History NightmareFuel / SystemRestore

** In the original version, MotiveRant is a bit of a misnomer, as Sonia-san rattles off their [[IDidWhatIHadToDo reasoning]] with icy calm. Shades of Komaeda's reveal in canon, but since he's the first victim in this 'verse, the others were never exposed to that. They also show NoSympathy whatsoever to Kuzuryuu, a jarring contrast with how compassionate she's always been. This Sonia has fully donned the [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask queenly mask, and it's terrifying]].

* Nanami's Despair Fever symptoms are hilarious-- until she starts glitching. At that point, she starts flickering, switching between sleeping and standing while yelling in bursts of static. The third person narrative of the other students means they can't properly describe what's happening to her, leaving them watching helplessly. And then PinocchioSyndrome kicks in...

* Nanami's Despair Fever symptoms are hilarious-- until she starts glitching. At that point, she starts flickering, switching between sleeping and standing while yelling in bursts of static. The third person narrative of the other students means they can't properly describe what's happening to her, leaving them watching helplessly as she sinks into the UncannyValley. And then PinocchioSyndrome kicks in...

* Possessed Hinata, full stop. At first it appears to be a fairly standard GrandTheftMe situation where an unknown hijacker is able to control Hinata's body. Later on, Hinata begins hearing a voice in his that orders him to go to the Final Dead Room while he tends to an injured Nanami. When he resists, it displays the ability to manipulate his thoughts, easily overpowering his will and putting him in a dreamlike state to force him to comply. Himata is then guided through the Final Dead Room while switching between serene and utterly horrified, and is unable to even try to fight back.

* Good news: Gundam is indeed back, but with a robotic body. Bad news? Everything we saw him do to the kids was him trying to ''hold back'' and resist whatever the Impostor wanted to make him do, which led to them [[BadBoss torturing him for his disobedience before disappearing]].

* So who was behind poor Tsumiki's murder in Chapter Three? Tsumiki herself. She committed suicide -- ''after'' infecting the Imposter with the Despair Disease and attacking Souda as mentioned above.

** To elaborate on the reveal: The Impostor's mindset was changed by catching Despair fever and pulled a FaceHeelTurn and seemingly supplanting ''Monokuma'' as the BigBad. Then they cement their position by proving they have all their despair memories and ends up killing Nidai for breaking the "no attacking the teacher" rule when the "punishment" for it is entirely up to the teacher themselves. [[FallenHero The Impostor ''[[MoralEventHorizon chose]]'' to kill Nidai knowing they didn't need to go that far just to bring on more despair.]]

* Good news: Gundam is indeed back but with a robotic body. Bad news? Everything we saw him do to the kids was him trying to ''hold back'' and resist whatever the Impostor wanted to make him do, which lead to them [[BadBoss torturing him for his disobedience before disappearing]].

* The second murder. ''Especially'' the HopeSpot, given that [[spoiler:Pekoyama's still alive, but sure doesn't look it]].

** In the original version, MotiveRant is a bit of a misnomer, as [[spoiler:Sonia-san]] rattles off their [[IDidWhatIHadToDo reasoning]] with icy calm. Shades of [[spoiler:Komaeda]]'s reveal in canon, but since [[spoiler:he's the first victim in this 'verse]], the others were never exposed to that. They also show NoSympathy whatsoever to [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]], a jarring contrast with how [[spoiler:compassionate she's always been. This Sonia has fully donned the [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask queenly mask]], and it's terrifying]].
** The OrwellianRetcon makes it worse, as [[spoiler:it's still Sonia-san, and she hasn't fully assumed a queenly air to cover for what she's done...]]
* The second execution (fanart [[https://www.deviantart.com/kiarari/art/Long-Live-the-Queen-444871703 here]]): [[spoiler:"Love Like Salt". Drawing off of {{Fairy Tale}}s like ''Literature/CapORushes'', Sonia is cast as a Queen who asks her daughters how much they love her. When Princess Monobear claims to love her more than salt, she attempts to banish her, only for her 'daughter' to unleash the Big Bad Wolf. As it strains against its chains, Sonia manages to keep a neutral expression... until she looks to her audience for some sign that they understand her motives. She doesn't find any. When the wolf breaks free, she dies screaming.]]

