Mukuro Ikusaba

Mukuro Ikusaba

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Mukuro Ikusaba
Name
Kanji	戦刃 むくろ
Romaji	Ikusaba Mukuro
Katakana	イクサバ ムクロ
English	Mukuro Ikusaba
Aliases & Titles
English	Junko Enoshima * Despair Sisters Ultimate Despair
Japanese	江ノ島 盾子 * 絶望シスタース 超高校級の「絶望」
Talent
English	Ultimate Soldier Super High School-Level Solider * Ultimate Fashionista * Super High School-Level Fashion Diva *
Kanji	超高校級の「軍人」 超高校級の「ギャル」 *
Romaji	Chō kōkō kyū no “gunjin” Chō kōkō kyū no “Gyaru” *
Translation	Super High School Level Soldier Super High School Level Gal *
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	169 cm (JP) 5'7" (ENG)
Weight	44 kg (97 lbs)
Birth Date	♑ December 24
Chest Size	80 cm
Blood Type	A
Likes	Her sister Army knives
Dislikes	Make-up
Status	Deceased
Family	Junko Enoshima (Younger twin sister) †
Debuts
Game	Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Anime	Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - The Animation - Episode 01
Manga	Danganronpa: The Manga
Novel	Danganronpa Zero
Portrayals
Games	日本語 Megumi Toyoguchi en-US Amanda Céline Miller
Anime	日本語 Megumi Toyoguchi en-US Jamie Marchi Deutsch Peggy Pollow
Stage	日本語 Sayaka Kanda

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But when you think about it, the idea of "chasing a dream" is just too vague. There's no substance to it, no clue what it even means. You just end up desperate and lost... And then everything you've done is a waste. — Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

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Mukuro Ikusaba (戦刃 むくろ), is a student in Hope's Peak Academy's Class 78th, and a participant of the Killing School Life featured in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Her title is the Ultimate Soldier (超高校級の「軍人」 lit. Super High School Level Soldier).

Appearance

At the beginning of the Killing School Life in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Mukuro appears to be a young high school-aged teenager as she pretended to be the age she was when she attended Hope's Peak. While not in her Junko disguise, she has short, layered, bobbed black hair and freckles across the bridge of her nose. She has a Fenrir tattoo on her right hand, which she covers up with foundation when disguised as Junko. In her Fenrir profile, she is noted to have no scars or marks whatsoever on her body. She is often described as thin, sometimes even worryingly so, by fellow students and even her own sister.

Despite not being identical twins, Mukuro and her younger twin sister Junko Enoshima share several physical characteristics. However, Junko has a considerably larger chest than Mukuro and weighs two pounds more than her. Mukuro's eyes are less round, more slanted, and are also light purple (grey in the anime adaption and illustration art) as opposed to Junko's fake blue eyes, and her naturally red-colored eyes.

Her outfits usually slightly vary from a typical Hope's Peak Academy uniform. Her first appearance (not in her Junko disguise) in Danganronpa: The Animation had a brown jacket over a white button-down blouse and a brown ribbon tied into a bow as an accessory. In Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School she has a white button-down blouse with a pocket which she rolls the sleeves up to her forearm, a red ribbon tied as a bow around her neck, tan fingerless gloves, a light brown pleated skirt, black knee-high socks, and brown loafers. Her outfit in Danganronpa Zero is mostly identical, only she has a short-sleeved white blouse and no gloves.

While disguised as Junko, her outfit is identical to her sister's, only instead of matching Monokuma hair ties, they are a set of cute rabbit and a large red and white bow. Her tie is also different, being dot-patterned instead of bear-patterned.

During her school years, she wore plain black panties. They are woven from blade-resistant and bulletproof fibers.

Personality

Being the Ultimate Soldier, Mukuro is ruthless and can kill and harm others with no remorse. She seems completely indifferent towards other people unless it's her sister Junko or her crush Makoto. Unlike her sister, she doesn't take any sadistic pleasure in hurting or killing people, but at the same time, she shows little concern for other people's suffering.

