LAIN!

I believe my actions will become the foundation of this world's hope. And...if that really happens... Praise me. Tell others what I've accomplished. Erect a bronze statue of me. Respect me. Please call me...the Ultimate Hope.

— Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Nagito Komaeda (狛枝 凪斗), is a student of Hope's Peak Academy's Class 77-B, and a participant of the Killing School Trip featured in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and its upcoming remake, Danganronpa 2x2. His title is the Ultimate Lucky Student (超高校級の「幸運」 lit. Super High School Level Good Luck).Beyond Danganronpa 2, he is featured in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, which explores his school life leading up to the Killing School Trip and The Tragedy. He also takes on the role of "The Servant" (召使い meshitsukai) in Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, and as the main protagonist of the OVA Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the World Vanquisher.