Kizuna Tomori

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## Kizuna Tomori

* Splash Art
* Sprite

## Characteristics

### Dislikes

* Cheap things
* Girls prettier than her

### Family

* Unnamed father
* Minako Tomori

## Fangan Info

### Artists

LINUJ (린유즈)

 —Danganronpa Another

**Kizuna Tomori** (토모리 키즈나 *Tomori Kizuna*) is a main character featured in **Danganronpa Another**, created by Korean game-developer LINUJ. She is known as the **Super High School Level Cheerleader** (초고교급 치어리더 lit. *Super High School Level Cheerleader*).

## **History**

### **Background**

Little is known about Kizuna's life before attending Hope's Peak Academy. Born into an average family, Kizuna was noticed by a lot of unkind people who only noticed her for her looks. Before she even graduated elementary school, Kizuna had already begun to shield herself with lies and bluffs, determined to protect herself from these same unkind people.

At some point in her life Kizuna started to work as a cheerleader, wanting to stand out from her female peers. Although she didn't initially possess any interest in cheerleading she continued to climb the ranks, so other men could not reach her as easily. Unexpectedly, Kizuna possessed a great talent in cheerleading. As she continued she became more immersed in her work.

Possibly due to her mother's own nature, Kizuna became extremely materialistic and developed a resentment towards men, only using them as a means to get money. It is also mentioned that in order to keep her male admirers, she allowed them to sleep with her cheerleader friends, possibly without the girl's consent.

At some point she was scouted for the 79th class as the Super High School Level Cheerleader. After meeting the rest of her classmates Kizuna's shield began to break down as she developed relationships with the others.

### The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy

Kizuna was one of sixteen students scouted by Hope's Peak Academy under its 79th class. Quickly admitted by the school to complete a secret project, everything was in vain when the student council was massacred by this same project. Although the schools administration tried their best to cover up the incident, rumours inevitably spread between the schools students. After personally researching and confirming their claims Yamato Kisaragi, the Super High School Level Inventor, searched for the incidents true masterminds after seeing one of them in footage from a hidden camera. placed on the body of the last surviving council member. Throughout his investigations, Yamato soon learned about a more sinister plan taking place. To protect his friends Yamato came up with his own plan to protect the 79th class. When the 'parade' began to take place, Yamato inflicted his plan and drove his classmates to an isolated island belonging to the Kisaragi Foundation. Unbeknown to all of them at that time, two members of the Ultimate Despair were already among them.

Shortly after escaping to the island Monokuma's attacked the building, killing numerous of the organizations staff and attacking the students. Kiyoka Maki, Mitsuhiro Higa, and Kizuna were at the forefront of the attack. As Kiyoka did her best to hold back the attacking forces, Kizuna was attacked and rendered unconscious. Her memories of his time at Hope's Peak Academy were soon erased, and the laboratory was remodelled to look like the school building.

### **79th Class Killing School Life**

*Main Article: Danganronpa Another*

Kizuna is one of the fifteen students enrolled to Hope's Peak Academy, as the years Super High School Level Cheerleader. Upon entry of the main school building everyone falls unconscious. One-by-one they wake up separated from each other but soon gather in the exit hall. Just as they were coming to their senses an anonymous announcement discussing the opening ceremony draws everyone to the gym. Upon entering the gym however, they are greeted by a Monochromatic robotic bear called Monokuma, who reveals the students have been kidnapped and were forced to participate in a mutual killing school life. The only way to leave the school would be to get away with murdering another student.

During the following days the group received DVDs of the people closest to them in harm's way. A day later Kiyoka Maki, the Super High School Level Sniper, is found hanging in the girl's bathroom. In the subsequent class trial for Kiyoka's murder Mitsuhiro is discovered as the culprit, and is soon executed.

### Second Motive and Kizuna's Plot

In the middle of the second week, Monokuma summons the class to the gymnasium, where he hands out notes with another participants secret. At this point in time Kizuna, already planning to murder someone to escape from the school, was affected by her note, which told her Yuki knew who the mastermind is. Seen crying by Akane Taira, the Super High School Level Maid, the class confront Kizuna, and try to convince her to rejoin the group. Although she is initially reluctant to do so, she is shocked into silence when Akane tearfully confides in her, and begs her to change her mind. She does so, but is still set on murdering Yuki.

