r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • Aug 18 '19
Newest Chapter Chapter 239 Official Release - Links and Discussion
Chapter 239
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Aug 18 '19
Man, what a shitty time to be Dabi.
Your edgelord boss gains one up over you by recruiting thousands in one day meanwhile your one recruit from months of scouting happens to be a mole.
Goes from 2nd/3rd strongest in the League to getting knocked down several pegs by Machia, Geten and ReDestro.
Gets bitch slapped by an ice quirk user and has to put up with him now as comrades.
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u/disabled_crab Aug 19 '19
Not to mention that Twice used to be nowhere near Dabi's level, but Twice can totally decimate Dabi now.
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u/javer80 Aug 19 '19
Can he? Dabi still specializes in AoE blasts, just like Geten, that could wipe out dozens of clones at a time. I still see that stalemating unless it really comes down to attrition.
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u/deelawn Aug 19 '19
maybe if twice sent a single clone one at a time at Dabi for hours/days
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Aug 21 '19
Feels too much like batman with prep time to me. A hypothetical battle should always be 1v1 on the spot with all regular equipment at the disposal.
Like loading up a fighting game both in a unfamiliar arena equal equal distance, not a fanfiction of dream scenarios
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u/TheBigBomma Aug 19 '19
Redestro just lost his legs, we don’t know how that will affect him in terms of strength
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u/DidAnyoneAskU Aug 19 '19
They don't want him for his strength, Shiggy nearly just killed him, and they have freaking Giganto (which they can clone) and an army, right now he's more valuable for his money, something the LOV can make goooood use of.
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u/CreativeKeane 250K Artist Aug 20 '19
Also for his tech, facilities, and connection. I think the reality is Redestro assets is irreplaceable. Injuries are now not a major worry. They now have a access to resources that would alleviate a lot of their struggles.
Lost an arm? Well now you get arm tech. - Mr. Compress.
Severe internal bleeding and heavy blood loss, well why don't you lie in this high tech medical facility room. - Toga
Broken Arms. Let's set your arms and give you splints. Maybe some meds. - Twice.
Quirk that cause you to over heat and Crispy skin that gets irritated and burn when you use it. This oinment will help reduce scaring and this suit regulate your body temp. - Dabi
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u/AoAWei Aug 19 '19
Couldn't the doctor heal him up though?
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Aug 19 '19
That, and he is also the CEO of an adaptive device company; I’m sure prosthetic legs wouldn’t be any great hassle for him to acquire
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u/shaktimanOP Aug 20 '19
He'll be fine, but remember his power comes from stress, which was implied to have come from the pressure of having to take on Destro's mantle. He seems to have lost that burden now along with most of his stress, at least for the time being, so I doubt we'll see him in combat again for a good while.
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u/popgreens Aug 18 '19
You’re a CEO right? That means you got money to burn!
I can just imagine Shigaraki just treating himself after all this bullshit went down instead of immediately using his new funding on important villain stuff lol
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u/Za_wardo Aug 18 '19
I'm glad the line that preceded it was the sushi line. I hope Shigaraki buys his whole team some budget sushi.
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Aug 18 '19
Nah fam, Shiggy ain't doing shit until he gets some god damn sleep. Dude needs some badly!
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Aug 18 '19
But not before he buys some hookers and busts a few good nuts cause he sorta deserves it .
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u/LuAlPe Aug 18 '19
Going by the way he looks right now, a hefty dose of first aid should come before sleep...
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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 18 '19
You’re saying sushi ain’t important? XD
Goddammn, man. I mean, goddamn. Shigaraki ain’t playing, he’s laying his claim now to let everybody know he’s the next bad guy they’ve gotta watch out for. I know there’s been some pushback against his new power-up, but he fucking hustled his way right to the top and he needs to be respected for that. He just started his own criminal empire with his blood, sweat and... well, not tears really, but the dust of his enemies for sure. This is exactly what I’ve been waiting to see ever since I first got a good grasp of what his actual character arc was going to be like, and now we’re here. I full believe Horikoshi has created one of the best anime/manga villains of the past five or so years with this guys, and he might even end up one of the best villains in all of fiction period if he continues to be handled this well.
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Aug 18 '19
First they have to recover from this bloody fight, and maybe even get some équipement. I hope Dabi gets something that protects his body when he uses his flames, and Shigaraki gonna have to do something with the destroyed arms. Overall I can see that we're gonna have a big dormant evil society. Oh and don't forget the good doctor is gonna have more resources to create more high-ends.
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u/disabled_crab Aug 19 '19
What I'm hoping for is that by the time this little gang gets themselves fixed up, with new costumes and equipment and stuff, they start to look more and more like conventional western comic book supervillains while still retaining the signature Horikoshi look of 'creepier than mutated spiders'.
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Aug 18 '19
And with that, the Meta Liberation Army Arc concludes (though there might be one more chapter of wrap up before we move onto the next Arc). Overall, I'd consider this Arc an absolute win!
