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3	[[AC:By its very nature, this fanfiction contains spoilers for all of ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa 2\|Goodbye Despair}}''. Please take that into consideration before reading.]]
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5	When Monobear took over the school trip, nobody wanted to participate in his DeadlyGame of mutual killing. Well. ''Almost'' nobody. Like it or not, the tragedy was kick-started despite Byakuya Togami's attempts to prevent it.
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7	But what if the first murder played out differently? When one plan fails, and another succeeds... How will changing the victim change their fates?
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9	[=CarthagoDelenda's=] ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/960733/chapters/1882261 System Restore]]'' sets out to answer that question, as well as explore the friendship that develops between Hajime Hinata and the canonical first victim as they struggle to prevent any further deaths.
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11	Compare ''Fanfic/ThreePointShot'' and ''Fanfic/IdTradeMyLifeForYours'', two ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa V3\|Killing Harmony}}'' fics with similar premises (the latter author was even inspired by this fic).
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14	!!This ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' FanFiction contains examples of:
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16	* AdaptationalVillainy:
17	** [[spoiler:Sonia Nevermind]], while relatively well-intentioned, still committed a murder, which is more than can be said for their canon counterpart.
18	** A case can be made for [[spoiler:Komaeda]] and [[spoiler:Pekoyama]]. Their motives are largely the same as in canon, ([[spoiler:fostering hope]] and [[spoiler:enabling Kuzuryuu to escape]], respectively), but since they're hinted at posthumously, along with the knowledge that they [[spoiler:were considering murder]], they do come off as less sympathetic.
19	** While the context is fuzzy right now a case can also be made for [[spoiler:The Impostor]] since [[spoiler:they have killed a fellow student without real reason or remorse, helped Mikan plan and perform the attack on Souda with even less reason than the after mentioned murder of Nidai, and encouraged Mikan to kill herself all to better help them take over Monokuma's role as the BigBad]]. The only question marks come in since this is somehow the result of [[spoiler:their strain of despair fever, which means this is (at the very least) SHSL Despair!Impostor's actions and not the character we knew them as in canon]]. So how "villainous" they are seen depends on how much [[spoiler:one blames pre-despair Mikan for her own SHSL Despair actions in either case]] since the situations are the same.
20	* ADayInTheLimelight:
21	** The bonus chapter 'Ibuki's Greatest Ambition' gives her perspective on the events of the first two chapters, particularly focusing on her pursuit of Togami.
22	** Another bonus chapter "Shocking Criminal Tales" turns out to be one for Kazuichi to show his perspective of the events following [[spoiler:Sonia's execution]] to the trial of chapter 3.
23	* AllThereInTheManual: The author provides little [[http://sysrestoreblog.tumblr.com/tagged/character-arcs character arc explanations and summaries]] on a blog made specifically for System Restore that can be found [[http://sysrestoreblog.tumblr.com/ here]]. As it is meant for all of System Restore it will naturally contain spoilers so it's best to catch up before checking it though.
24	* AmbiguousGender: [[spoiler:The Imposter]] is referred to with gender-neutral pronouns by the narration after [[spoiler:Nanami sees through their disguise.]]
25	* AmnesiacDissonance:
26	** Comes into play with the second trial, as the motive involves something that supposedly happened while their memories were erased.
27	** And again with the third trial, since everyone who was ill can't recall anything they did while suffering from Despair Fever.
28	* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
29	** Togami's response when Sonia and Nanami try to call him out for trying to sacrifice himself:
30	--->'''Sonia:''' This cannot be sensible in any situation!\
31	'''Togami:''' Any situation? I'm surprised you're reacting this way, Sonia Nevermind. As the princess of Novoselic, I would think that you, more than anyone, would understand. Under the right circumstances, wouldn't you be willing to die for one of your people?
32	** When Koizumi finally calls Saionji out on her bullying:
33	--->'''Koizumi:''' Why don't you ''ever'' LISTEN when I tell you to stop?!
34	* AscendedExtra: The entire premise of the story is doing this to Togami by means of SparedByTheAdaptation.
35	* AssholeVictim:
36	** [[spoiler:Komaeda]] sure seems like one once the truth about [[spoiler:his plans for the party]] come out.
37	** The second murderer considered [[spoiler:Pekoyama]] to be this.
38	* BadLiar: Souda proves he's just as bad at lying as he is {{Canon}}ically (not to mention [[spoiler:as bad as Saionji was in canon]]) when [[spoiler:he tries to deny having anything to do with the Shrine to Sonia-san]].
39	* BadassBoast: Togami after the second murder, to the assembled crowd:
40	-->'''Togami:''' Yes, you heard me. I know you're listening. We've solved a murder before, and we'll do it again. You know what this entails, and you can save us all a lot of trouble by confessing now. Go on.
41	* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: After the second murder, [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]] claims to know who did the deed... but outright ''refuses'' to tell Togami, Hinata or anyone else. [[spoiler:Of course, it later turns out he's wrong]].
42	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Hey, Koizumi? Remember how you wanted [[spoiler:Sonia to step up and take charge]]? Yeah, about that...
43	* BeneathTheMask: After Nanami reveals that [[spoiler: she knows that the Impostor isn't the real Byakuya Togami, the mask comes off and the Impostor's behavior changes for the rest of the scene. Their posture is different, their voice is softer, and their behavior is much more subdued. They even dissociate themselves from the Togami persona, referring to it as separate from themselves, which is reflected by the narration which shifts from referring to them as Togami and using male pronouns for them to addressing them with only the gender neutral variations of "they".]]
