KOKICHI OUMA: Character Analysis 

*PLEASE READ* Meant to say this in the video. I know a lot of people have VERY different interpretations of this character and most are very passionate about it. But please be civil with each other. Anyways hope you guys enjoy the video. At this point I feel good about my interpretation, but I’m not sure I presented the ideas as well as I wanted too. I do want to make it clear that I’m not trying to justify Ouma’s actions at all. I do think he had good intentions but still he was a very selfish character overall. Especially seeing how the whole situation with Gonta played out. I also want to mention that although I don’t think Ouma thought of the others as his close friends, that doesn’t mean I think he didn’t care about them at all. I think he cared about the others on a human level as in he hated seeing them suffer alongside him. But he didn’t want to get too attached since he’s very untrusting along with the other things I mentioned in the video. Because of this he would attempt to stop the killings to an extent, but not fully enough to make himself vulnerable so that it jeopardized his life or final plan. I really think he was only willing to die if he thought it would directly end the killing game. Anyways if I wasn’t clear enough in other parts, then I can make a sequel or respond to any questions you guys have regarding it. Hope you guys enjoy though!

The Ouma line I'll always remember is from Chapter 1. "Half my lies are told with good intentions."

“At least I wasn’t boring, right?” - Kokichi

Poor Kokichi was strangled twice, punched twice, was shot with a poison arrow, and was stabbed with a regular arrow. He may be a little shit but he has a huge pain tolerance-

And now he’s going to be the president of Russia 😌

I think there's so much conflict around Ouma's character because he's a complete contradiction to himself. He's a moral person who enforces it through immoral means.

Going back to the whole Kokichi and Kaito parallels, essentially: Kaito wants to save everyone by trusting in the good, honesty, and openness within people Whereas Kokichi wants to save everyone but knows no one can be trusted to follow through on any of their promises so he has to manipulate them in the right direction behind the shadows at any cost DANG

Really like the idea that Kokichi realized that Gonta's murder was actually his fault and why he got progressively angrier during chapter 4. This would also help the fact of how he was willing to die in chapter 5 so easily. Possibly out of guilt for Gonta. Because Gonta is gentleman

I feel like Kokichi was done so dirty by the survivors. He made the plan, probably from the very first moments, and he operated under the best intentions, but the survivors all discredit Kokichi's true intentions as a lie and give Kaito full credit

Kokichi always did strike me as a character that was constantly covering up his own insecurities under a mountain of lies so nobody could realize when he's genuinely hurting. It makes sense that he's constantly getting reinforced for lying every time his weakness is mistaken for a ploy, even when if you closely look at the changes in Kokichi's behavior in every case you do notice a genuinely disturbing downward spiral that everyone except Kaito is completely oblivious to. It is interesting that Kokichi's character arc is clearly a downward spiral as his lies corner him into a position where he feels forced to instigate murder and when Gonta is unwittingly robbed of his memories (and therefore his guilt) Kokichi seems genuinely disturbed for a while before retreating back into his cold mentality. I just love how the way Kokichi's lines following Gonta's execution ambiguously sound like they could indeed be malevolent and deceptive... or broken, traumatized denial.

Couldn't it be said that Kokichi finally trusted someone? That person being Kaito. Kokichi trusted in Kaito and likewise, Kaito lied for Kokichi

Most people don't realize it that before his death, Kokichi already trusted someone and that someone is Kaito.

I feel like insanely complicated characters (like Kokichi and Nagito) are such a double-edged sword in the Dangaronpa fandom. Some absolutely hate them, and some absolutely love them. I personally think that characters like these are really make these games so good and special. Danganronpa has some of the most unique and complicated characters I've ever seen. I really love how multi-layered your analysis videos are, and they really help people to understand these characters and their real motivations better. So thank you for making these, and I hope your future videos will be successful.

Something that could be important is Ouma's small stature. He doesn't look very intimidating, and if his past had potential threat to his safety such as living on the streets, he could've exaggerated his talent and DICE to protect himself. If lying was a defense mechanism he used to cope through childhood, it makes sense that Ouma would rely on deception so heavily

If you think about it, some ways Kokichi speaks imply that he may have been an orphan or not close at all to his family. That's just my personal observation. And another is that when Shuichi shows the idea that Kokichi is alone and he always will be, Kokichi brushes it off after not speaking for a moment almost seeming hurt, like he actually wants to have a good relationship with the others despite his trust issues.

He was an amazing antagonist, and honestly an amazing character overall. this analysis just proves that. I dislike when people call him a “copy of nagito”, it just pisses me off.

I think Kokichi is an antihero for this case. He's a hero; he wanted to end the killings. The problem is he does it through rather morally ambiguous or straight-up immoral means. By definition, an antihero is a hero who lacks conventional character traits a hero has, and for me, Kokichi fits the description. He's the hero who didn't get much credit until posthumously.

Kokichi is so weird, cruel, yet adorable to me. He makes so many empty threats!

