my toxic trait is that I think it would’ve been better character development if Naruto realised he didn’t actually want to be Hokage (functionally a deskjob except in times of crisis) and left with Sasuke on his redemption roadtrip, after which they both became vigilantes protecting the underdogs of the world from the corrupt power structures enabled by the very existence of militaristic mercenary societies like Konoha who can hire out super-strong child soldiers to protect the rich, in this essay I will
game theory: is junko enoshima secretly george bush
Seeing that post you made just now actually reminded me of something. This post-SDR2 RP blog storyline. Which claimed to be about the whole cast healing, and would be even-handed to everyone. Yet the writer's biases against Nagito constantly crept in, as there were noticeable double standards in the way he was treated compared to the rest of the cast.
Like I realized something upon looking at it again. It's Nagito, and Nagito alone who has to actually face his victims from when he was an Ultimate Despair. He's the one who gets ragged in person on by cast members from UDG. The others meanwhile? They never actually have to meet someone they personally wronged. There are no survivors of Novoselic (which got completely genocided in their version of events) ever confronts Sonia for example.
This is actually the case in a lot of fan works. It is very easy to tell when the writer has a bias against Komaeda. Personally, a thing I noticed when reading is that it feels like they all tend to put the other remnants in a good light while he is just. Separated. Similarly to how the fandom treats him in general by acting like he is the worst of them all. There's always that subtle undertone that shows they only hold things against him, which, again, is often because of the rooted ableism in how the fandom portrays him.
Funny... Since his actions really are tame compared to the others, he never even directly hurt anyone, unlike them. It's weird how the fandom doesn't hold the characters accountable for actual murders in the first place, but can I just mention how Komaeda (including Hinata) was the only remnant who didn't do anything violent and messed up except cutting his arm off?
As for Komaeda being the only one to face the people that he wronged, I saw that people even tend to make the remnants forgive each other immediately (or easily) or don't write any tension between them, making them friends. It's very confusing since they don't have normal relationships even in sdr2 and because they always make them target Komaeda with all the negativity... And because they literally killed each other. They would all be aware of how messed up they are and have to learn to accept it... They don't even have a reason to call Komaeda fucked up anymore because they've done worse, or rather he's fucked up too. They don't have to like him (they would realistically only tolerate everyone except the ones closer to them in the first place anyway), but it'd be way different, and they wouldn't be hostile. The fact that Komaeda would be peaceful makes that even more believable.
(Also do you mind sharing the name?)
Okay but what if
The edit is shit but you get the point
Also J.D would be Valentine because yes
I guess squigly would probably be her pre-death design cause it doesn't really make much sense for her to be a zombie in this au. Or maybe it would be like Taliesin and she's just blue and it's never explained.
Top 5 Warriors of Hope
From my least to most favourite, here they are!
5. Monaca Towa
As the main antagonist of the game, I’m obviously bound to dislike her. But there wasn’t really anything redeeming about her. She was manipulative and calculating, and had tantrums whenever things didn’t go her way. I didn’t warm to her at all, unlike the others.That said, in DR3 Future Arc, she was totally different and I did start liking her there. But I’m basing this on Ultra Despair Girls, so bottom of the list she goes.
4. Nagisa Shingetsu
Unlike Monaca, I don’t actively dislike Nagisa. He’s just really forgettable. Despite surviving the longest of all the Warriors (except Monaca), I can’t remember anything much about him.
3. Jataro Kemuri
Poor Jataro, always getting put down by the others. I have a soft spot for him, but it’s not much more than that. In the game I found him rather irritating a lot of the time, and I’m not sure it was intended.
2. Kotoko Utsugi
She’s generally the upbeat, funny one in the group, and I liked that. She also seems to be the most focused on what they are doing, constantly reminding the others about the game they are playing. She was good.
1. Masaru Daimon
I saw something the other day where someone had said Masaru was their least favourite DR character. And I just can’t agree with that. He’s the most personable of the Warriors, and I didn’t mind having him around. I think a little bit of that was where he was the first of the Warriors you fought, and that meant he was the one that made you think “whoa hold on, these kids aren’t the monsters I initially thought”. The scene where he stops and beats his arm for trembling..that was pretty uncomfortable (in a game where everything was uncomfortable) and my heart really went out to him.
-Alice
Beach episode sir’ Horikoshi I’m begging you
I’m physically incapable of taking my time on anything but i hope this looks nice enough to satisfy u
There was never a person named Tsumugi Shirogane.
Following the successful implementation of the Neo World Program against the Remnants of Despair, Future Foundation learned all of the wrong lessons. They tasked Alter Ego with incorporating Killing Game simulations into the Neo World rehabilitation protocols.
It was decided that Ryota Mitarai's ideas were valid, he simply went too far in attempting to brainwash the world. Not mind control, but a global broadcast to remind everyone around the world of Hope's supremacy? Future Foundation felt that would be a good antidote to the Despair that had reigned unchecked after the Tragedy.
So began the age of Ultimate Hope. Each year, fifteen students infested by despair would be selected and entered into the Neo World Program. Alter Ego would concoct a fictional scenario for them to undergo, appropriating the imagery of Monokuma and Junko Enoshima. Corrupting them as they once corrupted the Neo World Program.
All under the guidance of a subordinate program to Alter Ego, taking the role of Chiaki Nanami for each season; Someone who would monitor the students from within, report back to Alter Ego, and keep the game moving. Sometimes male, sometimes female, blonde, brunette, tall, short. A new name and new identity, a different guise for each new season that could be changed as easily as flicking a switch.
The events within the program would then be broadcast globally, so all the world could watch with bated breath as Hope triumphs over Despair again and again and again. Season after season, year after year, students living out a twisted mockery of Junko's games as a perpetual reminder of Despair's futility.
With little regard for the long-term effects that being used like this would have on the selected children's psyches. Traumatizing vulnerable children for someone's idea of the greater good.
The finish pose✨️
Looking back at DR talent development there's really some interesting introduction between some characters, my favorite one so far is makoto and tsumugi, i never thought this two will some interesting dialogs here
And the funniest thing here is that tsumugi is the one who noticed that makoto is the ultimate hope and not nagito, you know the one who keeps yapping about hope😭