Minor Characters/Danganronpa Kirigiri

### Ashvins

 **Ashvins,** is the name given to pair of twin Hindu gods, and was the name that Tōya Tsutsumi went under in order to lure in the other resaearchers associated under the Twin Abilities Research Center Case. He wrote letters to all four under that pseudonym, claiming that if they joined him they recieve a heft sum of money, and left instructions for the researchers to do to the the Kyuren twins. Such instructions, while starting off tame, would eventually have lead to them trying to hurt the Kyuren Twins to see if they felt each other's pain. This experimentation was to be done under the guise of seeing if twins could feel each other's pain. In reality, it was just part of Toya's ploy to murder the twins and with the potential to pin the blame on a mysterious 'fifth' researcher.

### Ayako Saiko

Having been summoned to multiple Duel Noir cases, she seems to be adamant about solving cases designed by the Committee and hopes to reach a double/triple zero rank by the age of 40 so she can marry a millionaire and look back on those who had made a fool of her. When both Yui and Kyoko landed to her location, she steered them away, voicing her intent on solving the case herself and not to 'steal' her credit. She then explained that they can use their time effectively and continue on their original goal. She tends to point and poke a lot. Later on, a news report will cover Ayako and that she succeeded in solving the case.

### Detective Library Staff

 The Detective Library Staff are minor characters first mentioned in *Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 1*. These include receptionists, cleaners and other desk workers that all wear white shirts and old-fashioned black arm warmers. They are described to be like silent working machines.
The main receptionist (the only one to actually talk) is a male in his fifties with sunken cheeks, gruff and appeared to be the type to enjoy true literature. He updated both Yui and Kyoko's cards, despite his disinterest in them. Like most librarians, he gets upset when people are too loud, shushing Yui when she became over-excited at leveling up her DSC number. He took the notes that Yui wanted to give to the triple- and double-zero-class detectives before leaving in volume 1. He reappears in volume 3 to let Yui know if any updates are in for her.

### Dragunov

 **Dragunov** was a minor antagonist mentioned in *Danganronpa Kirigiri* Volume 6. He is one of five Victims/Assassins that was set to participate in the Edenside Amusement Park Case Duel Noir in order to kill Johnny Arp and Yui Samidare . Because he is left unnamed, he is referred to by his weapon by the cast.
**Appearance & Personality:**
The only thing known about Dragunov is that he was Japanese. Given that he tried to kill Johnny prior to the challenge even starting, it can be assumed that he has a rather impatient mindset. However, Johnny noted that he didn't seem to have much confidence in his own skills with his weapon, suggesting he's just an amateur.
**History:**
Little is known about Dragunov given that he never makes an appearance, but can be known was that he was one of five Victims that took up a Duel Noir against Johnny (who theorizes all five might have been those who had known the targets he had assassinated in the past). He had attempted to snipe Johnny ontop of a rooftop, whilst the latter was outside his hotel. However, Johnny managed to turn the tables and kill him instead. When Johnny went on-top of the rooftop to investigate, Dragunov's body had mysteriously folded and disappeared, more than likely as a result of Mikado's interference. Johnny would later report Dragunov's death to Licorne following the defeat of M60.

### Ercassam Auctions

 The **Ercassam Auction** was a fake auction company used by the Victims Catharsis Committee to lure in Duel Noir targets. They use a fake representative to lie about its credibility as an organization by comparing it to other big auction-houses. But really Ercassam is just Massacre backwards as a hint to it's true nature as a shell company.

### Foreign Agents

 During the hunt for Rei Mikagami, Licorne informed his allies that agents from a Chinese Intelligence Agency and scientific unit of the Russian Army, was informed that Rei Mikagami would at Meyura Station, thus they dispatched two agents each to retrieve him. Both sides were unarmed, since they don't tend to use weapons outside their country. Licorne even notes that the agents for the Russians were working on develop super soldiers, which made them more occult researchers than actual fighters. All four men would later be found dead on the rooftop, all having their necks snapped by Tsurugi Hitomoshi. Yui notes the Chinese agents were business suits, whilst the Russians were tattered coats and slacks, something that Yui noted for the latter made them unpresentable.

