#Mastermind Kiibo

[mythgirlimagines]

Ok, AU idea.

Tsumugi had been a writer on Team Danganronpa for 3 years by the time the 52nd game concluded(she was around 18 when it aired), but only started participating in the games actively around DR40-something. However, having watched back all/most of Danganronpa, a relatively newly-made Kiibo thought the writing began to slip starting recently after she joined- she overcomplicated all the cases, focusing more on the death and less on the characters. So, in an attempt to salvage things, Kiibo hijacked everything. He became the mastermind of DRV3, reducing Tsumugi to a subservient traitor beneath him. Headcanons?

:eyes:

Kiibo was very aware of what Tsumugi’s writing was like, since he’d been forced to watch the entire backlog, save for a season or two. It definitely slipped after she started writing.

He couldn’t have that happen, of course. He had to fix it somehow, so he decided to take over the game as the mastermind. Overcomplicating everything, letting go of the characters… It was horrendous.

Obviously he was going to focus more on the characters, drive things that way. Tsumugi would be his own pawn, someone he could make help however he needed to get things going.

Tsumugi absolutely hated it, but there was nothing she could do beyond a certain point. Certainly not ruin the game itself, since she would definitely get fired for that.

So everything would go according to Kiibo’s plan, unless something else decided to go awry. Which he didn’t think it would; he knew everything there was to know about the game itself.

[quinns-art-box]

"and then... be friends after you escape, okay? i think you'll all be the best of friends."

finally done with this piece i've been messing with for a really long time :] just something about kaede's impact on everyone else and all their attempts to get out of there

[lizzietoons]

‼️Miu and Kiibo’s Mastermind AU: The Reveal‼️

The death order in this comic is different from cannon! This AU follows a “dual protagonist” system, which basically means the player would switch between Kaede and Shuichi throughout the game. Instead of characters like Tsumugi, Maki or Himiko being alive for the mastermind trial, Miu, Kaito, Kokichi and Kaede are alive. @swolfyxd and I have most of it planned out (even though we’ll never actually write it 😔).

Focus for the last panel is on Kokichi, because he would be the one that underestimated and dismissed them the most due to his own biases.

The idea for this entire AU came partially from the some “Red Flags” by Tom Cardy, so Miu’s mastermind outfit is an homage to the cocktail style dress worn in the music video.

Hope you guys enjoy!

[default-kiibo]

Heathers or mean girls?

(I ran out of time so this is rushed sorryyy)

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Isn't there like a dialogue option (or maybe it's a fan comic who knows) that points out all the bugs in Gonta's lab die after ch4 because no one was taking care of them? Sad face. I think at some point if you go into his lab during ch5 and click on the wall, it prompts that, but I may be misremembering.

I believe that if you look at the bug box item you get after ch4 the description says something like “with its owner gone, there’s no one to look after the bugs anymore” I’m not sure it ever explicitly says the bugs are going to die, but it is implied

[mudkipfanatic]

Drew like a dark, fucked up version of Professor Idabashi haha. Just a glimpse into my dark reality. A full stare into my twisted perspective would make most simply go insane lmao

[eggs-can-draw]

I love today doodle dump sm🥰

Thank you thank you thank youuu I’ve been thinking about it all day lol

[calk09]

(Voice acting & dialog for those who wanted it..probably)

Thanks for the submission! 

Heres an edgelord kibble 

Art by @expiredtwink-art

[spectralreplica]

Uhhhhhhhh Sburb AU!! This was more of an excuse to classpect and make sprites, so don’t ask me questions about plot details because I put like zero thought into it. Tsumugi probably had something to do with setting up the session, and she’s hiding her real title and the fact it’s not her first session. Baby Kiibo is a robot baby because I thought that was the funniest option.

Drawing with anti-aliasing off really brings me back...

Classpect thoughts under the cut if you really want:

Immediate caveat: I mention speculative stuff here like unconfirmed active/passive class pairs and inversion theory. If you don’t like those things or otherwise disagree with the titles I gave people that’s fine but just know I’m not super interested in debating about it and won’t reply.

