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Akebi Tsukawa
Super High School Level Sword Dancer
Akebi Tsukasa is a baby-sized dancer that rose to fame and recognition for his natural musicality and intricate, and daring sword choreography. If you’re even partially involved in the entertainment business, you would have, most likely, heard about his performances; most of which became popular on various social media sites. While not exactly a celebrity, he is well renowned in the dancing community for his intricate stunts and swordplay that seems to flow harmoniously with the music.He is the child of a lower class family and, as such, is quite frugal in character. You better eat all your veggies when you’re around him! Despite his incredibly short stature, he has a muscular frame: one that doesn’t quite match his baby-face. He is the second victim of the Mutual Killing Game, killed via exsanguination.
Aki Yoshida
Super High School Level MC
Let’s get this party started! Aki Yoshida, at your service, here to make your party the best party you’ve ever been to! As the SHSL Master of Ceremonies he’s been hosting parties for years. He can get just about anyone to dance and he seems to run entirely off of adrenaline. He is this first culprit, is caught and executed.Azami Aisawa
Super High School Level Traditional Singer
As a maiko, Azami’s powerful and nostalgic singing voice made her popular with clients. She became known to the general public after being featured in a commercial for traditional confectionery, drawing the population’s attention to her blog — an online journal of her daily life as an apprentice geiko. Next thing Azami knew, her blog was getting several thousand hits and being translated to a dozen of different languages. Despite of her busy daily schedule and the increase in number of questions and comments, she kept trying to interact with her blog’s readers as best as possible. Hope’s Peak interest in her stems from a combination of her skill and popularity as a singer and her success making the dying art of traditional singing popular amongst new generations and widespread internationally.Hibiki Kasuga
Super High School Level Contemporary Dancer
No one really knows where the name came from, but one thing’s for certain – if you’re an avid dance fan, Hibiki Kasuga is definitely a name you’ll know. Son of the owner of a semi-popular dance studio, he got a sudden overnight claim to fame online due to a few videos of his dancing hosted on a popular video hosting site. In fact, online seems to be the only place most have ever seen him dance, simply posting videos from inside the studio rather than going and performing live. It’s anybody’s guess as to why, few have actually spoken to him, though there’s been word going around from those whom have claimed to have met him, about the young dancer being a rather unmotivated young man with a temperamental, generally unpleasant personality. He kills Sumire while under the Despair Fever in chapter 3, is caught and executed.- Book Dumb
- Forgetful Jones: Seems to have trouble remembering his classmates' names, among other things. Subverted somewhat in his killing of Sumire — the Despair Fever is what caused him to forget, not his own shoddy memory.
- Hot-Blooded
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: The "jerk" part mostly stemming from his temper.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot
Himeko Hari
Super High School Level Doll Collector
Himeko was always enamored with dolls; all sorts of dolls, from simple ragdolls to the more elaborate and expensive ball-joint and porcelain ones. Since she was a child, she’s been collecting various dolls from all over the world, restoring them, and maintaining their upkeep once she received them. Not a single doll in her collection has gathered dust, or broken, or shown any sign of wear or fade, and are just as lovely as if when they were new. And of course, any good collector knows how and where to get their collection. Is that doll so rare only three of its kind exist? Bam, Himeko’s already got one and has located the other two exactly. Her enormous collection of over a thousand dolls, sheer devotion to collecting AND keeping each and every single doll looking like new has earned her the rank of SHSL. One of the victims of the fourth chapter, killed by Michio.- Affectionate Nickname: She gives Koro the nickname 'Lemonade-kun.'
- Also on the receiving end of this; Koro likewise calls her 'Strawberry-chan' and Yuki 'Hime-kohai.'
- But Not Too Foreign: She's half-Japanese, half-French.
- Fainting: Her reaction to Kriska's injury. So far this is her response to seeing her classmates' bodies, too.
Jiro Sato/ Benjiro Iwasaki
Super High School Level Trivia Expert/Super High School Level Whistleblower
Some knowledge is vital for your life, some… not so much. Jiro Sato - more known under his nickname Mr. Random - specializes in memorizing all kinds of random facts that your average Joe would never bother to learn about. Knowing that you can’t build sandcastles on Sylt (an island in Germany) due to coast protection reasons will usually get you nowhere - unless you provide the exact answer to your friend whose sitting in Quiz $ Millionaire and actually wins the 10,000,000 Yen because of it. The sheer casualness in which he answered the question, along with the fact that his friend was talking nonstop about his bizarre knowledge afterwards, brought a huge amount of attention to him and his little trivia blog. Ever since that, he got an incredible amount of visits there, all of them waiting impatiently for the “Random Fact of the Day”.Certainly, that wouldn’t be enough to warrant a SHSL title for him, but he started to get invited for various quiz shows as a Joker of sorts, as he couldn’t participate himself due to his age. His daring attitude and witty responses made him quickly popular among the audience and after a while, Hope’s Peak decided to invite him for his talent - which he gratefully accepted. One of the victims of the fourth chapter, as well as one of the murderers; after murdering Sri, he was killed by Yuki.
