Sayaka Maizono's Sister

Sayaka Maizono's Sister (舞園 さやかの妹 Maizono Sayaka no imōto) is a scrapped character who appeared in the artbook for Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls.

As her name suggests she is supposed to be the little sister of Sayaka Maizono and was originally going to be used in the game before being replaced by Ayaka Haneyama.

She is mentioned to be a good-natured young girl, at the age of 12-13.

Appearance
Sayaka's sister has short, shoulder-length hair which curls outwards. Her hair is stated to be the same color as Sayaka's, making their outwards appearances similar. Her hair is adorned by a white hair pin which many fan artists have interpreted to be a flower or a star.

She wears a long sleeved shirt accompanied with a short sleeved puffer jacket, and baggy culottes tied with a bow over a pair of black tights or leggings. Her shoe wear is unclear, though it is reminiscent of Japanese school shoes. She carries a small handbag with an unidentifiable mascot/key-chain attached to it.

Her design profile shows her in a western-style school uniform reminiscent of Hope's Peak female uniform.

Personality
According to the creator comments, she is very headstrong, much like her sister. She has a kind personality and is a good kid overall. She is stated to be the type of person who takes one step back, but ends up going one step back. She would have been a lovely character everyone would admire.

History
The reason for scrapping the character of Sayaka's sister has not been made explicitly clear.

During a conversation with Makoto Naegi in chapter 1 of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Sayaka mentions having grown up with no mother and with a father who had to work until late each and every day, which is why she stayed home alone a lot. This means that according to the game's canon, Sayaka's sister either couldn't have been born or was never in contact with her, making it impossible for her to be part of the Hit List where everyone is someone very close to a character from the first game.

Trivia

 * Sayaka's sister appears to have been scrapped at the last minute due to her being shown along with the other Hit List targets in their finalized appearances in the game's artbook.