Involvement This section contains SPOILERS for Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. When Chisa was captured and subjected to the brainwashing video. "[32] In 2019, Polygon ranked her as one of the best video game characters of the 2010s decade[33] while Comic Book Resources ranked her as the villain with the 3rd highest body count in manga and anime in 2020. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School/Despair Arc (English). There's also a shocking reveal in s. The two find a secret passage which leads to an elevator and eventually a small hidden room where Izuru used to be kept in. Izuru was also able to barely dodge a bullet that he wasn't able to see coming until the very last second. English Monaca Towa Monaka Towa * Aliases & Titles Talent Characteristics Debuts Portrayals " When Monaca talks, everyone freezes. The academy concealed the incident. Izuru said he wants to see which one will surprise him. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc, Episode 06 - A Despairfully Fateful Encounter, Episode 07 - The Biggest, Most Atrocious Incident in Hope's Peak Academy's History, Episode 09 - Chisa Yukizome Doesn't Smile, Episode 10 - Smile at Despair in the Name of Hope, Episode 11 - Goodbye, Hope's Peak Academy, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc, Side - Hope: The Academy of Hope and Students of Despair, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School/Despair Arc, An interview with Kodaka and Yuuji Higa in Otomedia Winter 2016 translated by @kamase-megane on tumblr, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, "I never thought not knowing what to expect could be so fun, so I was feeling rather excited. Additionally, when speaking with Kiyotaka Ishimaru, he states he doesn't have a purpose unless someone else gives him one, as he was created to bring hope to people. By directly interfering with his brain, the academy transformed Hajime into a completely different person whose specialty is talent itself. Izuru Kamukura Hajime completed the transition to Izuru Kamukura, a person destined to be the Ultimate Hope, a master of all talents. While he is counted as an actual member of Ultimate Despair by the rest of the world, and was said to do all kinds of horrible things during the Tragedy, in actuality he was simply affiliated with it due to Junko convincing him of the unpredictability of despair, which piqued Izuru's interest. Mastermind Ishimaru Kiyotaka. I don't care about your Kokichi hate posts or your Nagito hate posts or your Hifumi love posts, or whatever. Mastermind Kyoko Kirigiri. The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high-school students who are forced into murdering each other by a robotic teddy bear named Monokuma. Ten (10) question personality quiz to see if you would survive a Danganronpa killing game! Danganronpa Season 4 Release Date: When will it premiere? Coldly explaining that he too carried "Ultimate Luck", Izuru easily took the gun from Nagito and shot him in the chest, commenting on the strength of Nagito's luck when his Student Handbook blocked the bullet. Inspired by the 2001 Dreamcast game Illbleed of all things, Danganronpa sees a large cast of high school students, usually around age 15-16, become isolated and trapped in a high school and told . Helper Inventor]: Invents cool stuff for the participants. Due to the drastic changes that the operations made to turn Hajime into Izuru, his original personality was suppressed so as to not interfere with his talent cultivation. Blood Type None[1] [37] Kotaku praised her characterization in the Danganronpa Zero light novel for providing more depth to her characterization in contrast to her lack of screentime in the first game as a result of appearing in the final act. During this, however, she made several large contradictions when discussing Izuru. According to Izuru's words, he had teachers who taught him the Academy's ideology about talented people's superiority. The only Remnant of Despair Izuru is seen interacting with is Nagito, who he finds completely boring. After three years, there seems to be small improvement in him, as he joins the Christmas Party out of his own will. Likes He is believed to be the culprit of the school's tragedy, though it is hinted that this might not be the case. This is heavily implied to be the reason for him masterminding the events of the Killing School Trip. Upon looking at it, he unconsciously begins to cry, which surprises him. He's able to predict things extremely quickly and with a surprising amount of accuracy, shown through his emotionless demeanor and quick reaction to when Junko suddenly tried to kill him in an effort to throw the world into despair. 