User:OrchidSomnium/Kurosu

Danganronpa Another Episode: Kurosu is the prequel to New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shingakki. A murder-mystery game for the PlayStation Vita, Danganronpa Kurosu acts as a crossover between the first two games in the series. The game is canon to the events of the Danganronpa series, and takes place directly after the events of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.

The game reuses many gameplay mechanics from the first three visual novel titles in the series while introducing several new concepts. Several gameplay elements returning from previous titles are: the "white noise" from other characters, multiple testimonies occurring at once, and the ability to either refute or agree with certain statements. New additions include the ability to combine truth bullets and to rotate through the larger cast of characters.

Gameplay
Being a graphic novel, the game is read more than it is played. The player is allowed to walk through the hallways of Hope's Peak Academy, or Jabberwock Island in the game's second half, and interact with students and objects along the way. Interacting with objects can rarely grant extra ammunition for Classroom Trials, or be given coins that can purchase presents for the other students. Additionally, interacting with students can grant either Skill Points or Hope Fragments; the latter of which can purchase new skills in order to upgrade the player's abilities in the Classroom Trials.

The Classroom Trials feature the core of the gameplay, with many minigames being played throughout. Non-Stop Debate has the player having to fire evidence at the other students' statements; either to present new evidence or to point out a lie. This is the most common minigame present in the Class Trials. Epiphany Diagram has the player having to grab letters in order to get their character to remember a piece of evidence or a statement from earlier in the trial. Bullet Talk Battles (B.T.B.) are rhythmic minigames, where the player must hit the buttons to lock-on and fire at their opponent's statements as they attempt to accuse them or falsify their information, with a final truth bullet being fired when completed. A similar minigame takes place in Panic Talk Battles (P.T.B.), which is almost identical save for the end: where the player must instead combine four words in the right order. Logic Dive is similar to that of a snowboarding game, in which the player must ride down a "logic tube" avoiding pitfalls and traps in order to reach a logical conclusion to a problem given. Finally, the Closing Argument has the player piece together a cutscene that will play out the entire murder and the events surrounding it. The Classroom Trial minigames have an "Influence Gauge" that acts as the player's life, and a "Concentration Gauge" which can slow down the Classroom Trial should it become too difficult.

Story

 * Main articles: Story (Part 1), Story (Part 2)

There are two parts to the main story: the High School Life of Despair and the Island Field Trip of Hope. The story is continued between both of them, with only a change in location and narrator. Hinata Hajime, the main protagonist of Danganronpa 2, is the narrator and playable character of the first half of the game, while Makoto Naegi the second half.

The game's demo features an exclusive Class Trial and investigation segment. Once the full game is completed, the chapter included as the demo is unlocked as a "bonus chapter". For more information see here.

Characters
There are characters present in the game. of the characters - the students - have been dubbed the Class of Hope, while the other two characters are the staff members of Hope's Peak Academy: Monokuma and Usami/Monomi. The former headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy, Jin Kirigiri, also makes minor appearances in photographs throughout the game. Additionally, his execution, "Blast Off!", makes an appearance as the game's inaugural cutscene; as it had been for both the original game and its anime.

Monokuma
A small bear obsessed with despair, Monokuma acts as the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy and the overseer of the killing games. Monokuma is, in actuality, a robot, controlled by the one known as the "mastermind".

Usami / Monomi
A small, pink rabbit and the opposite of Monokuma. Originally known as Usami, she acts as a teacher in the school, who cares deeply for the students involved with the killing games. Usagi owns a magic staff, but it is quickly stolen by Monokuma, who transforms her into his little sister, Monomi.

Aoi Asahina
Aoi Asahina is a student attending Hope's Peak Academy under the title "Ultimate Swimmer". While a health buff, she has an unhealthy obsession with eating donuts, but will burn off the calories with a quick jog. She quickly befriends Sakura Ogami, and they bond through their love of fitness.

Junko Enoshima
Junko Enoshima holds the title of "Ultimate Fashionista". On the outside, she acts as a stereotypical teenage female, complaining about people's appearances. In actuality, she is crazy. Her sister, Mukuro Ikusaba, holds the title of "Ultimate Soldier", but was killed prior to the events of the game.

