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| “ | I'm going to keep moving forward, with hope in my heart. | „ |
| ~ Makoto's most famous quote. |
| “ | If Kirigiri had turned into Despair... and betrayed everyone... If I had to kill her to stop her... No matter what had happened, I'd still have been glad to have met her. | „ |
| ~ Makoto Naegi. |
Makoto Naegi (Japanese: 苗木 誠), also known by his title The Ultimate Hope, is the main protagonist of the Hope's Peak Saga of the Danganronpa franchise.
Unlike most students, he was selected to attend Hope's Peak Academy because he won a lottery, earning him the title of Ultimate Lucky Student. He is also the older brother of Komaru Naegi and the archenemy of the "Ultimate Despair" Junko Enoshima whom he brings to the tables of stopping her plot.
In both the anime and the game, he is voiced by Megumi Ogata in Japanese (who also voices Shinji Ikari in Evangelion), and by Bryce Papenbrook in the English dub (who also voices Nagito Komaeda from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Meliodas and Zeldris from The Seven Deadly Sins, Eren Jaeger from Attack on Titan, Rin Okumura from Blue Exorcist, Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya from Sword Art Online, Inosuke Hashibira from Demon Slayer, Shirou Emiya in Fate/Stay Night, Masaomi Kida from Durarara!!, Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, and Red from Pokémon: Origins).
Appearance[]
Makoto describes himself as being a typical high school student. He has brown hair and light grey-ish, hazel eyes. He wears a brownish green hoodie, black jeans and red sneakers. Naegi is rather short compared to his classmates, making him the second smallest of the boys.
After joining the Future Foundation, Makoto is seen wearing a black suit. He seems to have cut his hair, as it appears to be a bit shorter than we first see him.
Personality[]
Makoto is friendly and a lot more down-to-earth than other students. This is possibly the reason why he is capable of approaching and befriending them in the Free Time sequence. Junko refers to him as a ‘herbivore man,’ by which she means that he is likely to be the passive one in a relationship; proven from his conversation with others.
According to him, his most distinguishing feature is his optimism. Because of it, he's capable of befriending almost anyone, even the most antisocial such as Byakuya and Toko.
Makoto would make use of this particular trait later on in the final trial where he prevented the other students from giving in to the despair that starts to overtake them, earning him the title Ultimate Hope.
Relationships[]
- Family:
Komaru Naegi[]
Komaru is Makoto's little sister. Being one of the closest people to him, Makoto loves her dearly, which is proved when she is chosen as Makoto's Captive. They are also slightly similar as siblings, as they both have the same ahoge. According to Komaru, the two watch TV together, as well as share thoughts on manga they share with each other. She's also mentioned that they did argue quite a bit, which is a rather common occurrence between siblings.
When the Tragedy began, Makoto was separated from his sister and forced to participate in the Killing School Life. In an attempt to persuade the participants to kill someone, Monokuma gives them videos showing the people they cared about most get hurt or killed. In Makoto's video, Komaru and their parents were in their home congratulating him on getting into Hope's Peak Academy but suddenly disappear from their place on the couch, which has been destroyed as well as their home. Makoto was terrified, now believing that Komaru and their parents were dead, and was desperate to get out. However, when he learns Komaru is alive, he was greatly relieved and ecstatic to see his sister again. But he was a bit disappointed when she informs him that she would be staying in Towa City.
Makoto is once again contacted by Komaru during the Final Killing Game. Makoto almost despairs when he learns from Komaru that one of his friends would die because of him, but Komaru reminds Makoto that he has to stay alive so he could pick her up. This gives Makoto hope, knowing that his sister and friends were supporting him, and proudly takes notice of Komaru's growth. Although Makoto does not get a chance to tell her, he swears that he will pick Komaru up after his battle ends.
After the battle ends, Makoto supposedly reunites with his sister (although this is not shown on screen), who assists him and his fellow survivors in rebuilding Hope's Peak Academy.
