All rights reserved. If anyone was likely to survive, it was Sakura. Reddit, Inc. 2023. Is the killer hiding within the group? [4], Localization member Robert Schiotis felt that finding a voice actor for the latter proved too challenging, as he is meant to clash with Makoto's ideals. Danganronpa - What is supposed to happen if there are 2 or 3 players left? His name, "Nagito Komaeda", was conceived as an anagram for "Naegi Makoto da" ("I am Makoto Naegi"). Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. This is where the game's first alternate ending comes in. There's something about it we need to pay attention to in order to figure out who's responsible. As he grew more hopeless thinking about the future of the Foundation and the world at large, Kazuo was approached by Chisa, who handed him flash drives with Junko's despair video and "Monokuma's Gloomy Sunday" - the video who brainwashes whoever watches it into committing suicide. After facing harsh bullying and being told he was weak, Chihiro struggled with his own self-image as a young boy. 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So, when Monokuma offered the students 10 million dollars if they graduated after becoming the "blackened," she put her plans into action. Video game and anime publications praised the voice actors' deliveries for making the character an appealing hero. If people found out they would expel him. Why isn't blood pink in the Future Arc (Mirai-hen), like it is on other Danganronpa media? In the canon events of the game, Makoto works out that Kyoko has a plan to take down the mastermind, and must survive the trial to finally defeat them. [27] In the regular route, Makoto avoids incriminating Kyoko and is nearly executed by Monokuma after being accused and convicted of murdering Mukuro by his fellow students, before being saved by an artificial intelligence named Alter Ego and returning to confront Monokuma in a final class trial, in which he is instrumental in solving all the murder mysteries and foils of Monokuma's plot: Monokuma is revealed to be Mukuro's twin sister and true murderer, Junko Enoshima. WebMakoto would have relatively little effect on the fate of others. comments sorted by Best Top New Were Patton's and/or other generals' vehicles prominently flagged with stars (and if so, why)? Shooting the correct letters to form a word will reveal a vital clue in the trial. From the planning stages, the team wanted a protagonist lacking individuality. RELATED: 10 Video Games That True Crime Fans Should Check Out. In response to these dire developments, Hope's Peak Academy decided to cease operations as an educational facility, effectively transforming the school into a shelter for the remaining students. There's absolutely no chance that the costume was taken off just to move the body. Because Makoto lacked talent, in contrast to the rest of the cast of the first game, Ogata referred to her character as an audience surrogate. In response, he believes that the characters must have been Makoto and Kyoko based on their popularity. Stack Exchange network consists of 182 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. [80][81] Nevertheless, ReviewFix felt that despite his average appearance might result into looking down on, his actions when outsmarting killer during trials make Makoto comes across as the most appealing character. Could it have been? However, they are imprisoned by a new Monokuma,[36] who forces everyone present to participate in a final killing game, while trying to avoid being poisoned to death by personalized forbidden actions. Jin is also the father of the Ultimate Detective Kyoko Kirigiri. With the doors to Hope's Peak Academy now unlocked, Makoto, Kyoko, Byakuya, Hiro, Hina, and Toko look out on a world that has radically changed in the two years they've lost. In retrospective, Kodaka regrets the focus Junko had on Makoto's traits as while they are mutual enemies in the first game, he instead wanted him to be seen from the perspective of Junko's sister, Mukuro Ikusaba, to provide another way to look at the character. The alternate ending is found in chapter five of Trigger Happy Havoc. Critics saw him as a tragic hero because the new cast suspect him of being a criminal and he is antagonized by multiple members from the Future Foundation. To put her plan in action, Sayaka switched rooms with Mokoto, lured Leon to Mokoto's room, and planned to kill him so that she could escape and Makoto would take the fall. It began around one year beforethe Killing School Life that befell the students of Class 78th and was triggered by The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy. Admitting defeat, and seeing losing as the best way to feel 'true despair', Junko opts to release her captives and put herself through the 'Ultimate Punishment', a long-winded and painful execution. During school life, hold down the button to move faster. Special crimes only happen occasionally, and the murder rate dropped to "only" 40 per month. Critical response to Makoto's character has been generally positive for his role in the first game as a detective and the bonds he can form in the school during the video game. However, the higher-ups of the Future Foundation did not share Makoto's sentiments, wanting to immediately dispose of the Remnants at the first opportunity; at one point, they ordered Makoto to return the survivors to them when they realized that they were in the 14th Division's custody. Shes rich and definitely has a lot of connections with influencers, politicians and corrupt people she used said connections to feel true despair loathing and anything at all. Could it