9Author's Note: I have said months ago that I'm planning to make another Danganronpa crossover with Metal Gear. This time, it's Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and finally, it's here! And like my first Danganronpa X Metal Gear crossover (which is MGSV), this is also an AU, which features Peko Pekoyama as the main character. Morever, this will also mostly Peko's POV.
Good thing that I am now playing MGR, which is one of the hottest action games of 2013. The game is full-blown action yet it managed to bring the Metal Gear elements in it. Fans loved it due to the action, the soundtrack the boss fights and it became one of the games that had the most memes on the internet!
There are some readers here who never played the game so here's a bit of synopsis: The story of Metal Gear Rising takes place 4 years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots (which is the final Metal Gear game with Solid Snake as the main character). The main guy in MGR is Raiden. You may know him as the rookie from MGS2, turned into a sword-wielding badass in MGS4 and finally, he's more badass than ever in MGR. For a better explanation, you guys should play the game or watch some walkthrough videos for MGR.
Also, I love Peko. She and Fuyuhiko are so close that it made me ship them. But her personality is interesting: aside from being the 'Ultimate Swordswoman, she's authoritative yet she sees herself as a 'tool', showing little to no emotion and her purpose is to protect and follow Fuyuhiko. Killing people is part of her job due to being a hitwoman; I watched the final episode of Danganronpa 3's Despair Arc and there is the scene where Peko, in her despaired state, says that she will 'never kill anyone again', which is actually the opposite.
This whole story can be a character arc for Peko, as I want to make her into "more than just a tool" and "more than just a comrade" (in Fuyuhiko's case). Still, wish me luck.
Here is the Prologue.
Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and NIS America.
Metal Gear Rising is owned by Konami.
MB-00: A Dark and Distant Future
Somewhere in a devastated city in Japan
The whole place is full of dread and desolation. Buildings and cars are in rubble, debris is all over the place. The once blue sky is now in a shade of dark crimson. Moreover, there are piles of dead bodies of people as well. It is as the whole scenery is from an apocalyptic movie or something, but more….
The whole world was plunged into despair.
Anarchy, chaos, death, destruction; it's spreading everywhere like a virus. Because of one tragedy, the whole world fell into such despair. In addition, it all started on a once prestigious private school known as Hope's Peak Academy. However, who is the one who caused all of this?
Yes, who? Moreover, it is all because of one young woman, where every man can fawn on her due to her beauty and glamor. Nevertheless, deep inside, she is apathetic and easily bored and the only thing to cope up with her boredom is despair. Moreover, her obsession into it resulted into the destruction of the world. Her name… is Junko Enoshima.
She and her older twin sister, Mukuro Ikusaba, the holder of the 'Ultimate Soldier' title, brought up the First Killing Game at Hope's Peak. The freckled twin is an actual soldier who worked for the mercenary group Fenrir; yet here, she acted as a mad dog for Junko as did atrocious acts in order to subject the students of Hope's Peak Academy into despair. However, it is during The Killing Game of Class 78 is where Mukuro met her death: stabbed with multiple spears while in guise as Junko. The culprit is none other than her twin and the mastermind behind the killing game. However, what is her reason of killing her own twin? It was out of boredom.
However, the soldier's tale does not end there. On the other hand, is it?
Both the Despair Twins are not alone to ignite this despicable, despair-inducing tragedy. Aside from their acts like an 'anime' that forces the teens to kill each other, or any method of brainwashing, manipulation and even torture, these group of young people also helped spread despair throughout the world. And what's worse is that they are devoted to their 'despaired goddess'. These are the young men and woman of Hope's Peak's Class 77, now commonly known as 'Ultimate Despair'; or in better term, the "Remnants of Despair."
Once, these kids were formerly students who have different talents; they were like strangers to begin with. However, everything changed when the former "Ultimate Housewife" and former graduate Chisa Yukizome arrived to be their homeroom teacher; these strangers from different backgrounds and talents come together and shared a common bond. They are more than just classmates, but friends.
