The fact he dies from FEAR in an execution about the FEAR of dying, something we're shown last episode he FEARS is actually genius writing that even MIn's execution involving her talent and needing to be perfect can't top
Everyone saying that this execution wasn't that bad, that it was neither painful nor gory, I have to tell you, this is way, way worse. First off, this is one of the few executions that have more to do with personality than talent. Ace never cared about his talent, he cared about staying alive. In many parts of the trial, even in this episode, he has made it clear that he killed because he didn't want to be killed. He knew that everyone would kill him first unless there was a logically 'easier' kill. Even before this trial, he's admitted (Chapter 2 Episode 6 ~24:41) and I quote "I've always wondered which is worse, dying young or living a long shitty life of suffering." Ace also admitted that there was a part of him that hoped Nico would have killed him, which says a lot about his mental state. Secondly, just like Teruko pointed out, Ace had a delayed death to make him suffer more. Although we don't know on if it was precalculated on MonoTV's part that someone would get injured, bc of predicting what Teruko would do or her being MM [to find a way to die and David lying about secrets theory], but regardless, MonoTV did take advantage of that and made Ace have to extend his death as much as possible. Ace mentally was going back and forth between dying quicker to save Levi or staying away from death due to his fear of dying, which defines Ace at his very core concept as a person. Execution starts with Thanatophobia on a tombstone, which means fear of death. With Ace's fear of dying and his reaction, he definitely knew what that word meant. What follows is an easy to dodge blade that tried to cut off his head. Ace, as someone who fears death, obviously avoids it and sees a way to escape. Although he knows that delaying death could end up killing Levi, still chooses to escape through different rooms; illness, fire, car accident, falling, murder, drowning, lightning, execution. One thing I find interesting is the second and last rooms are the ones that have their entrances locked upon entering. I think each locked door has a different meaning. For the first lock when Ace enters the Illness room, time is spent on a shot of Ace thinking about what just happened and making a decision. I believe this is where Ace makes a final attempt to consider dying asap for Levi but just gets too overwhelmed with the realization of his inevitable death and decides to cling to life and try to run and live. By the final execution room, ace has gone through many ways of dying that, in my opinion, are very natural. I know that if you actually do math it isn't that likely, but people who get into those situations when it happens that very little ability to personally make decisions that can save themselves. Now this leads us to the most ironic death room of all, death by execution. This has layers of irony which range from the very basic "Execution = Danganronpa" train of thought to the very situation that just happened with Teruko/Levi. Multiple guns all ready to shoot someone, but unlike Teruko has nothing but luck, Ace only had, and I quote, "that life where I can't do anything but a sport that I hate because I suck shit at everything else." (so just a little lack of luck, you know). With the guns rising, I think this is where Ace accepts he is dead, he can't do nothing more, that he is still letting Levi lay in a state of injury, that he still doesn't want to die, etc. With the trigger being pulled, or honestly maybe even a couple of seconds before the trigger is pulled, I come to believe that Ace has accepted in body and brain he is dead (which leads the heart racing a million miles a second to just give out) leading to cardiac arrest. If Ace indeed died before the trigger was pulled, this just makes the death much more tragic in reality. For someone who just wants to live, who had someone attempt to kill him yet fail at the last second, someone who killed the person they were most like yet jealous of due to them actually trying to change, the thought they died to themself is so cruel, worse then any other possible way of dying painfully and/or brutally. In all honesty Min's death was nicer than Ace's. The part that definitely hurt the most was that Ace was right. He knew that he was the least cared about, that nobody would bat an eye if he died. This sadly turned out to be true. Even without the injured Levi being rushed to get healed, the cast would have probably reacted similar to other people in which it was a painless, goreless death. Honestly, the cast was probably more disturbed by the concept of someone dying then the person (Ace) dying as an individual. Props to the script writers, props to the voice actors, well done on your parts! I hope Chapter 3 takes its' time to come out so it can maintain this quality. 🥳 PS-If I overlooked something or just had something disagreeable, please feel free to reply. One of the best parts of Danganronpa is discussing the characters/executions/etc.💜
I love that Aces execution support the idea that people aren't always afraid of danger, but rather where that danger is. I feel like if MonoTV did a regular stopede, Ace would've known when he was going to die. Constantly being presented with scenarios of death OVER AND OVER again would send someone in extreme paranoia
Fun fact ; what happened to ace is called 'voodoo death'(stress cardiomyopathy), and it can happen when adrenaline or any other chemicals in your body reach fatal amounts. And it is, extremely rare, and very unlikely to happen. They literally scared this man to death, i can assure you the psychological tortures they put him through did NOT make it peaceful. He was likely both physically and mentally tired, as he had to escape drowning, a murderer, fire, and etc.
Not to mention the fact that MonoTV specified Levi had less chances of survival the longer Ace lived, and the fact Ace was forcefully put through different murder methods but not being deliberately harmed probably raised his anxiety through the roof. Imagine wanting a quick death but you're forced to be put through stressful situations knowing someone else may die too.
Dude Ace's speech to Arturo instantly shot him up to being one of my favorite characters. Like my gosh it's crazy how those two are easily the most aggressive and rude characters in the game (next to David) but they just came across as real in these scene. Arturo is afraid he won't be able to save Levi's life but Ace, a man who admitted many times he is afraid of dying himself, told Arturo he CAN save a life if he at least tries. I really do love that Ace ended up being very similar to Mondo during that moment
ACE MARKEY DIED A BADASS. He tried to stop the killing game, he PUSHED HIS OWN EXECUTION TO START to try to save Levi. He encouraged Aruto. And he didn't do it because he suddenly became fearless in his final moments, like Teruko thought he would. He did all that while TERRIFIED. And THAT'S what makes him brave. Coward my ass! He proved them wrong, proved himself wrong!!! ACE MARKEY YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS.
Teruko cockily affirming "I'll show you all what it means to be the ultimate lucky student" for that luck to manifest as someone getting hurt because of her once again, as making Ace's last moments worse, god I feel so bad for her
Teruko true motive is that she was the one who created the killing game, isn't it? Because she wanted to die and she wants to see if someone is capable of doing it.
I think it’s more likely that her luck caused the killing game. In most danganronpa games, the students have already become incredibly close to eachother before the game starts. what would be unluckier than all your friends dying around you because of something you have no control over?
And not only that, Levi will probably not feel anything about it. Ace, after saying he hoped Levi died because Levi told he didn't care about him, still went in his way just to save Levi..
24:43 😭😭 Xander: “I think you're a really great person, okay? But you're constantly undermining yourself with all your talk about "bad luck. There's got to be a better way than just resigning yourself to the whims of fate. Never tell yourself, "There's nothing we can do to make things better, so let's just give up”” IM NEVER EVER RECOVERING FROM XANDER N TERUKO NEVERRRR
Spoilers you know... it weirdly brought me peace and acceptance that ace's death was not brutal or gory... a heart attack made me more relieved and happy that I didn't see my favorite character get brutalized.
I agree with this… he definitely had a peaceful death. On the other hand, the poor guy was afraid of dying, and his fear was used against him. At least he didn’t suffer.
something something… the parallel between ace and min,, min was practically sheltered her whole life but received an unnecessarily brutal death,, beaten arms, sawed legs. ace on the other hand, went through grueling training daily and probably got brutally thrown around by the thing that his talent revolves around,,, but has an execution with no blood or death or broken bones or anything
That was actually kind of brutal in my opinion... Imagine experiencing every death of a human being possible in a row... He didn't suffer physically, instead mentally and emotionally...
I feel like just because typically people with ASPD don't feel empathy and compassion in the same ways people without it do, doesn't mean they are devoid of feeling something parallel to it. I think Levi is a great example of that. He says he doesn't feel or understand any of those emotions, and I'm sure he doesn't in the average way, but his actions go beyond just someone pretending to fit in by masking and mimicing. I think he does feel the same as others, just so differently that it almost doesn't feel the same--but it is, imo. also i think whit took something from his body lol
What...? I thought the execution would be associated with his talent. Maybe something like in which he gets on a wild and uncontrollable jockey horse that runs as fast as a cheetah or something, and then eventually tosses him into a wall of spikes.😏
Yeah, that seems fair, I haven't made a fangan yet but doing a project with THIS much work put into it and you can't make a profit out of it, that would drain anyone, I hope they're doing okay
I'm genuinely proud of DRDT Dev and the team. Zero joke here, this is my favorite episode in the series. This is proof that no matter the struggle, the outcome is well and truly worth it. (Episode spoilers below.) - I love that the execution was based off of Ace's fears as opposed to his talent. - Ace's speech to Arturo to save the life of someone he hated really stuck with me. - Levi, the guy that says he doesn't care about people, take literal bullets for Teruko. (There's good in him.) - Ace trying to execute himself as fast as possible to save Levi showed genuine humanity. - Everyone rushing to Levi's aid proves that the cast is really starting to see themselves as team. - Teruko's moment on her own in the trial room really opens up her inner character that we've all been craving, and it's my favorite part of the series so far. She tries to find out why she's here, and what this means for both her and everyone remaining, whether it's fate that makes her liable to everyone dead, dying, or affected. I don't care whether there's a scrum debate or anything other minigame like that, or not. DRDT isn't a massive team like other DR games or fangames, hence why it's been a long time between chapters and episode releases. And given how stellar this series is, and always will be in my book, I'll wait no matter how long it takes. Thank you, DRDT Dev. Thank you DRDT, team. Thank you, everyone. I give you all my appreciation, and much more.
The execution is not based on Ace's Ultimate Talent, but on his thanotophobia. I can respect him for willingly sacrificing himself in order for Levi to be saved, even though he is terrified to die young.
Here's some things I noticed in this episode: 7:06 This is the plan Teruko mentioned to Veronika in episode 7, but then told her that she will find out when the next murder occurs. 16:17 This Whit sprite comes out of absolutely nowhere and was made specifically for this scene, and it adds to the list of reasons on why I believe Whit is the traitor. Why does he have his hand behind his back? Why make a new sprite like this when Whit has other nervous sprites? This must mean something. (I'm going full Veronika here I know) 19:43 There is a name on this gravestone. I think it says "Taylor Riley" but it's hard to make it out. If I had to guess it's probably the guy Ace mentioned in the trial who was his only friend. Speaking of that friend, at 17:26 Ace says he would have a third death on his hands, and in the trial Ace speaks of his friend like he's already dead, so I theorize Ace accidentally got him killed.
Yeah I thought that new sprite just felt so suspicious. I really do wonder how it’s gonna be reused Now thinking about it, idk if I trust Whit anymore 😭😭
This is probobly the last DRDT vid were going to get for a while. Thank you to the amazing voice actors and the creator for making on of the most peak fan danganronpa media out there.
@@Sammmy_boi Good Shit takes time, especially if that good shit in question is made by only one person. So while it hurts to wait for probobly another year, lets give the creator and the VA time to make more peak
@Sammmy_boi You have to be delulu if you think they have thr whole chapter 3 ready, especially after the wait it took to get chapter 2 after the end of chapter 1. You'll be patient and you'll live 🤭
If it makes you feel better, just imagine Ace and Arei chilling in a “dead people” lounge, with Min and Xander, doing ghost things and placing their bets on the participants still alive.
SPOILER this reminded me of that one line in Coraline (the book) "Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you're scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing, anyway." imo ace asking to be executed was a perfect way to finish his story as a character im still internally sobbing though
yeah i'm real upset about arei and ace and whatever but i think we're forgetting the real victim my baby girl who does no wrong (forget about the art forgery) rose lacroix. even if she survives she has not only amountain of debt she needs to repay but enough trauma to traumatize a therapist. if she ever ends up killing for the sake of a money related motive i can't even blame her lmao
@fragglefigglehorn I doubt she would even have the reason to kill unless something truly terrifying motivates her to do so. She has seen the details of both Min and Ace's executions, to the point where she can LITERALLY draw them perfectly- As for Ace and Arei, I'm shocked by how mentally devastating their two deaths were. It felt like Ace and Arei have so many similitaries and differences with each other. Both were unlikable jerks to the class who only served nothing but trouble in the first chapter.. these two could've changed, but the tragedy is that they were probably the most likely to die.... Anyways, I'm looking for CH3.. although I wonder whats going to happen with Levi...
