<p>From my understanding, there is a group (who is controlling Monokuma) who's goal is to have the world in a perpetual state of chaos by inciting despair and havoc through any means, but most seemed to be centered around subtle manipulation of people through influencing society.</p>

<p>Also, i think i read somewhere that the "murder" who everyone has to figure out the identity of is also a member of this group and faked her death early on to remain hidden.</p>

<p>This is from what little research i did into the game before i committed to pre-order it from NISA</p>

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Memor-X
<p>At the end of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, it is revealed that the 'mastermind' behind the whole thing was Junko Enoshima. The reason she was still alive was because she switched positions with her twin sister Mukuro Ikusaba, but unfortunately, Mukuro met her end shortly. The last trial was to find out who killed Mukuro... but the remaining students find out the truth through this. Junko reveals herself and explains why this was even happening in the first place, the reason being because she wanted to spread despair to the entire world. Upon showing them the outside world, she shows them that her plans have worked, and that the world is meeting its end. Why? The whole world was watching what the students were doing in Hope's Peak. When they saw that the killing game had begun, they were influenced...</p>

<p>That's my best summary of the end of the game. I'm currently playing Danganronpa 2. </p>

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user38278
<p>My guess is that influencers, politicians, and corrupt people in general created “despair” without knowing and Junko (bored with life) wanted to somewhat, broadcast despair on television. She’s rich and definitely has a lot of connections with influencers, politicians and corrupt people she used said connections to feel true despair loathing and anything at all. The students that were chosen by her were elites which is why some were influencers and politicians and corrupt people, Junko wanted to control despair and depression itself and just had to, ruin the world and more than 6 billion people’s lives to do that</p>

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Mmmmyes
<p>This answer contains spoilers from the second game.</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> Hinata, the protagonist of the second game, killed the 13 members of the student council. Hinata was a project of the school and a compilation of everyone's talents. If people found out they would expel him. The school tried to cover it up, but Junko took advantage and spread the rumour.<br>
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 The school started to have riots and became out of order. Because of this, the despair of the students began to be felt outside the school. Despair was a concept and not a disease and it became world-wide. Wars broke out. Untalented students from the reserve group of the schools committed mass suicide. What happened after that is not known, except that the person seen at the start of the anime was the principal. </p>
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<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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Bill gatws
<p>In Super Danganronpa 2, there is a huge school building that looks exactly as the one in Danganronpa the animation. I think they where in the school building, and when they opened the door and go outside they will be on the same island as the students in Danganronpa 2. But maybe I think when the students of DR1 also will meet the students of DR2 and that they will have to survive with both group of students, maybe it will be a new game that will come out, I hope so.</p>

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2014-04-03T11:05:51.707Z
Any sources to support your answer? Manga/anime snapshots can be helpful
debal
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Unknown
<p>In the last episode on Danganronpa, we get a glimpse of the outside world where a giant bear in wrecking havoc in the city. People are wearing bear masks and rioting in the streets.</p>

<p>What exactly  happened to world? Was the despair that <a href="http://myanimelist.net/character/73235/Monokuma">Monokuma</a> talking about actually a disease? Was everyone related to the characters in the school already dead?</p>

<p>PS: I'm not familiar with the game or novel I have only watched the anime.</p>

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2014-01-09T00:43:22.340Z
As a note, this is a pretty big part of the prequel novel Danganronpa/Zero and the sequel Super Danganronpa 2.
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What happened to the outside world in Danganronpa?
# What happened to the outside world in Danganronpa?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-01-08
In the last episode on Danganronpa, we get a glimpse of the outside world where a giant bear in wrecking havoc in the city. People are wearing bear masks and rioting in the streets.

What exactly happened to world? Was the despair that [Monokuma](http://myanimelist.net/character/73235/Monokuma) talking about actually a disease? Was everyone related to the characters in the school already dead?

PS: I'm not familiar with the game or novel I have only watched the anime.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: As a note, this is a pretty big part of the prequel novel Danganronpa/Zero and the sequel Super Danganronpa 2.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-01-09. Score: 1
From my understanding, there is a group (who is controlling Monokuma) who's goal is to have the world in a perpetual state of chaos by inciting despair and havoc through any means, but most seemed to be centered around subtle manipulation of people through influencing society.

Also, i think i read somewhere that the "murder" who everyone has to figure out the identity of is also a member of this group and faked her death early on to remain hidden.

This is from what little research i did into the game before i committed to pre-order it from NISA
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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-02-21. Score: 0
At the end of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, it is revealed that the 'mastermind' behind the whole thing was Junko Enoshima. The reason she was still alive was because she switched positions with her twin sister Mukuro Ikusaba, but unfortunately, Mukuro met her end shortly. The last trial was to find out who killed Mukuro... but the remaining students find out the truth through this. Junko reveals herself and explains why this was even happening in the first place, the reason being because she wanted to spread despair to the entire world. Upon showing them the outside world, she shows them that her plans have worked, and that the world is meeting its end. Why? The whole world was watching what the students were doing in Hope's Peak. When they saw that the killing game had begun, they were influenced...

That's my best summary of the end of the game. I'm currently playing Danganronpa 2.
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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-09-18. Score: 0
My guess is that influencers, politicians, and corrupt people in general created “despair” without knowing and Junko (bored with life) wanted to somewhat, broadcast despair on television. She’s rich and definitely has a lot of connections with influencers, politicians and corrupt people she used said connections to feel true despair loathing and anything at all. The students that were chosen by her were elites which is why some were influencers and politicians and corrupt people, Junko wanted to control despair and depression itself and just had to, ruin the world and more than 6 billion people’s lives to do that
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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-05-04. Score: 0
This answer contains spoilers from the second game.

> Hinata, the protagonist of the second game, killed the 13 members of the student council. Hinata was a project of the school and a compilation of everyone's talents. If people found out they would expel him. The school tried to cover it up, but Junko took advantage and spread the rumour.  
>   
> The school started to have riots and became out of order. Because of this, the despair of the students began to be felt outside the school. Despair was a concept and not a disease and it became world-wide. Wars broke out. Untalented students from the reserve group of the schools committed mass suicide. What happened after that is not known, except that the person seen at the start of the anime was the principal.

Hope that helps.
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### Answer by username_6 on 2014-04-03. Score: 0
In Super Danganronpa 2, there is a huge school building that looks exactly as the one in Danganronpa the animation. I think they where in the school building, and when they opened the door and go outside they will be on the same island as the students in Danganronpa 2. But maybe I think when the students of DR1 also will meet the students of DR2 and that they will have to survive with both group of students, maybe it will be a new game that will come out, I hope so.
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> **username_7** (2014-04-03): Any sources to support your answer? Manga/anime snapshots can be helpful  
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