K1-B0

K1-B0, also known as Ki-bo, Kiibo, Keebo and Ultimate Robot, is a character from the Danganronpa series.
== Charactah Account ==
A robot equipped with an advanced learning AI. Invented by a robotics genius named Professor Idabashi, Ki-bo was born as a blank slate and matured the way a human child would and even went to school normally, which is why he can be titled the "Ultimate Robot" at the high school level. He is polite and rather serious and has trouble with human social interaction. Robot rights are also a sore point for him.
It is later revealed that he was an unwitting pawn working for Team Danganronpa as the first person camera in the Killing Game and the in-universe protagonist of the Danganronpa Reality Television Show, giving him the real title of "Ultimate Hope Robot". His actions and inner monologue throughout the game was manipulated by viewer surveys. In the final trial his personality is overridden by the mastermind when he decides to abandon hope and join Shuichi's Suicide Pact, forcing Shuichi to instead make a plea to the audience controlling Ki-bo. He is successful, resulting in Ki-bo abstaining from voting and sacrificing himself by destroying the entire facility, but sparing Shuichi, Maki, and Himiko due to the will of the audience.
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* New Danganronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing Comic Anthology
=== Video Games ===
* Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
== Trivia ==
* K1-B0 is the first Ultimate Hope who isn't the main protagonist and who dies for the sake of hope.
* Initially, his dream is to have a robot idol business in the future and he wishes to be a pop star. However, K1-B0 does not appear to fully grasp how singing works, as his singing voice resembles a long, rasping sigh increasing into a higher note and shouting. His singing voice is apparently so terrible that it causes Shuichi to throw up. Because of this, he gives up on the idea of being a pop star.
* On first discovering his research lab, K1-B0 expresses not wanting his lab as he dislikes sci-fi technology so much to the extent that he doesn't want assistance that'd be benefited from using it. Instead, he prefers traditional Japanese things; liking Japanese food the most (even though he can only stare at it) and wanting his lab to have a Japanese theme with kimonos and a porch with windchimes.
* He really likes anime movies and empathizes with the robot characters who play active roles and he believes anime movies will help to reduce robophobia.
* He likes the kind of brushes used for car washing, finding them comfortable.
* In English, K1-B0's skill earned after completing his fifth Free Time Event, Digital Love, is a reference to the Daft Punk song of the same name.
* It's implied that he can have romantic feelings for a person regardless of gender. Although Danganronpa V3's Hotel Kumasutra is also not considered canonical during the events of the game, the following occurs during K1-B0 Love Suite event:
** K1-B0 asks if Shuichi to will form a "romantic pair bond" with him as part of his fantasy to better understand emotions of love, to which Shuichi asks if that means to pretend to be K1-B0's lover and K1-B0 agrees.
** However, during the Event, K1-B0 attempts to have Shuichi agree to a real relationship by claiming "[...] Simply going through the motions would be dishonest. We must love each other unconditionally... We must understand each other completely... We must go on dates, grow even closer... And then, we must commit our lives to each other!"
** At Shuichi's questioning to this, K1-B0 responds with "Then please take me, in sickness and in health, so that I may truly know what love is!"
** After Shuichi is able to calm K1-B0 down, and explains he can't agree long-term but he will help K1-B0, K1-B0 admits "I think...my feelings for you are increasing at an exponential rate! Please, say more kind words to me! I don't want these feelings to go away!"
** K1-B0 then asks to hold Shuichi's hand, which results in a handshake, but K1-B0 admits "[...] Lovers hold hands in a different fashion! But...I'm quite nervous. Would it be alright if we stayed like this a bit longer...? My heart...is at peace right now."
* K1-B0's English voice actor, Lucien Dodge, also provides the voice for Hifumi Yamada in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
* In a poll hosted by MyNavi, fans voted K1-B0 the 7th most popular Danganronpa V3 student.
* Japanese gaming magazine Dengeki from April 27th, 2017 to May 22nd, 2017 held two popularity polls, one that was voted electronically and the other via post cards. K1-B0 was voted the 8th most popular student in the electronic poll, and 7th through post cards.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* K1-B0 at Danganronpa Wiki
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