There's also the fact that Kokichi seems to have some kind of complex about being boring/interesting such as his last words to Kaede were "at least you weren't boring" or his last words to Kaito "at least I wasn't boring right?" It shows through his childish mannerisms and his ultimate lab. Plus his entire organization is like a circus, an entertainment for himself and others. I'm not entirely sure what this means since we know nothing about his past but just wanted to point it out.

When he said his dying words he cried and the other characters didnt care. That scene really breaks my heart.

Having been abused myself as a kid and kicked a lying habit that was my security blanket I can agree with your analysis however I don't think kokichi was an orphan quite the opposite I think he knew his parents but wishes he didn't because they tormented him and he often had to lie to pretend he was ok he probably created Dice as an escape with his closest friends kinda of like one big childish game

A 30 minuets analysis video on my good boy Kokichi? HELL YEAH LET'S GOOOOOOO.

I have to disagree about Kokichi not wanting any friends. I believe that he cared a lot about Gonta. Unlike him Gonta is very trusting and kind. The complete opposite of his facade. However this is most likely what he wants to be. I believe that his teasing to Gonta is his way of being jealous. However I believe that he cares a lot about Gonta. This is proven when he momentarily stops doing his villain persona when he says something roughly like, “you all probably think it should have been me huh. Everyone hates me. So the role of villain is perfect for me.” Another quote is when he says to Gonta, “ wait if he is gonna die then I want to too. I prepared for it, I-.” And “ Gonta! You can’t leave me too.” But then agian this is just my opinion.

I feel like Kokichi is the most complex but most humane person in the game. Kokichi wasn’t a goody two shoes but he wasn’t a complete villain. He had his reasons and honestly , that’s why he’s my favorite character.

He made the game so interesting and funny

I wanna see the analysis of Ouma's relationships!

I had a love, hate relationship with kokichi but in the end, I knew deep down he had good intention, he just had a weird way of showing it. I still miss him like crazy. ;(

"Before I do anything, I ask myself- 'would Kokichi do that?' and if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Rantaro Amami, 2017.

This detail may not be all that significant, but the thing that made me start to question whether or not Kokichi was truly evil was when he got Himiko to express her emotions. After the trial where Angie and Tenko died, he talked about how he hated liars and noted that Himiko was bottling up her emotions, which inevitably led to her breaking down and crying for the first time. While he did do it in a way that seemed mean-spirited, it would be hard to fathom why he would even go out of his way to get her to express herself and stop bottling up her emotions. It was my interpretation that this was his way of helping Himiko while also keeping up with his villain persona.

*"Cause' I'm A Liar..."*

I did like Kokichi a whole lot more than Nagito. Especially when Gonta was about to die and he volunteered to be executed as well to make Gonta feel better. Nagito was out right cruel to the person that he incited to murder. When Teruteru was about to die, he was like “Oh you will be a perfect sacrifice to bring salvation and glory to all of us who will get to live and grow old and do all of the things that you will never be able to do.” So I like how Kokichi at least hid his malicious side from Gonta before he died as way of apologizing of sorts (maybe).

Spoilers Kokichi: *sacrifices himself to end the killing game* Everyone: thanks kaito for ending the killing game Also kokichi: *am i a joke to you?* Note:i *didn't* make this comment to hate on kaito so please don't hate on him :)

I agree with almost absolutely everything you said. Except for the one word you used to describe Ouma a few times. *Selfish*. Now, I understand why you might have believed this. After all, many of his plan and goals looped back to one thing- himself. But I feel like in some places, instead of saying “selfish”, the more accurate description would be “vain.” Ouma wasn’t selfish, to me. He did what he did because he was opposed to murder, which implies he either believes human life to be precious, or something like that. If he was selfish, he would have tried to end the killing game purely for his own safety. But vanity, a faith so strong in one’s own skills and talent, explains perfectly why Ouma did everything by himself, along with his trust issues. He might have learnt to trust someone, anyone, but his firm belief that only *he* had the ability to end the killing game cemented his lonely yet efficient plan. This also explains how someone so untrusting could think of Saihara as maybe a trustworthy person. He noticed Saihara was able to do the same thing as him without lying, and figured he might be smart enough to trust. But Ouma believed Saihara couldn’t help with the plan, on the sole basis that he could accomplish the plan better himself. I’m tired, so my logic isn’t very good, but long story short,,,,,, he isn’t selfish, he’s more vain imo. Idk just a thought-

I just feel so much for these characters that are hiding behind a mask pretending to be happy. Kokichi is such a complex character at that too like ugh I need some canon redemption for him instead of that sudden death and forever seen as a shithole and hated. He’s so misunderstood and I have to give kudos to you for this kinda-unbiased analyzation of kokichi. I can agree with a lot of things you said in the vid.

"I will be starting Doki Doki soon" Well. Shall we start digging the grave now, or...?

