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* HisStoryRepeatsItself: During an argument with Kaede, Mondo gets his BerserkButton pushed and [[spoiler:nearly brains her with a dumbbell in the resulting blind rage]].
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* HisStoryRepeatsItself: During an argument with Kaede, Mondo gets his BerserkButton pushed and [[spoiler:nearly brains her with a dumbbell in the resulting blind rage]]. Once he registers what's happened, he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone takes the realization poorly]].
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* TitleDrop: The mysterious investigator featured in "Initium" uses the fic's title as a search term while looking into rumors about a new killing game.
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** Monokuma presents [[spoiler:the parasol-concealed blade that proves Celeste's guilt]] in the first trial by floating down with it while calling himself "[[Film/MaryPoppins Mono Poppins]]" and singing his own version of "A Spoonful of Sugar".
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** Monokuma presents [[spoiler:the parasol-concealed blade that proves Celeste's guilt]] in the first trial by floating down with it while calling himself "[[Film/MaryPoppins Mono Poppins]]" and singing his own despair-themed version of "A Spoonful of Sugar".
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** The robotic backup dancers that appear during Monokuma's big song and dance number introducing Felony Funland are dressed to resemble the Student Council members who were victims of the prototypical killing game.
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** The robotic backup dancers that appear during Monokuma's big song and dance number introducing Felony Funland are dressed to resemble the Student Council members who were victims of the [[LightNovel/DanganronpaZero prototypical killing game.game]].
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* DrivingQuestion: Given the fact that all of the participants were summarily executed in their original games... just how the heck is it even ''possible'' for them to be here?
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* TragicKeepsake: Right before they're dragged off to their punishment, the first culprit gives [[spoiler:Kaede]] a token to remember them by: [[spoiler:a pack of playing cards]].
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** Gundam indicates that Kaede reminds him of Sonia.Sonia after she starts figuring out how to translate his distinctive speech patterns.
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* BatmanGambit:
** Celeste is quite fond of using these. Her decision to have Gonta swipe furniture from Kirumi's lab, for instance, hinges on the notion that the maid won't hound her for the stolen furnishings to be returned, and that Gonta will take her word for it that Kirumi won't mind.
** During the first trial, it comes out that she chose to lie about [[spoiler:not recalling who she killed or why]] as part of one of these. Specifically, she was banking on the idea that [[spoiler:Hifumi and Sakura would back her up - the former following her lead, while the latter hoped to avoid provoking anything by calling her out]].
** Celeste is quite fond of using these. Her decision to have Gonta swipe furniture from Kirumi's lab, for instance, hinges on the notion that the maid won't hound her for the stolen furnishings to be returned, and that Gonta will take her word for it that Kirumi won't mind.
** During the first trial, it comes out that she chose to lie about [[spoiler:not recalling who she killed or why]] as part of one of these. Specifically, she was banking on the idea that [[spoiler:Hifumi and Sakura would back her up - the former following her lead, while the latter hoped to avoid provoking anything by calling her out]].
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** The first punishment involves [[spoiler:Celeste being crushed, followed by Monokuma presenting her splattered remains to the rest of the survivors proudly displayed on a giant playing card]].
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** Used to YankTheDogsChain during the first execution: [[spoiler:the ball actually lands in the 'LIFE + ESCAPE' slot, only for Monokuma to smash his paw down and send it flying back into the air... causing it to crush the culprit]].
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Gonta unintentionally snipes Kaede with one while she's trying to talk him through his guilt. Effectively responding to her telling him not to blame himself for what happened by asking whether she blames ''herself'' for the life ''she'' [[AccidentalMurder accidentally took]].
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: ArmorPiercingQuestion:
** When everyone's reeling from their restored memories, and Monokuma gloats about how all of them committed murder, Chiaki [[ShutUpHannibal turns the tide]] starting with a simple question: "Does it matter?"
** Celeste then counters the attempt to rally with a question of her own:
--->'''Kaede:''' We might've been weak before, but no one's going to kill again!\\
'''Celeste:''' ...Are you certain of that?
*** Followed by the similarly haunting "What good is a killer's promise?"
** Gonta unintentionally snipes Kaede with one while she's trying to talk him through his guilt. Effectively responding to her telling him not to blame himself for what happened by asking whether she blames ''herself'' for the life ''she'' [[AccidentalMurder accidentally took]].
** When everyone's reeling from their restored memories, and Monokuma gloats about how all of them committed murder, Chiaki [[ShutUpHannibal turns the tide]] starting with a simple question: "Does it matter?"
** Celeste then counters the attempt to rally with a question of her own:
--->'''Kaede:''' We might've been weak before, but no one's going to kill again!\\
'''Celeste:''' ...Are you certain of that?