Those times of joy come into a temporary halt when Chisa temporarily left her class as she went to the Reserve Course to try to help the students there. Yet the bond of Class 77 remained intact because of none other than Chiaki Nanami, the "Ultimate Gamer". They credit everything to Chiaki.
However, tragedy struck to the whole class, without even knowing that their beloved, kind and cheerful teacher have been brainwashed into despair due to Junko's "Despair Video" along with Mukuro's lobotomy. They entered into a secret chamber and at the time when Junko introduced herself to the whole class through a series of monitors, they just watched as Chiaki went through a death maze where she dies in a slow and painful death, due to her grievous wounds. The last person she saw before she died is none other than Izuru Kamakura, who is also a personality of Hajime Hinata. Due to Chiaki's death and the despair resulting from it, combined with Junko's brainwashing methods, it warps the students and transforms them into the Remnants of Despair.
As Class 77 'graduated', along with Chisa, they went on to spread despair all over the world. Even they have their own original personas, their minds and bodies were bound to follow Junko's orders and commit acts of despair.
Akane Owari, the busty yet athletic food lover whose title is the 'Ultimate Gymnast'. Being a Remnant of Despair herself, she loves to pulverize people to their deaths and even starved herself to feel despair.
Ibuki Mioda, the 'Ultimate Musician'. The energetic, talkative music lover and an excellent guitar player, she wants to share her music to the world. Now as a Remnant of Despair herself, what she did is the opposite: instead of bringing hope to everyone through her music, she brought despair instead.
Mikan Tsumiki, the 'Ultimate Nurse'. A clumsy girl who suffered from extreme low self-esteem, she uses her talent to help people despite of her fragile personality. However, being a Remnant of Despair makes her sadistic, angry, manipulative and dangerous. She even loves to torture people to death by using her medical knowledge to make people suffer to their deaths.
Mahiru Koizumi, a sensible and optimistic girl who had a talent for photography, hence her title is 'Ultimate Photographer'. As a Remnant of Despair, instead of bringing smiles through her photos, she is bringing despair-induced photos to the world.
Teruteru Hanamura, the 'Ultimate Cook'. A pervert with a friendly side, nobody can deny about his delicious cooking. However, as a Remnant of Despair, he wants to bring misery, despair, and death on starving people; he even injects poison in them.
Hiyoko Saionji, a once petite girl turned into a beautiful young woman; she also had a cruel and malicious side but despite of it, she is also childlike and being friends with Mahiru. Due to her talent in traditional dancing, she had the title of 'Ultimate Traditional Dancer'. As a Remnant of Despair herself, she used her talent of dancing in the name of despair. One time she even held a mini-concert along with Ibuki to rally their brainwashed armies.
Gundham Tanaka, the 'Ultimate Breeder'. Despite of his eccentric and dark personality, he shows to everyone that he seriously cares for animals; and he is a capable fighter. However, being a Remnant of Despair makes him dangerous. He can turn animals into an army of wild creatures ready to stomp and devour anyone that gets in his way.
Nekomaru Nidai, a vigorous boisterous, openhearted young man who is passionate about supporting athletes, which earned him the title of 'Ultimate Team Manager'. Despite of his aggressiveness and being scary, he also had a very kind heart. However, it was the opposite when he became a Remnant of Despair. He delights on beating people up, along with Akane.
Kazuichi Souda, holder of the title 'Ultimate Mechanic'. A highly emotional person, his somewhat scary look does not really match his compulsive and rather timid personality. As a Remnant of Despair, he is now ruthless and more dangerous, shooting and killing many innocent people, not to mention that he even helped building Monokuma robots to wreck chaos upon the world and even created machines to cause worldwide pollution, making the clouds dark and the skies blood red.
Sonia Nevermind, the 'Ultimate Princess'. At first, she is a cheerful, kind and polite girl. However, when she became an Ultimate Despair, she is more like a different person. She became corrupt and twisted, as shown by doing her own killing spree, including one time that she killed innocent people by crashing a car into them, not to mention that she had a tendency for vulgar language, which is inappropriate for someone who lives in royalty.
