History Recap / MobPsycho100S2E10Collision

Shou, his lackeys, and Ritsu survey the wreckage, but are waylaid by U5 member Minegishi and their man-eating plants. Shou's crew promise to take them out, urging him to go on ahead to the Cultural Tower with Ritsu. Meanwhile, Team Reigen splits up for a two-pronged attack on Claw, air and ground; the man himself stays behind with Mob and Dimple. Mitsūra catches a break-in on security cameras and leads them to a safer place. Unfortunately not safe enough, as Claw mooks sniff them out of hiding anyway. Reigen somehow manages to talk his way out of this ''and'' disarm them, along with Shibata -- the U5's designated dumb muscle -- hot on the mooks' heels.

Shibata springs to life behind Reigen like an enormous 'roided-out zombie: the time Sakurai's curse spray bought him just ran out. A second spritz does absolutely ''bupkis''. The enforcer immediately moves to slug the child into atomic fragments, but Dimple possesses Mob just in time and fights back. Quickly realizing that he's outmatched, he runs for both their lives -- straight into a crowd inexplicably capturing footage of this advancing tank of a man with their phones. Tsubomi is among them. He blocks Shibata to shield her, but the juggernaut wallops Dimple clean out of Mob's body. The teenager's black-clad frame soars into the air, high above the city...

While navigating around the rubble for a jog, the Body Improvement boys catch... a falling Mob. Shibata's steaming hulk homes in soon after, still intent on pulping him. The Muscle Brothers -- and Onigawara -- lay their lives on the line to defend their friend. When Dimple finally arrives, he possesses President Musashi, then overpowers Shibata in spectacular fashion before departing his body.

* BrassBalls / BigDamnHeroes: The Body Improvement Club jumps in to defend the near-comatose Mob from Shibata, despite being woefully outmatched and in middle school. Musashi ''[[HeroicSacrifice throws himself between his clubmate and Shibata's foot]]''; the pavement can be heard cracking under them.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Suzuki -- for all his drive and brilliance otherwise -- appears not to have worked out what ruling the world would ''actually look like'', judging from [[SuperSupremacist the reasons]] [[ItsAllAboutMe he gives]] the Ultimate Five. Claw's head is never seen wrestling with the sheer logistics or politics ruling human beings actually entails.

* ItsAllAboutMe / SmugSuper: To a [[{{UsefulNotes/Solipsism}} solipsistic]] extent. The elder Suzuki [[EstablishingCharacterMoment reveals much]] [[PsychopathicManchild about himself]] in this episode while [[EvilGloating gloating]] to the two most powerful members of his Ultimate Five. He tells them ''to their faces'' that whether they live or die serving his aims [[LackOfEmpathy is of no consequence]] to him. Seasoning City -- the city Claw is decimating in Suzuki's drive to establish a new era of esper supremacy -- is his ''hometown'', and he has no attachment to that either.

* BodySurf: A benevolent example; Dimple keeps Mob's body warm to save him from Shibata. He later possesses the president of the Body Improvement Club just in time to prevent his back from breaking under Shibata's attempted FinishingStomp of Mob and Musashi.
* BrassBalls / BigDamnHeroes: The Body Improvement Club jumps in to defend the near-comatose Mob from Shibata, despite being woefully outmatched. Musashi ''[[HeroicSacrifice throws himself between his clubmate and Shibata's foot]]''; the pavement can be heard cracking under them.

** This also marks the most [[TheQuietOne Shibata]] ever [[ParodiedTrope says on screen]], as he seems to communicate mostly in growls, grunts and roars.

Back at Mitsūra's hideout, everyone begs Reigen for advice as they watch the city's ruination unfurl on the news. With Mob still out cold, he doesn't feel they have a chance: best to leave this up to the authorities. A call from his insurance company, however, quickly changes his mind.

