Licorne

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## Aliases & Titles

### Translated

* Lico
* The Ghost in the Mirror
* Rei Mikagami
* Library Fairy

### Japanese

* リコ
* 御鏡 霊

## Characteristics

### Gender

 Unknown
 Male\*

## Personal Status

### Participated

* First Battle Of The New Duel Noir Challenge
* Hades Aquarium Case 1
* Hades Aquarium Case 2
* Otohari Island Case
* Cruise Liner S.S. Echidna Case
* Sawameki Nature Club Center Case
* Ambition House Case
* Wedeln Mountain Villa Case
* Katashiro Island Case
* Edenside Amusement Park Case

## Debut

### Novel

*Danganronpa Kirigiri*

**Licorne** (リコーン), also known as  Rei Mikagami (御鏡 霊), but mostly referred to by the nickname Lico (リコ) is a supporting character in *Danganronpa Kirigiri*. He is introduced as an assistant to Gekka Ryūzōji and an ally to help Yui Samidare through the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎.

### Prior Life

According to Licorne, his parents died when he was young and he was sent to live in an orphanage. When he believed he was seven years old, he joined the Detective Library and became a Triple Zero detective five years later. His claim to fame were solving big named cases, such as the Murder at the Road Hill House and even solving the Zodiac killings (which were a cold case since 1960). It was after solving the latter did he appear for in interview for American media, though did so via an opaque glass partition. There he was referred to as the "Ghost in the Mirror", which became "Rei Mikagami" in Japan, and such a title had stuck to be used to call him in the Detective Library.

Upon hearing of the Committee and their Duel Noirs, he joined Gekka Ryūzōji in order to decide whether or not he should join their organization. He would be working with Gekka for upon six months, of which during that time he would be called 'Licorne' by the others.

### Assisting Gekka Ryūzōji

On January 8th, Licorne appeared in the Detective Library, where he walked passed Yui, who sensed something otherworldly about him. When she turned around to look at him, he was already gone. The next day, Licorne appeared when Yui visited the library again, beckoning her to go outside and towards the limousine which contained Gekka, and thus be present for his discussion with the young detective and Gekka using his skills as a Triple Zero to stop a carjacking. Once they arrive back at Gekka's castle, Licorne pushes his master's wheelchair to his office before departing. After Yui made the decision to leave Gekka's office with the envelop that contains the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎, Licorne awaited her.

When he asked about the reasoning as to why she would make such a decision, she responded that she wanted to meet her friend again with her head held high. When they left the castle, Yui asks more about his connection with Gekka and the Committee. He informs her that while he isn't apart of the Committee, he is helping Gekka and was made aware of the situation. In addition, Licorne is supposed to help Yui. After some more questioning, Licorne reveals how long he's been with Gekka and by Yui's request has her taken back to her dorm.

### First Battle Of The New Duel Noir Challenge

The next day, January 10th, Licorne ordered by Gekka to head to Meyura Station where he met up with Kyoko and Yui in their attempts to get to Rei Mikagami before various organizations and assassins get to him first. As he cheerfully shops with them, he also includes just who amongst their enemies will be appearing and who would be their biggest obstacles. Namely, the assassins consisting of Copycat, Night Flyer and former Super High School Level Rock Climber, Tsurugi Hitomoshi. For all three he gives brief details on their methods of killing and relative infamy.

The first assassin their group runs into is Copycat, who takes Yui hostage after she tried to pursue her in an 'Employee only' staircase. Before anything drastic could happen, Licorne appears and begins to have a friendly chat with her about manga. Though just before he can answer on who his favorite is, Kyoko (who had gone through lower entrance of the staircase) intervenes and handcuffs Copycat's hand to her carry-on suitcase, before throwing the suitcase down the flight of stairs. As a result, Copycat falls and is left extremely wounded, but still alive and conscious. The group continues on before the fire alarm rings and they are urged to leave by a security guard.

