#thh remnant au

[circuscomics]

you look like you’ve seen a ghost

[spittyfishy]

Yo where my boy Makoto at? Where's his remnant au?

For more info and his full design you’ll have to ask @circuscomics he’s in the half of the cast she’s designing lol

[geodraws04]

Working so many villain aus be like :)

I always like the idea of making characters interact with their artists so I decided to take a break and make this somewhat comedic scenario with a couple of the designs I made (my Remnant!Makoto’s outfit based on the design from @thiscatdraws MLP despaired Makoto design!!) and showcasing their new personalities alongside @spittyfishy Remnant!Kaede and Shuichi :00

Since I’ve got Makoto and Serena’s designs all done I’ll probably post them at some point once I got a couple more characters done from their respective series (and Deku as well because I’m still workshopping his lol

[shows-i-like]

Spoilers

k so my DR phase came back after 3 years and I see a bit of "what if class 78 were the remnants of despair?" I see a ton of people say Junko would kill Makoto off. But I don't think so, when you think about it Makoto would be able to avoid 99% of the death traps with his luck. I think she would kill off Mukuro. Think about it, Junko wants that despair and killing off her sister would give her the most despair. "But what about killing off the person who gives the class the most hope?" Junko would try to fill the class up with the most hope. She would erase the class's memories about Mukuro (because she can somehow do that I guess) then have Mukuro dress up as her and would trick her into the death maze. The class would think Junko died and forget about Mukuro. Say the story of THH is the same but with the DR2 characters the real Junko would still die and the remnants would never know. Still leaving them in despair. Uh yeah so this is kinda stupid and WAY too complicated but I know Junko is smart enough to do this.

[shuxichi]

Hiiii guess who ran another ds in @hopes-archives!!!! This time it was themed around Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Time/Darkness/Sky, and I cohosted with my beloved @nbmakoto!! I made a whole discord bot for everyone's muses to have their own Pokemon and everything...

Everyone look at tadpole btw. (design inspiration here) He's a little shinx and riolu fusion and I love him so bad I tried to hack him into an actual copy (he just looks like a shinx but its ok.......)

[jangmo-othewarrior]

TW: Body Horror is discussed at length, please be careful!

Corruption has run rampant over the globe. Protect yourself by knowing as much about it as you can. Corruption works in stages, and it hits you when you least expect it.

Stage 1: Contamination

There are a multitude of ways to come into contact with despair. The original method was to simply touch it a little too much, or even be dunked into it. This method was most noticeably used on Class 77 and 78. Also used on the student council to kickstart the Tragedy. Method #2 is air contamination, first introduced after Class 77 succumbed to corruption. Most noticeably used in the Future Foundation Killing Game and with Class 79 (drv3 cast). After contamination, the subject appears physically fine, but a trigger will cause that to change, no matter how much time passed in between the contamination and the trigger

Stage 2: The Trigger

Commonly known as "Falling into Despair," this is the stage with the most grounds in the OG danganronpa material. Falling into despair can happen in any of the ways outlined by the games/anime. The swirly eyes, crazed behavior, all the works. However, this stage also typically triggers if the subject has an internal struggle that causes them pain. A good example of this would be Sayaka seeing her idol group tragically fall apart, or, in a not cannon event, Kaito being forced to rely on his hero complex too much, and putting too much emphasis on it. This stage is incredibly varied, and calling it 'Falling into Despair' doesn't really do it justice. However, this stage is also the point of no return. Afterward, there is no true way to return to normal.

Stage 3: Transition

This stage is the longest, and is often considered the worst by the population. This stage marked the beginning of physical transformation, or more accurately, mutilation. Unlike Resident Evil, where rethe transformations take a few minutes max, typically, this stage can last up to a week. This is because Stage 3 is a transitional stage between Stage 2 and Stage 4. The physical mutilation begins almost immediately after Stage 2 starts, so Stage 2 is often used to refer to a single moment or day before Stage 3 begins. Mentally, the subject is also shifting, albeit slowly. More often than not, the subject focuses on their personal relationships or internal issues rather than the mutilation happening to their body. Most either don't notice or welcome it with open arms (Junko, Remnants, etc.) The amount of time a subject is in Stage 3 varies between individuals.

However, one of the more interesting parts of Stage 3 is the fact that it can be halted somewhat easily. Simply talking to the subject about what's happening to them can slow or even reverse Stage 3 to a livable point. Class 78 and 79 have made us of this tatic many times, espcially with the more volatile members of the group (Kokichi, Hiro, etc.) The reverse is also true, however. Stage 3 can never be fully reversed. Stage 2, as previously mentioned, is a moment rather than a longer period of time. No recorded subject has ever returned to Stage 1 after the Stage 2 trigger. Subjects who have slowed considerably or have halted are referred to as 'stilled' or 'paused.'