So, to start out with I wanted to make the 8 of them a session, so I needed no overlaps in class or aspect and one Time + one Space. I also wanted to have Kaito and Kokichi as opposing aspects. In general, I think of a Title as kind of the end of your assigned character arc, so depending on your level of maturity/introspection at the start, it can seem either really obvious or really unintuitive. I tried to base them off of the hypothetical chapter 6/survivor versions of characters, since those (plus maybe the chapter 5 deaths) of the ones that get a full arc in DR canon.

Immediately Tsumugi seemed like a deadringer for Space, not so much because of the literal physics-related stuff but because of its associations with creation/narratives and setting things up for other people to act. I made her Sylph of Space here, but that's a facade. She's actually a Muse of Space who participated in past session(s) and wants to watch how things play out.

Based on the Extended Zodiac description, Kaito or Kaede has to be time, but Kokichi CANNOT be Space by any stretch of the imagination. I made her Heir of Time with the interpretation of Heir as someone who invites change/influences of/through their aspect. Time is also associated with music and death, which is both fitting and a little mean. (I can also see Kaede as Breath outside of having to have someone be Time.)

So moving onto Kaito and Kokichi, I was considering Hope vs Rage (belief vs doubt, possibility vs restrictions), but 1) Rage is defined partially by hatred of lies despite otherwise sounding Kokichi-ish (that alone could be interesting, with the possibility of a negative/reverse title or else giving him Hope and Kaito Rage for the unexpected swerve........) 2) I really wanted to give Hope to Kiibo. So instead I went with Heart and Mind (emotion vs logic, intuition vs planning, identity/motivation vs action/decisiveness).

Kokichi is Thief of Mind for taking away other people's decisions for his own purposes but also for generally "stealing" things (e.g., the Mastermind Role, narrative importance in general, along with literal items) through his own cleverness. Vs Kaito, a Knight of Heart, who uses his constructed identity as a weapon to face challenges. I'm also a fan of inversion theory, so I think at low points they'd both trend towards Page of Heart (grows powerful late in the narrative based on his own ego/identity) and Rogue of Mind (taking choices/agency/logic away from people for their own good), respectively.

I always wanted Kiibo to be Hope since 1) Ult. Hope Robot 2) big on possibilities/faith but can be a little self-centered. I went with Bard at least partially to make a "guess we know whether he has a dick or not now!" joke, but I also think "inviting destruction through Hope, inviting destruction of (false) hope" is pretty spot on for chapter 6 Kiibo. Like, as the camera/audience surrogate, he's been forced into passively leading the others to despair, not to mention how the audience takes him over to destroy the hope of ending the show. But Kiibo ends up reversing this and helping destroy the audience's faith in Danganronpa, destroying the whole academy in accordance with the vote. (Sidenote: I wonder if Kiibo gets taken over by Horrorterrors and goes grimdark? Or if he's just really, really susceptible to orders from his Exile)

Shuichi, Page of Void, was another one that immediately came to mind. Like, "starts off weak but becomes really strong/important by the end" is Shuichi's thing! Also, counterpart to Kaito's Knight. And Void is all about secrets, mystery, etc. From the Extended Zodiac: "Where others might be compelled to go out and seek answers, the Void-bound lean more toward casting doubt on what is already considered understood. They don't take much on faith and would rather live in a state of confusion- than believe something that might be untrue or bow to intellectual authority... At their best, Void-bound are wise, intuitive, and vibrant. At their worst, they can be dismissive, indecisive and apathetic." 

I had considering Light, for seeking out knowledge/truth, but Shuichi's character arc ends on "fuck you, I refuse to play. You all get nothing more from us" and learning to live with ambiguity, so I think he's way more Void. But, again, inversion would be Thief of Light, so selfishly taking away knowledge/importance from others.

Speaking of Light, I made Miu Mage of Light. Mage is like, active Seer, seeking out knowledge for yourself (vs advising others) and Light is luck, knowledge, and also importance/plot relevance. As an inventor, Miu keeps innovating and figuring things out, plus she's very motivated by her own importance to the world. She wants to be seen more than anything else and loves being smarter than those around her. Also: "At their best, the Light-bound are resourceful and driven. At their worst they can be fussy, pedantic, and insensitive." Inversion is Heir of Void, so "inviting change via hiding things" or "changing what's kept secret", which suits Miu when plotting murder.

