History NightmareFuel / Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool

* Sonia's followers and the yakuza members are all wearing Monokuma helmets like those in ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls''. This suggests many of the people who participated in the Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History [[BrainwashedAndCrazy were NOT doing it of their own free will.]]

** One of the Hope Project's backers complains that Hajime was "too distraught" to be the Ultimate Hope, whereupon he is assured that this is because "some" of Hajime's old personality remained, and that they have since destroyed those remnants of Hajime Hinata...which makes it clear that they have spent the last six months ''gradually deleting Hajime'' and that he was cognizant (and still "himself") enough to realize this and be upset about it. It presents the possibility that he may have withdrawn his consent at some point in the project, but they weren't about to let him back out. He didn't wake up transformed - it was a long, grueling process where he was waking up as a different person each time. If anything, that's scarier than the single-hit destruction of self that was indicated by Junko -- Hajime would have known something unsettling was going to happen every time they put him into that pod. Plus, he's spent half a year as a lab rat in isolation -- that would do a number on anyone's psyche in and out of itself.
** Later on, we see Hajime strapped down and bolted in as the experiments are carried out, as Chisa searches the files. For added chills, none of the files talk about Hajime -- just "[[ItIsDehumanising the subject]]." We also finally get confirmation that the erasure of Hajime's personality erasure and Izuru's ensuing apathy were entirely intentional, not just an unfortunate side effect. As Munakata pointed out, Hope's Peak was never trying to create "hope" as much as they were creating a weapon to do their bidding and follow its agenda, so all of Hajime's moral hangups and ideals had to go.
** At one point, you hear the execution music beginning to play in the background, signaling that someone's about to have the worst -- and last -- day of their lives. Junko is [[FauxAffablyEvil "kind enough"]] to explain her methods to a 43-year-old trustee, though this is probably old news to anyone who knows the games already: torturing and killing someone with everyday objects is far more traumatic than the standard hard-objects-and-pointy-things approach. This time, her execution involves curry rice... spoons... '''and [[EyeScream eyes]]'''. Later, she carries his eye around in a container of takoyaki, which kind of makes you wonder about the contents of the rest of them...

* In Episode 7, we finally get to see the very first mutual killing game. By lord... the first killing game. In the killing games that were previously shown, the sight of the character's corpses was bad enough even with the pink blood. Here? We get to see the student council of Hope's Peak Academy run around and murder each other in a classroom, Battle Royale style. They're either begging each other to stop, going mad with laughter, or breaking down after murdering their former friends. And the kicker? It was to relieve Izuru's boredom and show him "the wonder of despair on an epic scale." It's made more disturbing by Mukuro singing "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Tsubasa wo Kudasai (Give Me Wings)]]" over it all.

* Episode 11 is when the Tragedy finally begins, and several nightmarish scenes lead up to it:

*** Sonia will return to Novoselic and spread the good word... which is the word of the ''franchise's '''HopeCrusher of a SatanicArchetype'''''. She also proclaims her desire to endorse peace in her country, which she will carry out by destroying their neighbors.

** As she looks outside a classroom's window while the Tragedy plays out, Junko picks up a Monokuma plushie and briefly talks about despair while in her Monokuma personality. The final seconds of the scene feature Junko with ''quite'' a NightmareFace as she [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou looks directly into the audience's eyes]] and belts out a version of her Monokuma laugh. It's this folder's image.

* Episode 11 is when [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Tragedy]] begins, and several nightmarish scenes lead up to it:

** While in a classroom by herself, Junko picks up a Monokuma plushie and briefly talks about despair while in her Monokuma personality. The final seconds of the scene feature Junko with ''quite'' a NightmareFace as she [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou looks directly into the audience's eyes]] and belts out a version of her Monokuma laugh. It's this folder's image.

* Another AdultFear on Chisa's part. Imagine finding your whole class gone to find their missing classmate just as the surroundings became dangerous because of the Parade. And imagine one of those said students bumping into you and panicking, saying that one of his classmates is going to be murdered.
* Episode 9 is full of very disturbing scenes. [[NauseaFuel Better hope your stomach is empty when watching it]]:

* Episode 10 picks up right where Episode 9 left off, and it just goes FromBadToWorse.

** Brainwashed!Yukizome's eyes. Sweet merciful Christ, '''''[[https://lparchive.org/Ultra-Despair-Girls-Danganronpa-3/Update%2080/25-076-025.jpg Brainwashed!Yukizome's eyes]]!''''' In a CallBack to Junko's eyes before she executes herself in ''Trigger Happy Havoc'' and Nagito's eyes when he's revealed as having tampered with evidence in the first murder case of ''[=SDR2=]'', her eyes are depicted as white with black spirals. It gets even worse when '''[[https://lparchive.org/Ultra-Despair-Girls-Danganronpa-3/Update%2080/50-076-050.jpg the rest of Class 77-B gets those eyes as well]]''', with Nagito's case being even more horrifying than when he's seen with those eyes in ''[=SDR2=]''.

* Episode 11 has several nightmarish moments.
** The brainwashed Reserve Course students' final acts include slaughtering the security guards they see and breaking into the main course building in order to kill the students inside. Once Junko feels they've done enough, she sends them the suicide video, which drives them to kill themselves by either jumping out of windows or running into the fiery building while ''laughing''.
** Class 77's "graduation." It starts off so innocently, with Yukizome bidding her class a tearful farewell and celebrating. Of course, we all know it's a lie. Once Junko's destruction of Hope's Peak begins, their eyes immediately become the [[MindControlEyes despair eyes]] and talk about their roles in Junko's plan. The creepiest part is that they act as though what they'll do will spread happiness throughout the world, as if they were never brainwashed at all.
*** Nagito continues rambling about hope despite now being an Ultimate Despair, meaning his entire existence is now a walking contradiction. He will now actively increase despair in order to forcibly create hope instead of eliminating despair to create hope.
*** The Ultimate Imposter states that now he can be anyone he wishes, including the president, meaning he'll most likely kill and impersonate whoever he wants in order to sow more chaos.

