#also that every (named) character is actually from dra/ sdra2

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Ummm... so about superanothertale...

It's actually almost finished, buuuut I don't really like how it ended. Like, it has the same type of writing as the prologue and all, but it feels... lazy.

It's not very good nor something very polished so in order to counter that I've decided to ✨️make drawings✨️ (yeah how original).

Well it's not like drawings will make everything better buy at least they'll be something to look at while reading so idk just a thought. But right now I can't draw, I think I can start like, on Wednesday, so for now I'll try and finish the chapter and then when I have the time I'll do the drawings (I have thought of making quite a lot)

I'm also drawing bc I'm not the best at writing and I feel some things would need to be drawn to understand (I'm an amateur at writing, sorry).

SO SUPERANOTHERTALE IS NOT DEAD, I just haven't had the time or motivation to finish it.

I honestly just hope that the chapter is uploaded before September.

[review-anon]

Thoughts on Utsuro since he came up?

Ah yes the closest thing the Danganronpa universe has to a god, and proof that absolute power is a corruptive force.

Utsuro is a rather interesting character because he's essentally to the Another series what Junko is to the canon series, being the main driver of all the bad events which occur over there, but at the same time there's more to him then "I love despair" which I really don't like in all fairness, if I didn't make my distain for Junko clear enough.

The closest person from canon to compare Utsuro to is Izuru Kamakura and it makes sense as both are easily the most powerful entities from their entries. Its a debate between who is stronger but I'm leaning more towards Izuru because while Divine Luck is a very busted ability, Utsuro is extremely reliant on it, take it away and he is less then nobody, to the point that LINUJ has said even Makoto Naegi could beat him up in a fistfight. Izuru has access to every single talent Hope's has had over its 78 years of study and a wealth of knowledge that comes with it. In a sense while Izuru is artifical, Utsuro is natural. And both have become hollow shells due to their abilities domianting their lives and giving them nothing to have, which leads to a certain Despair Bitch taking advantage of them.

Utsuro's story is more compelling as we know how harsh his life has been, his birth was grandeous that it let to everyone in his hospital being cured of their aliments and his parents winning the lottery. Naturally at first his parents adored their son and showed him with love and affection, but as the negative side effects of Divine Luck come to the forefront his parents become obsessed with their good fortune, to the point they started to see Utsuro as less of a person and more of a living luck charm, and often keep him caged up like an animal so he doesn't run away. Naturally he does, and this is when i believe he started to call himself Utsuro, because it has a lot of meanings but the most common meaning is "nothing" which no child will be called that so, Utsuro most likely has a actual birth name but as soon as he ran away, he foresaken it and because he sees himself as nothing, its why he called him Utsuro like he's talking to a shepherd cyclops.

Now Divine Luck is a power I have a lot of issues with, within Utsuro himself, I don't have a issue as we've had lucksters in the past and if Nagito is of any indication, the luck can ruin your life and make it very determintal for you, so Utsuro having no joy in life because his Divine Luck does everything for him, and he cannot even off himself because his survival is prioritised over his death, its easy to see why he would be so desperate to feel something that when Junko comes along, she does her usual tempetations and the promise of feeling something is what makes Utsuro side with her. Heck even Akane Taira wouldn't be changed that much since you still have Utsuro saving her, and then she finds him later to thank him and she sticks around.

The issue though is the idea that Divine Luck can be transferred to others which is something that no lucky ability within Danganronpa has had any indications of doing, and this causes a LOT of issues in SDRA2 as its the reason Void do what Void do and it causes a lot of stupid events that can be brushed aside because of "Divine Luck" its the ultimate BS cause and one that doesn't really work.

Utsuro being the mastermind of the Proto Killing Game was actually foreshadowed much better then Hajime as Izuru was because the only indication you get of Izuru is in Chapter 4 where there is a portrait of him but nothing more then that. By contrast, the reveal that Class 77-B were the Remnants of Despair was foreshadowed much better then Hajime having to undergo human expermentation. Meanwhile you get muitiple hints throughout DRA that not only are things shady with Akane, but also with Yuki, so when Akane reveals that Yuki is the other mastermind, its not that much of a shock.

If you have been keeping track, I've been commenting on Creeper's Dangancember trial countdowns and when discussing 1-5, I mentioned my main complaint was that no other game tries the idea of bad endings. I like to take that statement back because LINUJ to his credit does do a lot of bad endings in the Another series as we get one in DRA and two in SDRA2. The forkpoint in DRA is when Yuki realises he's the mastermind and Utsuro is trying to overtake him. Its a mental struggle where either Yuki or Utsuro will win. Now you would think the best option would be that Yuki wins, that he beats Utsuro back and says he's not doing this anymore. Only if he does that, Akane flips out and orders Monokuma to kill Yuki right then and there. That is the bad ending. Thus the actual ending is for Yuki to lose his mental struggle with Utsuro which results in Utsuro taking back control of his body.

