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->''This is the story of a hopeful boy and a hopeless girl.''
-->-- '''Daisuke Hiyori'''
-->-- '''Daisuke Hiyori'''
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* BlueMeansCold: The Ultimate Ice Skater Miyuki Nagasu, with a talent associated with ice, wears her pale blue ice skating costume at all times.
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* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:PerkyGoth Sumire Takemi is Chapter 4's victim and Lovable Jock Goh Hanma is her unwitting killer, around the same time the students begin figuring out the AwfulTruth behind certain members of themselves and the reasons why the Killing Game is happening to begin with]].
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* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:PerkyGoth Sumire Takemi is Chapter 4's victim and Lovable Jock LovableJock Goh Hanma is her unwitting killer, around the same time the students begin figuring out the AwfulTruth behind certain members of themselves and the reasons why the Killing Game is happening to begin with]].
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* SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:The Intermission ends with Monaca and her amnesiac alter ego Shion combining together. The whole personality has Monaca's memories and prefers to be addressed by that name, and additionally has Shion's more meek and self-loathing temperament]].
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''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' is a 2022-23 ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' {{Continuation}} {{Fanfic}}, written throughout 2021 and 2022 by Platform/{{Wattpad}} user [=Reborn4Dog=]. It is the final installment in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', concluding the plot set up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod''.
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''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' is a 2022-23 ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' {{Continuation}} {{Fanfic}}, written throughout 2021 and 2022 and 2023 by Platform/{{Wattpad}} user [=Reborn4Dog=]. It is the final installment in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', concluding the plot set up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod''.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Despite his occasional bouts of being InnocentlyInsensitive due to his upbringing as a {{Hikikomori}}, Daisuke means well for many of the other students and is very optimistic about the prospect of escaping the Killing Game.
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* PassionPlay: [[spoiler:Yashiro's execution is a dark mockery of the crucifixion of Christ, with him being nailed to a cross and stabbed with numerous spears before finally being dropped into a lake of fire representing {{Hell}}]].
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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[LovableJock Goh Hanma]]'s backstory reveals that he used to hang out with a group of {{Jerk Jock}}s, who belittled him for not following [[HeManWomanHater their misogynistic ways]]. He eventually decided to quit and rat them out after [[spoiler:he attempted to prevent them from gang-raping a student and [[DestinationDefenstration being shoved out of a window in response]]]].
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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[LovableJock Goh Hanma]]'s backstory reveals that he used to hang out with a group of {{Jerk Jock}}s, who belittled him for not following [[HeManWomanHater their misogynistic ways]]. He eventually decided to quit and rat them out after [[spoiler:he attempted to prevent them from gang-raping a student and [[DestinationDefenstration [[DestinationDefenestration being shoved out of a window in response]]]].
* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: [[spoiler:Akihiro considers ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'' to be a "personal favourite", and turns out to be another EvilutionaryBiologist perfectly willing to subject others to BodyHorror]].
* SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: A Free-Time Event with Yae reveals that as a child, she was frequently hospitalized due to disease and told she had just months to live. Now, she is a relatively healthy and athletic martial artist skilled in Hapkido.
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* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:PerkyGoth Sumire Takemi is Chapter 4's victim, around the same time the students begin figuring out the AwfulTruth behind certain members of themselves and the reasons why the Killing Game is happening to begin with]].
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* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:PerkyGoth Sumire Takemi is Chapter 4's victim, victim and Lovable Jock Goh Hanma is her unwitting killer, around the same time the students begin figuring out the AwfulTruth behind certain members of themselves and the reasons why the Killing Game is happening to begin with]].
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: [[MeaningfulName Befitting her name being Japanese for "apple"]], Ringo is fond of apples -- [[PickyEater but will only eat apples with red instead of green skins]]. [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Once more]], this detail proves crucial in solving Chapter 2's case, as the killer leaves behind a green apple to try and frame her for murder]].
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* GrandFinale: The third and final entry of the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', it serves to wrap up the lingering plot-threads of not just ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod'', but also the official entries of ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'' and ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony''.
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** Chapter 4's Monokuma Theater has Monokuma reference ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' with a comment about [[Recap/SouthParkS5E4ScottTenormanMustDie "sweet and yummy tears of unfathomable sadness"]].
** The final Monokuma Theater segment, that of Chapter 5, opens with Monokuma making an off the cuff remark about how [[VideoGame/WeHappyFew "we've come to the end of our time"]], and later on, he alludes to the final episode of ''Anime/FZeroGPLegend'' when discussing the topic of {{Grand Finale}}s.
