History Memes / Danganronpa

* Give Mukuro her own sprites![[labelnote:Explanation]]Because Mukuro didn't get a new sprite for the 10th anniversary prom artwork and in both the "Ultimate Talent Development Plan" and ''Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp'', she's in her Junko disguise, many fans have been campaigning for her to finally get sprites for herself and not her Junko self.[[/labelnote]]

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* "Ultimate ____"[=/=]"Super High School Level ____" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based off the titles for all the students.[[/labelnote]]
* '''NO, THAT'S WRONG!'''[=/=]'''YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!'''[=/=]'''Sore wa chigau yo!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]The protagonists' CatchPhrase in trials, used to shoot down other students' arguments.[[/labelnote]]
** '''DON'T LOSE HOPE NOW!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Makoto changes his catchphrase to this in the final trial of the first game.[[/labelnote]]
** '''I KINDA DOUBT THAT!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mock translation of "YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG!" by LetsPlay/{{slowbeef}} in the [=SomethingAwful=] LetsPlay thread.[[/labelnote]]

* "Dangly Rope," "Dongo Bongo," "Diamond Rumpus," "Dangit Grandpa," "Danger Roomba," "Deadly Rump Roast," "Dangling Grandpas," "Doodoo Ricecake," "Donkey UsefulNotes/RonPaul"... [[labelnote:Explanation]]Referring to the game by [[WordSaladTitle roughly equivalent-sounding, nonsensical combinations of English words]] is a minor meme in the Website/{{Tumblr}} segment of the fanbase that spawned as a result of people having trouble remembering the game's title. See FanNickname. It has since died down, though.[[/labelnote]]

** "Tell them, Naegi." [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's also a common joke to have Byakuya about to say something to the cast, only to turn to Makoto and say, "Tell them, Naegi," given his tendency to make the player do all the work actually answering questions in the various cases despite very likely having every idea what the answers are.[[/labelnote]]
** "Togami, you've lost weight." [[labelnote:Explanation]]In certain roleplays/fanfics, the students from ''Danganronpa 2'' react to the original Byakuya Togami this way (like [[DumbMuscle Akane]] did in the actual game), to his bafflement. In the case that [[BigFun Twogami]] is alive, however, there's often much competition between the two about who is the real Byakuya Togami.[[/labelnote]]

** Who's Togami? That's Nigel. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a meme where someone on Tumblr had their father react to ''Danganronpa'' characters with no context. He nicknamed Byakuya 'Nigel', and claimed that you couldn't trust [[RichBitch Nigel]] (who has a summer home in Prague that he rubs into everyone's faces).[[/labelnote]]
** Four-eyed lemon [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aoi's insult towards Byakuya in the Project Zetsubou translation has become very popular, to the point where its practically his FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]
** "My name is Byakuya Togami." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Byakuya's answer to how he could participate in the stock market despite being underage. Fans expanded it to be a catch-all answer to ''everything'', implying he's arrogant enough to believe his mere identity is enough of an explanation for any question he's asked.[[/labelnote]]
** Threegami [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common joke among the fandom is that after ''Danganronpa 2'' had the Ultimate Imposter impersonating Byakuya (thus earning "Twogami" as a FanNickname), some people went to joke that there will be a Threegami in a future installment. HilariousInHindsight when the Mastermind of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' cosplays as both Byakuya and the Imposter. Not only there was a Threegami, but a ''Fourgami''.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[IdiotHair ahoge]] squad. [[labelnote:Explanation]]All protagonists of ''Danganronpa'' games so far (Makoto, Hajime, Komaru, Toko, Kaede, and Shuichi - plus Nagito, who is playable for a stint in ''[=DR2=]'') have had ahoges. It's especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} for Komaru and Toko, who had no ahoges in ''Trigger Happy Havoc'', but in ''Ultra Despair Girls'' -- where they serve as the central protagonists -- both are sporting the strand. ''V3'' even made this a plot point with Keebo's ahoge.[[/labelnote]]
** The [[TheLostLenore "Dead Girlfriend Squad"]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The three main series protagonists -- Makoto, Hajime, and Shuichi -- are all noted to have lost at least one ImpliedLoveInterest (Sayaka Maizono for Makoto (also Kyoko if you count just the Future Arc), Chiaki Nanami for Hajime, and Kaede Akamatsu for Shuichi), causing the notion that losing your girlfriend is a sort of required crucible for major ''Danganronpa'' protagonists. This also extends to [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu]] (Peko Pekoyama), [[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool Kyosuke Munakata]] (Chisa Yukizome) and arguably [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Keebo]] (Miu Iruma).[[/labelnote]]
* FUCK DA POLICE. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a particularly [[http://web.archive.org/web/20151011011927/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgeIOue0oPo infamous video]] featuring ''Danganronpa'' sprites set to audio from Creator/JohnMulaney's "The One Thing You Can't Replace," starring Hajime as Mulaney recalling a wild high school party.[[/labelnote]]
** GET THE PADDY WAGON. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Same video as above, although this one references [[RulesLawyer Kiyotaka's]] role in the video as the police officer.[[/labelnote]]
** WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Same as above, although from a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2vXNYnmHrI different video]].[[/labelnote]]

