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Dancing with the devil
#wanted to do something remnant-y lol#so like#Sonia still hosting big balls in novoselic but all the other royals are Gone#so it’s just her twirling around a ballroom full of ghosts#someday when I have the stamina I’ll draw that with an actual background lol#danganronpa#remnants of despair#sdr2#junko enoshima#sonia nevermind#Remnant Sonia#goodbye despair#despair Sonia#despair arc
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Dunno if i will color this in or not but! THEM! THE CHILDREN!
THE REMNANTS!
THE LADS!
THE REMNANTS OF DESPAIR ARE HERE!
MY CRAZY EVIL CHILDREN HELLO MY FRIENDS!!! :DDD
I actually had remnant designs for Mitarai, Nanami, AND Hajime (like. An AU where he’s not Izuru but still a part of the Remnants; very much like the AU by FireJiuu on Insta/TikTok!), but never had colored them yet but i really wanted to draw the whole Dr2 cast together in their remnant attire so i decided to say fuck it and illustrate them like the Dr3 Poster (including Chiaki since she’s not in the full cast one for… reasons.)
im actually pretty satisfied with how it turned out, despite it being in a “sketch” stage.
will i finish it? I dunno. But will i share what i made of it? absolutely.
appreciate my children.
Ill fully admit i STRUUUUGGGLLLEEDD drawing the characters free hand and on my on - anatomy is not my strong-suit sometimes, so i traced over each character to get their body shapes correct (not fully tracing them ofc, just making a base for myself like seen above!), then skecthed over the lineart over the base i created.
And here is the poster i referenced from!
The one on the right i just inserted Chiaki from another official Dr3 Despair Arc poster.
we love the remnants here :)
#danganronpa#remnants of despair#danganronpa 3#sdr2#remnants of despair au#remnant ryota mitarai#remnant chiaki#despair ryota mitarai#despair arc#Remnant chiaki nanami#Remnant hajime hinata#my art <3#hajime hinata#chiaki namani#ultimate imposter#byakuya twogami#mahiru koizumi#hiyoko saionji#teruteru hanamura#nagito komaeda#peko pekoyama#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#ibuki mioda#mikan tsumiki#nekomaru nidai#akane owari#gundham tanaka#sonia nevermind#kazuichi souda#ryota mitarai
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so i think we kind of universally dislike how junko converted the 77th class into despair with the brainwashing instead of something meaningful, and i see that a lot of people rewrote that plot, or ignore it, or tend to imagine it differently. i never really thought about it cause i’m usually a person who sticks to canon but i completely agree that the despair video for the remnants is pretty bullshit.
so please, share with me either in replies or reblogs your own personal rewrites of how the danganronpa 2 cast should’ve experienced the conversion to despair. you can also talk about specific characters if you like, not the class as a whole. i’m just curious!
#danganronpa#ok now to tag all these bitches *cracks knuckles*#junko enoshima#ultimate imposter#teruteru hanamura#mahiru koizumi#peko pekoyama#hiyoko saionji#ibuki mioda#mikan tsumiki#nekomaru nidai#gundham tanaka#nagito komaeda#chiaki nanami#sonia nevermind#kazuichi soda#kazuichi souda#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#akane owari#hajime hinata#izuru kamukura#<- i know they aren’t included in the despair video plot#but i see interesting takes on hajime too#so yay!#sdr2#the remnants of despair
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Remnant survivors why not
#Super danganronpa goodbye despair#Sdr2#Super danganronpa 2#remnants of despair#Fuyuhiko kuzuryu#Kazuichi Souda#Sonia nevermind#Akane owari#An art#I guess it's about time! Ive drawn Izuru before tho so no izuru#I dont like that a lot of their remnant looks are just >:D. Like give them nuance lean into their personality more
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DAY 12: DANGANTOBER
Day 12: Remnants of Despair
AT LAST, AT LONG, LONG LAST! IT'S HAPPENING, IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! THE EVENT ONE BILLION YEARS PROPHESIZED HAS COME TO PASS! THE DAY HAS COME! I FINALLY GET TO RANT ABOUT THE REMNANTS! Hats off to you if you know what I was referencing just now, lol.
I've said this a lot, but I really love the Remnants of Despair. They're my favorite part of the Danganronpa story, and I think they're criminally underused. There's just so much potential to explore and work with, and it's something that plagues my mind 24/7. Their designs are awesome, their psychology is interesting, and further exploring them not only paints a more detailed picture of the characters, but of the Danganronpa world as a whole. In this post, I'll be talking about EVERYTHING, from what they did, to how they look, whatever comes to mind, really.
For those of you who have forgotten the details of the Remnants, never played or watched UDG, or just never watched the episodes of the anime where we get information about them, here's a recap.
So, hopefully everyone reading this is familiar with the cast of SDR2. That group of students are the ones who go on to become the Remnants of Despair (+Hajime, even though he was just a reserve course student at the time). While they were at Hope's Peak, they rarely hung out with one another. Their teacher, Chisa Yukizome, rounded up everybody and made them start coming to class so they could form connections with each other. This class of students consisted of Teruteru, Peko, Mahiru, Ibuki, Hiyoko, Mikan, Gundham, Nekomaru, Nagito, Chiaki, Fuyuhiko, Sonia, Kazuichi, Akane, and Imposter pretending to be a character named Ryota Mitarai (who will be discussed later in this post). After a few days of knowing each other, and a certain soup-related incident that I will not ruin this post with, Chiaki is named as the class representative.
As each day passed by, the class grows closer together, and closer to people outside of class as well. Chiaki makes friends with Hajime, and Mikan finds out about the real Ryota, and about Junko and Mukuro. Junko uses Mikan as a test subject for her despair video, and it works on her. She doesn't show up to class anymore, and one day, someone spots her on campus, so everyone goes searching for her. Nagito and Chiaki stumble across a hidden passageway, where they find Junko and Izuru. Nagito is injured in the interaction, and Chisa provides a distraction for the two of them to get away.