*** Followed by the similarly haunting "What good is a killer's promise?"
** Gonta unintentionally snipes Kaede with one while she's trying to talk him through his guilt. Effectively responding to her telling him not to blame himself for what happened by asking whether she blames ''herself'' for the life ''she'' [[AccidentalMurder accidentally took]].
* HopeSpot:
** Kaede's RousingSpeech during the Prologue about how none of them would give in to Monokuma's demands gets turned against them when he restores their memories, gleefully revealing how each and every one of them ''already'' gave in and killed in the past.
** Sakura's lab appears to be outdoors, complete with cherry blossom trees and a dazzlingly blue sky... which is nothing more than a pretty paint job.
** Kaede also interprets [[spoiler:her motive video]] as a particularly cruel instance of this, offering false hope that [[spoiler:she doesn't have blood on her hands]].
** Kaede's RousingSpeech during the Prologue about how none of them would give in to Monokuma's demands gets turned against them when he restores their memories, gleefully revealing how each and every one of them ''already'' gave in and killed in the past.
** Sakura's lab appears to be outdoors, complete with cherry blossom trees and a dazzlingly blue sky... which is nothing more than a pretty paint job.
** Kaede also interprets [[spoiler:her motive video]] as a particularly cruel instance of this, offering false hope that [[spoiler:she doesn't have blood on her hands]].
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** Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories even ''after'' Monokuma restores them: Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi can't recall their motives ''or'' victims. [[spoiler:Though the latter two lied about the full extent of their memory loss.]]
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** Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories even ''after'' Monokuma restores them: Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi can't recall their motives ''or'' victims. [[spoiler:Though the latter two lied about the full extent of their memory loss.]]loss, and Sakura backed them up by pretending she couldn't recall either.]] Those who participated in the same games find that ''they'' can't recall that information, either.
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** Monokuma's opening speech before the first trial includes references to the first ''executions'' of each of the previous games.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: On their first night on the ship, while Kaede and Kaito are discussing how they managed to come BackFromTheDead despite being executed, bringing up the possibility that Monokuma might have faked their memories of their murders and executions, Monokuma pops in with a "YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!"
-->'''Monokuma:''' Heh, whaddya know, that's actually pretty fun to say!
-->'''Monokuma:''' Heh, whaddya know, that's actually pretty fun to say!
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** Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories even ''after'' Monokuma restores them: Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi can't recall their motives ''or'' victims. [[spoiler:Though the latter three two lied about the full extent of their memory loss.]]
* ShoutOut:
** While Kaede and Kaito are looking for [[spoiler:Hifumi's]] monopad during the first investigation, Monokuma, while explaining that dead students' monopads are taken away upon their deaths, states that it's [[Film/AvengersEndgame "gone...reduced to atoms" and that he "used the pad to destroy the pad."]]
** During [[spoiler:Celestia's]] VillainousBreakdown near the end of the first trial when [[spoiler:elements of Taeko Yasuhiro start popping up]], we get this bit from Tsumugi:
--->'''Tsumugi:''' It's like she has two completely different personalities! But [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure which one is Diavolo and which is Doppio...?]]
** Monokuma presents [[spoiler:the parasol-concealed blade that proves Celeste's guilt]] in the first trial by floating down with it while calling himself "[[Film/MaryPoppins Mono Poppins]]" and singing his own version of "A Spoonful of Sugar".
--->'''Kaito:''' I swear, if he starts saying anything about how he's practically perfect in every way...
** While Kaede and Kaito are looking for [[spoiler:Hifumi's]] monopad during the first investigation, Monokuma, while explaining that dead students' monopads are taken away upon their deaths, states that it's [[Film/AvengersEndgame "gone...reduced to atoms" and that he "used the pad to destroy the pad."]]
** During [[spoiler:Celestia's]] VillainousBreakdown near the end of the first trial when [[spoiler:elements of Taeko Yasuhiro start popping up]], we get this bit from Tsumugi:
--->'''Tsumugi:''' It's like she has two completely different personalities! But [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure which one is Diavolo and which is Doppio...?]]
** Monokuma presents [[spoiler:the parasol-concealed blade that proves Celeste's guilt]] in the first trial by floating down with it while calling himself "[[Film/MaryPoppins Mono Poppins]]" and singing his own version of "A Spoonful of Sugar".
--->'''Kaito:''' I swear, if he starts saying anything about how he's practically perfect in every way...
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* YouRemindMeOfX:
** Gundam indicates that Kaede reminds him of Sonia.
** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with Leon towards Kaede: Her similarities to Sayaka causes Leon to think of Sayaka's murder attempt on him and how it led to both their deaths which causes him to not trust Kaede.