As everyone is talking about Ace, the execution, and the FUCKING SPRITE WHIT HAD?? I'd like to talk about Teruko. These past few episodes I've been (for some reason) obsessing over her character, instead of being stressed for the execution or theorizing on what's gonna happen like I always do, I was on edge this episode... Teruko dying?? Huh??? Her crying?? Omg. The last scene of her on the ground???? Her blaming herself for what happened to everyone??? The last episodes where her vulnerable side was shown??? DAMN. I love you Teruko. YOU DONT GET TERUKO LIKE I DO
All of this. These last few episodes really showed how the walls Teruko put up after Ch. 1 have more than a few cracks in them. I genuinely felt sorry for her at the end of the episode.
@@sxg0017 the first thing that came to my mind was; him riding on a “horse” while stuck in a “knight’s armour” running very fast while holding a jousting lance, and then under high speed he gets stabbed right through the body” by the enemy knight(who’s a robot made by monoTV) who was also holding a jousting lance. Just a guess though, I too am curious of how the execution would turn out like.
As someone who is too damn scared to watch the episode, could you please explain to me some important stuff that has happened? Just, Please, I love Ace and I'm too scared to see how this chapter has come to an end.
@@c1nn4m4z1ng Sure, If you don't mind. Do you also mind including what happened before the execution, since this is the moment people usually have things left to say to eachother?
@@HoneySketch9 alright, this is gonna be a lot. So ace starts by saying stuff about not wanting to die (like the end of last episode) and teruko tells him "I need you to do something that could save your life. " She tells him to kill monoTV, because even if he fails he was gonna die anyway. He proceeds to punch monoTv and breaks their screen, which causes them to reboot and now has a different voice?? (I don't understand it either) so then monoTv proceeds to say "it's time for teruko tawaki's execution" and a big machine gun appears in front of teruko. She just kinds stands there as multiple people tell her to move, monoTV just counts down from 10. They get to 0, and it shows that someone was shot. Levi had jumped in front of teruko, and was shot a bunch of times. They want to get him to the infirmary, but they can't leave until the blackened is executed. Ace tells at Arturo to save Levi, then tells monoTV to execute him. Before his execution, he cries saying "I'm scared of dying. " (putting the execution in a second comment)
Ace's execution starts with him in a graveyard, and he dodges a scythe. He runs to a door, which leads him to a hospital hallway, reading "death by illness" he runs through another door at the end of the hallway, which is full of fire, "death by burning" he continues running through different ways of death, until he reaches one last room. "Death by execution" there about 6 men standing before him, each holding guns. Ace backs up, but he can't go through the door again. Eventually, they shoot the guns, but confetti comes out. Ace then collapses, and a paper falls onto his face, stating "ace markey autopsy report: death by fear-induced cardiac arrest"
Ace isn't actually the killer guys! It was actually Mikuru Ikusaba, the 16th student, lying hidden somewhere in this school. The one they call the Ultimate Despair. Watch out for her.
@@starrz.x0x basically this fan show is based of a series of game called danganronpa SPOILERS (in the first game mukuro is a secret student that comes into the story later on)
The fact his execution was purely psychological. Poor Ace. I feel like thatd work on me too ngl I TUNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM WHEN I SAW TERUKO ABOUT TO BE SHOT I FREAKED OUT!!! TAKING OUT TWO OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN ONE EPISODE IS CRAZY. I LOST MY SHIT I wonder why Levi did that. Maybe he feels guilty for not being a good enough support system for Ace, causing murder? Thought since Levi shows psychopathy traits maybe that may not be it. Im sure theres a logical explanation IM GONNA MISS THIS SMMMMM BUT TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THE BANGERS CREATOR
well its more sociopathy/aspd traits, and he likely jumped in front because using his logic in the situation and framework for being a good person, it'd be more beneficial for him to take the shots because he thought monotv wouldn''t kill someone that didn't break the rules
yeah i thought there was going to be at least. like one horse in the execution. especially since it ended up being fear themed and ace said he’s scared of horses. death by stampede or something
YALL IT'S OVER. ACE NATION WE TRIED, WE THEORIZED, WE PRAYED. BUT IT WAS FOR NAUGHT. Now let's mourn and enjoy the cool edits that come out of all of this. A.S.S (Ace Survivor Society) we had a good run! It all ends here! ACE MARKEY YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS TO ME.
Loved the execution honestly, I was expecting a horse related one since we knew he hated his talent,, but this style of execution heightened his most despair inducing quality to the point of death: his fear, how he will never be able to conquer them and will die because of it. Just like how Min’s heightened her most despair inducing quality, her perfectionism, and gave her despair knowing she will never be perfect enough to survive. Very great in terms of a character arc standpoint. Also just personal preference, but I like how there wasn’t much physical injury but a lot of psycological despair, felt a lot more fun that way.
I think if the execution was like a roller coaster except Ace was riding a horse instead; each section could've just been a different type of death before ending with Ace getting off the horse rollercoaster thing and being confronted by the executioners - ending the exact same as it did. That's the only change I would make, but it's still a really good execution even without it...
I think the worse thing is that they made it so long, knowing Ace wanted it to be quick just so they could get Levi out, they made him go for so long and ending it with something others could consider.. pathetic, just like he thought they all saw him.
Also spoilers for death of a goat Man screw that cat you had the nerve to rush min but not the goat and to not even touch him bruh Ace needed better but what wouid happened if Ace didn't die of heart attack
First of all...what did we learn from this trial? because i learned not to have FAVORITES- Second of all...GREAT JOB TO THE CREATOR AND TEAM BEHIND THIS FANGAN!!! You all did a WONDER job with this chapter and i can't wait to see more of what you guys have in store
hey do yall remember when ace said theyre gonna put him down like a horse with a broken leg in chapter 1. no particular reason for bringing it up just making sure were all aware of that
[SPOILERS] i won't lie, I bursted into tears after Ace's execution. Not even because of the execution itself, but because of the scene afterwards. I think what really pushed me to burst into tears was one little thing. *nobody cared.* Veronika just said it was incredible and stuff, but everyone else only cared about Levi. God... to imagine what it would be like to sacrifice yourself for someone else's sake only for NOBODY to even say how cruel your death was or ANYTHING. Wow... ouch... Poor Ace :( He was brave for asking MonoTV to execute him for Levi's sake, only for him to still die out of fear. Can't believe I used to hate him. What an amazing character and ending, really. It is officially Aceover yall.
I wonder how things will pan out in ch3 regarding Ace. Given what happened to Levi, his death kinda got oveshadowed. A fitting end, that he didn't have any mourners. It's exactly what he expected.
I think its just a case of priorities. They don’t have time to think about Ace. Life if for the living. I’m sure once Levi is stable (assuming he doesn’t die), people will start talking about Ace again
I don't think they didn't care, they were just more focused on saving Levi. I mean, if someone was about to die would you really take time to mourn, cry, or show that you care for the death of someone who already died? Or take the time to save the person who's already alive? They may not even care in the moment due to Levi's deadly situation occupying their attention, this doesn't mean they can't care afterwards though. In chapter 3 we'll probably see the characters have a reaction to Ace's death after Levi's saved, or dies.
Can I talk actually with the writers? I am a murder mystery writer and this really inspired me. I could just love some insight in the process. Please this could help me a lot. Can people like my comment so they can see this
Here’s some advice: a red herring is another piece of evidence, so don’t discard using the red herring in a story after it’s revealed to be a dead end.
Oh my gosh... that was a lot. I was just expecting Ace to be executed, but for all of THIS to happen as well. Ace revealing he actually cares about Levi and making his execution start sooner to try and save him, Teruko trying to stop the killing game, the creative and tragic execution, and that heartbreaking ending scene with Teruko... so much to like. Also, glad I don't feel crazy anymore for thinking Whit is sus. That one sprite felt like way more than just shock or fear at not escaping, he felt very sinister. I know there's some Mastermind speculation, but even if I do think it's possible, I'm shocked if they hint at it this early. Then again, this chapter proved that normal Danganronpa conventions are here to be played with, so who knows? Or maybe Whit is just about to go crazy for some reason. Anyway, keep up the great work! I don't know when we can expect more, but I'm going to miss DRDT while we wait for chapter 3! But also since you seem to be dealing with a lot, please don't feel pressured to deliver too fast, please take your time to make sure it can be the best it can. :)
I hope we get more Despair Time after this episode, understandably it would take a bit for everything to get made, but I’m sure it’d be amazing nonetheless. If that’s not the case and this is where the project stops, it’s been an absolutely incredible journey watching this series! The creator should be proud of their work, as well as the work of the team behind them! I absolutely adore Despair Time and hope to see more!
I hope they at least acknowledge his noble act in chapter 3. I understand they needed to save Levi, but damn, not one person seemed to at least cared about the man… Also, I need them to get on Veronica and Nico next chapter, because I expected someone to get mad at her for cackling over Ace’s death, but not one nigga seemed to care and that just left me distraught, but again, they did need to save Levi.
@@maskkid Right. I do think we'll get more of their response in ch3. Probably Nico feeling some complex feelings, maybe Hu alongside them. Plus Levi's probabily going to be utterly baffled by Ace, which is going to be interesting. But as it stands...it hurts. I think it makes sense given the context, but for a character who felt like the world was against him, to die in a single act of selflessness for someone he claimed he hated, only for nobody to bat an eye...hurts. At least Teruko had a moment to berate MonoTV for his cruelty towards Min and Ace.
@@maskkidI know this sounds really bad and I really do love Ace but honestly I kind of hope they don’t really acknowledge Ace’s sacrifice because how perfect would it be that even after he’s dead he’s still not cared for, that Ace was right to believe that when he dies no one will care.
okay, i wouldnt have noticed this if someone on twitter hadnt pointed it out, but on two of the graves right behind ace, it looks like they very faintly say "elliot cuevas" (charles' brother) and "felicity" (arturos sister) its extremely hard to see it, but if im not tripping, i can kinda see it. ALSO, at 19:44, the name "taylor riley" is clearly on that grave. i believe that was the name of aces friend who died?
Insane ending to the chapter. The execution was completely unexpected and seems to go more with his "I don't want to die" attitude. Not sure if I like it yet, but it sure was interesting!
@@replacableVesselit was the automatic voice since Ace hurt MonoTV They said it would take 1 hour until full reboot and then they would be back to normal
Only other tears was when she was stabbed, I guess you could just read that as pain, or if you want to super look into it it might also be the betrayal, but those are the few moments that Teruko has let herself be vulnerable
And with this episode, Drdt is officially my favorite fangan (It already was before but the writing, animations, editing and voice actings reaffirm it) Ace was my favorite character, but this execution was so creative, and Teruko is an amazing protagonist who really cares about the people who died in this killing game. Great job Dev! Please take care and rest!! 🫶🫶
October 4th, 2024, disaster has struck. Ace Markey, the Ultimate Jockey, has been tragically executed. Being fr rn, why did the show make me like Ace AFTER he was deemed blackened, so much for “late character development”
@@replacableVessel Spoilers Ace getting a last minute character development by wanting to save Levi is the definition of "I won but at what cost?". I hope Nico, Levi and Arturo gets a character development if not surviving.
I can’t find where the comment was for Veronika’s VA so I’ll say it here. I am very grateful for your time, dedication, and effort. You didn’t have to give your best or even do this, your kindness does not go unnoticed. Even if you don’t wish to continue, even if this is where this story ends, I am very grateful for your hard work, and I hope that you know everyone here appreciates you.
I'm so freaking mad at Hu's hypocrisy. HOW CAN SHE TREAT ACE WITH SO MUCH CONTEMPT BECAUSE HE OFFED AREI WHEN NICO WAS PLANNING TO DO THE SAME??? I really freaking hope that people become more suspicious and on-guard with Nico because that STUNT THAT THEY PULLED IS MESSED UP.