### Framed Astrologer

 Five years prior to the Sirius Observatory, their was an infamous serial arson case happening plaguing the neighborhood, destroying much property and resulting in even claiming the the lives of Tadashi Asakura's family, as well as Tadashi losing his two legs. During this time a detective, Kou Inuzuka, had noticed that the arson sights made a sort of start shape with a known astrologer's house being in the middle. Kō went to confront the astrologer, but all that was left of him was his charred body and message claiming that he was responsible for the arson in order to 'change the stars'. However, that was a lie created by Kō himself who was the real culprit of the arson and did it all to raise his rank in the Detective Library.

### Intercom

 **Intercom** refers to the voice that spoke during specific circumstances during the Final Duel Noir, either to blare at the participants to shut the door of the Sirius Observatory so that they couldn't escape or to warn the participants that if they didn't go back to their rooms, they would risk themselves dying. It's more than likely that the voice on the intercom is akin to Norman and his family, and simply being just a recorded being played.

### Joshua Lindberg

**Appearance & Personality:**
Joshua is an American that was implied to have to resemble Johnny somewhat. Of what is known about him, Joshua was a reasonably intelligent man that was capable of setting up his weapon to automatically fire thanks to his laptop's program. Given that he tried to attack Johnny in at the mirror maze, it can also be said he was reasonably confident in fighting skills as well. With his program having been made from stealing from other programmers (one who was heavily implied to have been Chihiro Fujisaki) its shown that Joshua has no qualms in theft of other people's work to use for his own gain.
**History:**
Little is known about Joshua, but what can be known was that he was one of five Victims that took up a Duel Noir against Johnny (who theorizes all five might have been those who had known the targets he had assassinated in the past). Using his programmer's skills, he rigged his M4 up to an amusement park's Ferris wheel cabin and with the use of his laptop's facial recognition program, he had it set to fire at his targets if they came into range. Joshua would lie in wait in the mirror maze, where he eventually tried to attack Johnny alongside 'Throwing Knives'. However, Johnny would end up defeating both. In order to go into hiding, and upon noticing TAC50's set-up, Johnny baited the latter into firing before switching places with Joshua. Joshua would be killed by the shot and his skull destroyed to the point one wouldn't be able to recognize him. From there, Johnny exchanged clothes with Joshua before sneaking out, making everyone else think that Johnny died from TAC50's assault instead. Joshua's M4 would later be rendered out of commission by Yui and Kyoko Kirigiri setting it up so it can't hurt anyone, whilst stealing the laptop that allowed it to automatically fire. Following the Duel Noir, Joshua's body would be given a DNA test to prove that it was his body instead of Johnny's.

### Katana Shindō

 **Katana Shindō** (真藤刀) is a character introduced in Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 5. He is a student of the university that was affiliated with the Museum of Medieval Torture Case and a student of the European ancient history department (specifically studying Celtic culture) that was under Fukuju Idogaki, who was the victim of the museum case. Sachi Mizuiyama spoke with him at a steak restaurant in order to gain information about the victim or any clues to the culprit. Katana agrees to meet with her because he usually lives off of cup ramen, thus it's a nice change of pace for him. When Sachi says if Fukuju was popular with his students, ultimately, Katana says otherwise and agrees to give information to Sachi after her display of fake crying, though admits he really only has rumors more than facts. Katana explains more about Fukuju's specialty in ancient history, not medieval studies, and states that Fukuju wouldn't have any interest in the museum. Sachi then gives him her steak, which he gratefully accepts before asking if Sachi had a boyfriend (which only gets ignored by Sachi). Katana then reveals Fukuju was apparently plagiarizing his student reports and, despite complaints, wasn't being punished for it. He then explains a rumor that he killed a researcher and disguised it as suicide. When Sachi asks if he knew the researcher, he says he knows her boyfriend and gets in contact with him to meet with Sachi at a cafe. He tries to ask about her having a boyfriend again, but she heads into the bathroom to consider more about the Duel Noir. When she gets out, Katana informs Sachi that he contacted Kariyasu Karasuba, and with that, the two part ways.

