White Collar

**White Collar**, labeled ***"The Devil of St. Esther"***, is the mastermind behind the **St. Esther Killing Game** and the main antagonist of Danganronpa: Corrupted Hope.

Alongside his assistant, Monohebi, he places 16 people in a Killing Game and grants them the task to "rediscover their sins" in order to live.

## Appearance

White Collar is described to be a man who wears a demonic mask. The mask itself looks as if there were two separate masks that are connected to one another and functions as a helmet that covers his entire head. The mask has four horns. The front of the mask is a V-shaped mask that covered the man's entire face and has two horns that curves to the top. The right horn however is chipped off and there are also visible cracks on the right side of the mask. A more visible cracked line trails from the top of his head down to the side of the mask's chin, and even crosses over a red horizontal, jagged eye. The other eye is also red but does not share the horizontal and jagged look as the right. Behind the front mask are two other horns protruding from the side that also curves up.

White Collar also wears a black suit with a red tie and black pants. However, the dark colors of his clothing seem rather jaded and smoky. Underneath his black suit was a white collared shirt that was noticeably dirtied and looked more black than white, but still one could tell its coloring used to be white. The man also wore black gloves and black leather laced shoes.

He also carries a single-horned cane. The cane's coloration has also corroded, with its original coloration being gold. The horn on the cane also looks devilish. The horn is sharp, and it also protrudes from the side and points upwards.

## Personality

White Collar is described to be a relatively sinister character. White Collar is depicted to be sadistic, cruel, and wrathful, as evidenced by how much he truly believes the prisoners should suffer when he berates Haruto for attempting to escape. He's also relatively intimidating, as he is able to control Monohebi whenever she gets out of hand or does something he disagrees with. And given how much his mask grins, it could also be said that White Collar himself is also very twisted.

However, first and foremost, White Collar is also obsessed with biblical studies and religion, specifically Christianity. He often extends his arms as if he was nailed on the cross and loves to input biblical references, especially at the end of every Prison Trial. This is also shown with how much he often calls his prisoners' 'sinners'. However, by Chapter 4, it is confirmed that White Collar is not actually religious, and only dresses and calls himself the Devil in order to mock religion itself.

Despite his sinister nature, throughout the story, there are signs that underneath the mask is a more humanized figure. He is often shown tearing up alone at the end of certain Daily Lives and thanks to Jared and Cassandra, can show signs of fear and genuine amusement. He also has a fatherly side that no one knows about.

## History

### Prior to the Killing Game

Before becoming an Overseer in the Killing Game, White Collar was once a father to an unnamed daughter whom he loved very much. However, after she passed away to unknown circumstances, White Collar drowned himself in sorrow and visited his daughter's grave frequently. One day, White Collar decided to visit a church near his daughter's gravesite and sat there for three hours. However, instead of being instilled with Hope for the future, White Collar grew frustrated and angry over the messages of the church and eventually grew to hate religion itself, dressing up as the Devil to simply mock religion itself.

Sometime later, White Collar would be gifted Monohebi, an artificially intelligent robotic snake, as his personal assistant.

### *Danganronpa: Corrupted Hope*

#### Prologue: The Ark to Life or Death

White Collar's first appeared in the Prologue.

## Trivia

* White Collar's mask was originally a simple white mask. It was changed to a Devil's mask to give Corrupted Hope a better theme.