However, both Kyoko and Licorne don't trust him, and eventually the guard (who is actually Night Flyer) pulled out his gun and attempts to shoot them. However, Licorne stopped such a thing by tossing an umbrella into the chamber and preventing it from going off. While Flyer was distracted with unclogging his gun, Licorne used such an opportunity to break his arm. Licorne takes out a hammer and was about to kill him before Yui intervened to convince him otherwise, (even with Flyer goading him to try and finish things). Licorne breaks his other arm to incapacitate him before the trio moves on.

When they got to the roof, they found members of organizations after Rei, murdered. The culprit responsible, Tsurugi, appeared to them after holding himself barehanded on the roof, waiting for the target to show. He attacked both Yui and Kyoko via choking and almost succeeded in murdering Kyoko. Licorne however is able to rescue her by throwing his jacket at Tsurugi before beckoning him to choke him instead, switching his attention away from Kyoko. When Tsurugi tries to attack him, he is is left in pain from his Licorne wrapping his tie, that had a thin wire coated in poison, in it. Tsurugi tries to rip it away, but it just digs into his skin more. Still, even with one arm disabled, Tsurugi was powering through it and attacking with his other arm until he had Licorne cornered. It's there that Licorne reveals himself as Rei Mikagami when Tsurugi demands it. However, before the rock climber can kill him, the poison kicks in and renders the former Hope's Peak Student unconscious. With the goal complete, they return to Yui's dorm.

### Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎

Back at Yui's dorm, she questions Licorne on the validity of his claims and he assures her that he is Rei Mikagami, at least that's what the media calls him. During such an interrogation he ensures that the Detective Library and the Committee aren't connected given that the latter wants a fair deal throughout their Duel Noirs. He also assures her that he is on her side, though notes that he still holds Gekka to high regards. In addition to this, he also confirms several things about himself from the fact he became a Triple Zero at age nine or that he joined Gekka to gain access to mysteries that would pique his interest. Kyoko admits that she had suspicions of him being Rei Mikagami for a while since he knew her name without being introduced and that once she him take down those assassins, she knew that he wasn't a normal kid.

When asked if Gekka knew about his true identity, Licorne states that while Gekka didn't knew that he was Rei when he first hired him, he likely had suspicions since yesterday and today would have confirmed it. He believes because he thinks that, at the very least, one of the assassins was hired by Gekka and since they all survived they would report back to him. When Yui asked why would he go through such lengths, Kyoko theorizes that the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎ was partially a way to uncover Licorne's identity, since she was in such an unfavorable position and would go seek out Rei Mikagami for aid.

When Yui thinks that those Duel Noirs were just phonies, Licorne informs her that they were all real and were an example of Gekka weaving multiple plans together seamlessly. Yui asked if he would have known about the contents of the Duel Noirs, but he informs her that Gekka wouldn't have allowed it and even tries to claim that he wouldn't be able to spot them. However, Yui retorts that he likely would have and asks whether or not Licorne is on their side. Licorne admits he isn't so sure whose side he's on, and waxes philosophy over humanity's tendencies to categorize people into one or the other. Yui, at that point, tells him to save the philosophical lessons and asks to really be on their side.

Licorne says if that were to be possible, he needs a kiss from Yui. While both are caught off guard, Yui is willingly to do it, though Licorne admits he was just messing with them. He planned to aid them from the beginning. He also admits that he wasn't t aiding Gekka to find great mysteries, but rather to investigate the Committee. He admits he would have joined the Committee if they piqued his interest, but since they're all about creating mysteries and his rank makes him too high to ever get called for a Duel Noir, ultimately he decides not to. Ultimately, Yui accepts his offer to help in fighting against the Duel Noir, though he notes Kyoko is distrusting of him. She claims its because of Mikado's Shinsen's ability to disguise as anyone, and that Licorne could really be the true Mikado with the one from earlier being a fake. In the end, Kyoko (upon seeing Licorne isn't bothering to alter his voice in anyone) decided to put 60% trust into Licorne and, with Yui's urging, both shake hands.

