Hold Nova

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## Hold Nova

* Splash Art
* Sprite

## Fangan Info

### Voice Actors

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**Hold Nova** (ホールドノヴァ *Hold Nova*) is a main character featured in the Japanese video series **Danganronpa TheAfter**, created by **KurunoPencil**. She is the Director of Kibōgamine Gakuen (​学園の番人(学園生活支援プログラム).

## Profile

> 学園長の命令に従い、
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> 生徒たちの活動を円滑にサポートするべく
> 導入された学園生活支援プログラム。
> 誰かから命令を受けない以上、
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> 自ら動くことはない。
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## Appearance

* Hold Nova
* Hold Lover

Hold Nova is an A.I. with straight back-length malachite green hair that has two side bangs curling inwards and locks of hair that take the appearance of horns, a pale complexion, and crimson red eyes. Her attire consists of a school uniform that heavily resembles the Hope's Peak school uniform: a long-sleeved dress shirt, a dark blue ribbon, a brown jacket with golden-yellow buttons, a similarly coloured skirt, a pair of calf-length plain white socks, and a pair of slip-on brown shoes.

Hold lover is an A.I. with extremely pale skin, malachite green hair, and crimson red eyes with heart-shaped pupils. Alike Hold Nova, Hold Lover has two horn-like pieces of hair along the side of his head. However, unlike Hold Nova's, his instead go upward.

Like Hold Nova, Hold Lover wears a standard Hope's Peak Academy uniform. This consists of a brown blazer jacket, a white button-up shirt, a red tie, a pair of brown pants, and a pair of brown shoes with black soles and lining.

## History

### Early Life

Hold Nova is a state-of-the-art program programmed by the staff of Kibōgamine Gakuen using the best possible technology in the country. The sole purpose of Hold Nova's creation was to help the teachers and students of Kibōgamine Gakuen, At an unknown point in time, however, she was hijacked and reprogrammed by the mastermind to aid them with their plans, subsequently becoming the Assistant Headmaster of the present and past killing games.

### Killing Game and Introduction

Hold Nova first introduces herself through an anonymous announcement, which tells the participants to gather at the Gymnasium for Kibōgamine Gakuen's welcoming ceremony. At arrival the participants find the gym empty, and without light. As soon as the gymnasium's door is closed the gym's lights activate to show it covered in blood. Horrified at the sight Konoe, the Super High School Level Luck, instantaneously attempts to escape through the gym's entrance, however finds that the doors had been locked as soon as they closed. After the announcement of the killing game given by Monokuma, the group dissolves into panic, horror, and confusion, with a majority of the students finding it impossible to believe what they were told. Disappointed by the students reaction Monokuma summons Hold Nova, the academy's state-of-the-art program, re-programmed by the mastermind to make her better fit for the killing game.

## Personality

After being reprogrammed, Hold Nova listens and acts on what Monokuma says and requests without hesitance, seemingly unable to disobey him. Hold Nova seemingly lacks emotion, keeping the same neutral expression whenever she makes an appearance, and speaking in a monotonous voice.

## Abilities

Hold Nova is a state-of-the-art A.I., programmed with the best technology sourced in Japan. Prior to the killing games, Hold Nova acted as the life support for Kibōgamine Gakuen, with her abilities including but not limited to: managing the students data, and fending the school from intruders. After her reprogramming Hold Nova's abilities are used to aid Monokuma in creating motives for the participants, with Hold Nova used to continuously spy on the participants.

## Trivia

* Hold Nova is the only character of the main cast to not have a written profile.
* As she does not have a physical body, Hold Nova frequently uses holograms to appear in front of the participants.
* For April Fools 2019, new profiles and a trailer were released for **'Change TheAfter'**, an April Fools joke which gender-flipped the entire cast. Hold Nova was known as **'Hold Lover'** (ホールドラヴァー) in the subsequent episode, released on July 14, 2019.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOpeQGa8HU&t=320s
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHBXAclPn2Y
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpVJiiXfKpE
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib44pEZL7-A&t=1s
5. ↑ https://kuronoenpitsu.wixsite.com/orirontheafter/character-1