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The following is a list of characters from the Spike Chunsoft video game series Danganronpa. The series follows the students of Hope's Peak Academy who are forced into a life of mutual killing by a sadistic teddy bear named Monokuma. The series consists of three games, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010), Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012) and Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (2014), along with a standalone sequel game, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017), various spin-off novels and manga including Danganronpa Zero (2011), Kirigiri (2013–2020), Genocider Mode (2015–2017), Togami (2015–2017), and Killer Killer (2016–2017), and two anime television series, one an adaptation of the first game in 2013 and the other a sequel and finale, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016). Where available, this article uses spellings and terminology featured in the English video games.

Monokuma
:Voiced by (English): Brian Beacock (game); Greg Ayres (anime)Voiced by (Japanese): Nobuyo Ōyama (2010–2015); Tarako (2016 – 2024) is the antagonist of the series. He is an anthropomorphic teddy bear who proclaims himself to be the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy and initiates a life of mutual killing among the students. He has various copies of himself throughout the academy and punishes anyone that attempts to attack him or breaks the academy's rules. Visually, Monokuma is divided into two halves. His right half is a cute white teddy bear with black details and grey shading; his left half has black fur, a red eye, and an evil smirk. The identity of Monokuma's controller, as well as his motives for bringing the students together, are central to the mysteries that the students must investigate. In the first two games, Monokuma was used as a proxy for Junko Enoshima in her trials; in Another Episode, he is a series of different types of robots created by Monaca Towa for an army; in Danganronpa 3, recordings of him are set up by Kazuo Tengan to force Ryota Mitarai into brainwashing the entire world for the sake of hope. He is the only returning character in Danganronpa V3 as a part of the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles, now controlled by Team Danganronpa and accompanied by the Monokubs (Monokuma Kubs). His execution is named "Ultimate Annihilation". ==Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc==
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Makoto Naegi ; :Voiced by (English): Bryce Papenbrook a role he retains in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony within Tsumugi Shirogane's "Flashback Light" false narrative as a part of the "Ultimate Real Fiction" Danganronpa reality television series. Kyoko Kirigiri ; :Voiced by (English): Erika Harlacher (game); Caitlin Glass (anime) Jessie James Grelle (anime) Carli Mosier (anime) In a subsequent interview with Siliconera, Kodaka stated: Elements of the original character designs were additionally incorporated into those of Junko Enoshima, Peko Pekoyama, and Tsumugi Shirogane. Toko's English voice actresses were cited as the most challenging to find due to the portrayal of her psychopathic personality Genocide Jill/Jack; ultimately, voice actresses Amanda Céline Miller and Erin Fitzgerald (who also voiced Junko Enoshima) were chosen to voice the characters. Aoi Asahina ; :Voiced by (English): Cassandra Lee Morris (game); Felecia Angelle (anime) Christopher Bevins (anime) Monica Rial (anime) Justin Cook (anime) Christopher R. Sabat (anime) Austin Tindle (anime) Tyson Rinehart (anime) Lindsay Seidel (anime) Rachel Robinson (anime) J. Michael Tatum (anime) :The principal of Hope's Peak Academy and Kyoko's father who did not spend much time with her in her youth. When Junko executes her plan to bring the world to despair, he tries to protect the students by locking them in the academy. However, he is captured by Junko and killed by being sent up in a rocket. He is discovered by Makoto and Kyoko when they find his skeletal remains inside a gift box. His execution is named "Blast Off!". In Danganronpa Zero and Danganronpa 2, Jin is revealed to have been one of the creators of Izuru Kamukura. ==Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair==