I fear I am jealous of Nagito here lmao. Chiaki and Nagito go back to the rest of the class, who found Mikan, and they all decide to go back for Chisa. Meanwhile, Junko has already brainwashed Chisa, and her master plan is set into motion. The class walks through the secret passageway, and Mikan separates Chiaki from everyone else. Chiaki runs into Chisa, who leads her to an elevator that takes her to a dungeon-like obstacle course, full of spikes and boulders. She must escape to get back to her friends, and Chiaki actually manages to reach the end. Unfortunately, she's been tricked, and she gets impaled by multiple spikes, dying from her injuries in a scene I will never forget.
The others are shown the footage of her death, and they begin to feel despair over the traumatic loss of their friend. Taking advantage of their anguish, Junko begins to play her despair video for the class, brainwashing them into Ultimate Despairs, who are then let loose to cause chaos in the world. The next time we hear about them as an active group, it's at Makoto's hearing for disobeying the Future Foundation to help them. There, we get this picture.
Whoever designed them ate, I fear. As the Remnants of Despair, they use their ultimate talents to spread despair in unique ways, from building weapons of mass destruction, aiding other subsidiary groups of despair, to tyrannical takeovers of certain parts of the world.
Anyways, Makoto manages to rehabilitate them in SDR2, and its a happily ever after for them as reformed, wanted dead or alive war criminals <3 But, a lot of what they did, with the exception of Nagito, is left up in the air for us fans to theorize about.
Speaking of Nagito, let's talk about Servant first. Nagito basically became a single father as a Remnant. As Servant, Nagito's job is to watch over and aid the Warriors of Hope, consisting of Masaru Daimon, Jataro Kemuri, Kotoko Utsugi, Nagisa Shingetsu, and Monaca Towa. He's the only Remnant that we really get to see in action, being a pivotal character in Ultra Despair Girls.
Nagito is unique from the rest of the Remnants in many ways. He's not expressly violent like many of them are, preferring to be more manipulative in his methods. Despite his title, he pulls the strings of a lot of things that happen in UDG. When he's not making milkshakes for those tyrannical little gremlins, or being outed by Kurokuma, he's blackmailing and kidnapping members of the Future Foundation, like Toko and Byakuya respectively. He's tricking the kids, working under the guise of being subservient to them and their want to create a paradise for children, instead working with Monaca to bring about Junko's successor.
He also has a very strange relationship when it comes to Junko. While a lot of the others seem to view her as their leader, he hates her with every ounce of his being. That's the entire reason he's working to bring a form of her back after her death. The idea of her being alive once again causes him intense despair. He even says that he's jealous of Makoto, because he wanted to be the one to kill Junko himself. He despises her for turning everyone away from hope, including himself. But, he also still seems to have some kind of twisted appreciation for her as well, stating that she's the woman he loves and hates the most. After the plan to create Junko's successor falls through in UDG, he decides to raise Monaca to be Junko's successor herself, stating that because he loves and hates her so much, he can recreate her perfectly.
Nagito's also one of the three Remnants who actually scavenged from Junko's dead body, the other two being Mikan and Fuyuhiko. Nagito took Junko's arm, replacing his own with it. Looking at it causes him despair, since now she's stuck as a part of him. It's unclear what else he did, but we know he was just as, if not more, overzealous about it as he is about hope. It's his maniacal nature that manages to turn Monaca off from despair in the anime, saying that she'd rather not end up as crazy as him. For a character who was so determined to usher in a new era of despair, the fact that Nagito was too crazy even for her, speaks volumes. Don't worry, these other sections won't be as long, since there's not much info about them besides fanon.
Next up, Kazuichi Souda. The only bit of real content we get of him is a small compilation in one of the episodes, showing him working on a large Monokuma robot. This Monokuma robot was featured in the end of Ultra Despair Girls, nicknamed 'Big Bang Monokuma' by everyone's LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER, Haiji Towa. Haiji is nasty, and if you like him, he's one of the characters I CANNOT see why you'd like him. Haiji likers, DNI.
Anyways, aside from working on Big Bang Monokuma, it can also be inferred that he would go out with weapons and either supply or fire them in crowded areas. After all, there's only one character we know of who would match the dude in the beanie.
I personally believe that Kazuichi was mainly responsible for two major things. The different Monokumas that can be found around Towa City, such as Ball and Junk Monokuma, and the executions from THH.
My biggest piece of evidence for that above claim, comes from Kazuichi's free time events, where he says that he wants to build the fastest motorcycle ever, even though he'd be too scared to ride it. Aside from being the only character in this lineup(apart from Izuru) who could feasibly make the executions, Mondo dies from a motorcycle that can go fast enough to liquify him.
Also, I think that each Remnant went against their personal life goals mentioned in the final episode of despair arc, to create maximum despair. They are asked to state what they want to do with their lives, and they say things like "solve all diseases", "create peace treaties", "increase animal welfare" etc. Kazuichi says that his personal goal is to eliminate all pollution from the atmosphere, so I think he'd be responsible for polluting the air even more, dumping oil in the seas. He is the reason the sky is red, and why Hope's Peak needs an air purifier for the participants in that game. Poor guy, when he's not simping for Sonia, he seems like an actually pretty chill person to be around, especially in those final episodes.
Speaking of Sonia's simps, next is Gundham. We see him in that compilation, surrounded by all sorts of animals. Snakes, elephants, giraffes, you name it. Though, notably, the Four Dark Devas/Twelve Zodiac Generals (all hamsters, the devas are part of the twelve), are absent from the line up.
It can be deduced that Gundham released dangerous animals from zoos and sanctuaries, letting them run amok through major cities. He managed to rally the animals together, training them to be very destructive, and ultimately uses them in battles against the Future Foundation.
