Shima Yoko

**Shima Yoko** is a character featured in Danganronpa: Shift.

She is known as the **Ultimate Sociologist**.

### Name Entomology

**Shima's** surname is written using the kanji 志摩 *(shima*), meaning "island". Her forename, **Yoko**, is written using the kanji 遥 *(yo),* meaning "long ago" and 子 *(ko)*, meaning "child".

### Appearance

Shima is a young woman with long, thick brown hair. She constantly keeps it brushed and tidy, checking it for any hairs attempting to poke out. Although, after awaking in the Killing Game, Shima is suited with an ahoge, which sticks annoyingly from the top of her head - any attempts to rid herself of it are futile. Unlike her ahoge, Shima always wears her mother's signature hairclips, to signify the family tree she belongs to.

As well as this, Shima is also equipped with circular, golden glasses to help with her short-sightedness. Her tidy attire is matched with her neat brown vest and long white sleeves, paired with a tidy brown skirt, white socks and black school shoes.

### Personality

Although not rude or confrontational, Shima doesn't have much time for anyone besides herself - despite not thinking highly of herself. Due to her upbringing, Shima found little time to spend with people other than those in her house - and even then, she barely spent time with them outside of her study room. Because of this, Shima struggles to confidently speak with others, in spite of her studying people for years. To others, and herself, Shima appears to be quite proper, unapproachable, though fair mannered. Though Shima does yearn to change this, as despite the fact she hasn't spoken much with others, she wants to learn about them.

### Ultimate Title

Shima earned her Ultimate Title at the age of fifteen, like most Ultimates. However, unlike a lot of Ultimates, Shima did not suddenly find her Ultimate or any interest in it, but was instead forced to study and learn about it for several years of her life. Due to this, Shima became quite sheltered and unfamiliar with people outside of her family, but extremely knowledgeable in sociology, thanks to her parents choice of upbringing. "Sociologist" was the chosen Ultimate by her father, as he was previously the Ultimate Sociologist. In order to uphold their family name, Shima gave into her parents' demands and chose to follow the path of her father.

With her Ultimate, Shima is extremely informative on the subjects of sociology, befitting of her Ultimate. Though, ironically, Shima understands very little about emotions and how people feel. Due to this, Shima has difficulty speaking to others, as she'll constantly attempt to understand how they're feeling, instead of just asking them.

### The Killing Game

#### Prologue

Shima awakens in a dormitory with a lack of recent memory. Confused and worrisome, Shima makes her way to the given location of the auditorium after reading a note on the dormitory door. She studies her environment while making her way to the auditorium to remain calm and collected, however when reaching the auditorium, she soon finds herself piled with anxiety. After a small stare-off with a masked individual (*Kutsuki Yasashiku*), she finds herself yelling at the top of her lungs for attention from the crowd gathered at the bottom of the auditorium. Instantly regretting it, Shima prepares for the words of the individual who listened to her and who was now jogging up the steps towards her. The boy introduces themselves to Shima as Okabe Renjiro, the Ultimate School Council President. Shima instantly recognizes the talent of the Ultimate School Council President, as he excels in calming her down and explaining the situation to her. When joining the crowd, Shima soon learns of the theory conjured up by a boy who Okabe calls Saito (*Saito Taigen*). Supposedly, the sixteen now present in the auditorium, were part of an illegal show hosted on the depths of the internet - a Killing Game.

Saito begins to explain the details of the Killing Game, claiming that sixteen Ultimates are typically kidnapped and forced into a game of life or death, where they must kill one another to survive. Though unsure of whether to believe it or not at first, Shima begins to remember details of the supposed Killing Game, as well as some other students. These resurfacing memories and the accounts of Saito begin to spread more anxiety and dread amongst the sixteen Ultimates. Before Shima can recollect her thoughts, a black and white bear appears from the stage, congratulating them for "making it into the Killing Game". He claims his name Monokuma, the headmaster of the "Monokuma Academy", though he doesn't seem too certain on its name, having came up with it on a whim.

