#but he VIBES junko

[aparticularbandit]

Also like.

If Junko were actually a player in a Danganronpa murder game.

She would function a lot like Kokichi is functioning. With more charisma, of course, because that is Junko's highest Stat, but like.

Lies. Misdirects. Knows things. Is bored and wants the game to be more entertaining. Thanks Monokuma when something's cool. You're never sure what side she's on.

Functionally. Junko would play the same way.

Just, you know. With more Junko. Like, 100% more Junko.

[wantalents]

izuru is like- simultaneously a super genius and a child idk how else to describe it. like he has every talent known to man and knows so many things, but he hasn't actually EXPERIENCED most of it. (i keep thinking about him getting excited when he didn't know he was on a boat, and then promptly getting bored).

[ultfan]

@chaosmultiverse sent in a prompt: 🖤 Junko

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

personality:

grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

current impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

[bluuscreen]

this is a mix of me figuring out how i wanna draw everyone + just needing a reference because i’m bad at drawing faces consistently sometimes lol

i’m gonna do everyone from sdr2 at some point as well, and probably v3 when i finish playing it :3

bonus version with gender/sexuality headcanons + some extra notes under the cut :p

so i have junko down as straight/cishet because i genuinely didn’t know what to do with her and she’s like kinda canonically homophobic [/hj?] but then my friend said e sees her as a bisexual who thinks being gay is a choice because she chooses to pursue men and i’ve decided that’s what the straight flag there means now

honestly zero solid gender headcanons for chihiro. something girl adjacent for sure but mostly i think she’s just vibing and doesn’t care what people call her as long as they aren’t asses about it [also uses she/he/they]

fun little design note regarding toko, i choose the pupil/iris shape based on Vibes but she’s the only one with a mix of circle/square. if i’d drawn syo, she’d have the opposite [square iris, circular pupils]

i like to think leon doesn’t actually have the right nose bridge shape for those piercings between his eyes but he did have rhinestones and super glue and the ability to make very poor decisions

kiyotaka’s earring is in the gay ear 👍 i think. i googled it and i’m pretty sure it’s the left one. pre-despair mondo jokingly dared him to get a piercing or they wouldn’t be bros anymore and kiyotaka took it seriously even after mondo said he was joking. during the killing game taka just has no fucking clue why he has an earring and thinks monokuma must have put it there

[hajihiko]

I know you don't like to talk abt Nagito much (valid btw) but I noticed something abt how you draw him that I cannot stop myself from asking about.

So this could def be nothing but I was wondering how you go about his prosthetic? I noticed you don't really draw it much and was wondering if that was on purpose, if you had a reason for it, etc. You also draw his arm as cut off a lot higher than I see most other people draw it.

Idk, I like thinking about his prosthetic, how it works, how often he uses it, etc. and you seem to think about it much differently than most others. I just wanted to know if you had any thoughts about it or if you go based on vibes or smth.

well I do always go nased on vibes and memory which are both fallible. But also more

Just for funsies i tallied

Arm:

Missing 4

Not visible 11

Accidentally there 3

On purpose there 5

Prosthetic 1.5

Junko 3

Sometimes i forget (bc i don't draw him often) and give him his old arm, sometimes it's an ambiguous timeline. The reason is pretty simply that i really don't like drawing mechanical things, but I'm sure he would have a sick mechanical arm courtesy of Kaz.

The reason it's up high is because i imagine the, uh, 'Junko rot' had spread and it was safer to not leave any dead tissue behind. If untreated, in a bad end, which is p much all my horror stuff, it eats its way to dangerous places; Nagitos heart, Fuyuhikos brain, and Mikans general reproductive system and suchly related things. Head, heart, body.

[fruit-punch-clown]

I finally decided to make a tier list and add minor explanations. My explanations aren't meant to hurt or offend of any of the fans of these characters, this is just something i wanted to do for fun.

Tier-ly ranked in no particular order we have.....

I don't like Junko as a general villian in the series. I watched my sister play THH around 2016 and had not absorbed anything Danganronpa before then and still I saw her being the mastermind since Muruko died. The devs made her way to likable;e to make her feel like a threatening villain.