On the topic of the 人にやらされるゲーム line, the sentence is frustratingly vague in Japanese BECAUSE it can be taken both ways without a kanji there to help clarify the verb, which I think was the point in the Japanese script : 1)人に やらされる [people are made to do] + ゲーム[game] = a game people are forced into (assuming this is the standard する version of やる) OR 2) 人に殺らされる [people are made to kill] + ゲーム [game] = a game where people are made to kill (assuming it's 殺る) But regardless, this one moment wouldn't have really been an issue on its own. Translation and localization is VERY difficult, and I am the first person to come to the defense of translators who try to localize text to better help Western audiences understand the story, even if it means adopting tones and taking liberties with how lines are translated. However, the point of localization is to translate the IDEA, and in this case I think NISA's translators could have done a bit better at times. In my opinion (as someone who played it in early 2017 in Japanese and was rooting for NISA's translation) the English translation didn't seem to have a clear idea in how they wanted to characterize Ouma, or how they wanted other characters to react to him. The fact that fans have such polarized opinions of him only speaks to that idea more. There were multiple instances in the English script that overemphasized the villainous/childish side of Ouma to the detriment of the more ambiguous aspects of his character. To go back to the chapter 5 flashback scenes, the thing that bothered me wasn't the lack of a strict adherence to direct translation, but the TONE that the dialogue took at times. In the Japanese version, when Momota is recounting what happened, he shows far more conviction in trusting Ouma. In the English version, he comes off as more flippant, rude, and unsure about their partnership. The English script has Momota insult Ouma on several occasions that have no basis in the original script (ie. あいつはそんな生易しいヤツじゃねーよ/"He's not the kinda guy to let me off so easily" vs "It was kind of hard to ignore such an annoying guy" OR あいつは筋金入りの嘘つきだったぜ/"He was a staunch liar" vs "He was a lying sack of shit" LIKE?? WHAT???) When characters take such drastic tones, it will no doubt color the players' views as well. A good story does this purposefully, and it was absolutely the original script's intention to fake the player out about Ouma's true intentions. I just wish the English translation hadn't taken such harsh translation liberties that might have lead players too far away from those intentions. Ouma's not a purely good or evil character, and his gray morality is a strength to his character and to the story as a whole. His role as the sort of "background deuteragonist" could have been better supported in NISA's translation, so while I don't HATE it, I am disappointed by several of the choices they took. However, I still fully appreciate NISA's commitment to bringing the game overseas, since I think it's the strongest one in the series and I would have been devastated if non-Japanese speakers hadn't been able to play it as well!

The more information i know about Kokichi's lying behavior the more i feel sympathy and sad for him, he used his mountain of lies to cover up his insecurity, severe trust issues and motives. I'll like to acknowledge Kokichi as a vulnerable and emotional person. I genuinely think the few times he look sad or troubled after someone got executed or murdered , may actually be the real feelings his been hiding from the others. I noticed everytime he starts showing sympathy or any other emotions, his just started smiling or laughing out loud ,to the others Kokichi will seem like a total jerk who have no morals but in reality his suffering. *My baby Kokichi is suffering!!* 😭😭

i am VERY biased as he’s one of my favorite characters but here goes. 1. ouma is very untrusting, so he uses lies to keep others at bay. the reason he’s so interested in saihara is because he’s the only person who’s gotten close to figuring him out. i mean, he busted his head open and passed it off as a joke to hide his vulnerability 2. he may have enjoyed the trials, but he despised the killing game. he pushed everyone away to make it easier to end it, willing to let his own life end. unlike kaede, who was willing to end someone ELSE’s life outright (as he had gonta kill iruma because he thought he didn’t have another choice) 3. he’s smart: really smart. he figured things out no one else could or figured them out sooner, but didn’t use this against the other super high school levels 4. all in all, he’s just a vulnerable kid with severe trust issues. he’s selfish and doesn’t always go about things the right way but he’s not a bad person in the end. not really the same but you can compare him to gundham: they both had villain personas despite their true natures. these kids have all been through a lot. he’s an incredible character and i love him a lot for it. (: great video weeby! you’ve already done videos on most of my favorite characters (kirigiri, asahina, sonia, hinata, kazuichi, kuzuryuu, komaeda, saihara, ouma, tenko, and kiibo) but any of those you haven’t i’m down for lol

Kokichi is the embodiment of what Danganronpa has quietly considered its greatest sin since the beginning: accepting a comforting lie over a painful truth. He runs from truths he doesn't like and fell into the trap of comforting himself with the criminal mastermind persona, and in the process fully became the monster who kills and makes everyone around him suffer. He wanted to end the killing game at all costs, but didn't trust anybody else to willingly help and wasn't too concerned with who got sacrificed in his attempt. In short, he's a much more obnoxious Celeste.

