History Characters / DespairsLastResort

* TeensAreShort: She's described as being short in her introduction. [[spoiler: The fact that she's short turns out to be a clue that she didn't commit suicide like Kaito claims.]]

%%* {{Bishonen}}: He’s quite cute.

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Her bed is filled with them.

%%* DarkSkinnedBlond

* SupernaturalIsPurple: Has purple eyes and is able to communicate with the dead and sense when death is near.

* RapunzelHair: Character art shows her hair goes past her hips.

* RapunzelHair: Even when it's tied up in a ponytail.

* {{Meganekko}}: Noted to be wearing glasses.

* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: As long as she can remember, she's been raised by her aunt and uncle. She doesn't know what happened to her real parents, but she's treated like their own daughter that she doesn't seem to mind.]]
* [[spoiler: HopeBringer: While nowhere near the levels of Naegi, her determination helps convince the survivors to complete Saemi's Final Test and return to the real world.]]

* [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide: Kills herself in order to stop the survivors from killing each other.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: She's always very neutral in her reactions and barely shows her emotions towards the others in the rare instances she decides to. [[spoiler: Turns out she does this on purpose to keep her true identity secret. Her video will shows her acting remorseful and afraid about her death.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: Figures that one of the outcomes of her suicide would lead to this, as it would stop the killings no matter if they figured it out or not.]]
* [[spoiler: LastRequest: In her video will, she asks the others not to suspect each other anymore.]]

* [[spoiler: TheMole: For the Future Foundation who put them in Paradise Resort. Becomes a double agent when Monokuma gets her to tell him about what's going on with the students in exchange for the missing pieces in her memory.]]

** [[spoiler: NotSoStoic: She gets angry in Chapter 5 after the others are pointlessly fighting with each other. Her video will also reveals that it was a ruse she created so information wouldn't get out.]]
* [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe: In her video will, she states that either everyone will figure out she committed suicide and learn to trust each other, or that they'll fail and this trope will play out. Either way, the killing will stop with her.]]
* [[spoiler: XanatosGambit: Her suicide will result in one of two outcomes. Either the survivors will realize she killed herself, find her video will, and make the decision to stop questioning each other and work together. Or they will fail to work out she killed herself, vote for the wrong person, and everyone will be executed. Either way, the killing game would essentially be over.]]

* [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGuy: She had a crush on one of her childhood friends, but he ended up dying of terminal illness.]]

* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie: Nice as she is, she’s the first to die.]]

* [[spoiler: TheLostLenore: Her childhood friend. She was in love with him and never got to tell him before he died from his illness.]]

* [[spoiler: SacrificialLamb: She's the first victim.]]

* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie: She has a breakdown after Chiyo is found dead. It takes her a long time to recover from it.]]

* [[spoiler: AssholeVictim: Is perfectly okay with committing a double murder, and actively helps in Shigeru's attempt to murder Shizuka. It doesn't end well for her, as the one she was trying to help ends up killing her.]]
* [[spoiler: BeneathTheMask: She comes off as cool and collected, but is actually rather abrasive and rude.]]

* NiceGirl: [[spoiler: Subverted. It's just a ruse to hide her rotten personality.]]

A feisty girl who loves sports. She played for her school's football (soccer) team and helped them win a number of awards. [[spoiler: She is the cluprit of Chapter 2, accidentally murdering Hikaru in self-defense after being called to his room. She is beaten to death with large footballs until a giant one slams her body against a wall.]]

* [[spoiler: AccidentalMurder: She only meant to intimidate Hikaru, but she ends up slitting his throat in the process.]]
* BerserkButton: Being told she's [[spoiler: not feminine enough.]]

* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Being placed in a goalie position and tries to deflect the balls as they get bigger and bigger before finally she's crushed by them.]]
* [[spoiler: DefiantToTheEnd]]: Even with her FreakOut, she mentions that she's not going to give up. [[spoiler: She does her best to stave off the footballs during her execution until they get too large to block.]]

* [[spoiler: SeeYouInHell: She declares this before her execution.]]
* [[spoiler: SympatheticMurderer: She never intended to kill Hikaru, and had been manipulated into it in the first place. She's very hurt by his betrayal, considering he was the only friend who didn't care if she was girly or not.]]

