Kinji Uehara

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## Kinji Uehara

* Splash Art
* Halfbody Sprite

## Characteristics

### Family

* Father
* Mother

## Fangan Info

### Origin

Danganronpa Another~ Another Despair Academy~

### Artists

LINUJ

 —Danganronpa Another

**Kinji Uehara** (우에하라 킨지 *Uehara Kinji*) is a main character featured in the Korean fangame Danganronpa Another~ Another Despair Academy~, created by Korean game-developer LINUJ. He is known as the **Super High School Level Priest** (초고교급 신부 lit. *Super High School Level Priest*).

## **History**

### **Early Life**

At some point in his childhood, Kinji was adopted by an Italian bishop, well-respected in his younger years. At some point in his life Kinji entered a seminary, where he was the youngest in his class to become a priest. During his middle school years, he was baptized by his father and moved to Tokyo, in order to preach at a church.

After arriving to Japan, he dedicated his time into preaching, whether it was to criminals, the Yakuza, or drug addicts. One such person was a pastor who had damaged his life with alcohol and smoking, who he'd managed to 'save'.

He was later scouted by Hope's Peak Academy as the Super High School Level Priest, under the 79th class.

### **The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy**

Kinji 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. While some of their classmates protected the class, Kanata, Kakeru, and Kinji were forced into hiding. Unable to do anything, a Monokuma clone ambushed the trio. Although Kakeru tried to hold it back, all three were eventually captured and rendered unconscious. His 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 Game**

Kinji was one of sixteen students scouted by Hope's Peak Academy under its 79th class. After entering the Hope's Peak school building, Kinji and his classmates fall unconscious, and each wake up alone in different locations. When he first wakes up, Kinji is approached by Monokuma, who blackmails him into acting as a 'traitor', otherwise threatening the deaths of over a hundred orphans Kinji cared for. After regrouping together in the main hall, an anonymous announcement leads them to the Gymnasium, where they meet a robotic bear, Monokuma, the school's self-proclaimed headmaster.

Monokuma soon reveals the true nature of the school, announcing the start of a mutual killing game, where the only way they could leave were to murder another person. Enraged by this, Tsurugi Kinjo attempts to apprehend Monokuma, but is pushed back by a machine gun, leaving him startled and in silence. After this incident the class splits up until the next morning.

During the middle of the week, bored from the lack of any death yet, Monokuma joins one of the class's morning meetings. There he reveals the class's first motive, clueing them in to explore the CV Room. Cautious due to the headmaster's previous actions, the class convince Yuki Maeda, the Super High School Lucky Student, to check out the area. In the room Yuki finds a box with numerous DVD's, all with a participants name on it. The rest of the class meet up with Yuki after he lets out a panicked scream, causing everyone to check the contents of their DVD, revealing someone close to them in grave danger. Distrust falls among the group after this, causing them to split up from each other. Unbeknown to them at the time, one of them was already plotting their crime.

    After the class discover Kiyoka Maki's hung-up corpse, the investigation to find her killer begins. During the investigation, Kinji discovers a rubber liquid trickling down the bathroom walls. When talking with Yuki, he observes that the liquid was pointed toward Kiyoka's body. During the class trial for Kiyoka's murder, the class are forced to watch as Mitsuhiro Higa is brutally executed, causing mass shock and panic.

### **The Second Motive**

During the second week of the killing game, Monokuma reveals his next motive, giving everyone a note revealing one of their classmates deepest, darkest, secret. Throughout that same week, Kizuna Tomori, the Super High School Level Cheerleader, had closed herself off from the rest of the group. During one of the groups morning meetings, the class discusses Kizuna, and decides to confront her together, and try to convince her to rejoin the group. Akane tearfully tries confides in Kizuna. This action causes Kizuna to rejoin the group, but unbeknown at the time, their acts were in vain.

The next day Kizuna is found dead in the switchium. Drawn in by the smell of smoke, Kinji is one of the first to arrive at the switchium, and helps put out the first caused by the killers trap. During the investigation for her murder, Kinji recalls his absence during the previous days confrontation.

    During the class trial for Kizuna's murder, the truth about her case is revealed. During the previous night Kizuna and Akane met together, after the former had devised a plan to murder one of her classmates. Revealing her plan to Akane, she tries to convince her that they should work together, but she refuses. Understanding what this would've meant for her safety, Kizuna removes the knife on her person and lunged toward Akane. During their struggle Kizuna was stabbed. Panicked by what she'd done, Ayame Hatano, a close friend to Akane, witnesses her running away, covered in blood. In order to protect her friend, Ayame removes the knife from Kizuna's torso, and stabs her a second time in the throat. A few minutes later she died from blood loss. The class are able to correctly deduce who killed Kizuna, and she is soon sent to her execution by Monokuma.