On a whole I'm not a fan of Danganronpa 2 and that is mainly because I think it had the weakest cast in the entire series despite have some of the best trail's and motives. The onlt reason I like Usami is because of my favorite Tumblr, @brainfilehasstoppedworking and Fuyuhiko is because he gives my Takemichi vibes.

Hajime, to me, is the worst protag, I just find him so fucking boring. The other 3 at least have something that I find interesting. For him it's just 'Oh he's also the antag'. Nagito is funny at times but his bastardry in UDG makes me avidly dislike him. And I just find Mikan to be really annoying. I find obsessive characters annoying and creepy because of past events. Toko is a meer exception because I find her funny in UDG and i can sympathise with her and her past.

Its a bit obvious Tsumugi had wasted potential and the Monokubs will never not be annoying.

UGD is my favorite game of the franchise and probably my favorite game overall. UDG gave us Takaaki Ishimaru and Takemichi Yukimaru I love every charecter except for Monaca because she annoys me and for her treatment of the other WoH, especially Nagisa and Kotoko.

I don't like game Haiji. However I absolutely adore my write of Haiji where he doesn't like kids (I found that part of his character really unnecessary and it felt it was only added to make Haiji seem worse than Monaca and to make her seem more sympathetic.)

final rank-(motives are separate from each rate.)

Favorite from each game:

Mondo Oowada

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu

Korekiyo Shinguji

Genocider Syo/Jataro Kemuri

Takemichi Yukimaru

Least favorite from each game:

Junko Endoshima

Mikan Tsumiki

Tsumugi Shirogane

Monaca Towa

Fuhito Kirigiri

[sprinklenoodles]

Since it's Pride Month, it's time for some THH sexuality headcanons!

Sayaka: bi, with a preference for men. Doesn't mean she doesn't find girls PRETTY though. Might had a crush on one of her female classmates before falling in love with Leon.

Leon: straight. He's just a straight dude that's vibing.

Mukuro: bi. Pretty sure this one is kinda canon, so don't have anything else to say about this.

Chihiro: AroAce. I just... can't see him dating anybody. Ever. Plus, he's one of my favs, so that means you gotta be on the aro spectrum.

Mondo: bi, with a preference for women. Did not know he liked men before going to HP. However, it wasn't Taka that was his first male crush there...

Taka: gay. He's very gay, no explanation needed.

Hifumi: straight and ace. The other straight guy here. Don't have much else to say about him.

Celeste: bi, with a preference towards women. While she does want a castle full of servants that are men, she would rather date a woman.

Sakura: pan. Gender doesn't matter to her, she had an amazing boyfriend and now has an amazing girlfriend.

Junko: pan. Her true love is despair though.

Toko: bi. While she does like men, her true love is a woman.

Hiro: gay. He hasn't managed to find a boyfriend though. He's lonely, I'm afraid.

Hina: Lesbian. She loves girls and girls only. No boys there. The bad ending doesn't exist. Her heart belongs to Sakura

Byakuya: AroAce. If you know me, you know I have a LOT of thoughts about this headcanon. Made multiple posts about it, so won't say anything here. He and Chihiro are AroAce buddies though.

Kyoko: bi and demiromantic. She doesn't fall in love easily, though that doesn't mean she doesn't fall in love at all. Like with Makoto.

Makoto: pan. He doesn't care about gender, which causes him to fall in love very easily. He had a crush on multiple of his classmates, both male and female, before falling in love with Kyoko.

[sketchyface]

I fucking love how right after Junko is revealed as the mastermind, Makoto just starts getting so fucking frustrated and flabbergasted with her. Like, he was practically thinking ‘you made us kill each other and this is your motivation???’

Would have loved if Makoto was pissed of throughout the rest of the trial while still still being hopeful. I know it would probably ruin the vibe, but it would’ve been hilarious

[theamityelf]

Who all has who in the mini thh au

Great question!

Hajime- Kyoko

Both forgot their talents, both kind of on the abrasive side. Kyoko will be frequently sneaking out to investigate stuff on her own, which stresses Hajime out because he gets in trouble if he loses her. Built-in conflict.