Nico has signs of being a killer next chapter because if he didn't get caught he would've killed ace and he might strike again if someone else makes him mad it dose not look good for him
Reminder to keep things civil in the comments, no matter what happens. Don't think I didn't see the Eden slander from the previous episode 💀, and I say this as an Ace fan. Eden might remind me a bit of Tsumugi from v3 but let's not villainize a character because you want to protect another one💅 Also I wonder if the missing stepladder/step stool + the scratches on the playground floor will be explained 🧍♀
Connections to previous games aren't terrible (since this in a DR fan game) but the DR fandom manages to oversimply a lot of character's roles in the story because they barely fit the stereotype.
You know, now that you mentioned that, that could be evidence of Ace strangling Arei to knock her out. She could’ve tried to escape his grip and scraped her feet against the playground floor, which left the marks
The execution was so cruel, but so perfect at the same time. Also, I think it’s perfectly dramatic that the main protagonist, we are slowly watching her, losing her grip on her emotional self. It’s actually kind of tough to watch, but that’s what makes it so dang good
THIS WAS SUCH AN INTRIGUING ENDING AND I LOVE ITTT the parallels to past chapters is rllu interesting too! For example, In the prologue, Teruko saved Levi, and now Levi saved Teruko. In Chapter 1, Teruko was (implicably) the first one to leave out of everyone, and now she is the last to leave. (There may be more I simply did not notice) drdt dev, VAs, and everyone who contributed, you should be proud of yourselves for this masterpiece. This is one of the best fanganronpas I have ever seen, and the wait was certainly worth it. It will probably be a looong time before we get more content, so for now, until next time! In other words, YOU ALL COOKED 🔥🔥🔥
Yea Ace's death is so far one of the least gruesome death in any Danganronpa(fanfic or official) but its also the most cruelest execution ever. They kept messing with him up until the very end and he just die from shock...
ITS SO ACEOVER :’( Ok some things I’m expecting after reading/hearing some theories are: (EDIT: Well… that was an episode for sure lmao I still hoped Nico would get the consequences of his actions but oh well cool episode!! I sure do hope my other 2 favs don’t die soon!) 1• Nico is somehow gonna get harmed in Ace’s execution (like fuyuhiko did), I’m not sure if it will be Ace trying the drag Nico down with him or the execution itself. 2• David actually got Teruko’s secret but lied for some reason, when Teruko said “My family” for her secret he did have a sinister smile bc I think he knows she’s lying 3• I feel like since Eden wasn’t the culprit this trial and seems like she has a bigger role in the story I think she will either be a survivor or die in chapter 5 (pls not be the mastermind that would be cruel lol) (As I said these are my predictions based on reading and hearing theories in comments and videos so I didn’t come up with them mostly, still sorry if they don’t make sense)
@@AriJrr Eden being a clockmaker does seem kinda suspicious given the killing game is a TV show. It’s not a perfect parallel, but it’s still close. Also I can absolutely see Ace being petty and trying to get Nico killed.
I don't think Ace has any time to be petty, he'll be too terrified to do much. And considering how Nico silently apologized to him last episode, they'll hopefully have a nice moment together. Ace has already suffered enough, at least let him have something nice before he dies
@@jackin_it for Eden being the mastermind, we know that she attacks someone with a fork as we saw in the prologue and a few episodes ago (since she was holding a fork with blood on it and in the first cg where someone says they have to kill teruko you can kinda see a fork in the image, I’m pretty sure it was Eden who attacked) this scene will either happen later on or has happened in the past. Normally if there was no leads I would say it happens later, but since Xander tried to kill Teruko and once I heard someone mention that his eye wound could have been caused by Eden (I don’t remember the reason, but Xander mentioned it was from deleted memories so it has to be important) so my guess is either Eden is the mastermind trying to get rid of teruko or Eden knows something that teruko is related to the killing game (David’s motive being terukos would match that too) Tbh my mastermind suspects are Teruko, Veronika(she’s so suspicious that she is not suspicious lol), Eden and Whit (I hope it’s not whit lol, I’m sus of him bc he defended David&Eden and they turned out to be innocent and also he did make the “hanging out” joke but I do believe that was just a joke GOD PLS TELL ME IT ISNT WHIT AND I HAVE BEEN JUST READING TOO MANY THEORIES-) Sorry if this comment makes no sense my memory is kinda bad and I’m rushing this so I may have made some mistakes :)
david is lying, the secret said that she blames herself for the death of her parents and siblings, but she says she only has one brother, teruko and xander's secrets are switched. it makes more sense for xander to have that as his secret considering his extra video, and teruko likely knew it wasnt hers but also knew it was a horrible move for her to say that her secret was causing the killing game, especially when she still cant piece together what her true secret was.
9:42 Maybe I am thinking too much into this, but David's reaction is definitely interesting. It seems like he is impressed with Ace just now. Granted, EVERYONE was impressed with Ace but still to focus on Mr. "People Can't Change" himself. Man, it is really a rollercoaster with these characters and I love every bit of it.
This class trial and this series with all the episodes you've released is an amazing accomplishment. You should definitely be proud of what you've achieved with this series
Ace's execution is even more genius than you might think! Even though it seemingly has no correlation to his talent, it may correlate to the jockey Frank Hayes who died of a heart attack before crossing the finishing line.
Wherever you like the killer of this chapter or not (I personnaly do), we can all agree this is gonna be painful to watch. Both physically and mentally, especially after the breakdown they starded to have on last episode... I'm ready not to be feeling good, but in a positive way because it means this series truly knows how to deal with emotions and what would it be without this ? I did like drdt at its beginning, but this chapter made me falling in love with it for real. We love drdt team, the VAs, the team, they are all doing amazing 🫶💖 Live laugh love drdt
if ace died of cardiac arrest then i think he would’ve been dying from the start. bc in cardiac arrest you have a 90% chance of surviving and it lessens by 10% every min. nd there’s 9 rooms he has to get out of meaning he took 1 min to get out of each room. especially because he got very, very, very scared at “death of execution”
i feel sick. why is terukos talk w/ monotv oddly comforting? at the same time that i hate how logical monotv is, i love it, it resonates very deeply within me. ily teruko
What an episode. Ill first give my thoughts on the current episode, before giving my overall opinion on chapter 2. This was, I think, the perfect way to end chapter 2 First of all, there were so many layers of irony in this episode. starting off, Levi being hit by the bullet. Just like Teruko warned him from the spears in the prolouge saved his life, he saves hers by taking the bullet. He clearly wants to be a good person, despite saying he doesnt care about others. And he says its only for his own benefit, however, this did not benefit him in the slightest. I think he may of been exaggerating in his reveal. also, Levi getting nearly executed is sorta his "comeuppance" for murdering others in the past. Now Ace...... Im sorta glad he didnt die an unredeemable asshole. He still did good in his final moments. he tried to take out MonoTV, and he was willing to get executed for Levi to live. He may of been awful, but he wasnt devoid of good. Now, lets go over his execution. "thanatophobia" is the fear of death, so, of course it matches Ace. ill be "analyzing" each part of the execution. "Death by illness." I think his friend died by illness. each other part of the execution represents some part of the killing game except this. However, death by illness would fit if his friend died by an illness. "Death by fire" Teruko mentioned setting the building on fire in chapter 1 to get MonoTV to let them out, saving them all, and now it nearly kills him here. Teruko's attempts to save others always fails, afterall. "Death by car accident" he said in chapter 1 "what if im too short and the driver doesnt see me and runs me over and I die-" "Death by falling" Ace survived his murder attempt by falling from the ceiling. He saved his life by falling, now he nearly dies by falling. "Death by murder" I dont think I need to point this out. "Death by drowning," referring to the fact that he used the relaxation pond to make Arei weigh more when she dies (hey, also references death by falling) and frame Nico, and framing Nico was ultimately his downfall because of the tape. ""Death by lightning" referring to how lightning never strikes twice, as does MonoTV attempting to execute someone didnt work twice. "Death by execution." Also, obvious. and his death from a fear induced cardiac arrest. His fear was what motivated him to murder, which ultimately killed him in the end. Thats all I wanted to say on this episode, I don't have any other cool observations. anyway, my thoughts on Chapter 2. the dev set up our expectations for each character and deconstructed them in the best worst way possible. After all, all that glitters doesn't glow. Arturo was seen as rather useful and reliable, and even somewhat intelligent. However, this chapter shows that no, hes eighteen, and not a paramedic. He doesnt know how to preform advanced autopsies, and it's unfair to expect him to take care of all of them. Despite what he seems, he doesnt glow in such a field. Nico was seen as innocent and a pushover. However, theyve been shown to be a meticulous planner, a thief, and certainly able to fend themselves and much more mature than they seemed. They arent the perfect victim, despite what people wanted them to be. Hu was seen as a reliable figure, a guiding light who could care for everyone. However, shes human too. She got close to people, and they betrayed for her. And shes attempted suicide three times. So of course shes gonna slip up. And when she broke that mold, those expectations she was held too, suddenly people dont care for her opinion, and think shes unreliable. Because sadly, if you break peoples expectations, they will start to expect nothing of you. She tried to help the battered, but she was battered arguably the worst. Rose was smart, a critical thinker, and someone with budding sleuth skills. But no one considered the toll it took on her. Like with Arturo and Hu, you cannot just rely on one person. They need a break. They need to have time to themselves. And also, this chapter has shown the best of people get took advantage of in the worst of ways. Nico took advantage of her inattentional blindness. The worst things happen to the best of people. Levi was seen as someone who would protect everyone and be something akin to a pillar. In someways, a good way. Ace was kinda his friend (.... in chapter 1.), or less good ways, like Arei manipulating him. But then he tears it down, revealing he doesnt exactly care about anyone. however, in chapter 1, he seems more like a diplomat, trying to resolve arguments through words (or forcing them to be resolved with... less than kind words.) however, in chapter 2. he proves his feelings through actions. Levi was never for words, his true calling was to prove himself through actions. Eden was seen as a naive, blind optimist who didnt know better, and who could stay optimistic and strong, no matter the situation. But as the chapter has shown, she knows the world is cruel but chooses to provide the world with positivity. But she also shows she has a limit, when she breaks down crying when accused of killing Arei. Even the strongest people have their limits. No one can take constant misfortune, and eventually, Edens sparkle will fade and the gold will flake off. And now, for the stars of the show, Arei and Ace. Arei was seen as nothing more than a bully, and a "clout chaser"(?) however, while she scorned people and hurt them, in chapter 2, she protected people (Eden.) unlike Ace, who only hurt people. Ace was someone in chapter 1 who people thought could be shut up in an instant, and an idiot who "couldnt tell his right from his left even if it was written on his own hands." However, hes been shown to have a backbone, and also be a rather terrifying planner, despite not seeming like it. Wait.... I think I already said this. Oh, hi, Nico. He foils Nico so perfectly. however, they contrast each other in the fact that Nico's arc is more about others denying them the ability to take culpability, Ace's arc is about not allowing circumstances take away ones culpability. Also, Arei & Ace embodies the themes of this chapter rather well. They embody the same theme "not everyone gets their golden ending" ], however, Arei got her perfect ending stolen from her, but Ace chose to deny his golden ending, showing once again, everything that glitters isnt gold. What. A. Chapter. you did so well DRDTdev, and all these characters are ones I will remember for a long time to come, and they make this fan series as great as it is.
Since everyone’s preparing themselves for Ace’s demise, how many of you are willing to bet that he will pull a Kirumi and try to make a run for it? It just seems like something he would do given his character, and it would make sense for the execution if it would involve him running away from a bunch of horses through some kind of obstacle course. Edit: Dang! Not only was I wrong about him pulling a Kirumi, but Ace’s execution was totally NOT what we were expecting! And that fact he actually wanted to get through with the execution despite his fears in order for Levi to be saved. I guess in a way, he did get some kind of redemption.