*** Sonia will return to Novoselic and spread the good word... Junko's word. She also proclaims her desire to endorse peace in her country, which will be won by destroying their neighbors.

*** Mikan intends to create miracle drugs for people, meaning she'll likely become an addictive drug trafficker along with a creator of biochemical weapons of mass destruction.

*** Another interpretation of it all is that they ''actually'' mean the things they say, but Junko's mind control will twist their actions and thoughts. Even though they desire peace, to protect others, and make the masses happier... they're instead going to burn the world to the ground and cause unending suffering for despair's sake. ''They either do not understand the damage they're causing, or '''they do and are unable to do a thing to stop it'''''.

* In-universe: ''We'' know they aren't the Remnants of Despair anymore, but imagine how pants-shittingly scary that broadcast they made taking responsibility for the final killing game had to be for most of the people who saw it. They were ''just starting'' to reclaim territory from the damage they inflicted, and then they resurface... seemingly ready for a second round of global despair. Good thing it was a fake broadcast.
** Even worse is the possibility that armies across the world will initiate efforts to hunt them down, possibly lasting for the rest of their lives. There's a huge chance the 77th class will never be able to return to civilization.

** While in a classroom by herself, Junko picks up a Monokuma plushie and briefly talks about despair while in her Monokuma personality. The final seconds of the scene feature Junko with ''quite'' a NightmareFace as she [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou looks directly at the audience]] and belts out a version of her Monokuma laugh. It's this folder's image.

** Brainwashed!Yukizome's eyes. Sweet merciful Christ, '''''[[https://lparchive.org/Ultra-Despair-Girls-Danganronpa-3/Update%2080/25-076-025.jpg Brainwashed!Yukizome's eyes]]!''''' In a CallBack to Junko's eyes before she executes herself in ''Trigger Happy Havoc'' and Nagito's eyes when he's revealed as having tampered with evidence in the first murder case of ''[=SDR2=]'', her eyes are depicted as white with black spirals. It gets even worse when '''''everyone in Class 77-B gets those eyes as well''''', with Nagito's case being even more horrifying than the first time we see him with those eyes in ''[=SDR2=]''.

** All of the above happens as Izuru watches, [[CatchPhrase once again complaining that he finds this boring]]. The guy seems to have pretty damn high standards in mental torture...

** At the very end of the episode, Chisa smiles reassuringly to Nanami, but there is something ''terribly wrong'' with [[https://alywayninja.tumblr.com/image/150140913579 that smile]]. It's coldly predatory, and it only gets worse when the title of the episode is revealed: "Chisa Yukizome Doesn't Smile." She's not trying to reassure one of her students anymore. Chisa's putting up a front and sizing her up, possibly in preparation for the same nightmarish torture and MindRape that turned her into an Ultimate Despair, or maybe for something else entirely...

** Junko's brainwashing is so efficient that she just has to order someone to kill himself for him to do just that. By sawing off his own head. He did it slowly, pleading for his life the whole time, and Chisa was forced to watch the whole thing. (Junko herself calls it "Grade A" [[NightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel.]])
** Chisa's brainwashing, full stop: she is forced to watch the massacre video, while being strapped to a chair, her bloodshot eyes forced open, in a configuration nearly identical to the one of ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. The thing is, she ''resists'' the brainwashing, forcing Mukuro to tamper with her brain directly with needles. Bluntly put, we are subjected to an on-screen lobotomy. This is all made even worse by the fact that while being tortured, Chisa sounds like [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence she is about to have an orgasm any minute]], especially after Mukuro lobotomizes her. The sequence also includes some close-ups of Chisa's breasts and groin, including one after she's presumably "broken" which shows her legs twitching, further implying that she is being made to feel sexual pleasure from it... and then you remember Mikan's behavior in the previous episode...
** All of the above happens as Izuru watches, [[CatchPhrase once again complaining that he finds this boring.]] The guy seems to have pretty damn high standards in mental torture...
** Chisa rescuing Nanami takes on a chilling meaning since the former's been brainwashed into feeling sexual pleasure from despair. The one person that Nanami really looked up to is now nothing more than Junko's puppet, and one can only shiver when thinking about what she is going to do to her.
** At the very end of the episode, Chisa smiles reassuringly to Nanami, but there is something ''terribly wrong'' with [[https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZR3mUoaGNtg3RMU8Tf5VTiJ-JZzEVD4xz4XXfvsYpMeTVYAl4 that smile]]. It's cold and predatory, and it only gets worse when just an instant later, the title of the episode is revealed: "Chisa Yukizome Doesn't Smile." She's not trying to reassure one of her students anymore. Chisa's putting up a front and sizing her up, possibly in preparation for the same nightmarish torture and MindRape that turned her into an Ultimate Despair, or maybe for something else entirely...

** Dear god, Chiaki Nanami's execution. The chronologically first execution in the franchise manages to be the most horrific of them all. Forced to make her way through a labyrinth filled with death traps, boulders, spikes, and more... the final trap that kills her is in [[HopeSpot the room marked "GOAL"]]. She sees her class, including Chisa, beyond, and reaches out to them... [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice only to be impaled by a legion of spears]]. While all of this torture happens, we hear Chiaki's cries and screams with each injury she gets. It makes her AI self's execution in ''Danganronpa 2'' look like a ''MercyKill in comparison!''

** Brainwashed!Yukizome's eyes. Sweet merciful Christ, '''''[[http://imgur.com/nBEtYVK Brainwashed!Yukizome's eyes]]'''''. In a CallBack to both Junko's eyes right before she executes herself in the first game, and Nagito's eyes when revealed as having tampered with evidence in Case 1 in [=SDR2=], her eyes have become black spirals. And then it gets worse when '''''everyone in Class 77-B gets those same eyes''''', with Nagito's case being even more horrifying than the first time we see him with those eyes in ''[=SDR2=]''.

