Cadence

**Cadence** is a main character in *Penguinronpa*. Her talent is the **Ultimate DJ**, as she enjoys making music and dancing. She was killed by Rory in the third chapter.

## Appearance

Cadence is a peach penguin with purple hair and a pair of yellow headphones. She also wears a scarf and wristbands that are both pink and yellow, along with a pair of black and white sneakers with a pattern similar to piano keys on them.

## Personality

Cadence is very loud and energetic, and is usually talking about how she wants to dance. While she is generally kind and happy, she doesn't always think before she acts, which gets her into trouble. This includes quickly accusing others to avoid suspicion herself, complaining when something is boring or takes too long, and contemplating hurting others in order to protect the ones she cares about.

## History

### Main Story

#### Prologue

Cadence is first seen in the Coffee Shop along with most of the other penguins. She introduces herself as the Ultimate DJ, and is disappointed that the Night Club is locked. She quickly turns her frown upside down by dancing wildly in the cramped Coffee Shop along with Franky, and apparently knocks over Gary's coffee while doing so. Cadence then goes to the Snow Forts with the others where she meets Monobert for the first time. She remarks that the new Clock Tower that Monobert makes is "hideous".

#### Chapter 1

Cadence investigates the island with Franky and Rory, where they attempt to enter the Night Club through the entrance from the Boiler Room, but soon find that there is now a metal plate blocking the entrance to the Mine Shack. After investigating, Cadence has dinner with everyone at the Pizza Parlor, where she sits with Franky.

The next morning, Cadence is dissatisfied with the group's plan to have Gary attempt to create a substitution for jet pack fuel because he usually screws up his inventions. Paige calls Cadence pessimistic and nearly accuses her of being the traitor, before being interrupted by Aunt Arctic, telling them to knock it off. The accusations continue for several of the other penguins, which causes most of them to storm out of the Coffee Shop angrily, including Cadence.

Cadence is not seen until Aunt Arctic's body is discovered the next morning. She spends her time at the Coffee Shop instead of investigating, saying that the secret agents should be the ones to do it since they investigate all the time. During the trial, Cadence suspects Jet Pack Guy after seeing the black fabric found in Aunt Arctic's igloo. The true killer instead turns about to be Sensei, and after he is executed, Cadence marks that she feels like she is going to throw up.

#### Chapter 2

After Monobert tells the group that new areas have been opened around the island, Cadence investigates the Town and Plaza with Shadow Guy, Gamma Gal, and Rockhopper in hopes of the Night Club being unlocked. Unfortunately for her, the Night Club is still locked, and all her group found was that the Pet Shop is open now. After Agent suggests investigating Aunt Arctic's igloo again after her murder the day prior, Cadence decides to leave it to the secret agents, as it seems "more up their alley".

The following day, Cadence appears at the Pizza Parlor for dinner, before going to the Snow Forts where Monobert announces his next motive. In order to get their minds off of the motive, Rookie suggests the penguins throw a party at the Lighthouse, which Cadence initially seems excited about, as she offers to perform with Franky.

The next morning however, Cadence receives an anonymous note ordering her to not attend the party, otherwise she will be a victim. Franky comes to her igloo, telling her that he got the same note as well. Cadence and Franky devise a plan to stop the anonymous killer with a knife from the Pizza Parlor before they can kill anyone at the party. Franky will sit outside of the Lighthouse wearing a pair of prototype headphones that allow him to hear what's happening in the soundproof Lighthouse, and also let him communicate with Cadence's headphones to alert her when to strike. They arrive at the Lighthouse where the others are planning the party, and tell them that they will not be attending.

The night of the party, mysterious piano music is played, which causes Franky to fall asleep. Thus, he cannot alert Cadence when to move into the Lighthouse. The killer, unbeknownst to everyone else, is already going forth with their scheme, sending the sleeping Rockhopper crashing down onto the Ice Rink while strapped to a remote-control jet pack. The jet pack explodes upon contact, which scares Cadence and wakes up Franky. The two rush to the Ice Rink and find Rockhopper's body. Panicked, and hoping to get rid of the knife she was holding to clear herself of suspicion, Cadence plunges the knife into the already dead Rockhopper's chest. She also tosses the prototype headphones Franky was wearing into the melted Ice Rink. She then runs back to the Lighthouse with Franky to alert the others of Rockhopper's death.