67 kg (147 lbs) Izuru was known as the symbol of mankind's hope and he was given the title of Ultimate Hope. Ultimate Hope After Chiaki's death, Izuru started to question Junko's way of thinking, and decided to leave her and test which better fit him: hope or despair. In return, Junko saw him only as a tool in her hand, like the other members of Ultimate Despair, stating that she'll always find a use for him. Danganronpa ( Japanese: ) is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike ). I Am The MASTERMIND! [45] Destructoid called Junko the best character in the entire franchise for how she embodies the themes often discussed in the series by the cast and how due to popular demand, her legacy continues in following installments despite her death.[46]. Mastermind Kaede Akamatsu. In their third year, she thanks him for coming to the class Christmas party, with a nearby Usami noting it's the first time he's done so without having to be forced. Like the visual novel, the anime follows sixteen elite high school students trapped inside Hope's Peak Academy by their sadistic bear headmaster, Monokuma. He generally doesn't seem to have much concern for others' feelings, with how cold and blunt he is, but he occasionally agrees to do something for others with a bored "very well" and sometimes bluntly asks others if they would prefer him to answer in a certain way. In this video, "Sal" discusses why she believes Izuru Kamukura is the true mastermind in SUPER DANGANRONPA 2: GOODBYE DESPAIR and why Junko Enoshima is nothing but a mere tool, a figurehead,. Tsumugi also reveals that as an employee of Team Danganronpa, she volunteered to be the Mastermind of the 53rd Season of the TV show. He is the mastermind of Chapter 4's murder, using Gonta as a means to kill Miu, before becoming the victim of Chapter 5 as part of a plan of his to defeat the mastermind. He comes to the festival out of his own free will and even gives Usami a back-handed compliment by stating that for once she talked like a teacher, implying that he may have some kind of respect for her. April 27, 2021 v Anime & Manga Video Games Personality Survival Danganronpa Mastermind Role Roleplay . Romaji Similarly, he appears unusually bitter and vengeful while talking about Junko during Chapter 0 of the second game, because she used him in the past. Cosas a tener en cuenta: -Desde la curiosidad #102 en adelante habr cmics traducidos por mi - Las curiosidades pueden provenir de Wikis de Danganronpa (a los cuales en verdad les agradezco mucho) u otras fuentes que tambin hablen de Danganronpa (igual, muchas gracias) - Los . Hope vs. He then turned to leave, only for the dying Asukasei to shoot a bullet which ended up grazing Izuru's cheek just enough to draw blood. Before and during the First Mutual Killing Game, Izuru is able to watch the members of Hope's Peak Academy's Student Council killing each other up close, as he was there with them. Mastermind Shuichi Saihara. It's also possible that he is subconsciously angry because she killed Chiaki. After Makoto unknowingly displays his "ultimate luck", which Junko finds is hard to predict, she rejects Mukuro's suggestion that they kill him, knowing that it would expose them and seeing it as a challenge for her if someone as "ordinary" like Makoto could ever potentially defeat her, unkowingly setting up her own end. ago. He expresses a disgust for talentless people, because his "teachers" taught him that they are just parasites who oppose and leech off of those with talent instead of acknowledging their "true superiors". Artist @RandomNoisesArt. Minami Takayamaen-US Johnny Yong Bosch[2]en-USMicah Solusod (Temporary)[citation needed]Deutsch Johannes Walenta[3] All of his senses, emotions, thoughts, and hobbies that could interfere with acquiring talent were excised. When he awakens, despite still having his memories as Izuru, he decides to stay on the island and live as Hajime. She seems to be the only person Izuru genuinely cared for, as Izuru still mourned over her during the Tragedy. 