Hello there! There are so many Kokichis that I got confused about which one to ask this question to. So, sorry about that!
Here is the same question(s) that I asked a different account:
Hello, Kokichi, Koko, Kichi, Loopy, Cookie, Joker, and any other iterations of the Ultimate Supreme Leader there are!
I have a question for you all. Do you each own your own version of D.I.C.E? Or are you all a part of the same organisation? If it is the latter, then do you all share equal ownership, or is there someone in charge?
I'd also like to know if you are all Ultimate Supreme Leaders or if each of your talent titles (or the talents in general) have variations between them.
Furthermore, are there any other differences between each of you, whether that be your behaviour, your emotions, your identities, any physical differences, or even your birthdays? Or are you identical copies to one another with the exception of your names?
Apologies for the mixup!
- Saber
Hello, hello, hello! No worries! We thought it was VERY funny, honest! You're right, there ARE a lot of us, and the doppelganger over there definitely doesn't make it any easier! As for your questions, though...
Me, oh my, though, where do we begin? Since there are so many of us, it's hard for all of us to clamor over each other to answer one ask. Soooooo for simplicity's sake I, Kichi, the one who's been around the longest (Six-ish years now! Crazy!) and arguably the mod's FAVORITE (or maybe that's a lie!) will give you a quick SparkNotes rundown of the Oumas we have.
Of course, I reserve the right to claim any and all of this MAY be a lie. You'll have to confirm with the others!
Let's get started, shall we? (This is a bit of a whopper, so under a cut it goes!)
Are you identical copies to one another with the exception of your names?
So, first and foremost a big thing with us is that we're not really copies of each other so much as alternate version from different universes. We're all Ouma Kokichi, and we've taken to our various nicknames to better differentiate between us!
That being said, there are a lot of commonalities between us:
Our overall beliefs (anti-harassment, anti-punitive justice, the subjectivity of truth, etc.)
Our playful demeanor (also some of us play rougher than others, I'll get to that)
Our lack of a sense of taste (a lie)
Our Talent as Ultimate Supreme Leader (possibly another lie, you'll have to ask the others because they're liars, unlike me, who only ever tells the truth!)
The Tragedy really happened and it wasn't a Real Fiction universe (at least, for most of us to our knowledge; not everyone has the memories to confirm or could be lying)
No, the big differences mostly fall under our experiences, namely the events that occurred in our respective universes. However, those differences in experiences do have an effect on the... I guess the flavor of Ouma we exude? Subtle variations, which makes sense considering everyone's unique experiences shape them into the person they are!
That being said, there are two major camps in general divergence that help sort things out a little between us: whether or not our killing game was a simulation, or more specifically, time loops.
Oumas whose killing game is a simulation and/or time loop and death is temporary:
Me (Kichi (remembers all of my loops (lie), 162+ loops so far (lie))
Loopy (does not remember his loops, 82+ loops so far)
Joker (remembers his loops, 467+ loops so far)
Petty (remembers most of his loops, ~93+ loops so far that he knows of)
Oumas whos killing game is not a simulation and death is permanent:
Me (Kichi (Dying (lie)))
Cookie (Dead)
Koko (Dead)
Bindle (Alive (for now))
Cusp (Dead)
Ender (Alive (barely))
Gemini (Dead)
Moonpie (Alive (I think (could be a lie)))
Do you each own your own version of D.I.C.E? Or are you all a part of the same organization?
Not all of us have a DICE, no! At least, it depends on the universe!
Oumas who are known to have had DICEs in their home universe:
Cookie (had a "canon" DICE as seen in his motive video)
Bindle (his DICE are a psychosis/headmate thing, he hasn't told us which it is just that they're there and they talk to him a lot)
Cusp (had a "canon" DICE similar to Cookie, PLUS his Amami-chan, who was also a member)
Gemini (his DICE was the entire V3 cast, actually! He's talked about this in one of his essays)
Oumas who are known to not have a DICE in their home universe:
Me (Kichi (lie))
Everyone else has not made mention of ever having a DICE where they came from. Well, except Joker, but Joker's story about his DICE parrots Cookie's so closely that it's hard to tell if he's lying or not.
If it is the latter, then do you all share equal ownership, or is there someone in charge?