@@toniannsmith932 Seconded. Especially after his "If I didn't kill anyone, I would've died" speech. He gave up yelling and trying to refute the accusations of him being a killer, but he didn't seem like he gave up living completely. That, and I feel like he would do anything to stall for time at this point, and running from his death would do just that. In other words, Bro is completely cooked, he is not seeing the outside world ever again😭
@@gumbo34 We both know another couple is going to die at some point (it's a custom in Danganronpa). Between Whit and Charles, Charles had completed his character arc of learning to put his faith in others, Whit still has the "Your mother is dead and you omit that truth" thing going on. It makes the most sense to further his development by having Charles die and Whit having to go through another loss. Plus, I like to believe that Charles' phobia of blood and Veronika's horror movie collection will be used again in a future case
I genuinely LOVE that it wasn’t just something that related to him being a jockey. The fact his death was centered around his character itself is so refreshing and made it so much less predictable this series is so amazing I adore it.
@@Blueartist246yeah, if they made the executioners wear horse masks (or put faces of horses in the graves), then it would have been perfect. But the execution was great anyways.
Opinion: all executions are meant to bring despair. Other characters have talented related executions because they are insulted by being killed by something they love. Ace mentioned last episode he HATED his talent so that might be the reason. Celeste also exists, you know.
SPOILERS! This is easily one of the most creative danganronpa executions ever. While Ace didn’t experience a lot of physical torture like Min, the mental torture of his death and execution getting dragged out is not only extremely disturbing, but unique.
Yeah you could say this was one of the most cruel ways you could give Ace's death. And ofc the irony just writes itself with him being scared of dying.
OMG THIS EP HAD ME IN SHAMBLES BRO 😭😭 ACE’S VA HAD BILLS TO PAY ANYWAY after this episode this fangan has definitely become my favorite of all time! props to the devs, writers and all the drdt crew this is amazing!! all the characters are so so so well written. they’re all so realistic it’s agonizing (in a good way!!) ace is my favorite character and i was literally going through a rollercoaster of emotions the entire episode. the last conversation with levi and ace, ace giving arturo a pep talk, levi saving teruko and teruko at the end of the ep!! (yall r gonna kill me i swear) also ace’s execution was GENIUS. i thought it was gonna be about horses and all but the way it focused on him as a person and not just his talent was just TOO GOOD. execution’s are supposed to fill someone with despair and it definitely did its job (he literally died from fear 😭) ace is such an amazing character it’ll take me forever to recover 😭 the fact that it could (maybe) correlate with his deteriorating physical health hurts too 😭 the fact that his execution was dragged out and decreasing levi’s chances of living made my heart shatter istg!! this entire fangan is just a huge masterpiece and i love it to bits omg drdt team you are all so talented and amazing love u guys!! 🫶🏽💕
Spoilers… Did anyone else noticed this in Ace’s execution? Ace has nine siblings and Ace had to run through nine obstacles in his execution… Was that intentional? 😱😢 Sending lots of love to the Despair Time Team. Y’all are super talented. Keep up the great work. This chapter was phenomenal~ 💙
@@YourUltimateStarGazer Oh yeah, it was revealed in a QnA the dev did. Other facts include: His favorite color is purple, favorite 'ice cream' is frozen bananas, if the Dev could change his height again he'd be 5''2, and he's canonically gay gay homosexual gay.
This was the most fucking creative execution I’ve ever seen.
YEAH
Same
It's really cool when executions are specifically tailored for said character but not tailored for their talent
@@iashiash716 i prefer when uses both of those aspects tbh
The fact he dies from FEAR in an execution about the FEAR of dying, something we're shown last episode he FEARS is actually genius writing that even MIn's execution involving her talent and needing to be perfect can't top
Everyone saying that this execution wasn't that bad, that it was neither painful nor gory, I have to tell you, this is way, way worse. First off, this is one of the few executions that have more to do with personality than talent. Ace never cared about his talent, he cared about staying alive. In many parts of the trial, even in this episode, he has made it clear that he killed because he didn't want to be killed. He knew that everyone would kill him first unless there was a logically 'easier' kill. Even before this trial, he's admitted (Chapter 2 Episode 6 ~24:41) and I quote "I've always wondered which is worse, dying young or living a long shitty life of suffering." Ace also admitted that there was a part of him that hoped Nico would have killed him, which says a lot about his mental state.
Secondly, just like Teruko pointed out, Ace had a delayed death to make him suffer more. Although we don't know on if it was precalculated on MonoTV's part that someone would get injured, bc of predicting what Teruko would do or her being MM [to find a way to die and David lying about secrets theory], but regardless, MonoTV did take advantage of that and made Ace have to extend his death as much as possible. Ace mentally was going back and forth between dying quicker to save Levi or staying away from death due to his fear of dying, which defines Ace at his very core concept as a person.
Execution starts with Thanatophobia on a tombstone, which means fear of death. With Ace's fear of dying and his reaction, he definitely knew what that word meant. What follows is an easy to dodge blade that tried to cut off his head. Ace, as someone who fears death, obviously avoids it and sees a way to escape. Although he knows that delaying death could end up killing Levi, still chooses to escape through different rooms; illness, fire, car accident, falling, murder, drowning, lightning, execution. One thing I find interesting is the second and last rooms are the ones that have their entrances locked upon entering. I think each locked door has a different meaning. For the first lock when Ace enters the Illness room, time is spent on a shot of Ace thinking about what just happened and making a decision. I believe this is where Ace makes a final attempt to consider dying asap for Levi but just gets too overwhelmed with the realization of his inevitable death and decides to cling to life and try to run and live. By the final execution room, ace has gone through many ways of dying that, in my opinion, are very natural. I know that if you actually do math it isn't that likely, but people who get into those situations when it happens that very little ability to personally make decisions that can save themselves. Now this leads us to the most ironic death room of all, death by execution. This has layers of irony which range from the very basic "Execution = Danganronpa" train of thought to the very situation that just happened with Teruko/Levi. Multiple guns all ready to shoot someone, but unlike Teruko has nothing but luck, Ace only had, and I quote, "that life where I can't do anything but a sport that I hate because I suck shit at everything else." (so just a little lack of luck, you know). With the guns rising, I think this is where Ace accepts he is dead, he can't do nothing more, that he is still letting Levi lay in a state of injury, that he still doesn't want to die, etc. With the trigger being pulled, or honestly maybe even a couple of seconds before the trigger is pulled, I come to believe that Ace has accepted in body and brain he is dead (which leads the heart racing a million miles a second to just give out) leading to cardiac arrest. If Ace indeed died before the trigger was pulled, this just makes the death much more tragic in reality.
For someone who just wants to live, who had someone attempt to kill him yet fail at the last second, someone who killed the person they were most like yet jealous of due to them actually trying to change, the thought they died to themself is so cruel, worse then any other possible way of dying painfully and/or brutally. In all honesty Min's death was nicer than Ace's. The part that definitely hurt the most was that Ace was right. He knew that he was the least cared about, that nobody would bat an eye if he died. This sadly turned out to be true. Even without the injured Levi being rushed to get healed, the cast would have probably reacted similar to other people in which it was a painless, goreless death. Honestly, the cast was probably more disturbed by the concept of someone dying then the person (Ace) dying as an individual.
Props to the script writers, props to the voice actors, well done on your parts! I hope Chapter 3 takes its' time to come out so it can maintain this quality. 🥳
PS-If I overlooked something or just had something disagreeable, please feel free to reply. One of the best parts of Danganronpa is discussing the characters/executions/etc.💜
THIS WAS SO TRUE. OH MY GOD. I LOVE THIS EXECUTION SM??? I relate to the fears of death and the desperation to live so yeah. I completely get it.
I love your analysis on Ace's execution, and I completely agree with this!
I loved everything you said! Wow
I see some people confused on why the execution wasnt about jockeying, so i agree with this so much!
I love that Aces execution support the idea that people aren't always afraid of danger, but rather where that danger is. I feel like if MonoTV did a regular stopede, Ace would've known when he was going to die. Constantly being presented with scenarios of death OVER AND OVER again would send someone in extreme paranoia
death by fear induced cardiac arrest is surprisingly fitting for him
I just wish we got to see at least ONE horse. Yknow the executions are always inspired by the talent right?
@@Blueartist246 frrrrrr bro although the fear induced cardiac arrest fits him I wanted to see a horse race or smth
@@Marc-n7seven a horse image in the guns or in the gravestones could have done the work, but it is still good anyways
@@Blueartist246 No, it depends, DR1 chapter 3 and V3 chapter 2
@@Blueartist246It’s also inspired by personal things of the one being executed. Kirumi’s an example that comes to mind
Fun fact ; what happened to ace is called 'voodoo death'(stress cardiomyopathy), and it can happen when adrenaline or any other chemicals in your body reach fatal amounts. And it is, extremely rare, and very unlikely to happen. They literally scared this man to death, i can assure you the psychological tortures they put him through did NOT make it peaceful. He was likely both physically and mentally tired, as he had to escape drowning, a murderer, fire, and etc.
Yeah the people who said it was a peaceful death are tripping 😭
Not to mention the fact that MonoTV specified Levi had less chances of survival the longer Ace lived, and the fact Ace was forcefully put through different murder methods but not being deliberately harmed probably raised his anxiety through the roof. Imagine wanting a quick death but you're forced to be put through stressful situations knowing someone else may die too.
I’m gonna be so real I was just expecting a horse to buck his head in
Dude Ace's speech to Arturo instantly shot him up to being one of my favorite characters. Like my gosh it's crazy how those two are easily the most aggressive and rude characters in the game (next to David) but they just came across as real in these scene. Arturo is afraid he won't be able to save Levi's life but Ace, a man who admitted many times he is afraid of dying himself, told Arturo he CAN save a life if he at least tries. I really do love that Ace ended up being very similar to Mondo during that moment
and Arei by extension...
GUYS ACE HASNT BEEN DEAD FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. THEY CAN REPOWER HIS HEART WITH AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. IM NOT COPING SHUT UP.
That's so smart LMAO
@@jigo9380 sadly you forgot that ace was locked in the execution area so they couldn’t reach him tear in the comments for our ace fans 🥲
we can still Xander him back to life!!!
@Trixeena-4a
I mean considering how many rooms he went through it’s possible
unfortunatly, you were 4 hours late
ACE MARKEY DIED A BADASS.
He tried to stop the killing game, he PUSHED HIS OWN EXECUTION TO START to try to save Levi. He encouraged Aruto. And he didn't do it because he suddenly became fearless in his final moments, like Teruko thought he would. He did all that while TERRIFIED.
And THAT'S what makes him brave. Coward my ass! He proved them wrong, proved himself wrong!!!
ACE MARKEY YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS.
He really proved he wasnt a coward in his final moments
My boy really *slayed* with this bit of character development at the end
Teruko cockily affirming "I'll show you all what it means to be the ultimate lucky student" for that luck to manifest as someone getting hurt because of her once again, as making Ace's last moments worse, god I feel so bad for her
Indeed, she better get a happy ending otherwise I will be mentally broken 😢
Teruko true motive is that she was the one who created the killing game, isn't it? Because she wanted to die and she wants to see if someone is capable of doing it.
U might be ONTO SOMETHING
Don't do this to me, man...
I think it’s more likely that her luck caused the killing game. In most danganronpa games, the students have already become incredibly close to eachother before the game starts. what would be unluckier than all your friends dying around you because of something you have no control over?
I'm not sure if that is her goal but I definitely think that motive belongs to her
dude im keeping this in mind when ch6 rolls around 👀
Ace being so scared of death yet still asking to diie in order to save levi
Not to mention that he literally died from being scared-
That aside, Ace willing to give up his life for Levi is honestly super bittersweet-
And not only that, Levi will probably not feel anything about it. Ace, after saying he hoped Levi died because Levi told he didn't care about him, still went in his way just to save Levi..