*** Overall, aside from the brainwashing, there are '''no''' fancy traps or tricks--just utter humiliation, covertly-taken photos, blackmail, and the sort of tormentor's-foot-on-their-victim's-head stuff that's been witnessed by lots of people who have witnessed schoolyard bullying. There's no "It's too silly and exaggerated to be real!" get-out clause here.
* Episode 11 has several nightmarish moments as well.
** The brainwashed Reserve Course's final acts include slaughtering all of the security and breaking into the main course building to kill the students. Once Junko feels they've done enough, she sends them the suicide video, which drives them to kill themselves by either jumping out of windows and running into the fiery building while ''laughing''.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou from [[TheCorrupter Junko's ability to corrupt others]]. She speaks directly to the viewer when she appears, aware that they've been waiting for her, before proceeding to demonstrate the flawless charisma and charm that make her so dangerous and irresistible in the first place. For those wondering how anyone could have fallen under her influence... look no further than yourselves.

** What's particularly nightmarish about this episode as a whole is that the atrocities in it are on the "realistic" side of the scale rather than Danganronpa's usual outrageous, darkly comic brand of violence. It's the same reason Leon's execution in [=DR1=] is often viewed as the most brutal: it's far more visceral and believeable than "fried in a volcano" or "turned into butter." Chiaki's death run doesn't just splatter the victim in two minutes -- instead, we're shown them being gradually incapacitated. They're impaled through the leg, so they limp. They get a head wound from a projectile, so they're blinded by blood. Then they're impaled straight through their other foot, so they're practically dragging themselves along. The viewer is forced to watch how these types of injuries (that are often shrugged off by other characters -- Juzo pulls himself together after being ''impaled!'') would affect a real person...and then Junko goes in for the kill. The effect is horrific, but it's also within the realms of possibility...as is the vicious, homophobic horror inflicted on Juzo once the object of their affection is revealed. There are no fancy traps or tricks (other than the obligatory brainwashing of the Reserve Course) -- just utter humiliation, covertly taken photos, blackmail, and the kind of kicking familiar to anyone unfortunate enough to have seen a schoolyard bully in action. There's no "it's too silly and exaggerated to be real!" get-out clause here.

** While in a classroom by herself, Junko picks up a Monokuma plushie and briefly talks about despair while in her Monokuma personality. The final seconds of the scene feature Junko with a ''spine-chilling'' NightmareFace as she [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou looks directly at the audience]] and belts out a version of her [[EvilLaugh Monokuma laugh]]. It's this folder's image.
--->'''Junko''': ''Potential''. That's what it's about, really—despair as an adventure of the ''SPIRIT!'' If it wasn't already a thing, we'd have to '''invent''' it! Nyaknyaknyaknyaknyaknyak!

** Chisa rescuing Nanami takes a whole new meaning when you know that she is brainwashed. The one person that Nanami really looked up to is now nothing more than Junko's puppet, and one can only shiver when thinking about what she is going to do to her... At the very end of the episode Chisa smiles reassuringly to Nanami, but there is something ''terribly wrong'' with [[https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZR3mUoaGNtg3RMU8Tf5VTiJ-JZzEVD4xz4XXfvsYpMeTVYAl4 that smile.]] It's cold and predatory, and it only gets worse when just an instant later, you get to see the title of the episode, "Chisa Yukizome Doesn't Smile". She's not trying to reassure her student, she's putting up a front and sizing her up, maybe for the same nightmarish torture and MindRape that claimed her, or maybe for something else...

** Dear god, Chiaki Nanami's execution. The chronologically first execution in the series manages to be the most horrific. Forced to make her way through a labyrinth filled with death traps, boulders, spikes and more... and the final trap that kills her is in [[HopeSpot the room marked 'goal']]. She sees her class, including Chisa, beyond, and reaches out to them... [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice only to be impaled by a legion of spears]]. And while this happens, we hear Chiaki's cries and screams. It makes her execution in [=SDR2=] look like a ''MercyKill in comparison!''
** The worst part? None of the traps ''actually'' kill her. Instead, she dies a slow, likely agonizing death from blood loss.

*** During the final class trial in ''Trigger Happy Havoc'', Junko says to the survivors that the air outside the school is polluted (and that they only have breathable air because of the air purifier in the physics lab). Just who might be responsible for the pollution?

** We get a flashback of Chisa and Munakata at a playgroun where are ''tons'' of corpses there, with all of the victims having been '''children'''. Chisa sobs and asks Munakata who could've done something like this... but then [[TheReveal it turns out that not only was Chisa never cured of her]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy despair]], but '''''[[WouldHurtAChild was also their murderer]]'''''. The Chisa Yukizome we came to know and love during ''Side: Despair'' had been long ''gone'' thanks to Mukuro brainwashing her under Junko's orders. [[SarcasmMode To make it even better]], we get to see a photo of Chisa [[DissonantSerenity sweetly smiling]] while sitting on a swing in front of the children's corpses. An eerily simple confession is written onto it: [[http://i.imgur.com/Ytf6kxu.png "It's me ♡"]].
** We finally get to hear Tengan's answer to Munakata's question about who the attacker is which caused him to GoMadFromTheRevelation: '''everyone'''. This only adds further fuel to the potential theories that the attackers are either a) the victims themselves, or b) a random player who gets brainwashed into killing someone, in both cases being forced to watch an [[BrownNote insanity-inducing anime]].

** We get a flashback of Chisa and Munakata at a playgroun where are ''tons'' of corpses there, with all of the victims having been '''children'''. We see Chisa sobbing and asking Munakata who could've done something like this... but then [[TheReveal it turns out that not only was Chisa never cured of her]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy despair]], but '''[[WouldHurtAChild was also their murderer]]'''. The Chisa Yukizome we came to know and love during ''Side: Despair'' is ''gone''. [[SarcasmMode To make it even better]], we get to see a photo of Chisa [[DissonantSerenity sweetly smiling]] while sitting on a swing in front of the children's corpses. A eerily simple confession is written onto it: [[http://i.imgur.com/Ytf6kxu.png "It's me ♡"]].

