Shirō Togami

**Shirō Togami** (十神四郎 *Togami Shirō*) was a supporting character in *Danganronpa: Togami*. He was one of the selected participants in the Legacy Crown Championship and was ranked Silver.

## History

### Prior Life

Shirō was the youngest child of Maina Togami, making him the younger brother to Ichirō Togami, Jirō Togami, and Saburō Togami. Shirō would later be selected to be apart of the Legacy Crown Championship, serving as one of the chosen fifteen picked to compete in it. Prior to the championship's official start, he would attend vacances at the site of the competition, Tōajō Castle - a castle built on the Togami Family's private island, with the other chosen siblings as a way to gauge the competition prior to its start.

### Legacy Crown Championship

When the championship begun Shirō was taken to Tōajō Castle to begin the competition for real, learning that in order to win the 'reliance' must be found and was one of the few siblings there to not give out his dream if he were to won the championship

On the fourth day, he was apart of the group of siblings to have discovered Asagao Togami's headless body in Yūsuke Togami's room. Ichirō would give his and Shirō's alibi, stating both were playing chess with each other prior to the murder and neither saw anyone entering the room at all. Shirō would join the search party to find Asagao's head, a search that eventually lead them outside. During their hunt for it, Shirō would notice tracks in the dirt and the party would eventually find that the head of Asagao was Following that, the search party would meet with Ichirō and several others who were at the pond and had discovered Wasuke Togami's corpse. Ichirō gathered the siblings that he could into the cafeteria to announce that Wasuke died on the third day and it was from a stab wound.

Ichirō tries to raise everyone's spirits and gets them to just enjoy the food the Makabe’s made for dinner and noting that if they were the culprits the food they’ve eaten would have been poisoned long ago. After dinner, the group of Ichirō, Shirō, Takaya Togami, Blue Ink and Kazuya Togami investigates Yūsuke’s room. After a while of investigating, Ichirō suggests both Kazuya, Shirō and Blue Ink to head back to their rooms and leave things to the adults. When he says this is a job for a Togami, it unintentionally hurts Kazuya’s feelings. When Shirō asks what he plans to do, Ichirō says he’s going to question the culprit. By this, it meant Ichirō, Jirō and Takaya Togami, would go about interrogating Yūsuke, which would also involve torturing him until he confessed. However, Yūsuke never confessed to killing either.

On the sixth day, Shirō was apart of the meeting following Yūsuke's death, learning that Yūsuke made the suicide device used in both his and Asagao's death, how Asagao committed suicide (with Yūsuke hiding that fact), and uncertainty regarding Wasuke's murder. Unfortunately for Shirō, his older brother would be found dead five hours later.

After dinner on the eighth day, Shirō arrives in the library, wanting a Schubet score. He runs into Kazuya and Blue Ink during his time there. They talk about the championship, and what could the ‘reliance’ be. Shirō theorizes it could be behind the Forbidden Space, a locked door neat the entrance no one was able to open, though Kazuya is skeptical. The twins then enter and head into the library’s special collections area. Kazuya believes that Aloysius might be the culprit, given his access to knives, but Blue Ink is doubtful give the butler’s loyalty.

Before they discuss further one of the twins, Yoru Togami, leave the collections area, screaming, before a fire breaks out in the library. Suisei Nanamura (a detective hired to solve the murders) enters and orders for a fire extinguisher to put it out. In the end, they manage to get rid of the fire, but apparently Asa Togami died in the carnage, but no remains could be found. When Suisei questioned Yoru, she explains that Asa suddenly caught on fire and knocked a bookshelf over, causing Yoru to run out of the library alone. Suisei also asked for the book she was reading as well, which was 'The Sun Also Rises'. Suisei seems satisfied with that answer, before turning around to the others and saying that there was no way a body can burn up that quickly (much to Yoru's protest).

On the ninth day of the competition, Yoru was found beheaded in her own room. Suisei says that the culprit has used up all their luck and gathers everyone, aside from Saburō and Suzuhiko into the cafeteria, in order to reveal the mysteries of the case. First of all, he claims Asa never existed and that what was by Yoru's side was just a doll made to look like her, with Yoru supporting said doll and making her talk via prerecorded lines. Suisei theorizes it was to increase Yoru's chances of winning, and that burning her was what Yoru thought was the 'reliance' Kijō had wanted: a brilliant mystery and to achieve that having a person's body completely disappear would be considered brilliant in her eyes. Suisei notes that while she was on the right track, Yoru's idea was poor and Kijō remained unimpressed. Suisei says that there's only been three murders in the competition out of all these deaths so far: the murders of Wasuke, Ichirō and Yoru. He concludes that the only three that could do it based off of a lack of alibis, had to be Kazuya, Suzuhiko and Saburō. After a long silence, he reveals that murderer was Kazuya. Kazuya tries to argue back, but when Suisei presents Yoru's head that was apparently found in Kazuya's room, its enough to win the argument and send the alleged killer to the dungeon.

