Nagito Komaeda

Nagito Komaeda, also known as Ultimate Lucky Student and The Servant, is one of the main characters from the Danganronpa series.
== Charactah Account ==
A rather strange young man who was selected to attend Hope's Peak Academy through some random lottery after getting kidnapped by a serial killer, giving him the title of "Ultimate Lucky Student". He's an affable and easygoing guy, though he tends to be quite self-effacing towards his own "talent", claiming that it's not a real talent at all (at least compared to the other students). However, unlike the previous Ultimate Lucky Student, Makoto Naegi, Nagito actually experiences a cycle of wildly extreme good luck and bad luck, in that his good luck is usually preceded or followed by bad luck.
Nagito first comes off as a polite, friendly, and easygoing, yet somewhat insecure boy. Hajime Hinata even mentions that his bright smile is very comforting. He was the only one that stayed with Hajime while he was unconscious, and expressed concern for his well-being, even after Hajime told him to go away. Though friendly with everyone, he is mostly interested in spending time with Hajime, and can be quite clingy, and as a result, Hajime considers him a little annoying and not the most reliable, but still thinks he's a kind person.
Nagito attempts to be the team's conflict mediator and a poster boy for optimism, often encouraging others to be hopeful and to cooperate, however, he isn't taken very seriously. Hiyoko Saionji makes fun of him, and considers his dramatic pep talks about hope and friendship embarrassing and tiresome. He is generally quite submissive and has a self-deprecating attitude, even agreeing with Hiyoko and the others' snide remarks.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Danganronpa 3: Monokuma Picture Drama
* 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
* Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World
=== Light Novels ===
* Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days
=== Manga ===
* Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Future Arc & Despair Arc Comic Anthology
* Super Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami's Goodbye Despair Quest
* Super Danganronpa 2: Dangan Island Heart Everlasting Summer, Here Ronpa
* Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Academy - 4 Frames KINGS
* Ultra Despair Girls: Danganronpa Another Episode - Genocider Mode
* Ultra Despair Girls: Danganronpa Another Episode the Manga
=== Video Games ===
* Chain Chronicle
* Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
* Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
* Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
* Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
* Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
* Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle
* Divine Gate
* Houkai School
* Identity V
== Trivia ==
* It was revealed that Nagito Komaeda is an anagram of "Naegi Makoto da" which means "I'm Makoto Naegi" in Japanese. According to Kodaka and Yoshinori Terasawa, the anagram was made as a hook to Danganronpa 1 fans due to the lack of promotion materials pre-release of the original version of Danganronpa 2 in 2012. Kodaka wanted the fans to speculate that somehow Makoto and Nagito are connected in a way, and even cast the Japanese voice actress of Makoto, Megumi Ogata, to elaborate that idea even further.
* Nagito is born on the 28th day of the fourth month. In Japan, 4 is considered very unlucky because one of its pronunciations (shi) is similar to how you would pronounce "death." In China, 8 is a very lucky number because it is pronounced similarly to the word "fortune" (ba or fa). The word is also phonetically similar to the word for a "hundred" (bai), alluding to greater wealth, and the laid down 8 is a symbol of infinity. 28 equates to "double luck", meaning that his birth month represents bad luck while his birthday represents the double luck which cancels the aforementioned misfortune.
* Nagito's Free-Time Events reveal that he was diagnosed with stage 3 malignant lymphoma and frontotemporal lobe dementia. While it is left ambiguous in the game, his illnesses and backstory are confirmed in the side materials as well as in his school profile in Danganronpa 3.
** He appears to suffer from behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), which symptoms may include changes in social and personal behavior, loss of insight into the behaviors of oneself and others, inappropriate social behavior, poor impulse control and judgement, apathy, loss of empathy, mental rigidity, repetitive compulsive behavior, a decline in self-care and personal hygiene, changes in food preferences, delusions, euphoria and lack of awareness of any thinking or behavior changes. Needless to say, this explains a good deal of Nagito's unethical behavior and emotional instability.