Gundham doesn't have anything he sets out to do with his life, at least nothing he voices in the final episode, so maybe he wanted to create a safe place for animals to live happily, and weaponizing them would cause him despair.
To explain away the disappearance of his hamsters, I think he released them as a final act of humanity and care for them. I think he knew that he'd be mistreating all the animals he held dear, and he wanted to give the hamsters a chance to escape. ESPECIALLY if he's going to be having snakes and birds around them, that's a recipe for the hamsters to be eaten.
I feel very bad for Mikan. She was the first one that fell to Junko's influence, the first one to be rewritten in such a way. She even watches the video a second time, which means she's probably one of the most far gone.
Like Nagito, Mikan is one of the three Remnants who took a body part from Junko's corpse. She took her uterus, and replaced her own with it, in hope's of carrying on Junko's legacy. She's also the one who probably attached the arm to Nagito, and the eye to Fuyuhiko.
In the final episode, Mikan says she wants to create a miracle cure for all diseases. As such, I can see her poisoning medical supplies, much like the real-life Tylenol Murders. She would probably hurt those who are sick and weak, and quite possibly experimented on people. As a medical professional, she was probably responsible for making sure the Remnants who frequented active combat against the Future Foundation were healthy and in peak condition.
I've also seen some people say she probably worked on ways to brainwash people through chemicals, and likely used captured Future Foundation soldiers as test subjects.
Akane and Nekomaru are the fighters of the group. They go out, and their main job is to cause as much stress for the Future Foundation as humanly possible. They're both heavy hitters, and that'd definitely be a hard thing for the Future Foundation to beat.
Akane's goal for her life simply boiled down to eating her fill of food, while Nekomaru said he would support everyone's dreams. I think he may have acted as support for the other's plans, kind of freelance depending on which Remnant required his services at the time.
We know one of the Remnants starved themselves, I believe it was Akane. Food brought her joy, so to cause despair she limited herself. In the anime, she's seen with abs, but I think they were just scared of showing her ribs. It's honestly a wonder that she would be able to fight at all. She fights with everything she's got, running off of despair, spite and mania.
Fuyuhiko and Peko occupy a similar area as Akane and Nekomaru. In fact, I think Nekomaru and Akane probably partnered with or joined Fuyuhiko's group of soldiers. All four of them fight against the Future Foundation, keeping their field agents on their toes and actively fighting against any sort of helpful effort by them.
In the final episode, Fuyuhiko says that he and Peko will lead the people in the Kuzuryu Clan down the right path, since he doesn't want to keep perpetuating violence. He wants them to get good educations and lead good lives. Peko says that she'd never kill again. For Peko to be actively fighting in battles across Japan, means she's actively causing the pain she didn't want to. Peko wants to be seen as more approachable, so to be one of the main Remnants in charge of causing chaos must be awful for her. For Fuyuhiko to take a step back and use the people in his clan to cause despair, he's also violating his life goals, and his want to not be reliant on the Kuzuryu Clan. It's the same reason he wants a degree of separation between himself and Peko in SDR2. He doesn't want to be seen as weaker, and he doesn't want to use the people around him.
Imposter is definitely an enigma character. There isn't much information about them when they're not in disguise as either Byakuya or Ryota (who deserves his own post, what I have to say may be a hot take). You can infer though, that they're actually a very caring person. When they notice Ryota engaging in unhealthy behaviors, they make sure that he eats and sleeps when required, and assumes his identity to give him a break. You can also see it in-game, where the more you hang out with them, the less they act like Byakuya, and more like a kind leader figure. Personally, I call Imposter Touya, since it sounds like a combo of "Two" and "Byakuya", and people already call them Twogami. It also means ''all the more, increasingly'' like their talent.
In the final episode, they aren't in disguise as anyone, and they say that they could become anyone they want, including the president. There's a strong desire within them to become their own person, to be seen for who they are, and not as the person they're impersonating.
It's intriguing, as in Remnant form, they're dressed like Byakuya. I think that Touya assumes the identities of various important figures in society, and infiltrates certain organizations whilst doing so. Since they're currently acting as Byakuya, I think Touya has infiltrated what's left of Togami Corporation, and is working to destroy their reputation. Maybe after Byakuya joins the Future Foundation, Touya tries to make it look like he's betraying them during different missions. Maybe that's why he's never out in the field unless it's absolutely necessary.
Teruteru Hanamura. I think there's a consensus on what we all agree he did while under despair. In the final episode, he says that he will feed everyone tons of nutritious food, and end world hunger. On top of that, he's someone who values his family a lot, especially his mother and siblings.
Teruteru is implied to use drugs in his food to make it taste better. It's an already disturbing theme with the food-oriented ultimates, with Ruruka using Seiko (the Ultimate Pharmacist) to enhance her sweets. In Teruteru's free time events, he feeds Hajime a simple rice ball, and Hajime leaves that interaction feeling like he's been drugged from how drowsy he is. Teruteru also keeps drugs around his food normally, evidence being the infamous soup scene. He may have poisoned his food, or used certain drugs to manipulate people to do bad things while in a weakened state of mind.
There's also an almost mutual agreement that I've seen in the fanbase, that he possibly turned his family into food. For how much he values them, I could definitely see that happening as a possibility, and it's such a terrible thought. For the life of me, I hope that isn't the case, and that Teruteru's mom and siblings are still out there in the world, ready to reunite with him once things have cooled down.
I've lumped Sonia and Mahiru together because this is the only picture of Mahiru as a Remnant. Anyways, starting with Mahiru, I think she traveled across the world, taking pictures of all the destruction and carnage as a result of the Tragedy. She likely also blackmailed high ranking officials and celebrities, bringing them under the thumb of Ultimate Despair and granting them more power over the general population.