** Gundam indicates that Kaede reminds him of Sonia.
** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with Leon towards Kaede: Her similarities to Sayaka causes Leon to think of Sayaka's murder attempt on him and how it led to both their deaths which causes him to not trust Kaede.
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* DealWithTheDevil: In exchange for Celeste's cooperation, Kaede offers to do her a favor in return (so long as it doesn't involve hurting anyone). As they agree upon the terms, she can't shake the sense that she's making a serious mistake.
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** Kaede describes having a purpose to Gonta as 'something you want to do so badly that you're willing to give up your talent for it'. Which she herself has done, in a sense - involuntarily.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** While reviewing the prizes that can be obtained through the casino's exchange counter, the investigators note the oddity of two unrelated items being so close to each other. This makes more sense with later revelations about [[spoiler:the more innocent-looking of those items having a hidden blade]].
** While reviewing the prizes that can be obtained through the casino's exchange counter, the investigators note the oddity of two unrelated items being so close to each other. This makes more sense with later revelations about [[spoiler:the more innocent-looking of those items having a hidden blade]].
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The elevator to the trial chamber is inside the ship's boiler room, and ascends rather than descends. Gundam compares it to rising from the underworld to purgatory.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Gonta unintentionally snipes Kaede with one while she's trying to talk him through his guilt. Effectively responding to her telling him not to blame himself for what happened by asking whether she blames ''herself'' for the life ''she'' [[AccidentalMurder accidentally took]].
* CuttingTheKnot: Faced with a locked box, Mondo solves the problem by giving the lock a swift kick across the room.
* RuleOfThree: Kaede doles out three [[ArmorPiercingSlap Armor-Piercing Slaps]] before making clear to Teruteru that he ''needs'' to scale back the wannabe LoveableSexManiac schtick.
* ThisIsReality: {{Inverted}} after Kaede sees [[spoiler:the video revealing that she ''didn't'' kill Rantaro]], as she distinctly thinks that 'This... this was fiction' and rejects the idea that it could be true.
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* YouJustToldMe: Teruteru pulls this off on Kaede concerning, of all things, [[spoiler:the color of her panties]].
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* CurbStompBattle: Kaede's first experience with Gala Omega, when Chiaki introduces her to the game.
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* HamToHamCombat: The moment Kaito introduces himself to Gundam with one of his signature bombastic speeches, it's off to the races.
-->'''Kaede:''' Are you guys seriously having a monologue-off?
-->'''Kaede:''' Are you guys seriously having a monologue-off?
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** Another PlotParallel with the very first case is that [[spoiler:the would-be-assailant turned victim leaves behind information pointing directly at their murderer]]... and one with the ''second'' game's first case is that [[spoiler:a concealed weapon is involved. Another long, thin blade, to boot]].
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* UnreliableExpositor: While the first victim leaves behind critical information regarding their killer's identity, the survivors run into a roadblock due to this: it's clear that they considered the culprit as [[spoiler:a trusted friend]]. But that was from ''their'' perspective; that didn't mean that sentiment was ''shared'', and they debate about what might have qualified as such in the victim's eyes.
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* DeclarationOfProtection: After the three of them wake up in the same room, Mondo decides to take point in front of Kaede and Chiaki, insisting that he'll protect both of them.
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* GildedCage: The ''Despair of the Seas'' naturally serves as one. Kaede initially marvels at their extravagant surroundings, but quickly reevaluates after being stuck wandering around searching for an unlocked door for a while.
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* WistfulAmnesia: Throughout the Prologue, Kaede keeps being struck by moments of this, such as wondering why Chiaki's sleepy demeanor or the name on the back of Mondo's jacket seem oddly familiar.
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** Given the prevalence of LaserGuidedAmnesia and the story focusing on Kaede's POV, it is unclear precisely how much each of the other students remembers about their respective games. Given that they were restored by a Flashback Light, it's not even clear whether what they ''do recall'' can be trusted.
** [[spoiler:Tsumugi]]'s situation is especially cloudy, given their rather distinct position in their original game as [[spoiler:V3's mastermind under Team Danganronpa and the one ''really'' responsible for Rantaro's death]].
** Given the prevalence of LaserGuidedAmnesia and the story focusing on Kaede's POV, it is unclear precisely how much each of the other students remembers about their respective games. Given that they were restored by a Flashback Light, it's not even clear whether what they ''do recall'' can be trusted.
** [[spoiler:Tsumugi]]'s situation is especially cloudy, given their rather distinct position in their original game as [[spoiler:V3's mastermind under Team Danganronpa and the one ''really'' responsible for Rantaro's death]].
** The fact that [[spoiler:Tsumugi]] takes point when [[WhatTheHellHero calling out Kaede]] for her actions during the first trial is especially ironic given how [[spoiler:she ''successfully'' framed Kaede before]].
