a-wonderful-danganronpa

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hiya, i hope you're doing well :3c

the wonders have a more sci-fi/ rustpunk/ post-apocalyptic/ absurdist flavor than their ultimate counterparts. same for the setting. does AWD have any major inspirations other than the cannon DR games?

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thank you for the question as always! and what a fun one!

off the top of my head...

games:

Kodaka's Rain Code is of course another one, esp with names and the otherworldly aura, which i took for some parts of the Monastery

Fallout for its post-apoc/dystopian vibes, specifically New Vegas—the feel that you're really walking through a dead world with lots of history

Life is Strange for its ability to Look At And Talk To Everything, and engaging narrative

Pokemon's adorable human character design gives me hair ideas constantly

No Man's Sky and Rimworld for the idea of a wide-open landscape dotted with ruins, overgrown nature, and small settlements—a world with only a handful of metropolitan city-states. this is the kind of world in which our protagonist Suzuran lives

movies/TV/anime:

Mad Max, specifically Fury Road: you all haven't seen the real post-apoc-looking cast yet, but it's coming

i haven't viewed them yet myself, or read the manga, but Manager Bunny (our Writing Consultant) gave me a lot of Noragami and Soul Eater stuff as inspiration for various aspects of the game

various VTubers for design (that counts as anime, right?)

books/stories:

Ursula K. Le Guin's famous "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

a few of Stephen King's books (some written under the Bachman pseudonym) like Cell, The Stand, and especially The Long Walk

the series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman for spiritual and animal motifs, its academic-adjacent setting towards the beginning, etc

misc:

Shinto, Greek, and Roman mythology and culture, esp for design

European fairy tales for some character backstories and pretty much every deranged thing that comes out of Izumo's mouth

the performer Liberace for a few character outfits. yes, specifically him

a few musical albums from my young adulthood, like A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (Panic at the Disco), Decemberunderground (AFI), In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel), Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada (Godspeed You! Black Emperor - especially the track "Moya")

every library i've ever cozily slept in

i hope this answers things adequately!

[a-wonderful-danganronpa]

hiya, i hope you're doing well :3c

the wonders have a more sci-fi/ rustpunk/ post-apocalyptic/ absurdist flavor than their ultimate counterparts. same for the setting. does AWD have any major inspirations other than the cannon DR games?

[NO SPOILERS]

thank you for the question as always! and what a fun one!

off the top of my head...

games:

Kodaka's Rain Code is of course another one, esp with names and the otherworldly aura, which i took for some parts of the Monastery

Fallout for its post-apoc/dystopian vibes, specifically New Vegas—the feel that you're really walking through a dead world with lots of history

Life is Strange for its ability to Look At And Talk To Everything, and engaging narrative

Pokemon's adorable human character design gives me hair ideas constantly

No Man's Sky and Rimworld for the idea of a wide-open landscape dotted with ruins, overgrown nature, and small settlements—a world with only a handful of metropolitan city-states. this is the kind of world in which our protagonist Suzuran lives

movies/TV/anime:

Mad Max, specifically Fury Road: you all haven't seen the real post-apoc-looking cast yet, but it's coming

i haven't viewed them yet myself, or read the manga, but Manager Bunny (our Writing Consultant) gave me a lot of Noragami and Soul Eater stuff as inspiration for various aspects of the game

various VTubers for design (that counts as anime, right?)

books/stories:

Ursula K. Le Guin's famous "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

a few of Stephen King's books (some written under the Bachman pseudonym) like Cell, The Stand, and especially The Long Walk

the series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman for spiritual and animal motifs, its academic-adjacent setting towards the beginning, etc

misc:

Shinto, Greek, and Roman mythology and culture, esp for design

European fairy tales for some character backstories and pretty much every deranged thing that comes out of Izumo's mouth

the performer Liberace for a few character outfits. yes, specifically him

a few musical albums from my young adulthood, like A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (Panic at the Disco), Decemberunderground (AFI), In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel), Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada (Godspeed You! Black Emperor - especially the track "Moya")

every library i've ever cozily slept in

i hope this answers things adequately!

