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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25251: Nov 10th 2018 at 12:42:09 AM

I don't know. Probably related to why he always wears that mask, though.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25252: Nov 10th 2018 at 1:37:21 AM

“Nobody cared about me before I put on this mask.”

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#25253: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:04:23 AM

I bleev it says somewhere in some side notes that he wears the mask to hide his face from other people because it scares them.

his face, possibly

Edited by asterism on Nov 10th 2018 at 10:10:21 AM

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TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#25254: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:08:13 AM

So... "Looks like a villain" scenario?

Like Shinsou who got the "Villanous Quirk" scenario but appearance-wise instead?

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#25255: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:15:46 AM

Dunno, Ectoplasm's rocking the spooky mouth pretty well.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25256: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:20:26 AM

I recall Ectoplasm scared off people which made him sad.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25257: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:28:47 AM

Nah, that was Gang Orca. Specifically, children are afraid of him, and he's hurting inside because of it.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25258: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:31:39 AM

Ah.

Weird I thought I remembered something about Ectoplasm to that effect.

Wonder how he lost his legs though.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25259: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:33:56 AM

He lost his legs fighting against a villain. He's viewed as a good example of someone who suffered a crushing defeat but overcame it, in universe.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25260: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:35:06 AM

Man that must have been a brutal fight then.

I mean losing both your legs, Jesus that’s hardcore.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#25261: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:41:10 AM

Wait, isn't Juzou pretty popular despite the equally creepy face?

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25262: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:50:25 AM

I think that robot-looking guy with the hardening quirk from Ketsubutsu academy is a chick-magnet despite his more relatively inhuman looks.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
rachiebird Since: May, 2014
#25263: Nov 10th 2018 at 10:56:32 AM

Yeah. Juzo's profile says he's considered a hottie too (and his mouth really looks a lot like Shouji's anyways). Maybe if Shouji grew up in a really small town and was the only mutant-type kid? But really, it makes me wonder whether Shouji was bullied or something.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25264: Nov 10th 2018 at 10:57:35 AM

I'd just imagine there was more to it than his looks. Because no matter how small a town he lived in, in this world "you look weird" just really wouldn't feel convincing.

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#25265: Nov 10th 2018 at 11:20:30 AM

What if he was (to use a real life example) one of those people who, early on in life, really needed a set of braces for their teeth, but never got one due to the family being poor or another kind of reason.

And instead for actually getting braces, he just cover his mouth up.

Much cheaper.

Edited by TitanJump on Nov 10th 2018 at 8:34:54 PM

rachiebird Since: May, 2014
#25266: Nov 10th 2018 at 11:37:43 AM

I could kinda see it happening. He's only 15/16, so if he grew up with all his peers telling him to cover up his gross-looking face, or saying that he'd just scare everyone off if he tried to become a hero - that might leave an impact. It did for Shinso and Deku.

But yeah, I really do hope there's more than that though. It has the potential to be really interesting.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25267: Nov 10th 2018 at 11:40:09 AM

Being Quirkless like Izuku is rare. Having a brainwashing Quirk like Shinso is rare.

Someone looking weird or inhuman is not unusual in this world, and whatever his mouth may look like (we're assuming his mouth actually looks weird at all, at this point in time basically everyone seems desensitized to appearance (except for occasional comedic moments), just because of the sheer variety that exists now.

The first two just aren't comparable to the latter.

Edit: Plus, Shoji doesn't seem particularly bitter about the mask. When Nejire asked about it he was like "Oh this, it's because a long time ago-" before she cut him off. It doesn't seem like a sore spot in the way Todoroki's scar is.

Edited by LSBK on Nov 10th 2018 at 1:51:53 PM

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#25268: Nov 10th 2018 at 11:52:14 AM

I mean, there’s a list for heroes the public thinks look like villains, so no, I do think that some people might be scared of him, especially kids.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25269: Nov 10th 2018 at 12:06:37 PM

Shoji's mouth may very well be a Kakashi situation. Whatever reasons he might have had for wearing it, at this point it's probably just out of habit.

Edited by LSBK on Nov 10th 2018 at 2:07:19 PM

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#25270: Nov 10th 2018 at 12:13:07 PM

Or Shoji just started playing "secret superhero" games in his childhood, doing good deeds (helping out) in "secret" (aka "Everyone knew who he was despite covering his face, but played along since what he did was harmless and adorable despite that he would feel embarrassed by it if he knew everyone knew he did small-scale "heroic" things as a little kid".) and this good feeling stayed with him whenever he put the mask on from those memories, driving him to pursue heroism for real as a life goal, and he kept the mask as a memento of his motivation and drive behind "why" he wants to be a hero.

Just a theory and a guess, of course...

Edited by TitanJump on Nov 10th 2018 at 9:13:24 PM

SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25272: Nov 10th 2018 at 3:33:42 PM

I notice we didn't get Pony's Hero Name. I'd go with something like "Equestria" or if I'm being really terrible, "My Little".

I wonder if the names of those that weren't directly mentioned will be added in the volume release or whatever. He's done most of them so far, but we didn't get Tsuburaba's or Kendo's (we know hers from a databook, but not everyone reads those).

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#25273: Nov 10th 2018 at 4:27:34 PM

Pardon the interruption but my friend and I have been trying to figure out something and if there is a definitive canon answer somewhere.

Was All Might's skinny "normal" form the result of his injuries? He was supposed to have been in better shape than Midoriya when he inherited One For All so I figured he used tobe bulky all the time but I have no idea.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#25274: Nov 10th 2018 at 4:29:31 PM

Yeah, it was the result of his injuries. Losing a bunch of organs and surgeries will leave you emaciated.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#25275: Nov 10th 2018 at 4:32:19 PM

This is what All-Might looked like when he was young, before he received One For All, I believe.

The bulked up form was something I believe he achieved after receiving One For All and years of training, but the shriveled-up him isn't exactly the "normal" him, either.

Oh God! Natural light!

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