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** As a general rule, the vast majority of ''Danganronpa'' characters are a massive DysfunctionJunction [[ThereAreNoTherapists who seriously need therapy]][[note]]especially the more unstable characters like [[TheSociopath Togami]], [[DefectiveDetective Kyoko]], [[ShrinkingViolet Chihiro]], [[CainAndAbel Mondo]], [[FragileFlower Mikan]], [[SourOutsideSadInside Hiyoko]], [[AxCrazy Nagito]]...[[/note]], but outside of the painfully normal main protagonists, there are two exceptions overall: [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Leon Kuwata]] and [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Sonia Nevermind]]; Leon's CasanovaWannabe and {{Keet}} tendencies aside, the former had a pretty normal upbringing due to getting his talent through TheGift and implied to come from a rich family (his cousin, Kanon, has her parent as the executive of a TV company) [[StraightMan and thus is pretty quick to point out a lot of the cast's zanier behavior]]. Sonia is largely the same way, who's generally speaking a SpoiledSweet NiceGirl who, outside of being a NightmareFetishist and CovertPervert, doesn't have nearly as many issues as her friends do. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Leon had the rotten luck of being attacked by Sayaka and killing her in impulse that he justified as self-defense, resulting in his execution. Meanwhile, Sonia had no such incidents and it's her friendly personality that helped her survive to the end of the game]].

** As a general rule, the vast majority of ''Danganronpa'' characters are a massive DysfunctionJunction [[ThereAreNoTherapists who seriously need therapy]][[note]]especially the more unstable characters like [[TheSociopath Togami]], [[DefectiveDetective Kyoko]], [[ShrinkingViolet Chihiro]], [[CainAndAbel Mondo]], [[FragileFlower Mikan]], [[SourOutsideSadInside Hiyoko]], [[AxCrazy Nagito]]...[[/note]], but outside of the painfully normal main protagonists, there are two exceptions overall: [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Leon Kuwata]] and [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Sonia Nevermind]]; Leon's CasanovaWannabe and {{Keet}} tendencies aside, the former had a pretty normal upbringing due to getting his talent through TheGift and implied to come from a rich family (his cousin, Kanon, is the executive of a TV company]] [[StraightMan and thus is pretty quick to point out a lot of the cast's zanier behavior]]. Sonia is largely the same way, who's generally speaking a SpoiledSweet NiceGirl who, outside of being a NightmareFetishist and CovertPervert, doesn't have nearly as many issues as her friends do. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Leon had the rotten luck of being attacked by Sayaka and killing her in impulse that he justified as self-defense, resulting in his execution. Meanwhile, Sonia had no such incidents and it's her friendly personality that helped her survive to the end of the game]].

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Henry is an EmptyShell, Charlotte is a ChaoticStupid [[ThePrankster prankster]], Daniel is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Emily is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, Maria RhymesOnADime, Franklin is a MadScientist, and Gardenia is a HolierThanThou LawfulStupid. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Isaac. Isaac is actually a very well-adjusted individual. He reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Franklin's experiments involving to revive the dead with science, and the crimes against nature that Gardenia calls pets. Isaac is the Only sane Man and The Only Voice Of Reason in the room.

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Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Henry is an EmptyShell, Charlotte is a ChaoticStupid [[ThePrankster prankster]], Daniel is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Emily is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, Franklin is a MadScientist, and Gardenia is a HolierThanThou LawfulStupid. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Isaac. Isaac is actually a very well-adjusted individual. He reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Franklin's experiments involving to revive the dead with science, and the crimes against nature that Gardenia calls pets. Isaac is the Only sane Man and The Only Voice Of Reason in the room.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Henry is an EmptyShell, Charlotte is a ChaoticStupid [[ThePrankster prankster]], Daniel is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Emily is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, Franklin is a MadScientist, and Gardenia is a HolierThanThou LawfulStupid. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Isaac. Isaac is actually a very well-adjusted individual. He reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Franklin's experiments involving to revive the dead with science, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Isaac is the Only sane Man and The Only Voice Of Reason in the room.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Henry is an EmptyShell, Charlotte is a ChaoticStupid [[ThePrankster prankster]], Daniel is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Emily is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, Franklin is a MadScientist, and Gardenia is a HolierThanThou LawfulStupid. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Isaac. Isaac is actually a very well-adjusted individual. He reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Franklin's experiments involving to revive the dead with science, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Henry is the Only sane Man and The Only Voice Of Reason in the room.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Charlotte is a ChaoticStupid [[ThePrankster prankster]], Daniel is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Emily is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, Franklin is a MadScientist, and Gardenia is a HolierThanThou LawfulStupid. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Henry. Henry is actually a very well-adjusted individual. He reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Franklin's experiments involving to revive the dead with science, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Henry is the Only sane Man and The Only Voice Of Reason in the room.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an {{FBIagent}}, Vincent is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Henry is a JerkwithaHeartofJerk, Emily is a MadScientist, and Fran RhymesOnADime. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Kasumi's plan to bring back the imperial family of japan, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

