartest person in the room, no need to showboat it, right? This led to her making a devastating mistake in her career, one she dreads thinking about each and every day. Micho is like a big sister to most of her classmates and friends; she's kind, helpful, optimistic, and holds a strong sense of belief in others.

Next is my fankid, Sayuri Hinata, the Ultimate Lucky Student. Initially Sayuri was the Ultimate Friend many years back, but I changed that relatively recently. Sayuri is Hajime and Chiaki's firstborn daughter, she's fun and cheerful and loves to help her friends whenever possible. So much so that she's unsure of what she wants to do with her own life a lot of the time. Sayuri also doesn't have an ahoge funnily enough and is often jealous when her friends have one but not her(she just can't make it stick), luckily her ponytail does all the emoting things too to make up for that.

17. List five headcanons for your favorite characters!

Oh man, we're gonna be here a while...

Hajime Hinata:

-Hajime used to like magic when he was a kid

-Hajime takes care of the neighborhood cat. He's tried taking it in but it always finds a way out, and yet still comes back to him for food.

-Hajime likes swords and imagines dual wielding them.

-Hajime sometimes feels insecure about his body at the beach and wears a T-Shirt or a tanktop when he's not going in the water.

-Daddy issues...and mommy issues...

Chiaki Nanami

-Chiaki plays so much that she forgets to eat and is therefore underweight

-Chiaki doesn't know how to swim and learned from Hajime and her classmates on a beach trip.

-She's cousins with Chihiro Fujisaki and that's why Chihiro and Alter Ego designed her that way.

-Chiaki can play some games in her sleep. Like those biking games at the arcades, her body just moves on it's own.

-Chiaki has her own let's play channel and twitch streaming account.

Miaya Gekkogahara

-I like to imagine that she's related to Monaca in some way. Probably her aunt

-She can talk, it's just that her voice is very low and soft.

-She sometimes talks like Usami, saying "Love Love" frequently

-Miaya likes to give gold stars to some of her children clients that do good in their respective sessions.

-She owns...so many bunny plushies

Kaede Akamatsu

-(This one is post-DR3)She got into an accident with Headmaster Naegi's car and literally begged to be punished because she felt so bad about it.

-When helping Shuichi out at crime scenes, she has a bubble blower that's supposed to be like a gag on cigarettes. She even uses Sherlock Holmes novels words and phrases in an effort to make herself sound smarter.

-She was the pianist for many of the other character's weddings. Makoto and Kyoko. Komaru and Touko. Fuyuhiko and Peko. Even her classmates'.

-And in one such occasion her car was towed while she was in the middle of a song.

-Kaede's favorite fruit is strawberries I imagine.

39. Which character do you feel deserves more love?

Miaya Gekkogahara. Look...I know she basically doesn't talk, and by all accounts in the DR3 anime we never get to see the real her, but c'mooooon! An Ultimate Therapist that helped made the NWP in the second game, and her design is cute as hell! We need more Miaya in our lives. Something, anything, I'm begging over here!

#asks #answers #naxal710 #ask meme #freeze speaks

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Let’s Start the Game...

[Buffalo, New York City, Two Days Later...]

HELLOOOOOO NEW YOORK!

Heheh...You’ve been waiting this entire trip to say that, haven’t you?

Sure have!

Shame that Hiro wasn’t here to say it with me.

...

*Byakuya pats her on the shoulder.

We find this 404 guy, and we may be one step closer to getting him back.

Stay strong Hina. We’ll get through this.

Yeah...yeah, you’re right.

Ok, so...where do we start?

It might be ideal for us to split up into groups of two or three to cover as much ground as possible. According to Chihiro’s info, this is around where the ERR0RM3SS4GE graffiti was. 

So this is where we search. If we’re going in groups, then Maya and I will go together.

That makes sense to me.

Toko and Komaru are probably gonna go together so...I’ll go with Byakuya.

I accept these terms.

Yeah, I mean...we’ll get this done faster if we go with people we’re familiar with.

We should take Akeru with us too. Are you two gonna go together then? If so, what about Kuripa?

Well Kuripa? Would you like to come with us?

Actually, I think I’m gonna go solo on this one.

Huh?

I can get stuff done fine on my own. You go with your wife.

A-Are you sure?

You can come with Four and me if you don’t wanna go with them.

I still need time to think about things. I’ll drag you down if I tag along.

But...I really must insist-

Who the hell do you think you are...? I can take care of myself...!

...!

You’re my boss...

Stop trying to be my Dad...

...Sorry.

Don’t worry, I’ll be FINE. I’ll call you if anything comes up.

You broke your phone, didn’t you?

Oh yeah...

Alright, well, I’ll just come straight back to the van with anything I find.

Stay safe, ok?

I will, I will...

*Everyone starts to disperse.

...

...?

...

*Kuripa catches Akeru giving him a weird glance before she trails behind her parents.

...

*True to his word, Kuripa starts wandering and searching on his own, however, unlike the rest of the group, he has his sights set on a certain place.

(Boss relayed the story to me with what happened to Akane Taira here...She said she visited some internet café, which is where she got threatened...”

*He stands out the front of one particular internet café.

(Let’s see if I’m worth threatening too...)

*He enters the café looks for the booths. Most of them are already full.

...Well, I don’t have my phone, and it’s not like I brought a laptop or some shit with me...Only one thing for it...

*He suddenly enters one of the occupied booths.

Customer: Ah-!?

You look like a reasonably smart man! Listen, I don’t have time to explain, but I’m on a mission. Give me your laptop.

Customer: A-Are you crazy!? Get out of my booth you weirdo, I’m in the middle of something!

...

*Kuripa suddenly grasps the customer by his head.

That wasn’t a request...

*WHAM!*

Customer: AAUGH! Uuugh......

*Kuripa slams the customers head into the desk, instantly knocking him out. He drags his body and leans it in a recovery position against the wall behind him.

Sorry, official Future Foundation business.

*He cracks his knuckles and starts typing into the laptop. He goes straight to ERR0RM3SS4GES website.

“Rumor has it if you say ERR0RM3SS4GES name 3 times in the mirror, 404 materializes behind you and calls you a bitch...”

But why do that when you can just offer yourself up as a sacrifice? When 404 finds out how many juicy secrets I’M hiding, he’s not gonna be able to resist the urge.

*Kuripa browses the website, and then after a few minutes.

...

Ooooooh...Either this is some flashy pop-up ad, or aliens are contacting me!

Psh...Who am I, Hagakure?

Close, but no cigar...Kuripa Kurafto, yes?

Ah, so you know my name?

...!

*Unsure of whether he’s being watched, Kuripa pokes his head up over the booth and peeks around the cafe. When he doesn’t spot anyone suspicious, he ducks back down again.

I know more about you than just a name you know. ERR0RM3SS4GE knows almost everything about everyone.

Oh yeah? Let’s test that.

What’s my fetish?

ENF and public humiliation.

Big boobs or small boobs?

You like small boobs.

I once wrote an erotic fanfiction on WattPad, True or False?

False. You wrote an erotic fanfiction on AO3 though.

Shit man, you ARE good.

Is that really all you want to know? There are many others parts of your history that are suitably...colorful.

Ah-Let me stop you right there pal.

I certainly have a lot of deep dark secrets that I don’t want anyone knowing, but the reason isn’t because I’m trying to protect myself.

If they find out what I’ve done or who I am, they won’t feel safe around me anymore...They won’t trust me and...it’ll break Boss’s heart.

So if you really are an agent of societal justice like I am, you’ll keep what you know to yourself. Understand?

...

Also, don’t talk tough shit. Uchui probably told you all of that stuff about me, didn’t he?

No actually. Uchui endeavored to keep your secrets for you. It seems the sense of companionship between you remains even though you fight on opposing sides.

Uh-huh...

And what side are YOU on?

...

You don’t seem inherently hostile, and I have heard rumors about the big bad brutes of society you shut down. I can get behind that cause.

But you also helped Uchui betray me and get into cahoots with Organization Zetsubou. What kind of plot are you cooking here.

