Danganronpa 4: Paradise on the Hopeful Planet

> *The world has begun to see a hopeful peace after the end of the Tragedy. Hope’s Peak Academy graduate Asuka Okuma, the Ultimate Wildlife Photographer, has been living off the grid for most of it and just heard the good news. When she receives a letter inviting her to the reunion cruise of her class, Class 75, she thus doesn’t think twice about going--but the depths hide everything, including ultimate despair. Soon, Asuka and her fifteen classmates will find themselves aboard the submarine SSDN Paradise, caught up in the nightmare of an undersea mutual killing game: the Killing School Reunion, hosted by none other than... Monokuma?!*
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**Danganronpa 4: Paradise on the Hopeful Planet** is a Fanganronpa created by AyuOhseki and Katsura Tsuruya.

## Participants

### Students

     Namie MibuchiUltimateNegotiator
     Larry O’LordUltimateComedian
     Hinayo MikageUltimateDoll Maker

## Rules

* **Rule 1:** Once a murder takes place and the body or bodies are formally discovered, then after a brief investigation period, a class trial will begin.
* **Rule 2:** If the blackened is exposed during the class trial, they alone will be executed.
* **Rule 3:** As a reward, one member of the surviving class will have their memories returned, and the submarine will turn off all stealth systems and surface for one hour to provide an opportunity for potential rescuers to pinpoint its location.
* **Rule 4:** If the blackened is not exposed, the remaining students will be executed.
* **Rule 5:** As a reward, a surviving blackened will be forgiven of their crime, their memories will be restored, and the ship will dock at the nearest port to enable them to leave.
* **Rule 6:** The Body Discovery Announcement will play as soon as three or more people enter a location in which a body is stored for the first time.
* **Rule 7:** Destroying any shipboard property without permission, including surveillance cameras, monitors, and e-Handbooks, is strictly prohibited.
* **Rule 8:** You are free to investigate the ship at your own discretion with some exceptions.
* **Rule 9:** The engine room is off limits until ten or fewer students remain aboard the ship.
* **Rule 10:** The reactor room is off limits forever.
* **Rule 11:** Sleeping outside of the cabins is mostly prohibited. However, since you’re all adults now, you are also allowed to sleep in class!
* **Rule 12:** Daytime runs from 6 AM to 10 PM. Automatic announcements will play to let participants know of the time change.
* **Rule 13:** Violence against the headmaster and crew is strictly prohibited.

Rules 14-17 were added with the introduction of the Despairiscope, with Rule 16 being added as a result of Mayoi's suggestion.

* **Rule 14:** The Despairiscope is limited to three uses per class trial. The time limit per use is whenever Monokuma gets bored, so keep it fresh!
* **Rule 15:** The purpose of the Despairiscope is strictly to supplement trials; participants must still solve the murders on their own. As such, if a spotless asks over the Despairiscope who the blackened is, or the respondent explicitly identifies the blackened in their answer, it will be taken as an automatic loss and all spotless students will be executed.
* **Rule 16:** The blackened may not ask who the blackened is. If they do, the automatic loss will be theirs and they’ll be summarily executed, and the spotless will be subject to the ugliest, shittiest Monokuma tantrum.
* **Rule 17:** A participant may only ask one question per Despairiscope use. However, they can build up to that question if they like, and the call recipient is permitted one editorial remark, addressed to whomever they please, after answering.

Rules 18 and 19 were added after the first Class Trial completed.

* **Rule 18:** Per the newly established 'escape clause,' if the blackened is able to escape their punishment once it's begun, they will be allowed to live.
* **Rule 19:** As long as they otherwise obey the rules, Monokuma will bring no direct physical harm to any of the participants.

When the next rules were implemented, they began at 19 again. Additionally, in Chapter 2, Otome refers to the prior rule as Chapter 18, despite being implemented as Rule 19. It is currently unknown whether this is an out-of-universe error, or if a rule had been removed unbeknownst to most of the participants.

* **Rule 19:** It is hereby forbidden to even consider breaking the rules. -Captain Monokuma
* **Rule 20:** Just kidding! [Rule 19 redacted.] -Captain Monokuma.

A new Rule 19 was implemented in Chapter 4.

* **Rule 19:** Sick and/or injured students may sleep in the medbay. However, to keep from spreading their nasty germs, they are not allowed to sleep in the classroom. -Quartermaster Monokuma

A new rule 20 was implemented when Yuzuru suggested committing suicide in Chapter 5.

