What If The Danganronpa V3 Characters Were Given Digimon? Pt 1

What if the Danganronpa V3 Characters Were Given Digimon? Pt 1

Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

So I am a huge fan of both Danganronpa and Digimon. Since they are both currently my hyper-fixations I decided to make this post. This is heavily inspired by YouTuber Karn EX who makes digimon related content. A lot of his videos discuss possible digimon partners and digivolutions for characters from various franchises such as Pokémon, Power Rangers, Kingdom hearts and many more. I highly recommend checking him out.

Before I start I want to state the rules I made for myself. First off I wanted to try to have the digimon partners to have a somewhat coherent digivolution line. Obviously some of my results do this better than others, but this is digimon. A cat can literally turn into an angel so I was kinda lenient with this rule. I also did not limit myself to a single line. So I am going to have digimon digivolve into something they do not actually digivolve into. But like I said digimon can have little to no connection when they digivolve so I don’t think that’s a major issue. I felt that this was the best way to chose the most suitable digimon possible for these characters. I will be giving each character a rookie, champion, ultimate, and mega digimon. I will also sprinkle in a couple alternate forms, such as dark digivolution.

Secondly I am going to try my best to connect the digimon with notable aspects of the characters. This can include details from their backstory, ultimate talent, role in the plot, death, executions, and even design. When making these decisions a person’s ultimate was my main priority, but some showed better than others.

My original plan was to put at least 3 characters in this post, but this post ended up being much longer than expected. This entire process takes a while so if this post does well, I will slowly do the rest of the V3 cast. For now I am just going to do my favorite characters randomly as I go unless if people ask for a certain character enough. If enough people want it I will do the characters from the first and second Danganronpa games as well. (Characters from the anime and Ultra Despair girls are a possibility but I will not make promises). Feel free to tell me what you think would be the best digimon for these characters as well. After this is only my opinion and nothing is set in stone.

Now that the explanation is done let’s get started with my favorite character:

Kirumi Tojo

Rookie: Morphomon

Out of all of the forms the rookie is what gave me the most trouble with Kirumi. Not a lot of digimon give off a maid vibes so I needed to get creative. I debated using Sistermon Blanc, but it just looked too similar to Sistermon Noir, which was what I wanted to be the champion form. In the end I went with Morphomon for a few reasons. It is an insect digimon which could fit into the spider theme of Kirumi’s clothes and execution since they’re both bugs. I know that there are spider rookie digimon but didn’t think digimon such as KoDokugumon fit Kirumi very well. I think a more cute and child-like digimon would fit better with motherly nature that many of the characters associated Kirumi with. Morphomon is also the main antagonist from the movie Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, despite its seemingly innocent appearance. This fits into Kirumi being one of the most helpful, and selfless members among the V3 cast, which led to it being a huge shock when she was revealed to be the blackened of Chapter 2. Many of the V3 characters were in state of disbelief when they found out that she murdered someone.

Champion: Sistermon Noir

I know there is not really a connection between Sistermon Noir and Morphomon, but I really thought this was the best possible fit. Good thing Digimon do not need a obvious or even existing connection. I just felt like Sistermon Noir screamed Kirumi. It fits nicely into her goth aesthetic, and a nun is kinda close to a maid? Admittedly a lot of my digimon choices with Kirumi are a bit of a stretch. Also once again I think a more child-like digimon would work well as Kirumi’s partner.

Ultimate: Arukenimon

Here is that spider theme you have all been waiting for. I think that out of all the spider digimon Arukenimon fits Kirumi the best, so I had to use it as her ultimate. It’s the only spider digimon that does not look too creepy or gross. I also think it transitions nicely from being a human-like digimon to a human/spider hybrid digimon. Since Arukenimon is a main villain in Digimon Adventure 02, it can also allude to Kirumi being a blackened.

But in a universe where this was some sort of anime, I could totally see Kirumi having an alternative Ultimate in the form of Aegiochusmon Green.

