History Characters / TheLionsDen

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Genocider [[spoiler:attacks and leaves Komaeda for dead]] after learning what happened to Naegi in ''The Lion's Den.''

* BigBrotherBully: Inverted. If anything, Komaru bullies him!

* ManipulativeBastard: He becomes noticeably better at manipulating Ultimate Despair throughout ''The Lion's Den''. In ''From The Ashes'', this, his HeroComplex and the fact he TookALevelInJerkass means he has become a legitimate threat.

* StockholmSyndrome: Naegi considers the Remnants to be his friends even though they kidnapped him, are holding him prisoner and are trying to murder his friends in Class 78.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Komaru destroys her after she taunts Komaru over ordering Naegi's death.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In chapter 90, to help Naegi and Iwata escape Ultimate Despair.]] [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted. As Alter Ego himself points out, as an A.I. with multiple copies, destroying his Monokuma body won't actually kill him. Sure enough, he later appears on Kirigiri's cellphone.]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Done to him by Munakata after helping Naegi find their search party.]]

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Naegi goes through so much shit that he no longer sees 'minor' things like cannibalism as something to get upset about.
* CynicismCatalyst: ''From the Ashes'' reveal that in retrospect, many events in ''The Lion's Den'' were this. Komaeda's confession that [[spoiler:he was intentionally hurting Naegi also destroys their relationship.]] While Naegi does have some mental recovery in ''From the Ashes'', it's obvious he's permanently lost his kind personality.

* GoodIsNotDumb: Naegi is undeniably a force of good, but he can also be extremely manipulative. He's also clever enough to [[spoiler:escape from Ultimate Despair and find the Future Foundation.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: He becomes noticeably better at manipulating Ultimate Despair.

** [[spoiler: After he recovers from a second fall into despair in ''From the Ashes'', Naegi himself notices he's developed a temper.]]

* ReformedButRejected: [[spoiler:In the last chapters of ''The Lion's Den'', Komaeda comes around in a HeelFaceTurn. He tries to be TheAtoner for a while, but the constant disdain from everyone causes him to revert back into an antagonistic role. His second attempt is more successful as other characters (namely the Imposter) have learned from their mistakes.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: For a certain definition of "well intentioned." He was ''trying'' to help Naegi.

* {{Jerkass}}: Kamukura in his pre-Tradegy years. He's better by the time the story starts but still has his moments.

* HeelRealization: Has one when she realizes Ultimate Despair plans to mutilate Naegi.]]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first appearance, Despair!Kuzuryuu suddenly turns on Pekoyama for no reason, to the point where he ignores Naegi (who at the time was their worst enemy) in favour of berating her.

* TookALevelInKindness: Kuzuryuu is working hard to make up for his past actions.

* TrueCompanions: The Remnants may have murdered their own friends and family, but they refused to hurt each other and will violently come to each other's defense.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: She is willing to burn down the rest of the world if she feels that would protect her country. Unfortunately, she is unable to see her actions are counterproductive to her desires.

** Surprisingly, Saionji is the only character who actively tries to teach Naegi how to defend himself against Komaeda. It's implied she drew a parallel with her past self.

!!The Imposter

* RoyalBastard: It's hinted that [[spoiler:Ren]] is the biological child of someone very powerful, but exactly who is unknown.

* AscendedExtra: Kirigiri has a limited amount of screentime in ''The Lion's Den'', but is one of the main POV characters in the sequel.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: She ascends to this in ''From the Ashes''.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Deconstructed.

* MoralityChain: Kamukura becomes a lot more dangerous after she dies. Her memory brings him back, however.

* AscendedExtra: Komaru only appeared in a few chapters in ''The Lion's Den'', but is shaping up to be a main character in the sequel.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted.

* TheCynic: Dealing with the post-Tragedy world has seriously affected him. It's a major reason he can't trust [[spoiler: Iwata.]]

%%* BreakTheCutie

%%* {{Determinator}}

%%* GoodIsNotDumb
%%* TheHeart

%%* HopeBringer

%%* SanitySlippage
%%* StockholmSyndrome

%%* ManipulativeBastard

%%* CrazyPrepared
%%* DeadpanSnarker

* IWorkAlone: Deconstructed.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kamukura in his early years. However, his {{Character Development}} with Nanami helped him shed most of this by the story's start - not that anyone realizes it.
* LackOfEmpathy: Thanks to Hope's Peak, Kamukura has a very hard time sympathizing with others. He does seem to have a better understanding of other people's emotions in ''From the Ashes'', but it still isn't good enough to prevent some major problems.

