Danganronpa IV: No More Despair

Danganronpa 4: No More Despair is the fourth mainline game in the Danganronpa Series. It will be released for PC and the PS5 on November 20th 2020.

## Story

After twenty students were accused of crimes they didn't commit, they were wisked away to Glum Valley Detention Center in the middle of nowhere. There they discover that each of them is the best at what they do, or the "ultimate student." They are then introduced to the prison's warden, a black and white bear named Monokuma who is forcing them to participate in a killing game.

## Characters

### **Survivors**

* Ultimate Game Designer-Hitomo Ayumi (M)
* Ultimate Doctor-Takashi Jimusho (M)
* Ultimate Shaman-Inika Chama (F)
* Ultimate Competitive Eater-Karo Omoki (M)
* Ultimate Jockey-Uma Hakusha (F)

### **Victims**

* **Chapter 1:** Ultimate Apocalyptic Survivor-Moku Shiroku (F)
* **Chapter 2:** Ultimate Jewler-Saki Kagayaku (F)
* **Chapter 3:** Ultimate Archaeologist-Kaseki Kokkaku (M)
* **Chapter 4:** Ultimate Diver-Utsubo Rifu (M)
* **Chapter 4:** Ultimate Firefighter-Amber Vulkana (F)
* **Chapter 5:** Ultimate Birdwatcher-Ornie Warbler (M)
* **Chapter 6:** Ultimate Sculpter-Yui Dairiseki (F)
* **Chapter 7:** Ultimate Hypnotist-Shoko Yureru (F)

### **Killers**

* **Chapter 1:** Ultimate Golfer-Art O'Kelly (M)
* **Chapter 2:** Ultimate Hunter-Meisai Kira (F)
* **Chapter 3:** Ultimate Rancher-Oliver LeBlanc (M)
* **Chapter 4:** Ultimate UFOlogist-Hoshiko Ginga (F)
* **Chapter 5:** Ultimate Herpetologist-Sukeru Dobi (M)
* **Chapter 6:** Ultimate Monk-Citana Prabud'dah (F)
* **Mastermind:** Ultimate Puppeteer-Wadai Kugutsu (M)

## Motives

### **Chapter 1: The Suspicion of Moku Shiroku**

After the introductions between the characters, and the killing game had been announced, rumors began to circulate amongst the students that something was up with Moku Shiroku. Being the Ultimate Apocalyptic Survivor, it seems that she would have the tools to kill anyone that stood in her way, leading to a number of the students distrusting her, while the others still decided to believe in her. This only escalated after a large collection of weapons, planted by Monokuma was found in her room. Thinking that she could be a threat to the other students, Art O'Kelly took matters into his own hands. He snuck into Moku's room via the vents, and killer her, bringing her body to the courtyard and setting up the crime scene

### **Chapter 2: Fear Factor**

As a motive for the second chapter, Monokuma introduces the Fear Factor. Each student receives a new app on their monopad which displays their worst fear. Monokuma states that he will make everyone's greatest fears become a reality if a murder doesn't occur in one week. Meisai Kira becomes deeply depressed after seeing her motive, which we later find out is the destruction of her home forest that she holds so dearly. Not wanting such a horrible thing to happen, she lures Saki to the electric chair room in the basement and creates a power surge, frying her alive, although she had already been killed earlier. In a desperate attempt to survive, Meisai cues Inika to say things that would convict her of the murder, an action which she deeply regrets. Eventually, Hitomo realizes that Inika's testimony is being manipulated by Meisai, and that she is in fact the true killer.

### **Chapter 3: The New Despair Disease**

To induce a new killing for the third chapter of Danganronpa 4, Monokuma brings back a classic motive, being the despair disease, but this time with a twist: The disease will only stop once the class trial ends and the killer is executed. Very quickly, three students began to show immediate symptoms. The normally rude and uptight Kaseki Kokkaku became kind and carefree, the promiscuous Maikaru Dairiseki became quiet and restrained, and the energetic Uma Hakusha became lazy and lethargic. However, one more character became secretly infected by the disease. The usually aloof and ignorant Oliver LeBlanc became smart and calculating. Finally able to grasp the situation he had been put in, LeBlanc created a plan to escape. Using his knowledge of Piru Jimusho's relationship with the late Saki Kagayaku, and their strange love triangle with Kokkaku, LeBlanc killed Kokkaku and set up a crime scene to make it look like Piru was the one who killed him. However, due to finding out that LeBlanc was the only one who could access the portraits of the deceased students, the crime is pinned on LeBlanc and it is revealed that he had been affected by the disease, leading to his execution.

### **Chapter 4: Double Murder Trouble**

During the fourth chapter, Monokuma introduces an interesting new motive to try and get the students to commit murder: Double Murder Trouble. As for this motive, each inmate is given a piece of paper with two other inmates listed. If the inmate in question can kill the other two with no trial, then they will be able to leave the killing game with no witnesses. Hitomo is given a paper that tells him to kill Wadai and Uma, which he denies and disposes of. However, one student tries to take advantage of the motive. Utsubo is told to kill Hoshiko and Amber, two of the more gullible students. On the night of the murder, he kidnaps Hoshiko and hides her on the fourth floor. He then knocked Hoshiko out with his helmet and returned downstairs to kill Amber. However, as he tried to escape, Amber confronts him and tries to kill him, however, Utsubo prevails and stabs Amber to death and took his knife back, however, he doesn't notice that Hoshiko had regained consciousness and tried to crawl away for help. Sloppily, Utsubo ran away back toward the entrance where he tripped over Hoshiko and fell off the guard rail back to the bottom of the third floor. Afterwards, when Hoshiko ran downstairs to see if he was still alive, Sukeru walked upstairs by chance and noticed the grisly scene of Utsubo's murder. Hoshiko explained what happened, and Sukeru vowed to protect the girl, taking her back downstairs and telling her to go back to sleep before he later waits until the morning, and gets everyone to check out the body. Later, they discover Amber's corpse as well.

### **Chapter 5: The Oxygen Shutoff**

At the beginning of the fifth chapter, the students discover a massive tree which pumps oxygen into the prison. Monokuma then announces his motive. If a killing doesn't happen in three days, he will cut down the tree, causing the prison to lose oxygen, leading to everyone suffocating. He also shuts off the entrance to the courtyard, and all windows, meaning no outer air can get through. On the night before the oxygen shut off, a few hours before the event, Sukeru and Ornie meet up and make a pact. They decided that one would kill the other in order to save the remaining students. Sukeru would mercy kill Ornie, an action that he suggested was more merciful than having to go through an execution. As Ornie lay dying, he confided to his killer and told him to not give up, and to stick through the class trial until he is inevitably found out. Sukeru takes Ornie's dying words to heart and denys his involvement in his death until the very end, where he gladly accepts his fate.

## Areas

### **Floor 1: Main Prison**

The Main Prison is the primary location of Chapter 1. It is the first floor of Monokuma's Glums Valley Detention Center. It has many basic rooms that a prison would be expected to have such as cells, a courtyard, warehouse, cafeteria and a wardens office. There's also a school store from which the Mono Machine can be used.