Todo Johnson

* Dawn of Despair
* Convergence

> "My clown days are behind me."
>
> - Todo Johnson

**Todo Johnson** was a student in Hope's Peak Academy's Class 74th, and a participant in both the killing games of *Danganronpa: Dawn of Despair* and *Danganronpa 5: Convergence*.

## Personality

Todo is a generally relaxed person, taking great lengths to really see him pressed. Perhaps due to his time as a clown, he takes most things lightly and tries to look on the brighter side, at times even to the annoyance of others. Wanting the best for everyone, he promised multiple people that they would escape and survive together as friends, a promise that would usually end up broken, as Todo was one of only four survivors in the very end. After his first killing game, his time spent stuck in the security room with Kimora Tegakari and Yoshiaki Isao was used to reflect on, among other things, his actions, personality, and the things he hoped to change in the future.

In Danganronpa 5: Convergence, Todo took more charge than he ever did before. Knowing he could have made himself more useful in his first killing game, he decided to insert himself into investigations, trials, and daily life a greater amount in an attempt to lend a helping hand. In changing this aspect of himself, he also changed his talent to the self-proclaimed Ultimate Pyro. He tried his hardest to keep the peace, solve what mysteries were there, and bond with his fellow captives.

## History

### Before the Killing Game

Prior to the killing game, there was no real telling where Todo's life could be headed. Despite being admitted into Hope's Peak Academy, whenever asked, he would claim that the days he spent as a clown were far behind him. He never wanted to go back. He would still make humor out of it, however, claiming that he forgot how to juggle. Obviously, though, that wasn't the case.

Todo grew up in a neglectful household. A family that never cared, and almost didn't seem to know how to, he thought. But that's not the part that matters! What's left behind should be left unsaid. Except the whole clown thing, that's actually interesting. See, at quite a young age, whether it be by coincidence or fate, a travelling circus came to his small town. He obviously didn't have the money to see the acts, but he could hear it through the tents - the laughter, the applause, the joy - and it was something that made his heart stir. Something he had to get in on!

So... he became a stowaway of sorts. By the time the performers had noticed him, it was already too late. The ringmaster took him in, talked to him, and learned more about him. Shockingly empathetic, he allowed Todo to stay and pick an act of his choosing. For no particular reason, he decided a clown would be the best fit for him. However, he needed a new name, otherwise he'd be spotted by those who knew the old him. And thus, Todo Johnson was born. It's obviously a fake name. No way did you believe he was born with that name.

He rose to fame as the star clown of the circus, and brought in more customers than ever before. Being there since he was a child, the performers were his family. They shared laughter, tears, hopes, dreams, and anything you could think of. Of course, that meant the ringmaster was nothing short of a father to Todo, and the feeling was mutual, the ringmaster seeing him as a son. This, along with being the star of the show, made it no surprise that Todo had inherited the circus when the ringmaster eventually passed away. It was the era of Todo now, baby.

Alas, the era of Todo was short lived. Doing all sorts of experiments and new methods to up the excitement of his shows to surprise his audience, it came with the risk of a big flop. And a big flop there was indeed. In releasing a new experimental gas into the crowd prematurely, he had hospitalized an entire audience. Due to his massive success beforehand, the circus had excellent PR people that had somehow managed to cover up the incident. Even then, however, the shame of having harmed his audience had brought enormous guilt to Todo - so much so that he decided he was unfit to be a clown, and pushed it all away.

His clown days were behind him...

### Danganronpa: Dawn of Despair

#### Chapter 1

Todo woke up later than most, alone in a dining hall shortly before Eiji Ikeru entered. The two quickly became well acquainted, and he assisted Todo in introducing himself to the others, most notably 'Bob', who gave Todo a fake student report card that labeled himself as the Ultimate Caregiver. Many of those he spoke to had commented on Todo claiming he was the 'former' Ultimate Clown, as Senko Takanori, an older man, was also claiming to be the former Ultimate Exterminator. While Todo's decision to add in 'former' was more so in defiance than anything factual, Senko's was official, it actually being stated as such on his report card. Soon after he had met most people, Connor Moon had made the announcement that the killing game had begun. Todo and Eiji decided to choose to sleep in Bedroom B, and the two were met with Bob and Hotondo Kanemoto as their roommates.

During the first trial, Todo wasn't able to contribute much due to his lack of investigation, or even understanding of the situation considering how quickly a murder had occurred. Still, he managed to take the heat off of Bob when he was being interrogated about his talent, saying that there was no doubt he's the Ultimate Caregiver, having been shown and tricked by his fake report card. Ultimately, Todo voted correctly for Sokua Hekigan after Era Yuzamei had solved the crime.

