Danganronpa: Rewinding

A time loop blog going from the beginning to the end of Danganronpa 3, ask the characters anything.

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Information and guidelines:

Welcome to the Danganronpa: Rewinding ask blog. In this au, a handful of selected characters are subjected to reliving the Tragedy from before it happened to the end of it over and over. Whenever one of them steps too far out of line or attempts to stop certain events such as the tragedy itself or the killing games from happening, a mysterious force known as the Monoreaper kills them all and sends them back to the start. These characters have been sent back so many times that they have grown used to it.

Story arcs in order:

A dull tragedy arc

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Characters that can be asked questions to (the list will update as the story progresses):

- Jin Kirigiri (credit to sprites goes to here / here and by @vampyrekorkie here)

- Sayaka Maizono (credit to crying sprite. Other sprites belong to @catboy-kiyotaka-edits )

- Leon Kuwata (credit to sad sprites)

- Kyosuke Munakata (credit to sprites goes to @bastart13 here and @eebydeebyeggs edit )

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P.s: Please do not send any overly sexual stuff and we’ll be good to go. Not all asks might be answered and it may take some time for me to answer them so my sincerest apologies in advance. Other than that, have fun. - Mod

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Jin Kirigiri Sprite Set - Free to Use!

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It may not be much, but we could try to lift everyone's spirits. Like a nice distraction

“We would appreciate that, thank you very much.”

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Do you think the Monoreaper has weaknesses like a normal robot, like magnets or cutting off a power supply?

“Not that we know of but that’s what we intend to figure out once we train up enough to not die instantly… From what we do know so far, it has thick armour so finding a way to cut it’s power supply would be difficult. … But maybe we can use the Megaphone Hacking Gun to our advantage against it. I’ll have to ask Munakata if he can memorise the blueprints for it.”

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A morbid question, but do you guys feel pain when the Monoreaper gets you? I hope not

“You mean whenever we get sliced into pieces and thrown around like rag dolls? We sure as hell feel pain when it does that!”

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So, have you guys find any clues that could help you out in whatever trapped you guys in here? Or, progress is kind of, not going great?

“So far, no. There isn’t any evidence of what is causing these time loops, why it’s affecting us and how the entire world remains unaware. The Monoreaper is most certainly connected to this mystery but neither Enoshima nor the remnants have built such a machine.”

“Once, I forced myself to stay awake on the day the time loop resets for whoever survived, to see if I can gather an understanding as to how it works and—“

“I… Do not recall exactly what had happened, it was a painful blur but eventually, I was sent back. I do remember hearing loud static though.”

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More Sayaka Sprites

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So, I downloaded Sayaka's sprites awhile ago, and completely forgot about that. Anyway...

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So, what happened that caused you guys to be here? Like, where you kidnapped or something else?

“Not really, we sort of opened our eyes after dying and suddenly, it’s a year before the tragedy. Just like that…”

“We had no idea what was happening, back then it was only me and Sayaka before Munakata and eventually the headmaster came along and joined us in these time loops.”

“I forgot when they started being aware but it just sorta happens at random. No pattern or tell to figure out who’s gonna be next, you know?”

“I think Munakata-San remembers, he’s always keeping track of the number of loops. We’ll have to ask him later.”

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I wonder if we can send stuff in here to help you guys out, I think someone threw cheese at you guys?

“I got hit with a baseball and a block of cheese so I’d say yes…”

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YO, HEADS UP! *Throws baseball*

“Ow!.. Again? Where did that even come from?”

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Is there a way to kill that thing? Hopefully, maybe?

“I suspect so. Although the Monoreaper always succeeded in killing us, it’s not invincible. If anything, it’s more like a killer robot with a Monokuma head.”

“While I would like to know where the Monoreaper came from and why, there’s unfortunately not enough evidence to even make some form of speculation. The best course of action is to confront it and go from there. Thankfully, we have a year before the events start to unfold and she arrives.”

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Ooc: My apologies for the slow updates and revised posts, I was busy and then I got sick. As of now I’m polishing the story and doing my best to recover so yeah, I’m very sorry and thank you for your patience.

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A plan of action

“Woah, woah, are you freakin' crazy?! You want us to fight and destroy that death machine!?"

“I know, it’s like asking for a death wish! But please, heat me out.”

“Looking back at the other attempts, I've noticed a reoccurring pattern with the Monoreaper’s attacks. The Monoreaper only attacks when we try to prevent the Tragedy as a whole and the killing games from starting. Remember what you guys told me about the school trip killing game? How you guys were able to manipulate things and save your fellow classmates Maizono, Kuwata?”

