History NightmareFuel / DanganronpaClassSwap

* Outside from being themed after Bananas and Blueberries instead of Strawberries and Grapes, there are now ''two'' Final Rooms on each Funhouse. Even the one on the Banana House, Usami's side, is a life-or-death trial.

** Mukuro's narration states that Sayaka pulled the knife out of her uniform. If she had it hidden with her the whole trial, does that means that she was planning on threatening someone with a knife from the start?

* Kyoko, who was a capable leader and wanted to prevent more murders, kills Mondo after catching the Despair Disease and remembering her status as a Remnant of Despair. Her murder of Mondo is so far the most brutal of them all, as she exactly replicated Genocider Syo's modus operandi. Hina's words on how they can't trust anyone if they cannot trust their leader suddenly become much more darker.

--->'''Mukuro''': Then the thing looked at me. I remember seeing an eye glinting for a moment in the dark. It was completely red as blood. I thought I was stoic and could handle anything. But something about that look... It was wrong. And it was... f a m i l i a r...

If you thought the [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc original]] [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair games]] were full of this, then you haven't seen anything yet.

* Sakura kills Yasuhiro after his accusations of her giving into Monokuma's motive makes her realie that she has the chance to learn what happened to her boyfriend, Kenichirō, during the two years she spent at Hope's Peak. Before being executed Monokuma decides [[ThrowTheDogABone to throw her a bone]]: [[AllForNothing He's dead]]. Sure, he could've died from his illness, but given that the [=DR1=] students are the Remnants of Despair in this continuity [[FridgeHorror it's not far-fetched to think that Sakura possibly killed him herself]].

** Upon Mukuro interrogating Monokuma about the Despair Disease, he suggests to her to indirectly provoke a killing to end the disease and keep her hands clean. This causes Mukuro to try and find a way [[DrivenToSuicide to get Kyoko to commit suicide]] in order to save Junko, although she is unable to go through with it. This reinforces a side of Mukuro shown in ''[[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool Side: Despair]]'' and ''LightNovel/DanganronpaZero'': she may be as much a victim of Junko's in canon as everyone else, but she was still a willing accomplice in bringing about the Tragedy.

** Thought the reveal of Despair Mikan with her {{Yandere}} love for Junko and Despair was terrifying in canon? How about the [[NotSoStoic mostly stoic]] logic-based detective suddenly becoming a LaughingMad killer just [[ThrillSeeker for the thrill of it]]? That's basically Despair Kyoko for you.

** Keep in mind that once a student's avatar experiences death in the Neo World Program, their body is rendered comatose in the real world, but what about Genocider Syo? She shared a body with Toko and the Neo World Program separated them somehow, so it could also mean that Genocider Syo [[KilledOffForReal might permanently die]] since her consciousness doesn't have a body to return to anymore.

** Upon Mukuro interrogating Monokuma about the Despair Disease, he suggests to her to indirectly provoke a killing to end the disease and keep her hands clean. This causes Mukuro to try and find a way to get Kyoko to commit suicide in order to save Junko, although she is unable to go through with it. This reinforces a side of Mukuro shown in ''[[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool Side: Despair]]'' and ''LightNovel/DanganronpaZero'': she may be as much a victim of Junko's in canon as everyone else, but she was still a willing accomplice in bringing about the Tragedy.

** Thought the reveal of Despair Mikan with her {{Yandere}} love for Junko and Despair was terrifying in canon? How about the [[NotSoStoic mostly stoic]] logic-based detective suddenly becoming a LaughingMad killer just [[ThrillSeeker for the thrill of it]]? That's basically Despair Kyoko for you.

** Keep in mind that once a student's avatar experiences death in the Neo World Program, their body is rendered comatose in the real world, but what about Genocider Syo? She shared a body with Toko and the Neo World Program separated them somehow, so it could also mean that Genocider Syo [[KilledOffForReal might permanently die]] since her consciousness doesn't have a body to return to anymore.

