History ShoutOut / DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc

* Sayaka's claims to be psychic and her eagerness to act as Makoto's "assistant" reference Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', a franchise with notable similarities to ''Danganronpa'' that was already five games in by 2010 (and therefore likely a point of reference, if not a direct inspiration). Of course, this will have only helped to throw GenreSavvy fans off of the real twist to Sayaka's character, since Maya actually ''is'' the protagonist's loyal assistant for several games before departing non-fatally to pursue her own vocation. Meanwhile Sayaka, of course, is the [[DecoyProtagonist Decoy]] {{Deuteragonist}} who attempts to double-cross Makoto and the rest of the group before falling victim to a PlotTriggeringDeath — all before the halfway point of Chapter 1.

* Sayaka's claims to be psychic and her eagerness to act as Makoto's "assistant" reference Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', a franchise with notable similarities to ''Danganronpa'' that was already five games in by 2010 (and therefore likely a point of reference, if not a direct inspiration). Of course, this will have only helped to throw GenreSavvy fans off of the real twist to Sayaka's character, since Maya actually ''is'' the protagonist's main assistant for several games before departing non-fatally to pursue her own vocation. Meanwhile Sayaka, of course, is the [[DecoyProtagonist Decoy]] {{Deuteragonist}} who falls victim to a PlotTriggeringDeath at the halfway point of Chapter 1.

* Sayaka's claims to be psychic and her eagerness to act as Makoto's "assistant" reference Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', a franchise with notable similarities to ''Danganronpa'' that was already five games in by 2010 (and therefore likely a point of reference, if not a direct inspiration). Of course, this will have only helped to throw GenreSavvy fans off of the real twist to Sayaka's character, since Maya actually ''is'' the protagonist's main assistant for several games before departing non-fatally to pursue her own vocation. The ''Ace Attorney'' series gets a second, even more direct shout out in ''Danganronpa 2''.

* Sayaka's claims to be psychic and her eagerness to act as Makoto's "assistant" reference Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', a franchise with notable similarities to ''Danganronpa'' that was already five games in by 2010 (and therefore likely a point of reference, if not a direct inspiration). Of course, this will have only helped to throw GenreSavvy fans off of the real twist to Sayaka's character, since Maya actually ''is'' the protagonist's main assistant for several games before departing to pursue her own vocation. The ''Ace Attorney'' series gets a second, even more direct shout out in ''Danganronpa 2''.

* Sayaka's claims to be psychic and her eagerness to act as Makoto's "assistant" reference Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', a franchise with notable similarities to ''Danganronpa'' that was already five games in by 2010 (and therefore likely a point of reference, if not a direct inspiration). Of course, this will have helped to throw GenreSavvy fans off of the real twist to Sayaka's character, since Maya actually ''is'' the protagonist's main assistant for several games before departing to pursue her own vocation. The ''Ace Attorney'' series gets a second, even more direct shout out in ''Danganronpa 2''.

* Sayaka's claims to be psychic and her eagerness to act as Makoto's "assistant" reference Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', a franchise with notable similarities to ''Danganronpa'' that was already five games in by 2010 (and therefore likely a point of reference, if not a direct inspiration). The ''Ace Attorney'' series gets a second, even more direct shout out in ''Danganronpa 2''.