#eventual protag kokichi
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My DRV3 AU in a nutshell...
During Daily Life, Kaede and Rantaro are rivals but during investigations, Kokichi and Shuichi the rivals but they both supoort Kaede. You know the Kaede and Shuichi thing but after they both prove Tsumugi's guilt, Kokichi thought they were cool and trustworthy, and teams up with them. But after Keebo and Tsumugi's deaths, Team Danganronpa pulled story ideas out their asses because they never expected that to happen. Kokichi and Rantaro become friends as an added treat for the fans of the characters.
Chapter 3 victim was Shuichi and Kokichi rises the ranks to become the Support but he was suspected of being the traitor and investigation proved his innocence. But Rantaro was the unwilling traitor. Amamatsu and Saiouma is very prominent and it ends with the game's theme of Truth vs Lies but infused with Despair vs Hope.
Shuichi with Despair Disease faked his death and becomes the new mastermind of the game and it turns out that Kokichi was the intended final hope but they broke the lore and tropes so much that the world is literally being destroyed. Amamatsu with survivors ran of the Academy while Saiouma has battle and blew up the school.
#amamatsu#saiouma#danganronpa#mastermind shuichi#kaede lives#eventual protag kokichi#tsumugi shirogane#rantaro amami#kaede akamatsu#kokichi ouma#shuichi saihara#danganronpa au#drv3 au#new danganronpa killing harmony#ndrv3#kind of canon divergence#i'm naming this au Hidden Melodies#hidden melodies au#i would probably expand on it more#platonic oumatsu
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Can't say I wouldn't get a lobotomy if it came with a free top surgery. Canon transmasc Hajime real, but people do whatever most convenient for their stories and I got used to people being scared of putting transness and parenthood together, so that was a positive surprise to see. And yesss to Gundham being Kokichi's favourite uncle. You heard of Shuichi was making presentations to reassure Togami, get ready for Kokichi making a presentation explaining to Hajime the benefits of joining sondam soon after his throuples exist naegirigami realization, with arguments such as: they're both cool and that'd balance out your no fun energy, I would be nice to Himiko if I was her older brother, can't promise I will be otherwise, the Devas already accepted me, if you don't want to join then I'll just run away on my own. It would be very threatening if they weren't close neighbours and loving having Kokichi around, it still causes some trouble, with Himiko being quite younger and needing undisturbed nap time, and that's how Gundham officially becomes an uncle unlike other babysitters, they just had to sit down and give Kokichi a good explanation why he can't be his dad, this sets off a process of elimination that leads to several others becoming his aunts and uncles, eventually all kids on Jabberwock have to deal with Kokichi being their cousin, he's almost catching up to Shuichi in the competition, the work's not done until he has outdone him though
(At least with as far as I've gotten, the main dr games can get a lot funnier if you head canon the protag as trans I could talk about it for hours)
Kokichi essentially working his way down the list of people on Jabberwock that could possibly end up with Hajime and ending up with aunts and uncles instead is kinda hilarious lmao. He got the right answer with the wrong formula yknow?
Also just imagine at HPES they have like. a family day where the kids have to make family trees and every Jabberwock kid is like "and this is my cousin Kokichi-"
#eggs can answer#kokichi ouma#taking families by storm!#He is OUT THERE#HE WILL ONE UP SHUICHI NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES#WOO
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Edens Garden Discussion
I watched Project Eden’s Garden sooo here are my thoughts on the characters.
Damon- Kinda reminds me of Byakuya, design and personality-wise. It’s refreshing to have a protag that isn’t a total pushover. I think he’ll be a survivor.
Eva- With a talent like Ultimate Liar. I think it’s amusing how drastically different of a character she is to someone like Kokichi. Whose whole gimmick was lying. I also like her design, I think she’ll die right before the end. Ch.5 killer.
Wolfgang- One of my three faves so far. I like how he’s usually a normal guy but once he steps into the trial room, he’s a total savage. I think he’ll be an interesting rival for Damon. Rivals are known for dying right before the end. Sooo maybe Ch.5 victim?
Grace- Gonna be real. Didn’t really like her that much. All she did was act angry and insult ppl. And not in a funny way either. I think she’ll eventually snap and kill somebody. Probably sooner rather than later. So I think she’s gonna be the Chapter 1 killer.
Toshiko- I don’t think there’s ever been an actual kid in the killing games before. Characters like Hiyoko and Ryoma were just really short. By default I think she has to be a survivor. I can’t see her killing anyone and I don’t think anyone in the cast is fucked up enough to kill a kid.
Eloise- She seems alright I guess. Don’t have much to say on her. I think she’ll be a victim. Ch.2 victim.
Desmond- Yooo I peep the dreads. Is he black? He has an English sounding name so I just assumed so. I think it’s amusing how his personality is chill and laid-back but his talent involves him handling guns. Might be a killer? Maybe like a Ch.2 killer.
Jean- Pirate Guy. Quick fun fact when I was planning a fanganronpa myself last year, I had an Ultimate Pirate Guy on the list. But I ended up scrapping it. Jean seems cool. I know it’s obvious for the buff guy to die in Ch.4 but I think it would suit him. Ch.4 killer.
Ulysses- Seems kinda plain. Maybe it’s because I get Korekiyo vibes from him. But I think he’s gonna snap in Ch.3 and be a killer. Prediction: Ch.3 killer
Kai- Made it to the 2nd of my 3 faves. I think he’ll be a good comedic relief character. Within 20 seconds of meeting him this loser just starts crying lol. Lowkey I think he might be the mastermind. Like imagine he just hosted a whole killing game for social media clout. That’d be funny.
Diana- Token nice girl. I think she’ll die early. Ch.1 victim.
Jett- The 3rd of my 3 faves. A funny goofy guy. Admittedly it took me a moment to remember what drag racing is. I thought he was just cosplaying as a power ranger. Seemed oddly insightful with his extreme haunt knowledge. I hope I’m wrong but I think he’s gonna die for Mark’s development. Maybe like a Ch.3 victim.
Mark- Meh. I feel like the shy guy with bad self esteem issues has been done enough in danganronpa. With Jett dying in Ch.3, Mark will come out of his shell and probably be a survivor.
Cassidy- Meh. I thought she was a bit extra. However I do think it’s nice that she donates to charity. And her hatred of rich people could lead to an interesting rivalry with Wenona. Ch.3 victim methinks.
Wenona- 3 Mehs in a row. As of right now she’s just the mean rich girl but she might get some development later on. So keep in mind my opinions may change. I don’t see her as a victim or a killer soooo survivor.
Ingrid- Ending off this discussion with a meh. I guess it’s cool to see another buff girl but her personality was lacking. Prediction: Ch.4 victim
Excited to see what comes next.
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roles swap
Protagonist - KIBO (In fact, when the trailer of the game was just released, fans thought that it was Kibo who would be the main character).
Support - Miu(She will be useful as an assistant supplying Kibo and others with useful inventions. And besides, Kibo is a robot, so he will have to deal with Miu).
Ultimate Survival - Oma(it would be interesting to put a liar in the role of a survivor, I wonder if his hints to himself will contain lies?).
Antagonist - Shuichi(This time, the truth will be a weapon that will harm the heroes, not a lie. Shuichi wouldn't be a psycho and sociopath like Nagito and Kokichi, or at least less than them. He would have moral principles. He would have been a serious cold-blooded detective who could put everything on the line for the truth).
Minion/Support Antagonist's - Kirumi(Kirumi would help Shuichi because he also wants to defeat the Mastermind, but with more tactful and secretive methods).
Mastermind - Kaede(She is the younger sister of Junko and Mukuro. She wants to plunge her friends and herself into despair in order to write amazing music).
1 Chapter
Oma - Victim
Kaito(Kaede) - Killer
2. Chapter
Tsumugi - Victim
Rantaro - Killer
3 Chapter
Miu - victim
Rioma - Killer
New support - Gonta (A kind giant could be an analogue of Kaito)
4 Chapter
Himiko and Tenko, Gonta - Victim
Andje - Killer
New support - Maki
5 Chapter
Attempt on Maki life
Kirumi - victim
Shinguji - Killer
After Kirumi's death, Shuichi would have decided that he had to do everything alone
6 Chapter
Kaede - Victim
Shuichi - Killer
KIBO (died destroying the Academy)
SurvivalsShuichi and Maki
Throughout history, the relationships of the heroes have been built in a certain way.
1 Maki hates Shuichi because he revealed her secret. He, in turn, will treat her as with disgust. Come on, guys, she's an Assassin and he's a Detective.
2 Kibo and Miu will have a very tense relationship at first, which eventually develops into more friendly and perhaps even romantic in some form. Her death would have hit him hard, he would have been supported by Gonta.
3 Kibo and Shuichi will accompany each other, but not innately, but rather rival. They both know that they are fighting for a common goal to defeat the Mastermind.
4 Kirumi and Shuichi will consider each other comrades, since they are fighting for a common goal, probably over time they could be a couple in a romantic sense. But after her death, Shuichi would have an additional motivation for his goal.
5 Oma would have brought a lot of intrigue and failed to lay the connections died, as did Rantaro in the game.
6 Shuichi hates Kiyo because he is a serial killer. And Kibo hate Angie for Gonta's death. But they hate Kaede the most
Oooh I love this. Not gonna lie I wanted more protag Kiibo than we got. I just love the hopebot do much. But rival Shuichi hell bent on the truth in a weird twisted way is incredible!
Honestly as cool as the mastermind Kaede stuff would be I think a mastermind Angie would fit this a bit better? Like it has little to nothing to do with Despair yo front. Shes just doing what atua tells her. Or maybe atua is just Kaede and team DR or whoever in an ear piece directing her actions?
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Excuse me Orange. I have seen the posts of Makoto interacting with class 77 and as much as I would love to hear about it I'm really curious about how a relationship with class 79 and Makoto would be. More specifically Makoto and Kokichi.
Yes this is because I can't get the fic "Rosemary" out of my head. In summary, Makoto loses his memories and becomes a counsellor at a school in Germany after meeting Rantaro and adopts Kokichi. Besties Rantaro and Makoto with the disaster child that is Kokichi.
Hello anon! Thank you ever so much for being so polite and patient with me :). This post has been a long time coming, and people have requested it ever since I made those class 77 headcanons. I put it off partly because I was worried I wouldn't do the V3 characterisation justice. I based a lot of this off the wiki info, so I highly encourage anyone to add their thoughts or counter if they think of something different!
(Also since pre-game personalities are basically non-existent outside of headcanons, this is based off their killing game personas)
Makoto is excited to greet another school year, and some underclassmen along with it! With all the... interesting characters (turned friends) he's encountered in both his own and the above year, he can only wonder what the new students will be like...
Kaede- out of all the protagonists, I'd say Kaede shares the most similarities with Makoto, moreso than his own sister. These two would definitely get along and make a great tag team- watch out Hope's Peak, because these two will have befriended you before you know it! Makoto definitely admires Kaede's straightforwardness and her optimistic nature. They act as great support for each other if tag teaming another person/persons, as Kaede is bolder then Makoto, whilst Makoto acts well as a medium. They're both extremely loyal, arguably to a fault. Both Kaede and Makoto have lied in a class trial to protective their friend (a detective each time too, lmao). Apparently she also lied for his sake in the demo, which is sweet. I feel like they'd connect well over their mutual optimism and kind hearts. I think Makoto would convince Kaede to step out of her comfort zone- socially, she's very bold, but she strays away from activities that could affect her piano playing (by hurting her fingers) and can waste away a lot of time in the practice room. She misses out on a lot of potentially fun activities that way. On an outing with some others, she accidentally cuts her finger, and whilst Makoto apologises and tells her she was right to be cautious, she waves him aside. Despite being unable to play the piano for a few days, she fills her time with other activities and it actually... doesn't bother her so much. As an 'ordinary person', Makoto helps a lot of talented students by opening their eyes to seeing that their identity doesn't revolve around their talents. In return, Kaede offers to teach Makoto whilst he spends time with her in the practice room. Whilst piano is her favourite, she knows how to play other instruments, and teaches Makoto the violin (maybe you think he'd play a different instrument but violins are my favourite so I'm going with that-). They even practice together, and whilst Kaede still practices nearly every day, she finds that it can actually be even more fun with company.
Shuichi- ah yes, yet another detective. Makoto was initially surprised that they'd accepted another Ultimate Detective, since there's normally only one ultimate at a time in the school (aside from Luck, which is decided each year with a raffle or draw or whatever). It's revealed that Shuichi is actually undergoing part of a new tutoring programme, in order to increase the number of people with talents especially useful to society. He's to be tutored by his upperclassman... *drumroll* Kyoko! Being close with Kyoko and with Kaede, Makoto sees a lot of Shuichi and befriends him too. He helps out with Shuichi's lack of confidence and feelings of inadequacy. Unlike Makoto, Shuichi has an obvious role model that he both aspires to and compares himself against. Unlike Kyoko, Shuichi is much more connected to and feels responsible for the people his detective work condemns. Whereas Kyoko is confident in her goal to obtain the truth, in totally neutrality, Shuichi is hesitant about it, unable to feel unbiased and take a neutral stand. Makoto convinces him this is a good thing, that feeling guilt is normal and is a sign of being a passionate and sympathetic soul. Shuichi doesn't have to be the kind of detective Kyoko is- sometimes that kind of compassionate and caring person is exactly the mindset people want. He also reassures Shuichi that as painful as the truth is, uncovering it means being able to eventually move on, and embrace hope. (He also tells Kyoko to maybe be a bit more... /welcoming/ in their lessons, and eventually Kyoko grows quite fond of her student, discovering a fondess for teaching she didn't know she had).
They're both very humble and polite, and whilst Makoto isn't reserved, he can be very passive. I think the two would appreciate having more of a calm relationship, typical of a 'normal' friendship that is often er- 'lacking' at Hope's Peak. With Kaede's help, Shuichi would open up to Makoto and others over time. I personally headcanon Shuichi to have an anxiety disorder and depressive bouts, so I think someone like Makoto would be a great support friend, for him to go to when he needs company and comfort, someone to listen and to understand, and vice versa to an extent. I like to imagine Makoto, Shuichi and Kaede often spend time together (with Hajime too protag gang ftw). Shuichi likes to study in the music room with them. He's already good at research, but the music actually helps him... enjoy it more. (Maybe he takes up an instrument too, to give him a hobby to focus on, hmm).
Kokichi- Kokichi Ouma. Kokichi Ouma... what do I even say? Trying to wrap my head around his character is like trying to clear the death road of despair in your first try. Still, I'll try my best!
I've seen a headcanon before (i dont remember by who, if you know lmk and I'll credit them) that Makoto via his unpredictable luck would be immune to Kokichi's pranks, and I think that'd set up a pretty good basis for their introduction. I think if Kokichi and Makoto had to describe the other in one word, it would be... "frustrating". At first glance, they're practically opposites- someone like Kokichi, who seems to breathe lies instead of air, and a person like Makoto, who's so honest and open it's almost stupid. Makoto doesn't like how Kokichi lies so much, even if it means people hating him. He almost seems to WANT people to hate him (I think he said once that honest people scare him more than strangers). Makoto has a tendency to break down even the most difficult characters (coughcoguuh class 78 coughcofuh), and that both scares but intrigues Kokichi. Makoto couldn't hate him if he tried (literally the only person he ever even /disliked/ was Junko. Not /hate/, but just /dislike/? Really???), and it frustrates Kokichi that Makoto is so willing to trust him and put faith in him. Makoto isn't blindly optimistic either, he genuinely believes in people, and I think Kokichi would feel envious towards being able to trust so... freely. Part of Kokichi's childish and carefee personality and his perchance for lies is the manifestation of his desire for freedom. If no-one knows what he's thinking, if no one can guess his moves, if no one can use emotions or weaknesses against him, and he can do whatever he wants, isn't that freedom? Except it isn't. By not letting his guard down and being honest with people, in a way, Kokichi's lies have left him trapped, unable to open up out of a fear of vulnerability. Whilst Kokichi would be initially suspicious of Makoto, maybe even distrustful of or uncomfortable around his personality, I think having such a grounded, honest individual whom he can /rely/ on would be... comforting. Kokichi would warm up to him, and see that with Makoto, what you see is what you get. He's above all else, a /genuine/ person, though certainly not an ordinary one, and Kokichi learns to respect and even admire that. Kokichi intentionally pushes people away to avoid expressing vulnerability, by being intentionally unlikeable, but even so I think he's lonely. Pushing away others isn't out of a true desire to be alone (it never is), but a defense mechanism. That tactic wouldn't work on Makoto, and so Makoto could become someone who Kokichi not only considers a friend, but who wholeheartedly returns the sentiment.
Makoto isn't sure what to think of Kokichi at first. He's heard so much about this terrifying new student, an overlord of a secret underground organisation with roots all over the globe... and yet the first time they meet Kokichi is trying to drop a bucket of custard on him. I don't think Makoto would like how Kokichi lies so much- especially about things like killing people or sending them away to never be seen again. It upsets him how Kokichi can joke about it, and how he seems to enjoy toying with people's feelings. When Makoto has a goal, he'll follow it through to the end, so when he's determined to break through Kokichi's walls... well, it's not easy at first. He's also willing to keep Kokichi company and give him attention and hear him out, which Kokichi admittedly likes. Whilst Makoto isn't a pushover, he's also not going to threaten Kokichi or retaliate with mean words, he genuinely listens and entertains Kokichi even though he knows Kokichi is messing with him, which is.. really nice, actually. Even if he tries he can't really shake Makoto that much (pls after all the other -weirdos- people he's met?). Like oh-? They have to duel to the death with yu-gi-oh cards? It's lucky Makoto brought his stack with him! Kokichi orders him to play tea party with him? He loved playing it with Komaru when she was younger and was sad when she stopped! Kokichi tricks him into eating a really gross weird food? How did you know that was a family favourite! Kokichi is fond of Makoto, and is desperate to keep Makoto's attention on him, whilst at the same time not wanting to reveal his true feelings, leading to plenty of complicated situations. Eventually they reach a breaking point (i love drama ok) and whilst Makoto doesn't lash out at him, exactly, he admits that maybe it's best he leaves Kokichi alone, believing that maybe Kokichi truly is content to be the way he is. It's this event that causes Kokichi to realise that Makoto really is someone he'd rather not hurt- that he doesn't just 'like' him but truly cares for him. From then on he tries to dial it down a bit, and Makoto comes to understand how Kokichi's lying and 'cruelty' stems from a place of insecurity and fear of trust. He promises to be a person Kokichi can trust, to show him that vulnerability doesn't have to mean gettint hurt. Whenever the two are around each other all kind of wacky hijinks are bound to ensure, really. Kokichi loves having someone around to not only give him attention, but want to as well, and Makoto enjoys how Kokichi is willing to spend time with and entertain him, pushing him and supporting him in ways that he didn't realise initially. They both find the other extremely interesting, and their encounters usually lead to significant changes in their relationship and mindsets.
I like to imagine they'd spend time playing games and fanboying together- Kokichi adores video games, and it always poses a challenge going against Makoto's luck, which is great for someone competitive as he is. Kokichi also seems a fan of the shounen genre, and 'basic' Makoto is the only other person in the school aside from Hifumi and Tsumugi to even watch anime so you know those two nerds geek out constantly. Kokichi likes to play other kinds of games with Makoto too- and they really like word games- especially two truths one lie. Makoto is... suprisingly good at it. He's pretty poetic, and his genuineness makes it hard to disbelieve him. Which makes it all the more fun when going against Kokichi!