Chihiro Fujisaki
Chihiro Fujisaki holds the title of "Ultimate Programmer". Creator of various, innovative artificial intelligence programs, he worked on creating an artificial intelligence with adaptable intelligence, a personality and an ego. He often wants to act as a female, due to his father telling him to constantly act tougher due to being male.

Toko Fukawa
Holding the title of "Ultimate Writing Prodigy", Toko Fukawa has won multiple awards for her romance novel "So Lingers the Ocean", which made female teenagers infatuated with fishermen. She has a gloomy personality, with her only ray of light being that she has a crush on Byakuya Togami and will do anything he asks. She also suffers from dissociative identity disorder, with her alternate personality, Genoside Jill, holding the title of "Ultimate Murderous Fiend".

Yasuhiro Hagakure
After being held back for three years, the eldest Hope's Peak Academy student is the "Ultimate Clairvoyant", Yasuhiro Hagakure. Famous in the fortune telling community, he has a relatively low success rate- with his predictions coming true about 30% of the time. He has an eccentric lifestyle, and doesn't have many friends outside of those he is trapped with. He also speaks quickly and is slow in the head, often acting crazy when distressed.

Hajime Hinata
A member of Hope's Peak Academy's reserve course, Hajime Hinata is the only student not to have an Ultimate title, instead being a normal high school student. He is kindhearted and gives helpful advice to those who need it, unofficially holding the title of "Ultimate Advice Giver". He is a cynic, but also optimistic at times, being described as an "optimist in cynic's clothing". Like Toko Fukawa, Hajime has a sort of multiple personality, created by a brain altering experiment that erased his memories.

Teruteru Hanamura
Teruteru Hanamura holds the title of "Ultimate Cook" (but wishes to change it to "Ultimate Chef"). He is inappropriate, being a decently friendly guy normally, but hitting on anyone and throwing in lewd innuendos in conversations. He cares deeply for his mother, and is willing to go to great lengths to keep her safe. Despite not showing it normally, Teruteru actually has a Cajun accent when he speaks, and speaks with it quickly and randomly when agitated.

Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Kiyotaka "Taka" Ishimaru is Hope's Peak Academy's most disciplinary student, holding the title of "Ultimate Moral Compass". In middle school, he was a member of the disciplinary committee, and has since upheld the rules everywhere he goes. He is expressive, and values order above all else, which may also influence his common sense or sensitivity towards others.

Kyoko Kirigiri
Originally introduced as the "Ultimate ???", Kyoko Kirigiri is a professional detective, and the daughter of Hope's Peak Academy's true headmaster, Jin Kirigiri. Suffering amnesia worse than the other students, she is initially unable to recall her title of "Ultimate Detective". She is stoic and mostly calm towards situations, barely reacting to the sight of a corpse. She does not support joking around in a serious situation, and will side with those who have similar ideals with her.

Mahiru Koizumi
The "Ultimate Photographer" is a woman by the name of Mahiru Koizumi. She is shown to be confident, and willing to speak her mind, though does have self-esteem issues. Because her father was a poor parent and left most of the housework to her, she is sexist towards guys, and believes has high expectations for their abilities. As such, she is more friendly towards girls, and will often have them as the subjects of her photographs.

Nagito Komaeda
Crazy and obsessed with hope, Nagito Komaeda has very low self-esteem, seeing himself to be a stepping stool for the Ultimates so they can show their full potentials. Nagito holds the title of "Ultimate Good Luck", and has amazing luck with everything he does, though does not actually consider it a talent. While kind and polite, he encourages the other students to kill him in order to bring the others hope.

Leon Kuwata
Short-tempered and hot blooded, Leon Kuwata is known as the "Ultimate Baseball Star". Despite holding the title, he has never gone to a single baseball practise, and tends to slack off on his duties. He wishes to be a rock star, dressing and acting the part to hide his kind heart.