* ''Danganronpa'' Crack Confessions. [[labelnote:Explanation]]In 2013, there was a blog on tumblr called "dirtydanganronpaconfessions", which as the name implies, had fans post NSFW confessions about the characters. They had a designated day each week where people would instead submit, well, crack confessions. The most famous ones from then being "I really want Ko" and "I want Komaeda to run". Dirtydanganronpaconfessions eventually banned crack, prompting the creation of a blog dedicated to such confessions, which was known as "dangancrackfessions." These confessions spawned countless memes and videos. Dangancrackfessions was very popular, having over 1000 followers at its peak. The original blogs have been lost to time, but similar Danganronpa crack confession blogs have appeared in their wake. The confessions from newer blogs have also been made into some videos.[[/labelnote]]
* "Puhuhu..." / "Upupupu..." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[KillerTeddyBear Mono]][[VillainBasedFranchise kuma]]'s trademark laugh.[[/labelnote]]

* Give Mukuro her own sprites! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because Mukuro didn't get a new sprite for the 10th anniversary prom artwork and in both the "Ultimate Talent Development Plan" and ''Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp'', she's in her Junko disguise, many fans have been campaigning for her to finally get sprites for herself and not her Junko self.[[/labelnote]]
* ''Danganronpa'' sprite siblings. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some Danganronpa characters have similar sprites and facial expressions, something that didn't go unnoticed by fans.[[/labelnote]]
* Put the girls in pants! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A recurring topic in the fandom is questioning why almost all of the female characters wear skirts, regardless of personality or talent, with the only ones wearing pants being Hina, Hiroko, Ruruka and Akane in her 10th anniversary outfit. People are starting to take the creators to task for this and some are even redesigning the girls to give them pants. [[/labelnote]]
** Boys in skirts. [[labelnote:Explaination]]Some people later did the reverse too, editing/redrawing the boys' sprites so that they're wearing skirts. [[/labelnote]]

* The Chapter 3 Curse[=/=]Chapter 3 Syndrome. [[labelnote:Explanation]] It is universally agreed by fans that the third chapter in any ''Danganronpa'' game will always be the weakest of them all, with the reasons including a non-sensical double-murder committed by an unsympathetic killer that falls for a weak motive and most infamously killing off characters in the middle of their character development arcs.[[/labelnote]]
* Danganronpa Characters Saying Their Names Except... [[labelnote:Explanation]]A trend on [=YouTube=] involving videos of the characters in the series saying their names set to various imagery, such as if each of them was the mastermind, was a specific Ultimate Talent, or other themes. Sometimes this even spread to NSFW art too.[[/labelnote]]
* Danganronpa But A Wheel Decides Their Fate [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another trend on [=YouTube=] involves videos of the characters being randomized through the randomizer as Chapter 1 victim, Chapter 1 culprit and so on. In most cases this also extends to determining the protagonist, the supporting character and the antagonist, and sometimes this may lead to DecoyProtagonist getting killed off and replaced with someone else. Sometimes ''more than once''.[[/labelnote]]
* [=MeanForce1=]/Sayaka Guy [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tobyn Jacobs (also known by his online handle of [=MeanForce1=]), son of Jim Jacobs, the creator of Theatre/{{Grease}}, has gained a fair bit of Internet fame for his hobby of creating large cardboard cutouts of Sayaka Maizono. This has lead to him often being jokingly labelled as the “most sane Danganronpa fan”, and garnering a lot of fascination for his dedication to a character who’s relatively minor in the grand scheme of things. (He does also do the same with other anime characters and VirtualYouTuber[=s=], but Sayaka is the most common character he works with, hence why his fame is mostly focused on her)[[/labelnote]]

* Nagisa Shingetsu did nothing wrong. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Monaca's actions led to people ignoring the actions of the other, far more sympathetic, kids. Nagisa, who became extremely popular over the game's initial Twitch stream, is the one most frequently given this label.[[/labelnote]]
* DID YOU JUST SAY THE G-WORD?! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Simply hearing the word "gentle" causes Kotoko to remember her [[TraumaButton very traumatic past]], which lead to a lot of jokes about "gentle" being considered a taboo word.[[/labelnote]]
* Ball Monokuma [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the many Monokuma enemies is Ball Monokuma, which, as its name suggests, is an spheric Monokuma that can turn into a ball and attack by rolling. The fandom quickly started making jokes about it being an almighty god and/or "the sexiest thing alive" simply because of how hilarious the concept of Ball Monokuma itself really is.[[/labelnote]]

* Kokichi's Abs [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some of the art for the title screen for ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaSUltimateSummerCamp'' shows Kokichi with a noticeably defined midsection. Many fans can’t fathom the possibility of Kokichi having visible abs and some even refuse to acknowledge their existence, as well as pointing out how silly it is that he has them whereas characters like Maki do not. It was revealed later with the official acrylic stands released as a reward for those preordering the Switch bundle that Kokichi ''doesn't'' have them after all, which resulted in another wave of memes about him faking them, commonly either by wearing a muscle suit or simply drawing them on with a marker.[[/labelnote]]
* Abs are for boys only. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Many fans took notice that, in spite of the fact Kokichi was drawn with abs, only Sakura was depicted with them in spite of there being several girls who arguably would have abs (namely Aoi, Mukuro, Peko, Akane, Maki, and Tenko). This had lead to several fans joking that abs were for boys only.[[/labelnote]]