### **Kiyoka's Phone and Secret Message**

The morning after Ayame's execution, the group meet together as per usual. By the end of their morning meeting, Monokuma reveals the existence of an impostor, planted within the game from the very beginning. Already suspicious due to the note Kizuna received, Yuki is removed from the main group. During that week Kinji investigates the third floor of the school building, and discovers a phone in one of the rooms. During one of the groups morning meetings, he reveals the existence of the phone. Lacking any signal, the class deem it to be useless, but Rei investigates it anyhow. As soon as he powers up the phone, a picture of the already deceased Kiyoka appears, with two friends in the background. Although the class is troubled by the existence of this photo, they are unable to find any answers. Rei gives the phone back to Kinji after this.

    Later that week, after investigating the school for clues, Yuki is confronted by Haruhiko, who begged him to use his talent to help him. After discovering the 'jackpot' in the casino, Haruhiko decided that, due to his talent, Yuki would be the best person to ask. Although initially reluctant, Yuki agreed to help Haruhiko, and joins Teruya Ōtori, Kinji, and Satsuki, as they play on the casino machine together. While playing he is able to score multiple tripe '7' scores, activating the machines jackpot time and time again.

With the killing game coming to a standstill after Ayame's execution, Monokuma summons the surviving class members to the gymnasium. There he reveals to them the third motive, a video of their greatest desire. One-by-one, he takes everyone to a soundproof room, and plays this video to them, with the promise anything shown would be made true if they murdered. In reality, this motive was exclusive for Kinji. Instead of receiving a video, Monokuma uses the blackmail he had on Kinji to make him murder. During this time, he promises that if Kinji was to murder someone, he would promise to release the children.

### **Kinji's Plan**

Towards the night of the same day, a previously promised timeframe occurs. Drawn in toward the dormitory's after hearing a loud scream, Yuki discovers blood on the floor, after Akane tried to kill herself with a pair of scissors. She is surrounded by Haruhiko, Teruya, Satsuki, and later Mikako, and Yuki soon restrains Akane from hurting herself further. Wanting to be reunited with Ayame, and wishing to apologise to her, nobody is able to calm Akane. That is until Mikako takes hold of the situation. As Mikako speaks, Akane tearfully listens as she reminds her of Ayame's last words. After doing so however, Mikako suddenly passes out after experiencing head pains. Mikako's words to her are able to calm Akane, and the group splits up for the night, assuming that was the end of the days troubles.

During this time, Kinji targets Kanata Inori, who was deemed an 'easy target' as she was always in the infirmary. After knocking her out, Kinji carries her to the art room, and after taping her body to the floor, prepares to kill her. At this point, Kinji's plans are put into jeopardy when Kakeru Yamaguchi breaks into the room, and witnesses him there. Without any hesitation, Kakeru pushes Kinji aside, causing him to be slowed for a moment. This act was in vain however, as Kinji quickly acts to slash the back of his neck, causing his near-instant death. In his final moments alive, Kakeru begs Kinji to let Kanata live, but it is already too late by that point.

In an act of impulse, Kinji struggles to carry Kakeru's body, hiding it in the same room's locker, before cleaning the floor with Kanata's labcoat. Forced into changing his plans, he carries Kanata to the science lab, and tapes her against the floor once more. After putting together a trap, he leaves the room to floor. Forced to alter his plans, Kinji attacks and subdues both Rei and Tsurugi, to create a false alibi for himself. He then leaves Kakeru's corpse in the library, covering his body, his own head, and the room in blood.

During the next morning meeting, the absence of five of their classmates quickly draws everyone's attention. After splitting up they first discover Kinji, who claims he was attacked from behind by a killer. When he regains his composure, he joins Mikako in her search. They are drawn to the science lab after hearing rushing water and screams from inside. During this same time Yuki discovers Rei in the locker, covered in blood and bound by tape. After the two arrive, Rei breaks open the science lab's door. Just then she warns everyone to step away from the water. Inside the room they discover Kanata's burnt corpse. The body discovery soon announces her death, but then goes off again, to the groups confusion.

After heading downstairs they hear Teruya and Akane screaming near the library. Upon arrival they discover blood pooling from underneath the door. After looking inside they discover Kakeru's dead body, and the library in a state of disorder. After this, the investigation for their deaths begins. When talking with Yuki, Kinji claims the phone he found had gone missing when he was attacked.

### **Kinji's Fate**

In the class trial, Kinji's alibi begins to show contradictions after the class solve the mystery behind Kakeru's time of death. With a twelve hour gap between his death and Kanata's, the group are able to narrow the culprits down to three people: Kinji, Tsurugi, and Rei. With his previous testimony about his attack, Yuki deduces that Kinji was the only person who could of created the science lab trap. At this point Kinji begins to breakdown and lash out at his classmates. Despite the proof against him, Kinji refuses to believe he has been caught. This is until Yuki recalls Rei's actions earlier in the chapter. After telling everyone to check the back of their hands, Kinji is the only one who refuses, forcing Tsurugi to check it for him.

On the back of Kinji's hand is green luminous paint, planted on an him after he knocked out Rei. Always prepared for the worst, Rei did this as a last-case resort, in the case she was attacked and killed. After the class votes him as the culprit, Kinji regains his composure, and explains the truth behind the case.