During the trial, Cadence and Franky are immediately suspected, since they both found the body, and were the only ones not present at the party. Cadence tries to shift the blame to Klutzy, since he was teleported away during the party, but Agent quickly refutes her claim. As the other penguins begin suspecting Cadence and Franky more, they eventually confess to their original plan of stopping the true killer, but are still adamant that they are not guilty. Agent eventually helps to prove their innocence by learning from Monobert that the body discovery announcement plays when two innocent penguins find the body. Afterward, Paige is found to be the true killer, and the one who wrote the anonymous messages to Cadence and Franky in the first place. After Paige's execution, Cadence once again says that she just wants to throw up again.

#### Chapter 3

Cadence is seen at the Coffee Shop the next morning and is immediately accused of being the traitor by Dot, after her plan with Franky the night prior. She admits their plan was stupid, but pleas that they had good intentions and just wanted to protect everyone else. Cadence appears to be deeply affected by Dot's harsh disapproval of her actions, as she only spends time with Franky afterward, where the two generally appear to be gloomy. Later that night, Cadence is seen calming down a screaming Franky in the Town, who just played an Execution Simulator in the Dance Lounge.

Cadence is not seen again until the two days later, where she and Franky run to the Ski Village after hearing Jet Pack Guy practice screaming for a play. Soon after, Monobert shows up and explains the next motive- Where killing two participants without being caught will send you to the new world immediately without a trial. After hearing the motive, she watches the play performed by Rookie, Jet Pack Guy, Shadow Guy, and Gamma Gal. She does not appear to be too fond of the play, and says it was not very good.

At some point after the play, Cadence once again works with Franky to devise a plan to kill someone. This time, Cadence's motivation is to help Franky see his bandmates, who are nowhere to be found. She plans to let Franky kill her, along with Klutzy, since he is an easy target, so he can instantly be teleported to the new world to find his band. However, Franky finds himself unable to go through with the plan, as he believes the other members of the Penguin Band are likely already dead, and also because he doesn't want to have to kill Cadence or Klutzy. Cadence seems to know that the plan isn't very good, but she can't stand to see Franky so upset, and desperately wants to do anything to make him happy again. She eventually wraps her scarf around his neck, and drowns him the Hidden Lake, hoping he'll be able to see his band again. Cadence immediately regrets this decision, and doesn't have time to process what she's done, as Rory quickly catches Cadence in the act. Since Rory knows Cadence is Franky's killer, she would be found out immediately at the trial, so she chases after him with the knife in attempt to silence him. Rory trips her with a shovel, and kills her with his jackhammer at the Night Club in self-defense. He hides her body in the Boiler Room's boiler, but she is discovered by the others shortly after.

### Bonus Content

#### Penguinronpa Holiday Special

Cadence appears as one of the main stars of the Penguinronpa Holiday Special. She wears a pair of red earmuffs with a music note on each side, along with a purple sweater that reads "PECK THE HALLS". She searches the island for Rockhopper along with Agent, Dot, Klutzy, and Franky.

#### Penguinronpa Valentines' Day Special

Cadence appears in one of the ships reviewed by Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal during the Penguinronpa Valentine's Day Special. She is paired with Franky, and is given several ship names, including Cadenky, Songbirds, France, and Fracankdencey.

## Trivia

* Cadence's introduction code translates to "THE PARTY WILL START SOON"
	+ This is a reference to the official Club Penguin song sung by Cadence, titled *The Party Starts Now.*
* Cadence's headphones are incorrectly colored yellow in Penguinronpa rather than the usual green color in the original Club Penguin.
	+ This is referenced in the Penguinronpa Holiday Special, where Cadence's headphones turn the correct green color after the universe is torn apart.
* The peach color used for Cadence's feathers is the exact same color used for the tongues of characters in Penguinronpa.
* In character Q+A's, Cadence often says "LOL" out loud, which is something she often did in the original Club Penguin.
* Tofu thinks that out of all of the dead characters, Cadence deserved to survive the most.