Celestia Ludenberg

Celestia Ludenberg, aka Celeste or Celes, is a student from Dangan Ronpa. She was a semi-prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Celeste debuted in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, though did not survive The Mastermind's Killing Game.
== Canon Overview ==
Celestia Ludenberg claims to have an eccentric past. She is of French nobility and she has taken entire fortunes of famous gamblers that sound suspiciously like Iwao Washizu, Shigeru Akagi, Soyo Nakashizu, Nao Kanzaki, and Shinichi Akiyama from manga. All of this in a country where gambling is illegal and controlled by Yakuza.
This is just one of her many intricate lies. She was born Taeko Yasuhiro in Utsunomiya, (one of the few named hometowns in the entire series,) to a working-class family. While it is true that she is a semi-professional gambler, her backstory was entirely fabricated. She was scouted by Hope's Peak Academy to enroll in their specialty school with the title Super High School Level Gambler in Japanese and Ultimate Gambler in English.
She puts on a polite, aristocratic personality, but goes berserk in rage when angered or annoyed. During the Killing Game, she once made Hifumi Yamada make her tea. In her Free Time Events, she was friendly and polite with Makoto Naegi and even considered him worthy of being her knight. She loves lolita fashion and is a member of that subculture.
During Chapter 3, she manipulated Yamada into murdering Kiyotaka Ishimaru, then she murdered Yamada herself. This lead to her to being executed by Monokuma after being found out by Naegi.
November 23rd is her birthday. In Japan, this is Game Day, a piece of trivia which may be referenced in fanworks. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #セレスティア・ルーデンベルク生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on her birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.
== Popular Tropes & Fanon ==
* Trans!Celestia Ludenberg
* Lesbian!Celestia Ludenberg
* Vampire!Celestia Ludenberg
* Dom!Celestia Ludenberg
* Ishimaru Kiyotaka and Celestia Ludenberg Are Twins
All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Celeste with one or all of these attributes. Trans Female is her most common trans interpretation.
Celeste is also popular for self-shipping works.
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
TBA
==Relationships==
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Celeste is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.
In Katakana, Celeste is usually represented in a pairing names with セレ (sere). In Hiragana, せれ (sere) is 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 	Kanji or Katakana 	Information
Kyoko Kirigiri 	Celestia Ludenberg/Kyoko Kirigiri 	GL 	Celesgiri 	霧セレ (Kirisere) 	(Seen on its page.)
Byakuya Togami 	Celestia Ludenberg/Byakuya Togami 	NL 	Celesgami 	十セレ (Tosere), とせれ (Tosere) 	(Seen on its page.)
Aoi Asahina 	Aoi Asahina/Celestia Ludenberg 	GL 	Ludenhina 	n/a 	Opposites Attract.
Sayaka Maizono 	Celestia Ludenberg/Sayaka Maizono 	GL 	Celesaya 	舞セレ(Maisere) 	(Seen on its page.)
Makoto Naegi 	Celestia Ludenberg/Makoto Naegi 	NL 	Naeceles 	苗セレ (Naesere) 	(Seen on its page.)
Hifumi Yamada 	Celestia Ludenberg/Hifumi Yamada 	NL 	Yamaceles 	山セレ (Yamasere) 	(Seen on its page.)
Sonia Nevermind 	Celestia Ludenberg/Sonia Nevermind 	GL 	Celesonia 	n/a 	Celeste wishes she was a princess and Sonia is one.
Junko Enoshima 	Junko Enoshima/Celestia Ludenberg 	GL 	Celesjunko 	n/a 	Both are keenly into fashion, though their tastes are different.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru 	Kiyotaka Ishimaru/Celestia Ludenberg	NL 	Ishiceles, Ishiles	石セレ (Ishisere) 	(Seen on its page.)
Mukuro Ikusaba 	Mukuro Ikusaba/Celestia Ludenberg 	GL 	Celeskuro 	n/a 	(n/a)
Kokichi Ouma 	Celestia Ludenberg/Kokichi Ouma 	NL 	Celouma 	n/a 	Both are compulsive liars.
Yumeko Jabami from Kakegurui	Celestia Ludenberg/Yumeko Jabami 	GL Crossover Pairing	Yumenberg 	n/a 	Both are compulsive liars and semi-professional gamblers.
Dora from Dora the Explorer 	Celestia Ludenberg/Dora 	GL Crossover Pairing	Celesdora 	n/a 	This was a popular crackship in early Dangan Ronpa fandom.
Kirumi Tojo 	Celestia Ludenberg/Kirumi Tojo 	GL 	n/a 	n/a 	Both maid-like.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Communities/Fan Events ===
* , a community on DeviantArt.
* Yamaceles Week 2015 , a fanweek for Celeste x Yamada which ran from July 26th to August 1st.
=== Blogs ===
* , a sort of Fuckyeah blog for Celeste x Maizono.
* , a sort of Fuckyeah blog for Celeste x Ishimaru.
=== Cosplay ===
* (2023)
* (2019)
* (2021)
* (2021)
* (2023), cosplay at DokomiCon.
* (2019), a video noting how hard it is to make a Celeste wig.
=== Edits ===
* (2023)
* (2021)
* (2023)
* (2023)
* (2023)
=== Fan Art ===
* , Celeste x Ikusaba in alternate outfits for Femslash February.
* , Celeste x Enoshima fanart.
=== Zines ===
* Queen of Liars
=== Meta ===
* (2016)
* (2017)
* (2021)
* (2018)
==References/Further Reading==
* on Danganronpa Wiki
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
Category:Dangan Ronpa Characters