By the conclusion of the class trial, Monokuma exposes Kinji's role as the traitor, who was forced to murder if a stalemate ever occurred. Having already accepted his fate, Kinji asks to see if Monokuma kept his promise. At that moment the trial grounds descends into darkness, and a screen descends. On it are the dead bodies of the one hundred children Kinji killed to save, some already decomposing, some with bones protruding their bodies. Kinji is left in shock by this scene, and is soon dragged away to his execution, "LAUNCHUACH". Kinji is forced to carry a giant cross, which he is then impaled onto. He is sent flying upward, until he crashes into the ground.

### **Legacy**

After the destruction of the school building, Kinji's body sinks to the bottom of the ocean. A gold statue of him is later found in the tower of babel.

## **Creation and Development**

Untranslated Info*The information below is currently untranslated. It will be re-written in more detail when more information is available.*

### **Alternate Fates**

Non-Canon*The information below is considered **non-canon**.*
In bonus chapter 'EX', Kinji and his classmates are able to escape the school before the killing game takes place. He presumably joins the Kisaragi Foundation after this.

### **Name Etymology**

Kinji's surname is written with the Kanji 上 ('Ue') which means above, and 原 ('Hara') which means meadow. The first Kanji in his surname may allude to Heaven. His first name is written with the Kanji 近 ('Kin') which means early, and 次 ('Ji') which means sequence.

## **Appearance**

Kinji is a tall highschool student with dark blue eyes, and gray hair that reaches just above his shoulders. He wears a standard priest uniform, which consists of: a black suit with golden buttons, a plain white dress shirt, a golden cross necklace, a white stole with red cross markings along the ends, and a pair of black shoes. In addition to this, he is sometimes seen carrying a bible with him. Kinji's hair is long enough that he can wear it in a ponytail.

His swimwear consists of a pair of blue shorts.

If Kinji had survived to participate in Satsuki's party, he would have worn a standard tuxedo with: a frilly shirt, a bowtie, a knee-length tuxedo jacket, and a ribbon around his waist. He wouldn't wear his stole. His hair would have been styled in a ponytail, and would've been neatly parted so his bangs were above only his right eye.

If Kinji had survived to join the Kisaragi Foundation, he would have worn a very similar outfit to how he currently does. Instead of a dress shirt, he would have worn a sweater. His hair would have grown out a notable amount, and would likely reach chest-length when let down.

## **Personality**

A devout man who whole-heartedly believes in his religion, Kinji finds little to no importance in forming relationships with others. Worried this could jeopardize his devotion to his faith, Kinji keeps his distance from most social aspects, and instead puts all his focus into investigation. Kinji is an extremely formal person. Though this fact causes his classmates to find it difficult to talk to him, Kinji tries to be as sincere and honest as possible when talking to them. He promises to never lie, and claims to always tell the truth.

Although he seems distant from the rest of his class, Kinji cares about his classmates. Though he struggles to express this, he puts the entirety of his focus into finding an escape from the killing game. Despite his own devotion to faith, Kinji believes others have the right to pick their own path, and refuses to push his own religion onto others. He claims to have a good memory.

During the third class trial Kinji's desperation begins to shine. Breaking his character for the first time, Kinji breaks down, and completely loses his composure, lashing out at his classmates. Though known as a very calm person, he also began to shout at them. After he is voted as the culprit for the third murder, he expressed guilt in his actions, and accepts that he would not be forgiven for his sins.

By the end of his freetime events, Kinji considers Yuki his 'first friend'.

## **Talent and Abilities**

### **Super High School Level Priest**

In the past, Kinji was the youngest member of his seminar to become a priest. Inspired by his adoptive father, a well-respected bishop, from a young age Kinji adopted the dream of changing the world with his words. After moving to Tokyo, Kinji worked primarily as a preacher, meeting with criminals, members of the Yakuza, drug addicts, and many more people. With the belief that 'God is for everyone', Kinji worked as much as possible to help others. His words greatly affected a pastors life, after it was destroyed by smoking and alcohol.

At some point in his life, Kinji began to work in a cathedral, and took care of over a hundred children. Although little is known about his time in the cahedral, Kinji recognised them after their dead bodies were shown.

## **Trivia**

* Kinji ranked fifth in the official popularity poll, taken after the games completion.
	+ Due to this, he appeared in a special illustration featuring the top five characters.
* Kinji was one of the mascots for LINUJ's blog during the production of Danganronpa Another, alongside Mikako, Yuki, and Akane.
* The Uehara Bell Tower that appears in Super Danganronpa Another 2 is named after Kinji.

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 **Kinji's Freetime Events (Tempaccounts):** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lluo6Qb0e9k
2. ↑ **Chapter EX**
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 **Sports Illustration:**https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EC%B2%B4%EC%9C%A1%EA%B3%84-%EA%B7%BC%ED%99%A9
4. ↑ **Party Suits:** https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%ED%8C%8C%ED%8B%B0-%EC%A0%95%EC%9E%A5
5. ↑ **'IF'**: https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/IF%E2%80%A6-%EA%B7%BC%ED%99%A9
6. ↑ **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
7. ↑ **Suits:** https://linuj.tistory.com/entry/%EC%A0%95%EC%9E%A5