Digi-Squad
Hajime Hinata
Ultimate Reformed Delinquent (originally reserve course student)
One of the protagonists of DigiXDangan. A talentless student from the reserve course, Hajime begins meeting members of the main course by chance. After saving Natsumi Kuzuryu's life by beating the hell out of Sato, he's drafted into the main course as the Ultimate Reformed Delinquent. His Digimon partner is Agumon and his Digivice is colored orange.
- Composite Character: He has some similarities to Marcus Damon (Daimon Masaru), mainly having an Agumon for a partner who calls them Boss and both being delinquents.
- Love at First Sight: With Chiaki when they bump into each other in Chapter 2.
- Official Couple: He and Ibuki begin dating (and sharing a bed to make out, that's it) in Chapter 11. Mikan and Akane join the harem in Chapter 13, with Sonia joining in Chapter 15. Natsumi practically confesses to him in Chapter 20 with Chiaki confessing and having sex with him in Chapter 23.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: He has a penchant for delivering these.
- First is against Mahiru, calling her out about how she enables her friends' terrible treatment of others.
- He delivers another one to Saionji in Chapter 23, calling her out on her attitude and isolating her from others, telling her that just because she had a rough life didn't mean she needs to treat others horribly (though he relents somewhat upon learning she doesn't have a Digivice, and was thus all alone unlike his friends and girlfriend).
- Tricked-Out Gloves: Gets some from Izayoi in Chapter 17, called the Contradiction Gloves they're strong and durable enough to block Peko's sword swings.
Chiaki Nanami
Ultimate Gamer
An absent-minded girl who loves video games of all genres (even bad games) and is skilled at playing them. Her Digimon partner is Biyomon and her Digivice is colored pink.
- Love at First Sight: With Hajime when they bump into each other in Chapter 2.
- Official Couple: She finally gets together with Hajime in Chapter 23.
- Their First Time: She and Hajime go all the way in Chapter 23.
Akane Owari
Ultimate Gymnast
A superb athlete with an unusually large bust for a high-school girl. She has a remarkable talent for inventing her own moves but tends to underperform when she's in a bad mood. Her Digimon partner is Gumdramon and her Digivice is colored purple. She becomes Hajime's third girlfriend.
- Big Eater: She loves food and can pick away a lot of it. This is justified by gymnastics being a physically demanding sport that requires its athletes to eat quite a bit to maintain their form, as well as Akane growing up in poverty and not having regular access to food for the longest time.
- Official Couple: Gets together with Hajime in Chapter 13, along with Miken.
Nekomaru Nidai
Ultimate Team Manager
A legendary coach with a knack for taking terrible teams and turning them into champions. Though he looks more like an athlete than a coach, Nekomaru burns with intensity and passion and has a massive voice to match his massive stature. His Digivice is colored yellow and his partner is Pulsemon.
Mahiru Koizumi
Ultimate Photographer
A promising young photographer who has won many awards for her portraits. Though she can be a bit critical at times, Mahiru is one of the class's more sensible and level-headed students and is generally very positive and optimistic. Her partner is Wormmon and her Digivice is colored green. She, with some reluctance on her end, becomes Hajime's fifth girlfriend.
- Official Couple: Gets together with Hajime in Chapter 16, becoming his fifth girlfriend.
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu
Ultimate Yakuza
The baby-faced successor to the infamous Kuzuryu family, the largest criminal enterprise in Japan. Fuyuhiko's small stature and youthful looks hide a powerful temper and a large chip on his shoulder, and he has no interest in making friends with his classmates. His Digivice is colored light blue and his partner is Gabumon.
- Actually Pretty Funny: When Haijime changes his chat ID to "Mini Majima", Fuyuhiko is actually okay with it.
- Rapid-Fire "No!": His response in text form when learning that Gundham has joined the Squad.
- Ship Tease: Something is going on between him and Peko. When he finds out about Hajime's harem in Chapter 23, he isn't bothered by it since Peko isn't part of it.
