History Fanfic / PhantomThievesOfHope

* AdoptingTheAbused: After Kotoko's parents are arrested for their assistance with Towa's abuse, Komaru has the Naegis adopt her.

** Makoto is suggested to be the object of affection for Kyoko Kirigiri, Sayaka Maizono, and Mukuro Ikusaba[[spoiler:which is basically confirmed in Chapter 44)]]; possibly a few more people.

** Kaede Akamatsu starts to slowly fall head over heels for Shuichi the more time they spend together, and she thinks he's the coolest guy in the world despite his anxiety. The eventually get together in Chapter 33.

* GladiatorGames: The final battle against Shadow Kirigiri fits the theme of his dollhouse-based Palace, by turning the battle into a central stage show with several Shadows in the audience cheering the dollmaker on.

* LoveInterest:
** Makoto seems to be this for a fair few people, most notably Kyoko, Sayaka, and Mukuro.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Non video game example, but in chapter 42, the members of the Phantom Thieves confess to sometimes forgetting the Metaverse and the real world are very different things. Makoto's instance of this, trying to vault over the school gate and faceplanting on the ground, was shown in an earlier chapter, but Toko and Komaru both confess to pressing themselves against the wall when rounding a corner to scout for danger, Shucihi feels weird in doorways due to his Metaverse outfit having a cape and Kaede unintentionally walks like she's still wearing a large ballroom dress, even when in the real world. Even Monomi turns out to sometimes try to stand on her hind legs in the real world.

** Makoto is suggested to be the object of affection for Kyoko Kirigiri, Sayaka Maizono, and Mukuro Ikusaba; possibly a few more people.

** Kaede Akamatsu starts to slowly fall head over heels for Shuichi the more time they spend together, and she thinks he's the coolest guy in the world despite his anxiety.

* AdaptationNameChange: Zigzagged. In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', the rabbit's name is Usami, with Monomi being the name Monokuma forced upon her after remodeling her into his "little sister." Here, her real name is Monomi, with Usami being her Phantom Thief code name.

** The Steering Committee freaks out whenever the Phantom Thieves act, believing that their use of the Metaverse has somehow leaked and that the Phantom Thieves could come for them at any time. Meanwhile, the reader knows that not only do the Phantom Thieves have no idea what they are up to, but they happen to be students at Hope's Peak, meaning that both groups are operating under each other's noses. [[spoiler:It isn't until Chapter 35 that the phantom Thieves even begin to suspect that the Steering Committee are involved with the Metaverse.]]

* Protectorate: One of Komaru's driving character motives is to protect Kotoko Utsugi, whom the Naegi family starts to foster post the events of Towa's Palace, and whom Komaru acts as an older sister figure for.

** [[spoiler:Izuru Kamukura/Hajime Hinata's Palace is basically [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Jabberwock Island]].]]

** Toko's two mothers are stated to be this. Many of Toko's innate fears, such as her feat or bathing or fear of the dark, originate from their abuse.

* AssemblyLineFastForward: When Toko tries to change Komaru back from her doll form, the conveyer malfunctions, resulting in Komaru flying off the conveyer and landing on her in a [[SuggestiveCollision suggestive position]]

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* GenreSavvy: Toko, being the Ultimate Novelists, is well aware of certain cliches such as schools having secret passages in detective novels, [[spoiler:and lampshades it when the Phantom Thieves find the passageway beneath the Izuru Kamukura statue]].

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 31 reveals that Izuru Kamukura is already present.]]

* GiverOfLameNames: ''Komaru'', to the point of being a RunningGag where nobody will try to factor in her names

** Shuichi’s entire Thief Outfit is based off of Anime/KaitoKid with Komaru name dropping it when thinking up his codename

** Kaori Akamatsu is originally from ''Fanfic/ThreePointShot'', and in both stories, her name is based on Kaori Miyazono from Your Lie In April

** In Chapter 33, Komaru and Makoto have an exchange lifted straight out of LiveActionTV/ParksAndRecreation.

** Shuichi’s entire Thief Outfit is based off of Manga/KaitoKid with Komaru name dropping it when thinking up his codename

* ChirpingCrickets: Kaede's reaction to discovering that Makoto, Komaru, Toko, and Shuichi are the Phantom Thieves is surprisingly bare bones, as she claims it just makes a lot of sense in hindsight. This disappoints Komaru, who was building up for a {{DramaticUnmask}}.

