Explanation Both Leon and Kiyotaka are given Butt-Monkey status due to their very negative reactions in the first two trials respectively.

Stupidstupidstupidstupid! / AHO AHO AHO AHO AHO Explanation His Freak Out in Chapter 1.

In fact, it's so memorable and talked about, it's practically a Late-Arrival Spoiler. Explanation His execution is very memorable among the fandom for giving players a taste of what the series has in store.

1041 Explanation Used to refer to Sayaka, as this number flipped 180º seemingly spells out the word 'thot', in reference to how she tried to kill Leon and frame Makoto.

11037 Explanation One of the clues in the first case, which particularly amused the English-language fandom, because they could tell much earlier than most of the characters that it was a misreading of a character's name written in English, albeit upside down and backwards.

Can be replaced with any other character.

'Owada pumped up and ready to party.' Explanation A description of Mondo's sauna scene.

Sayaka Maizono sometimes joins them, as she has a matching first name and color scheme.

Due to Makoto's status as Ultimate Hope, he is often depicted cosplaying as Madoka sometimes, Kyoko is drawn alongside him as Homura.

Explanation Yet another reference to her execution: it looks like Celeste is going to be burnt alive, but then Monokuma pulls a Bait-and-Switch and rams her with a fire truck.

'THIS GIRL IS ON FIREEEEE!!!' Explanation A reference to Celeste's execution.

Something Awful's paywall screen is a popular choice.

In one scene where Makoto looks horrifically at a TV screen showing the outside world ◊, people pasted several different pictures on the TV screen, such as something else that is horrifying or a Take That!.

People then added sounds and musical accompaniment.

Shortly after the big reveal, we get a memetic GIF ◊ where Junko's head is sent spinning.

Explanation Taken from this Yonkoma comic.

Danganronpa aoi gif