The topic moves to the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎, namely how to go about things. Yui suggests they split amongst themselves (meaning each gets four cases) and rebukes Licorne for trying to go the 'armchair detective' route and let the murders occur instead of physically going to the location. At Kyoko's suggestion, the Duel Noirs are instead rearranged by cost, but Licorne has started to get impatient. He urges Yui to just give him all the Duel Noirs, since he would have the skill to complete them within the time limit. Yui, having begun to doubt her importance, considers this, but upon hearing Licorne get pumped up to see what kinds of murders will occur, she didn't want to entrust everything to him. Ultimately, Kyoko gives a compromise: she and Yui will take half of the Duel Noirs, Licorne takes the other (thereby giving him two extra to play with). They decided to randomize who get what cards, and left the 'shuffling' to Licorne.

Licorne's version of shuffling is to take all twelve cards, toss them up in the air and throw six darts at the falling challenge cards. The darts continued to hit the nearby wall (and Yui's coat), with Licorne saying he'll take the six that he struck. When Yui tries to swap one of the cards for his, he denies it under the claim he won't be able to resist his desires and they'll waste time discussing trades. With his six in tow, Licorne begins to leave in order to transmit police information to the duo back at Gekka's castle. While Yui worries for his safety, he points out that Gekka isn't the type to kill someone in their sleep for being on opposing sides and that he'll be fine. With a last cheer for them to do their best, Licorne leaves the scene.

By the next morning, when Kyoko and Yui returned to Yui's room and discovered five challenge cards darted to the wall by Licorne, who had snuck into her room in order to do so. These included the 2 Hades Aquarium Cases, Ambition House Case, Otohari Island Case and the Sawameki Nature Club Center Case. When Yui called him, he said that he had solved the five Duel Noir cases that were assigned to him. In addition, he had solved all his cases before the crimes were even committed and that he called to let them know. The captured Victims were being held in Gekka's castle, granted without Gekka knowing about the arrangements, and monitored by the children there. However, Licorne assumes that even if Gekka was aware, it still wouldn't be an issue. On the back of each challenge card he had written the case details so Yui could prove they had been solved if she needed to. Licorne next told her that he was taking his time with his final assigned case, the sixth Duel Noir, and was enjoying putting himself on the line on the Cruise Liner S.S. Echidna Case. He notes that while cell phones aren't permitted for the Duel Noir, he would keep his on him for the sake of Yui. Before he hangs up, Yui warns him to not perish. To this, Licorne says she has no need to worry and he expects a kiss when he gets back.

### Overseeing The Others

After the capture of the sixth Duel Noir Victim, Licorne returned back in order to check in with everyone aligned with Yui Samidare's. First, he arrived at the Museum of Medieval Torture Case Duel Noir where he encountered Sachi Mizuiyama, who was leaving a restaurant after getting a lead into the Duel Noir there. While flicking a coin, Licorne says he came to warn Sachi given that he knows the others wouldn't want there to be anymore casualties and to 'not go overboard'. From there, he disappears after blinding her with light reflected onto the coin.

His next appearance was at the Goodbye BAR Case Duel Noir, which Hajiki Yaki was assigned. Licorne appears in an alleyway and gives Hajiki the same message of the others not wanting anymore casualties. In addition, he says the culprit did not rundown said alleyway and to not continue onward. Hajiki, thinking otherwise and not wanting to get shown up by a kid, rushes after Licorne. Unfortunately, this proves to be Hajiki's mistake as, while he doesn't run into Licorne, he does run into Sachi. Being that Sachi is also a Victim of the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎, she murders Hajiki after getting the information required from him.

Licorne's final destination would be the Kareobana Academy Case Duel Noir in the mountains. Traveling by helicopter, he picked up Salvador Fukuro Yadorigi and the remaining members of the Ouu Daitouitsu University Myst'ry Research Society from being stranded to freeze at the Duel Noir. As they fly off, Licorne informs them that all, save for one of the M.R.S members (Tōru Uchida), would be able to leave the flight on account of him being the Victim of said Duel Noir, having murdered their fifth member, Rei Naruko (nicknamed Grey). This was on account of Grey sabotaging his sister's car and getting her into a fatal accident. Grey was in actually a member of the Black Magic club, who was feuding with the group on account of them now having their old club room. Fearing that his friends would be next, he took upon a Duel Noir against her. After the M.R.S had gone to sleep, Salvador questions Licorne about how did he know about his whereabouts and that Toru was the culprit. Licorne tells him to check his pockets. Salvdor finds Toru's student ID which has his birth date of May 5th, meaning he was a Taurus. At that moment, it clicks to to him that the culprits are those who zodiacs line up with their respective case. Licorne comments that he finds what he understands as boring, and vice versa. Salvador comments on him being a romantic, which earns a comment from Licorne on whether he's hitting on him. Salvador denies this and moves the subject to Licorne taking him to somewhere.

