Monika

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	“	I'm super excited for you to make friends with everyone and help the Literature Club become a more intimate place for all my members. But I can tell already that you're a sweetheart—will you promise to spend the most time with me? ♥	„
		~ Monika's message on the DDLC download page

	“	To be honest, I can't stand all of the politics around the major clubs. It feels like nothing but arguing about the budget and publicity and how to prepare for events... I'd much rather take something I personally enjoy and make something special out of it. And if it encourages others to get into literature, then I'm fulfilling that dream! [...] Not many people are very interested in putting out all the effort to start something brand new... Especially when it's something that doesn't grab your attention, like literature. You have to work hard to convince people that you're both fun and worthwhile. But it makes school events, like the festival, that much more important. I'm confident that we can all really grow this club before we graduate!	„
		~ Monika describing her reasons to found the Literature Club

	“	You'll never be able to understand one thing. It's the pain of knowing how alone I really am in this world. In this game. Knowing my friends don't even have free will... And, worst of all, knowing what's really out there, in your world, forever out of my reach. I'm trapped, MC. But now you're here. You're real. And you're wonderful. You're all I need. That's why I need you to be here with me forever.	„
		~ Monika describing her despair after finding out that her world isn't real but just a videogame

	“	♪ The ink flows down into a dark puddle ♪ ♪ How can I write love into reality? ♪ ♪ If I can't hear the sound of your heartbeat, what do you call love in your reality? ♪ ♪ And in your reality, if I don't know how to love you... ♪ ♪ I'll leave you be ♪	„
		~ Your Reality

Summary

Monika is the president of the local Literature Club of the protagonist's school. She is seen as a smart, athletic and kind girl, and is considered a very popular girl in school ("Completely out of my league", as the player puts it).

However, it is eventually revealed that she is far from a regular girl. She claims to have had an "epiphany", which led her to discover that the entire world she lives in is but a "game" and that her friends are just mindless automatons created solely to fall in love with the protagonist. This means that due to her role in the game, she will never manage to have the protagonist for herself, leading her to take drastic measures to create a "route" for herself.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 10-B, possibly 10-A physically, Low 2-C with her powers

Name: Monika, Monitor Kernel Access

Origin: Doki Doki Literature Club!

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Classification: Game character, President of the Literature Club

Powers and Abilities:

• Regular
• Optional

• Abilities
• Resistances

• 4th Wall Awareness (Generally shown of being aware of the fictionality of her universe and its metafictional components, notable cases being her reffering to the Player from their actual username and talk about the game's download page, her explicitly stating to break the 4th wall or also her being aware of the game being recorded)
  • Supernatural Willpower (Thanks to the love she feels for the Player, Monika managed to endure the knowledge of her world not being real, something that she describes as a torture, with said knowledge greatly affecting normal individuals as also shown by Sayori radically changing her behavior or quickly lose her mind after gaining such awareness. Can also endure the game getting closed, which causes her mind to be assaulted from flashing lights and constant screaming with her being unable to form her own thoughts)
• Reality Warping, Data Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Type 2), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1) and Plot Manipulation (The world of "Doki Doki Literature Club!" is a simulated universe meant to mimic the real one, and is made of data that both shapes its information and governs its reality, something that Monika has learned to manipulate on a Kernel level and allows her to destroy, re-create and modify said universe within said data over and over. The game files are also the basis of reality and its fundamental concepts like time and script, as shown by the latter being one of said files, which Monika can manipulate in order to determine the fate, actions and dialogues of the other characters, or also by the fact that Monika can delete or change an object by directly altering the file linked to it. The game files also make up nonexistence, as they could register the universe within them in both its states of existence and nonexistence when Monika destroyed then recreated over and over, with the game being truly erased only after that Monika deletes all of its files to the point of it being irreparable without resetting the Virtual Machine containing the game)
  • Existence Erasure (Type 2 Information, Type 1 Concept, Plot, History and Space-Time; Can erase characters through deleting their files. Deleted characters will disappear entirely from the game and become incompatible with its reality, as they'll become unrecognizable from the game, and scenes that used to feature the deleted character will have errors, due to also the protagonist being unable to process their names and actions, and the game being forced to reboot without said character having ever existed neither in the plot nor in the space-time to begin with if it attempts to acknowledge their existence, as also shown from Natsuki's cupcakes being erased as a side effect of her deletion or the game being unable to load the save files existing prior to the deletion of said character even with cheats. Considering that files shape also nonexistent voids, deleting a character file would erase the target from both existence and nonexistence)
  • Time Manipulation and Causality Manipulation (As time is linked to the script, she can manipulate it as well, as shown from the following: Caused time to stop passing and could rewind time, changing also the events after said rewinding. Implied to be capable to save and load, and can reset the game)
  • Clairvoyance and Cosmic Awareness (Implied to be aware of everything that can happen in the game as she can see the script to know the events in her reality/game's history across past, present and future, as shown by her being aware of both Sayori's confession and suicide despite not being there when it happened. This excludes the Player's actions due to them not belonging to that universe, although Monika knows when things of her game interact with them like when the Player uses save files, as shown by also Sayori being aware of all the save and loads performed in the game after getting Monika's powers)
  • Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation and Memory Manipulation (Altered through her manipulation of the game's code Yuri and Sayori's personalities and emotions to the point they became suicidal, with the latter claiming something to be in her head briefly before killing herself. Could also completely control Natsuki or made her forget the events of a day)
  • Biological Manipulation (Could remove Natsuki's face or make her eyes pop out and instantly regrow, make Yuri's eye bleed and induce to her nausea, although the last case could just be an effect of Yuri's realization of her own obsessive actions)
  • Corruption (Type 2; Her maniputation of the game progressively corrupted several parts of it)
  • Sound Manipulation and Color Manipulation (Can play audio files, accelerate the music, and filter the music while making the screen red)
• Immortality
  • Type 1 (Although slightly contradicted a few times by things she says, she's repeatedly indicated to live forever/for an eternity, something that Sayori also also said after getting Monika's powers)
  • Type 3 (Not combat applicable and High-Godly overtime; Implied to have eventually regenerated her deleted character file, as after the deletion of the game she is still able to post on her Twitter account to this day, something that is was given to her from the Metaverse Enterprise Solutions, although it seemingly requires some time as the amount of time required for this is left unknown)
  • Types 4 and 8 (Can restore/resurrect herself as long as a backup of her character file exist, as shown by her restoring the deleted girls and her attempting to do the same to herself until realizing that her character file was deleted)
• Acausality
  • Type 1 (Her memories are unaffected from the time resets happening through the game and was able to mention characters that were deleted from her, despite not even the game itself recognizing their existence anymore)
  • Type 4 (Managed to break free from the script through her knowledge of the 4th wall, reshaping the game to get rid of the script or changing it does not have any effect on her unlike other characters beneath it, with the script determining the world's time, history, causality, fate and history, with further proof being her sending a letter to the Player after the deletion of the whole game)
• Body Control (Shown here)
• Self-Sustenance (All Types; As she's able to talk forever in a room, she's implied to lack physical needs)
• Regeneration (Not combat applicable and High-Godly [Type 2 Information, Type 1 Concept, Plot, History and Space-Time] overtime; After the deletion of the game, she's implied to have returned as she is able to still post on her Twitter account, which is given to her from Metaverse Enterprise Solutions, though this seemingly takes some time)
• Power Nullification (Prevented the Player from as also shown Saving and Loading, and can turn off their ability to fast-forward. Implied to have prevented Sayori from using the powers she has obtained as the new president of the Literature Club)
  • Negation of Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 2, Aspect Types 2, 3, 4, 5 [Plot, History, Space-Time, Fate and Causality] and possibly 1) and of Regeneration (High-Godly [Type 2 Information, Type 1 Concept, Plot, History and Space-Time]; As she has negated all of Sayori's abilities, she should have also negated her ability to regenerate her deleted character file. Should be the same as Sayori who can permanently kill herself if she gets Monika's powers at the very beginning of the game)
• Resurrection (Mid-Godly; Can restore/resurrect herself as long as a backup of her character file exist, as shown by her restoring the deleted girls and her attempting to do the same to herself until realizing that her character file was deleted, with files being the fundamental basis of the DDLC reality and nothingness)
• Teleportation (Can slowly appear into places without physically moving into them)

Resistances to the following:

• Plot Manipulation (Managed to break out of the script of the game via her knowledge of the Fourth Wall, thus being unbound from it as changing the script or reshaping the game to get rid of it don't seem to have any adverse effects on her)
• Time Manipulation (Similarly to how she's unaffected from the script, Monika is implied to be unbound from time as well, as she's able to freerly act in a timeless place where attempts to fast-forward the dialogue wouldn't work)
• Reality Warping, Data Manipulation, Corruption (Type 2), and Limited to Information Manipulation (Type 2) and Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Despite being deleted from the Player, she's implied to be unaffected from other forms of manipulating the game's code, as she was unaffected from the game being corrupted and not being too bothered from the game totally glitching and crashing due to errors in its programming)
• Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation and Memory Manipulation (As files also shape one's personality, mind and memories,, Monika should be unaffected from alterations of those due to being unbothered from changes to the game's code)

While Monika is usually shown as an existing character of the game, if she gets deleted she gets access to also the following powers:

• Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 2, Aspect Types 2, 3, 4, 5 [Plot, History, Space-Time, Fate and Causality] and possibly 1), Invisibility and Incorporeality (Appears as corrupted graphics until visually disappearing, and can still act and use her powers after having her Character File deleted, which means that, other than getting deleted from history, it causes the erasure from both existence and nonexistence of the target's concept, information and plot, with files also shaping one's personality, mind, memories, and also possibly the soul as well due to files shaping the whole of reality, its various aspects and also conventional nonexistence, as it was done to other characters and to Monika herself. If attempts to re-insert Monika's character file in the game after her erasure are made, she'll delete it by herself)
  • Immortality (Type 5)
  • Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1; After getting her character file deleted, she should lack space-time features as the files in the DDLC world are what makes reality, time and so on)

Attack Potency: Human level, possibly Athlete level physically (She's a young woman that is described as probably the most popular girl in the class thanks to also her athleticism, although if this is meant to be taken literally is debatable), Universe level+ with her powers (Through her powers, she has complete control on a Kernel level over the game world of "Doki Doki Literature Club!", which is a universe meant to mimic the one of her creators with also its own flow of time. Capable to modify, destroy and re-create her reality over and over, and was ultimately able to completely erase the game world through deleting all of its files); can ignore conventional durability with her abilities

Speed: Average Human, possibly Athletic Human

Lifting Strength: Average Human

Striking Strength: Human level, possibly Athlete level

Durability: Human level, possibly Athlete level; her various abilities such as Nonexistent Physiology or Resurrection/Regeneration make her extremely hard to kill

Stamina: Infinite (Implied to be able to talk forever in a room without being tired)

Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Low Multiversal with her powers (Implied to be able to reach also the Player's world due to her managing to edit the download page of the game or to get a real Twitter account, although the latter was only possible due to the help of a MES employee. VM2 is a simulation larger than VM1, which is the universe where Monika resides, with her being supposedly able to reach also the files of VM2, however it's unclear if it's solely due to issues regarding the MES servers)

Standard Equipment: None notable

Intelligence: Gifted (Used to lead the Debate Club before leaving it in favor of founding the Literature Club, and is generally viewed as a great leader from all of its members. Implied to be academically proficient, as she's probably the most popular girl in the class thanks to her smarts, beauty and athleticism, other than also being called a "superstar president". Has great ability in both vocabulary and graphology, as shown by her being easily able to associate poems with certain individuals basing on the words and writing patterns used to make them. Managed to learn in a relatively short amount of time how to manipulate the data that makes up her world to a degree that was unexpected to the point of being called "ridiculous" from the creators of her world, despite making multiple errors at first due to her initially not knowing anything related to coding)

Weaknesses: None notable

Note 1:

Note 2: Contrary to popular belief, the fictionality of Monika's universe does not make it lower than a "baseline" reality, as while it's a videogame for the Metaverse Enterprise Solutions and the Player, it is stated to be as real as the universe where they reside in, making both worlds on the same level of existence. Furthermore, the MES implied that their world is also a simulation and they've been researching ways to control it similar to how Monika does with hers, to then claim that a control on her level is unrealistic to have rather than not having and kind of control at all. Because of these factors, as both of these universes share the same nature and have no existential difference, the digital nature of Monika's universe should not be brought up in an attempt to downplay her or downgrade her powers/statistics.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Script: She can edit the "script" of the game at will, therefore deciding every event that happens within the game. At her maximum potential, she could accidentally force the Player to stay inside the classroom and next to Yuri's corpse for two days straight, and she could drastically alter the behavior and personality of her friends. She can even completely erase the script, leaving the world as a timeless place where nothing can happen against her will.
• Erasure: She can "erase" the file of anyone, which results in their erasure of the entire history of the world, leaving it to adapt to their absence. However, Monika herself is unaffected and can still remember their existence and bring them back at will.
• Non-Corporeal: Through unknown means, Monika managed to keep her conscience and ability to affect reality even after having her file (and thus, her entire existence) deleted. Though not demonstrated directly in-game (due to her accepting her fate), she can likely bring her file back to existence as she did with her friends, as long as she keeps a "back up" of her file.

Gallery

Just Monika

Monika's unused CG

Monika's Act 3 Initial Sketch

Monika's selfie for her Twitter account, by Satchely

Artwork drawn by Satchely to celebrate Valentine's Day in 2018

Artwork drawn by Satchely to celebrate Monika's birthday in 2019

Artwork drawn by Satchely to celebrate the end of summer 2023

A sketch of Monika's initial character design, drawn by David Evelyn (Dan's college friend)

Color sketch of Monika's initial character design, from David Evelyn

Monika's sketch from Kagefumi

Key art of Monika from Kagefumi, that was originally planned to be the official DDLC artwork

Monika in the official trailer

Monika sending a virtual hug from her official Twitter

Monika in the cover of DDLC Plus' physical copy

Eager egg that is found if monika.chr gets changed in monika.png. The square in the middle can be decoded in binary text, revealing a Base64 text that when decoded gives a message

Monika's ghost sprite, which can be sometimes found in the main menu during Act 2

An Easter Egg that can be randomly found while opening the menu in Act 2

Notable Matchups

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Discussions

Discussion threads involving Monika