HAPPY TENTH ANNIVERSARY DANGANRONPA! And I've got a special present. Wouldn't you just love to see all the worst villains get there's in one of those Killing Games? Me too. But I also believe in redemption, and there are some characters that I feel could get a redemption arc if circumstances are different. So let's get started. Disclaimer: I don't own *takes deep breath* Danganronpa, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Akame ga Kill, Batman, RWBY, Kill la Kill, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Carmen Sandiego, Persona, Death Note, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Garo, Hellsing, or Assassin's Creed. And that is the only time I will be stating the entire list.
Prologue: A Villain's Killing Game
Junko Enoshima didn't know what to think. One moment she was shooting the breeze with Chisa Yukizome in some kind of theater, which was a really shitty way of representing the afterlife, the next she was in some sort of spaceship with what looked like fifteen other individuals of varying ages and, unless she missed her guess, nationalities. She also noted that, if she included herself, there was an even gender ratio of guys to girls. 'It couldn't be... Could it? If it is, I so have the biggest advantage here.'
A nearby TV came on, the sound stirring everyone else awake. Junko wasn't surprised to see a familiar bear with a black right half and a white left half. The white half almost looked cuddly, but the right half had a jagged red eye and a wide grin revealing pointed teeth. 'Good morning, Ultimate Villains!,' the bear said, 'Welcome to our fantastic Killing Voyage! Right now, you're probably wondering where you all are.' "And why you have the gall to kidnap us!," came the voice a young girl Junko's age. She looked to be Italian and had dark-red hair. "My mother is an important diplomat and she'll be sure to bring the full weight of the law on you!"
'She might have a bit of a problem with that,' the bear said, 'Even if she did know where you were, she couldn't do a thing about it. For you see... You're not even in your own dimension!' "So that's what you mean by voyage," said a rather elderly British man. Though not so old that he didn't still have his black hair color, albeit with streaks of grey. He was dressed like some kind of butler. "I don't think that's all there is to it," said a young man Junko's age, one with auburn hair who wore a distinctive school uniform with gloves. He also seemed to to Japanese.
"I see you noticed as well," said a young Japanese man, this one with darker brown hair. "You mean how off the gravity feels?," Junko asked. "Exactly," the younger Japanese man said. 'Very perceptive,' the bear complimented, 'In point of fact, you are all inside a spaceship hovering in orbit around a nearby planet.' The Italian girl laughed. "You mean to strand us in space!? Good luck! I happen to be the granddaughter of Neil Armstrong, the first man in space!" "While Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon," said a young woman, "He wasn't the first man in space. That was Yuri Gagarin."
Junko blinked at the woman. The red hair wasn't a problem, the green skin was. "Oh, of course," the girl said, "That's who I meant to say." "Yuri Gagarin was Russian," came the voice of a young man. He also looked Italian, only with darker skin and white hair. He also dressed as a priest. "Indeed," said a middle-aged businessman with brown hair tied in a ponytail, "You look to be more of Italian descent, with no hint of Russian heritage." "You guys are talking an awful lot about places I've never heard of," said a red-headed woman. She looked to have come out of some sort of high fantasy setting.
"This bear has mentioned that we have been brought from our home dimensions," said a rather middle-aged man with an impressively styled white beard and matching hair. He was dressed like some sort of modern emperor. "That said, with the exception of our cosplaying adventurer, it doesn't sound like there's much difference. I just wish Britannia had gotten to space first." "You mean Britain, right?," asked a middle-aged man that looked like he had stepped out of the Colonial Period. "Seems we've been brought from different times as well," said a bright-eyed young woman with light brown hair tied in a ponytail. She also looked like she stepped out of a fantasy story.
"I have often theorized about alternate realities," said a middle-aged woman dressed as a scientist with a slight Slavic accent, "But to see such proof before my eyes." "So who's this bear anyway?," asked a sickeningly sweet-sounding blond girl dressed in a eye-searing pink dress. 'Ah, yes,' the bear said, 'I didn't get the chance to introduce myself. Unless our lovely fashionista wants to do the honors?' "But I don't know you," the blonde girl said. 'Wrong fashionista!,' the bear called out. "He's referring to me," Junko said, "And please, don't mind me. I'm not the sort to steal the thunder of the star of this show."
'Oh-ho, very generous of you,' the bear replied, 'Then allow me to introduce myself. I am Monokuma, Master of Ceremonies for this voyage. As for why you're all here... Let's just say it's a bit of karmic cleaning.' The group, sans Junko, looked at each other in confusion. 'Allow me to explain. Each of you has one thing in common... You're all serious villains! Even if you don't want to admit it, facts are facts. And right now those facts are buzzing in your head. Everything regarding your universe and how it views good and evil.' Junko noticed the younger fantasy girl sinking to her knees in horror. "No... That's how Honest really felt...?"