Mikan Tsumiki
Ultimate Nurse
A talented nurse who can treat any injury. Painfully shy and clumsy, Mikan can hardly hold a conversation without bursting into tears and apologizing. Her partner Digimon is Dorumon and her Digivice is colored purple. She becomes Hajime's second girlfriend.
- Official Couple: Gets together with Hajime in Chapter 13, along with Akane.
Sonia Nevermind
Ultimate Princess
A royal princess from the small European country of Novoselic who has come to Hope's Peak Academy as an exchange student. Sonia has all the beauty and grace that her title implies. However, she can be a bit naive and overly trusting, and her grasp of the native language is a bit...tenuous. Her partner is Coronamon and her Digivice is colored dark orange. She becomes Hajime's fourth girlfriend.
- Occidental Otaku: She's from Europe and a big fan of Japanese TV dramas and anime. This allows her to quickly bond with Hajime.
- Official Couple: She confesses to Hajime in Chapter 15 and becomes his fourth girlfriend.
Peko Pekoyama
Ultimate Swordswoman
A master swordswoman and kendo champion whose skill at swordplay surpasses even the strongest adult fighters. A stern yet polite woman, Peko carries herself with an intimidating aura. She was an orphan taken in by the Kuzuryu clan and serves Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu as a bodyguard to repay their generosity. Her Digivice is golden in color and her partner is Zubamon.
- Alliterative Name: Peko Pekoyama.
- Ship Tease: Something is going on between her and Fuyuhiko.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: While not Fuyuhiko's girlfriend (yet), Peko is fiercely protective of him. When Haijime changes Fuyuhiko's chat ID to "Mini Majima", she chases down Haijime in response, fully intending to harm him with her sword.
Ibuki Mioda
Ultimate Musician
A girl from an all-girls high school who played guitar in a popular "light-music club" school band, whose hit single "After-School Poyoyon Hour" sold a million copies. However, she left the band due to creative differences and is now pursuing a solo career. Despite her punk-ish appearance, Ibuki is a very friendly and energetic person whose antics sometimes border the limits of comprehensibility. Her Digimon partner is Shoutmon and her Digivice is colored red. She becomes Hajime's first girlfriend.
- Harem Seeker: By proxy, as she encourages Miken to confess to Hajime and proclaims "two conquests in one day" after Akane joins soon after.
- Official Couple: She's the first girl to get together with Hajime.
- Third-Person Person: Instead of saying "I" or "me", she says "Ibuki".
Natsumi Kuzuryu
"Ultimate Little Sister" (self-styled), Ultimate Journalistic Assistant (official)
The younger sister of Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu and a Hope's Peak Academy Reserve Course Student. She strives to join the main course as the Ultimate Little Sister. Her partner Digimon is Veemon and her Digivice is colored blue.
- Mafia Princess: Well, Yakuza princess.
- Spared by the Adaptation: In canon, she's killed by Sato. Here, Veemon manages to send a message to Haijime while he protects her from Sato, ensuring that Natsumi survives.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Thanks to Chisa pulling some strings, she's drafted into the main course as the Ultimate Journalistic Assistant.
Gundham Tanaka
Ultimate Breeder
A highly eccentric individual who is rumored to be able to speak to animals. Gundham talks like a cartoon supervillain and aspires to use the dark arts to rule the world. He keeps a colony of hamsters, who he has dubbed the "Four Dark Devas of Destruction", under his scarf. His Digivice is icy blue in color, and his partner is Bulucomon.
Digimon
Hajime's partner, who calls him Boss.
Chiaki's partner.
Mikan's partner.
Mahiru's partner.
Ibuki's partner.
Gundham's partner.
- Expy: Personality wise, he's one to Ghiaccio from "Golden Wind". Though Hajime thinks he sounds like Katsuki Bakugou.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: He's very foul-mouthed.
Peko's partner.
Fuyuhiko's partner.
Nekomaru's partner.
Soina's partner.
La Squadra di Esplorazione
Makoto Naegi
Ultimate (Un)Lucky Student
The other protagonist of DigiXDangan. Makoto Naegi is accepted into Hope's Peak via a raffle and becomes the Ultimate Lucky Student in Chapter 19. His Digimon partner is Guilmon and his Digivice is colored crimson.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In canon, Makoto doesn't appear until Episode 5 of the Despair Arc. Here he appears during the practical exams, which take place months earlier.
