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Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Well, that certainly was a series of events.

I can't wait for Korekiyo to explain his complex motives.

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Kitala
Sep 2, 2012

Not Some Opera Floozy

So if Kiyo hadn’t insisted on the seance murder, the only evidence linking to him would be the katana that anyone had access to, right?

FoolyCharged
Oct 11, 2012

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
Somebody call for an ant?

Wow game. Way to go. 3 killers in and the only dude killer got a surprise twist so you could put yet another half naked lady in the rhythm game victory.

Also Kiyo, you might have made more friends and reached that goal if you didn't kill them. That's backwards progress!

Brother Entropy
Dec 27, 2009

Kitala posted:

So if Kiyo hadn’t insisted on the seance murder, the only evidence linking to him would be the katana that anyone had access to, right?

sure but sometimes you get a whole great idea planned out and you've already spent a couple days getting it all the details straight and it's a shame to call it off when you technically don't need to do it anymore

MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you

FoolyCharged posted:

Wow game. Way to go. 3 killers in and the only dude killer got a surprise twist so you could put yet another half naked lady in the rhythm game victory.

Also Kiyo, you might have made more friends and reached that goal if you didn't kill them. That's backwards progress!

Well no he is still a guy.

BlazeEmblem
Jun 8, 2013

Uh oh. Do I use Ariadne thread or Goho-M?

Kitala posted:

So if Kiyo hadn’t insisted on the seance murder, the only evidence linking to him would be the katana that anyone had access to, right?

Kiyo really likes seesaws.

Doc Hawkins
Jun 15, 2010

Dashing? But I'm not even moving!


my god, the book of the Tilted Child! i thought it was just a myth!!

wologar
Feb 11, 2014

නෝනාවරුනි

Kitala posted:

So if Kiyo hadn’t insisted on the seance murder, the only evidence linking to him would be the katana that anyone had access to, right?

NeverHelm
Aug 9, 2017

Never attribute to malice that post which is adequately explained by a poor sense of humor.
100 friends huh? I guess you can't escape social media anywhere, not even in a locked-down school with murderous robot bears.

curiousCat
Sep 23, 2012

Does this look like the face of mercy, kupo?

:boom:

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Poor Kiyo had so few friends he had to pretend to be a girl so he could have someone to talk to :(

Mecha_Face
Dec 17, 2016
And I really liked Kiyo too. Oh well. Guess it was inevitable that he would be a killer, if only to subvert our expectations. Dangan Ronpa knew that we knew! We we’re played.

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
I think V3 might be playing to expectations more than anything. I mean the last chapter is literally the butler did it.

Koboje
Sep 20, 2005

Quack
This was a trial that it feels like would have gone just fine without Shuichi, everyone was already going KIYO DID IT KIYO DID IT all day long, for various reasons. The twist this time was that there was no twist it feels like. They might not have gotten proof that he killed Angie too, but they probably reasonably could have understood he got Tenko killed and would have spite voted him lacking any other evidence.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Koboje posted:

This was a trial that it feels like would have gone just fine without Shuichi

To be fair the NDR3 cast is the most competent cast in the series. Kokichi and Maki are as smart as anyone then you've got Keebo's robot functions and most of the rest are good at pitching in. I reckon they could have done most of the leg work on this one if Shuichi wasn't there.

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Also Miu's gut instincts!

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
She also took those aerial pics in chapter 1 that were key to fingering Kaede

Yes I see it too but I'm gonna leave it that way cause Miu would approve

clockwork chaos
Sep 15, 2009




Innuendo AND instrument puns, a rare triple entendre

ApplesandOranges
Jun 22, 2012

Thankee kindly.
Kiyo and Kirumi both fell into the 'wait this murder would have been too simple and effective, we need to make their plan dumber so that they can be caught'. Which particularly stands out because they're both actually very intelligent normally.

Unlike Celes from the first game, who turned out to just be extremely inept.

wologar
Feb 11, 2014

නෝනාවරුනි
At least Kirumi was ostensibly in a race against time so she had to make sure that everyone discovered the body as soon as possible.

Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.


ApplesandOranges posted:

Unlike Celes from the first game, who turned out to just be extremely inept.

The thing with Celes was that she was totally a closet nerd and trying to hide it. That's why she was OK with the whole 'Justice Robo' nonsense.

Solitair
Feb 18, 2014

TODAY'S GONNA BE A GOOD MOTHERFUCKIN' DAY!!!