...

If you don’t wanna answer, fine, at least answer me THIS.

ERR0RM3SS4GE are based in Japan, or so they say. What are you doing here in the USA?

...I’m on a mission.

Ah he speaks...! Interesting...what kind of mission?

Actually, that’s what I wanted to talk to you and the Future Foundation about. You’re the first I’ve been able to get in contact with, but...I need help.

...Help huh? Give me one second...

*Kuripa starts navigating through the customers laptop, and luckily, he finds a recording function. He activates it and it starts recording the screen.

So...you need help with this “mission” of yours...Let’s say, hypothetically, that we agree to help you with whatever you’re up against. What do WE get out of this?

Future Foundation are used to helping people without direct compensation, but unfortunately, morally ambiguous hacker organizations aren’t exactly on our help list.

Hahahah...Your sense of humor definitely adds levity to this situation. But whether you think we’re good or bad, all we’re trying to do is make a difference.

...

Help me...and I’ll send you the location of Organization Zetsubou’s base.

Wait...you know where they’re hiding...!?

If you want me to be perfectly honest, no, I don’t. However, I currently have a plan in the works involving getting that information. Help me, and as soon as I get it, it’s all yours.

Then...the reason you helped Uchui...!? It was so you could use him to find Zetsubou...!?

We can discuss that later. But on top of information, you’ll get all my connections and all my assets to use as you please. If you play nice...maybe I’ll even lend you some gear to destroy Organization Zetsubou once and for all.

...

An enticing offer, but what exactly is it that you need us to do for you?

Unfortunately, I can’t say that directly. I need to know if you’re well and truly up to the task. Not just in terms of abilities, but in terms of how far you’re willing to go.

Well, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to rescue those kids that got taken at the camp. But I can’t say the same for my cohorts. THEY have standards.

Exactly. If you want to know what I know, then I suggest you make your way to a place called the Walkie-Talkie.

The Walkie-Talkie?

Yes. It’s placed at the top of a high-rise flat, and serves as a social gathering hub. People come and go and make business deals and also friends there. However, others tend to use it as a front for illicit dealings and otherwise.

I see...so your target is that place?

No...My target is something much bigger...

Huh?

But it is true that place is hiding some secrets. More will be revealed there. I’ve just uploaded the necessary data to this PC, so do with that what you will. I’ll be going now. 404 out.

Wha-Hey!

*Before Kuripa can stop him, 404 disappears from the screen.

Piss!

*He stops the recording, swipes the laptop and hurries back to the camper.

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[prophetrick]

Heyo. If you're still offering, can you show us what Yasuhiro's good, bad and Shiba endings would look like please?

OOC: This took too long for me to accept any more. All three endings are here, them taking so long was why I haven’t said too much. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Kekeke.

Good End: The Ties That Bind 🎶: The Spinner

It's been a wild ride. I've decided to stay with the Future Foundation for a bit. But the world is calling me, see. I know I can do so much more out there! So when I feel good and ready, I'll leave it. That doesn't mean I'll burn the bridges I've built there, of course.

Madda being a nurse, it only makes sense for her to stay where she can work. If I get the chance, I help out when I get the chance. Once I find a good way to travel, I'll ask if she wants to come with me. We've been away from each other for so long, y'know? I'm not sure if I even want to find where the rest of the family is. She doesn't seem all that worried about finding her mother or Dad, so I won't bother. My only regret is that I couldn't take her to the places she wanted to go to before the world went belly up. I think I can make up for lost time!

I'm still in the fourteenth branch. I swear, man, Toges has been riding my tail more since Naegs and Kirikins left. His heart's grown more. Still a dick, and that's not going to change any time soon. He'll do things like "I'm gonna give you some of my men and these things and we'll help you get back on your feet" but he has these smiles he does try to hide that show up on a rare occasion. I mean, I guess that's his job. He's doing what he was born n' bred to do. What I have noticed is that, if he has a greater sense of trust in you, he'll "delegate" more tasks in your direction. My aching bod can sing to that! But he won't do anything that he wouldn't do on his own, so it's not just him bossing people around for the sake of it. He means what he says, says what he means and follows through with it. Love him or hate him, he's a man true to his word.

Touko is growing, too. With her, it used to be one step forward, two steps back. Touko's been standing up straighter and she isn't quite as stinky. I worry about her the most, y'know? Even if we've never seen eye to eye, I guess it's because when I think about, we could have ended in the same spot. Watching her be big sis to Komaru is so cute. It makes me wish I had a little brother of my own. She's a full member of the Future Foundation now. When she got her uniform, you better believe we were there to celebrate. But there was this one look she gave Toges, and I don't think I'll be forgetting it any time soon. She had a lop-sided frown, but she looked so determined. She's always had an intensity about her--especially when it came to Togamins--but this time…you know that look someone has when they're climbing right out of rock bottom? Yeah, that was it. It doesn't mean Sho is gone. Nah, we don’t get that luxury. Touko and Sho have come to a kind of compromise, by the look of it. They're two faces of a coin, and when part of you is a serial killer, maybe that compromise is better. Especially when you're part of a group trying to restore the world, maybe that was for the best. I can't tell if Sho is ever kidding or not when she's out; she pesters me the most if it isn't Toges she's bothering. I don't want her scissors pointed at my neck, but it's like…since Komaru's been more involved, even Sho has her times of being…decent. Sho of all people! Who'd have thought that? Touko is just as determined to continue writing. Me and Aoi will drop food off when she holes herself off to write. She always sounds mean, but we can hear her voice soften. Kameko is always there on her desk, and that's for the better. I remember when Kameko would stink up the place whenever we'd walk into the room. I never thought about it, but maybe that might also be why Touko stinks to high heaven most of the time. Hmm..

Speaking of Aoi, she's not that much different. She's still grieving, but I think that she's going to push herself into exhaustion if we don’t pester her properly. I can't allow that on my watch. Yuta was Aoi's brother, and now, she doesn't have any blood family. Sometimes I see her gazing out over the sea with a forlorn look on her face when she sits on the beach. When I get the chance, I'll bring her some tea and listen to her. One day, Aoi and I were talking about Obon and the festival food while we were sitting on the beach. It was a good time. Aoi had a bright smile and laughed as she told me about something from her childhood. There was no trace of sadness or hurt in her voice or on her face. The only thing that gave away her emotions was that she was looking out to the ocean again. Her hair was blowing gently as she sat there watching the water, and the breeze made her ponytail flutter in the wind. The sight made my heart ache. So I told her that if she needed me to, I'd go back with her. We're gonna see Yuta in the future, I know it. She's not going to like what she sees.

Is it going to be like this for Toges? Naegikins and Kirikins? This is gonna be rough..

Naegs and Kirikins have gone off to remake Hope's Peak. I…couldn't say that I agreed with that. The only thing I could do was send word to a couple of monks to bless the place considering the place was just teeming with nega-vibes. The full nine yards, y'know? I mean, think about it. There had to have been at least a hundred dead bodies on the campus including the "game" I was in. That plot of land has to have soaked up a lot of malice and blood. It's gotta be cursed! But maybe his thought was to turn something good from something awful? I got love for 'em, so you know we gotta meet up for a good meal every now and then. Maybe the monks helped Kirikins? They'd have more spiritual power than me. I've never asked her because she's such a private person, but she knows I'll be there to help her with that no matter what. Same with Naegs and Komaru. They haven't find their parents yet.

My new family? They need me here, right now. So I'll leave the Future Foundation when I've helped them close up their loose ends.

It's funny how I always thought that I'd be much better going au solitare. Buddha said that attachment is the root of all ills. I believed that wholeheartedly, but it was solely to justify lashing out.

Yet here I am, standing tall with people to grab, and people who are keeping me on the ground instead of flying off into space…

I'm happy like this.

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Shiba End: Mira’s Liar Cake 🎶: Out of This World 3 Okay, final trial! We gotta search for evidence to help us with figuring out the murder of the body we found in the garden.

No pressure, right?

Ahaha...man, what messed up spot to be in. Yeah, we gotta solve this, but we're the ones on trial too!