HERE, though, it gets a little more interesting! Among the many killing game folk who live here (because we have MORE than just Oumas, y'know!) Cookie has actually gone out of his way to start a new faction of DICE after death.
Umami-chan (an Amami) and I are members of that new faction, among some others who do not use this blog! Cookie's the de facto leader, but whenever he needs a break due to post-death medical issues or whatever, I step up in his place. I'm the Ultimate Substitute Supreme Leader you might say!
Gemini is also working on getting his own DICE back from the grave! So far, he's managed to get back his Akamatsu (Lyra) and Hoshi (Ursa), as well as a couple of others (Momota and Amami) who, again, aren't on this blog.
Aside from that, us Oumas still have a tendency to cluster together in groups because as Supreme Leaders, camaraderie is what we do best! The other loopers (Loopy, Petty, and Joker) have formed a little gaggle and they try to check in with each other. Or at least, Loopy does. He's a sweetheart and worries about the other two a lot.
Furthermore, are there any other differences between each of you?
Like I said before, a lot of our differences are rooted in our experiences, and most are pretty subtle! Just for fun, though, here are some of the major differences for a few of us:
I'm pretty sure in my universe, Saihara is the mastermind. Like, 76.326% sure! (Kichi (lie))
I (Kichi) also prior to the killing game was a subject in some weird underground facility, where I grew up as far back as I can remember and everything I knew about the world came purely from TV and whether or not the things I got to ask the doctors to bring me once a week was actually possible to get and confirm they were real, but don't worry about it that's a lie! Makes a fun crazy story, though, right?
Cookie's plan to fool Monokuma with the hydraulic press actually worked and ended their killing game early! We found all this out from his Momota (Plum), who unfortunately still died from his illness after the fact. Bummer.
Loopy is the younger brother of Tsumiki Mikan, and was raised by the Remnants of Despair through the Tragedy until the Future Foundation apprehended them and put him in foster care with a shiny new family name.
Bindle found his Amami as he was dying in the library, and plans to throw the trial and take Akamatsu's place as Blackened after tipping everyone off about the potential canon he's learned about here so he can just spend his afterlife here with his Amami.
Petty had to eat his Amami when they got trapped starving in a cave! (lie)
Ender was the one who took the shot put ball to the head in his universe. Thankfully he's not dead, as the culprit had a change of heart afterward just quickly enough to get him help, but he's in critical condition in his home universe now with only Momota's astronaut emergency first aid to help him. He's not usually, like. Conscious. Obviously.
As stated before, Gemini's DICE was the entire V3 cast. They were a counter-organization to the Future Foundation, which is a lot more corrupt in his universe. They had a lot of projects going on to assist with Tragedy reconstruction in places the FF willfully turned a blind eye to, and were planning to overthrow them entirely. According to Gem, the FF themselves were the ones that caught them and put them in their killing game.
Aaaaand that's about the most pressing bits about it! We all have our own little blurbs in the Directory if there's anyone in particular you're more interested in, with our individual tags and tags for flash fiction series our dearest mods (mostly Pick with his AitCM Challenge, let's be real here) have been working on to put our stories in writing!
If you're curious on our thoughts about our various experiences from our own perspective, though, you can pop more questions in our inbox or take a look at our X on Y Essay tag, where some of us go on little tangents about inane things!
Thanks so much for the ask! It was fun getting to answer something serious for a change! We hope to hear from you again!
I was wondering what the origin of some of your names are.
There are some which I can figure out on my own (or at least have a very good guess at), such as Mae being from KoMAEda, Eda being from KomaEDA, Kichi being from KoKICHI, Cusp being from the term used for parts of teeth (relating to how he swapped a tooth with Mandible), Lucky from the Ultimate Lucky Student talent, Lockpick from the ability of Kokichis to pick locks, Cotard/Cotard's Corpse from the mental health condition of the same name, and so on.
But what about Bindle? Cookie? Moonpie? Lyra? And other such names? What are their origins?
- Saber
Ooh, that's a fun one! Since we have a lot of dupes around here, it's easiest to give everyone nicknames to differentiate. Like you said, our first inclination is to derive nicknames from their original name, but when you accumulate enough dupes, you quickly run out of ways to do that! As such, derivative names are first come first served. After that, we have to start getting a little more creative, so let's see!