Quotes[]
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc[]
| “ | Before we go any farther, I guess I should introduce myself. My name's Makoto Naegi. As you can see, I'm nothing but a hopelessly average high school student. Average on the outside, average on the inside. I really don't have much going for me when it comes to grades, special abilities, even personality. I mean yeah, I have hobbies and stuff I like to do, but it's not like I'm a psychic or mutant or whatever. Like, if you asked me what my favorite song was, or my favorite movie or TV show... They'd all just be whatever's most popular at that particular moment. Even among the average, I'm completely average. So I can't even say I'm your "everyday hero" type. That's just who I am. Anyway, I figure it's always good to introduce yourself right off the bat. But you know, if I have any kind of "strong point," so to speak... I'd say I'm a little more gung-ho than other people. I mean look at me. I'm completely ordinary, but still... Here I am, standing in front of the anything but ordinary Hope's Peak Academy. I still can't believe I'm standing here. I wonder if someone like me can survive in a place like this... | „ |
| ~ Makoto introducing himself during Trigger Happy Havoc's prologue. |
| “ | Well, if I’m forced to give one redeeming trait, I guess I’d say I’m a little more optimistic than most people. | „ |
| ~ Makoto mentioning how his optimism is one of his best traits. |
| “ | I realized the true terror hidden within the rules Monokuma had laid out. "You must kill someone if you want to leave." Those words had planted vicious thoughts deep within each of us. Each of us became suspicious of everyone else. We were forced to wonder, "Is somebody going to betray us? And that was how my new school life began... This school, which had come out of nowhere to raise my hopes so high... It's *not* a school of hope. It's... ...a school of despair. | „ |
| ~ Makoto realizing the situation that Monokuma had thrown him and the other students into. |
| “ | Now that I think about it, maybe I'd kinda forgotten... ...the kind of people I'd been trapped here with. My common sense had just...stopped functioning. Being around all these "ultimates" had blown my fuses. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised it led to something as absurd as this. But I'd just...lost track of that sense of reality. | „ |
| ~ Makoto talking about being around ultimates for so long heavily blurred his sense of reality. |
| “ | Even if I understand where her desperation is coming from, I can't share in it. The pressure she's under is way different from anything a normal high schooler like me goes through. She didn't just stumble into this school the way I did. So I can't say I feel things the way she does. Compared to her...no, compared to everyone else here... ...there's no doubt I just don't match up. I guess that might explain my own frustration. | „ |
| ~ Makoto explaining about how while he can understand Sayaka's desperation to escape the school, he still can't relate to it. |
| “ | But I can't...I can't hesitate now... Why...? Why did Sayaka have to die? I have to uncover the truth... I have to find out what happened! I wanted to give up, I wanted to collapse. But that thought held me up and supported me. | „ |
| ~ Makoto after finding out that Sayaka had been killed. |
| “ | I'm going to carry them with me the rest of my life. How could I possibly "move past" something like that? Leon...Sayaka... I'll carry them with me forever. I'll carry their memories with me whenever I go! | „ |
| ~ Makoto declaring how he will never forget about neither Leon nor Sayaka, not even after they had both died. |
| “ | Was this the mastermind's plan? To give us hope, just to turn around and betray that hope...? | „ |
| ~ Makoto questioning the mastermind of the killing game's true intentions. |
| “ | Monokuma's laughter pealed across the courtroom, and the curtain closed on the case of Chihiro and Mondo. But I knew that wasn't the end. The killing game would still continue... Because the mastermind wouldn't let it end. For those of us who were still alive, our worst fear and despair kept on multiplying... It was the kind of despair that felt like a blind puppy in hell had more of a future than us... All of our courage, our effort, our friendship... It felt like it amounted to nothing at all. ...It was the worst kind of despair. | „ |
| ~ Makoto after witnessing the deaths of Chihiro and Mondo. |
| “ | Celestia killed my friends, so I can't pity her. But... I also can't deny that, at one point, I considered *her* a friend, too. | „ |
| ~ Makoto's convoluted feelings towards Celeste after discovering the murders she committed. |
| “ | Alter Ego wanted to fight for us... He wanted to help, at the risk of his own life... And for that...he was killed. | „ |
| ~ Makoto feeling pity for Alter Ego following the latter's execution. |
| “ | No...his death wasn't meaningless, either. Everybody who's died so far... The deaths of each and every one of our friends... They all make us stronger! I swear to God...someday, you WILL pay for this! | „ |
| ~ Makoto enraged at Monokuma after the latter had killed Alter Ego. |
| “ | No! Running away isn't gonna solve anything! | „ |
| ~ Makoto refusing to run away from his problems and instead choosing to face them head-on. |
| “ | I feel like I'm blocked in on all sides. But that's still not enough reason to give up. Because...! Because I'm still alive! As long as I'm alive, I'll never give up! | „ |
| ~ Makoto declaring his refusal to give up so long as he survives. |
| “ | There's only one thing I can do for everyone who's died... And that's...defeat the mastermind! And to do that, I have to continue my investigation. I don't have any other option. | „ |
| ~ Makoto deciding to keep investigating in order to expose the mastermind and avenge the dead students. |
