Friday, 03 November 2023 15:30

How Doki Doki Literature Club's Yandere Trope Becomes One of its Pitfalls

Written by Blade Moore
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DDLC's Monika's obsessive behavior fits the story, but as any media risks, she also might normalize and encourage this creepy behavior.

When Doki Doki Literature Club first dropped, players were confused by its cutesy appearance and how it contradicted its psychological horror tag. Booting up the game, however, brought players all the answers needed. Doki Doki Literature Club's Monika, the game's main antagonist, goes through the player's computer files and deletes the other girls to be closer to the player. She aims to trap the player with her for all eternity in the name of "love". But that isn't love.

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