Everything was perfect. I smirked to myself, as I looked over the list one more time. It'd been difficult to get everything ready and prepare everything necessary, but the hardest part had been this list. The students. 16 students to experience the ultimate despair. Really, they should be thankful I chose them. Not even I would get to see the true despair. Indeed, I was only a part of a whole. I looked down at my hand, where I held a small, inconspicuous flash drive. It's hard to believe that it could hold anything of importance, but it did. I held it up to my eyes, turning it over in my hand. It was pink, with a design of a black and white bear on it. I frowned. Bears were overdone. I grabbed a small paintbrush and some paint, and fixed it. There. Really, who likes bears anymore?

Sadly not everything could be fixed with a bit of paint. I sighed. I really didn't want to use this. But I couldn't do this alone. I needed help. Specifically her help. Before I could talk myself out of it, I plugged the flash drive into a special port on the side of the main computer. Immediately, every electronic in the room shut down. Everything was silent. And then, things slowly started turning back on. Her face appeared on monitors throughout the room. She seemed to stare through me, and it was then that I realized my mistake. I should have never let him talk me into this. Our plan would have worked. But now it was no longer our plan, was it? In my peripheral vision I saw her going through documents, reading through everything, even things we had designed to be protected. And then she found the controls for the whole building. That was what finally pushed me into action, as I ripped the flash drive out of the port. Too late. I furiously typed at the keyboard, trying to erase her files, but I was no Ultimate Programmer. My knowledge of computers was limited at best, and I was no match for her. She had control of everything, and I was immediately blocked out. I heard the sound of the guns that had been installed to protect us, and I heard screams. And then silence again, except for the faint humming of the computers. A terrible mistake. That was my last thought before the single mounted gun in the room swung towards me and time seemed to freeze. And then there was nothing.

"Reborn at last for the final despair"

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Hey guys, I'm back with the final list of characters and a bit more pre-despair backstory! You guys better be excited, this means the first chapter will be out in just a few days! The first chapter will be the beginning of the prologue, and will introduce the main character as well as some of the others. My original plan was to have all of the introductions in one chapter, but I feel that would be a bit rushed, and it would be harder to remember the characters. So I'm splitting it into two, and after that I'll get into the first actual chapter.

Now onto the part you all actually want to see. The final list of accepted OCs! In total, I received 28 OCs, of course meaning I couldn't accept them all. It was really tough to pick just 16, but I'm very happy with the ones I did. I'm also really happy that I can say I did not receive a single "bad" character. If yours didn't get accepted, feel free to submit them to another SYOC, and I hope you'll still read this story, though I completely understand if you don't. With that, onto the accepted submissions!

Females:

Mitsuru Banba- Ultimate Sukeban (dashunterman)

Naomi Tsukuda- Ultimate Architect (Wolfnight3634)

Asami Fukui- Ultimate Psychologist (nathantheman)

Ryouka Hashira- Ultimate Ventriloquist (SatokoHojo)

Kayo Kayano- Ultimate Busker (TheRoseShadow21)

Akari Suzumiya- Ultimate Recreation Worker (VioElcina)

Akiko Shimizu- Ultimate Skateboarder (SongBirds-Lullaby)

Keiko Akasaka- Ultimate Croupier (dashunterman)

Males:

Jhin Kurosawa- Ultimate Strategist (Third Cosmic Velocity)

Shigeru Fukuyama- Ultimate Traditional Dressmaker (TheRoseShadow21)

Kei Takeshi- Ultimate Ninja (Unawakened Spirit)

Kazuki Nakamuro- Ultimate Biochemist (CCRA)

Shiro Ishida- Ultimate Electrician (Scissor-Snipper)

Taro Kisaragi- Ultimate Soundtrack Composer (TikiKitsune)

Ryu Kaneshiro- Ultimate Blacksmith (Default241)

Aoki Hanabira- Ultimate Poet (Memeatemesis)

Also, no one has correctly guessed my Monokuma animal yet! Lots of cats, and surprisingly a lot of sea animals have been guessed, but nothing has been even close. Keep guessing, you've got until the first chapter to get it right! I've also finally finished the cover, though I'll wait to post it so you can continue guessing.

And that's about it for the update! I hope you enjoyed the little bit of backstory, and I can't wait to get this story started! :)