** We get a flashback of Chisa and Munakata at a playground, and there are ''tons'' of bodies there, and even worse, they're all '''children'''. We see Chisa sobbing and asking Munakata who could've done something like this... then later, [[TheReveal it turns out that not only was Chisa never cured of her]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy despair]]... ''but '''[[WouldHurtAChild she was their murderer]]'''''. The Chisa Yukizome we came to know and love during ''Side: Despair'' is ''gone''. [[SarcasmMode Even better]], we get to see a photo of Chisa smiling sweetly while sitting on a swing in front of the corpses of the children she just killed, with a simple phrase written onto it: [[http://i.imgur.com/Ytf6kxu.png "It's me ♡"]].
** We finally get to hear Tengan's answer to Munakata's question about who the attacker is which caused him to GoMadFromTheRevelation: '''everyone'''. This only adds further fuel to the potential theories that the attackers are either a) the victims themselves, or d) a random player who gets brainwashed into killing someone, in both cases being forced to watch an [[BrownNote insanity-inducing anime]].

** We get a flashback of Chisa and Munakata at a playground, and there are ''tons'' of bodies there, and even worse, they're all '''children'''. We see Chisa sobbing and asking Munakata who could've done something like this... then later, [[TheReveal it turns out that not only was Chisa never cured of her]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy despair]]... ''but '''[[WouldHurtAChild she was their murderer]]'''''. The Chisa Yukizome we came to know and love during ''Side: Despair'' is ''gone''. [[SarcasmMode Even better]], we get to see a photo of Chisa smiling sweetly while sitting on a swing in front of the corpses of the children she just killed, with a simple phrase added to the photo: [[http://i.imgur.com/Ytf6kxu.png "It's me ♥"]].

* Episode 4's ending reveals Monaca Towa is involved in the Final Killing Game, under the guise of the evidently-late Gekkougahara as a RobotMe. Bare in mind that Monaca was not only part of the BigBadEnsemble of ''Ultra Despair Girls'', but was also smart enough to stick close to the protagonists for whatever her scheme is while avoiding suspicion. Imagine one of your trusted friends having the power '''and''' intent to turn around and snap you in half at any moment... then you'll understand Makoto's current situation. This is just a third of the way through ''Future Arc'', which means that the biggest twists and horrors have yet to come.

** We get a flashback of Chisa and Munakata at a playground, and there are ''tons'' of bodies there, and even worse, they're all '''children'''. We see Chisa sobbing and asking Munakata who could've done something like this... then later, [[TheReveal it turns out that not only was Chisa never cured of her]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy despair]]... ''but '''[[WouldHurtAChild she was their murderer]]'''''. The Chisa Yukizome we came to know and love during ''Side: Despair'' is ''gone''. [[SarcasmMode Even better]], we get to see a photo of Chisa smiling sweetly while sitting on a swing in front of the corpses of the children she just killed, with a simple phrase added to the photo: [[http://i.imgur.com/Ytf6kxu.png "It's me <3"]]]].

** Makoto's nightmare sequence where the bloodied and dead Kyoko looks up at him and is ''missing her right eye'' while chillingly telling Makoto it's all his fault.

** While in a classroom by herself, Junko picks up a Monokuma plushie and briefly talks about despair while in her Monokuma personality. The final seconds of the scene feature Junko with a ''spine-chilling'' NightmareFace... all while she [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou looks directly at the audience]] '''and''' belts out a version of her [[EvilLaugh Monokuma laugh]]. It's even this folder's image.

[[caption-width-right:350:It's all your fault, Naegi...]]

** Though, in Episode 7 it's revealed that it was Monaca who made it look like Aoi was dead.
** And as pointed out in Episode 4, since they can end the game whenever they want, it's likely that they're ''not'' trying to kill everyone. Instead, with all the people they consider problematic out of the way and the kind but naive Makoto on top, they're free to use the Future Foundation in order to spread despair under the guise of hope.. Long story short, they are ''dangerous.''
** The truth is a lot worse. All the victims die from induced suicide, and based on Makoto's point of view, the brutality is a combination of an attempt to stop the brainwashing, combined with a self-torture due to their guilt. Not to mention it was started by Tengan who was trying to off everyone in Future Foundation, while pushing Mitarai to brainwash people into "hope"-grilled zombies.
* Episode 4's ending reveals Monaca Towa is involved in the Final Killing Game, under the guise of the evidently-late Gekkougahara as a RobotMe. Bare in mind that ''Monaca is a series BigBad'', and she's smart enough to stick close to the main protagonists for whatever her scheme is and isn't suspected in the least. Imagine one of your trusted friends having the power and intent to turn around and snap you in half at any moment, and you'll understand Makoto's current situation. And this is just a third of the way through the anime, which means the biggest twists and horrors haven't even ''started'' yet.
* As of Episode 5, Munakata is inflicting a lot of this. He murders Tengan brutally, and in TheStinger is shown injecting one of Seiko's compounds into himself, and it has his eyes going black. Not to mention he's now LaughingMad
* Episode 6 reveals what happened to the real Miaya...and it's [[NeckSnap not]] [[BodyHorror pleasant]].
* Makoto's nightmare sequence in Episode 6 where the bloodied and dead Kyoko looks up at him and is ''missing her right eye'' while chillingly telling Makoto it's all his fault.
* It's a short moment, but the sudden cut to Monaca's memory of Nagito Komaeda comes with ''this'' [[http://i.imgur.com/Qfb6pgh.jpg lovely smile.]]
* The final scenes we see in Episode 7 is Kirigiri being the target of what seems to be Munakata's silhouette. Turns out it wasn't Kirigiri he found, but Makoto and Asahina instead.
* Episode 8: [[http://i.4cdn.org/a/1472487084706.jpg Ruruka's]] NightmareFace while trying to kill Kirigiri.

** This death becomes even ''worse'' when it's later [[TheReveal revealed]] that all of "the attacker's" victims were ''[[DrivenToSuicide the victims themselves]]'', due to being brainwashed by the despair-inducing anime being played on the monitors. This means that Ruruka did all of that to '''herself'''. ''JESUS''...

** We get a flashback of Chisa and Munakata at a playground, and there are ''tons'' of bodies there, and even worse, they're all '''children'''. We see Chisa sobbing and asking Munakata who could've done something like this... then later, [[TheReveal it turns out that not only was Chisa never cured of her]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Despair]]... ''but '''[[WouldHurtAChild she was the one who killed them]]'''''. The Chisa Yukizome we came to know and love during Side: Despair is ''gone''. [[SarcasmMode Even better]], we get to see a photo of Chisa smiling sweetly while sitting on a swing in front of the corpses of the children she just killed, with a simple phrase added to the photo: [[http://i.imgur.com/Ytf6kxu.png It's me <3]]]].
** We finally get to hear Tengan's answer to Munakata's question about who the attacker is which caused him to GoMadFromTheRevelation: '''everyone'''. This only adds further fuel to the potential theories that the attackers are either A.) the victims themselves, or B.) a random player who gets brainwashed into killing someone, in both cases being forced to watch an [[BrownNote insanity-inducing anime]].

** And now we finally know what exactly Tengan meant. The first theory was correct. The victims killed themselves by being brainwashed through the monitors, which played the [[BrownNote despair-inducing anime]] that utilized Mitarai's techniques, each one being tailor-made for each victim.
** Continuing the above, seeing Naegi being brainwashed, by having him face all of the dead members of Class 78, all of whom are portrayed at the moment they died. Leon's disfigured face and the melted remains of Mondo are particularly unsettling, and even when her supposed death is 'getting run over by a truck', Celeste's death is depicted as 'being burned'. Then, the scene cuts back to him and we're treated to a very unsettling NightmareFace, giving him the very same [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red]] MindControlEyes and SlasherSmile [[http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/File:Naegi_despaired.JPG found on the Remnants of Despair]].
** The fact that not even Makoto Naegi is resistant to the despair anime. This really highlights that it doesn't matter if you're IncorruptiblePurePureness, the despair anime can still turn you into a suicidal "attacker" or a despair-crazed mass-murderer.
** Great Gozu's EyeScream during the flashback. In his fit of despair he ''gouges out his eyes through his mask'' with the knife.

[[caption-width-right:350:TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou from Junko...]]

DarkerAndEdgier than the franchise's previous installments, ''Danganronpa 3'' shows more ways of inflicting horror and despair onto others.

[[caption-width-right:350:Puhuhu... Puhuhuhu! ]]

* Episode 11 shows us the brainwashed reserve course's final acts: slaughtering all of the security, breaking into the main course building to kill the students, before then committing suicide by jumping out of the windows or running straight into the burning building. All while ''laughing''.
* Class 77's "graduation". It starts off so innocently, with Yukizome bidding her class a tearful farewell and celebrating. Of course, we all know that it's a lie. Once Junko's destruction of Hope's Peak begins, their eyes immediately become the [[MindControlEyes despair eyes]] and talk about their roles in Junko's plan. The creepiest part is that they act as though what they'll do will spread happiness throughout the world, as if they were never brainwashed at all.
** Nagito: Continues rambling about hope despite now being a Remnant of Despair, meaning his entire existence is now a walking contradiction. He will now actively increase despair in order to forcibly create hope, rather than eliminating despair to create hope.
** Ultimate Impostor: States that now he can be anyone he wishes, including the president, meaning he'll most likely kill and impersonate whoever he wants in order to sow more chaos.
** Kazuichi: Intends to find the cure for environmental pollution, even though he'll either end up making it worse to fuel despair or decide that it's [[HumansAreBastards humanity]] that's the cause.
*** In the ending of the first game, Junko says to the survivors that the air outside the school is polluted (and that they only been fine bacause of the air purifier at the Physics Lab). I wonder who might be responsible for that...
** Teruteru: Will create exquisite dishes for the whole world. [[LethalChef Which will likely be filled with drugs and poisons that will kill millions.]]
** Fuyuhiko: Will lead his clan down the right path. The path of '''war'''.
** Peko: Will never kill again. Because Fuyuhiko's army of yakuza will do it instead while she gets to be by his side.
** Sonia: Will return to her country and spread the good word. Junko's word. She also proclaims her desire to endorse peace in her country. A peace won by destroying their neighbors.
** Mahiru: Will put her photography skills to good use. By showcasing horrific images and doctoring them to spread more despair.
** Mikan: Intends to create miracle drugs for people, meaning she'll likely become a harmful, addictive drug trafficker as well as creating biochemical weapons of mass destruction.
** Ibuki: Will spread happiness through her music, which will likely be dark songs about horrific acts.
*** Another interpretation would be even more terrible. They actually mean the things they say, but Junko's mind control will twist their actions and thoughts and even though they desire peace, to protect others, to feed the masses and make them happier, they're instead going to burn the world to the ground and cause unending suffering for despair's sake. ''While they either do not understand the damage they're causing, or they do and are unable to do a thing to stop it.''

* In-universe: ''We'' know that they aren't really the Remnants of Despair anymore, but imagine how pants-shittingly scary that broadcast the 77th Class made taking responsibility for the Final Killing Game had to be for most of the people who saw it. They were ''just starting'' to reclaim territory from the damage done, and then here come the original monsters responsible ready for round two. Good thing it was a fake broadcast.
** Even worse is the possibility that potentially armies across the world will still hunt for them for the remainder of their lives. The 77th class has a high possibility of then to never come back to human civilization.

** The fact that not even Makoto Naegi is resistant to the despair anime. This really highlight that it doesn't matter if you're IncorruptiblePurePureness, the despair anime can still turn you into a suicidal "attacker" or a despair crazed mass-murderer.

-->'''Junko''': Aww! You really don't get it. Guess when it comes to "cold, hard reasoning," not all roads lead to Rome. You see, despair is the great unknown. A girl can only be this smart for so long before anomie sets in; that's the curse of being bright. Everyone goes on and on about "hope," but what they ''really'' mean is "status '''quo!'''" ''Ah'', but despair is a big old mystery box! There's nothing like it to get the blood pumping, the synapses firing, ''the senses tingling!'' It straight up shatters the status quo and paves the way for chaos! Think about it—when a single assassin's bullet can plunge humanity into world war, ''none'' of us are as far from the abyss as we'd like to tell ourselves! Embrace that simple fact, and voilà! You're in for the ride of your life! Look at me; every nerve ending is on eleven! '' '''Despair''' did that!'' Come on, pumpkin pie! Some part of you has to understand. They call you the "world's hope," Izuru Kamakura, and who am I to say you're not the savior? Therein lies the rub—hope only gets us as far as what we ''think'' we want. Safety, tranquility, ''boredom''. Come on! Nirvana looks great on paper, but for someone with your intelligence... it's more like purgatory. You're better than ''that!''

