Hiyoko Saionji

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## Base Breaking Character

### Allies

Mahiru Koizumi
Hajime Hianata
Ibuki Mioda
TeruTeru Hanamura (sometimes)
Kazuchi Souda (sometimes)
Akane Owari (sometimes)
Chiaki Nanami
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu
Peko Pekoyama
Nekomaru Nidai
Sonia Nevermind
Gundham Tanaka
The Ultimate Imposter

### Enemies

Mikan Tsumaki
Peko Pekoyama (chapter 2 only)
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu (chapter 3 only)
TeruTeru Hanamura (sometimes)
Kazuchi Souda (sometimes)
Akane Owari (sometimes)
Junko Enoshima
Monokuma
Ryota Mitari

### Goals

Escape from Jabberwock Island (failed)
Stop Ryota from his plans from brainwashing the world (succeeded)
Atone for her actions as a Ultimate Despair (ongoing)

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

She is rude to mostly everyone especially Mikan
Being a hypocrite in chapter 2 saying that everyone is bullying her even though she bullies both Mikan and Kazuchi

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

Many like her friendship with Mahiru
She is very tragic with a reason of the way she acts and tries to improve her behavior

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Hypocritical Jerk

**Hiyoko Saionji**, also known as **The Ultimate Traditional Dancer** is a character in the Danganronpa franchise. She was one of the participants in the Killing School Trip. She died in the third chapter with Ibuki Mioda by Mikan Tsuamki, walking in when she killed Ibuki. However, she's still alive and was one of the students to be cured by Hajime Hinata in the Neo World Program.

After the death of Chiaki Nanami in the real world, she becomes one of the Ultimate Despair with the rest of her classmates. However, she and the rest of her classmates try to atone from their sins of when they were in Ultimate Despair.

## What Makes Her a Base Breaking Character?

### What Do People Like About Her?

* Hiyoko reaches popularity in Japan, ranking 4th place in the popularity poll.
* Many fans like her friendship with Mahiru since she's one of the only people she's really kind to.
* There may be reasons to her rude actions as she grew up tragic who had to deal with a lot of threats and cruel tricks played on her and was taken from her parents to live with her strict grandmother who didn't let her see her parents.
* Many fans like her Free Time Events with Hajime and find her non Mikan insults entertaining.
* Hiyoko is brutally honest in situations if it's either rude or kind.
* After Fuyuhiko's apology, she tries to improve her behavior for the better unlike many other bullies in franchises.

### What Do People Dislike About Her?

* In Western Countries, many fans dislike her character, being one of the worst characters along with TeruTeru.
* She is a complete jerk to mostly everyone she encounters and is a huge bully to Mikan and Kazuchi.
* She is hypocrite, saying that she hates being bullied in the beginning of chapter 2 because she stinks for not taking a bath but she is a bully to Mikan and Kazuchi.
* Most of the time when she cries, it's very fake that it will make her distrustful because of her fake tears. This also makes her come across as annoying.

## Trivia

* She was originally considered a Scrappy but finding out that she's very popular in Japan, she is now considered a Base Breaking Character.

## Navigation

Byakuya Togami
*Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair*
Sonia Nevermind
*Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls*
Monaca Towa
*Danganronpa 3: The End Of Hope's Peak High School*
Sato
*Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony*
Korekiyo Shinguji

*Super Danganronpa Another 2 Characters*
Kokoro Mitsume