-->'''Nanami:''' I’m not like other-other girls, you know! It’s called-called-called being-being real-real-real-real-real-real--
* What happened to [[spoiler:Souda]] in the Titty Typhoon:
** Originally [[spoiler:[[FanNickName Soudia]]]] was found [[OffWithHisHead decapitated]] with a massive hole in their chest.
** After the first revision was "toned down" to [[spoiler:Souda dying ([[DyingAsYourself as mostly himself)]]]] with just the huge "stab" wound.
** In both of the above scenarios they are described as having [[DiesWideOpen a look of horror frozen on their face post-mortem]] and the room was covered in blood (though the amount of blood in the second was less than the first). Bonus points since the weapon used to make the "stab" wound (and the decapitation itself) was a ''[[ChainsawGood revved up chainsaw]]'' (the same one which was seen in the background in one area of the game) so they weren't "stabbed" as much as they were ''disemboweled'' '''alive'''.

* So who was behind [[spoiler:poor Tsumiki]]'s murder in Chapter Three? [[spoiler:Tsumiki herself. She committed suicide -- ''after'' infecting the Imposter with the Despair Disease and attacking Souda as mentioned above.]]
* The aftermath of the third trial, and its execution, as [[spoiler:the Imposter hijacks Monobear's body and the game, killing ''Monomi'' as she screams for help]]. Just in case that wasn't bad enough, it's made clear that [[spoiler:they know the true nature of Jabberwock, as they end the mutual killing game and replace it with a hostage situation, declaring that sacrifices are required. Nidai tries to stop him and dies for it; Gundam stays behind and is seemingly blown up for his troubles]].
** To elaborate on the reveal: [[spoiler: The Impostor's mindset was changed by catching Despair fever and pulled a FaceHeelTurn and seemingly supplanting ''Monokuma'' as the BigBad. Then they cement their position by proving they have all their despair memories and ends up killing Nidai for breaking the "no attacking the teacher" rule when the "punishment" for it is entirely up to the teacher themselves. [[FallenHero The Impostor]] ''[[MoralEventHorizon chose]]'' to kill Nidai knowing they didn't need to go that far just to bring on more despair.]]
* Now we have [[spoiler: Akane's own brutal death]] to add to the list. Followed by [[spoiler: Hajime seemingly taken over by something]] and then the return of [[spoiler: [[CameBackWrong Gundam]]]].
* Good news: [[spoiler:Gundam is indeed back but with a robotic body]]. Bad news? [[spoiler:Everything we saw him do to the kids was him trying to ''hold back'' and resist whatever the Impostor wanted to make him do, which lead to them [[BadBoss torturing him]] for his disobedience before disappearing]].

** The {{Revision}} makes it worse, as [[spoiler:it's still Sonia-san, and she hasn't fully assumed a queenly air to cover for what she's done...]]

** After the first Revision was "toned down" to [[spoiler:Souda dying ([[DyingAsYourself as mostly himself)]]]] with just the huge "stab" wound.

* Good news: [[spoiler: Gundam is indeed back but with a robotic body]]. Bad news? [[spoiler: Everything we saw him to the kids was him trying to ''hold back'' and resist whatever the Impostor wanted to make him do which lead to them [[BadBoss torturing him]] for his disobedience before disappearing]].

* The second execution: [[spoiler:"Love Like Salt". Drawing off of {{Fairy Tale}}s like ''Literature/CapORushes'', Sonia is cast as a Queen who asks her daughters how much they love her. When Princess Monobear claims to love her more than salt, she attempts to banish her, only for her 'daughter' to unleash the Big Bad Wolf. As it strains against its chains, Sonia manages to keep a neutral expression... until she looks to her audience for some sign that they understand her motives. She doesn't find any. When the wolf breaks free, she dies screaming.]]