Finally, Maki is Prince of Blood. Blood is trust, bonds, relationships, stubbornness, duty, obligation (vs freedom, change, choices) so "someone who breaks bonds/destroys relationships" but also "someone who destroys using/motivated by duty/relationships". Like, Maki is inherently a fracture point in the group because of her talent and then directly breaks the group apart and sabotages her relationships with the others in chapter 5, but also she's deeply motivated by her bonds to others in all of her destructive actions (protectiveness for orphanage/friend, love for Kaito). This sound super negative, but I think this is also the Maki who commits to destroying the institution of Danganronpa in chapter 6. Sometimes you have to be decisive and cut bad relationships out of your life.

Inversion would be Sylph of Breath, so "healing via change" or "encouraging growth towards freedom", which you can argue is sort of the way Kaito wants her to go? But she just doesn't. Idk, for better or worse, I think Maki is very aware of who she is and how people related to her, so even at her worst she's true to herself, vs, say, Kaito or Kokichi, who act "ooc".

[whattheskyknows]

Drv3 chapter 1 AU where instead of the motive being a time limit, Monokuma amplifies everyone's personality every day. For example:

Kaede: Her determination will be amplified daily. This isn't too bad to begin with, but the longer her determination increases, the more risks she'll take. For example, pushing people to do the tunnels, even when they're at their limit. Risk level: moderate

Rantaro: His insecurity will be amplified daily. The longer the motive drags, the more wary he will become. If the motive drags too long, he'll eventually become so distrustful, he'll actively avoid everyone, convinced everyone is possibly the mastermind. Risk level: increases the longer the motive remains active

Ryoma: His hopelessness will be amplified daily. The longer the motive lasts, the more hopeless Ryoma will feel. Risk level: moderate/high

Kirumi: Her selfless devotion will he amplified daily. This isn't too bad at first, but the longer the motive remains active, the more dangerous requests Kirumi will accept. Eventually, she'll even offer to help someone get away with murder, if that is what they desire. Risk level: increases the longer the motive remains active

Angie: Her positivity will amplify daily. As the days pass, Angie will become more positive about being trapped. This isn't too bad, but she'll also convince everyone that staying trapped isn't too bad, which will lead to arguments. Risk level: moderate

Tenko: Her emotions will amplify daily. As the days pass, the more intensely she'll experience her emotions. When she's happy, she's REALLY happy. When she's sad, she's REALLY sad ect. Risk level: low

Korekiyo: His intrigue will amplify daily. The more time that passes, the more Korekiyo wants to observe what's going on. He'll actively seek out information about everyone and his surroundings, which will make him more pushy and nosy. If he sees you, expect to be followed and asked several questions. That being said: Risk level: low/moderate

Miu: Her insecurity will amplify daily. The longer the motive lasts, the more Miu will be convinced something bad will happen to her. If the motive lasts too long, she'll take matters into her own hands to keep herself safe. Risk level: increases the longer the motive remains active

Gonta: He becomes more gullible the longer the motive lasts. He'll become too trusting. If the wrong person talks to him, the consequences might be fatal. Risk level: moderate

Kokichi: His paranoia will amplify daily. The longer the motive is in play, the more distrustful Kokichi will become. That being said, murder is the last thing on his mind. Just don't startle or corner him. Risk level: moderate

Kaito: His encouraging nature will amplify daily. For the first few days, this isn't too bad. However, if too much time passes, Kaito will go from encouraging to pushy, which might cause arguments. Risk level: moderate

Kiibo: For some reason, Kiibo is not affected, which he finds robophobic.

