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Kokichi Ouma Character Analysis: Chapter 4 and Grey Morality

So a quick disclaimer: Yes, I am very aware that this is most likely not canon, or at least not what the writers intended on being canon, nor am I saying that this is 100% canon and should be considered as such. This is just a fan theory/analysis I came up with for my own enjoyment and wanted to share with others, as I like coming up with theories/analysis posts and reworking canons to make enhanced stories and character development in my perspective. I firmly believe that the idea of making theories isn’t supposed to be a shouting contest to see which opinion is the most loud and correct, but should be something to share with others and find acceptance and understanding in different interpretations, even if you don’t agree with them.

I want the disclaimer here to be taken extra-seriously as I know for a fact that this topic within itself is one hell of a problem when it comes to Kokichi’s character. This incident and series of events is what makes or breaks Kokichi’s character for a lot of people. People who see Kokichi’s character as nothing but up to no good be warned; this post is not for you.

However, the said can be said for those who think Kokichi can do no wrong. I may call Kokichi a “precious cinnamon roll” but in reality, the scale of his sins during Chapter 4 is impossible to ignore, especially when it’s such a huge deal that it carries over into the rest of the story of the game. There’s a lot of divide over whether or not Kokichi is a pure saint or pure evil, when in actuality, human beings are far more complicated than black or white, good or evil, and that’s sort of the beauty hidden within this case. Morality is crushed to the ground and stomped on until it’s borderline unrecognizable.

So without further adieu, let’s begin the analysis, and talk about Kokichi’s fall from grace and into a despair so miserable that it ripped him apart.

WARNING, THIS POST IS VERY LONG. Only stop to read it when you have a good amount of time to do so.

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i always thought romantic love was the plague and i was a plague doctor.

so here's an aro-colored plague doctor

me oversharing beneath the cut about how amatonormativity has screwed me up in ways I have never been screwed up before.

(rant beneath the cut is full of negativity, triggering, but perhaps relatable. idk. read at your own risk)

okay so let's have a mini story telling time about how romance plagued every aspect of my life until now.

My bestfriend in high school treated me of less value after she gets her boyfriend. This experience was what drove me into drawing plague doctors during valentines. These doodles were captioned with "Plague is in the air", because my friends in my circle told me to not hang out with her on that day because it's valentines day. So cool, I thought I should avoid them like they were the plague.

For the first half of college, I've been a wingman for way too many of my friends for my only female and best friend.

It has gotten to a point where the meaning of my companionship with my male friends had become solely for providing a connection to a girl they want to date.

In the long run, my bestfriend, who my 'friends' were pining for, actually has been pining for me. She asked if we could be a thing, I said yes because I thought that, romance isn't probably as disgusting as I think of it.

To protect tradition and to protect the feelings of the men she rejected (who I also wingmanned), we kept it hidden.

For the entire time, she emphasized how I was dense and oblivious about romance. For the entire time I was confused, disoriented, and even repulsed. I didn't know how to reciprocate and I certainly did not have THOSE feelings either at all.

Of course it didn't end well.

After that failed attempt at romance, I have been involved in three more encounters after that. Men suddenly started talking to me out of nowhere. Initially, I thought that they were just trying to make new friends. I didn't realize they were hitting on me but when I did, I cold-shouldered them out of my life.

The last one was the most traumatic. I have explicitly stated that he shouldn't attempt to romance me because I've admitted that I'm way too tired of dealing with it, but he was stubborn. He has also gone as far as sexualizing me against my will.

So yeah.

Amatonormativity made me lose faith in the meaning of my friendships.

It made me realize how friendship is easily overshadowed by romantic relationships.

It made me worry that my kindness is misread as a romantic gesture.

It made me constantly hate how friendship is only seen as a stepping stone for a romantic relationship.

And because amatonormativity has rendered all my significant connections meaningless, I'll spend every second of my life hating amatonormativity. I will always be repulsed at the concept that destroyed every goddamned friendship that I had. Nothing has ever made me feel THS sick. I will always think of it as the plague.

[ID: fanart of Finn (played by John Boyega) from the Star Wars Sequels. He is a Black man wearing a coat and holding a blue light-saber outside that makes the whole piece look tinted blue. He is holding the light-saber with two hands out to the side of him while looking forward, the light of the light-saber makes the snow around it glow. End of ID]

testing out new brushes

Some monster designs!

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Petition to change “he looked at her like she was the sun” to “he looked at her like she was the moon” and any other variation bc I look at the moon in wonder and love and amazement while I’ve only ever just squinted angrily at the sun

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Bakugou: horrible bully, period. Monoma: likes to provoke innocent inter class rivalry, completely normal to want to compete w/ students of the other class. And hasn't genuinely been a bully to literally anyone

OH BUDDY YOU UNLOCKED PANDORA’S BOX WITH THIS ONE

THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT [heavy antibaku]

the first argument you see about class b being lesser than class a is when someone brings up monoma, particularly how he taunts and berates class a in eccentric ways. at this point, the sports festival arc when monoma points out how bakugou is “famous" for getting captured by a villain in middle school.

these taunts and jests are nothing compared to how bakugou treats everyone of class a. yes, that includes kirishima.

bakugou is known for his abrasive and demeaning behavior. not just by class 1a, but by the entire school as he makes an infamous reputation for himself (and for class 1a) just before the sports festival. he acts as if he is superior over everyone, including his classmates and even some teachers.

even with kirishima, who bakugou doesn't even call him his own name for a long time and still doesn’t do that most of the time.

monoma speaks as if it is the entirety of class b that is better than class a. monoma speaks highly of his fellow class b students. he lifts them up, points out their strengths, cheers them on, etc. monoma doesn't lord over other classes either as seen when he interacts with shinsou, just class a after bakugou makes it apparent he believes he is better than everyone else in the school.

even when monoma fails the mid term exams, he still finds it in his own dramatic ways to uplift class b even though he is the one who failed out of the whole class. monoma doesn’t value just himself alone above all else like bakugou does.

while monoma attempts to bring down class a as much as he can with taunts and words, he never turns to physical action unless allowed (sports festival, training camp, class vs class session, etc.).

bakugou turns to physical violence on top of his harsh words, especially against his own classmates. it's not an “honor" for bakugou to go full out on someone in a fight, he does that with everyone at anytime he wants to. see what he did to kaminari before they enter heights alliance for the first time.

monoma treats class b with praise and respect and not constant demeaning words, actions, names.

on the topic of comparing bakugou to monoma, monoma isn't also abhorrently ableist and abusive towards his peers for repetitive years just because he thinks he is superior. because monoma doesn't think that. monoma treats others, even those in lower classes, with more respect than bakugou has in his entire body.

monoma is better than bakugou by leagues indescribable to those unwilling to listen. if you truly think bakugou is better because he’s in class a and “more powerful”, then you’re not willing to listen to anything beyond physical/quirk stats.

Said it a year ago and I’ll say it again.

Pirate all your favorite shows, movies and games while you still have the chance.

Oh, and never stop supporting physical media.