Anthony Malthe

Malthe Inc.

> How can I push myself forwards, if the thing I'm pushing against is myself?
>
> -Anthony Malthe

**Anthony Malthe** was a student who applied for Rimoto Piozumu Azademy in its second year, and a participant in the killing game that took place at the abandoned theme park in *Danganronpa: Mirrored Fate*.

## Personality

Anthony was a charismatic young man, though one who was easily irritated and often confused by his own frustration...which would lead to further anger. Because of his cycle of outrage, he often avoided getting too close to people, instead staying distant and showing off his nicer and more sociable side at public events or brief, private affairs. He's also been said to be very generous, starting his young venture in philanthropy when he was fifteen, though in news interviews he had stated multiple times he didn't feel like he deserved the praise.

## History

### Before the Killing Game

Anthony was born into a family of wealth, his father owning a prosperous oil drilling company which he expanded into other avenues of business such as public transportation and a gas station chain. He was taught by both parents from a young age that all advantages you see in life should be taken, regardless of who gets the short end of the stick. These lessons led him to treat other kids his age with immense disrespect, but when they began to fight back, Anthony started to resort to violence. His first murder was when he was seven after he strangled a kid to death in his attic, the kid in question being a rival in his math class where they held competitions for who could be the fastest at solving equations.

The Malthe family did all they could to cover up the murder, but scolded Anthony heavily for his actions. The verbal abuse turned physical when his father began beating him, calling Anthony a little devil. He started to beat his wife, too, beginning to blame her for ‘birthing the child wrong’ or something to that effect. Anthony could handle the abuse towards him, but seeing his mother be treated poorly was something that bothered him greatly over the years. Eventually, Anthony snapped again and killed his father at the age of 11 by stabbing him to death. The struggle did not come without consequence, though, as Anthony’s father managed to slice at Anthony’s right eye, damaging it beyond full repair. Anthony was left with a large scar and partial blindness.

Once again, the murder was covered up, this time her mother leading the charge as she had to take over the company’s affairs until Anthony was of-age. They created a cover-up story involving one of the estate workers attempting to kidnap Anthony and his father being killed in an effort to save his son. Anthony began to notice how corrupt all of this really was, and tried to speak out against his mother about it. But now she turned to verbal abuse, calling him a demon who had caused nothing but problems for their family, and that if he knew what was best then he'd stay quiet about everything and let her handle the company for him. Thus, Anthony Malthe began to believe he was born an inherently bad person.

From that day onwards, Anthony was suicidal. The thoughts would come and go, but every time they did, he’d try to cling onto them. They never became strong enough to provoke him into going through with it, though. He kept viewing this as the evil constantly over-shrouding the good, forcing him to continue living. At fifteen years old, he decided enough was enough. Instead of waiting for the day when he’d ruin another life, he decided he’d try and put as much time, money, and effort into bettering the lives of others. He took on philanthropy, using money from his family’s company to support smaller businesses and communities. He spent his time organizing building projects for homeless people, and then volunteering time in the construction process himself.

Initially his mother was livid, claiming that he was being reckless with their funds and wasting time on people who weren’t ever going to be anything anyways. But when the media finally picked up on Anthony’s good news and good publicity alongside it, his mother suddenly gave him full support--being there with him when he made announcements, getting footage of her helping him plan and build shelters, walking alongside him through poverty-ridden neighborhoods. The entire time she whispered in his ear that this wasn’t enough to change who he was, and while at first Anthony knew she was simply trying to get under his skin, the thought still got under and crawled up into his mind. Was this even genuine? Was he truly helping these people, or was he furthering the good publicity and conspiracy to keep himself safe long enough to commit future evils? Deceptions. Lies. All of it, once again. Evil disguised as goodness.

