History Fanfic / DanganRonpaRewoundDespair

* {{Gorn}}: ''Rewound Despair'' deals with murders and executions more [[{{UpTo11}} graphically gruesome]] than the original games.

* AnyoneCan Die: In-line with a typical Dangan Ronpa game, no member of the cast is safe.

* DeadlyGame}}: It's a Killing Game, after all. It even has government funding!

* {{Accidental Murder}}: Kotohiko accidentally murdered Tokiya Souda in Chapter One.
* {{Anyone Can Die}}: In-line with a typical Dangan Ronpa game, no member of the cast is safe.
* {{Asshole Victim}}: Tokiya Souda. He definitely wasn't the most pleasant member of the cast, and was a bit of a pervert to boot.
* {{Big Brother Is Watching}}: Monokuma has video cameras everywhere to watch the cast with. Even the dorms aren't safe.
* {{Black Comedy}}: By nature of being a Dangan Ronpa fanfic.
* {{Body of the Week}}: Every chapter, one or more students end up dead.
* {{Break the Cutie}}: Kotohiko undergoes a complete breakdown in the Chapter One trial.
* {{Characters Dropping Like Flies}}: You can't expect this cast to last long in their situation.

* {{Cruel and Unusual Death}}: All of the deaths so far seem to fit into this.

* {{Deadly Game}}: It's a Killing Game, after all. It even has government funding!
** {{Deadly Graduation}}: The intended outcome of the Killing Game.
* {{Deadly Rotary Fan}}: Tokiya was killed by a giant, sharpened, ventilation fan.
* {{Despair Event Horizon}}: Jin crosses this after the Chapter One trial is over.
* {{Driven to Suicide}}: Jin, post Chapter One trial. Fortunately enough, he is discovered before he can complete his plan.
* {{Elaborate University High}}: Hope's Peak itself.
* {{Evidence Scavenger Hunt}}: After each murder, Jin is tasked with collecting evidence for the case.
* {{Gilded Cage}}: The biodome stations are actually quite breathtaking, at least in terms of their scenery.

* {{Hesitation Equals Dishonesty}}: Koichi is suspected as being the mastermind of the killing game in the first trial. What follows is him starting to stutter, whilst avoiding addressing the question directly. Ironically enough, the person who insists this proves him guilty is a [[{{Hypocrite}} chronic stutterer]].
* {{Hope Spot}}: A notable example comes in Chapter One: Isana claims she's found an escape route out of the biodome through a vent- when, in actuality, the vent she found was blocked by a giant fan. [[{{Peek A Boo Corpse}} Oh, and it just so happens to be clogged by a mangled corpse.]]
* {{Law Procedural}}: Part of the Class Trials.
* {{Leaning on the Fourth Wall}}: The first Monokuma theatre, where Monokuma laments about how stupid writing fanfictions is.
* {{Mohs Scale of Violence Hardness}}: [[{{Gorn}} An easy 10]], even in the first chapter. The first murder involves someone graphically being mangled to death by a [[{{Deadly Rotary Fan}} giant ventilation fan.]]
* [[{{My God What Have I Done}} My God, What Have I Done?]]: Jin doesn't react very well to having to doom the first culprit to their execution.
* {{Ontological Mystery}}: As you would expect from something set in the Dangan Ronpa universe.
* [[{{Who Murdered the Asshole}} Who Murdered the Asshole?]]: Tokiya Souda, notable for being one of the more unpleasant members of the cast, is the first victim. Unsurprisingly, the amount of people with motive to kill him is quite high.
* {{Wham Line}}: Several.

* {{Win Your Freedom}}: The game's goal.

''Dangan Ronpa: Rewound Despair'' is a fanfic (also known as a "Fangan", or "Fan Dangan Ronpa") for the video game series ''{{Dangan Ronpa}}''. It was created on the 15th of July, 2017, and is hosted on the fanfiction website Archive of Our Own. It is written by the user ''"gayishimaru"'' under the Psued ''"rewound_despair".''

''Rewound Despair'' follows the protagonist Jin Kirigiri, a returning character from the original ''Dangan Ronpa'' series. The story takes place in 1991, twenty years before the 78th class attended [[{{ElaborateUniversityHigh}} Hope's Peak Academy.]] Jin Kirigiri is a student himself at this point- being accepted into the illustrious school under the title of [[{{GreatDetective}} "Super High School Level Private Investigator"]]. However, before Jin can take his place amongst the greats, he is kidnapped and transported away from Hope's Peak Academy- instead being carted off towards a [[{{TheGovernment}} government-run]] facility called the "Zetsuuchu Biodome Station".

Note that spoilers are '''unmarked''' as soon as a new death occurs, to prevent spoiler clutterage. Proceed with caution.

* {{Accidental Murder}}: [[spoiler: Kotohiko]] accidentally murdered Tokiya Souda in Chapter One.

* {{Asshole Victim}}: Tokiya Souda. Not only was he a {{Jerkass}}, he was also a pervert and a rampant homophobe.
* {{Babies Ever After}}: The implied original fate of the characters, seeing as they're the parents of the canonical cast.

* {{Break the Cutie}}: [[spoiler: Kotohiko]] undergoes a complete breakdown in the Chapter One trial.