Koro Matsumura/Korematsu Kashiwagi
Super High School Level Golfer
Koro Matsumura is a fast rising name in the sports community. Coming out of seemingly no where sponsored by an also unheard of business man, Koro has trumped countless competitions and earned a name for themselves. The origin of the sudden prevalence is a mystery, but there’s no doubting this kid has talent. He is called “Torari” by some of his younger fans.Even after a flawless season, Koro is still a shockingly humble person. None of this success has gone to their head- they are honestly incredibly self deprecating. Koro practices intently and strives for perfection in every aspect of life. Their strong workout regime and determined attitude ill befit their gentle face. They are the mastermind of the mutual killing game.
- Adorkable
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Their reason for going with Shima's plan is because he used up resources to make sure they survived the storm.
- Cute Little Fangs
- Cute Is Evil: Guess what?
- Idiot Hair
Kriska Wells
Super High School Level Mechanic
Being raised in a small town somewhere in middle America, cars were a bit of a big deal for young Kriska who needed such transportation to see her doctor in the city. Her father, a mechanic himself, taught her the basics of fixing a car should it break down during one of her trips, and since then, Kriska has been enamored by machines and how they work. Using some spare parts she found in her father’s garage, she built many working model cars, small robots, and even a robotic arm. Some of the kids in her town asked if they could take some of her creations and she more than happily gave them up: and when their parents questioned them where they got their new toys, they began to look at Miss Mechanic with some respect and awe. She kills Akebi in chapter two, is caught and executed.- Artificial Limbs: Her right arm, which she uses to kill Akebi.
- Career-Ending Injury: Acerbus breaks the bones of her dominant arm beyond repair, ensuring she'll never be as great a mechanic again.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: She is strapped to an operating table with a massive saw blade above her, which inches towards her as she struggles against her bonds. Suddenly her bonds snap and she heads towards the exit, but one of the doctors grabs her and throws her against the spinning blade.
- Cruel to Be Kind: One interpretation of her "motive" for killing Akebi; if she made it so everyone hated her, it would have been easier to send her off to be executed.
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Mana Oshirou
Super High School Level Weapons Expert
Mana Oshirou is famous online, and even among some of the world’s top historians as one of the leading experts in the area of weapons. Her knowledge goes far beyond most others, and people expect her to be a great historian, just like both her parents. It’s widely known the girl is stuck in a wheelchair, however it appears she has a confident, positive attitude despite this. She is frequently consulted by other historians in areas of weapons, wars and torture and has been mentioned in many books. Not only is she famous among circles of historians, but she has been in contact with crime investigators too, and frequently helps out the police on cases where a weapon has been used. She has been known to be incredibly helpful and intelligent in many circumstances.Michio Hayashi
Super High School Level Literary Critic
Hailing from a mountain of books and high ambitions, Michio has managed to make a mark in the literature world. By their own natural instinct they made over a hundred entries of critics and analyzations of pieces they read. It was only luck for them to get noticed and depended on whether they should read a certain or get suggestions. Sometimes even to get a quick in-depth summary of a book. Either way Michio is a highly praised member of the literature and critic community, so it was no surprise when they manged to get invited to a prestigious school to fit their intellectual attitude. One of the murderers of the fourth chapter, having killed Himeko.- Cruel and Unusual Death: Crushed by a chandelier after being forced to dance with shadow figures and having insults thrown at them in the voices of their family members.