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Hajime Hinata :Voiced by (English): Johnny Yong Bosch In regards to his design, Hajime was the earliest-designed character which generated a major contrast between his white clothing to Nagito's dark clothing. Nagito was written to create a major impact into the game despite not being the lead or antagonist, symbolizing the prominent themes of hope and despair through his actions. To surprise gamers and suggest the characters are potentially the same person, both Makoto and Nagito share the same voice actress, Ogata. His name, "Nagito Komaeda", was conceived as an anagram for "Naegi Makoto da" ("I am Makoto Naegi") to infer it as a potential pseudonym; Nagito claims the name to be an alias during the third chapter. In 2015, it was later confirmed that he had feelings for an ambiguous "him" in his character song "Poison -Gekiyaku-". In the development of anime prequel ''Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Kodaka aimed to write the younger Nagito as an unpredictable character that game fans would still recognize, and make it obvious his good luck often aids him in only a random nature in reality compared to the specific nature of the Neo World Program. His character design was aimed to keep the "resembled flickering flames" present in their Servant design, something Kodaka requested to the designer to adapt properly. Kodaka was pleased with how Nagito was written in the anime, further comparing his school life and luck to the Rube Goldberg segment of the PythagoraSwitch'' educational television program. Localization member Robert Schiotis felt that finding a voice actor for the latter proved too challenging, as he is meant to clash with Makoto's ideals. In the end, Papenbrook voiced both characters, making the connections between them more interesting according to localization staff. Nagito has been a popular character, ranking highly on multiple polls. Anime News Network praised the character for "standing out" within the franchise, highlighting his similarities with Makoto and how different they are the same time. The reviewer enjoyed the actions the character has performed not only in the game but also the Despair Arc anime from the franchise as despite his kind demeanor, his commentaries make Hajime become corrupted across the narrative. GameRevolution also referred to Nagito as one of the best Danganronpa characters due to his twisted characterization yet highly popular. Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu ; :Voiced by (English): Derek Stephen Prince (game); Aaron Dismuke (anime)Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Kishio Morgan Garrett (anime) Jessie James Grelle (Byakuya disguise; anime); Justin Briner (Ryota disguise; anime); Eric Vale (actual self; anime)Brina Palencia (anime)Voiced by (Japanese): Hiroki Yasumoto Scott Frerichs (anime) Anastasia Muñoz (anime) :Fuyuhiko's younger sister who was a transfer student in Hajime's Reserve Class, wanting to one day obtain a talent so she could stand alongside her brother. She was killed by being repeatedly hit over the head with a swimsuit filled with pebbles by Sato. Sato ; :Voiced by (English): Luci Christian :A student of the Reserve Class who was close friends with Mahiru, Mikan, Hiyoko, and Ibuki. She killed Natsumi, believing that she would try to harm Mahiru, before being slowly beaten to death with a metallic baseball bat by Fuyuhiko. ==Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls==
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Komaru Naegi ; :Voiced by (English): Cherami Leigh (games, since Another Episode); Alexis Tipton (anime)Voiced by (Japanese): Aya Uchida (since Another Episode) :The protagonist of Danganronpa Another Episode, and Makoto's younger sister. She appears briefly and unnamed in the first game (only being referred to as ) during Makoto's motivational DVD, in which she and her parents end up in an unknown disaster. In Danganronpa Another Episode, which takes place half a year after the events of the first game, it is revealed that Komaru had been locked up inside an apartment complex in Towa City, unaware of what had occurred in the outside world. When a Monokuma robot attacks her, she is given a Hacking Gun by Byakuya and attempts to flee the city with the Future Foundation. However, she is caught by the Warriors of Hope and is forced to play in their Demon Hunting game, meeting up with Toko along the way. After facing countless trials, growing stronger as a person, it is eventually revealed that the purpose of her trials were part of Monaca's plan to mold her into becoming Junko's successor. However, with the support of Toko, Komaru regains her hope, ultimately deciding to stay in Towa City to help its citizens. She later reappears in Danganronpa 3, once again working with Toko to stop Monaca. As she has no particularly outstanding qualities, she is given the title of . Warriors of Hope ; :A group of five RPG fanatic elementary school children from Hope's Peak Academy's elementary school branch, built to monitor potential child prodigies, with the Warriors being considered on par with Ultimate students in terms of sheer talent. The Warriors of Hope were all abused children who made a suicide pact. Just as they were about to go through with killing themselves, they were stopped by Junko Enoshima, leading them