This isn't the first time we have been in control of a culpirt or even a mastermind but what players expected would happen is as soon as Utsuro takes central stage, the player would lose control over him and side with Rei, Teruya and Tsurugi as they fight back against the masterminds. After all, we did this in V3 quite a bit.

But no. This doesn't happen, you still have control over Utsuro when he's revealed to be the mastermind, and as such you are in the only case of a role reversal, where instead of being the hero who is trying to encourage the survivors to keep fighting and defeat the Mastermind, you are the Mastermind and you need to break everyone down and make them fall to despair, with Akane helping you in the process. This is SUCH a unique premise because while not the first time the protagonist has been revealed to be the mastermind, it IS the first time you are the actual mastermind and your job is to make everyone fall to despair. There's a reason why Utsuro's Break Quote in the final Class Trial is "Fall to Despair". And I am SOOO STOKED to see how the Remake team handles the final Class Trial because it has so much potential to be amazing.

Of course we cannot end on a complete downer of a ending so Akane finds her concicous and sides with the survivors and stands up to Utsuro for once which gets her almost killed, before in a strange act of mercy, Utsuro decides to give Akane his Divine Luck before shortly dying. LINUJ said the only reason he did this is for the same reason Asreal in Undertale eventually stops attacking, enough empathy and emotions were still in Utsuro for him to regret starting the Proto Killing Game and listening to Junko.

One thing that bugs me is that Utsuro is a very tragic character who's never had a normal life and was tricked by Junko into helping her with her evil plans to end the world, yet LINUJ still thinks of him as pure evil since he started the Killing Game. Also the way he describes Divine Luck is something I don't anyone has got right which is that with Divine Luck only the results matter, regardless of how destructive a wish is. If you recall how many lives get wrecked by Nagito due to his luck causing misfortune on other people's lives, Divine Luck is that on steroids, sure you yourself have a good life, but everyone else will have a lifetime of misery which at one point made me wonder if Utsuro's Divine Luck works by literally sucking the good fortune away from others, leaving only their bad luck behind. But with the fact he can transfer it to others, kinda makes that a moot point.

Still that idea is what I decided to work on when designing my own Lucky Student OC. Overall Utsuro is a good case for why luck is such a sucky power to have in the Danganronpa universe, though I don't think Divine Luck should have been able to be given to others as having it suck all the good fortune away from people, which leads to ruined lives would be enough a tragedy. And he also gives one of the most unique spins on the Mastermind as no other game has had you be in the villian's seat and spreading Despair instead of Hope which is a nice change of pace.

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Just curiousity if sdra2 is in Pokémon au what Pokémon the sdra2 cast have and their role is? Man i can already imagine syobai and sora be catching legendary Pokémon lmao.

OH I've been waiting for an ask like this for a while so grab a seat!

Note I couldn't think of any for Yoruko, Setsuka, or Syobai sorry--

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Shinji

Definitely has a Blastoise who can Mega Evolve. Ever since he was a kid and it was a Squirtle, they dreamed of being firefighters.

He'd also have a strong fighting type like Machamp that could help lift debris from ruined buildings and a ground type like Rhyhorn that can pull heavy equipment.

He wouldn't really battle much, instead using his Pokémon for search and rescue operations.

Yuri

He'd have psychic types with space themes (Solrock, Lunatone, Cosmog, Elygem, etc.), and maybe a steel type like Klinklang since he's an inventor.

One of his lifelong dreams is to witness a Deoxys in the wild, which is the main reason why he does space training.

Would always be chivalrous to the Pokecenter nurses and never pass up a battle with a lady if she wishes to have one (even if he loses, he'll praise them).

Yuki

I think it's confirmed that he'd have a Charmander as a starter and evolve an Eevee into Flareon, so definitely lots of fire-types.

He's kinda average at battling, knowing general type strengths and weaknesses.

But he couldn't tell you what's super effective against poison even if his life depended on it.

Oh, and he's not great at setting up Pokémon stats, either. Every time he does, his team gets knocked out anyways.

Shinji keeps encouraging him to get a fighting-type and train with it.

Teruya

His father owned a shiny Klefki who kept the keys to his home, office, and the Otori Mart secured.

Since his passing, Teruya has kept Klefki under his care, having it safeguard security keys for the Kisaragi Foundation.

Had a Meowth and Cubone who helped him with the business, but after DRA's events the latter has evolved into Marowak (due to sympathizing with him over the traumatic losses he experienced and inspiring him to keep going).

Meowth stays the same but is very smart and helps him with financial department stuff.