%%* NotSoStoic

%%* ApologizesALot

%%* CuteAndPsycho

%%* MamaBear

%%* {{Yandere}}

%%* ActionGirl

%%* DefrostingIceQueen

%%* JustFollowingOrders

* OnlySaneMan: Pekoyama is the ''only'' member of Ultimate Despair who hasn't actually fallen into despair. [[spoiler: Even when Kamukura is considered.]]
%%* {{The Reliable One}}

%%* TortureTechnician

%%* BigBad

%%* CastFullOfCrazy

%%* TrueCompanions

%%* SelfMadeOrphan

%%* BruiserWithASoftCenter

%%* SelfMadeOrphan

%%* TheVoiceless

%%* GreaterScopeVillain

%%* TrueCompanions

* DressingAsTheEnemy: He appears after taking over a Monokuma robot.

%%* TheInfiltration

%%* {{Determinator}}
%%* GreatDetective

%%* GoodIsNotNice
%%* HairTriggerTemper

%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy

%%* TheMole

%%* BigEater

* {{Accidental Hero}}: Much like he didn't ''intend'' to take out the Ultimate Despair in the first game and save the world, his actions unintentionally end up taking apart [[spoiler: Ultimate Despair as a organization]].
* {{All Loving Hero}}: As in canon. It turns out to be one of his most important traits [[spoiler:and why, unlike Kamukura, he's able to redeem some of the Despairs.]] At the same time, this and his {{Hope Bringer}} status are deconstructed, as they are the root cause behind almost all his problems in the story.

* {{Arch Enemy}}: Despite trying to save Enoshima's life at the end of the first game, Naegi thinks this way of her after Komaeda is through with him.
* {{Berserk Button}}: Mid-late story Naegi goes ballistic if he's accused of feeling despair.

* {{Black and White Insanity}}: Naegi adopts Komaeda's worldview on hope and despair as his sanity wanes.
* {{Break the Cutie}}
* {{Break Them By Talking}}: Naegi is surprisingly good at this. It isn't a bad thing, as sometime it allows him to break through [[spoiler: Ultimate Despair's brainwashing]]. However, Naegi is also capable of using this skill to [[spoiler: send people into despair.]]
* {{Broken Bird}}: He doesn't start off this way, but dear lord he is by the end.
* {{The Chain of Harm}}: Played with in ''From the Ashes''. Seeing parallels in his actions at Hope's Peak and Komaru's actions in Towa City, [[MiseryBuildsCharacter Naegi tries to play mind games with her as Komaeda did with him.]] However, [[spoiler:he's awful at them and they have no effect.]]
* {{Chekhovs Skill}}: His luck and hope.

* {{Chronic Hero Syndrome}}: Naegi just can't resist helping people. It's both a good and bad thing.
* [[spoiler:{{Despair Event Horizon}}]]: [[spoiler:Passes it in chapter 98 after a series of painful experiences.]]
* {{Determinator}}
* {{Emotional Regression}}: Naegi starts to act more childlike as his time with Ultimate Despair has a larger effect on him.
* {{Escape Artist}}: Naegi isn't this, but does his best to become one.
* {{Fatal Flaw}}: Naegi's passiveness prevents him from pushing back against Komaeda.
* {{Good Is Not Dumb}}
* {{The Heart}}
* {{Heart is an Awesome Power}}: [[spoiler:He manages to drag some members of Ultimate despair out of despair, ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome without any prior knowledge on how to do so!]]'']]
* {{Hes Back}}: [[spoiler: Naegi manages to bounce back from falling into despair after getting a hug from [[KnightInShiningArmor Kirigiri]], something that [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe vexes Kamukura to no end.]]]]
* {{Hope Bringer}}
* {{Immune to Mind Control}}: He's the Ultimate Hope. Being immune to despair comes with the territory. [[spoiler: [[Main/DownerEnding Ha ha,]] [[Main/SubvertedTrope no it doesn't.]]]]