Stage 4: Mutilation

Stage 4 is the stage that gets the most attention by both the media and the public. Stage 4 is the 'monster' stage, where everything recognizable about the subject is seemingly gone. Subject who have reached this stage are referred to as a 'Husk.' Every Husk is different, and thus every Husk has their own unique design and ability set. (Yes, ability set. If this au were a game, the game play would be a weird mix of the Resident Evil 2 Remake and the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. AKA: an RPG with survival horror elements.) However, there are also two separate categories of Husks. There are Despair Husks, and Remnant Husks.

Despair Husks are the typical enemies you would encounter in a game. They are similar to zombies, in a way. They are the most common type of Husk. This type of Husk typically results from someone falling into despair and welcoming it. They are mostly mindless, with most of their thought process being despair despair despair- without end. There are also different types of Despair Husks, which vary based on how badly the subject fell into despair. Despite all of them appearing similar, Despair Husks are still often unique from each other in smaller ways, like behavior and markings. Despair Husks are also the hardest Husks to reverse, since they welcomed corruption with open arms.

Remnant Husks are very different from Despair Husks in lots of ways. Remnant Husks got their name from the most prominent group of them during the Tragedy, the Remnants of Despair. Each one is unique, and the form of each Husk often has to do with the personality, internal issues, and ideals of the subject. They are somewhat similar to the concept of Shadows from Persona 4, but here they are less abstract and more Oh God that is simultaneously so disturbing and fitting at the same time.

Let's use Mondo as an example! Mondo is well known for his tough, biker leader act. Mondo is physically strong, and appears strong to others. However, Mondo is actually incredibly weak mentally, and he suffers from heavy guilt ever since his brother's death. He tries to put on a personal of strength to hide his guilt and weakness from everyone around him.

After the initial fiasco with Sayaka, Junko, and Leon, Chihiro has decided that it would be in their best interest to become strong, for both themself and for the rest of the group. So, they go to Mondo for help training. After all, Mondo is the strongest person they know, and he would definitely be able to help them!

Well, we all know what happens next. However, instead of hitting Chihiro over the head with a dumbbell, Mondo's mental break accelerates him into Stage 3, causing him to almost immediately fall forward from the unexpected weight of his arms doubling in size. Chihiro, not knowing what was happening, books it, not realizing that they have just had their Stage 2 moment, and were also entering Stage 3. Mondo, meanwhile, was just staring at the ground, thinking about how Chihiro knows how weak he is now, and they're going to tell everyone, and everyone will know nobody can know he has to be strong he HAS TO BE-

His jacket falls into tatters on the floor. He can't stand up, his back hits the ceiling. His claws hands make dents in the floor. Something knocks into his leg but its fine it bounces off his armor skin. The dumbell he was previously holding crushes beneath his heel. Something inside of him shakes, but its fine. His too-large muscles ache with the need to move, to prove that he's strong, that he's stronger Chihiro, stronger than the rest of them-

The doorway to the boy's locker room is completely destroyed, with a hole three times bigger left in its wake.

Stage 5: Revelation

Stage 5 is a stage that is exclusive to Remnant Husks. Despair Husks never reach this stage due to their transformation primarily being focused on despair rather than their own personal issues. Stage 5 is almost like a 'second phase of boss' type stage. This stage can only be caused by large amounts of stress, typically relating to physical damage or mental exhaustion. It can also be caused by the Husk's issues being challenged. This stage also usually has the mental state of the Husk be degraded into completely nonsensical.

Let's head back to our Mondo example, shall we?

The past two days have not be the... best for Taka. They were still stuck in this stupid school, Junko was still at large, and everyone was just on edge. It didn't help that Mondo and Chihiro had disappeared, only for Chihiro to reappear the next morning say Mondo had gotten angry with them. Taka was obviously concerned (Shut up Celeste, I was not hysterical-), but things only became worse when Chihiro started growing whips (wires?) out of their wrists. Makoto was able to calm them down fairly easily, though the whips did not go away. Admittedly, that was probably a good thing, considering the situation Class 78 have found themselves in.

