Legacy Crown Championship

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## Legacy Crown Championship

### Romaji

* Jiki Tōshu Kettei-sen
* Togami Ichizoku Saidai Saiaku no Jiken

## Details

### Host

* Aloysius Pennyworth
* Multiple Unnamed Past Hosts

### Mastermind

* Kijō Togami
* Multiple Unnamed Past Masterminds

### Number of Participants

* Togami Family
* Detective Library

The **Legacy Crown Championship** was series of events hosted by the Togami Family as a means of finding a new heir for their corporation. It was mentioned in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and expanded upon in Danganronpa: Togami. There have been many of these events taken place in the past, but the only one expanded on is the one in which Byakuya Togami won. In universe there were many different accounts of the most recent event, but only one truth, the rest fabrications through/for various means.

## Prior Championships

The hereditary system has been in place for an unknown amount of time, but there have been apparently many events. One event included Byakuya Togami's father winning. According to Shinobu Togami and Kazuya Togami's account, the winner of that event was named "Tarō Togami", and had their name changed to "Kijō" upon winning the championship.

## Byakuya's Account Part 1

There are multiple accounts of the Legacy Crown Championship, each with varying degrees of accuracy and depth, thus making it difficult to accordingly say what exactly goes on during it. According to Byakuya's account in his Free Time Events, the current heir to the corporation doesn't have one wife. Instead, he has children with high-class women all over the world and then pit these children against each other. Byakuya was the youngest of his 15 siblings, yet managed to win. The winner becomes the next heir to the corporation and, as a consequence, the losers are to be stripped of the name 'Togami' and all power that comes with it. Essentially, they are disowned and forced to live a common life. To Byakuya he considers this akin to death. The winner also has access of the secret to the Togami Family's prosperity. Given this comes from the winner of the event, it can be assumed that Byakuya's rendition of it is the most valid. There is also a possibility of him withholding certain information, that just did not need to be stated to Makoto Naegi. This will be expanded on later below.

### Known Participants

**Byakuya Togami**
 **14 Unnamed Siblings** | -

## Imposter's Account

The Ultimate Imposter's rendition of the championship, that they say during their Free Time Events, aligns with Kijō having children with multiple women, but adds that over 108 were created from the current head of the family's relations. In addition, the imposter adds that there was a ranking system of sorts that the children were sorted into: Gold, Silver, Bronze. The imposter notes that Byakuya was last, having been given a Bronze ranking, but still managed triumph even the 'Affluent Progeny of Darkness' in order to become the next head of the family. It is unknown how much of what they said can be considered the truth.

### Participants

**Ultimate Imposter**
 **106 Unnamed Siblings** | Silver/Bronze

## Shinobu and Kazuya's Account; The Togami Family's Biggest, Most Awful Event

During the World Domination Proclamation, Blue Ink has a vastly in-depth account of the events that transpired. The fifteen participants of the Legacy Crown Championship were decided from the 108 offspring based on how influential their mothers were, which had determination on what ranks they held (though their individual achievements helped increased their rank, like Takaya's world influence making him the only Gold rank). The competition was held on the corporation's private island at Tōajō Castle and was to last for ten days. During those ten days the fifteen participants must find a way to obtain 'reliance' prior to the ten days being over. The one that obtains it first will be declared the winner, and the losers will be exiled. The rules of the island also prohibits the siblings from leaving until the time limit is up, which is the only time a boat will return to take the siblings back (though bringing someone in was fair game). The competition was masterminded by the current family head, but Aloysius Pennyworth was there to reside as a neutral host and enforcer of the rules, with the a couple known as the The Makabes assisting in the upkeeing of the castle. However, it was during this rendition of events where tragedy struck.

By the third day, Asagao Togami was found decapitated in her brother's, Yūsuke Togami, room. Following the finding of her head, the participants would discover Wasuke Togami to have been murdered in the castle's pond. While suspicion was placed on Yūsuke for the crime, ultimately the former Super High School Level Gourmet did not confess to it when interrogated. Yūsuke would be found dead on the sixth day in his room, via the same method that Asagao died. Their investigation concludes that what killed both Asagao and Yūsuke was a suicide device that the latter made. Five hours later, Ichirō Togami would be found dead, though not after leaving behind a dying message.

Mitsuzō Togami, feeling that a murder was bound to happen again, called upon Suisei Nanamura to help solve the mystery behind it (since the participants weren't able to leave until the competition is over with). Suisei, alongside his assistant by the name of Polaris P. Polanski, arrived on the island and was, reluctantly, allowed to stay given the fact that the only other way back (and Suisei's ride in) was a boat the Makabe's had, but the couple had since ditched the Championship to flee. Suisei and Polaris would begin their investigation, but by the eighth day, a fire breaks out in the library that apparently claims the life of Asa Togami (whose body apparently burns away from the fire). Her twin, Yoru Togami, is found decapitated on the ninth day, but its then that Suisei declares that the culprit is out of luck.

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 killer was Kazuya and produces Yoru's head, which was found in Kazuya's room, as damning evidence. Kazuya is then placed in the castle's dungeon until the championship is over.

During this period of captivity, Kazuya meets Kudan. Once Kazuya realizes her bovine features, Kudan grants him knowledge of the secret to the Togmai Family's prosperity. First, she takes his name 'Kazuya' and he's allowed to rename himself to 'Byakuya'. From there, she gives him a prophecy, foretelling 'Byakuya's victory, before leaving. Takaya Togami comes down and releases 'Byakuya' since the true culprit, allegedly Mitsuzō, killed themselves. With his client dead, Suisei leaves on a helicopter, allowing the participants to continue on with the championship.