44	* BerserkButton:
45	** After the second murder, Togami goes off on Sonia and the others for trying to reassure themselves that they'd done all they could to prevent this.
46	--->'''Togami:''' What could we have done? Are you saying you don't know the answer to that?\
47	'''Saionji:''' What, and you do? Wow, good job keeping that to yourself.\
48	'''Togami:''' I don't think that anyone didn't know that preventing (the murder) would have been a simple matter of ''not [[spoiler:setting fire to her cottage]]''.
49	** Saionji flies into a screaming rage when she sees [[spoiler:Souda's shrine to Sonia]].
50	* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:Holy ''CRAP'', Sonia.]]
51	* BigBad: [[WhamEpisode Chapter 3's seventh part]] made it entirely clear that [[spoiler:the impostor who has regained all of their SHSL Despair memories and seems to be using an "Enoshima" persona to replace their "dead" Twogami one]] is playing this part.
52	* BigFun: [[spoiler:The Togami impostor reveals their real personality to be this after being revealed. They're largely polite and kindhearted, though they remain a fairly good leader.]]
53	** [[spoiler:Though they are also equal amounts frightened and rather reserved, so this doesn't fit their personality totally.]]
54	* BluntYes: This exchange between Togami and Koizumi, regarding Togami proposing [[spoiler:dying in Hanamura's place]].
55	-->'''Togami''': "I suppose it was worth a shot."\
56	'''Koizumi''': "Worth a shot...? Is that all you can say?"\
57	'''Togami''': "Yes, Koizumi, yes it is."
58	* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Koizumi]] survives longer than in canon, but takes what happened quite hard.
59	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Ibuki does this on occasion according to RuleOfFunny.
60	-->'''Ibuki:''' "How little Hajime-chan knows... [[spoiler:Jum-''[[InSeriesNickname P-chan]]'']] is on a quest of the spirit! And this is where Ibuki would say, "And no, he's not trying to win the love of [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Akane-chan]]," but [[MetaGuy we're too young to know that reference]]!"
61	* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]] comes very close to crossing the DespairEventHorizon following [[spoiler:Pekoyama]]'s death.
62	* BrokenPedestal:
63	** Hinata's feelings about [[spoiler:Komaeda]] following their death.
64	** During the second trial, Monobear deliberately invokes this by showing everyone footage of [[spoiler:Pekoyama playing Lady Macbeth to Kuzuryuu]]. [[spoiler:Koizumi]]'s especially crushed by this, having considered [[spoiler:Pekoyama]] a friend.
65	** In the third trial [[spoiler:TheReveal about the SHSL Impostor and their actions under the despair fever]] certainly caused one for the group and hit Hinata in particular very hard.
66	** And then there's the second murderer... [[spoiler:''Sonia freaking Nevermind'']].
67	* ButHeSoundsHandsome: A dark version appears in Chapter 3, when [[spoiler:"Sonia" talks up the virtues of the mysteriously absent "Souda-sama"]].
68	* CallBack:
69	** After the second murder, Monobear calls it romantic and just the sort of death [[spoiler:Taeko Yasuhiro]] would've wanted.
70	** In the second trial, Kuzuryuu acts even more like an {{Expy}} of how Togami acted in the first game, right down to giving a big, condescending speech to everyone professing to know exactly what happened. [[spoiler:He's wrong.]]
71	** After the votes are tallied for the second trial, Monobear scolds [[spoiler:two students]], who had difficulty accepting the culprit's guilt, for voting wrong:
72	-->'''Monobear:''' [[spoiler:Tanaka-kun]], the dramatic device of voting for yourself is one-use only!
73	** In Chapter 3, Part 3, Kuzuryuu [[spoiler:still attempts seppuku]]. He still fails, except [[spoiler:he's unable to even cut himself due to the knife slipping out of his burnt hands.]]
74	** Also in Chapter 3, Souda, like Ishimaru, [[spoiler:devastated by the outcome of the last trial, starts acting like the culprit... or an idealized approximation of her, at any rate. He then ends up as one of the two victims in the next case, ''but'' did not die (well, [[OrwellianRetcon not anymore]])]].
75	** In Chapter 3, part 5, has [[spoiler:two victims]] just like the chapter 3 cases of both ''Danganronpa'' games but with a twist: [[spoiler:Souda survived despite being attacked]] not unlike what happened to Leon, [[spoiler:before he killed his attacker instead]], and Hifumi, [[spoiler:only without dying from his injuries soon after being discovered by his friends or faking said injuries in the first place]].
76	** Chapter 3 part 6 makes the [[spoiler: murder attempt on Souda]] have even more Ishimaru parallels: [[spoiler: It seems that Mikan, who was the first body found, was his attacker not unlike how Ishimaru was killed by Yamada before the latter faked his injury. She also lured him to the Titty Typhoon in a manner not unlike how Hifumi set up Ishida.]] This is in addition to the other ''Danganronpa'' chapter three "tradition" of having [[spoiler:the victims being found in a different order than when they actually occurred]].
77	** Chapter 3 part 7 [[spoiler: Confirms Mikan as the murderer again, though this time as a voluntary suicide]], Nidai uses his strength to [[spoiler: preform a HeroicSacrifice and gets attacked for breaking the violence against the headmaster rule (though this time he did it and he does die for it)]], Gundam [[spoiler: willingly reenacts his execution when he makes a show out of staying behind to face the Despair!Impostor]] and has a mention of a broken camera, though not a film camera this time and is completely accidental this time around.