The older fantasy girl seemed similarly freaked, as did the older Japanese man. "And so what?," said the final woman in the room, this one with a red dress and black hair, "We are who we are. Why should we be ashamed?" "Speak for yourself!," the younger fantasy girl said, "I spent so much time believing I was a heroine of justice, that my empire could do no wrong and that those who went against it were evil! But now I find out that the whole reason people were opposing it is because our prime minister was deliberately corrupting it! And I went along with it!"
'I suppose that's a good segue into introductions,' Monokuma decided, 'Let's go with alphabetical order, shall we? That means Miss Cinder Fall, our Ultimate Spy, is first.' The woman in red scoffed. 'Let's see... Conspired to bring down three kingdoms on planet Remnant, killed an innocent Huntress just because she could, stole a mystical power, and is conspiring with a Grimm Queen who seeks to kill all humanity on the planet.' Everyone stared at her. "You do realize this 'Grimm Queen' would turn on you when the time came, yes?," the British man asked.
"As long as people remembered me for the terror I could bring," Cinder said dismissively. The businessman scoffed. "And who would remember you? Everyone would be dead." 'Let's move this along, shall we,' Monokuma interrupted, 'Next we have Charles vi Britannia, 98th Emperor of Britannia and Ultimate Emperor. Now I could on and on about the numerous racial, cultural, political, and war crimes you've committed. But the biggest on is trying to compress all of time so there would be no more lies.'
"I will accept that I have committed a number of villainous acts," Charles, the imperial-dressed man, said, "But there is nothing wrong with removing something so evil as lies!" Junko scoffed. "Lies evil? Please. Are you saying it's evil for a superhero to hide their identity to protect those close to them? Or for a grieving family to lie about where a dead relative is in the afterlife? And what about fictional media? Fiction by definition is lying. Are you saying all of that is evil?" The full weight of Junko's words hit Charles like a punch to the gut. 'Let's move on to the next guy,' Monokuma said, 'I notice one of you hasn't spoken yet. That would be the guy in the back, Christopher Harden, the Ultimate Knight.'
All eyes turned to where Monokuma was pointing, revealing a tall man with white hair in a ponytail and dressed in a long jacket with visible pants. 'Christopher here belonged to a noble order called the Makai, who are meant to protect humans,' Monokuma said, 'And what does he do? Goes rogue and joins the Horrors that Makai are supposed to fight, all because he wanted to get stronger.' "It's only the strong that survive," Christopher retorted. 'And where in that law does it say it only pertains to predators?,' Monokuma countered, 'Prey animals can survive just as easily. Strength isn't all about physical might, you know.'
Christopher scoffed as Monokuma moved on. 'Next we have our resident Ultimate Priest, Enrico Pucci. You know how the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Well, Pucci here wanted to make a world where everyone could know their fate. Unfortunately, he did so while partnered with an evil vampire named DIO Brando, killed a bunch of people, caused massive chaos, and tried to wipe an entire family line from existence.' Pucci grumbled in annoyance. Junko had noticed that certain individuals didn't take how evil their universe saw them very well. Some had regret, others were dismissive.
'Next is Goro Akechi,' Monokuma continued, 'Our Ultimate Detective. Well, he's got the skills, at least. But his entire career is based on lies. He's used his connection to the collective unconscious to commit murders and make people breakdown and do things they normally wouldn't do. All while trying to get close to a father that never wanted him... So he could kill him.' "Why not just do the simple thing and stab him?," the older Japanese man said. "My father is... Was... An important political figure," the younger Japanese man, Akechi, explained, "Sure the first time I met him I considered it. But both his mind and his body were on guard. I had to find a way to get him to lower it."
He sighed. "But it is true that I made so many people that weren't involved into collateral, more than was necessary. And my plan turned out to be so convoluted that it was easy to plan around, and it wound up crumbling around me." Monokuma then pointed to the colonial man. 'Haytham Kenway, Ultimate Grandmaster. Part of a secret order known as the Templars who seek to control all humanity. And to top it all off, he's tried to kill his own son... Multiple times.' Haytham looked a little guilty at the people looking at him.
'And my personal favorite,' Monokuma said, 'Junko Enoshima, the Ultimate Analyst, who basically wrote the book on Killing Games like this one.' "I also caused the apocalypse in my world," Junko said, "I really just wanted to kill my boredom. But since it ultimately lead to my death, I can honestly say... Not worth it." Monokuma kept going through the list. Light Yagami, the older Japanese man labeled the Ultimate Scholar, who had committed multiple murder using a supernatural notebook, and did so under the pretense of bringing justice to his world.
