listen. the fact that there are no maki/shuichi solo scenes except for the night they train without kaito is a crime. the fact that maki/kaito/shuichi has more scenes together than literally any other combination of characters in all of danganronpa? Gold
“Last kiss/hug in the hangar” yeah? What if I just stab myself in the heart? What if I hang myself??
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Negative vrs positive enforcement
I did this all on my phone and finger, pls don't bully me...
I was looking back at how Kaito revealed himself in the 5th trial and a certain comment caught my interest.
Monokuma already had the hint that it could be Kaito in the Exisal. And the chance of Shuichi's lie actually working is a 50/50 chance but still low with the way Monokuma responded to Shuichi.
Kaito getting the hint that Monokuma was not fooled by Shuichi's lie completely took the bullet and the blame for Shuichi's mistake. And in a way there are players that blame Kaito for this, which is what Kaito wanted since he did say "I'll take full responsibility". Thankfully I've seen Let's Players actually understood that Shuichi's lie wasn't gonna work on Monokuma. It was all left to luck in hoping that Monokuma would get it wrong. And Kaito wasn't gonna gamble on everyone's lives.
So in a way Kaito did take responsibility for Shuichi's mistake here. Shuichi's mistake was revealing the truth and helping Monokuma without a second thought till it was already too late.
Kaito did put everything on Kokichi's plan, believing it could work out but he also knew Shuichi would foil the plan. Kaito still looked at the positive side for Shuichi to keep pushing forward, even though he was minutes away from dying. But the sad truth is that Shuichi did push Kaito to reveal the plan, as Shuichi said he cornered Kaito.
Remember Shuichi is terrified of revealing the truth and this trial could have 100% rebound Shuichi back to being how he was in Chapter 1.
But thankfully Kaito made Shuichi promise him to end the killing game. It paralleled Kaede's trial but showed Shuichi's development. Instead of the quiet meek teen he was in Chapter 1, he now back talks at Monokuma.
Shuichi talking back at Monokuma will always be my favorite, this is what Kaito wanted Shuichi to do in Chapter 1 instead of blaming himself.
I feel like I could write more but I just wanted to throw this little food for thought out there.
I like how Danganronpa V3 doesn't spoon feed to the players. There's just so much to analyze and interpret in the game.
kaito's official ref sheet doesn't have his 𝓕𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓪𝓼𝓼 Facial Hair
there's a Conspiracy going on
Guys how much should I ramp up the transmasc Kaito posting as a way to spite my state
him: “you better not be Monique gibeau in post war France when I get there”
me asf:
It's a post-game "it was all a simulation and now we're stuck in a hospital" kind of a situation.