-->'''Junko''': Hope is a state of harmony. Righteous and bright and all that other ''BS''. Despair is more ''fun''—and it grows so quickly like mushrooms over a single night. Despair is messy and confusing... and it ain't much of a picky eater. It devours love, hate, the whole shebang. Despair takes the plans you've put all your faith into, and ''rips 'em to shreds''. You may ''think'' you're above petty human desires, but you ''need'' '''''despair'''''. When it's calling the shots, all bets are off. You don't wanna be bored out of your skull for the rest of forever, do ya?

*** Junko, however, has the last laugh. While underneath Izuru's heel, she delivers a chilling HannibalLecture about despair that causes the hitherto unemotional Izuru to subtly react with surprise.
-->'''Junko''': Aww! You really don't get it. Guess when it comes to "cold, hard reasoning," not all roads lead to Rome. You see, despair is the great unknown. A girl can only be this smart for so long before anomie sets in; that's the curse of being bright. Everyone goes on and on about "hope," but what they ''really'' mean is "status quo." ''Ah'', but despair is a big old mystery box! There's nothing like it to get the blood pumping, the synapses firing, ''the senses tingling!'' It straight up shatters the status quo and paves the way for chaos! Think about it—when a single assassin's bullet can plunge humanity into world war, ''none'' of us are as far from the abyss as we'd like to tell ourselves! Embrace that simple fact, and voilà! You're in for the ride of your life! Look at me; every nerve ending is on eleven! '' '''Despair''' did that!'' Come on, pumpkin pie! Some part of you has to understand. They call you the "world's hope," Izuru Kamakura, and who am I to say you're not the savior? Therein lies the rub—hope only gets us as far as what we ''think'' we want. Safety, tranquility, ''boredom''. Come on! Nirvana looks great on paper, but for someone with your intelligence... it's more like purgatory. You're better than that.

** One of the Hope Project's backers complains that Hajime was "too distraught" to be the Ultimate Hope, whereupon he is assured that this is because "some" of Hajime's old personality remained, and that they have since destroyed those remnants of Hajime Hinata...which makes it clear that they have spent the last six months ''gradually deleting Hajime'' and that he was cognizant (and still "himself") enough to realize this and be upset about it. It presents the possibility that he may have withdrawn his consent at some point in the project, but they weren't about to let him back out. He didn't wake up transformed - it was a long, grueling process where he was waking up as a different person each time. If anything, that's scarier than the single-hit destruction of self that was indicated by Junko -- Hajime would have known something unsettling was going to happen every time they put him into that pod. Plus, he's spent half a year as a lab rat in isolation -- that would do a number on anyone's psyche just in itself.

** At one point, you hear the execution music beginning to play in the background, signaling that someone's about to have the worst -- and last -- day of their lives. Thankfully, Junko is [[FauxAffablyEvil kind enough]] to explain her methods to the trustee, though this is probably old news to anyone who knows the games already: torturing and killing someone with everyday objects is far more traumatic than the standard hard-objects-and-pointy-things approach. This time, her execution involves curry rice... spoons... '''and [[EyeScream eyes]]'''. Later, she carries his eye around in a container of takoyaki, which kind of makes you wonder about the contents of the rest of them...
** Izuru Kamakura shows off just how frighteningly superior he is when he [[CurbstompBattle disarms Junko and disables Mukuro with little more than a wave of his hand.]] Mind you, Mukuro is the Ultimate Soldier—capable of fighting on par with Sakura Ogami, dodging bullets, and having never gotten even one wound during her time with Fenrir. ''Just how overwhelming could he be if he actually went all out?''

** There's Junko's [[SarcasmMode lovely]] speech as well. It's clear she's trying to sway ''you'' into embracing despair just like her.

** The page image shows Junko with a frightening look of determination on her face moments after Izuru was shot by Asukasei's gun. In her head, she declares that despair will "rock [his] world," adding that "once [they've] had [their] second date," the Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy will "seem like nothing."

** Izuru is actually injured during this. Not badly, but he gets a small cut on his cheek from Asukasei Hino's gun. Seeing Izuru get hurt is a bit unnerving.

* Episode 4 reminds us just shows terrifying Nagito's supernatural luck can be, to the point where it seems like it has a mind of its own, which Nagito himself cannot fully control. As if him getting caught up in a plane hijacking and then being saved by the arrival of ''a meteorite'' wasn't already indicative of its dangerous absurdity.
* It's presented as a joke, but there's how Junko and Mukuro casually bomb cars and kill numerous people—firmly cementing how they are the "despair sisters." In a meta way, it's ''spine-chilling'' how the audience cheers on a murderous mastermind with an unstoppable desire for despair just because she is entertaining, pretty, and cool... all while the earliest onscreen victim of her sinister antics has no face. It's made worse by how human life is greatly valued in the other instances of the series.
** Just the sheer fucked up relationship between Junko and Mukuro. Junko repeatedly attempts to kill her twin sister while insulting her, and Mukuro is actually shown getting pleasure from it in a rather disturbing masochistic way. As ''Despair Arc'' progresses, Junko just continues treating Mukuro worse than dirt. Their sisterly relationship comes across as some horrific combination of DomesticAbuse and StockholmSyndrome.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou from Junko's ability to corrupt others. She speaks directly to the viewer when she appears, aware that they've been waiting for her, before proceeding to demonstrate the flawless charisma and charm that make her so dangerous and irresistible in the first place. For those wondering how anyone could have fallen under her influence... look no further than yourselves.