It’s a more feminine looking digimon than Ajatarmon, but that is still a solid pick. I just think Kirumi is one of a more feminine female characters in Danganronpa. The main reason that I think this would be a good alternate Ultimate is because the thorny vines allude to the thorny vine that Kirumi had to climb up during her execution. A little grim, but since Kirumi has one of the most iconic, and brutal executions in Danganronpa I thought having a digimon referencing it would be fitting. I also think it is still a decent transition from Sistermon Noir.

Once again in some alternate universe where this is an anime or fanfiction, another alternate form in the Ultimate stage would be a dark digivolution. Since Danganronpa puts a huge emphasis on despair, I think discussing a dark digivolution would be appropriate. I could see Kirumi feeling very overworked and frustrated, especially if her partner has child-like personality like previously discussed. Maybe the rest of the cast have been asking her for a lot of extra favors and of course she won’t refuse them due to her selfless devotion. Then her digimon partner is not making the situation any better by acting like an ungrateful child and making even more problems for Kirumi to deal with. This causes a lot of tension between the pair, and the feelings of stress and anger combine into creating a dark digivolution in the form of AxeKnightmon.

Once again I think this is a good transition from Sistermon Noir. Kirumi’s selfless devotion reminds me a lot of knights, and many of the fantasy aus I have seen tell me that a lot of people think the same thing. So why not make the dark digivolution a dark knight? Axeknightmon is also a huge villain in the Xros Wars anime and manga, which makes this pick even more perfect. A knight full of bitterness and despair makes a perfect dark digivolution in my opinion. This also leads to a good connection to the final form that Kirumi’s digimon would take.

Mega: Queenchessmon

When I found this digimon I knew that this was the perfect mega for Kirumi. I can see each of my Ultimate picks transitioning nicely to Queenchessmon. She is a reference to the Prime Minister plot line that Kirumi had in her motive video. First of all a queen is a leader similar to a Prime Minister. Second of all in chess despite the King being considered the all important leader it does not really do anything. Instead the queen does most of the work and destroys everything in its path. This is a nice parallel to everyone thinking the Prime Minister was leading the country while in reality, Kirumi was acting as the de facto Prime Minister, and doing all the work. Also QueenChessmon gives off knight vibes, which is a good connection between it and AxeKnightmon. A just and loving digimon like Queenchessmon is honestly the choice that I am proudest of with this line.

I already have some of the rest of the characters planned out so hopefully I will post those soon. I hope you all enjoyed! Please let me know some other picks that you think would fit Kirumi better or even your own ideas for the rest of the cast.

THAT’S AN ADHD THING??!!

I thought I was just dumb or overly anxious. I’ve been diagnosed since I was in elementary school. How did I not know this??!!!

I see a lot of people joking about the adhd thing of "I have a appointment/phone call at 3pm, guess I won't do anything all day!"

But no one seems to make the connection that it's a time blindness thing. One of the symptoms of ADHD is not having a good and accurate sense of time. And not doing stuff prior to an event with a hard deadline is an obvious coping mechanism for that.

Can I go to the store? It's 10am and the appointment is at 3pm. How long does going to the store take? An hour? Three hours? Five hours? I DON'T KNOW!

I get anxious trying to do things before appointments because I'm aware that I don't know how long those things take, and that if I think I do, I may be very wrong. Too often I've been like "hey I can walk to the corner store and grab a drink, that'll take like 15 minutes!" and then an hour later I get back and whoops my rice has burnt.

Plus there's also the fact that ADHD people know that motivation and focus is a two-edged sword.

Like, let's say you decide to play a video game. You've got time, you can pause/save whenever, so this should be a perfect fit to make good use of your waiting-time. So you start playing and WHOOPS you get really focused for some reason today (because people with ADHD do not get to pick when their brain decides to focus) and the next time you look at the clock it's 2:49 and you haven't showered or dressed and the appointment is 30 minutes away. Fuck. (you could have set an alarm, but now you're asking people with the forgetting-things-and-time-ignoring condition to remember it set alarms)

And with motivation, it can be almost worse. Instead of playing a game, you so something useful or creative. You clean your room or fix your plumbing or write a story or draw a picture. And suddenly it's great. Your brain is firing on all cylinders. You've got all the motivation you can ask for, and you are FLYING. the ideas are brilliant, your hands are nimble, you're getting stuff done you've been putting off for weeks or months. And then the alarm goes off. Time to go to your appointment. Fuck.