Nagito Komaeda, once the 'Ultimate Lucky Student' after that title passed on to Makoto Naegi. Aside from being somewhat insecure, meek and polite, this young man had a goal of creating an 'absolute hope', a true hope that can only be born from absolute despair; which is more like his twisted view of it. As an Ultimate Despair himself, he is more rather on manipulating other people and yet, he is worshipping Junko Enoshima. However, he had no problems on falling to despair because he believes that 'hope will win at the end'.
Izuru Kamakura, a product of Hope's Peak's "Hope Cultivation Project". A young man of multiple talents that he acquired due to experiment, he is an alternate identity of Hajime Hinata, a Reserve Course student. He is cold and emotionless, seeing the world and everyone around him being boring; even Junko persuaded the longhaired teen to be part of Ultimate Despair.
The crimson-eyed Izuru is standing on top of the building, looking down at the hellish scenery from his eyes. Then he heard footsteps, noticing that someone is approaching him.
"Why are you here?" he said in a bored tone. "You should be going down along with your men, Fuyuhiko."
It was none other than Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu; the 'Ultimate Yakuza' approached Izuru. At first, he was standoffish and rude yet became close with his classmates. As a Remnant of Despair, he became more ruthless and instead of leading his clan into the 'right path', in a fit of despair, he leads them into the path of destruction and chaos.
However, the boy is not alone. Along with him are his two of his subordinates who also wear fedoras and suits. They also wear masks of a monochrome bear.
Wearing a black fedora, suit, a jacket, and an eyepatch with a golden dragon symbol in it, the boy's despaired-laden crimson eye stared at the longhaired teen.
"Heh, I'm just taking a visit." Fuyuhiko smirked. "Why don't you come down there and join with us?"
"Not interested." Izuru replied bluntly. "It will just put me into boredom."
"Is that it? Boring?" the gangster raised an eyebrow. "All of this mess? All of this despair, are BORING to you?" He raised his voiced with the last part. "Where were you when Mistress Junko died?! Come on, say something!"
Izuru remained silent.
"Tch! whatever, it's better to do something rather than to stand there if I were you." Fuyuhiko expressed his disappointment. "Let's move, boys!" he called out his two bodyguards as they left the building, leaving Izuru alone.
"Taking her eye is not enough for you?" the longhaired young man spoke. Fuyuhiko huffed instead.
Once they are gone, Izuru took out something from his pocket.
It was a hairclip in a shape of a spaceship from a popular video game, and it belongs to a girl who died. However, he remembers her final wishes of refusing to accept death and wants to spend time with her classmates and play video games with the one known as Hajime Hinata. When he saw her died in her wounds, he seems that he does not care until he picks up her hairclip; that is the time where his tears began to come out from his crimson eyes.
He looked up at the blood red sky and muttered, "Nanami…"
Kuzuryuu Compound
Tokyo
6pm
The Kuzuryuu Compound, once home of the Kuzuryuus, one of the most powerful yakuza clans in whole of Japan. Now, it is a desolate place, marred by destruction and ruin.
Leaning on one of the houses inside the compound is a tall young woman, resting herself while closing her eyes. She has long, silver hair that flows freely. Her clothing is white, including her jacket and pants and a sheathed metal katana is resting on her shoulders. She also wears rectangular glasses.
She opened her eyes, waking up from her nap. Those once ruby red eyes are now in bright crimson, that is, a side effect of falling into despair.
"How long is it? Oh, it's evening already." she muttered as she stood up.
She is none other than Peko Pekoyama, bearer of the title 'Ultimate Swordswoman'. Very serious, stern, and authoritative yet respectful to authority, she is Fuyuhiko's bodyguard and hitwoman. The Kuzuryuu clan took her when she was little, and raises her along with Fuyuhiko. They grew up together and since she is extremely loyal, she considers herself as a 'tool', only to follow orders from her young master; that is why she had trouble of expressing herself and even questions her own humanity. However, she and Fuyuhiko are close to each other.
