Mondo Oowada

Mondo Oowada, also known as Ultimate Biker Gang Leader, is a character from the Danganronpa series.
== Charactah Account ==
The leader of the Crazy Diamonds, Japan's largest motorcycle gang. Mondo is foul-mouthed and doesn't take orders well, but would never hit a girl or break his promises. He is constantly at-odds with Kiyotaka until they bond over their mutual passion and become Blood Brothers. He is the culprit of Chapter 2, murdering Chihiro in a fit of blind rage and is executed by Monokuma after the trial, trapped in a motorcycle death cage that subjects him to lethal g-force. 
Behaving like a stereotypical delinquent, Mondo is foul-mouthed and can come off as a rude and an intimidating individual. When Makoto first met Mondo he did his best to keep the conversation short, as he realized Mondo could become easily aggravated depending on what was said. He is very easy to provoke, and will not hesitate to resort to violence if he starts to lose his patience. This is shown during his interactions with Byakuya who acts condescendingly towards him, prompting Mondo to fight back without considering the consequences.
Just like Chihiro, Mondo has a severe complex about being seen as weak, which he represses by constantly repeating in his mind that he is strong. This complex stems from the fact that his gang members tended to look down on him due to his status as the little brother of Daiya, the first leader of The Crazy Diamonds. Mondo ultimately caused his brothers death in a street race by acting rash in oncoming traffic, prompting Daiya to save Mondo in exchange for his own life. It was Mondo's own weakness who caused Daiya's death and this constant burden was placed on him, as he had to live with and share the lie with the rest of his members that it was Daiya who had acted rashly. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
* Danganronpa: The Animation
=== Light Novels ===
* Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days
* Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc IF
=== Manga ===
* Danganronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair
* Danganronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair 4-Panel Kings
* Danganronpa: The Animation
* Small Danganronpa 1.2 Light
=== Video Games ===
* Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
* Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
* Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
* Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle
* Identity V
== Trivia ==
* Much of Mondo and his surrounding backstory is most likely a reference to Jousuke Higashikata, the main character of the manga/anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.
** The style of his hair is similar to Jousuke's slick, black pompadour; his clothing is also very similar to Jousuke's, with the exception of color/design differences and Mondo not wearing a shirt under his jacket.
** Mondo's gang, the Crazy Diamonds, is a reference to Josuke's "Stand", Crazy Diamond (Kureijii Daiyamondo) which is, in turn, a reference to Pink Floyd's nine-part composition Shine on You Crazy Diamond; his brother's first name, Daiya, is also possibly a reference to the Daiya of Daiyamondo.
** Incidentally, there is also a Daiya Higashikata. This character, however, is female and an adoptive relative of the separate Jousuke Higashikata from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: JoJolion, who is a different character to the Diamond is Unbreakable Jousuke.
* In the shack in the Garden located on the 5th floor, there is a pickaxe with the name of Mondo's biker gang on it, the "Crazy Diamonds", likely as a joke.
* In the Japanese version of the game, the "Crazy Diamonds" logo of Mondo's gang is spelled in ateji (a form of writing commonly used by bosozoku where everything is spelled out with kanji used for its sound rather than meaning). However, all of it was changed to be spelled out in English in the NISA localization.
* Mondo's execution is based off of The Story of Little Black Sambo. The story tells of a poor Indian boy who defeated two tigers by tricking them into running around a tree so fast that they turned into butter - which he and his family then used to make pancakes.
* Mondo shares his English voice actor, Keith Silverstein, with Jin Kirigiri in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
* Mondo's stage actor for Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei THE STAGE 2016, Mitsu Murata, was married to Sayaka Kanda, the stage actress of Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba, and the Japanese voice actress of Kaede Akamatsu before breaking up.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Mondo Owada at Danganronpa Wiki
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