Line #20 Fanfic/DanganRonpaSeekersOfANewWorld


1	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3582585/chapters/7898817 Dangan Ronpa: Seekers of a New World]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/darkblade/pseuds/darkblade darkblade]] is a fanfic for ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'' which stars 26 original characters. These new students from around the world are trapped in a mysterious facility by the crazy and sadistic robot bear Monokuma. Monokuma gives two options for the students: stay here for the rest of their lives or commit a murder without getting caught. Naturally, it's a story of betrayal and frustration that leads to murder that the surviving students need to solve or face certain death. In order to escape, they need to uncover the mysteries of this facilities as well as a mysterious group called the Seekers of a New World.
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3	A story made in a script format, which allows the reader to see through the point of view of two main characters. It also allows the readers to have an effect on the story by allowing people to vote on freetime to further understand these characters, albeit not affecting the overall story. The Class Trials, events that happen once a murder occurs, are presented in a format that allows the reader to solve the murder along with our two main characters. A story that focus more on drama and hidden feelings then friendships and quirkiness; it is more appropriate to people who enjoy character interaction
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5	Features potential spoilers for both games and tropes below may spoil the story. Just be warned!
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8	!!Tropes:
9	* AbusiveParents: Eirin's parents, or at least her father, lock her up if she doesn't follow her mentor's instructions. Also Li's parents restrict all of her freedom to force her to follow their footsteps.
10	%% * AcademyOfAdventure: This facility the cast is trapped in has indications that it's a school.
11	%% * TheAce: Everyone in their respective field of work
12	%% * AnyoneCanDie: Being ''Dangan Ronpa'', there is blood.
13	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Kristoph gives one to Amanda just before his execution]].
14	* ArcWords: Humanity's nature. Every character, including Kyon, mentions bad things happening due to human nature.
15	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Chapter 1's victim Stella, due to planning to commit a murder, which backfired and led to her death. {{Subverted}} when her past reveals she wasn't completely stable, due to her being replaced by her parents after she was kidnapped when she was 10, and that the only reason she became the SHSL Merchant was to gain her parents' attention again. This is what Monokuma used to push her into planning a murder.]]
16	%% * BadassBiker: Jason Aster is the SHSL Racer and the cool guy of the group.
17	* BaitAndSwitch:
18	** [[spoiler:It looks like Eirin was going to become the victim of Chapter 1, due to everyone distrusting her, and both Jack and Lisa mentioning that she was in danger because she was keeping secrets on Kyon's order. However, in the end it was Stella who became the victim of Chapter 1.]]
19	** [[spoiler: Another in the middle of the Class Trial of Chapter 1. Jack was set up to be the culprit of the case, even having a P.T.A with Lisa. But despite that, in the end it's revealed Jack wasn't the culprit.]]
20	* BigBad: [[spoiler: Both Torohime and Kyon assume that the one controlling Monokuma is one of the other students. It is revealed that there are 3 of them: Nigel Dela Cruz, the SHSL Generic Guy/Despair, Jiaming, SHSL Business Man/Future Foundation, and the TheManBehindTheMan Delilah Mias, SHSL Environmentalist.]]
21	%% * BigBrotherIsWatching: Monokuma as usual.
22	* BodyOfTheWeek: With the only way out being murder, every chapter will have someone end up dead. [[spoiler:Not even the prologue is safe from this.]]
23	%% * {{Bookworm}}: Lute and Li.
24	%% * BornDetective: Kyon Utsurugi, a naturally talented detective.
25	%% * BreakTheCutie:
26	%% ** [[spoiler:Torohime suffers this throughout chapter 1.]]
27	%% ** [[spoiler: Lisa as well, when she thought her brother was the culprit of Chapter 1. She ultimately recovers.]]
28	* BrilliantButLazy: Kenji shows that, while he is a very capable strategist, he uses his smarts for pranks instead.
29	* BrokenAce: [[spoiler:Torohime. Because of her talent, it caused jealousy among her peers, and it lead her to become an outcast. The effects are shown in Chapter 1, when Torohime has a massive emotional breakdown due to that and the situation Monokuma has placed them in.]]
30	* BrutalHonesty: The more serious characters definitely are not subtle with their remarks. [[spoiler:Jack and Lisa show this to Kyon when confronting him about keeping secrets from others.]]
