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* [[spoiler:AccidentalMurder]]: PlayedWith. [[spoiler: Oh Honoka, although she certainly didn’t plan to kill Gugalanna/Gisela in the first chapter, death only happened because of her desire to kill Ping]].
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The fanfic is hosted on tumblr, and can be read [[http://dreadnought-despair.tumblr.com here]]. Page one begins [[http://dreadnought-despair.tumblr.com/post/152663007179/prologue-001 here]].

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The fanfic is hosted on tumblr, and can be read [[http://dreadnought-despair.tumblr.com here]]. Page one begins [[http://dreadnought-despair.tumblr.com/post/152663007179/prologue-001 here]].
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* CastOfSnowflakes: With the exception of [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Yusra,]] everyone on the Dreadnought has an SHSL Talent.

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* CastOfSnowflakes: With the exception of [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Yusra,]] everyone on the Dreadnought has an SHSL Talent.talent.
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* CastOfSnowflakes: With the exception of [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Yusra,]] everyone on the Dreadnought has an SHSL Talent.
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* BodyOfTheWeek: Given the plot, a death is not uncommon on the Dreadnought.
* CharactersDroppingLikeFlies: Like BodyOfTheWeek, it's not exactly rare to find someone on the Dreadnought dead.
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Dreadnought Despair is a Dangan Ronpa fanfiction, of "Fangan Ronpa", following the original's basic rules and plot structure, but filled entirely with original characters. The story follows Timaeus Woodworth, the Super High School Level Librarian. Held captive by the robotic MONO-9000, the 16 Hopes Peak students are forced into a game of murder as they kill each other to escape the Dreadnought.

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Dreadnought Despair is a Dangan Ronpa fanfiction, of or "Fangan Ronpa", Ronpa," following the original's basic rules and plot structure, but filled entirely with original characters. The story follows Timaeus Woodworth, the Super High School Level Librarian. Held captive by the robotic MONO-9000, the 16 Hopes Peak students are forced into a game of murder as they kill each other to escape the Dreadnought.

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!! Aoi Himura
!!! SHSL Pathologist
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* BluntYes: Deliver's a blunt "Nope." as their objection during the first trial.
* ColorMotif: Red.
* CoolShades: They wear a visor to protect their sensitive eyes.
* DisappointedInYou: When they find out that Ishi snuck out of her room behind Aoi's back, they get very frustrated with Ishi.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Their hair is red, though it's is dyed.

!! Gugalanna Velasquez/ “El Toro Del Cielo” (The Bull of Heaven)
!!! SHSL Luchadora
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* ActionGirl: She's a luchadora, what did you expect?
* {{CAPSLOCK}}: So much so that her normal speaking voice is in caps lock, just in a smaller font size.
* ColorMotif: Yellow/Gold and White.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Gold/Yellow and white are the main colors of her color scheme, and her stage name translates into "The Bull of Heaven".
* [[spoiler:HighVoltageDeath: Is on the receiving end of one of these in chapter one.]]
* HotBlooded
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:After MONO-9000 takes away the food supply as a motive, Gugalanna delivers a speech about how nobody's going to kill anyone and how everyone will face death by starvation with dignity. Guess what happens to her overnight.]]
* LargeHam: A delightfully amusing example.
* MaskedLuchador: Obviously one of these. She's only seen without the mask in two free time events.
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Her real name is Gisela, and she was raised by nuns after she grew up in an orphanage. She got the name Gugalanna (as well as her stage name "El Toro de Cielo") from the story of Gilgamesh.]]
* NoIndoorVoice: There's practically no instance where she ''isn't'' yelling.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: She's only 4'3", making her the smallest of the cast. However, she's the SHSL Luchadora, and she's strong enough to leave dents in the punching bags that she has in her room.
* TheUnmasking: During one of her free time events, Tim catches her without her mask. She initially tries to hide, but once she realizes it's Tim and not MONO-9000, she lets Tim into her room.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:She is the first to be killed off, being Chapter 1's victim.]]

