Someone explain to me

[Quibz]

I get it, the world is fake. But I still want to figure out what the fake story was. What I mean by that is the whole "gofer project and meteors carrying viruses ending the world" story. I've been trying to piece together everything but there are some plot holes to the fictional story that I can't figure out and am hoping that you guys can help out:

1. Who brought Monokuma on board the ark?

2. Did the ark even ever leave earth? And if not, how were the meteors not hitting the ark?

3. What the hell were the monokubs? (honestly Im pretty sure they were just extra personalities for the real ending and gave nothing to the fictional ending)

I may have more questions that I can't piece together but I can't remember, oh well.

[Protocol27]

I'm late to this but:

1. Tsumugi was the one that brought Monokuma on board the ark, although it's never explained in the fictional story how she did it.

2. The ark DID leave Earth, the ark was just on Earth when the other characters woke up.

3. Even Monokuma is asking this question. I'm pretty sure they were just there for comedic relief and have no bearing on the fictional story.

[Quibz]

Originally posted by Protocol27:

I'm late to this but:
2. The ark DID leave Earth, the ark was just on Earth when the other characters woke up.

Okay so did Tsumugi just hijack it and land it back to Earth?

Also I feel that it isn't explained how Tsumugi brought Monokuma on board because it just isn't possible via fictional story. There'd have to be an explanation on how she got Motherkuma onboard, as well as Monokuma, the monokubs, and all the microkubs. ON TOP OF THAT, an explanation for the flashback light room, and the room housing motherkuma.


Also I didn't quite catch it in the story but why were the exisals building all the machinery on the grass throughout the story? Was it just upgrades to the overall building like electrical machinery to support the extra stories of the building and whatnot?

[Protocol27]

Originally posted by Quibz:

Originally posted by Protocol27:

I'm late to this but:
2. The ark DID leave Earth, the ark was just on Earth when the other characters woke up.

Okay so did Tsumugi just hijack it and land it back to Earth?

Also I feel that it isn't explained how Tsumugi brought Monokuma on board because it just isn't possible via fictional story. There'd have to be an explanation on how she got Motherkuma onboard, as well as Monokuma, the monokubs, and all the microkubs. ON TOP OF THAT, an explanation for the flashback light room, and the room housing motherkuma.


Also I didn't quite catch it in the story but why were the exisals building all the machinery on the grass throughout the story? Was it just upgrades to the overall building like electrical machinery to support the extra stories of the building and whatnot?

Yeah, pretty much, Tsumugi hijacked it and landed it back on Earth, I'm assuming with Monokuma's help.

The best thing I can think of is that Monokuma woke up Tsumugi when they were still in space, and together they built all of the equipment for the killing game. At least, for the fictional story.

Honestly, I don't know. I completely forgot about the whole construction thing and I don't think it was ever explained. If it was, I've forgotten.

[Electronic Toaster]

I don't believe it is possible to construct a proper version of what the original fake story of the Gopher Project was. I am going off memory, so I might get some details wrong.

The flashback lights up to chapter 4 indicate that there were meteors and it was basically going to be the end of the world. There was a group of people who formed protests and said that humanity should die during the meteors. But there was a plan called the Gopher project to save humanity. However, the Gohper Project failed. They cannot remember what the Gopher Project was, or why it failed.

Kokichi, in his Mastermind speech in chapter 5, states that The Gopher Project selected the current students to fly away from Earth to repopulate. He also states that the Gopher Project was the space ship. However, Kokichi was a member of the group, apparently called the 'End of Days' Cult, that was against Humanity surviving, which is why he snuck aboard the space ship and planted Monokuma. Kokichi claims that he was the mastermind that started the Killing Game with Monokuma.

Tsumugi then adds a new flashback light later in chapter 5, stating that in actual fact, they all actually went to the same school which was Hope's Peak, and the group against humanity surviving was the Remnants of Despair and not the 'End of Days' cult. So Kokichi was a Remnant of Despair, and the mastermind. Tsumugi also made it the case that not only were there meteorites, but that the meteorites had a deadly virus on them. The actual extra special reason the current students were selected is that they were also immune to the virus. Makoto, the principal of Hope's Peak, created the Gopher Project.

So it looks clear that the original fake story was adapted and altered by Kokichi. Then Tsumugi adapted and altered Kokichi's version of her own fake story. Both added new bits.

There are some new flashback light bits in the last chapter, implanted via flashback light by Monokuma at the end of chapter 5, but they continue the theme of Hope's Peak and Makoto creating the Gopher Project.

The next time we get any kind of extra information is in the final trial, and Tsumugi does not confirm any part of this story. She only tries to deny her part in Kaede's death, and then when that fails, launches into the Danganronpa 53 version of events. The Danganronpa 53 version obviously doesn't include anything form the Gopher Project version.

So based on this, the things you are asking for have clear answers, but are part of an altered story, and do not really in any way relate to Tsumugi's being mastermind.

1 Kokichi is supposed to have brought Monokuma onboard.

2 The Space Ship did leave earth, but Monokuam turned it back to earth. I assume that the meteors were for a limited time, which is why the ship could leave and turn back and not be hit. It is unclear how long has passed, because they were put to sleep.

3 In the fake story, the Monokubs have no purpose, nor explanation. I suppose you could just say that Monokuma felt like having children.

[Quibz]

Originally posted by Electronic Toaster:

1 Kokichi is supposed to have brought Monokuma onboard.

Wrong. Kokichi definitely did not bring Monokuma onboard nor was he a remnant of despair. If you remember when they look at his motive on the monopad it revealed that Kokichi was the leader of a group (around 5 or 6 people, dont remember the exact number) that played harmless pranks on people. This pranking and lying apparently convinced whoever comes up with the titles for the students that Kokichi was some amazing cult leader, thus he was deemed the Ultimate Supreme Ruler.

When Kokichi started explaining the entire mystery behind why everyone was there, he was ad libbing based on what he saw when seeing the outside world, all of it was a big lie that just so happened to touch on some of the truth out of luck (Monokuma even states this during Kokichi's trial).

On top of this, Danganronpa has always been a televised program from start to finish (as stated by Tsumugi), so Tsumugi's version of the fake story is automatically going to be the canon story.

Flashback lights can be used to give people fake memories, but those fake memories are exactly what the fake story is. The students' ultimate titles are all fake, given by the flashback light. Their whole backstories are all fake given by the flashback lights. This means that all the memories given by flashback lights are canon to the fake story since they are the things that CREATE the fake story.

[Electronic Toaster]

I lack the ability to understand what you are talking about. Based on your response to my answer, I appear to have done the complete opposite of what you wanted in your original question. I will now retire from this conversation and waste no more of your time. My apologies.