* [[spoiler: TheAtoner: Sees her execution as this in regards to killing Naomi and Shigeru.]]
* [[spoiler: BecomingTheMask: While she does admit that her positive self was one she created, she hints at the possibility that she truly was starting to become happy around everyone.]]

* CloseToHome: Her [[spoiler: argument with Naomi]] does this, making her run to her room in tears. [[spoiler: It's implied Shigeru said something that triggered this response in her, leading to her killing him.]]
* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Blindfolded and forced to hear mocking laughter as she's shot by paintballs, which break her skin, until finally she's delivered a bullet to the head and heart.]]
* [[spoiler: DarkAndTroubledPast: Lost her mom in a car accident that she survived, was mercilessly bullied as a child, had to hide away her negative emotions, never had any real friends, and just when it seems like she'll get a break the person who she can connect to more than anyone else dies.]]

* [[spoiler: DontFearTheReaper: She fully accepts her death, even planning things to make sure she was caught as the culprit. She doesn't even bother to fight back when the time comes for her execution.]]

* [[spoiler: FriendlessBackground: Due to being bullied heavily as a child.]]
* [[spoiler: FaceDeathWithDignity: She's the only culprit who accepts her fate before the trial even begins. She doesn't bother to fight back against Takara's accusation and openly admits she's the culprit. Though that was her plan from the beginning.]]
* [[spoiler: IJustWantToHaveFriends: Reveals that she never had any real friends before being accepted to Hope's Peak, and acted more optimistic so people would like her.]]
* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie: She ends up being the third killer, and feels very remorseful for doing so.]]

* [[spoiler: StepfordSmiler: Type A. She acts happy and optimistic to hide the fact that she's been broken inside.]]
* [[spoiler: SympatheticMurderer: She never wanted to kill anyone, and makes that very clear. The only reason she did kill Shigeru is because she wanted everyone else to be safe, and he said something that pushed her past her breaking point.]]

* [[spoiler: ComingOutStory: She reveals that she's gay to Shizuka after the second motive is announced. Shizuka is a bit weary at first, but Kazumi assures her that she isn't going to go after her.]]

* [[spoiler: {{Gayngst}}: A more mild example of this trope. Kazumi hates the fact that because of her career and Japan's overall attitude towards homosexuality, she can't let the fact that she's gay be revealed to the world. She even makes a remark that she would be better off in America, due to their higher tolerance for homosexuality.]]

* [[spoiler: IncompatibleOrientation: She clearly likes Shizuka as more than a friend, but is aware of the fact she's straight and doesn't try to chase after her.]]
* LastNameBasis: Refers to everyone, except for Naomi since she's a foreigner, by their last name regardless of her relationship with them. [[spoiler: When Shizuka reveals herself as the culprit, she starts referring to her by her first name and continues to do so after her death.]]
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Implied to have been one for [[spoiler: Shizuka after the person she cared about died in the School Life of Mutual Killing]].

* [[spoiler: BreakUpMakeUpScenario: He gets angry at Takara during Chapter 4 and claims he wants nothing to do with her. After being isolated in the museum during the storm, his attitude changes and he forgives her.]]
* [[spoiler: BrokenPedestal]]: He thought highly of Takara before meeting her and desperately wants to become her friend. [[spoiler: As time goes on though his vision of her begins to crumble, and at one point he doesn't even want anything to do with her. He realizes that he was wrong for judging her like that while trapped in the museum though.]]
* DarkSkinnedBlond
* [[spoiler: DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife:]] He doesn't like [[spoiler: being known as an archaeologist and sees no real talent in his skill]]. He wants to graduate from Hope's Peak so [[spoiler: he can find his own talent he feels he deserves to be renowned for]].
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Is this to Takara.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Sees himself as this.
* NiceGuy: Overtly friendly.

* WideEyedIdealist

* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Sent down a conveyor belt made of fabric and is punctured by a giant sewing machine needle over and over.]]
* [[spoiler: DiesWideOpen]]
* [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: With a giant sewing machine needle, of all things.]]
* [[spoiler: InTheBack]]: Subverted. [[spoiler: While he did stab Minoru with the knife, he did it when he was already dead.]]

* OhCrap: When [[spoiler: he's found out as Minoru's murderer]].