to idolize her. Junko, on a whim, manipulated the children's emotions and ultimately turned them evil. The Warriors control the Monokuma robots attacking the city. Their plan is to take over the world by murdering all the adults who they call "Demons" and create a paradise for children. Their titles are based on elementary school subjects. By the end of the game, the Warriors of Hope realize that they were being manipulated by Junko and Monaca, and ultimately decide to try and redeem themselves for what they have done. Monaca Towa :; ::Voiced by (English): Cristina VeeVoiced by (Japanese): Aya HiranoVoiced by (Japanese): Megumi HanVoiced by (Japanese): Sumire UesakaVoiced by (Japanese): Kazusa AranamiVoiced by (Japanese): Mariya IseVoiced by (Japanese): Shin-ichiro MikiVoiced by (Japanese): Chihiro Ishiguro :Yasuhiro Hagakure's mother, a pink-haired woman who is both a member of the resistance and one of the targets in Demon Hunting. She uses information gathered by Komaru to help rescue other captives. Taichi Fujisaki ; :Voiced by: Kōki Miyata :Chihiro Fujisaki's father, a middle-aged man who is skilled with hacking systems. He helps Komaru and Toko progress through Towa Tower but is subsequently attacked and presumably killed by a Beast Monokuma. However, if the player returns to the location later, Taichi's body is not there, and a note written by him is in its place. Taichi's note states a refusal to die until he sees his wife and son safe again, implying he survived not only the attack Komaru thought killed him, but the game as a whole, although unaware of his son already being dead. Tokuichi Towa ; :Voiced by: Junpei Asahina :The head of the Towa Group and father of Haiji and Monaca. He was killed by Monaca, but somehow his spirit manages to briefly possess Komaru, begging her to put a stop to Monaca's plans. Monokuma Kids ; :A group of children wearing Monokuma masks who work alongside the Monokuma robots. Their motives are a mystery, as they seem to both hinder and assist the protagonists, as well as punish the Warriors of Hope if they fail. It is later revealed that the masks they wear, which brainwash them into killing adults, contain explosives which would set off if the controller for the Monokuma robots were to be broken. Kanon Nakajima ; :Leon Kuwata's cousin who appears in the Ultra Despair Hagakure mini novel included in Danganronpa Another Episode. She is madly in love with Leon, but he always saw her as a little sister. She gained insane levels of physical strength after Leon, wanting to give her a goal, told her that he would date her if she threw a 160km/h fastball, leading her to practice and train day and night. She becomes Leon's motive in the first game, hoping that once he escapes, he would go try to find Kanon and see if she survived the Tragedy. After learning of Leon's death, Kanon comes to blame the Future Foundation. She plots to kill Yasuhiro when she encounters him in Towa City, but changes her mind after he saves her from Kotoko. ==''Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School''==
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School
Kyosuke Munakata ; :Voiced by (English): Ricco Fajardo :A nervous animator who was one of the students in the 77th class. Having been bullied a lot during his childhood, Ryota found solace in anime and had the Ultimate Imposter take his place in class so that he could stay at home to work on an anime that would save the world. By using various techniques such as subliminal messaging, Ryota can use his anime to provoke reactions among people who viewed it. However, he was manipulated by Junko, who used his techniques to make a brainwashing despair video that turns whoever watches it to become a Remnant of Despair. He later becomes a member of the Future Foundation and becomes involved in the Monokuma Hunter game. It is later revealed that the same brainwashing techniques were used by Kazuo to brainwash participants into killing themselves under the guise of the attacker, driving Ryota over the edge and provoking a nervous breakdown where he decides Kazuo was right to remove humanity's ability to feel despair or any other negative emotions. After the bangles are shut down and he is no longer afflicted by his forbidden action, "using his talent," Ryota prepares to use a hope video to do the opposite of Junko's despair video, which would also render humanity largely emotionless. However, he is stopped by Hajime and his classmates, who take them with him towards a new future. His title is . Daisaku Bandai ; :Voiced by (English): Tia Ballard :The chairman of the Future Foundation and former headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy. Despite his old age, he is a capable fighter who uses a chuusen. His forbidden action is "answering a question with a lie." He is the fourth person to be killed in the Monokuma