Monosuke

Monosuke (モノスケ Monosuke) 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, Monokid, Monodam and Monophanie that control Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles alongside their father Monokuma. He is the straight man of the group.

Bonus Mode
In the bonus mode, Monosuke and his siblings are headmasters of a Hope's Peak Academy like school.

Appearance
Monosuke's appearance is similar to that of his father, Monokuma, but the part that is black on Monokuma consists of yellowish brown and dark brown stripes. Likewise, his left eye is white, contrasting Monokuma's. Unlike most Monokumas, Monosuke's whole left eye occasionally glows white light instead of having a small red glow.

He has bright pink cheeks and eyelashes on his right eye. He dons a pair of round black glasses, an abacus, and a yellow pacifier.

Personality
Monosuke is a child-like robot. He is the most cool-headed in the group and appears to be the most intelligent as well. However, he is neither mature nor docile, and he has a horrible mouth similar to Monokid.

With a calm nature, he acts like the straight man of a double act stand-up comedy and provides snark to the group's dynamic. He tends to be the one correcting his siblings whenever they say something nonsensical. Moreover, he approves of hostility and infighting among the group, believing that the Monokuma Kubs should be "awkward and unsociable".

Being a Monokuma, he enjoys killing and gore, though he acts more calm about it than overly excited Monokid.

Relationships

 * Family:

Monokuma
Monokuma is the self-proclaimed father of Monosuke, Monotaro, Monokid, Monodam and Monophanie. He calls them his "adorable children", but apparently he also has a tendency to punch them if they annoy him. Considering himself the Headmaster, Monokuma seems annoyed if his children try to steal the show.

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

Quotes
New Danganronpa V3 - Trial Version (English)
 * "Y'know, for a protagonist...your reaction to us was pretty boring." (To Kaede Akamatsu)
 * "No shit, Sherlock! I mean look at us. We're clearly his flesh-and-blood cubs." (To Kaede about Monokuma being their "Papa".)

List of Appearances

 * -|Game=
 * Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
 * New Danganronpa V3 - Trial Version
 * -|Manga=
 * New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki Komikkuansorojī

Trivia

 * Monosuke's name could come from the ancient title of Kokushi (often said as no suke when addressing an official with the title.
 * A main job of those entitled to Kokushi is keeping track of taxes, which an abacus can be used to help with, something Monosuke has.
 * Monosuke as a character is strongly associated with the Osaka area of Japan.
 * He is portrayed as the "straight man" (tsukkomi 突っ込み) of Manzai, a form of Japanese comedy that has been developed in Osaka. He calls other people "funny man" (boke ボケ), the other performer of the double act.
 * He speaks with Osaka-ben, the specific dialect of Kinki Japanese spoken in the Osaka area. Because of associations with Manzai comedy, the speakers are often viewed as being more funny or talkative than typical speakers of other dialects.
 * His tiger-striped pattern is a reference to Hanshin Tigers, the Osaka baseball team.
 * His glasses are a reference to the ones of Kuidaore Taro, a mechanical drum-playing clown in front of Cui-daore, a restaurant in one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka.
 * Monosuke's official profile description in the English website was mistranslated. The original profile didn't mentioned that he had no patience for Monokid's foul languague, it said his language was as foul as Monokid's.
 * Despite being a robot, he appears to have a very poor eyesight without his glasses.
 * In a poll hosted by MyNavi, fans voted Monosuke the 5th most popular Danganronpa V3 Monokuma Unit.

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