However, everything changed for her. After witnessing the death of her fellow classmate Chiaki, she also succumbed to despair. As a result, she and Fuyuhiko murdered the Japanese Diet, plunging the whole of Japan into chaos.
As Peko began to walk away, she heard a ringtone. Someone is calling her. She took out her phone and respond.
"Yes?"
"Peko, meet me at our hideout. We have a job to do." It was none other than her 'young master'.
"Alright, I'm on my way." Peko said as she ended the call and left the compound.
*Peko's POV*
Silence; that is all left in me.
The whole world is in shambles. Of course, we are the ones who have caused it. We don't even care, all we do is to spread despair.
During that time, I saw how Chiaki died upon thinking that I should run away and save her, but I can't. My mind tells me to go, but I cannot move my body. I stood there crying until I lost hope. Because of this, all of us became Mistress Junko's servants, doing her own bidding. More like we were devoted to her, all for the sake of despair.
Back then, in our 'graduation', I even expressed that 'I will never kill anyone again'. Both of us vowed to change and 'lead our people to the right path'.
However, it was all a lie; more like an irony.
Both of us went into the building of the National Diet, Japan's bicameral legislature. What happens next is something that is unexpected.
We killed them, every single one.
The politicians, the government officials, and every single individual who runs this nation; we snuffed them out of their existence. To quote something from a movie: 'Chaos comes when someone brings up a little anarchy and upset any established order'. Actually, it did.
Anarchy brings chaos. Chaos brings despair.
Without order, everything burns down to the ground. People will suffer; they will become lost and hopeless.
All that is left for them… is despair.
Moreover, I bring despair, by killing many people; I even knew that Ms. Yukizome killed little kids herself. It is fine to do that, after all. Primarily I am a tool, always following orders.
In other words, this is how I live my life.
As I keep on walking throughout the destroyed city, I stopped as I looked around.
I saw something on my left side. One the destroyed buildings that left to rubble; there is a tiny light shimmering out of darkness of that building. I decided to go to that room since I am now curious. But-
"Going somewhere?"
-I turned and it was none other than the young master! Moreover, he had his own escort of our despair-ridden yakuza men with those monochrome bear masks.
"Y-young master!?" I blurted out in surprise and immediately bow as he approached me. "My apologies…"
"No need for that." Young master Fuyuhiko raised his right hand. "I'm a bit worried so I decided to look around to find you; and here you are."
"I understand, young master. Again, I apologize if I made you worry."
"Like I said, there's no need for apologies." He smirked. Still, I tend to hide my own emotions. Even we have fallen into despair; it seems that he still cares for me. Nonetheless, for my young master and for Mistress Junko, I am a tool.
However, something crosses in my mind as I turned into that building where that blinking light was. Therefore, I decided to go there.
"Where are you going?" I heard the young master calling me.
"Into that building," I told him. "I need to check out something."
"Like what? H-Hey, I did not tell you to go there! Get back here!" yelled the young master. I have no intention to disobey Master Fuyuhiko so I said to him as I keep on walking, "I won't be long. Don't worry about me."
I heard him sigh as he said, "Alright, go ahead." Then I turned to him and nodded, assuring him that I will return.
I keep on walking until I reached the said rubble. As I entered, I finally saw that shining tiny light. I reached the said shining object and picked it up.
"A diamond?" I muttered.
I looked on to my left and I suddenly saw a mysterious box; on top of it is a laptop. I walked towards the box and as I inspect it, I noticed that there is a note. I picked it up and read it:
To: 'Ultimate Swordswoman'
BE YOURSELF
I crumpled the note and throw it away as I keep on inspecting the box. As I open the laptop, it started running. Then until it comes to the part that it tells the user to open a program.
'Yes or No'
As I stare on the laptop, I'm now trying to press the 'Enter' button-
"Miss Peko!"
-I heard another person called me. It was another mobster.
"Boss Fuyuhiko has called you."
"Okay." I nodded. But suddenly, I heard a noise.
It's coming from the box and I am shocked of what I've found-
I pressed the 'Enter' button on the laptop. Out of whim.