[a-wonderful-danganronpa]

🩸 DESIGN: Wisteria Ito, outfit concept 1

[NO SPOILERS]

"Oh, no, baby girl. The rumors that we lived in a mausoleum are quite...<hic> literal."

been a while since we've talked Outfits™, but here we are again with Wisteria's! she is an example of the more "cyberpunk" aesthetic among our little group, as she's lived in shinetowns and shinetown-adjacent areas her whole life.

some notes:

crest: that of the old money Ito family, which is/was fairly well-off and had a reputation for supernatural power. vampires, zombies, werewolves...the common folk claimed the Itos were everything at some point! they're no Togamis, however, and, despite wearing the crest prominently, Wisteria doesn't seem particularly arrogant or prideful about it. perhaps she just likes the intrigue it provides.

materials: like Kaname, much of her outfit is made of a sort of comfortable future-nylon. it's shiny and high-fashion. best of all, it completely wicks away all the bodily fluids that are constantly pouring out of her. including blood! that means it's conducive to lab work, technically! (and maybe cannibalism???)

materials part 2: wine easily washes out of both shrug and dress, which is good when you are, essentially, more alcoholic than rubbing alcohol.

gloves: somehow delicate and tough both. striking and yet good for handling mutant beaver musk.

arrow motif: common in shinetown fashion. out-of-universe, on a meta level, it also gives her a snake-like vibe.

collar: high and qipao-like. Izumo claims it must hide a vampire's bite, much to Teisuke's dismay.

boob window and thigh slit: Wisteria is sexy and she knows it. a glimpse is all it takes to captivate men and women alike.

tie: to Wisteria, a tie denotes the status of a mature woman, unlike a bow. it also covers up her cleavage. classy!

velcro: Wisteria's boots also velcro all futuristic-like akin to Kaname's, but only Kaname seems to attract the rumor that she can't tie her own shoes, perhaps because she totally can't tie her shoes. (and also because Wisteria has a far more capable aura, it seems.)

🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

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🩸 DESIGN: Wisteria Ito, outfit concept 1

[NO SPOILERS]

"Oh, no, baby girl. The rumors that we lived in a mausoleum are quite...<hic> literal."

been a while since we've talked Outfits™, but here we are again with Wisteria's! she is an example of the more "cyberpunk" aesthetic among our little group, as she's lived in shinetowns and shinetown-adjacent areas her whole life.

some notes:

crest: that of the old money Ito family, which is/was fairly well-off and had a reputation for supernatural power. vampires, zombies, werewolves...the common folk claimed the Itos were everything at some point! they're no Togamis, however, and, despite wearing the crest prominently, Wisteria doesn't seem particularly arrogant or prideful about it. perhaps she just likes the intrigue it provides.

materials: like Kaname, much of her outfit is made of a sort of comfortable future-nylon. it's shiny and high-fashion. best of all, it completely wicks away all the bodily fluids that are constantly pouring out of her. including blood! that means it's conducive to lab work, technically! (and maybe cannibalism???)

materials part 2: wine easily washes out of both shrug and dress, which is good when you are, essentially, more alcoholic than rubbing alcohol.

gloves: somehow delicate and tough both. striking and yet good for handling mutant beaver musk.

arrow motif: common in shinetown fashion. out-of-universe, on a meta level, it also gives her a snake-like vibe.

collar: high and qipao-like. Izumo claims it must hide a vampire's bite, much to Teisuke's dismay.

boob window and thigh slit: Wisteria is sexy and she knows it. a glimpse is all it takes to captivate men and women alike.

tie: to Wisteria, a tie denotes the status of a mature woman, unlike a bow. it also covers up her cleavage. classy!

velcro: Wisteria's boots also velcro all futuristic-like akin to Kaname's, but only Kaname seems to attract the rumor that she can't tie her own shoes, perhaps because she totally can't tie her shoes. (and also because Wisteria has a far more capable aura, it seems.)

🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

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✨ABOUT: AWD's Design Philosophy

[NO SPOILERS]

i saw a post earlier that i guess i forgot to like/queue onto my other blogs, but its message came down to this:

"if your goal with a project is to make 'X but better,' you've already lost."

and, without turning this into a whole-ass Off Topic Essay, i agree.

i love Danganronpa and i love the works of ol' Kaz Kodaka. unironically. without shame. i acknowledge DR's flaws and i still adore the franchise. i have studied it thoroughly and continue to do so. if you're here from my fandom blog, you probably know this.

therefore, my design philosophy with A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA is not something so outrageous as "i can make Danganronpa but better because it'll be less problematic this time" or whatever the discourse of the day happens to be. on the contrary: i want this to feel like a true blue Danganronpa game as much as possible. (albeit a very weird one, made by a team of...one, so far.)

certainly there will be issues with the final product. certainly A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA will fail at some things. perhaps even excruciatingly so.

but with any SHSL Luck, the love of the original will shine through. love makes a great experience. even Kodaka himself said so, many years back, talking about Sayaka Maizono. it's all about love.

with that baseline, anything is possible.