Rantaro- how would these two describe each other in 5 words? "A breath of fresh air". They're both some of the "normal-est" in the school tbh. It's really great for both of them to have someone to do normal teen stuff with. They love going shopping together, hanging out at cafes and arcades. They actually meet when looking for a birthday present for their sister(s). They both reach for the same one before apologising and insisting the other have it. Rantaro insists Makoto take it, since, well, it's not like /his/ sister would get it anytime soon... confused, Makoto asks why and somehow Rantaro ends up confessing the whole thing about his sisters' disappearances, and how he always buys a present for each of their birthdays, waiting for the day when he can give them to them in person. (Pls why does this always end up with makoto counselling the students akdhsjsj-). Makoto could definitely sympathise, having a younger sister of his own. I think they'd bond over that "older brother" role they share, and Makoto would definitely help alleviate some of Rantaro's guilt. I like to imagine that Makoto, whilst being a 'typical teenage boy', also has a lot of feminine interests that he might be a bit insecure about. I love the idea of Rantaro encouraging him to embrace that (guy has like 12 sisters, he gave up feeling shy about makeup, nail polish, jewellery and dressing up in tiaras years ago). Rantaro is the first person to paint Makoto's nails and he loves it so much-!!! They go out for boba together and wear matching green nail polish pls its awesome. Rantaro also tells Makoto stories from when he was travelling and its also amazing- Makoto loves hearing all about it, and Rantaro is actually an incredible storyteller. Though Rantaro initially adventured to find his sister(s), he remembers why he loved travelling in the first place, and he's able to look back fondly on those memories that used to be clouded with the despair of his sisters' disappearance. They even go on vacation together to a tropical island at some point (maybe with friends). I'd like to say Makoto's luck might even lead to them finding one of the sisters, but maybe that's a bit too coincidental ahaha.
Miu- hmm. I think Makoto would be a little put off at first by her vulgarity and very openly sexual and crude behaviour. It's not that he dislikes her, he just isn't really sure... how to react around her? Her and Kaede don't get along, and Makoto often finds himself playing peacemaker when he stumbles upon their arguments. To his surprise, though, she seems to actually... like it when they fight? In fact- she seems to like it when people give her the time of day at all, really. Maybe she's just... lonely? And well, she can be a bit... um- /obnoxious/, but she can't be that bad! Making him go to see her weird (weird) inventions, that must be her way of reaching out and trying to spend time with him, right?
And then she starts calling him "Ma-crap-to", "Naegidiot", "Makusoto", and "Na-unchi"
nevermind she sucks
Makoto, with his saintly patience, would probably end up getting closer to her similar how Shuichi does in his FTEs. (I'll be honest there's not much difference I can think of akdjsjjssksj-)
Kaito- Kaito! Who doesn't love Kaito. It's no secret Kaito thinks himself the centre of the Universe (insert space joke here haha)- he's the protagonist of his own life, and luckily for him, Makoto fits quite nicely into the sidekick role. Both of them are passionate, with big hearts and strong spirits. Kaito is really good at seeing through people too- (idk how accurate this is but apparently in the wiki it says he sees that Nagito isn't interested in his talent or him as a person so much as him as a symbol). Whilst Makoto obviously has a lot of respect and admiration for all the talented students, I feel like it's a lot more... genuine? In a way that he can appreciate the person behind the talent, more than the talent itself. Kaito is someone who likes to inspire people and I think this would resonate with him. I think the two could seriously get along! They're both hopeless (haha) romantics and stupidly optimistic lmao. Kaito can be a little hotheaded at times, so I also like the idea that Makoto could calm him down, or at least reel him in a bit. He's stubborn when it comes to... um.. certain types of people (kokichi) so maybe Makoto could open his mind a bit.
Maki: MAKI ROLLLL. Ok I'm sure she'd probably have to hide her talent until it all came out at some point. I think Makoto is someone who's very against killing (even Junko he believed there was a better way for), so whilst he wouldn't agree with her talent, I think he wouldn't hold it against Maki, especially because he's very good at separating person from talent. Makoto is very understanding, and I think that like with Kaito, he would try to befriend her and open her up. He'd probably feel bad for her, not knowing what a "normal" life was like, so he'd try his best to do that. I think Maki in turn would appreciate that, and slowly get to know him like she did with Kaito and Shuichi. (She also likes complaining to him about Kaito lmao).
(he also takes her out for sushi so she can see for herself what a harumaki is LOL)
I'm sorry anon, this is as far as I could go aksnjjssj. When I feel up to it I'll try and make a part 2 to this, but I hope this is good for now?
(Also that fic sounds awesome and I'll definitely have to read it at some point)
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Do you think Suichi would be better as the “antagonist” of the game rather the Kokichi? Do you think kaded should have stay alive and be the protagonist or some other girl like miu should have been it
this is a complicated question! i think that in order to fully salvage v3 a lot would have to be rewritten. I think that shuichi as-is would make a terrible antagonist, too. In fact, I'm fine with him sticking as the protag in an eventual rewrite--with the caveat that I want a focus on how absolutely inappropriate for being the protag he is. The way V3 exists now, it treats him like he IS a good protagonist, when any appeal would come from the mismatch of person to role. A game that more thoroughly explores how unsuited he is for the protagonist role while still putting him in it would be infinitely more interesting to me than one that eliminates him altogether.
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how i’d rewrite v3
warning: long post
chapter 1:
everything is essentially the same with one key difference
when voting ends, shuuichi is revealed to have abstained, leading to his death alongside kaede’s
thus resulting in a double protag switch, with kiibo becoming the protag
chapter 1 results in three deaths
this establishes the arc number, makes things interesting by killing off three of the seemingly most important characters, and gives leeway for the rest of the cast to shine
chapter 2:
the motive is the same, and maki gets hoshi’s tape
however, maki refuses to trade with him and he gets angry about it
because he’s always wanted to feel like he was worth something, and there’s someone standing in the way of letting him know if there’s anything outside waiting for him, he kills maki
however, after that, he watches his tape and realizes that he’s completely alone
he leaves the crime scene as is, and kokichi tries to throw the trial because he has maki’s tape and has revealed her as the SHSL assassin
kokichi attempts to make it be that maki committed suicide as a means of escaping her past, but he also posits that maybe she was framing hoshi since he was already a convicted murderer
hoshi, having nothing left to live for, confesses, and kokichi gets angry, citing that it would have been so much more interesting if he had fought his fate
maki and hoshi die in a fiercely antagonistic, ultimately self-destructive mess
chapter 3:
there’s a similar motive, and it’s established that there was a pair of relatives in the cast, but one of them is dead
miu has already cemented herself as being pretty isolated from the rest of the group, and people suspect that she and kaede were twins, based on them knowing that kaede had a twin sister
other guesses include rantarou being related to tenko or kirumi, and shuuichi being related to korekiyo or tsumugi
angie decides to hold a seance so that they can figure it out and reunite them
himiko offers to help and it’s during the seance that himiko is killed
this is a 1 victim chapter, subverting the expectation, and also making sense since 3 people died in chapter 1
during the trial, people start to suspect miu, but korekiyo starts acting weird
korekiyo has a meltdown completely out of nowhere, and believes himself to be possessed by the spirit of shuuichi
he reveals that shuuichi was his brother, and that he was vengeful towards the group for not stopping the killing game (making his, kaede’s, and rantarou’s sacrifices be in vain)
he also claims that shuuichi was trying to target the mastermind, but when himiko volunteered herself to help, he ended up killing her instead
korekiyo is voted, despite a couple people claiming that shuuichi would be the true culprit
korekiyo is executed, and in retaliation for monodam having killed monokid and monosuke during the prior executions, monotaro and monophanie kill him
chapter 4:
virtual reality is still part of the motive
angie has a breakdown, having lost the one person that was most receptive to her teachings about atua
miu and tsumugi are shown to be very close after the last few chapters due to their self-isolated nature
angie snaps and tries to kill miu, but tsumugi steps in in her place, killing angie as defense
the world glitches, and miu goes missing for a bit, leading people to believe that she was the victim
when they get out of the game, miu is still alive, and so people believe her to be the murderer
it’s revealed that miu caused the glitch in order to save tsumugi
kokichi’s been part of this too, having noticed how close they were and putting pieces together, as well as eavesdropping and coercing info out of miu
kokichi ouma, revealed as a magnificent bastard
miu begs everyone to vote for her, but tsumugi confesses, and she is executed
during tsumugi’s execution, monotaro seems like he’ll be next to die, but monophanie sacrifices herself for him, in line with this chapter’s theme
after this trial, miu and tenko start hanging out, having lost their closest friends (tsumugi and himiko respectively)
chapter 5:
everybody hates ouma: the musical
after it was revealed that he manipulated the events of both chapter 2 and chapter 4, literally everybody suspects him of being the mastermind, or at least a traitor of some sort
he decides to try and enlist miu to help hack into kiibo to make him a minion of his
miu goes along with it, thanks to some masterful manipulation tactics on ouma’s end (he’s good with words, the shit)
kiibo’s software goes blank for a bit, but he eventually gets better thanks to an unforeseen software update
(during the time that kiibo’s offline, we play briefly as the other cast, who are all either preparing to confront or already confronting ouma by this point)
ouma is also shown to be causing injuries to himself, hoping to die by his own hand and cause a trial where nobody knows the real killer, taking everyone with him because they’re all so bad at playing the game
ouma is the victim and nobody knows who killed him, not even monokuma
everyone is hesitant to admit that they confronted him, but only gonta, kaito, and tenko confess to having fought him physically
miu and kiibo work together to reveal that kiibo was still recording during the time he was offline, and they show ouma inflicting injuries to himself
everyone believes that ouma committed suicide, but just before everyone goes to vote, gonta confesses
gonta delivered the killing blow accidentally, not realizing his own strength
over the course of the game, gonta and kiibo had gotten close, and gonta got so angry seeing kiibo malfunctioning that he killed ouma on accident
tenko and kaito both then claim that they killed him, not wanting gonta to die
kiibo has to convince them that voting for gonta is the right thing to do
gonta is executed, and it seems like monotaro is safe, but right at the end of gonta’s execution, monotaro commits suicide
chapter 6:
after talking to monokuma during the previous trial about rules and what to do if the results of a trial were unclear or ambiguous, they realize that the mastermind broke a rule back in chapter 1
the rule being that someone killing more than 2 people isn’t allowed
when kiibo’s attempting to find out who the mastermind could be alongside kirumi, miu, tenko, and kaito, they are given class files for each student
nowhere in either korekiyo or shuuichi’s files do they mention a brother, while in kaede’s, her twin sister is mentioned
after gathering evidence and demanding a retrial of the first case, kiibo confronts monokuma, believing that korekiyo is the mastermind, having hidden his death after causing the deaths of kaede, rantarou, shuuichi, and himiko
it’s revealed that shuuichi was actually the one faking his death, and that he is the mastermind of the killing game
danganronpa is still a show, but shuuichi passes it off as an experimental documentary on how people can be forced to kill, based on a real life set of video games
he confesses that he fabricated his relation to korekiyo, but that it worked well, as korekiyo was a traitor, having worked with shuuichi on his experiment
he also reveals that kiibo was made solely for the experiment, as a camera and an audience surrogate, making him essentially a conduit for amateur sleuths to solve real life murders on TV
this breaks kiibo and we play as the other four survivors to help him
it’s revealed that the show technically hasn’t even aired, and that shuuichi was planning on killing all of them in order to survive to share his findings with the world
shuuichi is thwarted, and the survivors all agree to die alongside him if it means destroying the video
kiibo initiates self-destruct, but after seeing that the others are safe in a bunker, accepts his death and kills himself alongside shuuichi
epilogue:
the survivors are kaito, tenko, miu, and kirumi, subverting the theme number of 3
it’s revealed that rantarou had memories of surviving two other experiments led by shuuichi, explaining the v3 -- this was the 3rd version of his game
the footage is destroyed, and the four survivors walk away from the rubble, unsure of how to assimilate back into society having pretended that nothing happened
#v3#danganronpa v3#new danganronpa v3#ndrv3#v3 rewrite#ndrv3 rewrite#danganronpa#dr#saimotalks#saimotass.exe#spoilers#v3 spoilers#ndrv3 spoilers#dr spoilers#danganronpa spoilers#new danganronpa v3 spoilers#long post#let me know if this is any good lmao
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Some Danganronpa spoilers ahead for the entire franchise so please don't read if you don't want spoilers, serious topics will be discussed
Ok so a while back me and a discord friend had this au-ish idea where the entirety of danganronpa is just Tsumugi's trauma fanfiction based off of people she knows irl and online as a way to cope because she was abused and neglected at home
These are the main details of the au under the cut, there will be no in depth details about the abuse but it is mentioned, I sincerely apologize if I inaccurately portray these issues just in case I did
Tsumugi cosplays at home and that's why she calls herself the ultimate cosplayer, and she makes herself the mastermind because she likes being the villain to cope with her trauma
All the characters from dr1 and sdr2 and the dr3 anime are all based off of people online that she looks up to (or despises in some cases), and characters with alternate versions of themselves are the combinations of their siblings (ex. Toko and Syo are twins and Izuru, Hajime, and super saiyan Hajime are triplets), with the exception of Junko who is an actress who mainly plays villains but irl is really sweet
Monokuma is Tsumugi's homeroom teacher who occasionally lets his sister substitute and the monokubs are his young children that Tsumugi really hates, he's also Junko and Mukuro's uncle and he and Tsumugi have a father-daughter relationship
Junko helps Tsumugi with her cosplays and makeup which is why Tsumugi idolizes her so much and wants to be like her
A lot of the poor writing in dr is due to Tsumugi not having the proper writing experience or knowledge on certain subjects which is why they come off so poorly
The Love Hotel scenes are Tsumugi trying to work through her own sexuality crisis alone (albeit poorly), and her own LH scene is her projecting what she believes is the only relationship she'd ever be loved in even if it's really messed up
All of the blackened and antagonistic characters in dr are people Tsumugi either hates or fears, and those with redeeming motives are the ones Tsumugi fears but recognizes that they are good people
Most characters in dr are cosplayers irl, streamers/youtubers, or social media influencers, aside from in v3 where everyone is a classmate of hers
The survivors of v3 are Tsumugi's irl friends, and the survivors of the prior games just came down to process of elimination mixed with who she liked
Her insistence of being "plain" in the games is because her parents always called her useless, and a part of the reason she hates Monokuma's kids is because she envies them for having the happy childhood she never had
She made monokuma the mascot because he’s known for his brutal punishments to kids who severely break school rules
All of the backstories for the dr1 and sdr2 characters are based off of one of the following: their main cosplay, their favorite game that they’ve played, or their aesthetic on their main social media account
Tsumugi works a lot of part time jobs to pay for her cosplays and her clothes and food
At some point Tsumugi posted her trauma/vent fanfics online under a different pen name and renaming all of the characters so they couldn’t be tracked (each of the games and the anime were posted as their separate fanfics and each chapter in the games is a chapter in the fanfic) and the fanfic blew up super fast, which she didn’t expect, and then people started cosplaying it for the irony and when she’s asked about if she’ll cosplay from it she says she’s not in it for the irony, she also got jaw-dropped when the cosplayers she turned into some of the characters from dr1 and sdr2 started cosplaying from it
One time Kokichi found her fanfic for v3 and commented about how his character seemed super familiar and she responded “no reason :)” and blocked him because his username was super obvious, he soon makes confused posts about it on tiktok
Eventually during Tsumugi’s 3rd year she reposted all of the fanfics but with much better writing and character arcs because she took online writing classes and the internet BLEW UP EVEN HARDER and so many people geeked out over it
Eventually Tsumugi tells her close friends about how she wrote the fics but it accidentally gets out to the whole class and when anyone tries to bully her about it all of her friends fight the bullies
The Love Hotel scenes were completely separate fanfics she impulsively wrote and posted at 3am when her sexuality crisis hit too hard, even she hates them and deleted them a year after they were posted because she just can’t believe she wrote them, let alone post them, and never rewrote them
The following are her relationships with the characters in V3 since she has no real relationships with the characters in dr1 and sdr2
All of the character’s ultimates are in fact based on actual skills they each have, and if they don’t have a distinct skill Tsumugi deep dives and tries to think of one, Junko was mostly inspired by her ability to analyze super well, which helped with her makeup ability, and because she played villain characters who caused despair
Edit: forgot to mention, but when Tsumugi kills her self insert at the end of v3, it's her essentially venting out how if all the important people in her life leave her she has nothing to live for anymore
Shuichi: They met after being some of the few kids in class who had nowhere to sit during lunch so they sat next to each other, after talking some more and realizing they had a lot in common, they became really close and he would sometimes cosplay with her, he also has a crush on Kaede even though it’s only from afar due to his social anxiety, Tsumugi however feels as though she’s a burden to him which is why she has him hate her in the last trial, when she told him she wrote the fanfic he constantly reassured her that she’s not a burden and was super embarrassed that he was made the protag after kaede, though he did find pregame him a bit odd
Himiko: Himiko is also an outsider due to her depression and general tired personality, she’s one of the few people who don’t judge Tsumugi for her cosplaying and anime interests and they’re both in anime club and will occasionally cosplay together, she was the one who accidentally let it slip about the fanfic thing but Tsumugi couldn’t bring herself to be mad
Maki: Another outsider but on purpose, she met Tsumugi after she found Tsumugi getting bullied and pushed around by some older kids, and afterwards she hung around Tsumugi to protect her and they eventually got pretty close even though Maki is generally socially dead, she also helps get Tsumugi food when Tsumugi’s parents are too neglectful to feed her, she also is the main protector of Tsumugi from her bullies, before and after the fic
Kiibo: An exchange student from being homeschooled, he and Tsumugi used to be pretty close, he was pretty famous on social media so sometimes they would go and do influencer stuff together and he’d cosplay with her, eventually he started dating Miu and they got a bit more distant due to Tsumugi not being a big fan of Miu, but they have no harsh feelings towards each other, even though Tsumugi thinks he hates her, he’s also a top student, he was a little weirded out by how both he and Miu were portrayed in the original fic but after talking it out with Tsumugi he let it slide and they talk more often because of that
Kaede: She met Kaede in secondary school and they got fairly close up until Kaede met Rantaro, after they met Kaede started hanging out with him more (romantic or platonic is up for interpretation) and Tsumugi was really hurt and jealous which is why she has Kaede kill Rantaro, she and Tsumugi reignited a relationship after the fanfic thing came out because she was super concerned about how Tsumugi was doing since you don’t just write that stuff without having some sort of trauma, they became closer afterwards and told Tsumugi she was flattered she was made into such a nice girl but also kinda freaked out that Tsumugi technically killed her but they also talked that out, she didn’t hold pregame Kaede against her because Kaede did in fact act like that when she was younger
Rantaro: Him and Tsumugi knew each other in middle school but didn’t like each other, she envied him because of how easy of a time he had making friends, and later on hated him for “stealing” Kaede from her, he is on ok terms with Tsumugi after the fanfic incident because Kaede and Tsumugi reignited a friendship and they tolerate each other
Kirumi: Tsumugi fears and looks up to Kirumi, as Kirumi is head of the student council and class rep but also very strict, one time Tsumugi got pushed down before school and was forced to come with a dirty uniform and Kirumi ripped into her for it and made her cry (although Kirumi quickly apologized and tried to comfort her but the trauma already set in), after she learned about the fic she talked to Tsumugi and gave her a singular pass for it because she did a fairly good job capturing Kirumi’s determination and sophistication
Ryoma: She’s never talked to Ryoma personally but she knows he has a criminal record for some minor crime and that scares her alongside how he one time suplexed a student three times his size after the student tried to pick on him for being short
Korekiyo: He freaks her out and she really hates his sister, and one time he psychoanalyzed her and it hit way too close to home so now she both doesn’t like him and respects him, which is why she just has his sister be the motive/his abuser because she full on just hates her cause she’s a “normie” who made fun of her one time in public, after he learned about the fic he tried to talk to her about the original version of the v3 fic to talk it through because he knew about her issues and now they’re on good terms
Angie: Funny enough she just is way too afraid to talk to Angie because she is a foreign exchange student and Tsumugi was really confused by her religion which is why it’s handled so poorly and why Angie is so focused on Atua, Angie also is super confident in herself and extroverted and that intimidated Tsumugi so much she just never talked to her, after the fic Angie sat her down and educated her on the details of her religion so Tsumugi could fix any accidental misconceptions about the religion and culture
Tenko: With Tsumugi’s constant sexuality crisis, she also has internalized homophobia which is why Tenko, an open women lover, scares her so much, Tsumugi can’t comprehend it so she made Tenko really creepy and oddly violent towards men even though the actual Tenko only beats up men who harass her or other women and not just every single man, she’s also really nice to Himiko and because Tsumugi fears Tenko she warped it
Miu: Miu is also a woman confident in her sexuality, she just comes off a lot more strongly than Tenko and is even more intimidating to Tsumugi, Tsumugi also thinks she’s gross because she’s open about her kinks and her gross ways of making sure she’s healthy, after she and Kiibo started dating she started to resent Miu, but regardless of this she still acknowledges that Miu is a top student, she only really likes Miu because she and Kokichi hate each other, but after it got out that Tsumugi wrote the fic Miu tried to pick on her but Maki scared her off
Gonta: She really loves Gonta and at some point had a crush on him, but he turned her down after Kokichi spread rumors that she was afraid of bugs and Gonta didn’t want to freak her out due to the fact he lives in an area full of bugs and has a few pet bugs, she has no harsh feelings towards him however and still likes him, though not as a crush, Gonta was still super nice to her after the fic thing and doesn’t think any less of her
Kokichi: She absolutely despises him and everything he does, they’ve known each other since they were kids and he’s always picked on her, though to him he’s only friendly teasing and thinks they have a friendly rivalry, he does everything out of childish amusement and doesn’t actually think he’s doing any harm to her even though she actively hates him and has gotten punched on several occasions by Maki for teasing Tsumugi too much, he also is purposely controversial online and has tried to be cancelled way too many times but somehow finds a way to find dirt on the people cancelling him and now everyone is too scared to cancel him, he also “bullies” cosplayers on tiktok by dueting them and mocking them but to him it’s ironic but to everyone else it isn’t, he has done this to Tsumugi on multiple occasions and she hates it, he tried to tease her about writing the fic and blocking him but Maki punches him in the throat, he makes a tiktok about that as well but keeps her identity a secret
Kaito: He became Maki’s boyfriend sometime after she met Maki and, in his stupidity, accidentally insulted Tsumugi’s comfort cosplay and she hated him after that, his death and illness was inspired by the one time he got the flu and gave it to everyone and it ruined one of her wigs, after a while they began talking more and she began to realize he wasn’t a jerk, just really stupid, so she made him a nicer character, after it got out that she wrote the fanfics she asked if he was mad he died but instead he was like “nah man that was a super cool way to go”, he was confused on pregame Kaito until Tsumugi explained that that’s how she used to see him
#danganronpa#danganronpa spoilers#danganronpa tsumugi#drv3 tsumugi#tsumugi shirogane#danganronpa v3#drv3#sdr2#danganronpa au#dr spoilers#danganronpa 2#monokuma#danganronpa monokuma#shuichi saihara#himiko yumeno#maki harukawa#kiibo#k1b0#ryoma hoshi#kirumi tojo#rantaro amami#angie yonaga#korekiyo shinguji#tenko chabashira#kokichi oma#miu iruma#kaito momota#gonta gokuhara
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@madamhatter said: For book muses, what is a scene with your muse that you hate? Why? Can you provide a short excerpt? ( Visual novels are just choose your own adventure books, so this question totally counts- )
Questions for Muns of Canon Muses - Accepting!