78	** New Game part 5 shows that [[spoiler: Gundam has become a robot not unlike Mechamaru visually]] but has a [[CameBackWrong very different role than the latter]].
79	* TheChainsOfCommanding: Togami feels personally responsible for looking after the others, and any problems weigh heavily upon him.
80	* ClearTheirName: In Chapter Three, [[spoiler:Nanami]] is set up as a potential suspect for the murder, and requests Hinata's help for their own investigation.
81	* CommanderContrarian: Mahiru always finds things to nitpick about Togami's leadership.
82	* CoverIdentityAnomaly: [[spoiler:The Impostor seems to be under the impression that the real Togami would also have assumed leadership and attempted to save everyone if he had gotten into a similar situation. Clearly they don't know what actually happened in ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''.]]
83	* CruelAndUnusualDeath:
84	** As always, the executions.
85	** The second murder. [[spoiler:Pekoyama is trapped in the fiery rubble of her cabin, and by the time she's finally retrieved she's completely covered in third- and fourth-degree burns...and she's ''still alive'' for a short time after this, unable to do anything more than take ragged gasps for air.]] Even the murderer later admits they can't imagine the pain the victim went through.
86	* CuttingTheKnot: Hinata [[spoiler:ignores Komaeda's orders to go to the Final Dead Room]] as he adamantly refuses to abandon an injured Nanami in the Funhouse. [[spoiler:Komaeda eventually resorts to possessing Hinata and overriding his free will to force him to comply]].
87	* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:The ''Komaeda Theater'' segments, where Komaeda gives various monologues. May also be TalkingInYourDreams to Hinata.]]
88	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Sonia and Owari]], who survived in canon, do not in this fic.
89	* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Komaeda has demonstrated the ability to fully hijack Hinata's body when he wants him to do something, though he can also subtly manipulate Hinata's thoughts and actions which causes him to enter a semi-conscious, dreamlike state where he is incapable of resisting Komaeda's will]].
90	* DespairEventHorizon: After the second trial, [[spoiler:Sonia, who has calmly accepted her execution even as the Big Bad Wolf threatens to kill her, happens to glance out at the audience of her classmates, and she realizes that not a single one of their expressions shows that they sympathize with her motives. It completely shatters the hope she had in her justification for the murder, and she dies screaming as the wolf devours her.]]
91	* DespairSpeech: [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]] gives one to Togami and Hinata after realizing they suspect [[spoiler:he might have been involved in Pekoyama's death]], confessing to [[spoiler:plotting revenge]] and no longer caring about anything other than [[spoiler:revenge on the one who killed Pekoyama]].
92	* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Poor Pekoyama...]]
93	** And [[spoiler:Mikan]].
94	* DissonantSerenity:
95	** After the first murder, [[spoiler:Komaeda]] sure seems okay with the whole [[spoiler:being dead]] thing.
96	** [[spoiler:Souda]] shows this at the start of Chapter 3. It doesn't last.
97	** When [[spoiler:Nanami]] recovers from her Despair Fever to find herself [[spoiler:wearing a bloodstained hospital gown]], she takes being filled in remarkably well.
98	** Hinata is eerily calm while [[spoiler:being possessed and forced to solve the Final Dead Room, saying he feels satisfied with his work before momentarily realizing he's actually terrified]].
99	* DividedWeFall: Koizumi's dislike of Togami gives this vibe.
100	* DoesNotLikeMen: Koizumi. When talk during the girl's day out turns to boys, the most she can offer is [[DamningWithFaintPraise damning a few with faint praise]].
101	* DrivenToSuicide:
102	** [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]] attempts suicide a few days after the second trial. [[spoiler:He fails mainly because he can't grip the knife properly.]]
103	** Saionji callously suggests that Togami isn't on time to breakfast the day after the first trial because he did himself in.
104	* EasterEgg: Every so often there's a [[spoiler: hidden message known as a "lucky number code" in the Komaeda theaters made by number to letter based cyphers that use a different method each time, with each cryptogram referring to letters used in the Komaeda Theater itself. A list of the first four messages can be found on the [[http://sysrestoreblog.tumblr.com/post/94024852933/the-lucky-number-code System Restore Blog]].]]
105	* EatingContest: Akane challenges Togami to one. [[spoiler:Specifically, a speed-eating contest, which she wins.]]
106	* EurekaMoment: Part Four of Chapter Two ends with Togami and Hinata realizing that [[spoiler:Pekoyama let Kuzuryuu play the game]].
107	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Monobear tries tempting Togami following his breakdown in Chapter 3, the bear specifically declares that he doesn't understand why he hasn't murdered anyone before now.
108	* EvilGloating: Monobear really hams it up after the second murder. Partly because several students obviously aren't in the mood to deal with his celebrating.
109	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Attempted with the second culprit, though the execution ultimately causes them to fail in this endeavor. [[spoiler:Tanaka manages to pull this off with much more success in his HeroicSacrifice ''right after watching Nidai get slaughtered for doing the same'', mirroring his reaction to his own inevitable demise in canon.]]
110	* {{Fainting}}: After the second execution, [[spoiler:Souda]] passes out on the elevator.
111	* FirstEpisodeTwist: Togami lives through the first murder, but [[spoiler:Komaeda]] dies. It's impossible to talk about this fic without mentioning the former, and fairly difficult to avoid bringing up the latter.
112	* FirstNameBasis: Hinata's surprised when [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu starts using Pekoyama's first name]].