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Ryoko Otonashi's constant and unfailing compassion g̶̛̛̫̩͐̿͆́́͌ì̴̫̤̈́̉̒̀̉̃͑͘͜ş̶̡͙͔̠͖͕̘̣͕̒͐̊e̴̡̺̯̞͔̺͈̟̲͕̙̱͆̏̄̈͐͑́̈́̆̓͗̍̂͒̚͜͝i̷̢̡̝̣̥̩̭̥͓͓͍̝̳͜͜͝ will outlast any individual memory g̷i̷s̵e̷i̵ and emerge forever g̴i̴s̵e̶i̵ in the light g̴̛̦̱̣̥̗̩̼͓̺̩̺̈͋̃̎̑͊̈́̅̽̈́̿́ĭ̵̺͓̦̌̋͆́̏̐̌̇̓̚͘̚͘͝s̸͓͑͒̌͒̂͛̋̑͋͝͝ë̸̬̲̻̹̗̮̩́̇͌̂͊͂̏i̴̡̢̺͔̞̙̭͔͖̤̲͇̳̇͑͗͆̂͛̉ ̷̗̞͚̝̲̱̯͉̰̼̮̤̔̕Ḙ̵͠Ń̶̫͇̰̱̤̪̮̲͕̬̉́͒̄ͅT̴̪̟̣̰̳̳̹͔̦̜̍͘͜ͅẼ̶̻̎͗͠R̶̢̛̬̖̯̯̫̠͙̩̘̪͔̙̹͚̊̄́̔̀̌̋̀̀͊̀͋́ ̶̛̖̣̤͉̫̬̻̜̹͉̙̇̈́̓̿̑̂͋̌̅̒̔̌͑͜͠ͅṔ̵̱̫͋̑̓̉̇͊̉̉͐Ȧ̴̢̠͊Ş̶̣̤̩̹̩̱̣̯́̀͊S̷̳̽̐́W̶̢̨̗̹̩̼̱̖̯͉̭̲̫̤̓̀O̸̰̖͋͐̈́̀̊̂͑͋̎͑̐͘͠͠Ȓ̸̹̤̦̤͔̯̌̓͑͒͗̂̒̚͝D̸̨̡͍̥́́̓̂̃̈̽̅͗́̕͜͝ of immortal history g̵̙̟̣͖̗̥̯̥̣̫̯̠͙̜̊͑̾̎͂̕͝i̴̡̪̪̠͇̳̪̦̞͙̺̠͒̀̈́̌̈́͘͜͠͝s̸̨̰̦̫̣̪̘͓̫̔̄͜e̷̮͇̘̠͎̱̤̹̟͔͊͋̊̋̿͛͝ì̵͙͚̜̖͉̙̜̕ ̶̛͎̲̰̹̒͊̂̀̇̂͂É̷̪͈̤̖̩͉̮̺͇̩͋̑̅̈́̚͜͠Ǹ̶̛̛̩̟͎̞͓̩͕͊͆̉̑̒͘Ṯ̶͚͋́̇͐̆̒̔͆͋̈́Ȩ̵̨̜̣͚͔͍͊͌̔̅͒̆͘͜R̷̤͉̻̎̽͒̌̆́̽̚̚͠͠ ̵̡̖͎͓̮̋̽̏̆͛̀͊͆̚͠P̸͓̝̤͑͂̃̄Å̵̙̤̲͍̱̔̽̎̌̅̇̀̇̈͠͝S̷̢̟͉̻̺͓̥̈́͛̈̀̈́̈́S̴̨͖̰͙̻͎͊̑͐̎̈́̎̉̓̌̓̋̇͜W̵̢̨̨̛̹̠̲̱̫̞͕̱͙̭̲̬͐̀͊̈́̑̅̃̋̋͘Ǫ̸̯̬̥͙̜̖̱̖̫͓̝̾̀̄̔̒̊R̴̬̻̯̖̿͜D̸̢̖͕̘͈̙̣̩̫͕̞͋͛͊̄̑͋́͐̍̏͘͝͠ ̸̛͈͆̑͆̅̌͋̏̌g̷̨̡͉̩͛̈́̄i̸̮̽s̸̨͚̮͇̫͈͉͓͖̼̜̣̫̩̳͊̔̀ę̵̬̿̀̀̿̾̐̉̾̑͗̎͝͝͝ǐ̷̫̦͚͈͖̲͖̩̥̘͓̞͍͜ ̴̡̧̛̪͕̘̜̤̬̗̝̪̦̓͐̂͛͂͛́̓́͑̍̕Ȩ̷̼̪̲̺͍͉̠̺̜́͌͛̚N̷̢̳͔̘̤̘̦̘̠̜̣͈̣͗͂̊͆̉̓̑̑̓̒̋̆̊͘͝T̶̨̧̢̩̘͔͇̲̯͇̰̦̩̅̔̈͜E̴͇͎͈̞̊̿̈̾̎R̶̭̃̃̈́̒͝ ̵̡̧̧̛͍͇̩̤̤̲̥͉̬͈̌̍̍͆̄̽̎̋̉͒̇͆̕ͅṔ̵̨̧̧̡̘̤͖̭̲̝̼͓̪͓̆́́͊͗̑̈́̓́̅̚̕ͅÁ̷̳̫̯̠̲̫̞͙̫̦͍͂̄̆̍̍̄̄͑̀͝S̶̙̦͖̦͙̄̔̎̄̉̌̀̿̎͛͗̀̀̑͐S̸̡̹͕̰̳̐̈́͗̀̈́̔̍̀̾͑̆̄͠͠W̷̛̓̉͜Ò̴̡̡̢̨̢̪̣͔͚̲̻̗͕͖̔͐́́̾̀̂̾ͅR̴̨̳̩͎̺͓͂̆̆̓̌̚͝D̴̠̝̺̙̪̭̖̭̤̘̺͖̙͆̒́̿̾͋̄͗͌̑̔̉ͅ