#### Chapter 2

Not long after the trial, Todo spoke with the students who had trapped themselves inside of the library, specifically 'Remote' and 'Creeper'. He introduced himself to the two and took a liking to Remote, commenting on Creeper's bad attitude. After a few particularly stressful days, he had a discussion with his roommates about their concerns for the future, as well as what's already happened. He comforted Bob during this time, and gave him a hug before sleeping.

After the murders had occurred, Todo attempted to be more helpful at the trial this time, but he still wasn't exactly sure how to do so. He went off gut, and said that he believes the killer to be Kimora Tegakari. In the decision to split the vote between Kimora and Forma Duris, he was chosen to be one of those who vote for Kimora. The vote ended up incorrect, and somehow in the majority after Xiao Rosewood had voted incorrectly on purpose. Thankfully, Connor gave them a second chance due to it being the very first killing game. He wouldn't let them all go so easily next time, though.

#### Chapter 3

Having an uneasy sense of urgency not only due to the results of the last trial, but also the motive threatening to release his secret, Todo decided he needed to get his act together if he wants to survive with everyone else. It wasn't long before Era, the woman who had carried the two former trials, was found dead in the Learning Commons. This only accentuated Todo's desperate need to step up.

He had begun properly investigating the crime this time, knowing that the stakes were higher than ever before. There was no Era to carry the trial. There was no other chance if they get this wrong. Once the trial began, Senko was heavily suspected, however Todo wasn't so sure that he was who they should be after - he hypothesized that Era had committed suicide, noting that the final crime scene would definitely be highly coincidental, but it was the best he could come up with. Initially, the smarter individuals who were more present in former trials such as Niko Kutarashi and Yoshiaki Isao wrote him off and ignored the theory, but after much debating, it was found that it must have been the only way. He voted for Era, and was correct. A newfound confidence was formed within Todo, stating he would continue to "carry the trials with even more stupid theories".

#### Chapter 4

Throughout the fourth chapter, Todo searched throughout the warehouse for clues that may help lead to some sort of escape, or at least more information, after noticing cryptic messages and codes scattered about. In doing so, he found multiple journal entries written by an unknown author, as well as a box of matches that he kept for later, just in case. After the Safe Room was opened up, he decided to stick around in there for the most part, feeling a little bit less secure within his own room. He was found by Hotondo and Eiji after they had wondered where he disappeared to, asking if he was planning a murder. Obviously, he refuted the question, but it brought up the idea of the current motive: If nobody kills, they will be trapped here forever.

The motive had Todo stuck. He didn't want anyone else to die, but he wanted everyone to be able to escape. For a moment, he considered giving in and following Era - killing himself for the sake of everyone else. He stayed on this train of thought, knowing that he might have to if nobody did something, until he got a knock on his door. Niko informed him that he found Xiao's body, and wanted to trigger the Body Discovery Announcement with the two of them, as well as Eiji, considering it wouldn't go off if the blackened was one of the three people to discover the body. He obliged, however Eiji was less interested in following Niko's orders. Todo cornered him, begging Eiji to tell him if he murdered Xiao. Eventually, he gave in, and went to discover the body with the two... but the announcement wasn't triggered.

After an extensive investigation period with Niko and Yoshiaki, Todo asked Yoshiaki to take charge in the trial, since he himself, as well as Niko and Eiji, were prime suspects, and their word alone couldn't be trusted. They all agreed it would be for the better, and when the trial came, Todo was torn. More evidence pointed towards Eiji, but he was a close friend - he didn't want it to be him. Towards the end, everyone knew it would be between Eiji and Niko. Still heartbroken over the idea of Eiji's betrayal, Todo voted for Niko, knowing it likely wasn't correct. As expected... he voted incorrectly.

#### Chapter 5

After having lost Eiji, Todo placed more trust in Niko, knowing that despite his cold demeaner, he only wanted what was for the best. Together, they searched for clues that may help solve the mystery of the game, such as more journal entries or codes. At the same time, he also began speaking with Senko, promising that the two of them would escape together and survive. He resumed sleeping in the Safe Room, especially after learning that one of his previous roommates was a murderer, thinking that it was difficult to trust any of them. On one night, however, Todo was dragged out of the Safe Room, and he awoke to find that Hotondo had taken his spot, dead. Discovered by Niko, Yoshiaki, and Kimora, the Body Discovery Announcement didn't trigger until he had walked in, confirming his innocence, and implicating the other three.

They all attempted to investigate as best they could, but there was no clear evidence that would point towards anyone in particular despite uncovering everything. Since there wasn't much time before the trial and there was little hope, Niko asked Todo to help him search through each bookshelf within the Writing Studio in an attempt to find anything that may potentially be useful. They spent those moments before the trial together, hoping that there would be something. Todo told Niko that he truly hoped he was innocent, and stated that he wishes to be able to make it out of this together. Once the time had run out, they only had one bookshelf left to search, but unable to do anything about it, the trial was now underway.

