Daisaku Bandai

Daisaku Bandai (万代 大作 Bandai Daisaku) is a character featured in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Side: Future.

He is a member of Future Foundation and is the leader of the 11th Division.

During his time at Hope's Peak Academy, Daisaku's title was Ultimate Farmer (超高校級の「農家」chō kōkō kyū no "nōka.")

Appearance
Daisaku is a dark-skinned man with a heavy, muscular build. He has rosy cheeks, cartoonish eyes, and a wide grin. He has an afro and a goatee. He wears a pale brown suit, with the Future Foundation pin on its lapel, a white sweatsuit with a green circle design on his shirt, and wooden geta. He also wears a straw hat around his neck.

Personality
Daisaku's voice is soft and cutesy. In contrast to his large build, he speaks with a feminine speech pattern. He is described to be gentle, loving and very whimsical. He is fond of making up his own sayings, such as "up to three strawberry seeds," but no one has any idea what they mean.

Prior to the Tragedy
Daisaku was scouted to attend Hope's Peak as part of the 68th Class the Ultimate Farmer. After attending, he graduated an estimated 9-10 years before the Tragedy.

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Side: Future
At some point in time after getting recruited by Koichi Kizakura for the Future Foundation, he became the head of the 11th Division. His responsibility as the 11th Division leader is to help oversee and maintain agriculture in rural areas, to help aid with food supply.

Daisaku is one of the twelve executives that attended Makoto's trial and thus became one of the final players in the "Final Killing Game", set by Monokuma.

Quotes

 * “A strawberry only gives up to 3 seeds.”

Trivia

 * Given the timeline of events, he is thought to be between 28-31.
 * The kanji for Daisaku's first name (大作) can be translated as "Big Harvest". While the kanji for his surname (万代) can translate as "for all generations".
 * Put together Daisaku's name would translate as "Big Harvest for All Generations" - referencing Daisaku's ultimate talent as a farmer.
 * According to a Weekly Famitsu Interview with Kazutaka Kodaka, while liking Koichi Kizakura's voice and character, he also enjoyed Rie Kugimiya's voice work as Daisaku.
 * In the same article, the staff of Famitsu was very surprised by how "cutesy" Daisaku's voice sounded, and Kodaka stated that Rie's voice made Daisaku sound like the mascot character.