Lie Bullets:
Caged Dog Village
Normal Stone
Secure Floorboard
Hole in the Middle
Flashlight Drawbacks

Statements:
our villain had a light (argue)
candle (agree)
used that function to get under the floor (argue)

VIDEO: Back Route #4



This last lie bullet looks promising. Let's see what happens, shall we?







...Did you not notice?

I didn't notice what?



It's even harder to believe that this trial isn't being manipulated by someone... So even if I have to lie...I need to defend Keebo!

The drawback of the flashlight function that you added.



Hmmm, I see... That bright, huh?



But...you make mistakes a lot... A whole lot...



If he can't see, it doesn't matter how bright the area is. He couldn't move like that.



I-Is that true, Keebo? Is what Shuichi said true?

...



Um...

Keebo!

Uh, um... Well...uh...







You don't remember? What does that even mean?

Well, Shuichi... Tryin' to make a fool outta me, huh?



Ah, um, th-that's uh...







Wouldn't the light have shined through the gaps of the floorboard if it had been this bright?

The hole...



Oh? They coudn't have...?

We were there, after all. We would know.



SHUICHI: If someone had a light under the floor, it would have leaked through.



That's right. We didn't see anything, so the culprit couldn't have used a light.

And just because I have a built-in flashlight function, does not mean I am the culprit.

I see... That was a flaw in my theory.

Geez, here I thought this would be the case where the murder could only be done by a robot.

As vestigial as the back route system is in general, this one was well worth the trouble.


Lie Bullets:
Caged Dog Village
Silent Seance
Hole in the Middle
Snapped Crosspiece
Kokichi Uninjured

Statements:
Himiko's decision (agree)
What if someone steered her (agree)
Other rooms maybe trapped (agree)

VIDEO: Back Route #5



This one I'm not so sure about, but it's the only option that isn't either counterproductive or unbelievable.









Tsumugi is correct. I believe Himiko was being set up.

Himiko only picked that room because Kiyo wanted it as dark as possible.



My lab has windows, so even with the lights off, it is still not dark enough.

Then...what about the empty rooms?



Are you saying she chose the middle room by pure coincidence?

The culprit gambled on the middle room being picked through coincidence?

That seems highly improbable.



But maybe they didn't. Perhaps they manipulated Himiko somehow.



Um...the middle room. The middle room's always best for stuff like this.



No more... I told you...it's too much of a pain. Just do the voting or whatever...

Himiko...



What do you mean?

It's getting kinda boring, so I'll explain.



Each room...same?

Remember what Gonta said earlier? Maybe the culprit placed traps in all the rooms?

Well...that was correct! Before the trial, I hurt myself checking all the rooms.

Ah! That's right!



Ah-haha, what bad luck...



Well...I didn't find it so much as I stepped through it and tripped.

I guess that's one way to make Kokichi be helpful and honest?

Solitair fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Sep 10, 2023

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Oh Miu :allears:

ilmucche
Mar 16, 2016

What did you say the strategy was?

She is the most ridiculous.

How Rude
Aug 13, 2012


FUCK THIS SHIT
I love how brutally honest Miu is with her exaggerations as well. Shuichi just throwing her under the bus and she is taking NONE of it.

Doc Hawkins
Jun 15, 2010

Dashing? But I'm not even moving!


what a delightful young lady

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer

I've never seen someone be the worst and the best so much at the same time before

Bifauxnen
Aug 12, 2010

Curses! Foiled again!


I was starting up a new Stardew Valley run today, and since I'd been reading this thread recently, I modeled the character after Miu. My previous run was a JoJa one though, so I wanted to do the community centre this time. And I wondered huh, does that really suit Miu? Wouldn't she be like, make way for progress, gently caress your forest magic poo poo?

But then I remembered. Forest magic! Of course she'll be all on board once she realises the wizard can make her trip balls. :drugnerd:

Now to go flirt with all the boys until she picks one to lock down with some babies.

Solitair
Feb 18, 2014

TODAY'S GONNA BE A GOOD MOTHERFUCKIN' DAY!!!
I deem this update :wtc:

VIDEO: Kiyo's Last Words



MUSIC: Rise of the Ultimates









...

...It's finally over.

No, not yet. I haven't...heard his answer yet. Kiyo...why? Why did you kill Angie and Tenko?



Motive?

Did your motive have something to do with the transfer student who was resurrected? Even if it did, though... How did that trigger a murder?

Don't tell me... Were you actually scared of the resurrection ritual, Kaito?





Nothing to do with it...?

Because we're friends, I'll tell you... I never once believed in the ritual. I would never kill someone over such a silly thing as that.

...So it has nothing to do with the motive?

Th-Then...why?