Nagito- Makoto

Lucky students, and I love imagining the drama of Makoto necessarily being present for everything Nagito gets up to and trying to stop him and maybe succeeding in talking him down from some stuff. And just the idea of Nagito talking while they're in the cabin together each night, saying his usual weird stuff about talent and hope to Makoto while Makoto is all the way in his terrarium and so he can't reply loudly enough for Nagito to hear. So maybe instead he breaks something, just to make enough noise to interrupt. Honestly, there would just be so much going on with them.

Chiaki- Celeste

The gamers, lol. Chiaki would do her best to indulge Celeste's vibe, and I think that could be very fun, because she really does not know how. They reach a point of common ground when Chiaki starts making bets with Celeste about the outcome of her video games, and getting the other senpais and kouhais in on it.

Teruteru- Yasuhiro

This matchup was by default, but Hiro not liking smoke does add some tension.

Imposter- Junko

Imposter and fashionista are super compatible talents, and imposter and analyst are super compatible talents. Both of them read people and put on personas. They would see right through each other.

Mahiru- Hifumi

Both have visual art talents, and Mahiru would whip him into shape.

Peko- Mukuro

The loyal warriors. Very similar vibe. They would be very polite and impersonal to each other. Protecting Mukuro is secondary to protecting Fuyuhiko, of course, but having to care someone so similar to herself, but tiny and powerless, might be a very moving experience for Peko.

Hiyoko- Sakura

Both masters of a particular physical art form. Sakura's steady presence, both respectful and demanding of respect, would be a good influence on Hiyoko. Oh, she would still be super rude, but her interactions would shape up differently and she'd eat a more balanced diet, lol.

Ibuki- Sayaka

Musicians. Sayaka, being more on the calculated side, would be interesting to have as the person whispering in Ibuki's ear. She might try to convince Ibuki to do something she wouldn't normally do. It most likely wouldn't work; Ibuki is very independent. But Sayaka is pretty resourceful, and as a side note, one might think about the despair disease...

Mikan- Kiyotaka

This one was also kind of by default, once the more obvious ones were sorted away. Personality-wise, his bold presence contrasts with her more meek disposition, and she would be really proud of that. Taka argues with bullies! He cares about making sure everyone behaves. She loves him. She loves that someone so principled depends on her. Also, important note: When murders happen on the island, usually the kouhais are left alive. (Though murdering specifically the kouhai so that the senpai gets killed as punishment for losing them is also potentially a thing. Most people would consider it too low a blow to murder someone who's four inches tall, but still. Worth considering. The kouhais' role in this adds a new dimension to the kinds of murders that can happen.) When a murderer is executed, their kouhai is also left alive. Mikan always volunteers to take in the unattended kouhai, because she just really likes this dynamic. (If the Undead AU is Nagito's best timeline, this genuinely might be Mikan's, lol.)

Nekomaru- Leon

Because sports. I could have had Akane and Nekomaru trade, but this was the alignment I chose. (Anyway, if one of them dies, the other will take care of their kouhai, so there's a good chance Akane will have Leon later on.) Nekomaru is a good enough coach to make Leon actually enjoy practicing baseball. Just, you know, tiny baseball. Or, he's a good enough coach to identify what Leon likes and dislikes about baseball and direct him to excel in a way that emphasizes the aspects he likes.

Gundham- Toko

Another "by default" one, where breeding animals and writing romance novels are kind of close if you squint. The idea of Toko being in the care of someone like Gundham is actually super heartwarming; he would make sure she has everything she needs, he would tolerate any lashing out on her part in the same way he does the bites of his Four Dark Devas of Destruction. Toko would be very unused to being so cared for and accommodated that way. If Gundham dies, Sonia will take Toko. Which...would be interesting in a lot of ways, starting with Sonia's enthusiastic interest in serial killers and Toko's romantic obsession with Sonia's assigned kouhai.

Fuyuhiko- Mondo

Both gangsters with a need to present as strong. Fuyuhiko takes it farther than Mondo does (to the point where Mondo is often protesting the things Fuyuhiko says), and they butt heads a lot, but they also have each other's backs.

Kazuichi- Chihiro

Both STEM. I feel like Chihiro would be constantly blushing about everything Kazuichi says and does, and they would also be fascinated by his work. I think it would change his whole deal for the better, if he had the constant company of someone like Chihiro. I think he would be less comfortable openly bugging Sonia if there was an underclassman sitting in the fold of his beanie.