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu is the a member of the Kuzuryu Clan, the greatest Yakuza family in Japan. Fuyuhiko is slim and short, having a "baby face" - a bold opposite to his intimidating nature and confronting attitude. He holds the title of "Ultimate Yakuza", and is wanted by so many that he even has a bodyguard hiding among the other students.

Celestia Ludenberg
The "Ultimate Gambler" able to rob any who oppose her of all her money, Celestia Ludenberg's underground nickname is the Queen of Liars. She is collective and calm outwardly, though with the ability to manipulate others and wear a poker face when telling even the most outrageous of lies. She is intelligent and ambitious, willing to do anything to reach her goals.... should her anger not take over her sanity.

Sayaka Maizono
The lead singer of a nationally-famous girl group is a young, peppy girl named Sayaka Maizono. She would go to great lengths to achieve her goals of being the "Ultimate Pop Sensation". In middle school, she attended the same school as Makoto Naegi, and, while they never really spoke back then, quickly grow close when trapped within the academic coliseum of Hope's Peak.

Ibuki Mioda
Unique and outgoing, Ibuki Mioda holds the title of "Ultimate Musician". Leaving her band due to "creative differences", she wants to be free and make herself unique from everyone else, making her the oddest of all the trapped students. Ibuki has great hearing, befitting of her title, and is willing to help anyone. When she speaks Japanese, she refers to others by their first name, adding the friendly "-chan" suffix, while she will often refer to herself in third person when speaking English.

Makoto Naegi
Makoto Naegi did not get accepted to Hope's Peak Academy through normal means, instead having won a lottery and being granted a free tuition to the school. He has the title of "Ultimate Lucky Student", though, unlike Nagito, his luck seems to get worse with every problem. He's passive and able to get along with most people, claiming optimism is his sole redeeming quality.

Chiaki Nanami
Chaiaki Nanami holds the title of "Ultimate Gamer", a title well held, being that Chiaki eats, sleeps and breathes games. If she's not playing a video game, then something important is going on. She's often very sleepy, though concentrates greatly on the video games she plays, learning every trick possible within it. She's stern when speaking, though very intelligent, speaking only when she believes to understand the subject fully. She's not the most positive of all the students, ending her sentences with "maybe" or "I think" to be as honest with her peers as possible.

Sonia Nevermind
Sonia Nevermind is the teenage princess of a small - and extremely strange - country called Novoselic, where the population enjoys Japanese animes among the likes of Sunny Witch ♪ Esper Itou-chan, and the elementary schools teach a class in modern warfare. Being of royal blood, she is given the title of "Ultimate Princess"... which is almost the exact opposite of how you would expect her to act. She's tough, and enjoys Japanese occult, worshipping a superhero/assassin named "Sparkling Justice".

Nekomaru Nidai
Nekomaru Nidai is the loud, supportive "Ultimate Team Manager", supporting athletes and pushing the to the limits of their potential. He's vigorous and easily excitable, though Nekomaru also suffers from indigestion, forcing him to go to the washroom more than others. He was born with a heart disease, and, when in the hospital, met a man named Daisuke who inspired him to become a team manager. He takes interest in the athletic students- particularly Akane Owari.

Sakura Ogami
An expert martial artist and wrestler, with a world-record 400-win streak; her name is Sakura "Ogre" Ogami. Despite her intimidating appearance and title of "Ultimate Martial Artist", Sakura is actually very level-headed and calm, speaking to others in a formal matter. She respects others deeply, and will protect those whom she befriends by doing anything possible, even killing herself if need be. Sakura is great friends with Aoi Asahina, and the two often work out together.

Mondo Owada
Mondo Owada is the leader of the fiercest biker gang in the country: the Crazy Diamonds. Taking over after his big brother's death, Mondo holds the title of "Ultimate Biker Gang Leader". He's foul-mouthed and can be seen as rude, though has a soft spot for dogs. He is also anxious, raising his voice around girls he likes, often scaring them away. He has a complex of being called weak, and will tell himself that he is strong if he doesn't totally believe himself. Despite being tough outside, he is actually caring and thoughtful, and reveals that he'd like to become a carpenter in the future to build instead of break.

