Gonta Gokuhara

Gonta Gokuhara is a student from Dangan Ronpa. He was a prominent character within the series and is popular with fans. Gokuhara debuted in the third game of the main-line series, Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony, but did not survive The Mastermind's Killing Game.
==Canon Overview==
=== Pre-Game Personality ===
Gokuhara was an average teenage boy and a fan of Dangan Ronpa, the in-game fictional reality TV show. He auditioned for the show's 53rd season, (stylized as V3,) and got on it. In fanworks, this is considered to be his Pre-Game Personality. Like with every other Killing Harmony student, all of this info is filtered by Tsumugi Shirogane, and fans may not believe this part of his character is true.
=== Dangan Ronpa Personality ===
TBA
Gokuhara's birthday is January 23rd. In Japan, this day is associated with wolves, something which may be referenced in fanworks. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #獄原ゴン太生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on his birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Gokuhara with one or all of these attributes. 
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
=== Gonta Gokuhara's Speech Pattern===
Gokuhara's Japanese speech pattern is overly formal, indicating to players that he likely learned Japanese through books and at a later age than native speakers. When localizing V3 for the English market, the decision was made to make his speech overly informal and simplistic to get a similar message across to players. This is often called "Tarzan Speak" by fans. Many English V3 fans did not and continue to not like this decision, since it portrays Gokuhara as childish when this was not the case in the original Japanese release. 
In the game's official French localization, his Japanese speech pattern was kept. 
==Relationships==
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Gokuhara is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing. 
In Kanji, Gokuhara is usually represented in a pairing names with 獄 (goku). For Katakana, it's usually ゴン (gon). In Hiragana, ごん (gon) and ごく(goku) are common.
The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.
With... 	Full Label 	Type	Portmanteau / Phrase	Kanji 	Information
Kokichi Ouma 	Gonta Gokuhara/Kokichi Ouma 	BL 	Ougoku 	王獄 (Ougoku), 獄王 (Gokukou) 	Controversial in English-speaking DR fandom; a potentially abusive relationship.
Ryoma Hoshi 	Gonta Gokuhara/Ryoma Hoshi 	BL 	Goshi 	n/a 	Fans may believe him and Hoshi work well together as friends and/or lovers.
Himiko Yumeno 	Gonta Gokuhara/Himiko Yumeno 	NL 	Gokumeno 	獄夢 (Gokuyume) 	n/a
Miu Iruma 	Gonta Gokuhara/Miu Iruma 	NL 	Gokuiru 	獄入 (Gokuiru) 	n/a
Tsumugi Shirogane	Gonta Gokuhara/Tsumugi Shirogane	NL 	Tsumugon 	つむゴン (Tsumugon) 	n/a
Shuichi Saihara 	Gonta Gokuhara/Shuichi Saihara 	BL 	Saigoku 	最獄 (Saigoku) and ゴン最 (Gonsai) 	n/a
Korekiyo Shinguji	Gonta Gokuhara/Korekiyo Shinguji	BL 	Gontaguuji 	真獄 (Shingoku) and 獄真 (Gokushin) 	n/a
Kaito Momota 	Gonta Gokuhara/Kaito Momota 	BL 	Gokumota 	n/a 	n/a
Kirumi Tojo 	Gonta Gokuhara/Kirumi Tojo 	NL 	Kirugoku 	n/a 	n/a
==Example/Notable Fanac ==
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=== Meta ===
* (2024)
* (2021)
==References/Further Reading==
* on Danganronpa Wiki
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
Category:Dangan Ronpa Characters