The first chapter of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, like every other chapter in the game, ends once a "blackened" student is identified. This is someone who killed another student, purposefully or accidentally.
Each trial tells a unique story and requires you to really pay attention to evidence and what the characters are saying. You'll need to unravel the clues and identify the perpetrator. This particular trial is to find out who killed Sayaka Maizono.
Updated March 16, 2022, by Jacqueline Zalace: Danganronpa continues to captivate players, even after over ten years. With a wide range of characters, we get to peek into the chaotic murder games held within Hope's Peak Academy and solve each mystery. We've updated this guide to further help you complete the very first trial in the Danganronpa series.
Basic Trial Mechanics In Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Prior to going over the trial, let's take a quick look at how trial mechanics work in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
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Mechanic |
How It Works |
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Non-Stop Debate |
Highlighted phrases in orange are weak points that you can try to counter with a truth bullet.
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Hangman's Gambit |
This game is essentially just a version of hangman. Shoot at letters to form the right word. |
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Closing Argument |
This section involves creating a manga with the correct order of events.
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Bullet Time Battle |
This rhythm game requires you to press buttons in time with the rhythm.
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A Trial Walkthrough Of Sayaka Maizono's Case
Trials in Danganronpa are pretty continuous, but there are some key features that help create sections. Below, you will find each section marked with the initial Non-Stop Debate.
Non-Stop Debate One
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What To Counter:
- Chihiro will say "She didn't even have a chance to resist." Counter that with Evidence of a struggle.
- Mondo will say "Some random knife." Counter that with Kitchen Knife Set.
- Toko will say "When nobody was in the dining hall." Counter that with Aoi's Account.
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Mechanic |
Description |
Answer |
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Multiple Choice |
Who was the person who took the kitchen knife?
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Sayaka |
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Hangman's Gambit |
Find a four-letter word that is "Something that should have been at the scene but wasn't." |
Hair |
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Pick a Truth Bullet |
What object did the killer break? |
Bathroom Doorknob |
Non-Stop Debate Two
What To Counter:
- Leon will say "Sayaka had locked it." Counter that statement with Bathroom Doorframe.
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Mechanic |
Description |
Answer |
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Multiple Choice |
What room did the crime take place in?
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My Room |
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Pick a Truth Bullet |
Find evidence that there was no way Sayaka let someone in. |
Switching Rooms |
Non-Stop Debate Three
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What To Counter:
- Celeste will say "The room Makoto was staying in." Counter that with Dorm Nameplates.
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Mechanic |
Description |
Answer |
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Multiple Choice |
Who was the only person that knew of the room change?
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Sayaka |
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Pick a Truth Bullet |
Where can you find evidence on Sayaka? |
Sayaka's Wrist |
Non-Stop Debate Four
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What To Counter:
- Hiro will say "A sword-based sneak attack." Counter that with Replica Sword Sheathe.
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Mechanic |
Description |
Answer |
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Multiple Choice 1 |
If you wanted to use a sword, which part of your body would have to touch it?
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Her Palms |
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Multiple Choice 2 |
There's a certain regulation that talks about what happens to the bathrooms at nighttime...
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The water was off. |
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Multiple Choice 3 |
The one who damaged the sheath... would had to have been the one *without* the sword.
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Sayaka |
Non-Stop Debate Five
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What To Counter:
- Leon will say "There are just aren't any more clues." Counter that statement with Dying Message.
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Mechanic |
Description |
Answer |
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Multiple Choice |
Choose proof that Sayaka wrote a message.
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Left Index Finger |
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Identify the Person |
Pick who the killer is! |
Leon Kuwata |
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Pick a Truth Bullet |
Choose the evidence found in front of the incinerator during the investigation. |
Burnt Shirt Piece |
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Multiple Choice |
Figure out what detail during the disposal will show who the killer is.
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How it was disposed of. |
Non-Stop Debate Six
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What To Counter:
- Leon will say "You have to get close to the incinerator." Counter it with the Shattered Crystal Ball.
Multiple Choice
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Mechanic |
Description |
Answer |
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Multiple Choice 1 |
How did the killer use the glass ball?
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Throw it |
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Multiple Choice 2 |
Why did the killer not have a problem throwing the ball?
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Ultimate Baseball Star |
Closing Argument
Now, it's time to make the manga panels and tell the story of the murder. Remember what order everything happened in.
Manga is read from right to left; keep this is mind as you fill in the panels for the closing argument.
Sayaka invited the killer to Makoto's room with the intent to kill them. She attacked them with a kitchen knife, but they grabbed the fake sword and fought back. The sword broke her wrist, and she hid in the bathroom.
The killer then forced the door open and killed Sayaka with the kitchen knife. As she died, she wrote a message on the wall behind her which spelled out the killer's name.
To destroy evidence, the killer took their bloody shirt off and used the room's lint roller to clean. They then went to the trash room and threw Hiro's crystal ball to hit the incinerator switch to destroy their shirt.
The killer was able to do this because they are the Ultimate Baseball Star. However, they missed hiding the evidence of a single piece of the shirt that the incinerator did not burn.
Final Bullet Time Battle
Lastly is the rhythm game. The truth bullet that ends it all is Toolkit.
After this Bullet Time Battle is over, Leon will be found guilty, and the first blackened student will die.