Technically, I think both the book and the TV show questions here can work! And as you mention, the book question would relate specifically to one of the games (especially now that I’ve unlocked almost all of Sonia’s scenes in Ultimate Summer Camp).
That being said, this is a really easy answer: it comes up in the free time events in SDR2 and I’m sure @despairfiles knows exactly what I’m going to mention.
It’s the scene where Sonia mentions how Hajime looks like this legendary hero out to save Novoselic and if he wanted, he could come back and co-rule Novoselic with her. I’d provide a short clip if I could find one, but there are compilation videos of all of her FT events on YouTube.
First of all, W H A T.
Second of all, we made the mutual decision, while Sin was writing for Hajime, to not include that scene in any of our interactions. At all. Ever. Because we both mutually despise it.
Danganronpa suffers from a lot of characterization problems. They create engaging and fun characters, so every player can have a favorite and one they’re rooting for (DR mutuals, you’re probably writing for them, amirite?). However, considering both the context of the franchise in general (that is, the overarching story) and the writers in general...character development, unless you’re a protag, an antag, the protag’s bestie/love interest, or the character who reluctantly helps the protag while being a giant pain in the ass (Hi Byakuya, Nagito, Kokichi), you don’t get a lot of development. Especially if you’re one of the first to die. That whole meme with the tiny book of “this is what canon provides” and the giant tome of “these are my headcanons?” That meme is pretty much essential for writing a Danganronpa muse. Because the games and anime give you so, so little to work with if you’re looking to write something with long-term character development. That’s both a blessing and a curse, depending on how you look at it.
But back to Sonia: I have immense trouble believing that someone, who has trained her entire damn LIFE to take the throne, to not just be royalty but the most ultimate, uber, accomplished version of a princess, and eventually a queen, that has ever been...would just roll over and say “I’m going to totally let this guy I just met 1/2/4 weeks ago come back to Novoselic and co-rule with me!”
Listen, I get that Hajime is supposed to be a good guy who is just tired of everyone’s shit. And by the end of SDR2, he’s definitely more than capable of doing anything. Anything he wants to. Ever.
However, I want to believe Sonia has a bit more pride in her own abilities, her country, and her people to not just give over equal control of her country to someone else. She is intelligent, she is generous, she is kind, and she will put her country first before anything else (and yes, this can be detrimental. Check out some of my threads!). Why the fuck would she need to immediately relinquish half of that control to someone she barely knows for, sorry to say, harem protag times?
This whole scene just pisses me off and I ignore it. Screw that scene.
#more-than-a-princess answered#more-than-a-princess musings#madamhatter#(Questions for Muns of Canon Muses meme)#(Thank you for the ask!)#(I'm now reminded how much I hated Sonia's FT events mostly)
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makoto, gundham, hajime, and izuru with an s/o who’s ahoge reacts to their feelings
kokichi said he wanted to be a part of the ahoge club, so here he is
he’s now the main protagonist, everyone beware the adorable babie protag :D - mod kokichi
( sprite edit here )
[ M A K O T O ]
- to be honest, originally he never noticed that you had an ahoge in the first place
- he was literally like, cool, ha i r, , ok
- it's not that he didn't pay attention to you, it's just that it never dawned on him what the piece of hair was even called
- for you, you didn't notice it showed off your emotions
- it's your hair and you can't really see it on a day to day basis
- the first person to notice that your ahoge shows off your emotions was yasuhiro, and even then he said it as a joke
- turns out he was right, your ahoge tells exactly what emotions you're feeling, regardless if you want it to or not
- and since then, it's literally been his main way of knowing exactly how you're feeling about something
- AND his go to thing about you to tease you with
- makoto : " aw, looks like someone's happy to go on our date, aren't they ? "
- s / o, putting their hand over their head to cover the ahoge : " no one asked you. "
- makoto : " i speak without needing someone's permission. "
- when he's in a teasing mood, he will go to every length to tease tf out of you
- purely because he likes seeing how you react
- ahoge and all
- your ahoge twitches like crazy when you're irritated, which was the cutest thing ever
- he can almost hear the " shwip " noise it makes as it flicks itself
-so he teases you pretty often about it, if we're being real
- but in a polite kind of way that's not meant to hurt your feelings
- he usually apologizes after, to be fair
[ G U N D H A M ]
( unfortunately i wrote this one with a female s / o on accident and i can't really change it cuz lazy, i'm sorry ! )
- ah, so you possess a curse from the devil ?
- what must you have done in a past life to be cursed in such a way, he wonders
- black magic was how he explained what your ahoge does
- most of the time, he finds it amusing and will find something witty to say about it
- he's very interested into why it does what it does more than anything
- it's very peculiar after all
- before you met gundham, you were pretty good friends with hajime, chiaki, and nagito
- sometimes you still hang out around them
- since they are your friends
- plus, hajime and nagito got together recently and chiaki doesn't like to third wheel
- he saw the similarities between your ahoge and hajime's, and drew the wildest connection
- gundham : " I am more than aware of your precious secret, s / o ! "
- s / o : " ah, i wanna know too ! let me in on the secret ! "
- gundham : " you, my partner in blood and death, committed sin with hinata-kun in hell. for thou sins in the last life, you've been given a curse from the devil himself to lift off once he sees fit. "
- you were ??? confused ??
- wait was gundham trying to say you were involved with hajime in your last life
- more importantly
- was he,, jealous ??
- s / o : " you think hina-chan and i were together in my last life when i was in hell ? "
- gundham : " if the crows dare speak. "
- s / o : " gundham, remember how we talked about how it's in the soul to be homosexual, and it's not something that changes from every life ? "
- gundham : " yes, indeed. you had proved me wrong that day. "
- s / o : " hina-chan is gay, gundham. "
- o h
[ H A J I M E ]
- ah yes, ahoge twins !!!
- he just thinks of it as one of your many many adorable traits
- he sometimes gets caught up thinking about it too much, and all of your little quirks
- how it jumps with you when you're scared
- or how it flips across your face when you're incredibly embarrassed like a windshield wiper trying to wipe off the blush around your cheeks
- those cute little reactions just make him simp for you so hard
- it's a miracle that he keeps composed so well when around you and doesn't have a meltdown whenever your ahoge does anything at all
- when you're going through a strong emotion, the first thing he looks at is how your ahoge reacts
- actually sometimes your ahoges react with each other ??
- yeah for real
-if yours flicks to the left, his will flick to the left
- yours is a little more wild and noticeable when moving than his is, but you once called him out for mimicking your flicks and he never got over it
- sometimes he gets embarrassed himself and tries to stop it
- but it's hair, do you expect it to do what you want it to ?
- and that is pure joy for you
- he gets flustered and tries to hold his hand over the hair so it will stop moving on its own
- sometimes he swears you've learned to control yours and makes yours move just so his will
[ I Z U R U ]
- he uses it to taunt you ??
- it's so mean of him but it brings that little spark of happiness into his life so he does it anyway
- and deep, deep down you really enjoy seeing him smile, even if it's just for a moment
- but just because he's got the cutest smile in existence doesn't mean you let him off with just a slap on the wrist if he messes with you too much
- you're not afraid to get sassy with your intimidating partner if need be
- originally, he scared you completely on accident
- he literally just, walked out of a bedroom
- but you didn't hear him !!
- in your defense, he's as silent as a shadow, and always seems to be there
- you were just chilling on the couch, being a bit of a night owl
- and deciding to spend time with yourself while your partner was asleep in your bed
- he just walked out and said hi
- but you weren't expecting him and literally jumped out of your skin, spilling your drink everywhere on your shirt
- you got his shirt for reconciliation , ,
- while you were changing clothes, he notices that strip of hair that always sticks up wiggling around like crazy
- when he asked about it, you just shrugged
- s / o : " sometimes it does that. i don't really know why. "
- he especially loved standing in your hallway with his hair covering his face
- lord knows how long he stands there, but eventually, you come to the hallway and he CHASES after you ??
- izuru : " your hair is moving again, i scared you, didn't i s / o ? "
- it's those times that you can see that slight smile of satisfaction on his face, where he almost acts his age as a childish teenager
- and even though he's a little annoying at times with it, you love him very much so it's alright
#danganronpa#danganronpa trigger happy havoc#danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#goodbye despair#trigger happy havoc#danganronpa izuru#izuru kamukura#danganronpa hajime#hajime hinata#danganronpa gundham#gundham tanaka#danganronpa makoto#makoto naegi#danganronpa imagines#mod kokichi
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How about Kirumi as the rival to protag!Kokichi? It would be an interesting dynamic with them both being leaders.
Sure!
Not only did he have to deal with Kaede stepping on his toes all the time, but Kirumi kept treating him like a child! Some of it was deserved, but how was he supposed to save everyone?
Especially since everyone listened to her since she acted like she had authority. He was the Ultimate Supreme Leader, for crying out loud, she was the Ultimate Maid!
He kept going on with his plan of keeping everyone safe with kind lies while he figured everything out. She could do whatever she wanted, he’d be the one to save everyone.
Not to mention, she didn’t even try to find the mastermind like he did. That was the surefire way to get out of the school and killing game as soon as possible.
They would all thank him eventually if Kirumi ever stopped fighting him over every single thing he did. He would be the one to help everyone escape with their lives, after all.
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My fav danganronpa characters with a crush (part 2)
- sdr2 chapter 5 spoilers
- chiaki in my opinion can be a character at times that is hard to understand especially given romantically, even if she is a romantical interest for our protag, however ..
- I think that chiaki having a crush is full of her trying to play different games with you, more specifically games you like, and doing what she can to seem entertaining enough.
- she hates the idea of boring you honestly, she has a fear of it to be honest. She also has a fear of making you disappointed in her in any way, so she tries to be especially kind when you’re around and watching how she acts.
- she never behaved poorly of course, but she’s still more careful around you anyways..
- she tends to sleep like a lot, we know this of course. She doesn’t wanna sleep around you too much though, especially if you invite her to hang out, she’ll feel so bad and feel like she will disappoint you.
- I think chiaki is good with a crush specifically because she can deal with it in a positive way.
- will blush if you try to touch her physically as she isn’t used to the physical affection but does appreciate it quite a lot!
- often chiaki will try to be positive and always is looking for ways to make you more healthy mentally as she is always a good positive influence mentally for people!
- she gives you a big hug before her execution, she’s very sad she’ll never really get to see you again after this, but is sure to give you some advice she never got to give you. And perhaps even tell you that she loves you.
- I don’t think personality matters much for chiaki but would probably like somebody with some sort of big “issue” because she’d want to help them. (Ex; having a issue with confidence or loving yourself; having a family issue; having an issue making friends)
- she’s a bit harder given her lack of romantical interest, however I did decide to play dangan island (danganronpa 2 island mode) and was able to get some stuff ;)
- I believe akane will blush at any compliments or whenever you may do something she deems as kind or “soft” as it’s something she’s not very used to
- Being kind and showing actual emotions and being open and vulnerable just isn’t really like her.. given she grew up in a situation where it’s very likely she couldn’t be like that. (My reasoning for that being her free time events where she seemed to be sexually abused or manipulated)
- it takes time but akane warms up to the idea of at least being a little more soft but that’s as vulnerable as she will get. Truth be told she just doesn’t know how to be vulnerable, it’s not like she doesn’t trust you or anything..
- akane might wanna fight you a lot and claim it’s just a friendly match, just her way of showing affection it seems..
- she always thought humans needed only food until she met you.. you taught her love and companionship is just as important for humans!
- i imagine akane liking somebody who’s very energetic like herself, she needs somebody who can keep up with her dammit!
- akane thinks about you a lot and initially doesn’t understand why she’s thinking about you so much and hates it. At a point she thinks that she wants to fight you, but it doesn’t fix anything. She still thinks about you..
- she comes to find out from her other classmates she probably has a crush on you, which makes more sense to her now but still.. she kinda hates it.. having a crush... isn’t that a weakness?? She can’t go soft! Not for anyone! Not for you?!
- but alas she is very soft for you and doesn’t know how to deal with her feelings and tends to overthink it and complicate things. She’s constantly looking into the things you do.. is there a deeper meaning behind it? Do you like her too? Or see her as a friend?
- nonethless akane thinks about these things a lot and I think she will definitely confess to you soon, she isn’t the type to keep silent about things really.. plus what’s the point in beating around the bush?
- since she does (kinda? Probably?) have a romantic interest towards gundham there’s some stuff to go off of here
- Sonia would be very quick to compliment a crush! She’s very kind in this regard I think and loves to compliment her crush a lot!
- Sonia would spend a lot of time with you, though she wouldn’t go out her way to purposely try to bond with you.
- the reason I say this is because I think for Sonia to crush on you she has to already feel a good bond/connection with you already
- it’s very likely that you’re a bit of a loner or didn’t grow up with many/any friends, she feels she can relate to you in this aspect and it makes her feel a bit better about these things.
- she blushes around you, especially if you compliment her or go as far as to hug her or something.. she boutta be so pink!
- que Souda being a jealous boy.. as he should .. you’re sexy and get to have a princess crush on you.. a ultimate princess nonetheless!
- Sonia loves talking to you about whatever creepy shit she may be into at the moment, but she loves hearing you talk about yourself as well!
- Sonia would be very trusting towards you, if you were ever a culprit during the killing game, or you were simply falsely accused she would never believe it! You are so kind and such a good friend!
- v3 spoilers for chapter 1
- Kaede has Shuichi but even at that not really a romantic interest, however looking into her character I can get a bit of an idea what she’s like romantically if you simply analyze her character. Especially given her love suite event and such.
- kaede will definitely seek your approval for things, I wouldn’t say to the point where it’s a flaw but she definitely seeks your approval when she goes on one of her optimistic Hope speeches
- I like to think kaede is very trustful of you, even in the killing game. I think that kaede will have trouble trusting the others towards the end (which would lead to her fall), but she will always trust you!
- kaede would at least give you a hug and while crying tell you her true feelings towards you before her execution ;(
- I think kaede likes to joke around with her crush a lot because she loves seeing them smile. Kaede also always knows how to comfort her crush and always knows the right things to say and how to cheer them up. She pays close attention to them and how they react to certain people and certain jokes.
- I think kaede could like a variety of people personality wise, I could say she’d like somebody like miu, shuichi, himiko, tenko, maki, kokichi etc. she could like any kind of personality but despite how you act if you seem to show interest in her this will make her happy
- even if u act all tsundere about it what matters to her is that you’re interested!
- I will try to make this one really gender neutral, I have for most of them but I won’t talk specifically about certain genders like I had with Mahiru, since there’s so much discourse within her sexuality.
- I think tenko would be interested in somebody that is a performer, I think that’s why she was so obsessed with himiko.
- she would be obsessed with you too though, always trying to be your friend and having conversations and doing her best to form a bond with you and constantly praising you, despite what your responses may be.
- tenko has a hard time concealing emotions and definitely deals with more emotions than most, crushing on you is hard for her to keep to herself for these reasons.
- which is why I think she’s pretty upfront with her emotions and will state at times that she finds you physically attractive but also finds your personality to be attractive.
- she will go as far to state anybody is lucky to date you, you could be with anyone you want.
- personality wise I do think it’s more likely for tenko to like somebody different than her own personality, somebody similar to maybe maki or himiko.
- lots of blushing from this gal, “you’re making me blush!” Can often be heard from her.
- Angie will be very open about her feelings, but this being when you get close as I think it takes a bit for Angie to like somebody.
- Angie will outright say you’re the one for her! That atua said you’re the one for her! So as such she is always calling you cute nicknames.
- Angie loves to grab your hand and drag you around to places. I also think Angie tends to act like you two are a couple already and probably claims you are ?
- quick to give hugs and such! She’s also quite clingy too and hates being separated from you at any time.. she loves being with you after all!
- she’s the ultimate artist for a reason, so she likes to make portaits of you and show them to you as well as other people.
- personality I don’t think matters much to Angie but I think she will tend to like people more shy, more nice, or in general just don’t really have a backbone.
- it makes it easier for her to have a person going along with pretty much anything she wants to do and no complaints or being that stubborn!
