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Daisaku Bandai (万代 大作) is a character featured in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School.

During his time in Class 66th at Hope's Peak Academy, his title was the Ultimate Farmer (超高校級の「農家」 lit. Super High School-Level Farmer). After leaving Hope's Peak, his title was updated to the Former Ultimate Farmer.

He is a member of the Future Foundation and is the Branch Office 11 Director. His responsibility as the director is assistance in restoring agriculture in disaster areas. He, along with the other Future Foundation Directors, is forced to participate in the Final Killing Game.

History
Daisaku was scouted to attend Hope's Peak as part of Class 66th as the Ultimate Farmer. After attending, he graduated an estimated 9–10 years before the Tragedy.

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
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 the 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.

Episode 01 - Third Time's the Charm
Daisaku and the other ten Future Foundation Division leaders were inside the boardroom, about to discuss Makoto's betrayal. Daisaku commented on the Remnants of Despair's extermination plan using his own personal feeling quotes, leading to the discussion getting off topic. Ruruka Ando, Seiko Kimura, and Sonosuke Izayoi mock his appearance, which doesn't match with his heavy build, but Daisaku saw it as a compliment.

When Makoto, Kyoko Kirigiri, and Aoi Asahina arrive in the boardroom, Juzo arrested Makoto, also wounding him in the process, and at Kyosuke Munakata's order, the trial was postponed. Daisaku remained inside the boardroom until the building started to shake. He confirmed that there was an attack and all of the exits to the facility has been cut off. When they began to panic, a sleeping gas was thrown inside the room, rendering everyone including Daisaku to sleep.

When he woke up, Daisaku and the others found a Monokuma bracelet had been set up on their wrists. He learned that Monokuma has been resurrected and announced the Final Killing Game of Future Foundation via the monitor, starting with Chisa Yukizome's body, which fell from the ceiling.

Episode 02 - Hang the Witch
Daisaku attempts to break the tension with another of his witty sayings but is unable to keep the situation from escalating. He leaves the room and returns, confirming that they are indeed locked in. Everyone begins turning on each other and, as Juzo goes to intimidate (and potentially assault) Makoto, Daisaku speaks up again. He attempts to get him to stop to no avail.

Daisaku died as a result of his NG Code being violated, causing him to be injected with lethal poison. His Code was that he was not allowed to witness violence, which was broken the instant Juzo knee'd Ryota Mitarai as a result of getting in the way. Seiko tried to cure him, but her effort was in vain after she confirmed that Daisaku has already died.

Real Fiction
In Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, it is alleged by the mastermind Tsumugi Shirogane that the entire Danganronpa franchise is fictional in-universe; a series of games, anime, and later live-action dramas performed actors. In particular, Tsumugi, who is the Ultimate Cosplayer, claims she is only able to cosplay fictional characters (breaking out into a bright pink rash whenever she tries to cosplay a real person), and the fact she is able to cosplay as the whole cast of Danganronpa game characters is used as evidence to support her claim that all of the cast are fictional. However, due to a number of holes in Tsumugi's story which make her an unreliable narrator, whether or not she was telling the truth is deliberately left up to the player's interpretation; as a result, it is up to the player whether they believe Daisaku's story within the Danganronpa series was real, or a fictional story written by Team Danganronpa and performed by an actor.

Creation and Development
In the Danganronpa 3 limited edition release booklet, Kazutaka Kodaka detailed that Daisaku's character is based off of "Uncle ⬤⬤⬤". While it is not named directly, he is very likely referencing the American novel .

At the time of the novel's release it was regarded as groundbreaking, however in modern times it has been criticized for racially stereotyping African-born people with how their appearance, speech, and behavior are portrayed as well as perpetuating harmful views on slavery.

Daisaku's design is reminiscent of these racist stereotypes with his passive demeanor, dark skin, natural hair, and talent while his large grin seems to be based off further stereotypes seen in. This is further showcased in the Danganronpa 3 stageplay adapation where the actor playing Daisaku, Ittetsu, is in.

Kodaka also detailed that his talent was conceptlizaed


 * In Blu-ray set box for Danganronpa 3 - Future Arc, it was revealed that:
 * The idea of a character with the title former Ultimate Farmer came up since the Future Foundation isn't just a fighting organization but also one that has sections dedicated to securing food sources.
 * In the original Kazutaka Kodaka's scenario, there was a scene where Daisaku was plowing a huge field, but circumstances forced him to cut it much to his dismay.
 * It was Higa P's idea to give Daisaku a cute voice that didn't match his appearance.
 * Kodaka and crew chose a pretty bluntly toy-like name Daisaku's his surname. For his first name, he wanted to give off the impression of a farmer.
 * According to a Weekly Famitsu Interview with Kazutaka Kodaka, while liking Koichi'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.
 * Contrasting Ryoma Hoshi, Daisaku has an extremely squeaky voice despite his bulky appearance, while Ryoma has a very deep voice despite his child-like appearance.

Name
In the original Japanese, Daisaku's full name is written as 万代 大作. His given name Daisaki is written as 大作, compromising of the kanji for "large" (大) and "harvest" or "production" (作), with the kanji combined it can mean "masterpiece" or "large-scale work". His family name Bandai is written as 万代, comprosing of the kanji "10,000" (万) and "generation" (代), with the kanji combined it can be mean "thousands of years" or "all generations". When reading his full name it means "large harvest for all generations" in direct reference to his talent as a farmer.

Appearance
Daisaku is an adult male standing at (213 cm) 7' 0", making him the tallest character in the entire franchise, and weighs around (146 kg) 321 lbs with a large muscular build. He has dark brown skin, stylized black eyes, and has his black hair styled in a short afro. He also has trimmed facial black hair and a slight light blush on his cheeks.

He wears a tan opened suit with a Future Foundation logo pin on its lapel, a white shirt with a green circle design on the front, a black belt, wooden, and a straw hat he wears tied around his neck.

Personality
Daisaku's voice is soft and cutesy and, 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 "a strawberry only gives up to 3 seeds," but no one has any idea what they mean. Daisaku himself admits that they don't mean anything, he just enjoys saying them.

Daisaku appears slightly naive and he dislikes violence and conflict. As befitting his talent, he is also very hardworking and loves nature, to the point he even cries if he sees his environment in poor condition. He has a high appreciation of just how much goes into creating common day food products.

Ruruka Ando
Ruruka dislikes Daisaku, as she is easily annoyed by his sayings and "creepy" voice, having no problem acting mean and condescending towards him. However, Daisaku appears a bit naive and doesn't seem too bothered by her words. Despite this dislike, she doesn't seem to mind using the farmer to help her in her sweets, such as ordering him to make her a ton of butter. They have the same tasks in the Future Foundation, which is distributing food to survivors of the tragedy.

Ultimate Farmer
Very little is shown or even known about Daisaku's talent, other than his skills being enough to have him scouted by Hope's Peak Academy and joining the Future Foundaion as the Branch Office 11 Director with his responsibility being to assist in restoring agriculture in disaster areas.

Quotes

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List of Appearances
Games=
 * Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Ultimate Talent Development Plan only; Cameo)

Anime=
 * Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
 * Monokuma Gekijō

Manga=
 * Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen Comic Anthology
 * Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen Dengenki Comic Anthology

Stage Plays=
 * Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen THE STAGE 2018

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