113	** [[spoiler:Nanami, under the influence of the despair fever]], calls everyone else by their first names without honorifics, in contrast to normally using last names, with -kun for males and -san for females.
114	* FiveStagesOfGrief: After the second murderer is revealed, [[spoiler:Souda]] goes into intense denial, to the point of insisting [[ConspiracyTheorist it's some kind of frame-up]] [[spoiler:even ''after'' her execution]].
115	* {{Foil}}: Togami and Koizumi have contrasting styles of leadership. Togami's is more aggressive and somewhat distant from everyone else, while Koizumi hopes to get to know others.
116	* ForWantOfANail: The exact moment of divergence comes when [[spoiler:Togami trips over a snagged carpet and hits a table, meaning he can't make it over to Komaeda in time]].
117	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
118	** Togami's ArmorPiercingQuestion, and how [[spoiler:the princess]] reacted to it.
119	** Togami's confused reaction when Monokuma name-drops [[spoiler:Yasuhiro Taeko]], something that [[spoiler:the real Togami should know]].
120	* GotVolunteered:
121	** Hinata's idle musing about how they can arrange the eating contest gets taken by Togami as volunteering to find Pekoyama and [[spoiler:another guard for ''Twilight Syndrome'']]. He gets this ''again'' after [[spoiler:Togami loses and has to do the double shifts]].
122	** Akane drags him into waking up everyone the day after the second trial so they can all go eat together.
123	* GracefulLoser: Surprisingly -- and frighteningly -- the second murderer, who calmly bids the others farewell and encourages them to do their best.
124	* GratuitousEnglish: PlayedForLaughs in Chapter 3 with the reveal of [[spoiler:Titty Typhoon]]. Hinata isn't very good with English, so he has no idea what the name means, and when he asks for clarification from those who ''do'' understand it...
125	* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: [[spoiler:Nanami]] is asked this by [[spoiler:Togami]] after admitting to knowing the latter's secret. The former did, however, take precautions, by calling two people over and sending them away, so that if the former ends up dead, everyone will know that there's only one possible suspect.
126	* HeelRealization: WordOfGod says that the second murderer, at the moment before [[spoiler:her]] death, realized "what a wrong and selfish decision" the murder was.
127	* HeroicBSOD:
128	** Hinata starts breaking down during the first trial after Togami reveals [[spoiler:Komaeda was planning to kill someone]] -- especially as all the pieces click together in his head so that he can't even mount a defense.
129	** Several students combine this with MassOhCrap when reacting to [[spoiler:Pekoyama's cabin collaping]]. Poor [[spoiler:Nanami]] gets a ThousandYardStare.
130	** Another mass example comes after [[spoiler:Pekoyama's death]].
131	** And then ''again'' after the second murderer confesses. Everyone progresses at different rates, but after the execution they're basically all [=BSODing=].
132	** Togami has one in the second part of Chapter 3 when [[spoiler:Nanami reveals she knows his secret]]. It's so severe that [[spoiler:he nearly ''kills'' her before breaking down over what he almost did]].
133	** Hinata and Ibuki have one [[spoiler: in the wake of the Impostor's FaceHeelTurn during the third trial.]]
134	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Nidai]] has one once the third trials voting is done [[spoiler: and the impostor takes on Monokuma's role as headmaster.]]
135	** [[spoiler: Gundam]] seemingly has one shortly after [[spoiler: mimicking his execution, but as his hamsters are still present his fate is unknown.]]
136	* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:The Imposter is taken over by Enoshima's personality and proceeds to take over as the BigBad... much to the ire of the AI Enoshima, who Hinata finds tied up in the Funhouse.]]
137	* HistoryRepeats: In Chapters 2 and 3, [[spoiler:Koizumi]]'s personal history is echoed by events on Jabberwock. It's revealed that in the past, [[spoiler:Satou's attempts to protect her led to two murders]]; on the island, the same thing happens with [[spoiler:Pekoyama's murder]]. In the subsequent chapter, they acknowledge that [[spoiler:Saionji is also ignoring what Koizumi actually ''wants'' when she mistreats others]].
138	* HopeSpot: After [[spoiler:Pekoyama's pulled out of her cabin]], Nanami points out that [[spoiler:Monobear hasn't announced the discovery of a body, even after three people found her]]. The chapter ends with [[spoiler:said announcement]].
139	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: The second murderer feels that [[spoiler:Pekoyama]]'s death was necessary.
140	* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Hinata has no recollection of what Kamukura did while in control of him. The others do, but have no idea of what just happened.]]
141	* ImplausibleDeniability: The first murderer denies the existence of a fifth skewer (the murder weapon), despite having spoken with Togami and Hinata about it.
142	* InSpiteOfANail:
143	** Despite Togami's efforts, a murder still occurs at his party.
144	** Similarly, he is unable to prevent the mutual killing game from continuing despite [[spoiler:blocking off access to the motive]].
145	** [[spoiler:Pekoyama]] still dies in Chapter 2... [[spoiler:but as the victim]].
146	** Likewise, [[spoiler: Kuzuryuu is still injured in the process of Pekoyama's death. This time, instead of losing his eye, he severely burns his hands.]]
147	** Instead of getting a horrifyingly calm MotiveRant during the first trial, it comes later on, [[spoiler:during the second trial... from somebody nobody ever expected to crack]].
148	** Chapter 3 begins with somebody setting up a ShrineToTheFallen. Ironically enough, however, [[spoiler:the one who does this in canon protests the most forcefully to it, since the shrine is to the murderer, who made the protester's best friend cry]].