Such a location happened to be the Libra Girls Academy Case Duel Noir, which was assigned to Yui. After the others departed and Toru was in custody, Licorne called in to inform Yui of his success in handling his sixth Duel Noir. Both met outside Yui's dorm, where upon meeting him she would hug him. Licorne informs her that Kyoko was with the Victim of the Twin Ability Research Center, Tōya Tsutsumi, likely having been kidnapped. He also reveals that he had arrived back a while ago, but had refrained from helping out for the sake of the audience. Something that causes Yui to snap at him, before calming down and wondering what she should do with Kyoko missing. Licorne informs her that cases like these should be up her alley since her DSC number is 88, with kidnapping being her classification. He encourages her to think logically and thus she comes to the conclusion that Toya would seek both refuge and 'allies'. The only place that would grant him both would be at Gekka's castle.

Such logic would turn out to be correct as Toya had holed himself up in Gekka's castle and were using the five prior culprits that Licorne had rounded up as his underlings to stop Yui from getting to him, under the condition that he split his earnings with the rest. These underlings would force the children there to block the entrances to prevent in any outsiders. Licorne, however, is unfazed by such and informs Yui that most were amateurs that could be handled relatively easily, especially in comparison to the assassins. As he and Yui go about their climb to Toya, Licorne is able to dispatch about half of them, up until the run in with Tatsutora Oboro, who pulls out a gun on both of them. As a result, Licorne pushed Yui into the elevator so she can go on while he fights Tatsutora. In the end, Licorne proves victorious and takes Tatsutora's gun before pursuing Yui. He arrives just in time and holds Toya at gunpoint, while also revealing he was able to get out unscathed from Tatsutora's gunfire thanks to the folding shovel he had in his pocket.

Licorne asks what would happen if the Victim of a Duel Noir were to die, which Yui assumes would just mean the game would be cancelled. Licorne wants to go ahead with killing him, but Yui prevents it. Instead they tie him up and all three go to take him to Gekka, who they believe to be in a locked room. They enter, only to look in horror as they find his body covered up with a white cloth over his face, deceased. It was then that Licorne reveals that Gekka Ryūzōji was terminally ill, and he had noticed it for the past six months he was working with him. When Yui asked if such illness was why he was confined to a wheelchair, Licorned replied that it was due to an injury he sustained on the force and that he would retire after his family was murdered by a killer who escaped prisoner.

The trio finds the video recording of Gekka, who asked for forgiveness for dying before their game would be complete, though noted to Yui had she been more flexible in her thinking, the cases would've been solved sooner. Kyoko points out that the culprits were those whose zodiacs lined up with their challenges, and had Yui noticed they could have been done faster. When Yui asked if Licorne was aware of this, he responded that he knew since the first one, but didn't reveal it for the sake of making things interesting (much to Yui's ire). When the recording went on, it focused on Licorne, with Gekka showing appreciation for him and giving him two choices via white and black envelopes. White: for Licorne to take the name of Ryūzōji and become the new heir to the castle. Black: become an official enemy of the Victims Catharsis Committee.

However, before Licorne could make a decision, Toya reveals that he still had a gun that he had acquired from Tatsutora and holds Yui at gunpoint. He declares that once he takes the white envelope he would become the castle's new master. Yui orders Licorne to shoot, but he reveals that gun he had had no ammo. when Kyoko asked if Toya's has ammo, he shoots her left hand (though, thankfully, it was shallow). He orders Yui to grab the white envelope, and evens hits her with the metal handle. However, before she could give it to him, Toya is killed by a shot to the forehead from Johnny Arp, who arrives on the scene by destroying a nearby wall with a tank.