Prema Mahajan
Super High School Level Romance Expert
Prema Mahajan was born in Pune, India, and raised with a family of 30 cousins and her various uncles and aunts. Steeped in the culture of Hinduism, she has become very devout and very involved in her family life. Prema spent most of her formative years with her older cousins, accompanying them while they wandered the streets of Pune and spent time with their friends. She watched as her cousins engaged in flirtation and romance, and started to pick things up from them. When her cousins complained about their love lives failing, Prema would offer suggestions–which actually worked. Soon, she because the go-to for all of her cousins to get romance advice. The young woman, emboldened by her own successes as well as her family’s, took to YouTube and began to make videos chronicling her romantic adventures and advice. Prema became wildly popular, gaining millions of followers in a few short months and getting sponsors left and right. Soon, she started getting flown around the world to provide private consultations to the highest bidder. Prema decided to locate away from India an move to Japan, where she can be close to one of her primary hair care product sponsors and attend their press events.Seung-eun Choe
Super High School Level Knife Thrower
Appearing on Korea’s Got Talent about two years ago, Seung-eun Choe has risen to internet fame through viral clips of his stunts on the show as well as the videos he posts on his YouTube channel. After moving to Japan, his fame only increased, especially through gaining fans who would often recreate his videos using everyday objects. Not much else is known about him aside from the videos, but the air of mystery that comes from that only helps in making him more popular.- Fanservice: Strips during the second trial despite not even being asked too. And again while affected by despair fever in chapter three.
- Mr. Fanservice: He's getting there.
- Fainting: At the end of the fourth trial.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: As part of his talent as SHSL Knife Thrower, this is a necessity for him.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Despite being small enough to be picked up and carried around by Yuki (on several occasions), he takes down the SHSL Boxer in a single hit during chapter three.
- Precocious Crush: On Toshiro, as confirmed by
Word of God.
Sho Yamaguchi
Super High School Level Falconer
Sho was born in Japan, but his family moved to America to be closer to the great outdoors. It was while he was in America where he became enthralled with birds, specifically, the great and noble falcon. He studied them, and learned that they too can be trained as friends to humans. When he went through the proper channels to obtain one, many of them were naturally drawn to him, and he felt the bonds. He soon became one of the most talented falcon trainers in America. Not long after however, his family returned to Japan to live in Tokyo, where he joined a takagari club, and caught the attention of Hope’s Peak Academy. While he may still be in a city, his heart and soul still yearn fhior the wilderness and the bright skies where the falcons roam free… He is the victim of Chapter 1, killed via blunt force trauma.- Personal Effects Reveal: Tsukumo finds his wedding ring post-mortem.
Sigourney St. Martin
Super High School Level Film Critic
Sigourney St. Martin is the semi-famous mind behind ‘Rolling Reels’, the internet’s top webseries dedicated to movie reviews and other related media. She found massive success after starting the website up with her emotional, yet intellectually structured critiques of popular film, and many joke that her reviews alone can axe a sequel before the film even drops. While she holds no such power, Sigourney’s just happy that others appreciate her opinions so much, and she strives to be thorough and informative whenever possible.Sri Kido
Super High School Level Storyteller
Often regarded as the living legend herself, Sri has made a name for herself amongst the various school districts in the Nagano Prefect. In a culture where storytelling is a great medium for entertainment, many were drawn to the foreigner with her retellings of classic Bangeldonian folklore for it provided an alien atmosphere and experience for many who had never heard such tales before. One of the victims of the fourth chapter.Sumire/Chiyo Arimura
Super High School Level Horror Novelist
Are you easily frightened? Whether the answer is yes or no, you’re sure to be frightened by the chilling tales written by the renowned young author Sumire. Since the posting of her very first story online her work has been admired by fans of the horror genre, and many people took an interest in her due to the mystery that surrounded her identity during that time. Posting only the under the alias ♥sumire♥, and with absolutely nothing known about who she really was in addition to the quality of her writing and the originality of the work, Sumire built up quite the online fanbase with people from all over the world over a few years of posting multiple stories, each one gaining more popularity than the last. After a few years of stories posted only online, Sumire shocked her fans by not only releasing a novel, but by coming forward and revealing her identity- as a seventeen year old girl. Her book, Glass Song, was a bestseller thanks to the fanbase she had already created for herself online, and the one that developed after the release as a result of her expanding the audience she reached out to, and the same went for her next two books, Crooked Girl and Harp. And so, easily frightened or not, even the bravest and strongest of souls are likely to be terrified to the core of the ideas that Sumire’s work will put in their minds. She is killed by Hibiki in chapter 3.Takahiro Akahina
Super High School Level Boxer
Takahiro Akahina, until the 2012 Olympics a relatively unknown name, but by now it has become well known across the world after suddenly winning the gold medal out of nowhere. If you’re willing to search though you’ll find that Takahiro has been fighting competitively since Takahiro was eleven and had a rather impressive record for someone so young and so short. Takahiro is probably best known for being near impossible to hit, almost constantly moving around in a fight and being so small making that Takahiro is a very hard target to hit. Executed during the fourth chapter, in place of one of the murderers.- Anywhere but Their Lips: Has been seen kissing Himeko quite often, though always on the forehead or cheek.