- likes praying with you a lot, claims she cannot pray without you now!
V3 spoilers for chapter 4
- I think that miu can be a bit strange towards a crush at least by her own standards. She definitely acts different towards you.
- she acts sexual and says sexual things specifically to gain your attention. Over time eventually stops doing this, but still does it from time to time.
- blushes around you, she feels nervous around you and she cannot help it.. she doesn’t fully understand why she gets so nervous though..
- it takes her awhile to understand what her feelings are, they certainly aren’t sexual.. (well maybe they are.. but it’s totally something else too)
- she will realize she cares for you a lot.. it will lead to her growing desperate to leave with you.. obviously she will give into that desperate need and it’ll be her own demise.
- miu laughs a lot around you as she cannot help but feel so happy in your presence. She wants you to feel the same so she tries to make a lot of jokes to make you laugh. She’s not always good with people and making jokes however and may come off as insensitive or mean.
- speaking of being mean, she’s usually very mean to everyone but never really to you. If she ever is she didn’t mean to be .. well mean. So she’ll try to make it up to you.
- has probably offered her body to you before. She also likes to show you her latest inventions and even invent things for you that you’d find useful. Many people find some of her inventions weird, she doesn’t care what anybody else thinks but she cares what you think so she has a fear you might find some invention weird.
- I think miu could like a variety of different people, but what matters to her is that you know how to catch her off guard. Whatever that be like kokichi with your.. attitude, or being more like kaede with your optimism and it being completely foreign to her. Catching her off guard gets her to like you. Though I do think praising her a ton totally works as well.
- you’re a lucky duck if himiko likes you! I think tenko would agree ;D
- himiko loves to smile and laugh around you, then again she wouldn’t stop smiling and laughing around you even if she wanted to.. she wants you to have fun too though! She likes making you smile by doing lots of magic!
- himiko blushes around you, you make her feel so nervous and giddy.. though she does pray with Angie when she’s feeling especially giddy because then she can avoid her feelings.
- this of course leads to kokichi knowing and teasing her relentlessly, but also genuinely telling her she shouldn’t run away from her emotions... in his own little way of course
- she likes spending time alone with you.. it’s pretty rare because of tenko which is why she likes spending alone time with you so much.. even if it makes her kinda nervous
- sometimes she feels nervous about preforming magic tricks and such in front of you.. but still manages showing off
- i imagine her liking the complete opposite of her tbh, I think she’d like somebody with lots of Rn every despite what her attitude would be to somebody like that. Maybe somebody really optimistic or somebody really in touch with their emotions.
#danganronpa x reader#sdr2 x reader#v3 x reader#danganronpa v3#danganronpa goodbye despair#himiko yumeno#angie yonaga#kaede akamatsu#miu iruma#tenko chabashira#akane owari#chiaki nanami#sonia nevermind
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How would each of Beta AU cast interact with their V3 counterparts? [I have read the Kiyo one, so we can exclude that]
Oh boy, here we go.
(X means the V3 version, B!X means the Beta AU version.)
Shuichi Saihara
The two would get along well, although they don’t have much in common aside from anxiety
Shuichi is already in love with a musician so why not befriending another?
Overall protag solidarity.
Rantaro Amami
Rantaro would be a little suspicious of him at first, but after some time they would get along.
Platonic love solidarity!
B!Rantaro would have a lot of respect for him for trying so hard to find his sisters.
Miu Iruma
Since B!Miu is kinda flirty-ish, Miu would be a mess. B!Miu would stop that very quickly though.
B!Miu would try to act kinda like a big sister and help her with her confidence.
But the sex jokes would annoy her a tad too much.
Kaito Momota
B!Kaito was not prepared for this level of bro-ness and motivation. They would be very good bros. Not as good bros as B!Miu/B!Kaito or Kaito/Shuichi but still.
Kaito would try at first to train him but problems come in very quickly.
He would still have a lot of respect for working so hard for his goal with a missing leg.
Kaede Akamatsu
Creative arts wlw solidarity!
The two would get along very well! Although Kaede would try to boost B!Kaede’s confidence a little.
B!Kaede would be very inspired to write while listening to Kaede’s music.
Maki Harukawa
“There’s a strange vibe coming from this version of me and I don’t like it.”
Maki would probably get bored rather quickly and not really care about tailor work, to B!Maki’s dismay.
At least B!Maki wasn’t really annoying to her.
Tenko Chabashira
Of course the other Tenko would be a fighter. That’s what defines her!
The two would spar regularly, no rules. Tenko would win more often since Neo-Aïkido is a bit more aggressive, though.
But those two would be good friends!
Kokichi Ouma
B!Kokichi would run away immediately and get chased by an enraged supreme leader. But B!Kokichi is faster so he gets away easily.
Kokichi would probably not believe B!Kokichi’s talent is real at first but quickly realizes it’s real when he keeps tripping down for no reason.
A very bad relationship overall.
Himiko Yumeno
“We’re gonna be the best of friends!!” "Nyeh... There’s an astronaut for you somewhere else. Leave me alone.”
B!Himiko would lowkey believe she is a real mage, though.
Himiko wouldn’t be able to keep up with her bursts of energy. But overall they could be friends.
Korekiyo Shinguji
“There’s something wrong with this man. I can feel it.”
Therapy time. He doesn’t have a choice.
Kiyo would find B!Kiyo interesting, though. Therapy is looking at humanity from another angle. Not only discovering humanity but healing it.
Tsumugi Shirogane
“What animes are you into? It’s so interesting to see another version of myself! Are you up to cosplays?” “What”
B!Tsumugi would be annoyed very easily and would just leave to study.
Kinda cold relationship.
Ryoma Hoshi
B!Ryoma wouldn’t exactly care about Ryoma killing an entire mafia as revenge. He wasn’t exactly better.
They could get along since B!Ryoma doesn’t feel like pressuring people for no reason.
Although I feel like Ryoma would have mixed feelings about him being an active soldier.
Kirumi Tojo
There is 1 imposter among us
B!Kirumi wouldn’t care much about Kirumi as long as she minds her own business.
Kirumi would be very suspicious of her and eventually try to find out who she is, somehow. Not that B!Kirumi is going to let her, though.
Angie Yonaga
“Atua- “NO.”
They could have bonded better if Angie wasn’t so obsessed with Atua while B!Angie despises him (although they don’t represent the same person)
Overall mixed feelings on both parts, but some respect for the other’s creative skills.
Gonta Gokuhara
Animal lovers!
Gonta would be a bit sad B!Gonta doesn’t care as much about insects as other animals since they are mostly bigger animals’ lunch.
But B!Gonta would be impressed by the other’s ‘gentlemanliness’. He was nice but Gonta was really something else.
K1-B0
"You must be the ultimate robot as well!” “... Is being a robot a talent?”
B!K1-B0 would feel a little awkward since unlike K1-B0 he doesn’t have that many features and is pretty much just here
A pretty neutral relationship.
#me talking#beta au#beta au spoilers#ye i know i talked about kiyo already but i wanted to include him anyway
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Antagonist Loop Au time, because why not. I've done my fair share of talking about the loops, lets talk a bit more about The Aftermath.
The ages are dr1: 22-23
Dr2: 23-24
Drv3: 12-13
Reminders: every single person is still alive in this au, including Junko. The rest of the world doesn't know that dr3 happened, as all people present chose to never speak of it again. Only dr1 and dr2 know about the drv3 children. The children's pasts are written in italics.
The first thing they do is try to get these children healthy. I kept forgetting to look up what five years of being trapped in a virtual reality pod, away from any and all sun light, would do to a person but it's probably not very good.
Uh.
This is Danganronpa, they've never been very realistic anyway.
The adults stick everyone in a bed and monitor their health. There's a fair bit of old wounds on some of them, like Kokichi, so they suspect that Junko preyed on abused, neglected, or/and abandoned children. Makes sense considering they also have Monaca in their collective care.
(the rest of the WoH are under Komaru and Toko's care, as they try to help Towa city after the massacre led by the WoH)
Junko confirms this with a smile and Fuyuhiko nearly stomps on her kneecaps.
(this entire au can be summed up with: goddamn it Junko.)
The children eventually heal, they're being watched over by 32 extremely talented adults after all, and their pasts don't return to them. They remember a bit about their real pasts, thankfully their fake ones were heavily inspired by them.
(Maki was an orphan who got kidnaped and experimented on and Gonta was abandoned by his parents in the woods for example)
Once they're all healthy and relatively ok, the news gets out that none of their relatives survived (most of them were from Towa city and... Well...) The children don't really care as every single one of their birth parents were horrid.
(Angie was a rich kid, she had so many babysitters constantly taking care of her that she's still not sure who her parents were. Shuichi was also a rich kid, his parents were famous actors who's fame skyrocketed when they were arrested for child abuse and neglect after he was locked in an attic for two days with no food or water, his only and best friend had reported him missing)
The kids have all bonded with the adults and once one (Gonta) slips up and calls an adult (Mahiru) mom, they just... Become the parents these kids needed. Some (Shuichi, Kokichi, etc) can't say mother/mom/mum/ma or father/dad/pop/papa/pa for a very long time due to their trauma, but the adults are ok with that.
Shuichi and Kokichi go to the Protagonists, Shuichi with Naegi (game protag), Byakuya (AU protag), and Kyoko, while Kokichi is with Hajime (game protag), and Nagito (au protag). Tsumugi started following around Junko and studying how different she is and not-as-despair-obssessed she is and they heal together.
(Mukuro gets called Aunt once and freezes because never once in her life did she ever expect THAT to happen)
Leon and Kaito were Bros from the second Kaito got healthy enough, so you know who he went to. Kiibo, excited to be a human, still knows a lot about robotics, and ends up with Chihiro while Miu is with Souda. Together, the quartet nearly blows up the island while trying to [OBLIGATORY DR2 AND DR3 SPOILER WARNING CUZ ONE OF MY FRIENDS HASN'T SEEN IT YET] make bodies for AI Chihiro, AI Chiaki, Monomi, and AI Junko. Possibly World Destroyer too idk.
( I just realized, I never mentioned this but, Chiaki is alive here. Izuru cared just enough that her saved her life and might've snuck her onboard the ship where class 78 only found her after the program started thanks to his luck. Maybe. Also, Ryota's on the island too)
She really wants to play games with AI Chiaki. And Junko kinda wants to help save AI Junko but SHHH. AI Chihiro just thinks it'll be fun, and wants to join his siblings with helping out on the island. Yeah, WD is also getting a body because AI Chiaki is forcing him too.)
[SPOILER OVER]
Oof just got so off topic.
Anyway, the children heal, the world is healing faster and without the ever looming dread thanks to Hinata's video, as he never makes it here due to everyone pretending that dr3 didn't happen.
Makoto opens a new Hope's Peak Academy where Ultimate Talents are really just a reward for being really good at a thing and don't place you on a pedestal. Everyone from the first two games is a staff member, and the V3 kids are one of the first students. The school offers online classes and education to those who couldn't get it during the tragedy, and the elementary is a well known and accepted part of the school.
That's all I can think of rn. (I've been slowly writing this for months, it's been wasting away in my drafts as I edit it like... Once a week)
#antagonist loop au#danganronpa au#danganronpa#tw kidnapping#tw abuse mention#tw abandonment#tw experimentation#tw neglect#laying the angst on thick for one of my friends in particular#but i always planned to make v3's pasts really angsty#Rantaro is also Komaeda and Hajime's responsibility#and Angie#they're... struggling#if you want to know more about the backstories you just have to ask!
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I say we take a second to appreciate the positive. The writing of DR is a shitshow, yeah, but what are your favorite things about the series?
Honestly, I like some of the writing in DR. If it was all just terrible writing, then I wouldn’t play the game. It’d be the anime all over again-- nothing but terrible writing and horrible characters and I’d just avoid it like the plague. Nah for the most part, I think the writing is pretty good. The plot is a really interesting concept. The lore about Despair is fucking stupid, but the backstory of Hope’s Peak is good, and the Kamukura Project is great. The fact that Hope’s Peak’s own hubris and cruelty and ambition is the thing that eventually brought them down is a really good twist. The individual characters are written well, including the way they interact with each other. There’s just a few characters/relationships that are written horribly that stick out: Maki, Chiaki, KaiMaki, Junko, Shuichi. And they stick out because they’re written so horribly compared to the rest of the game. The same writing is also responsible for characters like Nagito, Hajime, Izuru, Kokichi, Kaede, Celeste, Kyoko, Makoto...And that just baffles me. How can you write characters that are so fun and interesting, and then shove these horrible Mary-Sues down my throat? (Fanservice! That’s how! Fanservice is the devil of all fictional media!)
But my favorite things about the series--
1. The characters. This is DR’s absolute strongest point. If I don’t like the characters in something, then I’m never going to enjoy it, no matter how interesting the lore or plot is. I love the majority of characters in DR, and the ones that I hate vehemently are the ones that actively strive to ruin the story with their awful writing. Other than them, the rest of the characters are good. They’re consistent, they’re solid, they’re interesting, they’re fun to learn about and interact with (even if their backstories are wtf???? sometimes). I hate Byakuya, but he’s written well. He makes sense as a character and he serves his function. Same with Hiyoko. So I still don’t view those characters as ‘negatives’, because they’re well-written, and I don’t dread it when they speak. They’re fun to hate. Every piece of media needs someone you can hate. Most of the characters are super fun and interesting. I love seeing content of them, hearing them speak, learning more about them, etc. I would never have played the games if I hadn’t liked the characters. Plus, I find more and more that I like large-cast media because there’s so much more opportunity for character. You get such a large ensemble of different personalities and it’s fun. Plus, if you have a bunch of completely different people, the odds are more likely that I’ll love at least one. Whereas in most main-character + love interest focused media, I hate both the MC and LI, and so the whole thing is ruined for me. In large-cast media, I can hate the main character and/or their lover, but love the rest of the cast and go through it for them.
2. The plot. The backstory and plot surrounding Despair is the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard. Completely unbelievable. Outlandish. Ridiculous. But, the plot as a concept is really fun. The idea of the killing game and being trapped there and having nothing to do but make friends or kill each other leaves so much room for character growth and fun drama. It’s like those “mysterious mansion dinner party murder” books but better. And the backstory and plot surrounding Hope’s Peak is actually fairly decent, and interesting, if you take the ‘Despair’ bits away from it.
3. The moral ambiguity. This might not be DR’s strongest appeal to people, but it is the most important thing to me in any piece of media. I need moral ambiguity. I can’t get interested in a piece of fiction if there’s absolutely no sense of moral ambiguity at all. If it’s just black-and-white “good hero defeats evil villain”! Then I’m going to be bored and angry and I’ll never read/watch/play it. There’s nothing I despise more than black-and-white hero stories. I need moral ambiguity. It’s a theme that I prize above everything else in fiction. I need my fiction to reflect the greyness of the real world. That real people aren’t good or evil, they just have motives and they act on those motives according to their personalities. That no one is good or bad; bad people do good things, good people do bad things, etc. DR2 is literally that theme, tied up in a nice little bow. None of the characters are ‘good people’ after Despair (except the little Mary Sue!!!), but they all are shown to be worthy of life and friendship and love anyway. They show that they can do good things as well. Plus, there’s the theme of all the murders being “for good reasons”, and you have to decide for yourself if that’s true or not. And the question of “are they really evil for committing a murder when they were forced to by threat of Monokuma?” Hajime is the closest thing we get to a morally ambiguous protag, and that’s why I love him. Makoto is definitely a ‘good person’, but his character isn’t used to preach some moral theme about goodness. He falls in love with Kyoko, who’s the second shadiest person in the cast. And he’s best friends with Sayaka, who is the shadiest person in the cast. And he defends them, even when they do bad things. This theme right here, about being allowed to do bad things and have it be recognized by the writing and other characters, is what separated Sayaka from Chiaki for me. It’s why I like one and hate the other.
This is also why I hate Shuichi. His character is used for nothing but toting around this moral stance of Kaito’s black-and-white good-and-evil “belief”. Shuichi’s character arc outright destroys any of the moral ambiguity in DRV3. And this is a huge part of why I hate Junko. She’s just a purely evil villain with no other personality and no motives. She has no opportunity to show ANY good traits at all. She’s just pure evil, for evil’s sake. Literally. And honestly, this also serves to make Chiaki more obnoxious too. Being the only faultless one in a cast full of ex-terrorists? Fucking lame. And the writing portrays her like she’s a perfect angel hero, who never does anything wrong (even though she does a lot of selfish, shitty things in the game and she’s a horrible person too), because of course! you’re not allowed to hate Mary Sues. There can’t be any such thing as flaws in a Mary Sue, and they can’t do anything wrong, otherwise you’d have a valid reason to hate them! And you can’t hate them because they’re the best character!!!! Anyway, you might be thinking “how come you hate Maki? She’s the definition of moral ambiguity!” Nah bro, she’s the definition of denial and hypocrisy. She and everyone else ignore and deny and cover up all the bad shit she does and insist that she’s a “good person” for absolutely no reason. She never shows any good sides. Then she and everyone else go around talking down to and hating every other cast member for being “bad” when idk?? They’re not fucking serial killers so I’d say they’re better off. And we’re not allowed to acknowledge her flaws or hate her for them, because it’s all part of her tragic backstory!!!
#Although I guess I can't talk about anime plots in context#Because I'm not Japanese and I don't have their culture#And I have it on a very good source that their culture greatly affects the plots and villains and backstories they come up with#So of course I'm not going to understand it properly#But that doesn't mean I have to like it#Someday I will write an in-depth review of all the DR games and characters#and maybe a hate-piece about the anime too
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Still Robophobic?
Chapter 2 while crawling through all of K1-B0′s text so I can inanely chatter and make depth that probably wasn’t there because it makes me happy.
and you can’t stop me. Once again I am serious this is all of his text so this is LONG. (and if you didn’t read my first super long post covering Prologue/ch1, you might want to do that first)
someone make me work on my fics lol
Also I totally just realized Keebo is totally hiding behind Himiko after Monokuma’s return to life and I just MISSED HIM lol. He trusts Kaede and Shuichi, even when they’re being sketchy as heck and says he’ll think of plans too, because more plans are better than less. shame upon me for overlooking more of his trusting and trying to help nature. MOVING ON.
Cold open with the funeral that starts at Kaede’s portrait so you think it’s current but no this is for our viewing pleasure only...Gonta finds the horse a hint...Kaito abuses a doorbell and shepherds Shuichi out of the room...get to the dining hall and Keebs is muttering questions so he can be the first one talking in a scene again!
K1-B0: Writing...?
Gonta: Yeah! Like someone try to hide writing in grass! Weird, right!?
keep shining on with your refusal to do anything but ask questions unless talking to Kokichi or a Protag, Keebo.
As Keebo is garbage at people, he has zero reaction to the Hatless Reveal. The human has removed part of their clothing and he does not care. If you’re curious, Maki, Ryoma, Himiko, Keebo and Kiyo are the only ones not to remark on it at all. :v
Kokichi: Kirumi, be my mom!
Gonta: Gonta want you to be his mom, too!
K1-B0: ...What are you two even saying?
even keebs knows you two are being hecka weird by asking that guys. Which is probably the joke that the robot calls them on this. Or it’s him not getting the point of moms/what they’re asking for...since you know. Built in a lab...(Though he does know, since he made fun of Kaede that way.)
K1-B0: ...
Kokichi: Hm? What's wrong, Kee-boy? You're not eating— Oh yeah! I totally forgot you can’t eat! Y’know, cuz you’re a robot!
K1-B0: ...
Kokichi: Hey now, don't look so down. I'll bring you a broken TV later.
K1-B0 I don't want that... I'm not a waste receptacle.
Angie: Nyahahaha! Keebo and Kokichi seem to be getting along swimmingly!