31	%%* CharactersDroppingLikeFlies: With a huge cast like this, it's guaranteed that not everyone is coming out of this alive and well.
32	%% * ChildhoodFriendRomance: It looks like one is happening between childhood friends Kyon and Torohime.
33	%% * TheConfidant: Kyon towards Torohime.
34	%% * CovertPervert: Torohime has a hidden adult magazine when [[spoiler: she was suspected to have taken Silver's screwdriver.]] Also Aya and Jeanne.
35	* CrapsackWorld: [[spoiler: Many of the characters believe this even before they were trapped from the outside world.]]
36	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler: Kenji's freetime shows that he's a prankster, not in a way to mess with people, but to showcase his tactical skill. He even takes his schemes very seriously, like a general in war.]]
37	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Being ''Dangan Ronpa'', naturally the executions.
38	** [[spoiler: Nigel Dela Cruz is strapped to an electric chair which transmits electricity towards the collar attached to his neck. Nigel suffers a severe heart attack due to the excessive of electricity placed on him.]]
39	** [[spoiler: Kristoph is placed in the principal's office. Monokumas dress up as students trying to break their way in while throwing stones outside through the window. Kristoph tries to stop it, but the Monokumas succeed and drag Kristoph out, eventually leading him outside to hang him with the flag pole.]]
40	%%* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: It seems like every character has something to hide, including Kyon and Torohime.]]
41	* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Stella was kidnapped at a young age and forced to become a slave for her captors for years. And when she finally escaped and tracked down her parents, she found she was replaced.]]
42	%% * DeadpanSnarker: Kyon Utsurugi and Tamas Antal. Jing does this to Nir only.
43	%% * DeathByIrony: The deaths of executed students.
44	%% * DeclarationOfProtection: [[spoiler: Kyon does this to Torohime in the beginning of Chapter 1.]]
45	%% * {{Deuteragonist}}: Torohime and Nir share the role.
46	* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler: Torohime is revealed to have them when her involvement with the murder is discovered. It's even how they describe some of her stances after the reveal]].
47	%% * EccentricMentor: Eirin's fencing instructor, though he has shades of being an EvilMentor.
48	%% * TheEngineer: Tamas Antal, being the SHSL Handy Man.
49	%% * EveryoneCanSeeIt: Between Kyon and Torohime as well as Silver and Stella.
50	* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: Kaz is your stereotypical samurai. He even talks in a very old fashion.
51	* {{Expy}}: Kyon Utsurugi to an actual character in Dangan Ronpa, Kyouko Kirigiri. Both are SHSL Detectives and are one of the more serious characters in the story. They are both TheStoic. Both of them also have secrets that they keep away from others, and while they both interact with the others, they don't reveal much about themselves. They both also spearhead the Class Trials.
52	* FreakOut:
53	** [[spoiler: Torohime goes through this in the beginning of Chapter 1, after Nigel's execution]]
54	** [[spoiler: Lisa has one when Kyon accuses her brother Jack as the killer of Chapter 1]]
55	* FriendlessBackground: Li, because she wasn't allowed by her parents to interact with others, due to their obsession with making Li one of the best students.
56	%% * FunPersonified: Lisa Miller always tries to make non-serious conversations fun.
57	* GeniusDitz: [[spoiler: Nir, despite being easily scared, has showcased in the investigations that she is a very capable investigation partner.]]
58	%% * GenkiGirl: Lisa Miller and Jeanne Halena, though both of them can be very serious when it comes to their work
59	%% * GreatDetective: Kyon Utsurugi
60	* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: [[spoiler: When Kyon, Jing, Nir and Torohime know about a motive coming up, they become hesitant to inform the others about it. They try to unite the students with a group activity in order for the motive to be less effective, but their discussion is overheard by Eirin and Li, who also decide to keep it a secret. When Monokuma crashes their get-together, he reveals that someone among them knew the motive before anyone else and was keeping it a secret. And due to Eirin revealing she knew and being hesitant to inform the others despite being a leader, she was deemed dishonest and untrustworthy.]]
61	* HiddenDepths: Every character, whether in freetime or Class Trials. [[spoiler: One noticeable example is when Nir calls out everyone's surprise and confusion on Stella's death. Even Jing and Kyon were at a loss of words when that happened!]]