149	** Ibuki still makes a mini summer festival with fireworks and yukatas from her item based special event (not shown in the Website/SomethingAwful LetsPlay) and [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu still tries to commit {{Seppuku}}, though here he fails since he can't keep his grip on the knife.]]
150	** [[spoiler: Ibuki]] is still one of the people who catches the despair fever.
151	** [[spoiler: Tsumiki]] still dies in Chapter 3. [[spoiler: Like Pekoyama, it's as a victim this time.]]
152	** Chapter 3 still involves [[spoiler:two murder attempts]], and somebody still suffers [[spoiler:near fatal injuries]]... Only here, [[spoiler:the latter is because one of the murder attempts ''fails'']].
153	** Also in Chapter 3, [[spoiler:Nidai performs a HeroicSacrifice.]]
154	** Despite [[spoiler:Komaeda being dead]] he still goes and completes the Final Dead Room, albeit [[spoiler:by possessing Hinata]].
155	* InherentlyFunnyWords: [[spoiler:Titty Typhoon]], the name of an area the survivors gain access to in Chapter 3.
156	* InsistentTerminology: Gundam still insists that everyone call the Devildog Earring by its full name.
157	* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Pekoyama]]'s cabin is set ablaze while they're still inside.
158	* LackOfEmpathy: Saionji loves shooting her mouth off, and can't stop insulting her favorite targets even when [[spoiler:one's dead and the other's hanging by a thread]].
159	* LadyMacbeth:
160	** [[spoiler:Pekoyama]] plays with this role after [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu plays ''Twilight Syndrome'']]. Despite stating they'll abide by whatever the other decides, it's clear [[spoiler:she really wants him to graduate]].
161	** This turns out to be [[spoiler:why Sonia killed her and left Kuzuryuu alone. She tells everyone at the trial that without Pekoyama around as a corruptive influence, she doubts he'll follow through with murdering Koizumi]].
162	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In addition to their lost memories of their time at Hope's Peak, anyone who came down with Despair Fever can't recall any of the time they were infected.
163	* LateArrivalSpoiler: Certain twists from the canonical game are revealed earlier in this story, such as [[spoiler:the fact that Togami isn't the real Togami.]]
164	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Akane describes her relationship with Nidai this way. Saionji tells her to 'kiss him anyway'.
165	* LightsOffSomebodyDies: During the party.
166	* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:Discovering that Nanami is the traitor, the group also finds that she physically can't tell them any exposition (because her programming forbids it). They do find that she can tell them if they find out first, because after that, there's no reason for her to withhold the information. Thus, exposition comes in the form of a guessing game.]]
167	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:Even after Sonia is proven to be Pekoyama's murderer, Souda continues to believe that Tanaka did it, refusing to listen to reason to the point of IRejectYourReality. And then there's his Despair Fever symptoms, in which he acts like a perverse idea of what he thinks Sonia is like, complete with [[ButHeSoundsHandsome talking himself up]].]]
168	* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler:Souda]] develops one after [[spoiler:narrowly surviving a murder attempt and waking up in the hospital with no real memory of what happened]] primarily consisting of "I'm sorry" and "[[spoiler:I don't wanna die]]".
169	* MassOhCrap: Several are sparked in Chapter Two during [[spoiler:the cabin fire incident]].
170	* MindScrew:
171	** The end of the WhamEpisode certainly involves some that even in-universe Gundam assumes magic is partly involved.
172	** It seems to be getting worse as time goes on to the point [[spoiler: the students seem concerned the ''island itself is changing'' at times. Worst part is it could very well be as Monokuma seemed to show who ever is the "Teacher" becomes a FisherKing for Jabberwock (best shown by the fifth island in particular) and the Impostor may be actively making "changes" to it.]]
173	* MoodWhiplash: After their BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible moment, [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]] goes for a dramatic exit... and fails because [[spoiler:he can't open the door on his own]].
174	* MotiveRant: A frighteningly ''calm'' one is delivered by the second murderer.
175	* MotorMouth: Ibuki. Togami observes at one point that she hasn't had any difficulty talking the whole time that they're [[spoiler:guarding ''Twilight Syndrome'' together]].
176	* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Just ask the murderers from Chapter 1 and 2!
177	* NeverMyFault:
178	** Monobear prefers to lay the blame for everything that's happening at the students' feet. PlayedForLaughs in Chapter 3 when he teleports in and lands right on Hinata's breakfast, then scolds Hinata for this.
179	** A complicated example happens with Koizumi, whose hostility toward Togami is a way of distracting herself from [[ItsAllMyFault her belief that she's responsible for what happened in the previous chapter]].
180	* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
181	** When Akane challenges Togami, Hinata and Pekoyama have to find another student to [[spoiler:guard the Twilight Syndrome cabinet]]. [[spoiler:Pekoyama asks Kuzuryuu to guard it with her, and Hinata had no way of knowing how this could go wrong]].
182	** During the second trial, it comes out that [[spoiler:Sonia witnessed Kuzuryuu playing the game, and this directly triggered the chain of events leading to Pekoyama's death]].
183	* NoSympathy:
184	** While most of the students feel sorry for the first murderer and their horrific death, Saionji doesn't give a crap about murderer or victim, and makes this very clear.
185	** The second murderer expects to be given the same sort of sympathy [[spoiler:Hanamura]] did. [[spoiler:She can't find it before she dies.]]