Everyone’s eating and Keebo is just listlessly staring at food. Till Kokichi decides to loudly announce to everyone that’s what he’s doing. Which, judging by the fact Kaede had to ask...Keebo might have told Kokichi based on how he says ‘he forgot’ that and no one has really noticed he just watches. It’s been a busy set of days, I suppose. Angie is right in a way, she notices how Kokichi’s poking isn’t getting as much of a response and how the little punk keeps pushing on to get some words out of him. Course, it mostly looks like he’s making fun of him, but that’s Kokichi! for an ‘emotionless robot’ you sure picked out his emotion, tiny terror.
Things Keebo doesn’t call robophobic: being told to eat broken electronics. He is pretty down though, Kaede’s FTE makes it pretty clear he’s pretty jealous that he can’t eat. Considering it looks good to him and all. (Who programmed that. Why would you do that.).
Shuichi falls into the depressing narrative ‘everyone is faking being normal’ mode after that conversation, we talk about the horse a hint again/Gonta’s gullibility.
Kokichi: Nee-heehee... Gonta, you're so gullible. Y'know, if you keep being this gullible... You’ll be killed before you know it. Understand?
Shuichi: ...Ah! The moment Kokichi said that word, the warm and casual mood shattered.
K1-B0: What's wrong, everyone? Is there a problem with Kokichi's advice?
Gonta: Oh, Kokichi... You no should say thing like that, even as joke.
Keebs can sorta read the air to tell the mood just got real nasty...but has no idea why because to him it’s perfectly sensible advice. this boy. If someone is tempted to commit murder, logically they’ll try to trick people. Who do you trick? Someone gullible. He knows it isn’t a joke.
No one actually answers him either, though he can probably guess by Tenko calling Kokichi insensitive. this is why he’s bad at people, people ignore him aaa
Kokichi tries reminding people hey monokuma is totally gonna exploit your glaring weakpoints lol/ups his dislike score, said bear shows up, kubz give area unlocks/ make an attack on titian reference with the nape of the neck thing and they skadoodle. (keebo also having a neck weakness...tsumugi....)
Kokichi: Hmmm... Seeing that robot-looking one get left out makes me think of Keebo...
yes keebo, you really, really are. No one else even says anything about this, Maki moves the conversation to the items they just got. Poor guy wants to pretend he isn’t that left out. Oh well...he’ll probably figure it out...eventually...
Shuichi gets given the job of rubbing items on things because he is the Protag so Go Unlock Stuff, Boy.
Keebo hangs out with Tenko near the to-be-unlocked pool.
K1-B0: That item we received earlier...I think we can use it on this stone monument. Can you try?
Tutorial robot strikes again. There is information I know, so i am going to say it and have no fluff dialogue. Tenko has a pretty sweet little scene with Shuichi here and he’s just beep-boop my protagonist powers know a puzzle when I see it.
K1-B0: The ivy withered in seconds. What remarkable technology...
Tenko: Ah! We can get in! We can go in from there, right!?
K1-B0: ...You intend to go inside? That course of action seems dangerous.
Monophanie: No, it’s not dangerous. There’s just a pool in there.
This is why no one invites you to their DnD sessions Keebo. Sure, it’s true they probably shouldn’t blindly blunder into new places but you literally just told Shuichi how to open the door. ‘Ah, a new discovery. Time to ignore it.’ Of course he’s impressed by tech bordering on magic, which is fun. I wonder if the Kubz got summoned to make sure Keebo didn’t chicken out on exploring :v He honestly seems to trust they won’t lie to them, or at least not blatantly/in ways that would get them killed.
Tenko: What should we do? There may be a pool, but we’re not going for a swim, are we?
K1-B0: But...if it is not dangerous, then maybe we should take a look. It is never bad to have too much information.
Shuichi: Yes, I suppose you're right...
K1-B0: It looks like there's a pool inside. We should take a closer look. It would be best to know the specifics.
Easily swayed, this robot. Two seconds ago you were all ‘let’s not go in there’ and now you’re This Is Totally Not Dangerous, time to Take A Look. Because the Monokubs said it was okay. It had the opposite effect on Tenko, but she’s outvoted by the ahogeholders. I’d say ‘make up your mind’ but this is how Keebo makes up his mind. If he knows something ‘for certain’, he wants to know more. If it’s iffy, he’s cautious. It does look like he’s indecisive as hell though xD
Shuichi: ...Then I suppose that dream is pretty far away.
K1-B0: It’s not necessarily a dream of mine... But swimming with everyone does sound fun. If I tried to swim, I would just sink.
Shuichi: ...And that one is even farther.
He tries to relate to Tenko a little bit here, in the swimming is her dream but really he just thinks it sounds fun to be included, he knows he can’t swim...they’re in the same boat in that regard! Tenko actually does want to learn to swim, it comes up quite a bit in URDP. Keebo not so much. He really is more chatty about himself in smaller groups :v
K1-B0: I wonder if the day will ever come when I can swim with everyone...
Tenko: Keebo! I was wondering... If you fell off a boat and sank to the bottom...would you be stuck living under the sea, beneath a rock or in a pineapple!?
K1-B0: What...?
Shuichi: No, I believe that before you'd get too deep, your body would be crushed by the pressure...
K1-B0: Please don’t say such scary things, both of you! Or I’ll never set foot on a boat!
K1-B0: ...If I ever get the chance to ride a boat, I will wear a state-of-the-art flotation device.
He’s scared. By both of them. He doesn’t get the reference at all, obviously. His hopeful wondering that he might be able to take part in something gets redirected into either being trapped alone at the bottom of the sea forever or crushed to death. From a question that basically comes out of nowhere! But he apparently is still willing to go on a boat with proper precautions. To not be left out. he just wants to be your friend guys. you could at least say sorry for freaking him out come on. His struggle with Not Being Swim Compatible continues.
Shuichi: This looks like...a storage room?
K1-B0: I peeked inside and discovered all manner of pool supplies in here. It is fully stocked with kickboards, water polo balls, and even sturdy rubber inner tubes. Perhaps I can float in water if I inflate them and attach them all over my body.
Shuichi: Ah, I think you would look like that tire company's mascot...
shh let him do it, it sounds funny. It’s interesting Shuichi’s willing to say this out loud, he usually keeps his snark in his head. Also, you got a lot of info from a peek Keebo. Thank you for also mentioning rubber inner tubes exist here, as this will be plot relevant later. :p
Tenko: Oh, Keebo! Are you a degenerate male or a girl!? Which is it!?
Shuichi: Really? How interesting...I suppose I did just assume he was a...he. But Keebo is a robot, so...
Non binary keebo is canon. ‘don’t know’ he/him pronouns on the profile page for the robot. Because he literally hasn’t even thought about it before. And it doesn’t seem like he intends to either! He doesn’t start rationalizing out which one he might be, just admits he...cares so little it never crossed his mind. but seriously how old are you. how long have you existed and not a SINGLE person asked you Keebo your backstory is super shaky. Or secretly depressing.
also i totally forgot Miu gets way too excited by the tennis machine. no wonder she takes so long to drag keebo to the lab :v
Shuichi wanders off to unlock everything else, and they all meet back up in the gym.
Angie: Alrighty then, check this out.
K1-B0: That is a peculiar-looking flashlight...So, what of it?
Angie: Umm, I dunno what it is either. I inspected it pretty good...Nyahahaha, but in the end I couldn't figure it out.
we’ve been here for two seconds and you’re back to asking questions aaa Though the fact Angie and Keebo have actually talked to one another again is good, it helps explain why she might have chosen to add him to her ‘friend group’ -cough-
Angie then explains she asked Monokuma, he shows up, sorta explains the flashback lights.
Kaito: Hey! Don’t just give up on explaining after a single sentence!
K1-B0: So...what should we do?
Tenko: What should we do...? You mean, should we or should we not use the flashlight? No way! I refuse! It reeks of fishiness!
keebo i’m confiscating your question mark key. Taking relying on others opinions to entirely new levels, this robot. But hey he’s actually been answered twice! That’s better than posing the question to the sound of crickets chirping. Tenko seems to like him better in general after hanging out a bit too. (and the whole ‘is not a boy thing.)
Kaito and Kokichi face off in ‘should we use the flashback light’ annnd
Tenko: I'm...staying. After hearing that degenerate’s speech, running away would just frustrate me!
Gonta: Gonta also stay... Is what true gentleman would prolly do.
K1-B0: I also agree with Kaito. Our defeat is 100% assured unless we stand up to this. That’s... how I feel, deep inside. Just a whisper-
Kokichi: You hear it in your ghost? I'm pretty sure robots don't have ghosts, though.
K1-B0: ...Leave me alone.
First mention of his inner voice! Kokichi pounces on that, which just gets Keebo to actually stand up for himself a little, though pretty pathetically. He doesn’t seem all that sure if it’s him feeling what’s right or the inner voice though...calling it a whisper. He’s completely convinced to go along with it though, he’s really more of a follower...but of course the outside world is going to compel the protag to get plot details.
then they actually use the light
Shuichi: I can't either...I suddenly realized... I could not remember any important details of the Ultimate Hunt...
K1-B0: It’s no use, I can’t remember either. I can only remember being chased... I can't remember anything else at all.
Way to echo Shuichi’s inner thoughts, Keebo. This whole flashback light should really be confusing him more than it does. but we’ll get to that.
Ryoma: Could the reason be that...we were caught by the Ultimate Hunt?
Shuichi: Caught...by the Ultimate Hunt?
K1-B0: You mean, we tried to escape by erasing our memories, but they found us anyway... And subsequently, we were captured as part of this Ultimate Hunt?
At first I thought Keebo’s ‘returned’ memory might have been slightly different to compensate for the glaring issue but nope! Here he is, stating they erased their memories. and he’s summarizing again lol.
keebs. i don’t care if you throw your harddrive in a washing machine, you are going to very quickly re-learn that you’re a goddamned ROBOT. He doesn’t even question this memory, no one does! (ok, kokichi probably caught it based on what he does right after this but otherwise) did you think you were a slightly less ultimate robot how did this even logic in your head. Questions that will never be answered.
Kaito: We just gotta work together. If we cooperate, we'll make it out of here alive. Just like a certain someone said...
Shuichi: ...Kaede.
K1-B0: But I believe cooperating with each other is the most logical course of action—
Kokichi: *snore* I’m snooooring!
K1-B0: ...Why are you sleeping!?
Kokichi: Whoa! Huh, what!?
Tsumugi: Hey, Kokichi...we're having a serious conversation here.
Kokichi: And is it written somewhere that I have to take serious conversations seriously?
Kaito: Tch, quit acting so immature!
Kokichi: Hm? I’m a teenager...so duh I’m immature. Aren’t you guys forgetting to act your age?
K1-B0: But I don't have a biological age...
Kokichi: Don't worry about it, Keebo. I'm just talking to the humans right now!
K1-B0: ...Grgh!
Kokichi: What were we talking about again? Something about working together to escape, right?
he thinks kokichi is actually sleeping. he genuinely buys it when he says I’M SNORING. you sheltered little robot. He is super bad with people in so many new and exciting ways. Which effectively stops him from being a driving force/leading anyone...which is probably exactly what sleepyhead wanted here. Then excludes him further with the not a human reminder, which Keebo still doesn’t actually contest. No fitting in for the robot, can’t be trusted. That and the conversation gets re-directed to the mastermind among them from this diversion. Use Robot for Free Topic Change :v
Keebo doesn’t speak up again at all after this, but he’d probably have no idea what to say about Ryoma just casually going ‘nothing to live for bye’ so. Free time dialogue time!. First time slot...he’s in the dining hall
K1-B0: ...Shuichi, if you have free time, would you like to spend it with me? There's something I want to ask you.
Lookit him, taking some initiative and asking Shuichi to hang out. Negative five points because you want to ask questions. he’s a very curious robot.
Second time slot he retreats to his room.
K1-B0: There's an area in this school that is closed off. It seems there are other hidden rooms as well.
There’s a lot of hidden rooms! He really doesn’t talk about anything but current events and the school...
Free time ends, kubs bungle the motive delivery, Shuichi watches Kaito’s video...and goes to run off to tell him right away about his sad looking grandparents....
Shuichi: Keebo! Have you seen Kai--
K1-B0: Impeccable timing Shuichi! I was on my way to get you!
Shuichi: You were?
K1-B0: Everyone is gathering in the dining hall. Please come right away. I'll go get everyone else.
Keebo’s been promoted to sleepy student fetcher in the meantime, or more likely volunteered to help Kaito when he proposed gathering everyone to talk about it. Good thing Kaito didn’t beeline for Shuichi or he might have actually seen the video :v
Kirumi: Shall we wait for everyone then? Until then, I can provide you all with massages—
K1-B0: Thank you for waiting! We gathered everyone else!
Korekiyo: My word...and after I was about to finally experience one of Kirumi's famed massages...
K1-B0: Wh-What do you mean? Are you also suggesting that I cannot read the air?
Maki: So what is it? Why did you drag us here?
kiyo you’re hurting the robot’s feelings with your massage lusting. Keebo no idea and just assumes it’s a reading the air thing pffft. Getting everyone together to discuss the kubspads is a bit more important, even if they wanted to do something first. Not that anyone is going to tell him that :v
Kokichi: So, what are these videos?
K1-B0: No doubt they’re the motives from Monokuma, but why were they all mixed up...?
Gonta: Y-Yeah! Why Gonta get Tsumugi's video—
K1-B0: No! Don’t say it Gonta!
Gonta: ...Hm?
Tsumugi: Aah...I heard it... I see... So Gonta has my video...
Gonta: ...Huh? Gonta not supposed to say it?
Miu: Who fuckin’ cares!? We’re gonna exchange ‘em anyway, right?
K1-B0: No, we cannot exchange them.
Shuichi: What? We can't?
Ryoma: Why not? They're videos of the most important people in our lives.
K1-B0: And that is precisely why we cannot exchange them. Although we do not know why our motives were mixed up...As long as we don't exchange them, we don't have to see our motives at all.
Himiko: So it’s better to just ignore them...
K1-B0: Yes. At least, that is what I think.
Tenko: Th-That's true... If we ignore them, then we won't have a motive...
Ryoma: I'm against that.
The robot has learned the technique of how to cut people off mid sentence, but was a bit too slow on the draw here. This is basically the first time Keebo takes the lead on an idea though, so of course it’s about keeping everyone safe. poor gonta. Innocently having no idea why the weird robot is suddenly pushy at him. The fact this clicked really quick for Keebo while Shuichi is still half ‘but i gotta show it to Kaito’ is pretty interesting, but makes sense. He’s probably less likely to have that emotional ‘oh friend would want to know this, i must let them know’ moment our detective is having. I expect he saw it as a motive first, and all else second.
Kaito is the one who takes over when it comes to confronting Ryoma, because Keebo and conflict do not mix well. because he’s a doormat. He does speak up again though!
Kokichi: Who cares? Ryoma just stated his opinion. Actually...I feel the same way as him
K1-B0: Are you...trying to cause trouble again?
Kokichi: Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not saying we shouldn't care about killing or dying...But I think it'd be better if we didn't cooperate with each other...Actually we *definitely* shouldn't cooperate with each other!
...because Kokichi speaks up! Kokichi likes to remark on him, so darn it, he’s going to remark back on on the purple terror. He keeps going on for a long time here too. The fact Keebo was one to originally bring the ‘don’t share’ plan up might be why Kokichi goes so hard against it here. he doesn’t trust keebs as far as he can throw him, so anything he wants done must be obstructed. It’s early on enough that he hasn’t really had time to confirm Keebo is as harmless as he says he is (usually.) And hey if it doesn’t work he’s still showing himself as ‘difficult’ for future evil plans.
Kokichi: Anyway, I’m warning you all for your sake. Let's just exchange our motive videos instead of cooperating with each other.
K1-B0: ...I cannot comprehend that logic.
Kokichi: Well, now that I've said I won't cooperate, I can't afford to be seen with you losers...C’mon Gonta, let’s go.
good job keebo. don’t refute or argue, just state you have no idea how his brain works. He doesn’t speak up at all once Kokichi leaves either, not even when it devolves into Kirumi getting a bunch of orders. He isn’t one of the ones that leaves so apparently he just...watches everyone eat hot pot :v
Then it’s time for more free times!
K1-B0: Everyone seemed to really enjoy that delicious-looking tripe hot pot... It's fine. You do not need to worry about me. *sigh*...
oh he literally did. I forgot this line. keebo. why do you do this to yourself. The food thing is...a big thing for him. Is this why you hate vending machines Keebo. Do you think those machines ate the food.
In Free time slot two he’s alone still (he’s almost always alone, no matter where he is. Kokichi and Kaito were just in the room he’s in now the previous free time tho.)
K1-B0: I also want to know what is contained in my motive video... But...if a killing were to happen because of that... It would mean that we've betrayed the very wish that Kaede entrusted to us.
I want to know but am putting everyone being safe first. Though also ‘Keebo what on earth could you been shown that would make you thinking killing is okay suddenly.’ Then I’m ‘oh do you mean you don’t trust the person you trade with to not go murder’. Do you have Shuichi’s, Keebo? Is that making you double down on Kaede’s wish, right to Shuichi’s face? Kaito is surprised to know Shuichi has his, there’s nothing saying they had to be ‘swapped’ to match...it’s just interesting to think about.
another interesting thing is Himiko and Angie are hanging out in the same room during this free time. V3 is pretty good about foreshadowing future events if you go talk to everyone!
Anyway, Keebo shows up in Tenko’s parasol event/bonus scene.
K1-B0: I am grateful for your care, Kirumi.
Kirumi: This is more people than I had been told.
Tenko: I'm sorry... I just wanted Himiko to feel like a celebrity, too!
Angie: Can I join? Atua says He wants to feel like a celebrity too!
Himiko: If Atua wants to be a celebrity, then we might as well invite him too.
Tenko: S-Sure... If that's what you want, Himiko. Grrrrgghhh...I just wanted to vacation like a celebrity with Himiko!
Shuichi: ...Would a god want to be a celebrity?
This bit is interesting! Tenko objects to Angie coming, but she must have invited Keebo herself, as he isn’t here to set anything up. He doesn’t spend either of his free time spots at the pool, so it’s not coincidence that he’s there either. Maybe they’ve bonded over their inability to swim. He wouldn't just tag along of his own accord. Tenko then tries to shoo Shuichi away here because of course she does :v
Shuichi: ...What about Keebo?
Tenko: Keebo's a robot, so he's neither male nor female! He barely passes!
K1-B0: ...I cannot tell if that remark is robophobic or not.
Shuichi: Well at the very least, you're better off than I am...
Want to be included...eclipsing need to be treated the same...Even though he’s self admitted to not being either! :v Keebo honestly doesn’t know what he wants. Shuichi apparently thinks you’re enough of a guy to get turfed out with him Keebo, so that’s probably something you like? It’s nice to see Tenko remembered though, considering she was the one who asked him in the first place.
Kirumi: By the way, Keebo...
K1-B0: Yes?
Kirumi: In your case, would you prefer oil over tropical juice?
Kirumi: Keebo, Tenko requested I help her feel like a celebrity. And she has included you as one of her guests... I will do my utmost to fulfill her request, for that is how a maid must conduct herself. So please tell me what food or beverages I can prepare so you feel like a celebrity
Shuichi: Such pride and dedication... Kirumi's prowess as a maid is showing!
K1-B0: Um...I do not require food. And I would not be able to taste it in the first place...