Shou, his lackeys, and Ritsu survey the wreckage, but are waylaid by U5 member Minegishi and their man-eating plants. Shou's crew promise to take them out, urging him to go on ahead to the Cultural Tower with Ritsu. Meanwhile, Team Reigen splits up for a two-pronged attack on Claw, air and ground; Reigen himself stays behind with the near-comatose Mob and Dimple. Mitsūra catches a break-in on security cameras and leads them to a safer place -- unfortunately not safe enough, as Claw mooks sniff Reigen, Mob and Dimple out of hiding anyway. Reigen somehow manages to talk his way out of this ''and'' disarm them, along with Shibata -- the U5's designated dumb muscle -- hot on their heels.

Cut to Suzuki-''père'', pontificating upon his superiority to Shimazaki and Serizawa, the most ESP-gifted of all his enforcers. Serizawa wordlessly questions whether leveling this city is necessary. Reading the unease in his eyes, Suzuki offers the man some advice.

Shibata springs to life behind Reigen like an enormous living 'roided-out zombie: the time Sakurai's curse spray bought him just ran out. A second spritz does absolutely ''bupkis''. The beast-man on psychic Angel Dust immediately moves to slug the child into atomic fragments, but Dimple possesses him just in time and fights back. Quickly realizing that he's outmatched, he runs for both their lives -- straight into a crowd inexplicably capturing footage of this advancing tank of a man with their phones. Tsubomi is among them. He blocks Shibata with Mob's body to shield her, but the juggernaut wallops Dimple clean out of him. The teenager's black-clad frame soars into the air, high above the city...

While navigating around all the rubble for a jog, the Body Improvement boys catch...a falling Mob. Shibata's steaming hulk homes in soon after, still intent on pulping him. The Muscle Brothers -- and Onigawara -- lay their lives on the line to defend this kid; Musashi even throws himself over Mob in a last-ditch move to protect him. When Dimple finally arrives, he possesses President Musashi, then overpowers Shibata in spectacular fashion before departing his body.

But this human panzer-tank will. not. ''stop''. Rising to his feet, he makes it two meters before a force abruptly flattens him face-first into the pavement, carving out a crater with his bulk...

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Suzuki -- for all his drive and brilliance in other matters -- appears not to have worked out what ruling the world would ''actually look like'', judging from [[SuperSupremacist the reasons]] [[ItsAllAboutMe he gives]] in his rants to the Ultimate Five. Suzuki is never seen to discuss the sheer logistics and politics involved in ruling human beings in the first place, or shown to understand human psychology besides manipulation of others for his own purposes.
** A major theme of this series is how childish this kind of power-seeking is: Mob is perhaps the only overpowered character in this show capable of contemplating the implications of his power and its possible consequences to others. He's more of an adult at ''fourteen'' than the literal adult espers in this story. Including Suzuki, who is over three times his age.
* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: Lampshaded and justified. After activating his Psycho-Steroids in annoyance at having been knocked out, Shibata launches into what would have been an [[InfoDump overlong explanation]] of how they work. Reigen [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the silliness of all this by cutting him short with another spritz of curse spray. It only [[JustifiedTrope enrages him further]].
** This also marks the most [[TheQuietOne Shibata]] ever says on screen, as he seems to communicate mostly in growls, grunts and roars.

* ItsAllAboutMe / SmugSuper: To a [[{{UsefulNotes/Solipsism}} solipsistic]] extent. The elder Suzuki [[EstablishingCharacterMoment reveals much]] [[PsychopathicManchild about himself]] in this episode while [[EvilGloating gloating]] to the two most powerful members of his Ultimate Five. He tells them ''to their faces'' that whether they live or die serving his aims [[LackOfEmpathy is of no consequence]] to him, as long as he attains his goal. Seasoning City -- the city Claw is decimating in Suzuki's drive to establish a new era of esper supremacy -- is his ''hometown'', and he has no attachment to that either.
* JustInTime: For a show that not infrequently [[PlayedForLaughs delights in]] [[RuleOfFunny these moments]], this particular episode is packed full of them. The biggest is Mob's awakening from his Shou-induced DeusExitMachina to send Shibata to a literal dirt nap before he crushes the Muscle Brothers.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Suzuki to Serizawa. Serizawa's desperate need for approval and guidance blinds him to the fact that he's not working for a corporation at all; Suzuki actively encourages this dependence.
* NoPokerFace: Serizawa, whose discomfort with the destruction being wrought in Claw's name is written all over his face. Suzuki takes advantage, advising him to destroy all his emotional attachments.