Later that day, when most of the class were asleep, Kizuna calls Akane out to the switchium, and tries to convince her to become her accomplice. Although she reveals the content of Yuki's note, Akane refuses. Angered by this, Kizuna lunges toward Akane, and tries to stab her with it, understanding she would tell the others of her plan. After missing her first strike, the two stumbles and get into a struggle, where Akane is able to turn the tables against Kizuna. Silenced by the wound in her torso, she escapes to another room, where she collapses. Expecting Akane to finish her off, Kizuna begins to leave a dying message, but is interrupted by an unexpected killer.

### Fate

Kizuna is found by Ayame, who witnessed Akane run by covered in blood. Discovered writing a dying message, Ayame acts fast. In an attempt to protect Akane from execution, Ayame rips the knife out of Kizuna's stomach, causing blood to gush out, before swiftly stabbing her in the throat. Ayame leaves, but at this point in time, Kizuna was still alive. With what little strength she had left, Kizuna would then write a big 'X' next to the message, saying it was no longer Akane, before finally dying. A few minutes after dying, her killer uses the room and situation to her advantage, trying to clear her own name by discovering Kizuna's corpse along with Rei and Tsurugi, and framing the unknown killer of attacking her.

During the subsequent class trial for Kizuna's murder Ayame is found guilty as the culprit of Kizuna's murder, and is soon executed by Monokuma.

### Legacy

Kizuna's body sinks to the bottom of the ocean after the school's destruction. On Utsuroshima, a gold statue of Kizuna and her classmates is found by Teruya and the other participants.

## **Creation and Development**

Based on a 'gold-digger' motif, LINUJ intentionally made Kizuna a character people and the other characters would hate. Unlike most characters Kizuna was always meant to be killed. During her development however, LINUJ continued to think of how to make her death more painful, acting as retribution for her actions.

### Creators Notes

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### **Alternate Fates**

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토모리 키즈나 처형 도안 처형명 "플레이! 플레이! 빅토리 스타디움"

모노쿠마들이 가득한 야구 스타디움, 토모리는 불이 꺼져 있는 전광판에 묶인채로 강제로 응원을 시작한다. 토모리는 새파랗게 질린 얼굴로 응원을 시작하는데, 토모리가 응원하는 팀의 모노쿠마들이 응원에 힘을 얻어 점수를 낼 때마다 토모리의 양쪽 사이드의 전광판에 불이 들어온다. 각 전광판에는 우스꽝스런 포즈의 모노쿠마들이 있는데, 불이 켜질 때마다 모노쿠마들은 감전되거나 터지면서 토모리에게 시각적인 공포를 준다. 토모리가 응원할수록 모노쿠마들은 안타를 날려대고, 전광판이 점점 토모리가 묶여 있는 곳으로 다가오자 겁에 질린 토모리는 응원을  그만두고 몸부림치지만, 마지막으로 친 공이 토모리의 머리로 날아와 그녀의 머리를 박살내고, 홈런이 선언되며 토모리가 묶여 있는 전광판에 불이 켜진다. 토모리의 시체가 전기에 구워지며 하늘엔 축포가 발사되고, VICTORY라는 불꽃 글씨와 함께 스타디움엔 모노쿠마들의 함성만 가득 찬다.

During bonus chapter 'EX', Kizuna and her classmates manage to escape Hope's Peak Academy. She presumably joins the Kisaragi Foundation after her escape.

### **Name Etymology**

Kizuna's surname is written using the Kanji 友 ('Tomo') which can translate to 'friend', and 利 ('Ri') which can translate to 'advantage', likely in reference to her talent abilities. Her first name is written using the Kanji 絆 ('Kizuna') which translates to 'bonds'. 絆 can also refer to the emotional bonds between people, possibly in reference to Kizuna's flirtatious personality.

## **Appearance**

Kizuna is a highschooler of average height with fair skin, amber eyes, and light pink hair tied into two pigtails held in place by ribbons. Her outfit consists of a cheerleading uniform and consists of a white and blue croptop with yellow star patterns, a dark blue skirt, a pair of thigh-length white and blue socks with star patterns, and a pair of blue sneakers with white patches and star patterns.

As a child, Kizuna wore her hair in the same style. She used to wear a blue dress with yellow stars, a dress shirt, and a yellow ribbon.

Kizuna's sports uniform consists of a pink tracksuit uniform.

If Kizuna had survived to participate in the party, she would have worn a long dress, and a pair of elbow-length gloves. She would have additionally worn a belt with chains, a large bow, and a necklace of some kind. Her dress would have opened around her left leg. She would have worn her hair down and over her shoulder.

If Kizuna had lived long enough to join the Kisaragi Foundation, she would've worn a suit, a bandana, and wore her hair down. It would have been around waist-length. She would still wear the star on her cheek. Her appearance resembles her mother's appearance after she joined the organization.

