I agree, I think that Juzo is gay
I mean, let's not forget that Chisa basically suggested as such in a past episode. It feels like a super off-the-wall thing, but if he was gay, she would probably be the one he would most be willing to confide in - thereby giving her good reason to be protective of Munakata. So when he gets flustered by her protectiveness, it's a combination of the suddenness of it and the nature of the statement. His immediate relationship goals have been pretty vague, and the writers intentionally seem to avoid any direct allusions to specific PDAs between Juzo and either of them - except wait, Juzo in Future is cultishly devoted to Munakata. So much so that he can even resist Ruruka's candies, candies that are likely very powerful with respect to their mind controlly shit. Juzo is definitely in love with Munakata.
As for Gozu, simply put, he wears a mask. How often is it that in stories like this do we see where the identity of the person under the mask isn't some twist or another? And it's not even just that - Gozu has so many loose threads hanging.
1. Munakata deduced that the goal of the mastermind (and/or attacker) is to keep Makoto alive so that they may use his power for their own terrible ends. Gozu implies that his motive to protect Makoto is to preserve his power.
2. Gozu's eyes glow red.
3. Gozu dies early on, a very suspicious death at that.
4. When Kyoko is investigating Gozu, she covers his face. Of course this is out of respect for both the dead and his wrestling status, but from a storytelling POV, it's a fair assumption that we would discover something if we saw his face.
5. Going off of 1, Great Gozu is by a WIDE country mile the member who is most devoted to protecting Makoto.
6. Going off of 1 again, when discussing Makoto's achievements in DR1, he never speaks about hope being great or anything like that - he JUST praises how strong his hope is.
7. He's one of only two characters whose status, movements, and actions pre-FF is still unknown (the other being Bandai, another potentially suspicious character but one with few loose threads comparatively).
Now let's talk about Bandai. I think that Bandai is important, but he is not a villain. I think that Bandai was intended to die from his NG. Why I do not know, but compare the NGs.
1. Kazuo Tengan - Answering a question with a lie. This NG is not something a person could compel Tengan to break.
2. Koichi Kizakura - Opening his left hand. This is easier to break, but physical interaction (or being compelled to do so, as Ruruka forced him to with Kyoko) is required.
3. Juzo Sakakura - Punching (presumably). This one is also an easy one to avoid, though Juzo we have seen could slip.
4. Makoto Naegi - Running in the hallways. Definitely one that puts someone at greater risk as, if put in a dangerous situation, he would have trouble getting away. NG could have been given to him with the intention of keeping him reliant on others - and if we assume this, Gozu becomes more suspicious.
5. Aoi Asahina - Being hit with a punch or a kick. Same deal as Kizakura, though with less inclination that she will be tricked into breaking it.
6. Seiko Kimura - Have someone step on your shadow. A relatively safe NG, since the place is normally dark.
7. Ruruka Ando - Allow someone to leave the building. Definitely a more dangerous NG for her.
8. Sonosuke Izayoi - Ingest food. A more long-term one and less directly dangerous, though the person who made the NGs may have known that Ruruka would try and feed him her candies.
9. Kyosuke Munakata - Open doors (presumably). Not directly harmful, very few situations where it could be (ie, trapped with an unbreakable door in his way in a burning room). Seems like its intent was to handicap Munakata and make it easier for people to avoid him, while also ensuring that he falls further and further.
Of these, we still have Ryota and Kyoko who are both still alive and whose NGs are unrevealed. For those who have passed, Gozu and Chisa are the only ones whose NGs we do not know. And finally, it can be presumed that Miaya never had an NG and that Hiro is dumb and useless. Anyway, to get back to it, Bandai had by FAR the most dangerous NG of them all. Who could he have been with where he didn't witness violence? Munakata, Juzo, Ruruka, Izayoi, Seiko, Makoto, Kyoko, Tengan, Ryota, Asahina, Miaya, Koichi, and Gozu - literally every person besides Chisa and himself - are people who engage in violence, either as a victim or perpetrator. The mastermind very likely knows the nature of these people, and as such would know that Bandai would have inevitably died. So why then is Bandai, of all people, the one to be chosen for this? I doubt it's Kodaka just saying "meh, I GUESS it could be Bandai who shows off how the NG works." To me, the fact that he was the one chosen to be the visual aide combined with the fact that his whereabouts are unknown during the Despair arc make me suspect that the mastermind specifically chose Bandai for a reason that we will learn coming up.
Finally, Miaya! I think Miaya is evil. Ignoring the fact that all small girls in Danganronpa are evil - Kotoko, Monaca, Hiyoko, Natsumi - there are just so many red flags with her.
1. It's a fair assumption that the NWP information got to Junko and/or Izuru through
someone; Miaya is a solid candidate for that (if DR0 has it turn out to be Matsuda that gave it away, disregard).
2. Who built Mekkogahara? While Monaca most definitely has the technical capabilities to have build a Mekkogahara, it seems more likely to me that Mekkogahara was built for Gekkogahara's use - meaning that she may have intended to create a distance between her and the events of the Future arc while still having presence and influence there.
3. Why did Mekkogahara continue to operate after being disabled? Given that Monaca doesn't really care about hope versus despair, and given that Mekkogahara seems to be programmed to target certain people - possibly Future Foundation members, possibly Munakata - it would suggest to me that a person whose stakes in this are greater is behind the creation and implementation of Mekkogahara.
Isn't it interesting to consider that the four characters who are perhaps the most suspicious are the first four characters to die?
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