During 'Byakuya's investigation, however, he discovers it was Takaya who had drove his brother to his death. From there, 'Byakuya' and Blue Ink rush into the cafeteria where Jirō Togami had stabbed Aloysius. He was driven into a rage by Takaya's manipulations into believing the other participants were the true killers of Ichirō . When Eyumi Togami arrives, he slits her throat and would have attacked the others had he not been intercepted by Suzuhiko Togami. Due to the fight, 'Byakuya' and Blue Ink are seperated from each other. 'Byakuya' meets with Shirō , who is about to explain what the reliance is when he's attacked by, apparently, a revived Yoru with a knife. In the end, both Shirō and 'Yoru' are killed in their fight.

'Byakuya' moves to try to get back to Blue Ink, only to see her gravely wounded by 'Yoru'. As it turns out, Asa did exist alongside a Hiru Togami (both had been in hiding), who was the actual fifteenth competitor, not 'Byakuya'. Hiru goes to kill 'Byakuya', but was murdered herself, mysteriously. As 'Byakuya' goes to tend to Blue Ink, and to 'love' her, he reveals the truth: he was the culprit. He killed Wasuke (in self-defense), Yūsuke (by using his 'talent' to kill the gourmet with his own suicide device), Ichirō (heat of the moment), and Yoru (after she insulted Ink and implied there was a physical nature to her relationship with Suzuhiko), with Hiru being the latest victim. 'Byakuya' wants to win the championship more than ever to protect Ink and, he believes, since they aren't blood related its okay for him to 'love' her (and blind on just how upset she was at learning of his murderous actions).

Jirō arrives to kill them, but is quickly killed by Suzuhiko soon after. Takaya arrives at the doorway, and after failing to convince anyone to join his side, he sets the castle on fire. 'Byakuya', Suzuhiko and Ink (who is being carried by Suzuhiko) try to escape, but the collpasing castle had seperated 'Byakuya' from them. He urges them to go on and his final thoughts before he blacks out is admitting to himself that he is Kazuya, not Byakuya Togami.

In the wreckage of the castle, Blue Ink was left in a wheelchair being pushed by Polaris (who was still on the island). She reveals she was actually Byakuya Togami. In this edition, Byakuya was not apart of the original fifteen participants, but rather one of the other 93 of 108 children who were cut off due to their families not meeting the standard. Discontent with being disqualified purely due to his pedigree, Byakuya snuck his way onto the island disguised as a girl known as Polaris P. Polanski, as Suisei's assistant (knowing the detective's tendency to take high-profile cases would lead him eventually to the Togami Family). Byakuya would learn what the 'reliance' was and would win as a result. Byakuya also confirmed that Aloysius was still alive, but both Saburō Togami and Takaya's corpses were discovered in that fire. Both Suzuhiko and Kazuya have complete disappeared, leaving Blue Ink alone. Following his victory, he allowed Blue Ink to become his secretary and write his autobiography given that he was seeking for someone who lacked both hope and despair to write it. Byakuya also used his new power to allow her to keep the Togami name, making her his new big sister. Later on, Suzuhiko would regain contact with the Togami Family as their own hitman on standby. As for Kazuya, given no body was recovered, he was marked for assassination by the Togami Corporation given his knowledge on the Kudan.

### Others

**Polaris P. Polanski aka Byakuya Togami**
 **Kazuya Togami aka Orvin Elevator** | Bronze
 **Kudan** | -

**Suisei Nanamura**
 **The Makabes** | -
 **Asa Togami Doll** | -

## Byakuya's Account Part 2; K2K System & The Truth

During the World Domination Proclamation, however, such memories would come into conflict as Blue Ink would remember events differently. For example, during a talk with Celestia Ludenberg, she remembered that Byakuya was one of the original fifteen comeptitors, and had used his wits to come out victorious (all while Ink was vomiting blood and writing down his story). Another version of events, was that Blue Ink and Byakuya needed the Kudan in order to resolve the championship incident.

It is revealed later on during the World Domination Proclamation that Blue Ink's (and also Kazuya's) recollection of events were nothing more than a fabricated memory created by the K2K System inside of their Borges. Thus, it can be assumed that most of what she recalls is largely unreality that can not be considered fact and it can be assumed that the participants were not actually killed during the event, lining up with Byakuya's account. It's unknown if the names, backgrounds and personalities of the siblings, alongside their mothers, are unreality or not.

Following the final confrontation with the imposter, they reveal that the Worst Incident was an actual event that happened, but what transpired in it is unknown. Byakuya also revealed that during the incident with the championship, the real Shinobu had been killed (wether this means actually killed or "killed" as a Togami is up for debate) during the event, with Blue Ink taking on her personality, and name afterwards. It is also referenced that Orvin Elevator who believed himself to be Kazuya Togami, in fact was not Kazuya. It is implied that the real Kazuya may have also been "killed" during the event. However, given Blue Ink's final narration thoughts being given as being written by the K2K system, it puts into questions if even that can be considered trustworthy.

### Known Participants

**Byakuya Togami**
 **Kazuya Togami (Original)\*** | Unknown

## Trivia

* This is the only event in Danganronpa with so much purposefully conflicting information for story reasons, rather than plot holes.
* Suisei Nanamura mentions the event to be similar to a Duel Noir, albeit with no involvement from the Victims Catharsis Committee.