• The following art (not the art above) is by @/u_u_ki_u_u on Twitter!
• This characters list is exclusive to main characters only. It is subject to change as the story progresses.
• Character profiles (specifically Rantaro and Kyouko) contain spoilers for DR:THH and DRV3. Their talents will be mentioned again later in the story, so proceed with caution.
• It is also worth mentioning that Hajime's talent will be discussed in the story (despite him not being in this list).
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Shuichi Saihara
• Nicknames: Shu (Used by Kaede, Makoto, Kokichi, and Tsumugi), Shumai (Used by Kokichi), Shushu (Used by Kyouko and Kokichi)
• Ultimate/SHSL Detective II
• Age: 15
• Pronouns: He/they, but do people know that?
• Role: Protagonist
Kokichi Ouma
• Nicknames: Kichi (Used by Shuichi and Rantaro)
• Ultimate/SHSL Supreme Leader
• Age: 15
• Pronouns: He/him (to friends), they/them (to authorities and followers)
• Role: Deuteragonist
• Note: I choose to spell Kokichi's last name with a "u" instead of without, and yes it's a canon (and more accurate) way to spell it.
Kaede Akamatsu
• Kaeyay (Used by Kokichi), Kae (Rarely used by Tsumugi)
• Ultimate/SHSL Pianist
• Age: 15
• Pronouns: She/her
• Role: Tritagonist
• Note: Shuichi and Tsumugi's best friend.
Tsumugi Shirogane-Saihara
• Nickname: Mugi (Used by Shuichi and Kaede), Tsu (Used by Kaede)
• Ultimate/SHSL Cosplayer
• Age: 15
• Pronouns: Any, preferably she
• Role: Tritagonist
• Note: Shuichi's twin sister.
Nagito Komaeda
• Nicknames: Nagi (Used by Kokichi and sometimes Hajime), Ko (Used by Hajime)
• Ultimate/SHSL Lucky Student II (In this story, he's younger than Makoto)
• Age: 16
• Pronouns: He/him
• Role: Support
• Note: A childhood friend of Shuichi, Tsumugi, and Kaede. A best friend to Kokichi.
Rantaro Amami
• Nicknames: Ran-Ran (Used by Kokichi), Taro (Used by Kokichi and sometimes Kaede)
• Ultimate/SHSL Adventurer
• Age: 15
• Pronouns: He/him
• Role: Support
• Note: A best friend to Kokichi. I choose to spell Rantaro's name without the "u" in this story. This is the English version of his name; the more accurate way to spell it is "Rantarou."
Makoto Naegi
• Nicknames: None
• (Former) Ultimate/SHSL Lucky Student
• Age: 38
• Pronouns: He/him
• Role: Support
• Note: Shuichi and Tsumugi's uncle-in-law (by marriage to Kyouko).
Kyouko Kirigiri-Naegi
• Nicknames: None
• (Former) Ultimate/SHSL Detective
• Age: 38
• Pronouns: She/her
• Role: Support
• Note: Shuichi and Tsumugi's aunt (biologically). I choose to spell her name with a "y" instead of without, and yes it's a canon (and more accurate) way to spell her name.
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- This story takes place in Tokyo (since Hope's Peak seems to resemble the University of Tokyo).
- The time period is modern (20XX), but a date is not specified and is irrelevant to the story.
- This is a non-despair AU! There are no killing games in this universe.
- To keep a generally spoiler-free experience, please refrain from commenting spoilers on the series. And if you do, please mark your comment as a spoiler (preferably in caps so that people can see it, and leave lots of space between the warning and your text so it won't be accidentally read).
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