* In Episode 6:

** You hear the execution music begin playing, signaling that someone's about to have the worst -- and last -- day of their lives. Thankfully, Junko is [[FauxAffablyEvil kind enough]] to explain her methods to the trustee, though this is probably old news to anyone who knows the games already: torturing and killing someone with everyday objects is far more traumatic than the standard hard-objects-and-pointy-things approach. This time, her execution involves curry rice... spoons... '''and [[EyeScream eyes]]'''. Later, she carries his eye around in a container of takoyaki, which kind of makes you wonder about the contents of the rest of them...

-->'''Junko''': Aww! You really don't get it. Guess when it comes to "cold, hard reasoning," not all roads lead to Rome. You see, despair is the great unknown. A girl can only be this smart for so long before anomie sets in; that's the curse of being bright. Everyone goes on and on about "hope," but what they ''really'' mean is "status quo." ''Ah'', but despair is a big old mystery box! There's nothing like it to get the blood pumping, the synapses firing, ''the senses tingling!'' It straight up shatters the status quo and paves the way for chaos! Think about it—when a single assassin's bullet can plunge humanity into world war, ''none'' of us are as far from the abyss as we'd like to tell ourselves! Embrace that simple fact, and voilà! You're in for the ride of your life! Look at me; every nerve ending is on eleven! '''''Despair''' did that!'' Come on, pumpkin pie! Some part of you has to understand. They call you the "world's hope," Izuru Kamakura, and who am I to say you're not the savior? Therein lies the rub—hope only gets us as far as what we ''think'' we want. Safety, tranquility, ''boredom''. Come on! Nirvana looks great on paper, but for someone with your intelligence... it's more like purgatory. You're better than that.
** In the final scenes, Junko runs into Mitarai as she leaves the hospital. She seems to be ignoring him... until she stops, grabs him, asks his name with an utterly monotone voice, and gives him a blank yet piercing stare. This is a ''creepily'' far cry from the usually over-the-top HopeCrusher she is.
* In Episode 7, we finally get to see the very first mutual killing game. By lord... the first killing game. In the killing games that were previously shown, the sight of the character's corpses was bad enough even with the pink blood. Here? We get to see the student council of Hope's Peak Academy run around and murder each other in a classroom, Battle Royale style. They're either begging each other to stop, going mad with laughter, or breaking down after murdering their former friends. And the kicker? It was to relieve [[ItAmusedMe Izuru's boredom]] and show him "the wonder of despair on an epic scale." It's made more disturbing by Mukuro singing "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Tsubasa wo Kudasai (Give Me Wings)]]" over it all.

** The truth is a lot worse. All the victims are induced suicide, and based on Makoto's point of view, the brutality is a combination of an attempt to stop the brainwashing, combined with a self-torture due to their guilt. Not to mention it was started by Tengan who was trying to off everyone in Future Foundation, while pushing Mitarai to brainwash people into "hope"-grilled zombies.

* It is presented as a joke, but the casual away that Junko and Mukuro bomb cars and kill innocent people. In a meta way, the way audience cheers on a murderous mastermind with an unstoppable desire for despair just because she is entertaining, pretty, and cool... while her victims have no faces. It's made worse by how human life is greatly valued in the other instances of the series.
** Just the sheer fucked up relationship between Junko and Mukuro. Junko repeatedly attempts killing her twin while casually insulting her appearance and Mukuro is actually shown getting pleasure from it in a rather disturbing masochistic way. As ''Despair Arc'' progresses, Junko just continues treating Mukuro worse than dirt. Their sisterly relationship comes across as some horrific combination of DomesticAbuse and StockholmSyndrome.
* Just to be clear, TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou from Junko's ability to corrupt others. She speaks directly to the viewer when she appears, aware that they've been waiting for her, before proceeding to demonstrate the flawless charisma and charm that make her so dangerous and irresistible in the first place. For those wondering how anyone could have fallen under her influence... look no further than yourselves.
* The ending of Episode 5. Hajime Hinata is gone, Izuru Kamukura has been born, and it's the beginning of the end.

** Izuru Kamakura shows off just how frighteningly superior he is when he [[CurbstompBattle disarms Junko and disables Mukuro with little more than a wave of his hand.]] Mind you, Mukuro is the Ultimate Soldier, capable of fighting on par with Sakura Ogami, dodge bullets, and never took a single wound during her time on the battlefield. ''Just how overwhelming could he be if he actually went all out''?
*** ;uring that entire sequence, he doesn't even bother to stand up.

* In the final scenes of Episode 6, Junko runs into Mitarai as she leaves the hospital. She seems to be ignoring him... until she stops, grabs him, asks his name with an utterly monotone voice, and gives him a blank yet piercing stare. This is a creepy far cry from the usually over-the-top HopeCrusher.

* Sonia's followers and the Yakuza members are all wearing Monokuma helmets like those in ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls''. Which suggests many of the people who participated in the Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History [[BrainwashedAndCrazy were NOT doing it of their own free will.]]

* As of episode 5, Munakata is inflicting a lot of this. He murders Tengan brutally, and in TheStinger is shown injecting one of Seiko's compounds into himself, and it has his eyes going black. Not to mention he's now LaughingMad

* AdultFear sets in when it is revealed that Yukizome and Kizakura were teachers of the 77th Class. Imagine seeing your former students destroying the world and being powerless to stop either it or Junko's corruption of them.

* TheStinger for Episode 2 shows Natsumi Kuzuryu transferring into Hajime's class and the words, ''The Start of Twilight'' appear afterwords.

* It is presented as a joke, but the casual away that Junko and Mukuro bomb cars and kill innocent people. In a meta way, the way audience just cheers a murderer just because she is entertaining, pretty and cool while the victim has no face. Made worse because human life is valued in the other instances of the series.
** Just the sheer fucked up relationship between Junko and Mukuro. Junko repeatedly attempts killing her twin while casually insulting her appearance and Mukuro is actually shown getting pleasure from it in a rather disturbing masochistic way. And as the anime progresses, Junko continues this treatment towards her sister. The entire relationship comes across as some horrific combination of DomesticAbuse and StockholmSyndrome .
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou from Junko's corruption whatsoever. She speaks directly to the viewer when she appears, aware that they've been waiting for her, before proceeding to demonstrate the flawless charisma and charm that make her so dangerous and irresistible in the first place. For those wondering just how Class 77 could have fallen under her influence, look no further than yourselves.