!! Honoka Ueda
!!! SHSL Tap Dancer
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* ColorMotif: Purple.
* [[spoiler:CoolAndUnusualPunishment: In her execution, she is placed on a moving stage and essentially forced to dance until her medical condition overpowers her and she dies from it, and then she gets crushed by a giant speaker.]]
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Described as "high femme" by the creator, and is apparently able to cook.
* NiceHat: Wears a stylish bowler hat.
* TeamMom: Acts somewhat like a bossy mother figure to the cast.
* [[spoiler:WeHardlyKnewYe: She is the first killer of the story, having destroyed Ping and accidentally killed Gugalanna.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: Has these.

!! Ishi Utsunomiya
!!! SHSL Roller Derby Jammer
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* BaldWomen: She's bald, but funnily enough, she has [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigOlEyebrows Big Ol' Eyebrows]].
* BareYourMidriff: Her regular outfit does this.
* BerserkButton: If you know what's good for you, do NOT pick on her younger brother.
* BigOlEyebrows: According to Tim, they're nothing compared to her parents'.
* CatchPhrase: Has the tendency to say "binch" quite a lot.
* ColorMotif: Black and lime green.
* CoolBigSis: Plays this role to her younger brother, Kiyoshi.
* GamerChick: Apparently, she likes to yell at 12 year olds on Xbox live.
* HotBlooded
* NiceHat
* OddFriendship: With Tim.
* ShipperOnDeck: She ''REALLY'' wants Tim and Nikola to make a move. She even threatens to make the move ''for'' them if they don't do it themselves.
---> '''Ishi:''' Just ask him out already, will you? You guys are driving me to drink here.
---> '''Tim (internally):''' ...''OH''.
---> '''Tim:''' Wh– Was THAT what it was about?!
---> '''Ishi:''' YES oh my god are you ''blind''? Did you not see his face?? Am I gonna have to hit on him for you?!
---> '''Tim:''' Ishi they’re gonna ''hear'' you oh my god…
* ShoutOut: According to her Electro ID, she's known as "Titty Typhoon," which is a callback to one of the buildings in SuperDanganRonpa2.
* SirSwearsALot: Probably has the filthiest mouth of the whole cast.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Well, she says "binch", but it's the same idea.
* YourDoorWasOpen: When Tim wakes up [[http://78.media.tumblr.com/ff5fc25125e8894585d266fccf301989/tumblr_inline_oylxlr8P5p1r099hn_500.jpg to find Ishi sleeping on him]] and asks how she got into his room, she explains that he left his door open.

!! Jurou Takahashi
!!! SHSL Ikebana Artist
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* BerserkButton: Jurou doesn't take too kindly to those who judge.
* ColorMotif: Black and green.
* FarmBoy: Jurou was raised by a rather large farm family.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: It's revealed in [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/082de5e65cbe73cf96604b0e9bec7579/tumblr_ozqbrvtu141vgqvnyo2_1280.jpg this picture drawn by the creator]] that Jurou has glasses. He doesn't wear them though because he doesn't like them.
* {{Guyliner}}: Wears this as part of his punk style of clothing.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He has nine brothers and one sister, according to him.
* RapunzelHair: Just barely shorter than Tim's. Unlike Tim, Jurou keeps his tied back.


!! Kapono Alana
!!! SHSL Paleontologist
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* {{Adorkable}}
* BilingualBonus: Shown to be able to speak Hawaiian and Japanese, and can presumably speak English as well.
* ColorMotif: Tan.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Stated by the creator that he hates wearing shoes, and only wears flip flops because the floor of the dreadnought is so cold.
* ImprobableHairstyle: Tim lampshades this.
---> '''Tim:''' I quietly approached the short, chubby boy with his hair in round… pigtails? Buns? I couldn’t tell what exactly they were from here, but they looked for all the world like pompoms glued to his head.
* TheQuietOne: He doesn't like to say a lot. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he has aphasia.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: Has these.