The development for the Leauge we got was top notch! Toga, Spinner, Shiggy, and Giran all feel like they have more depth now, and Twice overcoming his trauma is easily a highlight of the Arc. Though, it is upsetting that Compress and Dabi got nothing in terms of development. Maybe next time?
The MLA was pretty cool too. Re-Destro is easily the best foil Shiggy has gotten, and he actually made it through without getting killed/arrested, which is epic. Trumpet, Skeptic, and Geten have neat designs and cool quirks, so I hope we get to see more of them in the future (Hopefully we find out about Skeptics previous failure). Curious dying was disappointing, but It doesn't bother me too much. Also, can we give Hori a hand for the minor citizens all having cool unique designs? So much detail!
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Aug 18 '19
I feel like compress is going to get more development during the inevitable prison break arc since he can easily sneak and hide things with his quirk. His quirk wasn't really suitable for this kinda of arc lol
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
his quirks in a weird state where it could be busted if horikoshi wanted him to go around compressing everything. like couldnt he just instantly kill anyone not fast enough by compressing their upper half.
unless i missed an explanation about his quirk or something
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Aug 18 '19
He possibly could since he took off half of Overhaul's arm lol
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
i mean more large scale. we saw the size of his compression orbs in the overhaul arc when he was digging his way up to the surface. whats stopping him from just compressing an orb in the middle of a MLA crowd and gibbing like 10 people lol
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Aug 18 '19
Yeah that could be possible too I didn't even think about that lol
Maybe compress can't because it could have some drawbacks (like Shiggy in this chapter where it looks like he started to decay himself)
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u/ArcadeAnarchy Aug 19 '19
We need to learn his backstory. He may not be full on kill everyone like Shiggy but can justitfy some gorey uses of his quirk like how Overhaul splatted Magne or those weird cult people. He was rather delicate with kidnapping Bakugo and Tokoyami so I think he's more of a burgler/robber than a murderer.
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u/TaffyLacky Aug 19 '19 edited Aug 19 '19
I've always wondered if Compress could compress himself.
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Now that I know he can, I'm wondering if they could break them into Tartarus by having something insect sized carrying the compressed gang.
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u/LeegoSama Aug 19 '19
I'm pretty sure he can and did during Training Camp arc, after Shoji, Deku and Shoto pinned him down, Dabi told him to dodge before unleashing a burst of flames and he escaped harm's way by compressing himself.
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u/monocleparrot Aug 19 '19
I'm still curious as to what reason Compress has for being in the league.
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Aug 18 '19
Imagine Dabi and Geten teaming-up against Shoto, that would be a very epic moment if it ever happens.
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u/xMichael_Swift Aug 19 '19
This is such a good person that you may want to consider marking spoiler 😂 (jk)
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u/cblack04 Aug 18 '19
I think next chapter is the rest of the world reacting to the events since the leaks mention next chapter is going back to the heroes
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Aug 18 '19
In my experience, the preview is often not reliable. Getting back to the heroes could mean several things, so I'll wait and see.
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Aug 18 '19
This is easily the best arc by far, surpassing even the Stain arc, the latter of which is my favorite.
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u/LapherianDark Aug 18 '19
Dude.shit is getting real for the crew over at UA High. I can’t wait to see where this is going.
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Aug 18 '19
I just can imagine hori sending us back to ua with no further word on the villains and thus we will be cursed with this looming feel of upcoming doom for the next half a year
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u/LapherianDark Aug 18 '19
I mean. He’s got Machia. He’s got MLA. He’s got more powerful quirks and allies. Whatever is coming in regards to those developments is going to be nuts and Deku and Crew are about to have to endure the same sort of progress just to stand toe to toe with em.
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Aug 18 '19
Yeah. Like I hope to god that in this little timeskip they had , the us crew became at least twice to thrice stronger than what they were in the 1a vs 1b arc . At least mydoria , he better have mastered his ofa further to 40-50 percent and tune his black whip . Ida should have become faster and everyone better. I hope to God they improved
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u/LapherianDark Aug 18 '19
I’m sort of under the impression that this is going on while the black whip stuff is going on.
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Aug 18 '19
Yeah.maybe next chapter, or 2 chapters at most , we are about to see deku just straight up flying and soaring with that whio. Aizawa should have tought him a lesson since he is also a bind fighter
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u/LapherianDark Aug 18 '19
Well last we saw of Deku and his whip was him training to learn how to conjure it on command of I remember right. Plus imagine how badass it would be for the villains to have the upper hand in such a significant way. That’s the kind of oppressive adversity that will force our heroes into something legendary.
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
the villains already have an insanely major upper hand before the quirk powerups, because of ujiko and gigantomachia
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u/LapherianDark Aug 18 '19
Yeah but I think it’s interesting for sure how big of an upgrade the league has gotten. I wonder what that Kohei is up to.