Questions, questions, questions, until finally hope for an answer came to him. Rimoto Piozumu Academy, where specialized prodigies were brought together to hone their skills and be taught at the highest level they could be. The best in their fields...if Anthony could meet these people and see what they were like...maybe they were good people. They’d have to be, right? Getting to the top requires dedication, skill, devotion. Virtue, honesty, integrity. Sure, if Anthony were accepted then he wouldn’t fit this description, but he was an exception. He had to be. Or, at least, he had to find out. Thus Anthony pools his resources, and his last shred of faith in something good in him, into Rimoto Piozumu Academy. Maybe he could be kept in check with goodness surrounding him; the best of the best bringing out the best within him.

### Danganronpa: Mirrored Fate

#### Chapter 1

##### **Days 1 & 2**

When Anthony awoke at the fairgrounds with 13 other students and discovered that they were being forced into a twisted 'killing game,' his reaction was similar to most of the others: disbelief and terror. Though afraid of being murdered. Rather, he feared that he would eventually be driven to murder one of his fellow applicants.

He set out and got to know people, initially hoping to take on some sort of leadership position within the group to rally everyone up and get a grip on the situation. He was also curious about the kinds of people these potential Ultimates were, and what kind of abilities they brought to the table. For the most part he got along with the others, notably Jou who he thought of as a chill, level-headed guy, and Mal who was a hardass that he found fun to mess with. Though he was disappointed in Foujita and Izanagi for not feeling passionate towards their talent and thought of Zenkichi as an idiot who must've made it this far in the application process by mistake. Anthony had mixed feelings towards the group as a whole, as while some of them were certainly talented, none of them were exactly inspiring him to do better.

The next day, some of the group hangs around the courtyard and watches Zenki perform strenuous workouts, an effort that leads to him passing out on the ground. While the others panicked, Anthony remained calm and checked for a breath and pulse--both of which were still there. He instructs the group to help him lift Zenki and bring him back to his own trailer, though Foujita insists they go to his trailer instead as it's closer. The group does so, only to be swiftly betrayed as Fou locks everyone inside his trailer with no way of getting out. Now Anthony panics and begins to grow frustrated as he pounds at the door while hearing the others talk about this being a trap for murder. Eventually the group manages to bust a window open and crawl out of Fou's trailer. Once outside, Anthony balls his hands into fists and tells the others to stay with Zenki to keep an eye on him. He then leaves to look for Fou. Izanagi joins him, and together they search the whole trailer park...to no avail. But right as they're about to give up, Foujita passes them in the courtyard and dashes into the restaurant upon being spotted.

They chase him into the freezer where a fight breaks out between Ant and Fou, though Izanagi finishes things off with a surprise attack as Zenki enters and watches the fight from the door. Foujita falls unconscious and Nathan enters the room, expressing disappointment that they didn't go all the way and kill him. Anthony confronts Nathan trying to get some answers out of him about what all of this is about. When that fails, he tries going in for a punch--which misses. Nathan demonstrates that Ant shouldn't try that again as he pulls out a knife and throws it with so much speed and force that it goes straight through a thick piece of meat hanging from the freezer ceiling. Anthony, thoroughly intimidated, doesn't make a move as Nathan walks to pick up his knife, then exits the freezer. Afterwards, Ant, Izanagi, and Zenki bring Fou back to his trailer. Before putting him in, though, Ant takes Fou's trailer key off of him so that he can't pull off something like this ever again. Anthony returns to his own trailer to rest a bit, his head pounding and arms stinging from the fight. While he rests, he berates himself for losing control like that, wondering whether or not it was the right thing to do.

Later that night, Foujita and Anthony talk things out in the courtyard. Foujita explains it was a 'prank,' and while Anthony still feels like it was extreme, he apologizes for kicking Fou's shit in. The two decide to move on, though things remain tense between them.

That same night he also meets Katie for the first time. She asks about the story behind his scar, and he gives her the false cover story that he'd been spouting off to whoever asked for the past six years. Katie is moved by the story, calling Anthony strong and giving him the biggest hug he'd ever received in his life.

##### **Days 3-5**

The next day, Zenki, Fou, Ant, and Dyson all chat about a few different things in the restaurant. Dyson talks about his training as a samurai and the seven virtues he follows; Anthony asks him for some combat training sometime. Zenki asks the others what love is and in the midst of it says he loves Anthony, which flusters him a little.