Despite being an incredible soldier, Mukuro is very out-of-touch with her own emotions. She has a notable lack of social skills, acting emotionless and indifferent towards most people. She tends to have a cold, serious expression and a reserved personality. Despite this, she appears to portray her sister's very different personality rather well. She herself admits that she lacks skill in negotiating with others and planning tactics in advance, despite her renown as an excellent soldier. While she is completely fearless as a soldier, she is afraid of certain emotional situations.

Mukuro has been verbally and physically abused by her sister for years. She only knows how to take orders from Junko and obeys her even if she doesn't agree with her. Mukuro craves her sister's praise and acceptance and will do nearly anything to get it. Because of this, Mukuro allows herself to be constantly abused by Junko and takes her insults to heart. Mukuro believes she is the only one who truly understands her sister and she wants to make her happy, so she stays by Junko's side even when she insults her. She also finds pleasure in Junko's attempts to harm or even kill her, knowing that her sister will experience tremendous despair if she succeeds. She is sometimes portrayed even disturbingly obsessed with her sister, with her blushing and in a state of ecstasy.

According to her voice actress, Mukuro usually gives off a feminine, frail, and even cute impression when in her sister's company, described with "a masochist who loves her little sister" kind of vibe. However, during the fighting, her stern and grim personality comes out, and it's like she becomes a different person.

In Danganronpa IF, thanks to Makoto, Mukuro begins to have more interest in the world around her. While she is protective of Makoto and cares about him, she still doesn't show that much interest in other students. She decides to protect Makoto's hope and betrays Junko, though she is still very much motivated by the idea of causing her sister to feel despair. In the end, she doesn't know how to feel or what kind of future she would have.

Talent

Ultimate Soldier

Mukuro showed a huge interest in the military since childhood. In elementary school, she won a survival game tournament and began writing for military magazines.

She has received military training from a very young age and is highly proficient in both a variety of firearms and hand-to-hand combat. When pushed to the limit she can enter a kind of battle trance, where her speed and reflexes increase to high-superhuman levels.

When she was young she joined the elite mercenary group Fenrir and has never received a single injury on the battlefield.

She managed to hold her own against Peko Pekoyama the Ultimate Swordswoman, the Madarai brothers, and Sakura Ogami the Ultimate Martial Artist in Danganronpa IF, while she was able to defeat the first two, she was unable to defeat the latter in hand-to-hand combat.

Despite being the Ultimate Soldier, Mukuro has terrible negotiation skills, which she admits.

In other languages

Mukuro's talent as it appears in official translations of Danganronpa material.

Language	Talent	Translation
日本語 Japanese	超高校級の「軍人」	Super High School Level Soldier
中文（臺灣） Chinese (Trad)	超高校級的“軍人”	Super High School Level Soldier	*
中文 Chinese (Simp)	超高校级的“军人”	Super High School Level Soldier	*
français French	Le Soldat Ultime	Ultimate Soldier	*
Deutsch German	Super Soldatin	Super Soldier	*
italiano Italian	Super Soldato Liceale	Super High School Level Soldier	*
español Spanish	Super Estudiante de Instituto Nivel: Soldado	Super High School Student Level: Soldier	*

History

Prior to the Tragedy

Mukuro and Junko used to be homeless and lived in a very harsh environment as children. It's heavily implied that she was manipulated and verbally abused by Junko.

Mukuro showed a huge interest in the military since childhood. In elementary school, she won a survival game tournament and began writing for military magazines.

Just before entering middle school, Mukuro disappeared while she and her family were on vacation in Europe. People thought she had been kidnapped, but she was never found. In truth, she had decided to join an elite mercenary group based out of the Middle East known as Fenrir, a fierce group of soldiers who engaged in direct combat. Although small for her age, she received military training and became highly proficient in both a variety of firearms and hand-to-hand combat. As a member of Fenrir, she passed through many battlefields but was never wounded.

Three years later, Mukuro returned to Japan to be with her sister. Junko had a strong desire to "paint the world in despair" and planned to start the Tragedy, the worst, most despair-inducing incident in the history of mankind. She called herself and her sister the Despair Sisters AKA the Ultimate Despair.

