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Comun Since: Jun, 2012
#26051: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:09:16 PM

Hagakure and Uraraka are still my favorite options for this point.

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#26052: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:09:33 PM

[up][up]Sounds like Munchhausen syndrome.

Edited by IniuriaTalis on Dec 1st 2018 at 10:10:04 AM

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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.
#26053: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:10:53 PM

Brainwashing is also a possibility, though I would prefer someone who’s more or less willing, but with genuine hang-ups and with a real desire for friendship.

I do like Kaminari for it. The bit where he talks about how cool Stain is could easily be read as an attempt to feel out who might be have similar leanings to him (either for subterfuge, or just a genuine desire to connect with someone over it).

Edited by KarkatTheDalek on Dec 1st 2018 at 10:12:02 AM

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#26054: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:12:16 PM

[quoteblock]]Pretty sure Kaminari and Hagakure are still the main suspects. I saw some pretty good write-ups suspecting Present Mic and Tentacole, though.[[/quoteblock]]

Because they were the only ones not in on the Rescue Bakugou plan right? I said the same thing for a long time, but I think someone presented a counter argument to that, though I can't remember what.

That being said, the theory that it's someone who should be Beneath Suspicion as an unwilling traitor via someone seeing through them is valid. It's simply a matter of the method.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Dec 1st 2018 at 8:13:03 AM

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#26055: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:12:25 PM

My own pick for traitor is a member of faculty, with possibly Vlad King as the front runner, on the grounds he has enough information to give away (such as the training camp's location) but with an explanation for the gaps (he wouldn't be familiar with, nor have easy access to without arousing suspicion, the quirks of another class' students).

My big fear is our traitor will be exposed as some kind of Remember the New Guy?.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#26056: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:13:16 PM

I still find it entertaining how invested people are in the "who is the traitor" thing, when the series itself has only mentioned it, what, two or three times?

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.
#26057: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:14:26 PM

Well, it is one of the more intriguing questions the series had raised. That they haven’t talked more about it is honestly a bit baffling.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#26058: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:15:36 PM

See, I would be intrigued if it actually got any attention. As it is now, my reaction is just "oh, that's still a thing, I guess."

Edited by LSBK on Dec 1st 2018 at 9:17:10 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#26059: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:21:09 PM

Yea, the fact that people are so intensely focused on that plot point despite the lack of focus it's gotten is kind of absurd lol. It's gotten to the point when people are accusing Hori of forgetting about it for not bringing it up at all.

But the whole "traitor" thing felt more like something the fanbase was more interested in than Hori himself.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#26060: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:23:18 PM

Honestly, I kind of hope at this point there isn't a big arc or anything, and the reveal is done really casually.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#26061: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:28:53 PM

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How casually are we talking here?

Like Reiner reveals he and Bertholdt are the Armoured and Colossal Titan in the background of another scene type casual?

Edit: Spoilers for Attack on Titan if you've never seen it.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Dec 1st 2018 at 8:29:54 AM

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#26062: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:30:19 PM

That was what I had in mind, yeah.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26063: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:32:19 PM

That was a very good reveal.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#26064: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:32:49 PM

It would be fitting. It's still pretty hilarious that one of the biggest reveals of that series was done like that.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#26065: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:36:24 PM

That'd a be pretty good way of handling it.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#26066: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:37:07 PM

Again the way it was handled there was pretty amazing.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#26067: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:39:45 PM

Ya know, I just had a thought; Class A's win could have been disrupted massively if somebody on Class B just said a few choice words to Bakugo "You're not as good as Deku".

He would have definitely lapsed back into old habits hearing that shit. I wonder if that will come into play later.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#26068: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:41:45 PM

I don't think any of them know about his "Deku complex". An interesting thought, though.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#26069: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:45:09 PM

It's definitely something I feel a lot of people should be aware of considering it's literally the primary source of half of his issues.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#26070: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:45:49 PM

Using I Shall Taunt You on Bakugo strikes me as a potentially very double-edged sword.

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.
#26071: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:47:48 PM

The only people who should really try that are those who would actually be able to match him in a fight, or maybe have a trap that they KNOW will contain him. Even then, it would be a gamble.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#26072: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:48:09 PM

A thought occurs to me that Bakugo might have had as much trouble with Tetsutetsu as Todoroki did.

Like Kirishima he'd be able to handle the impact of the explosions (for awhile, at least) and he'd also be able to handle the explosions heat really well.

Kind of funny to think about.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#26073: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:48:24 PM

[up][up][up]Yeah. In fact, that's the other half of the reason Bakugou pwned Monoma back during the Sports Festival.

Sure, it was also a necessity to get back their headbands, but Monoma going I Shall Taunt You didn't do him any favours.

When Bakugou gets mad, he's dangerous, but when he's mad at someone in particular suddenly all that dangerousness is pointed directly at YOU.

Edit: As [up][up] put it, if you're gonna use that plan, make sure you ain't missing any steps in that plan.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Dec 1st 2018 at 8:49:28 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26074: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:49:14 PM

[up][up] Shit that is a funny thought. tongue

Luckily Bakugo is faster though.

Edited by slimcoder on Dec 1st 2018 at 7:49:32 AM

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#26075: Dec 1st 2018 at 7:53:26 PM

Well obviously anybody who taunts Bakugo should have a plan to subdue him otherwise that's a really stupid move.

But it's a similar flaw All Might had; All for One was able to taunt him over his master's death which caused All Might to lose his temper and left him open for Af O to give him Game-Breaking Injury.

Actually, it's kind of ironic that for all of the parallels All Might gets with Deku, one of the former's biggest character flaws is shared with Bakugo. I wonder if that was intentional.

And I don't think Bakugo would have had as much trouble with Tetsutetsu, if only for the fact that he was able to beat Kirishima by just wearing his quirk down. Bakugo would just do the same thing here, and he's signicantly more mobile than Tetsutetsu, so he wouldn't be at the same disadvantage Todoroki was.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Dec 1st 2018 at 10:54:06 AM

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