History Fanfic / TheUltimateHope

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Junko, as per the usual, is baffled at how any of her victims can forgive each other or trust each other despite their secrets and all the wonderfully motives she provides.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Thanks to this fic's ForWantOfANail, Makoto unites the students with friendship so they don't kill each other. Kiyotaka refuses to believe Yasuhiro uses pot leaves in the "special brownies" because he believes his friends wouldn't lie to him; inoculating him against Junko trying to tell him the truth and Celestia decides that "friendship was worth more than money". It essentially drives the world.

* TitleDrop: Done twice, [[spoiler:by the protagonists of games 1 and 2]].

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4352003 The Ultimate Hope]] is a ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3365286/hunterofcomedy hunterofcomedy]] asking what would happen if the BigBad’s DespairGambit [[EpicFail failed spectacularly]], [[SpringtimeForHitler and instead had]] [[NiceJobFixingItVillain the opposite effect]]. HilarityEnsues.

'''Warning! Unmarked spoilers for ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' can be found here! Proceed at your own risk!'''

* BabiesEverAfter: Mikado Naegi, Celestia Yamada, Kaori Hagakure and Jeff Kuwata, all have children during the time skip. The story picks up again at the birth of Sakura and Kiyotaka's unnamed child.

* BornUnlucky: ''Something'' will always prevent Junko from getting what the wants, and at the worst time too.

* HopeSpot: Or rather "Despair Spot." Just when it seemed, after 6 long years, Junko was ''finally'' going to drive the students to taking a life ([[DeathSeeker hers, in fact]]), who should burst through the vaulted door but [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpa2 Hajime Hinata]], with the news that the world outside is okay and its all thanks to her]].

* PairTheSpares: Motive #374 forces ''[[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex everyone]]'' to find a partner, which leads to obvious pairings like [=MakotoxKyoko=] and some not so obvious parings like [=AoixYasuhiro=] and [=KiyotakaxSakura=].

** Celestia Yamada is basically a tiny version of Taeko, but with her father's {{otaku}} heart.

* TitleDrop: Done twice, [[spoiler:by the protagonist of games 1 and 2]].

* {{Unishment}}: Mukuro's self-inflicted redemption for tricking the other students is to keep suicide watch on her sister (so that she doesn't kill herself and shut off the air purifier just to spite everyone). This really just means she gets to shove all the hope that her former Ultimate Despair of a sister has created into her face as often as she wants.
* {{Utopia}}: [[spoiler:As revealed by Hajime in the end, the world has healed past the despair Junko created [[PerfectPacifistPeople into a world free of hatred and prejudice]]... and they all thank her for it.]]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4352003 The Ultimate Hope]] is a ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3365286/hunterofcomedy hunterofcomedy]] asking what would happen if the BigBad’s DespairGambit [[EpicFail failed spectacularly]], [[SpringtimeForHitler and instead had]] [[NiceJobFixingItVillain the opposite effect]]. HilarityEnsues.

'''Warning! Unmarked spoilers for ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' can be found here! Proceed at your own risk!'''

* BornUnlucky: The world practically bends over to prevent Junko from getting what the wants.

* CassandraTruth: The world is so devoted to seeing Junko as a good person that Celestia asks if she wasn't lying about killing Headmaster Kirigiri as a part of her (nonexistent) GenghisGambit. Byakuya quickly backs her up by pointing out the small likelihood that anyone would have access to a rocket-guided execution during an apocalypse.

** Sometime during the TimeSkip, Makoto tells the children Junko is a good person, which leads to her becoming an unwitting FriendToAllChildren. He probably has no idea this qualifies as a punishment.
** [[spoiler: By the stinger, she's awarded the Noble Peace Prize for ushering in a golden age of peace and hope.]]

* EntertaininglyWrong: Makoto, after running down the list of Junko's crimes, decides that her actions lead to everyone being safe from the outside world, making her their savior in a sense, even going on to conclude that her motivations lead to strengthening everyone's bonds through adversity, in a sort of GenghisGambit. The whole notion disgusts her completely.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: The entire fic is the answer to the question "What would happen if Junko was completely incompetent and had the worst luck in the universe?" The result is a crying girl while watching through a monitor as her classmates become great friends and have lots of fun together.

