History Characters / DanganronpaAntebellum

Maiko is a well known voice actress, voicing roles in over 150 shows/ movies/games/advertisements in only the last 3 years. Her most popular role is a magical girl character she voices called Melody Pretty. The fame she got from playing Melody Pretty got into her head, causing Maiko to convince herself that she ''is'', in fact, Melody Pretty herself. She acts like Melody Pretty, she dresses like Melody pretty, she only eats foods Melody Pretty ate in the anime, etc.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Everyone's ''very'' horrified to learn that she killed Dracul because she overheard he was once a shoplifter. Even Ismene has to ask why Maiko didn't come after her, since it was revealed by Mononeko that she killed her professor. Maiko states that she was planning on it, but she hyperfocuses on one task at a time and decided to kill Dracul because he heard about his crime first.

"Asuga is a very outgoing and loud girl who loves talking... a whole lot. She's actually pretty cautious and insecure about most things, but she doesn't mention it nor show it directly. She's a fairly quirky girl and can't stay on one topic for too long. Despite the fact this Circus owner seemingly always being on an eternal sugar rush she's actually fairly mature and empathetic. Many people see Asuga as a sort of big sister figure in their life and aspire to be like her and have her seemingly unending energy. She seems to love what she does unconditionally and doesn't care what others think."

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"Asuga is a very outgoing and loud girl who loves talking... a whole lot. She's actually pretty cautious and insecure about most things but she doesn't mention it nor show it directly. She's a fairly quirk girl and can't stay on one topic for too long. Despite the fact this Circus owner seemingly always being on an eternal sugar rush she's actually fairly mature and empathetic. Many people see Asuga as a sort of big sister figure in their life and aspire to be like her and have her seemingly unending energy. She seems to love what she does unconditionally and doesn't care what others think."

* AbusiveParents: Her mother was a brutal StageMom who forced her into becoming the Little Ultimate Pageant Queen, treating her like an adult even when she was in elementary school. She grew increasingly defiant against her, which lead to more and more arguments until Asuga leapt out the window one day and never looked back. Unfortunately, after she left, her mother turned her ambitions toward Asuga's young brother instead.
* BeyondRedemption:

* MyGreatestFailure:
* RepulsiveRingmaster: Completely inverted. Asuga

!!!'''Voiced by:''' HopelessLuna

* AbusiveParents: Her mother was a StageMom who forced her into voice acting in order to live vicariously through her, and who had a desperate need for affection, leading her to constantly be with horrible men who also stole money from the two of them. Eventually, when she started dating legitimately dangerous men, she decided to take things into her own hands.
* AllCrimesAreEqual: Anything from shoplifting to murder is enough for Maiko to brand someone as a criminal and therefore kill them. The only reason she went after Dracul first was because, according to her, she hyperfocuses on her tasks and was still planning on killing everyone else whose crimes had been revealed at that point.

* BecomingTheMask: Played with. Maiko began voicing Melody Pretty as a young girl, finding comfort in the character as she grew up
* ButNotTooForeign: She's half-Japanese and half-German
* DisproportionateRetribution: Everyone's ''very'' horrified to learn that she killed Dracul because she overheard he was once a shoplifter.

* FormerChildStar: Maiko's been voicing Melody Pretty since she was only seven, and saying it's had an impact on her mental health would be an understatement.
* KillItWithFire:

* SerialKiller:
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Maiko genuinely believes that what she's doing is just and that she's an ally to the police.

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[[folder: Takiko Ushina]]
!Takiko Ushina
!!!'''Ultimate Little Sister'''
!!!'''Voiced by:'''[= SilentEcho=]
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A bubbly, outgoing girl, Takiko works as a little sister for hire, spending time with people and making them happy. However, under that, she has difficulty dealing with negative emotions and has a surprisingly cynical view on herself and life in general.

Her crime is unknown, but she apparently was drafted for some kind of war.

His crime was shoplifting from small businesses in order to support his family, which lead to many of them closing.

* EvilTeacher: Her education was handcrafted to give her the best possible upbringing, but she was under a ton of pressure to succeed, where ''any'' grade less than perfect would put an end to her aspirations. One of her tutors tried to take advantage of this and threatened to fail her if she didn't provide sexual favors for him. She later led him out into the woods and stabbed him to death.

* EvilTeacher: Her education was handcrafted to give her the best possible upbringing, but she was under a ton of pressure to succeed, where ''any'' grade less than perfect would put an end to her aspirations. One of her tutors tried to take advantage of this and threatened to fail her if she didn't provide sexual favors for him. She later lead him out into the woods and stabbed him to death.

* BiTheWay: He's pansexual and often shows attraction to both guys and girls.