Tsumugi: Her plain nature will amplify daily. Nothing about her changes, but everyone will eventually forget that she even exists (apart from Kiibo.) This is great for her; no one will even consider to hurt her. Risk level: Tsumugi? Never heard of her

Shuichi: His insecure nature will amplify daily. The longer the motive is in play, the more hesitant and insecure Shuichi will become. As the days pass, the more Shuichi will struggle to even make basic decisions. He can, however, be pushed around more easily. Risk level: low

Maki: Her wary nature will amplify daily. The longer the motive lasts, the more Maki will isolate herself, unable to trust anyone else. That being said: Risk level: low

Himiko: Her exhaustion will amplify daily. The longer the motive lasts, the more Himiko sluggish Himiko will become. If the motive lasts too long, she'll lose her desire to do anything. Risk level: moderate

[astteriskk]

DRDT Theory : Recycled/Sacrificed Cast Members

[BACKGROUND]

So, in V3 (specifically in the 6th trial), it's said that the rest of the cast can leave if two people choose to sacrifice themselves.

At first, they think that sacrifice means death until it's revealed that the two sacrifices will move on to the next killing game.

You guys know where I'm going with this, right?

[THE SURVIVORS]

XANDER MATTHEWS

The first and more obvious option for those who sacrificed themselves in the last game is Xander.

Now, he has the personality for self-sacrifice.

But, if I remember correctly, they were originally going to vote for the sacrifices before Kiibo and Maki stepped in.

Either he was voted to be the sacrifice, or he volunteered himself (with or without knowing what it really meant.)

(isn't it funny that he might have volunteered while one of his canon likes is volunteering?)

Main Reasonings:

•This dialogue in this scene makes more sense if he was in a killing game

“Them” could be the other people in the killing game. Of course, “her” is… well, I won’t spill just yet.

And, most of all, he says that he has to end the killing game. How the hell would he end a killing game without having been in one? (don’t answer that)

•When was this?

Why would he be in the same outfit, while having both eyes?

It makes sense if he was in a previous killing game, doesn't it?

(while we don't see both his eyes, he doesn't have the strings of the eyepatch)

EDEN TOBISA

Eden is the less obvious choice, but it makes sense when you think about it!

Just like Xander, she has the type of personality that would sacrifice themselves. Although, I can’t see people voting for her.

Main Reasonings:

•First of all, there’s the similarities between her handwriting and the handwriting of the note that Xander received.

Also, I know a lot of people think that Xander wrote that note. But just look at it.

The T’s are the same, the E’s are the same, the A’s are the same. Don’t deny that it’s a strong, and the most likely, possibility.

I’ve mentioned it before (in a different post), but the handwriting thing makes much more sense in this context.

And similar to Xander, an image of her past self is seen wearing the same outfit.

Why, why, why?

Why would the two of them have images of their past selves wearing the exact same outfits?

Oh, wait a second.

In V3, we see Rantaro’s past self. He was wearing the same outfit that he did in the killing game. And he was a member of a past game too.

And it’s not like we haven’t seen them in other outfits. Xander has been seen in another outfit in his bonus episode.

I really don’t know if I’m making sense at this point but it works in my head so whatever.

•Why is this secret so mundane? (At least in comparison to the others)

Wouldn’t it make more sense to say something about what she did to Xander?

Of course, that could just be because they didn’t want her to know about something she did during the missing year.

But it could also be because it happened during the last killing game.

That one’s a stretch but I just thought I’d put it out there.

REASONING FOR BOTH OF THEM:

Why specifically these two?

Dev didn’t have to post the colored picture of Xander.

It’s clearly important.

Same for Eden.

One final theory that could be connected to this:

Why would he say this?

Unless he knew Teruko in the past, of course.

My guess is that Teruko was named the mastermind during his game. Whether or not she actually appeared, who knows. But she was to blame (supposedly) (to his knowledge) for the killing game. And apparently, killer her would do something important.

This ties in to the note that told Xander to kill Teruko as well!

My final thing is just a guess, or maybe a call and respond.

Who do we think were the survivors of their game?

My first guess was maybe a couple of the AltDRDT characters, but I’m not sure.

Let me know if you guys have any other evidence for this theory!!

(thanks to kubz scouts for the screenshots of v3)

[default-kiibo]

A mastermind saiibo collection as part of my rendering practice 👌

look it's not my fault every Kiibo/Shuichi interaction gives bitter ex energy okay

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

I personally headcanon that Kokichi was a lot more suspicious of Keebo being a potential mastermind (perhaps -rightfully- assuming that the robot could be hijacked by monokuma or something). Not that he'd cross any of the others off the list, but if everyone else was at a 5, then Keebo was at a 6 kind of deal. Which let Mugi just plainly slide under the radar.