* [[spoiler:{{Instant Expert}}]]: [[spoiler:On subliminal messaging after Kamukura shows him the video in chapter 43.]]
* {{Manipulative Bastard}}: He becomes noticeably better at manipulating Ultimate Despair.
* [[spoiler:{{Moral Event Horizon}}]]: [[spoiler:In chapter 99, when he tries to poison Ultimate Despair's prisoners.]]
* {{Morality Pet}}: To Ultimate Despair. In ''From the Ashes'', he upgrades from this to a {{Morality Chain}} for [[spoiler: Kamukura.]]
* {{Sanity Slippage}}
* {{Stockholm Syndrome}}
* {{Took a Level in Jerkass}}: By the time Alter Ego's come to help him.

* {{Alas Poor Villain}}
* {{Blessed With Suck}}
* {{Born Unlucky}}: While Komaeda is known in-universe for his incredible feat of good luck, this setting focuses much more on the bad luck he's encountered throughout his life.
* {{Break Her Heart to Save Her}}: Komaeda ''tries'' this as part of his [[spoiler: {{Suicide By Cop}} plot]], but fails miserably.
* {{Break them by Talking}}: Komaeda ''finally'' begins to second-guess his actions after [[spoiler: Kamukura]] reads him the riot act.
* {{The Corrupter}}: To Naegi.
* [[spoiler: {{Driven to Suicide}}: In the penultimate chapter, Komaeda, terrified that he will remain {{Always Chaotic Evil}}, tries to get [[SuicideByCop Naegi to kill him.]]]]

* {{Green Eyed Monster}}: It's revealed that he felt this way towards Naegi during their school days.
* [[spoiler:{{Heel Realization}}]]: [[spoiler:Happens during {{The Reveal}}, after Kamukura calls him out on the reasons why he kidnapped Naegi and the way he's been treating him.]]
* {{Its All About Me}}: [[spoiler: Kamukura calls Komaeda out for kidnapping Naegi to satisfy his own loneliness.]]
* {{The Kindnapper}}: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* {{Manipulative Bastard}}
* [[spoiler: {{My God What Have I Done}}: Both he and Kamukura have this reaction to Naegi falling into despair.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Put on a Bus}}/{{The Bus Came Back}}]]: [[spoiler:Disappears for a bit after his {{Heel Realization}}.]]
* [[spoiler: {{Reformed But Rejected}}: In the last chapters of ''The Lion's Den'', Komaeda comes around in a {{Heel Face Turn}}. He tries to be {{The Atoner}} for a while, but the constant disdain from everyone causes him to revert back into an antagonistic role. His second attempt is more successful as other characters (namely the Imposter) have learned from their mistakes.]]
* {{Stepford Smiler}}: Implied.
* {{Visionary Villain}}: [[spoiler:He comes across as this before {{The Reveal}}.]]
* {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}: For a certain definition of "well intentioned." He was ''trying'' to help Naegi.
* {{Why Did You Make Me Hit You}}: Komaeda often feels his behavior toward Naegi is justified.

!!Izuru Kamukura[[spoiler:/Hajime Hinata]]

(Former) Ultimate Hope and a member of Ultimate Despair. Helps Komaeda kidnap Naegi out of boredom, and is watching Naegi try to escape as a source of entertainment [[spoiler:or so he claims. His goals aren't what they seem, and he has plans for Naegi.]]

[[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's reclaimed his memories as Hinata. However, the damage done to his brain during his transformation has permanently altered his personality.]]

* {{The Ace}}: Superhuman master at everything, capable of single-handedly holding off The Future Foundation. Even [[Main/BadassArmy Ultimate Despair]] is wary of him.
* [[spoiler:{{Anti Villain}}: Kamukura is one of Naegi's kidnappers and goes out of his way to ensure Naegi stays imprisoned, but as unbelievable as it seems, he has good intentions.]]
* [[spoiler:{{The Atoner}}: Kamukura's actions seem to be based on atoning for Nanami's death and allowing Class 77 to fall into despair.]]
* {{Berserk Button}}: Trying to talk about [[spoiler: Nanami Chiaki]] with him is like walking through a minefield.
* {{Broken Ace}}: As in canon, he became super talented at the cost of his personality and memories. [[spoiler:He's also aware of what was done to him, and has major issues surrounding Nanami and his class. On a positive note, he's been trying to get himself and others out of despair.]]
* {{Crazy Prepared}}
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}
* {{Death of Personality}}: As in canon. [[spoiler: Even regaining Hinata's memories hasn't fixed this.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Kirigiri. Both are very intelligent, stoic characters who keep information close to their chests and have a hard time getting close to others. Both also act as the {{Chessmaster}} for their respective groups. Unlike Kirigiri however, Kamukura never learns to trust and bring others into his plans. [[spoiler: The result is that Kamukura's plan fails and is only salvaged by Kirigiri, whose plan to locate and reach Naegi succeeded.]]

