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Jin Kirigiri
Jin Kirigiri
Super High School Level Private Investigator.
The Player Character. He prefers to keep to himself, and takes things very seriously- especially when it comes to his talent. Jin is best described as stubborn to the point of fault, Jin has his own ambitions and won't let anything stand in their way... not even family. And especially not a ridiculuous Monochrome bear. Despite this, Jin is portrayed as a very moral character, and pledges to ignore Monokuma's rules in favour of getting out his own way. Jin is the son of esteemed detective Fuhito Kirigiri, and despises this.- Being Personal Isn't Professional: Jin tries his hardest to separate himself from others, to avoid clouding his judgement with bias. In reality, he's much worse at this than he pretends to be.
- Born Detective: The Kirigiri family is a clan of legendary detectives. Jin was forced to conform to their standards, at risk of being disowned.
- Broken Ace: Jin is assumedly the best Private Investigator in Japan, and is super-intelligent... but on the inside, he's full of self-doubt and daddy issues.
- Brutal Honesty: Jin usually just tells it as it is, regardless of whose feelings he hurts.
- Comically Serious: Jin doesn't understand most jokes thrown at him, and often just stays serious. This can be humorous at times.
- Conditioned to Accept Horror: As a Private Investigator, Jin has seen his fair share of dead bodies. He also doesn't seem surprised when he's kidnapped, and claims to recognise the scent of chloroform.
- Defective Detective: Jin prefers to keep to himself and forgo interpersonal relationships entirely, which conflicts with his natural desire for human companionship. This causes a lot of internal Angst.
- Expy: If you read into it, he works as this for Shuuichi Saihara. Both of them are depressed teen detectives who hate their talents.
- Fighting Your Friend: Jin has to face off against Kotohiko during the first trial.
- Friendship Denial: Internally. Whenever he gets too close to anyone, he chastises himself.
- Heroic BSoD: Jin falls into this after the first motive is revealed, and then falls into it again twice during the first trial.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: Due to his untreated depression, Jin is abnormally hard on himself.
- Idiot Hair: Has the trademark ahoge present on all Dangan Ronpa protagonists.
- Meaningful Name: Kirigiri is written with the characters for "fog" and "cut".
- Only Sane Man: He seems unamused by his fellow classmates' antics.
- Parental Neglect: Jin's father doesn't care about his son's ambitions, and just wants him as a mindless follower.
- The Spock: Hates showing too much emotion.
- Technicolor Eyes: Slightly lighter purple than his also purple hair.
- You're Not My Father: Doesn't consider Fuhito to be his true father.
Kotohiko Maizono
Kotohiko Maizono
Super High School Level Tabloid Author
The first person Jin meets in the Killing Game. Kotohiko is an excitable young man with a strong love of gossip. He acts as Jin's guide throughout the Prologue, introducing him to the other characters in the Killing Game. Kotohiko runs and produces several tabloids, the most relevant of which covers the daily lives of Hope's Peak students. The Chapter One killer.- Aborted Declaration of Love: During his first Free Time Event. He gets interrupted before he can confess.
- Conveniently an Orphan: He doesn't have any family left to miss him if he dies. This is actually a good thing, considering he's in a Killing Game.
- Crush Blush: During his first Free Time Event, he blushes regularly around Jin, who he is implied to have romantic feelings for.
- Deuteragonist: Serves as Jin's sidekick during the Prologue.
- Knowledge Broker: He's researched all the students in Hope's Peak, and thus knows a LOT about them.
- Meaningful Name: His first name, Kotohiko, literally means "speech boy". He's quite the gossip...
- Nice Guy: He isn't outwardly malicious to almost anyone.
- Workaholic: Runs several tabloid magazines, which must take up a lot of his time.
Koichi Kizakura
Koichi Kizakura
Super High School Level Boy Scout
Koichi is a cheerful boy scout who tries to foster team spirit in his classmates. His optimistic disposition seems to cover up his more mischievous, snarky side- and potentially a much less naïve personality than he puts on.- Alliterative Name: Koichi Kizakura.