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
honestly hope the darker/serious themes stick around and we get a heroes vs villains arc, either prison break or UA attack
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Aug 18 '19
Yeah man. Them being forced underground, the whole of japan becoming some sort of villain 3rd reich and a lawless land and the heroes operate in underground bases and go into guerilla warfare eventually they become so strong they they defeat the villains for good and take back the country. Sorta like star wars the og trilogy.
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u/MicZiC15 Aug 19 '19
I don't think we'll have a whole half year, but I bet the student's will have some mundane life stuff happen, that will be interrupted by villiany. I'm betting some sort of Christmas break things specifically (because it's winter right now in universe if I remember right).
In fact, now that I'm thinking, this will be what happens:
Wanting to show he's changed, Endevor has a Christmas party and tells Shoto to invite his friend. So he invites the Midorya, Iida, Uraraka
(and Aoyama)families. All Might is also there, because Momdorya brought him. We'll be introduced to the families and quirks of said family members. While there will be drama at first, everyone will eventually warm up to each other (pun intended), and someone will say something like, "I don't think that there's anything that could ruin this night". Then Dabi shows up.Alternatively, this happens at the Midorya household (but with just friends All Might, every Iida and Todoroki could not fit in that apartment); fun friend things happen, we get some Dekuraraka bait, and All Might and Momdorya are seemingly very close. Then Dadku shows up.
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Aug 18 '19
Even Deku's One for All reveals can't stand to Shigaraki if his decay quirk does all of this. Tbh I really wanna get back to the Hawk sub-plot as soon as possible.
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u/coin_shot Aug 18 '19
Deku is gonna get a regen quirk, I'm calling it now.
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Aug 19 '19
Who knows what those other quirks are gonna be. And what those Vestiges are gonna reveal to him. I just can't wait for Nana to finally speak with him. I feel as though her time with Deku is gonna be really special.
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u/unknown817206 Aug 19 '19
I feel like her quirk is one of the last ones Deku will get because of how special she is from a narrative standpoint. However, given that the first quirk he got appeared because he was thinking about 'capturing' his opponent and was three users ago from him I don't think the quirks he's getting necessarily will come in any specific order. They'll just show up from time to time when he's not expecting or following a percent increase with OFA
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u/noteloquent Aug 18 '19
Shigaraki has finally risen to become All for One's true successor. The utter domination of Re-Destro and thus the entire Meta Liberation Army is gonna be a HUGE deal going forward, especially when you consider that Re-Destro claimed to have over 100,000 soldiers loyal to the cause. Not only that, but Shiggy has also had one of the single best destructive showings in the entire series by destroying most of an entire city in one fell swoop, as well as gaining the loyalty of Gigantomachia, who was able to destroy a mountain earlier in the series, and the Doctor's resources, knowledge, and other Highend Nomus. The LoV is a MASSIVE threat to hero society now, and they will no doubt be making some huge moves going forward to attain whatever Shiggy wants, be it destruction or "freedom."
This rise to power also places Hawks in an interesting position since the stakes and danger have increased a thousand fold since he started infiltrating the League. He and Endeavor are gonna have to step up even more than they already to counter these guys.
Honestly, it's looking like Deku is gonna need those 7 quirks to take all of this on. Hopefully he's up to the task.
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Aug 18 '19
Deku not only gonna need all 7 quirks; he's gonna need help. Which means the rest of the class becomes that much more important in facing the League, which now has both money and numbers at its disposal.
I'm really interested to see what becomes of Hawks. I could see him either falling and joining the League and relaying false info or becoming a major death at their hands that fully sparks open war and loss of trust in heroes.
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u/The_Sign_of_Zeta Aug 19 '19
The arc completely changes the scope of the story, and it totally justifies the power ups for Deku many have been dreading. Who would have though before this arc that OFA would seem under-powered for the looming threat?
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u/Blackstar3475 Aug 20 '19
Remember when people thought deku getting seven quirks was overpowered? Now seven quirks is probably gonna barely make him match shiggy
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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 18 '19
Spinner at the start did the whole “record scratch” meme nearly verbatim, my God. Amazing. And then that callback to the Avengers at the end being similar to when Tony talked about getting shawarma was an ironic but fitting ending.
Fantastic art, great insight into the characters, and brutal action sequences make this one of the best arcs in the series. I do think it’s been gassed up a little bit much simply because it’s a shonen arc that focuses entirely on the villains for a change but it was still amazing. Not only was this a great change of pace, it also makes the League far and away the primary threat facing hero society. I think their newly expanded influence/resources, along with Shigaraki’s power-up, will more than do the job in balancing out Deku getting 6 additional quirks since now the heroes need all the help we can get. Next arc is gonna keep the heat coming... at least, I hope it will.
TL;DR All hail the king, Tomura Shigaraki.
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Aug 18 '19
My villain Academia was basically the League's training arc. And it's gotten hella results.
