Operation Despair: Shipwreck is a Danganronpa roleplay that takes place on a cruise ship, trapping twenty Ultimate students inside of a killing game created by the infamous Monokuma.
This is the cast list for Operation Despair: Shipwreck. Spoilers may be unmarked. Proceed with caution.
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The Students
Males
Ionatan Dumitrescu
Saki Nobashi
Raima Tateaki
- Brainwashed and Crazy: During the events of Chapter 5.
- Broken Smile: Threw this when he broke.
- Brutal Honesty: Could be considered this when he first met Miho, and when he confronted Hayato before after the events of Chapter 1.
- Cannot Tell a Lie: His entire morality is based on this, similar to Miho’s. It caused him to spill his friend’s entire secret to Miho and indirectly cause Chapter 2’s culprit to murder. He slowly learned how to lie though, mainly seen in Chapter 5 where he acted crazy in order to reel out the mastermind.
- Character Development: From the entirety of the chapters, he’s now become more softer and sweeter. It was mainly thanks to Hayato that he became more sweeter, especially since Hayato got revived and they eventually married.
- Character Tic: Used to refer to people by last name + honorific. He also tends to give pet names.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: What caused him to break during chapter 5, but he luckily snapped out of it (doesn’t mean he’s completely unaffected though).
- Fatal Flaw: Surprisingly, his belief in telling the truth above all else. It led to his hypocritical beliefs.
- Gone Horribly Right: When he acted crazy in order to get the others to react.
- Heroic B So D: Had a small one during Chapter 2 when he was threatened with a knife from Sasori after he spilled Dakota's secret. The biggest would be Chapter 4’s case when both of his friends Hayato and Dakota died (it was worse since Dakota was the one who killed Hayato, and the true victim was supposed to be Miho). He had to be slapped out of it by Miles.
- Hypocrite: Mainly in regards to his belief in telling the truth above all else. He does have his fair share of secrets he hides.
- It's All My Fault: What he believed during Chapter 4’s case. It helped get to what happened in Chapter 5.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Associated with Miho and bullied Hayato and Miles, but he slowly developed into caring about them and going against Miho’s morals.
- Kick the Dog: After the events of Chapter 1, Raima intentionally went over to spite on Hayato for Koharu killing herself.
- Love Interest: To Hayato.
- Pet the Dog: When he was hugging Hayato to calm him down during Chapter 4. He ruffles Miles’ hair a lot too.
- Red Herring: When Raima acted crazy in Chapter 5.
- Smug Smiler: He loves to smirk.
- Trauma Conga Line: Feels like this. Chapter 4 had both his friends die (one killing the other), being shut off during Chapter 5 at first, and then his torture and brainwashing. He luckily was snapped out of everything because of Miles.
Akemi Akira
Hayato Hayashi
- Alliterative Name: Hayato Hayashi.
- Love Interest: To Raima.
- Red Herring: When Hayato took a knife to protect himself from Miho in Chapter 1.
Masato Saito
Min-chul Byeon
Heiichiro Naito
Yutaka Nakazawa
- A God Am I: Says this a LOT once revealed as the mastermind.
- Accidental Pervert: Hilariously in Chapter 4, when he tosses and turns enough to wind up sleeping on top of Dakota.
- Apple of Discord: Breaks up Miho and Masato in Chapter 4 by insinuating she had an affair with Saki. He turns out to be telling the truth.
- Beneath Suspicion: At least in Naomi's opinion at the start of Chapter 5. How ironic.
- Berserk Button: The first sign he's anything but a harmless flirt is when Miho calls him a commoner at the end of Chapter 2, which angers him enough to attack her the next morning.
- Beyond the Impossible: He seduces (and later has sex with) the fourth wall. No, not the audience. The fourth wall.
- Big Bad: He's the mastermind of two killing games.
- Bigger Is Better in Bed: It's 7.58" long, according to Word of God, and Yutaka is skilled enough with it to keep Miho coming back for more multiple times during Chapter 5.
- Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce: Cooks a chili containing Carolina Reaper peppers as part of Truth or Dare, and even gets an unsuspecting Akemi to have a taste.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Seems to holds this opinion, considering how often he insults Tsubaki's lack of bust in the final trial.
- The Casanova: At least, during Chapters 1 and 2, where he seduces Saki and hits it off with Sasori though nothing comes of it in the end beyond friendship, as she is executed that chapter. This resurfaces come Chapter 5, when he flirts with Miho enough for her to forgive him for attacking her in Chapter 3 and winds up getting her pregnant.
- Chivalrous Pervert: Finds Tsubaki attractive, but vows to make no further advances on her when he finds out she's lesbian. Even before that, he openly supports not sharing beds during the Chapter 4 motive, so he does have some standards.