186	** The {{Irony}} about the above is that [[spoiler:Sonia herself]] [[OrwellianRetcon originally]] shows no remorse for their actions or empathy for the mourning [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]]. This was significantly softened.
187	** [[CommanderContrarian Koizumi]] doesn't show any sympathy to Togami, even after [[spoiler:he steps down as leader]]. In fact, she gets even ''nastier'' after this, claiming that [[spoiler:he's turned his back on them just because the going got tough]]. WordOfGod says this is in large part due to being emotionally affected by [[spoiler:Pekoyama and Kuzuryuu plotting to kill her, with the former being killed by Sonia for her sake (which she didn't take well), and the latter still possibly being willing to kill her]].
188	** Not long afterwards, Hinata notes that nobody seems to be paying much attention to [[spoiler:Tanaka, Souda or Kuzuryuu]], even though they were hit especially hard by the outcome of the second trial. Instead, they're getting excluded from the rest of the group, which doesn't bode well...
189	* NotSoAboveItAll: Togami's reaction to Owari's EatingContest challenge. Especially after [[spoiler:he loses]].
190	* NotSoDifferentRemark:
191	** After the second trial, the second murderer compares themselves to Togami, likening their decision to murder [[spoiler:in order to protect Koizumi]] to his attempt to [[spoiler:sacrifice himself to save Hanamura]]. They also see their actions on par with what [[spoiler:Hanamura]] did.
192	** Hinata draws a parallel of his own when he looks back and forth between the second murderer and [[spoiler:Komaeda's portrait]], realizing that after what he's learned, he sees each of them in a different light.
193	* NotSoStoic: Togami generally seems to have a harder time staying cold and detached compared to how he acted back in ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''. [[spoiler:This is more proof that it's not the real Togami]].
194	* OhCrap:
195	** [[spoiler:Tanaka's]] reaction to Togami's conclusion that the only people without confirmed alibis for the second murder are [[spoiler:him and Sonia]], [[spoiler:because he realizes since it wasn't him, it must have been ''her'']]. It gets worse when Koizumi provides evidence that [[spoiler:rules out Tanaka]].
196	** Togami has one that he tries to keep subdued in Chapter 3 when [[spoiler:Nanami hints at knowing his secret]].
197	* TheOmniscient: Komaeda is a very weird case, with how much he knows being very unclear. [[spoiler:He often talks about information he should not have access to, such as future events and details about the game. The memory wipe also does not seem to effect him anymore, as Komaeda is able to recall information about the outside world. However, when Tsumiki attempts to kill Souda, Komaeda incorrectly tells him he is dying, despite Souda actually surviving]].
198	* OrwellianRetcon:
199	** After the second trial was completed, the author went back and revised the first seven chapters. This was primarily to add details and strengthen the build-up to TheReveal of the second murderer's identity, making the {{Foreshadowing}} clearer in areas. In addition, the culprit admits to being more conflicted about their decision and shows more empathy towards [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu and Pekoyama]]. Compare the following two lines.
200	--->'''Original''': I certainly had no intention of killing [[spoiler:Pekoyama-san]], not until I had a reason to.\
201	'''Revision''': I had no intention of killing anyone, especially not [[spoiler:Pekoyama-san]]...; not until I was given a reason I couldn't avoid.
202	** [[WhamEpisode Part 5 of Chapter 3]] was revised (the first time) to deal with problems relating to [[spoiler:Souda's Despair Fever symptoms, in which he imagines that he is Sonia]]. There was later a ''second'' revision made in regards to [[spoiler:Souda's death in general, which was causing confusion based on the wound described and the actual wounds caused by the intended weapon (after toning down said death already) and deciding against having two murders in chapter 3 since it was simply done to follow ''Danganronpa'''s "tradition"]].
203	** When announcing her intention to return from a four-year hiatus and finish the series, the author revealed that two characters' circumstances would be switched: [[spoiler:Akane would become the robo-student rather than Gundam]].
204	* ParrotPetPosition: Hinata's startled to see [[spoiler:Jum-P]] in this location in Chapter 3. Primarily since [[spoiler:he's on ''Ibuki'''s shoulder at the time]].
205	* PassThePopcorn: Monobear invokes this by pulling out a popcorn bag while [[EvilGloating gloating about]] the second murder. And pouring the popcorn on himself without eating it. And throwing the popcorn all over the Monobear file.
206	* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Koizumi and Togami when they butt heads over Koizumi secretly arranging a girl's day out without informing him of their plans.
207	-->'''Koizumi:''' Okay, fine. But you just said you didn't have a problem. So it sounds more like you just want an excuse to talk down to me again.\
208	'''Togami:''' Is that what this is to you, then? A power play? There's no reason for it to be. I am merely cautioning you to inform me next time, especially if you are going to arrange such a large gathering. The unstable are drawn to such spectacles, and if you don't take the necessary precautions-\
209	'''Koizumi:''' Wait – what are you implying? Why would any of us do anything like that?\
210	'''Togami:''' I'm not implying anything about anyone. I'm simply making sure you remember that there's a precedent of such things occurring, and that no matter what you may think of someone, you don't know what they're thinking.\
211	'''Koizumi:''' That's not news to me. But since I actually talk to the people on this island, I think I know them better than you do, especially the girls involved. And I think we've learned a thing or two from Komaeda and Hanamura's mistakes.
212	* PlotParallel: In Chapter One, Hinata is hit ''very'' hard by learning about [[spoiler:Komaeda's plan to kill somebody]], and is left questioning WasItAllALie In Chapter Two, Togami finds himself going through a similar reaction after discovering [[spoiler:Pekoyama, whom he trusted to help guard the Twilight Syndrome cabinet, let Kuzuryuu play it]].