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* TheAtoner: Several of the students feel this way regarding their crimes from their previous games. Particularly Kaede, who is determined to do this right this time around, and Sakura, who's deeply troubled by the idea that she buckled under Monokuma's demands.
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* ForgivenButNotForgotten: ZigZagged in the aftermath of the first trial, as the survivors fall all over the spectrum when it comes to the matter of how to deal with the knowledge that Kaede kept critical information from them. Some [[RejectedApology reject her apology outright]], while others hew more towards this.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Each of the participants suffered through one with their respective executions; anyone who's caught as a culprit naturally faces another horrible demise.
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* FlatWhat: Kaede's reaction to Monokuma introducing Felony Funland with a destructive song and dance number. She clearly isn't the only one; even the more stoic students are visibly puzzled by the display.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Naturally, Kaede feels this way about how her attempt to stop the Mastermind in her previous game turned out.
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* RealityEnsues:
** Unlike her previous game, Kaede is forced to face the natural consequences of lying to everyone after the first trial, as her reputation takes a severe hit. She also finds that others can ''understand'' why she chose to lie without necessarily ''agreeing'' with her decisions, or believing that she made the best choice.
** Unlike her previous game, Kaede is forced to face the natural consequences of lying to everyone after the first trial, as her reputation takes a severe hit. She also finds that others can ''understand'' why she chose to lie without necessarily ''agreeing'' with her decisions, or believing that she made the best choice.
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* StressVomit: Kaede suffers through this after the first body turns up. Kirumi later cites this as proof that she couldn't possibly have been the culprit, as she doubts her ability to convincingly fake such a severe reaction.
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* CallBack: Naturally, the students make several references to the events of the games they were involved in.
** When the first trial begins, Leon wonders about the chances of the victim having left a DyingClue behind to make their jobs easier.
** Chiaki brings up the possibility of a weapon being concealed within something innocent-looking, like inside the bone of a slab of meat.
** When the first trial begins, Leon wonders about the chances of the victim having left a DyingClue behind to make their jobs easier.
** Chiaki brings up the possibility of a weapon being concealed within something innocent-looking, like inside the bone of a slab of meat.
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* BrokenPedestal:
** [[spoiler:Poor Hifumi]] suffers this after receiving a video from Monokuma that reveals [[spoiler:how Celeste played him like a fiddle during their last game]].
** In the wake of the first trial, Kaede finds that her standing with the rest of the survivors has taken a severe hit, to the point that [[spoiler:five vote against the idea of her continuing to be their leader]].
** [[spoiler:Poor Hifumi]] suffers this after receiving a video from Monokuma that reveals [[spoiler:how Celeste played him like a fiddle during their last game]].
** In the wake of the first trial, Kaede finds that her standing with the rest of the survivors has taken a severe hit, to the point that [[spoiler:five vote against the idea of her continuing to be their leader]].
* MyGreatestSecondChance: Kaede's determined to ensure that ''this'' game doesn't go as disastrously as the ''first'' mutual killing game she was involved in did. ''This'' time will be different! It ''has'' to be--!
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* WasItAllALie: Kaede finds herself second-guessing [[spoiler:Kirumi's motives]] over the course of the first trial.
* WhatTheHellHero: The morning after the first trial, Kaede faces judgment from her peers for the lies she told during it. In particular, [[spoiler:Tsumugi]] calls her out for how she convinced everyone that ''they'' were lying, despite how they were telling the truth.
-->[[spoiler:''Tsumugi]]:'' You didn't just lie to us, Kaede. You convinced everyone ''I'' was lying when I was telling the truth. Do you know how horrible it is to have no one believe you when you're not doing anything wrong?
* WhatTheHellHero: The morning after the first trial, Kaede faces judgment from her peers for the lies she told during it. In particular, [[spoiler:Tsumugi]] calls her out for how she convinced everyone that ''they'' were lying, despite how they were telling the truth.
-->[[spoiler:''Tsumugi]]:'' You didn't just lie to us, Kaede. You convinced everyone ''I'' was lying when I was telling the truth. Do you know how horrible it is to have no one believe you when you're not doing anything wrong?
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* ImplausibleDeniability: During the first trial, Celeste delivers a series of {{Breaking Speech}}es wherein she upbraids Kaede and her allies for rejecting the sheer amount of circumstantial evidence piling up against [[spoiler:Kirumi]] simply because they don't want that to be true. Later, once the culprit has been ferreted out, they continue arguing against the evidence well past the point of this, much to everyone's annoyance.