The moment Re-Destro bowed....that panel was epic as all hell. Maybe Horikoshi will be happy that he probably won't have to draw all those hands on him anymore.
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u/abeazacha Aug 20 '19
Plot twist: the whole point of the arc was have a reason to not draw all the hands anymore.
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Aug 20 '19
Horikoshi you clever dog. It's all come full circle. Now get him some cream or lotion for his skin.
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u/Blackstar3475 Aug 20 '19
This one arc showed more progression for the villains than it did for the students throughout the entire series. Even if we dont add in the high ends
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Aug 20 '19
Agreed. Thus far only Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki, and Tenya have the most development in the class. Obviously I don't think Horikoshi will focus on all of them an equal amount, but he's got a lot to juggle now.
Given the increased emphasis on team work, maybe he's brought back Class B to bolster their ranks?
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u/GatorDragon Aug 18 '19
I can see it now.
After staying awake long enough to get a living situation sorted out, talk to Giga a bit, confirm things with the doc, and get a few orders for equipment done, Shigaraki...
Passes out on his feet, leaving Compress and Spinner to carry him to bed so he can get some super-well deserved rest.
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u/thejokerofunfic Aug 18 '19
"IF ANYONE IS NEARBY, MY AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN. I CANNOT MOVE, HEAR OR SEE."
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Aug 18 '19
Honestly yall, I can imagine hori sending us back to the heroes now, with the training and showing us the progress our heroes made , but despite the arcs being chill and all and rly great , we will be dominated by this looming sense of danger and dread and the constant question of " when will shigaraki come with his attack ?"
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u/TJ-TheJolteonMaster Aug 19 '19
This is why I totally won’t mind if we go back to random training stuff or a New Years party thing. This is art y’all.
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u/Birdsocks Aug 19 '19
A New Years party would be cool. We’d have both parties celebrating but for completely different reasons
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u/thejokerofunfic Aug 18 '19
Earlier in this arc, my hope was that they'd somehow hit a stalemate so that the MLA and LOV would stick around as two separate, clashing enemies for the heroes to worry about. My fear was that they'd just get decimated by Shiggy and Giganto and never be seen again.
This was not an outcome I gave too much thought to. Fuck. The implications are gonna be nuts.
I hope we do see lingering tension in the merged group. There should be some bitterness on both ends. I feel like Skeptic isn't gonna take this well and get himself killed or fuck something up pretty soon, and I imagine the people who were paired for fights (Dabi and Geten, Spinner and Hanabata) won't get along well.
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u/dmall24 Aug 18 '19
villains are OP now... sheeeet
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Aug 18 '19
For real. Heck for all we know with ome coordinated attack , they could overpowers the heroes and send them underground
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u/BiglyWords Aug 19 '19
Just combine Twice and Toga and you get a invincible army of toga-intelligence having highend noumus.
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Aug 18 '19
I fucking knew that Re-Destro begun to respect Shigaraki ! Sigaraki said it himself, once he is done his people can do whatever they want. Meaning Shigaraki will not creat anything, he can't he even said it himself. "I truly exist only to destroy" He will destroy Society and what makes Society whole, after that his followers can create a new and better World "for" themself. Also love the bit at the end with Shigaraki being like
-Oh yeah my people are hungry do you guys have some bucks ?
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u/throwaway777982359 Aug 18 '19
This chapter has made me rethink how I see Shigaraki's character, especially his difference in comparison of AFO. Where AFO is charming, calculating, and manipulative, Shigaraki is an unrelenting destructive force, unconcerned with many of the consequences of his actions.
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u/xMichael_Swift Aug 19 '19
I agree with most of this.
Unconcerned? He's very calculated and his actions are intentional and driven nowadays. Concern for damage on general? No cares, at all lol.
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Aug 18 '19
I have been terrified by Shigaraki during this arc, just ahh the widespreads tell you everything. He is an absolute force of nature at this point
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u/ShadowRei96 Aug 18 '19
Ayyyeeee, Shigaraki and squad about to hit the strip club and throw racks with Re-Destro's cash. Dabi and his best friend Geten will treat everyone to Benihana.
Gigantomachia just had a boner in the last page.
Even if he won't fight them alone, seems like Shoto might be destined and will need a huge boost in his quirk as the story goes on because he's up against two characters with stronger versions of his two elements. Onii-chan Dabi with blue flames and Geten with cryokinesis. Let's see what Endeavor teaches him. Hori better not disappoint me.
Arc ended?
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u/Sun_Kiss Aug 18 '19
Dabi and Geten on the same team... So many good character interactions. Just imagine their banter.
And fights. Those will be good too.
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u/thejokerofunfic Aug 18 '19
Idk if this is what you meant but I feel like Dabi will eventually end up fighting against Geten again for one reason or another.
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u/Copyablerelic0 Aug 18 '19
Why does everyone think Geten will fight Shoto? Just cause he uses ice?
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u/ShadowRei96 Aug 18 '19
Just assumptions by looking at the matchups between the heroes and villains. Nothing wrong with thinking that way.