You drive there, your brain still full of ideas and plans. But by the time you get back, the motivation is gone. You may still have the ideas but you don't have the drive to write them down. You can't force yourself to do it. Your sink is still in pieces. Your room is half-cleaned, and you have to shove all the sorted clothes into one big bin just so you have somewhere to sleep. You've left things half finished again, in a cycle that has been repeating your whole fucking life. It seems sometimes that nothing ever gets finished.

So next time you don't even start. There's not time. You've been burnt too many times. Why add another half-completed project to your pile of shame?

My point is that people seem to be going "lol I can't do anything all day if I have an appointment at 3pm" like this is a quirky "oh I'm so scatterbrained!" weirdness they alone have, and not a major complication of a disabling mental illness.

(and that's not even getting into the secondary effects. If you know that having an appointment ruins your whole damn day, you're going to avoid them. Even when it's things like "going to that party" or "meeting your friends for a drink/game" or "going to a movie with that cute girl from your math class". Things you should enjoy. Things that'd help you be social. Things that make you feel human.)

What if the Danganronpa V3 Characters Were Given Digimon? Pt 3

Part 1, Part 2, Part 4

Here’s what I originally wanted to be included in the same post as Kaede, but the Tumblr app hates me so I had to copy and paste everything into a separate post.

Maki Harukawa

I think Maki was the easiest one for me so far. I already had sort of an idea of what I wanted do with her. I think it also helps that she had a lot more screen time compared to Kirumi and Kaede who both died early game. Some of those ideas changed, but I am proud of this line overall.

Rookie: ToyAgumon

I know this one is a little weird, but hear me out on this one! Honestly this rookie choice was a bit last minute. I had originally planned to use Commandramon, but I decided to use ToyAgumon as my default pick instead because I know I want to use it if I end up doing Mukuro. I settled on ToyAgumon because I wanted something that was related to the fact that Maki was first said to be the Ultimate Child Caregiver. While that talent ended up being fake she was still raised in an orphanage and had to look after the younger kids a lot. I really wanted to give Maki a seemingly cute and/or child-related digimon early in her line that transitions into something more dark and deadly. ToyAgumon is literally a digimon made of legos so the child connection is definitely there. This will reflect how her talent went from something sweet like Ultimate Child Caregiver to something much more sinister like Ultimate Assassin. My original line did not have that aspect so when I realized the overlap I would have if I end up doing Mukuro, it did not bother me so much when I ended up changing it. If the colors through you off we could use ShadowToyAgumon instead, since it is just silver.

But I do still think that Commandramon is an amazing pick that you could easily use as the rookie instead if you prefer. It fits well with Maki’s assassin talent and it hints at her talent in using different types of weapons. But no matter which rookie you prefer I think both will be a good transition into their Champion form.

Champion: Sealsdramon

For anyone that prefers Commandramon, I am sure you will be happy to know that I used its default champion form. I originally was not going to use this one because I didn’t think it looked like a Maki digimon. I briefly thought about using BlackGatomon or Meicoomon, because once again I liked the idea of using something cute and both alluded to darker themes. But I was having trouble making those two picks work, so I decided to look into Sealsdramon more in depth. They are literally used as assassins in the digital world. I take back what I said in the beginning this is a perfect digimon for Maki. I also did not notice this until I started typing this post, but Sealsdramon uses knifes, which is Maki’s main weapon.

Ultimate: Aegiochusmon Dark

I know I said I wanted to avoid repeats, but this is a different form and Kirumi’s Aegiochusmon would be an alternate digivolution anyway, so I am not counting it as one. It still has some animal/dinosaur like aspects so I think the transition works okay. I did think about using Sealsdramon’s default digivolution Tankdramon, but I think that focused too much on weapons. I will admit I am a bit Aegiochusmon obsessed so maybe there are better digimon to use than it’s dark form for Maki. But I did actually put some thought behind this one. I really liked the idea of giving Maki a vaccine type digimon that looked evil/more like a virus type. I know that technically wether a digimon is a virus, vaccine, or data type don’t actually determine wether a digimon is good or evil, but I still like the idea. Surprisingly not matter what form Aegiochusmon takes it still remains a vaccine type digimon, even if it takes the dark form. Since vaccine types are usually depicted as the hero-like digimon, I thought having an evil looking vaccine type would serve as a good parallel for Maki. She seems like a cold-hearted ruthless assassin, but in reality Maki only became an assassin to protect the orphanage she grew up in. Underneath that tough and cold personality is a person who really cares about the people she is close to. Maki is not a bad person. LadyDevimon was also a digimon that was a strong contender though since a mostly portrayed as evil digimon would be put in a more heroic role if this was an anime/fanfiction. The parallel would not be made in the exact same way, but it would still exist.