** In Chapter 12, Shuichi figures out Komaru is an {{Otaku}} by pointing out that her bag has a pin of Sailor Mercury on it. Komaru then admits to watching an anime called "Bungalow Stray Cats".

** In Chapter 12, Shuichi figures out Komaru is an {{Otaku}} by pointing out that her bag has a pin of Sailor Mercury on it. Komaru then admits to watching an anime called "Bungalow Stray Cats."
** In Chapter 13, Komaru adopts a disguise and pretends to be an informant of the Phantom Thieves, adopting the name "Kurumi." This is a reference to a character from another game created by the makers of Danganronpa, VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode, named Kurumi Wendy. She is the lead information broker in Kanai Ward where the game takes place.

** Kaede's primary weapon as a Phantom Thief is a polearm. Kaede also uses a polearm as her primary weapon in Danganronpa Survivor, a Danganronpa ask blog on Tumblr which Creepercraftguy also created and writes for.
** In Chapter 23, Komaru brings the rest of the team to Karaoke. The scene in the karaoke booth opens with her singing "Fake Off" from D4DJ.

** The Steering Commitee freaks out whenever the Phantom Thieves act, believing that their use of the Metaverse has somehow leaked and that the Phantom Thieves could come for them at any time. Meanwhile, the reader knows that not only do the Phantom Thieves have no idea what they are up to, but they happen to be students at Hope's Peak, meaning that both groups are operating under each other's noses.

** Makoto possesses the power of the Wild Card and has multiple Personas, but his initial Persona, Mickey, specializes in [[LightEmUp Light]] skills
** Monomi's Mr.A uses [[PsychicPowers Psyhokinesis]]

* SheCleansUpNicely: After getting a makeover from Kaede, Toko is noted by several characters to extremely good looking, with several boys who made fun of her even asking her out.

** Sato with Mahiru

** In Chapter 13, Komaru adopts a disguise and pretends to be an informant of the Phantom Thieves, adopting the name "Kurumi." This is a reference to a character from another game created by the makers of Danganronpa, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, named Kurumi Wendy. She is the lead information broker in Kanai Ward where the game takes place.
** In Chapter 20, the host of the TV breakfast show that Fuhito Kirigiri confessed in is named Taka Takahiro. Taka Takahiro is a character from the Danganronpa fangame known as Danganronpa Antebellum, in which he is known as the Ultimate TV Personality.

* DramaticIrony: Fuhito Kirigiri, a corrupted detective, confessed to his crimes in a television show hosted by Taka Takahiro. Taka Takahiro is a character from a Danganronpa fangame (Danganronpa Antebellum) where he is guilty of tampering with evidence in murders to make them more interesting for his crime-based television show.

Phantom Thieves of Hope is an in-progress crossover fic between ''VideoGame/Persona5'' and the ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' series, written by the user Creepercraftguy, [[HeAlsoDid author of]] ''Fanfic/DanganronpaReProgrammed'', on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/48447589 here]]) and Website/WattPad ([[https://www.wattpad.com/story/343137490-phantom-thieves-of-hope-a-danganronpa-x-persona-5 here]]).

* AdaptationNameChange: Zigzagged. In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', the rabbit's name was Usami, with Monomi being the name Monokuma forced upon her after remodeling her into his "little sister." Here, her real name is Monomi, with Usami being her Phantom Thief code-name.

* BigDamnKiss: Between Shuichi and Kaede in chapter 33, after offically confirming their feelings.

** The group meets Kirie Akamatsu by complete coincidence when she arrives at the park near their meeting spot to pick up her daughter. At the time, they have no idea she would be their next target.

* GibberishOfLove: Komaru, twice. First when she tries to talk to Sayaka Maizono when she cooks her dinner, and second when Toko gets her makeover, and she sees how pretty she is.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Kaede and Kaori Akamatsu's relationship as sisters.

** Just like in Ultra Despair Girls, the parents of the Warriors of Hope are Grade-A assholes who abuse and torment their children in the most horrific way imaginable.