Hunter game, killed by Kyosuke after telling him the identity of the attacker and injuring his eye. He is later revealed to have been the mastermind behind the killing game, using it as a means to convince Ryota to use his Hope Video after having been driven towards increasingly extremist views on hope by the brainwashed Chisa. His title is . Seiko Kimura ; :Voiced by (English): Erin Fitzgerald :A pharmacist capable of making various medicines and drugs who wears a flu mask to cover her braces and has a condition that keeps her from eating sweets. By taking large amounts of drugs, she can power up her body. She was once friends with Ruruka before an incident caused by Nagito led to her, Ruruka, and Sonosuke getting expelled, since she believes Ruruka framed her. Her forbidden action is "letting someone step on her shadow." She is the fifth victim in the Monokuma Hunter game, killing herself after being subjected to the despair video during the third time limit. Before her death, she manages to make an antidote for the bangle's poison, which helps to save Kyoko. Her title is . Sonosuke Izayoi ; :Voiced by (English): Brandon McInnis :A boxer who is friends with Kyosuke and Chisa, and worked at Hope's Peak Academy as a security guard and spy for Kyosuke. His forbidden action is "punching someone." As he has romantic feelings for Kyosuke, Junko uses this information to blackmail him into letting her go free in order to keep them a secret. During the game, he is stabbed by Kyosuke after he believes him to be a Remnant of Despair. Using the last of his strength, Juzo cuts off his arm to remove his bangle and manages to shut off power to the facility and bangles before bleeding to death, becoming the game's tenth and final victim. His title is . ==Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony==
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Shuichi Saihara ; :Voiced by (English): Grant GeorgeVoiced by (Japanese): Megumi HayashibaraVoiced by (Japanese): Sayaka KandaVoiced by (Japanese): Tetsuya KakiharaVoiced by (Japanese): Aimi TanakaVoiced by (Japanese): Hikaru MidorikawaVoiced by (Japanese): Akio ŌtsukaVoiced by (Japanese): Minori SuzukiVoiced by (Japanese): Sora TokuiVoiced by (Japanese): Kenichi SuzumuraVoiced by (Japanese): Haruka Ishida Voiced by (Japanese): Shunsuke Takeuchi Voiced by (Japanese): Hiro ShimonoVoiced by (Japanese): Ryōhei Kimura Monotaro :; ::Voiced by: Sean Chiplock ::The leader of the Monokubs who is colored red and wears a scarf. He is the designated leader, though he is the most clumsy of the five with an extremely forgetful personality. In Chapter 4 he falls in love with his sister Monophanie and enters into a relationship with her. He meets his demise during Gonta's execution, being beheaded by a massive robotic wasp. Monodam :; ::Voiced by: Jason Wishnov ::A mostly silent, robotic Monokub who is colored green. His reason for being silent is said to be because he has closed off his heart from Monokid's bullying. In Chapter 3 he briefly overthrows Monokuma and rules over the school before Monotaro and Monophanie call his competency into question and beg for Monokuma to come back. He murders Monokid and Monosuke during the first and second chapter executions, respectively, then kills himself during Kiyo's execution after failing to get along with Monotaro and Monophanie. Monosuke :; ::Voiced by: Brian Beacock ::A chatty Monokub who is colored yellow with black stripes and wears glasses who speaks with a Brooklyn accent and hates getting along. He is killed during Kirumi's execution from being crushed by her fall after being pushed by Monodam. Monokid :; ::Voiced by: Patrick Seitz ::A brash, loud Monokub who is colored blue, carries a guitar, and has star shapes around his eyes. He loves bullying Monodam and making gross jokes. He is killed during Kaede's execution after being pushed into the giant piano by Monodam. Monophanie :; ::Voiced by: Natalie Hoover ::A flowery, gentler Monokub who is colored pink and holds flowers. She hates gore and violence. In Chapter 4 she falls in love with her brother Monotaro and enters a relationship with him. She is killed during Gonta's execution after a giant mechanical wasp emerges from her stomach. ==Danganronpa/Zero==
Danganronpa/Zero