So heartbreaking😭
That’s human nature
@@Hellsaidno I think levi will actually change
24:43 😭😭
Xander: “I think you're a really great person, okay? But you're constantly undermining yourself with all your talk about "bad luck. There's got to be a better way than just resigning yourself to the whims of fate. Never tell yourself, "There's nothing we can do to make things better, so let's just give up””
IM NEVER EVER RECOVERING FROM XANDER N TERUKO NEVERRRR
(Xander said that in chapter 1, ep. 5 btw)
this is DEVASTATING NO
Xander was and still is my favorite 😭😭 and Ace was my second, I'm in shambles rn 😔 hopefully David lasts longer at least
Whims of fate
That's a persona reference
@@jackofhearts5542 actually same why did they kill all of my red haired boys
Spoilers
you know... it weirdly brought me peace and acceptance that ace's death was not brutal or gory... a heart attack made me more relieved and happy that I didn't see my favorite character get brutalized.
SAME, I feel at peace because ace went out honourably, seeing him brutalized would’ve pushed me over the edge
I agree with this… he definitely had a peaceful death. On the other hand, the poor guy was afraid of dying, and his fear was used against him. At least he didn’t suffer.
@@lussembleartmslover I would have had a fucking mental breakdown if he died in a gory way it would have been so sad
something something… the parallel between ace and min,, min was practically sheltered her whole life but received an unnecessarily brutal death,, beaten arms, sawed legs.
ace on the other hand, went through grueling training daily and probably got brutally thrown around by the thing that his talent revolves around,,, but has an execution with no blood or death or broken bones or anything
That was actually kind of brutal in my opinion... Imagine experiencing every death of a human being possible in a row... He didn't suffer physically, instead mentally and emotionally...
I feel like just because typically people with ASPD don't feel empathy and compassion in the same ways people without it do, doesn't mean they are devoid of feeling something parallel to it. I think Levi is a great example of that. He says he doesn't feel or understand any of those emotions, and I'm sure he doesn't in the average way, but his actions go beyond just someone pretending to fit in by masking and mimicing. I think he does feel the same as others, just so differently that it almost doesn't feel the same--but it is, imo.
also i think whit took something from his body lol
HE DIED CAUSE HE WAS SCARED😭 THATS SO CRUEL AND FITTING OMG😭😭😭😭
I’m gonna make an ace body pillow just so I can cuddle him to sleep every night 😭😭😭
@McDonaldsEula I think we all need one seeing what Ace went through 😭
@@McDonaldsEula i already have one :3
@@zuitcase YO WHERED YOH GET IT
What...? I thought the execution would be associated with his talent. Maybe something like in which he gets on a wild and uncontrollable jockey horse that runs as fast as a cheetah or something, and then eventually tosses him into a wall of spikes.😏
NEVER ASK A DRDT FAN WHAT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 4TH 2024
GRAAH REAL
But... it's the fourth???
@@masterspoiler2367 different timezones
@@masterspoiler2367 ..i thought it was the fifth the whole day thank you 😭
6:05 PM
y’all, the DRDT creator confirmed this is the last episode of chapter 2, the lack of scrum debate and other things were due to their burnout.
Yeah, that seems fair, I haven't made a fangan yet but doing a project with THIS much work put into it and you can't make a profit out of it, that would drain anyone, I hope they're doing okay
I mean I think it might have been better without it this trial
Me, thinking that the lack of scrum debate was to show that no one was on Ace’s side:
Not every trial needs every mini game. Would like to see lucky guess come back though.
Are they really the only person working on this?
I'm genuinely proud of DRDT Dev and the team. Zero joke here, this is my favorite episode in the series. This is proof that no matter the struggle, the outcome is well and truly worth it.
(Episode spoilers below.)
- I love that the execution was based off of Ace's fears as opposed to his talent.
- Ace's speech to Arturo to save the life of someone he hated really stuck with me.
- Levi, the guy that says he doesn't care about people, take literal bullets for Teruko. (There's good in him.)
- Ace trying to execute himself as fast as possible to save Levi showed genuine humanity.
- Everyone rushing to Levi's aid proves that the cast is really starting to see themselves as team.
- Teruko's moment on her own in the trial room really opens up her inner character that we've all been craving, and it's my favorite part of the series so far. She tries to find out why she's here, and what this means for both her and everyone remaining, whether it's fate that makes her liable to everyone dead, dying, or affected.
I don't care whether there's a scrum debate or anything other minigame like that, or not. DRDT isn't a massive team like other DR games or fangames, hence why it's been a long time between chapters and episode releases. And given how stellar this series is, and always will be in my book, I'll wait no matter how long it takes.
Thank you, DRDT Dev. Thank you DRDT, team. Thank you, everyone. I give you all my appreciation, and much more.
why was that actually the coolest fucking execution holy shit
I AM SO DEVASTATED BUT THIS SERIES IS SO AMAZING I LOVE IT HERE
The execution is not based on Ace's Ultimate Talent, but on his thanotophobia. I can respect him for willingly sacrificing himself in order for Levi to be saved, even though he is terrified to die young.
this series suprises me every timeee
Here's some things I noticed in this episode:
7:06 This is the plan Teruko mentioned to Veronika in episode 7, but then told her that she will find out when the next murder occurs.
16:17 This Whit sprite comes out of absolutely nowhere and was made specifically for this scene, and it adds to the list of reasons on why I believe Whit is the traitor. Why does he have his hand behind his back? Why make a new sprite like this when Whit has other nervous sprites? This must mean something. (I'm going full Veronika here I know)
19:43 There is a name on this gravestone. I think it says "Taylor Riley" but it's hard to make it out. If I had to guess it's probably the guy Ace mentioned in the trial who was his only friend. Speaking of that friend, at 17:26 Ace says he would have a third death on his hands, and in the trial Ace speaks of his friend like he's already dead, so I theorize Ace accidentally got him killed.
Drdev confirmed Ace had a friend.
His name was Taylor Riley by the way.
I'm 99% sure that Whit is a Mastermind.
Yeah I thought that new sprite just felt so suspicious. I really do wonder how it’s gonna be reused
Now thinking about it, idk if I trust Whit anymore 😭😭
ARE THESE VOICE ACTORS BEING HELD BY GUNPOINT HOLY SHIT
THEY HAD RENT TO PAYYY
IT'S SO GOOD FOR NO REASON, LIKE THE WAY ACE SCREAMED THEN PUNCHED MONOTV ?! YESSS
Rent was due, landlord at the door, lights flickering ...
ACE’S VA WAS WORKING OVERTIME
No, but Ace sure is.
ok im gonna be real thats worse than just straight up killing him
LITTERALLYYY oh my god
FOR REAL ☹️☹️
@@blu3exoticRANMARU PFP
I don't think I've seen anyone get executed via cardiac arrest
@@satoshiforever991 😼
I send my deepest condolences to the Ace nation.
Thank you
ASS is currently in shambles thank you for your condolences
We are not okay
i'm just happy he wasn't killed by horses
This is probobly the last DRDT vid were going to get for a while. Thank you to the amazing voice actors and the creator for making on of the most peak fan danganronpa media out there.
NO PLEASE DONT JINX IT I DONT WAIT ANOTHER HIATUS
@@Sammmy_boi Good Shit takes time, especially if that good shit in question is made by only one person. So while it hurts to wait for probobly another year, lets give the creator and the VA time to make more peak
Honestly if we are getting this level of quality i dont mind the long wait
@@Kaz-sg1ihi agree! the last episode was 45 mins long so if they take a break again i won’t be heartbroken either
@Sammmy_boi You have to be delulu if you think they have thr whole chapter 3 ready, especially after the wait it took to get chapter 2 after the end of chapter 1. You'll be patient and you'll live 🤭
Nah cause the fact is Ace was so scared of death and pain, that when he thought he was gonna experience pain he died.
That's a tier of cruel of its own btw 😭
Goodbye, Ace... I was thinking you'd last longer. You and Arei deserved a better life. Hoping you can rest in peace.
If it makes you feel better, just imagine Ace and Arei chilling in a “dead people” lounge, with Min and Xander, doing ghost things and placing their bets on the participants still alive.
@@randomscreaminggoat9820I think ghost Arei would beat the heck out of ghost Ace
HOW ARE YOU EVERYWHERE
What r u talkin abt bro? They still alive, idk what u mean :/
SPOILER
this reminded me of that one line in Coraline (the book)
"Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you're scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing, anyway."
imo ace asking to be executed was a perfect way to finish his story as a character
im still internally sobbing though
god this was a tragedy through and through. great job drdtdev you hurt me
BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE WHIT SPRITE?? HOLY SHIT HE LOOKED SO MAD
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING ABOUT THAT WHIT SPRITE AT 16:16 HOLY SHIT
RIGHT LIKE A SERIOUS WHIT SPRITE IN THIS ECONOMY???? ACTUALLY INSANE 😭
Whit is a mastermind😊
IT’S YA GIRL VERONIKA IN THE COMMENTS AGAIN let’s all freak out, shall we?
- Veronika VA 🕸️🕸️
You sound amazing btw! Y9ure really skilled
Veronika>>>
I cant wait to start crying fr.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT SHES BACK
This episode actually made me cry
You did a good job with voicing, your reward is a cosmic brownie
Rose is going to be tortured by this now- every waking moment, she will remember this over and over again. 😣
yeah i'm real upset about arei and ace and whatever but i think we're forgetting the real victim my baby girl who does no wrong (forget about the art forgery) rose lacroix. even if she survives she has not only amountain of debt she needs to repay but enough trauma to traumatize a therapist. if she ever ends up killing for the sake of a money related motive i can't even blame her lmao
@fragglefigglehorn I doubt she would even have the reason to kill unless something truly terrifying motivates her to do so. She has seen the details of both Min and Ace's executions, to the point where she can LITERALLY draw them perfectly-
As for Ace and Arei, I'm shocked by how mentally devastating their two deaths were. It felt like Ace and Arei have so many similitaries and differences with each other. Both were unlikable jerks to the class who only served nothing but trouble in the first chapter.. these two could've changed, but the tragedy is that they were probably the most likely to die....
Anyways, I'm looking for CH3.. although I wonder whats going to happen with Levi...
@@calebnnate2342 yea i know i just wouldn't blame her lol
As everyone is talking about Ace, the execution, and the FUCKING SPRITE WHIT HAD?? I'd like to talk about Teruko.
These past few episodes I've been (for some reason) obsessing over her character, instead of being stressed for the execution or theorizing on what's gonna happen like I always do, I was on edge this episode... Teruko dying?? Huh??? Her crying?? Omg. The last scene of her on the ground???? Her blaming herself for what happened to everyone??? The last episodes where her vulnerable side was shown??? DAMN. I love you Teruko.
YOU DONT GET TERUKO LIKE I DO
All of this. These last few episodes really showed how the walls Teruko put up after Ch. 1 have more than a few cracks in them. I genuinely felt sorry for her at the end of the episode.
We know what’s gonna happen…. The saddest yet most interesting part of the trials; the execution
On God I'm sorry for our boy
i wonder how ace will go out, like there isnt that much i think they could do with his talent that plays into his end-
@@sxg0017 the first thing that came to my mind was; him riding on a “horse” while stuck in a “knight’s armour” running very fast while holding a jousting lance, and then under high speed he gets stabbed right through the body” by the enemy knight(who’s a robot made by monoTV) who was also holding a jousting lance.
Just a guess though, I too am curious of how the execution would turn out like.
@@sxg0017 My first thought is the headless horseman.... 😬
drawn and quartered mayhaps?
The Levi X Ace shippers are gonna go wild after this
oh yeaaaah. trust me, i did.
I legitimately crashed out 😭
You see i def cant see this ship ever working for the fact Levi feels no empathy for anyone and thus he would be unable to love Ace at all
200 bucks someone's gonna draw them Alien Stage round 6 style.
@@boo435 OMG WAIT YOU’RE ONTO SOMETHING WITH THAT 😭😭 THATS AGONIZING
CHILLS....ACE'S VA....TERUKO'S VA.... LEVI'S SACRIFICE....THE ENTIRE POST TRIAL....SO...MUCH...CHILLS....
