Duel Noir

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## Duel Noir

* Norman Case
* 12 Zodiac
* Takeda Case
* Libra Girls Case

### Japanese

黒の挑戦
デュエルノワール

### Romaji

*Kuro no chōsen*
*Duel Noir*

## Details

### Number of Participants

Detective Library
Victims Catharsis Committee
Victims

**Duel Noir** (黒の挑戦) are a series of events featured in *Danganronpa Kirigiri*. They were created and hosted by the Victims Catharsis Committee as a way for victims of crimes to receive "Catharsis" against the one responsible for ruining their life that had not been brought to justice either because the culprit was never found, the wrong person was arrested or they were never punished for their crime.

## Overview

A Duel Noir generally involves four parties: The Culprit (Also referred to as the 'Victim'), The Detective, The Target, and the Innocent. When accepting The challenge, the Culprit has to assemble a "deck" first. This is done by renting techniques to use by the Committee, which can not be traced by any means. These range from murder weapons like poison or a baseball bat to tricks to assist them in the Duel Noir like, for example, hidden rooms, and, finally, the location on where it is held. Every technique has a price assigned to them.

The Culprit can invite other Innocents unrelated to the crime against them, who they can frame, kill, or do anything freely, but there is no benefit or setback for doing so. Once their "deck" is complete, a letter will be sent to the Detective. This letter has an electromagnetic lock which, once opened, will automatically start the Duel Noir. The Detective is always chosen from the Detective Library and their quality is decided based on the price of the Culprit's "deck". For example, going for a cheap 'deck' will result in a poor Detective and vice versa.

In order for the Culprit to win, they have to kill their Target and for seven days not get found out by the Detective who they are not allowed to kill. Upon completion, they will gain 'Catharsis' and receive the amount of money their "deck" was worth with the added options to start life under a different name and different country. As a result, a Culprit might be inclined to risk the Duel Noir against a good Detective for high monetary gain. If the Culprit is found out by the Detective or if the Detective dies, then they immediately lose and the Committee will cut ties with them, leaving them to face the law in some cases. With that, they will have to pay the Committee the money they used to purchase their "deck". If one cannot pay, their life would be forfeit in order to get the money used via false insurance claims.

According to Tōkichirō Endō a Duel Noir has a 70% chance of success in favor of the Culprit, and there have been cases of the Detectives not even showing up to stop them, thinking it was probably a prank.

## Cases

A list of all Duel Noir cases in order:

* Sirius Astronomical Observatory Murder Case

* Norman's Hotel Murder Case

* Otohari Island Case

* Sawameki Nature Club Center Case

* Ambition House Case

* Hades Aquarium Case 1

* Hades Aquarium Case 2

* Takeda Haunted Mansion Case

* Cruise Liner S.S. Echidna Case

* Museum of Medieval Torture Case

* Goodbye BAR Case

* Kareobana Academy Case

* Libra Girls Academy Case

* Twin Abilities Research Center Case

* Wedeln Mountain Villa Case

* Katashiro Island Case

* Edenside Amusement Park Case

* Final Duel Noir

## Challenges

Specialty games assigned by the Committee, that are not standard Duel Noirs:

* First Battle Of The New Duel Noir Challenge
* Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge
* Founders Challenge
* Shoot Down The Angel Challenge

## Other Cases

### Previous Duel Noirs

Before the events of the novels, there were many undocumented Duel Noirs. The exact amount is unknown, however Suisei Nanamura and Ayako Saiko stated to have participated in at least multiple of those past Duel Noirs. According to Tōkichirō Endō, one of the past Duel Noirs Location was set at a School (40 Million Yen), with the Weapon of a Metal Bat (3 Million Yen), and the Trick of a Hidden Room (100 Million Yen), which in total cost 143 Million Yen. Suisei mentions that he knew another detective who died in a Duel Noir, but the details are unknown.

### Founders Challenge

After Fuhito Kirigiri arrives back in Japan after staying in Los Angeles since before the Sirius Astronomical Observatory Murder Case, Mikado Shinsen, disguised as a taxi driver, picks him up from the airport and challenges him to a game. The fastest to solve a certain murder case before the other detectives there wins. Not even Mikado was aware of any of the details himself. Fuhito agrees, and they begin their game but the details are not shown.

## Participants

### Masterminds

**Mikado Shinsen**

**Gekka Ryūzōji**
 **Johnny Arp** | 000
 **The Sponsors** | -

### Allurement

**Tōkichirō Endō**
 **Duel Noir Scouts** | 1st-11th\* | Unknown

## Trivia

* This is by far an event with most participants and one of the only ones with a majority of non Ultimate Students from Hope's Peak Academy.
* Under the K2K Systems influence, Suisei Nanamura mentions the *Legacy Crown Championship*, is like a Committee-less Duel Noir case.
* The Myst'ry Research Society of Danganronpa: Togami create a copycat murder based on a Duel Noir.
* Kyoko Kirigiri indirectly mentions the Duel Noir during the Killing School Life, when talking with Makoto Naegi

## References

1. ↑ Celestia Ludenberg mentions in Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp that she was aboard a gambling ship where she risked her life. This can be possibly implied that she joined the Cruise Liner S.S. Echidna Case, as it involved gambling over lives. (Image of Entry).