#Ginzaki grew on me with his character PV

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What are your theories on Kirifuji/Karua?

Well, that's an hard one.

I'll throw multiple crack theories, there is the possibility for Karua to end up becoming evil / turning Takumi evil in one of the endings.

(In one of the first trailers with the song "Sedum", where she tells him "Would you betray your team for me?", or something close to it).

Also another element emerges from the revelation that Kirifuji and Karua are two different persons, it is the fact that there are 16 students in total. (Well at least that's what the narrator said in the Nintendo direct trailer) :

This is the moment, where I present you with the following piece of evidence ! :

If we count every characters we know are in the Last Defense Academy and were shown to be, we only have 15 students.

So by default it's safe to assume Karua is the sixteenth student, lying hidden somewhere in this school.

The one they call the Ultimate Despair.

Watch out for her.

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Now onto the next theory, well I'm thinking about some Yin and Yang type of stuff between Karua and Kirifuji.

I know it's weird considering Karua seems like a sweet person and all, but I can't help being weirded out that she is not in the school with them, fighting, when Kirifugi is, and Kirifuji might in lore be the weakest of them all, with only 8 hp to spare.

Even a scrawny kid who hates himself and is an hikikomori is more resistant than her, I understand he has a mecha and is a tank but you've got to have my vision on this one.

Here is the proof you need about Ginzaki :

I believe we can deduce the following from this image, the chains weren't PUT on him, he actually RESTRAINED himself in order to give his killer the slightest chance to survive.

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So yeah in conclusion, I think there will be obvious comparisons between the two (Karua and Kirifuji).

Kodaka will probably try to throw a phylosophical question at us, such as :

"If a person look's exactly like your loved one, would you still [SPOILER BLANK?]".

"Even if they're different than your dead loved one (in a bad route), would they still matter to you the same ?"

I think these two girls' purpose will be to mess with Takumi's head like crazy, Karua could turn evil then [BAM!] Takumi is given a choice, to side with evil Karua or side with a caring Kirifuji.

Ane then in an other route, they could switch things up, and it's actually Kirifuji who ends up being messed up and Karua actually is good.

Also before I forget, maybe Karua is the last boss, and all that damsel in distress behaviour is just her trying to have Takumi fight for her.

Because HONESTLY, I think there is going to be some plot twist around that promise thing.

I know it was just a promise about protecting her but still, imagine how cool it would be if in her last boss form she would call out to him and mention in a sad tone "What about our promise ?

That would just CRUSH Takumi to his core, just thinking about all the moments they spent together.