Akane- Aoi

Athletes. Their personalities would go really well together, and Akane would be so serious about making sure Hina is okay, getting enough exercise, eating enough food, etc. It's like she has a new little sibling. Like I've mentioned, she would get a fishbowl from the market so Hina can swim when they're in the cabin. (When Hina has trouble scaling the side of the fishbowl to get in, she would teach her a few parkour tricks.) She would take her to Mikan every time she hurts herself exercising.

Sonia- Byakuya

Heirs. And it's really funny to imagine Byakuya being his cold-blooded self while he's sitting on the shoulder of someone really nice. I also like imagining Sonia trying to make a luxurious enough living space for him. Using her own jewelry to decorate, a silk scarf for bedsheets, etc. She's very proud of her handiwork.

[autumnmobile12]

Storm Hawks: A Pretty Fun Take on Feminism

I don't know how many people actually remember this show, or even watched it , but this is an episode that's stuck with me all these years so I want to talk about it.

For context, the plot of Storm Hawks itself is pretty basic: Evil empire taking over the world, the good guys try to stop them, shenanigans ensue because kids' show. The main cast members fall into pretty generic archetypes. too. We have:

Aerrow (the 'true blue' leader)

Piper (the smart one/the girl)

Finn (the funny one)

Junko (the buddy)

Stork (the neurotic one)

Radarr (the animal sidekick)

And we're off:

This is Storm Hawks Season 1, Episode Ten: Fire and Ice

There was a lot going on in this episode, including a climate change allegory, but for the purposes of attempting to remain somewhat concise, I'm only going to cover the feminism theme for this post. Episode ten revolves mostly around Piper, opening with the team attending a festival put on by the Blizarrians, a race of snow-dwelling, humanoid, rabbit-dog creatures with Canadian accents and stereotypes in their world. (Which might be offensive, but the show was produced by a Canadian studio, so they can make fun of themselves if they want.)

The Blizzarian team (aptly named the Absolute Zeroes) invite the Storm Hawks to come snowmobiling with them in the backcountry. Piper is enthusiastic about the invitation, being a skilled cartographer, so she wants to map out the terrain...only to be told, "Ladies don't do the backcountry training. You just stay back with the girls."

Aerrow, being a true friend, tells Piper not to listen and she can ride with him, but since she's apparently not welcome by their hosts, Piper doesn't feel inclined to go anymore.

However, when Piper goes to meet up with 'the girls' and hang out, Suzy Lu (pictured above) unexpectedly introduces herself as the Absolute Zeroes' Sky Knight (essentially their captain.) So she's the one in charge, not the men, leaving Piper with the impression, Okay maybe being left out won't be so bad after all.

Later on in the episode, Aerrow does call out the male Zeroes, telling them she is part of their team and she has every right to be there with them. However, the Zeroes meet his words with genuine confusion, with the original member who told Piper to stay behind saying, "But Sky Knights don't do the backcountry training. That's just for us squaddies."

He thought Piper was the leader and therefore didn't need to be there. Similarly, because he was the male, Aerrow thought he was the Zeroes' leader, not Suzy Lu. It's still a sexist assumption to think Piper was in charge because she was a woman, but it's definitely a fresher take than the typical, "No, woman stay home because woman weak."

Going further into the comedy of the situation, though, is the fact the 'training' the Zeroes do in the backcountry pretty much amounts to them messing around on the snowmobiles and pulling off crazy stunts. They're just 'boys being boys.' If somebody wipes out on their ride, everyone else will be concerned up until the moment the fallen team member stands back up and starts cheering to show he's okay. It gives off a vibe that's similar to parents sending their kids outside to play when they're too hyper.

Further proving the point they are a bunch of well-intentioned dorks, it's also shown that Blizzarians don't assume all women are in charge. When Aerrow suggests a solution to the aforementioned climate issue that was also going on in the episode, Suzy Lu declares, "I like your thinking." And then, as an aside to Piper, whispers, "I was wondering why this one was in charge." So upon meeting the group, she definitely had a moment of, Okay, this Aerrow guy is the leader, not Piper. Kinda odd, but humans are weird. Whattya gonna do?