So I start from the top down. Fifth, fourth, third and so on. I came across a picture or two, and it didn't quite sit well with me. We were posed to kill each other, so why so many smiling faces? I'm not in the pictures, either...

Some rooms were hard for me to go in. Those....classrooms on the fifth floor, the pool, rec room...those rooms freak me out the longer I'm there. My hands go all clammy, my chest feels like it's going to snap shut... And I wasn't going to touch the morgue. Hell no.

Naegs and I bump into each other, and the feelings compound until it's unbearable. I avoided him whenever I could.

Along the way, I've picked up some weird-looking coins hiding underneath some of the other spots. Table corners, beakers, even around the kitchen. I remembered there was a capsule machine in the school store, and after what we've seen, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of room in there that we hadn't looked over. This not-so-funhouse would have that kind of stuff. I hook around, switching things up to move through the first floor to the second to keep Naegs at a good distance and wind up at the school store. The capsule machine is saved for last; I wanted to see if I could find anything else in the room. If we get to leave, it could be worth selling. Who wouldn't want a piece of memorabilia? There's plenty of people who would, so why should I refuse?

I finally get to play with the machine, putting coins in with reckless abandon. I know we've got time against us, so I just wanna sneak in a few things. I wish I came here before. So many nifty litlle knick-knacks! I guess it makes sense that they'd have OOPArts to study. Kinda weird how the contraptions can come out of the armor, though..

Among the trinkets I've found was a disk with a dog's picture on it. A shiba dog. As much as I want to find comfort in it, my stomach wretches when I know I have to go back up to the cd room.

If there's one silver lining, it's that I can finally rest my legs a little.

All right, onto the next room. I stick the disk in drive and let 'er rip.

When I was here the last time, it was when the rides to the trial room weren't empty and didn't remind us how flushed out our numbers were. We had been given our motive videos. Mine mother, paralyzed by medicine and chained to a hospital bed. What she wore was a mockery to her profession, the scantily kind of thing you'd see in Shinjuku.

I'm not a man prone to smacking stuff around, but I almost wanted to throw the chair into the screen when I saw that. At the time, I thought it was a really sick prank. Boy, was I wrong.

Here was a code on the computer screen. U, u, d, d, l, r, l, r, enter.

I typed the computer keys as I chewed on my bottom lip. There was click behind me, and I instinctively leapt into the air. If my heart hadn't been in my rib cage, I swear it would have hit the ceiling first!

This game...I hate this place so much.

I looked around and find no one else's come in. Good. I walked to the spot where I heard the click. I saw where there had been a part of the wall that looked like a latched door. I knew that there was another secret somewhere, just like one of those horror games!

...Oh. I guess I'm in something like that right now, huh? Well, if I find a way out through this door, we don't even have to go through the trial, 'right?

I open the door and hear it shut closed when I go through. Ahead of me was a sterile, industrial-looking corridor. The clicking of my geta and the sound of my heartbeat became more pronounced as the endlessness of the hallway began to swallow the light.

I'm not sure how long it took me to get to a door. My nose hit it before I recognized any solid surface. Like, ow?!

My hands fumbled around the door for anything to open it, and the only sounds I could hear were my rattled breath. Sweat beads dripped down my forehead, and I think it would have reverberated if it dropped on the floor.

I just need to keep it together. Right! Come on, let's open the door!

It opens without effort when I turn the handle. Small lights flickered in a circle.

I took a few steps inside. Everything was still dark. "M... Mom?" I whispered loudly. The darkness made my voice feel like an echo in my own ears. "Naegs? Anyone?!" There was no reply. I took a deep breath before  moving forward into the pitch black room. It was cold. There was nothing there but me and my footsteps echoing off the walls. Suddenly, everything began to light up as if someone had turned on a switch.  It blinded me for a moment until I finally focused back on the space. At first it seemed like a giant disco ball, and then I realized that it was a camera.  A large one. One of those huge ones, with a massive screen that looked like it could take up half the ceiling. But that wasn’t what caught my eye. The circle of lights was revealed to be a cake with candles. No more than eleven. None of us were kids..so what those candles were for everyone that...

I don't have enough time to dwell on it when a dog steps forward wearing a tin foil hat. It's a shiba inu, I'd recognize that breed. I didn't say a word as it trotted closer, sniffing at me with its muzzle.  My hand automatically reached out toward its head, petting him behind his ear. He wagged his tail happily as we moved toward the table, where the cake sat. Behind him were what I could only see pod beds too small for people. The dog barked and turned his head towards the pods, his tail smacking the table.   When I turned my attention over to the pods, something inside of me crumpled. The candles were the same amount of pods. They were all full with sleeping shibas.

Except one.

The dog turned to me and stood up to nudge the cake with his paws on the table, his tail gingerly wagging. Then he pawed at it again, whining slightly.

"I'm not hungry, lil' dude," I told him, feeling a chill run down my spine. "I got something to take care of." Truest of truths, I wasn't! This room feels weird, and I couldn't remember if I heard the bell for the class trial! Besides, dogs don't do well with chocolate cake! His ears perked up and he began barking, turning around to look back at the pods. "I'm not hungry," I repeated. "No."

The shiba got off the table, fur bristling with a newfound rage. He leaped, knocking me to the ground. I landed hard on my shoulder and tried to get up, but before I could his jaws latched onto my shirt. And just like that, he dragged me across the floor to the table. His eyes, wild with anger, bore holes into mine, begging me to reconsider. I felt tears spring to my eyes, but I swallowed them down, trying to ignore the pain shooting up my arm. With everything I had, I pulled out from under him, stumbling over to stand on shaky legs. He let go of my shirt and took a few paces back, watching me carefully. I took a deep breath. Inhale. Hold. Exhale. And repeat. Slowly, I picked my way back to where the table was set, pulling myself up onto the chair. The dog stayed where I had left him, watching me intently. He didn't move until I started cutting some of the cake. His eyes followed me every so often. I ate as fast as I possibly could, ignoring the pain running up and down my shoulder. I managed to finish most of the cake, wiping frosting and sprinkles off of my hands on my pants. The dog's irritable mood vanished, and the jovial tail-wagging resumed. "That's all?" I asked. The shiba yipped, seemingly happy that I’d been a member of the clean plate club.

The dog just wanted me to eat the cake? Could this get any weirder?!

So much for tempting fate.

With sluggish, painful movements, I rose up from the table. After that, everything seemed to move in slow motion. It took three tries before my balance returned, which only made it more difficult to keep moving forward. The shiba followed me with his dark gaze, never breaking its steady stare. As I reached for the door handle, it came alive with movement again. The dog stood at attention, his tongue hanging out and lolling in a kind of uneven smile. My fingers touched the cold metal knob. My knuckles were white with tension, and my grip was shaking so badly, I feared that my hand would crack if I moved it any further. It was too late to turn around now. The chill made goosebumps rise on my arms. I shuddered. A wave of vertigo struck me, nearly causing me to lose my balance again.  The world swayed dangerously as my feet slid against the tiled floor. When my hand closed around the door handle, I refused to let go and I steadied myself once more. The dog watched from the other side and stood there.

Everything went numb, from my forehead to the toe tips.

I've been poisoned. I'm down here right before the trial and I'm poisoned! It was either get mauled by the cake-serving mutt!

My vision swims. It's no longer focused on the damn dog, but sixteen dogs with goldfish bowls for helmets floated through a backdrop of stars. Behind them, a fleet of spaceships. In them, I found a whole swath of aliens. Some of them were grey tadpoles in robot suits, short green men with antennae and pointed ears, and a crystal-crusted dolphin with a double-helix mark on one of his fins.

On the other side, I noticed that the stars had been blotted out by an ocean of mice-like aliens with long noses. They were backed by ships which could not and should be floating in space. Bricks would have had better hang time in the air. The aliens inside in them were evolutionary mockeries that the gods hit with shovels and left to rot in the sun. High above the Earth, they're positioned in a way that would make a bitchin' action movie poster.

At this point, I've resigned myself to my fate.

