The original name is "Dangan Ronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei", and that translation isn't what I'd choose myself, as well as a lot of other things in the game, but I'm playing with the Zetsubou patch, so what the hell. All the other stuff is following their translation, even though it isn't always the best choice.
I planned to do this as a normal dude would and just write the shit down here, but I wanted to start things from the beginning. I've been bored lately, and I've seen so many arts, reviews, and jokes regarding Dangan Ronpa that I couldn't believe there was so little information about the in-game things around the internet. I'm kind of a perfectionist, so I really like doing all the things you're able to do in a game. That said, I'm planning to post some random stuff about games I'm playing so I can keep it fresh on my memory, and I will edit the posts as I get more random stuff... as well as I plan on leaving my thoughts about the games. Let's start this.
Dangan Ronpa is pretty different from what I expected. With the drawings and the fandom, I was expecting something more... gay. I was, indeed, aware that it was a great game, but I didn't know it would be so serious. First impression: I hate that fucking main character. I've been playing Persona for a while now, and I got used to the "be yourself in-game" system, so it really pissed me off to be forced to act like a slow weakling during the game. I really didn't like the fact that they don't actually let you choose the options they provide you, they just show you three options, you choose what you want, then Naegi, the main character, thinks "No, I can't do this, I will hurt someone's feelings!" and you get to "choose" again until you get the option they want you to choose. Also, during other scenes, he usually says things that gets everyone pissed at him for obvious reasons, that if I had the chance to choose, I wouldn't say. He lets himself get bullied A LOT by that Togami "Super Duper High School Scion" guy because of that kind of stupid things he didn't have to say, or said the wrong way.
Then, there were the trials, which were kind of "too easy" mostly, so I chose the hard mode, that they call Malicious mode, and it got a little better. Not getting into details about the trials, but with no odds of losing even if you didn't realize anything about the case, I'll just say they could have been better. Afterwards, you get something around 100 medals, which are not that much of a great idea, cause you basically have no use for them, and without repeating the trials, and looking into things as you go, you get 999(max) pretty fast... but you won't have a place to spend it. I got to 999 about twice during the game, and it was enough to get everything available, and still got plenty left.
I liked the story, even though the reason it all happened didn't make much sense, I'm guessing they will fill some gaps during the next Dangan Ronpa games. There were some flaws, like characters acting out of character(?) now and then to make things flow better, they want YOU to solve the shit, so they make everyone else play dumb a lot of times so you can save the day.
Now, about the translation... I heard it had something to do with project Zetsubou not wanting to translate it with the same names as another project used, but their titles, "Super Duper High School" didn't always make sense. I mean, in the original the girl was LITERALLY the "Super Duper High School Gambler(Gyanbura)", but they put her title like "Super Duper High School High Roller". I don't think it counts as stealing someone else's project when it is exactly the same thing written in japanese, but they did it not only with her, but also with some titles that could really fuck you up. "Super Duper High School All Star"... what would you think that guy did? He was a baseball player, as the japanese name was clear about, a direct translation would be "Super Duper High School Baseball Player"(taking the "Super Duper High School" part as a default, because I can't translate that from the original), and it was actually a big deal for the trial.
Well, the trials. During Non-stop Debates, there were times when you had no idea where to shoot, even though you knew exactly who did it, and how they did it, and I'm guessing it's a translation issue as well, but I wouldn't blame them for that one, cause it is really hard to get the ambiguity of the kanjis in the original to put into Weak Spots. Sometimes the "Weak Spot" didn't make much sense, no lie or contradiction exactly, and it was a pain in the ass. The Epiphany Anagram suffered a bit with the translation as well, there is this trial where you have to shoot "DID", that stands for Dissociative Identity Disorder, but they haven't used that acronym anywhere in the game before, so you're just staring at the screen, asking yourself why the hell you had to say you "did" something. I'm not complaining about the translation during the trials as something that unbelievable, because I wouldn't find a better way to do it, and even if it turned out that twisted, I bet it was somewhat the best one could do, but they really could have made a lot of other things in a different way. Like the difficulty. Merciful stands for easy, Gentle is normal, and Malicious is hard. I chose Merciful during the first chapter, because sounds harder than Gentle, but it isn't.
Well, now about the things I couldn't find around the internet: The Report Cards. Between a trial and a new death, you usually have a couple of days with Free Time. Basically, you can spend that time with the other characters like in a Sim Date, and now and then you will have a "we know each other better now" event, which will happen a lot more often if you get the characters the right presents(you get them by putting medals in the monomono machine, near the Infirmary 1F). After the event, you'll get some new skill that will help during a trial, or a "skill point"(SP), that is required to equip skills, and you'll find a new page in that character's Report Card. It's not hard to figure out who likes what kind of present if you pay attention to the characters. Asahina likes donuts and swimming things, Yamada likes oily food and everything that smells like virginity, Celes likes tea and expensive things, and most girls like the flowers(In Vitro Rose and Cherry Blossom Bouquet). Some of the items clearly had some wrong translation, like the "Bulberi Perfume"(in japanese they would write it like "buruberi", when they actually meant "blueberry"), but you can understand what those things are... mostly. I'm guessing those were really supposed to have stupid names anyway.