91 cm This is it! Izuru is the only Remnant of Despair who was not brainwashed and agreed to help Junko of his own free will. 5 hr. This is proved to be false in Danganronpa Zero and in Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc, in which the student council members killed each other; Izuru was only responsible for killing Asukasei in self-defense. However, when Izuru shoots Nagito, the bullet hit the latter's Student Handbook instead of killing him. Izuru appears to be active in Hajime's mind, as Hajime emotionlessly expresses his boredom after seeing approaching Future Foundation peacekeepers, ready to attack Jabberwock Island under Kyosuke Munakata's orders. He is mentioned to be in the same class with the students who form the Class 77-B in the canon universe. He claims he doesn't feel like he's changed, but he does give Usami a backhanded compliment after she gives an inspiring speech. While technically perfect, he doesn't put any feelings or thoughts into his performances, as he doesn't have any true motivation to utilize his talents. . Tsumugi is a giant weeb so it would explain the difference between Kumas. [31], Junko Enoshima has generally been praised by critics for being depicted as a thoroughly irredeemable character with a realistic profession, praised as "a powerful and dynamic figure [whose] legacy lives on in [all] subsequent games. Junko subsequently uses Izuru's involvement in a recording which she sends along with a mass e-mail to the students of the Reserve Course exposing his existence along with the footage of her killing game and how their funding had been used for human experimentation which led to Izuru's creation, leading to a mass riot and protest dubbed "The Parade". While he usually has no interest nor care for other people, the only exception is Chiaki due to his past life, as Hajime's attachment to her made him shed tears (though he didn't appear to know why) and she is the only person he subconsciously cared for as shown when he kept her hairpin and mourned for her after the Tragedy. In Danganronpa Another Episode, Izuru appears completely silent and seemingly unemotional. Izuru has very long, flowing black hair (though it may appear to be dark brown in some light). Kamukura Izuru Whitebear) and Kurokuma (Japanese: , Hepburn: Kurokuma, lit. Danganronpa is a Japanese visual novel franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and published by Spike Izuru Kamukura does not personally appear in the story, but is mentioned throughout the novel several times. By the end of the episode, Izuru and the Remnants of Despair are already inside the Neo World Program. However, after their homeroom teacher Chisa Yukizome comes across the group, creating a diversion by throwing a fire extinguisher, the pair escape, leaving Chisa to be brainwashed and lobotomized by Junko and Mukuro, after firstly demonstrating the loyalty of their followers by having a Reserve Course student commit suicide at their command. Izuru is mentioned during the prologue of the game when members of the Future Foundation are explaining The Tragedy to Komaru Naegi. It's implied that this stirred some level of recollection in him, just seconds after she died, as he then keeps the hairpin with him, carrying it as a way of remembering her. However, he rips the hard drives from Shirokuma and Kurokuma in a rather aggressive and seemingly annoyed manner, which is even commented on by the Alter Ego Junko. 'Dangaronpa' season 3 premiered on Jul 11, 2016 that's when the second part of its third season was released. ", "Something that has been born, acknowledged, and lived life can't be denied its existence. He then turned his attention to Chiaki, seemingly evoking a mutual recognition between them as she recognized him by his previous identity, Hajime. [12] Due to how powerless Junko is in comparison to Izuru, the scenes involving how the former manipulates the latter were written to show Junko at her lowest since she could not defeat Izuru in combat, so the writers focused on psychology involving their passions.[13]. Choosing to resume his appearance as Hajime, he cuts his hair short and switches his black suit for Hajime's school attire. bear-thing or bear-person) is the antagonist of the series. After Hajime fused with Izuru's identity, he was able to use these skills to awaken his comatose friends. His eyes have also become heterochromatic. During which Izuru tried to drop Hajime into despair reproach him all his weakness and talentless with the purpose to persuade Hajime to choose GRADUATION and so allow the resurrection of Junko in the real world, but Hajime, with Chiaki Nanami's help, choose to not give up and perform the SHUTDOWN deciding to face the possibility of awakening as Izuru when he exits the game. Monobear), in the spin-off Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls in the guises of Monokuma variants Shirokuma (Japanese: , Hepburn: Shirokuma, lit. Talent Join. Some other students also point out his flaws, such as Kaede noticing the lack of emotion in his piano playing, K1-B0 telling him that he needs other people and cannot achieve victory nor demonstrate his talents just by himself, and Kaito Momota mentioning that he'll start to think everything is boring if he constantly says they are. Izuru has shown unusual hatred and bitterness towards Junko. 