* {{The Friend Nobody Likes}}: With the exception of Komaeda, Ultimate Despair tolerates him at best. This is due to Kamukura's arrogance and [[spoiler:because they believe he killed Nanami.]]
* {{I Work Alone}}: Deconstructed.

* {{Lack of Empathy}}: Thanks to Hope's Peak, Kamukura has a very hard time sympathizing with others. He does seem to have a better understanding of other people's emotions in ''From the Ashes'', but it still isn't good enough to prevent some major problems.
* {{Master of All}}: Averted. He comes across as this way in the beginning, but Kamukura's shortcomings are a major plot point.
* [[spoiler: {{My God What Have I Done}}: Both he and Komaeda have this reaction to Naegi falling into despair.]]
* {{Neutral No Longer}}: Kamukura has several of these over the course of the story, including [[spoiler: after the Steering Committee murders Nanami, when he realizes Enoshima took advantage of him and turned his class into Despair, and when he realizes Naegi is actually ''succeeding'' at reforming Ultimate Despair.]]
* {{Not So Stoic}}
* {{Unwitting Instigator of Doom}}: He helps Enoshima kick off the Tragedy.

* ApologizesALot

* {{Berserk Button}}: Questioning her relationship with Enoshima. At least until the character development sets in.
* {{Character Development}}: Tsumiki gradually becomes bolder throughout the story as Naegi's encouragement drives her to stand her ground.
* CuteAndPsycho

* {{Establishing Character Moment}}: In one of her first appearances, Despair!Tsumiki tries to get Naegi to call her Mommy.
* [[spoiler:{{Heel Face Turn}}]]: [[spoiler:The first to be cured of despair.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Heel Realization}}: Has one when she realizes Ultimate Despair plans to mutilate Naegi.]]
* {{I Just Want to Be Loved}}: The positive attention Enoshima gave her is what caused Tsumiki to be so vulnerable to despair. Conversely, this trait also makes her the most vulnerable to Naegi's influence.
* {{Mama Bear}}

* {{Yandere}}

* {{Action Girl}}
* {{Character Development}}: Learning to disobey Kuzuryuu is a major character arc for her [[spoiler: and turns out to be the key to breaking him out of despair.]]
* {{Defrosting Ice Queen}}
* {{Hyper Competent Sidekick}}: Kuzuryuu is in no way incompetent, but you can't deny that she's very good at what she does.
* JustFollowingOrders
* {{My Master Right Or Wrong}}: Pekoyama only sticks around because she's loyal to Kuzuryuu.
* {{Only Sane Man}}: Pekoyama is the ''only'' member of Ultimate Despair who hasn't actually fallen into despair. [[spoiler: Even when Kamukura is considered.]]
* {{The Reliable One}}

* {{Dragon In Chief}}: After Enoshima's death. Shirokuma, as an AI version of Enoshima, is still technically in charge, but it's Kuzuryuu that runs things.
* {{Establishing Character Moment}}: In his first appearance, Despair!Kuzuryuu suddenly turns on Pekoyama for no reason, to the point where he ignores Naegi (who at the time was their worst enemy) in favour of berating her.
* {{Even Evil Has Standards}}: Despite arguably being the most depraved of Ultimate Despair, Kuzuryuu still refuses to [[spoiler:give into his urge to murder Peko Pekoyama.]]
* {{Fighting from the Inside}}: [[spoiler: Kuzuruyuu's redemption has him fighting against his despair self's demand to kill Pekoyama.]]
* {{Kick The Morality Pet}}: Kuzuryuu orders [[spoiler: Kuma to be killed]] after Naegi causes a group vote to swing against him, even though Naegi himself was not present at the vote and never knew anything about it.

* TortureTechnician
* {{Took A Level In Kindness}}: Kuzuryuu is working hard to make up for his past actions.