NO MUSIC



There is...someone that I love. From the bottom of my heart. Someone so dear...someone I long for.

MUSIC: Moon on the Water



KIYO: Yes, we vowed an endless love to each other...forever bound by fate. None can come between us. We are bound by an intense love... No matter what anyone says.



So to see this lover of yours, you had to escape...

That's why you killed Angie and Tenko? But, why did you need to kill both—

If you asked if I did it to escape this place, my answer would be... "No."



Inside?



Calm down, no one would want a disgusting poo poo-stuffed bitch like you anyway.





...Is it really one of us?

Mmm... When I say "inside," I do not mean "inside this academy."



MUSIC: Spirit, Praise and Beauty



S-Sister!?



Well, duh. If you were his sister, he would've killed himself already.

Your sister? But...didn't you say she was your lover?

Kehehe... It is not that difficult. My sister is my lover.



KIYO: The fact that we were siblings...meant nothing to us. They called it "forbidden love," but none could stop the love we shared... Ooh... How I long for my sister's warmth... The only time I felt at peace...was when I was enveloped in my sister's warmth!



Y-You had to escape from here, right?



...What?

Sister was very sickly... She was always in and out of the hospital ever since she was a child. Because of that, she didn't have many friends. She always seemed so lonely...





Deceased...?

My sister is now a ghost, so her friends should be ghosts, too, right?



They were all wonderful people! Worthy of being Sister's friends!

Wh—What...?

This is too impossible to understand...! Too...impossible!

Kehehe... Sister is very happy.



C—Could it be...that the lipstick version of Kiyo is...

MUSIC: Wonderful Story





After I lost my beloved sister, I was so distraught, I nearly went mad.

Oh, thank god that didn't happen!

But Sister came to save me.

She visited me during one of my seances and stayed inside me... Kehehe...now I can see her whenever I want. I'm never lonely...



A-Are you...serious!? Is this...really a spirit!?

He's just delusional...

Hmhmhm... What a sad girl who can't even believe in the power of love...

...





Wh-What?

Nee-heehee... Seems like he was already crazy before he got here...

You didn't kill to escape from here—that wasn't your purpose from the get-go...



Do not make me out to be some bloodthirsty, indiscriminate killer. I only kill girls who I think are worthy of being Sister's friends.



I see... So when we were deciding on who should be the medium...





I spent my time evaluating all the girls here...

And besides Maki and Miu, they were all worthy! All worthy of being Sister's friends!





Then...the second vicitim...could've been me?

Tenko...died in place of me?





Wrong portrait, game.

...No, I'll do it.



Her noble, earnest heart made her a perfect friend for Sister.

She even infiltrated the student council to protect Himiko.

Huh? Infiltrate? Really?

But...how did you...?



Yes! She stood up against the darkness of this school all by herself!



I was so touched by that! Wonderful! She was a perfect friend for Sister!

Kehehe... I can't understand why you didn't like her, Himiko.

...



Wh-What...? You do all that for—

Wooow, you did all thatjust to kill. For you to go that far...that's pretty impressive.



It interested me as an anthropologist, of course. But more than that...





Kaito, are you okay? You look...kinda pale...

D-Don't worry about it... Let's focus on Kiyo right now.

Allow me to explain, though. I did not plan to kill both of them. I knew I would have plenty of chances after escaping this place.



So I figured I may as well kill someone else, too.

After all, it would be a shame to just waste the seance trick I prepared.

Y-You're talking like...you killed her just because you could...

No, not just because I could... I was sending another friend to Sister.



You're right... Because of that, now I can't send 100 friends to Sister.



I...I do not understand. This is all too impossible for me to understand.

Th-That right... Killing two friends for your dead sisterl?



Kehehe... Oh, don't get so worked up. There's something I learned after Sister's death...

Death only changes a person's form. The soul lives on as a ghost.



Thank you, Sister... I love you.



I don't understand anything you're saying. Nothing's making sense.





Nyeh!?

All deaths are unfair deaths. Why do you think news stations get such high ratings when they're reporting about death?



Well if you look at it like that, this whole killing game embodies that philosophy, right? Gifted high school students forced to play a killing game...



If people were watching this...?



Hell yeah! If I wasn't in this killing game, I would have so much fun watching!

Kehehe... The nature of this killing game is yet shrouded in mystery...

But my role in it is over. I have finished my explanation to you, friends.



I was unable to send her 100 friends, but at least I can see her again now.



Looks like you're already prepared. Now then, let's get started...



Punishment Time...

My beloved sister... At long last... I'll finally get to see you again...