** The final Monokuma Theater segment, that of Chapter 5, opens with Monokuma making an off the cuff remark about how [[VideoGame/WeHappyFew "we've come to the end of our time"]], and later on, he alludes to the final episode of ''Anime/FZeroGPLegend'' when discussing the topic of {{Grand Finale}}s.
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''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' is a 2022-23 ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' {{Continuation}} {{Fanfic}}, written throughout 2021 and 2022 by Website/{{Wattpad}} user [=Reborn4Dog=]. It is the final installment in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', concluding the plot set up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod''.
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''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' is a 2022-23 ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' {{Continuation}} {{Fanfic}}, written throughout 2021 and 2022 by Website/{{Wattpad}} Platform/{{Wattpad}} user [=Reborn4Dog=]. It is the final installment in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', concluding the plot set up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod''.
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* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: The antagonistic, cynical, jaded [[StrawNihilist Junpei Ichikawa]] is the only participant depicted with eyebags.
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* ExhaustedEyebags: The cynical, jaded Junpei Ichikawa is the only participant depicted with eyebags.
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* {{Bookends}}:
** The prologue begins with Daisuke receiving a letter, and the epilogue ends with him receiving another one. The contents of the letters do differ however.
** Daisuke also says similar lines in both the prologue and epilogue, both times referring to him and Shion:
--->'''Daisuke (in the Prologue):''' This is the story of a hopeful boy and a hopeless girl.
--->'''Daisuke (in the Epilogue):''' ...And that was it. That was the story of me, the hopeful boy, and her, the hopeless girl.
** The prologue begins with Daisuke receiving a letter, and the epilogue ends with him receiving another one. The contents of the letters do differ however.
** Daisuke also says similar lines in both the prologue and epilogue, both times referring to him and Shion:
--->'''Daisuke (in the Prologue):''' This is the story of a hopeful boy and a hopeless girl.
--->'''Daisuke (in the Epilogue):''' ...And that was it. That was the story of me, the hopeful boy, and her, the hopeless girl.
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* CruelMercy: This is Shun's rationale for [[spoiler:helping Kenji after he's attacked at the end of Chapter 4, despite his involvement in Sumire and Goh's deaths]].
-->'''Shun:''' And you wanna know what your punishment shall be? ''(...)'' Life.
* DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler:Kenji is shanked several times by Monokuma at the end of Chapter 4 and ultimately ends up [[EyeScream losing an eye]]. He ends up as one of Chapter 5's victims, being ambushed and killed by Noriko. Justified, considering that Monokuma's injuries left him in a weakened state and thus vulnerable to Noriko]].
-->'''Shun:''' And you wanna know what your punishment shall be? ''(...)'' Life.
* DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler:Kenji is shanked several times by Monokuma at the end of Chapter 4 and ultimately ends up [[EyeScream losing an eye]]. He ends up as one of Chapter 5's victims, being ambushed and killed by Noriko. Justified, considering that Monokuma's injuries left him in a weakened state and thus vulnerable to Noriko]].
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* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler:Right before Chapter 6's investigation, and after having convinced the rest of the survivors to aid her, Monaca repeats her spiel about her skill and what it's really about from ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' -- only with the sections about "uniting people" and "getting them all to help me" reversed to cement her HeelFaceTurn]].
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* StressVomit: Shion understandably is horrified by the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath first execution she witnesses]], and as soon as it's over, quickly rushes out of the courtroom to vomit.
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''Paradise Lost'' bucks a few trends than its predecessors did:
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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:In [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} the actual franchise]], [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] was never shown to feel any remorse for what she did, and decides to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere rather than face consequences. Here, after [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent she gets amnesia]], she develops a sincere moral compass, and even after regaining her memories, not only helps to stop the mastermind, but also turns herself in to the Future Foundation]].
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[spoiler:As indicated by her frequently breaking down in tears over faint recollections of her past actions, Monaca Towa is a lot more guilt-ridden and morose here than the unapologetic and near-perpetually gleeful EnfantTerrible she was in canon]].
* AdaptationalHeroism:[[spoiler:In In [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} the actual franchise]], [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] was never shown to feel any remorse for what she did, and decides to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere rather than face consequences. Here, after [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent she gets amnesia]], she develops a sincere moral compass, and even after regaining her memories, not only helps to stop the mastermind, but also turns herself in to the Future Foundation]].