Cookie
My name is actually also derivative! Kichi and his twin already took Kou and Kichi, but Cookie honestly also came from a pun on my name: Cookiechi! Hence why I use that as my tag for posts. My Amami-chan, who isn't on this blog, goes by Milky to match. Ain't that sweet?
Bindle
Okay, okay! This one's actually a REALLY funny story! See, I picked Bindle 'cause it matches my Ranran's nickname: Duffie, from Duffel Bag! See, they're both names for bags, isn't that cool? Plus, it makes me sound like a vagabond or somethin'!
But anyways, Ranran got that nickname from the doctors at the hospital when he first got here. 'Cause what happened was, he had a habit of sneaking off 'cause he didn't like being stuck in one place for so long. And one time, he stole one of the overnight nurse's duffel bag and then hid in the boiler room, wedged up behind the boiler and then using the bag as a cushion to not get burned.
He was there for like hooooours before anybody found him!
Moonpie
He declined to answer, but to be fair I kind of just vibechecked him with this nickname on my own, there's no real story behind it.
Ender
Another vibecheck, as he was barely conscious when he first got here and is rarely cognizant enough to ask about abstract concepts like nicknames.
Umami
Mine is a derivative pun like Cookie's. Ironically, I also happen to do a lot of the cooking for Cookie's faction of DICE, but that wasn't really by design. More of a funny accident. Lots of people even shorten it further and just call me Uma, too.
Lyra
Since I'm the only Akamatsu here, I technically don't need a nickname. Ever since I realized I was from the same universe as Gem and regained my memories, though, I wanted to have a nickname anyway to match his and Kai's.
Kai had already taken Aries, so I couldn't use my astrology sign like he and Gem did, so Aries suggested Lyra, the lyre constellation, for its association with music.
Everyone we've gather so far has been picking out similar nicknames. So far we also have Polaris (Amami, not on this blog) and Ursa Minor (Hoshi).
Wafer (and Nilla)
When Nilla first got here, he initially didn't plan to stay, but the next day Lock found him back and out in the park eating a vanilla ice cream cone. It was November www
He's also a mouse regressor and one of his favorite treats is vanilla wafer cookies, so when I first popped back into awareness that's kind of just how things panned out to match. I don't mind it, really, I think it's kind of fun!
Do you have any other unique accessories or clothes compared to other Kokichis in your headspace, such as a different scarf, different clothes under the coat, different shoes, any jewelry, pin badges, stickers, and so on?
Are you physically different from them in any way, too? For example, different eye colour, hair style, being slightly shorter or taller, and so on?
Thank you!
-Saber
Ah, Ender's kinda unconscious at the moment, so he can't really answer for himself. I'm Altair, by the way, the Momota from his universe. I don't really have a blurb in the directory yet because I'm noooot really one to talk much? Out here, at least. It feels weird being the guy's spokesperson or whatever without introducing myself, though.
Suffice to say, he's been in the hospital ever since he got here, so he's in their patient kimono right now. He's got a real nasty head wound. He doesn't wake up very often, and when he does whatever he says doesn't make much sense.
I've been doing my best with the first aid, but I haven't been able to make much progress back home with the limited knowledge and supplies I have. Amami's not having a good time about it, after everything.
Been a while since I harassed your ask box, huh? I suppose that's a result of being able to talk to everyone on your Discord server instead, haha.
Anyway! Only a quick question for you, and I suppose that this could also be addressed to Altair if he is there, too: how is Ender getting on? Is he still in the hospital? Managing to make any more sense when he's conscious? Is he conscious at all?
- Saber
Hiya, Sabsie! Nice of you to check in!
Ender is still in the hospital, and isn't awake too often. We've honestly been really busy lately so keeping up with everyone has gotten a bit tricky. According to Altair, they haven't really learned anything new from him and they're still trying to work out a game plan to get them out of the dome back in their universe so they can get him proper treatment back home.
It's sweet that you wanted to check in on him, though! If I can ever catch him conscious, I'll let you know if you're interested in trying to talk to him!
isn't funny how it takes one anon to send a negative (hate) message for all the other ones to start coming out and gang up on one person... well coming out in a way since they're all just a bunch of cowards hiding behind a screen.
it's sad, but so true... it's like the first bad message is an opener and then the other anons see it and believe 'oh it's ok if we do this yay'