I thought I was supposed to have my life flash before my eyes when I alive long enough to die, but I guess that's not the case with me. My body is probably riddled the worst case of the shakes. I can't tell, because I'm barely keeping it together in my own mind, oh and I'm pretty sure I'm dying! The rest of the gang probably won't even be able to use my body to help them figure out what happened! It just dawned on me that the dog had something to do with the bodies in the morgue, the cake, and the pods. I don't know what he's going to do with me now, and I can only pray for forgiveness with what few brain cells I have left. No one would believe me even if I were to tell them about the whack-a-doodle dogs and the aliens this time.

Guys, I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry.

@@@@@ Bad End: Skullarva 🎶: Premonition I thought that to follow Buddha's words, I couldn't get close to anyone. And you know what? That was the easy part.

I thought that I just wasn't the kind of guy who could make good friends. It always seemed like, for me, it was too good to be true. No matter how hard I tried, I never could be "good". I was always "bad". Oh, sure, I can do business. That's never been too bad. So seeking Nirvana wasn't a problem. I liked keeping people on their toes when I'd confuse the crap out of them with the occult stuff. Better to have them out of my hair when I'm actually dealing with ghosts. Money was my favorite thing, so I need people to survive. It's primary thing I chase before the next lifetime.

If there's one thing I'm really good at... it's avoiding relationships and attachments. That way, no one can hold anything over me. And even though I hate to admit it, it's easier having no one to worry about me too much. Or me worrying about them. Either is fine by me. My own rules, rules I built up in an effort to protect myself.

But I am human, after all. What a temptation it is when I see people just...chilling out and doing the kind of things people do. It's how most people are hard-wired. We're supposed to bond and laugh with each other!

If I achieved Nirvana, then I wouldn't have to worry about that hollow, nagging feeling. Dealing with with it? It was the hard part. I knew that I was shutting myself off, but that's what I thought I was supposed to do. I've fought myself for so long because of it. I've even prayed to the gods to dull the pain. Help me cope with it. I've always hated that I felt that profound emptiness.  How much better off I'll be if I didn't feel that way? I've tried my best, but I gave up on the living in that way. I'd still live, of course! I'm too much of a coward to do anything else, and I rather like having my stuff. After graduating from Hope's Peak, no one saw from the class saw too much of me. I can't be the comic relief for too much, y'know? I gotta get to work!

Plus, I had an epiphany.

I've been going about Nirvana all wrong. Nirvana wasn't exclusion. It's bringing people in! And ghosts want to feel included on some level, right? They wouldn't be hanging around with their unfinished business. So that got me thinking...

What if I use my body as a house for them? I was already doing that before--on a more one-to-one level. Once their affairs were finished, they'd pass on for real. We'd have an arrangement for them to leave me a little somethin'-somethin'. A nugget of knowledge, some item they'd "bless" before they left..I'd take just about anything they were willing to give me. I needed some nest eggs to make a better home.

I'd search around for the lonely lil' ones, and if they wanted in, they'd have in. It was hard at first, this multi-tasking. Those monks and shrine maidens would probably have a better way to deal with it. I'm not looking to get a free burning bath courtesy of that holy water they use! Nope! Never! It takes time to become "well-adjusted" after I get someone new, and I've worked so hard to keep who I've got now. I'm not quite as much of a coward now that time's passed. That nagging feeling's gone away. Maybe this was what the gods meant for me to do when they were so quiet? It definitely helps when keeping the more unruly ghosts in line--many hands make light work. I've had some challengers, too...and I only take on anyone I predict I can win against. I wouldn't want whatever they've got go to waste...waste not, want not. Since I might beat them, well, I just eat them. They're not people anymore at that point. Oh, yes..you can "eat them". You might be asking, what's the difference between being possessed and eating them? Makes no sense, right? The difference is that one way doesn't grind them up into nothingness. The other way? They're still with you, and you can talk to them. I've done well to keep up some normalcy! I've been lying about the occult for years, so people don't really bat an eye. And the ones I've picked up don't seem to mind...in fact, we've been trying to figure out a way to refine that gnarly taste of rotten meat jelly with gummy tofu chunks taste into a smooth, velvety melts-like-butter-in-your-mouth-steak taste. I...should probably correct myself. We've found it's easier to keep us bound together. It's like...have you ever tried to make a batter? You use the eggs to bind the bread, right? Same principal!

But you know what's bothersome? It's happening little by little, but our toes and fingers are starting to turn blue. We can delay it whenever we find someone new to welcome, but it gets worse after a while. No matter how much cologne we use, or how many baths we take, a bad smell follows us. Gloves and socks can only do so much. It's manageable for right now..and to make matters worse, the hunger doesn't stop. But that's okay, as long as we've got each other. You've already come home, so that we can properly welcome you. You don't have to be alone, either. It's okay. Don't be afraid. We're going to become something much better, I promise! These are growing pains, y'know? Nirvana is other people, and I wish I had seen that sooner. If a man doesn’t have companions, he’ll turn to vice. That’s the truth. Rather than hitting the hard stuff, I chose something much better. That’s good enough, right?

#ptdrabbles #thank you for the ask! #but you know me....i have to have some cringe somewhere #the shiba ending be like that #( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) #tldr it's really not a good idea to leave yasuhiro alone #bad endings would take place when he's been socially isolated and left alone to his own devices #the fourth wall will not protect anyone from him either i guess #better to keep an eye on him #i'm proud of that cringy-ass shiba ending #not everyday you get to see some weirdness like that #who would have guessed that magic cake is indeed a real thing? #it's an actual cake #but the shibas have humanity's interest in mind... #or do they? #so let's see what makes up the shiba ending? #the cringiest crossover ever #add a sprig of silent hill with one part earthbound #combine with hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy and a bowl of ecco the dolphin #sprinkle with dangan ronpa togami #add a cup of toy story #let's sprinkle in some cowardice and regret for good measure B) #this is why i can't write fanfiction guys #i'm not allowed #at the very least here's a hc about what was on the computer screen at the start of dr1 #tw body horror #body horror tw

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near the end of oaei, there is a conversation between toko and kyoko about junko. about what she is, about knowing what she is, and about even knowing what she is being drawn to her anyway. about why they can be drawn to her anyway.

and now they're having a conversation which involves junko, and it is. weird. because it's these two who are able to have the conversation of yes, junko is absolutely horrible, but there are nice things about her, too, and it. makes sense that it would be toko specifically that kyoko has this conversation with.

because jack is a serial killer. she has not the mass murder on the same scale that junko does, but she is still a serial killer. and toko is super sketchy, too, particularly without her growth in udg. she doesn't bathe. she smells bad. she thinks weird thoughts about people. she's disgusting.

and toko sees nothing good in herself.

but you have people - like komaru (and junko, unfortunately) - who can see all the bad, disgusting things about toko and instead look for the good things in her. and call her a friend. and want to be near her, no matter how much toko absolutely refuses to believe that.

and you get kind of a peek at how junko could have gotten the remnants to join her, sure.

but you also see toko comparing herself to junko, who is also bad and who also has good things, and needing to take that as well, maybe there are good things about me, too.

#musings #bandit writes fic #dr1 end rewrite fic

[austajunk]

Anything about Kotoko bouncing around in your head?

*takes a long, hard drink*

Yup, let’s talk about Kotoko.

My first impression of her was that she was a sort of Hiyoko 2.0 and I honestly don’t feel I was too far off in that assumption. I think she continues the themes of someone’s talent making it easy for them to be exploited like with Sayaka Maizono and Hiyoko Saionji. The exception is that while Sayaka and Hiyoko’s trauma are more so hinted and subtle (undoubtedly there tho), Kotoko is the one that the writers did not mince their words on.