### Kyoko's Mother

 **Kyoko Kirigiri's mother** is a minor character mentioned in *Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc* and *Danganronpa Kirigiri*. She was Jin Kirigiri's wife, whose death had a major impact in the lives of her daughter and husband.
Her full name is unknown, but in *Danganronpa Kirigiri* her maiden name is revealed to be **Uzuchi**, which means a "rabbit hammer". In the Japanese culture, there is a well-known story about a rabbit hammering mochi in the moon, and thus her maiden name could be a reference to her husband's space-related execution. Her father's name was **Tōhachirō Uzuchi** and he was a master of seven Japanese martial arts, who taught his granddaughter self-defense.
After Jin was kicked out of the Kirigiri family due to not wanting to become a detective, he and his wife had Kyoko. Jin's father Fuhito Kirigiri then wanted him back after finding out about his granddaughter, wanting to make Kyoko his heir. He started to train Kyoko, but her mother suddenly turned ill and had to be hospitalized. When Kyoko was only seven years old, her mother was close to dying while Fuhito and Kyoko were doing detective work abroad, but to Fuhito, being a detective was more important than a dying family member and he refused to let Kyoko see her dying mother. As a result, Kyoko's last memories of her mother were "a white face floating above a hospital bed".
According to Jin, his wife was the only thing holding his relationship with his father together and it all imploded after she died, with him leaving the family in anger after his father showed no care for his dying wife.

### Kyoko's Schoolmates

 Kyoko's Schoolmates are all minor characters first mentioned in *Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 1*. As it is a women's middle school, they are all female.
Kirigiri's Schoolmates love to gossip, and let Kyoko do as she pleases alone in class. When Yui comes to talk to Kyoko about the Duel Noir in private, it only fuels the gossip about the two, until Yui says they are "planning a date". This causes them to all squeal and gossip further about the two's relationship.

### M60

 **M60** was a minor antagonist mentioned in Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 6. He is one of five Victims/Assassins that was set to participate in the Edenside Amusement Park Case Duel Noir in order to kill Johnny Arp and Yui Samidare. Because he is left unnamed, he is referred to by his weapon by the cast.
**Appearance & Personality:**
M60 was a large man with short hair and wore a vest. Given that he was the first to go after Johnny and Licorne after the challenge was started, it can be assumed he was reasonably confident in his ability to kill them. However, following his gun jamming, he was left panicked and confused.
**History:**
Little is known about M60, but what can be known was that he was one of five Victims that took up a Duel Noir against Johnny (who theorizes all five might have been those who had known the targets he had assassinated in the past). After the Duel Noir started, he rode on the back of a truck with his M60 and fired at Johnny and Licorne (who was driving them to the amusement park). Licorne had managed to swerve the car to avoid their attacker's shots before Johnny tossed a bag of sugar and salt at M60. M60 shot the bag easily, but his gun would be jammed by the contents of the bag, leaving him unable to attack. Johnny would use this opportunity shoot out the wheel of the truck causing it to crash into a nearby railing and careen off a cliff, killing M60 in the crash.

### M60's Driver

 **M60's Driver** is a speculative character in Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 6. It is mentioned the truck has "Persuers" insinuating a driver. M60 himself could not have gone on the back of the truck to shoot and drive at the same time, meaning he had brought someone with him to do the job. The driver likely died alongside M60 in the crash but it is unknown.