Mega: Gaiomon

Since Maki’s digivolution line got darker and more evil looking as it went I wanted a mega that at least kinda looked like it could be a villain. While Maki is not a villain in Danganronpa a lot of the V3 cast treated her like one when they found out she was the Ultimate Assassin. Also if this was an anime/fanfiction Maki would totally be the edgy character with the edgy looking digimon. I will die on this hill! I was originally going to use Lilithmon since the transition from a more feminine digimon like Aegiochusmon would make sense. But then my dumb*ss completely missed that both Sealsdramon and Aegiochusmon Dark both had blade-like weapons. So I was like wait I can’t have a digivolution line for Maki with no blade wielding digimon. Her main weapon is a knife (at least I think it is since she even has her own sprite of her using one). So I eventually settled on Gaiomon since it had some very obvious blades, and it looks kinda edgy. Also the dinosaur like base serves as a nice connection to the rest of the line. I will admit that most of my thought process was based on my own stupidity, but I actually really do like this pick. I am glad I didn’t use Lilithmon because I don’t think her whole lust theme would fit Maki anyways. I did also think of using Reapermon since an assassin is associated with death, but I didn’t think it fit as well. It’s still a solid choice.

Now Maki is one of the few characters that I will not give a dark digivolution too. This is mainly because most of Maki’s digivolution line looks evil or like the dark form of something. If you want one really badly you could use Reapermon I guess?? I just didn’t think giving her one would fit very well. Instead I am going to give her an alternate Mega in the form of GuardiAngemon.

To explain this it’s time to go back to fanfiction/anime territory. As I mentioned earlier I think Maki would most likely play the role of the edgy/standoffish character in the series. Similar to Kiriha in Xros Wars or Rei Katsura from Appmon (yes I do consider Appmon to be a part of digimon. Sue me). I can see her having a distant relationship with both her digimon and the rest of the cast. Possibly also struggling with a lot of self loathing due to her assassin work. But overtime she grows to trust her friends and partner digimon, as well as herself. This could happen in a big final battle or something similar and instead of becoming Gaiomon her partner becomes GuardiAngemon a holy angel digimon of light. Maki is finally “embracing the light” and after giving her a very evil/dark looking line I think her digimon becoming a literal angel would fit that theme well. This is not me saying that Gaiomon was actually a dark digivolution. It’s more of a your lack of trust and self loathing was not letting your digimon reach its fullest potential situation.

I settled in GuardiAngemon because the angel digimon are the most obvious forms of light and good. I thought her mega doing a complete 180 would be fun. Also because it has blades for arms and I wanted to keep the blade theme with Maki. It is a shame that the dinosaur theme is gone and the connection is very small, but that’s digimon for you.

That’s it for Maki! As you can see while I am very proud of this line, and there were a lot of other strong options for me to give her. Once again I would love to see your guys’ opinions on what digimon you think would better suite the characters if you think mine are kinda crazy.

My whole childhood has been a lie.