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: While most of the story is written from Daisuke's POV, the Intermission is written instead from that of Shion's.
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''Paradise Lost'' bucks a few trends than its predecessors did:
** It is the only one to contain {{Epigraph}}s at the beginning of a chapter.
** There is an "Intermission" sandwiched between Chapter 5's Class Trial, unheard of in the previous two entries.
** The last chapter is not a TitleDropChapter, instead being titled "Distrust" after the original name for ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.
** It is the only one to contain {{Epigraph}}s at the beginning of a chapter.
** There is an "Intermission" sandwiched between Chapter 5's Class Trial, unheard of in the previous two entries.
** The last chapter is not a TitleDropChapter, instead being titled "Distrust" after the original name for ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Shun is horrified to discover Akihiro's true colors at the end of Chapter 3, nearly [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge beating him to death in a blind rage]] before Yashiro beats him to the punch]].
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Shun [[spoiler:After spending the last few days respecting him and attempting to become his friend, Shun is horrified to discover Akihiro's true colors at the end of Chapter 3, nearly [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge beating him to death in a blind rage]] before Yashiro beats him to the punch]].
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** [[spoiler:What Akihiro Garaki is revealed to have done to his sister -- fusing her on purpose with an animal -- is reminiscent of [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker doing the same to his daughter]]]].
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** [[spoiler:What Akihiro Garaki is revealed to have done to his sister -- fusing her on purpose with an animal -- is reminiscent of [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker doing the same to his daughter]]]].daughter]]. Shun even responds with a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown just like how Ed did]].
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* AmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroes: [[spoiler:This turns out to be why Shion Nanashi, or rather [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]], is good to begin with -- having forgotten her dark past via amnesia. Thankfully, she retains her newfound moral code even after regaining her memories]].
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* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler:One is found in Chapter 6 written by one of the scientists who inhabited the facility before it was used for the Killing Game, detailing their discovery of and bonding with Shion before [[KilledMidSentence cutting off mid-sentence]] after feral Monokumas kill the scientists]].
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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Monaca Towa is shown to have prosthetic legs following them being damaged beyond repair and thus amputated. In ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', [[ObfuscatingDisability she was secretly able-bodied]], and even if she did genuinely lose the use of her legs by ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'', they were still organic]].
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* KilledMidSentence:
** [[spoiler:Haiji Towa is blown up by Kenji Shima's IED while in the middle of cursing him out in Chapter 5]].
** [[spoiler:The scientist who wrote the ApocalypticLog discovered in Chapter 6 abruptly stops writing in the middle of saying a final message to Shion]].
** [[spoiler:Haiji Towa is blown up by Kenji Shima's IED while in the middle of cursing him out in Chapter 5]].
** [[spoiler:The scientist who wrote the ApocalypticLog discovered in Chapter 6 abruptly stops writing in the middle of saying a final message to Shion]].
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* RapeLeadsToInsanity: It is heavily implied that [[spoiler:Monaca Towa was [[BrotherSisterIncest raped by her own brother Haiji]], and that was what contributed to her more heinous actions in ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'']].
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* AmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroes: [[spoiler:This turns out to be why Shion Nanashi, or rather [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]], is good to begin with -- having forgotten her dark past via amnesia. Thankfully, she retains her newfound moral code even after regaining her memories]].
* {{Expy}}: Sumire Takemi is a PerkyGoth with GirlishPigtails who is also a [[BunnyEarsLawyer quirky yet efficient]] forensic specialist. Just like [[Series/{{NCIS}} Abby Sciuto]].
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: [[spoiler:Chapter 6's Class Trial is livestreamed, and thus the chatbox initially hurls vitriol towards the exposed Monaca Towa, believing her to be the mastermind behind it. After Momiji Akamatsu is exposed, the end of the trial shows [[LaserGuidedKarma the chatbox turning on her instead]]]].
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: [[spoiler:Chapter 6's Class Trial is livestreamed, and thus the chatbox initially hurls vitriol towards the exposed Monaca Towa, believing her to be the mastermind behind it. After Momiji Akamatsu is exposed, exposed as the mastermind, the end of the trial shows [[LaserGuidedKarma the chatbox turning on her instead]]]].