* {{Bishonen}}: He’s quite cute.

** ThemeTwinNaming: Masaru and Masami.
* NiceGuy: He’s pretty friendly.
* [[RealMenCook Real Men Bake]]: He’s the SHSL Patisserie.

* DeadpanSnarker: He’s incredibly snarky.
* DirtyCoward: Due to his paranoia.
* TheEeyore: A highly pessimistic and negative individual.

* HatesBeingTouched

* PerpetualFrowner: He’s not exactly a ball of sunshine.

* [[spoiler: BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: Is killed in Chapter 2 by Ayame, making his demise quicker than is typical in the franchise.]]

* [[spoiler: TheCanKickedHim]]: He intentionally invites Ayame to his room with the intent to [[spoiler: kill her, because he knew she would trust him. He forgot about her leg strength and is killed himself.]]

* [[spoiler: DiesWideOpen]]
* DisappearedDad: If his words in his free time event means anything, Hikaru lives with his mother after she divorced his father [[spoiler: who was cheating on her with other women]].

* [[spoiler: LockedInAFreezer: His body is found in the kitchen freezer in an attempt to make the students think he was killed there instead of his room. He was already dead by the time he was thrown in though.]]
* [[spoiler: ReallyGetsAround: Due to being popular with young girls, he ended up (unintentionally) cheating multiple times and it's implied that this is what happened.]]
* [[spoiler: SlashedThroat: How he dies.]]

* [[spoiler: AbusiveParents: He was constantly compared to his older brothers and was blamed for everything. Even when his older brothers tried to get themselves in trouble, Kaito would be blamed.]]

* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Sent through a wild mine cart ride and crushed by a giant anvil.]]
* [[spoiler: DarkAndTroubledPast: He was emotionally abused by his parents and could never get their approval on anything. Not even getting into Hope's Peak was good enough for them. This is why he's so desperate to get girls to like him and why he ends up murdering under pressure.]]
* [[spoiler: DeadHandShot: A verbal example. After being crushed by the anvil there's only a pile of blood and a twitching arm left of him.]]
* [[spoiler: DestroyTheEvidence: Tries to hide the talisman Chiyo intended to give to him before he murdered her.]]

* [[spoiler: INeverSaidItWasPoison: He never saw Chiyo's body or went into the laundromat to investigate her murder. Yet he claims that she committed suicide because she hanged herself, her body being hanged never being brought up before that point in the class trial.]]
* [[spoiler: SympatheticMurderer: He kills out of paranoia, but also because his talent is the only thing he has to prove he's not worthless. If all his work was destroyed, his parents would have continued to treat him poorly. He even begs for forgiveness and hopes that Chiyo will forgive him from the afterlife.]]
* [[spoiler: WellDoneSonGuy: He wants his parents to see him as someone who isn't useless.]]

* [[spoiler: AssholeVictim: He tried to kill Shizuka in cold blood, kills Naomi without remorse in the process, and makes it clear that he doesn't care who lives and who dies anymore.]]

* [[spoiler: LeaveNoWitnesses: Tries to kill Shizuka after she overhears his plan to commit a double murder with Naomi. He fails.]]
* [[spoiler: ManipulativeBastard: Convinces Naomi to join him in committing a double murder, and before that tells her to show off her true colors.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Sees himself as this.

* WaistcoatOfStyle: Wears a fancy black one.

* [[spoiler: AxCrazy: Since she was inspired by Junko, this is practically a given.]]

* [[spoiler: CuteAndPsycho: Thanks to Junko, she's perfectly willing to torture her classmates without remorse.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilFormerFriend: One of the students’ classmates turned insane murderous Mastermind.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilIsHammy: Due to her tendency to overact.]]
* [[spoiler: LackOfEmpathy: She doesn't care that she's messing with the heads of her classmates, even though she was close to them during the missing year. It's implied that this is due to Junko's influence.]]

* [[spoiler: SlasherSmile: Pulls quite a few of these after being revealed as the Mastermind.]]
* [[spoiler: TheSociopath: She doesn't even care if she completely changes her classmates to make them the new Super High School Level Despair.]]
* [[spoiler: ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her over the top executions, which tip Takara off in realizing she's the one behind Monokuma.]]

