>>715499373>UltimatesWhile I can't find the exact conversation, I do think it was clear they were Danganronpa superfans and it's very possible that's why they would treat Ultimate abilities like real things. The elephant in the room is Tsumugi's cosplay switching on the fly which brainwashed ability or not felt like a quirk more than anything to let them use the words of the DR1 and DR2 cast against the player.
>ExisalsI actually hate everything about the Exisals, especially considering how they contribute to making Chapter 5 the most contrived pile of shit I've ever read in a blatant attempt in recreating Komaeda's Wild Ride yet falls completely flat since the conclusion is obvious from the onset. You could assume that civilians don't normally see them or something or they're made for the season or somethingsomething brainwashing but I'd be more willing to concede this point. Again I just really don't like them in general.
I do consider Hope's Peak fictional and Tsumugi to generally be truthful though, but the beauty of V3 is in how it refuses to answer anything and answers at all would defeat the point of the story, that lies or truth, fact or fiction, how it makes you feel is real.