be thatJunko's not the one that died? WebMakoto's blackout was worse than expected, and apparently it wasn't just him passing out, but he has schizo. She couldn't keep her poker face up forever during the class trial though, and her execution showed her standing on burning wood before being run over by a fire truck. [44], In the Despair Arc of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, a young Makoto appears in Hope's Peak Academy where his good luck saves him from being killed by a wrench Junko throws at him. Makoto's main ally during the game, the mysterious Kyoko, has been missing for a while, [69] In a 2021 poll, Makoto was voted as the seventh best Danganronpa character. He aimed to have Makoto be a more active character than previous heroes in the narrative; his older characterization from the sequel was more complex, as he becomes more mature when engaging others. With Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc being the original game in the Danganronpa series, there's no shortage of deaths that occurred even before Makoto Naegi wakes up in Hope's Peak Academy. Combined with Kyoko's absence in the last few days, and the lack of any other possible culprit, Kyoko's fate looks sealed by the time of the Class Trial. While Kazuo initially supported Kyosuke's belief that every trace of despair must be annihilated in order to save the world, he eventually realized that meeting despair with violence cannot foster hope in humanity. [104] For the Danganronpa 3 anime, James Beckett from the same website once again praised Papenbrook for bringing "the goofy charm and charisma that has made Makoto such an endearing hero over the years". Was the despair that Monokuma talking about actually a disease? Shooting the incorrect letters will result in a penalty. She had a similar feeling about the anime adaptation, which she also felt had been cut too much. [62][63] Yuzuru Hanyu's performance in the 2014 Winter Olympics led to an illustration of the athlete skating alongside a parody of Monokuma. As the Ultimate Moral Compass, Taka was very emotional about the reveal that Mondo had killed Chihiro and the execution that followed since Taka and Mondo were pretty close. [43] In the Hope Arc of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Makoto races to face Ryota and end the game. [11], For the anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Kodaka aimed to produce a unique style of storytelling. In regards to his personality, US Gamer enjoyed Makoto's characterization for not having too much grief, making the pacing enjoyable. PS: I'm not familiar with the game or novel I have only watched the anime. Soon, not just students were involved. When everyone thought he was dead, he secretly moved Taka's body to the Repository, then Celestia hit him with a hammer. [75] His actions in the game when solving trials were often compared with the character of Phoenix Wright, a lawyer in Capcom's adventure game series Ace Attorney. As the player inspects the murder, it is revealed that the young girl wanted to frame Makoto for a murder she would cause. [57] He is present in a collaboration illustration between Danganronpa and the anime Akudama Drive. Makoto's main ally during the game, the mysterious Kyoko, has been missing for a while, and when a new body is discovered on the fifth floor in an indoor garden, the rest of the survivors worry that she has been murdered. Who claimed the lives of Hifumi and Kiyotaka? [6], In regards to the adaptations of Danganronpa, critics had mixed reaction about Makoto's handling in the manga as it had to adapt the visual novel-like game, resulting into multiple expositions through his thoughts and dialogues as well as whether he or not continues being the audience surrogate based on how he solves cases alone rather than relying on the player's actions. Does Makoto defeat Monokuma and escape from Hope Peak's Academy, or does despair win in the end? He initially seemed to be dead, but Hifumi held on long enough to speak to the other students about his death a little before he died. His coloring is subdued, but Komtatsuzaki used a color palette he enjoyed. Can Makoto sweep away the cloud of suspicion surrounding him, even with a dead body laying in his bathroom? [4], Although Makoto and his partner Kyoko Kirigiri interact in the game multiple times, Kodaka claimed he never wrote the latter to be the former's love interest. The movement happened on the Internet, and formed a community of its own. Was it? She accuses him of planting the key to the locker in her Betrayed and confused, Makoto is put on the back foot and has to argue for his own life. Those who held great power brainwashed ordinary citizens to spread despair Those who had talent with computers created software to spread despair Those who had great influence over people created new ideals to spread despair. She was able to convince Hifumi to kill Taka for her after telling him that Taka had harmed her and stolen the AI program Alter Ego, and that Taka would go after Hifumi too. Major spoiler warning ahead for who dies in Trigger Happy Havoc. However, because of a virus containing Junko's Alter Ego inserted by former Ultimate Hope Hajime Hinata, the world is turned into another killing game, leading Makoto, Kyoko, and Byakuya to enter the virtual world themselves to help the surviving students activate a shutdown sequence to stop Junko, who reveals her goal to have been to confine their minds in the program and download herself into their bodies. After seeing videos of dark events happening outside of Hope's Peak Academy, Sayaka was motivated to leave the school, meaning she'd