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Ryoko Otonashi's constant and unfailing compassion g̶̛̛̫̩͐̿͆́́͌ì̴̫̤̈́̉̒̀̉̃͑͘͜ş̶̡͙͔̠͖͕̘̣͕̒͐̊e̴̡̺̯̞͔̺͈̟̲͕̙̱͆̏̄̈͐͑́̈́̆̓͗̍̂͒̚͜͝i̷̢̡̝̣̥̩̭̥͓͓͍̝̳͜͜͝ will outlast any individual memory g̷i̷s̵e̷i̵ and emerge forever g̴i̴s̵e̶i̵ in the light g̴̛̦̱̣̥̗̩̼͓̺̩̺̈͋̃̎̑͊̈́̅̽̈́̿́ĭ̵̺͓̦̌̋͆́̏̐̌̇̓̚͘̚͘͝s̸͓͑͒̌͒̂͛̋̑͋͝͝ë̸̬̲̻̹̗̮̩́̇͌̂͊͂̏i̴̡̢̺͔̞̙̭͔͖̤̲͇̳̇͑͗͆̂͛̉ ̷̗̞͚̝̲̱̯͉̰̼̮̤̔̕Ḙ̵͠Ń̶̫͇̰̱̤̪̮̲͕̬̉́͒̄ͅT̴̪̟̣̰̳̳̹͔̦̜̍͘͜ͅẼ̶̻̎͗͠R̶̢̛̬̖̯̯̫̠͙̩̘̪͔̙̹͚̊̄́̔̀̌̋̀̀͊̀͋́ ̶̛̖̣̤͉̫̬̻̜̹͉̙̇̈́̓̿̑̂͋̌̅̒̔̌͑͜͠ͅṔ̵̱̫͋̑̓̉̇͊̉̉͐Ȧ̴̢̠͊Ş̶̣̤̩̹̩̱̣̯́̀͊S̷̳̽̐́W̶̢̨̗̹̩̼̱̖̯͉̭̲̫̤̓̀O̸̰̖͋͐̈́̀̊̂͑͋̎͑̐͘͠͠Ȓ̸̹̤̦̤͔̯̌̓͑͒͗̂̒̚͝D̸̨̡͍̥́́̓̂̃̈̽̅͗́̕͜͝ of immortal history g̵̙̟̣͖̗̥̯̥̣̫̯̠͙̜̊͑̾̎͂̕͝i̴̡̪̪̠͇̳̪̦̞͙̺̠͒̀̈́̌̈́͘͜͠͝s̸̨̰̦̫̣̪̘͓̫̔̄͜e̷̮͇̘̠͎̱̤̹̟͔͊͋̊̋̿͛͝ì̵͙͚̜̖͉̙̜̕ ̶̛͎̲̰̹̒͊̂̀̇̂͂É̷̪͈̤̖̩͉̮̺͇̩͋̑̅̈́̚͜͠Ǹ̶̛̛̩̟͎̞͓̩͕͊͆̉̑̒͘Ṯ̶͚͋́̇͐̆̒̔͆͋̈́Ȩ̵̨̜̣͚͔͍͊͌̔̅͒̆͘͜R̷̤͉̻̎̽͒̌̆́̽̚̚͠͠ ̵̡̖͎͓̮̋̽̏̆͛̀͊͆̚͠P̸͓̝̤͑͂̃̄Å̵̙̤̲͍̱̔̽̎̌̅̇̀̇̈͠͝S̷̢̟͉̻̺͓̥̈́͛̈̀̈́̈́S̴̨͖̰͙̻͎͊̑͐̎̈́̎̉̓̌̓̋̇͜W̵̢̨̨̛̹̠̲̱̫̞͕̱͙̭̲̬͐̀͊̈́̑̅̃̋̋͘Ǫ̸̯̬̥͙̜̖̱̖̫͓̝̾̀̄̔̒̊R̴̬̻̯̖̿͜D̸̢̖͕̘͈̙̣̩̫͕̞͋͛͊̄̑͋́͐̍̏͘͝͠ ̸̛͈͆̑͆̅̌͋̏̌g̷̨̡͉̩͛̈́̄i̸̮̽s̸̨͚̮͇̫͈͉͓͖̼̜̣̫̩̳͊̔̀ę̵̬̿̀̀̿̾̐̉̾̑͗̎͝͝͝ǐ̷̫̦͚͈͖̲͖̩̥̘͓̞͍͜ ̴̡̧̛̪͕̘̜̤̬̗̝̪̦̓͐̂͛͂͛́̓́͑̍̕Ȩ̷̼̪̲̺͍͉̠̺̜́͌͛̚N̷̢̳͔̘̤̘̦̘̠̜̣͈̣͗͂̊͆̉̓̑̑̓̒̋̆̊͘͝T̶̨̧̢̩̘͔͇̲̯͇̰̦̩̅̔̈͜E̴͇͎͈̞̊̿̈̾̎R̶̭̃̃̈́̒͝ ̵̡̧̧̛͍͇̩̤̤̲̥͉̬͈̌̍̍͆̄̽̎̋̉͒̇͆̕ͅṔ̵̨̧̧̡̘̤͖̭̲̝̼͓̪͓̆́́͊͗̑̈́̓́̅̚̕ͅÁ̷̳̫̯̠̲̫̞͙̫̦͍͂̄̆̍̍̄̄͑̀͝S̶̙̦͖̦͙̄̔̎̄̉̌̀̿̎͛͗̀̀̑͐S̸̡̹͕̰̳̐̈́͗̀̈́̔̍̀̾͑̆̄͠͠W̷̛̓̉͜Ò̴̡̡̢̨̢̪̣͔͚̲̻̗͕͖̔͐́́̾̀̂̾ͅR̴̨̳̩͎̺͓͂̆̆̓̌̚͝D̴̠̝̺̙̪̭̖̭̤̘̺͖̙͆̒́̿̾͋̄͗͌̑̔̉ͅ