"Calling us by our first names is fine, and I remember now. Leon and I hid secret notes for ourselves in our dorm rooms before Junko wiped our memories. We hid them in a place only we could find through some trial and error and thanks to that, Mukuro joined our side and we escaped after defeating Junko."

"Oh, I remember that now! God, that was a while ago..."

"So that's the Monoreaper's 'status quo' it is protecting and why it only attacks during those times."

"Then that means... The last timeline when I indirectly revealed Chisa to be a Remnant of Despair before the final killing game... Did the Monoreaper attack me because Chisa was meant to die as the first victim..?"

"!!, Munakata..."

"Shit!… That’s messed up man…”

"My apologies for derailing the conversation... Please, continue."

"If you're sure..."

"As I've said earlier, preventing the Tragedy from happening and the killing games from starting seemed to be what makes the Monoreaper strike but after the killing games start, it won't interfere at the very least."

"That's why I propose that we use this as an opportunity to train ourselves to fight back so that we can destroy the Monoreaper. That way, we can stop it from interfering with our attempts to stop the Tragedy."

"That could work... We always retain our memories and skills after each loop."

"Though, I can't help but feel a bit dumb for not thinking of that earlier."

"Please do not blame yourselves for that, you three have gone through these time loops longer than I have."

"I've only died 14 times so far and already I'm exhausted physically and mentally... Any outbursts or fatigue you all express is completely valid in terms of having to live through this over and over."

"Thanks I guess but what now? Do we just train and do nothing as we let the Tragedy unfold?"

"More importantly, what will happen once we supposedly defeated the Monoreaper? Taking it out of the picture doesn't solve the mystery of what causes these time loops."

"To be honest, I'm not sure but for now, this is what we can do... You three won't be doing nothing, you can use the same tactics as you have done before to rescue your classmates and friends but ultimately, it's best to take on one problem at a time."

"For now, let's take things slow to regain our strength and focus on destroying the Monoreaper first. That way, we have more time to investigate the time loops and figure out how to break out of them so that we won't be forced back."

"That sounds like a good plan for now..."

"*Sighs* God, this is gonna fucking suck."

"I can't help but agree with you Leon."

"It is unfortunate, but that is what we must do."

"No offence but at the very least, you three have a higher chance of survival in the future than I do..."

"I mean I get it so it's all good."

"None taken Mr Kirigiri."

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So I'm guessing you already tried gently nudging others in a certain direction for them to change the course of things instead?

“Well, we have tried in different time loops but every time we nudge someone in the other direction that prevents a major event from happening, the Monoreaper will eventually come to kill us and send us back. Munakata’s attempt in the previous time loop proves that while it’s not immediate, it’s…”

“… Unfortunately inevitable…”

“As for safe spaces, there aren’t such things… If anything, staying in a room would make us sitting ducks. The Monoreaper will always find us one way another, even if we’ve tried to hide.”

“…”

“Kirigiri, is there something on your mind?”

“Well, yes but it’s risky.”

“We have died over and over and have been sent back here multiple times, I don’t believe that risk is something we should be concerned over.”

"Perhaps, but what I'm about to propose would involve a lot of preparation from all of us to prepare for a direct confrontation."

"A direct confrontation?.."

"*Gasp!* Headmaster Kirigiri, you don't mean-"

"H-h-hold on! You aren't implying what I think we all are thinkin'... Are you?!"

"I very much am."

"If we cannot hide our actions from alerting the Monoreaper, then we'll have to simply kill the Monoreaper to ensure that it won't stop us and send us back!"

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How long have you guys been through this? Like twice?

“… I rather that we not answer that now… Please…”

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what if you do something different that doesnt have anything to do with junko at all? (like winning the lottery or quitting your jobs, basically taking advantage of the time loop) would the monoreaper still hunt you down?

“At the very least, no. Changing anything outside of preventing the Tragedy and stopping Enoshima doesn’t seem to incur the Monoreaper’s wrath.”

“Though, if I were to be honest, I find that fact rather annoying.”

“I agree… I mean, why are things like that allowed but literally trying to stop a global tragedy isn’t?! It’s not fair!”

"Not to mention that sometimes we might end up making things worse and bring forth the Tragedy quicker, and yet that isn't something the Monoreaper would be concerned about. It's like the Monoreaper only cares about making sure the Tragedy always happens, whether or not we live or die!"