Mukuro was enrolled in Hope's Peak Academy's Class 78th as the Ultimate Soldier, while her sister was the Ultimate Fashionista. Mukuro fell in love with Makoto Naegi, due to him being the first person to ever smile at her. She would often watch him from afar, as she lacked the courage to tell him how she felt. It was because of him that she began to think more of the world outside of Junko's plans, and it caused her to have doubts when Junko revealed her plan for the killing game involving their fellow students, Makoto included.

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc

Episode 05 - The Beginning of the End

Mukuro met Junko at the airport. She found Junko, sitting on a pile of luggage, writing in her notebook, and narrating out loud. They rode together in a limousine and Junko asked Mukuro if she had more freckles. Before receiving a response, Junko tried to attack Mukuro with an ice pick, but she effortlessly blocked Junko's attempts, all while answering Junko's question about her freckles. Junko then threw a grenade and Mukuro used her foot to flip it into her champagne glass, and threw it out of the limousine window, causing it to explode on another car. Mukuro happily thought and found desirable the despair of Junko trying to kill her own sister. Junko told Mukuro she had a bad odor, but Mukuro stated having had bathed. However, she was still embarrassed by Junko's remarks. Mukuro asked Junko why she wanted to meet with the other members of the class, and Junko stated they were scouted and had been selected to attend Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Fashionista and Ultimate Soldier.

The two arrived at Hope's Peak Academy, just behind Makoto. Junko continued narrating, and Mukuro asked if narrating was her new obsession. Junko stated it was but she was already bored with it.

Episode 06 - A Despairfully Fateful Encounter

At night, Mukuro and Junko sneak into a secure area of Hope's Peak. Mukuro uses her skills with weaponry to slaughter the security guards while Junko eats curry. Junko orders Mukuro to clean up the mess by herself. Mukuro guides Junko down the hall until they reach the door where Izuru Kamukura is. Mukuro notices it is secured by a retina scanner. Junko takes the eyeball she took from one of the trustees, and holds it up to the retina scanner, giving them access.

Junko is happy to see Izuru, but Mukuro worries he could be dangerous. Junko calls Mukuro names, distracting her as she despairingly realizes Junko included all of the nasty ones. Junko tried to attack Izuru with a knife, but he knocked her to the ground and stepped on her. Mukuro tried to help, but Izuru backhanded her into a wall. After Junko explained the allure of despair to those with super intelligence, Izuru knocked her out but told Mukuro to tell Junko that he will be waiting for her. Mukuro gets Junko to the infirmary after saying she hit her head. Junko is excited when Mukuro relays Izuru's message to her. As she and Mukuro rush out of the hospital, Junko bumps into Ryota Mitarai.

Episode 07 - The Biggest, Most Atrocious Incident in Hope's Peak Academy's History

While Junko explains her plan to Ryota, Mukuro is seen handing her a remote.

Episode 08 - The Worst Reunion by Chance

Mukuro spotted Peko stalking her, who explained that a certain man asked her to keep an eye on Mukuro. Commenting on how close Peko's class is, Mukuro angrily stated that she hates being followed and attacked Peko with a combat knife, who retaliated with her bamboo sword. As the fight escalated, Mukuro brought out a second knife, which she used to cut Peko's shinai apart - however, this only revealed the metal blade at its core. Both women then speculated that each other already had experience in killing, to which they both agree.

Episode 09 - Chisa Yukizome Doesn't Smile

Mukuro defeats Peko off-screen and returns to Junko's lair just in time to hold Chisa Yukizome captive and force her to watch the Reserve Course student committing suicide. Later, after strapping Chisa down and crock for her to watch the first killing game, Mukuro is left in charge while Junko goes off to fulfill other parts of her plan. As Chisa seems to be resisting the brainwashing from the video, Mukuro gives Chisa a lobotomy and lowers her resistance to the effects of the brainwashing video, ultimately turning Chisa into an Ultimate Despair.

Episode 11 - Goodbye, Hope's Peak Academy

Mukuro, Junko, and Izuru stand atop a tall building, near to the school, with a view of Class 77-B. Junko stared at the class through her binoculars before proclaiming that they will infect the world with despair. Mukuro, not understanding what Junko meant by infect, is promptly silenced, Junko scolding her for not knowing her plan immediately slaps her, causing Mukuro to fall to the ground. Junko then used her stiletto, prodding Mukuro with it while she explained 'ominous' and 'fun' atmosphere causes the world of hope to fall into despair.