* UnstoppableRage: Once Shibata activates his psycho-steroids in fury after Reigen floors him with Sakurai's cursed esper knockout spray, he [[TheJuggernaut cannot be stopped]]. At least not by an unaugmented Dimple, a Dimple-possessed Mob, or an [[BornLucky extremely lucky Reigen]].

But this human panzer-tank will. not. ''stop''. Rising to his feet, he makes it two meters before some force abruptly flattens him into the pavement face-first, his mass carving out a crater...

Tōichirō Suzuki meets with his Ultimate Five at the top of the Seasoning City Cultural Tower. The police and the JSDF are closing in, but not to worry. U5 member Hatori is amusing himself with police helicopters, and Claw's mooks can handle the ground defense just fine. The ground forces commence to hurl oil tankers and ''skyscrapers'' at the frightened cops while Suzuki hands out work detail.

Shou, his lackeys, and Ritsu survey the wreckage, but are waylaid by U5 member Minegishi and their man-eating plants. Shou's crew promise to take them out, urging him to go on ahead with Ritsu. Meanwhile, Team Reigen splits up for a two-pronged attack on Claw, air and ground; Reigen himself stays behind with the near-comatose Mob and Dimple. Mitsūra catches a break-in on security cameras and leads them to a safer place -- unfortunately not safe enough, as Claw mooks sniff Reigen, Mob and Dimple out of hiding anyway. Reigen somehow manages to talk his way out of this ''and'' disarm them, along with Shibata -- the U5's designated dumb muscle -- hot on their heels.

But this human panzer-tank will. not. ''stop''. Rising to his feet, he makes it maybe ten meters before some force abruptly flattens him into the pavement, his mass carving out a crater...

* ItsAllAboutMe / SmugSuper: To a [[{{UsefulNotes/Solipsism}} solipsistic]] extent. The elder Suzuki [[EstablishingCharacterMoment reveals much]] [[PsychopathicManchild about himself]] in this episode while [[EvilGloating gloating]] to the two most powerful members of his Ultimate Five. He tells them ''to their faces'' that whether they live or die serving his aims [[LackOfEmpathy is of no consequence]] to him. Seasoning City -- the city Claw is decimating in Suzuki's drive to establish a new era of esper supremacy -- is his ''hometown'', and he has no attachment to that either.

* ItsAllAboutMe / SmugSuper: The elder Suzuki [[EstablishingCharacterMoment reveals much]] [[PsychopathicManchild about himself]] in this episode while [[EvilGloating gloating]] to the two most powerful members of his Ultimate Five. He tells them ''to their faces'' that whether they live or die serving his aims [[LackOfEmpathy is of no consequence]] to him. Seasoning City -- the city Claw is decimating -- is his ''hometown'', and he has no attachment to that either.

Shibata springs to life behind Reigen like an enormous living 'roided-out zombie: the time Sakurai's curse spray bought him just ran out. A second spritz does absolutely ''bupkis''. The beast-man on psychic Angel Dust immediately moves to slug the child into atomic fragments, but Dimple possesses him just in time and fights back. Quickly realizing that he's outmatched, he runs for both their lives -- straight into a crowd inexplicably capturing this advancing tank of a man with their phones. Tsubomi is among them. He blocks Shibata with Mob's body to shield her, but the juggernaut wallops Dimple clean out of him. The teenager's black-clad frame soars into the air, high above the city...

* JustInTime: For a show that not infrequently [[PlayedForLaughs delights in]] [[RuleOfFunny these moments]], this particular episode is packed full of them. The biggest is Mob, awakening from his Shou-induced DeusExitMachina to send Shibata to a literal dirt nap before he crushes the Muscle Brothers.

* UnstoppableRage: Once Shibata activates his psycho-steroids in fury after Reigen floors him with Sakurai's cursed esper knockout spray, he [[TheJuggernaut cannot be stopped]]. At least not by an unaugmented Dimple, a Dimple-possessed Mob, or an [[BornLucky extremely lucky Reigen]].