Best Executions from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Now, for me, it is a tie between 1000 Blows and Burning of the Versailles Witch. So, I chose the less popular one. Here's why:

1000 Blows: I respect the art style of this execution. Eerie colors like red, black, and white were used to make it creepier. Not to mention how the brutality sets the stage and makes the killing game more serious. All the facial expressions and the red blood left me wondering what the hell I just watched. I was legitimately scared, especially since when I was seven, I got hit with one baseball and cried. Anyway, this execution actually makes me feel bad for Leon, as it is brutal and scary.

Burning of the Versailles Witch: Celestia Ludenberg is an interesting character, making her one of my favorites. She wanted to be royal and special. The execution starts out looking like a royal execution. It has an old-timey setting as Celestia is tricked into believing that she will be burned at the stake. However, in Celestia's last seconds, a fire truck comes crashing into her. This brings despair, as she wanted to be special but dies in the most common way. Not to mention, the music is very good and distinct from the other executions.

So there, this is why my favorite execution is a big tie. While The Burning of the Versailles Witch says more about Celestia's character, The 1000 Blows shows the brutal nature of the killing game.

Out of all the executions, this one definitely fits the role of bringing despair the most. While others may be more brutal, this one is great due to how much despair it brought Celeste while still being ironic. As she is being burned at the stake, she looks happy as she is dying in such a way. Then, at the last second, Monokuma comes in on a fire truck and runs her over, giving her one of the most common deaths possible. This also fits nicely into her talent, which involves bluffing.

It perfectly fit Celestia's style and had amazing art. From the bunny on the top to the fire truck smashing into Celestia, it was perfect.

I'm not a particular fan of this one for the sole reason that I feel it to be quite lazy. After having so many cool, creative ideas to kill people, the game devs ended it by repeating them all. That said, Junko's reactions were definitely enough to forgive them, as she was absolutely hilarious the entire way through.

It was all the executions from Trigger Happy Havoc put into one, more or less. It was nice to see all the executions once more, ending in After School Lesson, my favorite, where Junko gets brutally crushed.

This one goes for both characters, as the main reasons that this was so well made were because of how off it felt. I had the distinct feeling that something wasn't right in either case. The buildup was also perfect as the characters' faces slowly changed more and more as the sounds of the machine grew louder and louder.

I never wanted to see my favorite character get executed, and thankfully, Alter Ego saved him. But I voted for this one because it has so much detail in it.

Having to be strapped to a desk, watching a bear teach and hearing of the falling crusher, just waiting to crush you? What could be scarier? There are more brutal executions, but this one evokes fear rather than pain, which I find interesting.

This is the nastiest of all the executions. The only reason why I find others better is because I wasn't exactly aware of what was happening. When I found out, my jaw dropped. Using the intense speed of the cage to melt Mondo down into butter, but using electricity to keep his brain active as he was being melted, making him feel every second of his body melting.

I have no idea how Mondo got turned into marketable butter, but it's still really cool.

The opening shot of the game has a lot going for it. It nicely incorporates the insanity of the game's aesthetics while still being somewhat brutal. That said, since I felt no connection to the character who was killed, a lot of its impact was weakened for me.

This was a decent execution, though I preferred the Killing Harmony version more.