## **Personality**

Hailed as a 'queen' in highschool, Kizuna is an extremely flirtatious and judgemental person, constantly hitting on her male peers. Often approached for her looks, Kizuna first tried to act nicely towards these people, but as a result of her surroundings, began to develop a more self-centered personality. Throughout highschool, Kizuna was able to work with bodyguards, seeming to unintentionally manipulate them to do her bidding, whether this involved violent acts against others, or otherwise. Materialistic, Kizuna values money over numerous things, and finds anyone from a poor or middle-class family to be 'mediocre'. In Kizuna's eyes, men are only there to be her servants, and are often convinced to buy her luxury goods. Kizuna often refers to others with nicknames.

During the events of the killing game, Kizuna grows to become extremely paranoid of her classmates. She later devises a plan to murder Yuki, and tries to convince Akane to join her.

Believing the only way to be friends with men is to flirt with them, Kizuna becomes extremely confused when they don't accept her advances. During her freetime events with Yuki, Kizuna questions whether he is asexual or gay, not understanding why he didn't want to go out with her. She later tries to take off his clothes when alone together, though she later stops after his refusal.

In contrast to this, Kizuna struggles to befriend her female peers, finding them to be 'much more difficult', especially when they aren't 'part of her team'.

## Talent and Abilities

### Super High School Level Cheerleader

A cheerleader since highschool, Kizuna had a one-hundred percent success rate at motivating her old team to victory. Though she held no interest in cheerleading itself, Kizuna saw it as a way to be above her female peers and other men. Over time she developed and immersion in her work and took more interest in it, eventually becoming talented enough to join Hope Peak's 79th class. As a result of her cheerleading abilities, Kizuna has started to go by the nickname "Lucky Girl".

### Akane Taira

When Kizuna began to show emotional vulnerability and started to close herself off from the group, Akane was one of the first to try and comfort her. Although this eventually fails, the act caused Kizuna to start to trust Akane. After she decided to kill Yuki, Kizuna went to Akane for her help, believing she would assist her in the murder plan. When she unexpectedly refused, Kizuna tried to ambush and kill Akane. However, this fails. In her final moments alive Kizuna tried to leave a note clearing Akane of suspicion.

### Yuki Maeda

Though the two don't interact much during the Killing Game, Kizuna eventually developed a one-sided hatred for Yuki. This started after she learned he knew who the mastermind was, which caused Kizuna to lose all trust in him. Later, she plans to murder Yuki with Akane's help, although this plan later backfires when Akane refuses. Kizuna's motive later becomes a reason for the rest of the class to lose trust in Yuki, and caused him to be temporarily isolated from the rest of the participants.

During their Free Time Events together, Kizuna constantly pursues Yuki, who didn't reciprocate her feelings. Upon learning this, Kizuna accused him of being gay or asexual, and later tried to force herself on him during their final Free Time Event.

### Mitsuhiro Higa

Though they aren't seen interacting during the Killing Game, the non-canon 'IF' illustration depicts Kizuna arguing with Mitsuhiro.

## **Trivia**

* Kizuna ranked fourteenth in Danganronpa Another's popularity poll, taken after the games conclusion.
* It is possible that Kizuna would have worked with her mother in the Kisaragi Foundation, as they both wear the same type of uniform.
* LINUJ thinks Kizuna has the best character design of the female students.
* If Kizuna had kept her memories during the killing game, LINUJ believes she would not have tried to kill any of her classmates.

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 **Danganronpa Another:** Character Settings (Translated by u/ToastCat333)
2. ↑ **Kizuna Tomori FTE (Tempaccounts):** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xdG2JOUxaU
3. ↑ **Kizuna Character Setting:**https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EC%BA%90%EB%A6%AD%ED%84%B0-%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95%EB%B9%84%ED%99%94-08-%ED%86%A0%EB%AA%A8%EB%A6%AC-%ED%82%A4%EC%A6%88%EB%82%98?category=498325
4. ↑ **Party Suits:** https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%ED%8C%8C%ED%8B%B0-%EC%A0%95%EC%9E%A5
5. ↑ **Popularity Poll:**https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EB%8B%A8%EA%B0%84%EB%A1%A0%ED%8C%8C-%EC%96%B4%EB%82%98%EB%8D%94-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B8%B0%ED%88%AC%ED%91%9C-%EA%B2%B0%EA%B3%BC-%EB%B0%9C%ED%91%9C?category=412177