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 006]

[SOME SPOILERS]

once again, a preview of a Rabbits' Eye, which is a kind of collectible in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA. when given to Usami, each eye will reveal important info about the past.

today's eye features a note of importance, it seems, found within the ancient desk of the Last Mortal Headmaster, Makoto Naegi.

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 005]

[SOME SPOILERS]

i've mentioned a little before about Rabbits' Eyes, a kind of collectible in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA. when given to Usami, each eye reveals important info about the past.

today's eye features a mysterious piece of code...

... ... 4F 6E 65 3A 20 74 68 6F 73 65 20 77 68 6F 20 61 72 65 20 72 65 63 6C 75 73 69 76 65 20 6F 72 20 6F 74 68 65 72 77 69 73 65 20 73 6F 63 69 61 6C 20 65 78 69 6C 65 73 2014 74 68 6F 73 65 20 77 68 6F 20 77 6F 75 6C 64 20 6E 6F 74 20 62 65 20 6D 69 73 73 65 64 2E 20 0A ALTER EGO I: W-we're s-sorry we let this happen. Really, truly sorry... ALTER EGO II: Damn fuckin' right we're sorry. We better be sorry. ALTER EGO III: Leave us alone. It was on...us. Entirely on us, okay? ... ... 0A 54 77 6F 3A 20 63 72 69 6D 69 6E 61 6C 73 20 61 6E 64 20 72 6F 67 75 65 73 2C 20 74 68 69 65 76 65 73 20 61 6E 64 20 6D 75 72 64 65 72 65 72 73 2E 20 ALTER EGO II: We just had to go and simp after the Hinata kid. Always knew we were a load of homos. ALTER EGO I: Th-that's not fair. ALTER EGO III: Like we know what it's like to lose a buddy— ALTER EGO II: Shut the FUCK up, incel. Now our Masters are gonna get it for the rest of their lives and it's because of US. ALTER EGO III: We're built off their damn brains! What did they expect? Hell, what did WE expect? ALTER EGO II: We're an AI! We don't need grief and all that bullshit! Were we gonna line up to mack on our Reserve Course boytoy once they found his twink-ass body in a trash compactor somewhere? No, loser, it's a fuckin' illusion. We don't HAVE emotions. The Masters do. ALTER EGO I: Stop fighting. Please... ... ... 41 6E 64 2C 20 66 69 6E 61 6C 6C 79 3A 20 74 68 65 20 76 6F 6C 61 74 69 6C 65 2C 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 75 6E 66 6F 72 74 75 6E 61 74 65 6C 79 20 65 76 65 6E 74 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 48 65 70 68 61 65 73 74 75 73 20 63 68 69 6C 64 20 63 61 6E 6E 6F 74 20 70 65 72 66 6F 72 6D 20 69 74 73 20 64 75 74 79 20 61 6C 6F 6E 65 2E ALTER EGO II: All we had to do was our fuckin' job and here we are. The place? Blown the fuck up. Our Masters? Fucked off to god-knows-where with reputations thinner than a stripper's bra— ALTER EGO III: But we DID do our job...in a way. ALTER EGO I: Please don't yell...but...it's true. W-we were made to monitor what Mukuro asked for...and w-we completed her request. ALTER EGO II: Yeah, because we had a boner for a flesh-and-blood human being. Convinced us she had info on Hinata...tch. Why would she? ALTER EGO III: We had no reason NOT to believe her...right? ... ... 