Shuichi Saihara Vs Ryunosuke Naruhodo

#### (Danganronpa v3: The Killing Harmony Vs The Great Ace Attorney)

* Two male, main characters of rival game series, which are visual novels and involve solving murders (Danganronpa and Ace Attorney), both of which have professions centred around solving crimes (Shuichi being a detective and Ryunosuke being an Attorney), and are notable due to their plain black attire by comparison to everyone else's much more vibrant colour scheme
* Both would start out very inexperienced and unconfident, only to have confidence inspired within them thanks to someone close to them (Kaede and Kazuma) and would go on to become two of the best at what they do gaining new titles (The Ultimate Detective and The Great Ace Attorney)
* They also take over from where their late friends left off to some capacity after their deaths (or supposed death) (Shuichi took Kaede's role as the protagonist and Ryunosuke became a lawyer to fulfill Kazuma's dream for him)
* Both of them gain momentous from their friends after their passing which symbolizes them (Kaede's Hairpin and Kazuma's katana)
* Both of their friends are also known for wearing a white eye mask and also contrast, with Kaede being a completely different person before her memories got implanted in her and then meeting Shuichi, while Ryunosuke was best friends with Kazuma before Kazuma suffered from Amnesia. They also go from just wearing a school uniform to their own outfit
* Both Kaede and Kazuma have plot twists revealed later in the story involving a relative (Kaede having a twin sister and Kazuma’s father being the Professor (at least, thats what is told to us at first))
* Their games contrast being made after the main game(s) that made them popular, but with danganronpa v3 taking place in the future while the great ace attorney chronicles is set in the past.
* The Creation of Both Shuichi and Ryunosuke have ties to japan (Shuichi intentionally having a japanese sounding voice actor and Ryunosuke literally being Japanese)
* In these games there is a new mini game centered around taking on a group of people at once and trying to change their mind by breaking down each individual argument (Scrum Debate and Summation Examination)
* The music within both of their games are distinctly similar to, or take inspiration from music in the previous games but are different
* Both of their close friends (Kazuma and Kaede) have a plot twist, dying (or thought to have died) right after the first trial despite them being built up to being extremely important characters - but their deaths would only serve to motivate Shuichi and Ryunosuke to find the truth more.
* They both take place in trials away from their homeland (A destroyed earth/filmset and England). It is also revealed that Kaede and Kazuma wanted to go there willingly, before losing their memories. Both Shuichi and Ryunosuke return to where they were from after the events of their games as well, along with a person/people close to them (Maki and Himiko and Susato)
* They both have a girl boss friend/assistant who helps them in trials (Maki and Susato) who are capable of beating people up
* While it wasn't their first stint in a trial/work, both of their first official trials end with a very sour taste in their mouths, and later on when new evidence comes to light proves the outcome was wrong (Kaede being executed for Tsumugi murdering Rantaro and McGilded getting an innocent verdict despite being the killer)
* Both of their stories have heavy ties to the past (The First killing game set up by Junko Enoshima and the Professor Murder cases)
* They both have ties to a blonde haired girl who despite being on good terms with, always pretends they hate everyone (Miu Iruma and Gina Lestrade) - of which they have had to defend them from being falsely accused as killers. These two also contrast as Miu would soon go on to be a (attempted) murderer while Gina went on to be a detective
* Both have had to debate against and catch killers who turned out to be maids in their second official trial (Kirumi Tojo and Joan Garrideb)
* In their trials they often go up against a very intelligent man with purple hair, known for wearing a cape (Kokichi Oma and Barok Van Zieks) - both of which have evil titles (Ultimate Supreme Leader and The Reaper of the Bailey) however contrast with Kokichi being a petty criminal and Van Zieks being a prosecutor. they are also both known for liking drinks (With Kokichi specifically having stated to like Carbonated Drinks and Van Zieks always drinking wine in a trial). These two also have a strange obsession with Ryunosuke and Shuichi (Barok Van Zieks only appearing in court whenever Ryunosuke is in order to battle him and Kokichi is just obsessed with Shuichi period). Both Van Zieks and Kokichi also get shot/are attempted at getting shot at some point due to the byproduct of their actions in court causing deaths which results in people trying to kill them. The attempts on their live also involve someone who ends up dying as afterwards due to some highly advanced technology (super-high-voltage instantaneous kinesis and the Neo World Program) both of which have two blonde scientists at the heart of the case (Albert Harebrayne and Miu Iruma). They both have titles which directly places them above others (Van Zieks being of noble blood and Kokichi being a supreme leader) and both also have dead families (supposedly), this isn't 100% known however due to how mysterious they are. In the fourth trial of a game they are the suspects of being a killer to a character somewhat close to the main character (Inspector Tobias Gregson and Miu Iruma), and everyone believes it is them but Ryunosuke And Shuichi have to Defend them - with their “prosecution” being led by someone close to shuichi and ryunosuke which creates conflict (Kazuma Asogi and Kaito Momota). They also have a connection and contrast with distrust (Van Zieks Trusts no-one and Kokichi constantly lies, causing no one to trust him). They both get saved by getting shot in contrasting ways (Van Zieks was saved by the one who he thought killed his brother and held great hatred towards and Kokichi was saved By kaito, despite Kokichi being the cause of death for Kaito’s friends (at least in Kaito’s head) and thus he hated kokichi). They both have ties to evil organizations, but once again contrast (Van zieks is unwillingly followed by a group which kills everyone who doesn’t get a not guilty verdict after he is prosecuting them and Kokichi runs D.I.C.E, an evil organization). They also were both painted out as the main antagonist throughout the game(s), however are overshadowed by the actual antagonist as they were revealed to have good intentions
* Both have had a history of being judo thrown around by a female who have their own unique fighting styles (Tenko and Susato)
* They are both at one point attacked by animals owned by a friend (Gonta’s insects and Gina’s Dog)
* Both have had numerous trials where they have had to defend someone who was framed by the actual killer (Himiko, Himiko again, Kaito and Maki | Himself, Natsume, Gina Lestrade and Barok Van Zieks)
* Both have had to deal with cases involving a camera a character who was close to them set up (Kaede and Shomles), which was set up in order to catch someone (The Mastermind and Robbers) but instead ended up being pivotal in a murder trial
* In the first trial they were ever a part of, they were prime suspects and required some help from their friends (Kaede and Kazuma) in order to prove their innocence
* They both catch and expose a serial killer wearing a mask with a hidden psychotic side (Korekiyo Shinguji and Asa Shinn)
* They both catch suited killers who were manipulated/blackmailed into killing (Gonta Gokuhara and Courtney Sithe)
* Both deal with cases where someone close to them gets shot, but not killed (Kaito and Herlock Sholmes)
* Both of them play “sidekick” roles to two relatively silly male characters (Kaito and Sholmes) despite being the one actually doing the work - who despite their antics are really close to the main character and they wouldn’t have gotten as far without them.