Later on, though, Mitsuzō Togami would be found dead with a confession note that he did the murders instead, thus acquitting Kazuya. With his client gone, Suisei left, thus leaving the survivors to focus back on the championship. With the murders apparently solved, the participants eat at the cafeteria, where Shirō notes that the winner will learn the secret to the Togami Family’s prosperity and how he felt there was someone else in the castle, something that makes Kazuya wish internally that Shirō would shut up (since by then he was aware of Kudan who promised his victory). Eyumi also speaks of seeing a girl in the castle, but she disappeared before she could talk to her. Shirō wonders if the Forbidden Space holds the answer they seek, before Kazuya storms off.

Later on, following Kazuya narrowly escaping an enraged Jirō (who was manipulated by Takaya into trying to kill everyone), Shirō meets with him in the hallway. informs him of recent events. Both agree its best to find Takaya, and come to the conclusion that Takaya has given up on acquiring the reliance, and instead is trying to be the last man standing. Though, its notes that its just a theory, and they should ask Takaya himself. Shirō believes that Jirō will be defeated by Suzuhiko, thus allowing for Takaya to be more vulnerable.

It’s then that Shirō reveals if Kazuya trusts him, and announces that he has no plans on becoming the Togami heir. Shirō just wants to become a musician. As a result, he’s willing to tell Kazuya what the reliance is, given that he just figured it out. Kazuya is in disbelief and considers being a Togami to be the most important thing, believing that he’s empty in side. This just makes Shirō want to tell him even more. But before that could happen, he is ambushed and ends up grappling with someone, who had a knife. By the time Kazuya can comprehend what was happening, Shirō is dead and so is his attacker, the once thought to be dead Yoru Togami. In actuality, this attacker would later be revealed to be Asa Togami, who was an actual person all along.

### K2K System

Later on its revealed that the above was apart of a fabricated flashback created by the K2K System. As a result, it can be said that no person actually died during the actual Legacy Crown Championship, as according to Byakuya Togami's account. It is unknown if Shirō Togami actually existed or, if they did exist, their depiction is actually his personality. If Shirō did actually exist, he would have eventually be wiped out with the rest of the Togami Family, aside from Byakuya, according to Junko Enoshima during the Killing School Life.

## Appearance

Aside from being a young teenager, nothing else about Shirō is known.

## Personality

Compared to how vile and selfish his other siblings can be, Shirō is among those of being generally agreeable, kind and fairly intelligent, getting along decently with his siblings. Shirō is willing to give his aid in trying to resolve the conflicts throughout the championship, during which, his tendency to be extremely observant was noted by Kazuya. Given that he is one of the few Silver ranked in the championship, despite being one of the youngest of the siblings and not even affiliated with Hope's Peak, it leans credence to Shirō being someone judged of high-levels of competency. In truth, Shirō has no interest in the Togami Corporation and believes there's more in life than being a Togami. As such, he has no qualms in trying to help someone else who does have the drive to become heir (Kazuya) in winning instead. Shirō has an intense passion for music, to the point that he's willing to drop out of the competition to go about a career as a musician.

### Ichirō Togami, Jirō Togami & Saburō Togami

Shirō had a fairly close relationship with his eldest brother, with it being noted they played chess together, and respected his opinion of opting out of investigating the crime scene given how gruesome it was. However, compared to his older brother Jirō, Shirō was more composed following his eldest brother's death and remained fairly stable. Shirō had no problems working with Jirō in their investigation, but upon learning that his brother was fighting the former hitman, expressed doubts on Jirō's ability to defeat Suzuhiko. It's unknown about how Shirō sees Saburō, but it can be assumed their relationship is fairly amicable.

### Kazuya Togami

Compared to his siblings, Shirō didn't hate Kazuya and pitied the rough treatment most of the others gave him. Shirō even regretted the silence he gave as the others bullied his younger step-brother. He was willing to help Kazuya become the next heir to the Togami Corporation upon seeing his brother's desire, but also wanting to help Kazuya get over being so obsessed with the Togami name and get him to see there was more to life than it. After Shirō's death, Kazuya was quite upset he could not save him or get Shirō to achieve his dream.

## Trivia

* Shirō is the only Silver ranked competitor that is not affiliated with Hope's Peak Academy.
* Shirō, and his 3 siblings, are likely named in reference to Ōtarō Maijō's novel *Smoke, Soil or Sacrifices*, as the 4 sibling's also share a naming scheme there.