!! Michi Kurosawa
!!! SHSL Chainsaw Artist
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* BadassAdorable: One of the cast's cuter characters, and he regularly uses a chainsaw.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite his childlike appearance, he's actually 19 according to his Electro ID.
* {{Omniglot}}: Played with. He knows how to say "hello", "how are you", and "Where's the money?" in 12 different languages.
* RealMenWearPink: Wears a tutu and fairy wings as part of his outfit.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has bright blue hair.

!! Nikola Ragnvaldsson
!!! SHSL TV Pitchman
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* {{Adorkable}}
* BlushSticker: Has these in many of his sprites.
* ChildProdigy: Played with. It's revealed during an interaction between himself, Timaeus and Tiffani that he's been doing commercials ever since he was a kid.
---> '''Tiffani, after recognizing young Nikola in a commercial:''' HOLY SHIT THAT’S YOU! YOU’RE THE POP-EM KNOCK-EM ROBOTS KID!
* CrushBlush: Sometimes does this around Tim.
* DubNameChange: Parodied in a way. During his American commercials, he's known as "Nick Raver", because, according to him, the network thought it would be too hard for Americans to "identify with his real name".
---> '''Nikola:''' Is Ragnvaldsson really ''that'' hard to say?
---> '''Timaeus:''' [[TheUnpronounceable Rag-uhn-vall-dussun… Rag-inv-alds-on? Y-yeah, it kinda is, haha.]]
* FunPersonified: Definitely the most cheerful of the cast.
* InSeriesNickname: Known as "Nik" by the cast.
* NoodleIncident: The creator has said that Nikola doesn't like to talk about anything family related. The reason for this, however, has not been stated.
* ShipTease: With Tim.

!! Ping
!!! SHSL ???
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* DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm: Most likely due to her young and naïve AI.
* HumansAreInteresting: She's fascinated by the differences between Tim and Gugalanna's hair after she runs her fingers through it, as well as the other things that the human characters do.
* OnlyOneName: She's known solely as "Ping". Seeing as how she's a robot, this fits.
* [[spoiler:SchrodingersCat: While she is destroyed by Honoka and is one of the victims of Chapter 1, she technically isn't dead because she is still repairable.]]
* SignatureLaugh: "Kyohoho" seems to be this for her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Speaks in third person.

!! Riko Shirai
!!! SHSL Aerospace Engineer
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* ClosetGeek: She's a ''huge'' [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StarTrek Star Trek]] fan. She has all the movies stashed in her room, and even cosplays the characters sometimes. She's even won second place in a cosplay contest at SDCC.
* ColorMotif: White.
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually when irritated.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: During her introduction, she's sarcastic, dismissive, and even scares ''Ishi'' into silence.
* {{Fangirl}}: She's a ''massive'' Trekkie.
* IceQueen: Riko is unmistakably dismissive and cold to almost everyone except Yusra.
* PeekABangs: Her bangs cover the right side of her face.
* ShesGotLegs: Does she ever.
* {{Squee}}: Does this when Aoi recognizes her Star Trek cosplay.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's ''SEVEN FEET TALL.''
* SurroundedByIdiots: Or at least ''she'' thinks so.
* WomanInWhite: With hair to match.

!! Salvatore Benevici/[[spoiler:Janus]]
!!! SHSL Paparazzi/[[spoiler:SHSL Investigative Journalist]]
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* AmateurSleuth: Tim mentions that Salvatore is the closest thing that the gang has to a detective.
* [[spoiler:BecomingTheMask: Whenever Sal is more serious and composed than he normally is, Timaeus mentions that he "must be talking to Janus".]]
* ColorMotif: Yellow and black/grey.
* InSeriesNickname: Sometimes called "Sal".
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Very effeminate compared to the other guys.
* LargeHam: Oh yes.
* [[spoiler:OnlyOneName: Salvatore's name is fake. Although his real name is unknown, he simply goes by his pen name, Janus (although he still allows the others to call him Sal anyway).]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Drops one of these during MONO-9000's introductions after the robot makes a joke about his talent.
---> '''MONO-9000:''' Now who sleeps in ''whose'' dorm, well that’s none of my business, kekekek! But if anyone wants to fill me in on the gossip– hey we got a paparazzi right here don’t we? That’s like your job right?!
---> '''Salvatore:''' [[DudeNotFunny You're not fucking funny.]]
** Drops another after [[spoiler:Honoka's]] execution after everyone realizes that [[spoiler:MONO-9000 broke his own rules.]]
* PrettyBoy
* ShipperOnDeck: Is implied to be this for Tim and Nikola.
* ShipTease: A minor one between him and Siegfried.