In her free time events, Mahiru states that her mother was a war photographer. Her mom would go to scenes of destruction, take pictures, and sell them to news outlets. Mahiru says that, while she respects her mother, she doesn't want to take pictures of war. She wants to capture people's smiles and happy scenes of people living their lives. Going around and taking those sorts of pictures amidst the worst event in human history would definitely cause Mahiru despair. That can be seen in the picture as well, taking pictures of Sonia, likely declaring war or commencing public executions in her kingdom of Novoselic.
At the end of the final episode, Sonia says that she wants to make Novoselic into a peaceful kingdom, one with no wars. Once she becomes a Remnant, she forces her people to commit mass suicide, declares war on nearby countries, and executes people in her own country, supposedly including her parents so she may have sole power. The people who do not die in her initial takeover are likely added to the Novoselic army, serving under her and for her every whim. For someone who wanted to be seen as an equal by her peers, and not treated differently for her status, I can see her feeling very upset with herself knowing that she ruled her kingdom with tyranny and terror, and made people treat her as such a higher power.
Next is the girl group duo, Ibuki and Hiyoko. I think their combined abilities probably made the other's very potent, and its an interesting team-up. They aren't shown doing anything too bad, merely putting on an evil concert.
In the final episode, Ibuki says she wants to use her music to spread happiness, while Hiyoko says she wants to use dance to spread joy.
I don't really know what they would've done to spread despair. Maybe Hiyoko hit the griddy and it made people very upset. In actuality, I believe that Hiyoko probably employed methods similar to snake charmers, and managed to work in some form of hypnosis into her performances. That would be able to turn the masses against one another, and against other people.
Ibuki, on the other hand, definitely worked subliminal messages into her music, causing people to perform certain actions or think certain things for despair. Swifties but evil. Her music was probably also engineered to cause the most discomfort, with screeching guitar riffs and loud drums. Headaches and injuries would be prevalent at their concerts. I can also see Ibuki just smashing her guitar and wielding it as a weapon if facing off against Future Foundation members.
You can even hear a sample of her music on Spotify, since in the final episode of the anime, the rehabilitated Remnants go to help the trapped Future Foundation members, and she plays a song to incapacitate the brainwashed Future Foundation members. Listen if you dare!
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It's finally time to talk about my BOY! I want to save some of my thoughts for his own post, and I honestly think this post is getting very long. For context, I started writing at 3pm, and it's now 10pm. Granted, I watched a movie and did some homework, but that's not the point here. I don't classify Izuru as a Remnant of Despair. I know he is one, but his circumstances are different. To understand Izuru, we need to start with Hajime.
Hajime starts the series as a reserve course student, someone with no talent, yet he idolizes Hope's Peak. He wants to be an ultimate so badly, that he'd do almost anything to do so. He has a bad habit of comparing himself to other people around him, basing his self-worth against theirs. So, in a school full of exceptional people, he's at an all time low. He has no friends, and feels like his goal is out of his reach. For as much as he wants to be an ultimate, we never get an idea of what he wants his ultimate to be. He has no plans for what it is, all he knows is he wants one. To feel important. To feel special. Because he doesn't see himself as anyone of worth.
He is approached by a group called the Steering Committee, which Tengan is loosely involved with. They propose the Kamukura Project to him, which is meant to give him a talent. He obviously really like this idea, but the idea of getting a talent artificially rubs him the wrong way. It's unknown if his parents know what's been proposed to him. One day, thinking by the fountain, he meets Chiaki, and they quickly become friends, bonding over video games. After that, they meet up regularly to game and talk by the fountain. One day, Fuyuhiko's little sister, Natsumi, ends up in his class, and he briefly meets her. Towards the end of the day, he finds her crying by herself, saying that she wants to be seen as the Ultimate Little Sister because Fuyuhiko only deserves the best in his life. Hajime starts to apply this to his friendship with Chiaki, believing he's not worthy of being her friend.
Still, he tries to keep his chin up and not let it bother him. He's hard-headed and hasn't been broken down yet. That's shattered when he tries to go to the ultimates course building for an important question (WATCH THE ANIME) and he gets beat up by Juzo. That very day, he meets with Chiaki, tells her to make tons of memories and have lots of fun for him, and then on, they never see each other again.
He accepts the Kamukura Project, and they begin at once. In the anime, it's done as a very quick procedure, but in real life, it'd be months and months of surgeries, mental conditioning, and medical tests. Soon, Hajime is completely erased from his mind, and is replaced by a figurative blank slate they name Izuru Kamukura. Interestingly, they call him Izuru Kamukura 1.0, implying there were supposed to be more after him. He was essentially a beta test, one that likely wasn't meant to make it this far. They likely expected him to die from the experimental procedures.
He is left on his own for days on end, until eventually Junko finds out about him. Her and Mukuro go to his little room, and try to get him to join despair. He initially declines, not seeing the purpose behind doing so. They invite him to the student council killing game, and there he feels some semblance of an emotion, so he continues. He is there, lurking in the background for many subsequent scenes.
The scene that is most important is Chiaki's death. She dies slowly in that scene, and Izuru is there, watching her. She recognizes him, reaching out towards him because he was her friend. At her death, he finds himself actually feeling something.
He's crying. Something he didn't think was possible. It is unknown if Hajime's repressed pain and despair was so powerful that it was finally felt in this moment, or if Izuru was just intrigued and confused by the idea of someone using their last moments to reach out to him. Nevertheless, he sticks with Junko's plans for despair, and is the reason she even ends up in SDR2. He's still effected by Chiaki's death long after this scene, expressing what can be confused for anger at the end of UDG when Junko starts to mock the way she'd greet him. He rips the wiring out of Shirokuma and Kurokuma's heads, taking only what he needs for the plan.