** Other indications of his sickly state include his complexion, hair color, and breathy voice. In Island Mode, it's mentioned that he has poor stamina, very sensitive skin and he seems to dislike running. His character profiling describes his "pallid skin of the diseased" as well as his hair color, which "doesn't look like it belongs on a living person".
** The Despair Disease had a much worse effect on Nagito than anyone else and almost killed him, presumably because he was already very ill.
** Izuru Kamukura mentions that Nagito has a scent of someone who is "already finished", referring to the fact that he should already be dead, but his luck is keeping him alive.
* Nagito is shown to be attracted to characters of the same gender.
** In Nagito's fifth Free Time Event in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair with Hajime, he ends his event with the line: "From the bottom of my heart... I am truly in love with the hope that sleeps inside you." In the original Japanese version of this line, Nagito using the unambiguous and very strong romantic word "aishiteiru".
** In Nagito's character song from Danganronpa Another Episode, Poison (Poison -deadly drug-), Nagito sings in English about loving an ambiguous "him": "I love and want to understand him more than anyone else, more, more than anyone else."
** In the Danganronpa Another Story (Crimson Version) drama CD, in a conversation between Nagito and Hajime, Nagito tells him: "I won't give up. I'll continue to do anything in my power to assist you. Because... I like you. I love you, for being willing to talk to me like this, even after knowing what a hopelessly incompetent person I am." However, the drama CDs are not considered canonical.
** Although Danganronpa 2s Island Mode is also not considered canonical, Nagito flirts with Hajime in several instances:
*** If Hajime takes Nagito on a successful date, Nagito tells him: "For some reason... it scares me to think that I'm having fun without experiencing any bad luck. I mean, I feel so lucky right now that it wouldn't surprise me if one or two people I knew had died! But I should stop thinking about such dangerous things and get ready to go home to our love nest!" This line is the same in the Japanese version, where he calls it "bokutachi no ai no su e" lit. our nest of love.
*** If Hajime selects "let's take off our clothes" on a Beach date, Nagito comments: "Does that mean... you want to go in the ocean with me? I think that's a bad idea. There are lots of ways that could be dangerous. But I don't mind if you just want to see me naked."
* He really likes go stones, because the black (dark) and white (light) stones remind him of the battle between hope and despair. In Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc's Episode 4, two go stone jars can be seen inside his bag, along with the bomb switch and Dr. Hopper cans.
* Interestingly, the events of self-harming leading up to Nagito's suicide in Chapter 5 mirrors certain details of the deaths in the first game; Sayaka Maizono was stabbed, Chihiro Fujisaki was tied up, Sakura Ogami was poisoned in a locked room setting, and Mukuro Ikusaba was speared.
* In Island Mode, Nagito expresses intense fear towards fighter jets and it's strongly implied that he may suffer from the fear of flying because of his past trauma. While he is generally paranoid about many things, he appears to be extremely paranoid and afraid of plane crashes as just thinking or talking about it makes him very anxious. The idea of people being trapped inside, with no way to escape and just waiting to crash, terrifies him a lot.
** Despite this, he was seen on an airplane which crashed in Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc. It's possible that he feels more comfortable while traveling alone, as he doesn't put other people's lives at risk. Considering his wealth, it's likely that he can afford to travel all by himself.
* In Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony's non-canon bonus mode, Ultimate Talent Development Plan, Celestia Ludenberg challenged Nagito and Makoto to Mahjong to test their luck. She then suggests they add the headmaster, Jin Kirigiri, to even things out. This is likely a reference to an official art from Danganronpa 1.2 Reload where the same event happened.
* Nagito's Japanese voice actress, Megumi Ogata, has sung three songs to the point where she sung in-character as Nagito who has his own mini album due to his popularity.
** He has his own character song called Poison -gekiyaku-.
** Zettai Kibou Birthday, one of the two songs on the album, is also the ending theme of Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc.
** The other song on the album is titled Zansakura -zanka-.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Nagito Komaeda at Danganronpa Wiki
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