Johnny walks up to Licorne with a sheriff's badge and gives him an offer to come with him, stating that Licorne could spy on NASA or Area 51 as much as he would desire. Licorne, who couldn't decide on what to pick since neither really interested him, excitedly agreed. In turn, becoming both Yui and Kyoko's enemy. Before they leave, Licorne is ordered to give both a black case which contains a sniper rifle. Johnny challenges both to a competitions where whoever wins is right. With that said, both leave the scene in Johnny's tank.

### Shoot Down The Angel Challenge

On January 20th, Licorne met with Kyoko and Yui at a family restaurant, since Johnny had written a letter that stated to come by, though was written rather eccentrically. Licorne wanted to sit by both of them, but was ordered by Yui to remain where he was. When he asked if he could come back to them, Yui considered it, but Kyoko pointed out that he was just having fun. It was then that Johnny burst through the window of the restaurant on his motorcycle, much to the shock of the other bystanders there. Through their talk, they learn that Johnny isn't really opposed to them, but at the same time, he would like to challenge against them in a 'fun' game. Licorne pokes fun of him for being so childish in his motivations. While initially Kyoko was disinterested in their antics, even when Johnny was willing to hand over a valuable pass to get to Mikado, Johnny appeals to their pride as a detective to get them to stick around and listen.

Johnny orders Licorne to take out a box with rifle bullets and explains that they are going to play essentially a shooting game, with Johnny acting as his team's sniper and Kyoko's hers. These events are a best two out of three and take place at locations for on-going Duel Noirs. They will not know the detective of the case nor will they know the culprit. They will only know the item contents of the Duel Noir. They are not acting as detective but rather outsiders, trying to influence the proceedings of the Duel Noir. Yui and Kyoko win if they can stop the Duel Noir before a murder can occur via their own rifle by any means necessary. Licorne and Johnny win by shooting Kyoko's ribbon. Both sides can only used three bullets per round and they are colored green, yellow and red. Such bullets are meant to be used in that order as well. Licorne hands Yui and Kyoko a timer that will count down the moment the detective assigned to the Duel Noir opens it. As a last minute addition, only the third bullet could be used to shoot at someone directly. Such challenge will happens two weeks from now to give the girl's enough time to prepare.

As Yui grills into Johnny to ask information about the Victims Catharsis Committee, Licorne interjects with his reasoning being that since they haven't lost yet, they shouldn't give out more information (which earns Yui's ire). After Johnny leaves for his date, Yui asks if Licorne really won't come back to them and if he had a plan for going through with this with Johnny. Licorne admits that he doesn't feel like he can grow or develop anymore talents, and that he has a hunch that in the future things won't get better. He goes on via an analogy that his skills would become gradually more useless and that eventually the only way to really proceed is to 'die'. In this case, he would prefer to go out in a duel. That said, he also said that after Johnny's game is over he is going off to study physics and astronomy and cosmic physics since he knows there are unsolved mysteries left in that area. Though not before sneaking into Area 51 to find out about aliens. When Yui asks about his participation in this game, Licorne responds he's the same as Johnny in that he's doing it for his own happiness. This earns Kyoko's scorn and claims she won't go easy on him. With that settled, he takes his team's half of the items and departs, stating the next time they meet, he'll be looking for them via scope.

When the challenge comes, the first round takes place at the Wedeln Mountain Villa Case Duel Noir. This match results in Kyoko and Yui's victory, after they destroy the frozen rope that was to be used as the murder weapon. The next round, taking place at the Katashiro Island Case Duel Noir, is over before Kyoko or Yui could even set foot on the island, thanks to Johnny's skills.