As someone who is too damn scared to watch the episode, could you please explain to me some important stuff that has happened? Just, Please, I love Ace and I'm too scared to see how this chapter has come to an end.
@@HoneySketch9 want me to explain ace's execution for ya? (I'm a huge ace fan as well, struggling rn)
@@c1nn4m4z1ng Sure, If you don't mind. Do you also mind including what happened before the execution, since this is the moment people usually have things left to say to eachother?
@@HoneySketch9 alright, this is gonna be a lot. So ace starts by saying stuff about not wanting to die (like the end of last episode) and teruko tells him "I need you to do something that could save your life. " She tells him to kill monoTV, because even if he fails he was gonna die anyway. He proceeds to punch monoTv and breaks their screen, which causes them to reboot and now has a different voice?? (I don't understand it either) so then monoTv proceeds to say "it's time for teruko tawaki's execution" and a big machine gun appears in front of teruko. She just kinds stands there as multiple people tell her to move, monoTV just counts down from 10. They get to 0, and it shows that someone was shot. Levi had jumped in front of teruko, and was shot a bunch of times. They want to get him to the infirmary, but they can't leave until the blackened is executed. Ace tells at Arturo to save Levi, then tells monoTV to execute him. Before his execution, he cries saying "I'm scared of dying. " (putting the execution in a second comment)
Ace's execution starts with him in a graveyard, and he dodges a scythe. He runs to a door, which leads him to a hospital hallway, reading "death by illness" he runs through another door at the end of the hallway, which is full of fire, "death by burning" he continues running through different ways of death, until he reaches one last room. "Death by execution" there about 6 men standing before him, each holding guns. Ace backs up, but he can't go through the door again. Eventually, they shoot the guns, but confetti comes out. Ace then collapses, and a paper falls onto his face, stating "ace markey autopsy report: death by fear-induced cardiac arrest"
OH MY GOD ACE'S VA WASNT MESSING AROUND
BRO HAD RENT DUE
They had bills to pay
Ace isn't actually the killer guys! It was actually Mikuru Ikusaba, the 16th student, lying hidden somewhere in this school. The one they call the Ultimate Despair. Watch out for her.
Arr Naurr!😱
Wait if there’s a mikuru ikusaba won’t that mean there’s a Junko???😱😱😱😱
what if it's actually Mai Akasaki
*mukuro??? sorry who the freak is mikuru
@@starrz.x0x basically this fan show is based of a series of game called danganronpa SPOILERS (in the first game mukuro is a secret student that comes into the story later on)
The fact his execution was purely psychological. Poor Ace. I feel like thatd work on me too ngl
I TUNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM WHEN I SAW TERUKO ABOUT TO BE SHOT I FREAKED OUT!!! TAKING OUT TWO OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN ONE EPISODE IS CRAZY. I LOST MY SHIT
I wonder why Levi did that. Maybe he feels guilty for not being a good enough support system for Ace, causing murder? Thought since Levi shows psychopathy traits maybe that may not be it. Im sure theres a logical explanation
IM GONNA MISS THIS SMMMMM BUT TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THE BANGERS CREATOR
well its more sociopathy/aspd traits, and he likely jumped in front because using his logic in the situation and framework for being a good person, it'd be more beneficial for him to take the shots because he thought monotv wouldn''t kill someone that didn't break the rules
@@teawitch785 oh that makes sense!
Damn, this fangan really has a way of making your opinion of a character turn a full 180. Awesome job writing Ace!
4:49
Ace to Levi: "Kill yourself!"
Levi at 14:47: "If you say so."
THAT. WAS. FOUL.
i thought he was gonna get ran over by a horse bro
yeah i thought there was going to be at least. like one horse in the execution. especially since it ended up being fear themed and ace said he’s scared of horses. death by stampede or something
I thought he would be buryed alive in horse poop cause he’s “a piece of (beep)”
YEAH
I thought he would either be riding a horse to his own doom or maybe he'd be chased by horses til he either died from a heart attack or was trampled.
Same. I was thinking of a Death by Horse stampede, similar to Gunhdam.
YALL IT'S OVER. ACE NATION WE TRIED, WE THEORIZED, WE PRAYED. BUT IT WAS FOR NAUGHT. Now let's mourn and enjoy the cool edits that come out of all of this. A.S.S (Ace Survivor Society) we had a good run! It all ends here!
ACE MARKEY YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS TO ME.
ASS IM DYING😭😭
@NatLynnJ It's been a legit thing in Ace fan circles for like, a year. We were SO SURE he had survivor vibes
The downfall of A.S.S 😭😭
It has been an honor being apart of the A.S.S society. I wish you all well as we mourn our fellow hotheaded jockey 😔🫡
A.S.S. is a wild name, but we did have a long run
IM SO SORRY A.S.S (Ace Survivor Society) YOUR MAN IS NOT MAKING IT OUT ALIVE7
Fuck.
But its okay 🥹
o7
😭😭😭
99% OF ACE MARKEY FANS QUIT BEFORE THE BIG PLOT TWIST WHERE HE LIVES!!! HES GONNA LIVE GUYS TRUST!!!!
@@steelknight5383 how...
Loved the execution honestly,
I was expecting a horse related one since we knew he hated his talent,, but this style of execution heightened his most despair inducing quality to the point of death: his fear, how he will never be able to conquer them and will die because of it. Just like how Min’s heightened her most despair inducing quality, her perfectionism, and gave her despair knowing she will never be perfect enough to survive. Very great in terms of a character arc standpoint. Also just personal preference, but I like how there wasn’t much physical injury but a lot of psycological despair, felt a lot more fun that way.
I think if the execution was like a roller coaster except Ace was riding a horse instead; each section could've just been a different type of death before ending with Ace getting off the horse rollercoaster thing and being confronted by the executioners - ending the exact same as it did.
That's the only change I would make, but it's still a really good execution even without it...
I think the worse thing is that they made it so long, knowing Ace wanted it to be quick just so they could get Levi out, they made him go for so long and ending it with something others could consider.. pathetic, just like he thought they all saw him.
The amazing thing about this series is how it never takes anything for granted and isn't afraid to take risks and do things in a unique and novel way
When ace and teruko cried, i also cried.....
We all cried
I wont be able to sleep well now that ace's gone and levi got shot 😞
Also spoilers for death of a goat
Man screw that cat you had the nerve to rush min but not the goat and to not even touch him bruh Ace needed better but what wouid happened if Ace didn't die of heart attack
@@firery5282 fr? Cause chapter 1 was 11 minutes and this one was 27 💀
Also some people on twitter said he would have been trampled by horses
@@malatech8412 I see why
First of all...what did we learn from this trial? because i learned not to have FAVORITES-
Second of all...GREAT JOB TO THE CREATOR AND TEAM BEHIND THIS FANGAN!!! You all did a WONDER job with this chapter and i can't wait to see more of what you guys have in store
Yeah, that lesson tends to happen in every Danganronpa game
SPOILERD FROM YTTD
Me watching Shin's death be like. 😀(As a fan of Shin, i killed him and saved Kanna instead.)
hey do yall remember when ace said theyre gonna put him down like a horse with a broken leg in chapter 1. no particular reason for bringing it up just making sure were all aware of that
NOOOOOOOOO😭😭
NO ONE TALK TO ME, ACE IS DEAD AND NOW LEVI MIGHT BE TOO, BUT DID Y'ALL SEE WHITS NEW SPRITE AT 16:18 WTF 😭
WHAT WAS CONCERNING TO ME WAS THE HAND BEHIND HIS BACK
Exactly! Like what was that about?
@@anubis2133 NO FR BC HAVE A FEELING HE WAS HIDING SMTH!! I HOPE NOT, WHIT IS ONE OF MY FAVS 😭
@@anubis2133He was scratching his butt
@@Celeste-kr3zo he definitely is... I mean, how did he get that everyone's murder weapon list? Lmao
[SPOILERS]
i won't lie, I bursted into tears after Ace's execution. Not even because of the execution itself, but because of the scene afterwards. I think what really pushed me to burst into tears was one little thing.
*nobody cared.*
Veronika just said it was incredible and stuff, but everyone else only cared about Levi.
God... to imagine what it would be like to sacrifice yourself for someone else's sake only for NOBODY to even say how cruel your death was or ANYTHING. Wow... ouch... Poor Ace :(
He was brave for asking MonoTV to execute him for Levi's sake, only for him to still die out of fear.
Can't believe I used to hate him. What an amazing character and ending, really.
It is officially Aceover yall.
I wonder how things will pan out in ch3 regarding Ace. Given what happened to Levi, his death kinda got oveshadowed. A fitting end, that he didn't have any mourners. It's exactly what he expected.
I think its just a case of priorities. They don’t have time to think about Ace. Life if for the living. I’m sure once Levi is stable (assuming he doesn’t die), people will start talking about Ace again
@@spiritofchaos58 OOF, yeah, that's what hurt the most, it was EXACTLY what he thought would happen
I don't think they didn't care, they were just more focused on saving Levi.
I mean, if someone was about to die would you really take time to mourn, cry, or show that you care for the death of someone who already died? Or take the time to save the person who's already alive?
They may not even care in the moment due to Levi's deadly situation occupying their attention, this doesn't mean they can't care afterwards though. In chapter 3 we'll probably see the characters have a reaction to Ace's death after Levi's saved, or dies.
EXACTLY
like right after he died, the first thing He says is "The elevator is open!"
Like 😭
So called "free thinkers" when it's time to find ways how to still accuse Hu Jing of being the ch2 culprit
Can I talk actually with the writers? I am a murder mystery writer and this really inspired me. I could just love some insight in the process. Please this could help me a lot. Can people like my comment so they can see this
Ooh I hope you succeed!
@@nooneimportant1292 Thank you so much!!
Here’s some advice: a red herring is another piece of evidence, so don’t discard using the red herring in a story after it’s revealed to be a dead end.
A single writer is behind drdt and they don't respond to comments because it makes them nervous.
@@Chocbu Thank you for letting me know
Oh my gosh... that was a lot. I was just expecting Ace to be executed, but for all of THIS to happen as well. Ace revealing he actually cares about Levi and making his execution start sooner to try and save him, Teruko trying to stop the killing game, the creative and tragic execution, and that heartbreaking ending scene with Teruko... so much to like.
Also, glad I don't feel crazy anymore for thinking Whit is sus. That one sprite felt like way more than just shock or fear at not escaping, he felt very sinister. I know there's some Mastermind speculation, but even if I do think it's possible, I'm shocked if they hint at it this early. Then again, this chapter proved that normal Danganronpa conventions are here to be played with, so who knows? Or maybe Whit is just about to go crazy for some reason.
Anyway, keep up the great work! I don't know when we can expect more, but I'm going to miss DRDT while we wait for chapter 3! But also since you seem to be dealing with a lot, please don't feel pressured to deliver too fast, please take your time to make sure it can be the best it can. :)
I hope we get more Despair Time after this episode, understandably it would take a bit for everything to get made, but I’m sure it’d be amazing nonetheless. If that’s not the case and this is where the project stops, it’s been an absolutely incredible journey watching this series! The creator should be proud of their work, as well as the work of the team behind them!
I absolutely adore Despair Time and hope to see more!
OMG THEY MADE HIM KILL HIMSELF OUT OF FEAR WHAT
UGH I HATE IT BUT IT'S SUCH A GOOD EXECUTION
They cooked with this chapter
Dw guys he may be gone but Hu is still the culprit
So real
Hu has quickly become my least favourite because of the favouritism for Nico like stick to your story 😭😭👎
type shit ive been on lately
She girl bossed to close to sun
Hu is such a hypocrite but i can understand why she acts like that
rip to my boy ace it was a long run. race. um horses. jockey. it was a long jockey.
he's long you say?