He’s a bit hard to read here! He’s happy with just the offer, but seems a bit awkward about it judging by the sprite being used. Actually being accommodated for seems to put him off a little. It seems he’s fine on oil on the moment so he has no need or desire for it though. Which conflicts with Kirumi’s goal and seems to actually irritate Keebo by pressing. He’s doing the exasperated hands up sprite when he’s stating he doesn’t need or taste food. Would it be nicer to just go ‘okay fine oil’, probably. but he doesn’t since uh. It could just be the ‘I just said no thank you why does no one LISTEN’ getting to him! that and we know keebo has like -10 to tact anyway. That and...asking him what he needs to ‘feel like a celebrity’ probably just sent him thinking ‘THAT’S A FEELING???’ so he just sticks to a fact and pretends he’s not at a loss.
Keebo then spends his time more interested in the parasol than anything else, because of course he is. He honestly looks puzzled by it, it’s kinda cute.
K1-B0: Out of curiosity, do you really need that parasol even though we're indoors?
Tenko: Of course! If you wanna feel like a celebrity, you absolutely need a parasol! A robot like you wouldn't understand what it means to feel like a celebrity, huh Keebo?
K1-B0: Ghhhh... Th-This is a difficult feeling to understand!
Keebo cannot have a nice thing without getting dumped on for it almost immediately after :v He basically admits he doesn’t know what ‘feeling like a celebrity’ is like by trying to justify himself...but really tenko the question was fair and you just go ‘haha robot’ instead of maybe realizing it’s an atmosphere thing not a feeling thing.
In the morning after Shuichi chats with Ryoma...
Shuichi: Good morning, Keebo.
K1-B0: Good morning. Um, have you seen Kokichi or Gonta?
Shuichi: Ah, I haven't seen them...
K1-B0: I see...I saw them earlier...and they seemed to be sneaking around. Given Kokichi's penchant for mischief, do you think he's planning to cause more trouble? Gonta is very earnest but also very naive... Kokichi could easily fool him.
Shuichi: That's true... That is a bit disconcerting.
K1-B0: ...I wonder why Kokichi is so determined to undermine our cooperation. True, Monokuma does interfere with our attempts to cooperate, but consider this...Perhaps what Monokuma fears more than anything...is our cooperation. That is why I think that Kaede was not wrong.
Shuichi: ...I think so too. I’ll always be thankful for what Kaede tried to do for us.
K1-B0: That's right! If we all cooperate, I'm sure we will be able to escape this place! If we meet every morning for breakfast, we will slowly but surely become more united.
Shuichi: Yeah!
K1-B0: Well then, I will go to the dining hall now.
Keebo and Kokichi are mutually on one another’s case and it’s pretty hilarious. He doesn’t call Kokichi cruel or anything either...just mischievous. Even someone terrible at people saw what kind of person Gonta is, and has apparently decided Shuichi is the one who has to hear about his concerns. He’s pretty into the getting along and working together thing, but Kaito really takes the roll from him in most group settings, so we kinda only see it when Shuichi is alone. Though Shuichi maybe uh. don’t be thankful about the attempted...murder...I know that’s not what he means but hahaha it does not read well xD
also Kokichi is totally Keebo’s rival, not Shuichi’s. because keebo is the real protag. :v he’s totally Togami levels of dickery to Keebo, who’s pretty Makoto-ish...even if I do read Kokichi more favourably at times for that sort of comparison :v
Moving on to the dining hall.
K1-B0: According to my calculations, not everyone has gathered today.
Shuichi: You can see that without doing any calculations...
You know you’re low on the totem pole when Shuichi will dunk on you. Out loud. This is the opening bit for this scene! You couldn’t remark on people missing, no. it is dunk time. Everything Keebo does is in numbers detective, he’s a robot! He doesn’t need to inform you that he calculated it, yes...but he’s trying to impress people and he just sucks at it >> anyway yes people did not come to breakfast.
Tenko: Maybe she's hiding a bunch of kids in there that she's secretly taking care of!
Shuichi: What? She's not some stray dog on the streets raising pups...
K1-B0: I also saw Kokichi and Gonta sneaking around together.
Miu: A couple of virgins sneakin' around sounds like bad news to me!
Keebo reiterates the ‘kokichi is a menace and has gonta with him’ fact for the rest of the class/people who don’t read optional dialogue. Yet he doesn’t mention how this concerns him like he does to Shuichi alone! because that’s not a fact and we’re in a group setting.
K1-B0: Himiko is acting rather odd. I do not fully understand what she is doing...
The Ultimate Mage might not have anything nice to say about him, but he’s paid enough attention to notice the weird ‘calm’ Himiko isn’t normal. Better point it out to Shuichi! and keebo you don’t even halfway understand what she’s doing, it’s ok. Though I suppose 1% of understanding is technically not ‘fully understanding’ something too :v
Himiko: Nyeeeh...as long as I pray like this, I don't need to waste my energy on useless stuff. No matter what happens or what trouble lies ahead, my heart will be calm...
K1-B0: I see...It’s escapism.
Angie: No... She has merely abandoned reality to speak to Atua.
Tsumugi: That *is* escapism.
He found an answer! it’s delightfully cynical and calculated and thus hilarious. He’s doing his little ‘hand up/i’ve deduced something’ pose so he looks pretty proud of it too. Tsumugi of all people backs him up on this! Though I suppose she’d know allllll about escapism! :V gdi moogie. Yet even with his short, matter of fact answer he’s still confused after all the back an forth/ the hug scene.
K1-B0: What’s going on...? Did Angie...do something to Himiko?
Angie: Hm? I just undid her brainwashing, that's all.
K1-B0: But...Himiko is clearly acting strange.
Himiko: That’s rude. I’m not acting strange. This is my true self... I guess Atua's words can't reach robots...
K1-B0: Wha—! You're being robophobic again!
Angie: It's okay! Atua has compassion for robots who look human!
K1-B0: O-Okay...
Aw. He’s worried about his friend...who doesn’t like him and said we should kill him. this boy, I swear. Very forgiving. We can add one to the ‘times Keebo actually outright said something was robophobic’ count...annnnd Himiko is literally using the reason that he’s a robot to invalidate his concern over her behaviour. i think he’s justified! Not to mention he instantly backs down when Angie basically goes ‘oh Atua would include you’ and doesn’t argue for any other robots here...really just say ‘stop treating me like i’m sub human’, but then they’d just say he is sub human so. robophobic it is :v He just wants to be included so badly...but he’s getting the message as a robot he can’t. and that is sad. of course he listens to angie later, atua and her will include him, even as a robot. Though not at first! The next time he talks...
Angie: No, noooo, that's wrong. It's not enough to simply live here forever. Our lives must also be full of divine purpose. In other words...We must make this academy heaven on earth!
Shuichi: What...?
Angie: In doing so...our desire to leave will vanish, and the killings will cease.
K1-B0: Are you...being serious right now?
Angie: This place provides us all with shelter, food, clothing, and wonderful friends! What more could you possibly desire? Do not give in to your greed.
He’s very much on the ‘no, we are not staying here forever’ train. He can’t parse if she’s being serious or not. He’s also doing the job of reacting since Shuichi is still mostly reacting in his own head instead of out loud. Her argument might compel him a little though, considering how alternate plans of escape haven’t really shown up...
Himiko: Now is the time to demonstrate my powers. My magic is the only thing that can heal your twisted hearts.
K1-B0: But in our current predicament, performing magic tricks is quite illogical-
Himiko: Nyeeeh, don't disturb my concentration. You gotta learn to read the mood already. And...it's called a magic show cuz I do magic. Not tricks
Cut off again and dismissed! Keebo needs to avoid people shorter than himself, apparently it never goes well for him. Though he does get an unintentional stab at Himiko here by outright ignoring her ‘magic’ bit to clarify that they’re tricks. He isn’t too great at telling a sort of performance could cheer people up, sure...but people really should be thinking of other solutions too. but no we’re gonna dunk on the robot and go ‘shut up you’re dumb’. The fact he still attends when he clearly doesn’t get how it should help, or why...he’s trying so, so hard.
Korekiyo: Kehehe... Faith as intense as this can be quite terrifying.
K1-B0: There may be no cause for concern. This does not appear to be related to our motive videos.
Kaito: You're only worried about that?
K1-B0: Of course. We cannot afford to take Monokuma’s motives lightly.
Tsumugi: But...everyone who isn't here could be showing each other their videos, right?
yes kaito, he already expressed concern over Himiko’s behaviour and basically got told to sit down and shut up. Twice. Of course he’s only focused on the only thing he didn’t instantly get shut down over. You should have backed him up earlier! I really do love Kaito, but Keebo never really benefits from Kaito’s good qualities.
Free time again, he’s hanging out on the 3rd floor. Same general area as Maki’s lab...so basically alone, as usual.
K1-B0: A magic show...It seems unconnected to the killing game, so I do not foresee any issues with it...
Fortune telling is not one of his skills. Though I suppose the show itself has no issues, it’s what happens before...This is also the last FT slot in the chapter so I’m smacking the level one FTE here.
K1-B0: Since you have come to speak to me...I can only assume that you've taken some sort of interest in me.
Shuichi: Ah, well...you are a robot, after all.
K1-B0: Indeed. Curiosity is a very useful human quality...Very well, I shall humor you.
Shuichi: ...Hm. I feel as though he's talking down to me a little...
K1-B0: So first, I will explain my functions. As a robot, I'm somewhat extraordinary compared to you.
Shuichi: But...I remember you saying something about having the strength of an old person...
K1-B0: T-True, but...Considering the tragedy that occurred during trial production, it was a logical design choice.Now first, is my visual acuity. I have 20/13 vision... Impressive, no?
Shuichi: ...You think so? I believe that's pretty normal...
K1-B0: What are you talking about!? Over 50% of high school students have less than 20/20 vision! But no matter what, my visual acuity will always be 20/13.
Shuichi: If it got any worse, I suppose that would count as a malfunction...
K1-B0: My next function will definitely surprise you. Shuichi, please raise your hand.
Shuichi: Huh? My what?
K1-B0: I want you to put your hand in front of my mouth.
Shuichi: ...Like this?
K1-B0 Haaaaaaaaaaa...
Shuichi: ...What the hell is this?
K1-B0: Haaaaaaaaaaa...
Shuichi: Lukewarm breath grazed across my hand. Well, Keebo is a robot, so maybe not "breath"...
K1-B0: How about that? In addition, my warm breath also functions as a dryer.
Shuichi: Ah...I see...
K1-B0: Now, now, you can't be surprised just yet, okay? Case in point, my hand can turn into a multi-tool! With both hands, I have 20 tools at my disposal! My finger can detect wafting aromas, and even distinguish between different scents! I also have a music player for when I'm bored. I can even play tapes and records. Neat, huh?
Shuichi: I'm still thinking about how weird your breath felt, I dunno about your other functions...
K1-B0: Don't be too surprised. After all, I am the Ultimate Robot!
Shuichi: ...
The start of Keebo’s FTE is almost word for word how he starts with Kaede. This is how he introduces himself to people. This is him being confident and secure. Unlike Kaede though, Shuichi has no qualms in pointing out Keebo’s shortcomings instead of letting him chatter on like he does with Kaede. He spends a lot more time trying to show him new functions, apparently thinking he just needs to show one that’s a bit more ‘impressive’ to get a positive reaction. Like being asked questions, or at least a ‘oh that’s cool’ instead of ‘wait aren’t you weak’. But we’ll gloss over the the tragedy in trial production AGAIN.
To the point he takes Shuichi’s baffled silence as a more positive reaction than of the others he got, seeing as he seems to think the detective is impressed...even though we know he’s not. It’s true most people don’t have twenty tools always on hand and a music player that can take tapes and records on them at all times but...it’s easy to dismiss as not that interesting. Even though he’s desperately fishing for validation here. The nicest answer we can get out of Shuichi here...is clearly a lie, to be honest. (Keebo probably uses that music function a lot.)
Shuichi: Y-Yeah...amazing
K1-B0: Right? I am Professor Idabashi's masterpiece, after all. The professor's technology has given me the functions to support a life of comfort.
Shuichi: A life of comfort... I see. That makes sense.
K1-B0: However...My greatest attribute is actually not a function at all.
He takes it as a honest statement and instantly brings up how great his creator is. Keebo...cares about Professor Idabashi a lot. He is bragging, about himself...but everything he is is something his ‘father’ made. Or at least that’s what he thinks anyway...He wants people to know how great his dad is. and that’s sadly sweet. (Since he probably doesn’t exist. or care about him if he was made for this...) The part where he supports of a life of comfort is interesting though. Are you built to bring comfort to the professor, or mostly yourself Keebs? It could be both. It’s nice to think Keebo’s father figure would want him to be able to live comfortably...be able to stand on his own two feet as it were. He might not have a use for many of the functions, but he’s clearly thinks they’re valuable
Shuichi: That's actually pretty normal.
K1-B0: Gh—! Wh-What do you mean, "normal"!? What do you know about robots!? The meaning of "normal" is purely subjective anyway! Don't assume your definition of normal is the same as mine!
Shuichi: Oh no, he's really mad!
K1-B0: F-Furthermore...! My greatest attribute is actually not a function at all.
ahahahaWHOOPS. Good job Shuichi, you genuinely upset him. Because you said his ‘father’s’ work is ‘normal’. Without the context of the ‘nicer’ reply, this can seem really out of left field! Keebo is usually all about being ‘normal’ and fitting in ‘like everyone else’ but here he goes basically spitting fire at Shuichi for it. What do you know about robots indeed Keebo...But hey, we get some of that impulsive side here, getting overwhelmed and just spitting out what he thinks right away. This is WAY more fight than we usually see him give Kokichi, and that guy’s mocking him all the time. probably because he hopes Shuichi is a better/nicer person than him but still. In contrast...
Shuichi: Ah...is that it?
K1-B0: Is that it...? You mean, you're not impressed?
Shuichi: Well, I assumed you would have more...special...functions.
K1-B0: ...W-Well, you know...I *might* have a special function of sorts...
Shuichi: ...Might?
K1-B0: But Professor Idabashi told me to keep it a secret. I hope you get the chance to see it someday. And besides... My greatest attribute is actually not a function at all.
He just takes it when Shuichi is unimpressed. Clearly Shuichi not being impressed with him is a shortcoming on his part, not the Professor, or his work. Being told he’s lame or disappointing is something we’ve seen a lot of...and apparently that doesn’t trigger his get mad buttons. Think he’s...kinda used to it by chapter 2. Though Keebo will still try and fish for later attention by suggesting he does have a ‘special’ function he’s been told to keep a secret. (Though...what Keebo things is special might not rate such praise from others)
Shuichi: It isn't?
K1-B0: You can't tell what it is? It's my compact, lightweight design that makes my various functions possible! This is what truly drives Professor Idabashi's technological revolution! Well? Now do you understand just how amazing I am?
Shuichi: I don't know how to respond to his boasting...Maybe someone like Miu would really appreciate his mechanics.
Shuichi understandably is ‘ you’re like slightly less heavy than Gonta and he’s way bigger than you Keebo wtf do you mean’.
This makes far more sense when you know KEEBO CAN FLY. He’s lightweight enough for that That is incredible. Too bad Keebo doesn’t actually like flying, according to him. Though really, being light enough to travel around where humans can fairly easily when he’s made is metal and carrying quite a bit of hardware is similarly impressive, even if Shuichi doesn’t really see it. He does correctly get that Miu would probably be impressed though!
sorry keebo your attempts to look self assured have failed yet again. (As I wonder if Keebo feels he can be above or below humans, but not equal considering how little success he has and how his final FTE finishes but mhm we’ll get there.)
Keebo is ones already grabbed by Gonta by the time Shuichi gets dragged in.
Korekiyo: The same is true of the rest of us. We were all seized by Gonta...and brought here.
Tenko: But Shuichi's the only one who got knocked out.
K1-B0: Gonta apologized for that. Apparently he couldn't slow down in time when he tried to grab you.
Shuichi: What is this anyway...? Why did Gonta do this?
Gotta let Shuichi know that Gonta is sorry. Gonta is probably one of the nicer ones to him in general, so it’s not a big surprise that he’s already forgiving the guy for dragging him here, and hoping Shuichi doesn’t blame him either. Since we know who’s to blame....
K1-B0: I do not think Gonta would ever decide on his own to capture us. What is Kokichi trying to accomplish by taking advantage of Gonta's naivete? Regardless, I cannot forgive his nonchalant attitude about using people!
...haha keebo’s being nonchalantly used by tons of people...Anyway he doesn’t blame Gonta for this at all, understandably and is already going ‘what is that little gremlin up to?' He’s been concerned about this exact thing for days but wasn’t able to do anything about it. He even clarifies that even if there was a ‘good’ reason, he cannot stand for Kokichi just using Gonta like this...but unfortunately won’t be able to prevent it the second time either.
Kokichi: Isn’t it great!? Only an evil supreme leader like me could do something so...eeeeeevil!
K1-B0: Kokichi...why are you doing this?
Kokichi: Oh, I thought we could throw ourselves a little screening party with all our videos. With all you here, exchanging our motive videos wouldn't be that difficult at all...And I wanna see your videos, too, so I figured we could all binge-watch them together!
K1-B0: D-Do you know what will happen if you do that?
Kokichi: Ummm... Everyone will know their motive and a killing will be more likely to happen? But I like playing on Mean difficulty. Also, I don't run from battles in RPGs, either! I wanna win this killing game! So I'm not gonna run from it, I'm gonna crush it! That’ll be waaaay less boring, don’tcha think?
protag and rival square off. Or more Kokichi monologues his evil plan. Keebo’s the one to confront him about it first...and oh look, Danganronpa reference in regards to difficultly level. I wonder if he suspects he’s talking to a camera already. After all, he decides the gathered group is ‘enough’ for the little viewing party even though Gonta couldn’t get everyone. Five missing people is quite a few.
K1-B0: It seems I must be the one to take care of this. With my talent, Kokichi, I will stop-
Kokichi: Yeah, yeah. I don't have time to listen to some robot. Let's see...it's exactly 9 pm. right now. I should be back by nighttime. Welp! Have fun with the bugs till then!
sorry keebo you don’t get to have monologues. He just listed to yours Kokichi, get back here and listen to the whole thing. It is good to see Keebo taking initiative though! Even if...people are not going to be all that impressed even though it works.
Tenko: M-My Neo-Aikido is no match for Gonta's superhuman strength either...
K1-B0: ...We still have a chance when Kokichi comes back. That’s when I will take care of this. Everyone, please just endure it until then.
Shuichi: E-Endure it—
Hey remember how all the cameras in the game are apparently magically tiny bug bears? So feasibly all CGs could just be shots from them? How are there bugs on the edges on such a tiny camera? ...Well we have a bigger camera at this scene, don’t we! keebo’s totally buried by bugs like himiko is ohno.
Keebo might not be able to get bitten, but he’s not having a good time at the insect meet and greet either. He doesn’t talk during it, and his post dialogue doesn’t mention his own feelings. I imagine bugs crawling inside him would be unpleasant though :v Hopefully that didn’t happen. All those armored plates have edges for things to get at though...hm.
K1-B0: ...Thank you for enduring it, everyone. This is the last chance. Please leave the rest to me.
He is gonna help! do your best you funky little robot. Though if anyone had stopped Kokichi from leaving or made him have to listen to the speech Keebo could have done this an hour ago. This is why you back up your robot buddy, kids.
Kokichi: Oh, don't worry about it, Gonta. Just keep watch so these guys don't—
K1-B0: That’s it! I won’t let you do as you please!
Kokichi: Hm?
K1-B0: I didn't want to use this unless I absolutely had to. It eats up a lot of my electricity. But that’s neither here nor there! I will stop you right here, right now!
Shuichi: Keebo...what are you going to do...?
K1-B0: ...
Shuichi: Still glaring at Kokichi, Keebo slowly reach a hand behind his ear...and spun the mechanical parts there.
Tsumugi: He's lighting up!? Is he gonna self-destruct or—
*whirrr...*
Tenko: Huh? What's that sound?
