Hiroko Hagakure

**Hiroko Hagakure** (葉隠 浩子 *Hagakure Hiroko*) is a character that appears in *Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls*. She is a member of The Resistance and a Target for theWarriors of Hope's Demon Hunting.

Hiroko is also the mother of Yasuhiro Hagakure and the closest person to him, which is why she became a Captive for*Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc's* first motive.

She is one of the few active members of The Resistance, acting as an unofficial leader for the secret rescue missions, as she wishes to save the other Targets and bring them to safety. She often acts based on information she gets from the Hit List entries.

## Appearance

Hiroko is a fair-skinned woman with light pink hair that reaches her waist. She has brown eyes, much like Hiro, and a beauty mark beneath her lips. She wears a white bead necklace, a white tank top, and a blue stadium jacket with an unknown symbol on the right side. She also wears black ripped jeans held up by a salmon colored belt and sky blue sneakers.

Hiroko is often depicted as having a cigarette in the corner of her mouth that she sometimes uses to puff smoke.

Hiroko is older than she looks like and keeps her age a secret. Though she has a young looking appearance of a college student, she might be up in her late 30s' or early 40s'.

## Personality

Hiroko is a street smart, relaxed and open-minded lady with a '*you do your thing, and I'll do mine- live and let live*' personality.

Hiroko values human lives a lot. Cruelty and killing, especially senseless killing, makes her absolutely furious. She convinces men to act as her envoys and venture out to rescue survivors on her orders through her "woman's special charm".

Hiroko also appears to be rather childish at times, referring to her close friends in playful banter. In the English version, she calls Komaru Naegi "Koko" and Toko Fukawa "Fufu".

Hiroko is a former delinquent, and when she is angry, that former attitude comes out, with her using a speech pattern similar to her son's.

Hiroko is very protective of her son and loves him more than anyone else in the world. She is very proud of him and seems to ignore the damage of his flaws, for the most part.

## Quotes

* "The name's Hiroko Hagakure. I'm once-divorced and currently single. My age is a secret."
* "Okay, noted. You're Koko and Fufu." (Nicknaming Komaru and Toko)
* "Little older than you two. Proud of him, a very successful boy. He's a sharp boy. Handsome, tall, kind... If he didn't come out of me, I wouldn't believe he was my own kid! But even if my son \*is\* perfect, something has been bugging me... It's just a small thing, but... He's just a teeny, eentsy bit clumsy with money. He's in debt. Oh, and he also repeated middle and high school about 4 times. Oh yeah, and he's also just terrible with women... Well, those flaws are kinda cute too, in a way." (on her son, Yasuhiro.)
* "Who cares? Worrying over little details is bad for the skin, hun."
* "Yo, Koko and Fufu. Heard you went outside. Well, I figured you would. How should I put it...? There's something different about you two, compared to these people. How can I say it...? The air around you, it's different. You two are always facing forward. But in here, the air is getting heavier and heavier. Everyone's stressed. Stuck in a dark and moldy place like this, how could you not be...?" (to Komaru and Toko)
* "...Dude, that's just...unforgiveable! An innocent kid losing his life to some crazy-ass kids... No matter what you think, it shouldn't be allowed! They might be kids, but they're gonna get their just deserts! It will cost them at least a finger! Ooops... My past self came through a little bit there..." (on the Warriors of Hope)
* "Hey, it's fine. If you're gonna be down, you should go as far as you'd like. The more down you are, the easier it is to stand up a little."
* "High school boys are like that. They can live a whole month on nothing more than porn, fried chicken, and manga."
* "I was one of those criminals. The cops couldn't count on two hands how many windows I broke in the day."
* "Didn't I tell you? I might not look like it, but I used to work day and night in that uniform. I had a reputation in the hospital that my blood-drawing skills never missed a vein." (on being a nurse)
* "God DAMMIT! Those little shits have no right! No, not just the kids... No one has any God damn right to kill anyone! I gotta rake those brats over the friggin' coals!" (on the Warriors of Hope)
* "The world is a kinder place than you think."

**TMNT X Pokemon:**

* "Why should I panic for? Panicking won't solve anything."
* "I just like to relax. No need for stress."
* "Those damn kids. They need a long time out."
* "Just relax. No need for yelling."

## TMNT X Pokemon

She's always calm even in difficult situations. Hiroko is too laid-back but Yasuhiro doesn't mind it at all

## Trivia

* "Hiroko" (浩子) can be translated as "abundant child" or "vigorous child", while her last name "Hagakure" (葉隠) translates as “concealed among the leaves/blades/spears” (based on which meaning of 葉 *ha* is chosen).
* Hiroko has the habit of nicknaming people she is on friendly terms with, typically by doubling up a syllable of their name, such as Koko (Komaru) and Fufu (Toko). In the Japanese version of the game, Hiroko nicknames people using the "-cchi" suffix.
* Despite the fact that she says in-game her age is a secret, a page in the artbook showing Hiroko's beta designs states that she is "approximately 36" years old. Considering her son's age, that means he was born to Hiroko when she was only around 14 years old.