The Only Sane Man is [[TheReliableOne often relied upon]] as the OnlySaneEmployee. This character often ends up a KnightInSourArmor. For a more horrific version, see ThroughTheEyesOfMadness. For the sci-fi version, the IgnoredExpert is your go-to guy. The comedy version will often end up being either a ButtMonkey or a ChewToy. If all the other characters are otherwise sane, and really should see something, but only one guy does, he's an EinsteinSue. See also CassandraTruth, SurroundedByIdiots, and SurroundedBySmartPeople; contrast with the UnfazedEveryman. May temporarily overlap with WhatTheHellHero

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an {{FBIagent}}, Vincent is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Henry is a JerkwithaHeartofJerk, and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Kasumi's plan to bring back the imperial family of japan, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an {{FBIagent}}, Vincent is the AnnoyingYoungerSibling and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Kasumi's plan to bring back the imperial family of japan, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an {{FBIagent}}, Vincent is the Annoying YoungerSibling and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Kasumi's plan to bring back the imperial family of japan, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an {{FBIagent}}, and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection or Kasumi's plan to bring back the imperial family of japan, and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an {{FBIagent}}, and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an FBI agent, and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, Kasumi is an FBIagent, and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

Picture this: Alice is a PsychoForHire, Bob is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Doug is an EmptyShell, and Emily is a MadScientist. Looks like your standard DysfunctionJunction. But then you have Gardenia. Gardenia is actually a very well-adjusted individual. She reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger collection and the crimes against nature that Emily calls pets. Gardenia is the Only Sane Woman.

* [[GayOption Jaehee Kang]] in ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger'' is by far the most reasonable member of the RFA, the charity organization you join at the start of the game. This trait is made apparent in the choices necessary to enter her route: she likes a main character who is optimistic and hard-working, but sensible and cautious. She claims that nothing special has ever happened to her (discounting the fact that she's lost both of her parents so young) and is the only one in RFA who is rightly wary of you the beginning of the main routes, which makes sense because you're a total stranger entering a locked, private server, and suddenly living in their dead friend's apartment under extremely suspicious and mysterious circumstances. Whereas everyone else warms to you pretty quickly, you have to put in a little work to get her to begin trusting you.

* [[GayOption Jaehee Kang]] in ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger'' is by far the most reasonable member of the RFA, the charity organization you join at the start of the game. This trait is made apparent in the choices necessary to enter her route: she likes a main character who is optimistic and hard-working, but sensible and cautious. She claims that nothing special has ever happened to her, and is the only one in RFA who is rightly wary of you the beginning of the main routes, which makes sense because you're a total stranger entering a locked, private server, and suddenly living in their dead friend's apartment under extremely suspicious and mysterious circumstances. Whereas everyone else warms to you pretty quickly, you have to put in a little work to get her to begin trusting you.

* [[GayOption Jaehee Kang]] in ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger,'' is by far the most reasonable member of the RFA, the charity organization you join at the start of the game. This trait is made apparent in the choices necessary to enter her route: she likes a main character who is optimistic and hard-working, but sensible and cautious. She claims that nothing special has ever happened to her, and is the only one in RFA who is rightly wary of you the beginning of the main routes, which makes sense because you're a total stranger entering a locked, private server, and suddenly living in their dead friend's apartment under extremely suspicious and mysterious circumstances. Whereas everyone else warms to you pretty quickly, you have to put in a little work to get her to begin trusting you.

* [[GayOption Jaehee Kang]] in ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger,'' is by far the most reasonable member of the RFA, the charity organization you join at the beginning. This trait of is made apparent in the choices necessary to enter her route: she likes a main character who is optimistic and hard-working, but sensible and cautious. She claims that nothing special has ever happened to her, and is the only one in RFA who is rightly wary of you the beginning of the main routes, which makes sense because you're a total stranger entering a locked, private server, and suddenly living in their dead friend's apartment under extremely suspicious and mysterious circumstances. Whereas everyone else warms to you pretty quickly, you have to put in a little work to get her to begin trusting you.

* Jaehee Kang in ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger,'' is by far the most reasonable member of the RFA, the charity organization you join at the beginning. This trait of is made apparent in the choices necessary to enter her route: she likes a main character who is optimistic and hard-working, but sensible and cautious. She claims that nothing special has ever happened to her, and is the only one in RFA who is rightly wary of you the beginning of the main routes, which makes sense because you're a total stranger entering a locked, private server, and suddenly living in their dead friend's apartment under extremely suspicious and mysterious circumstances. Whereas everyone else warms to you pretty quickly, you have to put in a little work to get her to begin trusting you.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' Sally seems to be the only denizen of HalloweenTown who even approaches the realization that people don't want to be scared or attacked on Christmas.

''/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease'' - RealLife does not have only one sane person.

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