Dream Reach Girl's Academy. A prestigious school founded well over a hundred years ago, Dream Reach is a Japanese high school reserved for only the best young women in their fields. These girls, known only as 'Super High School Level' students, are the cream of the crop, and a letter from Dream Reach is pretty much a guarantee for a cushy life. This is the place where dreams are born and nurtured.
But dreams can't always come true...
Hello everyone!
My name is Tomoyo! You can find out a bit more about me on my profile, so I won't spend too much time introducing myself here.
I've been really interested in Dangan Ronpa SYOC stories, and to start off in the English DR community, I'd like to do one! Here are my rules for submitting an OC:
Must be human! There's really not any magic in the DR canon, and this extends to the characters. No vampires, werewolves, fairies- none of that. So make your character human!
No Mary Sues! I believe that's the correct term? Anyways, it's all good if your character is the best at what they do- It's why they're a SHSL! But to be perfect in every sense of their lives? Nooo thank you. Those are hard to write, and really just boring.
Explain them well! If you just throw in a 'they were abused/raped/assaulted' in their backstory and then never mention it or the affect it had on their lives again, that's unrealistic, and borderline offensive. I won't include characters that have unexplained trauma- Explained traumas are fine!
Do the bloody research! Don't just throw in a 'oh she has split personalities that switch when she sneezes'. Genocider Syo is not an accurate description of DID. If you want to give your character a mental or physical illness, do the research!
Must be female! It's a girl's academy, after all! Because MTF transgender women are women, transgender female characters are accepted. No males disguised as females, please!
No relation to canon characters! This is a totally different universe from Dangan Ronpa. Hope's Peak never existed, and the canon DR characters do not exist in this universe. Your OC cannot be Togami's sister, Ibuki's best friend, Leon's girlfriend, etc.
Realize that your character may not survive! This is a mutual killing game. Your character very well might not make it out alive! Please realize this, and don't get angry with me if I kill off your character!
I hope I don't sound like a jerk, but I really want this SYOC to do well! Now, for things you can do...
You can use a canon title! Wanna make an SHSL Hall Monitor? SHSL Princess? Sure! You can come up with your own talent (I do prefer those), but if you want to use a canon talent, you may! I'll only accept one of each talent, however, so if I get two SHSL Surfers or SHSL Gamblers, only one will get in.
You can make them foreign! And by foreign, I mean non-Japanese. The DR canon states that you have to be enrolled in a Japanese high school, but I'm doing away with that rule here! Make a Canadian! A Filipino! A Brazilian! It's all up to you!
They don't have to be enrolled in school at all! If your OC is homeschooled or doesn't go to school for whatever reason (explain why if that's the case), they are still eligible for Dream Reach!
They can be famous in their universe! A rock star or actress who's well known? Sure! Just keep in mind I won't accept a ton of famous characters- maybe three at the most. If they're famous in their field, however, that's fine! I'll accept as many field-famous characters as you can make!
You can submit more than one character! Keep in mind, I may only accept one! It'll depend on the number and quality of applications I get.
If you submit more than one, they can be related! Twin sisters or cousins are perfectly fine by me! However, heed the above warning.
Alright! The application form is on my profile, and now that you've read my rules, you're ready to go! See you at Dream Reach...