* RevealingCoverup: In "Initium", the mysterious investigator is ready to dismiss rumors of a new killing game as being nothing more than that... until they run a cursory check for information and find that [[spoiler:their access to it is being denied. As opposed to there simply being nothing to find, which was what they ''expected'']].
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* {{Touche}}: When Monokuma is dancing around confirming the veracity of [[spoiler:the sword from the casino]] during the first trial, Chiaki points out that if he doesn't give them a straight answer, the trial will never get anywhere, and "That wouldn't be very fun for you, would it?" He completely drops his usual cheerful demeanor to concede the point.
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* {{Touche}}: When Monokuma is dancing around confirming the veracity of [[spoiler:the sword from the casino]] during the first trial, Chiaki points out that if he doesn't give them a straight answer, the trial will never get anywhere, and "That wouldn't be very fun for you, would it?" He [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness completely drops his usual cheerful demeanor demeanor]] to concede the point.
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** At the start of the first trial, Leon asks whether the victim might have left a DyingClue like the culprit's name, with Celeste cheerfully mocking him for this. The irony kicks in with the reveal that [[spoiler:the case parallels his in ''other'' ways - namely that just like him, Celeste ended up killing her assailant and scrambling to cover up her crime]].
** Another irony with the first case is that [[spoiler:despite being thrust headlong into that situation rather than going in with a plan, Celeste actually comes far closer to pulling it off, sowing significant doubt and nearly running out the clock for the debate]].
** Another irony with the first case is that [[spoiler:despite being thrust headlong into that situation rather than going in with a plan, Celeste actually comes far closer to pulling it off, sowing significant doubt and nearly running out the clock for the debate]].
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories: Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi can't recall their motives ''or'' victims. [[spoiler:Though the latter three lied about the full extent of their memory loss.]]
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: LaserGuidedAmnesia:
** During the Prologue, while the students remember who they are and recognize their classmates, their memories of the killing games they originally participated in are absent, along with the memory of their respective crimes and punishments.
** Several of the culprits find themselves with missingmemories: memories even ''after'' Monokuma restores them: Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi can't recall their motives ''or'' victims. [[spoiler:Though the latter three lied about the full extent of their memory loss.]]
** During the Prologue, while the students remember who they are and recognize their classmates, their memories of the killing games they originally participated in are absent, along with the memory of their respective crimes and punishments.
** Several of the culprits find themselves with missing
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** The students all have this reaction when Monokuma uses a Flashback Light to restore most of their memories of their experiences - and crimes - during their ''last'' killing game.
** Mondo suffers another major BSOD upon realizing that he nearly [[spoiler:killed Kaede in ''exactly'' the same way he killed Chihiro]].
** The first murderer combined this with OhCrap: [[spoiler:she didn't ''intend'' to kill Hifumi, and is left with blood on her hands, scrambling to throw together a plan after the fact]].
** The students all have this reaction when Monokuma uses a Flashback Light to restore most of their memories of their experiences - and crimes - during their ''last'' killing game.
** Mondo suffers another major BSOD upon realizing that he nearly [[spoiler:killed Kaede in ''exactly'' the same way he killed Chihiro]].
** The first murderer combined this with OhCrap: [[spoiler:she didn't ''intend'' to kill Hifumi, and is left with blood on her hands, scrambling to throw together a plan after the fact]].
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** The first murder mirrors the first one from the original game: [[spoiler:both culprits were attacked by their victim, though circumstances were slightly more complicated than simply killing in self-defense]].
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* AccidentalMurder: As it turns out, [[spoiler:Celeste was unaware that the parasol she'd bought contained a hidden blade until it came out during the struggle with Hifumi]].
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* {{Hypocrite}}:
** One of the biggest challenges when it comes to uniting the students is the fact that, while the amount of knowledge of any of the ''specifics'' varies, all of them are aware of the fact that they are 'blackened', and that each of them murdered somebody in their previous game. This makes taking a firm stance against doing so ''again'' tricky... at least, so far as Celeste is concerned.
** Celeste also criticizes Kaede for acting as though she's morally superior when both of them [[spoiler:lied to everyone and deliberately concealed their knowledge of various crimes]].
** One of the biggest challenges when it comes to uniting the students is the fact that, while the amount of knowledge of any of the ''specifics'' varies, all of them are aware of the fact that they are 'blackened', and that each of them murdered somebody in their previous game. This makes taking a firm stance against doing so ''again'' tricky... at least, so far as Celeste is concerned.
** Celeste also criticizes Kaede for acting as though she's morally superior when both of them [[spoiler:lied to everyone and deliberately concealed their knowledge of various crimes]].
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** Monokuma's first motive involves videos summarizing the crimes committed by different students, distributed randomly. This leads to [[spoiler:Mondo learning that Hifumi killed Taka]] and [[spoiler:Hifumi discovering the full scope of Celeste's deception]].