Once the Reserve Students had finished their march on Hope's Peak, leaving it in ruin, Junko thanked them over her mobile phone, prompting them to commit suicide after adhering to her wishes. Mukuro inquired as to why she didn't keep them around to help but is immediately rebuffed by Junko who explained that they may think like her but are nowhere near the same level so have become useless to her, Mukuro staring at her in admiration, agrees to this. Junko also pointed out that Mukuro may not be safe either if she lets her guard down, Mukuro happily accepted this.

Junko and Mukuro then meet with the Class 78th, helping them to shelter the school and protect them from danger. When Junko explained that Makoto is the only person who she could not predict, Mukuro inquired whether they should kill him but Junko believed it would be more despairful if he was able to beat her in the end.

Danganronpa Zero

Mukuro spent a good amount of time masquerading as Junko, while the real Junko's memories were missing due to her testing Yasuke Matsuda's memory-erasing technology as a preparation for the Mutual Killing of Class 78th.

Mukuro also saved Makoto from Misshiki Madarai and murdered two of the Steering Committee members. She also easily beats up and kills all of the Madarai brothers.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Prologue - Welcome to Despair

Mukuro melded into the memory-wiped students of Class 78th as Junko but had to immediately fend off remarks from Makoto that she did not look like the supermodel he had known.

Chapter 1 - To Survive

Shortly after the first murder, Mukuro was supposed to follow a plan she had agreed on with her sister; Monokuma would trap her in the dungeon in order to "set an example" for the students not to directly rebel against him. However, on a whim, Junko decided to kill her sister for real and Mukuro was brutally impaled by Monokuma with numerous spears, dubbed "Heavenly Spear, Gungnir".

Mukuro, having memorized the scenario and had expected to set up a different outcome, was completely caught off guard, never expecting that her sister would kill her at this moment, as the game had barely begun. This incident misled the other students into thinking that “Junko” was killed. The reason Junko killed Mukuro was to bring her and her sister despair since beyond all appearances, she truly did love Mukuro.

Chapter 5 - 100 Mile Dash; Pain of a Junk Food Junkie

Later, Mukuro's dead body was planted in the Greenhouse on the fifth floor of the school by Junko - at the time still known only as “the mastermind” - to lead the other students into thinking that the unknown sixteenth student, whom they were told was “Mukuro Ikusaba”, had died as a result of murder. However, before they could take a closer look at the body, it exploded due to a Monokuma bomb, leaving little else other than the Fenrir mark on her hand and her numerous injury marks.

However, the contradiction of the admission reports for Mukuro (which stated that she did not carry any scars of injuries), the fact that she was explicitly named Mukuro Ikusaba, and the wealth of information that her dead body carried, finally led the students to figure out that they had, in fact, met Mukuro in disguise, not Junko.

Danganronpa IF

Mukuro played a more prominent role in this novel. In the novel, she maintained her guise as her younger sister until the scene when she would have normally been killed by the Spears of Gungnir. Makoto, who had been electrically shocked into recovering his memories the night before, recognized Mukuro through her disguise and called out her real name at the last possible moment, giving her enough of a warning to jump out of the way of the spears and survive. However, in the process of trying to save her, Makoto is hit by one of the spears and becomes gravely injured, falling into unconsciousness.

While Mukuro was distracted by the fact that Makoto saved her life while endangering his own and that her own sister tried to kill her, Monokuma attempted to attack her, but Sakura Ogami intervened. Sayaka Maizono attempted to aid Makoto, but Junko quickly changed her plans; she pretended to have the Monokuma unit be 'taken over' by “Besshiki Madarai, Ultimate Hacker” and revealed Mukuro's true identity, alleging that she and Makoto were the true culprits behind the students' strange circumstance.

After being questioned by her fellow students to see if what the "hacker" said was true, Mukuro took off her wig and revealed that she was partly responsible for the situation the students found themselves in. However, she tried to convince them that Makoto was innocent in this, but was unsuccessful. Mukuro, realizing that she would not be able to convince them to trust her, decided to fight her way out, fighting Sakura to a draw.

