Kaoru Komarov

Kaoru Komarov is a participant in the Midsummer Island Killing Game in Danganronpa: Midsummer Island Paradise and a key ally in Danganronpa: Principle Revival. He is known as the Ultimate Chess Grandmaster

## Personality

Kaoru is introverted and intelligent, but still cares for his friends.

## History

Kaoru Komarov is an AI programmed to participate in killing games created by the future foundation. According to himself, he's participated in hundreds of killing games along with the rest of the DR: MIP cast

## Danganronpa: Midsummer Island Paradise

### Chapter 1

Kaoru arrives to Jabberwock Island with the rest of the participants

On the second day of their vacation, Monokuma appears and announces the killing game

Monokuma attaches wristbands to each of the participants, and gives each of them a forbidden action.

Konya Hisahi's body is found in the hotel lobby, poisoned by his forbidden action.

In the class trial, Nicolas "Nikko" Rangel is found as Konya Hisahi's killer

Kaoru's forbidden action is revealed, 'Do not survive past the first class trial'

Kaoru is poisoned by his forbidden action and dies

### Chapter 2

Kaoru is revived with the rest of the people who died before or during the first class trial as Hope's Peak Class 76

Monokuma reveals the new motive, The Death Note. Anyone who has their name written on the note will die

Ayumu gives the revived Kaoru the dead Kaoru's journal, which makes Kaoru realize he's an AI

Kaoru, along with Nikko and Konya, recieves a notification to kill Ranmaru Kageyama

Ranmaru commits suicide due to Mata Amamiya telling him that he's a target

After Ranmaru dies, Kaoru, Nikko, and Konya stab his body to make sure he's really dead

Kaoru is overcome with guilt and admits to killing Ranmaru

The rest of the participants find that Bianca Heartgold is Ranmaru's killer

Kaoru starts planning something big

### Chapter 3

Kaoru explores the new island with the rest of the participants

Kaoru's plan is set into motion

He triggers an EMP to disable the cameras

He puts a large steak from the shop into the air conditioner to make it look like a dead body

He kidnaps Ayumu Fujimori and Nicolas Rangel and ties them up in a warehouse

He ties his arms and hides in a box to make it look like he was kidnapped as well

During the class trial, he reveals that he's an AI

He offers the other participants a new life in the simulation forever, all they need to do is just not vote for him

The participants deny his offer, and he is executed

### Chapter 4

Kaoru is deleted after being executed, he isn't revived like before

Kaoru spends most of the investigation and fourth class trial in a void

Izanami deletes the rest of the participants, who join Kaoru in the void

After being removed from the void by Makoto Naegi, he says goodbye to his fellow participants

Kaoru stays behind in the simulation while everyone else leaves

### Epilogue

Kaoru takes control of a prototype Monokuma in the real world and helps the survivors get out of the Future Foundation facility

Kaoru's Artificial Intelligence is uploaded to the internet by Tokyo Capitoru

## Danganronpa: Principle Revival

In chapter 5 of Danganronpa: Principle Revival, after a computer is connected to the internet by Alexa Scott, Kaoru appears and introduces himself as a security AI that prevents attacks over the internet. He notifies the police about the Precept's Peak students' situation

## Relationships

### Tokyo Capitoru

Kaoru considers Tokyo to be a very close friend. After Tokyo escapes the simulation, she uploads Kaoru's AI to the internet.

### Ayumu Fujimori

Kaoru is good friends with Ayumu, though he gets annoyed at the constant pointing out that they look alike. It is unknown why Kaoru picked her for his plan.

### Nicolas "Nikko" Rangel

Kaoru is allies with Nikko. They were both resurrected as Class 76 and both participated in the murder of Ranmaru Kageyama.

### Izanami Mikoto/The Future Foundation

Kaoru hates The Future Foundation and Izanami for creating him just to suffer

## Trivia

So far, Kaoru is the only character to appear in multiple longterm rps

Kaoru is the reason for the 'Kite ocs always die in Chapter 3' meme

Kaoru uses the same placeholder as Naoki Kurosaki, another AI, which has led to the 'Ayumu placeholders are always AIs' meme