Ikue Dōgami

Ikue Dōgami

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Ikue Dōgami
Name
Kanji	堂上 幾絵
Romaji	Dōgami Ikue
Aliases & Titles
Japanese	Hairpin Demon (かんざし鬼)
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Status	Alive
Debuts
Manga	Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer

Ikue Dōgami (堂上 幾絵) is a supporting character of Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, a spinoff manga connected to Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School.

Ikue is a member of Future Foundation and is part of the 6th Division’s Special Investigations Unit. She works as one of the Special Investigations Unit's Section Chiefs.

Her alternative title is Hairpin Demon (かんざし鬼) due to her serious personality and stern look.

Appearance

Ikue is a slender woman who always has a serious and professional look to her. She has black hair which she keeps held up in a bun using hair pins and has yellow eyes. She wears glasses and dresses in a black jacket and white dress shirt.

Personality

Ikue's serious personality and stern look has earned her the nickname "Hairpin Demon". She is shown to be very professional and aware of the graphic and disturbing nature of her job, but also believes that solving these crimes provides hope to the world.

She also seems to care about her employees, as she didn't hesitate to attack Shuji who tried to kill Misaki Asano, one of her investigators, and she prevent her from fall, even if her death would save plenty of people.

Ikue is strict, because in the last resort, she raised her gun on Misaki to stop the explosions, even if she's her precious employee.

History

The following is based on translations by SHSLScans.

Special Crime Investigation Unit

Main article: Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer - Chapter 1

Previously an armed officer, Ikue later became the Chief of Special Crime Investigation Unit. In this capacity, she oversaw abnormal and grotesque cases, and assigned them to the special agents beneath her. She earned the nickname "The Hairpin Demon" based on her stern demeanour and the two long hairpins she wore in her hair.
Ikue helped to introduce Misaki Asano, a new recruit to the division, with her role as an investigator within the department, though Ikue was sceptical that Misaki had what it took to deal with the extreme cases of the SCIU. Ikue partnered Misaki with Takumi Hijirihara, and assigned them their first case acting as security for Momomichi Ito.

After Misaki came to Ikue, struggling to deal with Takumi's quirks, Ikue explained to Misaki that Takumi was a survivor of the Giboura Massacre, which led to his strange behavior and strong feelings about murder. Takumi later murdered Momomichi Ito, and left a letter behind for Ikue and the SCIU from his alter ego, Killer Killer.

Symbiotic Hospital

Main article: Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer - Chapter 2

Ikue assigned Takumi and Misaki to investigate the murder of a young woman, Hana Niyama, at Ongō Hospital. Ikue is later shown investigating Hana's murder, but is unable to find any information on Rei Shimizu, a suspect in the case, because Takumi had previously deleted it. While talking to Takumi, Ikue notices that Misaki and Mekuru Katsuragi are missing, and wonders where they could have gone.

Chapter 8 - Beginning of Killer Killer

Ikue is briefly seen at the end of the chapter, calling Takumi in a state of emergency, claiming that "Mukuro Ikusaba broke out".

Chapter 10 - Killer Killer Killer

When Shūji Fujigawa attempts to mortally wound Misaki by piercing her in the back, Ikue shows up alongside Juzo Sakakura, Ruruka Ando, and Sonosuke Izayoi in order to stop the chaos. She scolds Shūji for trying to harm a member of the Future Foundation. Ikue, using her two long needles as a weapon, managed to corner Shūji with Juzo and Sonosuke's help.

Suddenly, Shūji detonates a bomb and makes a quick, unseen escape. Whilst doing so, it seems that he managed to slip a shiny, metallic collar onto Misaki's neck.

Relationships

Takumi Hijirihara

Takumi is one of Ikue's investigators. She knows many things about him others don't, and keeps many secrets about him. She is aware of his past, and states he cares about murders more than any of her employees.

When she found out that Takumi is Killer Killer, her opinion about him didn't change at all. She also said at the end how "cute paper" chose Killer Killer to write a letter.

Misaki Asano

Misaki is one of Ikue's investigators. Ikue seems to show slight concern for her as shown by the fact that Ikue worries the murders they solve would be too brutal for her. The two seem to get along well.

Mekuru Katsuragi

Mekuru is one of Ikue's investigators. Ikue seems to recognize Mekuru's talent and is not phased by it, she appears to know that Mekuru and Takumi have a relationship closer than co-workers. Mekuru seems to trust Ikue, as she went with her to the place where Shuji was hiding and she didn't lever her decision about killing Misaki.

Shūji Fujigawa

Ikue appears to have a distaste for Shūji after he attempted to murder Misaki, a fellow member of the Future Foundation.

Trivia

• The kanji for Dōgami (堂上) can translate as "Hall Above" - possibly referencing her job description being higher up than her investigators.
• Ikue means "several" (幾) and "picture" (絵).