...

Overall, the storytelling of Storm Hawks was a bit shallow, which doesn't often appeal to most adults, and that likely was a contributor as to why it didn't receive much attention outside its target audience. The world itself, Atmos, was an interesting concept; a world interspersed with mountain nations (terras) that rose up out of a hostile wasteland, so travel is achieved primarily by flight. This theme is seen throughout the series in the very culture as many of the characters are named after birds. (Junko (junco,) Stork, Piper (sandpiper,) Starling, Dove, Snipe, Wren, Finn (finch.) In addition to the flight, their machines were powered by these crystals that varied in type, purpose, categorization of how common or rare they were, so there was a scientific/magic element to it.

The writing was episodic in format, though, so the characters don't really have longterm goals and never really had development arcs that spanned much longer than a single episode. The conflict itself was effectively a world war, but unlike a series such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Storm Hawks never achieved the level of seriousness or emotion that a war story demands to be compelling or really respectful of that particular theme in fiction. The characters of Storm Hawks and ATLA are fun and light-hearted, but the Storm Hawks episodes were really more goofy and child-like adventures. I mean, there is an episode where it is heavily implied the reptilian humanoids are carnivorous and eat people. Okay, fuck, that's hardcore disturbing, but the show doesn't really expand on that because it's a kids' show. Nonetheless, since it's there, you're kinda left with, Okay, either follow through with your darker themes or don't mention them at all. It's a cartoon, find a better balance than that.

There also wasn't much depth to the villains either and their motivations were really just chalked up to the standard, "We're evil." One of them was even former 'good guy' turned traitor ten years prior to the main plot, but his reasons for turning traitor were never explored or even revealed. Come on, people, what happened? Ambition? Greed? He saw the political structure of the side he fought for was fundamentally flawed and decided it was best to tear it all down?

...

However, the detail that I appreciate with this nostalgia series is the fact that there were female characters in positions of power in Storm Hawks. Most of the fighting battalions were mostly made up of men, sure, and I would have liked to see a more balanced male-female cast, but some of the teams were straight up led by a woman and there was at least one group that was exclusively women.

The main antagonist, the reigning monarch of the aggressive nation in the war, was also a woman. (Well, teenage girl, but you get the point.) What's more; she was 100% in charge. She was not influenced in any way by a male advisor, she wasn't spurred on by the memory of a male predecessor, she was never intimidated by her male generals. And she was intelligent. Throughout the series, she was a scientist, an engineer, and a fighter. (Unfortunately, in the last season, her mind started to go a bit, so she pretty much devolved into a knockoff Azula.) We even have the brief insight of her background where it's shown she inherited her throne from her grandmother, not another male ruler. Which either implies primogeniture inheritance regardless of gender or it's a matrilineal monarchy, which is interesting to speculate, but that would be headcanon territory.

...

It was a fun watch when I was a kid, but as an adult...yeah, lots of flaws, a great deal of loss in potential with world-building and storylines, and even as a kid, I knew the plots and humor of later episodes fell into a category that was more stupid than funny.

But if Storm Hawks had one strength, they had the groundwork of the feminism angle down pat and that is always appreciated.

[starlightshadowsworld]

For the amount of emphasis that was put on Makoto possibly starving down in the rubbish pit, gotta wonder how long he was down there.

And how much it effected him.

Like yeah Kyoko gave him some stuff but it was just bread and water and than the investigation and the trial and everything went on.

That boy was getting thro the trial on vibes alone, stopping every other moment when his tummy started rumbling.

Even Junko is just like erm you wanna snack break?

And than the whole he may have been injured too and just hiding it well.

Poor Makoto.

Like imagine how different that trial feels, the whole we almost killed Makoto really would hit harder on everyone.

Especially Kyoko.

The image of Makoto barely standing, his hoodie hanging off his shivering body. There's bruising on his wrists and presumably his ankles too from being chained.

He's gripping the railing of the courtroom, there's dried blood on his hands but no one knows where it came from.

And his eyes are alight with fire as he stares Junko down.

And just this, this is hope.

It's crawling out of the darkest, lowest pit you've ever been in. Gritting your teeth and standing in defiance.

He should be dead.