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* MeanwhileScene:
** After Mondo [[spoiler:attacks Kaede]], the next scene follows Kaito's point of view up until he comes across [[spoiler:the resulting tableau]].
** "Initium" follows somebody investigating rumors of a new killing game, initially passing them off as a hoax until they discover [[spoiler:that their access to the relevant information has been denied, as opposed to there being nothing to find]].
** After Mondo [[spoiler:attacks Kaede]], the next scene follows Kaito's point of view up until he comes across [[spoiler:the resulting tableau]].
** "Initium" follows somebody investigating rumors of a new killing game, initially passing them off as a hoax until they discover [[spoiler:that their access to the relevant information has been denied, as opposed to there being nothing to find]].
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** As in the source material, Chapter 1 involves [[spoiler:the death of somebody who looked as though they were going to be much more important/survive for longer than they actually do]]. In this case, [[spoiler:Celeste, whose rivalry with Kaede is cut short]].
** As in the source material, Chapter 1 involves [[spoiler:the death of somebody who looked as though they were going to be much more important/survive for longer than they actually do]]. In this case, [[spoiler:Celeste, whose rivalry with Kaede is cut short]].
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* ChekhovsGun: When introducing the first motive, Monokuma mentions that one of the videos he's going to distribute detailing each of the students' past crimes is going to be fake. This has come up twice thus far: its mere existence left one student convinced that nobody would believe them if they revealed [spoiler:Celeste's crimes]] despite having their video as evidence, and Kaede rejects [[spoiler:the video asserting that she ''didn't'' kill Rantaro]] for similar reasons.
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* ChekhovsGun: When introducing the first motive, Monokuma mentions that one of the videos he's going to distribute detailing each of the students' past crimes is going to be fake. This has come up twice thus far: its mere existence left one student convinced that nobody would believe them if they revealed [spoiler:Celeste's [[spoiler:Celeste's crimes]] despite having their video as evidence, and Kaede rejects [[spoiler:the video asserting that she ''didn't'' kill Rantaro]] for similar reasons.
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** Since she was taken out of her game so early on, Kaede naturally isn't aware of anything that came afterwards, including the fact that [[spoiler:she didn't actually kill Rantarou]].Rantaro]]. When presented with evidence of that, she immediately rejects it as a lie.
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* CassandraTruth:[[spoiler:Hifumi]] feared being saddled with one thanks to Monokuma.
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* ElephantInTheLivingRoom: The fact that each of the students is there partly because they ''murdered somebody'' during their original game naturally makes building up trust between everyone difficult. Kaede strives to push this to the back of her mind as much as possible.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: ZigZagged with [[spoiler:Celeste]], who argues well past ImplausibleDeniability and almost runs out the clock, but ultimately makes a bid for this in their final moments.
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* TheRival: Celeste and Korekiyo both quickly take on this role for Kaede. Celeste is the more ''overt'' rival, openly challenging her, while Korekiyo is relatively more subtle in how he questions and undermines her efforts.
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* CassandraTruth:[[spoiler:Hifumi]] feared being saddled with one thanks to Monokuma.
* ChekhovsGun: When introducing the first motive, Monokuma mentions that one of the videos he's going to distribute detailing each of the students' past crimes is going to be fake. This has come up twice thus far: its mere existence left one student convinced that nobody would believe them if they revealed [spoiler:Celeste's crimes]] despite having their video as evidence, and Kaede rejects [[spoiler:the video asserting that she ''didn't'' kill Rantaro]] for similar reasons.
* DramaticIrony:
** Sakura is deeply tormented by her inability to recall who her victim was, lamenting her lost honor while completely unaware that [[spoiler:she was DrivenToSuicide in order to avoid innocent blood on her hands]].
** Sakura is deeply tormented by her inability to recall who her victim was, lamenting her lost honor while completely unaware that [[spoiler:she was DrivenToSuicide in order to avoid innocent blood on her hands]].
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories: [[spoiler:Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi]] cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while [[spoiler:Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi]] can't recall their motives ''or'' victims.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories: [[spoiler:Mikan, Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi]] Kirumi cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while [[spoiler:Sakura, Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi]] Hifumi can't recall their motives ''or'' victims.victims. [[spoiler:Though the latter three lied about the full extent of their memory loss.]]
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* AccidentalInnuendo: During the first trial, Teruteru is deeply upset when Chiaki mentions that she checked all the meat in the kitchen by pulling on the bones, going on a rant about how unsanitary that was. Chiaki didn't intend any double meaning; Kaede is left wondering whether Teruteru did, or was so genuinely outraged that he didn't even ''notice'' his poor phrasing.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: InUniverse: During the first trial, Teruteru is deeply upset when Chiaki mentions that she checked all the meat in the kitchen by pulling on the bones, going on a rant about how unsanitary that was. Chiaki didn't intend any double meaning; Kaede is left wondering whether Teruteru did, or was so genuinely outraged that he didn't even ''notice'' his poor phrasing.