Yes... From now on, no one will try to stop us. We can be together without having to hide our love from others...



Like I said, there's no such thing as a death that can be accepted.

Why do you think so many different cultures have funeral rites? Why do you think rumors of ways to resurrect the dead never cease?

The living must find a reason, however forced, to accept death when it happens.



Wh-What...?

That was the answer I reached. How about you? How will you live a life that faces death?







Kehehe... I'll be watching to see how you face the death of your friends.

I'll be watching...forever and ever...

Let's give it everything we've got! It's...PUNISHMENT TIIIME!

EXECUTION VIDEO: Cultural Melting Pot











































MUSIC: Mr. Monokuma After Class V3



N-No...! Monodam...why!?







It's so freakin' cute that he would kill himself cuz he couldn't get along!





Had I known this would happen...I would've been nicer to him... The only reason Monodam obsessed over getting along was because everyone but me bullied him!





Huh? You already forgot? That's...kinda scary.

...

Well, looks like another class trial has wrapped up without incident, so...



Seems like a waste, though. You guys sure you don't wanna use it?

Puhuhu... You guys should've brought someone back to life and added them to your roster.

S-Shut up! How long are you gonna keep talking about that?



He's just trying to shake us mentally to get us to panic.

I'm assuming you'll think another murder will happen if you do that, right?



What a waste. If none of you were gonna use it, you should've let me have it. Then I could've resurrected one of my dead siblings...

...Which one?

Well...I dunno. They were all pretty terrible, actually.



It's too bad you missed your chance to raise the dead. That's what you get for doubting me!





MUSIC: Heartless Journey

Even now he still talks about raising the dead...

Man...this is stupid. What people believe in is up to them, but... Living people shouldn't have to suffer because of the dead!



...That's not something a coward like you should say.

Sh-Shut up... Leave me alone.

But...there's one thing this case taught me. I thought there was a god watching over us, but...



Yeah...you right.

Well...that's why we have to work together, right? Face it together.





But...your talent is entomology...

I don't want Shuichi to use his Ultimate talent anymore. I'm getting sick of class trials.

Ah, yeah...you're right.



...



Huh?

It may not be possible now, but I'll put in the effort so everyone can trust me. I...I won't run away anymore... I want to survive and escape this place with everyone.

Maki...



Don't underestimate her! Maki Roll's one of my sidekicks!

I don't remember being your sidekick. Also, didn't I tell you to stop calling me Maki Roll?

Ooohhh, you guys are so close now. This must be the powerful bond of friendship. But I would've preferred it to happen sooner. Especially not after losing seven people.



Well, whaddaya know? The dumbass *can* do basic math! That's right, seven pieces of poo poo have been flushed away, and only nine remain.

By that calculation... Doesn't that make you one of the pieces?

Just...nine of us.







But hey... None of us gave up, right? I know we're all gonna escape! I'm not gonna rely on a god, spirits, or the dead.



Kaito...

You're right! Those of us who remain can start over!

Hold up! Kee-boy needs to apologize to everyone for the whole student council thing.

And there's only one kind of apology that I'm willing to accept...







Even though we're missing her...



Himiko... You okay? Anything Gonta can do to help? You can tell Gonta.

I think...we should let her have some space for now. That might be best for her.



Oh... Gonta understand.

...



Huh?

MUSIC: Rise of the Ultimates

Personally, I don't think lies are exactly a bad thing... Let's face it, you wouldn't have any free will if the world was comprised with just the truth.

But even then...I don't think it's good to lie to yourself, y'know?



What are you saying!? Think about Himiko's feelings a little bit-



Himiko has been lying to herself about her own feelings, so she's been holding back.



...What? Hold back?

...

MUSIC: Moon on the Water



So...if you feel like crying while you're talking to Angie, go ahead and cry your eyes out.

...You'll feel better when you do.

Well, I mean...laughing makes you feel better too...

And venting your anger onto something can really cheer you up!





U.. Uuu...



Tenko...Angie! I'm so lonely!



But...I gotta survive! I...still can't go to where you are! But...I'm lonely! I'm so lonely without the both of you!



Himiko...

D-drat it!

Uh...uhhhh...



She cried as if she was releasing all the emotions she had bottled up inside. Before we knew it... As if lured by her doing so... ...we began crying.

AUDIO: What Was Lost





We were crying about what we had been through, and what was to come... Sadness, hatred, frustration, discord, anger, love... Tears filled with emotion. But at the very least...they weren't tears of submission. They were tears to push us forward.



However...

MUSIC: Cool Morning

AUDIO: Carry the Feeling



No, she fine.