** Upon interrogating Monokuma about the Despair Disease, he suggests to her to indirectly provoke a killing to end the disease and keep her hands clean. This causes Mukuro to try and find a way to get Kyoko to commit suicide in order to save Junko, although she is unable to go through with it. This reinforces a side of Mukuro shown in [[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool Side: Despair]] and ''LightNovel/DanganronpaZero'': she may be as much a victim of Junko's in canon as everyone else, but she was still a willing accomplice in bringing about the Tragedy.

** Thought the reveal of Despair Mikan with her {{Yandere}} love for Junko and Despair was terrifying in canon? How about the [[NotSoStoic mostly stoic]] logic-based detective suddenly becoming a LaughingMad killer just [[ThrillSeeker for the thrill of it]]? That's basically Despair Kyoko for you.

** Keep in mind that once a student's avatar experiences death in the Neo World Program, their body is rendered comatose in the real world, but what about Genocider Syo? She shared a body with Toko and the Neo World Program separated them somehow, so it could also mean that Genocider Syo [[KilledOffForReal might permanently die]] since her consciousness doesn't have a body to return to anymore.

If you thought the [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc original]] [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair games]] were already full of this, then get ready for another round of Despair.

* Usami is able to stand her ground against Monokuma and prevents him from turning her into Monomi and taking over the school trip. However, Usami is not stronger than Monokuma, but is evenly matched with him, meaning that no matter how much they fight neither can gain full control of the school trip and [[TeethClenchedTeamwork reluctantly agree to co-host it]]. Monokuma has to go along with Usami's plans to help the students get along, but Usami is also forced to assist Monokuma with the executions and the murder motives. That's right, ''Monokuma is making Usami kill the very same students she swore to protect'':

** Kyoko's perk allows her to alter any Monokuma file she wishes to, which she does in the third chapter in an attempt to get away with murder and disguise one of the victim's identity.

** Just how did Genocder Syo [[LiteralSplitPersonality get separated from Toko]]? So far it hasn't been explained how exactly did the Neo World Program manage to separate the two of them.

* Mukuro is awoken in the middle of the night by what seems to be a shadowy figure and decides to follow it. It heads towards Jabberwock Park, and when she corners it there she discovers that it's barely human. For some reason, it seems it also has destroyed the arcade machine Usami provided as a motive. What exactly was its reason for destroying it? Mukuro's reaction to the thing is also pretty chilling:
-->'''Mukuro''': Then the thing looked at me. I remember seeing an eye glinting for a moment in the dark. It was completely red as blood. I thought I was stoic and could handle anything. But something about that look... It was wrong. And it was... f a m i l i a r...

* The prize for clearing Kyoko's route in ''Magical Girls Unite!'' is a recording of Jin Kirigiri's execution. Yes, Kyoko did just watch a video of her father getting reduced to bones.
* Turns out Monokuma had hidden two additional routes for Toko and Sayaka in ''Magical Girls Unite!'' and Hifumi managed to find them. The only one he managed to play was Toko's route, and the prize for beating it was none other than a police case file showing the murder of Takaaki Ishimaru, Kiyotaka's father. He was killed by Genocider Syo in the same way all of her previous victims were; stabbed to death with scissors and mounted onto a wall with those same scissors. The motive was made so that Taka would try to kill Syo [[YouKilledMyFather for killing his father]], and Hifumi, already being terrified of living with a SerialKiller, decided to get {{Revenge}} on his behalf by killing her.

* Genocider Syo's threw away Hifumi's letter and Celeste ended up finding it. Believing that the note was intended for her, Celeste began working on an elaborate murder plan (dropping the library's chandelier on the would-be attacker and framing Mukuro for the crime) that would've been succesful [[SpannerInTheWorks had the real killer not gotten involved in the situation]].

