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🕛 ABOUT: Timelines

[SOME SPOILERS]

A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA takes place in an AU without despair. Hope's Peak Academy existed but never fell to anyone named Junko Enoshima. who the hell even is "Junko Enoshima," anyway? a bad guy? a bad gal? literally? what a funny name for a villain. 盾, jun, shield, and yet 子, ko, child. that sounds more like a hero, don't you think? that sounds more like someone who wants to protect all the world forever.

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 001]

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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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[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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What trial "minigames" are you planning to add?

[SOME SPOILERS]

great question!

still too early to tell for sure. it will highly depend on what Engine i end up using to create the game, and i'm still shopping around for the one i feel will be most suitable.

ideally, however:

Non-stop Debate, obviously. so much of the plot revolves around logic vs emotion, however, and the protagonist would be locked out of a lot of investigating for Narrative Reasons, so it would (at least partially) take the form of an edited version that requires you to pick out logical fallacies, rather than untruths

our Logic Dive/Psyche Taxi variation, tentatively called Inner Echoes, where the protagonist fishes up correct answers from the lake of white noise in her mind

our Armament Argument variation, tentatively called Despair Field, in which the protagonist as a knight rhythmically battles a monstrous version of her opponent (symbolically) with a gladiator arena of Monokumas watching

i'd also like Debate Scrum and Hangman's Gambit (Future Vers) if possible. Debate Scrum is good in particular because, for at least half of the narrative, there's two primary factions

and of course, Closing Argument, because is it Danganronpa if we can't make little comics about murder?

but again, this is entirely reliant on the engine i choose and what i can or cannot mod it to do.

thank you for the wonderful question (pun not intended) (fuck it, it is intended)!

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Will this fangan also have archetypes like the best friend (Kyoko, Chiaki, Kaito) and in-game antagonist (Byakuya, Nagito, Kokichi)? :3

there's a "no spoilers" and "some spoilers" answer to this, so i'll give you both!

[NO SPOILERS]

the short, vague answer: yes! there are certain archetypes and narrative devices in Danganronpa that i feel are tradition at this point, and i've kept many of them, including the "helper/friend" and "antagonist."

for the SPOILER version, look under the cut.

[SOME SPOILERS]

of course, i want to provide a twist on these traditions, too. in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA, for various reasons, the protagonist is seen by the other students as the antagonist for much of the game. she is distrusted and disliked by most. on the flipside, the Clockmaking Wonder plays fake "helper friend" to the Marine Life Wonder, who's a fake "protagonist."

so, you're in the POV of someone trying very much to do the right thing but getting shut out at every opportunity, because the other characters believe you're the Nagito, so to speak. worse than him, even. but that's a story for another time...

now, from the protag's eyes, the Clockmaking Wonder is the actual antagonist. and of course you have a true helper friend, too, in the Poet Wonder, who believes you and her are fated to do something incredible.

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 003]

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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 POSTMORTEM 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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🦈 ABOUT: the Gossip Wonder

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continuing on with our little series introducing all the characters! yesterday we said howdy to the game's Togami, our 🏹 Hunting Wonder.

today, let's meet...the Gossip Wonder! she's...

...an awkward girl with a built-in “divine device” around her mouth that allows her to talk. seems to deliver intel to shitty news rags. quiet and a loner due to the mistrust of others, though surprisingly amicable…to a degree. most are unnerved by her profession and her inclination towards sudden bouts of manic robo-laughter at inappropriate times; to her, a good punchline is the solution to all the world’s cruelty. yet she doesn’t seem to understand what she does is exploitative. in fact, eavesdropping, for her, appears completely compulsive.

design stuff:

many possible first names, but right now the Big Contenders are Ame (雨, "rain") or Kaname (奏雨 "report" + "rain")

another "firstborn" of mine! i think she was probably the first or second student character i created.

she is, as of right now, one of four characters who has a "divine device" or cybernetic prosthetic. hers is affixed to her jaw, as stated. the others include the protagonist (inner ear), the Poet Wonder (arm) and the Speed Wonder (both legs). missing body parts and organs are not uncommon in the world of AWD, as i've said before, but true "divine devices" are relatively rare.

in-universe:

her birthday is Nov 5, making her a Scorpio!

her blood type is A!

likes: aquariums

dislikes: eating

in my design document, her three keywords are STEALTHY, INHUMAN, and "OFF."

she was raised by an unknown figure she refers to as “the Benefactor,” who also seems to own the last remaining global news outlets

and a small, very vague

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past the cut here:

AWD is so much about playing with the traditional Danganronpa roles. i wanted a character that is not the antagonist, really, but creepily and compulsively does "antagonist" type shit. yet she can't stop herself nor does she hold any bad blood towards any of the other students, and is in fact quite affable, if you can get past her manic tittering. she doesn't even fully comprehend her own actions.

she is not overly proud like Byakuya and not obsessed with hope and talent like Nagito and doesn't consider herself some evil prankster mastermind like Kokichi. in this way, i wanted to put players in a bind with their own emotions: with all the nonsense she's causing, am i really that annoyed, really that angry? who's the real antagonist here?

one character compares her to a well-trained sheepdog that, once rehomed in the city, continually breaks through your apartment window and never stops trying to herd small objects.

for her part, the Gossip Wonder would rather be a fish.