Much later that night, past midnight, Anthony and Zenki talk in the courtyard for a bit. Eventually Anthony decides to open up to Zenki about the fact that he's murdered two people before and is afraid that he might do it again. He isn't entirely sure about the reasoning in the moment, though he chalks it up to believing that Zenki is too dumb to really understand what this means and that he'd be the most forgiving. Still, Anthony is shocked when Zenki doesn't yell, doesn't seem phased, and even goes so far as to suggest that Anthony had his reasons for doing what he did. A bit relieved, though still not ready for everyone to know about this, Anthony makes Zenki promise not to tell anyone else about this. Afterwards they head to their own trailers for the night.

The following afternoon was spent primarily climbing trees. It started out as a joke amongst the group, though Foujita is the first to get things started. Anthony joins him, then starts helping some of the others up on the branches. As more and more people arrive in the courtyard, they all pile up into the tree. At one point there are eight or nine of them in the tree together. Everyone fools around, laughing and having fun. At one point Mal shows off by doing a backflip off the tree branch she's on and gracefully landing on the ground, which Anthony responds to by jumping into her arms without warning. She catches him and he flashes her a quick smile before being promptly dropped to the ground. While he might not have felt strongly about this group early on, he found himself enjoying everyone's presence more. They may not have been the smartest, most driven, or most skilled people, but they were still beginning to bring out the best in Anthony. After everyone broke away from the tree and he returned to his trailer to rest, Anthony reflected on the day with a smile...though it grew into a small frown as he realized they were still in a 'killing game.' And not to mention how violent some of them, like himself and Mal, could be at times.

(Day 5 shit; Ant's talk w/ peeps in the tree about philosophy, Jou reveals to him he's actually a social analyst, Ant pitches his 'plan' to Zenki that night, chat w/ Katie past midnight) (1/26/2021)

##### **Day 6**

(Anthony discovers plan was leaked. Confrontation w/ Zenki in the kitchen, which leads to him getting KO'ed. Interrogation from Mal/Katie when he wakes. Avoids talking to other peeps for the day; runs into Mal and Katie sleeping next to each other in Katie's trailer later that night. Learns that Mal is a lesbian; two make it a bit of a competition for Katie's affection. After midnight, walks around; Katie finds him and Zenki, drag them into the restaurant and help them make amends with each other.)

##### **Day 7**

(Otohashi is found dead in the freezer. Investigation stuff ensues.)

##### **Day 8**

(Drama stuff between Mal and Katie in the early morning, before the trial. Mal refusing to cry.)
(The trial. Anthony doesn't do a whole lot; most significant moment is when he refuses to show everyone else what he has on him.)

## Trivia

* His full name is based off of the words 'Philanthropy' and 'Misanthropy.'
* Joyce was the name of the child he murdered.
* He was originally planned to be a mid- to late-game killer who would act as an active antagonist against solving the cases as the game went on, though this idea was quickly scrapped as he developed stronger bonds than expected
* The rest of this isn't actual trivia, but they are scenes involving Anthony that I wanted to include here in some fashion anyways (there'll be links on all of these eventually)
	+ Anthony smokes for the first time (Ch. 1, Day 2)
	+ Guessing Mal's talent
	+ Dyson steps on his leg (Ch. 1, Day 3)
	+ Anthony opens up to Zenki (Ch. 1, Day 4)
	+ Foujita in Anthony's bed
	+ Chadthony
	+ What's right and what's wrong? (Ch. 1, Day 5)
	+ Forming the plan
	+ Pitching the plan
	+ Waiting on Zenki
	+ Plan exposed (Ch. 1, Day 6)
	+ Yelling at Zenki
	+ While he was unconscious
	+ ARE YOU GAY!?
	+ Forgiveness (Ch. 1, Day 7)
	+ You can cry. (Ch. 1, Day 8)
	+ Why do people like you so much?
	+ Anthony works out w/ Zenki