Mukuro Ikusaba
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kanji: 戦刃 むくろ Katakana: イクサバ ムクロ Hiragana: いくさばむくろ Romaji: Ikusaba Mukuro Latin Alphabet: Mukuro Ikusaba |
| Occupation: | High School Student |
| Relationships: | Makoto Naegi (acquaintance; alive) Sayaka Maizono (acquaintance; deceased) Junko Enoshima (younger twin sister; deceased) |
| Fandom: | Dangan Ronpa |
| Other: | Talent: 超高校級の「軍人」lit. Super High School Level Soldier Official English Translation: The Ultimate Soldier |
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Mukuro Ikusaba is a student from Dangan Ronpa. She was a prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Ikusaba debuted in the first game of the series, Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, as a secret sixteenth student. Unfortunately, she did not survive the The Mastermind's Killing Game.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
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Ikusaba's birthday is December 24th. She shares this birthday with Junko Enoshima. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #戦刃むくろ生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on her birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Poor Ikusaba Mukuro
- Ikusaba Mukuro Lives
- Trans!Ikusaba Mukuro
- Mastermind!Ikusaba Mukuro
- Lesbian!Ikusaba Mukuro
- Nonbinary!Ikusaba Mukuro
All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Ikusaba with one or all of these attributes.
Ikusaba is also popular for self-shipping works.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Relationships
- Ikusaba's most popular pairing is with Makoto Naegi, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called 苗戦, meaning Naegi attacks and Ikusaba receives in the coupling.
- See Ikusaba x Naegi for more.
- Ikusaba is also shipped with Sayaka Maizono, which is F/F, aka Girls' Love. It's not shipped in Japanese-speaking DR fandom, but has a big following in English-speaking DR fandom.
- See Ikusaba x Maizono for more.
- She also has a twin sister, named Junko Enoshima.
- Their gen relationship, (combi in Japanese,) name is the Despair Sisters and their romantic interpretation is called Despaircest.
Less Popular Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Ikusaba is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Due to the spoiler-y nature of Ikusaba, Japanese pairing names involving her are often specific phrases or keywords.
The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.
| With... | Full Label | Type | Portmanteau / Phrase | Kanji | Hiragana or Katakana | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyotaka Ishimaru | Ikusaba x Ishimaru | NL | Ishikuro | 風紀と軍人 (Soldiers and Morals) | ふうきとぐんじん (Fuuki and Gunjin) | Both have monochromatic color schemes and follow strict personal codes. Concave and Convex in that Ishimaru is loud while Ikusaba is often silent. |
| Chihiro Fujisaki | Fujisaki x Ikusaba | NL | Fujisaba, Chimukuro | n/a | n/a | Both characters are emotionally sensitive and introverted. |
| Celestia Ludenberg | Celeste x Ikusaba | GL | Celeskuro | n/a | n/a | Both have complexes over being plain. |
| Kyoko Kirigiri | Ikusaba x Kirigiri | GL | Mukugiri | n/a | n/a | Both are stoic, yet can be silly at times. |
| Mikan Tsumiki | Ikusaba x Tsumiki | GL | Ikumiki | n/a | n/a | Both have been in abusive relationships with Junko Enoshima. |
| Peko Pekoyama | Ikusaba x Pekoyama | GL | Pekosaba | n/a | n/a | Both have similar upbringings of being exposed to weapons at a young age and expected to serve rather than impose. However, in Ikusaba's case, canon implies she chose this lifestyle, while Pekoyama was forced into it. Still, Ikusaba's decision would've been as a child. |
| Makoto Naegi; Kyoko Kirigiri | Ikusaba x Kirigiri x Naegi | Poly | Naekugiri | n/a | n/a | Adds Ikusaba into Kirigiri x Naegi, Naegi into Ikusaba x Kirigiri, or Kirigiri into Ikusaba x Naegi. All are popular pairings in their own right. |
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
[fanworks of all kinds, ask blogs, online communities, archives]
Cosplay
- untitled by clouwning.around (2021), where Ikusaba's personality is swapped with another character. Many fans guess in the comments who this other character is.
- omg mukuro iksuba the 16th student hiding somewhere in the school? by seabunny.cos (2023)
- her last words or smth LOL by lemondrip.cos (2021)
Edits
- i don’t care what anyone says she’s just better by eggydgrp (2023)
- ok i was lazy and didnt edit mukuro as junko tehe :3 by isuzusohmqs (2023)
- my baby.. by deadshirou (2021)
- Who is she? by gubblx_ (2023)