"Shit."
The despair-ridden Fuyuhiko is still waiting outside. He sent one of his men to check out Peko. He may be a yakuza boss, but he is impatient sometimes.
"Damn it, Peko. You're making me wait…" he frowned in thought.
However, one of his men saw something unusual from the abandoned building: a bright light appeared. He approached the young boss about what he saw.
"Boss, look over there! What's that light?" the masked gang member pointed out and Fuyuhiko took a look.
He widened his eyes. There is a light over there.
That is until Fuyuhiko realized something: Peko was inside!
"Oh no, Peko!" he hurriedly ran towards to the building, with one gang member following him.
The silver-haired swordswoman stuttered as she stares at the bright ball of light coming out from the box.
"What the hell is that thing?" she wondered.
Suddenly, the light flashed as it released some kind of energy from it.
"Ggh!"
Peko shielded her eyes from the light and through its sheer force; it sent one gang member near Peko being blown away and fell back on the ground.
"PEKO!" Fuyuhiko shouted as he keeps on running into the building and-
FWOOOOOM!
Too late; the said light started to 'explode' and the young yakuza boss shielded his eyes along with his aide. Moments later, the light faded and Fuyuhiko rushed inside.
He was shocked about what he saw.
Peko is gone. The device, along with the laptop, is destroyed.
"Peko? Peko, where are you!?" he called out but no response.
"Answer me, damnit!" Fuyuhiko repeated, still no one answered. He looked around until-
"Is that…?"
-he found framed rectangular glasses in the ground.
It was Peko's glasses, now broken. Fuyuhiko picked it up; her glasses are the only one left and no sign of her body.
"No… this isn't real… why…" a tear shed in his left eye. He lost composure and kneeled down in the ground, in anguish and hopelessness. His two aides arrived at the scene as they saw their boss, devastated.
"Boss, what happened?" one gang member asked as he try to approach his boss yet his comrade stopped him.
"Better to left him for a while." he sighed as he continued. "We lost Ma'am Peko…"
"What!? No way!" the gangster bewildered. "There's no way she could be dead!"
"I know, but look! At that is left is her glasses! Sorry, but… she's gone." He pointed to his comrade about the glasses that Peko wore, still in Fuyuhiko's hands.
"Damnit… why…" Fuyuhiko shed a tear in his left eye. The despair he felt right now is not something that he should be glad or anything. Instead, it brought him pain. It is more like it gives him sorrow. That is, the despair of losing someone; and it hurt him so much.
"PEKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Fuyuhiko shouted in both despair… and anguish.
An unnamed country in Africa
2018
The early afternoon sun is shining throughout the city of this African country. The wind blows into the palm trees and the grassy plain. As a matter of fact, the weather is nice… and peaceful.
In the middle of the soft grassy plain lies none other than Peko Pekoyama; still dressed in white, eyes closed and unconscious. She finally opened her eyes as she wakes up, her ruby eyes are still in glowing crimson, a proof that she is still in her despaired state. She blinked a few times and suddenly sat up.
"What the-Nnngh!?" she muttered.
Then she felt a painful sensation in her head, a sudden dizziness, if you ask. The she shook off her head just to clear out her head after she felt that pain.
"Damn, my head…" said the silver-haired girl. She looked around and wondered, "Where… am I?"
Peko walked as she continued to look on her surroundings; and much to her surprise, there isn't any slight of rubble, chaos, or any inch of destruction. Everything seems… fine.
Peko stood up and as she looked down on the grassy plain…
"Huh? That's-"
She found her sheathed metal katana.
"My sword." Peko picked it up and as she inspects her katana, she unsheathes it to take a clearer look. It was still fine; the blade is still sharp and can cut through anything, even in flesh. Then something entered in her mind: it was Fuyuhiko and her fellow 'Remnants of Despair'.
"Young master… everyone…?" She called out as she looked around, yet with no response.
"Where are you? Everyone? Mistress Junko!? Young master!?" She tried again. However, nobody's answering.