It’s blatant. It’s there. Right in the center of the game. A young kid was exploited by her parents (particularly for her mother to live vicariously through her) and abused in the industry. And that’s a storyline that is not easy to pull off. Do I think the writers pulled it off with Kotoko? Well… yes! Like… it’s super uncomfortable. Very much so. These scenes are so hard to watch, especially when Kotoko is abusing Komaru (which is the most disturbing and uncomfortable part), I feel like it’s forcing the player to imagine what it was like to be in Kotoko’s situation. Trapped and restrained with wandering hands all over you, unable to escape or have a say in your development or feelings. I won’t pretend that maybe the creators/writers couldn’t do it better (cos yikes!), but honestly it’s pretty chilling and effective.

Another spot of criticism is towards Kotoko’s almost joking nature with abuse (until the gentle word comes into thing and triggers her) and how she makes inappropriate and humorous remarks. But the thing is… there is no one way that a person will lash out after taking their abuse and yeah, joking and being largely dark and inappropriate is one of the things I’ve seen people who go through levels of abuse do to cope. So, in a sense, I really liked her sense of humor. Her jokes and ways of talking (particularly when she’s uncomfortable) about various subjects that she has questions about as kid seems to be her defense mechanism. You can see it on full display when she upsets and prods Monaca too much. Kotoko instantly retreats into “I’m sorry! I’m just so confused about things! Why do adults dip things in soy sauce? Isn’t that super gross?!” types of topics in order to try and spare herself from Monaca’s wrath (it doesn’t work).

Acting the “totes adorbs” kiddie part seems to be Kotoko’s natural way to deflect and defend herself. It also may be because she really is just still a kid and kids do say random shit, but I find it so fascinating.

In any case, I don’t think I can bring much else to the conversation around Kotoko that hasn’t been mentioned by others already. These are just my takes on the character, but I really like her. I love this trend that Kodaka has of making every smaller and seemingly defenseless girl secretly have teeth and claws in order to lash out for themselves. Just Sayaka and Hiyoko, there is so much more to Kotoko beyond appearances and she is so so so much smarter than she looks, being the only one to effectively deceive even the likes of Monaca.

Bravo.

#danganronpa #kotoko utsugi #danganronpa ultra despair girls #warriors of hope #this was a hard one to talk about #obvious reasons why #thanks for the ask!

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Danganronpa tier listttttt

Idk if people know how I feel about these characters, so here ya go! This is my opinion, please don’t attack me for this (also I only did this for the mainline games and Komaru + the Warriors of Hope)

...Also I wanted to go into detail on some of these so yeah Warning: it does get pretty rambly

S tier

...I don’t really feel like I need to explain any of these. MOVING ON

A tier

Chiaki Nanami Please don’t kill me for not putting her in S. I can explain, I promise Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely adore her and love her relationship with Hajime, but I didn’t really get as attached to her as I did with other characters. I still love her though

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu He has one of the best character arcs in the series, only JUST being outranked by Shuichi. Seriously, best SDR2 survivor, hands DOWN.

Ultimate Imposter Yep. Fake Togami outranks actual Togami by miles. YEAH I SAID IT! Idk, I found them a lot more interesting and likeable than Togami and it was a real shame they got killed off so early. They were pretty fun.

Ryoma Hoshi ...Do I even need to explain why he ranked so high? Like, come ON! He’s one of the most underrated characters in the franchise!

Hajime Hinata 3rd best protag for me (yes I’m counting Kaede shut up), but I still love his arc. 

Kiyotaka Ishimaru He was my fave from the first game for a while, but the Kiyondo stuff kinda brought him down for me. And ngl, at times it feels like people only judge him based on his friendship with Mondo. I still love him though.

Mondo Owada Chapter 2. Need I say more. He’s a pretty cool character outside of that, too.

Komaru Naegi Just copy-paste my reason for Ryoma, it’s practically the same.

Nagisa Shingetsu Best Warrior of Hope. Hands down. I will die on this hill.

Kotoko Utsugi Despite being beaten out by Nagisa, I still adore her. She deserves the best.

B tier

Maki Harukawa Okay don’t get me wrong, I like her as a character, but the main problem I had was that her crush on Kaito kinda came out of left field for me. Like, she was a stoic unfeeling assassin and she suddenly fell head over heels for some astronaut that knocked on her door a few times. It feels pretty rushed (though knowing Tsumugi it probably was) and kinda brings her down a few pegs for me.

Korekiyo Shinguji “Why is he ranked so high!? He’s the freaky incest guy-” SHUT UP. Yes, his character was absolutely obliterated by the incest twist, but outside of that he is actually a pretty compelling character. (also if you look into his writing it’s pretty heavily implied that his sister used and abused him so judging him based on the incest thing alone is kinda odd ngl)

Ibuki Mioda She’s pretty fun. I’m not as head-over-heels for her as other people, but she’s pretty fun.

Celestia Ludenberg See, Ouma stans? THIS is how you do a compelling liar character!

Peko Pekoyama Please don’t kill me. It’s just that outside of Fuyuhiko she kinda felt......Eh? Like don’t get me wrong, I like her, but something always felt missing for me.

Nagito Komaeda My favourite antag didn’t even make A tier whoops- Yeah, Nagito is the best rival for me, but I’m not as head-over-heels for him as the rest of the fandom is.

Leon Kuwata PLAY HIS FREE TIME EVENTS.

Kiibo The “that’s robophobic!” joke kinda got old after the billionth time, but other than that he’s fun.

Aoi Asahina Her development is cool, but I don’t really have much to say on her honestly.

Sonia Nevermind Same reason as Aoi, but her relationship with Gundham is pretty cute.

Jataro Kemuri This kid deserves better and needs protection. ...I don’t have much other than that, though.

Monaca Towa This is gonna be controversial, but Monaca is the best villain of the franchise for me. Sure, she’s far from being one of my favourite characters, but she’s menacing and enough of a threat to be a great antagonist.

C tier

Kyoko Kirigiri Please don’t kill me. Like...She’s okay, but for a while I found her kinda......Dull? Idk what to say here.

Makoto Naegi He’s alright, but he’s the weakest protagonist for me.

Tsumugi Shirogane I think people are gonna agree with me the most on this. She’s a decent villain, but the "plainy plainy plain” stuff got REALLY old. (which is partially why I rewrote her entirely in DFTH oops) She’s better than Junko by a long shot, so at least she has that.

Kirumi Tojo She was okay until the nonsensical prime minister twist. Seriously, I detest that twist.

Angie Yonaga ...I don’t really have much to say on her. Like the Atua stuff got pretty old and I found her kinda annoying, but she has enough to put her above the characters I don’t like.

Mahiru Koizumi She kinda felt like a better Tenko, but...Uh...

Teruteru Hanamura Yeah, I don’t outright dislike Teruteru. Shocking, I know. His backstory and the stuff with his mom is charming enough, but the perverted stuff still kinda icks me out. It’s not as bad as Miu’s, though.

Genocider Syo She’s more interesting than Toko, but still not really that much there other than “serial killer that somehow got accepted into this academy but don’t think about that look how quirky she is!!”

Tenko Chabashira Similar to Angie. But the way she drooled over and chased after Himiko was kinda eeeh for me. Not as bad as Souda though, thank god

D tier

Byakuya Togami God, he’s such an asshole. Sure his development and the stuff he does is interesting, but GOD HE’S SUCH AN ASSHOLE.

Akane Owari She’s the most “why the hell are you still here” out of the survivors for me. Like, I don’t outright hate her, but a lot of the time it kinda feels to me like she’s only there for fanservice. (seriously, in one of her sprites she’s literally flashing you. Do I need to say anything else?)

Himiko Yumeno Yeah, she’s also pretty weak for me. Her development post chapter 3 was okay I guess, but it kinda felt too little too late.

Toko Fukawa Ugh. Sure, I don’t really like Togami, but the way she drools over him is gross. Sure she’s somewhat redeemed by her development in UDG, but other than that she doesn’t really offer much.

Yasuhiro Hagakure Didn’t really felt like he offered much other than “blatant comic relief who’s probably a stoner”.

Masaru Daimon The weakest out of the Warriors of Hope by a long shot. Sure, his backstory’s pretty sad, but his personality kinda grated on me, ngl.

