Danganronpa V3: Remnants AU Comic Dub Casting Call
Despairic for Mukuro Ikusaba
(CW: Talks about different forms of abuse and torture)
Mukuro Ikusaba is a character in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Junko’s older twin sister, and her title is Ultimate Soldier. Mukuro is a very cold and serious young woman, quiet and reserved, and stays completely indifferent and distant from others unless it is Junko. She is extremely loyal and cares for her younger twin deeply, willing to follow her every order even if Mukuro feels conflicted about what she has to do, and even going as far as breaking/entering, kidnapping, killing, beating, and performing lobotomy what Junko wants, Mukuro is willing to help with it - including Junko’s plans to bring the world to despair. However, despite her loyalty, Junko returns the favor by being physically, emotionally, and mentally. This leads to Mukuro having an extremely unhealthy and abnormal sister-complex with Junko, becoming weirdly ecstatic and happy whenever talking/explaining Junko’s relationship with despair - even seemingly fine with Junko attempting to hurt or kill Mukuro if it means that Junko will suffer tremendous despair if she does, thinking it means that she loves her in return - though that could only be farther from the truth. However, it is to be noted that Mukuro doesn’t love Junko romantically (thank goodness), though it doesn’t make the dynamic between these two twins any less creepy and abusive.
Despite her dedication and devotion to Junko, Mukuro can sometimes show genuine hesitancy towards their end goal of plummeting the world into despair. Mukuro isn’t as devoted to it as Junko is - but as long it’s Junko’s wish, Mukuro is willing to sell her soul to help Junko achieve it. However, it doesn’t mean she is FULLY committed to the plan. This is implied in her free time events with Makoto as she begins to wonder about “changing her dream and finding her own.” As we know, she doesn’t go through with it in canon, but in the Danganronpa: IF novel, she does and develops feelings for Makoto during the two years they spent as classmates. In this novel, Mukuro decides to go against her sister (after still going through conflicted feelings about going through with the plan and betraying her classmates, Makoto saving her from the spears she’d be impaled within canon, and Junko cutting ties w/ Mukuro after she survives the “execution”) and stand by her classmates and escape with him. This AU, along with the Ultimate Development Plan in V3 and the game set in an AU of DrS: Ultimate Summer Camp, shows that if she gets comfortable enough, Mukuro can develop bonds and friendships with her classmates. Though she still cares deeply for Junko in these scenarios, it isn’t as to a sickly degree as she can think for herself and if she was forced to harm them, she’d feel hurt and distraught - and not in the good way that Junko loves to preach.
Now in the V3 au, I’d like to try to emulate Mukuro in a bit of a blend of both traits that the official media gives us: Still devoted and willfully bending to Junko’s will and doing what she needs her to do, but also encapsulate some of the conflicted feelings she goes through as seen in the IF model and the DrS game. After all, she does become friends with Maki in this AU. However, it is part of her needing to act along for the plan to work, seeing her friend fall into such deep despair (alongside her boyfriend who was already despaired at this point). That friend now actively ignoring her after she fell: it’s bound to make her feel some amount of grief and question if this is something she wants to do.
Voices for Reference (ENG): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAqs6vSpCY
Voices for Reference (ENG Anime): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpjaEoU-WuI
Voices for Reference (JPN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m61zDFPVS00
Voices for Reference (JPN Anime): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjZtg0Br7vY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdFfG9fXQuU
A bit of info for Mukuro in these AU’s: https://www.tumblr.com/spittyfishy/699487365889196032/hello-i-have-a-question-about-the-thh-remnants?source=share
(She also appears in a bit of a major role in Maki/Kaito’s chapter so here’s the fic Spitty’s writing too!!):https://archiveofourown.org/works/41725506/chapters/104673858- english
- female young adult
- female teen
(First sound a bit grieving and devoted, but then become more hopeful and stronger, yet a bit stoic as she drops her loyalty) "You're all I need, Junko. So don't worry. I'm always watching out for you... I'm going to make sure you feel despair, and I'm going to make Makoto...and the others... ...happy. If you want to revel in your own despair that badly... Then I'll trust the hope Makoto gave me, and take my chances with them instead of you..."
(Though Mukuro is in her disguise as she spoke this line, have it make it sound like she's somewhat dropping the act without realizing it as she speaks earnestly) "Well, sometimes I catch myself just staring off into space, thinking about it... Thinking about what I can do. Should I just keep doing what I've always been doing? Or should I put more thought into this?" "You can't just...change so easily."
(Unlike the anime, make it sound like she's at first realizing what Junko is trying to do, but then brush it off with a nonchalant laugh and in a teasing "Oh, Junko" kind of way - just so it doesn't sound like Mukuro is... *ahem* about it). "Oh, Junko is trying to kill me. She's trying to taste the despair of murdering her sister with her own hands. Junko... You'll fall into despair if you kill me!"