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[USAMI PROTOTYPE PROJECTION 002]

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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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✏️ STRUCTURE: Hope's Peak Monastery

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in Danganronpa 1, you unlock new floors of the school, ascending; in Danganronpa 2, you unlock new islands to explore; in V3, you unlock new parts of the school as the Monokubs build them.

in A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA, you descend downward from the Monastery into the mountain it rests upon, and then into the buried ruins of Hope's Peak Academy.

but what lies at the very bottom?

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Question for the Poet Wonder: how would she square her commitment to nonviolence with the whole "correctly voting for the blackened leads to that person's execution" thing?

- goshdangronpa

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great question!

in her view, that's someone else committing the violence: she just pressed a button that could mean anything. one forced onto a jury where the Death Sentence is in question (she tells Suzuran) cannot be helped. she could kill herself to avoid it, but that would be the ultimate act of violence, no?

i suppose you could call it Hypocrisy, or just a Coping Mechanism of SHSL Mental Gymnastics. or maybe she's right. up to you.

a slightly more spoiler-y answer under the cut:

[SOME SPOILERS]

she tries to resist. as the fangan's Monokuma has a very specific goal, however, he does not allow her to do so. the above is what she would tell herself after each trial, and perhaps we should just let her have that Personal Narrative. perhaps we should all just let them have their Personal Narratives.

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

This is the official development journal of the fangame "A Wonderful Danganronpa." All material herein is tentative and subject to change.

Currently, the main and only dev is @funishment-time, aka @iris-polaris. There is no estimated release date, as they are a cripple, and cripples work as they please.

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🐝 MAIN TAGS:

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#awdcharacter: anything about a specific character.

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#awdprojections: bits of lore, or Rabbits' Eyes, to be found around the game.

#awddesign: character design, backgrounds, aesthetic, etc.

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#awd🍯 (HACHIHEI ROUSEI, MONASTERY GROUNDSKEEPER)

#awd🕰️ (SIX SHINODA, CLOCKMAKING WONDER)

#awd🎸 (MELVILLE POINE, MARINE LIFE WONDER)

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#awd🏍️ (REIKA BOULEVARD, ROCKHOUND WONDER)

#awd🌀 (HIKARI SEKI, DIPLOMAT WONDER)

#awd✈️ (FUBU FUSELAGE, PILOT WONDER)

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➡️ Coming soon: more tags probably.

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[SOME SPOILERS]

in this time, in this version of the story, the characters you know from v3 also attended Hope's Peak Academy back in the day.

the lives of the "official" characters wouldn't matter Too Much, since they're ancient history by the time of A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA...except that they matter a lot. some decisions echo across time, even 400 years later. the bad ones and the good ones. perhaps the good ones most of all

🕛 ABOUT: Timelines

[SOME SPOILERS]

A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA takes place in an AU without despair. Hope's Peak Academy existed but never fell to anyone named Junko Enoshima. who the hell even is "Junko Enoshima," anyway? a bad guy? a bad gal? literally? what a funny name for a villain. 盾, jun, shield, and yet 子, ko, child. that sounds more like a hero, don't you think? that sounds more like someone who wants to protect all the world forever.

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[SOME SPOILERS]

ideally, for every Closing Argument, i'd like to feature a different fandom artist each time. in my heart, A WONDERFUL DANGANRONPA is a celebration of the franchise and those who love it, and i can think of no better way to bring that into the Game Proper.

that's far off from now, of course, but that's my plan.

What trial "minigames" are you planning to add?

[SOME SPOILERS]

great question!

still too early to tell for sure. it will highly depend on what Engine i end up using to create the game, and i'm still shopping around for the one i feel will be most suitable.

ideally, however:

Non-stop Debate, obviously. so much of the plot revolves around logic vs emotion, however, and the protagonist would be locked out of a lot of investigating for Narrative Reasons, so it would (at least partially) take the form of an edited version that requires you to pick out logical fallacies, rather than untruths

our Logic Dive/Psyche Taxi variation, tentatively called Inner Echoes, where the protagonist fishes up correct answers from the lake of white noise in her mind

our Armament Argument variation, tentatively called Despair Field, in which the protagonist as a knight rhythmically battles a monstrous version of her opponent (symbolically) with a gladiator arena of Monokumas watching

i'd also like Debate Scrum and Hangman's Gambit (Future Vers) if possible. Debate Scrum is good in particular because, for at least half of the narrative, there's two primary factions

and of course, Closing Argument, because is it Danganronpa if we can't make little comics about murder?

but again, this is entirely reliant on the engine i choose and what i can or cannot mod it to do.

thank you for the wonderful question (pun not intended) (fuck it, it is intended)!