The player plays as Monomi, who must defeat various monsters and Monobeasts. The first stage is unlocked after Chapter 1 is completed in the main game, with subsequent stages being unlocked at the beginning of each new chapter. Each stage is themed after a different island, and the stages backgrounds include notable areas from each island, such as the cinema, Monokuma Rock, and Nezumi Castle. At the end of each stage, Monomi has to defeat a Monobeast boss in the final wave.
Monomi can attack by jumping on enemies (apart from spiked ones), but her primary ability is Magic Circle, which involves creating trails of magic behind herself as she runs. If she can make a closed shape, a burst of magic appears within the confines of the trail, damaging enemies in range. Monomi's speed is boosted while trailing magic, but prolonged use can tire her out, leaving her slowed and vulnerable for a few seconds.
Dealing damage to enemies adds to Monomi's "Hope Meter"; when it reaches 100%, she can transform into Usami, gaining invincibility and unlimited magic power for as long as the transformation lasts. Any enemies defeated during the stage have the chance of dropping a number of items, including recovery items, gold bars (every 10 gold bars is converted to 1 Monocoin at the end of the stage) and Present Boxes which will give Monomi a random item.
A large enemy which is actually a smaller enemy inside an armored suit. Takes many hits to remove its armor, but when its inner form becomes exposed it is very vulnerable but also extremely fast.
The Tiger Monobeast attacks by firing the cannon on its back, by spinning around in a sweeping motion with its spiked tail, and by charging at you. Jump onto the Tiger Monobeast's head to stun it before attacking, and use Usami Mode when it goes into a charging rampage.
The Snake Monobeast bites, spits pools of acid, and turns into a ball to bounce around. It also has an attack where it spins it's body in a large sweeping circle, which you will need to jump over to dodge. After this attack you can jump onto it's head to stun it.
The Bird Monobeast swoops and breathes fire. The swooping attack can easily be avoided by moving and jumping around. Whenever it stops to recharge, quickly use your magic attack.
The Horse Monobeast will try to avoid your magic attacks by jumping backwards. It also uses accurate steel boomerangs. Use Usami mode to avoid damage and destroy it as quickly as possible.
The Robot Monobeast is a fighting type which uses a hurricane kick. It smashes the ground, which can be avoided by jumping, and throws huge rocks. Usami mode will be vital for this boss.
In this stage you will have to rebattle each of the previous bosses in turn, and then defeat the final boss, Monokuma. Monokuma spams whirlwind and magic attacks, and summons huge drills with his own black-and-white striped magic stick. On Hard mode, he also uses bombs. With Usami mode he can be quickly defeated by running around him as soon as he comes out of his starting pose.
Items[]
After defeating any enemy type, there is a chance they will drop items which will aid you.
Equipment is found in present boxes, which drop at random from enemies, and must be quickly collected before they despawn. Collected items can be found in the Equipment menu on the Main Menu screen, and are split between three types - weapons (sticks), head armor (ribbons), and leg armor (underwear). Each piece of equipment has different stats, and some grant passive abilities.
The Magic (MAG) stat increases the strength of the Magic Circle attack
The Strength (STR) stat increases the strength of the Whirl Attack
The Defence (DEF) stat effects how much damage you take from enemies
The USAMI stat lengthens the duration of Usami's transformation.
The most powerful equipment pieces in the game are Seventh Sea Hope Rod, Autumnal Hope Ribbon and Hope Cloth Beam 1000, granting around 900 total for every stat. All 3 pieces are available from Stage 5 and beyond on Normal difficulty, but are easiest to obtain by playing the Secret stage on Hard.
If you are pursuing the "Monomi Won’t Miss These, Right?" trophy, which requires you to collect every equipment piece, obtain the leg armor item Old Man's Grass Skirt as soon as possible, as it dramatically increases the drop rate of present boxes. Additionally, the ribbon 2 Tax Gold will increase the number of gold bars dropped, which will in turn increase how many Monocoins you will receive at the end of a stage.
A diaper that transforms hope into power. "O prodigious one, ease our despair and guide us into the future."
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Equipment Drop Guide[]
The following information is based on a guide written by Admeister at playstationtrophies.org
Although the items received in Present Boxes are random, different sets of equipment will drop depending on which stage and difficulty you are playing on. Below is a list of known drop locations for each item. Please note that this list is not complete so it may be possible to receive items from stages not listed here. Regardless of whether you complete a stage or if you are defeated, you will still receive any present items you pick up during the stage.
NOTE: If you are aiming to collect every piece of equipment, it is recommended that you obtain the leg armor Old Man's Grass Skirt as soon as possible, as it increases the drop rate of Present Boxes.
In the Japanese version, when transforming in Usami mode, Monomi shouts "Miracle Make-up!" (ミラクル、メイクアップ), which is a reference to the transformation of the magical girl anime character Sailor Moon, who's main transformation phrase is "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" (ムーンプリズムパワー、メイクアップ!). Sailor Moon's voice actress, Kotono Mitsuishi, also voices Danganronpa 2 character Peko Pekoyama.
In the Japanese version, when Monokuma appears as a boss, he says "Have some control, you are in front of the King of Jabba!" (慎みたまえ、君はジャバ王の前にいるのだ！) and when he is defeated he says "It's Balse!" (バルスのだ！), which are both a reference to a scene from Castle in the Sky.
The calligraphy-style artwork for the enemy models, and the fact combat involves drawing rings around enemies, suggests that this minigame may have been inspired by the video game Ōkami.
The 3 most powerful equipment items, Seventh Sea Hope Rod (希望杖セブンスシー), Autumnal Hope Ribbon (希望髪結オータム), and Hope Cloth Beam (希望布巻サウザンド), are written partially in phonetic Katakana in the Japanese version of the game. The Katakana portions of these item names are the phonetic versions the English translations of the Kanji in Chiaki Nanami's name (七海 千秋).
七海 (nanami): セブンスシー (sebunsushī, seven seas)
千 (chi): サウザンド (sauzando, thousand)
秋 (aki): オータム (ōtamu, autumn)
Dosya:Usami Test Model.pngIn the game assets of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is a model file of a dog-like character called test_usami_model.gmo located with all the other models for the minigame which features a running and idling animations[1]. This model comes from the PlayStation Mobile SDK. Based on the file name it is likely this was a test model for the player before they added it into the game.