213	* PrecisionFStrike: When Monomi shows up with the worst timing in Chapter 3, Saionji tells her to fuck off.
214	* ThePromise: Togami repeatedly promises that he will protect the others.
215	* ReactionShot: Since the first execution is the same as {{Canon}}, it isn't shown. Everyone's reactions to it, however, are.
216	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Togami to the second murderer.
217	-->'''Togami''': "You – that – Komaeda manipulated Hanamura into killing him! Did you think I wanted Hanamura to do that? Did you think I ever wanted that to happen again? You weren't manipulated. You killed [[spoiler:Pekoyama]] by your own volition for fully selfish reasons. How dare you compare yourself to him! I trusted you. I thought you, of all people, could be reasonable. I can't even comprehend you trying to justify your actions like this. You can't. You won't. You've done nothing but play into Monobear's hands!"
218	* TheReliableOne: Togami sees Hinata, Pekoyama and Sonia this way. [[spoiler:Pekoyama ends up letting Kuzuryuu play the game, and Sonia kills her.]]
219	* RepetitiveAudioGlitch: Happens to Nanami while she's under the effects of Despair Fever.
220	* RevengeBeforeReason:
221	** Following the second murder, [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]] implies they're going to get revenge on who they suspect is responsible, even if that just gets them killed.
222	** This also turns out to be the second murderer's motive. Specifically, [[spoiler:Sonia knew those seeking revenge cannot easily be reasoned with, and chose to murder Pekoyama instead]].
223	* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: After the second murder, Monobear announces that the culprit also destroyed the security camera and monitor inside the cabin in the process. While this destruction of school property should've gotten them punished, he declares that they'll get off scot free provided they graduated.
224	* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Ibuki]]'s crush on Togami becomes increasingly obvious throughout Chapter 2.
225	* ShipperOnDeck: While gossiping with the other girls, Hiyoko encourages Akane to pursue Nidai despite [[LikeBrotherAndSister her feelings]] and responds to Ibuki admitting her crush with "Mr. Porkfeet's going to get his mack on!" This being [[{{Troll}} Hiyoko]], of course, it's hard to judge how serious she's being about it.
226	* ShoutOut:
227	** The second execution draws inspiration from ''Theatre/KingLear'' and/or ''Literature/CapORushes''.
228	** Ibuki's joke about Jum-P and Owari is a reference to ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'''s Ryoga Hibiki, who could turn into a pig nicknamed "P-chan", and his crush Akane Tendo.
229	** When [[spoiler:Nanami is revealed to be the traitor]] but is unable to explain anything, Souda wonders if she has [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors a bomb planted in their digestive tract]].
230	** When [[spoiler:Hinata finds Enoshima chained up in the Octagon]], she says [[Music/{{Coldplay}} "I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word."]]
231	* ShrineToTheFallen: One is set up at the start of Chapter 3. Leads to some drama since [[spoiler:it's dedicated to the ''murderer'']].
232	* ShutUpKirk: Monobear to Togami:
233	-->'''Monobear''': "Ugh! Why do you keep assaulting my ears with all these speeches speeches speeches speeches! It's as if you actually think you're an important character or talent or human being! Nope, I'm done, I've decided. Done listening to people who think they're in charge. I think it's time I showed you bastards who really was."
234	* SinkOrSwimMentor: Togami has shades of this at times, such as when he pressures Hinata during the first trial despite his obvious distress. Nanami gently calls him out on it, saying that with fifteen students, they don't need to pressure one to participate, and shifts the conversation to one where Hinata can contribute more easily.
235	* SoProudOfYou: The final theatre segment of Chapter 2 has the speaker singing praise of [[spoiler:Sonia and Pekoyama]] for their actions. Though neither can respond, this likely overlaps with YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame, given the context.
236	* SparedByTheAdaptation: Some characters have survived longer than in canon. Togami is the most obvious example, but there's also [[spoiler:Koizumi, who avoided being murdered in Chapter 2, and Saionji and Mioda, who avoided being murdered in Chapter 3]].
237	* SpeakIllOfTheDead:
238	** Though Togami tries to avoid this, during the trial, he has to explain to everyone that [[spoiler:Komaeda was planning to kill somebody at the party]].
239	** Hiyoko, meanwhile, doesn't have any problem with this, and greets the others the morning after the first execution with "Geez, it's as dead as [[spoiler:Komaeda and Hanamura]] in here!"
240	* SplitPersonalityTakeover: [[spoiler:After getting back to shore, Kamukura overtakes Hinata, proceeds to steal a rocket launcher from the military base, and blows open the door to the amusement park's castle, allowing the group to see the password for the ruins of Hope's Peak. Hinata is allowed control of himself afterward.]]
241	* TheStationsOfTheCanon:
242	** The first chapter's investigation and trial goes off much the same way as in canon - just with a different victim. The first execution isn't even shown, as it's exactly the same.
243	** The second murder is different, but the motives and emotional framework behind it are the same.
244	** The third murder incident [[spoiler:involves two victims, one of whom had the despair fever]]. And like then [[spoiler: one of the attacks intentionally "failed" and one of the victims had been the other's attacker. However unlike canon, the innocent victim here was the one to survive, and without being attacked a second time.]]
245	** Chapter 4 introduces [[spoiler:the mechanized version of a student that was thought dead after they tried preforming a HeroicSacrifice to protect others from the BigBad.]]