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A joint project by [=CSpratt=] and Mr Cynical, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21089402/chapters/50176370 Blackened Skies]]'' takes the culprits of the various murders in [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc the original game]], [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair its sequel]] and [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony V3]]. As such, it naturally contains {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for all three games.
Death should have been the end of it. A brutal execution, tailor-made for them, at the paws of a demented robotic bear. Yet sixteen students find that for each of them, the horror hasn't quite ended yet, as they awaken to find themselves stuck on a cruise ship run by none other than Monokuma himself. And each of them ''earned'' their position here, he declares, as in order to board this ship, they had to kill somebody first.
Naturally, if they want ''off'' this little pleasure cruise, well... they already know what they'll have to do, right...? Protest all they like, all of them have already been blackened by their deeds... Can any hope be found on the ''Despair of the Seas''?
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!!This fanfic contains examples of:
* AccidentalInnuendo: During the first trial, Teruteru is deeply upset when Chiaki mentions that she checked all the meat in the kitchen by pulling on the bones, going on a rant about how unsanitary that was. Chiaki didn't intend any double meaning; Kaede is left wondering whether Teruteru did, or was so genuinely outraged that he didn't even ''notice'' his poor phrasing.
* AnimalMotifs: Korekiyo is frequently described in fashions comparing him to a snake, in both appearance and mannerisms.
* CasualDangerDialogue: During the Prologue, Gundam cheerfully greets Chiaki despite the fact that Celeste was in the process of attempting to strangle him with his own scarf when she arrived.
* ClearTheirName: The first murder victim is found inside the lab of [[spoiler:Akamatsu Kaede]], making them an obvious suspect. Complicating matters further is that [[spoiler:Oowada Mondo]] also had a clear motive, with evidence potentially pointing to each of them involved in the trial. On top of all this, the back end of the trial revolves around furious debates concerning the innocence or culpability of [[spoiler:''Kirumi'']].
* DisappointedByTheMotive: Mondo is fit to be tied after learning that [[spoiler:Celeste manipulated Hifumi into killing Taka, then offed ''him'' as well, all for the sake of what he calls "a fuckin' ''fairy tale castle''"]].
* ExactWords: Monokuma instates a temporary rule banning everyone from confessing their original motives until the first murder is committed. Naturally, this comes up during [[spoiler:the first ''trial'']].
* HisStoryRepeatsItself: During an argument with Kaede, Mondo gets his BerserkButton pushed and [[spoiler:nearly brains her with a dumbbell in the resulting blind rage]].
* InternalReveal:
** At the very end of Chapter 1, following the conclusion of the first trial, Kaede learns that [[spoiler:Rantaro was ''not'' killed by the trap she set for the mastermind]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories: [[spoiler:Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi]] cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while [[spoiler:Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi]] can't recall their motives ''or'' victims.
* LiteralMinded: Monokuma pretends to be this when Kaede calls their 'rewards' for passing the first trial 'blood money'.
-->'''Monokuma:''' Trust me, I tried making these things just out of the iron in people's blood, and it just isn't worth it. I'd have to kill seven people just to make one coin! So rest assured, these coins are one-hundred percent not blood!
* NotSoDifferent: Celeste claims this about herself and Kaede after [[spoiler:both are exposed as having lied to everyone during the first trial]].
* ObviousRulePatch: Since this killing game is set on a cruise ship, one of Monokuma's new rules is that no bodies or evidence can be disposed of overboard.
* SayingTooMuch: This is what ultimately ensures that the first murderer is caught: [[spoiler:Celeste accidentally lets on that she lied about not recalling her crime, then gets baited into revealing that she knows Kirumi's floors are scratch-proof when Kaede claims otherwise]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The alumni from ''[=V3=]'' react this way when Monokuma realizes that the group's been split in half during the first trial, triggering a Debate Scrum. The students from the first two games, meanwhile, have no idea what he's blathering on about.
* {{Touche}}: When Monokuma is dancing around confirming the veracity of [[spoiler:the sword from the casino]] during the first trial, Chiaki points out that if he doesn't give them a straight answer, the trial will never get anywhere, and "That wouldn't be very fun for you, would it?" He completely drops his usual cheerful demeanor to concede the point.
* TraumaButton: Thanks to the nature of her execution, Kaede is no longer able to play the piano. Even listening to music can trigger painful flashbacks and panic attacks, as Monokuma cruelly demonstrates in order to [[spoiler:solidify her alibi]]... and torment her, naturally.