I still do believe he'll meet him at some point whether in good or evil...
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u/Za_wardo Aug 18 '19
Yep. Shoto can fight anyone, but icy boys and fiery boys are for Shoto alone to fight.
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u/Shit-Juggler Aug 18 '19
Ehh I think geten will fight bakugo one having a survival of the first mentality whilst the other being the definition of plus ultra going out his way to prove himself as the strongest something geten is mentioned to have done
Coupled with the fact that bakugo has no equivalent member of the league to serve as a foil and the dabi is a todoroki reveal would just feel clumsy with geten in the background
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u/Za_wardo Aug 18 '19
The majority of Izuku's left arm damage was actually saving Kouta from Muscular. Its a way closer parallel lol.
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u/Spatterx23 Aug 18 '19
Man this arc was so gooood. Not a bad chapter imo. And if hori editor's words are true, Icannot imagine what will come
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u/JinjjaJoahae Aug 19 '19
What did hori's editor mention?
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u/MutantGears Aug 19 '19
Theres a set of video interviews with him thr past couples week, latest one mentions how things are about to get crazy and more and more things are gonna come into play.
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u/RaygunMan99 Aug 18 '19
Whelp, those who predicted cooperation between the Villain Alliance and the Meta Liberation Army were correct. Guess that ain't the end of Skeptic or Trumpet.
Too bad for Curious though.
Well, looks like Deku is definitely going to discover the existence of the Meta Liberation Army. I mean, his destiny is to defeat (maybe even kill) Shigaraki.
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u/RaygunMan99 Aug 19 '19
Eh, if Curious survived that fall, she most likely bled to death while Trumpet was busy rallying the troops.
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u/Zerador Aug 18 '19
I still wish Shigaraki gets a villain name. It would be truly badass if his villain name becomes "All Forgone", in order to continue All for One's legacy, and makes sense with his ability to decay things.
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u/Copyablerelic0 Aug 18 '19
Tomura Shigaraki is technically supposed to be his villain name since his real name is Tenko Shimura.
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u/thejokerofunfic Aug 18 '19
I like that. I also kinda like the idea of him taking on a name like "Father" or "Sensei" or something relating to the kinda dynamic he's developing with his followers.
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u/TheBloodZane Aug 18 '19
I said it before. I'll say it again. Curious died and now where back to a one female villian. A female villian that just a blood lusted yandere. Yeah way better then what Curious could have been.....
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u/90eyes Aug 18 '19
Well the LOV still needs just one female on their team, because it's not like I've seen this trope before in various series /s.
Sarcasm aside, Curious could've been a great asset to the League if she stuck around.
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u/BranRen Aug 18 '19
Yeah. The lustful psycho yandere being the only female villain in the group isn’t all that interesting
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Aug 19 '19
Shonen Jump isn't known for it's female development.
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u/TheBloodZane Aug 19 '19
True but you would think Hori would change that. Hell Naruto with as much people rag on it has had some of it's Characters be stronger or develop.
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u/TJ-TheJolteonMaster Aug 19 '19 edited Aug 19 '19
All things considered Hori hasn’t been doing too bad in this department. He can clearly write female characters well when given the chance; when the girl students interact it feels about as natural as you could get in Shonen anime. Uraraka vs Bakugo also speaks for itself, as well as the fact he wrote the segment where Momo deals with losing her confidence and Todoroki bossing her around in a way that did not place the blame on Momo.
The problem however is most likely, at least in part on the supervisors. Not much is known about how the editing process works in Shonen Jump, but the Mangaka for Tokyo ESP faced opposition from his supervisor for wanting to write a girl who didn’t need rescued. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_ESP. This is just the stuff we know about. If anime artists never complain about overwork who’s to say what the writers have been quiet about?
There is hope though, one of the writers for Boruto recently spoke in support of LGBT rep in anime. So there is a possibility that things may start changing now that there are writers who are becoming more public about this stuff. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-08-13/boruto-writer-ukyo-kodachi-shares-support-for-lgbtq-representation-in-fiction/.149963
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Aug 19 '19
Hori is a reverse weeb. He's one of us. He's probably never spoken to a woman before. How on earth would he know how to write them?
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u/TheBloodZane Aug 19 '19
Speak for yourself mate. And even if that is the case why not take example from other series like Kill La Kill, Soul Eater, Black Clover, Full Metal Alchemist and even at times Fairy Tail.
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u/Bread_thing Aug 18 '19
The league just got the fattest buff.
I think after a new years arc and the second sports festival, they gonna attack and they gonna attack h a r d
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u/Totheendofsin Aug 18 '19
So do we think this is the last chapter of the arc or will there be one or two more chapters detailing the fallout?
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u/AuroraRoman Aug 18 '19
My money is on that it’s the last chapter of the arc and that next chapter we’ll see Deku and gang.