Izuru wasn't brainwashed, at least, not by Junko. The Kamukura Project deserves it's own post, but here's the rundown. He is supposed to be the Ultimate Everything, in peak physical and mental form. The surgeries needed to give him the strength capacity for the athletic ultimates would've involved breaking every bone in his body and rebuilding him from there, strengthening him enough to be able to launch Mukuro across the room with a flick of his hand. He would be injected with a cocktail of chemicals, made to increase mental abilities like memory, and possibly growth hormones for certain aspects of his body. That would explain why his hair is so incredibly long and dark, and why his eyes are red.
On the mental front, yes, he'd undergo numerous brain surgeries. Likely around the hippocampus and amygdala, they'd sever connections related to his original identity, which would also damage his ability to feel. Your emotional receptors are in those areas, and maybe ruining those sections were by design. After all, Hope's Peak is shady, and maybe they were trying to create some kind of unfeeling superweapon. Theory for another day. They left him near emotionless, with all the logical processing needed to complete any task needed, like a robot. They left him purposeless, craving entertainment of any kind. This makes him easier to use, easier to employ as a tool. If he is lacking purpose, he'd do anything you ask in order to feel anything other than emptiness. This is something Junko appeals to, since despair would be unpredictable and exciting for him.
I think he grows bored quickly, since after a while, anarchy becomes its own kind of order. There is still humanity in Izuru, he holds onto Chiaki's hairpin, and when Makoto finds him, he's nurturing a flower.
This scene is part of the reason why Makoto believes the Remnants are able to be saved. An unfeeling, despair-ridden monster wouldn't take the time to be so kind to something as small as a flower.
This scene is so moving when you watch it.
I think as a "Remnant", Izuru was merely an observer. I don't think he did anything except watch, only intervening when he felt it'd provide him some entertainment. Once he got bored, and only had Junko's USB stick plan, he'd probably find some way to make it easier for Makoto get everyone together, if only to enact that plan for that final bit of entertainment.
Is it obvious that I love Izuru?
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I spent a while learning psychology, and it's always been a big interest for me. Like with the factors pertaining to Izuru, the Remnants also have unique traits that explain why they act the way they act.
They were brainwashed by the subliminal messages that Ryota and Junko had placed in the video, that's why they're so deep in despair. But what is brainwashing? Brainwashing is a form of mental conditioning, that can essentially reprogram the mind to adopt radically different beliefs, ideas, and morals to the ones already carried by the victim. Brainwashing is not mind control, but it's conditioning.
They had their morals completely rewritten to align with Junko and despair. That's part of the reason I think Nagito is as different as he is. I think hope was such an engrained value within him, that he still holds onto despite his despair. The mental reprogramming is in constant conflict with his closely held beliefs.
There are many real examples of brainwashing, most notably within cults and real-life criminal organizations. They take advantage of vulnerable people, and make them change everything about themselves to align with these new ideas. Junko took advantage of their grief over seeing Chiaki die so gruesomely, and changed them fundamentally. They are not inherently evil people, they were not mind controlled into being evil people. They are people who were taken advantage of and conditioned into going against who they were. It's so saddening, they're teenagers, teenagers who should be going into job fields and colleges and living their lives, instead of terrorizing the world. Grief is a powerful, yet human emotion, and it's one that was easily controlled and manipulated by Junko. That's why Makoto took a chance on them as well. He didn't see the terrible people they had been turned into, he saw the hurt, grieving people underneath and wanted to help them.
It's also sickening how Junko only did all this so the Tragedy would carry on while she was masterminding the Hope's Peak killing game. The Remnants are nothing more than a backup plan to her, people she views as "not useful". They only exist to keep spreading despair while she is away, and that's sickening. She brainwashed them and not her own class, BECAUSE she doesn't value the Remnants. She cared about her classmates, so she wanted to feel the despair of watching them suffer. She merely saw the Remnants as tools, ruined their lives just for her own benefit.
I think there could have been an entire anime arc about them. Show Makoto, or Ryota, or some other character trying to rehabilitate them. How did they manage to track them down, and bring them to Jabberwock Island without dying or being discovered by the Future Foundation? How did they manage to stabilize them enough mentally to enter the Neo World Program? How did Izuru manage to get that USB stick past whoever was helping them? What were they like after waking up from the NWP with all their progress erased? If the survivors were normal, how did they handle seeing their friends in such a state? What impact did they do to the world? They could provide a clearer image of the Tragedy itself, which isn't really explored past Towa City, and even Towa City has only just recently been affected by the Tragedy. I think there's so much to explore, and so little attention actually given to them.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEND ME YOUR ART, YOUR HEADCANONS, YOUR FICS, YOUR CONFESSIONS, YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE REMNANTS! I WILL EAT THEM UP LIKE I AM STARVED! I WILL SUP FROM THE WELL OF FANON AS IF IT IS THE FIRST DRINK OF WATER I'VE HAD IN DECADES! I NEED TO CONSUME EVERY BIT OF MEDIA ABOUT THEM!
I'm so normal, I'm so normal, I'm so normal, I'm so normal-
Anyways, after Dangantober is over, I may introduce my Danganronpa OC to this blog (not as a roleplay thing, but just to yap about him). Mainly, he's a former classmate of theirs, and he's part of their rehabilitation process because I NEED to chew on it like I'm teething.
Here is an edit I made of Chisa Yukizome, and the Remnants (it's short, it was my first one), to a Miss Delight edit audio. Please enjoy it, I was so proud when I finished it <3
Is it obvious now just how much I love the Remnants? They NEEDED more screentime, I'm not kidding on that front. Imagine everything that could've been explored, how much of their actions was the brainwashing, and how much was them acting out in twisted grief?
What did each person do while under despair? Was any guilt felt? How did they react after being rehabilitated? How are they living now with the knowledge of what they've done?
They were just grieving kids, kids who were taken advantage of and used for evil purposes. But I also agree that the Remnants are not blameless in their actions. They must live with this guilt forever, constantly on the run for what they've done, and yet, they have each other.