have to murder someone. My guess is that influencers, politicians, and corrupt people in general created despair without knowing and Junko (bored with life) wanted to somewhat, broadcast despair on television. Before his death, Celestia convinced Hifumi to help her kill Taka and blame it on Hiro. The school started to have riots and became out of order. The number of lights that should be on is What would it take for that to make sense? Junko sought to create a despair-inducing video in hopes to inspire rioting. [16] In the anime series, Shun Nishime took on the role,[17] and claimed his character was an ideal hero based on his actions presented in the high school scenario. [45] A virtual replica of Makoto additionally appears in the original video animation Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of Worlds dating Sayaka. Site design / logo 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. I have played the game, and yet I can tell you the answer isn't the most clear there either. Unfortunately, one of the first students who seemed like a friend to Mokoto was also the first one to die of Class 78th, but Sayaka had actually tried to set up Mokoto to take the blame for a murder that she was going to commit. I just finished Danganronpa 1 (psp) and few things flew over my head. Jin Kirigiri was the original principal of hopes peak until he was killed by the ultimate despair (Junko Enoshima). After Hifumi did the majority of the legwork in murdering Taka, Celestia repaid Hifumi with a hammer to the head. Makoto is then saved from Kyosuke by Kazuo Tengan, the chairman of the Future Foundation. [11], In the series' English dub, Bryce Papenbrook voices Makoto. [15], Kanata Hong played Makoto in the stage play of the first game. [71] Others liked his serious side presented during the handling of class trials as he becomes far more appealing in the process. As the violence and death spread, people became desensitized. At an unknown point (presumably after the Tragedy began), an organization called the Future Foundation arose with hopes of reverting the world to the state it was in before the incident. The conflicts in Towa City continued, but remained confined to its borders, preventing The Tragedy from escalating. 15 students are locked inside a school, with the only way out to play the Killing Game: kill a classmate, and then get away with it at a class trial. Kodaka claimed some lines did not befit Makoto such as when the player is exploring an area. Can I still have hopes for an offer as a software developer. [82] Manga News specifically mentioned his bond with Kyoko Kirigiri when they team up when solving mysteries in the manga as they become closer through the final trials with Kyoko opening up with Makoto. While Leon didn't seem like he planned on killing anyone at Hope's Peak, he still couldn't escape punishment after killing Sayaka. [75][76][77] Besides the serious class trials he solves, Makoto received attention from PlayStation LifeStyle and Polygon for his interactions with the main cast which allows them to be developed with them in the process. By the time of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, some semblance of order has been reestablished. I'm sure I know where he got it! The Reserve Course students were greatly upset by these revelations - in their view, the academy had spent their exorbitant tuition fees to create murderers. They used their talents for the sake of causing despair for humanity. After awakening in the school to find it in lockdown and a bear-like robot named Monokuma offering the 15 students trapped the right to leave if one among their number becomes "the blackened" and kill another without being found out by the other students at a subsequently-held class trial and executed themselves,[25] Makoto is manipulated by his former classmate and pop star Sayaka Maizano into switching rooms with her to allow her to attempt to kill Leon Kuwata and frame Makoto for the crime. [10] Regarding his personality, Ogata described Makoto as an optimistic teenager, making him a more responsible person whenever something chaotic happens during his appearances, even if he doubts his skills. Papenbrook found that his "young" voice not only allowed him to voice Makoto but other lead characters from the anime including Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan or Shirou Emiya from Fate/stay night among others. Kodaka was surprised by Ogata's work so he decided to make Makoto stronger most notably in the game's finale when Makoto confronts the game's masterimind. There's something in there that concerns me. It revolved around the certain student who led Hope's Peak Academy to its destruction; a group called Super High School Level Despair. Writer Kazutaka Kodaka created Makoto to differ from previous visual novel protagonists. People are wearing bear masks and The victim was stabbed twice in the same spot? Instead, the interactions between Makoto and his supporting characters were created due to the latter's skills as a detective which would help the player at solving cases. Over the course of the trial, Makoto must participate in several Non-stop Debate phases. Reddit, Inc. 2023. Provided with a motive, this class of former friends savagely murdered each other in a Battle Royale-like fashion until only one student remained. As a result, Kyoko does not stand out in the narrative due to her lack of detective skills resulting into the multiple collaborations the two teenagers make when solving murders. Despite some setbacks - including Ryota accidentally joining the Final Killing Game, Makoto, Aoi, and Kyosuke surviving along with