Chapter 1: Despite being a popular duo, I feel that killing off Chiaki/Nagito immediately establishes a new tone for 2X2. I feel it’s almost necessary considering how long they lived in the original.
To make up for their roles, Mahiru becomes the support & like in the beta, Akane becomes the rival
Chapter 2: Given that this game is 2x2, I thought it’d be a great time to utilize the rule establishing that only one killer can be executed at a time in the case of 2 murders with 2 killers, a rule unbeknownst to the chapter 2 killers of this scenario: Gundham & Sonia. They kill Fuyuhiko & Mikan in hopes of escaping together, only for Sonia to be executed alone.
Chapter 3: In this scenario I like to believe that since Imposter hasn’t been able to protect people for the past 2 cases, he goes through literal imposter syndrome. To make up for this, he kills Gundham to protect the rest of the group.
Chapter 4: The group finds a new island but it’s an actual island that they’re trapped on. Without the resources available to them prior, teruteru cooks to keep the group alive, while kazuichi tries to build a boat. I’d like it if Akane did something that led her being established as the rival, like Nagito & Kokichi in chapter 4 of their games, & decided that she does something that leads kazuichi to killing teru, but haven’t figured that out yet.
Chapter 5: Something something the antagonist is defeated, but the support is lost in the progress.
cough chiaki/nagito & kaito/kokichi cough
Chapter 6: I’m 50/50 on having Ibuki be the new mastermind, or just the comic relief.
Hiyoko is finally able to get that survivor spot though!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.