Realizing that she would not be able to beat the Ultimate Martial Artist and that Makoto was running out of time, Mukuro forcibly triggered Genocide Jack's appearance, using the ensuing chaos of Toko Fukawa's drastic personality change to her advantage.

Mukuro managed to escape from the gymnasium with Makoto, dashing to the infirmary to treat his wounds. Here, she met and was antagonized by Junko in another Monokuma unit, who promptly called her useless and a disappointment.

After a long argument between the two (which was mainly one-sided as Mukuro was constantly put down and insulted, and where it was revealed that Mukuro had romantic feelings for Makoto), Junko appeared on a TV screen and, in an unnaturally kind tone, told Mukuro that she loves her.

While normally touching, Mukuro was all too aware that that was Junko's way of severing their ties to each other. Although Junko's words momentarily threatened to bring Mukuro to despair, she then resolved to make everyone happy and disrupt Junko's plans, thereby bringing Junko to despair. She then destroyed the Monokuma unit with her as well as the camera in the infirmary.

Soon, Kyoko Kirigiri and several others arrived at the infirmary to search for Makoto and Mukuro, most of whom were convinced of Makoto and Mukuro's supposed treachery. While most of the other students failed to notice anything, Kyoko was sharp enough to detect Mukuro's presence. Yet, true to her well-honed instincts, Kyoko decided to not raise an alarm, sending most of the remaining party off while she and Chihiro Fujisaki stay behind.

Kyoko called out to Mukuro, revealing that she knew where exactly Mukuro and Makoto were hidden. After convincing Mukuro to trust her, Kyoko had Chihiro record Mukuro's testimony, allowing her to explain to Kyoko the truth of the students' current circumstances. Mukuro then resolves to show Junko true despair and leaves the infirmary.

Shortly after that, Mukuro confronts Monokuma and demands that Junko open the gates so they can all leave together - leading into a spectacular battle against hundreds of Monokuma units.

Despite the grave threat, Mukuro was focused and able to fend off the attacks until Junko used Makoto's voice file - to be precise, at the moment when Makoto screamed for her to get out of the way - to throw her off and defeat her. She was however quickly rescued by Mondo in his motorbike and was then taken to the cafeteria.

After the entire group learned of the truth of their situation from Mukuro's recording and a now awake Makoto, Monokuma decided to “give them one final chance at freedom”. The students of Class 78th took on Monokuma's challenge, only to discover that they had to succeed in running past an entire corridor full of exploding Monokuma units and reach the escape switch in under 15 seconds.

While the situation seemed impossible, with help from Sakura, Mukuro was able to dash past the exploding Monokuma units and succeeded in retrieving the escape switch from the final Monokuma unit before it exploded.

Afterward, Mukuro donned her Junko disguise again, ready to face persecution from all sides for causing the grave worldwide incident. Mirroring the events of the first game, Makoto was given the escape switch, which he pressed to open the doors, thus ending the story in the exact same fashion as in the game, leaving Mukuro's fate past that point unknown.

Super Danganronpa 2.5: Komaeda Nagito to Sekai no Hakaimono

Mukuro appears as a cameo in the OVA, shown spying on Makoto and Sayaka behind a tree.

Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer

Chapter 8 - Beginning of the Killer Killer

Mukuro shows up in Chapter 8, having been responsible for the mass murder in Takumi Hijirihara's middle school. Shūji Fujigawa hid Takumi in a closet so that he would be safe, since he had an intense fear of blood, similarly to Toko Fukawa. After seeing the incident through the slits of the locker, Takumi became "Killer Killer." At the end of the chapter, it is revealed by Ikue Dogami that Mukuro has "broken out", implying that she may actually be alive.

Chapter 9 - Don't Kill

After receiving an order to do so, Takumi, Misaki Asano, and Shūji arrived at the seemingly abandoned 8th Division Headquarters. Takumi steps inside to find Mukuro and has a scuffle with her. This ends in him choking Mukuro, and nearly stabbing her until he is stopped by Shūji clenching his knife. It is then revealed the actual Mukuro is dead and the person who Takumi faced is a fake, which were all girls who worshipped the Ultimate Soldier presented in the room by Shūji . Takumi killed them all and scored their murders at zero points, saying they lack the passion for the murder that the actual Mukuro had.