* [[spoiler: BerserkButton: Miyako being badmouthed by Saemi makes him go nuts.]]
* [[spoiler: ChekhovsGunman: Mentioned near the beginning, becomes ''very'' important later on.]]
* [[spoiler: DarkIsNotEvil: Despite having a dark appearance and being a skilled assassin, he's concerned about the safety of his classmates and wishes to help them escape the school. He also shows up during the final test in order to save the survivors.]]
* [[spoiler:HitmanWithAHeart: He turns out to be a fairly noble and extremely loyal individual, talent be damned.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: Same as Saemi.

* AdjustingYourGlasses: By the Bridge variant.

* SweetTooth
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Hot pink.

* [[spoiler: OnlyInItForTheMoney: Part of the reason she's desperate to keep her carer, and is unwilling to come out as gay, is because she needs the money to make her family life better. She does genuinely enjoy the fame, but it's clear she would rather take the money.]]

* [[spoiler: StageNames: Kazumi is the name she took up when she became a vocalist.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has green hair, though she reveals that she dyes it for her image.

* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Unlike the other victims, who die from causes such as strangling and a slashed throat, Minoru dies from bleach poisoning.]]
* [[spoiler: DiesWideOpen]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dark blue, actually.

* [[spoiler: AbhorrentAdmirer: Heavily implied she was this towards Shuuya.]]

* [[spoiler: BigBad: Turns out she’s the Mastermind.]]

* AnimeHair: It’s in a rather long ponytail.

* AbusiveParents

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* EnragedByIdiocy

* WaistcoatOfStyle

* AlliterativeName
* [[spoiler: AxCrazy]]
* [[spoiler: BigBad]]

* [[spoiler: EvilFormerFriend]]

* [[spoiler: SlasherSmile]]

* BadassLongcoat

* [[spoiler: ChekhovsGunman]]

* WalkingSpoiler

* BigBrotherInstinct

* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine

* NatureLover
* NiceGuy

* {{Deuteragonist}}

* NiceGuy

* [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]

* SmugSnake
* WaistcoatOfStyle

* {{Bishonen}}

* NiceGuy
* [[RealMenCook Real Men Bake]]

* DeadpanSnarker
* DirtyCoward

* PerpetualFrowner

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow

* BadLiar

* AnimeHair

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

* GenkiGirl

* MotorMouth

* NoSocialSkills

* PluckyGirl

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* BlindWithoutEm
* {{Bookworm}}

* {{Meganekko}}

* TheSmartGirl
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses

* PassionateSportsGirl

** NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead

* [[spoiler: FriendlessBackground]]

* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]

* NiceGirl

* WideEyedIdealist

* ActionGirl

* DelinquentHair

* FashionableAsymmetry

* HairTriggerTemper

* TheIdiotFromOsaka

* TheRockStar

* AlliterativeName

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* DefiantToTheEnd
* {{Determinator}}

* TheProtagonist

* AlliterativeName
* BornLucky

* TheEveryman

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

* TheStoic

* [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGuy]]
* ISeeDeadPeople
* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]

* NiceGirl

* {{Asexual}}: Recently revealed to be such by the author.

* {{Adorkable}}

* ZettaiRyouiki

* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: He's cheated on every girl he's ever dated and has never been caught. Though he's actually disturbed by this since he didn't realize he was doing so.]] Monokuma uses this as the first romantic part of his past that he'll reveal if there's no murder. [[spoiler: This is what leads him to attempt to kill Ayame.]]

* BiTheWay: According to the author.

* HairDecorations: She wears a ribbon in her hair to keep it tied up in a ponytail.

* HairDecorations: [[spoiler: Wears similar hairclips as Junko in an attempt to emulate her.]]

* PurpleEyes

* TomboyAngst: She admits that she's upset that her teammates don't see her as more of a girl.

* TheEeyore

* ProperlyParanoid: Justifies his behavior due to [[spoiler: an incident with a rival flower shop that nearly chased his family out of business]].

* MyGreatestFailure: [[Being unable to save a classmate from committing suicide is something she's regretted since middle school.]]

* [[spoiler: MyGreatestFailure: Being unable to save a classmate from committing suicide is something she's regretted since middle school.]]