But he's not.

And that's reason enough to believe in going forward.

Makoto opens those doors, he gets everyone outside and is the last to leave.

The future foundation and there welcoming them.

And than and only than does Makoto give out.

He's completely and utterly exhausted, but everyones safe so he can rest.

[aparticularbandit]

it is important to me that you understand that:

junko has no luck (and when she does, it's bad luck)

nagito has fantastic luck, but it always comes at a cost - for every moment of good luck, there is also a moment of bad luck; the higher the good luck he wants, the greater the sacrifice of bad luck he needs first (see case 5)

izuru has luck with no cost, which makes his luck better than nagito's; he's the inverse of junko, but his luck is downloaded, fake, contrived (like the rest of his talent is)

this must be combined with:

junko can calculate and anticipate anything provided she has access to the right dataset (the better she knows someone/something, the better she can manipulate them/it - this extends to talent as well; the more data she has on how someone's talent functions, the better she can imitate it, which is why she can't imitate ryota's animation as completely in the way that she wants (different talents have different rates in terms of how much she needs to analyze them, though))

nagito can deduce but he cannot mimic; he dabbles in manipulation, but he is much more of a servant to someone else's goals, which means his analysis is always in service to someone else (kyoko is similar but not quite the same; kyoko can get to the point of deducing fast enough to prevent things, which is a lot more similar to junko's analysis, just used in a different way; kyoko's more straight forward than junko is, which is why deduce and not analyze)

izuru's analysis functions the same as junko's does, except that he doesn't need to analyze someone else's talent to mimic it; he has had talent downloaded straight into him like neo in the matrix; if he wants more talents than the ones he already has, he's gonna need them downloaded again, probably

as a result:

junko's weakness is luck and incomplete data sets; an incomplete (or wrong) data set leads to a miscalculation, and when something relies on luck and cannot be precalculated or predicted, then junko falls. she relies hard on her analysis, which gives her a blind spot. (junko, however, is aware of this. that's why she has both nagito and izuru on deck; in the hope calculation that their luck, correctly used, will allow her to predict things that happen by chance as well)

nagito's weakness is his reliance on his luck. he believes in his luck. his luck will take care of him. he can't control how it works, and he can't control how the bad luck will happen or who it will happen to, but he doesn't need to analyze something for his luck to get him out of it (and the smaller the chance that something will happen, the more likely it will happen to him; his luck works on an inverse to everyone else's, basically, so what's the point of predicting things on what is most likely to happen when, for him, it will probably be the other way around)

izuru could cover his incomplete data sets with his luck, but tends to rely so completely on his luck to cover his ass that he stops analyzing and leaves himself open there - he should be the strongest of the two, but really tends to leave him with more weaknesses until he figures out how to use the two in conjunction; something junko has figured out but cannot do because her luck is not her own

[geodraws04]

I don’t think I posted it here yet but here’s a colored ref. of my remnant!mitarai that I referenced from his Dr3 Future Arc turnaround and if anyone wanted to draw him! :>>

So the thought process I had for his remnant design is something dark, but cozy and a bit “work from home” type of vibes.

Originally I had him in some painter’s overalls splattered in “red paint” (iykyk lol) with some handkerchiefs in the pockets based on the jeans in the Vocaloid song “Colorbars” by GHOST (I believe this song and this post on Amino by ThePantaSpider and this one from @dothackeryggdrasil is what inspired me to make a remnant design for Mitarai from the get go back in 2021/22!)

However, I felt the design seemed a bit too cluttered, and after thinking a bit that Mitarai would prefer working digitally than traditionally for his work, decided I’d scrap the overalls and give him regular pants (nothing fancy but not like. Casual or “comfy” - something that cuffs at the bottom that aren’t jeans).

The sweater’s colors was also based off of Colorbars, aka the stripes below his shoulders, and to add a bit of a pop in color - not that Mitarai will be going out and committing atrocities so he should worry too much in camouflaging himself.

I also wanted his buttoned-shirt to emulate how much he’s truly working self to the bone making works for Junko’s sake, so his shirt isn’t neated up and all wrinkled.

He’s just. Not mentally there anymore (imeannoneofthemareletsbehonestbutithinkyougetthepoint). All he cares about is pleasing Junko in whatever way he can, sacrificing his needs to do so.