I kinda want to do this, but that would bring attention to all of the unfinished works I have.

ask game for fanfic writers

do you know how you want the story to end when you start, or are you just stumbling through the figurative wilderness hoping to find a road?

talk about a notable time a narrative or character has looked you dead in the eyes and said “fuck your plan, here’s what we’re actually doing.”

on a scale of 1-10 how much do you enjoy incorporating romance into the average story?

what is the plot bunny you’ve been carrying for the longest? optional bonus question: do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential dread?

have you ever made a playlist about something you were writing as an elaborate means to procrastinate when you could have been actually writing and if yes drop a link, son

do you have any kind of consistent writing schedule or just hoping for the best?

tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote

what’s your relationship with constructive criticism and feedback like? do you seek it out? how well do you take it?

in an ideal world where you’re already super successful and published, would you want to see a tv or movie adaptation of your work? why or why not?

at what point in the process do you come up with titles, and how easy or hard is that for you?

what’s something neat you’ve learned while doing research for something you were writing? also, how much do you worry about doing research in general?

do you ever have trouble focusing on writing? how do you get around that? 

talk about a writing experience that has pleasantly surprised you.

what’s your worst writing habit? 

where do you share your writing?

where is your favorite place to write?

what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

what is your most and least favorite part of writing?

what are some books or authors that influenced your style the most?

what is your favorite trope to write?

pick a writer to co-write a book with and tell us what you’d write about.

describe your writing process from scratch to finish.

how do you deal with writers block?

on average, how much writing do you get done in a day?

what’s your revision or rewriting process like?

do you like to write one-shots or series, and why?

do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished? 28. And who do you share them with?

handwritten notes or typed notes?

give us a spoiler for one of your stories.

most inspirational quote you’ve ever read or heard that’s still important to you.

tell us about one of your characters who’s an absolute joy to write

do characters influence your writing style?

do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?

how do you name characters and places?

tell us about a character who’s very different than you who you love a whole lot

do you base your characters of real people or not? If so, tell us about one.

when creating characters, what comes first: appearance, backstory, motivation, personality, something else?

how many stories do you work on at one time?

are you an avid reader?

best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten.

what is the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had.

describe the aesthetic of a story in 5 words.

how did writing change you?

any writing advice you want to share?

name three of your favorite fanfic writers.

what time are you the most productive when it comes to writing?

what story are you most proud of?

do you reread your own stories?

do you want to be published some day?

do you plan or do you write whatever comes to your mind?

share the synopsis of a story you work on that you haven’t published yet

how many unfinished ideas/stories are you working on at the same time?

when writing, do you have an outline? and do you stick to it?

what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?

do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?

what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were reading it?

what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were writing it?

where is the most dangerous place that you’ve read fic?

where is the most dangerous place that you’ve written fic?

what was the first commercial property (book/movie/tv show/etc) that you realized was actually professional fanfiction?

what’s the weirdest reason you’ve ever shipped something?

what’s the best insult you’ve read in a fic?

what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve read? 

what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve written? 

when have you felt the most confident in your writing? 

when have you felt the least confident?

how long will you spend on a story or scene before you give up?

how do you write emotional scenes? do you ever feel what the characters feel?

are you very critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during the writing or after the fact)?

how do you balance writing and life? do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of writing you have to do?

what do you do if a scene gets too serious?

how do you visualize scenes? do you see it like a movie in your head, or do the words just flow?

are you a planner, pantser, or planster?

do you know how your story ends before you start writing?

what is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain? 

how do you write kissing scenes?

how do you choose where to end a chapter?

are you an over-writer, under-writer, or just-right-er?

do you try to put themes, motifs, messages, morals, etc in your writing? if so, how do you go about it?

if you could go back in time and give your younger self a piece of writing advice specific to you, what would it be?

“proper” punctuation or all lowercase?

less is more or more is more?

said: overused or underused?

what would be on a moodboard for your current wip(s)?

which season best matches the mood of your wip(s)?

does your writing style change depending on the genre you write?

if you could have another author write your wip for you (bc we all dream of this occasionally), who would it be?

sarcastic narrators: entertaining or overdone?

do you notice your own voice in your writing style?

how has your writing style changed over the years?

first, second, or third person?

do you hear other people’s writing styles when they talk?

do you prefer dialogue or description?

do you describe a character’s appearance all right away or in pieces?

romantic/social sideplots: interesting or irritating?

abstract or detailed romance scenes?

what don’t you like about your writing style?

was being a writer a dream of yours when you were little? or did it spring up when your older? or is it just a hobby? 

open question to the writer.

a compiled list of asks for me to reference. they are not my own. just some of my favorite questions i’ve picked out from a couple different lists. feel free to reblog and use too!!

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