Kaito Danganronpa - Blog Posts

So spoilers for DRV3 under the cut AJWJDKDK

Why is it that when people make pregame content they forget about how they acted in the prologue? Like obviously if you wanna write them like that go ahead but it confuses me on how that’s the MAJORITY. I think it stems from the audition tapes at the end of the game but that’s always seemed strange to me.

Like I’ve seen most people write pregame Kaito as an absolute dick who would beat up people regularly (basically a bully), but we don’t really see that in the prologue. In the prologue, we don’t get much sure, but from what we do see, he’s not acting brash or rude at all. If I remember right, he even sounds worried (or is at the very least still panicked about the situation) when he questions if Kaede and Shuichi were chased by “that monster” (exisals). Sure, we don’t really know his thoughts for that line but you don’t really say that if you care for nobody but yourself (in my opinion at least).

(I REMEMBERED RIGHT LETS GOOO)

This isn’t even mentioning Kokichi, who acts so different from fanon pregame like what. Pregame Kokichi is usually characterized as a whiny teen who can’t handle confrontation and is an extreme introvert. But one of his few lines in the prologue is him volunteering to go back out (where they all just ran for their lives) to see what’s happening before getting shut down for his safety. And he doesn’t say it scared either, he says it pretty calmly (not saying he’s calm but he’s clearly not panicking nearly as bad as people portray him).

(I know his name (and Kaito’s earlier) is question marks but it is his voice when he says it please believe me lol)

Honestly, it kinda bums me out that not a lot of people take the prologue into account! Sure, Kaito’s audition tape makes him look like a violence hungry jerk; however, it wouldn’t surprise me if he (and everyone else) was just exaggerating to try and get picked. If you liked a show, and you want to be in it, you wouldn’t say “yeah I find this show cool, killing looks okay on screen but I think it could be fun.” You wouldn’t get picked (or at least have a lower possibility). They probably acted more like what they thought Team Danganronpa would want for their show.

Anyways, sorry for how long that was (especially considering I don’t make posts like this ever???) but I was replaying V3 earlier and it just occurred to me. Like even Kaede is meaner than Kaito in the prologue (she tells Shuichi to shut up when he starts panicking lmao (she apologizes later tho)). That’s not even mentioning Shuichi but this is already long and probably full of punctuation errors lol. Sorry if it got incoherent at all. I’m very tired.

TL;DR Fanon pregame DRV3 doesn’t usually take into account how the character acted in the prologue and it bothers me.

(Again, if you like to characterize them that way, that’s fine. Everyone has headcanons and such. I’m just expressing some of my thoughts :D)

hi !! for the ask game I was curious about q.7, 8 and 15 !!

for Kaito & Kokichi. sorry if it's a lot you can pick your favorite hehe. have a good day !

nah, don't apologize. honestly the more questions, the more you're indulging me

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

for kaito....... well i've only ever seen this once, but a fic writer i like sometimes writes kaito with a chronic illness, like a version of the one he had in game but in a modern au, and i think that's so cool

AND I LOVE KOKICHI KING HORSE JOKES. i will never ever get sick of them – in fact, they are sickeningly rare!!! (unless i've been hanging around the wrong sides of the fandom....?)

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

ahhh....hmmmm. putting on my thinking cap for this one. for kaitoooo... i guess when people lean too heavily into his aggressive traits, cuz he's not THAT bad, guys.

my kokichi one is pretty similar. nothing you can do can really annoy me all that much unless you write him off as irredeemable

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

for kokichi, probably saiouma. mostly because it was the first dr ship i ever really got into, and now im just attached to them XD something about a guy like kokichi dragging an exhasperated shuichi around the place... and their wierd cat and mouse game – shuichi originally seeking kokichi out just cuz he HAS to know what the fuck is up with him and, eventually, getting endeared to him...... ? idk. they're cute. they're funny

and for kaito,,,, hmmmmm, maybe the training trio. they can each take turns smooching eachother

thanks for the ask! <3 hope you have a good day, too

wahooo first time sharing my art!! its a bit... half assed, at parts... but i hope yall like it anyway :D

Kiibo is so hard to draw and I hate myself for that…

Kaito literally not even 5 seconds into the third chapter

The world will reveal it's true beauty soon

And I'll be watching from the moon