Hiroko Hagakure

Hiroko Hagakure (葉隠 浩子), is a participant of Demon Hunting featured in Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls due to her being the closest person to her son Yasuhiro Hagakure. Because she is considered a "Demon" by the Warriors of Hope, she is given the name Hironosaurus (ヒロノザウルス).

Appearance
Hiroko is a fair-skinned woman with light pink hair that reaches her waist. She has brown eyes, much like Hiro, and a beauty mark beneath her lips. She wears a white bead necklace, a white tank top, and a blue stadium jacket with an unknown symbol on the right side. She also wears black ripped jeans held up by a salmon colored belt and sky blue sneakers.

Hiroko is often depicted as having a cigarette in the corner of her mouth that she sometimes uses to puff smoke.

Personality
Hiroko is a street smart, relaxed and open-minded lady with a ' you do your thing, and I'll do mine- live and let live ' personality.

Hiroko has high regard for human lives. Cruelty and killing, especially senseless killing, makes her absolutely furious; enough that unlike the other members, she doesn't blame any of the chaos and the killings on the children. She convinces men to act as her envoys and venture out to rescue survivors on her orders through her "woman's special charm".

Hiroko also appears to be rather childish at times, referring to her close friends in playful banter. She has the habit of giving nicknames to the people she is on friendly terms with, typically doubling up a syllable of their name, such as Koko for Komaru Naegi and Fufu for Toko Fukawa. In the Japanese version of the game, Hiroko nicknames people using the "-cchi" suffix.

Hiroko is a former delinquent, and when she is angry that former attitude comes out, with her using a speech pattern similar to her son's.

Hiroko is very protective of her son and loves him more than anyone else in the world. She is very proud of him and, for the most part, tends to ignore his flaws.

Prior to the Tragedy
Hiroko was a delinquent when she was younger.

Hiroko mentions that she once did something she shouldn't have and let it go on too long because she wanted to be with her husband no matter what. However, she was found out and they broke up. In the end, she was relieved, because she was finally free from her "sin".

Hiroko is now divorced and a skilled nurse. She lives with her only child, Hiro, who she loves more than anyone in the world.

At some point, she was captured by the Ultimate Despair and became a Captive for Monokuma's first motive in the Mutual Killing incident of Class 78. She was apparently enclosed in an apartment just like the other Captives.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
At an unknown time, Hiroko was apparently freed, only to become one of the people targeted by the Warriors of Hope, who refer to her using the "Demon name" of  'Hironosaurus' . Fortunately, they do not know where she is hiding.

Chapter 2 - Legend of the Revolution
Hiroko first appeared in Chapter 2 inside The Resistance's secret base.

She is part of The Resistance and is one of the few members who actively works to improve the situation. Even though the Resistance members aren't allowed to leave the base, she convinces men to act as her envoys and venture out to rescue survivors on her orders through her "woman's special charm".

While progressing through Towa City, Komaru and Toko would come across entries from the Warriors of Hope's "Hit List" - a list of adults whom they target specifically, labeling them as Demons. Upon bringing these collectible entries to Hiroko, she would fill them in about her knowledge of whichever person they show her and send people to help the Targets if their location is known.

Chapter 5 - Absolute Despair Girl
Hiroko appeared in the adults' meeting point in the city, having brought Shirokuma's still-functioning head to Komaru, suggesting to Komaru and Toko to invade Towa Hills while the Big Bang Monokuma continued causing chaos; she reasoned that the Big Bang Monokuma would keep the regular Monokumas busy enough such that Towa Hills would be vulnerable.

Epilogue - The Changing World We Made
At the end of the game, it is mentioned that many of the Targets were rescued thanks to Hiroko's efforts.

Relationships

 * Family:

Yasuhiro Hagakure
Hiroko loves her son more than anyone else and is very protective of him. She mentions that she is very proud of him and calls him successful, sharp, handsome, tall, and kind. She calls him perfect, but "teeny, eentsy bit clumsy with money", a flaw that is shown to annoy her. She also admits that he's had big problems with school and women, but that she finds his flaws rather cute.

Hiro, in turn, loves his mother just as much as she loves him, which lead to her becoming a Captive.

She is mentioned by Yasuhiro in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony's bonus mode Ultimate Talent Development Plan, when Tenko Chabashira tells him to appreciate all the women in his life.


 * The Resistance

Despite Hiroko being a part of the Resistance, she seems to hate how they do nothing but hide. She holds this hatred down and states that there is nothing else they can do. During Chapter 5, she also grows furious at the other members for becoming more murderous to the children when Haiji encourages them to commit genocide on all the children and Monokuma units with no hesitation.

Shirokuma
Although they don't speak with each other that much, both are members of the Resistance and work together to save people from Towa City and the Warriors of Hope. In Chapter 5, Hiroko is seen carrying Shirokuma's head.

Komaru Naegi
Hiroko and Komaru appear to have a friendly relationship, with Hiroko calling Komaru "Koko" ("Komarucchi" in the Japanese version). Hiroko also calls Komaru by her first name, which implies that the two of them are close.

Toko Fukawa
Hiroko and Toko also appear to have a friendly relationship, with Hiroko calling Toko "Fufu" ("Fukawacchi" in the Japanese version). Unlike Komaru, Hiroko uses Toko's last name, which indicates either more dispassionate regard or greater respect for Toko.


 * Enemies:

Warriors of Hope
Hiroko is a Target for the Warriors of Hope. They see her as a Demon target and will do anything to kill her. They describe her in their depictions as using her status as a nurse to eat hospitalized patients.

List of Appearances

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 * Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
 * Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
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Trivia

 * "Hiroko" (浩子) can be translated as "abundant child" or "vigorous child", while her last name "Hagakure" (葉隠) translates as “concealed among the leaves/blades/spears” (based on which meaning of 葉 ha is chosen), probably referencing her son, Yasuhiro Hagakure's hairstyle.
 * Despite the fact that she says her age is a secret, a page in the artbook showing Hiroko's beta designs reveals that she is "approximately 36" years old. Considering her son's age, that means she had him when she was only around 14 years old.

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