Little bit of added Kokichi stuff, I just replayed the first chapter, and Kokichi is actually surprisingly helpful. Like, when he helps with Kaede's pep talks a few times, and he's like the most excited when they think Monokuma is dead.

honestly i didn’t like kokichi that much at first but then after his last words, i believed him and felt like crying. ( usually, i never feel that sad about a character’s death except for maybe kaede’s. ) thank you for this video! it’s good as always

Ohhhhhh my godddddd this is exactly what I wanted to see. Likeable or not, I think Kokichi is one of the best written characters in Danganronpa and honestly this pretty much shows why all of my interest towards him feels right. I loved how you compared and contrasted Kokichi and Kaito and their views of one another as well, their directly contrasting personalities is what really made both the fourth trial and their dynamic as enemies so entertaining to watch, both for giggles and for how far they're willing to go to prove each other wrong. Beautiful stuff here. If I had to suggest another character for analysis, Rantaro and Tsumugi are immediately the ones that come to mind for obvious reasons. But, if I were to recommend something simply based on how much I like them a Miu or Keebo analysis would be amazing.

Also, building off onto the idea on Maki, I also think why Ouma might of isolated her so much was because he was trying to protect the others as well. Who would be the most likely blackened of a game where you're suppose to kill each other than the Ultimate Assassin herself? By isolating her so much, the other wouldn't be able to lower their ground down around her, making her job even harder to do. That's my opinion anymore :/

At chapter 2 (i think?) Kokichi : No one would care about me if i die anyway Shuichi : No! of course we would care! Yeah they really did.

Kokichi is such an amazing character. He's so unique and amazing. There's no information on his past, nobody knows why he is a liar, nobody can tell if what he's doing or showing what hes feeling is true. And the fact he's both a pathological and compulsive liar, he is such a compulsive liar he puts his life on the line as well as others. Like when *spoilers* he said he killed Angie when in fact he didn't. He kept up the act saying he killed Angie til there was solid proof he didn't.

I think you're right about Kokichi's fear of Kaito's influence. Shuichi had planned to stop the killing game in chapter 1 and in chapter 6. Both times either he wasn't friends with Kaito or Kaito was dead while in between the two chapters he got comfortable and not as "agressive" or as hard worker. It is also interesting that the only ones who actually had plans to stop the killing game were Kokichi, Kaede, Shuichi (chapter 1 and 6), and Angie. Kaito didn't actually had a plan except to fight them. Angie was also interesting since if she had her way, the mastermind would of actually had to get involved. She already had a influence. Which is why my theory of one of the reasons Tsumugi became part of Angie's gang was to watch over her just in case.

Why would Kokichi's motive video remind him that he has a no killing policy when the motive video was supposed to convince him to kill?

I think Kokichi's actions was affected because of the motives. He became even more insane because he has seen his D.I.C.E friends get thrown in prison and seeing the outside world in shambles (making him believe that his friends in DICE already dead).

Ouma's very complicated. He's neither a purely good person nor a purely evil person. Like a lot of characters in DR, honestly, but people apparently can't handle morally grey characters.

A great analysis! Though I think him claiming his lies are told half out of kindness and his skill being "Kind Lie" would've been noteworthy, as well as more about his childish prankster side and his hatred of boredom he constantly brings up. Kodaka has also explained some things about him, like his character having a major focus on duality and that Kodaka apparently put more thought into Kokichi than any other character (because of the liar theme). He also explained that his first name "small luck" is meant to sound very humble and small, while his surname "king horse" is all grand and pompous. Kokichi's Japanese voice actor believes that Kokichi is actually really meek if you take away his strong wish to outwit everyone. While it's really not that noteworthy, I personally find his horse theme a pretty fun little trait, and some people don't seem to know it's a thing and don't understand the crowned horse mask in his room nor what his laugh refers to.

*watching another video and notification pops up* Oh hey whats this *kokichi ouma analysis video* I NEEEEEEEED THIIIS

Gonta: *sniffle* "Gonta... don't know..." Kokichi: *thinking to himself* "holy shit... I really am a horrible person"

let me put it like this: Celestia Ludenberg: Pathological Liar Kokichi O(u)ma: Compulsive Liar

Weeny this is something I'm not too sure about but I think you should know; In the talent development mode is that if your kokichi, and there is an friendship square is that ouma and kaito are talking then kaito would say "don't you have a family to spend New Years with" ouma would reply with " you shouldn't ask a supreme leader such persona questions" This is taken from the wikia page.. Just wanting you to know I think this is pretty big.

Wow wow wow you can really tell the amount of time, effort and research was put into this video! Personally, I think a sequel in the future would be awesome but maybe wait a bit since you already spent so much time on this bad boy. Ha I'm sure you're absolutely sick to death of Kokichi after this

Hi a Japanese kokichi fan girl here! In japan the orphan idea is really popular actually! But my image of the people actually thinking is true are other fan girls and boys who want to imagine his past and not much people have exact evidence so it was cool to listen about it(: Good job with the video I loved it !!

May we have a moment of silence of Kokichi death and for ending the killing game.