Chapter 10 - Killer Killer Killer

Mukuro appears alongside Junko after the events of the Giboura Massacre. Junko praises Mukuro for her murderous abilities, to which Mukuro blushes in delight. Junko then bears her famous, wide-toothed grin, saying she has a much more fun job for Mukuro in store.

Execution

Main article: Spears of Gungnir

Relationships

Family:

Junko Enoshima

Junko was Mukuro's younger twin sister. Mukuro viewed Junko as being far superior to her and would do anything to earn her praise, even going so far as to join Ultimate Despair and taking part in the Killing School Life.

Mukuro wanted nothing more than for Junko to be happy and to be loved by her but was aware that she did not subscribe to the same notions of despair compared to her sister. She refused to leave her side though, as she believes no one else besides her can truly understand her sister.

Junko was verbally abusive and cruel towards Mukuro. She made it very clear that she believed herself to be superior to her older sister and criticized her on several occasions. Mukuro took her sister's insults to heart and believed Junko was always right. Mukuro's feelings allowed Junko to take advantage of her, but there were certain limits, such as when Junko attempted to kill Mukuro with an ice pick and a grenade but Mukuro blocked all her attacks and chucked it out the car window. Still, Mukuro understood that Junko was trying to taste the despair of killing her own sister, and was actually happy to know Junko would fall into despair by murdering her. While Junko did truly love Mukuro, it was a psychotic type of love that justified her abusing and even killing her sister as something beneficial to her, as it grants her despair. Due to this, she is also a willing pawn and sacrifice for Junko despite her loyalty towards her as an enforcer and a sister.

When Mukuro talks or thinks about her sister in Danganronpa Zero and Danganronpa 3, she sometimes blushes and appears to be in a state of ecstasy, implying that she has incestuous feelings for her sister. In Danganronpa Zero, she turns ecstatic and feverish as she explains Junko's relationship with her and despair, considering her own relationship with Junko special because she truly is the only one who understands her. She claims that is why Junko needs her, though she hasn't realized it yet. Acting giddy, Mukuro thinks that maybe Junko just pretends not to realize it because she is "so shy". Hearing all of this, Ryōko is disturbed and concludes that Mukuro's feelings for her sister are definitely not normal.

In Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony bonus mode Ultimate Talent Development Plan, Mukuro dresses up as Junko and attends her classes so that she's free to do as she wants.

Class 78th:

Makoto Naegi

While there were no real interactions between the two in the first game, their relationship is explored and elaborated on in the novel Danganronpa IF.

It is revealed that they were friends due to being classmates, though seemingly not very close due to Mukuro's distant personality. Mukuro was in love with Makoto due to him being the first person to ever smile at her, though he appeared to be unaware of this and thought of her as a friend. She would often watch him from afar while they still attended Hope's Peak before The Tragedy occurred, as she lacked the courage to tell him how she felt. Another hint at her crush is provided in the first game, as during the last class trial when some group pictures of Class 78th are shown, Mukuro is looking away from the camera (some appear to be deliberate). However, the only one where she is actually looking directly at the camera is the one taken by Makoto. In Danganronpa IF, Junko says that Mukuro never cared about being in the photos, but did care about the one Makoto was taking.

It was because of Makoto that Mukuro began to think more of the world outside of Junko's plans, and it caused her to have doubts when Junko revealed her plan for the killing game involving their fellow students, Makoto included. However, initially, she was perfectly willing to kill him if for Junko's sake, despite the way she felt about him. As shown in Danganronpa 3, Mukuro hesitantly suggested that she and Junko kill Makoto immediately after her sister deemed him a threat.

In Danganronpa IFs alternative universe, this changed drastically after Makoto became heavily lacerated for saving Mukuro where she became desperate in saving a moribund Makoto. As Junko then gives Mukuro the injunction to kill Makoto, Mukuro responded in refusal. Makoto treated Mukuro very kindly and placed his trust in her, even after it was revealed she was partly responsible for what had happened to Hope's Peak Academy.