- Classy Cravat: Wears one in the ballroom.
- Color Motif: Yellow. Even the poison he uses to kill Naomi has a yellow tinge to it.
- The Dog Was the Mastermind: Who expected The Casanova to be the Big Bad?
- Even Evil Has Standards: He might have masterminded two killing games, but even Yutaka draws the line at what Ionatan did (i.e. tampering with a suicide victim's crime scene, making a motive more miserable by shutting off everyone's water, and just generally being a jerk).
- Even the Guys Want Him: Saki certainly finds him attractive, even after the sexual part of their relationship fizzles completely. Raima agrees.
- Experimented in College: Well, Experimenting in High School, but the trope is still there.
- Faux Affably Evil: Seems friendly at first, but is more than willing to punch you until you submit to him. And come Chapter 6, it turns out he's the one who orchestrated the killing game.
- Fetishized Abuser: Plays the role of one while fooling around with Saki in Chapter 1. This serves as Foreshadowing for his true nature.
- Flower Motifs: Introduces himself to people by sizing them up and giving them these in the form of a bouquet. Sometimes a compliment, sometimes a Stealth Insult.
- Final Solution: Wants to exterminate all the Ultimates and take Hope's Peak with it.
- Foul Flower: Leaves one of these behind after his execution.
- Gag Penis: A few one-off jokes are made about the size of his "gardening hose".
- Got Me Doing It: Miho inherits his sultry tone of voice as they grow closer in Chapter 5.
- Horrifying the Horror: Miho's graphic description of her favorite execution method manages to shock even the mastermind of two killing games.
- Humans Are Insects: "Humans are plants", but it still sort of applies.
- Hunk: 6 feet tall, check. Muscular, check. Mr. Fanservice? Double check.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: For all the insults Yutaka slings around, he still feels sympathy for Masato in his own gruff way.
- Turns out he masterminded two killing games with the intent to kill every Ultimate, which means his sympathy amounts to jack squat.
- "Just Joking" Justification: Does this occasionally, when he says something meant to offend.
- Love Interest: To Sasori for a while, then to Miho.
- Lovable Sex Maniac: Downplayed when compared to Saki then Subverted as he's the most heinous member of the cast.
- Made of Iron: Stabbed three times, once in the gut and twice in the arm, by Miho in Chapter 3. He's 100% fine by Chapter 4.
- Make an Example of Them: Attempts to beat Miho into submission at the start of Chapter 3. This fails as he didn't take into account the scissors hidden up Miho's sleeve, and winds up getting stabbed several times as a result.
- Masochist's Meal: Swallows a Carolina Reaper pepper whole during Truth or Dare. It's implied this sort of thing is common with him.
- Meaningful Appearance: After Chapter 3, he sports noticeable scars after his fight with Miho. Said scars are only on the left side of his body. Now, what other character's left side is significantly more intimidating than his right?
- Mr. Fanservice: Tall, muscular, and often seen at the pool, in the hot springs, or otherwise near-naked.
- The Nicknamer: Occasionally calls Miho "Justice Bitch" for her Seryu-like personality and Ionatan "Pillsbury Doughboy" for his Gonkish appearance. In the final trial, he calls Tsubaki "Poison Ivy" and Miles "Mastermiles".
- Obfuscating Stupidity: For a skirt-chasing gardener, he's far better at planning than he looks. The fact that he's the mastermind might have something to do with that.
- Painting the Medium: When exposed as the mastermind, he starts speaking in a menacing, spiky font to match his changed demeanor.
- Red Baron: "The Enchanter", given to him by Raima.
- Reformed Bully: Claims to have been quite the hellion in elementary school. This turns out to be Inverted, as it turns out his real personality is far, far worse than a schoolyard bully.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: The most foul-mouthed of anyone on the ship, especially when he's riled up.
- Sophisticated as Hell: "Look on my works, ye fuckers, and despair" anyone?
- Take That!: When he learns about everyone Miho executed, Yutaka wonders whether his country has become as violent as America. Later on, he asks Miles whether he's stupid enough to believe "collusion is not a crime".
- The Tease: Flirts with many members of the female cast, and during his fling with Saki in Chapter 1, he'd often perform stripteases for him. Later taken Up To Eleven in Chapter 5, when he somehow seduces the fourth wall.
- Terms of Endangerment: Whenever he calls Miho "Mimi" or Saki "Saki-chan", it's never a good sign.
- True Art Is Incomprehensible: Has a rather dim view of this, if his reaction to Vera's execution is any indication. ("I've heard of modern art sucking before, but this...")