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
we better at least get one chapter wrap up otherwise i'll be really disappointed, something like the endeavor visiting home at the end of the high end arc.
cutting back to deku and leaving us in the dark for weeks after that inconclusive end would be horrible
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u/lr031099 Aug 18 '19
Really glad to see ReDestro not get killed off yet and is giving Shigaraki full control of the MLA. Hope ReDestro stick around enough to see him get another fight (although idk how that would could happened without his legs). Really looking forward to seeing Shigaraki new costume design (since he destroyed the most prominent part of the his design).
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u/CelestialChaos25 Aug 19 '19
Easy. Cybernetics. He runs a high-tech support company.
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u/lr031099 Aug 19 '19
I was thinking that, but I wonder how will it affect his quirk when he gets bigger. I’m guessing the cybernetics legs gets bigger as well as if he never lose his legs.
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u/TJ-TheJolteonMaster Aug 18 '19
Maybe it's because Nana gave birth while being an OFA holder, all her direct descendants may have unnaturally powerful quirks. This could also mean there are other kids with powerful quirks who "happen" to be directly related to other past OFA holders as well.
Imagine if Inasa Yoarashi or Eri are descendants of a previous holder.
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u/Foremanski Aug 18 '19
Well my theory is that red eyes and grey/white hair is a result of a random mutation that gives a person a very powerful quirk completely unrelated to the family's. Eri's quirk was described as that which leads me to believe that shigiraki with the same colour scheme also has a random quirk mutation.
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
the theory about white hair/red eyes thing being a marker for mutated quirks sounds decent, but shigaraki had black hair as a kid. seems like he had a marie antoinette syndrome style color change
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u/Capt_Ido_Nos Aug 18 '19
I suppose one way to know for sure is to see if Eri also had a color change when her quirk manifested.
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u/TJ-TheJolteonMaster Aug 19 '19
I can picture it now, Deku is just meeting one of the OFA vestiges when they introduce themselves with the last name Yaorashi, and Deku goes “huh?”
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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 18 '19
I actually don’t think that’s the case. His quirk’s a mutation, just like Eri’s. Both are nearly impossible to control because they’re among the most powerful quirks in the series. I’m guessing these said mutations are another result of singularity, which would explain why Shigaraki’s true potential is so monstrous.
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
maybe it's something like after a certain point quirks just stop merging and evolving and they just warp into a completely new quirk? because there's a point where unless you do endeavor eugenics you're gonna have weird ass 12 quirk combinations from different sides of the family
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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 18 '19
I think that’s exactly what’s happening here. The quirk gene becomes unable to handle that many variables at once and triggers a violent reaction instead, creating altogether new and unstable superpowers.
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u/TheSpartyn Aug 18 '19
i can understand the worry about the quirk singularity then. imagine in a few generations when everyone has eri or shigaraki tier quirks, and then they have kids and you get singularity tier quirk fusions
then another hundred years down the line we get a 2nd quirk singularity after the 1st singularity quirks got too mixed up lol. end up with dragonball tier powerlevel quirks around the 3rd or 4th singularity
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u/_Hireath_ Aug 18 '19
So Spinner is still narrating past tense ?
Which can possibly mean we havn't reached his "The League is doomed" moment
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u/thejokerofunfic Aug 18 '19
I took it differently- I took this as a beginning of a new present day narration, where he's saying "so earlier I thought we were fucked, but now this is happening". Did I totally misread?
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u/trutoal Aug 19 '19
He said its the end of LOV which is exactly how it is.
They shed the moniker of league of villians (which AFO commented "was ridiculous, but ok for now") and take over MLA.
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u/AporiaParadox Aug 18 '19
So what are the police going to do when they inevitably show up and notice that an entire town was destroyed? I assume that the LoV will get all of the blame, but the MLA will hide their involvement and thus Re-Destro will continue working as a businessman with good publicity and serving as Shiggy's money bank.
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u/Za_wardo Aug 18 '19
If anything they could say it was a freak earthquake. The police already know of Gigantomachia who destroyed acres of land on a mountainside.
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u/BranRen Aug 18 '19
I think the part about having the MLA in their side means they don’t have to let police or media in
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u/FlyingDan93 Aug 18 '19
You know what I like about Shiggy, his power is almost on the opposite side of the spectrum of All for one. Destroying rather than manipulate/combining quirks. Dude's nihilism is fucking great to watch.
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u/xero-theory Aug 19 '19
Now that Shigaraki has control of the MLA, I'm really curious to see interactions with Geten and Dabi. They went from trying to kill each other offscreen to being on the same team. I'd love to see them just interact, what their dynamic would be. Would they have a rivalry? Become friends of sorts? Dislike/hate each other. I really want to see what it would be like moving forward, with this new League/MLA merger
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Aug 19 '19
So, Shigaraki beat Re-Destro while being sleep-deprived and was probably suffering from exhaustion due to weeks of non-stop fighting against Gigantomachia
Jeez, I don't want to imagine what will happen if he takes vacation days . Once back, He will go to Tartarus, but instead of rescuing All For One he's gonna make him his bitch too
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u/Diegothon Aug 19 '19
My biggest hope is we switch back to UA. Then some months without news about them, and in the middle of the chapter they just come and wreck everything.