* After being exposed as the killer, Sayaka, out of desesperation, decides to hold Hina hostage at knifepoint, believing that Monokuma can't execute her as long as she's holding someone who is completely innocent. Kyoko is forced to physically subdue Sayaka and rescue Aoi, allowing Monokuma to proceed with the execution.
** Mukuro's narration states that Sayaka pulled the knife out of her uniform. If she had it hidden with her the whole trial, that means that she planned threatening someone with a knife from the start.

* The motive of the Despair Disease gets so bad that it almost causes Mukuro to find a way to get Kyoko killed in order to save Junko, although she is unable to go through with it. Even Byakuya decides to bail out of the killing game once the motive makes him realize that the Mastermind only wants to see the students dropping like flies.

** What's worse? [[HeroicSacrifice Kyoko was planning on commiting suicide in order to stop the motive]] and avoid any murders or Mondo, Junko and Celeste dying from the disease, but decided to kill Mondo instead when she caught the disease. Her Despair-self even states how she is thankful to the Disease for saving her life.
* At first, the readers are lead to believe that Toko was the secondary victim, but no, it was actually Genocider Syo. Both of them walked in on Kyoko killing Mondo and she lured them to the Music Venue, where she locked them up. Toko, realizing that only Kyoko would get punished for Mondo's death, decided to strangle Syo to death with a rope as revenge for ruining her life for so long. When Kyoko comes back and finds Syo dead, she infects Toko with the Despair Disease so she begins acting like Genocider Syo, the most despised version of herself, in order to incriminate the now deceased-Syo for the crime.
** Keep in mind that once a student's avatar experiences death in the Neo World Program, their body is rendered comatose in the real world, but what about Genocider Syo? she shared a body with Toko and the Neo World Program separated them somehow, so it could also mean that Genocider Syo [[KilledOffForReal might permanently die]] since her consciousness doesn't have a body to return to anymore.

If you thought the [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc original]] [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair games]] were full of this, then you haven't seen anything yet.

* The motive of the Despair Disease gets so bad that it almost causes Mukuro to find a way to get Kyoko killed in order to save Junko. Even Byakuya decides to bail out of the killing game once the motive makes him realize that the Mastermind only wants to see the students dropping like flies.

** Just how did Genocder Syo [[LiteralSplitPersonality get separated from Toko? So far it hasn't been explained how exactly did the Neo World Program manage to separate the two of them.

** Taka's perk allows him to imput additional rules. Remember that breaking the rules results in execution.

* With the murders out of the way, we can talk about the executions. A disturbing fact is that Usami is forced to execute the student who become blackened alongside Monokuma, since neither can overpower the other and have to [[TeethClenchedTeamwork agree with the other's rules]]. That's right, ''Monokuma is making Usami kill the very same students she swore to protect'':

* The end of Chapter 5 ends with Mahiru waking up... [[WhamShot and seeing Nagito, whom everyone thought got eaten by a carnivorous plan not long ago, standing in front of her bed with his left hand missing]].

* Mahiru sliding down a dark vent face-first definitely counts, and when she gets to the trash pit she mentions how the floor is pure concrete and that landing in a big pile of trash was what broke her fall.

* Ryota's animation is able to inflict a desired result on whoever watches it, [[GoneHorriblyRight but said result always turns out to be rather extreme]]. Later on during the trial, the Mastermind reveals that they used Ryota's animation in order to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia make everyone in Class 78 forget about the Tragedy and the two years they spent at Hope's Peak Academy]]. [[ItsAllMyFault Ryota can't do anything but blame himself for the state of the world and his classmates deaths]] even if didn't have anything to do with it directly.