I mostly do agree with this, but I may differ a little on how I interpret his selfishness. I do think he is selfish in some ways, such as justifying his ill actions or sacrificing other lives over his, but I believe the latter is only really because of their situation. I think he values his life far above most of the other student's because, like you said, he thinks that he has the best chance of stopping the killing game. Outside of these conditions, I think he'd be more concerned with other people's lives than he lets on. However, I am a little biased so who knows, heh. Aside from my terrible arguments, great analysis! I just want to give my misunderstood and needs-another-chance-or-a-few child a big hug because he's a little shit and I love him 😅

Ouma is such a good character, and it's so impressive to see a 'love to hate' character who's still (arguably) a good person deep down. I wound up being really attached to him by the end of the game, partly because of how his character was presented, but also because he's made me start to work through my own deep seated trust issues and compulsive lying. This video was seriously phenomenal, thank you so much for all the effort you put into your analysis videos; it really shows, especially here. Also, if you're taking suggestions for the next analysis, a video on Rantaro would be awesome! He doesn't get anywhere near enough love from the game, but with the small amount of screen time he gets in the main story, as well as the scenes from Salmon Team and the love hotel, I ended up really loving his character. Plus he's really pretty, so that helps. Oh, and a Himiko video would be a lot of fun too. Now that I think about it, you really can't go wrong with V3's cast, can you? lol Also also, are you at all familiar with the plot of DDLC? I feel like it'd be kinda impossible not to be spoiled on it by now, and I think a series where somebody already knows what's going on could be really fun. Can't wait for the series ^.^

every time i see him i just hear *“it’s a lie!”*

Some people have said he asked to be punished with Gonta cuz he meant it. Honestly, I think he knew Monokuma wouldn't allow someone who isn't "blackened" to be punished as Monokuma said "only the one who commits murder is blackened." He might've cared though. I mean his fake crying looked childish and all "WAHHH!: and dramatic. But during Gonta and his last words, his crying expression changed to something that looked a lot more serious and genuine. (can't confirm for real/only speculation.) Same with his last words Personally though? I do think he did care for Gonta to some extent though and felt bad about using him. The point of Kokichi was that we never understood him or his true intentions in the end. I believe there is no proper answer but rather an open analysis. There has been some debate as to whether what he did was justified or not(personnally...no), whether he was really evil or not, or whether he really cared or not. I personally think that it's up to the player/audience. The themes of DR3 have been focused on belief, and truth vs lies. Rather than hope and despair. That's why I found Kokichi and Kaito one of the most important characters. They both had different ideals. "Don't trust everyone, they will betray you in the end." and "Believe in them, it's your own choice and fault for believing in them if they end up betraying you." Kokichi was cautious of Monokuma and SEEMED to be keeping up an act, but also told many lies (maybe because he couldn't trust others himself) While Kaito was pretty naive (though it worked out pretty well) and wanted to believe in his friends. When Shuichi says "You'll always be alone/Kaito has us" it honestly hurt me. I think the writers only made him say that to imply that Kokichi might've genuinely cared.(I mean it's not something Shuichi would normally say, nor does it fit how he would've responded to Kokichi." Honestly? If he wanted to win the game truly? I don't think he would've killed himself. (again this is only speculation) And keep in mind that he probably planned ahead(though they say he thought of it on the spot) Like, I mean honestly he was dying from the poison!! He wouldn't have enough time to write a whole damn script for Kaito. And why would he have a camera? (maybe he was planning on asking someone else, or doing it himself) I think that the game (in a way) is testing our ideals. He truly did seem to be 5 steps ahead, but at the same time Monokuma in every game has always been 10 steps ahead. Are we gonna have Kaito's ideals and choose to believe Kokichi's last words? (Though Kaito contradicts himself as he doesn't believe Kokichi... but understandable) or are we gonna have Kokichi's ideals and say his last words are a lie? I mean honestly though. He was gonna die. He didn't even know what the Remnants of Despair were! (I'm pretty sure he wasn't lying, it's implied the Monokuma gave the flashback light to the survivors(Maki, for her to kill Kokichi). He never actually killed anyone. They said he caused deaths of 3 innocent ppl. I agree that was horrible, but am refuting the innocent part. Miu planned to kill first, Gonta chose to kill(although his death personally might've been mostly Kokichi which made me hate him for a short while), and Kaito chose to cooperate and if Kokichi's planned worked Kaito wouldn't have died not to mention he was on death's door anyway. (But he knew Shuichi was smart as he seemed to test him in Gonta's trial, and he always seemed to predict right so maybe he knew his plan might not work) I don't think he really would've had anything to gain by lying in those dying words. No matter who you are, when you're near death, you USUALLY reveal your true self. I have so much more to say about this as there are other implications he was genuine and others he was not. Not to mention Kokichi died alone and untrusted, while Nagito got his comeback (anime spoilers: he was revived, and everyone forgave him) But of course, I believed that Kokichi's character was truly an enigma and another unsolved mystery left open to our speculation. Which is what I love about his character. But of course if I was in the game or he was a person in real life I probably would've punched him in the face. Woah this is a lot phew sorry.