Monokuma confirms what Saito had stated, claiming they were part of the 8th Killing Game - a game of life or death. Similarly to Saito, Monokuma states that they can not leave the current unknown location they're in unless they partake in the Killing Game... and take the life of another present Ultimate. After doing so, they would have to participate in a "class trial", a mock of an actual trial, to discover who the culprit was. If they correctly identified the culprit, they would continue in the killing game, and if they incorrectly identified the culprit, the culprit would escape. Unfortunately however, the trial's losing party would be **executed**. Monokuma continues to explain how the Killing Game works, and gives all sixteen Ultimates a 'monopad' - a tablet with information regarding the Killing Game. The monopad would come with a map, Killing Game regulations and a student profile page, carrying information about the sixteen Ultimate participating in the Killing Game. He also states that if you were to lose your monopad, you wouldn't be able to retrieve it.

Having finished his explanation, Monokuma allows the Ultimates to go their separate ways for now. Although Okabe attempted to stop most from leaving, his efforts were futile. Fortunately for him however, a small minority decided to stay behind. He then explained to the remaining Ultimates that he wanted them to return to the auditorium at 10.00 am, as he wanted to introduce a plan to the rest of them. They agree to return at the given time and take their leave. However, Shima is asked to return to the auditorium 15 minutes earlier than the others - and to also jot down the names of the other Ultimates and information regarding their personalities. When asking why, Okabe states he would explain everything when she returned. Hesitantly, Shima agrees to help him - though she's unsure why she's even doing it.

Shima then spends the following two hours introducing herself to the other fourteen Ultimates and gathering as much information about them as possible, as well as asking them to return to the auditorium at 10.00 am. During this time, she also explores the facility she is now residing it, deeming it to be uncomfortable. When returning to the auditorium at the given time, Okabe explains his reasoning for asking Shima to do all she did for him. In summary, Okabe wanted a chore list for everyone to follow, as well as an account list for night time. Shima then asked Okabe *why* he had trusted her with this information, and his response was that he simply wanted to, embarrassing Shima.

By 10.10 am, everyone had returned to the auditorium. Okabe then explained his intentions to everyone, being met with mixed reactions. One of the people uninterested in this plan to work together and look out for one another under Okabe's supervision was Saito Taigen, the Ultimate Enigmatologist. He explained that he was uninterested in working in a group and wanted to focus on protecting one person, rather than sixteen. At this point, everyone understood that Saito was familiar with the Killing Games, and as a result most were quite weary of him. Unsurprisingly, a second person was uninterested in Okabe's plan. That person was Genji Jakuchu, the Ultimate Mortician. He also explained that he can't put his faith in someone who is unable to protect themselves, rather than sixteen people. The clashing between the two comes to a temporary stop, when Okabe allows those uninterested in the plan to leave, which Saito takes him up on. Though unexpectedly, Genji begins to wind up Saito, stating that he kept important information from everyone... regarding "the mastermind". When asked what he was talking about, Genji explained that in most Killing Games, there was a traitor amongst the sixteen Ultimates. A traitor who was working with the people behind the Killing Game. Saito soon confirms the fact, further spreading distrust between everyone. Genji then claims he knows who the traitor is, pointing his suspicion to the suspiciously dressed Bakudan Arakan, the Ultimate Pyrotechnic. Okazaki Kenji, the Ultimate Rebel, soon calls Genji out for his words, stating that he was only trying to rile them up. The two begin to clash before Bakudan begins to break into laughter, described as muffled by Shima due to his gas mask. Surprising everyone, Bakudan claims that he *is* the mastermind, and that they can do nothing about it. In a fit of rage, Okazaki lunges at Bakudan, attempting to punch him. Bakudan dodges this punch and instead inflicts damage upon Okazaki instead, leaving him in pain on the auditorium floor. His laughter sets in as he repeats that he is the mastermind, and that there was nothing no one present could do about it.