** Mikan states that she examined the nine bodies in the bio lab to make sure all of them belonged to the deceased students. Not only are some of those bodies not in the best state (Chiaki was burnt alive, Nekomaru's neck was incredibely bent, and Peko was cut in half), but Mikan had a mental breakdown after having to perfom so many autopsies. She's trying to overcome her trauma just so she and the other six remaining students can get out of Hope's Peak.
* After reading the documents that go more in-depth about the Kamukura Project, [[AdmiringTheAbomination Nagito is completely impressed by the prospect of a talentless student being used as a vessel for an individual that posseses every single talent known to mankind]]. Even when Mahiru points out that the project was meant to replace Hajime's personality with Izuru, Nagito just says that Hajime managing to reemerge from within Izuru helped him discover his talent and that it would have been a waste if it had stayed hidden.

** Even when saying the most malicious things imaginable, Chiaki never loses her calm and friendly persona. Ibuki and Gundham both describe her as CuteAndPsycho. In fact, her personality is almost the same as in canon, with the only additions are her being both insane and empty, as the same also applies to her talking about mundane topics, such as organizing game night with the surviving students should they accept living in the school forever, somehow manages to come off as unsettling. Mahiru's states that she found it difficult to believe that someone like her was responsible for the deaths of so many people.
* Why was the Ultimate Imposter helping Chiaki run a killing game? all the Ultimate Imposter ever wanted was a friend, and they went along with Chiaki's plans because she was their first, and possibly, best friend. When you look back at chapter 1, it becomes rather eerie to know that they willingly joined a DeadlyGame thinking they were helping out a friend.

* The following scene features a young man on a phone call discussing the aftermath of the Ultimate Despair's defeat. The person on the other end of the line tells them about a certain plans. In the end, it's revealed that this person is Makoto Naegi, and he is heading towards Towa City to interfere with the plans his classmates have prepared. Given the premise of the whole story it's easy to guess that Makoto and his classmates are the Remnants of Despair and that they are preparing to carry out Chiaki's will on Towa City and set up the events of this universe's ''Ultra Despair Girls'' and ''Danganronpa 2''.

* The following scene features a young man on a phone call discussing the aftermath of the Ultimate Despair's defeat. The person on the other end of the line tells them about a certain plans. In the end, it's revealed that this person is Makoto Naegi, and he is heading towards Towa City to interfere with the plans his classmates have prepared. Given the premise of the wholes story it's easy to guess that Makoto and his classmates are the Remnants of Despair and that they are preparing to carry out Chiaki's will on Towa City and set up the events of this universe's ''Ultra Despair Girls'' and ''Danganronpa 2''.

*** When you compare this to the canon ''Trigger Happy Havoc'', Chiaki's betrayal of the Ultimate Imposter is ''way worse'' than Junko's betrayal of Mukuro; whereas Junko made Mukuro believe that she would spare her of the Class Trials, Chiaki convinced the Ultimate Imposter that they would face no consequences for murdering someone else.

* The end of Chapter 5 ends with Mahiru waking up... [[WhamShot and seeing Nagito alive in front of her with one hand missing]].

* While the execution fails, it's easy to guess how utterly terrified Hajime must've been almost dying for something his SplitPersonality allegedly did.

* Think of the discovery of Akane's body from Ibuki's perspective; she is simply carrying stuff to Hajime's lab so she can redecorate it for him only to find one of her classmates pinned to a wall with a pickaxe, with said pickaxe being placed where her heart should be.
* Peko both literally ''and'' figuratively backstabs Akane and is partially responsible for Nekomaru's death. Her desire to get revenge on the Mastermind is so strong that she no longer cares about the consequences and purely wants to avenge Fuyuhiko at all costs.

* The Mastermind finds Mahiru in the second floor's restroom's hidden room and chokes her with a rope until she falls unconscious, allowing them to steal all the files hidden there. Thanks to Mahiru's camera snapping a photo as she passed out, she's able to see her attacker, whose face is completely hidden by a mask with a SlasherSmile. They were both alone in a room nobody but Izuru knew existed, and the Mastermind could've strangled Mahiru to death without anyone ever knowing about it.

