History Fridge / YandereSimulator

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** Considereing how she's supposed to be [[TheStoic incapable of emotion]], she could also be a {{Kuudere}}.

* [[TheRival Osana Najimi]] is a {{Tsundere}} PatientChildhoodLoveInterest, and according to a post on 4chan, [[LoveInterest the other]] [[TheRival rivals]] will be harem archetypes as well (a CoolBigSis type, a [[TeacherStudentRomance substitute teacher]], the SchoolNurse, [[LittleSisterHeroine his little sister]], etc.). The fridge brilliance comes in when you realize Yan-chan is ''also'' a harem archetype; aside from [[{{Yandere}} the obvious]], she's his [[SenpaiKohai kohai]]!

* Think about the relationship Ayano's parents have. Her mother is a super-AxCrazy Yandere who ruined a man's life and is hunting him down now, leaving her daughter behind. Her father was held hostage until StockholmSyndrome kicked in, mentally binding him to his captor. Plus, he is now trapped by her and probably has the worst possible opinion of her. With the factors of a crazed uncaring mother and a father resentful towards her mother, Yan-chan probably killed off her emotions a long time ago so she could keep some remnant of sanity after the revelation that she shouldn't even '''''exist'''''. Her crush on Senpai may not only be because of the [[ItRunsInTheFamily yandere gene]], but because she may have found someone who she believes honestly cares about her.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' reference in one of the rooms is just for fun, right? Until you remember that [=YandereDev=] has said that Yan-chan's personality in the ending will change depending on your gameplay style. She can be a SerialKiller, a ManipulativeBitch, or a girl who has a few darker traits but is otherwise innocent. A large part of the premise of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is that you can, and are in fact encouraged to, do a PacifistRun. If you kill everything in sight, however, you'll [[spoiler:play as an AxCrazy genocidal maniac who has no qualms about destroying the world]]. So a game where it's up to the player to decide how horrible the protagonist is references another game where it's also up to the player to decide how horrible the protagonist is. Well played.
* Why is Ayano's mom, Ryoba Aishi, such an OpenMindedParent, given that Japanese culture tends to look down on lesbianism as a "passing phase" and Yan-chan winning a female Senpai would mean the end of the Aishi family line, which is SeriousBusiness? It's because Ryoba ''understands'' how deep and intense Yan-chan's feelings for Senpai are. [[spoiler:As a yandere herself, she understands all about the sheer intensity of Ayano's feelings, so she accepts that trying to stop her daughter's crush is pointless, assuming the idea even occurs to her.]]

* Why is Kokona the players' designated victim in the beta? Well, her model is rather more sexualized than those of the other students… and it's an established rule of the horror genre that [[DeathBySex all even-vaguely-sexual characters die first]].

* Info-chan's secret about Kokona is a video of her selling used panties to boys. [[spoiler:She's desperate for money to pay off her father's debts, so she would naturally do anything she had to to raise some. Doubles as [[FridgeHorror Fridge]] TearJerker considering you can use this information to get her in trouble with the school, like it wasn't hard enough for her.]]
* Doubles as HeartwarmingInHindsight, but why would Kokona respond to the domestic abuse note [[spoiler:when she isn't actually being abused]]? Well, "Internet", "my feelings", "drug addiction", and "low grades" seems a bit random. "Anime", "manga", and "video games" would only be [[spoiler:a painful reminder of what she could not afford]]. "Pregnancy" might come off as [[SlutShaming somewhat cruel]], and "bullying" could be interpreted as accusing ''her'' of bullying. So why that one? [[spoiler:She might have thought that someone was seriously in danger, and decided to meet up with them.]] That's right; she was worried about ''you''. What a [[NiceGal nice girl]]!
* Because the cutscene was so significant, the "Betray/Befriend" build was delayed to June 1st. However, the actual contents of the build was actually timed well, since it focuses on [[spoiler:Kokona's and Musume's fathers]]. What holiday takes places in June in the U.S.? Father's Day.

* Prior to the Matchmaking update, some people [[FridgeHorror realized]] that pairing Kokona up wouldn't [[spoiler:save her family from loansharks]]. The update itself actually addresses this: [[spoiler:her suitor is the SecretlyWealthy (or so he tries) Riku Soma, who at least in theory has the ability to step in and help her out]]. So matchmaking Kokona ''does'' help her solve her problems.

* The reason why Yan-chan is unemotional and pretends to live a normal life? [[spoiler:Her father was abducted by her mother and forced to love her. That takes away any normalcy that she could have in her life. Also, judging by her father's voice in the later tapes, he is completely broken. He is emotionally dead inside, thanks to Ryoba.]]

* The teachers all apparently have basic combat training, forcing you to get your own if you want to escape being caught by them. Turns out [[spoiler:Yan-chan's mother went to the same school, and perpetrated her own crimes there]]. After that, ''of course'' self-defense would be required for the teachers!

* In the 10th Basement Tape, Ryoba describes [[spoiler:The Journalist]] as someone who she hasn't seen in decades, then says, "and by that, I mean he hasn't seen ''me'' in decades." It's very likely that Ryoba had followed this man for nearly thirty years, stalking and keeping tabs on his life and whereabouts to take revenge for trying to put her away and keep her from having her Senpai… or to make ''absolutely certain'' that he would never be a threat to her happiness again.