- Apologises a Lot: Takahiro's blog has a sorry counter.
- Bishonen: Has been described as androgynous by his mun and has a voice claim with a higher pitched voice. Which makes sense, since Takahiro is actually female.
- Character Tics: Is often seen fidgeting with her fingers when nervous
- Crush Blush: A lot
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Beaten to death by Harry Houdini. Made all the more cruel by the fact that Takahiro was randomly executed in place of one of the murderers that chapter.
- Cry into Chest: Quite often
- Friendless Background: Noted often in narration
- Funbag Airbag: With Prema during the third chapter party
- Holding Hands: Quite often with Himeko
- Love Triangle: Has had a rather obvious crush on Himeko since early in the game but was also asked out by Prema in the second chapter. Takahiro then asked Himeko out the next chapter and it's currently unknown exactly how the relationship has worked out.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: 5'0 and the SHSL Boxer
- Sacrificial Lamb
- Shrinking Violet
- Tender Tears: Always
- The Eeyore: Though Takahiro does seem to be getting better to some extent. Or at least she was getting better
Toshiro Ito
Super High School Level Club President
Ōmugata High School was infamous. It’s student body consisted of students rejected or expelled from others and small time criminals. It’s school board wasn’t much better. Stories of corruption were common in the news, but rarely was anything actually done. The educational institute was wrought with gang tension and a frequent place for violence, but the year Toshiro transferred there things quickly changed. A school that didn’t require club participation and had only a low 8% of students doing after school activities suddenly found that number raised to a shocking 94% within months. Crime there seemed to disappear overnight and suddenly something was being done against everything that the school was hated for. All this following a large number of clubs opening, almost all led by Toshiro. The most notable and well known being his Opposition Club, which was accredited for most of the justice.Tsukumo Sugiwara
Super High School Level Actress
Despite only being in High school, Tsukumo’s ability to take the stage as well as she does is not something overlooked if one is after actors of considerable skill. Filling every performance with energy and emotion, she moves people from laughter to tears as fast as many actors with years upon years of training under their belts. The odd looks that she is so very proud of makes her one that you can never quite miss, fitting for one who takes the spotlight so very often.Yuki Minasaki
Super High School Level Traceur
For reasons of their own, Yuki was out of school more often than they were in it. They vastly preferred exploring the city they call home to sitting in a classroom, and quickly developed a knack for taking the shortest routes to wherever it took their fancy to go. Parkour gave them something to do, something they turned out to be extremely good at, and was a cheap and fun way to stay fit and get around. Not to mention given their penchant for getting into trouble, it helped them make a quick getaway from any sticky situations they found themselves in. At some point, inspired by other videos on YouTube, they started filming themselves- either by setting up their phone from a distance or talking someone into holding it for them, and the clips of them pulling increasingly tricky and dangerous stunts went viral. Luckily, instead of a call from the authorities they got an invitation to Hope’s Peak Academy, and with few other opportunities available to them Yuki was eager to accept. One of the murderers of the fourth chapter, having killed Jiro.- Karma Houdini: Despite confessing to killing Jiro, the majority of the class ends up voting for two culprits instead of three, and Yuki gets off scot-free.
Other
Acerbus
Acerbus/Ryouichi Takamitsu
Headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy
The Overseer of the Mutual Killing Game. Turns out he's actually Ryouichi Takamitsu, the former SHSL Jack of All Trades and Izumi and Yuuto's father. After Izumi cuts the wires on him in chapter four, he turns to the side of the students and assists them in finding the mastermind.- Brainwashed and Crazy
- Heel–Face Turn
- Offing the Offspring: Granted, he was Brainwashed and Crazy at the time.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: They turn gray after Izumi cuts the wires on him.
Monobear
Spoiler Characters
Izumi Takamitsu
A strange being who starts controlling Monobear during the events of chapter 4. She supplies the students with information about their situation and the outside world, as long as they ask for it.- Mission Control: Acts like this, providing the students with useful information.
- Shout-Out: After her "death" at the hands of Acerbus, Yuuto uploads her data into a potato battery.
- You Didn't Ask: Played with. She reveals that Monobear's programming prevents her from just giving information away freely, requiring the students to ask her specifically in order to get the info they need.
Yuuto Takamitsu
Izumi's little brother, and the one who controlled Monobear before she took over. As of chapter 4, he's in control of the Monomi bot.- Stepford Smiler
- Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: He's fourteen according to his profile, but bribing him with dolls and candy is still a viable option, as Yuki and Toshiro found out. But when he shows no remorse for sending the mastermind to their death, Ryouichi is understandably unnerved.