* A minor one, but Gundham tells Mahiru how all the animals in his Research Lab have not been taken core of propertly. It's obvious that it would affect Gundham, with him being the Ultimate Breeder and all, but if you are an animal lover, the implication of defenseless animals being mistreated by a twsited individual can be pretty gruesome.

* Ryota stated a few episodes ago that his aim was to create an anime that would inspire hope in whoever saw it. When he shows Mahiru part of the final product, it is shown that he achieved his goal... [[GoneHorriblyRight because it causes Mahiru to behave like Nagito]]. Ryota is understandibly horrified with the result and shows Mahiru a different anime to get her back to normal.
* The second Monokuma Theatre segment is a BigLippedAlligatorMoment showing a scene in which Sonia's grandmother, Olga Nevermind, has a nobleman poisoned and killed for what seems to be [[PaedoHunt trying to take advantage of the then-twelve year-old Sonia]]. When Sonia walks in, her grandmother has a 180-degree personality change and makes herself look like an innocent bystander. To sum up the whole thing, an old lady has a nobleman posioned and murdered and a few minutes later kindly treats her grandaughter to sweets as if nothing had happened.

* Because the nightmare caused her to oversleep and miss the morning announcement and because of how she was acting after seeing Ryota's anime, the other students believe Nagito had done something to Mahiru, tie him to a chair and question him about her whereabouts, with Nagito being completely confused.

* The fourth Daily Life begins with yet another nightmare of Mahiru, in which she sees the other survivors and herself dead, with Monokuma smugily taunting her.
* The Monokuma Flower is found with its bulb closed and completely covered in blood. Then the Body Disovery Announcement plays. Someone got murdered, there are only four possible options, and their body isn't even anywhere to be seen. When Gundham makes the plant open its bulb, this lets out a stream of blood with a putrid smell, [[GreenAroundTheGills which causes Ibuki's face to turn green]]. Feel free to not picture any of that in your head if you don't want to.

* Mikan finds Nagito's ''severed hand'' in the kitchen's freezer, which is completely covered in blood. Because everyone else is alive, everyone comes to the conclusion that the one who died was Nagito. Monokuma is ralso ather enuthusiastic about Nagito being dead, way more than previous victims.
* While the execution fails, It's easy to guess how utterly terrified Hajime must've been for almost dying for something his SplitPersonality allegedly did.
* We get to see the DownerEnding in this story: Hajime most likely starved to death in the trash room, and the other remaining students proceeded to live together in the school for the rest of their lives and had children with each other (Gundham and Ibuki had a daughter together and it is implied that [[{{Polyamory}} both Mahiru and Mikan had kids with Ryota]]). They're all trapped in Hope's Peak forever and will grow old and die there. [[AllJustADream It is revealed to be yet another nightmare of Mahiru however]].

* Chiaki reveals the reason why she killed Fuyuhiko instead of reporting his actions to everyone; seeing Teruteru attempting to kill Ryota lead to her deciding that no matter how much everyone tries to restrain attempted murderers, the killing would eventually begin, so she decided to start the game herself and try to get out. What is really distrubing is how she states, very calmly may we add, that it ''is'' a game and that the only way to end it is by killing others.

*** When you compare this to the canon ''Trigger Happy Havoc'', Chiaki's betrayal of the Ultimate Imposter is ''way worse'' than Junko's betrayal of Mukuro, as whereas Junko made Mukuro believe that she would spare her of the Class Trials, Chiaki convinced the Ultimate Imposter that they would face no consequences for murdering someone else.

** "Chiaki": In "Boss Rush", after evading numerous deadly trials based off of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', ''Franchise/MegaMan'' and ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', "Chiaki's" execution ends with her being incinerated alive by a giant Monokuma dragon.

If you thought the [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc original]] [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair games]] were full of this, then you haven't seen all yet.

** "Chiaki": In "Boss Rush", after evading numerous deadly trials, "Chiaki's" execution ends with her being incinerated alive.