** The part with Senpai is heavily implied to be the case in the second part of the Osana update video; Senpai is said to have his own "Sanity Meter" and it will take a hit every time someone close to him either goes missing, dies, or dies right in front of him — in ascending order of sanity lost. [[spoiler:It's also implied that, if Senpai is on his last bit of sanity, and he finds out Ayano was the one who did it, he might straight-up ''try to kill you''.]]
* Doubles as a Fridge Tearjerker and HarsherInHindsight, but poor Kokona is engaging in compensated dating and selling panties to boys in desperation to [[spoiler:make ends meet with her father's debt]]. You can take all this information and use it against her, along with everything you can frame her for. You can expel her, murder her, or have her DrivenToSuicide. No matter how she's dealt with, what about [[spoiler:her father, who's not as bad as we thought]]? The best case is [[spoiler:he doesn't have to pay her tuition fees]]; the worst case is she ends up dead, and at this point, Kokona very well may be the only thing he's living for.
** Kokona also says that she's doing everything she can to [[spoiler:help get her dad out of debt]], but the only ways to make money fast are "...gross." She may be hinting that she's performed sexual favors during one or more of her compensated dates just so she can get as much money as possible.

* As part of her routine, Musume gossips with the Rainbow Girls, implying that she's actually close to them. What's worse a prospect: [[spoiler:that she and Kokona don't know that Mr. Rokuda is the loan-shark preying on Mr. Harukawa, or that one or both ''do'' know?]]
** [[spoiler:If Kokona knows or does find out that Musume is related to the loan shark, how long do you think it'll take for her to put two and two together about the fact that [[BreakTheCutie Musume's personality change]] occurred around the same time Yan-chan took care of Mr. Harukawa's debt via means she wouldn't discuss? Add to that the fact that she promised to leave Senpai to this maniac in exchange.]]
** Sure enough, [[AscendedFridgeHorror we actually got an answer]] on what'd happen if Kokona found out about Musume. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=908F0cP0j4c&t=372s In one video]], Ayano decides to tell her, deliberately emphasizing that [[spoiler:Musume is a SpoiledBrat who begs for expensive things bought using money from his victims]]. She then manipulates Kokona into [[spoiler:killing Musume in a fit of rage]].
* Imagine what would have happened if [[spoiler:Kokona's father stayed in debt]]. How desperate would Kokona get after a while? Would she try anything more extreme than CompensatedDating and selling underwear? And Saki [[spoiler:almost sold her underwear to help her]] despite not knowing the extent of the problem. What would Saki do if she knew that the issue was even worse than she realized, and how desperate Kokona was?
** If you ''don't'' kidnap and traumatize [[spoiler:Musume, Kokona's father will remain in debt]]. As far as can be seen, the Matchmaking elimination method, while harmless, will not solve the [[spoiler:Harukawa family's debt problems]]. Suddenly, [[spoiler:holding Musume ransom]] sounds like NecessarilyEvil to save [[spoiler:Kokona's family (and all the debtors of Ronshaku Loans)]].

*** Even if matchmaking Kokona with Riku does indirectly solve ''her'' problem [[spoiler:with debt, Ronshaku Loans will still keep extorting other clients unless Yan-chan holds Musume hostage anyway… which she has no reason to anymore]].

** With 1980s Mode having come out in October 2021, [[spoiler:getting the secret S+ grade in the court trial will show a timeline after the credits that confirm Ryoba has a younger sister, who gave birth to Ayano's cousin the same year Ayano was born. Even if Ayano got a Fempai, her cousin would most likely continue the bloodline with a male Senpai]].

* While [[spoiler:Kokona being driven to murder Musume]] is already horrifying enough, things might get even worse in the aftermath. Think about it: how would Mr. Rokuda react to the news that [[spoiler:his beloved daughter was killed by the daughter of one of his debtors?]] Things might go FromBadToWorse for Kokona's father… In all honesty, who's to say that whatever consequences that Kokona's father might suffer from [[spoiler:his daughter killing Musume]] ''might have been something Ayano intended?'' Given how royally screwed up Ayano is and how elaborate her plans can get, it's really not a far fetch for her to [[spoiler:not only have Kokona arrested for a murder that she orchestrated for Kokona to commit, but to also rub additional salt in the wounds by putting the one person that Kokona loves dearly and was trying to help either in deeper hardship or even dire danger]]. All for "getting in the way" of Senpai.

* Furthermore on 1980s Mode, [[spoiler:Getting the S+ Secret Ending shows a timeline that confirms Ryoba ''has a sister.'' '''Who gave birth to Ayano's cousin.''' Considering the Aishi bloodline starts in 1780, just how many other Aishis gave birth to more than one daughter between then and now? There could be Aishi girls spread all over Japan kidnapping Senpais from every corner…]]

* Why is Kokona the players' designated victim in the beta? Well, [[GagBoobs her model is rather more sexualized]] than those of the other students… and it's an established rule of the horror genre that [[DeathBySex all even-vaguely-sexual characters die first]].

* [[TheRival Osana Najimi]] is a {{Tsundere}} PatientChildhoodLoveInterest, and according to a post on 4chan, [[LoveInterest the other]] [[TheRival rivals]] will be harem archetypes as well (a CoolBigSis type, a [[TeacherStudentRomance substitute teacher]], the SchoolNurse, [[LittleSisterHeroine his little sister]], etc.). The fridge brilliance comes in when you realize Yan-chan is ''also'' a harem archetype; aside from [[{{Yandere}} the obvious]], she's his [[SempaiKohai kohai]]!