Twobuki

Twobuki is the non-binary/het ship between Ultimate Imposter and Ibuki Mioda from the Danganronpa fandom.

Canon
Ibuki and the Ultimate Imposter are both students at Hope's Peak Academy, in Class 77-B. While they do not interact very much during their school days, they do share a number of interactions in the Neo-World Program.

Ibuki admires Ultimate Imposter while they are impersonating as Byakuya Togami. She thinks that they're very cool and reliable, and she admires their leadership skills. They are shown to sometimes be a bit annoyed with her. During Chapter 1, after the Ultimate Imposter's death, she states that she misses "Byakuya" a lot. In addition, during chapter 5 when she and the other deceased characters show up, she greets them by oinking. She explains that she said “You're so cool” in pig talk.

While not apparent in the game, many manga adaptations portray Ibuki with some sort of crush on the Imposter. She's often shown to be physically attracted to their heavy build. It should be noted, however, that the manga are not canon.

The two are not shown to share any interactions in the non-canonical "Ultimate Talent Development Plan". They do, however, share a brief moment in Danganronapa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. During one of the Imposter's campfire events, the two participate in a headbanging competition. The contest ends in a tie, and Ibuki warns the Imposter that she won't be satisfied with a tie the next time they compete. However, she appears impressed at how well they were able to hold their ground against her. This prompts the Imposter to dream about their future. Ibuki and the Ultimate Imposter are also present at the Class 77 beach party, although they do not share any significant interactions together.

Fanon
The ship sailed mostly as a result of Ibuki telling the Ultimate Imposter that she finds them cool when the deceased students reappear at the end of Chapter 5. For fans who have also read manga adaptations, Ibuki's implied crush on the Imposter presented in them also helped. Their dynamics as the "quiet boy" and "energetic girl" have also helped. It can be also seen as a "Pair the Spares" type of ship, as the two can be left unpaired in some shipping scenarios, especially if Ibuki isn't paired with Mikan.

The ship used to be quite popular during Danganronpa 2 era, as the Ultimate Imposter lacked ships back then. However, with Danganronpa 3 giving Twomiki some ship tease, this ship has been abandoned for the new one by some fans. Some have also forgotten about the ship or never even knew about its existence. Other fans have decided to ship the three in a polycule, especially as Band Aid is Ibuki's most popular ship. For such a minor ship, it actually has a lot of fan fictions on Archive of Our Own. Furthermore, it is the most written ship for the Ultimate Imposter and the second most written ship for Ibuki. In their fan fictions, fans tend to make Ibuki have a visible attraction to the Imposter, making their relationship more similar to that of certain manga adaptations. There are currently over 130 works on AO3 for this ship.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Ultimate Imposter/Mioda tag on FanFiction.net
 * Ultimate Imposter/Mioda tag on FanFiction.net

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Trivia

 * It is implied in the game that Ibuki would've gone for Imposter, had it not been for his weight.
 * This is contrasted in various manga adaptations, where Ibuki is depicted as being attracted to Imposter specifically because of his bulky figure.

Variations

 * Mitwobuki refers to the ship between the two and Ryota Mitarai