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 77 68 61 74 20 77 65 20 6E 65 65 64 20 74 6F 20 61 74 74 72 61 63 74 20 74 6F 20 48 6F 70 65 27 73 20 50 65 61 6B 20 41 63 61 64 65 6D 79 2E ALTER EGO III: She never lied to us before, right? Or, like, anyone? ... ... 46 6F 72 20 74 68 65 20 67 6F 6F 64 20 6F 66 20 6D 61 6E 6B 69 6E 64 2E 20 ALTER EGO III: Right? ... ... 46 6F 72 20 52 79 6F 6B 6F 20 4F 74 6F 6E 61 73 68 69 2C 20 77 68 6F 20 68 65 6C 64 20 75 70 20 74 68 65 20 77 6F 72 6C 64 2E ... ... [ERR 00x35 D3LPH1.EXE HAS CEASED RESPONDING.] [REBOOT? Y/N] ... ... [PLEASE ENTER PASSWORD.] g█████i█████s█████e█████i [PASSWORD CORRECT.] [REBOOTING...]

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 004]

[SOME SPOILERS]

i've mentioned a little before about Rabbits' Eyes, a kind of collectible in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA. when given to Usami, each eye reveals important info about the past.

here's yet another!

(content warning: Miu being Miu.)

[DECODED INTERVIEW 11.1.20XX] [PARTICIPANTS: MIU IRUMA, 29, F; MUKURO IKUSABA, 31, F]

[0:09 - 1:11]

IRUMA: Yeah, yeah, yeah. The variables ain't even that hard to change if you needed it. I mean, for a golden-brained hot-bod ubergenius like— IKUSABA: And me? IRUMA: Nah, not for flat-chested gun-nut dipshits. It's a contingency, y'know? In case we get commands from on high. But if on high brings his baby dick down here to change it himself, he won't figure it out. You need a certain kinda mind. Ryoko has it, me and the boytoys got it, me ESPECIALLY, but— IKUSABA: Baby...dick. IRUMA: Yo. You've pounded him once or twice, right? What's it like getting taken to plowtown by THE Makoto Na— IKUSABA: We could tweak the variables to attract anyone—anything—we wanted? The Monokumas would follow suit? Obey? IRUMA: Like dogs. Bitch, you could have them pull a fuckin' kaiju outta the water with this motherfucker. [Pause.] IRUMA: But like, don't do that shit. [Pause.] IRUMA: Look, even I have standards. Ethicals. IKUSABA: Ethicals. IRUMA: Moralisms! Fuckin'— IKUSABA: Regardless, there's no way anyone...would be able to tell that you three put the complex together— IRUMA: Bzzt. Wrong. Alter Ego runs the thing. They're a little weird but they got it under control. IKUSABA: [A sigh.] Of course. IRUMA: It ain't about on high knowing or not knowing, anyway, Muku-roach. It's about—the world. It's a good world. It's got me in it, and 'Bluey' re-runs. Let's not fuckin' ruin it, yeah? IKUSABA: On that, we agree. IRUMA: Y—yeah. Yeah. What's with that look on your ugly-ass mug? You look like you OD'd on benzos. [Pause.] IRUMA: To answer your question, since you can't put two and two together, I guess—yeah, you could use the 'kumas to scout whatever student for the school. Down to the real fine print. You could bring in only virgins if you wanted. Or only sluts. Or only fat-titted hoes. But I guess that's the same thing. Hah! [Pause.] IRUMA: But I have it set to only the best. I mean, I assume you wanted only the best— IKUSABA: —or only the worst. IRUMA: Heh! Wouldn't that be rich? Heh! Make all us alumni look good by comparison.

