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All credit to the delightful Submas Bros who got me back on this train (ha) with some much needed motivation, so here we go again;

Pokémon Super DanganRonpa 2 Good Bye Despair; this time it’s personal.

Hajime: There’s something about small unassuming Eevee with all that potential inside ‘em which they just can’t access on their own. Also there’s been a fair few storylines with an Eevee trainer being bullied by a bunch of Eeveelution trainers for not evolving … Nagito: I know Absol is a fave to give him but regardless of the fact I gave Absol to Kyoko, I wasn’t quite feelin’ it. Hear me out here: Diancie. One a kind mythical pokemon, crystalised- not evolved- from a Carbink, insanely valuable, with very good mega evolution stats, equal to Makoto’s Tyranitar, all of which Nagito would brush off depreciating that he couldn’t even catch a 'normal Carbink’ And on a meta level; may be based on the HOPE Diamond (given one of the Diancie event’s was named 'Hope Diancie’) a gem that’s reputed to curse the holder with ill luck. Mikan: Hubris has caught me since I gave Hifumi a Blissey, but Audino is another nurse Joy staple and has the hidden ability 'Klutz’ Chiaki: what self respecting gamer wouldn’t jump at the chance to have an 8-bit pokemon? Ibuki: Electric Guitar pokemon? Low key Toxtricity even matches her colour pallet Kazuichi: Isn’t sentient gear box Klinklang a mechanic nerd’s dream? Sonia I’m sure every other pokemon she has is a terrifying ghost type; but nothing quite says 'princess’ like a Galarian Rapidash Gundham: “Cower before the 4 Dark Dedennes of Destruction!” (also the Ultimate breeder would have shinies out the wazoo) Teruteru: A Rotom controlled oven is perfect for all his cooking needs, with none of the morality questions about FarFetch’d and it’s leek. Twogami: So I may have played myself giving Togami a shiny factory Ditto; but who’s a better companion to the lonely imposter with no identity of their own than insecure mimikyu who copies beloved pokemon to seek acceptance? Kindred spirits Akane: Both Gluttonous and Athletic? Greedent is a good match for that Nekomaru: it’s like looking in a mirror, Machamp is a classic. Hiyoko: The Ultimate traditional dancer gets a Sensu style traditional dancing Oricorio. Call the presses. Mahiru: I’d admit this was a headscratcher since the most famous pokemon photographer DOESN’T HAVE ANY POKEMON; so for your consideration, Chinchou. Lures out shy pokemon for that perfect poke-snap, plus can be an impromptu flash in low visibility Fuyuhiko: Honchkrow the mafia boss pokemon is a no brainer, but more than that the villain groups are basically the pokemon yakuza; so that would make Fuyuhiko the ultimate. . Evil Team Boss? Not a great ring to it, but he’s definitely the boss of this generation’s Team Rocket Peko: A Honedge for the Ultimate Swordswoman, and the Jessie to Fuyuhiko’s James. (I couldn’t bring myself to call her simply a Team Kuzuryu Grunt) Izuru: Nothing outside of Type Null, the artificial pokemon created by combining all the greatest strengths and type advantages of all pokemon would be good enough for the artificial being known as Izuru Kamakura created by combining all known talent within one person… If this lad stepped out after you defeated the Elite Four… Imagine the Despair…

A coupla extras for you since I was in the zone

Genocider Syo: Taking Toko’s love of bug pokemon and slapping some blades onto 'em? match made in heaven for a Poke-serial killer Ishida: “Chandeleur? What’re ya talkin’ about? That’s just my bro backing me up! 'sides don’t Chandeleurs hypnotise folks to see what they wanna see? I ain’t dumb enough to fall for that baloney! Ain’t that right Kyoudai?!”

What 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' is to Mondo Owada; 'Apocalypse Zero' is to Kiyotaka Ishimaru. In this essay I will-

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This post is entirely for my brother (and pretty much no one else) who showed me this screenshot of a manga that had turned up in his feed and sent it to me with the caption "Oh look; it's your boi"

Now it could have ended there; just a sensible chuckle.

but.

Then I read it. and I can safely say: Kodaka's bloody well read it too.

[NOTE: If you choose to look up Apocalypse Zero use your discretion: it has EXTREMELY explicit material (none of which I'll show here) graphic violence, bodyhorror and sexual content]

Put it this way; if Taka had read it, he'd be Appalled with the level of mature content.

Now THIS very familiar looking lad is KAKUGO HAGAKURE

(no I'm serious, that's what first caught my eye, his name is Hagakure; one similarity is a coincidence, twice however . . .)

Kakugo is a scarf wearing Kamen rider style hero (monomono-machine gift no. 28 anybody?) who has dedicated his life to protecting humanity as penance for his Grandfather's war crimes and role in causing the apocalypse.

He holds himself up to an extremely high, (albeit sometimes old-fashioned) moral standard through single-minded effort and determination, and extolls these virtues to those around him.

He has, in pursuit of his goal, never had any friends and missed out on most childhood socialisations, making him stiff & blunt in conversation and naïve to people's intentions.

and finally he feels so deeply he is frequently brought to TEARS

Bruh . . . I'm havin' the weirdest sense of deja vu right about now. . .

~ This is 100% just a shitpost, not a dig or anything; Dangan is like 80% references (Sakura's 'Ashita no Joe' reference gets me every single time) and it just tickles me pink to have seemingly found an obscurer one in the wild like this. I couldn't just keep that knowledge to myself - Where's the fun in that? (personally I wouldn't recommend Apocalypse zero- If you're tempted to read it to see the Taka parallels; you've pretty much seen 'em all here.)

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(Bonus: just cos it makes me laugh but he takes his shirt off a bunch. Any excuse to get his hams out he'll take it. He is naked a LOT. He wears a speedo the rest of the time. Like here? ->

Writer: Air shot between the toes, it’ll look like a heart attack.

Serial killer: anywhere from 2 to 30 minutes

Now fast forward a bit and the author has managed to get their first book published, with loving support from the serial killer who helped them fine tune all the murder scenes, and it’s a big hit. Enough so that a detective with the local police department has noticed some disturbing similarities to several active cases, including details that were never released to the press. Obviously he brings this up to his superior and convinces him that there’s something to the theory, but it’s all circumstantial right now. He stakes out the author’s home and is super convinced that the author is the murderer, but they don’t seem to do anything??? Like they literally are at the house all day, that’s it. Most they do is leave for groceries.

“You need to stop seeing them. I think they are a serial killer.”