When you reach the maximum "friendship level", they are likely to ask you to go to their rooms, and after that you can talk to them and give whatever you want, but you won't get any new skills or pages. Some of the characters won't take you to their rooms, and it's a bit tricky to find out whether they've reached their maximum or not, but usually Naegi will say something like "and I can really say that we're friends now", or "now I understand what makes him tick", which was the reason I was looking for posts about the game to start with, I wanted to know if I had it all. As I can't be sure because it took me a while to figure it out how it worked when they don't take you to their room, some of the Report Cards I'm taking as complete may not be, so I will be putting a * after the names of the ones I'm not sure if I got it all. Another thing worth saying is something else I'm not really sure about, but I think you can't actually bond with Genocider Shou(and get new pages) until you've maxed Fukawa.
0001 Makoto Naegi <1/1>
Name: Makoto Naegi
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 52 kg
Bust: 75 cm
Super Duper High School Luckster (Unluckster?)
0002 Kiyotaka Ishimaru <1/5>
Name: Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Bust: 79 cm
Super Duper High School Prefect
<2/5>
Acquired Data:
"What is a student but a professional Learner?!" he said, not long before coming to the conclusion that he also needs to learn how to hold normal, everyday conversations with his fellow classmates.
Acquired Skill:
Remarkable Influence - Maximum Influence Gauge: +2.
<3/5>
Acquired Data:
"School may go on break, but there are no breaks from the lifestyle known as academia!" he said, confessing to wearing his uniform every single day.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<4/5>
Acquired Data:
"Hard work is the answer to all of the world's problems!" he said, vowing to prove his claim by, as an ordinary man, exceeding the ability of so-called "geniuses."
Acquired Skill:
Man of Steel - Reduces damage to Influence Gauge.
<5/5>
Acquired Data:
He is determined to accomplish even greater things than his grandfather, who suffered a terrible tragedy as a result of his own genius. Having learned from his grandfather's mistakes, he only relies on the sure, unwavering power of hard work.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
0003 Byakuya Togami <1/6> *
Name: Byakuya Togami
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Bust: 81 cm
Super Duper High School Scion
<2/6>
Acquired Data:
He is more than just a bloodline. His intellect, his physique, his build, his everything is world-class.
He is, in his own words, the Super Duper High School Renaissance Man.
Acquired Skill:
Cool and Composed - Reduces crosshair drift.
<3/6>
Acquired Data:
His personal account has in excess of forty billion yen made day trading, all earned without the help of the Togami family.
Evidently, the world is too simple for him.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<4/6>
Acquired Data:
"Someone predestined to succeed can't truly be said to be 'chosen.'
"You're chosen because you fought for and earned it."
Acquired Skill:
Enviable Influence - Maximum Influence Gauge: +5.
<5/6>
Acquired Data:
He doesn't understand Naegi's philosophy on life—why he wouldn't accept his invitation to fight but also refuses to run away. However, he said that if Naegi can put his words into action, then he'll admit he's "not entirely full of hot air."
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<6/6>
Acquired Data:
Having won the right to inherit control of the Togami Group through their "unique strategy for selecting successors," he now carries the weight of the group's expectations for him and a responsibility to never stop winning.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
0004 Mondo Oowada <1/5>
Name: Mondo Oowada
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Bust: 86 cm
Super Duper High School Outlaw Biker
<2/5>
Acquired Data:
He's the second head of the largest biker gang in Japan, the peerless "Crazy Diamond."
He and his older brother were known as the Diamond Brothers—"Daia" and "Mondo."
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<3/5>
Acquired Data:
He has a natural tendency to shout when he gets nervous. Because of that, he has been unable to successfully ask a girl out.
Current streak: ten rejections.
Acquired Skill:
Downshift - Decreases crosshair movement speed.
<4/5>
Acquired data:
He loves dogs and he had a Maltese named Chuck, but it died when it was nine.
Acquired Skill:
Upshift - Increases crosshair movement speed.
<5/5>
Acquired data:
He was a little unsure—even scared—about what was going to happen after graduation, what he was supposed to do with all the energy he had devoted to Crazy Diamond. But, inspired by Naegi's words, he decided to become the world's greatest carpenter.