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* StrawNihilist: Junpei Ichikawa [[EstablishingCharacterMoment is introduced]] reading a ListOfTransgressions against the entire world and decrying Daisuke Hiyori's protests to the contrary as "optimistic nonsense". He doesn't get much better from there.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:In the end of Chapter 4, Monokuma makes it clear to Kenji that [[NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught he would've ignored Kenji bribing him into helping set up the murder if he wasn't exposed doing so]]. But considering that he ''was'', Monokuma sees no reason to not stab him several times, once [[EyeScream in the eye]], and leave him for dead]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:In [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} the actual franchise]], [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] was never shown to feel any remorse for what she did, and decides to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere rather than face consequences. Here, after [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent she gets amnesia]], she develops a sincere moral compass, and even after regaining her memories, not only helps to stop the mastermind, but also turns herself in to the Future Foundation]].
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* BackForTheFinale: Midway through the final Class Trial, [[spoiler: [[Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori Kaori]] and [[Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod Reiji]] turn up, now in the employ of the Future Foundation and attempting to convince Momiji to turn herself in]].
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* BackForTheFinale: Midway through the final Class Trial, [[spoiler: [[Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori [[spoiler:[[Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori Kaori]] and [[Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod Reiji]] turn up, now in the employ of the Future Foundation and attempting to convince Momiji to turn herself in]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As Chapter 5's Class Trial shows, even [[HangingJudge Monokuma]] is disgusted by [[PaedoHunt pedophilia]]:
-->'''Monokuma:''' Child predators are sick, sick fucks! And that's coming from the mouth of a bear who kidnapped all of you just so he could force you into murdering each other for no real reason.
-->'''Monokuma:''' Child predators are sick, sick fucks! And that's coming from the mouth of a bear who kidnapped all of you just so he could force you into murdering each other for no real reason.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: After the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath second execution]], two of the surviving students understandably head off to a built-in bar to obtain alcoholic drinks.
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** Kenji's body is discovered decapitated with a table saw. It eventually comes to light that he had been strangled with piano wire beforehand.
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** Miyuki's [[spoiler:Miyuki]]'s body is found having been shot in the head with a flare gun to [[NeverSuicide make it look like she killed herself]], hiding that she had been killed via a poisoned drink.
**Kenji's [[spoiler:Kenji]]'s body is discovered decapitated with a table saw. It eventually comes to light that he had been strangled with piano wire beforehand.
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** Miyuki's body is found having been shot in the head with a flare gun to [[NeverSuicide make it look like she killed herself]], hiding that she had been killed via a poisoned drink.
** Kenji's body is discovered decapitated with a table saw. It eventually comes to light that he had been strangled with piano wire beforehand.
** Miyuki's body is found having been shot in the head with a flare gun to [[NeverSuicide make it look like she killed herself]], hiding that she had been killed via a poisoned drink.
** Kenji's body is discovered decapitated with a table saw. It eventually comes to light that he had been strangled with piano wire beforehand.
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* FamousFamousFictional: Used during Junpei's rant about how several infamous crimes in Japan caused him to develop his StrawNihilist mindset: he first mentions [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Junko_Furuta the murder of Junko Furuta]], then [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 Unit 731]], before finishing with [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/The_Tragedy The Tragedy]].
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** Shion quickly takes an interest in ''Literature/GoodnightMoon'', appearing to cherish it as a reminder of happier times. [[spoiler:After surviving the Killing Game, she takes a copy of it as her personal memento]].
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** During a Free-Time Event with Yae, while discussing why she specialized in using a MartialArtsStaff, she describes [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello]] as "some purple-wearing nerdy turtle".
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:Enraged by Akihiro's crimes and lack of remorse for them, Yashiro [[MultipleGunshotDeath unloads several shots from a flare gun into him]]. Right in front of Monokuma, who then promptly executes him. And Yashiro used up all the flares, rendering Daisuke unable to use it to call for help]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Once it dawns on [[TokenReligiousTeammate Yashiro]] that he is about to die, he goes out with grace; quietly asking God for forgiveness and reciting the 23rd Psalm as Monokuma drags him to his execution]].
* HistoricalRapSheet: [[spoiler:Haiji Towa is all but stated to have attended parties and participated in child abuse at Little St. James, the private island of infamous American billionaire child predator Jeffrey Epstein]].
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* HistoricalRapSheet: [[spoiler:Haiji Towa is all but stated to have attended parties and participated in child abuse at Little St. James, the private island of infamous American billionaire child predator Jeffrey Epstein]].