- Big Brother Instinct: When he learns that Komaru was injured by a Digimon he skips school (which is okay given it's Hope's Peak) and runs home to check on her. Fuyuhiko approves of it.
- Character Tics: He has a habit of lowering his goggles to cover his eyes whenever he gets emotional, similar to Yuya Sakaki.
- Clueless Chick-Magnet: While he's not ignorant of his feelings towards the girls, he doesn't realize their feelings towards him, except Chisa.
- Deadpan Snarker: He has his moments, as his first meetings with Byakuya and Kyosuke show.
- Dual Wielding: After his fallout with Chisa, Seiko (on Komaru's advice) commissions Izayoi to make Makoto some weapons to defend himself from Chrome Digizoid, making a pair of tonfas called Luck and Logic.
- Exotic Eye Designs: After the encounter with MetalPhantomon in Chapter 24, Makoto's eyes permently gain the Digital Hazard mark in them.
- Glad-to-Be-Alive Sex: Due to the rush from nearly dying at Groundramon's claws (and receiving a "Shut Up" Kiss from Chisa), Chisa invites him to her home and... takes Makoto's innocence.
- Goggles Do Nothing: It's mentioned that he won a pair of Hope's Peak goggles at one point.
- Harem Seeker: In a sense.
- Post-Kiss Catatonia: After Chisa kisses him and invites him to stay the night at her home, Makoto was so out of it he didn't fully comprehend the weight of the offer at first.
- Spanner in the Works: His luck causes his and Seiko's bags to switch and she takes his Digivice by mistake. His attempts to return Seiko's bag bring him to Hope's Peak, where his luck cancels out Nagito Komaeda's luck, derailing the latter's plans.
Kyouko Kirigiri
Ultimate Detective
Kyouko is the heir to a long line of detectives and the daughter of Hope's Peak Academy's headmaster, Jin Kirigiri. Her Digivice is yellow and her partner is Renamon. She becomes Makoto's first girlfriend.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: When she senses Chisa and Makoto spending the night together, she feels something irreplaceably precious was stolen from her.
- Experienced Protagonist: Unlike everyone else with a partner Digimon, Kyouko and Renamon have battled against other Digimon before, with the two dealing with a Lynxmon at least three times.
- Not So Above It All: Despite being the dignified detective daughter of Hope's Peak Academy's headmaster, she isn't above tickle-torturing Makoto for longer than she needs to, and actually enjoys her 'date' with him in Chapter 24 before their investigation begins. And part of the reason she even agrees with Makoto's harme idea is to stick it to her father.
- Official Couple: After a little hesitence on her part, she accepts Makoto's love of her and the other girls, becoming his first girlfreind while spending the night togehter.
Komaru Naegi
Makoto's little sister. Her partner Digimon is Hackmon and her Digivice is colored white.
- Dual Wielding: After defeating a Deputymon X, Komaru gains its two pistols as Box Weapins, named Xanxus and Bester.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Gains this after receiving a head injury from Deputymon X.
Aoi Asahina
Ultimate Swimming Pro
A bubbly girl who takes to water like a duck. Though she is best at swimming, she is also skilled in all kinds of other athletic activities and is a member of six different sports clubs. Her partner is Syakomon.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Donuts, donuts, oh, and donuts.
Sakura Ogami
Ultimate Martial Artist
An MMA champion whose family has operated a famous dojo for 300 years. Despite her intimidating appearance, Sakura is level-headed and polite. She's the only one who didn't have a Digivice originally. Instead, she was given hers by her boyfriend Kenshiro after his disappearance and is working with his partner, Leomon.
- Older Than They Look: Makoto is genuinely surprised that she's high school-age.
Mukuro Ikusaba
Ultimate Soldier
The Ultimate Soldier, having served with a radical mercenary group called Fenrir for three years without taking a single wound, Mukuro is also the older fraternal twin sister of Junko Enoshima. Her partner is Loogamon, who she found a year previous on a battlefield.