I would agree with that!! If not because if I hadn't been spoiled about the mastermind reveal I think I would've been SUPER suspicious of Kiibo too. The whole thing with his "inner voice" was very very strange and there's no way kokichi didn't pick up on it

[theamityelf]

I freakin turned the lights off and went to bed than immediately after five minutes I find myself here:⁠,)

Okay pair au >:D

You know how kokichi pushes to take kirumi's kouhais

So when he does take them they basically act at the devil(nagito)-angel(makoto) on his shoulder, just makoto trying to convince kokichi about that he should trust a bit more and not to lie so much and nagito is all like 'murder for the sake of hope, it'll work this time don't worry about it ;)'

And mukuro and peko would basically treat it as a sideshow attraction

Chai anon-

(Mini Classmates AUs Masterlist)

Oh, absolutely.

I'm imagining Kokichi returning to his room after the trial where Kirumi is executed, immediately setting down his four minis on some surface and sitting in a chair facing them. (He's sitting in the chair backwards, with his arms crossed on top of the backrest.)

"Killers, go stand in the corner," he says to Mukuro and Peko. "I wanna hear from the new guys."

Mukuro and Peko move aside without comment or complaint.

Kokichi rests his cheek on his folded arms, just sort of glancing between Makoto and Nagito for a bit.

Makoto introduces himself. Nagito starts to introduce himself, but Kokichi interrupts, "What's an Ultimate Lucky Student, anyway?"

"Oh, it just means we won this silly lottery to get into Hope's Peak," Nagito replied. "Random chance, no skill to it. Luck counts as a talent, but it's certainly not much of one."

"And that's all?" Kokichi says.

"Pretty much."

Lie. Kokichi smiles. "Well, that's a relief! I thought it might mean you guys would be getting lucky in here."

Makoto gets flustered. "N-No! It's nothing like that!"

"Then I'd feel really bad for Kirumi, if her minis were doin' it the whole time they convinced her to murder."

Nagito protests that it's an insult to Kirumi's memory to say they convinced her, but Kokichi is able to read Nagito's culpability from the slightly incensed expression Makoto acquires when he says that.

(His new minis have a strange relationship. He notices it more and more the longer he has them. They seem to disagree on so many things, one would expect it to be explosive, but instead Nagito is constantly trying to shield Makoto's innocence and safeguard against his clumsiness, and Makoto is constantly checking after Nagito's health, making sure he's eating, drinking water, catching his breath.)

He gives them a separate sleep space from the girls. Opposite sides of the room. He acts like it's just a gendered dormitory thing, but really he doesn't think Nagito should be trusted around the killers without supervision.

And during the day, all his minis stand on his shoulders (so he can hear what they talk about, though he doesn't say that's the reason).

Who stands on what side isn't always the same; even if he places the boys on one side and the girls on the other side, they can use his checkered neckerchief to move back and forth. And he allows that, because as long as they're staying in that area of his body, he can hear them.

"I don't think killing a robot would count as murder, to most people," Nagito muses innocently.

"It does for the sake of the killing game," Peko replies.

"He can't do that!" Makoto exclaims.

(Nagito sighs. He was doing his best not to let Makoto hear him, but even on opposite shoulders the minis can sometimes hear each other, because the back of the neckerchief funnels sound.)

Makoto clambers from the left shoulder over to the right, or tries to; his feet manage to get twisted up in the scarf, and he almost falls, but Mukuro catches his hood and then Nagito catches his hand and helps him back up. "He can't kill Kiibo! They're classmates! And, even if you don't think a robot counts as a person, killing anyone means that either you die or everyone else does."

"Unless the game ended," Nagito adds. "Like, if Kiibo turned out to be the mastermind. It would make sense...if I've been reading your conspiracy board correctly, at least. I wouldn't put it past me to misunderstand, but you suspect Kiibo, don't you?"