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:PerkyGoth Sumire Takemi is Chapter 4's victim, around the same time the students begin figuring out the AwfulTruth behind certain members of themselves and the reasons why the Killing Game is happening to begin with]].
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* TokenReligiousTeammate: While most of the students are not outspoken about their religious beliefs, Ultimate Televangelist Yashiro Fujiwara takes pride in his Christian faith.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Chapter 5's Class Trial reveals, after a boatload of {{Foreshadowing}} throughout the preceding chapters, the AwfulTruth that Shion Nanashi and [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] are one and the same]].
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** [[spoiler:Early on in Chapter 5, the group meet a crazed man [[OffTheGrid hiding in a crashed van to evade the Future Foundation]]. After his death, they figure out his identity to be none other than [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Haiji Towa]]]].
** [[spoiler:Chapter 5's Class Trial reveals, after a boatload of {{Foreshadowing}} throughout the preceding chapters, the AwfulTruth that Shion Nanashi and [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] are one and the same]].
** [[spoiler:Early on in Chapter 5, the group meet a crazed man [[OffTheGrid hiding in a crashed van to evade the Future Foundation]]. After his death, they figure out his identity to be none other than [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Haiji Towa]]]].
** [[spoiler:Chapter 5's Class Trial reveals, after a boatload of {{Foreshadowing}} throughout the preceding chapters, the AwfulTruth that Shion Nanashi and [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] are one and the same]].
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: [[spoiler:Chapter 6's Class Trial is livestreamed, and thus the chatbox initially hurls vitriol towards the exposed Monaca Towa, believing her to be the mastermind behind it. After Momiji Akamatsu is exposed, the end of the trial shows [[LaserGuidedKarma the chatbox turning on her instead]]]].
* HistoricalRapSheet: [[spoiler:Haiji Towa is all but stated to have attended parties and participated in child abuse at Little St. James, the private island of infamous American billionaire child predator Jeffrey Epstein]].
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* RogueAgent: [[spoiler:Kenji Shima was sent in to figure out the truth behind the Killing Game, only to start an investigation into Monaca Towa by his own accord, no matter how many others have to be sacrificed]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed, considering that the character was already a HateSink in canon, but [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Haiji Towa]] is displayed in an even worse light than he already was, with more emphasis being drawn to [[PaedoHunt his pedophilia]] and it being all but stated that [[BrotherSisterIncest he raped his own sister Monaca]]]].
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Momiji Akamatsu is named after a Japanese word for "maple", just like [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony her twin sister Kaede]].
* ThreeWishes: The motive of Chapter 5 has Monokuma offer the remaining students three wishes if they manage to successfully graduate, complete with discussing the topic of genies.
* ThreeWishes: The motive of Chapter 5 has Monokuma offer the remaining students three wishes if they manage to successfully graduate, complete with discussing the topic of genies.
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* BackForTheFinale: Midway through the final Class Trial, [[spoiler: [[Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori Kaori]] and [[Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod Reiji]] turn up, now in the employ of the Future Foundation and attempting to convince Momiji to turn herself in]].
* TheBet: Daisuke and Junpei make such a bet after the motive reveal in Chapter 1: the former bets on the Killing Game ending with at least one person successfully escaping without resorting to murder, while the latter bets on either a TotalPartyKill or a successful graduation.
* TheBet: Daisuke and Junpei make such a bet after the motive reveal in Chapter 1: the former bets on the Killing Game ending with at least one person successfully escaping without resorting to murder, while the latter bets on either a TotalPartyKill or a successful graduation.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Subverted: the brawny jock Shun desperately wants to become friends with the brainy nerd Akihiro, but it becomes increasingly apparent that the friendship is completely one-sided on Shun's part, with Akihiro seeing him as a useful idiot at best, and an annoyance at worst.
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* TroubledFetalPosition: The self-loathing Shion is introduced in the prologue huddled up in a corner with her head buried in her knees.
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* AccuserOfTheBrethren: [[spoiler:Despite her earnest attempts to make up for what she did, [[BigBadDuumvirate Junpei and Momiji]] refuse to forgive Monaca for what they think she had done towards them, and set up the Killing Game to get revenge via psychologically torturing and then killing her]].
* AngstySurvivingTwin: [[spoiler:Momiji is still heart-broken over [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Kaede being framed and executed for a crime she didn't commit]], frequently using her free time to mourn her. The loss of her twin sister was enough to drive her to co-mastermind the Killing Game]].
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Shun is horrified to discover Akihiro's true colors at the end of Chapter 3, nearly [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating him to death in a blind rage]] before Yashiro beats him to the punch]].
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Shun is horrified to discover Akihiro's true colors at the end of Chapter 3, nearly [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge beating him to death in a blind rage]] before Yashiro beats him to the punch]].
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* DyingDeclarationOfHate: [[spoiler:In stark contrast to [[{{Yandere}} her repeated declarations of twisted love towards Daisuke]], Noriko's last words before being dragged to her execution at the end of Chapter 5 are telling Daisuke that she hates him]].
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* IHatePastMe: Despite barely remembering her past self and actions, Shion expresses a massive amount of guilt over what she had done. [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls For good reason]]]].
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* RedIsViolent: The aggressive, [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge violence-capable]], [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] Shun Iida wears a red tracksuit and shorts.
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** The robot canary that Shion shows off to Daisuke in Chapter 2 sings a part of the original Welsh theme of ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam''.
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* {{Yandere}}: Even at the very beginning, Noriko displays an uncomfortable interest in and knowledge of Daisuke, which understandably unnerves him considering that he had no idea of her existence. [[spoiler:And she turns out to be even worse; murdering his father, and when Daisuke conclusively rejects her, [[IfICantHaveYou attempting to kill him]]]].
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Shun is horrified to discover Akihiro's true colors at the end of Chapter 3, nearly [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating him to death in a blind rage]] before Yashiro beats him to the punch]].
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* CowardlyYellow: [[spoiler:Takeshi Tashiro, who wears a shiny yellow suit, is the first killer, quickly succumbing to Monokuma's first motive so that his drug abuse won't be revealed]].
* CreepyGymCoach: [[spoiler:Goh's gym coach is revealed to have not only actively egged his students on to commit several rapes against girls, but also participated in them himself]].
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[LovableJock Goh Hanma]]'s backstory reveals that he used to hang out with a group of {{Jerk Jock}}s, who belittled him for not following [[HeManWomanHater their misogynistic ways]]. He eventually decided to quit and rat them out after [[spoiler:he attempted to prevent them from gang-raping a student and [[DestinationDefenstration being shoved out of a window in response]]]].
* CreepyGymCoach: [[spoiler:Goh's gym coach is revealed to have not only actively egged his students on to commit several rapes against girls, but also participated in them himself]].
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[LovableJock Goh Hanma]]'s backstory reveals that he used to hang out with a group of {{Jerk Jock}}s, who belittled him for not following [[HeManWomanHater their misogynistic ways]]. He eventually decided to quit and rat them out after [[spoiler:he attempted to prevent them from gang-raping a student and [[DestinationDefenstration being shoved out of a window in response]]]].
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* GreenAndMean: Zig-zagged; while [[GentleGiant Goh Hanma]] (who wears a green tracksuit) and [[TheAtoner Shion Nanashi]] (who has green hair) turn out to be two of the most morally sound participants, [[InsufferableGenius Akihiro Garaki]] (who wears a green sweater) is much less so. [[spoiler:Enough to remorselessly perform unethical experiments on his own sister and commit murder simply because he could do so]].
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* SmarmyHost: Takeshi Tashiro displays all the sleaziness of a stereotypical {{game show host}}, befitting his talent. [[spoiler:He also turns out to be a DirtyCoward willing to kill to keep his status as an AddledAddict under wraps]].
* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: Chapter 2's motive is based heavily around the participants' fears, with Monokuma inducing nightmares until one of them finally snaps and kills. Inevitably, someone does.
* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: Chapter 2's motive is based heavily around the participants' fears, with Monokuma inducing nightmares until one of them finally snaps and kills. Inevitably, someone does.
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* AdaptationalSympathy: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] is treated a lot more sympathetically here than she was in canon -- while there, the plot wrote her off as an irredeemable EnfantTerrible who regretted nothing about how she treated the other Warriors of Hope and whose [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse past didn't justify her crimes]], here, she is treated as a victim of circumstance who was made, not born, evil, feels guilt over what she did, and is capable of changing for the better]].
* DrowningPit: [[spoiler:This is used to finish off Sumire in Chapter 4, through the use of a drained swimming pool and a broken water pipe -- Goh [[TrickedToDeath is misled into activating it]] by Kenji]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: KOKIA's "I believe" (which ''Danganronpa'' fans can recognize as the SolemnEndingTheme of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaAnother'') is used twice for crucial scenes involving [[spoiler:Monaca Towa]].