* {{All Take and No Give}}: With a couple of exceptions, their relationships with Naegi. It continues and expands in ''From the Ashes'' to include Naegi's classmates to the point where [[spoiler: Togami and Asahina try to murder them.]]

* {{Bad Boss}}: You are ''less'' likely to be murdered by them if you work for them, but your life is never guaranteed.
* {{Big Bad}}
* {{Blue and Orange Morality}}: The brainwashing means that some members of Ultimate Despair genuinely don't understand what they're doing is wrong.
* CastFullOfCrazy
* {{Despair Event Horizon}}: They were all pushed past this by Enoshima.
* {{Insane Troll Logic}}: From time to time, especially where Enoshima and despair are invoked.
* {{Predator Turned Protector}}: [[Main/InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Shirokuma.
* {{Red Eyes Take Warning}}: Red eyes are a symptom of being brainwashed by the Despair video.
* TrueCompanions

* {{Abhorrent Admirer}}: While in despair, the canon love triangle between her, Tanaka and Soda is reversed. Now she is the one chasing after an uninterested Soda with Tanaka acting as her wingman.
* {{Berserk Button}}: Being accused of tyranny.
* {{Dragon In Chief}}: Along with Kuzuryuu, she's considered one of the new leaders of Ultimate Despair.
* {{God Save Us From The Queen}}: Implied.
** [[spoiler: This is later exploited to convince her guards to stand down during the final battle.]]
* {{The Good King}} She ''believes'' she's this. It's quite the opposite in reality.

* SelfMadeOrphan

* {{Big Eater}}: She used to be this, and denying herself food is how she brings herself despair.

* {{Bruiser with a Soft Center}}
* {{Even Evil Has Standards}}: Nidai is a nice guy, but he's still [[AxeCrazy Ultimate Despair]]. However, he draws the line at [[spoiler: offing a member of Ultimate Despair's "family."]]
* {{Team Mom}}: Nidai shows traces of this in how he protects his classmates, such as backing Tsumiki up when she tries to convince Owari to break her hunger strike and giving Naegi a pool break after seeing how physically worn down he is. [[spoiler: Notably, Nidai doesn't need explicit intervention from Naegi to break out of despair, and does so after Shirokuma orders him to kill Naegi.]]

* {{Hidden Depths}}: There are multiple occasions where Hanamura seems to have a breakdown over his actions as Ultimate Despair, suggesting he is {{Fighting From The Inside}}.
* SelfMadeOrphan

* {{The Bully}}: Not to the extent seen in canon, but still present.
* {{Hidden Depths}}: Surprisingly, Saionji is the only character who actively tries to teach Naegi how to defend himself against Komaeda. It's implied she drew a parallel with her past self.

* {{Stepford Smiler}}: Strongly implied.

* {{The Voiceless}}
* {{Bad People Abuse Animals}}: Thankfully averted. Tanaka is as kind to his animals as ever.
* {{Beware the Quiet Ones}}: Despite being mute, Tanaka is considered one of Ultimate Despair's heavy hitters.

* {{Room Full Of Crazy}}: Koizumi's room is filled with pictures of her dead loved ones and people she killed.

!!The Imposter/[[spoiler: Ren]]

* {{Offing the Offspring}}: The Imposter's lack of an official identity and constant disguises are a result of him hiding from his parents, who want him dead for unknown reasons.
* {{Royal Bastard}}: It's hinted that Ren is the biological child of someone very powerful, but exactly who is unknown.

* {{Comically Missing The Point}}: Sonia pursues him as a romantic partner while she's in despair and immediately stops once she recovers. Soda is convinced she did it because [[ItMakesSenseInContext rejecting her gave him despair]] and not because, you know, she genuinely hates the idea of being in a relationship with him.

* {{Greater Scope Villain}}
* [[spoiler: {{Killed Off For Real}}: Komaru destroys her after she taunts Komaru over ordering Naegi's death.]]

* TrueCompanions
* {{Undying Loyalty}}: They ARE going to rescue Naegi, regardless of who gets in their way.

* {{Dressing as the Enemy}}: He appears after taking over a Monokuma robot.