Kokichi Ouma PLEASE DON’T KILL ME. Like, everyone hails him as the best written character of the series, but if you look closer into his writing it’s actually pretty bad. Not to mention the stans constantly excusing his actions because “uwu liar boy who’s gay for Shuichi” REALLY brings him down.

E tier

Kazuichi Souda He’s literally all the things people hate about Teruteru, but the fandom barely calls him out for it! Hooray!

Miu Iruma She’s basically just there for NSFW jokes. Need I say more. Also, why is no-one else talking about how problematic the maintenance scene was?

Nekomaru Nidai He’s basically just there for shit jokes. And that really got old for me.

Sayaka Maizono OKAY PLEASE PUT YOUR PITCHFORKS DOWN AND HEAR ME OUT! Look, I’m not gonna deny she was kinda cute, but what she pulled in chapter 1 was honestly really fucking snakey. “But she didn’t know about the class trial stuff!” So what? She was willing to use practically the only person in the academy she was close to as a fall guy so she could get away with murder and didn’t even bat an eye! Even if the trial stuff didn’t happen and she DID get away with killing Leon, did she really think everyone would be okay with it? Hell, did she even CONSIDER how Makoto felt!? Sayaka is a fucking snake! She literally USED Makoto!!! WHY IS NO-ONE CALLING HER OUT!?!?

F tier

Junko Enoshima ...Do I even need to explain this.

Mikan Tsumiki I really didn’t like her, even BEFORE chapter 3. Yeah, I said it. She kinda got on my nerves and the fact that they were playing her up for fanservice despite her backstory was really gross, and chapter 3 just made everything so much worse. Like, her getting her memories back and killing someone could’ve worked, JUST MAKE HER PLAN MAKE SENSE!

Hiyoko Saionji She’s just a fucking bully. Do I really need to elaborate?

Hifumi Yamada ...Again. Do I REALLY NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS!?

#tier list #danganronpa #drv3 #sdr2 #trigger happy havoc #rantaro amami #gundham tanaka #chihiro fujisaki #gonta gokuhara #kaede akamatsu #kaito momota #shuichi saihara #sakura ogami #mukuro ikusaba #chiaki nanami #fuyuhiko kuzuryu #ultimate imposter #byakuya twogami #ryoma hoshi #hajime hinata #kiyotaka ishimaru #mondo owada #komaru naegi #nagisa shingetsu #kotoko utsugi #maki harukawa #korekiyo shinguji #ibuki mioda #peko pekoyama #nagito komaeda

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With 4th of July finally coming to an end.... it’s time! Time for the story we’ve been planning! That being said:

Danganronpa V4: A New Ending

(Title pending?)

Pairing: Hajime x female reader

Summary: a whole new killing game, with a different group of participants, and a whole new character

The first chapter will come out soon, and when it does, you’ll find the link here!

Here is all our people starring in this story!

Y/N L/N, The Ultimate Forensic Scientist

A spunky young girl with a spunky young attitude. She tends to keep to herself, but isn’t necessarily shy. From her school file, it’s highly assumed that she somehow stumbled across a crime scene as a child, how she actually got there is unknown. Although no older than 13, she was easily able to point out evidence that the forensic specialists already in scene missed before she was quickly escorted away.

Seemingly unbothered by the corpses she witnessed, she then pursued her newly found interest in crime scenes and how to process them, along with collecting evidence.

Her quick learning caught the attention of many, including Hope’s Peak. They offered to pay for her entire schooling if she attended, and she agreed. As Y/N got dressed and ready for her first day at Hope’s Peak, she could have never guessed she would be forced to fight for her life along with 15 others, and put her talent to use.

Hajime Hinata, The Ultimate???

A hotheaded teen who seems to have amnesia, being unable to remember his talent. His uptight nature puts off some of the others, but a few seem interested in him, some even offering to help him discover his talent.

Although he’d never say it, he feels self conscious due to not knowing what his job is supposed to be.

Admires most, if not all, talents, especially the ones that directly make society run better.

Not much can be said about him, he’s still trying to figure out who he is.

He remembers getting ready for the start of the school year, walking out of his home, and then everything going black. Then he woke up on this island, and now has to keep himself and those he cares for alive.

Kokichi Ouma, The Ultimate Supreme Leader

A spry young boy who refuses to really speak of his past. It’s unclear what in his school file is even the truth. He claims to be the supreme leader of an evil organization called DICE, an organization with elegidly 10,000+ members. Hence his talent title. Almost everything that comes out of his mouth he claims to be a lie, so it’s hard to tell what he is actually like.

While he doesn’t ever go into detail of his organization, it seems to be one of the only things he actually cares about and wants to get back to.

He seems hardly bothered by the idea of a killing game, even saying, hopefully joking, that he’d make the first kill. Most are unnerved by his presence and stay away.

Mukuro Ikusaba, The Ultimate Soldier

A quiet, stern girl who does not speak unless absolutely necessary. The older fraternal twin sister of Junko Enoshima, a fashionista famous in Japanese magazine’s. Mukuro seems completely indifferent to anything unless it’s about her sister, to which she grows immediately passionate, almost like a different person. Doesn’t speak about why she and her sister have different last names, claiming it shouldn’t matter.

While not thrilled at the thought of a killing game, she shows extreme faith that her sister will find and rescue her. Most people avoid her, she is the ultimate soldier, after all. Out of everyone, she’d be able to kill the most efficiently.

Doesn’t mind that people avoid her, she likes the quiet anyway.

Makoto Naegi, The Ultimate Lucky Student

A simple, average teenager who lives a simple and average life. He was randomly selected to go to Hope's peak, so he doesn’t really possess any actual talent.

Although talentless, he does seem to possess a decent level of smarts and gets along with everyone easily. No one really fears him, he’s too small and sweet to be capable of murder.

While he doesn’t pose a threat to others, he poses a threat to the mastermind, or anyone who lays their hands on his sister.

Komaru Naegi, a normal student

Komaru possesses no actual talent, much like her brother. However, she is different in the sense that she wasn’t even accepted into Hope’s Peak since she wasn’t quite of age to even be considered as a possibility.

She remembers being taken hostage after she and her parents sent off her older brother, only to awaken on an island, her brother right beside her.

She wants to trust everyone, and takes relief in having her brother by her side.

Shuichi Saihara, The Ultimate Detective

A shy boy who hides his eyes behind a black cap. He seems rather insecure, despite having the talent that poses as the most useful in the current situation. He is quiet and doesn’t like interacting with others, but seems to get more comfortable as time goes on.

He doesn’t like the idea of the killing game, obviously, but he’s mostly worried that some of his classmates will take it seriously.

K1-B0, The Ultimate Robot

Created by a man called Professor Idabashi, a prominent figure in robotics engineering. He created K1-B0(has told others they can call him Keebo) as a culmination of his work.

Keebo doesn’t quite understand human emotions perfectly, but he has a decent idea which is impressive in of itself.

Much like Mukuro, he has faith that he will be saved by a family member. Seeing as he refers to Professor Idabashi as his father. He says he has a tracker, and that when the professor realizes he is missing, a search team will be sent.

Toko Fukawa, The Ultimate Writing Prodigy

An extremely shy and timid girl who does speak to many people. Those she does speak to tend to be weirded out by her... odd and even perverted nature.

She had written multiple books and does seem to be extremely smart, her only issue being her timid nature.

Accused most (if not all) the boys in her class of being perverts.

Angie Yonaga, The Ultimate Artist

Angie loves art in any form, obviously because of her ultimate.

However, she also stands out due to her belief that she is the Devine interpreter for the god Atua, a god she says her people worship.

Angie believes Atua will have his way, and that the killing game is part of something bigger.

Rantaro Amami, The Ultimate Adventurer

A chill, laid back boy who believes in keeping the peace. His calm and collected personality is soothing, leading most, if not all, of the other students to trust him and listen to what he suggests.

Some seem off put by how calm he acts, but most understand that he’s just really good at staying calm and knows that panicking won’t always help.

Often tells tales of his travels to distract those who are afraid.