* **Rule 20:** No further deaths may be suicides. Any death that leads to a trial must henceforth be at the hands of a separate blackened. -Warrant Officer Monokuma

Rule 21 was also introduced in the same portion of Chapter 5.

* **Rule 21:** No participants may enter the commissary without permission from Monokuma. -Commissary Steward Monokuma

This rule was later rewritten to be added by Radioman Monokuma, thus making the rule unenforceable.

* **Last Rule:** Additional School Reunion rules may be added at the discretion of Headmaster Monokuma, Captain Monokuma, Commissary Steward Monokuma, Quartermaster Monokuma, or Warrant Officer Monokuma. Radioman Monokuma is not allowed to make any rules whatsoever.

Additionally, the audience for the killing game were given four rules for using their viewing tablets:

* Rule one: I said exclusive , meaning the show broadcast on this tablet is invitation only! Once you register it to yourself, you're the only one who's allowed to use it! Try to lend it to someone else or let someone else borrow it, and the tablet will lock itself down until you take it back! Break this rule too many times, and the tablet will break itself! Puhuhu... And wouldn't that be a shame?
* Rule two: we recognize that not everyone is a NEET with limitless free time, so there are various recording functions set up on this device for everyone's convenience! This includes the ability to upload your recordings to other devices! While the killing game is still running, you may only upload these recordings to your own personal devices for your own personal amusement, and to other registered tablets for their personal amusement! If you attempt to upload videos to the internet or people outside the network, again, the tablet will break itself--and trust me, I will find out!!
* Rule three: A given tablet must be registered before it will function as intended, and registering yourself to a tablet constitutes consent to these rules and the tablet's various functions. No whining about how you didn't know later!
* Rule four: As long as one follows these rules, there is no danger for the viewer in using their tablet--except of course for dangerous amounts of fun!! Daahahaha!!

## Death Order

 Chapter 6

## Trivia

* Danganronpa 4: Paradise on the Hopeful Planet and Dangan Ronpa: Things That Never Happened both feature a protagonist named Asuka.

### References

* Each chapter is named for an American cartoon:
	+ *Prologue: Over the Bay-Side Wall* is named for *Over the Garden Wall*
	+ *Chapter 1: Solidavity Falls* is named for *Gravity Falls*
	+ *Intermission 1: Luck Tales* is named for *DuckTales*
	+ *Chapter 2: Stars vs. the Forces of Despair* is named for *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*
	+ *Intermission 2: Toko's Modern Life* is named for *Rocko's Modern Life*
	+ *Chapter 3: Friendship is Tragic* is named for *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic*
	+ *Intermission 3: Togami and the Masters of the Futureverse* is named for *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe*
	+ *Chapter 4: Legendary Offender* is named for *Voltron: Legendary Defender*
	+ *Intermission 4: Aaahh!!! Real Mobsters* is named for *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters*
	+ *Chapter 5: Mystery Discorporated* is named for *Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated*
	+ *Intermission 5: Code: Kyoko* is named for *Code Lyoko*
	+ *Chapter 6: Uneven Universe* is named for *Steven Universe*
	+ *The Hidden Intermission: Adult Drown* is named for *Adult Swim*, a programming block of Cartoon Network
	+ *Epilogue: (Ab)Normal Show is named for Regular Show*
* In one of Larry's Free Time Events, Asuka gives him "What's New Monobear", described as "An album of parody songs recorded during the Tragedy. Actually the same song seven times, then a different song, then the first song fourteen more times." This is a reference to John Mulany's Salt and Pepper Diner joke.
* In Intermission 5, when Gundham gives Kyoko a hamster, he tells her that "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!" This is an iconic quote from the Legend of Zelda series.

#### Spoilers

* When explaining how Larry O’Lord's execution worked, Monokuma mentions that an actual drowning would take much longer, and "Ain’t nobody got time fo’ that!!" This is a reference to the viral video of the same name.
* During the fifth class trial, Yoh remarks that "many games are predicated on schadenfreude. There’s even a song about how fun it is to indulge in it." This is a reference to a song in Avenue Q.
* As he is lead to his prison sentence, Yoh sings "Some say there’s a woman to blame, but I know it’s my own damn fault," quoting Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet.

### Spoiler-based Trivia

* Both Paradise on the Hopeful Planet and Danganronpa: Operation V.K. featured the Ultimate Lucky Student as their first victim.