Junko Enoshima

Junko Enoshima is the primary antagonist of the Danganronpa series. She makes her first appearance in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and has appeared in some form in every installment since.

Basic Information
Junko is introduced as one of the several students who are trapped in a killing game together, and is later revealed to have been the mastermind of the killing game all along. Throughout every part of the Danganronpa series with the exception of Danganronpa V3, she has some kind of antagonistic role, and she is known as the orchestrator of the world's fall into despair. Her only motive was, well, her obsession with despair.

For more information, see her article on the Danganronpa wiki.

Dominating
Junko is a master of manipulation, using those skills to sink the world into despair and basically destroy society.

Intelligence
Junko plotted the downfall of her school, and by extension the world, and hosted a killing game almost single-handedly. While her memories were wiped and she was living as Ryoko Otonashi during the events of Danganronpa Zero, her talent was the Ultimate Analytical Prowess.

Girlboss
Did Junko utilize girl power effectively when she brainwashed the world into despair and forced a classroom of students to murder each other for entertainment?

4th Wall Blurring
An Alter Ego (artificial intelligence) of the late Junko features as the main antagonist as Danganronpa 2. She reveals to the remaining members of the cast that the Killing School Trip really took place in a simulation and nothing was real, similar to the experience of the player playing the video game.

In Danganronpa V3, it is revealed by Junko Enoshima the 53rd, played by Tsumugi Shirogane in cosplay, that the entire Danganronpa franchise is a fictional television series in-universe, and all the characters featuring in the game are part of the "Ultimate Real Fiction".

Tongue Imagery
She is frequently portrayed sticking out a large tongue.

Villain / Twist Villain
For most of the first game, Junko is presented as a forgettable minor character. Her late-game reveal as the main antagonist comes as a surprise to most, as was made to look like she was killed off before the first trial for defying Monokuma. In actuality, the girl who died was her twin sister, Mukuro Ikusaba, disguised as Junko. Mukuro was also used as a fake-out antagonist until Junko revealed her true identity.

Well-Dressed
Before she becomes the Ultimate Despair, she's known as the Ultimate Fashionista, and her signature look is probably the most-cosplayed in the entire fanbase.

Animal Theming
Is naturally associated with her bear-like creation, Monokuma.

Distinctive Voice
In the English dubs of Danganronpa: The Animation and Danganronpa 3, she has a stereotypical valley girl accent. Occasionally she drops this accent is for dramatic effect.

In the video games, each of her personas has a distinctive way of speaking when compared to each other.

Duality
Junko has multiple personas she acts out, each with different speech patterns and mannerisms. She explains the reason she does this is because "I get bored so easily, sometimes I even get bored of myself."

Quotable Catchphrase(s)
"Hyaaaahaha! Me! Junko fucking Enoshima!"

"And together, we were the Despair Sisters! AKA the Ultimate Despair!"

"All I want is despair, and there's no reason for it!"

"Let's give it everything we've got! It's...PUNISHMENT TIIIME!"

(to Izuru Kamukura) "Kamukura, Kamukura, yas queen!"

Questionable LGBT Rep
Before the release of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, there was much speculation regarding the relationship between Junko and another student, Mikan, due to the latter hinting at Junko being the mysterious "beloved" that had driven her to commit murder. For a while, it was a common fanon interpretation that the two of them had been in a romantic relationship. However, Danganronpa 3 has confirmed that Mikan's brainwashing had led to her interpreting Junko's cruel actions as affection, with no actual romance occurring between the two.