| “ | No one... Nobody's gonna give in to despair! We're not gonna lose to you! | „ |
| ~ Makoto standing up to Junko. |
| “ | If I don't do something, everyone's gonna be consumed by despair...! You claim there's no hope left in the world. But if despair is contagious like you say... ...the so is hope! I'll use my own hope to plant seeds of hope inside everyone else! | „ |
| ~ Makoto deciding to weaponize his hope to make it just as infectious and contagious as despair. |
| “ | The door began to open. With my hands... With *our* hands... Hope and despair mingled together...opening the door to the future... | „ |
| ~ Makoto about to enter the outside world with the other surviving students in the epilogue. |
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School[]
| “ | Heck no! We won't play your game! We're allies, and we won't kill each other. Never again. | „ |
| ~ Makoto refusing to start another killing game after Monokuma announces the Final Killing Game. |
| “ | I'm sure that everyone here has their own circumstances. But if we talk to one another, we can purge these misunderstandings and fears. Belief in each other is our hope! And to make that happen... ...I'm abandoning this game. My forbidden action is running in the hallway. You can easily kill me now. But if I were the attacker, I wouldn't do this, right? So please... Trust me! | „ |
| ~ Makoto revealing his forbidden action to the others trapped in the Final Killing Game. |
| “ | I don't need weapons. I don't want to fight... I want to talk. We're friends. Why do we have to fight? Aren't all the people in the Future Foundation supposed to be on the same side? | „ |
| ~ Makoto asking Kyosuke why the members of the Future Foundation would ever want to fight one another. |
| “ | I have people with me. So... No matter how horrible things get, we'll move forward, one step at a time. I don't know what's waiting for us. But... But we'll keep going anyway. Hope... plows forward! | „ |
| ~ Makoto declaring that he still has the hope he needs to move forward due to having loyal and trustworthy people with him. |
| “ | That's right. I'm not alone. My hope was given to me by everyone else. That's how hope is passed on... Munakata, I will... I will stop you! | „ |
| ~ Makoto telling Kyosuke that he will stop him using his own hope. |
| “ | Kirigiri... She continually sought the truth. She didn't give up hope until the end. So I can't give up hope, either. And... I promised to Komaru that I'd go get her when this is over. That's why... ...I'm going to survive! | „ |
| ~ Makoto announcing that he will survive for the people he cares about like Kyoko and Komaru. |
| “ | They carried the burden of despair for me. I have to bear the burden of hope. | „ |
| ~ Makoto referring to the former Remnants of Despair' decision to take credit for the Final Killing Game for the Future Foundation and how he'll now have to deal with the burdens that come with his own hope as opposed to the despair they must now deal with. |
| “ | No one has seen the future. We're always heading into a cloudy, ashen sky. Hope and despair are mixed. And we don't know which is which. That is a very scary thing. But if you just wait, nothing will change. We must take one step at a time, into a future... We must take one step at a time, into a future... ...where we don't know what will happen. Thinking of those we love... ...we look up at the sky... ...and think to ourselves that tomorrow will surely be a good day. | „ |
| ~ Makoto thinking about the bright and hopeful future that awaits him. |
Trivia[]
- Makoto's Japanese voice actress, Megumi Ogata, is well known for her role in voicing several anime characters. Her list of roles include Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Tachibana Sakon (Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon), Kumagawa Misogi (Medaka Box Abnormal) and many others. She also voiced Nagito Komaeda from Super Danganronpa 2: Farewell Despair Academy, with whom he shares several traits, including the title of "Super High School Level Good Luck".
- In accordance with his DVD, it is shown he has a younger sister. In Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, where she is the protagonist, her name was revealed to be Komaru.
- He is often depicted as losing one of his shoes in both official artworks and the opening of the anime.
- Before Makoto's actual appearance in the sequel, Monokuma briefly mentioned to Nagito Komaeda that the way he kept on clinging onto "hope" is very similar to "that kid" that he (Monokuma) knew. It is believed that "this kid" refers to Makoto Naegi.
- The season of Autumn makes him think about Kyoko since her birthday is in October.
- He, alongside Kyoko and Aoi, are the only characters in the franchise to have survived more than one killing game.
- In the first game, after he's given the title of the Ultimate Hope, his e-Handbook profile incorrectly lists his title as being Ultimate Despair instead.
- His actions in Trigger Happy Havoc when working to solve the murders during the trials were often compared to those of Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney series.
- In a Danganronpa: The Animation poll, Makoto was voted as the second most popular character behind Byakuya Togami.
- Makoto's namesake is reused in Kazutaka Kodaka's later mystery game that succeeds Danganronpa and uses a similar visual style to it, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, though the environment is 3D rather than the traditional 2.5D style that Danganronpa is usually known for. He uses it for Makoto Kagutsuchi, the enigmatic main antagonist of the game, which is the opposite role that Naegi plays in the Danganronpa franchise.
External Links[]
- Makoto Naegi on the Danganronpa Wiki
- Makoto Naegi on the Pure Good Wiki
- Makoto Naegi on the Love Exalted Wiki