It was safe to say that whatever this thing was, it wasn't the normal kind of monster. It was massive, taking up nearly half of the gym with little issue. It appeared to be able to stand on its back legs, but was unable to do so withough hitting the vaulted veiling. It had large claws on all of its appendages although the ones on its arms were a lot longer and sharper. Its face was surrounded by some type of armor plating that resembled a helmet. In fact, that armor surrounded nearly it's entire body, and it was sturdy enough that it could handle Sakura's punches. Despite the abundance of armor, it was extremely fast. The only hits that seemed to do damage were the ones to its legs, which wer being held in place by Chihiro wrist whips. When it had first appeared, it had gone immediately for Chihiro, but Kyoko was fast enough to pull them out of the way. It had made some sort of sound at that, a growl maybe, but it had sounded more like an engine revving than anything else.

Needless to say, Taka wasn't having a great time. The monster wasn't either, however. It's legs looked ready to fall out from underneath it. Taka turned to Makoto, who was standing on the gymnasium's stage with Kyoko.

"What is our next course of action, Makoto?" He yelled above the screeching of the monster.

Makoto turned to Taka with a look of confusion on his face. "I don't really know! I dont really want to hurt it anymore!"

"Why not? It is being disruptive during our search for Mondo!" The thing absolutely screamed as it turned to where Taka was standing "Shit." Despite the fact that it's legs were literally falling apart, the monster dove towards Taka. Thankfully, Chihiro was able to hold onto it long enough for Taka to race over to Makoto and Kyoko. The monster destroyed the bleachers not two seconds after Taka jumped off.

Makoto grabbed onto Taka like a lifeline. Taka didnt mind. "This thing is kinda similar to Sayaka and Leon, so I think it's someone in the same position!" Taka looked at Makoto in surprise before turning back to the monster.

Makoto was correct. It didn't resemble the normal, black and white monsters that roamed the halls of the school. Not only was it larger, but it appeared to be driven by much different things than their regular foes. So far, it has only really attacked Chihiro and Taka himself just now. The rest of the class appeared to be afterthoughts, almost. Like bugs occasionally landing on a hunting predator.

The monster, after pulling itself out of the hole in the bleachers it had made, turned back towards Chihiro, who stood poised and ready. Sakura and Genocide Syo were ready nearby, waiting for Chihiro to wrap their whips around the monster. As the monster turned its head started to tilt. Kyoko stiffened. As the monster head tilted, something started to... leak out. It was yellow, and it dripped onto the floor. Kyoko suddenly leapt off the stage, and shouted as she did so. "Go for the head!"

Chihiro obliged, immediately wrapping both of their wrist whips around the monsters head. The monster, rather than charging forward, screeched and started to thrash and pull backwards. Makoto, Sakura, Kyoko, and Syo all grabbed onto the whips to help Chihiro pull. Taka nearly jumped down to help them when something caught his eye.

The back of the monster, previously hard to see with its sheer size, was now fully visible to the Ultimate Moral Compass. Though it did have armor like expected, there was also a symbol on the back of the monster. A symbol that Taka has been seeing on the back on his best friend ever since they had woken in in this damn school.

"Wait. Wait, wait, wait-the monster is MONDO!"

Just then, Mondo's head popped off. Everyone pulling flew backward from the sudden release of their opponent, and they all stared as Mondo's body fell apart. Without the head connecting everything, the pieces of armor scattered along the gymnasium's floor. The yellow substance leaking from Mondo's neck was pouring onto the floor from his body and head. There were masses within the slime as well, which Taka realized very quickly were Mondo's organs. And the worst part, the worst part, was that Mondo was screeching the entire time. And slowly, as the agonizing seconds ticked by, those screeches became words.

"No! No no no no no nO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO-"

It was like Mondo's voice was coming out of an engine going 80 miles an hour. It was grating, and Taka found himself shakily stepping off of the stage and towards a trash can. After emptying his gut, Takalooked up to find Chihiro, whose whips were retracted from the helmet- the motorcycle helmet, God it was so obvious- shaking as they put their hands to their mouth. Everyone was frozen in horror. Taka was the only one moving, and found that the only reason he could was because he had to make sure everyone was okay, including Mondo. That was the only though in Taka's brain as his footsteps were muffled by Mondo's panicked yells. Suddenly Chihiro's voice cut though Mondo's screeching, and Mondo stopped.

"M-mondo? W-what.. happened to..?" They didn't finish. The gym sat in silence, the only sound being the squelch of the yellow slime.

"What.. happened to me?" Mondo muttered from somewhere. The yellow slime started to quiver. "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?" The yellow slime suddenly began to move, bunching up together, and desperately trying to grab onto the armor pieces. "NOTHING HAPPENED CHIHIRO! I'M NOT WEAK I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN STRONG!! SEE?" The yellow slime-Mondo's true form, Taka realizes- surrounds one of his leg armor pieces and chucks it at Chihiro.