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** [[spoiler:The end of Takeshi's execution in Chapter 1 is a direct nod to [[BodyHorror Tetsuo's mutation]] from ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'', with Daisuke outright pointing it out before [[WhatTheHellHero being reprimanded by Kenji and Momiji]] for not taking the matter seriously, and the succeeding Monokuma Theater segment having Monokuma also allude to Tetsuo, while simultaneously [[TakeThat disparaging]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 "some lazy blue and yellow recolour"]].]]
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:Chapter 4 has Kenji brutally torture Sumire [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique for information regarding Monaca Towa]]. When it fails and he realizes that there's no way he can keep her alive, he [[TrickedToDeath dupes Goh into killing her]] to save himself]].
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* PerkyGoth: Despite her macabre clothing choices and talent as the Ultimate Forensic Scientist, Sumire Takemi is a fairly cheerful girl towards everyone else.
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: [[spoiler:Junpei acknowledges that Daisuke and Monaca's actions have led him to conclude that humanity is not beyond saving at the end of Chapter 6]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: This topic is brought up at the end of the final trial: [[spoiler:Momiji Akamatsu instigates the Killing Game to get revenge on both Team Danganronpa and Monaca Towa for [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony her sister Kaede's death]] -- not realizing until it's too late that the former had been shut down, the latter had underwent a HeelFaceTurn, and thus her efforts were AllForNothing]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: This topic is brought up at the end of the final trial: [[spoiler:Momiji Akamatsu instigates the Killing Game to get revenge on both Team Danganronpa and Monaca Towa for [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony her sister Kaede's death]] -- not realizing until it's too late that the former had been shut down, the latter had underwent a HeelFaceTurn, and thus her efforts were AllForNothing]].
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* DrugsAreBad: Forms the premise of Monokuma's first motive; exploiting Japan's intolerance towards drugs and the fact that at least one student is an AddledAddict to convince them to kill each other.
** Monokuma introduces the first motive by smashing up an egg with a frying pan as a metaphor for what drugs do to the brain -- recalling the infamous "This is Your Brain on Drugs" PublicServiceAnnouncement.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Chapter 5's Class Trial reveals, after a boatload of {{Foreshadowing}} throughout the preceding chapters, the AwfulTruth that Shion Nanashi and [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] are one and the same.]].
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''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' is a 2022-23 ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' FanSequel, {{Continuation}} {{Fanfic}}, written throughout 2021 and 2022 by Website/{{Wattpad}} user [=Reborn4Dog=]. It is the final installment in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', concluding the plot set up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod''.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: As a devout Christian, Yashiro regularly peppers his speech with quotations from ''Literature/TheBible''.
* TheAtoner: Although Shion barely remembers anything about her past, she vaguely remembers committing several grave sins that she is desperate to make up for, as she reveals to Daisuke. [[spoiler:And as it turns out, she has ''[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls a lot]]'' to atone for]].
* TheAtoner: Although Shion barely remembers anything about her past, she vaguely remembers committing several grave sins that she is desperate to make up for, as she reveals to Daisuke. [[spoiler:And as it turns out, she has ''[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls a lot]]'' to atone for]].
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Heavily discussed in Chapter 6, as [[spoiler:Junpei and Momiji's plot to enact their mutual revenge upon Monaca only succeeds in making them just as bad as she was in the past]]. Creator/FriedrichNietzsche's original quote even serves as the {{Epigraph}} for Chapter 6.
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* SirSwearsALot: Shun's dialogue is absolutely full of profanity, especially when compared to how the others speak to each other.
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** [[spoiler:What Akihiro Garaki is revealed to have done to his sister -- fusing her on purpose with an animal -- is reminiscent of [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker doing the same to his daughter]]]].
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* ExhaustedEyebags: The cynical, jaded Junpei Ichikawa is the only participant depicted with eyebags.
* GreedyTelevangelist: Discussed and subverted by [[TokenReligiousTeammate Yashiro]]; he turns out to be a true believer in Christianity, and has no qualms calling out other televangelists who he perceives as [[StopBeingStereotypical being more interested in money rather than faith]].
* GreedyTelevangelist: Discussed and subverted by [[TokenReligiousTeammate Yashiro]]; he turns out to be a true believer in Christianity, and has no qualms calling out other televangelists who he perceives as [[StopBeingStereotypical being more interested in money rather than faith]].
