However, Junko soon realized that the Despair Video still required modifications before it could be used to its full potential. She also showed the video to Mikan Tsumiki, infecting her with despair until she became an eager servant. She sent pieces of her video to the Reserve Course to ignite their anger towards Hope's Peak Academy, beginning The Parade.

Realizing how useful this could be for her plans, she analyzed Ryota's in-progress Hope Video to gain an understanding of his techniques.įollowing the Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy, Junko combined footage of the massacre with her newly-gained editing abilities to create the first version of the Despair Video. History Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc įollowing her meeting with Ryota, Junko learned how certain animation techniques could be used to influence a viewer's state of mind, effectively brainwashing them if used correctly. His already twisted beliefs of hope and despair might have also had something to do with this. It's been shown that Nagito Komaeda suffered from unusual effects after being brainwashed, having very conflicting feelings about Junko and despair, and overall appearing to be more aware of what is truly happening-it is possible that his luck allowed him to resist the brainwashing's effect a small amount, leaving him in a slightly more lucid yet more painful state. The brainwashed believe they are doing good and often act like their usual selves, making them all the more disturbing. It seems like the brainwashing allows the Ultimate Despair to retain their normal characteristics and views, but turns them very twisted, giving them hunger for despair and undying loyalty for Junko Enoshima. This could be because the video was improved, giving it a stronger impact yet less noticeable effects. While the brainwashed reserve course students and security guards appear visibly off, lacking some emotion and being unusually silent, the Ultimate Despair members often do not appear different from their usual selves.

The brainwashing's effect is often portrayed with having the person's eyes turn spirals, which is also used to indicate despair in itself. The video includes special effects meant to subliminally inflict feelings of intense despair on the viewer, including ominous color shifts and an eerie choir in the background. The Despair Video is a recording of the first-ever Mutual Killing Game, which occurred during The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy.

2.4 Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Side/Future.

2.1 Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc.

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