!! Siegfried Iskandar
!!! SHSL Opera Tenor
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* BilingualBonus: Speaks both Japanese and German.
* CostumeEvolution: Changes from an Edwardian era suit to a casual sweater and jeans during Chapter 1.
* DeadpanSnarker: Can be this sometimes.
---> '''Siegfried:''' I am sorry for not feeling particularly comfortable talking to strangers when I have just been abducted!
* GratuitousGerman: His Japanese isn't the greatest, and his sentences are often peppered with a few German words.
* IcyBlueEyes: Fitting his color-scheme.
* InSeriesNickname: He's called "Sieg" from time to time.
* MeaningfulName: Tim mentions this during Siegfried's introduction.
---> '''Tim:''' Siegfried? Like, the ancient German folk hero? You’re practically fated to do opera with a name like that.
* OperaGloves: Naturally, he wears these.
* PrettyBoy: He even models part-time.
* SharpDressedMan
* ShipTease: A minor one between him and Salvatore.

!! Tiffani Fairfax
!!! SHSL Tech Support
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* BilingualBonus: Speaks English and Japanese.
* BrutalHonesty: Likes to give "friendly" reminders to everyone that they could all die any minute.
* DeadpanSnarker: Definitely one of these.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Addicted to the stuff.
* SirSwearsALot: Tied with Ishi for the filthiest mouth.
* TheSnarkKnight: Has an insult ready for just about anybody, and her mug in her introduction reads "I HAVE GIVEN UP".
* TechnoWizard: Seeing as how she's the SHSL Tech Support, she has to be one of these.

!! Timaeus Woodworth
!!! SHSL Librarian
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* {{Adorkable}}: Very clearly a dork, due to his talent and his overall demeanor, but Tim is also shown to be friendly and good-natured in canon.
---> '''Tim:''' S-sorry! I’m just– I’m in a library and I’m reverting to, um, help desk mode, aha.
* BilingualBonus: Speaks English and Japanese.
* {{Bookworm}}: ''Obviously.''
* TheConfidant: Due to his kind nature (not to mention his role as protagonist), Tim tends to learn details about the characters as he talks to them in turn.
** Although sometimes averted when characters refuse to tell him things about themselves initially, such as Riko.
* CrushBlush: Sometimes does this around Nikola.
** This also happens when Ishi talks about their potential as a couple.
* CuteBookworm: Seeing as how he's both {{Adorkable}} and a {{Bookworm}}, he's definitely one of these.
* GoshDangItToHeck: In contrast to Ishi, Tim is more polite with his language.
---> '''Tim (to MONO-9000's morning announcement):''' Yeah, frick you too.
* InSeriesNickname: Known as "Tim" by most of the cast.
* NiceGuy: Definitely one of the nicer characters.
* NoodlePeople: He describes himself as "a 6'4" stick person" at one point.
* ObliviousToLove: Is this to Nikola when Siegfried mentions that Nikola wants him to stay and talk in the cafeteria after Siegfried and Salvatore leave.
* OddFriendship: With Ishi.
* PinballProtagonist: Although we do see the story through the eyes of Tim as he is the main character, he isn't the driving force behind any of the action, and exists usually to react to situations as they come rather than cause them.
* PrecisionFStrike: While Tim is normally very polite with his speech, this goes out the window just after the first execution. After he realizes that [[spoiler:MONO-9000 intentionally slashed Ishi's fingers and sent her tumbling into the execution chamber with Honoka because he wanted to get rid of her, [[DudeNotFunny Tim is not happy,]] and ends up dropping ''two'' f-bombs, as well as some other words he definitely wouldn't normally say.]]
---> '''Tim:''' [[spoiler:She was just trying to ''not fucking die, asshole!'']]
* RapunzelHair: A male example, Tim has hair that reaches his ''mid-thighs.''
* ShipTease: With quite a few characters, especially Nikola.
* SomeCallMeTim: Quite literally.
* YourDoorWasOpen: [[http://78.media.tumblr.com/ff5fc25125e8894585d266fccf301989/tumblr_inline_oylxlr8P5p1r099hn_500.jpg When Tim wakes up to find Ishi sleeping on top of him,]] he immediately asks how she got into his room. Ishi then explains that Tim forgot to close his door before going to bed.