62	* InformedLoner: Despite being a cheerful and serious girl, Jeanne was surprisingly considered a loner in her old school since she didn't agree with the thoughts of the other students.
63	%% * IntrepidReporter: This is how Lisa became the SHSL Journalist
64	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Iiang may be an ass, but he genuinely cares about the others and gets angry if any of them gets hurt.
65	* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Monokuma destroys Kristoph's bracelet in front of Amanda after Kristoph was just executed. And the bracelet was the one Amanda gave Kristoph as a gift.]]
66	%% * LaughingMad: The local mad scientist and SHSL Paranormal Expert Bazaaz Dhariwal.
67	* TheLeader: [[spoiler: Eirin, Silver, Jing and Kyon are given this role through a vote.]]
68	* ManipulativeBastard: Kenji explains that you need to be able to manipulate people in order for a prank to be successful. And there is no need to mention where the bastard part comes from.
69	%% * MurderMystery
70	%% * NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Kyon when it comes to dealing with personal issues, and Silver after Stella's death]]
71	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: When Kyon figures out that Stella wasn't a completely innocent victim in the murder case of Chapter 1, Silver loses his cool and stubbornly argues against it, despite him being the one who provided the testimony that led to Stella being involved with the crime.]]
72	%%* PoorCommunicationKills: Many of the incidents that happened could have been prevented had the cast communicated with and trusted each other more. [[spoiler: Notably with the incident of Eirin withholding secrets.]]
73	%% * ProperLady: Eirin Lefebvre and Delilah Mias.
74	* ProperlyParanoid: It makes sense why Torohime and Kyon are afraid of being betrayed. Even Lute reveals that she doesn't trust anyone.
75	%% * TheReveal: [[spoiler: Torohime is revealed to be an emotionless and nihilistic girl due to a very vague incident that involved Kyon.]]
76	* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Nigel, the SHSL Generic Guy, to showcase how much danger the cast is really in and that Monokuma isn't messing around.]]
77	%% * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Kyon and Torohime
78	* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Kyon has this response when Aya refers to Torohime as Kyon's girlfriend during the prologue.
79	%% * ShipTease: Quite a few
80	%% ** [[spoiler: Hyeong-Ji and Kaz,]]
81	%% ** [[spoiler: Amanda and Kristoph,]]
82	%% ** [[spoiler: Jason and Lisa]]
83	%% ** [[spoiler: Henry and Jeanne]]
84	* ShoutOut: There are shout outs to other alternative cast fanfic works, such as to ''Fanfic/DanganRonpaForeverDespair'' and ''Fanfic/DanganRonpaLegacyOfDespair''.
85	%% * ShrinkingViolet: Hyeong-Ji Jeong and Nir Aleshire towards Jing.
86	%% * TheSmartGirl: Lute is the SHSL Prodigy. Li and Eirin are no slouches either. [[spoiler: Nir also showcases this during investigations.]]
87	* SmokingIsCool: Jason, the cool guy of the group, is a heavy smoker.
88	%% * StealthMentor: Jack seems to serve as one to Kyon despite little difference in their age.
89	%% * StepfordSmiler: Torohime reveals to be one in chapter one after her breakdown.
90	%% * TheStoic: Kyon Utsurugi, Silver Antinori, and Li Meihuo Nuo.
91	* TeamMom: Stella acts like this despite being TheTease, watching over the other students and trying to get them together. Torohime also by comforting and helping others with their problems.
92	%% * TechnoWizard: Hyeong-Ji Jeong is the SHSL IT Expert. She even has an iPad with her all the time.
93	* TeenGenius: Many of the students here are geniuses in their respective field of work; Lute is the most exceptional one, being the SHSL Prodigy.
94	%% * Tomboy: Amanda the SHSL Soccer Player.
95	%% * Tsundere: Lute Perceval. Especially towards Kenji.
96	%% * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Nigel dies just a few minutes before his execution]]
97	* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: Jack and Lisa give one to Kyon when they confront him for not telling the others about Monokuma, giving a motive that day despite Monokuma telling him two days ago. But the reason isn't just not telling the others, but also to have Eirin seen as the bad guy because she had to confess about knowing the motive was coming, when Monokuma said that one of them was informed about it before anyone else. And she only knew since she overheard Kyon about it and was instructed not to tell anyone. This causes people not to trust Eirin and possibly made her a target for murder.]]

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