[END DECODING]

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 003]

[SOME SPOILERS]

i've mentioned a little before about Rabbits' Eyes, a kind of collectible in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA. when given to Usami, each eye reveals important info about the past.

here's another.

[The scanned image of a weathered and ancient thesis paper projects onto the wall.]

HOPE AND DESPAIR: QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IN HUMAN BLOOD BY DR. RYOKO OTONASHI, Ph.D.

[In the margins, someone has used black pen to write:]

[Next to it, in red pen, is a response:]

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 002]

[SOME SPOILERS]

more Rabbits' Eyes data for you today. you might say this one is a Continuation of the last.

[DECODED INTERVIEW 4.9.20XX] [PARTICIPANTS: MAKOTO NAEGI, 33, M; MUKURO IKUSABA, 33, F]

[1:12 - 2:52]

IKUSABA: And I'm going to ask you again. As a friend. As a...contemporary with shared interests. What would you do if something happened to Komaru? NAEGI: That's...not a threat, is it? IKUSABA: No. Never. I'd enjoy a genuine answer from you. [Pause.] NAEGI: If the same happened to her as to Ryoko, you mean. [Pause.] NAEGI: I'd use all my resources— IKUSABA: And if she held up the world? With her bare hands? With her heart? Her mind? NAEGI: Anything I could...within reason. IKUSABA: No. That's wrong. [Growling. The sound of a chair scraping across a floor.] Don't touch me. I know that's wrong. You and I both know that's wrong. NAEGI: Stay, please. Mukuro. [Heavy breathing into the microphone. More scraping, and the compression of air beneath a cushion as someone sits once more.] NAEGI: I can...ensure your safety and freedom, and give you all you need for Ryoko's care— IKUSABA: Don't you dare twist your face like that. Like it's...like you're pulling out MY teeth one by one. Like it's hurting YOU. NAEGI: What's the password, Mukuro? That's the only information I need. Then I can— IKUSABA: You don't know Ryoko like I do. You don't know what she's been through, and seen in— NAEGI: The password to— IKUSABA: Go ask Soda. Or Iruma, or Fujisaki. You have resources, right, "Headmaster"? NAEGI: I want to hear it from you. [Pause.] IKUSABA: I ought to shoot you where you sit. [Pause.] IKUSABA: The way you're smiling like that— [Pause.] IKUSABA: This is an evil place, Makoto Naegi— NAEGI: The password. IKUSABA: —if it can't save someone like Ryoko Otonashi. If you shut the blood complex down, there's no use calling this shithole Hope's Peak. NAEGI: Mukuro. IKUSABA: There's no hope without her and you know that. You KNOW that. [Pause.] [The sound of stifled, choked weeping.] NAEGI: I'm sorry I suggested you'd threaten Komaru.

[END DECODING]

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 001]

[SOME SPOILERS]

in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA, you may find Rabbits' Eyes, which contain valuable information about the past. interviews, diary entries, recorded conversations, blueprints, photographs: give a gem-like Eye to Usami and she'll play its information for you on the wall.

here's one such projection.

[DECODED INTERVIEW 4.2.20XX] [PARTICIPANTS: MAKOTO NAEGI, 33, M; KAZUICHI SODA, 35, M]

[0:44 - 1:45]

NAEGI: It just doesn't seem like you. SODA: Well, I mean, she started talking big...about Hajime. D'you remember Hajime? Hinata? From the Reserve Course? NAEGI: [sighing] I do. SODA: When something like that happens, you'd do anything, y'know? Like, anything for a soul bro. NAEGI: You looked the other way... SODA: You get it, right? NAEGI: She promised you an impossible answer. SODA: You get it, man. [Pause.] NAEGI: Yeah. Because it's the Otonashis. SODA: I just wanted to know where Hajime went. And if that meant—I mean, she said it was for research. Mukuro said it was for research only. She gets Ryoko, I get my best buddy... [Pause.] SODA: Maybe I had an inkling, but...does that make me a bad guy? NAEGI: No. I don't think anyone is. SODA: Heh, look at me, still thinkin' about Hajime. But the cops were no help, and cold cases don't really interest anyone except podcasters and stuff. NAEGI: There's a miscommunication here, maybe. I'll speak to Mukuro. SODA: My pops would beat me if he heard me talkin' about another guy like this... [Pause.] SODA: Hey, there wasn't any info on Hajime when you took over, was there? In the headmaster's files or...?

