Danganronpa R: Beyond Hope and The Shadow of Despair [DISCONTINUED]

Taiyo Natsu Redesign (Goro Asuka)

OG Post Date: 12/18/21
Originally name Goro Asuka. When designing him I really wanted to fix up his hair and remove those stupid bandages from his stomach and move it some where else. I also wanted to keep his color scheme more or less the same.I originally was going to give him an Afro but then realized that he would look like a clown if I did that with the color scheme I had planned so I just made his hair more windswept. Really used a Sonic the Hedgehog motif when designing him.

Fun Fact(s): He's canonically gay and it actually played a small part in his backstory and background and... abuse. I won't get into too much detail with it. He's also a cat person and has a strong dislike of dogs. This is where Themis's and his interaction would come it. They probably would've talked about her service animal, which would eventually lead to him learning it's a lion. And as everyone else is a little freaked out or caught off guard, he would not really react at all saying, as long as it's not a dog. His name Taiyo means "Sun" as Natsu means "Born in Summer." His name could mean "Born in the Summer Sun" or "Summer Sun." His original name, Goro Asuka meant "Fifth" and "Tomorrow; Smell, Perfume." Basically kind of gibberish admittedly. He was supposed to be the fifth son in the family as his older brothers abandoned him but they were scrapped.

Background Synopsis: He was raised by a single father who is the Former Ultimate Dog Fighter (obviously a horrible person). His father often took him down to his underground dog fighting rings and showed him the cruel side of the natural order. Taiyo, one day, actually started taking care of a stray kitten when he got off of school. When his father found out, at first, he seemed almost... happy... let's just say that his father took him and Taiyo's cat down to the dog fighting ring and... the cat never got out. Taiyo tried to save the cat only to get his right hand mauled. His father didn't care about his injury, instead, he chewed him out for doing something stupid. As for his eye injury... let's just say that his father discovered a love letter Taiyo wrote. (I really put Taiyo through a lot in his back story). One day, he ran away from him end actually ran into someone who would become his coach and actually healthy father figure. To make a long story short, that coach helped him become who he is today and instilled a philosophy in him similar to All Might's philosophy (from MHA). "To smile regardless of what's happening because the ones who smile are the strongest."