User:HolyGiraffe/Similarities

CONTAINS SPOILERS!

The main games in the franchise (Danganronpa, Danganronpa 2, and Danganronpa V3) contain several similarities between the chapters and events.

In DanganRonpa 2 Nagito Mokaeda acknowledges these similarities as he looks through the Future Foundation file.

All games include a character who doesn't remember their own talent: - in DR1, it is Kyoko Kirigiri. - in DR2, it is Hajime Hinata. - in DRV3, it is Rantaro Amami.

All games include a character wearing black and white that is either claiming to be a liar, or proven to be a liar: - in DR1, Celeste by her own account claims to be an excellent liar. - in DR2, Nagito Komaeda is revealed to be a compulsive liar, saying whatever it takes to reveal the traitor. - in DRV3, Kokichi Oma straight up introduces himself as a liar, and reminds the group in every trial he is one.

All games include the concept of a traitor(s) among participants: - in DR1, Sakura Ogami is revealed to be working with the mastermind, In addition to Mukuro Ikusaba, by the end. - in DR2, Chiaki Nanami is revealed to be the traitor sent by the future foundation. - in DRV3, Kokichi Oma claims to be the traitor, but it is revealed to actually be Tsumugi Shirogane.

Chapter 1 kills off a character(s) that is special to the protagonist: - in DR1, Sayaka Maizono is implied to be a love interest for Naegi, is the first victim. - in DR2, the Ultimate Imposter (impersonating Byakuya Togami) is of significance to Hajime, as well as the entire group. - in DRV3, Kaede Akamatsu is the protagonist, and a love interest to the protagonist of the rest of the game, Shuichi.

Chapter 1 the location of the murderer plays a role in the plan: - in DR1, Sayaka Maizono killed leon in Naegi's room to make it appear like Makoto was responsible for his death. - in DR2, Teruteru Hanamura wasn't actually in the room, but rather under it, lurking beneath the floor. - in DRV3, Kaede wasn't present in the room, but rather used a shot put from the lookout class, above the library.

Chapter 1 includes a murder in which someone is lured by a sign, or a mark. - in DR1, Leon Kuwata get a letter, telling him to come to Sayaka's room. - in DR2, The Ultimate Imposter follows a mark under the table, left by Nagito. - in DRV3, Rantaro Amami is lured into the camera by it's flash, to get him to stand under the shot put.

The murderer in the first chapter killed (or tries to kill) someone else who planned murder: - in DR1, Sayaka Maizono tries to kill Leon Kuwata, but the tables have turned, and instead, Leon kills Sayaka. - in DR2, Teruteru Hanamura tried to kill Nagito Komaeda, before he kills someone else. - in DRV3, Kaede Akamatsu tries to kill the mastermind, before all of participants die, but ends up killing Rantaro Amami instead.

The Killer's punishment in Chapter 1 starts with them getting dragged by the neck by a chain. - in DR1, it is Leon Kuwata. - in DR2, it is Teruteru Hanamura. - in DRV3, it is Kaede Akamatsu.

The victim dies in chapter 2 after a blunt hit on  their head: - in DR1, Chihiro Fujisaki is killed by getting hit with a dumbbell. - in DR2, Mahiru Koizumi is killed by a metal bat. - in DRV3, Ryoma Hoshi is hit on hit head with a wooden pole.

Chapter 2 will introduce a character that either claims to be a serial killer, or proven to be one: - in DR1, Toko Fukawa reveals she has a split personality disorder, and is in fact the famous Genocide Jack. - in DR2, Peko Pekoyama claims to be Sparkling Justice. - in DRV3, Maki Harukawa is revealed to be the Ultimate Assassin.

After the culprit in Chapter 2 is revealed, other characters beg monokuma to not execute the culprit (or even volunteer to die in their place): - in DR1, when Mondo Owada is found out, Kiyotaka Ishimaru begs monokuma not to kill him. - in DR2, when Peko Pekoyama is found out, Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu cries and tries to stop monokuma. - in DRV3, after Kirumi Tojo is found out, all of the group show regret, and beg monokuma not to kill her.

