Ichirō Togami

**Ichirō Togami** (十神朝顔 *Togami Ichirō*) was a supporting character in *Danganronpa: Togami*. He was one of the selected participants in the Legacy Crown Championship and was ranked Silver.

## History

### Prior Life

Ichirō was the eldest child of Maina Togami, making him the older brother to Jirō Togami, Saburō Togami and Shirō Togami. During his teenage years, Ichirō would be scouted to become the Super High School Level Surgeon. Ichirō would would later be selected to be apart of the Legacy Crown Championship, serving as one of the chosen fifteen picked to compete in it. Prior to the championship's official start, he would attend vacances at the site of the competition, Tōajō Castle - a castle built on the Togami Family's private island, with the other chosen siblings as a way to gauge the competition prior to its start.

### Legacy Crown Championship

When the championship begun Ichirō was taken to Tōajō Castle to begin the competition for real, learning that in order to win the 'reliance' must be found. Following that, Ichirō was apart of the crowd of siblings to give out his dream if he were to win the competition. Compared to most of the others, Ichirō genuinely seemed like he was interested in expanding the family business. However, Kazuya Togami noted that even if Ichirō was a suitable heir, he couldn't let him win since that would mean both he and Blue Ink would lose the protection of the Togami name.

On the fourth day, Ichirō was apart of the group of siblings to have discovered Asagao Togami's headless body in Yūsuke Togami's room. He would give his and Shirō's alibi, stating both were playing chess with each other prior to the murder and neither saw anyone entering the room at all. Following the search party to retrieve Asagao's head recovering the girl's head in question they met with Ichirō and several others who were at the pond and had discovered Wasuke Togami's corpse. Ichirō gathered the siblings that he could into the cafeteria to announce that Wasuke died on the third day and it was from a stab wound.

Ichirō tries to raise everyone's spirits and gets them to just enjoy the food the Makabe’s made for dinner and noting that if they were the culprits the food they’ve eaten would have been poisoned long ago. After dinner, the group of Ichirō, Shirō, Takaya, Blue Ink and Kazuya investigates Yūsuke’s room. After a while of investigating, Ichirō suggests both Kazuya, Shirō and Blue Ink to head back to their rooms and leave things to the adults. When he says this is a job for a Togami, it unintentionally hurts Kazuya’s feelings. When Shirō asks what he plans to do, Ichirō says he’s going to question the culprit.

The next day, Ichirō, Takaya and Jirō ‘interrogate’ Yūsuke whose screams can be heard from outside. They leave the room to announce that Yūsuke hasn’t confessed to anything. Takaya remarks that it would have been easier if his talent was in negotiation rather than being the Super Junior High School Level Agitator as they walk down the hall. Unfortunately, Yūsuke would later be found dead the next day: killed the exact same way as Asagao.

Ichirō gathers his siblings (with only Takaya, Suzuhiko and Saburō being absent) and delivers the report. Both Yūsuke and Asagao committed suicide. The killing method was created by Yūsuke (either to kill time or a sick joke) through the use of wire connected to the Tower and some rope. With a remote control, whoever head was through the noose of the device would have their neck gradually cut into until they were beheaded. The skin and neck flesh being caught on the wire would have cause the head to get stuck and thus carried with the rope back to the Tower, explaining how the head got outside. Apparently, Yūsuke was the one to find Asagao’s body first, took her suicide note and made the scene look like a murder.

From there, Ichirō (having taken charge since the second oldest, Mitsuzō, doesn’t want to do it) orders the suicide device to be placed in the kitchen and when asked about how he can he relax considering the circumstances, Ichirō reassures that he won’t let anyone else die. Five hours later, Ichirō is found dead and next to his body is the kanji to spell out either ‘Yoru’ or ‘Ya’ (夜). Thus, this ended the sixth day of the championship.

Later on, Kazuya would admit that he murdered Ichirō after the latter deduced he did it. The young man admits his confusion over how Ichirō found out, but figured that as the former SHSL Surgeon he might have noticed something was off or maybe Yūsuke ’s death was suspicious and traced it back to the actual culprit. Ichirō just wanted the truth to be given, but it was then that the 'power' manifested, surprising both. After mortally wounding Ichirō, the young boy left quickly, unaware of the dying message being written.

### K2K System

Later on its revealed that the above was apart of a fabricated flashback created by the K2K System. As a result, it can be said that no person actually died during the actual Legacy Crown Championship, as according to Byakuya Togami's account. It is unknown if Ichirō Togami actually existed or, if they did exist, their depiction is actually his personality. If Ichirō did actually exist, he would have eventually be wiped out with the rest of the Togami Family, aside from Byakuya, according to Junko Enoshima during the Killing School Life.

## Appearance

Aside from being a man in his early twenties, Ichirō has no other description.

## Personality

Compared to how cruel and selfish his other siblings could be, Ichirō contrasts it by being generally responsible and caring towards his family, no matter their status. Competent and eager to help, Ichirō has no issue working with his siblings in an attempt to solve the murder plaguing the championship. While he has noble intentions, Ichirō can sometimes be insensitive with his comments without meaning to and his torture of Yūsuke shows that even he has a ruthless side to him. Unlike some of his siblings who just wanted the Togami Corporation in order to gain vengeance or self-satisfaction, Ichirō desired to genuinely continue and elevate their father's Corporation if he won, something made even Kazuya note he would be a suitable heir. Given his talent, Ichirō holds vast amount of medical knowledge, allowing him to be able to give accurate autopsies concerning his deceased siblings bodies.

### Shirō Togami, Jirō Togami & Saburō Togami

Ichirō has a fairly positive relationship with his full-blooded siblings, with Shirō and Ichirō being noted to play chess with each other and how badly Jirō falls into a near catatonic state following Ichirō's death. While Saburō is never shown interacting with Ichirō, it can be assumed that his relationship is roughly the same as with his other brothers.

### Kazuya Togami

Compared to a good deal of his siblings, Ichiro has had a benevolent attitude towards Kazuya, not disliking him for being adopted and even being concerned about him during their investigation, if somewhat insensitive. Likewise, Kazuya feels that Ichiro would have made for a good heir, but notes that Ichiro winning would mean expulsion for both Kazuya and Blue Ink. Even when he found out Kazuya was the killer, he had simply wanted to know the truth. After being fatally wounded, his last moments were spent giving a hint that would lead back to Kazuya.

## Trivia

* Ichirō is one of four Silver-ranked participants in the Legacy Crown Championship.
* Ichirō is one of seven Hope's Peak Academy High School Division students to participate in the Legacy Crown Championship.
* Ichirō, and his 3 siblings, are liked named in reference to Ōtarō Maijō's novel *Smoke, Soil or Sacrifices*, as the 4 sibling's also share a naming scheme there.