01:26 A / Evil-doer Full Name Izuru Kamukura Alias Hajime Hinata Ultimate Despair (formerly) Super High School Level Despair (formerly, Japanese) Ultimate Hope Super High School Level Hope (Japanese) Remnant of Despair (formerly) Origin Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Occupation Reserve course student (formerly) Powers / Skills Please make sure you are following the exact format provided, and to reply to this comment.Failure to do so will result in a removal, regardless if a source is provided or not. However, Hajime does exist within him at a subconscious level, allowing him to cry at Chiaki's death despite having no idea of who she was. [43] Kotaku claimed that Hajime's transformation into Izuru and his team up with Junko served as one of the biggest attractions from the anime's Despair Arc. Generally speaking, he is anti-social and reclusive, to the point that Kokichi Oma begins to claim there are rumors that he's really a ghost. At the end of the last trial, he and Hajime had a face to face in the latter's subconscious. For many years, the Academy researched the talents of the Ultimates. After all "People without talent are like ticks. Danganronpa Another ~Another Despair Academy~ ( ~ ~ Danganronpa Eonadeo ~Tto Hanaui Jeolmang Hagwon~), more simply known as Danganronpa Another and DRA, is a completely released fan game created by the Korean game developer LINUJ. I can already predict what will happen. This is seen during his second encounter with Nagito, where he quickly deduces Nagito's true character merely from looking at him, judging him as boring afterward. The only people to catch his attention seem to be Kaede and Chiaki. Danganronpa Zero (Mentioned) He also acts unusually angry and bitter while talking about her, showing that he now considers her an enemy. To protect such rare talent, the Academy completely concealed all evidence of Izuru's origins and identity. The Mastermind () is the main antagonist of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony . In Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Junko is revealed to have used Chihiro's Alter Ego technology to transfer her consciousness into Monokuma at the moment of her death as an A.I. Junko is featured as the main antagonist and mastermind in the first two games of the series as the true identity of the robotic teddy bear headmaster Monokuma (Japanese: , Hepburn: Monokuma, lit. Not a fan of her. RaandomNoisesArt. Overlooking the city before the school from its roof, Junko, Mukuro and Izuru stand triumphant as they plan to "infect" the world with despair, before sending a mass text to the Reserve Course students, ordering them to commit mass suicide, to which Mukuro stares at Junko in admiration, loyalty, and joy; glad to die for her cause if Junko would ever feel the need to kill them. Despite this, none of the student council members notice Izuru at all until the very end, where he reveals himself. Although Izuru was at least aware of his previous identity as Hajime, it's been confirmed that his first sixteen years of his life as Hajime were removed from his memory, and thus he is unable to recall the memory of his past self. The process may vary, but the result is always the same. His skin is pale, and sometimes appears grey or cadaverous. Novel This can be especially noticeable in artistic activities and can be noticed by those who are skilled and truly passionate about the subject. With a potential mastermind afoot, nobody can trust each other in this deadly situation. Weight Games After lots of investigation, Yuto believes that Izuru is more like a victim and Junko might be the true culprit (which is confirmed in Danganronpa 3). It's possible that he is subconsciously angry because she killed Chiaki. I already know because I am loved by talent. Both of them also helped out with Junko and Monaca Towa's plots, respectively, for the very same reason, with Nagito heavily assisting Monaca with her plans by guiding Komaru to become a symbol of hope, and Izuru being the mastermind of the Killing School Trip. None[1] Izuru, as the alternate identity of Hajime returns in Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc, where its story focuses on the story of the Remnants of Despair during The Tragedy. After meeting Izuru, she lamented over the fact that he is locked up, given his talents. However, he is seen staring into Chiakis eyes until Junko interfered and personally told him to stop, heavily implying that he is showing some sort of interest in her. Fattening themselves on the blood, of the talented, they are ticks, capable only of reproducing. Izuru was later shown when Junko was explaining her email to the