* LoveRedeems: Leon is too head-over-heels in love with Sayaka to stay mad at her trying to kill him. They end up making out, while Junko angrily taps her finger on the monitor.

* RapidFireInterrupting: Junko is screaming at everyone about how much despair she wanted to spread, only to get interrupted every time with examples of how much hope she's instead given them.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Celestia Yamada is basically a tiny version of Taeko, but with her father's {{otaku}} heart.

* BabiesEverAfter: Mikado Naegi, Celestia Yamada, Kaori Hagakure and Jeff Kuwata, along with the TimeSkip starting up at the birth of Sakura and Kiyotaka's unnamed child.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After being thoroughly browbeaten into being accepted by everyone as a hero, the final nail in Junko's hope coffin [[spoiler:is Makoto christening her "[[TitleDrop The Ultimate Hope]]"]].

* TimeSkip: Set 6 years after Junko gets re-titled.

* TitleDrop: Done twice, [[spoiler:by both protagonists]].

* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: Junko, which makes the level of hope within the story all the more depressing for her.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Junko, as per the usual.

* GenghisGambit: After laying out her entire plan, Makoto decides to see all of Junko's actions as this.

* GildedCage: After learning what the world is like outside, the students decide they'd rather stay, much to Junko's horror.
* HarmlessVillain: Junko's entire threat-level is taken this way.

* HopeBringer: Makoto for most of the fanfic, [[spoiler: and eventually Junko herself]].
* HopeIsScary: Junko sure seems to think so. It's pretty much her AchillesHeel.

* HumiliationConga: The universe seems devoted to putting Junko through a "hopeful" conga.

* JawDrop: None of the students were as surprised to see Junko appear in person as Mukuro (still in disguise).

* ThePowerOfFriendship: It essentially drives the world.

* SirSwearsALot: Hanging out with Mondo so much has turned ''Chihiro'' into this.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Junko desperately wants the story to slide into the cynical, but the universe's optimism won't let her.
* SpringtimeForHitler: Junko's entire plan, since BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad to her.

* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Junko's final gambit leads to this for her.

* VillainousBreakdown: The entire fanfic is practically one long villainous breakdown for Junko.

* CardCarryingVillain: Junko, so very much. Too bad for her no one believes her.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: The entire fic is the answer to the question "What would happen if Junko was completely incompetent and had the worst luck in the universe?"

** Worst for her, this motive brings even more unity to the group when [[GenreSavvy Makoto suggests]] [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex everyone lose their virginity now]] [[{{Irony}} in case Monokuma finds a supermodel to tempt them with]].

[[BigBad Monokuma]] ([[spoiler:/Junko Enoshima]]) is the Ultimate Despair responsible for causing The Tragedy, trapping the 15 students of Hope's Peak Academy's 78th class inside the school, and forcing them to play a DeadlyGame. Everyone should hate them with a fiery passion, and that's all they really want. '''Despair''' is all they really want. But there is no despair, and nothing they do can spread it.

* ButtMonkey: Junko, in her own way.

* CryingWolf: The brownie incident sees Junko getting pissy at the fact that she's found herself in the unfortunate position of telling the truth for the sake of despair while the students are lying for the sake of hope. Kyoko is practically gloating as she calls it "a necessary lie."

* HopeBringer: Makoto for most of the fanfic, [[spoiler:and eventually Junko herself]].

Monokuma[[spoiler:/Junko Enoshima]] is the Ultimate Despair responsible for causing The Tragedy, trapping the 15 students of Hope's Peak Academy's 78th class inside the school, and forcing them to play a DeadlyGame. Everyone should hate them with a fiery passion, and that's all they really want. '''Despair''' is all they really want. But there is no despair, and nothing they do can spread it.

''''Warning! Unmarked spoilers for ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' can be found here! Proceed at your own risk!''''

Junko Enoshima is the Ultimate Despair responsible for causing The Tragedy, trapping the 15 students of Hope's Peak Academy's 78th class inside the school, and forcing them to play a DeadlyGame. Everyone should hate her with a fiery passion, and that's all she really wants. '''Despair''' is all she really wants. But there is no despair, and nothing she does can spread it.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4352003 The Ultimate Hope]] is a ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3365286/hunterofcomedy hunterofcomedy]] asking what would happen if Junko's DespairGambit [[EpicFail failed spectacularly]], [[SpringtimeForHitler and instead had]] [[NiceJobFixingItVillain the opposite effect]]. HilarityEnsues.

* LoveRedeems: Leon is too head-over-heels in love with Sayaka to stay mad at her trying to kill him. They end up making out, while Junko angrily taps her finger angrily at the monitor.

* IgnoredEnemy: After Mukuro [[MrExposition properly explains why Junko trapped them in the school]], everyone starts ignoring her whole MotiveRant to get on with their breakfast.

* YouKilledMyFather: Junko tries to invoke this one to give Kyoko despair. Like all her {{Despair Gambit}}s, it fails; Kyoko, now in a relationship with Makoto, is perfectly happy with not pursuing her father anymore (especially since she now knows he isn't the one controlling Monokuma)

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Mukuro switches sides after Junko tries to coax her into killing someone with the promise of a despairing execution should she get caught. After that confrontation, Junko is banging her head against the wall at her own stupidity for being so [[BrutalHonesty brutally honest]].

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In the very end of the fanfic, [[spoiler:Hajime gives Junko this message that she's created a level of hope so much bigger than herself; being that he was once a follower of despair himself, he knows where she's coming from too. The whole thing culminates in him giving her an even grander title: the [[TitleDrop Ultimate Hope]] for the Future]].

* TheGadfly: Mukuro is the only one within the group that understands how much Junko despises being seen as a good person, and that doesn't stop her from mercilessly undermining Junko's villainous MotiveRant with big grin on her face.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Some moments in the fic seem intended to make Junko seem more sympathetic (in a HowTheMightyHaveFallen sort of way). And then you remember that [[CompleteMonster this is Junko]].

--->''The diligence and bond between the students of Hope’s Peak Academy was far stronger than the mastermind could have ever imagined. The killing game should have gone exactly as planned…but time passed quicker than expected. With no murders occurring, the mastermind began to get desperate…especially since the game began over 5 years ago!''

** Worst for her, this motive brings even more unity to the group when Makoto [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex suggests everyone loose their virginity now]] [[{{Irony}} in case Monokuma finds a supermodel to tempt them with]].

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Kiyotaka and Sakura. Junko wonders aloud how them having a child is even possible.

* TroubledFetalPosition: Junko goes into one after Mikado successfully makes the argument that she's a good person.

* {{Unishment}}: Mukuro's self-inflicted redemption for tricking everyone is to keep suicide watch on her sister (so that she doesn't kill herself and shut off the air purifier just to spite everyone). This really just means she gets to shove all the hope that her former Ultimate Despair of a sister has created into her face as often as she wants.

* BigRedButton: Apparently the body discovery announcement button is one of these, and Junko whines pretty heavily about not being able to push it.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After being thoroughly browbeaten into being accepted by everyone as a hero, the final nail in Junko's hope coffin [[spoiler:is Makoto christening her "[[TitleDrop The Ultimate Hope]]]].

* PatchworkKids: Mikado Naegi has his mother's lavender hair and his father's eyes.

* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Despite constructing the same plan she carried out in the actual game, Celestia ultimately decides that "friendship was worth more than money" while Junko is screaming at the monitor.

* {{Unishment}}: Mukuro's self-inflicted redemption for tricking everyone is to keep suicide watch on her sister (so that she doesn't kill herself and shut off the air purifier just to spite everyone). This really just means she gets to shove all the hope Junko has created into her face as often as she wants.

Junko Enoshima is the Ultimate Despair responsible for causing The Tragedy and trapping the 15 students of Hope's Peak Academy's 78th class inside the school, and forcing them to play a DeadlyGame. Everyone should hate her with a fiery passion, and that's all she really wants. '''Despair''' is all she really wants. But there is no despair, and nothing she does can spread it.

* DisappearedDad: Junko tries to invoke this one to give Kyoko despair (even making it clear that she was Jin Kirigiri's killer). Like all her {{Despair Gambit}}s, it fails; Kyoko, now in a relationship with Makoto, is perfectly happy with not pursuing her father anymore.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In the very end of the fanfic, [[spoiler:Hajime gives Junko this message that she's created a level of hope so much bigger than herself; being that he was once a follower of despair himself, he knows where she's coming from too. The whole thing culminates in him giving her an even grander title: the [[TitleDrop Ultimate Hope]] for the Future]].

Junko Enoshima, the Ultimate Despair responsible for causing The Despair Incident and trapping the 15 students of Hope's Peak Academy's 78th class inside the school, and forcing them to play a DeadlyGame. Everyone should hate her with a fiery passion, and that's all she really wants; ''despair'' is all she really wants. But there is no despair, and nothing she does can spread it.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4352003 The Ultimate]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11383206/1/The-Ultimate-Hope Hope]] is a ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfic by hunterofcomedy asking what would happen if Junko's DespairGambit [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption failed spectacularly]], [[SpringtimeForHitler and instead had the opposite effect]]. HilarityEnsues.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Motive #289 is just Monokuma pleading the students to kill.

* BigNo: Junko's reaction to [[spoiler:[[HopeBringer her new title]] given by Makoto ([[FreakOut followed by hours of hope-induced sobbing]]). She has the same reaction sometime after the TimeSkip when the kiddies are hunting her down to play. Hajime's final words to her seem to be leading up to one, until she declares that she doesn't care anymore.]]

* TheGadfly: Mukuro is the ''only'' one within the group that understands how much Junko despises being seen as a good person, and that doesn't stop her from mercilessly undermining Junko's villainous MotiveRant with big grin on her face.

** And worse still for her, [[spoiler:after the transmission cut off the entire outside world started to see her this way too]].
* GildedCage: After finding out what the outside world is like, the students decide they'd rather stay, much to Junko's horror.

* HopeSpot: Or rather "Despair Spot." Just when it seemed, after 6 ''long'' years, Junko was ''finally'' going to drive the students to taking a life ([[DeathSeeker hers, in fact]]), who should burst through the vaulted door but [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpa2 Hajime Hinata]], with the news that the world outside is okay and its all thanks to her]].

* IfICantHaveYou: Junko tries to invoke this by forcing Toko to sneeze and turning her on Byakuya, but all she does is {{glomp}} him.

* LoveRedeems: Leon is too head-over-heels in love with Sayaka to stay mad at her trying to kill him. They end up making out all night, while Junko angrily taps her finger angrily at the monitor.

* OnlySaneWoman: The fanfic manages to turn ''[[AxCrazy Junko]]'' into this, where the only one capable of seeing the magnitude of her evil is herself, in a world that bends over backwards to instead make her a hero and savior.
* PairTheSpares: Motive #374 forces ''everyone'' to find a partner, which leads to obvious pairings like [=MakotoxKyoko=] and some not so obvious parings like [=AoixYasuhiro=] and [=KiyotakaxSakura=].

* RapidFireInterrupting: Junko is screaming at everyone about how much despair she wanted to spread, only to get interrupted every time by how much hope she's instead given them.

* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Celestia decides in the end that "friendship was worth more than money" while Junko is screaming at the monitor.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Junko ''desperately'' wants the story to slide into the cynical, but the universe's optimism won't let her.

* StoppedCaring: Junko's ultimate fate, [[spoiler:in a world that saw everything she did as a GenghisGambit, the students are all set free and contented with life, and she's gone from history's greatest monster to their [[HopeBringer Ultimate Hope for the Future]]]].