- Unreliable Expositor: Attempts to use a similar speech to Junko's to break the survivors when revealed as the mastermind, but it's all bunk.
- Walking Spoiler: As the mastermind of not one, but TWO killing games, this trope is in full effect.
- Would Hit a Girl: Sees no problem with attacking Miho in Chapter 3.
Dakota Williams
Warren Balmora
Miles Tamotsu
Females
Miho Fukui
Miho Fukui - Ultimate Executioner
The executioner of justice, Miho Fukui is the Ultimate Executioner. A teenage girl who prides herself on her kill count and sense of justice, she strictly abides to her own sense of morality and will fight anyone who tries to tell her otherwise.
- A God Am I: Even though she finds the idea of religion ridiculous, Miho has a larger-than-life God Complex. She believes people can only be judged through her eyes, and only she has the right to take lives away.
- Action Girl: She isn't the Ultimate Executioner for a reason.
- All Crimes Are Equal: She is a strong believer in the law, and even accuses liars of deserving death. The law is the God everybody needs to follow.
- Black-and-White Insanity: People are either heroes or tremendously evil beings who deserve death. Nothing in between.
- Cute and Psycho: Self explanatory. Her appearance, which some find to be attractive, is nothing compared to Miho when she thinks about executions.
- Dark Mistress: Though only having sexual relations with Yutaka, not romantic, she seems to be his 'sidekick' throughout the fifth chapter. She beats others at his command, as well as sticks around him through most of the chapter.
- Earn Your Title: Miho earns the nickname "Justice Bitch" after her actions in the first chapter of Shipwreck.
- I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder: "I'm an executioner, not a murderer."
- Judge, Jury, and Executioner: As mentioned before, she believes that only she can judge people in her eyes. She is the one who decides whether people get to live or not.
- Love Interest: Oh boy, she has a lot. Koharu, Masato, Saki, and Yutaka.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Miho has red eyes.
- Tsundere: She can be called this.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Though her sense of justice is twisted beyond repair, and despite the fact that she believes all criminals deserve death, her intentions go a lot deeper than just her being crazy and bloodthirsty. Miho wants to make the world pure, make it a better place.
- White Hair, Black Heart: Come in hand when it comes to her appearance. Her appearance is an automatic red flag, she isn't what she seems.
Tsubaki Kimura
- Action Girl: She isn't willing to back down from a challenge.
- Appropriated Appellation: “Poison Ivy”, given to her by Yutaka in the final trial.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She goes from being withdrawn and testy at the start to slowly making friends with Dakota and Yutaka to feeling guilt over causing Ionatan's execution to cheering in excitement at Yutaka's execution and dancing around the ship.
- I Never Said It Was Poison: Attempts to get Yutaka to slip one of these in the final trial, trying to prove that he knew Miyuki. She fails.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: A toxicologist who's more than likely to snap at you if you get in her way. Ultimately subverted at the end, as her intentions are pure and she does not hurt a fly throughout the entire cruise.
- Sorry, I'm Gay: A genuine example. She uses this to shut down Yutaka.
Vera Drawne
- Love Interest: To Naomi.
Koharu Haru
- Adorkable: She is usually known to be very happy and energetic, if not childish.
- Genki Girl: She is very upbeat and happy.
- Heroic Sacrifice: She was willing to kill herself in order to hopefully allow everyone to survive in her place and stop the killing game. It was sadly foreshadowed by Ionatan tampering with the crime scene.
- Kill the Cutie: Oops.
- Nice Girl: She's one of the nicer characters in the series.
- The Cutie: Always clings to Hayato and Miho.
- The Power of Friendship: Koharu is all for this, if only everyone listened to her and followed her value.
- Too Good for This Sinful Earth: There was a reason why she died, and that's because she thought it would help the others.
- Sympathetic Murderer: Her first case.
- Wide-Eyed Idealist: She never sees anyone in a bad light.
Kina Aoi Harue
Beatrix Panya
Naomi Kazukana
- Always Someone Better: Towards Miho.
- Love Interest: To Vera.
Sasori Kioshi
- Love Interest: To Yutaka for a while.
Monokuma
Monokuma
- Big Bad: A given, since he is Monokuma.
This Danganronpa roleplay contains examples of:
- Closed Circle: The roleplay takes place in a cruise ship, trapping the characters with no way to escape.
- Dwindling Party: The cast was twenty before, but only a few remained by the end of the story.
- Running Gag: Miho is always the supposed killer every trial.
- The Ace: Since everyone is an Ultimate, they specialize in a certain job or skillset.
- Win Your Freedom: The typical rules of Danganronpa. You kill and you could escape if you are not caught.
