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| “ | Rise and shine, ursine! With our powers combined, we are the Monokubs! | „ |
| ~ The Monokuma Kubs when they show up the first time to the students. |
| “ | So long, bear well! | „ |
| ~ The Monokuma Kubs' parting remark. |
The Monokuma Kubs, also known as the Monokubs, are major antagonists in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. They are a group of five child-like robots that claim to be the children of the malicious robotic bear, Monokuma.
In Japanese, all of them were voiced by Kōichi Yamadera. In English, Monokid was voiced by Patrick Seitz, Monosuke was voiced by Brian Beacock (who also voices Monokuma himself), Monodam was voiced by Jason Wishnov, Monophanie was voiced by Natalie Hoover, and Monotaro was voiced by Sean Chiplock.
Appearance[]
The five Monokubs resemble Monokuma in terms of their basic appearance. All of the Monokubs are white bears with a black bean eye on the right and the slanted gash that Monokuma has on their left eye. Each of the bears is a different color and possesses accessories: Monotaro is red and has a black scarf with a silver star; Monodam is a green robot with antennae for ears and a grimace; Monokid is blue with grey stars painted over his eyes and a blue electric guitar; Monophanie is pink and has a pale pink flower on her head; Monosuke is yellow with stripes and round spectacles. The bears also have yellow pacifiers in their mouths.
History[]
The Monokubs first show up riding their mechs called Exisals. When all the students are in the gym, the Monokubs jump out of their Exisals and introduce themselves as the "Monokubs." The Monokubs remove certain memories from the students, such as their talents and parts of their past, and then use a Flashback Light to restore the students' talents and some of their memories.
After the students finished introducing themselves their talents, the Monokuma Kubs make an announcement to meet later in the gym again to tell them about the Killing School Semester. At some point, Monokuma appears in the gym and the Monokubs are very happy to see their "dad." The Monokubs mainly follow Monokuma's orders and carry out the more practical elements of being the mastermind, such as recording the morning/night announcements and handing out keys to the students. However, the bears often manage to flub the tasks they are given. For example, they hand out the Motive Videos to the incorrect recipients in Chapter 2, creating a chaotic situation that ends up causing infighting amongst the students.
In the first five chapters of Danganronpa V3, a Monokub dies during every execution. In Chapter 1, Monokid is pushed towards Kaede's execution by Monodam, causing him to be crushed under the massive piano used in the punishment. Next chapter, Monodam murders another one of his brothers by pushing him into the execution. He shoves Monosuke, causing him to lose his glasses and stumble around looking for them. Monosuke is unable to pick up his glasses and is crushed by Kirumi's falling body. In Chapter 3, Monodam commits suicide by moving into the flames of the fire burning Korekiyo alive. In the next class trial, Monophanie dies when an insect escapes her womb and kills her. The insect's large pincers slice Monotaro in half, killing the last of the surviving Monokubs.
The Monokubs aren't gone for long, though. After the next class trial, the Monokubs return - rebuilt and good as new. The Monokubs then play more antagonistic roles during Chapter 6, as they use the Exisals to attack the students throughout their exploration. Furthermore, the bears are more active in the class trial, too - going so far as to participate in class discussions and offer rebuttals when necessary.
Despite the Monokubs renewed activity and arguable competence throughout the events of Chapter 6, their presence begins to annoy Monokuma, their "father." Throughout the class trial, Monokuma begins to get infuriated with the bears - to the point that he reveals he has a self-destruct button which he can use to destroy them at any moment. Monokuma presses the button whenever the Kubs aggravate him. By the time the mastermind of the Killing Game is revealed, all five Monokubs have been destroyed. There is no hint of them after the class trials, alluding to the likelihood that they could be fully dead this time around.
Personality[]
The Monokubs are remarkably similar to Monokuma himself, in that they all take some sort of pleasure from witnessing the Killing Game.
The Monokubs often act like siblings, to the point that they are constantly bickering with one another and engaging in immature behavior. Their constant cohabitation likely increased the tension between the bears. Monokid and Monosuke were mainly thought to be the aggressive bullies of the group, as Monodam killed both of them after being constantly mocked and teased by them. When the group of five Monokubs is reduced to three, things start to get strange.
In Chapter 4, Monotaro loses his memories. This results in Monotaro's antagonistic attitude towards the students to pivot. The bear is confused about his surroundings, his own identity, and his purpose for being in the school. With the absence of his memories, Monotaro begins to see Monophanie in a new light. They develop a sort of romance - despite Monophanie's reminder to Monotaro that they are family members - but it is quickly filled with tension as Monotaro's memory issues cause him to have rapid shifts in personality. Monotaro oscillates between professing his love for Monophanie and being abusive towards her. Monotaro's confusion further prompts him to see the victim, Miu Iruma, as his mother. He believes Miu to be a maternal figure and therefore decides to help the students with their investigation. This attitude shift is temporary, however, as he returns to his antagonistic self during the class trial.
Quotes[]
| “ | I'm glad I was born with these looks. I definitely won the genetic lottery. | „ |
| ~ Monotaro |
| “ | WE-MUST-ALWAYS-GET-ALONG. NOT-EVEN-FATHER-CAN-STOP-US-FROM-GETTING-ALONG. | „ |
| ~ Monodam |
| “ | How gory! BLRGHBLRGHBLRGHBLRGHBLRGHBLRGHBLRGH! | „ |
| ~ Monophanie before puking |
| “ | By the way, I've been thinking...you guys should knock of all this killing and dying. | „ |
| ~ Monotaro |
| “ | Quit bein' so gloomy! This is the year of the Jets! Fuck the Patriots! | „ |
| ~ Monosuke showing his support for the New York Jets, an American football team. |
| “ | You punkasses better brace yourselves! | „ |
| ~ Monokid |
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Trivia[]
- The Monokuma Kubs are the shortest characters in the entire Danganronpa franchise, standing at forty centimeters in height.
- The Monokubs' greeting was originally "Why, hello bear!" in the English localization. This opening remark was later changed to "Rise and Shine, Ursine!"
- In general, most of the Monokuma Kubs were fairly disliked by Danganronpa fans for being a group of annoying characters and weaker substitutes to Monomi/Usami. Nevertheless, Monodam received much warmer reception than his siblings for not being as chatty and overreacting as them, killing Monokid (the least popular Monokuma Kub) for his abuse, and having much more logical points during Chapter 6's early debate.