Since the Body Discovery Announcement had singled out three people once again, the trial was largely similar to the last one, except the lack of evidence made it incredibly difficult to narrow anything down any further. Everyone decided that they would split the vote between Niko and Kimora. The very same situation from the previous trial was flipped on its head. Instead of voting for Niko, hoping he wouldn't lose a friend, he voted against him for the very same reason. Their new friendship made Todo worried that he would be wrong once again, but this time, it was impossible to tell which of the two it really might be! However, his hope, as well as his vote, was incorrect. Unknowingly, Niko stepped into a trap which made him the blackened and killed Hotondo when he opened the door to the Safe Room. Before his death, Niko gave Todo the keycards to every Bedroom to help with future investigations, and asked him to finish searching the Writing Studio bookshelves for him. He agreed, and witnessed the very first execution of the killing games.

#### Chapter 6

Immediately following the trial, Todo checked the last bookshelf, hoping that at the very least, Niko's final will would be useful. There was... nothing. Every single bookshelf contained absolutely zero useful knowledge. He was distraught, but there wasn't much time to wallow, as the three students who had trapped themselves within the library finally left and met with the remaining survivors. Perhaps due to a lack of motivation from his fellow classmates, Todo was the only person willing to step forward and team up with Remote to find the remaining journal entries and mysteries hidden within the school. With a new trial soon to be underway to determine what should be done with the extras, he hurried around the entire warehouse and searched every corner he could find.

In the trial, Remote quickly asked for Yoshiaki to say a phrase that was discovered within the codes hidden around the warehouse. Once he did, it awoke Connor, and he regained all of his lost memories. He was suddenly filled with glee, asking who the survivors were, and informing them that they had won the killing game. Not understanding, Kimora and Todo put together the journal entries and read them aloud, discovering the true history of how the game came to be and Connor's descent into madness. He gave the survivors a choice: join him, and he will supposedly help you achieve all of your dreams, be free from sadness and despair, and give you anything could possibly imagine. Or... the option which Remote urged: Stay in the warehouse. Don't leave with Connor.

Todo, Yoshiaki, and Kimora chose to trust Remote, and stay. Senko, Bob, Creeper, and 'Jeff' gave into Connor, and chose to follow him into wherever he may lead. Connor and his followers left, trapping Remote and the survivors in their seats to be stuck forever. However, Remote and Todo thought to drop a match on the carpet, noticing that it looked particularly flammable. He went with the gamble, and the chairs were unstrapped. They finally escaped the warehouse, as well as the killing game.

#### Post-Game

Now outside of the warehouse, Todo and the others spotted Connor's group with Forma, who didn't make it very far despite escaping. The building exploded, and the force sent the four to the ground just as they saw the traitors ride away in a truck. Managing to get up, they made their way towards a facility not too far off, and entered into a main security room that was locked off from the rest of the building. With plenty of food inside, they attempted to make the best of their situation, before Remote stepped outside. They noticed tears coming from his eyes before saying that he needs to keep the three safe, locking them within the security room with no way out.

They spent the next year within the room... eating... talking... fiddling with the control panel...

Until finally, they heard the voices of more survivors from the other side of the door. Remote's voice, too, coming from the control panel, had told them to tell the survivors the entry code, which could only be inputted from outside. After a bit of hesitation, they eventually let the new group in and met with the survivors of the killing game from Discord Danganronpa. Just a few short days later, Remote finally returned in person with the survivors of Danganronpa: Project Shima and Danganronpa: Creation of Despair.

## Trivia

* Todo Johnson is considered to be the protagonist of Danganronpa: Dawn of Despair
* He could also be considered one of the protagonists of Danganronpa 5: Convergence, along with Yoshiaki and Scooter.
* The idea that Todo had hospitalized an audience with experimental gas was created by Remote for a motive within the killing game, and was not originally a part of his backstory.
* Despite initially being created as a less than serious character, Todo ended up being one of the most overall important characters in the final two seasons of the old lore. In the words of the real todo, "I planned on being Yasuhiro, but I came out as uh... not Yasuhiro."
* Todo's original last name was "Dodo", however was switched in favor of "Johnson" for reasons unknown to this very day. Why did I change it?
* Becoming the Ultimate Pyro wasn't planned at first, however considering the lack of interest Todo had in being a clown, a new Ultimate talent, be it self-proclaimed or not, was in order.
* "Ultimate Pyro" was chosen due to the fact that Todo had burnt down the warehouse, and although it hadn't happened yet, he would go on to burn down the final killing game's facility as well.
* The images used for Todo's character appearance were drawn offhandedly in (the real) todo's sketchbook. Maybe one day there will be a cleaned up version...
* This was todo's first DR RP character ever.