When I found out that UDG was SUPPOSED to be about facing the Remnants of Despair as either Makoto or Komaru, before it was changed to be the WOH, I was UPSET! Someone, PLEASE MAKE THAT A REAL GAME, I'D PAY YOU EVERYTHING IN MY WALLET AND BANK ACCOUNTS!
Make merch of the Remnants, all of them, not just the Servant pop-up parade and Izuru plushie.
#danganronpa#dangantober#remnants of despair#danganronpa 2#sdr2#Youtube#izuru kamukura#nagito komaeda#chiaki nanami#servant nagito#hajime hinata#kazuichi souda#gundham tanaka#sonia nevermind#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#peko pekoyama#nekomaru nidai#teruteru hanamura#ultimate imposter#ryota mitarai#mahiru koizumi#hiyoko saionji#ibuki mioda#mikan tsumiki#junko enoshima#mukuro ikusaba#chisa yukizome
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The Remnants having gaps in their memories and not knowing about the first killing game.
Or that they were played apart in its creation.
And the survivors don't want to tell them. Even when their own greif is so apparent.
Ibuki asks if Makoto likes sleepovers because whenever someone tries to find him at night, he's never in his room.
Makoto nods with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes.
Hajime asks if the former Headmaster is still around, Kyoko says he's gone but refuses to explain or elaborate.
He doesn't ask her again, because even with the cold facade she looked seconds away from tears.
Asahina sees Peko sparr and comments she reminds her of another girl who fought so well.
Peko says she hopes to sparr with her one day. Asahina pauses but nods with a sad smile "I think she'd liked that."
Twogami asks about a story Toko's writing, noting that it differs from her usual work. She hesitates for a good while.
Before simply saying "as much as I hate to admit it, he had some good ideas... They shouldn't go to waste."
Sonia recognises her upbringing in Byakuya and asks if he is of royalty too. Or was, given everything... Byakuya nods slowly "something like that."
Hagakure refuses to explain why he prefers to go by Hiro or Hagakure, but never Yasuhiro.
When Fuyuhiko asks why, he shrugs and says it doesn't vibe with him anymore "doesn't feel right to use" but he never says why.
Not to mention that there's always an extra dish or more set at the table.
#remnants of despair#makoto naegi#ibuki mioda#kyoko kirigiri#hajime hinata#yasuhiro hagakure#sonia nevermind#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#byakuya togami#byakuya twogami#asahina aoi#peko pekoyama#danganronpa trigger happy havoc#super danganronpa goodbye despair#danganronpa
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danganronpa + @screenshotsofdespair
#izuru kamukura#sonia nevermind#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#peko pekoyama#junko enoshima#class 77#remnants of despair#danganronpa#danganronpa meme#danganronpa textposts#danganronpa memes#danganronpa textpost#incorrect danganronpa quote#incorrect danganronpa quotes#sdr2#danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#sdrv2#dr3#dr3 despair arc#danganronpa 3#the end of hope's peak high school#thh#trigger happy havoc
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Day 6: Future and AU
In this AU I thought about making the descendants of the remnants exist at the time of the Disaster. And that Junko's legacy would continue for them, and Junko chose the Ultimate Paranormal (Sofia Tanaka) to host her soul after her departure if the killing game failed.
#sondam#sondham#danganronpa au#sonia x gundham#sdr2#sonia nevermind#gundham tanaka#danganronpa 2#the remnants of despair#sofia tanka#guilherme nevermind#super danganronpa 2 good bye despair#monokuma#junko enoshima
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Remnants of Hope AU
'The 'Remnants of Hope' are considered the last remaining of the sane Hopes Peak Academy students that are not in our care. It is this foundations mission to find and extract this miniature squadron from danger. We assume one of the lower level windows panelling was more rusted than initially thought before it had been fixed for the 'Killing Game'. These teenagers could be one of our last chances. Do not let their blood ridden figures lead to a violent encounter. They are simply surviving the best they can in that war zone.
Owari Akane:
Ultimate: Gymnast
Height: 5"9
Weight: 59kg/123lbs
Age: 17
Based on current cameras we have managed to reprogram for our purpose, Akane is plenty violent and makes up for a lack of proper critical thinking skills with her inane durability. She has no visible loss of body parts unlike her current compatriots, yet is littered with scars. Mainly more akin to a bear claw. Her strength is not to be questioned, in her files, the only people who have beaten her on hand to hand are Oogami Sakura and Nidai Nekomaru.
Sonia Nevermind
Ultimate: Princess
Height: 5"8
Weight: 50kg/110lbs
Age: 16
Additional Information - Home Country - Novoselic
Based on our surveillance, Sonia seems to be the least physically violent. She will adorn a weapon every once in a while and bear no fear in stepping in for her compatriots. This loyalty has resulted in the loss of her right arm from just below her elbow. She has sustained a temporary knee injury, slightly altering her ability to break into full sprint, this does not seem to bring her down. Her high spirits had made her a defacto leader and planner.
Souda Kazuichi
Ultimate: Mechanic
Height: 5"6
Weight: 64kg/141lbs
Age: 17
By far, this one is the least violent. From our surveillance, verbally, he's a menace. Otherwise he's secluded. His few attempts at heroism have had him majorly injured, losing his left leg from mid thigh down and almost complete loss of feeling in his right ankle. Don't underestimate the smarts. While brash verbally, he can build up a gun along with ammo and use it as quick as need be. He does not move now unless it's unquestionably needed.
Kuzuryu Fuyuhiko
Ultimate: Yakuza
Height: 5"1
Weight: 43kg/94lbs
Age: 16
Don't be fooled by his height or baby face. If his name rings a bell that's because it should. While one of the two destined to be a leader one day, he leaves it to the princess in exchange for more of a ranged amount of violence. Keeping range with mainly guns and ammo made by the mechanic has resulted in him being hurt the least, but he has lost an eye due to a rogue 'Remnant of Despair'. Which one is the culprit is unknown as of now.