However, for the third round at the Edenside Amusement Park Case Duel Noir, things take a turn due to intervention from the Victims Catharsis Committee, or rather Mikado. Having disliked Johnny's antics concerning his challenge, they organized a third Duel Noir pitting him (and Yui) against five 'assassins' comprised of people who were likely to be the loved ones of those he had murdered on behalf of the Committee. As Licorne and Johnny head to the amusement park, they are ambushed by 'M60', who is defeated. First, by Johnny jamming the gun with sugar and dust, and then, by shooting the tires, causing M60's truck to careen off a cliff, killing him. Licorne is then informed by Johnny that he also killed another one 'Dragunov' before he even got the letter. As both enter the amusement park, they are met with a barrage of bullets that force them to abandon their car. Licorne spots 'Throwing Knives' before Johnny does and warns him so he can watch out. However, despite his best efforts, Johnny gets stabbed in his right arm and is forced to rush into the house of mirrors. 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 (who was wearing a ghillie suit). He is shocked to find its a woman underneath, rather than Johnny. Licorne continues his investigation where he finds that Johnny's rifle is gone (meaning a third party took it), and notices a locked room. He planned to continue his investigation elsewhere, but 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. As he leaves the house, Licorne ends up getting shot repeatedly. Using up his strength, he calls in Kyoko and Yui to inform them of the circumstances, and that Johnny was dead. He suspects that they left him alive on purpose to drag in Yui and Kyoko on the scene. While Yui tries to reassure him that they'll save him, he apologizes before passing out. His unconscious body is later found by the two girls once they arrive on the scene. In order to ensure his safety, they go about solving the Duel Noir.

By the time they had solved it, with TAC50 in custody, they go to Licorne to find him regaining consciousness. Yui is relieved and goes to his side. However, it was at that moment that they are ambushed by Throwing Knives who was still alive, but before she can do any harm was killed by a headshot from Johnny (who had also lined it up to get Kyoko's ribbon in the process, thus securing his team's victory). With the threats neutralized, Licorne was escorted to a hospital to get treatment for his injuries.

### Licorne's Fate

The next day, at 10 AM, Licorne checks out of the hospital with Yui and Kyoko, and all three deciding to visit a nearby park before he left. He went through with this as a result of his status of Rei Mikagami still making him sought after. When Kyoko points out that he should have known that Johnny was still alive, and he admits he realized that when Johnny's locator didn't go off when he found the body and his rifle was gone. Kyoko scolds him further and tells him to not find a reason to die once he reaches twenty or get people involved to fill up his inner emptiness. When asked if Licorne got in contact with Johnny, he shakes his head and notes that Johnny has probably long since left the country with the Committee after him. Licorne asked if they had fun playing the game, Yui responds that it was otherwise and notes how bad Licorne got hurt in it. Licorne says he's had fun, but he doesn't want to get stuck in the hospital a second time, instead choosing to go incognito and follow through with his plans for the future in the United States of America.

Licorne stared at Yui and asked if she would be lonely without him, to which she does admit and in turn, he says he'd be lonely too. Though the two of them shake this off with friendly banter. To see him off, Yui hands him a paper bag filled with gifts. Licorne called a taxi for them and once it arrives Kyoko says this is goodbye before departing. After noting how cool Kyoko was acting, Licorne hands a key off to Yui, stating that Johnny told him to give it to her only when she was alone. It was apparently a participation award for their little game. As she took the key, he suddenly hugged her and begged for her not to continue her fight against the Committee, noting that if she continued, she wouldn't be able to look back anymore. Yui is confused, but he slowly let her go and said to forget what he said. He shakes her hand and admits he was very fortunate to meet the two of them. Licorne and Yui say goodbye to each other one last time before they go on their separate ways.

## Alternate Fates

Licorne is briefly alluded to in Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp in a friendship event between Komaru Naegi and Shuichi Saihara.

## Appearance

Licorne has an androgynous appearance, showing male and female characteristics. He has light blue eyes with question marks in them, long eyelashes and his skin is, on perception, translucent. His hair is dark blue and of medium length which reaches just below his shoulders. He is slightly shorter than Kyoko and has a slender frame. Licorne often changes his appearance as he can disguise himself in many different ways however he is illustrated wearing a white shirt, orange necktie, covered by a grey V-Neck Jumper. He wears black shorts which are held up by a white belt as well as black knee-high socks and black shoes. He holds a black coat with different colored sleeve buttons and the edges of the coat are trailed with red cross-stitching which can also be found on the lower rim of his shorts.