246	* StealthPun: In the original version, the student to become [[spoiler:a robot version of themselves]] this time around was [[spoiler:{{Franchise/Gundam}} Tanaka]]. This was later {{Retcon}}ned.
247	* TheSummation: Kuzuryuu gives a very nasty one during the second trial, talking down to and insulting everyone while revealing what he knows, who the murderer is, and why. [[spoiler:Except he's off the mark.]]
248	* SupportingProtagonist: Hinata is still the viewpoint character as in the game, but much of the story revolves around Togami's actions as TheLeader.
249	* SurvivorGuilt: Togami shows this after the first trial.
250	* SympatheticMurderer:
251	** As in {{Canon}}, the first murderer plays with this: [[spoiler:Hanamura killed Komaeda because he was plotting to kill somebody at the party... but also because he thought that was the only way he could get back to his ailing mother]].
252	** The second murderer also sees themselves as this, as [[spoiler:she killed Pekoyama to keep her from pushing Kuzuryuu to murder]]. They also freely admit they wouldn't have minded graduating, but seem satisfied with the results.
253	* TakeAThirdOption: When Monobear presents them with the second motive, and makes it clear that destroying it will just get them punished, Togami decides they should [[spoiler:take turns guarding it]] instead.
254	* TakeMeInstead:
255	** [[spoiler:Togami]] attempts this to try and save [[spoiler:Hanamura]] from execution. [[spoiler:Monobear refuses.]]
256	** A more subdued version during the second trial: [[spoiler:Despite Sonia's confession, Tanaka gets two votes calling him the culprit. One is from Souda. The other from himself.]]
257	* ThisIsAWorkOfFiction: The game ''Twilight Syndrome'' inverts this with a disclaimer that its events are entirely factual.
258	* TookALevelInJerkass: Koizumi, initially the same as she was in canon, quickly starts butting heads with Togami over his leadership. After Pekoyama is revealed to have pushed for her death, she becomes nearly unreasonable when it comes to the boys, especially Togami and Hinata.
259	* TheUnsmile: When trying to laugh off some awkwardness with Hinata, Pekoyama smiles and he immediately wishes she hadn't.
260	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Monobear has a mild one when the fake Togami manages to stop themself from murdering Nanami, throwing a mild tantrum over they being "boring" and showing [[EvilCannotComprehendGood he doesn't understand restraint]].]]
261	* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:After it's revealed to the cast that "Togami" is an impostor, this is practically all that's on Mioda's mind.]]
262	* TheWatson: Hinata plays a bit of this as Togami's assistant.
263	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Considering how compressed the events of Chapter 1 were, [[spoiler:Komaeda and Hanamura]] both died extremely quickly. [[spoiler:Komaeda does subvert it a bit as a PosthumousCharacter in the Komaeda theater segments, though.]]
264	* WhamEpisode: Chapter 3 part 7 from [[spoiler: the impostor's early reveal, the sudden death of one student (possibly two), and the surviving students being lost adrift at sea.]]
265	* WhamLine:
266	** During the second trial, the murderer's confession.
267	--->'''[[spoiler:Sonia]]''': "Monobear's lack of cooperation won't be a problem, Togami-san. My day clothes are wet, at least from the knees down. This ties me directly to the crime, and I don't mean to make a scene about it like [[spoiler:Hanamura-san]]. So I confess. I killed [[spoiler:Pekoyama-san]]. My methods were exactly as you said."
268	** For Togami, Nanami informing him in Chapter 3 that [[spoiler:she knows the ''real'' Togami]].
269	--->'''Nanami''': "But you [[spoiler:were compromised]] from the moment you set foot on this island. Myself and [[spoiler:the other person...we're somewhat acquainted]]. I knew in an instant..."
270	** In Chapter 3, Togami delivers some terrible news.
271	--->'''Togami''': "[[spoiler:Tsumiki's]] dead, and [[spoiler:Souda's]] gone."
272	* WhamShot:
273	** The ending of Chapter 3, Part 5, when Hinata discovers [[spoiler:Souda's body... and Souda moves, looking back up at him before passing out]].
274	* WhatIf: The whole basis of the fic.
275	* WhatTheHellHero:
276	** During the first trial, Nanami gently tells Togami not to put any more pressure on Hinata to think through the mystery while he's still having difficulty accepting that [[spoiler:Komaeda was plotting murder]], saying that with fifteen people, he shouldn't stick all the responsibility on one person, before turning the subject away from the victim.
277	** Following the first trial, Sonia and Nanami ''try'' calling out Togami over his attempt to sacrifice himself. However, he responds with an ArmorPiercingQuestion.
278	** Near the end of the second trial, no one is pleased with [[spoiler:Sonia committing murder to save Koizumi]], and Togami and Koizumi are particularly vocal.
279	** In the second part of Chapter 3, Hinata calls out [[spoiler:Kuzuryuu]], saying that [[spoiler:his]] actions caused the murder:
280	--->'''Hinata:''' You knew what playing that game would do and you did it anyway. You put everyone's lives in danger. [[spoiler:Pekoyama and Sonia]] are dead, and if you knew what happened yesterday--
281	** Later on in Chapter 3, Koizumi finally takes Saionji to task for how she keeps picking on Tsumiki and Souda, even after [[spoiler:one's been murdered and the other's barely alive]].
282	* WhatYouAreInTheDark: During the second chapter, Monobear keeps trying to tempt everyone charged with guarding access to the motive to take a look, claiming "Nobody will ever know!"

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