Future Foundation Members:

Takumi Hijirihara

Mukuro is the one responsible for the mass murder in Takumi's middle school. Despite their opposing statuses due to their respective affiliations, Takumi developed an admiration for her techniques in the murder which later drove him to become the elusive Killer Killer.

Free Time Events & Bonus Mode Guides

The links below are full transcripts and in-depth guides for Mukuro Ikusaba's relationship routes in Free Time Events, School Mode, and Ultimate Talent Development Plan including her MonoMono Machine Present preferences and most effective dialogue options.

Free Time Events	School Mode	Ultimate Talent Development Plan

Quotes

• DR1
• Extra
• DRIF
• DR3

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (English)

Prologue:

• "Hiii! I'm Junko Enoshima. Charmed, I'm sure!"
• "It's totally normal these days to photoshop the crap out of cover photos. If you're surprised by that, you'd be totally blown away by a certain dangerous little diva of ours... They make the eyes and junk super big, and tweak the skin so it looks all ceramic and porcelain."

Chapter 1:

• "If you wanted to go with someone, you should've just said something!"
• "Hey! Stop screwing around, all of you! Are you still asleep or something? We're prisoners here! We could all just die any second!"
• "It's like the little goth lolita said. Without something like that, we're just gonna self-destruct."
• "Well, whatever. What you're into is your business. I don't judge!"
• "Have you gone completely insane? Adapt to my new life here? Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
• "Okay, then. Maybe we should start by all just...talking. Maybe if we all just talk about what we saw, that'll help get everything out of our system. Besides, I think we're all super curious, right?"
• "Shut the hell up! Say whatever you want, I'm not gonna be part of this!"
• "You're the one being selfish! Kill whoever you want, it's got nothing to do with me!"
• "H-Huh? This wasn't...supposed to... Why...me...?"

Free Time Events:

• "I *mean* I hope you're not expecting anything from me. Gotta keep my virtue safe, ya know?"
• "I figured. You're not that kinda guy, right? Looking at you, I get a total "omega male" vibe. But still, they say even the tamest guy can turn into a wild animal. So I figured I'd say it anyway."
• "Anyway, so we all get together, but the whole group's full of dumbasses! Keeping creepos like that away is like a full-time job, ya know?"
• "I'll find the perfect girl for you as soon as we get outta here! Ehehe! I hope you're as excited as I am!"
• "God, I am seriously freaking bored...! I'm gonna die... I'm gonna die from being so bored! I'm infected! I've got terminal boredom disease! I just hate being bored. Hate it! I never noticed how much I hate it. But once we got trapped in here, it finally hit me!"
• "Seriously, if I had to choose between staying here and being homeless again, gimme the street!"
• "Oh, I don't mean literally. I mean people who attack the weak, who want to hurt you. The world's full of animals like that, ya know? But I think having to live like that made me way stronger."
• "But anyway, are you saying you were worried about me? Gotta say, Makoto... that's kinda cute. You almost killed me with cuteness here!"
• "Dreams are meant to change as you grow up, right? Depending on where you're at—kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school... But I've had the same dream since I was a little kid, and I've been rushing toward it ever since. So I've never really had to think all that hard about my dreams. That's what I used to think. But if it doesn't change, your possibilities can't grow, right? That's how new opportunities are born. And up until now, I never did that. I never let my dreams grow... All I saw was that one dream. I put everything I had into that one narrow little world... I feel like there's so much more I could be doing that I'm not, and I don't like that feeling... So I think I'm going to start looking for it... Is it childish of me to think like that? Am I just being a baby?"
• "Getting lost can be a good thing! As long as you're looking for it, maybe that's enough to be happy..."

School Mode:

• "Yeah, it was weird as hell. But what else are we supposed to do?"
• "Don't be so picky. If it's edible, who cares where it's from? Just a hot meal by itself is a luxury."
• "I mean, to be honest...whether or not a flower is pretty depends on the situation, right? It's like... One lone flower on the battlefield, or you almost step on one but pull back at the last second. I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean..."
• "You shouldn't judge people by how they look, okay!?"
• "Anything would be better than what's going on right now... By the time you notice the happiness that's been there all along..."
• "But when you think about it, the idea of "chasing a dream" is just too vague. There's no substance to it, no clue what it even means. You just end up desperate and lost... And then everything you've done is a waste. Besides, before I ever find what I'm looking for, the world might come to an end or something..."
• "When you look at me, when I feel your hand in mine... I know that... I'm real."