We have trust you can extract these four safely and put them in the secure hands of the 'Killing Game' survivors. Or more, our hands.
Good luck.
- Kirigiri Kyoko'
#danganronpa#danganronpa 2#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#sonia nevermind#kazuichi souda#akane owari#kyoko kirigiri#future foundation#alternate universe#remnants of despair#sprite edit
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<3
#i just really like giving despair sonia some runny makeup#danganronpa#sdr2#remnant of despair#sonia nevermind#mikan tsumiki#art#my art#doodles
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bla bla something about having a high status and heavy responsibilities, never learning how to process trauma or their own feelings in general, barely being able to take care of themselves due to looking after the others because they feel like they must be selfless leaders since they're the most physically capable in recovery out of everyone else after the game (but not mentally), but sometimes it just becomes too much.
they may suck with feelings but they understand eachothers pain
#is this anything at all#i just think theyd get along very very well. neglected rich blondies unite#everything just gets really overwhelming for them i think#they also did really messed up shit as remnants#but arent able to acknowledge it entirely bc they love their friends too much to care#sonia says shes a princess before shes a human so she lives by that duty. even if its gone#fuyuhiko just moves robotically. entirely cold except for knowing he has people to protect now#so he makes it his mission because thats how he's always lived#all while at the same time he and sonia dont really converse well at first#but sitting silently together is enough#bongo art#art#digital art#sdr2#danganronpa#super danganronpa 2#danganronpa goodbye despair#danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#sonia nevermind
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DanganWLWeek 2024 Day 5: The Tragedy
Remnant Peko on loan to Sonia because both Peko and Fuyuhiko weren’t getting enough despair by staying together. So now Peko has to work for Fuyuhiko’s top competitor for power within the remnants, and Sonia’s stuck with a bodyguard that won’t let her have a even a moment to herself and is constantly monitoring her
#they’re political enemies ✨with tension✨#I’ve had this concept in my head for a while so glad to finally drawn it#danganronpa#sdr2#remnants of despair#danganronpa ships#peko pekoyama#sonia nevermind#danganwlweek2024#pekonia#the internet says that’s their ship name so fingers crossed#remnant Sonia#remnant peko#despair era#despair arc#goodbye despair#danganronpa goodbye despair
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What’s your favorite Sonia nevermind outfit ?
#art#goodbye despair#sdr2#sonia nevermind#danganronpa#also if you’re wondering where her remnant despair outfit is#I have a wip of all of the cast that is five million years in the making ..#yea it’s taking a while but I want to wait to share it then
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"Hey, Owari-san! Can I take a picture of you real quick? I want to snap a shot of you relaxing during breakfast."
"Huh? Yeah sure, go ahead! Just lemme eat while you're at it."
"Of course! Just act as you normally would, don't mind me!"
*Snap!*
"Haha, you look so free! I'm definitely glad I caught this moment!"
"Hey, Koizumi! You need to eat now too! I know you still haven't eaten yet!"
"I'll eat, I'll eat, no need to get pushy! Haha."
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"Fuahahaha! I see you require my aid, Mistress of Blades. Very well, I shall extend you my mercy and summon forth a suitable beast for your companionship! Fuahahaha!"
"...So, you'll help me? I would appreciate it greatly..."
"Fehehe. Behold! A beast has arrived from the underworld!"
*Meeeeoooow*
"Is that... a cat? It's so... cute... and... fluffy..."
*Mrrrrp?*
"...C-can I... pet it?"
"Is that not what you have requested of me, mortal? I will have you know I do not accept favors from just anyone. Do as you will with your new companion, but be careful. You must treat it with caution, lest it devour your very soul!"
"Of course. I'll... treat it with care."
*Mrreow!*
"...You're so... fluffy... and cute..."
*Prrrrrrr*
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"Tsumiki, you should be more careful. You're still recovering, you need to take it easy."
"I-I'm sorry, Hinata-san! I j-just wanted to help... I-I-I-I'm s-s-s-so-sorry for being so useless! I'm so sorryyyyyyyyy!"
"Hey, it's okay! There's no need to apologize. I know you just want to take care of the others, but you need to take care of yourself too. I'm sure everyone would be happy to see you recover."
"U-um, okay... I-if you say so, Hinata-san. I-I-I'll do my best! I'll do my best to take care of myself!"
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"Hey, Koizumi. Let me take a picture of you real quick."
"H-huh? A picture... of me? Why?"
"Well, you said you don't really like selfies, right? So you probably don't have a lot of pictures of yourself. I think it's only fair to have some pictures of you too, since everyone else have a lot."
"Oh! Well, if you're sure then... go ahead. I'm not really sure how to act in front of the camera though... I'm so used to being behind it."
"It's fine. You don't need to do anything big, just a smile would do. ...You're hair looks nice today, by the way."
"H-huh!? C-c'mon, you can't just put that on me all of a sudden like that!"
*Snap!*
"Ah, there we go. A nice smiling Koizumi shot. Cute."
"Ah- Hinata-kun! Did you compliment me just to get me to smile!?"
"Hey, I did mean it! You're hair really is nice today!"
"H-Hinata-kun!"
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"Hey Hinata-kun, say cheese!"
"Huh?"
*Snap!*
"Haha, it's so rare to see you caught off guard these days! I just had to capture it somehow!"
"Oh, so that's what this is about. Haha, I guess I'm not really surprised easily anymore."
"No kidding! Sometimes it feels like nothing can surprise you. Good to see that's not the case, haha!"
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"HEY HEY!!!! MAHIRU-CHAN!!!!!"
"W-what? What is it? Do you need something, Mioda-san?"
"MAHIRU-CHAN!!!! Please take a picture of Ibuki!!! Right now!!"