The Mitarai brainrot is real folks. 👍

[hellcifrogs]

What are some hobbies you imagine Junko AU, Kenshi AU and The Konoha 13 having outside of Ninja stuff?

Canon gives him the ramen obsession but I always thought Naruto would make a great photographer obsessed with getting the shot

Let me think...

About konoha 13... I feel like Chouji would also enjoy photography.

I can see Neji (surprisingly?) Sitting down next to Shikamaru and both of them cloud gazing for a good while. In silence. And Hinata, I imagine her going through a star maping phase, some people might even get curious too, but probably only Shino or Tenten would get into it.

I know Tenten likes fortune telling and I think she could get the rest of girls invested as well. And also Kiba.

Oh Sasuke taking up gardening at some point! Why? He gets it from Naruto. All of team 7 have different motivations and interests for plants, but they all get into it! -> Neji also strikes me as a decent cook/baker. Hinata too, but he's mors natural at it. They have fun in the kitchen together, when Lee tries to join in too.

Hmmm now Junko AU...

Junko and Honoka really like going to karaoke with friends. Nolan collects books. Aura enjoys cartography. Irene and Reina are just the type to bond over manicure.

Diane would try to introduce all their younger cousins to writing and decorating those little journals. I only see Viola picking it up as well. -> Yan li, Wei and Adeleine give me big green thumb vibes. Remei, Nobu and maybe Erina are the opposite.

To Kenshi and Co.

He likes reading, not like Kakashi, but I see him using books to distract his mind and fall asleep. / Kaen is really good with hairstyling. Homura would probably enjoy painting if he ever gives it a chance. / Sho loves board games, Ashi hates playing with her because she will keep going and finding more and more games.

Shinichi likes cooking (this is totally bc I personally hate cooking and would find it a little easier with 6 arms)

[nerd-cat-rambles]

Sorry, same ask as the fanfic one but I want to continue telling more about this fic so basically the plot is they were teleported to a place to watch the future and after the 1st chapter Kyoko confront Sayaka about her framing Makoto, and got mad at her and stuff and she didn't even mention what she did to Leon. So basically they've also change lots of dialogue... And about the bath scene, Makoto thoughts about the bath scene wasn't mentioned and how the scene also changed of instead of him willing peeking through, he was dragged by and force to see the girls. Also apparently Sayaka in the fanfic purposely flirts with Makoto and give the other girls with crushes 'sly smile' and giving them a 'murderous aura of jealousy' and Mukuro called Sayaka a 'vixen' and they always defend Makoto even tho what the others said were a bit of teasing (etc Leon teasing Makoto about him referring Sayaka as a doll and Sayaka suddenly quips back)

WHAT THE FUCK BRO HELP

Please remember, no hate to the original creator of the novel!

Okay so this is literally one of those "gacha life danganronpa reacts to the future" with more plot. Alright let me break this down word by word. /hj

"Kyoko confront Sayaka about her framing Makoto, and got mad at her and stuff" - Okay so that's OOC for both of them because 1. Kyoko wouldn't be the one to try and change the course of the future, unless she really liked Sayaka, but later it's shown that Sayaka is mean to her and the others. and 2. Sayaka isn't mean? She knows the future, and it must mean she knows she's on national tv and being watched, she wouldn't let her idol mask drop just like that for being accused of a murder she is later to attempt.

"she didn't even mention what she did to Leon." - If Kyoko was trying to save Sayaka who she wasn't close with why would she not try and save Leon too?

"And about the bath scene, Makoto thoughts about the bath scene wasn't mentioned and how the scene also changed of instead of him willing peeking through, he was dragged by and force to see the girls." - ooc because he did it in canon, it's fine if it's like... Hifumi being reluctant to see ("I'm only into 2D!") <- but it would work because he has so many other flaws. Throughout the course of THH we get to see like... 3 flaws from Makoto. Number One: The bath scene, which is his biggest flaw. Number Two: "he's too trusting" <- that's not even a fucking flaw bro and Number Three: He's willing to let Byakuya step all over him and bully him. Removing the bath scene removes his biggest flaw, and if girls are around him all the time Byakuya won't get a chance to be a little bitch. So techincally, Makoto is a Y/N self insert character.