Yes it's happening.

Most kokichi kins: I see kokichi. I click

the fact that kokichi plays/creates an "evil" character for himself kinda reminds me of gundham and how he also does that. i think the main difference tho is that gundham doesnt actually do anything really sinister (like manipulation) like kokichi.

I feel like Ouma didn’t really like the others as friends like you said, but he did acknowledge that they are (or were) living beings. I really think he has respect for the lives of others, maybe even a bit more than others that were in the game (like Miu and Kiyo). This kids leads me to believe that his “past” may have had an incident that caused him to view life and the lives of others highly.

I noticed something and it's been bugging me. The game makes it very very very clear Kokichi has three electrobombs. Maki steals one and uses it to get into the hanger and Kokichi uses one to disable the safety and cameras in the hanger. Thats one missing bomb. The bomb isn't in his pocket or his room. It obviously isn't in his lab and I'm pretty sure he didn't take it out of his pocket to die with the bomb. Once again Kokichi makes it clear he has THREE bombs. I want to know where it or what he used it on. Note; This is just me grasping for ways he could be alive because he's my favourite but actually that bomb could tie into a way he could still be alive. He is known for being amazing at hiding and if he had that bomb he could hide from all camera's. We never actually see Kokichi's corpse or him on the press just a lot of splatter from what could be paint. Thiss is just me hoping for the better, I know that chance is near 0 D: But still, where did the bomb go.

I might be wrong about this, but I think he's being genuine when his face turns red. Sometimes he'll cry & he looks normal, other times like in chapters 1, 4, & 5 his face is red. Like I said, I might be wrong.

i love kokichi for the insane, cunning character he is. not the “cinnamon roll” crap

I need a sequel, this was a very well done vid and i'd love to hear more :3 I love that you pointed out the subtle differences in his villain act and his mindset throughout the game because it's hard to catch all of that while you're playing. It's nice to hear someone talking about Ouma and doesn't demonize him. (Or adore him no matter what) Since, i've seen this clouding other people's perception of him. People often use the 4th trial to dismiss any good will he might have had for the group. Or use the fifth trial to say he did nothing wrong. I felt the same way about the 4th trial, when he started yelling at Gonta, i think he was actually frustrated with the situation he had created because it felt so out of character for him to be causing this much distress to people. Since he only does pranks, not actual harm that would crush someone's life like in the 4th trial. About the motive videos. I kind of agree but i think Ouma wanted them to see the motives to perhaps ease the tension in the group as well. Because when there are secrets, people are on edge the whole time and that could cause a murder out of fear of their motive being found out (like in the first game) so it would be easier to just show everyone the motives so there's no fear. That's just my guess 😅 Another thing, i think the third trial was pretty telling too. He seemed concerned about Himiko holding back her emotions so he called her out on it. But of course he did it in a way that made him look really inconsiderate. My guess is that he really didn't want to show any kind of genuine vulnerability but still wanted to make his worries heard. Hope this isn't too long, it's always 4am here for the uploads so i might sound confusing xD

I absolutely love kokichi's character. It's amazing to see how the writers put a lot of thought into each character. The series really doesn't get boring as it goes on. I thought that I was mind blown by trigger happy havoc, but oh man... v3. Love this series.

This is such a good analysis! People always seem to (wrongfully) portray him as a "pure cinnamon roll" or "literal satan" and it's really annoying. I'm glad you acknowledge that though he has good intentions AND bad actions instead of trying to defend all his actions. I'd really love to see a Himiko Yumeno analysis. She gets so much hate just for "not appreciating Tenko" and being the Hagakure type survivor. I would really like to see someone explain her development throughout the game and her motivations and flaws.

(WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE ENDING OF THE GAME, THIS WILL SHOW SOME SPOILERS) | Sorry for bad spelling | P.S: This comment is long, it might take you a minute or more to complete reading it. :) Kokchi does have a bad personality, but. In Weeby Newz pinned comment, where it states: "although I don’t think Ouma thought of the others as his close friends, that doesn’t mean I think he didn’t care about them at all. I think he cared about the others on a human level as in he hated seeing them suffer alongside him. But he didn’t want to get too attached since he’s very untrusting along with the other things" I HIGHLY agree, because he does not want to be too attached with them, also. If you saw his motive video, it states he had 10 loyal people working for him, and how he saw them as a family to him, (or very close friends), but then, something bad happened to them. This must of made Kokichi heartbroken, you probably would if someone you were very close to died, or got kidnapped, or other bad stuff, you would be heartbroken like Kokichi. As you can see, (or read since you're reading this comment), Kokichi has a script where he has a sad past. Kokichi did suffer along with other people that he called "friends", Kokichi has been suffering too, and since he's a liar, he would probably lie about the "more you suffer, the more I enjoy it" part. Kokichi could be one of those people, he is very "kind", likes to play "games", "jokes" around with others, but his other side is pure evil, like he's a very insane person. I noticed that NO ONE made comments about his motive video that shows he had very close friends and something very bad happened to him. I felt like when Maki and Shuichi saw his motive video, they did NOT care about his dark past that was scripted for his character, even when Kokichi dies, they still didn't seem like they cared at all, and they still thought he was a liar when he said his dying words, and how he "tricked" Kaito into doing his plan to end the killing game. Also, I believe Kokichi DOES care about the others, but does not tend to show it, what I mean is (this is a theory)…: Kokichi did not want the other people to die like his very close friends (if his close friends died), he didn't like seeing them suffer, so it was probably a lie when he said "The more you suffer, the more I enjoy it", because he wanted to END the killing game because he could not stand the fact that he would see people be killed, and then another person get killed at the class trials. So, it would be 2 people he would watch get taken every time. So, Kokichi wanted to stop it so the remaining people could survive and continue their lives. He is actually willing to do it, even if it meant killing himself and not surviving with the others. My theory might prove he cares about the others. You do not have to agree with me, but this shows that Kokichi is not that evil even though it seems like it. | P.S: Thank you for reading all this.