Acquired skill;
Max SP + 1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
0005 Leon Kuwata <1/4>
Name: Leon Kuwata
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Bust: 80 cm
Super Duper High School All Star
<2/4>
Acquired Data:
He hates studying and doing homework, and he got into high school on a sports scholarship.
He also doesn't like baseball or practicing, but he says it's super easy and that playing games gets him tons of girls.
Acquired Skill:
Strong-arm - Increases speed of fired Ammunition.
<3/4>
Acquired Data:
Baseball was just a stepping stone to get him into Kibougamine Academy, where he planned to become the Super Duper High School Musician. He says punk rock will carry him to the top of the world.
And all because he wants to be popular with girls.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP + 1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<4/4>
Acquired Data:
After spending some time away from the game, he realized that he actually does like baseball.
He decided he was going to drop out of Kibougamine Academy and go back to his old school.
Acquired Skill:
Hawk Eyes - Auto-aim while concentrating.
0006 Hifumi Yamada <1/6>
Name: Hifumi Yamada
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 155 kg
Bust: 150 cm
Super Duper High School Otaku
<2/6>
Acquired Data:
"As the Super Duper High School Otaku, representative of the doujin world, spreading common sense is one of my responsibilities!" he said, concluding the first of what he promised to be many lectures on the subject of "doujin."
Acquired Skill:
Craftwork - Doubles reloaded bullets during MTB.
<3/6>
Acquired Data:
All of his doujin work is based on the anime series "Heretical Angel✰Super Squishy Princess," and he has exclusively sold at Buuko-only conventions up until now. However, he plans to participate in larger-scale general events in the future.
Acquired skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<4/6>
Acquired Data:
Addicted to cola and unable to have any since being locked up in the academy, Yamada has been suffering from severe cola withdrawal.
He's even started hallucinating about Buuko...
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<5/6>
Acquired Data:
Falling in love with Buuko triggered his rebirth as a doujin artist and enabled him to meet many people who shared the same interests as him.
Unable to adequately express his thanks, he instead draws her in "lovingly shameful situations."
Acquired Skill:
Fantasize - Recovers Influence while concentrating.
<6/6>
Acquired Data:
His dream is to go from creating doujinshi based on others' work to having it created about his own.
He asked Naegi to chronicle his legends "in the capacity of a friend."
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
0007 Yasuhiro Hagakure <1/7>
Name: Yasuhiro Hagakure
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 71 kg
Bust: 82 cm
Super Duper High School Shaman
<2/7>
Acquired Data:
He is the Super Duper High School Shaman, capable of predicting "absolutely anything" with "perfect accuracy" twenty percent of the time.
And he charges 100,000 yen for two hours of his time!
Acquired Skill:
Deep in Thought - Increases Class Trial time limits.
<3/7>
Acquired Data:
While he's capable of using standard divination tools like the crystal ball, and he even knows numerology, his fortune-telling technique of choice is apparently "revelation." He hates the supernatural, but he says "business and pleasure are two separate beasts."
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<4/7>
Acquired Data:
He claims "skyfish," a type of cryptid, appear in Kamata.
Despite apparently hating the supernatural, he sure likes to bring it up a lot.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<5/7>
Acquired Data:
In exchange for a crystal ball with a questionable history and equally questionable abilities, he asked Naegi to attend "a quick little seminar."
Afterwards, Naegi heard him muttering "That does it for my quota"...
Acquired Skill:
Crystal Ballin' - Limits Ammunition to three rounds.
<6/7>
Acquired Data:
He's managed to put together a huge collection of "OOPArts" purchased from online stores, and he's extremely proud of his work.
He also insists there's nothing supernatural about ancient supercultures or extraterrestrial lifeforms.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
<7/7>
Acquired Data:
He's three years behind in school because he's being chased for stealing money from a rich girl with gang ties, which is why he fled to Kibougamine Academy.
He was planning to get himself out of this mess by selling Naegi's organs and citizenship.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum skill points: +1.
0008 Sayaka Maizono <1/3>
Name: Sayaka Maizono
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 49 kg
Bust: 83 cm
Super Duper High School Idol
<2/3>
Acquired Data:
She was moved by the sight of Naegi helping a crane that had gotten lost and ended up in their middle school's pond.
Since then, she's been looking for a chance to speak with him.
Acquired Skill:
Voice of Gold - Increases damage dealt during MTB.
<3/3>
Acquired Data:
She's been so busy that she hasn't had the chance to find a boyfriend, so she's currently single.
There's nobody she likes, per se, but there is someone she's interested in—however, she's decided to put her feelings on the back-burner for now.
Acquired Skill:
Max SP +1 - Maximum Skill Points: +1.
0009 Kyouko Kirigiri <1/5>
Name: Kyouko Kirigiri
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Bust: 82 cm
Super Duper High School ???
<2/5>
Acquired Data:
