one thing i really enjoy about cultural melting pot is that korekiyo *doesn't realize* his sister was abusive until she banished his soul to the shadow realm for kicks. like something about his expression bro just looks confused and horrified because he thought she cared about him but she didn't- which could be said for literally every aspect of his backstory in which she is involved. she's manipulated him into thinking she loves him after using him for her own gratification up until she dies, then the moment he dies too she sees no purpose in him and maybe in part thats due to the fact that he's served enough of his purpose by giving her new "friends" to toy with. idk im very strongly of the belief that his sister was an abuser
Wow! Your interpretation is the exact opposite of mine! I saw it this way: His sister never actually wanted to be in a sexual relationship with Kiyo, but he deluded himself into believing that she felt the same way he did. She never entered his body during that seance. Kiyo was just delusional and thought she had become a part of him, when in reality she watched from the spirit world as he became a serial killer for her. She was disgusted and began to hate her brother, so when the execution happened she was happy to banish him. He killed nearly 100 girls in her name, and she wanted him to pay for what he did.
@@SPACE.KITTY. that's a very interesting way of looking at it! while i dont agree with your interpretation, i do quite enjoy the thought that went behind this one. all in all i think one thing we both can agree on is that kodaka was weird as hell for writing that in LOL
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I really like kyoko's tbh, it feels fitting that monokuma is teaching her during the execution, it feels like it is rubbing its victory on her face, explaining with every detail how did she fail
I feel compelled to note that Junko's final expression in her execution reads to me that even someone as detached from reality as her, ultimately doesn't want to die. You can be as big of a fan of despair as possible, you can be as crazy and mad as possible, you can be any kind of inhuman monster you perceive yourself as, but it's very unlikely you won't fear death seconds before it. That look she gives to the crusher is that of what is still a child, that doesn't want to die. I think Junko is most effective when she is unshakeable, undefeatable, even when she is technically beaten. She revels in everything she feels, even if it's misery. She doesn't need to be sympathetic, humanised, or whatever, but this one tiny moment where she is afraid, even if only for a moment, somehow works. I dunno why.
you were SO REAL for Gontas execution!!!! Also one thing i don't see many people bring up that each of them have a sense of.. overkill, Kaede being crushed, Kirumi falling, Korks soul being killed, Gonta being burnt alive 😟, Kaito drilling through the earth. Heck the last execution is destroying THE ENTIRE FACILITY THE GAME TAKES PLACE IN.
@@thetiniestleaf thanks! i thought each game had a theme for the executions.. the first one was like.. irony? the second was over the top and third was over kill, but that just my theory
I personally have always found the giant insect stabbing Gonta... weirdly unsatisfactory. I know Danganronpa is bizarre, but this felt completely out of the left field.
For me the themes were Actually focused on despair or what junko found would be fun Big executions one being a volcano one being sent to space one going through a hole bunch of games Over the top and over kill for ratings
fun fact! kirumi's execution is based on a short story by ryuunosuke akutagawa, the spider's thread, about a man trying to escape hell by climbing a, well, spider's thread dangling above him, while ditching other souls thrashing around him behind. however, they start climbing after him, and the added weight tears the thread, condemning all of them back to hell. kirumi tried to get everyone in the class killed so she can escape, much like that man, and like him, the thread she climbed tore and she fell (back) to hell. happy birthday, hope you have (had? 🤔) a great one :D!
The story actually goes like this: A man is being tortured in hell. Buddha, touched by his one kind act when he refused to kill a spider, sends a spider’s thread down for him to climb. As he’s climbing up, other damned souls start climbing too. He yells “THIS IS MY THREAD”. The thread breaks and he plummets back to hell.
One thing I wanted to mention about Mondo’s execution, is that it’s based off The Story of Little Black Sambo, a book written by Helen Bannerman in 1889, which has been banned in Japan in 1998 due to the racist depictions of the main character and his family. It’s about a boy named Sambo who surrenders his clothes to tigers for his own safety. The tigers fight about who is better dressed, resulting in them chasing each other around a tree until they turn into butter. Sambo’s father collects the butter or tiger remains so his wife can make pancakes with it.
Very fun video! I have some thoughtsssss and I'm gonna put them in a numbered list 1. I disagree that After School Detention doesn't make more sense for Kyoko than Makoto. The idea is to break what Kyoko values the most as a detective- her composure under pressure, and her ability to gather clues. For the former, Monokuma isn't just explaining random school stuff, he's giving a sex-ed lesson. Kyoko can keep a straight face through the worst crime scenes he can throw at her, but this isn't gruesome, it's embarrassing* and the art makes it clear that she's Visibly Uncomfortable, the ultimate betrayal of her cool facade. For the latter, she's facing away from the crusher, with the factory setting being indistinguishable enough that she can't tell how far she's moved or how close she is to the end. Kyoko may be able to hear/feel the crusher get closer, but she doesn't have enough information to figure out how close exactly; she closes her eyes well before it's her turn to get crushed. In her final moments, she's presented with a mystery she cannot solve. When it's Makoto in the chair it's just like... yeah he woke up at a desk facing his death like at the beginning of the game, but it's a lot less meaningful, bc it wasn't meant for him at all. 2. I 100% agree that Peko's execution is the best is SDR2. Kuzuryu is actually one of my favorites, so I remember this case and this execution much better than I remember most of this game. It's A-tier for me, for all of the reasons you listed; the style, the music, the unprecedented interruption, and I personally love how she's on puppet strings to take away her agency after the whole case was building up to the conclusion that she IS her own person and did exercise HER OWN agency by killing Koizumi. Super fair that someone who doesn't latch on to mafia characters like I do puts it in B-tier tho. 3. Second Ignition my beloved
I always saw Kirumi's clothes being ripped as just another way of stripping her of her dignity. She's not supposed to look hot in this moment, she's supposed to look defenseless and undignified while still determined. But that's just my opiniom of course.
The burning of the Versailles Witch is my absolute favorite execution, I understand the wish for Mondo to be the one to hit by a truck (his backstory, it would have been a good connection). However, Celeste's wish to be unique in every way possible is perfectly tragic here, she is initially content with burning to death (unique) and then dies by getting hit by a car, which is the most common cause of death! I just love this execution and it's cruelty to her and her interests/personality even as she dies. It's a great Danganronpa execution! :)
Yeah I agree that slicing up her clothes is realistic! But I'm always a little skeptical by the artistic choice to have it showcase her bra and so much of her bare leg -- especially when considering her Armor Armament has her practically be naked. I get why other people wouldn't be bothered by it. But it personally makes me wonder if there was a way to have her clothes get sliced up in a way that conveyed the same level of brutality without basically putting her in nothing. (Sorry if this is very rambly and unclear it's late and I'm extremely tired lol)
@@thetiniestleaf I can see where you're coming from. But since they don't, like, zoom in on her you-know-whats in the execution, it strikes me as more incidental than intentional compared to, let's say, Mikan.
Yeah I felt as though it was a final fuck you to her. She was more of a mother character and unlike most maids in media she was very covered up and unsexualized. So it just feels like a extra stab and salt in the wound after she dies. Idk thats just how I see it though.
happy birthday! can't have a proper celebration without ranking the gruesome deaths of students (p.s. kiyo's is the best - best music, most brutal, & keeps throwing curveballs throughout)
Leon's Execution will always hit different for me. Compared to some of the more metaphorical and over the top executions, his was exactly what it needed to be, for the first blackened execution. Straightforward and brutal, with the perfect visuals to match. It was one thing to when the class saw "Junko" skewered, but that was quick and sudden. Here they witness every bit of Leon's horror as he's dragged and mercilessly bludgeoned to death. Followed by the quick shots to the horrified students, where even the more serious and stoic ones are disturbed. I think this is where their situation truly became real for them.
Happy month-late Birthday, Tiny Leaf! Honestly, I would've thought that Mikan's execution would've gotten the F. I'm surprised that it somehow got as high as D. On a more positive note, I absolutely love Kaito's execution! I get to see my man die happy, living his dream, and subconsciously giving Monokuma the middle finger! Whenever I see this execution, all I want to do is stand at attention and give a big ol' military style salute! (Sure wish I could find a salute emoji...)
Great Video ! I'd say THH overall has the best Executions , especially because of the artstyle . Cant really decide on my second place though . V3 is just a little to over the top for me ( also the Monokubs take away a lot of the spotlight ) and DR2 is kinda mixed . Chiakis , Pekos and Gundhams executions are Great , but Mikans , Teruterus and AI-Junkos are really not that good . Especially Mikans .
I can at least speak for myself when I say: I don't hate Mondo. I hate Mondo Butter. But not for a reason one might expect. My real issue with it came, surprisingly, in Danganronpa 3. It is not a great show, but it had some moments that were very visceral, dark and pleasantly gripping. Among them I consider the Makoto Brainwashing scene, where our boy almost bites it. He is haunted by his friends lost along the way, and it is chilling how it feels both real and somewhat deserved. It cuts from Kyoko, who just died (except not because we must have a happy ending) and Sayaka, whose death resonated with Makoto the most, to all his other friends, hovering over him... And then you see Mondo. Who is just splashes of butter floating in the air and draped in his clothes. And boy that took me right out of the moment. The visual is so different and so ridiculous that I could not suspend my disbelief after that. I had to pause the video, and broke out in laughter. It wasn't a great reminder of Mondo's fate.
I never realized why I didn't like the later game executions much until now. The darker/grittier colors also make everything way more real to me! I miss them now lol
I've never thought of Kirumi Tojo's execution as sexual I've always just seen it as "oh she's a painfully determined girl that is willing to be cut by literal saw blades and doesn't care about how she looks as long as she can get out and help her country." But now I can totally understand why someone would see it that way.
Happy Belated Birthday!! My all-time favorite execution is Strand of Agony, the only thing I didn't like about it (and a problem I have with the V3 execution's in general)was the Monocub dying as well. I love seeing people make their own executions for characters to see how they'd handle it and, if it's a character who got an execution in the games, what they changed and see the comparisons. I've made one myself and it is indeed a lot of fun! With a name like "Project Funhouse" I'm gonna guess Kokichi, maybe Nagito, but Kokichi is my main guess. Good luck on the project, I can't wait to see it.
I think The Ultimate Punishment could have worked a lot better if there was more flow to it. Like if instead of just rapidly flicking between them, it was more like a long course with elements of all of them, like a rube goldberg machine of despair. Junko starts strapped into the seat of a motorcycle at the top of a ramp, attached to a rocket by a string. The rocket takes off, the pull of the string tipping the bike down the ramp as it is sent careening through a course. Spears begin popping up around her, some grazing her as she drives through them and one popping her front tire before she is sent careening through a baseball field, where baseballs sail past her, some striking her and knocking her down the next path, a steep hill where the momentum of her missing tire sets the front of the bike alight, bringing the fire truck driving alongside her before it rams into her, sending the bike spinning out of control into the motorcycle cage, which breaks open and launches her like a ramp into a construction site, where the excavator smashes the back of the bike and sends her hurtling off, tumbling into the crusher before the rocket comes down from above, crashing down on top of the crusher as both come down on top of her. It's a bit absurd, but the way it would all chain together would feel pretty calculated, fitting of the Ultimate Analyst.
If the description is true, Happy Belated Birthday. Gotta love those sweet, sweet Executions. I love them so much that I write my own for characters from other media I enjoy.
Happy (belated) birthday! I wanna share my own rankings of the executions since this video inspired me, and I rewatched all the executions to get my current thoughts on them. I followed the 5 topics from creativity to memorability for each one and it helped solidfy certain rankings in my mind. I might add more notes later, like why I ranked certain ones higher or lower. (A* just represents any execution that scored A across the board for me, in every category) Slight caveat: Danganronpa 2 is the only one I myself played, rather than watching someone else play and experiencing it through them, so I am a little biased towards that game, despite knowing most of those executions don't really hold up as well compared to 1/3. But where possible I tried to keep it more objective, looking at how I like the execution in relation to the character/themes, rather than just how much I like the characters themselves. I'm not ranking any executions that I don't have strong opinions on. (Also I'm listing the executions with the character's names instead of the execution names because I'm lazy) THH: Leon: A*. Mondo: C. Celeste: B. AI Chihiro: C. Makoto/Kiyoko: B. Junko: C. SDRA2: Monomi: C. Accomplishes what it sets out to do, establishes tone going forward, but doesn't do much more than that. Teruteru: B Peko: A*. Mikan: F. Even WORSE than I remember, holy shit. Everything about this execution is lazy, or grossly perverted. It doesn't even have a proper ending! At least with Celeste hers having an unclimatic ending made sense for her character. Here, it's just laziness. Fires of hell for this one. Gundham: B. Chiaki: A*. Junko...2!: C. V3: Kaede: A*. Kirumi: A*. Korekiyo: C. Gonta: D. If not for the infant-robot incest robot-insect birth scene (I can't believe I wrote these words, fucking V3 man), then this would be an A or at least a high B. As it stands, it's D. I thought it'd be F but after rewatching, cringing, and then listening again without visuals and imagining if the birth scene wasnt there, I liked it more. So D, didn't like it, but definitely had potential. Kaito: D. This one is a D but I am the most conflicted on it. It's mostly due to the ending of the game corrupting my feelings on it rather than the actual execution, but at the same time, I really feel nothing watching this execution. So ultimately it's D but I wish I felt good enough about it to put it higher. Junko 3, Tsmugi edition: D.
Didn't include the Big Bang Monokuma execution or Shinigami's soul reaping smh. I've never really cared about the executions, they're the one iconic memorabilia piece of the series I've just never really found a way to see as deeply important. The only exception being Blast Off at the start of DR1 which is vital for setting the expectations before going into what would've otherwise been happy go lucky generic visual novel high school hullabaloo. Leon's is pretty iconic, Mondo's is conceptually iconic in taking away the idea that anything, even death, will be consistently treated with seriousness. Overall the DR1 executions have a good progression and change the way we view death and the death game, even in chapter 4 where destroying a laptop gives this incredibly petty petulant feeling to the violence, but also this showmanship that becomes important, and the chapter 5 execution in which death is just a convenient tool to punish people who don't behave. DR1 has the most direct parallels to a commentary on the real life school system, and the DR1 executions have that way of being both extravagent but also mundane, like, its all normal stuff in normal life, like a baseball game, amusement park, car accident or house fire, construction yard, and the ultimate execution which is just the oppressive punititive school system. Junko even said as much that the game was meant to reflect a level of normalcy, like how the motives all follow typical themes of stresses and motives in everyday life. That's why I feel the 5th execution does make sense for Kirigiri, or rather would've beeb suited for any of them, because they're all students at the end of the day dealing with the stresses of school. The information overload, the corralling, social pressure, pressure frok authority, etc. I don't care about most of the other executions in the series. They don't really have that same way of changing your thoughts on the purpose of the death game, or death in the series, they just become a staple of the formula that's still hanging around. I honestly like Shinguji's the most, it has the most to say, with it's thematic connections to his spiritual beliefs, the concept of souls which either totally exist in this fictional space, or exist only so far as Monokuma can make fun of it, and his sister turning on him with a glib disconnection to his feelings. Is this real, is this in his mind, is it in Monokuma's showmanship? What does this mean for the nature of their reality? For Shinguji?
One thing ill always love, tho i dont know if its intentional. In Kaedes execution they play the song with the white keys instead of the black keys like how its supposed to be. 1 is that this is most likely one of the first songs she ever learned to play and its torture to hear is llayed wrong. 2 is that it shows shes not the blackened, shes a spotless being executed.
First of all, happy birthday! Secondly, I have a quite funny story (at least in my point of view) about executions. Having played the first Danganronpa at least 3 years before the other two, I didn't remember quite well the executions, so when I started V3 I saw Kaito presenting himself as the ultimate astronaut my mind immediately came to the conclusion that Blast Off was his execution and I must had seen it somewhere else, and he getting actually executed confirmed my theory. You can imagine my surprise when I replayed Trigger Happy Havoc and saw that I had accidentally spoiled myself the death of Kaito
A guess for Project Funhouse, is it ibuki from Danganronpa 2? Also I don’t know how to spell her name so I just guessed the spelling. My reasoning is that she is very fun loving. That’s it. That’s my reasoning. Very small.
*>Blast Off* - Fine as a game starting cinematic to spark interest but forgettable. *>Gungir Spears* - Does this even count? Again, fine, and establishes Monokuma as a threat. *>1000 Blows* - First real execution and it has some real weight to it. *>Cage of Death* - Not bad but could've been more inventive. Should've had him do some insanely crazy motorcycle stunt. Mondo butter is hillariously so far out that I love it. *>Burning of Versailles Witch* - Not really "gambler-themed". It being slow adds a flair (pun intended) of dread of it. *>Excavator Destroyer* - Weakest so far. They couldn't not do an excution but the theme doesn't fit alter ego. They should've done something more cyberse-themed. *>After School Lesson* - Both are great. Again, the slow dread as Neagi/Kirigiri's faces turn blue are chef kiss. It's the dread of Celeste's execution turned up to 11. *>Ultaimte Punishment* - Rehashing all thus far, means it lacks the personal touch. It's cathatic to watch Junko "suffer", I suppose, but I always wondered how the Remnants of Despair were able to graft her body parts to their's when she was reduced to a puddle. *>Monomi's Execution* - Blast Off & Gungir Spears together works. A great idea for what it was. *>Deep Fried Teruteru* - All around decent. Hits the right mix of silly and deadly. I could not think of a "better" execution for him. *>One Woman Army* - Depends on how much you like Peko X Fuyuhiko - meaning it's really good. Having Peko hurt Huyuhiko on accident really added to the despair. It was their love for eachother which was their downfall. *>Bye Bye Ouchie* - No.............. WTF!? *>Akane's "Execution"* - This don't count. *>Stampede* - A top tier execution! Tugs on my heart strings like an angel with Parkinson's disease and I find Gundum mid - let that sink in. Only bad thing is that a stampede is not flashy or creative enough. Maybe they should've gone the Celeste route of theming it to the character - not the talent. *>Please Insert Coin* - Yes, Chiaki is a Marysue but this (and Stampede) always puts me in despair. An amazing execution. *>Forced Shutdown* - Jiggle Physics. Ironic that the execution is so flat, compared to Junko's last death. I'd give it an E for... *>Komaru Helicopter* - There's no way could've survived that. It doesn't compare to Naegi's After School Lesson. *>Swimming Explosion* - The only reason we care about what's his name is because he's Aoi's brother. It's fine for establishing the bracelets as a threat. *>Warriors of hope* - There is no way Nagisa survived that explosion. It landed right on top of him! *>Der Flohwadelzer* - I'd say best chapter 1 execution. It hits so many good notes (pun intended). Looming threat, Shuichi X Kaede, grend looming magnitude of the piano, Kayano being strung up, the madness of the piano keys and then it crushing her. Perfection *>Strand of Agony* - I think this is based on that old tale of the Budhist letting down a spider's web into hell. I really like this one. It has a lot of little nodes and this is how you relate an execution to a character - not the talent. The suffering is exhilarating. *>Cultural Melting Pot* - IDK, I guess it is fine but it missed opportunity to include a vast array of cultures in the execution. The sister stuff with Kiyo is pretty sus and I really don't like it but it works to add to his despair that he won't be reunited with her. *>Wild West Insecticid* - One of the better executions, though not much I can really say about it. *>Blast Off Second Ignition* - IDK. I think it being a callback to the original makes sense. Kaito dying with a smile showed he got the last laugh for ruining the execution. It is strangely the most hopeful of all the executions. *>Ultimate Annhiliation* - Does this really count? It's more of an ending cinematic.
Chiaki fits the bill for a Mary Sue in the anime for sure, but I don't think so for the game. Unless your definition of a Mary Sue is different than mine
@@bigbadgammagnome In the anime, definitely. In SDR2, if she isn't a Marysue then I'd still argue she is too perfect compared to everyone else. I can't really think of any flaws she has other than narclapsy. Maybe the better term is "waifu bait". She is the gamer girl archetype and that is what urks me about it. She is too safe & comittee designed, without any rough edges. Perhaps that make sense in-game but by that logic it also made sense to Tsumigi to put in Kiyo X his sister fanservice for the audience.
@@pickyphysicsstudent201 yep she's definitely waifu bait I'll admit I'm biased because while playing I kinda related to her (the taking time to think through my thoughts before speaking and liking video games, not the narcolepsy), which made finding out she was an AI funny in a sad sort of way Yeah I think the issue is she's so rounded (edit: rounded, not like well rounded but rounded like not having any sharp edges) in order to have the chapter 5 execution hit harder. Which works but makes her character suffer overall, which is a shame To me the reason I liked her wasn't because I found her cute or anything, but that she felt similar to Hajime: a relatively down to earth person surrounded by crazy people. Which further made me like her more. But in retrospect I wish they'd done more with her character. I hate that she's waifu bait because it makes it so hard to explain why I like her character 😅 Except the DR3 anime, fuck that shit. How did they make the real girl character more bland and boring than the AI she's based off of?? She has even LESS flaws, and everyone loves her (hence her being a Mary Sue to me) (Edited for some clarification)
Just saying im really disappointed with mikans execution because they could have made it really cool and brutal but nope *fanservice* Btw happy b-day (even if I am late)
with how much death traps she made, I bet Junko would make a stellar theme park. it would be called "Junko World" and all of the attractions and shops would have something relating to Junko or Monokuma.
Danganronpa THH: My opinion: Jin Kirigiri Good intro and sets the tone of the game and monokuma clear; monokuma is evil and powerful. 7/10 does what it's supposed to do is somewhat chilling but you form no emotional bond with this character and don't know who it is at first. Mukuro Ikusaba Barely counts as an execution for the player / viewer but is pretty shocking especially as "Junko" was setup in chapter 1 as likeable, chatty and her design just being very memorable just for her to shortly die after Sayaka who was setup to be the protag's partner just died. Also have to agree with the description of her death, however presentation wise it's lacking. 6.5/10 Leon Kuwata Easily one of the best executions the chain dragging leon begging just before the execution started and the shots and lightning they used is just amazing. The way they use the baseballs in my opinion is pretty clever considering it ties to his ultimate talent setting the tone that they're gonna be executed by their talent wise. Amazing ending shots with the bloody baseballs and the other students their faces. 9/10 Mondo Owada This one is okay a let down compared to Leon's however it does great showing how he has accepted his death and the motorscene was pretty clever with the cage; on a small sidenote I also love how Monokuma makes fun of his hair which ties back to the prologue. The end scene with the dark cage with the motor just moving by itself and the machine turning on is amazing, however what brings this execution down for me is that he turns into butter which makes it rather goofy and sorta ruined the build-up in my opinion. Celestia Ludenberg Solid execution which mostly takes a contrast between her fake personality and her real one. The way they basically call her a witch is funny and it totally fits her lolita gothic aesthetic. The way the castle is behind the gate also using the bunny that was used in her beta design as decor is clever. Also the buildup of her getting burned just for the firetruck to come is amazing. Celestia's expressions are solid and the music is so amazing in this one to really sell the idea. Only complaint is not seeing Celestia her face after the truck comes and it not being as gruesome. 8/10 Alter Ego It's just a computer getting smashed nothing really outstanding and it's not really meant to be. I think it's rather funny how Monokuma lets his anger out on the laptop by making a whole execution for it. 5.5/10 it does what it's supposed to and it's not meant to be exciting. Junko Enoshima Basically what's said in the video it's somewhat ironic yet unrealistic because you can't tell me she survived all that and it just felt very lazy we could've had some really cool unnerving / exciting execution but instead we got the bare minimum, however I do like how it's implied she got bored by the end but that's it. 4/10 Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair: Monomi Solid example but more in the sense of toning down Monomi's role and letting Monokuma take over showing he's powerful not to the player really but the students in game. I like the music on this one alot and the ending with hajime and monomi's bow. For a starter execution of a mechanical bunny it goes harder than it should. 7/10 Teruteru Hanamura Solid execution for a goofy character the start is a bit confusing with the bombs, but the ending where he gets dragged into the volcano is somewhat chilling cuz he basically got turned into what he hated; and it's just very gruesome in the literal sense and the frying sounds are amazing just like the music. A bit confusing and goofy, but overall pretty solid. 7/10 Peko Pekoyama Basically what was said in the video, amazing music and symbolism and first time u see someone trying to save someone else from an execution and also helps develop fuyuhiko. I don't really have any complains with this one but in terms of the setting and environment not my favourite personally. 8.5/10 Akane's failed execution: Does it really count? It's not that exciting and kind off predictable what would happen and the nekomaru stuff just feels like a fever dream. 2/10 Mikan Tsumiki Basically what was said in the video; I like the start of the execution with the music but after that it's confusing and full of fanservice and she just gets shot up in space. Could've had a cool execution for Mikan especially after how she turned out in chapter 3, but instead give her an execution that does not add anything to her character. 2/10 Gundham Tanaka It's fine for his character don't really see any better idea for an execution it's not that exciting but I like the pentagram he drew and the way he protected his hamsters. It's somewhat emotional but due to me not forming a bond with his character I wasn't that interested. Feels weird to see him go to heaven especially due to the nature of this game and it would've been better in my opinion to let him go to hell and him actually being scared of it but yeah gundham's character is just somewhat confusing atleast to me. 6.5/10 Chiaki Nanami: Love the music and the setting and all the references it's pretty memorable don't have much else to say as there's not really any flaws in my opinion especially for her character and talent. 9/10 AI Junko's Execution She showed more emotion than her real life counterpart. Don't really know what to say about this one it's honestly not that memorable for a final execution and it's like an AI getting killed it's not that exciting especially after a chapter full of info dump you just kinda want it to be over already. 3/10 Danganronpa V3 Kaede Akamatsu Love the way Shuichi tries to grab Kaede's hand and the whole enviroment with the Piano and it feeling like a grand stage / performance. The way she's getting hanged and the eerie music + ending shots of her corpse hanging + the easter eggs hidden in the execution love it! No complains for this execution at all; well maybe just the monokubs but it's definitely not that bad in this one. 9.5/10 Kirumi Tojo Basically what's said in this video the fanservice for this one isn't that noticeable aside from a few shots but doesn't take away from what's happening in my opinion. Love the idea of her running away and her execution being a reference to a story. It's very clever and great for metaphors. Love the ending and also the ending shot of the fake escape paper turning red and her laying on the ground. It's also very gruesome and eerie. 9.5/10 Korekiyo Shinguji Love the music in this one and it ties back to his talent. Love the fact he gets turned into a spirit with the reveal of his sister throwing salt on him to banish him for good. The ending scene is amazing with the cliff my only complaint being that the shot with his sisters ghost is somewhat unsettling and makes u remember the incest reveal you tried to forget about. (Also love his bleeding eyes) 7.5/10 Gonta Gokuhara Didn't care that much for his character mainly due to the localization team making him different, but the music is fire in the execution and the insects killing him is brutal I love the setting but the incest stuff with the monokubs takes away from this execution and the fact it could've been presented a bit more creatively and not have Gonta tied up. 7/10 Kaito Momota Perfect callback still a bit weird and confusing as it's pretty unrealistic with the way he gets to go to "space" like where does he go? It can't be real space so why does the game imply he got his wish? Love how the execution failed tho and the ending shot is pretty cool. All around solid execution and does what it's supposed to do and sets up the final. 7/10 Tsumugi Shirogane: Love how the academy gets destroyed and Tsumugi's expressions. The way Keebo saves everyone is also enjoyable and when the execution is going on you wonder if they're gonna survive. I love the environment they used but in the end the school gets blown up. Honestly an underrated execution but yeah it's not that gruesome and not a fully traditonal execution so I can understand, still a 8/10 for me.
The thing about Gundham's execution is that he *wanted* to go to hell. He believed he was bound to darkness or some shit, despite being a total fluff ball inside. It did what it was supposed to, bring him despair. And also why would he go to hell it truly makes no sense to his morals (at least pre despair, but he technically isn't a despair yet so it doesn't count) he truly isn't a bad guy, and him going to heaven just further proves that his tough occult satanic sona was... Well, a sona. Yes you could say that since the dark overlord stuff was just a bluff he would be scared of hell further making it more brutal for him but it wouldn't make sense, because he isn't a bad person.
@@dangerfrombelow Yes, I understand somewhat that's why I think it was best not showing the heaven stuff at all I think honestly I don't know anymore atp 😭 But I see what you mean.
I’m somebody that is extremely biased by how much I liked the character prior to the execution, I couldn’t stand Kaito’s constant moral righteousness so I can’t say his death was particularly sad for me Gonta’s is definitely near the bottom too, the weird MonoKIDS birth scene was visually gross and was way out of place, Gonta was great but god the brutality just felt so disjointed and awkward. Loved Celeste getting hit by the car, 8/10 really suits her character If you haven’t read the AO3 fanfic Blackened Skies you should give it a shot, the author/authors never got to the 2nd trial but the first trial is literal peak
der flohwalter is in my opinion the best execution of the series, the death itself was so devastating that it killed off the initial tone this game started off with and it created a nasty lingering sent that lasted for the entire rest of the game, no other execution managed to do that for me like what this execution did.
My ranking (Excluding DRDG and the not animated ones: Blast Off!: B 1000Blows: A Cage Of Death: B Burning of the Versailles Witch: B Extravator Destroyer: B After School Lesson: A Ultimate Punishment: A Monomi's Punishment: C Fried Teruteru: B One Woman Army: A Bye Bye Ouchis: C Gundham Tanaka Stampede: C Please Insert Coin: A Forced Shutdown: F Der Flohwalzer: A Thread of Agony: A Cultural Melting Pot: A Bugs Panic: A Blast Off! Second Ignition: A Ultimate Destruction: B
TIL I probably have tokophobia (I didn't know there was a word for it...!) You are a stronger soul than I for ranking Gonta's execution so high in spite of that, the incest robot birth scene immediately shoots it down into F for me 😅 but I think if it didn't have that and the robot bug came from somewhere else it would honestly be like A or B for me too Also I love your videos and how you respect other people's opinions too, I think that's especially important in a fandom like danganronpa's where fans tend to be do or die for certain characters, so saying you love/hate one could spark comment wars lol I kinda wanna say my own rankings for the executions but I don't want to make it out like I think my opinions are better/more correct Plus I'm biased towards sdra2 anyways (minus Mikan's because she deserved so much better my god)
I 100% agree with all opinions saying Aoi was robbed out of being in UDG. Don't get me wrong I love Toko and I'm glad she got all that development BUT THEY COULD'VE DONE WHAT LEAF (tinyleaf) SAID AND ADDED HER TO THE MAIN TEAM. OR IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE HER AT LEAST A MINOR ROLE
@nnasimok so it’s supposed to be boring then? Does anybody want to play a game that’s designed to be boring for you?, they had dozens of ideas and they settled on that one It being intentional doesn’t make it a sudden stroke of brilliance
@@XanderMatthews-nv9zf I don't remember the trial that well since I've moved on from Danganronpa but from what I recall it being boring was to make some sort of statement about fiction or something and also cuz Tsumugi was very nihilistic at that point. And what do you mean "Does anybody want to play a game that's designed to be boring for you?" Just cuz the way one character dies is boring doesn't ruin the rest of the game. Edit: I just watched the execution and only the part where Tsumugi dies is boring, the rest of it is at least cool to look at.
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one thing i really enjoy about cultural melting pot is that korekiyo *doesn't realize* his sister was abusive until she banished his soul to the shadow realm for kicks. like something about his expression bro just looks confused and horrified because he thought she cared about him but she didn't- which could be said for literally every aspect of his backstory in which she is involved. she's manipulated him into thinking she loves him after using him for her own gratification up until she dies, then the moment he dies too she sees no purpose in him and maybe in part thats due to the fact that he's served enough of his purpose by giving her new "friends" to toy with. idk im very strongly of the belief that his sister was an abuser
Wow! Your interpretation is the exact opposite of mine! I saw it this way: His sister never actually wanted to be in a sexual relationship with Kiyo, but he deluded himself into believing that she felt the same way he did. She never entered his body during that seance. Kiyo was just delusional and thought she had become a part of him, when in reality she watched from the spirit world as he became a serial killer for her. She was disgusted and began to hate her brother, so when the execution happened she was happy to banish him. He killed nearly 100 girls in her name, and she wanted him to pay for what he did.
@@SPACE.KITTY. that's a very interesting way of looking at it! while i dont agree with your interpretation, i do quite enjoy the thought that went behind this one. all in all i think one thing we both can agree on is that kodaka was weird as hell for writing that in LOL
@@dingdongdropdead lol agreed! V3 was so weird with all the incest stuff.
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the most impressive thing about Kirumi Tojo’s execution is she did it all in heels
Agreed.
I really like kyoko's tbh, it feels fitting that monokuma is teaching her during the execution, it feels like it is rubbing its victory on her face, explaining with every detail how did she fail
Same thing with the Makoto version of the execution, except in that version Monokuma didn't actually win yet, and celebrated way too soon.
I love kyoko she top 1 on my favorite character list 😍😍😍😍😍
I think it does fit her in a way, seeing how her father was the true headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy.
I feel compelled to note that Junko's final expression in her execution reads to me that even someone as detached from reality as her, ultimately doesn't want to die. You can be as big of a fan of despair as possible, you can be as crazy and mad as possible, you can be any kind of inhuman monster you perceive yourself as, but it's very unlikely you won't fear death seconds before it.
That look she gives to the crusher is that of what is still a child, that doesn't want to die. I think Junko is most effective when she is unshakeable, undefeatable, even when she is technically beaten. She revels in everything she feels, even if it's misery. She doesn't need to be sympathetic, humanised, or whatever, but this one tiny moment where she is afraid, even if only for a moment, somehow works. I dunno why.
As monstrous as Junko is… she’s still human.
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you were SO REAL for Gontas execution!!!! Also one thing i don't see many people bring up that each of them have a sense of.. overkill, Kaede being crushed, Kirumi falling, Korks soul being killed, Gonta being burnt alive 😟, Kaito drilling through the earth. Heck the last execution is destroying THE ENTIRE FACILITY THE GAME TAKES PLACE IN.
You know you got a point! I guess there’s no kill like overkill!
@@thetiniestleaf thanks! i thought each game had a theme for the executions.. the first one was like.. irony? the second was over the top and third was over kill, but that just my theory
I personally have always found the giant insect stabbing Gonta... weirdly unsatisfactory. I know Danganronpa is bizarre, but this felt completely out of the left field.
Kirumi's wasn't really overkill.
For me the themes were
Actually focused on despair or what junko found would be fun
Big executions one being a volcano one being sent to space one going through a hole bunch of games
Over the top and over kill for ratings
fun fact! kirumi's execution is based on a short story by ryuunosuke akutagawa, the spider's thread, about a man trying to escape hell by climbing a, well, spider's thread dangling above him, while ditching other souls thrashing around him behind. however, they start climbing after him, and the added weight tears the thread, condemning all of them back to hell.
kirumi tried to get everyone in the class killed so she can escape, much like that man, and like him, the thread she climbed tore and she fell (back) to hell.
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Thanks for the info!! I might have to read more on it!
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The story actually goes like this:
A man is being tortured in hell. Buddha, touched by his one kind act when he refused to kill a spider, sends a spider’s thread down for him to climb. As he’s climbing up, other damned souls start climbing too. He yells “THIS IS MY THREAD”. The thread breaks and he plummets back to hell.
One thing I wanted to mention about Mondo’s execution, is that it’s based off The Story of Little Black Sambo, a book written by Helen Bannerman in 1889, which has been banned in Japan in 1998 due to the racist depictions of the main character and his family. It’s about a boy named Sambo who surrenders his clothes to tigers for his own safety. The tigers fight about who is better dressed, resulting in them chasing each other around a tree until they turn into butter. Sambo’s father collects the butter or tiger remains so his wife can make pancakes with it.
That is really interesting. I never or heard anyone brings this reference before.
Did you also learn that from weebynewz?
Very fun video! I have some thoughtsssss and I'm gonna put them in a numbered list
1. I disagree that After School Detention doesn't make more sense for Kyoko than Makoto. The idea is to break what Kyoko values the most as a detective- her composure under pressure, and her ability to gather clues. For the former, Monokuma isn't just explaining random school stuff, he's giving a sex-ed lesson. Kyoko can keep a straight face through the worst crime scenes he can throw at her, but this isn't gruesome, it's embarrassing* and the art makes it clear that she's Visibly Uncomfortable, the ultimate betrayal of her cool facade.
For the latter, she's facing away from the crusher, with the factory setting being indistinguishable enough that she can't tell how far she's moved or how close she is to the end. Kyoko may be able to hear/feel the crusher get closer, but she doesn't have enough information to figure out how close exactly; she closes her eyes well before it's her turn to get crushed. In her final moments, she's presented with a mystery she cannot solve.
When it's Makoto in the chair it's just like... yeah he woke up at a desk facing his death like at the beginning of the game, but it's a lot less meaningful, bc it wasn't meant for him at all.
2. I 100% agree that Peko's execution is the best is SDR2. Kuzuryu is actually one of my favorites, so I remember this case and this execution much better than I remember most of this game. It's A-tier for me, for all of the reasons you listed; the style, the music, the unprecedented interruption, and I personally love how she's on puppet strings to take away her agency after the whole case was building up to the conclusion that she IS her own person and did exercise HER OWN agency by killing Koizumi. Super fair that someone who doesn't latch on to mafia characters like I do puts it in B-tier tho.
3. Second Ignition my beloved
My dumbass forgot what Tokophobia was for a second i thought it was a jab at Toko 😭😭💀
I definitely did think of that when I first typed up that comment 😅
I always saw Kirumi's clothes being ripped as just another way of stripping her of her dignity. She's not supposed to look hot in this moment, she's supposed to look defenseless and undignified while still determined. But that's just my opiniom of course.
The burning of the Versailles Witch is my absolute favorite execution, I understand the wish for Mondo to be the one to hit by a truck (his backstory, it would have been a good connection). However, Celeste's wish to be unique in every way possible is perfectly tragic here, she is initially content with burning to death (unique) and then dies by getting hit by a car, which is the most common cause of death! I just love this execution and it's cruelty to her and her interests/personality even as she dies. It's a great Danganronpa execution! :)
Agreed
I don't see how Kirumi's execution is fanservice. Her clothes were sliced by the blades. It's just realistic
Yeah I agree that slicing up her clothes is realistic! But I'm always a little skeptical by the artistic choice to have it showcase her bra and so much of her bare leg -- especially when considering her Armor Armament has her practically be naked. I get why other people wouldn't be bothered by it. But it personally makes me wonder if there was a way to have her clothes get sliced up in a way that conveyed the same level of brutality without basically putting her in nothing. (Sorry if this is very rambly and unclear it's late and I'm extremely tired lol)
@@thetiniestleaf I can see where you're coming from. But since they don't, like, zoom in on her you-know-whats in the execution, it strikes me as more incidental than intentional compared to, let's say, Mikan.
Fair point! I get your read on it!
Yeah I felt as though it was a final fuck you to her. She was more of a mother character and unlike most maids in media she was very covered up and unsexualized. So it just feels like a extra stab and salt in the wound after she dies. Idk thats just how I see it though.
That’s a pretty bad argument, why do you think the blades are there? To give the devs an excuse to show off their sexy UNDERAGED women
happy birthday! can't have a proper celebration without ranking the gruesome deaths of students
(p.s. kiyo's is the best - best music, most brutal, & keeps throwing curveballs throughout)
Leon's Execution will always hit different for me.
Compared to some of the more metaphorical and over the top executions, his was exactly what it needed to be, for the first blackened execution. Straightforward and brutal, with the perfect visuals to match.
It was one thing to when the class saw "Junko" skewered, but that was quick and sudden. Here they witness every bit of Leon's horror as he's dragged and mercilessly bludgeoned to death.
Followed by the quick shots to the horrified students, where even the more serious and stoic ones are disturbed. I think this is where their situation truly became real for them.
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Honestly, I would've thought that Mikan's execution would've gotten the F. I'm surprised that it somehow got as high as D.
On a more positive note, I absolutely love Kaito's execution! I get to see my man die happy, living his dream, and subconsciously giving Monokuma the middle finger! Whenever I see this execution, all I want to do is stand at attention and give a big ol' military style salute! (Sure wish I could find a salute emoji...)
Imo i dont see kirumi's excecution as fanservice, rather i see it as a great example that a half-naked body can be viseral and painful to watch.
Happy birthday, Tinyleaf! Thank you for the content that you provided for us. Enjoy you birthday.
Great Video ! I'd say THH overall has the best Executions , especially because of the artstyle . Cant really decide on my second place though . V3 is just a little to over the top for me ( also the Monokubs take away a lot of the spotlight ) and DR2 is kinda mixed . Chiakis , Pekos and Gundhams executions are Great , but Mikans , Teruterus and AI-Junkos are really not that good . Especially Mikans .
19:25 I dont know how but I have never realised that she was being sexualised like it's so gruesome I could not see it
I can at least speak for myself when I say: I don't hate Mondo. I hate Mondo Butter. But not for a reason one might expect.
My real issue with it came, surprisingly, in Danganronpa 3. It is not a great show, but it had some moments that were very visceral, dark and pleasantly gripping. Among them I consider the Makoto Brainwashing scene, where our boy almost bites it. He is haunted by his friends lost along the way, and it is chilling how it feels both real and somewhat deserved. It cuts from Kyoko, who just died (except not because we must have a happy ending) and Sayaka, whose death resonated with Makoto the most, to all his other friends, hovering over him...
And then you see Mondo. Who is just splashes of butter floating in the air and draped in his clothes. And boy that took me right out of the moment. The visual is so different and so ridiculous that I could not suspend my disbelief after that. I had to pause the video, and broke out in laughter. It wasn't a great reminder of Mondo's fate.
I never realized why I didn't like the later game executions much until now. The darker/grittier colors also make everything way more real to me! I miss them now lol
Here's a fun fact: Makoto's and Nagito's English voice actor is the same person who voices Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic Series
I've never thought of Kirumi Tojo's execution as sexual I've always just seen it as "oh she's a painfully determined girl that is willing to be cut by literal saw blades and doesn't care about how she looks as long as she can get out and help her country." But now I can totally understand why someone would see it that way.
Me too
Happy Belated Birthday!! My all-time favorite execution is Strand of Agony, the only thing I didn't like about it (and a problem I have with the V3 execution's in general)was the Monocub dying as well. I love seeing people make their own executions for characters to see how they'd handle it and, if it's a character who got an execution in the games, what they changed and see the comparisons. I've made one myself and it is indeed a lot of fun! With a name like "Project Funhouse" I'm gonna guess Kokichi, maybe Nagito, but Kokichi is my main guess. Good luck on the project, I can't wait to see it.
To me, gundhams execution music is definitely one of my most favorite execution themes. Im not sure why you dont like it, but i resoect your opinion.
I think The Ultimate Punishment could have worked a lot better if there was more flow to it.
Like if instead of just rapidly flicking between them, it was more like a long course with elements of all of them, like a rube goldberg machine of despair. Junko starts strapped into the seat of a motorcycle at the top of a ramp, attached to a rocket by a string. The rocket takes off, the pull of the string tipping the bike down the ramp as it is sent careening through a course. Spears begin popping up around her, some grazing her as she drives through them and one popping her front tire before she is sent careening through a baseball field, where baseballs sail past her, some striking her and knocking her down the next path, a steep hill where the momentum of her missing tire sets the front of the bike alight, bringing the fire truck driving alongside her before it rams into her, sending the bike spinning out of control into the motorcycle cage, which breaks open and launches her like a ramp into a construction site, where the excavator smashes the back of the bike and sends her hurtling off, tumbling into the crusher before the rocket comes down from above, crashing down on top of the crusher as both come down on top of her.
It's a bit absurd, but the way it would all chain together would feel pretty calculated, fitting of the Ultimate Analyst.
Happy birthday!
My personal favorite execution is probably Der Flohwalzer. Kaede is my queen right up till the end…
Agreed
If the description is true, Happy Belated Birthday.
Gotta love those sweet, sweet Executions. I love them so much that I write my own for characters from other media I enjoy.
Agreed
I love how you use Zero Time Dilemma to censor the worst shit 😭
Also Happy Birthday!
I caught that too, extremely appropriate censor 😂And so complex...
Happy (belated) birthday! I wanna share my own rankings of the executions since this video inspired me, and I rewatched all the executions to get my current thoughts on them. I followed the 5 topics from creativity to memorability for each one and it helped solidfy certain rankings in my mind. I might add more notes later, like why I ranked certain ones higher or lower. (A* just represents any execution that scored A across the board for me, in every category)
Slight caveat: Danganronpa 2 is the only one I myself played, rather than watching someone else play and experiencing it through them, so I am a little biased towards that game, despite knowing most of those executions don't really hold up as well compared to 1/3. But where possible I tried to keep it more objective, looking at how I like the execution in relation to the character/themes, rather than just how much I like the characters themselves. I'm not ranking any executions that I don't have strong opinions on.
(Also I'm listing the executions with the character's names instead of the execution names because I'm lazy)
THH:
Leon: A*.
Mondo: C.
Celeste: B.
AI Chihiro: C.
Makoto/Kiyoko: B.
Junko: C.
SDRA2:
Monomi: C. Accomplishes what it sets out to do, establishes tone going forward, but doesn't do much more than that.
Teruteru: B
Peko: A*.
Mikan: F. Even WORSE than I remember, holy shit. Everything about this execution is lazy, or grossly perverted. It doesn't even have a proper ending! At least with Celeste hers having an unclimatic ending made sense for her character. Here, it's just laziness. Fires of hell for this one.
Gundham: B.
Chiaki: A*.
Junko...2!: C.
V3:
Kaede: A*.
Kirumi: A*.
Korekiyo: C.
Gonta: D. If not for the infant-robot incest robot-insect birth scene (I can't believe I wrote these words, fucking V3 man), then this would be an A or at least a high B. As it stands, it's D. I thought it'd be F but after rewatching, cringing, and then listening again without visuals and imagining if the birth scene wasnt there, I liked it more. So D, didn't like it, but definitely had potential.
Kaito: D. This one is a D but I am the most conflicted on it. It's mostly due to the ending of the game corrupting my feelings on it rather than the actual execution, but at the same time, I really feel nothing watching this execution. So ultimately it's D but I wish I felt good enough about it to put it higher.
Junko 3, Tsmugi edition: D.
Always nice to see you back and happy birthday
Didn't include the Big Bang Monokuma execution or Shinigami's soul reaping smh.
I've never really cared about the executions, they're the one iconic memorabilia piece of the series I've just never really found a way to see as deeply important. The only exception being Blast Off at the start of DR1 which is vital for setting the expectations before going into what would've otherwise been happy go lucky generic visual novel high school hullabaloo. Leon's is pretty iconic, Mondo's is conceptually iconic in taking away the idea that anything, even death, will be consistently treated with seriousness. Overall the DR1 executions have a good progression and change the way we view death and the death game, even in chapter 4 where destroying a laptop gives this incredibly petty petulant feeling to the violence, but also this showmanship that becomes important, and the chapter 5 execution in which death is just a convenient tool to punish people who don't behave. DR1 has the most direct parallels to a commentary on the real life school system, and the DR1 executions have that way of being both extravagent but also mundane, like, its all normal stuff in normal life, like a baseball game, amusement park, car accident or house fire, construction yard, and the ultimate execution which is just the oppressive punititive school system. Junko even said as much that the game was meant to reflect a level of normalcy, like how the motives all follow typical themes of stresses and motives in everyday life. That's why I feel the 5th execution does make sense for Kirigiri, or rather would've beeb suited for any of them, because they're all students at the end of the day dealing with the stresses of school. The information overload, the corralling, social pressure, pressure frok authority, etc.
I don't care about most of the other executions in the series. They don't really have that same way of changing your thoughts on the purpose of the death game, or death in the series, they just become a staple of the formula that's still hanging around. I honestly like Shinguji's the most, it has the most to say, with it's thematic connections to his spiritual beliefs, the concept of souls which either totally exist in this fictional space, or exist only so far as Monokuma can make fun of it, and his sister turning on him with a glib disconnection to his feelings. Is this real, is this in his mind, is it in Monokuma's showmanship? What does this mean for the nature of their reality? For Shinguji?
One thing ill always love, tho i dont know if its intentional. In Kaedes execution they play the song with the white keys instead of the black keys like how its supposed to be. 1 is that this is most likely one of the first songs she ever learned to play and its torture to hear is llayed wrong. 2 is that it shows shes not the blackened, shes a spotless being executed.
First of all, happy birthday! Secondly, I have a quite funny story (at least in my point of view) about executions. Having played the first Danganronpa at least 3 years before the other two, I didn't remember quite well the executions, so when I started V3 I saw Kaito presenting himself as the ultimate astronaut my mind immediately came to the conclusion that Blast Off was his execution and I must had seen it somewhere else, and he getting actually executed confirmed my theory. You can imagine my surprise when I replayed Trigger Happy Havoc and saw that I had accidentally spoiled myself the death of Kaito
A guess for Project Funhouse, is it ibuki from Danganronpa 2? Also I don’t know how to spell her name so I just guessed the spelling. My reasoning is that she is very fun loving. That’s it. That’s my reasoning. Very small.
*>Blast Off* - Fine as a game starting cinematic to spark interest but forgettable.
*>Gungir Spears* - Does this even count? Again, fine, and establishes Monokuma as a threat.
*>1000 Blows* - First real execution and it has some real weight to it.
*>Cage of Death* - Not bad but could've been more inventive. Should've had him do some insanely crazy motorcycle stunt. Mondo butter is hillariously so far out that I love it.
*>Burning of Versailles Witch* - Not really "gambler-themed". It being slow adds a flair (pun intended) of dread of it.
*>Excavator Destroyer* - Weakest so far. They couldn't not do an excution but the theme doesn't fit alter ego. They should've done something more cyberse-themed.
*>After School Lesson* - Both are great. Again, the slow dread as Neagi/Kirigiri's faces turn blue are chef kiss. It's the dread of Celeste's execution turned up to 11.
*>Ultaimte Punishment* - Rehashing all thus far, means it lacks the personal touch. It's cathatic to watch Junko "suffer", I suppose, but I always wondered how the Remnants of Despair were able to graft her body parts to their's when she was reduced to a puddle.
*>Monomi's Execution* - Blast Off & Gungir Spears together works. A great idea for what it was.
*>Deep Fried Teruteru* - All around decent. Hits the right mix of silly and deadly. I could not think of a "better" execution for him.
*>One Woman Army* - Depends on how much you like Peko X Fuyuhiko - meaning it's really good. Having Peko hurt Huyuhiko on accident really added to the despair. It was their love for eachother which was their downfall.
*>Bye Bye Ouchie* - No.............. WTF!?
*>Akane's "Execution"* - This don't count.
*>Stampede* - A top tier execution! Tugs on my heart strings like an angel with Parkinson's disease and I find Gundum mid - let that sink in. Only bad thing is that a stampede is not flashy or creative enough. Maybe they should've gone the Celeste route of theming it to the character - not the talent.
*>Please Insert Coin* - Yes, Chiaki is a Marysue but this (and Stampede) always puts me in despair. An amazing execution.
*>Forced Shutdown* - Jiggle Physics. Ironic that the execution is so flat, compared to Junko's last death. I'd give it an E for...
*>Komaru Helicopter* - There's no way could've survived that. It doesn't compare to Naegi's After School Lesson.
*>Swimming Explosion* - The only reason we care about what's his name is because he's Aoi's brother. It's fine for establishing the bracelets as a threat.
*>Warriors of hope* - There is no way Nagisa survived that explosion. It landed right on top of him!
*>Der Flohwadelzer* - I'd say best chapter 1 execution. It hits so many good notes (pun intended). Looming threat, Shuichi X Kaede, grend looming magnitude of the piano, Kayano being strung up, the madness of the piano keys and then it crushing her. Perfection
*>Strand of Agony* - I think this is based on that old tale of the Budhist letting down a spider's web into hell. I really like this one. It has a lot of little nodes and this is how you relate an execution to a character - not the talent. The suffering is exhilarating.
*>Cultural Melting Pot* - IDK, I guess it is fine but it missed opportunity to include a vast array of cultures in the execution. The sister stuff with Kiyo is pretty sus and I really don't like it but it works to add to his despair that he won't be reunited with her.
*>Wild West Insecticid* - One of the better executions, though not much I can really say about it.
*>Blast Off Second Ignition* - IDK. I think it being a callback to the original makes sense. Kaito dying with a smile showed he got the last laugh for ruining the execution. It is strangely the most hopeful of all the executions.
*>Ultimate Annhiliation* - Does this really count? It's more of an ending cinematic.
“Does this really count?” - my thoughts during a good third of the video lol
Chiaki fits the bill for a Mary Sue in the anime for sure, but I don't think so for the game. Unless your definition of a Mary Sue is different than mine
@@bigbadgammagnome In the anime, definitely. In SDR2, if she isn't a Marysue then I'd still argue she is too perfect compared to everyone else. I can't really think of any flaws she has other than narclapsy. Maybe the better term is "waifu bait". She is the gamer girl archetype and that is what urks me about it. She is too safe & comittee designed, without any rough edges. Perhaps that make sense in-game but by that logic it also made sense to Tsumigi to put in Kiyo X his sister fanservice for the audience.
@@pickyphysicsstudent201 yep she's definitely waifu bait
I'll admit I'm biased because while playing I kinda related to her (the taking time to think through my thoughts before speaking and liking video games, not the narcolepsy), which made finding out she was an AI funny in a sad sort of way
Yeah I think the issue is she's so rounded (edit: rounded, not like well rounded but rounded like not having any sharp edges) in order to have the chapter 5 execution hit harder. Which works but makes her character suffer overall, which is a shame
To me the reason I liked her wasn't because I found her cute or anything, but that she felt similar to Hajime: a relatively down to earth person surrounded by crazy people. Which further made me like her more. But in retrospect I wish they'd done more with her character.
I hate that she's waifu bait because it makes it so hard to explain why I like her character 😅
Except the DR3 anime, fuck that shit. How did they make the real girl character more bland and boring than the AI she's based off of?? She has even LESS flaws, and everyone loves her (hence her being a Mary Sue to me)
(Edited for some clarification)
Just saying im really disappointed with mikans execution because they could have made it really cool and brutal but nope *fanservice*
Btw happy b-day (even if I am late)
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with how much death traps she made, I bet Junko would make a stellar theme park. it would be called "Junko World" and all of the attractions and shops would have something relating to Junko or Monokuma.
Danganronpa THH:
My opinion:
Jin Kirigiri
Good intro and sets the tone of the game and monokuma clear; monokuma is evil and powerful. 7/10 does what it's supposed to do is somewhat chilling but you form no emotional bond with this character and don't know who it is at first.
Mukuro Ikusaba
Barely counts as an execution for the player / viewer but is pretty shocking especially as "Junko" was setup in chapter 1 as likeable, chatty and her design just being very memorable just for her to shortly die after Sayaka who was setup to be the protag's partner just died.
Also have to agree with the description of her death, however presentation wise it's lacking. 6.5/10
Leon Kuwata
Easily one of the best executions the chain dragging leon begging just before the execution started and the shots and lightning they used is just amazing. The way they use the baseballs in my opinion is pretty clever considering it ties to his ultimate talent setting the tone that they're gonna be executed by their talent wise.
Amazing ending shots with the bloody baseballs and the other students their faces. 9/10
Mondo Owada
This one is okay a let down compared to Leon's however it does great showing how he has accepted his death and the motorscene was pretty clever with the cage; on a small sidenote I also love how Monokuma makes fun of his hair which ties back to the prologue. The end scene with the dark cage with the motor just moving by itself and the machine turning on is amazing, however what brings this execution down for me is that he turns into butter which makes it rather goofy and sorta ruined the build-up in my opinion.
Celestia Ludenberg
Solid execution which mostly takes a contrast between her fake personality and her real one. The way they basically call her a witch is funny and it totally fits her lolita gothic aesthetic. The way the castle is behind the gate also using the bunny that was used in her beta design as decor is clever. Also the buildup of her getting burned just for the firetruck to come is amazing. Celestia's expressions are solid and the music is so amazing in this one to really sell the idea. Only complaint is not seeing Celestia her face after the truck comes and it not being as gruesome. 8/10
Alter Ego
It's just a computer getting smashed nothing really outstanding and it's not really meant to be. I think it's rather funny how Monokuma lets his anger out on the laptop by making a whole execution for it. 5.5/10 it does what it's supposed to and it's not meant to be exciting.
Junko Enoshima
Basically what's said in the video it's somewhat ironic yet unrealistic because you can't tell me she survived all that and it just felt very lazy we could've had some really cool unnerving / exciting execution but instead we got the bare minimum, however I do like how it's implied she got bored by the end but that's it. 4/10
Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair:
Monomi
Solid example but more in the sense of toning down Monomi's role and letting Monokuma take over showing he's powerful not to the player really but the students in game. I like the music on this one alot and the ending with hajime and monomi's bow. For a starter execution of a mechanical bunny it goes harder than it should. 7/10
Teruteru Hanamura
Solid execution for a goofy character the start is a bit confusing with the bombs, but the ending where he gets dragged into the volcano is somewhat chilling cuz he basically got turned into what he hated; and it's just very gruesome in the literal sense and the frying sounds are amazing just like the music.
A bit confusing and goofy, but overall pretty solid. 7/10
Peko Pekoyama
Basically what was said in the video, amazing music and symbolism and first time u see someone trying to save someone else from an execution and also helps develop fuyuhiko. I don't really have any complains with this one but in terms of the setting and environment not my favourite personally. 8.5/10
Akane's failed execution:
Does it really count? It's not that exciting and kind off predictable what would happen and the nekomaru stuff just feels like a fever dream. 2/10
Mikan Tsumiki
Basically what was said in the video; I like the start of the execution with the music but after that it's confusing and full of fanservice and she just gets shot up in space. Could've had a cool execution for Mikan especially after how she turned out in chapter 3, but instead give her an execution that does not add anything to her character. 2/10
Gundham Tanaka
It's fine for his character don't really see any better idea for an execution it's not that exciting but I like the pentagram he drew and the way he protected his hamsters. It's somewhat emotional but due to me not forming a bond with his character I wasn't that interested. Feels weird to see him go to heaven especially due to the nature of this game and it would've been better in my opinion to let him go to hell and him actually being scared of it but yeah gundham's character is just somewhat confusing atleast to me. 6.5/10
Chiaki Nanami:
Love the music and the setting and all the references it's pretty memorable don't have much else to say as there's not really any flaws in my opinion especially for her character and talent. 9/10
AI Junko's Execution
She showed more emotion than her real life counterpart. Don't really know what to say about this one it's honestly not that memorable for a final execution and it's like an AI getting killed it's not that exciting especially after a chapter full of info dump you just kinda want it to be over already. 3/10
Danganronpa V3
Kaede Akamatsu
Love the way Shuichi tries to grab Kaede's hand and the whole enviroment with the Piano and it feeling like a grand stage / performance. The way she's getting hanged and the eerie music + ending shots of her corpse hanging + the easter eggs hidden in the execution love it! No complains for this execution at all; well maybe just the monokubs but it's definitely not that bad in this one. 9.5/10
Kirumi Tojo
Basically what's said in this video the fanservice for this one isn't that noticeable aside from a few shots but doesn't take away from what's happening in my opinion. Love the idea of her running away and her execution being a reference to a story. It's very clever and great for metaphors. Love the ending and also the ending shot of the fake escape paper turning red and her laying on the ground. It's also very gruesome and eerie. 9.5/10
Korekiyo Shinguji
Love the music in this one and it ties back to his talent. Love the fact he gets turned into a spirit with the reveal of his sister throwing salt on him to banish him for good. The ending scene is amazing with the cliff my only complaint being that the shot with his sisters ghost is somewhat unsettling and makes u remember the incest reveal you tried to forget about. (Also love his bleeding eyes) 7.5/10
Gonta Gokuhara
Didn't care that much for his character mainly due to the localization team making him different, but the music is fire in the execution and the insects killing him is brutal I love the setting but the incest stuff with the monokubs takes away from this execution and the fact it could've been presented a bit more creatively and not have Gonta tied up. 7/10
Kaito Momota
Perfect callback still a bit weird and confusing as it's pretty unrealistic with the way he gets to go to "space" like where does he go? It can't be real space so why does the game imply he got his wish? Love how the execution failed tho and the ending shot is pretty cool. All around solid execution and does what it's supposed to do and sets up the final. 7/10
Tsumugi Shirogane:
Love how the academy gets destroyed and Tsumugi's expressions. The way Keebo saves everyone is also enjoyable and when the execution is going on you wonder if they're gonna survive. I love the environment they used but in the end the school gets blown up. Honestly an underrated execution but yeah it's not that gruesome and not a fully traditonal execution so I can understand, still a 8/10 for me.
The thing about Gundham's execution is that he *wanted* to go to hell. He believed he was bound to darkness or some shit, despite being a total fluff ball inside. It did what it was supposed to, bring him despair. And also why would he go to hell it truly makes no sense to his morals (at least pre despair, but he technically isn't a despair yet so it doesn't count) he truly isn't a bad guy, and him going to heaven just further proves that his tough occult satanic sona was... Well, a sona. Yes you could say that since the dark overlord stuff was just a bluff he would be scared of hell further making it more brutal for him but it wouldn't make sense, because he isn't a bad person.
@@dangerfrombelow Yes, I understand somewhat that's why I think it was best not showing the heaven stuff at all I think honestly I don't know anymore atp 😭 But I see what you mean.
Happy birthday Tinyleaf! Love your content, by far one of my fav youtubers.
Nice video btw!
HAPPY BDAY TINY LEAF
Happy birthday 🎂
Are you re-writing Celeste's execution? I remember you said in your students tier list video you said something like "I might redo her execution."
I’m somebody that is extremely biased by how much I liked the character prior to the execution, I couldn’t stand Kaito’s constant moral righteousness so I can’t say his death was particularly sad for me
Gonta’s is definitely near the bottom too, the weird MonoKIDS birth scene was visually gross and was way out of place, Gonta was great but god the brutality just felt so disjointed and awkward.
Loved Celeste getting hit by the car, 8/10 really suits her character
If you haven’t read the AO3 fanfic Blackened Skies you should give it a shot, the author/authors never got to the 2nd trial but the first trial is literal peak
Happy late birthday from a fellow 20 something virgo to another! Fun video as well!
der flohwalter is in my opinion the best execution of the series, the death itself was so devastating that it killed off the initial tone this game started off with and it created a nasty lingering sent that lasted for the entire rest of the game, no other execution managed to do that for me like what this execution did.
6:12 mondo butter what a tragedy what a bummer smells great wonder what my pancakes with taste like now wohooo
Parody of smooth like butter
Hell yeah, happy birthday!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love your content!
I’m so sorry but the line at 6:23 …I should NOT be laughing but
also that reference at 23:21 was beautiful-hope your head was ok though!
happy birthday!!! love your content sm
Rather odd way to spend your B-day, but who am i to judge?
Also, Happy late B-day. 🍰🥂
Happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday 😊🎉
Happy 8 month birthday! (I didn’t find your channel till just now)
Mikan’s execution was out of this world: -2/10
It’s such a writers fetish it isn’t even kinda compelling
Happy (1 Day Late) birthday! I recently got into the game series and loved your video on the Ultimate Imposter!
My ranking
(Excluding DRDG and the not animated ones:
Blast Off!: B
1000Blows: A
Cage Of Death: B
Burning of the Versailles Witch: B
Extravator Destroyer: B
After School Lesson: A
Ultimate Punishment: A
Monomi's Punishment: C
Fried Teruteru: B
One Woman Army: A
Bye Bye Ouchis: C
Gundham Tanaka Stampede: C
Please Insert Coin: A
Forced Shutdown: F
Der Flohwalzer: A
Thread of Agony: A
Cultural Melting Pot: A
Bugs Panic: A
Blast Off! Second Ignition: A
Ultimate Destruction: B
Will you talk someday about Zero Escape?
Absolutely! It’s been on my to do list for a while. Just trying to find the best way to actually talk about it is… very difficult.
TIL I probably have tokophobia (I didn't know there was a word for it...!)
You are a stronger soul than I for ranking Gonta's execution so high in spite of that, the incest robot birth scene immediately shoots it down into F for me 😅 but I think if it didn't have that and the robot bug came from somewhere else it would honestly be like A or B for me too
Also I love your videos and how you respect other people's opinions too, I think that's especially important in a fandom like danganronpa's where fans tend to be do or die for certain characters, so saying you love/hate one could spark comment wars lol
I kinda wanna say my own rankings for the executions but I don't want to make it out like I think my opinions are better/more correct
Plus I'm biased towards sdra2 anyways (minus Mikan's because she deserved so much better my god)
Glad to have provided a new word for you! And don't be shy to share your own rankings! I like to see other people's!
And then there's me who didn't know there were different OSTs for the executions
Happy (late) birthday Tinyleaf!
14:51 Zero Time Dilemma Jumpscare???
Happy B-Day! I'm really want to see more of you (like content that you make)
I 100% agree with all opinions saying Aoi was robbed out of being in UDG. Don't get me wrong I love Toko and I'm glad she got all that development BUT THEY COULD'VE DONE WHAT LEAF (tinyleaf) SAID AND ADDED HER TO THE MAIN TEAM. OR IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE HER AT LEAST A MINOR ROLE
Happy birthday fellow gamer 😄
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope you had a good day!
Happy belated birthday
I feel like Tsumugi's execution being boring is kinda the whole point.
Agreed
Then that’s just a boring writing decision, good writing is writing through and around the most realistic thought process
@@XanderMatthews-nv9zf Danganronpa was never supposed to be realistic.
@nnasimok so it’s supposed to be boring then?
Does anybody want to play a game that’s designed to be boring for you?, they had dozens of ideas and they settled on that one
It being intentional doesn’t make it a sudden stroke of brilliance
@@XanderMatthews-nv9zf I don't remember the trial that well since I've moved on from Danganronpa but from what I recall it being boring was to make some sort of statement about fiction or something and also cuz Tsumugi was very nihilistic at that point.
And what do you mean "Does anybody want to play a game that's designed to be boring for you?" Just cuz the way one character dies is boring doesn't ruin the rest of the game.
Edit: I just watched the execution and only the part where Tsumugi dies is boring, the rest of it is at least cool to look at.
Happy Birthday Tiny!
boy o boy i wonder what the worst one is i could never guess 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Finally someone who understands why Makoto was saved and Kyoko wasn't
happy birthday hun🎉
Happy late birthday
Happy birthday! 💚🍃
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Happy late birthday!!
Happy Birthday! Even if i'm 4 days late.
WAIT MIKAN WAS NAKED??? I NEVER NOTICED THAT... NOW I HATE IT MORE💀💀
OH MY GOD SOMEONE AGREES ON GONTA'S EXECUTION
Would you re write other 3rd cases , i liked your take on mikans case
Not me hating the gonta execution song
Finally, someone else who says that Tanaka's execution sucked ass!
happy late Bd
I’m really annoyed at people who say “Ranking” when they should be saying “Rating”
Regrettably despite being a year older, I am still a dumbass who forgets her first language 😅
@@thetiniestleaf lmao, relatable, I still totally forget how to pronounce half the words in this language
My birthday is October 12th!!!
15:19 F!
What makes mondo's execution even worse is that It's take influence from a racist story (The Little Black Sombo)
new tiny leaf upload i moved
When was Kirumi "sexualized"?
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Happy birthday❤🎉😊
Kaito momota execution literally broke me
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