- Always Identical Twins: Played with. She's Junko's older twin sister, and the two have enough physical differences that when they're dressed normally, it's hard to tell they're even related.
- Animal Lover: She has a soft spot for animals, having adopted a stray dog, cat, and a hamster at different points... only for Junko to kill them in horrible ways.
- Everyone Has Standards: Despite her loyalty to her abusive sister, Mukuro never revealed Loogamon's existence to her, rightfully fearing that she would kill him.
- No Social Skills: Due to her upbringing as the Ultimate Soldier, she has trouble understanding why her chest began to hurt after Makoto compliments her, having quickly fallen in love with him without knowing.
Seiko Kimura
Ultimate Pharmacist
A student in the 76th year of Hope's Peak Academy and the Ultimate Pharmacist. Her partner Digimon is Patamon and her Digivice is colored orange.
- Anime Hair: Silver and with very drastic curls.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: When she senses Chisa and Makoto spending the night together, she feels like something important was just stolen from her.
- Extreme Doormat: To Ruruka, as she does anything she asks. Patamon tries to get her to stop being this.
- Shout-Out: Her username in Makoto's group chat is "The One Who Knocks".
Digimon
Makoto's partner. A red dinosaur-like Digimon who is bigger than a human, very powerful, very innocent, and completely lovable. His Digivolutions are:
- Fresh: Jyarimon, seen in the prologue chapter.
- In-Training: Gigimon, a small creature resembling a simplified version of Guilmon's head with legs
- Rookie: Guilmon, his primary form.
- Champion: Growlmon, similar to Guilmon but taller and with a mane of white hair.
Kyouko's partner, a tall and powerful fox-like Digimon who helps Kyouko with her investigations. Her Digivolutions are as follows:
- Fresh: Relemon.
- In-Training: Viximon, a small ball-shaped fox.
- Rookie: Renamon, her default form.
- Champion: Kyuubimon, a mythical nine-tailed fox.
- Experienced Protagonist: Unlike everyone else with a partner Digimon, Kyouko and Renamon have battled against other Digimon before, with the two dealing with a Lynxmon at least three times.
Komaru's partner. His Digivolutions are:
- Rookie: Hackmon, his primary form.
- Champion: BaoHuckmon, a larger version of Hackmon.
Hina's partner.
Originally the partner of Sakura's boyfriend, Kenshiro, the two of them somehow entered the Digital World and spent ten years there (one year in the real world) before Leomon somehow returned to the real world, seeking Sakura per his partner's wishes.
- Mr. Exposition: Being both a Champion level and having been to the Digital World, he explains to Makoto and Hina about the Digital World. He also gives Makoto the warning for the Digital Hazard.
Mukuro's partner, who she found on a battlefield a year before the fic began.
- Big Friendly Dog: More like a big friendly wolf, but Loogamon is overly affectionate to Makoto when they first meet and quickly becomes friends with Guilmon.
- The Speechless: Unlike other partner Digimon, Loogamon doesn't speak.
Seiko's partner.
Hope's Peak Academy
Other Class 77-B students
Hiyoko Saionji
Ultimate Traditional Dancer
A rising star in the art of traditional Japanese dancing. Hiyoko is popular for her youthful appearance and grace but conceals an abrasive personality and a nasty mean streak which in turn conceals a genuine desire to protect those she cares about.
- The Chain of Harm: Everyone in her family but her father was jealous of her talent and abused and tried to murder her, which caused her to also treat others badly.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Hiyoko grew up in a very brutal world where she faced assassination attempts, a family that, besides her father, abused and resented her for her talent and was taken away from her father by her grandmother. Although it doesn't excuse her behavior it's not exactly hard to see why Hiyoko ended up so bitter and unhappy when her life was full of abuse and fighting for her life. The fact she endured all this alone without a Digimon partner doesn't help.
Kazuichi Soda
Ultimate Mechanic
A mechanical genius with the ability to fix anything. In spite of his scary appearance, Kazuichi is actually rather timid and is prone to freaking out at the drop of a hat.