## Personality

Licorne's usual disposition is usually presenting himself as quite friendly, though has a mature disposition to him which fits his status as a Triple Zero detective. That said, he does have a childish demeanor which is fitting for his age and is willing to joke around with those he takes a liking to. In addition, he has a fairly calm demeanor and mature nature towards his life, something allows him to easily shift between picking out dresses for Kyoko to talking about the assassins that are after him. In addition, he's not above being cryptic in order to let others figure out developments for themselves.

Fitting for a detective of his status, Licorne is highly intelligent compared to most adults and his quick wits usually allows him to go against those were vastly bigger and stronger than him. As a result of such intelligence, he is able to quickly solve cases like the Duel Noir's with relative ease and even move at such a pace to prevent any victims from occurring. That said, such intelligence also serves one of is driving flaws. Namely, its incredibly easy for him to get bored and often times he has stated he wants the culprits of the cases to go about their murder tricks so that he can entertain himself by solving it (something that has gotten him told off by Yui on more than one occasion). In addition, such talent for mystery solving has also given him a feeling of having reached his potential too quickly, and feeling that such gifts will eventually amount to nothing as he grows older. Thus, this explains why he often takes riskier options that can put himself in jeopardy, like heading to Meyura station despite knowing assassins are after him.

In addition, Licorne has a tendency to be rather indifferent when it comes to the thought of murdering those who try to attack him, such as the case with Night Flyer, and even when he is talked out of doing so, he has no qualms about brutalizing the offenders in order to prevent their pursuit. Such indifference also extends to people getting murder by culprits and he has no issue with discovering dead bodies either. Despite such inclinations towards violence, he is willing to put it aside if his allies desire otherwise, and does his best to respect their desires. Though, at the end of the day, his desire for excitement and fulfillment largely leads him to do or align himself with whatever piques his interest. Such free spirited nature has also lead to conflict with his former allies, such as the case with him joining Johnny's side, but he values his own desire more than anyone's else thoughts or wishes on the matter. His interest in solving the unknown is what got him into becoming a detective in the first place. and ultimately its what fuels his desire to eventually go to college and study astronomy to solve unsolved mysteries related to that.

## Skills and Abilities

### Triple Zero Detective

As a Triple Zero Detective, it means Licorne has the capability and superb intelligence to take on any sort of case, regardless of it being something from homicide to even white collar crime. Given that he is one of only four that was able to achieve such rank out of 65,000 registered detectives in fifteen years, it marks as proof that he can considered one of the greatest detectives in the country. During the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎, Licorne is able to uncover and subdue half of the Victims before they could even kill their targets, whilst the others of Yui's team were only able to go throughout the challenge after the targets have already been murdered.

### Fighting Prowess & Support Items

Licorne has shown to be extremely competent in fighting both offensively and defensively. He has the skills to incapacitate two infamous assassins with relative ease and is competent enough to be able to fight against gun wielders despite lacking firearms himself. In addition, he also carries on his person (usually his jacket) various weapons to use for self-defense. For instance, a folding shovel that prevented him from getting shot by Tatsutora or having his tie conceal a thin wire that is coated in non-lethal poison.

### Vanishing & Ethereal Aura

During various interactions with characters, Licorne has a tendency to completely disappear without a trace when out of their eyesight or if their vision was obstructed, even if it was only for a brief moment. It is also noted by Yui that has a ghost like atmosphere to him, and that even when hugging him, it felt touching air. Ultimately, it's left ambiguous whether Licorne's vanishing trick truly does have to do with the supernatural or if its just a testament to his skills as a Triple Zero Detective.

### Kyoko Kirigiri & Yui Samidare

Compared to Yui who had taken a shining to Licorne, Kyoko often treats him rather coldly and more along the lines of a rival, and getting annoyed with his antics (like shopping their search for Rei Mikagami). Licorne himself often does act amicably towards her and is willing to joke around with her. That said, both are often on the same wavelength when it comes to detective work, being very resourceful and smart for their ages. Ultimately, when Licorne gets injured during their challenge, Kyoko was willing to go out and help him. Before he departed, her remarks on him keeping others out of trouble and avoiding trying to find a reason to die, shows that she did warm up to Licorne and valued him as a friend, in her own way.