** Kaori Hagakure is practically identical to Aoi, who looks nothing like her father Yasuhiro. Even he sees that as a blessing.
* TearsOfRemorse: Instead of killing Chihiro, Mondo breaks down crying for forgiveness, while Junko is screaming at the monitor.

** Worst for her, this motive brings even more unity to the group when Makoto suggests everyone loose their virginity now [[{{Irony}} in case Monokuma finds a supermodel to tempt them with]].

* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: Junko, which makes the level of hope within the story all that more depressing for her.
* BeYourself: By the TimeSkip, Celestia has learned this lesson and chooses to take up original name, Taeko. She eventually gives her old AwesomeMcCoolname to her daughter.\
* BigNo: Junko's reaction to [[spoiler:[[HopeBringer her new title]] given by Makoto (followed by hours of hope-induced sobbing). She has the same reaction sometime after the TimeSkip when the kiddies are hunting her down to play. Hajime's final words to her seem to be leading up to one, until she declares that she doesn't care anymore.]]

* DisappearedDad: Junko tries to invoke this one to give Kyoko despair (even making it clear that she was Jin Kirigiri's killer). Like all her {{Despair Gambit}}s, it fails; Kyoko, in her relationship with Makoto, is perfectly happy with not pursuing her father anymore.

* EntertaininglyWrong: Makoto, after running down the list of Junko's crimes, decides that her actions lead to everyone being safe from the outside world, making her their savior. He goes on the conclude that her motivations lead to strengthening everyone's bonds through adversity, in a sort of GenghisGambit. The whole notion disgusts her completely.

* {{Forgiveness}}: The students, so very much. Leon forgives Sayaka, Chihiro forgives Mondo, everyone forgives Celestia and so on.

* TheGadfly: Mukuro is the ''only'' one within the group that understands how much Junko despises being seen as a savior, and that doesn't stop her from mercilessly undermining Junko's villainous MotiveRant with big grin on her face.

** And worse still for her, [[spoiler:after the transmission cut off the entire world started to see her this way too]].

* HeelRealization: Celestia has one in the end, calling off Yamada, turning herself in and confessing to the entire plot.

* HopeSpot: Or rather "Despair Spot." Just when it seemed, after 6 ''long'' years, Junko was ''finally'' going to drive the students to taking a life, who should burst through the vaulted door but [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpa2 Hajime Hinata]], with the news that the world outside is okay and its all thanks to her]].
* HumiliationConga: The universe seems devoted to putting Junko through a "Hopeful" conga.

* InsultBackfire: Junko's FloweryInsults just make the kids she's trying to send away find her funny.

** In turn, Mukuro being better as MrExposition after her puppet show fails gets this reaction from Junko. Many more would follow.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Kyoko's eventually starts to wear off to a degree, but the new, happy memories she's built instead gives her enough peace of mind to not risk herself to solve the mystery at any cost (like she would in the actual game).

** Celestia eventually becomes a much better person after starting a relationship with Yamada.

* OddCouple: While being subjected to a round of RapidFireInterrupting, Junko yells at Celestia (who's in the midst of snuggling up to Yamada) "you both can do better."

* StoppedCaring: Junko's ultimate fate, [[spoiler:in a world that saw everything she did as a GenghisGambit, the students are all free and she's gone from history's greatest monster to their [[HopeBringer Ultimate Hope for the Future]]]].

* TheirFirstTime: Motive #374 is the offer of taking the killer's virginity. Junko forgets that at this point they only know her as Monokuma, which only serves to {{Squick}} out the entire group.

* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Junko's final DespairGambit has her announcing this.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Kiyotaka and Sakura. Junko wonders allowed how them having a child is even possible.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In the very end of the fanfic, [[spoiler:Hajime gives Junko this message that she's created a level of hope so much bigger than herself. Being that he was once a follower of despair himself, he knows where she's coming from too]].

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4352003 The Ultimate Hope]] is a ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfic asking what would happen if Junko's DespairGambit [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption failed spectacularly]], [[SpringtimeForHitler and instead had the opposite effect]]. HilarityEnsues.