### Mayu Samidare

 **Mayu Samidare** (五月雨 繭) is a mentioned character in Danganronpa Kirigiri. When Yui was nine, she got detention and had to stay behind at school, thus leaving Mayu to go home by herself with friends. With both of their parents working, Mayu was home alone. However, during this period someone came to their house and got Mayu to let him in. When Yui came home, she found the door open, but when she went further inside, the intruder had attacked her. Yui tried to fight and even deduced from how the attacker felt, that it was a man. However, aside from giving the man a gash on his leg with a knife, she was unable to stop him from taking her sister. The man later demanded ransom money and organized to take the money to a public park restroom. However, when Yui's dad got there, Mayu was already dead.The case eventually became cold with no one able to find the perpetrator. This fueled Yui's desire to become a detective, registering in the DSC at the age of 13 and avenging Mayu's death spurned the events revolving the Final Duel Noir, which was eventually fulfilled when the perpetrator behind the incident, Kanji Yuhain, was killed during the events of that Duel Noir.

### Motosuke Suzuyari

 **Motosuke Suzuyari** (鈴槍元介) is a minor character that appears *Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 6.* Motosuke is a detective registered in the Detective Library and the assigned detective for the Wedeln Mountain Villa Case Duel Noir. His classification and specialty is unknown, but he has a rank of 5.
**Appearance & Personality:**
Licorne refers to Motosuke as looking like a long haired savage, implying he's not the best well dressed. Given Licorne's assessments of him, Motosuke seems to be a reliable detective that has in interest in solving the Duel Noirs, with his rank of 5 proving he's fairly competent at his job,
**History:**
Motosuke was given a letter as the assigned detective to the Wedeln Mountain Villa Case. Motosuke accepts and heads to the villa, unaware that it is also the first arena for Johnny Arp's sniper challenge against the allied detectives of Yui Samidare and Kyoko Kirigiri. He joins with the other men in breaking wooden furniture in order to throw on a stove fire to keep warm while they were stuck there. Ultimately, though, because of Kyoko and Yui winning the first round by destroying the Victim's set-up, the culprit is apprehended by the Committee (disguised as a rescue team). When the girls talk to Motosuke he admits the case was over before the culprit even done anything, let alone confess his crimes.

### Norman's Mother

In Psycho:

Norma Bates is a major character in Psycho. She is the main cause of Normans killings

### Old Car

In Psycho:

It is not specified in Danganronpa, but it in Psycho, it is a 1957 Ford Custom 300 Fordor Sedan [73B]. The car belonged to Marion Crane, who had bought it earlier that day after stealing $40,000 US Dollars (over $400,000 adjusted for inflation). Its number plate is **NFB418**.

### Rei Naruko

**Trivia:**
* Gray's alias stems from Cordelia Gray, the main protagonist of two mystery novels written by author P.D. James.

### Ryūichirō Kiba

 Thanks to the boom in the iron industry during the the postwar economic boom, **Ryūichirō Kiba** (牙 柳一郎) was able to amass quite the fortune. With enough made, Ryūichirō retired and created the Sirius Observatory to live the rest of his life in seclusion. However, later in life, he got in trouble in the government for committing tax fraud and was taxed extra. As a result, the government seized the items within his Observatory, with the building being put for sale two months before the Duel Noir could commence and bought by an IT company that was thought to be a shell organization, thus making him no longer involved with the building he once had. Unfortunately, details of Ryūichirō's absence was only revealed later on by Shiita Enbi to the four remaining detectives that were there there, well after it was too late for them to turn back from the Duel Noir.

### Saki Fushie

 **History:**
According to the Myst'ry Research Society, when Saki came into power, she made the Black Magic Club strictly women only and is thought to have turned it into her own cult of sorts. Her club has been accused of having illicit meetings and spending their time cursing people, though no one has ever really proved those claims. Saki's club would start to feud with the society after their old club room was assigned to the society's instead, thus wanting vengeance. When the society's fifth member, Gray, was found murdered in a cultish fashion at the Kareobana Academy Case, the society initially believes Saki to be the killer. However, Salvador Fukuro Yadorigi believes that Saki was merely getting framed by the true culprit. This would later turn out to be as true, as it was Tōru Uchida who had murdered Gray. However, that was only due to the Black Magic Club sending Gray (who was a secret member of such club) to sabotage his sister's car and causing her to get into a fatal accident. It's unknown after the events of the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge, if any action will be taken against Saki and her club for their roles in the murder of Toru's sister.