@@dizzyier his life wasn't
@@c1nn4m4z1ng LMAO
that's cruel as hell bruh. ace literally took one for the team to save levi and they didn't even care
I hope they at least acknowledge his noble act in chapter 3. I understand they needed to save Levi, but damn, not one person seemed to at least cared about the man… Also, I need them to get on Veronica and Nico next chapter, because I expected someone to get mad at her for cackling over Ace’s death, but not one nigga seemed to care and that just left me distraught, but again, they did need to save Levi.
@@maskkid Right. I do think we'll get more of their response in ch3. Probably Nico feeling some complex feelings, maybe Hu alongside them. Plus Levi's probabily going to be utterly baffled by Ace, which is going to be interesting.
But as it stands...it hurts. I think it makes sense given the context, but for a character who felt like the world was against him, to die in a single act of selflessness for someone he claimed he hated, only for nobody to bat an eye...hurts. At least Teruko had a moment to berate MonoTV for his cruelty towards Min and Ace.
@@maskkidI know this sounds really bad and I really do love Ace but honestly I kind of hope they don’t really acknowledge Ace’s sacrifice because how perfect would it be that even after he’s dead he’s still not cared for, that Ace was right to believe that when he dies no one will care.
Arei and Ace on their way to speedrun character development before they die
It's aceover guys despite the theories 💔
No he still have time pull a junko plz😢
He's alive. I know it.
You don't know that! Maybe it's Hu and they just waiting for the big reveal 😏
Yall, I’m still in denial. He’s such a tragic character I don’t want him to die 😭🙏
@@BlackThreath1234 stage 1: denial
okay, i wouldnt have noticed this if someone on twitter hadnt pointed it out, but on two of the graves right behind ace, it looks like they very faintly say "elliot cuevas" (charles' brother) and "felicity" (arturos sister)
its extremely hard to see it, but if im not tripping, i can kinda see it.
ALSO, at 19:44, the name "taylor riley" is clearly on that grave. i believe that was the name of aces friend who died?
@Trixeena-4a i think so.
Insane ending to the chapter. The execution was completely unexpected and seems to go more with his "I don't want to die" attitude. Not sure if I like it yet, but it sure was interesting!
congrats on your transition monotv
daaaare i say ... mommy.
..... mommytv?? /j
This transition will not be present on the next chapters (probably)
I think we will see it back in ch 6
@@replacableVesselit was the automatic voice since Ace hurt MonoTV
They said it would take 1 hour until full reboot and then they would be back to normal
@@-Andresis- The new voice sounds a bit like Teruko to me
25:23 Is this the first time we saw Teruko shedding tears? If it is, I do like it how she waited until everyone's gone to finally break.
Only other tears was when she was stabbed, I guess you could just read that as pain, or if you want to super look into it it might also be the betrayal, but those are the few moments that Teruko has let herself be vulnerable
I know we're sad about what happened but CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS WHIT SPRITE FOR A SECOND? 16:17
ITS YUMY
God he’s sus as hell. Love him for that though !
Ngl at that moment I got David vibes for a bit
God, I feel like Whit is going to break eventually. I’m now convinced that this man is at the verge of going apeshit.
why is he making that face im fucking unnervedddd. HES SUS AS HELL
love how the ace fans are all coming together now in times of hardship 🙏
And with this episode, Drdt is officially my favorite fangan (It already was before but the writing, animations, editing and voice actings reaffirm it)
Ace was my favorite character, but this execution was so creative, and Teruko is an amazing protagonist who really cares about the people who died in this killing game.
Great job Dev! Please take care and rest!! 🫶🫶
October 4th, 2024, disaster has struck. Ace Markey, the Ultimate Jockey, has been tragically executed.
Being fr rn, why did the show make me like Ace AFTER he was deemed blackened, so much for “late character development”
That was a “last minute character development” and It is PERFECT
@@replacableVessel Spoilers
Ace getting a last minute character development by wanting to save Levi is the definition of "I won but at what cost?".
I hope Nico, Levi and Arturo gets a character development if not surviving.
I thought Ace would live longer for his character development, i was sooo wrong😭
I can’t find where the comment was for Veronika’s VA so I’ll say it here. I am very grateful for your time, dedication, and effort. You didn’t have to give your best or even do this, your kindness does not go unnoticed. Even if you don’t wish to continue, even if this is where this story ends, I am very grateful for your hard work, and I hope that you know everyone here appreciates you.
I'm so freaking mad at Hu's hypocrisy. HOW CAN SHE TREAT ACE WITH SO MUCH CONTEMPT BECAUSE HE OFFED AREI WHEN NICO WAS PLANNING TO DO THE SAME??? I really freaking hope that people become more suspicious and on-guard with Nico because that STUNT THAT THEY PULLED IS MESSED UP.
Yass the Nico hate train is strong
@@excalibuur9925 yeah I was so mad she was acting like Nico didnt do anything
THEYRE A MURDERER TOO
Well at least Nico admitted that they did something very wrong. They're not defending their actions, only Hu is
Nico has signs of being a killer next chapter because if he didn't get caught he would've killed ace and he might strike again if someone else makes him mad it dose not look good for him
Heavy on this.
Because I know if Nico did that to anyone else like for example Eden Hu would be having stroke
We got monoTV angst before gta 6😭😭😭
Reminder to keep things civil in the comments, no matter what happens. Don't think I didn't see the Eden slander from the previous episode 💀, and I say this as an Ace fan. Eden might remind me a bit of Tsumugi from v3 but let's not villainize a character because you want to protect another one💅
Also I wonder if the missing stepladder/step stool + the scratches on the playground floor will be explained
🧍♀
I kinda love how some people thought Eden would commit a tsumugi but the entire crime has no room for interruptions
Connections to previous games aren't terrible (since this in a DR fan game) but the DR fandom manages to oversimply a lot of character's roles in the story because they barely fit the stereotype.
You know, now that you mentioned that, that could be evidence of Ace strangling Arei to knock her out. She could’ve tried to escape his grip and scraped her feet against the playground floor, which left the marks
Congratulations,Ace, you managed to enter my top 10 from this fangan. You'll be remembered forever.😢
This has got to be one of the BEST trail conclusions I’ve ever seen
“I have prepared a special punishment for Ace Markey, the ultimate Jockey!”
"It's PUNISHMENT TIME!!"
The execution was so cruel, but so perfect at the same time. Also, I think it’s perfectly dramatic that the main protagonist, we are slowly watching her, losing her grip on her emotional self. It’s actually kind of tough to watch, but that’s what makes it so dang good
Not me thinking that Ace could live and we could see the tension of a killer rise among their group 🔥😭
That would be epic though
I mean Nico and Levi are right there
@@dylanmcgoey2238 true
@Trixeena-4a yeah I just meant that Nico and Levi are also murderers
(Attempted murder still counts)
@Trixeena-4a they were very close to killing Ace
That still counts
THIS WAS SUCH AN INTRIGUING ENDING AND I LOVE ITTT
the parallels to past chapters is rllu interesting too!
For example, In the prologue, Teruko saved Levi, and now Levi saved Teruko. In Chapter 1, Teruko was (implicably) the first one to leave out of everyone, and now she is the last to leave. (There may be more I simply did not notice)
drdt dev, VAs, and everyone who contributed, you should be proud of yourselves for this masterpiece. This is one of the best fanganronpas I have ever seen, and the wait was certainly worth it. It will probably be a looong time before we get more content, so for now, until next time!
In other words, YOU ALL COOKED 🔥🔥🔥
Yea Ace's death is so far one of the least gruesome death in any Danganronpa(fanfic or official) but its also the most cruelest execution ever. They kept messing with him up until the very end and he just die from shock...
Never ask an Acevi fan what happened on October 5th 2024 4:00 am GMT
ITS SO ACEOVER :’(
Ok some things I’m expecting after reading/hearing some theories are:
(EDIT: Well… that was an episode for sure lmao I still hoped Nico would get the consequences of his actions but oh well cool episode!! I sure do hope my other 2 favs don’t die soon!)
1• Nico is somehow gonna get harmed in Ace’s execution (like fuyuhiko did), I’m not sure if it will be Ace trying the drag Nico down with him or the execution itself.
2• David actually got Teruko’s secret but lied for some reason, when Teruko said “My family” for her secret he did have a sinister smile bc I think he knows she’s lying
3• I feel like since Eden wasn’t the culprit this trial and seems like she has a bigger role in the story I think she will either be a survivor or die in chapter 5 (pls not be the mastermind that would be cruel lol)
(As I said these are my predictions based on reading and hearing theories in comments and videos so I didn’t come up with them mostly, still sorry if they don’t make sense)
@@AriJrr Eden being a clockmaker does seem kinda suspicious given the killing game is a TV show. It’s not a perfect parallel, but it’s still close.
Also I can absolutely see Ace being petty and trying to get Nico killed.
I don't think Ace has any time to be petty, he'll be too terrified to do much. And considering how Nico silently apologized to him last episode, they'll hopefully have a nice moment together. Ace has already suffered enough, at least let him have something nice before he dies
@@jackin_it for Eden being the mastermind, we know that she attacks someone with a fork as we saw in the prologue and a few episodes ago (since she was holding a fork with blood on it and in the first cg where someone says they have to kill teruko you can kinda see a fork in the image, I’m pretty sure it was Eden who attacked) this scene will either happen later on or has happened in the past. Normally if there was no leads I would say it happens later, but since Xander tried to kill Teruko and once I heard someone mention that his eye wound could have been caused by Eden (I don’t remember the reason, but Xander mentioned it was from deleted memories so it has to be important) so my guess is either Eden is the mastermind trying to get rid of teruko or Eden knows something that teruko is related to the killing game (David’s motive being terukos would match that too)
Tbh my mastermind suspects are Teruko, Veronika(she’s so suspicious that she is not suspicious lol), Eden and Whit (I hope it’s not whit lol, I’m sus of him bc he defended David&Eden and they turned out to be innocent and also he did make the “hanging out” joke but I do believe that was just a joke GOD PLS TELL ME IT ISNT WHIT AND I HAVE BEEN JUST READING TOO MANY THEORIES-)
Sorry if this comment makes no sense my memory is kinda bad and I’m rushing this so I may have made some mistakes :)
david is lying, the secret said that she blames herself for the death of her parents and siblings, but she says she only has one brother, teruko and xander's secrets are switched. it makes more sense for xander to have that as his secret considering his extra video, and teruko likely knew it wasnt hers but also knew it was a horrible move for her to say that her secret was causing the killing game, especially when she still cant piece together what her true secret was.
WHY TF NICO WOULD TRY TO PROTECT ACE LIKE HE WOULD PROBABLY BE HAPPY ABOUT ACE DEATH IDK
9:42 Maybe I am thinking too much into this, but David's reaction is definitely interesting. It seems like he is impressed with Ace just now. Granted, EVERYONE was impressed with Ace but still to focus on Mr. "People Can't Change" himself. Man, it is really a rollercoaster with these characters and I love every bit of it.
Nah, that reaction is more like "That worked? Is really over?"
This class trial and this series with all the episodes you've released is an amazing accomplishment. You should definitely be proud of what you've achieved with this series
Ace's execution is even more genius than you might think! Even though it seemingly has no correlation to his talent, it may correlate to the jockey Frank Hayes who died of a heart attack before crossing the finishing line.
not david calling ace “boo” 😭😭
acevid hints we're so winning (inhaling copium)
acevid so real
I laughed 😭😭
Timeskip? (For some reason I don’t think the correct term is timeskip but I can’t remember the other word)
acevid
Spoiler
I just love how MonoTV use Ace phobia for his execution
Wherever you like the killer of this chapter or not (I personnaly do), we can all agree this is gonna be painful to watch. Both physically and mentally, especially after the breakdown they starded to have on last episode...