** The first killer, [[spoiler: Kotohiko Maizono]], was [[{{Hollywood Acid}} liquefied by acid]] and turned into [[spoiler: printer ink.]]

* {{Despair Event Horizon}}: [[spoiler: Jin]] crosses this after the Chapter One trial is over.
* {{Driven to Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Jin]], post Chapter One trial.

* {{Everyone Went to School Together}}: Revealed as part of the Chapter One motive. [[spoiler: However, this is proven to be false in the Chapter One trial.]]

* [[{{LaserGuidedAmnesia}} Laser-Guided Amnesia]] During the Chapter One motive, Monokuma claims to have wiped a year's worth of memories from the students. [[spoiler: In actuality, this trope was subverted, as Monokuma was lying about the motive in order to perform a [[{{Unwitting Test Subject}} human experiment on the students.]]]]

* [[{{My God What Have I Done}} My God, What Have I Done?]]: [[spoiler: Jin]] doesn't react very well to having to doom the first culprit to their execution.

* [[{{Who Murdered the Asshole}} Who Murdered the Asshole?]]: Tokiya Souda, a known pervert and {{Jerkass}}, is the first victim. Unsurprisingly, the amount of people with motive to kill him is quite high.

--->[[spoiler: '''KOTOHIKO:''']] ''I’M NOT A KILLER!''

** In the same chapter, yet ''another'' line punches you in the gut, as [[spoiler: Jin's]] post-trial intentions become shockingly clear.

** The first killer, [[spoiler: Kotohiko Maizono]], was [[{{Hollywood Acid}} liquefied by acid]] and turned into printer ink.

* {{Characters Dropping Like Flies}}: See above.

** The first victim was killed with a [[{{Deadly Rotary Fan}} giant fan]], and mangled into a pulp.

* {{Who Murdered the Asshole?}}: Tokiya Souda, a known pervert and {{Jerkass}}, is the first victim. Unsurprisingly, the amount of people with motive to kill him is quite high.

* {{Hope Spot}}: A notable example comes in Chapter One: Isana claims she's found an escape route out of the biodome through a vent- when, in actuality, the vent she found was blocked by a giant fan. [[{{Peek A Boo Corpse}} Oh, and it just so happens to be clogged by a mangled corpse.]]

* {{Hesitation Equals Dishonesty}}: Koichi is suspected as being the mastermind of the killing game in the first trial. What follows is him starting to stutter, whilst avoiding addressing the question directly. Ironically enough, the person who insists this proves him guilty is a [[{{Hypocrite}} chronic stutterer]].

* {{Everyone Went to School Together}}: Revealed as part of the Chapter One motive. [[spoiler: However, this is proven to be false in the Chapter One trial.]]

* {{Anyone Can Die}}: In-line with a typical Dangan Ronpa game, no member of the cast is safe. [[spoiler: Ultimately, only seven characters make it out alive.]]

* [[spoiler: {{Everyone Went to School Together}}]]: Revealed as part of the Chapter One motive.

* {{Black Comedy}}: By nature of being a Dangan Ronpa fanfic.

Jin, as well as the rest of the 58th class, awaken in a strange forest, and are told that they will remain there unless they chose to participate in an experimental Killing Game. This Killing Game is run by a cutesy black and white mascot named Monokuma, who tells them the only way to win the Killing Game is to kill- [[{{ThePerfectCrime}} and not get caught]]. As several impossible motives are introduced, Jin begins to suspect that there's more than just one Killing Game- and that the others might be comprised of the cast's non-existent children.

''Rewound Despair'' follows the protagonist Jin Kirigiri, a returning character from the original ''Dangan Ronpa'' series. The story takes place in 1993, ten years before the 78th class attended [[{{ElaborateUniversityHigh}} Hope's Peak Academy.]] Jin Kirigiri is a student himself at this point- being accepted into the illustrious school under the title of [[{{GreatDetective}} "Super High School Level Private Investigator"]]. However, before Jin can take his place amongst the greats, he is kidnapped and transported away from Hope's Peak Academy- instead being carted off towards a [[{{TheGovernment}} government-run]] facility called the "Zetsuuchu Biodome Station".

Jin, as well as the rest of the 68th class, awaken in a strange forest, and are told that they will remain there unless they chose to participate in an experimental Killing Game. This Killing Game is run by a cutesy black and white mascot named Monokuma, who tells them the only way to win the Killing Game is to kill- [[{{ThePerfectCrime}} and not get caught]]. As several impossible motives are introduced, Jin begins to suspect that there's more than just one Killing Game- and that the others might be comprised of the cast's non-existent children.

* {{Black Comedy}}: By nature of being a Dangan Ronpa fanfic.
* {{Cast of Snowflakes}}: Each character is extremely different from each other, and all have incredible "Super High School Level" skills.

* {{Black Comedy}}: By nature of being a Dangan Ronpa fanfic.

Jin, as well as the rest of the 68th class, awaken in a strange forest, and are told that they will remain there unless they chose to participate in an experimental Killing Game. This Killing Game is run by a cutesy black and white mascot named Monokuma, who tells them the only way to win the Killing Game is to kill- [[{{ThePerfectCrime}} and not get caught]]. As several impossible motives are introduced, Jin begins to suspect that there's more than just one Killing Game- and that the others might be comprised of the cast's non-existent children.