I would have like an analysis of the end of trial 3. I wanted to see an explanation on why kokichi helped himiko confront her feelings even though hecan't confront his.

Tbh, Kokichi and Nagito were two of the people who had the most realistic reactions to the entirety of the killing game

im so sorry this got so much backlash!! i have literally never seen someone analyze and understand kokichi better than this video did, like genuinely!!! i thought i understood him very well but you knocked it out of the park with your thoughts on him. i love this SO much. know this video is a bit old but keep up the amazing work.

Kokichi and Shuichi’s relationship is a bit like Komaeda and Hinata: Kokichi And Komaeda both have a strong interest in the protagonist, with the protagonist finding them confusing and irritating however still seem to be intrigued.

I was just thinking abt this line the other day. You know how he says “I want to win this killing game even if it means dying myself”? Well technically that would make him less likely to kill someone. Because if he had killed someone he would’ve been executed and therefore would’ve lost. Ouma is smart. He was onto the ‘we are being filmed’ thing early on. So he would’ve known better than to kill others. Yes, he was selfish and used Gonta to kill Miu. He wanted to win but knew the game would continue if he were to be executed. (I’m not super smart, so if some of this doesn’t make sense pls let me know ^^)

Definitely a great analysis, I can see the amount of effort you put into this. ~ I personally have the feeling that Kokichi a lot of times also actually would've wished for someone to actually understand his real intentions but at the same time was really scared of the same thing happening, henche why he has such a complicated relationship with Shuichi of whom he would've wanted to see through him but who never really understood him to the end. Also I think that at times he intentionally used these overdoing of emotional outbursts so that people clearly notice that he's just acting. He wanted to be seen as lying even when he wasn't. Sorta in a way of 'double lying'. I noticed these things a lot. For example after Rantaros death: His initial reaction to Rantaros death was him being really shocked but right in the middle of him stammering about how he cannot believe it, he switches to his 'villain' persona and starts loudly screaming out how he was sad that Rantaro got killed, bursting in tears making it really clear to everyone that he's just exaggerating and not taking this serious. So he's literally covering up that he cares by 'acting that he cares in a way that could only be interpretated as fake' which is something I find really curious when it comes to him.

"At least I wasn't boring, right?" And that is where. I break down.

I think he uses lies as a coping mechanism. When he saw Gonta dead and cried, he got afraid that he was too vulnerable and lied to pretend that he didn’t care. Then he tried to save everyone by doing case 5, but failed. RIP Kokichi. I bet Shuichi misses you

"Lemme know which character you'd like me to do next!" Me: *Looks to my icon, my screen name, my twitter accounts* Me: ........Shingucci

KOKICHI PREDICTED MONSTER REBORN BEING UNBANNED IN 2018

The characters like byuakua, nagito, and kokichi are the type of characters I respect very much and who are beautifully written and do their job in the story very very well and I can't fucking stand any of them for all the right reasons

I unconditionally love him.

Top 5 seesaw memes please xD No but seriously, i'd like to see Angie's analysis (probably an unpopular opinion but oh well)

I HAVE BEEN AWAITING THIS. F A N T A S T I C Edit: After watching, it did not disappoint! :D

This is my take. A true leader does not have to be strong, he does not have to be rich, he does not have to have eloquent words... a true leader cares for their members... and the Ultimate Leader would care for them tenfold.