Nagito Komaeda, The Ultimate Lucky Student

Yet another lucky student, chosen to attend Hope’s Peak at random like Makoto. However, he seems to also have an.... interesting relationship with luck.

His luck has caused death and destruction around him, but he still manages to stay calm and even cheerful in the face of a literal killing game.

Nagito believes hope will prevail no matter what, so he chooses to pretty much just “go with the flow.”

Byakuya Togami, The Ultimate Affluent Progeny

A stuck up and condescending teen who makes it very clear that he does not approve of being trapped on an island like this. This isn’t a funny prank or initiation.

He is rather rich and will inherit the Togami company, after competing against 14 other siblings to “take the crown” and earn the inheritance. He was the youngest of the sibling, or candidates, and is the first youngest to ever come out on top.

Gonta Gokuhara, The Ultimate Entomologist

A.... sweet young man who loves anything and everything bugs. He isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but he has a good heart.

(Jsvshsv I don’t know what to write for Gonta I’ll finish his later)

Mikan Tsumiki, The Ultimate Nurse

A clumsy and frightened girl who somehow manages to find herself in compromising positions constantly. On accident.

With her and Y/N present, people are at ease, seeing they have practically a full medical team in case something were to happen.

While she often does more worse than good due to her clumsy nature, she has a good heart, and people know that.

Kiyotaka Ishimaru, The Ultimate Moral Compass

A stern and strict boy who believes in respect and following rules contstantly. He is probably one of the only students who respects the killing games headmaster, Monokuma.

While not thrilled about the idea of a murder game, he sticks to the idea that it is a prank from upperclassmen.

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And that’s our introductions! Sorry some were shorter than others!

Stay tuned!

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#danganronpa #danganronpa x reader #x reader #goodbye despair #hajime hinata #hajime hinata x reader #hajime x reader #danganronpa hajime #Hajime x female reader #slow burn

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Opinion on Monaca?

She's great! My favorite villain in the Danganronpa series by a large margin. Monaca was terrifying, and I mean that as a compliment to her writing. She properly took advantage of her fellow Warriors in a way that really gave her the imposing feel of a villain that was untouchable, all while having a great twist on her goal. She meant to restart and create the successor to Junko Enoshima, in which you might initially think she means for it to be herself, but it turns out she's wanted it to be Komaru all along.

The line at the end of Chapter 4 is a particularly great subversion and use of the ambiguity of her goals, too.

"You too, Mom and Dad. Your child will be born again as the successor to Big Sis Junko." or something along those lines, as far as I remember. It's been a while since I went through UDG, forgive me lol

Monaca also characterizes and makes use of the theming the other Warriors' backstories has into her own to really make her feel like the culmination of a truly beyond broken child, from the physical abuse Masaru went through, to the mental abuse for Jataro, and the psychological abuse that went for Nagisa. I mean, there's no outright message from Monaca's backstory referencing the sexual abuse that Kotoko went through, but considering what we know of Haiji... I hate to say it, but the implications aren't very unlikely.

What makes Monaca great to me is just how much of a constant fear she puts into you. But at the same time, you just can't help but really feel bad for her at the end of it too. Nothing she went through is ever going to excuse what she (or what the other Warriors did, really.) pulled in the story, but at the end of it all, she was still just a child clinging onto a dream that she thought would make the only person she ever admired happy.

DR3 does her dirty by turning her into a useless space NEET, which I really didn't like (I mean come on, did you even see her dictator outfit? She looked sick). Then again, the thought of her being around Nagito so much that she literally got sick of the thing she built her life around is funny as hell in retrospect, even if I don't approve of it in a writing sense.

Overall, Monaca's a great villain and my favorite in the series because she's imposing and really gets under your nerves. Obviously, it's understandable and valid why people wouldn't like her considering the themes and... interesting writing decisions Ultra Despair Girls has, but she's the Pickle Satan I wouldn't change much of. She's cool.

Oh, and Cristina Vee? Awesome voice actress, she popped the hell off in her performance as Monaca, she didn't have to go so hard on this miniature hellspawn, but holy fuck, she just brings the character to such life that it's hard not to respect her.

#danganronpa #danganronpa ultra despair girls #monaca towa #towa monaca #warriors of hope

[trubbishrubbish]

Breaking Down This Bizarre DRS Genocide Jack Line.

I already made my rant about Genocide Jack’s writing in DRS and while I would like to just forget that game ever existed, there is one line I just can’t let go.

In Episode 1: Monokid's Hope, Genocide Jack says this line to Yasuhiro.

WHAT DOES THIS LINE MEAN? WHY DOES SHE SAY IT?

I’m going to write a breakdown this line in it’s entirety so I can solve this fucking mystery. Be aware that this is going to be a very long analysis.

I know Genocide Jack is all about saying non-sequitur lines that are so insane that you have double take but there’s a consistent theme to her lines and this one doesn’t fit.

Her lines are about sex, death, and weird metaphors. She’s talks about snipping off body parts like Aoi’s boobs but never hair. As far as I know she really doesn’t make any hair cut jokes. The only time she does anything relating to hair is the Geno Barber Slash Lust move in UDG. (Which to me is more of a gameplay thing unrelated to the story and not an in-universe thing that is applied to her character.) And this line from UTDP.

And here, she doesn’t mention anything about cutting hair.

So if that’s the case, why in DRS does she want to cut Hiro’s hair? I can only guess that the DRS writers see Jack holding scissors and are like “she cuts hair right?” They never researched who she was beyond a base level analysis so this is very possiable.

But fuck it. Let’s just roll with this new thing that was never established for Jack in the past. And to be honest, hair cutting would be another fun thing about her. The fandom makes Syo hair cut jokes so I think the official source should be allowed to do the same. However if this was the only thing confusing about the line then I would not be making this post as it’s really a non issue Just a nitpick from the world’s biggest fan.

What IS a major issue are the racist implications that the line has.

A lot of fans, mostly poc, have pointed out that Jack calling Hiro’s dreads “nasty” is offensive and even racist as dreadlocks is a black hair style rooted in black culture. We are going to dissect this issue right now.

The first thing I did was checked the Japanese version of this this event. I believe it’s important to check the source of this scene as the English translation could have messed up in localization. So I used three online machine translators: Google translate, Translate.com and DeepL. Here’s what I got for all three.

They all call Hiro’s dreads “disturbing” so does that mean this line truly was an insult? At first I thought it was but the whole scene still didn’t make sense to me so I looked up disturbing and found this definition.

And upon seeing this, everything finally started to make sense. If we replace the initial thought that disturbing means “unsettling” and replace it with “hinderance” then the context of the whole scene is radically different. Jack wants to cut Hiro’s hair because they get in the way. That’s not her insulting Hiro’s hair. It’s a know fact that people with dreadlocks have to deal with their hair getting in their face. And there’s a line in UTDP that supports Hiro’s dreads being a hindrance to him.

But why does Sho want to cut Hiro’s hair? What is it a hindrance of? I think the answer to that is looking at the previous two lines.

All Sho knows is that she is in a weird wrestling ring and Hiro comes up to her to ask her to protect him. Sho isn’t really keen on protecting people she isn’t super close to like Komaru so she does what Sho always does, respond to people in the most outlandish ways possiable.

By cutting Hiro’s Dreads, she is removing any possibly that they will make a hinderance for him to... What else? Fight! Yes! Sho is doing the exact opposite of what Hiro wants. Hiro wants protection. Sho wants Hiro to fight. Many wrestling fighters cut their hair so it’s short and doesn’t get in the way. And the “refreshing hair” means that Hiro’s hair will be new. Which makes sense as a haircut of any kind will give you a new hairstyle.

All this time the context of this scene is a classic Sho moment. It was never her insulting Hiro, she actually wants to help him! (In her own twisted way.) Dreads that get in your face can “disturb” you, and you have to make sure your dreads don’t “disturb” Cutting them is obviously a very extreme action, which is in-character for Sho to do so it checks out. What would be in-character for Hiro to do and something I’m sure everyone does with their own dreads is put on a hairband. This is exactly what Hiro does in DR3.