* [[spoiler:{{Heroic Sacrifice}}]]: [[spoiler:In chapter 90, to help Naegi and Iwata escape Ultimate Despair.]]
** [[spoiler: Ultimately averted. As Alter Ego himself points out, as an A.I. with multiple copies, destroying his Monokuma body won't actually kill him. Sure enough, he later appears on Kirigiri's cellphone.]]
* {{The Infiltration}}

* {{Ascended Extra}}: Kirigiri has a limited amount of screentime in ''The Lion's Den'', but is one of the main POV characters in the sequel.
* [[spoiler: {{The Calvary}}: Kirigiri finally reaches Naegi after it seems that escape is futile.]]
* {{Control Freak}}: Kirigiri is overly controlling of Naegi in the early chapters of ''From the Ashes''. She gets better after acknowledging she has PTSD.
* {{Determinator}}
* {{Great Detective}}
* {{Hero of Another Story}}: The glimpses we get of her in ''The Lion's Den'' show that she is actively manipulating the Future Foundation and plotting against Ultimate Despair.
* {{Hope Bringer}}: To Naegi. The idea that she's coming to save him helps him keep going.
* {{Remember that You Trust Me}}: She has to do this with Naegi as he gets worse.

* {{Hate Sink}}: Invoked by Togami toward the Future Foundation to keep their attention off his classmates.
* {{Supporting Leader}}: While the rest of the Survivor Six (barring Kirigiri) believe he is {{The Captain}}, Kirigiri is actually in charge of their group.
* {{Took a Level in Kindness}}: Compared to the first game.

* {{Unwitting Instigator of Doom}}: It's revealed that before kidnapping Naegi, Komaeda approached Sho to talk about taking Naegi in. Her explanation that Naegi would never abandon his friends prompts Komaeda to take Naegi by force. Additionally, because Fukawa and Sho do not share memories, her classmates weren't warned that a stranger had taken an interest in Naegi.

* {{Action Girl}}: She and Genocider Shou serve as the muscle for Class 78.

* {{Unwitting Instigator Of Doom}}: Hagakure's cowardice played a major role in Komaeda successfully kidnapping Naegi.

* {{Big Good}}: How Naegi sees the organisation. [[spoiler:Until Munakata runs Iwata through with his katana.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Broken Pedestal}}]]: [[spoiler:To Naegi, eventually.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Cynicism Catalyst}}]]: [[spoiler:Naegi's altercation with them and feeling like he can't trust them is part of what drives him into despair.]]

* {{Hope Bringer}}: The purpose of their organization.

* {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}: As in canon.

* {{The Cynic}}: Dealing with the post-Tragedy world has seriously affected him. It's a major reason he can't trust [[spoiler: Iwata.]]
* {{Murder is the Best Solution}}: Unsure whether the man is front of you is secretly a spy for Ultimate Despair? Worried that this man may counter your intent to control Naegi? Good thing you have a sword!
* {{Secretly Selfish}}: It's heavily implied that his interest in saving Naegi is so that he can use Naegi's influence as a weapon.
* {{Unwitting Pawn}}: For Yukizome.

* {{Good is not Nice}}
* {{Hair Trigger Temper}}

* {{Brainwashed and Crazy}}
* {{The Corrupter}}: To Munakata
* {{The Gadfly}}: To the Future Foundation.
* {{The Mole}}

* {{One Scene Wonder}}: Gekkogahara appears once to speak with Naegi over the phone.
** She becomes a recurring character in ''From the Ashes''.
* {{Shipper On Deck}}: She teases Kirigiri about having feelings for Naegi.
* {{The Voiceless}} : Gekkogahara doesn't speak. Instead, she uses Usami as her voice.

* {{Only Sane Man}}: Compared to Munakata and crew, Tengan comes across this way regarding his dealings with the Survivor Six.

* {{Broken Pedestal}}: There are signs that [[HopeBringer Naegi]] has become this to him.
* {{Its All My Fault}}: Because he indirectly created Ultimate Despair, he also blames himself for what they've done to Naegi.
* {{Mind Control Device}}: As in canon, Mitarai has a video on his phone that brainwashes anyone who sees it.

* {{The Heart}}: For the trio formed by her, Komaeda and Kamukura.
* {{Lost Lenore}}: She is this for Kamukura. In a rare gender inversion, Hinata plays this role for her. [[spoiler: Her inability to accept Hinata has been replaced by Kamukura ends up getting her killed.]]