KEEBO: She's sleeping very peacefully.

KOKICHI: She's all tuckered out after crying. Robots sleep well after leaking their oils too, right?

KEEBO: I have told you many times that I do not use oil as my fuel source—

KOKICHI: But wow! That really surprised me! She passed out as soon as she stopped crying.

SHUICHI: Yeah...but she looks so peaceful, sleeping like that...

MAKI: ...She probably felt better after letting it all out, don't you think?

TSUMUGI: Yeah... I hope so.

Then, Gonta carry Himiko to her room.

MIU: Bwah-hahahahaha! Make sure you focus real good on your back, y'hear me!? You'll need that focus if you wanna feel her little mosquito bites pokin' ya!

TSUMUGI: There's no way he'd do such a thing... Gonta is a gentleman, after all.



Kaito had stopped in his tracks.

...

...Kaito, what's wrong?



I just...wanted to get some night air. Don't worry about me. Go on ahead.

Ah, you sure?

Anyway...don't do something like this again, okay? If you dislike scary things, then you should've said so earlier. I thought you were sic—



Yeah...worried about your stupidity.

She leaves.

Hah! Still haven't warmed up to me, huh?

Maybe not...but I feel like the walls we had up are coming down a little, you know? Perhaps those walls were her enemies...



Yeah! Cuz of me!

...Yeah, maybe, but you sound like you're bragging, Kaito!



You can go on ahead.

Sure...got it. See you tomorrow.

Yeah, see ya tomorrow!



I didn't notice what was going on with Kaito... ... ...

AUDIO: Like I'm Gonna Die Here



KAITO: *cough* *cough*



I...don't have time to be dying... I still haven't gone into space yet. drat it... No way am I gonna die here! No way...













Mysterious Mask posted:

Proof that you've cleared Chapter 3. A memento of Korekiyo. It covers the mouth and neck to hide them from view.

Next time, pursuit.

Solitair fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Sep 10, 2023

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

Solitair posted:

Kehehe... It is not that difficult. My sister is my lover.



KIYO: The fact that we were siblings...meant nothing to us. They called it "forbidden love," but none could stop the love we shared... Ooh... How I long for my sister's warmth... The only time I felt at peace...was when I was enveloped in my sister's warmth!


:same:


Seven people altogether. Why did these seven die? Because of a snail. A single, solitary snail took the lives of seven people.
Death is simply unfair, don't you think?

Also, Kaito really should get that cough looked at.

Blueberry Pancakes fucked around with this message at 01:40 on May 6, 2020

NeverHelm
Aug 9, 2017

Never attribute to malice that post which is adequately explained by a poor sense of humor.
Soo... Yeah. That just happened.

In other news: Kaito is coughing blood!

Podima
Nov 4, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
Man I was like "wow this is a lame execution" until the very end, then it turned around.

Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.


:yiikes: :yiikes: :yiikes: :yiikes: :yiikes: :yiikes:

Doc Hawkins
Jun 15, 2010

Dashing? But I'm not even moving!


i am not crazy at how the characters gloss right over sexual sibling obsession


it's more like

korekiyo: "yes, that's right my sister and i loved each other and i was only happy when i was enveloped by her warmth"

kaito: "i get it, in short, you wanted to escape to be with the person you love"

korekiyo: "oh no, she's been dead for years"

kaito: "aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

Buzzsaw Roomba
Feb 14, 2012

Christ, what an asshole.
How sweet...

Doc Hawkins
Jun 15, 2010

Dashing? But I'm not even moving!


credit where it's due: the call-back of "don't look at me, i'm not his sister!" got a big laugh out of me

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
Kokichi shows off one of his top-tier portraits this update. He's probably got the best in the series overall.

I completely forgot about the end of that execution. Another one of the greats. :allears:

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

Doc Hawkins posted:

i am not crazy at how the characters gloss right over sexual sibling obsession

Monokuma didn't, and I'm glad.

FoolyCharged
Oct 11, 2012

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
Somebody call for an ant?

This series has never shied away from fanservice, but here's some art of kids loving with full on rear end was certainly another step down the rabbit hole.

I guess it was better than the molestation minigame?

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BlazeEmblem
Jun 8, 2013

Uh oh. Do I use Ariadne thread or Goho-M?

Solitair posted:

Because we're friends, I'll tell you... I never once believed in the ritual. I would never kill someone over such a silly thing as that.

...So it has nothing to do with the motive?

For all the yuck that Kiyo vomited out this update, I'd still like to point out that Kiyo is so far the only killer in these games that didn't kill someone because of the motive.

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