* BiTheWay: He's bisexual.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's introduced rolling a [=D20=] on whether Shinku should join their guild, saying they still need a

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He's scared his normal life is boring and tiring, so he tries to act like some of the character's he's used in his campaigns to be more interesting and make people happy. This can backfire in the opposite way and almost come off as toxic positivity at times, though he means well.
* JustifiedCriminal: While he he feels guilty and even tried to pay them back, given that his mom was the only one to support their huge family, it's hard to fault Dracul for what he did.

Ismene is a smart yet reserved girl who's often stuck in her own head or stuck in books. She loves mystery and is always looking for a good story... fictional or not. She tends to be rather morbid and makes inappropriate jokes about death, but she does have some self control. She often doesn't hold relationships or friendships as dear as the other person in the friendship- which can lead to arguments and whatever bonds sparnmo she manages to establish quickly break down. Behind it all, Ismene has a Goddess complex. She believes she's smarter than everyone else and should be treated better than the majority.

* TroubledButCute: If it's not clear by now, poor Takiko has been through a ''lot,'' but she keeps up a positive

!!!'''Voiced by:'''[=IanEwing=]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Ismene can come off as rude and dismissive, she seems to genuinely care for people who consider her a friend. She's particularly broken up by Dracul's death and is heartbroken to learn about Lyra's crime.

* LonelyAtTheTop: Her education was handcrafted to give her the best possible upbringing, but she was also isolated from most other students and didn't have any close friends.

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* AGoddessIAm: Downplayed. While she doesn't literally believe she's a goddess, she ''does'' believes she's smarter than everyone else and should be treated as such.
* TheAlcoholic: She drinks wine as a way of communing with Dionysus.

* BrainsAndBeauty: She's among the smartest members of the cast and is frequently described as quite attractive.
* EvilTeacher:

* HoldYourHippogriffs: She frequently invokes the Greek pantheon.
* HumanSacrifice: After murdering her professor, she sacrificed him to the Gods.

* TheSpock: In her FreudianTrio with Shinku and Dracul.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's introduced rolling a [=D20=] on whether

* JustifiedCriminal: While his targets are questionable,

* MustMakeAmends:

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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: After all she's been through, she hardly bats an eye at murders.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Despite her seemingly cynical and nihilistic view on life, she unambiguously believes in the importance of friendship. She has a very close bond with Lyra and hopes that she and Shinku can become as close as family. In her final free time event, she even suggests they could turn the mastermind over to their side by becoming friends with them.
* RapeAsBackstory: While it's not outright stated, Takiko's role as a "Little sister for hire" is ''heavily'' implied to be essentially a form of prostitution enforced by the mafia. Shinku is horrified when she asks if he wants something from her, like if he plans to use her as a doll or take her up to his room.

* TroubledButCute: If it's not clear by now, poor Takiko has been through a ''lot.''

* TheWorkaholic: He's written books, stage plays, scripts, pamphlets, nearly anything that has words on it.

* TraumaCongaLine: If it's not clear by now, poor Takiko has been through a ''lot.''

* TheCutie: Comes off as this initially, but spending time with her makes it clear she has a ''lot'' going on below the surface...

* OrphansOrdeal: She lost her mother in childbirth, her father to a murder-suicide and her older sister Sachiko to a mafia hit.

A bubbly, outgoing girl, Takiko works as a little sister for hire, spending time with people and making them happy.

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: After all she's been through, she hardly bats an eye at the murders of her friends.

* OrphansOrdeal: She lost her mother in childbirth, her father to a murder-suicide and her older sister to a mafia hit.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Despite her seemingly cynical and nihilistic view on life, she unambiguously believes in the importance of friendship. She has a very close bond with Lyra and hopes that she and Shinku can become as close as family.
* RapeAsBackstory: While it's not outright stated, Takiko's role as a "Little sister for hire" is implied to be essentially a form of prostitution. Shinku is horrified to learn that

* TheAntiNihilist:
* {{Asexual}}: She's uncomfortable with anything related to sex and romance, and

* OlderThanSheLooks: While she's short and acts fairly childish, Takiko's actually 18.

* TraumaCongaLine: Good god, where to even ''begin'' with this poor girl? Her parents were both quite young when they had her and her sister Sachiko, and her father was left alone to care for them after their mother's DeathByChildbirth

The protagonist of the game. An incredibly talented writer who often overworks and pushes himself to further his skills, he finds it hard to sleep at night due to both not jotting new ideas down and due to some past guilt he's carrying with him. He tries his best to be polite and isn't too easily scared but often overthinks every word he speaks and then stays awake worrying about what he could've said differently. Nevertheless, he's a

* TheWorkaholic: Shinku
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: His hallucinations of Dracul say as much to him, and he's too devastated to respond.