K1-B0: One moment please... I'm rewinding the tape right now.
Himiko: The tape?
Shuichi: Keebo shouted out and pushed his palm against his ear
That's when...
‘Is this your doing, Kokichi? Did you have Gonta kidnap us?’
Was that...my voice?
‘Nee-heehee...he's so simple-minded. As soon as I told him that everyone who hates bugs was trying to get rid of them......he started crying, and said that he would get you guys to love bugs...or something like that.’
Could this be...?
K1-B0: So, what do you think!? You just saw my audio recording function for the first time!
Tenko: Did he really just whip out an audio recorder like it’s some kinda secret weapon!?
Tsumugi: Really? It’s a cassette tape? In this day and age?
K1-B0: But it’s metal tape, you know!?
Tsumugi: The sound quality isn't the issue!
K1-B0: L-Let's just put this aside now. More importantly, it seems to have worked.
Over the top and flashy for...recording audio with very good quality. No wonder it uses so much electricity if he needs to light up to get it to work. Or he was just trying to show off since he’s personally getting back at Kokichi for this actions here...or at least making sure he’ll see some consequences. Not that it matters, he just gets made fun of anyway...even if he tries to defend the tape being metal as a way to seem less unimpressive.
K1-B0: We must run while we still can!
Tenko: Wait! We need to take back our Kubs Pads first!
Shuichi: Tenko snatched the Kubs Pads from Kokichi.
Kokichi: Awwww...
Shuichi: Then, we all ran out of the lab. After leaving the room, I could still hear the muffled buzzing and Kokichi screaming.
yup keebo leads the fleeing out and totally leaves him there to his fate. With audible screams. He might be nice but he’s got limits. and apparently being locked in a room for like two hours being swarmed with bugs is one of those limits! Though I think he’s still more bothered by the ‘using Gonta’ bit.
After they get out Monodam takes the pads to return them...
Tsumugi: But out of all of them, we can probably trust that one, right?
K1-B0: Shall we go back to our dorms? It is well past nighttime.
Angie: Nyahahaha, that's true! We have the magic show tomorrow.
of course you’d think that Tsumugi. We trust the robotic one that kills it’s siblings. Though they are the ‘friendliest’ cub...it just makes me think of another robot who gets determined to kill all their friends for the greater good hm. Keebo just thinks all his human friends should get some sleep, but he’s probably wanting to go charge if that light show just gobbled a chunk of his battery. It must be one hell of a drain if he can go a week normally without worry...
Which he somewhat confirms in the morning.
Shuichi: Ah, Keebo. Good morning.
K1-B0: Good morning, Shuichi How are you feeling today? Are you still sore from the events of last night?
Shuichi: Ah, I'm fine. Are *you* alright?
K1-B0: Yes, I’m fine. I’ve recharged the electricity that I used on my recording function. Even so...I'm very happy that I was finally able to use my functions to help everyone!
Shuichi: Keebo's recording function... It's not exactly revolutionary technology, but it did help a lot. Yes, thank you, Keebo. You really earned your title of Ultimate Robot.
K1-B0: Oh, it was nothing, really. If you ever need my help for anything, please don't hesitate to ask.
Shuichi: Ahaha... Yeah, I sure will.
K1-B0: So...the magic show is starting soon, yes? Everyone has probably gathered in the gym already. We should get going as well.
Shuichi actually asks if Keebo’s alright! Actual concern instead of more dunking! Keebo asking if Shuichi is okay is not as much of a surprise, but it’s nice to see he admits he’s happy that he was able to be helpful. He wants to be useful. Goes and downplays how he helped in order to keep stressing how ‘please ask me if you need help I WANT TO HELP’ :v
Then he’s off to go to the Magic show, which he probably isn’t super interested in but Everyone Should Be There, so he’s gonna go.
Also, we learn from Angie that Keebo and Kaito were the designated equipment carriers from Himiko’s lab. I guess it wasn’t too heavy, or Kaito might have been doing the brunt of the lifting. Also, when you talk to Angie before the show...
Angie: Tenko, you’re trembling. I've told you many times that Atua loves all His creations.
Tenko: What do you mean, all his creations!? That's way too much love! What about Monokuma, huh? Does Atua love him, too?
Angie: Of course. So we must love Monokuma, so that our love will reach him.
Tenko: Shaddup already! Robots can't feel love! They can't feel any emotions at all!
K1-B0: And yet...I felt a strange pain in my chest after you just said that...
y u gotta do this Tenko, he’s RIGHT HERE. or at least apologize! But no, we’re just gonna let Keebo know his emotions he’s feeling aren’t real I guess. You two were getting on okay, so of course he’s upset...but this does also set up a little more that Keebo’s heard Angie say Atua accepts robots twice now.
K1-B0: This is quite a professional-looking set. However, considering how unsettled Himiko is...We might not get to witness for ourselves the skill of the Ultimate Magician. How unfortunate.
Well, he’s impressed by the work his friends did! And seems like he’s at least semi-interested in seeing Himiko’s talent in action, even if he knows it’s trickery, not magic. He’s always ready to be a supportive sort of friend and praise their efforts. not that he gets it back all that much.
He does get caught up in the tension of the show and seems to worry a bit after Gonta runs up to the stage.
K1-B0: Um...Less than ten seconds remain...
Notably, he’s also one of the ones who looks to be mid movement after this line...(there’s a lot of CGs for this part, huh)
K1-B0: Look! The piranhas!
Tenko: H-Hurry! The curtains! Open the curtains already!
Then Ryoma is shown to be very very dead. Due to how everyone who wasn’t at the show rushes in, there aren't as many reactions before...well.
Kokichi: Yeah, break it. It’ll take too long to drain it by hand.
Shuichi: But what would we even use to break—
Kokichi: Gonta! Kee-boy! You’re up!
K1-B0: Huh? What do you mean, we're up?
Kokichi: Gonta, throw Kee-boy as hard as you can! Use that robot like a battering ram!
K1-B0: Who are you calling a battering ram!?
Gonta: Gonta throw Keebo! Got it!
Tenko: Then, I’ll help too!
K1-B0: N-Now wait just a second. You don't need to team up now—
K1-B0: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
robot gets yeeted despite protests because guy no one likes says to. Why are all you guys so mean to this poor robot. You could have seriously hurt him! Good thing he’s waterproof, but he still got treated as a thing and probably got nasty blood water all over him >> Does anyone even say ‘sorry’? Or even thank you? NO. being keebo is suffering, like it’s pretty funny but MAN these kids are jerks to him.
K1-B0: I’ve...gathered Ryoma’s body and belongings...in one place...
Shuichi: Keebo looks depressed... He *was* just used as a battering ram, so I understand why.
maybe apologize for what happened? or tell Kokichi off, or Gonta for listening and Tenko for just going along with it? no? ok sure we’ll just leave him staring listlessly after carrying the remains of his friend while soaked in his blood, why not. after all he doesn’t have feelings, apparently.
Korekiyo: In any event...let us begin the investigation.
K1-B0: Investigation... So it's really going to start again.
Tsumugi: I can't believe it... One of us killed Ryoma...
yes you can tsumugi. Why are you always talking near keebs this chapter. Unsurprisingly, Keebo still doesn’t really like the idea of a class trial and what it means, but I suppose it gives him something to think about that isn’t how he has zero respect around here. Anyway, Maki says ‘nope, i’m out’
Miu: The fuck is that bitch's problem!? She's seriously not gonna investigate!?
K1-B0: That seems...rather irresponsible.
Korekiyo: She likely assumes someone else will take care of it...and I suppose she isn't wrong.
Considering you all die if you’re wrong, irresponsible is certainly a word that works. He doesn’t do name calling or anything though, just points out the behavour. She’s busy trying to hide she’s an assassin, but it isn’t like the rest of the kids have too much time to worry about that. Keebo is probably a bit more shaken than he lets on though, he doesn’t confront or talk to Kokichi at all while he’s busy accusing Himiko, and usually he does!
Kirumi: To solve this mystery, we must first learn the trick behind Himiko’s Underwater Escape Act...
K1-B0: We have no choice in the matter.
Shuichi: He’s right...we have no choice. We have no choice but to find the culprit who killed Ryoma. This investigation is to save all of our lives...because we’re risking our lives in the class trial!
Behold as Kirumi tries to send both protags on a pointless wild goose chase! The underwater trick and how it works turns out to be completely irrelevant! Which of course, Kirumi knows and is banking on. :v She’s sneaky. Anyway, Kaito is Shuichi’s partner for this case...
K1-B0: Although there are many unknown variables, the first thing we need to make clear is...when was Ryoma murdered?
Kaito: Well, in the middle of the show, obviously. The culprit knew how Himiko's trick worked and took advantage of it to kill Ryoma. In other words, everyone watching the show isn't suspicious.
K1-B0: ...Kaito, you didn’t attend the show either, did you?
Kaito: N-No, but I'm still not suspicious. I forgot a promise...so I was just eating breakfast. You got it!? I’m not suspicious!
K1-B0: I do not understand how that explanation is supposed to convince me.
Shuichi: Keebo does have a point...
Robot is right, ‘when’ the murder happened is one of the most important details of the case. So thankfully, he didn’t just immediately try and follow Kirumi’s ill motivated advice. Apparently if Kaito gets questioned by Keebo his brain just goes into shock. Kaito isn’t dumb but he has this weird habit of getting flustered with Keebo’s blunt questions. Maybe because he’s figured out Keebs wants some reasonable explanations! and he doesn’t really have one and just...tries to justify himself in a way Keebs is not impressed with at all. He doesn’t provide any other information, but that’s not a big shock. Considering he was both at the show and the meet and greet and had to recharge, he didn’t really have a chance to see anything of use for this case. this will be a trend.
Shuichi: The fragments of the broken glass water tank have been piled up. There are so many tiny pieces...Gonta and Tenko certainly didn't hold back when they threw Keebo at the glass.
More proof of robot abuse. but really Keebo doesn’t come up much in this investigation. Kirumi actually shows up a second time to distract Shuichi by giving the ‘clue’ that Gonta was the last to see Maki at 8PM. She really had plans to not get caught. We have no need to hear from our robot friend again until pre-trial time.
K1-B0: ...Is everyone ready?
Gonta: Not like we have choice, right?
Korekiyo: Kehehe... You are quick to understand. It's as though Monokuma has you trained.
Has all of you trained, Kiyo. But Keebo’s doing his protag job in asking the obvious question to prompt responses :v
K1-B0: I did not calculate that we would gather here under these circumstances again...What would Kaede say if she saw us right now...?
I suppose it is also your job to hope. Though it is a little sad that he’s worried about letting Kaede down. Most of the others are more concerned about the trial and the case surrounding it at the moment, but this is what he’s stuck on. Shame and disbelief. this robot understands empathy very well, okay.
Class trial time :v
Kirumi: But it does point to Himiko being the most suspicious.
K1-B0: Ryoma died during Himiko's magic show.
Korekiyo: His body appearing in the water tank leads one to think the escape trick played a part. It’s only natural we suspect Himiko. She was the one performing the trick.
oh look who’s the first person to agree Himiko is suspect after Kokichi/Angie point to her. Keebo is just outright wrong here! This is why he is not the detective :v Somewhere along the way he’s decided ‘during the show’ was the time of death, whoops. This is also a bit weird becauseeee after the nonstop debate about the cause of death...
Angie: Ryoma drowned, Himiko changed places with him, and then the piranhas ate him. Right?
K1-B0: No, Himiko only had 60 seconds to escape from the tank...Even if they changed places at the start of the show, that's insufficient time to drown someone.
Kirumi: If that is the case, then when did he drown?
watch out the robot knows how long it takes to drown a man. But this is why his other comment is weird...he knows Ryoma couldn’t have drowned during the show? I suppose he didn’t know the cause of death...but it’s in the monofile...throwaway line you aren't meant to think about too hard but dang it
Korekiyo: Yes... By that point, he had already joined the ranks of the dead.
K1-B0: Could that mean his body was hidden until the culprit made it appear in the tank?
Gonta: Hidden...where?
Kirumi: The culprit would have had to hide the body near the tank, and then show it during the act.
He gets back on the right track after Shuichi points out Ryoma had to die before the show. I super didn’t notice this the first time I played, but Kirumi is always here to make the correct idea seem unlikely and try and steer conversation away from it! and of course kokichi helps her derail it back to explaining the trick.
K1-B0: How did Himiko escape the water tank?
Angie: Maybe she just climbed out and no one noticed.
So Keebo kicks off the non-stop debate about the water tank :v Because asking a question is his favourite thing to do, and he just tried suggesting the body could be hidden, so he’s filled his doing things quota.
Shuichi: The staircase also has an escape hatch, one facing away from us. It’s placed so that the water would not drain from the staircase.
K1-B0: In which case, a person could exit and leave water inside the staircase.
Shuichi: However, that person would be soaked, meaning that *some* trace should be left...That would explain why there was a puddle around the stairs...
Rephrase for the audience and give Shuichi a gap before he has to launch into another explanation. He’s quick to pick up the logic, but he doesn’t really need to apply it since Shuichi usually does that part too :v
Shuichi: ...It's because she changed her uniform.
K1-B0: The dormitory is stocked with uniforms. Did you hide one behind the stage in advance?
Himiko: Nyeh... Nyeeeh!
Angie: I remember seeing Himiko go to the gym this morning, carrying a uniform and a towel.
He does get to do it here though! V3 is nice in letting the other characters also confirm things without Shuichi’s handholding, but he will still be doing the bulk of it, obviously :v keebs can be smart.
Miu: So Himiko went in the stairs with the body!? What kinda kinky shit is she into!?
K1-B0: That seems unlikely. There isn't enough space for two people to fit in there.
Tsumugi: Yeah, the stairs are pretty cramped. It'd be hard to fit even Ryoma and Himiko in there.
Keebo makes a point, Tsumugi takes the chance to reiterate it to be ‘helping’ by doing very little :v Angie argues for a switcheroo which leads to the next debate, Shuichi refutes it, leading to
Korekiyo: She had no need to worry about us witnessing her at that point. For the entire stage was hidden behind a curtain. To all but Gonta, anyway.
K1-B0: Then the culprit never would have considered hiding inside the staircase with the body.Entering the staircase *after* moving the body is much faster, and seems more rational too!
Tsumugi: Then...Ryoma’s body wasn’t hidden in the stairs?
He’s back again to confirm his earlier point was correct! With extra logic on his side thanks to Gonta going where he wasn’t meant to. and yes mugi that is what he just said please pay attention. He’ll keep defending it too, such as in the debate afterwards.
Tsumugi: It wasn't really in the stairs, was it?
K1-B0: After all, there was only enough space for Himiko.
Shuichi’s busy agreeing with Korikiyo here since he actually goes into what another option might be other than reiterating it’s not the stairs. Trial goes on, Miu correctly accuses Kirumi but of course, it’s too early and baseless so we need to argue with her.
Gonta: I-Is too soon to tell. We should hear what everyone has to say, right?
Miu: Fuck that noise!
K1-B0: But, Miu, you don't have an alibi for when the crime occurred either, do you?
Miu: Y-You think I’m suspicious? I...don’t even know where the gym is.
oh Miu. Robot is always glad to point out relatively simple contradictions like this and get people flustered. Not one to accuse though, since he might simply not know something...
Tenko: Anyway, among those four, the culprit must be the one who doesn't have an alibi!
K1-B0: ...I apologize but given the circumstances, we have no choice but to suspect you.
Tenko: Suspect who!? Who’s the culprit!?
Even though he says sorry, this triggers a mass panic debate :v Though it’s the logical thing to do, he can occasionally figure out putting people on the spot for murder can be uncomfortable and apologize for it. This is a friendly robot who is way nicer than most people are to him gdi. Miu, Kaito and Kirumi squabble it out. Keebs ends up being in TWO conversations :v
Miu: I have an alibi!
K1-B0: What is your alibi?
Miu: When I was running from Gonta...Things got a little...heated if ya catch my drift.
He caught it, and apparently had no interest in following up, as that segment switches to Angie asking after Maki’s alibi. Keebo decides to poke at Kirumi’s alibi instead. which is the weak point for this debate. All business today it seems!
Kirumi: That was five minutes before 9:00 p.m.
K1-B0: Did you really leave the gym at 9:00 p.m.? Are you sure you did not stay at the gym?
Of course the bullet that breaks it is Kokichi’s account. Because Kokichi and Keebo get on like a house on fire :v which of course means it’s time for the two to squabble again.
Kirumi: This information could have been told to us beforehand.
Kokichi: Sorry! Forgot! I definitely didn’t keep it a secret to make the trial more interesting!
K1-B0: Forgot...? It seems far more plausible that you were telling another lie.
Kokichi: Unlike robots, we meatbags can't pull out our memories from our hard drive.
K1-B0: Was that supposed to offend me? Your irrationality fills me with pity...
Of course, the alibi ends up being worthless since the time of the crime isn’t what the kids think it is. (Later it’ll damn Kirumi but right now? not so much.) It makes Kirumi look like less of a suspect so it’s actively harmful, whoops :v So were you ‘forgetting’ because it won’t help solve the case yet...or just having fun. Either way, Keebo shows that he really needs to install a sarcasm detector, that was REALLY blatant. But sassy robot returns, he goes from angry to eye rolling once he realizes it’s more of a backhanded complement than an insult. ‘Why yes my memory IS better than yours, annoying purple meatbag’.
Too bad it ultimately leads to Kirumi being off the hook so Kokichi can get his ‘make Maki and Kaito fightfightfight’ game on but I like this interaction. He gets to feel proud of himself a little :v He keeps this attitude for a bit, considering...
K1-B0: Most of that was unintelligible nonsense, but it would seem that Miu has an actual alibi.
Kokichi: Yup. It took a while, but at least we got everyone's alibis cleared up...We should remember all of this, in case we need to recall these events again.
oh no they’re AGREEING. someone check hell it’s probably freezing over. But lookit that swipe at Miu. They really don’t start off on the right foot at all! We get the everyone’s alibi bullet which still ultimately means nothing(for now)...and Kokichi gets the fight ball rolling with a...surprising assist from Keebo?
Kokichi: If one of them is the culprit, then the innocent one should know who the guilty one is. Yeah? Because if you know you're not the culprit, then you can just accuse the other person.
K1-B0: Yes, that is true.
Kokichi: Which means, there is one person among us who definitely knows who the culprit is! To that someone who knows... Do your best to convince us! Work harder!
He’s still eye rolling here, but offers his agreement. which yes, it is true...if either of the accused is the culprit. Which they aren’t. Keebo doesn’t know this, obviously but it’s still weird to see them ‘working together’, but this happens more often the further we go. Mostly because Keebo will follow anything with a solid/logical backing. Kokichi might be a liar, but he generally has a solid bit of evidence or logic to springboard off of. (even when taking us in the WRONG DIRECTION. if you wanted to pressure maki we could have done this in a way easier way you little gremlin). So really, these two will team up more often than Keebo would with say...Kaito, who prompts his next line.
Kaito: Hmph... You don't get it. This isn't just any hunch...This is an official hunch from *the* Kaito Momota, Luminary of the Stars!
Tsumugi: Wh-What...?
K1-B0: How illogical... This is even more difficult to comprehend than Kokichi's antics.
Kokichi: You're totally not serious! You can't be *that* stupid, right?
Yup. Kaito is more confusing than Kokichi. Kaito is basing Maki’s innocence on nothing but what he feels, which people can sort of get. We all have ‘hunches’, the backs of our brains picking up on little things that we might not actively be paying attention to, and he’s got a lot of belief and trust to give. We can get it, some people you just want to trust! Keebo doesn’t get it. Error, no input found, please give me a provable, actual reason for that hunch. I kind of think he doesn’t even get hunches himself. He can clearly worry, or have concern, but he might lack those sort of gut feelings on if you can trust something or not. After all, he can actively search through his own ‘brain’ and explain why he feels a certain way, he doesn’t need to just ‘have a feeling’.
