The Baines MMBC is a Murder Mystery Bachelorette Challenge, and the third part of the harmoniouspixels MMBC trilogy that began with Francis and continued with Hart. The table of contents can be found here
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Acclaimed actress Veronica Baines puts out a call for potential suitors in her very own BC. Joined by fellow actress Katherine West, the superstar pair are ready for the show. However, Cathy Baines has brainwashed her sister to help her spread the message of despair; and unbeknownst to Veronica, Katherine West has already cut a deal with Monokuma to make the BC a MMBC for her own reasons. When the first murder occurs and Katherine West's role of moderator is usurped by the humanoid bear, the show spirals down a path of despair that seems inescapable...
- Sylvia Greenwood - fire
- Katherine West, cohost - impaled by many spears
- Tonie Mallard - drowned
- Scaetius Narzarian - scuba drown
- Varvara Ivanoff - blunt force trauma
- Beth Tinsley and Mollie Eklund - poisoned
- Marnie Maple - frozen
- Justice Irving - electrocution
- Elliot Watts - suffocated
- Regina Largo - shot
- Cathy Baines - shot... in theory
- Chadrick Waite - self starvation/suicide
- Miranda Peries, murderer - as Katherine West
- Tsuneo Nagano, winner
This MMBC provides examples of:
- Babies Ever After: For Veronica, Troye Francis, Dean Hart, and even Cathy herself. Only time will tell how their fates will play into the grand scheme of things.
- Crossover: Of all of the harmoniouspixels projects, the Danganronpa influence is most obvious here. Monokuma heralds a good chunk of the show, and multiple characters from the first game show up in the final chapter and a concurrent (if short) side story.
- Elements of Doki Doki Literature Club! also make their way into proceedings towards the end.
- Heel–Face Turn: The eponymous Veronica Baines, over time, as she breaks free from her sister's influence.
- Hijacked by Ganon: Cathy Baines's influence over Monokuma (Makoto Naegi).
- Karaoke Box / Jukebox Musical
- Suspiciously Apropos Music: leads to this in Episode 10, when Veronica is singing So Over You while Beth and Mollie are dying from spiked drinks. Incidentally, this is what leads to her breaking free of Cathy's control.
- Suspiciously Apropos Music: leads to this in Episode 10, when Veronica is singing So Over You
- Killed Off for Real: Cathy Baines is finally killed by the show's murderer, Miranda Peries, while disguised as her sister. Her death had been predetermined to have her sent to Hell, rather than to Valhalla.
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What Could Have Been: There were originally plans made for a follow-up project to the MMBC trilogy, a regular bacheloret challenge that would have resulted in the attempted resurrection of Cathy through a backup plan she set in place in an accompanying legacy. Said project was canned shortly after conception to avert Creator Breakdown.