I'm ready not to be feeling good, but in a positive way because it means this series truly knows how to deal with emotions and what would it be without this ? I did like drdt at its beginning, but this chapter made me falling in love with it for real. We love drdt team, the VAs, the team, they are all doing amazing 🫶💖 Live laugh love drdt
if ace died of cardiac arrest then i think he would’ve been dying from the start. bc in cardiac arrest you have a 90% chance of surviving and it lessens by 10% every min. nd there’s 9 rooms he has to get out of meaning he took 1 min to get out of each room. especially because he got very, very, very scared at “death of execution”
i feel sick. why is terukos talk w/ monotv oddly comforting? at the same time that i hate how logical monotv is, i love it, it resonates very deeply within me. ily teruko
What an episode.
Ill first give my thoughts on the current episode, before giving my overall opinion on chapter 2.
This was, I think, the perfect way to end chapter 2
First of all, there were so many layers of irony in this episode.
starting off, Levi being hit by the bullet. Just like Teruko warned him from the spears in the prolouge saved his life, he saves hers by taking the bullet. He clearly wants to be a good person, despite saying he doesnt care about others. And he says its only for his own benefit, however, this did not benefit him in the slightest. I think he may of been exaggerating in his reveal.
also, Levi getting nearly executed is sorta his "comeuppance" for murdering others in the past.
Now Ace......
Im sorta glad he didnt die an unredeemable asshole. He still did good in his final moments. he tried to take out MonoTV, and he was willing to get executed for Levi to live. He may of been awful, but he wasnt devoid of good.
Now, lets go over his execution.
"thanatophobia" is the fear of death, so, of course it matches Ace.
ill be "analyzing" each part of the execution.
"Death by illness."
I think his friend died by illness. each other part of the execution represents some part of the killing game except this. However, death by illness would fit if his friend died by an illness.
"Death by fire"
Teruko mentioned setting the building on fire in chapter 1 to get MonoTV to let them out, saving them all, and now it nearly kills him here. Teruko's attempts to save others always fails, afterall.
"Death by car accident"
he said in chapter 1 "what if im too short and the driver doesnt see me and runs me over and I die-"
"Death by falling"
Ace survived his murder attempt by falling from the ceiling. He saved his life by falling, now he nearly dies by falling.
"Death by murder"
I dont think I need to point this out.
"Death by drowning,"
referring to the fact that he used the relaxation pond to make Arei weigh more when she dies (hey, also references death by falling) and frame Nico, and framing Nico was ultimately his downfall because of the tape.
""Death by lightning"
referring to how lightning never strikes twice, as does MonoTV attempting to execute someone didnt work twice.
"Death by execution."
Also, obvious.
and his death from a fear induced cardiac arrest. His fear was what motivated him to murder, which ultimately killed him in the end.
Thats all I wanted to say on this episode, I don't have any other cool observations.
anyway, my thoughts on Chapter 2.
the dev set up our expectations for each character and deconstructed them in the best worst way possible.
After all, all that glitters doesn't glow.
Arturo was seen as rather useful and reliable, and even somewhat intelligent. However, this chapter shows that no, hes eighteen, and not a paramedic. He doesnt know how to preform advanced autopsies, and it's unfair to expect him to take care of all of them. Despite what he seems, he doesnt glow in such a field.
Nico was seen as innocent and a pushover. However, theyve been shown to be a meticulous planner, a thief, and certainly able to fend themselves and much more mature than they seemed. They arent the perfect victim, despite what people wanted them to be.
Hu was seen as a reliable figure, a guiding light who could care for everyone. However, shes human too. She got close to people, and they betrayed for her. And shes attempted suicide three times. So of course shes gonna slip up. And when she broke that mold, those expectations she was held too, suddenly people dont care for her opinion, and think shes unreliable. Because sadly, if you break peoples expectations, they will start to expect nothing of you. She tried to help the battered, but she was battered arguably the worst.
Rose was smart, a critical thinker, and someone with budding sleuth skills. But no one considered the toll it took on her. Like with Arturo and Hu, you cannot just rely on one person. They need a break. They need to have time to themselves. And also, this chapter has shown the best of people get took advantage of in the worst of ways. Nico took advantage of her inattentional blindness. The worst things happen to the best of people.
Levi was seen as someone who would protect everyone and be something akin to a pillar. In someways, a good way. Ace was kinda his friend (.... in chapter 1.), or less good ways, like Arei manipulating him. But then he tears it down, revealing he doesnt exactly care about anyone. however, in chapter 1, he seems more like a diplomat, trying to resolve arguments through words (or forcing them to be resolved with... less than kind words.) however, in chapter 2. he proves his feelings through actions. Levi was never for words, his true calling was to prove himself through actions.
Eden was seen as a naive, blind optimist who didnt know better, and who could stay optimistic and strong, no matter the situation. But as the chapter has shown, she knows the world is cruel but chooses to provide the world with positivity. But she also shows she has a limit, when she breaks down crying when accused of killing Arei. Even the strongest people have their limits. No one can take constant misfortune, and eventually, Edens sparkle will fade and the gold will flake off.
And now, for the stars of the show, Arei and Ace.
Arei was seen as nothing more than a bully, and a "clout chaser"(?) however, while she scorned people and hurt them, in chapter 2, she protected people (Eden.) unlike Ace, who only hurt people.
Ace was someone in chapter 1 who people thought could be shut up in an instant, and an idiot who "couldnt tell his right from his left even if it was written on his own hands." However, hes been shown to have a backbone, and also be a rather terrifying planner, despite not seeming like it. Wait.... I think I already said this. Oh, hi, Nico. He foils Nico so perfectly. however, they contrast each other in the fact that Nico's arc is more about others denying them the ability to take culpability, Ace's arc is about not allowing circumstances take away ones culpability. Also, Arei & Ace embodies the themes of this chapter rather well. They embody the same theme "not everyone gets their golden ending" ], however, Arei got her perfect ending stolen from her, but Ace chose to deny his golden ending, showing once again, everything that glitters isnt gold.
What. A. Chapter.
you did so well DRDTdev, and all these characters are ones I will remember for a long time to come, and they make this fan series as great as it is.
Congratulations, you got the record of longest DRDT comment!
Please, applaud for yourself
Since everyone’s preparing themselves for Ace’s demise, how many of you are willing to bet that he will pull a Kirumi and try to make a run for it? It just seems like something he would do given his character, and it would make sense for the execution if it would involve him running away from a bunch of horses through some kind of obstacle course.
Edit: Dang! Not only was I wrong about him pulling a Kirumi, but Ace’s execution was totally NOT what we were expecting! And that fact he actually wanted to get through with the execution despite his fears in order for Levi to be saved. I guess in a way, he did get some kind of redemption.
@@toniannsmith932
Seconded. Especially after his "If I didn't kill anyone, I would've died" speech. He gave up yelling and trying to refute the accusations of him being a killer, but he didn't seem like he gave up living completely. That, and I feel like he would do anything to stall for time at this point, and running from his death would do just that.
In other words, Bro is completely cooked, he is not seeing the outside world ever again😭
YES, PLS LET HIM PULL A KIRUMI, PLLLLLSSS
I WANT TO SEE HIS FACE IN HIS LAST MOMENTS AS MUCH AS I CAN BC I KNOW I'LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I hope he does. I mean he won’t make it, but I rather he try and go out in a blaze of glory.
If he does try to make a run for it, I can imagine his execution being something akin to the Headless Horseman myth.
@@laurahawkins3130 . . .
That execution was genuinely flabbergasting
LITERALLY, ALSO HELLO BRIO
….THE WHIT SPRITE????
16:18
Lowkey seeing this used in chapter 3 CALLING IT NOW WHIT CHAPTER.3 KILLER
@@NicoWowwwDoubt it, I think Charles is going to die in the next chapter and Whit's going to have a breakdown.
why Charles 😭
@@gumbo34 We both know another couple is going to die at some point (it's a custom in Danganronpa). Between Whit and Charles, Charles had completed his character arc of learning to put his faith in others, Whit still has the "Your mother is dead and you omit that truth" thing going on.
It makes the most sense to further his development by having Charles die and Whit having to go through another loss.
Plus, I like to believe that Charles' phobia of blood and Veronika's horror movie collection will be used again in a future case
I WAS EATING WHILE WATCHING THE EPISODE AND I GENUINELY CHOKED ON MY FOOD IN SHOCK
⚠️ Spoilers ⚠️
It didn’t fit the ultimate jockey, but it fits Ace’s character, I like it
Yeah. I was hoping for at least ONE horse or something but... agreed it fits with ace.
I genuinely LOVE that it wasn’t just something that related to him being a jockey. The fact his death was centered around his character itself is so refreshing and made it so much less predictable this series is so amazing I adore it.
@@Blueartist246yeah, if they made the executioners wear horse masks (or put faces of horses in the graves), then it would have been perfect. But the execution was great anyways.
if he didn't die from heart attack he'd be absolutely trampled by horses in matter of false sense of safetyk
Opinion: all executions are meant to bring despair. Other characters have talented related executions because they are insulted by being killed by something they love. Ace mentioned last episode he HATED his talent so that might be the reason.
Celeste also exists, you know.
SPOILERS!
This is easily one of the most creative danganronpa executions ever. While Ace didn’t experience a lot of physical torture like Min, the mental torture of his death and execution getting dragged out is not only extremely disturbing, but unique.
Corzacorpse jumpscare
@@veryokusernameboo
Yeah you could say this was one of the most cruel ways you could give Ace's death. And ofc the irony just writes itself with him being scared of dying.
@@veryokusernameAmane jumpscare part 2 😲
Omg corza
That creepy Whit sprite with his left hand conveniently behind his back... Like I BET it's a remote used to open those elevator doors!! (Maybe J's?)
It's giving MASTERMIND!!
Either that or Whit is slowly losing his sanity.
And Veronika is DEFINITELY losing her sanity.
@@thomasedison5453 I feel like she already lost it before the game started
@@lukasoravec5815Nah, the sanity wasn't even there from the start
Verosika has so many ch 3 killer vibes…
Dude, Ace definitely had a crush on Levi- or really wanted to be his friend-
Either way, dude cared for Levi
o7 to Ace's voice actor. Incredible fucking job, man, thank you for your services.
It's been an honor theorizing with you all, now it's time for the fallout...
16:18 Lets welcome the last member of the "Concerning sprites" club!
HELP 😭
OMG THIS EP HAD ME IN SHAMBLES BRO 😭😭 ACE’S VA HAD BILLS TO PAY
ANYWAY after this episode this fangan has definitely become my favorite of all time! props to the devs, writers and all the drdt crew this is amazing!! all the characters are so so so well written. they’re all so realistic it’s agonizing (in a good way!!) ace is my favorite character and i was literally going through a rollercoaster of emotions the entire episode. the last conversation with levi and ace, ace giving arturo a pep talk, levi saving teruko and teruko at the end of the ep!! (yall r gonna kill me i swear) also ace’s execution was GENIUS. i thought it was gonna be about horses and all but the way it focused on him as a person and not just his talent was just TOO GOOD. execution’s are supposed to fill someone with despair and it definitely did its job (he literally died from fear 😭) ace is such an amazing character it’ll take me forever to recover 😭 the fact that it could (maybe) correlate with his deteriorating physical health hurts too 😭 the fact that his execution was dragged out and decreasing levi’s chances of living made my heart shatter istg!! this entire fangan is just a huge masterpiece and i love it to bits omg drdt team you are all so talented and amazing love u guys!! 🫶🏽💕
Spoilers…
Did anyone else noticed this in Ace’s execution? Ace has nine siblings and Ace had to run through nine obstacles in his execution… Was that intentional? 😱😢
Sending lots of love to the Despair Time Team. Y’all are super talented. Keep up the great work. This chapter was phenomenal~ 💙
WAIT WHAT I DIDNT KNOW HE HAD SIBLINGS
@@YourUltimateStarGazer Oh yeah, it was revealed in a QnA the dev did. Other facts include:
His favorite color is purple, favorite 'ice cream' is frozen bananas, if the Dev could change his height again he'd be 5''2, and he's canonically gay gay homosexual gay.
@@spiritofchaos58yooo interesting
@@spiritofchaos58 The Ace and Levi Shippers are going to be FEASTING cause of this episode oh my god,,,