### Shiita Enbi

 **Trivia:*** The name "Shiita" (椎太) is composed of the kanji 椎 - "oak" and 太 - "plump" or "thick" (although it could also figuratively mean "healthy"); making the name's overall meaning something along the lines of "thick like an oak". This could be a reference to Shiita's physique.
* "Enbi" (燕尾) means "swallow's tail".
* His name was localized on his DSC card.

### Shōko

 **Shōko** (祥子) is a minor character mentioned in Danganronpa Kirgiri Volume 4. She was the girlfriend of Kariyasu Karasuba and a graduate student of the local university, serving in its European ancient history department. She assisted her professor Fukuju Idogaki, but was furious upon learning her professor had been stealing credit from his students and getting away with it due to his status. She tried to expose him but was murdered by Fukuju with hydrogen sulfide. Since it was a known suicide method, the police ruled it as such. When Kariyasu accepts the Committee's offer to take upon the Duel Noir, he learned the truth and created a murder plan to get vengeance for his deceased girlfriend.

### Stray Cat

 The **Stray Cat** is the host of the fourth and fifth auctions during the Norman's Hotel Murder Case Duel Noir. It ends its sentences with a 'Nya~' sound.
Trivia:
* It is unknown if it appears in any Psycho material at this current time or is exclusive to the Danganronpa Kirigiri version of Psycho's events.

### TAC50

**Appearance & Personality:**
TAC50 is described as a large man. Of what is known about him, TAC50 seems to have a cautious attitude given that he preferred to attack while hiding in the underground passage. In person, he has shown to be ill-tempered, rude, murderous and perverted, insulting Yui because she wears glasses and openly declaring he wished to violate Kyoko Kirigiri in front of Yui's corpse.
**History:**
Little is known about TAC50, but what can be known was that he was one of five Victims that took up a Duel Noir against Johnny (who theorizes all five might have been those who had known the targets he had assassinated in the past). With the use of security cameras, TAC50's plan was to hide in the park's underground passage and open fire above if anyone were to stand on his marker. However, Johnny is able to see through this when he was at the mirror maze and baits TAC50 into killing Joshua so that Johnny could fake his death. When Yui and Kyoko Kirigiri managed to find out where he was hiding, they create a plan in order to subdue him.
Avoiding the cameras, Yui gets close to TAC50 who holds her at gunpoint. Her calls 'ugly four-eyes' and demands Kyoko because she was 'cuter' and wanted to violate her, then kill Yui, and then violate her again in front of Yui's corpse. This causes Yui to snap at him, which causes him to get angry and fire at Yui. However, this was simply a trick devised by them. They had brought a mirror and angled it to make it seem like Yui was in front of him. This allowed Kyoko to take a clear shot with her rifle and knock away his gun with one shot. Kyoko demands he gives up, and TAC50 complies. Yui finds handcuffs on his table and then handcuffs him to the pipes, essentially defeating him (while also shuddering as to what he going to use them for). Yui notices a room labelled power management room and goes to inspect, only to see in horror what was Throwing Knives body. Her ghilllie suit was in rags, specifically the chest was open, and there blood everywhere. When Yui asked what did TAC50 do to her, the man only laughs and tells her to take a guess, heavily implying he assaulted her.
It's unknown whether TAC50 was arrested by the actual authorities, taken and killed by the Committee or if Throwing Knives (who was still alive) killed him for revenge before she went out to try to murder Yui and her companions.