“Disturbing” in this context does not mean unsettling. If you want more proof here’s all the suggested words DeepL has for disturbing.

And for good measure, I paid RushTranslate $20 to have a real human authentically translate the scene.

And yup. The word “annoying” is a synonym of hinderance. This is the true context of this scene.

This makes me so so happy. The moment I saw Jill insulating Hiro’s dreads, I knew that didn’t seem right. I know my girl better than anyone in the world and I know how she really is. What started out as Hiro asking Jill for protecting and her insulting his hair for... No reason really, was actually a lighthearted joke about Jill doing what Hiro doesn’t want and preparing him to fight in a wrestling match.

Granted, this joke isn’t really funny. Like DRS Jill is still trash in general so even knowing the full context of this joke, it’s just really weak and worded very weirdly to be funny. But at least I can say that Jill is not insulting Hiro’s hair for being dreads. That’s not something she would EVER do.

So where does that led us with the “nasty dreads” comment in the English text? Well since the real context has nothing to do with insulting Hiro’s hair, and it doesn’t make sense that Jill would insult Hiro’s hair, I will make the claim that the English translators butchered this line. They must have saw the word “disturbing or annoying” and thought that meant Hiro's hair was creepy, unsettling and bad to look at. But the word "disturbing" really meant that they got in the way, they are a physical hindrance.

I’m not sure how the English translators messed up this line here, like did they even read back what they wrote to see if what they translated makes sense? We probably won’t ever know but I can mark this as yet ANOTHER THING THEY FUCKED UP WITH GENOCIDE JACK IN DRS. Her sprites, her writing, her rank cards and now even her freaking dialogue is fucked up. WHY WAS SHE CURSED IN THIS GAME. WHAT DID SHE DO WRONG? Or was it my fault? When I wished there was more Genocide Jack content was there a monkey paw hidden near me that curled it’s finger upon my wish? Who knows, except God. And God is Genocide Jack which just adds to the insanity of this. But I still love her.

Anyway... So it turns out, Jack never insulted Hiro dreads! The English translators fucked up! Yay! Jack isn’t racist!

Oh wait! I haven’t even talked about why poc fans said the line was racist. My bad.

I had to do some research about this as despite the fact that I am black, I don’t know everything about black culture, dreadlocks especially as I don’t have that as a hairstyle. So if I mess up here. PLEASE let me know.

But what I can gather using this source listing off stereotypes associated with dreadlocks, there’s a common stereotype associated with dreads; that calling the dreads of a person who has them dirty implies that the person themselves are dirty. I believe this is the offensive term people are talking about. So when Jack called Hiro’s dreads “nasty” and then follows it up with hacking it into a “clean corporate cut” then it’s easy to see this as Jack calling Hiro’s dreads dirty and they need to be cut for not being clean and normal. The line is reminiscent of the derogatory stereotype. And since Hiro has darker skin and dreads originates from Africa in 500 BCE and is rooted in black culture, then a racist connection is easy to interpret to see. Very easy to interpret actually as poc fans have pointed out many racist things in Danganronpa and are wary when something vaguely racist is presented in new games.

And this isn’t the first time Hiro was associated with a stereotype because of his dreads. You know the popular fandom joke of Hiro smoking weed and being a hippie? That’s a stereotype of people with dreads. Nothing in the game ever hints at him smoking weed or being a hippie.

That’s where the racist accusation comes from. But wait! I just proved that the original context of the line was never about insulting Hiro’s hair so the original writers never accidently alluded to stereotype and thus, the scene was never racist at all! Isn’t that a good thing?

Well... No actually. That doesn’t fix the issue because the mistranslated text still exists in the international release of DRS. And for as that text still exists in the game, the racist stereotype can still be read. I may have been able to prove that the scene was never racist but people don’t read this post or know the true context won’t know anything. A poc can still buy DRS, get up to this point in the game, read that mistranslation and feel hurt by it. The problem still persists along as the mistranslation still persists

The only way for this problem to be solved is if Spike Chunsoft updates DRS and fixes this mistranslation. And I feel this is important for them to do as this mistranslation of a single word both ruins the context of joke and has racist implications that will hurt people when they read it.

This is the end of my analysis for the line and if you only here for that then you are safe to stop reading but for those who are still here I have a somewhat related point I like to quickly discuss.

For anyone still doubtful that the English line is racist (If you somehow read everything up to this point and still think it isn’t racist then well... I tried my best.) or you are the type that just hates how half the DR fandom calls out out every single thing as “problematic.” Well... Please just consider the following.

There are call outs made by fans that are valid. There are call outs made by fans that are not valid. And there are even call outs that are valid but the fan saying them expressed it in an unorganized, attacking manner that makes people dismiss it on the basis in how they presented it. Call outs in the third category come from fans who are often young with shallow points or hastily presented their argument that doesn’t take in account people who have no prior knowledge of what they are talking about and assumes the person already knows. Some say their argument in rude way and treat other people who don’t get it, disagree or ask questions, with hostility. It makes sense why so many older DR fans dismiss these takes by younger fans so often. But what makes this an issue is that the nucleus of the younger fan’s argument could still have merit. But an older fan assumes that nucleus wrong because of the how the younger fan presented the argument, rather than examining at the nucleus to judge if it holds water. This is an ever present problem with the fandom and why so many important discussions devolve into fighting and insults. This issue has even affected fans who are capable and willing to present their argument in a mature, informative manner, their side gets dismissed just as fast as a poorly presented one or they are treated with suspicion upon mere the mention of starting a discussion or their argument is assumed to be based on invalid arguments made before by different people.

I wish this wasn’t the case but sadly it’s the nature of the internet when above all else, first impressions are a priority when engaging with people when really they should not be the only priority. Granted this mindset exists everywhere in the internet and in real life but I am in the DR fandom so I am putting my focus here. And there is the point that younger fans with poorly presented arguments should learn to improve their presentation skills if they want to be taken seriously. That’s what adults are expected to do when writing a resume or writing emails at work. But that’s the real world with strict societal rules. The internet doesn’t have restrictions likes these and you are free to be more lax and not professional. I feel that younger fans can be given some leniency for how they present their argument. After all, they are making these arguments on the same accounts they use to relax and have fun.

My proposition is this, if you see a call out online of something problematic in Danganronpa that you never heard of, try not to immediately dismiss it as nonsense and reply with a snarky comment. Try to find the nucleus of what they are trying to say. If you can’t identify one clearly then it’s a safe bet it’s joke post and not something that represent the younger fans when they are starting discussions. If you do find the nucleus, put it in your head and think about it without even replying to the argument. Just let their thought stew in your mind for a while, try to understand why the nucleus was made, does it hold water or not, or is it a smaller underdeveloped part of a larger discussion that could be made. Once you feel like you exhausted this thought in your mind, move on. You don’t have to reply to the younger fan with your counter argument right away. There’s a chance the fan is not yet ready to have a discussion with someone who may disagree with them. Just move on and if you see another argument, consider thinking about that one too. Just keep your head full of smaller arguments that you may not agree with but you can understand how they are made, you can understand why their augment is wrong or could be right if certain bits of information was presented. If you don’t want store your brain with the nucleuses of other people you don’t have to. I don’t believe this to be the perfect solution but it’s something I like to do when I see discourse on the internet. I try to think about it in my head and not reply. (mostly due to anxiety but shhhh.)

But what I hope from such a new way to think is that people stop replying snarky comments to other people. Even if you disagree. Even if you hate their argument. It’s just an opinion on the internet. It’s not call to action and it won’t result in something bigger. Just, less rude comments being slung at people is what I want. (But of course there are exceptions to everything in life so my “don’t send hate comments to opinions you hate” does not apply to everything.) 

Btw, this same way of thinking applies to younger fans too. It applies to everyone. I don’t except the hate comments to magically stop once when this is posted but even getting one person to change the way they view internet discourse would be great.

Well this is the end of this stupidly long post about a single line said by a serial killer with a long tongue. I like to express thanks for reading this far in. I hope. I won’t. Have to talk. About Genocide Jack in DRS. Every again.

Please.

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