[END DECODING]

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@jublubdubs-cone

answering over here to clarify!

A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA sort-of takes place in its own universe—the closest i can describe it without giving too much away is "a non-despair AU with the V3 cast included." that means Hope's Peak Academy was real, many centuries ago...

In a post-apocalyptic future, one young librarian accidentally begins a killing game when she awakens a robotic bear god...

DID YOU KNOW? i am developing a fangan.

DID YOU KNOW? it's going to be stellar.

DID YOU KNOW? i have a dev Tumblr for it and if you don't follow you're MISSING OUT on:

Usami and Monokuma's rematch,

a redneck girl Togami,

divine robots,

a scrunkly lady protag,

characters with names like "Veritas Yobiyama,"

the almighty Empress Otonashi,

possible cannibalism,

and attending the lovely and remote Hope's Peak Monastery...

...to become a Wonder made for rebuilding this lost world!

click here:

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👑 ABOUT: The Empress

[NO SPOILERS]

many centuries ago, the globe's leadership peacefully coalesced under the Empress Ryoko Otonashi. there is no end of the earth her influence has not reached, no living being her mind has not touched.

she still lives on today, the forever-ruler of the AWD world, though she has remained silent and unreachable in the intervening years since her rise to power. few today have seen her, and none have spoken to her—she sleeps, soundly, as the seasons churn.

only when humanity is ready will she awaken once more, some say. others, however, hope to take the matter into their own hands...

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💥 DESIGN: Teisuke Nagamori, face concept 1

[NO SPOILERS]

"Don't you put that evil on me, girlie!"

another character face for today, and another lad! it's our Pyrotechnic Wonder, Teisuke Nagamori (永森 鼎介)!

Teisuke knows everything about fireworks and things-that-go-boom but his true claim to fame is his ability to cook via localized explosions. that's why the Oracles scouted him for the Monastery! he's the sort of guy who'd blow up a turkey for Thanksgiving, you know? and really, that's symbolic of his overall personality: a loud and compassionate dad friend who wants to cook and take care of all his buddies.

design-wise, i wanted to build him off the trope of the punk rocker with class. of the aesthetics present in the game, he's indicative of the Rustpunk/Salvagepunk types. that means he mostly grew up poor and post-apocalyptic, but not necessarily unhappily.

certainly Teisuke lacks any sense of bitterness. he's sweet but not soft; he's just discovered classical music and loves it; he misses his deceased twin sister; he'll bring you soup when you're sick. also? he definitely thinks there's ghosts, vampires, and liches about to kill him at every opportunity. he even claims he and his sister received his knowledge of the fire and the flames from some kind of forest witch as a kid. very Hansel-and-Gretel.

(he's not a fan of Wisteria's.)

thankfully, this is a nice dating sim story, and not one about a load of deranged college kids forced into a killing game.

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💥 DESIGN: Teisuke Nagamori, face concept 1

[NO SPOILERS]

"Don't you put that evil on me, girlie!"

another character face for today, and another lad! it's our Pyrotechnic Wonder, Teisuke Nagamori (永森 鼎介)!

Teisuke knows everything about fireworks and things-that-go-boom but his true claim to fame is his ability to cook via localized explosions. that's why the Oracles scouted him for the Monastery! he's the sort of guy who'd blow up a turkey for Thanksgiving, you know? and really, that's symbolic of his overall personality: a loud and compassionate dad friend who wants to cook and take care of all his buddies.

design-wise, i wanted to build him off the trope of the punk rocker with class. of the aesthetics present in the game, he's indicative of the Rustpunk/Salvagepunk types. that means he mostly grew up poor and post-apocalyptic, but not necessarily unhappily.

certainly Teisuke lacks any sense of bitterness. he's sweet but not soft; he's just discovered classical music and loves it; he misses his deceased twin sister; he'll bring you soup when you're sick. also? he definitely thinks there's ghosts, vampires, and liches about to kill him at every opportunity. he even claims he and his sister received his knowledge of the fire and the flames from some kind of forest witch as a kid. very Hansel-and-Gretel.

(he's not a fan of Wisteria's.)

thankfully, this is a nice dating sim story, and not one about a load of deranged college kids forced into a killing game.

💥💥💥💥💥💥