### Takeda Family

 **The Takeda Family** was the name used by Korisu Kakitsubata to lure in Sachi Mizuiyama, Hajiki Yaki, Salvador Fukuro Yadorigi, and Suntetsu Shirasu (her target) to the Takeda Mansion for her Duel Noir. She sent off invitations that lured them each to the location that varied based on their detective profession, as well as writing that the Takeda Family was celebrating **Saiun Takeda** (who died ten years prior) 100th birthday. For example, Hajiki came to it under the pretense the location was an illegal gambling den.
**History:**
The real Takdea Clan consisting of descendants of warlord **Shingen Takeda**, had been a family of influential landholders who held tremendous power in their region from two hundred years prior up until World War 2. With their might, they mercilessly suppressed uprisings and squashed revolts, leading to them being feared as the **Takeda Headhunters** for a time. However, their domain was ravaged during the war, and with their honor fading, the surviving descendants settled into a quiet agrarian lifestyle. Time continued to pass, and the rapid depopulation of the village and the passing of the family patriarch resulted in the decrepit Japanese-style household being left abandoned in the darkness. And thus, the once-glorious mansion lost its prestige, becoming nothing more than one of the many haunted locations across the country. According to in universe online rumors, souls of fallen warriors wander the grounds, and any sentient beings who dare to venture inside are chased around by cackling, floating severed heads.

### Taxi Company Minivan Driver

 The Taxi Company Minivan Driver is a minor character mentioned in *Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 1*.
He is described as wearing a dark blue suit, and acts in a friendly, polite, yet business-like manner, which is shown through his willingness to wait for more people to show up as well as him offering coffee to the detectives. He was hired by Yoshizono Ōe to pick up all the detectives to take them to the Sirius Observatory, where the first Duel Noir took place. He had also received instructions to give out coffee, which unbeknownst to him, were spiked with sleeping drugs. After he drove halfway, as instructed, he dropped the detectives off so he wouldn't be caught up in the Duel Noir.

### The Sponsors

 The Sponsors are various people from affluent backgrounds who desire to watch people 'take back their own lives' by watching the Duel Noir. In exchange for viewing such events, they have help in regards to the game by donating vast sums of money for the Victim of the Duel Noir to use to purchase the Techniques needed to go about their murder trick. Notably, if the Victim wins the Duel Noir the funds used in the Duel Noir would be theirs. If they fail, in order to payback the money used in such affairs, they will be executed in order to gain life insurance payments from their deaths.

### Tōhachirō Uzuchi

 **Tōhachirō Uzuchi** is a character that 'debuted' in Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 2. He is Kyoko Kirigiri's maternal grandfather that was set to look after her when she returned to Japan to attend junior high school. However, before that could happen, Mikado Shinsen killed him and disguised himself as Tōhachiro.
**Appearance & Personality:**
Tōhachirō was apparently an old man that wore a kimono. From what is known from how Mikado acted as him, (and how Kyoko didn't suspect anything was off) he was very overprotective of his granddaughter and would attack any boy that got near her. However, he would have granted her leeway if it involved detective work and be much more easygoing.
**History:**
Tōhachirō was the father of Kyoko Kirigiri's mother, and thus became affiliated with the Kirigiri Family. According to Jin Kirigiri, he was a master of seven martial arts: karate, kendo, judo, kyuudou, aikido, iai and naginata, as well as excelling in shodou. Jin even compared his intellect to be as sharp as a member of the Kirigiri Family. He was supposed to take in Kyoko when she arrived back to Japan, but was murdered by Mikado, who began impersonating him. His body was buried in his yard, and was discovered on January 11th, by Yui Samidare, who had come to investigate the oddities concerning Kyoko's grandfather. One of Mikado's maidservants, who were watching over the household just in case anyone were prowling around the premises, saw Yui and tried to kill her, but was defeated by Jin. Following both Yui and Jin's escape, the former recounts Kyoko's maternal father's body had decomposed greatly, implying that he had been dead for months.