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There you go! I hope you enjoyed this rundown of the 5 Corruption stages! Do expect some drawing and drabbles soon. I have this au on my brain and it is not going away! I know I put in way more detail than was necessary, but I hoped you enjoyed it!

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And they aren't going to know.

[painedpen]

Danganronpa wins again! Last step!

[theamityelf]

I've seen several Makoto in sdr2 AU where he enter Neo Program more early. Like, before first murder happened. Some of them have him remember thh while some make him forget because Junko AI interfere. So I'm curious, what your own take about this AU.

Oh, I love that question!

I've thought about a few angles for this. The only version I've considered where Makoto keeps his memories is one where Byakuya and Kyoko are in there, too, but they've lost their memories. Making Makoto and Monokuma the only ones who remember what's going on and resetting Byakuya and Kyoko's character development.

(Or I'd be cool with Makoto keeping his memories if he only shows up later in the game, like during Chapter 4 or 5 to try to avert the very specific crises that are happening there.)

Otherwise, I think I'd prefer for him not to remember, so he can form genuine, uncomplicated relationships with the Remnants and be deeply confused if Monokuma ever singles him out.

If he's there in addition to Hajime, then I want him to remember that he's the Ultimate Lucky Student. We already have one guy who forgot his talent; doing it twice would be too explicit a link between them, and I want any kinship they feel toward each other to be more on the basis of feeling than outward connection.

If he's there instead of Hajime, I want him not to remember that. Maybe everyone loses memories starting from a certain date, meaning while everyone else's memories stop on their first day of Hope's Peak, Makoto doesn't even remember being accepted into Hope's Peak until Monokuma or Usami (early on) reveal that he's from the class after the others'.

I think I also want Monokuma to start hinting early on (in both scenarios) that he was invited as a Lucky Student but that is no longer his title. Maybe in Chapter 1 someone comments that it's weird to have two lucky students and Monokuma says something like "Hmm? Do we?" Or something of the sort. Little comments here and there to intrigue people who are paying close enough attention. Just a little mystery for him. I don't think he'd think about the mystery of his talent as much as Hajime does, but I think Nagito would. And again, I really want Monokuma to give him a puzzling amount of singular attention.

If he catches Despair Disease, I want his version to be Defeatist Disease, where he just casually sabotages anything anyone tries to do. Maybe this means he often sneaks out of the hospital to try to go to the motel (thereby sabotaging the whole quarantine they have going on) and the others have to repeatedly stop him, but also as a result of this he inadvertently prevents Hiyoko from going to the music venue and gets in Mikan's way when she's trying to murder Ibuki.

I like to think that the murders would change if he were involved. Like, different murders would happen.

[circuscomics]

some THH remnant au drawings :>

[spittyfishy]

The thh remnants kept social media around even during the Tragedy specifically so they could dunk on the Future Foundation lol

[geodraws04]

imagine a danganronpa remnants au (thh because people never do them and they deserve more respect >:T) except how it works is that Junko fakes the deaths of those who died and before the victims die she like. Saves them?? And then converts them to remnants? And then for the culprits she essentially fakes the executions??

Idk this just came in my head outta no where and figured why the hell not and post it on tumblr lmao-

[shows-i-like]

I did it I made remnants of despair sprite edits for Celestia, Toko, Aoi, Sayaka, and Chihiro (I'll try to make the rest later these 5 already took me about 10+ hours to do)

[starlightshadowsworld]

Hello! I’m in love with your Honorary Remnant, and Befriend AUs. Does Makoto’s tendency to pass out consistently in THH carry over into either?

Aw thank u!

Yeah it carries over, Makoto's pretty unbothered by it but everyone got super concerned the first time they witnessed it.

They all keep an eye on him, especially Mikan. And Nekomaru because he's managed teams with players with a similar issue.

Gundam is considering giving Makoto a guardian, aka a sort of service animal to watch over him when the others aren't around.

He's also theorising if Makoto is cursed, which... Wouldn't suprise me honestly.

Teruteru makes sure he's eaten a good meal and had plenty to drink.

Because Makoto's tendancy to overwork himself, not helping the situation.

This is just added to the list of concerning stuff Makoto does.

[danizmomota]

kicking my feet and twirling my hair could you tell us about ROD Leon? literally anything that comes to mind would be great I’m so curious he’s my boy ❤️💕

YEAH!!! HERES SOME THINGS ABOUT ROD LEON!!!

