My Hero Academia

Yeah you mentioned how it kind of bothers you it’s used too much for comedy

Would be dope to see more animal Quirk users

Yeah, I'm still not really sold on how "traumatized torture victim with a barely restrained sadistic side put in charge of a school" is played for laughs.

Because everyone knows that he doesn't go all the way with it and is still sane enough to restrain himself from actually killing anyone during one of those vengeful fits?

Like, does the school have a counselor or something? Maybe help him deal with his grudge in a more healthy manner?

This is the sort of thing I'd expect more in Assassination Classroom.

At the very least, maybe he shouldn't be allowed to participate in future tests which pit him directly against students.

Edited by M84 on Jan 11th 2019 at 1:51:37 AM

Nah, I think it's fine for him to take part of the tests for the students...

...I do think thought that he really shouldn't be put in charge of any tests involving a maze or anything that can even be resembling one, like he was during that villain exercise.

(Poor guy probably have PTSD regarding those...)

Edited by TitanJump on Jan 10th 2019 at 7:35:52 PM

Have we ever gotten any details on the nature of the experimentation that he went through or exactly when his super-intelligence quirk actually kicked in? Because that would be a pretty big factor in how it affects him and his relationship to society.

I don't think so, though I'm guessing it was a long time ago. He's been at U.A. since All Might was a student, right? I'm sure that's been implied.

And, yeah, if Quirks have been around for well over a hundred years and he's one of the very few, if not the only, animal with a Quirk there's a good chance something is keeping it from developing/becoming prominent in non-human creatures.

Edited by LSBK on Jan 10th 2019 at 4:23:12 AM

I'd hazard a guess and say, based on what he was doing to Kaminari and Ashido, at the very least scientists were making him run treacherous mazes to test his intellect and problem solving abilities.

Apparently the school counselor is the wolf man who frequently lapses into angrish

Which is amazing.

Also regarding the principal I imagine he has forgiven but not forgotten. It’s something he can tap into when playing the heel.

On to something else, maybe everyone else already realized this but that stem Mineta had in his hair is actually a super long rope. That's how they made his ball snare trap.

I'm actually curious to find out how that works and what all he can do with it.

There's also the possibility that since quirks don't always manifest immediately, that he was originally normal lab animal who became super intelligent during the testing process. If that's the case it's possible that nobody knowingly experimented on him as a sentient creature. He's also a bit of a troll, so I'm not sure exactly how seriously to take his response. It's entirely possible that he's playing it up a bit.

At the very least, we know he does sincerely care about the fate of the school and the students. We've had more than one moment affirming that.

A weird question crossed my mind...

Would a human romancing the principal be considered bestiality? Or would the principal with an unintelligent animal be one?

I'm gonna say it's a Chopper situation and he's not attracted to humans, only those of his own species. Of course, given the size disparity between him and ordinary mice/rats....

But anyway, his intelligence doesn't change his species, so I guess that would still be bestiality, if not a (probably) socially acceptable form of it.

Edited by LSBK on Jan 10th 2019 at 12:27:05 PM

He’s prolly really popular with In-Universe furries.

It gets even more confusing when you remember that a lot of Mutation Quirks make people look like animals.

Imagine an animal who develops a Mutation Quirk that makes them look human.

Edited by M84 on Jan 11th 2019 at 3:30:04 AM

Wether this is bestiality or not is kinda moot since he is intelligent enough to voice a valid consent, the inability of regular animals to do so is the main reason why bestiality is considered unmoral.

It'd still be bestiality or zoophilia. It's just that if informed consent from both parties is possible, then a legal exception could be made so that he and his partner are not arrested for it.

Granted, bestiality isn't illegal everywhere in the real world. And it's not illegal in Japan.

Edited by M84 on Jan 11th 2019 at 3:43:32 AM

...

Why is this conversation making me hear Markiplier's playthrough of Hunie Pop over and over on a loop?

Markiplier: (Achievement unlocked)Bestiality!? I don't want that achievement! NOOOO!!

... That aside, I am a bit curious regarding him and his...appearance.

Did the quirk turned him into a mutant or are there mutant animals on the loose in the MHA-verse? And if it's the latter, wouldn't that make them "Mutant-type" quirked?

His High Spec Quirk just gave him Super-Intelligence. One can assume it also came with Required Secondary Powers that would allow him to act and speak like a human.

Him not really looking like a regular animal may be due to the Quirk's secondary properties, but it's most likely just an artistic design choice.

I think he's supposed to be a really big lab rat, given that his name Nezu is taken from nezumi, the Japanese word for rat.

Edited by M84 on Jan 12th 2019 at 12:28:06 AM

In that case, the closest comparison to a real life animal that I can find (which he can be) is the "Northern Luzon giant cloud rat" which can reach sizes of 2.5 feet long(height if on hindlegs) and a pretty common species in Philippines.

If Nezu is one of these, then him being brought into Japan for testing might not be that far of a stretch, since it's not an endangered species in the slightest...

Nezu's listed height is 85cm, which is about 2.79 feet. So he's only slightly larger than said rat.

Is that height with or without the (thick-soled) shoes?

Are you accusing our Nezu of using lifts?

Have you seen his shoes?

Edit: Also, was there really no chapter today? Really?

Or did I just missed it?

Edited by TitanJump on Jan 11th 2019 at 6:42:44 PM