** After the reveal of Chiaki actually being The Ultimate Imposter in disguise, "Chiaki's" final words qbout how the killing game must keep going and how "it is the way things are meant to be" take a much darker turn. They were in league with the Mastermind, the real Chiaki Nanami, all along, and started the killing because she had promised them safety, and as shown by [[OhCrap their expression of pure terror]] when they find themselves about to be incinerated alive, they never expected the betrayal.

* Hiyoko's body is found laid on top of a kitchen counter with a stab wound. Later on, during the attack on Mikan's lab, which leaves behind a bloody mess and an unconcious Mikan, Hiyoko is found with even ''more'' stab wounds, her eyes open, yet lifeless, and with her hands positioned to make it look like she stabbed herself despite already being dead. If it weren't for the context of the killing game, it could pretty much be passed as some sort of demonic possesion.

* Hiyoko had locked Teruteru in the freezer of his lab as one of her pranks. She probably wasn't planning on letting him inside it for too long, but then she suddenly died and Teruteru spent a lot of time in the freezer and was unable to get out due to being too short to reach the lock override button. It may not be much compared to what happened to Hiyoko, but had no one noticed Teruteru would have died of hypothermia.
* Until Mikan brought up how Hiyoko wasn't stabbed to death, Sonia didn't have the slightest idea that she was responsible for Hiyoko's death. Not only does she have to deal with targeting Kazuichi for murder, but also watching him almost condeem himself and everyone else to death just to protect her. Kazuichi may have succeded a little ''too'' well when disguising Hiyoko's cause of death.

* Hajime and Izuru's lab is basically the room Izuru was confined to in the ''Danganronpa 3'' anime, consisting of a bed, a walk-in closet, a single ligthbulb as a light source, and old wooden floor that creaks everytime is walked on. No doubt it was an unpleasant surprise for the ammnesiac Hajime.

* With the murders out of the way, we can talk about the executions. A disturbing fact is that Usami is forced to execute the student who become blackened alongside Monokuma, since neither can overpower the other and have to [[TeethClenchedTeamwork agree with the others rules]]. That's right, Monokuma is making Usami kill the very same students she swore to protect:

** Sayaka: her execution is titled "For the Fans", and it features Sayaka being trampled to death by a mob of Monokumas who are dressed up as her fans while a recording of one of her songs plays over a cardboard of Sayaka moving on-stage, simulating dancing. When all the Monokumas leave the concert hall, the only thing remaining is Sayaka's body, completely bruised and stomped-on.
** Kyoko: "Shocking Twist". Kyoko is bound to an electric chair, with Monokuma gradually increasing the power of its shocks. The most disturbing part is Kyoko's SlasherSmile throughout the whole thing, as she remembered her life as a Remnant of Despair. Usami, not being able to bear Monokuma inflicting ElectricTorture on Kyoko anymore, presses an emergency button that makes the chair's helmet twist ninety degrees, instantly snapping Kyoko's neck and [[MercyKill putting her out of her misery]].

** Kyoko: "Shocking Twist". Kyoko is bound to an electric chair, with Monokuma gradually increasing the power of its shocks. The most disturbing part is Kyoko's SlasherSmile throughout the whole thing, as she remembered her life as a Remnant of Despair. Usami, not being able to bear Monokuma inflicting ElectricTorture on Kyoko anymore, presses an emergency button that makes the chair's helmet to twist ninety degrees, instantly snapping Kyoko's neck and [[MercyKill putting her out of her misery]].

** Hiyoko had locked Teruteru in the freezer of his lab as one of her pranks. She probably wasn't planning on letting him inside it for too long, but then she suddenly died and Teruteru spent a lot of time in the freezer and was unable to get out due to being to short to reach the lock override button. It may not be much compared to what happened to Hiyoko, but had no one noticed Teruteru would have died of hypothermia.

If you thought the [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc original]][[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair games]] were full of this, then you haven't seen all yet.