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** [[spoiler:The end of Takeshi's execution in Chapter 1 is a direct nod to [[BodyHorror Tetsuo's mutation]] from ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'', with Daisuke outright pointing it out before [[WhatTheHellHero being reprimanded by Kenji and Momiji]] for not taking the matter seriously, and the succeeding Monokuma Theater segment having Monokuma also allude to Tetsuo, while simultaneously [[TakeThat disparaging]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 "some lazy blue and yellow recolour"]].]]
** Chapter 4 is titled "By the Book", after an infamous mission from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''. [[spoiler:Both of them are revolved heavily around [[ColdBloodedTorture the use of torture]]]].
** [[spoiler:The end of Takeshi's execution in Chapter 1 is a direct nod to [[BodyHorror Tetsuo's mutation]] from ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'', with Daisuke outright pointing it out before [[WhatTheHellHero being reprimanded by Kenji and Momiji]] for not taking the matter seriously, and the succeeding Monokuma Theater segment having Monokuma also allude to Tetsuo, while simultaneously [[TakeThat disparaging]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 "some lazy blue and yellow recolour"]].]]
** Chapter 4 is titled "By the Book", after an infamous mission from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''. [[spoiler:Both of them are revolved heavily around [[ColdBloodedTorture the use of torture]]]].
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''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' is a 2022-23 ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' FanSequel, written throughout 2021 and 2022 by Website/{{Wattpad}} user [=Reborn4Dog=]. It is the final installment in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', concluding the plot set up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod''.
Daisuke Hiyori, the Ultimate {{Hikikomori}}, is lured to a bus stop in the middle of nowhere by his own curiosity -- [[CuriosityKilledTheCast which quickly results in him getting abducted and thrown into another Killing Game]], in which [[HangingJudge Monokuma]] once again entices the participants to kill each other by dangling the promise of freedom to whoever manages to get away with murder. Quickly forming a bond with the mysterious amnesiac Shion Nanashi, both of them must try to survive... but will they be able to?
''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' can be read [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/291258685-danganronpa-komm-susser-tod here]].
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!!''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' contains examples of:
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:Needless to say, Shion/Monaca does ''not'' take it well when she is finally confronted with the truth of who she was]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Daisuke, the protagonist of this story, wears a white and blue outfit. And unlike Kaori and Reiji before him, he is far more willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Chapter 5's Class Trial reveals, after a boatload of {{Foreshadowing}} throughout the preceding chapters, the AwfulTruth that Shion Nanashi and [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] are one and the same.]].
* DisappearedDad: One of the first things Daisuke mentions in the prologue is that his father died in a car crash. [[spoiler:It eventually comes to light that this was an act of VehicularSabotage on the part of [[{{Yandere}} Noriko]]]].
* PsychoPink: [[spoiler:Noriko, who wears a pink dress and necklace, turns out to be a [[{{Yandere}} psychotically-obsessed]] StalkerWithACrush towards Daisuke who has no qualms with killing for his sake despite his protests]].
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Daisuke Hiyori, the Ultimate {{Hikikomori}}, is lured to a bus stop in the middle of nowhere by his own curiosity -- [[CuriosityKilledTheCast which quickly results in him getting abducted and thrown into another Killing Game]], in which [[HangingJudge Monokuma]] once again entices the participants to kill each other by dangling the promise of freedom to whoever manages to get away with murder. Quickly forming a bond with the mysterious amnesiac Shion Nanashi, both of them must try to survive... but will they be able to?
''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' can be read [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/291258685-danganronpa-komm-susser-tod here]].
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!!''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' contains examples of:
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:Needless to say, Shion/Monaca does ''not'' take it well when she is finally confronted with the truth of who she was]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Daisuke, the protagonist of this story, wears a white and blue outfit. And unlike Kaori and Reiji before him, he is far more willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Chapter 5's Class Trial reveals, after a boatload of {{Foreshadowing}} throughout the preceding chapters, the AwfulTruth that Shion Nanashi and [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]] are one and the same.]].
* DisappearedDad: One of the first things Daisuke mentions in the prologue is that his father died in a car crash. [[spoiler:It eventually comes to light that this was an act of VehicularSabotage on the part of [[{{Yandere}} Noriko]]]].
* PsychoPink: [[spoiler:Noriko, who wears a pink dress and necklace, turns out to be a [[{{Yandere}} psychotically-obsessed]] StalkerWithACrush towards Daisuke who has no qualms with killing for his sake despite his protests]].
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