Chapter 3 will introduce a double-murder (coincidently, they are always the same gender): - in DR1, both Kiyotaka Ishimaru and Hifumi Yamada are murdered. - in DR2, both Ibuki Mioda and Hiyoko Saionji are murdered. - in DRV3, both Angie Yonaga and Tenko Chabashira are murdered.

The culprit in chapter 3 reveals a hidden side, being mentally unstable: - in DR1, Celestia Ludenberg goes complete mental, dropping her act, revealing her true accent, and her real name. - in DR2, Mikan Tsumiki becomes angry, manipulative and dangerous due to her reverting her back to a Remnant of Despair. - in DRV3, Korekiyo Shinguji reveals his multiple personality disorder, showing his obsessesion with his sister.

In Chapter 4, a strong, buffed chatacter dies: - in DR1, Sakura Ogami dies. - in DR2, Nekomaru Nidai dies. - in DRV3, Gonta Gokuhara dies.

The death in Chapter 4 is for the sake of the entire group. - in DR1, Sakura killed herself to stop the killing game, confident that her death will make her friends would not kill each other anymore. - in DR2, Gundham Tanaka kills Nekomaru to allow his friends to escape from the funhouse, and avoid death by starvation. - in DRV3, Gonta Gokuhara kills Miu with the intention of letting everyone die a peaceful death, rather than learning the truth.

Chapter 4 makes you explore the mechanics of the enviorment to solve the case: - in DR1, Sakura Ogami dies in a closed room, making it a closed room murder. - in DR2, the Funhouse structure plays a big role, as far as being the murder weapon itself. - in DRV3, the Virtual World's different rules played a role in figuring out who could have killed Miu, enabling toilet paper to act as a makeshift rope.

A character dies late in the game by their own plan, and it involves poison: - in DR1, Sakura Ogami suicides using poison, in Chapter 4. - in DR2, Nagito Komaeda plans hit own death, by forcing a random participant to kill him with poison, in Chapter 5. - in DRV3, Kokichi Oma blackmails Kaito Momota to kill him before the poison does, in Chapter 5, in addition to Miu's plan to kill Oma with poison in Chapter 4.

Chapter 5 involves sacrifice: - in DR1, Makoto Naegi is ready to sacrifice himself for Kyoko Kirigiri. - in DR2, Nagito Komaeda is willing to suicide to weed out the traitor, sacrificing his own life. - in DRV3, Kaito Momota is ready to sacrifice himself, and kill Oma to save Maki Harukawa from being the blackend.

In Chaper 5, a character that grew close to the protagonist is executed: - in DR1, there's a bad ending that kills Kyoko Kirigiri, who grew close to Naegi Makoto. - in DR2, Chiaki Nanami who is implied to become a love interest for Hajime Hinata, is executed. - in DRV3, Kaito Momota became a dear friend to Shuichi Saihara, is executed.

Chapter 5 has a trial that cannot be solved: - in DR1, Mukuro Ikusaba's body is unidentified, and the trial is orchastrated by the mastermind in an attempt to kill Kyoko Kirigiri. - in DR2, Nagito Komaeda relied on his own luck to force an unknown killer to kill him, in a way that even the killer wouldn't know they did it. - in DRV3, Both Kokichi Oma and Kaito Momota cooporate to make an unsolvable case, in which there's no way to know who's the murderer.

The last chapter reveals an important fact about the death of a character(s) in the first chapter: - in DR1, Junko Enoshima who died in the first chapter is revealed to actually be Mukuro Ikusaba, the 16th student. - in DR2, the Byakuya Togami who died in the first chapter is revealed to be the Ultimate Imposter. - in DRV3, Rantaro Amami is revealed to be the Ultimate Survivor, and Kaede, was falsely executed.

In the final trial, Junko Enoshima shows up: - in DR1, She is revealed to be the Mastermind behind the whole killing game. - in DR2, She is a program (a virus). - in DR3, Tsumugi Shirogane uses her Ultimate Cosplay talent to dress up as Junko.