Ultimate Talent Development Plan:

• "Don't get carried away! There's no way you can fix your reputation with some donuts, y'know?"
• "Rations are still better for you in terms of nutrition... But I feel like having the luxury to savor food is important, right?"
• "Youth is kinda nice, isn't it?"
• "Well, sometimes I catch myself just staring off into space, thinking about it... Thinking about what I can do. Should I just keep doing what I've always been doing? Or should I put more thought into this?"
• "You can't just...change so easily."
• "I've gotten used to it, but... After three years...they think I'm still Junko. That makes me feel...despair."

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc IF (English)

• "I know I look this way, but I take my virtue pretty seriously!"
• "That's right... You didn't do anything wrong, Junko. You just wanted to feel despair, that's all. Right?" Because you love me... That's why you wanted to kill me. You were just trying to feel despair, right? I'm sorry. I'm sorry I failed to bring you despair."
• "...They're gone. ...Junko's the only one who knows about me now. That's it. ...But that's no problem. It's just like old times. ...Things will never go back to how they used to be, but that's fine. This...should be fine."
• "I couldn't help blocking your attack... B-But, there's no way I can fight you Junko. After all, I'm all you have... I'm the only one who understands you at all."
• "I'm so sorry, Junko. I never really understood what despair was. But it's going to be all right now. I finally understand. So... I'll make sure I make you happy, Junko. I'll make sure I fill you with despair. I'll save Makoto... I'll make sure the others don't die. I'll let them escape from this place..."
• "...I'm sorry. I don't really....work well with others... But...um, I'll do my best."
• "You're all I need, Junko. So don't worry. I'm always watching out for you... I'm going to make sure you feel despair, and I'm going to make Makoto...and the others... ...happy. If you want to revel in your own despair that badly... Then I'll trust the hope Makoto gave me, and take my chances with them instead of you..."
• "So, um... It's okay, Junko. I'll bring back everyone's memories someday and I'll show you everyone's happiness...and their bonds... I'll show all that to you...and fill you with even more despair."

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School/Despair Arc (English)

Episode 05:

• "Oh, Junko is trying to kill me. She's trying to taste the despair of murdering her sister with her own hands. Junko... You'll fall into despair if you kill me!"

Episode 08:

• "But being followed... It pisses me off!" (to Peko)

Trivia

• "Mukuro" (as 躯) means “corpse” while the kanji for "Ikusaba" (戦刃) means “war blade”.
• There is a considerable amount of foreshadowing that Mukuro was a soldier, while disguised as Junko. One of her favorite free time gifts is field rations and she described her early life as "living in a warzone".
• Her profile in Danganronpa IF states that since childhood, she always had a special interest in mystery stories, and is completely engrossed by them.
• Mukuro is one of the characters who has shown romantic feelings towards one of her family members, the others being Kanon Nakajima and Korekiyo Shinguji.
• Mukuro's death in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is similar to Chiaki Nanami's death in Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc. being suddenly impaled by spears. Both deaths also double as acts of betrayal from those who were closest to them (Junko, in Mukuro's case, and Chisa, in Chiaki's case).
• Apparently, Mukuro knows how to sing, as Junko made her sing Tsubasa o Kudasai during The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy.
• In the demo version of Danganronpa, Mukuro's death at the hands of Monokuma does not occur, and so she is also present in the class trial.
• Mukuro and her twin sister Junko are both voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese version and Amanda Céline Miller (who also voices Toko, Shirokuma, and Seiko Kimura) in the English version.
• In the Sound Gallery, Mukuro's Sprite is of her without her Junko disguise. However, like all sound gallery sprites, it is entirely blacked out with an iPod-like music device and headphones being the only source of color.
• Mukuro has the least amount of voice lines in game out of any Danganronpa Character. Lasting only 44 seconds in total.