- Crazy-Prepared: As the Super High School Level Boy Scout, Koichi has a whole range of Survival Skills ready for a situation like the Killing Game.
- Merit Badges for Everything: Koichi is said to have earned every single merit badge available, even some specific to his camp.
- The Pollyanna: Koichi is probably one of the most upbeat characters in the Killing Game, and doesn't seem too nonplussed by the situation.
- The Teetotaler: His listed dislike on his Report Card is "Alcoholic Beverages".
Taichi Fujisaki
Taichi Fujisaki
Super High School Level ???
A secretive conspiracy theorist who distrusts both his fellow classmates and the Japanese government. Despite his cowardly, unhinged personality, he's quite the brainiac.- Brainy Brunette: He's apparently quite smart, and has a set of brown hair to match.
- The Cuckoolander Was Right: Taichi is scared of the government. It's revealed in the Prologue that the government is funding the Killing Game.
- Conspiracy Theorist: Taichi apparently thinks that the entire government is always out to get him.
- Nervous Wreck: Taichi stutters and seems very on-edge in general.
- Speech Impediment: He has quite the pronounced stutter.
- Uncanny Family Resemblance: Looks just like his canon son, Chihiro Fujisaki, to the point of also being mistaken as a girl.
Tokiya Souda
Tokiya Souda
Super High School Level Bicycle Racer
A flirty, self-interested boy who cares deeply about his reputation. He's a world-renowned bicycle racer, and loves the spotlight. The Chapter One victim.- Afraid of Blood: Tokiya is severely hemophobic.
- Brutal Honesty: Doesn't hold back at all.
- Hormone-Addled Teenager: Won't stop talking about "the ladies".
- Share the Male Pain: One of his sprites has him gripping his crotch, usually in fear of something happening to it.
Takaaki Ishimaru
Takaaki Ishimaru
Super High School Level Police Officer
A harsh, rude police officer who seems to be one of the most antagonistic members of the group.- Childhood Friends: With Ruka. They went to the same middle school.
- Smoking Is Not Cool: Takaaki is one of the most antagonistic characters in the story, and has a horrible smoking habit.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: His and Ruka's friendship is... far from entirely respectful. It's gotten to the point where his apparent lack of empathy and the endangerment of her child is an in-joke for them.
Maiku Saeki
Maiku Saeki
Super High School Level Seamster
A dopey boy with his head in the clouds, who seems to live his life as romantically as he can.- Expy: Of Dorian Gray, pre-corruption. They share the same childish innocence and pre-occupation with a woman they love only for her art, whilst having an older (or older-looking, in Maiku's case) and more naturalistic best friend who seems to be enamoured with them. Maiku also liberally refers to himself as a Modern-Day Romeo, although the similaries between them are less glaring.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Maiku is geniunely sweet and seems to be one of the more morally sound characters, whilst also being one of two blondes.
- In Love with Love: Maiku seems to value the concept of love more than he values the actual object of his affections.
- Thinks Like a Romance Novel: Maiku is always making flowery statements about love and romance.
- Transparent Closet: Maiku is clearly gay/bisexual, based on his flirtations with Sadamu Yasuhiro, but seems not to recognise it himself, despite the other characters routinely commenting on it.
Sadamu Yasuhiro
Sadamu Yasuhiro
Super High School Level Beekeeper
Sadamu Yasuhiro is a Gentle Giant with a passion for all things Apoidea. He seems largely non-confrontational, except for his strange grudge on Takaaki Ishimaru. Sadamu earned his talent from his massive apiary and his strange way of communicating with his bees- on his farm alone, he has several species of bees and wasps, even including the super-deadly Africanized Honey Bees.
- The Big Guy: He's around 6'11 and 255lbs of pure muscle.
- Friend to Bugs: As his talent would suggest. He's not just a fan of bees, but also wasps and hornets.
- Gentle Giant: He's the largest member of the cast, and also one of the most non-threatening.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: He can communicate with his bees in an almost abnormal way. He refers to this as "speaking their language".
- Super-Strength: He can break his own arm in one twist.
