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MrSmartGuy posted...

There is slightly more you get of Junko's personality and motivations in further Danganronpa media, but for the most part, DR1 is pretty much all you need to really get what Junko is all about. She is basically the embodiment of chaotic evil, especially the first half. She hates hope because it's predictable and boring, and likes spreading despair because it's chaotic and interesting, and that's really all there is to it.

When I personally finished Danganronpa 1, I was very dissatisfied with the final chapter, because deep down, I was hoping the big bad would be...... I guess relatable, or at least understandable in their motivations, and it's just not in Junko's character to be understandable in the slightest.

I wouldn't feel the need to go into this, given you basically have set-in-stone plans to keep going with the franchise, but the sooner you kinda "figure out" Junko, the easier it is to come to terms with what Danganronpa as a series has to offer the player. Better to just accept that it's not a very deep story as early as possible so you can settle in for a super dumb, but super entertaining ride.

Fair enough. But I've seem a lot of deepness in characters, as I'm writing right now. I guess it's just the villains who are not deep, and they could be