* {{Posthumous Character}}: Nanami is dead, but her memory is still important to characters such as Kamukura and she plays an important role in his backstory.

* [[spoiler:{{Cynicism Catalyst}}]]: [[spoiler:His death plays a part in driving Naegi to despair.]]
* {{I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure}}: Iwata believes that Ultimate Despair held him prisoner so they could use him as leverage over Naegi.
* {{Only Sane Man}}: He's one of the only people in Ultimate Despair's hideout that Naegi can trust, and he does better at keeping it together than some of the other prisoners.
* {{Token Adult}}
* {{Voice of Reason}}
* [[spoiler:{{You Have Outlived Your Usefulness}}]]: [[spoiler:Done to him by Munakata after helping Naegi find their search party.]]

* {{Ascended Extra}}: Komaru only appeared in a few chapters in ''The Lion's Den'', but is shaping up to be a main character in the sequel.

* {{Spanner In The Works}}: Along with her canon actions in Another Episode, she also [[spoiler: prevents Super Dangan Ronpa 2 from happening by destroying Enoshima's A.I.]]

* {{A Dog Named Dog}}
* {{Big Eater}}
* [[spoiler:{{Cynicism Catalyst}}]]: [[spoiler:Kuma's death plays a part in Naegi finally falling into despair.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Cynicism Catalyst}}]]: [[spoiler:The reveal of their deaths, after a series of other painful events, is what finally drives Naegi into despair.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Dead All Along}}]]: [[spoiler:Did you really expect anything else?]]

* {{Fatal Flaw}}: Naegi's passiveness prevents him from retaliating against Komaeda until it is much too late.

* {{Hero of Another Story}}: Kirigiri.

* [[spoiler:{{Anti Villain}}: Kamukura is one of Naegi's primary kidnappers and goes out of his way to ensure Naegi stays imprisoned, but as unbelievable as it seems, he has good intentions.]]

* {{Broken Ace}}: As in canon, he because super talented at the cost of his personality and memories. [[spoiler:He's also aware of what was done to him, and has major issues surrounding Nanami and his class. On a positive note, he's been trying to get himself and others out of despair.]]

* {{The Friend Nobody Likes}}: With the exception of Komaeda, Ultimate Despair tolerates him at best. This is due to Kamukura's arrogance when he first met them and [[spoiler:because they believe he killed Nanami.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Early Kamukura. However, his {{Character Development}} with Nanami helped him shed most of this by the story's start - not that anyone realizes it.

* {{Insane Troll Logic}}: From time to time, especially where Enoshima and despair are envoked.

!!The Imposter

* FearlessFool: Kazuichi is annoyed with Makoto for not reacting in fear of being given any contraption he, as a member of Ultimate Despair, built, even if it is a TV.

* [[spoiler: {{The Calvary}}: Kirigiri finally reaches Naegi at a ''very'' important time.]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. She's willing to get quite aggressive to save her brother.
* {{Foil}}: To her brother in ''From the Ashes'', although Makoto personally believes they are not so different.

* {{Foil}}: To her brother in ''From the Ashes'', although Makoto personally believes they are {{Not So Different}}.

* {{The Foil}}: To her brother in ''From the Ashes'', although Makoto personally believes they are {{Not So Different}}.

* {{Red Eyes Take Warning}}

* {{Morality Pet}}: To Ultimate Despair.

* {{Heart is an Awesome Power}}: [[spoiler:He manages to drag some members of Ultimate despair out of despair, ''[[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome without any prior knowledge on how to do so!]]'']]

* {{Be Yourself}}: His character development with Naegi has him finally walk out in front of Ultimate Despair without a mask.
* {{Big Eater}}: He used to be this, and denying himself food is one way he brings himself despair.
* {{Master Of Disguise}}
* {{The Nameless}}

* {{Shipper On Deck}}: She tease Kirigiri about having felling for Naegi after the call she made with Naegi.
* {{The Voiceless}} : She don't speak and use Usami as her voice.

* {{The Voiceless}} : She don't speak and but use Usami as her voice.

* {{Black and White Morality}}: Naegi adopts Komaeda's worldview on hope and despair as his sanity wanes.

* {{Shipper On Deck}}: She tease Kirigiri about having felling foe Naegi after the call she made with Naegi.
* {{The Voiceless}} : She don't speak and but use usami as her voice.