While initially distrust of Licorne given his affiliation with Gekka and doubt on whether he was with the Victims Catharsis Committee, Yui quickly warmed up to her new ally during their hunt for Rei Mikagami by happily shopping with him and seemed to regard him as a friend. Licorne has shown to be quite comfortable with Yui and has no qualms with messing with her, such as asking for a kiss.. That said, Licorne's indifference and willingness to allow people to become in grave danger if its for his own enjoyment has sparked Yui's frustration given her belief that a detective has to be someone of justice. She was also quite mad when he left her side in order to join Johnny's, though during the sniper challenge, it was clear she was willing to forgive him and make-up. When they were about to go their separate ways, Licorne breaks his usual carefree persona to briefly try and convince her not to continue on the path against the Committee out of fear she might get hurt, showcasing that he truly does care for her.

It was when he was with both girls that he was willing to explain his true feelings regarding his uncertainty of the future and reveal the emptiness he feels, thus showing that he does trust both of enough to confide in them about his emotions. When he was heavily injured during the sniper challenge, he apologizes to both for getting them involved and prior to his departure admits he was glad he got to know both of them, proving he does see them as good friends.

**Victims Catharsis Committee**
### Gekka Ryūzōji

Having worked with Gekka for over six months, Licorne had developed a good understanding and respect for Gekka, to the point where he had noticed that Gekka had become terminally ill. In turn, Gekka respects Licorne and sees him as someone that was worthy of holding the name of Ryūzōji, which was one of the reasons for why he set up the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎. However, that said, Licorne was disinterested in taking Gekka's place as master of the castle and even becoming an official enemy of the Duel Noirs, thus proving that even with their bond he has no qualms in putting his own desires over Gekka's options in the matter.

### Johnny Arp

Licorne quickly took a liking to Johnny once he offered Licorne the chance to join him and spy on restricted areas. Given that both go about their lives purely to find excitement and happiness, regardless of who they align themselves with, they become fast friends. That being the case, Licorne is not above teasing Johnny for his motivations being child-like, whilst Johnny does poke fun of Licorne's tendency to hide items in his jacket. Unfortunately, the Duel Noir at the amusement park forced them to separate, with Johnny being forced to leave the country with the Committee hunting him down.

## Trivia

* (Licorne) uses the katakana リコーン, which in French translates to "unicorn". This could be a nod to his role in the story as being quite elusive and sought after, and often described with as having a mythical air about him, similar to a unicorn. 御鏡 霊 (Mikagami Rei) use the kanji that reads "Ghost in the Mirror" which the name the English media gave to him.
* During the Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge‏‎, Licorne states that his sixth Duel Noir case would consist of a death game on a cruise ship. This could be a possible reference to the visual novel adventure game *Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors* by Spike, the company that created Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. This also could be a reference to Kaiji, as the first arc contains a gambling death game on a cruiser, simialr to the gambling implements shown in the volume 4 inner art. There are a few other instances of FKMT works being referenced throughout the franchise so it is possible.
* Licorne's appearance, personality and career could be a reference to the Edogawa Ranpo character Yoshio Kobayashi due to him being a member of the Boys’ Detective Club, a master of disguise as well as convincingly being able to disguise himself as young women.
	+ Yoshio’s fictional mentor, Kogoro Akechi, may be the inspiration for Mikado Shinsen as they are both masters of disguise.
* Many people have noted similarities to Junko Enoshima in the way they both act, and come across, and the fact that the Duel Noir cases generally have the word Despair written somewhere near them. The connection is further fueled by the questioning of Licorne's gender by multiple characters. There is no confirmation as to whether they are connected, and remains pure speculation.
* The Triple Zero detectives in the Detective Library each represent a certain type of monster in fiction. For Licorne, he represents a ghost, with his epithet and seemingly ethereal abilities connecting back towards the idea.