History Characters / DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc

* EvilCounterpart: She can be seen as a counterpart to [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespair Komaru Naegi as she is later in the series]], who is Makoto's sister. Both are combative girls with short hair and are devoted to their siblings to concerning degrees, but Komaru is fully devoted to the idea of hope and has a brother that genuinely loves her, while Mukuro is fully submissive to Junko and only cares for helping her spread despair despite Junko not actually caring for her, being willing to murder her on a whim ForTheEvulz.

* AffablyEvil: Unlike Junko's [[FauxAffablyEvil fake friendliness to the killing game participants]], Mukuro is completely genuine about wanting to befriend them, and doesn't show that she's hiding behind any false pretenses while playing as "Junko". She's still Junko's assistant in creating the killing game and hiding Junko's identity as the mastermind up until her death in the middle of Chapter 1, however.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her default personality is that of a stoic, emotionless soldier, and she has black hair.

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Makoto and Kyoko are a GenderFlipped version. She's mistrustful by nature and keeps her emotions to herself while Makoto wears them on his sleeve, and is incredibly trusting. To say that the sheer depth of his kindness catches her off-guard would be an understatement.

* GenreBlind: Most of the students try to remain hopeful that there won't be any murders -- or any ''more'' murders -- in a murder mystery game. [[JustifiedTrope Of course]], they're trying to avoid giving in to Monokuma's attempt to manipulate them to the DespairEventHorizon. And when Yasuhiro says it after the third case, he's ''[[TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight actually right]]''; the fourth case is a suicide, the fifth is a fake, and the sixth confronts the mastermind, who also commits suicide.

* OddFriendship: Hifumi and Celeste: he's [[ProudToBeAGeek completely honest about his passions]] and wants to use his talent to inspire others. Meanwhile, she's a ClosetGeek and a ConsummateLiar who only thinks in terms of [[ItsAllAboutMe self-interest]] and [[TheHedonist personal satisfaction]]. In spite of all that, the two became close enough during their time in school that she was willing to give him her real name, which stands at the center of [[IHatePastMe all her self-loathing surrounding her past]]. It could also be an aspect of their mutual FriendlessBackground and [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]] making them LonelyTogether to some degree (despite both claiming at various points that they don't need others/don't need the world of 3-D).

* RedHerring: He isn't nearly as important or malevolent as one may initially assume, except for Kyoko's motivation.

* BloodBrothers: Kiyotaka and Mondo.

* AffablyEvil: Unlike Junko's [[FauxAffablyEvil fake friendliness to the killing game participants]], Mukuro is completely genuine about wanting to befriend them, and doesn't show that she's hiding behind any false pretenses. She's still Junko's assistant in creating the killing game and hiding Junko's identity as the mastermind up until her death in the middle of Chapter 1, however.

* KissMeImVirtual: In Hifumi's mind. More level minds suggest Alter Ego is mostly interested in the information Hifumi's giving it.

* TragicVillain: Downplayed. She ''is'' someone who would do just about anything for Junko at the drop of a hat, but she really is a disposable pawn that's been deluded into thinking Junko views her as an equal. She is both victim and perpetrator, though in-universe she's given NoSympathy due to an inability to see the real her.