Reserve Course about Hope's Peak's ulterior motive for the Reserve Students, kick-starting the the Parade. Super High School Level Hope). Super High School Level Cosplayer). This is different from Makoto Naegi, who embodies the title in a more accurate sense, as his unusual optimism and determination is able to rally people to action. version of Danganronpa 3 Despair arc opening IAMM! ", "If it's good luck, I have that, too." Ferb [Ult. Male The following is a description of various talents that make-up Izuru's talent of Ultimate hope: Much like Junko's talent of Super High School Level Analytical Prowess, Izuru's analytical skills are borderline superhuman. From there, they set their sights on the Reserve Course dropouts to use them as lab rats, as their plan to create talent artificially required test subjects that are wholly lacking in talent. In the Japanese language, Izuru talks and expresses in a more polite way, unlike his alternate identity. Instead, he often observes other people and situations silently with no changes in his facial expressions, often without being noticed by other people. Later, Junko and Mukuro recruit the "Ultimate Animator" Ryota Mitarai, whom they share as a lover, to develop a brainwashing anime to serve their cause, which they test on the "Ultimate Nurse" Mikan Tsumiki, who pledges herself to the sisters in the name of despair. Chiaki's hairpin dislodged and Izuru picked it up. Showing just a hint of surprise, Izuru examined the wound before looking up at a security camera, aware that Junko and Mukuro were observing him from the monitoring room. Only the student who is able to kill someone and avoid detection during a class trial will "graduate" from Hope's Peak Academy. She said that she was very excited and declared that today will be the day Hope's Peak Academy falls and despair will take over the world. Rysei Yokohama. Another hint to this can be the fact that during the final trial of the Killing School Trip, Makoto, Kyoko Kirigiri and Byakuya Togami were all surprised when it was revealed that Hajime and Izuru are the same person, despite the fact that they had already met and probably spoken with Izuru in the real world before putting him in the Neo World Program. Izuru easily evaded the attack and incapacitated Asukasei with a single blow, causing him to fall neck-first on his still-running chainsaw. Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Junko might actually be the most talented among them, and that might partly be what makes her so scary. This was to decide whether Junko's Despair or Chiaki's Hope would be in his interest. Junko then gave a speech to him, saying that a world full of hope would be predictable and boring, and only the chaos that comes from despair can make it exciting. [40] Junko and Monokuma were collectively named as the "Most Popular Game Character for Cosplay" in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition in 2018. This is most likely due to the fact that, unlike the other members, Junko was mainly trying to sway Izuru into joining her in filling the world with despair, instead of outright brainwashing him into doing so. Being the same person as him, Hajime is both the protagonist and antagonist. Izuru was aware of her analytical talent and knew that she knew an attack on his life wouldn't be successful. In the first game, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Junko fakes her death by having Mukuro pose as her so she can kill her under her Monokuma guise, using the event to encourage her former classmates at Hope's Peak Academy to participate in a "killing game", both actions serving to feed her desire to fuel an "ultimate despair" within herself and them. Junko made her way to Izuru's room and took him outside on the school grounds. In Chapter 6 the Mastermind of the Killing School Semester is revealed to be Tsumugi Shirogane, the Ultimate Cosplayer ( lit. However, since the Remnants of Despair entered the Neo World Program of their own will with the purpose of handing over their bodies to Alter Ego Junko in order to resurrect her, while Izuru personally installed Alter Ego Junko in the program, it can be presumed that they planned it together, with Izuru as the plot's mastermind. The Izuru Kamukura Project pushed Hajimes memories into the darkest recesses of his mind and effectively erased his personality. During the cultural festival, she greets him when he drops by her booth and invites him to play video games. Izuru is seen briefly in the animated portion of the epilogue; wheel-barreling Shirokuma and Kurokuma's head somewhere in Towa City before punching them and ripping their hard drives to get at the basis for Alter Ego Junko.