Yeah, Todoroki's issues with close-quarters-combat aren't insurmountable, and I doubt it'd keep being brought up if Horikoshi didn't have something in mind for it.
Actually, I think we've already seen what he has in mind: Endeavor's Brilliant Scorching Fist. And not just for his left - assuming he can apply the same principle to his right he could probably make a, I don't know, Sparkling Chilling Fist or something.
Edited by LSBK on Jan 15th 2019 at 2:10:52 PM
Todoroki might be struggling a bit lately...but like, he still has a powerful quirk.
His Quirk is the main reason Tetsutetsu trained himself to withstand it, because it's just that fucking powerful on its own.
The fact he has to learn how to use it better doesn't mean he's gotten weaker, so yeah he's still among the best in the class.
A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.You know, I’ll say this - none of the current Big Three were the ones everyone was paying attention to in their first year, whereas Deku, Todoroki and Bakugo are currently getting loads of attention.
I’m not saying that this means that they won’t all make the Big Three, but I do think that it would be strange with that in mind.
Personally, I think I’d rather there not be an official ranking like that, or at least allow more people or multiple categories or whatever. Being a hero ought to be about more than being the strongest.
Oh God! Natural light!On the Big 3, Mirio was apparently originally intended to appear much sooner than he actually did - I wonder if he always intended for the Big 3 to even be a thing, or if it was just something he came up with much later (relatively soon from when they appeared).
Because while I hope to see more of both of them, both Tamaki and Nejire felt sort of tacked on during the whole Overhaul arc.
Edited by LSBK on Jan 15th 2019 at 3:48:05 AM
I will say, I imagine/hope that when the inevitable "get the serum to restore Mirio's Quirk" arc/mini-arc happens, that Nejire and Tamaki will be a big part of that.
The question for me will be what will happen around that, because I don't think an entire arc is going to be dedicated to that one goal, but it's definitely going to come up again.
Edited by LSBK on Jan 15th 2019 at 7:20:10 AM
Tamaki I can picture, but I'm sure something will keep Nejire from doing anything unless it's just offscreen.
I think Horokishi is better than most (in that he wants to try), but never underestimate how difficult it is for Mangaka to do stuff with their female characters.
Either it'll be his own issues, or it'll be Executive Meddling.
That being said, there's always the chance that I'm wrong. I'm secretly hoping for it.
Edited by HandsomeRob on Jan 15th 2019 at 5:50:02 AM
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Yeah. In addition, it's very noticeable that Mirio and Tamaki have a very strong, well-developed relationship, but as far as Nejire goes there isn't much there at all. It's like how Deku has honestly had stronger relationship-developing moments with Todo, Kacchan, and even Iida than Ochaco.
It kinda feels like the only attention Nejire got was in the filler arc. I mean, come on, the Two Guys get cool fights, and the Girl gets...a beauty pageant? That's tacked on if I've ever seen it. I do like Tamaki though, he did have a kinda vague sort of relevance, but I still wish he and Nejire got fleshed out a bit more.
At least the girls of 1-A are actively painted as badasses. You can see that Horikoshi really does try to give them the spotlight and develop them nearly as much as the male characters, which is pretty rare for shonen in the first place so I'm not complaining.
And no matter how much we want anyone else to be part of the future Big 3, we all know it's gonna be Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki (most likely in that order) :P. People might be mad, though I really doubt it'd be different considering the way the plot is going right now.
Well, that’d be jus’ a waste. Why would ya want to deprive the world of such anomaly as yourself?I know the cultural festival thing wasn't really filler, but what with how lighthearted it was and the fact that it did technically have some story impact but had the least of it from the arcs so far, it's probably the closest thing we're going to get to it.
As for your second point I meant that since they've already had a major role in the spotlight in the previous story, they likely won't get anything quite as relevant as that, even though they still might appear and get a bit of development later on. Not to say that they will. But here's for hoping the serum plot point'll somehow make a comeback.
Well, that’d be jus’ a waste. Why would ya want to deprive the world of such anomaly as yourself?I see no reason to assume that. I'm not going to pretend to know what or when they're going to do anything, but I'm also not going to assume he's just gong to go "you know those three characters I hyped up as really strong and cool? Yeah, they're never doing anything of note again."
I mean, that's the thing, why wouldn't that plot point come back? The default assumption should be that it will, until given an actual reason not to. If it doesn't, that's just bad writing. Which, is possible, but I don't make a habit of assuming that for situations like this.
That's also seems unlikely to happen, but those two definitely will become big. And I still have to double take at the assumption that Mirio's never going to get his Quirk back.
Edited by LSBK on Jan 16th 2019 at 12:31:00 PM
If one of the girls made it into some arbitrary Big Number, it’d probably be Momo
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Oh I get that. I even said that in universe it makes sense. I can see them being the Big Three, with maybe Iida being just behind them, and like the dude who could have been (and could still be) one if them if they weren't so good.
It's just...we had at least one female member of the Big Three before, and now it's all guys. I feel like Slim is right that I keep making the mistake of walking into it.
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