Monodam

"THANK-YOU-FATHER. BUT-THE-ACADEMY-IS-UNDER-OUR-HARMONIOUS-CONTROL-NOW."

- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Monodam (モノダム Monodamu) is one of the antagonists featured in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

He is part of a group called the Monokuma Kubs along with his siblings Monotaro, Monosuke, Monokid, and Monophanie that control Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles alongside Monokuma. While all the siblings are robots, he is the most robotic in appearance. He is the quietest member of the group.

Killing Game Semester
{{spoiler/for|Danganronpa V3| Monodam and his siblings control the mutual killing game of Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles with his father Monokuma. They are the controller of the Exisals, a robotic beast they use as their personal robots to punish students who defy the school's rules. Monodam is the quietest member of Monokuma Kubs, because he was bullied a lot by Monokid that he closed his heart from everyone, including his siblings.

Monodam's Rebellion
Post the first Class Trial, Monodam who got tired with Monokid's constant bullying decided to kill him by shoving him inside a spiked piano in Kaede Akamatsu's execution, effectively destroyed his body when the piano slammed shut. Monodam claimed that the reason why he did this was to unify his siblings and solidify the bonds that they shared, as he saw Monokid nothing more than a noisy trouble maker.

Seeing that Monosuke later become a hindrance for the siblings, Monodam made Monosuke got involved in Kirumi Tojo's execution and destroyed in the process in Chapter 2's Class Trial when his body got crushed by Kirumi's falling body.

Eventually, Monodam took his own life as he burnt himself in the fire in Korekiyo Shinguji's execution after he saw himself couldn't befriend with his siblings anymore.

Monokubs' Return
Monodam and his siblings are once again present in the final Class Trial, but this time he is much more vocal, and is also much more invested in the discussion this time than how he was in any prior trial, actively trying to refute evidence that the survivors presented.

Despite that, being brought back by Monokuma, his father had a self-destruct button prepared which he promptly used to destroy the Kubs once again when they got on his nerves or did anything to anger him. }}

Alternate Fates
He also appears in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Demo Version) along with his brothers. He first appeared when Yasuhiro Hagakure's body was found. He later appeared in the Class Trial along with his father and brothers. In the bonus mode Ultimate Talent Development Plan, Monodam and his siblings are headmasters of a Hope's Peak Academy like school.

Name
Like Gundham Tanaka, Monodam's name is a reference to the mecha anime series. His much stronger resemblance to a stereotypical robot compared to the other Monokuma units can also be seen as further referencing it.

Appearance
Monodam's appearance is similar to that of his father, Monokuma, but the part that is black on Monokuma is olive green. Likewise, his right eye is gray with a red pupil while his left eye is white. He also has light gray cheeks, meant to represent blushing, and a yellow pacifier in his mouth to represent the fact that he is a child.

While all the siblings are robots, Monodam is more robotic in appearance, his limbs being made of gray, bendable metal. He also speaks in a stereotypical, monotone robotic way.

When he gets nervous, his ears pop up, releasing steam. Like a rocket, he is also capable of flying forward very fast, leaving behind a trail of bright light. He can also extend and retract his limbs to a small extent.

Personality
Monodam is a child-like robot. Unlike his overly talkative siblings, he is very quiet. For the most part, he doesn't speak even to his fellow siblings, and he is somewhat of an outcast in the group. He sometimes appears a bit shy and seems to be blushing, like during the time when he made his first official announcement.

When he does talk, Monodam speaks in a typical monotone robotic manner, making him appear very emotionless and thus unpredictable. He tends to silently stare at others, with no visible reaction when others speak to him. He occasionally speaks short sentences unexpectedly in a rather loud voice, which may startle others due to his usual silence. The rare moments when he laughs sounds especially unnatural due to his very robotic voice. All of this causes him to come across rather creepy, much more so than his siblings.

Monodam is constantly bullied by Monokid, both verbally and physically, possibly because of his different looks. Monokid has fun making up new ways to be cruel towards Monodam and he also tends to blame Monodam for anything that goes wrong. This is said to be the reason why Monodam has closed his heart long ago. He appears to protest very little against the abuse he endures. However, it's later shown that he seems to act more independent than the other Kubs, like when he arrived to deliver Kubs Pads by the students' request all by himself and mentioned that the other Kubs were asleep.

Relationships

 * Family:

Monokuma
Monokuma is the self-proclaimed father of Monodam, Monotaro, Monokid, Monosuke and Monophanie.

He calls them his "adorable children" and seems even disturbingly attracted to them because they look like him and he loves his own looks. He is mostly annoyed and neglectful towards the Kubs, physically abusing them whenever they annoy him, and even stating that he tolerates them only because they're so cute.

Monodam tends to call Monokuma simply "father".

Monokuma Kubs
Monotaro, Monokid, Monosuke, and Monophanie are Monodam's siblings.

Monokid
Monokid loves to bully his brother, Monodam, both verbally and physically, even though they should be comrades. He also tends to blame Monodam for everything, no matter how illogical the suggestion would be.

Monokid says Monodam has "an ugly and cheap-looking body", implying that he may dislike him because of his different looks. It's said that this is the reason why Monodam has closed his heart. Monodam usually stays completely silent and doesn't seem to react to Monokid's hostile words nor actions.

Monosuke
Monosuke seems to find Monodam a bit boring due to his silence and wishes he would talk more for the sake of entertainment.

Monotaro
Monotaro seems a little upset and surprised that Monodam refuses to speak even to him.

Monophanie
In general, Monophanie seems to like Monodam. She thinks he is cute whenever he is being shy.

Quotes
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (English)

Character Trailer:
 * "THANK-YOU-FATHER. BUT-THE-ACADEMY-IS-UNDER-OUR-HARMONIOUS-CONTROL-NOW."

List of Appearances

 * -|Games=
 * Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Demo Version)
 * Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
 * -|Manga=
 * New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki Comic Anthology
 * New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki Comic Anthology Volume 2

Trivia

 * Monodam is the only character not to talk in the demo.
 * In a poll hosted by MyNavi, fans voted Monodam the 3rd most popular Danganronpa V3 Monokuma Unit.
 * Monodam's voice actor, Jason Wishnov, also provides the voice for Byakuya Togami and the Ultimate Imposter when they are in their Byakuya disguise.

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