Hibiki & Kanade

They'd have Pokémon that share themes of duality (ie Doduo and Scovillain) and music-themed ones like the Toxtricity variants or Loudred.

They're best known for hosting concerts where their Pokémon are band members, providing extra music or background vocals that get the audience pumped.

Funny enough, their individual Pokémon teams have natures that match their owners (ie Hibiki's being feisty).

Hibiki's dream is to catch a Meloetta but is forever jealous that Kanade claimed to have seen a shiny one in the wild but failed to catch it.

Hajime

A native to Alola who has a Machoke and Incineroar that both use Fightnium Z crystals in-battle.

As a Machop and Litten, they came to the hospital where he was sick and formed a close bond with him right away when everybody else abandoned him.

After being healed by Divine Luck, Hajime has trained with the duo ever since, winning lots of matches and making a name for himself across many regions.

He dreams of opening his own fighting-type gym.

Emma

Probably owns "cute" Pokémon that pack a punch, like Sylveon, Primarina, and Galarian Rapidash.

Also has a Ditto who helps her in the movie biz by transforming into a stunt double or an extra character if needed. It actually loves being a star alongside her.

Has definitely gone to Hoenn to participate in beauty contests.

Not crazy about battles but if you cross her, her team can and will destroy you.

Nikei

Would most likely be a Pokémon researcher, writing articles on mythical/legendary sightings and theories.

Wants to catch one himself but he feels ill-prepared for the journey.

I can see him owning some Fossil Pokémon (pre-gen 8), and normal types like Furret, Linoone, and Eevee.

If he had to choose a legendary to catch, he'd probably pick Wo-Chein since he learned it has the tablets of ruin, wondering how much history is recorded on it.

Hates Mikado for somehow getting an Ultra Beast and refusing to let him study it.

Iroha

She'd have a Smeargle 100%.

They've been childhood friends and the only Pokémon companion she's ever had, making art together and inspiring each other with their works.

She took a trip to Paldea in the summer, wanting to expand her team to prove she's not a weak trainer.

There, she caught a Tinkatuff and a Shroodle that became a sassy Grafaiai who likes to mess with Smeargle's artwork.

She doesn't have the heart to force them into any battles.

Mikado

Definitely has Meowscarada. It just makes sense.

I can also see him owning a Blacephalon, Murkrow, Delphox, and Alakazam to help him with crime performances.

He just taught all his Pokémon how to be petty thieves, stealing things from the audience when they least expect it.

Is still on the run from the Foundation, but his Pokémon are good at making getaways.

You would think he's a champion, but he doesn't really care to become one.

Kokoro

Owns psychic types who are in tune to people's natures/personalities and can make predictions, such as Indeedee, Espeon, Gardevoir, Xatu, Abra , and/or Hatenna.

Similar to Nikei, she's just a researcher. But she prefers studying the interactions between humans and Pokémon.

Is willing to battle, but only just to observe the kind of bond her opponent shares with their team.

Winning or losing is of no concern to her.

Sora

Owns a single Shiny Eevee who for some reason cannot evolve no matter the time of day, friendship level, or evolution stone given.

She believes that, like herself, it's just struggling to find its identity and purpose.

So the two just go on adventures together, seeking out legendary/mythical Pokémon.

Would probably have a Cinccino on her team as a friend for Eevee.

BONUS:

Utsuro

Would have a team of Pokémon deemed difficult to capture and ones that only evolve with high friendship, succeeding at both thanks to his luck.

Not only that, but his 'mons would have the perfect nature, stats, and IVs.

I can see him owning a Mewtwo, Lucario, Jirachi, Silvally, Clefable (who only knows Metronome, yet always gets the exact moves she needs to win the battle), and an Absol with the ability Super Luck.

He'd rise to the champion ranks really quick, but get bored of it just as fast and pawn it off to someone else.

Even shiny hunting becomes ridiculously easy for him, as he'd trade them away to people just because he can.

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Assorted thoughts on PEG chapter 1, probably part one of two since I only just started the investigation and will do the rest either tomorrow or later this night if I have the time.

Light spoilers or just general thoughts on the characters since I came back to this after I played the demo/prologue I think two years ago, nothing that really matters that much though. Actual heavier spoilers aka the victim and the plot twist or more, under the cut:

Why does the game look. So good. Like I forget it's a fangame sometimes made completely nonprofit and not something official. Whuh

I nearly forgot how much I liked Damon. He's just a really really different type of protagonist than the danganronpa games are used to (and DRA, if I'm correct; though I only watched the first game up to like, half of the final trial before I decided I had enough, and only know most about SDRA2 from fandom stuff). He has an ego, contrary opinions to the rest of the group, a terrible way of phrasing things that gets him labeled Public Enemy Number One by a good chunk of the class; he's sneaky, doesn't have much in terms of empathy/sympathy or even compassion (unless...), he thinks really lowly of everyone else around him and is not nice to literally anyone (unless...), a few more things that I can't really articulate right now. But. I love him.