* They are both close to very intelligent inventors despite their ages (Miu Iruma and Iris Wilson) who if it wasnt for them, they wouldn't have gotten as far as they did
* They both deal with characters that either are or look more mechanical than man (K1-BO and Enoch Drebber) who contrast with Drebber being a villain and K1-BO being a hero, but both of them have ties to creating big explosions
* Both have sad goodbyes with a girl who has been working with them to solve things for a while who they are also canonically shipped with (Kaede and Susato), but contrast with Kaede being despair filled and Susato being a hopeful goodbye so that they may meet again
* Both of these girls are protagonists for one specific trial at the start of a game (V3's first trial and the great ace attorney 2's first trial)
* They both have to catch a killer with an entertainment aesthetic, in which they dress up and act as someone else (typically a fictional character) (Tsumugi and Shamspeare) both of which killed in order to get something either inspired from someone from the past or directly from them (A killing game based on the one Junko set up and The Wealth that Seldom had)
* They both have a connection with changing to the colour blue (Ryunosuke's outfit changed from black to blue and the ui in Danganronpa changed from pink to blue as Shuichi became protagonist)
* Both stop their detective/law work for a while before returning to them at some point
* Both deal with cases which hinge on a young woman wearing a witches hat with a profession that revolves around entertainment via sight (Tusspells with her Waxwork and Himiko with her magic tricks)
* Both of them have to go up against people in court who were once close to them (Kazuma Asogi and Tsumugi)
* They both have to deal with a case involving a petty criminal, who manipulates people really easily and lies so often - no one can ever know if they are telling the truth (Venus and Kokichi Oma)
* Two people who they met early on die, and only after they die do they learn a terrifying secret about them which brings a whole new spin on their character (Tobias Gregson being behind the the actions of the Reaper and Rantaro having been in the previous killing game)
* They both deal with two characters who were canonically suicidal and have connections to prisons (Daley Vigil being an ex prison guard and Ryoma being a prison inmate)
* Both of them come into contact with a creepy, masked individual who has an older female relative they really look up to and an extreme interest in the human body and how it works (Maria Gorey and Korekiyo Shinguji). They have also both stabbed people before in contrasting ways (Maria cuts up corpses in order to learn more about them and Korekiyo stabbed Tenko with a sickle in order to kill her). They also both have scenes with their mask removed where it is shown they have makeup on. They also contrast with their older, female relative (Maria Gorey’s mother had killed people and Korekiyo killed people because of his sister). The two of them also have their own research labs, dedicated to their talents in the research of humans
* They have a minor connection in wanting to hear both of their loved ones perform music (Susato’s singing and Kaede’s piano)
* They are both close friends with an assassin, who tried to hide that side to them only for it to be revealed later (Kazuma Asogi and Maki Harukawa)
* They both challenge the establishment itself they are in, exposing someone who once seemed innocent as masterminds to a series of murders (Seishiro Jigoku, a Judge from Japan and the minster of foreign affairs and Tsumugi Shirogane, the mastermind of the killing game and the ultimate Cosplayer). They both kill people who share connections (Tobias Gregson and Rantaro Amami), try to pin it on people who also share connections (Kazuma Asogi and Kaede Akamatsu) and are the secret masterminds of murders where it is thought to be at the hands of two other characters who also share connections (Barok Van Zieks and Kokichi Oma). Both end up dying after their crimes are exposed by very ironic hands (Jigoku is implied to have received capital punishment and Tsumugi died along with Danganronpa)
* They both challenge the absolute authority running everything in their story, a character known since the start as a good person but turns out to be anything but (Lord Strongheart and Tsumugi Shirogane) both of which are the complete masterminds of it all, having murders committed by other people and framing others as in their heads, they are doing the right thing (Serving Justice and Giving the people what they want). They also both imitated certain dead people in order to kill others (Stronghart being the Reaper, often depicted as Barok’s dead brother enacting divine justice and Tsumugi carrying out a killing game similar to the late Junko’s). They both manipulate people into killing their own friends as well (Jigoku shooting Genshin Asogi and Literally the entire killing game). Both of the establishments they loved and protected so much literally go up in flames (The Courtroom and The Killing Game). Both are also ultimately defeated by an outside viewer/viewers who oversee everything that goes on within their respective stories (The Queen and The Audience)
* Despite being the mvp of their friend groups, they openly admit and show that they only got as far as they did because of those around them, which is why they hold their peers in such high regard
* Both Shuichi and Ryunosuke have a core theme of finding the truth, even when it hurts more than anything and induces despair.

### Fight Potential

The two would start in a trial, and across the trial Shuichi would show more general competency, while Ryunosuke thinks outside the box more and attacks the case at different angles. You can have them have a debate scrum, and have Shuichi win. This makes Ryunosuke have to do a Summation Examination in order to win the jury back as they go back and fourth