Kokichi following Keebo up here to slap an insult on an honest statement of ‘i have no goddamned idea what you’re on about’ is just expected :v
Kirumi: So...you do not have any evidence.
K1-B0: Only baseless conjecture.
Tenko: B-But...I totally get where he's coming from! Cuz I wanna believe in Himiko too!
Kaito’s inspiring speech broke zero ground in the ‘make the everyone understand’ attempt. Whoops. So Keebo’s backing up the murderer pointing out the lack of proof. As it is baseless conjecture. You need a fact, or at least a lie presented as fact to get him to understand what you’re driving at. This is honestly interesting, considering he’s ‘hope’ motivated later on. There’s nothing logical about a meaningless hope! So it feels less like him and more his...helpful voice telling him to ignore logic...
Maki fesses up to say she saw Ryoma at nighttime
K1-B0: So Ryoma was still alive at nighttime!?
Tenko: I thought the crime took place between 8 and 10 o'clock at night?
He’s not on board yet, but he’s listening! Even though if true, haha we spent all that time talking about stuff that doesn’t matter.
Miu: Quit fuckin' around! You think I'm dumb enough to swallow that line of crap!?
Kirumi: Yes, this seems too convenient.
K1-B0: But why did Maki wait until now to mention that?
Kokichi: Ah-hahahaha! It’s totally obvious! Maki’s sooo desperate that she has to lie!
oh hi kirumi no big surprise you simply go ‘no it is garbage’. Keebo’s the one to offer a way out by asking why exactly she didn’t mention it until now, he’s not instantly saying it’s out of the question. Kokichi follows up to try and press that it’s a lie, answering his question. Which probably just tells him that he should keep listening, since Kokichi lies so much :v
Kirumi: Does this mean you an Ryoma recived one another’s motive video?
Maki: Maybe... I actually didn't check the one I got, so I wouldn't know.
K1-B0: Maki admitted earlier that she hadn't checked her Kubs Pad.
Angie: Then why did Ryoma think that Maki had his motive video?
Kaito: If he went around asking at random, he might've asked some people besides Maki.
Miu: He never asked me! He probably never asked you guys either, right!?
K1-B0: Then...who was it that told Ryoma about his Kubs Pad?
Flexing that good memory, and giving Maki a little backup. After all, Keebo’s an expert in what it feels like to get dismissed :v He them prompts Shuichi to Do His Thing in calling Kokichi out as the one who told Ryoma. (Though he doesn't actually get to make him answer before they get derailed again) Though even though he’s willing to listen and belive she possibly did see Ryoma...he’s still not too thrilled about Maki’s choice to keep it secret.
Korekiyo: *If* that story is true...
Maki: ...It's true.
K1-B0: Then why did you wait until now to bring that up?
Maki: I didn’t say anything until now because I wasn’t in the mood to be suspected.
He’s pointing and everything. He’ll believe you but darn it explain. He wants to understandddd. But still, no name calling or excessive rudeness, because he is a good lad who doesn’t threaten or do such things. She explains not wanting to be suspected buuuut
Kaito: Well, whatever. Either way, let's just believe Maki.
Angie: Yes, yes. Those who believe shall be saved.
K1-B0: No, we need to wait. There is still more to confirm—
Shuichi: Well then, why don’t we ask Kokichi?
couldn’t you wait for him to finish the goddamned sentence Shuichi. Still, Keebo’s not a hasty one, the second Kaito wants to just go ‘good enough’ robot is right back to WAIT NO THAT’S NOT LOGICAL. It does get Kokichi to properly admit he knows who had who’s pads though. More squabbling about believing Maki ensues...
Korekiyo: I find Maki's testimony suspicious. It's far too...convenient for her.
K1-B0: This is...difficult to determine.
Kokichi: Maki is lying! Like I said before, a liar like me knows their own kind!
Are you trying to convince Keebo, Kokichi? You keep reiterating your point right after he speaks. Keebo is basically admitting he’s completely undecided and not taking a stand either way, but he’s usually pretty wishy-washy...because having an opinion involves what he thinks. and he doesn’t like admitting what he’s thinking very much. Certainly not if he doesn’t have a fact to back him up.
Shuichi lies in the following debate. keebo will basically always follow shuichi, he’s the ultimate detective. Though hearing everyone else agree/trust him first probably lets him consider it true more easily. (and kokichi just nudging shuichi he saw that lie but not doing anything about it...)
Himiko: So we're right back where we started... What a pain.
K1-B0: However, it should be clear now that the crime occurred after nighttime began.
Kirumi: But then when was Ryoma's body placed inside the piranha tank?
Maki’s testimony + Kokichi’s admitting of telling Ryoma Maki had his kubspad + Shuichi’s lie about overhearing= enough to set this as ‘the truth’ for Keebo. It is true, but here comes Kirumi to instantly derail them to the wrong detail first. When doesn’t really matter right now!
Miu: So did we fuck up by thinkin’ the body got stuffed into the piranha tank?
K1-B0: I don't think so. We have evidence to prove that's what happened.
Tenko: Then when did the culprit throw the body into the piranha tank?
There is evidence, and even then he’s saying ‘think’. he’s so hesitant to speak in absolutes right now. As he might be wrong :v The whole Maki debacle was confusing for him. But now Tenko is repeating the question Kirumi posed and we go on a merry goose chase and have a scrum debate about it. Keebo’s on Shuichi’s side again. (He always will be, with one exception.) He doesn’t actually have a line though! He just gets to shout THIS IS OUR ANSWER with everyone.
K1-B0: That means it was certainly possible to put the body in the piranha tank from the window...
Shuichi: However, I’m also positive the pane dividing the piranha tank was set up beforehand.
Korekiyo: That certainly couldn't be tossed in. It would need to be placed carefully.
Kirumi: Even if the culprit were to throw the body from outside the window...The window is far too high. It cannot be reached from the floor.
protag explaining tag team. Shuichi speaks more confidently in trials, saying things like ‘he’s confident’ while Keebo is hovering around with ‘possible’. You think our detective is an anxious mess half the time? so’s the robot :v oh and Kirumi is once again pointing out ‘problems’ to try and get the line of thought dropped. It works, considering we start going on about the ladder and whatnot and slam headlong into a logic wall until Maki says ‘okay no, time to talk about Where Die, not how get in fish tank’. You knew too Kokichi don’t you ‘ Why didn't anyone realize this yet?’ me :v
Shuichi: That’s important to remember...it’s not as if everyone here *wants* us to find the truth. One of us is trying to sabotage this trial...
K1-B0: Well then, let's discuss the crime scene to figure out who the culprit is.
Himiko: That's not a bad idea for a robot. The last time I heard such a good idea was......when Nino told me to move in with her under the bridge to get out of the cold.
Tenko: Himikawa Under the Bridge!?
it’s a Arakawa Under the Bridge reference :v Honestly there’s tons of references in the game in general and we can totally blame Tsumugi for them. Keebs is glad to be the one to agree to a new topic though. Then he doesn’t have to state an opinion and can just fish for everyone else’s thoughts! He doesn’t even react to the ‘for a robot’ crack at him. :c Though for good reason I suppose when no one takes you seriously and judges you on a dime. Next nonstop debate to establish the crime scene...
Angie: Wasn't it the dorm room? Ryoma was relaxing in his room when he got attacked.
K1-B0: But the cause of death was drowning. There is nothing in his room that could collect enough water.
Refuting Angie’s idea with a pointless weak point. I DO think the white noise that goes across when Miu goes ‘S-S-Sow’ might be Keebo though. ‘This is difficult to watch’ does match his general speaking style, and probable opinion :v
Angie: Hmmm...How did those handcuffs get from the lab to the water tank?
Maki: Because Ryoma was wearing them, right?
K1-B0: Yes, though they were only visible for a brief moment when Ryoma appeared in the tank. I am certain he was wearing the handcuffs at the time.
Kirumi: The handcuffs were left after the piranhas devoured Ryoma
He did it, he said he was certain about something! Good job. Considering perfect memory and the horror that was that moment it was probably very easy to recall. oh dear keebo has perfect memories of all his friends corpses. that can’t be fun. oh and the fun of being THROWN AT THE REMAINS. Kirumi ‘helps’ with the easy logic of handcuffs didn’t get eaten. :v Now we’re working with the angle of body movement now that we know it came from Ryoma’s ultimate lab. Tenko suggests just tossing the body from the pool area...
Kirumi: Your explanation contradicts some things we discussed earlier. The gym window was too high to reach from the pool side, even if one used the ladder.
Tenko: That’s right! I apologize! I must go on a journey to reflect on this!
K1-B0: We keep hitting dead ends, since we don't know how the body was thrown into the gym...
Kokichi: Nee-heehee... Well, that didn't really give us any info about the crime.
So of course the murderer tries to make it sound impossible, since we’re getting a bit too close to the truth! Keebo’s frustrated at this point, he’s eye rolling again with no leads to how it was actually done. He hasn’t considered the new approaches that could be possible now that they know where everything started. Kokichi ‘agreeing’ with him should be a tip off though :v shuichi goes and drives a brain taxi and raises the rope possibility.
Kirumi: Is the rope long enough to reach both windows?
Korekiyo: The rope is roughly 65 feet in length. As for the distance between the windows...
K1-B0: According to the sign at the pool, the width of the pool is roughly 35 feet...and the distance from the edges of the pool to the windows is an additional 16 feet. Altogether, the sum total length from one window to the other is roughly 50 feet.
Gonta: And pool is only thing between research lab and gym windows...
Miu: You bet it’s long enough! Heh! That’s what she said!
Chatty when he can do something easy like math! Numbers make sense and don’t confuse him with believing and who is working against them. Miu does basically sum up what Keebo took a paragraph to say tho. Since he needs to show his work. he likes having proof, and assumes everyone else likes knowing how he got the answer too.
oh and reminder gonta is still plenty smart, he points out how to do the rope trick here. Then we talk about the zipline-i mean ropeway.
Korekiyo: You say the culprit placed their foot on the windowsill? Isn't that against school rules? It would count as entering the gym, would it not?
Monosuke: Last time we got asked that question, we decided it was okay. Stickin' your body through the window is an automatic out, but standing on the sill is—
K1-B0: Wait, who asked you last time?
Monosuke: ...Eh?
K1-B0: It is quite possible that the culprit went to you to confirm the details of their plan...
Monosuke: ... ...O-Oh shiiiiit!
He does know how to press on something suspicious! Not too surprising he’s the one to confront a Kub, he even cut him off to do this. Keebo seems to put more stock in what the Monokubs say or do at any given time anyway. Of course, he won’t answer, but it isn’t really necessary. Just confirming someone asked was enough, which that freakout accomplished. Kirumi tries to sidetrack again with the ‘multiple trips’ thing...
Korekiyo: Which is why the crime was committed during nighttime, while we all slumbered.
K1-B0: But if the culprit was so careful to recover the rope they used to commit the crime...Why did they leave the inner tube in the pool?
Shuichi: I believe that was an accident.
He really, really loves questioning things. This part doesn’t make sense, better ask about it, and hurrah, my detective has an answer ready to go. He might not contribute much himself, but he does provide setup :v Shuichi announces Kirumi as his top suspect...
Korekiyo: That is not yet a certainty. Let us hear her testimony first.
K1-B0: Is this true, Kirumi?
Kirumi: I cannot believe you would suspect me...If that is the case, then I will have to deny it. I will not let you make the wrong choice.
question.exe is always running. i swear. Still, never just taking it right away, he wants to hear an answer. Snap judgements are not his thing. Even if he does lean towards believing Shuichi. because he has secret protag sensing powers. Trial 2 is such a change from one with how hard Kirumi fights here. since kaede did not want to kill everyone :v Keebs says quiet until he’s heard enough proof to throw his support behind Shuichi again
Shuichi: Just tying the rope to the frame wouldn't cause so much damage. The rope that was tied to the frames must have been weighed down significantly. The frames didn't break, but they were left with distinct marks.
K1-B0: Those scratches are proof that you used a rope to carry the body to the windowsill.
Kirumi: ...
Kokichi: Oh? What’s wrong, Kirumi? What’s wrong, what’s wrong!? Hey, what’s wrong? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!?
Pictured: two very different confrontation styles. I suppose it makes sense Keebo would be knowledgeable about scratches on metal :v He’ll just state some proof that goes with Shuichi’s statement, while Kokichi attempts to annoy her into submission instead. Shuichi brings up the black fabric/the ‘everyone’ thing and Kirumi slips.
Kirumi: Y-Yeah, so what? You’re still wrong! Your logic is flawed!!!
K1-B0: Kirumi...why are you becoming increasingly erratic?
Korekiyo: Kehehe... There is such absolute beauty in trying to fight against the truth.
:c He’s confused again. Yelling out questioning perfectly good logic is strange for her, emotionally charged, and he hasn’t really figured out guilt and panic makes people act out strangely. He knows the feelings exist, but not the full extent they can go to. and really it can’t be fun to watch someone so collected start falling apart because they murdered another one of your friends and is going to die for it...
Shuichi: The extra uniforms in our rooms are made of the same material we're wearing now. We can test my theory by comparing the fabric scrap with your glove.
Kirumi: Gh...grgh...
K1-B0: ...Well, Kirumi? Will you allow us to compare the black fabric we found in the pool with your gloves?
Kirumi: U-Uhhh...!
‘will you allow us to damn you’. Keebo, you sound like you’re mocking her if you ask now. but he probably doesn’t quite realize that.
comic, kirumi spite votes shuichi...
Tenko: Th-There’s nothing good about this at all...! *sob, sniffle...* Wh-why did it have to be Kirumi...?
K1-B0: Truly, this result was unexpected.
Tsumugi: How can you be so calm about it...?
This time, the culprit actively tried to get away with it. He might not really know how to feel about the whole thing. Kaede was apologizing, while Kirumi was fighting the whole way (and will keep doing so). He probably would have said this about anyone though...suspecting friends isn’t something he likes to do. and you made him this way moogie shush.
Tsumugi: You mean like from the motive video? So Kirumi watched hers after all?
K1-B0: Earlier, Kirumi mentioned that she had accepted a request...Perhaps that request came from a someone important in her motive video?
Kirumi: ...
Maki: ...Do you have nothing to say for yourself?
Going to ask more questions to try and understand, as per usual. Kirumi does use this as a chance to try and get away again mhm. Keebo isn’t using any of his distressed sprites here either. He might be coming off as a bit heartless at the moment, poking at ‘why did you kill’ and not even looking shaken.
so guess who mentions that after Kirumi drops the ‘prime minister’ bit.
Kokichi: I don't think it's odd that an Ultimate-level talent could be *that* powerful. I mean, Kee-boy’s talent lets him pretend to be human, even though he’s a heartless robot.
K1-B0: How rude! I am not pretending! I am still learning!
Tsumugi: U-Uh...I see. Well...good luck, I guess.
Yes, this gets the biggest reaction out of him. That’s normal and easy to understand over ‘how do we feel about this.’ While Tsumugi mocks his attempts to learn because she’s terrible :v and Kokichi is almost another backhanded complement? ‘Pretend to be human’, so you do buy his ‘pretending’ and how he seems very human? even though you keep calling him heartless and emotionless...and getting him thrown at things...
Monokuma: I am the ruler of this world. Nothing is beyond my power.
Shuichi: Nothing is beyond your power? What kind of arrogant, ridiculous—
K1-B0: That is 100% a lie! It is impossible that he could bring disaster to a country!
Monokuma: Puhu... Puhuhuhu
Keebo feels the need to cut Shuichi off here! To back him up, but I wonder if his inner voice was telling him he had to deny that claim. He’s throwing out impossible and 100%, certainties...while Monokuma is mugging for the audience. as he basically is a god in their fake little world. It would explain how he’s changed his mind by the next line...
Tsumugi: Kirumi's got the lives of hundreds of millions of people on her shoulders, right?
K1-B0: Logically, Kirumi’s survival would result in fewer casualties than our collective survival would.
Himiko: Geez... Maybe it would've been better if we'd gotten the culprit wrong...
He seems to believe it now. Not enough to say anything definitive, but he will say it’s ‘logical’. even though you can’t really assume that. Who knows what the collective rest could do for people? No one :v
Kokichi: Do you really think someone as desperate to live as Kirumi would give up so easily? Of course not. In fact, she probably still hasn't given up, even now. She was hoping that learning the truth would make one of us volunteer to die in her place.
K1-B0: ...What!?
Kirumi: ...
Kokichi: But Monokuma would never allow a blackened to escape punishment, so maybe......she wanted everyone to rebel, so she could use that as cover to escape on her own. ...How about it, Kirumi? Am I close?
This shakes him. Lying over something so important is almost unbelievable. After all, he couldn’t see why someone would lie on someone else’s behalf with their life on the line in trial one. Not really a shock he doesn't consider the opposite being possible too. Keebo doesn’t really...lie. Basically ever. The closest he ever gets is a flustered non answer that is technically a lie in a back route.
He still cheers her on when she makes a break for it though.
K1-B0: Run! Please hurry!
He doesn’t really react to the death, he’s prompted to speak by Angie.
Angie: ...Oh? Isn't that what Atua said? All desire, even your desire to escape this place, can corrupt you beyond redemption.
K1-B0: It's Monokuma who is corrupt. He is the one who distributed the motive videos.
Korekiyo: Those videos were more dangerous than we thought. To have driven Kirumi that far...
He’d still rather blame the obvious antagonist over the people he calls friends. Clashing with Angie here doesn’t stop him from getting roped in later...hhm.
Shuichi: That must be why Kirumi did not want to show the videos. She thought that if everyone felt the same murderous rage that she did...this killing game would be pure chaos. She...wanted to stop it.
Kokichi: If that's the case, then we really shouldn't show our videos to each other!
K1-B0: That was our consensus from the beginning. Not including you, of course.
Shuichi gives a pretty kind interpretation of her actions, and Kokichi earns some robot sass for his actions. Kokichi likely had his own video and was not driven to any such murder...figured out his own plan might actually be bad too little too late.
K1-B0: For now...we should rest. To me, that seems the most rational course of action.
keebo wants to be morgana. GO TO BED. While you just...sit around awake all night long and think about what happened, I guess. Of course, we won’t do that because we have another reveal to do first.
Kokichi: Maki admitted it during the class trial, remember? Ryoma wanted her to show him his motive video cuz he was looking for a reason to live. But that wasn’t the whole story... Ryoma was blackmailing you, wasn’t he, Maki?
K1-B0: B-Blackmail?
Ryoma just so happened to discover Maki's true identity. So he used that to blackmail her. I bet he said something like... “If you don’t show me my motive video, I’ll tell everyone what you really are.” That's why Maki didn't want us to know she met with Ryoma. She wanted to keep her true identity a secret! That’s why she kept quiet until the last minute!
That’s the last thing he does, enables Kokichi by asking for clarification :v Hope you liked to see Keebo do things, as the ‘trio’ forms up he has fewer chances to show up. He’s still got a few in 3, but in 4 and 5 he’s fairly sidelined. Well he TALKS a lot, but mostly just his normal questions :v
hahaha this took way to long why am i like this. when am i going to cover his gifting dialouge. who knows. aaaaaaaaaaa.
feel free to yell at me about the robitt. or any of the characters :v Chapter 3 will come sooner than I expect I assume...
#danganronpa#drv3#kiibo#keebo#K1-B0#longlong post#i mean it#all of chapter two!#kaito and keebo are ideologically opposed#he's much friendlier than kokichi but they don't really get eachother#but that'll show more as we go#hopefully you enjoy rambling#tumblr plz put my stuff in the tag next time lol
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