And I don't even think he's that mean. Sure, he might have phrased his speech at the end of the prologue mock trial in a not very good way (especially towards the last parts, where he started saying that "oh well I'm. better than youuu obviously because-" if I remember correctly; a bit rusty on the prologue since that was quite a long time ago), but he was not wrong. His point was seconding Eva's (which was also on point: that believing that no one will try to kill here is extremely naive, and that ultimates are actually more, not less, likely to rest to such measures like that while cornered), and that beside having the title of an "ultimate" there wasn't really much they really had in common with each other, that would make them in any way united and unable to commit murders, and not to trust each other that easily considering the situation. And he was correct. Especially considering what happened this chapter.

It's just. Nobody is really going to listen to him, at least not over Wolfgang. It's like I still distinctly remember some youtuber saying, a while ago: Damon says all the right things in the wrong way, and Wolfgang says all the wrong things in the right way.

He's also just. Such a narcissist. In a non-derogatory way, of course. Our minds are so connected. He acts exactly how I usually do, except without the filter. It's like. He's the Ultimate Debater, so every interaction he has with others is more based off of trying to, well, debate them, get them to see how he's right and they're wrong, instead of going about it like everyone else is.

Regardless: the NPD community has forgiven Damon Maitsu

Another man, who I already mentioned, I got a lot of thoughts about.... Wolfgang Akire. Oh Wolfgang. How I yearn for you to shut the fuck up. Who made you the leader. Who told you to open your mouth .

It's also hard cause like I know he's not being deliberately malicious. He's simply just wrong, not going about it in the best way, and given way too much power for his little baby 22 year old brain. Whenever he's not trying to excommunicate Damon and Eva from the church for being callous callous heathen harlots, I think he's pretty cute.

Just.... Dude. Dude. Dude.

Contrary to like, popular opinion regarding his sheep pin + name (Wolfgang), as well as just the general way he's acting - I don't think his animal motif is supposed to symbolize "a wolf in sheep's clothing". I stand by it actually meaning: "a sheep in wolf's clothing".

Because that just....... Makes so much more sense. He's really not that mighty of a guy. Just passionate about law and feeling insulted by Damon and Eva.

Anyway, I'm actually so relieved that not everyone else in the class is being made an idiot and it's actually the minority that really dislike Damon and Eva that much, or follow him that blindly. I'm so glad about Diana in particular. It's good to just have a genuinely kind and helpful character in the group almost entirely made up of stoics and assholes. Ingrid also counts, though not to that big of an extent as Diana.

And Eva....... I shan't say in this section, but I went from not caring about her in the prologue and up until a certain point in chapter 1, to loving her and her little buddyship with Damon. She got good!

That backstory bitwith Ulysses about how he wasn't very healthy as a child and so his parentsjust experimented by giving him a bunch of different medicines and seeing which would work..... You okay Ulysses???? Anyway I like Ulysses. Silly little guy. Go the fuck to sleep.

I forgot Jett was a drag racer. Slay, puppy.

Also a fan of Desmond (holy shit a reasonable person) and Wenona. Though I do also have some complicated thoughts on the latter but these shall stay inside for now.

On a negative note......... I can't stand Cassidy. She's not funny and her surface-level communism bit annoys me to no end. How many sickle symbols did they shove on her again. It's just..... Really fucking uncomfortable to me. Get out.

Also completely distraught over the fact that literally only Toshiko, the 14 year old, is shorter than me out of the entire cast. Fuck my stupid 5'2 life............

With that out of the way....... Onto the actual spoilers:

..... I don't get why they're so cruel to Eva for being the Ultimate Mathlete? Deception aside, it's just a normal talent? Why are they acting as if it's so hilarious and embarrassing. Is this middle school. It's just a normal talent .

Let's be honest literally none of us predicted who the victim was going to be correctly lmao.

Like.... WOLFGANG?????????????

He was set up as this major Big Boy Character, with lots of influence over the others, potentially a rival for Damon and them both these particular trial podiums they did, all the setup he had..... And he literally dies first.

I don't have any real leads for who the culprit is, but some suspects are: Mark, Ingrid, bunny-ears lady whose name I forgot. Though I'm not really sold on most of them though, based on how obvious they all seem to me. I just started the investigationnnnnn............

Congrats, Eden's Garden team, you have successfully bamboozled hundreds perhaps thousands

Anyway I won. That's a sheep lmao. Heh. Heheh. Some new thoughts on Wolfgang sheep in wolf's clothing also appeared after this