* Now we have [[spoiler: Akane's own brutal death]] to add to the list. Followed by [[spoiler: Hajime seemingly taken over by something]] and then the return of [[spoiler: [[CameBackWrong Gundam]]]].

** To elaborate on the reveal: [[spoiler: The Impostor's mindset was changed by catching Despair fever and pulled a FaceHeelTurn and seemingly supplanting ''Monokuma'' as the BigBad. Then they cement their position by proving they have all their despair memories and ends up killing Nidai for breaking the "no attacking the teacher" rule when the "punishment" for it is entirely up to the teacher themselves. [[FallenHero The Impostor]] ''[[MoralEventHorizon chose]]'' to kill Nidai knowing they didn't need to go that far just to bring on more despair.]]

* So who was behind [[spoiler:poor Tsumiki]]'s murder in Chapter Three? [[spoiler:Tsumiki herself. She committed suicide -- ''after'' infecting the Imposter with the Despair Disease.]]

* The revelations in the third trial but particularly [[spoiler: The Impostor's FaceHeelTurn and seemingly supplanting ''Monokuma'' as the BigBad. Cemented by killing Nidai for breaking the "no attacking the teacher" rule when the "punishment" for it is entirely up to the teacher themselves. [[FallenHero The Impostor]] ''[[MoralEventHorizon chose]]'' to kill Nidai knowing they didn't need to go that far.]]

* The revelations in the third trial but particularly [[spoiler: The Impostor's FaceHeelTurn and seemingly supplanting ''Monokuma'' as the BigBad. Cemented by killing Nidai for breaking the "no attacking the teacher" rule when the "punishment" for it is entirely up to the teacher themselves. [[FallenHero The Impostor]] [[MoralEventHorizon ''chose'']] to kill Nidai knowing they didn't need to go that far.]]

* The aftermath of the third trial, and its execution, as [[spoiler:the Imposter hijacks Monobear's body and the game, killing ''Monomi'' as she screams for help]]. Just in case that wasn't bad enough, it's made clear that [[spoiler:they know the true nature of Jabberwock, as they end the mutual killing game and replace it with a hostage situation, declaring that sacrifices are required. Nidai tries to stop him and dies for it; Gundam stays behind and is seemingly blown up for his troubles]].

** Now they have the [[ParanoiaFuel dubious honor]] of being the first person to ''survive'' an actual murder attempt by one of their "friends", though not by much. This is not helped by Despair Fever's new side effect: They have no memory of what happened after the night of the firework show, so they have no idea who tried to kill them or why and have no clue what they have been doing for the past three days.

** Now they have the [[ParanoiaFuel dubious honor]] of being the first person to ''survive'' an actual murder attempt by one of their "friends", though not by much.

** In both of the above scenarios they are described as having [[DiesWideOpen a look of horror frozen on their face post-mortem]] and the room was covered in blood (though the amount of blood in the second was less than the first). Bonus points since the weapon used to make the "stab" wound was a ''[[ChainsawGood revved up chainsaw]]'' (the same one which was seen in the background in one area of the game) so they weren't "stabbed" as much as they were ''disemboweled'' '''alive'''.

** In both of the above scenarios they are described as having [[DiesWideOpen a look of horror frozen on their face post-mortem]] and the room was covered in blood (though the amount of blood in the second was less than the first). Bonus points since the weapon used to make the "stab" wound was a [[ChainsawGood ''revved up chainsaw'']] (the same one which was seen in the background in one area of the game) so they weren't "stabbed" as much as they were ''disemboweled'' '''alive'''.

** In both of the above scenarios they are described as having [[DiesWideOpen a look of horror frozen on their face post-mortem]] and the room was covered in blood (though the amount of blood in the second was less than the first).

* Then there's the second murderer's confession. MotiveRant is a bit of a misnomer, given the incredible calm with which [[spoiler:''Sonia-san'']] outlines their reasoning. Shades of [[spoiler:Komaeda]], but since [[spoiler:he died before ever getting to share his thoughts on Hope with anyone]], it falls to [[spoiler:her]] to provide a devestatingly brutal explanation, and BOY do they ever deliver.