Akane Owari
Akane Owari is a super athletic woman holding the title of "Ultimate Gymnast". While most gymnasts are focused and must keep up a strict diet, Akane's almost the complete opposite: she doesn't put forth all her effort unless working in a team, and will eat anything anytime. Because of her love of food, she has a heightened sense of smell. She has a love of fighting others, in which she uses her athletic build to her full potential. She often trains with Nekomaru Nidai, and they become exceptionally close.... with him giving her "it" after training.

(....For those of you with a dirty mind, Nekomaru gives her massages.)

Peko Pekoyama
A stern and business-like fighter, holding the title of "Ultimate Swordswoman" - her name is Peko Pekoyama. Peko sees herself a tool, and will give others access to her skills even should she not get anything out of it. Peko may seem quiet and unwilling to joke, but in no means is she anti-social. She enjoys the company of others, actually. Peko loves animals, but her strange attitude makes them weary of her.

Hiyoko Saijoni
Despite looking like a little girl, Hiyoko Saionji is a typical high school bully, making fun of those weaker than her. Hiyoko's Ultimate talent is really only shown through the furisode kimono she tends to wear, marking her as the "Ultimate Traditional Dancer". She has won numerous awards and danced overseas, though that only increases her ego and bullying nature. Her main target is in Mikan Tsumiki, who goes along with all she says with tears.

Kazuichi Soda
Despite his freaky, almost demonic, appearance, Kazuichi Soda is a rather timid individual who holds the title of "Ultimate Mechanic". His title is not generous either, he understands every machine, and can figure out how they work with a little tinkering, able to create a fully functional (yet simple) AI program to be placed in a small robot, both of his own creation. He's carefree, and will rarely be knocked down emotionally, though when someone interferes with someone he loves - namely Sonia Nevermind - he may become defensive or angered by how they treat them.

Gundham Tanaka
Gundham Tanaka was born in the deepest pits of Hell from the union of a mortal human and an immortal demon, he rests on Earth with a temporary, human form and the small demon soldiers of the Tanaka Empire transformed into hamsters. At least, that's what the "dark lord" says. In actuality, he's a crazy individual with a love for animals, earning him the title of "Ultimate Breeder".

Byakuya Togami
Byakuya Togami is the heir of a highly successful corporate conglomerate known as TogamiCorp and as such holds the title of "Ultimate Affluent Progeny". Byakuya has earned millions of dollars without the help of his family, and had previously enrolled exclusively in private schools. As a rich man, Byakuya sees himself as superior to others, acting arrogantly towards others and using those who could be easily manipulated, like Toko Fukawa. He is intelligent, and can often use his intelligence to outwit others when needed.

"Byakuya Togami"
He takes the name of Byakuya Togami, the "Ultimate Affluent Progeny" and heir to the TogamiCorp conglomerate, but in all actuality, nothing is known about the student who holds the title of "Ultimate Imposter". He is able to imitate others to a "T", mimicking their appearance (to an extent), their mannerisms, and even their voice. The imposter's school profile is mostly empty as well, with their real name, and even gender being marked as unknown. Despite taking the name of Byakuya Togami, he acts much more empathetic than the real one, aiming to protect the others instead of thinking himself as superior.

Mikan Tsumiki
She's quiet and timid, often the subject of Hiyoko Saionji's bullying: her name is Mikan Tsumiki and she has the title of "Ultimate Nurse". She will offer to do anything should she sense that something is awry, and will take the blame for anything that happens - even if she doesn't have any part in it. She's very clumsy in normal day-to-day activities, often ending up in embarrassing poses, and offering to strip or be beaten to make up for awkwardness. She's very skilled in her work, and can perform autopsies and medical procedures on others.

Hifumi Yamada
Hifumi Yamada is a famous author of doujin manga, selling over ten thousand copies of his work at a school festival, earning him the title of "Ultimate Fanfic Creator". He says he prefers 2D girls over 3D ones, but the way he acts around real females contradicts that. Often referencing anime or adding slight sexual innuendos in his speech, Hifumi refers to everyone with a "Master" title, and will be protective of those he enjoys being around.