Kokichi doesn't give a verbal answer if he's in front of other people, but he might nod, if he's curious to hear more, or he might shrug whichever shoulder Nagito's standing on, if he wants him to shut up.

"If you're worried you don't know Kiibo well enough, you should talk to him more," Makoto suggests. "But you can't risk getting executed or getting the rest of the class executed just because you feel suspicious. You wouldn't do that, right?"

Kokichi has made no attempt to clarify the nature of his intentions, to his minis. He's not sure how Makoto has reached the conclusion that his intentions are good– even though they are.

Occasionally, he'll reply to these questions with, "Aren't you the cutest little thing?!" but never anything of substance. At least, not at first.

But Nagito is pretty good at prying, and Makoto is pretty good at getting close to people.

[the-robot-family]

Even if the mind control doesn't affect him, that doesn't save Kiibo from being completely incapacitated. Seeing the spectacle of the despairs' concert, his eyes go completely blank... and he just falls to his knees, sobbing quite audibly. Aino, seeing that... Well...

"Just what the hell do you think you're doing?"

She is a very protective sister, and in her eyes, anything that hurts her brother like this needs to be destroyed. Coupled with the rest of the spectacle, it only intensifies those violent urges, and she will not rest until the despairs are gone.

Let Our Despairing Concert Take You...

While you had been strolling through the park, you came across a concert being held. The stage was surrounded by a large crowd as two performers sang and danced in front of the people cheering for their performance. Both performers were two beautiful girls, very clearly twin sisters with subtle differences. Behind the girls, a screen with a spiral display plays in the background, further accentuating their hypnotic music.

Suddenly, people in the crowd start acting... funny. Several people begin driving knives into their throats, shooting themselves, or begin hitting their heads onto anything they could, be it poles, the ground, or even each other. And as all the men and women in the crowd found brutal ways of ending their lives, the children in the crowd react... differently. Their eyes begin to swirl along with the spiral screen, slowly and calmly climbing over corpses and carnage toward the sisters' stage, almost as though they'd been... brainwashed. Curiously, you seem to be the only one unaffected by this strange mind control.

What do you do?

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[foryoupeko]

Random Miu quotes from media I’ve been watching lately:

Miu about (redacted): BTW our mastermind is a predator, AND I LOVE IT

Miu about KIIBO: Our relationship can only be described by tags on porn hub

Miu about the monokubs: Hard to love, but even harder to hate

⚙️

Random Miu quotes based off my DND character:

Korekiyo: Will you stop calling me a beta male cuck sucker?

Miu: I thought you were going by masc pronouns today, you genderfluid fuck

Korekiyo: the gender was not the problem

—

Kaede: (fucking dies)

Miu: how long does a mourning period last, because I got other shit to talk about

Maki: is it about you?

Miu: what else would it be?

—

Miu: (takes off her skirt)

Gonta: why?

Miu: because it would be embarrassing to have an unintentional panty shot

Kaito: so you’re solving the first half of the problem… but not the second half

Miu: thanks for explaining it to the kids in the back

Kokichi: I wish there was kids here, then we could file this under a criminal offense instead of unnecessary fanservice

—

Miu: I’m literally gonna just stay outside for the whole fucking time. Good luck with your plans, DM!

Tenko: Who is she talking to?

Angie: God.

—

Shuichi: Does anyone have any insight on this?

Miu: You know how Dog’s heaven is Squirrel’s hell?

Himiko: Where are you going with this?

Miu: Well I was just thinking, if I wanted to suck God’s dick, would he enjoy it? Or would it be that my heaven is God’s hell?

Himiko: I think you just described a crime

Miu: ITS GOD. I can’t do shit without his consent.

Tenko: why are we assuming God is a man?

Miu: That’s not the conversation we’re having here!

Shuichi: I’m gonna go back and solve this murder.

—

Kirumi: I appreciate your enthusiasm but you’re being overzealous

Miu: Did you just call be a jealous bitch

Korekiyo: Do you even know what a book on your skin feels like?

Miu: I don’t fuck books? Why did he say it like that?

Ryoma: As much as it pains me to agree with Miu, why did you say it like that