Ryoko Otonashi ; :The protagonist of Danganronpa/Zero and the Ultimate Analyst. She was diagnosed with a psychological disorder that causes her constant loss of short and long-term memories, forgetting things shortly after she learns them. Hence, she writes everything down in a notebook she carries with her at all times. She is in love with her neurologist, Yasuke Matsuda, whom she visits frequently for check-ups. It is eventually revealed that in actuality, Ryoko is actually Junko suffering from amnesia, the product of her experimentation with various memory-erasing techniques in preparation for the first mutual killing game. Upon learning the truth while being killed by Yasuke, Ryoko falls into despair and kills Yasuke, subsequently reassuming the identity of Junko to spread despair once more. Yasuke Matsuda ; :The , Ryoko's abrasive love interest and the one she visits for check-ups regarding her psychological state. Ironically, Yasuke is actually the cause of her current condition; he was roped into helping Junko test memory-wiping procedures prior to the events of the novels, and in doing so, removed all her memories. He later catalyses Junko's reawakening. He is killed in a fit of despair by Ryoko after she regains her memories and his body is mutilated post-mortem. Yuto Kamishiro ; :The . He assists Ryoko in investigating the murders of the Hope's Peak Academy School Board members in Danganronpa/Zero. He has his neck fatally broken by Yasuke. The Madarai Brothers ; :Though originally assumed to be just one man named Isshiki Madarai with the title , it is later revealed that he is actually one of eight identical siblings including Isshiki, Nisshiki, Misshiki, Yosshiki, Sasshiki, Rosshiki, Shisshiki and Yasshiki. With superhuman synchronization skills, they pose as one, their true shared talent being the . Soshun Murasame ; :The . He was involved in the prototype mutual killing game. He pretended to be in a coma afterward until Yasuke strangles him to death as he has a breakdown. ==Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer==
Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer
Takumi Hijirihira ; :The protagonist of Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer. A member of the Future Foundation 6th Branch's Special Cases Bureau and a survivor of a large scale massacre at Giboura Middle School perpetrated by Mukuro Ikusaba, for whom he developed a secret admiration. He has a habit of crawling into closed spaces, believed to be a reminder of the tragedy he witnessed. Unbeknownst to others, Takumi has an admiration for murderers and is himself a murderer known alternatively as , who scores murders based on his personal criteria and, if they fail to impress him, kills the killer to show them how their method would look if done "correctly." It is eventually revealed that the 6th Division knows about his murderous tendencies, but does not act because he is ultimately only killing other murderers. Takumi has stated that he has lived in Spain for a while, although exactly when is unknown. Misaki Asano ; :The heroine of Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, who is partnered with Takumi in the Special Cases Bureau. Mekuru Katsuragi ; :An investigator in the Sixth Branch who appears in Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer. Shuji Fujigawa ; :Takumi's middle school friend and the original Killer Killer. Shuji was originally a fairly normal middle school student who dreamed of being a police officer until an event prior to the Tragedy caused him to snap and develop an obsession with "cleaning" the world of murder, which he sees as an "inherently disgusting and dirty thing." He then traveled all over the world, hunting down serial killers as a sort of vigilante, until he returned to Japan one day and discovered that Takumi was also murdering killers in order to recreate the beauty he saw in Mukuro's massacre. Horrified, Shuji decided that he needed to "save" Takumi from himself by any means, even if that means wiping out all of humanity, due to them all being, in his eyes, potential serial killers. ==Kirigiri Sou==
Kirigiri Sou
Kouhei Matsudaira ; :A and protagonist of Otogirisō who assists Kyoko in her investigations after almost hitting her with his car while driving at night. Santa Shikiba ; :The and the creator of Kyoka and the Monokuma Flower in the school's garden in Hope's Peak Academy. He is presumed to have been killed during the Tragedy. Kyoka Kirigiri ; :The and a plant-human hybrid doppelgänger of Kyoko created by Santa Shikiba using her DNA, who, disillusioned with the outside world, lures humans to her mansion so that she can kill them and serve their corpses as nutrition for her humanoid plant siblings, to keep them alive and alleviate her own loneliness. Rhino Gradetina ; :Kyoka's plant-alien hybrid siblings and the other , who eat human corpses for sustenance using their tentacle-like branches. ==Other characters==
Other characters
Yui Samidare ; :The protagonist of Danganronpa Kirigiri, who works with Kyoko throughout the novel series. Blue Ink ; :The protagonist of Danganronpa: Togami, who works with Byakuya throughout the novel trilogy. Suisei Nanamura ; :An antagonist of Danganronpa Kirigiri, and supporting character of Danganronpa: Togami, a gay detective who respectively works against Kyoko and trains a young Polaris P. Polanski as his assistant. ==References==
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