Lila Rossi, the Italian girl labeled the Ultimate Bully, whose bullying had nearly caused an innocent girl to be alienated from her friends, and whose actions with a supervillain terrorist have caused significant damage and endangered the life of a popular superhero, all because they stood against her. Looten Plunder, the Ultimate Businessman, who had committed a number of corporate crimes and whose business practices had damaged the environment on a number of occasions. Malty Melromarc, the fantasy red-head and Ultimate Princess, whose constant lies had gotten a hero meant to save the world falsely labeled with a crime, and who conspired to take the throne with help from an evil cult.
'Though don't blame her,' Monokuma said, 'It's not her fault her soul was supplanted with that of an evil goddess. Or a shard of it, at least.' Malty looked flabbergasted at this revelation. Monokuma moved on to Nui Harime, the blond girl and Ultimate Seamstress, who had killed several people and was part of a conspiracy to feed all of humanity to a sentient space fiber. "And you guys thought I was stupid?," Cinder asked. "You're still human though," Nui pointed out, "But I have been completely infused with the Life Fibers. So I don't lose anything."
Next was the Ultimate Scientist Saira Bellum, responsible for numerous crimes and conspiracies while heading the organization VILE. "Oh, the one lead by Carmen Sandiego?," Lila asked. "Not in my universe," Saira clarified, "While Carmen was once trained by our organization, she went rogue and has since been working against us." Monokuma skipped over Seiryu Ubiquitous, the other fantasy girl and Ultimate Soldier, since she pretty much already spelled out what her evil was. 'Even I can have a modicum of mercy. Now who's next...?'
Next was the green-skinned woman Pamela Isley, the Ultimate Chemist, who during her time as Poison Ivy had committed plenty of crimes. Finally there the was the British man Walter Dornez, the Ultimate Butler, who betrayed the Hellsing Organization he served and joined a remnant of the Nazi regime so that he could regain his youth and have the fight he always wanted with Alucard, another servant of the Hellsing Organization. 'And that's everyone,' Monokuma said, 'Now, it's time to explain the rules of this game.'
Rule #1: All participants are equal. Any special powers they may have have been removed.
Rule #2: There will be no physical violence, or murder, on board the Monoship.
Rule #3: The Monoship will be in orbit from 10pm to 7am. This is considered Nighttime.
Rule #4: The Monoship will land at 7am, during which time participants may explore as they see fit.
Rule #5: Monoship departure will start at 10pm, but the ship will not enter orbit unless all participants are aboard.
Rule #6: Destruction of anything on the Monoship or surveillance equipment is strictly prohibited.
Rule #7: While on the planet, a participant may kill another participant. Doing so will label them as the "blackened".
Rule #8: When a "blackened" is created, a trial will be held. If the "blackened" can avoid being found out during the trial, they win, and all other participants are executed.
Rule #9: If the spotless find out the "blackened", that person is executed, and the game continues.
Rule #10: Whether the "blackened" has been exposed or not is decided by majority vote, and each participant must vote for someone.
Rule #11: To start a trial, three or more people besides the "blackened" must discover a dead body. This will start a period of investigation, followed by a trial.
Rule #12: There can only be one "blackened" at a time. If two victims are found, whoever killed the first victim is the "blackened".
Rule #13: If two people attack a single victim, the participant who dealt the killing blow will be the "blackened". In the unlikely event that two people dealt the killing blow simultaneously, voting for either as the "blackened" will result in a win for the spotless.
Rule #14: The second killer can replace the "blackened" by exposing them, so long as they are not exposed as well. However, if the second killer is exposed before exposing the "blackened", they will not be executed.
Rule #15: Only two victims are permitted between trials.
Rule #16: Accidents and suicides count as murders. However, in the case of the latter no execution will take place since the "blackened" is already dead.
Rule #17: If there is a tie for who the "blackened" is in the votes, then so long as the actual "blackened" is one of the two voted for in the tie, it will count as them being exposed. The other participant voted for in the tie will not be executed.
Rule #18: After five trials, if more than two participants remain, a final trial will be held. Any participants who win the final trial will win the Killing Game.
'That should cover just about everything,' Monokuma said, 'The planet has no modern facilities, so I didn't bother with any rules regarding gender. Besides, most of you are responsible adults, so I can trust you to not do anything... Indecent. And to make sure the younger participants don't do the same. Well, see ya later! Upupupupupup!' And with his trademark laugh, Monokuma disappeared from the screen. Junko smirked. She had no intention of killing anyone. So she decided her best bet was to gather the smartest among the group and make sure they could reach the end. 'This is gonna be fun...'
Remaining Participants: 16
And there we have it. I was gonna include the teacher from Another originally, but she's not truly a villain, not by the normal definition of such, and after reading so many Ladybug salt fics surrounding Lila, I just had to include her. I tried to pick the biggest hate sinks in all of media, though some will be getting redemption. How did I do? Read and review.