Can we have an o7 for Kokichi? He was shot in the back by a poison tipped arrow, shot in the arm with a normal arrow, nearly strangled twice, stepped through a floorboard, potentially felt mad after Gonta was executed, as he probably felt guilty for all of it, punched twice, nobody believed him, even when sometimes he was genuinely telling the truth, hitting his head, nearly fainting from blood loss, trust issues, etc. He needs a hug. Someone give him a hug. But hate him or not, we all have to admit two things. He didn’t deserve it. And. He rlly did done pack a punch when he done punched Kaito

> Its currently 12 am > i have to wake up at 6 am tomorrow > open youtube > 30 minutes long video on kokichi ouma character analysis > cracks knucles > im gonna fall asleep tomorrow at clas

Great analysis Weeby! I never understood why Ouma wanted everyone to watch all the motive videos (his included) if he was so fixed on keeping on that evil/villian persona. Because if you think about it, if he and Gonta actually succeeded at gathering everyone together to watch the motive videos he would've had to showed his as well, and since his motive video states that his whole "Evil Supreme Leader" act is all fake why would he want to show it? My best guess is the group would want to see his motive video too (especially Saihara who I feel would be very curious). And I feel like they (the group) wouldn't let Ouma trick or lie his way out of not showing it to them, I mean if everyone is showing their motive video he should too right. Yet he still got Gonta to capture everyone so that they could all watch the motives. Idk just a thought.

Kokichi is very misunderstood by many people.. it's so sad to me how nobody even felt sad about him dying

I've always wondered if Kokichi knew more than he let on. The example I often think about is after Shuichi left the Virtual World after rejecting Kokichi's offer to be partners. Kokichi commented "out loud" that he wouldn't give up so easily. He would've had no reason to say that out loud, especially if he thought they were being watched. So maybe he was trying to protect himself by making himself "interesting" to the audience. TV shows doesn't usually kill the fan favorites, right? I also wonder if Kokichi suspected his memories had been tampered with. Since he knew Monokuma's actions didn't match the memories from the Flashback Lights, I wonder if he began to suspect his own memories which would've added to his paranoia and unwillingness to trust other people.

Kodaka really made Kokichi’s character soooo well. The most powerful & smartest character is the Mastermind of course, but how smart Kokichi progressively becomes makes him a big target to the mastermind. I believe his strength was being able to outsmart the mastermind in which he did.

I'm watching this late 4 years later but one thing not mentioned is at the beginning of trial 4 (I think Gonta's trial) Oma asks Monokuma what will happen if the vote results in a tie and Monokuma says if that happens as long as one of them is right they are both the blackened, it's fine, whatever. So Oma was entering the trial with the hope that he could convince them to tie vote him and Gonta which was his plan and punish both of them. So his real wish was that he would have been punished in trial 4 but Monokuma went back on his words and only punished Gonta, causing Oma to cry... This is further supported by the fact that Oma pretty much killed himself in saving Kaito's life, where Kaito still had something to live for no matter how short of a life it was (going to space), Oma felt like he had nothing to live for, he had lost Gonta and lost his DICE followers (if they were even real). Even if the world still existed/ there were survivors as he suspected, he STILL gave up his life to get closer to defeating the mastermind. Oma was Chaotic Good alignment all along, not evil, and all of his lies had good intentions.

You gotta admit tho.. 2:50 thats the cutest picture of kokichi sjuikjgfbjk

Kokichi is neither necessarily good nor evil. He's an asshole with a heart.

That was an amazing analysis! I appreciate how you fairly went over and debunked the criticism on that line - my Japanese isn't amazing but it seems clear to me that the person was pushing their own agenda rather than trying to provide an unbiased translation (the verb is pretty vague as you pointed out). I'm guessing the removal of the 'no-killing' policy in the motive video was a mistake on NISA's part, especially since it's explicitly mentioned in the trial as if the motive video had said that. Anyway, it's nice to see that you looked at both Oma's selfish (perhaps even arrogant) side, and his good intentions. I'm getting tired of people painting him as a pure cinnamon roll or a chaotic evil villain, he's a much more complex character than that. I never really could piece together why he acted the way he did in Trial 4 when he was partially to blame, so your analysis helped me understand that, thanks. I'd love to see a sequel on his relationships, since you did a pretty good job covering them even if it was brief. They might be more clear-cut than his motives/true thoughts, but they're still equally fascinating imo. There's a lot of really interesting characters in V3 to analyse, but the ones I'd personally like to see an analysis on are Tsumugi (I feel like her true persona shares a lot of similarities with her cosplayer/otaku persona, just far more extreme), Kaito (an excellent foil to Oma with very different flaws and strengths) and Korekiyo (very twisted, but also pure in how he still sees the rest of the cast as friends and doesn't see anything wrong with his beliefs and mindset).

A bit of an odd request... but can you do a Monokuma Character analysis video? Looking at his history, life experiences, and miscellaneous factoids you see from all of the Monokuma Theater segments, Monokuma Archive, and his dialogue across the various games? Thank You!

It's funny how kokichi wanted nothing to do with Hope and Despair so he walked the middle line, giving both Monokuma and the Ultimates some candy so they keep going. He got antagonised and hated to the point where it wouldnt be strange if he woke up dead while even the Mastermind himself would entice the others to kill him. At the very end Shuichi reached the conclusion that Kokichi arrived at, and chose neither hope and despair.

Kokichi is my favourite by far because of his personality..and his outfit, his outfit is amazing.