!! Vasundhara Mwamba
!!! SHSL Knitter
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* ColorMotif: Neon pink.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has pink hair and pink eyes.
* GentleGiant: Despite her hulking physique, she's actually very sweet.
* InSeriesNickname: She acknowledges that [[TheUnpronounceable her name is a mouthful,]] and insists that everyone call her "Vash" for short.
* NiceGirl: Definitely one of the nicest.
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:Apparently, she hospitalized someone for weeks after a fight. Why that fight broke out is still a mystery.]]
* TheScream: Lets out one of these when she [[spoiler:finds Gugalanna's body in the laundry room.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has neon pink hair, most likely because it's her favourite color.

!! Yusra Samara
!!! Reserve Course
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* BeautyMark: Has one by her nose.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: The only one without an SHSL talent, she got into the school via the reserve course.
* {{Teen Genius}}: Arguably the smartest of the cast academically, when its revealed that [[spoiler:she got into the Reserve Course program purely on her own merit, on a full scholarship.]]

!! MONO-9000
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: During MONO-9000 THEATRE, MONO-9000 references the reader directly and even talks about the blog's follower count.
* EvilIsHammy: Most definitely.
* InSeriesNickname: The students often call him "MONO" or "the toaster".
* SignatureLaugh: "Kekekek!"
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* PrecisionFStrike: While Tim is normally very polite with his speech, this goes out the window just after the first execution. After he realizes that [[spoiler:MONO-9000 intentionally slashed Ishi's fingers and sent her tumbling into the execution chamber with Honoka because he wanted to get rid of her, [[DudeNotFunny Tim is ''not'' happy,]] and ends up dropping ''two'' f-bombs, as well as some other words he definitely wouldn't normally say.]]

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* PrecisionFStrike: While Tim is normally very polite with his speech, this goes out the window just after the first execution. After he realizes that [[spoiler:MONO-9000 intentionally slashed Ishi's fingers and sent her tumbling into the execution chamber with Honoka because he wanted to get rid of her, [[DudeNotFunny Tim is ''not'' not happy,]] and ends up dropping ''two'' f-bombs, as well as some other words he definitely wouldn't normally say.]]
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* PrecisionFStrike: While Tim is normally very polite with his speech, this goes out the window just after the first execution. After he realizes that [[spoiler:MONO-9000 intentionally slashed Ishi's fingers and sent her tumbling into the execution chamber with Honoka because he wanted to get rid of her, [[DudeNotFunny Tim is ''not'' happy,] and ends up dropping ''two'' f-bombs, as well as some other words he definitely wouldn't normally say.]]

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* PrecisionFStrike: While Tim is normally very polite with his speech, this goes out the window just after the first execution. After he realizes that [[spoiler:MONO-9000 intentionally slashed Ishi's fingers and sent her tumbling into the execution chamber with Honoka because he wanted to get rid of her, [[DudeNotFunny Tim is ''not'' happy,] happy,]] and ends up dropping ''two'' f-bombs, as well as some other words he definitely wouldn't normally say.]]
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* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualPunishment: In her execution, she is placed on a moving stage and essentially forced to dance until her medical condition overpowers her and she dies from it, and then she gets crushed by a giant speaker.]]

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* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualPunishment: [[spoiler:CoolAndUnusualPunishment: In her execution, she is placed on a moving stage and essentially forced to dance until her medical condition overpowers her and she dies from it, and then she gets crushed by a giant speaker.]]

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