Yuki Maeda (Chained Hope)

> "I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student, there's nothing that special about it, though..."
> -Yuki Maeda's introduction.
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## Yuki Maeda

### Aliases

Yuki MaedaThe Ultimate Lucky Student

Bro

Yuyu

## Appearances

### Debut

Super Danganronpa Another 2

Yuki Maeda is a generally kind boy who just wants to get along with other students. He's generally unconfident, considering himself to be less important than other Ultimates there. This causes him to feel like he's just a boring background character in most situations, not being capable of many impressive things.

He bonds easily with Kaito Momota and Keiji Shinogi, forming a brother-like bond, as they give him emotional support and confidence. He reveals himself to be fairly competent when it comes to helping others, even outshining Kaito at times.

He is one of the weakest people emotionally, breaking down after deaths happen, becoming depressed and hopeless, questioning how so many people are able to keep their head up after so many friends die off one after another. He feels especially useless in these times, considering his life to be worthless.

## ***History***

### Chained Hope:

#### Chapter 2:

Proceeding the trial of Mikado Sannoji's suicide, the entire group would go their separate ways, and then wake up in a strange ship the next day. During their confusion, Yuki enters the room, questioning where he was and who they were. After he introduced himself to the group, and likewise, Monokuma arrived to explain everything. He told them they were moving between islands on the "RMS Monokuma", and they were supposed to arrive at the next island in a day's time. He would initially be hesitant to talk to anyone, staying to himself in the dining area, although eventually going to the game room with part of the group. After playing billiards with them, and finding himself to be unusually lucky at it, the group all goes their own separate ways.

Once they arrived at the new island, Yuki explored around the storage room along with Maki Harukawa and Akane Taira, being given the key to the room by Monokuma. As the entire group went to the hotel past the mountain range, he immediately went to his room, exhausted.

On the second day of being at the island, Kaito Momota and Keiji Shinogi invited him to the hot springs for some, as they dubbed it, 'bro time'. The two teased Yuki the entire time, but admitted they're impressed at how unusually fit he is, despite his appearance. They found out the locker room suddenly locked from the inside, and failed to sneak back to their rooms.

On the next day, Monokuma presented the second killing motive: each student received a name and if they were to kill the person listed, they would be let free at the cost of everyone else's lives. Upon receiving his motive, Yuki leaves and waits in his room, distrusting everyone else. He was later visited by Akane, and later Kaito, and was calmed down.

On the day before the murder, as Kaito recovered from the events of the previous night, every guy with the exception of Ren Shirogane decided to visit the hot springs. Kaito and Keiji began to plan to crash the girl's tea party, and Yuki only begrudgingly came along, running at the last moment before being followed by Maki and Kaito, who he'd have a conversation with.

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## ***Relationships***

### Kaito Momota:

Yuki and Kaito form a very close brotherlike bond, where Yuki acts as a voice of reason, and Kaito is the confident leader. They mess around often, teasing each other and calling each other names, but always come through as brothers in the end. Working together, they even manage to convince Maki Harukawa not to try and kill Ren Shirogane.

### Keiji Shinogi:

Yuki shares a very similar bond with Keiji that he does with Kaito. He plays little jokes on Yuki, but he means no harm and enjoys his company. Keiji tries his best to show Yuki how to break out of his shell and bond with others.

### Akane Taira:

Akane is slightly jealous of how Yuki was able to lead a normal life. Because of this, she tries to tell him that not having a super unique life is a blessing, and how he's lucky to live that way.

### Maki Harukawa:

Yuki and Maki are both shy, but Yuki tends to act as a voice of reason for her. Maki talks to him for reassurance at times, and the two of them are good friends.