Ryota, and his own death during the proceedings - Kazuo's ultimate objective is achieved; driven to desperation by the latest tragedy, Ryota decided to brainwash the entire world to finally annihilate despair. The Reserve Course eventually overwhelmed the defenders of Hope's Peak and began destroying the academy, only stopping when Junko sent them a second brainwashing video that drove them to commit mass suicide. I need to focus on those things that got switched! Kyosuke then leaves Makoto in charge of bringing hope to the world and goes off to shoulder his burden. [26], In an alternate ending to Trigger Happy Havoc in which Kyoko is executed after being blamed for killing the 16th student Mukuro Ikusaba, Makoto loses his will to fight in the next trials and establishes a polyamorous relationship with Byakuya Togami, Yasuhiro "Hiro" Hagakure, and Aoi "Hina" Asahina, with whom he has a child. Monokuma's strategy of motivating the students by threatening to reveal their secrets to the outside world actually motivated Chihiro to get stronger. Except it doesn't. Here, Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba enacted the Danganronpa series' first iteration of the mutual killing game. [30], In the spin-off Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, set between the events of the first two games, Makoto is depicted as an agent of the Future Foundation, dedicated to rebuilding society while searching for his sister Komaru. Any sources to support your answer? His bad luck is so powerful that it cancels the good luck of anyone around him. This is how the biggest, most awful, most tragic event in human history was produced. It had to be! [103] Theron Martin of Anime News Network praised Bryce Papenbrook's work as Makoto, finding him fitting for the character. Though Toko dies from an unspecified cause, in the years that follow there isn't a single murder inside Hope Peak's Academy. Putting all of his faith into Kyoko, he sacrifices himself and takes the blame for the murder. Following the encounter Makoto deduces that Kazuo had been using the killing game to manipulate the Ultimate Animator and former associate of Junko. [105] Kotaku writer Richard Eisenbeis complimented Ogata's voicing of the main character and also liked the execution as he "gets the time to shine". Feeling guilty about the attack on Hina and not wanting anyone else to see her friends get murdered, Sakura drank poison. In the last episode on Danganronpa, we get a glimpse of the outside world where a giant bear in wrecking havoc in the city. The media reports overflowed with death, and people ate as they watched. Why do complex numbers lend themselves to rotation? In the final chapter of the second game, during the Graduation/Retention session, Makoto, Kyoko, and Byakuya had to go to Jabberwock Island and enter the Program themselves to save the remaining students by activatingForced Shutdown(which required at least eight people to activate, a number that they were short of because there were only five survivors left). They lured Taka to a storage room with the promise of escaping the school and then hit him in the head with a large hammer labeled as "Justice Hammer #4." [56] The Danganronpa 3 incarnation of the character is also present in a collaboration with Hkai Gakuen 2, a Chinese side-scrolling shooter mobile game developed by miHoYo for iOS and Android. Before she could tell them herself, Monokuma decided to tell the other students that Sakura had been a spy, making some students distrust her. We don't see it in Trigger Happy Havoc, though, as that's where the game ends.NEXT: A Complete Guide To The Danganronpa Timeline. The mastermind stands exposed, and must pay for their crimes. Things take a turn in the trial when Kyoko manages to finesse the discussion into making it seem more likely that Makoto was the murderer. In Hangman's Gambit, the player travels into Makoto's mind to complete a game of hangman. I'm sure I've seen her too somewhere. Despite AI Junko's efforts to stop them, the Forced Shutdown was successfully activated, erasing the viral AI and allowing the survivors to escape the program with their new memories at least partially intact. SPOILER. Do United same day changes apply for travel starting on different airlines? RELATED: 10 Anime Characters Who Would Survive Danganronpa. Is it possible that Makoto Naegi was also Is there a "Danganronpa 2"? He asked Mondo to help him train, and after revealing his secret, Mondo became angry and jealous about how easily Chihiro could reveal his secret and use it to motivate himself. WebThe Tragedy, shortened from The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History (), also called The Worst, Most Despair-inducing Incident Makoto has also been a popular character, often being listed as one of the best characters from the series. This event lead the Reserve Course students to rebel. Monokuma is seemingly happy with this outcome and deems it a 'correct' verdict that allows Makoto, Hina, Hiro, Byakuya, and Toko to remain locked up in the school and continue the Killing Game. & 9 Other Questions About The Anime, Answered. [19], Initially, Makoto was written as an unreliable teenager but Kodaka changed his mind upon seeing the performance of voice actress Megumi Ogata. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is the first game in the battle royale series, where students are forced to kill their classmates to graduate. Junko reveals herself and explains why this was even happening in the first place, the reason being because she wanted to spread despair to the entire world.
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