1. Monika
It wasn’t meant to be this way. Always keen on thinking in a peripheral manner, there was every intention upon commencing this article that we wouldn’t go down the obvious route of anointing Monika as queen and monarch above all others. Maybe she actually hacked this list herself? She is incredibly clever and beautiful, after all.
At first glance, Monika is very much like her friends; intelligent, playful and passionate. She is the de facto leader of the Literature Club, and she loves writing above all else. But the more you get to know her, the more you begin to see other facets of her personality. She is manipulative and cunning, using deceit to progress her agenda. She left the Debate Club because she was sick of the drama and politics… but what she has brought to the Literature Club is far, far worse.
Monika is the villain of the game, but more importantly, she is unlike any other character we’ve ever seen before. Her ability to shape reality makes her a formidable foe, and despite her cruelty, she comes across as incredibly human. She is simply lonely, and fears abandonment and being forgotten. What does she really want? Just you, of course! You and her, forever and ever, alone and in peace…
Without her actions and their consequences, DDLC would not have been the ground-breaking game it turned out to be, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that she topped the rankings. No need for controversy, no need for debate… Just Monika.