** Later in the episode, we see Hajime strapped down and bolted in as the experiments are carried out, as Chisa searches the files. For added chills, none of the files talk about Hajime -- just "[[ItIsDehumanising the subject]]". And we finally get confirmation that Hajime's personality erasure, and Izuru's apathy, were entirely intentional and not just an unfortunate side effect: Hope's Peak, as Munakata pointed out, weren't trying to create "hope" as much as they were creating a weapon to do their bidding and follow their agenda, so Hajime's moral hangups and ideals had to go.
* More fun with Junko in Episode 6. You hear the execution music begin playing, signaling that someone's about to have the worst -- and last -- day of their lives. She's [[FauxAffablyEvil kind enough]] to explain her methods to the trustee, though this is probably old news to anyone who knows the games already: torturing and killing someone with everyday objects is far more traumatic than the standard hard-objects-and-pointy-things approach. This time, her execution involves curry rice... spoons... '''and [[EyeScream eyes]]'''. Later, she carries his eye around in a container of takoyaki, which kind of makes you wonder about the contents of the rest of them...
* Izuru Kamakura shows off just how frighteningly superior he is when he [[CurbstompBattle disarms Junko and disables Mukuro with little more than a wave of his hand.]] Mind you, Mukuro is the Ultimate Soldier, capable of fighting on par with Sakura Ogami, dodge bullets, and never took a single wound during her time on the battlefield. ''Just how overwhelming could he be if he actually went all out''?
** And during that entire sequence, he doesn't even bother to stand up.
** Junko, however, has the last laugh: while underneath Izuru's heel, she delivers a chilling HannibalLecture that causes the hitherto unemotional Izuru to react with surprise.

* More fun with Junko in Episode 6. You hear the Execution music kick in and you know that someone's about to have the worst -- and last -- day of their lives. She's kind enough to explain her methods, though this is probably old news to anyone who knows the games: torturing and killing someone with the things they find familiar, even comforting, is far more traumatic than the standard hard-objects-and-pointy-things approach. This time, her execution involves curry rice. And spoons. And [[EyeScream eyes]]. Later, she carries that eye around in a container of takoyaki, which kind of makes you wonder about the contents of the rest of them...

* At the end of Episode 6, Junko runs into Mitarai as she leaves the hospital. She seems to be ignoring him... until she stops, grabs him, and asks his name with an utterly monotone voice and a blank, yet piercing stare, a creepy far cry from the usually over-the-top despair freak.
* In episode 7, we finally get to see the very first mutual killing game. By lord... the first killing game. In the previous killing games, even with the pink blood the sight of the character's corpses was bad enough. Here? We get to see the student council of Hope's Peak Academy run around and kill each other in a classroom, Battle Royale style. They're either begging each other to stop, going mad with laughter, or breaking down after murdering their former friends. And the kicker? It was to relieve [[ItAmusedMe Izuru's boredom]] and show him "the wonder of despair on an epic scale." It's made more disturbing by Mukuro singing "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Tsubasa wo Kudasai (Give Me Wings)]]" over it all.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Hope is a state of harmony. Righteous and bright and all that other ''BS''. Despair is more ''fun''—and it grows so quickly like mushrooms over a single night. Despair is messy and confusing... and it ain't much of a picky eater. It devours love, hate, the whole shebang. Despair takes the plans you've put all your faith into, and ''rips 'em to shreds''. You may ''think'' you're above petty human desires, but you ''need'' '''''despair'''''. When it's calling the shots, all bets are off. You don't wanna be bored out of your skull for the rest of forever, do ya?"]]

* TheStinger for the first episode of the despair arc shows the Steering Committee looking over Hajime's file. It seems he's already been selected for the Hope Cultivation Plan.
* TheStinger for the second episode shows Natsumi Kuzuryu transferring into Hajime's class and the words, ''The Start of Twilight'' appear afterwords.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou from Junko's corruption - She speaks directly to the viewer when she appears, aware that the audience has been waiting for her, and proceeds to demonstrate her flawless charisma and charm that make her so dangerous and irresistible in the first place. For those wondering just how class 77 fell under her influence, look no further than yourselves.

* In episode 7, we finally get to see the very first mutual killing game. By lord....the first killing game. In the previous killing games, even with the pink blood the sight of the character's corpses was bad enough. Here? We get to see a classroom full of teens run around and kill each other, Battle Royale style. People begging each other to stop. Going mad with laughter or breaking after murdering their former friends. And the kicker? It was to relieve [[ItAmusedMe Izuru's boredom]] and show him how great despair was. It's made more disturbing by Mukuro singing "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Tsubasa wo Kudasai (Give Me Wings)]]" over it all.
** Keep in mind, this event is what kickstarted the revolt of the Reserve Course, leading into the events of Danganronpa Zero...the pre-cursor to the Tragedy.

*** The kicker, the injury Izuru got wasn't necessarily caused by Asukasei, but rather his briefly still moving decapitated body. No wonder Izuru was caught off guard.

* Junko's talent and the way it has affected her. Due to her [[AwesomeByAnalysis Ultimate Analyst]] talent, Junko is left bored of the world to the point of embracing despair simply because it can't be predicted. While we have seen the way talents have affected people both positively and negatively: Junko's is perhaps the most extreme example coming form the "negative" side. Worse yet, as Nagito and [[LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero Soshun]] have proven: people can share a Talent. Meaning that someone with the same or similar talent as Junko can and probably does exist.
* Put yourself in Ryota's shoes for a moment in Episode 8 He was alone in a room with Junko, Mukuro, and a completely deranged Mikan, who became insane by a mere prototype of Junko's despair film. No matter how scary Mikan could ever act, she wasn't the scariest thing in the room, Junko was, and she forced him into ''perfecting'' that film, a film to destroy the world. No wonder the poor kid simply couldn't take it anymore and run away in tears the moment he had a chance.