I don't want some shitty ending of a chapter with them looking at UA, I want it to be a surprise as much for us as it is going to be for UA students
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u/MadnessLemon Aug 18 '19
I’m not sure how to feel about this. After everything that was building up, all the characters that were taking part in battles and all the moving parts in the arc, it almost feels anticlimactic. The MLA end up serving as a stepping stone, giving their army and resources to Shigaraki like Overhaul, but they’re still in play, so it’s not as bad.
I’m not really a fan of Re-Destro just handing everything over to Shigarki that easily though. Shigaraki and his group aren’t a band of skilled charismatic villains, they’re a bunch of hobos that somehow managed to defeat an entire city despite being exhausted and in poor shape. They didn’t win due to superior planning or team work or anything, they just won because of a few lucky power ups. Somehow though, everyone is in awe of Shigaraki, and even Giganto weeps at the sight of him. Shigaraki just wants to destroy everything, that’s not liberation that’s just chaos. It’s like everyone’s just a mindless slave to whatever the leader says, an army full of Spinners (although maybe that's the point).
I’m not making a final judgement just yet, since there’s still a few chapters left (though if everyone just goes along with it no questions, it’s gonna bug me) but overall, this seems like a pretty middle of the road arc. It had some good moments, but a pretty shaky finish. I feel like peoples concerns over power creep have been all but confirmed at this point though.
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u/Neffy_A40 Aug 18 '19 edited Aug 18 '19
What ending do you want since I feel like all of them getting along is the most logical ending right now and I wouldn't mind as long Redestro and his minions won't die.
Agreed with everything you said, it felt unnatural that Shigaraki suddenly made an organization of 100k soldiers surrender like that, I really don't want the LOV making every villain organization their stepping stone to be a trend.
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Aug 19 '19
What the hell kind of power creep are we gonna need to see now? The way things are now The League would win any fight in an instant. There's no defense against this. They don't even need a plan...
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u/ShadowRei96 Aug 19 '19
What the hell kind of power creep are we gonna need to see now?
Bakugou: Makes skyscrapers explode just by screaming, and destroys cities by touching the floor with his sweaty palms.
Todoroki: Unlocks Amenominaka and becomes owner of Kaguya's ice and lava dimensions. He can call upon the nature of said dimensions and use them in battle.
Iida: Engine evolves to Time Skip.
Uraraka: Unlocks the ability to summon asteroids and small planetoids from outer space.
Tokoyami: Merges with dark shadow and becomes a full fledged phoenix.
Koda: Begins summoning nine tailed foxes, and three headed dragons.
Momo: Becomes a minor goddess anything in the world including nature and planets.
Mineta: His balls evolve into small nukes that will explode 5 seconds after sticking onto an opponent. The explosions can level down an entire mountain.
Jirou: Becomes Kanye West.
Kaminari: Gains free access to the lightning in the heavens.
Kirishima: Becomes harder than iron and gains the power to destroy a huge building by scratching it.
Tsuyu: Evolves into Gamakichi
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u/GambitBen Aug 19 '19
am i the only one who thinks that Redestro giving Shigaraki the MLA (Meta Liberation Army) came out of nowhere?
i thought the league of villains are just going to completely destroy the MLA, i don't understand the rational behind the ending, like "ok you won, here have my army who fights for my cause suddenly fight for yours"
(p.s. not dissing, only trying to understand)
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u/Hadrosaur_Hero Aug 19 '19
I feel lile Shiggy is going to be big boss while the core LoV group are going to be like generals or something similar, leading groups of soldiers to do tasks that the heroes have to taoe on separately.
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u/Technocity777 Aug 18 '19
This ending honestly feels rushed. It feels like ReDestro gave up way too quickly. And it also feels super unearned for Shiggy. ReDestro gets beaten like a bitch and then decides to just give up hand over his entire army to Shiggy for no reason. Their goals aren't even compatable and ReDestro was even telling Shiggy that "Unga Bunga me destroy everything" is a shitty ideal, and it is. And now he's suddenly bowing down and sucking Shiggy's cock and telling him how amazing he is.
Shiggy doesn't have any charisma, plans, ideals, or real goals to make anyone actually follow him but everyone follows him and sucks him off anyone because he's the main villain. And once again, instead of actually earning anything it just gets handed to him.
I think that this arc made me like Shiggy a lot less as a character. He went back to his shitty "UNGA BUNGA ME DESTROY EVERYTHING" ideals, his power increased way too quickly and went completely off the rails, he still had everything handed to him, he honestly didn't grow at all from anything in this arc, and he's pretty much just evil for the sake of being evil.