* VillainRespect: Following the first trial, Kaede finds that she has earned the respect of [[spoiler:Celeste... as she goes off to her execution]].
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Death should have been the end of it. A brutal execution, tailor-made for them, at the paws of a demented robotic bear. Yet sixteen students find that for each of them, the horror hasn't quite ended yet, as they awaken to find themselves stuck on a cruise ship run by none other than Monokuma himself. And each of them ''earned'' their position here, he declares, as in order to board this ship, they had to kill somebody first.
Naturally, if they want ''off'' this little pleasure cruise, well... they already know what they'll have to do, right...? Protest all they like, all of them have already been blackened by their deeds... Can any hope be found on the ''Despair of the Seas''?
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!!This fanfic contains examples of:
* AccidentalInnuendo: During the first trial, Teruteru is deeply upset when Chiaki mentions that she checked all the meat in the kitchen by pulling on the bones, going on a rant about how unsanitary that was. Chiaki didn't intend any double meaning; Kaede is left wondering whether Teruteru did, or was so genuinely outraged that he didn't even ''notice'' his poor phrasing.
* AnimalMotifs: Korekiyo is frequently described in fashions comparing him to a snake, in both appearance and mannerisms.
* CasualDangerDialogue: During the Prologue, Gundam cheerfully greets Chiaki despite the fact that Celeste was in the process of attempting to strangle him with his own scarf when she arrived.
* ClearTheirName: The first murder victim is found inside the lab of [[spoiler:Akamatsu Kaede]], making them an obvious suspect. Complicating matters further is that [[spoiler:Oowada Mondo]] also had a clear motive, with evidence potentially pointing to each of them involved in the trial. On top of all this, the back end of the trial revolves around furious debates concerning the innocence or culpability of [[spoiler:''Kirumi'']].
* DisappointedByTheMotive: Mondo is fit to be tied after learning that [[spoiler:Celeste manipulated Hifumi into killing Taka, then offed ''him'' as well, all for the sake of what he calls "a fuckin' ''fairy tale castle''"]].
* ExactWords: Monokuma instates a temporary rule banning everyone from confessing their original motives until the first murder is committed. Naturally, this comes up during [[spoiler:the first ''trial'']].
* HisStoryRepeatsItself: During an argument with Kaede, Mondo gets his BerserkButton pushed and [[spoiler:nearly brains her with a dumbbell in the resulting blind rage]].
* InternalReveal:
** At the very end of Chapter 1, following the conclusion of the first trial, Kaede learns that [[spoiler:Rantaro was ''not'' killed by the trap she set for the mastermind]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Several of the culprits find themselves with missing memories: [[spoiler:Mikan, Korekiyo and Kirumi]] cannot remember their respective motives for murdering, while [[spoiler:Sakura, Celeste and Hifumi]] can't recall their motives ''or'' victims.
* LiteralMinded: Monokuma pretends to be this when Kaede calls their 'rewards' for passing the first trial 'blood money'.
-->'''Monokuma:''' Trust me, I tried making these things just out of the iron in people's blood, and it just isn't worth it. I'd have to kill seven people just to make one coin! So rest assured, these coins are one-hundred percent not blood!
* NotSoDifferent: Celeste claims this about herself and Kaede after [[spoiler:both are exposed as having lied to everyone during the first trial]].
* ObviousRulePatch: Since this killing game is set on a cruise ship, one of Monokuma's new rules is that no bodies or evidence can be disposed of overboard.
* SayingTooMuch: This is what ultimately ensures that the first murderer is caught: [[spoiler:Celeste accidentally lets on that she lied about not recalling her crime, then gets baited into revealing that she knows Kirumi's floors are scratch-proof when Kaede claims otherwise]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The alumni from ''[=V3=]'' react this way when Monokuma realizes that the group's been split in half during the first trial, triggering a Debate Scrum. The students from the first two games, meanwhile, have no idea what he's blathering on about.
* {{Touche}}: When Monokuma is dancing around confirming the veracity of [[spoiler:the sword from the casino]] during the first trial, Chiaki points out that if he doesn't give them a straight answer, the trial will never get anywhere, and "That wouldn't be very fun for you, would it?" He completely drops his usual cheerful demeanor to concede the point.
* TraumaButton: Thanks to the nature of her execution, Kaede is no longer able to play the piano. Even listening to music can trigger painful flashbacks and panic attacks, as Monokuma cruelly demonstrates in order to [[spoiler:solidify her alibi]]... and torment her, naturally.
* VillainRespect: Following the first trial, Kaede finds that she has earned the respect of [[spoiler:Celeste... as she goes off to her execution]].
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