- Hopeless Suitor: He's smitten with Sonia, which is unfortunate because she gets together with Hajime. When he finds out and is bluntly told Haijime that Sonia hates him, he doesn't take it well.
Teruteru Hanamura
Ultimate Cook
A master of the culinary arts, who prefers to be called an "Ultimate Chef" because he thinks it sounds more sophisticated.
"Ryota Mitarai" (real name unknown)
Ultimate Imposter
A rather... rotund Ultimate who uses their talent to make anime. Yet it's hinted there's more to him than he lets on... In reality, he's the Ultimate Imposter, having taken the real Ryota's place so he could work on his anime.
Ryota Mitarai
Ultimate Animator
The real Ultimate Animator, his place in class having been taken by his friend, the Ultimate Imposter, so he could work on his anime.
Class 78
Sayaka Maizono
Ultimate Pop Sensation
The lead singer of an incredibly popular idol group. She and Makoto were classmates; he caught her eye one day when he freed a crane that was stuck in the school pool, but they'd never spoken. This still left an impression on her, resulting in her sending occasional merchandise of her idol group (or rather her merch) to him. Her partner is Terriermon.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Even though she and Makoto haven't been reunited yet, she suddenly got really angry due to feeling that "someone was encroaching on what was rightfully hers", not knowing that Makoto was growing closer to another girl (Seiko), resulting in her punching out a stalker in an uncharacteristic display of aggression. And then when she senses Chisa and Makoto spending the night together, she punches a hole into a wall.
- Stalker with a Crush: Terriermon accuses her of being a stalker. Sayaka doesn't exactly argue against it.
Junko Enoshima
Ultimate Fashionista/Ultimate Analystnote
Junko Enoshima is the Ultimate Fashionista of Hope's Peak Academy's Class 78, but her true talent is being the Ultimate Analyst. She's also the Big Bad of the story, which she confirmed herself! Her Digivice is half-black and half-white and her partner is Monokumon.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: She always killed any animal Mukuro adopted in horrific ways.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: She seems to be aware of the fourth wall as she addresses the readers at the end of Chapter 19 and writes down the narration at the beginning of Chapter 20.
- Establishing Character Moment: She gives a wallet to a taxi driver, telling him to keep the change, only for it to explode, killing him and a few other drivers a few minutes later, while addressing the readers that the big bad of the story has made her entence.
- Villain Takes an Interest: She immediately takes an interest in Makoto which soon evolves into an obsession. Given this is Junko, it's NOT a good thing.
Byakuya Togami
Ultimate Affluent Progeny
The scion of the wealthy Togami family, and one groomed to become a success since childhood. Byakuya has no intention of becoming friends with his fellow captives, seeing them as competitors in a challenge to be won. His partner is Gaomon.
- Bad Guys Play Pool: Played with since while Byakuya is not a bad guy, he is antagonistic to Makoto and his Box Weapon is a cue stick and 16 cue balls.
Toko Fukawa
Ultimate Writing Prodigy/Ultimate Murderous Fiend (Jack/Jill)
A famous romance novelist who has been writing bestselling books since before she was ten years old. However, she has never had a friend, much less a real romance. Having been bullied as a child, she has a severe persecution complex and always assumes that people think the worst of her.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Ultimate Moral Compass
Kiyotaka prizes one thing above all else: order. He's constantly preaching the virtues of exercising, respecting your elders, etc. He tries to take on a role of leadership amongst the students, encouraging them to stick together, but not everybody listens or takes him seriously.
- Rules Lawyer: Pretty much. He's even jokingly called "Pre-Character Development Iida" because of it.
Digimon
Sayaka's partner.
Byakyua's partner.
Junko's partner who's on board with her plans to bring the world to despair.
- Adaptation Species Change: In Danganronpa canon Monokuma is just an advanced AI with tons of robot bodies. Monokumon is a Digimon here.
- Verbal Tic: Upupupupu...
Faculty
Chisa Yukizome
(Former) Ultimate Housekeeper
A former student of Hope's Peak Academy's 74th year, the former Ultimate Housekeeper, and currently the homeroom teacher of Class 77-B.