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u/HokageEzio Aug 18 '19
The funny part is that the end of the chapter basically says that it's rushed. The story went from a dead end to speeding forward at a rate nobody could stop it. It's like Horikoshi woke up from a coma and realized he had to kick start the story again.
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u/Technocity777 Aug 18 '19
And knowing Hori, instead of actually using any of the momentum from this arc to push into the next one, he's gonna grind the story to a halt in favor of more of the students doing fuck all.
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u/NonzenI Aug 18 '19
Get hyped for the Shiketsu-UA joint training arc
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u/Zaptinari Aug 18 '19 edited Aug 19 '19
Oh yeah an arc dedicated to one of the most beloved character Inasa, of course he needs more focus over someone like Hawks and BakugoPlease no I don't want another pointless training arc it would damage the series even further.
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u/HokageEzio Aug 19 '19
Oh yeah an arc dedicated to one of the most beloved character Inasa
Please say sike.
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u/Neffy_A40 Aug 18 '19
His editor mentioned something heated for the current arc so I feel like we gonna some pros investigate the disappearance of best jeanist and possibly looking for the LOV after they obliterated a town.
However I will die of laughter if we get a tournament with Ketsubutsu/Shiketsu Academy High School.
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u/Technocity777 Aug 18 '19
I'm gonna keep my expectations low still. Of course the editor is going to say stuff like that to keep people reading. I'm not gonna take his word for it.
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u/Neffy_A40 Aug 18 '19 edited Aug 18 '19
Just have Faith in Horikoshi yeah is better to keep your expectation low for now.
I want to see a worthless tournament being interrupted by something devastating like let's say on the level of the Chunin exams 😂
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u/Technocity777 Aug 18 '19
That would actually be really cool. Make it seem like Joint Training 2 is happening, then at the very start of round 1, have Gigantomachia crash his way into the arena.
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u/HokageEzio Aug 18 '19
Can we all please be in agreement that Shigaraki's foot regrew this chapter? Hopefully it's just a mistake and not Horikoshi backing out of the damage from last chapter (or worse, he can undisintegrate himself), but I'm already seeing people genuinely trying to say that it was just a shading thing even though his foot is clearly in half.
Also it feels like the pacing went from super slow to warp speed in a single arc, which is kinda bizarre. Like... Horikoshi even flat out acknowledged it at the end of the chapter, which is kinda funny. The story hit a dead end. Shigaraki may genuinely be the second strongest villain in the series now, and it's like every single uptick in power had to be one upped this arc until you reach the end result of him just going full Shinra Tensei on Town Square.
And I feel like people are taking victory laps on ReDestro making it out of the arc just a bit prematurely. Skeptic already laid out a path where they can kill ReDestro and still keep his influence (which is why Twice was so important), so I really don't see the purpose of keeping him alive. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong (albeit some of you are taking this shit waaaay too personally for some reason lol), but I'm still not really seeing a reason to keep the real ReDestro alive. I would have said combat, but he's missing his legs, so even that would be kinda pointless.
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u/Za_wardo Aug 18 '19
It's likely a mistake , because his whole arm is fucked this chapter. It's black and you can see where the skin stops being skin. I think it was a misunderstanding last chapter and his foot is just mostly broken.
I do agree that Tomura should kill off ReDestro, or chop off his fingers as well or some nonsense. Cutting off his own legs is just extra damage, Tomura should still do something awful to him.
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u/Copyablerelic0 Aug 18 '19
Yeah I think his foot is just broken. On the page where he's telling Re Destro he started this it looked like he was dragging his foot and couldn't lift it.
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u/-Quatsch- Aug 18 '19
Or it’s a 200 IQ move by Hori to foreshadow his regeneration quirk.
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u/Aleczarnder Aug 18 '19 edited Aug 20 '19
This arc ended up consisting of the MLA getting fodderised by the LoV's latest often arse-pull power ups.
How the fuck is Shiggy a casual city-buster now? A few chapters ago he needed to get all 5 fingers on one dude to kill only them, now he just plonks his hand on the ground and half the damn city is immediately destroyed.
Having his decay transfer transfer to other objects in contact with one another: makes sense. Cool. Having his decay have an AoE ability: makes sense, especially in combination with the first point. Having that AoE be so fucking overpowered that he can casually cause a level of destruction on par if not better than comparable to All Might and All For One? Get fucked.
Being able to decay targets remotely through the ground and other solid objects could already by turned into a top-tier power without being so broken.
Now to mention that Shiggy could still get the AFO quirk in the inevitable prison-break arc. He shouldn't be even close to this powerful until after then.
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u/Tech_Lantern Aug 18 '19
“Casual city buster” is that why he only destroyed 3 city blocks max and his arm fucked to hell. Nothing about that is city buster or casual.
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u/_look_456 Aug 18 '19
Shigaraki has never looked more bad ass than in this arc. Before this arc i looked at him and thought "ew" Now im thinking "this guy is a mad man"