"H-huh!? I-I mean, sure but... what's the occasion?"
"Oh nothing, really! Ibuki just wanted a picture!"
"Haha, that's so like you! Well, alright, get ready!"
*Snap!*
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"Big Sis Koizumiiiiii! Souda-kun is picking on me!"
"I'm not picking on you! I just said you had to leave some candy for the rest of us! It's not just for you, you know!"
"Huuuuh? You think a nasty little grease monkey like you deserves any candy? As if! The only ones on this island who deserve candy is me and Big Sis Koizumi! ...And maybe the depressed little girl in the pod room."
"Why does Monaca-chan get candy but I don't!?"
"Because Monaca-chan isn't an annoying, whiny little perverted dumbass, that's why!"
"You haven't even talked to her, how would you know what she's like!?"
"Cute little girls have a natural affinity for each other! Not that YOU would know."
"Saionji-san, you're not even little anymore..."
"B-but I'm still cute, right!? I'm still an adorable girl, right Bis Sis Koizumi?"
"Of course you're still cute, Saionji-san."
"Yaaaaay!"
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"Hey, Nanami-san! Could a snap a photo real quick? I realized I don't have a lot of pictures of you, and I want to change that!"
"Hm? Oh, yeah. Sure. But can you make it quick? I was going to check on Monaca-san in the pod room... I thought she might be bored, so I brought her a 3DS to play with."
"How considerate of you! I'm not sure Monaca-san will be up for playing, though..."
"...No? Hm. Well, I'll hand it to her anyway, just in case she ends up feeling up to it."
"I'm sure she'll appreciate it!"
*Snap!*
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"Oh, Sagishi-san! Look at what I have found!"
"Hm? What is it?"
"It is a serial killer documentation log! It appears that it has written down all the known information regarding serial killers all across history! Just look how thick it is! I am quite excited to read through this!"
"...You like serial killers a whole lot, huh."
"Yes! I find their way of thinking rather intriguing! Oh, but do not misunderstand! I do not condone or agree with their actions one bit! They are horrible criminals that should not be allowed to run freely to do whatever they wish! ...Oh, but... I suppose we are no different in that aspect..."
"...That's true. But our situation is very different. At the very least, we can now atone for our crimes by living our lives peacefully on this island, removed from the rest of society."
"...I suppose you are right. I will not let my past deeds disturb the peace of my present life! I will atone for my sins by enjoying myself in peace and companionship!"
"Heh. That's the spirit. ...Now then, how about that serial killer log? Why don't you tell me more?"
"Oh, yes! I would love to! Okay, so to begin with..."
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"Haha, you enjoying yourself out there, Souda?"
"Of course! The water's super nice!"
"Kazuichi-chan's barely even in the water, though!"
"H-hey! Just because I don't feel like swimming right now doesn't mean I can't enjoy the water!"
"Is the swimming ring good enough for a baby like you? Kyahaha!"
"Don't call me a baby! Swimming rings are for everyone, not just kids!"
"You're still a total baby!"
"I'm not!"
"You are!"
"Am not!"
"Am too!"
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"Hey, almost everyone's awake now, why don't we take a group picture?"
"B-but Komaeda-san isn't awake yet..."
"We don't know if that guy will ever wake up..."
"Please do not be so pessimistic! I am certain he will awake in time!"
"...Yeah, I agree with Sonia-san. Komaeda-kun will wake up eventually, I just know it. He's just taking a bit longer, is all."
"But why's that freak taking so damn long anyway? Is it 'cus his death was just THAT brutal?"
"No, I don't think so... His death was definitely brutal, but... I think some of the executions were decidedly worse."
"Souda's right. If his death was the reason, then Hanamura, Peko, and Tanaka would probably have taken a lot longer too. But they woke up just fine like the rest did."
"Komaeda's delayed awakening has nothing to do with the events of the simulation."
"...Do you have information regarding the Fortunate One that we do not, Lord of Darkness?"
"...I do. But it's not my place to share. Let's wait until he wakes up for that. For now, let's just take that picture, alright? We can always take a new one when Komaeda wakes up."
"Ibuki agrees with Hajime-chan! Iiiiiiit's PICTURE TIME!"
"Well, alright... If that's what everyone wants, then I'm fine with it too. Let me set up the camera and timer real quick! Everyone get ready!"
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2...
1...
*Snap!*
#chiaki nanami#hajime hinata#hinanami#sonia nevermind#gundham tanaka#ibuki mioda#akane owari#hiyoko saionji#mikan tsumiki#peko pekoyama#fuyuhiko kuzuryuu#fuyuhiko kuzuryu#kazuichi soda#kazuichi souda#mahiru koizumi#remnant searcher chiaki au#danganronpa#super danganronpa 2#sdr2#danganronpa 3#dr3#art#my art#xanders art#digital art#fan art#fic#fanfic#fanfiction
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Very important meeting cannot be postponed
#You cant tell me Impostor isnt a) a very calming presence b) natural leader and comforter#And like so is Hajime. But Hajime needs to lean on ppl too :(#Hajime: hey you wanna take over as unofficial leader of the remnants#Impostor: oh thanks for considering me but jesus christ no.#Hajime hinata#ultimate imposter#Sdr2#Super danganronpa 2#Danganronpa 2#Danganronpa#Sonia nevermind#Gundham tanaka#An art
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a remnants of despair version of the iconic meme because I like to think I'm funny
(this is a repost from MY deviantart account, i did not steal this)
#danganronpa#danganronpa 2#dr2#remnants of despair#nagito komaeda#souda kazuichi#ibuki mioda#izuru kamukura#sonia nevermind#mikan tsumiki#dr2 mikan#dr2 ibuki#dr2 nagito#dr2 kazuichi#dr2 gundham#gundham tanaka#dr2 goodbye despair#dr2 izuru#dr2 sonia#danganronpa meme#queueueue#moxie draws
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