- Age-Gap Romance: She quickly develops feelings for Makoto (who is still a middle schooler at this point) and after he saves her from Groundramon, she invites him to her home and... moves up a few bases with him. It's downplayed though as the gap between them is only about 5 years (Chisa is around 19 years old while Makoto is at least 15).
- Glad-to-Be-Alive Sex: Due to the rush from nearly dying at Groundramon's claws, she invites Makoto to her home and... takes his innocence.
- Secret-Keeper: She is the only non-Digvice owner who knows about Digimon. Though she promises to keep it a secret. She does reveal to Hajime she knows about Digimon, who in turn informs most of his classmates who have Digivices.
- Ship Tease: She develops an interest in Makoto right away, and the thought of betraying his trust brings her to tears. She eventually kisses him in Chapter 18 after Makoto saves her from Groundramon before going further.
- "Shut Up" Kiss: While Makoto is rambeling about how he shouldn't have gotten her involved in the fight Groundramon, Chisa gives him one.
Jin Kirigiri
The headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy.
Koichi Kizakura
A laid-back older man, he has a sharp wit and is able to keep his cool in stressful situations. An old friend of Jin Kirigiri. He was Class 77's homeroom teacher for their first year before retiring from that position to focus on scouting for talent full-time.
Juzo Sakakura
(Former) Ultimate Boxer
A former student of Hope's Peak Academy 74th year and the former Ultimate Boxer.
- Butt-Monkey: He's given the short end of the stick in Chapter 12. Not only does he fail miserably trying to catch Makoto because of his luck, he ends up ingesting some of the drinks laced with laxatives Komaeda had acquired from Seiko, resulting in him being stuck in the bathroom for a while. When he's next seen, he's noticeably thinner.
Doppo Kunikida
(Former) Ultimate Poet
Class 78's homeroom teacher.
- Schedule Fanatic: He keeps a notebook where he writes down every detail about his daily routine and becomes furious if anything disrupts his timetable.
Other Ultimates
Sohnosuke Izayoi
Ultimate Blacksmith
A student in the 76th year of Hope's Peak Academy and the Ultimate Blacksmith. He is a quiet weapons craftsman who has numerous weapons concealed by his coat. He's also Ando's ridiculously loyal boyfriend.
- Achievements in Ignorance: Somehow found a weird block of metal (implied to be Chrome Digizoid) and used it to make Hajime's Contradiction Gloves.
Ruruka Andoh
Ultimate Confectionist
A student in the 76th year of Hope's Peak Academy and the Ultimate Confectionist.
- Shipper on Deck: Fully supports Seiko and Makoto.
Yasuke Matsuda
Ultimate Neurologist
The childhood friend of Junko Enoshima (or at least the closest thing Junko has to a childhood friend).
Reserve Course
Sato
A Reserve Course student and Mahiru's friend.
- Spared by the Adaptation: In canon, after successfully killing Natsumi, Sato is killed by Fuyuhiko, Natsumi's older brother. Here, as Hajime arrives in time to stop her, Sato survives (but is beaten to an inch of her life).
- Undying Loyalty: To Mahiru, to the point she was even willing to murder Natsumi to protect her.
- Yandere: A platonic example for Mahiru. She tried to kill Natsumi to protect her. It's even implied that Sato was the one who tore up some photos Mahiru took and blamed it on Natsumi.
Former students
Nagito Komaeda
(Former) Ultimate Lucky Student
A highly intelligent but rather strange young man who was selected to attend Hope's Peak Academy through a random lottery, giving him the title of "Ultimate Lucky Student". His Digimon partner is BlackAgumon and his Digivice is colored black.
Kyosuke Munakata
(Former) Ultimate Student Council President
A former classmate of Chisa and Juzo, Kyosuke seeks to eventually take over Hope's Peak.
- Hopeless Suitor: To Chisa, and while they do have a history, Chisa is no longer interested in him and is (in deniel) in love with Makoto.
Digimon
Komaeda's partner.