### Throwing Knives

**Appearance & Personality:**
Throwing Knives is a small woman who has silver hair, lightly dark skin and is thought to be of Arabic descent by Licorne. In the Duel Noir, she wears a white ghillie suit to blend in to her surroundings.
In terms of personality, little is known about Throwing Knives, but from what is known, she has shown to be confident in her knife throwing skills to opt to choose it instead of opting for a firearm like the other Victims. Given that she was the only one of the five to able to injure two Triple Zero detectives, and had been able to sneak up on highly perceptive detectives three times, it shows she is highly competent in her fighting and stealth prowess. Even after being defeated by Johnny, and her implied assault by TAC50, she has shown a relentless determination to complete her objective.
**History:**
Little is known about Throwing Knives, but what can be known was that she was one of five Victims that took up a Duel Noir against Johnny (who theorizes all five might have been those who had known the targets he had assassinated in the past). Licorne, and eventually Yui, notes that her opting to use throwing knives against Johnny and her camouflage tactics, show an understanding of her opponent (a sniper), with both believing it is possible she may have been either a murder expert or someone who merely trained for a long while for when she got the chance to go against her target. Throwing Knives was lying in wait at the park, approaching only when Johnny and Licorne were force out of their car by her other compatriots gunfire. Licorne spots Throwing Knives before Johnny does and warns him so he can watch out. However, despite Johnny initially shooting one of her knives out of the air, Johnny gets stabbed in his right arm by the other and is forced to rush into the house of mirrors. Throwing Knives would pursue him in her attempt to finish him off. She would be joined by Joshua Lindbergh, but both would be defeated by Johnny.
When Licorne pursues he finds what seems to be Throwing Knives dead and apparently Johnny as well. However, he doesn't believe Johnny to be dead since the corpse's face had been wrecked by gunfire, instead thinking he's disguised as Throwing Knives. He is shocked to find its a woman underneath, rather than Johnny. As Licorne planned to continue his investigation elsewhere, he was attacked by Throwing Knives (who was merely pretending to be dead). Licorne tries to fight her off, and even succeeds in wrapping one of her hands in wire, but Throwing Knives does succeed in cutting him. Thus, Licorne is forced to go on the retreat out of the mirror maze.
Throwing Knives would later be found in the underground passage's electrical room, her suit in rags, its chest open and her body bloodied, with Knives herself seemingly dead. Given that it was connected to TAC50's room, when Yui asked him what he did to her, he merely laughed and said to take a guess, heavily implying that he assaulted her. However, Throwing Knives wasn't dead and would appear to ambush Yui, Kyoko Kirigiri and Licorne as they were outside tending to the injured latter. But before she can land an attack, she would shot in the head from afar by Johnny, who aligned the shot to also shoot Kyoko's ribbon, thus winning the challenge that he had set-up against Yui and Kyoko.

### Yoshizono Ōe

 **Yoshizono Ōe** (大江 由園) was the name used by Tadashi Asakura when writing the request letters to lure the five detectives he needed for his Duel Noir at the Siruis Observatory and calling to organize the affairs of it. As noted by Kyoko, if one were to read the writing of such a name a certain way, it spells out Yueen or, to be exact, U.N Ooe. This is a references to U.N Owen, a play on the words 'unknown', an alias used in the novel **And Then There Were None** about ten people being lured to a deserted island after getting letter under such a name. The name is brought up during the Katashiro Island Duel Noir which was influenced by the aforementioned novel.

### Yui's Schoolmates

 Yui's Schoolmates are all minor characters first mentioned in *Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 1*. As it is a women's high school, they are all female.
One is a friendly girl from a dormroom near hers that greets Yui and teases her about her receiving love letters.
One is a small squirrel-like girl from the schools crafts club. She is one of the two girls to have sent Yui love letters, which Yui turned down. She is occasionally seen by Yui stalking her around the school. After the first Duel Noir Yui was involved with, she came to express her concerns for Yui.
Another is a girl who sent a very poetic love letter to Yui anonymously. Yui turned down the invitation and didn't bother using her detective skill to look into it.
There are also other various classmates and dormmates who expressed concern for Yui after the events of the first Duel Noir, and when Kyoko tried to break into her room.