Facts

When Given his weapon, Junko wanted to go based off his talent, but since Leon hates (still) baseball, he decided to turn into a Spiked Bat. making it “Cooler” and add a “Non-Baseball Vibe” to his Weapon. plus, bashing heads in^^

In THH, Leon stated how he will never shave his head again, and so I took that in consideration when designing him :]

Leon’s goatee is actually one of his weaknesses. Why? Because Leon likes to (well more like attempt to) flirt with some of the ROD girls. And I usually ends with his haired being pulled. It’s pretty sore where his chin is.

Friendships

Yasuhiro and Leon do missions together very frequently! (Mainly since Leon is Yasuhiro’s Only friend… Plus Yasuhiro actually is a lot more expressive towards Leon too!)

More on that last one, Yasuhiro’s nickname for Leon is “Lee.” (Or Yasuhiro calls Leon a Lion every-now-and-then)

^^Leon wants to call Yasuhiro something else besides Hiro, but he can’t come up with anything.

Even though I made the KazuxLeon comic, they actually dislike each other in ROD AU. Unless the topic is about girls… perhaps they can kickstart a conversation.

Leon and Leokuma get along really well, After missions they sing songs together! (Even though they both kinda.. suck. Not too bad but still are pretty amateur at singing)

Leon is a HUGE hardcore fan of Ibuki! He absolutely loves her music and her concerts! His earrings are even based off of Ibuki’s!! (I’m even considering if I should make Leon have a crush on her in this AU… ROD Ibuki x ROD Leon canon???)

Just some ROD stuff

Leon actually wears a quite a bit of makeup, and will never be caught dead without it (the only exception being when he’s sleeping and being around Yasuhiro)

Leon would make his own Piercings for other Remnants, he tends to ignore how many Ear infection complaints he’s getting from people though…

^^Speaking of Ear Infections, Leon had one and had to visit Mikan once. and in his opinion, was probably the best-but-scariest visit to the nurse he’s been to…

Anything you wanna know more of? Inbox me! :]

[pompadorbz]

Actually full thh cast is so important because they especially end up determining how sdr2 and udg pans out. What would be different if Chihiro lived? Or if toko or hiro died? or if byakuya died instead of mondo? lorem ipsum, etc. etc. THERE IS SOMETHING HERE. THIS WILL IN FACT AFFECT THE TROUT POPULATION. Because of how sdr2 is structured we get individual character arcs, but aside from that final decision, the broader ending of everyone waking up as remnants still remains the same. UDG is such a direct continuation of the first game that thh feeds into how it pans out. ITS INCH RESTING!! I wanna make an au where the six survivors completely change and then. structure the rest of this around that concept I HAVE IDEAS IN MY BRAIN

[thh-despair-au]

Some information regarding this au that are different from canon (besides the fact that there are different remnants of despair)

-first and most important (as some of you might know), junko did not brainwash her classmates

The reason I did this is not because I dislike the brainwashing take but rather that I want to fully show her evil and manipulative side because to me that didn't shine as well in the anime as thh made it out to be, so her manipulating each of her classmates into joining her evil plan is much better for me. I can also show their troubles and flaws that junko exploits better that way

-jin didn't die in this au and is made the head of the future foundation instead

That is because junko and certain other remnants want him to see the despair caused by his academy and especially the tragedy that is happening inside. It also makes it easier for one of them to manipulate the future foundation to their advantage.

-ofc instead of the 78th class, the 77th class participates in the school life

There is no particular reason why I chose this. Rather since this is a roleswap, the 77th class follows the lines of the 78th in the canon game

-the captives of the thh cast are still in towa city, but instead of the warriors of hope hunting them down, it's the 78th class

The warriors of hope are still active in towa city and are hunting down the 77th class captives but some of the remnants are also hunting down their loved ones. Initially they were both kidnapped and the warriors of hope intended on hunting both down but the remnants involved themselves into it which ends up in a sort of competition

-there is no remnant helping the warriors of hope

Yea it explains itself

-komaru is still walking around in towa city but instead of toko, she's walking around with another captive

I haven't decided which one yet though

-I'm not sure if that was in canon too but the future foundation has a department that is investigating potential ultimate despair candidates and the whole reason for this outbreak

For this department, the future foundation hired detectives with a very high dsc rank (this is for you people who have read the drk novels) and that have been proven to be trustworthy. Their goal is finding potential threats to the creation of hope (basically the ultimate despair). The ff highly relies on their intel and often times their operations are based on what they found out

More might be added later

I won't include hard spoilers for my fic though