"Crap," she cursed, being frustrated. She still looked around until she noticed something: she never had her glasses.
"My glasses are gone." said the swordswoman yet she realized that there is nothing bad about her vision, it is all clear. Shrugging it off, Peko looked around.
"I did not see any trace of ruin or destruction in this part of town." the Ultimate Swordswoman commented. "The whole atmosphere is more… peaceful. But… what is this place?"
Peko decided to explore the town. She saw people passing by and children playing outside. But deep in mind the silver-haired girl had a different thought as she is passing by:
The desire to kill someone in a fit of despair.
Sure, she would've done it right now if she wants to. However, she sees herself as a tool and she is willing to kill when Fuyuhiko or in extent, Junko Enoshima, told her so, just to protect and follow him. However, she had no reason to as her young master is nowhere to be found and she is all by herself, along with her sword.
She keeps on walking until she reached an empty alley. She decided to keep on going until she saw a mysterious man appeared from the other side of the alley. Moreover, the man holds an unusual sword.
"Oh, seems I am not alone, eh?" the mysterious swordsman spoke in a thick Brazilian accent. As the man turned to face Peko, the latter realized that this mysterious man not only wields a sheathed sword but he sports a futuristic light-greenish combat suit. The man's arm is akin to a metal arm's appearance. His hair is tied in a ponytail and has a scar in his left eye.
He smirked as he continued to talk. "Are you lost, little girl?"
Peko narrowed her eyes. "That's none of your business."
"Ooh, I see." the man mused. "Are you a tourist or a passerby?"
Peko remained silent as she stares at the man. The latter shrugged it off as he continued.
"Well, here's the interesting part: what is THAT you are holding, miss?" he pointed on none other than Peko's sheathed sword. After looking down into her sword, she turned back to the man.
"What are you trying to pull?" Peko asked in a low yet somewhat threatening tone.
"Oh, nothing." the man shrugged. "I was just curious, that's all."
The man tried to continue but he was suddenly cut off when the silver-haired girl attacked him; yet the man blocked her attack with his sword, which is much different than Peko's: the blade glows an eerie red colour that surges electricity.
"Impressive." the Brazilian samurai mused while holding off Peko. "You're fast, I give you that."
The silver-haired girl jumped away from the swordsman and took a stance while holding her katana in a reverse grip.
"Well, I have no intention to fight a little girl like you, but if you insist…" he sighed as he completely draws out his glowing sword and packs it on his shoulder as he offered. "Be my guest."
"Are you underestimating me? I consider that as a bluff." Peko said.
The man chuckled in response. "You have a point, little girl. But since I am not in a tight schedule right now," he began to do a taito stance, "perhaps I can pass up some time."
"Very well, then." Peko glared at the man. "I have no idea where I am or what is this place, but perhaps I can get some answers from you… before you die by my blade, that is."
"Such confidence." the man commented. "Alright, show me a good time, little girl.
The Ultimate Swordswoman and the mysterious swordsman with the glowing red sword dashed and clashed on each other's swords.
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's Note: It's the End of the Prologue.
For those who are familiar with MGR, this character that Peko faced in this chapter is one of the most popular characters in the game. And yeah, he's just as badass as Raiden and had a DLC where you can play as him. In the next chapter, it will be based on the prologue of the said game with some changes. And yes, it will also be Raiden's first appearance in this story.
Still, like in my DR x MGSV crossover, I would love to add some Danganronpa characters in this story. I scrapped my plans of adding the 'Ultimate Blacksmith' in my MGSV story so I decided to put him here instead since it's much fitting due to the existence of High-Frequency (HF) Blades in the later timeline.
And since New Danganronpa V3 will be released next year, and with all the scans about the game along with the concept, gameplay characters and voice actor reveals, I decided to include the V3 characters. I want to include a certain 'maid' in my MGSV story. I will do my best of how to include her as one of the good guys as well.
Here's another thing: I'm aware that writing for BOTH stories could be a challenge. But who knows, let's see about what I will do.
please read and review. And I'll see you guys later.