"Also apparently Sayaka in the fanfic purposely flirts with Makoto and give the other girls with crushes 'sly smile'" - Okay goddam. Take a look at this sprite set.

DO ANY OF THESE GIVE YOU "mean girl vibes" OR "She's sly" OR "boyfriendkisserIthoughtshewasmyfriendwehadagoodtimebutnowI'mgonnamissherBOYFRIENDKISSER" (<- TDWT) vibes??? NO. NONE OF THESE PORTRAY SAYAKA LIKE THAT! NONE!

"'murderous aura of jealousy'"

Ah yes, a murderous aura of jealousy!

"Mukuro called Sayaka a 'vixen' and they always defend Makoto even tho what the others said were a bit of teasing" - WHY WOULD MUKURO START BEEF WITH ANYBODY IF SHE HAS SEEN THE FUTURE AND KNOWS SHE'S GOING TO DIE TO JUNKO?! WOULDN'T SHE WANT TO STAY SAFE?!

Okay so this whole fic is OOC and they turned MAKOTO into the dating sim protagonist. (Like I was watching a stream yesterday at the streamer was like "Oh I thought it was a dating sim, chat how old are these people?") like, they're teenagers they want to survive and see their parents again, NOT FAWN OVER A GUY THEY JUST MET-

[hajihiko]

little survivor remnant talkies down below

I like how Sonia came out. She really leans into the Ruler aspect of herself, wearing a complicated (and painful) crown and wearing her hair elaborately, regal and uncomfortable clothes, etc. What is a monarchy but the belief that some people are born higher than others, and isn't that bordering on idolatry and religion? She presents herself as a benevolent, kind, almost holy figure who knows best and who should be obeyed, not just out of fear, but blind belief.

FLIPSIDE: she wears much more minimalist clothing and hair, refuses to think of herself as above anyone and demands to take part in manual work just like anyone else might. She's part strategist, part heavy artillery, and uses her naturally royal nature to elevate others.

Fuyuhiko might not feel too different, but anyone who knew him would be able to tell. All the fiery anger and emotion is gone, and he's just kind of mellowly apathetic, killing people not out of fury but just as a chore. Rarely remotes anything beyond vague amusement or annoyance, kills his own people on a whim, and orders Peko around like a dog. Rumour has it whatever spark he had left died alongside Junko and both eyes are equally (literally, metaphorically) dead.

FLIPSIDE: While less chaotic than most of his friends, hes undeniably passionate and intense in almost everything he does and has become one of the best caretakers of the group. He's mostly a strategist/support player and while he *IS* ruthless towards enemies, he's lso become adept at finding the path with least casualties for both sides.

Kazuichi is a messy, run-down mess of a man who hasnt showered in a week and creates deadly machines in like, a frenzied and obsessed manner. He can turn every harmless thing into something destructive, but often lacks the confidence to do anything but plan it. Completely dependent on other people ordering him around (seems to take comfort in it maybe). All his piercings were done and decided by someone else. Hes convinced hes a complete woe-is-me genius. Real hyena vibes.

FLIPSIDE: makes a point to improve the world with his machines and is 100% dedicated to that goal, no matter what anyone says. Yeah sometimes it goes a bit far and he needs to be reminded to take care of himself, but he's made a decision to be more brave and decisive and trusts people to let him know when he's off-base.

Akane is sorta complicated to me because her biggest lore point was probably pretty late in her despair era. Before Junko's death, she went around fighting whoever and whenever and would compete with Nekomaru to see who could down more people in a certain amount of time. Post-Junko death, she stops eating, stops exercising, and pretty much wastes away. Nekomaru's chains that were meant to make her stronger now weigh her down and remind her how she's never actually going to be strong enough.

FLIPSIDE: once she gets her body mass back, she has had enough time to figure herself out and realize that true strength isnt just sick abs. But that's okay, because she had a strength of mind and soul all along, too. She no longer feels the need to prove her strength (still loves fighting tho!) but leans into her own agility and speed, comfortably depending on heavier hitters do be the damage dealers for her. Still carefree, but this time it's not just ignoring the problems but having come to terms with them.