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Danganronpa: Infinite Despair (Fanfic)
Trouble's a-brewin' in the SS Dust Stir...

Danganronpa: Infinite Despair (DR: ID for short) is an ongoing Danganronpa fan series created by PM-Studio in 2021. Infinite Despair is updated regularly on the series' Wordpress blog, which can be found here. The series also has an official Instagram account that posts every time the blog updates, as well as teasing certain parts of the story.

There originally was a version that came out in 2019, but the original page has been deleted and the entire story is being retconned.

Amaya Álvarez, the Ultimate Journalist, has been invited by the prestigious Fortune Crest Academy to take part in a two-week boat trip with 15 other Ultimates as an orientation before she starts her school year.

Things go awry, however, as soon as she gets knocked out cold on her way to the boat. She soon awakens inside a cabinet and after she pushes herself out of it does she realize that she's not alone, as a girl was right outside where she woke up in. That girl introduces herself as s Lindsey Baldwin, the Ultimate Barista. They team up, and decide to explore the area as well as meet the 14 other Ultimates, although the pair couldn't find the last one.

As soon as introductions were finished, they were promptly introduced to the captain of the ship, Mr. Fluffles, a robot whose design was akin to a ragdoll cat. Fluffles explains to the students the classic Danganronpa premise of a killing game. They are trapped in the SS Dust Stir for life. The only way to escape is to murder someone and get away with it in a class trial.

Despite the protests of the students, they have no choice but to play Fluffles’s sick and twisted game.


Tropes in Danganronpa: Infinite Despair include the following:

  • Bald of Authority: Though technically not bald, having a buzz cut instead, Thomas Myers, the Ultimate Drum Major, still fits the trope as the group's leader.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: Sylvester introduced trying to get Thomas to join him in singing "Aaron Burr, Sir" before being swiftly ignored, then gets slapped by Amaya for being too forward with his advances. When Lindsey asks about his mask, he threatens to kill her. He gives a "Just Joking" Justification right after, but if his bio is anything to go by, he may have been more serious than he claimed.
  • Cool Boat: The killing game takes place on a cruise ship called the SS. Dust Stir
  • Data Pad: All the students receive a thing called an E-Book, which is the equivalent to the E-Handbooks from the original franchise.
  • Expressive Hair: The hair of Wren Fletcher, the Ultimate Pirate, changes depending on his emotions.
  • Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Melissa Hartman, the Ultimate Gunslinger, has blonde hair and is a very gentle and sweet person.
  • Idiot Hair:
    • Dillon Lowell, the Ultimate Dog Trainer, and Sylvester Barrett, the Ultimate Thespian, both have a double ahoge.
    • Soren Stanford, Ultimate Forensic Scientist, has an arrow-shaped ahoge.
    • Eliza Taylor, the Ultimate Cheerleader, has a double ahoge whose ends curve inwards, resembling an heart.
  • In Love with Love: Melissa Hartman, the Ultimate Gunslinger, is described in her bio as a hopeless romantic.
  • Leader Wannabe: Miles Lector, the Ultimate Latin Student, claims and actively tries to lead the group, but is always getting ignored or overshadowed by Thomas. People only listen to him when Thomas tells them to.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Dillon's last name, "Lowell", is a Middle English diminitive of the Old French for "wolf", "lou": thus, it means Young Wolf, fitting for the Ultimate Dog Trainer.
    • Melissa Hartman's surname has a word that sounds like "heart" as part of it, fitting for an hopeless romantic.
  • Team Dad: Thomas Myers is very much the dad friend, staying calm and helping the passengers even in times of stress.
  • Well, Excuse Me, Princess!!: Amaya says this to Eliza when Eliza is ragging on her and Lindsey’s talents.
    Eliza: Even more Cliche! Jeez, such common talents…
    Amaya: Well, excuuuuuuuse me, princess.
    Eliza: P-P-Princess!?
    Lindsey: Aaaaaaaand that’s our cue to leave!

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